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| ENDLESS PURSUIT OF PERFECTION
Toplaxrecruits.com has Moorestown ranked # 2 in it's final national rankings of 2013. LaxPower.com has Moorestown ranked # 2 overall as they finished second behind McDonogh in the coaches poll but # 1 in the laxpower computer ranking. Phillylacrosse.com ranks Moorestown # 1 for the second straight season, edging out Harriton, the Pa. State Champion. Nike/Lacrosse Magazine's final national ranking for 2013 has Moorestown at # 5. Congratulations to Head Coach Deanna Knobloch for being voted the 2012 National Lacrosse Coach of The Year by the NFHS. Moorestown won Lacrosse Magazine's first ever Fan-tasy girls National Championship as the country's # 1 team defeating Loyola of Chicago with 82% of the fan votes for 2012. Lacrosse Magazine's August issue, ESPN Rise, LaxPower, Inside Lacrosse Magazine and MaxPrep all named Moorestown the # 2 team in their final 2012 top 25 national poll. Moorestown finished in the # 2 spot in the 2012 National Rankings making this the 13th consecutive year finishing in the country's top ten. The only team to ever achieve this honor. CURRENT COLLEGE COACHES (MHS ALUMNI) Kateri Linville, HC - Delaware Denise Wescott, HC - Monmouth Chelsea Gamble, AC - UConn Megan Nutter, AC - Robert Morris Kelley Putnam, AHC - Lehigh Cathy Swezey, HC - Vanderbilt Jen Valore, AC - Michigan Elizabeth Weber - HC Holy Family Xan Weitzel, AC - Villanova Moorestown is the winningest lacrosse program in the nation over the last 13 years. The girls have won over 95% of their games. There are over 3,000 high school sanctioned girls teams playing lacrosse in the US, having just passed field hockey in total numbers. In the last 15 years, the girls program has finished # 12, # 5, # 1, # 1, # 3, # 2, # 3, # 2, # 4, # 5, # 7, # 5, # 10, # 2 and now # 2 nationally in consecutive seasons. | ||
| By the numbers | ||
| From 2000 until 5/24/10 Moorestown won 228 straight games versus N.J. teams.
The Quakers won ten (X) straight Tournament of Champions titles from 2000-2009 and 17 overall since the tournament started in 1976. Moorestown has played in 13 straight NJ State TOC title games, a feat never accomplished in any sport. **The TOC winner is the true state champion regardless of school size. Recently, the NJSIAA has crowned four Group Champions who play for the TOC crown. Prior to this, the state crowned North and South A and B Champions, large and small schools respectively who played down to one final champion. Preceeding 2003, the NJ State Champion won every game regardless of school size and seedings were done purely by record. All have been acknowleded as the TOC Champion. From 2000 to present, Moorestown is 324-14. Coach Knobloch's record in her 21st year stands at 450-29-4. She now has the most coaching victories in NJ history. Congrats to the following girls on their lacrosse commitments to their respective colleges. As of 6/30/12. Verbal Commitments, Class of 2013: Megan Bianco - Marquette Mary Flick - William and Mary Gabby Frank - Franklin & Marshall Alicia Geiter - Coastal Carolina Shannon Keeler - Gettysburg Megan Kelly - UPenn Margaret Nissen - Rutgers Maura Talvacchia - Presbyterian Amanda Zajac - Brown 2012 commits: Emily Cooper - Chestnut Hill Amanda Currell - Rutgers Haleigh Dalmass - USC Lindsay Goldblatt - Colgate Elizabeth Johnson - Lehigh Nikki McMonagle - Rutgers Marissa Randazzo - Fairfield Carly Taglienti - Washington & Lee Steph Toy - Notre Dame '11 Christian Acker - Longwood Bridget Bianco - Northwestern Rachel Emerson - Rowan Sheri Fauvell - Marist Nicole Laitner - Catholic Erin McAfee - Penn State Nikki Shapiro - Villanova Pinky Schneider - Widener '10 Amanda Ayers - Bucknell Jenna Dougherty - William & Mary Brianne Jones - Santa Clara Kate Keim - McDaniel Katrina Martinelli - Rutgers Claire MacDougall - Rutgers Erika McCool - Oregon Kelsey Miller - Rutgers Loren Pruitt - Gettysburg Paige Schlesinger - Colgate Jenna Slowey - Fairfield Mary Tokolish - McDaniel Sarah Weber - Virginia (Field Hockey) '09 Sam Dalmass - Lafayette Jenna Hildebrand - Florida Alyssa Ogle - Duke Karli Tobin - Jacksonville '08 Kelley Bartlett, Richmond Univ. Winnie Call, Yale Univ. Bridget Callahan, Penn State Univ. Kelly Corcoran, Catholic Univ. Jen Linder, Washington & Lee Lindsay Lauer, College of N.J. Morgan Miller, Lehigh Univ. Kristen McAfee, Maryland (soccer and lacrosse) Annie McGinley, Rutgers Univ. Julianna Toscani, Penn State Sasha Teubens, Centenary Coll. Virginia Weber, Loyola Univ. '07 Erin Bigley, George Mason U. Brooke Bohling, U. Of Cal-Berkeley Taylor Chumney, U. of North Carolina Chelsea Gamble, George Mason U. Giulia Giordano, Univ. Of Penn. Kate Korson, American Univ. Gracia Sporer, St. Josephs Univ. '06 Alexis Brennan, Univ. of Richmond Brooke Cantwell, Rutgers Univ. Jess Davis, Rutgers Univ. Shawn Evans, Monmouth Univ. Kelsey Honeyford, George Washington Univ. Jen Ingalls, Lehigh Univ. Lauren McAfee, Towson Univ. Erika Page, Rutgers Univ. Blair Santaspirt, Notre Dame Xan Weitzel, Boston Univ. | ||
| 2011 Season Schedule & to-date Stats 22 - 4 - 0 | ||||||||
| Day / Date / Time / Location | Opponent | Results | ||||||
| Sat. | Apr. 02 | 11:00AM | Away | Strath Haven, PA. | 14 - 1 W | Moorestown made the trek to the other side of the Delaware River and put in a nice performance, dominating one of Pennsy's best, Strath Haven from the Central League 14-1. More ... | ||
| Wed. | Apr. 06 | 4:30PM | Home | Mt. Lakes | 8 - 4 W | Mt. Lakes, one of NJ's best teams visited Moorestown today and gave a great effort but the Quakers pulled away in the second half to win 8-4. The defense was brilliant in limiting Lakes potent attack. More ... | ||
| Sat. | Apr. 09 | 11:00AM | Away | Ridgewood | 8 - 10 L | Last year's TOC Champion whose ony loss was to Moorestown and finished one spot ahead of Moorestown in the National rankings at # 4.
Ridgewood won the draw control today 14-6 in defeating the Quakers 10-8 in a battle of # 1 vs #2.
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| Mon. | Apr. 11 | 3:45PM | Away | Bishop Eustace | 20 - 5 W | Moorestown got back on the winning track by defeating Bisop Eustace 20-5 behind four goals apiece by Nikki Shapiro and Steph Toy and three from Lindsay Goldblatt. Nine different girls registered goals. More ... | ||
| Wed. | Apr. 13 | 3:45PM | Home | Cinnaminson | 18 - 1 W | Moorestown defeated Cinnaminson 18-1 as 24 girls received varsity playing time. Thirteen girls scored goals. More ... | ||
| Fri. | Apr. 15 | 4:30PM | Home | Peddie | 17 - 4 W | Moorestown defeated the NJ State Prep Champion Peddie, 17-4 on a brisk April afternoon inpreparation for their battle with St. Anthony's of NY tomorrow. More ... | ||
| Sat. | Apr. 16 | 10:00AM | Away | St. Anthony's | 3 - 8 L | Game played at Princeton University prior to the Harvard game. After losing three straight to Moorestown, St. Anthony's defeated the Quakers 8-3, as Moorestown shot a mere 12% in the first half.
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| Mon. | Apr. 18 | 11:00AM | Away | Rumson Fair Haven | 11 - 7 W | Moorestown rebounded against a very good Rumson team without the services of Steph Toy and still came away with a quality win 11-7. This was truly a team win as 17 girls played and gave a solid effort. More ... | ||
| Wed. | Apr. 20 | 11:00AM | Away | Shawnee | 9 - 6 W | Moorestown gained a measure of respect back during their 9-6 win over Shawnee today and along the way, this young team grew even more. The score belies the play of the game and now Moorestown can move ahead, looking for that ultimate prize. More ... | ||
| Sat. | Apr. 23 | 10:30AM | Home | Shore Reg. | 10 - 3 W | Moorestown defeated Shore Regional 10-3 on the turf as Steph Toy recorded five goals and Nikki McMonagle chipped in with three as the rainy weather improved over the course of the game. More ... | ||
| Wed. | Apr. 27 | 3:45PM | Away | Rancocas Valley | 17 - 2 W | Moorestown defeated the Red Devils of Rancocas Valley 17-2 as 22 girls played extensively. Eleven different girls registered goals in the conference win. More ... | ||
| Fri. | Apr. 29 | 3:45PM | Home | Maple Shade | 19 - 1 W | Moorestown played 30 girls en route to a 19-1 victory over Maple Shade, with 17 of those girls scoring goals. More ... | ||
| Sat. | Apr. 30 | 1:00PM | Home | Good Counsel | 12 - 15 L | Moorestown lost in overtime to Good Counsel 15-12. The Quakers had taken the lead in regulation 9-6 and held possession with six minutes to go but turnovers proved costly. More ... | ||
| Wed. | May. 04 | 3:45PM | Home | Northern Burlington | 18 - 0 W | Moorestown defeated the Greyhounds of Northern Burlington 18-0 as 28 girls saw time and 12 girls scored. More ... | ||
| Thu. | May. 05 | 3:45PM | Away | Clearview | 12 - 2 W | Moorestown played one of their better games of the year by defeating a very athletic Clearview squad 12-2 as the defense gave a strong effort in front of Bridget Bianco. More ... | ||
| Sat. | May. 07 | 4:00PM | Home | Suffern | 15 - 5 W | Moorestown handed the Mounties of Suffern a ten goal loss 15-5 in a late day interregional game. More ... | ||
| Wed. | May. 11 | 3:45PM | Home | New Egypt | 18 - 6 W | Senior Appreciation Game.
All of the seniors started the game with the exception of Bridget Bianco who gave way to Christian Acker (4 saves) and the class of 2011 played extremely well in getting the Quakers out to a 11-1 lead by halftime. More ... | ||
| Thu. | May. 12 | 3:45PM | Away | Delran | 20 - 1 W | Moorestown played a near flawless game leading up to tomorrow's prom by defeating neighbor Delran 20-1 as 12 girls scored led by Carly Taglienti, Nikki McMonagle and Steph Toy's three goals apiece. More ... | ||
| Mon. | May. 16 | 3:45PM | Home | Pennsauken
(Playoffs) | 18 - 1 W | Moorestown started the Group 3 playoffs in solid fashion defeating Pennsauken, a Group 4 school 18-1 as thirteen girls scored led by Nikki Shapiro, Haleigh Dalmass, Lindsay Goldblatt, Step Toy and Nikki McMonagle with two each. More ... | ||
| Tue. | May. 17 | 3:45PM | Home | Holy Cross | 21 - 4 W | Moorestown closed out the regular season in dominant fashion beating Holy Cross 21-4 as thirteen girls scored, led by Steph Toy with four. The Quakers won the BCSL title again but have bigger goals. More ... | ||
| Thu. | May. 19 | 2:00PM | Home | Wall Twp.
(Playoffs) | 20 - 1 W | Moorestown defeated Wall Twp. 20-1 behind Bridget Bianco's 400th career save and Erin McAfee's first career goal and will advance to play Seneca in the semis of SJ Group 3. More ... | ||
| Tue. | May. 24 | 3:30PM | Home | Seneca
(Playoffs) | 18 - 5 W | Moorestown defeated an athletic Seneca team 18-5 to move on to the SJ Group 3 Finals at home Thursday against Shawnee. More ... | ||
| Thu. | May. 26 | 3:00PM | Home | Shawnee
(Playoffs) | 8 - 5 W | The Black and Blue met again in what has become a right of passage this time of year. For the 17th out the last 18 games, Moorestown defeated it's South Jersey Rival 8-5 and in so doing, excercised the demons of last year's stunning upset. More ... | ||
| Thu. | Jun. 02 | 3:00PM | Away | Mendham
(Playoffs) | 14 - 13 W | Wow! A game for the ages. Moorestown defeats Mendham in 4 OTs 14-13 on a Steph Toy sudden death goal on a feed from Nikki McMonagle. More ... | ||
| Tue. | Jun. 07 | 3:00PM | Away | Glen Ridge
(Playoffs) | 8 - 4 W | Moorestown defeated Glen Ridge 8-4 in the TOC semis and will head to Rutgers this Saturday at 1PM to take on Ridgewood for the NJ Title. It will mark the 13th time in the last 14 years that the Quakers have made it to the Tournament of Champions Final. More ... | ||
| Sat. | Jun. 11 | 1:00PM | Home | Ridgewood
(State Championship) | 9 - 10 L | Moorestown, playing in it's 13th Tournament of Champions Final in the last 14 years, gave up the last three goals and lost to Ridgewood 10-9 after holding the lead the entire game. More ... | ||