2007 Elizabethtown College Field Hockey Preview 

The Elizabethtown College field hockey team looks to build upon a successful 2006 season when the Blue Jays open their 2007 schedule on Friday, Aug. 31 against College Misericordia at the Muhlenberg College Tournament.

Last year, the Blue Jays qualified for the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time since 1988 and finished with a 16-6 overall record for head coach Sharon Sweger, who welcomes back six starters from a squad that climbed to as high as 11 th in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) rankings during the regular season.

Elizabethtown will be led offensively by junior forwards Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley) and Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep), who each scored seven goals last season. Angstadt was a second-team All-Commonwealth Conference selection after also leading the team with 21 points.

Additional scoring punch will be provided by sophomore Brenna Noon (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing), who posted five goals and four assists for 14 points while starting 12 of the Jays’ 22 matches.

In the midfield, junior Kelsey Diehl (North East, MD/Rising Sun) returns after starting all 22 matches last season and registering three assists. Junior Alison Duval (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) also contributed last season by appearing in 19 matches and making three starts.

The defense is led by a pair of returning starters in seniors Andrea Marsala (Dallastown, PA/Dallastown) and Hannah Moody (Lewisberry, PA/Northern). Marsala led the Blue Jays with four defensive saves in 2006 while Moody started all 22 matches.

Sophomore Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) is the lone goalkeeper on the roster with varsity experience, after having played 10 minutes between the pipes last season. The Blue Jays will look to replace Kristen Callaghan, who graduated after she started all 22 matches last season and compiled a 1.04 goals against average and .772 save percentage.

Elizabethtown’s schedule features five matches against teams that qualified for the NCAA playoffs last season, including a match at defending national champion Ursinus College on Oct. 9 and a home contest against 2006 runner-up Messiah College on Oct. 23.