Neumann College’s Jessica Schroeder hopes to take the Lady Knights to new heights this season. (photo by: Neumann College Athletic Dept.)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Neumann was a team that I chose this season as my dark horse in the ECAC West and so far they have proven to be a solid choice. The Knights swept Adrian by scores of 5-1 and 3-2 and then followed that up this past weekend taking a point from ECAC West Pre-season Coaches\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Poll favorite, R.I.T.<\/p>\n
While you may be thinking, big deal, Neumann took a point from a good team. Well, at first glance I would agree with you. However, Neumann came back from down two goals in the third period to earn the tie against the Tigers on Friday. <\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Last year, we had a team that would quit once down two goals,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Kennedy said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153A perfect example of that was the ECAC West semifinal against Elmira.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Elmira was leading 2-0 on a pair of goals from Jenna McCall when Niki Blazenko lit the lamp to get the Knights on the board. However, Elmira\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Kayla Coady answered just nine seconds later to give the Soaring Eagles the two goal lead back and in the process took all the wind out of the sails for Neumann.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We quit on ourselves being down two goals to a good team,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Kennedy said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This year we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve already proven we can come back against that and we now know that we have the ability to score goals in bunches. We weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mentally tough last year and I feel this year we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve addressed that issue by working hard in the off-season and being that much more mature now as a team. This is the best shape our program has ever been in.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Neumann rallied from being down 4-2 with two third period goals coming from Kayla Dubowski and Jessica Schroeder respectively. The Knights struggled all weekend to stay out of the penalty box and R.I.T. made them pay for it, connecting five times on the power play.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Anytime you can take a point off (R.I.T.) it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s huge,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Kennedy said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Their returning talent mixed with their freshman class is great and makes them a very dangerous team this year in our league. We controlled the play of Friday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s game from the middle of the second period on once we started staying out of the box. However, when we were taking penalties, they cost us all weekend and we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got to work on that in order to improve.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was good for us to get the experience playing a team of their caliber so early in the season. I think this is the start of our team making believers out of people that don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t believe in us.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Neumann has been led this season by Jessica Schroeder. She has tallied three goals and six assists so far in her junior campaign. Kennedy praised Schroeder\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s play as a big reason why the Knights are off to a strong start.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Jess will be one of the top players in our conference this season and should be an All-American if she continues the way she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been playing so far this season.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n
What makes Neumann\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s start to the season more impressive is they have done this all without stand out goaltender Mel Brunet. Brunet left Neumann after her sophomore season posting 15 wins and a save percentage of .910. <\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mel left for personal reasons and we thank her for the past two seasons,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Kennedy said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We understand and respect the reasons why she didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t return.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Neumann finishes off its six-game home stand this weekend by hosting the Oswego State Lakers for a pair of ECAC West conference games. Neumann swept the Lakers 4-3 and 3-0 last season at the Campus Center and have never lost to Oswego in the six meetings they have had so far in their respective program\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s histories. <\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Oswego always plays us tough,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Kennedy said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are preparing more for them than we did for both R.I.T. and Adrian. They are a hardworking team that always wants to beat us. A lot of coaches talk about taking each game one at a time; we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re honestly doing that this year.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Western Surprises<\/h4>\n
In the west, the Lake Forest Foresters have been drawing attention with their 3-0-1 start. Lake Forest\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most recent impressive feat was taking three points from NCHA foe Wis.-Superior. The Foresters downed the Yellow jackets 2-1 on Friday and then followed it up with a 2-2 tie the next night to stun Wis.-Superior.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I knew we had the talent,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Lake Forest head coach Carisa Zaban. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was all a matter of when we could pull it all together and play consistently. This is the first time we have had all four classes here and the freshman have stepped in and played very well for us.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
What makes Lake Forest\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s start even more impressive is they have been winning with a short bench. The Foresters only have 15 skaters whereas most teams usually have 18. <\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be getting one back next semester but for the most part this is the team we have,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Zaban said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153There are two ways of looking at the short roster, I look at it and tell the girls that this is an opportunity for everyone to have more playing time and a bigger impact on the game. We also can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t afford to have a line take a night off like some other teams can because we simply don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have the skaters to be able to do that. We have three lines that compete every night and work hard and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all a coach can ask for.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Lake Forest has relied heavily on the contributions of sophomores Kim Herring and Jessica Dare, who have accounted for 10 of the 13 Forester goals this season. <\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Herring has an eye the back of the net,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Zaban said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s an extremely hard worker and earns everything she works for. I told (Jessica) Dare towards the end of last season that she had tremendous potential. She worked hard in the off-season and now we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re just starting to see her potential and hard work pay off.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Lake Forest will put their unbeaten streak on the line this weekend as they travel to Augsburg for a pair of non-conference games. The Auggies are 0-2 so far this season with losses to Wis.- Stevens Point 2-0, and Wis.-River Falls 5-0.<\/p>\n
However, Zaban said she isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t taking Augsburg lightly. <\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re expecting a good series,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Zaban said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I like playing non-conference games early. We haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t played them since last November. They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got a lot of freshman this season and are a good team that can beat you if you take them lightly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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