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May 7, 2008 DEVILS FALL TO ST. MARY’S (MD), 16-15, IN FIRST
ROUND OF NCAA TOURNAMENT ST.
MARY’S CITY, MD - Despite four goals from junior attack Amanda Wayne (Bellport, NY/Bellport), the College at
Florham Devils dropped a 16-15 decision to St. Mary’s (MD) in the first round
of the NCAA Tournament on Wednesday afternoon. The Seahawks will now advance to face Salisbury in the
Regional Semifinals. With
the loss, the Devils end their season with a record of 16-3 while the
Seahawks improved to 15-5. St.
Mary’s got off to a fast start, scoring the first two goals of the game to
take a 2-0 lead with just 2:06 gone by in the first half. The Devils stormed right back to tie
the game at 2-2 with 18:34 remaining thanks to goals from Wayne and junior
midfielder Laura Gambardello
(Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken). The
Seahawks scored to take a 3-2 lead but FDU scored the next three goals to
grab a 5-3 lead with 11:58 to go in the half. St. Mary’s tied it at 5-5 before Gambardello scored with
7:38 left to give FDU a 6-5 advantage.
St. Mary’s would once again tie it at 6-6 but junior midfielder Erin
Reilly (Cinnaminson,
NJ/Cinnaminson) scored back-to-back goals to give the Devils an 8-6 lead with
5:11 left. The Seahawks would
score once more before the half to go into intermission trailing FDU, 8-7. The
Devils came out strong to start the second half, as Wayne and senior attack Erika
Sensbach (Columbus,
NJ/Northern Burlington) scored the first two goals to give FDU a 10-7
lead. St. Mary’s would then
score three of the next four goals to cut the FDU lead to 11-10 before Wayne
score to put FDU up 12-10 with 16:39 left to play in the game. The Seahawks responded by scoring
five of the next six goals to grab a 15-13 lead with 6:07 remaining. The Devils didn’t give up though, as
freshman midfielder Lindsey Parent (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) and sophomore attack Kristen
Schuster (Centereach,
NY/Centereach) scored back-to-back goals to tie the game at 15-15 with 4:01
left in regulation. The Seahawks
won the ensuing draw though and scored 0:16 seconds later to take a 16-15
advantage. St. Mary’s then won
the next draw and killed the clock down to 1:19 left in the game before the
Devils forced a turnover to get the ball back. Unfortunately for FDU, they would turn the ball back over
immediately but St. Mary’s turned it over two more times however the Devils
could not capitalize allowing St. Mary’s to move on to the next round. Gambardello,
Reilly, Parent and sophomore attack Linda Bohn (Vernon, NJ/Vernon Twp.) would all finish with
two goals for FDU while junior goalkeeper Christine Dunn (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) made seven saves in
net. Junior midfielder Lauren
Carrier (Crownsville, MD) led
the Seahawks with five goals. May 4, 2008 DEVILS DRAW ST. MARY’S (MD) IN FIRST ROUND OF NCAA
TOURNAMENT MADISON, NJ – The College at Florham
Devils will travel to play St. Mary’s (MD) in the first round of the NCAA
Women’s Lacrosse Tournament on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at a time to be announced. The winner of the game will then go on
to play the top overall seed in the Tournament, Salisbury, on Saturday, May
10, 2008, beginning at 11:30 am. May 3, 2008 DEVILS BEAT ELIZABETHTOWN, 15-14, TO WIN MAC
CHAMPIONSHIP MADISON, NJ - Senior midfielder Lindsey
Specht (Jackson, NJ/Jackson)
scored five goals, including the game-winner with 2:29 left, to lead the
College at Florham Devils to a 15-14 win over Elizabethtown in the MAC
Tournament Championship Game on Saturday afternoon. For her efforts, Specht was named the Tournament MVP. With the win, the Devils clinched
their first ever NCAA Tournament berth and improved to 16-2 while the Blue
Jays dropped to 11-5. The NCAA
pairings will be announced on Sunday, May 4, 2008. FDU started the game strong, scoring
four of the first five goals to take a 4-1 lead with 18:40 left in the first
half. Specht and sophomore
attack Linda Bohn (Vernon,
NJ/Vernon Twp.) each had two goals in the opening run. Elizabethtown would respond immediately
though, scoring the next three goals to tie the game at 4-4 with 14:41 to
go. The Devils then scored three
of the next four to grab a 7-5 advantage with 7:29 remaining but the Blue
Jays responded with three straight to take an 8-7 lead with 4:05 to play in
the half. Sophomore attack Kristen
Schuster (Centereach,
NY/Centereach) scored two straight goals to put the Devils back up, 9-8, with
2:07 remaining but the Blue Jays scored with 0:50 left to tie the game at 9-9
heading into the intermission. Elizabethtown
scored the first goal of the second half to take a 10-9 lead before FDU
ripped off three straight goals to go ahead, 12-10, with 16:41 left in the
game. The Blue Jays cut it to
12-11 but the Devils then scored two in a row to grab a 14-11 advantage with
8:33 remaining. Elizabethtown
came right back though, as they did all day, to make it 14-13 with 4:16 to
play. Specht then converted a
pass from freshman midfielder Lindsey Parent (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) to give the
Devils a 15-14 lead but the Blue Jays had one last surge in them as they
scored with 1:11 to go to cut it to 15-14. The Blue Jays then won the draw control and were looking
to tie the score but an offensive foul gave the ball back to FDU, and the
Devils ran out the clock to clinch the NCAA Tournament bid. Schuster finished the game with three
goals while Bohn and junior midfielder Laura Gambardello (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) had two goals
apiece. Junior attack Katie
Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross)
led Elizabethtown with five goals and two assists. Junior goalkeeper Christine Dunn (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) made 13 saves in
net for FDU. April 30, 2008 DEVILS HOLD OFF LYCOMING, 15-13, IN MAC SEMIFINALS MADISON, NJ – The top-seeded College
at Florham Devils used four goals apiece from senior midfielder Lindsey
Specht (Jackson, NJ/Jackson)
and junior midfielder Erin Reilly
(Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) to knock off fourth-seeded Lycoming, 15-13, in
the MAC Tournament Semifinals. With the win, the Devils improved to
15-2 while the Warriors dropped to 9-8.
The Devils will advance to the MAC Tournament finals on Saturday
afternoon against second-seeded Elizabethtown, a 15-9 winner over
third-seeded Messiah. The Devils scored five of the first
seven goals of the game to grab a 5-2 lead with 16:34 left in the first
half. Specht scored three goals
for FDU. With the score 6-3 in
favor of FDU, Lycoming scored four of the last five goals of the half to tie
the game up at 7-7 heading into the intermission. FDU started strong in the second half,
ripping off three straight goals to grab a 10-7 lead. The teams then traded two goals
apiece with the Devils holding a 12-9 lead with 15:25 left in the game. The Warriors then scored three of the
next four goals to cut it to 13-12 with 8:13 to go. That’s when Reilly stepped up for FDU, scoring to put the
Devils ahead by a score of 14-12 and assisting on a goal by junior attack Amanda
Wayne (Bellport, NY/Bellport)
that gave the Devils a 15-13 lead with 1:02 remaining. The Warriors had the ball with under
a minute and a chance to cut the FDU lead to a goal but great defense by the
Devils allowed them to secure the win. Wayne finished with three goals while
sophomore attack Linda Bohn
(Vernon, NJ/Vernon Twp.) had two goals and an assist. The Devils return to action on
Saturday, May 3, 2008, at home against Elizabethtown in the MAC Tournament
Finals beginning at 1 pm. April 29, 2008 SIX DEVILS EARN ALL-CONFERENCE RECOGNITION ANNVILLE, PA - Junior attack Amanda
Wayne (Bellport, NY/Bellport)
was named the Middle Atlantic Conference Player of the Year and First Team
All-Conference while senior midfielder Lindsey Specht (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) and sophomore defender Jackie
Gale (New Vernon, NJ/Madison)
joined her on the First Team on Tuesday morning. Junior midfielder Laura Gambardello (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) and freshman
defender Stephanie Sanzari
(Fairfield, NJ/West Essex) were named Second Team All-MAC while Head Coach Adrienne
Booth was named MAC Coach of
the Year. Wayne leads the team with 63 goals, 23
assists and 86 points. In the
conference she is tied for third in goals, fifth in assists, fourth in points
and first in shots. Nationally,
she ranks eighth in draw controls, 13th in points, 21st
in goals per game, 22nd in points per game, 38th in assists
and 57th in assists per game. Specht is first on the team with 28
caused turnovers, second with 46 goals and third with 55 points. In the conference, she is tied for
ninth in goals while ranking 64th nationally in caused turnovers. Gale leads the team with 44
groundballs and is second with 26 caused turnovers. She has also helped the Devils allow the second fewest
goals in the conference.
Nationally, she is 83rd in caused turnovers. Gambardello is tied for second on the
team with 46 goals, tied for second with 41 groundballs, second with 59
points and third with 13 assists.
In the conference, she is tied for ninth in goals, tied for ninth in
points and tied for sixth in shots.
Nationally, she places 112th in goals. Sanzari has started every game her
freshman year while collecting 25 ground balls and causing 18 turnovers. She is also a member of a defense
that has allowed the second fewest goals in conference. April 28, 2008 WAYNE NAMED MAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK ANNVILLE, PA – Junior attack Amanda
Wayne (Bellport, NY/Bellport)
has been named MAC Player of the Week after scoring nine goals in a 2-0 week
for the Devils. Wayne started the week on Tuesday when
she scored two goals and added an assist in an 18-4 win at Arcadia. Then on Saturday against Widener, she
netted seven goals to go along with an assist in a 21-9 win that enabled FDU
to finish the conference regular season undefeated. This is the third time this season
that Wayne has been named MAC Player of the Week. On the season, she leads the team with 63 goals, 23
assists and 86 points. In the
conference she is tied for third in goals (63), fifth in assists (23), fourth
in points (86) and first in shots (141). Nationally, she ranks eighth in draw controls, 13th
in points, 21st in goals per game, 22nd in points per
game, 38th in assists and 57th in assists per game. April 26, 2008 DEVILS FINISH CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON UNDEFEATED
WITH 21-9 WIN OVER WIDENER MADISON, NJ – Junior attack Amanda
Wayne (Bellport, NY/Bellport)
had seven goals while junior midfielder Laura Gambardello (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) added three goals
and five assists to lead the College at Florham Devils to a 21-9 win over
Widener in MAC action on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Devils improved to
14-2 (8-0 MAC) while the Pride dropped to 6-10 (3-5 MAC). The Devils scored six of the first seven goals of the game
to grab a 6-1 lead with 17:13 left in the first half. Wayne scored three of the six FDU
goals. After Widener cut it to
6-2, the Devils ripped off four straight goals to increase their lead to 10-2
with 13:34 left in the half. It
was back-and-forth action for the rest of half with Widener scoring four
goals and FDU scoring three as the Devils took a 13-6 lead into halftime. Each team scored three times in the
first 9:06 of the second half with the Devils holding a 16-9 lead. That’s when the FDU put the game away
for good, ripping off five straight goals to end the game with a 21-9
win. Gambardello scored two goals
in the spurt. Senior midfielder Lindsey Specht (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) scored three goals while
junior goalkeeper Christine Dunn
(Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) made seven saves in net to pick up the win. The Devils return to action on
Wednesday, April 30, 2008, when top-seeded FDU hosts fourth-seeded Lycoming
in the Semifinals of the MAC Tournament beginning at 4 pm. April 22, 2008 DEVILS CLINCH HOME-FIELD WITH 18-4 WIN OVER ARCADIA GLENSIDE, PA – The College at Florham
Devils got goals from 11 different players on their way to an 18-4 win over
Arcadia in MAC action on Tuesday afternoon. With the win, the Devils improved to
13-2 (7-0 MAC) while the Knights dropped to 4-10 (0-7 MAC). The win also ensures that the Devils
will have home-field advantage through the upcoming MAC Tournament. FDU started the game out absolutely on
fire, scoring the first 13 goals of the game en route to a 13-0 halftime
lead. Senior midfielder Lindsey
Specht (Jackson, NJ/Jackson)
had three goals while junior attack Amanda Wayne (Bellport, NY/Bellport) and junior midfielder Laura
Gambardello (Pennsauken,
NJ/Pennsauken) each had two goals. Arcadia scored the first two goals of
the second half to cut the FDU lead to 13-2 but the Devils responded by
scoring five of the next six goals to make sure the outcome was no longer in
doubt. Specht finished with three goals and
two assists while Gambardello also posted three goals. Junior goalkeeper Christine Dunn (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) started and made
six saves in the win. The Devils return to action on
Saturday, April 26, 2008, at home against Widener beginning at 1 pm. April 19, 2008 WAYNE LEADS DEVILS TO 20-12 WIN OVER LYCOMING MADISON, NJ – Junior attack Amanda
Wayne (Bellport, NY/Bellport)
had seven goals and two assists to lead the College at Florham Devils to a
20-12 win over Lycoming in MAC action on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Devils improved to
12-2 (6-0 MAC) while the Warriors dropped to 8-7 (4-3 MAC). The first half was filled with a lot
of back-and-forth action with no team holding more than a one goal lead. The game was tied 5-5 heading into
halftime with Wayne and sophomore attack Kristen Schuster (Centereach, NY/Centereach) each scoring two
goals for the Devils. The action picked up in the second
half as the Devils scored eight of the first 10 goals to grab a 13-7 lead
with 18:18 left in the game.
Wayne had three of the eight goals for the Devils. After Lycoming made it 13-8, FDU
scored five of the next six goals to take an 18-9 advantage with 7:20 to
go. The Warriors made on final
surge, scoring three goals in a row to cut it to 18-12 but it was too little
too late as FDU added two insurance goals with under a minute left to play to
seal the win. Schuster finished with three goal and
an assist while junior midfielder Laura Gambardello (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) added three goals
and two assists. Junior
goalkeeper Christine Dunn
(Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) made 10 saves in net. The Devils return to action on
Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at Arcadia beginning at 4 pm. April 16, 2008 WAYNE, GAMBARDELLO POWER DEVILS TO 20-10 WIN OVER
KING’S Story provided by King’s Sports
Information Department WILKES-BARRE, PA – Junior attack Amanda Wayne (Bellport, NY/Bellport) scored six goals while
junior midfielder Laura Gambardello (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) netted five to power visiting
FDU-Florham to a 20-10 victory over King's College in a Middle Atlantic
Conference women's lacrosse match Wednesday at Betzler Fields. With the win, FDU improved to 11-2 overall and 5-0 in the MAC. King's,
meanwhile, fell to 2-10 and 1-4 in league games. Melissa Gates led King's with four
goals while Reanna Lachner added three. Grace King tallied two goals and one
assist for the Lady Monarchs while Candace Russ scored once. Michelle O'Brien
chipped in with one assist. The Devils return to action on
Saturday, April 19, 2008, at home against Lycoming beginning at 3 pm. April 12, 2008 NINE GAME WINNING STREAK SNAPPED AS DEVILS FALL TO
ROWAN, 12-11 GLASSBORO, NJ – The College at Florham
Devils saw their nine game winning streak come to an end on Saturday
afternoon with a 12-11 loss to Rowan in non-conference action. With the loss, the Devils dropped to
10-2. Senior midfielder Lindsey Specht (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) and junior attack Amanda
Wayne (Bellport, NY/Bellport)
combined to score FDU’s first five goals, Specht scored three and Wayne had
two, with Specht giving the Devils a 5-3 lead with 6:26 left in the first
half. The Profs scored two of
the last three goals of the half to cut the FDU lead to 6-5 heading into
intermission. Sophomore attack Kristen Schuster (Centereach, NY/Centereach) scored just 1:20
into the second half to put FDU up, 7-5, but Rowan scored three of the next
four goals to tie the game at 8-8 with 14:40 to go. The Devils responded by scoring three of the next four,
with Wayne scoring two, to grab an 11-9 lead with 4:08 left to play. Unfortunately for the Devils, Rowan
was not finished yet as they cut it to 11-10 with 3:30 remaining and tied it
at 11-11 with 1:15 to go. Then
with 0:16 remaining, the Profs scored the game-winner to complete the
comeback and escape with the victory. Wayne finished with four goals and an
assist while Specht added three goals.
Junior goalkeeper Christine Dunn (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) made six saves in net. The Devils return to action on
Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at King’s beginning at 4 pm. April 10, 2008 DEVILS DOUBLE UP WILKES, 24-12 MADISON, NJ – The College at Florham
Devils got at least two goals from eight different players as they upped
their winning streak to nine a row by knocking off Wilkes, 24-12, in MAC
action on Thursday afternoon. With the win, the Devils improved to
10-1 (4-0 MAC) while the Colonels dropped to 4-5 (0-3 MAC). FDU started the game on fire, taking a
5-0 lead with just 2:45 gone by in the first half. Sophomore attack Kristen Schuster (Centereach, NY/Centereach) had three of the
five goals. Wilkes cut it to 5-1
before the Devils scored eight of the next nine goals to grab a 13-2 lead
with 6:01 left in the half.
Senior attack Erika Sensbach (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington) scored three goals in the
run. Wilkes didn’t quit though,
as they scored the final five goals of the half to head into the intermission
trailing by a score of 13-6. The Colonels picked up where they left
off at the start of the second half by scoring the first two goals to creep
to within 13-8. The Devils then
turned it on by scoring the next five goals to pull ahead, 18-8. Again Wilkes wouldn’t go away though,
as they responded by ripping off a 4-0 run to cut it to 18-12 with 13:32 left
to play. That was as close as
they would get however, as the Devils scored the final six goals to win by a
24-12 margin. Schuster finished the game with four
goals and an assist while senior midfielder Lindsey Specht (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) notched four goals. Sensbach had three goals and an
assist, sophomore attack Linda Bohn (Vernon, NJ/Vernon Twp.) had two goals and three assists, and
junior attack Amanda Wayne
(Bellport, NY/Bellport) finished with three goals and an assist. The Devils return to action on
Saturday, April 12, 2008, at Rowan beginning at 1 pm. April 5, 2008 DEVILS WIN EIGHTH IN A ROW, 16-9, OVER MESSIAH MADISON, NJ – The College at Florham
Devils knocked off Messiah, 16-9, to win their eighth game in a row in MAC
action on Saturday afternoon.
The Devils had seven players score two goals or more in the game. With the win, the Devils improved to
9-1 (3-0 MAC) while the Falcons dropped to 4-4 (1-1 MAC). FDU jumped out to a 3-1 lead with 10:48
gone by in the first half and the Devils then scored six out of the next
eight goals to grab a 9-3 lead with 4:06 left in the half. Messiah cut it to 9-5 with 3:36 to go
but the Devils scored the final two goals of the half to take an 11-5 lead
into the intermission. After the Devils took a 13-6 advantage
with 17:13 left in the game, the Falcons cut it to 13-8 just a minute
later. That was as close as
Messiah would get though, as FDU scored three out of the final four goals to
earn the 16-9 win. Sophomore attack Kristen Schuster (Centereach, NY/Centereach) and freshman
midfield Lindsey Parent
(Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) each had three goals while junior attack Amanda
Wayne (Bellport, NY/Bellport)
had two goals and two assists.
Senior midfielder Lindsey Specht (Jackson, NJ/Jackson), junior midfielders Erin Reilly (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) and Laura
Gambardello (Pennsauken,
NJ/Pennsauken), and sophomore attack Linda Bohn (Vernon, NJ/Vernon Twp.) all scored two goals
apiece. Junior goalkeeper Christine
Dunn (Pennsauken,
NJ/Pennsauken) made 11 saves in net. The Devils return to action on
Thursday, April 10, 2008, at home against Wilkes beginning at 4 pm. April 2, 2008 DEVILS EARN SEVENTH STRAIGHT WITH WIN OVER
MANHATTANVILLE, 17-13 PURCHASE, NY – The College at Florham
Devils jumped out to a 13-5 halftime advantage and never looked back as they
picked up their seventh consecutive win by knocking off Manhattanville,
17-13, in MAC action on Wednesday afternoon. With the win, the Devils improved to
8-1 (2-0 MAC) while the Valiants dropped to 4-5 (0-2 MAC). The Devils scored nine of the first
eleven goals of the game to jump out to a 9-2 lead with 12:08 left in the
first half. Junior midfielders Erin
Reilly (Cinnaminson,
NJ/Cinnaminson) and Laura Gambardello (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) and sophomore attack Linda Bohn (Vernon, NJ/Vernon Twp.) each scored two goals
during the opening run. FDU then
scored four more goals to take a 13-5 lead into intermission. Manhattanville didn’t give up however,
as they started the second half by scoring four of the first five goals to
cut the Devil lead to 14-9 with 22:58 left to play. FDU responded immediately though, scoring three of the
next four to grab a 17-10 lead with 4:45 remaining. The Valiants scored three late goals but it wasn’t enough
as the Devils got the win. Junior attack Amanda Wayne (Bellport, NY/Bellport) finished with four
goals and an assist while Reilly and Gambardello had three and two goals
apiece, respectively. Bohn and
senior midfielder Lindsey Specht
(Jackson, NJ/Jackson) each had two goals and two assists. The Devils return to action on
Saturday, April 5, 2008, at home against Messiah beginning at 1 pm. March 31, 2008 WAYNE NAMED MASCAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR SECOND
CONSECUTIVE WEEK ANNVILLE, PA - Junior attack Amanda
Wayne (Bellport, NY/Bellport)
was named the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of
the Week on Monday afternoon for the second straight week after helping the
Devils post a 3-0 record last week. Wayne started off on Tuesday by
notching four goals and four assists in a 17-9 win over Montclair State. Then on Thursday, she finished with
six goals and two assists in a 21-9 win over Mt. St. Vincent. She finished the week on Saturday by
tallying two goals and two assists in FDU’s 10-7 MASCAC opening win over
Elizabethtown. On the season, Wayne is the team
leader in goals (28), assists (13) and points (41) for the 7-1 Devils. After a season-opening loss, the
Devils have ripped off seven straight wins. March 29, 2008 BALANCED ATTACK LEADS DEVILS TO WIN IN MASCAC
OPENER OVER ELIZABETHTOWN, 10-7 ELIZABETHTOWN, PA – Four players
scored two goals apiece to lead the College at Florham Devils to a 10-7 win
over Elizabethtown in the MASCAC opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Devils improved to
7-1 (1-0 MASCAC) while the Blue Jays dropped to 3-3 (0-1 MASCAC). Elizabethtown started hot, as they
scored the first five goals of the game on their way to a 6-2 halftime
advantage. After the Blue Jays made it 7-2 with
24:11 left in the game, the Devils completely took over as they scored eight
straight goals to end the game.
Junior midfielder Laura Gambardello (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) tied the game at
7-7 with 9:32 remaining and sophomore attack Linda Bohn (Vernon, NJ/Vernon Twp.) scored the
game-winner with 8:27 to go. Junior attack Amanda Wayne (Bellport, NY/Bellport) had two goals and two
assists while Bohn had two goals and an assist. Gambardello and senior midfielder Lindsey Specht (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) each had two goals
apiece. Junior goalkeeper Christine
Dunn (Pennsauken,
NJ/Pennsauken) made six saves in net. The Devils return to action on
Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at Manhattanville beginning at 7 pm. March 27, 008 WAYNE POWERS DEVILS TO 21-9 WIN OVER MT. ST.
VINCENT MADISON, NJ – Junior attack Amanda
Wayne (Bellport, NY/Bellport)
finished with six goals and two assists to lead the College at Florham Devils
to a 21-9 win over Mt. St. Vincent in non-conference action on Thursday
evening. With the win, the Devils improved to
6-1. The Dolphins started the game on fire,
taking a 5-1 lead with 12:57 gone by in the first half. FDU exploded from that point on,
scoring the next nine goals to take a 10-5 halftime lead. Wayne had three goals in the run for
the Devils. FDU picked up where they left off to
start the second half, scoring five out of the first six goals to take a 15-6
lead with 22:30 left in the game.
The Dolphins scored three of the next four goals to cut it to 16-9 but
the Devils rang up the final five tallies to take home the win. Junior midfielder Laura Gambardello (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) had four goals
while senior midfielder Lindsey Specht (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) had three goals and two assists. The Devils return to action on
Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Elizabethtown in the MASCAC opener beginning at
2 pm. March 25, 2008 WAYNE, GAMBARDELLO ACHIEVE MILESTONES IN 17-9 WIN
OVER MONTCLAIR STATE MONTCLAIR, NJ – Junior attack Amanda
Wayne (Bellport, NY/Bellport)
had four goals and four assists while junior midfielder Laura Gambardello (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) had three goals
and an assist as the College at Florham Devils knocked off Montclair State,
17-9, in non-conference action on Tuesday evening. In addition to being FDU’s career goals scored leader,
Wayne is now also the career lead in points with 181, passing the mark of 172
set by Danielle Okolski
(1998-2001). Gambardello set a
milestone herself, as she scored her 100th career goal. With the win, the Devils improved to
5-1. FDU jumped out to a 5-0 lead with
17:55 left in the first half thanks to two goals by Gambardello and two goals
by senior midfielder Lindsey Specht (Jackson, NJ/Jackson).
Montclair cut it to 5-2 before the Devils scored the next four goals
to grab a 9-2 lead with 7:54 to go.
The Red Hawks scored the last three goals of the half to close the gap
to 9-5 heading into intermission. Montclair score the opening goal of
the second half to make it 9-6 but the Devils scored the next four goals to
take a 13-6 advantage with 19:14 left in the game. The Red Hawks cut it to 13-8 with 17:34 remaining but FDU
scored four out of the last five goals of the game to earn the 17-9 victory. Specht finished with a game-high five
goals while sophomore attack Kristen Schuster (Centereach, NY/Centereach) added three
goals. Junior goalkeeper Christine
Dunn (Pennsauken,
NJ/Pennsauken) made eight saves in goal to pick up the win. The Devils return to action on
Thursday, March 27, 2008, at home against Mt. St. Vincent beginning at 7 pm. March 24, 2008 WAYNE NAMED MASCAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK ANNVILLE, PA - Junior attack Amanda
Wayne (Bellport, NY/Bellport)
was named the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of
the Week on Monday afternoon after scoring nine goals in FDU’s Florida Spring
Break trip. Wayne started the week on Tuesday by
notching four goals in a 13-8 win over Gordon. On Wednesday, Wayne tallied five goals and added two
assists in a 21-10 victory over Allegheny. On the season, Wayne has 16 goals and
five assists which is good for 21 points. She is currently FDU’s career goals scored leader (143)
and career points leader (173). March 19, 2008 WAYNE, GAMBARDELLO LIFT DEVILS PAST ALLEGHENRY,
21-10 WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Junior attack Amanda
Wayne (Bellport, NY/Bellport)
finished with five goals and two assists while junior midfielder Laura
Gambardello (Pennsauken,
NJ/Pennsauken) added five goals and an assist to lead the College at Florham
Devils past Allegheny, 21-10, on Wednesday evening. With the win, the Devils improved to
4-1. The Devils scored the first nine goals
of the game on their way to a 13-2 halftime advantage. Wayne and Gambardello each had three
goals in the first half of play. Each team scored eight goals in the second
stanza but Allegheny never posed a real threat to the FDU victory. Senior midfielder Lindsey Specht (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) had four goals while
sophomore goalkeeper Brittany Laning (New Egypt, NJ/New Egypt) picked up her first win of the season
by making six saves. The Devils return to action on
Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at Montclair State beginning at 7 pm. March 18, 2008 DEVILS KNOCK
OFF GORDON, 13-8 With the win, the Devils improved to
3-1. FDU was down 5-3 going into halftime
but Senior midfielder Lindsey Specht ( The Devils return to action on
Wednesday, March 19, 2008, against Allegheny beginning at 5 pm. March 11, 2008 WAYNE BECOMES FDU CAREER GOALS SCORED LEADER AS
DEVILS BEAT KEAN, 23-8 UNION, NJ – Junior attack Amanda
Wayne (Bellport, NY/Bellport)
scored three goals, including the 134th of her career to become
the FDU All-Time leader in career goals scored, to lead the College at
Florham Devils to a 23-8 win over Kean in non-conference action on Tuesday
afternoon. Wayne broke the
previous mark of 133 held by Abby Hildebrand (2002-2005). With the win, the Devils improved to
2-1. FDU scored the first three goals and
12 of the first 13 goals to grab a 12-1 lead with 12:20 left in the first
half. Junior midfielder Laura
Gambardello (Pennsauken,
NJ/Pennsauken) scored four goals in the opening onslaught. The Devils would
score three more goals to take a 15-6 halftime lead. After Kean scored two of the first
three goals to cut the deficit to 16-8 to open the second half, the Devils
ripped off seven straight goals to seal the victory. Senior midfielder Lindsey Specht (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) had three goals in the
second stanza. Gambardello finished the day with five
goals and an assist while Specht adde four tallies. Junior midfielder Erin Reilly (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) had four goals
and an assist, sophomore attack Kristen Schuster (Centereach, NY/Centereach) had three goals
and two assists, and freshman midfielder Lindsey Parent (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) had two goals
and three assists. Junior goalkeeper Christine Dunn (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) started and picked
up the win by making two saves in net. The Devils return to action on
Tuesday, March 18, 2008, against Gordon in their Florida Spring Trip
beginning at 9 am. March 10, 2008 DEVILS FALL TO #4 TCNJ, 20-4 MADISON, NJ – Senior midfielder Toni-Anne
Cavallo (Cedar Grove, NJ/West
Essex) scored five goals to lead fourth-ranked TCNJ to a 20-4 victory over
the College at Florham Devils in non-conference action on Monday afternoon. With the loss, the Devils dropped to
1-1. The Lions opened the game by scoring
the first ten goals as they took a 10-0 lead with 19:29 gone by in the first
half. Junior attack Amanda
Wayne (Bellport, NY/Bellport)
and senior midfielder Lindsey Specht (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) score back-to-back goals for the Devils to
cut the deficit to 10-2 but TCNJ added a goal before halftime to take an 11-2
lead into the break. FDU notched the first two goals of the
second half, one by Specht and one by junior midfielder Laura Gambardello (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken), to cut the TCNJ
lead to 11-4. The Lions
responded immediately though, scoring the last nine goals of the game to earn
the win. The Devils return to action on
Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at Kean beginning at 4 pm. March 1, 2008 SCHUSTER, GAMBARDELLO LEAD DEVILS TO 19-3 VICTORY
OVER NEUMANN IN SEASON OPENER MADISON, NJ – Sophomore attack Kristen
Schuster (Centereach,
NY/Centereach) had four goals and two assists while junior midfielder Laura
Gambardello (Pennsauken,
NJ/Pennsauken) also had four goals to lead the College at Florham Devils to a
19-3 win over Neumann on Saturday afternoon in their season opener. With the win, the Devils improved to
1-0. FDU jumped out to a commanding 7-0
lead in the first 10:00 and never looked back on their way to a 14-3 halftime
lead. In the game, junior attack
Amanda Wayne (Bellport,
NY/Bellport) had three goals and an assist, senior midfielder Lindsey
Specht (Jackson, NJ/Jackson)
had two goals and two assists and freshman midfielder Lindsey Parent (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) had 1 goal and
three assists. Junior goalkeeper Christine Dunn (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) made three saves
while playing only the first half. The Devils return to action on
Saturday, March 8, 2008, at home against TCNJ beginning at 1 pm. February 19, 2008 DEVILS PICKED THIRD IN PRESEASON CONFERENCE POLL ANNVILLE, PA – The College at Florham Devils
were picked to finish third in the preseason Middle Atlantic States
Collegiate Athletic Conference Coaches poll. Here’s how the voting broke down: 1. Lycoming 67 pts. (5), 2. Elizabethtown 65 pts. (3), 3. FDU-Florham 62 pts., 4. Messiah 56 pts. (1), 5. King’s 43 pts., 6.
Widener 39 pts., 7.
Manhattanville 28 pts.,
8. Wilkes 25 pts.,
9. Arcadia 20 pts. The Devils open the season on
Saturday, March 1, 2008, at home against Neumann beginning at 1 pm. July 24, 2007 THREE DEVILS EARN IWLCA ACADEMIC HONORS CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Senior defender Allison
Bradley (Havertown,
PA/Haverford), senior attack Caroline Garguilo (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) and junior attack Erika
Sensbach (Columbus,
NJ/Northern Burlington) were named to the IWLCA All-Academic team on Tuesday
afternoon. Bradley had a 3.565 GPA in Industrial
Psychology, Garguilo had a 3.8 GPA in Spanish Education and Sensbach had a
3.53 GPA in clinical counseling. May 24, 2007 WAYNE, SPECHT NAMED TO IWLCA TEAM CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Sophomore attack
Amanda Wayne (Bell Port,
NY/Bellport) was named First Team All-Boardwalk Region and junior midfielder Lindsey
Specht (Jackson, NJ/Jackson)
was named Honorable Mention All-Boardwalk Region by the Intercollegiate
Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association on Thursday afternoon. Wayne leads the team in goals (60) and
points (66) while being tied for third in goals and sixth in points per game
in the Middle Atlantic Conference.
She has also been named ECAC South Region Player of the Week once this
season. Specht is second on the team in both
goals (42) and points (48), her 42 goals ranks her 10th in the
conference. May 9, 2007 DEVILS KNOCKED OFF BY DICKINSON, 21-10 CARLISLE, PA – Despite five goals and
an assist from sophomore attack Amanda Wayne (Bell Port, NY/Bellport), the College at
Florham Devils were defeated by Dickinson by a score of 21-10 on Wednesday
afternoon in the Quarterfinals of the ECAC South Region Tournament. With the loss, the Devils end the
season with a record of 10-9. Dickinson came out to start the game
by scoring two goals in the first 2:03.
FDU made it 2-1 just 0:36 later on a goal by freshman attack Linda
Bohn (Highland Lakes,
NJ/Vernon), and then FDU tied it at the 20:40 mark on a goal by Wayne. The Red Devils responded by scoring
six straight goals and seven of the next eight to take a 9-3 halftime lead. Dickinson picked up where they left
off at the beginning of the second half by scoring the first four goals to
take a 13-3 lead with 22:35 left to play in the game. FDU didn’t give up though as they
scored the next three goals, two by senior attack Caroline Garguilo (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) and one by Wayne, to
make it 13-6 with 19:24 remaining.
Any thoughts of a comeback were dashed however, as the Red Devils
scored seven of the next eight goals to grab a 20-7 lead with 11:01 left to
play to seal the win. Junior midfielder Lindsey Specht (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) had a goal and an assist
for FDU while sophomore goalkeeper Christine Dunn (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) made 14 saves in
net. May 5, 2007 DEVILS FALL TO
DREW, 15-12, IN MAC FINALS With the loss, the Devils dropped to
10-8 on the season and will await a berth into the ECAC Tournament. After Drew had jumped out to a 3-1
lead, sophomore attack Amanda Wayne (Bell Port, NY/Bellport) scored her second
goal of the game to make the score 3-2 with 23:32 left in the first
half. From that point on, Drew
scored six straight goals and eight of the next nine to take an 11-3 lead
into halftime. FDU opened the second half strong by
scoring the first two goals to make the score 11-5, but Drew scored the next
two goals to up their lead to 13-5 with 22:36 left in the game. The Devils scored four of the next
five goals to close the gap to 14-9 with 8:29 left. Drew made it 15-9 a minute later and then the Devils
scored three in a row (two by May 3, 2007 DEVILS UPSET ELIZABETHTOWN, 11-10 IN OVERTIME ELIZABETHTOWN, PA – Sophomore
midfielder Laura Gambardello
(Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) scored three goals, including the game-winner with
2:27 left in overtime, and added an assist as the fourth-seeded College at
Florham Devils upset number one seed Elizabethtown by a final of 11-10 (OT)
in the MAC Semifinals on Thursday afternoon. With the win, the Devils improved to
10-7 and will play in the MAC Finals on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays jumped out to a 4-1 lead
with 20:58 left in the first half, but the Devils came back to cut the
deficit to 4-3 with 6:20 remaining.
After, the two teams traded goals, Elizabethtown scored with 0:31 left
to take a 6-4 lead into halftime. FDU came out hot in the second half,
scoring the first three goals to grab a 7-6 lead with 21:37 left in the
game. The two teams traded goals
back-and-forth for the next 20:00 before sophomore midfielder Erin Reilly (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) scored on a free
position shot to give FDU a 10-9 lead with 1:09 remaining. Elizabethtown would not surrender
though, scoring on their own free position shot with 0:43 left to tie the
game at 10-10 and send it into overtime. It was then, with 2:27 left, that Gambardello became the
hero and sent the Devils into the MAC Finals. Junior midfielder Lindsey Specht (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) fired in the three
goals, sophomore attack Amanda Wayne (Bell Port, NY/Bellport) scored two goals and freshman Kristen
Schuster (Centereach,
NY/Centereach) added two goals and an assist off the bench. Reilly finished with a goal and an
assist. Sophomore goalkeeper Christine
Dunn (Pennsauken,
NJ/Pennsauken) made seven saves in net to pick up the win. The Devils return to action on
Saturday, May 5, 2007, when they travel to take on the winner of the
Drew/Lycoming game at a time to be announced. May 3, 2007 THREE DEVILS HONORED BY FREEDOM CONFERENCE ANNVILLE,
PA - Sophomore attack Amanda Wayne (Bell Port, NY/Bellport) and junior midfielder Lindsey Specht (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) have been named First
Team All-Freedom Conference while senior defender Allison Bradley (Havertown, PA/Haverford) was named Second
Team All-Freedom on Thursday morning. Wayne leads the team in goals (60) and
points (66) while being tied for third in goals and sixth in points per game
in the conference. She has also
been named ECAC South Region Player of the Week once this season. Specht is second on the team in both
goals (42) and points (48), her 42 goals ranks her 10th in the
conference. Bradley is the
leader of a stout defense that has allowed only 9.51 goals per game which is
good for second in the conference. May 1, 2007 REILLY LEADS DEVILS TO 19-12 WIN OVER MESSIAH MADISON, NJ – Sophomore midfielder Erin
Reilly (Cinnaminson,
NJ/Cinnaminson) scored six goals and added an assist to lead the College at
Florham Devils to a 19-12 win over Messiah in the First Round of the MAC
Tournament on Tuesday afternoon. With the win, the Devils improved to
9-7 and will advance to the Semifinals of the MAC Tournament against number
one-seeded Elizabethtown. Messiah came out strong to start the
game, scoring four of the first give goals to take a 4-1 lead with 6:21 gone
by in the first half. FDU scored
the next four goals (by four different players) to take a 5-4 lead with just
over 1:30 to play in the half.
It looked like the Devils would keep that lead going into halftime but
Messiah scored with 0:30 left to tie the game at 5-5 going into the break. FDU scored three goals, two by Reilly,
right off the bat in the second half to take an 8-5 lead just four minutes
in. Messiah came right back
however, scoring the next three goals to tie the game at 8-8. FDU then responded with three more
goals to make it 11-8 with 16:09 left to play. After trading three goals apiece, Messiah scored to cut
the deficit to 14-12 with 4:10 left in the game. That’s when FDU really turned it up a notch and scored the
last five goals to seal the game and move on to the next round. Sophomore midfielder Laura
Gambardello (Pennsauken,
NJ/Pennsauken) scored four goals while junior attack Erika Sensbach (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington) added a
goal and three assists.
Sophomore goalkeeper Christine Dunn (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) made 12 saves in
net to pick up the win. The Devils return to action on
Thursday, May 4, 2007, at Elizabethtown in the Semifinals of the MAC
Tournament at a time to be announced. April 28, 2007 ELIZABETHTOWN SCORES LATE GOAL TO NIP DEVILS, 12-11 MADISON, NJ – Elizabethtown scored
with 1:27 left to play in the game to break an 11-11 tie and knock off the
College at Florham Devils, 12-11, on Saturday afternoon on Senior Day. With the loss, the Devils dropped to
8-7 (6-4 MAC). The Devils will
be the number four seed in the upcoming conference playoffs. Elizabethtown scored four of the first
five goals of the game to take a 4-1 lead with just under eight minutes left
in the first half, but the Devils responded and tied the game at 4-4 going into
the intermission. The Blue Jays came out hot to start
the second half, scoring six of the first seven goals to take a 10-5 lead
with 15:15 left to play. The
Devils responded once again though, scoring six out of the next seven goals
to tie the game at 11-11 with four minutes left in the game. Elizabethtown scored with 1:27
remaining and held off the Devils to win the game. Sophomore midfielder Laura
Gambardello (Pennsauken,
NJ/Pennsauken) and sophomore attack Amanda Wayne (Bell Port, NY/Bellport) each had three goals
to pace FDU. Sophomore
goalkeeper Christine Dunn
(Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) made 13 saves in net. The Devils return to action on
Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at home against Messiah in the first round of the
Middle Atlantic Conference Tournament beginning at 4 pm. April 24, 2007 DUNN NAMED ECAC SOUTH REGION DEFENDER OF THE WEEK CENTERVILLE, MA – Sophomore goalkeeper
Christine Dunn (Pennsauken,
NJ/Pennsauken) has been named ECAC South Region Defender of the Week to go
along with being named MAC Goalie/Defender of the Week. On Wednesday at Wilkes, she allowed three goals in playing only
the first half of
a 23-5 win. On Saturday Dunn
came up huge for the Devils, allowing only six goals and making nine saves in
a 12-6 win at Messiah. With the win, the Devils were able to jump
Messiah in the conference standings and FDU is now on track to host a first
round playoff game. On the season, Dunn has 86 saves and
an 8.50 goals against average. April 23, 2007 DEVILS BEAT MORAVAIN, 17-5, CLINCH CONFERENCE
PLAYOFF BERTH FOR FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY MADISON, NJ – The College at Florham
Devils had six players score two goals or more as they knocked off Moravian,
17-5, on Monday afternoon. With the win, the Devils have won
eight of their last nine and are 8-6 (6-3 MAC). They have also clinched a spot in the upcoming conference
tournament for the first time in school history. Sophomore attack Amanda Wayne (Bell Port, NY/Bellport) led the way with four
goals and an assist while sophomore midfielder Erin Reilly (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) had three goals
and an assist. Junior midfielder
Lindsey Specht (Jackson,
NJ/Jackson) had three goals, senior attack Caroline Garguilo (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) had two goals and an
assist, and sophomore midfielder Laura Gambardello (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) and freshman
attack Linda Bohn (Highland
Lakes, NJ/Vernon) each had two goals. Sophomore goalkeeper Christine Dunn (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken), the Middle
Atlantic Conference Defender of the Week, made allowed two goals and made
four saves in the first half. The Devils return to action on
Saturday, April 28, 2007, at home for Senior Day against Elizabethtown
beginning at 1 pm. April 23, 2007 DUNN NAMED MAC GOALIE/DEFENDER OF THE WEEK ANNVILLE, PA - Sophomore goalkeeper Christine Dunn (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) was named Middle Atlantic States Colleg | |||||
