Table of Contents Dowling College.........................................................................4 LIU Post.........................................................................................5 Molloy College............................................................................6 St. Thomas Aquinas College.....................................................7
East Coast Conference Staff Robert Dranoff Commissioner rdranoff@eccsports.org 631.348.3451
Leslie Busch Assistant Commissioner lbusch@eccsports.org 631.348.3453
Casey Rafferty Director of Media Relations crafferty@eccsports.org 631.348.3452
The 2014 East Coast Conference Women’s Lacrosse Championship Program was written, laid out and designed by Casey Rafferty, Director of Media Relations, in Adobe InDesign CS5. Cover art work was designed by Casey Rafferty. Special thanks to the editorial assistance provided by: Bob Dranoff, Leslie Busch, and the Sports Information Directors of the East Coast Conference.
DOWLING COLLEGE
No. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School 1 Melissa Guglielmo Jr. M 5-7 West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon 2 Jackie Andersen Jr. A 5-6 Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd 3 Samantha Stavish Sr. M 5-4 Albertson, N.Y./Mineola 4 Brooke Kreuscher Fr. A 5-5 Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point 5 Kayla Reyes Fr. A 5-8 Manorville, N.Y./Willam Floyd 6 Kelly DiFede Sr. A 5-6 Ridge, N.Y./Longwood 7 Kenya Scott Fr. A 5-5 Centereach, N.Y./Newfield 8 Taylor Davide Fr. D 5-2 West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon 9 Ashley Firestone Fr. A 5-2 Kings Point, N.Y./Kings Park 10 Ashley Kupres Sr. M 5-5 Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Connetquot 11 Emma Ferreira So. D 5-7 Sayville, N.Y./Sayville 12 Kim Geiger R-Fr. M 5-5 South Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville 13 Samantha Citron Sr. M 5-3 Jackson, N.J./Jackson Liberty 14 Megan Sullivan So. M 5-5 Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale 15 Allie Merrill So. M 5-5 Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees 16 Maggie Carine Fr. A 5-1 Manorville, N.Y./Eastport South Manor 17 Trish Serras Fr. D 5-5 Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst 18 Meaghan Smith Sr. D 5-6 Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh 19 Meaghan Heuer So. M 5-6 Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham Wading River 20 Karie Znaniecki Fr. A 5-2 Port. Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue 21 Erin Smith Fr. D 5-5 Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh 22 Katie Meinecke R-Fr. A 5-6 Manorville, N.Y./Eastport South Manor 23 Jerilynn Goodfellow Sr. A 5-1 Hauppauge, N.Y./Hauppauge 24 Lindsay Cafiero So. D 5-3 Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage 27 Tina Fey Gr. GK 5-10 Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park 28 Lauren Young Fr. GK 5-6 Centereach, N.Y./Centereach Head Coach: Kerri McCabe (8th Season) Assistant Coaches: Ralph Viggiano, Rachael Goldstein and Cassi Cronin
Coach Kerri McCabe
Jackie Andersen
Tina Fey
Quick Facts
Location: Oakdale, N.Y. Founded: 1955 Enrollment: Over 6,500 Nickname: Golden Lions Colors: Navy Blue and Gold President: Dr. Norman R. Smith Director of Athletics: Melody Cope Stadium: Golden Lions Field
Did You Know?
• The men’s soccer program won the National Championship in 2006 and advanced to the National Championship game in 2008 • Dowling has had four baseball student-athletes selected in the MLB First Year Player draft (Kip Roggendorf, ‘93, Toronto; Wilberto Ortiz, ‘06, Los Angeles (AL); Billy Mottram, ‘07, Chicago (NL); David Wendt, ‘09, Tampa Bay) • The men’s lacrosse team won the program’s first National Championship in 2012 • In 2012-13 Dowling’s women’s basketball team advanced to the National Championship game after becoming the second team in ECC history to win the NCAA East Region Tournament.
Samantha Stavish
About Dowling
Founded in 1955 as part of Adelphi University’s Suffolk Campus, the college purchased the former W.K. Vanderbilt estate in Oakdale in 1962. In 1968 the college was renamed after its chief benefactor, Robert Dowling, a noted city planner and aviator.
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Situated on the banks of the Connetquot River on a former Vanderbilt estate, Dowling’s Rudolph Campus in Oakdale is among the nation’s most beautiful. The 105-acre Brookhaven Center is located on William Floyd Parkway in Shirley and features high-tech learning facilities for a broad range of undergraduate and graduate courses. Located within walking distance to the Long Island Rail Road and featuring free parking and shuttle bus service, Dowling is easily accessible from both Suffolk and Nassau counties, as well as the five boroughs of New York City.
LIU POST
No. Name 1 Leslie Allen 2 Connor Bird 3 Jenna Pierro 4 Katie Ventrella 5 Alexis Newman 6 Emily Delaney 7 Brianna Gibbons 8 Kaitlin Gaghan 9 Brittany Smith Coach Meghan McNamara 10 Honey Roche 11 Jackie Sileo 12 Kali Maxwell 13 Samantha Losco 14 Stefani Vagelatos 15 Andrea Ferencsik 16 Brianna LeCompte 17 Renee Schwartz 18 Morgan Chiarenza 19 Jessica Marsh 22 Cara Douglas 24 Kelly Backus Katie Hannan 25 Katie Rotan 26 Emily Hanifan 27 Nicole Stackpole 28 Kasey Kephart 30 Melissa Rohr 32 Katie Hannan
Yr Pos Ht Fr. D 5-3 Fr. M 5-8 Jr. M 5-3 So. D 5-7 R-So. A 5-4 So. A 5-0 Fr. A 5-1 So. D/M 5-10 So. D 5-5 So. D/M 5-7 Sr. A 5-7 Jr. D 5-4 Sr. A/M 5-2 Fr. A 5-5 Fr. A 5-2 Fr. M 5-9 Sr. GK 5-5 Sr. A 5-2 So. A 5-3 Fr. D/M 5-6 Fr. D 5-2 Sr. M 5-7 Jr. D 5-4 Fr. D 5-4 So. GK 5-10 Sr. D 5-6 Sr. GK 5-9
Hometown/Previous School Adamstown, Md. / Urbana Syosset, N.Y. / Syosset Holbrook, N.Y. / Sachem North Bayville, N.Y. / Locust Valley Medford Lakes, N.J. / Shawnee Long Valley, N.J. / West Morris Massapequa Park, N.Y. / Massapequa North Massapequa, N.Y./Quinnipiac Dix Hills, N.Y. / Half Hollow Hills West Centerport, N.Y. / Harborfields Wantagh, N.Y. / Wantagh Colorado Springs, Colo. / Cheyenne Mountain Smithtown, N.Y. / Hauppauge Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. / Comsewogue Holbrook, N.Y. / Sachem North Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Mountain Vista Lockport, N.Y. / Lockport Nesconset, N.Y. / Smithtown East Sayville, N.Y. / Sayville West Islip, N.Y. / West Islip Oceanside, N.Y. / Oceanside West Islip, N.Y. / West Islip Hicksville, N.Y. / Kellenberg North Bellmore, N.Y. / Mepham Nesconset, N.Y. / Hauppauge Bethpage, N.Y. / Bethpage Gansevoort, N.Y. / Saratoga Springs
Head Coach: Meghan McNamara (7th Season) Assistant Coaches: Alyssa Kildare and Dominique Mosca
Samanta Losco
Quick Facts
Jackie Sileo
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: Hickox Filed
About LIU Post
Did You Know?
• Senior attacker Jackie Sileo, the 2014 ECC and Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Player of the Year, became the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer, across all divisions, at Dowling on Apr. 2. • The LIU Post women’s lacrosse team spent eight consecutive weeks at No. 1 in the IWLCA Poll this season. • Senior goaltender Katie Hannan currently leads all of NCAA Division II in save percentage, and ranks second in goalsagainst average. • The LIU Post women’s lacrosse team was tabbed the favorite in the 2014 ECC Preseason Poll.
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.
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MOLLOY COLLEGE No. Name 1 Casey Naab 2 Alexa Watson 3 Laura Rice 4 Nikki Adduci 5 Samantha Arlotta 6 Amy Cesario 7 Cooper Sesselman 8 Jenna Nostramo 9 Ariana Cavallone 10 Anna McGovern 12 Brittany Lang 13 Kim Quigley 14 Meghan Orlando 15 Ryan Meyer 16 Caitlin Cooksey 17 Elyse Orski 18 Laura Vetter 19 Kelsey Dougherty 20 Katie O’Brien 21 Caitlin Caiazza 22 Gabi Batista 25 Taylor Corcoran 26 Chelsea Bauer 27 Candice Noakes 28 Teresa Ferreri 32 Caroline Winters 33 Kelsey Dittmeier 36 Jessica Teves
Yr Pos Ht Jr. A 5-9 Fr. A 5-2 Fr. M 5-5 R-So. D 5-4 Sr. M 5-4 Jr. D 5-2 Fr. M 5-6 Fr. D 5-3 So. A 5-1 So. M 5-4 Fr. A 5-3 So. D 5-2 Jr. M 5-7 R-So. A 5-6 Jr. D/GK 5-3 Jr. D 5-8 Jr. GK 5-6 So. D 4-11 So. M 5-6 So. D 5-7 Fr. D 5-6 Fr. A 5-4 So. D 5-2 Sr. M 5-9 Fr. D 5-3 So. GK 5-7 Jr. A 5-5 Sr. A 5-7
Hometown/Previous School Floral Park, N.Y./Nassau C.C North Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge New Hyde Park, N.Y./New Hyde Park Memorial Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh Garden City Park, N.Y./St. Mary’s Levittown, N.Y./MacArthur Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North Glen Cove, N.Y./Glen Cove Coach Tom Camplettano Floral Park, N.Y./Mary Louis Academy Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur East Islip, N.Y./East Islip Great River, N.Y./East Islip Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue Oyster Bay, N.Y./St. Dominic Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East Samantha Arlotta Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North Hicksville, N.Y./Nassau C.C. Levittown, N.Y./LIU Post Mineola, N.Y./Mineola Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin Great Neck, N.Y./St. Francis Prep Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun
Head Coach: Tom Campolettano (9th Season) Assistant Coaches: Melissa Cook, Jackie Hughes, and Dayna Defliese
Quick Facts
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 Cassidy-Lyke Stadium: Quealy Gymnasium (525)
About Molloy:
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Candice Noakes
Did You Know?
• Senior John Petrucelli of the men’s basketball team set a few new program records this year, including: single-game scoring (39 points versus Bridgeport on December 11, 2013), single-season scoring, and all-time scoring.He also led NCAA Division II in steals per game for the majority of the season, and ranked in the Top-5 for points per game in the country throughout the year. • Senior Kelly Guerriero of the women’s basketball team set a new single-season three-point record as she has drained 85 treys. She paced the ECC in that category. • The men’s indoor track and team won its second-straight East Coast Conference Championship on February 22, 2014. The Lions amassed a total of 138 points at the title meet. • Senior Dan Brown was named to the All-ECC Men’s Soccer First Team this past Fall. • For the Fall 2013 semester, 10 Lions earned a perfect and pristine 4.0 GPA to join the 4.0 GPA Club. The 10 student-athletes were: Alexa De La Torre (women’s soccer), Michael DioGuardi (cross country, track and field), Jessica Falcone (cheerleading), Nicholas Gonchar (baseball), Nicole Hein (cross country, track and field), Katie Jacques (women’s soccer), Keri Korwan (cheerleading), Ryan Lane (cheerleading), Lisa Nappi (equestrian) and Nicolette Sinagra (softball).
Katie O’Brien
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..
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE
No. Name Yr 1 Kaitlyn Lonergan So. 2 Genevieve Stickney Jr. 3 Katherine Borriello Fr. 4 Kimberly Cunningham Jr. 5 Kellie Kucinski Jr. 6 Kelly Moresi Sr. 7 Becky Torres Sr. 9 Samantha Silvestri So. 10 Samantha Lowney Jr. Coach Stephanie Hopkins 15 Cassie Michelotti Sr. 16 Rosa Prestano RFr. 17 Sabrina Prestano So. 19 Margaret Sharp Sr. 20 Julia Byman So. 22 Alexis Serras Jr. 23 Christa Billings Fr. 25 Ruth Pluviose Jr.
Kaitlyn Lonergan
Margaret Sharp
Pos Ht GK 5-7 A 5-7 M 5-4 D 5-7 M/A 5-5 M 5-5 D 5-4 M 5-3 M 5-7 D 5-6 M 5-6 M/D 5-5 A 5-9 D 5-9 M 5-8 A 5-6 M 5-3
Hometown/Previous School Stony Point, N.Y./North Rockland Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Bluepoint Montgomery, N.Y./Valley Central Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac Roxbury, N.J./Roxbury Suffern, N.Y./Suffern Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet Congers, N.Y./Clarkstown North Valley Cottage, N.Y./Albertus Magnus Stamford, Conn./Westhill Medford, N.Y./Patchogue Medford Medford, N.Y./Patchogue Medford Suffern, N.Y./Suffern Garnerville, N.Y./North Rockland Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./St. John The Baptist Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood
Associate Head Coach: Stephanie Hopkins Associate Head Coach: Rob Molfetta Assistant Coach: Mike Looney
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:
Did You Know?
• This season, the Lady Spartans adopted a “Little Sister” Molly Kimball (Age 12) as part of the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation. The program pairs up children and their families battling pediatric brain tumors with college and high school sports teams. • Senior attacker Margaret Sharp scored her 100th Career Goal as a member of the Lady Spartans on March 12, 2014 in an 18-3 victory at Wilmington University (Del.). • The Lady Spartans went undefeated (7-0) this season on their home turf, Spartan Field.
Genevieve Stickney
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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