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Field Hockey Gets Set For Split Weekend
September 14, 2017 | Field Hockey
Minutewomen head to Davidson on Friday, return home for tilt against UMass Lowell on Sunday
| University of Massachusetts Field Hockey Game Notes | |
| Game Seven | Massachusetts (4-2 overall) at Davidson (0-4) |
| Date | Time | Friday, Sept. 15 | 5:30 p.m. |
| Location | Belk Field; Davidson, N.C. |
| Series History | Massachusetts leads, 3-0. Last meeting: Massachusetts 3, Davidson 2; Oct. 14, 2016 |
| Live Statistics | Sidearm Sports |
| Watch | Atlantic 10 Digital Network |
| Team Information | Massachusetts | Davidson |
| @UMassFH | @UMassAthletics | |
| UMass Field Hockey | |
| University of Massachusetts Field Hockey Game Notes | |
| Game Eight | Massachusetts vs. UMass Lowell |
| Date | Time | Sunday, Sept. 17 | 1:00 p.m. |
| Location | Gladchuk Sports Complex; Amherst, Mass. |
| Series History | Massachusetts leads, 4-0. Last meeting: Massachusetts 8, UMass Lowell 0; Sept. 9, 2016 |
| Live Statistics | Sidearm Sports |
| Team Information | Massachusetts | UMass Lowell |
| @UMassFH | @UMassAthletics | |
| UMass Field Hockey | |
Back-To-Back Like Jordan '96, '97
UMass field hockey won the 2016 Atlantic 10 Championship with a 2-1 victory over Saint Joseph's in the title game on Sat., Nov. 5. It marked the second consecutive season and fourth in the last five years the Minutewomen claimed the league's crown. The 2016 title marked the team's 16th with the Atlantic 10, more than all other current or former league members combined (13). UMass also went back-to-back in 1992 and '93, won six straight from 1996-2001, claimed the 2007-08 crowns and again won back-to-back in 2012 and '13.
HAWK-SMASH
Then-junior midfielder and forward Sarah Hawkshaw won the 2016 Atlantic 10 Championship Most Outstanding Player Award with seven points over the two-game slate, split between three goals and one assist. She ended the year with a team-high 16 goals scored, also a single-season career best. The Dublin, Ireland, native is the active leader in goals scored with 36 and points recorded with 82.
During the 2016 A-10 Championship, Hawkshaw had all three goals against No. 2 seed Richmond in the A-10 semifinal round as she secured the team a 3-1 win and advanced the Minutewomen to the next contest. In the A-10 Championship Game, Hawkshaw dished an assist on the first UMass goal of the 2-1 win over No. 1 seed Saint Joseph's.
Weinberg Named UMass Field Hockey Head Coach
University of Massachusetts Director of Athletic Ryan Bamford announced Barb Weinberg as the ninth head coach of the field hockey program on Dec. 15, 2016. Weinberg joins Massachusetts after serving as Wake Forest's associate head coach and recruiting coordinator for the 2014-16 seasons. The Demon Deacons advanced to the NCAA Tournament twice and won the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference title during her tenure.
Weinberg made assistant coaching stops at American University (2013-14), University of Maryland (2010-13) and University of Iowa (2008). During her time with the Terrapins, the team captured back-to-back NCAA titles in 2010 and 2011.
A 2005 graduate of the University of Iowa, Weinberg was a two-time All-American, three-time All-Big10 performer and two-time team captain for the Hawkeyes (2000-04). She was a member of the U.S. Women's National Team from 2005-10, making 19 international appearances in that span. Weinberg also served as the alternate goalkeeper for the U.S. at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Welch Joins Staff As UMass Field Hockey Assistant Coach
University of Massachusetts field hockey head coach Barb Weinberg announced the hiring of Ed Welch as an assistant coach on July 27. Welch joins the Minutewoman staff to guide the UMass offense following a tenure with the Canterbury Hockey Club in Canterbury, England, as the Ladies 1st XI Head Coach.
As the leader of the Canterbury Ladies Hockey Club 1st XI, Welch guided the squad in Women's Premier Division action, as well as to a sixth place finish in European Cup play, European hockey's premier club event, held in the Netherlands. His role included planning and executing team training sessions, match day preparations and coaching and postgame video review. He also served as a liaison for Great Britain and England Hockey's "High Performance" programs with a focus in assisting with training and development of prospective national team athletes.
New To The Crew
University of Massachusetts field hockey welcomed 10 newcomers to the team with the start of summer practice: Emma Bressler, Lucy Cooper, Megan Davies, Maddie Ellnor, Mia Ewas, Jenna Garber, Camille Lecrone, Mia Lennon, Bailey McNamara and Georgie McTear. The group hails from a diverse background, including England (Megan Davies, Georgie McTear), Massachusetts (Ewas), New Hampsire (Ellnor), New York (Lennon, McNamara), New Zealand (Cooper), Pennsylvania (Bressler, Garber, Lecrone).
Bressler: Won four letters for Schuylkill Valley High School … Helped Schuylkill Valley to a Division II championship in 2016 as the team went 17-4 overall and reached the second round of the county and district playoffs … Also reached the county and district playoffs as a junior in 2015 when the team went 13-6 overall ... Earned Berks County Division II MVP, All-Pennsylvania First Team and Berks All-County Team as a senior.
Cooper: Played scholastically for the Wellington Girls' College top team in the Premier 1 league all four years … Was elevated to the Wellington U18 team as a junior and was the top goal scorer and National Secondary Schools Player of the Tournament … Was a member of the Junior Black Sticks, Capital U18 team, Premier Women's Club and vice-captain for Wellington Girls' College top squad as a senior … Captain of her regional team, Capital U18.
Davies: Was the first team starting goalkeeper during each of her seasons competing for Hymers College … Played ahead of her age group and competed as the U18 top goalkeeper while still qualifying for U15 competition level … Won U18 National Indoor and Outdoor championships in 2016 … Senior National Indoor Division II campion in 2017, helping her club elevate to Division I … Earned junior international caps at the U18 level and is currently a member of the Welsh National "Challengers" Development Squad.
Ellnor: Helped team reach state semifinals as a junior and senior … Monadnock Regional went 50-11-6 during her four seasons … Had 105 goals and 53 assists for 263 points during her four seasons ... Senior year accolades included NFHCA National All-America Third Team, Division III Player of the Year, New Hampshire Twin State Team, Division III First Team All-State, MAX Field Hockey All-New England Region Team, NFHCA All-New England Region Team, Monadnock Regional High School Team MVP, the Ellen Corindia Award and NFHCA National Academic Squad.
Ewas: Was a varsity starter all four years and a team captain as a junior and senior … Won Bay State Conference First Team All-Star as a junior and senior … Named Brookline's Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior … Competed at the club level for NorthEast Elite ... Competed across the country with NorthEast Elite, including trips to the National Field Hockey Festival (2013-16), National Indoor Tournament (2014-16), Disney Field Hockey Showcase (2014-15), National Club Championship (2015), President's Day Showcase (2016) and Shooting Stars (2016).
Garber: Helped Downingtown West qualify for the district tournament all four years, while the squad made appearances at the state tournament in 2013 and 2016 … Was a Ches-Mont League Champion with Downingtown West High School in 2014 and 2016 ... First Team All-Ches-Mont League as a junior and senior after she picked up second team honors as a sophomore ... Also a member of the All-Philadelphia Area Team in 2015 and 2016.
Lecrone: Won all-county in each of her four seasons and was an all-star as a senior … Finished her Spring Grove tenure with 328 saves as a senior … Posted .845 save percentage with 778 stops during her sophomore, junior and senior seasons combined … Played club level for Nook Hockey, where she was a member of the U16 and U19 squads and earned the goalie spot for the Nook Elite team … Helped Nook Hockey U19 earn the No. 6 national club ranking in 2017.
Lennon: Helped the program win four New York State Class B championships while the team went 86-0-2 during her four years with the program … Also won four league, Section I and regional championships … Won all-America, all-New York, all-elite, all-conference, all-section and all-league honors as a senior at Lakeland … Also collected MAX Field Hockey All-Northeast Region, Harrow Field Hockey All-Region, Northern Westchester Examiner Player of the Year and Journal News First Team All-Star as a senior.
McNamara: Three-time league champion at W.T. Clarke High School … Helped W.T. Clarke to top-10 rankings among Long Island field hockey programs as a freshman and sophomore … Lauded following her senior season with all-county, Newsday Top-10 Player on Long Island and the Scholar-Athlete Award … Voted W.T. Clarke's team's captain and MVP as a senior … Won all-state as a junior and collected Newsday All-Long Island Second Team.
McTear: Helped Millfield School win the Independent Cup and Indoor National Championship as a junior … Claimed the Independent Cup as a senior and took silver at the National Schools Outdoor Championship … Named MVP of Millfield's indoor hockey team ... Plays club level for the Clifton Robinson Hockey Club and for England's U18 program.
UMass Field Hockey On Social Media
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