2013-14 News

Season
Gophers Continue Long Run of Academic Success
Gophers Continue Long Run of Academic Success

TOWSON, Md. — Another semester, another collective grade-point average of over 3.0 for the Goucher athletic department.

Department's Top Award Goes to Senior Midfielder
Department's Top Award Goes to Senior Midfielder

TOWSON, Md. — A senior midfielder on the men's lacrosse team was presented with the Coaches Award this evening during Goucher's annual Athletics Awards Ceremony in Kraushaar Auditorium.

Student-Athletes Pick Up Honors at Convocation
Student-Athletes Pick Up Honors at Convocation

TOWSON, Md. — The Goucher community gathered in Kraushaar Auditorium this afternoon for Convocation, the annual celebration of the academic and artisitic achievements of its students.

Bercovici, Fink Chosen as Final Gophers of the Month
Bercovici, Fink Chosen as Final Gophers of the Month

TOWSON, Md. — Women’s tennis player Amanda Bercovici, who was recently named the Landmark Conference’s Player of the Year, and equestrian rider Joey Fink, who led Goucher to a sixth place result at the IHSA national championships, have been selected as the final Gophers of the Month for the 2013-14 school year.

Fink Lifts Goucher to Sixth Place Finish at Nationals
Fink Lifts Goucher to Sixth Place Finish at Nationals

HARRISBURG, Pa. — With just one class to go in the Collegiate Cup Hunter Seat competition at the 2014 IHSA National Horse Show, Goucher remained stuck on the two points earned by Anna Carmichael in novice fences to kick off the event.

Carmichael Starts Gophers Out with Two Points
Carmichael Starts Gophers Out with Two Points

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Anna Carmichael (Colorado Springs, Colo./William J. Palmer) was up first for Goucher today in the Collegiate Cup Hunter Seat competition at the 2014 IHSA National Horse Show.

Goucher's Two Teams Each Place Sixth at ANRCs
Goucher's Two Teams Each Place Sixth at ANRCs

SWEET BRIAR, Va. — Goucher sent a total of five riders to the 37th annual American National Riding Commission National Championships, hosted by Sweet Briar College over a three day period this weekend.

Gophers Earn Bid to Nationals as Zone IV Champions
Gophers Earn Bid to Nationals as Zone IV Champions

ROANOKE, Va. — The riding programs from the same two schools that represented Zone IV in the Collegiate Cup Hunter Seat at the IHSA National Horse Show in 2013 will do so again this year. But instead of going as the runner-up as it did last May, Goucher qualified for the 2014 event as the Zone IV champion.

Malone, Sherpa Advance to Zone IV Championships
Malone, Sherpa Advance to Zone IV Championships

POOLESVILLE, Md. — Goucher will have four individual riders competing at the IHSA Zone IV Championships on April 6 after Laura Malone (Weston, Mass./Weston) and Kaduk Sherpa (East Aurora, N.Y./The Park School) qualified with second-place performances today at the Zone IV Region I Championships conducted at Tulip Pond Farm.

Cancellation Makes Fink Region's Cacchione Qualifier
Cancellation Makes Fink Region's Cacchione Qualifier

TOWSON, Md. — With the region's 2013-14 team champion already determined and weather forecasters predicting showers to start off tomorrow and then a steady rain later in the day, a decision was made late this morning to cancel the final IHSA Zone IV Region I riding show of the season that Goucher was scheduled to host.

Gophers Rule Zone IV Region I for Third Straight Year
Gophers Rule Zone IV Region I for Third Straight Year

SPARKS, Md. — Goucher clinched the 2013-14 IHSA Zone IV Region I title by scoring 35 points at today's riding show conducted at Featherdown Farm, enough to give head coach Jen Bunty's squad an insurmountable lead in the region standings.

Patashnik Earns High Marks, Malone In at Regionals
Patashnik Earns High Marks, Malone In at Regionals

OATLAND, Md. — Goucher not only padded its lead atop the IHSA Zone IV Region I standings by placing first at today's show, it also produced the event's reserve high point rider.

Only Three Teams Finish Ahead of Goucher in Series
Only Three Teams Finish Ahead of Goucher in Series

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Goucher finished in fourth place behind only Savannah Art & Design, Bridgewater and Virginia Tech at the Winter Classic Tournament of Champions, conducted today at Hazelwild Farm.

Athletic Teams Extend Streak of Academic Excellence
Athletic Teams Extend Streak of Academic Excellence

TOWSON, Md. — For the 28th-consecutive semester, a streak which has now lasted for well over a decade, Goucher’s men’s and women’s athletic programs have combined to register a grade-point average of over 3.0.

All Five Riders Return from Holiday Classic with Ribbons
All Five Riders Return from Holiday Classic with Ribbons

LONG VALLEY, N.J. — With all five of its riders earning at least one ribbon, Goucher earned 18 points and finished in a tie for 10th place today at the IHSA Holiday Tournament of Champions conducted at the USET Building.

Richter, Bent Selected as Top November Athletes
Richter, Bent Selected as Top November Athletes

TOWSON, Md. — Men’s swimmer Morgan Richter, who recently broke the school record in the 1,000-yard freestyle, and equestrian rider Ashley Bent, who picked up a pair of blue ribbons in the intermediate fences class, have been selected as Goucher’s Male and Female Gophers of the Month for November.