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Sports Thursday, November 16, 1995 Page 15 • Field Hockey sets three records on BY CAROLYN BARNES led her STaff Writer team to the Soaring to new levels and Centennial setting standards seems to have Can fer - been the results of an out stand- e nee ing season for Western champion- Maryland's field hockey team ship with this fall. The ladies broke two t 7 goals school records and tied another and 39 as- to complete the best season in sists for a Western Maryland's history. total of 73 The Green Terror set a points for school record for most wins in the season. a season with 10, and the long- Mitros est win streak with six, dating made the from September 26 through fie I d October 14. They also lied the hoc key record for most shutouts in a honor roll season with six. In the Centen- for her nial Conference, the ladies re- outstand- ceived a fourth place ranking, ing defen- along with being ranked fifth sive play for the season in the final a g a ins I NCAA region poll. Dickinson Five players from the team and Wash- received places on the All Cen- in g ton tennial Conference teams. College. Chosen for first team honors Both of were junior back Kellie Mitres I h e s e and junior mid fielder Jodi--ga m e s Wagner. _Mitros-was also se- were 1-0 victories for Western Conference honors. Seaburg her just the seventh player in career points has her in sixth lected for the first team in 1994 Maryland, which led to them also received second team hon- school history to score at least place on the career points list. and the second learn in 1993. lying the mark for shutouts in a ors as a junior in 1994. She IO goals in a season. In addi- Earning honorable men- She also received 12 votes season. scored a total of seven points tion, Haley's ten goals and three tion status for the team was for field hockey player of the Senior forward and tri-cap- for the season consisting of year, only six votes behind tain ~eathe Seaburg and three goals and one assist. ;~:i~~sen::~:::~~~t~~I~~l~~'~eefieldhockey sophomore forward Danielle sophomore forward Katie Haley Sophomore Haley scored Duffy from Swarthmore, who both received second team AIl- 10 goals on the year, making !~~r~hor~:~~t~~ t: ~~~g~e;:e3a~ p.ll Dilland_Sl_1adricklead young volleyballteam through rough year .... ~ -- ' ...... 1M :t FRoMSTAFFREroRTS Dill and Shadrick were both lead- -- ~iI ers but juruor captain Laura veise was ~ ~ _t ~ When tbeseasonsrarredthewesr- definitely the emotional sparkplug for em Maryland College volleyball team this team. On or off the court Veise knew this season would be different. was always shouting encoumgement., Thedefending Centennial Conference stomping, and screaming like crazy to tri-champions hadlost fiveoftheirstart- syke up her teammates. Her intensity ing six to graduation. Third year head as a leader was needed on a team that coach Carole Molloy would tum to a plagued with a small bench With only pair of sophomores for leadership. three reserves and earlier in the year Denise Dill was the lone remm- only two, the WMC starters played ing starter, and along with Carrie more than their counterparts on other Shadrick, were the only two returning teams. players who received any significant Along with Veise the other three playing time. starters were inexperienced when it It would be a yearofstruggle, dis- cameto acmal playing nme.Two fresh- appointment, and promise. In the manandasophomoremadeuptherest shadow of an 0-10 start Molloy saw a of the starting six. young team hurt, grow and learn to- Kris Kurtyka and Kelly Quinn gether. both exploded onto the scene with great After dropping those first ten the rookie seasons showing improvement team would show the gritty detennina- in every match. Quinn led the team in tion that would promise great things in kills with 208. Kurtyka led in solo thcyearstocome. They would win fOUI blocks with 53 and block assists with straight over a weekend in September 28. to snap the streak of losses. The team Sophomore Karen Millar saw then slugged through the remainder of little action a year ago but showed she the season going 12-16 to finish 12-26 would be a force soon enough as she on the year. registered 36 service aces, second to DillandShadrickshowedthelead- Shadrick's5? ership that the young team needed. Both As the year wore on the team be- improved over the course of the sea- gan to show improvement and even son. Shadrick earned AlI-Conference with their losing record they were an second team honors as a hitter. Dill impressive7-3intheconference,good would receive and honorable mention. enough for third place. Photo By Heainer L: Jacoby as a setter.