2 0 1 3 F I E L D H O C K E Y MICHIGAN STATE (3-6, 0-0 B1G) OHIO STATE (3-5, 0-0 B1G) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH- 1 P.M. EAST LANSING, MICH. - RALPH YOUNG FIELD 2013 SCHEDULE/RESULTS August Sat. 24 MICHIGAN (Exh)...W, 2-1 Fri.. 30 at California... L, 2-1 (OT) September Sun. 1 vs Pacific...W, 7-0 Mon. 2 at Stanford... L, 5-2 Fri. 6 SYRACUSE... L, 4-0 Sun. 8 MONMOUTH...W, 4-2 Fri. 13 at Princeton... L, 2-1 (OT) Sun. 15 at Deleware... L, 5-1 Fri. 20 vs. Northeastern...W, 2-0 Sun. 22 vs Old Dominion... L, 3-1 Sat. 28 OHIO STATE*...1 p.m. October Fri. 4 at Indiana *...3 p.m. Sun. 6 at Miami (Ohio)...1 p.m. Fri. 11 MICHIGAN *...3 p.m. Sun. 13 BALL STATE...1 p.m. Sat. 19 at Penn State *...12 p.m. Tue. 22 CENTRAL MICHIGAN...3 p.m. Sat. 26 NORTHWESTERN *...1 p.m. November Sat. 2 at Iowa *...2 p.m. Wed.. 6 Big Ten Tournament Begins (Columbus, Ohio) TBA Home Matches in BOLD CAPS * - Big Ten Match 2013 BIG TEN STANDINGS Big Ten Overall Team Record Pct. Pts Record Pct. Northwestern 0-0.000 0 8-2.800 Indiana 0-0.000 0 5-2.714 Iowa 0-0.000 0 5-3.625 Penn State 0-0.000 0 5-3.625 Michigan 0-0.000 0 4-4.500 Ohio State 0-0.000 0 3-5.375 Michigan State 0-0.000 0 3-6.333 The Michigan State field hockey team kicks off Big Ten play when it welcomes Ohio State to East Lansing on Saturday, September 28th. The game will be played at 1 p.m. at Ralph Young Field and will be featured on the Big Ten Digital Network. Weekend Recap MSU defeated Northeastern 2-0 last Friday, picking up its third win of the season. Molly Cassidy earned her first shutout of the season, and turned away eight shots over the course of the weekend, bringing her season total to a Big Ten-leading 35 saves. Allie Ahern scored for the fourth consecutive game and Kristen Henn netted her second goal of the season. On Sunday, the Spartans fell 3-1 to No. 20 Old Dominion. Abby Barker had the lone goal in the game for the Spartans and was assisted by Heather Howie. Spartan Notes Of the 19 goals that Michigan State has scored so far this season, 10 of those 19 have come from different players. Allie Ahern leads the attack with seven goals on the season while Heather Howie, Kristen Henn, and Abby Barker have all tacked on two each. There are 15 players who have tallied a point, registering at least one goal or assist. Senior Katherine Jamieson picked up her team leading third assist last weekend in the 2-0 win over Northeastern. Kristen Henn, Heather Howie and Alli Helwig have added two assists each on the season. Allie Ahern scored a goal in four consecutive games for the Spartans, bringing her season total to seven. She leads the team in goals (7) and points (14), ranking third and fifth respectively in the Big Ten in those categories. Ahern Ahern recorded a hat trick in the 7-0 win over Pacific. On the defensive side, goalkeeper Molly Cassidy has made a Big Ten leading 35 saves this season. Cassidy recorded her first shutout of the season on Friday against Northeastern and made another six saves on Sunday against ODU. Cassidy stopped a season high eight shots when MSU took on No.3 Princeton. She has now recorded 19 saves over the last two weekends for the Spartans. All-Big Ten forward Abby Barker saw action last weekend for the first time since the Stanford game (9/2) after being sidelined due to injury. The team s leading scorer from the 2012 campaign scored the lone goal on Sunday for MSU against No. 20 Old Dominion in just her second game back. Freshman Adrea Donaldson, Megan Fenton, Kristen Matuala and Shelby Supica have all picked up their first career goals in the Green and White. Michigan State has scored first in all three of their wins this year, recording team shutouts in two of those victories. Weekend Scouting Report - Ohio State The Buckeyes enter the weekend with a 3-5 record on the season. Ohio State and Michigan State shared identical 2-4 records in the Big Ten last season. Peanut Johnson and Nora Murer lead the offensive attack for the Buckeyes with four and three goals respectively. Sarah Lemieux is the likely goalkeeper for the Buckeyes, and she owns a 2.18 GAA and.667 save percentage, both of which rank fourth best in the Big Ten. Series History Michigan State is 8-5 in Big Ten openers since 2000. Ohio State owns a 36-18-3 edge in the all time series, but Michigan State has dominated the recent history, winning five of its last six regular-season matchups with the Buckeyes. Road Show Michigan State returns home for Saturday s game after having played the last four contests on the road. It will be a quick stop home for MSU, as they hit the road for the two games following their Big Ten opener with Ohio State. The Spartans have played just two games at home this season, having traveled west to Stanford for three games, to the east coast to take on Princeton and Delaware, and down to Louisville for a weekend set of games against Northeastern and Old Dominion. Relying on Experience Senior midfielder Kristen Henn was announced as the team captain by head coach Helen Knull. This is Henn s third year as a captain of the Spartans and she looks to be the anchor of the Spartan lineup this season. She got off to a hot start in the 2013 campaign, netting the game-winning goal in the team s exhibition match against Michigan and picking up a goal and two assists in the first three games. Henn became the fourth Spartan to score multiple goals this season when she punched in a goal in the 2-0 win over Northeastern. 2013 FIELD HOCKEY WWW.MSUSPARTANS.COM
The Spartans roster features 12 underclassmen (11 freshmen, 3 sophomores), which means Michigan State will lean heavily on experience and team leadership. There are nine juniors and seniors on the roster that have started in all nine games to start the season, and the top five point getters on the team are all upperclassmen. B1G Players to Watch Goalkeeper Molly Cassidy, forward Abby Barker, and midfielder Becky Stiles were all tabbed as players to watch within the Big Ten entering the season. team. Stiles competed for Team New Jersey, and Barker for the Midwest/ California Squad. Up Next Michigan State travels to Bloomington to take on Indiana on Friday, October 4th. The game will take place at 3 p.m. and be featured on the Big Ten Network. Playing the Best MSU faces eight teams from last year s NCAA tournament in its 19-game schedule. The non conference portion of the season has already featured three games against teams that currently sit in the top 10 of the national poll, including reigning national champion Princeton (10th), last year s national semi-finalist Syracuse (5th) and Stanford (6th). Last weekend, Michigan State played its fourth ranked opponent of the season in No. 20 Old Dominion. The slate doesn t get any easier for the Spartans once they enter conference play, as Big Ten opponents Penn State (8th), Northwestern (12th), Iowa (14th) and Michigan (19th) all currently sit in the top 20. USA Field Hockey Allie Ahern, Becky Stiles and Abby Barker were among the top field hockey players in the country competing at the USA Field Hockey U-21 National Championships this past June. Stiles and Barker competed at the US Field Hockey National Championships in late May, vying for a spot on the U-21 No. Name Yr./Elig. Pos. Hometown/Previous School 1 Sierra Patton FR Goalkeeper Chelsea, Mich./Greenhills 2 Molly Cassidy RS SR Goalkeeper Encinitas, Calif./La Costa Canyon 3 Mallory McDonagh SR Midfield Montclair, NJ/Montclair Kimberly Academy 4 Jessica Albers FR Forward/Midfield Alphen aan den Rijn, NL/Scala College 5 Abby Barker JR Forward Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Watterson 6 Shelby Supica FR Forward/Midfield Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor Pioneer 7 Heather Howie JR Forward Glasgow, Scotland/Craigholme School 8 Mallory Tyler SO Midfield/Forward Louisville, Ky./Louisville Collegiate School 9 Adelle Lever SR Midfield Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon 10 Becky Stiles JR Midfield/Back Medford, NJ/Shawnee 11 Jenni Smith JR Back Kinross, Scotland/Kinross 12 Alli Helwig JR Midfield Basking Ridge, NJ/Madison 13 Michelle Graham JR Midfield/Back North Vancouver, B.C./West Vancouver Secondary 14 Katherine Jamieson SR Midfield Toledo, Ohio/Ottawa Hills 15 Caitlin Abbott FR Midfield/Back Hereford, Md./Hereford 16 Simone Vagnoni FR Back Collegeville, Pa./Spring-Ford 17 Allie Ahern JR Forward Buffalo, N.Y./Williamsville North 18 Adrea Donaldson FR Back West Vancouver, B.C./West Vancouver Secondary 19 Kendal Anderson FR Midfield Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights 20 Kristen Henn SR Midfield Prospect, Ky./Sacred Heart Academy 22 Megan Fenton FR Forward/Midfield Toledo, Ohio/Ottawa Hills 23 Claire Johnson RS SO Forward Louisville, Ky./St. Francis 24 Lauren Bonness FR Forward State College, Pa./State College Area 25 Kristin Matula FR Midfield Louisville, Ky./Sacred Heart Academy 26 Mary Claire Abbott FR Forward Hereford, Md./Hereford 30 Victoria Radwell SO Forward Medford, NJ/Shawnee MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS Head Coach Helen Knull, Third Season Assistant Coaches Molly Maloney Jennifer Sciulli Captain Kristen Henn Top Scorers Allie Ahern...7-0-14 Kristen Henn...2-2-6 Heather Howie...2-2-6 Top Goalkeeper Molly Cassidy.625 Sv %, 2.29 GAA @MSUFIELDHOCKEY WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/MSUFH
The Helen Knull File Helen Knull is beginning her third year as head coach of the Michigan State field hockey program. She was hired as head coach on Dec. 27, 2010 after serving as an assistant and associate head coach for five years. During Knull s first season as head coach they tallied a season record of 7-13-0. Her overall record on staff for the Spartans is 91-57. The 2012 season was highlighted by many achievements both on and off the field. Abby Barker was named to the First Team All-Big Ten, while Kristen Henn and Becky Stiles were Second Team selections. Barker and Stiles were also named as 2012 Longstreth /National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I First Team All-West Region selections. Barker was then recognized nationally as a 2012 Longstreth /National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I Second-Team All-American. Two of Knull s players were also selected to play at the USA Field Hockey 2013 Women s National Championship. Off the field, Corey Block was presented the President s Award at the Spartan Academic Excellence Gala. The award is given to the male and female graduating senior with the highest cumulative GPA. The team was recognized with the 2012 SGI/NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Award. The NFHCA also recognized nine athletes from the field hockey team to its National Academic Squad and senior Corey Block as a Scholar of Distinction. 13 members of the team were Academic All-Big Ten selections for the fall of 2012. In the seasons in East Lansing before being named head coach, she helped the Spartans compile a 74-34 overall record, including an 33-10 mark in the last two seasons combined. In 2009, the Spartans won the Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles, becoming only the second school in Big Ten history to finish the regular season and tournament play unbeaten. The Green and White also advanced to the NCAA Tournament four straight times (2007-10) Knull arrived in East Lansing in 2006 from Kent State, where she served as an assistant coach for two years and as an associate head coach during her last season at her alma mater (2005). Knull was a four-year starter, two-year captain and a two-time All-American at Kent State, leading the Golden Flashes to the NCAA Tournament four straight years (1999-2002). In 2002, Knull was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year. She was inducted into the Kent State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008. As a coach, Knull helped guide the Golden Flashes to two Mid-American Conference championships (2003, 2005), cultivating the development of two Freshmen of the Year and one MAC Player of the Year. In addition to her experience at Kent State, Knull has worked as a Regional Coaching Director for Region Nine of the United States Field Hockey Futures Program. As Regional Coaching Director, Knull oversees the training sites and coaching development in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Western Pennsylvania. While growing up in Scotland, Knull played on the National U-16 and U-18 teams before coming to the United States for college. Knull earned a degree in sport management with a minor in coaching from Kent State in 2003, completing a master s degree in sport management in 2004. Knull obtained a Level II coaching accreditation through USA Field Hockey in November 2008. Knull and her husband, Justin, have a daughter, Grace, and a son, Calum. The family resides in Holt. NFHCA/2013 Penn Monto National Poll Sep. 24, 2013 1. University of North Carolina 2. University of Maryland ( 3. University of Connecticut 4. University of Virginia 5. Syracuse University 6. Stanford University 7. University of Massachusetts 8. Penn State University 9. Boston College 10. Princeton University 11. University at Albany 12. Northwestern University 13. Duke University 14. University of Iowa 15. Wake Forest University 16. University of Louisville 17. Temple University 18. Drexel University 19. University of Michigan 20. Boston University 2013 Honor Roll 2013 Big Ten Players To Watch: Abby Barker, Molly Cassidy, Becky Stiles United States U21 Squad: Allie Ahern, Abby Barker, Becky Stiles NFHCA Division I Senior Game: Corey Block Academic All-Big Ten: Allie Ahern, Abby Barker, Corey Block, Molly Cassidy, Michelle Graham, Elizabeth Helffrich, Kristen Henn, Katherine Jamieson, Christie Jones, Adelle Lever, Jessica Lindner, Mallory McDonagh, Rachel Roberts Big Ten Distinguished Scholars: Abby Barker, Michelle Graham, Elizabeth Helffrich, Kristen Henn Pronunciation Guide Allie Ahern. A-hern Lauren Bonness... BON-ess Adrea Donaldson...a-DRAY-a Helen Knull. NULL Adelle Lever. a-dell LEAVE-er Kristin Matula... Mat-OO-la Mallory McDonagh. mc-dunn-ah Shelby Supica... Soup-I-ka Quick Facts SCHOOL INFORMATION Name: Michigan State University Location: East Lansing, Mich. Enrollment: 47,954 President: Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon Director of Athletics: Mark Hollis Colors: Green and White Nickname: Spartans Mascot: Sparty Conference: Big Ten Facility: Ralph Young Field,1500 POST SEASON TEAM HISTORY NCAA appearances: 8 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) Big Ten Champions: 2002, 2003, 2009 FOLLOW SPARTAN FIELD HOCKEY Twitter:@MSUfieldhockey facebook.com/msufh Online: msuspartans.com
2013 Michigan State Field Hockey 15-Caitlin Abbott Fr., M/B Hereford, Md. 26-Mary Claire Abbott Fr., F Hereford, Md. 17- Allie Ahern Jr., F Buffalo, N.Y. 4-Jessica Albers Fr., F/M Alphen aan den Rijn, NL 19-Kendal Anderson Fr., M Shaker Heights, Oh. 5-Abby Barker Jr., F Columbus, Oh. 24- Lauren Bonness Fr., F State College, Pa. 2-Molly Cassidy RS-Sr., GK Encinitas, Ca. 18- Adrea Donaldson Fr., B West Vancouver, B.C. 22-Megan Fenton Fr., F/M Toledo, Oh. 13-Michelle Graham Jr. M/B North Vancouver, B.C. 12-Alli Helwig Jr., M Basking Ridge, NJ 20-Kristen Henn Prospect, Ky. 7-Heather Howie Jr., F Glasgow, Scotland 14-Katherine Jamieson Toledo, Oh. 23-Claire Johnson RS-SO., F Louisville, Ky. 9-Adelle Lever Blue Bell, Pa. 25-Kristen Matula Fr., M Louisville, Ky. 3-Mallory McDonagh Montclair, NJ 1-Sierra Patton Fr., GK Chelsea, Mi. 30- Victoria Radwell So., F Medford, NJ 11-Jenni Smith Jr., B Kinross, Scotland 10-Becky Stiles Jr., B Medford, NJ 6-Shelby Supica Fr., F/M Ann Arbor, Mi. 8-Mallory Tyler So., M/F Louisville, Ky. 16-Simone Vagnoni Fr., B Collegeville, Pa. Helen Knull Head Coach Molly Maloney Assistant Coach Jennifer Sciulli Assistant Coach Kirsten Robinson Athletic Trainer Rachel Roberts Student Manager
2013 Michigan State Field Hockey Michigan State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 26, 2013) All games Overall: 3-6-0 Conf: 0-0-0 Home: 1-1-0 Away: 1-4-0 Neut: 1-1-0 ## Player gp-gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gc yc rc gwg ps-att dsv cnr 17 Ahern, Allie 9-8 7 0 14 25.280 17.680 1 0 0 2 0-0 0 1 20 Henn, Kristen 9-8 2 2 6 11.182 7.636 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 7 Howie, Heather 9-8 2 2 6 11.182 10.909 1 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 14 Jamieson, Katherine 9-8 1 3 5 7.143 5.714 1 1 0 1 0-0 0 13 5 Barker, Abby 5-4 2 0 4 16.125 13.812 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 9 Lever, Adelle 9-7 1 1 3 11.091 7.636 2 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Supica, Shelby 4-0 1 0 2 3.333 3 1.000 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 25 Matula, Kristin 7-0 1 0 2 2.500 2 1.000 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 22 Fenton, Megan 1-0 1 0 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Donaldson, Adrea 8-0 1 0 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Helwig, Alli 9-8 0 2 2 1.000 0.000 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 11 Smith, Jenni 9-8 0 1 1 5.000 2.400 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 23 10 Stiles, Becky 9-8 0 1 1 3.000 1.333 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 8 Tyler, Mallory 9-0 0 1 1 2.000 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 30 Radwell, Victoria 9-5 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 23 Johnson, Claire 9-0 0 0 0 2.000 1.500 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 13 Graham, Michelle 9-8 0 0 0 2.000 1.500 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 4 Albers, Jessica 2-0 0 0 0 1.000 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 16 Vagnoni, Simone 1-0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 3 McDonagh, Mallory 4-0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 2 Cassidy, Molly 9-8 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 01 Patton, Sierra 3-0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Total 9 19 14 52 104.183 74.712 8 3 0 3 0-0 2 - Opponents 9 22 15 59 94.234 62.660 7 2 0 6 1-1 6 - Goal Average Saves Record Shots ## Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho/cbo faced 01 Patton, Sierra 2-0 32:05 1 2.18 3.750 0 0 0 0/0 5 2 Cassidy, Molly 9-8 642:55 21 2.29 35.625 2 5 0 1/0 88 TM TEAM - 0:00 0 0.00 2 1.000 0 0 0 1/0 0 Total 9 675:00 22 2.28 40.645 2 5 0 2 93 Opponents 9 675:00 19 1.97 55.743 5 3 0 1 104 Team saves: 2 Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Michigan State 7 12 0 0 0 19 Opponents 13 8 1 0 1 23 Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Michigan State 55 43 5 1 0 104 Opponents 44 45 4 1 0 94 Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Michigan State 15 23 2 0 0 40 Opponents 34 19 1 1 0 55 Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Michigan State 20 17 1 0 0 38 Opponents 23 24 1 1 0 49 Attendance Summary MSU Opponent Total 474 796 Dates/Avg Per Date 2/237 5/159 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/108
2013 Michigan State Field Hockey Michigan State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 26, 2013) All games Overall: 3-6-0 Conf: 0-0-0 Home: 1-1-0 Away: 1-4-0 Neut: 1-1-0 TEAM STATISTICS MSU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 19-104 22-94 Goals scored per game 2.11 2.44 Shot pct..183.234 Shots on goal-attempts 74-104 62-94 SOG pct..712.660 Shots/Game 11.6 10.4 Assists 14 15 PENALTY CORNERS 38 49 Goals off corners 3 6 PENALTY STROKES 0-0 1-1 PENALTIES Green cards 8 7 Yellow cards 3 2 Red cards 0 0 ATTENDANCE Total 474 796 Dates/Avg Per Date 2/237 5/159 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/108 Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Michigan State 7 12 0 0 0 19 Opponents 13 8 1 0 1 23 Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Michigan State 20 17 1 0 0 38 Opponents 23 24 1 1 0 49 Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Michigan State 55 43 5 1 0 104 Opponents 44 45 4 1 0 94 Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Michigan State 15 23 2 0 0 40 Opponents 34 19 1 1 0 55