2020-21 Seton Hall Athletics Annual Report by Seton Hall Pirates

INTRODUCTION 3 ACADEMIC SUCCESS 6 ATHLETIC STANDOUTS 8 H.A.L.L. PROGRAM 16 ATHLETICS TIMELINE 22 honor roll of donors 29 HEAD COACHES 35

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:

Compete with honor, sportsmanship and integrity, while assuring our studentathletes reach their full potential and are a source of pride for the Seton Hall University community.

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.

Through administrative and coaching leadership each team competes for conference and national championships.

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. 2

Dear Pirate Blue Members, The 2020-21 year for us here at Seton Hall Athletics was a year of “Challenges.” As a department, we were challenged with ensuring that our student-athletes remained safe and healthy in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic while also still making sure that they had the best possible experience while attending the University. While we were certainly challenged, we are proud of what we were able to accomplish in the face of adversity. All 14 of our sports successfully competed this past year, and I can’t tell you how much that means to all of us. It was devastating to see our student-athletes’ seasons canceled in 2020; but we all came together as a department to ensure that we didn’t have that same feeling again. Know that the accomplishments that you’ll read in this year’s annual report are a result of hard work, passion, dedication and love. Our studentathletes are phenomenal young men and women who persevered through this crazy pandemic to do amazing things this year from winning championships and setting records to making an impact

towards social justice. And that was in spite of remote education, continuous COVID-19 testing, wearing masks while training and competing, shutdowns and quarantines and much more. That’s how outstanding our student-athletes are; they continued to do great things despite all the obstacles thrown their way. I’ll let the book speak for all of the accomplishments, but I do want to mention here in this space that once again we are in awe of what our studentathletes are capable of in the classroom. As a department, we concluded 202021 with a record-high 3.491 cumulative GPA, and again as I mentioned earlier, that’s outstanding considering the challenges of the year. Over 80 percent of our student-athletes were named to the BIG EAST All-Academic team and our department had its first studentathlete Academic All-America selection since 2013.

back our student-athletes, work hard in support of their pursuit of greatness, dream big, chase championships and make 2021-22 an experience that we won’t soon forget. Please know that your contributions to Pirate Blue were critical towards helping us get through all the challenges and adversity of this past year, and we hope that we can count on your support again in 2021-22 as we continue to develop our world’s next great leaders and help them compete for championships. Let’s have a great year, and I’m looking forward to seeing you at an in-person athletics event soon! GO PIRATES!

While we hope to never have to repeat the trials and tribulations that 2020-21 brought us, we can learn from it. We know that the experience of having to persevere through the pandemic has only made us stronger. And now that we are ready to return to more normal operations, we are eager to welcome 3

CHAMPIONS BIG EAST OF THE

In a historic season, despite all the challenges proposed by competing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020-21 Seton Hall men’s soccer team rallied to produce one of the best campaigns in program history. Under the guidance of third-year head coach Andreas Lindberg, the Pirates reached heights previously unscaled in decades. For starters, The Hall captured its first BIG EAST Tournament title since 1991 with a 2-1 victory over last season’s national champion in top-seeded Georgetown before advancing to the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals for only the second time in program history and first time since 1988. The Pirates completed the regular season unbeaten at home winning six of seven games at Owen T. Carroll Field and earned a top10 national ranking for the first time since 2006 reaching as high as the No. 6 slot, the second 4

highest ranking in program history. After falling on the road at No. 5 Georgetown, the Pirates would remain unbeaten for the final six matches of the regular season highlighted by wins over then-No.13 Providence and a come-from-behind victory at St. John’s, the first road win in Queens since 2014.

selections in the same year (1950). After a solid season between the posts for The Hall, goalkeeper Andreas Nota was awarded a spot on the All-BIG EAST Second Team. Rounding out the Pirates’ all-conference selections with Third Team honors were JP Marin and Johannes Pex.

For their efforts, five different Pirates would be honored on All-BIG EAST Teams. The five members selected to all-conference teams were tied for the highest total in program history when the Pirates also had five All-BIG EAST honorees in 2005. Highlighting the selections for the Pirates were two All-BIG EAST First Team members in CJ Tibbling and Luca Dahn. Both Tibbling and Dahn would go on to be named Second Team All-Americans, the first such honors for the Pirates since 2005 and only the second time the program had multiple All-America

In their first BIG EAST Tournament since 2012, the Pirates immediately made their presence known with a dominating 4-1 victory over No. 17 Marquette. Newcomers Mattias Almeida Sundell (1 goal, 2 assists) and Maurice Williams (2 goals) led the Pirates in the semifinal victory. Alemdia Sundell and Williams would go on to be named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Offensive and Defensive Player, respectively. Tasked with taking down the reigning national champions on their own turf, the Pirates did just that, handing the Hoyas their first defeat at the hands

of a BIG EAST foe in 902 days. Despite the Pirates scoring first on senior Camil Koreichi’s first tally of the season, both teams headed to half knotted at one. That all changed in the 63rd minute as the Pirates’ leading scorer, Tibbling, put the Pirates ahead as he did all year with a fantastic strike to beat the Hoya keeper. The smoke was far from cleared as Georgetown was awarded a penalty kick five minutes later. Never one to shy from the big moment, Pirate keeper Andreas Nota saved the kick and the ensuing rebounded attempts on net to preserve the lead and ultimately the BIG EAST Title for the Pirates. Headed to their first NCAA Tournament since 2005, the Pirates continued their flair for late-game dramatics. Taking on Air Force, the sixth overall seed Pirates struck first with All-BIG EAST selection JP Marin heading in a free kick from sophomore James Boote in the 64th minute. A little over 10 minutes later, the Falcons would find the equalizer. With the game looking like it was headed for overtime, Johannes Pex made a long throw in to Tibbling in the Air Force penalty area where he fought off two defenders before turning and firing a rocket past the keeper for the game-winner in the 89th minute to advance the Pirates to the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 for the first time in 20 years. With a trip to the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals on the line, the Pirates faced off with Virginia Tech in the Round of 16. Despite holding a huge shot advantage, the Pirates trailed 1-0 late in the first half. With just 26 seconds left to play in the first period, Maurice Williams put his head to a Boote freekick to tie things up. The assist for Boote was his eighth helper in the nine games for The Hall and ninth

assist on the season which led the BIG EAST and ranked fourth in the nation. After another Hokie goal, the Pirates faced the end of the line as the match entered the 80th minute. However, on a loose ball and scramble following a corner, sophomore Andrea Borg was able to get enough of his boot to the ball and even the score at two. In the ensuing penalty kicks following a scoreless OT, goalkeeper Andreas Nota etched his name into Seton Hall soccer lore when he stopped two penalty kicks and proceeded to convert the game-winning PK himself. With a chance to advance after a Hokie player’s shot hit the post, Nota waved to the bench that he would take the penalty kick, which he would bury past the Virginia Tech keeper to send the Pirates to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the first time in over three decades. Despite the Pirates falling to eventual national runner-up and three seed Indiana, 2-0 in the quarterfinal matchup, the 202021 season will go down as one of the best in Pirate history. For their efforts, the Pirates coaching staff, led by Head Coach Andreas Lindberg, was named the BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year as well as the East Region Staff of the Year putting them in consideration for National Coaching Staff of the Year. As Lindberg put it following the Indiana game, “We won a title for the first time in 30 years, we put the program back on the map as a top 10 team. We have an identity now that we can be really proud of and build on.” For the Seton Hall men’s soccer team, following the breakthrough season, there is so much to be proud of and, yet, much more still to come.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS Cumulative GPA for all student-athletes is now

3.491,

once again the highest it has ever been. VISION

To foster the overall development of all student-athletes, Academic Support Services for Student-Athletes supports a holistic approach to empower each individual’s pursuit of personal success. Growth toward autonomy and focus on personal accountability remain the highest priorities. We see comprehensive support services as integral components of assisting students to developing into mature, thoughtful and independent learners and contributors to their communities.

MISSION

The Mission of the Office of Academic Support Services for Student-Athletes and the Charles W. Doehler Academic Center for Excellence is to aid in the overall development of the student-athlete from orientation to commencement. We serve our student-athlete community guided by the principles of Catholic education and the standards of excellence set forth by the Division of Student Services, the Department of Athletics, the NCAA and the BIG EAST Conference. We recognize that all students are unique, and therefore we provide a holistic approach to supporting their efforts toward earning a degree from Seton Hall and becoming productive members of their communities. Academic Support Services for Student-Athletes embraces the core values of Seton Hall University and her Catholic mission to collectively support the growth of servant leaders and socially conscious and responsive citizens.

MEN’S SOCCER

225 student-athletes were named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team for the 2020-21 academic year (83% of student-athletes)

Dean’s List FALL 2020

164 students

(61% of all student-athletes) SPRING 2021

160 students

(59% of all student-athletes)

Senior studentathletes graduating with Honors MAY 2021

8 Summa Cum Laude 14 Magna Cum Laude 7 Cum Laude

BASEBALL • D avid Festa was a BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award nominee • E arned the American Baseball Coaches Association Team Academic Excellence Award

MEN’S BASKETBALL • I ke Obiagu was named BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Scholar Athlete of the Year • I ke Obiagu was a BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award nominee • T ray Jackson, Ike Obiagu, Shavar Reynolds, Jr. and Tyrese Samuel were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court

earned the Academic Merit Award, graduating with at least a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average

• CJ Tibbling was named to the 2020-21 CoSIDA NCAA Division I Academic AllAmerica Second Team • CJ Tibbling and Andreas Nota earned CoSIDA NCAA Division I Academic All-District First Team • Andreas Nota was named Seton Hall ECAC Scholar Athlete of the Year • Andreas Nota was Seton Hall’s BIG EAST Scholar Athlete of the Year Nominee • CJ Tibbling was a BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award nominee • Winner of the BIG EAST Team Excellence Award • Earned the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S SOCCER

• A lexia Allesch was Seton Hall’s BIG EAST Basketball Scholar Athlete of the Year nominee

• Alyssa Reszkowski was named Seton Hall ECAC Scholar Athlete of the Year

• A lexia Allesch was a BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award nominee

• Earned the National Soccer Coaches’ Association of America Team Academic Award

CROSS COUNTRY

SWIMMING & DIVING

• C ristina Fernandez and Grant Tokarski were BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award nominees

• Liam Cosgrove won the BIG EAST Michael Tranghese Postgraduate Leadership Award

• C ristina Fernandez was nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year

• Liam Cosgrove and Genevieve Ross were BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award nominees

• C ristina Fernandez was nominated for the BIG EAST Michael Tranghese Postgraduate Leadership Award

• Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving were named Scholar All-America Teams by the College Swimming Coaches’ Association of America

• C ristina Fernandez was Seton Hall’s BIG EAST Scholar Athlete of the Year Nominee

49 senior student-athletes

• CJ Tibbling was named to the NCAA Division I Men’s Scholar All-America First Team by the United Soccer Coaches

• C ristina Fernandez and Meghan Vizzard are Servant Leader Scholars • E mily Hernandez was selected to represent Seton Hall student-athletes as the department’s Diversity Equity & Inclusion representative for the BIG EAST Conference

SOFTBALL • D arby Pandolfo was a BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award nominee • M arisa Pla was named a Servant Leader Scholar

MEN’S GOLF

TENNIS

• D even Ramachandran and Gregor Tait were named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars

• Hiba El Khalifi, Minja Gligic, Anastasia Gorbacheva, Hermehr Kaur, Oliwia Kempinski, Emily O’Donovan, Aina Plana Ventosa and Melody Taal were named Women’s Tennis 2021 ITA Scholars

• E arned the Golf Coaches’ Association of America (GCAA) 2021 Team Academic Award

Chi Alpha Sigma – National College Athlete Honor Society

WOMEN’S GOLF

Seton Hall inducted its 2021 class (51 students). Eligibility requires student-athletes to maintain a minimum 3.4 cumulative grade-point average through their junior and senior years

• L izzie Win was a BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award nominee

• S arah Fouratt, Ginevra Ricciardelli, Maddie Sager and Lizzie Win were named Women’s Golf Coaches’ Association (WGCA) AllAmerica Scholars

• Earned the 2021 ITA All-Academic Team Award

VOLLEYBALL • Emilee Turner was a BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award nominee • Winner of the BIG EAST Team Excellence Award • Earned the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association Team Academic Award for the 2020-21 academic year with Honor Roll distinction

2020-21 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

BASEBALL Mark Anderson Tyler Burham Mike Ciminiello Alex Clyde Casey Dana Mark Diaz Mike Esposito David Festa Will Gale Steve Grober

TORRE AVITABILE

David Haberman Thomas Holdorf Connor Hood Jerry Huntzinger Aurelio Licata Chris Lotito Jonathan Luders Ryan McLinskey Alex Nicolosi Brennan O’Neill Blaise Panzini Cole Patten Nick Payero Niko Piccolo Zane Probst

ALEX MCAULEY

Justin Scotto

Brandin Affrunti

Ian Albuquerque

Hannah Alexander

Mattias Almeida Sundell

Lela Allen

Declan Harkness Cole Kretlow James Loefffel Nicholas Minikel

Andrew Walde

Peter Dobrijevic

Gabby Ciancio

Pierce Enxuto

Ashly Colonnetta

CROSS COUNTRY – WOMEN’S

Jose Facusse

Grace Dawson

Nolan Fierro

Cadyn Ehrenberg

Arianna Braccio

Chase Hutson

Darby Pandolfo

Hugo Keller

Emily Pena

Denis Kelmendi

Marisa Pla

Camil Koreichi

Shelby Smith

JP Marin

Taylor Soanes

Oscar Navarp

Jaden Tate

Andreas Nota

Kiana Tate

Eden O’Leary

Jordan Tressler

Gavin Pankey

Abby Wingo

Sarah Pilecki

SWIMMING & DIVING - MEN

Julie Stankiewicz

Kate Cochran Brittany Dycha Cristina Fernandez Lauren Ginefra Nancy Habib Olivia Hernandez Emily Hernandez Abigail Hughes Emma Newgarden Rica Ongsiako Meghan Vizzard

Alex McAuley Peter Tyler Po Deven Ramachandran Hunter Ramee

BASKETBALL – MEN’S

Gregor Tait

Bryce Aiken

GOLF - WOMEN’S

Tyrese Samuel

BASKETBALL – WOMEN’S Alexia Allesch Curtessia Dean Desiree Elmore Andra EspinozaHunter Femi Funeus Kailah Harris Mya Jackson Victoria Keenan Danielle Robinson Skylar Treadwell Amari Wright

Isabella Defonte

Kelsey Carr

Ian Lee

Shavar Reynolds, Jr.

Sierra Cripps

Cyrus Darvish

Patrick Wagner

Ryan Sheppard

Ike Obiagu

Sydney Babik

Nicole Bastian

Payton Beaver

Brody Hanley

Jeff Ngandu

James Boote

Hailey Arteaga

Luca Dahn

Grant Tokarski

James Bosworth

Tray Jackson

Torre Avitabile

Miranda Arruda

Madeleine Bachand

Andrea Borg

Sirish Modhagala

Bobby Sheppard

Hunter Waldis

Raz Amir

SWIMMING & DIVING – WOMEN’S

Janae Barracato

Collin Sheehan

Matt Toke

SOFTBALL

GOLF – MEN’S

Zach Sylvester

EMMA NEWGARDEN

SOCCER - MEN

Tyler Shedler-McAvoy

Chris Shine

RAYGAN MURRAY

CROSS COUNTRY – MEN’S

Sasha Amelang Ludovica Busetto Sarah Fouratt Mia Kness Ginevra Ricchiardelli Carolina Ronchel Salas Maddie Sager Lizzie Win

Johannes Pex Paavo Riihijarvi Hannes Ronnholmen Mans Saebbo Nir Shemesh CJ Tibbling Mark Walier

Gennarino Conzemius Liam Cosgrove Conor Dunne Joe Iannelli

Heidi Dickson Ashley Diekemper Emily Donham Madeline Field Sarah Frie Natalie Heim Catherine Horner Leiya Istambouli Cornelia Jerresand Savannah Kennedy Lexi Kolodgie Josie McCartney Marianne Molloy Meredith Mutter Taylor Patnode Genevieve Ross Laura Stavila Amelia Wootton Amanda Zajdzinski

TENNIS Hiba El Khalifi

Maurice Williams

Mark Kantzler

SOCCER – WOMEN’S

Sawyer Keyes

Anastasia Gorbacheva

Christian Kopecki

Arina Gumerova

Emily Arellano

Gideon Langenbusch

Hermehr Kaur

Julia Aronov Riley Balser Dani Brinckman Dani Camilleri Emily Caza Claudia D’Angelo Marisa DiFonso Lauren DiPietro Izzy Engel Atley Fortney Maria Garcia Cassy Harrigan

Henry Keegan

Ji Ho Lee Justen Lopez Thomas Minar Justin Oosterwyk Walker Parra Ben Puglessi Morgan Ryan Caleb Smith Thomas Staes Jonathan Ware Joe West

Minja Gligic

Oliwia Kempinski Emily O’Donovan Aina Plana Ventosa Melody Taal

VOLLEYBALL Cagla Bengi Eden Dolezal Madison Frusha Jennifer Giron Reagan Hopp Tsvetelina Ilieva

Laura Hooper

Taylor Jakubowski

Lauren Huff

Reece Koehler

Lizzy Kirk

Perri Lucas

Maille McDermott

Raygan Murray

Emma Ramsay

Amanda Rachwal

Alyssa Reszkowski

Emilee Turner

Naomi Welch

Julia Wilkins

PIRATE STANDOUTS

CJ TIBBLING The offensive leader for the Pirates, CJ Tibbling made huge strides in his junior season for Seton Hall. The Jarna, Sweden-native led the Pirates with seven goals and 17 points on the season to go along with three assists. Tibbling’s seven tallies ranked second in the BIG EAST and 20th in the country in goals scored. Never one to shy away from the big moment, Tibbling delivered in the clutch providing three game-winning goals for the Pirates, including the game-winner in the Pirates’ BIG EAST Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament victory over Air Force. A brilliant mix of strength and skill, Tibbling provided memorable goals in road fixtures at traditional BIG EAST powers Georgetown and St. John’s that were deemed worthy enough to make SportsCenter’s Top-10 plays. Following one of the most successful seasons in program history, Tibbling generously added to his trophy collection. For his efforts on the pitch, Tibbling was named a Second Team All-American, First Team All-East

Region and First Team All-BIG EAST selection. During the Pirates BIG EAST Championship run, Tibbling tallied twice and picked up two assists in the BIG EAST Tournament and was named to the All-Tournament team. Also a star in the classroom, the Information Technology Management major boasts a 3.70 GPA and was named to the Scholar All-America First Team by the United Soccer Coaches as well as a CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team selection. Tibbling has been a consistent performer in the classroom, nabbing Dean’s List honors each of his six semesters in South Orange. Despite the difficulties of acclimating to a new country while also competing as a student-athlete at the Division I level, Tibbling was awarded as Seton Hall’s Freshman Male Scholar Athlete of the Year for his achievements in the classroom during his first season in the Blue and White.

program, Tibbling marks the first All-American for the Seton Hall men’s soccer since Sacha Kljestan was given Third Team honors in 2005. On the academic side, Tibbling is the first Scholar All-American of any kind since the trio of Torsten Knor, Gregory Strohmann and Ingo Dittel in 2001. A premier offensive talent, it was Tibbling’s innate ability to put the ball in the back of the net that helped the Pirates capture their first BIG EAST Title in 30 years.

In a year of milestones for the 9

2020 - 2021

ALL BIG EAST

& ADDITIONAL POST-SEASON HONORS

ANDRES ACEVEDO Men’s Golf

MATTIAS ALMEIDA SUNDELL Men’s Soccer

HAILEY ARTEAGA Softball

TYLER BURNHAM Baseball

GENNARINO CONZEMIUS Men’s Swimming

LIAM COSGROVE Men’s Swimming

LUCA DAHN Men’s Soccer

CASEY DANA Baseball

DESIREE ELMORE Women’s Basketball

ANDRA ESPINOZA-HUNTER Women’s Basketball

DAVID FESTA Baseball

WILLIAM GALE Baseball

NATALIE HEIM Women’s Swimming

CONNOR HOOD Baseball

JERRY HUNTZINGER Baseball

TSVETELINA ILIEVA Volleyball

LEIYA ISTAMBOULI Women’s Swimming

TAYLOR JAKUBOWSKI Volleyball

CORNELIA JERRESAND Women’s Swimming

BEN LACLAIR Men’s Swimming

GIDEON LANGENBUSCH Men’s Swimming

SANDRO MAMUKELASHVILI Men’s Basketball

JP MARIN Men’s Soccer

THOMAS MINAR Men’s Swimming

ANDREAS NOTA Men’s Soccer

IKE OBIAGU Men’s Basketball

JUSTIN OOSTERWYK Men’s Swimming

ROSS PANTANO Men’s Swimming

LAUREN PARK-LANE Women’s Basketball

JOHANNES PEX Men’s Soccer

BEN PUGLESSI Men’s Swimming

JARED RHODEN Men’s Basketball

MADDIE SAGER Women’s Golf

THOMAS STAES Men’s Swimming

JULIE STANKIEWICZ Women’s Swimming

GREGOR TAIT Men’s Golf

CJ TIBBLING Men’s Soccer

MATT TOKE Baseball

MAURICE WILLIAMS Men’s Soccer

LIZZIE WIN Women’s Golf

AMELIA WOOTTON Women’s Swimming

BASEBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MEN’S SOCCER

Tyler Burnham Senior East Brunswick, N.J. • A ll-BIG EAST Second Team

Desiree Elmore Senior Hartford, Conn. • All-BIG EAST First Team • All-Met Second Team

Mattias Almeida Sundell Freshman Sweden • BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Offensive Player • BIG EAST All-Tournament Team

Casey Dana Senior Montgomery, N.Y. • A ll-BIG EAST Second Team David Festa Junior Verona, N.J. • A ll-BIG EAST First Team Will Gale Freshman Scotch Plains, N.J. • A ll-BIG EAST Second Team Connor Hood Senior Shrewsbury, Pa. • B IG EAST All-Tournament Team Jerry Huntzinger Senior Staten Island, N.Y. • A ll-BIG EAST First Team Matt Toke Graduate Three Bridges, N.J. • A ll-BIG EAST First Team MEN’S BASKETBALL Sandro Mamukelashvili Senior Tbilisi, Georgia • A ll-America Honorable Mention • B IG EAST Player of the Year • A ll-BIG EAST First Team • H aggerty Award Recipient • All-Met First Team • N ABC and USBWA All-District • K arl Malone Award Finalist Ike Obiagu Junior Abuja, Nigeria • B IG EAST ScholarAthlete of the Year Jared Rhoden Junior Baldwin, N.Y. • All-Met First Team

Andra Espinoza-Hunter Senior Ossining, N.Y. • All-BIG EAST First Team • All-Met First Team Lauren Park-Lane Sophomore Wilmington, Del. • BIG EAST Most Improved Player • All-BIG EAST First Team • All-Met First Team MEN’S GOLF Andres Acevedo Senior San Antonio, Texas • All-BIG EAST Second Team • BIG EAST All-Tournament Team • PING All-Region Team Gregor Tait Senior Martlesham Heath, England • BIG EAST All-Tournament Team WOMEN’S GOLF Maddie Sager Graduate Phoenixville, Pa. • All-BIG EAST Team • BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Lizzie Win Graduate Sylvania, Ohio • All-BIG EAST Team

Luca Dahn Senior Kahl, Germany • All-America Second Team • All-BIG EAST First Team • USC All-East Region JP Marin Junior Briarwood, N.Y. • All-BIG EAST Third Team Andreas Nota Senior Rome, Italy • All-BIG EAST Second Team • BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Johannes Pex Sophomore Stephansposching, Germany • All-BIG EAST Third Team CJ Tibbling Senior Jarna, Sweden • All-America Second Team • All-BIG EAST First Team • USC All-East Region • BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Maurice Williams Junior West Orange, N.J. • BIG EAST Tournament Most Defensive Offensive Player • BIG EAST All-Tournament Team SOFTBALL Hailey Arteaga Graduate Upland, Calif. • All-BIG EAST Second Team

MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Gennarino Conzemius Sophomore Bethel Park, Pa. • All-BIG EAST 100 Breaststroke 400 Medley Relay Liam Cosgrove Senior Sea Girt, N.J. • 100M Fly BIG EAST Champion • 200M Medley Relay BIG EAST Champion • All-BIG EAST 100 Butterfly 200 Medley Relay 200 Free Relay 400 Medley Relay 400 Free Relay Ben LaClair Junior Belchertown, Mass. • All-BIG EAST 100 Free 200 Free 200 Free Relay 400 Free Relay 400 Medley Relay 500 Free Gideon Langenbusch Freshman Oberhausen, Germany • All-BIG EAST 200 Free 400 Free Relay Thomas Minar Sophomore Oxford, Conn. • 200M Medley Relay BIG EAST Champion • All-BIG EAST 50 Free 100 Free 200 Free Relay 200 Medley Relay 400 Free Relay Justin Oosterwyk Sophomore Pequannock, N.J. • All-BIG EAST 200 Butterfly Ross Pantano Sophomore Bennington, Neb. • 200M Medley Relay BIG EAST Champion • All-BIG EAST 200 Back 200 Medley Relay 400 Medley Relay

Ben Puglessi Junior Ada, Mich. • All-BIG EAST 200 Free Relay Thomas Staes Junior Berlaar, Belgium • 200M Medley Relay BIG EAST Champion • All-BIG EAST 200 Medley Relay WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Natalie Heim Freshman Middletown, N.J. • All-BIG EAST 100 Free 200 Free Relay 400 Free Relay Leiya Istambouli Freshman Danbury, Conn. • All-BIG EAST 400 Free Relay Cornelia Jerresand Sophomore Taeby, Sweden • 50M Freestyle BIG EAST Champion • All-BIG EAST 50M Free 200 Free Relay 400 Free Relay Julie Stankiewicz Senior Metuchen, N.J. • All-BIG EAST 200 Free Relay 400 Free Relay Amelia Wootton Senior Bethel, Conn. • All-BIG EAST 200 Free Relay WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Taylor Jakubowski Freshman Lake in the Hills, Ill. • All-BIG EAST Freshman Team Tsvetelina Ilieva Freshman Sofia, Bulgaria • All-BIG EAST Team • All-BIG EAST Freshman Team

PIRATE STANDOUTS

sandro mamukelashvili After the 2019-20 season concluded, men’s basketball’s Sandro Mamukelashvili had a choice: pursue his professional basketball dreams or return to Seton Hall to earn his bachelor’s degree and have one last ride with his beloved teammates. After going through the NBA Draft process and conferring with his family and head coach Kevin Willard, Mamukelashvili made it very simple in early August of 2020.

his previous assist averages, issuing out 3.2 per game this past season. In the BIG EAST, he was one of only two players to rank in the conference’s top-five in scoring and rebounding and the top-15 in scoring, rebounding and assists. With a 30-point effort at Penn State and a 32-point game against St. John’s, he also was one of only 12 players from a Power Six Basketball conference team to have multiple 30-point games on the season.

He was returning to finish what he started.

Mamukelashvili’s monster season led to a slew of honors for the graduating senior. He was named BIG EAST Player of the Year and won the Haggerty Award as the Metropolitan New York region’s Player of the Year. He was also All-America honorable mention, All-District, All-Met and All-BIG EAST.

“Coach [Willard] wanted me to do what’s best for me and my career,” Mamukelashvili said to reporters when he announced he was returning for the 2020-21 season. “We talked about me leaving, and we talked about me coming back. He didn’t encourage me to go one way or the other. He just said to open my heart, and whatever I wanted to do, they were going to support me. “Coming back to Seton Hall these past 2-3 weeks (for workouts), getting back to my teammates, we’ve got so much love for each other and so much passion for the game, it’s just different. I feel like I can come back and make a statement. I feel like I haven’t scratched the surface yet.” As a result of his decision, Mamukelashvili became a man on a mission to further develop his game at The Hall and put himself in a position to earn a professional opportunity once he graduated. And he delivered. Taking over as the primary offensive option, Mamukelashvili rose to the occasion, going from averaging 11.9 points as a junior to 17.5 points per game as a senior. He also more than doubled

In February, Mamukelashvili became just the 45th Pirate in program history to reach the 1,000 career points milestone. Reaching 1,000 was a strong accomplishment for someone who only scored 87 points his freshman season, missed 10 games of his junior season due to injury and lost more games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He finished his career with an even 1,100 points, which ranks 38th all-time at Seton Hall. He also ranks 20th in program history with 651 career rebounds. Mamukelashvili reaped the benefits of his hard work on July 29, when he was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks 54th overall in the 2021 NBA Draft. Shortly thereafter, he signed an NBA Two-Way Contract with the Bucks to begin his professional career.

MADDIE SAGER Unquestionably one of the greatest women’s golfers in Seton Hall history, Maddie Sager finished her impressive five-year career with one of her finest seasons. The Phoenixville, Pa. native played in all 12 tournament rounds this spring and was named to the All-BIG EAST Team for the first time. Named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team for the second time in her career, she placed fifth at the marquee conference event with an 8-over-par, 75-76-73-224. In all, Sager recorded two top-5 finishes in 2021, placing third earlier in the season at the Jan Weaver Invitational with a 4-over-par score. Sager’s two top-5 finishes give her seven for her career, which is tied for the third-most in Seton Hall history behind only Ali Kruse and Erin McClure. Furthermore, her stellar play enabled her to finish seventh in the BIG EAST with a 76.08 scoring average for the spring. Her performance this spring enabled her to become only the fourth player in Seton Hall women’s golf history to finish with a career scoring average under 77. At 76.99, she trails only former teammates Mia Kness, Carolina Ronchel Salas and Lizzie Win on the Pirates’ career list. 12

The single greatest tournament of Sager’s career came at the Nittany Lion Invitational on Sept. 21-22, 2019. All three of her rounds were sub-par as she tied teammate Sarah Fouratt for the individual championship with a 2-under-par, 216, a program-record for a par-72, threeround score. Sager graduates from Seton Hall ranked in the career top-5 in program history in several categories including: most tournaments, most rounds, most sub-par tournaments, lowest stroke average and most top-5 finishes. Her 14 career sub-par rounds are by far a program record. Teammate Lizzie Win is second with nine. A star in the classroom as well, Sager is a fivetime BIG EAST All-Academic Team member and Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar. She’s also an Academic Merit Award recipient for maintaining a grade point average greater than 3.2.

Luca Dahn was a late addition to the 2020-21 Seton Hall men’s soccer squad having arrived in South Orange via Kahl, Germany in the late fall. Despite the quick turnaround, Dahn was sensational for the Pirates from the center back position as the anchor of the stout Seton Hall defense. Dahn helped guide a back line that was the best in the BIG EAST at preventing shots on net and gave the Pirates a goal differential of +20, second best in the conference. In his first year in a Seton Hall uniform, Dahn logged over 1500 minutes for The Hall and was on the pitch for all but nine minutes throughout the campaign. Despite spending most of his time cleaning up on the Pirates’ defensive end, Dahn also scored twice for The Hall while registering 12 shots on net, good enough for the second best mark on the team.

While primarily serving as the Pirates’ captain for most matches, Dahn led Seton Hall to one of the best seasons in program history. The Pirates won their first BIG EAST Tournament since 1991 while reaching as far as the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals for only the second time in school history and first since 1988. The squad also reached as high as the No. 6 spot in the national polls, also the second highest in program history.

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For his efforts, Dahn was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team as well as a Second Team All-America selection. Along with his teammate, CJ Tibbling, Dahn and Tibbling served as the 16th and 17th All-Americans in Seton Hall men’s soccer history and the first since former Pirate-great Sacha Kljestan was named to the All-America Third Team in 2005

david festa David Festa was poised for a breakout 2020 season. He was Seton Hall’s Freshman Male Athlete of the Year in 2019 and he was named Preseason All-BIG EAST entering his sophomore campaign, but the COVID-19 pandemic ended whatever hopes Festa had at solidifying himself as one of the top pitchers in the conference. Instead, Festa was left with a poor taste in his mouth. He finished the abridged 2020 season with a 7.53 ERA in just 14.1 innings pitched. Festa used that blemish of a season to motivate his play as a junior and he delivered for himself and for the Seton Hall baseball team. The Verona, N.J., native and Seton Hall Prep product earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors after going 6-4 with 67 strikeouts, an impressive 2.00 ERA and a miniscule .175 opponent’s batting average. In conference play, he went 5-1 with a 1.54 ERA with 40 strikeouts. At one point, he allowed only three earned runs and tossed three

complete games over five consecutive winning decisions from his start at Villanova on April 18 to his gem thrown against Creighton on May 15. In that seven-inning victory over the Bluejays, Festa threw a one-hit, complete game shutout with eight strikeouts. A double major in information technology management and finance, Festa was a standout in the classroom as he was named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and was a recipient of the BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award, presented to BIG EAST student-athletes that excel athletically and academically. Festa’s year culminated with his selection in the 13th round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins. The 6-6 righthander became the 111th Pirate to be picked in the draft. What 2020 took away from Festa, 2021 certainly gave back to him. Now he’ll look to continue his strong play as he pursues his dream of reaching the big leagues. 13

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LIAM COSGROVE One of the best male swimmers in Seton Hall history, Liam Cosgrove was a force in the pool for the Pirates over his four years in South Orange. Aptly dubbed, “The Flymaster” by the BIG EAST Digital Network’s and Pirate-alum John Fanta, Cosgrove dominated the 100-yard butterfly event at the BIG EAST Championships during his tenure as a Pirate. Cosgrove won the event each of his final three years in the pool capped off by his school-record setting swim in a time of 47.10. That time was .10 seconds faster than his previous best time which was also a school record. Overall, the Sea Girt, N.J. product is a four-time BIG EAST Champion as he picked up another first-place medal as part of the 200 Medley Relay team at the 2021 BIG EAST Championships.

The departing senior graduates having been named to the All-BIG EAST Team each of his four years at The Hall. An instrumental contributor each year, Cosgrove broke onto the scene as part of the 2018 BIG EAST Championship team. As a freshman, Cosgrove provided an important boost for The Hall picking up a thirdplace finish in the 100 Fly as well as a second-place finish as part of the 400 Medley Relay team. In 2020, Cosgrove swam the butterfly leg of the 200 Medley and 400 Medley relay teams at BIG EAST Championships helping to set two school records in the process. His four BIG EAST Championship titles rank him sixth in program history amongst male swimmers. In addition to his three school-record times, Cosgrove also holds top-10 times in the 200 Butterfly and 100 Backstroke.

CORNELIA JERRESAND In just her second year as a Pirate, Cornelia Jerresand is already making waves. Building on a solid freshman campaign, Jerresand took the next step in her sophomore season. Despite a shortened season, Jerresand emerged to capture the 50 Free BIG EAST Championship at the 2021 BIG EAST Championships. In the process of earning the title of “Fastest Woman in the BIG EAST”, Jerresand also set the school-record in the 50 Free, not once, but twice. After breaking the school record in the preliminaries earlier in the day with a time of 23.50, Jerresand shattered her own record finishing with a time of 23.34 in the final to capture the BIG EAST Championship. With her victory, Jerresand became the first Pirate to ever win the women’s 50 Free at the BIG 14

EAST Championships. The Taeby, Sweden-native rounded out a solid performance at the championships with a second-place finish in the 400 Free Relay and a third-place finish in the 200 Free Relay, as well. Jerresand is now a two-time member of the All-BIG EAST team after she took third as part of the 200 Free relay team at the 2020 BIG EAST Championships. The sophomore became the fifth female swimmer to be crowed an individual BIG EAST Champion.

Andra Espinoza-Hunter transferred to Seton Hall early last season, and then a blanket waiver was granted by the NCAA allowing all transfers to play immediately for their respective teams. Seton Hall was instantly transformed from a quality team to a title contender. The 5-foot-11 long-distance sharp-shooter made an instant impact, scoring in doublefigures in her first nine games, including a 30-point, eight-rebound outburst against St. John’s on Jan. 20. The Hall went 7-2 during that stretch and cemented itself as one of the top teams in the BIG EAST. Espinoza-Hunter went on a three-point shooting barrage, connecting on seven three-pointers in back-to-back games against Butler and Marquette, twice tying for second on Seton Hall’s single-game record list. The game after, she went 6-for-7 from downtown against Butler, bringing her total to 20 made trifectas in 30 attempts over a seven-day span. For her remarkable efforts, she was twice named BIG EAST Player of the Week, and National Player of the Week on Jan. 25.

Named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, Espinoza-Hunter led the conference by a wide margin with 3.1 three-pointers made per game. Her 18.6 points per game led the Pirates and ranked third in the BIG EAST. The all-around star also averaged 6.1 rebounds per contest, which ranked 13th in the BIG EAST, and pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds in back-to-back games in mid-February.

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An All-Met First Team selection, EspinozaHunter drained a dramatic, game-tying three-pointer with just seven seconds left in regulation against Georgetown to force overtime. The Pirates eventually won with AEH dropping 26 points on the strength of five made trifectas. Espinoza-Hunter needed only 17 games to enter Seton Hall’s career record books in several categories. Among them, her 18.6 points per game is tied for third-most in Pirate history, while her .391 three-point percentage ranks fifth-best all-time.

LAUREN PARK-LANE Lauren Park-Lane started all 31 games for the Pirates as a freshman, and was a significant contributor to a team that won 19 games. But the Seton Hall point guard took her game to a new level in her second year in South Orange, which resulted in being named BIG EAST Most Improved Player.

Park-Lane scored in double-figures in 17 of 19 games this season, including her first six career games of 20 points or better. On Feb. 18 against Georgetown, she erupted for a careerhigh 32 points, and was 11-for-12 from the free-throw line. It’s the highest point total by a Pirate in over two years.

Only the third player in the history of the women’s basketball program to earn the prestigious honor, Park-Lane joined former Pirates Shadeen Samuels in 2019 and Tabatha Richardson-Smith in 2014 as BIG EAST Most Improved Player and was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team.

Despite her newfound scoring prowess, Park-Lane didn’t waver as one of the premier point guards in the BIG EAST. The sophomore finished the season second in the conference with 5.4 assists per game and broke out with a career-high 15 assists, while record her first career double-double, at Xavier on Feb. 24. Her 15 assists broke Seton Hall’s single-game record, a mark that stood for 25 years.

Park-Lane’s sophomore maturation has been nothing short of astonishing. A competent ball-handler as a freshman, she found her scoring touch as a sophomore, improving her per game scoring average from 6.7 points to 17.5 points per game, which ranked sixth in the BIG EAST Conference. Park-Lane’s field goal percentage increased from .343 to .427, while her free-throw percentage moved from .667 to .829, which ranked fifth-best in the BIG EAST.

Park-Lane’s 5.4 assists per game in 2020-21 breaks Seton Hall’s single-season assist average record, and her 231 career assists already ranks 19th all-time as Pirate, despite only having played two seasons.

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THE H.A.L.L. PROGRAM A staple of the Seton Hall studentathlete experience, the Helping Athletes Learn to be Leaders (H.A.L.L.) Program continued to impact Seton Hall student-athletes, and in turn the local community in 2020-21. Launching in the Fall of 2013, with an emphasis on leadership development, career development, community enrichment, studentathlete welfare enhancement, and spiritual development, studentathletes participate in all five components throughout their time at Seton Hall. Due to the nature of the COVID-19 Pandemic, programming and events were altered, delayed, and in some cases cancelled. However, that led to innovation towards virtual programming while also providing the student-athletes the opportunity 16

to continue to achieve greatness in and away from athletics. STUDENT-ATHLETE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY – LEADING DURING TWO PANDEMICS The Student-Athlete Leadership Academy continued its evolution in developing student-athlete leaders in athletics, the classroom, and in the community. Student-athletes participated in the academy after an extensive application process. The curriculum included text-based discussions, leadership personality assessments, a guest speaker, and conversation and discussions centered around a leadership curriculum. Unfortunately, this year’s sessions were all virtual, and took place during the Spring semester. This year’s text was titled ‘Keep Chopping Wood’ and was written

by Kevin DeShazo. Each studentathlete read the text on their own and participated in several Socratic seminar-based conversations designed to implement what they learned in the text directly on their teams and in the community. The author, Kevin DeShazo even joined the Leadership Academy one night via Zoom to discuss his book and answer leadership-based questions from the student-athletes. Unique to this year, the Leadership Academy studied leaders throughout the sports world and discussed what an effective leader looks like during what we referred to as “two pandemics” – the COVID-19 outbreak, and the racial inequality/ social justice movement. Moreover, many leaders were prepared to transition to a virtual climate, while others were not, so the student-

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athletes discussed how these leaders were prepared to lead during this difficult time for the world. Leadership during the COVID-19 Pandemic was critical to keeping teams together and building those important relationships that are essential to winning teams. There were student-athletes who were unable to develop those critical relationships with teammates, so we discussed strategies to create that culture in creative ways. Additionally, leadership during the current social justice movement was at the forefront as many studentathletes are looking for ways to find their voices during this time and be agents of change in the areas of social justice and racial inequality. Whether it was department-wide initiatives like the “United as One” shirt campaign, or individual initiatives, student-athletes were encouraged to share their voices.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT & STUDENTATHLETE WELFARE PROGRAMMING

• Sexual Assault Prevention & Bystander Intervention Training

Even during a pandemic where in-person interaction was limited, student-athletes still had the opportunity to go through significant trainings throughout the year that focused on career development and overall student-athlete welfare.

• Diversity & Inclusion trainings and seminars

These events included the following educational seminars and training events: • T he Patrick Murray & Mary Ann Pfaff Murray Leadership Forum for Student-Athletes • T he growth of the ‘SHE Can’ Women’s Leadership Series • T he Student-Athlete Leadership Academy • S tudent-Athlete Mentoring Initiatives

• Stress Relief and Management Seminars with The Wellness Center • Mental Health Education Seminars • Sports Wagering and Gambling Prevention Rules Education • Implementation of the NCAAsponsored “MyPlaybook: The Freshman Experience” • Drugs and Alcohol education designed to show the negative impacts on an athlete’s body • Sleep hygiene education designed to relay the importance of sleep for an athlete’s body

• S ignificant Career Development Workshops: Resume Workshops Interview Seminars LinkedIn and Networking Workshops 17

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PATRICK M. AND MARY ANN PFAFF MURRAY

LEADERSHIP FORUM

A signature event of the Helping Athletes Learn to be Leaders (H.A.L.L.) Program, the Seton Hall University Department of Athletics hosted its 10th annual Patrick M. and Mary Ann Pfaff Murray Leadership Forum for StudentAthletes in April with this year’s event occurring virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s panelists included: Arturas Karnisovas ‘94, a Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Famer and Academic All-American who is now the Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Chicago Bulls; Lisa Miralles Walsh J.D. ‘98, a Superior Court Judge in the

Criminal Division for Union County, New Jersey; and Stephen Ward ‘98, the Chief Information Security Officer for Home Depot. Glenn Horine, a sports industry strategist and entrepreneur currently leading the North America Sports Practice for SRiCheyenne, a global executive search boutique, moderated the discussion over Zoom. Topics of conversation included: knowing or not knowing your career path out of college; why student-athletes are ideal candidates for jobs; how to shape one’s career aspirations;

and the importance of mentors and networking. After the formal portion of the conversation, breakout Zoom rooms were created, where student-athletes were able to interact with the panelists in a more intimate setting. The Leadership Forum was re-named in September 2015 in honor of Pat ‘64, MBA ‘72 and Mary Ann Murray, who generously made a gift to the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund in support of the event.

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Seton Hall Athletics has hosted a spring SHE Can event in recent years to provide our female student athletes with tailored professional development and networking. Positive feedback from this singleday event has encouraged our staff to develop intentional programming aimed to support our female athletes throughout the entire academic year. After polling athletes, our survey results indicated our young women are interested in forming valuable professional connections, networking with young alumnae, building their soft skills and emotional intelligence, and visiting alumnae in their respective workplace environments. There is a true desire to learn more about the transition “after athletics” and learning how to leverage those transferrable skills into the workforce.

but instead this community will help guide our athletes through an impressionable and transitional time in life and in their young careers. We hope to learn your stories, and to create a platform that builds community within our department, campus, and global footprint. Included in the SHE Can initiative will be a newsletter that will spotlight women associated with Seton Hall Athletics. Sign up for this newsletter by emailing she.can@shu.edu.

Seton Hall is seeking out interested people to help with: • Mentor upperclassmen studentathletes through one-on-one networking • Serve on the annual spring SHE Can Networking Panel • Participate in a larger panel or small group, virtual discussions • Invite a small group of student athletes to your office for morning coffee and a quick tour

SHE Can’s overall objective is to create and cultivate a community of strong, independent, and successful women who can serve as role models and build connections with our Seton Hall student-athletes. Not every interaction will, or is expected to lead to a career opportunity,

2021

SHUCADEMY AWARDS For a second straight year, the COVID-19 pandemic prevented Seton Hall Athletics from gathering together to celebrate the end of the year. Therefore, the department again moved the prestigious SHUcademy Awards to the virtual space. The department handed out awards to all 14 of its varsity squads via Microsoft Teams, a videoconferencing platform. Hosted by Strength and Conditioning Coach Angelo Gingerelli, the 2021 SHUcademy Awards featured award presenters from former athletes and athletics administration, videos and even interviews with select award winners. For their efforts battling the COVID-19 pandemic, all members of the Department of Sports Medicine staff earned Most Valuable Pirate awards, which includes Tony Testa, Kaitlin Kelly, Mercedes Cunningham, Deja Craig and Gabe Scher. Myles Cale of men’s basketball was named the recipient of a new award, the Walter Dukes Integrity & Impact Award.

OTHER WINNERS OF THE EVENING INCLUDED:

BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

James Boote, Men’s Soccer Jerry Huntzinger, Baseball Lauren Park-Lane, Women’s Basketball

SPORT & SPIRITUALITY AWARD

Torre Avitabile, Men’s Soccer Raygan Murray, Volleyball

JUNIOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

Emma Newgarden, Women’s Cross Country

Lizzy Kirk, Women’s Soccer JP Marin, Men’s Soccer

MOST OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE

SENIOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

Tyler Burnham, Baseball (No-hitter vs. Georgetown)

GAME OF THE YEAR

Men’s Soccer’s BIG EAST Championship victory over Georgetown

PLAY OF THE YEAR

Andreas Nota, Men’s Soccer (Save and Score in Penalty Kicks vs. VT)

FRESHMAN SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Ian Albuquerque, Men’s Soccer Kate Cochran, Women’s Cross Country Madeline Field, Women’s Swimming & Diving Oliwia Kempinski, Tennis Mark Walier, Men’s Soccer

SOPHOMORE SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

Andreas Nota, Men’s Soccer Alyssa Reszkowski, Women’s Soccer

TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD (HIGHEST GPA) Men’s Soccer Volleyball

2020-21 ACADEMIC ALL-STARS (HIGHEST GPA)

Torre Avitabile, Men’s Soccer Cornelia Jerresand, Women’s Swimming & Diving Lizzy Kirk, Women’s Soccer Alex McAuley, Men’s Golf Raygan Murray, Volleyball Emma Newgarden, Women’s Cross Country Walker Parra, Men’s Swimming & Diving Alyssa Reszkowski, Women’s Soccer Hannes Ronnholmen, Men’s Soccer Lizzie Win, Women’s Golf

PIRATE PERSEVERANCE AWARD Connor Hood, Baseball

IRON PIRATE AWARD

Mike Esposito, Baseball Darby Pandolfo, Softball

FRESHMAN ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Will Gale, Baseball Tsvetelina Ilieva, Volleyball

SOPHOMORE ATHLETES OF THE YEAR James Boote, Men’s Soccer Lauren Park-Lane, Women’s Basketball

JUNIOR ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Kiana Tate, Softball CJ Tibbling, Men’s Soccer

RETURNING SENIOR ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Luca Dahn, Men’s Soccer Andra Espinoza-Hunter, Women’s Basketball

2021

SENIOR BANQUET AWARDS Seton Hall Athletics honored its senior student-athletes on May 11 at the ninth-annual Pirate Blue Senior Awards Banquet held at Maplewood Country Club. The event was held in person despite the COVID-19 pandemic, but was safely held outside on its opulent back patio overlooking the practice putting green. The cumulative GPA for all student-athletes currently stands at 3.491, an all-time high for the department. Forty-nine seniors, were honored with Academic Merit Awards, which are given to those with a 3.2 or higher cumulative GPA. An incredible 160 studentathletes earned Dean’s List recognition. The banquet also paid tribute to this year’s Senior Most Valuable Pirate, Cristina Fernandez of women’s cross country. The 2020-21 Senior Athletes of the Year were awarded to Desiree Elmore of women’s basketball and Sandro Mamukelashvili of men’s basketball

2020 - 2021

ATHLETICS TIMELINE DEC. 23 | MBB Myles Cale scored a career-high 30 points, Jared Rhoden added 26 points and 12 rebounds, and Ike Obiagu set a new Pirates Prudential Center record with nine blocked shots as the Pirates pummeled Georgetown, 78-67.

Lauren Park-Lane scored a career-high 32 points and Andra Espinoza-Hunter added 26, including a game-tying threepointer with seven seconds left in regulation, to lift the Pirates to a 79-72 overtime victory over Georgetown.

NOV. 30 | MBB

JAN. 3 | WBB

FEB. 3 | MBB

The Pirates finally returned to Prudential Center for their first home game since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and Jared Rhoden led all scorers with 26 points plus 10 rebounds to lead The Hall past Iona, 86-64.

Behind 20 points from both Mya Jackson and Lauren Park-Lane the Pirates rallied from a 12-point deficit to earn their first BIG EAST victory of the season, 77-71, at Providence. For her efforts, Jackson was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.

Seton Hall put on a defensive clinic in its road win at Providence, holding the Friars to only 17 field goals made in a 60-43 victory. The 43 points is the fewest the Pirates have ever allowed in a BIG EAST regular season conference game.

DEC. 6 | MBB

DEC. 8 | WBB Desiree Elmore scored 25 points and Victoria Keenan added a careerhigh 21 on a perfect 7-for-7 shooting from three-point range as the Pirates opened the season with a 107-60 victory over Saint Peter’s.

FEB. 20 | WBB

JAN. 25 | WBB

Trailing by as many as 19 points in the first half, the Pirates put up a furious second-half rally to force overtime, and then Shavar Reynolds, Jr., put the team up for good with a clutch three-pointer to give the Pirates a 98-92 win at Penn State.

Andra Espinoza-Hunter was named BIG EAST Player of the Week for the second straight week after scoring a career-high 30 points in a victory against St. John’s. She had 29 points the game before against Xavier.

Desiree Elmore had a double-double and recorded her 1,000th career point and head coach Anthony Bozzella notched his 450th coaching victory as the Pirates upended Providence, 67-55.

DEC. 11 | MBB Sandro Mamukelashvili dominated in Seton Hall’s BIG EAST opener vs. St. John’s, going for a career-high 32 points on 12-of-18 shooting as the Pirates pulled away with a 77-68 victory over the Red Storm.

JAN. 18 | WBB Andra Espinoza-Hunter was named National Player of the Week in averaging 24.0 points per game and draining 20-of-30 three-pointer attempts in three Pirate victories, including a convincing win over Marquette.

FEB. 18 | WBB

FEB. 6 | MBB The Pirates built an 18-point lead in their first visit to UConn in nearly a decade and led wireto-wire in an 80-73 victory at Gampel Pavilion, the program’s first there since 1992.

MAR. 1 | WBB Desiree Elmore erupted for a careerhigh 30 points on the night she reached 1,000 in a Pirate uniform and the Pirates defeated St. John’s, 59-43, in the regular season finale to clinch the No. 3 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament.

MAR. 2 | VOLLEYBALL Perri Lucas was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week after leading The Hall with 4.08 kills per set in the season’s first three matches.

FEB. 24 | WBB The Pirates set program records for points and three-pointers made in a 10865 rout at Xavier. Four Pirates scored at least 17 points, and Lauren Park-Lane set the Seton Hall single-game record with 15 assists. The dynamic Pirate point guard added 17 points to collect her first career double-double.

MAR. 5 | VOLLEYBALL

MAR. 2 | WBB Desiree Elmore was named BIG EAST Player of the Week in leading the Pirates to three road victories the prior week. She was also named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll three times earlier in the season.

Freshman Perri Lucas recorded a team-high 15 kills and the Pirates outlasted Providence, 3-2, in the BIG EAST opener for both teams.

FEB. 23 | VOLLEYBALL Three Pirates reached doublefigures in kills and Taylor Jakubowski recorded a doubledouble as the Pirates swept Fairleigh Dickinson, 3-0, to open the 2021 season.

FEB. 27 | VOLLEYBALL Perri Lucas recorded a team-high 18 kills and Tsvetelina Ilieva had 15 kills and 16 digs as the Pirates defeated Sacred Heart in four sets.

FEB. 27 | WBB Desiree Elmore erupted for team-highs of 21 points and 16 rebounds as the Pirates picked up a convincing road victory over Villanova, 67-55.

FEB. 25 | WSOC Cassy Harrigan scored two goals in the first 12 minutes of the Pirates’ season-opener at Saint Joseph’s in a 2-1 victory over the Hawks.

FEB. 27 | MSOC Just over a minute and a half into the match, Paavo Riihijarvi scored the lone goal for the Pirates in their 1-0 victory over St. John’s. The win served as the Pirates’ first BIG EAST victory of the season and was the first Pirate win over the Red Storm since 2014.

MAR. 4 | WBB Lauren Park-Lane was named BIG EAST Most Improved Player. She improved her scoring average from 6.7 points per game to 17.5 during the 2020-21 season.

MAR. 4 | WBB For the first time in program history, the Pirates landed three players, Desiree Elmore, Andra Espinoza-Hunter and Lauren Park-Lane on the All-BIG EAST First Team. All three were also named to All-Met Teams a month later.

2020 - 2021 MAR. 13 | MSOC Team captain Luca Dahn and junior JP Marin each found the back of the net in the Pirates’ 2-1 victory over then-No. 13 Providence for the first win over a top-25 opponent in three seasons.

MAR. 9 | MGOLF Deven Ramachandran fired a 5-over-par, 221, to tie for 13th place and lead The Hall to an eighthplace finish at the Ross Collegiate Classic.

MAR. 5 | XC Eleven Pirates set new personal-best times at the BIG EAST Championships in Cary, N.C.

MAR. 9 | VOLLEYBALL Tsvetelina Ilieva was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week after leading the Pirates with 3.12 kills per set in two matches against Providence.

MAR. 5 | MSWIM The Pirates opened up the 2020-21 season with a strong showing to take down Villanova, touching the wall first in 11 of 14 events.

MAR. 14 | SOFTBALL Hailey Arteaga walked things off for the Pirates with a game-winning single in the bottom of the seventh to cap a 5-4 come-frombehind win over Butler for the first BIG EAST victory of the season.

MAR. 17 | MSOC Trailing 2-0 at St. John’s, the Pirates mounted a furious secondhalf comeback with tallies from JP Marin and CJ Tibbling before Raz Amir knocked in the game winner in overtime for the 3-2 road victory.

MAR. 6 | SOFTBALL

MAR. 5 | TENNIS Freshman Oliwia Kempinski won her first collegiate match with a comeback win at No. 5 singles against Stony Brook’s Kristine Theys. It was the first of six singles victories for Kempinski, who went 6-1 on the season.

Kelsey Carr homered and picked up the win in the circle as the Pirates plate 12 against Fordham for the first win of the year.

MAR. 10 | MBB Sandro Mamukelashvili was named BIG EAST Player of the Year, marking the second straight year the program has captured the conference’s top award. Ike Obiagu was named BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

MAR. 11 | MBB The Pirates put up a gritty performance in their BIG EAST quarterfinal matchup against St. John’s and prevailed in overtime, 77-69, led by Sandro Mamukelashvili’s 20 points and 11 rebounds and Jared Rhoden’s 16 points and career-high 16 rebounds. It marked Seton Hall’s fifth trip to the conference semifinals in seven years.

MAR. 20 | VOLLEYBALL The Pirates outlasted Villanova on the road to come-from-behind and upset the Wildcats in five sets. Tsvetelina Ilieva and Taylor Jakubowski had double-doubles in the win.

MAR. 27 | TENNIS Sophomore Hiba El Khalifi extended her unbeaten singles streak to four matches with a straight sets win over Fordham’s Genevieve Quenville at No. 2 singles. It was her first career start and win at No. 2.

MAR. 27 | MXC

MAR. 23 | MGOLF Deven Ramachandran shot a 2-over-par, 218, to tie for ninth and lead the Pirates to a fourthplace tie at The Big Texan.

MAR. 23 | VOLLEYBALL Raygan Murray was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after recording a career-high 29 digs at Villanova.

The Pirates had a strong showing in the Charles E. Davis Relays, most notably in the 4x1600 Relay, taking first and third in the event. The team consisting of Justin Allone, Declan Harkness, Cole Kretlow and Nicholas Minikel took first for The Hall.

APR. 8 | WSWIM

MAR. 27 | WXC

APR. 1 | VOLLEYBALL

Six different Pirates picked up first-place finishes in the Charles E. Davis Relays, with Rica Ongsiako, Abigail Hughes, Lauren Ginefra, Arianna Braccio, Emma Newgarden and Cristina Fernandez all taking shares of a top spot.

Tsvetelina Ilieva was named to the All-BIG EAST Team. Additionally, Ilieva and Taylor Jakubowski were named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team.

Cornelia Jerresand was the first ever Pirate to be crowned champion in the women’s 50 Free doing so in a school-record time of 23.34.

MAR. 30 | MGOLF Andres Acevedo fired a 5-over-par, 221, to guide The Hall to a 12th place finish at the Craft Farms Intercollegiate.

MAR. 31 | SOFTBALL

MAR. 25 | WSOC Laura Hooper tallied two goals including the gamewinner with 21 seconds left in the second overtime to lead The Hall to a 3-2 victory over St. John’s, giving the Pirates their first victory against the Red Storm since 2011.

Shelby Smith went the distance in the circle in a 6-2 victory over Hofstra while picking up two doubles at the plate. Janae Barracato went deep for The Hall to get the Pirates on the board first.

APR. 7 | MSWIM MAR. 25 | TENNIS The Pirates swept at doubles and had dominating performances in singles as they topped Wagner in a home match, 4-2. Arina Gumerova, Aina Plana Ventosa and Oliwia Kempinski earned singles wins with Gumerova’s straight sets 6-2, 6-0 win over Fidan Khalilzade at No. 1 serving as the day’s top performance.

The Pirates opened up the BIG EAST Championships with a first-place finish in the 200 Medley Relay. The team of Ross Pantano, Thomas Staes, Liam Cosgrove and Thomas Minar combined to touch the wall first in a time of 1:29.39. 25

2020 - 2021 APR. 17 | WXC Rica Ongsiako won the 800-meter event at the Greyhound Invitational while Emma Newgarden and Lauren Ginefra took top-five spots in the 5000-meter event.

APR. 17 | MSOC

APR. 9 | MSWIM Liam Cosgrove broke his own school record on the way to winning his third consecutive BIG EAST Championship in the 100 Fly, finishing in a time of 47.70.

Camil Koreichi got the scoring started, CJ Tibbling netted the game winner and Andreas Nota came up with a clutch PK save late in the 68th minute to help the Pirates capture their first BIG EAST Title in 30 years, a 2-1 victory over No. 2 Georgetown on their own turf.

APR. 14 | MSOC

APR. 25 | WGOLF

Tying a program record, five Pirates were named to All-BIG EAST Teams: CJ Tibbling and Luca Dahn were First Team nominees, goalkeeper Andreas Nota earned a Second Team selection and JP Marin and Johannes Pex each received Third Team nods.

APR. 17 | MXC Cole Kretlow placed second for the Pirates in the 1500-meter event at the AllAmerican Invitational.

Seton Hall finished second at the 2021 BIG EAST Championship. Maddie Sager was named to the All-Tournament Team with a fifth-place individual finish.

APR. 19 | BASEBALL Devin Hack was named BIG EAST Player of the Week for his efforts against Villanova the prior weekend. A week earlier, Casey Dana earned BIG EAST Player of the Week honors as well.

APR. 15 | MSOC Playing in their first BIG EAST Tournament game since 2012, the Pirates more than made up for lost time with a dominating 4-1 victory over No. 17 Marquette to advance to the BIG EAST Final. Mo Williams tallied twice for The Hall while Mattias Almeida Sundell picked up a goal and two assists.

APR. 10 | WGOLF Maddie Sager placed third among 73 individual golfers to lift the Pirates to a third-place finish at the Jan Weaver Invitational.

APR. 10 | BASEBALL In the first BIG EAST series at the renovated Mike Sheppard, Sr. Stadium at Owen T. Carroll Field, Casey Dana hit a go-ahead two-run double in the bottom of the seventh to propel the Pirates to a 7-4 win over Butler to clinch the series victory.

APR. 27 | MBB Sandro Mamukelashvili was named the recipient of the Lieutenant Frank J. Haggerty Award as the Metropolitan Writers Association Player of the Year. He became the program’s third consecutive Haggerty Award winner and 15th all-time.

MAY 13 | MSOC Rounding out one of the best seasons in program history, Head Coach Andreas Lindberg and his staff were again rewarded, this time with the title of United Soccer Coaches East Region Staff of the Year.

MAY 12 | SOFTBALL MAY 2 | MSOC CJ Tibbling scored in the 89th minute to lead the Pirates over Air Force in the program’s first NCAA Tournament win since 2005.

APR. 28 | MGOLF Andres Acevedo and Gregor Tait tied for fifth place at even-par to lift the Pirates to a third-place finish at the 2021 BIG EAST Championship. The golfers were named to the All-Tournament Team. The Hall’s 882 total score is its lowest at the BIG EAST Championship since 2010.

Hailey Arteaga was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team after hitting .327 during conference play with 10 runs batted in.

MAY 7 | MGOLF Andres Acevedo was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team. A month later, he earned PING All-Region honors.

MAY 13 | MSOC CJ Tibbling and Luca Dahn were named Second Team All-America by the United Soccer Coaches following First Team All-East Region sections earlier in the month. For the first time in over 70 years, the Pirates had multiple All-Americans in the same year while the All-America honors are the first for the program since Sacha Kljestan in 2005.

MAY 6 | WGOLF Maddie Sager and Lizzie Win were named to the All-BIG EAST Team. Win became the program’s first fourtime All-Conference performer.

MAY 15 | BASEBALL

MAY 2 | BASEBALL Tyler Burnham struck out a career-high 14 batters and tossed the fifth no-hitter in program history to lead the Pirates to a sweep of Georgetown with a 2-0 victory in the series finale. Burnham was named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week thereafter.

MAY 2 | SOFTBALL In dramatic fashion, the Pirates fought back from their last out on three separate occasions to rally for a walk-off, wild pitch victory in the 10th inning against Villanova, 10-9. Janae Barracato picked up four hits including her program-record breaking 49th career double while Darby Pandolfo and Baylee Allender both went deep for the Pirates.

MAY 6 | MSOC

David Festa twirled a one-hit shutout in game one and the Pirates scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead in game two as The Hall swept a doubleheader over Creighton, clinching the Pirates’ 10th consecutive trip to the BIG EAST Tournament. His efforts earned him BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week.

Andreas Nota was the hero for the Pirates as they advanced past Virginia Tech in penalty kicks to reach the NCAA Quarterfinals for the second time in program history and first since 1988. The senior keeper stopped two penalties before burying the game-winning penalty kick as the Pirates advanced, 7-6.

THE

PIRATE BLUE STORY

The Pirate Blue Athletic Fund is the fundraising arm of the Seton Hall Department of Athletics and directly supports the department and its studentathletes. Pirate Blue strives to embrace and engage the most dedicated Pirate fans within the Seton Hall community to further promote the passion and camaraderie that makes the University so unique. The success that Seton Hall studentathletes have been able to achieve would not be possible without the loyal Pirate Blue members who have generously supported the programs. The 2020-21 fiscal year proved to be a challenge, but you, our donors, stepped up and contributed all that you could in order to help us provide the best experience possible.

Like all us in the world, Pirate Blue had to pivot its strategy in 2020-21, but the outpouring of support from Seton Hall fans across the world was incredible. The department successfully moved its popular Beefsteak Tip-Off Dinner to the virtual space with Pirate Blue members able to order Omaha Steaks to enjoy while watching a livestream of basketball content. The Pirates Pitch-In Campaign, which asked season ticket holders to donate their ticket monies back to the department in a year with no fans in attendance, was a huge success and led to a sea of fan cutouts in the stands at Prudential Center and Walsh Gymnasium. The Virtual Sellout Campaign brought the most passionate and loyal men’s basketball fans together in an effort to virtually pack The Rock for the Pirates’ rivalry matchup with Villanova. The annual Donor Matching Day brought Pirate Blue members from all over the United States and the world to celebrate Seton Hall student-athletes and give back in support of them. As Pirate Blue turns the page to 2021-22, the renovation of historic Walsh Gymnasium will be finished in time for the start of the volleyball and basketball seasons. The project, which includes new seating, a new videoboard, a new court floor and new baskets, will help modernize the facility and deliver a

better experience for both the student-athletes of women’s basketball and volleyball and the fans who attend the games. In addition, Pirate Blue has begun to raise money towards a new men’s basketball practice facility, which will strengthen the program’s efforts to remain a national power and an annual contender for the BIG EAST Championship. As always, Pirate Blue is also trying to identify new Pirate Blue members who are passionate about Seton Hall Athletics and its mission to provide quality opportunities and programs that enable student-athletes to maximize their personal potential. In addition to supporting studentathletes, there are many great benefits to becoming a member of Pirate Blue, including exclusive events and ticket opportunities, gifts and more. You can make a gift to Pirate Blue any time by visiting PirateBlue.com or scan the QR code on the right with your mobile device.

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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS Sandro Mamukelashvili ’21, Jared Rhoden, Kenneth & Anne Kunzman, and Albert & Anne James

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Kenneth Caicciatore

Thomas W. Collinson ‘50 Dr. Adrian L. ‘71 and Susan Connolly Robert W. Connors ‘91 Edith Coogan Albert V. Cooley ‘07/J.D. ‘10 Daniel T. Crowley ‘74 Ronald A. DeCicco ‘69 William E. Dolan Ryan K. ‘93 and Susan M. Duffy ‘91/M.A.E. ‘93 Bryan J.’97/M.A. ‘05 and Tara L. Felt ‘98/M.A. ‘04 Leland Felt Pamela M.A.E. ‘93/Ph.D ‘00 and John Foley Russell R. ‘66/M.B.A. ‘77 and Carole E. Forenza Gary J. ‘73 and Susan Gabaccia David P. Gagliano ‘89

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WALSH GYMNASIUM RENOVATION 32

The COVID-19 outbreak forced a hold on the planned renovations to historic Walsh Gymnasium, but construction is now underway. A campus icon since 1939 and home to the Seton Hall basketball and volleyball programs, Walsh Gym will be upgraded and modernized, while keeping its nostalgic charm. Enhancements will include chairback seating on both levels, new scoreboards and sound, as well as new branding, paint and paneling. Walsh Gym renovations are expected to be completed in time for the volleyball and basketball seasons this fall. Support for this, and future Pride and Excellence Capital projects, is always needed. Please contact the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund at 973-275-6447 or pirateblue@shu. edu to make a gift or for more information.

HALL IN THIS TOGETHER DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION Racial inequalities have plagued our country for years. However, in May of 2020 following the murder of George Floyd, the nation came together to bring to light the many racial and social injustices facing people of color. As a department, we tackled these issues head on by implementing by creating the Hall In This Together program and devised our plan of action through there. We created an athletics diversity, equity and inclusion committee consisting of administrators, coaches, and student-athletes. Additionally, focus groups during the summer guided us to determine the best courses of action as we tackled these social justice and racial inequality issues at hand. Through a BIG EAST Conference agreement, we partnered with R.I.S.E. (Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality) to host workshops for student-athletes and staff focused 34

on voter education, civic engagement, diversity, inclusion, perspectives, racial identity, and sports as a vehicle for change. Additionally, the athletics department created the Walter Dukes Integrity & Impact award, which was given to Myles Cale of the men’s basketball team for his social justice efforts in his community. This award recognizes a studentathlete’s work to eliminate social injustice and champion diversity, equity and inclusivity. This award is in honor of Walter Dukes, Seton Hall men’s basketball’s all-time leading rebounder who, as a black man, overcame constant battles with systemic racism to become an NCAA All-American for the Pirates in 1953. Last October, the women’s basketball team, spearheaded by former Pirate Desiree Elmore, hosted “Project Amplify: A Vigil for Breonna Taylor,”

which was held on the University Green. The candlelight vigil included speeches and spoken word honoring Breonna Taylor and other Black men and women who have lost their lives as a result of police brutality. The department also created a unity shirt where every student-athlete, coach, and administrator could wear their shirt in support of all anti-racism messaging and stand beside the black and student-athletes of color. These critical conversations, workshops, and initiatives are just a small way we are continuing to develop leaders on campus, in the athletics department, and in the community.

HEAD COACHES

BASKETBALL – MEN’S Kevin Willard Head Coach Grant Billmeier Assistant Coach Duane Woodward Assistant Coach Donald Copeland Assistant Coach Kyle Smyth Director of Basketball Operations Kevin Lynch Coordinator of Basketball Operations

ALLISON YAEGER Volleyball

ANDREAS LINDBERG Men’s Soccer

ANTHONY BOZZELLA Women’s Basketball

Charlie Butler Coordinator of Basketball Operations BASKETBALL – WOMEN’S Anthony Bozzella Head Coach Lauren DeFalco Assistant Coach Marissa Flagg Assistant Coach

CIARA CRINION Women’s Soccer

CLAY WHITE Men’s Golf

DEREK SAPP Swimming & Diving

Jose Rebimbas Assistant Coach Pete Cinella Director of Player Development Shakena Richardson Director of Basketball Operations

JOHN MOON Cross Country

KEVIN MCGLYNN Tennis

KEVIN WILLARD Men’s Basketball

Andrew Cates Coordinator of Basketball Operations Kristie Guttridge Coordinator of Basketball Operations

NATALIE DESJARDINS Women’s Golf

ANGIE CHURCHILL Softball

BASEBALL

CROSS COUNTRY

Rob Sheppard Head Coach

John Moon Head Coach

Mark Pappas Assistant Coach

Anselm LeBourne Volunteer Assistant Coach

Pat Pinkman Assistant Coach Michael Scimanico Volunteer Assistant Coach Gerard DePhillips Director of Baseball Operations GOLF – MEN’S Clay White Head Coach Ian Lagowitz Associate Head Coach J.T. Harper Volunteer Assistant Coach

SOFTBALL Angie Churchill Head Coach Laura Messina Assistant Coach Emily Schaffer Assistant Coach Jorge Solodkin Volunteer Assistant Coach SWIMMING & DIVING Derek Sapp Head Coach Andrew Le Blanc Assistant Coach

GOLF – WOMEN’S

Sean Piacante Diving Coach

Natalie Desjardins Head Coach

Kurt Rotthoff Volunteer Assistant Coach

SOCCER – MEN’S

Gabby Signorelli Volunteer Assistant Coach

Andreas Lindberg Head Coach Jeff Matteo Assistant Coach Edison Sanchez Assistant Coach Dan Solli Volunteer Assistant Coach SOCCER – WOMEN’S Ciara Crinion Head Coach Allison Saucier Assistant Coach Alex Mendolia Assistant Coach

Joey Lacus Volunteer Assistant Coach TENNIS Kevin McGlynn Head Coach Khari Linton Volunteer Assistant Coach VOLLEYBALL Allison Yaeger Head Coach Simone Asque Assistant Coach Chris Weathers Assistant Coach

ROB SHEPPARD Baseball

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On November 15, 2019, the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions announced that it approved a negotiated resolution jointly submitted by Seton Hall University and the NCAA enforcement staff, which had determined that phone calls by a former men’s basketball associate head coach to the mother of a prospect were in violation of NCAA Bylaw 13.1.1.3. Through Negotiated Resolution, it was determined that the Seton Hall men’s basketball program would be placed on probation from November 15, 2019 to November 14, 2022. The probation does not include a ban on postseason. A detailed list of other penalties and the full public negotiated resolution is available online at SHUPirates.com.

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