2007-08 Headlines

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Cooper posts second top-six finish at Landmark swimming championships
Cooper posts second top-six finish at Landmark swimming championships

KINGS POINT, N.Y. – Juniata College freshman Lindsay Cooper (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) posted her second top-six finish in as many days to highlight Eagle results at the 2008 Landmark Conference Swimming & Diving Championships, which continued Saturday at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y.

Russo named to NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-America East Region team
Russo named to NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-America East Region team

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Senior Lisa Russo (Haskell, N.J./Lakeland), goalkeeper for the Juniata College women’s soccer team, has been named an Honorable Mention selection to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) / adidas Scholar All-America East Region team.

JUNIATA WOMEN’S SOCCER DROPS 3-2 DECISION TO GROVE CITY COLLEGE IN ECAC SOUTH TOURNAMENT
JUNIATA WOMEN’S SOCCER DROPS 3-2 DECISION TO GROVE CITY COLLEGE IN ECAC SOUTH TOURNAMENT

GROVE CITY, Pa. – A late Juniata College rally fell short of the mark as the Eagle women’s soccer team dropped a 3-2 decision to Grove City College, in ECAC Division III South Women’s Soccer Championship quarterfinal action Wednesday afternoon in Grove City, Pa.

LATE GOAL LIFTS SCRANTON PAST JUNIATA WOMEN’S SOCCER IN LANDMARK CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
LATE GOAL LIFTS SCRANTON PAST JUNIATA WOMEN’S SOCCER IN LANDMARK CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

SCRANTON, Pa. – A goal by University of Scranton freshman Caroline Corasaniti in the 85th minute lifted the Royals to a 3-2 win over Juniata College, in a Landmark Conference Women’s Soccer Tournament semifinal match on Wednesday night in Scranton, Pa.

RUGGIERO AND GOODLANDER NAMED TO ALL-LANDMARK SQUAD
RUGGIERO AND GOODLANDER NAMED TO ALL-LANDMARK SQUAD

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College women’s soccer players Sarah Ruggiero (Bangor, Pa./Bangor) and Laura Goodlander (Etters, Pa./Red Land) have been named to the All-Landmark Conference second team, it was announced today by the Landmark Conference.

JUNIATA WOMEN’S SOCCER OVERWHELMS MOUNT ALOYSIUS, 12-0
JUNIATA WOMEN’S SOCCER OVERWHELMS MOUNT ALOYSIUS, 12-0

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Seven different Juniata College players scored, including two who logged their first collegiate goals, to lead the Eagles to a 12-0 win over Mount Aloysius College, in women’s soccer action Thursday afternoon at Winton Hill Field in Huntingdon, Pa.

JUNIATA WOMEN’S SOCCER AND SUSQUEHANNA PLAY TO SCORELESS TIE
JUNIATA WOMEN’S SOCCER AND SUSQUEHANNA PLAY TO SCORELESS TIE

SELINSGROVE, Pa. – The Juniata College women’s soccer team battled Landmark Conference rival Susquehanna University for 110 minutes without producing a victor, as the teams played to a scoreless tie on Tuesday night in Selinsgrove, Pa.

WOMEN’S SOCCER DOWNS DREW
WOMEN’S SOCCER DOWNS DREW

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata College women’s soccer team received goals from three different players on its way to a 3-2 win over Drew University, in the first game of a Landmark Conference soccer doubleheader on Saturday afternoon on Winton Hill Field in Huntingdon.

BE-DEVILED: JUNIATA WOMEN’S SOCCER LOSES TO DICKINSON, 5-0
BE-DEVILED: JUNIATA WOMEN’S SOCCER LOSES TO DICKINSON, 5-0

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Dickinson College scored three goals in a 12-minute span over two halves on its way to a 5-0 shutout of Juniata College, in women’s soccer action Thursday afternoon at Winton Hill Field in Huntingdon, Pa.

WOMEN’S SOCCER FALLS TO MORAVIAN, 2-0
WOMEN’S SOCCER FALLS TO MORAVIAN, 2-0

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – A pair of Moravian College goals in the final ten minutes proved to be the difference as the Greyhounds downed Juniata College 2-0, in Landmark Conference women’s soccer action Saturday afternoon in Bethlehem, Pa.

WOMEN’S SOCCER EDGES LYCOMING, 1-0
WOMEN’S SOCCER EDGES LYCOMING, 1-0

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Freshman Katie Young (Huntingdon, Pa./Huntingdon) scored in the second minute of overtime to lift Juniata College to a 1-0 win over Lycoming College, in women’s soccer action Thursday night in Williamsport, Pa.

JUNIATA AND PITT-BRADFORD PLAY TO SCORELESS TIE  IN WOMEN’S SOCCER
JUNIATA AND PITT-BRADFORD PLAY TO SCORELESS TIE IN WOMEN’S SOCCER

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata College and University of Pittsburgh-Bradford women’s soccer teams played 120 minutes of soccer on Tuesday night, but it turned out to be insufficient time to decide the match as the two squads played to a 0-0 tie at Winton Hill Field in Huntingdon.

RUGGIERO’S TWO GOALS LEADS JUNIATA PAST CHATHAM, 4-1
RUGGIERO’S TWO GOALS LEADS JUNIATA PAST CHATHAM, 4-1

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Sophomore Sarah Ruggiero (Bangor, Pa./Bangor) scored twice and three other Eagles scored once each to lead the Juniata College women’s soccer team to a 4-1 win over Chatham University, Thursday evening in Pittsburgh.

WOMEN’S SOCCER BEATS PENN STATE-ALTOONA, 2-1
WOMEN’S SOCCER BEATS PENN STATE-ALTOONA, 2-1

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Freshman Katie Young’s (Huntingdon, Pa./Huntingdon) goal in the 76th minute lifted Juniata College to a 2-1 win over Penn State-Altoona, in women’s soccer action Thursday evening in Altoona, Pa.

JUNIATA SOCCER TEAMS SPLIT AT MARIETTA COLLEGE CLASSIC
JUNIATA SOCCER TEAMS SPLIT AT MARIETTA COLLEGE CLASSIC

MARIETTA, Ohio – The Juniata College men’s and women’s soccer teams split the final day of competition at the Marietta College Classic in Marietta, Ohio, with the women pounding Rochester (Mich.) 10-0 to take the consolation match of the women’s tournament. The men’s team allowed three goals in the first half of their consolation match against the host squad from Marietta College, eventually falling to the Pioneers, 5-1.

SOCCER TEAMS FALL IN OPENING DAY AT MARIETTA COLLEGE CLASSIC
SOCCER TEAMS FALL IN OPENING DAY AT MARIETTA COLLEGE CLASSIC

MARIETTA, Ohio – The Juniata College men’s and women’s soccer teams opened their 2007 campaigns on the road at the Marietta College Classic in Marietta, Ohio, with both teams dropping close matches in Saturday’s opening games. The women’s team suffered a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to SUNY Brockport, while the men’s squad had a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Hiram College.