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<p>Bernie and Mary Kusakavitch have a tough time keeping an eye on their daughters. Twins Mallory and Melanie are playing Division I field hockey, Mallory at Monmouth University and Melanie at James Madison University.</p><p>The Holy Redeemer grads have never faced each other in college and aren&#8217;t scheduled to meet this season &#8211; unless it&#8217;s in the NCAA Tournament.</p><p>Mallory and the Hawks opened the season 5-0 but suffered a 4-0 setback to No.19 Iowa last Saturday. The 5-foot-4 forward has two goals this season, the first two points of her career. She&#8217;s played in all six games and started four.</p><p>A health science major, Mallory has a full load. She also attends ROTC classes at Rutgers University.</p><p>&#8220;Mallory is the spark for us,&#8221; coach Carli Figlio said. &#8220;She never gives up, has a great attitude and is constantly pushing herself and her teammates.&#8221;</p><p>Melanie and the Dukes are 3-2 after a 7-1 loss to No. 2-ranked Duke last Sunday in Durham, N.C. She has a goal and an assist. She has started all five games and was a pre-season All-Colonial Athletic Association selection. She&#8217;s majoring in chemistry.</p><p>&#8220;Mel defines the word grit,&#8221; coach Christy Morgan said. &#8220;She plays with emotion, desire and passion. She plays with her heart on her sleeve as well as with a strong work rate, positivity, commitment to greatness and fight to the finish.&#8221;</p><p>And, to make things that much tougher for the parents is the fact that a third daughter, Marnie, is a senior starter for the West Chester field hockey team.</p><p><strong>Rome is ready to go</strong></p><p>William &amp; Mary junior Regan Rome is out to improve on her All-American sophomore season in cross country and early indications are pointing in that direction.</p><p>The Dallas High grad kicked off the fall season by finishing second out of 80 runners at the Richmond Spider Alumni Open on Sept. 3 in Richmond, Va. Her time over the two mile course was 10:38.2.</p><p>Rome earned All-American honors for finishing 25th in the NCAA Championships as a sophomore and she earned Co-Athlete of the Year in the Colonial Athletic Association.</p><p>Idle last weekend, Rome and the Tribe will host the annual W&amp;M Collegiate Invitational Friday in Williamsburg, Va.</p><p><strong>Good start for Sadvary</strong></p><p>Sophomore David Sadvary was the top finisher for the Lafayette men&#8217;s cross country team in the season-opening Monmouth Kickoff held Saturday, Sept. 3 in Lincroft, N.J. The Coughlin High grad finished 17th out of 48 runners with a 6k time of 20:14.18. He was the Leopards&#8217; No. 5 runner last year as a freshman.</p><p>Lafayette, idle last weekend, will battle rival Lehigh in a dual meet Saturday in Easton.</p><p><strong>A personal mark for Coffin</strong></p><p>Alabama-Birmingham senior Hannah Coffin finished 17th out of 229 runners at the season-opening Memphis Twilight Classic on Sept. 3 in Memphis, Tenn. And, she posted a personal record time of 18:06.86 over the 5k course. The Crestwood High grad was the top finisher for the Blazers. Last season as a junior, Coffin was the team&#8217;s No. 3 runner in all six races.</p><p>UAB, idle last weekend, returns to action in Vanderbilt&#8217;s Commodore Classic Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.</p><p><strong>Dyer gets a lot of help</strong></p><p>Sophomore Elizabeth Dyer is starting in goal for the St. Francis field hockey team after not seeing action as a freshman. The Berwick Area grad is 6-1 and has given up eight goals with 14 saves. And, she gets a lot of help from her friends.</p><p>Four other area athletes are also competing with the Red Flash &#8211; seniors Carly Gromel (Lake-Lehman) and Erica Stefanides (Wyoming Valley West), junior Kyra Castano (Coughlin) and sophomore Brea Seabrook (GAR Memorial). Stefanides keys the defense while Seabrook has four goals. Gromel has a goal and three assists and Castano two goals.</p><p><strong>Good prep for Oremus</strong></p><p>Sophomore standout Lindsey Oremus made her debut with the St. Joseph&#8217;s women&#8217;s cross country team last Sunday and finished 36th out of 110 runners at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational hosted by Penn State at the Blue/White Golf Course. The course is the site of the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals which are set for Friday, Nov. 11.</p><p>Oremus, a Dallas High grad, covered the 6k course in 22:54 and had a 6:09 mile time. The Hawks totaled 183 points to finish seventh in the team standings.</p><p><strong>An honor for Kobela</strong></p><p>Marywood senior Melanie Kobela was named Colonial States Athletic Conference Player of the Week in women&#8217;s tennis after a big effort in the King&#8217;s College Invitational last weekend in Kingston.</p><p>The Crestwood High grad went 3-0 to capture the No. 5 singles flight. She defeated Hannah Bobker of Muhlenberg 6-2, 6-3 in the first round, Taylor Daton of Misericordia 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals and Alyssa Santarelli of King&#8217;s 7-5, 6-4 in the title match.</p><p><strong>A third for McGuire</strong></p><p>Sophomore Nick McGuire kicked off his cross country season by finishing third for the Bloomsburg men&#8217;s team in the Flatlander Invitational on Sept. 3, which was a dual meet with host Mansfield. McGuire, a Crestwood grad, covered the 4k (2.49 miles) in 12:43. The Huskies claimed the top six finishers to easily win the meet.</p><p>Bloomsburg, idle last weekend, is gearing up for the Division II Challenge meet Saturday in Kutztown.</p><p><strong>Big goal for Barber</strong></p><p>Sophomore Allie Barber has started all four games for the Bloomsburg women&#8217;s soccer team which is 2-1 on the season. She picked up an assist on her team&#8217;s only goal in a 2-1 loss to West Chester in the season opener. She followed that up by scoring what proved to be the winning goal in a 2-1 triumph over Millersville. Barber had seven goals and four assists for 18 points with two game-winners as a freshman.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Former Holy Redeemer star Mallory Kusakavitch has Monmouth off to a 5-1 start in the NCAA Division 1 field hockey season. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_mallory-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Former Holy Redeemer star Mallory Kusakavitch has Monmouth off to a 5-1 start in the NCAA Division 1 field hockey season. </caption0><photoCredit0>Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_mallory-head.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Mallory Kusakavitch </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_mallory-head.jpg</photo1><caption1>Mallory Kusakavitch </caption1><photoCredit1>Submitted photo </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_melanie-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Melanie Kusakavitch has a goal and an assist in five games for James Madison in the early going of the Dukes&#8217; NCAA Division 1 field hockey season. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_melanie-1.jpg</photo2><caption2>Melanie Kusakavitch has a goal and an assist in five games for James Madison in the early going of the Dukes&#8217; NCAA Division 1 field hockey season. </caption2><photoCredit2>Submitted photo </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_melanie-head.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Melanie Kusakavitch </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_melanie-head.jpg</photo3><caption3>Melanie Kusakavitch </caption3><photoCredit3>Submitted photo </photoCredit3></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Bill Arsenault</p><p>For Times-Leader</p></bylineMeta></div>

Kusakavitch sisters off to fast field hockey starts