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INTRODUCTION
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OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES
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OUR TEAMS
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OUR SUPPORTERS
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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS
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OUR STAFF
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PROMOTING THE PIRATES
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SETON HALL ATHLETICS VISION FOR EXCELLENCE In accordance with the Mission of Seton Hall University the results and goals of this report are incorporated under our student-athlete centered vision that is focused on four principles:
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Compete with honor, sportsmanship and integrity, while assuring our student-athletes reach their full potential and are a source of pride for the Seton Hall University community.
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By continuing to provide the necessary resources to each and every student-athlete, Seton Hall Athletics will strive to graduate each of our athletes while pushing them towards academic excellence.
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Through administrative and coaching leadership each team competes for conference and national championships.
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The Seton Hall Athletics Department, at all times and in all facets of its operation, will exercise fiscal diligence while enhancing the involvement of our supporters to help us achieve our studentathlete centered vision and goals.
SETON HALL ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Department of Athletics and Recreational Services is to ensure that the intercollegiate athletics and recreational programs represent and reflect the missions and goals of the University. By providing quality opportunities and programs that reflect high academic, moral and athletic standards, Seton Hall University enables all student-athletes to maximize their personal potential. The Department is committed to ethnic, racial, cultural and gender diversity along with attention to inclusion of the physically challenged. By providing challenging recreation opportunities and quality facilities for all members of the Seton Hall community, Athletics and Recreational Services seeks to create a sense of community spirit and pride among all constituents: students, faculty, staff, administrators and alumni.
SETON HALL ATHLETICS 2011-12 ANNUAL REPORT
DEAR FRIENDS OF SETON HALL ATHLETICS: This is an exciting time to be a Pirate. Whether you are an alum, fan, student, parent or faculty member, you play an integral role in the future of Seton Hall University Athletics. This report reviews the past year and how our efforts, made possible through your loyal support, have aligned with our vision. We have the opportunity to coach, mentor and guide some of the brightest and most talented young men and women. Our student-athletes approach their sports and their collegiate experience with a passion that inspires us daily. All of us are an essential part of what athletics can help accomplish at Seton Hall University. Our expectations are high and we have yet to reach our fullest potential. Our goal is straightforward: EXCELLENCE IN ALL AREAS. Whether it is academic success
or championships, we expect Seton Hall Athletics to lead the way. As Director of Athletics, I promise you my commitment to helping Seton Hall become a top-tier program. This report will show each of you how your efforts, combined with those of our staff and student-athletes, come together to form the spirit of being a Seton Hall Pirate! Thank you so much for the opportunities you provide us and our student-athletes. Go Pirates!
SINCERELY,
PATRICK LYONS Director of Athletics
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OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES: ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
The following provides a detailed listing of the academic achievements of Seton Hall student-athletes during the 2011-12 academic year.
SENIOR STUDENTATHLETES GRADUATING WITH HONORS (MAY 2012): Summa Cum Laude - 5 Magna Cum Laude - 9 Cum Laude - 10
159 BIG EAST Academic All-Stars, 68% of all student-athletes. 2011-12 DEAN’S LIST Fall: 99 students Spring: 96 students
CHI ALPHA SIGMA INDUCTEES: 18 students Required for induction: 3.4 cumulative GPA
2011-12 CUMULATIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE GPA:
3.223 GPA 2011-12 BIG EAST TEAM ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD:
SOFTBALL VOLLEYBALL
2011-12 BIG EAST SPORTS EXCELLENCE AWARD NOMINEES: Jonathan Prosinski, BB Peter Dill, MBB Alexandra Maseko, WBB Anthony Cramond, MXC Hughnique Rolle, WXC John Dawson Neufeld, MG Nicole Longobardo, WG Ashley Beamish, WSOC Brittany Hammer, SB Andrea Shuba, WS&D Elizabeth Verow, TEN Krissy Wrobel, VB
The Seton Hall Academic All-Star Team: Kalie Marshall, Brittany Hammer, Alexandra Maseko, Hannah Basalone, Carl Johnston, Jen Metzger, Dale Anderson, Ashley Beamish, Bridget Constantino and Chloe Sher (left to right).
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DALE ANDERSON
KRISSY WROBEL
ASHLEY BEAMISH
BASEBALL
VOLLEYBALL
WOMEN’S SOCCER
NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP NOMINEE
JOHN NEUFELD MEN’S GOLF
NCAA WOMAN OF THE YEAR NOMINEE
CAPITAL ONE DISTRICT 2 ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
WIEBKE BALCKE
JOHN NEUFELD
WOMEN’S SOCCER
MEN’S GOLF
CAPITAL ONE DISTRICT 2 ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
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CAANJ SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEE
CAANJ SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEE
ECAC SCHOLAR ATHLETES OF THE YEAR:
BIG EAST SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES:
WIEBKE BALCKE WOMEN’S SOCCER
MEGHAN MATUSIAK VOLLEYBALL
AMY BONISTALLI WOMEN’S SWIM & DIVE
ALEXANDRA MASEKO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
JOHN DAWSON NEUFELD MEN’S GOLF
DALE ANDERSON BASEBALL
OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES: TEAM ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS Women’s Tennis earned the 2012 ITA AllAcademic Team Award 2012 ITA SCHOLARS: Elizabeth Verow Chloe Sher Rocio Portela-Berrios Maria Rodriguez del Rosario Anna Guaryanova
Men’s Golf and Women’s Volleyball earned national recognition for academic excellence for ranking in the top ten percentile for APR Women’s Soccer earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award
Women’s Volleyball earned the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association Team Academic Award
Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving were named Scholar All-America teams by the College Swimming Coaches’ Association of America
Men’s Golf named to the Golf Coaches’ Association of America All-Academic Team
Ali Kruse and Hannah Basalone were named National Golf Coaches’ Association AllAmerica Scholars
OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES: ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
ACADEMIC SPOTLIGHT:
DALE ANDERSON, KRISSY WROBEL, JOHN DAWSON NEUFELD The 2011-12 academic year yielded several academic awards and accolades for Seton Hall’s programs and athletes. Three senior student-athletes in particular, garnered significant recognition for their efforts both on the athletic fields of play and in the classroom. Dale Anderson, John Dawson Neufeld and Krissy Wrobel epitomize what it means to be a “studentathlete.” Dale Anderson of the baseball team was the BIG EAST Scholar Athlete of the Year nominee for Seton Hall and a finalist for a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. A native of Alberta, Canada, he has twice been named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star team since his transfer from the College of Southern Idaho.
3.92 grade point average since transferring to Seton Hall prior to the 2010-11 academic year. On the golf course, Neufeld saved his finest season for last. His 73.57 stroke average led the Pirates during the spring season and his 2-under-par, 73-70-71-214, at the Rio Pinar Invitational was the lowest score against par of any Pirate for a spring tournament. Neufeld had three top-10 finishes this year, including an even-par fifth-place showing at the Fireline Towson Invitational. During that event, he shot a 5-under-par, 67, in the second round, the lowest single round for any Pirate during the 2011-12 year.
A strong defensive outfielder, he appeared in 87 games in the last two seasons, hitting primarily in the middle of the Pirates’ batting order. A career .266 hitter, he was instrumental in guiding Seton Hall to a BIG EAST Championship in 2011, the program’s first title in a decade.
Krissy Wrobel was Seton Hall’s entry for a BIG EAST Sports Excellence Award and the school’s nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year. Highly community-minded, she served on Seton Hall’s Student Athlete Advisory Council and created “STEPS to a healthier you,” a program that encourages and engages local families to commit themselves to a healthier lifestyle and fight childhood obesity.
Neufeld’s academic recognition continued to expand as the year progressed. Earlier this year, he was named Seton Hall’s Senior Scholar-Athlete and a Cleveland Golf/Srixon AllAmerica Scholar, while being appointed to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District 2 Men’s At-Large First Team. A Political Science major, Neufeld has maintained an impressive
Athletically,Wrobel was a force for the Pirates on the volleyball court for four years, guiding Seton Hall to three-consecutive appearances in the BIG EAST Tournament. A dominant blocker, she led the team with 101 blocks as a senior despite missing seven matches due to injury. Wrobel graduates with 378 career blocks, fifth-most in Seton Hall history.
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OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES: BIG EAST ACADEMIC ALL-STARS BASEBALL Dale Anderson Michael Betz Chris Carroll Anthony Elia George Fernandez Michael Genovese Zachary Granite Chase Gray Scott Kalamar Benedy Mejia Jonathan Prosinski William Ralston Douglas Ruhlman Ryan Sullivan Gregory Terhune William Walsh
BASKETBALL WOMEN’S
John Walsh Kevin Walsh
GOLF - WOMEN’S Hannah Basalone Alison Kruse Nicole Longobardo Samantha Massei
GOLF - MEN’S Kamaal Khatumal Marc Kunesch John Dawson Neufeld Brandon Park Troy Spencer
SOCCER WOMEN’S
Wiebke Balcke Cristina Barthel Alexandra Maseko Ashley Beamish Jazzmine Johnson Elizabeth Bond Elaine Swaby Christina Cinelli Rachel Friedman BASKETBALL - MEN’S Meghan Hayes Patrik Auda Mikalya Hickey Peter Dill Chelsea King Haralds Karlis Marie Klemme Kristin Kosch Lauren Lehman CROSS COUNTRY Kristina Meier WOMEN’S Caitlyn Milazzo Nyala Eddings Meghan Milazzo Sophia Fils-Amie Taylor Mims Marigot Lustyk Margaret Nicolle Mary Migton Jennifer Pettigrew Louisa Ozimek Kaitlyn Ritter Hughnique Rolle Amie Ruhe Jehmeesah Walker Alyssa Stipcak Rebecca Warrington CROSS COUNTRY Taylor Wilson MEN’S Erik Chester Anthony Cramond Cory Hellwig Carl Johnson Andrew O’Leary Tyler Orner
SOCCER - MEN’S Boluwatife Akinyode Mateusz Brela Damian Bziukiewicz Mario Declerico
Michael Dietze Adriano Gabriele Kai Greene Cody Hess Bradley Kerstetter Victor Manosalvas Kevin Matthews Konrad Plewa Giovanni Zammiello
SOFTBALL Laura Canulli Bridget Costantion Maria De Luca Samantha Demasi Danielle DeStaso Cashel Gaffey Kirby Groves Sarah Haefeli Brittany Hammer Meredith Henze Whitney Jones Kristin Kaelin Nicole Loewenstein Jennifer Metzger Casey Moses Jordan Moses Kaylyn Sanbower Colltey Sheldon
SWIM & DIVE WOMEN’S Amy Bonistalli Paige Calkins Sarah Dougherty Katherine Dwyer Kaitlyn Karl Kelly Markwell Megan Mostoller Marielle O’Connor Brenna O’Keefe Marilyn Purvis Megan Rathbun Kathryn Riley Andrea Shuba Kaley Swider Rosalie Virgilio
Carly Winton Alison Zelenky
SWIM & DIVE - MEN’S Austin Acheson Matthew Benson Gregory Black Ian Delisio Peter Gingeleski Matthew Holland Ian Keyser Joseph Lacus Richard Lessard James Logan Benjamin Mitchell Tyler Naumann Brian Pauling William Penny Jonathan Ropson
TENNIS Elizabeth Verow Courtney Klarski Karina Cordero Martinez Rocio Portela-Berrios Pui-Wing Sher Madison Shoemaker Maria Rodriguez Anna Guryanova
VOLLEYBALL Meghan Bonk Olivia Desormey Morgan Devries Samantha Duncan Jamie Froning Hannah Hugeback Shelbey Manthorpe Stacey Manthorpe Kalie Marshall Meghan Matusiak Kelly Palma Ashani Rubin Simona Sekulova Olivia Trudeau Alyssa Warren Kristine Wrobel
BASEBALL
OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES: POSTSEASON HONORS
ZACK GRANITE
BENNY MEJIA
RYAN HARVEY
HANNAH BASALONE
ALL BIG-EAST THIRD TEAM HONORS
JON PROSINSKI
ALL BIG-EAST FIRST TEAM HONORS
KAITLYN RITTER
MEGHAN MATUSIAK
ALL BIG-EAST THIRD TEAM HONORS
TAYLOR WILSON
ALL BIG-EAST THIRD TEAM HONORS
WOMEN’S TENNIS
ALL BIG-EAST FIRST TEAM HONORS
JASMINE CREW
ALL BIG-EAST SECOND TEAM HONORS
CHLOE SHER
ALL BIG-EAST WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM
MEN’S GOLF
ALL BIG-EAST WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM
MEN’S BASKETBALL
GIUSEPPE PAPACCIO
WOMEN’S SOCCER ALL BIG-EAST SECOND TEAM HONORS
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
SHELBEY MANTHORPE
WOMEN’S GOLF
VOLLEYBALL
ALL BIG-EAST ALL BIG-EAST ALL BIG-EAST THIRD TEAM HONORS SECOND TEAM HONORS THIRD TEAM HONORS
HERB POPE
JORDAN THEODORE
ALL BIG-EAST ALL BIG-EAST THIRD TEAM HONORS SECOND TEAM HONORS
GARY DUNNE
ALL BIG-EAST MEN’S GOLF TEAM
TROY SPENCER
ALL BIG-EAST MEN’S GOLF TEAM
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SOUTH ORANGE, NJ Ashley Beamish played the role of hero, scoring in the 89th minute to lift Women’s Soccer to a 1-0 win over St. John’s University in the first round of the 2011 BIG EAST Tournament.
4/07 SOUTH ORANGE, NJ Behind a complete-game shutout from sophomore Brian Gilbert, the baseball team grabbed a 2-0 victory over Notre Dame, completing a three-game sweep.
3/17 LOUDONVILLE, NY Playing in only the 15th tournament since the program’s inception, the Seton Hall women’s golf team won the Homewood Suites Siena Invitational for its first-ever team title.
1/03 NEWARK, NJ Men’s Basketball knocked off #8 Connecticut, 75-63. With the win, the Pirates ended an 11-game losing streak against the Huskies, which dated back to the 2000-01 season.
10/30 SOUTH ORANGE, NJ Men’s Soccer shocked #3 Connecticut, 1-0, on a first half goal by freshman Kai Greene. The Pirates earned a win over a ranked opponent for the first time since 2005.
MOMENTS OF 2011-12
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CHLOE SHER
PIRATE STANDOUTS:
In 2011-12, women’s tennis standout Chloe Sher debunked the myth of a “sophomore slump,” establishing herself as one of the best players in the conference as well as the region with another stellar season. In the fall, Sher won three out of four matches to finish atop the HONOR bracket at the Eastern Intercollegiate Championships. In the final competition prior to the winter break, she qualified for and advanced to the second round of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regional Tournament for the second year in a row. While her play during autumn was strong, it was through her exploits in the spring that Sher ensconced herself as one of the most prolific players in Pirates’ tennis history, despite having completed just two full seasons. Following a seesaw start to the spring season, a little home cooking helped Sher and the rest of the SHU squad find their form in what was the first BIG EAST matchup of the year. The Pirates welcomed the Providence Friars to town and promptly sent them packing after taking a lopsided match by a score of 6-1. The win propelled the Pirates into a spring break trip to Florida that included three matches in three days. Seton Hall emerged from the grueling stretch with an impressive 2-1 record, with their only defeat coming by a narrow 4-3 margin at the hands of Fordham University, the 73rd ranked team in the nation. SHU’s success in the “Sunshine State” came due in large part to the play of Sher, who finished the week unbeaten. In recognition of her play, the BIG EAST Conference named Sher the women’s tennis Player of the Week, making her the first Pirate in program history to earn the distinction. Riding that momentum, Sher put together one of the most impressive stretches in school history to close out the year. She came out on top in seven of her final eight singles matches, helping SHU qualify for the BIG EAST Tournament for the first time since 2007. In total, Sher finished with 20 singles wins, including an 8-1 mark in BIG EAST dual matches, all against the best the competition had to offer. She also defeated four out of five opponents that were ranked either regionally or nationally, a feat that undoubtedly contributed to her becoming the first Pirate ever to be named to the All-BIG EAST Team for women’s tennis. Sher’s impact was not limited to the singles court however, as she and Rocio PortelaBerrios combined to form a super sophomore duo. The two paired to reel off an unprecedented 13-match win streak to start the spring, with only a hard-fought loss against Syracuse in the finale preventing a perfect season. Along the way, the two rose to the top spot in the Seton Hall record book as the doubles tandem with the most career victories. At year’s end, Sher was named one of three recipients of Seton Hall’s Sophomore Female Student-Athlete of the Year award. On the heels of her landmark season, Sher will enter 2012-13 as the 16th ranked player in the ITA Northeast region poll.
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HANNAHBASALONE
PIRATE STANDOUTS:
Two years ago, when Seton Hall decided to add a women’s golf program, no one expected to see significant success during its infancy. But only 15 tournaments into their existence, the Pirates won their first title, and two months later, placed fourth in the BIG EAST Championship. Now, entering year three, Seton Hall is one of the top programs in the conference and has a bona fide star, junior Hannah Basalone, leading its charge. As a freshman, the California native stepped in and competed in every tournament for SHU, carding four top-20 individual finishes and placing 26th at the Pirates’ first appearance in the BIG EAST Tournament. In 2011-12, Basalone’s efforts were at the forefront of a landmark year for the burgeoning program. She led a vastly improved squad with four top-10 and three top-five finishes, and captured Seton Hall’s first-ever individual tournament title. Basalone inscribed her name in Seton Hall history by firing a 3-over-par, 73-74-147, to finish atop the field at the Lehigh Invitational last fall. By the end of the year, Basalone had improved her overall stroke average by nearly two strokes over the previous season, while leading the Pirates to continued success. She tied for third at the Siena Invitational to contribute to Seton Hall’s first-ever team title and closed the year as the Pirates top finisher at the BIG EAST Championship, placing 11th. For her efforts, Basalone became the first Seton Hall women’s golfer to be named to the AllBIG EAST Team and was named the school’s Sophomore Female Athlete of the Year. “I’m incredibly honored to have made the All-BIG EAST Team,” Basalone said. “I worked really hard last year and it’s nice to have that hard work recognized. I’m starting to become a lot more comfortable with my game and have been slowly gaining the confidence I need to be successful. I’m looking forward to improving even more in the next two years.” Basalone continued her stellar play into the summer months, as she is fresh off an extremely successful run at the Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship (WAPL). Basalone, who was joined at the tournament by fellow All-BIG EAST golfer and Pirate Gary Dunne, who served as her caddy, emerged from an original field of 156 of the country’s best amateurs to advance into the round of 32. She got there by registering a 2&1 upset victory over her first round opponent after tying for 43rd place among 156 golfers with a 3-over-par, 77-70-147, over two rounds of stroke play to qualify for the match play rounds. Proving her worth as a true scholar-athlete, Basalone is equally as impressive in the classroom. She joined teammate Ali Kruse on the 2011-12 All-American Scholar Team awarded by the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA). Basalone, an English major, maintains an impressive 3.901 cumulative GPA.
RYAN HARVEY
PIRATE STANDOUTS:
Standout pitching has been one of the significant reasons for the Seton Hall baseball team winning 34 games in back-to-back seasons, including its third BIG EAST championship in 2011. A mainstay on the Pirates’ staff the last three years has been right-hander Ryan Harvey. One of the harder throwers on the team, Harvey used his nasty slider to first become a dominant closer in 2011, and then rise to the level of one of the top starting pitchers in the BIG EAST Conference in 2012. As a sophomore, Harvey was the team’s closer and saved seven games, the third-highest singleseason total in Seton Hall history. On May 5 vs. Louisville, he pitched five innings of shutout, one-hit relief, while striking out 10 batters, as Seton Hall defeated the Cardinals, 1-0, in 18 innings in a historic game at Owen T. Carroll Field. An All-NJCBA First Team selection, he pitched to a 2.62 ERA and struck out 73 batters in just 44.2 innings. During the Pirates’ 2011 title run, Harvey earned a victory after tossing 4.2 innings and allowing only one run against regular season champion Connecticut in a 4-3 victory in 12 innings on May 26. Three days later, he came back to earn a save after 1.1 innings of scoreless baseball to preserve a 4-2 victory over St. John’s in the BIG EAST Championship game. The title was the Pirates’ first since 2001. A two-time BIG EAST Academic All-Star, Harvey moved to the rotation for 2012. Serving as the Pirates’ regular “Saturday” starter, he finished with a team-leading 3.04 ERA. A Second Team All-BIG EAST and All-NJCBA selection, he was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll three times as a junior and earned NJCBA Pitcher of the Week honors on May 7. Harvey’s 90 strikeouts tied for fourth-most in the BIG EAST despite having five fewer starts than most of the league’s starting pitchers. He also ranked among the conference’s top-10 in ERA, opposing batting average, fewest hits allowed and fewest runs allowed. For a second straight year, Harvey time, he pitched the first complete game of his while striking out nine in a victory at Georgetown.
excelled again on “Cinco de Mayo.” This career, giving up just one run on two hits,
Harvey’s impressive junior season didn’t go unnoticed by 6, he was selected in the 18th round of the 2012 MLB FirstHarvey was the 576th selection overall and joins fellow Seton Black and Joe DiRocco as current pitchers in affiliated minor
Major League Baseball scouts. On June Year Player Draft by the Texas Rangers. Hall alumni Dan Merklinger, Sean league baseball.
Harvey was assigned by Texas to pitch for their Class A ShortIndians, in Spokane, Washington. The Manalapan, N.J. native the Indians’ bullpen.
Season affiliate, the Spokane has been pitching out of
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JASMINECREW
PIRATE STANDOUTS:
The rebuilding process continued in year two of the Coach Anne Donovan era for the Seton Hall women’s basketball program. One of the significant highlights last season was the maturation of senior Jasmine Crew, who established herself as one of the marquee scorers in the BIG EAST Conference. Not since the storied days of Jodi Brooks and Dana Wynne has Seton Hall had such a prolific offensive weapon. After averaging just 11.6 points per game as a junior, Crew had one of the best individual offensive seasons in program history as a senior, averaging 18.6 points per game, which ranked her third in the BIG EAST. The only player in school history to post a pair of 30-point games in a season, her 577 total points are the third-highest by a Pirate player. Crew also averaged 4.3 rebounds and dished out a team-best 101 assists. The “do it all” sensation also led the BIG EAST with 167 free-throws made, which is a single-season program record, and is fourth-best with an 84.2-percent percentage from the charity stripe. In just two seasons with Seton Hall, Crew knocked down 234 foul shots, the 10th most in school history. Crew topped the 20-point mark 16 times during the 2011-12 season and exploded for a career-high 35 points in a three-point victory over Louisiana Tech on Nov. 24. The offensive output is the second-most points scored in a single-game in program history. In that game, Crew shattered the single-game records for free-throws made and attempted, connecting on 16-of-21 shots. Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Famer Geraldine Saintilus netted 36 points against St. John’s in 1989 to set the all-time record. In a spectacular all-around performance in a victory over Drexel on Dec. 12, Crew notched her first-career double-double after scoring 22 points and dishing out a personal-best 10 assists. She also added five rebounds to go with two blocks and two steals. On Dec. 30, Crew finished up the non-conference schedule by topping the 30-point mark again. On the strength of 13-for-20 shooting from the field, she dropped 33 points at Memphis. Crew was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on three occasions and was tabbed conference player of the week on Nov. 28 after being named to the Paradise Jam Island Division All-Tournament Team. Proving her worth as a defensive asset, Crew also led the Pirates with 41 steals last season. For her historic season, Crew was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team and Second Team All-Metropolitan. She becomes the first Pirate to earn All-Met honors since Noteisha Womack and Ebonie Williams were tabbed after the 2008-09 season. At Seton Hall’s Senior Awards Banquet on May 8, Crew was named Female Athlete of the Year.
HERBPOPE
PIRATE STANDOUTS:
Herb Pope’s road to professional basketball has been long and arduous, experiencing great highs with his play on the basketball court, and incredible lows medically off the court. Along his journey, he enjoyed one of the most productive collegiate careers in Seton Hall history. Despite playing only three years in Seton Hall uniform following his transfer from New Mexico State University, Pope will go down as one of the greatest frontcourt players ever. He graduates as one of only six Pirates all-time with more than 1,100 career points and 900 career rebounds, and he helped guide Seton Hall to a pair of post-season berths. In his H e r b the Pirates’ forward averaged a the first studenthistory to lead the BIG EAST (10.7). Twice named to the BIG EAST Pope tallied 343 rebounds for the highest total in Seton Hall history Glenn Mosley pulled down 473 in Following a health scare that the hospital for several months, he court for his junior season in 2010numbers dipped, he still managed to average nearly 10 points and eight
first season in a Seton Hall uniform, Pope brought instant stability to frontcourt. The 6-foot-8 power double-double and became athlete in the program’s in rebounds per game Weekly Honor Roll, season, the ninthand most since 1976-77. landed Pope in returned to the 11. Although his make 29 starts and rebounds per game.
Last season, Pope proved that his recovery was complete and again averaged a doubledouble with a career-best 15.1 points per game and a BIG EAST second-best 10.4 rebounds per game. An All-BIG EAST Third Team selection, he ranked fourth in the conference in blocks and 12th in scoring. Pope finished the season as the BIG EAST’s active career leader with 36 double-doubles, 17 of which were tallied in his senior season. A starter in 33 games, he scored a career-high 32 points in the championship game of the Charleston Classic on Nov. 20 and was named BIG EAST Player of the Week for his efforts. Following his graduation, Pope signed a contract to play professionally with Bnei Hasharon Herzliya of the Israel Basketball Super League, the highest division of basketball in Israel. “Herb has had to overcome a number of obstacles in his quest to become a professional basketball player,” said Seton Hall Head Coach Kevin Willard. “I am extremely happy that he has been able to realize this dream. We wish nothing but the best of luck to Herb and his family moving forward.” Pope joins 15 other former Pirates who played last season or are currently playing professionally overseas: John Allen (Poland), Andre Barrett (France), Donald Copeland (Puerto Rico), Marcus Cousin (Venezuela), John Garcia (Dominican Republic), Paul Gause (England), Jeremy Hazell (Venezuela), Duane Jordan (Australia), Rimas Kaukenas (Italy), Brian Laing (Israel), Jamar Nutter (Chile), Augustine Okosun (Qatar),Eniel Polynice (Mexico), Jeff Robinson (Poland) and Jordan Theodore (Turkey).
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JORDAN THEODORE
PIRATE STANDOUTS:
Seton Hall’s Jordan Theodore leaves Seton Hall as one of the greatest point guards and playmakers ever to don a Pirates uniform. After having often been relegated to the periphery during his first three campaigns, the Englewood native transformed from a “sparkplug” of sorts and emerged as the Pirates’ unquestioned leader during his senior season. Game after game, he played with the passion and confidence necessary to be successful, all while guiding an extremely young squad through one of the toughest schedules in the country. With Theodore at the helm, the Pirates’ underclassmen-laden squad posted over 20 wins and logged their first postseason win since the 2003-04 season with a first round victory over Stony Brook in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Seton Hall also enjoyed its first national ranking in nearly 11 years when the Associated Press listed it #24 on Jan. 9. An All-BIG EAST Second Team and All-Met First Team selection, Theodore was one of the most improved players in the BIG EAST Conference last season. A starter in all 34 games for the Pirates, he ranked ninth in the conference with 16.1 points per game, second with 6.6 assists per game and fifth with an 82.4 free-throw shooting percentage. Theodore was named to the BIG EAST’s Weekly Honor Roll five times and broke Seton Hall’s 49-year old, single-season record for assists. On Feb. 21, he scored a career-high 29 points in Seton Hall’s thrilling upset of ninth-ranked Georgetown. Theodore recorded five double-doubles last season and completes his collegiate career as one of just four Pirates all-time with over 1,300 career points and 500 career assists. Others in that exclusive group include Andre Barrett, Eugene Harvey and current associate head coach and newly inducted Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame member Shaheen Holloway. Most importantly perhaps, Theodore capped his impressive collegiate ledger with his graduation from Seton Hall on May 21. “It felt great to graduate,” Theodore said. “It was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. It wasn’t always easy, but I worked hard and received a lot of support over the last four years and I was able to get it done. In this day and age, not all athletes earn their degree and I feel extremely fortunate to have had the opportunity to attend and now graduate from a school like Seton Hall.” Theodore’s dream to play professional basketball became a reality in July when he signed a contract to play professionally with Antalya BSB of Turkey. The team plays in the Beko Turkish Basketball League, a league that garners some of the top talent in Europe. “I’m incredibly proud of Jordan in realizing his dream of becoming a professional basketball player,” said Seton Hall Head Coach Kevin Willard. “Antalya is getting an unquestioned leader and an excellent young point guard with a strong work ethic. We look forward to watching Jordan as his pro career matures.”
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OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES: IN THE COMMUNITY
Brian Oliver, Gene Teague, Fuquan Edwin, Jordan Theodore, Pete Dill, Herb Pope and Sean Grennan (left to right) of the men’s basketball team visits patients at St. Barnabas Health Center to provide encouragement to the children as they recover.
The 2011-12 academic year saw Seton Hall’s student-athletes and teams once again making community outreach and charity initiatives one of their top priorities. Last year alone, members of Seton Hall’s varsity athletic programs made a positive impact by contributing 1,900 hours of service to the community and raising more than $20,000 to donate to a diverse group of charities. Not only did each team participate in an outreach project of its own, student-athletes participated in a total of 11 other department-wide activities. A number of exciting new charity and fund-raising partnerships began this year. Seton Hall was the first university to don yellow shoe laces for the Go 4 the Goal Foundation, to raise awareness for pediatric cancer as well as raising funds to support families who have been affected by pediatric cancer. The leadership displayed by the women’s soccer team through the Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer campaign led to 18 additional teams across the country deciding to join the cause. Women’s basketball started a Reading with the Pirates program and partnered with One Simple Wish to provide resources and experiences to children in foster care programs throughout New Jersey. The swimming and diving teams adopted Jake, a child fighting a brain tumor, and did their part all year long to make him feel like a part of the team by making visits to his school and inviting him to swim meets where he served as an honorary captain.
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted the first-annual Gatorade Pong tournament to support Mothers Against Drunk Driving and to raise awareness about the dangers of drunk driving. Women’s golf began a relationship with First Tee, a national organization that gives children who would otherwise not have the chance an opportunity to learn to play golf. Some of the other highlights include men’s basketball head coach Kevin Willard being a part of the inaugural Infiniti Coaches Charity Challenge where he raised $5,000 to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, women’s basketball’s Play4Kay game benefitting the Kay Yow Foundation, softball and baseball hosting Strike Out Cancer tournaments, men’s soccer holding a clothing drive for Newark Now, women’s tennis volunteering at the US Open Smash Zone and raising money for Ovarian Cancer research, men’s golf’s Birdies for Brooke, women’s volleyball’s annual Dig Pink match and men’s cross country supporting Maplewood Middle School’s Boys Night. Seton Hall’s athletics programs take pride in supporting and bettering the community around them. To follow our community outreach and charity initiatives, follow @PiratesOutreach on Twitter or check out the newly designed webpage on www.shupirates.com. Contact melanie. calderwood@shu.edu for more information.
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The women’s basketball team hosted children from Newark as a part of its Sailing with the Pirates program.
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The swimming and diving team adopted Jake “The Hero” Grecco this year to support him and his family in his fight against an aggressive brain tumor.
Both men’s and women’s soccer hosted youth teams during the season to serve as ball kids during the games.
Women’s soccer dons yellow shoelaces to support the Go 4 the Goal Foundation.
Anne Donovan presents a ball to a cancer survivor at the annual Play4Kay game.
The baseball team supports preschoolers during the Week of the Young Child.
OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES: 2011-12 SAAC OFFICERS PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
PUBLIC RELATIONS
BRITTANY HAMMER SOFTBALL
JOEY LACUS SWIM & DIVE
JENNIFER PETTIGREW SOCCER
KRISSY WROBEL VOLLEYBALL
OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES: THE EXPERIENCE
SAAC AWARDS BANQUET & SENIOR AWARDS BANQUET The Seton Hall University Department of Athletics honored student-athletes for their achievements competitively, in the community and in the classroom during the 2011-12 academic year at the Annual Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Awards Banquet on April 26. The SAAC Awards Banquet bestows recognition to studentathletes for their success in the classroom and in the community, in addition to indentifying the freshman, sophomore and junior student-athletes of the year. This year’s male and female Freshman Athlete of the Year Awards went to Aaron Cosby of the men’s basketball team and Shelbey Manthorpe of the volleyball team. The male and female sophomore Athlete of the Year Awards actually recognized four student-athletes. Max Garcia of the men’s soccer team was the male recipient while female honors went to Hannah Basalone of the women’s golf team, Katie Ritter of the women’s soccer team and Chloe Sher of the women’s tennis team. It marked just the second time in the history of the SAAC Awards Banquet that there have been trirecipients for an award. The male and female junior Athlete of the Year Awards went to Brittany Hammer of the softball team and Jon Prosinski of
the baseball team. The Freshman Scholar Athletes, the two freshmen with the highest GPA for the fall semester, were John Walsh of the men’s cross country team and Manthorpe. The team academic awards, given to the men’s and women’s teams with the highest cumulative GPAs after the fall 2011 semester, went to men’s golf (3.295) and women’s soccer (3.496). The Seton Hall Academic All-Star Team, comprised of upperclassmen with the highest cumulative GPA included Dale Anderson of the baseball team, Jen Metzger, Bridget Constantino and Hammer of the softball team,Ashley Beamish and Amie Ruhe of the women’s soccer team, Carl Johnston of the men’s cross country team, Alexandra Maseko of the women’s basketball team, Kalie Marshall of the volleyball team, Sher and Basalone. The Scholar Athletes of the Year, awarded to the studentathletes with the highest cumulative grade point averages after the 2011 fall semester, were John Dawson Neufeld a political science major on the men’s golf team, Amy Bonistalli a finance major on the women’s swimming & diving team and Wiebke Balcke, a diplomacy and international relations major on the women’s soccer team.
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Collectively, Seton Hall University’s student-athletes hold a cumulative GPA of 3.2067, the highest it has ever been. The Director of the Go 4 the Goal Foundation, Beth Stefanacci, along with Gin Buffa and Donna Stefanacci, presented Hammer, the SAAC President for the 2011-12 academic year, with a special award for her role in helping the foundation raise awareness and funds for their cause through a number of Seton Hall’s athletic programs. This year’s spirit award was presented to Christine DeLaRosa, a senior member of the cheerleading squad. The Pirate Pride Award, presented by the Coordinator for Student Athlete Development & Special Projects Melanie Calderwood, went to the men’s swimming & diving team. The Pirate Pride Award encompasses four components, school spirit, achieving success in the classroom, being involved with athletics activities on campus and serving the community. In addition to the annual SAAC Awards Banquet, this year Seton Hall University also hosted its First-Annual Pirate Blue Senior Awards Banquet on May 8, at the Maplewood Country Club. The new event was designed to create a platform for the seniors from all 14 of Seton Hall’s varsity athletic programs to be recognized for their outstanding achievements as studentathletes in front of their coaches, teammates, family and friends.
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After each head coach made brief remarks about the impact that every senior has had on his or her team during their careers at Seton Hall, the student-athletes received their senior gift, framed piece of sport-specific memorabilia such as jerseys, lane flags for swimming and diving, and pin flags for the golf teams. Every year at the SAAC Awards Banquet a member of the Athletics Department staff is awarded the Most Valuable Pirate Award, but for the first time this year, at the Senior Awards Banquet, a student-athlete was recognized as the Student Most Valuable Pirate. The inaugural winner of the award was men’s golf senior Troy Spencer, who was honored for showing leadership, dedication and excellence not only in the field of competition, but also in the classroom and in the Seton Hall community. Following the Most Valuable Pirate Award, the Seton Hall Men’s and Women’s Senior Student-Athlete of the Year honorees were announced. This year’s female award featured co-recipients, Jasmine Crew of the women’s basketball team and Meghan Matusiak of the volleyball team. This year’s Male Senior Student-Athlete of the Year was Jordan Theodore of the men’s basketball team. Geibel also announced Seton Hall’s 30 recipients of an Academic Merit Award, given to senior student-athletes who have maintained at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average.
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ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT HOSTS LEADERSHIP FORUM
The Department of Athletics offered an exciting, new and unique opportunity for all junior and senior student-athletes by hosting its First-Annual Leadership Forum on Thursday, March 22, in Walsh Gymnasium. The Department of Athletics invited several sports industry leaders to the event to talk to Seton Hall’s student-athletes about their own experiences and how to prepare for life after sports as they prepare to embark on their careers. The speakers included Mike Tannenbaum, the General Manager of the New York Jets; Al Kelly, the President & CEO of the NY/NJ 2014 Super Bowl Host Committee; John Sample, a Vice President for the National Basketball Association Entertainment Division; and Mary Beth Childs, who owns her own marketing firm MBC Marketing, LLC. Glenn Horine, a principal at H&H Consulting moderated the forum, which also featured a question and answer session with the student-athletes and the panel. “They gave us a realistic look at what we can do to prepare ourselves to go out into the real world and find a job and what may help us get a job over somebody else,” said Joey Lacus, a member of the Pirates’ men’s swimming & diving team. “I took a lot from John Sample who emphasized that you should stay busy and stay hungry all the time,” Lacus said. “The panel said not to be afraid to work at something, go out
and get an internship, get yourself known by a lot of people and set yourself apart from someone else.” The event came about as a way to allow Seton Hall’s studentathletes to have an opportunity to meet with a diverse panel of leaders that could speak not only to the wealth of opportunities after graduation but also the best ways to take advantage of those opportunities and differentiate themselves from their peers. In addition to the question and answer session as a part of the formal event, there was also a cocktail reception held in the Walsh Lobby where the student-athletes were afforded an opportunity to have one-on-one conversation with each of the speakers. “It was very inspring. Just to be in the presence of those panelists and hear what they had to say was unbelievable, and then to have the opportunity to personally meet and talk to them was even better,” said Krissy Wrobel, a senior on the volleyball team. I think a lot of the athletes here are focused on their sports and that’s it, so this experience was very eye-opening for a lot us, especially us seniors who will soon be entering the real world. It was very rewarding to learn the how to’s and hear the evergrowing stories from some of the most successful business people in the NY-NJ area.”
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PIRATE ATHLETES PARTICIPATE IN THANK-A-THON The Pirate Blue Athletic Fund held its second Student-Athlete Thank-A-Thon on Monday, April 16 and Tuesday, April 17 in the Seton Hall Sports Polling Center. All 14 Seton Hall athletic programs were represented as 36 student-athletes volunteered their time to call Pirate Blue donors to thank them for their financial support of Seton Hall Athletics. “The Thank-A-Thon is an important component of our development efforts and it’s great to see our student-athletes embrace this new tradition,” said Pat Lyons, Director of Athletics. “It offers a unique opportunity for our studentathletes to reach out and thank those donors who contribute each year to Pirate Blue, while also educating them on the importance of private support and the impact it has on their experience at Seton Hall.” Throughout both evenings, each student-athlete delivered a simple but sincere message: “Thank You.” “A thank you call is just a small token of appreciation for our dedicated alumni and friends. It was great to have the chance to speak with those who make a difference for our teams and the Athletic Department,” said Kalie Marshall, a junior on the volleyball team. The student-athletes were able to call approximately 1,100 donors over the two-night span to thank them for all their annual contributions to Pirate Blue. Student-athletes also wrote to more than 250 randomly selected donors to thank them for their support of Seton Hall Athletics. “Last year’s
efforts were widely successful and we looked to incorporate another way to “say” thank you to our donors. This was a personal touch which will mean more coming from the student-athletes than any staff member,” said Lyons. Pirate Blue donors should know that regardless of their gift amount and/or if they received a call/thank you note through the Thank-A-Thon, their contributions make a difference in the student-athletes lives. The next time the phone rings, it might very well be a Seton Hall student-athlete calling to say thank you.
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CROSS COUNTRY • The Seton Hall men’s cross country team finished in 14th place and the women came in 15th at the 2011 BIG EAST Championships in Louisville, Ky. Freshman Mary Migton came in 72nd to pace the women and junior Jared Hanko placed 88th to lead the men’s squad. • Junior Hughnique Rolle was the women’s top finisher at the 2011 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship, coming in 83rd overall. Junior Jared Hanko led the SHU men’s squad, coming in 155th place. • The Pirates had their best showing of the season at the Towson Invitational where the men’s team came in third overall and the women’s squad finished sixth. • Junior Hughnique Rolle wrapped up a strong spring season by setting new Bahama’s national outdoor records in the 1,500-meter and 5,000-meter. • Freshman Mary Migton came in seventh overall in a field of 133 runners to lead the women’s cross country team to an 11th-place team finish at the Metropolitan Championships.
WOMEN’S SOCCER (9-8-3 overall, 4-6-1 conference) • Seton Hall finished the season with its most wins since 1999 and advanced to the BIG EAST quarterfinals for the first time since 2000. • The Pirates defeated St. John’s University, 1-0, in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament at Owen T. Carroll Field. Senior Ashley Beamish scored the game-winning goal in the 89th minute. • Seton Hall finished the season ranked ninth in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Northeast Region. The Pirates were ranked in the NSCAA poll six times last year. • Senior Taylor Wilson and sophomore Katie Ritter each earned All-BIG EAST Third-Team honors. Wilson led the team with 14 points on four goals and six assists while Ritter ranked first on the team with six goals. • Senior Ashley Beamish earned Capital One CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict II First-Team honors, the first SHU women’s soccer to be named academic all-district since 2008. She finished the season with two goals and two assists and a 3.93 cumulative grade point average as a graphic design major. • With a team GPA of 3.45, Seton Hall earned NSCAA Team Academic Award for the 2010-11 academic year. The Pirates were one of 15 BIG EAST teams to receive the recognition and their team GPA ranked third in the conference.
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VOLLEYBALL (17-13 overall, 8-6 conference) • Seton Hall posted the most victories since 2003 (20-13) and set a program record for BIG EAST wins in a season. • The Pirates finished tied for fourth in the regular season standings and earned their third-consecutive BIG EAST Championship berth. • Seton Hall started the league slate 4-1, which was its best BIG EAST start ever. That stretch included a stunning sweep at Cincinnati. It marked just the second victory against the Bearcats in school history and handed the eventual BIG EAST Champions one of just two conference losses. • Senior Meghan Matusiak wrapped up a brilliant career with 1,433 kills to finish ranked second on the all-time list. After leading the team in kills and points, Matusiak earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors and became the first player to receive AVCA All-Northeast Region Honorable Mention status. • Freshman Shelbey Manthorpe posted four triple-doubles, on the season and is the only player in school history to accomplish the single-match feat. For her efforts, she was tabbed All-BIG EAST Second Team.
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(5-11-2 overall, 1-8 conference) • Seton Hall pulled off a tremendous upset over No. 3 Connecticut, defeating the Huskies 1-0 at Owen T. Carroll Field on Oct. 31. Freshman Kai Greene scored the game-winner in the 20th minute. • Sophomore goalkeeper Anthony Reichwaldt was named the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 12, becoming the first Pirate to earn the honor since 2009. He received the conference recognition after he turned away seven shots in a 1-0 win over Army and made seven more saves as the Pirates pulled out a 2-1 overtime victory at Boston University. • The Pirates hosted top-ranked University of Maryland at Owen T. Carroll Field on Sept. 20 and came away with a 0-0 tie against the Terrapins. Freshman goalkeeper Mario DeClarico made his collegiate debut and played all 110 minutes in net, turning away four shots to preserve the scoreless draw. • Sophomore Max Garcia propelled the Pirates offensively, scoring a team-high five goals to go along with an assist in 17 games played. He scored twice in a 3-3 tie with Delaware on Sept. 1, and netted the game-winner in overtime at Boston University on Sept. 9. He was ranked as the No. 17 player in the BIG EAST Blue Division by TopDrawerSoccer.com.
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WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING (6-5, 10th in conference) • The Pirates sent 17 student-athletes to the 2012 BIG EAST Championships where the team finished with a 10th-place showing. • A total of five school records fell during the 2011-12 season. Junior Andrea Shuba broke the 100-yard backstroke mark, while sophomore Kerrie Kolackovsky set a new school record in the 1,650-freestyle. The Hall also posted new all-time bests in the 200-freestyle relay, 200-medley relay and 400-medley relay. • Sophomore Kerrie Kolackovsky was named the BIG EAST Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 22, the week after she led the Pirates to a fourth-place finish at the Patriot Invitational.
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• Sophomores Jane Ehret and Kerrie Kolackovsky represented Seton Hall at the USA Swimming Winter Nationals in Atlanta, Ga. Ehret swam the 400-meter individual medley and the 200-meter butterfly while Kolackovsky competed in the 200-meter breaststroke.
(21-13 overall, 8-10 conference) • Seton Hall’s 21 overall victories are the most since the 2003-04 season. • The Pirates earned a berth into the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) for the 17th time in school history. • Seton Hall’s 63-61 victory over Stony Brook snapped a 10-game losing streak in the NIT and was its first post-season victory since 2003-04. • Senior Jordan Theodore was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team, while senior Herb Pope earned Third Team honors. Both were named to the All-Met First Team. • Theodore broke Seton Hall’s 49-year old single-season record with 226 assists and finished second in the BIG EAST with 6.6 assists per game. • Pope averaged a double-double and became only the sixth player in Seton Hall history to record over 1,100 career points and 900 rebounds. • Sophomore Fuquan Edwin became the first player in Seton Hall and BIG EAST history to lead the nation in steals. He finished with a Pirates’ single-season record of 102. • Seton Hall registered a pair of victories over Top-10 teams including a 73-55 win over #9 Georgetown and a 75-63 victory over #8 Connecticut, snapping an 11-game losing streak to the Huskies.
MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING (9-2, 8th in conference) • The Pirates had 16 student-athletes qualify to compete at the 2012 BIG EAST Championships where the team came in eighth-place overall. • Junior Ryan O’Shaughnessy scored twice at the conference meet, placing 13th in the 200-yard breaststroke and 15th in the 100-yard breaststroke. • Sophomore Joey Lacus, senior Matt Holland, sophomore Matt Benson and sophomore Richard Dunham set a new school record in the 400-freestyle relay (3:03.94) at the BIG EAST Championship meet. • Seton Hall finished the 2011-12 academic year with the 12th-highest grade point average in the country. The Pirates boasted a team GPA of 3.30 last year, which also ranked second in the BIG EAST. • Freshman Ben Mitchell set a new school record in the one-meter springboard (287.25) at Providence College on Nov. 5.
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TENNIS (7-16 overall, 3-6 conference) • The Pirates earned their first BIG EAST Tournament berth since 2006-07 season. • Sophomore Chloe Sher became the first Pirate to earn AllBIG EAST honors after posting 20 wins from the number one singles position for the second-consecutive year. Sher ended the season by winning 10 of her last 11 matches, including four wins over opponents ranked either regionally or nationally. She will enter 2012-13 ranked as the #16 singles player in the Northeast region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. • In the middle of an unprecedented 13-match win streak during the spring season, Sher and doubles partner Rocio Portela moved into first in the SHU record books as the doubles team with the most career wins. The record-setting victory came against Georgetown’s top team in an 8-7 affair. • Junior Karina Cordero took home two titles from the Quinnipiac Invitational. Cordero captured the “C” flight singles crown with three straight wins and then teamed with doubles partner Courtney Kilarski to become the first SHU team to take home a title, conquering the “B” flight field. • The Pirates’ trio of freshmen had a decided impact. Maria Rodriguez also captured a singles crown at the Quinnipiac Invitational and finished the year second on the team in singles wins with 16. Madison Shoemaker finished third on the squad in wins while Anna Guryanova posted the third highest winning percentage.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (8-23 overall, 1-15 conference) • Year two of the Anne Donovan regime saw Seton Hall improve in several team and individual categories. • The Pirates defense held opponents to 38.9-percent shooting from the floor, an improvement of 3.8 percent from 2010-11. • Seton Hall also continued to show off its range, knocking down 141 three-pointers, three shy of the team record set during Donovan’s first year. • Two of the Hall’s most impressive victories came at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands in November. The Pirates knocked off Louisiana Tech, coached by all-time great Teresa Weatherspoon, and Old Dominion, giving Donovan her first-career victory over her alma-mater. • Senior Jasmine Crew had one of the best offensive seasons in school history, compiling 577 points which is the third highest single-season total. Her average of 18.6 points ranked third in the BIG EAST and she earned All-Conference and All-Metropolitan Second Team accolades. • Junior Brittany Morris emerged as the team’s second leading scorer at 11.0 points per game. She shot 32.1 percent from downtown to rank among the league leaders. • Junior Terry Green had one of the best single-game performances in recent memory, going 7-for-7 from downtown against DePaul, tying a program record for three-pointers made.
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Playing in only their 15th tournament since the program’s inception, the Pirates won their first-ever team title, a dominant 32-stroke victory over second place Indianapolis at the Homewood Suites Siena Invitational.
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Sophomore Hannah Basalone edged Brown’s Stephanie Hsieh in a playoff to win the Lehigh University Invitational, becoming the first-ever individual champion in the history of the program.
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Basalone became the first golfer in program history to be named to the All-BIG EAST Team.
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Seton Hall placed fourth at the 2012 BIG EAST Championship after finishing in last place at the event the prior year. In 2011, the Pirates finished 172 strokes over par and 69 strokes behind seventh place Cincinnati. This season, the Pirates finished just 79 strokes over par and 13 strokes in front of fifth place Rutgers.
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After just one top-10 finish in tournaments with fields larger than 10 teams in their first year, the Pirates had eight top-10 finishes in 2011-12.
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Seton Hall’s team stroke average per round was 313.15, an improvement of more than 27 strokes over their 2010-11 average.
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Basalone made it to the round of 32 at the 2012 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship (WAPL) in June.
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Seton Hall saw its overall win total increase in 2012 despite having one of the youngest pitching staffs in the BIG EAST.
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The Pirates defeated top-tier foes such as UNLV, New Mexico State, and Illinois during their tournament season. SHU also picked up its third consecutive UMBC Dawg Pound Invitational Crown in March.
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Senior Kristen Kaelin paced the offense, hitting .319 and led the team with seven homers and 36 RBI. Kaelin wrapped up her career with 104 RBI, which is the fourth highest total all-time. She also ranks among the career leaders in almost every major offensive category.
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Junior Brittany Hammer also had a break-out season, hitting .300 and scoring 36 runs to set the sixth highest single-season mark. She tied the school record with four hits against Saint Peter’s and became the first player in program history to hit three doubles in a single-game.
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Freshman Danielle DeStaso impressed in the pitching circle and in the batter’s box for the Pirates. DeStaso led the team with six victories and struck out 105 batters, which already puts her in the top-15 in that category. Offensively, she belted six home runs and drove in 23 runs to rank second on the team.
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• The Pirates won three tournaments last year. In the fall, they dominated the Lehigh Invitational with a 20-stroke victory. In the spring, they took the Fireline Towson Invitational title by one stroke in a playoff over Northern Colorado, and the Manor Intercollegiate championship by seven strokes over Delaware. The team’s three victories are tied for second most in one academic year in program history. • Junior Brandon Park won his first collegiate individual championship with a one-stroke victory at the Lehigh University Invitational. He tied for first at the Barnabas Health Intercollegiate, but lost the tie-breaker. • Senior Troy Spencer and sophomore Gary Dunne were named to the 2012 All-BIG EAST Team. It’s the first time that Seton Hall has had two golfers recognized as All-BIG EAST. • Sophomore Gary Dunne fired a 3-under-par, 69, in round three to pace the Pirates to a seventh place finish at the 2012 BIG EAST Championship. Dunne tied for seventh overall with a careerbest 1-under-par score. • Senior John Dawson Neufeld was named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District 2 Men’s At-Large First Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). • Troy Spencer and Brandon Park were named to the Division I PING All-Northeast Region Golf Team.
BASEBALL (34-24 overall, 17-10 conference) • Seton Hall’s 34 overall victories matched their total of a year ago when they won the BIG EAST Championship. The Pirates 17 conference victories are the most since winning 18 games in 2000. • Junior Jon Prosinski was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, while junior Ryan Harvey earned Second Team honors. Zack Granite, Benny Mejia and Giuseppe Papaccio were named to the Third Team. • Seton Hall won road series at Louisville, the BIG EAST regular season champions, and at St. John’s, the BIG EAST Tournament champions. • Seton Hall’s softball field was renamed “Essex County Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field” in honor of Baseball Head Coach Emeritus and ABCA Hall of Famer Mike Sheppard. • Future MLB Hall of Famer Craig Biggio had his #44 retired by Seton Hall prior to a game on April 7. Biggio was a First Team AllAmerican in 1987 as a catcher for the Pirates. • Head Coach Rob Sheppard won his 200th career game with a 5-4 victory over Notre Dame on April 5. • Junior Scott Kalamar was named BIG EAST Player of the Week on April 30, while sophomore Brian Gilbert earned BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week honors on April 9.
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THANK YOU TO PIRATES LEGEND: MANNY SCHELLSCHEIDT
Following the 2011 men’s soccer season,Manfred Schellscheidt announced that he was stepping down after 24 years as the head coach of the Seton Hall men’s soccer program. With accomplishments that span youth, college, professional, and international soccer, Schellscheidt leaves the Pirates as the program’s all-time winningest coach. “Those who know me well know that, while I may be retiring from full-time coaching, I will not be retiring from soccer or my interest in Seton Hall. I plan to watch games next fall with former players and colleagues ... and I’m already looking forward to playing in next year’s alumni game,” Schellscheidt said shortly after his announcement. “Seton Hall has given me the opportunity to coach remarkably talented young men for more than two decades and for that, I will always be thankful.” A committed and long-time teacher of the game of soccer, Schellscheidt is notably the first coach in the United States to earn an “A” license. Throughout his career, he has worked with some of the country’s most respected coaches, including Bruce Arena and Bob Bradley, and mentored countless players who have risen to the professional and international stage. “I think that anybody that ever had a chance to play for him or to spend time around him in a game, it just opened up your mind in terms of what the game was really all about,” said Bob Bradley, former U.S. Men’s National Team head coach. “There are just so many players and coaches everywhere who, whether it was watching a game with him or playing in a pickup game or just having a soccer conversation with him, he influenced so many of us in terms of how we saw the game, and then for those of us who coach, ultimately how we coached and talked to and worked with players. “ Schellscheidt’s coaching philosophy was to have his players learn by playing, which led to him becoming the winningest
coach in Seton Hall history, compiling a 232-177-48 record and a 104-85-16 mark in BIG EAST Conference play. He guided the Pirates to two BIG EAST Championships,nine NCAA Tournament berths, seven conference title game appearances and a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2001. Known for his ability to nurture and develop talent, Schellscheidt coached five All-Americans at Seton Hall, including two-time first team selection Pat O’Kelly in 1988 and 1989. Sacha Kljestan became the second repeat All-American under Schellscheidt, earning first team honors in 2004 and third team recognition in 2005. Schellscheidt helped Tom Houston earn second team honors in 1994, while Hector Zamora earned first team status in 1992. Gerson Echeverry was a third team pick in 1991. Schellscheidt came to Seton Hall in 1988 and the Pirates captured the BIG EAST championship that year, finishing the season ranked No. 3 in the country. The team picked up yet another conference title in 1991. For Schellscheidt, being at Seton Hall always seemed like a perfect fit, a place he felt welcome and appreciated. A University he believed was truly willing to take care of the whole person, not just the athlete or soccer player. “In the end, the reward of all of it was friends and relationships,” Schellscheidt said. “You can’t have a relationship by yourself; it’s always a two-way thing. So for whatever people may say I have given to the program, I have given to the players, they have equally or more, given back to me.”
THANK YOU, MANNY!
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PIRATES WELCOME THREE NEW COACHES Echeverry, a 1994 Seton Hall graduate and former SHU assistant men’s soccer coach, returns to Seton Hall after spending the last three years as an assistant coach for the United States Soccer Federation Under-17 men’s national team. For five years, Echeverry served as the top assistant coach for the Seton Hall men’s soccer program posting an overall record of 47-38-12 during his tenure.
GERSON ECHEVERRY, MEN’S SOCCER Paige Smith comes to South Orange to lead the Pirates’ softball program after spending the past five seasons at Division II Adelphi and compiling an overall record of 169104-1, leading the Panthers to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. Smith burst onto the scene at Adelphi in 2008, setting a program record for wins, racking up a 41-21 record and guiding the Panthers to the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
PAIGE SMITH, SOFTBALL Allison Yeager was promoted to the position of head coach of the women’s volleyball program after spending the last five seasons with the Pirates as an assistant coach under Kris Zeiter, who stepped down in January. Under her guidance, she saw the program break a 15-year postseason drought in 2009 and reach the BIG EAST Championship in each of the past three seasons.
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SHEPPARD FIELD NAMING CEREMONY - APRIL 26, 2012 Seton Hall University Baseball Head Coach Emeritus Mike Sheppard received a tremendous honor on April 26, when the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders officially renamed the softball field at Ivy Hill Park, “Essex County Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field.” A crowd of more than 200 people gathered at the softball field for the naming ceremony, which featured remarks from Seton Hall University Director of Athletics Pat Lyons, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Essex County Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura, South Orange Village President Alex Torpey, former Seton Hall great Rick Cerone and Sheppard. “I have received a number of honors, but for myself, my wife and my family, we are just so proud that they are going to have a field named after me, because that is really where we started out,” Sheppard said. “We did everything in that park; it was just sort of the center of activities for us.” Following the formal ceremony, a banner covering the top of the scoreboard in left-center field was removed to reveal the new name, “Essex County Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field.” The county also unveiled a bronze tablet at the park’s entrance highlighting the accomplishments and positive impact
Sheppard has had on Essex County over the past five decades. On the tablet, Sheppard is described as an “Outstanding Coach, Role Model and Mentor,” who is being recognized for “teaching his players the importance of teamwork, sportsmanship and discipline that helped them on the field and in their personal lives. We hope the young men and women who play here in the future learn his lessons, too.” Sheppard has been a distinguished member of the community surrounding Ivy Hill Park for nearly his entire life. He attended Seton Hall Prep before coming to play baseball for Owen T. Carroll at the university, and was the head coach at Seton Hall for 31 seasons (1973-2003), racking up an all-time record of 998-540-11, which ranks in the top-75 in NCAA history with regards to all-time victories. Under Sheppard’s tutelage, Seton Hall posted 28 winning seasons, including 22 campaigns with at least 30 victories. The Pirates advanced to the College World Series in 1974 and 1975, and won the BIG EAST Championship in 1987 and 2001. More than 80 of Sheppard’s former student-athletes went on to sign professional contracts with 30 of them moving on to
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play in the major leagues, including Craig Biggio, Rick Cerone, Jason Grilli, Matt Morris, Mo Vaughn and John Valentin. He was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame on Jan. 7, 2011, the Seton Hall University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996, and had his number 17 retired by the Pirates in 2004.
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“I grew up with a guy named Jim Green on Marion Avenue closer to East Orange, and was talking to him one day after he had a successful career coaching junior college baseball and I had made my way at Seton Hall,” Sheppard said. “Jim said that Marian Avenue must have been one of the winningest streets in the country, but I had to correct him and say it was Tuxedo Parkway, where I moved and where Owen Carroll lived.”
Having a field at Ivy Hill Park named after Sheppard carries an additional significance for the Seton Hall legend and his family. He grew up in the area surrounding the park and it was there that he played youth sports and even met his wife, Phyllis. It played a defining role in his development as a player and coach, and as a person. It was in the eighth grade that Sheppard would first play at Ivy Hill Park, when he made the team at Sacred Heart Vailsburg and the team would practice at the recreational fields that sit behind Seton Hall. Back then, the field only had a backstop and four spots for the plate and bases, with no mound. His wife and her friends would play softball at the same field where Sacred Heart practiced, and it was there that they first met and became friends, starting a relationship that has spanned 64 years. Sheppard went on to play baseball at Seton Hall Prep and Seton Hall University, which shared a field at the time. So naturally there were times when both teams needed to practice at the same time and he would again come down to Ivy Hill Park to play. “When I think back when I was a kid, that was my youth,” Sheppard said. “I fell in love with this game of baseball and that was where it started out.” After he got out of the Marine Corp, Sheppard bought a house on Tuxedo Parkway, a street on the perimeter of the park, which happened to be the same block where his wife grew up, and where SHU coach Owen T. Carroll resided. He could walk through the park to get from his house to his wife’s childhood home.
Before becoming the head coach at Seton Hall, Sheppard coached baseball, wrestling and football at Vailsburg High School from 1964-69, sometimes bringing the football team down to Ivy Hill to run drills. All of his children and nephews played little league ball at Ivy Hill, a place that his family got their start athletically before branching out to other areas. All of his children attended Mt. Vernon School on the corner. Ivy Hill Park has been a special place to Sheppard for nearly his entire life, and a field being renamed in his honor will stand as a one of the most sentimental honors the distinguished coach has ever received.
HALL OF FAME GOLF OUTING & ENSHRINEMENT DINNER
In addition to our time-honored events, such as the Pirate Blue Spring Lake Golf Outing, Pirate Blue Beefsteak Tip-Off Dinner and the Pirate Varsity Club reunions, Seton Hall Athletics and the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund hosted a new event - the 2012 Hall of Fame Golf Outing and Enshrinement Dinner - at the Fairmount Country Club on Monday, June 11, in Chatham, N.J. Previously, the Hall of Fame Enshrinement Dinner was held on a bi-annual basis. This year, golf was added to the itinerary and six Seton Hall legends were honored as the they were inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame. The event raised $68,852 making it the most successful Pirate Blue Hall of Fame event in history and will be held each year in June moving forward. The induction ceremony saw six Seton Hall University legends join the all-time greats in the Pirate Athletics Hall of Fame: (as pictured) Shaheen Holloway of men’s basketball, George Ramos Curvy of baseball, Nolle Graham of women’s soccer, loyal Pirate Blue supporter Al Frungillo, Sacha Kljestan of men’s soccer and Michael Costigan of men’s golf.
The annual Hall of Fame event also served as a fund-raiser for the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund which directly supports the Seton Hall Department of Athletics and our 200+ studentathletes. Several sponsors provided critical funding for the evenings event, including: Gourmet Dining LLC, Janus Capital, Torcon, Inc., Back Nine Network, Legg Mason, IVL Group, LLC and Jomar Agency. “This class represented some of the finest student-athletes in school history,” said Director of Athletics Patrick Lyons. “The success of the Hall of Fame event is due in large part to our tremendous inductees and the many Pirate Blue members who supported the event. The Hall of Fame Golf Outing and Dinner will become an annual event each June, so we can continue to honor the contributions of the many deserving members of the Seton Hall Athletics Family and help support today’s student-athletes”.
All photos captioned left to right.
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Michael J. Ricca ’91, William M. Ross ’89, Severino M. Renna ’89 and Michael J. Lucciola ’83/M.B.A. ’87
Joseph A. Torcivia, J.D. ’85, Bridget Murphy and Kevin Willard
Henry F. D’Alessandro ’85, Patrick Murray ’64/M.B.A. ’69 and Thomas Sharkey ’54
Monsignor Richard M. Liddy ’60, Peter L. Benza, J.D. ’93, John T. Mielach ’50 and Louis C. Benza ’52
Anthony Frungillo ’05, Hope Frungillo, Alfred J. Frungillo and Michael Frungillo ’00
The 2012 HOF Golf Outing & Dinner honored six Pirate legends at Fairmont Country Club
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Richard Distlerath, Michael C. Costigan ’99 and Ed Shannon ’98
Christopher M. Walrath ’80/J.D. ’85, James Fay, George Curvy, Sr. and George Ramos Curvy ’78
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Over 100 alumni, family and fans of Seton Hall Athletics traveled to Charleston, SC for the 2011 Charleston Classic with the Men’s Basketball team and coaching staff.
Paul Kelly, James M. O’Brien ’82, Kevin O’Brien and Tom O’Brien
The 3rd Annual Beefsteak Tip-Off Dinner was held for the first time in historic Walsh Gymnasium.
Jake Bruno, Lawrence Macaro ’87 and Robert J. Bruno ’88
Kara Walbaum ’11, Kevin Webster ’11, Ronald Farina, Kara Lennon ’98, P.J. Hughes ’10, Michael Almarsi ’01, Peter Economou ’02, Tara McCormick ’08, Kimberly Alonso, Brittany Hervey ’11 and Natalie Toczylowski ’10
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George Fernandez ‘12, Steve Shuck, Bryan Horveath, Michael J. Sheppard ’58/M.A.’67, David P. Gagliano ’89, Dennis Falci ’90 and Scott Kalamar
Josephine Esteban, James L. Bosworth ’94 and President, Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban
Anne Donovan and Robert Sloan, M.B.A ’86
Edwin P. Crowell ’56, Carol Crowell, Joseph W. Fallon ’65/M.B.A ’69 and Shelia Fallon
Leo J. Zatta ’78/M.B.A. ’84/M.S.T. ’86, Fuquan Edwin, Janet M. Zatta, Mary Beth Childs ’78 and John F. Swift ’60
Patrick E. Hobbs ’82, Matthew J. Regan ’86 and Michael Lucciola ’83/M.B.A. ’87
John C. Mahaney, Chris Collazo and Joseph J. Hughes ’71
Shaheen Holloway ’00 and Rose Marie Deehan
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$1.172
1,422
TOTAL DONORS
1,266
$1.058
DOLLARS RAISED (IN MILLIONS)
1,157
DONORS AND DOLLARS
$1.360
OUR SUPPORTERS: BY THE NUMBERS
FY10
FY11
FY12
The fiscal year 2012 (July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012) fundraising total of $1,360,177 represents not only the largest amount raised in Pirate Blue history, but also included a 12.3% increase in the number of Pirate Blue donors and a 15.9% increase in the amount contributed to the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund. Including gifts toward capital projects like the Men’s Basketball Locker Renovation and the new LED Scoreboard for Owen T. Carroll Field, Pirate Blue secured $1,577,991 in contributions which is a 36% increase in funds raised. Pirate Blue would like to thank all of our supporters for making this record setting year possible.
ONLINE GIVING THROUGH WWW.PIRATEBLUE.COM FY12 $131,922 FY11 $85,922
FY10 $61,392 FY09 $39,432
On Monday, April 30, 2012, the first ever Pirate Blue Donor Matching Day was held in conjunction with the 30 for 30 early renewal season ticket incentives program. All donations made via the Pirate Blue website were generously matched at 30% by Country Club Services. In total over 185 alumni, parents, staff and fans donated to Pirate Blue on the 30th, totaling $32,975. Including the Country Club Services match, $42,850 was raised for the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund. This represents a record setting day for the number of gifts and dollar amount received via the web on a single day to Pirate Blue. Pirate Blue Donor Matching Day and other efforts helped Pirate Blue secure $131,992, the highest online contribution totals in Pirate Blue history, through online giving for fiscal year 2012. With a total of 414 gifts received via www. pirateblue.com, Pirate Blue donors eliminated nearly 1,000 pieces of paper – Pirate fans bleed BLUE, but think GREEN!
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$956.17 AVERAGE GIFT OF PIRATE BLUE MEMBERS IN FY12
PIRATE BLUE GIVING LEVELS LEGEND’S CLUB
$25,000 and up
CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB
$20,000-24,999
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S CLUB
$10,000-19,999
COACH’S CLUB
$7,500-9,999
MVP CLUB
$5,000-7,499
ALL-AMERICAN CLUB
$3,000-4,999
ALL-CONFERENCE CLUB
$2,000-2,999
CAPTAIN’S CLUB
$1,000-1,999
STARTER’S CLUB
$500-999
BLUE AND WHITE CLUB
$250-499
PIRATE CLUB
$100-249
SUPPORTERS
$1-99
YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP ALL MEMBERS 25 +
4%
20-24
19%
15-19
14%
10-14
17%
5-9
20%
1-4
26%
FY12 PIRATE BLUE GIVING BY LEVEL 3.42% PIRATE CLUB 4.99% BLUE AND WHITE CLUB 7.94% STARTER’S CLUB
1.04% SUPPORTERS 17.3% LEGEND’S CLUB 3.23% CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB
13.24% CAPTAIN’S CLUB
10.24% ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S CLUB
4.43% COACH’S CLUB
13.69% ALL-CONFERENCE CLUB
7.93% ALL-AMERICAN CLUB
12.52% MVP CLUB
Each gift, regardless of size, makes a difference in the lives our 200+ student-athletes. Donors at all levels helped in making this a historic year for Pirate Blue.
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OUR SUPPORTERS: BY THE NUMBERS
DONORS BY DECADE Pirate Blue donors represent first, second and third generations of Pirates spanning the alumni spectrum from the Class of 1943 to 2012.
2010-PRESENT
<1%
1940-1949
1.2%
2000-2009
11.8%
1950-1959
9.1%
PIRATE BLUE MEMBERSHIP BY NEW JERSEY COUNTY
1960-1969
22.6%
ATLANTIC 1990-1999
<1%
BERGEN
30.8%
7.4%
BURLINGTON
<1%
CAMDEN
<1%
CAPE MAY
<1%
ESSEX
1970-1979
20.1%
GLOUCESTER
28.1%
<1%
HUDSON
1980-1989
24.6%
4.4%
HUNTERDON
1.9%
MERCER
1.6%
MIDDLESEX MONMOUTH
DONORS BY LOCATION Members of Pirate Blue come from across the United States and abroad. Donors can be found in 31 states, as well as Puerto Rico and in countries including Belgium, Canada and Ireland.
#5. FLORIDA #6. CONNECTICUT #7. CALIFORNIA #8. MASSACHUSETTS #9. NORTH CAROLINA #10. MARYLAND
3.9%
SOMERSET UNION
#4. PENNSYLVANIA
3.0%
PASSAIC SUSSEX
#3. ILLINOIS
15.9%
OCEAN
TOP 10 U.S. STATES
#2. NEW YORK
10.3%
MORRIS
BY NUMBERS OF DONORS
#1. NEW JERSEY
5.0%
WARREN
7.0% 1.2% 13.4% <1%
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INVESTING IN THE FUTURE In order to help sustain and build an athletic infrastructure, Seton Hall Athletics must provide the facilities for our student-athletes that are representative of an athletics program pursuing BIG EAST and national championships and academic honors of distinction. In addition to recently completed capital improvements, SHU Athletics has a number of projects already in construction or nearing the end of planning. (Pictured: Rendering of the new athletic Fitness Center.)
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FITNESS CENTER Construction for a new fitness center is scheduled to begin in August, 2012. The new facility will provide a wide range of state of the art exercise opportunities for students, faculty, staff and recreation center members. The defining visual feature of the building’s exterior will be a new rounded glass façade, which will provide an ample amount of natural light to illuminate the dual level workout facility in addition to allowing members to look out across Seton Drive onto Seton Hall’s campus.
All of the cardio stations will face out toward the exterior glass wall. The first floor will also include circuit weight training equipment and a new reception and office area, designed to supplement the wide array of offerings on the second floor. In addition to the second cardio room, the top floor will contain a space designed specifically for free weight training and a pair of large dance and fitness studio multipurpose rooms, each slated to be larger than 1,100 square feet.
The two-tiered fitness center will offer both expanded fitness options and programming in addition to a larger space dedicated solely to the SHU community.
The renovations are not just limited to the brand new exercise space but also include upgrades to locker rooms, the field house floor and building infrastructure.
Brand new cardio equipment will be available on both the first and second floor of the facility and will include treadmills, elliptical machines and stationary bikes, each equipped with individual viewing screens.
At the conclusion of the fitness center project, the Richard and Sheila Regan Field House floor will be completely resurfaced and the Field House will also receive a new roof.
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OWEN T. CARROLL SCOREBOARD Fund-raising has been completed to install a new state of the art LED Scoreboard to Owen T. Carroll Field. The new scoreboard is scheduled for installation in the spring of 2013.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING SUITE The women’s basketball offices received some upgrades this past season with historical graphic design throughout the entire space.
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MBB LOCKER ROOM RENOVATIONS The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball locker room has undergone a major facelift. The extensive improvements to the facility resulted in a renovation of nearly every space, including upgrades to the meeting and video room, lounge, kitchen, and the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lockers. The entire renovation was funded by many generous Pirate Blue supporters. The new locker room space now features hardwood flooring, with the Pirate emblem on display in the center of the new floor. The mahogany lockers provide ample storage space and the unique branding feature of a transparent whicker Pirate logo in the storage area beneath the benches. The meeting and video room saw some of the most detailed upgrades. New carpeting and seating went into the room, with
the improvements highlighted by the addition of tiered individual leather seats. The leather chairs, which were endowed by a number of Pirate Blue supporters, are emblazoned with the SHU athletic logo in addition to the names of generous donors that helped make the space possible. The front of the meeting room is a versatile wall containing a whiteboard and projection surface to utilize the ceiling mounted high definition projector. The kitchen and lounge features mahogany cabinet space in addition to granite countertops, leather stools and chairs and brand new refrigeration units. The carpeted lounge area includes a large leather sectional sofa and a new big-screen television.
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WBB LOCKER ROOM RENOVATIONS The Women’s Basketball locker room will receive some upgrades in August, 2012 with new branded furniture, a re-designed lounge area including new hardwood floors. Renovations will also include graphic design throughout the entire space and the addition of flat screen televisions.
VOLLEYBALL SPORT COURT A high-performance portable Sport Court was installed in the field house to be used as a practice court for the women’s volleyball team. Sport Court is the official supplier for the USA Volleyball national teams and only surface used for the NCAA Volleyball Championships. The new surface provides our volleyball program with a state of the art practice surface. The Volleyball Sport Court was funded entirely by Pirate Blue contributions from parents and alumni.
OUR SUPPORTERS: PIRATE VARSITY CLUB The Pirate Varsity Club (PVC) was established through the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund as Seton Hall’s athletic alumni association. Membership consists of all former Seton Hall student-athletes who feel it is important to have a connection and enjoy a continued association with Pirate athletics. The PVC core goals are to provide social and professional interactions for PVC members, help our current student-athletes get a fast start to life after graduation and be ambassadors for Seton Hall athletics through financial support. Join the PVC and become part of the growing movement of Pirate alumni who are recognized as extraordinary individuals for continuing to contribute to the Seton Hall athletics tradition.
PIRATE VARSITY CLUB, FY12 BY THE NUMBERS: 244 FORMER STUDENTATHLETES MADE A GIFT DURING FY12 AVG. LIFETIME GIVING OF CURRENT PVC MEMBER:
$11,496 AVG. AMOUNT OF GIFTS MADE BY PVC MEMBER:
9.7 10.1% OF ALL FORMER STUDENT-ATHLETES CONTRIBUTE.
14%
increase in Pirate Varsity Club members over 2011-2012 fiscal year.
$151,135 TOTAL PIRATE VARSITY CLUB MEMBER CONTRIBUTION TO PIRATE BLUE, 11.1% OF TOTAL AMOUNT RAISED
Thomas F. Field, Jr. ’91, John M. Murphy ’92, Terry Higgins, Manfred Schellscheidt, Joseph T. Burkhard ’93, Ian A. Hennessy ’91 and George A. Nazario ’91 (left to right)
John Leahy ’94 and Arturas Karnisovas ’94 (left to right)
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CRAIG BIGGIO
FORMER STUDENT-ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT:
The Seton Hall University Department of Athletics honored one of the baseball program’s all-time great alums, Craig Biggio, with a number retirement ceremony on April 7, at Owen T. Carroll Field. The future Major League Baseball Hall of Famer had his #44 retired by the Pirates, becoming just the fourth player in the program’s illustrious history to receive the honor. He joined former All-Americans Marteese Robinson (#9) and Rick Cerone (#15), as well as all-time winningest coach and ABCA Hall of Famer Mike Sheppard (#17), who coached Biggio during his three years playing at Seton Hall. After a few words of welcome from Associate Athletic Director for Development and External Affairs Bryan Felt and Director of Athletics Patrick Lyons, Sheppard stepped to the podium to acclaim his former player. “Craig, this is your day, and we want to honor you and your family,” Sheppard said. “As a player, to me you are the epitome of hustle and leadership. You are a true role model to our youth; you have accomplished much and used your celebrity to help others. Seton Hall appreciates your life’s work. You are the ultimate Hall of Famer, on and off the field and in life. So on behalf of your fans, teammates, coaches, Seton Hall University and alumni, I congratulate you on this honor of retiring #44.”
“For all of these reasons we can see why #44 will never be worn again at Seton Hall,” Lyons said following Sheppard’s remarks. At that time Lyons welcomed Biggio’s three children, Conor, Cavan and Quinn to unveil a commemorative jersey before inviting a pair of current SHU players, Alex Falconi and Chris Selden, to uncover the retired number along Owen T. Carroll’s right-center field wall. A two-time First Team All-BIG EAST selection, Biggio dominated as the Pirates’ catcher from 1985-1987. Named NJBCA Player of the Year in 1986 and First Team All-America by Baseball America in 1987, he led the Pirates to a three-year record of 121-55-1 and their first BIG EAST Championship in 1987. Biggio is Seton Hall’s career leader in triples, is second in runs scored and ranks in the Pirates’ top-10 in 18 other singleseason and career statistical categories. A career .342 better with 27 home runs, 148 RBIs and 90 steals, he was inducted into the Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996. A first-round draft pick of the Houston Astros in 1987, Biggio embarked on a historic 20-year professional career. A seventime all-star, he is one of only 28 players in MLB history to record 3,000-career hits.
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The Pirate Blue Athletic Fund is proud to recognize the following individuals and organizations that made gifts of $100 or more to Pirate Blue between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. These generous benefactors ensure that the University will continue to provide an unparalleled athletic and educational experience for Seton Hall’s dedicated student-athletes. Pirate Blue salutes their generosity, commitment and dedication to Seton Hall Athletics.
LEGEND’S CLUB ($25,000 + ) Alfred J. and Hope Frungillo/ Gourmet Dining Services John W. ’68 and Charlotte Lavery/ Lavery Foundation James M. ’82 and Judy A. O’Brien The Walsh Family/Community Foundation of New Jersey
CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB ($20,000 - $24,999) Henry F. ’85 and Colleen D’Alessandro John McLaughlin/ Allied Building Products
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S CLUB ($10,000 - $19,999) Anonymous Adrian L. ’71 and Susan Connolly James M. ’96 and Amy Di Pietropolo ’97/M.A.E. ’99/ Adison & Partners LLC Robert E. and Wendy Fetterly/ Reliance Ballots Michael B. Gratale ’03 Joseph J. ’71 and Lorraine A. Hughes ’72/M.B.A. ’82/ Country Club Transportation Services John R. ’75 and Mary Lawrence Kevin H., J.D. ’84 and Rita A. Marino, M.A.E. ’94/ Marino, Tortorella & Boyle PC Patrick ’64/M.B.A. ’72 and Mary Ann P. Murray Michael E. Murzenski ’91/Legg Mason Gerard M. Touhey ’91 and Julie Kessler/Janus Capital Management LLC
COACH’S CLUB ($7,500 - $9,999) Lawrence E. Bathgate/ Bathgate, Wegener & Wolf PC Michael and Mary Beth Childs ’78 Jomar Agency Michael P. ’88/M.B.A. ’91 and Cherie A. Leanza ’90/M.H.A. ’99 Matthew H. ’83 and
Maria Kenney Mahon ’83 Harold S. ’55 and Judith McCready Joseph A. Torcivia, J.D. ’85/Torcon, Inc.
MVP CLUB ($5,000 - $7,499) Andrew ’77/J.D. ’80 and Francine Alcorn ’80/Block Vision James L. ’94 and Jennifer Bosworth/ Back Nine Network LLC Rick and Dora Cantu Maury ’70/J.D. ’76 and Robin Cartine David A. ’83 and Dayna L. Claxton, M.A. ’96 J. M. and Mary L. Comey Robert J. ’69 and Susan DiBenedetto Ralph, M.S.T. ’98 and Marylee R. Evangelista Joseph W. ’65/M.B.A. ’69 and Shelia Fallon/American Van Equipment, Inc. Ellen M. Fitzpatrick Dennis M. ’76 and Catherine Flynn ’76 Katherine Garay, M.S.N. ’82 Michael Henry John C. Kelly ’63/M.B.A. ’68 Charles Killeen Mark S., J.D. ’81 and Laurie A. Kundla, J.D. ’83/Hardin, Kundla, McKeon & Poletto Phillip N. and Mary Alice Maisano Thomas J. Lardner ’93 Keith Pahira/Temco Service Industries, Inc. James P. ’58 and Barbara I. Penders PGA Tour, Inc. Matthew J. ’86 and Tami Regan Michael J. ’84 and Martina M. Scarrone Roger F. and Roseanne V. Schur Thomas ’54 and Ruth Sharkey/Thomas and Ruth Sharkey Family Foundation Roy Steele/Hodges Party Rentals Russell W. Steenberg Brian G., J.D. ’82 and Candice Steller John F. Swift ’60 Kevin and Julie Willard Leo J. ’78/M.B.A. ’84/M.S.T. ’86 and Janet M. Zatta
ALL-AMERICAN CLUB ($3,000 - $4,999) Daniel ’85 and Jean M. Apruzzese
Kurt T. ’61 and Elizabeth Borowsky/ PICK Foundation James Braaten Dennis Burke Joseph T. ’93 and Jill Burkhard Robert ’95 and Tracey Figurelli Michael Gallagher Mark E. ’91 and Megan M. Ganton Vincent D. ’52/J.D. ’55 and Erica Gautieri Anthony and Patricia Giacona/ Retailers & Manufacturers Distribution Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Henry J. ’81 and Diane L. Knipper Anthony ’64 and Pamela Marhan James F. Matthews ’67/J.D. ’73/ Lear Siegler Management Corporation Martin J. McLaughlin Andrew J. Renna ’75 Joseph S. ’59/M.D. ’63 and Barbara J. Ritter Jayne M. Ross, J.D. ’82/M.B.A. ’82 Robert J. ’67 and Joanne E. Roth Eric Rush ’85 and Annaliese Schnieder-Rush ’86/M.B.A. ’90 Joseph Scott/ Mayrich Construction Corporation Albert ’81 and Barbara Sczweck SHU Alumni Chapter ~ Chicago Thomas J. and Catherine Slattery Robert J., M.B.A. ’86 and Marie R. Sloan Stephen G. ’89 and Anastasia E. Waldis ’90/Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. Arthur F. ’70 and Laurita Warner, M.B.A. ’75 Robert ’81/J.D. ’84 and Rosemarie Zimmerer/Zimmerer, Murray, Conyngham & Kunzier
ALL-CONFERENCE CLUB ($2,000 - $2,999) Raymond M. ’72 and Christina Arszulowicz Scott W. ’87 and Maureen Badger John T. ’71 and Denise A. Baier/ New York Life Insurance Company Michael Barnaba Thomas G. Berube ’64 Stephen Bosonac Martin P. Caffrey ’74 Richard and Alissa Campbell Vincent A. and Julia M. Cino Anthony P. ’72 and Adrienne Colavita Joseph D. ’77 and Laura J. Costa Edwin P. ’56 and Carol A. Crowell
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David ’77 and Patricia A. D’Angelo David ’77 and MaryJane D’Arcangelo Christopher ’78 and Maria Delauro ’79 Executive Sports Group, Inc. William J. ’58 and Carol Eyres Philip A. ’70 and Arleen C. Fina/FILCO Michael and Pamela Foley, M.A.E. ’93/Ph.D. ’00 Russell R. ’66/M.B.A. ’77 and Carole E. Forenza Charles M. Forman ’76 William E., J.D. ’73 and Kathleen C. Frese/PSE&G Company David P. ’89 and MaryAnn Gagliano/Access Group Anthony J. ’67 and Lynee Galioto Jeffrey M. and Elaine C. Garrod Kevin E. and Ellen Golding John F. ’68 and Cheryl A. Grant, M.A.E. ’83 Joseph G. Higgins ’77/ UBS Financial Services Sean P. Hurley James R. Icklan ’70/J.D. ’86 Jeffrey T. Karl ’84 William R. Karpowic and Elizabeth Nadasdy-Karpowic Richard H. Kotkin ’83/J.D. & M.B.A. ’87 Kenneth F. and Anne D. Kunzman
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MTM Resources Lawrence R. ’70 and Suzanne Noll Joseph S. ’68/J.D. ’73 and Judith A. Novak, J.D. ’93 Donald S. Nowicki ’64 Thomas H. and Sally O’Brien Robert P. ’72 and Eileen O’Neil/ Louise O’Neil & Robert O’Neil Charitable Trust John W. ’68 and Barbara Odell James C. ’61/J.D. ’64 and Sharon Orr Michael J. ’84 and Shari E. Peterson/ Fedway Associates, Inc. Michael J. ’91 and Celeste Pocher Edward J. ’58/M.A. ’61 and Jane N. Quinn Severino M. ’89 and Michele Renna Richard D. ’66 and Sharon O. Riva Aldo ’88 and Lucy Russo/ Russo & Della Badia LLC Nicholas R. Scalera ’63 David Schlageter Gary A. ’61 and Susan M. Scott Richard F. and Patrice Sprenger William M. ’76 and Maryjane Staats ’76 Maureen Staub John P. and Cynthia Sullivan Hugh O. and Ame W. Sweeney David A. Temeles/Prismatic Development Corporation
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Trader Joe’s Thomas A. ’71 and Patricia Basilo Robert S. ’67 and Mary A. Basso/ Basso/Healy Foundation Russell L. and Mary Ann Benson Edward J. Berk Stephen T. ’73 and Barbara Boland ’74/’80 James T. ’79/J.D. ’82 and Linda Boyle Patrick R. ’64/M.A. ’72 and Mary A. Brannigan Joseph and Marilee K. Braue ’79 David Brienza Robert J. ’88 and Linda M. Bruno ’89 Carmagnola & Ritardi LLC Joseph V. Carrubba ’05 Albert ’89/J.D. ’92 and JoAnn Cernadas Frederick J. ’58 and Barbara Chemidlin Marilyn C. Clark Dean E. ’68 and Jessica Cole Steven and Patrice Coleman John B., J.D. ’76 and Robin Collins/ Bongiovanni, Collins & Warden PA Joseph ’67 and Anne B. Connor ’78/M.P.A. ’94 Thomas B. ’86/J.D. ’89 and Anne E. Considine Peter Coppola Richard Costa
“The Athletic Department makes an important contribution to the spirit of Seton Hall University. The ability to win at life is the most important impact of the department and all of its staff members on our student-athletes. I give to Pirate Blue in support of the Athletic Department’s dedication not only to the development of athletic talent, but also to academic skills, personal values and character.”
PATRICK MURRAY ’64 Chairman of the Board of Regents
Ian V. Lagowitz John T. ’69 and Marion C. Lapchak Joseph P., J.D. ’72 and Debra A. LaSala/ McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP Donna L. ’92 and Walter A. Lashuk Justin Lavoie Christopher J. ’85 and Janice Lawton James M. ’68 and Kathleen Leber/ James and Kathleen Leber Foundation, Inc. Robert A. Leiter Gary P. Lubowiecki ’74 Michael J. ’83/M.B.A. ’87 and Helen Lucciola/Lucciola Family Fund Patrick J. Marcello Georgianna Maroulakos Anthony ’93 and Corinna Mazza Keith A. ’86/J.D. ’89 and Janet McKenna ’87/J.D. ’90/ McKenna McIlwain LLP Kevin J., M.B.A. ’96 and Sara McMahon Kenneth D. ’72 and Lois P. McPeek Robert E. ’77 and Theresa C. Meier Vito Menza ’75/Clara Barton Dental LLC Joseph A. ’55 and Diana Monteleone
William Terens/ Tynacar LLC Daniel M. ’82 and Pamela C. Tower ’83/Regal Bank George R. ’77 and Ellen Twill/ Twill Printing Services Robert J. and Mary E. Walsh Richard E. ’88 and Sara O. Wolkwitz
CAPTAIN’S CLUB ($1,000 - $1,999) Anonymous William B. ’66 and Darlene L. Aimetti John M. and Linda G. Alati Michael J. Arnone Michael P. ’71 and Kathleen G. Arnone Vincent ’95/M.P.A. ’99 and Dominique Auteri Jon A. and Barbara Basalone/
Daniel Crowley Samuel Dalembert John D. Dennehy ’79/M.D.M. ’84 Anne T. Donovan Jocelyn M. Dumaresq, M.S.N ’03 James A. Dye ’83 John M. ’73/J.D. ’77 and Rita Esposito John A. ’71 and Susan Fenimore Theodore C. ’81 and Maureen Q. Ferraro Judith A. Ferraro, M.A.E. ’66 Thomas F. ’92 and Tiffany E. Field John P. Flanagan ’68
DONORS
Garry ’65 and Ornella Frisoli Robert M. Fydenkevez Carl Gargiulo Joseph Garvey Brian D. Gibbs ’03 Henry Godette Paul L. Golba ’95/M.B.A. ’96 Jack P. ’63 and Margaret Graceffo John J. ’69 and Karen Graeber Kevin T. Grier ’04 Charles R. ’64 and Eileen Guariglia Andrew Hanlon Joseph P. ’86 and Marylynn Hehl A. Clark Holle ’90/ Holle Funeral Directors LLC Joseph W. Hottendorf Kevin Hunt Leonard J. ’58 and Agnes C. Hunt Frank A. ’56/M.A. ’62 and Alice Iannone Robert J. ’69/M.S.T. ’89 and Elinor Iracane Michael and Roberta Jandoli Andrew Janiw Harvey A. Kakaty ’62 Francis X. Keegan ’60 Douglas and Susan Keller Maureen Kennedy-Barney Michael Kerner Kevin J., M.S.T. ’89 and Lisa Kerrigan Robert L. ’62 and Anita Kimmerle
Sara McArdle Kevin J., M.B.A. ’80 and Dolores M. McCleerey Thomas M. McCormack, J.D. ’74* John F. ’84 and Linda McGovern John H. ’65/J.D. ’68 and Gail L. McNeill/ Waters, McPherson, McNeill PC Joseph J. ’59/M.B.A. ’75 and Nancy McTighe Timothy J., M.B.A. ’95 and Jennifer A. Metcalf Paul ’88/M.S.T. ’93 and Karen A. Mlynarski ’88 James J. ’50 and Eleanor Morrissey Carlos ’83/M.B.A. ’85 and Kathy Mosquera James H. Murphy ’49 Greg Murphy John J. ’67 and Barbara L. Murray Julius A. ’58 and Carol Nicolai John A. ’68 and Barbara Niziol Kevin C., J.D. ’90 and Sherilyn Orr ’85/J.D. ’90 Michael J. ’93 and Caryn M. Parlavecchio ’93/M.A. ’96 John M. and Barbara Parvin Thomas Patania Gerald A. Pavlick ’87 William J. ’74/M.B.A. ’80 and Cheryl A. Poll Jeffrey J. and Sharon L. Prosinski William Rodriguez ’91/J.D. ’02 Anthony J. ’71 and Laura J. Romano William M. ’89 and Michele Ross/ Timbil Mechanical LLC Charles A. ’72 and Patricia Rotondi Matthew S. Salotti ’05
Ann E. Szipszky ’86 Gary H. Thomas ’99 Bruce A. ’69 and Carol Tomason John R. Tort/Leitner, Tort & DeFazio Travelers Commercial Accounts Group Turner Construction Company Paul V. Tyahla ’03 Linda J. Ulak ’75 John ’78 and Maria L. Verdonck Robert M. Walker Kevin G. ’95/J.D. ’98 and Lisa Walsh, J.D. ’98/Gibbons PC Frank M. and Michele Walsh ’99 Paul M. Ward ’86 and Nancy Stone Mark P. and Cynthia A. Warren Mark ’82 and Elizabeth M. Westlake Gary D. ’71 and Mary O. Wolfe Robert E. ’67 and Helen A. Wright Donald K. and Bernette Wrobel Peter R. Yarem, J.D. ’79 Salvatore Zacchia/ Metro Produce Group, Inc. Frank Zardecki James J. Zimmermann ’88 Vincent F. ’69 and Agnes Zingara
STARTER’S CLUB ($500 - $999) Thomas Acton Ad Art Sign Company Gregory M. Adams Seymour L. ’70 and Linda K. Andrew Leonard J. ’65 and Jeanne Andriuzzi Michael Aquino ’98 Peter A. ’94/M.S.I.B. & M.B.A. ’02 and Laura J. Avalos ’93/M.A.E. ’99 James ’64 and Dot Bagli Frank L. ’75 and Linda Belmonte/ Belmonte Productions, Inc. Adam R. Blackwood
EDWARD QUINN ’58/M.A. ’61 (left) Member of the Board of Regents “Seton Hall Athletics has provided so many great experiences for me as an alumnus and fan. I donate to Pirate Blue to not only support the young men and women wearing the Pirate uniform, but to further promote the passion and camaraderie associated with athletics that makes the University so unique.”
Sacha Kljestan Warren L. Kolb/J. L. Hockberg Co. Walter, J.D. ’75 and Joanne Koprowski Louis, M.B.A. ’71 and Marie LaSalle/ Livingston Service Corporation Michael J. ’78 and Mary K. Lee Joseph ’98 and Elissa L. Malespina ’98/M.A.E. ’02 George M. ’93 and Holly A. Manuelian ’94 Arnold D. ’72 and Patricia Manzo Paul M. and Kathleen M. Marhan Greg Maroukian/Maroukian Realty LLC
James R., J.D. ’85 and Dianne Schermerhorn Gary Schneiderman Michael J. ’58/M.A. ’67 and Phyllis A. Sheppard Thomas R. Smith, J.D. ’86 Robert and Virginia Sniatkowski David A. DeSimone, J.D. ’95 and Susan L. Solda-DeSimone ’92/J.D. ’95 Arthur G. ’66/J.D. ’69 and Sherry F. Stein Michael J. Stephanik ’98 Matthew J. ’67 and Lucille Syrek
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Matthew J. ’89/M.B.A. ’94 and Kathleen M. Borowick ’90 Edward F. Bowler and Amy Murray Anthony J. ’89 and Maria Bozzella Charles A. Brady ’58 Leonard J., M.B.A. ’85 and Colleen Brandt Gerald P. Buccino ’63/ Buccino Foundation John W. Cacciola ’69 and Judith A. Solomon-Cacciola Anthony P. Caggiano ’60
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“The rich tradition, family atmosphere and commitment to excellence makes Seton Hall Athletics and the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund a special part of our lives. We are proud to bleed Pirate Blue.”
ARLENE ODELL AND SHARON RIVA Basketball season ticket holders since 1988
Thomas F. ’57 and Margaret N. Cahill David Calabrese ’82 Kevin J. ’88 and Catherine Caldera Joseph A. Calvano Brian Campbell ’00 Canon Business Solutions, Inc. Michael Canulli/ Masters Transportation, Inc. Peter J. Carlesimo Robert J. ’59 and Frances Chap Gerard P., M.B.A. ’91 and Cheryl Chapin Robert Cifelli Michael A. ’86 and Elizabeth M. Cocco Thomas W. ’50 and Mary B. Collinson John R. ’64 and Edith Coogan Daniel J. Cosgrove, M.A. ’08 Caesar Darias ’87 Robert N. ’84 and Barbara B. Davison Donald J. ’54 and Carole S. de Castro Joseph V. ’65/M.A. ’69 and Mary Lynn De Pierro M.A. ’91/ E.D.D. ’03 Larry C., M.B.A. ’86 and Jane Degenshein Christopher M. DeSerio ’96 Louis Diaz/38 St. RE Associates Robert DiFabritis ’74/M.B.A. ’78 Daniel C. ’81 and Mary E. Dolan Dennis J. Drasco/ Lum Drasco Positan LLC John E. Dreyer Terence M. ’90 and Jennifer Dunphy Edison Ale House Amado Gabriel and Josephine Esteban Mary E. Estocin Teryek Bryan J. ’97/M.A. ’05 and Tara L. Felt ’98/M.A. ’04 Joseph J. ’72 and Sharon Fennell Nicole A. Ferdinando, M.A. ’11 Robert J. ’69 and Kathleen Fettweis Chris Freeden Gary J. ’73 and Susan Gabaccia Charles F. ’74 and Dolores Galanaugh Joseph J. Galfy ’61/J.D. ’64 Dennis J. ’72/M.B.A. ’77 and Diane E. Garbini John Gavin Howard and Elizabeth Geminder Thomas P. Giblin ’69/ Local 68 Union of Operating Engineers Brian ’76 and Carol Giovinazzi Joseph L. ’74 and Mary C. Gomeringer
Michael R. Gonnella ’02 Robert G. and Diane M. Gray Jeff Greenberg Allen and Rosemary Gross Henry J. Gucker Andrew Gyves Edward P. ’66 and Geraldine Haag/ Haag & Company, CPAs, P.C. Mark Haefeli David S. Hamlin/ Network Trailer Leasing, Inc. Don and Johanna Harden Richard and Jeanette C. Hartman Richard J. Cino, J.D. ’90 and Mary F. Hartnett, J.D. ’90 Jason Hernandez Edward L. Hulse Salvatore and Josephine V. Inserra Anthony J. Iorio ’94 Thomas R. and Marie T. Jago Monica and John Judge Thomas ’78/J.D. ’81 and Patricia Kaczka John J. Kanya ’58 Marc J. Kaplan Frank Keller John F.* and Mary A. Keller James R. ’91 and Susan Kerwin ’92/M.S.H.R. ’98 Robert D. ’90 and Denise L. Kleppinger ’90 Louis, M.B.A. ’78 and Betsy Koehler Christopher S. Kozak, J.D. ’96 Eugene R. ’62 and Suzanne Lear Peter Levine Charles W. ’72 and Christine M. Levitsky Joseph J., M.A.E. ’79 and Cynthia J. Lounsberry ’75 John S. Luski ’75/M.B.A. ’80 Thomas P. ’62 and Shelia Lynch Patrick and Rachael Lyons Alex R. ’97 and Amara E. MacPhee Lawrence ’78 and Lily C. Mahdi, J.D. ’90 David L. Mahmood ’93 Robert T. Manganaro ’99 Christopher S. ’98 and Marcy L. Martinovic ’98 David and Laura E. Matusiak Patrick M. and Norah Mazzeo Daniel G. McCarron ’92/M.B.A. ’02 Thomas J. McEvoy Kieran G. ’93 and Stacey McGlynn John T. McKenna, M.A. ’75 Robert E. ’68 and Maria M. Meehan Amy-Lynn Mellin ’02 Bryan Meszaros ’00
John T. ’50 and Geraldine E. Mielach Jon Miller Paul E. Mossberg ’80 John P. Murphy ’63 Thomas J. and Marian Norton Cory C. Ott Tyrone and Mary Parker Charles Patrick Paul W. ’69/M.S. ’72 and Margaret A. Pavlik Donald M. Payne ’57* Steven ’73 and Kathy A. Picciano Vincent J. and Esther D. Pietrucha Brian T. Poll ’05/M.A. ’07 Thomas A. ’65/J.D. ’68 and Eugenie Portanova Frank B. Procopio ’85 Michael A. Purvin ’85/J.D. ’90 Gary T. ’69/M.A.E. ’73 and Mary M. Reece Arnold W. ’55 and Carol A. Ring Lawrence and Pamela Rogers Mario R. Rosellini ’62 Alfred F. ’65/J.D. ’71 and Patricia A. Russo ’68/ Russo & Casey, Esqs. Mike Russo Kevin and Patricia Ryan Kathleen A. Ryan John W. and Janet E. Ryans Kazbek A. Said ’02 Manuel P. ’67/M.B.A. ’79/J.D. ’84 and Eileen Sanchez Thomas J. Santolli Daniel R. ’95/M.S.F.P. and Melissa A. Schnipp Lee Shenker Robert J., M.B.A. ’86 and Muriel M. Shore ’61/E.D.D. ’90 Michael T. Sica ’94/J.D. ’97 Joseph A. ’51 and Lorraine Silvestri Merrill Smith William P. Stoffel, M.B.A. ’91 Robert A. and Madalane Szuhany John McEvoy ’93 and Tara M. Tartaglia McEvoy ’94 James V. Tartanella ’00 Jerome Thiel Phillip ’51 and Ernestine Thigpen Robert W. and Donna Thurston Leonard Tortoriello ’70 Donald I. and Frances Trott Brian R. ’99/M.P.A. ’01 and Kendra VanVelzor Joseph S. ’51 and Ann Viviani Christopher M. ’80/J.D. ’85 and
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DONORS
Nancy S. Walrath James R. Walsh Maurice R. Weeks ’92 Thomas A. ’79/J.D. ’82 and Lisabeth Wester ’79 Jonathan White/ Supreme Auto Parts & Supplies Michael J. ’73 and Susan Wilk Harry J. ’70 and Gail Wunder John L. Yelencsics ’83 Mark Zablow/Health Chiropractic
BLUE & WHITE CLUB ($250 - $499) Anonymous AAA Fence Distributors, Inc. James C. Adamczyk ’73 John M. Allen ’58 Joseph E. ’83 and Cindy R. Attanasi Charles R. Baletti ’69/M.B.A. ’75/ J & B Technical Sales Associates, Inc. Emilio M. Barreira Roger Bayersdorfer Michael E. ’68 and Ann P. Beams William A. ’67 and Karen G. Belfer Lawrence C. Bell Richard C. Bello ’06/M.A. ’11 Louis C. ’52/J.D. ’57 and Elizabeth J. Benza Howard Bleznick Michael D. ’69/M.B.A. ’71 and Eileen Botte Eugene C. ’84 and Christine M. Buerle William F. Burke William J. Burke ’65 Peter M. Byrne ’03 Paul I. ’65/M.B.A. ’69 and Emma N. Byrne Charles M. ’57/M.B.A. ’65 and Marion B. Calcagno James ’70 and Barbara J. Cannan Brian P. Carr ’94 and Vivienne Baldini Carr ’90/M.A.E. ’93/ Ph.D. ’01 James F. ’52 and Georgia A. Carroll Douglas W. Cinnella ’90 and Debbie D’Attilo Michael A. ’63 and Susan Citrano Arthur F. Clarke James A. and Jo Ann Clarke Patricia Codey Mark M. and Elizabeth A. Cohen ’76 Joseph G. ’66 and Laraine Corvo Michael C. ’99 and Heather D. Costigan ’97 William and Helen A. Cunning ’81/M.A. ’96 John J. ’74 and Faith C. Cust Stephen P., M.S. ’76 and Gloria J. Cywinski-Arlak, M.A.E. ’75 Thomas ’71 and Cheryl K. D’Alturi Manesh B. Dadlani ’05 Donald F. Davenport Edward ’76 and Denise Davidoski Rose Marie Deehan
Joseph A. ’93/M.A. ’01 and Mauren Del Rossi Anthony F., J.D. ’87 and Gwenn DellaPelle/ McKirdy & Riskin PA Henry J. and Barbara H. DePerro Steven ’76 and Karen Devcich ’78 Martin Diamond Justin M. Dietel Charles W. ’56* and Joyce Doehler Eileen M. Dones ’94 Timothy I. Duffy ’77 Mike Dyrek and Phyllis C. Dunlop, M.B.A. ’90 Jon Epstein Mary E. Estocin Teryek/Truist Alfred Faella John V. Fairchild ’96 Kenneth W. ’71 and Kathleen Faistl Edward Farmer Joseph C. Faulkner, J.D. ’06 Robert and Linda Feldman William ’78 and Arlene Field Henry F. and Josephine Finelli Adrian M. Foley ’43 Christopher M. Foye ’97 Gallagher Financial Services Corporation Rick Garrigan James and Diane V. Garrity, J.D. ’90 John M. Gausz Christopher S. ’95 and Catherine Gelino Romulo Genato John T., M.S.T. ’91 and Noreen Giannuzzi Thomas E. and Karen A. Gilbert Daniel J. ’73 and Roxanne Gioseffi Samuel J. Giuliano ’50* James M. ’54 and Jean A. Glynn Milton E. and Beverly Goggans Henry S., J.D. ’96 and Yvette S. Goldfine Mark, M.B.A. ’82 and Elaine Goldstein Thomas Gray/ T/A Bey Lea Chiropractic Centre Donald R. ’87/M.B.A. ’91 and Deborah S. Guarriello Michael Halkias ’83 Lawrence A. ’65 and Donna Hall William J. ’62 and Ellen B. Hanlon Ronald P. and Mary Ann L. Hart George E. Hicks Fred Hill/Hill Publishing, Inc. Brynn E. Hollows, J.D. ’08 Paul L. ’82 and Denise M. Huether Howard and Margaret Jacobs JCW, Inc John and Wimphrey Jenkins Hartmut ’73 and Helene Jung Joseph C. Kacirek, M.A. ’81 Daniel M. ’70 and Kathleen A. Kalafut Kimberly A. Keenan-Kirkpatrick, J.D. ’93 Michael E. Kelly ’62 Steven J. ’81 and Lisa Kennedy Roger Kennedy Thomas S. ’64/J.D. ’67 and Sherryl H. Kirschenbaum George Kleissler Thomas W. ’75 and Elaine Kober
Michael E. Kozuch ’82 Thomas A. ’70 and Pamela Langbein Gary LaSpisa Vincent F. ’64 and Margaret A. Leo Eric F. ’99/M.B.A. ’01 and Lauren M. Liebler ’00 Vincent W. Lorenzo ’60 Carmel Loughman Alan J. ’65 and Katherine S. Lucibello Patrick and Rachael Lyons Nick ’85 and Paula F. Magone John C. Mahaney/ Millennium Benefits Group LLC Edward Martinez ’96/M.P.A. ’98 Doug and Nancy McClure Brian McKenna Patrick M., M.B.A. ’76 and Mary P. McKeown Denis F. and Barbara H. McLaughlin Joseph M. ’93 and Michelle McLaughlin ’93/M.B.A. ’99 McLoone’s West Orange LLC Richard C. McMahon ’87 Anthony N. Mea Tony Melchionna Vincent D. Menzel ’69 and Kay Roberts Joseph Messina Paul S. Misiur ’76 James C. Mitchel ’98 Gerard P. and Catherine Moran Michael A. Moretti ’73 John E. and Daniella Murphy Ryan ’98 and Elizabeth Murphy NK Architects Gary Noll, M.S. ’90 Michael W. ’97/M.B.A. ’01 and Holly A. Oakes ’97 Thomas and Patricia Ockenhouse Hugh A. O’Donnell ’50/M.D.M. ’54 John J. ’72 and Carol E. O’Hanlon Thomas M., J.D. ’82 and Bernadette H. Olson/ McKirdy & Riskin PA Anthony T. ’82/M.P.A. ’97 and Loriann Orlando Jeff and Cheryl Orner James M. Orsini Jessica M. Paszkowski ’07 Ernie and Lynn Pedicano Richard E. ’64/J.D. ’70 and Maureen Pigott Seth W. Cohen ’99 and Sheryl L. Pillo ’99/M.A. ’02 Joseph M. ’58 and Barbara M. Pitocco Don and Patricia Post ’85 Ricardo Solano, J.D. ’98 and Melissa A. Provost, J.D. ’98 Sue C. Regan Sean P. Reilly, M.A.E. ’94 Joseph A. Reilly ’60 and Carol M. Fernicola-Reilly Richard Ricci ’75 John J. ’55 and Lee Riley Scott Ritter James ’64 and Eileen F. Rochford Frank J. ’99 and
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Joette M. Rosato ’99/M.A. ’02 Daniel J. Salvante ’08 Peter J. Salzano ’82/ Network Digital Office Systems, Inc. Stanley M., M.A.E. ’77 and Suzanne M. Sanger John E. ’74 and Mary H. Sauer Santo M. ’84 and Denise Scaglione Robert and Rosemary Schmitt Thomas R. ’80 and Mary Schneider Donald L. Schwartz Patrick E. Scura James J. Semerad ’05/M.B.A. ’11 Frank and Lauren Servido Sharpe Marketing Concepts Alan ’68 and Lisa Sikora Michael A. ’83 and Nicolina Simone William J., M.B.A. ’82 and Robin Ann Sims Roger G. Smith ’68/M.B.A. ’74 and Patricia A. Schneider John Kubowicz and Barbara A. Staknis-Kubowicz, M.A.E. ’70
Craig J. Steel, M.H.A. ’05
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PIRATE CLUB ($100 - $249) Juan S. Agudelo ’07 James M. ’49 and Alice Ahle Robert Ahrens/Con Ro Construction LLC Alabama Enterprises Raffaele G. Alberto ’99 Francis H. ’66 and Susanne T. Alexander Alfred J. Ardis ’72 David Augustine ’02 Frank A. ’59 and Hattie Baier Duane Bailey James M. ’60 and Shirley Barbato Joseph E. ’65 and Enola Barlik Richard Barre Charles Barrett William K. ’79 and Mary E. Barrows Drew J. Bauman ’63/M.D.M. ’77/M.B.A. ’78/J.D. ’83 and Georgette Moriah Walter B. Bell ’97 Prosper A. ’76 and Pieta C. Bellizia Robert S. Berger ’65
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Anthony Censullo Howard Y. and Louise Clarke Leonard S. Coleman Dennis G. ’88 and Patricia A. Collins Richard J. ’50 and Jane C. Connors Gerald M. Cordasco Kyle K. and Marty Costello ’81 Thomas M. ’70 and Janis Cox ’72/ Technical Concepts, Inc. Robin L. Cunningham ’78/M.A.E. ’84/E.D.S. ’96 Mark H., J.D. ’83 and Peggy A. Daaleman Christopher J. Daly ’05 Robert J. Daly ’90 Samuel F. ’47 and Alice D’Ambola John K. D’Auria Michael W. ’03/M.P.A. ’05 and Michelle L. Day ’05 Gary M. Defazio ’86 Edward ’81 and Aylson DeFort Nick DelGuercio Michael G. ’79 and Rosemarie DeLorenzo Carl A. ’90/M.B.A. ’92 and Tara M. DeMarco
“I am proud to support Pirate Blue and Seton Hall Athletics. I truly believe that with the leadership we have in the athletics program and the coaches we have in all sports that the future has never been brighter. As alumni and fans we all need to do our part in whatever form or size we can afford. Everyone pulling together and doing their part will result in success that we can all take pride in for years to come!”
(far right) MICHAEL
LUCCIOLA ’83/M.B.A. ’87 Member of the Board of Regents
Jonathan S. Steinberg Jennifer L. Struble ’94 Michael A. Suppa ’90 Richard T. ’65, J.D. ’70 and Joy D. Sweeney Matthew A. ’00 and Laura Sweeney Kazbek Tambi, J.D. ’90 Louis R. and Judy Tamburro George and Christin L. Thompson ’95 John T. ’50 and Eileen Tierney Gregory, M.A.T. ’06 and Maureen Tobin Victor Unsinn ’69 and Karen L. Savelich Richard E. and Helen P. Van Ness Neil ’95/M.A. ’99 and Leah M. Van Scoy ’95 Carmen S. ’65 and Annmarie Vitale Edward A. Walch Jeramiah ’03 and ShaRonda Walker Sean Williamson, M.A. ’09 Walter J. Wladyka ’70/M.A.E. ’84/ Joe Wladyka Camps, Inc. Ronald Wozniak Terence J. Wronko ’72 Kevin D. and Janice S. Wronko James R. ’79 and Diane Wronko Louis P. and Diane Yannaco Edward M. Young ’07 Kimberly Zweidingier ’96
Theresa A. Berkey ’03 Josephine and Sally Jo Black Edward M. and Carol L. Bonder James S. and Linda Bonistalli Steven S. ’95 and Karin C. Bosio ’96 Lawrence A. ’51 and Elizabeth T. Brattlof John C. and Marianne L. Brenizer James E., E.D.D. ’96 and Jane A. Brunn Jeffrey J. and Susan K. Burek ’87/M.A.E. ’89 Bertram V. ’58 and Michaela C. Burke Brad ’96/M.B.A. ’99 and Andrea V. Butash Anthony Calabrese Anne-Marie Campbell John S. Campbell ’05 Anthony Cantalupo ’73 Christopher Orlandi and Kristina A. Carlson Orlandi ’79 Robert ’87 and Patti Carne James R. ’69 and Barbara Casagrande Gary G. ’71 and Mariann Cavallo Thomas W., J.D. ’72 and Barbara Cavanaugh
Bryan C. ’92 and Catherine DeNovellis ’90/M.B.A. ’96 Anthony Deo ’77 James A. Dericks Steven DeSerio ’98 William and Anne T. Devece Amanda M. Di Donato ’07 Lamar L. Diamond ’06 Diana’s Bananas, Inc. Nicholas and Lisa M. DiMaria Andrew P. ’72 and Karen R. DiPalma ’76 Paul and Debra DiRocco Ernest and Lisa DiStefano Charles R. and Judith V. Doell Frank X. ’72 and Cheryl Donohue Richard E. Dooley ’69 Charles J. ’69 and Susan C. Dowd Stephen P. Duff ’89/M.A. ’01 and
DONORS
Elizabeth Howey Thomas Duffy ’92 Ryan K. ’93 and Susan M. Duffy ’91/M.A.E. ’93 Matthew J. ’99/’04 and Cara M. Duignan ’99 Barry ’78 and Jeanne H. Dunleavy ’82 Gerson ’94 and Sheila L. Echeverry, M.B.A. ’02 Gregory J. ’88 and Kristen Ellmer Ann Eng Thomas P. Faenza, M.B.A. ’88 William P. Fahy ’72/M.A.E. ’75
Janet Lucas, J.D. ’83 Stanley J. ’71 and Cynthia M. Gutkowski Warren R. Hall ’85/M.D.M. & M.A.T. ’89 Matthew R. ’95 and Lisa A. Hanson Glenn Hartrick, M.B.A. ’06 Robert M. and Martha R. Harvey Timothy M. Heidenberg Brian M. Henriksen Edgar J. Herrmann ’64 Ronald J. Hill George R. and Donna M. Holland Stephen J. Hoptay George R. ’71 and Carol F. Hryvniak Robert P. ’68 and Nancy Hughes/ Hughes Zwigard Co. Michael E. Hurley ’86 Albert C. and Joan M. Ianacone Louis L. ’63 and Lyn M. Iorio Benjamin A. James Mark R. and Maryann M. Jannucci John Jaskula, M.B.A. ’07 Teressa I. Jenkins Walter Jitner ’55
Brendan Laverty ’08 Thomas J. ’70 and Judy Leane Anthony E. Lee ’71/M.A. ’80 Kevin J. ’69 and Joan V. Lennon Thaddeus S. ’51 and Martha Lepcio Sandra C. Lessard Patrick H. Lewis Francis B. and Catherine S. Light John P. Ligos ’52 Lincolnshire Senior Care LLC John S. Livathares Kenneth M. Lodge, J.D. ’74 and Jennifer Knopf James C. and Kimberley Logan Russell G. ’89 and Elizabeth Lomauro Peter Longo Pamela Lumpe James J. ’84/M.S. ’99 and Joan A. Malespina ’71 Richard L. ’74/J.D. ’78 and Donna Marcickiewicz Michael and Ellen Marconi Dominic A. Marconi ’49 Gary J. and Christine F. Marks ’87/J.D. ’90 Stephen S. Marotta ’91 and Janet Cruz-Marotta
SASHA KLJESTAN Former Men’s Soccer Player “I feel it’s necessary to give back to Seton Hall Athletics through Pirate Blue because I am not only grateful for the scholarship and experience I received, but because there is no better way for Seton Hall to recruit future student-athletes than to show them the success of past student-athletes with a commitment to their school.” Jennifer Faliveno ’98 Ronald Farina/Hall Aquatic Corporation William and Jean Farkas Karl L. Felbinger Joseph M. ’91 and Amy Ferretti Anthony M., J.D. ’00 and Giselle Fittizzi ’97/J.D. ’00 John and Kathleen Foley Joseph H. ’73 and Irene R. Foley Marybeth Foran ’00 Linda Foreman Frank Foschetti Angela M. Franklin David and Susan Friedman Mark A. ’92 and Meghan Frigiola Robert J., Ph.D. ’81 and Ann K. Gaydosh Richard C. Genabith ’69 General Paving and Construction Corporation Robert S. Giblin ’07/M.A. ’09 F. M. Giles Donald Golemme ’64 Paul D. Gorman ’95 Henry and Agnes H. Gottlieb ’75 David A. Gourley, M.H.A. ’07 Joseph and Marie Granite Oliver and Carol Greene Michael C. Guas ’76/J.D. ’79 and
Jerome Joondeph Scott and Linda Kalamar Arturas ’94 and Gina M. Karnisovas ’96/M.A. & E.D.S. ’06
Bruce P. ’98 and Joan C. Kauffmann Brian T. ’91 and Geraldine Keating Judy G. and Paul W. Keating Robert Kelsoe Patricia A. Keville Roger P. ’72/M.S. ’76 and Valerie Kindel Joseph T. ’82/M.B.A. ’86 and Cynthia A. Knauer Robert M. ’49 and Lucy Knoth Paul S. Koellhoffer ’98/M.B.A. ’00 Ted A. Koester, J.D. ’98/ Lawrence, Kamin, Saunders & Uhlenhop LLC Gary and Elissa Kolackovsky Eric L. Krohel, M.S. ’90 Nichole J. Kroulik ’97 Kevin and Lynn Kruse Bernard I. ’54 and Bonnie Kunert Aaron ’51 and Joan Kurtzman Francis ’75 and Mary A. LaCava Anthony T. LaGrasso ’07 Anthony P. and Christine S. Langello Russell J. LaSpina ’84 William ’74 and Mary Laverty
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James Marquand John B. Martin ’61 Gregory J. Masingill ’90 Mario Massa Anthony M. ’75/J.D. ’78 and Jane F. Massi Paul G. Mathew ’01 Kathleen A. Matta ’87/M.P.A. ’89 Justin McCarthy Kevin M. and Margaret A. McCormick Matthew ’04 and Erin McCue Gerard J. McGettigan ’01/M.B.A. ’05 Daniel McHale James P. McIntyre Ryan McKearney Hugh J. McManus ’66 Frank J. McNulty ’48/M.D.M. ’52 Richard Meene George J. ’68 and Toni Mehler Deborah Meissner ’74 Louis ’75 and Carolyn Miu/Miu & Co., LLP Eoin P. ’91 and Margaret H. Monahan ’92 Michael ’77 and Teresa G. Morano ’78 John D. ’94 and Marilena Morris Ross and Sandra Morrone Christopher R. Moser Adam and Mary Jane Mostoller Gary W. Mundt
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Joseph and Alison Murphy Brian B. Murray, M.B.A. ’06 James H. Murray ’52 Daniel H. ’57 and Patricia E. Murray Barry B. ’70 and Anna Muster Kenneth W. Myers, M.B.A. ’94 Anthony ’82 and Maureen P. Nardone ’82 Diego F. Navas ’91, J.D. ’94 Shaheen Holloway ’00 and Kim L. Nguyen ’01 Richard Noens Gary P. Notaro ’71 James F. and Noreen O’Donnell J. Clark and Marilyn C. O’Donoghue Patrick E. ’90/M.B.A. ’92 and Cheryl M. O’Kelly, M.A. ’92 Michael E. ’75 and Trish Olden Ronald W. ’61 and Irene Olender Kelly O’Neil Rocco P. ’60 and Ann C. Orlando James L. ’85 and Josephine A. Orsini Patrick M. and Karen Pacillo ’85 Gary H. ’66 and Marianne M. Pagliughi John S. ’84 and Carolyn Palma Matthew J. ’96 and Kimberly S. Palmer Fred D. ’71/M.B.A. and Elizabeth A. Palumbo Antoinette F. Papa Denis R. ’76 and Diane Parvin Carmine Pascarella ’94/ JVL Landscaping Paving LLC Robert Kerr and Lisa A. Pavlick Kerr Christian Penza ’95 Brian Peoples ’86/J.D. ’90 Loren L. Peterson Robert J. ’66 and Lynn Phelan Kenneth A. and Bernadette Pignatello Ainello ’90 and Christine S. Piro ’91 Jessica L. Pompei ’07/D.P.T. ’10 Scott C. Post, M.S. ’01 William Prevost John and Denise Probst Christopher L. Pugliese Linda A. Pursley Gerald Purvis and Julie Rhodes-Purvis Betty W. Purvis Dennis F. ’01 and Rebecca A. Raffa ’03 Robert P. ’58 and Theresa Raichel Kevin Ralph
Ed Ras Elizabeth L. Rathbun ’09/M.A. ’12 James E. Reynolds/ Reynolds Financial Services Robert and Eileen Ricci McKenzie M. Richards ’04 Walter M. ’77 and Carol Riglian William J. ’79 and Lisa A. Rittweger Gerald E. Rogers ’62 Robert Roth ’93/M.B.A. ’99 Steven A. Rothschild Kenneth Rowinsky Coy R. Rudd, M.S.I.B. ’03 Robin ’77/M.B.A. ’83 and Cynthia I. Russo Kevin C. and Karen A. Ryan Allison Ryan Stephen M. Sammarro, J.D. ’87/ Sammarro & Zalarick PA Robert F. Santoriello ’67 Adam Satz ’11 James A. ’69 and Bonnie K. Sbarbaro ’69 Jonathan Scardina/Chase Carolann D. Schatel ’68 Richard P. Scheid ’94 Manfred and Annette Schellscheidt Karl ’83 and Mary R. Schmid ’86 Daniel H. and Ellen Schoch Joel A. ’63 and Doris Schwartz Tony C. Scott James and Susan Semerad Thomas E. Semple Elizabeth Sheil Gregory J. and Mary Sheppard ’01 John ’88 and Amy Sheppard Michael J. ’81 and Laurie N. Sheppard ’87 Robert M. ’92 and Kelly A. Sheppard ’92 William Tartus and Kathleen G. Sheppard-Tartus ’83 John and Blanche Simpson Johan G. Singh ’05 Thomas Skomial Christopher W. Sleggs Allan Small Martin V. ’62 and Linda Smith Michael W. ’92 and Allisandra Smith Ronald R. ’72 and Nancy Sorensen Paul H. and Theresa M. Sowa, M.A.E. ’65 James T. ’65 and Eileen Spaeth Carl Specht
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Richard ’75 and Joy N. Sposta Nancy Sprawa Frederick W. ’90 and Kimberligh Spreen Michael G. and Cheryl Stahl Richard Stainton John F. and Stacy S. Stapleton Stony’s LLC Maurice D. Stoute ’91/M.B.A. ’94 Michael Sturgeon Rick Sturgeon Carol A. Sullivan ’95 William ’82 and Patricia Surdovel Robert Swetits Gerald F., J.D. ’81 and Jean F. Swiss Ramin Tabib ’97 Vincent M. ’91 and Heather Tamburro Robert J. Tarte ’65 Tech Direct 2 U LLC Gregory E. and Lenore A. Terhune Joseph P. ’74 and Cynthia Thornton Edward Tokar Daniel A. Traficante ’71 Caitlin D. Tramel Joseph J. ’75 and Nancy Trotter Michael ’83 and Elaine Trusio ’83 Thomas L. Turner Joseph M. ’85 and Cynthia Urbani Ray and Patricia Vander May Christian T. Vercollone ’09 Frank L. Verde ’67 David J. ’94 and Mindy Vernieri Joseph C. Vignier ’00/M.A. ’03 Keith A. ’95 and Cheryl Wade Michael C. ’68/M.B.A. ’75 and Darielle M. Walsh William and Joanne M. Walsh Michael G. ’80 and Loretta Ward Marc Warrington Clay W. and Kelli L. White Raymond F. ’73/M.B.A. ’77 and Patricia C. Williams John B., J.D. ’90 and Joyce M. Wilson, M.A.E. ’97 David Wright Carl Wronko John P. Wuebbeling ’01 Kenneth ’63 and Nancy H. Zilli *Denotes deceased.
“The opportunity to represent Seton Hall University as a student-athlete was one of the most important and rewarding experiences of my life. I am a Pirate now - and forever; that is why I support Pirate Blue.
ERICA FITZPATRICK ’11 (center) Former Women’s Golfer/Track & Field
OUR STAFF: HEAD COACHES
SARA DOELL WOMEN’S GOLF
ANNE DONOVAN GERSON ECHEVERRY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEN’S SOCCER
PAIGE SMITH SOFTBALL
KAZBEK TAMBI WOMEN’S SOCCER
CLAY WHITE MEN’S GOLF
RON FARINA SWIM & DIVE
JOHN MOON CROSS COUNTRY
ROB SHEPPARD BASEBALL
KEVIN WILLARD MEN’S BASKETBALL
GREG WYZYKOWSKI TENNIS
ALLISON YAEGER VOLLEYBALL
ATHLETICS PROGRAMS STAFF DIRECTORY BASEBALL Rob Sheppard Mike Sheppard Phil Cundari Mark Pappas Jay Blackwell
GOLF - WOMEN’S Head Coach Head Coach Emeritus Assoc. Head Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach
BASKETBALL - MEN’S Kevin Willard Shaheen Holloway Chris Pompey Dan McHale Stephen Sauers Grant Billimeier Ryan Whalen Connie Francis
Head Coach Assoc. Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director / Men’s Basketball Ops. Coord. / Men’s Basketball Ops. Coord. / Men’s Basketball Ops. Secretary
BASKETBALL - WOMEN’S Anne Donovan Bett Shelby Ty Grace Catherine Proto David Kim Nanna Rivers Karen McNanna
Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director / Women’s Basketball Ops. Coord. / Women’s Basketball Ops. Secretary
CROSS COUNTRY John Moon
Head Coach
Head Coach Assistant Coach
Head Coach Assistant Coach
SOCCER - MEN’S Gerson Echeverry Vincent Marcotriagiano Kobie Johnson Guillermo Valencia
Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach
SOCCER - WOMEN’S Kazbek Tambi Rick Stainton Christina Reuter Jerrod Laventure
Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach
SOFTBALL Paige Smith Betsy White Lindsey Curran
Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach
SWIMMING & DIVING Ron Farina Kara Lennon PJ Hughes Andrew Le Blanc
Head Coach Assistant Coach Diving Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach
TENNIS Greg Wyzykowski
GOLF - MEN’S Clay White Allan Small
Sara Doell Debby Murphy
Head Coach
VOLLEYBALL Allison Yaeger Allie Matters
Head Coach Assistant Coach
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OUR STAFF: ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION DIRECTORY ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION Patrick Lyons Duane Bailey Jimmy O’Donnell Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick
Director of Athletics / Recreational Services Deputy Director of Athletics Senior Assoc. Athletics Director / Team Operations Assoc. Athletics Director / SWA / Compliance
ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES Dr. Laura Schoppman Matthew Geibel Amanda DiDonato Ryan Westman Marisa Muoio Zachary Romesh
Faculty Athletics Representative Director of Academic Support Services Assoc. Director / Academic Support Services Academic Advisor Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Matthew Sweeney Michael Kowalsky Vincent Novicki Elizabeth Rathbun Adam Satz Anne Marie Vasquez
Assistant Athletics Director / Communications Assoc. Director / Communications Asst. Director / Communications Asst. Director / Digital Media & Creative Services Communications Assistant Secretary
ATHLETICS MARKETING & PROMOTIONS Kelly O’Neil Aimee Gebhardt Debbie Sfraga Greg Gilbert
Assistant Athletics Director / Athletics Marketing Graduate Assistant Band Director Head Cheerleading Coach
BUSINESS OPERATIONS Loren Peterson
Assistant Athletics Director / Business Affairs
COMPLIANCE & STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT Bridgette Cahill Melanie Calderwood
Assistant Athletics Director / Compliance Coordinator / Student-Athlete Development
EQUIPMENT OFFICE Clay White Floyd Nevius
Equipment Manager Assistant Equipment Manager
FACILITIES OFFICES Kevin Sponzo Daniel Velez Thomas Orbacz
Assoc. Athletics Director / Facilities & Operations Asst. Athletics Director / Facilities & Operations Athletics Facilities & Operations Assistant
PIRATE BLUE ATHLETIC FUND Bryan Felt Assoc. Athletics Director / Development & Ex. Affairs Jay Judge Assistant Athletics Director / Development Nicole Ferdinando Assistant Director / Pirate Blue Fund Brian Burke Graduate Assistant Mary Laverty Secretary
RECREATIONAL SERVICES Kathy Matta Brian Poll
Assoc. Athletics Director / Recreational Services Assistant Director / Recreational Services
SPORTS MEDICINE Anthony Testa Margeritte Carlson Christopher Esperson Mallory Klapgeorge Michita Toda
Director of Sports Medicine Assistant Athletics Trainer Assistant Athletics Trainer Assistant Athletics Trainer Assistant Athletics Trainer
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Khyl Farrison Angelo Gingerelli
Strength & Conditioning Specialist Strength & Conditioning Specialist
TICKET OPERATIONS Richard Bello James Semerad
Director / Ticket Sales Director / Ticket Operations
PROMOTING THE PIRATES The Seton Hall Department of Athletics official website, www.shupirates.com, received an exciting facelift with a relaunch in June. The new-look home for Seton Hall sports features a sleek new design, vibrant photos and an added emphasis on delivering multimedia content to alumni and fans! The Pirates are making their presence felt across a growing number of social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. Fans now have the opportunity to like, tweet and pin their support for all of Seton Hall’s athletic programs! The Pirate Sports Network continues to grow and the 2012-13 athletic year will see even more video content offered through SHUPirates.com. For the 2011-12 year, fans were able to catch over 70 live events, with coverage of men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, in addition to baseball. Volleyball and women’s basketball were enhanced with the play-by-play commentary of industry professional, Jon Schaeffer, while WSOU brought a team of talent to the baseball commentary. Programming for the Pirate Sports Network continued to grow and brought 18 new episodes of Realistic Fitness with strength and conditioning coach, Angelo Gingerelli and 16 new episodes of On Board, with Christine DeLaRosa. New programming for the PSN included post-game interviews, event recaps and inside looks at our student-athletes.
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