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GLASSBORO, NJ – Rowan scored five goals in the third quarter to break open the game as the Profs defeated Stockton, 13-8, in the Semifinals of the 2024 NJAC Women's Lacrosse Championship. Rowan advances to the NJAC title game for the third year in a row, and will play at top-seeded TCNJ on Saturday, May 4, at 1 p.m. The NJAC champion will earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. Elaina Corson scored five goals on the day with Calista Burke adding three goals and a career-high four assists. Molly Green and Fiona Lockhart had two goals each...
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Gloucester Catholic High School is soliciting nominations for the 2024 Hall of Fame now through December 1. The inductees will be honored at the annual Hall of Fame event which will take place on April 23, 2024. Please submit nominations via the new Online Nomination Form. The link is below and can also be found on the school website (www.gchsrams.org). Click Here to Nominate a Candidate Online! We are seeking alumni who are interested in and willing to serve on the Hall of Fame Committee. Please consider volunteering. Contact Bill Dougherty at 609-617-9959 or [email protected] Gloucester Catholic High School was...
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GLASSBORO, NJ – Rowan freshman Trish Gillen scored a season-high four goals but the Profs were edged by Stevens, 12-11, in women’s lacrosse action this afternoon. Gillen added an assist for the first five-point game of her career while classmate Elaina Corson added two goals for Rowan (2-1). Trish Gillen (Scotch Plains HS) With Rowan leading 8-7 at the start of the second half, Stevens (3-0) scored four consecutive goals to take an 11-8 lead with 12:47 left in the fourth quarter. After the Profs went without a goal in the third quarter, Corson broke the drought with one at...
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HOBOKEN, NJ – Johnny Troiano and Chad Yates scored second-half goals to lift Rowan to a 3-2 win over #20 Middlebury in the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship first round hosted by Stevens. The Profs (12-5-5) will meet fourth-ranked Stevens (16-0-3) on Sunday at 3 p.m. in a second-round contest. With the game tied, 2-2, Yates connected on a 30-yard free kick for his seventh gamewinner of the season at 68:13, which was his team-best 13th goal of the year. That goal came just six minutes after Troiano tied it, 2-2, when Davide Caputo crossed the ball and Turlough Gartlan knocked...
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NJAC Champions! Volleyball Wins 3-2 Thriller Over Montclair State GLASSBORO, NJ -- In a match for the ages, Rowan claimed its fourth conference title and first since 2004 as the Profs took down Montclair State, 3-2 (25-23, 25-27, 19-25, 25-20, and 19-17), in the NJAC Championship here at Esbjornson Gymnasium on Saturday. With the victory, Rowan capture's the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament. Selections will be announced on Monday afternoon. The resilient Profs battled through deficits throughout the match, most importantly in the fifth and deciding set, as Rowan fought off match point five times en...
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The higher your app’s ratings — the more users see it, and the more purchases flow in. However, you cannot please everyone. Sooner or later, negative comments appear. The way you handle them defines the future of your product. Sadly, too many developers ignore the golden rules of feedback management. Should you reply to all reviews or just the negative ones? How often should you send requests for feedback? There are many questions to answer. With a system for automatic app review responses, boosting ratings is easy. Experts will help you avoid the deadly sins of app management, including these...
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August 6, 2020 Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a New York Times column attacking St. Serra: On September 23, 2015, Pope Francis canonized Junípero Serra, the 18th century Spanish priest who courageously defended the human rights of Indians in North America. A week later the New York Times maligned St. Serra in a front-page story by Laura M. Holson, "Sainthood of Serra Reopens Wounds in Colonialism in California." She said that "Historians agree that he [Serra] forced Native Americans to abandon their tribal culture and convert to Christianity, and that he had them whipped and imprisoned and sometimes...
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press release OWINGS MILLS, MD (12/13/2016)-- Stevenson University women's volleyball player Trang Nguyen-Christensen, and the Mustangs beat Messiah College, earning the title of MAC Commonwealth Champions. This will be Stevenson's sixth year in a row, heading to the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship. Annika Schwartz, has been named the Championship MVP for the second year in a row, where she earned her 13th double-double, four kills, and three blocks. She has also been named an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team member, and a MAC Commonwealth First Team All-Conference selection. Moriah Savage, has been selected as a...
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Stevenson University (Photo credit: Wikipedia) OWINGS MILLS, MD (07/12/2016)-- Student-athletes are named to the MAC Spring Academic Honor Roll, showcasing their achievements both in the game, and in the classroom. Craig Joseph of Marlton (08053) Kevin Wu of Cherry Hill (08003) Daniel Halla of Haddonfield (08033) Christopher Hammerquist of Cherry Hill (08003) Forrest Allen of Elmer (08318) Brett Olin of Cherryhill (08003) Brianna Rafferty of National Park (08063) Stevenson University is a coeducational, independent institution widely known for its unique synthesis of traditional liberal arts education and exceptional career preparation. The 4,200 students receive an innovative education from the six...
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HOBOKEN, N.J. (August 28, 2013) – The Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey team will open its 2013 season Friday afternoon at the De Baun Athletic Complex against No. 8 Messiah College. The Ducks are coming off a 2012 season that saw the program’s first-ever Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Mid-Atlantic title, the Empire 8 regular-season title and a trip to the conference final. The Ducks also won 16 games against just seven losses which was the third-most victories in program history and seventh-straight season with double-digit victories. “Winning the ECAC title last year felt really good, ending the season strong...
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HOBOKEN, N.J. (May 20, 2013) – Junior Dan Allen (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) of the Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team raked in more postseason honors today as D3Baseball.com and the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings released its all-region teams. Allen was honored as a utility player on both New York All-Region squads. D3Baseball.com recognized the everyday outfielder and closer as a first-team member after a superb season at the plate and on the mound, while the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region team placed Allen as a third-team honoree. In the batter's box, the Egg Harbor Township native paced the Ducks' offense in 11...
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (May 16, 2013) – Junior Dan Allen (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) of the Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team was named New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association (NJCBA) First-Team All-State as a utility player and also Division II/III Fireman of the Year as a closer. Stevens finished the 2013 season with a 23-18 overall mark after its second straight trip to the ECAC Metro Championship. Allen, an Empire 8 Conference First-Team selection, finished his junior campaign with six saves in nine appearances on the mound with a slender 0.73 earned-run average to earn the state’s top relief pitcher....
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (May 10, 2013) – The Empire 8 Conference released its post season baseball awards today and nine members of the Stevens Institute of Technology squad were recognized on the first- and second-teams. Stevens finished up its 2013 season with a 23-18 overall record and bowed out of the ECAC Metro Tournament on Wednesday afternoon against Rutgers-Camden University. Three student-athletes landed on the first-team in junior Dan Allen (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.), sophomore Ryan Mannello (Staten Island, N.Y) and freshman Ryan Patterson (Staten Island, N.Y.). Allen was voted as a first-team utility player after leading the Ducks in 11...
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press release photo credit cnbnews.net HOBOKEN, N.J. (May 7, 2013) – The Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team earned the No. 4 seed in the ECAC Metro Championship and will play No. 5 Rutgers-Camden University on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 pm. at Campbell’s Stadium. Campbell’s Field is the home park for the Minor League Camden Riversharks. Stevens (23-17) is the higher seed in the nine-inning affair but will play at Rutgers-Camden (22-18) in the seven-team tournament due to the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse game being played in Hoboken tomorrow. If victorious, the Ducks will take on Empire 8 Conference rival and...
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (May 3, 2013) – Junior Dan Allen (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) of the Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team was named New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association Player of the Week after his performance over the past six games. Stevens went 5-1 last week and closed out the regular season with a 2-1 win over NJCU to finish the year 23-17 overall. Allen recorded a .429 batting average (9-for-21) and drove in nine runs. He also scored six times and stole six bases with five walks. In the fourth game of series with Utica, Allen posted his 100th...
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press release May 2 New Jersey City University had the tying run on third base with one out in the top of the ninth inning before Stevens Institute of Technology made a game-ending diving catch in center field as the Ducks outlasted NJCU, 2-1, in the 2013 season finale for the Gothic Knights on May 1 at Dobbelaar Field. In a game where hits were at a premium—three for NJCU and only two for Stevens—each school's starter was brilliant, but only one could win. Stevens concludes the regular season at 23-17. NJCU's 66th season of baseball ends with a 17-22...
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Allen Picks up Win and Walk-off Single in Game Two Victory over St. John Fisher HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 30, 2013) – For the second straight day, the Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team earned a split against Empire 8 Conference rival St. John Fisher College on Saturday afternoon at Dobbelaar Field. In the first real spring feel weather-wise this season, Stevens dropped Game One, 6-1, but bounced back in dramatic fashion to take the nightcap, 6-5, on a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh. The Ducks are now 11-7 overall and 2-2 in the Empire 8. Game One:...
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Yano’s Five Hits Highlights E8 Baseball Split with HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 29, 2013) – The Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team earned a split in the opening Empire 8 Conference doubleheader against St. John Fisher College on Friday afternoon at Dobbelaar Field. Stevens dropped Game One, 10-7, but fought back for a 9-5 Game Two victory to salvage the split. The Ducks are now 10-6 overall, 1-1 in the Empire 8, while St. John Fisher is 9-6 and 1-1. Game One: St. John Fisher 10, Stevens 7 In the opener, Stevens struck first with a two-out solo home run from...
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update 8PM ROWAN BASEBALL EDGES NUMBER ONE RANKED CORTLAND, 5-4 LEESBURG, FL – The Rowan University baseball team edged number one ranked SUNY Cortland, 5-4 on Saturday at Lake Sumter Community College. It was Rowan’s second game at the RussMatt Tournament during spring break. The Profs are 7-2 overall while the Red Dragons are 10-4 on the season. On Friday, Rowan lost 12-8 against Cortland. Right-hander Jeff White (sr. Medford, NJ/Sterling) earned the win on the mound. White (1-0) went six innings and gave up six hits and four earned runs. He struck out four batters. Righty Nick Henderson (jr....
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HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 13, 2013) – For the fourth time in six games this season, the Stevens Institute of Technology baseball pitching staff struck out double-digit batters in a 10-2 victory over the City College of New York on Wednesday afternoon. Although the game was played at Dobbelaar Field, Stevens was the away team in the box score since the contest was originally scheduled at CCNY. Eight different Ducks toed the rubber and combined for 11 strikeouts in nine innings. Sophomore Peirce Marston (Silver Spring, Md.) led the way by punching out the side in the third inning to earn...
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HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 9, 2013) – The Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team pounded out 17 hits and scored 15 runs in a shutout against John Jay College on Saturday afternoon at Dobbelaar Field. Stevens plated at least one run in each of the first six innings en route to its most runs scored this season and fourth win of the year. The Ducks wasted little time getting on the board as junior Dan Allen (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) ripped a double to left center field that brought in two runs with no outs in the bottom of the first...
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HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 7, 2013) – The Stevens Institute of Technology softball team will begin its 2013 season Sunday at the University of La Verne in La Verne, Calif. The Ducks are coming off a 2012 campaign in which they reached Empire 8 Championship and went 7-5 in the conference. The softball team is now in its fourth season as a varsity program at Stevens, qualifying for postseason play the last two years and winning 21 games in 2011 to earn a berth in the ECAC Tournament. The 2013 version of the team will be led by senior co-captains Lauren...
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press release HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 1, 2013) – The Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team trailed 8-0 against No. 24 Eastern Connecticut State University into the bottom of the seventh inning and attempted a comeback by scoring seven runs in the final three innings but came up one run short, 8-7. Stevens plated three runs in the ninth and had the bases loaded with two outs but could not drive in that fourth run at Dobbelaar Field. Eastern Connecticut jumped out with five runs over the first two innings behind the hot bat of Joe Balowski, who went 5-for-5 in...
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (February 27, 2013) – The Empire 8 Conference released its Preseason Coaches’ Poll earlier this month and the Stevens Institute Technology softball team was voted to finish the season fourth out of the eight-team conference. In 2012, Stevens wrapped up the season with a 17-24 overall record and a 7-5 mark within the Empire 8. Ithaca College was chosen to claim its ninth conference title and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the 26th time. Ithaca received sixth of eight first place votes and 48 points overall in the poll. St. John Fisher College received two first place...
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HOBOKEN, N.J. (February 25, 2013) – The Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team will be hosting its inaugural Birthplace of Baseball Classic on Saturday, March 2 at Dobbelaar Field beginning at 11 a.m. There will be two, nine-inning collegiate baseball games played during the day and a two-inning exhibition contest between Hoboken’s Historic H9 Baseball Team throughout the event. Festivities will kick-off with a game between nationally ranked No. 24 Eastern Connecticut State University and New Jersey City University at 11 a.m. Saturday’s opening contest will be the first of the season for Eastern Connecticut, while NJCU will bring a...
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HOBOKEN, N.J. (February 19, 2013) – After a 10-win improvement from 2011 to last season, the Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team looks to maintain its consistency and make a run at an appearance in the 2013 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship. The improvement of 7.5 games (in accordance to the NCAA record book) was one of the 25-best turnaround seasons in the nation last year which resulted in first-year head coach Kristaps Aldins being named Co-Coach of the Year in the Empire 8 Conference. Stevens completed the 2012 campaign with a 24-18 overall record which was a vast improvement...
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PITTSFORD, N.Y. (February 16, 2013) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women’s basketball team closed its regular season with a clutch win at St. John Fisher College Saturday afternoon, defeating the Cardinals by a score of 54-43 to secure a berth in the Empire 8 Championship. The Ducks end the regular season with a record of 14-11 and a mark of 8-6 in the conference and will take on second-seeded Hartwick College in the semifinals of the Empire 8 Tournament next Friday night. Ithaca College is the top seed but cannot host so the Hawks will do so as the...
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (February 7, 2013) – The Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team has been chosen to finish third in the Empire 8 Conference this season by the five coaches of the league. Stevens ended the 2012 season in third behind St. John Fisher College and Ithaca College after a 24-18 campaign. Ithaca has been selected by the coaches to claim its 11th Empire 8 crown in the conference’s 13-year existence with four first place votes. The Bombers finished last season with a 29-10-1 overall record and earned a trip to the NCAA New York Regional Tournament. St. John Fisher...
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. (January 15, 2013) – Senior Colleen Pelech (Waldwick, N.J.) of the Stevens Institute of Technology women’s fencing team used her time off during the winter break to smash a Guinness World Record for long-distance skateboarding. Pelech traveled 167 miles in 24 hours at International Distance Skate Association’s UltraSkate Event at the Homestead-Miami Speedway on January 7-8. “My goal was to go 200 miles in the 24 hours,” said Pelech. “My main competition at the event was Cami Best (New York, N.Y.), who is one of the best female skaters from NYC. I wanted to get the record, but...
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HOBOKEN, N.J. (January 4, 2013) – After a late addition to the 2013 schedule, the Stevens Institute of Technology men’s volleyball team will begin its season on Saturday night in the Canavan Arena against the University of Waterloo, a Canadian college, at 6 p.m. Stevens was slated to kick off its campaign on January 18 against Division I Harvard University in Hoboken before the recently added match. Last season, the Ducks finished with a 28-8 overall record and narrowly missed out on an at-large bid to the first NCAA Division III Championship after a runner-up finish in the United Volleyball...
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NEW YORK, N.Y. (November 17, 2012) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women’s basketball team won its second-straight season-opening tournament as the Ducks walked all over Bay Path College in an 83-39 win. Four players were in double figures for Stevens and the Ducks out-rebounded the Wildcats 60-37. Freshman Dylan Krause (Atlanta, Ga.) led the team with 14 points on the way to winning the tournament’s Most Valuable Player award. Avis Benjamin (Queens, N.Y.) also grabbed a spot on the all-tournament team with her 11 points and nine rebounds on Saturday. Maggie Kowalska (Edison, N.J.) and Cassie Nicholas (Sicklerville, N.J.)...
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YORK, Pa. (November 16, 2012) – The No. 5 Stevens Institute of Technology men’s soccer team will head to the Round of 16 in the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship in York, Pennsylvania on Saturday at 11 a.m. If victorious, the Ducks will play for a bid to the NCAA Final Four on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Video and Live Stats will be available for all three matches. Tournament Schedule English: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) logo. Source: http://www1.ncaa.org/eprise/main/Public/mlp/promotions_special_events/pe_web/promo_manual/memos/identity.pdf Converted by User:King of Hearts from :Image:National Collegiate Athletic Association logo.png using Inkscape. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Saturday, November 17, 2012...
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PRESS RELEASE NOVEMBER 16, 2012Regan earned the No. 4 spot out of the Atlantic Region for the NCAA Championship 11/16/2012 10:00:00 AM HOBOKEN, N.J. (November 16, 2012) – On Saturday afternoon in Terre Haute, Ind., freshman Amy Regan (Green Brook, N.J.) will become the first Stevens Institute of Technology cross country student-athlete, men's or women's, to compete in the NCAA Division III National Championship. Regan accomplished more in one fall season at Castle Point than nearly every runner that has come through the Ducks' program. The freshman earned her way to the championship as the No. 4 runner out of...
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (November 15, 2012) – Stevens Institute of Technology was picked to finish third in the Empire 8 Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll released Thursday morning. Hartwick College was the coaches’ pick to win the conference and Ithaca College was tabbed second. In 2011-12, Hartwick won the regular-season title with Nazareth College finishing second in the standings. Stevens was third and Ithaca finished fourth. The bombers upended the top-seeded Hawks in the semis and went on to beat Naz in the final to earn the conference’s at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. The Ducks who were 20-8 overall (10-4 Empire...
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Traub Named MOP ANNVILLE, Pa. (November 11, 2012) – The Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey team won its first-ever Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Mid-Atlantic title with a 3-0 shutout of Fairleigh Dickinson University – Florham Saturday afternoon at Lebanon Valley College. The Ducks, who were the tournament’s third seed, finish the year 16-7 overall. Junior back Megan Traub (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) was named the Most Outstanding Performer, keying the Stevens defense to a pair of shutouts to end its season. She also was a huge force on both offensive and defensive penalty corners. After a scoreless first half the...
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GLENSIDE, Pa. (November 11, 2012) – Freshman Joe Cellitti (Mendham, N.J.) scored twice and the Stevens Institute of Technology men’s soccer team ran its shutout streak past the 1,000-minute mark as the Ducks topped Haverford College 3-0 in the second round of the 2012 NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship. Senior Zach Adler (McKinney, Texas) scored the third goal and assisted the second for Stevens. The Ducks jumped out ahead quickly. On the left side, Dunbar overcame a 10-yard head-start by a Haverford defender and outraced him to the ball. Dunbar’s speed led to a breakaway for the Ducks; he...
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Men’s Soccer Nets Seven First-Team All-Empire 8 Selections ROCHESTER, N.Y. (November 9, 2012) – The No. 5 Stevens Institute of Technology men’s soccer team was well-represented as the Empire 8 announced its all-conference team on Friday. Senior Victor Daza (North Plainfield, N.J.) was named the Empire 8 Player of the Year and a remarkable total of 10 Ducks earned postseason honors from the league. Daza, a senior from North Plainfield, NJ, helped lead the Ducks to the No. 1 seed in the Empire 8 Tournament; culminating in the programs sixth-straight conference crown. Daza is now a three-time all-conference first-team honoree...
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UTICA, N.Y. (November 4, 2012) – The No. 7 Stevens Institute of Technology men’s soccer team completed its dominance of the Empire 8 Conference with a 3-2 shootout victory over Ithaca College in the Empire 8 Championship Match on Sunday. It is the sixth-straight Empire 8 crown for the program, and ninth-straight overall conference title. Officially, the game is recorded as a tie and the Ducks and Bombers will share the 2012 Empire 8 Championship. With the result, the Ducks are guaranteed to make their 12-straight NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship Tournament appearance. Stevens dominated the Empire 8 Conference...
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ITHACA, N.Y. (November 3, 2012) – On a soggy pitch at Carp Wood Field on the campus of Ithaca College, the Stevens Institute of Technology women's soccer team fell in penalty kicks to Nazareth College in the Empire 8 Conference semifinal match. Stevens was the two-time defending Empire 8 champion and ends its season with a 10-6-2 record. Both teams endured a wintry mix of weather throughout the entirety of the showdown. Nazareth wasted no time to get on the board, as Sarah Eichelberger ripped a strike from the top of the box after Elizabeth Howell passed up on an...
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ITHACA, N.Y. (October 27, 2012) – Freshman Joe Cellitti (Mendham, N.J.) scored both goals in the No. 6 Stevens Institute of Technology men’s soccer team’s 2-0 toppling of Ithaca College (7-5-4) on Saturday afternoon. It was the final game of the regular season. With the blanking of the Bombers, the Ducks (15-2) will head to the Empire 8 Tournament riding a 13-game winning streak and a string of five-consecutive shutouts. Ithaca played well at the start and did not allow a Stevens shot over the first 20 minutes. In that time, the Bombers tested Stevens goalie Paul Killian (Ellicott City,...
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Box Score UTICA, N.Y. (October 21, 2012) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's volleyball team completed a perfect Empire 8 Conference weekend with a sweep of Utica College on Sunday in the final crossover of the 2012 season. Stevens is now 14-15 overall and 7-1 in the conference heading into the final weekend of the regular season. In the three-set victory, 25-20, 25-13, 25-13, junior setter Samantha Gates (Wilmington, N.C.) handed out a match-high 30 assists and is just six helpers (996) away from reaching 1,000 assists for the season. Gates will become just the fourth Ducks player to...
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WASHINGTON, Pa. (October 20, 2012) – Junior Marguerite Chavez (Oceanport, N.J.) and freshman Dailyn Brook (Cherry Hill, N.J.) each had four points as the Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey team clinched the No. 1 seed in the Empire 8 Championship with a 4-2 win at Washington & Jefferson College Saturday morning. The Ducks improved to 7-0 in the Empire 8 and 11-6 overall with the victory. Brook scored the game’s first goal in the 12th minute, taking a pass from sophomore midfielder Jillian Fiebel (Roxbury, N.J.), beating W&J goalie Kira Bunker (Magnolia, Del.) and tucking her shot inside the...
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HOBOKEN, N.J. (October 12, 2012) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women’s swimming team will open the 2012-13 season Saturday afternoon at Columbia University. The Ducks are coming off a remarkable 2011-12 campaign that saw them place fifth at the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Swimming and Diving Championships. Leading Stevens this year will be a trio of senior captains in Marissa Douglas (Cumberland, R.I.), Allison Henning (Idaho Falls, Idaho) and Erin Hopson (Forked River, N.J.). Douglas is a three-time NCAA qualifier and has been huge for the Ducks as they have placed in the top-10 the...
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HOBOKEN, N.J. (October 13, 2012) – On the day where the No. 15 Stevens Institute of Technology men’s soccer program honored its senior class, the Ducks exemplified the winning soccer formula that has made the last four seasons so successful for the seniors. Suffocating defense and opportune offense combined for a 3-0 win over conference rival Elmira College on Saturday. Stevens had nearly all the good scoring opportunities in the match, as the Soaring Eagles were held to just two shots on goal and four shots in total. Stevens tested Elmira goalkeeper Kevin Huggins (Cooperstown, N.Y.) nine times and sent...
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HOBOKEN, N.J. (October 10, 2012) – The Stevens Institute of Technology men’s soccer team is ranked in both national polls this week for the first time since the start of the season. The Ducks have ridden their current eight-game winning streak to the No. 15 slot in the National Soccer Coaches Association survey and No. 22 in the D3Soccer.com poll. The team’s only blemishes this year are early 1-0 losses to No. 5 Carnegie Mellon University and No. 20 New York University. The Ducks are also among the national leaders in numerous statistical categories. Defensively, the team has given up...
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Justin Lutes Email to a Friend | Print 10/7/2012 4:57:00 PM Box Score ALFRED, N.Y. (October 7, 2012) – Junior midfielder Bridgette Barden (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and freshman forward Carly Bean (Williamson, N.Y.) each tallied four points to lead the No. 25 Stevens Institute of Technology women's soccer team to a 5-0 win at Empire 8 Conference foe Alfred University on Sunday. With the victory, Stevens snaps its three-game losing streak and improves to 8-4 on the season and 3-2 in the Empire 8. Bean netted the game-winning goal in the 18th minute of play for her sixth marker of...
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HOBOKEN, N.J. (September 22, 2012) – The Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey team improved to 3-0 in the Empire 8 and 5-3 overall with a thrilling 4-3 win over Ithaca College Saturday evening at the De Baun Athletic Complex. Junior midfielder Chelsea Cresci (Wilmington, Del.) and junior forward Marguerite Chavez (Oceanport, N.J.) each totaled three points for the Ducks. Despite dominating the first half on the stat sheet and in terms of field position and possession, Stevens went into the intermission with a one-goal lead. The Ducks jumped on top 1-0 at the11:26 mark when Cresci was able to...
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HOBOKEN, N.J. (September 22, 2012) – The Stevens Institute of Technology men’s soccer team dominated Alfred University on Saturday afternoon and racked up five goals in the opening period while cruising to a 5-0 victory. Senior Victor Daza (North Plainfield, N.J.) scored two and added an assist to lead the attack for the Ducks. Stevens dominated every aspect of the game. The hosts outshot the Saxons 30-9 and did not allow a shot on goal over the entire lopsided first half. Paul Killian (Ellicott City, Md.) and Brian Schaake (Southbury, Conn.) split the goalkeeper duties for the Ducks; Schaake took...
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HOBOKEN, N.J. (September 14, 2012) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women’s volleyball team splits its matches on the first day of the 2012 Ducks Classic at Canavan Arena on Friday evening. Stevens fell in five sets to Buffalo State College, but bounced back to top York College (Pa.) in four sets to pick up the Ducks’ first victory of the season. Buffalo State and Swarthmore College finished the opening day with perfect 2-0 records. Buffalo State 3, Stevens 2 In the five-set heartbreaker to Buffalo St., 25-20, 25-22, 17-25, 25-27, 26-24, senior opposite hitter Maggie Kowalska (Edison, N.J.) led...
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HOBOKEN, N.J. (September 13, 2012) – Zach Bowman ’12 (La Plata, Md.), a former Stevens men’s soccer standout, has signed a professional contract with the York Region Shooters of the Canadian Soccer League.Bowman has been on the team for the last two games and has started both matches, with York going undefeated in each. Bowman helped lead the Ducks to the Sectional Final of the 2011 NCAA Men’s Soccer National Championship as a senior. He was second on the team in assists with seven and finished the year with 15 points as a midfielder. Bowman was a key contributor to...
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