2015 Senior Salute

Sunday, November 1

LOUISVILLE, KY

12:00 PM

University of Louisville

(13-5)

RUTGERS

(7-11)

Rutgers

Louisville

November 03, 2015 | Field Hockey

Box Score

Cards honor 2015 seniors after the Rutgers game

On November 1, the University of Louisville honored the senior class of 2015 following the 1-0 win against Rutgers at Trager Stadium.

As a class, Megan Anstotz, Elisa Garcia, Katharine Gwynne-Wood and Victoria Stratton have been a valuable part of Louisville's success over the past four years. The group has helped the Cardinals win 55 games while compiling an impressive 40-7 record at Trager Stadium including a perfect 10-0 mark in 2013.

They have helped the program reach several milestones while leading the transition into the ACC. Their teams have been a mainstay in the national top 20 rankings, while spending 13 weeks among the top 10, reaching as high as No. 5 in 2014.

As juniors, they each played a part in Louisville's victory over top-ranked North Carolina, notching the program's first ACC win and first victory over a No. 1 team. As sophomores, they played an integral part in winning a share of the 2013 BIG EAST regular season championship.

This class has also excelled academically, earning the National Field Hockey Coaches' Association Academic team award in each of their seasons here.

"When I think of this group, they've had very tough shoes to fill because we graduated so many starters from the team last year, and it was a tough role for them," said Sowry. "Each of them contributed in their own special way they've all stepped up in different ways,'Woodie' with her amazing speed and her attacking flair, Megan with her versatility and putting the team first, and Victoria and 'Chile' have been our captains and leaders for a couple of years and have really built a strong defensive unit. Not many goals have been scored against us this year and I credit a lot of that to their leadership in the backfield. Importantly to this group is their leadership. They've been great mentors to a very young team with seven freshmen. I'm very proud of them, because we've had a very successful year to date and I owe a lot to the senior class for being good leaders and mentors."

The class of 2015:

Megan Anstotz
Midfielder
Audubon, New Jersey
Major: Communications
Megan Anstotz has played in every game as a Cardinal and started 41. She scored her first career goal as a sophomore and has dished out nine career assists. As a freshman, she traveled to the Netherlands with USA Field Hockey's under 19 team and has played in the USA Field Hockey High Performance program the past two seasons.

Elisa Garcia
Midfielder
Santiago, Chile
Major: Marketing

Elisa Garcia into a starting role her freshman season and will leave with her name etched in Louisville's record books. She currently stands fourth in single season assists, third in career assists and seventh in career points.

The team co-captain earned ACC Player of the Week honors in 2014 and was named to the preseason All-ACC team in 2015. She is a two-time All-West Region selection and also earned All-BIG EAST honors as a sophomore.
She was selected to play in the 2015 NFCHA Division I Senior All-Star game.

Katharine Gwynne-Wood
Midfielder
Ipswich, England

After battling injury during her freshman and sophomore seasons, Katharine Gwynne-Wood returned to action full-time as a junior and has played in every game the last two years. She is having a career-best season with a team-best seven assists to go along with three goals. She stands fourth on the team with 13 points.

Victoria Stratton
Back
Auckland, New Jersey
Major: Exercise Science
Victoria Stratton immediately stepped into a starting role as a freshman and went on to start all but two games during her career. A leader, both on and off the field, the three-time captain has anchored a defense that has produced 19 shutouts, including eight this season. She has also registered 12 goals and six assists for 30 career points. She was selected to play in the2015 NFCHA Division I Senior All-Star game.