Washington College Shorewomen soccer

Washington College Women's Soccer represent Washington College in the Centennial Conference. Washington College is located on the Eastern Shore in Chestertown, Maryland.

History

The women's club soccer team transitioned to a varsity team in 1998. Eleanor Shriver was named Head Coach of the original team as well as Head Coach of the Women's Lacrosse Team. Shriver remained Head Coach until 2002 leaving the Shorewomen with a record of 25 wins, 61 losses and 21 ties. After Shriver's departure Suzie Friedrich joined Washington College one again as a duel coach of both women's soccer and women's lacrosse teams. Coach Friedrich remained with the Shorewomen from the fall of 2003 to the fall of 2007. She left Washington College for an assistant coaching job at Cornell University with the Women's Lacrosse Team. While under Friedrich's expertise the Shorewomen were 14-65-6. In the summer of 2008 Washington College named Julika Blankenship Head Coach of the women's team. Blakenship is a graduate of Centennial Conference rival Gettysburg College . While at Gettysburg Blankenship played lacrosse finishing her career as their all time leader in both points (309) as well as assists (160).Coach Blankenship graduated with a BA in Spanish and she will be completing her National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Regional Advanced Coaching Certification in August 2008. In the summer of 2009 Amanda Lebo was named assistant coach. A 2009 graduate of Wake Forest, Lebo was a key player for the Demon Deacons. As a four year starter Lebo scored 9 goals while tallying 12 assists in 75 career games.Lebo graduated with a degree in both Psychology and Sociology. Leanne Hollinger was named an assistant women's soccer and women's lacrosse coach at Washington College during the summer of 2010. Hollinger was a standout soccer and lacrosse goalkeeper at fellow Centennial Conference school McDaniel College. As a junior, she received All-Centennial Conference honorable mention recognition in lacrosse. Hollinger graduated from McDaniel College with a B.A. in Exercise Science and a minor in Sports Coaching in May 2010. Unfortunately the 2010 season was not the best season the girls have had, the team finished last place in the conference, with Johns Hopkins in the first place seat. Better luck next year girls. However we thank all the parents and fans who came out this season to support our team. We look forward to gaining new freshman and improving our skill on the field for next season.

Centennial Conference

The Centennial Conference is an 11-member NCAA Division III conference that sponsors 23 championship teams. The Centennial Conference was established in 1981. Washington College joined this highly competitive conference in 1992 along with Bryn Mawr and Haverford.

All Time Record

Year

Head Coach

Overall

1998

Eleanor Shriver

2-13

1999

Shriver

4-13

2000

Shriver

8-11

2001

Shriver

3-13-2

2002

Shriver

8-11

2003

Suzie Friedrich

5-11-1

2004

Friedrich

2-12-3

2005

Friedrich

3-12-1

2006

Friedrich

3-13-1

2007

Friedrich

1-17

2008

Julika Blankenship

1-16

2009

Blankenship

6-10-1

2010

Blankenship

4-11-1

Individual Honors

Scoring leaders

Season

Player

Number of Goals

1998

Marissa Smithson
Kristin Samuel
Kerry O'Keefe

2

1999

Niki Dennison

7

2000

Courtney Riso

13

2001

Jordan Rogers

6

2002

Meghan Hartzell

10

2003

Meghan Hartzell

7

2004

Laura Mozzer

7

2005

Stephanie Bradley
Megan Russell
Colleen McLoughlin

3

2006

Megan Russell

6

2007

Katie Weida

3

2008

Sarah Yarbrough

3

2009

Jen Stafford

4

2010

Gabby Devaud
Heather Smith
Kira Pancotti

3

Assist leaders

Year

Player

Number of Assists

1998

Melissa Piper
Kristin Samuel
Stephanie Cernak

1

1999

Niki Dennison
Sarah Polhamus

3

2000

Sarah Polhamus

5

2001

Sarah Polhamus

4

2002

Jen Cox

5

2003

Stephanie Bradley

4

2004

Carly Hankins

2

2004

Christine Crop

2

2004

Stephanie Bradley
Megan Russell

2

2005

Stephanie Bradley

4

2006

Sarah Yarbrough

4

2007

Lindsay Fox
Sarah Yarbrough

2

2008

Sarah Yarbrough
Jen Kiarsis

2

2009

Stephanie Willingham

3

2010

Gabby Devaud

3