Adelphi Athletics Annual Report 2017-18

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Dear Friends of Adelphi Athletics, Once again, this past year brought many moments, which made us all proud to be associated with Adelphi Athletics.

Our student-athletes had another outstanding year on the fields of play while also performing in the classroom and standing out in the community. It was a great year to be a Panther! It is often said that at Adelphi, the people make the place. Well, in the athletics department this year, we were fortunate to have some truly wonderful people representing the Brown and Gold.

Adelphi won NE10 Conference championships in men’s soccer, women’s soccer, women’s tennis, women’s lacrosse and softball. In addition, we had a number of individuals stand out among their peers by earning individual honors from their conference. Those individuals include Toni Soler – men’s soccer Player of the Year; Rececca Fakas – women’s tennis Player of the Year; Isabel Sandstrom – women’s soccer Goalkeeper of the Year; Mia York – women’s soccer Rookie of the Year; Rebecca Gotterbarn – bowling Player of the Year; Alison Johnson - women’s lacrosse Player of the Year; Brenna Martini - softball Player of the Year; Dennis Kearney – bowling Coach of the Year and Carlo Acquista – men’s soccer Coach of the Year.

In the classroom this spring, over 80% of our student-athletes earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

This figure led the NE10 Conference. Included in this group were 33 student-athletes who achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA. Additionally, this year Adelphi had four students earn Academic All-American honors: Michael Coffey - men’s basketball, Rebecca Fakas - women’s tennis, Brendan McDougal – men’s lacrosse and Brenna Martini – softball.

In addition to these accomplishments, our students also found time to give back to the community around them as they volunteered to read in the Hempstead Public Schools and spent time with the children at the Hempstead Boys & Girls Club among many other community initiatives. This year the LGBT SportSafe Foundation awarded Adelphi Athletics Gold Medallion status for its efforts in creating an LGBTQ-inclusive environment for studentathletes. We are proud of the recognition and more proud of the open minds and hearts of our students and staff to create an environment where everyone is welcome to compete to their fullest on the Adelphi fields and courts of play.

I hope you enjoy reading about our many accomplishments and milestones from the past academic year. I hope to see you on campus soon and thank you for your support of Panther Athletics!

Sincerely,

Danny McCabe Director of Athletics and Campus Recreation

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Northeast-10 Conference Woman of the Year Over four years at Adelphi, Brenna Martini was named All-Conference, All-Region and All-American - and now, she can also call herself a Woman of the Year.

The Fairfield, Conn. native was named the NE10 Woman of the Year on Monday night at the Northeast-10 Conference’s season-ending banquet, an annual event which recognizes student-athlete and team achievements for the previous season.

“Receiving the NE10 Woman of the Year award is an incredible honor,” Martini said. “I am so grateful that I am able to represent not only my team and school, but the NE10 Conference. A player does not win an award like this without the support of their team and their coaches, and I am so grateful to them for that.”

The most decorated player in Adelphi softball history, Martini graduated as the program’s all-time leader in nearly all offensive categories, including batting average, home runs, RBIs, doubles, walks, runs scored and total bases.

She was named the league’s Player of the Year in three straight seasons, the first in league history ever to do so, after earning Rookie of the Year laurels in her freshman year.

In addition, Martini was a three-time All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association, including First Team selection in her sophomore and junior years.

“When you play a team sport, awards are very seldom individual, and this award is no exception,” she added. “You also are not able to win an award like this without the support of your school and their administration, so I am very blessed to call myself a Panther.”

The NE10’s Man and Woman of the Year awards honor student-athletes for their excellence in competition, in the classroom, and in community service. Martini will be forwarded to the NCAA for their National Woman of the Year award, which will be announced in October.

Each of the league’s 15 member institutions nominated a student-athlete for each of these awards and the 30 total nominations were narrowed down to three finalists for each award, both of which were selected by the organization’s Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) Council. Tyler McLaren of Southern New Hampshire University’s cross country program was named the league’s Man of the Year.

Martini was selected from three finalists which also included fellow softball student-athlete Alyssa WIlliamson of Merrimack, named the NE10 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and Southern Connecticut State track and field athlete Christine Volz.

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Three-peat: Women’s Tennis Wins Third Straight NE10 Title Weymouth, Mass. - She was the Northeast-10 Player of the Year, and Rebecca Fakas proved it for the Adelphi University women’s tennis team in the fall of 2017.

The senior rallied from a set down to defeat Stonehill’s Victoria Barbetta, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 at No.1 singles to clinch the Panthers’ third straight NE10 title, 5-4. Fakas, named the most Outstanding Player of the NE10 Championship for the second year in a row due to her heroics, came from a set and a break down to clinch the top flight victory, and with it the NE10 trophy and another automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.

Adelphi avenged a 6-3 defeat to Stonehill in the regular season, but the Panthers have bested the Skyhawks to win their three conference crowns - including by 5-4 scores in each of the past two years.

The Panthers led 2-1 after doubles, winning at No.1 and No.3 to go into singles play in the lead. Stonehill took the first point of the match as Barbetta and Kate Cunningham defeated Samantha Perri and Elizabeth Kallenberg, 8-4, at No.2, but Adelphi quickly responded as Fakas and Karen Serina won 8-3 at top flight.

The deciding match came down to No.3, in which Vanja Savic and Nicole Kielan flipped their result against Stonehill from the regular season meeting, as the senior and freshman teamed for an 8-4 win over Colleen O’Donnell and Isabelle Porter.

The Skyhawks looked to make a push in singles, winning the first set at four of the six spots, but Perri and Kallenberg held firm for Adelphi with straight set victories which put the Brown and Gold on the precipice of the win. Perri cruised in her No.4 singles match over Nicole Downey, 6-1, 6-1 to give Adelphi a 3-1 lead, and Cunningham took a 6-3, 6-3 decision over Serina seconds later to make it 3-2.

A 7-5, 6-1 victory for Kallenberg over Stonehill’s Alexandra Vo - her first career defeat to an NE10 conference opponent - put Adelphi one point away from the win, but the Skyhawks ensured that the match would be decided at the top spot after victories at No.3 and No.6. In a battle of two of the league’s best freshmen, Porter edged Kielan at No.3, 6-4, 7-5, winning the last four games of the match; while O’Donnell got a singles scalp over Savic, 7-5, 6-3 While the action was going on around her, Fakas was putting together a mammoth comeback against an in-form Barbetta over the course of three sets. From 6-3, 2-0 down, Fakas worked her way back into the match, eventually sending No.1 to a decider by breaking in the 10th game of the set. The senior set the tone early in the deciding set, breaking in Barbetta’s first service game and digging out of a 15-40 hole to lead 3-0 at the change of ends.

Fakas built a 5-1 lead in the decider and had a match point on serve at that juncture, but withstood a comeback effort from Barbetta to clinch the match and championship victory.

“These are the matches you want to be a part of, and the feeling of clinching for my team is something I will cherish forever,” Fakas said. “I’ve been honored to be a part of a team like this for the past four years.”

Fakas’ decorated career came to an end in the spring, as she was named a CoSIDA Academic All-American, and one of the three finalists for the NE10 Female Scholar Athlete of the Year award.

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Adelphi in the NCAAs • Track & Field - The track and field program sent three individuals to NCAA Indoor Championships in Pittsburg, Kansas at the conclusion of the indoor season. Victoria Major, Michael Grady and Felipe Custodio represented the Panthers, performing in the high jump, 800m and 400m events, respectively. Major landed the 1.62 and 1.67m marks ultimately finishing tied for 10th to earn Second Team All-American honors. Grady and Custodio made their first trips to NCAAs and against the best in the country, placed 15th and 14th, respectively. Major wrapped up her sophomore campaign with her fourth consecutive trip to NCAAs, this time at the outdoor championships held in Charlotte, North Carolina. She landed a spot on the podium in seventh place out of 20 competitors after clearing 1.72m to be named a First Team AllAmerican for the second time in her career.

• Women’s Lacrosse - The Panthers took their 11th straight trip to the NCAA tournament in 2018, and under the new championship selection expansion, were pitted second of three teams chosen from the East Region. For the first time, the championship provided for a 12-team tournament, with selections from the East, Atlantic, Midwest, and South Regions. Adelphi survived a 1310 decision to face top-seeded and hosts Le Moyne.

Despite defeating the Dolphins to earn the NE10 Regular Season crown, the Brown and Gold fell 10-14 in the Championship and lost 11-14 to end the 2018 campaign.

Kole Pollock scored four goals in the Second Round matchup, en route to setting a new single season scoring record of 85. For Adelphi, this was the first season since 2012 that the program did not advance to the Final Four.

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Women’s Soccer - The Panthers were awarded the top seed in the East Region on the back of a 15-3 campaign which saw them win the Northeast-10 Conference regular season title for the third year in a row, though their conference tournament bid came to an end in the quarterfinals at the hands of Merrimack College. A pair of goals from Kerianne Scorce wasn’t enough to overturn an early deficit, as the top-seed saw its season come to an end at the hands of the fourth-seeded LIU

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Post Pioneers in second round NCAA Tournament action. Five players were tabbed All-Region, with Jeanine Nunez earning the lone All-American title. Alongside Nunez, Taylor Sipos and Nicole Forte were celebrated by the United Soccer Coaches as Scholar All-Americans for their efforts not only on the field, but in the classroom.

• Men’s Soccer - Though the Panthers were bounced from the Northeast-10 Conference tournament at the quarterfinal stage after winning the regular season title, the Brown and Gold were the recipients of one of three at-large bids by the regional committee. They earned hosting rights and the #2 seed with which they took the program’s 17th trip to NCAAs, despite falling in the third round. Against Goldey-Beacom in the second round, a gamewinner in the 108th minute capped a stunning double-overtime rally, and put the Panthers into the East Region final for the second straight year.

• Men’s Golf - For the second straight year, Nick Kelapire traveled to West Virginia to represent the Adelphi University men’s golf team at the NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Golf Championships. Over the course of three days, Kelapire played three rounds of golf to finish 92nd in a field of 108 competitors. The Brown and Gold completed its season with Kelapire’s solo performance at the Division II NCAA Men’s Golf Championship. The golfer finished first for the Panthers in every tournament throughout the spring season.

• Women’s Tennis - The Panthers won their third straight Northeast-10 Championship in the 2017-18 season, qualifying them automatically for their third consecutive NCAA Tournament. The team earned the fifth seed in the NCAA Division II East Regional and faced fourth-seeded Concordia (N.Y.). Ranked 44th in Division II in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s national rankings, the Brown and Gold saw their season end in the first round in a 5-1 loss, with the lone point for the coming from junior Samantha Perri and freshman Nicole Kielan at No.2 doubles.

• Softball - The Northeast-10 Conference champions received the No.1 seed in the East Region and hosted one side of the regional, for the program’s seventh consecutive berth.

Despite losing in the first round, the Panthers won twice the following day to advance to the final. The top-seeded Panthers fell to the hot bats of the fourth-seeded LIU Post Pioneers in the final game of the NCAA Division II East 1 Regional, 8-0.

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Athletics Year in Review Men’s Basketball • Senior Michael Coffey was tabbed All-MET in his senior campaign Scholar Athlete of the Year Finalist Winter Academic AllConference Northeast-10 Honorable Mention CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica Third Team

• As a junior, Jack Laffey earned his 1,000th career point vs.

Saint Michael’s (1/13/18).

• The Panthers clinched the No. 5 seed out of the NE10’s Southwest Division for postseason play.

Cross Country • Michael Grady paced the men’s team to a top-10 finish (7th) at the East Region Championships.

• Michael Grady and Nicole Julian earned All-Region honors, placing 21st and 19th respectively.

• Nicole Julian earned an Academic All-Conference honor for her efforts in the classroom this past year.

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Men’s Golf • Men’s Golf MVP- Nick Kelapire

Coaches’ Association as Division II Scholars of Distinction.

• Kelapire returned to the NCAA • The Field Hockey program Division II Championships in clinched the fourth slot on Daniels, West Virginia for the the NFHCA Division II National third year in a row to represent Academic Team Award list the Brown and Gold. with a team G.P.A. of 3.61.

• Kelapire finished 16th out • Jamie Ahrens and Elizabeth of 50 golfers in the 2018 Mercuri earned Northeast-10 Northeast-10 Championships Second Team All-Conference Honors.

• Junior Devon Neudorf was selected into the Omicron • Jamie Ahrens was invited to Delta Kappa National play in the NFHCA Senior Leadership Honor Society All-Star game at Bellarmine University.

Women’s Golf • The Adelphi University women’s golf program appointed James Sweeney as head coach in the fall of 2017 ahead of the upcoming season.

• Women’s Golf MVP- Deanna Dempsey.

• At the 2018 Northeast-10 Championships, the team placed seventh overall.

• Junior Deanna Dempsey was selected into the Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society to represent the Panthers.

Men’s Soccer • Under Head Coach Carlo Acquista, the Panthers finished the 2017 season as Northeast-10 Regular Season Champions, as well as the No. 2 seed going into the NCAA Field Hockey tournament.

• In her first year as head coach, Mary Moore led the women’s field hockey program to a 7-11 • Northeast-10 Player of the Year- Toni Soler. overall record.

• Northeast-10 & ECAC Coach of the Year- Carlo Acquista.

• Freshmen duo, Lauren Parrinello and Alexandra • The men’s soccer program Kanapes, were recognized produced 10 All-Conference by the National Field Hockey players, along with three ECAC All-Stars and four D2CCA

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Athletics Year in Review selections.

• Toni Soler was selected to the United Soccer Coaches’ Association All-American First Team, as well as Guillermo Lazcano and James Thristino earning All-Region Honors.

• Guillermo Lazcano nabbed the Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District Honor for his efforts in the classroom.

as well as Jeanine Nunez and Taylor Sipos named to the Academic All-Conference Team.

• In her third season, Brooke DeRosa led the Panthers to a 15-4 overall record, 13-1 in the NE10.

• Senior Nicole Forte earned Sport Excellence Honors from the Northeast-10 Conference,

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• Jacqueline Vani broke two school records at the ECAC Championships, holding seven overall.

• Vani was named to the Northeast-10 Academic AllConference team representing swimming and diving.

• Freshmen Mia York and Isabelle Sandstrom earned NE10 Rookie of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year, respectively to lead the nine All-Conference selections.

Swimming & Diving • The Adelphi University Swimming and Diving men’s and women’s programs • Gary Book took over as head finished fifth and ninth at the coach for the 2018 season out Northeast-10 championships, of Division I neighbor, Hofstra with 330.0 and 197.0 scores.

University.

Women’s Soccer • The 2017 women’s soccer program finished the season as Regular Season Champions, going into both postseason tournaments as the No. 1 seed.

clinched the third highest G.P.A. in Division II.

• As a team, they had five top-10 finishes throughout the season.

Men’s Tennis • In his senior campaign, Matteo Cannavera was selected to the NE10 All Conference Second Team, claiming the No. 1 slot in singles, with a record of 7-2 this season.

• Men’s Tennis MVP- Matteo Cannavera • Freshman Luke Attride-Stirling was selected to the NE10 All-Rookie team for his efforts in his first year at Adelphi.

The freshman went 5-4 in conference singles to earn his spot on the rookie squad.

Women’s Tennis • For the third consecutive year, the women’s tennis team clinched the Northeast-10 Championship title under Head Coach Joanna Haich.

• The women’s side placed in the top-10 on the College • Rebecca Fakas claimed Swimming and Diving Vern Cox Player of the Year, Coaches Association of leading the seven other AllAmerica (CSCAA)- Scholar AllConference honorees this America team, while the men season.

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Athletics Year in Review • Fakas and Samantha Perri were honored at the athletics banquet with earning Female Scholar Athlete of the Year and the Z.Paul Akian Award, respectively.

• Fakas and Karen Serina earned the No. 8 slot by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Region rankings in doubles after the 2017-18 season.

Track And Field • Throughout both the indoor and outdoor seasons, the Panthers clinched seven Northeast-10 titles between the men and women.

• Victoria Major repeated as the conference High Jump Champion, securing the title for the fourth consecutive time in her career at Adelphi.

She also tacked on the 400m crown alongside Pat Sheehan’s Discus title, as well as Felipe Custodio’s three titles in the 200m and 400m events.

• The Brown and Gold saw 16 USTFCCCA 2018 All-Region Selections between the men and women for both the

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indoor and outdoor seasons.

during the indoor season.

• During the indoor season, Women’s Bowling Major, Michael Grady and • Bowling MVP- Rebecca Felipe Custodio qualified to Gotterbarn. compete at NCAAs, while Major was the sole competitor • Rebecca Gotterbarn and Head qualified for the outdoor Coach Dennis Kearny, were season for the Panthers. awarded ECC Bowler of the Year and Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season.

• The Panthers concluded the 2017-18 season with an overall record of 76-36 and ranked 14th nationally, while claiming the runner-up trophy at the 2018 ECC Championships.

• All-Region honoree, Emily Hagarty, competed in 11 events at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Championships, breaking three school records in the pole vault (3.34m), javelin- 40.51m, heptathlon (4,394 points).

• For his efforts throughout the indoor season, Felipe Custodio was selected as the NE10 Rookie of the Year in his first season at Adelphi.

• The indoor 4x400 relay squad of Vincenzo Battaglia, Michael Grady, Anthony Coccia and Felipe Custodio were invited to compete at the Millrose Games at the Armory in New York City for their efforts

• Lena Sorrentino, Rebecca Gotterbarn, Katelyn LaRocca, and Skylar McGarrity were named to the ECC AllConference team after the 2017-18 season.

• Gotterbarn was recognized by the National Tenpin Coaches’ Association (NTCA) as an All-American Honorable Mention to cap off her senior campaign.

Women’s Volleyball • Under Head Coach Danielle MacKnight, The Brown and Gold finished the 2017 season with an overall record of 13-15, 9-5 in the Northeast-10.

• Madison Canestrari and Victoria Cast were selected to the All-Conference Third Team and All-Rookie Teams, respectively.

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Athletics Year in Review • Senior Megan Manierski was recognized for her excellence on and off the court, being selected to the Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team.

Softball • The Northeast-10 saw backto-back championships from the Adelphi University softball program as the Panthers secured the conference title for the second year in a row on Janet L. Ficke Field.

• The Brown and Gold secured the No.1 slot going into the NCAA Division II East Regional for the fourth consecutive appearance.

• In her senior campaign, Brenna Martini’s accolades continued to grow, being

efforts in the classroom.

• For their excellence in the classroom, McDougal and • Earning NFCA All-Region were Dylan Crossan were selected teammates Nicole Camera, as CoSIDA Google Cloud Nicoletta Cuccio and Krista Academic All-District.

King.

• Additionally, eight members • Eight members of the squad earned All-Conference were selected to Northeast-10 accolades with Racalbuto, All-Conference team, with Osmundsen and Andrejack honored as First Team selections.

seniors Martini, Camera, and King leading the pack on the First Team.

Men’s Lacrosse • Men’s Lacrosse MVP- Joe LaRosa.

• In his 11th season as head coach, Gordon Purdie went on to lead the Panthers to an overall record 11-4, 9-2 NE10.

• The program produced five United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) named NE10 Woman of the All-Americans, with junior Year, as well as NE10 Player of Michael Osmundsen at the the Year for the third time in forefront on the First Team her career at Adelphi. selection, while Nicolas Racalbuto, Mark Andrejack • Martini was recognized by the and Brendan McDougal National Fastpitch Coaches’ rounded out the Third Team Association (NFCA) as an Allhonorees. Justin Napolitano American, as well as CoSIDA was also recognized as the Academic All-American for her Honorable Mention selection by the USILA.

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Women’s Lacrosse • Under 2018 NE10 Coach of the Year, Pat McCabe, the Brown and Gold finished its slate with an overall record 19-3, 13-0 NE10.

• The Panthers secured the No. 2 seed going into the NCAA Division II East Regional Championships.

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Athletics Year in Review • The eight-time national champions delivered five IWLCA All-American nods, leading with Michele Scannell, Kole Pollock and Alison Johnson on the First Team, and Kaitlyn Stackpole and Beth Ann Pierce rounding out the Second and Third Teams.

Baseball • The Brown and Gold concluded the 2018 season with a record of 26-18-1, 14-9 NE10, securing the No. 3 seed going into the Northeast-10 playoffs against New Haven.

• Senior Steven Withers and junior Lucas Terwilliger earned NE10 All-Conference nods on the Second and Third teams, respectively.

• Alison Johnson earned another major award in the postseason honors, receiving the Northeast-10 Player of the Year accolade in her sophomore campaign, as well as seven other All-Conference selections.

• Freshmen Mark Novello and Max Steele also earned postseason awards being named to the NE10 All-Rookie team.

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• Terwilliger also represented Adelphi’s baseball program at the 2018 Athletics Banquet, receiving the Z. Paul Akian award.

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Adelphi Athletics Recognized for Diversity & Inclusion Efforts in 2017-18 The Adelphi University athletic department has been awarded gold medallion status, the highest honor by the organization, by LGBT SportSafe for its efforts in creating an LGBTQ-inclusive athletic community.

As a Founders’ Club member of LGBT SportSafe, Adelphi joins an elite group of institutions recognized as early adopters of inclusion. Founders Club status is awarded to the first two institutions from an NCAA-affiliated conference to complete join the program.

Adelphi joins Pace University from the Northeast-10 Conference, and other athletic programs including the University of Oregon, the University of Nebraska, UCLA, North Carolina, Temple and Northwestern have earned this distinction.

LGBT SportSafe works to make inclusion efforts sustainable by educating coaches and administrators on how they can lay an inclusive foundation to support student-athletes.

The goal is to make every college and university in the United States LGBT SportSafe, so coaches and athletes alike can compete in welcoming, respectful and inclusive athletic communities.

“We are excited to be recognized

by LGBT SportSafe and are thrilled to be one of the early champions of this great program in the NE10,” said Athletic Director Danny McCabe. “One of the pillars of Momentum, the

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strategic plan of the university, is for us all to strive to be a model of diversity and inclusion - and this is a wonderful step for us on that road.”

LGBT SportSafe launched the “3-Peat Model” to help administrators champion a culture of respect and inclusion in collegiate athletics.

To qualify for the program, completion of training for coaches and administrative staff must receive training on creating inclusive teams, as well as updating department policies to include protections for LGBTQ student-athletes and coaches. Upon completion of the “3-Peat Model” assessment, an institution is awarded a gold, silver or bronze medallion for the athletic department website.

LGBTQ inclusion needs of their student-athletes,” said Caple.

“Adelphi leadership is setting a precedent for other schools to follow and we are so excited to continue supporting their inclusion efforts through our partnership.”

For the 2017-18 year, the athletic department also instituted an internal Athletics Diversity and Inclusion Council, which developed a statement on diversity and a pledge that Adelphi athletes signed to champion a climate of diversity, inclusion and equity both on and off-campus.

Gold status indicates that a collegiate athletic department has the highest commitment to inclusion.

Adelphi’s road to certification began in February, as the athletic department welcomed the organization’s co-founder Nevin Caple, pictured above with the softball team, to campus to speak to student-athletes and athletic department staff about the importance of inclusion.

“We are thrilled to welcome Adelphi University to the LGBT SportSafe Inclusion Program as a Founders Club member.

Since visiting campus earlier this year, the athletic administrators and coaches have shown a real commitment to addressing the

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Four Honored with CoSIDA Academic All-American Honors • Brenna Martini - After making history for the Northeast-10 Conference, Brenna Martini made history for Adelphi in the CoSIDA Academic All-American program. The senior infielder became the first Panther to be honored for her play on the field and in the classroom three times in her career, as she was named to the Google Cloud Academic All-America® Second Team in 2018. The first softball player to be named NE0 Player of the Year in three consecutive seasons, Martini was honored as the league’s Woman of the Year in its season-ending banquet. Martini, who graduated in May with a degree in physical education, held a 3.838 GPA in her college career, and was a three-time All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association (NFCA).

Rebecca Fakas - Fakas graduated with a 3.95 GPA in sports management, as the NE10 Player of the Year and was selected as Adelphi’s nominee for the Northeast-10 Female Scholar Athlete award of which she was named one of three finalists. She clinched Adelphi’s third straight NE10 Championship with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over Stonehill’s Victoria Barbetta at No.1 singles to give the Panthers a 5-4 match win and went 16-4 overall (14-3 dual) in singles and 15-4 (14-3 dual) in doubles on the season. In her final campaign as a Panther she reached the quarterfinals of the ITA East Region Championship.

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Brendan McDougal - McDougal, a junior, posted a 3.73 GPA in physics and was named a United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Third Team All-American as the Panthers’ goalkeeper this spring. This is the Long Island native’s first CoSIDA Academic All-America nod, after he started all 15 games between the pipes for Adelphi, going 11-4 with 824:46 minutes logged. For the season he ranked third in the NE10 in goals against average at 7.71 and notched at least 10 saves in four games and logged all 60 minutes in eight games.

Michael Coffey - This year, Michael Coffey earned inclusion on the Third Team after becoming the first Adelphi men’s basketball player to earn inclusion on any Academic All-America team last season with First Team status. Coffey possesses a 3.79 GPA in accounting. In 29 games this season, the Monroe, N.Y. native averaged 15.3 points per game to lead the Panthers in scoring average.

For his career, Coffey scored 1,828 points, ranking him third all-time, with 382 career threepointers for a new school record.

ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Nicole Forte - women’s soccer Jeanine Nunez - women’s soccer Guillermo Lazcano - men’s soccer Brendan McDougal - men’s lacrosse Dylan Crossan - men’s lacrosse Rebecca Fakas - women’s tennis Brenna Martini - softball Nicoletta Cuccio - softball Nicole Camera - softball Megan Manierski - volleyball •

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Academic Success for the Panthers The Adelphi University athletic department once again led the way in the Northeast-10 Conference in the classroom in the 2018-19 academic year.

Adelphi had the highest percentage of student-athletes earn at least a 3.0 GPA in both semesters, ranking the department as the league-leader in that category five times in the past six semesters.

In total, 285 of the 356 Adelphi student-athletes (80.1%) were named to the honor roll in the spring, and Adelphi also led the NE10 in student-athletes registering a 4.0.

Overall, 33 Panthers achieved that benchmark this past semester.

“Our student-athletes continue to succeed at extremely high levels in the classroom, and once again, I am so proud of their accomplishments.” said NE10 Commissioner Julie Ruppert. “Our membership’s commitment to academic success is unparalleled nationally, and this release proves that once again.”

A remarkable 13 of the conference’s 15 institutions - 87% of the league’s membership - had at least 50% of their total student-athlete population claim NE10 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll laurels. Bentley had the most student-athletes earn CHR honors among the 15 NE10 schools with 369 in total, while Franklin Pierce (28), and Merrimack (27) finished among the top three in in total 4.0s.

Fairly remarkably, Adelphi, Bentley, Merrimack, Pace, Saint Michael’s, and Southern New Hampshire each had at least 50% of their overall student-athlete population post at least a 3.5 this past spring.

Assumption had the second most honorees with 297, while Adelphi was third with 285. Le Moyne had the second-highest percentage of student-athletes post a 3.0 or better at 79.3%, while Bentley finished third at 75.3%. Southern New Hampshire also surpassed the 70% plateau as 70.6% of all Penmen were recognized for their efforts in the classroom.

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Northeast-10 All-Conference Honorees

Player of the Year

• Rebecca Gotternbarn, Women’s Bowling* • Alison Johnson, Women’s Lacrosse • Toni Soler, Men’s Soccer • Brenna Martini, Softball

• Nicole Camera, Softball • Krista King, Softball

All-Rookie

• Max Steele, Baseball • Mark Novello, Baseball • Luke Attride-Stirling, Men’s Tennis Second Team • Emma Lemanski, Women’s Lacrosse • Steven Withers, Baseball • Christina Ferrara, Women’s Lacrosse • Matteo Cannavera, Men’s Tennis LaRocca, Women’s Bowling* • Isabel Sandstrom, Women’s Soccer Goalkeeper of the Year •• Katelyn Skylar McGarrity, Women’s Bowling* • Mia York, Women’s Soccer • Isabel Sandstrom, Women’s Soccer • Beth Ann Pierce, Women’s Lacrosse • Kerianne Scorce, Women’s Soccer • James Hall, Men’s Lacrosse • Kerianne Scorce, Women’s Soccer Rookie of the Year • Sean McGovern, Men’s Lacrosse • Dylan Crossan, Men’s Lacrosse • Felipe Custodio, Track & Field • Emily Miccile, Women’s Basketball • John Arcidiacono, Men’s Lacrosse • Mia York, Women’s Soccer • Raymond Leto, Men’s Soccer • Justin Napolitano, Men’s Lacrosse • Ofek Pinto, Men’s Soccer • Andre De Giorgi, Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year • Nicole Kielan, Women’s Tennis • James Thristino, Men’s Soccer • Dennis Kearney, Women’s Bowling* • Victoria Cast, Volleyball • John Stojcevski, Men’s Soccer • Carlo Acquista, Men’s Soccer • Elizabeth Kallenberg (No. 2 singles) • Ally Muller, Softball

• Nicole Kielan (No. 3 singles) Honorable Mention • Rebecca Fakas/Karen Serina (No. 1 First Team • Michael Coffey, Men’s Basketball doubles) • Rebecca Gotterbarn, Women’s • Elizabeth Kallenberg/Samantha Perri Bowling* * Adelphi competes in the East Coast (No. 2 doubles) • Lena Sorrentino, Women’s Bowling* Conference (ECC) in bowling.

• Alison Johnson, Women’s Lacrosse • Jamie Ahrens, Field Hockey • Elizabeth Mercuri, Field Hockey • Kole Pollock, Women’s Lacrosse • Michael Grady, Cross Country • Michele Scannell, Women’s • Nicoletta Cuccio, Softball Lacrosse • Isabel Sandstrom, Women’s Soccer • Lauren Sandelier, Softball • Emily Turney, Softball • Nicole Forte, Women’s Soccer • Jeanine Nunez, Women’s Soccer Third Team • Taylor Sipos, Women’s Soccer • Nicolas Racalbuto, Men’s Lacrosse • Lucas Terwilliger, Baseball • Kerry Flavin, Women’s Lacrosse • Michael Osmundsen, Men’s • Savannah Taylor, Women’s Soccer Lacrosse • Simone Hobdy, Women’s Basketball • Mark Andrejack, Men’s Lacrosse • Jospeh Sanchez, Men’s Soccer • Toni Soler, Men’s Soccer • Federico De Oliveira, Men’s Soccer • Matt Giaconelli, Men’s Soccer • Nicole Kielan/Vanja Savic (No. 3 • Guillermo Lazcano, Men’s Soccer doubles) • Rebecca Fakas, Women’s Tennis • Nicole Julian, Cross Country (No. 1 singles) • Madison Canestrari, Volleyball • Samantha Perri, Women’s Tennis • Nicole Mengel, Softball (No. 4 singles) • Brenna Martini, Softball

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2017-18 All-American Honorees (as awarded by coaches associations, etc.)

Men’s Soccer

Women’s Lacrosse

Men’s Basketball

• Kole Pollock IWLCA First Team

• Toni Soler United Soccer Coaches First Team, D2CCA All-American Honorable Mention

• Michael Coffey CoSIDA Academic All-America® Third Team

Track and Field

• Victoria Major United States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) First Team All-American (Outdoor HJ), USTFCCCA Second Team All-American (Indoor HJ)

• Alison Johnson Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA), First Team

• Michele Scannell IWLCA Second Team • Kaitlyn Stackpole IWLCA Second Team • Beth Ann Pierce IWLCA Third Team

Women’s Soccer

• Jeanine Nunez United Soccer Coaches Third Team, United Soccer Coaches Scholar AllAmerican First Team

Women’s Tennis

• Rebecca Fakas CoSIDA Academic All-America® At-Large Team

Men’s Lacrosse

• Michael Osmundsen United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) First Team • Nicolas Racalbuto USILA Third Team • Mark Andrejack USILA Third Team • Brendan McDougal USILA Third Team, CoSIDA Academic All-America® At-Large Team

• Nicole Forte United Soccer Coaches Scholar AllAmerican Second Team

Women’s Bowling

• Rebecca Gotterbarn National Tenpin Coaches Association All-American Honorable Mention

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• Taylor Sipos United Soccer Coaches Scholar AllAmerican Second Team

Softball

• Brenna Martini National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) First Team AllAmerican, CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica® First Team

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Athletics News & Notes Vincent Amodeo (‘16, ‘18) as named Coordinator of Athletics Marketing and Special Events after serving as a graduate assistant for event management.

For her efforts and achievements in the three years since leaving the Garden City campus, women’s soccer alumna Chelsea Wollman (‘14) was included in the latest class of Adelphi’s ‘10 Under 10,’ announced by the university in October during Adelphi Spirit Weekend.

alli Balfour (‘16, ‘18) C accepted an assistant coaching position at nearby Mercy College, under the direction of first-year Head Coach Scott Lagas.

at McCabe was named the P Northeast-10 Conference Coach of the Year for the second time in his tenure, for which he posts an 82-6 overall record through four seasons.

arlo Acquista departed the C men’s soccer program after 11 seasons at the helm, to pursue an Assistant Scout position with the New York Red Bulls. He joins former women’s coach Chris Armas, who is in his third season on the sidelines as an assistant coach.

Former assistant men’s lacrosse coach Steve DeNapoli was named to the 23-player travel roster that represented the United States in the Federation of International Lacrosse Men’s World Championship July 12-21 in Netanya, Israel.

ennis Kearney earned D Coach of the Year honors for the second time in the East Coast Conference.

delphi men’s soccer alum A and former women’s soccer coach Chris Armas (‘94, ‘05 HOF) was named Head Coach of the New York Red Bulls in July.

fter a nationwide search, A Gary Book was tabbed the next head coach of the Adelphi University men’s soccer program, after spending time on the sidelines of Division I Hofstra and St. John’s.

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Panthers Giving Back to the Community Read Across America Day

On March 2, the Adelphi University men’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, men’s and women swimming, women’s basketball, and field hockey teams gathered at Front Street Elementary School in Hempstead, N.Y, to participate in Read Across America Day. The national initiative promotes literacy in schools in conjunction with the birthday of famed children’s author, Dr. Seuss. The studentathlete advisory committee (SAAC) partners with the Hempstead public school to allow the event to take place. The Panthers took turns reading to school children throughout the morning and afternoon on the Friday morning.

Panther Day of Service

Adelphi University, and the Center for Student Involvement, hold an annual Panther Day of Service that allows students to volunteer with local organizations and give back to local communities surrounding the university. On March 3, the Adelphi volleyball team visited an animal shelter in Freeport, N.Y., where they made care packages that were to be delivered to children at the Roland McDonald House in Hempstead.

Also that day, the women’s basketball team volunteered at

Momma’s House, a residence for teenage mothers and their children in Wantagh, N.Y. There, the student-athletes coordinated various activities for the children and parents to participate in. They also attended the African American Museum of Nassau County in Hempstead, where they spent the day polishing statues and organizing collections.

Relay for Life

Multiple members across various athletic teams helped collect donations from local businesses for the university’s annual Relay for Life event.

Hempstead Food Share Program On Tuesday, April 11, the Adelphi University men’s lacrosse team along with member of the women’s lacrosse team and in conjunction with their Northeast-10 opponent Pace University hosted a pre-game clinic in honor of down syndrome awareness. There was no admission charge for the NE10 event, however donations were accepted at the door and throughout the game with all proceeds benefiting the Down Syndrome Advocacy Foundation (DSAF). DSAF is dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals with Down syndrome through advocacy and supporting inclusion within schools, communities, and the work place.

Eisenhower Park

The cross country/track and field junior class traveled to East Meadow N.Y. where they contributed to the cleaning of Eisenhower Park. The historic area is known in Nassau County is one of the largest landmarks in the New York metropolitan area and offers a full range of athletic and family activities.

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Campus Recreation Highlights Based on surveys and data tracking, conclusions were drawn that show fitness opportunities are on the rise at Adelphi.

Introductory Personal Training Program • 228 participants (including 198 undergraduate students, 108 graduate students and 102 faculty/ staff • 42 Student trainers

Functional Training Studio Grand Opening – March 30th, 2018

• Squash court converted into a modern, innovative fitness spaceFunctional training uses various exercises to train your muscles to perform everyday movements in life and work.

• Equipment includes >The main “Bridge” >Suspension training (body weight resistance) > Monkey bars, pullups, resistance bands > Battle rope, tire, plyo boxes, weighted bags, jump ropes, kettle bells, mats and more!

Week activities – Swirbul Library • Yoga and Tea Tox – Adelphi Dining Services • Functional Training Room Grand Opening – Student Government Association • Yoga in the Park – Health & Wellness Peer Educators • Panther Powerlift and Introductory • Personal Training – Exercise Science • Staff In-service workshop – Student Counseling Center • Campus Recreation assisted the campus community with over 80 events throughout 2017-18 providing a combination of staff and/or equipment as well as set up and planning for several events.

Sport Club Programs add coaches to their rosters to enhance the programs and contribute to Adelphi’s largest incoming class in school history

• Club baseball, men’s club basketball as well as men’s and women’s club soccer each added coaches to their roster to assist Campus Recreation them with team selection, practice Strengthens Partnerships and competition. These coaches Campus Recreation partners with also began to participate in student affairs as well as academic Adelphi’s admissions events and departments on campus to combine other means of communication. resources and offer fun and exciting programs for students.

• Sport club coaches combined • Welcome Week Activities – Center efforts to recruit 20 new students to for Student Involvement the class of 2022.

• “Fight Procrastination” – Finals

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Senior Athletes and Major Award Winners Honored at End of the Year Student Athlete Banquet On Monday, April 30, the Adelphi University athletic department held its annual Student-Athlete End of the Year Banquet to honor the many success’ of each of the individuals and teams that represent the Panthers throughout the year in competition, as well as in the classroom and local community.

The banquet was held on campus in the University Center Ballroom, where each member of the athletic department gathered for the dinner and award ceremony. Included in the program was a presentation of this year’s MVP award winners, as well as an honoring of the departments senior class. Several awards were presented to the after a department wide voting process ranging from head coaches to department administrators. The night was capped off with a highlight video comprised of this years ‘GOLDen’ moments on each surface of play.

The night began with the evenings emcee, Kevin Dexter, welcoming the guests and introducing Director of Athletics and Campus Recreation Danny McCabe for a brief speech. Following Mr. McCabe’s welcome was one from Adelphi University President, Dr. Christine M. Riordan. The senior speaker, who is an individual that represents the Adelphi student-athlete, demonstrates a commitment to academic and athletic excellence and has served as a leader on behalf of the Adelphi community, is selected by the department. This year’s speaker was Elizabeth Kallenberg of the women’s tennis team, who combined her personal success’ with her teams to relate to each of the student-athletes in attendance.

Following dinner, the seniors and MVP’s of each team were honored followed by the Z. Paul Akian Award. The award was presented to three members of the athletic department including Nicoletta Cuccio, Samantha Perri and Lucas Terwilliger of the softball, women’s tennis and baseball team respectively. Following the individual awards, the Team Academic Award was presented to the women’s golf program for achieving the highest GPA from both semesters among all Panther programs.

This year’s Female Scholar Athlete of the Year Award, recognizing the outstanding academic and athletic achievements of an individual, was presented to Rebecca Fakas of the women’s tennis team.

Awarded this year’s Male Scholar Athlete of the Year Award was Brendan McDougal of the men’s lacrosse team. Concluding the evening’s award dispersal was the Male and Female Athlete of the Year Awards. Receiving this year’s awards were Toni Soler of the men’s soccer team, and Brenna Martini of the softball team.

Female Scholar Athlete of the Year: Rebecca Fakas, Woman’s Tennis

Male Scholar Athlete of the Year: Brendan McDougal, Men’s Lacrosse

Male Athlete of the Year: Toni Soler, Men’s Soccer

Female Athlete of the Year: Brenna Martini, Softball

Closing out the program was a highlight video filmed and produced by the Adelphi Media Relations Department.

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5th Annual Student-Athlete Mentoring Night

On Thursday, March 29, junior and senior student-athletes gathered in the Campbell Lounge for the fifthannual Student-Athlete Mentoring Night event.

The event features former student-athletes from a variety of job industries who come back to campus to speak to upperclassmen about preparing for life after college and how they found success in the real world.

Among this year’s attendees was Adelphi Hall of Famer and Panther Club Vice President, Sue Tendy, ‘70.

“Based on the great questions that were asked last night, it appears that although the students are already making plans for the next phase in their lives, they still have concerns about the possible direction their decision may take them,” commented Tendy. “Verbalizing these thoughts certainly helps develop the process necessary for them to make informed choices.”

Newer graduates in Betsy Eickelberg (xc/track and field, ‘13, M.B.A. ‘15) and Amanda Borbee (field hockey, ‘14) joined the event for the first time as seasoned alumni in Leo Bruno (men’s tennis, ‘11) and Bob Quinn (men’s lacrosse, ‘86) returned to speak to the athletes that showed interest in their respective industries.

Dr. Perry Greene Highlights 16th Annual Black History Month Dinner

Members of the Adelphi University community gathered to honor accomplishments of students and alumni of color, as the athletic department held its 16th annual Black History Month Celebration in Campbell Lounge of the Center for Recreation and Sport.

The evening began with a warm welcome from Danny McCabe, Adelphi’s Director of Athletics and Recreation. 2017 award winner, Niajah Morgan, introduced this years awards with a moving speech honoring the late Cecil K. Watkins. The 2018l Cecil K. Watkins memorial awards were presented to Idongesit Ekong of the women’s track and field team and Austin Beech of the men’s basketball team. The award, which is given annually to a male and female student-athlete of color who excels in the classroom and on the playing field, is named after alumnus and Adelphi Hall of Famer Cecil K. Watkins, who was dedicated to the promotion and development of amateur sports programs.

Keynote speaker, Perry Greene, followed each award offering insight into his Adelphi experiences and advice to the student-athletes in attendance as he took questions from emcee Kevin Dexter. Dr. Greene offered a unique perspective to the audience, being that he is the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion at Adelphi. The interview covered an array of topics, including Greene’s lengthy career in higher education to current events involving professional athletes. He touched on the variety of initiatives that he is spearheading as Adelphi’s first VP for Diversity and Inclusion and what it means to have diversity on a college campus.

Dr. Greene received his Master’s degree in Media Ecology at New York University, and he earned a Ph. D. in English Education, also from NYU. Dr. Greene’s career includes many years as a public school teacher at both the elementary and high school levels, teaching in Harlem, Brooklyn and Malverne, New York.

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Dave Righetti Featured at 10th Fall Cocktail Event

The Adelphi University athletic department had another hallmark night at its annual Fall Cocktail Reception presented by Legacy Advisors on Wednesday, Nov. 8, raising over $25,000 for its programs at the Chateau Briand.

This year’s event, the 10th annual edition of the annual fundraiser, featured former Yankee Dave Righetti.

Righetti played in Major League Baseball from 1979 through 1995 for the New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, and Chicago White Sox. During that time, he was the first player in history to both pitch a no-hitter and also lead the league in saves in his career. In his 16-year stint in the league, he retired with 252 saves, a 3.46 ERA and a record of 82-79 in 718 games.

All the proceeds from the annual event go to Adelphi Athletics, for the benefit of the student-athletes.

“This annual event helps the entire athletic department,” said head baseball coach Dom Scala. “I want to thank Dave and Ed Randall for coming out and headlining our event this year. It’s always a great night to get friends and supporters of Panther athletics together, and the group certainly enjoyed listening to Dave Righetti speak, tell some stories from inside the clubhouse and recount his time as a Yankee, especially his no-hitter.”

Join the Panthers at the 2018 event, scheduled for November 6 at the Chateau Briand. Featured guests include Jim Leyland and host of WFAN’s “Talking Baseball” Ed Randall.

Ficke Panther Golf Classic 2018

The 14th Annual Ficke Panther Golf Classic, hosted on Monday, July 16, 2018 was deemed another successful event, raising over $30,000 for the Adelphi Athletic department. The total funds raised exceeded the amount from the previous year, marking it another highlight for the 2017-18 school year.

With no clouds in the sky and the sun beating down, over 120 golfers hit the course for 18 holes and were met by several of the department’s corporate sponsors at a few different locations. The Greene Turtle sponosored the “Land on the Greene” contest, in which members of the foursome had a chance to land their shot on the green to win a gift card.

Director of Athletics Danny McCabe welcomed the group at the dinner portion of the event and introduced the namesake, Janet L. Ficke herself to the outing she started 14 years ago.

Proceeds were designated to benefit the continuing efforts of rebuilding the women’s locker rooms, plus purchasing protein bars and shakes for the fueling station, which opened in the fall semester.

The 15th annual event is scheduled for Monday, July 15, 2019 at the Hempstead Golf and Country Club.

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Corporate Sponsors

Adelphi Athletics entered their third year of contracts with several corporate sponsors in 2017-18, while continuing relationships with several other organizations and creating new connections.

Coach USA, who became the official travel partner of Adelphi Athletics in the fall of 2015, once again served as the title sponsor for the annual Ficke Panther Golf Classic, which has been held at various locations on Long Island each July.

The department’s partnership with the Whitmore Group continues to

allow all home games streamed on AUPanthers.TV to be free of charge to the public. Men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, and men’s and women’s lacrosse are currently all streamed on the network. The sports information staff experimented with streaming baseball/softball by selecting a few key matchups in the spring season.

The Greene Turtle continues to sponsor many halftime contests and giveaways performed at basketball home events, in

Panther Club

The Panther Club is Adelphi University’s official organization dedicated to the support of the athletics department. It is an avenue for Adelphi alumni, parents, and friends to support our studentathletes on the field of play in the community and in the classroom.

Signature events like the fall cocktail Reception and the Ficke Panther Golf Classic included, the Panther Club raised over $350,000 this past fiscal year, either through a direct donation or attendance at a Panther Club event. Funds exceeding $250,000 for renovations to the new baseball clubhouse were included in the overall number, in addition to monies raised for the upcoming men’s lacrosse locker room project.

The department also partook in the University’s second annual Giving Day, held on March 21. With a goal set at $5,000 in a 24-hour time span, alumni, supporters, family, friends, and student-athletes came together to reach and exceed that goal. The 2018 amount reached $7,754 from 125 gifts all supporting the strength and conditioning and athletic training areas.

In all, the Panther Club and the Athletic Department generated revenue through fundraising activities, facility rentals, ticket sales, summer camps, merchandise sales, and corporate sponsorships.

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addition to various on-site signage at Adelphi Athletic venues.

Joining the department was Luigi’s Pizzeria, located in nearby Mineola, N.Y. who entered into a multi-year contract and agreed to supply gift certificates for halftime giveaways as well as becoming the official sponsor of our oncampus collaboration of Hall Wars.

Legacy Advisors Financial Group continues to maintain a strong connection with the athletic department, acting as the title sponsor for the Fall Cocktail Reception, which annually brings over 350 people to the Chateau Briand to hear a special guest interview. Legacy Advisors also sponsored Adelphi’s Player of the Week program for the fourth consecutive year.

Outfitting our department this past year was BSN Sports, providing uniforms and equipment for all Panther teams. Additionally, the men’s lacrosse program teamed up with Epoch Lacrosse, a company run by two former Panther athletes. Epoch was responsible for supplying the team with gloves, lacrosse heads/shafts, arm guards, shoulder pads and string kits.

Panther Club Executive Board Dennis Lind – President Sue Tendy – Vice President Danny McCabe – Director of Athletics Steve Ciavarella William Dabney Emily Dorko Lou Flego Barry Gross Russ Huber Rich Illsely Curtis Minnis Veronica Mullen Danielle Parks Robert Quinn

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Alumni Events The pregame celebration began at 10 a.m. with a walkthrough of the facility, as the starting piece to list of festivities for the afternoon.

A complimentary barbecue was opened ahead of the first pitch for the team’s 12 p.m. Northeast-10 Conference doubleheader against American International College.

Between games one and two, the department held an on-field ceremony to honor of the donors who made the project possible.

Family Weekend Reimagined

Adelphi University’s traditional “Family Weekend” received a facelift in the fall of 2017, and was relaunched as Adelphi Spirit Weekend, “All together for the first time ever.”

In addition to the usual slate of alumni gatherings and a carnival, the university focused on creating events that brought alumni, current students and their families, supporters and community members to the Garden City campus for a weekend of fun.

The men’s and women’s lacrosse programs hosted their annual alumni contests Friday evening, under the lights at Motamed Field and then continued the reunion off-campus. Another event first was the “Panthers for a Cause” 5K Race through the beautiful Adelphi campus and Garden City streets.

Proceeds benefited the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program. Children under the age of seven were also invited to race in the Petite Panther Prowl,a 50 yard dash in front of the campus, for fun and for free!

Saturday not only featured a men’s soccer Northeast-10 matchup with Merrimack College, but softball and swimming invited their alumni back for some friendly competition with the current teams on their old stomping grounds.

The weekend wrapped up with a baseball alumni game on William J. Bonomo Field on Sunday, followed by a team barbeque put together by the families of the current team.

The $270,000 project, funded exclusively by the generosity of donors and through team fundraising was completed in the fall of 2017. The facility has constructed room for 40 metal lockers with a lounge area, including a multipurpose flat screen television. The already-cemented coaches’ area was also expanded, allowing for their own space with individual lockers, as well as a meeting area. used to be on the bottom floor of the University Center Legends Dinner - honoring Adelphi alum that fit into a category of “legendary” and Reunion Lunches alongside presentations about Adelphi’s Strategic Plan: Momentum.

Baseball Dedicates New Clubhouse

The Adelphi University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and University Advancement proudly announced a dedication ceremony for the newly-constructed baseball clubhouse on Saturday, April 21.

New and special events held by other departments on campus included “Back to the Ratt” - get together featuring sights and sounds of the old Rat Skellar which

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