2009 Manhattan Women's Soccer Media Guide

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00 • Caitlin Trupiano Sr. • GK • 5-6

1 • Alyssa Bachowski Jr. • GK • 5-8

2 • Brittany Egan Fr. • M • 5-4

3 • Erika Boll Fr. • F/B • 5-11

4 • Nicole Landes Fr. • F/M • 5-7

5 • Courtney McMahon Sr. • M/F • 5-5

6 • Kayla Howden Fr. • F • 5-4

7 • Megan Lavecchia So. • F • 5-7

8 • Tara Gleason So. • M/B • 5-8

9 • Kara Bucci Jr. • B/M • 5-5

10 • Kristin Spiros Jr. • M/F • 5-5

11 • Amanda Fischer Sr. • B • 5-7

12 • Michelle Djonovic • So. • B/M • 5-10

14 • Caroline Morse • Jr. • F • 5-7

15 • Jackie Marchetti So. • M/B • 5-5

16 • Laura Thurston Sr. • M/B • 5-3

17 • Sierra Phelan Fr. • M • 5-5

18 • Tracey Colantonio • Sr. • M • 5-5

20 • Michelle MiyakiJr. • M • 5-2

21 • Devon Lutz So. • B • 5-5

22 • Marissa Greco Jr. • M • 5-4

23 • Allison Pfeiffer Fr. • F/M • 5-9

24 • Jill BeauchampSr. • B/M • 5-7

25 • Alexandra Konneker Sr. • F/M • 5-8

31 • Sara Jones Fr. • B/M • 5-2

99 • Kara Davis Fr. • GK • 5-3

Sean DriscollHead Coach

Rupert de los ReyesAssistant Coach

Jay MyersAssistant Coach



this is manhattan collegeQuick FactsLocation ............................................................................Riverdale, N.Y. Enrollment .......................................................................................3,200 Founded ............................................................................................1853 Nickname ................................................................ Jaspers/Lady Jaspers Colors ..................................................................... Kelly Green & White Conference ..........................................Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC) President .............................................................Dr. Brennan O’DonnellExecutive Vice President/Provost ..................................Weldon Jackson Vice-President of Student Life ................. Brother Robert Berger, F.S.C. Director of Athletics ...............................................Robert J. Byrnes, ‘68 Associate Athletic Director/SWA ................................Sandra Taylor ‘93 Asst. Athletic Director/Business Manager ................ Deborah Gregory Team Physician ...................................................... George L. Unis, M.D. Director of Sports Medicine ........................ Doug Straley MS,ATC,CSCS Athletics Travel Coordinator .......................................... Kevin Leighton Director of Sports Marketing ...................................George Kuzma ‘94 Operations Manager ....................................................... Ryan Darcy ‘03Compliance Coordinator ................................................ Lindsay Peirson Academic Advisor ......................................................Katie Leighton ‘02Athletics Secretary .................................................................Susan Pape Athletic Department Phone ............................................. 718-862-7227 Athletic Department Fax .................................................. 718-862-8020 Website .................................................................. www.GoJaspers.com

women’s soccer Quick FactsHead Coach .................................................. Sean Driscoll (Denison ‘94) Record at Manhattan, Years .................... 32-32-11 [.500], Fifth Season Overall Coaching Record ................................................32-32-11 [.500] Assistant Coaches .....Rupert de los Reyes (Eastern Connecticut State), Third Season ................................................. Jay Myers (Marist College), First Season Home Field ............................................................................. Gaelic Park All-Time Record/Years ............................................118-170-23 [.417]/18 2008 Overall Record ........................................................................ 7-8-3 2008 MAAC Record (finish) .................................................... 4-3-2/Sixth Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...........................................................18/7 Starters Returning/Lost .......................................................................9/2 Women’s Soccer Office Phone .......................................... 718-862-7843

Directions to gaelic ParkHome of Lady Jaspers Women’s Soccer

From the south: Driving Directions: Take Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) North, and proceed to the Van Cortlandt Park South Exit. Bear right and go back over the Expressway toward Broadway. Stay straight and go under elevated train. Gaelic Park will be on your right (W. 240th St.).

By Subway: Take the "1" train to the last stop, which is 242nd street. As you exit the train, walk two blocks south and make a right onto 240th Street. Gaelic Park will be on your right.

From the north:Driving Directions: Take New York State Thruway South (I-87) into the Bronx and exit at Van Cortlandt Park South. Turn right at traffic light and go straight until you pass under the elevated train. Gaelic Park will be on your right.


From the east:Driving Directions: Bronx Whitestone or Throgs Neck Bridge to Cross Bronx Expressway South (I-95). Take Major Deegan Expressway North (I-87) to Van Cortlandt Park South Exit. Bear right and go back over the Expressway toward Broadway. Stay straight and go under elevated train. Gaelic Park will be on your right (W. 240th St.).


From the west:Driving Directions: Take George Washington Bridge to Major Deegan Expwy. North (Route 87). Proceed to Van Cortlandt Park South Exit. Bear right and go back over the Expressway toward Broadway. Stay straight and go under elevated train. Gaelic Park will be on your right (W. 240th St.).


stePhen DombroskiDirector of Sports InformationWomen’s Soccer ContactOffice Phone 718-862-7228 Cell Phone 518-928-6103

Joe cliFForD Assistant Sports Information DirectorOffice Phone 718-862-7709

lonny ungerSports Information AssistantOffice Phone 718-862-7728

athletic communications




2009 season outlookYear after year the goal for the

Manhattan College women’s soccer program remains consistent: win the MAAC Championship. According to head coach Sean Driscoll, the 2009 Lady Jaspers are prepared to make a run for the title with the “most experienced senior class” he has had during his five year stint in Riverdale.

“There is no better way to describe my goal for this team than to simply say: I want to send this senior class off on the best note possible,” stated Driscoll. “This senior class, along with

had in my 13 years coaching. Passion to compete, exemplary work ethic, incred-ible talent and wonderfully coachable, each of these players bring their own uniqueness to the position.”

Manhattan is hungry for its shot at the hardware after sitting at the doorstep the last two seasons. All 10 teams qualify for this year’s conference tournament, and Manhattan hopes to leave the Sunshine State with the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

“For the past three years, we have finished in the top six of the confer-ence,” explained Driscoll. “I am hoping we can make a push into the top four this season, which will put us in good position at the Tournament.”

The Lady Jaspers return 18 letterwin-ners, including nine starters, and add eight newcomers to a program which posted a winning conference record (4-3-2) last season.

ForwarDsUp front, the Lady Jaspers return a

high octane offense which finished in the top half of the MAAC in scoring in conference games last season, and pep-pered opponents with a league-best 16.4 shots per game. The unit will be anchored by 2008 All-MAAC performer Caroline Morse, a pure goal scorer who has tallied 25 points in her first two seasons in Riverdale. Morse has been a clutch performer for the Lady Jaspers with four of her eight career goals serving as game winners. She adds an aggressive attacking dimension to the offense with her abilities to break down opponents and excel in 1-v-1 situations.

Megan Lavecchia is also expected to bring firepower to the lineup and will look to build on a successful freshman campaign. A local product from North Rockland High School, Lavecchia earned significant playing time in her first season with the program as she started 14 of 17 appearances. She brings a com-bination of speed and elusiveness with the ball, which resulted in five points last season, including two goals to lead all Lady Jasper freshmen.

Senior Alexandra Konneker and sophomore Kristen Spiros will also be looked upon to contribute to the effort in 2009. Konneker adds veteran leader-ship to the front after appearing in 53 of 55 games over her first three years. One of the hardest working members on the squad, Konneker uses her speed

to create scoring opportunities, which has resulted in seven goals and six as-sists, to date. Spiros is another scoring threat, especially in the box, because of her ability to finish with both feet. She works well with her back to the goal.

miDFielDManhattan possesses one of the

league’s most experienced midfield units highlighted by rising seniors Mc-Mahon, Tracey Colantonio, along with junior Marissa Greco. McMahon returns as one of the Lady Jaspers top-scoring threats. In three years with the pro-gram, McMahon has started 54 of 55 appearances and ranks in the top-10 of the program’s career points list with 35. Her superior field vision and uncanny ability to feed teammates has made her Manhattan’s all-time assist leader (19), a milestone the Bethel, Conn. native achieved last season prior to receiving All-MAAC First Team honors.

Colantonio is once again expected to be a factor in the middle this season. She will be looked upon for her com-posure and good possession skills to control the tempo. Colantonio utilizes her high work rate to set the tone defensively, but she also possesses the ability to move forward and attack. Over the last two seasons, she has set up five goals, including assists on two game-winners.

Greco is another well rounded player on both ends of the field who presents difficulties for opponents. The Long Valley, N.J. native is creative and gener-ates opportunities on offense, and can

the 2009 graduates, have raised the bar for this program with their athletic tal-ent, positive attitude and success in the classroom.”

The Lady Jaspers will rally behind captains Courtney McMahon, Jill Beau-champ and Kara Bucci in a season long journey which culminates in Orlando, Fla. at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex, the site of the 2009 MAAC Championships. The trio enters the campaign with great focus, and aspires to utilize their leadership, combined with their on-field abilities to make program history by winning the pro-gram’s first league championship.

“This was by far the deepest pool of potential captains we have had in my tenure,” Driscoll expressed. “To that point, it speaks volumes that Court-ney, Jill and Kara were chosen by their peers. Individually, they are gifted and collectively I believe they will be one of, if not the, best group of captains I have

Kara Bucci

Alexandra Konneker



drop back to make defensive stops. Greco should earn significant minutes, after starting 12 of 15 appearances last season.

Also in her second year with the pro-gram, Tara Gleason should again split time at the midfield and in the back. As one of the team’s most versatile players, Gleason is a tenacious defender and energetic attacker. Her speed and athletic ability give the Lady Jaspers flexibility in the lineup.

Upperclassmen Laura Thurston and Michelle Miyaki are experienced op-tions at the midfield and will compete for playing time. Thurston contributes a strong work ethic and can disrupt opposing teams in the middle. Miyaki’s strong defensive presence goes along well with her solid skills in the air.

backDespite the graduation of All-MAAC

defender Brittany Duhamel and fel-low co-captain Viviane Masters, the Lady Jaspers will rely on Beauchamp, Bucci and Devon Lutz to carry the bulk of work in the back. Beauchamp, a two-time All-MAAC honoree and 2009 Preseason All-MAAC selection, has transformed herself into one of the top center backs in the conference, after coming to Manhattan as a forward three years ago. The Westerly, R.I. na-tive is again expected to serve as the backbone of the Lady Jaspers’ defensive unit. Beauchamp has appeared in 52 matches in her time at Manhattan, and

has started her last 37. In addition to the significant defensive presence she brings to the field, Beauchamp can also attack the cage well, as reflected with her four career goals.

Bucci, a junior co-captain from New-burgh, N.Y., will also help lead the Lady Jaspers from the back. She is a savvy and strong defensive player who is very consistent. Bucci started all 16 appear-ances last season.

Lutz burst onto the scene in 2008 and earned MAAC All-Rookie Team recogni-tion. In 18 matches, including 16 starts, Lutz posted five points, scoring a game winning goal and assisting two game winners. In addition to her great com-posure and attacking presence, Lutz can cover significant ground hindering the opposition’s offensive efforts.

Senior Amanda Fischer will be an-other asset in the back. After battling through injuries the past two seasons, Fischer looks to return to form as in 2006 when she started 17 of 18 appear-ances, while scoring 10 points (eight assists & a game winning goal) along the way.

Jackie Marchetti and Michelle Djo-novic will also compete for playing time. Marchetti returns to the field af-ter suffering a season ending injury last

fall. She is a physical back with good field vision and a strong competitor in the air. Djonovic offers a hard-nosed mentality on the defensive end, to go along with her good attacking ability.

goalkeePerUpperclassmen Caitlin Trupiano and

Alyssa Bachowski, along with freshman Kara Davis will compete for the starting role between the pipes. Trupiano, the most experienced of the three keep-ers, started the first eight games and notched two shutouts last year before suffering a season-ending injury. Over 24 games during her career, Trupiano has produced a 1.38 goals against aver-age. She is a great shot stopper who possesses wonderful technique in net.

Bachowski, an energetic goalie from Garden City, N.Y., started the final 10 contests of the 2008 campaign and notched three shutouts. Bachowski is a good stopper who made 29 saves last season and helped lead the Lady Jaspers to four wins.

Davis also enters the goalie mix after a decorated career at Joel Barlow High School in Redding, Conn. She is an explosive keeper with a great vertical leap, who also excels in 1-v-1 situations.

Caitlin Trupiano

Devon Lutz


A two-time All-State First Team hon-oree, Davis helped lead Joel Barlow to the 2008 State Finals earning All-New England recognition for her efforts.

newcomersThe Lady Jaspers welcome eight new

faces to the roster who will contribute and add depth at both ends of the field. These eight talented incoming freshmen will help to offset lost pro-ductions of last year’s graduating senior class.

Erika Boll, a 5-11 forward from Grand Rapids, Mich., is a versatile player who can play either as a target forward or center back. She adds a unique dimen-sion to the Lady Jaspers’ lineup and can have an immediate impact. Boll is a skilled striker in the box who can put goals on the scoreboard.

Nicole Landes and Allison Pfeiffer add firepower in the front line, but are also capable to contribute at the midfield. Landes, a four year letter win-ner and two-time All-Section I honoree from North Rockland High School, of-fers good speed and top notch tech-nique. Pfeiffer is a creative attacker with good speed who has a knack for scoring goals.

The Lady Jaspers will also utilize Kayla Howden up front. A product of Monroe, Conn., Howden tallied 48 goals and 17 assists in her final two seasons at Masuk High School. Howden uses her unique combination of speed, strength and balance to stretch oppos-ing defenses and find the back of the net.

Brittany Egan and Sierra Phelan are additions to the Lady Jaspers deep midfield unit. They each bring a tremendous work rate to the field and can help out immediately. Egan is an explosive, charismatic player with a sharp soccer IQ. She started all four years at Pearl River High School and was named First Team All-League and All-Section I her final three years. Phelan is a savvy player who possesses the ball well. She is a high percentage passer who can break down opposing defenses. In her four years at Conard High School in West Hartford, Conn., Phelan earned All-Central Connecticut Conference honors at the conclusion of each campaign.

Sara Jones will help primarily in the back, but can also contribute at the midfield. The California native brings a tough defensive presence to the field which will add depth at the flank. Jones, a multi-sport athlete at Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo, played club ball with the Slammers Futbol Club of the Coast Soccer Premier League.

scheDuleThe Lady Jaspers 18-game slate

features eight home contests, all to be held on Manhattan’s state-of-the-art turf field at Gaelic Park. The 2009 MAAC Championships run from Oct. 29 – Nov. 2 at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla.

Manhattan kicks off the regular-season with two games in Pittsburgh, Pa. at the Duquesne Classic. The Lady Jaspers open against Robert Morris on Aug. 28, and then will face Conference USA member Marshall on Aug. 30, marking the program’s first meeting with the Thundering Herd.

The Lady Jaspers make a brief return to Riverdale for their home opener under the lights on Sept. 4 versus Holy Cross, but then hit the road again for a three game stretch in eight days visiting Fairleigh Dickinson (Sept. 6), Columbia (Sept. 11) and Cornell (Sept. 13).

Just before the Lady Jaspers dive into the always challenging conference schedule, Manhattan will host inter-borough rivals Fordham (Sept. 18) and Wagner (Sept. 20) at Gaelic Park. The Lady Jaspers begin MAAC play on Sept. 25 at Marist, and then continue north on the Thruway for its match up at Siena (Sept. 27).

Manhattan begins October with five consecutive home matches, with the initial four being league contests against Niagara (Oct. 2), Canisius (Oct. 4), Iona (Oct. 9) and defending MAAC

champion Fairfield (Oct. 11). The Lady Jaspers wrap up the stretch with their final home contest of the year on Oct. 15 versus Army, the 2008 Patriot League champion and NCAA Tournament par-ticipant.

The Lady Jaspers complete the regular-season with road games at St. Peter’s (Oct. 18), Rider (Oct. 23) and Loyola (Oct. 25).

The 2009 MAAC Women’s Soccer Championships return to Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex for the first time since 2005. All 10 MAAC women’s soccer programs qualify for the tourna-ment, and will compete for the con-ference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.

Megan Lavecchia


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Sean Driscoll enters his fifth season at the helm of the Man-hattan women’s soccer program. Since his arrival in Riverdale, Driscoll has transformed the Lady Jaspers into a consistent competitor in the MAAC through strong regional and na-tional recruitment of highly touted student-athletes.

In his time at Manhattan, Driscoll has mentored 11 All-MAAC selections, including three All-Rookie Team mem-bers, and 42 MAAC All-Academic honorees. Under Driscoll’s leadership, the program received the prestigious NCAA Public Recognition Award in 2007-08 & 2008-09, after ranking in the top 10% among Division I schools according to the multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR).

Driscoll has guided the Lady Jaspers to several notable wins, including victories over BIG EAST, Atlantic-10 and Pa-triot League rivals. He immediately placed his stamp on the program in his second season guiding the team to a program record 12 wins, including six consecutive. In total, Driscoll’s squads have tallied 25 shutouts, and set Lady Jasper single season records with seven in his first two seasons.

Prior to Manhattan, Driscoll served one year as an assistant coach at Western Connecticut State University. During his tenure, he helped guide the Colonials to the ECAC Division III Championship after compiling an 18-5-2 record.

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DRISCOLL

HEAD COACHFIFTH SEASON

DENISON ‘94

Before his stint at Western Connecticut State, Driscoll was the head coach of the girls’ varsity soccer team at New Canaan High School from 2001-03. In his first two seasons, Driscoll led the squad to back-to-back (2001 & 2002) Connecti-cut Class “L” State Championships. Over his three years with the program, New Canaan compiled a 52-8-2 overall record, highlighted by its undefeated run (21-0-1) in 2002. That year, New Canaan finished co-champions of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC), ranked third in the national poll and was granted the Sportsmanship Award voted on by the Referees Association. Over his nine years coaching at the high school level, including stints at Brook-field and Green Farms Academy, Driscoll holds a 116-38-13 career mark.

Driscoll, the co-founder of Connecticut Football Club, cur-rently serves as the program’s coaching director and head coach of the U-11 through U-14 teams, a role he has held since 1996. In this capacity, Driscoll has led teams to the State Finals twice (1999 & 2000), and won three straight State Championships (2003, 2004, 2005). Driscoll has also coached within the Connecticut Olympic Development Program since 2000, and most recently led the U-17 team to the Region I Final in 2008

Driscoll graduated from Denison University in 1994 with bachelor’s degree in history.

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de los REYESASSISTANT COACH • THIRD SEASON EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

Rupert de los Reyes enters his third season as assistant coach with the Manhattan women’s soccer program.

Prior to Manhattan, de los Reyes served as head girls’ soccer coach at Newtown High School. During his tenure, Newtown tallied a 91-23-5 record and guided the program to a Class “LL” State Champion-ship in 2004. In 2006, de los Reyes led Newtown to an undefeated season (12-0-1) and a Colonial Division Championship. For his efforts, de los Reyes was named the Connecticut Junior Soccer Association Coach of the Year (2004), South West Conference (SWC) Coach of the Year (2004 & 2006) and All-Area Coach of the Year (2004). Addition-ally, de los Reyes earned SWC Coach of the Year honors in 1997 and 1999 following successful seasons with the Bethel High School boys’ soccer team. In total, de los Reyes compiled a 133-46-11 career record coaching in the high school circuit.

In addition to his role at Manhattan, de los Reyes coaches the Con-necticut United FC women’s Under-23 Connecticut Power Club team. Since 2004, the team has represented Connecticut at the regional championships in Philadelphia, reaching the semi-finals twice. Prior to joining CUFC, de los Reyes coached the Yankee United Pride to three straight Open Cup Championships and in 2003 the Pride reached the regional final in Rhode Island with a #8 national ranking.

In 2006 de los Reyes coached the South Central Rush Under-18 squad to a state Open Cup Championship. The Rush also achieved a #8 national ranking and was a regional finalist in Virginia. In a six year span, de los Reyes coached seven state championship teams and helped develop numerous Division I student-athletes.

de los Reyes played his collegiate soccer at Eastern Connecticut State University where he was an All-New England selection and was an Outstanding College Athletes of America Award recipient. He was drafted following his junior year by the Connecticut Yankees of the American Soccer League (ASL). In 1978 de los Reyes played for ASL Champion New York Apollo where he was awarded Most Valuable Player honors in the title contest after posting the game winning goal against the Los Angeles Skyhawks.

From 1980-1986, de los Reyes played for Bridgeport Vasco Da Gama. The team won the Cosmopolitan Soccer League Championship in 1982-83. de los Reyes was selected four times as the team MVP in that span.

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MYERSASSISTANT COACH • FIRST SEASON

Jay Myers enters his first season serving as an assistant coach with the Manhattan women’s soccer program. Myers brings over five years of collegiate and club coaching experience to Riverdale.

Myers joins the Lady Jaspers’ staff after most recently guiding the Black Watch U20 team of the United Soccer League to New England Regional Championship and National Tournament Finals. On the col-legiate level, Myers served as an assistant coach at Pace University last season.

Prior to Pace, Myers coached at Dominican College as an assistant for both the men’s and women’s programs. Myers has also been a head women’s soccer coach, serving in that position for three seasons at Bard College from 2005-07. He led the Lady Raptors to the semifi-nals of the conference tournament in his first season. The following

year, he guided his teams to an 11-4-1 record, falling one game short of qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. Before his stint at Bard, Myers was the assistant women’s soccer coach at Marist from 2003-04 and served as interim head coach in 2005.

Myers is a staff member of the National Soccer Coaches Associa-tion of America (NSCAA), and instructs the NSCAA State, Regional, Advanced Regional Diplomas. He also holds his Premier, Advanced National, National and Goalkeeping I Diplomas.

Myers is a member of the New York State Olympic Development program, and he has served as the head coach for the Hudson Valley Scholastic Team at the Empire State Games. He led Hudson Valley to the silver medal in 2007 and back-to-back bronze medals in 2005 & 2006.


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numerical roster# Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School00 Caitlin Trupiano Sr. GK 5-6 Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa1 Alyssa Bachowski Jr. GK 5-8 Garden City, N.Y./Garden City2 Brittany Egan Fr. M 5-4 Orangeburg, N.Y./Pearl River3 Erika Boll Fr. F/B 5-11 Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills4 Nicole Landes Fr. F/M 5-7 Stony Point, N.Y./North Rockland5 Courtney McMahon Sr. M/F 5-5 Bethel, Conn./Immaculate High6 Kayla Howden Fr. F 5-4 Monroe, Conn./Masuk7 Megan Lavecchia So. F 5-7 Pomona, N.Y./North Rockland8 Tara Gleason So. M/B 5-8 Putnam Valley, N.Y./Putnam Valley9 Kara Bucci Jr. B/M 5-5 Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy10 Kristin Spiros Jr. M/F 5-5 Katonah, N.Y./John Jay-Cross River11 Amanda Fischer Sr. B 5-7 Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport12 Michelle Djonovic So. B/M 5-10 Dover Plains, N.Y./Dover14 Caroline Morse Jr. F 5-7 Lebanon, N.J./West Morris Central15 Jackie Marchetti So. M/B 5-5 Southington, Conn./Southington16 Laura Thurston Sr. M/B 5-3 Wallingoford, Conn./Mark T. Sheehan17 Sierra Phelan Fr. M 5-5 West Hartford, Conn./Conard18 Tracey Colantonio Sr. M 5-5 Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire20 Michelle Miyaki Jr. M 5-2 Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull21 Devon Lutz So. B 5-5 Waterford, N.Y./Shenendehowa22 Marissa Greco Jr. M 5-4 Long Valley, N.J./Loyola College23 Allison Pfeiffer Fr. F/M 5-9 Floral Park, N.Y./St. Mary’s24 Jill Beauchamp Sr. B/M 5-7 Westerly, R.I./Westerly25 Alexandra Konneker Sr. F/M 5-8 Newtown, Conn./Newtown31 Sara Jones Fr. B/M 5-2 Aliso Viejo, Calif./Aliso Niguel99 Kara Davis Fr. GK 5-3 Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow

alPhabetical rosterNo. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School1 Alyssa Bachowski Jr. GK 5-8 Garden City, N.Y./Garden City24 Jill Beauchamp Sr. B/M 5-7 Westerly, R.I./Westerly3 Erika Boll Fr. F/B 5-11 Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills9 Kara Bucci Jr. B/M 5-5 Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy18 Tracey Colantonio Sr. M 5-5 Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire99 Kara Davis Fr. GK 5-3 Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow12 Michelle Djonovic Fr. M/B 5-10 Dover Plains, N.Y./Dover2 Brittany Egan Fr. M 5-4 Orangeburg, N.Y./Pearl River11 Amanda Fischer Sr. B 5-7 Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport8 Tara Gleason Fr. M/B 5-8 Putnam Valley, N.Y./Putnam Valley22 Marissa Greco Jr. M 5-4 Long Valley, N.J./Loyola College6 Kayla Howden Fr. F 5-4 Monroe, Conn./Masuk31 Sara Jones Fr. B/M 5-2 Aliso Viejo, Calif./Aliso Niguel25 Alexandra Konneker Sr. F/M 5-8 Newtown, Conn./Newtown4 Nicole Landes Fr. F/M 5-7 Stony Point, N.Y./North Rockland7 Megan Lavecchia Fr. F 5-7 Pomona, N.Y./North Rockland21 Devon Lutz Fr. B 5-5 Waterford, N.Y./Shenendehowa15 Jackie Marchetti Fr. M/B 5-5 Southington, Conn./Southington5 Courtney McMahon Sr. M/F 5-5 Bethel, Conn./Immaculate High20 Michelle Miyaki Jr. M 5-2 Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull14 Caroline Morse Jr. F 5-7 Lebanon, N.J./West Morris Central23 Allison Pfeiffer Fr. F/M 5-9 Floral Park, N.Y./St. Mary’s17 Sierra Phelan Fr. M 5-5 West Hartford, Conn./Conard10 Kristin Spiros Jr. M/F 5-5 Katonah, N.Y./John Jay-Cross River16 Laura Thurston Sr. M/B 5-3 Wallingoford, Conn./Mark T. Sheehan00 Caitlin Trupiano Sr. GK 5-6 Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa

heaD coach Sean Driscoll (Denison University’94), Fifth Season

2009 roster

assistant coaches Rupert de los Reyes (Eastern Connecticut State University), Third Season Jay Myers (Marist College), First Season


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assistant coaches Rupert de los Reyes (Eastern Connecticut State University), Third Season Jay Myers (Marist College), First Season



general: Co-captain...technically superior with both feet...possesses tremendous composure... has a wonderful attack-ing personality... incomparable work rate... uncanny ability to cover 18 to 18... a natural leader.

2009: Selected to Preseason All-MAAC Team.

2008: Named to the All-MAAC First Team... selected to ESPN The Magazine Women's Soccer Academic All-District I Third Team... started in all 18 games... became the program's career assist leader after notching her record setting 19th assist versus Rider (10/10)... finished second on the team with 10 points, including four goals and two assists... posted a goal in wins over Providence (9/7) and Iona (10/31), along with ties against Wagner (9/26) and Loyola (10/12)... assisted the game winning goal in double overtime at Providence (9/7)... set up the game winning goal versus Rider (10/10)... tied a career-high posting three points at Providence (9/7)... named to MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Honor Roll for the second consecutive season.

2007: Started all 18 contests...dished out five assists which ranked second on the team and tied for eighth in the con-ference... posted two goals coming against Albany (9/5) and Niagara (10/14)...assisted two game winning goals...setup the game winner at La Salle (9/14) and versus Holy Cross (9/28)...tallied a career-high two assists versus Holy Cross (9/28)...selected to MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Honor Roll.

2006: Appeared in all 19 games, making 18 starts... named to Northeast Regional All-Freshman Team by SoccerBuzz.com... set new program record for assists in a season with team-high 12, a total that led the MAAC... named MAAC Rookie of the Week for the week ending August 28... made

first collegiate start in season opener at Central Connecticut State (8/25)... tallied an assist in each of the first six games... recorded a goal and an assist vs. Marist College (10/8) and Saint Peter's College (10/19), with both goals being game-winners... assisted on four game-winners, including each of the first three games.

beFore manhattan: Helped guide Immaculate High to three State Championships (2003, 2004 & 2005) and back-to-back Southwest Conference Championships (2004 & 2005)... was an All-State selection (2005) and two-time All-Area hon-oree (2004 & 2005)... named First Team All-Southwest Confer-ence in 2004 and 2005... selected State Tournament MVP in 2004... member of Connecticut United club team which won three straight State Champions... team has been ranked in Top 40 in the US for the past five years.

Personal: Born on July 17, 1988... daughter of Kevin and Denise McMahon... has two sisters, Ashley and Lauryn... ma-joring in civil engineering.

Courtney McMAHONSenior • Midfield/Forward • 5-5 • Bethel, Conn./Immaculate High 5


mcmahon’s career statistics Year GP-GS G A PT SH GW 2006 19-18 2 12 16 20 2 2007 18-18 2 5 9 38 0 2008 18-18 4 2 10 48 0 Totals 55-54 8 19 35 106 2


general: Tremendous athlete who can play multiple posi-tions well... technically savvy... strong defensive awareness... outstanding leader.

2008: Started all 16 appearances.... helped anchor the Lady Jaspers defensive unit to five shutouts coming against North-eastern (8/29), Lafayette (9/12), Saint Peter’s (10/4), Rider (10/10), Siena (10/26)... defense held a 1.32 goals against aver-age in 16 games played... named to MAAC Honor Roll.

2007: Appeared in 15 games, starting six... scored two goals and dished out an assist...Set up the game winning goal on Sept. 21 at Lafayette marking her first career assist... con-nected on two goals in season finale at Saint Peter’s (11/1)... placed five of nine shots on goal.

beFore manhattan: Named Most Valuable player three times at Newburgh Free Academy... selected New York Gatorade Player of the Year in 2005... served as team captain in 2006... received First Team Times Herald Record All-Star recognition as a senior... played her club soccer for Hudson Valley United... participated in the New York Olympic Devel-opment program... member of the National Honor Society and National Italian Honor Society.

Personal: Born on April 3, 1989... daughter of George Jr. ‘75 and Virginia Bucci... has two siblings, Ryan, who played professional basketball in Italy, and Kris... majoring in psy-chology... father was inducted into the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992 as a men’s basketball player, and played two seasons with the New Jersey Nets.

Kara BuCCiJunior • Back/Midfield • 5-5 • Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy

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bucci’s career statistics Year GP-GS G A PT SH GW 2007 15-6 2 1 5 9 0 2008 16-16 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31-22 2 1 5 9 0


general: : Co-captain...dominant in aerial battles... gifted athlete... extremely versatile... came to Manhattan as a for-ward and has transformed into an All-MAAC center back... exceptionally competitive... emotional backbone of the team.

2009: Named to Preseason All-MAAC Team.

2008: All-MAAC Second Team honoree... started all 18 contests in the back... scored fourth career goal in a victory over Rider (10/10) at Gaelic Park... helped guide team to five shutouts against Northeastern (8/29), Lafayette (9/12), Saint Peter’s (10/4), Rider (10/10), Siena (10/26)... named to MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Honor Roll for second straight year.

2007: Selected to All-MAAC Second Team... started all 17 appearances... connected on the game winning goal against Holy Cross (9/28)... helped anchor a defensive unit that posted six shutouts and a 1.11 goals against average which ranked third in the conference... named to MAAC All-Academic squad and MAAC Honor Roll.

2006: Appeared in 17 games, making five starts... started first collegiate contest during season opener at Central Con-necticut State (8/25)... tallied an assist vs. VMI (9/10)... scored goals at Temple University (9/15) and at La Salle University (9/17)... recorded 19 shots.

beFore manhattan: A four year varsity letter-winner at Westerly... as a freshman was named team’s Rookie of The Year... served as team captain her senior year and was also named team MVP... a four time All-Area and All-Division selection... was named to the All-State Team as a junior and senior... six year member of the Rhode Island Rays Premier Girls Soccer Club... member of the National and Rhode Island Honor Society.

Personal: Born on December 21, 1987... daughter of Mar-ian and John Beauchamp... has three siblings, John, Kaitlin, and Rachel... majoring in communication.

Jill BEAuCHAMPSenior • Back/Midfield • 5-7 • Westerly, R.I./Westerly 24

beauchamP’s career statistics Year GP-GS G A PT SH GW 2006 17-5 2 1 5 19 0 2007 17-17 1 0 2 6 1 2008 18-18 1 0 2 3 0 Totals 52-40 34 1 9 28 1



general: Has wonderful technique... outstanding shot stopper... very good with her feet... great composure sparks offense out of the back.

2008: Started first eight contests before suffering a season ending injury... helped guide the Lady Jaspers to three wins against Northeastern (8/29), Providence (9/7) and Lafayette (9/12)... recorded first two shutouts of career versus North-eastern (8/29) and Lafayette (9/12)... selected MAAC Defen-sive Player of the Week on Sept. 2... notched a team-high 40 saves and ranked fifth in the MAAC with a 5.0 save per game mark... set a career-high with eight saves at Providence (9/7) posted a 1.44 goals against average and .784 save percentage.

2007: Saw 84:25 minutes of action over two appearances between the pipes... posted a 1.07 goals against average and .800 save percentage... held Holy Cross scoreless over 21:29 minutes in goal on Sept. 28 leading to a combined shutout... allowed one goal in 62:56 minutes of work during victory over Saint Peter’s on Nov. 1.

2006: Appeared in 14 games while splitting time in goal... contributed to five shutouts... compiled a 1.36 goals against average while stopping 25 shots over 660:36 minutes... re-corded a season-high four saves and earned the win in season opener at Central Connecticut (8/25)... earned victories over Marist College (10/8), at Iona College (10/15), and vs. Saint Peter’s (10/19).

beFore manhattan: Letter-winner at Massapequa High School helping the team to the New York State Class AA State Championship... served as team captain and named to the All-Class Team... member of Massapequa Soccer Club team which advanced to New York State finals and Region I finals... club team was ranked among the Top-50 in the United States.

Personal: Born on August 26, 1988... daughter of Alex and Patricia Trupiano... has three siblings, Christine, Andrew, and Patrick... majoring in accounting.

Caitlin TRuPiANOJunior • Goalkeeper • 5-6 • Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa

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truPiano’s career statistics Year GP-GS Min. GA GAA SV SV% SO W-L-T 2006 14-0 660:36 10 1.36 25 .714 0 4-2-0 2007 2-0 84:25 1 1.07 4 .800 0 0-0-0 2008 8-8 687:06 11 1.44 40 .784 2 3-4-1 Totals 24-8 1432:07 22 1.38 69 .758 2 7-6-1


general: Hard-nosed, emotional defender... good left foot, which is an asset in set pieces... strong in the air... vocal and confident in the back... spirited teammate whose positive at-titude is infectious.

2008: Appeared in 10 games and started two... scored second goal of her career at Fordham (9/14)... contributed to three shutout victories at Gaelic Park against Lafayette (9/12), Saint Peter’s (10/4) and Rider (10/10)... named to MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Honor Roll.

2007: MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Honor Roll selection... started four of seven appearances in the back... notched one shot...battled injuries throughout season.

2006: Appeared in 18 games, making 17 starts... named MAAC Rookie of the Week for the week ending Sept. 11... made first collegiate start in season opener at Central Con-necticut State (8/25)... tallied two assists both setting up game winning goals against Holy Cross (8/27) and Wagner (9/19)... recorded one assist at Albany (9/4) and at Temple University (9/15)... scored game-winning goal and added two assists vs. VMI (9/10)... second on the team in assists.

beFore manhattan: Captain of Bridgeport High School varsity team... two-time Big 10 Player of the Year (2004 & 2005)... named First Team All-Big 10 four times... selected Sec-ond Team All-State in 2003 and 2005 and First Team All-State in 2004... Clarksburg Exponent Athlete of the Year in 2004 and 2005... captain of West Virginia Soccer Club Vision and named Most Valuable Player in 2004... valedictorian at Bridge-port and was named Outstanding Senior Leader.

Personal: Born on March 31, 1988... daughter of Christine Scott and Stephen Fischer... has a brother, Matthew... major-ing in marketing.

Amanda FiSCHERSenior • Back • 5-7 • Bridgeport, W. Va./Bridgeport 11

Fischer’s career statistics Year GP-GS G A PT SH GW 2006 18-17 1 8 10 15 1 2007 7-4 0 0 0 1 0 2008 10-2 1 0 2 3 0 Totals 35-23 2 8 12 19 1



Amanda FiSCHER

general: Hard working player in great physical shape...covers immense ground on the field... extremely competi-tive... disrupts opposing teams at the midfield... makes great attacking runs.

2008: Named to MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Honor Roll... played in 10 games and helped the Lady Jaspers to six victories.

2007: MAAC All-Academic Team & MAAC Honor Roll hon-oree... saw action in eight games...tallied two shots.2006: Appeared in eight games... made collegiate debut at Holy Cross (8/27).

beFore manhattan: Served as team captain senior year at Mark T. Sheehan High School... three time All-League selection and two time All-State selection... twice was named Sheehan Soccer Offensive Player of the Year... holds school record for most goals scored in a single season... member

of three time state champion Connecticut United Arsenal club team... four year member of the Southern Connecticut Conference All-Academic Team... ran track at Mark T. Sheehan High School and holds the school record in the 600m dash and 4x400m relay... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born on August 12, 1987... daughter of Patricia and Martin Thurston... has two siblings, Kelly and Matthew... majoring in government.

Laura THuRSTONSenior • Midfield/Back • 5-3 • Wallingoford, Conn./Mark T. Sheehan 16

thurston’s career statistics Year GP-GS G A PT SH GW 2006 8-0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 8-0 0 0 0 2 0 2008 10-0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 26-0 0 0 0 3 0


general: Possesses innate composure... outstanding field vision... high percentage passer... tough defensive mindset... strong in the air... major influence in team’s ability to control tempo of the match.

2008: Started 17 of 18 games at midfield... tallied two assists, including the game winning setup at Northeastern (8/29) in the season opener... notched an assist in the Lady Jaspers vic-tory at Iona (10/31)... posted a .571 shot on goal percentage... named to MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Honor Roll.

2007: Started 14 of 16 appearances... dished out three assists, including set up for game winner at La Salle (9/14)... notched assists vs. Fordham (9/9) and at Siena (10/19)... placed seven of 12 shots on goal... selected to MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Honor Roll.

2006: Appeared in 17 games, making 14 starts... scored a goal in her collegiate debut at Holy Cross (8/27)... made first collegiate start at Albany (9/4)... tallied eight shots.

beFore manhattan: Won back-to-back Class LL State Championships with Cheshire High School... was a four year varsity starter and served as team captain senior year... helped lead high school to three Housatonic and Southern Con-necticut Conference championships... named to All-League team three consecutive years... Won the State Cup with South Central club team in 2005.

Personal: Born on September 23, 1988... daughter of Diane Griffin and Steve Colantonio... has a sister, Jennifer... majoring in exercise science/pre-physical therapy.

Tracey COLANTONiOSenior • Midfield • 5-5 • Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire 18

colantonio’s career statistics Year GP-GS G A PT SH GW 2006 17-14 1 0 2 8 0 2007 16-14 0 3 3 12 0 2008 18-17 0 2 2 7 0 Totals 51-45 1 5 7 27 0



general: Amazing work rate... possesses great speed and fitness... stretches opposing defenses... extremely coachable... talented running up front or in the midfield... wonderful de-fensive presence... creates trouble for the opposition on both sides of the ball.

2008: Played in all 18 games and started six... tallied four points, including one goal and two assists... led the Lady Jas-pers with a .750 shots on goal percentage... scored the second game winning goal of her career at Iona (10/31)... assisted insurance goal in victory over Saint Peter’s (10/4) at Gaelic Park and notched second assist in a tie with Loyola (10/12)... selected to MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Honor Roll for second straight year.

2007: Appeared in 17 contests, starting 11... scored goal vs. Fordham on Sept. 9... fired 11 shots...selected to MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Honor Roll.

2006: Appeared in and started 18 games... named to MAAC All-Rookie team... made collegiate debut in season opener at Central Connecticut State (8/25)... scored two goals, includ-ing the game-winner at University at Albany (9/4)... named MAAC Rookie of the Week for the week ending September 5... tallied assists vs. VMI (9/10), at Canisius College (9/29) and vs. Loyola College (8/27)... recorded goals vs. Marist College (10/8) and Delaware State (10/11)... tallied a goal and an assist vs. Rider University (10/30).

beFore manhattan: Captain of Newton High School varsity in 2005... First Team All-South West Conference Selec-tion in 2005... All-Area, All-State and All-New England selec-tion in 2005... All-South West Conference Honorable Mention in 2003 and 2004... named Freshman of the Year... member of Class LL State Champions in 2004... member of club teams Connecticut United U-18 in 2005 and South Central in 2006 U-18.

Personal: Born on January 4, 1988... daughter of Gregory and Leslie Konneker... has a brother, Adam... majoring in secondary education/math.

Alexandra KONNEKERSenior • Forward/Midfield • 5-8 Newtown, Conn./Newtown 25

konneker’s career statistics Year GP-GS G A PT SH GW 2006 18-18 5 4 14 29 1 2007 17-11 1 0 2 11 0 2008 18-6 1 2 4 12 1 Totals 53-35 7 6 20 52 2


general: Vibrant personality... passionate & excitable... fearless in 1-v-1 situations... strong shot stopper... vocal presence in the back.

2008: Played 12 games, started final 10 contests of the season... recorded first three shutouts of career in victories over Saint Peter’s (10/4), Rider (10/10) and a tie with Siena (10/26)... helped guide the Lady Jaspers to two additional conference wins at Canisius (10/19) and Iona (10/31)... tied for fifth in the league in shutouts... posted a career-high six saves versus Siena (10/26)... logged 29 saves over 1018:30 minutes of action.

2007: Appeared in two games... logged 7:39 minutes in net... regis-tered a 0.00 goals against average... contributed to shutout by com-mittee effort in victory over Holy Cross (9/28)... saw action at Saint Peter’s (11/1).

beFore manhattan: Team captain and two year starter at Garden City High School... earned All-Nassau County and All-Class A accolades... selected to participate in the Exceptional Senior Game... named Most Valuable Player as a senior at Garden City... played club soccer with the Eastchester Patriots.

Personal: Born March 26, 1989... daughter of Mary and Andrew Bachowski... has a brother, Alex... majoring in marketing... enjoys skateboarding.

Alyssa BACHOwSKiJunior • Goalkeeper 5-8 Garden City, N.Y./Garden City

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general: Technically proficient... strong with back to goal... fin-ishes well with both feet in the penalty box... clinical goal poacher.

2008: Played 14 games and started three... appeared in all seven of the Lady Jaspers victories... made first career start versus Columbia (9/29)... named to MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Honor Roll.

2007: Appeared in nine games.

beFore manhattan: A five-year varsity starter at John Jay-Cross River High School... a three-time All-Section honoree... named First Team All-Journal News and First Team North County News twice... received All-State recognition as a senior... helped guide squad to two league championships and was sectional runners-up once... selected team’s Most Valuable Player and served as captain for both high school and club team, Lewisboro Xtreme Premier... finished career with Lewisboro Xtreme as the all-time leader in goals and assists... Lewisboro Xtreme was nationally ranked during her tenure... gradu-ated high school as the all-time leader in goals and assists, resulting in the retirement of her #11 jersey... participated in the New York South Olympic Development Program (ODP) from 2001-06... partici-pated in the Empire State Games twice, and took home two bronze medals while serving as team captain once.

Personal: Born on February 24, 1989... daughter of Andy and El-len Spiros... has a brother, AJ... majoring in physical education.

Kristin SPiROSJunior • Midfield/Forward • 5-5 • Katonah, N.Y./John Jay-Cross River

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bachowski’s career statistics Year GP-GS Min. GA GAA SV SV% SO W-L-T 2007 2-0 7:39 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 2008 12-10 1018:30 18 1.59 29 .617 3 4-4-2 Totals 14-10 1026:09 18 1.58 29 .617 3 4-4-2


sPiros’s career statistics Year GP-GS G A PT SH GW 2007 9-0 0 0 0 1 0 2008 14-3 0 0 0 9 0 Totals 23-3 0 0 0 10 0


Junior • Midfield/Forward • 5-5 • Katonah, N.Y./John Jay-Cross River

general: Tremendous athlete... fierce competitor... offensive weapon with a massive right foot... technically excellent... possesses ability to break down opponents in 1-v-1 situations.

2008: Named to All-MAAC Second Team... started 13 of 15 appear-ances... finished third on team in points with eight and led the Lady Jaspers with two game winning goals... scored game winners versus Rider (10/10) and at Canisius (10/19)... scored third goal of year at Fairfield (11/2) in season finale... notched an assist against Wagner (9/26) and Rider (10/10)... tied a career-high with three points versus Rider (10/10)... led team with 51 shots and topped the MAAC with 3.43 shots per game.

2007: Started all 18 contests...Led the Lady Jaspers in scoring with 17 points, while tying for ninth in the MAAC... Scored five goals, includ-ing game winners at Marist (10/21) and Saint Peter’s (11/1)... dished out a team-high seven assists which tied for fifth in the league... ranked fourth in MAAC with 0.39/per game... selected MAAC Rookie of the Week on Oct. 1... assisted game winning goals vs. Holy Cross (9/28) and at Rider (10/7)... scored goals at La Salle (9/14), Lafayette (9/21) and vs. Holy Cross (9/28)... finished third in the MAAC with 2.89 shots per game.

beFore manhattan: Lettered at West Morris Central High School...Received All-State recognition as a junior and senior... named First Team All-County, First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Area, and First Team Daily Record as a senior... received team Most Valuable Player honors following a senior campaign with 17 goals and eight assists... led squad to first County Championship game in school his-tory... recognized as First Team All-Conference as a junior... played her club soccer for the Parsippany Gazelles... a member of the Super Y League Olympic Development Program Divisional Team in 2005 (U16), 2006 (U17), and 2007 (U20)... Super Y League club team won national championships in 2005 and 2007.

Personal: Born on November 29, 1988... daughter of Wayne and Deborah Morse... has two siblings, Wayne Jr. and Cooper... majoring in marketing.

Caroline MORSEJunior • Forward • 5-7 • Lebanon, N.J./West Morris Central

general: Incredible knack for winning balls in the air... defensively very strong... fearless tackler... terrific technical ability.

2008: Appeared in 17 games at the midfield and started two... played in six of the Lady Jaspers seven victories... posted first career assist which set up the game winning goal over Lafayette (9/12) at Gaelic Park... earned starts against Columbia (9/29) and Saint Peter’s (10/4)... recorded eight shots.2007: Started seven of 12 appearances... tallied seven shots.

beFore manhattan: Received All-State recognition as a sopho-more, junior and senior at Trumbull High School... helped lead team to FCIAC and State Championships during senior season...named All-New England and First Team Connecticut Post All-Star as a senior... four-time First Team All-FCIAC pick... participated in the Connecticut Olympic Development Program from 2003-06... member of the Con-necticut United FC Under-17 team that won State Championship.

Personal: Born on November 24, 1989... daughter of Kelly and Russell Miyaki... has two brothers, Sean and Robert... majoring in engineering.

Michelle MiyAKiJunior • Midfield • 5-2 • Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull

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morse’s career statistics Year GP-GS G A PT SH GW 2007 18-18 5 7 17 52 2 2008 15-13 3 2 8 51 2 Totals 33-31 8 9 25 103 4

miyaki’s career statistics Year GP-GS G A PT SH GW 2007 12-7 0 0 0 7 0 2008 17-2 0 1 1 8 0 Totals 29-9 0 1 1 15 0


general: Creative player... terrific running at and breaking down opposing defenses... good vision... pinpoint accuracy... infectious enthusiasm.

2008: Started 12 of 15 appearances at midfield... played in all seven of the Lady Jaspers victories... logged 15 shots and a .533 shots on goal percentage... made first career start in season opening victory at Northeastern (8/29).

beFore manhattan: Played seven games for Loyola (Md.) in fall of 2007, scoring one goal... lettered four years at West Morris Central High School and captained the team... named to New Jersey Coach’s All State team in 2006... selected First Team All-County and First Team All-Area in 2006... helped lead her club team, the Parsip-pany Gazelles, to the Super Y League North American Championship in 2006... named to Super Y League National Select team in 2006... recognized on West Morris Central honor roll all four years.

Personal: Born May 9, 1989... daughter of Patrice and Rosario Greco... has two siblings, James and Alisa... majoring in business.

Marissa GRECOJunior • Midfield • 5-4 • Long Valley, N.J./West Morris Central/Loyola College

general: Outstanding with back to goal and linking play with mid-field... amazing work rate on both sides of the ball, especially when possession has been lost... energy puts great pressure on opposing defenses... technically savvy... possesses a top notch shot.

2008: Started 14 of 17 games up front... tied for most points scored (5) by a Lady Jasper freshman last season... scored two goals coming in wins over Saint Peter’s (10/4) and Rider (10/10)... assisted game win-ning goal in 66th minute at Iona (10/31)... posted a .476 shots on goal percentage... averaged 1.24 shots per game... made first career start in season opener at Northeastern (8/29).

beFore manhattan: Three year varsity starter at North Rock-land High School... earned All-Section and All-League honors three consecutive years... two-time All-County honoree (junior & senior seasons)... was named team’s Most Valuable Player and was the lead-ing scorer junior and senior seasons... selected Third Team All-State at conclusion of junior campaign... led conference in scoring senior year and was named Second Team All-State... earned 2007 Journal News Player of the Year award... lettered on year as a sprinter on the varsity track & field team.

Personal: Born July 30, 1990... daughter of Joyce and James Lavecchia...has three siblings, Michael, Janine and Kristen...majoring in exercise science.

Megan LAvECCHiASophomore • Forward • 5-7 • Pomona, N.Y./North Rockland

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lavecchia’s career statistics Year GP-GS G A PT SH GW 2008 17-14 2 1 5 21 0 Totals 17-14 2 1 5 21 0

greco’s career statistics Year GP-GS G A PT SH GW 2008 15-12 0 0 0 15 0 Totals 15-12 0 0 0 15 0



general: Among the most versatile players on the roster... can have impact on the match playing either up front, at the midfield or in back... phenomenal athlete with great speed... tenacious defender... energetic in the attack.

2008: Started 10 of 15 appearances... made first career start at Northeastern (8/29)... recorded a .500 shots on goal percentage... helped the Lady Jaspers to four shutouts, including victories over Northeastern (8/29), Saint Peter’s (10/4) and Rider (10/10)... placed a career-high three shots on goal in tie at Wagner (9/26).

beFore manhattan: Three year starter at Putnam Valley High School... served as team captain senior year... two-time All-League selection...member of the region-ally ranked Middlepath Xtreme Club soccer team... three year field hockey starter and helped squad to 2005 New York State Cham-pionship... lettered three years in basketball and two in lacrosse.

Personal: Born September 10, 1990... daughter of Elizabeth and Patrick Gleason... has three siblings, Patrick, Brian and Caitlin... majoring in exercise science... chose Manhat-tan for its campus size and location.

Tara GLEASONSophomoreMidfield/Back5-8Putnam Valley, N.Y./Putnam Valley

general: Possesses good height and toughness... very good in the air... brings great composure and a hard nosed mentality on the defensive side of the ball... has ability to distribute and shoot the ball effectively with both feet.

2008: Appeared in 15 games and started six... made first career start at Providence (9/7)... tallied first career assist in victory at Iona (10/31)... contributed to four shutouts, including wins over Northeastern (8/29), Lafayette (9/12) and Rider (10/10).

beFore manhattan: Three year varsity starter at Dover High School... served two years as team captain... named team MVP three straight years... two year member of nationally-ranked Lewisboro Xtreme Premier team... played one season with the Middle-path Xtreme Premier team... helped guide Hudson Valley scholastic team to a bronze medal at the 2006 Empire State Games.

Personal: Born January 11, 1990...daugh-ter of Phyllis and George Djonovic...has a brother Danny...majoring in biology...aspires to be a forensic scientist.

Michelle DJONOviCSophomoreBack/Midfield5-10Dover Plains, N.Y./Dover

general: Brings mental and physical toughness to the back line... has good field vision... distributes well out of the back... plays simple and is strong in the air... great competitor.

2008: Did not play due to injury.

beFore manhattan: Lettered four years of varsity soccer at Southington High School... named Central Connecticut Confer-ence North All-League Team as a sophomore and junior...helped lead squad to the CCC North semifinals in 2006... member of the CFC United club soccer team... helped lead the squad to the State Championship in 2007.

Personal: Born November 14, 1989... daughter of Nancy and Drew Marchetti... father played football at UConn... has a brother, Jon, who plays soccer at Bentley... majoring in communication.

Jackie MARCHETTiSophomoreMidfield/Back5-5Southington, Conn./Southington

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DJonovic’s career statistics Year GP-GS G A PT SH GW 2008 15-6 0 1 1 7 0 Totals 15-6 0 1 1 7 0gleason’s career statistics

Year GP-GS G A PT SH GW 2008 15-10 0 0 0 16 0 Totals 15-10 0 0 0 16 0


general: Versatile athlete who can be equally strong as a target forward or a cen-ter back... dominant in the air... dangerous on set pieces... very difficult to deal with in the box as a striker.

beFore manhattan: Four year starter at Forest Hills High School... helped guide team to two State Championships (2007 & 2008) and three Conference Championships (2006-08)... earned All-Conference recogni-tion all four years, named All-District three times and All-Region and All-State twice... played club soccer for the Michigan Hawks ‘92 and helped guide the team to the 2006 State Championship and 2006 Regional II Championship... was a member of the Michi-gan State Team of the Olympic Development program.

Personal: Born August 12, 1991... daughter of John and Mary Boll... has two sisters, Jessica and Sarah... cousin Jared Boll plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League... a member of the Model United Nations at Forest Hills... enjoys sewing and traveling... majoring in International Relations and Spanish... aspires to work for the United Nations or in the non-profit sector.

Erika BOLLFreshmanForward/Back5-11Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills

general: Explosive midfielder with high soccer IQ... brings a tremendous work rate to the field on both the offensive and defen-sive side of the ball.

beFore manhattan: Four year varsity starter at Pearl River High School... named First Team All-League all four years and served as team captain for her senior sea-son... received New York State All-Section I honors in her final three seasons and was selected All-County following her junior and senior campaigns... named All-State as a senior... was a member of the Hudson Val-ley Team at the 2008 Empire State Games... played within the Olympic Development Program (2006 & 2007)...helped lead New York Magic club team to the Super Y League North American Finals two consecutive years... Letter two years in lacrosse and one year in track at Pearl River.

Personal: Born August 20, 1991... daugh-ter of Richard and Theresa Egan... has four sisters, Shana, Erin, Jillian and Kelly Ann... majoring in special education.

Brittany EGANFreshmanMidfield5-4Orangeburg, N.Y./Pearl River

general: Technically outstanding player... brings incredible composure to team with her comfort on the ball... provides wonder-ful attacking presence out of the back.

2008: Named to MAAC All-Rookie Team... started 16 of 18 contests in the back... tied for the highest point total (5) of a Lady Jasper freshman last season... scored game winning goal in the 33rd minute versus Saint Peter’s (10/4) at Gaelic Park... tallied three as-sists... set up the game tying goal in triumph at Providence (9/7)... assisted game winning goal in 75th minute versus Lafayette (9/12)... tallied assist in victory over Rider (10/10)... posted a .526 shots on goal percentage... made first collegiate start against Stony Brook (9/4) in Riverdale.

beFore manhattan: Started all four years at Shenendehowa High School... three-time Suburban Council All-Star Team honoree (2005, 2006 & 2007)... helped guide Shenendehowa to the New York State Championship in 2004... named to the Times Union First All-Star Team and the Troy Record First All-Star Team... five year mem-ber of the Olympic Development Program (2001-06)... five year member of Adirondack Empire State Games team...helped guide Adirondack to gold, two silver and bronze medals... played club soccer with Empire Alleycats and Lewisboro Xtreme... lettered in varsity track at Shenendehowa and is a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born December 20, 1989... daughter of Darcy Lutz-Honsinger and Greg Howard... has four siblings, Justice, Greg, Lauren and Caitlin...majoring in communica-tion...enjoys snowboarding.

Devon LuTzSophomoreBack5-5Waterford, N.Y./Shenendehowa

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lutz’s career statistics Year GP-GS G A PT SH GW 2008 18-16 1 3 5 19 1 Totals 18-16 1 3 5 19 1



general: Tough, physical, determined player on both sides of the ball... an offensive weapon with great speed, energy and a fantastic work rate... good vision... brings enthusiasm to the team.

beFore manhattan: Four year letterwinner at North Rockland High School... earned All-County and All-League honors in each of her four seasons... named All-Section I two times (2005 & 2007)... helped guide team to 2005 New York State Class AA Finals... served as team captain for senior year... played club soccer for Soccer Plus Nirvana and was a member of the New York State Olympic Development Program... lettered five years in Track & Field... served as president of National Honor Society at North Rockland.

Personal: Born March 27, 1991... daughter of Gary and Suzanne Landes... has four siblings, Chris, Johnny, Tommy and Katie... majoring in Accounting... aspires to become a Certified Public Accountant... enjoys reading.

Nicole LANDESFreshmanForward/Midfield5-7Stony Point, N.Y./North Rockland

general: Possesses an incredible combina-tion of speed, strength and balance... a pure forward with a knack for scoring all types of goals... stretches opposing defenses and adds a new dimension to the front line.

beFore manhattan: Lettered three years at Masuk High School... help guide team to three straight Southwest Confer-ence Championships (2006, 2007, 2008)... named to All-Southwest Conference First Team as a junior after posting 26 goals and seven assists... selected to All-Southwest Conference First Team, All-State and All-New England following her senior campaign... scored 22 goals and notched 10 assists in 2008 and scored the game winning goal in the 2008 Southwest Conference title game... played club soccer for the CFC United... let-tered four years in Indoor Track and three years in Outdoor Track.

Personal: Born May 1, 1991... daughter of Gary and Heidi Howden... has a brother, Brett... majoring in biology... aspires to be a teacher.

Kayla HOwDENFreshmanForward5-4Monroe, Conn./Masuk

general: Savvy player who possesses great technique... high percentage passer... good when running at opposing defenses... incredible ability to play dangerous balls behind opposing defenses.

beFore manhattan: Four year let-terwinner at Conard High School... earned All-Central Connecticut honors in each of her four years with the program... selected All-State in 2007... served as team captain and named to the Hartford Courant All-Area Team in 2008... played club soccer for the CFC United and was a member of the Con-necticut Olympic Development program... also lettered three years in basketball, lacrosse and one year in hockey.

Personal: Born March 17, 1991... daugh-ter of Terrance and Alyssa Phelan... has a brother, Jeremiah... volunteers with the Special Olympics.

Sierra PHELANFreshmanMidfield5-5West Hartford, Conn./Conard

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general: Brings incredible enthusiasm and passion to the program... tough de-fender who also likes to get involved in the attack... dangerous in set pieces with throw in capabilities and precise corner kicks.

beFore manhattan: Lettered four years at Aliso Niguel High School... helped guide team to 2009 California Interscho-lastic Federation (CIF) South Coast League Championship and ESPN Rise National Top-10 ranking... received Aliso Niguel 2009 Lee Brennan Memorial Sportsman of the Year Award... played club soccer with the Slam-mers Futbol Club of the Coast Soccer Premier League... member of the Aliso Niguel Surf Team as a senior and earned the program’s Rookie of the Year award... advanced to the CIF-SS Women’s Longboard State Semifi-nals... named Aliso Niguel Surf Team Scholar Athlete... also lettered in lacrosse, cross country and track & field... ran the 2005 Los Angeles Marathon.

Personal: Born August 7, 1991... daugh-ter of Jon and Tamara Jones... has a brother, Jon-Patrick... majoring in chemical engineer-ing... aspires for a career in the cosmetics industry... enjoys surfing and snow/wake boarding.

Sara JONESFreshmanBack/Midfield5-2Aliso Viejo, Calif./Aliso Niguel

general: Terrific athlete who brings speed, size, strength and a tough mentality to the team... creates opportunities in the attacking third... has a knack for scoring goals.

beFore manhattan: Lettered four years at St. Mary’s High School...served as team captain three years and was named team MVP twice (2007 & 2008)... played club soccer with nationally ranked Albert-son Fury... received Honor Student-Athlete recognition in each of her four years at St. Mary’s.

Personal: Born December 29, 1990... daughter of Michael and Mary Pfeiffer... has a brother, Stephen... majoring in education... aspires to be an elementary school teacher.

Allison PFEiFFERFreshmanForward/Midfield5-9Floral Park, N.Y./St. Mary’s

general: An explosive goalkeeper who possesses tremendous athleticism... terrific shot stopper... outstanding in 1-v-1 situa-tions... has a tremendous vertical leap to cover all areas of the goal.

beFore manhattan: A four year letter-winner at Joel Barlow High School... named All-Southwest Conference First Team in her final three years (2006-08)... served as team captain and selected First Team All-State and Team MVP as a junior and senior... earned All-New England recognition as a senior... helped lead Joel Barlow to 2008 Southwest Conference Championship and advanced to State Finals... played club soccer with CFC United team that won 2008 Connecticut State Championship... lettered four years in basketball... named Rookie of the Year on the Track & Field team at the conclusion of her freshman campaign.

Personal: Born June 20, 1991... daughter of Jon and Patricia Davis... has three siblings, Jon, Lindsay and Erin... majoring in exercise science... aspires to be an Athletic Trainer.

Kara DAviSFreshman Goalkeeper 5-3 Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow

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Under the direction of head coach Sean Driscoll, the 2008 Manhattan College women’s soccer team posted a winning conference record and showed promise for future success. The Lady Jaspers finished 4-3-2 in the MAAC and were led by a core unit of captains in seniors Brittany Duhamel, viviane Masters, along with juniors Jill Beauchamp and Courtney McMahon, who provided guidance for their achievements on the field and in the classroom.

Manhattan got off to a strong start winning three of their first four contests, with the initial two victories coming on the road. The Lady Jaspers opened with a 1-0 thrilling win at Northeastern on Aug. 29. Duhamel delivered the game win-ning goal in the 31st minute, while junior goalkeeper Caitlin Trupiano anchored the Lady Jaspers shutout effort in the triumph. For her superb play in net, Trupiano was named MAAC Defensive Player of the Week.

Manhattan secured its second victory also dramatic fash-ion as the squad topped Providence in double overtime on Sept. 7. In the 116th minute, senior forward Christine Reina tallied the game winning goal which sent the Lady Jaspers off with just the second victory over a BIG EAST school in program history.

The Lady Jaspers opened their conference slate strong by jumping out to a 3-1-1 start, which included wins against Canisius, Rider and Saint Peter’s. Notably, the Lady Jaspers also battled regular-season champion Loyola to a 1-1 tie. Although despite its dominant play early in the MAAC sea-son, Manhattan was edged from the 2008 MAAC Women’s Soccer Championships in the last week of the season for the third straight year.

During the campaign, several Lady Jaspers received honors and some rewrote the record books. Reina moved into fourth place all-time on the program’s career points and goals list, after leading Manhattan with five goals and 11 points. McMahon’s two assists in 2008 made the Bethel, Conn. native the Lady Jaspers’ career assist leader in just her third year with the program.

At the conclusion of the season, five members of the women’s soccer team received All-MAAC recognition. Mc-Mahon highlighted the All-MAAC First Team, while team-mates Beauchamp, Duhamel and sophomore Caroline Morse secured All-MAAC Second Team honors. Freshman back Devon Lutz represented the Lady Jaspers on the All-MAAC Rookie Team.

Academically the Lady Jaspers shined again. For the sec-ond straight year, Manhattan was recognized by the NCAA as it earned a Public Recognition Award for finishing in the top-10 percent of all Division I women’s soccer programs in Academic Progress Rate (APR). Additionally, Manhattan placed 10 student-athletes on the MAAC All-Academic Team. Duhamel and Masters represented the senior class, juniors Beauchamp, Tracey Colantonio, Amanda Fischer, Alexan-dra Konneker, Jaclyn Levie, McMahon, Laura Thurston and sophomore Kristin Spiros were also honored for their excel-lence in the classroom.

McMahon received one of the most prestigious honors of the season when she was named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I Third Team. She was one of seven student-athletes from the MAAC to earn this award.

2008 season in review



# Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% Gw PK-ATT17 Reina, Christine 14-2 5 1 11 16 .312 10 .625 2 0-0 5 McMahon, Courtney 18-18 4 2 10 48 .083 21 .438 0 0-0 14 Morse, Caroline 15-13 3 2 8 51 .059 20 .392 2 0-0 27 Duhamel, Brittany 18-18 3 1 7 34 .088 21 .618 1 0-0 7 Lavecchia, Megan 17-14 2 1 5 21 .095 10 .476 0 0-0 21 Lutz, Devon 18-16 1 3 5 19 .053 10 .526 1 0-0 25 Konneker, Alexandra 18-6 1 2 4 12 .083 9 .750 1 0-0 24 Beauchamp, Jill 18-18 1 0 2 3 .333 2 .667 0 0-0 11 Fischer, Amanda 10-2 1 0 2 3 .333 2 .667 0 0-0 18 Colantonio, Tracey 18-17 0 2 2 7 .000 4 .571 0 0-0 20 Miyaki, Michelle 17-2 0 1 1 8 .000 3 .375 0 0-0 12 Djonovic, Michelle 15-6 0 1 1 7 .000 2 .286 0 0-0 4 Savoia, Meghan 5-0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 8 Gleason, Tara 15-10 0 0 0 16 .000 8 .500 0 0-0 22 Greco, Marissa 15-12 0 0 0 15 .000 8 .533 0 0-0 10 Spiros, Kristin 14-3 0 0 0 9 .000 4 .444 0 0-0 26 Masters, Viviane 12-7 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 0 0-0 2 Canning, Erica 8-0 0 0 0 3 .000 1 .333 0 0-0 23 Ogden, Katherine 2-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 19 Levie, Jaclyn 4-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 16 Thurston, Laura 10-0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 31 Croutier, Sheila 5-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 28 Donohue, Erin 6-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 9 Bucci, Kara 16-16 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 1 Bachowski, Alyssa 12-10 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 00 Trupiano, Caitlin 8-8 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Total 18 21 17 59 278 .076 138 .496 7 0-0 Opponents 18 29 26 84 210 .138 99 .471 8 0-0

## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct w L T Sho00 Trupiano, Caitlin 8-8 687:06 11 1.44 40 .784 3 4 1 21 Bachowski, Alyssa 12-10 1018:30 18 1.59 29 .617 4 4 2 3TM TEAM 0:00 0 0.00 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 Total 18 1705:36 29 1.53 70 .707 7 8 3 5 Opponents 18 1705:36 21 1.11 117 .848 8 7 3 7

Team saves: 1

GOALS By PERiOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalManhattan College 10 10 0 1 21Opponents 13 16 0 0 29

SHOTS By PERiOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalManhattan College 115 155 2 6 278Opponents 85 116 7 2 210

SAvES By PERiOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalManhattan College 24 42 3 1 70Opponents 47 66 1 3 117

CORNER KiCKS By PRD 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalManhattan College 27 37 1 3 68Opponents 27 41 3 1 72

FOuLS By PERiOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalManhattan College 104 106 8 6 224Opponents 89 81 3 5 178

ATTENDANCE SuMMARy MAN OPPTotal 2573 2036Dates/Avg Per Date 8/322 10/204Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0

2008 statistics


Date Opponent w-L-T Score Overall Conf Attend Goals scored (Assists) Aug. 31, 2007 at American University L 1-4 0-1-0 0-0-0 212 Reina, Christine (Morse, Caroli Aug. 29, 2008 at Northeastern W 1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 122 Duhamel, Brittany (Colantonio, Tracey) Sep. 4, 2008 STONY BROOK L 0-1 1-1-0 0-0-0 247 - Sep. 7, 2008 at Providence College W O2 2-1 2-1-0 0-0-0 246 McMahon, Courtney (Lutz, Devon) Reina, Christine (McMahon, Courtney) Sep. 12, 2008 LAFAYETTE W 2-0 3-1-0 0-0-0 238 Reina, Christine (Miyaki, Michelle) Duhamel, Brittany (Lutz, Devon) Sep. 14, 2008 at Fordham Rams L 1-4 3-2-0 0-0-0 349 Fischer, Amanda (Savoia, Meghan) Sep. 21, 2008 at Rhode Island L 0-6 3-3-0 0-0-0 100 - Sep. 26, 2008 at WAGNER T O2 1-1 3-3-1 0-0-0 230 McMahon, Courtney (Morse, Caroline) Sep 29, 2008 COLUMBIA L 0-2 3-4-1 0-0-0 347 -• Oct. 4, 2008 SAINT PETER’S W 2-0 4-4-1 1-0-0 377 Lutz, Devon (unassisted) Lavecchia, Megan (Konneker, Alexandra) Oct. 6, 2008 at Holy Cross L 0-2 4-5-1 1-0-0 157 -• Oct. 10, 2008 RIDER UNIVERSITY W 4-0 5-5-1 2-0-0 243 Morse, Caroline (McMahon, Courtney) Duhamel, Brittany (unassisted) Beauchamp, Jill (Morse, Caroline) Lavecchia, Megan (Lutz, Devon)• Oct. 12, 2008 LOYOLA COLLEGE T O2 1-1 5-5-2 2-0-1 379 McMahon, Courtney (Konneker, Alexandra)• Oct. 17, 2008 at Niagara University L 0-2 5-6-2 2-1-1 160 -• Oct. 19, 2008 at Canisius W 2-1 6-6-2 3-1-1 343 Reina, Christine (Duhamel, Brittany) Morse, Caroline (Reina, Christine)• Oct. 24, 2008 MARIST COLLEGE L 0-2 6-7-2 3-2-1 263 -• Oct. 26, 2008 SIENA COLLEGE T O2 0-0 6-7-3 3-2-2 479 -• Oct. 31, 2008 at Iona College W 4-3 7-7-3 4-2-2 68 Reina, Christine (Djonovic, Michelle) McMahon, Courtney (Colantonio, Tracey) Reina, Christine (unassisted) Konneker, Alexandra (Lavecchia, Megan)• Nov. 2, 2008 at Fairfield Stags L 1-3 7-8-3 4-3-2 261 Morse, Caroline (unassisted)

team recorD w-L-TOverall: 7-8-3Conference: 4-3-2Home: 3-3-2Away: 4-5-1Neutral: 0-0-0Overtime: 1-0-3

2008 game results

attenDance Dates Total AverageTotal: 18 4609 256Home: 8 2573 322Away: 10 2036 204Neutral: 0 0 0



Points## Name GP G A Pts Shots17 Reina, Christine 14 5 1 11 165 McMahon, Courtney 18 4 2 10 4814 Morse, Caroline 15 3 2 8 5127 Duhamel, Brittany 18 3 1 7 347 Lavecchia, Megan 17 2 1 5 2121 Lutz, Devon 18 1 3 5 1925 Konneker, Alexandra 18 1 2 4 1224 Beauchamp, Jill 18 1 0 2 311 Fischer, Amanda 10 1 0 2 318 Colantonio, Tracey 18 0 2 2 7

goals## Name GP G A Pts Shots17 Reina, Christine 14 5 1 11 165 McMahon, Courtney 18 4 2 10 4827 Duhamel, Brittany 18 3 1 7 3414 Morse, Caroline 15 3 2 8 517 Lavecchia, Megan 17 2 1 5 2111 Fischer, Amanda 10 1 0 2 321 Lutz, Devon 18 1 3 5 1925 Konneker, Alexandra 18 1 2 4 1224 Beauchamp, Jill 18 1 0 2 3

game winning goals## Name GP GWG14 Morse, Caroline 15 217 Reina, Christine 14 227 Duhamel, Brittany 18 121 Lutz, Devon 18 125 Konneker, Alexandra 18 1

assists## Name GP G A Pts Shots21 Lutz, Devon 18 1 3 5 1914 Morse, Caroline 15 3 2 8 5118 Colantonio, Tracey 18 0 2 2 75 McMahon, Courtney 18 4 2 10 4825 Konneker, Alexandra 18 1 2 4 124 Savoia, Meghan 5 0 1 1 012 Djonovic, Michelle 15 0 1 1 720 Miyaki, Michelle 17 0 1 1 817 Reina, Christine 14 5 1 11 167 Lavecchia, Megan 17 2 1 5 21

shots## Name GP G A Sh Shot%14 Morse, Caroline 15 3 2 51 .0595 McMahon, Courtney 18 4 2 48 .08327 Duhamel, Brittany 18 3 1 34 .0887 Lavecchia, Megan 17 2 1 21 .09521 Lutz, Devon 18 1 3 19 .05317 Reina, Christine 14 5 1 16 .3128 Gleason, Tara 15 0 0 16 .00022 Greco, Marissa 15 0 0 15 .00025 Konneker, Alexandra 18 1 2 12 .08310 Spiros, Kristin 14 0 0 9 .000

shot Percentage## Name GP G A Sh Shot%24 Beauchamp, Jill 18 1 0 3 .33311 Fischer, Amanda 10 1 0 3 .33317 Reina, Christine 14 5 1 16 .3127 Lavecchia, Megan 17 2 1 21 .09527 Duhamel, Brittany 18 3 1 34 .0885 McMahon, Courtney 18 4 2 48 .08325 Konneker, Alexandra 18 1 2 12 .08314 Morse, Caroline 15 3 2 51 .05921 Lutz, Devon 18 1 3 19 .0538 Gleason, Tara 15 0 0 16 .000

shots on goal## Name GP G A Sh SOG SOG%5 McMahon, Courtney 18 4 2 48 21 .43827 Duhamel, Brittany 18 3 1 34 21 .61814 Morse, Caroline 15 3 2 51 20 .3927 Lavecchia, Megan 17 2 1 21 10 .47621 Lutz, Devon 18 1 3 19 10 .52617 Reina, Christine 14 5 1 16 10 .62525 Konneker, Alexandra 18 1 2 12 9 .7508 Gleason, Tara 15 0 0 16 8 .50022 Greco, Marissa 15 0 0 15 8 .53310 Spiros, Kristin 14 0 0 9 4 .444

2008 category leaDers


With 10 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is in its 29th year of competition during the 2009-2010 academic year.

The MAAC was founded in 1980 by six charter members: the U.S. Military Academy, Fairfield University, Fordham University, Iona College, Manhattan College and Saint Peter’s College. Competition followed one year later in the fall of 1981 with members competing in the sports of men’s cross coun-try and men’s soccer. On January 2, 1982, Army traveled to Iona for the first MAAC men’s basketball game and the MAAC story had begun.

Today, Conference members include: Ca-nisius College, Fairfield University, Iona Col-lege, Loyola University Maryland, Manhattan College, Marist College, Niagara University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s College, and Si-ena College. In addition, associate members the University of Detroit Mercy, Mount St. Mary’s University, Saint Joseph’s University, Virginia Military Institute and Wagner Col-lege compete in men’s lacrosse. St. Francis (N.Y.) College, Villanova University and Wagner College are all associate members of the MAAC Women’s Water Polo League. Drake University and Sacred Heart Univer-sity compete in women’s rowing, while the University at Albany, Boston University and the University of Hartford begin competition in women’s golf this season. The MAAC will support 24 sports and championships during the 2009-2010 academic year.

The MAAC Basketball Championships return to the Times Union Center in Albany, New York, for 2010, with Bridgeport’s Arena at Harbor Yard preparing to host the 2011 championship. By having an excellent work-ing relationship with various facilities, the MAAC has been able to attract a number of NCAA Championship events. Most recently, the MAAC, Canisius College and Niagara University successfully hosted the 2004 and 2007 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship First and Second Rounds at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. All

three parties will host that event again in 2010. The MAAC and Rider University co-hosted the 2009 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Regional at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, N.J., after recording the third highest attendance fig-ure for the women’s championship with the First and Second Rounds in 2006.

maac associate sPorts

In June of 1995, the MAAC continued to develop opportunities for student-athletes as the conference announced the forma-tion of the MAAC Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Leagues. The men’s league began competition in the spring of 1996, while the women’s league commenced in the spring of 1997. The men’s league consists of four MAAC schools -- Canisius, Manhat-tan, Marist, and Siena – and five associate members – Detroit Mercy, Mount St. Mary’s, Saint Joseph’s, Virginia Military Institute and Wagner. The women’s league consists of MAAC institutions Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, Manhattan, Marist, Niagara and Siena.

In 2002, the MAAC added the MAAC Women’s Water Polo League. The league is made up of three MAAC schools – Iona, Marist and Siena – as well as three associate members, St. Francis (N.Y.), Villanova and Wagner.

Sacred Heart started participating in MAAC Women’s Rowing in the spring of 2008. Drake University will also join the league for the 2010 MAAC Championship.

In the summer of 2009, the MAAC added three associate members – Albany, Boston University and Hartford – to women’s golf, with the programs starting competition against MAAC members Fairfield, Niagara and Siena in 2009-2010.

2009-10 maac story 2008 maac awarDs

oFFensive Player oF the yearAhna Johnson, Fairfield

DeFensive Player oF the yearSarra Moller, Loyola

rookie oF the yearAshleigh Barone, Siena

anaconDa sPorts maac coach oF the yearJim Wendling, Canisius

First teamPlayer School PositionNikki Gabrielli Canisius BackRobyn Decker Fairfield BackSarra Moller Loyola BackKelly Reinwald Canisius MidfielderAhna Johnson Fairfield MidfielderLea Day Loyola MidfielderCourtney McMahon Manhattan MidfielderNicole Cavallaro Fairfield ForwardTheresa Ferraina Loyola ForwardChristina Gomez Loyola ForwardStephanie Gartley Niagara ForwardAshleigh Barone Siena ForwardBrittany Henderson Loyola Goalkeeper

seconD teamPlayer School PositionAlyssa Decker Fairfield BackHeather Cooke Loyola BackJill Beauchamp Manhattan BackBrittany Duhamel Manhattan BackAlyssa Pollock Niagara BackShana Brady Siena BackKasey Makowski Canisius MidfielderKelly Farrell Loyola MidfielderChiara Greco Niagara MidfielderChelsea Maguire Siena MidfielderSylvia Kowalski Canisius ForwardSpenser Allaway Fairfield ForwardJasmin Corniel Fairfield ForwardCaroline Morse Manhattan ForwardMaria DeMatteo Siena ForwardKelly Boudreau Fairfield Goalkeeper

all-rookie teamPlayer School PositionAlyssa Decker Fairfield BackDevon Lutz Manhattan BackJennifer Orlando Marist BackJennifer Kimoto Niagara BackMaren Serafine Siena BackKelly Reinwald Canisius MidfielderKathryn Hannis Marist MidfielderLindsay Tegas Siena MidfielderSpenser Allaway Fairfield ForwardJasmin Corniel Fairfield ForwardAshleigh Barone Siena ForwardKelly Boudreau Fairfield GoalkeeperLaura Ettinger Siena Goalkeeper



acaDemics anD athleticsThe MAAC prides itself on the accom-

plishments of its student-athletes in the classroom, as well as on the field. Mary Beth Riley, a 1991 graduate of Canisius, was the first recipient of the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. In the fall of 1998, Erin Whalen, a member of the Iona women’s rowing team, was awarded one of the nation’s 32 Rhodes Scholarships for academic achieve-ment and civic leadership. Jose Vargas, a Loyola student, was also awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1999.

First-class facilities are the rule with MAAC schools, as teams regularly play in top-notch arenas, such as Madison Square Garden, the IZOD Center, HSBC Arena, Times Union Cen-ter, the Arena at Harbor Yard and Sovereign Bank Arena. The other MAAC championships boast their share of outstanding locales as well, such as the fabled Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, where the cross country championships are contested, and Water-front Park in Trenton, home of the 2008 and 2009 MAAC Baseball Championship. This year, the MAAC will take its women’s soccer championship to Orlando, Florida, where it will conduct its post-season championships at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex. In 2010, the MAAC Volleyball Championship will be at Walt Disney World. The MAAC Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships will be held at Celebration Golf Club, located in Celebration, Florida, for the second consecu-tive year.

2008 maac women’s soccer stanDings |------CONFERENCE------| |-------OVERALL--------|STANDiNGS w- L- T Pct GF GA w- L- T Pct GF GAMarist 7-1-1 .833 25 8 11-5-3 .658 40 22Loyola (Md.) 7-0-2 .889 18 4 10-6-4 .600 34 29Fairfield 7-2-0 .778 19 4 15-5-3 .717 40 15Siena 6-2-1 .722 14 5 13-2-4 .789 37 15Canisius 6-3-0 .667 18 10 11-5-3 .658 37 20Niagara 5-4-0 .556 16 7 12-6-1 .658 35 22Manhattan 4-3-2 .556 14 12 7-8-3 .472 21 29Marist 3-6-0 .333 9 16 5-14-0 .263 17 34Iona 3-6-0 .333 12 22 4-16-0 .200 17 43Rider 1-7-1 .167 6 21 2-14-3 .184 14 42Saint Peter’s 0-9-0 .000 4 29 3-15-0 .167 9 47

In the past several years, a number of the MAAC schools have also enjoyed success in NCAA Championships. MAAC schools have made a total of 74 NIT appearances and 43 NCAA appearances. In addition, Rider represented the league last season in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. The MAAC currently possesses 13 automatic bids to NCAA Championships in men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and women’s water polo. In 2007, the Marist women’s basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 before falling to the eventual National Champion, the Univer-sity of Tennessee. Last fall, the Iona men’s cross country team earned a second-place finish for the second straight year at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Champion-ships. Canisius softball, Manhattan track, Manhattan and Marist baseball and Loyola soccer and lacrosse have also flourished on the national stage.

The MAAC has also been a leader in the forefront of technology, expanding the notoriety of the league into cyberspace. In 2007, the league reached an agreement with JumpTV, Inc. to sponsor the MAAC web page. Launched in November 1999, www.maacsports.com has been a great success, providing fans with up-to-date contest results, multimedia content and an online merchandise store.

The MAAC President for the 2009-2010 academic year is Rev. Brian F. Linnane, S.J., the President of Loyola University Maryland. The Vice-President is Rev. Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., the President of Fairfield University. Bob Byrnes, Director of Athletics at Man-hattan College, will chair the Committee on Athletic Administration, and Elizabeth Donohue, Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator at Marist College will serve as Vice Chair.

2009 maac Preseason all-maac team Name Position SchoolKelly Boudreau Goalkeeper FairfieldAlyssa Decker Back FairfieldHeather Cooke Back LoyolaJill Beauchamp Back ManhattanAlyssa Pollock Back NiagaraKasey Makowski Midfield CanisiusKelly Reinwald Midfield CanisiusKelly Farrell Midfield LoyolaCourtney McMahon Midfield ManhattanChiara Greco Midfield NiagaraCaitlin Long Midfield NiagaraNicole Cavallaro Forward FairfieldTheresa Ferraina Forward LoyolaAshleigh Barone Forward Siena 2009 maac Preseason Player oF the year Nicole Cavallaro, Fairfield

2009 maac women’s soccer Preseason coaches Poll

1. Fairfield 972. Loyola 91 3. Siena 82 4. Canisius 58 5. Niagara 56 6. Manhattan 54 7. Marist 45 8. Rider 30 9. Iona 26 10. Saint Peter’s 11


the mission oF manhattan collegeManhattan College, overlooking Van Cortlandt Park in

Riverdale, is an independent Catholic institution of higher learning which embraces qualified men and women of all faiths, races and ethnic backgrounds. Established in 1853, the College is founded upon the Lasallian tradition of excellence in teaching, respect for individual dignity, and commitment to social justice inspired by the innovator of modern pedagogy, John Baptist de La Salle.

The mission of Manhattan College is to provide a contem-porary, person-centered educational experience characterized by high academic standards, reflection on faith, values and ethics, and life-long career preparation. This is achieved in two ways: by offering students programs which integrate a broad liberal education with concentration in specific disci-plines in the arts and sciences or with professional prepara-tion in business, education and engineering; and by nurturing a caring, pluralistic campus community.

The learning experience at Manhattan College is enriched by cooperative programs with other institutions, by postgrad-uate professional programs and by capitalizing on its location on the edge of the cultural center and global marketplace that is New York City.

historical noteIn May 1853, five Christian Brothers moved their small

Canal Street school to what was then known as Manhattan-ville, a section of New York City at 131st Street and Broadway. The Brothers brought with them more than their furniture and their students. They were the bearers of a long educa-tional tradition, going back to 17 th century France and their

founder, John Baptist De La Salle, designated by the Catholic Church as the Patron Saint of Teachers. He formed a community of religious Brothers who, unlike priests, would de-vote themselves as teach-ers to work for the wellbe-

ing of the children of the artisans and the underprivileged. In the process he created a new type of school system that would transform teaching school into a profession and a vo-cation. The Brothers were urged to go beyond rote memory to “touch the hearts” of the students. Practical subjects were taught that would lead to a useful role in society; religion was taught to impart a commitment to Christian ethics.

Between 1853 and 1863, the school changed rapidly, add-ing college-level courses in 1859 and first using the name Manhattan College in 1861. It was chartered by the Board of Regents on April 2, 1863 and the first catalog stated its goals — to afford young people the means of acquiring the highest grade of education attained in the best American universities or colleges. While classical languages were thoroughly stud-ied, prominence was given to higher mathematics and natural sciences, thus combining the advantages of a first-class Col-lege and Polytechnic Institute.

Manhattan College was an unusual institution. Its sponsor-ing Board of Trustees combined both secular independent members and representatives of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. It also combined excellence in the traditional liberal arts and sciences and excellence in professional and techni-

cal education in a single collegiate institution. As the school grew, new quarters were needed. The cornerstone of the “New Manhattan” was laid in 1922 on property bordered by the Hudson River and Van Cortlandt Park, its present loca-tion. The addition of new build-ings and student residences has enlarged and enhanced the campus signifi-cantly. From this accessible site, the college is able to offer access to the cultural, educa-tional, business and entertainment opportunities of New York City as well as a self-contained suburban campus environment.

Today Manhattan College identifies itself as a Catholic Col-lege in the Lasallian tradition. That tradition has continued to characterize the special educational experience offered by the College over its long history. Its constant focus has been the education of the disadvantaged. Manhattan has an enviable record in this regard, albeit engaged in the field of higher education. From its beginning, the College has paid particular attention to educating first-generation college students, and was an early proponent of access to disadvantaged and mi-nority students, establishing special scholarship funds as early as 1938. That still holds true today for the impressive percent-age of the student body that come from ethnic minorities. So many of our graduates who later on achieved great things in their careers remember that they might have had to leave school were it not for Manhattan’s financial assistance.

The College continues to realize the objectives stated in its first catalog by maintaining a full range of programs in the liberal arts and sciences joined with professional programs in engineering, business, science and education. The quality of the undergraduate programs has been demonstrated by its record as one of the nation’s leading undergraduate sources of doctorates in the arts, sciences, engineering and educa-tion, and it is recognized by the establishment of chapters of such prestigious honor societies as Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, and Tau Beta Pi. Manhattan participates in the Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges, an organization of the nation’s lead-ing research colleges, and in the New York Cluster of seven colleges and universities supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts for undergraduate science education (Barnard, Colgate, Cornell, Hamilton, Manhattan, St. Lawrence and Union).

Over the years, an evolution has taken place in faculty rep-resentation. The predominantly Christian Brothers faculty has been replaced by predominantly lay teachers, and includes both men and women. The College became coeducational and accepted its first women undergraduate students in 1973. Prior to that date, Manhattan had established a Coopera-tive Program with the neighboring College of Mount Saint Vincent, which permitted cross-registration and the merging of academic departments. Currently, women number 46% of the full-time undergraduate student body.

With the opening of Horan Hall (formerly East Hill) in 1990, the College is able to maintain an even balance between resi-dential and commuting students, and foresees an even great-er percentage of residential students over the next years. Currently, the College has a student body of approximately 3,000: 2,600 undergraduates and 400 graduate students. The student-faculty ratio is thirteen to one.

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Often referred to as “the capi-tal of the world”, this is New York City, home to more than eight million people which includes people from more than 180 coun-tries. Spread out over 309 square miles, the city is comprised of five boroughs; Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx.

The largest city in the United States is the center for world trade and finance and is an inter-national hub for entertainment, advertising, publishing, fashion as well as education.

It is home to more Fortune 500 companies than any other place in the United States as well as Wall Street.

New York City welcomes a visit from anyone and always offers an exciting experience. You’ll have easy access by subway, bus, or taxi to all of the city’s resources, and you’ll make use of this one-of-a-kind environment. People are at-tracted to the city for its culture, energy, and cosmopolitanism. It is a vibrant, fast-paced place to work, study and play.

One who is interested in sight seeing can stroll through more than 800 acres of Central Park, or take in a larger view of the city from atop the Empire State Building. Or ride the subway over and take in the neon display of lights in Times Square. Come winter time, you can stop over at Rockefeller Center for some ice skating and a visit to the enormous holi-day tree. Maybe a visit to the United Nations, home to the international community, might be in order.

New York City is also an area where many television, mov-ies and music projects are produced. Walk around and you might find bump into some of today’s popular celebrities.

Grab the ferry over to Liberty Island where the Statue of Liberty still stands and where many immigrants were first wel-comed to America from Europe during the late 19th and 20th century. Later on in the day you can catch a comedy act or a musical performance at the many clubs throughout the city. And don’t forget to check out Broadway where there are 38

theatres and more than 150 off-Broadway theatres that offer an abundance of performances that you’ll enjoy.

New York City is the place to be for any sports fan. There are the Magic and the Metrostars to quench the thirst of a soccer fan. The Jets and Giants can satisfy any football fan’s appetite. The New York Knicks and Rangers both play at Madison Square Garden. A trip to Queens will get you in to check out the Mets. Here in the Bronx you will quickly find the headquarters of the New York Yankees, a Major League Baseball team with the most World Series Championships in baseball.

Count on it, though – that touristy feeling will gradually drop away and you’ll soon come to think of New York City as home turf. Your options are inexhaustible.

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D R . B R E N N A N

O’DONNELLPRESIDENT

Brennan O’Donnell, Ph.D., became Manhattan College’s 19th president on July 1, 2009.

Prior to his appointment, O’Donnell was dean of Fordham College at Rose Hill, Fordham University’s oldest and larg-est school and a college of arts and sciences with more than 3,200 students and nearly 300 faculty, since 2004.

Previously, O’Donnell spent nearly two decades at Loyola College of Maryland, where he was professor in the depart-ment of English. He also served as director of the honors program (1999-2004), where he oversaw a university-wide interdisciplinary humanities program that enrolls about 200 students under the instruction of more than 20 faculty mem-bers from seven departments. His career began as a teaching assistant in the department of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1983-1986).

He has been a member of the board of Collegium, a na-tional organization of Catholic colleges and universities that supports faculty seeking to deepen their understanding of the intellectual tradition informing their institutions, and is currently a member of the board of the Lilly Fellows Program, which seeks to strengthen the quality and shape the character of church-related institutions of higher learning for the 21st century.

O’Donnell earned his B.A. in English at Penn State Univer-sity (1981), and received an M.A. and Ph.D. in English and American literature and language from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of The Passion of Meter: A Study of Wordsworth’s Metrical Art and Numer-ous Verse: A Guide to the Stanzas and Metrical Structures of Wordsworth’s Poetry, as well as numerous other journal articles and papers. In addition, he is the recipient of various awards and honors.

R O B E R T J .

BYRNES ‘68DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

A 1968 Manhattan graduate, Byrnes is now in his 22nd year as the College’s director of athletics.

Since he arrived back in Riverdale in May of 1988, Byrnes has presided over a renaissance period in Manhattan College athletics. The men’s and women’s basketball programs have earned eight NCAA Tournament bids during his tenure. In addition to eight NCAA appearances (four women, four men), the Jaspers have made five post-season and four pre-season NIT appearances. Women’s soccer and men’s and women’s la-crosse began competition at the Division I level under Byrnes, and 14 different teams have won conference championships (men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor track, men’s and women’s outdoor track, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s tennis, base-ball, softball and volleyball). In addition, to date, 24 Manhat-tan student-athletes have received All-America honors for both their athletic and academic achievements.

Before returning to Manhattan, Byrnes spent 13 years with the Morrison-Knudsen Company, one of the largest engineer-ing and construction firms in the nation. A native of Garrison, New York, Byrnes earned his undergraduate degree in physi-cal education with a minor in biology. He also holds an M.B.A from City University in Seattle, Washington.

Byrnes’ Manhattan College athletic career included service to the Jaspers’ club football squad, where he served as a cap-tain and performed as both a defensive tackle and offensive end. He was an assistant coach in 1969 and helped lead the Jaspers to a 6-2 season. Upon graduation, Byrnes began a teaching and coaching career at Queen of Peace High School in North Arlington, New Jersey. He also served as the school’s director of athletics from 1970 to 1973. Under his coach-ing leadership, Queen of Peace registered state tournament appearances in baseball and basketball, and captured the Parochial “B” State Championship in football (1972).

In addition to his responsibilities at Manhattan, Byrnes also served as president of the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Bas-ketball Association, the committee that makes the selections for the annual National Invitation Tournament (NIT) from 1997-1999. Currently, he is the chair of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) men’s basketball committee and the committee on athletic administration. He is also a mem-ber of the ECAC Officials Negotiating Committee and the 1999-00 NCAA Championship Cabinet.

Byrnes resides in Croton-on-Hudon, N.Y., along with his wife Rosemary. He is the father of five children: Bob, Carolyn (Manhattan, ’97), Brian (Manhattan, ’99), Darren, and Brigid.

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staFF Directory

stePhenDombroskiDirector of Sports

Information

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Athletic Academic Advisor

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Asst. Baseball Coach/Operations Assistant

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Asst. Athletic Director/Athletic Business Manager

Dr. shawnlaDDa

NCAA FacultyAthletic Representative

linDsayPiersonCompliance Coordinator

kevinleighton

Head Baseball Coach/Athletic Travel Coordinator

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Sports Information Assistant/Asst. Men’s Soccer Coach

susanPaPeAthleticsSecretary

anDrewcornicelloAssistant Director of

Sports Medicine

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Director of Sports Medicine

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Team Physcian

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Marketing


The John “Doc” Johnson Athletic Training Center was dedicated after the 2002-03 academic year to one of the most recognizable personalities in the history of the College, upon his retirement after over 56 years of dedicated service to Manhattan College.

A long-time trainer of the New York Giants of the National Football League in addition to his duties in Riverdale, Johnson was conferred with the Diploma of Benefactor by the Brothers of the Christian Schools in 1983 and was elected to the Manhattan College Hall of Fame in 1982. In 1990, “Doc” was given the Dis-tinguished Service Award by the Manhattan College physical education department. In 1997, he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and in 1998, the American Col-lege of Sports Medicine gave him a similar award. The National Invitational Tournament/Metropolitan Basket-ball Writers Association honored him in 2000 with its Distinguished Service Award.

the John “Doc” Johnson athletic training center

Sports medicine is an integral part of every collegiate athletics program. Manhattan College employs four certified athletic trainers who work tirelessly to assist student-athletes. While Manhattan’s athletic trainers are essential in the treatment of injuries, even greater value comes from their ability to prevent injuries and ensure that Jasper student-athletes are competing in a safe and healthy environment. In addition to prevent-ing and treating injuries, athletic trainers provide injury rehabilitation, nutritional supervision, strength and conditioning, drug and alcohol education, and general personal health advisement.

manhattan college sPorts meDicineManhattan’s sports medicine staff is aided by a wide

range of equipment for the prevention of injuries and the rehabilitation and conditioning of student-athletes.

The sports medicine staff is supported by a network of highly qualified medical and counseling profession-als practicing in the New York Metropolitan area.

The Manhattan College Sports Medicine Department features four taping stations, four treatment tables, three combo/ultrasound stim units, two stationary bikes, two whirlpools, one Jobst Extremity Pump, one upper cycle UBE, one hydrocollator unit, one ice ma-chine, one weighted pulley station, one rebounder, one variable percussor, one cold channel laser, and various sized medicine balls.




1991 • 6-10-09/14 at Siena College L, 1-4 OT9/19 at Mt. St. Vincent College L, 1-49/24 at Columbia University L, 0-49/26 King’s College W, 8-19/28 at La Salle University L, 0-39/29 Canisius College L, 1-510/1 at St. John’s University L, 0-410/5 at Dominican College W, 4-110/9 Georgian Court College L, 1-210/12 at Iona College L, 0-410/22 Dominican College W, 3-010/24 Fairfield University W, 3-110/28 at U.S. Military Academy L, 0-710/30 at Montclair State University L, 1-411/1 Mt. St. Vincent College W, 3-011/5 at Fordham University W, 1-0

1992 • 7-11-0, 1-2-0 maac south9/9 at King’s College W, 2-09/12 Siena College L, 0-19/13 Loyola College* L, 0-39/17 Saint Peter’s College* W, 7-19/19 Fairfield University* L, 0-39/23 at Columbia University L, 1-39/26 Niagara University L, 1-49/29 St. John’s University L, 0-110/3 Hofstra University W, 2-010/6 at U.S. Military Academy L, 1-510/10 Iona College L, 2-310/14 at Saint Peter’s College W, 4-010/17 Fordham University W, 2-010/18 at Fairfield University L, 0-110/20 at Dominican College W, 2-0 OT10/24 Montclair State University L, 1-210/27 Mt. St. Vincent College W, 5-010/31 vs. Fairfield University% L, 0-1

1993 • 11-5-2, 3-3-1 MAAC9/8 Fordham University W, 4-09/11 at Siena College* L, 2-49/15 Wagner College W, 4-09/18 King’s College W, 5-19/22 Columbia University W, 4-19/26 at Loyola College* L, 0-3 OT9/28 at St. John’s University T, 1-1 OT9/30 at Hofstra University W, 3-210/2 Saint Peter’s College* W, 3-110/5 U.S. Military Academy L, 0-310/9 at Iona College* W, 1-010/16 at Niagara University* L, 1-210/17 at Canisius College* W, 3-210/20 Fairfield University* T, 3-3 OT10/23 Mt. St. Vincent College W, 10-010/24 Wagner College W, 6-010/28 at Fordham University W, 3-110/30 vs. Fairfield University% L, 0-3

1994 • 5-11-1, 2-5-0 MAAC9/8 at Stony Brook University L, 0-29/10 at Lafayette College L, 0-19/14 at Columbia University W, 4-39/17 at Seton Hall University W, 4-19/25 at Fairfield University* L, 0-29/27 St. John’s University L, 2-49/29 Hofstra University L, 1-510/1 Canisius College* L, 0-210/2 at St. Francis College (Pa.) T, 4-4 OT10/9 Niagara University* W, 3-010/12 at Saint Peter’s College* L, 2-3 OT10/14 Loyola College* L, 0-310/19 Wagner College W, 2-1 OT10/22 Siena College* L, 2-310/25 at Monmouth University L, 1-710/28 Fordham University L, 1-210/31 Iona College* W, 2-1

1995 • 9-7-1, 1-5-1 MAAC9/3 at Fordham University W, 2-19/6 at Wagner College W, 5-09/10 at Hofstra University W, 2-19/14 Columbia University W, 3-19/18 Lafayette College W, 3-29/22 Fairfield University* L, 2-49/26 at St. John’s University L, 0-29/30 at Loyola College* L, 0-210/4 Stony Brook University W, 4-110/8 at Iona College* L, 0-210/11 Saint Peter’s College* W, 2-010/14 at Niagara University* T, 1-1 OT10/15 at Canisius College* L, 1-310/21 at Siena College* L, 3-510/25 Marist College W, 2-110/28 St. Francis College (Pa.) W, 2-111/1 Seton Hall University L, 1-2

1996 • 6-10-1, 3-3-1 MAAC8/31 vs. Fordham University# W, 2-19/1 at Seton Hall University# L, 0-19/8 Fordham University W, 2-19/11 at Marist College W, 1-09/15 at Columbia University L, 0-59/21 at Iona College* W, 1-09/24 Hofstra University L, 0-39/28 at Canisius College* L, 3-49/29 at Niagara University* T, 2-2 OT10/2 at Lafayette College L, 1-410/5 Siena College* W, 2-110/9 Saint Peter’s College* L, 1-3 OT10/11 St. John’s University L, 0-310/16 Monmouth University L, 0-710/23 at Fairfield University* L, 2-410/26 Loyola College* L, 1-211/1 Wagner College W, 3-0

1997 • 3-11-2, 2-6-1 MAAC9/3 Long Island University W, 2-09/6 at Fordham University L, 0-29/8 at Wagner College L, 1-39/11 Hofstra University T, 2-2 OT9/13 Fairfield University* L, 1-69/18 at Saint Peter’s College* L, 0-29/23 at St. John’s University L, 0-19/27 at Loyola College* L, 0-710/1 Lafayette College L, 1-210/4 Niagara University* T, 3-3 OT10/5 Canisius College* W, 2-1 OT10/8 Columbia University L, 0-210/11 at Siena College* L, 2-3 OT10/19 Iona College* W, 2-010/22 at Marist College* L, 0-110/24 at Rider University* L, 1-3

1998 • 8-7-2, 5-3-1 MAAC9/5 College Of Charleston W, 3-09/6 Wagner College W, 5-19/8 Fordham University L, 0-19/12 at Hofstra University T, 4-4 OT9/19 at Niagara University* W, 2-19/20 at Canisius College* L, 1-2 OT9/24 St. John’s University L, 1-29/27 at Quinnipiac University W, 2-19/30 at Fairfield University* L, 0-710/3 Rider University* L, 0-110/4 Loyola College* W, 2-1 OT10/7 Saint Peter’s College* W, 3-010/14 Marist College* T, 1-1 OT10/17 Siena College* W, 2-010/20 at Columbia University L, 0-110/25 at Iona College* W, 2-111/6 vs. Fairfield University% L, 0-7

1999 • 7-9-0, 4-5-0 MAAC9/8 at Long Island University L, 1-39/12 at Fordham University W, 2-19/18 at Loyola College* L, 0-1 2OT9/27 at Wagner College L, 0-29/29 at St. John’s University L, 2-510/2 Fairfield University* L, 0-210/4 Sacred Heart University W, 3-210/7 Hofstra University W, 1-010/9 at Rider University* W, 1-010/12 at Saint Peter’s College* W, 3-010/16 Niagara University* W, 1-010/17 Canisius College* L, 3-4 2 OT10/22 at Marist College* L, 0-110/23 at Siena College* L, 2-3 OT10/27 Iona College* W, 2-010/30 at Lehigh University L, 1-2 2OT

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2000 • 3-11-2, 3-4-2 MAAC9/1 Loyola-Chicago University L, 0-19/3 at Villanova University L, 0-49/8 at U.S. Military Academy L, 0-19/10 Fordham University L, 2-69/13 Rider University* W, 3-09/19 Saint Peter’s College* W, 4-29/23 Siena College* T, 2-2 OT9/26 Marist College* T, 1-1 OT9/29 at Fairfield University* L, 1-410/3 at Sacred Heart University L, 0-110/5 at Hofstra University L, 1-510/10 at Iona College* W, 2-110/14 Loyola College* L, 0-110/16 St. John’s University L, 1-210/21 at Niagara University* L, 1-210/22 at Canisius College* L, 0-1

2001 • 8-9-1, 5-4-0 MAAC9/1 at University of Maine L, 0-39/2 at Lafayette College L, 1-2 OT9/4 Villanova University T, 1-1 OT9/9 at Siena College* W, 3-09/17 at U.S. Military Academy W, 2-09/19 Fairfield University* L, 1-29/22 at Loyola College* L, 1-49/26 at Rider University* W, 3-19/29 Canisius College* W, 4-19/30 Niagara University* L, 0-110/5 at Marist College* L, 1-210/10 Iona College* W, 2-010/16 Wagner College W, 3-010/19 Long Island University L, 1-210/22 at Saint Peter’s College* W, 6-110/24 at St. John’s University L, 0-1 2OT11/1 vs. Siena College% W, 1-011/3 vs. Marist College% L, 1-2

2002 • 6-9-3, 4-3-2 MAAC8/31 Northeastern University T, 1-1 2OT9/10 at Long Island University L, 1-39/13 at St. Bonaventure University& L, 1-39/15 vs. Duquesne University& L, 0-39/18 at U.S. Military Academy L, 0-89/21 at Fordham University L, 0-39/24 at Wagner College W, 2-19/28 at University of Vermont W, 2-010/4 Loyola College* L, 0-110/6 Rider University* W, 3-210/11 at Canisius College* L, 1-210/13 at Niagara University W, 2-010/19 Siena College* T, 0-0 2OT10/20 Marist College* T, 0-0 2OT10/25 at Fairfield University* L, 0-1 OT10/27 at Iona College* W, 3-010/30 Saint Peter’s College* W, 4-011/4 at Columbia University L, 0-5

2003 • 5-13-0, 5-4-0 MAAC8/29 St. Bonaventure University L, 0-19/2 at U.S. Military Academy L, 0-39/7 at University of Maine L, 0-49/12 at Jacksonville University L, 0-49/14 at Stetson University L, 0-19/20 Fordham University L, 1-29/24 Wagner College L, 2-3 2OT9/27 at Northeastern University L, 0-310/3 Fairfield University* W, 2-010/5 Iona College* W, 2-010/8 at Columbia University L, 1-210/11 at Saint Peter’s College* W, 1-010/17 at Loyola College* L, 0-110/19 at Rider University* W, 3-110/24 Canisius College* W, 1-010/26 Niagara University* L, 0-110/31 at Siena College* L, 1-311/2 at Marist College* L, 0-1

2004 • 2-15-1, 2-6-1 MAAC8/27 Binghamton University@ L, 1-29/3 at U.S. Military Academy L, 0-29/5 at Yale University L, 0-39/12 at Quinnipiac University L, 0-29/17 at University of Hartford L, 0-39/19 at Fordham University L, 0-19/24 at Robert Morris University L, 0-19/26 St. Francis College (Pa.) L, 1-310/1 at Iona College* L, 1-410/3 at Fairfield University* L, 0-110/7 Saint Peter’s College* W, 1-010/9 at Drexel University L, 0-210/15 Rider University* T, 0-0 OT10/17 Loyola College* L, 0-310/22 at Niagara University* L, 0-110/24 at Canisius College* W, 4-010/29 Marist College* L, 1-210/31 Siena College* L, 0-2

2005 • 6-12-2, 1-7-1 MAAC8/26 at U.S. Military Academy^ L, 0-38/28 vs. Lehigh University^ L, 0-1 2OT9/1 at Wagner College W, 1-09/4 at Fordham University W, 2-09/9 at Youngstown State! W, 1-09/11 vs. Binghamton! T, 2-2 2OT9/14 at Columbia University L, 1-29/17 Drexel University L, 0-19/23 at Marist College* L, 1-39/25 at Siena College* L, 1-29/30 Iona College* L, 0-1 OT10/2 Fairfield University* L, 0-1 OT10/6 at Saint Peter’s College* W, 3-010/8 at Delaware State University W, 4-010/10 at Virginia Military Institute W, 4-010/16 at Loyola College* L, 0-110/18 at Rider University* T, 0-0 2OT10/21 Niagara University* L, 1-2 OT10/23 Canisius College* L, 0-210/27 vs. Rider University% L, 0-4

2006 • 12-5-2, 4-3-2 MAAC8/25 at Central Connecticut St. W, 1-0 2OT8/27 at College of the Holy Cross W, 3-09/4 at University at Albany W, 4-09/8 at NJIT W, 3-09/10 Virginia Military Institute W, 6-09/15 at Temple University~ W, 2-19/17 at La Salle University L, 1-2 2OT9/19 Wagner College W, 2-19/22 at Fordham University L, 0-39/29 at Canisius College* T, 1-1 2OT10/1 at Niagara University* L, 1-210/6 Siena College* L, 1-210/8 Marist College* W, 3-110/11 Delaware State University W, 7-010/13 at Fairfield University* L, 0-510/15 at Iona College* W, 1-010/19 Saint Peter’s College* W, 2-110/27 Loyola College* W, 2-1 2OT10/30 Rider University* T, 2-2 2OT

2007 • 7-7-4, 4-4-1 MAAC8/31 at American University$ L, 1-49/2 vs. Georgetown$ L, 0-19/5 University at Albany T, 1-1 2OT9/9 Fordham University T, 1-1 2OT9/14 at La Salle University W, 2-19/16 at Drexel University L, 0-19/21 at Lafayette College W, 2-09/26 at Stony Brook University T, 0-0 2OT9/28 College of the Holy Cross W, 5-010/5 at Loyola College* T, 0-0 2OT10/7 at Rider University* W, 1-010/12 Canisius College* W, 1-010/14 Niagara University* L, 1-210/19 at Siena College* L, 1-310/21 at Marist College* W, 3-210/26 Fairfield University* L, 0-110/28 Iona College* L, 1-311/1 at Saint Peter’s College* W, 3-1

2008 • 7-8-3, 4-3-2 MAAC8/29 at Northeastern University W, 1-09/4 Stony Brook University L, 0-19/7 at Providence College W, 2-1 2OT9/12 Lafayette College W, 2-09/14 at Fordham University L, 1-49/21 at Rhode Island L, 0-69/26 at Wagner College T, 1-1 2OT9/29 Columbia University L, 0-210/4 Saint Peter’s College* W, 2-010/6 at Holy Cross L, 0-210/10 Rider University* W, 4-010/12 Loyola College* T, 1-1 2OT10/17 at Niagara University* L, 0-210/19 at Canisius College* W, 2-110/24 Marist College* L, 0-210/26 Siena College* T, 0-0 2OT10/31 at Iona College* W, 4-311/2 at Fairfield* L, 1-3

* - MAAC Game% - MAAC Tournament Game# - Seton Hall Invitational, West Orange, N.J.& - St. Bonaventure Tournament, Olean, N.Y.@ - at North Rockland High School, Theills, N.Y. ̂- BAE Systems Classic, West Point, N.Y.

! – Penguin Classic, Youngstown, Ohio$ - DC Invitational, Washington, D.C.~ - played at La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pa.


School First Meeting RecordUniversity at Albany 2006 1-0-1American University 2007 0-1-0Army 2009 0-0-0Binghamton University 2004 0-1-1Canisius College 1991 7-9-1Central Connecticut St. U. 2006 1-0-0College of Charleston 1998 1-0-0Columbia university 1991 3-9-0Cornell university 2009 0-0-0Delaware State University 2005 2-0-0Dominican College 1991 3-0-0Drexel University 2004 0-3-0Duquesne University 2002 0-1-0Fairfield university 1991 2-19-1Fairleigh Dickinson 2009 0-0-0Fordham university 1991 9-9-1Georgetown University 2007 0-1-0Georgian Court College 1991 0-1-0University of Hartford 2004 0-1-0Hofstra University 1992 4-3-2Holy Cross 2006 2-1-0iona College 1991 12-6-0Jacksonville University 2003 0-1-0King’s College 1991 3-0-0Lafayette College 1994 3-4-0La Salle University 1991 1-2-0Lehigh University 1999 0-2-0Long Island University 1997 1-3-0Loyola College 1992 2-13-2Loyola-Chicago University 2000 0-1-0University of Maine 2001 0-2-0Marist College 1995 48-3Marshall university 2009 0-0-0Monmouth University 1994 0-2-0Montclair State University 1991 0-2-0Mt. St. Vincent College 1991 3-1-0New Jersey Inst. Of Tech. 2006 1-0-0Niagara university 1992 4-10-3Northeastern University 2002 1-1-1Providence College 2008 1-0-0Quinnipiac University 1998 1-1-0Rhode Island 2008 0-1-0Rider university 1997 7-3-3Robert Morris university 2004 0-1-0Sacred Heart University 1999 1-1-0Saint Peter’s College 1992 15-3-0Seton Hall University 1994 1-2-0Siena College 1991 4-12-3St. Bonaventure University 2002 0-2-0St. Francis College (Pa.) 1994 1-1-1St. John’s University 1991 0-10-1Stetson University 2003 0-1-0Stony Brook University 1994 1-2-1Temple University 2006 1-0-0U.S. Military Academy 1991 1-8-0University of Vermont 2002 1-0-0Villanova University 2000 0-1-1Virginia Military Institute 2005 2-0-0wagner College 1993 10-3-1Yale University 2004 0-1-0Youngstown State University 2005 1-0-0

2009 Opponents In Bold

all-time recorD vs. oPPonents

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game/season recorDs

goalsGame: 4 Emily Rogic, vs. King’s (9/18/93) 4 Erin Kreig vs. King’s (9/26/91)Season: 24 Emily Rogic (1993)

assistsGame: 3 Courtney Hughes, vs. Del. State (10/11/06) 3 Kristen Stroppel, vs. SPC, (10/22/01) 3 Amy O’Mahoney, vs. Canisius, (10/17/99) 3 Kerry Downey, vs. Mt. St. Vincent,(9/26/91)Season: 12 Courtney McMahon (2006)Career: 19 Courtney McMahon (2006-present)

PointsGame: 10 Erin Krieg, vs. King’s (9/26/91)Season: 53 Emily Rogic (1993)Career: 95 Emily Rogic (1993-1996)

games PlayeDSeason: 20 Several PlayersCareer: 75 Christine Abrams (2003-06)

savesSeason: 208 Helene Herlihy (1991)Career: 677 Helene Herlihy (1991-1994)

goals-against averageSeason: 0.95 Alicia DeFino (2006)Career: 1.22 Alicia DeFino (2004-07)

save PercentageSeason: .876 Helene Herlihy (1992) (Min 50% GP)

Career: .843 Helene Herlihy (1991-1994)(Min 2,500 min)

shutoutsSeason: 6 Jeanne Marie Gilbert (2002) 6 Helene Herlihy (1992)Career: 16 Jeanne Marie Gilbert (2000-03)

winsSeason: 8 Alicia DeFino (2006) 8 Jeanne Marie Gilbert (2001) 8 Lori Graham (1995) 8 Helene Herlihy (1993)Career: 22 Jeanne Marie Gilbert (2000-03)

career recorDs

goals 1. Emily Rogic (1993-96) 40 1. Emily Rogic (1993-96) 40 2. Lisa Margiotta (1992-95) 30 3. Laurie Spera (1998-01) 28 4. Christine Reina (2005-08) 21 5. Karen Shevlin (1994-97) 19 Lindsay Bernstein (2001-03) 19

assists 1. Courtney McMahon (2006-present) 19 2. Kristen Stroppel (1999-02) 18 3. Emily Rogic (1993-96) 15 Lisa Margiotta (1992-95) 15 5. Jen McLaughlin (1993-96) 14

Points 1. Emily Rogic (1993-96) 95 2. Lisa Margiotta (1992-95) 75 3. Laurie Spera (1998-01) 61 4. Christine Reina (2005-2008) 48 5. Jen McLaughlin (1993-96) 46 Karen Shevlin (1994-97) 46 7. Lindsay Bernstein (2001-03) 45 8. Katie Kuntz (2003-06) 36 9. Ja Na Jorgensen (1999-01) 35 Courtney McMahon (2006-present) 35

team recorDsGoals (Season): 53 (1993)Goals (Game): 10, vs. Mt. St. Vincent, 10/23/93Assists (Season): 50 (2006)Wins (Season): 12 (2006)Winning Percentage (Season): .631 (2006)Consecutive Wins: 6 (2006)Fewest Goals Allowed (Season): 21, (2007)Shutouts (Season): 7, (2006)

recorD book

Courtney McMahon Ermily Rogic Jean Marie Gilbert Laurie Spera


The unique nickname of Manhattan College’s athletic teams, the Jaspers, comes from one of the College’s most memorable figures, Brother Jasper of Mary, F.S.C., who served at the College in the late 19th century.

One of the greatest achievements of Brother Jasper was that he brought the then little-known sport of baseball to Manhattan College and be-came the team’s first coach. Since Brother was also the Prefect of Discipline, he supervised the student fans at Manhattan College baseball games while also directing the team itself.

During one particularly warm and humid day when Manhattan College was playing a semi-pro

baseball team called the Metropolitans, Brother Jasper noticed the Manhattan students were becoming restless and edgy as Manhattan came to bat in the seventh inning of a close game. To relieve the tension, Brother Jasper called time-out and told the students to stand up and stretch for a few minutes until the game resumed.

Since the College annually played the New York Giants in the late 1880’s and into the 1890’s at the old Polo Grounds, the Manhattan College prac-tice of the “seventh inning stretch” spread into the major leagues, where it has now become a time-honored custom practiced by millions of fans annually.

what is a JasPer?


Documents

2009 Manhattan Women's Soccer Media Guide