June 30, 2009
Landmark Honors Second Semester Senior Scholar Athletes
The Landmark Conference has chosen fourteen student-athletes as Landmark Senior Scholar Athletes for their respective winter and spring sports. A committee of Landmark Conference officers, athletics directors and sports information directors selected the recipients, choosing one senior from each of the sports sponsored by the conference. The honorees must have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 and are selected based on their accomplishments in all areas of college life including athletics, academics and other extracurricular activities. It is the most exclusive award given out by the conference with just 20 honorees for each academic year.
April 1, 2009
Scranton Moves To Top Of President's All-Sports Cup Standings
The University of Scranton Royals have claimed the top spot in the Landmark President’s All-Sports Cup standings after the completion of the winter season. Twelve of the twenty sports in the Landmark Conference have now concluded leaving institutions only the spring season to leave their mark on the standings. After claiming three Landmark Conference Championships Scranton has accumulated a score of 7.65 to edge out previous leader Susquehanna University’s score of 7.38.
March 26, 2009
Landmark Honors Thirty-Two Student-Athletes On Winter All-Academic Team
The Landmark Conference has announced that 32 student-athletes have been honored with selection to the 2009Winter Landmark All-Academic Team. Two male and two female athletes from each of the eight Landmark institutions were selected for the team which honors athletes who have excelled athletically and academically. Nominees could compete in any of the Landmark winter sports and must be a sophomore or older with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.
March 24, 2009
Landmark Releases Winter Academic Honor Roll
The Landmark Conference has recognized 236 student-athletes by selecting them for the 2009 Winter Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll. The honorees were selected from all eight Landmark Conference institutions.
March 24, 2009
Three Landmark Women Named To D3Hoops.com All-Region Teams
Three members of Landmark Conference women's basketball teams received postseason recognition by earning spots on the D3hoops.com The Landmark had one first-team honoree, a second-team choice and a third-team pick on the teams which cover eight different regions.
March 13, 2009
Scranton Women Continue NCAA Tourney Run
The University of Scranton has got this ‘winning ugly’ thing down pat. The beauty of it, however, is that the 15th-ranked Lady Royals are now one win away from their ninth Final Four appearances, thanks to their 50-46 victory over 10th-ranked York College of Pennsylvania in an NCAA sectional semifinal game played at the Louis Alexander Palestra on the campus of the University of Rochester Friday evening.
March 10, 2009
Moravian Hoops Coach Named Regional Coach of the Year
Moravian College head women’s basketball coach Mary Beth Spirk has been named the 2009 RUSSELL ATHLETIC/Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Division III Region 4 Coach of the Year announced Tuesday.
March 8, 2009
Juniata Claims ECAC South Tourney Title
The reality is that very few collegiate athletes end their season with a win. But the Juniata College women's basketball team ended their 2008-09 campaign in unforgettable fashion on Sunday with a 72-52 win over Wesley College, capturing the ECAC Division III South Region Women's Championship.
March 7, 2009
McDowell's Career Night Pushes Juniata To ECAC Final
Juniata College shot the lights out, mustered a balanced offense that featured six players scoring in double-figures, and had senior guard Claudia McDowell (Alexandria, Pa./Juniata Valley) dishing out assists like never before in her career. That combination proved lethal to Alvernia University as the Eagles downed the fourth-seeded Crusaders 80-72, in Saturday's semifinal round of the ECAC Division III South Region Women's Basketball Tournament at Manhattanville College.
March 7, 2009
Defense Carries Lady Royals To NCAA "Sweet 16"
Sophomore guard Colleen McLane (Scranton, Pa./Scranton Preparatory) did not score a point in The University of Scranton’s 51-45 victory over SUNY Cortland in an NCAA second-round game Saturday evening at the Long Center. Yet her play on the defensive end of the court is a major reason why the 15th-ranked Lady Royals are advancing to next Friday’s sectional semifinal against York College of Pennsylvania at a site and time to be determined Monday.
March 6, 2009
Scranton Women's Hoops Earns NCAA Win
Sophomore guard Jennifer King (Taylor, Pa./Riverside) came off the bench and scored 13 of her game-high 19 points in the first half to lead The University of Scranton to a 73-42 victory over Keuka College in an NCAA first-round game Friday evening at the Long Center.
March 4, 2009
Juniata Women Stun ECAC Top Seed
Senior Claudia McDowell (Alexandria, Pa./Juniata Valley) scored 22 points to lead Juniata College to a 77-56 win over Albright College, in a quarterfinal matchup in the ECAC Division III South Region Women's Basketball Tournament, Wednesday night at Albright College.
March 4, 2009
Conference Names Women's Basketball All-Conference Team
After a highly-competitive second season of competition 12 student-athletes have been selected to the 2008-09 All-Landmark Conference Women’s Basketball Team as voted by the conference’s eight head coaches. The team consists of a first and second team, with six players on each team, and the selections made by position. The voting for the All-Conference Team took place after the conclusion of the regular season and prior to the start of the Landmark postseason.
March 2, 2009
Landmark Sends Three Teams To NCAA Basketball Tournaments
Three Landmark Conference basketball teams have earned bids to the NCAA Division III Basketball Tournament as announced Monday morning. Tournament play will begin with all three teams hitting the floor on Friday evening with first-round action with second round games taking place on Saturday. Game times have not been determined for the first-round games.
March 2, 2009
Ten Student-Athletes Earn Player of the Week Honors
With four winter sports concluded Landmark play with Championships and spring sports beginning in earnest a total of 10 Landmark student-athletes were chosen as Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
February 28, 2009
Scranton Repeats As Landmark Women's Basketball Champions
An unlikely hero emerged for The University of Scranton against Moravian College in the championship game of the Landmark Conference tournament Saturday evening at the Long Center. Sophomore guard Jennifer King (Taylor, Pa./Riverside) came off the bench and scored 11 of her 12 points in the second half as the Lady Royals won their second consecutive Landmark title with a 71-57 victory. She also finished with three rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal in 17 minutes of action.
February 25, 2009
Greyhounds Women's Hoops Holds Off Juniata
The Moravian College women’s basketball team, the top ranked free throw shooting team in the nation, was 17-for-21 from the line in the second have after not attempting a free throw in the first 20 minutes to hold off Juniata College for a 66-57 victory in a Landmark Conference Semifinal in Johnston Hall Wednesday evening.
February 25, 2009
Scranton Women Return To Landmark Basketball Championship
A comfortable halftime lead turned into an uncomfortable finish for The University of Scranton women's basketball team against Susquehanna University in the semifinals of the Landmark Conference tournament Wednesday evening at the Long Center. The Lady Royals let a 13-point halftime lead dwindle down to one before sophomore guard Megan Kopecki (Millington, N.J./Watchung Hills Regional) scored 10 of her career-high 24 points in the final five minutes as Scranton held on for a 60-51 victory. The win was the 15th straight for the 18th-ranked Lady Royals, now 22-4. Scranton now moves into Saturday’s championship game against #2 Moravian at the Long Center at a time to be determined.
February 23, 2009
Six Student-Athletes Honored As Players of the Week
The winter sports regular season concluded this weekend and six winter sports student-athletes have been chosen as Landmark Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
February 21, 2009
Eagles Top Susquehanna, Clinch Third Seed
Juniata College senior Claudia McDowell's (Alexandria, Pa./Juniata Valley) six points over the final minute-and-a-half helped the Eagles pull away from archrival Susquehanna University and post a 65-58 win over the Crusaders, in Landmark Conference women's basketball action Saturday night in Huntingdon.
February 17, 2009
Rangers Rally Past CCNY
Drew women’s basketball rallied from eight points down in the second half to defeat CCNY in New York, 71-63. Jessica Del Vecchio led all scorers with 24 points; Danielle Barber and Ashley Logan joined her in double figures.
February 16, 2009
Landmark Picks Nine Players Of The Week
Following a championship in one winter sport and two other winter sports heading into the stretch run, nine student-athletes have been chosen as Landmark Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
February 15, 2009
Royals Lock Up Top Seed For Women's Basketball Postseason
The University of Scranton women's basketball team locked up the number one seed in the upcoming Landmark Conference tournament by turning back Goucher College, 81-58, Sunday afternoon the Long Center.
February 14, 2009
Susquehanna Women Earn Key Win Over USMMA
Freshman forward/center Libby Shober (Barnesville, Pa./Marian Catholic) picked up her sixth double-double of the season to help lead Susquehanna University to an important 56-54 win over the visiting United States Merchant Marine Academy in a Landmark Conference game on “Pink Zone” Day at Orlando W. Houts Gymnasium on Feb. 14.
February 11, 2009
Scranton Wins Battle Of Nationally-Ranked Teams
The University of Scranton women's basketball team survived a last minute rally to defeat 24th-ranked Kean University, 61-59, Wednesday evening at Harwood Arena.
February 9, 2009
Six Student-Athletes Named Players of the Week
After another week of winter sports competition six Landmark student-athletes have been chosen as Landmark Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
February 8, 2009
Greyhounds Erupt In Second Stanza For Road Win
The Moravian women's basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak by starting the second half with a 23-2 run as the nationally-ranked Greyhounds ran past Drew University, 94-53, in Landmark Conference action.
February 7, 2009
Shober Posts Double-Double As Crusaders Down Gophers
Freshman forward/center Libby Shober (Barnesville, Pa./Marian Catholic) posted her fifth double-double this season with a team-high 14 points and a game-high 13 rebounds to help lead visiting Susquehanna University to a 71–54 win over Goucher College in a Landmark Conference game at the Sports and Recreation Center on Feb. 7.
February 3, 2009
Del Vecchio Powers Rangers Past Vassar
Jessica Del Vecchio continued her hot streak by pouring in a career high 28 as Drew defeated Vassar, 78-66. The Rangers trailed by with four minutes left in the game before finishing on a 16-5 run sparked by Del Vecchio and Laura Methvin. Vassar got 22 points from Brittany Parks and 20 from Kristyn Tempora in the loss. Drew wins its tenth game of the season, four more than last season, in improving to 10-9.
February 2, 2009
Landmark Honors Eight Players of the Week
With one winter sport concluding its regular season and two others heading for the finish line, a total of eight Landmark student-athletes have been chosen as Landmark Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
January 31, 2009
Ashcraft Reaches Milestone As Juniata Stops Greyhounds
Juniata College senior Kelly Ashcraft (Bellefonte, Pa./State College Area) scored her 1,000th career point on Saturday afternoon, but it may be her 1,002nd point that she remembers for much longer. Ashcraft's layup with 48 seconds remaining put the Eagles in the lead for good and lifted Juniata to a 64-58 win over 16th-ranked Moravian College, in a Landmark Conference women's basketball matchup in Huntingdon, Pa.
January 30, 2009
Drew Duo Helps Rangers Top Gophers
Jessica Del Vecchio poured in 22 points and Danielle Barber came within a rebound of a triple-double as Drew defeated Goucher, 59-52. Barber finished the game with nine rebounds to go with her 12 points and 12 assists, tying the Goucher Sports and Recreation Center record for helpers.
January 30, 2009
Moravian Works Overtime To Get Past Susquehanna
Junior forward Alyssa Bisci opened overtime with a pair of three-pointers to give the nationally ranked Moravian women's basketball team a lead it finally wouldn’t relinquish in a 69-65 overtime win at Susquehanna University in Landmark Conference action.
January 26, 2009
Four Student-Athletes Named Players of the Week
With the winter sports season rolling on a total of four student-athletes have been recognized as Players of the Week for their efforts this past week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
January 25, 2009
Coach Mike Strong Reaches Milestone In Scranton Win
University of Scranton women's basketball head coach Mike Strong’s 700th career victory certainly had its share of anxious moments Sunday afternoon at the Long Center. The Lady Royals fought off a valiant effort by Drew University and pulled away down the stretch en route to a 73-54 victory, extending their season-long winning streak to six and improve to 13-4 overall and 6-1 in the Landmark Conference. The loss dropped the Rangers to 8-8 overall and 2-5 in the conference.
January 25, 2009
Susquehanna Sweeps Weekend Series With Win Over Goucher
Susquehanna University’s sophomore forward/center Samantha Cartwright (Cranford, N.J./Cranford) registered her first double-double of the season with a team-high 12 points and a game-high 12 rebounds and two blocks in just 20 minutes to help lead the Crusaders cruise past Goucher College, 67–53, in a Landmark Conference women’s basketball game at Orlando W. Houts Gymnasium on Jan. 25.
January 24, 2009
Juniata Women's Basketball Handles Goucher
Juniata College head women's basketball coach Danny Young-Uhrich got both a victory and some much needed playing time for her younger players as the Eagles cruised to a 71-58 win over Goucher College, Saturday evening's Landmark Conference matchup at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center.
January 19, 2009
Landmark Selects Players of the Week
With the full slate of winter sports in action this past week, a total of eight student-athletes have been chosen as Landmark Players of the Week for their performances. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
January 17, 2009
Drew Works Overtime To Outlast Juniata
The Drew women's basketball team scored the last seven points of regulation and then got eight points from Danielle Barber in overtime as it scored a big Landmark Conference win over Juniata, 65-60.
January 16, 2009
Cardinals Top Nationally-Ranked Greyhounds
On Friday night, the Catholic University women's basketball accomplished what few thought possible. They walked into their home gym and knocked off the #14 team in the country, Moravian College, 66-61.
January 13, 2009
Landmark Strong In NCAA Basketball Statistics Report
The Landmark Conference men's and women's basketball teams are well represented in the NCAA Division III statistics reports released Monday, January 12. The conference has one man and one woman leading the nation in a statistical category, and one women's team atop the nation in another category.
January 12, 2009
Conference Selects Four Players Of The Week
Four Landmark Conference student-athletes have been honored for their performances this past week as they have been selected as Landmark Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
January 10, 2009
Gouchers Pull Out Tight Win Over Rangers
Goucher's Amber Smith (Baltimore, Md./Institute of Notre Dame) blocked a three-point attempt by Drew's Danielle Barber at the buzzer to preserve the Gophers' 76-73 Landmark Conference women's basketball victory over the Rangers this afternoon.
January 10, 2009
Coach Reaches Milestone In Greyhound Win
Moravian head women’s basketball Mary Beth Spirk earned her 400th career victory while leading the streaking 18th-ranked Greyhounds to their tenth straight win, a 73-62 Landmark Conference win over Susquehanna University at Johnston Hall Saturday afternoon.
January 9, 2009
Mariners Pick Up First Landmark Win
Rebecca Grimes led the Mariners in scoring as the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy women's basketball team defeated Goucher College, 82-56 for their first conference win. Stephanie Waller and May Marie Hayes also netted double figures for the Mariners.
January 5, 2009
Landmark Opens 2009 With Two Players of the Week
With competition in the winter season moving to the half-way point and teams returning from break, the Landmark Conference has selected a pair of student-athletes as Landmark Players of the Week. The Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
January 5, 2009
Streak Continues For Moravian Women's Basketball
Junior guard Jessica Foran and forward Alyssa Bisci continued their hot shooting and combined for 38 points to lead 18th-ranked Moravian women's basketball team to its eighth straight win, an 80-64 non-conference victory at Alvernia University.
January 3, 2009
Juniata Reaches Holiday Tourney Final
The Juniata College women's basketball team used a 16-3 run late in the first half to grab a commanding lead and cruise to an 82-67 win over Milligan College (Tenn.), in Saturday's first round of the Juniata Holiday Invitational in Huntingdon, Pa.
January 2, 2009
Moravian Picks Up Tournament Win
Junior forward Alyssa Bisci was a perfect 14-for-14 at the foul line and had a career high 21 points, and the Moravian women's basketball team made 29 of 32 free throws to overcome poor shooting from the floor and a six-point deficit with 7:37 remaining to defeat Frostburg State University, 67-63, in the first round of the 8th Annual Starters Moravian Winter Classic in Johnston Hall.
December 30, 2008
Scranton Rides Second-Half Surge To Victory
CHESTER, Pa.—Sophomore guard Megan Kopecki (Millington, N.J./Watchung Hills Regional) and senior forward Kelly Tratthen (Olyphant, Pa./Lakeland) put together impressive performances in The University of Scranton women's basketball team's come-from-behind 68-54 victory over Widener University Tuesday evening.
December 22, 2008
Landmark Honors A Pair of Players of the Week
After the final week of competition of the first semester of the 2008-09 academic year a pair of student-athletes have been chosen as Landmark Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
December 18, 2008
Potent Offense Carries USMMA Past St. Joseph's
Stephanie Waller led the Mariners in scoring as the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy women's basketball team defeated St. Joseph’s College, 79-45. With the win, the Mariners have now won two games in a row and improve their record to .500. Rebecca Grimes and Kristen Hetsko also netted double figures for the Mariners.
December 16, 2008
Scranton Stops Skid With Win Over Albright
The University of Scranton women's basketball team avoided its first three-game losing streak since 1998 by defeating Albright College, 90-65, in non-conference action at the Long Center Tuesday evening.
December 15, 2008
Two Competitors Picked As Players of the Week
With just a handful of sports in action this past week as the first semester of the 2008-09 academic year comes to a closse a pair of student-athletes have been chosen as Landmark Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
December 15, 2008
Moravian Tops Another Ranked Opponent
The Moravian women's basketball team used a torrid shooting second half, 18 of 27 on field goal attempts and six-for-six on three-pointers, to turn a one-point halftime lead into a 98-87 non-conference victory over rival Muhlenberg College in Memorial Hall.
December 13, 2008
Crusaders Pull Away In Second Half For Non-Conference Win
Susquehanna University’s junior guard Ashley Watkins (La Habra Heights, Calif./Rosary) scored a team-high 16 points and added seven rebounds, three assists and a team-high three steals to help lead Susquehanna to a 78–67 non-conference win over visiting Baptist Bible College at Orlando W. Houts Gymnasium on Dec. 13.
December 12, 2008
Greyhounds Continue To Roll With Overtime Win
The Moravian women's basketball team overcame poor shooting from the field by going 19-for-20 from the foul line in the final 25 minutes including a ten-for-ten performance from junior guard Jessica Foran, who had 17 points in the game, to rally to a 73-68 overtime non-conference victory over NCAA Division II East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania in Johnston Hall.
December 10, 2008
USMMA Rolls Past Rival Coast Guard
Stephanie Waller led the Mariners in scoring as the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy women's basketball team defeated the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 68-53. May Marie Hayes recorded her third double-double of the season for the Mariners.
December 9, 2008
Big First Half Carries Eagles Past Diplomats
Juniata College built a huge first half lead and then held on for the victory on its way to a 71-51 win over Franklin & Marshall College, in women's basketball action Tuesday night in Lancaster, Pa.
December 8, 2008
Landmark Selects Eight Players of the Week
With the first semester of competition beginning to wind down and all of the winter sports now in action, eight student-athletes have been chosen as Landmark Conference Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
December 6, 2008
Rangers Survive Mariners To Remain Unbeaten
Drew women's basketball improved to 6-0 on the season with a Landmark Conference win over the visiting USMMA Mariners, 66-63. The Rangers had led by as many as 18 before Danielle Barber's key free throws with seven second left helped hold off a Mariner rally.
December 3, 2008
Robinson Pours In 24 Points For Cardinals In Victory
Kate Robinson (Emmitsburg, Md./Catoctin High School) shot 11 of 21 from the field and added a perfect two for two from the charity stripe to score a career high 24 points, as The Catholic University women's basketball team dropped Wesley 76-64 Wednesday evening.
December 2, 2008
Smith's Career Night Powers Goucher To Non-Conference Win
Amber Smith (Baltimore, Md./Institute of Notre Dame) missed a triple-double by just three steals this evening as she supplied Goucher with a career-high 22 points and 14 rebounds in a 56-46 non-conference victory over Arcadia.
December 2, 2008
Greyhounds Snare Comeback Win Against Ranked Opponent
The Moravian women's basketball team rallied from a double-digit deficit by shooting over 53 percent in the second half and making 17 of 20 free throws in the final 20 minutes to earn an 86-72 non-conference victory over visiting The College of New Jersey in Johnston Hall.
December 1, 2008
A Pair Of Student-Athletes Named Players of the Week
With two sports competing due to the holiday break, a pair of Landmark student-athletes have been chosen as the Landmark Conference Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
November 25, 2008
Eagles Fly To Non-Conference Win
There wasn't much drama in this one, but it may have been exactly what a youthful Juniata College women's basketball team needed. All 14 Eagle players on the roster saw the floor and 11 contributed offensively as Juniata pounded Penn State Altoona, 75-47, Tuesday night in Huntingdon, Pa.
November 25, 2008
Greyhounds Stymie Ninth-Ranked DeSales
Junior guard Jessica Foran scored a season high 17 points and made five free throws in the final 19 seconds to help lead Moravian to a 67-63 upset of ninth-ranked and local rival DeSales University in non-conference action in Johnston Hall.
November 24, 2008
Winter Sport Athletes Earn Player of the Week Honors
The winter sports season moved into full swing this week and four student-athletes from winter sports were recognized as Landmark Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
November 19, 2008
Harrison's All-Around Night Helps Moravian Past Elizabethtown
Junior guard Kate Harrison scored a team high 17 points, and she added nine rebounds and seven assists to lead Moravian to a 69-65 non-conference win at Elizabethtown College to open the 2008-09 season.
November 19, 2008
Crusaders Knock Off Wilkes In Home Opener
Freshman forward Jennifer Butts (Frackville, Pa./North Schuylkill) registered a game-high 16 points and two blocks and added four rebounds, two steals and an assist to help lead Susquehanna University to a 62–50 non-conference win over visiting Wilkes University at Orlando W. Houts Gymnasium on Nov. 19.
November 18, 2008
Catholic Sneaks Past St. Mary's
he Catholic University of America women's basketball team ran away with their second win of the season Tuesday night, defeating non-conference opponent St. Mary's College (Md.) 72-68.
November 18, 2008
Mariner Women Start Season 1-0
Kristen Hetsko went five-for-six from behind the arc to lead the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy women's basketball team to a 71-59 victory over York College on Tuesday night.
November 17, 2008
Winter Sport Athletes Earn Player of the Week Honors
With the winter sports season moving into action this past week, and the fall sports concluding, four student-athletes from winter sports were recognized as Landmark Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
November 15, 2008
Drew Women's Hoops Opens With Win
Drew used a big run in each half to secure a season opening win at NJCU, 58-42. Jessica Del Vecchio and Ashley Logan helped spark a pair of surges, a 10-0 run in the first and a 13-3 one in the second, in a well earned win for the Rangers.
November 12, 2008
Women's Basketball Poll Tabs Moravian As Favorite
The Moravian College women’s basketball team has been picked as the favorite to claim the 2008-09 Landmark Conference women’s basketball championship as selected in the Landmark Preseason Women’s Basketball Poll. The head women’s basketball coaches and sports information directors at each institution were polled for the preseason ballot.
September 4, 2008
USMMA Hires New Women's Basketball Coach
Matt Dempsey has been named Head Women's Basketball Coach at the United States Merchant Marine Academy. He brings 22 years of experience in his chosen field.
