2012 News

Season
Weiner Qualifies for NFHCA's Scholar of Distinction Award
Weiner Qualifies for NFHCA's Scholar of Distinction Award

CHANDLER, Ariz. — Goucher's Liz Weiner (New Bloomfield, Pa./West Perry) was recognized as a 2012 Gladiator by SGI/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III Scholar of Distinction today.

USA Field Hockey Selects Goucher for Mentoring Initiative
USA Field Hockey Selects Goucher for Mentoring Initiative

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Goucher College's field hockey program has been selected along with 13 others across the country to participate in the You Go Girl initiative in 2013.

Landmark Reveals All-Academic Team for Fall 2012
Landmark Reveals All-Academic Team for Fall 2012

TOWSON, Md. — The Landmark Conference today announced the names of the 32 student-athletes who make up the 2012 Fall Landmark All-Academic Team, which recognizes two male and two female athletes who have excelled athletically and academically from each of the eight Landmark institutions.

Landmark Conference Issues Fall Academic Honor Roll
Landmark Conference Issues Fall Academic Honor Roll

TOWSON, Md. — The Landmark Conference, which is in its sixth year of competition and is comprised of eight like-minded institutions in the mid-Atlantic region, today recognized 235 student-athletes for their academic accomplishments by placing them on the on the 2012 Fall Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll. Twenty-four of the honorees are from Goucher.

Landmark Opponents Single Out Gophers for Sportsmanhip
Landmark Opponents Single Out Gophers for Sportsmanhip

TOWSON, Md. — Goucher's field hockey team was one of six from the fall sports season that were recognized for sportsmanship today by the Landmark Conference.

Huffman Stops Two Penalty Strokes But Gophers Fall
Huffman Stops Two Penalty Strokes But Gophers Fall

TOWSON, Md. — The Pride were awarded four penalty strokes and, despite only converting on one, found enough offensive firepower to defeat the Gophers.

Ospreys Convert Two Penalty Strokes, Turn Back Gophers
Ospreys Convert Two Penalty Strokes, Turn Back Gophers

GALLOWAY, N.J. — Goucher didn't allow any goals on shots taken during the normal course of play in this evening's game against Richard Stockton, but the Ospreys successfully converted a penalty stroke in each half to earn a 2-0 victory over the visiting Gophers.

Gophers Finish Conference Season With Loss to Greyhounds
Gophers Finish Conference Season With Loss to Greyhounds

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The Gophers failed to find the back of the net despite six penalty corners and six shots, wrapping up the conference season with a 5-0 loss.

Meluskey Stars on Offense, Defense in 3-0 Win
Meluskey Stars on Offense, Defense in 3-0 Win

BALTIMORE — Megan Meluskey (Wilmington, Del./Concord) became the first Goucher player since the school joined the NCAA, and the first player in Landmark Conference history, to record a goal and a save in net in the same game, helping the Gophers cruise 3-0.

Gophers Take Early Lead But Fall to Crusaders
Gophers Take Early Lead But Fall to Crusaders

TOWSON, Md. — The Gophers opened up the scoring on a well-executed penalty corner goal, but the Crusaders proved to be too much, earning the Landmark Conference victory.

Shorewomen Pull Away From Gophers in Second Half
Shorewomen Pull Away From Gophers in Second Half

TOWSON, Md. — Four second-half goals turned a 1-0 halftime scoreline into a 5-0 Washington (Md.) win.

Gophers Suffer Through Second Rough Outing in Three Days
Gophers Suffer Through Second Rough Outing in Three Days

MADISON, N.J. — Goucher experienced its second rough outing in a Landmark Conference game this week against Drew this afternoon. Just three days after bowing to Catholic, 10-0, the Gophers were handed a 7-0 setback by the Rangers.

Gophers Bow to Nationally Ranked Cardinals, 10-0
Gophers Bow to Nationally Ranked Cardinals, 10-0

TOWSON, Md. — It's never a good time to be without the services of your starting goalie, but it's even more of an issue when you are facing a nationally ranked opponent.

Eagles Overpower Gophers in Landmark Conference Game
Eagles Overpower Gophers in Landmark Conference Game

HUNTINGDON, Pa. — Kortney Showers scored three times in the first half as Juniata took care of Goucher in its conference opener.

Gophers Turn Out the Lights on Blazers on Blackout Night
Gophers Turn Out the Lights on Blazers on Blackout Night

TOWSON Md. — It took five consecutive penalty corners and six consecutive shots, but a dominating sequence by the Gophers finally resulted in a goal, giving the home team the win.

Huffman's 15 Stops Not Enough to Save Gophers
Huffman's 15 Stops Not Enough to Save Gophers

TOWSON, Md. — Goucher was on the short end of a 34-4 edge in shots today and the result was a 4-0 loss to Scranton in the first Landmark Conference game of the season for both teams.