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University of Massachusets Athletics
UMass Challenges Lock Haven In A-10 Tournament Semifinals
November 04, 2014 | Field Hockey
| University of Massachusetts Field Hockey Game Notes | ||
| Game 20 | No. 1 Massachusetts (10-9 overall) vs. No. 4 Lock Haven (12-7) | |
| Date | Time | Friday, Nov. 7 | 2:00 p.m. | |
| Location | Crenshaw Field; Richmond, Va. | |
| Series History | UMass leads, 5-0-0. Last meeting: UMass 3, Lock Haven 0; Oct. 3, 2014 | |
| Championship Info | Atlantic 10 Tournament Central | |
| Live Statistics | StatBroadcast | |
| Watch | Atlantic 10 Digital Network (provided by Richmond) | |
| Game Notes | Massachusetts  |
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| Team Information | Massachusetts | Lock Haven |
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| Twitter | @UMassFH  | @UMassAthletics |
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| Instagram | UMass Field Hockey | |
The Massachusetts-Lock Haven Scouting Report
UMass and Lock Haven met on five occasions previously and the Minutewomen won each of those games. Massachusetts took a 3-0 victory from the Lady Eagles during the 2014 regular season on Oct. 3. In the only previous postseason matchup between these sides, UMass defeated Lock Haven, 2-0 in the Atlantic 10 Championship Game on Nov. 6, 2010.
Lock Haven finished the regular season with a 12-7 overall record and 6-2 mark in conference play, tied with Richmond and Saint Francis (Pa.) for second in the A-10. The Lady Eagles were seeded fourth in the tournament due to records against common opponents, which factored in Richmond's win over UMass and Saint Francis' victory over Lock Haven.
Nakira Downes leads the team with 24 points through nine goals and six assists. Rachel Valentine is second with 17 points through seven goals and a trio of assists. Both earned three game-winning goals during the 2014 campaign. Senior Elaina White serves as the starting goalkeeper for the second full season after she split time in net as a sophomore in 2012. White holds a 1.35 goals-against average and .747 save percentage through 1,299 minutes of game action.
Pat Rudy is in her 19th season leading the Lady Eagles and 37th year coaching collegiate field hockey in all. Last season, she led the squad to an appearance in the Atlantic 10 Championship semifinal round as the side finished 14-7 overall and 4-3 during A-10 play.
Filling Out The A-10 Bracket
Richmond is the No. 2 seed and will face No. 3 Saint Francis (Pa.) in the first tournament game, set to begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 7. Rebecca Barry leads the Spiders with 29 points on 13 goals and three assists. Only two other Richmond competitors eclipsed double-figures in scoring during the regular season as Amy Cooke and Emma Johansson each score three times and dished out four helpers for 10 points apiece.
Richmond received the No. 2 seed on the strength of their win over UMass after the Spiders tied with Saint Francis (Pa.) and Lock Haven at 6-2 during conference play. The Spiders also defeated Saint Francis but lost to Lock Haven; however, Lock Haven dropped a game to Saint Francis (Pa.) to necessitate the use of a common opponent tie-breaker criteria. Both Saint Francis (Pa.) and Lock Haven lost to UMass.
Saint Francis (Pa.), which played the second-easiest slate in Division I according to Strength of Schedule, went 14-2 overall with losses to UMass, 3-2 and Richmond, 1-0.
Autumn Pellman owns 47 points through 23 goals and an assist with starts in each of the Red Flash's 16 games played. Selena Adamshick follows with 31 points through 10 goals and 11 assists. Goalkeeper Samantha Zeiders gave up 14 tallies with 51 stops during the regular season for a 0.85 goals-against average and .785 save percentage.
Win Over Saint Louis Give UMass No. 1 Seed In A-10 Tournament
Two goals from Sarah Hawkshaw sparked the UMass offense to a 5-1 rout of Saint Louis on 2014 Senior Day, which secured the Minutewomen the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Atlantic 10 Tournament. The win, earned on Sunday, Nov. 2, was the seventh consecutive for the Minutewomen against a league foe. Melanie Kreusch, Shauna Rankin-Byrne and Renee Suter added one goal each while Cliodhna Loughlin assisted on two scores. Hailey Cockrum, Izzie Delario and Allie Sabia also helped out on one goal apiece.
After Massachusetts celebrated its three-member senior class of Lauren Allymohamed, Mariajose Rodriguez and Suter, the freshmen took control and provided the Minutewomen with their first four goals.
Hawkshaw registered back-to-back unassisted tallies in the 38th and 45th minutes. For her first goal of the afternoon, Hawshaw raced into the circle and fired high into the top-right corner for the 1-0 lead. She added her second with 44 minutes, eight seconds gone by when she bear Saint Louis starting goalkeeper Tori Westhead with a shot into the lower-right corner.
Kreusch added the third UMass tally in the 53rd minute before Rankin-Byrne scored on a redirection with her back to the goal at the 62:02 mark. Suter added the fifth UMass tally only one minute, 45 seconds after Rankin-Byrne notched her first collegiate goal.
Tagliente Wins 50th Game As Head Coach
University of Massachusetts field hockey head coach Carla Tagliente earned her 50th win as the leader of the program at La Salle on Friday, Oct. 24. Tagliente is 51-34 overall, which includes a 25-3 record (.893 win percentage) in Atlantic 10 Conference play.
Delario Clutch With Two-Goal Game
Sophomore forward Izzie Delario scored unassisted twice for the Minutewomen when UMass defeated La Salle, 3-1 on the road at DeVincent Field on Friday, Oct. 24. Delario's two-tally game was her second multi-goal performance as a Minutewoman. She has 42 career points through 35 games played at UMass on 12 goals and 18 assists.
The Rehoboth Beach, Del., native scored her first against the Explorers in the 46th minute to make it 2-0 UMass. She added a rally-silencing tally in the 67th minute only 63 second after La Salle scored its lone goal.
Points Galore For Delario
Sophomore forward Izzie Delario has 17 points through as many appearances in 2014, with 16 of those coming during the last 10 games. Prior to her recent run, Delario only had one assist in seven games played to start the season.
In the last 10 games - eight of which were won by the Minutewomen - the Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, native has four goals and eight assists. She earned a two-goal game to lead Massachusetts to a 3-1 win at La Salle in her most recent action.
Allymohamed, Kreusch Sweep Atlantic 10 Weekly Honors
UMass field hockey senior defender Lauren Allymohamed and freshman defender and midfielder Melanie Kreusch took in Atlantic 10 player and rookie of the week laurels, respectively, on Monday, Oct. 20.
Allymohamed earned player of the week after she scored an overtime game-winning goal against Boston University during a 2-1 victory on Sunday, Oct. 19, and spearheaded the defense at center back in UMass' 4-0 shutout of Davidson on Friday, Oct. 17. The game-winner against BU was her second such goal of the season and the fourth of her career.
Kreusch notched a team-best five points against Davidson and Boston University combined. The Brussels, Belgium, native earned one tally against the Wildcats on Friday before she scored one versus Boston University in regulation and assisted Allymohamed on the overtime goal.
Balance Is Key In 3-2 Win At Saint Joseph's
UMass field hockey put forth a balanced attack at Saint Joseph's and left Ellen Ryan Field with a 3-2 win as a result. Three Minutewomen netted one goal apiece while two additional played facilitated one score each.
Nicole Miller put UMass ahead early, 1-0, with an unassisted goal in the fourth minute. However, Saint Joseph's clawed back and scored twice consecutively to push ahead, 2-1.
The Minutewomen responded with a Sarah Hawkshaw goal on a pass from Melanie Kreusch in the 46th minute before Hailey Cockrum scored on a feed from Izzie Delario to seal the win.
Surging In The Points Column
After she only recorded five points during her first 27 career games played, UMass field hockey sophomore Hailey Cockrum exploded for 20 points in the previous 10 contests.
Cockrum netted two goals against VCU and had an assist each versus Lock Haven and Saint Francis. She then added one tally apiece when the Minutewomen defeated Saint Joseph's and fell at Columbia. Most recently, the Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, native earned three points on a goal and assist against Davidson before she helped out on one goal in the 2-1 overtime victory versus Boston University. She exploded for a five-point game against Syracuse before she recorded one assist in the win over Saint Louis.
Through 19 games played, including 10 starts, Cockrum owns 21 points through seven goals and as many assists. She is tied for first on the team in points with Melanie Kreusch.
Kreusch Tallies First Collegiate Hat Trick
Melanie Kreusch earned three goals during the 3-2 win over Saint Francis (Pa.) on Sunday, Oct. 5, to make her the first freshman in available game-by-game team history with a hat trick.
Kreusch scored each of her three goals during the second half and was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week and UMass Co-Athlete of the Week for her performance. She now owns 21 points on nine goals and three assists spread over 19 games played for the Minutewomen.
Cockrum Gets First Multi-Goal Game
Sophomore Hailey Cockrum sparked the Minutewomen to a 4-1 win over VCU on Sunday with her first collegiate multi-goal game. Cockrum scored unassisted to give the Minutewomen a 1-0 lead in the 17th minute. She added her second goal in the 61st minute off an endline pass from Tory Berry to push UMass' lead to 3-1.
UMass Field Hockey In Its 40th Season
The 2014 season marks the 40th of competition in the history of UMass field hockey. Massachusetts played its first contest on Sept. 30, 1975, when it defeated Keene State, 5-1 en route to an 8-4-3 record on the season.
UMass is the most successful program in the history of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which began its sponsorship of field hockey in 1998, as the Minutewomen own 14 A-10 Tournament Titles and 12w victories over league foes. Massachusetts has made the NCAA Tournament on 24 occasions as well and advanced to the Final Four during four of those appearances.
International Appeal
UMass field hockey has seven international student-athletes on the 23-person roster (30.4 percent). Lauren Allymohamed (England), Anne Dijkstra (The Netherlands), Hannah Farrell (England), Sarah Hawkshaw (Ireland), Melanie Kreusch (Belgium), Cliodhna Loughlin (Ireland) and Mariajose Rodriguez (Chile) all hail from outside of the United States of America.
Assistant coach Sarah Mansfield is also a native of Cornwall, England, which is located near the Southwest tip of the island nation.
A diverse roster, the Minutewomen also represent eight states, including California (Tory Berry & Mirra Stillman), Colorado (Emily Hazard), Delaware (Izzie Delario), Michigan (Haley Notarantonio), New Hampshire (Shauna Rankin-Byrne), New Jersey (Nicole Kuerzi & Nicole Miller), Pennsylvania (Sam Carlino, Hailey Cockrum, Allie Sabia, Brooke Sabia, Courtney Spleen & Renee Suter) and Virginia (Katie Clark & Grace Horgan).
Three-Goal Response Earns UMass 4-1 Victory At VCU
After giving up a game-tying goal to Virginia Commonwealth University, UMass field hockey responded with three unanswered tallies to produce a 4-1 road win in Richmond, Virginia, on Sunday. Hailey Cockrum earned a pair of goals to pace the attack while Nicole Miller and Brooke Sabia added one apiece.
Cockrum struck in the 17th minute but Krystal Mayers responded for VCU at the 42:04 mark to even play at 1-1. Brooke Sabia put the Minutewomen back in front with a penalty corner strike 10 minutes, 40 seconds later before Cockrum added her second of the day in the 61st minute. Miller sealed it at 64:50 with a tip-try from the post.
Minutewomen Retain Kennedy Cup with 3-1 Win At UMass-Lowell
The Minutewomen cut down UMass-Lowell, 3-1 on the road at the Cushing Field Complex in Lowell, Massachusetts, to retain the second-annual Kennedy Cup. Massachusetts employed a balanced attack with a goal each from Lauren Allymohamed, Sarah Hawkshaw and Brooke Sabia to secure the win. Allymohamed scored in the 12th minute and Sabia followed at 30:05 to give UMass a 2-0 lead. The River Hawks scored with 48 seconds left in the first half, but Hawkshaw iced the game in the 45th minute with an unassisted tally.
UMass Uses Overtime To Win Thriller Versus Maine
The Minutewomen tallied their first win of the season, 3-2, on the strength of an overtime game-winner from freshman Melanie Kreusch and another multi-goal performance from Brooke Sabia as UMass dispatched Maine on Friday, Sept. 5. Kreusch scored on a diving goal three minutes and 49 seconds into the extra period following a pass from classmate Sarah Hawkshaw. It marked the first points of Kreusch and Hawkshaw's careers, respectively.
The 2014 Team Captains
Three members of the 2014 UMass field hockey team were elected tri-captains ahead of the season in Lauren Allymohamed, Sam Carlino and Renee Suter. Allymohamed, now a senior, holds the captainship for the second consecutive season after serving alongside Hannah Prince and Alexa Sikalis in 2013. Carlino, a junior, and Suter, a classmate of Allymohamed, are in their first season as captains.