MADISON, N.J. — The Landmark Conference today announced the names of the 32 student-athletes who make up the 2009 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.
MADISON, N.J. — The Landmark Conference, which is in its third year of competition and is comprised of eight like-minded institutions in the mid-Atlantic region, today recognized 369 student-athletes for their academic accomplishments by placing them on the on the 2009 Fall Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll. Forty of the honorees are from Goucher.
MADISON, N.J. — Goucher landed a pair of players — senior outside hitter Megan Smith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Long Beach Polytechnic) and senior middle hitter Catie Ditmore (Santa Barbara, Calif./Laguna Blanca) — on the 2009 All-Landmark Conference Volleyball Team, which was revealed today.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. — Goucher got its shot at preventing Juniata from winning a third consecutive Landmark Conference title today, but the Eagles were up to the challenge and pinned a 3-0 setback on head coach Michael Bossom's Gophers in the semifinals of the 2009 Landmark Conference postseason tournament.
TOWSON, Md. — Playing in front of a raucous crowd of 272 in the Sports & Recreation Center, fourth-seeded Goucher knocked off Moravian, 3-0, tonight in the quarterfinals of the 2009 Landmark Conference postseason tournament. Set scores were 25-17, 25-23, 25-16.
FREDERICK, Md. — Goucher will ride the momentum of a four-match winning streak into next week's Landmark Conference postseason tournament after disposing of Hood tonight for a second time this season in three sets. Set scores were 25-23, 25-7, 25-17.
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — Goucher guaranteed itself a winning record this season by defeating Delaware Valley, 3-0, this afternoon. Set scores were 25-19, 25-14, 25-17.
LANCASTER, Pa. — Megan Smith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Long Beach Polytechnic) was credited with 17 kills — one of which was the 1,500th of her career — in leading Goucher to a 3-1 triumph over Lancaster Bible tonight. Set scores were 25-17, 24-26, 25-20, 25-15.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Goucher secured the No. 4 seed — and the right to host the No. 5 seed in a first-round match in the upcoming Landmark Conference postseason tournament that goes with it —by knocking off Scranton, 3-0, today.
STEVENSON, Md. — Kasey Quinn (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) produced the points that wrapped up the three sets that Goucher won tonight in its 3-1 triumph over Stevenson.
TOWSON, Md. — A 14-kill, 23-dig performance by Megan Smith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Long Beach Polytechnic) propelled Goucher to a 3-0 triumph over Hood tonight in the Sports & Recreation Center.
MADISON, N.J. — Goucher's Megan Smith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Long Beach Polytechnic), the Landmark Conference leader in kills, today was named the conference's Volleyball Player of the Week for Sept. 28-Oct. 4.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — For Goucher, the first weekend of Landmark Conference matches began with a three-set loss to the two-time defending champions. But head coach Michael Bossom's Gophers rebounded to defeat Merchant Marine, 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 28-26), in their second match on Saturday and then came back from being down two sets to register a thrilling 3-2 (22-25, 22-25, 26-24, 25-20, 15-8) victory over Moravian this afternoon.
TOWSON, Md. – Goucher's winning streak at home against non-conference opponents came to an end after 18 matches tonight when the Gophers were handed a 3-0 setback by DeSales.
TOWSON, Md. – Goucher snapped a three-match losing streak and got back on the positive side of the .500 mark by turning back Notre Dame (Md.), 3-0, in the Sports & Recreation Center tonight.
SALISBURY, Md. – Considering that the combined records of the three teams Goucher was going to face this weekend at the Sea Gull Classic was 33-5 going in, the Gophers had to be expecting three difficult matches –and that's exactly what they turned out to be.
