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EAST SECTIONAL

Scranton (Scranton, PA)

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Saturday/Sunday, Nov. 20-21

Third Round - Saturday

TCNJ (18-0-2) at Scranton (18-0-1), 1:00 pm ET

William Smith (18-1-1) vs. Misericordia (20-1-0), 3:30 pm ET

Quarterfinals - Sunday

Sectional Final, 3:00 pm ET

How they reached the Sweet 16

   Berth 1st Round 2nd Round
Scranton Landmark AQ W3-0 Nazareth (H) W1-0 Geneseo State (H)
TCNJ NJAC AQ W4-0 Westfield State (H) W2-1 Messiah (H)
Misericordia Freedom AQ W11-0 Bryn Athyn (H) W3-0 Middlebury (H)
William Smith Liberty AQ W9-0 John Jay (H) W2-1 Hamilton (H)

2021 Statistical Overview

   Record (Pct.) GSA : GAA (Diff.) Avg. OWP SoS vs. Top 25 Last Ten
Scranton 18-0-1 (.974) 2.80 : 0.21 (+2.59) .607 .603 2-0-0 9-0-1
TCNJ 18-0-2 (.950) 2.84 : 0.24 (+2.60) .632 .610 1-0-1 8-0-2
Misericordia 20-1-0 (.952) 4.22 : 0.43 (+3.79) .630 .618 3-1-0 10-0-0
William Smith 18-1-1 (.925) 3.87 : 0.49 (+3.38) .606 .601 2-1-0 10-0-0

Head Coaches

Scranton

Colleen Pivirotto, 14th year (2008-2021), 176-55-31 (.731)
NCAA's (8 of 13 yrs.): 5-5-4 (.500) | 1st Sweet 16 |

TCNJ

Joe Russo, 32nd year (1990-2021), 553-66-46 (.866) (as TCNJ's only coach)
NCAA's (29 of 30 yrs.): 64-23-5 (.723) | 21st Sweet 16 | Champ. ('93,'94,00), Runner-Up ('96,'98,'05,'06), Final Four ('17), Elite 8 ('91,'92,'01,'14)

Misericordia

Mark Stauffer, 22nd year (2000-2021), 303-113-24 (.716)
NCAA's (14 of 21 yrs.): 12-12-3 (.500) | 5th Sweet 16 | Final Four ('12), Elite 8 ('18)

William Smith

Aliceann Wilber, 42nd year (1980-2021), 611-138-60 (.792) (as William Smith's only coach)
NCAA's (31 of 33 yrs.): 66-23-11 (.715) | 25 Sweet 16 | Champ. ('88,'13), Runner-up ('87,'97), Final Four ('93,'95,'02,'08,'10,'11), Elite 8 ('89,'91,'94,'00,'01,'15,'16,'18)

Seniors' 4-year Record (through Nov. 17)

   Overall (Pct.) NCAA Appearances Record Advancement
Scranton 45-7-9 (.811) 18 19   21 3-1-2 Sweet 16: '21
TCNJ 50-3-5 (.905) 18 19   21 4-0-1 Sweet 16: '18, '21
Misericordia 48-10-4 (.806) 18     21 4-2-1 Sweet 16: '21; Elite 8: '18
William Smith 56-6-3 (.885) 18 19   21 8-1-1 Sweet 16: '21; Elite 8: '18;
Final Four: '19

Players to Watch

Scranton: #15 M/F Grace Eliott (Sr.) – 9g, 1a, 4gwg (LAND OffPOY) | #20 F Niamh Healy (So.) – 9g, 5a, 1gwg (LAND ROY)

TCNJ: #11 M/F Gianna Coppola (Jr.) – 6g, 2a, 1gwg (NJAC MidOY) | #13 D Jess Hall (Sr.) (NJAC DefOY) | #99 GK Alexandra Panasuk (Sr.) – .26 GAA, .848 Sv% (NJAC GKOY) | #5 D Ava Curtis (Fr.) – 1g, 3a (NJAC ROY)

Misericordia: #30 M Kaylee Sturans (Sr.) – 15g, 8a, 4gwg (MACF OffPOY) | #12 F Emma Sweitzer (So.) – 21g, 12a, 5gwg (MACF ROY)

William Smith: #17 F Julia Keough (Sr.) – 21g, 6a, 6gwg (LL POY) | #12 M Julia Berg (Jr.) – 3g, 1a, 2gwg (LL DPOY) | #4 D Ireland Krawczyk – (LL ROY)

 

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