York College Spartans : Field Hockey

Megan Eckenrode
Head Field Hockey Coach
meckenro@ycp.edu
717-815-6611

Head Field Hockey Coach

Megan Eckenrode became the Spartans’ fifth field hockey coach in the 40 year history of the Spartan program on July 19, 2006. Eckenrode assumed the reigns of the program after Allison Fordyce turned over the field hockey job to focus on the Spartans’ fledgling women’s lacrosse program. Eckenrode begins her second campaign with the 2007 fall season.

Eckenrode is no stranger to the Spartan field hockey program. She was a four-year starter in goal for the green and white and she holds a number of school records for goalkeepers.

As a freshman, Eckenrode was the only goalie to see action, playing all 20 games for York. She notched a 1.71 goals against average with 144 saves in 1,436 minutes of work. She recorded three shutouts as the Spartans went 8-12 for the year. Eckenrode earned second-team All-CAC accolades for her efforts.

During her sophomore year, Eckenrode went 11-6 as she played in all but six minutes of the season. She posted a 1.67 goals against average with 136 saves in 1,213 minutes of work.

Eckenrode’s junior campaign saw her again lower her goals against average as she fashioned a mark of 1.44 with a career-high 146 saves in 1,406 minutes. She notched five shutouts en route to a record of 11-9.

Eckenrode closed out her collegiate career with an outstanding senior year. She went 11-8 with a career-low 1.25 goals against average. She played in 1,347 minutes, recording 119 saves and registering a career-high seven shutouts. She earned All-CAC honors for her work in the pipes.

For her career, Eckenrode finished with the top four save totals in school history while her 1.52 goals against average is also the tops in the school record book. Eckenrode played 5,402:34 of a possible 5,419:03 minutes over the course of her four years in York. She also posted a school-record 18 shutouts for the green and white.

The Spartans finished the 2006 campaign with a mark of 12-9 as the team made dramatic strides during the year.?

Eckenrode is excited about leading the Spartan program.

“I knew from the time I started playing at the collegiate level that I wanted to coach,” states Eckenrode. “I certainly didn’t think that I would get a chance to have a head coaching position this early in my coaching career.”

“We will be a team that works hard and executes game plans,” says Eckenrode. “I want to utilize our athleticism and allow the players to make plays on the field.”

Jen Dragoni
Head Women's Lacrosse Coach
jdragoni@ycp.edu
717-815-1516

Head Women's Lacrosse Coach / Asst. Field Hockey Coach

    York College Dean of Athletics and Recreation Sean Sullivan is happy to announce that Jennifer Dragoni has been selected as the new Spartan women’s lacrosse coach, effective August 6, 2007. Dragoni replaces Allison Fordyce who had led the women’s lacrosse program for the first two years of the program. Fordyce resigned as her husband, Brad Fordyce, was recently named the defensive coordinator and head strength and conditioning coach position at Susquehanna University.
   Dragoni comes to York from Goucher College where she served as the assistant women’s lacrosse coach for the past two years. She earned her Masters Degree in Education from Goucher as she was a Gopher from 2006 and 2007. Dragoni was responsible for assisting the head coach in all of the day-to-day aspects of running the Division III program. She assisted in planning practice, game strategies, student-athlete recruitment, scouting opponents, and game-tape breakdown.
   Dragoni began her coaching career at UMBC as she was an assistant coach in the spring of 2005. That coaching stint followed a stellar four year career for the Retrievers. Dragoni was a four-year starter at UMBC and was a captain during her senior year. Dragoni holds the UMBC career record with 63 assists while her 123 goals ranks her seventh on the Retrievers’ career list. She currently sits fifth on UMBC’s career scoring list with 186 points. She was a three-time All-Northeast Conference selection including being the conference Player-of-the-Year in 2003. Dragoni was named UMBC’s outstanding senior female athlete in 2003-04.
   Dragoni is happy to get the chance to run her own squad.
   “I am so thankful for the opportunity to lead my own program,” states Dragoni. “I have worked very hard to prepare for this opening and I am very happy to get this chance at York College. This program has taken big strides in its two years of existence and I expect to continue to build on those successes.”
   Dragoni inherits a program that won 13 games in its first two seasons including seven victories and a Capital Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinal win in 2007.
   Sullivan was happy that Dragoni accepted the position.
   “Obviously we are pleased to get an energetic young coach that has an impressive playing and coaching resume,” says Sulllivan. “I am very impressed with Jennifer’s desire to take our team to the next level.”
   Dragoni returns five of the Spartans’ top seven scorers from last year while ten starters return for the 2008 season.