12/03/2012 Field Hockey 2012 Season-In-ReviewMinutewomen notched program's 23rd NCAA Tournament Appearance; 13th A-10 Tournament Title 11/07/2012 #16 UMass Opens NCAA Tournament Play Against #5 SyracuseMinutewomen and Orange to face off for second time on 2012 season 11/05/2012 UMass Hosts Rider For NCAA Tournament Play-In GameMinutewomen search for 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance after winning 13th A-10 Tournament Championship 10/31/2012 Field Hockey Begins A-10 Tournament Play On FridayNo. 2-seeded Minutewomen to battle No. 3 seed Temple at 2 p.m. 10/26/2012 Second-Half Offense Leads UMass By Temple, 4-1Young scores twice, Weusthuis and Spleen add one goal each in victory 2012 - Freshman: Game-by-Game Statistics ... Made 10 appearances as a freshman, notching two points on her first collegiate goal ... Tallied her lone mark of the season on her only shot attempt, doing so against Temple on Oct. 26. Before UMass: Led Exeter High School in scoring in 2009 and 2010 and assists in 2011 ... Served as team captain for the Eagles in 2011 ... Played indoor club and was part of the X-Calibur team that took third at the 2011 U.S. Field Hockey Association (USFHA) Club Championship ... 2011 X-Calibur USFHA U19 NIC Championship squad member ... USFHA Futures from 2008-2011 ... Also played lacrosse for Exeter and won a county championship in 2011 ... Academically, earned all-honors from 2009-12. Personal: Born Courtney Elizabeth Spleen on Jan. 20, 1994, in Reading, Pa. ... Daughter of John and Patty Spleen ... Has two siblings, Taylor and Logan. Tagliente on Spleen: "Courtney possesses great skill on both sides of the ball. She has very sound tackling fundamentals and excellent footwork. Both will enable her to get a lot of minutes in the midfield. Her vision and distribution skills will also be vital to our growth and development as a team. As captain of her team in high school, Courtney has shown that she possesses strong leadership qualities and tremendous character."
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