“to the valiant of heart, nothing is impossible.” guides/wlax 2010.pdf · sheridan and...

A staple in the New York region and an emerging program on the national stage, the Manhattanville College Athletic Department continues to bolster its reputation as a program on the rise in all areas: athletic achievement, academic success and overall participation.

A program-record 305 Valiant student-athletes (nearly 20 percent of the student body) took part in intercollegiate athletics during the 2008-09 season, showcasing the continued and rapid growth of athletics at Manhattanville. Following the successful integration of the men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track teams last season, the program has expanded to a record 21 intercollegiate teams – including seven new teams established in the last two years alone.

And teams at Manhattanville do not just compete, they win. Three Valiant squads (men’s basketball, baseball and men’s tennis) earned Freedom Conference regular-season championships in 2008-09 and both the men’s and women’s hockey teams spent much of the year with national rankings. Sixteen of 21 Valiant teams earned berths in their respective conference tournaments last year, including four conference championship game appearances. In all, Manhattanville teams posted an impressive .548 winning percentage (184-151-6) last season, with two Valiants teams also setting new program records for wins in a single season.

On an individual level, many Valiant student-athletes were honored in 2008-09 as well. Men’s hockey forward Chris Trafford and women’s hockey center Holly Nonis became the 15th and 16th Valiants to earn All-American honors following the season, while the pair were two of four players to be named conference Player of the Year. Manhattanville athletes also earned three conference Rookie of the Year awards and 31 All-Conference honors. In the last 10 years, at least 30 former Valiants have went on to play professionally either domestically or overseas.

But at Manhattanville, athletics is only one part of becoming a well-rounded student-athlete. In the classroom, Valiant athletes consistently achieve higher grade-point averages than the student body as a whole, as evidenced by the 3.202 Athletic Department GPA for the Spring 2009 semester. Every Valiant team recorded a team GPA of 3.000 or higher for the spring term, while a program-record 89 student-athletes were named Academic All-Conference honorees.

Community service also continues to play a vital role in the student-athlete experience at Manhattanville, as each team performs hundreds of community service hours each year. In addition to active involvement with many local sports teams and youth organizations both on and off campus, Valiant teams sponsor events such as the women’s basketball “Pink Zone” night and the women’s hockey “Think Pink” event to promote cancer awareness. As a result of these and other efforts, the school was the recipient of two Jostens/NADIIIAA Community Service Awards in 2008-09, one of only 13 institutions honored and the only school to receive two awards. The service aspect of the Manhattanville student-athlete experience plays a large role in helping Valiant athletes fulfi ll the college’s mission of educating ethically and socially responsible leaders for the global community.

“To the valiant of heart, nothing is impossible.” - Jacques Coeur (ca. 1443)

Manhattanville Quick Facts:• 21 Varsity Sports• Over 300 Student-Athletes• 7 Sports Added in the Last Two Seasons• 20 All-Americans (12 since 2003)• Over 1,000 Service Hours Per Year• Cumulative Department GPA over 3.200

2010 Manhattanville Women’s Lacrosse Media Guide 1

Quick Facts and ContentsTable of Contents On the Cover

Left to right: Seniors Cybil Robinson, Kirsten Spelman and Callie Housser

MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGELocation: Purchase, N.Y.Founded: 1841Enrollment: 1,700Nickname: ValiantsColors: Crimson & WhiteAffiliation: NCAA Division IIIConference: Middle AtlanticHome Facility: Manhattanville FieldPresident: Dr. Molly Easo SmithAthletic Director: Keith LevinthalSr. Woman Administrator: Julene FisherDepartment Phone: (914) 323-5280Department Fax: (914) 323-5130Website: www.GoValiants.comSchool Address: 2900 Purchase St. Purchase, N.Y. 10577

WOMEN’S LACROSSE STAFFHead Coach: Anna Riordan Alma Mater: Binghamton ’07 Career Record: 20-14 (2 seasons) Phone: (914) 323-5204 Email: [email protected] Coach: Anita Martignetti Alma Mater: Babson ’08 Phone: (914) 323-3174 Email: [email protected]

TEAM INFORMATION2009 Record: 11-6 Middle Atlantic Conference Record: 6-5 Home/Road/Neutral: 7-2/4-4/0-0Letterwinners Ret./Lost: 13/7Starters Ret./Lost: 7/4Newcomers: 7

SPORTS INFORMATIONDirector of Sports Information/WLAX Contact: Steve Sheridan Office Phone: (914) 323-7280 Fax: (914) 323-3180 E-Mail: [email protected] Director: Nick Guerriero Office Phone: (914) 323-7280 E-Mail: [email protected]

Quick Facts

Media InformationBROADCAST: Several Valiant home games this season will be broadcast live on www.GoValiants.com as either an audio or video stream. Director of Sports Information Steve Sheridan and Assistant Director Nick Guerriero will call the action from GoValiants.com Field through new partnerships with Pack Network and WMVL 88.1 FM. For more infor-mation, a complete broadcast schedule, or to listen to and/or watch the broadcasts, log on to GoValiants.com and click the Broadcast tab on the top of the page, under the Fan Zone section.

CREDENTIAL REQUESTS: Members of the media wishing to attend Valiant women’s lacrosse games must contact the Manhattanville Sports Information Office in advance. Seating and limited phone/internet access, as well as game programs and updated statistics for both teams, are available for working media in the press box at GoValiants.com Field. Following the contest, a final box score will be made available to media outlets and can be faxed or e-mailed to requested outlets not in attendance.

INTERVIEW POLICY: All interview requests for Valiant student-athletes and coaches must be made through the Manhattanville Sports Information Department. Media planning to attend practice should contact the Sports Information office to confirm practice times and player/coach availability. Game-day interviews prior to the contest are not permitted. Coach Riordan and requested student-athletes will be available to credentialed media members after a 10-minute cooling-off period following the game.

The 2010 Manhattanville College Women’s Lacrosse Media Guide was designed, written and edited by Steve Sheridan, Director of Sports Information. Photography courtesy of Gene Boyars and the Manhattanville Sports Information Department. Anyone with historical information that may be incorrect or that have been omitted from this guide is encouraged to contact the Manhattanville Department of Sports Informa-tion. All information in this guide is current as of January 31, 2010. All match times listed throughout the guide are Eastern.

FROM SOUTH: Deegan Expressway/New York State Throughway (I-87) north to Exit 8. Follow the Cross Westchester Expressway (I-287) East to the Hutchinson River Parkway. Head north on Hutchinson River Parkway to Exit 27 (in New York, not Connecticut) at Route 120 (Purchase Street). Turn left onto Purchase Street and follow to campus en-trance on left.

FROM NORTH: Take the Taconic State Parkway South to Cross Westchester Expressway (I-287) east to Exit 8E (Westchester Ave.). Take second left onto Anderson Hill Road. Make right at first traffic light (Purchase Street) and proceed to campus entrance on right.

FROM WEST: Take the Tappen Zee Bridge (I-287) and continue on the Cross Westchester Expressway (I-287) East, then follow the directions above from the north after the Taconic State Parkway.

COMMERCIAL VEHICLES: The Hutchinson River Parkway, Taconic State Parkway, Saw Mill Parkway, Merritt Parkway, Sprain Brook Parkway and Bronx River Parkway all have severe height clearance limitations and do not permit most commercial vehicles. As an al-ternate route, use I-87 from the south or west, or I-95 from the east, to I-287 and follow directions above. From the north, use I-684 south, get off at Exit 2 (Westchester Airport) and follow Route 120 South/Purchase Street to campus.

Directions to GoValiants.com Field

Media Guide Credits

Quick Facts & Contents .......................1Coaching Staff ....................................22009 Roster/Schedule .........................32009 Season Preview ..........................4Returning Players ..........................5-10Newcomers ................................. 10-112008 Season in Review ................ 12-13Year-by-Year Results .........................14Record Books .............................. 15-17All-Time Roster .................................18Facilities ...........................................19Manhattanville College ......................20

Launched in November 2009, GoValiants.TV is the new online home for Manhattanville Athletics video streaming and the only place you need to watch home games for all of your favorite Valiant teams, including women’s lacrosse! Partnering with Pack Network, GoValiants.TV will feature one of the most ambitious and wide-ranging video broadcasting platforms in all Division III and puts Manhattanville on par with some of the top Division I programs in the country.

With a GoValiants.TV All-Access pass, subscribers can watch every broadcasted event for every Manhattanville team for a full year. The pass also gives the subscriber access to the complete archives section as well as premium content such as full-screen game view, exclusive interviews and other web-only content. Only want to watch one game? GoValiants.TV also offers a pay-per-game rate as well.

2 2010 Manhattanville Women’s Lacrosse Media Guide

Coaching StaffHead Coach Anna RiordanThird Season • Binghamton ’07

Anna Riordan, the sixth head women’s lacrosse coach in Manhattanville history, is back for her third season at the helm of the Valiants in 2010.

In only two years, Riordan has produced the two highest single-season win totals in program history and recorded as many winning seasons (two) as had been achieved in the first 14 years of the program combined. Bringing a 20-14 (.556) record into her third season at Manhattanville, Riordan is already second on the program’s career wins list and is only two wins away from becoming the school’s all-time winningest coach in year number three.

Riordan followed a very successful first season with another record-setting year in 2009, guiding the Valiants to an 11-6 record, the most wins in a single season in

school history. The team won its first four games of the year for the best start in program history, and concluded the season with the program’s first-ever berth in the Middle Atlantic Conference Tournament. The Valiants also found the net 234 times in 17 games, surpassing Riordan’s 2008 squad for the most goals in a single season at Manhattanville.

Riordan made a big impact in her first year at the helm of the Valiant program in 2008, recording a then-school-record nine wins in 17 games, the program’s first winning season since 2001. The team also went 4-4 in its first season in the Middle Atlantic Conference, finishing just outside the conference tournament with a fifth-place finish. The Valiants ended the season with a flurry, scoring a combined 42 goals in wins over Farmingdale State College and Arcadia University to set new school record for goals in a season with 223.

A 2007 graduate of Binghamton University, Riordan was four-year letterwinner for the Division I Bearcats. She scored 99 points in her 62-game career and was also a strong defensive player, picking up 112 ground balls. A Yorktown, N.Y. native, Riordan served as Binghamton’s captain during her senior season, starting 14 times and leading the team with 13 assists. While at Binghamton, Riordan was a member of the school’s Student Athlete

Advisory Committee and volunteered with the Saint Jude’s Children Hospital and Johnson City Mentor Program.

Since her graduation, Riordan has worked as a coach for Velocity Lacrosse, a traveling lacrosse team of Westchester County players age 11-17 that is based out of John Jay High School. Riordan has also worked as a coach at the Nutmeg Lacrosse Clinics and was the Director of the 2005 Future Stars Lacrosse Camp.

Assistant Coach Anita MartignettiSecond Season • Babson ’08

The Riordan RecordYear Record Conference Postseason 2008 9-8 4-4 (5th) --2009 11-6 11-6 (5th) MAC First RoundCareer 20-14 (.556) 15-10 (.600)

Anita Martignetti is in her second season as an assistant coach on the Valiant sidelines alongside head coach Anna Riordan in 2010.

As an assistant coach with the Valiants, Martignetti is responsible for assisting in all aspects of the program, including recruiting, academic monitoring, fundraising, and game and practice preparation.

In her first season as an assistant, Manhattanville set a new program record with 11 wins and reached the Middle Atlantic Conference Tournament for the first time.

A 2008 graduate of Babson College, Martignetti is one of the most decorated players in Beaver history, graduating as the school’s all-time scoring leader with 256 career

points. She also ranks first in program history with 66 assists, is second all-time with 190 goals, and ranks third in ground balls with 141.

Martignetti earned NCAA Division III IWLCA All-American honors in her junior and senior seasons, while being named NEWMAC Conference Player of the Year in both seasons. She was named first team All-Conference all four seasons in her collegiate playing career and was a regional All-American from 2006-2008.

As a freshman, Martignetti was honored as the NEWMAC Rookie of the Year, scoring 43 goals and tallying 14 assists. Her season point totals increased each year in her playing career, peaking her senior season when, as team captain, she scored a career-high 50 goals and matched a personal best with 21 assists for a career-best 71 points.

From 2004-2007, Martignetti worked the Young Guns and Fessenden Lacrosse Camps, serving as a counselor and instructor before being promoted to Field Director at Young Guns and Director of Girls Lacrosse Camp at Fesseden. At the camps, she was responsible for over 50 camper, developing practice plans and helping girls develop their lacrosse skills.

A native of Winchester, Mass., Martignetti currently resides in Purchase, N.Y.


2010 Roster/Schedule# Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School)00 Carolyn Levine So. G 5-4 Medford, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford1 Erin Saporetti Fr. M 5-0 Ashland, Mass./Ashland2 Cybil Robinson Sr. M/D 5-3 South Lake Tahoe, Calif./South Lake Tahoe3 Kristy Guichard Jr. A 5-4 Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East4 Tara Pisano Jr. D 5-7 Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph Hill Academy5 Kelly Murray Fr. D 5-1 Shrub Oak, N.Y./Lakeland8 Darby Webber Jr. M 5-8 Walpole, Mass./Walpole9 Emelda Ogweta Jr. A/M 5-4 Portland, Maine/Kents Hill10 Callie Housser Sr. M 5-7 Leominster, Mass./Saint Bernard’s 11 Kirsten Spelman Sr. M 5-1 Lynbrook, N.Y./The Gunnery13 Sami Berardo Jr. M 5-10 Rumson, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional14 Ashley DeMarco So. D 5-0 Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa15 Nicole Catapano So. D 5-8 Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey16 Lauren Rutledge Fr. A/M 5-9 Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac17 Jen Ascencio Jr. A 5-2 Monroe, N.Y./Millbrook School18 Mary Rose Morrison Fr. G 5-8 Ridgefield, Conn./Millbrook26 Agbogo Kalu Fr. A 5-11 Elmont, N.Y./Elmont 27 Danielle Scicutella So. D 5-5 Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa30 Melissa Goncalves Fr. A 5-6 Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East99/24 Kirstin Betsill Jr. G/A 5-8 Parkton, Md./Hereford

Head Coach: Anna Riordan (Binghamton ’07, third season)Assistant Coach: Anita Martignetti (Babson ’08, second season)

2010 ScheduleDate Opponent TimeMarch 3 MERCY 4:00 p.m.March 6 at MIT 1:00 p.m.March 13 LYCOMING * 1:00 p.m.March 16 vs. Amherst # 11:00 a.m.March 17 vs. Fitchburg State # 11:00 a.m.March 20 WILKES * 1:00 p.m.March 24 at FDU-Florham * 4:00 p.m.March 27 at Alvernia * 1:00 p.m.March 30 FARMINGDALE STATE 7:00 p.m.April 1 ARCADIA * 4:00 p.m.April 6 KING’S (PA.) * 6:00 p.m.April 10 at Lebanon Valley * 1:00 p.m.April 14 EASTERN * 4:00 p.m.April 17 at Elizabethtown * 1:00 p.m.April 21 at Misericordia * 4:00 p.m.April 24 MESSIAH * 2:00 p.m.April 27 at Widener * 4:00 p.m. May 4 MAC First Round $ TBAMay 6 MAC Semifinals $ TBAMay 8 MAC Championship $ TBA

* - Indicates Middle Atlantic Conference Match# - Spring Break Trip (West Palm Beach, Fla.)$ - Middle Atlantic Conference Tournament (at campus sites)

Home Matches in BOLD and Played at GoValiants.com Field

Pronunciation Guide#1: SAP-or-etty#3: GWEE-shard#4: PUH-zahno#9: a-MELL-dah og-WAY-ta#10: CAL-ee HOUZE-er#11: KIR-stin

#15: CATA-pano#17: a-SENZ-ee-o#26: ag-BO-go kah-LOO#27: SIC-uh-TELL-ah#30: gon-CALVES#99: KIER-stin


Following a 2009 campaign in which the Val-iants set a program wins record for the second consecutive season, head coach Anna Rior-dan expects more big things from her team in her third season at the helm in 2010.

Manhattanville will have some big holes to fill on the offensive side of the field with the graduation of Abbe Grimes ’09 and Katie Bertel ’09. Grimes finished her career second all-time in goals and fourth in assists in school histo-ry, while Bertel ranked fifth in both goals and points in the Valiant annals. In total, the duo accounted for 98 of the team’s 234 goals (41.9 percent) in their senior seasons.

The Valiants also lost Colleen Holahan ’09 to graduation and Cassie Kovac to transfer, mean-ing that the team will need to replace four of their top six scorers from a year ago.

Despite the losses, Riordan brings back a group of 13 letterwinners and eight returning starters who will look to pick up the offensive slack and return the Valiants to the Middle At-lantic Conference Tournament for the second consecutive season.

ATTACKAs a result of graduation and transfer, the

Manhattanville attacking corps will return just three players return up front from last season and will need help from some newcomers to provide immediate offensive support.

Manhattanville’s leading returning scorer is junior Jen Ascencio, who finished fourth on the team with 26 goals and added eight as-sists for 34 points, which tied her for third on the team in 2009. As a sophomore, Ascencio set new career highs in all three categories and also netted three match-winning goals for the Valiants, and will be looked to as a major of-fensive factor in her third season.

Another key to the Manhattanville attack will be junior Emelda Ogweta, who emerged as an offensive weapon last year after netting 25 goals and assisting on six for 31 points. Eas-ily one of the fastest players in the conference,

the Valiant indoor track star corralled 41 draw controls in 2009 and will use that speed to wreak havoc on opponents both up front and in the midfield yet again in 2010.

Junior Kristy Guichard also made the transition from defense to attack during her first year with the team in 2009 and will look for more production with a full season in the offen-sive end. Last year, she started 13 matches in her first collegiate season and netted 10 goals with an assist.

In addition, Ascencio and Ogweta will be complemented by three freshmen newcomers who look to make immediate impacts. Class-mates Melissa Goncalves and Lauren Rut-ledge both were four-year letterwinners in high school and will make the transition from field hockey to lacrosse in the spring, while fel-low freshman Agbogo Kalu will bring plenty of height and athleticism to the Valiant offensive attack.

MIDFIELDThe Valiant midfield will boast a little more

experience than the attackers, as a pair of starters and some key reserves return to pro-vide leadership on both ends of the turf.

Senior Kirsten Spelman and junior Dar-by Webber both return this year after finish-ing seventh and eighth, respectively, in scoring last season. Spelman netted 12 goals with four assists in 15 matches in 2009 and will be an im-portant member of the Valiant midfield offen-sively. Webber, meanwhile, had 11 goals and two assists starting all 17 contests last season while also picking up 34 ground balls and caus-ing 15 turnovers.

The team also will return senior Callie Housser and junior Sami Berardo, both of whom came off the bench for limited time last year. Housser had three goals and an assist a year ago and will take a more influential role in the midfield as a senior, while Berardo also expects to see more time after netting a goal and an assist in seven matches in 2009.

Another addition to the midfield will come from the defensive ranks, as senior Cybil Rob-inson moves from defense to a defensive mid-field position this year. Robinson was the only Valiant field player to see the turf for every min-ute of every game in 2009, finishing second on the team with 44 ground balls and also causing 13 turnovers in her second season of collegiate lacrosse.

Freshman Erin Saporetti also will come over from the field hockey team to help popu-late the midfield this season, after leading her high school team in scoring in each of her final two seasons.

DEFENSEThe Valiants’ also will boast an experienced

defensive unit, as Riordan returns two starters and three letterwinners as well as welcoming three newcomers to the group.

After starting all 17 matches on defense last year, sophomore Ashley DeMarco will be back to provide experience and presence in the defensive third of the field. DeMarco stepped

into a starting role immediately as a freshman and came off the field for just 10 minutes in 17 matches while forcing 10 turnovers.

Sophomore Nicole Catapano also started most of the Valiant contests a year ago and should become even better in her second col-legiate season. She was in the starting lineup 16 times in her 17 appearances in 2009, corral-ling 32 ground balls with 15 caused turnovers on the year.

Sophomore Danielle Scicutella also is back for her second year with the Valiants in 2010. She appeared in 16 matches off the bench as a freshman and will look to assume a starting role this year with Robinson moving up to the midfield.

A pair of newcomers, junior Tara Pisano and freshman Kelly Murray, also will look to crack the lineup and make an impact in their first collegiate seasons as well.

GOALTENDINGThe goaltending situation also looks to be

in good shape with the return of junior Kirstin Betsill and sophomore Carolyn Levine as well as the arrival of freshman Mary Rose Morrison.

The program’s all-time winningest keeper after just two seasons, Betsill started all 17 matches and backstopped the Valiants to a program-record 11 wins last year with a 13.90 goals against average and a .442 save percent-age. The junior also found the net twice in 30 minutes of field play last season and will be used more frequently as an offensive weapon in 2010 as well.

Levine served as the team’s backup as a freshman, posting a .500 save percentage in three games off the bench. She will look for more playing time in her second season.

Morrison also is expected to battle for play-ing time in the cage once the freshman com-pletes her time with the Valiant women’s hock-ey team during the winter season.

2010 Season Preview

Junior Emelda Ogweta

Junior Jen Ascencio


Returning Players

2009: Started all 17 games and played every minute on defense in her junior season …

scored one goal and added two assists for a career-high three points … finished second on

the team with 44 ground balls and also caused 13 turnovers … corralled a season-best four

draw controls against Dominican (N.Y.) (3/17) … registered her first career assist at Eastern

(4/1) … netted her first goal of the year on her first shot in a win over Saint Thomas Aquinas

(4/7) … recorded an assist and had a career-best eight ground balls in the regular-season

finale at Arcadia (4/25).

2008: Appeared in all 17 games in her first season playing lacrosse for Manhattanville …

made 16 starts on defense … scored one goal and picked up 21 ground balls on the season … made her first collegiate

appearance against Western New England (3/6) … recorded four ground balls and two caused turnovers in a win over

Farmingdale State (4/22) … scored her first career goal in the season finale against Arcadia (4/26).

2007: Did not play lacrosse for the Valiants as a freshman.

High School: Did not play lacrosse in high school … was a member of Vikings’ soccer, basketball and track and field

teams.

Personal: Daughter of Rick and Linda Robinson … is a finance and communications double

major … also was a four-year member of the Manhattanville women’s soccer team during the

fall and finished her career fifth in assists, sixth in points and seventh in goals in program history

… born January 7, 1988.

#2 CYBIL ROBINSONM/D • 5’3” • Senior • South Lake Tahoe, Calif./South Lake Tahoe

2009: Took the field in 13 games in her junior season, including one starting assignment

… scored a career-high three goals and added an assist for four points … earned her first

start of the year in the season-opening win over Western New England (3/10) … recorded

the first multi-point game of her career with a goal and an assist in a win over Saint Thomas

Aquinas (4/7) … netted goals in the final two games of the season, scoring once in both the

regular-season finale at Arcadia (4/25) and the Freedom Conference Tournament game versus

FDU-Florham (4/28).

2008: Did not play for Manhattanville as a sophomore.

2007: Started all 16 games for Manhattanville as a freshman… scored two goals on just three shots and also added

two assists for four points … finished fifth on the team with 32 ground balls and also caused 14 turnovers … scored her

first collegiate goal against Mount Saint Vincent (4/4) … also found the back of the net in a 19-7 win over Dominican

(N.Y.) (4/25).

High School: A 2006 graduate of Saint Bernard’s High School … played three years of varsity field hockey, four years

of varsity ice hockey and also lettered

in tennis in high school … named a Central Catholic All-Star on the ice.

Personal: Born July 10, 1987 … daughter of Chris and Valerie Housser … is a management

major with a minor in art history at Manhattanville.

#10 CALLIE HOUSSERM • 5’7” • Senior • Leominster, Mass./Saint Bernard’s

Career StatiStiCSYr. GP-GS G A Pts Shots GW GB DC TO CT2007 17-16 2 2 4 3 0 32 5 22 142008 DID NOT PLAY2009 13-1 3 1 4 10 0 6 8 6 1TOTAL 30-17 5 3 8 13 0 38 13 28 15

Career StatiStiCSYr. GP-GS G A Pts Shots GW GB DC TO CT2007 DID NOT PLAY2008 17-16 1 0 1 1 0 21 2 3 62009 17-17 1 2 3 4 0 44 10 19 13TOTAL 34-33 2 2 4 5 0 65 12 22 19


Returning Players

2009: Appeared in 15 games and started 14 in the midfield as a junior … tied for sixth on the team with a career-best 12 goals and ranked seventh with 16 points … also added 15 ground balls and 12 draw controls … had a goal and an assist to go along with a season-best four ground balls and two draw controls in a win over Wilkes (3/14) … began a four-game scoring streak with a score at Messiah (4/4) … set new career highs with three goals and four points in a win over King’s (4/14).

2008: Took the field in 16 games with 14 starts in her sophomore campaign … placed seventh on the team with 11 goals scored … notched at least one goal in the first five games of the year, including back-to-back two-goal efforts against Kean (3/21) and Southern Maine (3/24) … also found the net two times in a win over King’s (4/10) … earned a season-best four draw

controls against Wilkes (4/16).

2007: Played in and started all 16 games as a freshman … finished year with 16 points on nine goals and seven assists … added 28 ground balls, 11 draw controls and 13 caused turnovers … scored first collegiate goal in season-opener, March 10 at Western Connecticut State … first multi-point game (one goal, one assist) came March 26 against Saint Thomas Aquinas … also had five ground balls – a season-high – against Saint Thomas Aquinas … picked up a season-high three points April 25 against Dominican (N.Y.).

High School: A four-year letterwinner for the Highlanders … a two-time All-Star for the school’s field hockey team and also lettered in ice hockey in high school … member of the school’s Dean’s List.

Personal: Daughter of Nina Spelman … majoring in psychology and education at Manhattanville … also was a three-year letterwinner on the Valiant field hockey team … born January 15, 1987.

#11 KIRSTEN SPELMANM • 5’1” • Senior • Lynbrook, N.Y./The Gunnery

2009: Took the field in all 17 games with 16 starts as a sophomore … ranked fourth on the team with 26 goals and 34 points … her eight assists were third-best on the team … placed third on the team with 35 draw controls and also collected 26 ground balls … scored the game-winning goal in the season-opening win over Western New England (3/10) … picked up a season-high four ground balls versus Wilkes (3/14) … corralled a career-best seven draw controls in a win over Widener (3/25) … tied her career-high with four points on two goals and two assists at New Paltz (3/30) … recorded at least one goal in the final eight matches of the season … tied a career-best total with four scores versus FDU-Florham (4/22), including a perfect 3-for-3 on free-position shots … named to the MASCAC Spring All-Academic Team.

2008: Appeared in 13 games with 10 starts in her first season with the Valiants … still placed fifth on the team with 18 goals and 21 points … scored the first two goals of her career against Vassar (3/26) … got her first start of the year against Ramapo (3/31) and scored once … scored at least one goal in her final 10 games of the season … netted multiple goals in her final four games, beginning with a season-best four in an 18-17 win at Wilkes (4/16) … scored twice with an assist against Farmingdale State (4/22).

High School: A four-year letterwinner for the Mustangs … named to NEPSAC All-Star Team as a senior … ranked second on team in scoring in 2007 … began prep career at Monroe Woodbury High School, earning Honorable Mention All-League honors in 2005 … also member of school’s field hockey and ice hockey teams … broke several school records, including career goals and single-season goals, for Millbrook ice hockey team … was field hockey team’s leading scorer in 2005 … won school’s Frederick Knutson Award as best athlete of senior class.

Personal: Daughter of Robert and Imelda Ascencio … majoring in art with a communications minor at Manhattanville … also is a member of Manhattanville’s field hockey team in the fall and played two seasons with the ice hockey team during the winter … a dean’s list student … born September 23, 1989 … chose Manhattanville because “it had the three sports I wanted, a nice campus, it’s close to New York City and had a great art program.”

#17 JEN ASCENCIOA • 5’2” • Junior • Monroe, N.Y./Millbrook School

Career StatiStiCSYr. GP-GS G A Pts Shots GW GB DC TO CT2007 16-16 9 7 16 30 0 28 11 33 132008 16-14 11 0 11 44 0 12 16 30 22009 15-14 12 4 16 31 0 15 12 29 8TOTAL 47-44 32 11 43 105 0 55 39 92 23

Career StatiStiCSYr. GP-GS G A Pts Shots GW GB DC TO CT2008 13-10 18 3 21 43 0 12 10 14 52009 17-16 26 8 34 69 3 26 35 28 9TOTAL 30-26 44 11 55 112 3 38 45 42 14


2009: Appeared in all 17 matches in her sophomore season … started every game in goal, posting a program-record 11 wins against six losses … recorded a 13.90 goals against average and .442 save percentage … ranked fourth in the Middle Atlantic Conference in saves … also recorded two goals and an assist on the offensive end … recorded a career-best 20 saves and also assisted on a score in the season-opening win over Western New England (3/10) … turned away 14 shots in a win over Farmingdale State (3/19) … against King’s (4/14), made three saves in the first half before playing the field in the second half and scoring the first two goals of her career … made 14 saves the next time out versus Alvernia (4/18), helping her to MAC Goaltender of the Week honors (4/20) … allowed a season-low seven goals in 60 minutes in the regular-season finale at Arcadia (4/25) … named to the MASCAC Spring All-Academic Team.

2008: Played every minute in goal as a freshman, posting a 14.06 goals against average and .439 save percentage on her way to a 9-8 record … recorded 11 double-digit save games … stopped 16 shots in her first career game at Western New England (3/6) … made eight saves to earn her first collegiate victory against Dominican (N.Y.) (3/8) … made 12 saves against Mount Saint Vincent (3/11) to earn MAC Goalie of the Week honors … earned the honor again the next week … allowed a season-low three goals in a 16-3 win at Ramapo (3/31) … faced 32 shots and stopped a season-best 19 in a conference win over King’s (4/10).

High School: A four-year letterwinner for the Bulls … had distinguished field hockey career, leading team to 2004 and 2006 State Championships … also lettered in basketball … member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of John and Sandra Betsill … majoring in biology/pre-health with a psychology minor … also a member of Manhattanville’s field hockey team … born February 2, 1989 … chose Manhattanville because “they have a co-op with New York Medical College and I get to play field hockey and lacrosse” … a member of the Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society.

#99/24 KIRSTIN BETSILLG/A • 5’8” • Junior • Parkton, Md./Hereford

Returning Players

2009: Appeared in seven games off the bench in her first season with the Valiants … scored once and added an assist for two points … made her collegiate debut against Dominican (N.Y.) (3/17) … earned a draw control in a win over Saint Thomas Aquinas (4/7) … scored her first career goal on her first shot and also recorded her first assist in the regular-season finale at Arcadia (4/25).

2008: Did not play on the Manhattanville lacrosse team as a freshman.

High School: A 2007 graduate of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School … lettered four years in field hockey, three in winter track and softball, and one in both swimming and spring track … helped her field hockey team to a Shore Conference championship and a State Group II Sectional title … an honor roll student in high school.

Personal: Born November 10, 1988 … daughter of Joan and Rick Berardo … an English major with an art minor at Manhattanville.

#13 SAMI BERARDOM • 5’10” • Junior • Rumson, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional

Career StatiStiCSYr. GP-GS G A Pts Shots GW GB DC TO CT2009 7-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0TOTAL 7-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0


Yr. GP-GS Min GA GAA Svs SV% W-L-T ShO2008 17-17 1020:00 239 14.06 187 .439 9-8-0 02009 17-17 958:34 222 13.90 176 .442 11-6-0 0TOTAL 34-34 1978:34 461 13.98 363 .441 20-14-0 0

2009: Appeared in all 17 games in her first collegiate season, including 13 starting assignments … ranked ninth on the team with 10 goals and 11 points despite beginning the season on the defensive unit … also collected 14 ground balls … scored her first career goal in her Valiant debut against Western New England (3/10) … netted a season-high three goals the next time out against Wilkes (3/14) … had a season-best four ground balls and scored once at Farmingdale State (3/19) … had another multi-point game versus Saint Thomas Aquinas (4/7), scoring once and registering her first career assist.

2008: Did not play for Manhattanville as a freshman.

High School: A four-year letterwinner for the Thunderbirds field hockey team and also lettered in lacrosse … on the field hockey field, named team Most Valuable Player in 2006 and 2007 … earned All-Division honors in 2006 and 2007.

Personal: Daughter of William and Judi Guichard … is a history and education double major at Manhattanville … born December 13, 1989 … also played one season on the Valiant field hockey team as a freshman.

#3 KRISTY GUICHARDA • 5’4” • Junior • Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East



Returning Players

2009: Appeared in 16 games with 14 starts in her sophomore season … ranked fifth on the team with 25 goals and 31 points … also tied for fourth on the squad with six assists … finished third on the team with 41 ground balls and led the Valiants with 41 draw controls … tied for third on the team with 15 caused turnovers … scored two goals, including the game-winner, and added an assist for three points against Wilkes (3/14) … set new career highs with four points (two goals, two assists), six draw controls and seven ground balls in a win over Saint Thomas Aquinas (4/7) … netted a career-best four goals in a Valiant win over Alvernia for another four-point effort (4/18).

2008: Started all 17 games in her first season with Manhattanville … placed fourth on the team with 22 goals and added four assists for 26 points … hit the net with 82.4 percent of her shots

… finished second on the team in ground balls (48), draw controls (39) and caused turnovers (19) … scored twice and added an assist for a season-high three points in her first collegiate game at Western New England (3/6) … scored at least one goal in the first six games of her career, then found the net at least one time in each of her final 10 contests … tallied two goals six times on the year, including three of her first four career games.

High School: A four-year letterwinner for the Huskies … named team’s Most Valuable Player as a senior … an All-Conference selection in 2004, 2006 and 2007 … also named a team MVP in soccer and basketball, and added All-Conference honors in both sports … member of school’s Honor Roll.

Personal: Daughter of Ben and Mary Ogweta … double majoring in International Relations and Global Justice with a psychology minor at Manhattanville … born October 5, 1988 … chose Manhattanville because “of the education and financial aid package” … also runs on the Valiants’ indoor track & field team during the winter season.

#9 EMELDA OGWETAA/M • 5’4” • Junior • Portland, Maine/Kents Hill


2009: Started all 17 games in the midfield as a sophomore … set new career highs with 11 goals and 13 points on the season … tied for sixth on the team with 34 ground balls and also ranked third on the squad in both draw controls (26) and caused turnovers (15) … matched her career high with two goals on three shots in the season-opening win over Western New England (3/10) … scored once in each of her next three games for a career-high four-game scoring streak to begin the season … scored a pair of goals, including the game-winning free-position shot late in the second half, and also collected a career-best five ground balls in the team’s 13-12 conference win over Misericordia (4/9) … named to the MASCAC Spring All-Academic Team.

2008: Started all 16 games in which she appeared in her first lacrosse season … scored four goals and assisted on two for six points on the year … also recorded 24 ground balls, 24 draw controls and 16 forced turnovers … scored her first collegiate goal in the team’s 16-3 win over Ramapo (3/31) … set new season highs with two goals and an assist versus King’s (4/10) … picked up a season-best four ground balls and caused three turnovers against Wilkes (4/16).

High School: A four-year letterwinner for the Rebels … three-time member of Bay State League All-Star Team, earning Second Team honors as a sophomore and junior, and First Team honors as a senior … named a 2007 Daily News Transcript All-Star after earning Honorable Mention honors the previous two seasons … a Boston Globe All-Star in 2007 … helped school to three state tournament appearances … served as team’s captain in 2007 … recipient of school’s Rebel Award as a senior … also competed in Bay State Games, leading team to a Silver Medal … helped lead school’s field hockey team to 2006 State Championship … also lettered in basketball, leading team to State Finals in 2005 … garnered school’s Physical Education Leader and Gold Physical Education Award … named to school’s Honor Roll.

Personal: Daughter of Ed and Nancy Webber … is a history and childhood education double major … also is a member of Manhattanville’s field hockey team during the fall … born April 1, 1989 … chose Manhattanville because “I can play field hockey and lacrosse at a competitive level and also get a great education.”

#8 DARBY WEBBERM • 5’8” • Junior • Walpole, Mass./Walpole



Returning Players

2009: Appeared in all 17 games in her freshman season, including 16 starts on defense … registered one assist on the year … ranked seventh on the team with 32 ground balls and tied for third among Valiants with 15 caused turnovers … picked up three ground balls in her collegiate debut against Western New England (3/10), then recorded another three in her first start the next time out versus Wilkes (3/14) … recorded her first career point with an assist in a win over Farmingdale State (3/19) … set season highs with four ground balls and three caused turnovers against Widener (3/25).

High School: A 2008 graduate of H. Frank Carey High School … played four years of lacrosse and basketball for the Seahawks and also lettered once in cross country … was an honorable mention All-County selection as a senior … named an Academic All-American and helped the team to a conference title in 2007 … an All-Conference performer in 2006 and was named

the team’s Unsung Hero as a freshman … a National Honor Society and Foreign Language Honor Society member in high school.

Personal: Born November 21, 1990 … daughter of Josephine and Robert Catapano … has three siblings, Samantha (16), Raymond (12) and Anthony (10) … double majoring in psychology and elementary education with an Italian minor at Manhattanville.

#15 NICOLE CATAPANOD • 5’8” • Sophomore • Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey


2009: Started all 17 games on defense in her first collegiate season … scored one goal and picked up 18 ground balls on the year … also caused 10 turnovers … made her collegiate debut versus Western New England (3/10), recording two ground balls … scored a goal on her first career shot in a win over King’s (4/14) … registered a season-best three ground balls in the regular-season finale at Arcadia (4/25).

High School: A four-year letterwinner for the Chiefs … on the field hockey turf, named All-Conference as a sophomore and was an All-County honorable mention as a junior … All-State tournament team as a junior and senior … a high school teammate of Valiant classmate Danielle Scicutella.

Personal: Daughter of Buddy and Eileen DeMarco … a communications major … born May 7, 1990 … also plays on the Manhattanville field hockey team in the fall.

#14 ASHLEY DeMARCOD • 5’0” • Sophomore • Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa


2009: Made three appearances in goal in her first collegiate season … made her debut in a win over Dominican (N.Y.) (3/17), making five saves in over 28 minutes of action … played a season-high 30 minutes at King’s (4/14), making five saves on eight shots.

High School: Played four years of lacrosse for Patchogue-Medford, including three varsity seasons … captained the Raider squad as a senior … earned the school’s Scholar-Athlete Award … also played four years of field hockey for the Raiders, serving as team captain in her senior season … a National Honor Society student and a four-year honor roll recipient.

Personal: Born April 5, 1990 … daughter of Mary and Michael Levine … has two sisters, Emily (23) and Allison (20) … Allison played lacrosse at Eastern Connecticut State University … majoring in communications with an economics minor at Manhattanville.

#00 CAROLYN LEVINEG • 5’4” • Sophomore • Medford, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford


Yr. GP-GS Min GA GAA Svs SV% W-L-T ShO2009 3-0 59:54 10 10.02 10 .500 0-0-0 0TOTAL 3-0 59:54 10 10.02 10 .500 0-0-0 0


Returning Players/Newcomers

High School: A 2009 graduate of Sachem East High School … was a four-year varsity letterwinner in both lacrosse and field hockey for the Arrows … on the lacrosse field, finished second on the team in assists and third in goals as a senior … earned the field hockey team’s Most Valuable Player and Most Inspirational honors while at Sachem East … named an Academic All-American and was awarded the President’s Award in Child Studies, Earth Science, and Physical Education.

Personal: Born May 23, 1991 … daughter of Alfredo and Rosa Goncalves … has one brother, Alfredo (21) … is undecided in regards to her major at Manhattanville … also plays field hockey for Manhattanville during the fall.

#30 MELISSA GONCALVESA • 5’6” • Freshman • Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East

2009: Appeared in 16 games in her first collegiate season, including one start … recorded 18 ground balls and caused three turnovers on defense for the Valiants … made her collegiate debut against Western New England (3/10), earning the start … had a season-high three ground balls in a win over Dominican (N.Y.) (3/17) … put her only shot of the year on goal against King’s (4/14).

High School: Lettered in field hockey and lacrosse for the Chiefs … in field hockey, was an All-County honorable mention in 2006 and was named All-County and All-State in 2007 … a high school teammate of Valiant classmate Ashley DeMarco.

Personal: Daughter of Nick and Laura Scicutella … an education and Spanish double major … born November 20, 1990 … also plays on the Valiant field hockey team in the fall.

#27 DANIELLE SCICUTELLAD • 5’5” • Sophomore • Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa


High School: A 2009 graduate of Elmont Memorial High School … played on the Lady Spartans’ lacrosse and basketball teams in high school … on the lacrosse field, served as team captain and was named the team’s Most Valuable Player … helped the team to a pair of Conference I-AA championships in her first two seasons … also earned All-Conference and Most Improved Player honors on the basketball court, while guiding the team to five Conference I-AA championships in six seasons … a National Honor Society and high honors student at Elmont as well.

Personal: Born January 26, 1992 … daughter of Ukairo and Chiryere Kalu … has four siblings, Nyun (21), Nhanna (19), Udiner (14) and Simon (12) … plans to take a Pre-Med track with a psychology minor at Manhattanville.

#26 AGBOGO KALUA • 5’11” • Freshman • Elmont, N.Y./Elmont Memorial

High School: A 2009 graduate of the Millbrook School … played three seasons of lacrosse for the Mustangs … also played five years of hockey and three years of lacrosse for Millbrook … captained the lacrosse team as a senior and was a two-time team Most Valuable Player … also was named Most Valuable Player as a senior on the hockey team and on three different occasions in field hockey.

Personal: Born March 17, 1990 … daughter of John and Susan Morrison … has five siblings: brothers Joe (23), Nathaniel (21) and Chris (10), and sisters Katie (24) and Rachael (16) … is undecided on a major at Manhattanville … also takes the ice for the Manhattanville women’s hockey team during the winter season.

#18 MARY ROSE MORRISONG • 5’8” • Freshman • Ridgefield, Conn./Millbrook School


High School: A 2007 graduate of St. Joseph Hill Academy … played four varsity seasons of basketball and soccer while also swimming for two years with the Hilltoppers … on the basketball court, was a two-time Most Improved Player and named team captain and Most Valuable Player as a senior … helped the team to the Catholic High School Athletic Association Class C Championship as a junior … was a four-year honor roll student and an Italian Honor Society member.

Personal: Born February 26, 1989 … daughter of Anthony and Patricia Pisano … has two siblings, Courtney (22) and Brian (18) … Courtney ran track & field for Catholic University of America … majoring in biology with an Italian minor at Manhattanville … is a member of the Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society.

#4 TARA PISANOD • 5’7” • Junior • Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph Hill Academy

High School: A 2009 graduate of Lakeland High School … played three seasons with the Hornets lacrosse team and four years with the Lakeland field hockey team … as a junior, helped the field hockey team to Section 1 and Regional championships as well as a berth in the state semifinals and a Class A runner-up finish.

Personal: Born May 25, 1991 … daughter of John and Judy Murray … has two sisters, Cara (25) and Colleen (10), and a brother, Dan (21) … plans to be an education major at Manhattanville.

#5 KELLY MURRAYD • 5’1” • Freshman • Shrub Oak, N.Y./Lakeland

Newcomers

High School: A 2009 graduate of Ashland High School … was a four-year letterwinner in lacrosse and field hockey for the Clockers, while also running track for two seasons … was a three-year starter on the lacrosse field and was named the team’s “Unsung Hero” as a junior … led the field hockey team in scoring her junior and senior seasons … captained the field hockey team and was selected to the All-League squad as a senior … a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born May 6, 1991 … daughter of Robert and Leslie Saporetti … has one brother, John (10) … majoring in biology at Manhattanville … also is a member of the Valiant field hockey team during the fall season.

#1 ERIN SAPORETTIM • 5’0” • Freshman • Ashland, Mass./Ashland

High School: A 2009 graduate of Mahopac High School … was a four-year varsity letterwinner in field hockey, basketball and lacrosse for the Indians … a three-year starter for the Indians … in the fall, was named All-League and All-Section 1 on the field hockey field her senior season … achieved high honors all four years of high school.

Personal: Born June 17, 1991 … daughter of Christina Rutledge … plans on majoring in education with an art minor at Manhattanville … also plays on the Valiant field hockey team during the fall.

#16 LAUREN RUTLEDGEA/M • 5’8” • Freshman • Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac


2009 Season in ReviewTeam & Conference Statistics

|---------------------SHOTS---------------------| |----GOALS----|# Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW FPG-FPS GB DC T/O CT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 Katie Bertel 17-17 50 10 60 83 .602 67 .807 2 17-30 48 40 42 241 Abbe Grimes 13-13 48 6 54 93 .516 84 .903 2 9-16 13 13 21 47 Cassie Kovac 17-14 30 4 34 76 .395 57 .750 0 7-13 35 19 40 1519 Jen Ascencio 17-16 26 8 34 69 .377 54 .783 3 6-22 26 35 28 99 Emelda Ogweta 16-14 25 6 31 56 .446 48 .857 1 5-12 41 41 25 1517 Colleen Holahan 17-17 12 9 21 24 .500 21 .875 1 2-6 35 21 32 2111 Kirsten Spelman 15-14 12 4 16 31 .387 20 .645 0 3-9 15 12 29 88 Darby Webber 17-17 11 2 13 31 .355 21 .677 1 3-6 34 26 21 153 Kristy Guichard 17-13 10 1 11 30 .333 24 .800 0 3-7 14 4 21 210 Callie Housser 13-1 3 1 4 10 .300 9 .900 0 0-1 6 8 6 120 Megan Barrett 9-0 2 1 3 7 .286 5 .714 0 0-0 2 1 6 099 Kirstin Betsill 17-17 2 1 3 2 1.000 2 1.000 0 0-0 34 0 24 92 Cybil Robinson 17-17 1 2 3 4 .250 3 .750 0 0-0 44 10 19 1313 Sami Berardo 7-0 1 1 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 0 0-0 0 1 0 014 Ashley DeMarco 17-17 1 0 1 2 .500 1 .500 0 0-0 18 0 12 1015 Nicole Catapano 17-16 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 32 4 11 154 Stephanie Avila 6-0 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-1 1 0 0 027 Danielle Scicutella 16-1 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 18 0 13 326 Heather Massaroni 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0 000 Carolyn Levine 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2 0 1 0 Total............... 17 234 57 291 522 .448 419 .803 10 55-123 418 235 357 164 Opponents........... 17 232 83 315 517 .449 418 .809 6 32-93 419 256 363 173

2009 Valiant ResultsDate Opponent Time

March 10 WESTERN N.E. W 13-11

March 14 WILKES * W 16-15

March 17 DOMINICAN (N.Y.) W 18-13

March 19 at Farmingdale State W 13-12

March 21 at Lycoming * L 10-16

March 25 WIDENER * W 19-17

March 28 ELIZABETHTOWN * L 11-20

March 30 at New Paltz W 14-10

April 1 at Eastern * L 8-16

April 4 at Messiah * L 10-20

April 7 ST. THOMAS AQUINAS W 20-7

April 9 MISERICORDIA * W 13-12

April 14 at King’s (Pa.) * W 19-8

April 18 ALVERNIA * W 19-10

April 22 FDU-FLORHAM * L 12-17

April 25 at Arcadia * W 13-7

April 28 at FDU-Florham $ L 6-21

* - Middle Atlantic Conference Game$ - Middle Atlantic Conference Tourament (campus sites)

|------GOAL AVERAGE------| |----SAVES----| |---RECORD---|## Name GP-GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Pct W L T----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------00 Carolyn Levine 3-0 59:54 10 10.02 10 .500 0 0 099 Kirstin Betsill 17-17 958:34 222 13.90 176 .442 11 6 0 Total............... 17 1018:28 232 13.67 186 .445 11 6 0 Opponents........... 17 1018:28 234 13.79 185 .442 6 11 0

MAC TournamentResults

First Round#3 FDU-Florham 21, #6 Manhattanville 6#4 Eastern 14, #5 Lycoming 12

Semifinals#1 Elizabethtown 19, #7 Eastern 7#2 Messiah 10, #3 FDU-Florham 8

Championship Game#2 Messiah 6, #1 Elizabethtown 5

Middle Atlantic Conference CONFERENCE OVERALL Team W L Pct. GF GA W L Pct. GF GA Elizabethtown 11 0 1.000 218 57 16 3 .842 321 127Messiah 10 1 .909 179 91 14 5 .737 267 165 FDU-Florham 9 2 .818 172 102 14 6 .700 301 208Eastern 8 3 .727 174 112 11 7 .611 238 209Lycoming 7 4 .636 195 133 9 9 .500 289 210Manhattanville 6 5 .545 150 158 11 6 .647 234 232Wilkes 4 7 .364 146 169 9 8 .529 253 207 Widener 4 7 .364 137 176 8 9 .471 224 233Misericordia 3 8 .273 129 194 4 13 .235 218 304Alvernia 2 9 .182 131 201 8 9 .471 238 241 Arcadia 2 9 .181 106 184 3 11 .214 130 225King’s (Pa.) 0 11 .000 52 212 0 13 .000 70 281

2009 MAC HonorsFirst Team All-ConferenceRachel Dirksen Messiah AKatie Foley Elizabethtown AAmanda Wayne FDU-Florham AJessie Basch Eastern MMegan Bovenzi Messiah MJackie Dando Messiah MLaura Gambardello FDU-Florham MAnna Ford Elizabethtown MBri Brennan Messiah DLinnea Davis Eastern DJackie Gale FDU-Florham DJen Venter Messiah G

Second Team All-ConferenceMegan Byrnes Elizabethtown AGrace Griffith Eastern AMegan McIntyre Lycoming AKatie Caprinolo Elizabethtown MSarah Cullinan Elizabethtown MJackie Elliott Widener MLindsay Parent FDU-Florham MJustine Titko Lycoming MDanielle Gargiulo Lycoming DLyndsey Reeve Elizabethtown DDana Simmons Elizabethtown DJennifer Hawkins Elizabethtown G

Player of the YearKatie Foley Elizabethtown

Rookie of the YearRachel Dirksen Messiah

Coach of the YearHeather Greer Messiah

Junior GoalieKirstin Betsill


2009 Season in ReviewAfter setting a new school record with

nine wins in 2008, expectations were high for the Valiant women’s lacrosse team entering 2009. The Valiants responded to those hopes by winning a program-record 11 games and reaching the Middle Atlantic Conference Tournament for the first time, cementing the school’s place as an up-and-coming program both in the conference and in the region.

Manhattanville was led offensively by senior tri-captains Abbe Grimes and Ka-tie Bertel. Bertel paced the Valiants in all three major statistical categories, netting a career-high 50 goals with 10 assists for 60 points in 17 games. Grimes, mean-while, played in just 13 games due to in-jury but still recorded 48 goals and added six assists for 54 points.

In goal, sophomore netminder Kirstin Betsill set a program record for wins in a season for the second straight year with an 11-6 record. Betsill registered a 13.90 goals against average and a .442 save percentage starting all 17 contests for the Valiants.

Manhattanville came out of the gates very hot, posting the best start to a sea-son in program history by winning its first four games. The Valiants opened the year at home with a hard-fought 13-11 win over Western New England College, led by five goals and an assist from Grimes and a career-high 20 saves from Betsill.

The team stayed in Purchase for its MAC opener the next time out versus Wilkes University, eking out a 16-15 win. After the Colonels scored three straight goals to tie the match late, sophomore Emelda Ogweta netted the game-win-ning goal with 1:52 left in regulation to send the Valiants to victory.

The tandem of Grimes and Bertel car-ried the Valiants to their third straight home win to begin the year, combining for 15 goals and two assists and playing a

role in all but one Valiant score in an 18-13 victory over Dominican (N.Y.). Grimes exploded for nine goals and an assist in the win, becoming just the second Valiant to record nine or more goals in a game and also tying for eighth on the school’s single-game points list.

A road trip did little to slow the team down, as the Valiants moved to 4-0 with a 13-12 triumph at Farmingdale State College on March 19. The four straight wins doubled the previous best start to a season, a 2-0 mark set in 2000.

A longer road trip finally was able to subdue the Valiants, as travel troubles delayed its game at Lycoming College and the Valiants had trouble off the bat in a 16-10 loss. The Valiants battled back from an early 7-0 deficit to tie the score at eight, but five straight Warrior goals gave the home team the win.

The team returned to the win column in its next conference contest, a 19-17 win over Widener University. Sophomore Cassie Kovac led the squad with a ca-reer-high six goals as the Valiants scored the final three goals of the game to erase a 17-16 deficit and move to 5-1 on the year.

Manhattanville suffered its only real tough stretch of the season after the Widener game, as the team lost three of its next four contests to fall to 6-4.

The Valiants ran into a tough Eliza-bethtown College squad in a 20-11 loss in Purchase on March 28, but the team bounced back to defeat non-conference SUNY New Paltz by a 14-10 score on the road. Grimes has a game-high six goals in the victory, as the Valiants scored eight of the match’s first 10 goals and never looked back.

The rough patch concluded with back-to-back conference losses to Eastern University, 16-8, and Messiah College, 20-10. Betsill recorded 25 saves in the two games to keep Manhattanville close, while Bertel posted a team-best five goals in the two losses.

A return to non-conference play seemed to re-energize the team, as the Valiants finished an undefeated non-league regular season with a 20-7 win over Saint Thomas Aquinas College. Nine different players scored a goal for the home team in the win, led by Grimes’ five scores and a career high-tying three from senior tri-captain Colleen Holahan.

That win kickstarted a four-match winning streak for Manhattanville that in-cluded three straight Middle Atlantic Con-ference wins to put the Valiants in post-season position.

The Valiants were involved in another home heart-stopper versus Misericordia University on April 9, as the Valiants held off the Cougars behind four Bertel scores in a 13-12 win.

The team then went back on the road

to take on King’s (Pa.) College, and the Valiant dominated the Monarchs to the tune of a 19-8 win. Ten different players scored, including two goals from Betsill, who played the field in the second half. The Valiants held a 15-5 lead at halftime but eased up on the way to an easy win.

The win streak reached three with a 19-10 win over Alvernia University on April 18, tying the program record with the team’s 10th win of the year. The Val-iants used a 12-1 run on both sides of halftime to clinch the win, led by four goals each from Ogweta and Bertel.

Manhattanville had its streak snapped on Senior Night, as the team fell to FDU-Florham by a 17-12 score. Despite the loss, games played earlier in the day en-sured that the Valiants would make the Middle Atlantic Conference Tournament for the first time in school history.

The Valiants concluded the regular season with a business-like 13-7 win over Arcadia University, the team’s program-record 11th victory. The highlight of the match was the final goal of the game scored by Grimes, who became only the second Valiant ever to reach the 200-goal plateau with the score.

Unfortunately Manhattanville’s first MAC Tournament appearance did not go exactly to plan, as third-seeded FDU-Florham dealt the sixth-seeded Valiants a 21-6 defeat in the first round on April 28. Bertel scored twice in her final collegiate game to give her a team-leading 50 goals on the season.

The Valiants’ record-breaking season included an excellent 7-2 record at GoVal-iants.com Field, the most home wins in a season in program history. Grimes fin-ished her senior year second all-time in goals, third in points and fourth in assists at Manhattanville, while Bertel ended up fifth in both goals and points and sixth in career assists at the school.

Abbe Grimes ’09

Katie Bertel ’09


Game-by-Game Results1994 (2-8)

Head Coach: Ted Kolva

Game-by-Game Results Unknown

1995 (4-7)Head Coach: Gail Lozado

MONMOUTH L 12-20 at Army L 6-12 at Princeton W 2-0 FORDHAM W 12-9 LE MOYNE L 14-15 at Wells L 6-7 DREW L 8-18 at Sacred Heart L 2-18 at Elms L 6-17 vs. Pine Manor W 19-11 FAIRFIELD W 13-11


3/31 at Eastern Connecticut L 5-64/3 at Vassar L 4-174/5 OSWEGO STATE L 4-17 at Drew L 4-173/29 ARMY L 4-17 at Siena L 9-174/17 at Kean L 3-9 WAGNER L 11-14 COLUMBIA L 2-14 SACRED HEART L 5-19


MANHATTAN L 1-14 at Wells L 3-8 VASSAR L 1-14 at Army L 4-18 KEAN L 0-19 VILLA JULIE L 3-21 at Elms L 0-12 COLBY-SAWYER L 5-11 at Wagner L 3-16


ELMS L 7-17 MONTCLAIR STATE L 4-21 at Kean L 2-21 WELLS L 8-11 at Western New England L 8-13 at New Paltz L 10-15 EASTERN CONNECTICUT L 6-22 at FDU-Madison L 5-22 at Vassar L 0-12 STEVENS W 21-2 at Colby-Sawyer L 8-20


3/24 KEAN L 9-153/28 CASTLETON STATE W 19-83/31 at Elms W 9-44/7 at Montclair State L 12-174/11 VASSAR L 7-194/14 NEW PALTZ W 16-124/17 at Eastern Connecticut L 6-134/21 FDU-MADISON L 11-224/24 WESTERN NEW ENGLAND W 15-14


3/22 at Kean W 23-83/25 SCRANTON W 14-93/29 MONTCLAIR STATE L 9-124/2 at Elmira W 14-94/5 C.W. POST L 6-154/8 at Vassar L 9-114/12 at New Paltz W 17-44/15 EASTERN CONNECTICUT W 23-12

4/16 STEVENS W 22-64/19 at FDU-Madison L 13-194/29 at Western New England L 9-13

2001 (8-4)Head Coach: Chapel Love

3/18 ADELPHI L 6-133/24 SOUTHERN MAINE W 17-33/25 FDU-MADISON L 7-103/27 at Montclair State W 13-12 (2ot)3/31 at Scranton L 5-104/2 KEAN W 18-64/4 at Stevens W 14-13 (ot)4/7 ELMIRA W 15-144/11 NEW PALTZ W 18-54/17 VASSAR L 6-84/24 at Eastern Connecticut W 17-124/28 WESTERN NEW ENGLAND W 18-11


3/16 at Oneonta State L 15-243/23 SOUTHERN MAINE W 13-03/24 FDU-MADISON W 15-53/27 at Adelphi L 11-124/3 STEVENS L 12-134/6 at Elmira W 20-84/9 UNION L 9-184/10 at New Paltz W 16-94/13 at Catholic L 7-184/15 EASTERN CONNECTICUT L 11-124/17 at Vassar W 13-104/20 MONTCLAIR STATE W 18-74/23 WESTERN CONNECTICUT W 19-94/24 at Western New Englan L 12-134/26 at Kean W 18-84/27 SCRANTON L 12-14


Scranton L 4-16 Denison L 2-17 Kean * W 12-64/2 Stevens * L 6-194/5 Elmira W 16-84/9 Montclair State * W 18-11 Vassar L 7-9 Union L 1-204/16 New Paltz W 18-2 Eastern Connecticut L 9-14 Western Connecticut L 10-134/23 Western New England L 9-13 Centenary (N.J.) * W 24-24/30 MONTCLAIR STATE # W 16-105/3 at Stevens # L 7-20* Knickerbocker Lacrosse Conference Match# Knickerbocker Lacrosse Conference Tournament

2004 (2-12)Head Coach: Jenna Szyluk

3/13 WESTERN CONNECTICUT L 10-123/24 at Kean * L 9-103/27 at Oneonta State L 4-173/30 SCRANTON L 5-194/3 STEVENS * L 6-194/5 at FDU-Florham L 5-94/7 MONTCLAIR STATE * L 7-164/10 at Centenary (N.J.) * W 12-54/17 EASTERN CONNECTICUT L 7-164/21 VASSAR W 12-34/22 at Elmira L 11-154/24 at Western New England L 7-124/27 at College of New Jersey L 2-174/28 at Stevens # L 6-17* Knickerbocker Lacrosse Conference Match# Knickerbocker Lacrosse Conference Tournament

2005 (4-9)Head Coach: Jenna Szyluk

3/5 at Scranton L 4-16

3/15 at Western Connecticut W 14-73/30 at FDU-Florham W 14-124/1 at Kean * L 5-114/5 at Vassar L 2-84/7 at Montclair State * L 6-194/9 CENTENARY (N.J.) * W 13-14/12 WESTERN NEW ENGLAND L 10-114/16 at Stevens * L 7-194/21 at Eastern Connecticut L 10-154/24 ELMIRA W 13-94/27 COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY L 4-194/28 at Stevens # L 5-19* Knickerbocker Lacrosse Conference Match# Knickerbocker Lacrosse Conference Tournament

2006 (7-9)Head Coach: Jess Rickershauser

3/11 SCRANTON L 7-243/18 REDLANDS L 10-143/23 at Elms W 12-53/25 at Western New England L 10-113/27 WESTERN CONNECTICUT W 18-23/28 at FDU-Florham L 5-164/1 at Stevens * W 11-104/4 MOUNT ST. VINCENT * W 12-11 (2ot)4/6 VASSAR L 16-174/11 MONTCLAIR STATE * L 8-184/15 at Farmingdale State * W 15-44/19 EASTERN CONNECTICUT L 13-184/21 at Centenary (N.J.) * W 16-44/22 KEAN * L 9-104/26 STEVENS # W 13-64/29 at Montclair State # L 10-22* Skyline Conference Match# Skyline Conference Tournament

2007 (6-10)Head Coach: Jess Rickershauser

3/10 at Western Connecticut W 14-13 (ot)3/14 at Rowan L 3-203/15 at Eastern L 3-163/23 WESTERN NEW ENGLAND L 10-163/26 ST. THOMAS AQUINAS W 13-123/30 STEVENS * L 16-17 (2ot)4/4 at Mount St. Vincent * L 8-144/7 CENTENARY (N.J.) * W 13-114/14 FARMINGDALE STATE * W 15-44/16 RAMAPO W 12-44/18 at Eastern Connecticut L 6-16

4/21 at Kean * L 12-134/25 DOMINICAN (N.Y.) W 19-74/27 at Montclair State * L 8-204/28 at Vassar L 8-185/2 at Montclair State # L 8-18* Skyline Conference Match# Skyline Conference Tournament

2008 (9-8)Head Coach: Anna Riordan

3/6 at Western New England L 13-153/8 DOMINICAN (N.Y.) W 15-63/11 MOUNT SAINT VINCENT L 8-163/21 KEAN W 10-93/24 SOUTHERN MAINE W 12-83/26 VASSAR L 9-153/29 at Lycoming * L 6-213/31 at Ramapo W 16-34/2 FDU-FLORHAM * L 13-174/5 at Widener * W 16-154/7 at St. Thomas Aquinas L 10-164/10 KING’S (PA.) * W 17-134/12 at Messiah * L 10-204/16 at Wilkes * W 18-174/19 ELIZABETHTOWN * L 8-254/22 FARMINGDALE STATE W 22-114/26 ARCADIA * W 20-12* Middle Atlantic Conference Match

2009 (11-6)Head Coach: Anna Riordan

3/10 WESTERN NEW ENGLAND W 13-113/14 WILKES * W 16-153/17 DOMINICAN (N.Y.) W 18-133/19 at Farmingdale State W 13-123/21 at Lycoming * L 10-163/25 WIDENER * W 19-173/28 ELIZABETHTOWN * L 11-203/30 at New Paltz W 14-104/1 at Eastern * L 8-164/4 at Messiah * L 10-204/7 ST. THOMAS AQUINAS W 20-74/9 MISERICORDIA * W 13-124/14 at King’s (Pa.) * W 19-84/18 ALVERNIA * W 19-104/22 FDU-FLORHAM * L 12-174/25 at Arcadia * W 13-74/28 at FDU-Florham # L 6-21* Middle Atlantic Conference Match# Middle Atlantic Conference Tournament

Last season’s 2009 Valiant squad set a new program record with 11 wins and also reached the conference tournament for the sixth time in the last seven seasons and for the first time as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference.

Career Victories Name Yrs. Wins

1. Chapel Love 2001-03 22

2. Anna Riordan 2008-pres. 20

3. Gail Lozado 1995-00 15

4. Jess Rickershauser 2006-07 13

5. Jenna Szyluk 2004-05 6

Games Coached Name Yrs. Games

1. Gail Lozado 1995-00 61

2. Chapel Love 2001-03 43

3. Anna Riordan 2008-pres. 34

4. Jess Rickershauser 2006-07 32

5. Jenna Szyluk 2004-05 27

Winning Percentage Name Yrs. Pct.

1. Anna Riordan 2008-pres. .588

2. Chapel Love 2001-03 .512

3. Jess Rickershauser 2006-07 .406

4. Gail Lozado 1995-00 .246

5. Jenna Szyluk 2004-05 .222* minimum two seasons at head coach

All-Time Coaching Records


Career RecordsPOINTS

1. Katie Frattarola 1999-02 3092. Liz McNamee 2000-03 2523. Abbe Grimes 2006-09 246 4. Cory Alcorn 2005-08 2295. Katie Bertel 2006-09 1756. Ann Spataro 1997-00 1717. April Yeomans 2002-05 1608. Dionne Jones 2003-06 759. Vanda Shellock 1994-96 7210. Angela Lozado 1999-02 70

GOALS1. Katie Frattarola 1999-02 2132. Abbe Grimes 2006-09 2003. Liz McNamee 2000-03 1894. Cory Alcorn 2005-08 1755. Katie Bertel 2006-09 1346. Ann Spataro 1997-00 1287. April Yeomans 2002-05 1248. Vanda Shellock 1994-96 639. Stacey Eurkus 2003-04 5310. Angela Lozado 1999-02 52

ASSISTS1. Katie Frattarola 1999-02 962. Liz McNamee 2000-03 633. Cory Alcorn 2005-08 544. Abbe Grimes 2006-09 465. Ann Spataro 1997-00 436. Katie Bertel 2006-09 417. April Yeomans 2002-05 368. Dionne Jones 2003-06 279. Natasha Rubenstein 2000-03 2510. Susan Horton 2001-03 23 Colleen Holahan 2006-09 23

SAVES1. Angela Lozado 1999-02 6102. Kirstin Betsill 2008-pres. 3633. Keri Sommer 1996-97 2904. Katie Hand 2005-06 2535. Meghan Keegan 1998 1986. ErikaPfister 1995 1757. Jeannette Anniccharico 1994, 1996 1628. Mary Albano 2007 1419. Meredith Callinan 2001-03 12010. Stephanie Burlton 2004 117

SAVE PCT.Minimum 500 Career Minutes Played

1. Angela Lozado 1999-02 .6302. Keri Sommer 1996-97 .5853. ErikaPfister 1995 .5594. Meghan Keegan 1998 .5405. Kelly Munkwitz 2002, 2004 .4986. Meredith Callinan 2001-02 .4947. Stephanie Burlton 2004 .4818. Kirstin Betsill 2008-pres. .4419. Katie Hand 2004-06 .43210. Mary Albano 2007 .392

GA AVG.Minimum 500 Career Minutes Played

1. Jeannette Anniccharico 1994, 1996 10.462. Ashley Trimble 2004-06 10.903. Angela Lozado 1999-02 11.624. Meredith Callinan 2001-03 12.625. Kelly Munkwitz 2002-04 12.796. Katie Hand 2005-06 12.917. Stephanie Burlton 2004 13.788. ErikaPfister 1995 13.809. Kirstin Betsill 2008-pres. 13.9810. Mary Albano 2007 14.38

KEEPER WINS1. Kirstin Betsill 2008-pres. 202. Angela Lozado 1999-02 153. Katie Hand 2004-06 104. Meredith Callinan 2001-02 75. Mary Albano 2007 66. Kelly Munkwitz 2002-04 57. ErikaPfister 1995 48. Ashley Trimble 2004-06 39. Stephanie Burlton 2004 2 Jeannette Anniccharico 1994, 1996 2

GAMES PLAYED1. Katie Bertel 2006-09 66 Colleen Holahan 2006-09 663. Abbe Grimes 2006-09 624. Grayce Cunzio 2005-08 615. Kelly McMurray 2005-08 606. Katie Lauten 2004-07 597. Dionne Jones 2003-06 568. Cory Alcorn 2005-08 55 Jessica Rickershauser 2001-04 5510. Liz McNamee 2000-03 51 Natasha Rubenstein 2000-03 51

MINUTES PLAYED1. Kirstin Betsill 2008-pres. 1978:342. Angela Lozado 1999-02 1854:003. Katie Hand 2004-06 1547:464. Mary Albano 2007 914:035. Jeannette Anniccharico 1994, 1996 897:286. Keri Sommer 1996-97 842:327. Kelly Munkwitz 2002-04 788:278. Meredith Callinan 2001-02 659:009. Meghan Keegan 1998 630:0010. ErikaPfister 1995 600:00

Katie Frattarola Cory Alcorn

Kirstin Betsill

SHOTS1. Abbe Grimes 2006-09 4502. Katie Frattarola 1999-02 4413. Liz McNamee 2000-03 4274. Cory Alcorn 2005-08 3295. Katie Bertel 2006-09 2776. Ann Spataro 1997-00 2717. April Yeomans 2002-05 2558. Jen Ascencio 2008-pres. 1129. Colleen Holahan 2006-09 11010. Emelda Ogweta 2008-pres. 107

GROUND BALLS1. Dionne Jones 2003-06 2182. Susan Horton 2001-03 1623. Cory Alcorn 2005-08 1494. April Yeomans 2002-05 1415. Jessica Rickershauser 2001-04 138 Katie Bertel 2006-09 1387. Colleen Holahan 2006-09 1228. Natasha Rubenstein 2000-03 1179. Katie Lauten 2004-07 10010. Liz McNamee 2000-03 97

DRAW CONTROLS1. Cory Alcorn 2005-08 1252. Katie Bertel 2006-09 1223. Katie Frattarola 1999-02 954. Emelda Ogweta 2008-pres. 805. Dionne Jones 2003-06 756. Liz McNamee 2000-03 737. Abbe Grimes 2006-09 648. Colleen Holahan 2006-09 619. Darby Webber 2008-pres. 5010. Susan Horton 2001-03 49


Single-Season RecordsPOINTS

1. Liz McNamee 2002 892. Katie Frattarola 2000 82 Katie Frattarola 2002 824. Katie Frattarola 2001 805. Cory Alcorn 2008 766. Abbe Grimes 2007 717. April Yeomans 2002 708. Katie Frattarola 1999 65 Abbe Grimes 2008 6510. Liz McNamee 2000 61 Ann Spataro 2000 61 Cory Alcorn 2006 61

GOALS1. Liz McNamee 2002 672. Katie Frattarola 2001 633. Cory Alcorn 2008 624. Abbe Grimes 2008 565. Katie Frattarola 2000 526. Katie Frattarola 2002 517. Katie Bertel 2009 508. April Yeomans 2002 48 April Yeomans 2004 48 Abbe Grimes 2006 48 Abbe Grimes 2007 48 Abbe Grimes 2009 48

ASSISTS1. Katie Frattarola 2002 312. Katie Frattarola 2000 303. Ann Spataro 2000 264. Abbe Grimes 2007 235. Liz McNamee 2002 22 April Yeomans 2002 227. Liz McNamee 2000 20 Cory Alcorn 2006 209. Katie Frattarola 1999 1810. Katie Frattarola 2001 17

KEEPER MINS.1. Kirstin Betsill 2008 1020:002. Kirstin Betsill 2009 958:343. Mary Albano 2007 914:034. Katie Hand 2005 780:005. Katie Hand 2006 767:466. Angela Lozado 2000 660:007. Meghan Keegan 1998 630:008. ErikaPfister 1995 600:009. Stephanie Burlton 2004 548:4510. Keri Sommer 1997 540:00

KEEPER WINS1. Kirstin Betsill 2009 112. Kirstin Betsill 2008 93. Angela Lozado 2000 6 Katie Hand 2006 6 Mary Albano 2007 66. Meredith Callinan 2001 57. ErikaPfister 1995 4 Katie Hand 2005 49. Angela Lozado 1999 3 Angela Lozado 2001 3 Angela Lozado 2002 3 Kelly Munkwitz 2002 3

SAVES1. Angela Lozado 2000 2482. Meghan Keegan 1998 1983. Angela Lozado 1999 1934. Kirstin Betsill 2008 1875. Keri Sommer 1997 1866. Kirstin Betsill 2009 1767. ErikaPfister 1995 1758. Katie Hand 2006 1429. Mary Albano 2007 14110. Stephanie Burlton 2007 117

SAVE PCT.Minimum 300 Minutes Played

1. Angela Lozado 2000 .6782. Angela Lozado 1999 .6663. Keri Sommer 1996 .5884. Keri Sommer 1997 .5835. Angela Lozado 2001 .5686. ErikaPfister 1995 .5597. Meredith Callinan 2001 .5438. Meghan Keegan 1998 .5409. Angela Lozado 2002 .51510. Stephanie Burlton 2004 .481

GA AVG.Minimum 300 Minutes Played

1. Meredith Callinan 2001 9.012. Angela Lozado 2000 10.733. Angela Lozado 2002 10.884. Angela Lozado 2001 11.265. Katie Hand 2005 12.776. Katie Hand 2006 13.057. Stephanie Burlton 2004 13.788. KellyPfister 1995 13.809. Kirstin Betsill 2009 13.9010. Kirstin Betsill 2008 14.06

Valiant NCAA Statistical ChampionsKatie Frattarola - 1999• Led Division III with 7.22 points per game (10th in Division III history)• Led Division III with 5.22 goals per game

Katie Frattarola - 2000• Led Division III with 7.45 points per game (7th in Division III history)

Angela Lozado - 2000• Led Division III with .678 save percentage (11th in Division III history and highest since 1998)

Team Single-Season RecordsGoals: 234 2009Assists: 104 2002Points: 319 2002Shots: 549 2008Ground Balls: 462 2002Wins: 11 2009Losses: 12 2004GA Average: 10.05 2001Saves: 248 2000Save Pct.: .678 2000Games: 17 2008, 2009

SHOTS1. Cory Alcorn 2008 1392. Abbe Grimes 2007 1313. Katie Frattarola 2002 1274. Katie Frattarola 2000 1265. Abbe Grimes 2008 1226. Liz McNamee 2002 1167. Liz McNamee 2000 1118. April Yeomans 2004 1109. Ann Spataro 2000 10610. Cory Alcorn 2006 104 Abbe Grimes 2006 104

GROUND BALLS1. Dionne Jones 2004 712. Susan Horton 2002 623. Susan Horton 2003 614. Dionne Jones 2006 575. Dionne Jones 2003 56 April Yeomans 2004 567. Jess Zimmerman 2006 53 Cory Alcorn 2008 539. Cyndi Bartlett 2002 51 April Yeomans 2002 51

DRAW CONTROLS1. Katie Frattarola 2002 672. Dionne Jones 2006 513. Cory Alcorn 2008 504. Cory Alcorn 2006 425. Liz McNamee 2003 41 Emelda Ogweta 2009 417. Katie Bertel 2009 408. Emelda Ogweta 2008 399. Jen Ascencio 2009 3510. Katie Bertel 2007 34


Single-Game RecordsPOINTS

1. Katie Frattarola vs. Western New England April 24, 1999 132. Katie Frattarola at Kean March 22, 2000 12 Katie Frattarola vs. Southern Maine March 24, 2001 124. Katie Frattarola vs. New Paltz April 14, 1999 11 Katie Frattarola vs. Eastern Connecticut April 15, 2000 11 Katie Frattarola vs. Stevens April 16, 2000 11 Ann Spataro vs. Stevens April 29, 1998 118. Ann Spataro at Kean March 22, 2000 10 Liz McNamee vs. Stevens April 16, 2000 10 Katie Frattarola vs. Scranton March 25, 2000 10 Katie Frattarola at Montclair State March 27, 2001 10 Angela Lozado at Stevens April 4, 2001 10 Katie Frattarola vs. Western New England April 28, 2001 10 Abbe Grimes vs. Dominican (N.Y.) March 17, 2009 10

GOALS1. Katie Frattarola vs. Western New England April 24, 1999 102. Katie Frattarola vs. New Paltz April 14, 1999 9 Katie Frattarola vs. Eastern Connecticut April 15, 2000 9 Katie Frattarola vs. Southern Maine March 24, 2001 9 Abbe Grimes vs. Dominican (N.Y.) March 17, 2009 9 6. Ann Spataro vs. Stevens April 29, 1998 8 Ann Spataro at Kean March 22, 2000 8 Katie Frattarola at Kean March 22, 2000 8 Katie Frattarola at Montclair State March 27, 2001 8 Angela Lozado at Stevens April 4, 2001 8 Katie Frattarola at New Paltz April 11, 2001 8 Cory Alcorn vs. Stevens March 30, 2007 8

ASSISTS1. Megan Cole at New Paltz April 19, 1998 5 Liz McNamee at Kean March 22, 2000 5 Katie Frattarola vs. Scranton March 25, 2000 5 Katie Frattarola vs. Stevens April 16, 2000 5 Liz McNamee vs. Stevens April 16, 2000 54. 12 Players Tied -- -- 4

SAVES1. Angela Lozado vs. Scranton March 25, 2000 36*2. Angela Lozado vs. Kean March 24, 1999 333. Angela Lozado vs. Western New England April 24, 1999 324. Keri Sommer at Kean April 17, 1996 31 Angela Lozado at Kean March 22, 2000 316. Meghan Keegan vs. Stevens April 29, 1998 297. Kelly Munkwitz at Oneonta March 27, 2004 278. Angela Lozado at Elmira April 2, 2000 269. Angela Lozado at Vassar April 8, 2000 25

* Fourth-most saves in a game in Division III history

Maggie Thomas

Maggie Thomas

KeriSommer

MeganCole

KatieFrattarola

AbbeGrimes


All-Time RosterAlbano, Mary 2007

Alcorn, Cory 2005-08

Anniccharico, Jeannette 1994, 1996

Ascencio, Jen 2008-pres.

Avila, Stephanie 2008-09

Barletta, Hilary 2007

Barrett, Mégan 2008-09

Bartlett, Cyndi 2002

Baviello, Lauren 2007

Berardo, Sami 2009-pres.

Bertel, Katie 2006-09

Betsill, Kirstin 2008-pres.

Bliss, Stephanie 1996-97

Burlton, Stephanie 2004

Buttner, Ingrid 1995-96

Callinan, Meredith 2001-02

Carr, Rachel 2002

Catapano, Nicole 2009-pres.

Chadonic, Meghan 2000-02

Chung, Maggie 1994

Clement, Vivette 1998-00

Cloutier, Jessica 1994

Coe, Blakely 1999-00

Coffey, Kristen 2001-02

Cole, Megan 1998-99

Colon, Mercedes 1996-98

Cox, Brynn 2000

Cunzio, Grayce 2005-08

Daly, Eileen 1996

DeMarco, Ashley 2009-pres.

Ditaranto, Stephanie 2005

Dorval, Lindsey 2000

DuBois, Danielle 2005

Emborsky, Mary 1994

Essary, Amanda 2005

Eurkus, Stacey 2003-04

Feldman-Block, Abigail 1998

Flynn, Courtney 2006

Foley, Lindsay 2005

Forster, Janelle 2004

Franco, Amanda 1996

Frattarola, Katie 1999-02

Frieden, Claudia 1994

Georgieu, Elena 1997

Gilson, Maura 1995-96

Gonzalez, Liz 1995-96

Graul, Heather 2000-01

Grimes, Abbe 2006-09

Guichard, Kristy 2009-pres.

Guinea, Barbara 1997

Hand, Katie 2004-06

Hanley, Michelle 1997

Harris, Rachel 1994-96

Hart, Patricia 1994

Hassinger, Karen 1995-96

Hayden, Kim 2002

Hayes, Kimberly 1994

Helm, Lauren 1999-00

Holahan, Colleen 2006-09

Horton, Susan 2001-03

Housser, Callie 2007, 2009-pres.

Hughes, Bridget 1997

Ip, Maggie 1994

Jason, Wendy 1995-96

Jones, Dionne 2003-06

Jones-Mohammed, April 2006

Kardos, Nicole 1996

Keanelly, Christina 1996-98

Keegan, Meghan 1998

Kleiner, Kerri 1999-01

Kovac, Cassie 2009

Kung, Nancy 1994

Lachance, Julie 2005

Lacroix, Danielle 2004-06

Lake, Dawn 1994-96

Lake, Trudi 2000

Lauten, Katie 2004-07

Levine, Carolyn 2009-pres.

Lomedico, Nancy 1994

Lozado, Angela 1999-02

Luddy, Emily 2000

Lynch, Alissa 2004-06

Madden, Kim 1994

Malone, Virginia 2004

Massaroni, Heather 2009

McGinley, Shannon 1998-99

McGinley-Huska, Bridget 1999-01

McGuire, Jenna 2007

McMurray, Kelly 2005-08

McNamee, Liz 2000-03

Medcalf, Suzanne 2002

Medina, Jennifer 1996

Miller, Lauren 2007

Moncada, Kim 1994-96

Morales, Vanessa 2008

Muia, Daniella 1998-00

Munkwitz, Kelly 2002, 2004

Napoli, Susan 1995-96

Neuschotz, Emily 1998

Ogweta, Emelda 2008-pres.

Osborne, Laura 1999

Pacelli, Suzanne 1996-97

Pfister, Erika 1995-96

Pinkham, Mary 2001

Ranney, Ellie 1999

Racine, Michele 1994-95

Reed, Jennifer 2000

Rein, Stephanie 2005

Rickershauser, Jessica 2001-04

Robinson, Cybil 2008-pres.

Rojas, Marilyn 2008

Rubenstein, Natasha 2000-03

Saint, Sarah 2005

Savage, Courtney 1995-96

Savrides, Liz 1999

Scanlon, Heather 1994

Scarrone, Kristin 1997

Schoenig, Spencer 1994-97

Scicutella, Danielle 2009-pres.

Scognamillo, Amy 1995-96

Scott, Kaitlyn 2004

Seery, Erika 2004, 2006

Senglaub, Katy 1997

Shellock, Vanda 1994-96

Silsby, Bethany 1999

Sims, Latoya 1997

Sipes, Allyson 1998-99

Smith, Sara 1997-00

Snowden, Aubrey 2002

Sommer, Keri 1996-97

Spataro, Ann 1997-00

Spelman, Kirsten 2007-pres.

Stewart, Cherie 2005

Stubbs, Delia 2001, 2004

Takebe, Yoshiko 1994

Tawara, Reiko 1996

Taylor, Amy 2002, 2005

Torres, Jess 2001

Trimble, Ashley 2004-06

Tubridy, Kalen 1994

Von Bredow, Carina 2005

Webber, Darby 2008-pres.

Winslow, Amber 2006-08

Yarnell, Stephanie 1999-01

Yeomans, April 2002-05

Youngren, Karla 1995-96

Zimmerman, Jessica 2005-06

Zippo, Lisa 2000-01

NOTE: Some seasons do not have complete rosters available. If you have any additions or corrections to this roster, please contact the Sports Information Office at 914-323-7280.


Facilities

Strength & Conditioning

Athletic Training

Focused on the development of the student-athlete, the Manhattanville Department of Athletics views strength and conditioning as one of the most important developmental tools. The facilities inside Kennedy Gymnasium are a testament to that philosophy. The strength and conditioning department is housed inside Healthworks, a large, state-of-the-art weightandcardiovasculartrainingfacilitylocatedonthebottomfloorofKennedyGymnasium.Theroom includes several power development stations, glut ham benches, decline abdominal benches and physioballs and cardiovascular machines. In late 2007, Manhattanville College opened a new Student Center in the center of campus that includesafirst-classworkoutareaforthegeneralstudentpopulation,thusmakingHealthworkstheexclusive strength and conditioning home of Valiant student-athletes. Healthworks is supervised by Manhattanville’s Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Corey Crane. Crane, along with his assistant strength and conditioning coach, is responsible for managing and providing the design, implementation, supervision and evaluation of the strength and conditioning program utilized by all 21 Valiant varsity sports.

The Sports Medicine facilities at Manhattanville College are located inside Kennedy Gymnasium and are the place where all Valiant student-athletes come to receive com-prehensivehealthcarefromanyofManhattanville’sthreefully-certified,full-timeathletictrainers. Theathletic trainingstaff hasfivemainobjectives: preventionof athletic injuries;recognition,evaluationand treatmentof injuries thatdooccur; rehabilitation;healthcare administration and professional development. The athletic training staff also has on-campus access to state-of-the-art training methods, including ultrasound capability, electrical muscle stimulation and whirlpool treatments. Scott McIver, a veteran of nearly 20 years in sports medicine, is Manhattanville’s Head Athletic Trainer. McIver worked for the Valiants from 2000-02 following a 12-year stint as Associate Athletic Trainer at Pace University, and came back to the school for a second stint beginning in 2006. JR Barkamian joined the staff inAugust 2008asAssistantAthleticTrainer afterspending time at Division I Fordham University. The department also employs a full-time Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer to help coordinate the school’s 21 sports.

Dedicated in October 1957 by the family of eventual United States President John F. Kennedy, Kennedy Gymnasium is the day-to-day home of the Manhattanville Department of Athletics as well as the home court for the Valiant basketball and volleyball teams. Kennedy’smainattraction,abasketballandvolleyballarena,isflankedbystrength,training,lockerroomandofficefacilitiesandistheoperationalhomeofallValiantsports. All in-season sports have their own space inside Kennedy Gymnasium’s several locker rooms (one of which is pictured to the left), with each player allowed his or her own locker. Inside the fully-enclosed locker rooms, the coaching staff can address the team before and after games, and the rooms are a perfect congregating spot for teams at any time throughout the season. The rest of the locker room facilities inside Kennedy Gym include full shower and locker facilities, as well as access to Manhattanville’s swimming pool, strength and conditioning facilities, and athletic training facilities. TheofficesofalmostallvarsityheadandassistantcoachesattheschoolarealsolocatedwithinKen-nedyGym,asaretheofficesofallManhattanvilleathleticsadministrators.KennedyGymnasiumisalsohost to several camps and local recreational groups during the summer. Manhattanville’s athletic trophies and banners, highlighting the program’s best accomplishments throughout the school’s distinguished athletic history, are also located inside the lobby and main arena of Kennedy Gymnasium.

Kennedy Gymnasium

GoValiants.com Field Completed just before the start of the Fall 2005season, GoValiants.com Field is one of the top outdoor turf facilities in the Northeast, and serves as home to theManhattanville lacrosse, soccer and field hockeyprograms. Surrounded by a new lighting system, scoreboard, press box and bleacher-style seating, GoValiants.com Field is made up of state-of-the-art Field Turf, a technology that emulates the stability and resilience of natural grass without the obvious maintenance. The field’s durability and elaborate drainage systemallowthe Valiants to play in all kinds of weather and also allow all 21 Manhattanville athletic teams to make use of the program for training, practice and games. Thefielditselfmeasures120x72yardsandthefourlight poles – each 90-feet high – let the Valiants play under the lights several times each year, something few other Division III programs can do. The press box at GoValiants.com Field is wired for Internet and phone access, allowing for live audio and video broadcasts of Valiant athletics along with use of CBS College Sports’ exclusive Gametracker software. There are also ample electrical outlets and a photography bay above the press box for use by media and team personnel. A high-powered sound system is also housed in the press box.

The Manhattanville women’s lacrosse team has been one of the school’s most successful teams at its new field,postinga21-14(.600)recordinfourseasonsandregistering an over-.500 home record in three consecutive seasons. Last year, the Valiants won a program-record seven games on their home turf, including wins in their firstthreehomematchesoftheyearonthewaytothebest start to a season in school history. The Valiants have only played one postseason match on the home turf of GoValiants.com Field, but the team emerged victorious with a 16-10 win over Montclair State University in the first round of the Knickerbocker L a c r o s s e C o n f e r e n c e Tournament back on April 30, 2003. The Val iant women’s lacrosseteamearneditsfirstvictory at its new home on the team’s third try, defeating Western Connecticut State University by a dominating 18-2 score on March 27, 2006.

Valiants at GoValiants.com FieldYear MSocc WSocc FH MLax WLax 2005-06 6-3-0 3-6-0 6-4 2-6 3-62006-07 4-6-1 11-2-1 3-8 2-6 5-22007-08 4-6-0 5-5-1 7-3 6-3 6-42008-09 5-3-1 9-1-0 4-6 2-3 7-2TOTAL 19-18-2 28-14-2 20-21 12-18 21-14


Manhattanville CollegeManhattanvilleCollege,locatedjustnorthof

New York City in thriving Westchester County, has been educating young people on its beautiful 100-acre campus for over 150 years. With only 1,700 undergraduate students, each student is able to make a personal contribution to the campus community in more than 50 areas of study and 50 campus clubs. Also one of the most diverse campuses in the area, Manhattanville attracts students from 48 states and 76 countries.

THE CORE VALUESProudly a value-oriented liberal arts college for

more than 150 years, Manhattanville is still guided by the mission “to educate students to become ethically and socially responsible leaders for the global community.”

Manhattanville is committed to following its mission by:

• Ensuring the intellectual, ethical and social development of each student within a community of engaged scholars and teachers.

• Encouraging each student to apply his or her development as an independent leader and creative thinker to career and personal goals.

• Providing a diverse campus community whose members know, care about and support each other and actively engage themselves both in the local community and beyond.

HISTORYFounded in 1841 on Manhattan’s Lower East

Side as the Academy of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic boarding school for girls, Manhattanville College has been educating students in the New York area for over 150 years.

In 1847, the academy relocated to an area justnorthofNewYorkCityonahilloverlookingthe village of Manhattanville, and was rebuilt there afterafirein1888.

In March of 1917, 76 years after its founding as an academy, Manhattanville was chartered as a college by the New York State Board of Regents, allowing the school to grant undergraduate and graduatedegrees.Thirty-fiveyearslater,in1952,Manhattanville moved to its current location in Purchase, N.Y., on the estate of former publisher Whitelaw Reid.

Co-educational since 1969 and non-

denominational in its governance since 1971, Manhattanville’s original vision lives on in the tradition of service begun by the Society of the Sacred Heart. This tradition, which preceded the college’s charter, determined the character theschoolwouldhave:afirmbeliefinenhancingboth the local and global community and to accept responsibility for this segment of human history.

NEW YORK CITYWhile on the school’s beautiful 100-acre

campus, students are only a 30-minute car or train ride from New York City, blending the leisurely pace of suburbia with the rich cultural resources of the most populous city in the United States.

Manhattanville’s location offers students a unique opportunity to take advantage of all that New York City has to offer. Whether you want toenjoyaBroadwayshow,catchaprofessionalsports event, tour a museum or simply take in the city’s many well-known landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty or Times Square, the city offers somethingforeveryonetoenjoy.

The school’s proximity to the worldwide leader infinance,entertainmentandculturealsooffersManhattanville students a unique and exciting chanceforjobsandinternshipsbothinthecityandin the thriving New York City suburbs, including right in Purchase!

“WHAT HAPPENS HERE MATTERS”Manhattanville’s tradition of community

and service continues today with the school’s continuing effort to ensure “What Happens Here Matters.” Countless students are involved annually in a number of community service and social action programs.

Last year, Manhattanvi l le ’s students contributed over 30,000 hours of service while gaining valuable experience in such areas as management, teaching and advocacy.

At the heart of Manhattanville’s ethic of community service and service learning is the Duchesne Center for Religion and Social Justice. The center, which coordinates many of Manhattanville’s service programs, promotes programs that endeavor to create a climate in which all Manhattanville College members will value an appreciation for the differences among us.

MY SOLDIERManhattanville’s most well-known social action

program was founded by a Valiant student-athlete, men’s soccer player Juan Salas, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Venezuela who saw active combat duty in Iraq and was commended for saving the life of a child during his tour.

Salas said his mission in Iraq was to “win the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people,” but he continued that while the service was at times challenging, “it was the letters that kept me going. From kids, boy scouts, students. A letter was like a piece of gold, something you want to keep for the rest of your life.”

When Salas got back to Manhattanville, he wanted to help his fellow soldiers overseas and approached former College President Richard A. Berman with an idea. Together with Berman and administrator Anne Gold, they launched the My Soldier program on February 14, 2004.

Participants in the My Soldier program, who are not limited to Manhattanville students, send letters and occasional care packages overseas to boost the quality of life for American troops.

Anon-politicallyaffiliatedprogram,My Solider has been wildly successful, with participants from all 50 states and over 400,000 people in total, reaching more than 175,000 U.S. troops.

To enroll in the My Soldier program or to learn more, visit www.MySoldier.com.

The architectural and administrative center of Manhattanville’s campus is Reid Castle, which was built in 1892 and overlooks both the quadrangle and the school’s athletic fields.

President Molly Easo Smith (right) became the college’s 11th president on July 1, 2009 and will look to continue Manhattanville’s recent period of unprecedented growth.

“to the valiant of heart, nothing is impossible.” guides/wlax 2010.pdf · sheridan and...

Documents