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2014-15Division IIIAthletics

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The oldest sport atMisericordia, the fieldhockey team has qualifiedfor the post-season 16 timesin the last two decades andreached the FreedomConference championshipgame in 2013.

Misericordia practices andplays its home games on apair of artificial grassfields on campus.

Head Coach Robyn FedorStahovic has more than100 career wins as head

coach at her alma materand was part of threechampionship teamsduring her playing days.

FIELD HOCKEY

Head coachRobyn FedorStahovic was part of threechampionshipteams during herplaying days atMisericordia.

The Cougars qualified forthe Freedom Conferencechampionships for thesecond consecutiveseason in 2013.

Kelly Fry returns for hersecond stint as head coachat Misericordia in 2014.

She guided the team tothe post-season in herfinal season in 2005.

The Cougars play theirhome matches in theAnderson Sports-HealthCenter.

VOLLEYBALL

Misericordia hasqualified for theNCAA Division IIIChampionshipseight times in thelast 12 years.

The Cougars won theirsecond consecutiveFreedom Conference titlein 2013 and hosted thefirst two rounds of theNCAA Tournament.

After advancing to theNCAA Sweet 16 for thesecond straight season,MU finished 19-3-2.

Junior Megan Mahoneyearned All-America honorsafter setting school single-season records for pointsand assists. Mahoney andteammate Erin Robertsswept the FreedomConference Offensive andDefensive Player of theYear awards.

Head coach Mark Staufferhas a compiled a careerrecord of 189-87-16.

Misericordia has qualifiedfor the NCAA Division IIIChampionships seventimes in the last 12 years.

WOMEN’S SOCCERThe Cougars were 13-5-2in 2013 and earned aberth in the NCAATournament for the sixth time.

MU has qualified for thepostseason 19 times in

the last 21 years, including14 appearances in theconference championshipmatch.

Head coach Chuck Edkinshas 261 career wins in 23seasons at the helm.

Barry Fitzgerald and Nick vonEgypt bothearned All-ECAC and All-Region honors in 2013and Fitzgerald was theFreedom ConferenceDefensive Player of the Year.

MEN’S SOCCER

Head coach ChuckEdkins has 261career wins in 23seasons at the helm.

The Misericordia Universitywomen’s tennis team qualified forthe Freedom Conference playoffsfor the sixth straight year.

Cassie Foy and Breanne Phillipswere both named All-Freedomand the Cougars enjoyed awinning season for the 10thconsecutive season.

The men’s team returns all seven lettermen from 2013-14for third-year head coach JustinMuthler, a former team MVP at his alma mater.

The women’s team has had awinning record in each of its 10 varsity seasons.

MEN’S ANDWOMEN’S TENNIS

The women’s teamhas had a winningrecord in each of itsnine varsity seasons.

The Cougars are coming off solid finishes at the MACChampionships with the men’steam finishing fifth and thewomen’s squad sixth.

Mikael Hause ran the sixth-fastest time in school history andearned second-team All-MAChonors along with Bianca Bolton.

Head coach Chris Wadas was athree-time conference champion for the Cougars.

MEN’S ANDWOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Head coach ChrisWadas was a three-time conferencechampion forthe Cougars.

The Misericordia men’sbasketball team qualifiedfor the FreedomChampionships for the fifthstraight season in 2013-14.

Steve Ware returns for his senior season afterearning first-team All-

Freedom honors a yearago. Matt Greene endedhis career as one of thebest three-point shootersin school history and withmore than 1,000 points.

MU opened the season by winning the McCarthy

Tire Laurel LineTournament for the fifthconsecutive season.

Head coach TrevorWoodruff is a former all-conference performerfor the Cougars.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Head coachTrevorWoodruff isa former all-conferenceperformer forthe Cougars.

Under second-year head coach Matt VanDierMeid, theMisericordia University men’s swim team finished second at the Middle Atlantic Conferencechampionships for the thirdconsecutive season.

The women’s team placed secondand has never finished lower thanthird in seven seasons in the MAC.

The Anderson Center natatorium,home of the MU swim team,underwent a facelift in 2013-14that featured a new scoreboardand lighting.

Freshman Thomas Scott won two MAC championships whileAmanda Stammherr and Dani Blassboth claimed one MAC title.

Misericordia has produced two All-Americans, including Eric Sweeney,the 1999 NCAA Champion in the200 Butterfly.

MEN’S ANDWOMEN’S SWIMMING

Misericordia hasproduced two All-Americans, includingEric Sweeney, the1999 NCAAChampion in the200 Butterfly.

The Misericordia Universitywomen’s basketball teamhas qualified for the post-season 17 times in the last21 years, including winninga Freedom Conferencechampionship in 2011-12.

Third-year head coachAllison Kern welcomeseight letter winners backfor the 2014-15 season,including senior LaurenSmicherko.

The Cougars have reachedthe post-season four timesin their six years in theFreedom Conference.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALLThe cheerleading program at Misericordiais recognized as a varsity activity.

The squad performs athome basketball gamesand pep rallies and

competes on a regionaland national level.

The Cougars finished thirdat the 2013-14 UCANationals, their thirdconsecutive top-five finishat the event.

MU grads Tara Sinclair and Courtney Pentkaserve as coaches at theiralma mater.

The team has made severalappearances at the UCANationals in Orlando, FL.

CHEERLEADING

The MU baseball team wonits fourth consecutiveFreedom Conference title in2014 and qualified for theNCAA Tournament for thefourth straight year.

The Cougars hosted theNCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionalat PNC Field, home of theScranton/Wilkes-BarreRailRiders, Triple-A affiliate of

the New York Yankees, wherethey finished fourth.

Sophomore Ryan Doroshwas the Freedom Pitcher ofthe Year and earned All-Region honors along withclassmates Kyle Lindsay andMike Comerford.

The team participates in anon-traditional season during

the fall and traditionallyopens the spring season withtrips to Virginia and Florida.

MU plays its home games at Tambur Field, a beautifulon-campus facility that was christened during the 2013 season.

Head coach Pete Egbert hasnearly 300 career wins.

BASEBALL SOFTBALLThe MisericordiaUniversity softball team has reached thepostseason 17 times in thelast 19 years, includingwinning the 2012Freedom Conference title.

Freshman Bailee Schieswas the Freedom Pitcherof the Year while junior

catcher Megan Hardy wasnamed All-Region aftersetting the school single-season record with 12home runs.

The Cougars play ademanding schedule,including a season-opening trip to theNational Training Center

in Clermont, FL, and playtheir home games oncampus at Anderson Field.

Head coach Pete Egbert has morethan 250career wins.

Under first-year headcoach Trevor Woodruff,the Misericordia golf teamreturned to nearby IremTemple Country Club as itshome course in 2014.

The men’s team finishedfifth in the Freedom

Conference and had twoplayers earn All-Freedomstatus.

Darian Reimer led thewomen’s squad with aseventh-place finish at theMAC Championships.

GOLF

Senior high jumper Ashlee Wardenjoyed the greatest season inMisericordia history as she capturedboth the NCAA Division III Indoor andOutdoor High Jump titles.

Ward was joined at the NCAA outdoormeet by Hilari Norris and Amy Viti asMU had three NCAA qualifiers for thefirst time.

Andrew Nelson won the 400m MACChampionship to lead the men’s teamits best finish ever.

The Cougars compete on campus at the Anderson Outdoor AthleticComplex, a six-lane synthetic trackwith an eight-lane straightaway thatalso features areas for all majorevents, including steeplechase, pole vault and hammer throw.

TRACK AND FIELD

In her second season ashead coach, ChrissyTrescavage – the firstlacrosse-only head coachin the program’s history –guided the Cougars to theFreedom Conferenceplayoffs.

Freshman goalkeeperKatie McLoughlin was theFreedom Rookie of theYear earned All-Freedomhonors along with MelinaJuliano, Emily Hegner andLiz Mulvey.

The Cougars play theirhome games on thelighted, synthetic grasssurface at MangelsdorfField.

WOMEN’S LACROSSEThe Misericordia Universitymen’s lacrosse teamfinished tied for third in theFreedom Conference, butmissed the post-season ontiebreaker.

Andrew Reynolds enjoyedone of the most productiveseasons in school historyand was one of five MUplayers to earn All-Freedomstatus.

MU plays their home gameson the lighted, syntheticsurface at Mangelsdorf Field.

MEN’S LACROSSE

Misericordia University is a member of theNCAA Division III. The largest of the NCAA’sthree divisions, Division III promotes a well-rounded approach to intercollegiate athleticsparticipation.

While Division III is best known by some forwhat it doesn’t offer – athletics scholarships –it has plenty to offer.

Knowing that Division III student-athletes playfor the love of the game, the D-III experienceis structured to help participants developfully as students, athletes and citizens.

Athletics participation at many of the 444institutions that comprise Division III allowsfor student-athletes to succeed in theclassroom and athletics.

That certainly is the case at Misericordia asstudent-athletes are often active in studentgovernment, residence life and other extra-curricular activities.

In addition, Division III playing seasons andclass schedules are designed to minimizeconflicts between athletics and academicsand promote academic success. This isevidenced by MU’s overall 3.17 GPA amongstudent-athletes and 182 MAC All-Academichonorees in 2013-14.

While Division III athletics programs promote a wide range of participation, they don’tsacrifice when it comes to competition. In fact,the NCAA sponsors 36 national championshipsannually at the Division III level.

Misericordia is one of just two schools in theMiddle Atlantic Conference to offer all 23sports sponsored by the MAC.

Misericordia has enjoyed its share of success since joining the Division III ranks in 1992. MU has captured 43 conferencechampionships and sent 22 teams to theNCAA Championships, including the women’ssoccer team advancing to the NCAA FinalFour in 2012.

In addition, several individual efforts havehelped put Misericordia on the national map:

Ashlee Ward, Track & Field: NCAA Division IIIIndoor & Outdoor champion in the high jump.

Eric Sweeney, swimming: NCAA Division IIIchampion in the 200 butterfly.

Willie Chandler, basketball: Second leadingscorer in NCAA Division III history with 2,898 points.

Heather Dougherty, swimming: School’s firstNCAA All-American in the 100 breaststroke.

Sam Helmstetter, women’s soccer: First-teamAll-American

Michelle Myers, volleyball: Led NCAADivision III with 2.86 blocks per game.

Amy Bower, cross country: Earned All-America honors despite not runningcompetitively until college.

Frank Redmond, track & field: MU’s firsttrack & field All-American at 800 meters.

Kim Daniel, field hockey: Eighth all-time inNCAA Division III with 58 career assists.

Mike Murphy, baseball: Set Division III single-game record with eight hits.

Founded in 1924, Misericordia is a liberal artsbased, co-educational Catholic institutionlocated in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Sponsored by the Religious Sisters of Mercy,MU is one of 18 Mercy institutions in theUnited States and welcomes individuals from all faiths and offers a variety of liberalarts and professional programs at theundergraduate and graduate levels.

MU offers 34 majors in three academiccolleges: Arts and Sciences; Health Sciences;and Professional Studies and Social Sciences.

The University is dedicated to the values ofthe Sisters of Mercy: mercy, service, justiceand hospitality. These values are foundthroughout the University, from programs of study to service projects.

The hallmark of MU is a dedicated facultyand a high quality core liberal arts andsciences curriculum.

With a total enrollment of 3,111 students,including 1,982 full-time, Misericordia offersthe benefits of a small university with thescope of a larger institution. Misericordia’saverage class size of 19 ensures personalizedattention and a 12.6:1 student/faculty ratioallows students and faculty to truly know one another.

Located in Dallas, PA, MU’s 123-acre campushas a suburban atmosphere and is only ninemiles from Wilkes-Barre and two hours fromNew York City and Philadelphia.

Misericordia University is Division III

The Misericordia Universityfootball team ended itssecond season on a highnote – with the program’sfirst win.

John Ameen earned All-MAC status as an offensivelineman for the secondstraight season while JeffPuckett was recognized at quarterback.

The Cougars set a MACsingle-game record with587 yards rushing in theirseason opener and finished11th in the nation in rushingyards per game.

With more than 50lettermen returning andanother impressiverecruiting class, theprogram seems poised to

take the next step on theirjourney toward becoming acompetitive force in theMiddle Atlantic Conference.

The Cougars compete in the10-team MAC and play theirhome games on a lighted,synthetic grass surface atMangelsdorf Field.

FOOTBALL