Coach Hutchinson Orchestrates Her Point!

1982
BLOOMSBURG
STATE COLLEGE

FIELD
HOCKE

Outlook
Only three regulars are gone from last year's AIAW Division Ill
National Championship team so Coach Jan Hutchinson and the
1982 Bloomsburg State College field hockey squad have to be
looking forward to the 1982 season.
Last year's Huskies posted a fine 19-4-2 mark while giving BSC
its first ever women's national crown. On the way to the title they
shut out ten of 25 opponents, finished second to AIAW Division II
titlist Lock Haven State in the Pennsylvania Conference Championships and won the Eastern AIAW Regional Tournament.
All-American juniors Deb Long and Laurie Snyder lead the
outstanding group of veterans returning this season. Long worked
her way through the U.S. Development Program this summer to
earn a spot on the East team at the U.S. Sports Festival in
Indianapolis, ranking her among the country's top 65 performers.
Snyder capped a great year in 1981 by allowing just four goals in six
contests in the regional and national tourneys. Last year she gave
up 18 goals in 25 games for a .72 goals against average. Two AllPennsylvania Conference performers, senior midfielder Jeanne
Fetch and junior back Karen Nilson, also return.
The club's leading scorer a year ago, senior Diane Imboden (9
goals) will spearhead a Husky attack that outscored its opponents
42-18. She will be reunited with other front liners, Junior Lynnette
Kyle and sophomore Linda Hershey. Kyle and Hershey combined
for nine goals last season. Hershey was the BSC leader in assists
with six.
Senior Sharon Rush and sophomores Katie Hilgar and Bev
Sprout, all backs, as well as midfielder Jackie Griffin, another
sophomore, round out the regulars.
Two members of perennial PIAA powerhouse Delaware Valley
H.S. who should add more punch to the offense are Denise
McAII ister and Elaine Eberz along with Judy Schofield, an Al I-State
performer from Newton (NJ) High School, and two Lancaster
County All-Stars from Hempfield High School, Karen Parkyn and
Liz Yeager. Two All-State goalies from New Jersey, Kelly Pfefferle
(Delaware Valley H.S.) and Heidi Stasse (Montville H.S.) should
challenge Snyder for the starting berth.
BSC opens the season on September 10 in the tough Trenton
State Tournament and faces a challenging 17 game slate that
includes newcomers Mt. St. Mary's and Slippery Rock State.

A Championship Season in Review
In 1981 the BSC field hockey squad captured the Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Division Ill national championship. The title was the first national crown ever won by a Bloomsburg women 's
athletic team.
The following is a capsule review of the championship season .
INDIVIDUAL
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Top Five Scorers

Goals Assists
Diane Imboden
Linda Turnbull
Jeanne Fetch
·Polly Dougherty
Linda Hershey

·""~
All American Midfielder Deb Long

9

3

7

3

6
6
5

2
1
6

·scored Winning Goal in National
Title Game

Eastern AIAW Playoffs
BSC 2 Messiah
BSC 2 Gettysburg
BSC 3 Salisbury St. (MD)
AIAW National Tournament
BSC 2 Calvin (Ml)
BSC 2 Brockport (NY)
BSC 3 Lynchburg (VA)

1
0
0
0
2

All-Americans

Deb Long - midfielder (participated
in the 1982 U.S. Sports Festival)
Laurie Snyder - goalie
AII-PSAC
Laurie Snyder - goalie

Goalie

Laurie Snyder
- allowed 18 goals in 25 games
- goals per game average = .72
- shutout 10 opponents

ROUTE TO THE TITLE:
Regular Season Record: 12-3-2
Pennsylvania Conference Championships:
Semi-Finals: BSC 2 Millersville 0
Finals:
BSC O Lock Haven

Karen Nilson - back

Jeanne Fetch - midfielder
TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Outscored opponents 42-18
Shutout 10 opponents

Most wins in one season - 19
Most consecutive wins - 9

Eastern AIAW Regional Champions
PSAC runnerups

All American Goalie Laurie Snyder

Key Personnel
Top Veterans:
Name
Jeanne Fetch
Jackie Griffin
Linda Hershey
Katie Hilgar
Diane Imboden
Lynette Kyle
Deb Long
Karen Ni Ison
Sharon Rush
Laurie Snyder
Bev Sprout

Position
Midfield
Midfield
Attack
Fullback
Attack
Attack
Midfield
Fullback
Fullback
Goalie
Midfield

Class
Sr.
So.
So.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
So.

Hometown
Huntingdon
Stroudsburg
Bethlehem
Bloomsburg
Leola
Milford
Fleetwood
Philadelphia
Stewartsville, NJ
Shoemakersville
East Petersburg

High School
Archbishop Wood
Stroudsburg
Saucon Valley
Bloomsburg
Conestoga Valley
Delaware Valley
Brandywine Heights
Shawnee
Phillipsburg
Hamburg
Hempfield

Position
Attack
Attack
Attack
Goalie
Attack
Goalie
Attack
Midfield
Attack

Class
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.

Hometown
Shohola
Matamoras
Lancaster
Milford, NJ
Newton, NJ
Towaco, NJ
Lancaster
Mechanicsburg
Easton

High School
Delaware Valley
Delaware Valley
Hempfield
Delaware Valley {NJ)
Newton
Montville
Hempfield
Mechanicsburg
Easton

Top Newcomers:
Name
Elaine Eberz
Denise McAllister
Karen Parkyn
Kelly Pfefferle
Judy Scofield
Heidi Stasse
Liz Yeager
Karen Hertzler
Jean Mishtal

Head Coach
JAN HUTCHINSON, a member of the Health and Physical
Education staff since 1978, will
begin her fifth year as head
coach of the BSC field hockey
team. Her four year mark is a
respectable 42-16-10. Mrs .
Hutchinson also serves as head
coach of BSC's women 's varsity
softball team which won the
1982 AIAW Division Ill National
Championship that gave her the
unique distinction of coaching two national championship teams in
one year as the 1981 field hockey squad also captured that honor.
A native of Newton, New Jersey, she received her Bachelor of
Science and Master of Education degrees from East Stroudsburg
State College. From 1971-78 she was a member of the faculty at Blair
Academy , Blairstown, New Jersey, where she initiated the women's
physical education and interscholastic sports program, in addition to
coaching field hockey, basketball, and softball. During her six
seasons as field hockey coach at Blair, her teams compiled an overall
record of 65-14-8.

Assistant Coach
SHARON O'KEEFE is entering her first season as the
assistant coach for the BSC
field hockey squad. She will
assume duties as the school's
head lacrosse coach in the
spring . A 1980 graduate of
Trenton State College, she was
a member of the Lions' 1977
Division Ill national championship team and also served as
captain of Trenton's nationally
third-ranked lacrosse squad in the 1980 season. In addition to her
participation in field hockey and lacrosse in both college and high
school, she was active in basketball, softball and swimming and
diving. Last season, O'Keefe served as assistant field hockey coach
at Mt. Olive (NJ) High School and assistant lacrosse coach at Drew
University.

Team Records of Past Years
Year
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981

Record
6-1-1
4-5-2
6-3-2
4-3-4
10-3-1
5-4-4
8-5-3
19-4-2

Coach
Mary Gardl)er
Mary Gardner
Mary Gardner
Mary Gardner
Jan Hutchinson
Jan Hutchinson
Jan Hutchinson
Jan Hutchinson

8-year record:. 62~28-19
TITLE IX
Bloomsburg State College is committed to providing leadership in taking affirmative
action to attain equal educational and employment rights for all persons, without
regard to sex . handicap , or other legally protected classification . This policy is placed
in this document in accordance with state and federal laws including Title IX of the
Educational Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Please direct equal opportunity inquiries to: Affirmative Action/ Title IX Coordinator,
Carver Hall , 389-2523 .

1982 Schedule
Date

September
September
September
September
September
September
September
October
October
October
October
October
October
October
October
October

10-11
13
15
18
22
25
29

1-2
5
7
12
15
18
23
27
29-30

Opponent

Time

Mansfield State
Lock Haven State
Indiana University of PA
University of Scranton
Kutztown State

East Stroudsburg State

3:30
3:00
1:00
2:30
1:00
3:00

Wilkes/Mt. St. Mary's
Susquehanna

Shippensburg State
Bucknell
Millersville State
Marywood

Slippery Rock State
Messiah

Place

Trenton, NJ

Trenton State Tournament

Home
Home
Home

Home
Home
Home
Away

3:30
2:30
3:00
2:30
3:30
1:00
3:00

Away

Away
Home

Away
Away
Home

Away

PSAC Championships

November 5-6

EAIAW Regionals

November 13-14
November 20-21

NCAA Division II , 1st round
NCAA Division II , Finals

1981 Results
asc
2
2
0
1
1
2
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
0
1
·2

·o
0
1
··2
··2
··3
···2

···2
... 3

OPP.
Scranton
Salisbury State
Trenton State
Lock Haven State
Indiana U. of PA
Kutztown State
Mansfield
East Stroudsburg State
Pitt
Wilkes
Susquehanna
Shippensburg State
Bucknell
Millersville State
Messiah
Millersville State
Lock Haven State
Scranton
Marywood
Messiah
Gettysburg
Salisbury State
Calvin (Ml)
Brockport (NY)
Lynchburg (VA)

1
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1

2
1
0
0

1
0
0
0

2

• PSAC Championships - 2nd
•• EAIAW Regional - 1st
"""AIAW Division Ill National Championships - 1st
Record: 19-4-2

College Facts
LOCATION: Bloomsburg , Pennsylvania 17815
ENROLLMENT: 5400 Undergraduates
COLORS: Maroon and Gold
NICKNAME: Huskies
GENERAL INFORMATION: 717-389-0111
MEMBER: U .S. Field Hockey Association, NCAA (Division II), EAIAW,
Pennsylvania Conference
FIELD: Lower Campus
PRESIDENT: Dr. James H. McCormick
CHAIRMAN DEPARTMENT OF HEAL TH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Dr.

Jerry Medlock (Phone: 389-2613)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Roger Sanders (Phone: 389-3225)
ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Joanne McComb (Phone: 389-3912)
TRAINER: Paul G. Slocum (Phone: 389-2401)
EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Ron Morgan (Phone: 389-3802)
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INFORMATION: Bruce "Nick" Dietterick (Phone:
389-3411)
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: James Hollister (Phone: 389-3411,
Office: 784-7756, Home)