Alvernia College Athletics - Shafer Earns First Team Honors

McKenna Shafer led Alvernia with four goals on Tuesday.

Shafer Earns First Team Honors

Veith Named To All-PAC Sportsmanship Team

Email to a Friend | Print

5/12/2008 11:46:40 AM

Reading, Pa. (May 12, 2008) – Alvernia College senior McKenna Shafer (Delran, N.J./Cinnaminson), the career leader in goals and points, was named to the Women’s Lacrosse All-Conference First Team by the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference. Freshman Brittany Veith (Conestoga, Pa./Penn Manor) was honored on the All-Sportsmanship Team.

Shafer led the Crusaders with 54 goals this season and became the career leader at Alvernia in goals (159), points (188), and is second in career assists (29). She scored a goal in all but one game this season and finished the season on an 11-game scoring streak. Shafer was named PAC Player of the Week on April 14 after scoring 14 goals with one assist including a season-best nine goals in a 20-11 win over Immaculata. Shafer had a pair of nine-point games this season, the second a five-goal, four-assist effort at Neumann. Shafer is making her second straight First Team appearance.

Veith, a freshman attacker for the Crusaders, totaled a goal and an assist and is making her first All-PAC appearance.

Player of the Year: Erin Nollen, Cabrini College
Rookie of the Year: Nicole DeAngelis, Misericordia University
Coach of the Year: Jackie Neary, Cabrini College

Champion: Eastern University
Runner-Up: Cabrini College

First Team All-PAC:

Annie Shippen (College of Notre Dame), Attacker
Grace Griffith (Eastern University), Attacker
McKenna Shafer (Alvernia College), Attacker
Caitlin Volz (Gwynedd-Mercy College), Defender
Linnea Davis (Eastern University), Defender
Christina Romano (Cabrini College), Defender
Erin Nollen (Cabrini College), Midfielder
Tina Money (College of Notre Dame), Midfielder
Meghan Volz (Gwynedd-Mercy College), Midfielder
Kiti Ovaskainen (Centenary College), Midfielder
Gabby D’Ambrosio (Neumann College), Midfielder
Kate Schmid (Cabrini College), Goalkeeper

Second Team All-PAC:

Katelyn Penrose (Cabrini College), Attacker
Bridget Gibson (Gwynedd-Mercy College), Attacker
Shannon Tinkham (Misericordia University), Attacker
Kerri Sinclair (Neumann College), Defender
Chrissy Regan (Cabrini College), Defender
Carrie Glenn (Marywood University), Defender
Amanda Alexandrowitz (Cabrini College), Midfielder
Jessie Basch (Eastern University), Midfielder
Jamie Wargo (Misericordia University), Midfielder
Nicole DeAngelis (Misericordia University), Midfielder
Victoria Geppert (Gwynedd-Mercy College), Midfielder
Caitlin O’Shea (Neumann College), Goalkeeper

Honorable Mention:

Nicole Becker (Centenary College)
Colleen Dellostretto (Gwynedd-Mercy College)

PAC Sportsmanship Award Recipients:

Brittany Veith, Alvernia College
Maura Brennan, Cabrini College
Kelly Oakes, Cedar Crest College
Christina D’Allesandro, Centenary College
Courtney Zgraggen, College of Notre Dame
Erin Reimel, Eastern University
Kalli Bass, Gwynedd-Mercy College
Katherine Fouhy, Immaculata University
Danielle Mira, Marywood University
Kate Wallace, Misericordia University
Danielle Schnapf, Neumann College

Season Complete

Athletes of the Week

Rhiannon
Sorrentino INF#7

Softball

Batted .600 (7-12) in two conference matchups for the Crusaders this week. Two doubles, one triple, and two homeruns contributed to four RBIs for Sorrentino, also plated 6 runs scored.

Tim
Carroll OF#31

Baseball

Batted .667 (10-15) with three doubles, one triple, and three RBIs in a 2 win, 2 lose week for the Crusaders. Also scored 9 runs and was perfect in stolen base attempts. (3-3)

Sports:

06.19 | Men's Basketball

Alvernia Places 60 Student-Athletes On All-PAC Academic Team

Reading, Pa. (June 19, 2008) - Alvernia College had 60 of the 462 student-athletes honored on the All-Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Academic Team. The baseball program has the most members with 14 and softball wasn't far behind with 11 members.

Close | Full Story

05.13 | Women's Lacrosse

2008 Season Wrap Up

Reading, PA (May 13, 2008) - Senior attack McKenna Shafer (Delran, N.J./Cinnaminson) highlighted the women's lacrosse season with a some spectacular individual efforts. She broke the season record in goals with 54 and points with 63 becoming the career leader in both categories with 159 career goals and 188 career points. Shafer was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Player of the Week on April 14 after scoring 14 goals with one assist in a 1-2 week. Her week was highlighted by a nine-goal effort in a 20-11 win over Immaculata.

Close | Full Story

05.12 | Women's Lacrosse

Shafer Earns First Team Honors

Reading, Pa. (May 12, 2008) - Alvernia College senior McKenna Shafer (Delran, N.J./Cinnaminson), the career leader in goals and points, was named to the Women's Lacrosse All-Conference First Team by the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference. Freshman Brittany Veith (Conestoga, Pa./Penn Manor) was honored on the All-Sportsmanship Team.

Close | Full Story

04.23 | Women's Lacrosse

Misericordia Pulls Away For PAC Win

Reading, Pa. (Apr. 23, 2008) - Alvernia College senior McKenna Shafer (Delran, N.J./Cinnaminson) scored a game-high six goals, but Misericordia University posted 14 second-half goals to break a 7-7 halftime tie en route to a 21-14 victory Wednesday afternoon Pennsylvania Athletic Conference women's lacrosse action at Schlager Memorial Field.

Close | Full Story

05.19 | Women's Lacrosse

Alvernia Throttled By Gwynedd

Gwynedd Valley, Pa. (April 19, 2008) - Eight different Griffins scored in a 19-3 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference win over Alvernia.

The Griffins (9-6, 7-2 PAC) led 9-0 at halftime, and never looked back.

Senior McKenna Shafer (Delran, NJ / Cinnaminson) scored twice for the Crusaders (2-11, 2-7 PAC). Freshman Felicia Sippel (Philadelphia, Pa./Saint Hubert) added another goal to start off the second half.

For Gwynedd, senior Kalli Bass (Lafayette Hill, Pa./Plymouth-Whitemarsh) and freshman Colleen Dellostretto (Hatboro, Pa./Upper Moreland) led the attack as each netted four goals.

Close | Full Story

View Archives

Alvernia Crusaders Athletics