Welcome to the 2014 Empire 8 Conference Field Hockey Tournament Webpage
Tournament Schedule:
Saturday, November 8, 2014 - 11 a.m.#1 Utica 3 vs. #4 Stevens 2 -Final
BOX SCORE /
Game RecapSaturday, November 8, 2014 - 2 p.m.#2 St. John Fisher 3 vs. #3 Washington & Jefferson 0 - Final
BOX SCORESunday, November 9, 2014 - 1 p.m.Championship Game - #1 Utica vs. #2 St. John Fisher -
Live Stats /
Live Video2014 Tournament Participants#1 Utica College (16-2, 8-0 E8)
The Pioneers claimed the top seed in the tournament after finishing the regular season with an unblemished, 8-0 record in conference play... Utica has compiled a 16-2 overall record and is ranked No. 20 in the latest NFHCA national poll...UC is led by senior Hannah Mackey who has a conference-best 34 goals and 73 points... Mackey is also second in the nation with 1.89 goals per game... Senior Louise Steele-Norton is sixth in the conference with 1.72 points per game... Her 13 goals and 31 points rank second on the team... The Pioneers have won the last two Empire 8 Championships and have advanced to the NCAA "Sweet Sixteen" in each of the last two seasons.
#2 St. John Fisher College (11-8, 7-1 E8)
RosterSchedule/ResultsStatsNewsSt. John Fisher picked up the No. 2 seed after compiling a 7-1 record in Empire 8 play... The Cardinals' only conference loss came by way of a 3-1 defeat to Utica on the last day of the regular season... Fisher is led by freshman Emily Markarian who has 19 goals and 40 points on the year... Junior Danielle Famolaro is fourth in the E8 with a 3.00 goals against average... This is the third straight E8 tournament appearance by Fisher in just its fourth season in existence... Last year the Cardinals upset No. 1 seed Stevens in the semifinals before falling to Utica in the championship.
#3 Washington & Jefferson (10-8, 5-3 E8)
Washington & Jefferson locked up the third seed after going 10-8 overall and 5-3 in the conference... Stevens also finished 5-3 on the year, but W&J defeated the Ducks 4-3 during the regular season, so the Presidents were awarded the No. 3 seed... The Presidents are led by sophomores Amanda Steffey and Lauren Brown, who each have 12 goals and 26 points... Junior Morgan Brozena leads the conference with a 1.69 goals against average... This is W&J's sixth Empire 8 Tournament appearance in the last seven years... The Presidents last won the E8 title at Utica in 2011 by defeating Nazareth 2-1.
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#4 Stevens Institute of Technology (10-10, 5-3 E8)
