Tuesday, November 1, 2011

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!!

Monday, June 13, 2011

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

Friday, June 10, 2011

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

Thursday, June 2, 2011

US National Team Tryouts

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

Sunday, May 22, 2011

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

Thursday, May 19, 2011

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 to open spring season

Trip to Oregon highlights Panthers’ 2011 campaign

PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The Plymouth State University women’s lacrosse team is scheduled to open the 2011 season this Saturday with a visit to Castleton State College for a 1:00 p.m. non-conference match-up.
Saturday’s contest is the first of nine straight road games for PSU to start the season. The Panthers will also travel to Worcester State University on March 10, and will make a cross-country trip to play two games in Oregon during the school’s Spring Break (Mar. 19-26). One of the Oregon contests is against Pacific University, which is guided by former PSU head coach Wynne Lobel.

Following several more games around New England in late March and early April, the PSU home opener is slated for Thursday, Apr. 14, against Bridgewater State at Arold Field. After a heavy travel schedule to start the season, the Panthers will play five of their final six regular season games on home turf.
The Panthers will play 15 regular season games, wrapping up by the end of April, and the annual LEC Tournament begins Tuesday, May 3. The conference champion will be crowned on May 7, and will receive an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

2011 PSU Women’s Lacrosse Outlook

Led by second-year head coach Kristin Blanchette, PSU is gearing up for a strong season in the Little East Conference. The Panthers are coming off a 10-6 season in 2010, which included a 5-1 mark in the Little East and a share of the LEC regular season title. Coach Blanchette welcomes back nine veterans from last year’s squad.
“We have strong experience at every position on the field,” said Blanchette. “We don’t have one or two top players that the other teams can focus on; everyone is a threat on the field and that should make us a tough team to defend.”
The Panthers will have to get along without Kalie Judd, a two-time All-LEC First Team midfielder and an All-Region selection last year.
“We have a great group of student-athletes who are very committed and dedicated,” said Blanchette. “They’re determined to achieve a lot this year. Our goal is to win the Little East, because that’s how we get to the NCAA Tournament, which is the ultimate goal.”
Blanchette says the Panthers will be strong defensively this spring, led by a veteran defense and depth at the goalie position.
“Our strength is our defense,” said Blanchette. “We have three very talented goalies that are doing a tremendous job leading the defense. We should be capable of doing a lot more this year, showing more looks on defense because of our experience and athleticism.”
Junior Ally Baribault (Middle Haddam, Conn./Hebron Academy, Maine) is the only returning goalie for the Panthers, although she has limited experience. Freshman Lorin Field (Hollis, N.H./Hollis-Brookline) has been very impressive in the preseason, and classmate Steph Paynter (Danbury, Conn.) can also step in.
Juniors Nora Regan (West Hartford, Conn./Northwest Catholic) and Jill Gerzabek (Branford, Conn./Branford) are returning veteran defenders who will provide leadership to the defense, and will be key in helping along the younger players. Junior Paige Tollner (Nashua, N.H./Nashua North) also brings experience to the defensive unit.
Blanchette says sophomores Caitlin Swanson (Holderness, N.H./Plymouth Regional) and Kristen Guest (Sandwich, Mass.) have been impressive in preseason and should be the backbone of PSU’s midfield play.
“Those two have improved tremendously since the fall and will be relied upon heavily,” said Blanchette. “Freshman Emily Buckle (Danbury, Conn.) has also been outstanding in the midfield in preseason and will step into a big role this spring.”
The Panthers will look to several players to provide offense this spring rather than relying on just one or two for goals. Leading the way will be senior Kathryn Rogers (Wolfeboro, N.H./Kingswood), junior Jenn Foley (Tewksbury, Mass.), and sophomore Marie Lander (Ossipee, N.H./Kingswood).
“Kathryn and Jenn got a lot of playing experience last year, starting every game, so we are really relying on them to lead and help direct our attack," said Blanchette. “Marie has also shown a lot of confidence and improvement and she will be a big offensive threat for us as well. We have a lot of new faces on our attack but everyone can put the ball in the back of the net which makes us a solid threat to our opponents.”
Blanchette says the Little East is wide open this year, with several teams capable of winning the championship.
“We have a very balanced conference,” said Blanchette. “For example, Southern Maine won the tournament as the fifth seed last year. It just goes to show that the championship is up for grabs. It’s going to be a game-to-game thing; whoever comes to play against any team on a given day can win. We’re excited to get the season started.”

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