Park leading Lafayette in goal
Sarah Park has been solid in goal for the Lafayette field hockey team again this season, but the senior has been outstanding in the last two games for the 3-4 Leopards.
Park, from Collegeville and a Methacton High graduate, led the team to a 2-1 overtime victory over Richmond on Sept. 15 in Easton and help post an 8-0 triumph in the team’s Patriot League opener over Holy Cross last Saturday, also in Easton.
The senior has given up 13 goals (1.72 goals against average) and has 39 saves (.750 save percentage). Two of her losses came against nationally ranked teams, 3-2 in two overtimes against Syracuse and 5-0 against Liberty.
“Sarah’s development during her time on campus has been significant as she’s grown into a veteran part of our defensive unit,” coach Jennifer Stone said. “Her teammates feel comfortable with her in goal which is critical for that position. She is agile, smart and proving to be a top-tier goalie this fall.”
Park has started all 44 games
the Leopards have played since she joined the team. Her career record is 18-26. BRIDGET GUINAN (OWEN J. ROBERTS) >> The Rowan field hockey team is 6-0 and ranked second in Division III and the 5-foot-5 sophomore forward is a big reason why. Guinan has started all six games and has four goals and four assists for 12 points with a game-winner. She had a goal and two assists in a 7-2 victory over Stevenson on Sept. 18 in a home game in Glassboro, N.J. As a freshman, Guinan started all 18 games and led the team with 41 points on 18 goals and five assists. She also had five game winners. JACKIE LERRO (POPE JOHN PAUL II) >> The 5-foot junior forward had two goals and an assist to lead the Lynchburg field hockey team to a 6-2 victory over Mary Washington last Saturday in Lynchburg, Va. She has started all six games for the 4-2 Hornets and has three goals and two assists. Lerro has been outstanding in her time at Lynchburg. She’s played in all 48 games the team has played and has 50 goals and 17 assists for 117 points and 14 gamewinners. She was Rookie of the Year in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and a first-team choice as a freshman and was an AllODAC first-team pick and a National Field Hockey Coaches Association first team choice as a sophomore.
EMILIE KUPSOV (OWEN J.
ROBERTS) >> The 5-foot-5 senior forward leads the Longwood women’s soccer team in scoring, the Lancers 2-5 after opening the Big South Conference season with a 2-1 overtime loss to Presbyterian last Saturday in Clayton, S.C. Kupsov has three goals and an assist for seven points with a game-winner. That came in a 2-0 victory over Howard on Sept. 2 in a home game in Farmville, Va. She has been named to the AllBig South first team the past two season and has 19 goals and seven assists in 66 career games. MATT GARCIA (PHOENIXVILLE) >> The 5-foot-5, 170-pound junior is seeing action at running back for the Mount Union football team, the Raiders 2-0 and ranked second in Division III after a 45-7 home field Ohio Athletic Conference victory over Baldwin Wallace last Saturday in Alliance, OH. Garcia has picked up 88 yards on 21 carries and has caught three passes for 45 yards. He carried the ball 11 times for 53 yards and scored two touchdowns in a season-opening 66-14 triumph over Rose-Hulman in a nonleague game on Sept. 7 in Terre Haute, Ind. MYAH CORDREY (POPE JOHN PAUL II) >> The 5-foot-10 junior middle hitter is doing the job for the Marymount women’s volleyball team, the Saints 5-6 after beating Emory & Henry (3-0) and Meredith (3-1) on Sept. 14 in home matches in Arlington, Va. Cordrey leads the team in total blocks with 25.0 and service aces with 17. She is second in total points with 96.5 and third in kills with 65 and has 19 digs. In 72 career matches and 237 sets, Cordrey has 467 kills, 154 total blocks and 57 aces and has scored 614.0 total points. BRYTON HENRY (BOYERTOWN) >> The senior is running well for the Eastern men’s cross country team. He opened the season by finishing fourth in the Bryn Mawr Invitational on Aug. 30 in Media with a 5,000 meter time of 17:39.9. He bettered that mark with a personal record time of 15:53.9 to finish second in the Blazer Invitational on Sept. 13 in Frederick, Md. In between, Henry finished fifth in the Dutchman Invitational on Sept. 7 in Lebanon with an 8,000 meter time of 26:24.4. SABRINA ROBERTO (PERKIOMEN VALLEY) >> The junior goalkeeper is the backbone of the Widener field hockey team, the Pride 7-0 after scoring the most goals in a game in team history in a 13-0 victory over Notre Dame (Md) last Friday in Chester. Roberto didn’t have to make a save in the time she was in the game and has given up two goals (0.38 goals against average) and has 16 saves (.889 save percentage). Widener has outscored foes 33-2 and the shutout was Roberto’s fifth of the season. BRENDEN VALVERDE (DANIEL BOONE) >> The junior leads the Penn State Berks men’s soccer team in scoring with 17 points on seven goals and three assists. Valverde was Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in the North Eastern Athletic Conference as a freshman after he scored 22 goals with six assists for 50 points and earned second-team honors as a sophomore when he tallied 24 points on 10 goals and four assists. The Nittany Lions are 2-4-1 overall and 1-1 in NEAC play after a 2-0 league loss to Penn State Abington last Saturday in Abington. LOGAN STORTI (OWEN J. ROBERTS) >> The 6-foot-2 junior is starting on defense for the Juniata men’s soccer team, the Eagles 5-4 after a 5-2 victory over Chatham last Saturday in Huntingdon. Storti picked up his first college point when he had an assist in a 4-0 victory over St. Vincent on Sept. 3 in Latrobe and had a three-assist game in a 5-0 triumph over Bryn Athyn on Sept. 6 in Huntingdon. Storti entered this season having played in 31 games with 14 starts without scoring a point. KARLY CONWAY (SPRINGFORD) >> The senior midfielder has started all seven games for the East Stroudsburg field hockey team, the No. 3-ranked Warriors 7-0 after blanking Mansfield 2-0 last Sunday in Mansfield. It was the team’s sixth shutout and they’ve outscored foes 26-1. Conway has three goals and three assists for nine points with a pair of game-winners. She had the first goal in a 4-0 victory over Bellarmine on Sept. 7 and the first goal in a 3-0 triumph over Slippery Rock on Sept. 14, both games in East Stroudsburg.