2008 News Archive

Rising senior Molly Sheils will be one of the leaders of the Capital women’s soccer program this fall following a junior season that saw her named as a NSCAA Second Team All-Region selection as well as a NSCAA/adidas Third Team All-East Region Scholar Athlete. Sheils talked with sports information assistant Bryan DeArdo about Capital’s chances at the OAC title next season, soccer’s popularity in America, and who is the best dresser on the team.

WILMINGTON, Ohio – Two juniors from the Capital University women’s soccer team earned All-Ohio Division III honors from the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Coaches Association following voting by members of the OSCA. Junior Katie Robinson was a First Team pick at forward while classmate Molly Sheils was a Second Team selection in the midfield.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Junior midfielder Molly Sheils was named to the NSCAA/adidas All-East Region Scholar Third Team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The Capital University women’s soccer junior tandem of Katie Robinson and Molly Sheils garnered All-Great Lakes Second Team honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) on Monday.

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – Capital University soccer players Josh Thaboune and Molly Sheils were each named to the Ohio Athletic Conference All-Academic teams for men’s and women’s soccer respectively on Wednesday following a vote conducted amongst the Senior Woman Administrators from OAC member schools.

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – Four Capital University women’s soccer players earned All-OAC recognition on Wednesday including Katie Robinson who was named the 2008 Ohio Athletic Conference Forward of the Year in voting conducted amongst the conference’s head coaches. Midfielder Molly Sheils was also an All-OAC First Team pick while defenders Julie Horton and Ciara McCellan were All-OAC Honorable Mention selections.

WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The fourth-seeded Capital University women’s soccer team saw its season come to an end with a 2-1 loss to #16 Otterbein in an OAC Semifinal Match on Thursday at Clements Field.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Capital University women’s soccer team used an offensive surge to defeat visiting John Carroll, 3-1 in an OAC First Round match at Bernlohr Stadium on Tuesday. With the win, the Crusaders advance to an OAC Semifinal meeting with Otterbein on Thursday at 2 p.m. ET in Westerville, Ohio.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Crusader men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball teams will be taking part in their respective Ohio Athletic Conference Tournaments this week with hopes of earning automatic berths to the NCAA Tournament.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Capital women’s soccer team gave #19 Otterbein all it could handle before falling 1-0 in the regular season finale for both teams at Columbus Crew Stadium. Capital closed out the regular season with a 10-6-0 overall record and a 5-4-0 mark in Ohio Athletic Conference play while Otterbein improved to 14-1-1, 7-1-1 OAC.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Capital University’s women’s soccer team outshot Heidelberg College 26-3 and clinched a spot in the Ohio Athletic Conference tournament following its 3-0 victory over the ‘Berg.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – The Capital women’s soccer team scored four goals in the first half to beat host Mount Union, 4-1 in an Ohio Athletic Conference match on Saturday. With the win, Capital improved to 9-5-2 overall and 4-3-0 in the OAC to take over fourth place in the league standings.

BEREA, Ohio – Visiting Capital scored three unanswered goals including two by Katie Robinson to secure a 3-1 victory over Baldwin-Wallace on Tuesday night in Ohio Athletic Conference women’s soccer action.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Homestanding Capital suffered its second-straight one-goal loss in Ohio Athletic Conference play as the CU fell to Marietta, 2-1 in women’s soccer action on Saturday afternoon at Bernlohr Stadium.

WILMINGTON, Ohio – Visiting Capital lost an Ohio Athletic Conference women’s soccer meeting with Wilmington, 2-1 in front of a crowd of 749 fans on Friday night. The loss drops the Crusaders to 7-4-2 overall and 2-2-0 in OAC action.

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – Capital University women’s soccer player Kaylee Phillips was tabbed as the Ohio Athletic Conference Player of the Week on Monday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Sophomore defender Kaylee Phillips (Watkins, Ohio/Watkins Memorial HS) scored a pair of goals as Capital University’s women’s soccer team defeated Muskingum College 4-0 Saturday in Ohio Athletic Conference play at Bernlohr Stadium.

ADA, Ohio – Visiting Capital scored six goals in the second half of play to overcome a 4-0 halftime deficit as defeat Ohio Northern, 6-4 in Ohio Athletic Conference women’s soccer action on Tuesday afternoon. The win lifts CU to 6-3-2 overall and 1-1-0 in OAC play.

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio - The Capital women's soccer team lost its Ohio Athletic Conference opener at John Carroll, 1-0 in overtime on Friday evening.

URBANA, Ohio – A second half goal by junior Katie Robinson proved to be the difference as visiting Capital defeated Urbana, 1-0 in non-conference women’s soccer action on Tuesday evening.

OBETZ, Ohio – Centre College escaped with a 3-2 victory on an unassisted goal scored with one second remaining in regulation for a 3-2 win over Capital in a non-conference women’s soccer match played at the Columbus Crew Training Facility on Saturday.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Capital women’s soccer team remained unbeaten against nationally ranked opponents after earning a 0-0 draw with #20 Wittenberg in non-conference action on Wednesday evening.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Homestanding Capital could not find the back of the net in 110 minutes of action to finish with a 0-0 draw against Mount St. Joseph in a non-conference women’s soccer match played Sunday at Bernlohr Stadium.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Homestanding Capital used an early penalty kick to gain momentum on a muggy Saturday afternoon at Bernlohr Stadium to upset #22 Carnegie Mellon, 3-0 in non-conference women’s soccer action.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Capital University’s women’s soccer team scored all three of its goals in an 18-minute stretch in the second half en route to a 3-0 victory over Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) College Wednesday at Bernlohr Stadium.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Homestanding Capital controlled the action throughout most of the match in a 3-0 win over Hanover in a non-conference women’s soccer match Sunday afternoon at Bernlohr Stadium.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Capital University’s women’s soccer team had to hold off a late surge from Ohio Wesleyan University to pull out a 3-2 win in a non-conference match Wednesday at Bernlohr Stadium.

CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. – The Capital University women’s soccer team fell victim to host Thomas More, 2-1 in overtime in the season opener for teams on Friday.

Capital University’s men’s soccer team will try to surpass last year’s record-setting season, while the women’s team looks to earn a third straight berth into the NCAA Tournament as both teams began their first practices Monday.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)--Senior women's soccer player Rebecca Gardlik (Cincinnati/Finneytown), along with sophomore Molly Sheils (Centerville/Centerville) have both been selected to the Academic All-Ohio first team by Ohio coaches.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)---Capital University's women's soccer team used a school-record 10 shutouts to win its second consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament Championship and finish with a 14-5-2 record.