SALISBURY, Md. - Salisbury University field
hockey head coach Dawn Chamberlin notched her 300th career win when
her Sea Gulls defeated St. Mary's (Md.) College 6-2 in the Capital
Athletic Conference semifinals here at Sea Gull Field. Chamberlin
is the 20th NCAA field hockey coach to reach this elite milestone
and is the eighth Division III coach to accumulate this many wins.
"I had no clue that I was even close to it [300 wins]. I really
didn't know today would be the day," said Chamberlin. "It is
certainly exciting. It is a tribute to what this program is all
about. I am really proud of my players."
The Sea Gulls (16-3) advance to their 12th straight CAC
championship game where they have won every title since joining the
conference in 1995. SU will have to travel to top-seed Catholic
University at 1 p.m., Saturday, November 4, as the Cardinals
rallied on Wednesday afternoon to defeat No. 3 seed Mary
Washington, 2-1.
Salisbury freshman Lauren Correll scored a hat
trick in the first half for the second straight game to lead the
Sea Gull offense. Correll, the CAC Field Hockey Athlete of the
Week, scored all three of her goals in a two-minute span.
The day belonged to Chamberlin as the team presented their coach
with several gifts after the game to mark the 300-win milestone.
"It is an amazing accomplishment," said senior Megan
Powell. "She is a very genuine person who is really
dedicated to the program here."
"She has been an awesome coach to me when I was a player. But
she is more then a coach. She is a friend and mom to me," said
Salisbury assistant coach Brittany Elliott. "It
has been a pleasure to be on the sidelines with her this season. I
wish her 300 more wins!"
SU began the contest a bit shaky but junior goalie Maria
Ramoundos (four saves) kept the game scoreless early with
a couple big saves. As the first half wore on, the Sea Gulls
started to accumulate a substantial advantage in penalty corners
and shots. Finally, at the 28th minute Correll took over and scored
two quick goals off deflections before she capped her hat trick
with an unassisted goal, her 18th mark of the season. Senior
Tracey Lloyd blasted home a shot from the top of
the circle, off a penalty corner feed from Lynette
Sgrignoli, to send the Gulls into halftime up 4-0. SU
scored all four goals in a five-minute window.
In the second half, Powell (one goal, one assist) scored her
team best 26th goal of the season midway through the second half.
Senior Danielle Twilley tallied her second assist
of the game on Ashley Twigg's goal in the 66th minute to ice the
game.
St. Mary's (12-5) scored two second half goals as Kaitlin
Anderson and Amanda Bramble broke through the Sea Gull defense and
found the back of the cage. Junior Emily Richards made nine saves
in goal for the Seahawks, who are coached by Megan Block a former
two-time All-American at SU.
Salisbury held a sizeable edge in penalty corners, 23-8, and
outshot SMC by a similar number, 23-7.
The Sea Gulls will now have the opportunity to avenge one of
their three losses they suffered this season. Catholic defeated SU
1-0 here back on October 4. It was the first-time SU had lost at
home in 72-straight games and the first conference loss suffered by
the maroon and gold in over five years.
"I hope we don't stop at 300," added Chamberlin.
Dawn Chamberlin 300-wins photo gallery
| Box
Score
NCAA Field Hockey All-Time Coaching
Records
|
Name
| Wins
| Losses
| Ties
| School(s)
|
1. Jan Hutchinson
| 521
| 69
| 20
| Bloomsburg
|
2. Beth Anders
| 480
| 80
| 7
| Old Dominion
|
3. Jan Trapp
| 447
| 162
| 28
| Messiah
|
4. Nancy Stevens
| 438
| 148
| 24
| Connecticut/Northwestern/F&M
|
5. Karen Shelton
| 423
| 123
| 9
| North Carolina
|
6. Pat Rudy
| 421
| 117
| 15
| Lock Haven/Cortland/F&M
|
7. Sharon Pfluger
| 398
| 69
| 9
| The College of New Jersey
|
8. Enza Steele
| 383
| 167
| 11
| Lynchburg
|
*9. Dotty Zenaty
| 377
| 233
| 43
| Springfield
|
10. Char Morett
| 360
| 128
| 16
| Penn State/Boston College
|
*11. Yvonne Kauffman
| 346
| 175
| 36
| Elizabethtown
|
*12. Betsy McDowell
| 338
| 80
| 18
| Bemidji State
|
*13. Sharon Taylor
| 333
| 96
| 27
| Lock Haven
|
14. Brenda Meese
| 329
| 178
| 10
| Wooster/Oneonta
|
15. Sally Starr
| 326
| 207
| 21
| Boston University/Boston College
|
16. Missy Meharg
| 322
| 93
| 9
| Maryland
|
17. Kathleen Parker
| 316
| 214
| 14
| Syracuse
|
18. Sally Scatton
| 309
| 82
| 3
| William Smith
|
19. Bertie Landes
| 306
| 90
| 22
| Shippensburg/Philadelphia Bible
|
20. Dawn Chamberlin
| 300
| 82
| 8
| Salisbury
|
* Retired
NCAA Division III Field Hockey All-Time
Coaching Records
|
Name
| Wins
| Losses
| Ties
| School(s)
|
1. Jan Trapp
| 447
| 162
| 28
| Messiah
|
2. Sharon Pfluger
| 398
| 69
| 9
| The College of New Jersey
|
3. Enza Steele
| 383
| 167
| 11
| Lynchburg
|
*4. Dotty Zenaty
| 377
| 233
| 43
| Springfield
|
*5. Yvonne Kauffman
| 346
| 175
| 36
| Elizabethtown
|
6. Brenda Meese
| 329
| 178
| 10
| Wooster/Oneonta
|
7. Sally Scatton
| 309
| 82
| 3
| William Smith
|
8. Dawn Chamberlin
| 300
| 82
| 8
| Salisbury
|
* Retired
Records as of 11.01.06