2010-11 women's basketball media guide

2010-11 Norwich Women’s Basketball

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Table of ContentsAbout Norwich University................................................2Athletic Department Staff.................................................3Sports Information............................................................42010-11 Season Outlook...................................................5Norwich Coaching Staff....................................................6Team Roster.........................................................................7Player Profiles......................................................................82009-10 Season Statistics.................................................13

Quick FactsLocation.......................................................Northfield, Vt.Nickname...................................................................CadetsColors.............................................Maroon & Vegas GoldAffiliation............................................NCAA Division IIIConference..........Great Northeast Athletic ConferencePresident........................................Dr. Richard SchneiderVP/Commandant of Cadets..............BG Michael KellyDean of Student Affairs............................Martha MathisAthletic Director..................................Anthony MarianoSenior Women’s Administrator..............Amanda CuiffoHead Athletic Trainer................................David BotelhoEquipment Manager......................................Scott Mullen

Basketball InformationHead Coach....................................................Mark ZacherAssistant Coach...............................Lutfiyaa MuhammadStudent Assistant............................................Kyle PouliotTeam Captains.....................................Christine Daniels................................................................Laurel McWilliams.......................................................................Kelsey KnappHome Court (capacity)..................Andrews Hall (1,500)2009-10 Record.....................................................................2009-10 GNAC Record (Finish)........................................

Sports InformationSports Information Director....................Charlie CrosbyAssistant Sports Information Directors......Kelley Ruch.....................................................................Derek DunningSports Information Intern............................Matt AlburySports Information Fax...............................802.485.2161Sports Information Hotline...........................802.485.

2010-11 ScheduleDate Opponent TimeNov. 15 at Plattsburgh St. 6:00 p.m. Nov. 17 Colby-Sawyer 5:00 p.m. Nov. 20 at Wentworth 1:00 p.m. Nov. 21 St. Joseph (Vt.) 7:00 p.m. Nov. 23 at Middlebury 6:00 p.m. Dec. 3 Green Mountain 6:00 p.m. Dec. 4 TBD 1:00 p.m.

TBD 3:00 p.m. Dec. 7 Johnson St. 7:00 p.m. Dec. 9 at Southern Vt. 6:00 p.m. Dec. 13 Castleton 7:00 p.m. Jan. 3 at Clarkson 6:00 p.m. Jan. 6 at Lyndon St. 6:00 p.m. Jan. 8 at Albertus Magnus * 1:00 p.m. Jan. 11 St. Joseph (Conn.) * 7:00 p.m. Jan. 15 at Simmons * 1:00 p.m. Jan. 19 at Mount Ida * 5:00 p.m. Jan. 22 Emmanuel (Mass.) * 1:00 p.m. Jan. 29 Pine Manor * 3:00 p.m. Feb. 1 at Rhode Island College 5:30 p.m. Feb. 3 at Lasell * 5:30 p.m. Feb. 5 St. Joseph's (Me.) * 1:00 p.m. Feb. 8 at Rivier * 7:00 p.m. Feb. 12 Johnson & Wales (RI) * 3:00 p.m. Feb. 15 Suffolk * 5:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at Emerson * 2:00 p.m.

CreditsThe 2010-11 Norwich women’s basketball media guideis an official publication of the Norwich UniversitySports Information Office. The guide was written, ed-ited and designed by Kelley Ruch. Editorial assistanceprovided by Charlie Crosby and Derek Denning. Pho-tography supplied by Jennifer Langille.

About Norwich University

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Notable Alumni

Gen Gordon R. Sullivan, USA (Ret.)’59

US Army Chief of Staff, 1991-95Pierson G. Mapes ’59

Former President, NBC TelevisionDouglas M. McCracken ’70

Former CEO, Deloitte ConsultingBrig. Gen. Jesus A. Manguel, USA’59

Chief Operating Officer,National Industries for the Blind

Maj. Gen. Russell Todd, USA ’50President Emeritus, Norwich Univ.

William N. Preismeyer ’67CEO, Cymbet Corporation;Former CEO, Jostens, Inc.

Jay. S. Witzel ’70President & CEO, Carlson Hotels

Emily Caruso ’00Member, U.S. Shooting Team for2004 & 2008 Olympic Games

Allen Doyle ’71Two-time U.S. Senior Open Champion

Founded in 1819 by CaptainAldridge Partridge, Norwich Universityin nestled in the Green Mountains inNorthfield, Vermont. Norwich is the na-tion’s oldest private military college.

Today Norwich University of-fers educational opportunities for bothundergraduate and graduate students.The undergraduate experience offers achoice of being in the Corps of Cadetsor as a civilian student. Both lifestyles areintegrated within the classroom, athleticteams, and student organizations.

Norwich’s undergraduate stu-dent population of 2000 hail from 40different states and 20 foreign countries.Eighty-one percent of the 112 facultyhold terminal degrees. Norwich boasts astudent to faculty ratio of 14:1 and isproud of its long tradition of excellencein teaching and personal attention givento students.

Thirty academic programs, in-cluding a teacher/education licensureprogram, and four ROTC programs areoffered. Norwich is the birthplace of tehROTC program due to the innovativeeducational methods of Alden Partridge.

As an NCAA Division IIIschool, the University sponsors varsityathletic competition in men’s andwomen’s ice hockey, football, men’s andwomen’s soccer, men’s and women’scross country, baseball, softball, men’sand women’s lacrosse, women’s volley-ball, wrestling, men’s tennis and men’sand women’s swimming and diving, aswell as men’s and women’s rugby.

On campus, Norwich offers 80clubs and organizations including aca-demic and professional societies, specialinterest clubs and a range of religious,military and community service organi-zations.

Under its School of GraduateStudies, Norwich offers 10 online grad-uate degrees at the Master’s level and onecertificate program. Enrollment in thegraduate school is 1200 students.

Norwich University is located inNorthfield, Vt., just 15 miles from Mont-pelier, the state capital.

Athletics Directory

Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

Tony Mariano 485.2230Assistant Athletic Director/SWA

Amanda Cuiffo 485.2590Administrative Assistant

Cathy Diego 485.2230Sports Information Director

Charlie Crosby 485.2011Asst. Kelley Ruch 485.2241Asst. Derek Dunning 485.2902Intern Matt Albury 485.2160

Head Athletic Trainer

David Botelho, ATC 485.2236Asst. Nicole Therrien, ATC 485.2236Asst. Amelia Taylor, ATC 485.2236Asst. Rob Moylon, ATC 485.2236

Strength & Conditioning Coach

Jeff Kruger 485.2693Equipment Manager

Scott Mullen 485.2247Asst. Brent Maxfield 485.2247

Varsity Coaches

Baseball: John Rhoades 485.2238Men’s Basketball: Paul Booth 485.2239Women’s Basketball: Mark Zacher 485.2229Cross Country: Ramsay Paulwan 485.2272Football: Shawn McIntyre 485.2233Men’s Ice Hockey: Mike McShane 485.2242Women’s Ice Hockey: Mark Bolding 485.2302Men’s Lacrosse: Neal Anderson 485.2230Women’s Lacrosse: Beth Van Parys 485.2847Men’s Rugby: Bob Weggler 485.2237Women’s Rugby: Austin Hall 485.2921Men’s Soccer: Kyle Dezotell 485.2240Women’s Soccer: Beth Van Parys 485.2847Softball:Terri Lavalette Swimming & Diving: Laura Dunn 485.2507Volleyball: Amanda Cuiffo 485.2590

Athletic Department Staff


Anthony MarianoDirector of Athletics

Well into his fourth decade of serviceto Norwich University, Tony Marianocontinues to provide leadership to aNorwich athletics program that has at-tained unprecedented levels of success.The 2003-04 season was arguably thefinest in school history as all 16 varsity

sports teams competed in postseason action, highlighted by thefootball team's first bowl game appearance in 20 years, and themen's ice hockey team competing in its sixth Division III "FrozenFour." Additionally, the Norwich men's rugby team qualified forthe 16-team USA Rugby Collegiate Championship for the first timein program history.

Mariano is in his 18th year as the Director of Intercolle-giate Athletics, after spending his first 16 seasons in Northfield asa coach. He was head men's soccer coach from 1978-84, beforebeing named head men's ice hockey coach in 1982. Under Mari-ano's guidance, the Norwich men's ice hockey team made its firstpostseason appearance in 1984, and went on to appear in sevenECAC tournaments and earn two NCAA Championship berths.Mariano stepped down as head coach in 1992 when he assumed hiscurrent duties as athletic director.

Mariano is a 1974 graduate of St. Lawrence Universitywith a degree in physical education. He received his master's degreefrom Norwich in 1975. Tony and his wife Gail reside in North-field. Their son, Tom, is an assistant hockey coach at Hobart.

Amanda CuiffoAssociate Director of AthleticsSenior Women’s Administrator

Amanda Cuiffo is in her sixth year as anadministrator and coach in the NorwichUniversity athletic department. She waselevated in 2010 to Associate Directorof Athletics after serving for five yearsas an assistant athletic director and the

senior woman administrator. Cuiffo also serves as head coach ofNU’s women's volleyball program.

In her role as Associate Director of Athletics, Cuiffooversees the following sport programs: women’s soccer, women’slacrosse, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’sswimming and diving, women’s rugby, softball and women’s bas-ketball. Cuiffo is also the assistant director of compliance, shemonitors contest scheduling, she oversees event management andshe is responsible for aspects of student-athlete affairs to includesupervision of Norwich’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee(SAAC) and coordination of Norwich’s CHAMPS/Life Skills Pro-gram.

Prior to arriving at Norwich, Cuiffo served as the headwomen's tennis coach at Brandeis University and the assistant vol-leyball coach at Bentley College. Cuiffo also assisted the volleyballteam at Smith College as well as the tennis and squash teams atAmherst College, while completing her graduate work at Smith.

Cuiffo graduated magna cum laude from Colby College in2002. While at Colby, Cuiffo captained the volleyball team duringboth her junior and senior years and was a four-time team MVP.She was named All-New England “Rookie of the Year” in 1998,and was twice selected to the All-NESCAC second team. Cuiffoalso competed for two years on Colby’s tennis team, captaining thesquad during her senior year. Cuiffo went on to graduate magnacum laude from Smith College, earning a M.S. in Exercise andSport Studies.

David BotelhoHead Athletic Trainer

David Botelho is in his 16th season asthe head athletic trainer at Norwich Uni-versity, while serving as a clinical in-structor in the athletic training educationprogram at NU.Botelho came to Norwich from Hamp-

ton University where he served fouryears in the same capacity.

Botelho is a 1989 graduate of Rhode Island College witha degree in physical education and a minor in psychology. Heearned a master's degree in education with an emphasis in athletictraining at Old Dominion University in 1991. He also taught classesin the prevention and care of athletic injuries at Hampton andODU. Botelho is certified by both the National Athletic TrainersAssociation (NATA) and the American Red Cross.

Botelho resides in Essex Junction with his wife Gayle, andtheir sons Jake, Brady and Dylan.

Scott MullenEquipment Manager

Scott Mullen begins his seventh seasonat Norwich. A 1984 graduate of NU,Mullen previously served for 13 years asthe assistant equipment manager atDartmouth, where he worked with a va-riety of Ivy League championship teams.Mullen and his wife Mellissa are the

proud parents of two children, Shawn (15) and Sarah (11). In hisfree time, Mullen enjoys exercising and spending time with his fam-ily.

Sports Information


Charlie CrosbyDirector

Charlie Crosby is in his sixth year in theNorwich University athletic department,and his first as the sports information di-rector.Crosby previously served as the Direc-

tor of Major Gifts in the NU Office ofInstitutional Advancement. Before that,

he was a sales manager for LeCroy, a New York-based firm that de-signs, builds and sells digital high-speed oscilloscopes.

Crosby is a 1963 graduate of Norwich University. He wasa member of both the baseball and rifle teams at NU during hiscollege days. In 2001, he was inducted into the Norwich Hall ofFame.

Crosby and his wife Carole reside in Northfield. Theyhave two daughters and two granddaughters.

Kelley RuchAssistant Director

Kelley Ruch enters her first year as anassistant director of sports informationat Norwich University. She is the pri-mary contact for men’s and women’ssoccer, volleyball, men’s and women’sbasketball, and men’s and women’slacrosse.

Ruch is a 2009 graduate of Saint Michael’s College inColchester, Vermont. Upon graduating, she was the Sports Infor-mation Intern for her alma mater, where she assisted with the dailycoverage and media relations for the College’s 21 varsity sports.

Ruch was a four-year starter for the women’s soccer teamat Saint Michael’s. She also served as the online editor of the Col-lege’s newspaper, The Defender, and interned in the sports infor-mation office in the fall of 2008. At the end of her senior year,she was awarded the George “Doc” Jacobs Award, which is givento the student-athlete who makes an outstanding contribution tothe Saint Michael’s College athletic program.Matt Albury

2010-11 Intern

Matt Albury has been hired as asports information intern for the aca-demic year 2010-2011. He will assistNorwich sports information directorCharles Crosby and assistant directorsDerek Dunning and Kelley Ruch in theday-to-day operations of the office.

Albury will be responsible for multiple duties includingacting as the primary statistician for the majority of sports, pro-ducing game day programs, and assisting with website mainte-nance. He will serve as the primary contact for men’s andwomen’s cross country, men’s and women’s rugby, wrestling,men's and women's swimming and diving, women’s lacrosse andbaseball.

Albury, a 2010 graduate of Norwich, spent the previousfour years as an undergraduate assistant in the sports informa-tion office.

Derek DunningAssistant Director

Derek Dunning is in his first year asan assitant director of sports informa-tion. He is the primary contact for themen's and women's ice hockey teams,men's and women's cross country, andassists with football.He graduated from the State Univer-

sity of New York at Oswego in 2009 with a Bachelor's Degree inJournalism and an athletic coaching minor. While at Oswego, hewrote for the Oswegonian school newspaper as well as the stu-dent-run television station, WTOP where he provided colorcommentary and in-game analysis for hockey broadcasts.

Dunning was a three-year member of the cross countryteam and interned with the Oswego State Hockey Blueline Clubassisting with marketing, media guide sales, and gameday man-agement as well as with the Palladium-Times daily newspaper.

Before coming to Norwich, he has served as theUSCHO.com Division III Women's Correspondent since 2007and worked as a sports reporter for the Leader-Herald dailynewspaper in Gloversville, N.Y.

2010-11 Season Outlook


Every new season offers afresh start, and never has that rungmore true than with the 2010-11women’s basketball squad. Havinggraduated six seniors in the spring of2010, the Cadets lost roughly 62-per-cent of their point production and

48-percent of their rebounding.Head coach Mark Zacher em-

barks on his second season at thehelm of the Norwich women’s bas-ketball program. His first campaignwith the Cadets resulted in a 20-8overall finish, dropping only two oftheir 13 home contests.

Zacher will be expecting a lotof his returning athletes to step upand become role models, as he worksto help his first recruiting class findtheir legs and prepare them for thecollegiate level of competition.

“We are a very young team,”says Zacher. “I am looking to ourteam captains – seniors ChristineDaniels and Laurel McWilliams andjunior Kelsey Knapp – to provide ourteam with the leadership and guidance

that we will need to grow together asa unit.”

The captains will lead by ex-ample, setting the standards for hardwork on and off the court both vo-cally and physically.

The Cadets’ goal for the2010-11 season is daily improvementas individuals and as a team.

“Our true competition is al-ways against ourselves,” says Zacher.“We want to be better today than wewere yesterday and better at the endof the season than we were at the be-ginning.”

Zacher will expect the sameoutput of energy from his squadwhether they are playing the compet-itive Emmanuel Saints or running apractice drill. If Norwich doesn’t beattheir opponent by the points on thescoreboard, it will be expected theywould have outworked their oppo-nent physically and mentally.

“This is a team, I believe, thatwill be known by its work ethic, its de-sire, and its commitment,” saysZacher.

To fill the shoes that were leftbehind by last year’s seniors, theCadets will be looking for the return-ers to produce more and the new-comers to make an immediate impact.

“We return proven perform-ers in Daniels and McWilliams,” saysZacher. “Knapp and junior JocelynFasulo will have expanded roles andsophomores Jessalyn Sweeney andAndrea Vogt will be looked to forsolid contributions. But truthfully, tobe successful, we will need our entireteam to be major contributers, everynight, to our team effort.”

As for the first-year players,Zacher brought in two point-guards:

Kristin Brown and Tylita Butler.“They will be given an impor-

tant responsibility immediately,” saysZacher. “Together they will be askedto run our team on the floor. In addi-tion, Erin Clark will give us a solid op-tion on the wing.”

In addition to a new squad,the Cadets welcome a new assistantcoach, Lutfiyya Muhammad. Muham-mad comes to Norwich after a verysuccessful career playing both Divi-sion I and Division II collegiatewomen’s basketball. She started hercareer at Division I Delaware StateUniversity, where she was a memberof a MEAC conference champi-onship team in her freshman year.

Transferring after that season,Muhammad played three years at Di-vision II Cheyney University in Penn-sylvania. At Cheyney, she reached the1,000-point plateau and was a two-time PSAC all-conference performer. “She knows firsthand what it takes tobe successful at the collegiate levelboth as an individual performer andas a team,” says Zacher. “Lutfiyyabrings the wealth of that basketballexperience and her youthful enthusi-asm to our program.”

The Cadets 2010-11 cam-paign will commence on Nov. 15, asthey travel to Plattsburgh State for a6 p.m. tip-off.

Norwich Coaching Staff


Mark ZacherHead Coach

The 2010-11 campaign is MarkZacher’s second at the helm of theNorwich University women’s basket-ball program. In his first season, theteam achieved an overall 20-8 recordand a Great Northeast Athletic Con-

ference mark of 10-2. They advanced to the GNAC champi-onship game and the 2010 ECAC Division III New EnglandWomen’s Basketball Tournament.

Prior to coming to Norwich, Zacher spent eleven sea-sons as an assistant and associate head coach at the NCAA Di-vision I level. He was the associate head coach atBethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Fla. for the2008-09 season and aided the program, in that one season, todoubling their total wins and conference wins over the previousyear.

Zacher also spent 10 years as an assistant coach atMount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Md. At “TheMount,” during Zacher’s tenure, the program achieved a 109-79record in Northeast Conference play, winning two NEC regu-lar season titles, and qualifying for ten straight NEC tourna-ments.

Zacher is a 1980 graduate of Indiana University ofPennsylvania. He has been involved in coaching basketball since1989. He has experience as both an assistant and a head coachin three different Pennsylvania high schools. In addition, hewas the executive director and coach of a very successful AAUprogram. Zacher is a seasoned veteran with excellent experi-ence in scouting, preparing workouts, and recruiting. He hasalso written well-received coaching articles that have appearedin numerous basketball journals.During his collegiate coaching career, Zacher has had the pleas-ure of coaching three conference players-of-the-year, eleven all-conference-team selections, one conference rookie-of-the-year,seven all-conference-rookie-team selections, twelve 1,000 pointscorers, and one Olympian – (Dita Krumberga, 2008 Latvianwomen’s basketball team).

Lutfiyya MuhammadAssistant Coach

Lutfiyya Muhammad enters her firstseason at Norwich University as as-sistant women’s basketball coach. Graduating from Girard College

High School in Philadelphia, PA in2006 with academic honors, Muham-

mad began her college education and basketball career atNCAA Division I Delaware State University.

A Dean’s List student at Delaware State, she was amember of the 2006-07 Lady Hornets basketball team thatwon the Mideastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) champi-onship. She transferred after her freshmen year to NCAADivision II Cheyney University on a full academic scholarship.

While at Cheyney, Muhammad continued to excel inthe classroom, landing on the Dean’s List once again. She hadan outstanding basketball career and graduated summa cumlaude.

On the court, Muhammad led the Cheyney LadyWolves to back-to-back conference playoff appearances. Shewas her team’s captain for two seasons, team co-MVP for twoseasons, and a two-time Second-Team All-Pennsylvania StateAthletic Conference (PSAC) player selection.

Muhammad finished her collegiate career with 1,004career points; a 10.1 points-per-game average.

2010-11 Roster


No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School4 Erin Clark F Fr. 5-9 Bradford, Vt./Oxbow5 Tylita Butler G Fr. 5-3 Lexington Park, Md./Great Mills10 Brittany Ramsay G So. 5-6 Brunswick, Vt./Stratford11 Kristen Brown G Fr. 5-4 Williamstown, Vt./Williamstown14 Jessalyn Sweeney G/F So. 5-8 Standfordville, N.Y./Stissing Mountain15 Hannah Bushey F Jr. 5-9 Essex Junction, Vt./Essex20 Haley Vermes G So. 5-8 Westborough, Mass./Westborough21 Megan Gingras G Sr. 5-6 Williamstown, Vt./Williamstown22 Karissa Doyon G Sr. 5-7 Beecher Falls, Vt./Canaan Memorial24 Katelyn Gingras F Jr. 6-0 Wethersfield, Ct./Wethersfield25 Andrea Vogt G So. 5-6 Dedham, Mass./Dedham30 Jocelyn Fasulo F Jr. 6-1 Contoocook, N.H./Souhegan31 Chelsey Dion G So. 5-6 Northfield, Vt./Northfield33 Christine Daniels F Sr. 6-0 Concord, N.H./Concord34 Kristine Brammer F So. 6-0 Littleton, N.H./Littleton35 Kelsey Knapp F Jr. 5-11 Brandon, Vt./Otter Valley55 Tiffany Ferrer F Fr. 5-10 Palm Springs, Cali

Head Coach: Mark Zacher (Indiana University of Pennsylvania ’80), Second SeasonAssistant Coach: Lutfiyya Muhammad (Cheyney ’10), First SeasonStudent Assistant: Kyle PouliotManager: Latisa MercerTeam Captains: Christine Daniels, Kelsey Knapp

2010-11 Cadets


#33 - Christine DanielsSenior - Captain

Forward6-0

Concord, N.H.Concord

#22 - Karissa DoyonSeniorGuard

5-7Beecher Falls, Vt.Canaan Memorial

Daniels’s Career StatisticsYear GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. Reb. Avg. Ast. Stl. Pts. Avg.2007-08 26-16 76-199 .382 173 6.65 17 28 192 7.382008-09 25-23 103-234 .440 192 7.68 33 38 246 9.842009-10 28-26 108-250 .432 201 7.18 46 24 267 9.54Career 79-65 287-683 .420 566 7.16 96 90 705 8.92

Doyon’s Career StatisticsYear GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. Reb. Avg. Ast. Stl. Pts. Avg.2007-08 26-6 39-103 .379 59 2.27 24 19 105 4.032008-09 10-0 10-37 .270 18 1.80 4 4 32 3.202009-10 DNPCareer 36-6 49-140 .350 77 2.14 28 23 137 3.81

2009-10: Started 26 of 28 games played … saw 644 minutes of courttime … averaged 9.5 ppg, leading the Cadets in rebounding in sevengames and high points in three … averaged 7.2 rpg and earned 46 as-sists over the course of the season … earned season-best 13 reboundson Jan. 18 against Mount Ida and a season-best 17 points in the con-ference tournament win on Feb. 27 against Emmanuel.

2008-09: Saw court time in all 25 contests ... started 23 games ... ledthe Cadets in scoring (9.8 ppg.) and rebounding (7.7 rpg.) ... rebound-ing figure ranked 10th in the GNAC ... scored in double-figures 13times on the season ... netted career-high 27 points in NU's win atRivier ... added season-high 16 rebounds in that contest as well ...named GNAC "Player of the Week" following performance at Rivier... posted a total of six double-doubles on the season ... had 18 pointsand 11 rebounds versus Suffolk ... recorded 15 points and 15 reboundsin the Cadets' GNAC Tournament semifinal loss to Emerson.

2007-08: Played in all 26 contests as a freshman ... started final 16games of the season ... named GNAC "Rookie of the Week" fourtimes ... averaged 7.5 ppg., and 6.7 rpg. ... posted first career double-double in home win over Emerson, scoring a season-high 20 pointsand ripping down a career-best 17 rebounds ... scored in double fig-ures seven times ... posted 10 or more rebounds five times ... rankedtied for second on the team with 28 steals.

Before Norwich: Played four years of varsity basketball at ConcordHigh School ... helped lead team to the Class L title game ... selectedto the Twin State Rotary Team ... also played one year of soccer andone year of softball ... two-year member of the track and field team.

Personal: Daughter of David and Patty Daniels ... has 11 brothersand sisters ... sister Ally is one of the captains on the Norwichwomen's basketball team ... majoring in Criminal Justice.

2009-10: Was not a member of the team.

2008-09: Played in ten games, finishing the season with 32 points, a 3.2ppg average … made 18 rebounds and was credited with four assistsand four steals.

2007-08: Played in 26 games, earning six starts … finished the seasonwith a 4.0 ppg average, making 105 points … made 59 boards, a 2.3rpg average and 24 assists and 19 steals.

Before Norwich: Was a four-year varsity standout in basketball andsoccer and played three years of softball at Canaan Memorial HighSchool … graduated with a 3.6 GPA … named McDonald’s All-American Selection for Vermont in 2007 … Selected for Twin Statebasketball game and Lions Cup soccer game in 2007 … All-Time lead-ing scorer in soccer and basketball at Canaan with 1,756 points and112 goals.

Personal: Daughter of Yvan and Paula Doyon … had two brothers,Ryan and Evan … at Norwich, is President of the Pre-Law Societyand Alpha Phi Sigma (criminal justice honor society) … is majoringin criminal justice with a minor in sociology.

#21 - Megan GingrasSeniorGuard

5-6Williamstown, Vt.

Williamstown

2010-11 Cadets


#15 - Hannah BusheyJunior

Forward5-9

Essex Junction, Vt.Essex

#24 - Katelyn GingrasJunior

Forward6-0

Wethersfield, Conn.Wethersfield

#30 - Jocelyn FasuloJunior

Forward6-1

Contoocook, N.H.Souhegan

2009-10: Appeared in 16 games for Norwich … made 10 baskets and17 rebounds, 11 of which were on the defensive end … made sixblocks and four steals over the course of the season … averaging 1.5ppg and 1.1 rpg.

2008-09: Saw action in 13 contests during her freshman season ... av-eraged 1.2 ppg, and 1.5 rpg. ... scored career-high seven points versusSt. Joseph (Conn.) ... netted six points and ripped down a career-highseven rebounds opposite Pine Manor.

Before Norwich: Four-year member of varsity the basketball team atSouhegan High School ... led the team in blocks two straight years ...ranked second on the team in rebounding two years in a row ... listedthird on the squad in scoring for two straight years ... earned theCoach's Award ... received the Saber Award as well ... played sevenyears of AAU basketball, spending one season with the Twisters andsix years with Souhegan Valley.

Personal: Daughter of Jeff Fasulo and Judy Fayre ... has three sistersand two brothers ... father, Jeff, played college basketball at WilliamsCollege ... majoring in Sports Medicine.

Fasulo’s Career StatisticsYear GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. Reb. Avg. Ast. Stl. Pts. Avg.2008-09 13-0 7-27 .259 19 1.46 0 2 15 1.152009-10 16-0 10-31 .323 17 1.06 0 4 24 1.50Career 29-0 17-58 .293 36 1.24 0 6 39 1.34

#35 - Kelsey KnappJunior - Captain

Forward5-11

Brandon, Vt.Otter Valley

Knapp’s Career StatisticsYear GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. Reb. Avg. Ast. Stl. Pts. Avg.2008-09 16-0 6-16 .375 24 1.50 5 6 19 1.182009-10 17-0 5-21 .238 25 1.47 5 1 13 0.76Career 33-0 11-37 .297 49 1.48 10 7 32 0.97

2009-10: Came off the bench in 17 games for the Cadets … earned13 points throughout the season with five assists and five field goals… made a total of 25 boards, while making two blocks and one stealover the course of the year.

2008-09: Appeared in 16 games for Norwich as a freshman ... aver-aged 1.2 ppg., and 1.5 rpg. ... scored career-high eight points versusPine Manor ... grabbed career-high six rebounds against St. Joseph(Conn.).

Before Norwich: Played three years varsity basketball at Otter Val-ley Union High School ... presented the "Outstanding Female Ath-lete" award as a senior ... earned the Army Scholar Athlete award ...named the team's MVP following standout senior season ... memberof the Addison county all-star team in 2008 ... four-year member ofthe varsity soccer team ... also played two years of varsity softball ...selected to the Addison county all-star team in softball following hersenior season ... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Dale and Ellen Knapp ... has one sister ...grandfather, Robert Ripley, played college football at Norwich from1955-59 ... majoring in Criminal Justice.

2010-11 Cadets


#34 - Kristine BrammerSophomore

Forward6-0

Littleton, N.H.Littleton


Before Norwich: Was a four-year athlete in soccer, basketball andtennis at Littleton High School … earned the U.S. Marine AthleticAward in 2008 … was named Female Athlete of the Year in 2009 …Most Valuable Player in basketball and tennis in 2009 … made bas-ketball’s First-Team All-State in 2009 and First-Team All-State for ten-nis in 2008 and 2009.

Personal: Daughter of Jeffrey and Nancy Brammer … is in the mid-dle of five other siblings, in order from oldest to youngest, Katie,Adam, Sam, Daniel, and Jason … is majoring in English and educa-tion.

#31 - Chelsey DionSophomore

Guard5-6

Northfield, Vt.Northfield


Before Norwich: Played four years of basketball and softball and ayear of cross country at Northfield High School … was softball cap-tain junior and senior year and captain of the basketball squad senioryear … earned the coaches sportsmanship award, President’s Educa-tion Award, and Sportsmanship Award for D-III softball … was amember of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Wayne Dion Sr. and Darla McDermott … hasan older brother, Wayne Jr. … is majoring in business management.

#25 - Andrea VogtSophomore

Guard5-6

Dedham, Mass.Dedham

2009-10: Saw court time in 16 games, netted 10 baskets and four 3-pointers in her first season with Norwich … averaged 1.1 rpg with 17total rebounds and 1.6 ppg, finishing the season with 26 points …made six steals and was credited with nine assists.

Before Norwich: Played four years of varsity baskeball at DedhamHigh School ... named team's "Most Valuable Player" as a senior ...tabbed the team's "Unsung Hero" as a junior ... helped team win theHerget Division title ... played six years of AAU basketball with theBay State Jaguars ... helped squad earn silver medalist honors in 2008... three-year member of the high school lacrosse team ... also playedtwo years of soccer.

Personal: Daughter of Robert and Patricia Vogt ... has one brother,Robert Jr. ... majoring in Management.

Vogt’s Career StatisticsYear GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. Reb. Avg. Ast. Stl. Pts. Avg.2009-10 16-0 10-42 .238 17 1.06 9 6 26 1.63Career 16-0 10-42 .238 17 1.06 9 6 26 1.63

#10 - Brittany RamsaySophomore

Guard5-6

Brunswick, Vt.Stratford


Before Norwich: Was a four-year member of the cross country, bas-ketball, and softball teams at Stratford Public School … was highscorer for the basketball team junior and senior year … won Third-Honors, Team Dedication Award, Leadership, Coaches Appreciation,and the Athletic Cup.

Personal: Daughter of Timothy and Diana Ramsay … has two oldersiblings, Renee and TJ … is majoring in criminal justice.

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#14 - Jessalyn SweeneySophomore

Guard/Forward5-8

Standfordville, N.Y.Stissing Mountain

2009-10: Saw court time in 24 games for her first round with Nor-wich … finished the season with 66 points, averaging 2.8 ppg and 1.3rpg … was credited with 12 assists and made 10 steals over the courseof the season.

Before Norwich: Played five years of varsity baskeball at StissingMountain High School ... finished standout career with 1,586 careerpoints ... averaged 17.6 ppg., as a senior ... was a four-year team cap-tain ... named to the mid-Hudson Athletic League first team ... earnedall-section team ... selected to the New York State Class B fifth team... played six season of AAU basketball, splitting time between theKingston Vipers and the Hudson Valley Knights ... played five seasonsof varsity field hockey ... helped field hockey squad make the stateFinal Four three times ... named field hockey "Player of the Year" bythe Poughkeepsie Journal in 2006 and 2007 ... selected to the NewYork State Class C third team in field hockey ... played four years ofvarsity softball ... helped softball team to the state Final Four as a sen-ior ... named to the New York State Class B first team as a shortstopthat season as well ... earned All-Academic Team Awards followingeach season of her high school career ... member of the NationalHonor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Edward and Gail Sweeney ... member of theNorwich University Physical Education club ... majoring in PhysicalEducation.

Sweeney’s Career StatisticsYear GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. Reb. Avg. Ast. Stl. Pts. Avg.2009-10 24-0 22-70 .314 32 1.33 12 10 66 2.75Career 24-0 22-70 .314 32 1.33 12 10 66 2.75

#20 - Haley VermesSophomore

Guard5-8

Westborough, Mass.Westborough

2009-10: Played in 13 games … finished season with five boards threeassists and three steals … wrapped up first Norwich season with 27total points, averaging 2.1 ppg.

Before Norwich: Played one year of varsity baskeball at Westbor-ough High School ... played six seasons of AAU basketball for BostonHeat ... played two years of high school volleyball and one season ofhigh school softball ... earned certificates of achievement in history,chemistry, algebra and multi-media design.

Personal: Daughter of Frank and Mary Vermes ... has one sister, An-gela ... majoring in Environmental Science.

Verme’s Career StatisticsYear GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. Reb. Avg. Ast. Stl. Pts. Avg.2009-10 13-0 11-22 .500 5 0.38 3 3 27 2.07Career 13-0 11-22 .500 5 0.38 3 3 27 2.07

#11 - Kristen BrownFreshman

Guard5-4

Williamstown, Vt.Williamstown

Before Norwich: Was a four-year three-sport athlete at WilliamstownHigh School … starred in soccer, basketball, and softball … wasnamed Outstanding Student Athlete of the Year in 2009 and 2010 …made the Vermont All-State soccer team in 2008 and 2009 and theVermont All-State basketball squad in 2010 … earned the Presiden-tial Award for Academic Excellence and was Valedictorian.

Personal: Daughter of Bill and Karen Brown … has older sister,Nikki … cousin Miranda Bednar plays softball for The University ofSciences – Philadelphia … is majoring in sports medicine and healthsciences.

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#5 - Tylita ButlerFreshman

Guard5-3

Lexington Park, Md.Great Mills

Before Norwich: Played basketball all four years at Greatmills HighSchool and was also a member of the track and field team for oneseason … was a Scholar Athlete all four years with a 3.25 GPA …won the Sportsmanship Award for basketball in 2006-07.

Personal: Daughter of Tyrone and Frances Butler … has five othersiblings: Tyrone, Trevon, Tyreke, Tyontae, and Lauryn … is a memberof the Corps of Cadets … majoring in health sciences.

#4 - Erin ClarkFreshmanForward

5-9Bradford, Vt.

Oxbow

#55 - Tiffany FerrerFreshmanForward

5-10Palm Springs, Cali.

Before Norwich: Was a two-year member of the basketball team atColton High School … also played a season of tennis, cross country,and track … made Principals honor roll.

Personal: Daughter of Raymond Ferrer … stepmother is namedTamara … has a stepbrother, Mohanned … majoring in psychology.

#23 - Laurel McWilliamsSenior - Captain

Forward5-10

Swanton, Vt.Missisquoi Valley Union

McWilliams’s Career StatisticsYear GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. Reb. Avg. Ast. Stl. Pts. Avg.2007-08 26-10 86-199 .432 160 6.15 16 17 194 7.462008-09 25-2 46-96 .479 100 4.00 20 11 112 4.482009-10 28-1 56-141 .397 147 5.25 32 18 153 5.46Career 79-13 188-436 .431 407 5.15 68 46 459 5.81

2009-10: Appeared in 28 games ... averaged 5.46 points per game,finishing the season with 153 total points ... recorded career-beststats with 32 assists and 18 steals ... made 147 boards and was 56-of-141 in shooting.

2008-09: Appeared in all 25 games last season ... averaged 4.5 ppg.,and 4.0 rpg. ... led the team in field goal percentage (.479) ... nettedseason-high 13 points versus Saint Lawrence ... matched that pointtotal in the GNAC Tournament quarterfinals opposite Simmons ...was 6-for-6 from the field in that contest ... posted 10 points againstSt. Joseph (Conn.) and Pine Manor ... grabbed a career-high 12 re-bounds versus Pine Manor.

2007-08: Played in all 26 games during her first campaign with theCadets ... started first 10 contests of the season ... saw time as a re-serve in the remaining 16 games ... ranked fourth on the team inscoring (7.5 rpg.) and rebounding (6.2 rpg.) ... scored in double fig-ures on 10 occassions ... scored career-high 18 points versus Platts-burgh State ... reached double-figures in rebounds three times ...notched first career double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds) againstSt. Joseph's (Maine) in the GNAC Tournament quarterfinals.

Before Norwich: Four-year member of the basketball team at Mis-sisquoi Valley Union High School ... graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer (boys or girls) with 1,386 points ... earnedfirst-team Lake Division honors three straight years ... named sec-ond-team all-state in 2006 ... tabbed the Lake Division "Player ofthe Year" in 2006 ... selected to the all-county first team and pickedup all-county "Player of the Year" honors in 2006 as well ... alsoplayed four years of varsity softball and four years of varsity soccer.

Personal: Daughter of Kevin and Joann McWilliams ... has onebrother, Cody ... majoring in International Relations.

2009-10 Season Statistics


RECORD OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES (20-8) (11-2) (7-4) (2-2)CONFERENCE (10-2) (5-1) (5-1) (0-0)NON-CONFERENCE (10-6) (6-1) (2-3) (2-2)

|-----TOTAL-----| |-----3-PTS-----| |----REBOUNDS---|# Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg04 Ally Daniels 28-28 921--32.9 162-366 .443 17-47 .362 38-44 .864 42 112 154 5.5 42 0 56 54 15 57 379 13.511 Erica Rate 28-27 810--28.9 109-274 .398 86-204 .422 18-23 .783 8 48 56 2.0 72 2 56 71 3 33 322 11.515 Jess Jaggars 28-28 687--24.5 91-219 .416 0-1 .000 98-129 .760 98 197 295 10.5 70 1 47 65 3 48 280 10.033 Christine Daniels 28-26 644--23.0 108-250 .432 0-2 .000 51-85 .600 82 119 201 7.2 54 0 46 83 5 24 267 9.520 Tara Stevenson 28-1 383--13.7 62-128 .484 0-0 .000 49-77 .636 65 45 110 3.9 48 0 19 40 21 19 173 6.223 Laurel McWilliams 28-1 447--16.0 56-141 .397 1-3 .333 40-73 .548 55 92 147 5.3 38 0 32 33 2 18 153 5.510 Natalie Marchese 26-24 715--27.5 43-155 .277 13-60 .217 37-48 .771 14 53 67 2.6 47 0 106 82 1 31 136 5.231 Kylie Cowens 28-5 454--16.2 32-89 .360 5-19 .263 13-17 .765 5 38 43 1.5 27 0 44 32 0 21 82 2.914 Jessalyn Sweeney 24-0 220--9.2 22-70 .314 13-39 .333 9-16 .563 15 17 32 1.3 18 0 12 20 1 10 66 2.821 Haley Vermes 13-0 50--3.8 11-22 .500 1-3 .333 4-9 .444 0 5 5 0.4 3 0 3 6 0 3 27 2.125 Andrea Vogt 16-0 88--5.5 10-42 .238 4-21 .190 2-4 .500 7 10 17 1.1 5 0 9 3 0 6 26 1.630 Jocelyn Fasulo 16-0 89--5.6 10-31 .323 0-0 .000 4-5 .800 6 11 17 1.1 5 0 0 7 6 4 24 1.535 Kelsey Knapp 17-0 92--5.4 5-21 .238 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 10 15 25 1.5 13 0 5 6 2 1 13 0.8

TEAM 58 62 120 4.3 0 6Total 28 5600 721-1808 .399 140-399 .351 366-536 .683 465 824 1289 46.0 442 3 435 508 59 275 1948 69.6Opponents 28 5600 570-1660 .343 141-501 281 282-433 .651 345 692 1037 37.0 459 - 331 572 86 227 1563 55.8

DATE TIME OPPONENT SCORE ATTEND HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS11/15/09 2:00 p.m. PLATTSBURGH STATE W, 75-74 211 (17)Jess Jaggars (12)Jess Jaggars11/21/09 7:00 p.m. vs. Trinity L, 33-57 78 (9)Ally Daniels (10)Jess Jaggars11/22/09 12:00 p.m. vs. Bay Path W, 75-24 70 (11)Tara Stevenson (9)Jess Jaggars

(9)Christine Daniels11/24/09 7:00 p.m. MIDDLEBURY W, 65-62 147 (14)Erica Rate (10)Christine Daniels12/02/09 5:30 p.m. LYNDON STATE W, 94-49 157 (23)Erica Rate (9)Jess Jaggars12/04/09 6:00 p.m. MAINE-MACHIAS W, 62-36 168 (12)Christine Daniels (10)Ally Daniels12/05/09 3:00 p.m. BATES COLLEGE L, 64-70 219 (16)Jess Jaggars (16)Jess Jaggars12/08/09 7:00 p.m. at Johnson State College W, 78-50 (14)Jess Jaggars (12)Jess Jaggars01/02/10 2:00 p.m. % vs. TCNJ L, 41-55 100 (9)Erica Rate (10)Jess Jaggars

(9)Ally Daniels01/03/10 12:00 p.m. % vs. Ursinus W, 64-58 175 (18)Ally Daniels (10)Christine Daniels01/04/10 6:00 p.m. at HOOD W, 87-41 55 (19)Jessalyn Sweeney (8)Christine Daniels01/09/10 2:00 p.m. * ALBERTUS MAGNUS W, 79-60 79 (17)Erica Rate (10)Jess Jaggars01/12/10 7:00 p.m. * at Saint Joseph College CT W, 84-39 65 (21)Erica Rate (14)Jess Jaggars01/14/10 7:00 p.m. at Castleton L, 69-72 200 (16)Jess Jaggars (13)Jess Jaggars01/16/10 1:00 p.m. * SIMMONS SHARKS W, 73-53 137 (14)Erica Rate (12)Christine Daniels01/18/10 5:00 p.m. * MOUNT IDA W, 80-63 162 (18)Erica Rate (13)Christine Daniels01/23/10 3:00 p.m. * at Emmanuel College L, 61-62 400 (16)Ally Daniels (13)Jess Jaggars01/30/10 12:00 p.m. * at Pine Manor W, 85-33 98 (15)Christine Daniels (6)Jess Jaggars02/03/10 7:00 p.m. * LASELL LASERS W, 78-51 189 (15)Ally Daniels (13)Jess Jaggars02/06/10 1:00 p.m. * at St. Joseph's (Me.) W, 59-57 248 (17)Ally Daniels (7)Ally Daniels02/09/10 5:30 p.m. * RIVIER RAIDERS L, 54-62 178 (16)Ally Daniels (13)Jess Jaggars02/13/10 1:00 p.m. * at JOHNSON & WALES W, 67-58 127 (14)Natalie Marchese (14)Laurel McWilliams02/17/10 7:00p.m. * at Suffolk W, 80-54 94 (17)Erica Rate (11)Christine Daniels02/20/10 3:00 p.m. * EMERSON LIONS W, 66-59 296 (19)Ally Daniels (11)Ally Daniels02/23/10 7:00 p.m. ^ JOHNSON & WALES W, 80-62 142 (28)Ally Daniels (20)Jess Jaggars02/25/10 7:00 p.m. ^ ALBERTUS MAGNUS W, 80-57 211 (28)Erica Rate (9)Jess Jaggars02/27/10 1:00p.m. ^ at Emmanuel College L, 61-75 900 (17)Christine Daniels (17)Jess Jaggars03/03/10 7:00 p.m. $ at WPI L, 54-70 215 (21)Ally Daniels (16)Jess Jaggars

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