Athletics Press Releases


W&J Field Hockey Leads NCAA In Scoring	*Tue, September 11 - 12:39 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – The NCAA released the Division III field hockey statistical leaders on Tuesday and Washington & Jefferson College is the national leader in scoring at 7.5 goals per game. W&J actually leads all NCAA divisions...
W&J Defeats Nazareth In Empire 8 Opener	*Sat, September 8 - 3:36 PM*	ROCHESTER, N.Y. – In a rematch of last season’s Empire 8 Conference Championship match, the Washington & Jefferson College field hockey team defeated Nazareth 5-1 in Rochester, New York on Saturday afternoon. W&J moved to 2...
Eight Players Score As W&J Cruises Past Bethany	*Thu, September 6 - 10:00 PM*	BETHANY, W. Va. – Washington & Jefferson College received goals from eight different players and eased to a 10-1 victory against Bethany in field hockey action from Bison Stadium on Thursday night. The Presidents (1-0) won their sixth-...
W&J Announces Hiring Of Four Assistant Coaches	*Wed, August 22 - 10:33 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College Director of Athletics Bill Dukett recently announced the hiring of four new assistant coaches to the Presidents’ athletics staff. The first-year assistant coaches include Erin...
W&J Field Hockey Tabbed Second In Empire 8 Preseason Poll	*Tue, August 21 - 11:01 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – The defending champion Washington & Jefferson College field hockey team was selected to finish second in the 2012 preseason Empire 8 Conference coaches poll released on Tuesday. The Presidents received three first-place...
W&J Field Hockey Team Earns Academic Honor	*Thu, August 16 - 11:11 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College field hockey team earned recognition as an Empire 8 Conference All-Academic Team for its excellence in the classroom during the 2012 spring semester on Thursday. W&J earned a 3.26...
2012 W&J Field Hockey Season Preview	*Tue, August 14 - 1:15 PM*	Washington, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College field hockey team made history in 2011 by winning a conference championship and reaching the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time in school history and appears primed to make...
Shelby Colyer Named Capital One Academic All-American	*Tue, June 5 - 12:53 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior field hockey goalie Shelby Colyer (Oxford, Ohio/Talawanda) was named to the Capital One CoSIDA Division III Academic All-America At-Large Team on Tuesday. Colyer earned a second-team...
W&J Announces Cooper and Salvitti Senior Athlete Award Winners	*Fri, June 1 - 12:05 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College Director of Athletics Bill Dukett announced the athletic department’s prestigious Walter C. Cooper and E. Ronald Salvitti, M.D., senior athlete awards on Friday. All-Region baseball...
Three Presidents Named To CoSIDA Academic At-Large Teams	*Mon, May 21 - 3:45 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Three Washington & Jefferson College student-athletes were selected to the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Team on Friday. Senior field hockey goalie Shelby Colyer (Oxford, Ohio/Talawanda), junior...
Eight W&J Field Hockey Players Earn Academic Recognition	*Mon, March 5 - 4:09 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Eight Washington & Jefferson College field hockey players were named to the 2011 Gladiator by SGI/National Field Hockey Coaches Association National Academic Team on Monday. Senior Shelby Colyer (Oxford, Ohio/Talawanda),...
Top 10 W&J Athletics Moments Of 2011	*Wed, December 14 - 3:56 PM*	The W&J Sports Information Office decided to produce a list of what we believe are the Top 10 moments for Presidents' athletics during 2011. The year produced many memorable moments and first-time accomplishments for the college...
Barno, Marabella Earn All-Region First Team Honors	*Wed, November 16 - 2:57 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College juniors Erin Barno (Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar Cliff) and Jennifer Marabella (Sinking Spring, Pa./Holy Name) were named to the Longstreth/NFHCA Division III Field Hockey North Atlantic Region First...
William Smith Upends W&J In NCAA First Round	*Wed, November 9 - 7:05 PM*	GENEVA, N.Y. – The Washington & Jefferson College field hockey team saw its 2011 season come to an end Wednesday at the hands of William Smith College by a score of 2-0 in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament at McCooey...
W&J Takes On William Smith In First NCAA Tournament Appearance	*Mon, November 7 - 5:39 PM*	Live Video Live Stats NCAA Bracket NCAA Statistics Washington, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College field hockey team will meet William Smith College in the first round of the...
W&J Field Hockey To Face William Smith In NCAA Tournament	*Mon, November 7 - 12:12 AM*	NCAA Division III Bracket (Printable) Interactive Bracket National Statistics WASHINGTON, Pa. – The NCAA released its 2011 Division III Field Hockey national championship selections Sunday evening and Washington and Jefferson College will...
W&J Wins First Empire 8 Field Hockey Championship; Heads To NCAA Tournament	*Sun, November 6 - 5:38 PM*	UTICA, N.Y. – Washington & Jefferson College juniors Jennifer Marabella (Sinking Spring, Pa./Holy Name) and Erin Barno (Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar Cliff) scored 2:16 apart early in the second half to help Washington and Jefferson College win...
W&J Advances To Fifth-Straight Empire 8 Conference Tournament Championship Match	*Sat, November 5 - 1:12 PM*	UTICA, N.Y. –Washington & Jefferson College junior forward Jennifer Marabella (Sinking Spring, Pa./Holy Name) scored two goals as the fourth-seeded Presidents knocked off top-seeded Utica 4-2 in the semifinals of the Empire 8 Conference...
Six W&J Field Hockey Players Awarded All-Empire 8 Laurels	*Thu, November 3 - 4:24 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Six Washington & Jefferson College field hockey players earned All-Empire 8 Conference honors Thursday, led by juniors Erin Barno (Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar Cliff) and Jennifer Marabella (Sinking Spring, Pa./Holy Name), who were...
W&J Travels To New York For Empire 8 Semifinals	*Tue, November 1 - 3:42 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson field hockey team will face Utica on Saturday in the Empire 8 Tournament semifinals, beginning its search for the first conference title in school history. W&J has advanced to the...
Presidents Fall In Regular-Season Finale; Will Face Utica In E8 Semis	*Sun, October 30 - 3:24 PM*	STEVENS, N.J. -- Stevens scored three times in the opening 13:35, including a pair of goals by Mary Nikish, and earned the No. 2 seed for next weekend's Empire 8 Tournament after defeating Washington & Jefferson 4-1 on Sunday afternoon....
Four Presidents Score In 4-2 Victory In Maryland	*Wed, October 26 - 7:02 PM*	FROSTBURG, Md. – Junior forward Arielle King (Hershey, Pa./Hershey) broke a 2-2 tie four minutes into the second half to lift the Washington & Jefferson College field hockey team to a 4-2 non-conference victory at Frostburg State on...
W&J Falls Late On Senior Day; Marabella Breaks Goal Record (10/23)	*Sun, October 23 - 2:31 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Junior forward Jennifer Marabella (Sinking Spring, Pa./Holy Name) became Washington & Jefferson College’s all-time field hockey goal scoring leader, but a pair of Golden Knight goals in the final 4:01 gave SUNY-Geneseo...
Marabella Ties School Career Goal Record In Rout Of Elmira	*Sat, October 22 - 7:07 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Junior forward Jennifer Marabella (Sinking Spring, Pa./Holy Name) scored twice and tied the Washington & Jefferson College career goal record during the Presidents’ 5-0 Empire 8 field hockey shutout at Elmira on...
King’s Late Deflection Gives W&J 2-1 Victory	*Tue, October 18 - 6:33 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Junior forward Arielle King (Hershey, Pa./Hershey) deflected home a shot off a penalty corner with 3:27 remaining to lift Washington & Jefferson to a 2-1 non-conference field hockey victory over Susquehanna Tuesday at Cameron...