Fall 2022 Recap

FALL 2022 RECAP

C h ec k i t o u t

WRAPPING UP FALL 2022

A Note from coach

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Season recap

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Team accomplishments

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Player awards

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Coaching milestones

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Meet the team

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Looking forward

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Alumni Game

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In this newsletter…

Happy Holidays and Warmest Wishes from our Bishop Family to yours! As we approach a new year, we wanted to take a moment to wrap up this past semester and an amazing Fall season!

Additionally, we wanted to extend our gratitude for all the support along the way!

The success we saw as a team would not be possible without your endless enthusiasm and support! Go Bishops!

A NOTE FROM COACH For the second year in a row we have achieved something extraordinary, from breaking school records, to winning back-to-back NCAC Championships. Words cannot describe how happy I am for these girls and this team. Their dedication to growth has set a high standard for what it is to be a member of OWUFH. I’m excited for what is to come because I know it will just keep getting better! Now we have to raise the bar on the National stage! It’s a Great Day to be a Bishop!

-Head Coach Brenda Semit

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SEASON RECAP OWU Field Hockey competed in 19 games this Fall and completed our season with a 16-3 record a er falling in the NCAA Tournament First Round to #13 Washington and Lee (Lexington, VA).

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OPPONENT

RESULTS

SEPTEMBER 1ST

OBERLIN

W 10-0

SEPTEMBER 3RD

SEWANEE

W 9-0

SEMTEMBER 4TH

NAZARETH

W 4-0

SEPTEMBER 11TH

MEREDITH

W 8-0

SEPTEMBER 18TH

DEPAUW

W 2-0

SEPTEMBER 20TH

WITTENBERG

W 1-0

SEPTEMBER 24TH

ALLEGHENY

L 0-1

SEPTEMBER 25TH

BRIDGEWATER

W 4-0

OCTOBER 1ST

DEPAUW

L 0-1 (SO)

OCTOBER 8TH

DENISON

W 3-0

OCTOBER 9TH

OBERLIN

W 3-0

OCTOBER 12TH

KENYON

W 1-0

OCTOBER 15TH

WITTENBERG

W 2-0

OCTOBER 19TH

WOOSTER

W 2-0

OCTOBER 22ND

ALLEGHENY

W 3-0

OCTOBER 29TH

EARLHAM

W 5-0

NOVEMBER 1ST

DENISON

W 1-0

NOVEMBER 5TH

DEPAUW

W 1-0 (2 OT)

NOVEMBER 9TH

WASHINGTON AND LEE

L 0-3

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TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS For the second season in a row, the team has been able to leave their name in the OWU, NCAC and NCAA DIII record books. While some accomplishments are listed as individual achievements, each player on the roster greatly contributed to this season’s outcome! As a coaching sta , we are beyond proud of this team and are looking forward to continuing our success and competing on a national level!

✓ 16-3 SEASON RECORD ✓ 17 SHUTOUTS ON THE SEASON ✓ NCAA (ALL DIVISIONS) STATISTICAL CHAMPIONS IN SHUTOUTS PER GAME ✓ NCAA DIII STATISTICAL CHAMPION FOR GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE ✓ NCAA LEADER (ALL DIVISIONS) IN SAVE PERCENTAGE (.852) ✓ 9TH NATIONALLY FOR WINNING PERCENTAGE ✓ 10TH NATIONALLY FOR SCORING MARGIN ✓ OUTSCORED OPPONENTS 59-4 (14 DIFFERENT CONTRIBUTORS) ✓ OUTSHOT OPPONENTS 422-64 ✓ 191 ATTACKING PENALTY CORNERS DRAWN ✓ BACK TO BACK NCAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

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PLAYER AWARDS VERONICA HARDMAN | SR | MIDFIELDER ✓ NCAA DIII ALL SENIOR TEAM SELECTION ✓ NCAC TOURNAMENT MVP ✓ FIRST TEAM ALL NCAC ✓ NFHCA FIRST TEAM ALL REGION VI ✓ 3 YEAR TEAM CAPTAIN

ALLIE CRAWFORD | JR | FORWARD ✓ NCAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR ✓ FIRST TEAM ALL NCAC ✓ NFHCA SECOND TEAM ALL REGION VI ✓ NCAC ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM ✓ NFHCA DIII OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (9/7/22) ✓ NCAC ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (9/5/22) ✓ LEADS NCAC & OWU IN GOALS (15) & SHOTS ON GOAL ✓ LEADS OWU POINTS (35) & GAME WINNING GOALS (5) FA L L

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CAYLA HOMSHER | SR | DEFENDER ✓ SECOND TEAM ALL NCAC ✓ NCAC ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM SELECTION

EMILY STREETER | JR | FORWARD ✓ NCAC ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM SELECTION ✓ NCAC ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (10/11/22) ✓ SCORED 11 GOALS AND NOTCHED 5 ASSISTS

MEG MCCARTHY | SO | GOALKEEPER ✓ STARTED IN 19/19 GAMES THIS SEASON ✓ SECOND TEAM ALL NCAC SELECTION ✓ LEADS NCAA (ALL DIVISIONS) IN GAA ✓ RECORDED 17 SHUTOUTS ON THE SEASON ✓ SET NCAC & OWU RECORD FOR SHUTOUTS IN A SEASON (17) ✓ SET OWU RECORD FOR CAREER SHUTOUTS (21) FA L L

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GABI DAHLLOF | SO | DEFENDER ✓ STARTED IN 19/19 GAMES ✓ NCAC ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM SELECTION

EMMA WRIGHT | FR | FOWARD ✓ THIRD TEAM ALL NCAC ✓ LEADS OWU & NCAC IN SHOTS ✓ SCORED 6 GOALS AND NOTCHED 1 ASSIST

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NFHCA SENIOR ALL STAR GAME Over the NCAA Championship weekend, Senior Captain Veronica Hardman had the privilege to compete in the NFHCA All Star Game with the top Seniors from all of Division III. Not only did she crush it, but the team showed out in strong support. We might be biased but we think V had the best fan section there!

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COACHING MILESTONES HEAD COACH BRENDA SEMIT EIGHTH season at Ohio Wesleyan Behind every great team is a great coach… and we are grateful to have Coach Semit at the helm! This season wrapped Brenda’s 8th year at Ohio Wesleyan and brought with it some tremendous milestones!

✓ BEST SEASON RECORD AS A HEAD COACH ✓ SECOND NCAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE ✓ SECOND NCAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP ✓ SECOND NCAA DIII TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE ✓ FIRST NATIONAL TEAM RANKING (#25) ✓ FIFTH WINNINGEST COACH IN OWUFH HISTORY (69 WINS & COUNTING!)

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MEET THE TEAM SENIORS

#9 CAYLA HOMSHER

#16 VERONICA HARDMAN

#21 SARAH HANLEY

#23 MADDIE NELSON

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JUNIORS

#1 EMILY STREETER

#7 MEGAN KNEE

#11 ALLIE CRAWFORD

SOPHOMORES

#3 Cate Kuhlman

#4 colleen mcmenamin FA L L

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#6 Carley Lounsbury

#13 Gabi Dahllof

#15 Auzlynd Katterhenrich

#22 Lauren Kunzler

#88 Meg McCarthy

#99 Brynn Schlesinger

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Freshmen

#2 Avery slucher

#8 Emma Wright

#10 Alyssa Markell

#12 Paige Merryman

#14 Olivia Danley

#17 Quinn Dachisen

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#20 Ellie conroy

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#25 Emma Morgeson

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THANK YOU! Aside from our successes this past season, we have a lot to be grateful and excited about! From cheering via the live streams to screaming in the stands, we owe a lot to our family, friends and fans!

Thanks to all the generous donations this past Spring, we were able to unveil our new Game Day Goal Cages in our Homecoming win against Denison! LET’S GO BISHOPS! Fun Fact: your Battling Bishops are the only team to score a goal on the new cages!

Not only were we able to purchase new Game Day goal cages, we we are able to get new Winter Jackets for the entire team!

These customized jackets kept us warm on the sidelines all Fall and we know the athletes are beyond grateful for them!

From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!

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LOOKING FORWARD As we look towards building on this season’s success a few things have jumped out to us as coaches.

Lower body injuries plagued our roster, and while we fought through them with grit and resilience, it has become evident to us the need to supply our players with the best equipment possible. One of our next fundraising inventive will go directly to the players: we plan to provide each athlete with a new pair of turf shoes each season moving forward.

The average player runs 5.6 miles per game (plus at practice) and turf shoes need to be replaced a er approximately 300 miles of use meaning that our athletes need new shoes each season to provide the best traction, support and injury prevention.

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Beyond supporting the players on the field, we want to challenge them and help them develop into the most skilled hockey player possible. In order to do that, we need to present them with greater challenges on the pitch in season.

One major goal we have for this program is to play a stronger, more di icult out-ofconference schedule. To make this possible, we are setting our sites on traveling to di erent regions of the country to play more challenging teams (and hopefully see some of our friends and family on the road).

Strength of Schedule is an o icial determination of the NCAA and is calculated utilizing our opponents’ win-loss records and our opponents’ opponents’ win loss records. By increasing our SoS with games outside of our region, we set the program up to 1) potentially host first round NCAA games, 2) achieve a national ranking in the NFHCA Coaches Poll and 3) compete at a higher caliber that prepares us for NCAA Tournament play.

With all of this in mind, we are also asking for donations to help fund traveling.

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Honoring the year OWU was founded, the 1842 Society provides special recognition to alumni, parents, and friends who give $1,842 or more during the year to the Annual Giving Program funds. The year 1842 was chosen to mark the founding of OWU and to recognize the uncommon loyalty, sacrifice, and commitment of alumni and friends to the university since our founding. ‣ Donors who contribute $1,842 or more annually are members of the 1842 Society. ‣ Young Alumni (Classes of 2013-2022) may join the 1842 Society by making gi s at the following levels: 0-5 years post-graduation: $18.42/month ($221.04/year) 6-10 years post-graduation: $42 /month ($504/year)

A quick note Dear Fellow Alums, How very proud we all are of this year’s team! Thanks to our outstanding coaches, Brenda Semit, Roisin Dougherty, and Dee Dee Manos, who, for the SECOND year in a row, led the team to an NCAC Championship. It has been a joy for us to watch these women athletes mature, improve their skills and playing ability, play well as a team, and set/break records.

In addition to supporting our team as fans we can also support them in other ways, including financially. As loyal alums we are asking you to join us in becoming a member of OWU’s 1842 Society and designating “Field Hockey” as the recipient. It’s so easy! A once-a-month ($153.50) or quarterly ($460.50) payment will quickly add up to $1,842. Of course if you are really feeling it, we would be happy to accept the entire total in one donation! So, please consider joining us in this e ort. These extra funds will augment the team’s budget for things like equipment and travel. Thank you!

With Bishop Pride, Diana Poos Roach ‘72

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ALUMNAE GAME ALUMNI GAME

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In coordination with our alumni game this year, the Athletics Department will be hosting a Women In Sports Alumni Day! During the event, there will be a plaque unveiling for Harriet Stewart, a former Athletics Director and a pioneer for Women’s sports at Ohio Wesleyan University. We will also come together to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Title IX. Dr. Harriet Stewart served as a professor of physical education and coach for 32 years. She earned a national reputation for her contributions to women’s athletics and to field hockey. Harriet served as the first field hockey coach at Ohio Wesleyan and her teams won Ohio state championships in 1974, 1975, and 1979. To this day, Harriet Stewart is still the longest tenured and winningest coach in team history.

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