Richmond Earns Top Seed in 2012 A-10 Field Hockey Championship


NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – No. 16 University of Richmond earned the top seed for the 2012 Atlantic 10 Field Hockey Championship, which gets underway on Fri., Nov. 2, at Garber Field on the campus of the University of Massachusetts.

Richmond (15-4/7-0) will take on fourth-seeded VCU (13-5/4-3), while No. 18 Massachusetts (12-8/6-1), the host team, squares off against third-seeded Temple (12-8/5-2).

The Spiders, reigning A-10 Champions and seven time league winners, enter the tournament undefeated in conference play. Richmond led the league in both conference and non-conference wins, having won 15 games overall, including 10 straight victories. The Spiders are led by sophomore midfielder Rebecca Barry who leads the squad with 15 goals and 39 points on the season.

Massachusetts holds 12 tournament titles, and looks to earn their 13th conference title at the 2012 Championship. The Minutewomen set the stage earlier this month after upsetting No. 1 Syracuse, 2-1. UMass is led by senior forward Nicole Cordero, who leads the squad with 12 goals on the season and senior midfielder Kim Young who leads the team with 27 points.

Temple looks to garner its first A-10 Championship title since 1994, having qualified for the tournament in each of the past nine seasons. The Owls are led by sophomore forward Amber Youtz who is the conference leader in goals (21) and points (52).

VCU looks to earn its first A-10 tournament title in its inaugural season with the Conference. The Rams are led by senior forward Kelsey Scherrer, who is ranked second in the league with 16 goals and 41 points.

The Championship Semi-Finals:
Friday, Nov. 2
11:00 am Richmond vs. VCU
2:00 pm Massachusetts vs. Temple

Saturday, Nov. 3
2:00 pm The Finals

The winner of the single-elimination tournament will host the Northeast Conference champion in an NCAA Tournament play-in game on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 1:00 pm. The winner will advance to the 2012 NCAA Field Hockey Championship.

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Atlantic Ten Conference Field Hockey Post-Season Awards

First Team All-Conference
Lauren Allymohamed, Massachusetts
Thando Zono, Massachusetts
Nicole Cordero, Massachusetts
Kim Young, Massachusetts
Rebecca Barry, Richmond
Amy Cooke, Richmond
Chelsea Davies, Richmond
Anna Zarkoski, Richmond
Amber Youtz, Temple
Katie Briglia, Temple
Kelsey Scherrer, VCU

Second Team All-Conference
Neelam Kumar, La Salle
Rebecca Chylack, La Salle
Olivia Shoemaker, La Salle
Nakira Downes, Lock Haven
Sam Carlino, Massachusetts
Noralie Weusthuis, Massachusetts
Taylor Deitrick, Richmond
Jordan Martin, Saint Joseph’s
Caiti Brownell, Saint Louis
Stephanie DeMasi, VCU
Arialle Hess, VCU

All Rookie Team
Nakira Downes, Lock Haven
Stephanie Ebersole, Lock Haven
Noralie Weuthuis, Massachusetts
Sam Carlino, Massachusetts
Amy Cooke, Richmond
Taylor Deitrick, Richmond
Kerri McDonald, Richmond
Rachel Brosious, Saint Joseph’s
Alyssa Delp, Temple
Taylor Shronk, Temple
Kendall Farino, VCU


Offensive Player of the Year
Amber Youtz, Temple

Defensive Player of the Year
Lauren Allymohamed, Massachusetts

Rookie of the Year
Taylor Deitrick, Richmond

Coach of the Year
]Carla Tagliente, Massachusetts

Academic All-Conference
Becca Chylak, La Salle
Janel Paukovits, La Salle
Nikki Weaknecht, Lock Haven
Kim Young, Massachusetts
Thando Zono, Massachusetts
Liesl Schnuck, Richmond
Meghan Githens, Saint Joseph’s
Katie Briglia, Temple
Stephanie DeMasi, VCU
Melanie Marotta, VCU
Megan Botteri, VCU

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The Championship Semi-Finals:
Friday, Nov. 2
11:00 am Richmond vs. VCU
2:00 pm Massachusetts vs. Temple

Saturday, Nov. 3
2:00 pm The Finals
UMass vs. Richmond

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Massachusetts defeated Richmond, 5-0, to claim their 13th Atlantic 10 Field Hockey Championship title, outshooting the Spiders 13-8.

The Minutewomen's Thando Zono launched the first goal of the match 9:58 into the first half. Zono later scored the second goal off of a penalty shot, assisted by Callie Sweigart and Kate Heineman. Shooting from the center, Heineman scored the third goal of the game, assisted by Kim Young. Shortly after assisting Heineman on the third goal, Young posted a goal for UMass off of a penalty shot.

Zono finished out the match with the final goal of the game, naming her the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament, tallying a total of five goals over the weekend, two against Temple and three against Richmond

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UMass Defeats Rider in play-in game 2-1

Advances To The 2012 NCAA Tournament


AMHERST, Mass. - The UMass field hockey team earned the program's 23rd NCAA Tournament Appearance with a 2-1 overtime victory vs. Rider at Garber Field on Tuesday afternoon. Trailing 1-0 in the second half, senior forward Nicole Cordero notched the tying goal before freshman midfielder Allie Sabia added the game-winner in overtime.

The win secured UMass a berth in the upcoming NCAA Tournament, with the Minutewomen learning their opponent for opening round competition at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6. The NCAA will operate a live stream for the event, with a link for the selection show available through the official NCAA website, http://www.NCAA.com.


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