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Landmark Announces 2008 Fall All-Academic Team
Landmark Announces 2008 Fall All-Academic Team

MADISON, N.J. - The Landmark Conference today announced the names of the 32 student-athletes who make up the 2008 Fall Landmark All-Academic Team, which recognizes two male and two female athletes who have excelled athletically and academically from each of the eight Landmark institutions.

Landmark Releases 2008 Fall Academic Honor Roll
Landmark Releases 2008 Fall Academic Honor Roll

MADISON, N.J. – The Landmark Conference today recognized 355 student-athletes, including 39 from Goucher, for their academic accomplishments by placing them on the on the 2008 Fall Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Smith Repeats as All-Landmark Selection
Smith Repeats as All-Landmark Selection

MADISON, N.J. – Megan Smith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Long Beach Polytechnic), Goucher's all-time leader in kills, is a second-team selection on the 2008 All-Landmark Conference Volleyball Team, which was revealed today.

Third-Seeded Crusaders Take Out Gophers
Third-Seeded Crusaders Take Out Gophers

SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Goucher's 2008 season came to an end this evening when the Gophers bowed to third-seeded Susquehanna, 3-1, in the first round of the Landmark Conference postseason tournament.

Smith Becomes All-Time Leader in Career Kills
Smith Becomes All-Time Leader in Career Kills

YORK, Pa. – Goucher's six-match winning streak came to an end this evening when the Gophers were handed a 3-0 loss by York.

Gophers Rally in Fifth Set to Overtake Saints
Gophers Rally in Fifth Set to Overtake Saints

ARLINGTON, Va. – Goucher extended its winning streak to six matches and assured itself of finishing the season at no worse than .500 by prevailing in a five-set match against Marymount this evening.

Gophers Deflate Mustangs, Finish Unbeaten at Home
Gophers Deflate Mustangs, Finish Unbeaten at Home

TOWSON, Md. – The first four sets were extremely competitive with both teams having chances to win in each of them. For that reason, it was hardly a surprise that Goucher's match against Stevenson tonight in the Sports & Recreation Center would go to a fifth set.

Smiths Leads in Kills, Aces as Gophers Crush Cougars
Smiths Leads in Kills, Aces as Gophers Crush Cougars

TOWSON, Md. – Goucher surpassed a team attack percentage of .400 in a match for the first time in nearly a decade when the Gophers registered a .448 in tonight's 3-0 triumph in the Sports & Recreation Center over Washington Bible.

Gophers Accomplish Mission in Three Sets
Gophers Accomplish Mission in Three Sets

BALTIMORE, Md. – Goucher had to go five sets to defeat Notre Dame (Md.) the first time the two teams met this season back on September 18. In tonight's rematch, the Gophers accomplished their mission in two fewer sets, winning 3-0.

Gophers Turn Back Another Non-Conference Foe
Gophers Turn Back Another Non-Conference Foe

TOWSON, Md. – Goucher ran its winning streak against non-conference opponents in the Sports & Recreation Center to 10 matches by turning back Hood, 3-0, tonight.

Gophers Defeat Lions, Snap Four-Match Skid
Gophers Defeat Lions, Snap Four-Match Skid

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – Goucher snapped a four-match losing streak this evening with a 3-0 victory over Lincoln.

Smith Earns Weekly Honor from Landmark Conference
Smith Earns Weekly Honor from Landmark Conference

MADISON, N.J. –The Landmark Conference today named Megan Smith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Long Beach Polytechnic), a junior outside hitter on Goucher's volleyball team, as the Player of the Week for her sport for the seven-day period that started September 29.

Gophers Clinch Spot in Playoffs Despite Loss
Gophers Clinch Spot in Playoffs Despite Loss

KINGS POINT, N.Y. – Even though Goucher sustained a 3-0 loss to Scranton today, the Gophers still earned a spot in the Landmark Conference postseason championship tournament when the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy was beaten by Moravian.

Smith Pounds Way to School, Landmark Records
Smith Pounds Way to School, Landmark Records

KINGS POINT, N.Y. – Goucher's Megan Smith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Long Beach Polytechnic) established new school and Landmark Conference records for kills in a match today. Her 35-kill performance helped the Gophers reach a fifth game against Moravian, but the Greyhounds were able to come out on top, 3-2.

Gophers Get Smith Back, Bow to Bobcats
Gophers Get Smith Back, Bow to Bobcats

FROSTBURG, Md. – Megan Smith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Long Beach Polytechnic) was back in Goucher's line-up for the first time in nearly three weeks tonight, but the junior outside hitter's return wasn't enough for the Gophers to knock off Frostburg St. Instead, the Bobcats (19-2) turned back head coach Michael Bossom's squad, 3-0.

Gophers Take Down Tigers, Blazers to Get to .500
Gophers Take Down Tigers, Blazers to Get to .500

FREDERICK, Md. – Goucher defeated Trinity (D.C.), 3-0, and Hood, 3-0, today to get to .500 for the first time during the 2008 campaign.