This Week In Goucher Landmark Conference History (October 26-November 1)
We have had a lot of great moments since Goucher joined the Landmark Conference in 2007. While the college athletics world is still on pause due to COVID-19, we will look back at events from our teams from the past since we joined the conference. Each week we will focus on the days that occur from Monday to Sunday for the 2020 calendar year with events from our fall sports every Thursday. As the fall seasons for cross country, field hockey, men's soccer, women's soccer and women's volleyball begin to wind down, men's and women's swimming is just getting started. This week we will focus on events that occurred from October 26-November 1.
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October 26
The women's volleyball team registered a pair of straight-set wins on October 26. Behind 16 kills and 13 digs by Megan Smith, the Gophers defeated Lycoming 3-0 (30-23, 30-24, 30-23) on this date in 2007. Four years later, the Blue and Gold took down Penn State Harrisburg 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-10) in 2011. Tori Rain posted 30 assists and nine digs while Trish Kallis registered 12 kills in the win.
Jackson Penner won two events on this date in a tri-meet with Immaculata and Elizabethtown to help the Gophers to a 149-39 win against Immaculata on this date last year. Penner won the 50 free (23.43) and the 100 free (52.84). Ryan Freeburg won the 100 breast (1:04.61) and was second in the 200 IM (2:13.36).
Kathryn Shannon won the 1000 free (11:11.54) to help the women's swimming team to a 140-48 victory against Immaculata in the same meet in 2019. Shannon also was a member of the second-place 200-medley relay (2:05.39) and 200-free relay (1:52.32).
October 27
The Landmark Conference Cross Country Championships take center stage this week and the women's team had great success at the event in both 2007 and 2012. In the first championships in Landmark Conference history in 2007, J. Fraley Coles finished seventh with a time of 25:25 to earn all-conference first-team honors. In 2012, Katherine Currier finished fourth at the championships five years later with a time of 23:33.0 to receive first-team recognition while Katelynn Zidanic was ninth with a time of 24:30.30 to garner second-team honors.
Both the Goucher kickers earned a pair of wins on this date. Julien Greco scored the eventual game-winning goal at 62:43 off an Andrew Eden assist to lift the Goucher men's soccer team past Juniata 3-2 in 2007. Geoffrey Gray-Cornelius scored unassisted at 20:01 and Alexis Mathov found the twine off an Evan Rosse at 39:28. Four years later, George El-Khoury netted the decisive goal at 13:35 off a Nate Margolis feeder in a 1-0 win against Rosemont on this date in 2012.
Women's soccer scored a pair of non-conference wins on this date in back-to-back seasons. Sherlanda Buskey posted two goals and one assist in a 3-0 win against Washington Adventist in 2011 and then scored the first goal in a 2-0 win against Bryn Mawr in 2012. Lindsey Puopolo also twinkled the twine against Bryn Mawr while Gaby Davis dished out an assist on both tallies.
October 28
The Goucher field hockey team has three victories on October 28 including a pair of Landmark Conference wins. The Blue and Gold ended the 2018 season with a 3-2 overtime win against Moravian thanks to a Valerie Mendoza unassisted tally at 77:31 in the extra session. Meghan Oakes scored the first goal of the game unassisted at 24:17 and then assisted Jackie Juarez at 42:58 to give Goucher a 2-0 lead. Olivia Dickert posted two goals in a 5-0 win against Drew on this date to end the 2017 season. Mendoza, Jackie Juarez and Sarah Shklanko also found the back of the cage against Drew. Justine Ruhlin registered a hat trick while Lizzie Barminski recorded a goal and an assist in a 4-0 victory against Notre Dame in 2013.
October 29
The Gophers women's cross country team finished eight points behind the top team to place second at the 2011 Landmark Conference Championships after having four runners cross the finish line in the Top-12 on October 29. Katherine Currier was named the Freshman Runner of the Year after finishing fifth with a time of 25:01.3 to also earn all-conference first team honors. Taylor Burr finished eighth (25:22.3), Katelynn Zidanic placed 10th (25:37.9) and Hadley Couraud was 12th (25:41.0) to earn all-conference second-team honors.
Rachel Crain register two goals in a 3-1 win against Drew on this date to help the Gophers field hockey squad qualify for the Landmark Conference postseason. Crain got the scoring started off a pass from Annie Carter at 8:18. Dickert scored the eventual game-winner at 50:18 while Crain found the back of the cage at 59:43.
The women's soccer team downed Drew 3-1 on this date in 2016. Camryn Mackey got the scoring started off an assist by Sara Kast at 3:09 and then Mackey and Isabel Suazo had feeders on Samantha Turner's go-ahead tally at 54:53. Mackey then set up Christina Yarrish at 76:45 to seal the win.
The men's soccer team notched a pair of non-conference wins on this date. Parker Bays scored at 53:30 off a Nate Margolis assist for the lone goal of the game in a 1-0 win against Gettysburg in 2013. Nicholas Stolarz turned away five shots in the win. Last year, Brandon Cohen scored a pair of markers to move into fourth place in program history for goals and points in a 5-2 win against Gwynedd Mercy. Xavier Dever posted a goal and an assist while Matthew Malhenzie and Aidan Spoor also twinkled the twine in the win.
Camilla Civiello, Iszee Pardew and Ila Jackson each won two events to power the Blue and Gold women's swimming team to a 153-109 win against Elizabethtown on this date in 2016. Civiello won the 1000 free (12:09.15) and the 100 free (59.03) while Pardew touched first in the 50 back (29.24) and the 100 back (1:02.57), and Jackson was No. 1 in the 100 breast (1:16.02) and the 50 fly (29.30). Elizabeth Hannifin won the 200 free (2:10.64) and placed second in the 500 free (5:55.75). Pardew started the meet by swimming the opening leg and Hannifin took the anchor of the winning 400-medley relay (4:25.59) while Kyanna Cadwallader and Samantha Epworth took care of the middle legs of the event. Civiello, Molly Brenton, Jackson and Hannifin closed the meet with a victory in the 400-free relay (3:57.84).
October 30
Joey Negreann was used to setting the standard for the men's cross country team and in 2010 on October 30 he finished second at the Landmark Conference Championships with a time of 26:43 to become the first runner in program history to earn all-conference first-team honors. Kelsey Myette capped off an outstanding freshman campaign by finishing second at the conference championships in 2010 to earn Rookie Runner of the Year honors after crossing the finish line with a time of 23:04.7. Myette also received all-conference first team honors while Hadley Courand was 13th with a time of 24:39.7 to earn second-team recognition.
The years ending in nine proved to be a good date for the women's volleyball team against some teams in the DMV. The Blue and Gold defeated Hood 3-0 (25-23, 25-7, 25-17) on this date in 2009 thanks to 13 kills and 13 digs by Kasey Quinn while Claire Sauvage-Mar added 23 assists and 18 digs. Ten years later, Rachel Chapman tallied 11 kills while Vendela Lundgren dished out 19 assists in a 3-0 win against Gallaudet (25-22, 25-23, 25-19) in 2019.
October 31
The harriers recorded a pair of all-conference performances by Negreann and Couraud in 2009 at the Landmark Conference Cross Country Championships. Couraud finished 11th with a time of 25:39.05 to earn all-conference second-team honors for the women while Negreann was 14th for the men with a time of 28:17 to also garner second-team recognition.
The Blue and Gold field hockey team participated in the Landmark Conference postseason in its inaugural season in the league. The Gophers lost to Catholic in the semifinals on this date. Aline Haddad made 11 saves in the loss.
November 1
The Goucher volleyball team made its third appearance in four years in the Landmark Conference quarterfinals on November 1, 2012 and fell in straight sets to Moravian 3-0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-21). Sarah Johnson registered 14 assists while Megan Chalk recorded nine digs in the loss.
Led by a pair of wins apiece by the Richter brothers, the men's swimming team improved to 4-1 in 2014 with a 131-74 win against Marymount on this date in a tri-meet that also included St. Mary's. Colin Richter won the 400 IM (4:25.46) and the 200 back (2:02.68) while Morgan Richter won the 200 free (1:49.72) and the 200 fly (2:00.98). Sam Davis won the 50 free (21.87). The Gophers also defeated Juniata on this date last season.