PSU Wraps Up Fall Season

It is official...Snow is on the ground and Fall Ball is over!  Plymouth State Women's Lacrosse wrapped up their 2011 Fall Ball season with a big win against Colby-Sawyer.  This Fall season proved to be  a very successful one!  Colby-Sawyer came out swinging, but the Panthers proved too much for them.  It was great to see the hard work our ladies put into practice, executed on the playing field.  The upperclassmen were strong and confident as expected, and the freshman class proved a force to be reckoned with.  With 10 minutes left in the game, an all-freshman line up was put on the field with senior Ally Baribault in goal.  The freshman played like seasoned veterans, picking up the pace of the game quickly and easily.  Freshman Carly Floyd had this to say about her Fall Ball experience, "I always knew that I was joining a team that was one of a kind, but when we were prepping for the Colby-Sawyer game it really hit me how special this team really is. Between meditation, the various leadership and confidence building exercises, and just simply the unlimited energy at practice, this team is incredible. I feel so fortunate to be surrounded by such a great group of girls and an outstanding coaching staff."  We are looking forward to pre-season and a Spring Break in TEXAS!  The success of our Fall Ball season will surely carry over into our regular season.  Watch out LEC competitors!!

Paige Tollner garners prestigious Brad Wilby Award

Congratulations (again) to junior Paige Tollner. She has been selected as the Brad Wilby Award Winner. This prestigious award is presented annually to a female student-athlete at PSU who is at least a junior academically, and who demonstrates leadership, strength of character and service to others, both on and off the field and in all aspects of their lives.

LEC Announces All-Academic Teams

The Little East conference announced their Spring All-Academic Teams. PSU Women's Lacrosse leads all of the PSU teams with 6 honorees!

Congratulations to Paige Tollner, Jenn Foley, Caitlin Swanson, Kristen Guest, Amanda Richardson & Nora Regan!

Little East announces Spring All-Academic Teams

18 Panther student-athletes recognized

            PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The Little East Conference has announced the honorees for the All-Academic Teams for the 2010-11 spring sports season, and the list includes 18 Plymouth State University student-athletes in baseball, softball, and men’s and women’s lacrosse.
            Student-athletes from all eight LEC schools earned recognition on the All-Academic Teams based on the following criteria: at least a sophomore academic and athletic standing, a minimum of a 3.3 cumulative grade point average, a full-time member of the team, and enrolled in the institution for at least a full academic year.
            Below are the PSU student-athletes who were named to the LEC Spring All-Academic Team.  The complete list of honorees is on the LEC website at LittleEast.com.

Baseball
John Andersch	Sr.	Concord, N.H./Concord	Criminal Justice
Chris Bryant	Sr.	Lebanon, N.H./Lebanon	Business Administration
Bryant Lausberg	Sr.	Somersworth, N.H./Somersworth	Physical Education
Anthony Vadala	Sr.	Medford, Mass./Medford	Marketing
Ryan Wakefield	So.	Sanbornton, N.H./Winnisquam	Biology
Softball
Diana Bean	So.	Danvers, Mass/Danvers	Psychology
Heather Blase	Jr.	Milford, N.H./Milford	Criminal Justice
Jenn Bove	So.	Medford, Mass./Medford	Psychology
Amy Green	Jr.	Atkinson, N.H./Timberlane Regional	Physical Education
Megan Sylvestre	So.	Waterford, Conn./Waterford	Criminal Justice
Men’s Lacrosse
Chris Malbon	Sr.	North Smithfield, R.I./North Smithfield	Chemistry
Mike Ventura	So.	Columbia, N.J./North Warren Regional	Marketing
Women’s Lacrosse
Jenn Foley	Jr.	Tewksbury, Mass./Tewksbury	Marketing
Kristen Guest	So.	Sandwich, Mass./Sandwich	Criminal Justice
Nora Regan	Jr.	West Hartford, Conn./Northwest Catholic	Business
Amanda Richardson	So.	Bradford, N.H./Kearsarge	Management
Caitlin Swanson	So.	Holderness, N.H./Plymouth Regional	Marketing
Paige Tollner	Jr.	Nashua, N.H./Nashua North	Criminal Justice

Carly Floyd's article & video on her fundraising event for high school coach Kevin Siedlecki

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2011/04/22/sports/high_school/doc4db24867273e1038224448.txt

US National Team Tryouts

Swanson, Field & Buckle showcase their talents in Long Island for  1st Round US National Team tryouts. 

Congrats to Paige Tollner & Katie Rogers for graduating from PSU! We are proud of you!

Regional All-American Honors for Caitlin Swanson!!

All-Region honor for PSU Women’s Lacrosse player

Swanson named Second Team All-Pilgrim Region

            PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The leading scorer on the 2011 Plymouth State University women's lacrosse team has been honored with a prestigious regional honor for her outstanding season for the Panthers.
            Sophomore Caitlin Swanson (Holderness, N.H./Plymouth Regional) has been named a Pilgrim Region Second Team All-Star by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA).  Swanson is an All-Region selection after receiving an All-Little East Conference Second Team honor earlier this month.

	Caitlin Swanson

            A two-year starter, Swanson led the Panthers in scoring with 57 points on 45 goals and 12 assists.  She tied for third in the LEC in goals per game (3.0), ranked fifth in points per game (3.80) and second in game-winning goals (4).  She was also second on the team in draw controls (26) and fourth in ground balls (25).
            Swanson tallied at least one goal in all 15 PSU games, and notched at least two goals 13 times.  Her top performances were a seven-goal, one-assist game in a victory at Worcester State University, and a five-goal, one-assist effort in a win at Linfield College (Ore.).
            Swanson is the fifth Panther women’s lacrosse player to earn All-Region honors in the past decade.  Kalie Judd was a Second Team choice in 2010, Kelsey MacDonald and Nicole Evans were Second Team selections in 2006 and Katie Sheridan was a three-time All-Region choice from 2002-04.
            PSU completed the season with a 7-8 overall record under second-year head coach Kristin Blanchette. The Panthers finished 2-4 in the LEC and were knocked out of the conference tournament in the first round.

PSU WOMEN'S LACROSSE 2011 AWARD WINNERS

The Katie Sheridan Offensive MVP Award: Caitlin Swanson

The Kalie Judd Defensive MVP Award: Nora Regan

The Kelsey MacDonald Most Complete Player Award: Caitlin Swanson

The Wynne Lobel Coaches Award: Katie Rogers

The Rookie of the Year Award: Emily Buckle & Lorin Field

The Most Improved Player Award: Kristen Guest

Unsung Hero Award: Manager Brittany Wells

The Heart & Hustle Award: Jill Gerzabek

2011 Guest Speakers Maggie Joyce '10 & Kalie Judd '10

2012 Team Captains 

Nora Regan, Kristen Guest, Caitlin Swanson, Lorin Field

Congrats to Emily Buckle & Caitlin Swanson for LEC All-Conference honors!!

Two PSU Women’s Lacrosse players are All-LEC

Swanson, Buckle named to Second Team

            PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Two midfielders on the Plymouth State University women’s lacrosse team were honored Tuesday with selections to the All-Little East Conference (LEC) team for the 2011 season.

            Sophomore Caitlin Swanson (Holderness, N.H./Plymouth Regional) and freshman Emily Buckle (Danbury, Conn.) represented PSU on the All-LEC Second Team. They were the Panthers’ two leading scorers this spring and gave PSU a strong tandem in the midfield.

            A two-year starter, Swanson led the Panthers in scoring with 57 points on 45 goals and 12 assists.  She tied for third in the LEC in goals per game (3.0), ranked fifth in points per game (3.80) and second in game-winning goals (4).  She was also second on the team in draw controls (26) and fourth in ground balls (25).

	Caitlin Swanson	Emily Buckle

            Swanson tallied at least one goal in all 15 PSU games, and notched at least two goals 13 times.  Her top performances were a seven-goal, one-assist game in a victory at Worcester State University, and a five-goal, one-assist effort in a win at Linfield College (Ore.).

            A starter in every game as a rookie, Buckle ranked second on the team in scoring with 28 goals, seven assists and 35 points.  She also collected 22 ground balls, which ranked fifth on the team, and 18 draw controls, which was tied for third.

            Buckle scored at least one goal in all but two games this season, with her top performance a six-goal game at Pacific University (Ore.) in March. She was also recognized by the LEC during the season, earning Rookie of the Week on both Mar. 28 and Apr. 4.

            PSU completed the season with a 7-8 overall record under second-year head coach Kristin Blanchette. The Panthers finished 2-4 in the LEC and were knocked out of the conference tournament in the first round.

            The complete All-LEC Team is available at LittleEast.com.

Inside Look into PSU's Next Future Stars!

Introducing: Meghan McNabb (#24) - Incoming Freshman - Lexington, MA - Lexington High



Introducing: Molly Scaife (right #5) - Incoming Freshman - Easthampton, MA - Northampton High School

Introducing: Brittany Terra (left) - Incoming Freshman - Bristol, RI - Mt. Hope High

 Introducing: Amy MacDonald (right) - Incoming Freshman - Hull, MA - Hull High

Introducing: Emily Davis (left) - Incoming Freshman - Boscawen, NH - Merrimack Valley HS                             

Introducing: Crystalle Parent   - Incoming Freshman - Londonderry, NH - Londonderry HS

Introducing: Shannon Connerty - Incoming Freshman - Nashua, NH - Tyngsboro, MA HS

Inside Look into PSU's Next Future Stars!

Introducing: Molly Gleason - Incoming Freshman - Haverhill, MA - Haverhill High

http://www.eagletribune.com/sports/x1386013798/Around-the-Horn-with-Molly-Gleason-Haverhill-Lacrosse

Inside Look into PSU's Next Future Stars!

Introducing: Carly Floyd - Incoming Freshman Star - Madison, CT - Daniel Hand High School

http://www.theday.com/article/20110504/SPORT19/305059627/-1/zip06details&town=Madison&template=zip06art

Post-Season

We played a great game against Western Connecticut on Tuesday in the LEC Championship playoffs but unfortunately we lost 13-12. It was a very exciting game and great to see everyone have such strong performances. We are already so excited to kick off next season! The future is bright for the PSU Panthers! :)

Mekenna Bay earns her 2nd Rookie of the Week honor

PSU Women’s Lax freshman repeats LEC honor

Bay named Rookie of the Week for second time

            PLYMOUTH, N.H. – One of the top freshmen on the Plymouth State University women’s lacrosse team was honored by the Little East Conference Monday with her selection as the LEC Rookie of the Week.

	Mekenna Bay

            Freshman Mekenna Bay (Maracaibo, Venezuela) earns the top LEC Rookie honor for the second time this month after helping lead the Panthers in a pair of games last week.  She is one of four Panthers who have been honored by the LEC this spring.

            A freshman attacker, Bay recorded six goals and two assists in the two games last week, helping PSU to a 1-1 record.  She scored one goal in Tuesday’s 10-4 LEC loss to Keene State, and she tallied a career-high seven points with five goals and two assists in Thursday’s 16-6 win over Framingham State. Bay also picked up two ground balls and one draw control in the two games.

            Bay ranks fourth on the team in scoring with 22 points and third with 18 goals.  She is also tied for third in the LEC with two game-winning goals.

            PSU heads into the final week of the regular season with a 7-5 overall record and 2-2 LEC mark.  The Panthers will conclude the regular season slate with two LEC home games this week at Arold Field, hosting the University of Southern Maine on Wednesday and Western Connecticut State University on Saturday.   The Little East Tournament begins next week. 

Post-Game Interviews following the Framingham State WIN!

Post-Practice Interviews before East Conn game

Coach Blanchette

Post-Practice Interviews before East Conn game

Captain Caitlin Swanson

Lorin Field receives another lax honor from Synapse Lacrosse!

link to Synapase webpage

DIVISION III - 

Defensive Player of the Week: Mary Waller, TCNJ

Waller had an outstanding week for the top-ranked Lions, making 16 saves in the showdown against No. 2 Salisbury. She added three ground balls as the Sea Gulls were held scoreless for the opening 14 minutes of the game. In the win over Rowan, Waller and the rest of the Lions kept the Profs off the board for the final 45 minutes of the game.

Offensive Player of the Week: Sarah Bray, Hamilton

Bray led the Continentals to a 3-0 week that included a showdown with future NESCAC rival Middlebury in which she had a hand in 7 goals (4g, 3a) as Hamilton won 16-6. She added a pair of draw controls and three ground balls in the victory. On the week that included wins over RPI and Vassar, the junior notched seven goals, seven assists, seven ground balls, 10 draw controls and four caused turnovers in total. 

Rookie of the Week: Ashley Cook, Cortland

Cook totaled nine goals and four assists during a 3-0 week for the Red Dragons. She scored four times and picked up four ground balls in a 10-5 win at Brockport on Tuesday and recorded two goals and two assists in a 17-7 win versus William Smith on Thursday. She capped the week Saturday with three goals and two assists in a 13-8 win at Buffalo State.

Honor Roll:
Madison Carey, Wooster
Kristin Coderre, Lasell
Lorin Field, Plymouth State
Ashley Hansbury, Curry
Tara Harding, Virginia Wesleyan
Allie Horowitz, Amherst
Anna Hutchings, Geneseo
Meghan Leonard, Trinity
Lauriann Parker, St. Mary's
Christine Smith, Stevens
Trisha Timony, Gwynedd-Mercy

Lorin Field receives another lax honor...

ECAC HONOR

Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week

Women’s Lacrosse (for the week ending April 10, 2011)

Division II

Offensive Player of the Week

Claire Peterson – Adelphi University
Junior, Attacker, Wantagh, N.Y.

Peterson led the Panthers to two wins last week, defeating American International and No. 5 Stonehill.  She had 20 points off seven goals and 13 assists, while adding five ground balls and a draw control.  She scored five goals and seven assists in the 20-14 victory over Stonehill on her way to her second consecutive ECAC Offensive Player of the Week honor.

Defensive Player of the Week
Rachael Goldstein – Dowling College
Senior, Goalkeeper, Ridge, N.Y.

Goldstein was outstanding between the pipes Wednesday as she made 17 saves and scooped up five ground balls in Dowling’s key conference win against Molloy. She followed by making four stops in picking up the win against Mercy.

 

 

Division III New England

Offensive Player of the Week

Ashley Hansbury – Curry College
Senior, Attacker, Chelmsford, Mass.

Hansbury broke the NCAA Division III career total points record in a 22-1 victory over The Commonwealth Coast Conference opponent Regis last week, tallying 11 points with eight goals and three assists. On the week, she totaled 13 goals, chipped in nine assists, picked up seven ground balls, 13 draw controls and seven caused turnovers.  Hansbury has recorded a total of 441 points during her career.

Defensive Player of the Week
Lorin Field – Plymouth State University
Freshman, Goalkeeper, Hollis, N.H.

Field made 22 saves to backstop Plymouth State to a 3-0 week.  The Hollis, N.H. product recorded a 5.50 goals-against average and a .667 save percentage. She made 14 saves in an 8-7 conference win at UMass-Dartmouth on Friday.

Freshmen Mekenna Bay & Lorin Field honored by the Little East

More LEC honors for PSU Women’s Lacrosse freshmen

Field, Bay named Players of the Week for Panthers

            PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Little East Conference honors continued for the Plymouth State University women’s lacrosse team Monday as two student-athletes were selected for LEC Player of the Week recognition for their performances in Panther victories last week.

            Freshmen Lorin Field (Hollis, N.H./Hollis-Brookline) and Mekenna Bay (Maracaibo, Venezuela) are this week’s Panther recipients, Field being named LEC Goalie of the Week and Bay earning LEC Rookie of the Week honors.  It is the second honor this season for Field and the first for Bay.

	Lorin Field

            A freshman goalie, Field made 22 saves in three Panther wins last week (1-0 LEC), recording a 3-0 record, a 5.50 goals against average and a .667 saves percentage.  She made 14 saves in PSU’s 8-7 LEC win Friday at UMass Dartmouth to highlight her week.  Field played only the first half in PSU’s other two games due to lopsided scores, making three saves (two goals allowed) in a 19-7 win Wednesday over Worcester State and five saves (two goals allowed) in a 21-3 victory over Thomas College.

            Field in enjoying an outstanding rookie season and currently leads the LEC and is ranked second in the NCAA Division III in save percentage (.616).  She also tops the Little East and ranks 10th nationally in goals against average (7.72).

Mekenna Bay

            A freshman attacker, Bay scored nine goals and added two assists to help the Panthers go 3-0 for the week.  She scored eight of her goals and one assist in the first half of PSU’s 21-3 victory Sunday over Thomas College.  She also scored one goal and one assist Wednesday in a 19-7 win over Worcester State.  Bay totaled three ground balls and three draw controls for the week.

            PSU, 6-2 overall and atop the LEC standings with a 2-0 mark, is riding a four-game winning streak.  After eight games on the road to open the season, the Panthers will play five of their remaining six at home on Arold Field, beginning this Thursday with a non-conference clash against Bridgewater State University (4:00 p.m.) 

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Post-Game Interviews following the Thomas College WIN!

Junior Capt. Nora Regan

Junior Captain Jenn Foley

Freshman Mekenna Bay

Head Coach Kristin Blanchette

Post-Game Interviews following the UMass Dartmouth WIN!

Emily Buckle

Post-Game Interviews following the UMass Dartmouth WIN!

Coach Blanchette

Katie Rogers

videos from Spring Break!

Our second conference game is tomorrow and the girls are psyched! We are coming off a big win against Worcester yesterday and plan to use that momentum tomorrow against UMass Dartmouth!! Time to show the Little East Conference what we've got!! Can't wait- let's get it State!!!! :)

KART!

-Caitlin #12

Post-Game Interviews following the Worcester State win on Wed. 4/6

Soph Capt. Caitlin Swanson

Freshman Goalie Lorin Field

Head Coach Kristin Blanchette

We are READY!

We had a great win against Worcester State last night! Now our minds are set on our game against UMass Dartmouth tomorrow! We are ready to play another awesome game tomorrow and come out just as strong as we did yesterday! We are so excited about all of the sunshine, lets hope it stays with us when we travel to UMass Dartmouth. GOO STATE!

We're all so excited about our win yesterday against Worcester State! Everyone did an awesome job! We're facing UMass Dartmouth on Friday and Thomas on Sunday....then as long as the sun stays out and dries up our poor (still covered in snow) field, we'll be having our first home game next Thursday, hopefully we'll have many fans to fill the stands :-)

FIRST CONFERENCE WIN!

We just got back on the bus and are heading home to Plymouth with our first conference win under our belts! We have a day off tomorrow and then another big week ahead next week with 3 games. Keep following us on our blog!! GO STATE!!

Lax lax lax lax laxxxxx

Tomorrow we will be playing RIC, and my teammates and I have so much fire burning in us from yesterday's game against Springfield!

HERE WE GO STATE!!!!!!!!!!

Honey Badgers are Ready are you?

Ok so guesssss whatt?! We have a game tomorrrrrrowww!!!! You know what that means honey badger dont care but we DO! Yeahhh State here we go first game in our homeland.  We did it on the West Coast lets bring it on the East.  Yeahhh Budddddy!!!!

- Maki and Fieldz -

EAST COAST TIME!

So excited for our first game on the East Coast!! We are READY!!!


.....and so is Ally B!        GO STATE!!!!!!!!!

early morning!

5AM wake up call and we are ready to head to the airport! See everyone soon!!! PSU LAX LOVE.

last day....

So it's was our last day in Oregon today and an eventful one. We had a crazy game against Linfield - the officials were VERY different than ones on the east coast but we found our groove and pulled out our second straight win of the season. After the game we went out into Portland to the Crystal Ballroom restaurant with former PSU lax legend/hall of famer Katie "Noodles" Sheridan. We had a blast and really enjoyed the city. Now we are all packing up and getting ready for a super early morning at the airport and our return home to NH! We had such an amazing trip and our memories will last a lifetime. Thanks everyone for following our trip and hope you follow the rest of our season! GO PANTHERS! - Coach Blanchette

Katie Sheridan & Kristin Blanchette

Claire Ficaro admiring Katie's Nike kicks!

today's practice pic's and white water rafting pics. LOVIN that sun!!