April 29, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—St. Andrews Presbyterian College women’s lacrosse midfielder Corey Whitbeck has been selected to the 2004 Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference All-Conference First Team on Monday.

The freshman had an outstanding year in SAPC’s inaugural season leading the Knights with 26 points, 23 goals, three assists, 69 shots, and 75 groundballs.

Corey’s season highlights featured a team-high six goals, including the game winner, against Averett College and being named to the D-II honor role on March 9th by www.womenslacrosse.com.

The Newark, NY native should be a solid offensive force for the Knights in the next three years as the women’s lacrosse program continues to develop.

March 17, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Corey Whitbeck and Erin Masterson’s six combined goals for the St. Andrews Presbyterian College women’s lacrosse team was not enough as Fairleigh Dickerson University scored 11 second half goals en route to a 16-7 victory on Wednesday afternoon.

The host Knights looked very strong in the first half scoring the first two goals of the game from Masterson (Matthews, NC) and Terrell Wood (Houston, TX). Kerry McCarthy (New Egypt, NJ) scored the Devils first goal 9:17 into the game on a Kristen Marlatt (Ocean Township, NJ) pass.

After swapping goals, Masterson tallied her second goal giving the Knights another two-goal lead, 4-2, with 15:29 remaining in the first half. FDU would score the next three goals and take a slim 5-4 halftime lead.

The Devils then pulled away scoring six of the first seven second-half goals to build an 11-5 lead. Fairleigh Dickerson would add a couple late scores to take the nine-goal victory.

Marlatt led the Devils with four goals and three assists while McCarthy finished with four goals. Six different players scored the FDU’s other eight goals.

Whitbeck finished with three goals, one assist, and a game high 18 groundballs for SAPC. Masterson scored a season high three goals while Wood added the Knights other goal.

Jenn Kessler (Madison, NJ) picked up the win in net after making eight saves and allowing six goals in 46 minutes of playing time. Allana Sowell (Decatur, GA) make 10 saves but allowed 16 goals in the loss.

St. Andrews (1-8) will have a 10-day break before hosting CVAC foe Limestone College on March 27th at 2:00 p.m. Fairleigh Dickerson (1-2) will not have much time to celebrate their first win as they will play Methodist tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 p.m.

March 10, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Kathryn Hyde (Pownal, ME) connected for three goals and three assists as the Guilford College women’s lacrosse team defeated St. Andrews 11-4 on Wednesday afternoon. The Quakers (1-2) picked up their first win of the season while the first year Knights fell to 1-5.

Guilford jumped out early and maintained the momentum in the first half scoring the first eight goals of the game. The Quakers also out shot SAPC in the first period, 13-7. Katie Gilligan (West Newton, MA) scored the eventual game-winning goal at the 22:54 mark on a pass from Hyde.

The Knights improved their play after halftime scoring the first goal of the second half, a tally by Terrell Wood (Houston, TX). Both teams would then score three more goals in the period as the Quakers held on to win by seven.

Moira Foley (Freeport, ME) would add two goals for Guilford while Gilligan finished with three goals and two assists. Lauren Goodwin (Newburyport, MA), Kate Hardy (Baltimore, MD), and Sarah Routhier (North Yarmouth, ME) finished the scoring for GC.

The Knights had four different goal scorers including Wood, Corey Whitbeck (Newark, NY), Nikki Heath (New Bern, NC), and Melissa Collins (Webster, NC). Whitbeck also chipped in with an assist on Collins goal.

Brandi Rhoads (Walnut Creek, CA) picked up the win in net for the Quakers allowing four goals on 15 shots while making six saves. Allana Sowell (Decatur, GA) took the loss allowing eight goals in the first half. Stacey Mike (Pikesville, MD) kept the Knights in the game during the second half making five saves while only allowing three goals.

St. Andrews will host their first CVAC game this Saturday at 3:00 p.m. against Lees-McRae.

March 9, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Freshman lacrosse player Corey Whitbeck was recognized on Monday for her outstanding play last week by www.womenslacrosse.com. Whitbeck was named to the Division II Honor Role.

Only three players are named to the D-II honor role each week for their great play. Whitbeck, a Newark, New York native, tallied 14 goals and 1 assist in four games last week.

Corey led the Knights attack in a 12-9 victory over Averett on Thursday afternoon; the first win for the first year program. In that game, Whitbeck scored six goals and had one assist.

Whitbeck also leads St. Andrews with 15 goals and 16 points through five games.