Kelleher Picks Up Weekly Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – September 10, 2007 – Springfield College junior Jane Kelleher (Chatham, Mass.) was named the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference Player of the Week (NEWMAC) and the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Co-Player of the Week in field hockey after she led the Pride to a 4-0 start to the 2007 campaign.
A native of Chatham, Mass., Kelleher has led the Pride, who are currently ranked 15th in the country, to a perfect start after four contests. She has tallied a team-high 12 points off six goals, including the game-winning goal in every game so far.
In Springfield's season-opening win against RPI in the Zenaty Invitational on Sept. 1, Kelleher tallied a pair of goals in a 1:42 span, including the game-winner, en route to the Pride's 5-0 victory. In the championship game of the Zenaty Invitational, Kelleher registered the game-winning tally just 41 seconds into the contest as Springfield went on to win 2-0 over Worcester State. For her efforts, Kelleher was tabbed the Tournament MVP of the Zenaty Invitational.
In the Pride's 4-0 win over Keene State on Sept. 5, Kelleher's goal at the 10-minute mark proved to be the game-winner. On Saturday, Sept. 8, Kelleher recorded a pair of goals, including her fourth game-winning tally in the Pride's 4-2 win over Ithaca.
Kelleher was a 2006 Division III NFHCA Second Team All-American and was chosen as a member of the First Team All-NEWMAC and NFHCA All-Region First Team last season.
Kelleher and the Pride return to action when they host Middlebury on Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m. on Stagg Field.
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Head Coach Melissa Rogers
After only five years as head coach of the Pride, Melissa Rogers, has continued the SC tradition of winning on the field hockey turf, posting an impressive 94-24 record, good for a winning percentage of .796 at the helm of her alma mater. She is the reigning NEWMAC Coach of the Year and NFHCA New England East Region Coach of the Year. Read more.