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Longwood Field Hockey

ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT

Director of AthleticsTroy Austin .................................................................... 434.395.2057......................................................................aus [email protected]

Associate AD for Student-Athlete Enhancement / SWAMichelle Meadows ........................................................ 434.395.2429............................................................ [email protected]

Associate AD for Internal OperationsBill Irish .......................................................................... 434.395.2655......................................................................irishwm@longwood.edu

Assistant AD for Sports Medicine / Head Athletic TrainerJenna Page .................................................................... 434.395.2965...................................................................... [email protected]

Assistant AD for MarketingEric Stoller ...................................................................... 434.395.2138.................................................................... [email protected]

Assistant AD for DevelopmentScott Bacon .................................................................... 434.395.2081

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Faculty Athletics RepresentativeDr. Consuelo Alvarez .................................................... 434.395.2847.................................................................... [email protected]

Director of Compliance Alex Ricker-Gilbert.......................................................... 434.395.2417.......................................................... [email protected]

Director of Strength and ConditioningJohn Hark ...................................................................... 434.395.2772........................................................................ [email protected]

Athletics Business Operations ManagerBryan Cornn .................................................................. 434.395.2614.................................................................... [email protected]

Special Assistant to the ADStuart Smith .................................................................. 434.395.2059

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Main Office .................................................................... 434.395.2057Fax .................................................................................. 434.395.2568Website ................................................ www.longwoodlancers.comTwitter ................................................................@LongwoodLancersFacebook................................................................Longwood Lancers

ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS

Associate AD for Media RelationsGreg Prouty .................................................................. 434.395.2097.................................................................. [email protected]

Assistant Director for Athletics Media Relations / Field Hockey ContactAshley Robbins .............................................................. 434.395.2718................................................................ [email protected]

Athletics Video CoordinatorGary Maiorano................................................................ 434.395.2345.............................................................. [email protected]

Credits: The 2012 Longwood University Field Hockey Guide has been published by theAthletics Media Relations Office. Written, compiled, edited and designed by AshleyRobbins, Assistant Director for Athletics Media Relations. Photography by Dyann Busse -Red Rocket Photography, the Design & Photo Man-Brian Ritchie.

Accessibility: Anyone with questions concerning accessibility or accommodations relatedto a disability should contact Longwood University Disability Support Services, 434-395-2391.

University InformationLocation........................................................................Farmville, VirginiaFounded ............................................................................................1839Undergraduate Enrollment ..............................................................4,237Nickname ......................................................................................LancersColors ..................................................................................Blue & WhiteAffiliation..........................................................................NCAA Division IConference ....................Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference (NorPac)Facility ................................................................Athletics Complex (350)Playing Surface ..................................................................Synthetic turfInterim President ........................................Marge Connelly (Delaware)

Team Information2011 Overall Record ............................................................................13-92011 Conference Record / Finish ..............................................5-1 / ThirdRegular-Season Division Titles ......................................................1 (2011)Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................................................11/8Starters Returning/Lost ......................................................................6/5Newcomers ............................................................................................10

Program HistoryFirst Year............................................................................................ 1927Record Since 1972.................................................................... 347-316-32 NCAA Tournament Appearances ...................................................... N/A

Coaching StaffHead Coach................................................................................Iain ByersAlma Mater ......................................................Canterbury Christ Church Record At Longwood (Years) ....................................................41-45 (4)Career Record (Years)......................................................................SameOffice Phone ........................................................................434.395.2272E-Mail ................................................................byersid@longwood.eduBest Time To Contact ........................................................Contact AMRAssistant ........................................................................Sarah DalrympleAlma Mater ................................................................Temple University Office Phone ........................................................................434.395.2562E-Mail ........................................................dalrymplesk@longwood.edu

GeneralQuick Facts ................................1 This is LU Field Hockey ..............22012 Roster ................................3 2012 Schedule ............................4 NorPac Conference ....................5 Facilities ......................................6 2012 Outlook ..............................7 2012 Opponents ........................9CoaChinG StaffHead Coach Byers ....................12Assistant Coaches ....................13 2012 lanCerSVeterans ....................................15Newcomers ..............................26Year-in-review2011 Stats ..................................31

NorPac Honors ........................32LU Awards ................................33 history and recordsAll-Time Records ......................35All-Time Honors........................36All-Americans............................37 All-Time Series Results ............38 lonGwood UniverSitYLongwood ................................4oFarmville Area|Virginia ............42 President Connelly ..................43 Director of Athletics Austin ..........44Athletics Administration..........45 Media Relations ......................46Athletics Staff ..........................47 Lancer Club ..............................49

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"Being part of Longwood field hockey forthe past four years has meant more to me thananyone could know. Being a part of somethingthat is bigger than yourself is a feeling that isunmatched. I am so thankful for everyone who ispart of the LUFH family and will never forgetthis chapter in my life.”

-- seniOr Christina Verhulst

“I love being a member of theLongwood field hockey team because I get tobe a part of an up and coming program. It israre to have the opportunity to join a programand instantly begin to help build a culture andhave an impact, while also being part of alongstanding tradition. LUFH is seeped in tradi-tion and I am grateful to carry it on.”

-- seniOr amy lewis

“Everyone on the Longwood field hockeyteam is really close off the field, and on thefield we push each other as competitors andfriends to be the best we can be. The coachingstaff is great and my teammates all share thesame passion that I have for the sport.”

-- Freshman hOllie maCDOnalD

“I love being a memeber of the LUFH familybecause of the amount of support and guidance myteammates provide for each other.”

-- JuniOr Caitlin smith

"Longwood field hockey is all aboutcomradery throughout the team. Everyone iswilling to help each other no matter what,whether it is on the field or off."

-- Freshman meghan O’COnnOr


No. Name Position Year Ht. Hometown|Previous School0 Kaye Goulding GK 5-8 Sr. Tickhill, England / Wakefield Girls1 Brittany Diaz D/MF 5-3 Sr. Chesapeake, Va. / Western Branch2 Nicole Deckard F 5-7 Fr. Selinsgrove, Pa. / Selinsgrove Area3 Jessica Diaz F 5-3 So. Chesapeake, Va. / Western Branch4 Rachel Lombardi MF 5-6 Fr. Marlton, N.J. / Cherokee5 Stacey de Grandhomme MF 5-7 Jr. Cape Town, South Africa / Table View6 Anne Pishko MF 5-6 Jr. Norfolk, Va. / Maury7 Caitlin Smith D 5-10 Jr. Hampton, Va. / Kecoughtan9 Hollie MacDonald F 5-9 Fr. Yorktown, Va. / Tabb10 Kim Ruiter F 5-6 Fr. Huizen, The Netherlands / Luzac College12 Christina Verhulst MF 5-8 Sr. Yorktown, Va. / Grafton13 Ashley Drew F 5-3 So. Hampton, Va. / Bethel15 Amy Lewis GK 5-2 Sr. Lewisville, N.C. / Forsyth Country Day16 Meghan O'Connor MF 5-7 Fr. Stafford, Va. / North Stafford17 Emily Leonard D 5-4 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. / First Colonial18 Brylee Despinis D 5-5 Fr. Newport News, Va. / Denbigh19 Jennifer Burris F 6-0 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. / Kempsville20 Nicole Segala D 5-4 Sr. Williamsburg, Va. / Jamestown25 Kelley Fay D 5-6 So. Havertown, Pa. / Merion Mercy Academy28 Kaity Byrum MF 5-4 Sr. Suffolk, Va. / Lakeland30 Margaret Mitchell GK 5-7 Fr. Allentown, Pa. / Emmaus

Head Coach: Iain Byers - fifth seasonAssistant Coach: Sarah DalrympleGraduate Assistant Coach: Missy Woodie

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august25 Saturday vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) Lock Haven, Pa. 1:00 p.m.26 Sunday @Lock Haven Lock Haven, Pa. 1:00 p.m.31 Friday William and Mary Farmville, Va. 7:00 p.m.

September2 Sunday Duke Farmville, Va. 1:00 p.m.5 Wednesday VCU Farmville, Va. 7:00 p.m.8 Saturday @Miami (Ohio) Oxford, Ohio 12:00 p.m.9 Sunday vs. Ball State Oxford, Ohio 12:00 p.m.14 Friday @James Madison Harrisonburg, Va. 7:00 p.m.18 Tuesday Liberty Farmville, Va. 7:00 p.m.22 Saturday @Richmond Richmond, Va. 1:00 p.m.28 Friday Temple Farmville, Va. 7:00 p.m.30 Sunday Boston College Farmville, Va. 12:00 p.m.

october5 Thursday @Davidson* Davidson, N.C. 6:00 p.m.7 Saturday @Appalachian State* Boone, N.C. 12:00 p.m.14 Thursday @Radford* Radford, Va. 2:00 p.m.16 Saturday @Liberty Lynchburg, Va. 4:30 p.m.20 Thursday Davidson* Farmville, Va. 12:00 p.m.24 Saturday Radford* Farmville, Va. 6:00 p.m.28 Thursday Appalachian State* Farmville, Va. 12:00 p.m.

november1-3 Thu.-Sat. NorPac Conference Tournament Farmville, Va. TBD

All Times Eastern* NorPac Game



The NorPac Conference has evolved over the past 30 yearsfrom an initial California membership to the current eastand west blend. In 1998, the growth and development ofthe NorPac as an NCAA single-sport conference was assist-ed by a three-year grant from the United States OlympicCommittee (USOC) and the NCAA, as well as by a partner-ship with and support from the United States Field HockeyAssociation (USFHA). Through the grant opportunity, therestructuring of the conference included previous mem-bers Davis and Elkins College, Missouri State, Saint LouisUniversity and current original members California, Pacificand Stanford. Both Appalachian State and Davidsonaccepted invitations to join in 2000, followed by Radford in2001.

Longwood was added to the conference in 2005 as a pro-visional member while reclassifying to a Division I member-ship. After fulfilling NCAA reclassification requirements,Longwood became eligible for its first conference tourna-ment in 2007 and hosted the 2008 championship. TheNorPac Conference welcomed the reestablished UC Davisprogram as an eighth member in July 2008 and the Aggiesstarted a full conference schedule and participated in theirfirst league tournament in 2009.

Continuing to expand the conference, Liberty University isthe newest member to the league. Liberty announcedsponsorship of an inaugural program in November, 2010and began competition as an independent in 2011. NorPacofficially welcomed the Flames as the ninth member onJuly 1, 2012. Liberty joins Appalachian State, Davidson,Longwood and Radford in the East Division. California, UCDavis, Pacific and Stanford comprise the West Division.

The round-robin league divisional play will culminate withthe conference championship tournament. In 2012, thetournament returns to Longwood with an 8-team bracketthat will include the four West Division teams and the fourtop seeds from the East Division.

Since 1999, the NorPac Field Hockey Conference hasreceived an NCAA play-in opportunity or a conferenceautomatic qualification (2005). Stanford University alsoreceived an at-large bid to the 2011 NAA Championship. Inover a decade, NorPac representatives are 9-3 in NCAAplay-in games. This year’s league champion will host thewinner of the Mid-American Conference Tournament onNovember 6, 2012.

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The athletics Complex is a multi-field complex that serves as home tolongwood soccer, field hockey, andWomen’s lacrosse. The field hockeyand lacrosse facility features a synthet-ic turf field with permanent lighting,scoreboard, and spectator bleacherseating for approximately 350. There isadditional seating on a grass incline,and a unique new press box made frommodified and recycled freight contain-ers that was installed in november2008. The press box features all steelwelded construction and windows withdouble pane insulated tempered glass;created from shipping containers anddesigned with energy efficient andenvironmentally friendly constructionin support of longwood’s sustainabilityprogram. The box has a rooftop plat-form for professional sports videogra-phers.

The $5.5 million project opened duringthe spring of 2006 and includes an adja-cent bermuda natural grass turf fieldfor soccer that also includes permanentlighting, scoreboard, and spectatorbleacher seating for approximately 350with additional seating on a grassincline as well. an identical press boxwas installed at the same time.

The supporting structures for the twofields include an entrance pavilion withticket booths, restrooms, and a conces-sion area that were put in place duringthe summer of 2007, along with sepa-rate support buildings that provideteam changing/dressing rooms, a main-tenance room, and a utility room.parking and access pathways are alsoprovided.

The field hockey and lacrosse lockerroom has been recently upgraded withthe addition of 30 all-wood lockers withvented shoe boxes. The climate con-trolled locker room features showerfacilities and additional storage.

in 2010, a team room was added on thethird floor of Tabb hall. The room fea-tures a 50-inch high definition televi-sion as well as tables for studying andpersonalized chairs.

The Longwood University field hockey team enters 2012 fol-lowing a successful 2011 season that was capped by thesquad’s first ever Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference(NorPac) East Division title and a third-place finish in theNorPac Tournament. The Lancers are led by a talented groupof returners that includes six starters from a year ago, whilefifth year head coach Iain Byers has also added one of hisbiggest incoming classes ever with nine freshmen and onesophomore entering the mix and looking to contribute.

“We are very excited for the upcoming season,” said Byers.“With our returning players and the players we have comingin, we think we have the right mix of talent and skill to have avery successful team.”

Game planLooking to improve on last year’s 13-9 mark, Byers believesthat his squad will have to get off to a quick start and buildtowards their best by the end of the season.

“The preseason will define what to expect for us,” explainedByers. “If everyone shows up in shape and we can really workon the technical and tactical stuff, rather than the condition-ing stuff, we’ll be away with the horses. Because we want tobe at our best by the conference tournament, we’ve plannedthe season to peak towards the end to help us get ready sowe will have a chance to retain the NorPac East title andhopefully start a legacy.”

VeTeran leaDershipThe 2012 squad will be captained by senior goalkeeper KayeGoulding, senior forward Christina Verhulst and junior mid-fielder Stacey de Grandhomme.

“Kaye, Tina and Stacey are important to us,” commentedByers. “They definitely possess the aptitude of good leaders.They’ve all had experience withleadership in the past and aredefinitely very mature andwill approach the season inthe right way.”

The tri-captains will be assist-ed by four other seniors, asBrittany Diaz, Amy Lewis,Nicole Segala and KaityByrum will also look to usetheir experience to better theteam.

“The senior class has beenthrough a lot in the pastthree years, some ups andsome downs, and we expectall of them to be leaders justas much as our captains,”said Byers. “Their senior yearwill be defined by how wellthey influence the youngerplayers and how theyapproach the practices andgames.”

However, Byers feels that all of his student-athletes can beseen as leaders, with none carrying more weight than anoth-er.

“We’ve tried to have this ‘my actions speak louder than yourwords’ philosophy in the last couple of years and I think that’sreally starting to come to fruition,” added Byers. “I expecteveryone to stand up and be counted every single game.”

neWComersWith such a large group of newcomers, Byers expects thereto be a lot of pressure to perform by either earning a startingposition for themselves or helping to challenge the returnersto improve.

“This is one of the biggestclasses we’ve had duringmy time here, but I thinkthey are definitely all goingto compete, and we’re real-ly happy with how strongthe class is,” explainedByers. “It’s a great sign ofwhere the recruiting is andthe level of players thatseek out Longwood fortheir educational school ofchoice.”

forWarDsWith just one senior andtwo sophomores on a lineprimarily made up of fresh-men, Verhulst and sopho-more Jessica Diaz will lookto anchor the Lancers’offensive attack in 2012.

“Being such a young line, the forwards will have to play offtheir energy and enthusiasm to create a lot of chances,” com-mented Byers. “We know we can create some opportunitiesand we will work on putting them in throughout the presea-son. Last season, Tina scored some phenomenal goals and isfundamentally a very strong player with all the skills you wantin an attacker. She’s dynamic and a great finisher. Jessie,who’s speed can cause trouble for anybody, has done a lot ofwork on her finishing this year, so that will also help us a lot. “

miDfielDDe Grandhomme, the team’s top scorer in 2011, Brittany Diazand junior Anne Pishko will lead a talented and experiencedgroup in the Longwood midfield this season.

“This line has great energy and is our strongest asset,” saidByers. “Stacey has great attacking skills and finds herself inthe right position at the right time, while Anne provides sta-bility and consistency with great decision making and off-ballmovement. Brittany’s energy and work rate are phenomenaland she has worked hard on her decision making and ballmovement, so we can definitely see an improvement in her.”


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DefenseWith a solid structure in the back and a system designed foranyone to be able to play, Segala and junior Caitlin Smith areexpected to lead the back line.

“We’re expecting Nicole and Caitlin to be able to show con-trol and show the incoming class how we play in the systemwe use,” explained Byers. “Their ball movement, their funda-mental skillset, their decision making and their defensive foot-work are just some of their key assets.”

Sophomore Kelley Fay willlook to add depth to theLancers’ backfield.

“Kelley has improved herdeceptive sweeps by leapsand bounds,” added Byers.“She has also worked on herball movement and decisivepasses and made greatstrides this spring, so we willdefinitely expect to be ableto rely on her in the back.”

GoalkeeperWith Goulding suffering aninjury this summer, Lewisand freshman MargaretMitchell will be competingfor the starting goalkeeperposition. Lewis has notched35 saves in 13 career appear-ances, including six startsthrough her first three yearsat Longwood.

“Kaye’s injury makes this position very interesting,” com-mented Byers. I know both Amy and Margaret can step upand be very good. They both have the skillset to hold theirown and I’m excited to see who will earn the position.”

sCheDuleThe Lancers will open the 2012 season with a pair of games inLock Haven, Pa. The squadwill face off against St.Francis (Pa.) onSaturday, August 25, at 1p.m. before taking onhost Lock Haven onSunday, August 26, at 1p.m. LU will then returnto Farmville for theteam's home opener onFriday, August 31, at 7p.m. against in-state foeWilliam and Mary. TheLancers 2012 non-confer-ence schedule is high-lighted by games againstBoston College, Dukeand Miami-Ohio.

“During the first couplemonths of the season, weplay a lot of Virginia and non-

conference schools toprepare for theNorPac schedule,”explained Byers.“These are importantgames because theywill define our overallrecord for the year. Ifwe can win thesegames, then I think wecan have a prettystrong winning sea-son.”

This year's NorthernPacific Field HockeyConference (NorPac)schedule will feature ahome-and-home, regu-lar-season seriesagainst each of theother four EastDivision conferencemembers.

“We're looking to bevery competitive in theNorPac East,” comment-ed Byers. “Last year wasthe first time we won it,so we would obviouslywant to repeat. The toughest in-conference game will proba-bly be Davidson away. Radford away is also sure to be chal-lenging just because it's on a natural grass surface, and withLiberty being a new program, you just don't know whatyou're going to get out of that game.”

posTseasonLongwood will play host for the 2012 NorPac ConferenceTournament from November 1-3.

“Hosting the NorPac Championship is always a lot of funbecause you have a ton of fans out there for the games,” saidByers. “This is something that only happens once every four

years, so it'll be a goodopportunity for us to real-ly take advantage of andmake a strong showing.”

After reaching the semifi-nal round of the confer-ence tournament in 2011,Byers is challenging histeam to go even further.

“If everything goes ourway and things work outfor us, we’re obviouslylooking to make it to thechampionship game forsure,” said Byers. “That’sour target and oncewe’re in that game, who

knows what happens.After that, we will just take itone game at a time.”

JUNIOR CAITLIN SMITH

HEAD COACH IAIN BYERS ANDASSISTANT SARAH DALRYMPLE

SENIOR KAYE GOULDING


appalachian stateoctober 7, 12 p.m. (away)

october 28, 12 p.m. (home)

2011 Record: 2-18Coach: Brandi Alexander Kist (20-100, 6 years)

SID: Megan Sammassa([email protected])

Web: www.GOASU.com

ball state Cardinalsseptember 9, 12 p.m.

2011 Record: 4-16Coach: Beth Maddox (10-30, 2 years)

SID: Jessica Souto([email protected] )

Web: www.BallStateSports.com

boston Collegeseptember 30, 12 p.m.

2011 Record: 10-9Coach: Ainslee Lamb (86-51, 7 Years)

SID: Zanna Ollove([email protected])

Web: www.BCEagles.com

Davidson Wildcatsoctober 5, 6 p.m. (away)

october 20, 12 p.m. (home)

2011 Record: 11-9Coach: Ginny Turner (50-53 , 5 years)

SID: Ashley Bailey([email protected])

Web: www.DavidsonWildcats.com

Duke blue Devilsseptember 2, 1 p.m.

2011 Record: 14-8Coach: Pam Bustin (14-8, 2 years)

SID: Mary Giardina([email protected])

Web: www.GoDuke.com

James madison Dukesseptember 14, 7 p.m.

2011 Record: 9-10Coach: Antoinette Lucas (97-68, 8 years)

SID: Brian Hansen([email protected])

Web: www.JMUSports.com

liberty flamesseptember 18, 7 p.m. (home)october 16, 4:30 p.m. (away)

2011 Record: 6-11Coach: Jody Murphy (6-11, 1 Year)

SID: Dwayne Groff([email protected])

Web: www.LibertyFlames.com

lock haven eaglesaugust 26, 1 p.m.

2011 Record: 10-10Coach: Pat Rudy (275-77, 16 years)

SID: Doug Spatafore([email protected])

Web: www.GoLHU.com

miami (ohio) redhawksseptember 8, 12 p.m.

2011 Record: 11-6-3Coach: Jeff Alder (108-82-19, 11 years)

SID: Mike Roth([email protected])

Web: www.MURedHawks.com

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radford highlandersoctober 14, 2 p.m. (away)october 24, 6 p.m. (home)

2011 Record: 7-13Coach: Jeff Woods (209-311-7, 26 years)

SID: Brian Stanley([email protected])

Web: www.RUHighlanders.com

richmondseptember 22, 1 p.m.

2011 Record: 16-7Coach: Gina Lucido (56-50, 5 years)

SID: Mark Kwolek([email protected])

Web: www.RichmondSpiders.com

Templeseptember 28, 7 p.m.

2011 Record: 9-13Coach: Amanda Janney (74-72, 7 years)

SID: Karen Auerbach([email protected])

Web: www.OwlSports.com

VCu ramsseptember 5, 7 p.m.

2011 Record: 5-12Coach: Shannon Karl (0-0, First Year)

SID: Scott Day([email protected])

Web: www.VCUAthletics.com

William and maryaugust 31, 7 p.m.

2011 Record: 6-11Coach: Peel Hawthorne (265-225-2, 25 years)

SID: Jacob Skipper([email protected])

Web: www.TribeAthletics.com

COACHING STAFF

Iain Byers is in his eighth year at Longwood University during2012-13, and in his fifth year as head coach following hisappointment in April 2008 with a four-year overall record of 41-45. He previously served as an assistant coach since 2005, andearned his US Level 2 Coaching Qualification in January 2009.Byers led Longwood to an overall record of 13-9 during 2011,including 6-3 at home and 5-1 in the Northern Pacific FieldHockey Conference (NorPac) while finishing third at theNorPac Tournament. It was the most wins for the programsince 2000.

Byers led Longwood to an overall record of 8-13 during 2010,including 4-2 in the NorPac while finishing third at the NorPacTournament. He led the Lancers to an overall record of 10-11during 2009, including 4-2 in the NorPac while finishing fourthat the NorPac Tournament. Byers led Longwood to an overallrecord of 10-12 during 2008, including 3-3 in the NorPac and athird-place finish at the NorPac Tournament. For his efforts, hewas selected as the NorPac Coach of the Year during his firstyear as a head coach. Eleven Lancers have earned All-NorPachonors during his tenure, including one conference offensiveplayer of the year selection (2008), one East Division Player ofthe Year (2009) and Offensive Player of the Year (2009), and an

East Division Defensive Player of the Year (2011). Thirteen ofByers’ student-athletes have been named to the National FieldHockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I All-AcademicSquad, while three standouts have received selections to theNFHCA All-South Region Team (2008, 2011).

Byers has handled many responsibilities over the past sevenyears, including coordination of team travel, team and oppo-nent video analysis, planning and executing practices, allaspects of recruiting, developing game strategies, eventorganization and fundraising, and working with team membersto attain specific personal and team goals. He developed thefirst Longwood Preseason Camp and Play-Days, successfulevents that have raised over $10,000 for the program, and hehas recruited the first International student-athletes to theteam as well.

Byers has worked extensively within the US Field Hockey struc-ture, has coached at the US High Performance Level with theSouth Region from 2009-2011, and ran the Futures EliteAcademy site in 2012. He has also had experience with the USCoaching Accreditation level 3, the highest level of coaching inthe US. He was an assistant coach at Lock Haven Universityduring 2004 (19-1, 8-0 Northeast Conference), and helpedcoach at St. Louis University during the 2003 preseason whileassisting at the 2003 Champions Edge Elite Camps in Princeton,New Jersey as well. Byers was a player/coach for CanterburyChrist Church University College in Canterbury, England during2000-01, coached with the Canterbury Hockey Club (2001-05),and at the Sir Joseph Williamson Mathematical School (1998).

A native of Canterbury, England, Byers earned his Bachelor ofScience degree in business studies with a concentration insport psychology and coaching from Canterbury Christ Church.He played three years of field hockey at Canterbury ChristChurch.


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IAIN BYERSHEAD COACH | FIFTH YEAR

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THE BYERS FILE

CoaChing ExpEriEnCE2008-present..................................Head Coach, Longwood 2009-11 ......Assistant Coach, US High Performance South Region2005-08 ....................................Assistant Coach, Longwood2004 ........................................Assistant Coach, Lock Haven2003 .......Assistant Coach, CHampions Edge Elite Camps (N.J.)2001-2005 ....................................Coach, Canterbury Hockey Club2000-01 ........Player Coach, Canterbury Christ Church (England)

CarEEr rECord at LongwoodOverall Conference

2011 13-9 5-12010 8-13 4-22009 10-11 4-22008 10-12 3-3Career 41-45 (.477) 16-8 (.667)

Sarah Dalrymple is in her second year at Longwood during 2012-13,beginning employment on June 10, 2011. She joined the programafter playing four years of field hockey for Temple University, thelast two as the starting goalkeeper. Dalrymple was named to the2012-13 USA Women's National Indoor Field Hockey Team in March2012 in preparation for the 2012 Pan Am Championships August 30-September 2 in Puerto Montt, Chile.

Dalrymple assists with all aspects of the program including recruit-ing, opponent scouting and game preparation, coordination ofteam travel, player skill development, and practice preparation.She was a member of the USA Field Hockey National TeamDevelopmental Squad, and is the starting goalkeeper for Team NewJersey, which has captured the last two USA Field Hockey SeniorWomen's National Championships.

Dalrymple was a two-year starter for the Owls and served as a teamcaptain as a junior and senior. She was named to the National FieldHockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-Mid-Atlantic RegionSecond Team as a senior, while also earning a spot in the NFHCASenior All-Star game. Dalrymple was also named to the Atlantic 10Conference All-Championship Team as a senior.

Dalrymple has served as a field hockey instructor with the USA FieldHockey Futures Program since 2008 and has served as a goalkeep-ers coach at numerous camps since 2007. Dalrymple has mostrecently served as the compliance and student services intern atTemple.

A native of Hanover, Pennsylvania, Dalrymple earned a bachelor ofscience degree in sport and recreation management with a minor inbusiness from Temple University.


Missy Woodie begins her first year as a graduate assistant coachwith the Longwood University field hockey team in 2012-13. She joinsthe Lancers after serving as a student assistant for the University ofDelaware field hockey program in 2011.

In addition to the coaching and leadership experience she gainedwith the Blue Hens, Woodie has also has been an instructor with theUnited States Field Hockey Futures program since 2009.

Woodie was a four-year standout at Delaware from 2007-10. Duringher tenure, she appeared in 74 games, starting all but one of thosecontests. An important playmaker for her team, Woodie finished hercareer tied for seventh on the Blue Hens’ all-time record list with 20assists. She also notched two goals for a total of 24 career points.Some of Woodie’s accolades include being named to the All-ColonialAthletic Association (CAA) First Team as a junior, to the All-CAASecond Team as a senior, and to the CAA All-Rookie team after tyingfor second on her squad with four assists as a freshman.

A native of Fredericksburg, Va., Woodie earned a Bachelor ofScience degree in physical education from Delaware. Her sister,Danielle Woodie, graduated from Longwood in 2008 where sheplayed four years of field hockey and served as team captain for herjunior and senior seasons.

SARAH DALRYMPLEASSISTANT COACH - SECOND YEAR

MISSY WOODIEGRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH - FIRST YEAR

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2012 LANCERS PROFILES

2012Fourth-year team member ... captain ... has started all 40 careermatches she has appeared in ... has totaled 222 saves for a .747save percentage, while allowing just 75 goals against (1.94).

2011Started all 21 games she appeared in … totaled 139 saves for a.808 save percentage in 1431:04, while allowing just 33 goalsagainst in the cage for the Lancers (1.61) … earned threeshutouts.

2010Started 19 matches in goal ... NorPac East Division DefensivePlayer of the Week (10.26) ... posted 6-13 record with twoshutouts ... allowed 42 goals in 1271 minutes for a 2.31 goalsagainst average ... 83 saves and .664 save percentage ... sea-son-high seven saves two times.

high SchoolPlayed field hockey at Wakefield Girl’s in Wakefield, Englandearned four varsity letters and First Team State ... also attendedLeeds Metropolitan University ... participated in the All-EnglandTournament in 2004-07 ... starting goalkeeper in Senior NationalEnglish Hockey League with Doncaster Hockey Club from 2007-10 ... played in the British Universities Premier League in 2009-10... finished third at the British Universities and Colleges Sports2010 Knockouts.

personalDaughter of Shaun and Sharon Goulding ... stayed at Longwoodthis summer to train for the 2012 season ... majoring in psychol-ogy.


Kaye GouldinGSenior | GoalKeeper | 5-8

TicKhill, enGland

(WaKefield GirlS)

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WHAT IS ...

on your ipod..............................A lot you can't get in America, the good stuff, with a lot of beat

Your pregame ritual ............Listen to British music with my big headphonesYour favorite food................................Sweet BBQ boneless wings with ranchYour favorite place on campus ..............................................Athletics ComplexYour favorite pro sports team ..................................................Leeds United FCthe most interesting place you’ve been....................................................IrelandYour greatest athletic achievement ............................Playing with OlympiansSomething teammates don’t know................................I’m a natural brunette

Single-game HigHSSave ............................................14, 2x, last vs. Radford (9/27/11)

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CarEEr StatSYear GP-GS Min GA GAA SV SV% W L T Sho2010 19-19 1270:15 42 2.31 83 .664 6 13 0 22011 21-21 1431:04 33 1.61 139 .808 11 9 0 3Career 40-40 2701:19 75 1.94 222 .747 17 22 0 5

2012Fourth-year team member ... captain ... has appeared in 60career matches with 39 starts ... has totaled nine goals and sixassists for 24 career points.

2011Saw action in all 22 games, starting 11 … was third on the teamwith five goals and 12 total points … also tallied two assists …registered 30 shots, putting 13 on goal.

2010Appeared in 20 matches with 14 starts ... recorded three assistsfor three points ... attempted nine shots with four shots on goal.

2009Appeared in 18 matches with 14 starts ... scored four goals withone assist for nine points ... tallied three goals against NorPaccompetition, including one goal in the consolation match vs.Radford on Nov. 7 ... scored a goal in both matches againstAppalachian State (Oct. 10, Nov. 1) ... earned NorPac East DivisionRookie of the Week honors two times (Oct. 12, Nov. 2) ... tied forthird on the team in shots (26), shots on goal (19) and goals.

high SchoolFour-year member of the field hockey team at Grafton inYorktown ... First-Team All-State, All-Region and All-District selec-tion as a senior ... Second-Team All-District as a junior ... teamMVP her senior season ... First-Team All-Daily Press as a juniorand senior ... also played four years of soccer ... First-Team All-District and All-Region her senior season in soccer ... won bronzemedal at 2007 Junior Olympics ... Futures Elite Field Hockey forfive years ... went to the National Futures Championship for fouryears.

personalDaughter of Jacob and Joanne Verhulst ... father played soccer atValparaiso University ... interned with a general surgeon this sum-mer ... majoring in biology health profession with a minor inchemistry.

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chirSTina VerhulSTSenior | Midfield | 5-8

yorKToWn, Va.(GrafTon)

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CarEEr StatSYear GP-GS G A Pts Sh GW PS-Att2009 18-14 4 1 9 26 0 0-02010 20-14 0 3 3 9 0 0-02011 22-11 5 2 12 30 2 0-0Career 60-39 9 6 24 65 2 0-0

Single-game HigHSGoals............................................................2, vs. Liberty (9/24/11)Assists....................................................2, at Richmond (10/10/10)Points ..........................................................4, vs. Liberty (9/24/11)Shots ......................................5, vs. Appalachian State (10/10/09)


WHAT IS ...

on your ipod......................................................................Blink 182 before a game Your pregame ritual......Get my game-day hair braid done by someone elseYour favorite food ..............................................................................................SushiYour favorite place on campus ..........................The hill at Lancer Park at duskYour favorite pro sports team ..................................................................Steelersthe most interesting place you’ve been........................Skiing in West VirginiaYour greatest athletic achievement ............being named an All-American in

High School

2012Third-year team member ... captain ... has started all 30career matches she has played in ... has scored 18 goals andmade three assists for 39 career points.

2011Started all 22 games on the season … led the team with 14goals and 30 total points … fired 94 shots, including 53 ongoal … seven of her 14 goals were game-winners … tookthree corners and made one defensive save.

2010Named NorPac Maria Whitehead Rookie of the Year andearned NorPac East Division All-Conference recognition ...started final 15 matches of the season ... scored 10 goals withthree assists for 23 points ... scored one game-winning goal ...scored three goals in collegiate debut vs. La Salle (9.18) ...three multi-goal matches ... attempted a team-high 62 shotswith 35 shots on goal ... named NorPac East Division OffensivePlayer of the Week two times (9.21, 10.5) and Rookie of theWeek four times (9.21, 10.19, 10.26, 11.2).

high SchoolPlayed five years of field hockey at Table View in Cape Town,South Africa ... earned Premium Sports Award in South Africa.

personalDaughter of Debbie de Grandhomme ... grandfather (Normande Grandhomme) played cricket and field hockey for NorthernRhodesia ... father (Maurice) played field hockey for Rhodesia... cousin (Colin de Grandhomme) played cricket for Zimbabweand New Zealand ... majoring in business administration with aminor in marketing and a management concentration.

STacey de GrandhoMMeJunior | Midfield | 5-7

cape ToWn, SouTh africa

(Table VieW)

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CarEEr StatSYear GP-GS G A Pts Sh GW PS-Att DS2010 8-8 4 1 9 31 0 0-0 o2011 22-22 14 2 30 94 7 2-2 1Career 30-30 18 3 39 125 7 2-2 1

Single-game HigHSGoals ............................................................3, vs. Pacific (10/6/11)Assists ........................1, 3x, last vs. Appalachian State (10/29/11)Points ..........................................................6, vs. Pacific (10/6/11)Shots................................................8, 3x, last vs. Pacific (10/6/11)


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on your ipod ......................................................................A little bit of everything Your pregame ritual................Get Chick-Fil-A with two teammates and have

an extra large Coke Your favorite food........................................................Homemade roasted lambYour favorite place on campus ..............................................Athletics ComplexYour favorite pro sports team ....................................The Dutch football teamYour greatest athletic achievement ........Making many great friends on the

field and sharing amazing memories throught playing together

2012Fourth-year team member ... has appeared in 41 career match-es, starting 21 ... has totaled one goal and three assists for fivecareer points.

2011Started 14 of the 15 matches she saw action in … totaled fourpoints with one goal and two assists … recorded her first-career goal at North Carolina on Sept. 21 … fired off eightshots, putting five on goal … named a Longwood ScholarAthlete.

2010Appeared in 18 matches with five starts ... one assist for onepoint ... attempted three shots with one shot on goal ... namedto NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad ... named aLongwood Scholar-Athlete.

2009Appeared in eight matches with two starts ... named aLongwood Scholar-Athlete.

high SchoolFour-year member of the varsity field hockey team at Lakelandin Suffolk ... First-Team All-Southeastern District as a junior andsenior ... First-Team All-Eastern Region and Second Team All-Tidewater as a senior ... Honorable Mention All-Eastern Regionas a junior ... Second-Team All-Southeastern District as a sopho-more ... National Futures Tournament (2005-07) ... Beta Clubmember (2006-09) ... graduated with honors.

personalDaughter of Alvah and Kimberly Byrum ... completed a market-ing internship with the Longwood Athletics Department suringthe summer of 2012 ... majoring in fine arts with a concentra-tion in graphic design and a minor in communication studies.

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KaiTy byruMSenior | Midfield | 5-4

SuffolK, Va.(laKeland)

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Single-game HigHSGoals ................................................1, at North Carolina (9/21/11)Assists ..........................................1, 3x, last vs. Radford (9/27/11)Points ................................................2, at North Carolina (9/21/11Shots ..........................................2, 3x, last vs. St. Louis (10/10/11)


WHAT IS ...

on your ipod ........................................................................................Jack JohnsonYour pregame ritual........................................................Hitting around with BrittYour favorite food ..........................................................................................CheeseYour favorite place on campus ......................................................................D-HallYour favorite soccer team ....................................................Whoever is winningthe most interesting place you’ve been ......................................Florence, ItalyYour greatest athletic achievement ........Playing again after tearing my ACLSomething teammates don’t know ..........I hate when the seam of my sock

goes under my toes

2012Fourth-year team member ... has appeared in 62 career match-es with 44 starts ... has three goals and one assist for sevencareer point.

2011Started all 22 games … scored one goal for two total points onfour shots, including three on goal … took one corner …named a 2011 Longwood Scholar Athlete.

2010Appeared in 21 matches with 13 starts ... scored two goals withone assist for five points ... scored game-winning goal vs. LaSalle (Sept. 18) and at Davidson (Nov. 6) ... attempted fiveshots, all on goal.

2009Appeared in 19 matches with nine starts ... had one defensivesave in 2-1 victory over Ball State (Oct. 18) ... attempted fiveshots, including three against Georgetown (Aug. 28).

high SchoolFour-year standout at Western Branch in Chesapeake ... All-District Honorable Mention as a freshman ... First-Team All-District her last three seasons ... Second-Team All-Tidewater asa junior and senior ... Second-Team All-Region as a senior ...three-time participant at National Field Hockey Festival ...National Futures Championship participant during junior andsenior seasons ... U19 Futures Elite in 2008-09 ... Disney FieldHockey Showcase during 2007-08 ... also played two years ofvarsity soccer.

personalDaughter of Robert and Kimberly Diaz ... volunteers as acoach for a spring field hockey league ... majoring in mathe-matics with a concentration in secondary education.


briTTany diazSenior | defenSe/Midfield | 5-3

cheSapeaKe, Va.(WeSTern branch)

#1#1

CarEEr StatSYear GP-GS G A Pts Sh GW PS-Att DS2009 19-9 0 0 0 5 0 0-0 12010 21-13 2 1 5 5 2 0-0 02011 22-22 1 0 2 4 0 0-0 0Career 62-44 3 1 7 14 2 0-0 1

Single-game HigHSGoals ..............................................1, 3x, last vs. Towson (8/27/11)Assists ..................................................1, at Wake Forest (9/7/10)Points ............................................2, 3x, last vs. Towson (8/27/11)Shots..................................................3, vs. Georgetown (8/28/09)

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on your ipod..........................................................................Disney music and RapYour pregame ritual................Get my hair braided and hit around with KaityYour favorite food ........................................................................................SeafoodYour favorite place on campus ............................Our team room in Tabb HallYour favorite pro sports team ..............................................New York Yankeesthe most interesting place you’ve been..............................................New YorkYour greatest athletic achievement....Being named NorPac All-Conference Something teammates don’t know ........................I want a little pig for a pet

2012Fourth-year team member ... has appeared in 13 games with sixcareer starts ... has totaled 35 career saves for a .686 save percent-age while allowing just 16 goals in three years (1.73).

2011Appeared in three contests, starting one … logged 158:36 in thecage for the Lancers … made 13 saves and did not allow any goalsagainst … earned her first-career shutout against Liberty on Sept.24 … earned the Female Lancer Outstanding Service Award …named a Longwood Scholar Athlete.

2010Appeared in six matches with two starts ... posted 2-0 record ...allowed eight goals in 219:26 for a 2.55 goals against average ...recorded six saves for .429 save percentage ... named a LongwoodScholar Athlete.

2009Appeared in four matches with three starts ... posted 1-2 record ...allowed eight goals in 271 minutes for a 2.07 goals against average... stopped career-high seven shots vs. Lafayette (9.5) ... had .667save percentage ... named a Longwood Scholar-Athlete.

high SchoolFour-year member of the field hockey team at Forsyth Country Dayin Lewisville, N.C. ... All-Conference selection as a junior and senior... All-State selection as a senior ... National Futures Championships(2005, 2006, 2009) ... National Field Hockey Festival (2007) ... 2009NCISAA State Runner-up ... named to the Honor Roll (2007-09) ...winner of the school’s Wendy’s High School Heisman award as asenior ... member of the National Art Honor Society (2007-09) ...

personalDaughter of Cliff and Leslie Lewis ... completed a recreational ther-apy internship this past summer ... majoring in therapeutic recre-ation with a minor in psychology.

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aMy leWiSSenior | GoalKeeper | 5-2

leWiSVille, n.c.(forSyTh counTry day)

#15#15

Single-game HigHSSaves ........................................................9, vs. Davidson (11/5/11)


WHAT IS ...

on your ipod..............................................................................................Eric ChurchYour pregame ritual ............Shooting on cage before official warmups startYour favorite food..........................................Peanut Butter and Jelly SandwichYour favorite place on campus..............The benches along Brock CommonsYour favorite pro sports team ................................................Carolina Panthersthe most interesting place you’ve been................................................TanzaniaYour greatest athletic achievement......................A shutout double-overtime

victory against Davidson during the NORPAC tournamentSomething teammates don’t know ......................I won a college scholarship

for placing third in a national go-carting race when I was 10

CarEEr StatSYear GP-GS Min GA GAA SV SV% W L T Sho2009 4-3 270:46 8 2.07 16 .667 1 2 0 02010 6-2 219:26 8 2.55 6 .429 2 0 0 02011 3-1 158:36 0 0.00 13 1.000 2 0 0 1Career 13-6 648:48 16 1.73 35 .686 5 2 0 1

2012Third-year team member ... has appeared in 24 career match-es, including 10 starts ... has taken two career shots.

2011Earned 10 starts in the 21 games she appeared in … registeredtwo shots, putting one on goal … injected 11 corners for theLancers.

2010Appeared in three matches.

2009First-year team member.

high SchoolFour-year member of the varsity field hockey team atJamestown in Williamsburg ... Honorable Mention All-State,Second-Team All-District and Honorable Mention All-Regionas a senior ... First-Team All-District and Second-Team All-Region as a junior ... First-Team All-District and HonorableMention All-Region as a sophomore ... All-Gazette selectionas a junior and senior ... participated in the Junior Olympics(2007) ... member of the National Honor Society in highschool.

personalDaughter of Michael and Wendy Segala ... mother playedfield hockey and was a member of the swim team at SUNYCobleskill ... uncle (Bruce Segala) played baseball at WesternNew England College ... uncle (James Segala) played footballat Galludet University ... majoring in athletic training.

nicole SeGalaSenior | defenSe | 5-4

WilliaMSburG, Va.(JaMeSToWn)

#20#20


Single-game HigHSGoals ........................................................................................N/AAssists ......................................................................................N/APoints ........................................................................................N/AShots ..........................................1, 2x, last vs. Davidson (11/5/11)


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on your ipod ......................................................................A little bit of everythingYour pregame ritual ........I do everything in the same order every game dayYour favorite food ..................................................................................RaspberriesYour favorite place on campus ..............Wheeler lawn or Tabb study rooms Your favorite pro sports team ....................................................Boston Red Soxthe most interesting place you’ve been..............................................NicaraguaYour greatest athletic achievement ..............................Playing DI field hockeySomething teammates don’t know ................I get anxious when driving on

the highway next to tractor trailers

2012Third-year team member ... has made 42 career appearances,including 32 starts ... has totaled one assist for one point.

2011Saw action in all 22 matches with 21 starts … totaled threeshots, including two on goal.

2010Appeared in 20 matches with 11 starts ... one assist for onepoint ... attempted six shots with two shots on goal.

high SchoolPlayed four years of field hockey for Maury in Norfolk ... First-Team All-District selection all four years ... First-Team All-State, All-Region and All-Tidewater selection as well asEastern District Player of the Year as a junior ... First-Team All-Region and Second-Team All-State as a sophomore ... claimedsilver medal at Junior Olympics ... member of bronze-medalteam at National Futures Tournament ... also participated infour years of swimming and played three seasons of soccer atMaury.

personalDaughter of Bernard and Sarah Pishko ... father (Bernard)played soccer at Brown University ... mother (Sarah) swam atWilliam and Mary ... spent the summer of 2012 working ...majoring in business management.


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anne piShKoJunior | Midfield | 5-6

norfolK, Va.(Maury)

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CarEEr StatSYear GP-GS G A Pts Sh GW PS-Att2010 20-11 0 1 1 6 0 0-02011 22-21 0 0 0 3 0 0-0Career 42-32 0 1 1 9 0 0-0

Single-game HigHSGoals ........................................................................................N/AAssists ......................................................1, vs. UC Davis (11/4/10)Points ........................................................1, vs. UC Davis (11/4/10)Shots ..........................................................2, vs Radford (9/25/10)

WHAT IS ...

Your pregame ritual ............................................................Chick-fil-a with Stacey Your favorite food ............................................................Scallops and asparagusYour favorite pro sports team ....................................................Boston Red Soxthe most interesting place you’ve been ................................Santorini, GreeceYour greatest athletic achievement................First-team All-State, Tidewater

and Eastern Region honoree in high school

2012Third-year team member ... has logged 35 career appearances,including 14 starts ... has one assist for one career point.

2011Saw action in 21 contests with 12 starts … notched her first-careerpoint with an assist against Pacific on October 6 … totaled twoshots … took four corners for the Lancers … NFHCA NAtionalAcademic Squad selection ... named a 2011 Longwood ScholarAthlete ... 2011 Longwood All-Academic Team Award recipient.

2010Saw action in 21 contests with 12 starts ... notched her first-careerpoint with an assist against Pacific on October 6 … totaled twoshots … took four corners for the Lancers … named a 2011Longwood Scholar Athlete.NFHCA NAtional Academic Squad selec-tion ... named a 2010 Longwood Scholar Athlete.

high SchoolPlayed four years of field hockey for Kecoughtan in Hampton ...served as a captain her senior year ... earned First-Team All-District,Second-Team All-Region and Newport News Daily Press All-Starhonors as a junior and senior ... Second-Team All-District recogni-tion as a sophomore ... claimed Peninsula District tournamentchampionship as a junior and senior ... also played soccer and rancross country ... earned Second-Team All-District honors in socceras a junior and senior and First-Team All-District recognition as asophomore ... claimed girl’s soccer district championship as a sen-ior.

personalDaughter of Damon and Penny Smith ... member of the CormierHonors College and the Alpha Lambda Delta National HonorSociety ... worked as a lifeguard during the summer of 2012 ...majoring in kinesiology.


caiTlin SMiThJunior | defenSe | 5-10

haMpTon, Va.(KecouGhTan)

#7#7

Single-game HigHSGoals ........................................................................................N/AAssists ..........................................................1, vs. Pacific (10/6/11)Points ............................................................1, vs. Pacific (10/6/11)Shots ................................1, 4x, last vs. James Madison (10/13/11)

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on your ipod ....................................................Everything except country musicYour pregame ritual ........................................................................Listen to musicYour favorite food ....................................................................................EverythingYour favorite place on campus ..........................................The Ruffner fountainthe most interesting place you’ve been ..................Black Forest in GermanyYour greatest athletic achievement ..............Leading my high school soccer

and field hockey teams to district titlesSomething teammates don’t know ..............................I used to be a gymnist

CarEEr StatSYear GP-GS G A Pts Sh GW PS-Att2010 14-2 0 0 0 2 0 0-02011 21-12 0 1 1 2 0 0-0Career 35-14 0 1 1 4 0 0-0

2012Second-year team member ... has appeared in 22 careermatches with 10 starts.

2011Saw time in all 22 games and earned 10 starts … was secondon the team with seven goals and 16 total points … alsorecorded a pair of assists … totaled 23 shots, 14 of whichwere on goal … recorded the game-winning goal againstPacific on Nov. 3.

high SchoolPlayed four years of field hockey for Western Branch inChesapeake ... four-time First-Team All-District selectionthree-time All-Region selection ... named All-Tidewater andAll-State selection as a senior, in addition to making the aca-demic team.

personalDaughter of Robert and Kimberly Diaz ... sister (Brittany) iscurrent Longwood teammate ... worked as a coach for highschool field hockey camps during the summer of 2012 ...majoring in liberal studies with a concentration in specialeduaction.


JeSSica diazSophoMore | forWard | 5-3

cheSapeaKe, Va.(WeSTern branch)

#3#3

Single-game HigHSGoals ........................................................2, vs. St. Louis (10/10/11)Assists ............................................1, 2x, last vs. Liberty (9/24/11)Points ......................................................4, vs. St. Louis (10/10/11)Shots ..................................................6, vs. vs. St. Louis (10/10/11)

WHAT IS ...

on your ipod ..........Waka Flocka, Roscoe Dash, Rick Ross and Jason AldeanYour pregame ritual ............Braid my hair and listen to my pre-game playlistYour favorite food ..............................................................Anything with ChickenYour favorite place on campus ....................................The Field Hockey HouseYour favorite pro sports team ..............................................New York Yankeesthe most interesting place you’ve been ..............................................CaliforniaYour greatest athletic achievement............Being named First-Team All-Sate

in high schoolSomething teammates don’t know ................I’ve been playing field hockey

since I was five years old

CarEEr StatSYear GP-GS G A Pts Sh GW PS-Att2011 22-10 7 2 16 23 1 0-0Career 22-10 7 2 16 23 1 0-0

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2012Second-year team member ... has seen time in 15 career con-tests, including two starts.

2011Appeared in 15 games with two starts … made her collegiatedebut against Lock Haven on Aug. 28 … named a 2011Longwood Scholar Athlete.

high SchoolPlayed two years of varsity field hockey for Merion MercyAcademy in Merion Station, Pa. ... helped team to All-Catholic Academies League Championship in 2009 ... namedto NFHCA High School National Academic Squad in 2010.

personalDaughter of James and Maureen Fay ... volunteers at a chil-dren’s home in Pennsylvania, working with children with dis-abilities ... spent the summer of 2012 hostessing and wait-ressing at a golf club ... majoring in liberal studies with a con-centration in special education with a minor in Spanish.


Kelley faySophoMore | defenSe | 5-6

haVerToWn, pa.(Merion Mercy acadeMy)

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CarEEr StatSYear GP-GS G A Pts Sh GW PK-Att2011 15-2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0Career 15-2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0

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WHAT IS ...

on your ipod ......................................................................Rap and Country musicYour pregame ritual ....................................................................Listen to my iPodYour favorite food ..................................................................Pomegranate seedsYour favorite place on campus ..........................................The Ruffner fountainYour favorite pro sports team ..............................................Philadelphia Philliesthe most interesting place you’ve been....................................................IrelandYour greatest athletic achievement ........................Playing DI Field Hockey at

Longwood UniversitySomething teammates don’t know ..........I wish I could dance like Beyonce

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high SchoolFive-year member of the field hockeysquad at Bethel ... as a team captain in2010, she led her squad to the districtchampionship ... was named Third-TeamAll-District in 2009 ... earned Rookie ofthe Year accolades in 2007.

personalDaughter of Rodney Drew and SusanKeeton ... stayed at Longwood andworked out with a trainer during thesummer of 2012 ... majoring in biologywith a minor in psychology.


high SchoolMember of the Kempsville varsity field hock-ey team from 2008-11 ... selected Kempsville’s2011-12 Female Athlete of the Year ... two-timeAll-Beach District First Team ... senior captain... earned Second-Team All-Eastern Region asa senior ... won the 2011-12 Indoor NationalChampionship ... four year participant withthe U.S. Futures program and helped win the2010 National Futures Championship ... 2010National Field Hockey Festival gold medalist ...also participated in track and soccer ... named2012 Indoor Track Rookie of the Year.

personalDaughter of Vernon and Karen Burris ... moth-er (Karen) played volleyball at UNCGreensboro ... spent the summer of 2012working at the Young Life Camp in Saranac,N.Y. ... majoring in exercise science.


high SchoolFour-year member of the field hockey teamat Selinsgrove Area, leading her team to fourPIAA District 4 titles and four HeartlandAthletic Conference (HAC) championships ...led team with 20 goals and seven assists as asenior ... HAC All-Star First Team ... Daily ItemFirst-Team selection ... PHSFHCA Second-Team All-State and Academic All-State hon-oree ... also played four years of basketballand was a two-time Second-Team HAC All-Star ... graduated 10th in her class with a 3.83GPA ... four-year Distinguished Honor Rollmember.

personalDaughter of Steve and Kathi Deckard ... father(Steve) wrestled at Susquehanna University ...worked as a pharmacy technician during thesummer of 2012 ... majoring in biology.

aShley dreWSophoMore | forWard | 5-3

haMpTon, Va.(beThel)

#13#13

Jennifer burriSfreShMan | forWard | 6-0

VirGinia beach, Va.(KeMpSVille)

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nicole decKardfreShMan | forWard | 5-7

SelinSGroVe, pa.(SelinSGroVe area)

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WHAT IS ...

on your ipod:Country musicYour pregame ritual:Get my hair braidedYour favorite food:SpagettiYour favorite place on campus:The Student UnionYour favorite pro sports team:Pittsburgh Steelersthe most interesting place you’ve been:A house haunted by my ancestersYour greatest athletic achievement:Winning All-Tournament in indoor field hockeySomething your teammates don’t know:I was born deaf

WHAT IS ...

on your ipod:Rap, country, rock and roll and worship musicYour pregame ritual:Dribbling by myself in my own space, listeningto my iPod and prayingYour favorite food:French toastYour favorite place on campus:My bedYour favorite soccer team:New York Giantsthe most interesting place you’ve been:CaliforniaYour greatest athletic achievement:Getting the opportunity to play as a DI athleteSomething your teammates don’t know:I can eat a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts in 15minutes

WHAT IS ...

on your ipod:Nicki MinajYour favorite food:Ice creamYour favorite soccer team:Philadelphia Philliesthe most interesting place you’ve been:BahamasYour greatest athletic achievement:Playing in the 2009 state championship gamewith my high school teamSomething your teammates don’t know:I also played basketball in high school

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brylee deSpiniSfreShMan | defenSe | 5-5

neWporT neWS, Va.(denbiGh)

#18#182012First-year team member.

high SchoolFive-year member of the field hockey teamat Denbigh ... two-time All-District FirstTeam and All-Region Second Team selec-tion ... named 2011-12 Senior Athlete of theYear and team MVP ... named the team’sbest defender in 2010 and most improvedin 2009 ... also played soccer for five years,as well as track, basketball and gymnasticsfor one year each.

personalDaughter of Jimmy and Rhonda Despinis... worked with children at the Great WolfLodge and trained for the upcoming sea-son during the summer ... majoring in kine-siology.

eMily leonardfreShMan | defenSe | 5-4

VirGinia beach, Va.(firST colonial)


high SchoolPlayed on First Colonial’s field hockeyteam for four years ... helped her team winthe 2011 VHSL AAA State Title ... two-timeteam captain ... 2011 First-Team All-Stateand First-Team All-Tidewater ... two-timeAll-Beach District First Team and All-RegionFirst Team ... three-year Futures Elite teammember ... was a 2009 gold medalist ofher Junior Olympic Team ... also playedthree years of varsity soccer and two yearsof indoor track.

personalDaughter of Jeffrey and LouAnn Leonard... cousin (Tammy Leonard) played fieldhockey at Virginia Wesleyan ... worked at asurfshop this summer ... majoring in busi-ness marketing.

rachel loMbardifreShMan | Midfield | 5-6

MarlTon, n.J.(cheroKee)


high SchoolFour-Year member of the field hockey teamat Cherokee ... named to the 2009 All-OlympicConference Second Team ... member of USAField Hockey Futures program from 2007-11 ...won the National Club CHampionship withthe Spirit of USA in 2011 ... two-time NationalHockey Festival pool winner ... U14 goldmedalist at the 2007 Disney Field HockeyShowcase ... participated in the RenaissanceClub and in Science Olympiads ... graduatedwith honors.

personalDaughter of Kevin and Coleen Lombardi ...during the summer she took a cruise on theDanube River and worked as a party hostess... majoring in political science with a minor inenviromental studies.


WHAT IS ...

on your ipod:Everything from country, to dubstep, to local Your pregame ritual:Listen to my iPod and clear my mindYour favorite food:Anything home cooked by my momYour favorite place on campus:The Athletic Training CenterYour favorite pro sports team:New England Patriotsthe most interesting place you’ve been:ArizonaYour greatest athletic achievement:Committing to Longwood after recoveringfrom the surgery on both of my legsSomething your teammates don’t know:I have multiple state titles in cheerleading

WHAT IS ...

on your ipod:Everything from Shania Twain to 2Chainz Your pregame ritual:Tape my ankles, re-tie my shoes and chew apiece of gumYour favorite food:My grandmother's homemade rollsYour favorite place on campus:The Athletics Complexthe most interesting place you’ve been:On a cruise to GreeceYour greatest athletic achievement:Leading my high school to its first ever state titleSomething your teammates don’t know:I’m facinated by trains

WHAT IS ...

on your ipod:Anything I can dance toYour pregame ritual:Listen to my iPod ato get pumped upYour favorite food:Philly cheese steakYour favorite place on campus:The fountain outside of D-HallYour favorite pro sports team:Philadelphia Flyersthe most interesting place you’ve been:Vienna, AustriaYour greatest athletic achievement:Committing to Longwood Something your teammates don’t know:I started playing field hockey because I washorrible at soccer

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high SchoolFour-Year field hockey team member atTabb ... won four VHSL State titles and threeRegion 1 Championships with her team ...named Second-Team All-BRD in 2011 ... wasthe captain of her club team, Focus FieldHockey Club ... also played four years of soc-cer and was on the indoor track team fortwo years. In soccer, she was named First-Team All-BRD in 2012 and was an All-Region1 honorable mention ... 2012 team captain ofher Region 1 Championship team.

personalDaughter of Alexander and JackieMacDonald ... she traveled to England andScotland this summer ... majoring in liberalstudies/special education.


high SchoolPlayed field hockey at Emmaus for four years... led her team to four Lehigh ValleyInterscholastic Athletic Conference (LVIAC)titles and four District XI Championships ... herteam won the 2010 PIAA AAA State title ...named a Morning Call Lehigh Valley All-Areahonorable mention and a LVIAC All-Star in2012.

personalDaughter of Brad and Beth Mitchell ... oldersister (Kate) played field hockey at St.Joseph’s University ... she traveled to theDominican Republic, Italy and the DalmationCoast during the summer ... majoring in nurs-ing.


hollie MacdonaldfreShMan | forWard | 5-9

yorKToWn, Va.(Tabb)

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MarGareT MiTchellfreShMan | GoalKeeper | 5-7

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MeGhan o’connorfreShMan | Midfield | 5-7

STafford, Va.(norTh STafford)


high SchoolWas a four-year member of the varsityfield hockey team at North Stafford ...two-time First-Team All-District selec-tion ... named First-Team All-Area andSecond-Team All-Region as a senior ...selected First-Team All-Region as a jun-ior ... led her squad to a district champi-onship in 2009 and to the state finals in2009 and 2010 ... also played varsity ten-nis for one year.

personalDaughter of Will and Trish O’Connor ...she worked and trained during the sum-mer of 2012 ... majoring in communica-tion-mass media studies.

WHAT IS ...

on your ipod:A lot of Jack JohnsonYour pregame ritual:None yet, but I will adopt new ones this seasonYour favorite food:Macaroni and cheeseYour favorite pro sports team:New York Giantsthe most interesting place you’ve been:Dubrovnik, CroatiaYour greatest athletic achievement:Winning the state championship as a junior inhigh schoolSomething your teammates don’t know:I can make a three-leaf clover shape with mytongue

WHAT IS ...

on your ipod:Hip Hop and ReggaeYour pregame ritual:Use the looYour favorite food:Garlic bread and saladYour favorite place on campus:My bedYour favorite pro sports team:Las Angeles Lakersthe most interesting place you’ve been:PanamaYour greatest athletic achievement:Playing DI Field HockeySomething your teammates don’t know:JC from NSYNC called me when I was little

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WHAT IS ...

on your ipod:Justin Bieber, Chris Brown and UsherYour pregame ritual:Get my hair braided and listen to my iPodYour favorite food:Chicken ParmesanYour favorite place on campus:My own bedYour favorite pro sports team:Liverpool Football Clubthe most interesting place you’ve been:Buckingham Palace in London, EnglandYour greatest athletic achievement:Playing Division I Field Hockey for LUSomething your teammates don’t know:I don't have a middle name


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high SchoolPlayed field hockey for 12 years at MHCLaren and HHC ... during her time at MHCLaren, her team placed third in theNetherlands.

personalDaughter of Tom Deschan and PaulienRuiter ... she traveled to France andworked at her own business called SoSocial Media during the summer of 2012.

WHAT IS ...

on your ipod:Techno Music, Jack Johnson, Ed Sheeran, JohnMayer, Justin Nozuka and Joshua RadinYour pregame ritual:I put my mind completly on the game Your favorite food:My grandmothers broccoli with cheese sauceYour favorite place on campus:My own bedYour favorite pro sports team:The Netherlands Field Hockey Teamthe most interesting place you’ve been:ThailandYour greatest athletic achievement:Playing well as a team, winning and scoring

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SENIOR CLASS

JUNIOR CLASS

SOPHOMORE CLASS

FRESHMEN CLASS

YEAR-IN-REVIEW


RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 13-9 6-3 3-5 4-1CONFERENCE 5-1 3-0 2-1 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 8-8 3-3 1-4 4-1

Date Opponent Score Att.Aug 27 TOWSON W 2-0 100Aug 28 LOCK HAVEN L 1-2 75

$ Sep 3 vs Sacred Heart W 2-1 125$ Sep 4 at Dartmouth L 1-4 147

Sep 9 at William and Mary L 1-2 172Sep 11 at #9 Duke L 0-1 277Sep 15 at VCU W 2-1 217Sep 18 RICHMOND L 1-3 175Sep 21 at #2 North Carolina L 1-5 87Sep 24 LIBERTY W 4-0 125

* Sep 27 RADFORD Wo2 3-2 150* Oct 01 at Davidson L 1-2 372* Oct 2 at Appalachian State W 3-0 89

Oct 06 vs Pacific Wot 3-2 50Oct 10 SAINT LOUIS W 4-0 75Oct 13 JAMES MADISON L o t 0-1 175

* Oct 16 at Radford W 3-1 154* Oct 22 DAVIDSON W 3-2 225* Oct 29 APPALACHIAN STATE W 2-0 150

Nov 3 vs Pacific W 3-1 109Nov 4 vs #16 California L 0-3 178Nov 5 vs Davidson Wo2 1-0 104

$ - Dartmouth Big Green Classic

TEAM STATISTICS LW OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 41-292 33-291 Goals scored per game 1.86 1.50 Shot pct. . 1 4 0 . 1 1 3 Shots on goal-Attempts 164-292 189-291 SOG pct. . 5 6 2 . 6 4 9 S h o t s / G a m e 13.3 13.2PENALTY CORNERS 144 148 Goals off corners 9 6PENALTY STROKES 2-2 2-3PENALTIES Green cards 9 12 Yellow cards 11 6 Red cards 0 0ATTENDANCE T o t a l 1250 1515 Dates/Avg Per Date 9/139 8/189 Neutral Site #/Avg 5/113

## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw ps-att dsv5 Stacey deGrandhomme 22 14 2 30 94 . 1 4 9 55 . 5 8 5 7 2 - 2 13 Jessica Diaz 22 7 2 16 23 . 3 0 4 14 . 6 0 9 1 0 - 0 012 Christina Verhulst 22 5 2 12 30 . 1 6 7 13 . 4 3 3 2 0 - 0 02 Rachel Akers 22 2 6 10 6 . 3 3 3 5 . 8 3 3 0 0 - 0 022 Sarah Bietsch 22 1 8 10 19 . 0 5 3 7 . 3 6 8 0 0 - 0 021 Olga Knop 20 3 2 8 36 . 0 8 3 22 . 6 1 1 1 0 - 0 223 Lauren Sullivan 19 3 1 7 20 . 1 5 0 13 . 6 5 0 0 0 - 0 09 Amanda Babineau 22 3 0 6 20 . 1 5 0 11 . 5 5 0 2 0 - 0 04 Alison Akers 22 1 2 4 23 . 0 4 3 10 . 4 3 5 0 0 - 0 028 Kaity Byrum 15 1 2 4 8 . 1 2 5 5 . 6 2 5 0 0 - 0 01 Brittany Diaz 22 1 0 2 4 . 2 5 0 3 . 7 5 0 0 0 - 0 07 Caitlin Smith 21 0 1 1 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 0 06 Anne Pishko 22 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 2 . 6 6 7 0 0 - 0 020 Nicole Segala 21 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 0 011 Allison Solan 22 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 2 1.000 0 0 - 0 025 Kelley Fay 15 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 019 C. De Waegeneer 20 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 115 Amy Lewis 4 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0

Total 22 41 28 110 292 . 1 4 0 164 . 5 6 2 13 2 - 2 4Opponents 22 33 24 90 291 . 1 1 3 189 . 6 4 9 9 2 - 3 9

## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho15 Amy Lewis 3 158:36 0 0.00 13 1.000 2-0-0 1/00 Kaye Goulding 21 1431:04 33 1.61 139 . 8 0 8 11-9-0 3/0

Total 22 1589:40 33 1.45 156 . 8 2 5 13-9-0 6Opponents 22 1589:40 41 1.81 123 . 7 5 0 9-13-0 3

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalLongwood 21 17 1 2 41Opponents 17 15 1 0 33

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalLongwood 143 142 2 5 292Opponents 141 140 7 3 291

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalLongwood 76 74 4 2 156Opponents 60 61 0 2 123

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalLongwood 69 73 0 2 144Opponents 64 81 2 1 148

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W L T Pct. W L T Pct.Longwood^ 5 1 0 .833 13 9 0 .591Davidson 4 2 0 .667 11 9 0 .550Radford 2 4 0 .333 7 13 0 .350Appalachian State 1 5 0 .167 2 18 0 .100

West DivisionW L T Pct. W L T Pct.

Stanford^ 6 0 0 1.000 17 4 0 .809California* 4 2 0 .667 16 4 0 .800UC Davis 2 4 0 .333 5 12 0 .294Pacific 0 6 0 .000 3 14 0 .176

^ Regular Season Division Champion* Tournament Champion

2011 Final NorPac Conference Standings

Maddie Hand, California, Tournament MVPLara Kruggel (California)

Deanna Kennedy (California) Allie Swartz (California)

Becky Dru (Stanford)Alex McCawley (Stanford)

Stephanie Byrne (Stanford)Stacey de Grandhomme (Longwood)

Steph Meador (Davidson)Robin Nelson (Pacific)

Casey Wollbrinck (UC Davis) Courtney Poole (Radford)

Hannah Martin (Appalachian State)

2011 NorPac All-Tournament Team

East Division All-NorPac:Finley Amato Davidson Jr. ForwardSarah Bietsch Longwood Sr. MidfielderLynsey Daughtrey Radford Sr. BackStacey de Grandhomme Longwood So. Midfielder Brittany Diaz Longwood Jr. MidfielderKaye Goulding Longwood Jr. GoalkeeperOlga Knop Longwood Sr. DefenderSteph Meador Davidson Sr. DefenderChristine Rua Davidson Sr. ForwardBrooklyn Shearer App. State So. Forward Madonna Wadolowski Radford Sr. Midfielder

West Division All-NorPac:Stephanie Byrne Stanford Sr. Forward Becky Dru Stanford Jr. DefenderAndrea Earle California So. Forward Shannon Elmitt California So. Midfielder Lara Kruggel California Fr. ForwardErin Magill California Sr. DefenderAlex McCawley Stanford Fr. MidfielderAle Moss Stanford R-Sr. Goalkeeper Ashlee Schlesier Pacific Jr. Goalkeeper Amanda Spellman Pacific Jr. BackEmily Tregoning Pacific So. Mid/Back Casey Wollbrinck UC Davis Jr. Defender

East Player of the YearFinley Amato (Davidson)

West Co-Players of the YearBecky Dru (Stanford), Andrea Earle (California)

East Offensive Player of the YearFinley Amato (Davidson)

West Offensive Player of the YearAndrea Earle (California)

East Defensive Player of the YearKaye Goulding (Longwood)

West Defensive PlayerBecky Dru (Stanford)

Coach of the YearTara Danielson (Stanford)

Maria Whitehead Rookie of the YearLara Kruggel (California)

Sheryl Johnson Academic AwardSarah Schneider (UC Davis), Christine Rua (Davidson)

Julie Nagel Extraordinary Teammate AwardMattie Maloney (UC Davis)

2011 NorPac Regular Season Awards

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Caitlin Smith2011 Longwood All-Academic Team Award

Amy Lewis

“Presented to one male or one female student-athlete thatgoes above and beyond and has positively impacted his/hercollege, Longwood University, the surrounding communityor the world through his/her service.”

2011 Lancer Outstanding Service Award

Alison Akers

Sarah Bietsch

Kaity Byrum

Brittany Diaz

Kelley Fay

Olga Knop

Amy Lewis

Caitlin Smith

2011 Longwood Scholar-Athletes

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HISTORY AND RECORDS


Year Record Coach Overall1972 5-1-2 Carolyn Hodges 5-1-21973 11-1-1 Carolyn Hodges 16-2-31974 14-1-0 Carolyn Hodges 30-3-31975 16-5-4 Carolyn Hodges (4) 46-8-71976 12-4-3 Sally Cluster (1) 12-4-31977 11-6-2 Dee McDonough 11-6-21978 5-11-2 Dee McDonough (2) 16-17-41979 3-11-3 Bette Harris 3-11-31980 11-7-0 Bette Harris 14-18-31981 7-11-1 Bette Harris 21-29-41982 8-7-0 Bette Harris 29-36-41983 9-4-3 Bette Harris 38-40-71984 10-7-0 Bette Harris (6) 48-47-71985 11-4-0 Sue Finnie 11-4-01986 10-6-1 Sue Finnie 21-10-11987 13-6-1 Sue Finnie 34-16-21988 3-7-2 Sue Finnie 37-23-41989 6-8-3 Sue Finnie (5) 43-31-71990 1-10-1 Sandy Bridgeman 1-10-11991 3-9-1 Sandy Bridgeman 4-19-2

Year Record Coach Overall1992 10-5-1 Sandy Bridgeman 14-24-31993 9-7-0 Sandy Bridgeman (4) 23-31-31994 5-12-0 Janet Grubbs 5-12-01995 6-9-1 Janet Grubbs 11-21-11996 13-5-0 Janet Grubbs 24-26-11997 10-8-0 Janet Grubbs (4) 34-34-11998 11-6-0 Nancy Joel 11-6-01999 13-8-0 Nancy Joel 24-14-02000 15-5-0 Nancy Joel 39-19-02001 8-10-0 Nancy Joel 47-29-02002 7-8-0 Nancy Joel 54-37-02003 8-10-1 Nancy Joel 62-47-12004 7-10-0 Nancy Joel 69-57-12005 4-13-0 Nancy Joel 73-70-12006 5-13-0 Nancy Joel 78-83-12007 6-16-0 Nancy Joel (10) 84-99-12008 10-12-0 Iain Byers 10-12-0 2009 10-11-0 Iain Byers 20-23-02010 8-13-0 Iain Byers 28-36-02011 13-9-0 Iain Byers 41-45-0Total 40 Seasons 9 Head Coaches 347-316-32

TeAM ReCORDS

Highest National Ranking......................................................................................6th (1975)Highest Regional Ranking ....................................................................................2nd (1992)Best Overall Record..........................................................................................14-1-0 (1974)Best NCAA Record ..............................................................................................15-5 (2000)Most Wins/Season ................................................................................................16 (1975)Most Consecutive Wins ......................................................................................7 (1974, 77)Fewest Losses/Season....................................................................................1 (1972, 73, 74)Most Shutouts/Season......................................................................................10 (1973, 75)Most Consecutive Shutouts ......................................................................................7 (1973)Fewest Times Shutout ..............................................................................................0 (1975)Most Goals Scored/Season ....................................................................................68 (1975)Most Goals Scored/Game ......................................................................................18 (1996)Fewest Goals Allowed/Season ................................................................................5 (1973)

CAReeR GOALS1. Terry Voit 93 1974-772. Sue Groff 47 1982-853. Cheryl Andrukonis 41 1998-014. Brianne Baylor 40 2000-015. Carol Filo 35 1974-776. Julie Dayton 34 1977-807. Elizabeth Mann 33 1996-998. Janelle Kern 27 1995-989. Sharon Bruce 26 1982-8510. Heather Kinstler 26 1997-00

CAReeR ASSiSTS1. Lorrie Watts 25 2001-042. Cheryl Andrukonis 24 1998-013. Heather Kinstler 24 1997-004. Missy Moran 22 1990-935. Brianne Baylor 21 2001-01

Traci Strickland 21 1984-877. Melanie Panza 18 1986-89

Sue Groff 18 1982-859. Liz Annet 17 1986-89

Lauren van de Kamp 17 2007-10

Year-By-Year Records

Career Records

SinGLe-SeASOn ReCORDSGoals ............................................................................................................33, Terry Voit (1975)Assists ..................................................................................................12, Brianne Baylor (2001)Def. Saves................................................................................................19, Carver Potts (1989)GK Saves ..........................................................................................182, Julie Patterson (2003) GA Avg. ............................................................................................0.93, Haidee Shiftlet (1985)GK Shutouts ................................................................................................10, Jane Grier (1975)

10, Dana Hutcherson (1973)

SinGLe-GAMe ReCORDSGoals ............................................................................................................6, Delo Dove (1958)Assists ........................................................................................................4, Patty Boyle (1986)Def. Saves ................................................................................................4, Missy Moran (1991)GK Saves ................................................................................................57, Kim Howells (1989)

Single Season and Game Records

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Longwood Female Athlete of the YearCarla Binnewies......................................2009Claire Reyes ............................................2000Kim Iman ................................................1999Mari Willen..............................................1994Lara Cini ..................................................1992Sue Groff ................................................1986Julie Dayton ............................................1981

Longwood Female Freshman of the YearKim Iman ................................................1996Lara Cini ..................................................1989Melissa Gwinn ........................................1987Sue Groff ................................................1983

Longwood Senior All-StarsBrianne Baylor ........................................2001Megan O’Day ..........................................2001Heather Kinstler ....................................2000Melanie Panza ........................................1999Janelle Kearn ..........................................1998Melissa Miranda ....................................1998Theresa Birr ............................................1996Tonia Harris ............................................1992Jenny Wuebker ......................................1992

Longwood Scholar-Athlete of the YearAnita Warford ........................................1993Meyon Puent ..........................................1992Tammy Marshall ....................................1986Mindy Allman ..........................................1983

Longwood Jimmy Yarbrough InspirationAward

Katie Murphy..........................................2006

Female ECAC Student-Athlete of the YearBrianne Baylor ........................................2001Janelle Kearn ..........................................1998Lori Clark ................................................1997

NCAA Virginia Woman of the YearClaire Reyes ............................................2001

All-AmericanAlexis Ramey ....................................2002-03Lorrie Watts ......................................2001-04Brianne Baylor....................................2001-02Cheryl Andrukonis..............................1998-01Megan O’Day ....................................1998-01Claire Reyes ......................................1997-00Heather Kinstler ................................1997-00Kim Iman............................................1996-99Catherine Howard ............................1995-98Janelle Kern ......................................1995-98Lori Clark ............................................1994-97Teresa Birr ........................................1994-96Mari Willen ........................................1991-94Sara Hogan ........................................1991-94Missy Moran ......................................1990-93Anita Warford....................................1990-93Tonia Harris........................................1989-92

NFHCA All-South Region Second Team

Stacey de Grandhomme ........................2011Kaye Goulding ........................................2011Carla Binnewies......................................2008

All-South Region Honorable MentionBeanie Felch............................................1989Claye Conkwright ..............................1986-87Sue Groff ................................................1985

VaSID All-State First TeamOlga Knop ................................................2011Lorrie Watts............................................2002Brianne Baylor ........................................2001Heather Kinstler ....................................2000Claire Reyes ............................................2000

VaSID All-State Second TeamLauren van de Kamp ..............................2010Carla Binnewies......................................2008Carra Bunner ..........................................2008

VaSID Honorable MentionSarah Grossi ............................................2001Cheryl Andrukonis..................................2000Brianne Baylor........................................2000Stephanie Potter....................................2000

All-State VAIAW Div. IMindy Allman ..........................................1981Janet Long ..............................................1981Jule Dayton ............................................1980Kim Garber..............................................1980

First Team All-NorPacJulia Hernandez......................................2009Carla Binnewies......................................2008Katie Claxton ..........................................2007

Second Team All-NorPacOlga Knop ..............................................2009Lauren van de Kamp ........................2008-09Carra Bunner ..........................................2008Carla Binnewies ......................................2007Katie Claxton..........................................2006Katie Murphy..........................................2006Sarah Hitchings ......................................2005Alexis Ramey ..........................................2005

NorPac East Division All-Conference TeamSarah Bietsch ..........................................2011 Brittany Diaz ..........................................2011Kaye Goulding ........................................2011Stacey de Grandhomme ................2010-2011Olga Knop........................................2010-2011Lauren Sullivan........................................2010Lauren van de Kamp ..............................2010

NorPac Offensive Player of the YearCarla Binnewies......................................2008

NorPac East Division Offensive Player of theYear

Julia Hernandez......................................2009

NorPac East Division Defensive Player of theYear

Kaye Goulding ........................................2011Lauren van de Kamp ..............................2010

NorPac Rookie of the YearStacey de Grandhomme ........................2010

NorPac Coach of the YearIain Byers ................................................2008

NorPac All-Tournament TeamStacey de Grandhomme ........................2011Lauren van de Kamp ..............................2010Kelsey Turner ........................................2009Julia Hernandez......................................2008

All-American Rookie Teamwomensfieldhockey.com

Katy Lernihan ........................................2003

NFHCA All-AcademicAmy Lewis ..........................................2010-11Caitlin Smith........................................2010-11Olga Knop ..........................................2008-11Kaity Byrum ............................................2010Taylor Bender ....................................2009-10Andrea Bastiaanse ............................2008-10Bailey Rampey ..................................2008-10Carla Binnewies ................................2007-08Katie Claxton ..........................................2007Lyndsey Owen ........................................2007Danielle Woodie ....................................2007Michelle Eastlake ..............................2006-08Erin West ..........................................2005-08Hailey Johnston......................................2006Jennifer Wysong ....................................2006Lyndsay Owen........................................2004Julie Patterson ......................................2004Cherie Ratte ..........................................2004Danielle Woodie................................2004-06Anne Hundley....................................2003-06Kathleen Murphy ..................................2003Monique Shelton ..............................2001-03Lorrie Watts ......................................2001-03Kelly Gaines ............................................2002Kay Dee Lemn ....................................2001-02Megan O’Day ..........................................2001Emily Prothero ..................................2000-01Rashel Teach ..........................................2001Jenn Cope ..............................................2000Laura Eynon............................................2000Heather Kinstler ................................1998-00Claire Reyes ......................................1998-00Lori Clark ................................................1997Emily Stone ............................................1996

CFHCA All-AcademicMeyon Puent ..........................................1992Traci Strickland ..................................1987-88

CoSIDA All-DistrictTraci Strickland ..................................1987-88

CoSIDA All-AmericanMindy Allman ..........................................1983

Verizon All-DistrictMindy Allman ..........................................1983

U.S. Development CampA Camp

Kim Iman............................................1998-99Claire Reyes ............................................1999Janelle Kern ............................................1998Missy Moran............................................1993

B CampMari Willen ........................................1993-94Sara Hogan ............................................1994Teresa Birr ..............................................1993Missy Moran............................................1993Anita Warford ........................................1993Diane Brown ..........................................1986Laura Goetz ............................................1986Shanon Bruce..........................................1984

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2002-05Midfielder

Westminster, Calif.

24Heather Kinstler

1997-00Midfielder

Virginia Beach, Va.

10Brianne Baylor

2001-02Forward

Virginia Beach, Va.

12Lorrie Watts

2001-04Midfielder

Fredericksburg, Va.

32Catherine Howard

1995-98Sweeper

Virginia Beach, Va.

2Kimm iman

1996-00Keeper

Virginia Beach, Va.

14Cheryl Andrukonis

1998-01Forward

Fairfax, Va.

7Claire Reyes

1997-00Defender

Virginia Beach, Va.

20Megan O’Day

1998-01Defender

Annandale, Va.

17Janelle Kern

1995-98Forward

Marysvile, Pa.

18Anita Warford

1990-93Forward

Stafford, Va.

19Theresa Birr

1994-96Defender

Centreville, Va.

9Lori Clark

1994-97Midfielder

Virginia Beach, Va.

22Tonia Harris

1989-92Sweeper

Virginia Beach, Va.

15Mari Willen

1991-94Midfielder

Mechanicsville,

5Missy Moran

1990-93Midfielder

Virginia Beach, Va.

1Sara Hogan

1991-94Keeper

Charlottesville, Va.

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Opponent Series Last Played ResultRider 1-4 2007 W, 3-1Roanoke 3-1 2003 W, 6-1Robert Morris 2-0 2005 W, 6-1Sacred Heart 1-0 2011 W, 2-1Saint Francis 3-0 2005 W, 6-2Saint Joseph’s 0-2 2006 L, 1-3Saint Louis 1-0 2011 W, 4-0Shippensburg 4-8 2003 L, 1-7Siena 2-0 2010 W, 6-2Slippery Rock 2-0 2001 W, 6-0Southern Conn. State 1-1 1999 L, 3-4 (2ot)Southwest Missouri 0-1 1991 L, 2-1Saint Michael's (Vt.) 1-0 1999 W, 1-0Stanford 1-6 2010 L, 0-3Temple 0-2 2006 L, 0-2Toledo 0-1 1990 L, 2-1Towson 4-4-1 2011 W, 2-0UC Davis 1-0 2010 W, 6-2University of the South 2-0 1993 W, 5-0UMBC 7-1 2006 W, 4-2Vermont 0-1 2008 L, 1-2VCU 11-14 2011 W, 2-1Virginia Wesleyan 2-1 2003 L, 3-4 (2ot) Virginia 0-8 2010 L, 0-2Virginia Tech 7-1 1996 W, 2-0Wake Forest 2-6-2 2010 L, 2-4William and Mary 0-9 2011 L, 1-2

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With a legacy of learning dating back more than 170 years,Longwood University has developed a meaningful learning envi-ronment that extends far beyond the classroom. Founded in 1839as the Farmville Female Seminary Association, the school was apioneer first in private and later in public education. The state ofVirginia acquired the school in 1884 and renamed it as the NormalSchool, the first state institution of higher learning for women inVirginia. Over the years, the school expanded its curricula and hada succession of names, becoming Longwood College in 1949 andfully coeducational in 1976. On April 24, 2002, history was againmade at Longwood when Gov. Mark Warner signed legislationthat designated Longwood as a university, effective July 1, 2002.

The legacy that began in 1839 continues today as LongwoodUniversity offers more than 100 majors, minors and concentra-

tions to more than4,800 students.Given its historicalroots, LongwoodUniversity enjoys anenviable reputationfor teacher prepara-tion. But the excel-lence has expandedthroughout the uni-versity with strongprograms in the lib-eral arts and sci-ences, business,and professionaland pre-profession-al programs. Todaythe coeducational,c o m p r e h e n s i v estate universitycomprises four sep-

arate colleges: theCook-Cole College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Businessand Economics, the College of Education and Human Services andthe College of Graduate and Professional Studies. The graduatecollege offers programs in education, communication sciencesand disorders, English and sociology, as well as an MBA degree.

Under the leadership of Interim President Marge Connelly,Longwood is committed to developing citizen leaders and pro-vides a meaningful learning environment. Students get an excel-lent grounding in theory then translate their newly acquiredknowledge into action by doing research, internships, fieldworkand community service. Recognizing the value of experientiallearning, Longwood is one of the few universities in the countryto require all students to complete an internship or similar learn-ing experience before graduation. Additionally, Longwood wasthe first institution in Virginia to require that every freshman havea laptop computer. Technology is integrated throughout thelearning process—an essential element for preparing the leadersof tomorrow.

The Greenwood Library supports Longwood’s mission of devel-oping citizen leaders through a comprehensive array of servicesand resources. It is a learning-centered environment that fostersintellectual exchange, scholarly communication, cultural enrich-ment, lifelong information literacy and creative expression. Inaddition, the library provides more than 343,000 titles, 8,000DVDs, 5,100 CDs, 900 print journal subscriptions, and 160 elec-tronic databases with access to more than 51,000 full-text elec-tronic journals. The library also provides integrated technologyfor information retrieval from libraries throughout the world.This state-of-the-art facility is named in honor of Longwood’s22nd president, Dr. Janet Daly Greenwood who served from 1981to 1987.

Longwood provides a range of business services to the regionand state through the Longwood Small Business DevelopmentCenter, while the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts serves asan important and innovative study center and cultural resourcefor the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Longwood University also has a tremendous economic and cul-tural impact on Farmville and the surrounding communities. Astudy conducted by the Longwood Small Business DevelopmentCenter estimates that university employees, students and visitorsspent more than $90 million in 2007—with 66 percent of thatamount being spent in Farmville and the eight surrounding coun-ties.

The Longwood campus, located in the heart of historic Farmville,Va., provides excellent facilities while reflecting the charm, beau-ty and character associated with its long heritage. The campuscommunity was enhanced with the opening of Brock Commons,a beautiful pedestrian promenade that provides a central focalpoint for the Longwood campus while eliminating traffic conges-tion and safety hazards. Fountains, walkways, outdoor sculptureand beautiful landscaping contribute to Brock Commons, creat-ing a parklike atmosphere for students, faculty, staff and the pub-lic.

Longwood’s signature building, Ruffner Hall, was rededicated onApril 23, 2005, and replicates the university’s most beloved build-ing and its beautiful rotunda, dating to the 1880s, which burnedon April 24, 2001, while undergoing a $12 million renovation. Theoriginal eight paintings on the interior of the rotunda dome, cre-ated in 1905 by the Italian-born artist Eugene D. Monfalcone ofRichmond, have been returned to the dome following an exten-sive restoration that was under way prior to the fire. The historicJoan of Arc statue, known affectionately as “Joanie on theStony,” was also restored recently and returned to its place ofhonor on the main floor beneath the rotunda. The larger-than-lifesculpture is a reproduction of the famous 1870 original created byFrench sculptor Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu. The statue was agift of the Class of 1914 and symbolizes Joan of Arc as the patronsaint of Longwood.

Ruffner Hall was reconstructed in the classic style based on theoriginal blueprints and drawings from the state archives inRichmond.

The 83,143-square-foot building houses 22 classrooms, four aca-demic departments, the offices of the Vice President forAcademic Affairs and the deans of the College of Graduate andProfessional Studies and the Cook-Cole College of Arts andSciences, named for benefactors Dr. John R. Cook (Class of 1952)and Dr. Waverly M. Cole.

Between Ruffner Hall and Blackwell Hall, a sunlit hallway formsthe Cole Gallery, which features a collection of more than 500pieces of 19th-century Bohemian glass, Meissen porcelain andEnglish pottery donated to the Longwood Center for the VisualArts by Dr. Cole. Standing guard over this rare collection of deco-rative arts, with her sword held high, is the recently renovatedequestrian statue of Joan of Arc, or “Joanie on the Pony,” byAnna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington.

Adjoining the Cole Gallery is Blackwell Hall, opened in 1920 as thecampus dining hall. This historic facility, which survived the GreatFire of 2001, was named in the mid-1970s in memory of Dr.Herbert R. Blackwell, professor of English and dean of the col-lege. Today, following a recent renovation and conversion,Blackwell Hall has a new role providing space for social, culturaland educational events for the campus and community. Alongwith Blackwell Hall, the extensive renovation included the adja-cent Virginia and Prince Edward meeting rooms.

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The Chichester Science Center opened Dec. 6, 2005. The 70,822-square-foot facility includes 23 classrooms and laboratories, 47faculty offices and additional research space for both undergrad-uate and graduate research projects. The building, which wasnamed in 2007 in honor of John H. and Karen Williams Chichester(Class of 1974), features a state-of-the-art, climate-controlledenvironment with safety ventilation systems and hazardousmaterials safeguards, as well as a high-tech infrastructure forclassrooms, laboratories and distance-learning facilities. A green-house and herbarium, housing the world’s largest collection ofVirginia plant specimens, are located on the roof.

More recently, a multifaceted Health and Fitness Center openedin August 2007. Located on Main Street adjacent to FrazerResidence Hall, the 74,683-square-foot, 2-1/2-story facility fea-tures a wide range of amenities including an indoor track, basket-ball and racquetball courts, a climbing wall, workout rooms, juicebar, and the latest weight, exercise and training equipment. Thebuilding received a Gold Certification Rating in Leadership inEnergy and Environmental Design (LEED) from the U.S. GreenBuilding Council.

One of the more popular buildings on campus is the two-story,60,000-square-foot Dorrill Dining Hall located on BrockCommons across from the Lankford Student Union. Named inhonor of Dr. William Franklin Dorrill, Longwood’s 23rd president,this multipurpose facility with its curved, colonnaded porticooverlooking Iler Field was the first on campus to utilize geother-mal heating and cooling. The flexible interior design providesspace for banquets, meetings and special events along with aGrand Dining Room seating 500 and an arcade seating an addi-tional 700.

In fall 2009, the Center for Communication Studies and Theatreopened a new era for one of Longwood’s fastest-growing pro-grams. The three-story, 41,983-square-foot building is home tothe Department of Communication Studies and Theatre andLongwood Theatre productions, and is situated between thesouth end of Bedford Hall and Franklin Street across from theHull Education Center. The new building features a highly flexible174-seat “black box” theater, in which the seats and stage can bemoved around. A studio theater, of about 80 seats and also flex-ible, will be used for student productions. There is also a sceneshop, a costume shop and a drafting lab. The center also housesthe Jack Blanton Gallery, which features more than 160 of the 230pieces of artwork donated by Jack Blanton to the LongwoodCenter for the Visual Arts.

Nearly 1,000 students reside in three campus-managed apart-ment communities: Longwood Landings at Mid-Town Square,Longwood Village and Lancer Village. Some of the amenities andfeatures of the apartments are private bedrooms (some with pri-vate baths), full kitchens (most with dishwashers), washer-dryerunits, large living areas, high-speed Internet and cable television.Two of the three communities have fitness rooms, and one has aswimming pool and a game room. On campus, Wheeler and CoxHalls recently reopened following complete renovations. Theseresidence halls now include elevators, air conditioning, bath-rooms with ceramic tile and new fixtures, contemporary studyrooms with modern amenities, and common areas with outsideterraces.

Longwood Landings at Mid-Town Square, which opened inAugust 2006, is a residential village that includes four four-storybuildings with the top three floors dedicated to student housingand the ground floor devoted to leased retail space. Longwoodstudents occupy 96 four-bedroom and 24 single-room apart-ments. Retailers include Barnes & Noble, which operatesLongwood’s bookstore and includes a Starbucks Café, and aChick-fil-A and Moe’s Southwest Grill operated by LongwoodDining Services (ARAMARK).

Willett Hall, named for former Longwood President Henry I.Willett Jr., is a health, physical education and recreation complexlocated on Brock Commons. It has a gymnasium with 1,807 seats;a complete weight-training laboratory; a 25-meter pool with a 1-meter board, underwater lighting and observation window; a350-seat natatorium; a modern dance studio with a floating floorand staging capacity; and one of the state’s best-equipped labo-ratories for the study of human performance as it relates to exer-cise, sports, health and the arts. A 3,000-square-foot addition toWillett Hall housesa sports medi-cine/rehabilitationfacility for thehealth, recreationand kinesiologyprograms.

Not far from cam-pus students canenjoy the facilitiesat LongwoodEstate, which fea-tures a complex ofathletic fields forfield hockey,lacrosse and soc-cer, along with anine-hole golfcourse. The presi-dent’s home,Longwood House,is situated on theestate.

Longwood University is accredited by the Commission onColleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools(SACS: 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033; 404-679-4500) toaward bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Other accreditationsinclude the National Council for Accreditation of TeacherEducation (NCATE), the Virginia State Board of Education, theNational Association of Schools of Theatre and the NationalAssociation of Schools of Music. Specific program endorsementsinclude the undergraduate social work program that is accredit-ed by the Council on Social Work Education; the undergraduatetherapeutic recreation program that is accredited by the NationalRecreation and Park Association; the athletic training programthat is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of AthleticTraining Education (CCATE); and the undergraduate and gradu-ate business administration programs that are accredited by theAssociation to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB-International).

For the 14th straight year, Longwood University is ranked amongthe best in the 2012 U.S. News & World Report survey. The newUSN&WR “America’s Best Colleges” report, released inSeptember 2011, ranks Longwood 10th in the category “TopPublic Universities-Master’s” in the South. Among all SouthernUniversities-Master’s (public and private) Longwood remainswithin the top tier at No. 29. Additionally, Longwood is one ofonly 135 schools in the Southeast selected as a “Best in theSoutheast” in the Princeton Review’s 2012 Best Colleges: Regionby Region listings. The Princeton Review also named Longwoodone of the nation's “Best Value” colleges and universities, includ-ing Longwood as one of 75 public institutions to be featured in itsbook, "The Best Value Colleges: 2012 Edition." And, for the thirdyear, Longwood University is included as one of the 650 best col-leges in the United States in the Forbes 2012 list of America’s BestColleges.

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THE FARMVILLE AREA

Longwood University is located in historic Farmville,Virginia -- 65 miles west of Richmond, 48 miles east ofLynchburg, and 60 miles south of Charlottesville -- theHeart of Virginia. The Town of Farmville has a populationof approximately 6,800.

The Farmville Area is comprised of the town of Farmville,along with the counties of Prince Edward andCumberland. This area serves as a retail hub and com-mercial activity center for eight counties of SouthsideVirginia and has a service market of more than 100,000people. Education is a dominant factor in the area, withthree outstanding colleges offering educational and train-ing opportunities. In addition to Longwood, Hampden-Sydney College and Southside Virginia CommunityCollege are located in the area.

The Farmville Area has a diversified economy with strongmanufacturing, trade, service, and agricultural sectors.Manufacturing activity centers around natural resources,textiles, and a variety of industrial and consumer goods.

The Town of Farmville is also home to the annual Heart ofVirginia Festival (first Saturday in May) and many histor-ical sites, including Appomattox Courthouse and SailorsCreek Battlefield. These points of interest make theFarmville Area a very attractive place to be. Located inand near town are churches, hotels, motels, a countryclub, a municipal airport, and a community hospital.Many additional points of interest are within a short dis-tance of the Farmville area.

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

The Commonwealth of Virginia is one of the original 13colonies. Named for the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I ofEngland, Virginia was England’s first successful overseascolony and the site of the first permanent English settle-ment in America. West Virginia was part of Virginia until1863.

Virginia’s rich political heritage helped shape the demo-cratic principles on which the United States was founded.Virginia played an important role in the AmericanRevolution (1775-1783), and it entered the Union as the10th of the original 13 states on June 25, 1788. Duringthe American Civil War (1861-1865) the state’s capital,Richmond, was also capital of the Confederacy. The statehas long been nicknamed Old Dominion.

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison,and James Monroe, all Virginians, were founding fathersof the United States and were among the first five U.S.presidents. Virginia is also the birthplace of U.S. presi-dents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor,and Woodrow Wilson.

Virginia is the 35th largest state in the United States,bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the northand east by Maryland and the District of Columbia, on thewest by West Virginia and Kentucky, and on the south byTennessee and North Carolina.

According to the 2010 national census, Virginia’s popula-tion was 8,001,024, ranking it 12th among the states.Virginia Beach (435,619) is one of the most popularresort destinations on the East Coast, as well as Virginia’slargest city. Richmond (192,913) is the state capital anda center of banking and insurance, and of both retail andwholesale trade. The Naval Base at Norfolk (229,112)and the Naval Shipyard at Portsmouth (101,377) employthousands of civilians and military personnel. Hampton(145,017) is important for its aviation activities such asLangley Air Force Base and a National Aeronautics andSpace Administration (NASA) facility. In Newport News

(178,281) is a shipyard that builds naval ships, includingaircraft carriers. Alexandria (136,974) is part of theWashington, D.C., metropolitan area. Lynchburg(67,720) is the site of light industries. Roanoke (91,552)is the largest city in western Virginia.

Civilian and military employment, mostly with the feder-al government, is an essential part of the Virginia econo-my. The Pentagon, which houses the Department ofDefense, is located in Virginia and is the leading federalemployer in the northern part of the state. There are alsoimportant military bases in Virginia, particularly the mas-sive complex of army, navy, and air force bases in thevicinity of Norfolk.

Average January temperatures range from less than 32°Fin the west to more than 42°F in southeastern Virginia.Average July temperatures range from more than 78°F inthe southeast to less than 68°F in the western moun-tains. Total precipitation ranges from about 35 to morethan 50 inches. Snowfalls are moderate, except in themountain regions.

Besides Virginia, three other states - Kentucky,Massachusetts and Pennsylvania - use the term common-wealth as part of their official names. The delegates tothe convention in Williamsburg, when the firstConstitution of Virginia was adopted on June 29, 1776,used commonwealth as the name for the new form ofgovernment. It is very likely they had in mind thePuritans’ rebellion against the Crown in England morethan 100 years earlier.

Pennsylvania and Massachusetts also chose to be calledcommonwealths after independence from Great Britain.The other 10 former colonies took the name “state,” theterm used in the Declaration of Independence. Kentuckywas once part of Virginia. When Kentuckians joined theUnion as the 15th state in 1792, it also kept the namecommonwealth.

Source(s): Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce;

Commonwealth of Virginia(via Encarta Encyclopedia, MSN Learning & Research);

Virginia Tourism Corporation

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INTERIM PRESIDENTMARGE CONNELLY

Marge Connelly, a longtime Virginia resi-dent and financial services executive,began her responsibilities asLongwood University’s top leader onJune 1, 2012. As Longwood’s interimpresident, Connelly provides directionat the highest level in areas includingstrategic planning, financial operations,fundraising, and government and com-munity relations. She also works tobuild and strengthen relationshipsbetween Longwood and its key con-stituencies, including alumni; donors;current students and their parents;board members; and leaders in govern-ment, business and education. A for-mer member and rector of Longwood’s

Board of Visitors, Connelly brings sub-stantial knowledge of the university to her new position.

Prior to becoming Longwood’s interim president, Connelly workedas a financial services executive at Barclaycard, Wachovia Securitiesand Capital One Financial Services.Most recently, she spent 2-1/2 years living in London and working forBarclaycard as the global chief operating officer, responsible for alloperations and technology supporting Barclaycard’s business activi-ties throughout the UK, Europe and the United States.

Prior to her time at Barclaycard, Connelly was chief operating officerfor Wachovia Securities, the third-largest retail brokerage firm in theU.S. (now Wells Fargo Advisors), where she oversaw the firm’s infor-mation technology and operations management and served on theExecutive Committee. In that role, she orchestrated the completetransformation of the company’s operations and led integrationefforts that enabled acquisitions resulting in a growth rate in excessof 30 percent.

Before joining Wachovia Securities, Connelly was an executive vicepresident for Capital One Financial Services, where she managedmuch of the company’s operations and technology, and worked onidentifying and cultivating relationships with other business, govern-ment and community leaders. During her tenure with Capital One,she was instrumental in building the infrastructure and culture toenable the company’s growth from 5 million customers in 1994 toapproximately 50 million customers in 2005. She was a member ofCapital One Senior Management Team and also served as the compa-ny’s co-CIO for two years.

Connelly has served on a number of boards both locally and national-ly that emphasize healthcare, economic development and education.She was a member of the Executive Advisory Council for theUniversity of Richmond’s Business School, the VirginiaCommonwealth University Business School Foundation Board, andalso chaired the Greater Richmond Partnership. She received an hon-orary doctorate from Virginia Union University and currently serveson the board of The Women’s Initiative in Charlottesville, Va.

She was appointed by former governors Warner and Kaine to theCouncil on Virginia’s Future and chaired the Virginia WorkforceCouncil. In addition, she was a member of the CJW Medical CenterBoard of Trustees and Venture Richmond Executive Committee. Shehas also served as chair of the Central Virginia Food Bank, and servedon the Executive Committees of the Greater Richmond YMCA andthe World Affairs Council of Greater Richmond.

Connelly has been a member of the Greater Richmond Chamber ofCommerce, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the National BetterBusiness Bureau, the Executive Committee of RichmondRenaissance, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board and theRichmond Region 2007 Advisory Council. She also was involved with

numerous financial services industry groups, participating on severalcommittees, including the Operations Committee of the SecuritiesIndustry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the DepositoryTrust Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and the Executive AdvisoryCommittees of both Visa and Visa International.

She has received numerous accolades for her business and civic con-tributions, including being named by Equality Virginia as one of 20Outstanding Virginians in 2009, receiving the 2007 Public ServiceAward from the VCU Wilder School of Government and Public Affairsand being honored as one of the “Professionals Who Made aDifference” by Longwood University. She was named one of themost influential women by Richmond Magazine in 2006, one of thearea’s most influential leaders by Style Magazine in 2004 and 2005and “Woman of the Year in business” by the YWCA in 2003. She alsowas named a “Top 100 IT Leader” by CIO Magazine, one of the“Hottest CIO’s” by Future Banker and one of the “50 most powerfulGLBT people” in the UK. Connelly has appeared on C-Span and beencited in several magazines, including Business Week and FastCompany. She also has appeared at some of the most prestigiousbusiness conferences, speaking on women and leadership, theInternet, customer service, business ethics, diversity and a number ofother topics.

Connelly grew up in the small community of Horseheads, N.Y., andhas a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University ofDelaware. She lives with her partner, Julie Christopher, in Keswick,Va., and has two grown children.

LONGWOOD UNIVERSITYInterim PresidentMarge Connelly

Executive Assistant to the President for Governmental Affairs and Special ProjectsMs. Brenda L. Atkins

Vice President of Facilities Management and Real PropertyMr. Richard W. Bratcher

Vice President for Administration and FinanceMr. P. Kenneth Copeland, Jr

Special Assistant to the President and Director of Events and CeremoniesMs. Diane Easter

Vice President of Information and Instructional Technology ServicesDr. Frank X. Moore III

Provost and Vice President for Academic AffairsDr. Kenneth B. Perkins

Vice President for Student AffairsDr. Tim J. Pierson

Vice President for University AdvancementDr. Bryan K. Rowland

Dean, College of Business and EconomicsDr. Paul T. Barrett

Dean of AdmissionsMs. Sallie McMullin

Dean, College of Graduate and Professional Studies Dr. Jeannine Rajewski Perry

Dean, Cook-Cole College of Arts and SciencesDr. Charles D. Ross

Dean, College of Education and Human ServicesDr. Wayne K. Wright

Director of Physical PlantMr. Ben Myers

Director of Public Safety and Chief of PoliceMr. Robert Beach

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICSTROY AUSTIN

Troy Austin is in his eighth year atLongwood University during 2012-13, andhis fifth full year as Director of Athleticsfollowing his appointment on April 22,2008. He previously served as the inter-im AD from August 2006 to April 2008.Austin's efforts during his tenure wereessential to Longwood gaining Big SouthConference membership.

Austin, one of the youngest Division Iathletics directors in the nation (34), wasappointed to and served a three-yearterm (2009-12) on the Division I-AAAAthletics Directors Association (ADA)Executive Committee, and was re-appointed to a second three-year term

(2012-15). He spearheaded the creation anddevelopment of A Blueprint for Success, a five-year (2009-14) StrategicPlan for Longwood University Athletics. Austin oversees an intercolle-giate athletics department where the overall undergraduate cumula-tive grade point average is 3.0 among 200-plus student-athletes. Heserved on the selection committee for the appointment of retiredBrigadier General Patrick Finnegan who served as LongwoodUniversity's 25th president from 2010-12.

Austin served in a critical role as Longwood completed the final year ofits NCAA Division I Reclassification during 2006-07. He represented thedepartment during a three-day visit to campus in September 2006 by afour-member Peer-Review Team as well as an NCAA Representativeduring the Division I Certification Self-Study and Evaluation process.Austin coordinated the compilation of information for the school’sannual Athletics Report and Updated Strategic Plan that year as well.

Austin has supervised 14 intercollegiate athletics programs and respec-tive coaching staffs, and an administrative support staff over the pastsix academic years. He has administered an annual budget of over $8million, while developing and implementing marketing strategies tobrand the department. Austin has overseen facility capital upgradeprojects for basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, field hockey andwomen’s lacrosse. Prior to his appointment as interim AD, he had beenthe director of development for intercollegiate athletics at Longwoodfrom October 2005 to August 2006, assisting with the department’sexternal relations efforts, including the direction of the Lancer Club andits executive council.

Austin was the director of program development and marketing rela-tions for the National Football League Coaches Association (NFLCA)from 2003-05. At the NFLCA, he directed the development and market-ing of NFLCA programs, properties, and special events. In this capacity,Austin sought marketing partners for the NFLCA, and negotiated mar-keting opportunities for NFL assistant and head coaches. In addition, heoversaw the membership benefits program for the 750 active andretired NFL coaches, facilitated sponsorships with corporate partners,and served as a liaison between NFLCA and marketing partners amongmany other duties and responsibilities.

While pursuing his post-graduate degree at VCU (2002-03), Austinserved an internship within VCU Athletics Marketing and Promotionswhere he contributed to the development of promotional efforts forcreating and maintaining fan interest while assisting with marketingefforts to attain new sponsors. Prior to his time at VCU, he served aninternship within Duke University Athletics as the Life Skills Coordinatorwhere he directed the nationally renowned educational program,‘Verizon Read with the Blue Devils’, for elementary school children.

A native of Orange, New Jersey, Austin earned his Bachelor of Artsdegree in sociology, along with a certificate in markets & managementfrom Duke where he was a four-year football letterman. A team captainas a senior, he earned the William J. Griffith Service Award and wasnamed the team’s Most Outstanding Defensive Lineman. Austin earnedhis Master of Science degree in sports leadership from the VCU Centerfor Sports Leadership.

It’s OffIcIaL

Longwood University President Dr. Patricia P. Cormierreceived a letter from The NCAA dated July 11, 2007 statingthat the organization’s Division I Management CouncilAdministrative Committee, acting on behalf of the DivisionI Management Council, had approved the recommendationfrom the Division I Management Council MembershipSubcommittee to transfer Longwood to Division I activemembership as of September 1, 2007. The Lancers compet-ed during 2007-08 as one of three new members of NCAADivision I.

Key Dates tO Ncaa DIvIsION I status

November 12, 2002: President Cormier informs NCAA ofintent to reclassify to Division I

august 2003: NCAA approves move into first year of reclas-sification

september 1, 2004: Full compliance with all Division I legis-lation and membership requirements

september 2004: Men’s Golf and Women’s Lacrosseaccepted into Multidivisional Reclassification

september 2005: Longwood begins its Division ICertification Self-Study

May 15, 2006: Longwood submits its Division I CertificationSelf-Study Report to the NCAA

september 15-16, 2006: Men’s Golf competes in school’sfirst official Division I event at Rutgers

september 25-27, 2006: NCAA Peer-Review Team visitscampus to conduct certification evaluation

april 9, 2007: NCAA approves Longwood Self-Studyprocess as successfully completed

May 2007: Men’s Golf earns invitation and competes inschool’s first NCAA Division I post-season competition

July 11, 2007: NCAA approves Longwood for Division I activemembership during 2007-08

september 1, 2007: Longwood begins competition as offi-cially-certified Division I member

January 23, 2012: Longwood invited to join the Big SouthConference following a vote by the Big South Council ofChief Executive Officers

July 1, 2012: Longwood becomes the 12th member of theBig South Conference

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aSSOCIaTE aD fOR STUDENT-aThLETE ENhaNCEmENT / SWamIChELLE mEaDOWS

Michelle Meadows is in her eighth year atLongwood University during 2012-13, andwas promoted to her new position ofAssociate Athletic Director in February2009, after serving as Assistant AthleticDirector from July 2005. She was alsoappointed as the Department’s SeniorWoman Administrator in July 2007. Prior toLongwood, Meadows was the AssistantCompliance Director (2003-05) at VirginiaCommonwealth University where she

earned her Master of Science from theCenter for Sports Leadership in 2003.

As Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Enhancement,Meadows’ supervises and directs the Compliance, AcademicServices, and Life Skills programs for student-athletes. Meadows wasinstrumental upon her arrival in 2005 in enhancing the department’sNCAA compliance program with a focus on education and monitor-ing that was vital to Longwood’s reclassification and certification asa Division I program in 2007. During the early stages of her tenure,her vision led the creation and development of an Academic ServicesDepartment in October 2006 providing resources to student-athletesfor their athletic, academic, career and personal pursuits. In February2009, her role was expanded to include actively directing the aca-demic services program as part of the Student-Athlete EnhancementDepartment.

Under Meadows’ direction, the department has experienced its’highest academic achievements as a Division I program with theimplementation of the Academic Game Plan Program and LancerLegacy Speaker Series, improvements to tutoring and peer mentor-ing resources, and the development of an academic learning facilityfor student-athletes. In the spring semester of 2012, the AthleticDepartment observed its highest academic success to date with a3.04 cumulative GPA and four consecutive semesters above the 3.0GPA mark.

A Richmond native, Meadows graduated summa cum laude fromVirginia Tech in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science degree in humannutrition, foods, and exercise. She was a four-year starter in softballfor the Hokies and a three-time Academic All-American, the first stu-dent-athlete to do so at Virginia Tech at that time. She was namedthe Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and Atlantic 10 Softball Student-Athlete of the Year in her senior season. She was the recipient of aNCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Award and was honored by VirginiaTech with the Skelton Award for Academic Excellence in Athletics atthe conclusion of her career. On October 22, 2010, Meadows wasinducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame for her contribu-tions as a Virginia Tech student-athlete.

Meadows is also a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes andserves as faculty advisor for Chi Alpha Campus Ministries atLongwood University.

aSSOCIaTE aD fOR INTERNaL OPERaTIONSBILL IRISh

Bill Irish is in his fourth year at LongwoodUniversity during 2012-13, beginningemployment May 25, 2009, and serves asa member of the department’s seniormanagement team. Prior to Longwood,he worked for The Thomas JamesCompany, an event management, opera-tions, and marketing consulting group inAtlanta, following an appointment asdirector of operations for the 2008 NCAADivision II Spring Championships Festivalin Houston. Irish previously had been avice-president of programming operations and scheduling for FOXSports South/SportSouth Networks from 1995-2008.

Irish handles the department budget management along with over-sight of travel procedures, athletic facilities, athletics laundry servic-es, and team sport supervision for field hockey, men’s and women’sgolf, as well as men’s and women’s tennis. He serves as the depart-ment’s liaison with the Budget Office, Accounting and FinancialReporting, the Longwood Foundation, Facilities and MaterialManagement, Human Resources, and Information TechnologyServices, and serves on both the Longwood Campus Impact and theSafety/Emergency Management Committees as well.

At FSN South/SportSouth, Irish’s vast and varied duties includedselection of seasonal schedules for professional and collegiateteams and conferences, input and upkeep of the monthly sched-ules, territorial switching reports as mandated by professional andcollegiate contracts, and served as the contract administrator andnetwork contact for ACC Live and SEC-TV programming packages.He was involved in negotiation and administration of all regionally-developed programming agreements and underwritten regionalnetwork programming, worked directly with the controller and theexecutive producer on the annual programming budget, and wasthe format administrator for the network his last five years, workingwith ad sales and production to create the most effective formatsfor the networks.

In addition, Irish worked for the Turner Sports-managed and operat-ed SportSouth Network as both director of programming (1992-95)and program manager (1990-92), and for Pacific Sports Network(1989-90) as program manager. He served as the assistant execu-tive director for operations and event management at the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (1988-89), was the director of athletic marketing,travel, radio & TV at Rice University (1985-88) and was the athleticbusiness manager at Rice (1984-85) as well. Irish was also the direc-tor of community relations/group ticket sales manager/broadcast-ing, and merchandising manager for the Houston Gamblers (1983-85) of the now-defunct United States Football League.

A native of Houston, Irish earned his Bachelor of Arts degree inindustrial psychology from the University of St. Thomas in Houston.His wife, Teresa, is a native of Front Royal and serves as the execu-tive assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs atLongwood.

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Greg Prouty is in his 20th year at LongwoodUniversity during 2012-13, and his 16th yearoverseeing athletics media relations andsports information while serving as a mem-ber of the department’s senior manage-ment team. He was promoted to associateathletics director in February 2009, servingas the sport supervisor for women's socceras well as men's and women's cross coun-try, after previously being named an assis-tant athletics director in October 2004.

Prouty coordinates all publicity and promotion for the 14-sport inter-collegiate athletics program and its student-athletes, including admin-istration of the athletics website while overseeing the daily operationof the office. His direct sport responsibilities include men’s basketball,baseball, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s golf, and men’s andwomen’s cross country. He was recently appointed to a three-yearterm (2012-15) on the Big South Conference Hall of Fame Committee.

Prouty was the assistant sports information director at Longwoodfrom 1991-95 before serving two years (1995-97) as the sports infor-mation director at Lynchburg College. He is a member of both theCollege Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and theVirginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID), and has served previ-ous stints with CoSIDA’s charity, ethics, publications contest, and pub-lications awards publicity committees. Prouty has served on the MVPSports Media Training Advisory Board since April 2010. He hasreceived six citations of excellence from CoSIDA for publications,including two 'Best in the Nation' awards, and a 'Third in the Nation'award for the 2001-02 men's basketball media guide.

Prouty has served as media coordinator at four NCAA Division IISoccer Championships, including the 2002 and 2003 men’s andwomen’s national championships that were co-hosted by the City ofVirginia Beach and Longwood. He has served as the assistant mediacoordinator for five NCAA Division II Softball Championships (2002,2001, 1999, 1997, 1995) in Salem, Virginia -- championships that wereco-hosted by the City of Salem and Longwood. Additionally, Proutyserved as the official scorer at the 1999 softball championship. He waselected and served as chairperson of the Carolinas-Virginia AthleticConference (CVAC) sports information directors from February 1999until August 2000, and has previously coordinated selections for threeAll-State (VaSID) and All-Region (DAKTRONICS) teams (1994-2004).Prouty currently coordinates the VaSID All-State University Divisionmen’s basketball team as well as the Division I Independent men’sbasketball team. He serves on the selection committee for VaSID's'Rich Murray Journalism Scholarship' as well.

A native of Norwich, Ohio, Prouty earned a Bachelor of Arts degree inpublic relations with an option in sports information from EasternKentucky University in December 1988. He completed a one-yearinternship at ABC affiliate WTVQ-TV in Lexington, Ky., and thenworked with the Indianapolis Colts during the 1989 NFL season as apublic relations intern. Prouty and his wife Paula, a 1985 Longwoodgraduate, have a daughter, Megan Leigh (14).

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Ashley Robbins is in her first year atLongwood University during 2012-13, begin-ning employment on July 10, 2012. She willassist with the daily operation of the office,while also serving as the primary liaison forfive of the school’s NCAA Division I teams,including field hockey, men’s soccer,women’s basketball, softball and women’slacrosse. Robbins comes to the Lancers fol-lowing the completion of a 10-month appren-ticeship at Boston College, where she wasresponsible for four Eagles’ sports.

At Boston College, Robbins worked with the school’s nationally-ranked field hockey and women’s lacrosse programs along with row-ing and swimming and diving. She assisted with football andwomen’s basketball game-day media relations and operations, whilealso helping coordinate the communications efforts for the 2012NCAA Men’s Basketball East Regional hosted by BC this past March atthe TD Garden in Boston.

Prior to Boston College, Robbins spent four years in the SyracuseUniversity Athletic Communications Department. In 2009, she wasnamed an undergraduate sports information director for the school’scross country, track and field and softball programs, and in 2011, shetraveled to the BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament as an assis-tant SID. Other highlights for Robbins at SU include being part of themedia coordination team for the 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball EastRegional and a featured writer in the game program for a 2008 NBAexhibition between Phoenix and Denver at the Carrier Dome.

In addition to her collegiate experience with Syracuse and BostonCollege, Robbins has worked in a communications role with profes-sional organizations such as the New England Revolution and theBoston Bruins during their 2011 Stanley Cup campaign. She also spenttime with the Bay State Games, the state games of Massachusetts,where she implemented the use of StatCrew software for the mainte-nance of statistics during the Summer Games.

A native of Leominster, Massachusetts, Robbins graduated summacum laude from Syracuse University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in sport management and a minor in public communicationsstudies.


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Jenna Page, Assistant ADSports Medicine

Stuart SmithSpecial Assistant to the AD

David Bennett, ManagerAthletics Fields

Todd Dyer, Head CoachWomen’s Soccer

Elaine Jones, Head CoachWomen’s Lacrosse

Eric Stroller, Assistant ADMarketing

John Hark, DirectorStrength and Conditioning

Josh BeardAssociate Head Athletic Trainer

Kevin Fillman, Head CoachMen’s Golf

Bill Reinson, Head CoachWomen’s Basketball

Scott Bacon, Assistant ADAthletics Development

Bryan Cornn, ManagerAthletics Business Operations

Jon Atkinson, Head CoachMen’s Soccer

Mike Gillian, Head CoachMen’s Basketball

Kathy Riley, Head CoachSoftball

Dr. Consuelo AlvarezFaculty Athletics Representative

Maya Ozery, AdvisorAcademic Services

Buddy Bolding, Head CoachBaseball

Jakob Gustafsson, Head CoachMen’s and Women’s Tennis

Ali Wright, Head CoachWomen’s Golf

Alex Ricker-Gilbert, DirectorComplience

Gary MaioranoVideo Coordinator

Iain Byers, Head CoachField Hockey

Catherine Hanson, Head CoachMen’s and Women’s Cross Country

Steve Brdarski, AssociateHead Coach Women’s Soccer

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Eduardo de Souza, AssociateHead Coach, Men’s Soccer

Tim Fudd, AssistantMen’s Basketball

Jennifer Steele, Assistant Softball

Whitney Curtis, AssistantMarketing

Jon Benick, AssistantBaseball

Don Herlan, AssistantMen’s Soccer

Doug Thibault, AssistantMen’s Basketball

Carly Fullerton, AssistantAthletic Training

Adria Crawford, AssistantWomen’s Basketball

Brian McCullough, AssistantBaseball

Ricky Yahn, AssistantMen’s Basketball

Brad Pruett, AssistantAthletic Training

Sarah Dalrymple, AssistantField Hockey

Richard Morris, AssistantMen’s and Women’s Corss Country

Sarah Williams, AssistantWomen’s Basketball

Kenny Nelson, AssistantAthletics Field Technician

Tobias Fanselow, AssistantMen’s and Women’s Tennis

Wanisha Smith, AssistantWomen’s Basketball

Rick Canter, AssistantStrength and Conditioning

Skip SpainPublic Address Announcer

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Lancer club Membership Levels & benefits

Lancer($25-$99)

Bronze Lancer($100-$249)

Silver Lancer($250-$499)

Gold Lancer($500-$1,249)

Platinum Lancer($1,250-$2,499)

All-AmericanLancer

($2,500-$4,999)

Hall of FameLancer

($5,000+)

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For more information on the Lancer Club, including the many ways you can make a gift, please visit the Lancer Club link at www.longwoodlancers.com.

You can also contact scott bacon at 434.395.2081 or via e-mail at [email protected]

*Gifts to the Lancer Club and/or Longwood University totaling $1,250+ will qualify you as a President’s Circle member, entitling you to such benefits.

What is the Lancer club?

The Lancer Club is the fundraising arm for Longwood UniversityAthletics. It is the medium through which alumni, parents, friends,faculty and businesses can provide vital financial support to thestudent-athletes, which comprise the 14 Intercollegiate Athleticprograms at Longwood.

how is my gift used?

• Student-athlete scholarships – the student-athletes are theheart and soul of the Athletic Department. While the number ofscholarships awarded to Lancer student-athletes has more thandoubled in the last ten years, there is still a long way to go. Weneed your help to meet the scholarship funding challenge. • Academic excellence• Team traveling expenses • Athletic resources and equipment• And much more...

Lindsey Ottavio ‘13Member of Longwood Women’s soccer team“Playing Division I soccer has always been a dream ofmine and Longwood has made that dream come true.I am very thankful for the opportunity and supportthat the Lancer Club has provided for me. Their contri-butions help all Lancer student-athletes perform at ourbest.”

Mark Montgomeryformer Member of Longwood baseball team;current Member of New york yankees’ farm system“I’d like to thank everyone who supports LongwoodAthletics. My experience as a student-athlete wastremendous and I know it was because of the supportI received from not only my coaches and teammates,but also from all the people who contributed to theLancer Club.”

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