Box Score During the 1997 season, Shane Meridith continued into his fourth year as the Head Coach for the Quakers.  His assistant coach, Laurel Stewart began her second year.  With co-captains Emily Horn and Mary Johnstone leading the team, they achieved and overall record of 8-3 and a conference record of 3-5.
 
Members of the '97 team were Kat Zimmerman, Missy Beckrest, Daniella Brahms, Mandy Rieff, Hilde Thomason, Katie Yamasaki, Stephanie Wist, Emily Horn, Heather Stewart, Mary Johnstone, Jennifer O'Neil, Olivia Jones, Anna Cowles, Sonja Olsen, Katie Brill, Juliet Desmond, Jayme Haymann, Abby Hickcox, Allison Dale, Hopi Hawk, Alison Hughes, Shiela Keller, and Adrianne Miller.
 
The leading scorer, receiving the Golden Boot award, was Hilde Thomason after scoring eight goals on the season.  Heather Stewart, Hilde Thomason, and Olivia Jones each had two assists on the season.  The Team's Most Valuable Offensive Player was named Olivia Jones.  The Most Valuable Defensive Player award was split between Emily Horn and Missy Beckrest.  Daniella Brahms was named the Most Valuable First Year and Kat Zimmerman was named the Most Improved Player.
 
The conference awards received by the Quakers in 1997 were All-NCAC 1^st Team award for Hilde Thomason, All-NCAC 2^nd Team award for Mary Johnstone, and All-NCAC Honorable Mention awards for Emily Horn and Missy Beckrest.                Tweet #ECWS1997