2012 ACCFH Championship Program

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Dear ACC Fans, Friends and Alumni: Welcome to the 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference

Welcome to the Championship.

2011 Atlantic CoastAs ConferField Hockey you enjoy our ence Fall Championships.

As you enjoy allnational-caliber competition, you will be witnessing of our competitions,performing you will be witnessing student-athletes at the highest level. national-caliber student-athletes performing at the highest level.

Last season, ACC Field Hockey capped off an excellent

yearseason, with 17the student-athletes Last ACC’s fall sports earning capped All-America off an excellent with 46 student-athletes honors.

Threeyear ACC teams were selected for the NCAA earning All-America honors.

The Field Hockey Championship,Maryland with Maryland winning Field Hockey team captured its seventh its eighth NCAA championship, in a 3-2 overtime NCAA Title and the ACC’s 16th in the sport. victory over North Carolina. ACC teams have now In addition, last fall we had one National won the lastYear 10 national titles 17 overall since 1983.

Player of the recipient as welland as two The ACCCoaches also had twoYear national Players National of the and two Na- of the Year and two Coaches tional Freshmanofofthe the Year Year. last year.

The stood for excellence on on the field TheACC ACChas haslong long stood for excellence the playing eld, in our arenas and in the and in the classroom. That commitment was classroom. That commitment was demondemonstrated last year of 77 of our field strated last year when a totalwhen of 935aoftotal our fall hockey competitors to the Atlantic Coast competitors were namedwere to thenamed Atlantic Coast Conference Honor having Conference Honor Roll,Roll, having earnedearned a 3.0 a 3.0 GPA or GPA or better for the school year. better for the school year.

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Through the years, the ACC has experiThrough the years, the ACC has experienced a great enced a great deal of success in its fall deal ofand success in field and this season will be sports this season will hockey be no exception. no exception.

Ourand congratulations and best wishes go Our congratulations best wishes go out out the student-athletes, coaches and to allto of all theof student-athletes, their coaches Cros and parentsas asthey they prepare showcase programs preparetoto showcase their talents.

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ommissioner, John D. Swofford .......................................................2 Consistency. It is the mark of true

tic Coast Conference Staff ................................................................3 excellence in any endeavor. However,

today’sofintercollegiate athletics, CC: AinTradition Excellence ............................................................

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2012 and ACC Championships ................................................................... 10 so competitive that it is virtually

impossible maintain a high level me NCAA Championsto...........................................................................

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in The its 60th of competition, the CC and Unitedyear Way ......................................................................

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s Cross 15 as Country one of.................................................................................... the strongest and most com-

petitive intercollegiate conferences en’s Cross Country .............................................................................. 21 in the nation. And that is not mere

Hockey .................................................................................................27 conjecture, the numbers support it.

Since the league’s inception in 1953, en’s Soccer ...........................................................................................33 ACC schools have captured 127 national

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competition and 60 in men’s. In yball en’s ......................................................................................................46 addition, NCAA individual titles have

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Field Hockey Louisville, KY • November 18 & 20 Women’s Soccer Kennesaw, GA • December 2 & 4 Men’s Soccer Hoover, AL • December 9 & 11, 2011 Volleyball

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Cross Country Terre Haute, IN • November 21

2012 NCAA Field Hockey: Powhatan Sports Complex, Norfolk, Va. Selection: Nov. 6 C Fall Championship Program is a product of Nov. the Atlantic Coast Conference.

First Round: 10 (campus sites) Walker. Design: Kathryn Galloway, PineStraw Magazine, Printing: Cadmus Second Round: Nov. 11 (campus sites) hmond, VA. A special thanks to the sports information and media relations Semifinals: November 16 Conference for their assistance with materials.

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ACC Championship Records Individual -Tournament Goals Kim Turner, Maryland, 1986 Maryellen Falcone, North Carolina, 1987 Jemma Buckley, Maryland, 2010

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Assists Joy Driscoll, North Carolina, 1996 Ashley Hanson, North Carolina, 1996

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Saves Kim Chorosiewski, Maryland, 1986

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Team -Tournament Goals Duke, 1985 North Carolina, 1985 Maryland, 2010

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Assists North Carolina, 1996

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Saves Maryland, 1986

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ACC Championships by School North Carolina 17

Maryland 9

Wake Forest 3

ACC Field Hockey Season Wrap-Up North Carolina finished the season with a perfect 5-0 mark in conference play to clinch the No. 1 seed in the ACC Championship for the second straight year.

ACC teams finished the season with a 56-21 record against nonconference opponents, including 22 wins over teams ranked in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Coaches Poll.

North Carolina and Maryland both held the No. 1 spot in the nation this year, with the Terrapins starting the season at the top and the Tar Heels holding it for six weeks.

Three schools - North Carolina, Maryland, and Virginia - stayed in the top 10 in the country for the entire year while all six ACC teams were ranked in the same week six times.

North Carolina’s Karen Shelton became the first coach to reach 100 career ACC victories in September.

ACC teams have won the last ten NCAA Championship titles.

ACC Field Hockey Representatives in the 2012 Olympics Out of 16 team USA members, 10 were ACC student-athletes Coach Missy Meharg – Maryland – NBC Commentary Katie O’Donnell – Maryland – USA Keli Smith-Puzo – Maryland – USA Illse Davids – North Carolina – South Africa Rachel Dawson – North Carolina – USA Katelyn Falgowski – North Carolina – USA Amy Swensen – North Carolina – USA Paige Selenski – Virginia – USA Michelle Vittese – Virginia – USA Lauren Crandall – Wake Forest – USA Michelle Kasold – Wake Forest – USA Claire Laubach – Wake Forest – USA

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Doylestown, Pa.

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Moorpark, Calif.

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Reading, Pa.

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Falmouth, Mass.

Granby, Conn.

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Nicole Schuster

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Tory Berry

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Hannah Nedeau

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Chicago, Ill.

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Emma Plasteras

M

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North Vancouver, B.C

10 Jacqui Moorfield

B

Sr. Christchurch, New Zealand

11 Kara Mackintire

B

Sr.

12 Paige Norris

M

Shrewsbury, Mass.

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Victoria, B.C.

13 Nina Baumberger Altirriba F/M

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Barcelona, Spain

14 RomĂŠe Stiekema

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

15 AshLeigh Sebia

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Plains, Pa.

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Walpole, Mass.

17 Sarah Hospodar

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Wayne, Pa.

18 Chapin Duke

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Dedham, Mass.

19 Kelcie Hromisin

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Fr.

Larksville, P.A.

20 Jordyn Hamilton

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East Hampstead, N.H.

23 Hannah Mulvey

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Milton, Mass.

24 Katlyn Soucy

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Palmyra, Pa.

25 Nicole Morris

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Pottstown, Pa.

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East Greenwich, R.I.

16 Jacqueline Kelleher

30 Leah Settipane Coaches

Head Coach: Ainsl ee Lamb (8th season) Associate Head Coach: Kelly Doton Assistant Coach, Goalkeepers: Carolyn Cahill Assistant Coach: Jill Putnam

Duke

NO./NAME

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Palm, Pa.

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Paula Heimbach

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Mary Nielsen

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Duncan, British Columbia

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Grace Christus

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Bernardsville, N.J.

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Kendra Perrin

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Emmie Le Marchand

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Vancouver, British Columbia

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Worcester, England

Amanda Kim

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Richmond, Va.

Devon Gagliardi

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Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

10 Sarah Urdahl

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Fr.

Houston, Texas

11 Abby Beltrani

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So.

East Setauket, N.Y.

12 Lauren Blazing

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Chapel Hill, N.C.

13 Jessica Buttinger

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Waterloo, Ontario

15 McKay Ross

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Glen Aubrey, N.Y.

18 Hannah Barreca

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Oceanport, N.J.

20 Ashley Camano

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Wall, N.J.

21 Chelsea Amsley

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Chambersburg, Pa.

22 Martine Chichizola

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London, England

24 Aileen Johnson

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Oceanport, N.J.

31 Abby Hassinger

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Dauphin, Pa.

44 Brenna Rescigno

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Monmouth Beach, N.J.

Coaches Head Coach: Pam Bustin (2nd season) Associate Head Coach: Britt Broady Assistant Coach: Jarred Martin Volunteer Assistant Coach: Stefanie Fee

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Maryland

NO./NAME 1 Jill Genovese 2 Maxine Fluharty 3 Ali McEvoy 4 Kasey Tapman 5 Shari Jones 6 Christine Knauss 7 Emma Rissinger 8 Alyssa Parker 9 Hayley Turner 10 Jill Witmer 11 Colleen Gulick 12 Janessa Pope 13 Shelby Sydnor 14 Katie Gerzabek 15 Megan Frazer 16 Steffi Schneid 17 Anna Dessoye 18 Sarah Sprink 20 Lindsey Puckett 21 Kirstie Dennig 22 Tara Zollinger 23 Harriet Tibble 24 Danielle Kauffman 44 Brooke Cabrera 99 Natalie Hunter

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Seaville, N.J.

Coaches Head Coach: Missy Meharg (25th season) Assistant Coach/Technical Director: Marvin Bam Assistant Coach: Dina Rizzo Assistant Coach: Barb Weinberg Student Assistant Coach: Katie O’Donnell

North Carolina

NO./NAME POS. 00 Sassi Ammer GK 1 Emma Bozek M/F 2 Loren Shealy F 4 Samantha Travers B 5 Charlotte Craddock F 6 Meghan Drake B 8 Rachel Magerman B 9 Emily Wold B/M 11 Katie Ardrey F/M 12 Katie Plyler M/F 14 Kelsey Kolojejchick M/F 15 Tyler Powell M 17 Caroline Plyler B/M 18 Rachel Black F 19 Emily Kole B 20 Caitlin Van Sickle B 21 Casey Di Nardo F 22 Melanie Dawson B 24 Marta Malmberg M/B 25 Abby Frey F/M 27 Kate Nealon B 28 Katie Price M 29 Meghan Lyons F 30 Sinead Loughran F 31 Jaclyn Gaudioso Radvany F 86 Caitlin Powers GK

YR. HOMETOWN So. Munich, Germany Fr. Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. So. Charlotte, N.C. So. Harare, Zimbabwe So. Wolverhampton, England Jr. Fort Worth, Texas Jr. Blue Bell, Pa. Fr. Freehold, N.J. Sr. London, England Sr. Charlotte, N.C. Sr. Larksville, Pa. Fr. Cary, N.C. Fr. Charlotte, N.C. Fr. Clemmons, N.C. Sr. Basking Ridge, N.J. Sr. Wilmington, Del. Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. So. Berlin, N.J. Jr. Marathon, N.Y. So. Lehighton, Pa. Sr. Shellharbour, Australia Fr. (RS) Smyrna, Del. Sr. Wilmington, Del. Jr. Dublin, Ireland Sr. Lawrenceville, N.J. Sr. Villanova, Pa.

Coaches Head Coach: Karen Shelton (32nd season) Associate Head Coach: Grant Fulton Assistant Coach: Guy Cathro Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jackie Kintzer

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POS.

YR.

HOMETOWN

00 Amanda Crider

GK

Sr.

Vienna, Va.

1

Jenny Johnstone

GK

So.

Paisley, Scotland

3

Jess Orrett

M

So.

Somerset, England

4

Maddie DeCerbo

B

So.

Surf City, N.J.

7 Taylor Brown

F

Fr.

Charlottesville, Va.

8 Carissa Vittese

M

Jr.

Cherry Hill, N.J.

9 Michelle Vittese

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R-Sr.

Cherry Hill, N.J.

10 Britt Knouse

F

Sr.

Mount Joy, Pa.

11 Phoebe Willis

F

Sr.

Fredericksburg, Va.

12 Elizabeth Hanks

F

Jr.

Hummelstown, Pa.

13 Kelsey LeBlanc

M

So.

Haverford, Pa.

15 Jessica White

F

So.

Linfield, Australia

16 Lane Smith

B

Jr.

Ottawa Hills, Ohio

17 Hadley Bell

M

Jr.

Shaker Heights, Ohio

18 Elly Buckley

B

Jr. Scarborough Perth, Australia

19 Chloe Pendlebury

B

Jr.

Perth, Australia

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Jr.

Moorestown, N.J

F

R-Sr.

Shavertown, Pa. Lewisburg, Pa.

20 Sarah Weber 21 Paige Selenksi 23 Rachel Sumfest

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So.

24 Katie Robinson

M

Jr.

Mount Joy, Pa.

98 Rebecca Holden

GK

Fr.

Fishing Creek, N.J.

Coaches Head Coach: Michele Madison (7th season) Associate Head Coach: Michael Boal Assistant Coach: Annie Zinkavich Volunteer Assistant Coach: Chris Spice Athletic Trainer: Aaron Botnik

Wake Forest

NO./NAME 1

Valerie Dahmen

POS.

YR.

HOMETOWN

GK

Fr.

Duisberg, Germany

2

Taylor Rhea

F/MF

Jr.

Virginia Beach, Va.

3

Jess Newak

MF

Fr.

Mountain Top, Pa.

4

Christine Conroe

MF

R-So.

Greene, N.Y.

6

Kari Walkley

F

Jr.

Tioga Center, N.Y.

7

Lauren Rogers

MF/B

Fr.

Chapel Hill, N.C.

9

Molly Murphy

B

Jr.

Phoenixville, Pa.

10 Madi Julius

F

Fr.

Hummelstown, Pa.

12 Emily Smith

B/MF

Fr.

Williamsburg, Va.

13 Jess McFadyen 15 Krysta Wangerin

B/F

Jr.

Wellington, New Zealand

F/MF

Fr.

Boonton, N.J.

F

So.

Farmington, Conn.

MF

Fr.

Williamsburg, Va.

17 Tyra Clemmenson 18 Leah Matthews

B

Sr.

Jackson, N.J.

22 Anna Kozniuk

21 Jillian Anzalone

B/MF

So.

North Vancouver, Canada

23 Lizzie Rae

MF/F

Sr. Christchurch, New Zealand

25 Kali Vicars

MF

Fr.

Richmond, Va.

72 Kaitlyn Ruhf

GK

Sr.

Bethlehem, Pa.

Coaches Head Coach: Jennifer Averill (21st season) Assistant Coach: Christy Morgan Assistant Coach: Christina Restivo Assistant Coach: Veronica Scott

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CC FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference

Championship Bracket Field Hockey Championship

University of North Carolina · Chapel Hill, N.C. November 1, 2, & 4, 2012

#1 North Carolina

#5 Wake Forest GAME 1 Thurs., Nov. 1 1:00 p.m. theACC.com

GAME 3 Fri., Nov. 2 1:00 p.m.

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#4 Boston College

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Sun., Nov. 4 1:00 p.m.

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#6 Duke GAME 2 Thurs., Nov. 1 3:30 p.m. theACC.com

#3 Maryland

2012 ACC CHAMPION

GAME 4 Fri., Nov. 2 3:30 p.m.

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#2 Virginia

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