Melissa Rutherford
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- Height:
- 5-4
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- Hometown:
- Phoenixville, Pa.
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- Position:
- B/M
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Phoenixville
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- g
- 5
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- a
- 0
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- p
- 10
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- sh %
- .385
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- gw
- 0
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- ds
- 0
Bio
2015 (Senior): Named to Landmark Academic Honor Roll ... started 13 games ... totaled five goals ... scored twice in Juniata's 6-1 win at DeSales.
2014 (Junior): Named to Landmark Academic Honor Roll... Played in 10 games for the conference champs, starting one.
2013 (Sophomore): Named to Landmark Academic Honor Roll … played in 12 games … spent a season-high 47 minutes on the field against Bridgewater (Sept. 25).
2012 (Freshman): Saw six games as a freshman ... made collegiate debut Sept. 19 where she fired one shot against Wilkes.
High School: Competed on the Phoenixville squad for four years at the defender position ... qualified for Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association District I playoffs each of the four years she was a member ... made it to the semifinals of the tournament during her senior season.
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Carolyn Rutherford ... POE is elementary education and special education.
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 17 | 7 |
| Games started | 13 | 7 |
| Goals | 5 | 2 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 10 | 4 |
| Shots | 13 | 6 |
| Shot Pct | .385 | .333 |
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive saves | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty strokes | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | gw | ds | ps-att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Alvernia | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sep 4 | Bridgewater (Va.) | W, 4-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sep 9 | at Lebanon Valley | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 13 | The Coll. of New Jersey | L, 4-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sep 16 | at Messiah | L, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sep 19 | at Delaware Valley | W, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sep 23 | at DeSales | W, 6-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sep 26 | Drew | W, 10-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Oct 2 | at Scranton | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Oct 3 | Washington & Jefferson | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Oct 14 | Susquehanna | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Oct 17 | at Elizabethtown | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Oct 20 | Moravian | W, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Oct 24 | Goucher | W, 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Oct 27 | York (Pa.) | W, 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Oct 31 | at Catholic | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Nov 4 | Catholic | L by PS, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Nov 11 | Wm. Paterson | L, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | gw | ds | ps-att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 17 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 13 | .385 | 12 | .923 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Conference | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .333 | 5 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .375 | 7 | .875 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Away | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .400 | 5 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 12 | .417 | 11 | .917 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Losses | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| September | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .375 | 7 | .875 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| October | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| November | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
News mentions
CHANDLER, AZ- The National Field Hockey Coaches Association in conjunction with released its National Academic Squad. The squad recognizes those student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher through the first semester of the 2015-16 academic year. 13 members of the Juniata Field Hockey team were selected.
