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kelly
SEVERINI
NUMBER POSITION HEIGHT YEAR MAJOR
18 B/M 5-6 SO BUSINESSS
HAWKS TIDBIT: Kelly Severini, who leads Hartford with three assists, is third on the team in total points with nine
2021
SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT KICKOFF+/RESULT THUR. 8/19 AT DELAWARE STATE W, 5-0 SAT.
8/21
ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN
W, 1-0
THUR. 8/26
AT TEXAS TECH
THUR. 9/2
MERRIMACK
SUN.
AT LAFAYETTE
W, 2-1 (ot)
THUR. 9/9
AT FAIRFIELD
T, 1-1 (2ot)
SUN.
9/12
SIENA
W, 3-0
SUN.
9/19
NEW HAMPSHIRE*
W, 2-0
SUN.
9/26
AT UMBC*
W, 2-0
9/5
L, 0-1 W, 2-0
THUR. 9/30
UALBANY*
T, 1-1 (2ot)
SUN.
10/3
AT BINGHAMTON*
L, 0-1
SUN.
10/10
VERMONT*
L, 0-2
THUR. 10/14
AT UMASS LOWELL*
SUN.
10/17
STONY BROOK*
1 PM
SUN.
10/24
AT MAINE*
1 PM
THUR. 10/28
NJIT*
5 PM
SUN.
AMERICA EAST QUARTERFINAL^
TBD
THUR. 11/4
AMERICA EAST SEMIFINAL^
TBD
SUN.
AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP^
TBD
10/31 11/7
T, 2-2 (2ot)
RED - HOME GAMES (AL-MARZOOK FIELD) + ALL TIMES EASTERN AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE * AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE OPPONENT | ^ PLAYED AT HIGHEST SEED OF EACH MATCH
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TODAY’S MATCH
Hartford looks to get back in the win column on Sunday when it hosts two-time defending America East Champion Stony Brook in a pivotal league match. The Hawks — who earned one crucial point in America East play Thursday — continue to jockey for position in the league standings, as they are tied for fifth with eight points.
LAST TIME OUT
Hartford played UMass Lowell to a 2-2 draw at Cushing Field on Thursday. The Hawks took a lead in each half on goals from sophomores Chloe Layne and Kelly Severini, but the River Hawks countered with scores from Ioanna Papatheodorour and Dunja Mostarac.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Stony Brook was picked to win the league title again this fall but has stumbled as of late. Since putting Hartford holds a 13-6-6 advantage together a four-game win streak in the all-time series with Stony Brook, which dates back to the 1989 that included a 2-0 start in league play, the Seawolves have gone campaign. The Seawolves have winless in their past four, dropping held the edge as of late, though, three straight to NJIT, New going undefeated in the past five Hampshire and Maine before tying meetings with a 3-0-2 record. Binghamton on Thursday. Alyssa LAST TIME THEY MET Francese leads Stony Brook’s The Hawks played the Seawolves offense with six goals. to a scoreless draw during the 2019 regular season (Oct. 31), but PROTECT THE NEST dropped a 2-1 decision at Stony Fifth-year senior Maia Perez Brook in the finals of the America continues to stand tall in goal for East Championship (Nov. 10). the Hawks this season. Holding 11
INSIDE THE SERIES
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of 13 opponents to one goal or less, she leads the America East in GAA (0.65) and is second in shutout percentage (0.46).
T AL E O F T H E T A P E
SIX PACKS
The duo of Imani Jenkins and Chloe Layne has delivered a one-two punch to opposing teams’ back lines this season. The first-year players have accounted for nearly half of Hartford’s offense this season, combining for 30 points. Registering identical stat lines with six goals and three assists each, Jenkins and Layne are tied for second in the America East in points and tied for fourth in goals.
NEXT ON TAP
After a midweek bye, the Hawks head to Maine to battle the Black Bears next Sunday (Oct. 24) for their final road tilt of the regular season.
7-3-3
RECORD
5-7-2
T1
STREAK
T1
21
GOALS
14
1.62
GOALS/GAME
1.00
12.8
SHOTS/GAME
10.8
.127
SHOT %
.093
SOG-ATT
69-151
72-166
.434
SOG %
.457
20
ASSISTS
15
69
CORNER KICKS
56
1-2
PK: GOALS-ATT
0-1
GAA
1.70
0.65 50
SAVES
71
.847
SAVE %
.740
AMERICA EAST S T A ND INGS
UMass Lowell Binghamton Vermont New Hampshire Hartford UAlbany Stony Brook NJIT UMBC Maine
OVERALL AE W-L-T PCT W-L-T PTS 7-4-2 .615 8-5-2 .600 7-5-1 .577 5-6-2 .462 7-3-3 .654 3-6-4 .385 5-7-2 .429 4-10-1 .300 5-6-3 .464 3-6-2 .364
4-1-1 13 4-1-1 13 4-2-0 12 3-2-1 10 2-2-2 8 2-2-2 8 2-3-1 7 2-3-1 7 1-4-1 4 1-5-0 3
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(7-3-3 OVERALL, 2-2-2 AMERICA EAST)
# Name
Yr. Pos. Ht.
1
Maia Perez
Gr.
GK
5-10
Hometown/Last School
2
Saige Bingman
Gr.
M
5-8
Cheshire, Conn./Fordham Univ.
3
Doireann Fahey
Jr.
B
5-7
Kildare, Ireland/Scoil Bhride Lackagh
4
Tristan McFarlane
Fr.
M
5-8
Ottawa, Ontario/Brookfield
5
Julia Atlee
Sr.
B
5-9
Sacramento, Calif./Folsom Lake College
6
Christina Stone
So.
M
5-2
Glastonbury, Conn./Loomis Chaffee
7
Makaela Montgomery-Williams
Jr.
B
5-5
Mississauga, Ontario/Our Lady of Mount Carmel
8
Victoria Jedrychowski Jr.
M
5-7
Farmington, Conn./Farmington
9
Andrea Carina Costa Garcia
R-Sr. M
5-2
Aurora, Ontario/Fairleigh Dickinson
Kentwood, Mich./East Kentwood
10 Ishani Sharma
Jr.
M
5-5
Brampton, Ontario/Castlebrooke Secondary
11 Imani Jenkins
So.
F
5-7
Middletown, Conn./Middletown
12 Lexi Doran
Gr.
B
5-8
Hebron, Conn./RHAM
13 Jordyn Ferraro
So.
F
5-4
Manalapan, N.J./Academy of Law & Public Safety
14 May Cervone
So.
F
5-7
Milford, Conn./Hamden Hall Country Day
15 Juliana Chiarella
Fr.
B
5-3
Hampden, Mass./Minnechaug Regional
16 Izzy Lachcik
Sr.
B/M
5-7
Vernon, Conn./Loomis Chaffee
17 Victoria Foster
So.
B
5-9
Mississauga, Ontario/St. Martin Secondary
18 Kelly Severini
So.
M
5-6
Union, N.J./Union
19 Chloe Layne
So.
F
5-6
Wrentham, Mass./King Philip
21 Taylor Brown
Sr.
M
5-3
Natick, Mass./Natick
22 Elise Engquist
So.
B
5-6
Gilroy, Calif/Christopher
23 Olivia Mullings
Fr.
F
5-4
Newington, Conn./Newington
25 Emily Howard
Fr.
F
5-10
28 Kristen Spendal
Fr.
GK
5-5
Dumont, N.J./Dumont
30 Abby McCarthy
Fr.
GK
5-7
Torrington, Conn./Torrington
Wilbraham, Mass./Minnechaug Regional
HEAD COACH JOHN NATALE - 18th Season - Eastern Connecticut ’97
ASSISTANT COACHES TODD SADLER - Third Season - Hartford ’99 GEORGE KOSTELIS - First Season - Hartford ’93 ALEX WRONA - Second Season - Bryant ’18
STONY BROOK SEAWOLVES (5-7-2 OVERALL, 2-3-1 AMERICA EAST)
# Name 0
Yr. Pos. Ht.
Emerson Richmond Burke Jr. GK 5-8
Hometown/Last School Seattle, Wash./Seattle Acad. of Arts & Sciences
00 Bethany Dunk
Jr.
GK
5-6
Bridgewater, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham Reg.
1
Nicolette Pasquarella
Fr.
GK
5-9
Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Connetquot
2
Ella Lokrantz
Fr.
B
5-10 Stockholm, Sweden/Norra Reals Gymnasium
3
Mari Brenden
Sr.
M
5-5
Oslo, Norway/Bjerke
4
Rachael Peters
Jr.
B
5-3
West Linn, Ore./West Linn
5
Catharina von Drigalski Jr.
B
5-5
Oberursel, Germany/Carl-von-Weinberg-Schule
6
Aneta Sovakova
Fr.
F
5-6
Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
7
Kristina Garcia
Fr.
M
5-5
Great Neck, N.Y./Great Neck South
8
Asdis Birna
Fr.
M
5-5
Reykjavik, Iceland
10 Tatum Kauka
Sr.
F
5-4
Wahiawa, Hawaii/Kamehameha School
11
Alyssa Francese
Gr.
F
5-4
Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown
12 Chelsie DePonte
Gr.
M
5-2
Honolulu, Hawaii/St. Andrew’s Priory
13 Leah Feato
Jr.
F
5-0
Kaneohe, Hawaii/Kamehameha Schools
14 Silja Rålm Von Porat
Fr.
B
5-7
Kolbotn, Norway/Wang Toppidrett Oslo
15 Emma Beattie
So.
B
5-1
Carle Place, N.Y./Carle Place
16 Morgan Belcher
Fr.
B
5-3
Schaumburg, Ill./Conant
17 Arianna Barbieri
Sr.
M
5-6
East Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville
18 Alicia D’Aoust
Sr.
F
5-4
Smithtown, N.Y//Rutgers
19 Alexa Jindal
Fr.
M/F
5-5
Armonk, N.Y./Byram Hills
20 Kerry Pearson
So.
B
5-6
Merrick, N.Y./Sanford H. Calhoun
21 Ranae Ward
Sr.
M
5-4
Trincity, Trinidad/Bishop Anstey
23 Makenna Robinson
So.
F
5-3
Kula, Hawaii/Kamehameha Schools Maui
25 Madison Sleiman
Jr.
B
5-4
Scottsdale, Ariz./Desert Mountain
29 Gabby Daniels
Fr.
M
5-6
Lawrenceville, Ga./Marist
32 Jillian Unkenholz
So.
B
5-6
Hauppauge, N.Y./Smithtown West
33 Morgan Elliott
Fr.
M
5-6
Sayville, N.Y./Connetquot
HEAD COACH TOBIAS BISCHOF - Third Season - Friedrich-Schiller
ASSISTANT COACHES JIM O’BRIEN - Third Season - Southern Connecticut SHANNON GROGAN - Fourth Season - Stony Brook ’15 SPENCER WIRKKALA - First Season HAWKS // #FLYHIGH HARTFORD
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HARTFORD HAWKS
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maia PEREZ
2
saige BINGMAN
3
doireann FAHEY
5
julia ATLEE
6
christina STONE
7
makaela
9
andrea carina
ishani
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GR | GOALKEEPER
SR | BACK
COSTA GARCIA R-SR | MIDFIELDER
jordyn
13 FERRARO
SO | FORWARD
GR | MIDFIELDER
SO | MIDFIELDER
10 SHARMA
JR | MIDFIELDER
may
14 CERVONE
SO | FORWARD
JR | BACK
MONTGOMERY-WILLIAMS
JR | FORWARD
imani
SO | FORWARD
juliana
15 CHIARELLA
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FR | BACK
4
tristan
8
victoria
McFARLANE
FR | MIDFIELDER
JEDRYCHOWSKI JR | MIDFIELDER
lexi
12 DORAN
GR | BACK
izzy
16 LACHCIK
SR | BACK/MIDFIELDER
HARTFORD HAWKS
victoria
kelly
17 FOSTER
SO | BACK
18 SEVERINI
SO | MIDFIELDER
elise
23 MULLINGS
SO | BACK
FR | FORWARD
kristen
28 SPENDAL
FR | GOALKEEPER
HEAD COACH 18th Season
TODD SADLER ASSISTANT COACH Third Season
taylor
SO | FORWARD
olivia
22 ENGQUIST
JOHN NATALE
chloe
19 LAYNE
21 BROWN
SR | MIDFIELDER
emily
25 HOWARD
FR | FORWARD
abby
30 McCARTHY
FR | GOALKEEPER
GEORGE KOSTELIS ASSISTANT COACH First Season
ALEX WRONA VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH Second Season
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HARTFORD HAWKS 2021-22 Hartford Women's Soccer Overall Team Statistics All games
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2021 T EA M S T A T I S T I CS
Game Records
OVERALL: Home7-3-3
Overall
Conference
2-2-2 AMERICA EAST: 2-2-2
7-3-3
Team statistics
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4-1-1 HOME: 4-1-1
SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct. Shots on goal-Attempts SOG pct. Shots/Game Assists GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals Penalty Unassisted Overtime Goals scored average CORNER KICKS Goals off corners PENALTY KICKS OFFSIDES PENALTIES Fouls Yellow cards Red cards ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg Goals by Periods Team Hart Opponents
Corners by Periods 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL Team 8 12 1 21 Hart 0 3 6 9 Opponents 0 0
Shots by Periods Team Hart Opponents
1st 2nd OT1 OT2 80 75 6 5 46 77 5 7
Saves by Periods Team Hart Opponents
Offsides by Periods 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL Team 19 29 4 52 Hart 0 23 24 3 1 51 Opponents
Fouls by Periods TOTAL Team 166 Hart 135 Opponents
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Away
•
Neutral
0-0-0 AWAY: 3-2-2
3-2-2
HART
OPP
21-166 1.62 .127 72-166 .434 12.8 20
9-135 0.69 .067 61-135 .452 10.4 6
21 1 1 1.62 69 1-2 21
9 1 0 0.69 45 1-1 10
144 10 0
130 11 0
1858 6/310 0/0
1644 7/235 -
1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL 28 39 1 1 69 13 26 2 4 45 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 62 75 5 2 65 59 3 3
TOTAL 144 130
1st 2nd OT1 OT2 12 8 1 0 5 5 0 0
TOTAL 21 10
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2021-22 Hartford Women's Soccer Extended Individual Statistics All games Game Records
Overall
Conference
7-3-3
Team Box Score Extended No. Player 19 Layne, Chloe 11 Jenkins, Imani 18 Severini, Kelly 2 Bingman, Saige 9 Garcia, Andrea 6 Stone, Christina 13 Ferraro, Jordyn 14 Cervone, May 21 Brown, Taylor 10 Sharma, Ishani 4 McFarlane, Tristan 3 Fahey, Doireann 7 Montgomery-Williams, Makaela 8 Jedrychowski, Victoria 17 Foster, Victoria 12 Doran, Alexis 23 Mullings, Olivia 5 Atlee, Julia 1 Perez, Maia 22 Engquist, Elise 25 Howard, Emily 15 Chiarella, Juliana Total Opponents ## Player 1 Perez, Maia TM TEAM Total Opponents Goals by Periods Team Hart Opponents
Away
Neutral
2 - 2 - 2 I N D I VI DUAL 4 - 1 -S 1 T A T I S T ICS 3-2-2 2021
GP-GS G GPG A APG PTS 13-13 6 0.46 3 0.23 15 13-13 6 0.46 3 0.23 15 13-13 3 0.23 3 0.23 9 11-10 1 0.09 3 0.27 5 11-5 1 0.09 2 0.18 4 13-9 1 0.08 2 0.15 4 5-4 1 0.20 1 0.20 3 12-1 1 0.08 0 0.00 2 6-1 1 0.17 0 0.00 2 11-5 1 0 0.00 1 0.09 13-13 0 0.00 1 0.08 1 12-11 0 0.00 1 0.08 1 10-3 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 6-0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 13-13 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 13-13 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 6-0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 6-2 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 13-13 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 2-0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 6-1 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 1-0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 13 21 1.62 20 1.54 62 13 9 0.69 6 0.46 24
GP-GS 13-13 13 13 1st 8 3
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MINUTES 1240:00 00:00 1240:00 1240:00 2nd 12 6
OT1 1 0
GA 9 0 9 21 OT2 0 0
PPG SH SPG 1.15 35 2.69 1.15 25 1.92 0.69 18 1.38 0.45 20 1.82 0.36 22 2.00 0.31 6 0.46 0.60 8 1.60 0.17 8 0.67 0.33 2 0.33 0.09 6 0.55 0.08 5 0.38 0.08 1 0.08 0.00 3 0.30 0.00 2 0.33 0.00 2 0.15 0.00 2 0.15 0.00 1 0.17 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 4.77 166 12.77 1.85 135 10.38
GAAVG 0.65 0.00 0.65 1.52
SAVES 50 2 52 51
0-0-0
SH% SOG SOG/G SOG% YC RC GWG PK-ATT .171 21 1.62 .600 0 0 1 0-0 .240 9 0.69 .360 0 0 2 1-2 .167 10 0.77 .556 3 0 1 0-0 .050 5 0.45 .250 0 0 0-0 0 .045 10 0.91 .455 3 0 1 0-0 .167 1 0.08 .167 0 0 1 0-0 .125 4 0.80 .500 0 0 1 0-0 .125 4 0.33 .500 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 .500 1 0.17 .500 0 0 0 0-0 .000 2 0.18 .333 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 2 0.20 .667 0 0 0 0-0 .000 1 0.17 .500 0 0 0 0-0 .000 1 0.08 .500 0 0 0 0-0 .000 1 0.08 .500 3 0 0 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 0 .127 72 5.54 .434 10 0 1-2 .067 61 4.69 .452 11 0 1-1
SAVES/G 3.85 0.15 4.00 3.92
Corners by Periods TOTAL Team 21 Hart 9 Opponents
SAVES% .847 1.000 .852 .708 1st 28 13
2nd 39 26
W 7 0 7 3
L 3 0 3 7
OT1 1 2
T 3 0 3 3 OT2 1 4
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SHO/CBO 6/0 0/0 6 3
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TOTAL 69 45
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NATALE The winningest coach in Hartford women’s soccer history with 148 career victories, John Natale enters his 18th season as head coach of the Hawks in 2021. A five-time America East Coach of the Year, Natale has piloted the Hawks to an NCAA Championship appearance, an America East Championship and five America East Regular-Season Championships during his impressive career at Hartford. Natale’s track record of success extends well beyond the collegiate level to the international level. Away from the Hawks’ campus in West Hartford, he has been actively involved in a pair of FIFA Women’s World Cups and two of the past three Olympic games in London, England (2012) and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2016). Natale, who became the program’s fifth head coach in 2004, has established himself as one of the elite coaches in the America East, and in the Northeast region. Leading Hartford to at least a share of the America East Regular-Season Championship in four of his past five years, Hartford’s dominance in the America East and in the region has been unmatched as of late under Natale. Although the team trained and played one exhibition match, the COVID-19 pandemic sidelined the Hawks for the 2020-21 campaign, as it forced the cancellation of what was an unconventional spring slate. The Hawks advanced to the title match of the America East Tournament for the fourth time in six seasons in 2019, but came one victory shy of qualifying for the NCAA Tournament after falling, 2-1, at top-seeded Stony Brook. Hartford finished the campaign with a 10-7-2 record, marking the ninth time under Natale’s watch that the program closed out a season with at least 10 wins. History was also made under Natale in 2019 when Sierra Stone (’20) became the program’s first-ever two-time America East Midfielder of the Year. Having previously earned the honor in 2017, she was also the first America East player since 2005 to win a Positional Player of the Year award one season after receiving Rookie of the Year distinction (2016). In addition, Stone’s three major awards are tied with Jessica Reifer for the most in program history. In addition to taking home four America East Regular-Season Championships since 2014, Natale and the Hawks have been on the doorstep of reaching the
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JOHN NATALE’S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AE COACH OF THE YEAR 2006, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 2006 AE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 2006 AE REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 AE TOURNAMENT FINALIST 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 3 NSCAA ALL-AMERICANS 22 AE MAJOR AWARD WINNERS 124 AE ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREES
NCAA Tournament in five of the past 10 seasons, as they have advanced to the finals America East Tournament in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2019. Winning 100 matches since the 2011 campaign, Natale has fostered a trio of All-Americans (Caitlin Alves — 2011; Erin Quinlan — 2011; Amelia Pereira — 2012) and 16 major award winners from the America East over that 10-year stretch. Hartford’s dominance under Natale has not just been a recent trend, though. The highlight of Natale’s career came in 2006, when he led the Hawks to their 10th America East Championship and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Entering the NCAA Tournament play as one of the hottest teams in the nation with an unbeaten streak of 10 matches, the Hawks fell to 12th-ranked Rutgers in the opening round. Hartford — which posted an undefeated slate during conference play en route to claiming the both the 2006 America East Regular-Season and Championship Titles — knocked off a pair of nationally-ranked opponents that season. In addition, four of the six major conference postseason awards were handed out to Hartford, including Natale and his staff earning the first of five America East Coaching Staff of the Year distinctions. Away from West Hartford, the 2011 Women’s World Cup Games marked Natale’s first appearance on the international stage. A member of the USA Women’s Soccer National Team’s coaching staff as a scout for head coach Pia Sundhage, Team USA fell in a dramatic penalty kick shootout to Japan that season. One year later, Natale rejoined Sundhage’s staff as a Video Analysis Coach for the Olympic games, where he helped Team USA to its fourth Olympic gold medal after it knocked off Japan in the title match. Most recently, Natale reunited with Sundhage for the 2016 Olympic games, this time joining Sweden’s National Team’s coaching staff as an advanced scout. He previously fulfilled the same role on Sundhage’s staff for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.
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Before beginning his collegiate head coaching career with the Hawks in 2004, Natale was an assistant coach for the Boston Breakers in 2003 and the Philadelphia Charge the previous two years. In those roles, he was involved in all aspects of coaching, including practice planning, player skill development, scouting and player analysis. Both franchises reached the playoffs each year of Natale’s tenure in the WUSA. Natale also had the opportunity to gain valuable experience under the guidance of two of WUSA’s more successful head coaches – Boston’s Sundhage (200203 WUSA Coach of the Year) and Philadelphia’s Mark Krikorian (2001-02 WUSA Coach of the Year). Currently the women’s soccer head coach at Florida State, Krikorian is a former Hartford women’s soccer head coach (1996-2000). During the summer of 2006, Natale coached the Western Lady Pioneers of the W-League, one of the most highly-regarded women’s leagues in the world. The team finished with an 11-3-1 record and advanced to the semifinals of the Eastern Conference playoffs for the first time in team history. Natale – who coached three all-league selections, including the U19 Player of the Year and the league’s scoring champion – was named W-League Coach of the Year. Natale excelled as a player at Eastern Connecticut State University, where he was a captain and participant in the All-New England Senior Bowl. A native of Wethersfield, Conn., he graduated from ECSU in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. Natale also played professionally for the Western Mass Pioneers of the USL. Natale’s accomplishments have been recognized across the region, as he was one of six inductees in the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame’s Class of 2015.
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