MICHIGAN STATE (8-10, 2-6 B1G)

2 0 1 7 F I E L D H O C K E Y MICHIGAN STATE (8-10, 2-6 B1G) vs. MARYLAND (12-5, 6-2 B1G) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 1 P.M. COLLEGE PARK, MD. 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS August Sat. 19 at Michigan (Exh.)...L, 4-0 Fri. 25 at #25 Pacific...L, 4-0 Sat. 26 at UC Davis...W, 2-1 Mon. 28 at California...W, 5-4 (2OT) September Fri. 1 #21 AMERICAN...L, 1-0 Sun. 3 VERMONT... W, 4-3 (OT) Fri. 8 at #25 Old Dominion...L, 3-2 Sun. 10 #10 VIRGINIA...L, 6-1 Fri. 15 at #8 Michigan*...L, 6-0 Sun. 17 YALE...W, 4-0 Fri. 22 at Miami (Oh)...W, 3-2 Sun. 24 at Ohio State*...W, 2-1 (SO) Fri. 29 #4 PENN STATE*...L, 1-0 October Fri. 6 #17 MARYLAND...L, 4-1 Tues. 10 at Central Michigan...W, 3-0 Fri. 13 #18 RUTGERS*...L, 3-2 Sun. 15 at Indiana*...W, 3-2 Fri. 20 #25 IOWA*...L, 7-1 Sun. 22 at #8 Northwestern*...L, 8-2 Sun. 29 Big Ten Tournament Begins at #2-seed Maryland...1 p.m. Home Matches in BOLD CAPS 2017 BIG TEN STANDINGS Big Ten * - Big Ten Match Overall Team Record Pct. Pts Record Pct. Michigan 8-0-0 1.000 24 15-2-0.882 Penn State 6-2-0.750 18 14-3-0.824 Northwestern 6-2-0.750 18 13-5-0.722 Maryland 6-2-0.750 18 12-5-0.706 Rutgers 3-5-0.375 9 9-8-0.529 Iowa 3-5-0.375 9 7-10-0.412 Ohio State 2-6-0.250 6 9-8-0.533 Michigan State 2-6-0.250 6 8-10-0.444 Indiana 0-8-0.000 0 6-12-0.333 The Michigan State field hockey team wrapped up its regular season with an 8-10 overall record and a 2-6 mark in conference play. The Spartans earned the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and will square off with No. 2 seeded Maryland Sunday at 1 p.m. in College Park, Maryland. The game will be broadcast on BTN Plus. Tournament History Michigan State holds a 17-19 record all-time in the Big Ten Tournament, including a 9-13 mark in first round games, 4-6 in the second round, and a perfect 4-0 when it reaches the final. The Spartans four tournament titles came in 2002, 2003, 2009 and 2013. Series Notes This will be just the second time that the Spartans and Terrapins meet in the Big Ten Tournament. The first and only meeting in postseason play came in 2015 in the first round where Maryland defeated MSU by a final of 3-2. Sunday s meeting marks the eighth time the two programs have met in each school s history. The Terps stand undefeated in the series, holding an 8-0-0 advantage over the Spartans. Meetings with Maryland The Spartans will see Maryland for the second time this season on Sunday. MSU hosted Maryland in a Big Ten match on Oct. 6. The Terps earned a 4-1 victory over MSU in that meeting. Senior forward Sophie Macadré tallied the lone goal in that game, while goalkeepers senior Katie Miller and freshman Mairi Fletcher combined for nine saves on the day. MSU Notes Head coach Helen Knull is in her seventh season at the helm of the Spartan field hockey program. All of MSU s losses this season have come at the hands of nationally ranked opponents, the highest being Penn State at No. 4. The Spartans have competed in three overtime games this year, two of which have gone into double overtime and one of which took a shootout to decide a winner. MSU is undefeated in overtime games, posting an impressive 3-0 record. Through 18 games, the Green and White is averaging 1.89 goals per game while allowing 3.11. The Spartans claim a shots on goal percentage of.552. The Spartans are fifth in the Big Ten in total shots with 279. The Spartans rank at an impressive 19th in the nation in saves per game with 6.83. The Green and White is averaging 15.5 shots per game and has tallied 28 total assists. Redshirt senior midfielder Kendal Anderson is ninth in the Big Ten and leads the Spartans in goals with nine. The Shaker Height, Ohio native adds two assists, garnering a team-leading 20 points on the year. Anderson has been on a streak as of late, tallying three goals in the last two games, recording at least one point in 10 games this season. Macadré sits at second on the team in total points with 19, combining for six goals (second on the team) and a teamleading seven assists. Redshirt senior back Simone Vagnoni was on a three-game scoring streak leading up to last weekend s matches. The Collegeville, Pennsylvania native is tied for second on the team in total goals with six. Vagnoni adds two assists, registering 14 points (third on the team). The captain was named as an alternate for the Victory Sports Tours/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I Senior Game on Nov. 17 in Louisville. Sophomore midfielder Mackenzie Brown has three goals and is the only Spartan to score twice in one game this season. The Scotland native tallied two goals in a span of less than 20 seconds in the match against Yale on Sept. 17. Junior back Bailey Higgins has been an integral part of the Spartan backline, starting in every game this season. Higgins is second on the team in assists with five. Senior forward Grace Santi has recorded three goals, tied for third on the team. Freshman forward Lia Sinisi is the only freshman to start in all 18 games for the Green and White. Redshirt senior back Lauren Bonness, sophomore forward Kelsey Keener, freshman forward Meredith Ross, and sophomore back Hannah Ackers have each recorded one goal for the Green and White. Senior Katie Miller and freshman Mairi Fletcher have both seen time in net for the Spartans, combining for a save percentage of.694. Miller leads the team with 66 total saves and claims a save percentage of.680, eighth-best in the Big Ten. The senior captain has recorded over 850 minutes in net, ranks eighth in the

Big Ten in saves and ninth in saves per game with 3.70. Miller ranks 30th in the nation in goalie win-loss percentage at.556. Fletcher ranks fifth in the conference in saves per game with 4.70. The freshman has a save percentage of.683 (ninth in the Big Ten). MSU has gotten production from up and down the lineup, as 14 different Spartans have registered a point, while 10 different players have tallied goals. The Spartans faced a challenging slate in 2017, taking on 10 ranked opponents as part of their 18-game schedule. MSU lost four decisions by one goal this season, all coming from ranked teams. Scouting Report Maryland Maryland s field hockey program is led by 30th year head coach Missy Meharg. The Terrapins finished the regular season 12-5-0 overall and 6-2-0 in the Big Ten, good for the No. 2 seed in the tournament. Maryland closed out the regular season on a six-game winning streak. MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS Head Coach Helen Knull, Seventh Season Assistant Coaches Georgia Holland Tamara Durante Volunteer Assistant Coach Jennifer Johnstone Captains Simone Vagnoni Katie Miller Top Scorers G-A-Pts Kendal Anderson...9-2-20 Sophie Macadre...6-7-19 Simone Vagnoni...6-2-14 Top Goalkeeper Katie Miller... 3.28 GAA,.680 Sv % Senior midfielder Lein Holsboer leads the Terps scoring attack, collecting 10 goals on the year to go along with nine assists for a team-leading 29 points. Holsboer ranks sixth in the conference in goals and eighth in the league in assists. Freshman back Bodil Keus has eight goals for Maryland, while Junior forward Linnea Gonzales adds seven. Junior goalkeeper Sarah Holliday is the likely keeper in net for the Terrapins. Holliday s 81 saves ranks fourth in the Big Ten while her save percentage of.771 ranks third. Quotable Time for the post season! The Spartans are excited to head to Maryland on Sunday for our first game in Big Ten Tournament play, said head caoch Helen Knull. Maryland is a great team, but we are ready to execute and make a run in the Big Ten Tournament. Our goal is to be home and playing on Ralph Young Field the weekend of Nov 3-5th. It is about us playing Spartan Hockey for 70 minutes and leaving everything we have on the field. Up Next The winner of Sunday s game will advance to the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 3, to take on either No. 3 Penn State or No. 6 Iowa in a 1:30 p.m. match. MSU is hosting the semis and finals at Ralph Young fied. No. Name Yr. Pos. Hometown/Previous School 1 Mairi Fletcher FR Goalkeeper Glasgow, Scotland/Hutchesons Grammar School 2 Katie Miller SR Goalkeeper Country Kildare, Ireland/The King s Hospital 3 Grace Santi SR Forward Oceanport, NJ/Shore Regional 4 Samantha Siegel JR Forward Bedminster, NJ/Bernards High School 5 Amanda Robinson JR Back Mount Joy, Pa./Donegal High School 6 Lia Sinisi FR Forward North Caldwell, N.J./West Essex High School 7 Meghan Cole SO Midfield Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea 8 Maggie Cole SO Forward Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea 9 Sophie Macadré SR Forward Wellington, New Zealand/Queen Margaret College 10 Makenzie Brown SO Midfield/Back Glasgow, Scotland/Kelvinside Academy 11 Madison O Neill JR Forward Harrisburg, Pa./Lower Dauphin High School 12 Bailey Higgins JR Back Louisville, KY/Assumption High School 13 Maddie Vann JR Forward Yorktown, VA/Tabb High School 14 Hannah Ackers SO Back White Haven, Pa./Crestwood 16 Simone Vagnoni RS SR Back Collegeville, Pa./Spring-Ford 17 Sawyer Post FR Forward/Midfield Oceanshide, Calif./Vista High School 19 Kendal Anderson RS SR Midfield Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights 20 Jillian Mahon SO Forward Wilton, Conn./Wilton 21 Cara Bonshak FR Midfield Allentown, Pa./Whitehall High School 22 Meredith Ross FR Forward Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga High School 23 Kelsey Keener SO Forward Millerstown, Pa./Greenwood 24 Lauren Bonness RS SR Midfield/Back State College, Pa./State College Area Pronunciation Guide Hannah Ackers: Acres Cara Bonshak: BON-shack Lauren Bonness: Bon-ness Tamara Durante: Ta-mar-uh Dur-on-tay Mairi Fletcher: Maa-rry Helen Knull: NULL Sophie Macadré: Mac-UH-drey TEAM COMPARISON MSU Maryland OVERALL RECORD 8-10 12-5 B1G RECORD 2-6 (8TH) 6-2 (T-3RD) GOALS- SHOT ATTEMPTS 34-279 50-335 GPG 1.89 2.94 SHOT PCT..122.149 SOG-ATTEMPTS 154-279 208-335 SOG PCT..552.621 SHOTS PER GAME 15.5 19.7 PENALTY CORNERS 101 111 PENALTY STROKES 1-1 2-2 CORNERS PER GAME 5.6 6.5 OPP. CORNERS PER GAME 7.1 4.4 GOALS ALLOWED 56 24 GA PER GAME 3.11 1.41 Jillian Mahon: May-HON Grace Santi: San-TEE Lia Sinisi: Sin-ee-see Simone Vagnoni: Vag (rhymes with bag)-nonee

NFHCA/2017 Penn Monto National Poll Oct. 24, 2017 1. Connecticut (15-0) 2. Duke (14-2) 3. Michigan (15-2) 4. Virginia (14-3) 5. Penn State (14-3) 6. North Carolina (12-4) 7. Delaware (11-4) 8. Maryland (12-5) 9. Louisville (11-6) 10. Northwestern (13-5) 11. Boston College (11-6) 12. Syracuse (11-5) 13. Wake Forest (11-6) 14. Princeton (9-6) 15. James Madison (10-5) 16. Harvard (10-4) 17. Saint Joseph s (15-3) 18. Stanford (9-7) 19. William & Mary (12-5) 20. Rutgers (9-8) 21. Boston University (10-6) 22. Albany (10-6) 23. Iowa (7-10) 24. Pacific (8-7) 25. Maine (11-4) BOLD indicates 2017 opponent 2017 Honor Roll 2017 Big Ten Players To Watch: Kendal Anderson, Sophie Macadré, Simone Vagnoni Victory Sports Tours/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I Senior Game Alternate: Simone Vagnoni Quick Facts SCHOOL INFORMATION Name: Michigan State University Location: East Lansing, Mich. Enrollment: 50,344 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, 1,500 POST SEASON TEAM HISTORY NCAA appearances: Nine (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013) Big Ten Champions: 2002, 2003, 2009 FOLLOW SPARTAN FIELD HOCKEY Twitter:@MSUfieldhockey facebook.com/msufh Online: msuspartans.com 2017 BIO UPDATES Hannah Ackers - Has appeared in 17 games, starting 15...Recorded first career goal against No. 25 Old Dominion on Sept. 8...Tallied seven shots on goal for a SOG percentage of.700. Kendal Anderson - Leads the team in goals with nine...leads the team in points with 20...Has a team-leading 31 shots on goal this season and an SOG percentage of.608...scored a single goal in nine different games, including tallying a goal in each of the last two contests...averaging 2.83 shots per game and 0.50 goals per game...leads the Green and White in four seperate categories, including shots, goals, shots on goal, and game-winning goals... Tabbed as a Big Ten Player to Watch for 2017. Lauren Bonness - Appeared in all 18 games, starting one...has three goals, the first coming in the match against Cal (Aug. 28), the second against No. 17-ranked Maryland, and the third at Indiana (Oct. 15)...Earned one assist at UC Davis (Aug. 26)...Has recorded 11 shots and seven shots on goal for a SOG percentage of.636...is averaging 0.61 shots per game...has collected seven points on the year. Cara Bonshak - Has appeared in 13 games for the Green and White, earning her first career start at Central Michigan...Earned her first career goal at Indiana on Oct. 15...Recorded one assist on the season at UC Davis (Aug. 26)...Recorded a season-high two shots at CMU. Makenzie Brown - Has played in and started all 18 games for the Spartans...Totaled three goals on the season (tied for third-best on the team), one coming in the match at Cal (Aug. 28) and the other two coming in the game against Yale (Sept. 17)...The only Spartan to score two goals in a game this season...registered 11 shots on goal for a SOG percentage of.458...averaging 1.33 shots per game along with 0.33 points per game. Maggie Cole - Recorded minutes in seven games this season with the Spartans...Registered one shot against No. 10-ranked Virginia. Meghan Cole - Has appeared in seven games while starting two Earned her first start against Vermont (Sept. 3). Mairi Fletcher - Appeared in 12 games, starting 10...Earned her first career start against No. 10 Virginia (Sept. 10)...Owns a.688 save percentage and a 4.69 goals against average...recorded a career-high 18 saves against a very powerful offensive attack in Virginia...Has recorded 480 minutes in net for the Green and White...Credited with two shutouts on the year against Yale and Central Michigan. Bailey Higgins - Has started every game as an integral part of the Spartan back line...sits at second on the team with five assists on the year...registered seven shots and two shots on goal for the Green and White. Kelsey Keener - Earned minutes in all 18 games for the Spartans, starting 13 contests Tallied one goal at UC Davis (Aug. 26) Registered an assist against Yale (Sept. 17)...Holds a shot percentage of.077 along with a SOG percentage of.615 Averages 0.72 shots per game. Sophie Macadré - Appeared in all 18 games, starting 16 Has six goals on the season (tied for second on the team) Registered 41 total shots (third on the team) including 26 shots on goal (second-best on the team), claiming a.634 sog percentage...leads the team in assists with seven...is second on the team in total points for the Spartans with 19...Recorded a game-winning goal against Vermont (Sept. 3)...Tabbed as a Big Ten Player to Watch for 2017. Jillian Mahon - Recorded minutes in five seperate matches for the Spartans. Katie Miller - Captain for Michigan State Has appeared in all 18 games for the Spartans, starting seven at goalkeeper Recorded 850:05 minutes in net for the Green and White this season Claims a goals against average of 3.28 and a save percentage of.680 Tallied 66 saves including a season-high 10 saves against No. 21 American... Has assisted in the Spartans two shutouts this season. Madison O Neill - Appeared in and started all 18 games for MSU...Has tallied 12 shots on the season (tied for seventh on the team)...registered five shots on goal and claims a sog percentage of.417...has four assists on the year, third on the team. Sawyer Post - Appeared in four games for the Spartans. Amanda Robinson - Has played in all 18 games, starting in eight as a staple in the Spartan backline. Meredith Ross - Appeared in all 18 matches for the Spartans, earning three starts Has one goal on the season against Vermont (Sept. 3) Tallied 32 shots (fourth-best on the team) on the year including 18 shots on goal (fourth-best on the team), Registers a.562 sog percentage Averages 1.78 shots per game. Grace Santi - Has appeared in 12 games for the Spartans, starting 11...Registered three goals on the season including one goal at Miami (Sept. 22), against No. 18 Rutgers (Oct. 13), and one at No. 8 Northwestern (Oct. 22)...Collected one helper in the win at Central Michigan...Has 13 shots on the season, including a season-high four shots against CMU. Samantha Siegel - Has played in all 18 contests for the Green and White including earning two starts Earned one assist (tied for fifth on the team) at Cal (Aug. 28) Registered two shots on goal for the Spartans, including one against No. 10-ranked Virginia (Sept. 10)...Claims a shots on goal percentage of.667. Lia Sinisi - Is the only freshman who has played in and started all 18 games this season Has 10 shots and four shots on goal for the Spartans Claims a.400 shot on goal percentage. Simone Vagnoni - 2017 team captain...majority ball-handler on the back line for the Spartan defense Started all 18 games for the Spartans...Has six goals on the year, tied for second-best on the team...has scored a goal in three of the last five games...tied for fourth on the team in assists with two...sits at third on the team in total points with 14...Totals 25 shots on goal (third-best on the team) for a sog percentage of.532...tabbed as a Big Ten 2017 Player to Watch...Named as an alternate for the Victory Sports Tours/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I Senior Game. Maddie Van - Appeared in six games for the Green and White.

BIG TEN TOURNAMENT HISTORY 1994 (0-1) Columbus, Ohio First Round - Nov. 4 Iowa...L, 2-3 1995 (0-1) University Park, Pa. Northwestern...L, 3-4 1996 (0-1) Evanston, Ill. First Round - Nov. 8 Northwestern...L, 0-1 1997 (1-1) Iowa City, Iowa First Round - Nov. 7 Iowa...W, 3-1 Second Round - Nov. 8 Penn State...L, 1-2 1998 (0-1) East Lansing, Mich. First Round - Nov. 6 Iowa...L, 1-3 1999 (0-1) Columbus, Ohio First Round - Nov. 5 Ohio State...L, 0-1 2000 (0-1) Ann Arbor, Mich. Iowa...L, 0-2 2001 (0-1) Evanston, Ill. Iowa...L, 2-3 (2OT) 2002 (3-0) Columbus, Ohio First Round - Nov. 8 Indiana...W, 3-0 Second Round - Nov. 9 Penn State...W, 3-2 Final - Nov. 10 Michigan...W, 3-0 2003 (3-0) State College, Pa. First Round - Nov. 7 Indiana...W, 3-1 Second Round - Nov. 8 Ohio State...W, 3-0 Final - Nov. 9 Penn State...W, 5-3 2004 (1-1) Evanston, Ill. First Round - Nov. 5 Indiana...W, 2-1 Second Round - Nov. 6 Iowa...L, 0-1 (OT) 2005 (0-1) Iowa City, Iowa First Round - Nov. 4 Ohio State...L, 0-1 2006 (1-1) Ann Arbor, Mich. Indiana...W, 3-1 Second Round - Nov. 4 Penn State...L, 1-2 (OT) 2007 (1-1) Columbus, Ohio Northwestern...W, 4-1 Second Round - Nov. 4 Iowa...L, 2-3 (OT) 2008 (1-1) Bloomington, Ind. First Round - Nov. 6 Northwestern...W, 4-2 Second Round - Nov. 7 Iowa...L, 2-3 (OT) 2009 (2-0) East Lansing, Mich.* Semifinals - Nov. 6 Iowa...W, 5-1 Finals - Nov. 8 Indiana...W, 3-2 2010 (1-1) Evanston, Ill. First Round - Nov. 4 Northwestern...W, 3-1 Second Round - Nov. 5 Ohio State...L, 0-2 2011 (0-1) University Park, Pa. Ohio State...L, 1-2 2012 (0-1) Iowa City, Iowa First Round - Nov. 1 Iowa...L, 1-2 (OT) 2013 (3-0) Columbus, Ohio First Round - Nov. 7 Indiana...W, 6-0 Semifinals - Nov. 8 Ohio State...W, 2-1 2OT Finals - Nov. 10 Iowa...W, 3-2 2014 (0-1) Ann Arbor, Michigan First Round - Nov. 11 Penn State...L, 0-1 2015 (0-1) Bloomington, Indiana First Round - Nov. 5 Maryland...L, 2-3 2016 (0-1) College Park, Md. Michigan...L, 2-1 (2OT)

The Helen Knull File Helen Knull concluded her sixth season as head coach of the Michigan State field hockey program in 2016. She was hired as head coach on Dec. 27, 2010 after serving as an assistant and associate head coach for five years. Her overall record on staff for the Spartans is 128-102 and she holds a 54-68 record as head coach. Helen is an enthusiastic and energetic individual, and we are thrilled that we could elevate her into the position of head coach, said MSU athletic director Mark Hollis of the hire. Helen has helped build and maintain what has become a winning tradition at Michigan State in our field hockey program. The program has seen unparalleled success over the last decade, and we are confident that making Helen Knull our head coach will continue that success into the future. The 2016 season saw the Spartans go 8-12 overall and 3-5 in the Big Ten. MSU faced a slew of tough opponents, facing nine ranked opponents in the 18-game schedule. Kendal Anderson and Simone Vagnoni had successful junior seasons, as both were named Second Team All-Big Ten and NFHCA All-West Second Team. 14 members of the 2016 squad were Academic All-Big Ten selections. MSU had its best season under Knull in 2013. Overcoming a slow start, the team finished 14-10, highlighted by a Big Ten Tournament Championship and Elite 8 appearance. The Spartans won seven of their final nine games, including NCAA Tournament victories over Miami (Ohio) and regional host and second-seeded Syracuse, snapping the Orange s 45-game win streak at home. Knull was named the NFHCA West Region Coach of the Year, becoming the third coach in program history to earn the honor. Three players were named to the NFHCA West All-Region Team and five players were named to All-Big Ten teams. Abby Barker was a Third Team All-American and First Team All-Big Ten selection. In addition to the on field success by the program in 2013, the Spartans excelled in the classroom as well. MSU was the recipient of the 2013 Gladiator by SGI / NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Award on top of having 13 student-athletes named to the 2013 Gladiator by SGI / NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad, recognizing them for their individual effort in the classroom. Nine of Knull s players were also named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team. Kristen Henn became the third field hockey player in program history to be named the Big Ten s Medal of Honor winner, the conference s most exclusive award to recognize academic and athletic excellence. The 2012 season was highlighted by many achievements both on and off the field, as the Spartans went 10-10 in Knull s second season as head coach. 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. During Knull s first season as head coach in 2011, the team tallied a season record of 7-13-0. 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. On the field, three Spartans earned NFHCA All-Region honors, while two of them also picked up second team All-Big Ten accolades under Knull s first year as head coach. In the classroom, MSU earned the NFHCA Collegiate National Academic Team Award, while 11 Spartans received NFHCA Academic honors, 10 were Academic All-Big Ten and three were Big Ten Distinguished Scholars. Prior to being named head coach, Knull served as an assistant coach on the Rolf van de Kerkhof s Spartan staff from 2006-10, and was elevated to the title of Associate Head Coach in the spring of 2010. 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 Laingsburh.

2017 Michigan State Field Hockey MSU Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 8-10 2-5 6-4 0-1 CONFERENCE 2-6 0-4 2-2 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 6-4 2-1 4-2 0-1 Date Opponent Score Att. Aug 25 at #25 Pacific L 0-4 72 Aug 26 at UC Davis W 2-1 128 Aug 28 at California Wo2 5-4 113 Sept 1 #21 AMERICAN L 0-1 447 Sept 3 VERMONT Wot 4-3 387 Sep 08 at #25 Old Dominion L 2-3 289 Sep 10 vs #10 Virginia L 1-6 139 * Sep 15 at #8 Michigan L 0-6 987 Sep 17 YALE W 4-0 379 Sep 22 at MIAMI W 3-2 115 * Sep 24 at Ohio State Wo2 2-1 503 * Sep 29 #4 PENN STATE L 0-1 257 * Oct 06 #17 MARYLAND L 1-4 133 Oct 10 at CMU W 3-0 102 * Oct 13 #18 RUTGERS L 2-3 263 * Oct 15 at Indiana W 3-2 251 * Oct 20 #25 IOWA L 1-7 238 * Oct 22 at #8 Northwestern L 2-8 311 TEAM STATISTICS MSU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 34-279 56-326 Goals scored per game 1.89 3.11 Shot pct..122.172 Shots on goal-attempts 154-279 183-326 SOG pct..552.561 Shots/Game 15.5 18.1 CORNER KICKS 101 127 Goals off corners 6 10 PENALTY KICKS 1-1 2-2 PENALTIES Yellow cards 6 5 Red cards 0 0 ATTENDANCE Total 2104 2871 Dates/Avg Per Date 7/301 10/287 Neutral Site #/Avg 1/139 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 19 Kendal Anderson 18 9 2 20 51.176 31.608 3 1-1 16 Simone Vagnoni 18 6 2 14 47.128 25.532 2 0-0 9 Sophie Macadre 18 6 7 19 41.146 26.634 2 0-0 22 Meredith Ross 18 1 0 2 32.031 18.562 0 0-0 10 Makenzie Brown 18 3 0 6 24.125 11.458 0 0-0 23 Kelsey Keener 18 1 2 4 13.077 8.615 0 0-0 3 Grace Santi 12 3 1 7 13.231 6.462 1 0-0 11 Madison O'Neill 18 0 4 4 12.000 5.417 0 0-0 24 Lauren Bonness 18 3 1 7 11.273 7.636 0 0-0 14 Hannah Ackers 17 1 1 3 10.100 7.700 0 0-0 6 Lia Sinisi 18 0 1 1 10.000 4.400 0 0-0 12 Bailey Higgins 18 0 5 5 7.000 2.286 0 0-0 21 Cara Bonshak 13 1 1 3 4.250 2.500 0 0-0 4 Samantha Siegel 18 0 1 1 3.000 2.667 0 0-0 8 Maggie Cole 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.000 0 0-0 20 Jillian Mahon 5 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 1 Mairi Fletcher 12 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 17 Sawyer Post 4 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 13 Maddie Vann 6 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 7 Meghan Cole 7 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 5 Amanda Robinson 18 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 2 Katie Miller 18 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0-0 Total 18 34 28 96 279.122 154.552 8 1-1 Opponents 18 56 47 159 326.172 183.561 10 2-2 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 2 Katie Miller 18 850:05 31 3.28 66.680 5-4-0 0/2 1 Mairi Fletcher 12 480:00 25 4.69 55.688 3-3-0 0/2 Total 18 1330:05 56 3.79 127.694 8-7-0 2 Opponents 18 1330:05 34 2.30 120.779 7-8-0 4 Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total MSU 14 18 1 2 35 Opponents 31 25 0 0 56 Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total MSU 121 145 9 4 279 Opponents 163 146 8 9 326 Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total MSU 63 55 4 5 127 Opponents 57 57 4 2 120 Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total MSU 43 54 4 0 101 Opponents 57 63 3 4 127 Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total MSU 20 27 0 0 47 Opponents 13 21 0 0 34

2017 MICHIGAN STATE FIELD HOCKEY TV ROSTER 1 Mairi Fletcher 2 Katie Miller 7 Meghan Cole 8 Maggie Cole Fr., Goalkeeper Glasgow, Scotland So., Midfield Chelsea, Michigan Sr., Goalkeeper Country Kildare, Ireland So., Forward Chelsea, Michigan 13 Maddie Vann Jr., Forward Yorktown, Virginia Sr., Forward Wellington, New 21 Cara Bonshak 22 Meredith Ross Helen Knull Head Coach Seventh year 2017 9 Sophie Macadre 16 Simone Vagnoni Fr., Midfield Allentown, Pa. FIELD RS Sr., Back Collegeville, Pa. Fr., Forward Berwyn, Pa. Georgia Holland Assistant Coach Second year HOCKEY 6 Lia Sinisi 10 Makenzie Brown 11 Madison O Neill So., Midfield/Back Glasgow, Scotland Jr., Forward Harrisburg, Pa. 12 Bailey Higgins 17 Sawyer Post 19 Kendal Anderson 20 Jillian Mahon 23 Kelsey Keener 24 Lauren Bonness Jr., Foward Bedminster, N.J. Sr., Forward Oceanport, N.J. 14 Hannah Ackers So., Back White Haven, Pa. 5 Amanda Robinson 4 Samantha Siegel 3 Grace Santi Tamara Durante Fr., Forward/Midfield Oceanside, Calif. So., Forward Millerstown, Pa. Assistant Coach Third year Fr., Forward North Caldwell, N.J. Jr., Back Mount Joy, Pa. Jennifer Johnstone RS Sr., Midfield Shaker Heights, Ohio. Jr., Back Louisville, Kentucky So. Forward, Wilton, Conn. RS Sr., Midfield/Back State College, Penn. Volunteer Assistant Coach Kelsey Clausen Athletic Trainer Graduate Assistant W W W. M S U S PA R TA N S. C O M