Jane Rogers' two goals power Terriers to NCAAs
November 7, 1999 | Field Hockey
#1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 2, # 3 NORTHEASTERN 0
BOSTON, MA (November 7) -- America East Rookie of the Year Jane Rogers (Watertown, MA) scored both goals as the Boston University Terriers defeated the Northeastern University Huskies, 2-0, in the championship game of the America East field hockey tournament played this afternoon at Nickerson Field.
With the win, B.U. secured an automatic berth to the 1999 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship beginning Friday, November 13 at campus sites to be determined. It is the Terriers first trip to the NCAAs since 1996 and sixth overall and third America East Championship.
Rogers tallied what proved to be the game-winner at 21:39 of the second half from sophomore midfielder Kerry Carney (Yorktown Heights, NY).
Rogers, who was named tournament most outstanding player, notched her fourth multi-goal of the year at 16:22 from junior midfielder Robyn Kenney (Whitehouse Station, NJ).
Northeastern's Maureen Connelly (Greenland, NH) had the Huskies best scoring chance of the day at the 9:03 mark of the first half when she was stopped from five yards out by B.U. starting goalie Noreen Flanagan (Red Bank, NJ). Flanagan came out of the cage to cut down Connelly's angle and stoned the scoring bid.
The Terriers outshot the Huskies, 11-10, but N.U. held the advantage in penalty corner situations, 9-4.
B.U. tied a team-record with its 17th win. The Terriers also won 17 games in 1996 (17-5) and 1985 (17-4-2).
Sally Starr's squad will have to wait until Wednesday, November 10 when the NCAA pairings are announced.
1999 America East Field Hockey All-Championship Team Rachel Barger-Delaware Juli Byrd-Delaware Kristin Iarusso-New Hampshire Kristen Weldon-New Hampshire Jackie Carl-Northeastern Heidi Benson-Northeastern Kathleen Madaus-Northeastern Jessica Alcorta-Boston University Samantha Stuart-Boston University Susan Harrington-Boston University Jane Rogers-Boston University Jane Rogers- Most Outstanding Player
GAME NOTES: Jane Rogers did not start the game due to a bloody nose and entered at the 26:55 mark of the first half... Rogers leads the Terriers in scoring with 13-6-32. Her 32 points is the third-highest scoring output by a B.U player. Only Michele Barnard in 1996--- 13-35-61 and Vera Schoenfeld, 1995--- 19-15-53 have scored more points in a single season.
Scoring Summary 1 2 Final #1 Boston University (17-5) 0 2 2 #3 Northeastern (8-12) 0 0 0 Scoring: Team Half Time on Clock Goal (Assist): BU 2 21:39 Jane Rogers (Kerry Carney) BU 2 16:22 Rogers (Robyn Kenney) Goalkeeper Saves: NU: Kathleen Madaus-70 minutes ( 9 saves) BU: Noreen Flanagan-35 min.(2 saves); Susan Harrington-35 (2 saves) Penalty Corners: NU: 9 BU: 4 Shots: Defensive Saves: Penalty Strokes NU: 10 NU: 0 NU: 0 U: 11 BU: 0 BU: 0
