2010 CCSU Women's Soccer Media Guide

General Information/Roster Table of Contents

1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Information/Roster 2-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coaching Staff 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 Roster 5-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Player Profiles 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 Results and Statistics 13-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s Soccer History 17-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Central Connecticut State University 21-22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCSU Athletics 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Athletics 25-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Northeast Conference 27-28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Academics 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strength and Conditioning 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletic Training

Quick Facts

Location: ...............................................................New Britain, CT Founded: ................................................................................... 1849 Enrollment: ........................................................................... 12,000 President: ................................................................. Dr. Jack Miller Athletic Director: ..............................................Paul Schlickmann Colors: .....................................................................Blue and White Nickname: .....................................................................Blue Devils Conference: ..................................................................... Northeast Home Field: ..................................................................Arute Field 2009 Record: ..........................................................................12-7-2 2009 Conference Finish: ................................................ 9-0-1/1st 2009 NEC Tournament: .......................................................Finals Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ............................................. 14/5 Newcomers: ..................................................................................14

Soccer Information Assistant Coach:

Head Coach: Mick D’Arcy Email: darcym@ccsu.edu Office: (860) 832-3092

Jen Prozzo Email: prozzojea@ccsu.edu Office: (860) 832-3096

Sports Information Sports Information Director Thomas Pincince ∙Assistant AD/SID Email: pincincet@ccsu.edu Office: (860) 832-3089 Fax: (860) 832-3084 Hotline: (860) 832-BLUE CCSUBlueDevils.com

2010 Schedule Date

Opponent

Time

AUG. 26 Aug. 29 AUG. 31 Sept. 3 Sept. 5 Sept. 10 Sept. 12 SEPT. 17 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 1 Oct. 3 OCT. 8 OCT. 10 Oct. 15 Oct. 17 OCT. 24 OCT. 29 OCT. 31

ARMY 5:00 P.M. Boston College 1:00 p.m.

HOLY CROSS 5:00 P.M. Columbia 5:00 p.m.

La Salle 11:00 a.m.

Providence 4:00 p.m.

Connecticut 1:00 p.m.

HARTFORD 5:00 P.M Albany 1:00 p.m.

Quinnipiac * 12:00 p.m.

Long Island * 6:00 p.m.

Wagner * 1:00 p.m.

MOUNT ST. MARY’S * 12:00 P.M. MONMOUTH * 3:00 P.M Robert Morris * 4:00 p.m.

Saint Francis (PA) * 1:00 p.m.

BRYANT * 3:00 P.M. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * 3:00 P.M. SACRED HEART * 1:00 P.M.

NORTHEAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Nov. 5 @ Highest Seed TBA Nov. 7 @ Highest Seed TBA

Credits The 2010 Central Connecticut State University Women’s Soccer Media Guide was written, edited and designed by Tommy Meade with assistance from Thomas Pincince, Michael Bono and Chris McLaughlin. Photography provided by Steve McLaughlin, Nick Kosloski and Bob Wessman.

HOME MATCHES ARE IN BOLD CAPS * Denotes Northeast Conference Match

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Coaching Staff

Mick D’Arcy

Head Coach • 11th Season • Methodist University, ’89

In ten years leading the Central Connecticut State University women’s soccer program, Mick D’Arcy has earned five Northeast Conference Championships, guiding the team to the NCAA Women’s College Cup in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and most recently in 2008. In 2003 he led the Blue Devils to the first ever NCAA Tournament game victory in any sport in the school’s Division I history.

In 2009, the Blue Devils proved once again to be among the elite programs in the NEC, winning the regular season Championship. At the annual end of season awards banquet Coach D’Arcy collected his fourth Northeast Conference Coach of the Year honor, after a regular season which saw the Blue Devils run the conference slate undefeated. In addition to Coach D’Arcy, several players were honored including Leah Blayney who was named NEC Player of the Year. In all five players were named All-NEC, Blayney, Karise Hilt, and Beth Lloyd to the first team and Brittney Jackson and Caity Casey to the second team. Already the program’s winningest coach, D’Arcy improved his career record at Central to112-76-16.

D’Arcy reached a milestone when the Blue Devils captured their seventh overall NEC title in 2008. The 1-0 shutout win over Long Island in the NEC Championship game was the 100th victory of his career. The 2008 squad that won the NEC title was the seventh straight team to qualify for the NEC Tournament, the second-longest active streak in the league. Six Blue Devils were named All-Conference, including four on the first team. In addition, Clio Tregear and Karise Hilt were named to the NSCAA All-Northeast Region squad, and Hilt was also named All-New England. The Blue Devils posted a 12-7-4 overall mark in 2008, including a 7-2 record in NEC play.

In 2007 CCSU senior Megan McClements was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year following the season and five Blue Devils were named to the all-conference teams. The Blue Devils were 9-9-1 overall and 6-3 in league action.

In 2005, D’Arcy collected his third Northeast Conference Coach of the Year honor, leading the team to a program-record 17 wins. D’Arcy added to his 2002 and 2003 awards while his players tacked on additional individual accolades. Sophie Hopper earned the program’s fourth Northeast Conference Player of the Year award in five seasons, joining Denise Thomas (2001) and Kelly Shimmin (2002 & 2003), and Ashley Ferra garnered Defensive Player of the Year honors. In addition, D’Arcy has coached two Rookies of the Year (Denise Thomas in 2000 and Jessica McCavanagh in 2003), while 16 players have appeared a combined 26 times on the All-NEC first team.

Not only has D’Arcy successfully recruited top players, he also develops players to reach their highest potential. After two years playing for CCSU, Thomas made her international debut for the Irish Women’s National Team and has since become a consistent starter for the team. Jane McFarlane, D’Arcy’s team captain and leading goal scorer in 2000, also made her international debut in 2002 for the Scottish National Women’s Soccer Team. McFarlane and Thomas bring CCSU’s tally of full international players to five. Jackie Hadden and Shimmin played for the Australian and English National Teams, respectively, while Hannah Bromley plays for New Zealand, a team which competed in the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup. D’Arcy also began his international coaching career in 2004, working with the U.S. Youth International teams. He was as an assistant coach for the U-19 U.S. National team.

“It was a great experience,” he said. “I enjoyed working with Head Coach Mark Krikorian again, and it was a thrill to work with some of the best young players in the world.”

In July 2004, D’Arcy was invited to work with the U.S. U-21 National Team as they prepared for the Nordic Cup. In August 2005, D’Arcy participated in an accelerated coaching education program presented by the Dutch National Soccer Federation (KNVB). He furthered his international coaching career, working with the U.S. U-17 National team, in the spring of 2006.

Additionally, D’Arcy holds his players to a high standard of achievement off the field. The 2003 and 2004 Blue Devils earned academic recognition from Central for the highest team GPA. In 2003 and 2004 goalkeeper Sabrina Mariani was named NEC Women’s Soccer Scholar Athlete of the Year, starting a streak of four straight Blue Devil honorees. Ferra won the award in 2005, while McCavanagh took home the hardware in 2006. In 2008 it was goalkeeper Erin Herd winning the honor, giving the Blue Devils five of the last six award winners.

Mariani earned Verizon Academic All-District Women’s Soccer First Team honors in 2002, 2003 and 2004 and was named to the Verizon Academic All-American Third Team in 2003 and 2004. Ferra and McCavanagh followed suit again. The former earned ESPN the Magazine All-District First Team honors in 2005. McCavanagh picked up an all-district selection in 2006. The Blue Devils have earned seven straight NSCAA/adidas Team Academic Awards.

Prior to arriving at CCSU, D’Arcy was the men’s and women’s assistant coach for four seasons at the University of Hartford. While at Hartford, D’Arcy went to the NCAA Elite Eight twice, once with the men and once with the women. D’Arcy was also the National Director for Tony DiCicco’s SoccerPlus Goalkeeper School.

“I learned a lot from Tony,” D’Arcy said. “He is a pioneer of coaching women’s soccer. A lot of my coaching philosophy was developed from the lessons learned working with Tony at SoccerPlus and with Mark (Krikorian) at Hartford.”

D’Arcy’s first taste of college coaching was as a Graduate Assistant at Springfield College with both the men’s and women’s soccer teams. D’Arcy holds his “A” coaching license from U.S. Soccer, the Advance National Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), and a “B” license from UEFA (Europe’s soccer governing body). Currently, D’Arcy instructs U.S. Soccer coaching courses in Connecticut. He is also on the Northeast Conference women’s soccer committee and the ECAC tournament selection committee.

A native of Ireland, he has spent most of his life around soccer. His father Eamonn was a professional soccer player in Ireland and England and coached the Irish National Women’s Soccer team. “My parents have been the greatest influences on my soccer career,” D’Arcy said. “My dad has always been my mentor. He shared his love for the game with me while my mother has always taught me how to keep the game in perspective.”

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The D’Arcy File Season 2000: 2001: 2002: 2003: 2004: 2005: 2006: 2007: 2008: 2009: Nine Seasons:

Overall 6-13-0 7-8-2 15-6-0 15-3-4 11-10-1 17-4-0 8-9-2 9-9-1 12-7-4 12-7-2 112-76-16

NEC 5-5-0 6-3-1 9-1-0 8-0-1 6-3-0 9-0-0 5-2-2 6-3-0 7-2-0 9-0-1 70-19-5

Jen Prozzo

Coaching Staff

Assistant Coach • Seventh Season • Connecticut,

Jennifer Prozzo enters her seventh season with the Blue Devil coaching staff. She got to know the program in 2003 while volunteering as an assistant coach for the second half of the season. Prozzo came to Central after a successful career as a professional player in the Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA).

Prozzo played with the WUSA’s Philadelphia Charge starting in the 2001 inaugural season. As a central defender for the Charge, she started and played all 90 minutes of every game but one in her three-year career. She was named captain of the team at the end of her first season and remained co-captain for the following two years. In 2002, Prozzo was one of three finalists for Defensive Player of the Year. She was also chosen as a First Team All-WUSA player and was a starter for the North All-Star team. She recorded three goals and five assists during her three years on the Charge and led her team to the semifinals of the WUSA Founders Cup two years in a row.

After the WUSA suspended operations in the fall of 2003, Prozzo joined the Western Massachusetts Lady Pioneers of the W-1 League. She was named captain of the team and was selected to the All-Conference first team. She also played for the Long Island Lady Riders of the W-1 League from 1997-2000. With the Riders, she was the team captain and was selected to the W-1 League All-Star team.

Prozzo attended the University of Connecticut from 1995-1999, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology/exercise science. She finished her collegiate career with 16 goals and 64 assists for 96 points in 97 games. She is the all-time career record holder for assists at UConn. A Huntington, NY native, Prozzo is also ranked sixth in games played and 11th all-time in career points. She was a finalist for the Missouri Athletic Club Award and Soccer Buzz’s Player of the Year (1998). The midfielder/defender graduated in 1999 with the school record for assists as a sophomore (23) and as a junior (22). Her sophomore year total is also the best single-season total in school history. Prozzo received the team MVP award in 1997 and earned First Team All-Big East, All-Northeast, and All-New England honors three times during her tenure with the Huskies.

Prozzo graduated from Huntington High School in 1995. While at Huntington, she was named All-America and All-East Region while also sharing the honors for New York State Co-Player of the Year with her twin sister, Margaret, who coaches at the University of Connecticut. She holds a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) coaching diploma and has coached all ages in the youth and premier programs in New York, Philadelphia and Connecticut. She is also a staff member with the FSA/SoccerPlus Premier Club in Farmington, CT.

Shawn Kelly

Assistant Coach • 10th Season

Shawn Kelly embarks on his 10th year as part of the Blue Devil coaching staff, for which he primarily works with the goalkeepers. Kelly brings a wealth of collegiate coaching experience, having worked with the University of Hartford, Trinity College and Central’s men’s program in the five years prior to joining the women’s soccer coaching staff.

Over the past nine seasons with the Blue Devils, Kelly has guided three of the top goalkeepers in CCSU history. Under Kelly’s tutelage, Sabrina Mariani, Ashley Ferra and Erin Herd each won Northeast Conference Tournament MVP awards on their way to leading the Blue Devils to Northeast Conference Championships.

Herd was a first team all-conference selection in 2008 while Ferra garnered an all-conference first team selection and a second team All-New England honor during her time in New Britain. In addition, Ferra established new program records for most shutouts (10) and fewest goals allowed (15) in a season in 2005, breaking Mariani’s marks of eight shutouts and 17 goals allowed. Herd posted eight of the team’s 12 shutouts a year ago, and was 8-3-4 in goal as a senior.

Kelly played collegiately at Quinnipiac University and spent time as a member of the the Glastonbury Celtic club team. Currently, Kelly is the General Manager for Tony DiCicco’s SoccerPlus Camps, which is based in Farmington, CT.

Paul Kabacinski Assistant Coach • First Season

Paul Kabacinski enters his first season with the Blue Devils, he brings a wealth of experience as both a player and a coach. Most recently Kabacinski has worked with Soccerplus as both the director of the Field-Player Academy and as coach of the Soccerplus FC Premier team.

Kabacinski holds three coaching licenses including his NSCAA Premier Diploma, NSCAA National Diploma and NSCAA Advanced National Diploma. In addition to his coaching certificates Kabacinski also brings experience playing as a member of the Jersey Falcons of the Premier Development League for five seasons. Kabacinski’s coaching career began at the collegiate level, where he spent two years as a volunteer assistant for the men’s and women’s soccer teams at East Stroudsburg University.

East Stroudsburg was also where Kabacinski played his collegiate soccer, 2003-2005. He was a member of East Stroudsburg’s 2003 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Champion team.

Kabacinski also has experience coaching at the high School level with Pleasant Valley High School.

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2010 Roster

2010 CCSU Women’s Soccer Roster No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30

Name Jamie Trayer Cara Cavallari Clio Tregear Erin Egan Kelsey Imondi Jewel Robinson Nathalie Nilsson Annie Freer Beth Lloyd Alyssa Gillespie Lauren Salvia Rachel Cerrone Allison Kelley Erica Celini Kerriann Welch Abby Graham Brittany Jackson Jillian Cipriano Nikki Kureczka Leanne Hollister Lauren Varholak Meaghan Skidmore Nikola Deiter Shannon Skidmore Blair Church Kori Wallace Katherine Garaffa Hillary Singer

Pos GK M M D/M M/F D M D M/F M/F M M M F F D D F D M F F GK D M/D D F GK

Cl. So. So. Sr. So. Fr. RFr. Fr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr.

Ht. 5-8 5-4 5-10 5-6 5-7 5-6 5-5 5-9 5-5 5-2 5-6 5-2 5-2 5-6 5-4 5-5 5-8 5-5 5-6 5-6 5-7 5-5 5-9 5-4 5-5 5-3 5-6 5-6

Hometown/Last School Oakville, CT/Watertown Avon, CT/Avon West Sussex, England/Oaklands College Hopewell Junction, NY/John Jay Warwick, RI/Toll Gate Farmington, CT/Farmington Hishult, Sweden/Aspero Idrotts Southington, CT/Southington Reading, England/Oaklands College Stratford, CT/Providence Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst Wappingers Falls, NY/Roy C. Ketcham Coventry, RI/LaSalle Academy Easton, CT/Joel Barlow Glastonbury, CT/Galstonbury Mullica Hill, NJ/Gloucester Catholic Madison, CT/Daniel Hand Middlebury, CT/Pomperaug Berlin, CT/Berlin West Haven, CT/West Haven Southbury/Pomperaug Terryville, CT/Terryville Newcastle, Australia/Corowa Terryville, CT/Terryville New London, CT/Montville Storrs, CT/E.O. Smith Monroe, CT/Mausk Monroe, CT/Masuk

Head Coach: Mick D’Arcy Assistant Coaches: Jen Prozzo, Shawn Kelly, Paul Kabacinski

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Player Profiles Clio Tregear

CLIO TREGEAR Year.............................................Senior Position .................................. Midfield Height ........................................... 5-10 Hometown .....West Sussex, England Last School............ Oaklands College

3

2009: Captain... Started 20 of 21 games played…Scored six goals, and added five assists to total 17 points on the season…Tied for third on the team in total points. 2008: First Team All-NEC...Played and started in all 23 games as a sophomore in 2008...Third on the team in scoring with six goals and four assists, good for 16 points...Had three game-winning goals on the season...Named NSCAA All-Northeast Region and Soccer Buzz All-Region.

2007: Second Team All-NEC...Played and started in all 19 games...Finished fifth on the team in scoring with five points...Had two goals and one assist...Scored game-winner in win over Fairleigh Dickinson. Personal: Born July 10, 1989...Daughter of Sue and Tony Tregear...Physical education major.

Year 2007 2008 2009 Totals

GP 19 23 21 63

GS 19 23 20 62

Goals 2 6 6 14

Assists 1 4 5 10

Points 5 16 17 38

Shots 29 29 22 70

Beth Lloyd BETH LLOYD Year.............................................Senior Position ................. Midfield/Forward Height ..............................................5-5 Hometown ............ Reading, England Last School............ Oaklands College

9

2009: First Team All-Conference…Tied for the NEC lead in goals scored with 11, that mark also tied for the team lead…Added five assists…Totaling 27 points on the season good for second most on the team. 2008: Finished sixth on the team in scoring with one goal and two assists, good for four points...Started nine of her 19 games played. 2007: Started 17 of 19 games played as a freshman...Finished third on the team in scoring with three goals and four assists, good for 10 points...Scored first career goal vs. Hofstra in the second game of the season. Personal: Born February 6, 1989...Daughter of Lynne and Neddyn Lloyd...Excercise science major.

Year 2007 2008 2009 Totals

GP 19 19 21 59

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GS 17 9 19 45

Goals 3 1 11 15

Assists 4 2 5 11

Points 10 4 27 41

Shots 22 23 51 96

Player Profiles

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LAUREN SALVIA

ERICA CELINI

Year.............................................Senior Position .................................. Midfield Height ..............................................5-6 Hometown ............. Lindenhurst, NY Last School......................Lindenhurst

Year.............................................Senior Position .................................. Forward Height ..............................................5-6 Hometown .......................Easton, CT Last School.......................Joel Barlow

2009: Played 21 games, starting 20…Scored two goals and added three assists…Seven total points was good for seventh on the team. 2008: Started all 23 games in her second season with the Blue Devils...Helped anchor a defense that allowed only 0.91 goals per game...Posted one assist on the season. 2007: Started five of 18 games played in her first season with the Blue Devils...Posted first career point in win over Wagner. Personal: Born April 6, 1989...Daughter of Marie and Robert Salvia...International business Year 2007 2008 2009 Totals

GP 18 23 21 62

GS 5 23 20 48

Goals 0 0 2 2

Assists 1 1 3 5

Points 1 1 7 9

Shots 5 2 6 13

15

2009: Saw action in 19 games, including six starts…Totaled five points…

Three assists and one goal. 2008: Started three of her 18 games played in her second season...Had one assist. 2007: Started two of her 17 games played as a freshman...Scored first career goal in 3-0 win over Wagner. Personal: Born October 16, 1989...Daughter of Esther and Ugo Celini...Excercise science major.

Year 2007 2008 2009 Totals

GP 17 18 19 54

GS 2 3 6 11

Goals 1 0 1 2

Assists 0 1 3 4

Points 2 1 5 8

Shots 5 4 7 16

Lauren Salvia ABBY GRAHAM Year.............................................Senior Position ...................................Defense Height ..............................................5-5 Hometown ............... Mullica Hill, NJ Last School........ Gloucester Catholic

17

2009: Started 17 of 21 games played...Had a pair of assists. 2008: Started 19 of her 22 games played in her second season...Had two assists on the year. 2007: Started two of 17 games played on the season...Scored one goal and had two assists...Scored the game-winner in 1-0 win over St. Francis (PA). Personal: Born January 16, 1989...Daughter of Diana and Thomas Graham...Physical education major.

Year 2007 2008 2009 Totals

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GP 17 22 21 62

GS 2 19 17 38

Goals 1 0 0 1

Assists 2 2 2 6

Points 4 2 2 8

Shots 3 11 3 17

Player Profiles Brittany Jackson

HILLARY SINGER Year.............................................Senior Position .............................Goalkeeper Height ..............................................5-6 Hometown ..................... Monroe, CT Last School................................Masuk

30

2009: Appeared in one game. 2008: Saw action in one game as a sophomore. 2007: Saw action in two games for the Blue Devils in her first season. Personal: Born August 8, 1989...Daughter of Eileen and Rory Singer...Mathematics major.

Year 2007 2008 2009 Totals

GP 2 1 1 4

GS 0 0 0 0

GA 0 0 0 0

GAA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Saves 1 0 0 1

Save% 1.000 .000 .000 1.000

Min. 19:13 5:03 27:58 52:14

SO 0 0 0 0

Abby Graham

BRITTANY JACKSON Year............................................. Junior Position ...................................Defense Height ..............................................5-8 Hometown .................... Madison, CT Last School.................... Daniel Hand

18

2009: Second Team All-Conference…Saw action in 19 games, 13 starts…Second on the team in assists with seven…Also scored five goals…Tied for third on the team with 17 points. 2008: Finished fourth on the team in scoring in her first season in New Britain...Had three goals and three assists...Started 15 of her 23 games played...Had one gamewinner. Personal: Born January 24, 1989...Daughter of Kori and Keith Year 2008 2009 Totals

GP 23 19 42

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GS 15 13 28

Goals 6 5 11

Assists 4 7 11

Points 16 17 33

Shots 29 31 60

Player Profiles

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JILLIAN CIPRIANO

JAMIE TRAYER

Year............................................. Junior Position .................................. Forward Height ..............................................5-5 Hometown ............... Middlebury, CT Last School....................... Pomperaug

Year................................... Sophomore Position .............................Goalkeeper Height ..............................................5-8 Hometown .....................Oakville, CT Last School........................Watertown

2009: Played 21 games, 11 starts…Scored a goal…Also had a pair of assists.2008: Started four of her 23 games played in her first season with the Blue Devils...Had one assist. Personal: Born March 10, 1990...Daughter of Rosa and John Cipriano...English major.

Year 2008 2009 Totals

GP 23 21 44

GS 4 11 15

Goals 0 1 1

Assists 1 2 3

Points 1 4 5

Shots 10 13 23

1

2009: Played in five games including one start...Made seven saves.

Personal: Born August 5, 1991...Daughter of Wendy and Todd Trayer...Anthropology major.

Year 2009

GP 5

Year................................... Sophomore Position .................................. Midfield Height ..............................................5-4 Hometown ..........................Avon, CT Last School..................................Avon

2009: Saw action in 19 games including three starts. Personal: Born June 25, 1991...Daughter of Shari and Mark Cavallari and Lisa and Corey Farnsworth...Business major.

Year 2009

GP 19

GS 3

Goals 0

Assists 0

Points 0

Shots 6

ERIN EGAN Year................................... Sophomore Position ................. Defense/Midfield Height ..............................................5-6 Hometown . Hopewell Junction, NY Last School.............................John Jay

4

2009: Started 20 of 21 games played...Scored a pair of goals. Personal: Born September 25, 1991...Daughter of Michael and Denise Egan...Physical education major.

Year 2009

GP 21

GS 20

Goals 2

Assists 0

GA 2

GAA 1.82

Saves 7

Save% .778

Jillian Cipriano

CARA CAVALLARI

2

GS 1

Points 4

Shots 5

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Min. 99:04

SO 0

Player Profiles

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ANNIE FREER

LEANNE HOLLISTER

Year................................... Sophomore Position ...................................Defense Height ..............................................5-9 Hometown ..............Southington, CT Last School..................... Southington

Year................................... Sophomore Position .................................. Midfield Height ..............................................5-6 Hometown .............. West Haven, CT Last School......................West Haven

2009: Saw action in 13 games including 11 starts. Personal: Born June 11, 1991...Daughter of Terri and Patrick Freer...Business major.

Year 2009

GP 13

GS 11

Erin Egan

Goals 0

Assists 0

Points 0

Shots 0

21

2009: Played in 12 games...Had an assist. Personal: Born October 27, 1991...Daughter of Lynn and Thomas Hollister...Accounting major.

Year 2009

GP 12

GS 0

Erica Celini

Goals 0

Assists 1

Points 1

Shots 1

JEWEL ROBINSON

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Year.................................. R-Freshman Position ...................................Defense Height ..............................................5-6 Hometown .............. Farmington, CT Last School...................... Farmington

2009: Redshirted. Before Central: Named All-State as a senior at Farmington High School...Also named All-New Britain Herald...Was named the CGSA Senior Bowl most valuable player...Team won the 2005 Class L state title...Honor roll student for four years. Personal: Born April 20, 1991...Daughter of Tracy and George Robinson...Psychology major.

Alyssa Gillespie

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Year................................... Sophomore Position ................. Midfield/Forward Height ..............................................5-2 Hometown ....................Stratford, CT Last School....................... Providence

Before Central: Attended Providence College, playing her freshman year for the Friars in 2009…Saw action in 18 games, two starts…Had a pair of goals…Played high school soccer at St. Joseph’s…Won a pair of state championships…Named First Team All-Conference…All-State…All-New England…Was the MVP of the State Tournament senior season…MVP of Senior Bowl. Personal: Born on July 19, 1991…Daughter of Shawna and Iain Gillespie…Major is undecided.

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Player Profiles

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Kelsey Imondi

Nathalie Nilsson

Year.......................................Freshman Position ................. Midfield/Forward Height ..............................................5-7 Hometown ..................... Warwick, RI Last School...........................Toll Gate

Year.......................................Freshman Position .................................. Midfield Height ..............................................5-5 Hometown .............. Hishult, Sweden Last School................. Aspero Idrotts

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Before Central: Four-year letterwinner at Toll Gate High School…AllLeague and All-City four straight years…Also named All-State and AllRegion as a Senior…Also earned four letters in ice hockey…Wendy’s Heisman Student-Athlete Award. Personal: Born on April 6, 1992…Daughter of Donna and Tom Imondi…Major is education.

Before Central: Played soccer for Aspero Idrotts in Halmstad, Sweden…

Played for the club team Halmia…Was nominated Rookie of the Year in 2007…Nominated Best Player in Div. 1 and 2 in 2009. Personal: Born on March 22, 1989…Daughter of Sabine Koller and Bo Nilsson…Major is undecided.

Rachel Cerrone

Allison Kelley

Year.......................................Freshman Position .................................. Midfield Height ..............................................5-2 Hometown .....Wappingers Falls, NY Last School.............. Roy C. Ketcham

Year.......................................Freshman Position .................................. Midfield Height ..............................................5-2 Hometown .....................Coventry, RI Last School..............Lasalle Academy

13

Before Central: Four-year letterwinner at Roy C. Ketcham High School…

Selected All-League, All-Section…Named Poughkeepsie Journal 1st Team…Team Captain. Personal: Born on October 19, 1991…Daughter of Jane and Thomas Cerrone…Major is undecided.

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Before Central: Four-year letterwinner at Lasalle Academy…Also earned four letters in basketball…Won multiple state championships…Team Captain…Named All-American in soccer two times…Also named Gatorade Player of the Year two times. Personal: Born on June 8, 1992…Daughter of Cathy and Paul Kelley…Major is athletic training.

Kerriann Welch

Nikki Kureczka

Year.......................................Freshman Position .................................. Forward Height ..............................................5-4 Hometown ..............Glastonbury, CT Last School..................... Glastonbury

Year.......................................Freshman Position ...................................Defense Height ..............................................5-6 Hometown .........................Berlin, CT Last School.................................Berlin

Before Central: Four-year letterwinner at Glastonbury High School…

Named All-Conference three times…Named All-State two times, 2009 Hartford Courant Connecticut High SchoolPlayer of the Year… 2009 AllNew England…2009 All-American…Played for the club team FSA Soccerplus. Personal: Born on June 18, 1992…Daughter of Lisa Welch-Lankton and Michael Welch…Major is exercise science.

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Before Central: Four-year letterwinner at Berlin High School…Two-time All-Conference selection…Also a two-time All-Herald selection…All-Courant selection as senior…Three-time All-Academic selection…Team Captain…Also an outstanding performer on the track and field team.Personal: Born on August 31, 1991…Daughter of Angela Kureczka and Richard Kureczka…Major is physical education.

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Player Profiles Lauren Varholak

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Year.......................................Freshman Position .................................. Forward Height ..............................................5-7 Hometown ................. Southbury, CT Last School....................... Pomperaug

Before Central: Four-year letterwinner at Pomperaug High School…

Three-time team MVP…Athletic Leadership Award…Played in Senior Cup…All-Area, All-Conference, All-Region. Personal: Born on January 24, 1992… Daughter of Laurie and Larry Varholak…Major is education.

Meaghan Skidmore

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Year.......................................Freshman Position .................................. Forward Height ..............................................5-5 Hometown ...................Terryville, CT Last School.......................... Terryville

Nikola Deiter

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Before Central: Played soccer at Corowa High in Newcastle, Australia…

Member of Australian U-20 team…Played for Sydney Football Club…

2009 Australian National League Champions…Australian School Girls team Champions. Personal: Born on July 24, 1991…Daughter of Beth and Heinz Deiter…Major is undecided.

Blair Church

Before Central: Four-year letterwinner at Terryville High School…Captain…Athletic Leadership Award…All-Berkshire League…All-State selection…Also a stand out on the basketball team. Personal: Born on August 13, 1992…Daughter of Carolyn and Scott Skidmore…Major is business.

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Shannon Skidmore

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Year.......................................Freshman Position ...................................Defense Height ..............................................5-4 Hometown ...................Terryville, CT Last School.......................... Terryville

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Year.......................................Freshman Position ...................................Defense Height ..............................................5-3 Hometown .........................Storrs, CT Last School....................... E.O. Smith

Year.......................................Freshman Position ................. Midfield/Defense Height ..............................................5-5 Hometown ............New London, CT Last School.......................... Montville

Before Central: : Three-year letterwinner at Montville High School…

Two-time All-ECC…Two-time All-State…All-Area…Team MVP…ECC Champions 2009…Played for Northeast United Premier Soccer Club.

Personal: Born on September 21, 1992…Daughter of Doreen and Brent Church…Major is nursing.

Katherine Garaffa

Before Central: Four-year letterwinner at Terryville High School…School record for goals scored in a career…Three-time All-Berkshire League…

Three-time All-State selection…Team MVP…Also played Basketball.

Personal: Born on August 13, 1992…Daughter of Carolyn and Scott Skidmore…Major is undecided.

Kori Wallace

Year.......................................Freshman Position .............................Goalkeeper Height ..............................................5-9 Hometown ....... Newcastle, Australia Last School............................. Corowa

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Year.......................................Freshman Position .................................. Forward Height ..............................................5-6 Hometown ..................... Monroe, CT Last School................................Masuk

Before Central: Three-year letterwinner at Masuk High School…Two-year starter…Three-time SWC Champions…Team Captain…Also an outstanding performer in track and field…Holds four school records…Participating in the CCSU Honors Program. Personal: Born on January 13, 1992…

Daughter of Sue and Mike Garaffa…Major is secondary education.

Before Central: All CCC-East Conference 2009...Team MVP 2009...Captain...U18G State Cup Finalist with Soccerplus, 2010...Senior Bowl Selection.Personal: Born on September 23, 1991... Daughter of Eva Csejtey and Mike Wallace... Major is communication.

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2009 Season 12-7-2 Overall Date Aug. 28 Aug. 30 Sep. 4 Sep. 7 Sep. 11 Sep. 13 Sep. 20 Sep. 22 Sep. 27 Oct. 2 Oct. 5 Oct. 9 Oct. 11 Oct. 16 Oct. 18 Oct. 23 Oct. 25 Oct. 30 Nov. 1 Nov. 6 Nov. 8

9-0-1 NEC

Opponent vs. Siena (Burlington, Vermont) at Vermont BUFFALO at UConn at Holy Cross at Hartford at #6 Boston College at Columbia Quinnipiac* at Bryant* at Yale at Sacred Heart* at Fairleigh Dickinson* Wagner* Long Island* at Monmouth* at Mount St. Mary’s* St. Francis (PA)* Robert Morris* #4 Long Island^ #2 Monmouth^

6-1-1 Home

Result W, 1-0 T, 2-2 (2ot) W, 3-1 L, 1-3 L, 0-2 L, 2-5 L, 0-4 L, 2-3 W, 3-2 W, 2-0 L, 2-3 W, 4-2 W, 2-1 (ot) W, 8-0 T, 1-1 (2ot) W, 1-0 W, 3-1 W, 5-1 W, 4-0 W, 1-0 L, 0-1 (ot)

5-6-1 Away

1-0-0 Neutral

Record 1-0-0 1-0-1 2-0-1 2-1-1 2-2-1 2-3-1 2-4-1 2-5-1 3-5-1 4-5-1 4-6-1 5-6-1 6-6-1 7-6-1 7-6-2 8-6-2 9-6-2 10-6-2 11-6-2 12-6-2 12-7-2

Home Games in BOLD CAPS * Northeast Conference Game ^ Northeast Conference Tournament at Central Connecticut

2009 Overall Statistics ## 11 9 3 18 10 14 12 15 4 19 8 17 24 21 2 30 25 20 5 1

Name BLAYNEY, Leah LLOYD, Beth TREGEAR, Clio JACKSON, Brittany HILT, Karise EMIN, Brittany SALVIA, Lauren CELINI, Erica EGAN, Erin CIPRIANO, Jillian CRINION, Ciara GRAHAM, Abby VITALE, Celine HOLLISTER, Leanne CAVALLARI, Cara SINGER, Hillary CASEY, Caity PERKOSKI, Ashley FREER, ANNIE TRAYER, Jamie Team Opponents

GP-GS 20-19 21-19 21-20 19-13 21-20 21-20 21-20 19-6 21-20 21-11 17-1 21-17 8-0 12-0 19-3 1-0 21-19 9-0 13-11 5-1 21 21

## 30 25 1

Name SINGER, Hillary CASEY, Caity TRAYER, Jamie Team Team Opponent

GP-GS 1-0 21-18 5-1 21 21

G 11 11 6 5 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 32 Minutes 27:58 1804:22 99:04 0:00 1931:24 1931:24

A 13 5 5 7 4 3 3 3 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 30

PTS 35 27 17 17 10 9 7 5 4 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 94 GA 0 30 2 0 32 47

SH 107 51 22 31 23 27 6 7 5 13 4 3 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 307 230 AVG 0.00 1.50 1.82 0.00 1.49 2.19

Shot% .103 .216 .273 .161 .130 .111 .333 .143 .400 .077 .250 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .153 .139

SOG 46 25 10 19 9 14 3 2 3 7 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0.

0 0 146 105

Shots Faced 0 103 9

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Saves 0 73 7 1 81 115

SOG% .430 .490 .455 .613 .391 .519 .500 .286 .600 .538 .500 .667 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .476 .457 PCT .000 .709 .778 1.000 .717 .710

Game-winners 4 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 7 W 0 9 0 0 9 7

L 0 7 0 0 7 10

PK-ATT 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 T 0 2 0 0 2 2

SHO 0 5 0 1 6 3

Team Awards

NEC Championships/NCAA 1997 Regular Season Champions 1997 NEC Tournament Champions 1998 Regular Season Champions 1998 NEC Tournament Champions 1998 NCAA Tournament 1st Round 1999 Regular Season Champions 2002 Regular Season Champions 2002 NEC Tournament Champions 2002 NCAA Tournament 1st Round 2003 Regular Season Champions 2003 NEC Tournament Champions 2003 NCAA Tournament 2nd Round 2004 NEC Tournament Champions 2004 NCAA Tournament 1st Round 2005 Regular Season Champions 2005 NEC Tournament Champions 2005 NCAA Tournament 1st Round 2008 NEC Tournament Champions 2008 NCAA Tournament 1st Round 2009 Regular Season Champions Academic Team Awards 2001 CCSU Highest Team GPA Award 2004 CCSU Highest Team GPA Award

Academic Awards

ECAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Jackie Hadden - 1999

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Sabrina Mariani - 2003, 2004

CoSIDA ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District First Team Sabrina Mariani - 2002, 2003, 2004 Ashley Ferra - 2005 Jessica McCavanagh - 2006

NEC Women’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year Sabrina Mariani - 2003, 2004 Ashley Ferra - 2005 Jessica McCavanagh - 2006 Erin Herd - 2008

NSCAA Team Academic Award

2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Individual Awards NEC Player of the Year Jane McFarlane - 1997 Julie Twaddle -1998 Jackie Hadden - 1999 Denise Thomas - 2001 Kelly Shimmin - 2002, 2003 Sophie Hopper - 2005 Leah Blayney - 2009

NEC Rookie of the Year Jane McFarlane - 1997 Denise Thomas - 2000 Jess McCavanagh - 2003

NEC Defensive Player of the Year Ashley Ferra - 2005 Megan McClements - 2007

NEC Tournament Most Valuable Player Ashley Ferra - 2004 Erin Herd - 2008 Lynne Lang -1998 Sabrina Mariani - 2003 Jessica McCavanagh - 2005 Jane McFarlane - 1997 Kelly Shimmin - 2002

All-Conference First Team

Leah Blayney - 2007, 2008, 2009 Kim Bober - 2000 Rachel Caneen - 2007 Ciara Crinion - 2006, 2007 Danielle D'Ambrosio - 2003 Juliana DiPlacido - 2005 Laura Duncan - 2002, 2003

Ashley Ferra - 2005 Jen Frisch - 2002 , 2003 Jackie Hadden - 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Erin Herd - 2008 Karise Hilt - 2008, 2009 Sophie Hopper - 2002, 2005 Lynn Lang - 1997, 1998 Erica Leno - 2001 Allison Livsey - 2005 Beth Lloyd - 2009 Jessica McCavanagh - 2004, 2005, 2006 Megan McClements - 2007 Jane McFarlane - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Kelly Shimmin - 2002, 2003, 2004 Candace Spinelli - 2002 Denise Thomas - 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 Clio Tregear - 2008 Julie Twaddle - 1996, 1997, 1998 Emma Wright - 2001

Women’s Soccer History

All-Conference Second Team Ingrid Bohlin - 2005 Hannah Bromley - 2008 Rachel Caneen - 2008 Caity Casey - 2009 Jessica Davies - 2006 Nicole Davis - 1997 Karise Hilt - 2006 Sophie Hopper - 2004 Brittany Jackson - 2009 Jane McFarlane - 1997 Erin Petty - 1998 Candace Spinelli - 2001 Clio Tregear - 2007

NSCAA All-Region Freshman Team Jackie Hadden - 1996

NSCAA All-Region Team Selection Leah Blayney - 2009 Juliana DiPlacido - 2005 Laura Duncan - 2003 Jackie Hadden - 1997, 1999 Karise Hilt - 2008, 2009 Sophie Hopper - 2005 Jessica McCavanagh - 2006 Jane McFarlane - 1997 Kelly Shimmin - 2003 Clio Trigear - 2008 Julie Twaddle - 1998

NEWISA All-New England First Team Leah Blaney - 2007 Laura Duncan - 2003 Sophie Hopper - 2005 Kelly Shimmin - 2003 Denise Thomas - 2004

NEWISA All-New England Second Team Ingrid Bohlin - 2005 Rachel Caneen - 2007 Danielle D’Ambrosio - 2004 Ashley Ferra - 2005 Karise Hilt - 2008 Sophie Hopper - 2004 Jessica McCavanagh - 2006 Meghan McClements - 2004 Kelly Shimmin - 2004

Soccer Buzz All-America

Kelly Shimmin - 2003 (Honorable Mention)

Soccer Buzz All-Northeast Region Rachel Caneen - 2008 (Third Team) Juliana DiPlacido - 2005 (Third Team) Laura Duncan - 2003 (First Team) Jen Frisch - 2003 (Third Team) Jackie Hadden - 1997, 1999 (Third Team) Sophie Hopper - 2005 (First Team) Jane McFarlane - 1997 (Third Team) Kelly Shimmin - 2002 (Third Team) 2003 (First Team) 2004 (Third Team) Clio Tregear - 2008 (Third Team)

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Julie Twaddle - 1998 (Second Team)

Soccer Buzz All-Freshman Northeast Region Allison Livsey - 2005 Jessica McCavanagh - 2003 Jane McFarlane - 1997 Debbie Thomas - 2000

CCSU Awards Gail Rutz Award

(Outstanding Female Senior Student-Athlete) Jane McFarlane - 2000 Kelly Shimmin - 2004 Juliana DiPlacido - 2006 Jessica McCavanagh - 2007 Leah Blayney - 2010

CCSU Player of the Year 1996 - Julie Twaddle 1997 - Jane McFarlane 1998 - Julie Twaddle 1999 - Sarah Reginio 2000 - Kim Bober 2001 - Erica Leno 2002 - Kelly Shimmin 2003 - Kelly Shimmin 2004 - Sophie Hopper 2005 - Juliana DiPlacido 2006 - Jessica Davies 2007 - Rachel Caneen 2008 - Karise Hilt 2009 - Leah Blayney

CCSU Player’s Player of the Year 1996 - Sarah Reginio 1997 - Amy Smith 1998 - Nicole Davis 1999 - Amy Clemens 2000 - Denise Thomas 2001 - Erin Petty 2002 - Kelly Shimmin 2003 - Kelly Shimmin 2004 - Kelly Shimmin 2005 - Ashley Ferra 2006 - Jessica McCavanagh 2007 - Megan McClements 2008 - Karise Hilt 2009 - Leah Blayney

CCSU Sportswriter’s Player of the Year 1996 - Julie Twaddle 1997 - Jane McFarlane 1998 - Julie Twaddle 1999 - Jackie Hadden 2000 - Emma Wright 2001 - Kelly Shimmin 2002 - Kelly Shimmin 2003 - Ashley Ferra 2004 - Jenn Fischer and Tara O’Brien 2005 - Allison Livsey 2006 - Stephanie John 2007 - Hannah Bromley 2008 - Erin Herd

CCSU Clubman of the Year

1996 - Lynn Lang 1997 - Julie Twaddle 1998 - Joanna Chernushka 1999 - Megan Schuck 2000 - Joanna Chernushka 2001 - Laura Duncan 2002 - Laura Duncan 2003 - Laura Duncan 2004 - Laura Duncan and Megan Korn 2005 - Megan Korn 2006 - Megan Korn 2007 - Karise Hilt and Jill Kusek 2008 - Karise Hilt 2009 - Karise Hilt

Women’s Soccer History Individual Scoring Statistics Player Single Season Points 1.

Jane McFarlane 2.

Kelly Shimmin 3.

Leah Blayney 4.

Kelly Shimmin 5.

Jessica McCavanagh

Cl.

Year

Games Goals

Assists

Points

Fr. Jr. Sr. So. So.

1997 2003 2009 2002 2004

20 21 20 19 21

23 11 11 15 12

3 16 13 2 7

49 38 35 32 31

Single Season Goals 1.

Jane McFarlane 2.

Kelly Shimmin 3.

Jessica McCavanagh Rachel Caneen 5.

Jane McFarlane Lynn Lang Kelly Shimmin Jessica McCavanagh Leah Blayney Beth Lloyd

Fr. So. So. Jr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr.

1997 2002 2004 2008 1998 1997 2003 2003 2009 2009

20 19 21 23 20 18 21 22 20 21

23 15 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11

Single Season Assists 1.

Kelly Shimmin 2.

Leah Blayney 3.

Jackie Hadden 4.

Jackie Hadden Julie Twaddle

Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr.

2003 2009 1998 1997 1997

21 20 20 17 20

Years

Games Goals

Assists Points

1997-00 2001-04 2003-06 2007-09 1995-99 1996-99

75 72 81 61 71 71

51 40 40 21 23 13

12 28 19 20 14 34

Career Goals 1.

Jane McFarlane 2.

Kelly Shimmin Jessica McCavanagh 4.

Rachel Caneen 5.

Lynn Lang

1997-00 2001-04 2003-06 2006-08 1995-99

75 72 81 60 71

51 40 40 24 23

Career Assists 1.

Jackie Hadden 2.

Kelly Shimmin 3.

Amy Clemens Leah Blayney 4.

Jessica McCavanagh

1996-99 2001-04 1995-99 2007-09 2003-06

71 72 73 61 81

Player Career Points 1.

Jane McFarlane 2.

Kelly Shimmin 3.

Jessica McCavanagh 4.

Leah Blayney 5.

Lynn Lang Jackie Hadden

16 13 11 10 10

Jane McFarlane

114 108 99 62 60 60

34 28 20 20 19

Individual Goalkeeping Statistics Single Season Shutouts: 10 - Ashley Ferra, 2005 Fewest Goals Allowed: 15 - Ashley Ferra, 2005 Saves: 163 - Allison Rolls, 1995

Year-by-Year Team Record

Most Career Starts 80 - Danielle D’Ambrosio, 2002-2005

1995 1996 1997 #* 1998 #* 1999 # 2000 2001 2002 #* 2003 #* 2004 * 2005 #* 2006 2007 2008* 2009# Overall

Coach-by-Coach Records

# Northeast Conference Regular Season Champs * Northeast Conference Tournament Champs

Career Shutouts: 20.5 - Sarah Reginio, 1996-99 Saves: 358 - Sarah Reginio, 1996-99

Miscellaneous Records Most Career Appearances 82 - Juliana DiPlacido and Sophie Hopper, 2002-2005

Jen Atwell Bill Coleman Mick D’Arcy

1995 1996-1999 2000-Present

2-15-1 .139 41-32-2 .547 112-76-16 .588

2-15-1 7-9-2 13-7-0 12-8-0 9-8-0 6-13-0 7-8-2 15-6-0 15-3-4 11-10-1 17-4-0 8-9-2 9-9-1 12-7-4 12-7-2 155-123-19

Jessica McCavanagh

.139 .444 .650 .600 .530 .316 .471 .714 .773 .523 .810 .474 .500 .609 .619 .554

Danielle D’Ambrosio

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Women’s Soccer History

Seven-Time Northeast Conference Champions

1997

1997 Northeast Conference Tournament (at CCSU) Semifinal - CCSU 4, Wagner 0 Championship - CCSU 4, Monmouth 0 1997 NCAA Play-In (at Fairfield) Fairfield 2, CCSU 1

1998

1998 Northeast Conference Tournament (at CCSU) Semifinal - CCSU 1, Monmouth 0 Championship - CCSU 3, UMBC 2 (2OT) 1998 NCAA Tournament (at Harvard) Harvard 4, CCSU 1

2002

2002 Northeast Conference Tournament (at CCSU) Semifinal - CCSU 1, Sacred Heart 0 Final - CCSU 1, Monmouth 1 (5-4 CCSU shootout win) 2002 NCAA Tournament (at UConn) UConn 2, CCSU 0

2003

2003 Northeast Conference Tournament (at RMU) Semifinal - CCSU 3, Monmouth 2 Final - CCSU 0, Sacred Heart 0 (6-5 CCSU shootout win) 2003 NCAA First Round (at Boston College) CCSU 1, Boston College 0 2003 NCAA Second Round (at Boston College) CCSU 2, UConn 3 (2OT)

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Women’s Soccer History

Seven-Time Northeast Conference Champions

2004

2004 Northeast Conference Tournament (at FDU) Semifinal - CCSU 3, Quinnipiac 0 Final - CCSU 1, Sacred Heart 1 (4-1 CCSU shootout win) 2004 NCAA First Round (at Princeton) Princeton 5, CCSU 0

2005

2005 Northeast Conference Tournament (at CCSU) Semifinal - CCSU 2, Sacred Heart 0 Final - CCSU 1, Long Island 0 2005 NCAA First Round (at Yale) Yale 3, CCSU 0

2008 Northeast Conference Tournament (at LIU) Semifinal - CCSU 2, Monmouth 0 Final - CCSU 1, Long Island 0 2008 NCAA First Round (at Boston College) Boston College 3, CCSU 0

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2008

Central Connecticut State University

Start with a Dream.

Whether you long to be an educator or aspire to a career in international business or state-ofthe-art technology, Central Connecticut State University in New Britain can help you realize your dream. CCSU offers a wealth of undergraduate and master’s-level programs. The recent introduction of the University’s first doctoral program (an Ed.D. in educational leadership) and a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering further expands learning opportunities. Those who wish to pursue their education on a part-time basis have access to the same nationally honored courses, taught by the same superb faculty, as their full-time peers.

The proof of CCSU’s educational excellence is its distinguished and diverse alumni body, which features an impressively wide array of highly accomplished people --distinguished novelists, successful industrialists and corporate leaders, medical doctors, path-breaking inventors, award-winning teachers, and even NFL coaches. CCSU has more than 60,000 living alumni.

Although 85 percent remain in Connecticut contributing to the state’s cultural and economic vitality, the University’s alumni are also to be found throughout the nation and around the globe. Whatever path they choose, CCSU alumni enjoy lives of accomplishment, personal satisfaction, and civic participation.

Undergraduate Schools Graduates of the School of Arts and Sciences are well equipped for a lifetime of accomplishment, success – and learning. With nearly 100 academic programs in a wide variety of disciplines, the school helps students to think critically, communicate effectively, and readily assimilate new concepts and skills – essential abilities in today’s world. Committed to teaching as their first calling, CCSU professors are also award-winning scholars who involve students in collaborative research leading to co-authored publications or joint presentations. Many also serve as expert commentators for national, regional, and local news media – testament to the high regard in which they are held.

School of Business Boasts “Real-World” Orientation Thanks to its real-world orientation, and to faculty members who bring real-life work experiences to class, School of Business students learn how to succeed in business long before they graduate. Many professors have worked in business and still serve as consultants – allowing them to offer students insights into current best practices and business issues. The school’s strong focus on international business prepares students to compete in global enterprise. And graduates of the school often go on to some of the finest MBA programs in the nation.

School of Education and Professional Studies Has Long and Distinguished History The oldest public school of education in Connecticut, CCSU’s School of Education and Professional Studies has been preparing teachers and other educational leaders for more than 150 years. In the 21st century, CCSU is a leader in readying future teachers to make optimal use of technology; in fact, it was the only institution in the state to receive a prestigious $1 million federally funded PT3 grant to Prepare Teachers to Teach with Technology. The school also offers baccalaureate training for registered nurses. And its health fitness and athletic training programs have spawned trainers and coaches for high school, college, and professional sports teams.

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Central Connecticut State University

Finish with a Future!

School of Engineering and Technology Is a State-Designated Center of Excellence Graduates of Connecticut’s only four-year public school of engineering and technology consistently land high-paying jobs right after college. As a state-designated “Center of Excellence,” the School of Engineering and Technology responds to industry needs by turning out highly prepared graduates who are eager to solve real-world problems. Taught by faculty who serve as researchers and consultants to engineering, construction, and high-tech firms, students benefit from application-oriented programs and access to state-of-the-art laboratories in robotics, engineering, biomolecular sciences, networking, computer electronics, and manufacturing. Its many academic programs, offered within an array of technological disciplines, meet current industry standards.

Graduate Studies Program Offers Degrees in Many Disciplines From anesthesiology to TESOL, CCSU’s Graduate Studies Program grants master’s degrees in a wide variety of fields. Sixth-year teaching certificates, teacher certification, and non-degree professional certificates are also available. Among many other exceptional programs, Graduate Studies offers the world’s first completely online, university-based data-mining program and an Ed.D. in educational leadership.

Where Our Students Pursue Their Dreams After Graduating As teachers, school counselors, principals, and superintendents, and as higher education academic advisors, career counselors, and administrators throughout Connecticut and New England.

As business and technology professionals in such major companies as Aetna Financial, AIG, American Express, Blum Shapiro, Bristol Meyers, Chase Manhattan, CIGNA, Coopers Lybrand, ESPN, GE, Hamilton Sundstrand, Hartford Life, Johnson & Johnson, J. P. Morgan, Pfizer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky Aircraft, Siemens Westinghouse, Travelers, Unilever, United Technologies, and Verizon.

As marriage & family therapists at hospitals and community mental health agencies; as private counselors and psychotherapists; as mental health counselors at the Institute of Living, New Britain General Hospital, Wheeler Clinic, and Klingberg Family Clinic; as rehabilitation counselors with the State Bureau of Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, and at insurance companies. And as students in some of the top professional and doctoral programs in the state and nation.

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Central Connecticut State University

CCSU Faculty Excel at Teaching and Research The faculty are the heart of CCSU. Professors are widely recognized for excellence in both teaching and scholarship. Many receive research funding from such prestigious sources as NASA, the Fulbright Program, the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice, the National Science Foundation and the National Education Association.

The education CCSU provides is distinguished by our professors, who work closely with students, challenging them and supporting them.

Student learning is at the center of all we do. In keeping with this commitment, all classes are taught by professors, not teaching assistants.

Exceptional academics, top-notch faculty. What else makes CCSU special?

CCSU students also enjoy extensive study-abroad and international studies opportunities. The University’s Co-op program provides students with invaluable career-related work experiences plus the opportunity to make connections with potential employers. Annually, some 300 students in the University’s Co-op program are placed at over 200 Connecticut businesses, where they earn a total of $4 million. Some 65 percent of these students are offered permanent employment with their Co-op employers. As part of their educational programs, many CCSU students intern with local and area businesses and agencies.

While students benefit from this opportunity to test classroom learning in the “real world,” business owners and agency directors benefit from student labor valued in the millions of dollars. On campus, the University offers students a wide range of cultural programming: from theatrical plays to stand-up comics, from outstanding jazz, choral, and instrumental music to world-renowned dancers, from painting, photography, and sculpture presentations to over 100 student clubs for nearly every student interest, from academics to sports. There is truly “always something to do at CCSU.” National “Leadership Institution” In recognition of its “innovative undergraduate education,” CCSU has been designated a “Leadership Institution” by the Association of American Colleges & Universities; it is one of only 16 institutions in the nation – and the only one in Connecticut – to be so honored. CCSU is also cited in the college guidebook Great Colleges for the Real World for its commitment to preparing students for lives of accomplishment. And Princeton Review recently selected CCSU as one of “The Best Northeastern Colleges” and one of “America’s Best Value Colleges.”

CCSU has long been dedicated to providing a student-centered learning environment. CCSU has recently renovated its campus, assuring the University’s place among the finest educational institutions in Connecticut. All major academic buildings feature classrooms with computers, ceilingmounted video/data projectors, VCRs, document cameras, and DVD players, along with other components enabling satellite teleconferencing and computer software demonstrations. The University offers 8 residence halls, housing some 20 percent of students.

CCSU’s Elihu Burritt library is designed to meet the needs of undergraduate and graduate students and a faculty of serious scholars. Current holdings of books total more than 650,000 volumes; periodicals total over 3,000; and microform and other non-print materials total an additional 550,000 items. The library facility offers both individual and group study areas and is open over 112 hours per week during the academic year. And the library offers a wide range of electronic information services and special holdings.

The Institute of Technology and Business Development (ITBD), located in downtown New Britain, is CCSU’s comprehensive business outreach facility. With a mission “to promote the economic development of the state and to help business and industry sustain economic growth,” the ITBD serves a statewide clientele ranging from manufacturers, entrepreneurs, inventors, health-care providers, and real-estate firms to State agencies, Chambers of Commerce, professional organizations, and media groups. Operating four business centers, the ITBD offers technology training, conferencing, procurement, engineering, and business incubation services.

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Central Connecticut State University

This is CCSU.

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Athletics at CCSU

Department of Athletics The Central Connecticut State University Department of Athletics sponsors 18 Division I varsity sports and participates in the Northeast Conference.

Other members of the Northeast Conference include charter members Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island, Robert Morris, St. Francis (NY), St. Francis (PA) and Wagner. They are joined by Bryant (official in 2012), Monmouth (admitted in 1985), Mount St. Mary’s (1989), Central Connecticut State (1997), Quinnipiac (1998) and Sacred Heart (1999).

For more information on all Blue Devil Sports, you can visit the official home of the Blue Devils on the world wide web, CCSUBlueDevils.com.

Men’s Varsity Sports Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Indoor Track and Field Outdoor Track and Field Soccer

Women’s Varsity Sports Basketball Cross Country Golf Indoor Track and Field Lacrosse Outdoor Track and Field Soccer Softball Swimming and Diving Volleyball

CCSU Athletics Mission Statement The mission of the Intercollegiate Athletics Program at Central Connecticut State University is to contribute positively to the personal development of students by providing a wide range of opportunities for participation in sports, on either a highly-competitive NCAA Division I or recreational level.

The Intercollegiate Athletics Program contributes to the vitality of campus life by providing entertaining, highly-competitive sporting events for the campus and community at large.

In this sense, it serves as one of the principle centers of campus life because it contributes to the development of campus identity and community.

CCSUBlueDevils.com Home of the Blue Devils on the World Wide Web

Athletics are an appropriate and important component of the Central Connecticut State University experience because they embody

On July 1, 2007, Central Connecticut State

many of the intrinsic values and goals of

University and JumpTV (now NeuLion) re-

education at our University, in particular, the

launched the official website of CCSU Athletics, www.CCSUBlueDevils.com. The partnership with NeuLion will last at least five years, and brings the online experience for CCSU and its fanbase to a whole new level. Fans will have the opportunity

striving to achieve excellence in all manifestations of human life and the enrichment of the human spirit.

to bid on one-of-a-kind auction items and browse our mobile store for the latest in ring tones and wallpaper for their cellular phones. Fans will continue to experience live stats for all home CCSU games as well as an exhanced audio/video section, Media CENTRAL, that will feature both live and archived audio and video of CCSU athletics events.

The mission of the Intercollegiate Athletics Program is inextricably tied to the mission of the University. Therefore, as Central Connecti-

Central Connecticut is one of six members of the Northeast Conference that has its official

cut State University aspires to become one of

Web site powered by NeuLion. Other NEC schools affiliated with NeuLion include Quinnipiac

the best public, comprehensive universities

University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Monmouth University, Mount St. Mary’s University and

in the nation and the finest in New England,

Robert Morris University. JumpTV offers its more than 150 partners every piece of fan-facing technology including Internet publishing tools, streaming video and audio, e-commerce, ticketing,

the Intercollegiate Athletics Program similarly

mobile, community and emerging technologies. This interactive fan services platform, backed by an

aspires to become one of the best athletics

integrated database, provides teams with a single, comprehensive profile of each and every fan. As

programs among comparable universities in

part of NeuLion, sports teams can leverage online media to generate new revenue, operate more

the region and nation.

cost effectively and extend the reach of their brand to a broader audience.

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Athletics at CCSU The Central Connecticut State University Athletics Department made the move to Division I prior to the 1986-87 season, but it is the last 15 seasons that have turned the Blue Devils into one of the top athletics programs in New England. The following is a list of accomplishments during that time.

CCSU Championship History 1995-96 MEN’S SOCCER Mid-Continent Conference East Division Champions Mid-Continent Conference Tournament Champions WOMEN’S TENNIS Mid-Continent Conference Champions MEN’S GOLF New England Champions 1996-97 WOMEN’S TENNIS Mid-Continent Conference Champions New England Champions 1997-98 MEN’S GOLF Northeast Conference Champions NCAA Tournament WOMEN’S SOCCER Northeast Conference Regular Season Champions Northeast Conference Tournament Champions MEN’S TENNIS New England Champions WOMEN’S TENNIS Northeast Conference Champions New England Champions 1998-99 WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Northeast Conference Champions WOMEN’S SOCCER Northeast Conference Regular Season Champions Northeast Conference Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament MEN’S SOCCER Northeast Conference Regular Season Co-Champions 1999-00 WOMEN’S SOCCER Northeast Conference Regular Season Champions WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY New England Champions MEN’S BASKETBALL Northeast Conference Regular Season Champions Northeast Conference Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament 2000-01 WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK Northeast Conference Champions WOMEN’S SWIMMING Northeast Conference Champions MEN’S GOLF Northeast Conference Champion NCAA Tournament BASEBALL Northeast Conference North Division Co-Champions 2001-02

MEN’S BASKETBALL Northeast Conference Regular Season Champions Northeast Conference Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament WOMEN’S GOLF Northeast Conference Champions NCAA Tournament BASEBALL Northeast Conference Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament VOLLEYBALL Northeast Conference Regular Season Tri-Champions 2002-03 WOMEN’S SOCCER Northeast Conference Regular Season Champions Northeast Conference Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament

BASEBALL Northeast Conference Regular Season Champions Northeast Conference Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament MEN’S GOLF Northeast Conference Champions NCAA Tournament 2003-04 WOMEN’S SOCCER Northeast Conference Regular Season Champions Northeast Conference Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament Recorded CCSU’s First NCAA Division I Tournament Win BASEBALL Northeast Conference Regular Season Champions Northeast Conference Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament 2004-05 FOOTBALL Northeast Conference Co-Champions WOMEN’S SOCCER Northeast Conference Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament MEN’S GOLF Northeast Conference Champions NCAA Tournament 2005-06 FOOTBALL Northeast Conference Co-Champions WOMEN’S SOCCER Northeast Conference Regular Season Champions Northeast Conference Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament BASEBALL Northeast Conference Regular Season Champions 2006-07 MEN’S BASKETBALL Northeast Conference Regular Season Champions Northeast Conference Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament 2007-08 MEN’S SOCCER Northeast Conference Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament Recorded CCSU’s First NCAA Division I Tournament Win in Men’s Sport Reached Sweet Sixteen WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING Northeast Conference Champions ECAC Champions 2008-09 WOMEN’S SOCCER Northeast Conference Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING Northeast Conference Champions 2009-10 FOOTBALL Northeast Conference Champions WOMEN’S SOCCER Northeast Conference Regular Season Champions MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Northeast Conference Champions BASEBALL Northeast Conference Tournament Champions

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INDIVIDUAL AWARDS 1997-98 Steven Konopka Football Defensive Player of the Year Jane McFarlane Women’s Soccer Player of the Year Women’s Soccer Rookie of the Year 1998-99 Julie Twaddle Women’s Soccer Player of the Year Olga Budasz Women’s Swimming Outstanding Swimmer Kelly Yong Collins Women’s Golf Individual Champion 1999-2000 Kim Crowley Cross Country Rookie of the Year Jackie Hadden Women’s Soccer Player of the Year Olga Budasz Women’s Swimming Outstanding Swimmer Rick Mickens Men’s Basketball Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year 2000-01 Denise Thomas Women’s Soccer Rookie of the Year Tammie Repass Women’s Swimming Outstanding Swimmer Tim D’Aquila Baseball Rookie of the Year Coleen McDowell Women’s Golf Individual Champion 2001-02 Denise Thomas Women’s Soccer Player of the Year Olga Budasz Women’s Swimming Outstanding Swimmer Corsley Edwards Men’s Basketball Player of the Year Phil Rothkugel Baseball Rookie of the Year 2002-03 Kelly Shimmin Women’s Soccer Player of the Year Jorden Holder Men’s Soccer Rookie of the Year Tammie Repass Women’s Swimming Outstanding Swimmer Tim D’Aquila Baseball Player of the Year Barry Hertzler Baseball Pitcher of the Year 2003-04 Tim Konoval Cross Country Rookie of the Year Cory Harge Football Offensive Rookie of the Year Kelly Shimmin Women’s Soccer Player of the Year Jessica McCavanagh Women’s Soccer Rookie of the Year Alex Harrison Men’s Soccer Rookie of the Year Juliana DiPlacido Women’s Diving Outstanding Diver Ron Robinson Men’s Basketball Player of the Year Bobby Myles Men’s Golf Individual Champion Keith Stegbauer Baseball Player of the Year 2004-05 Cory Harge Football Offensive Player of the Year Andre Smith Football Offensive Rookie of the Year Alex Harrison Men’s Soccer Player of the Year Jaime Crowley Women’s Swimming Outstanding Swimmer Juliana DiPlacido Women’s Diving Outstanding Diver Lindsey Snyder Women’s Swimming Co-Rookie of the Year 2005-06 Aubrey Norris Football Offensive Rookie of the Year Anthony Wilson Football Defensive Rookie of the Year Sophie Hopper Women’s Soccer Player of the Year Ashley Ferra Women’s Soccer Defender of the Year Alex Harrison Men’s Soccer Player of the Year Brynn Good Volleyball Setter of the Year Juliana DiPlacido Women’s Diving Outstanding Diver 2006-07 Justise Hairston Football Offensive Player of the Year Javier Mojica Men’s Basketball Player of the Year Tristan Blackwood Men’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year Brendon Ray Men’s Golfer of the Year 2007-08 Megan McClements Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Year David Tyrie Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Year Amanda Bayer Volleyball Rookie of the Year Lindsey Snyder Women’s Swimming Outstanding Swimmer Kate Sohon Women’s Diving Co-Outstanding Diver Liz Wahlberg Women’s Diving Co-Outstanding Diver Alex Huffman Women’s Swimming Rookie of the Year Tristan Blackwood Men’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year Lucie Sarochova Women’s Golf Individual Champion 2008-09 Mallory Miller Women’s Diving Outstanding Diver Alex Czaplicki Women’s Swimming Rookie of the Year Eric Hawerchuk Men’s Golf Individual Champion\ 2009-10 James Mallory Football Offensive Player of the Year Lawton Arnold Football Defensive Rookie of the Year Leah Blayney Women’s Soccer Player of the Year Emily Cochran Volleyball Rookie of the Year Taylor Friedman Women’s Swimming Co-Outstanding Swimmer Aaron Radden Men’s Track Outstanding Performer/Rookie Sean Allaire Baseball Player of the Year Sara Budrick Softball Most Improved Player Betsy Vendel Women’s Lacrosse Rookie of the Year

Administration

Dr. John W. Miller University President • Sixth Year

Dr. Jack Miller began his duties in 2005 as the President of CCSU, which was founded in 1849 and is the oldest publicly supported institution of higher education in Connecticut. The University enrollment is over 12,000 students, including over 2,500 graduate students.

Prior to coming to Connecticut, Dr. Miller served as the Chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for six years. He has also been Dean of the College of Education at Florida State University from 1993-1999.

He served as a professor and an administrator at Georgia Southern University and Wichita State University.

Miller has taught students in public education from the elementary to doctoral degree levels in the United States, Costa Rica, England, and South Africa.

He has lectured in many other countries, including Ireland and Sweden.

Dr. Miller’s academic background includes a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Ohio University (1969), a master’s degree in education from Northern Illinois University (1972) and a doctorate degree in education from Purdue University (1975).

He has received numerous national awards, including the Excellence in Diversity award from the Brothers of the Academy for his commitment to access, retention, and graduation of underrepresented students in higher education in 2005, and the Pacesetter Award from the National Academic Advisory Association as CEO of the year in 2003.

His annual study of America’s Most Literate Cities has been published by USA Today, and recognized in over 100 of the largest daily newspapers and on National Public Radio.

He has presented 56 referred papers to 16 different learned societies in the United States and internationally in countries such as France and Jordan. He has also given numerous invited addresses and served as a consultant to over 40 educational agencies in the U.S. and other countries. He has published 43 articles in national and international journals, including publications in journals such as Educational Researcher and Journal of Educational Psychology. He has also authored 10 book chapters, two major monographs disseminated by international associations, four books, and three series of electronic and print instructional materials.

Dr. Miller has served as Principal Investigator and written 19 research and training proposals funded for a total of $4.5 million by state, federal, and private agencies, including the Department of Defense, Department of Education, Bell South Foundation, and Foundation for Improvement of Postsecondary Education.

He has served on boards of directors for both private corporations and public non-profit organizations, including Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Victim Assistance Program, Educational Assessment Systems, Inc., Farmers and Merchants Bank, St. Coletta’s of Wisconsin for Developmentally Disabled Citizens, Jefferson Literacy Council, and The Renaissance Group.

Jack and his wife, Barbara, have three grown children: Lauren, Elizabeth, and Raymond.

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Administration

Paul Schlickmann Director of Athletics • First Year

Central Connecticut State University President Jack Miller named Paul Schlickmann the new Director of Athletics on April 9, 2010. Schlickmann, 44, comes to New Britain from Stony Brook University, where he was the Executive Associate Director of Athletics. He began his duties in the spring of 2010 and is charged with directing the Blue Devils’ 18-sport Division I athletics program.

“We are extremely excited and proud to name Paul Schlickmann our new Director of Athletics,” Miller said. “He comes to Central at an exciting time. We are confident that he can lead us in the direction we are looking to go, and that is competing to win the Northeast Conference Commissioner’s Cup every season. Paul comes from a program that has grown tremendously during his time, and we are confident that his leadership and experience can bring Central back to the top of the NEC.” “I am honored and thrilled to be the Director of Athletics at Central Connecticut State University,” Schlickmann said. “Central has an impressive history of success and there is a palpable sense of pride about athletics throughout the campus community. I am excited to work with President Miller in achieving his vision for Blue Devil Athletics to be the premier program in the Northeast Conference.”

Schlickmann served as the Chief Operating Officer at Stony Brook, managing the daily operations of the athletics department. He had direct oversight of over 30 full-time professional staff in several areas of the department, including external services, business operations, facility operations, planning and capital projects and all personnel matters. As a member of the senior management team, Schlickmann managed department strategic planning initiatives, policy and procedure development and implementation, the coordination of short- and long-term facility improvements and capital projects, and all facets of fund raising, corporate development and revenue generation.

Schlickmann was responsible for a dramatic overhaul of Stony Brook’s athletic facilities during his tenure. In addition to successfully completing facility renovation and improvement projects totaling more than $8 million, he also managed the planning and design of another $30 million in capital projects.

Schlickmann was elected to a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Committee from 2004-08, and served as chair of that committee in 2007.

He has been Stony Brook’s representative on the America East Championship/Competition Cabinet for each of the past seven years. He also served as the chair of Stony Brook’s organizing committee when the school hosted the 2006 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse quarterfinals.

At Stony Brook, Schlickmann was active on three strategic committees appointed by the President. These included the Five Year Plan Task Force on Student Experience, the Campus Climate Task Force and the Campus Council on Diversity and Affirmative Action.

Schlickmann arrived at Stony Brook in August of 2003 after serving as the Associate Director of Athletics for Sports Administration and Football Operations at Yale University. He supervised the daily internal operations of 35 intercollegiate programs as a member of the senior management team.

Schlickmann was the sport administrator for the men’s soccer and men’s lacrosse programs while also overseeing event operations. He has over 19 years of experience in intercollegiate athletics as an administrator and a coach.

Schlickmann began his career in college athletics in 1989 as an assistant men’s basketball coach for two years at Worcester State College before moving on to graduate school at Springfield College. He worked as both an assistant men’s basketball coach and a graduate assistant to the Director of Athletics at Springfield.

A native of Worcester, MA, Schlickmann earned his Bachelor of Arts in American Studies in 1989 from Trinity College, where he was a four year member of the men’s basketball team. He earned his Master of Science degree in Sport Administration from Springfield College in 1995 and is a 2008 graduate of the highly regarded Sports Management Institute.

Schlickmann and his wife, Kristin, reside in Rocky Hill..

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The Northeast Conference Northeast Conference History When the Northeast Conference (NEC) was first established as the ECAC-Metro Conference back in 1981, the league’s founders had one goal in mind: to create a competitive NCAA Division I men’s basketball conference for unaffiliated schools on the Eastern seaboard. A single-sport entity at its inception, the NEC has grown far beyond expectations over the past three decades, having transformed itself into a burgeoning 12-member, 23-sport conference. To mark the NEC’s 30th Anniversary season in 2010-11, the Conference will proudly celebrate its heritage as its builds toward a promising future.

The NEC and its member institutions are committed to providing opportunities for student-athletes to achieve their fullest potential both in athletic competition and in the classroom. Likewise, the Conference continually strives to be an NCAA Division I leader for athletic success, academic achievement and integrity, sportsmanship, equity and diversity, community partnership and national engagement.

The remarkable success story of the conference began to unfold in 1985, when the league began sponsoring additional sports.

Three years later, a change of name was in order and the Northeast Conference as we know it today was born. With membership and sport sponsorship continuing to grow over the next 25 years, the NEC now enjoys qualification or play-in access to 14 different NCAA Championships (baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, field hockey, football, men’s and women’s golf, women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis and women’s volleyball).

Though the NEC has featured various incarnations since its inception, charter members Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island, Robert Morris, St. Francis (NY), Saint Francis (PA) and Wagner remain part of the current 12-school alignment. They are joined

by Monmouth (admitted in 1985), Mount St. Mary’s (1989), Central Connecticut State (1997), Quinnipiac (1998) and Sacred Heart (1999). NEC expansion continues with the addition of Bryant University in 2012 as the league’s 12th member, which will give the league a six-state geographic footprint with access to such major media markets as New York City, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Hartford and Providence.

NEC member institutions now compete in 23 championship sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, women’s bowling, men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, football, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, women’s swimming, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball.

Northeast Conference Website/Television More widely-recognized than ever, the NEC continues to expand its new media initiatives to cater to a growing fan base.

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The Conference has embraced social media with Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages, all of which have attracted loyal followings. The NEC also provides its fans with NEC On The Run podcast segments, weekly NEC Notebook spots (that also air on Sports Radio 66 WFAN in New York City and ESPN Radio 1250 in Pittsburgh) and video blogs. To further enhance its multimedia efforts, the league launched satellite website, www.northeastconference.tv, last fall. The site serves as the league’s webcast hub and offers an event archive dating back two years. A women’s basketball regular season Game of the Week along with ten conference championships (men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey, volleyball, women’s basketball, women’s bowling, men’s and women’s lacrosse, softball and baseball) made up the 2009-10 webcast package. The Conference also plans a summer relaunch of its official website, www.northeastconference.org.

To supplement one of the premier regional basketball television packages in the country, the conference also produces a football package and a preseason basketball show entitled NEC Countdown to Tipoff. Over the last five years, the Conference has televised nearly 150 events, as the league’s coverage area expanded to over 50 million homes.

Along with flagship station MSG Network, other regional television partners include MSG Plus, FSN-Pittsburgh, MASN, NESN, Fox College Sports, Cox Cable and the Connecticut Sports Network. In 2010, ESPN broadcast the men’s basketball championship game for the 23rd straight year, while ESPNU carried the women’s championship game, marking the third year in a row the women’s contest reached a nationwide audience.

Academic Success The Northeast Conference’s commitment to academic excellence led to national recognition for both individual student-athletes and the league’s member institutions as a whole in 2009-10. NEC student-athletes graduated at an 84.7 percent rate, which is well above the national average of 79 percent according to NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data. Likewise, a total of 19 NEC teams garnered public recognition from the NCAA for their latest Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores.

The league placed 33 representatives on ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District teams, one of whom - Monmouth men’s soccer player Daniel Bostock - went on to garner Academic All-America Honors. On a conference-wide level, more than 2,200 student-athletes qualified for the NEC Academic Honor Roll, a 13 percent increase from the previous year, while nearly 500 were named to the Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll with GPAs of 3.75 or higher. Student-athletes at Fairleigh Dickinson and Saint Francis (PA) posted combined GPAs of 3.24 to share the NEC Institutional Academic Award.

Athletic Achievement The NEC’s exposure was widened on a national basis as the Conference sent representatives to NCAA Championship events in 13 different team sports in 200910, while NEC student-athletes individually qualified to compete for an NCAA title in women’s tennis, along with men’s and women’s golf.

In the league’s highest profile event of the year - played before the largest crowd in conference history at the TD Bank Sports Center - Robert Morris defeated Quinnipiac, 52-50, to become the first men’s basketball program since the mid-90’s to repeat as NEC champion; RMU then captivated a nationwide audience with a

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The Northeast Conference near upset of #2 seed Villanova in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Less than a month later, the Conference drew headlines as Fairleigh Dickinson won the NCAA Women’s Bowling championship with a thrilling 4-3 win over Nebraska in the title match televised live by ESPN. The championship was historical in nature as it marked the first such title for a Northeast Conference institution in a leaguesponsored sport. In just its second year sponsoring the sport, the NEC featured six teams ranked in the top-15 of the National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) poll during the 2009-10 campaign.

The Monmouth men’s soccer program and Long Island softball team also found success on the national stage. After winning its fifth consecutive regular season crown, Monmouth went on to capture the NEC Tournament title and earned the opportunity to host #12 UConn on the Great Lawn in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Before a sellout crowd, the Hawks advanced past the Huskies in penalty kicks. The Hawks ranked as high as fifth and finished the season ranked 13th nationally in the NSCAA/adidas poll. Long Island softball completed an unprecedented season on the diamond by becoming the first team in NEC history to reach an NCAA Regional final in the sport. The Blackbirds defeated #21 UMass and Boston University before falling to #13 Arizona State.

In football, Central Connecticut State won its first NEC football crown since 2005 and represented the Conference in the fourth Gridiron Classic. The Long Island women’s volleyball program continued its dominance with a sixth straight Northeast Conference championship last fall. It marks the longest active title streak in the conference in any sport. In its first season of competition, NEC newcomer Bryant ran away with the baseball regular season title. The stage was also set for the official launch of men’s lacrosse in 2010-11 as Mount St. Mary’s advanced to the NCAA Tournament after capturing the MAAC Championship. Bryant claimed the biggest win of the season with a 9-7 conquest of #9 Yale in April and Robert Morris reached as high as #19 in the USILA national poll.

Individually, six NEC student-athletes received All-America honors in their respective sports. Monmouth senior attacker Ryan Kinne was named a first team NSCAA/ adidas All-American in men’s soccer, while his teammate, senior defender Daniel Bostock, was tabbed to the second team. Two members of the FDU national champion women’s bowling team - Sara Litteral and Erica Perez - were named AllAmericans by the National Tenpin Coaches Association. For Perez, it marked her fourth consecutive honor, while Litteral was recognized for the second straight year.

CCSU baseball star Sean Allaire was tabbed a third team ABCA and Louisville Slugger All-American and Blue Devil running back James Mallory was named to the Associated Press and AFCA All-American teams, and was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, presented annually to the outstanding college football player at the FCS level. Bryant catcher Jeff Vigurs (Cubs) and Sacred Heart’s Mike Drowne (Dodgers) were selected in the 2010 MLB Draft.

Sacred Heart captured its third straight Brenda Weare Commissioner’s Cup. The Pioneers also claimed a fourth straight Joan Martin Women’s Commissioner’s Cup. The Men’s Cup was won by Monmouth for the eighth time in the last nine years.

On Campus/In The Community The NEC welcomed the class of 2013 to campus last summer with a Freshman Orientation gift bag promotion, the first step in a new outreach program developed as a byproduct of the NEC Strategic Plan. Over 10,000 freshmen students across the membership were introduced to the Conference with promotional items, including an informative NEC Fan Guide.

The NEC also participated in the NCAA’s Respect Campaign, an effort to promote an environment of respect and integrity at Conference events. The marketing campaign included co-branded NEC/NCAA banners, logos and print ads, along with public address announcements and personalized spots that ran during institutional radio and webcasts.

The NEC, its member institutions and student-athletes have made community involvement an important piece of its mission. In 2009-10, the NEC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee made its annual visit to the Cancer Recovery Foundation in Hershey, PA in February. The SAAC coordinated a leaguewide “Penny Wars” fundraiser that resulted in a significant donation to the organization. NEC field hockey programs participated in a Be the Match Challenge, which helped facilitate matches for potential bone marrow donors. The drive resulted in more than 650 people signing up for the national Be The Match Registry. To assist in raising breast cancer awareness, NEC women’s volleyball teams supported “Dig Pink” for the first time on a conference basis this season, while women’s basketball teams also participated in the WBCA’s “Pink Zone” promotion.

Additionally, the Sacred Heart SAAC was the recipient of the 2010 NCAA SAAC Award of Excellence.

Evolving and Expanding In recent years, the NEC has taken aim at upgrading the caliber of the league’s championship sports and enhancing the opportunities and experiences for the more than 4,000 student-athletes that compete in the conference. The Conference will contest its first men’s lacrosse championship this year and has upgraded its women’s swimming and diving championship venue with its move to MIT in 2011. This fall, the NEC will gain automatic access to the Division I Football Championship for the first time, making football the 14th team sport in which NEC student-athletes are guaranteed a chance to compete for an NCAA crown. Set to embark on a number of new initiatives as part of the league’s Strategic Plan - including the creation of an NEC Athletic Hall of Fame - the NEC and its member institutions are committed to the future growth of the Conference.

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Academics Central Connecticut State University recognizes the contributions made by our student-athletes to the campus and community. Through the creation and support of the Academic Center for Student-Athletes, the university demonstrates its commitment to its mission: We prepare students to be thoughtful, responsible and successful citizens. We believe that academic development and athletic successes are mutually compatible; our objective is to: provide academic support, promote personal and social growth, and provide leadership opportunities.

Each week, team advisors hold group meetings to promote the discussion of topics relevant to college life. Through a series of activities and guest speakers the student-athletes deal with issues including, but not limited to: • • • • • • • • • • •

Time Management Nutrition Learning Strategies Career Planning Self-Esteem Financial Planning and Preparedness Health and Wellness Study Skills Choosing a Major Team Building Community Service

Weekly meetings with team advisors provide student-athletes the opportunity to receive individualized academic advising and support. By reviewing their individual calendars and assignments with their team advisors, student-athletes are able to structure their time as they adapt to college life.

Entering students are required to spend eight hours a week in the Academic Center. This requirement necessitates proper study time and task management. Extended hours, computer stations for student use, and academic support ensures a comfortable academic environ-

ment for student-athletes to excel. Students are encouraged to use other campus resources such as The Learning Center, The Math Center, The Writing Center, Language Lab and Music Lab to fulfill their required study hours. Each year a group of upperclassmen are selected to serve as Student Athlete Academic Mentors. Chosen for their academic record and demonstrated leadership ability, the Student Athlete Academic Mentors serve as models for incoming student-athletes. By assisting Team Advisors during group meetings, holding small group study sessions and tutoring in the academic center, the Student Athlete Academic Mentors provide additional academic support while developing their own leadership skills.

Each athletic team selects representatives to serve on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). This group is designed to represent the interests of student-athletes on our campus and beyond. SAAC has input into the rules, regulations and policies that affect the lives of student-athletes as well as addressing issues of national concern. The group also sponsors events on campus and service projects in the community. Representatives participate in similar discussions at the conference level as part of the Northeast Conference SAAC.

Kevin Oliva

Director of the Academic Center for Student-Athletes • Seventh Year

Kevin Oliva graduated from Central Connecticut State University in 1989 with his bachelor’s degree from the School of Business. He began working at Central Connecticut State University as a Residence Hall Director immediately following graduation. Oliva also received his master’s degree in counseling/student development in higher education from CCSU. He went on to work as an admissions counselor, recruiting and counseling prospective students at CCSU. He was then promoted to Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs, helping raise money for scholarships.

Oliva led the Admissions Office for five years, meeting the University enrollment targets as Associate Director and Interim Director of Admissions. His commitment to student success led him to his current position as the Director of the Academic Center for Student-Athletes, which he has held for the past six years.

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Academics Blue Devil NEC Scholar-Athletes 2001-02 Tammie Repass Women’s Swimming and Diving 2002-03 Tammie Repass Women’s Swimming and Diving

The time demands on today’s Division I student-athletes to balance athletic participation with their obligations in the classroom are more challenging than ever. At Central, our primary objective is to provide our student-athletes with a positive educational experience. Thus, it is critical that we provide them with the services and resources they need to achieve academic success and to graduate.

We value and foster the traditional concept of “mens sana in corpore sano”; a healthy mind in a healthy body. We strive to recruit young men and women who embrace all that a Central education has to offer and take great pride in the impressive academic accomplishments and accolades that our student-athletes achieve on an annual basis.

2003-04 Sabrina Mariani Women’s Soccer

Paul C. Schlickmann Director of Athletics

Lewis Pappariella Baseball 2004-05 Sabrina Mariani Women’s Soccer Jen Cote Volleyball Tom Pezzello Baseball 2005-06 Ashley Ferra Women’s Soccer Alex Harrison Men’s Soccer Chantelle Bowden Volleyball 2006-07 Alex Harrison Men’s Soccer Jess McCavanagh Women’s Soccer Lindsey Snyder Women’s Swimming and Diving Brendon Ray Men’s Golf 2007-08 Ryne Nutt Football Lindsey Snyder Women’s Swimming and Diving 2008-09 Erin Herd Women’s Soccer

NORTHEAST CONFERENCE Academic Honor Roll Each fall, winter and spring, the Northeast Conference names its Academic Honor Roll consisting of all its member institutions. To be a member of the NEC Honor Roll, student-athletes must maintain a 3.20 or better GPA (calculated after the most recent semester). The NEC also instituted a Commissioner’s Honor Roll, which began with the 2008-09 winter season. Student-athletes must maintain a 3.75 or better GPA to be recognized.

Since the Fall of 2000, CCSU has placed almost 700 studentathletes on the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

Athletic Season Fall Winter Spring Fall Winter Spring Fall Winter Spring Fall Winter Spring Fall Winter Spring Fall Winter Spring Fall Winter Spring Fall Winter Spring Fall Winter Spring Fall Winter Spring

Year 2000 2000-01 2001 2001 2001-02 2002 2002 2002-03 2003 2003 2003-04 2004 2004 2004-05 2005 2005 2005-06 2006 2006 2006-07 2007 2007 2007-08 2008 2008 2008-09 2009 2009 2009-10 2010

CCSU Student-Athletes Honored 12 16 13 13 16 24 23 11 14 22 10 14 32 10 14 23 11 13 20 21 24 46 39 42 46 40 52 50 34 45

The Commissioner’s Honor Roll was instituted in 2008-09.

Athletic Season Winter Spring Fall Winter Spring

Year 2008-09 2009 2010 2009-10 2010

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CCSU Student-Athletes Honored 8 4 10 7 7

Strength and Conditioning

MICHAEL S. KNAPP WEIGHT TRAINING CENTER The Central Connecticut State University Strength and Conditioning program is a sophisticated blend of science, technology, nutrition, and one-on-one attention to each student-athlete.

Central’s student-athletes make a year-round commitment to physically preparing to play their sport at the highest level.

Michael Ericksen • Director

That physical preparation addresses numerous components that are critical to athletic success, including strength, speed, power, agility, flexibility, metabolic conditioning and motivation. Central’s strength and conditioning staff, under the guidance of Michael P. Ericksen, MS, C.S.C.S., tailors a strength and conditioning program that matches the student athletes individual needs with the specific physical demands of their sport.

At the heart of Central’s strength and conditioning program is the Michael S. Knapp Weight Training Center, located in Kaiser Hall, below Detrick Gymnasium. The physical elements of the Strength Center reflect the strength and conditioning philosophy.

The 4,000 square foot facility contains more than 15,000 pounds of weights and 12 Olympic lifting platforms with multi-purpose power racks. The room also includes dumbbells ranging from five to 170 pounds, selectorized machines and numerous pieces of cardiovascular equipment. A fully equipped plyometric training area is located just off the Strength Center.

Alan Burr • Assistant Coach

Ericksen has been the Director of Sports Conditioning for Central Connecticut State University since 1997. He is a 2000 graduate of Central Connecticut State University with a MS in physical education/exercise science. Ericksen is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and holds a club coaching certificate from the United States Weightlifting Federation. He was a three-time captain of the rugby club at CCSU. Ericksen directs the strength and conditioning programs for all of CCSU’s 18 varsity sports. He is assisted by Alan Burr, MS, C.S.C.S., Phil Giampa, C.S.C.S. and Michael Piper, C.S.C.S.

Phil Giampa • Assistant Coach

Michael Piper • Assistant Coach

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Sports Medicine Head athletic trainer Kathy Pirog, MEd, ATC, oversees the Central Connecticut State University Sports Medicine Program. Pirog is joined by assistant athletic trainers Tom McCarthy, MS, ATC and Paul Manwaring, MS, ATC. The athletic training staff consists of board certified athletic trainers and athletic training students with EMT-B certification.

Pirog, BS ’81, has served as the head athletic trainer for the Blue Devils since 1996. She is in her 25th year overall with the University, serving her first 11 years as a full-time assistant under Carl Krein, ATC, PT. Pirog played a major role in and was the primary designer for the Carl F. Krein Athletic Training Center, which is regarded by many as the top athletic training center in the state. Serving in a dual role, Pirog holds the rank of associate professor in the Department of Physical Education & Human Performance, where she teaches athletic training courses and serves as an approved clinical instructor in the Athletic Training Education Program. In May 2008, she was selected as an honorary member of the CT Orthopedic Society. Pirog can also be credited with obtaining national accreditation of the Athletic Training Education program in 2000, when she served as the curriculum program director. Pirog is the faculty advisor to the students’ athletic training club and is a past President of the Connecticut Athletic Trainers Association (CATA). She is also a former Secretary/Treasurer for the Eastern Athletic Trainer’s Association.

McCarthy, a graduate of Central (BS ’90, MS ’94), began his tenure at CCSU in 1996. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Education & Human Performance where he teaches athletic training courses and serves as the clinical coordinator for the Athletic Training Education Program. McCarthy is also a past President of the CATA and co-chaired the licensure committee, where he was instrumental in securing licensure of athletic trainers in the state. Both McCarthy and Pirog are past recipients of the CATA Athletic Trainer of the Year Award.

Manwaring is a graduate of the University of Connecticut (’95) and received his master’s degree from Central in 1999, where he worked as a graduate assistant in the athletic training department. Manwaring’s full-time appointment as an athletic trainer began in 2003 and he also serves as an approved clinical instructor for the Athletic Training Education Program. He is the Past-President of the CATA. Manwaring, along with McCarthy and Pirog, have co-authored numerous articles and presented their works relating to sports medicine at state, regional, and national conferences.

Robert Waskowitz, MD is the senior team physician for intercollegiate athletics and also serves as the medical director to the Athletic Training Education Program at CCSU. He is a third generation doctor, as well as the third generation to practice as a team physician at CCSU. Now in his 10th year working with the Blue Devils, Robert is board certified, completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine at the prestigious Steadman-Hawkins Clinic in Colorado and is a highly respected orthopedic surgeon in New Britain. Additionally, he is an orthopedic consultant to the ESPN X-Games and Great Outdoor Games.

Continuing with the CCSU medical team for his fifth year is Jeffrey Brown, MD. Brown is the Director of Sports Medicine at Hartford Medical Group and is Board Certified in both Family and Sports Medicine. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Brown University and his Sports Medicine Fellowship from the University of Connecticut. He is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.

The Carl Krein Athletic Training Center is named in honor of CCSU’s retired head athletic trainer, who served in that capacity for 30 years. Krein established a nationallyrespected athletic training curriculum at CCSU and was inducted into the CCSU Hall of Fame in 1995. He is a former U.S. Olympic athletic trainer, serving in the Lake Placid Olympics in 1980. In June of 2001, Krein received the highest honor obtainable in his profession when he was inducted as a member of the National Athletics Trainers Association (NATA) Hall of Fame.

The Carl Krein Athletic Training Center was dedicated in 1998 and services both the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Department of Physical Education & Human Performance. It underwent a makeover this summer. In addition to serving as a health care facility for CCSU athletes, the facility provides a clinical setting for students majoring in athletic training and is utilized as an academic setting for the instruction of athletic training courses. The athletic training facility boasts over 3,000 square feet including areas for: hydrotherapy, rehabilitation, cardiovascular conditioning, evaluation, treatment, and a spacious taping area.

Kathy Pirog

Head Athletic Trainer

Tom McCarthy

Asst. Athletic Trainer

Paul Manwaring

The Waskowitz Family Physician’s Room and Academic Center, also dedicated in 1998, honors the late Dr. William Waskowitz, and his late father, Dr. David Waskowitz. Both doctors served as team physicians of CCSU athletics and are members of CCSU’s Alumni Athletics Hall of Fame.

Asst. Athletic Trainer

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