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Select Story Pluck & Luck: Paul Reed Smith on the business of making music American Studies Institute at WC gives young Muslims a taste of democracy Professor Terry Scout offers business students a guided tour of Amsterdam Alumni Snapshot: Publishing for Peace, Richard Creighton '73 Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele welcomes freshmen Hurricane Isabel hits Custom House Search committee narrows field of candidates for presidency College establishes partnership with South Korea's finest university Adam Goodheart directs a revitalized Literary House Press Trustee honored for oyster restoration Campaign reaches $94 million mark Kappa Alpha Order earns national award C.V. Starr Center aids teaching initiative Graduation rates rise among athletes Sailing team blows away competition Field Hockey scores historic win Taylor wins second championship Faculty/Staff Achievements Portfolio: College community celebrates President Toll's 80th birthday Alumni Update: New alumni director launches student programming Class Notes Currents: Senior Fellow Townsend Hoopes on democracy in Muslim nations THE REPORTER: Field Hockey Scores Historic Win The College's field hockey team scored an historic win on September 23, knocking off a No. 1-ranked team for the first time ever. Senior defender Erin Thomas converted the final stroke to lift the Shorewomen to a 2-1 home upset over the defending NCAA Division III Champions, the Rowan University Profs. After 70 minutes of regulation and two 15-minute sudden-victory overtime periods, the Shorewomen (4-2) and Profs (4-1) were deadlocked at 1-1. The strokeoff began with Rowan's Beth Raleigh converting the first stroke. WC junior attack Laura Scimeca then knocked in the Shorewomen's first attempt to tie the strokeoff at 1-1. The next three players for each team failed to convert and the game came down to the final stroke for each team. Rowan's Jess Wadleigh failed to knock her attempt in for the Profs, paving the way for Thomas to beat Rowan goalie Christine Buteas high for the game-winning stroke. Earlier in the game, the Shorewomen took the lead, 1-0, with 4:16 left in the first half. Freshman midfielder Ally Simons sent the ball inside the circle, where sophomore midfielder Bonnie Loder redirected the ball to Scimeca. Scimeca then knocked the ball in from the right side for her ninth goal of the season. Rowan tied things up at 1-1 with 26:11 remaining in the second half when Becky Peterson scored off an assist from Raleigh. While neither team scored in either overtime, Peterson twice came close to giving the Profs the win in the second extra period, only to have a WC player knock the ball away for a defensive save. Scimeca batted away the first of those two shots, with 12:25 remaining in the period and freshman defender Katie Madron saved the second one with 6:52 left. WC senior goalie Zina Hense made a career- high 20 saves in the victory, helping to offset a furious offensive effort by Rowan in the second half and the two overtimes. Rowan held a 30-9 advantage in shots and a 30-8 advantage in penalty corners in the game. In the second half and the two overtimes combined, those numbers were even more in the Profs' favor as they held a 25-2 advantage in shots and a 25-4 advantage in corners. PHOTO: KEVIN TUCKER Laura Scimeca '05 leads the Centennial Conference in goals per game.

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