Pennridge grad Stevenson making her mark
Records hat trick in less than 12 minutes for UMBC
Anyone who saw Erin Stevenson play for Pennridge last season knew the midfielder could hang at the college level.
It would just be a matter of how long it took Stevenson to adjust to the higher pace of play and bigger, stronger Division I players she would be facing. Stevenson, a freshman at UMBC, fit right into the Golden Retrievers’ starting lineup and was putting together a solid rookie campaign.
Sunday, she finished off her first season with a major statement.
Stevenson scored a hat-trick in a bit less than 12 minutes as UMBC upset America East leading New Hampshire 3-1. New Hampshire scored in the third minute and held the lead until Stevenson’s first goal came in the 72nd minute. A throw-in found the freshman in front of the net, where she fired it home.
Her second goal was a header that directed a long pass from the midfield into the back of the net in the 77th minute and Stevenson capped her effort with a finish inside the box in the 83rd minute.
Staying in the America East, Hartford sophomore Bridgette Alexander (Lower Moreland) continued her strong season with her seventh goal of the year in Sunday’s 3-2 overtime loss to Binghamton. Alexander is tied for the team lead with seven goals and her three assists have her second on the team in points after starting 16 of 18 matches this season. The Hawks start America East tournament play this week. Marissa Sheva (Pennridge) has scored four goals and assisted two scores for No. 11 Penn State, good for 20 points and tied for third overall in team standings. The junior midfielder has started all 15 matches she has appeared in. Penn State finishes the regular season this week before taking on the Big 10 tournament.
Vanderbilt freshman Maddie Elwell (Wissahickon) has accounted well in her first season playing in the SEC. Elwell, who has seen action in 15 matches with seven starts, assisted the game-winning goal in overtime in her first college game. The 10-6-1 Commodores have deployed Elwell in a number of different positions on the field.
St. Joseph’s junior goalkeeper Grace Bendon (CB West) has started all 18 matches for the Hawks with four shutouts. Freshman Sophia Filippo (Archbishop Wood) has also started all 18 matches, scoring one goal and assisting another.
Lindsay Walder (Upper Moreland), a senior defender, has started nine of 18 apperances with two assists for St. Joe’s, which qualified for the A-10 tournament. Bloomsburg junior Jess Supp (Pennridge) has scored two goals and assisted four for the Huskies while sophomore Jess Milligan (Pennridge) has one goal and two assists this season.
Kutztown junior Alyssa Ryan (Wissahickon) has four goals and three assists, sophomore Christina Miller (North Penn) has started all 16 matches with one assist on defense and freshman Savanna Harrison (Pennridge) has made three starts in 15 appearances for the No. 2 Bears. MEN’S SOCCER » Holy Family freshman Mike Smith (Archbishop Wood) has five goals and junior Matt Tracey (Abington) has two goals and two assists for the Tigers.
Penn State-Abington freshman Jose Palomeque (Upper Dublin) has started 15 of 16 matches and leads the team with six goals and three assists, senior Marco Martin (Lower Moreland) has three goals and two assists and freshman Michael Albers (William Tennent) has three goals in 15 appearances. Senior Andrew Costa (Lower Moreland) has two goals and an assist. FIELD HOCKEY » Penn senior Alexa Hoover (Methacton) scored twice in the Quakers’ 3-2 win over No. 10 Syracuse on Sunday. Hoover leads Penn with nine goals and seven assists in 14 games and is adding to her totals as the program’s alltime leader in points and goals scored. Sophomore goalie Ava Rosati (Gwynedd Mercy Academy) has stared six games, posting a 4-2 record with two shutouts.
James Madison junior Corey Mayer (Lower Moreland) has five goals and two assists with 10 starts in 15 appearances for the Dukes.
Junior Casey O’Donnell (North Penn) has started 14 of her 15 appearances. Liberty freshman Jill Bolton (Dock Mennonite) is second on the team with 17 points, posting six goals and five assists for the Flames. Bolton has started all 15 of the team’s matches and also has two defensive saves. Junior Nicole Catalino
(Gwynedd Mercy Academy) has started 15 games for Princeton as a back. Junior Casey Swezey (HatboroHorsham) has one goal in six appearances and freshman Margaret Lynch (Mount Saint Joseph) has an assist after starting two games in 15 appearances. North Carolina sophomore Megan DuVernois (Gwynedd Mercy Academy) has two goals and two assists in 15 games, all as a reserve for the No. 5 Tar Heels.
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL » Kent State junior defensive specialist Sam Jones (Hatboro-Horsham) has posted 68 digs, seven assists and six service aces.
Steph Judkins (Pennridge) has turned in an impressive freshman season at Cabrini. The hitter has posted 381 kills, 33 aces, 253 digs and six assists.