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2015 Field Hockey

24 Jessica Pankey

  • Height 5-0
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Pompton Lakes
  • Hometown Pompton Lakes, NJ

Biography

  • Four-year letter-winner
  • Started 72 games in her career
  • 2015 Landmark Conference Defensive Player of the Year
  • National Field Hockey Coaches Association First Team All-Region Selection (2015)
  • 4-time Landmark Conference 1st-team selection on defense ('12, '13, '14, '15)
  • National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-South Atlantic 2nd-team selection ('14)
  • 3-time Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll recipient ('12, '13, '14, '15)
  • Mainstay on a defensive unit that recorded 29 shutouts in her career

Graduate Year (2015)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Started in 16 games, helping the Scranton defense record seven shutouts, while finishing third on the team in total points with 22 (eight goals and six assists)
  • Was named the Landmark Conference's Defensive Player of the Year and was a First Team All-Region Selection by the NFCHA
  • Fifth student-athlete in program history to be named First Team All-Region by NFCHA and first to be named Landmark Defensive Player of the Year
  • Of eight goals scored, two were game-winners, including one on a penalty stroke at Susquehanna on Sept. 26 in a 2-1 victory
  • Other game-winner came against Albright on Oct. 6
  • Scored on two penalty strokes against Moravian on Oct. 25, helping Scranton record a 9-2 win on the road
  • 27 of 44 shots taken on the year, posting a .614 shots on goal percentage
  • On the defensive end, made three defensive saves, including one that kept Susquehanna off the board in their match

Senior Year (2014) (Game-by-Game Statistics)

  • Anchored a Royal defensive unit from her center back position that recorded nine shutouts and allowed two-or-fewer goals on seven other occasions
  • Along with fellow senior backs Michelle Lennon and Bridget Brady, held the opposition to an average of only 4.5 shots-on-goal per game
  • Was voted first-team All-Landmark Conference by the conference's head coaches for the third straight year and was named second-team All-South Atlantic by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association
  • On the offensive end, scored two goals, including the game-winner in the Royals' 2-0 win over King's College at home on Oct. 8, and had an assist for five total points
  • Also tallied a goal in the Royals' 6-0 win at Moravian on Oct. 25
  • 10 of her 19 shot attempts were on goal (52.6 percent)

Junior Year (2013)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • One of five players to start all 20 games
  • Anchored a defensive unit from the center back position that posted six shutouts and allowed an average of only 4.85 shots on goal per game
  • Voted first-team All-Landmark Conference for the second straight year
  • Tied backline mate Bridget Brady for the team-lead in defensive saves with two
  • Recorded her first defensive save in the Royals' 3-0 win over Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pa., on Oct. 9 and preserved Scranton's 1-0 shutout with another defensive save against SUNY Oneonta on Oct. 17 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Had two assists in the Royals' 5-1 victory over Misericordia University on Sept. 4 at Fitzpatrick Field and in a 2-1 loss at Susquehanna on Oct. 19 in Selinsgrove, Pa.
  • Twelve of her 19 shot attempts were on goal

Sophomore Year (2012)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played in 17 matches, all as a starter, while earning first-team all-conference honors
  • Finished with three goals and one assist for seven points
  • Scored twice on penalty strokes
  • Took 19 shots, including eight on goal
  • Scored her first career goal in a 4-1 loss against King's on Sept. 13 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Scored on a penalty stroke in an 8-1 win over Immaculata on Sept. 25 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Made a defensive save and scored on a penalty stroke in a 4-1 loss at Drew on Oct. 13
  • Assisted on a goal by Cassie Mullen in a 5-2 loss at Arcadia on Oct. 18

Awards & Honors

  • NFHCA All-South Atlantic Region 2nd-Team Selection (2014)
  • Landmark Conference 1st-Team Selection (2012, 2013, 2014)
  • Landmark Conference Defensive Athlete of the Week (Sept. 29, 2014; Oct. 12, 2015)
  • Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2012, 2013, 2014)
  • NFHCA Academic Squad (Fall, 2013)

High School/Personal

  • Earned four varsity letters in field hockey
  • Was named all-North Jersey as a senior
  • Also earned all-Passaic County and all-league honors as both a junior and a senior
  • Parents: Michael Pankey & Jeannine Kressaty
  • Birthday: Oct. 2

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2012Redshirt

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  • 24

    2013Redshirt

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  • 24

    2014Redshirt

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  • 24

    2015Senior

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