By: Owen Lukens, Athletic Communication
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven women's soccer team is set to host the Brooke (Rangi) Stilgoe '06 Memorial Match when the Bald Eagles host West Chester on Sunday (Sept. 29) afternoon.
The match is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Hubert Jack Stadium.
On Aug. 20, 2024, Brooke lost her battle with brain cancer, peacefully, surrounded by her family and friends. To read the full obituary, click
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The pregame ceremony is anticipated to start around 1:45 p.m. and will be lived streamed at GoLHU.com/coverage.
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Between the years 2001 - 2004, native New Zealander, Brooke Stilgoe, played a dominant role for the Lock Haven women's soccer program. Brooke scored 36 goals, tallied 23 assists and she earned selections on the NCAA Division II All-American Second team (2002), the All-Northeast Region Team (2002 and 2003) and the All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) First Team (2002, 2003, and 2004).
The 2002 PSAC West Player of the Year, Brooke led the Bald Eagles to the conference postseason during all four years, while reaching the NCAA Tournament once. Following her soccer career at The Haven, Brooke represented her native country while competing in Turkey with the New Zealand women's national football team (2004).
In addition to her noteworthy soccer accolades, Brooke also excelled as a member of the Lock Haven women's indoor and outdoor track and field teams, where she still holds the record for 55-meter hurdles and the pentathlon.
Brooke helped lead the women's track and field team to the first two team titles when the PSAC began sponsoring indoor track and field (2002 & 2003). Additionally, she helped the women claim the 2002 Outdoor Track and Field team title and 2003 team runner up honors.
In 2002, she claimed the heptathlon and high jump titles and took 3rd in the 100m hurdles. In 2003, she claimed runner-up honors in the heptathlon and went on to represent Lock Haven at the NCAA Championships in the heptathlon, finishing 14th in the nation.
During her indoor career, Brooke claimed PSAC titles in the 60m hurdles and the high jump in 2002, both in NCAA provisional marks. Additionally, she took 5th in the long jump. In 2003, she took runner-up honors in the Pentathlon and High Jump, and 3rd in the 60m hurdles.