Jared Martin took over as head coach of the Ohio State field hockey team this fall. Fortunately for him, he had a veteran goalkeeper to call on.
Senior Liz Tamburro (Owen J. Roberts), of Phoenixville, is in her fourth season in front of the goal for the Buckeyes. She entered this season having started 53 of 54 games, giving up 138 goals with 351 saves, with six shutouts and a 21-32 record facing most of the top field hockey teams in the country.
“Having a player like Liz on the team in my first year is one I have truly cherished,” Martin said. “She is an impact on and off the field. She plays such an important role for our defense with her knowledge and organization but she also has the ability to make pivotal saves when the situation calls for it.”
The Buckeyes are 5-5 overall and 0-3 in the tough Big Ten Conference after losing 3-2 in overtime to Stanford on Sept. 30 and beating Cal-Davis 1-0 on Oct. 1, both games in Davis, Calif. Tamburro had four saves against Stanford and two against Davis. The Buckeyes’ three league losses were 3-2 in overtime to Northwestern, 1-0 in overtime against Michigan and 2-1 in a shootout against Michigan State.
“Liz will leave Ohio State with her name all over the record book but she will leave an even bigger legacy because of the love she gave to this program and her ability to compete like a champion in all aspects of her life,” Martin said. “Her field hockey career may be wrapping up but she will have an amazing life and I’m happy I was a small part of it.”
Andrea Wysocki (Boyertown) >> The senior was named MAC Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 2 and ECAC South Region Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 4 after leading the 5-6 Arcadia field hockey team to a pair of victories the previous week. She tallied the game-winner in a 1-0 overtime victory over Delaware Valley on Sept. 26 and then had a three-goal hat trick in a 9-0 victory over Hood in the MAC opener Sept. 30 in Reading. Wysocki scored the first three goals of the game in a span of 12 minutes.
Sabrina Roberto (Perkiomen Valley) >> The freshman was named MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 2 and ECAC South Region Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 4 after helping the Widener field hockey team to a pair of victories the previous week. She had three saves in a 1-0 victory over DeSales on Sept. 27 and one save in a 2-1 triumph over Albright in the league opener on Sept. 30. Roberto has given up three goals with 13 saves in seven starts for the Pride which is 8-2 overall and 2-0 in league play after a 4-0 non-league victory over Moravian on Oct. 4.
Julia Hernan (The Hill School) >> The redshirt sophomore goalkeeper helped the St. Francis women’s soccer team open play in the Northeast Conference with a pair of victories. Hernan, from Collegeville, had two saves in a 2-0 victory over Sacred Heart on Sept. 29 and eight saves in a 2-1 triumph over Bryant on Oct. 1. She has played in all but 23:06 minutes in front of the net and has a 5-6-1 record having given up 25 goals with 53 saves and four shutouts.
Taylor Newhart (Spring-Ford) >> The 5-foot-7 sophomore has started 12 of 13 games on defense for the La Salle women’s soccer team which has outscored foes 23-8 and has eight shutouts. The Explorers are 9-3-1 overall and 4-0 in Atlantic-10 Conference play after posting back-to-back league shutouts – 4-0 over Dayton on Sept. 28 and 2-0 over Rhode Island on Oct. 1. The 5-foot-7 Newhart played in 13 games with 12 starts as a freshman and played wire-to-wire in most of the games.
Emily Saxon (Boyertown) >> The senior is a top defender on the Albright women’s soccer team, the Lions 5-5-1 overall and 0-1-1 after a 0-0 tie with No. 11-ranked Messiah in a MAC Freedom game on Oct. 3 in Reading. Saxon has a goal and an assist and both came in a 2-1 victory over FDU-Florham on Sept. 26. The team has given up just 10 goals with five shutouts. Saxon has played in 68 games and started 67 on defense in her career with the Lions and has chipped in with two goals and four assists for eight points during that time.
Jalen Mayes (Pottsgrove) >> The senior is a key performer on defense for the unbeaten Delaware Valley football team. He has 20 tackles, including 16 solos and 3.5 for losses of 15 yards, and a forced fumble giving the 5-foot-9, 175-pound back 82 tackles (70 unassisted) in 35 career games. The Aggies are 5-0 and have outscored foes 179-50 including a 27-7 victory over Stevenson on Sept. 23 and a 60-7 triumph over FDU-Florham on Sept. 30. It also included a 34-3 victory over Lycoming on Sept. 9.
Myra Cordrey (Pope John Paul II) >> The 5-foot-10 freshman middle hitter has played in all 16 matches and 51 of 52 sets for the Marymount women’s volleyball team, the Saints 8-8 after a 3-0 victory at Mary Washington on Oct. 4. Cordrey leads the team in total blocks with 28 and she has nine solos. She’s third in kills with 97 and has 26 digs and six service aces. She’s third in points with 121.5 and has a solid .251 attack percentage. Cordrey had a college career high 10 kills in a 3-0 loss to No. 22 Christopher Newport on Sept. 30.
Erin Reitmeyer (Boyertown) >> The freshman has played in all 10 games and started eight for the Gwynedd Mercy women’s soccer team, the Griffins 5-4-1 overall and 3-1-1 in the Colonial States Athletic Conference after a 4-0 league victory over Neumann on Oct. 3. Reitmeyer collected her first collegiate points when she had a goal and an assist in a 9-0 victory over Cairn and scored a goal in a 3-2 triumph over Keystone. Senior Anna Numerato (Methacton) has played in seven games with four starts on defense for the Griffins.
Ashley Bonetz (Daniel Boone) >> The freshman has started the last four games on defense for the 4-9 Kent State field hockey team. Overall, she’s played in all 13 games with five starts and was in the lineup when the Golden Flashes battled No. 4-ranked Penn State on Oct. 1 in Kent, OH. Kent trailed 3-2 at the half before losing 5-3. Bonetz started in a 3-2 loss to Richmond on Sept. 23, a 2-0 triumph over St. Louis on Sept. 24 and a 1-0 Mid-American Conference loss to Miami on Sept. 29.
Kyle Lowery (Methacton) >> The senior defensive back returned an interception 98 yards for a touchdown in Widener’s 49-7 victory over FDU-Florham on Sept. 9. It was his first career interception and touchdown. The 5-foot-10, 200-pounder has 38 tackles, including a team-high 20 solo tackles, and a forced fumble for the 3-2 Pride. He had a career-high 13 tackles in a 9-7 loss to Albright on Sept. 23 and eight tackles in a 28-20 victory over Lebanon Valley on Sept. 30.
Kaitlyn Casiano (Phoenixville) >> The freshman has played in all 10 games and started seven for the Stevens Tech women’s soccer team, the Ducks 7-1-2 overall and 3-0-0 in the Empire 8 Conference after a 1-1 tie in a non-league home game with Vassar on Oct. 3 in Hoboken, N.J. Casiano picked up her first collegiate point when she assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2-1 league victory over Hartwick on Sept. 23. She had another assist in a 6-0 league victory over Elmira on Sept. 29.
