May 15, 2005 - After defeating Adelphi, 16-10, Stonehill Women's Lacrosse advanced to the 2005 NCAA National Championship to face West Chester University of Pennsylvania.  Senior Colby Confer registered three goals while rookie Kristin Darrell added two scores and an assist in Stonehill's 13-10 win.  The victory marked the team's second National Championship in three years.


4 Alex Eckhardt
Position Year
GK Sr.
Hometown High School
Marshfield, Mass. Marshfield
Height Weight
5-10

2007 (Senior): Started all 18 games in net ... Made 91 saves with a 1.18 average ... Led Skyhawks to a 8-7-3 overall record ... Registered six shutouts ... She had 10 saves in the 2-2 tie at Franklin Pierce (9/19) ... Team captain ... Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference third team ... Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll four times (9/16, 9/30, 10/14, 10/21) ... All-Conference, All-Region Nominee ... Earned NEWISA All-New England honors.

2006 (Junior): Team captain ... Started in net 12 of 14 games ... Made 50 saves with a 1.21 goals against average earning a 3-5-4 record ... Posted four shutouts and seven combined shutouts (11 career) ... Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll five times ... Earned Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for performance in Northeast-10 Tournament Quarterfinal action in a 2-0 setback at Franklin Pierce (10/30) ... NEWISA All-New England Goalkeeper ... Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference Third Team ... Northeast-10 Goalkeeper of the Year Nominee ... Northeast-10 All-Conference Nominee.

2005 (Sophomore): Started 13 of 15 matches ... Made 96 saves with a 1.99 goals against average earning a 7-4-4 record ... Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll four times ... Northeast-10 Goalkeeper of the Week (9/19) ... Made a career-high 17 saves in a 1-1 double overtime tie versus Bryant (9/7) ... Northeast-10 All-Conference Second Team.

2004 (Freshman): Started 15 in net ... Made 99 saves with a 1.53 goals against average.

At Marshfield High School: Three time letterwinner ... Won letters for tennis ... Voted team captain for both teams her senior year ... Earned Eastern Mass All-Star honors as a junior and senior ... Received Mariner All-Scholastic honors twice ... Named Old Colony League All-Star twice ... Member of the Old Colony League Championship team in 2004 ... Named Old Colony League All-Star for tennis her senior year.

Personal: Born Alexandra Fenton Eckhardt, September 7, 1985 in Fairfax, Va. ... Daughter of William and Priscilla Eckhardt ... Twin sister, Hilary, is also a member of the Skyhawk soccer team.