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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
Casey Rafferty Assistant Commissioner crafferty@eccsports.org 631.348.3452
The 2015 East Coast Conference Women’s Lacrosse Championship Program was written, laid out and designed by Casey Rafferty, Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Communications, in Adobe InDesign CS5. Cover art work was designed by Casey Rafferty. Special thanks to the editorial assistance provided by: Bob Dranoff and the Sports Information Directors of the East Coast Conference.
DOWLING COLLEGE
No. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School 1 Melissa Guglielmo Sr. D 5-7 West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon 2 Jackie Andersen Sr. A 5-6 Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd 3 Astasia Williams-Bertles Fr. D 5-7 Alloway, N.J./Woodstown 5 Kayla Reyes So. A 5-8 Manorville, N.Y./William Floyd 8 Taylor Davide So. D 5-2 West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon 9 Ashley Firestone So. A 5-2 Kings Point, N.Y./Kings Park 10 Brooke Kreuscher So. A/M 5-5 Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point 11 Emma Ferreira Jr. M/D 5-7 Sayville, N.Y./Sayville 15 Allie Merrill Jr. M 5-5 Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees 16 Maggie Carine So. A 5-1 Manorville, N.Y./Eastport South Manor 17 Trisha Serras So. D 5-5 Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst 18 Kelly McQuail Fr. M/D 5-5 Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur 19 Meaghan Heuer Sr. M 5-6 Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham Wading River 20 Karie Znaniecki So. A 5-2 Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue 21 Erin Smith So. D 5-5 Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh 22 Katie Meinecke So. A 5-6 Manorville, N.Y./Eastport South Manor 28 Lauren Young So. GK 5-6 Centereach, N.Y./Centereach Head Coach: Kerri McCabe (9th Season) Assistant Coaches: Ralph Viggiano, Rachael Goldstein and Cassi Cronin
Coach Kerri McCabe
Jackie Andersen
Melissa Guglielmo
Quick Facts
Location: Oakdale, N.Y. Founded: 1955 Enrollment: Over 6,500 Nickname: Golden Lions Colors: Navy Blue and Gold President: Dr. Albert F. Inserra 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 five 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); Tyler Badamo, ‘14, New York (NL) • 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.
Lauren Young
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 5 Alexis Newman 6 Emily Delaney 7 Brianna Gibbons 8 Kaitlin Gaghan 9 Brittany Smith 10 Honey Roche Coach Meghan McNamara 12 Kali Maxwell 13 Carly Spano 14 Stefani Vagelatos 15 Andrea Ferencsik 16 Brianna LeCompte 17 Mikaela Brightman 19 Jessica Marsh 20 Courtney Jenkins 22 Cara Douglas 24 Kelly Backus 26 Emily Hanifan 28 Kasey Kephart Emily Hanifan 32 Olivia Kirk 33 Chelsea Karr
Yr Pos Ht So. D 5-3 So. A 5-8 Sr. M 5-3 R-Jr. A 5-4 R-So. A 5-0 So. D 5-1 Jr. D/M 5-10 Jr. D 5-5 Jr. D/M 5-7 Sr. D 5-4 Fr. D 5-0 So. A 5-5 R-Fr. A 5-2 So. M 5-9 Fr. A 5-3 Jr. A 5-3 Fr. GK 5-4 So. D/M 5-6 So. D 5-2 Sr. D 5-4 Jr. GK 5-10 Fr. GK 5-5 Fr. D 5-2
Hometown/Previous School Adamstown, Md./Urbana Syosset, N.Y./Syosset Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North 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 Colorado Springs, Colo./Cheyenne Mountain Mt. Sinai, N.Y./Mt. Sinai Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista Holbrook, N.Y./Bay Shore Sayville, N.Y./Sayville Longwood, Fla./Lake Brantley West Islip, N.Y./West Islip Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside Hicksville, N.Y./Kellenberg Nesconset, N.Y./Hauppauge Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh
Head Coach: Meghan McNamara (8th Season) Assistant Coaches: Alyssa Kildare and Jackie Sileo
Quick Facts Olivia Kirk
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: Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium
Did You Know?
• Between the pipes, freshman Olivia Kirk has been thrice named the East Coast Conference Goalie of the Week (Mar. 30, Apr. 6 & Apr. 13). • LIU Post, which was ranked as high as No. 4 in the IWLCA Division II Poll, was voted to win the East Coast Conference in the preseason coaches’ poll. • The Pioneers have won 22 straight East Coast Conference regular season contests, dating back to Mar. 20, 2013. • In 2014, the LIU Post women’s lacrosse team secured a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament for the third-consecutive season and the sixth time in Meghan McNamara’s tenure as head coach.
Jenna Pierro
About LIU Post
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 Kayla Hanley 5 Jessica Markowitz 6 Amy Cesario 7 Cooper Sesselman 8 Jenna Nostramo 9 Ariana Cavallone 10 Anna McGovern 11 Nicole Lunger 12 Brittany Lang 13 Kim Quigley 14 Meghan Orlando 15 Sara Aukstolis 17 Elyse Orski 18 Laura Vetter 19 Kelsey Dougherty 20 Katie O’Brien 21 Caitlin Caiazza 22 Gabrielle Batista 24 Shannon Defliese 25 Taylor Corcoran 26 Chelsea Bauer 27 Jessica Carere 28 Teresa Ferreri 30 Angela Bollettieri 32 Caroline Winters 33 Kelsey Dittmeier 34 Kim Pepe 36 Lindsey Rzempoluch
Yr Pos Sr. A So. A So. M R-Fr. D Fr. M Sr. D So. M So. D Jr. A Jr. M Fr. D So. A Jr. D Sr. M Jr. A Sr. D Sr. GK Jr. D Jr. M Jr. D So. D Gr. A So. A Jr. D Fr. D So. D Fr. M Jr. GK Sr. A Jr. A Fr. D
Ht Hometown/Previous School 5-9 Floral Park, N.Y./Nassau C.C 5-2 North Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge 5-5 New Hyde Park, N.Y./New Hyde Park Memorial 5-5 East Islip, N.Y./St. Anthony’s 5-7 Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin 5-2 Levittown, N.Y./MacArthur 5-6 Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst 5-3 Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North 5-1 Glen Cove, N.Y./Glen Cove 5-4 Floral Park, N.Y./Mary Louis Academy 5-1 Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East 5-3 Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity 5-2 Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh 5-7 Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity 5-6 Plainview, N.Y./Nassau Community College 5-8 East Islip, N.Y./East Islip 5-6 Great River, N.Y./East Islip 4-11 Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue 5-6 Oyster Bay, N.Y./St. Dominic 5-7 Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East 5-6 Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville 5-6 Garden City, N.Y./UMass-Amherst 5-4 Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North 5-2 Hicksville, N.Y./Nassau C.C. 5-6 East Islip, N.Y./East Islip 5-3 Mineola, N.Y./Mineola 5-4 Plainview, N.Y./Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK 5-7 Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin 5-5 Great Neck, N.Y./St. Francis Prep 5-5 Levittown, N.Y./Farmingdale State College 5-6 Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale
Coach Tom Camplettano
Jessica Markowitz
Meghan Orlando
Head Coach: Tom Campolettano (10th Season) Assistant Coaches: Melissa Cook, Jackie Hughes, Dayna Defliese, and Lauren Maksym Team Manager: Nikki Adduci
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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Did You Know?
• Seniors Tom Engelhardt (Bethpage, N.Y.) and Joe Leonard (Hicksville, N.Y.) both rank in the top-five for career goals, assists and points at Molloy. Engelhardt holds the career points record with 215, while Leonard has 214. These two have helped the Lions to a No. 11 national ranking as of April 27. • Senior Meghan Orlando (Hicksville, N.Y.) of women’s lacrosse set a new single game record with eight assists versus UDC earlier this campaign. Orlando also established a new single season assists record with 41. She currently ranks fifth all-time at Molloy with 52 career assists. • Men’s Basketball witnessed another player eclipse the 1,000-career points plateau. Earlier this year, senior Matt McLeod (Greenlawn, N.Y.) hit that mark and finished with 1,375 points, which ranks seventh all-time in school history. McLeod was named to the All-Met Division II Second Team and the All-East Coast Conference Honorable Mention Team. • For the second straight year, senior Stephanie Meyer (Seaford, N.Y.) was named the East Coast Conference Most Outstanding Female Athlete of the Outdoor Track & Field Championship Meet. • In February, the Molloy College Department of Athletics announced that Women’s Bowling has been added as an official NCAA sport in the Fall of 2015.
Cooper Sesselman
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 1 Kaitlyn Lonergan 2 Genevieve Stickney 3 Katherine Borriello 4 Elizabeth Cazzari 5 Kellie Kucinski 8 Caroline Finnen 10 Samantha Lowney 12 Alyson Brennan 13 Courtney McGrath Coach Stephanie Hopkins 15 Tierney Lynch 16 Rosa Prestano 17 Sabrina Prestano 18 Melissa Gabay 19 Claudja Dorcely 20 Julia Byman 24 LaChaye Allen 25 Ruth Pluviose
Kellie Kucinski
Samantha Lowney
Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School Jr. GK 5-7 Stony Point, N.Y./North Rockland Sr. A 5-7 Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Bluepoint So. M 5-4 Montgomery, N.Y./Valley Central Fr. D 5-4 Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac Sr. M 5-5 Roxbury, N.J./Roxbury Fr. A 5-7 Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity Sr. A 5-7 Valley Cottage, N.Y./Albertus Magnus Jr. D/M 5-11 Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity Gr. M 5-1 Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet (UMass) Fr. A 5-4 Stony Point, N.Y./North Rockland R-So. D 5-6 Medford, N.Y./Patchogue Medford Jr. A 5-5 Medford, N.Y./Patchogue Medford Fr. GK 5-5 Medford, N.Y./Longwood Fr. M 5-3 Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood Jr. D 5-9 Garnerville, N.Y./North Rockland Fr. D 5-1 Freeport, N.Y./Freeport R-Sr. M 5-3 Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood
Head Coach: Stephanie Hopkins (4th Season) Assistant Coaches: Chrissy Gutenberger and Maggie Sharp
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?
• Seniors Samantha Lowney and Kellie Kucinski each scored their 100th goals last week. • Graduate student, Courtney McGrath, began her collegiate career at UMass, just like head coach, Steph Hopkins. • The Lady Spartans are making their second straight appearance in the ECC Championship, tying their best finish in ECC play in the program’s history.
Courtney McGrath
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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