Hawkeyes Set For Three-Game Road Trip
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seventh-ranked University of Iowa field hockey team (2-1) travels west
for a three-game road trip this week. The Hawkeyes will see action
Thursday vs. UC Davis at 3 p.m. (CT) and Friday at Stanford at 2 p.m.
(CT). Both contests will be played in Standford, California. Iowa’s
match at Stanford will be televised by Pac-12 Network. Iowa will
complete the three-game road swing Sunday at Pacific at 12:30 p.m. (CT)
in Stockton, California. Scouting UC Davis First-year
head coach Tiffany Huisman (Old Dominion ’03) sits at the helm of the
UC Davis field hockey program. Huisman has the Aggies off to a 1-3
start with a win over St. Louis, 3-1 (Sept. 6). Offensively, the Aggies
are led by junior midfielder, Jamie Garcia, who has three goals and
seven points on 20 shots. Scouting Stanford Led by
fourth-year head coach Tara Danielson (Massachusetts ’94), Stanford
finished the 2013 season with a 16-5 record, winning 15 games for the
fifth consecutive season. The Cardinal earned their fifth straight
NorPac West regular season title and appeared in its eighth consecutive
NorPac Championship final. Offensively the Cardinal (5-0) are led by
senior midfielder, Alex McCawley, who has five goals and 11 points on
18 shots. Scouting Pacific Andy Smith (The Open University)
enters his second season at the helm of the Tigers field hockey program
and has the Tigers off to a 2-3 start with wins over Vermont, and
Appalachian State. Ali Campos, a member of the Hawkeye program last
season, paces the Tiger offense with five goals and 10 points on 27
shots. We meet again The Hawkeyes are familiar with
this week’s opponents having played all three a season ago. Iowa earned
wins over UC Davis, 5-1, and Pacific, 7-2, and fell to Stanford, 2-0. all-time series The
Hawkeyes own the all-time series’ with all three foes this week, with
unblemished records against UC Davis (2-0) and Pacific (8-0). Iowa is
12-6 all-time against Stanford. IN THE RANKINGS The
University of Iowa field hockey team moved up 13 spots to seventh in
the country in the 2014 Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches
Association (NFHCA) Division I Poll. The Hawkeyes garnered 502 points
in the rankings. Iowa has been ranked each week (35 weeks) in the poll
dating back to Sept. 6, 2011. Iowa is one of five Big Ten Conference
schools in the rankings along with Maryland (third), Penn State
(sixth), Northwestern (13th), and Michigan State (19th). LOOKING AHEAD The
Hawkeyes open Big Ten play in Piscataway, New Jersey, facing the
Rutgers on Sept. 21. Following the Big Ten opener, the Hawkeyes have a
six-game homestand with games against Indiana, Missouri State, Ball
State, Northwestern, Michigan, and Miami (Oh). Quick Cap-No. 6 virginia The
No. 20 University of Iowa field hockey team (2-1) earned a 4-3 win over
the Virginia Cavaliers (1-2) at Grant Field in its home opener on Sept.
4. Iowa was led by junior Natalie Cafone who completed the hat trick
scoring three goals as Iowa downed its second top-20 ranked opponent
this season (No. 11 Wake Forest). Cafone named b1g pow Junior
Natalie Cafone was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Sept.
9. Cafone paced Iowa’s offensive attack with three goals on five shots
in a 4-3 win over No. 6 Virginia in Iowa’s home opener on Sept. 4. This
is Cafone’s second Big Ten Player of the Week honor (Sept. 24, 2013).
Cafone was the last Hawkeye to record a hat trick (Sept. 22, 2013). Iowa at grant field The
Hawkeyes own an overall home record of 140-46, a conference record of
60-25 at home, and an 11-2 record in NCAA Tournament games played in
Iowa City. BIG TEN WATCH LIST Three University of
Iowa field hockey players -- Natalie Cafone, Dani Hemeon and Stephanie
Norlander -- were named to the 2014 Big Ten Players to Watch List.
Cafone, a junior from Fairfield, New Jersey, enters the 2014 campaign
coming off an outstanding sophomore season where she started every
contest and led the nation in points per game (2.48); the first Hawkeye
to do so in 22 years (Kristy Gleason, 1992). Cafone was named to the
NFHCA Division I All-America second team, NFHCA West Region All-America
first team, All-Big Ten first team, All-Big Ten tournament team, and
was named the University of Iowa’s 2014 Female Athlete of the Year.
Hemeon, a senior native of Gilroy, California, saw action in all of
Iowa’s 21 contests last season, making 20 starts. Hemeon led the team
with eight defensive saves and recorded a hat trick against Indiana on
Oct. 11. Hemeon was named NFHCA Division I All-America third team,
NFHCA West Region All-America first team, All-Big Ten first team, and
All-Big Ten tournament team. Norlander, a sophomore native of North
Vancouver, Canada, appeared in 18 games last season and made 17 starts.
As a freshman, Norlander ranked third on the team in goals (nine), and
points (19). Norlander capped her freshman campaign with NFHCA West
Region All-America second team and Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors. ALL-AMERICANS Natalie
Cafone and Dani Hemeon were named 2013 Longstreth/NFHCA Division I
All-Americans. Cafone was named to the second team, while Hemeon
garnered third team honors. Cafone and Hemeon are the 84th and 85th
national All-Americans in program history. Only four programs
nationally have had more. CAFONE STEPS UP Junior
Natalie Cafone was named the University of Iowa’s 2014 Female Athlete
of the Year. The Fairfield, N.J., native was the NCAA statistical
champion for points per game in 2013, leading the nation in points per
game (2.48) the first Hawkeye to lead nation in points per game since
Kristy Gleason in 1992 (3.95). Cafone was named to the NFHCA Division I
All-America second team, NFHCA West Region All-America first team,
All-Big Ten first team and the All-Big Ten tournament team. The
Fairfield, New Jersey, native has scored in five consecutive games
dating back to the second round of the 2013 Big Ten Tournament last
season. Cafone has scored 27 goals over her last 24 games. ROSTER BREAKDOWN 21 student-athletes on the UI field hockey roster: - 10 freshmen - Five sophomores - Three juniors - Three seniors Hawkeyes by state/country Virginia:
4 Illinois:
2 Michigan:
1 Pennsylvania:
4 Canada: 2 New jersey: 3 Belgium: 2 California: 2 New York: 1 Four
members of the Iowa roster were also teammates in high school.
Sophie Plasteras and Stephanie Norlander played alongside one another
at Handsworth Secondary in North Vancouver, Canada, while Taylor Omweg
and Melissa Progar competed for Tabb High School in Yorktown, Va. IOWA NEWCOMERS The
Black and Gold feature 10 freshman on the 2014 roster. Taylor Omweg and
Veronique Declercq will both see action in the backfield. Torie Berkel,
JoElla Guagliardo and Mallory Lefkowitz will contribute to the Hawkeye
forward line. Pommeline Kortanje, Emily George, Mackenzie Sapp and
Melissa Progar will each add to the midfielder’s depth. Freshman
goal keeper Katie Jones rounds out the Hawkeye newcomers. HAWKEYES ON BTN The
Big Ten Network will be airing at least one Hawkeye contest this
season. Iowa will appear on BTN Sept. 26, hosting Indiana at 2:30 p.m.
(CT) at Grant Field in Iowa City, Iowa. hawkeyes IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT The
Hawkeyes have been selected to the NCAA Tournament 22 times in program
history -- the most of any school as a member of the Big Ten
Conference. The Hawkeyes are 26-23 all-time in tournament play,
including 9-5 in first round match-ups and 11-6 in second round
contests. Iowa has advanced to 11 NCAA Final Fours, winning the
1986 national championship. The Hawkeyes 26 tournament victories
and 11 NCAA Final Fours are the most of any school as a member of the
Big Ten Conference. 4 EARN ALL-B1G HONORS IN 2013 Junior
Natalie Cafone and Senior Dani Hemeon were named to the first team.
2013 senior Karli Johansen was selected to the second team, and
Stephanie Norlander was tabbed as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year,
becoming the first Hawkeye to earn the award since Meghan Beamesderfer
in 2006. She becomes the fourth Hawkeye to win the award, joining
Beamesderfer, Caitlin McCurdy (2005), and Tiffany Leister (1999).
Hemeon was also named Iowa’s sportsmanship award honoree. HAWKEYES SELECTED TO U.S. NATIONAL TEAM Junior
Natalie Cafone and former UI All-American Lauren Pfeiffer were selected
to the 2014-15 U.S. Women’s National Team. Pfeiffer, a member of the
U.S. National Team since 2009 who has earned 66 caps, was a two time
All-American at Iowa. During her career, Pfeiffer earned all-region
honors three times, first-team All-Big Ten honors twice, and was named
the Big Ten Tournament MVP twice. NATIONAL ACADEMIC HONORS The
University of Iowa field hockey team was awarded the 2013 Gladiator
SGI/NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Award. The National
Academic Team Award recognizes those institutions that have achieved a
team GPA of 3.0 or higher during the first semester of the 2013-14
academic year. Brynn Gitt and Jessy Silfer were named 2013 Gladiator
SGI/NFHCA Division I Scholars of Distinction. The honor is awarded to
student-athletes who achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.90 or higher
through the first semester of the 2013-14 academic year. IOWA CAREER ALL-TIME SAVES: 1. Lisa Cellucci - 592 2. Donna Lee - 492 3. Andrea Wieland - 472 4. Barb Weinberg - 371 5. Kathleen McGraw - 330
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