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2008-09 Season Highlights
Women’s Soccer saturate First Team All Commonwealth; Rick Brownell tabbed as Coach of the Year
Annville, PA: 11/10/09 - [Full Release] Arcadia University Women’s Soccer landed four individuals on the All Commonwealth First Team alongside 2009 Coach of the Year Rick Brownell. It was announced today that juniors #14 Janelle Jablonski (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park) and #7 Katie O’Malley (Coatesville, PA/Coatesville) and sophomore #9 Brittany Drosdak (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic), each named to the All Commonwealth second team in 2008, have been chosen as First Team members in 2009 along with first year starting keeper #00 Jacki Law (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood).
Concluding his seventh season at the helm, Coach Brownell has compiled a 76-44-17 overall record (35-17-7 conference) and has led his team into post-season play all seven years, with three conference finals appearances and a league title that came in 2005 when the Knights competed in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC). The 2009 season was the team’s first trip to the Commonwealth Conference finals, since joining the league in 2008, and the most wins in a season (15) and fewest losses (2) for the team under Brownell’s tutelage.
Jablonski and O’Malley finished one and two as the team’s top scorer’s, nabbing their third straight all-conference selection since their freshman seasons in 2007. The duo finished among the league’s leading offensive threats and were instrumental in guiding the Knights to a 15-2-3 showing this season.
Jablonski led the Knights with 9 goals and 4 assists (22 pts) and was tied for 6th in league in points and tied for 4th in goals. O’Malley erupted during the month of October to finish with 6 goals and a team high 9 assists (21 pts), including 3 game winners and perfect 2-2 mark on penalty kicks. The junior mid-fielder was 8th in the league in points and tied for third in assists.
Drosdak earns her second straight all-conference selection as the anchor of the Knights defensive unit. During the 2009 campaign, flanked by a pair of outstanding first year starting backs in Kyrastin Cook and CJ McDonnell, Drosdak not only protected her first year keeper but managed to keep nearly every opponent off the scoreboard as the Knights compiled 14 shutout performances and held opponents to .67 goals against. Beginning with their first win of the season on Sept. 1, an 8-0 romping of Cedar Crest, the Knights went undefeated through 16 games, a streak snapped by Messiah, the only two losses on Arcadia’s 2009 schedule.
And what wasn’t stopped by the Arcadia defense, was so by first year starting keeper Jacki Law. In her first season of collegiate play, Law carved her name on multiple Arcadia records including setting a new school single season shutout record (11), moving into 3rd all-time on the school’s career shutout record (17.5) and landing in a tie for 2nd all-time in single season goals-against (.71). Law, who racked up 1766 minutes through 20 starts, led the league in save percentage (.889), shutouts (11), was tied for first in saves (112) and was 2nd in goals against (.71) behind Messiah’s Autumn Reilly.
During the 2009 season, the Knights placed as high as 5th in the Mid-Atlantic NSCAA/Adidas poll and 7th in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic region. All four players will return for the 2010 season to help lead the Knights back to the Commonwealth title game.
Knights defeated 4-0 as Messiah wins third straight league title
Grantham, PA: 11/7/09 - #2 Arcadia Women's Soccer held #1 Messiah to one first half goal but a Falcon scoring spree opening with their second goal just 1:45 into the second half, before adding two more in the next twenty minutes left the Knights with a 4-0 loss in the Commonwealth Conference Championship match Saturday afternoon at Shoemaker Field. The loss for the Knights (15-2-3) is the second 4-0 loss to the nationally ranked defending Division III champs in two weeks as the Falcons have been the only team to blemish an otherwise stellar season record for Arcadia, who, through late October, enjoyed a 16 game undefeated streak. Saturday was the first time the Knights advanced to the Commonwealth final, after having played for a Freedom Conference final in 2007. The win for Messiah (19-0-1) is their third straight Commonwealth title as they advacne to their tenth straight NCAA Tournament.
Messiah's Amanda Naeher found Joanna Haqq for a give and go at the 18, and Haqq, taking advatage of the rolling wind cross field, curled her shot into the far post past Arcadia keeper Jacki Law at 9:52 to put the home team up 1-0. As the Knights back line regrouped, Messiah would keep the pressure on, firing 15 shots toward the Arcadia goal, but Law was perfect on the two that landed on the frame while the wind and Messiah misfires went either high or wide. The Falcons clutched and grabbed to control possession, allowing the Knights just one first half shot from junior Katie O'Malley, while sophomores Brittany Drosdak, Amy Lupfer and first year CJ McDonnell's play in the back line for the Knights, left Messiah frustrated at the half with just a 1-0 advantage.
But it would be the size advantage of Messiah's front line that saw them send 8 shots in the opening nine minutes of the second half towards Law, beginning with two unassisted hits by Naeher for a 3-0 Messiah lead before Erin Hench recovered a rebound off a brilliant save by Law on Corrine Wulf in the 62nd minute to make it 4-0 Falcons, where it would stand as the final. As a first year keeper that helped her team allow just 10 opponent goals all season, Law finished the game having made seven saves, most on point blank Messiah shots.
Despite tonight's loss and after entering the NCAA's Mid-Atlantic Regions rankings at #7 for the first time all season, combined with a near perfect overall mark, Arcadia hopes to keep their season alive as they remain hopeful for a bid into the NCAA Division III Tournament which will be announced on Monday. www.ncaa.com
Men's & Women's Soccer to battle Messiah for Commonwealth Title
Glenside, PA: 11/5/09 - With runner-up finishes in the regular season, #2 Arcadia Men's & Women's Soccer eliminated the #3 Elizabethtown Blue Jays to advance to their first and the University's first Commonwealth Conference championship game since entering the league in 2008. Awaiting both teams are the defending Commonwealth and Division III national champions, Messiah College, who will host the Knights this Saturday at Shoemaker Field at the Starry Athletic Field Complex in Grantham, PA. The women's title game will begins at 4:30 PM followed by the men's championship game at 7:30 PM.
Each winner will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Ticket prices for Saturday are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for students while children under 6 enter free. One ticket will get you in to see both games.
A fan bus for Arcadia students will be departing campus on Saturday at 2 PM. Seats are limited to the first 48 students. To reserve a seat on the bus please contact the Student Affairs office at 215-572-2933. The bus is free of charge and a complimentary light lunch will be provided by Parkhurst Dining Services.
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For those who cannot attend the game, Messiah College Radio will feature a live broadcast of both contests beginning at 4:30 PM with the women's game. Listen Live
Game results will be posted shortly following the conclusion of the men's contest Saturday evening.
Knights Blast Blue Jays 3-0 to Advance to League Finals
Glenside, PA: 11/3/09 - Arcadia University Women's Soccer, the number two seed, outpaced the number three seed Elizabethtown College Blue Jays by a 3-0 margin in today's Commonwealth semi finals to advance to their first Commonwealth Conference Championship game in just their second year in the league. The win is the Knight's second over the Blue Jays in ten days, following a 3-2 come from behind win during the regular season that saw Arcadia prove victorious in double overtime. Arcadia improves to 15-1-3 overall and advances to face defending conference and Divsion III national champion #1 Messiah this Saturday at Shoemaker Field in Grantham. The Falcons knocked off #4 ALbright Tuesday evening by a lopsided 8-0 margin. Saturday's game time will be announced Wednesday.
On this day however, it was the Knights who contolled much of the action, getting on the board first in the 12th minute. After an Etown penalty in the goal box, junior midfielder Katie O'Malley (Coatesville, PA/Coastesville Area) left booted a penalty kick to the far right past Blue Jay netminder Jess Manchak (Lancaster, PA) for a 1-0 Arcadia advantage. It was O'Malley's sixth of the season and her second successful penalty kick in as many chances, both coming against the Blue Jays.
Etown nearly found redemption near the 20 minute mark as Kelsey Boehmer's (Myerstown, PA) header spun high and to the right over the top corner of the net and despite some late first half pressure from the Blue Jays, the score remained 1-0 with Arcadia in front at the half.
With just over six minutes into second half action, sophomore Stephanie Welch (Lebanon Twp., NJ/Moravian) fed junior Janelle Jablonski (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park) from the midfield as Jablonski drew her defender toward the right side of the box and blasted a shot from just inside the 18 past Manchak putting the Knights in front 2-0. Jablonski would add her second of the day and team leading ninth of the year to seal the win at 79:47 when she played a ball to herself at the 30 and again drew her defender to the right and booted the ball into the right side past Manchak for a commanding 3-0 Knights, which stood as the final.
The Knights led 14-8 in shots and 2-0 in corner kicks. First year keeper Jacki Law (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains Fanwood) made 4 saves in net for the Knights and improved to 14-1-3 on the year, with her 11th shutout of the season. Manchak made 7 saves for Elizabethtown who concludes their season at 9-10 overall.
Women's Soccer draw home field advantage for Commonwealth semi finals
#2 Arcadia University Women's Soccer vs. #3 Elizabethtown College, Tuesday, 11/3, 2:30 PM
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Tomorrow's game will be played on the Kuch Center Field and admission is free of charge. Directions, parking, campus map and area information can be found here.
Knights secure post-season home field with 2-0 win at Alvernia
Reading, PA: Juniors Dana Faulks and Janelle Jablonski each scored a second half goal to lead Arcadia University past Alvernia University 2-0 in today's regular season Commonwealth finale. The win is the Knight's 14th of the season (14-1-3, 6-1 CC) as they finish the regular season with a lock on the second seed for the league championships which will begin on Tuesday, November 3. Arcadia will host an opponent yet to be determined.
Complementing a sound defensive effort, the offense went right to work to open the second half when Arcadia was awarded an indirect kick. Junior Katie O'Malley found Faulks, waiting at the 18, and she one-timed O'Malley's kick past the Alvernia keeper an in for a 1-0 Knights lead. Arcadia tacked on another goal in the 64th minute on a pretty left side feed from sophomore Stephanie Welch to Jablonski, who one touched the ball then directed it home giving the Knights the 2-0 advantage.
First year Jacki Law preserved her part of the Arcadia shutout with 3 saves through 82 minutes before being relieved by Megan Madison who played the final 8 minutes in the Arcadia net.
Knights unable to weather Falcons
Grantham, PA: 10/27/09 - Locked for first place overall in the Commonwealth Conference standings, Arcadia University and #1 Messiah met this evening in a make up of their originally scheduled showdown on Oct. 17, postponed due to heavy rains ten days back. And despite tonight's steady presence of rain that soaked Shoemaker Field the two teams, entering the game with identical 5-0 league marks, battled for sole posession with the defending league and Division III champs earning bragging rights with a 4-0 win on their home field.
Tonight's loss is Arcadia's (13-1-3, 5-1 CC) first of the season as their impressive 16 game undefeated streak comes to a hault. The Knights maintain good positioning for a home semifinal playoff contest, now residing second overall in front of Elizabethtown, Widener and Albright holding three through five.
Joanna Haqq opened tonight's scoring for Messiah (16-0-1, 6-0 CC) with a strong header off a cross feed from Amanda Neaher at 8:22 putting the Falcons up 1-0. Arcadia's gameplan, like they have done in their past two league outings, was to obtain the next score in order to keep pace with the depth-riden Falcons, who saw 13 substitutes contribute minutes. With the score within reasonable striking distance, Arcadia held the Falcons off the scoreboard until late in the 27th minute that saw Messiah net not one, but two scores to quickly take a 3-0 lead into the half. Leah Sipe poked home a low shot near post past Arcadia first year keeper Jacki Law at 27:48 before Tannia Nieto's blast off a right side cross found a home in the back of the net at 28:13.
Following 31 minutes of shutout soccer from the point of Messiah's third goal of the night, Arcadia's opportunities to be creative were limited thus, having earned credit for just 2 shots on the game to Messiah's 34. Neaher would then add a fourth Messiah goal, giving her 3 points on the night, scoring in the 59th minute on a 17 yard blast layed up for her by Erin Hench. The Falcon defense enjoy a bench that sustained fresh legs on the field despite the restrictive conditions but Arcadia couldn't buy a break, or a corner attempt as the Falcons held a 9-0 advantage in those. Arcadia's lone shots came from juniors Janelle Jablonski and Katie O'Malley while Law worked her way to 13 saves.
A win against Alvernia University (3-15, 0-6 CC) this Saturday will lock the Knights in a the higher seed to host a semi final round league matchup on Tues., Nov. 4.
Knights jump five places in NSCAA/Adidas Mid-Atlantic rankings
Glenside, PA: 10/27/09 - Arcadia Women's Soccer jumped from #10 in last week's NSCAA/Adidas Mid-Atlantic rankings to #5 following a 2-0 week in Commonwealth play that began as the Knights knocked off Widener 4-2 on Tuesday, last week's #5 team, now tied for #6, before a thrilling 3-2 double overtime comeback win over Elizabethtown on Saturday. Complete poll
Both wins were flanked by two phenominal offensive performances by junior Katie O'Malley, who erupted for 11 points (4G, 3A), and was tabbed this week's Commonwealth Player of the Week.
The Knights (13-0-3, 5-0 CC) extended their undefeated streak to 16 games are currently tied for first in the league with defending conference and league champion Messiah (15-0-1, 5-0 CC), a team the Knight's travel to this evening for a 7 PM in Grantham. Elizabethtown (4-2) currently sits in third place among the league schools with Widener (3-3) and Albright (3-3) tied for fourth.
Knights Drench Elizabethtown in Commonwealth Classic
Glenside, PA: 10/24/09 - With twenty seven minutes remaining in regulation, Arcadia Women's Soccer found themselves in a quandry, down 2-0 in a deludge otherwise known as Kuch Field with a 13 game undefeated streak on the line. Their opponent, the Blue Jays of Elizabethtown College, entering the game in 3rd place in the Commonwealth standings with a 3-1 league record. Enter the spoiler: junior two-time all conference Katie O'Malley (Coatesville, PA/Coastesville Area). After robbing Widener for 6 points on Tuesday, O'Malley added five more today, first with an assist on junior Jessica Leathem's (West Windsor, NJ/West Windsor Plainsboro-North) goal to cut Etown's lead to 2-1, then the equalizer on a penalty kick she put under the cross bar before extinguishing the Blue Jays for good with a 30 yard free kick just 45 seconds into the second overtime stanza.
With three unanswered goals, the Knights maintain their 16 game unbeaten streak as they improve to 13-0-3 and an impressive 5-0 in the league. With a valiant effort by the defense in the second half, Arcadia rebounded from a lackluster first stanza that saw the Blue Jays control the game during the barrage of rain that poured from the sky, making for less than ideal field conditions. As the Knight's home white jersey's soaked up more mud and rain than sweat, and after Elizabthtown's Caitlin Roderick scored her second of the day, a penalty kick that she placed under the crossbar, fans could sense something good was about to happen. And six minutes later it did. O'Malley booted a 40 yard free kick that rang off the cross bar and out to Leathem who converted the rebound to a goal and suddenly what looked like a run-away, was now a game. It was Leathem's third goal of the season. Arcadia was appropriately awarded a penalty kick at 76:24 and the junior two-time all conference mid-fielder made no mistake, drilling the ball past backup keeper Jess Machak, knotting the game at 2-all, which eventually sent the game into extra minutes.
O'Malley moved into the team's lead for points with (5G, 8A) 18 points as she helped her team go 2-0 in a critical week of conference play with powerhouse Messiah on tap for Tuesday evening in Grantham.
First year Jacki Law (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains Fanwood) improves to 12-0-3 as she made 6 saves against the Blue Jays. The back line of junior all conference Brittany Drosdak (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic), sophomore Amy Lupfer (Andover, NJ/Newton) and first year Kyarstin Cook (Murraysville, PA/Franklin Regional) tightened the defensive end in the second half along with the valiant services of junior Stephanie Edson (Milton, PA/Milton) and first year CJ McDonnell (Glenwood, IL/Homewood-Flossmoor) who held the Blue Jays attack in check through the end of the game.
Arcadia will travel to Grantham, PA to take on defending conference and Division III national champion Messiah this Tuesday at 7 PM at Shoemaker Field.
Banner night for O'Malley as Knights tame Pride 4-2
Chester, PA: 10/20/09 - It was just a matter of time for Arcadia junior midfielder Katie O'Malley. The two time all-conference selection entered tonight's much anticipated cross city showdown with #5 NSCAA/Adidas ranked Widener University with 7 points on the season and just one goal to her credit.
Not only was Arcadia, #10 in this weeks NSCAA/Adidas mid-atlantic rankings, riding the wave of over 863 minutes of shutout soccer, the Knights were playing to keep their 14 game unbeaten in tact. While the shutout streak came to an end in the second half, the Knights erupted for their highest point output of the season, netting 4 goals against the Pride on their home field to maintain an unblemished 4-0 record in the Commonwealth Conference. O'Malley, who put the Knights up 2-0 at the half with a 30-yard bomb past Widener keeper Alee Gunter, iced the win in the 73rd minute with a 25-yard blast she rung off the crossbar and in past backup keeper Vanessa Hejnas as Arcadia handed Widener their 2nd league defeat and rolled to their 15th straight game without a loss.
Sophomore Ashley Knueppel opened the game's scoring with her second goal of the year, booting home a free kick from O'Malley. After O'Malley put Arcadia in front 2-0, Widener went to their back up keeper and soon avenged with a 10-yard shot that Rachel Kyprianou placed in the inside right post past Arcadia first year keeper Jacki Law in the 50th minute of play. But sophomore Stephanie Welch had an answer as she took a feed from O'Malley from the left side from 10 yards out and notched her team leading 7th goal of the season for a 3-1 Knights lead. Junior Stephanie Edson collected her second assist of the year, finding the magic foot of O'Malley for a 25-yard shot at 73:16 to put Arcadia up 4-1. Widener's Brittany Harvis squeaked in another right side goal past Law at 84:36 but it was too little too late for the Pride, who led the Knights in shots 15-9 and 9-1 in corners.
Law finished with 5 saves, improving her first year record to 11-0-3. She sports a Goals Against Average of 0.27 and a Save Percentage of .962 and a league leading 10 shutouts.
The Knights host Elizabethtown College this Saturday at noon for their final regular season home game of the season.
Knights to face Widener in tonight's Commonwealth battle
Glenside, PA: Arcadia Women's Soccer looks to keep their undefeated season in tact this evening, playing regionally ranked #5 Widener (11-2-2, 2-1 CC) under the lights in Chester, PA. The Knights (11-0-3, 3-0 CC) dropped down to #10 in this week's NSCAA/Adidas Mid-Atlantic rankings after holding the #9 slot last week.
Stats for tonight's game can be found at the following link (Live Stats) beginning at 7 PM. Arcadia, who has already knocked off Lycoming and Albright in league play, was slated to travel to #1 Messiah (13-0-1, 3-0 CC) this past Saturday but the Nor'easter forced the battle of undefeated league foes to be postponed until Tuesday, Oct. 27. The one league loss that taints Widener's Commonwealth record came at the hands of the defending Division III champions, a 3-0 loss to the Falcons on Oct. 10.
Messiah, Widener and Arcadia are ranked respectively in nearly every statistical category among their Commonwealth competition, with the Knights holding the lead in Goals Against Average (.14) and Shutouts (11). Flanked by a phenominal defensive starting unit, sophomores All Commonwealth Brittany Drosdak (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic), sophomore Amy Lupfer (Andover, NJ/Newton) and first year Kyrastin Cook (Murraysville, PA/Ranklin Regional) have aided first year keeper Jacki Law's (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains Fanwood) dominence in net. Law currently ranks as the best in Division III in Save Percentage (.972) and 3rd in Goals Against Average (.159). The Knights have not allowed an opponent goal in over 863 consecutive minutes and as a team rank #2 in Division III in Goals Against Average (.145), #1 in Save Percentage (.973) and in the top five in Shutout Percentage 785 (11 shutouts).
Junior Janelle Jablonski (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park), who notched her 50th collegiate point with a pair of scores against Rutgers-Camden back on Oct. 6th, ranks third in the league in shots, 8th in scoring with 16 points (6G, 4A) and is tied with sophomore Stephanie Welch (Lebanon Twp., NJ/Moravian) for 7th in goals (6G, 3A).
Aside from the makeup date with the Falcons on Oct. 27, Elizabethtown (6-7, 2-1 CC) (Oct. 24 at home) and Alvernia (3-13, 0-4 CC)(Oct. 31 in Reading, PA) remain on the Knights 2009 schedule.
Saturday Wash Out
Due to the Nor'easter slowing passing through central and eastern PA rendering fields unplayable, today's women's soccer match at Commonwealth opponent Messiah has been postponed. The two teams will now square off on Tuesday, October 27 at 7 PM at Messiah.
Arcadia holds on for 1-0 win over Albright
Glenside, PA: 10/14/09 - Stephanie Welch (Lebanon Twp., NJ/Moravian) was in the right place at the right time Wednesday afternoon as her 6th goal of the season helped Arcadia University women's soccer sneak past the Lions of Albright College 1-0 in Commonwealth Conference play in Glenside. Arcadia (11-0-3, 3-0 CC) remains undefeated through 14 games and stays atop the league rankings in a first place deadlock with defending champion Messiah, a team the Knights will face on Saturday at 3 PM.
Albright (4-7-2, 1-2 CC) entered today's game coming off a big 2-0 win at Elizabethtown over the weekend that saw sophomore keeper Olivia Guilano grab conference goalie of the week honors. Despite the Knights 17-6 advantage in shots, the Lions maintained textbook positioning through the entire game and saw Guilano come up with saves when she needed to, until the 58th minute when Welch played "Johnny on the Spot" for the Knights. Arcadia junior Janelle Jablonski (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park) lofted a header into the box that luckily found the foot of Welch who flicked the ball near post to end the scoreless game at 58:16, giving Arcadia a little breathing room. Although the Knights would nearly strike again on one of their game high 10 corner opportunities, Welch's goal would stand as the game winner.
Guilano made 8 saves but it was Arcadia's Jacki Law (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains Fanwood) who registered her 10th shutout of the season as her overall record improves to 10-0-3. The first year finished with 3 saves against the Lions.
Arcadia is on the road for their next two, first with Saturday's showdown in Grantham, before traveling to Widener University on Tuesday, Oct 20, both games Commonwealth match ups.
Knights improve to 9th in Region
Glenside, PA: 10/13/09 - Arcadia Women's Soccer jumped up a spot in the NSCAA/Adidas Mid-Atlantic rankings today, taking a stronghold on the 9th spot in the region following a pair of wins last week.
Arcadia (10-0-3, 2-0 Commonwealth) knocked off Rutgers-Camden 2-0 and Lycoming 1-0 last week to run their unbeaten streak to 13 games. The team is ranked first in the league in Goals Against Average (.15) and Goals Allowed (2) thanks to a strong defensive unit and an untouchable first year keeper in Jacki Law, who is ranked 1st in the league in Goals Against (.16), Save Percentage (.972) and Shutouts (9). Junior Janelle Jablonski is tied for 6th in the league in scoring (13 points), and 5th in goals (6) while classmate Katie O'Malley ranks 3rd in assists (5). Jablonski, junior Stephanie Edson and sophomore starting defensive back Brittany Drosdak are knotted at 4th in the league for game winning goals (2).
The team hosts Commonwealth foe Albright on Wednesday at 4 PM and travels to defending conference and Division III national champion Messiah on Saturday for a 3 PM match.
Arcadia Blanks Lycoming to Remain Undefeated
Glenside, PA: 10/10/09 - Junior midfielder Katie O'Malley (Coatesville, PA/Coatesville) picked up her first goal of the season as the Knights handed Commonwealth Conference foe Lycoming College a 1-0 loss Saturday afternoon to remain undefeated on the season and take a 2-0 conference mark into Tuesday's home league match up with Albright at 4 PM.
Following a scoreless first half, Arcadia was awarded a free kick at 54:18 and the junior midfielder stepped up and sailed her shot into the goal box. Lycoming keeper Chelsea Powers came out to play the ball but misjudged it as the ball took one bounce in front, then over her head into the goal for a 1-0 Arcadia lead. Powers would end the game with 9 saves. Lycoming's Kaitlin Horn earned the Warriors best chance of the day after eluding a trio of Arcadia defenders, her shot found it's way into the hands of first year Arcadia keeper Jacki Law (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains Fanwood) who stonewalled the shot aside to keep the Warriors off the board.
Making five saves, Law earned her school-record setting 9th shutout of the season while having amassed 773 minutes of shutout soccer. Sophomores Brittany Drosdak (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic) and Amy Lupfer (Andover, NJ/Newton) and first year Kyrastin Cook (Murraysville, PA/Ranklin Regional) held the Lycoming offense to just 4 shots as the Knights have held their past eight opponents scoreless, last allowing a goal on Sept. 9 against Ramapo.
Arcadia (10-0-3, 2-0 CC) remains unbeaten through 13 games and will face league powerhouse and defending Division III champion Messiah on Saturday, October 20 in Grantham. Lycoming drops to 6-7-1 and 0-2 in the Commonwealth.
Knights Lay Down the Law Against Scarlet Raptors
Glenside, PA: 10/06/09 - Junior forward Janelle Jablonski (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park) scored two goals and first year keeper Jacki Law (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains Fanwood) turned aside 7 shots on goal as Arcadia Women's Soccer ran past Rutgers Camden University 2-0 in non-conference play Tuesday afternoon in Glenside.
Arcadia (8-0-3/1-0 CC) remains unbeaten through 12 games. Law's shutout streak reaches 8 games behind a tight defensive unit that has helped her amass 740 minutes of shutout soccer. Her 8th shutout of the season ties the University record set by Michelle Leone '07 in 2007.
Jablonski opened the scoring at 29:01 as she took the ball to the outside of the 18 and drilled her shot into the upper right corner past Scarlet Raptor (4-9-1/0-4-1) keeper Liz Maloney, for her 4th goal of the season. Arcadia would hold the one goal lead into the half and well into the second stanza until Jablonski picked up her 5th goal of the season on a fade away shot from the top of the six past Maloney for a 2-0 Knights lead at 69:04. Both goals were unassisted.
The Knights led in shots 13-8 while Rutgers Camden held the 5-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Arcadia, number 10 in this week's NSCAA Mid-Atlantic regional rankings, remains at home for their next two contests, with Commonwealth foe Lycoming visiting Glenside this Saturday at noon, and Albright in town on Wednesday, Oct. 14 for a 4 PM league game.
Knights Ranked Among Nations Best for Division III
Glenside, PA: 10/05/09- For the third reporting week of the season, Arcadia University Women's Soccer finds themselves in good company atop the NCAA Division III team and individual goal-against, save and shutout percentages. The 8-0-3 Knights have yet to find the loss column thanks to superb goalkeeping by first year Jacki Law (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains Fanwood), this week's Commonwealth Goalie of the Week and a near flawless defensive unit that has allowed just 59 opponent shots on goal. Arcadia has put forth 115 shots on goal and have outscored their opponents by a 27-2 margin, having last allowed a goal against in a 2-1 home win against Ramapo back on Sept. 9.
As of Sept 29, Law ranked 3rd in Division III in save percentage (.964) and 7th in goals against (.205). Following Saturday's 2-0 blanking of Commonwealth foe Lebanon Valley, those numbers got even better as her 7th shutout of the season brought her goals against down to .967 and her save percentage to .19.
As a team, the Knights are tied for 7th place with Wittenberg in Team Goals Against (.205), having just allowed two opponent goals all season but more impressively, the Knights are just second behind top ranked Salisbury in Team Save Percentage (.964). Arcadia also occupies an 11-way tie for 24th place in Shutout Percentage (.667).
The Knights host non-conference Rutgers-Camden (4-8-1) Tuesday, Oct 6 at 4 PM looking to stretch their unbeaten streak to a dozen games.
Law named Commonwealth Goalie of the Week
First year keeper Jacki Law was named Commonwealth Goalie of the Week for the week ending Sept. 30 for helping the Knights to a 2-0 week by posting two shutouts, a 4-0 defeat of Delaware Valley and a 2-0 victory against Commonwealth opponent LVC in the league opener on Saturday. Law last allowed a goal in a 2-1 win over Ramapo at home on Sept. 9. Her record improves to 8-0-3 with 7 solo shutouts behind a season GAA of 0.19 and Save Percentage of .967. She has started all 11 contests and has allowed just 2 goals on the season. Arcadia has not lost a game in 2009 and will look to stretch their unbeaten streak to a dozen when they host Runtgers-Camden University in a non-conference game this Tuesday at 4 PM.
Knights Knock off Lebanon Valley 2-0 in Commonwealth Opener
ANNVILLE, Pa. 10/3/09 - A pair of Dutchmen came back to haunt host Lebanon Valley as undefeated Arcadia Women's Soccer took the Commonwealth Conference opener for both teams, 2-0 Saturday afternoon in Annville. Arcadia (8-0-3, 1-0 CC) who remains unbeated, has not allowed a goal against since Oct. 9, a 2-1 win over Ramapo.
After a scoreless first half, Arcadia got on the board first with a Stephanie Edson goal in the 59th minute. LVC failed to clear on three-straight corners from Arcadia, allowing multiple chances for the Knights. On the third corner, Katie O'Malley's entry pass found the head of Edson, who re-directed the cross past LVC keeper Sami Young for a 1-0 Knights' lead.
Just under 10 minutes later, in the 68th minute, O'Malley worked her way around a pair of Dutchmen defenders to send a cross from the deep left side towards the box. A sliding LVC defender deflected the cross into her own net for Arcadia's second goal.
The Dutchmen sent four shots on goal into Knights first year keeper Jacki Law who turned them all away leading to her 7th solo shutout of the season.
Arcadia Rolls to 4-0 Victory over Delaware Valley
DOYLESTOWN (PA) – Arcadia University Women's Soccer ran its unbeaten streak to 10 games as the Knights registered a 4-0 victory over host Delaware Valley College in a non-conference game.
Arcadia (7-0-3) held a 1-0 lead at halftime thanks to a Brittany Drosdak tally off a Stephanie Welch assist with 15:18 remaining before the break. Welch upped the lead with an unassisted goal just eight minutes into the second stanza. The Knights then added two more in the final nine minutes as Stephanie Edson and Janelle Jablonski each scored their fourth goal of their season.
Arcadia held advantages of 27-8 in shots and 10-1 in corners. Jacki Law stopped four shots and earned her sixth solo shutout of the year (she has shared two other shutouts as well). Elizabeth McQuillan recorded 10 saves for the Aggies (0-6).
The Knights are set to open Commonwealth Conference play against Lebanon Valley this Saturday at noon in Annville, PA.
Women's Soccer draws with Farmingdale to remain unbeaten
Glenside, PA: 9/23/09 - Arcadia University Women's Soccer played to a scoreless double overtime draw Wednesday afternoon at home with non-conference opponent Farmingdale State, remaining unbeaten on the season. First year keeper Jacki Law made 13 saves to register her fifth shutout of the season.
Just the second time playing on the Kuch Center field this season and after a chopy first half by both teams, the Knights would neither relinquish a goal against nor get one past Ram keeper Stacey Rao while Law turned away 9 shots in regulation.
With under four minutes remaining in regulation the Rams recovered a loose ball near the 18 and with a near open goal bulls-eyed the far post for the last threat of the second half and the game went into overtime. The Knights would get the next opportunity as a cleared ball in the middle found the feet of junior Dana Faulks sneaking in to make a play on Rao, but with two defenders on either side, Rao didn't allow Faulks the shot and the first overtime came to an end. The second overtime saw opportunities come and go for both teams as the game ended in a draw with shutouts appropriately awarded to both goal keepers. Rao made 5 saves to Law's 13 for the Knights. Junior Janelle Jablonski led the Arcadia (6-0-3) offense with a pair of shots on goal. Arcadia led in corner opportunities 7-2, including one in the second overtime while shots were 18-12 in favor of the Rams.
Welch's second half goal lifts Knights past Cabrini
St. David's, PA: Arcadia University Women's Soccer improved to 6-0-2 on the year with a second half goal to break a scoreless game giving the Knights a 1-0 win over Cabrini College Saturday night in non-conference play.
Sophomore Stephanie Welch put the ball into the net off a corner kick in the 57th minute. Junior Katie O'Malley earned the assist on the game winning goal. The Knights outshot the Cavs 28-13 with first year Jacki Law making 10 saves to preserve her 4th shutout of the season.
The Knights return to action at home Sept. 23 hosting SUNY Farmingdale at 4 PM.
Women's Soccer Remain Undefeated, Tops Philadelphia Bible 5-0
Langhorne, PA: 9/16/09 - Junior Stephanie Edson scored twice and picked up an assist to help lead the Knights past non-conference opponent Philadelphia Biblical University 5-0 Wednesday afternoon. Sophomore Brittany Drosdak, first year Lauryn Miller and junior Dana Faulks also scored for the Knights who improve to impressive 5-0-2 on the season.
Edson got things rolling in the 22nd minute on a feed to Drosdak for her first goal of the 2009 season and the 1-0 Arcadia lead. A one goal lead would turn into 3-0 by the 30th minute with Edson's second and third of the year. Sophomores Stephanie Welch and Amy Lupfer earned the assists on the Edson scores. The Knights would score one more before the half with sophomore Ashley Knueppel feeding Miller for her second of the season and a 4-0 Knights lead.
Closing out the game's scoring was Faulks, registering her third goal of the season off a pass from junior Katie O'Malley. First year Jacki Law made two first half stops between the pipes before Coach Brownell went to Megan Madison for the second half where she made one stop to preserve the win and the team shutout. The Knights ended the afternoon with an overwhelming advantage in shots, 39-5 and 11-0 edge in corner kicks.
Arcadia travels to cross town rival Cabrini College this Saturday for a 4 PM match.
Knights battle to 0-0 draw in opener; regain form topping Alvernia 3-0 in consolation
Madison, NJ: 9/14/09- The Knights of Arcadia and the Ospreys of Richard Stockton battled to a 0-0 regulation finish and the score remained the same after two overtime periods as the game would end scoreless. The Knights returned to the field Sunday to take on Alvernia University winning 3-0 behind two Stephanie Welch goals and Janelle Jablonski assists.
In the tournament opener Jablonski nearly broke the scoreless tie in the 52nd minute of play, after a nice turn midfield, Jablonski ripped just high of the bar from 25 yards out. After a pair of own goal scares nearly resulted in an uncomfortable end to the game, the match instead moved into the first and then second overtime periods. Two minutes into the second overtime, the Knights seemed on the edge of a game winner when first year Rebeka Shafer cruised a free kick from 40 yards out that seemed to be a dramatic winner, however Osprey GK Maria Dorris made a diving punch to push it over the bar.
In a scene which is seldom witnessed, the Stockton's Lindsay Roake netted the final spotkick while Dorris stopped a pair of Knight attempts in the shootout, advancing the Osprey to the championship game.
The Knights rallied Sunday afternoon in the consolation match, after a shot turnaround from its double overtime match the day before to beat conference oppoenent Alvernia, 3-0. Janelle Jablonski setup a apr of goals and Stephanie Welch tallied a pair as the Knights dominated the game.
Arcadia got on the board just seven minutes into the match as Jablonski's perfect through ball sprung Stephanie Edson. Edson carried deep into the box before slotting to the left of the Alvernia goalkeeper for the lead. Jablonski set up the second goal as well. Her cross was met with force by Welch with a volley inside the six-yard box. The shot crunched off the underside of the bar before hitting a defender and bounding into the net. Welch picked up her second of the game with nine minutes left in the half. Katie O'Malley sent in a great corner that Welch banged into the net from close range.
The Knights 3-0 halftime lead would hold up for the remainign 45 minutes of play as they improved to 4-0-2 on the season. Arcadia will return to action Wednesday September 16th when they travel to Philadelphia Biblical University for a 4 pm game.
Jablonski scores twice to keep Knights unbeaten
Glenside, PA: 9/9/09 - Junior Janelle Jablonski scored the game's first goal and broke a 1-1 tie with twelve minutes to play to give Arcadia University women's soccer (3-0-1) a 2-1 win over non-conference Ramapo College Wednesday afternoon in Glenside.
The Knights (3-0-1) struck early in the opening half as sophomore Stephanie Welch flicked the ball to Jablonski who sent it high and to the right past Ramapo keeper Jessica DaRold. Arcadia's lead would stand until the 33 minute mark when Rampo's Caitlin Hess's shot from the top of the 18 found it's way past Knights keeper Jacki Law for the equalizer. The 1-1 stalemate would stand until the 77th minute of play when an open Jablonski sailed a shot from the 18 over DaRold and into the twine for the 2-1 Arcaida lead that would stand as the final score.
Law made 5 saves for Arcdia while DaRold stopped 8 for Ramapo.
Arcadia travels to the Drew University Fall Festival this weekend to take on Stockton College, Saturday at 2 pm.
Knights Remain Unbeaten, Defeat Wilkes 2-0
Haverford, PA: 9/6/09 - Arcadia University Women's Soccer went undefeated at the Haverford College Tournament to remain unbeaten on the year. The Knights battled host Haverford on Saturday, eventually settling for the 0-0 double overtime draw before pulling out a 2-1 come from behind win over Wilkes University on Sunday.
Wilkes opened up the scoring in the 37th minute and held the 1-0 lead into the half before junior Katie O'Malley fed sophomore Stephanie Welch for the equalizer at 52:11. First year Rebecka Schafer then broke the stalemate at 65:43 for her first collegiate goal, giving the Knights the 2-1 lead on the eventual game winner.
First year Jacki Law provided another strong outing in the net, making 10 saves on the weekend, including 2 in Saturday's overtime periods against the Fords. After 270 minutes in goal, Law has allowed just 1 goal against and sports a .33 GAA and .938 save percentage with 2 shutouts to her credit.
Arcadia will host non-conference Ramapo College this Wednesday at 4 PM on the Kuch Center Field, the team's home opener.
Knights Open the Season with 8-0 Victory
Allentown, PA: 9/2/09 - Arcadia University Women's Soccer was no match for the Falcons of Cedar Crest College in Tuesday's season opener, as the Knights outshot the Falcons 42-5 enrout to the 8-0 non-conference victory. Arcadia (1-0, 0-0 CC) was led by juniors Jessica Leathem and Dana Falks, each with two scores on the day. The Falcons (0-1, 0-0 CSAC) were led by goalkeeper Heidi Paul, who made an impressive 35 saves between the pipes. Twenty one players saw action on the field for Arcadia including three starting first years, Jacki Law, Kyatstin Cook and Rebecka Schafer.
Leathem registered the game's first goal in the 6th minute on a rebound off of junior Janelle Jablonski's original shot, before making it 3-0 on an unassisted score in the 18th minute of play. Sophomore Jacquelyn Eckert picked up her first collegiate goal to make it 4-0 at the close of the half. Junior Dana Falks, who scored the games' second goal, opened second half scoring on her second unassisted goal of the day before sophomore Brittany Drosdak fed Jablonski near the 60th minute to up Arcadia's lead to 6-0. Sophomore Ashley Knueppel and first year Lauryn Miller rounded out the Knights' scoring.
Between the pipes, first year Jacki Law made the first start of her collegiate career, stopping all 5 Falcon shots on goal. Junior Megan Madison also saw action in net for the final 20 minutes of play.
The Knights travel to Haverford College this weekend to take on the Fords on Saturday at 1 PM and Wilkes on Sunday at 3:30 PM.
Arcadia University Women's Soccer 2009 Season Preview
Glenside, PA: 8/26/09 - Arcadia University Women’s Soccer will look to make it 9 straight seasons of post season play as the team takes to the field for the 7th season under head coach Rick Brownell. Last season saw the Knights succumb in the Commonwealth semifinals to the eventual Division III national champion Messiah, who are again favored to win the conference title in 2009 in a survey of the leagues’ coaches. The same poll picks the Knights to earn the fourth and final playoff berth as they return three All Commonwealth players from last year’s squad.
The team lost three starters to graduation in May in Erin Metz, Jamie Bradford and All Conference player Samantha Calhoun but return 15 players with the addition of a talented eight member first year class.
Two-time All Conference players Janelle Jablonski (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park) and Katie O’Malley (Coatesville, PA/Coatesville Area) return for their junior seasons as the top two scorer’s from 2008, while All Commonwealth defender Brittany Drosdak (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic) returns for her sophomore campaign as the team’s top defender.
Sophomore forward Stephanie Welch (Port Murray, NJ/Moravian) made 17 starts during her rookie season where she tied for the team lead in goals (4) and will again look to make an impact along with sophomores Jessica Leathem (West Windsor, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro North) and Ashley Knueppel (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North), and junior Stephanie Edson (Milton, PA/Milton) all playing the midfield/forward positions.
The team’s lone senior Jackie Jeffries (Philadelphia, PA/Archbishop Ryan), and sophomore Amy Lupfer (Andover, NJ/Newton) will help guide the Knights’ on the defensive end and help settle in the team’s first year starting keeper Jaclyn Law (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains Fanwood). Law was named All County, All State, All Area and All American for soccer over her four-year high school career where her team was four-time county champions and two-time state section champions. Coach Brownell also sees first year defender Kyarstin Cook (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) and midfielder Rebecka Schafer (Cleveland, OH/Cuyahoga Heights) stepping into starting roles.
Joining Coach Brownell on the sidelines this season are Jamie Bradford (Arcadia ’09) and Mike Poller (The College of New Jersey ‘00).
The 2009 soccer campaign is set to kick off on Tuesday, September 1 on the road against non-league opponent Cedar Crest College at 4 PM. The Commonwealth schedule begins on Saturday, October 3 at Lebanon Valley College and concludes in early November with the league semifinals on November 3 and the championship on November 7.
2009 Commonwealth Conference Women’s Soccer Preseason Poll
Full Release
1. Messiah 57 Points (7 first place votes)
2. Elizabethtown 48 Points (1)
3. Widener 45 Points
4. Arcadia 41 Points
5. Lebanon Valley 34 Points
6. Lycoming 27 Points
7. Albright 19 Points
8. Alvernia 17 Points
2009 Schedule
September
01 Tue @ Cedar Crest 4:00 pm
05 Sat @ Haverford (Haverford vs. AU) 1:00 pm
06 Sun @ Haverford (Wilkes vs. AU) 3:30 pm
09 Wed HOME vs. Ramapo 4:00 pm
12 Sat @ Drew Fall Festival – AU vs. Stockton 2:00 pm
13 Sun @ Drew Fall Festival - Consolation Game 12:00 pm
13 Sun @ Drew Fall Festival – Championship Game 2:00 pm
16 Wed @ Philadelphia Biblical 4:00 pm
19 Sat @ Cabrini 4:00 pm
23 Wed HOME vs. Farmingdale 4:00 pm
30 Wed @ Delaware Valley College 4:00 pm
October
03 Sat @ Lebanon Valley College* 12:00 pm
06 Tue HOME vs. Rutgers-Camden 4:00 pm
10 Sat HOME vs. Lycoming*^ 12:00 Noon
14 Wed HOME vs. Albright* 4:00 pm
17 Sat @ Messiah* 3:00 pm
20 Tue @ Widener* 7:00 pm
24 Sat HOME vs. Elizabethtown* 12:00 Noon
31 Sat @ Alvernia* 1:00 pm
November
03 Tues Commonwealth Conference Championship Semifinals
@ Higher Seed
07 Sat Commonwealth Conference Championship Finals
@ Higher Seed
* Commonwealth Conference
^ Arcadia Fall Fest (Family Weekend)
