Senior Ally Mooney goes out on top in goal for NCAA champion Shippensburg
Ally Mooney wrapped up a great career with the Shippensburg field hockey team, the Raiders finishing 19-4 after capturing the NCAA Division II Championship with a 1-0 overtime victory over East Stroudsburg on Dec. 1 in Pittsburgh. It was Mooney’s and Shippensburg’s third straight title.
The 5-foot-5 goalkeeper from Spring City and an Owen J. Roberts graduate was named to the All-Tournament team for the third time and finished her career with a 9-1 record in NCAA Tournament play. Her only loss came in the quarterfinals in her freshman season. The Raiders gave up just one goal in three tournament games this season.
The team captain finished with a 6816 record with 24 shutouts for her career.
“Ally played exceptional throughout the tournament,” coach Tara Zollinger said. “She made big saves in key moments that allowed us to keep the momentum going.”
The coach said that Mooney had her eyes set at winning another championship entering this season.
“Ally has made many contributions to the program over her career and has left her legacy of hard work, commitment and passion for her sport, the university, her teammates and the program,” Zollinger said.
The senior from Douglassville is still getting awards for his play with the Lehigh men’s soccer team last fall. Forrest was named to the All-Atlantic First Team by the United Soccer Coaches last Wednesday. Earlier he was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year for the second straight season after scoring eight goals with five assists for 21 points.
He was also named a First-Team Senior CLASS All-American by the Senior CLASS Award committee last Friday, an award for excellence on and off the field in the classroom and community.
He becomes just the second player in program history to be named a First Team All-American for the Senior CLASS (acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School) Award, after Justin Worley in 2016.
Forrest has had an extraordinary career for the Mountain Hawks, previously being named an NCAA All-American, First-Team All-Region twice, Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year twice and the ECAC Offensive Player of the Year in 2017.
Forrest finishes his career as both the Patriot League’s and Lehigh’s second leading scorer of all-time with 41 career goals and 103 career points.
The 6-foot-1 sophomore guard is the second leading scorer on the Lafayette men’s basketball team, the Leopards 2-6 after losing 90-63 to Connecticut last Wednesday in Hartford, Conn. He’s averaging 12.3 points a game and that’s helped by his 19for-47 (40.4 percent) from 3-point range. Jaworski opened the season by scoring a career-high 28 points aided by 6-for-11 from outside the arc in a 93-86 loss to St. Peter’s on Nov. 7 in Jersey City, N.J. He had 16 points with four 3-pointers in an 84-72 loss in a non-league home game against St. Francis of Brooklyn on Nov. 18 in Easton.
The junior was named PSAC Swimmer of the Week last Monday after she had a standout performance for the Bloomsburg women’s team at the annual Zippy Invitational Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in Akron, OH. Competing against a number of Division I athletes, Cubbler competed in seven events, posting PSAC qualifying marks in all four of her individual events. She broke her own school record in the 200 freestyle (1:50.94). Her other individual events were the 100 free (51.83), the 500 free (4:55.46) and the 1,650 free (17:0871. All four are NCAA B qualifiers. Cubbler also competed with the 400 and 800 free relays and the 400 medley relay, all in the top three on the PSAC list.
The 6-foot freshman forward has started all seven games for the University of the Sciences women’s basketball team, the Devils 7-0 after opening their Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference schedule with a 63-39 victory over Holy Family last Tuesday in Philadelphia. Hamm had 11 points in 17 minutes of action in the game. She scored a college career-high 14 points with six rebounds and four assists in a 77-70 non-league victory over West Chester on Nov. 14 in West Chester.
The 5-foot-4 sophomore point guard leads the Albright women’s basketball team with 35 assists. She had seven in a 66-61 victory over Keystone and seven in a 59-50 triumph over Rowan. Marcus is averaging 6.8 points and 2.7 rebounds with 11 steals for the Lions who are 4-6 overall and 1-3 in MAC Commonwealth play after a 66-57 league victory over Stevenson on Dec. 8 in Stevenson, Md. She had seven points and four assists in the game.
The junior, an Arizona State transfer, is fitting in with the Florida Gulf Coast women’s swim team. Glinecke was a member of the 200 medley relay that finished third in a season-best time of 1:44.94 in a 163-73 loss to No. 16 Auburn on Nov. 20 and finished 25th in the 200 breaststroke at the Georgia Tech Invitational. Competing against the likes of Florida, Florida Tech, Auburn, Alabama and North Carolina her time of 2:17.94 is eighth best in program history. She picked up her first victory with the Eagles when the 200 medley captured the title in 1:47.27 at a home Tri-Meet on Oct. 6 in Fort Myers.
The sophomore has competed in three different weight classes for the Worcester Poly wrestling team. He captured the 174 pound title (4-0) at the season-opening Fall Brawl in Collegeville and was 3-0 at 174 and 0-1 at 184 pounds in four dual meets to open the season. At the Rochester Tech Invitational he moved down to 165 and was 2-2. Marion was the top seed at 174 at the Division III Northeast Regionals as a freshman where he placed fifth. His 26-6 record earned him Co-Rookie of the Year honors in the New England Wrestling Association.
The senior defender has played in all nine games for the Neumann women’s hockey team, the Knights 1-8 on the season. Johnson, who played with the Philadelphia Quakers, has three assists and eight blocks. She had an assist in the Knights’ only victory, a 7-3 decision over Wilkes in a home game on Nov. 10 in Aston. Johnson has played 61 games in her career and has picked up three goals and 13 assists for 16 points overall.
The 6-foot junior guard leads the Delaware Valley men’s basketball team in scoring with a 15.0 average. He’s hit 14 of 34 from 3-point range (41.2 percent). Cianciulli tied his career high with 27 points in an 86-81 victory over Southern Virginia on Nov. 15 and matched that number in an 88-71 loss to York on Dec. 1. The Aggies are 4-3 overall and 1-0 in the MAC Freedom after opening the league season with an 81-68 victory over Manhattanville last Wednesday in Doylestown. Cianciulli had 13 points and 10 rebounds in the game.
The 5-foot-7 senior guard had a season-high 15 points aided by 3-for-4 from 3-point range and added six rebounds to help the Lycoming women’s basketball turn back Lebanon Valley in a MAC Commonwealth game last Wednesday in Annville. She’s started all eight games and is averaging 6.4 points and 2.5 rebounds with 21 assists, six steals and four blocked shots. The Warriors are 6-2 overall and 3-0 in league play after the Lebanon Valley victory.
The senior posted a 4-2 record for the Ursinus wrestling team competing in the 133 pound class at the New Standard Invitational Nov. 30-Dec. 1 in York. Gulotta was pinned in the first round but came back in the consolation bracket to score a 10-0 shutout against Merchant Marine’s Jace Garza, a 5-0 triumph over teammate Ray Calderaio, a 9-4 win over Dylan Earl of Ithaca and a pin just before the final buzzer against Kolin Johnson of Apprentice before he was pinned in the consolation semifinals.