IF i WIN I ’ L L B A C K I T U P W I T H H U M I L I T Y.
Don’t undo my hard work with poor sportsmanship.
Table of Contents LIU Post.........................................................................................4 Molloy College............................................................................5 New York Institute of Technology...........................................6 St. Thomas Aquinas College.....................................................7
East Coast Conference Staff Dr. Robert Dranoff Commissioner rdranoff@eccsports.org 631.348.3451
Melissa Reilly Associate Commissioner mreilly@eccsports.org 631.348.3453
Casey Rafferty Assistant Commissioner crafferty@eccsports.org 631.348.3452
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LIU POST
No. Name Yr Pos 0 Ahmad Timsah Fr. GK 1 Jesper Malmstrom Sr. GK 2 David Arvidsson Jr. B 3 Seb Baxter Gr. B 4 Johan Mauritzson Jr. B 5 Joey Forgaard Sr. B 6 Erik Berthagen R-Jr. M 7 Jason Lampkin Sr. B 8 Maxime Devillaz Sr. F 9 Sean Collins Sr. F 10 Charlie Ledula So. M 11 Alex Hailes Sr. M 12 Nico Kjaer Andersen So. B/M 13 Ludvig Jeppsson Fr. M 14 Oli Bennett Jr. B 15 Gianluca Santacruz Fr. F 16 Harry Pearse Jr. M 17 Mike Sutton Fr. F 18 Brian McPartland Sr. GK 19 Ian Jonsson Jr. B 21 Christian Chavez So. M 22 Oliver Hollingsaeter Jr. B 23 Alex Billington R-Sr. M 24 Kevin Lamm So. M 25 Neil Feminella R-So. F 27 Paul Hayes So. B 28 James Hayes So. M 29 Covian Makia So. M 30 Philip Andersson Fr. B 31 Alex Ostby Sr. M 32 Morten Wenaas Fr. M 33 Johann Kristjansson Sr. F 34 Joe DeStefano Fr. F 36 Kyle Schiralli Fr. GK 35 Jack Seabury Fr. F 37 Khalid Al Saud Fr. B
Ht 6-1 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-0 6-2 6-2 5-8 5-7 5-10 6-1 5-9 5-9 5-10 5-9 5-11 5-9 6-1 6-2 5-11 5-9 5-9 5-9 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-10 5-6 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-1 5-7 5-10 5-8 5-11
Wt 190 168 167 163 185 187 172 160 154 165 180 160 150 165 157 155 150 155 210 159 143 145 150 145 165 154 165 140 166 160 174 160 145 155 145 180
Hometown/Previous School East Northport, N.Y./Northport Linkopping, Sweden/Lindsey Wilson Gothenburg, Sweden/Aspero Idcottsgymnasium Saffrom Walden, England/Loughborough Halmstad, Sweden/Santa Barbara CC Stavanger, Norway/St. Svithun Gothenburg, Sweden/Lindsey Wilson Hawardon, North Wales, U.K./Hawardon Stehag, Sweden/Polhemskolan Sowerby Bridge, England/Dowling Coach Andreas Lindberg London, England/Winchmore Whitchurch, England/Dowling Odense, Denmark/Mulernes Legatskole Gothenburg, Sweden/Katrinelund Cambridge, England/Dowling Southampton, N.Y /Southampton Hillindon, London, England/Furzeplatt Bergen, Norway/Fana Gymnas Hicksville, N.Y./Hofstra Stockholm, Sweden/Blackebergs Gymnasium David Arvidsson Freeport, N.Y./Freeport Alesund, Norway/Alesund VGS Preston, England/Carr Hill Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Dowling West Islip, N.Y./Islip Cutchogue, N.Y./Mattituck Cutchogue, N.Y./Mattituck East Stroudsburg, Pa./Pittsburgh Gothenburg, Sweden/Elof Lindalvs Gymnasium Oslo, Norway/Green River CC Molde, Norway/Molde Charlie Ledula Reykjavik, Iceland/Fjolbrautaskolinn Levittown, N.Y./Division Seaford, N.Y./Seaford Hampton Bays, N.Y./Hampton Bays London, England/Dwight School
Head Coach: Andreas Lindberg (8th Season) Assistant Coaches: David Stapleton, Dusan Erceg, Jonathon Watkin and Victor Muntean
Quick Facts
Location: Brookville N.Y. Founded: 1954 Enrollment: 8,472 Nickname: Pioneers Colors: Green and Gold President: Dr. Kimberly R. Cline Director of Athletics: Bryan Collins Stadium: Pioneer Soccer Park
About LIU Post
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Did You Know?
• The Pioneers are in search of their fourth East Coast Conference title in the last five years. • Sophomore midfielder Charlie Ledula leads the ECC in goals scored (15) and points (33). • LIU Post has been ranked as high as No. 2 in the NSCAA Top-25 Poll. • The Pioneers were tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2016 ECC Preseason Poll. • LIU Post captured back-to-back NCAA Division II East Region Championships in 2014 and 2015.
Jesper Malmstrom
The LIU Post Campus of Long Island University is a private, residential campus in Brookville, New York, offering more than 250 undergraduate and graduate degrees in accountancy, business, computer science, education, liberal arts and sciences, library and information science, health professions and nursing, public service, and visual and performing arts. Founded in 1954, LIU Post offers small classes, state-of-the art facilities and a safe, beautiful campus just 25 miles from Manhattan. Situated on 307 acres on the North Shore of Long Island, the campus features stately historic mansions, redbrick academic buildings, rolling green lawns, and formal gardens. Special campus highlights include wireless classrooms, a writing center, a museum, a recreation center, and one of the largest research libraries in the New York Metropolitan Region. LIU Post’s’ 8,500 undergraduate and graduate students enjoy exceptional health and fitness facilities, more than 80 clubs and 1,000 activities each year, competitive NCAA sports programs and the celebrated Tilles Center for the Performing Arts. More than 85 percent of the LIU Post students receive some form of financial assistance or scholarship. LIU Post’s award-winning Cooperative Education program places students at companies from MTV to American Express as well as government, health care and community service agencies. Our professional experience and Career Planning Office sponsors career fairs with top employers and keeps students in touch with the latest job openings. LIU Post graduates have gone on to become entrepreneurs, executives at major firms, teachers, doctors, artists, scientists and journalists. Many of our more than 100,000 alumni have achieved prominence in society’s most dynamic fields. For more information, visit the LIU Post Web Site at www.liu.edu/post.
MOLLOY COLLEGE
Coach Danny Longo
Raul Bonilla
No. Name 0 Raul Bonilla 1 John Rotchford 2 Adam Carnwath 3 Kyle Poetzsch 4 Steven Jimenez 5 Joshua Zapata 6 Lucio Sorto 7 Paul Morales 8 Kyle Brennan 9 Orlando Castaneda 10 Mosiah Whyte 11 Zuberi Symister 12 Mario Ruiz 13 Robert Anastasio 14 Kenny Joseph 15 Michael Jimenez 16 Angelo Bordenca 17 Anthony Cestaro 18 Erik Hernandez 19 Alex Castano 20 Chris Moschella 21 A.J. Pinto 22 Foazy Nwaiser 24 Anthony Martinico 25 Matt Miller 26 Sean Moore 27 Stephen Tappeto
Yr Pos Ht Wt So. GK 5-8 155 Fr. GK 6-0 170 Jr. M 5-11 185 Sr. F 6-1 170 R-Sr. B 5-10 150 Sr. M/B 5-9 175 Sr. M/B 6-0 165 Fr. M 5-9 138 R-Sr. B 6-4 200 Sr. M 5-11 175 Sr. F 5-7 170 Fr. F 5-6 Sr. M 5-8 145 Fr. F 5-8 150 R-So. B 5-6 145 Fr. B 6-0 153 Fr. M/F 5-8 135 Fr. M 5-9 Fr. M Fr. M/B 5-6 130 Jr. B 5-10 155 Fr. M 5-7 141 Jr. M 5-11 155 Fr. M 6-1 184 Fr. M 5-10 145 So. M/F 5-8 155 So. GK 6-2 160
Hometown/Previous School Brentwood, N.Y./Suffolk C.C. Plainview, N.Y./Plainview-Old Bethpage-J.F.K. Fleet, England/Concord (W.Va.) Hicksville, N.Y./Hofstra East Elmhurst, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy West Babylon, N.Y./Suffolk C.C. Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin Jackson Heights, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville Bethpage, N.Y./Iona Coram, N.Y./Suffolk C.C. Central Islip, N.Y./St. Anthony’s Central Islip, N.Y./Brentwood Lynbrook, N.Y./Lynbrook Great Neck, N.Y./St. Mary’s Queens Village, N.Y./Bayside Flushing, N.Y./Holy Cross Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa Flushing, N.Y. Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream South Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place Jericho, N.Y./Jericho Great River, N.Y./East Islip East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin Merrick, N.Y./Sanford H. Calhoun
Head Coach: Danny Longo (8th Season) Assistant Coaches: Michael Dombo, Tyler Botte, Shaun Foster, and Justin Corke
Anthony Cestaro
Quick Facts
Kyle Poetzsch
Location: Rockville Centre, N.Y. Founded: 1955 Enrollment: 3,300 Nickname: Lions Colors: Maroon and White President: Drew Bogner, Ph.D Director of Athletics: Susan CassidyLyke Stadium: RVC Sports Complex
Did You Know?
• Molloy College Class of 2016 alumna Tracey Balinskas was named as one of the top-30 finalists for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award this past October. Balinskas was a four-year star for the Lions’ softball team and also served as the Vice President of the Molloy Student-Athlete Advisory Committee before graduating in May. • Molloy College was named the #1 Value All-Star in the country by Money Magazine as part of the publication’s annual college rankings that were released in August of 2016. • Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominee Matthew Morrison will perform at Molloy College’s 2016 Gala, which will take place at The Madison Theatre on Friday, November 4. The Gala is one of many events that take place at The Madison Theatre, which is one of Nassau County’s premiere destinations for great performances, discussions and lectures.
About Molloy
Molloy College is an institution of the Dominican tradition which offers students a rich, multi-dimensional educational experience in an academically challenging environment. We foster critical thinking and creative exploration while preparing students to live and work in the global world of today.
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NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY No. Name Yr 1 Jonathan Rico Jr. 2 Jason Scott Fr. 3 Alejandro Del Cura Jr. 4 Alberto Salcedo Jr. 5 Marcos Enriquez Jr. 6 Dan Babar Jr. 7 Carlos Coto Jr. 8 Rory Head So. 9 Tyler Rodriguez Fr. 10 Ben Wilson Sr. 11 Simon-Peter Omooba So. 12 Louis LaFemina Fr. 13 Andrew Pereira So. 14 Martin Sundell So. 15 Michael Coby Fr. 16 Ion Barbarin Garcia Jr. 17 Alexander Post Fr. 20 Daniel Lembo So. 21 Alejandro Porras Fr. 22 Brayan Cruz So. 23 Jorge Sariego Jr. 24 Russell Riviccio Fr. 25 Krishen Patel Jr. 26 Niyah Highsmith Sr. 27 Jason Reyes Jr. 28 Khyri Wharton So. 29 Pedro Dominguez Fr. 31 Miguel Echanove So. 32 Santiago Soto Fr. 34 John Camponeschi Jr.
Pos Ht GK 6-2 B 6-0 B 6-1 B 6-2 B 6-5 B 6-0 M 5-8 M 6-0 F 5-10 B 6-1 F/M 5-10 M 5-7 GK 5-11 F/M 5-10 M 5-9 M/B 5-10 B 5-11 M 5-8 M 5-9 M 5-9 M/B 5-8 B 5-9 M 5-11 B 6-1 F 5-10 F/M 5-7 M 5-8 B 5-11 B 5-8 F/M 5-9
Wt Hometown/Previous School 172 Elmhurst, N.Y./Aviation 185 East Islip, N.Y./East Islip 179 Madrid, Spain/Carlos III Univ. 198 Granada, Spain/Granada Univ. 172 Navarra, Spain/Pamplona 170 Oakland Garden, N.Y./St. Francis College 145 Moravia, Costa Rica/EMVA 145 Kent, England/Borden Grammar School 180 North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon 180 Southampton, England/Bitterne Park 188 London, England/Univ. of East London 145 Islip, N.Y./Islip 150 Mineola, N.Y./Mineola 156 Enebyberg, Sweden/Danderyds Gym 140 Central Islip, N.Y./St. John the Baptist 170 Pamplona, Spain/Zaragoza Univ. 161 Centerport, N.Y./Harborfield 145 Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville 165 Bogotá, Columbia/Bogotá 135 Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees 140 Gijon, Spain/Centro Eduacatiovo Los Campos 164 Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park 160 Buckinghamshire, England/Georgia Perimeter 160 Deer Park, N.Y./St. John the Baptist 175 Mastic, N.Y./Monroe CC 132 Medford, N.Y./Longwood 165 Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood 155 Dusseldorf. Germany/Dowling College 130 New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle 165 Rome, Italy/Kennedy
Coach Carlos Del Cid
Head Coach: Carlos Del Cid (16th Season) Assistant Coaches: Franz St. Lot and Vinny Romano
Quick Facts
Location: Old Westbury, N.Y. Founded: 1955 Enrollment: 15,000 Nickname: Bears Colors: Blue and Gold President: Edward Guiliano, Ph. D. Director of Athletics: Duane Bailey Stadium: President’s Stadium
Jonathan Rico
Martin Sundell
Did You Know?
• This is Head Coach Carlos Delcid’s 16th season at the helm of the men’s soccer program. In the past five seasons he has led his team to the ECC finals four times. • Junior keeper Jonathan Rico has earned ECC defensive player of the week twice this season, posting a 10-4-3 in net, which includes seven shutout victories. • NYIT women’s tennis is no stranger to ECC Championships as they clinched regular season and won the tournament for the fifth consecutive season last month. Lena Dimmer was named ECC Player of the Year and teammate Karolina Pondisova was selected as the ECC Rookie of the Year. • The NYIT Department of Athletics added it’s 13th intercollegiate sport this summer, an NCAA Division II Women’s Lacrosse program.
Ben Wilson
About NYIT:
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers 90 degree programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees, in more than 50 fields of study, including architecture and design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has 12,000 students attending campuses on Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. NYIT sponsors 12 NCAA Division II programs and one Division I team.
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Led by President Edward Guiliano, NYIT is guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students, and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger void. To date, 95,000 graduates have received degrees from NYIT. For more information, visit nyit.edu.
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE
Coach Graham Brown
Luis Morales
Brad Neal
No. Name Yr 00 Aidan Tansey Sr. 1 Jack Nicholson So. 2 Jordan Evans Fr. 3 Jack Hanlon Fr. 4 Chris Estevez So. 5 Brad Neal So. 6 Nazariy Myniv So. 7 Jorge Francisco Sr. 8 Charlie Crane Jr. 9 Christian Jones So. 10 Eddy de Abreu Soria-Galvarro Jr. 11 Ivan Dam Fr. 12 Kenneth Caraballo RSr. 13 Dominic Oramas Fr. 14 Alejandro Callejas Fr. 15 John Sgombick Sr. 16 Jonathan Garces Fr. 17 Brian Kinsella Jr. 18 Michael Suflita Fr. 19 David Asante Fr. 20 Ryan Oldham Fr. 21 Luis Morales So. 22 Pierfrancesco Simonetti Sr. 24 Nicholas Fiore Fr. 25 Alejandro Coyt-Orozco Jr. 26 Danny Osso So. 27 Daniel Borges Sr. 28 Mahmoud Shidid Fr. 29 Francesco Ninivaggi Fr. 30 Devin Lukeman Fr. 31 Cameron Turner Fr. 32 Tylor Saraiva Fr. 33 Elias Kallianiotis Fr. 34 Daniel Cremin Jr.
Pos GK GK B B F B M M M F M M B B F B M F/M F F F M M B M B M F M B GK M M GK
Ht 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-1 5-6 6-2 6-0 5-9 5-10 5-10 5-11 6-0 5-9 5-9 5-8 6-2 5-8 5-7 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-8 5-10 5-9 5-9 5-11 6-0 5-10 5-7 5-7 6-2 5-9 6-0 5-11
Wt 225 170 190 180 140 190 175 150 160 170 190 160 165 155 151 185 145 145 150 150 160 175 165 156 150 175 170 150 155 140 200 160 170 160
Hometown/Previous School Yonkers, N.Y./Yonkers Totton Southampton, England/Brockenhurst Magnolia, N.J./Sterling Middlesbrough, England/Macmillan Academy Garnerville, N.Y./Saddle River Day Hampshire, England/Queen Mary’s College Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Lakeland Guayas, Ecuador/IPAC Southampton, England/Brockenhurst Windsor, England/Windsor Boys School Palma de Mallorca, Spain/Colegio Luis Vives Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood Florida, N.Y./S.S. Seward Port Chester, N.Y./Port Chester Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury Brooklyn, N.Y./Erasmus Hall Tampa, Fla./Joe E. Newsome Port Chester, N.Y./Port Chester Falvaterra, Italy/Wellington College New City, N.Y./Don Bosco Preparatory Port Chester, N.Y./Port Chester Bronx, N.Y./Salesian Taunton, Mass./Coyle Cassidy Memorial Salisbury Mills, N.Y./Washingtonville Stamford, Conn./Stamford Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Mission Viejo Washingtonville, N.Y./Washingtonville Tampa, Fla./Newsome Yonkers, N.Y./Salesian
Head Coach: Graham Brown (16th Season) Assistant Coaches: Adrian Palau, Ivan Gomez, and Andrew Tartara
Jack Nicholson
Quick Facts
Location: Sparkill, N.Y. Founded: 1896 Enrollment: 2,200 Nickname: Spartans Colors: Maroon and Gold President: Dr. Margaret Fitzpatrick Director of Athletics: Gerald Oswald Stadium: Spartan Field
Did You Know?
• The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament in 2011 despite not making the ECC tournament. STAC went on to defeat NYIT 4-1 in the NCAA opening round. • The last time the Spartans were in the ECC tournament was 2010 • Luis Morales’ 15 goals ranks him among the top 10 in DII in total goals scored and 2nd in the ECC.
About St. Thomas Aquinas:
The College’s 2,000 full and part time undergraduate students major in one of 31 programs offered in five division areas: The Humanitites; Business Administration; Social Sciences; Natrual Sciences & Mathematics; and Teacher Education. The College offers a full scholarship Honors Program which provides studens with a Summer Study experience at Oxford University in England. In addition there are several study abroud opportunities and strategic alliances designed to offer expanded opportunities for students. For example, students can major in mathematics at St. Thomas for three years and then enter a engineering program at either George Washington University or Manhattan College as part of a dual degree program. St. Thomas Aquinas College now fields 16 NCAA Division II sports, is an active member of the NCAA and supports 200 student-athletes. Men’s sports include: baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field (indoor and outdoor). Women’s sports include: basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis and track & field (indoor and outdoor). The Spartans’ and Lady Spartan’s teams compete in more than 300 contests annually.
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IF i LOSE I ’ L L R E S P O N D W I T H R E S P E C T.
Don’t undo my hard work with poor sportsmanship.