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 University of Bridgeport............................................................4 LIU Post.........................................................................................5 Mercy College..............................................................................6 Molloy College............................................................................7
East Coast Conference Staff Dr. Robert Dranoff Commissioner rdranoff@eccsports.org 631.372.0332
Melissa Reilly Associate Commissioner mreilly@eccsports.org 631.372.1886
Casey Rafferty Assistant Commissioner crafferty@eccsports.org 631.372.0886
The 2017 East Coast Conference Soccer 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, Melissa Reilly, and the Sports Information Directors of the East Coast Conference.
UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT No. Name Yr 00 Jennifer Wendelius Jr. 1 Sydney Nordan Sr. 2 Marga Pena Fr. 3 Marta Sadornil So. 4 Katee Kimmey Fr. 5 Shyla Murray Fr. 6 Amanda Ebbesson Fr. 7 Sara Berglund Fr. 8 Rebekka Skaasheim Fr. 9 Elin Fransson Fr. 10 Maegen Doyle So. 11 Carolina Rico Sr. 12 Alyssa Samson So. 13 Andrea Jozefczyk Fr. 14 Baylee Houston Jr. 15 Malin Thor Fr. 16 Cailin Alcock Fr. 17 Eleonore Freby Fr. 18 Nicole Greenwald Sr. 19 Hailey Marquis Sr. 20 Kendra Fitzpatrick Jr. 21 Eva Maria Becerra Jr. 22 Ariana Weingrad Sr. 23 Abigail Befford Fr. 24 Alexis Porterfield Jr. 25 Aine Kennedy Fr. 26 Andrea Basilicato Fr. 27 Valentina Florez So. 28 Sloane Hughes Jr. 31 Karolina Vieira Jr. 33 Synnove Skassheim Fr. 35/30 Anneliese Jennings So. 37 Marieke Kramer Jr.
Pos GK GK B M/B B F M M M M F F B B M M B B F F B F M M F F F M/F B B B GK M/F
Ht 5-7 5-9 5-3 5-3 5-2 5-7 5-6 5-0 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-7 5-4 5-2 5-5 5-2 5-3 5-5 5-3 5-1 5-4 5-2 5-2 5-2 5-4 5-2 5-6 5-5 5-8 5-5 5-4 5-7
Hometown/Previous School Lidingo, Sweden/Hersby Gymnasium Anniston, Ala./UAB Mallorca, Spain/IES Josep Sureda Madrid, Spain/Montserrot Burleson, Texas /Nolan Catholic Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood Solna, Sweden/Danderyds Gymnasium Borlange, Sweden/Soltorgsgymnsiet Balestrand, Norway/Sagatah Skule Vaernamo, Sweden/Finnvedens Gymnasium Coach Magnus Nilerud Harwich, England/Thurstable North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen Ledyard, Conn./Ledyard Ludlow, Mass./Ludlow Starwood, Wash./Everett Community College Kalmar, Sweden/Stagneliusskokin Durban, South Africa/St. Mary’s Sollentuna, Sweden/Danderyds Gymnasium Levittown, N.Y./MacArthur Middlebury, Conn./Pomperaug Darien, Conn./Darien Maegen Doyle Fremont, Calif./Foothill (CA) College Hicksville, N.Y./Division Ave. East Brookfield, Mass./Tantasqua Accokeek, Md./College of Southern Maryland Middlesex, Vt./U-32 Guilford, Conn./Guilford Mount Kisco, N.Y./Fox Lane Pennington, N.J./Mercer County CC Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Darton State College Balestrand, Norway/Sagatah Skule Amanda Ebbesson Warminster, Pa./George School Megchelen, Netherlands/Almende College Isala
Head Coach: Magnus Nilerud (19th Season) Associate Head Coach: Scott McBride Assistant Coach: Stephen Daniels Goalkeeper Coach: Steven Corcoran Graduate Assistant Coach: Jonny Macadam Volunteer Assistant Coaches: Luke Green and Leonardo Germiniani
Quick Facts
Location: Bridgeport, Conn. Founded: 1927 Enrollment: 4,800 Nickname: Purple Knights Colors: Purple and White President: Neil Albert Salonen Director of Athletics: Anthony Vitti Stadium: Knights Field
About Bridgeport
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Did You Know?
• Along with leading his team to the last two NCAA Division II East Regional titles and a berth in the NCAA Final Four two seasons ago, UB head women’s soccer coach Magnus Nilerud earned his 250th career victory this season. • UB has recently broken ground for a new baseball field adjacent to campus in beautiful Seaside Park. • The University of Bridgeport women’s gymnastics team has won six of the last nine USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Team Championships. • UB’s women’s swimming team captured its first Metropolitan Conference title in February of 2016.
Jennifer Wendelius
An international, doctoral intensive comprehensive university, with award-winning academic programs, at the University of Bridgeport, the New England’s fastest growing university, students can earn degrees in a variety of innovative undergraduate and graduate degree programs. UB is among America’s strong international universities with 25 percent of our students coming from overseas. The University’s commitment to educate students from throughout the world is recognized in the US News and World Report issue on colleges. With students from more than 80 countries who are active in student government, publications and clubs, the University of Bridgeport prides itself in being a real world experience in globalization. Through its International Programs, the University provides academic, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities which support the University’s commitment to promote global citizenship and a commitment to public service. There are 200 full- and part-time faculty, including Fulbright Scholars, National Science Foundation Fellows, Ford Fellows, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellows, American Council for Learned Societies Scholars and Phi Beta Kappa Scholars. Known for its competent, committed, caring faculty, the University prides itself on its student-faculty ratio of 11:1. It also takes pride in its commitment to diversity. Some 32 percent of its students are members of minorities. Committed to creating new learning venues, the University of Bridgeport’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies and its Office of Distance Learning pioneered the first online graduate degree program in the State of Connecticut. A variety of online courses and certificate programs are also available.
LIU POST
Coach Mark Dawson
Gabrielle Clark
Julia Duffy
No. Name 0 Katie Bendersky 00 Kiarra Grimes 1 Hillevi Eklow 2 Julia Duffy 4 Rebecca DeWitt 6 Tiffany Reyes 7 Molly Dowd 8 Gabrielle Clark 9 Andrea Huntzinger 10 Alexandra Dencker 11 Samantha Gordon 12 Sarah McGarry 13 Veronica Saager 14 Kristen Breihof 16 Sydney Pasquarella 17 Elli Spring 18 Laura Fernandez 19 Paige Sherlock 21 Lisa Fiori 22 Alice Schonfeldt 23 Julia Katsock 24 Alyssa Torres 26 Shakila Sevanan 27 Erin O’Connor 28 Kelsey Wright 29 Isabella Fuduli 30 Ida Lagerqvist
Yr So. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Gr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr.
Pos GK GK GK F F/M M M F/M F B B M M B F B M B F B/M F B M F M F B
Ht 5-5 5-2 5-6 5-6 5-6 5-4 5-6 5-7 5-8 5-5 5-9 5-6 5-3 5-5 5-5 5-7 5-2 5-3 5-6 5-5 5-6 5-2 5-4 5-9 5-6 5-4 5-10
Head Coach: Mark Dawson (10th Season) Assistant Coaches: Joe Zydor, Billy Carroll, Kara Gazzano, Tom Williamson, Kristin Brandman, and Andreas Lindberg
Quick Facts
Alice Schonfeldt
Hometown/Previous School West Islip, N.Y./West Islip West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville Varobacka, Sweden/Donnergymnasiet Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside Melville, N.Y./Walt Whitman Mastic, N.Y./Monroe Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore Edmonds, Wash./Edmonds-Woodway Stockholm, Sweden/Viktor Rydbergs Gymnasium Newburgh, N.Y./Albany Amityville, N.Y./St. Anthony’s Islip, N.Y./Islip East Islip, N.Y./East Islip Levittown, N.Y./Dowling East Northport, N.Y./Commack Harwinton, Conn./Lewiss Mills Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain/IES Palco West Islip, N.Y./West Islip Avon, Conn./Avon Burtrask, Sweden/Balderskolan West Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville Medford, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow Halmstad, Sweden/Sannarpsgymnasiet
Location: Brookville N.Y. Founded: 1954 Enrollment: 8,472 Nickname: Pioneers Colors: Green and Gold President: Dr. Kimberly R. Cline Director of Athletics: Debbie DeJong Stadium: Pioneer Soccer Park
Did You Know?
• The Pioneers are looking for their fourth-consecutive NCAA Championship bid • Junior Hillievi Eklow is first in the conference in save pct. (.877) and goals-against average (0.49). • LIU Post has been ranked as high as No. 5 in the United Coaches Top-25 Poll. • The Pioneers were picked second in the 2017 ECC Preseason Poll. • LIU Post is fifth in the nation in goals-per-game (3.00)
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 00 Melissa Torres 1 Ashley Price 2 Lauren Calderaro 4 Stephanie Escala 5 Destiny Guerra 7 Christina Psomopoulos 8 Alyssa Iannuzzi 9 RaeAnn Ioannou 10 Heidi Serna 11 Alexandra Modlinski 12 Rebecca Conway 14 Kaitlyn Denning 15 Kendall Wright 16 Ally Boots 17 Kiera Metzger 18 Corinna Ferrante 19 Casey Shimborske 20 Jessica Brandt 21 Natalia Elizarraras 22 Ileen Mejia 24 Haley Noble 25 Trista Seara
Yr Pos Fr. GK Sr. GK Jr. F Sr. B Jr. M R-So. B Sr. B R-So. M Sr. M Sr. F Jr. B Fr. M Jr. B So. F So. M Jr. M Fr. M So. M So. M R-Jr. M Jr. F So. B
Ht 5-6 5-6 5-5 5-7 5-7 5-6 5-6 5-7 5-5 5-6 5-5 5-4 5-2 5-5 5-4 5-4 5-5 5-2 5-4 5-2 6-0 5-8
Hometown/Previous School La Mirada, Calif./La Mirada Goodyear, Ariz./Millennium La Verne, Calif./Bonita Corona, N.Y./Long Island City Simi Valley, Calif./Highline College Bayside, N.Y./Youngstown State Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa Bethpage, N.Y./Plainedge West Covina, Calif./South Hills Highland Mills, N.Y./Cornwall Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst Peoria, Ariz./Mountain Ridge Mission Viejo, Calif./Mission Viejo Yorba Linda, Calif./Esperanza Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore Patchogue, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale Folsom, Calif./Folsom Whittier, Calif./Los Altos Whittier, Calif./La Mirada Torrance, Calif./Torrance Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst
Coach Jonathan Feinstein
Ally Boots
Head Coach: Jonathan Feinstein (9th Season) Assistant Coaches: Danny Leon Jr., Gianna Jennosa, and JP Arenas
Alyssa Iannuzzi
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?
• The Mavericks are making their fifth straight appearance in the ECC Tournament. • Mercy is looking to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014. • The Mavericks are searching for their first ECC Championship since 2014. • Mercy is currently ranked No. 23 nationally and second in the East Region.
Heidi Serna
About Mercy:
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.edu or call 1-877-MERCYGO.
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MOLLOY COLLEGE
No. Name Yr 0 Sara Palmeri Fr. 1 Jackie Carty Fr. 2 Dominique Capolongo Jr. 3 Katlyn Merino Jr. 4 Amy D’Eloia So. 5 Daria Castrogivanni Jr. 6 Allie Rainey Jr. 7 Felicia LaPera Jr. 9 Erica Coppola Sr. Coach Sarah McClellan 10 Dana Poetzsch Fr. 11 Mikayla Canales So. 12 Lauren Marinello Fr. 13 Samantha Mendes Sr. 15 Caroline Zimmerman Jr. 16 Kayla Roundsman Gr. 17 Kristen Cummings Sr. 18 Amanda Milazzo Jr. 19 Carli Fonseca Fr. 21 Caitlin Russell Fr. 22 Mariella Gotti Sr. Jackie Carty 23 Kim Mejia Jr. 25 Sam Bernieri Jr. 26 Jessica Mauro Fr.
Pos GK GK M B F B B B M M M M B M M M M B M B M M/F M/B
Ht 5-6 5-10 5-4 5-1 5-7 5-2 5-6 5-4 5-3 5-4 5-3 5-2 5-0 5-7 5-6 5-6 5-7 5-6 5-3 5-4 5-6 5-2 5-5
Hometown/Previous School Whitestone, N.Y./St. Francis Prep East Islip, N.Y./East Islip Islip, N.Y./Islip Corona, N.Y./Farmingdale State East Northport, N.Y./Northport Commack, N.Y./Commack Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown West West Babylon, N.Y./East Stroudsburg Univ. Plainview, N.Y./Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem East Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun Mineola, N.Y./Mineola/Nassau CC Hicksville,N.Y./Nassau CC Islip Terrace, N.Y./Loyola (Md.) Huntington Station, N.Y./Walt Whitman Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park Westbury, N.Y./W.T. Clarke Valley Stream, N.Y./Holy Trinity Bayside, N.Y./St. Francis Prep Massapequa, N.Y./St. John the Baptist South Hempstead, N.Y./South Side
Head Coach: Steve Price (1st Season) Assistant Coaches: Michael Dombo, Christina Restivo, Steve Maye, and Roberto Pelligrini
Felicia LaPera
Quick Facts
Dana 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 Cassidy-Lyke Stadium: John A. Darcy Field at RVC Sports Complex
Did You Know?
• Freshman Dana Poetzsch led the Lions in goals and points a season after her brother, Kyle, led the men’s team in goals and points. • This is the first time Molloy has made the ECC Tournament since 2011 when it made it to the conference final.
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. Money magazine recently ranked Molloy College the #1 “Value All-Star” in the nation.
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