Athletic Performance Center
2009 JMU Field Hockey
A Message Meghan from the Coach Bain
Welcome to James Junior Madison ForwardUniversity field hockey. As the head women’s fieldBerlin, hockeyN.J./Eastern coach it is with great pride that I share our Regional nationally-ranked program and university you. It is an honor and • Womensfieldhockey.com Nationalwith Rookie a privilege to represent such a wonderful program and university. of the Year, Third Team All-American • NFHCA All-Region Entering my sixth Second seasonTeam as the head coach, I am convinced there is no better• Cplace than James Madison University for a young AA Rookie of the Year and First Team All-CAA person to grow and learn as a student and as an athlete. Our coaches, student-athlete services and conditioning • State and conference Rookiestaff, of thestrength Year staff, sports medicine staff, administrative staff • Led JMU in goals and points (second-most and sports media staff all work very hard to coordinate their efforts to provide ever by a freshman) the bestWhy possible experience for the JMU student-athlete. did you choose JMU? Because it’s a “All Together One” isand theI fell JMU motto great campus, in love withand the it is truly what our student-athletes experience JMU. team and coaching staff. at Also it was really hard for me to go away to college, but with
We have great my people working together for atriplets), common goal to be the cousins being there (the Walls best they can be. it made it so much easier. As the coach of the field hockey team, I recruit individuals into our program who are able to commit to being the very best they can be in a team-oriented, “All Together One,” environment. Our goal every year is to be a nationally-ranked top-ten Schedule program that competes in the NCAA tournament. To meet that goal, it is imperative that team needs come first before individual needs August and wants. It is also essential for the success of our program that we 29 at Ohio State, 1 p.m. attract individuals who are willing to excel in the classroom as well as 30 at Kent State, 1 p.m. on the field. With over 100 majors to choose from, student-athletes September 6 Wake Forest, 1 p.m. at JMU have a large window of opportunity to graduate with a very 12 vs. Massachusetts, Albany, N.Y., 2:30 p.m. powerful degree in addition to having had the opportunity to compete 13 at Albany, 2:30 p.m. 19 Michigan State, 1 p.m. at the highest level possible within NCAA Division I Field Hockey. With student-athletes who are willing to work very hard to excel both on the field and in the classroom, and with our “team around the team” firmly in place, the sky is the limit for JMU field hockey! We are excited
Tara about theKing future for
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hope you will join us.
• CAA All-Rookie Team
Yours in field hockey,
• Starter in JMU’s defense most of the season •C AA Commissioner’s Academic Award • NFHCA National Academic Squad What influenced you to play field hockey? The fact that allLucas the girls in my family Antoinette played.
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American, 1 p.m. *Towson, 7 p.m. *Delaware, 1 p.m. Radford, 7 p.m.
October
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*at Hofstra, 3 p.m. *at Drexel, 1 p.m. *VCU, 7 p.m. at Richmond, 1 p.m. North Carolina, 1 p.m. *William & Mary, 7 p.m. Junior Goalkeeper *Old Dominion, 1 p.m. vs.Suffolk, Iowa, Washington, D.C., 2 p.m. Va./Lakeland
Kelsey Cutchins
• CAA All-Tournament Team November
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*at Northeastern, 2 p.m. • VaSID Second Team All-State CAA Tournament Semifinals, Highest Seed CAA Tournament Championship, Highest • National Rookie of the Week afterSeed backNCAA Tournament First Round, site TBA to-back shutouts in CAA tournament NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals, site TBA NCAA Tournament Semifinals, Winston-Salem, • Four solo shutouts and combined on N.C. NCAA Tournament Championship, Winston-Salem, N.C.
10 total shutouts
ome games played at JMU Field Hockey Complex H • Member of U.S. Field Hockey U-21 *Colonial Athletic Association opponent
Futures Team
What are your goals for this year? I want to successfully balance field hockey, school, and my life. I would also like to clean out my closets at home but I don’t forsee that one happening.
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This is... JMU Field Hockey
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Mission 2009 • Be ranked in the top 10 nationally • Reach the NCAA Tournament • Compete in the final game of the CAA tournament.
“Job Description” of JMU Field Hockey team members • • • • • • • • • •
Be accountable Make NO excuses Be reliable and dependable Put the team first Be Unselfish Demonstrate unbeatable work ethic Always do the RIGHT THING Listen, learn, grow Have a big heart Be composed under Pressure
“All Heart, All Out, All the Time”
JMU Field Hockey Complex “State of the art facility with watered artificial playing surface (Astroturf 12-XL Stadium Surface)”
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2009 JMU Women’s Soccer
Energetic This Is... Coaches
JMU Soccer Antoinette Lucas Head Coach Sixth Season Northwestern ‘92
• 2008 CAA and Virginia Coach of the Year • Team has shown steady improvement in each of Lucas’ five seasons. • Built the program from a 4-16 mark in her first season to winning three consecutive CAA championships from 2006 to 2008, finishing with JMU’s best winning percentage ever at 18-3 record in 2008, and ranked fourth nationally. • At JMU, 20 all-conference selections, seven CAA All-Rookie picks, nine AllAmericans, and a National Rookie of the Year in just five seasons. • Appeared in 32 consecutive national polls, including every week in 2006, 2007, & 2008. • First NCAA tournament victory since 1995 with 5-4 win over Duke in 2007. • Former coach of U.S. U-16 National Team. • Competed 12 years for U.S. in four World Cups and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. • 12 years of Division I assistant coaching experience at New Hampshire, Northeastern, Duke, and Connecticut. • Two-time All-American in field hockey and lacrosse at Northwestern. • Inducted into Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001.
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Julie Munson Assistant Coach Sixth season New Hampshire ‘04
• Works directly with goalkeepers, guiding Kelsey Cutchins to consecutive All-American seasons, becoming the first goalkeeper in league history to earn CAA Player of the Year. Cutchins holds JMU’s career GAA record and ranks 20th in NCAA history. • Directed a defense that led the nation in GAA and shutouts last year. In 2007 ranked second nationally in GAA and shutouts. • Also coaches at High Performance Training Center in Maryland. • Former goalkeeper at University of New Hampshire.
Baillie Versfeld Assistant Coach First season James Madison ‘07
• Helps oversee all on-field areas while also working with recruiting, travel, and game prep. • Two-year assistant at Miami (Ohio) with a 24-18 record, including 14-7 in 2008. • Two-time All-American, four-time All-South, and fourtime All-CAA at JMU with 72 career points on 27 goals and 18 assists. • Shared JMU Female Athlete of the Year honors in 2007. • 2006 CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
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This Is... Roster JMU Soccer
No.
Name
Pos.
Elig.
Ht.
Hometown/High School
00
Kristen O’Rourke
G
r-Sr.
5-1
Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown
1
Margo Savage
G
r-Fr.
5-6
Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne
2
Jessie Dawson
B
Sr.
5-5
Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne
3
Tori Lindsey
F
Fr.
5-3
Audubon, Pa./Methacton
4
Megan Matthews
M/F
r-Fr.
5-4
Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown
5
Jenna Taylor
M
Fr.
5-6
Midlothian, Va./James River
6
Sarah Warlick
F/M
r-Fr.
5-6
Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge
7
Meghan Bain
F
Sr.
5-6
Berlin, N.J./Eastern Regional
8
Vivienne Konijnendijk
M
Fr.
5-9
Rotterdam, The Netherlands/Sint Laurens College
9
Lindsay Cutchins
B
So.
5-6
Suffolk, Va./Lakeland
10
Sam Smiertka
M/F
Fr.
5-7
Townsend, Del./St. Thomas More
11
Dolores de Rooij
F/M
Jr.
5-9
Vlaardingen, The Netherlands/Erasmiaans
12
Courtney Versfeld
B
Fr.
5-7
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe/Dominican Convent
13
Kerrie Edmonds
M
Fr.
5-3
Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus
14
Erica Henderson
F
r-Fr.
5-4
Westover, Md./Pocomoke
15
Auburn Weisensale
M/F
Fr.
5-4
Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield
16
Becky Hilgar
F/M
Jr.
5-2
Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen Valley
17
Kelsey Cutchins
G
Sr.
5-9
Suffolk, Va./Lakeland
18
Melissa McNelis
F/M
Jr.
5-5
Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus
19
Amy Daniel
B
Jr.
5-8
Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood
20
Rachel Wein
M/F
Fr.
5-10
Perryville, Md./Perryville
21
Tara King
B
Sr.
5-7
Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus
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Randi Segear
M
Jr.
5-6
Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Coughlin
Head Coach: Antoinette Lucas (Northwestern ‘92) Assistant Coaches: Julie Munson (New Hampshire ‘04), Baillie Versfeld (JMU ’07) Athletic Trainer: Jackie Downar (North Carolina ‘00) Team Captains: Kelsey Cutchins, Kristen O’Rourke, Tara King
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Athletes Kelsey Cutchins Senior Goalkeeper Suffolk, Va./Lakeland
• 2008-09 JMU Female Co-Athlete and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year • Two-time Longstreth/NFHCA First Team All-American & All-South Region • ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American 2008 & Third Team 2007 • Two-time Womensfieldhockey.com Division I First Team All-American • Two-time ECAC All-Star/Goalkeeper of the Year • 2008-09 CAA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year • Two-time CAA Player of the Year (First GK ever), Field Hockey Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and All-CAA • Two-time VaSID State Player of the Year and All-State • Team captain • One goal allowed in 422 career CAA Tournament minutes (0.17 GAA) as JMU is 6-0 with three titles with her in goal • Currently 20th in NCAA history in career goals against average • First in nation in GAA and save percentage as a junior while JMU was first in shutouts. • JMU GAA records for career (0.96 in three seasons) and season (0.72, 2008). • Ninth place in JMU history in save percentage (.777), 10th in saves (199), third in career minutes in goal (4,139:03), and third place in single season save percentage (.824, 2008) • Led CAA in shutouts, shutouts per game, save percentage, and goals against average • Member of U.S. Field Hockey Under-21 National Futures Team
What are your goals for this year?
To excel in academics, field hockey, and maintain strong relationships with my fellow students... and win the JMU inner tube water polo championship!
Kelsey Cutchins was honored as JMU’s Female Athlete of the Year and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2008-09.
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Athletes Meghan Bain
Senior Forward Berlin, N.J./Eastern Regional
• 2009 John H. Randolph Inspiration Award from the CAA • ECAC Award for Valor • CAA All-Tournament team in 2008 • 11th place on JMU’s career scoring list and second in career game-winning goals • Just shy of top 15 on JMU’s career points list • Third on team with nine goals in 2008 • 2007 Longstrength/NFHCA Second Team All-South Region • CAA Second Team All-Conference as a sophomore • Womensfieldhockey.com National Rookie of the Year in 2006
Who motivates you and why?
The coaches and each one of my teammates motivate me by pushing me to always try my hardest and to do my best to help us work towards achieving our team goals.
Jessie Dawson
Senior Back Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne
• First goal in career came in victory over Saint Louis in 2008 • Played career-best 17 games in 2008 • Helped JMU defense to 11 shutouts in 21 games • Defensive save in the season opening 7-0 shutout against Georgetown in 2007 • NFHCA National Academic Squad • CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award • JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete and President’s List Fall 2008
What is your favorite field hockey moment?
When Kelsey, Merel, and KO were sitting in the cage and the cage fell over with all of them in it.
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Tara King
Senior Back Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus • Team captain
• VaSID Second Team All-State • Started in 20 games as a junior and 64 of 66 career games • Contributed to JMU recording 11 shutouts for the season, second-most in program history in 2008 • Part of a defense that finished first in the nation in goals against average and shutouts per game in 2008 • Key piece to defense that ranked second nationally in goals allowed and shutouts in 2007 • First career assist and point in 2-1 win over VCU in 2007
What are your goals for this year?
Win CAA’s for the fourth year in a row and make it to NCAA’s.
Kristen O’Rourke Redshirt Senior Goalkeeper Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown • Team captain
• Played 20 shutout minutes at keeper in a win over VCU • One goal allowed in 51 minutes as a junior with a 1.14 career GAA in three seasons • Shared time in goal on three shutouts • Aided JMU defense to best goals against average and shutout average in the nation in high school
• Posted 21 shutouts in two seasons
• Also played four years of softball in high school
What advice would you give a prospective recruit?
Try and get to know the team on your visit. They will become some of your closest friends over the next four years.
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Athletes Amy Daniel
Junior Back Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood
• Scored first career goal in season opening victory over Saint Louis • Finished the 2008 season with nine points on three goals and three assists • Started all 21 games as a sophomore • Key piece to a defense that finished first in the nation in goals against average and shutouts per game in 2008 • 16 total appearances with one start in first season
What is your favorite field hockey moment?
My favorite individual moment is scoring my 1st collegiate goal. My favorite team moment is beating UVA 1-0 in OT last season
Dolores de Rooij
Becky Hilgar
Junior Midfielder/ Forward Vaardingen, The Netherlands/ Erasmiaans
Junior Midfielder/ Forward Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen Valley
• CAA Second Team All-Conference
• Scored goal in CAA match at William and Mary
• VaSID Second Team All-State • Finished 10th in the CAA in shots and ninth in shots per game • Finished her sophomore season with 14 points off six goals and two assists • Womensfieldhockey.com National All-Rookie Team and CAA All-Rookie Team in 2007 • Fourth on team with 20 points on nine goals and two assists in 2007 • Tied for fifth place for goals by a freshman in JMU history
What do you enjoy most about JMU field hockey?
The team and being able to compete with some of the best teams in the country.
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• Appeared in 19 games and made first career start at Richmond • Made career playing debut in the season opening 7-0 shutout against Georgetown in 2007 • Scored first career goal in 7-0 shutout against Richmond as a freshman
Who motivates you and why?
My sister because she was the person who first got me interested in the sport. She was a great player and I would like to follow in her footsteps.
Melissa McNelis
Randi Segear
• Appeared in nine matches as a sophomore
• Started all 21 games as a sophomore with two goals and three assists for seven points
Junior Midfielder/ Forward Emmaus, Pa./ Emmaus
• JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete • Made career debut in the 7-0 shutout against Georgetown in 2007 • Nine total appearances in 2007
Junior Midfielder Wilkes-Barre, Pa./ Coughlin
• CAA All-Rookie Team in 2007 • Two-time CAA Rookie of the Week as a freshman • Appeared in all 23 games with 21 starts as a freshman
What is your major and why did you choose it?
What do you enjoy most about JMU field hockey?
Organizational Communications because I like to plan things and love to be around people.
Being able to play with my three best friends, Melissa McNelis, Dolores de Rooij, and Becky Hilgar
Lindsay Cutchins Sophomore Back Suffolk, Va./Lakeland
• Appeared in 15 games and made debut in the season opening 6-1 victory over Saint Louis • Made first career start against Kent State • Scored first career goal in NCAA First Round game against Virginia • Only true freshman to see playing time in 2008
Why did you choose JMU?
The campus is beautiful, we have some great new facilities, it’s not too big, not too small, and the help that is available to student athletes is incredible.
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Athletes Erica Henderson Redshirt Freshman Forward Westover, Md./Pocomoke • Redshirted freshman year
• NFHCA National Academic Squad • Set Pocomoke High School record for goals scored with 35 • First Team All-State in 2007
What is your favorite field hockey moment?
When everyone started yelling and dancing to the fight song Rodger played on the bus for the CAA Championship Tournament.
Megan Matthews
Redshirt Freshman Midfielder/Forward Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown • Redshirted freshman year
• NFHCA National Academic Squad • Co-State Player of the Year and First Team AllState as a senior • Three time All-District, including First Team in 2006 and 2007
What is your major and why did you choose it? Health services or biology because I want to go to medical school.
Margo Savage
Redshirt Freshman Goalkeeper Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne • Redshirted freshman year
• JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete • First Team All-State as a senior • Beach District Player of the Year in 2007
What is something that most people do not know about you? I was the starting place kicker for my high school football team.
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Sarah Warlick
Redshirt Freshman Forward/Midfielder Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge • Redshirted freshman year
• NFHCA National Academic Squad • All-District as a junior and a senior • Competed in National Futures Tournament
What is your major and why did you choose it?
I am a health sciences and dietetics major. I am interested in being a nutritionist, because I enjoy learning about how to stay healthy and fit.
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Athletes Kerrie Edmonds Freshman Midfielder Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus
Vivienne Konijnendijk
• Reached state tournament all four years
• Four-time national champion at highest club level in The Netherlands
• High school state champions as a freshman and junior • Second team All-State as a junior
What is your major/minor and why did you choose it?
I’m majoring in Finance and taking pre-med courses because I want to be a Radiologist.
Freshman Midfielder Rotterdam, The Netherlands/Sint Laurens College
• One indoor hockey championship and one runner-up finish
Where is your favorite place you have visited and where would you like to visit?
My favorite place in Holland is Kortgene, a small village on the lake. We went to Roma with school and it was great. This will be the first time I visit America and my expectations are huge!
Tori Lindsey Freshman Forward Audubon, Pa./Methacton
• NFHCA Penn/Monto Second Team High School AllAmerican • 2008 Pottstown Mercury Athlete of the Year • Four time All-State, including three times first team
What is the best advice you have received?
Keep moving forward, keep the momentum going, and know that soon, you too will be looking back, only to see how far you have come and how much you have changed.
Jenna Taylor
Freshman Midfielder Midlothian, Va./James River • First Team All-State as a senior
• Two-time Dominion District Player of the Year • Central Region Player of the Year as a senior
What is your favorite field hockey moment? My favorite moment was deciding that I wanted, and getting the opportunity, to play field hockey in college.
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Sam Smiertka
Freshman Midfielder/Forward Townsend, Del./St. Thomas More • First Team All-State as a senior
• St. Thomas More reached state playoffs as a senior • Two-time DSAC First Team All-Conference
Why did you choose JMU?
I chose JMU because compared to the other teams they were full of intensity and I liked the speed. The girls I met were great and the school has the major and field that I want to go into. Plus, it is a larger school without it actually looking like one. You wouldn’t be able to tell just how many kids go there by walking through the campus.
Rachel Wein
Courtney Versfeld
Freshman Back Bulawayo, Zimbabwe/Domincan Convent • Played on 2008 Under-21 Zimbabwe National Team that qualified for World Cup
• Four-year competitor on the Matebeleland and Zimbabwe U-16 and U-18 Teams • Also played four years of water polo
Freshman Midfielder/Forward Perryville, Md./Perryville
• County Player of the Year and team MVP at Perryville H.S. • State All-Star Game after leading her area in scoring • Also excelled four years each in basketball and track
What is your major/minor and why did you choose it?
Political Science. Initially I wanted to pursue a career as a physician’s assistant, but I was inspired to study political science by my A.P. U.S. History teacher.
Auburn Weisensale Freshman Midfielder/Forward Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield
• 2008 Lancaster-Lebanon League Senior All-Star Game • Two-time L-L League Section I All-Star • U.S. Women’s Lacrosse Honorable Mention High School All-American
What is your major/minor and why did you choose it?
Kinesiology, because I am interested in science and exercise.
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CAA Title Three-Peat JMU won its first consecutive CAA championships from 2006 through 2008, appearing in the NCAA tournament for three straight seasons for the first time since three in a row from 1993 to 1995. Only one other CAA school has ever won backto-back league titles.
Lauren Walls (pictured with CAA Assistant Commissioner J.P. Williams) was named Most Outstanding Player of both the 2007 and 2008 CAA Championships. She scored the game-winning goal in both title games, each a 1-0 shutout of Old Dominion.
JMU defeated William & Mary and Old Dominion in the 2008 CAA Tournament to claim its third consecutive conference title, all at the U.S. National Training Center in Virginia Beach. Two-time CAA Player of the Year Kelsey Cutchins played every minute of JMU’s CAA Championship action from 2006 through 2008. She has five shutouts in six tournament games with one goal and 43 saves in 422 minutes (0.17 GAA)
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Melissa Walls converted JMU’s only shot in a 1-0 win over Old Dominion for the 2006 CAA championship. The Dukes were outshot 23-1 in the victory.
JMU made its first NCAA appearance under Antoinette Lucas in 2006, a 3-2 overtime loss at #4 Duke.
JMU has made nine NCAA tournament appearances. The 2007 Dukes defeated Duke 5-4 at UNC for the program’s first postseason win since 1995.
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1994 National Championship
Christy Morgan (right) coached JMU to five NCAA appearances in nine years and the 1994 NCAA championship.
Carole Thate led the Dukes to the 1994 national championship and won the Honda Award in 1995 as the nation’s best player.
JMU won its first national championship with the 1994 field hockey NCAA championship.
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Heather Colbert had a .849 save percentage in JMU’s championship season. No save was bigger than her kick save to open the penalty shootouts in the championship game win over North Carolina.
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Records & Awards
Career Leaders
JMU’s Field Hockey All-Americans
Points
Player (Years) GP Goals Assts 1. Carole Thate (1993-95) 72 116 36 2. Sandy Wilson (1983-86) 72 64 15 3. Julie Martinez (1996-99) 67 59 9 4. Erin Marovelli (1977-79) 62 49 26 5. Liz Sanders (1997-2000) 86 51 19 6. Dalynn Patrick (1975-77) 40 55 1 7. Traci Forchetti (1998-01) 86 41 18 8. Melissa Stefaniak (2005-08) 83 37 23 9. Katrina Hunter (1996-99) 85 36 22 10. Ashley Walls (2005-08) 85 32 28 11. Janelle Perlis (2000-03) 81 39 13 12. Lauren Walls (2005-08) 87 33 21 13. Tara Nappi (1995-98) 77 36 13 14. Sarah Heilman (1979-82) 76 39 5 15. Kerry Nadwodny (1988-89) 87 25 32
Goals
Player (Years) 1. Carole Thate (1993-95) 2. Sandy Wilson (1983-86) 3. Julie Martinez (1996-99) 4. Dalynn Patrick (1975-77) 5. Liz Sanders (1997-2000) 6. Erin Marovelli (1977-79) 7. Traci Forchetti (1998-01) 8. Janelle Perlis (2000-03) Sarah Heilman (1979-82) 10. Melissa Stefaniak (2005-08) 11. Katrina Hunter (1996-99) Tara Nappi (1995-98) Mona Ryabik (1984-87) Meghan Bain (2006-09) 15. Amy Hicks (1985-88) Lauren Walls (2005-08)
Assists
1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 11. 15.
Player (Years) Carole Thate (1993-95) Danyle Heffernan (1991-95) Sara Perilla (1996-99) Kerry Nadwodny (1988-89) Elo Goodman (1983-86) Dianne Cegielski (1994-97) Heather Hoehlein (1992-95) Ashley Walls (2005-08) Erin Marovelli (1977-79) Megan Kelly (1990-93) Diane Buch (1984-87) Melissa Stefaniak (2005-08) Gwen Stoltzfus (1993-95) Karen Zarchin (1994-96) Katrina Hunter (1996-99) Felice Moody (1983-86) Maureen Klingler (2002-06)
GP Goals 72 116 72 64 67 59 40 55 86 51 62 49 86 41 81 39 76 39 83 37 85 36 77 36 74 36 65 36 93 33 87 33 GP 72 86 83 87 88 75 90 85 62 84 69 83 51 67 85 75 80
Pts 268 143 127 124 121 111 100 97 94 92 91 87 85 83 82
G-W 31 11 5 11 … 6 10 … 10 10 9 1 20 6 8 Assts 36 36 34 32 30 29 28 28 26 26 23 23 23 23 22 22 22
(as selected by National Field Hockey Coaches Association) 1998 Tara Nappi (2nd) 1986 Sandy Wilson (1st) 1998 Katrina Hunter (3rd) 1988 Amy Hicks (1st) 1999 Katrina Hunter (2nd) 1991 Heather Owen (3rd) 2000 Liz Sanders (3rd) 1993 Leslie Nasson (3rd) 2001 Traci Forchetti (1st) 1994 Eileen Arnaldo (2nd) 2003 Janelle Perlis (3rd) 1994 Renee Ranere (2nd) 2005 Baillie Versfeld (2nd) 1995 Carole Thate (1st) 2006 Baillie Versfeld (2nd) 1995 Jen Wilds (1st) 2007 Kelsey Cutchins (1st) 1995 Heather Hoehlein 2007 Melissa Walls (2nd) (3rd) 2007 Ashley Walls (3rd) 1996 Kelley Kreiger (3rd) 2008 Kelsey Cutchins (1st) 1997 Dianne Cegielski 2008 Melissa Walls (3rd) (2nd) 2008 Lauren Walls (3rd) 1997 Julie Martinez (3rd)
Honda Award for National Player of the Year Carole Thate (1995)
CAA Championships 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008
NCAA Tournament Appearances 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 1997 2007 2008
Tara Perilla (3rd) Kelsey Cutchins (3rd) Kelsey Cutchins (2nd)
Series Records
JMU vs. CAA Opponents Delaware Drexel Hofstra Northeastern Old Dominion Towson VCU William & Mary
5-3 7-3 5-3 7-3 10-46 14-1 27-7 29-17-6
JMU vs. Other Conferences America East Atlantic 10 Atlantic Coast Big East Big Ten Ivy Mid-American Northeast NorPac Patriot
10-3-1 54-11-1 42-103-8 11-8-1 17-33-5 2-0 15-8-1 6-8 61-6-1 24-8
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JMU Field Hockey
Traditions & History
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Nine NCAA post-season tournament appearances
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Two NCAA semifinal appearances
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One NCAA championship (1994)
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Four CAA championships (1995, 2006, 2007, 2008)
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Ten 15-win seasons
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Ranked as high as third in final national rankings twice (1994, 1995)
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Ranked in top 20 of final national poll 13 times in last 16 years
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12 JMU Athletics Hall of Fame members
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26 NFHCA All-American selections
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Three Academic All-Americans (1997, 2007, 2008)
Dee McDonough was a U.S. National Team player in both field hockey and lacrosse. The JMU Hall of Famer coached the Dukes for 12 seasons, including their first CAA campaign in 1984.
Triplets Melissa, Ashley, and Lauren Walls were instrumental to JMU’s resurgence to three consecutive CAA titles (2006-08), three NCAA appearances, and nationallyranked every week of all three seasons. Lauren and Melissa rank fourth and sixth in games started in JMU history while Ashley and Lauren rank 10th and 12th in career points.
Julie Weiss competed in six NCAA Tournaments (two field hockey, four lacrosse) in a JMU uniform, tying a school record.
Sandy Wilson was JMU’s first All-American after leading the nation with 33 goals in 1986.
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Tara Perilla (left, 1997) and Kelsey Cutchins (right, 2007 & 2008) have both represented JMU field hockey as Academic AllAmericans.
Top Flight Opponents
Baillie Versfeld (2003-06) was a twotime All-American for the Dukes and ranked 14th all-time with 27 goals upon graduation.
Meghan Bain was named Womensfieldhockey.com National Rookie of the Year in 2006 after scoring 16 goals, including nine game-winning goals.
Carole Thate (inducted 2006) and Sandy Wilson (inducted 2001) are among 12 field hockey members of the JMU Athletics Hall of Fame.
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2009 Opponent Wake Forest Iowa North Carolina Michigan State Ohio State Drexel Massachusetts American Kent State Albany Hofstra Old Dominion
Final ’08 Rank 2 6 7 10 14 16 17 18 19 20 votes votes
’08 NCAA Tourn. lost championship semifinals first round second round
first round first round lost play-in game first round
Of 18 opponents on JMU’s 2008 schedule, 17 received votes in the national polls at some point in 2007, including seven in the final rankings. In addition, six participated in the NCAA tournament.
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Colonial Athletic Association CAA Field Hockey • Field Hockey became a CAA sport in 1991
• Top four teams advance to CAA postseason tournament, hosted by highest seed • Champion receives automatic bid to 16-team NCAA championship • Nine seasons with multiple NCAA championship qualifiers since 1991
JMU in the CAA (Since 1991) • Champion 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008 • Runner-up seven times • Reached tournament semifinals 14 times • 79 All-CAA selections (at least two every season) • Seven All-Rookie selections (award started 2004) • CAA Player of the Year 1993, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2008 • CAA Defender of the Year 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008 (award started 1998)
• CAA Rookie of the Year 1993, 1996, 2002, 2006 • CAA Tournament MVP 1993, 1994, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008
• CAA Coach of the Year 1993, 2008
Carole Thate (pictured at left after scoring in 1994 national championship game) was CAA Player of the Year and tournament MVP in 1993, 1994, and 1995.
JMU won its second of three consecutive CAA titles in 2006, the Dukes’ first since 1995.
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The CAA extends from Boston in the north to Atlanta in the south.
The CAA traditionally ranks among the top leagues in the nation. The conference is 30-23 in the NCAA tournament since 1991 with five NCAA championships in that span.
JMU claimed nine CAA honors in 2008. Pictured (L to R) are Lauren Walls, Ashley Walls, Defensive Player of the Year Melissa Walls, Player of the Year Kelsey Cutchins, Coach of the Year Antoinette Lucas, Dolores de Rooij, and Melissa Stefaniak. Kelsey Cutchins (with CAA Sr. Associate Commissioner Robert Goodman) was CAA Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008, the first goalkeeper in league history to earn the honor, first JMU winner since 1995, and just the third repeat winner in CAA history.
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By the numbers 12 member schools 8
states represented
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of the nine largest television markets in the nation -- New York (1), Philadelphia (4), Boston (6), Washington, D.C, (8) and Atlanta (9)
10 NCAA field hockey championships 52 NCAA field hockey tournament appearances
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This is... JMU JMU’s beautiful campus includes 108 major buildings on 696 acres. The original campus is built around the Quadrangle, where buildings are constructed of native blue limestone and have ivy coverings. The University’s 18,000 students may choose from 106 degree programs in seven colleges -- College of Arts and Letters, College of Business, College of Education, College of Integrated Science and Technology, College of Science and Mathematics, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Graduate School. JMU’s academic program combines the liberal arts tradition with preparation for technology in a rapidly changing world. All students receive a strong foundation of knowledge through a rigorous general education program. • Female/Male Ratio: 60/40 • Student/Professor Ratio: 17/1 • Average Class Size: 29
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“JMU is a wonderful university with a beautiful campus, friendly people, and an ideal location in a great community. It’s a privilege to coach at such a highly-regarded institution.” - Antoinette Lucas, JMU field hockey coach
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• U.S. News & World Report in its 2009 America’s Best Colleges guidebook ranked JMU first in the South among public universities for the 15th straight year. • JMU is Virginia’s most-popular college or university, drawing applications from the greatest percentage of the state’s graduating high school seniors. • Kiplinger’s Personal Finance in 2009 ranked JMU 28th nationally on its list of 100 best values in public colleges -- schools that offer a first-class education at a reasonable price. • Yahoo! Internet Life included JMU on its 2001 listing of “The Nation’s 100 Most Wired Universities,” listing JMU 53rd among larger institutions. • JMU was included in the 2002 edition of The Unofficial, Unbiased, Insider’s Guide to the 320 Most Interesting Colleges with one author saying “JMU is almost too perfect to be believed.” • JMU has been described as “one of the best managed, most dynamic public universities in the nation” in The Guide to 101 of the Best Values in America’s Colleges and Universities. • BusinessWeek magazine in 2009 ranked JMU’s College of Business 16th nationally among business schools at public universities and 44th among all universities. • JMU is among schools “that prove activism and community service are alive and well on campus,” says Mother Jones Magazine. • JMU’s exemplary programs for first-year students are “cornerstones of the University’s strong commitment to student learning and success,” says The Temple Guide: Colleges That Encourage Character Development. • JMU is recognized as one of the nation’s top 50 “Best Value” public universities in the 2009 Princeton Review “Best Value Colleges.” The list recognizes schools that provide high-quality academics at a reasonable price.”
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Harrisonburg, Va. A Great College Town Harrisonburg is convenient to the metropolitan areas of Washington, D.C., and Richmond while providing JMU students the comforts of the picturesque setting of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. The city offers something for everyone. From downtown shopping and restaurants, to nearby national parks and forests, it provides JMU students the opportunity to sample many aspects of life. Harrisonburg offers a learning environment that is very unique in today’s high-tech, educational world.
Dr. Linwood H. Rose James Madison University President
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Academic Advising • Located in the Plecker Athletic Performance Center, named in honor of Robert & Frances Plecker • A $10 million state-of-the-art athletic support facility • 7,000-square foot strength and conditioning center with flat-screen televisions for individual instruction • 5,000-square foot sports medicine facility • Computer lab with more then 30 work stations • Tutoring and small group meeting facilities • JMU’s athletic hall of fame • Student-athlete lounge
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Casey Carter
Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Services James Madison ‘70
Carli Toliver
Team Academic Advisor
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Strength & Conditioning • Developing athleticism and sports performance • Seven training facilities encompassing more then 17,000 square feet • Staff includes five full time professionals with certifications as strength and conditioning specialists
Greg Werner Head Coach/ Director of JMU Strength & Conditioning Austin Peay ‘91
Justin Jones Strength & Conditioning Coach James Madison ‘07
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Sports Medicine
• Multi-skilled professionals use current research, educational knowledge, and state-of-the-art equipment and technology to provide a comprehensive and progressive approach to assure the holistic wellbeing of student-athletes • Staff includes 20 board-certified and licensed athletic trainers • Team physicians include Dr. Kent Diduch (board-certified in family practice physician) and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mark Miller, a nationally renowned fellowship-trained orthopedist from the University of Virginia • Local chiropractors, physical therapists, sport psychologists, nutritionists, and orthotists are available to assist in the health care needs of student-athletes Jackie Downar
ATC Team Athletic Trainer
Tom Kuster
ATC Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Medicine James Madison ‘95
Dr. Kent Diduch Team Physician
Dr. Mark Miller Team Orthopedic Surgeon
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Who’s Who in JMU Athletics Jeff Bourne Director of Athletics
Geoff Polglase Deputy Director of Athletics
Shelia Moorman Associate Athletics Director, Senior Woman Administrator
Casey Carter Associate Athletics Director for Academics
Kevin White Associate Athletics Director for Sport Programs
Field Hockey Information Home Field & Capacity/Surface: JMU Field Hockey Complex (1,000/artificial turf) Office Location: Godwin Hall 308 Telephone: (540) 568-3331 Fax: (540) 568-3901 E-mail: fieldhockey@jmu.edu Mailing Address: Field Hockey James Madison University 800 S Main St MSC 2301 Harrisonburg, VA 22807 (For overnight delivery, add Godwin 307 to address) Head Coach Antoinette Lucas: (540) 568-3331 lucas2am@jmu.edu Cell: (540) 271-4925 Assistant Coaches Julie Munson: (540) 568-3927 munsonjm@jmu.edu Cell: (540) 478-3326
Meghan Bain
Tara King
Baillie Versfeld: (540) 568-3941 versfebt@jmu.edu Cell: (540) 478-2206 Administrative Assistant Cassidy Merica: (540) 568-6692 Strength & Conditioning Coaches Greg Werner, Austin Peay ‘91 Justin Jones, James Madison ‘07
Directions & Maps
A map of the JMU campus (including a PDF printable map) is available at www.jmu.edu/map. For directions visit JMUsports.com and click on Facilities.
Credits:
Design: Austin Design, Inc., Lovettsville, Va. Interior Layout Special Assistance: Teresa Craig. Photography: Cathy Kushner, Diane Elliott, Melinda Westhoff, USA Field Hockey, John R. Bell, Colonial Athletic Association, and others. Printing: Mid-Valley Press -
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Kelsey Cutchins
James Madison University