2011-12 Headlines

June 28, 2012
Juniata places 28 Spring student-athletes on Landmark Academic Honor Roll
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College placed 28 student-athletes on the Landmark Conference Spring 2012 Academic Honor Roll, which was released Wednesday afternoon.

June 28, 2012
Ashcraft, Grube, Morey, Smith named to Landmark Conference 2012 Spring All-Academic Team
HUNTINGDON, Pa. -- Four Juniata College student-athletes were among those named to the Landmark Conference 2012 Spring All-Academic Team, which was announced Thursday.

June 14, 2012
Juniata finishes 161st in Learfield Sports Directors Cup and fifth in Landmark All-Sports Cup
Juniata College finished narrowly outside the top third of all Division III athletics programs in the final standings for the 2011-12 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup, presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

May 7, 2012
Smith and Robertson named to All-Landmark team
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College softball’s junior Paige Robertson (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area) and sophomore Rachel Smith (Martinsburg, Pa./Home Schooled) both earned All-Landmark Conference Second Team honors, released Monday.

May 2, 2012
Juniata College Top Ten Spring Moments
Take a look at the top ten moments of the 2012 spring season for Juniata Athletics.

April 29, 2012
Bauer, Bankos, Kraft, Morrison, and Bowman honored at Juniata’s Athletic Awards Night
Juniata College Athletics celebrated a year of success, recognized its most valuable players, and presented its “big five” awards at the 16th Annual Athletic Awards Night, held Sunday, April 29, in Ellis Hall.

April 29, 2012
2011-12 Athletic Awards Night Videos
Watch all of the Juniata Athletic Awards Night Video content!

April 21, 2012
Juniata softball falls to Moravian in twinbill, both by 8-0 scores
Juniata College softball was held to a combined seven hits over two games and dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Landmark Conference rival Moravian College, both by 8-0 scores, Saturday afternoon at Blue & Grey Field.

April 16, 2012
Smith breaks Juniata doubles record in twinbill sweep at Mount Aloysius
Rachel Smith set a new school record for doubles in a single season, amidst a pair of Eagle softball losses to Mount Aloysius College on Monday at Ward Field. The Mounties won game one 9-4, and completed the sweep with an 8-6 victory in game two.

April 16, 2012
Juniata falls to Susquehanna in Landmark play
Juniata lost 12-4 and 3-0 against Susquehanna University on Saturday.

April 14, 2012
Smith ties Juniata doubles record in doubleheader loss to Susquehanna
Juniata College sophomore Rachel Smith picked up a pair of doubles over both ends of Saturday’s Landmark Conference softball doubleheader against Susquehanna University, before the Eagles fell 12-4 and 3-0 to the visiting Crusaders at Weaver Park Field.

April 12, 2012
Rachel Smith's grand slam seals 12-9 win over Lycoming
Juniata College softball earned a 12-9 win over Lycoming College Wednesday afternoon.

April 11, 2012
Smith’s walk-off grand slam leads Juniata softball past Lycoming, 12-9
Juniata College sophomore Rachel Smith (Martinsburg, Pa.) belted a walk-off grand slam home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Eagles to a 12-9 extra-innings win over Lycoming College, Wednesday afternoon at Weaver Park Field.

April 10, 2012
Houck steps down as Juniata softball coach
John Houck, head softball coach at Juniata College since 2002, has announced his resignation effective immediately.

April 7, 2012
Juniata softball swept by Scranton in Landmark doubleheader
Juniata College softball was held to just four hits over both ends of a Landmark Conference doubleheader at the University of Scranton, falling to the Lady Royals, 9-0 and 8-0, at the Jessup Youth Sports Complex.

April 2, 2012
Juniata softball grabs first Landmark win against Drew
Juniata defeated Drew 4-3 in 8 innings before falling 12-0 on Saturday.

March 31, 2012
Ashcraft’s walk-off single leads Juniata softball to split versus Drew
Juniata College junior Jen Ashcraft (Bellefonte, Pa./State College Area) celebrated her 21st birthday with an eighth-inning walk-off single to lift the Eagles to a 4-3 win over Drew University, in game one of the teams’ Landmark Conference softball doubleheader Saturday at Weaver Park Field.

March 29, 2012
Juniata softball falls 2-0 and 8-0 to E-town
Juniata College softball lost 2-0 and 8-0 to Elizabethtown College.

March 28, 2012
Juniata drops both ends of softball twinbill to E-town, 2-0 and 8-0
Juniata College softball was unable to capitalize on its scoring opportunities against Elizabethtown College, dropping both halves of a doubleheader to the Blue Jays, 2-0 and 8-0 in five innings, Wednesday afternoon at Weaver Park Field.

March 24, 2012
Catholic too much for Juniata softball in doubleheader sweep
Juniata College softball ran into the Landmark Conference’s top offensive squad in the form of Catholic University of America, and dropped both ends of a conference twinbill against the Cardinals, 8-0 and 12-3, on Saturday afternoon at the CUA Softball Field.

March 23, 2012
Weather forces schedule changes for Juniata teams this weekend
The threat of inclement weather has forced a number of schedule changes for Juniata College spring teams this weekend.

March 20, 2012
Juniata softball rebounds and takes two from Penn State Harrisburg
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – After a not-so-good showing against Penn State Altoona on Saturday, Juniata College softball managed to turn it around an took two wins, 6-0 and 5-2, over Penn State Harrisburg on Tuesday afternoon at Weaver Park Field.

March 17, 2012
Juniata softball falls to Penn State Altoona, 3-2 and 16-9
Juniata College softball made two strong showings on Saturday against visiting Penn State Altoona, but eventually dropped a pair of games to the Lions, 3-2 and 16-9, at Weaver Park Field.

March 13, 2012
Juniata softball upended in two games against Lebanon Valley
Juniata College softball made its first outing of the season in Pennsylvania and dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Lebanon Valley College, 5-4 and 12-0, Tuesday afternoon at the LVC Softball Park.

March 12, 2012
Softball’s Kelsea Decker named Landmark Pitcher of the Week
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College softball’s Kelsea Decker (Waynesboro, Pa./Waynesboro) was named the Landmark Conference’s Softball Pitcher of the Week for her 4-1 effort during the Eagles’ spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

March 9, 2012
Softball posts win over Johnson State in spring break closer
Juniata College softball closed the books on its 2012 spring break trip to Myrtle Beach with a 6-1 win over Johnson State College (Vt.), Friday morning in Surfside Beach, S.C.

March 7, 2012
Softball improves to 4-2 with wins over Wesley, PSU-New Kensington
Juniata College softball improved to 4-2 overall with wins over Wesley College and Penn State New Kensington, as the Eagles’ spring break trip in Myrtle Beach, S.C., continued Wednesday.

March 6, 2012
Softball takes two off PSU Berks and Wentworth
Juniata College softball pounded out a combined 21 runs on 33 hits on its way to a pair of wins on day two of its spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C.

March 5, 2012
Softball opens spring break trip with pair of losses to Rivier
The Juniata College softball team opened up its 2012 spring break trip on Monday with losses to Rivier College in both ends of a doubleheader. The Eagles dropped game one to Rivier, 5-0, and fell to the Raiders, 8-0, in game two.

March 2, 2012
2012 Juniata softball season preview
Get the scoop about the upcoming 2012 Juniata softball season!

February 23, 2012
Juniata softball picked to finish sixth in Landmark preseason poll
HUNTINGDON, Pa. -- Juniata College softball was selected by Landmark head coaches and sports information directors to finish the 2012 season sixth in the Landmark Conference, according to the preseason poll released Thursday.