Oct. 24, 2006

Radford, Va - Rachel Mozenter gained two honors on Tuesday when she was named the NorPac Offensive and Rookie Player of the Week.

Mozenter, a freshman forward from Gahanna, Ohio, scored three goals in two Stanford games at tenth-ranked Virginia and at Longwood University. Mozenter scored Stanford's first two goals in a victory over Longwood, 5-0. Her third goal put the Cardinal on the board against Virginia, tying the game at 1-1.

This is the second time this year that Mozenter has been named NorPac Rookie of the Week.

Mozenter is third on the Cardinal in points (14 points, 7 goals).

Stanford's weekly honors this year have been many. Goalkeeper Madison Bell has been NorPac Defensive Player of the Week four times, while Nora Soza was recently named NorPac co-Defensive Player of the Week.

Stanford returns to regular season action at the NorPac Tournament (Nov. 2-4).

Cardinal Catalogue
Six Stanford players are ranked high in the NorPac offensive stats ... Jessica Zutz is fourth in points (30 points, 11 goals, 8 assists) while Julia Drewes is sixth (22 points, 9 goals, 8 assists) ... Rachel Mozenter (14 points, 7 goals) and Aska Sturdevan (14 points, 6 goals, 2 assists) are tenth ... Zutz is fifth in the NorPac in goals per game (0.65) while Drewes is sixth (0.53), Mozenter is eighth (0.41) and Sturdevan is tenth (0.35) ... Zutz is third in assists per game (0.47) while Bailey Richardson is fifth (0.35) ... Zutz is fourth in points per game average (1.76) while Drewes is sixth (1.29) ... Madison Bell is first in the NorPac in save percentage (.738), second in goals against average (2.16), and fourth in saves (6.00) ... On the national scale, Stanford is 25th in scoring average (2.55) ... Madison Bell is 30th in the country in saves per game (6.00).

Getting To Know Rachel Mozenter
Born: April 2, 1988
Parents: Mike and Karen Mozenter
Major: Undeclared
Stanford's field hockey team will be fun to watch this year because: field hockey is always fun to watch!
My primary inspiration in sports is: the satisfaction that comes from winning. It makes me want to work hard to achieve it.
Favorite sport other than field hockey: Lacrosse
My greatest athletic moment was: when my team won states in 2003 and 2004
What makes Stanford University so special: It has a great balance of fun, smart people.
Best book I have ever read: Harry Potter
Favorite Food: anything chocolate
Least Favorite Food: difficult to answer because I'll eat almost anything.
Favorite midnight snack: cheese and crackers
My favorite movie: Pirates of the Caribbean
My favorite TV show: Family Guy and Grey's Anatomy
Hobbies: any kind of sport or game
Ten years from now I hope to be: happy with whatever I choose to do in life