FRANKLIN & MARSHALL EARNS
#6 SEED IN 2005 ECAC SOUTH REGION FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
LANCASTER, PA - The
#19 nationally ranked Franklin & Marshall College field hockey team
advanced to the postseason as the Diplomats (12-6, 6-4 Centennial Conference)
received the #6 seed for the 2005 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC)
South Region Championship Tournament.
On November 9 the Diplomats will begin the tournament as Franklin &
Marshal will travel to #3 Kean University for a 5:00 p.m. game. In other
first round action, #1 Gettysburg College (14-6) hosts #8 Oneonta State (11-8)
at 2:30 p.m., #2 Kings College (14-4) will travel to Oneonta, New York to take
on #7 Hartwick College (9-8) and #4 Catholic University of America (10-6) will
square off with #5 McDaniel College (11-7) in Washington, D.C.
The winners of the first round games will advance to the highest remaining
seed as the victor of the Gettysburg/Oneonta game will take on the winner of
the Catholic/McDaniel game, while the winner of the Kings/Hartwick game
battles it out with either F&M or Kean on November 12.
The tournament will conclude on November 13 with the title game set for 1:00
p.m.
Leading the charge for Franklin & Marshall this year have been
All-Conference selection Brittany Croll (Sr., Lewes, DE/Indian River),
Eileen Keever (Sr., Prospect Park, PA/Interboro) and Brenna Dolphin
(Jr., Wilmington, DE/Archmere Academy).
An All-Centennial Conference selection first team selection at forward, Keever
earned her third All-Centennial Conference nod this year as she earned first
team honors in 2004 and second team honors in 2003.
The October 31 Centennial Conference and Eastern College Athletic Conference
Player of the Week, she ranks among the leaders in shots (eighth, 54), shots
per game (fifth, 3.60 spg), points (sixth, 27), points per game (fourth, 1.80
ppg), goals (sixth, 12) and goals per game (third, 0.80 gpg) in the latest
Centennial Conference statistics as she has scored 12-3-27 this year.
A 2005 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III
North/South Senior All-Star Game selection, she now has 45-17-107 in her
four-year career as she is fourth in career goals at the College behind Laura
Kramedas '80 (53), Sue Bowen '80 (52) and Croll (52).
Croll earned her third All-Centennial Conference honor in 2005 as she repeated
as a first team honoree after earning second team accolades in 2003.
The Diplomats' leading scorer with 16 goals and nine assists for 41 points,
Croll leads the Centennial Conference in shots per game (5.35 spg) and ranks
second in shots (91), points (40), points per game (2.35 ppg), goals (16),
goals per game (0.94 gpg), assists (eight), assists per game (0.47 apg) and
game winning goals (four) through games of October 31.
A member of the September 6, 12 and 19 October 24 Centennial Conference Honor
Rolls, she has 52 goals and 23 assists for 127 points in her career to rank
first in points in the program's history.
Further, she is tied for second in goals at the College with Sue Bowen '80
(52) behind Laura Kramedas '80 (53).
Dolphin earned All-Centennial Conference honorable mention accolades this year
as she scored six assists this season to raise her career-scoring total to
five goals and 15 assists for 25 points.
In the latest Centennial Conference statistics for games through October 31,
she ranks seventh in assists (six) and assists per game (0.35 apg) as she is
part of an F&M team which ranks among the Conference leaders in scoring
margin (fourth, 1.03 gpg), scoring average (2.64 gpg), shutouts (four), goals
against average (1.60 gpg), shots (fourth, 280), shots per game (fourth,
16.47), goals scored (46), goals per game (2.71 gpg), goals allowed (third,
28), goals allowed per game (fourth, 1.65 gpg), assists (fourth, 30), assists
per game (fourth, 1.76 apg), saves (fifth, 113), saves per game (6.65 spg) and
penalty corners (fourth, 10.71 pg).
In goal, the senior duo of Michelle Altman (Sr., Trumbull, CT/Trumbull)
and Lindsay Klimik (Sr., Brick, NJ/Brick) have been solid combining for
a .799 save percentage and 1.68 goals against average in 1291:27 of play.
Individually, Altman is 8-4 on the year with a .828 save percentage and 1.49
goals against average in 16 games. Klimik has appeared in 11 games with
a .745 save percentage and 2.02 goals against average.
Directions to Kean University are available online at the University's
official athletics website: http://www.keanathletics.com/pages/directions.asp
ECAC South Region Field Hockey
Tournament
Wednesday, Nov. 9 - First
Round
#8 Oneonta at #1 Gettysburg -
2:30 p.m.
#2 Kings at #7 Hartwick - 4:00 p.m.
#6 F&M at #3 Kean - 5:00 p.m.
#5 McDaniel at #4 Catholic - 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 12 - Semifinals
at highest remaining seed
Winner of #1/8 vs. Winner of #4/5
- TBA
Winner of #2/7 vs. Winner of #3/6 - TBA
Sunday, Nov. 13 - Championship
at site of semifinals
Semifinal Winners - TBA
