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Table of Contents Dowling College.........................................................................4 LIU Post.........................................................................................5 Mercy College..............................................................................6 Molloy College............................................................................7
East Coast Conference Staff Melissa Reilly Casey Rafferty Robert Dranoff Associate Commissioner Assistant Commissioner Commissioner rdranoff@eccsports.org mreilly@eccsports.org crafferty@eccsports.org 631.348.3453 631.348.3452 631.348.3451 The 2016 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, Melissa Reilly and the Sports Information Directors of the East Coast Conference.
DOWLING COLLEGE
No. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School 4 Alexis Serras R-Sr. M 5-8 Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst 5 Kayla Reyes Jr. A 5-8 Manorville, N.Y./William Floyd 6 Alyssa Milano Jr. A 5-8 Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point 7 Karie Znaniecki Jr. A 5-2 Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue 8 Taylor Davide Jr. D 5-2 West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon 9 Ashley Firestone Jr. A 5-2 Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park 10 Brooke Kreuscher Jr. A 5-5 Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point 11 Emma Ferreira Sr. M 5-7 Sayville, N.Y./Sayville 14 Brooke Basso Fr. D 5-4 Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North 15 Allie Merrill Sr. M 5-5 Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees 17 Trisha Serras Jr. M 5-5 Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst 18 Kelly McQuail So. D 5-5 Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur 21 Erin Smith Jr. D 5-5 Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh 22 Katie Meinecke Jr. A 5-6 Manorville, N.Y./Eastport South Manor 27 Tori Johnston Fr. GK 5-3 Hauppauge, N.Y./Hauppauge 28 Lauren Young Jr. GK 5-6 Centereach, N.Y./Centereach 29 Ashley Miller Fr. GK 5-11 Selden, N.Y./Newfield Head Coach: Kerri Handras (10th Season) Assistant Coaches: Ralph Viggiano, Rachael Goldstein, and Cassi Cronin
Coach Kerri Handras
Brooke Kreuscher
Katie Meinecke
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 six 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); Brendan Butler, ‘15, Oakland) • 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 Yr Pos Ht 2 Connor Bird Jr. A 5-8 3 Ryan McKinney Fr. M 5-6 4 Morgan Lannig Fr. A 5-2 5 Alexis Newman R-Jr. A 5-2 6 Emily Delaney Sr. A 5-0 7 Brianna Gibbons Jr. D 5-1 8 Kaitlin Gaghan Sr. D/M 5-10 9 Brittany Smith Sr. D 5-5 10 Honey Roche Sr. D/M 5-7 Coach Meghan McNamara 12 Lindsay Montgomery Fr. A 5-3 13 Carly Spano R-Fr. D 5-0 14 Stefani Vagelatos Jr. A 5-5 15 Annie Lang Fr. A 5-3 16 Brianna LeCompte Jr. M 5-9 17 Mikaela Brightman So. A 5-3 18 Zoah MacFarland Fr. D 5-8 19 Jessica Marsh Sr. A 5-3 20 Courtney Jenkins So. GK 5-4 21 Mackenzie Hitchcock Fr. M 5-7 Connor Bird 22 Cara Douglas Jr. D/M 5-7 24 Kelly Backus Jr. D 5-2 27 Abbey Sollecito Fr. A 5-6 28 Kasey Kephart Sr. GK 5-10 29 Trish Brisotti Fr. M 5-6 32 Olivia Kirk So. GK 5-5 33 Chelsea Karr So. D 5-2 Emily Delaney
Head Coach: Meghan McNamara (9th Season) Assistant Coaches: Shanna Brady
Quick Facts
Olivia Kirk
Hometown/Previous School Syosset, N.Y. / Syosset Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown Syosset, N.Y. / Syosset 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 Valley Stream, N.Y. / Kellenberg Memorial Mt. Sinai, N.Y. / Mt. Sinai Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. / Comsewogue West Islip, N.Y. / West Islip Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Mountain Vista Holbrook, N.Y. / Bay Shore Orlando, Fla. / Bishop Moore Sayville, N.Y. / Sayville Longwood, Fla. / Lake Brantley Medina, Ohio / Medina West Islip, N.Y. / West Islip Oceanside, N.Y. / Oceanside New Hyde Park, N.Y./New Hyde Park Memorial Nesconset, N.Y. / Hauppauge Mattituck, N.Y. / Mattituck Farmingdale, N.Y. / Farmingdale Wantagh, N.Y. / Wantagh
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?
• The Pioneers are the reigning East Coast Conference Champions, after last year’s 11-6 win at Dowling. • LIU Post currently leads the country in scoring defense, as they are holding the opposition to an average of 4.18 goals per game. • Sophomore goaltender Olivia Kirk currently leads the nation in goals-against average (4.37) and save percentage (.584). • The Pioneers are outscoring their opponents by the thirdhighest margin in Division II at 8.88. • Senior attacker Emily Delaney was recognized as the ECC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, and was added to the watch list for the 2016 Tewaaraton Award, which is presented to the top collegiate women’s lacrosse player in the country.
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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MERCY COLLEGE No. Name Yr 1 Kela Gelling Fr. 2 Hunter Isnardi Fr. 3 Hope Coticchio So. 4 Emily Jehle So. 7 Tori DiFusco Jr. 8 Melissa DellaRocca Jr. 10 Julie Clyne Fr. 11 Adrianna Rabusin Fr. 12 Rebecca Conway Fr. 13 Shianne Judson Jr. 14 Alexa Haines Jr. 17 Jen Wandle Jr. 18 Angelica McQuade Jr. 20 Grace Davidson So. 22 Talia Stagnitta Fr. 23 Sarah Koehler Fr. 24 Meg McNally Sr. 25 Marissa Spinazzola Fr. 30 Jillian Rocco Jr. 34 Nicole Kline Sr.
Pos Ht M 5-4 M 5-6 D 5-3 M 5-4 M 5-5 M 5-5 D 5-8 D 5-6 D 5-5 GK 5-1 A 5-4 D/M 5-3 D 5-6 M 5-5 D 5-1 A 5-10 M 5-8 D 5-3 GK 5-3 M 5-1
Hometown/Previous School Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown West Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon Wading River, N.Y./Riverhead Mahopac, N.Y./SUNY Cortland Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst Islip Terrace, N.Y./East Islip Cortland, N.Y./Cortland Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst Bayshore, N.Y./Bayshore Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point Bethpage, N.Y./Plainedge West Islip, N.Y./West Islip Patchogue, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford West Sayville, N.Y./St. John the Baptist Hillburn, N.Y./Lock Haven Univ. Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park
Coach Dawn Anselmin
Grace Davidson
Head Coach: Dawn Anselmin (4th Season) Assistant Coaches: Jess Lindsay and Kelsey Bub
Quick Facts
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Founded: 1950 Enrollment: 9,403 Nickname: Mavericks Colors: Blue and White President: Timothy L. Hall Director of Athletics: Matt Kilcullen, Jr. Stadium: Mavericks Field
Did You Know?
Melissa DellaRocca
• Mercy’s 12 wins this season are a program record. • The Mavericks were tough to beat at home, finishing with an unblemished 9-0 mark at Mavericks Field. • This is Mercy’s first-ever appearance in the ECC Women’s Lacrosse Championship • The Mavericks defeated 10 teams by five or more goals on the season.
Hunter Isnardi
About Mercy:
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Mercy College is a New York metropolitan area college of over 9,000 students studying at five campus locations including: Dobbs Ferry, Bronx, Manhattan, White Plains, Yorktown Heights. With over 90 undergraduate and graduate programs, 25 of which are offered online, Mercy College offers a quality liberal arts education within five schools: Business, Education, Health and Natural Sciences, Liberal Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Students may take classes during the day, evenings, weekends, and online, so that they can fit a rigorous Mercy College education into their busy lives. Mercy College also offers tremendous financial support so that the cost of college is not a barrier to success. The faculty is dedicated to the scholarship of teaching. Mercy College professors include Fulbright Scholars, published authors and national authorities in their fields. Mercy College offers a comprehensive intercollegiate NCAA Division II program that sponsors 16 varsity sports. The main campus located on the scenic banks of the Hudson River in Dobbs Ferry is just minutes from Manhattan. Mercy College students reside in the College’s on campus dormitory and within the suburban community of Dobbs Ferry. Intramural activities are also offered throughout the year for the recreational athlete. To apply to Mercy College visit www.mercy.
MOLLOY COLLEGE
No. Name Yr Pos 1 Caitlin Caiazza Sr. D 2 Alexa Watson Jr. A 3 Laura Rice Jr. M 4 Kayla Hanley R-So. D 5 Jessica Markowitz So. A 7 Cooper Sesselman Jr. M 8 Jenna Nostramo Jr. D 9 Arianna Cavallone Sr. A Coach Tom Camplettano 11 Nicole Lunger So. D 12 Brittany Lang R-So. A 13 Lindsay Cafiero Jr. D 14 Meghan Orlando Gr. A 15 Emily Bauer Fr. D 16 Alyssa Chetti Fr. GK 17 Teresa Ferreri Jr. D 19 Kelsey Dougherty Sr. D 20 Katie O’Brien Sr. M 22 Gabrielle Batista Jr. D Meghan Orlando 24 Brianna Wilson Fr. M 26 Chelsea Bauer Sr. D 27 Jessica Carere So. D 29 Casie Caiazza Fr. A 30 Angela Bollettieri So. M 31 Sara Aukstolis Sr. A 32 Caroline Winters R-Jr. GK 33 Michaela Siegler Fr. A 34 Kim Pepe Sr. A 38 Lindsay Rzempoluch So. D Cooper Sesselman
Ht 5-7 5-2 5-5 5-5 5-7 5-6 5-3 5-1 5-1 5-3 5-3 5-7 5-7 5-3 5-3 4-11 5-6 5-6 5-8 5-2 5-6 5-5 5-4 5-6 5-7 5-9 5-5 5-6
Hometown/Previous School Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East North Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge New Hyde Park, N.Y./New Hyde Park Memorial East Islip, N.Y./St. Anthony’s Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North Glen Cove, N.Y./Glen Cove Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity Bethpage, N.Y./Dowling Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh West Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon Mineola, N.Y./Mineola Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue Oyster Bay, N.Y./St. Dominic Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees Hicksville, N.Y./Nassau C.C. East Islip, N.Y./East Islip Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East Plainview, N.Y./Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK Plainview, N.Y./Nassau C.C. Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees Levittown, N.Y./Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale
Head Coach: Tom Campolettano (11th Season) Assistant Coaches: Melissa Cook, Jackie Hughes, Dayna Defliese, and Lauren Maksym
Quick Facts
Brianna Wilson
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: John A. Darcy Field
Did You Know?
• 177 Student-Athletes were named to the Molloy Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for achieving a grade-point average of 3.25 or higher in their respective studies in the fall semester. Of these student-athletes, 13 were inducted as the newest members of the Molloy 4.0 Club for attaining a perfect GPA in the fall. • The newest varsity program for Molloy College, the Lions’ women’s bowling team, celebrated two Academic All-Americans on February 1. Freshmen Afsha Malik and Sydney Kelly received the honors from the United States Bowling Congress after attaining a grade-point average of 3.5 or better during the fall semester. • Last weekend, Molloy’s softball team won their fourth ECC Softball Championship in the past six years.
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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