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UMass field hockey held its end of the year banquet on Saturday evening, where the program celebrated its 2007 season, announced award winners, and honored its senior class. The event was held in the Massachusetts Room of the Mullins Center and featured two guest speakers, Megan Donnelly ('85), a Broderick Award winner as a player, former coach of the Minutewomen, and UMass Hall of Famer; and Judy Strong ('81), a National Player of the Year, the program's all-time leading scorer, and UMass Hall of Famer.
UMass field hockey, fresh off its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2001, kicked off the beginning of its 2008 spring exhibition season last weekend with games vs. Yale, Holy Cross, and UConn. UMass and Yale played two 40-minute periods, with the Minutewomen outscoring the Bulldogs, 5-1. In two 40-minute periods vs. Holy Cross, UMass outscored the Crusaders, 4-2. On Sunday at UConn, the teams played three periods with the Huskies outscoring the Minutewomen, 4-0. The teams played two periods of 7-on-7 to a 0-0 tie. (more)
Banquet Information
The UMass field hockey team, coming of its most successful season in years, will hold its banquet on April 19 in the Massachusetts Room of the Mullins Center at 6 p.m. The theme of this year's banquet is "A Season To Remember", as the program's return to national prominence will be recognized. This year's seniors, Kristina DoRosario, Becky Letourneau, Rachael Mervine, Kara Murphy, Erin O'Brien, and Nicole Phelan, will also be honored at the event.
UMass Field Hockey Signs Seven New Players
UMass field hockey head coach Justine Sowry has announced Eileen Seffron as an addition to the newcomers for 2008. Seffron comes from Rancho Buena Vista High School in San Diego, California. Seffron has played field hockey for six years. In high school, Seffron was a varsity starter all four years as a midfielder. Seffron was named team captain both her junior and senior year.
The National Field Hockey Coaches Association has just released their 2007 Division 1 National Academic Team Awards. The University of Massachusetts field hockey team was one of the teams acknowledged for their excellence in the classroom. The teams recognized had a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Additionally, UMass had three student-athletes placed on the Division I National Academic Squad. Freshman Courtney Mayerick, sophomore Kylie Jelley, and junior Erin Parker were honored.
USA Under-21 Field Hockey Homepage
UMass Field Hockey Coach Justine Sowry will be traveling to Argentina to act as the assistant coach for the USA Under-21 field hockey team. The team will play four games between March 12th and 16th in Buenos Aries, Argentina against the Argentina Under-21 team. The tour is in preparation for the Junior World Cup to be held in Boston in August of 2009. The team is lead by head coach Andrew Griffiths of Lafayette and Tracey Fuchs. In addition to Sowry, Alesha Widdall of UMass will also be participating as a member of the USA U-21 team. Last week, Sowry announced the addition of Widdall to next year's team.
11/8 - FH - Justine Sowry On The UConn Game
9/7 - Senior Kate Woolfrey
