2009 UNH Women's Soccer Media Guide

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University of New Hampshire ...............2Administration .........................................3Head Coach Michael Jackson .................4Coaching Staff/Support Staff .................5America East .............................................62009 Outlook .............................................7Roster .........................................................8Player Profiles Duncan, Jenna ..................................9 Hastings, Alex ..................................9 Kaplan, Shaunna ............................10 Wiley, Meg ......................................10 Keefe, Morgan ................................11 Yost, Ally .........................................11 Avitabile, Amy ...............................12 Avitabile, Ashley ............................12 Guerra, Cassie ................................13 Posehn, Marika ..............................13 Brown, Jill .......................................14 Finley, Taylor ..................................14 Gilkenson, Stephanie.....................14 Krall, Jordyn ...................................15 LeBlanc, Carole ..............................15 Mooney, Kelly.................................15 Rozelle, Alli .....................................15 Duchaney, Brooke ..........................16 Michel, Alyssa ................................16 Coppenrath, Allie ..........................16 Dobush, Sarah ................................16 Jackson, Erin ...................................16 Lamotte, Monique .........................16 Nogueira, Drea ...............................17 Pallotta, Lyndsey ...........................17 Spencer, Kelly .................................17 Tewell, Chelsey ..............................172008 Review ............................................182008 Results and Statistics ....................19Series Records/Letterwinners ..............20Year-by-Year Record ..............................20UNH Record Book .................................21UNH Awards ..........................................22Wildcat Captains and Honor Roll ........23Wildcat Images .......................................24

Lewis Fields (right) has a grass pitch and is the primary home for the UNH women’s soccer program. It is part of the University’s athletic complex located on campus and is adjacent to Cowell Stadium. Lewis Fields was the site of America East first round tournament games in 2003, 2004 and 2008.

bremner FieLd Bremner Field (right), the alternate game and training site of UNH soccer, was reno-vated into an AstroPlay facility (approximately 110,000 square feet) with full lighting in the summer of 2002. Bremner provides the op-portunity to host night games. Bremner Field was the site of the America East semifinal and championship games in 2007.

FRONT COVER Senior captains Morgan Keefe and Ally Yost. BACK COVER Seniors Shaunna Kaplan, Alex Hastings, Jenna Duncan and Meg Wiley. CREDITS: The 2009 UNH women’s soccer media guide was written, designed and edited by Eric Coplin of the UNH Athletic Media Relations office. Editing assistance from Doug Poole. Action photography by Greg Wiley and Mike Silverwood. Individual headshots by Gil Talbot.

UnH wiLdCaTSQuick Facts

UNIVERSITY INFORMATIONLocation .....................................................................Durham, NHFounded .................................................................................... 1866Enrollment ............................................................................. 14,200President .....................................................Dr. Mark HuddlestonDirector of Athletics .............................................. Marty ScaranoNickname ..........................................................................WildcatsColors .....................................................................Blue and WhiteAffiliation .......................................................... NCAA Division IConference.................................................................America EastHome Fields ................................. Lewis Fields / Bremner Field

WOMEN’S SOCCER INFORMATIONHead coach .......................................................... Michael JacksonAlma mater .............................................. Maine-Presque Isle ’77Overall record/years ...................................... 109-136-24/14 yrsRecord at UNH/years ........................................................ [same]Assistant coach ................................ Kelly Martin (Vermont ‘93)Assistant coach ........................ Carly Draper (St. Lawrence ‘07)2008 overall record ................................................................6-11-12008 conference record ...................................5-3-0/ Third placeLetterwinners returning/lost ................................................16/8Starters returning/lost..............................................................6/5Newcomers .................................................................................. 11Captains ......................Ally Yost, Morgan Keefe & Jordyn Krall

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONSDirector ........................................................................ Scott StapinWomen’s soccer contact ..............................................Eric CoplinPhone ....................................................................... (603) 862-0717E-mail ............................................................eric.coplin@unh.eduUNH athletics website ...........................www.unhwildcats.com

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7 Outlook 9 Players

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2009 NEW HAMPSHIRE�

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TheUniversityofNewHampshirewasoriginallyfoundedasaland-grantcollegewhosemissionwastoshapeandeducatecitizenryamongthestate’sfarmers,businesspeopleandengineers.Today,theUniversity isa land-,sea-,andspace-grantuniversityservingagrowingundergraduatestudentbodyofabout11,000andagraduatepopulationof3,000inadditionto600full-timefacultymembers,92%ofwhichhaveearnedtheirdoctoratedegree.TheUniversityhasgrownintoatoppublicresearchuniversityoccupying2,600acresofclassiclivingandlearningspace,whilestillmaintainingthelookandfeelofaNewEnglandliberalartscollegewithafacultydedicatedtoteaching.UNH’sstudenttofacultyratioregistersat17:1with84%ofitsclasseshaving50studentsorless.

HISTORY AsoneofthemostprestigiousinstitutionsintheNortheast,theUniversityofNewHampshirehasalwaysbeenrecognizedasaleaderineducationandresearch,spanningallfieldsofstudyandunitingthemthroughinterdisciplinaryprograms,labs,farms,theatres,researchcenters,andlibraries. Foundedin1866astheNewHampshireCollegeofAgricultureandMechanicalArts,UNHwasamongtheearlystateinstitutionsofhighereducationwhoseformationwasmadepossiblebyfederalgovernmentlandgrants.Thepurposeforthegrantswastoestablishcollegesthatwouldservethesonsanddaughtersoffarmingandlaboringfamilies. NewHampshireCollegewasoriginallysituatedinHanover,N.H.HereitwasinconnectionwithDartmouthCollegebeforemovingtoDurhamin1893afterBenjaminThompsonbequeathedlandandmoneytofurtherthedevelopmentofthecollege.ThestatelegislaturethengranteditsnewcharterastheUniversityofNewHampshirein1923. TheUniversityhostsnearly550internationalstudentsfrommorethan40countriesandboastsapopulationofstudentsfrom49states.Alongwithover100majorsoffered,UNHencompassessevenschoolsandcollegesthatundergraduatescanchoosefrom:theCollegeofLiberalArts,CollegeofEngineeringandPhysicalSciences,SchoolofHealthandHumanServices,CollegeofLifeSciencesandAgricultures,WhittemoreSchoolofBusinessandEconomics,andtheThompsonSchoolofAppliedScience.AndattheveryheartoftheUniversity’sundergraduatestudiesistheGeneralEduca-

tionProgram.TheGEPisacoreprogramwithabreadthofacademicsubjectsthataimstoacquaintthestudentwithsomeofthemajormodesofthoughtnecessarytounderstandoneself,others,society,andtheworld. TheUniversitypridesitselfasbeingatop10entrepreneurialcampus(Forbes.comandThePrincetonReview)andisamongthetop30universitiesnationallyinscienceresearchfundingfromNASA. UNHishometotheNASA-recognizedSpaceScienceCenter;theInstituteforStudyforEarth,OceansandSpace;andtheInstituteofMarineScienceandEngineering.TheEnglishprogramisstaffedbyaninspiringfacultyofwinnersofthePulitzerPrize,theNationalBookAward,theMacArthurFellowship,theEdgarAllenPoeAwardandtheYoungPoetsAward.Inaddition,theWhittemoreSchoolofBusinessandEconomics,establishedin1962,wasrecentlyselectedsecondamongallbusinessschoolsinana-tionwidepoolofbusinessschooldeans.UNHalsograduatesstudentswhoattendtop-notchgraduateschools,includingLawSchoolatHarvardandCornell,EngineeringatStanford,andMedicalschoolatDartmouth,JohnHopkins,andHarvard.

CAMPUS Inthelastfewyears,severaloftheathleticfacilitieshavereceivedmajorupgradesandimprove-ments.InSeptemberof2001,theUniversitycompletedanew$2.15milliontrackandfieldfacility.TheJerryAzumahPerformanceCenter,abrandnewstrengthandconditioningfacilitylocatedintheUNHFieldHouse,wasdedicatedonJuly8,2003.UNHathleticshasalsoaddedtwobrandnew$1.5millionoutdoorartificialfields,MemorialFieldandBremnerField.LundholmGymnasiumhasreceivedsomemajoroverhauls,includinganewplayingsurface,newlights,newsoundsystem,newbleachersystem,

newbackboardsandnewscoreboards.Currently, thePaulSweetOval isbeingcompletelyrenovatedto includenewsurfaces, lighting,painting,infrastructureupgradesandthereplacementofwindowsthatexistedintheoriginalarchitecture. Inadditiontotheincredibleimprovementsofitsathleticfacilities,theUniversityhasupgradedandrenovatedalargepartofitsacademiccampusaswell.Mostrecently,ThompsonHall,oneofthestandinghistoricallandmarksoftheUniversity,hasbeenbeautifullyrefurbishedandrestored.TheUniversityalsocompleteda$52millionrenovationofKingsburyHall,adding6,000squarefeetofstudentprojectspaceforstudentsintheCollegeofEngineeringandPhysicalSciences,aswellasa$4.5revampofHewittHalltoexpandtheSchoolofHealthandHumanServices.Inaddition,thenew120,000squarefootBiologicalSciencesBuilding,RudmanHallandtheSpauldingLifeSciencesRenovationprojectnowprovidestate-of-the-artteachingandresearchinglaboratories. TheUniversity also spent $15 million to completeMorse Hall, a new science and engineeringbuildingaswellas$8.2milliontomodernizetheMemorialUnionBuilding.Thisrevisiontotheexistingstudentunionbuildingconsistedofseveralupgradesincludingtopkitchenanddiningfacilities,twotheaters,studentmailboxes,loungesandmeetingrooms,aswellasadditionalretailspacessuchastheUniversityBookstore.TheUniversityhasalsocompletedconstructionofthenewdiningfacilityonMainStreet,HollowayCommons,aswellastherenovationoftheDimondLibrary. In November of 1995, construction of the $27 million Recreation and Sport Complex reachedcompletion.ThenewWhittemoreCenterincludesastate-of-the-art6,500to7,500seatarenaforhockey,concertsandconvocations,aswellasanewthree-levelrecreationalsportsfacilitywithinthestructurethathadhousedtheoldSnivelyArena. CombiningtheatmosphereofasmallNewEnglandliberalartscollegewiththeresourcesandopportunitiesofamajorresearchuniversity,theUniversityofNewHampshireisaplacewhereallstu-dentscanfindorcreatetheirownnicheandsucceed.WhiletheUniversityoffersanextremelybroadacademicbasewithaninspiringfaculty,italsoprovidesstudentswiththousandsofopportunitiestogetinvolved,eitherthroughathletics,campusrecreation,studentlife,orresearch.TheUniversityisadynamiccommunitythatnotonlychallengesitsmembersacademicallybutalsoexpandstheirunder-standingandappreciationofculturaldiversityandleadstoincrediblegrowthasstudents,faculty,staff,andasacommunity.

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marty scarano director oF athLetics Marty Scarano is in the midst of his 10th year as Director of Athletics at the University of New Hampshire. During his tenure, Scarano has heightened national exposure for UNH athletics with facility renovations and programmatic advancement being top priorities. There have been over $8.5 million in capitol improvements since his hiring in the summer of 2000. In the fall of 2008, the Paul Sweet Oval renovation was completed to include new surfaces, lighting, painting, infrastructure upgrades and the replacement of windows that existed in the original architecture. The total cost of the project exceeded $500,000. In the sum-mer of 2007, the Cowell Stadium grass field was replaced with a $1 million Field Turf synthetic surface. Additionally in 2007, a complete renovation of Lundholm Gymnasium was undertaken. The $600,000 renovation included a new state-of-the-art bleacher system, new scoreboards, competition baskets and other aesthetic enhancements. Scarano brought about the completion of the $2.15 million Reggie Atkins Track and Field Facility in the summer of 2000.

The addition of a center-ice scoreboard and message board at the Whittemore Center was completed in 2001. In 2002, UNH athletics renovated Me-morial Field along with the Bigglestone Plaza and Bremner Field on the former Upper Field. The two fields, which feature state-of-the-art synthetic turf and lighting, were built at a cost of $1.5 million apiece. In addition, construction was completed to enlarge and improve the women’s locker rooms in the UNH Field House. Two other major improvements to benefit UNH’s student-athletes have been the renovation of the Jerry Azumah Performance Center for Strength and Conditioning, which features state-of-the-art strength and conditioning equipment, new offices and design, and a complete overhaul of the Student-Athlete Academic Center. Scarano and the University are also in the midst of the planning and fundraising for a multi-purpose outdoor facility. Scarano has focused on moving UNH athletics into the collegiate national arena. To accomplish that goal, UNH has taken on the task of hosting major NCAA championships. The Wildcat athletic department was host of highly-successful NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Northeast Regionals at the Verizon Wireless Arena (Manchester, N.H.) in 2004, 2007, 2009, and Manchester will once again be the site of the Northeast Regionals in 2011. UNH has had the opportunity to host two NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Frozen Fours in the Whittemore Center in 2002 and 2005. In addition, UNH suc-cessfully hosted the 2007 NCAA Skiing Championships in Washington Valley, as well as the 2005 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Northeast Regional, which took place at the Whittemore Center. This past season, men’s and women’s ice hockey, football, the men’s and women’s ski teams and gymnastics, as well as members of men’s and women’s cross country and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams, all competed in the NCAA postseason. With all of these initiatives and accomplishments, UNH athletics has consistently been ranked in the top 90 programs among all Division I institutions in the battle for the NACDA Directors Cup, which is well ahead of nearly all of UNH’s conference opponents. Scarano’s many accomplishments during his tenure have played a key role in UNH being named one of the Top 20 Athletic Departments in the Country in U.S. News and World Report college athletics rankings in March 2002. UNH’s graduation rate for athletes has maintained levels at or exceeding 90 percent, which puts it among the nation’s best in Division I. The men’s ice hockey team won the regular season Hockey East title in 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008, and then advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four in 2002 and 2003. The Wildcat women’s hockey team won the Hockey East Tournament Championship for the fourth straight season in 2009, which also included Frozen Four appearances in 2006 and 2008. The women’s gymnastics team won its first-ever EAGL title in 2003, when the event was hosted at the Whitt. The volleyball team won an America East crown in 2002 and 2003 and went on to the NCAA tournament in those same seasons. The field hockey team made the NCAA’s in 2000, while women’s lacrosse made “The Big Dance” in 2004 and again in 2008. UNH football returned to national prominence and was ranked No. 1 in the nation for parts of three seasons from 2005-07, and made it to the NCAA FCS playoffs the last five years, including the quarterfinals for three consecutive seasons. Additionally, 17 coaches have won 54 Coach of the Year awards during Scarano’s tenure. In 2007, Scarano was named the All-American Football Foundation Athletic Director of the Year for FCS football in the Northeast region. Scarano was also awarded the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) AD of the Year for the FCS. Scarano also been an active member in the leadership of UNH’s three major conferences and was the chair of the executive committees for At-lantic 10 football, Hockey East and America East from 2003 to 2007. He also served as chair of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee in 2005-2006 and 2006-07. Scarano held the position of Athletics Director at Colorado College from July 1996 through June 2000. The college’s athletic program excelled both in and out of the classroom under his supervision and six different athletic facilities received renovations, including the Schlessman Pool, Washburn Field, the Carle Weight Room and a new press box at Stewart Field. During his tenure, Colorado College was ranked among the top 20 Division III programs in the Sears Cup national standings and produced several All-Americans, all-academic award winners and NCAA post-graduate scholarship recipients. During Scarano’s tenure at Colorado College, the men’s ice hockey team became a regular at the NCAA men’s ice hockey championships. Prior to his stay in Colorado Springs, Scarano worked for 13 years at Colgate University, where he served as assistant director of athletics, director of physical education, associate director, and senior associate director. Scarano, a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., is a 1978 graduate of Penn State University, where he started his athletic career as assistant ticket manager and the athletics events manager from 1980-83. Scarano holds a Master’s Degree in Environmental History from Colgate. He and his wife, Cydney, have two daughters, Lynden, a sophomore at UNH, and Corey, and a son, Kyle.

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dr. mark huddLeston President Mark W. Huddleston is the 19th president of the University of New Hampshire. He brings three decades of experience in public and private higher education as a faculty member, dean, and senior administrator, most recently as president of Ohio Wesleyan University. His term at UNH commenced in July 2007. Huddleston began his academic career at the State University of New York-Buffalo in 1977 as an assistant professor of political science. He then joined the faculty of the University of Delaware in 1980, where he remained for the next 24 years. Dr. Huddleston chaired the Department of Political Science and International Relations and served as associate provost for international programs. He was named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 2001, where he managed 45 academic departments and centers with nearly 900 fulltime faculty and staff, and served in that capacity until he was named president of Ohio Wesleyan University in 2004. Having received his bachelor’s degree in political science from SUNY-Buffalo, Huddleston went on to receive both a

master’s degree and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. An author of numerous books and articles, he has been active as a consultant for both the U.S. government and international organizations. He also served as an advisor in Bosnia on rebuilding financial and administrative infrastructures after the Dayton accords. Huddleston was raised in Syracuse and spent 24 years at the University of Delaware in various capacities. For UNH he says, the best years are yet to come—and he is happy that he will be a part of that. Huddleston and his wife, Emma Bricker, have three children, Andy, Kate, and Giles.


michaeL Jackson head coach Michael Jackson enters his 15th season as the head coach of the University of New Hampshire women’s soccer program. A 1977 graduate of the University of Maine-Presque Isle, Jackson was named the America East Coach of the Year in 2002 and 1998, and led a staff that garnered America East Coaching Staff of the Year honors in 2007. In 14 years, Jackson has compiled a 109-136-24 overall record, including a 34-18-7 record in conference play for a .636 winning percentage, coached five of the program’s top seven leading point scorers and the only All-America First Team selection – goalkeeper Maja Hansen – in UNH history. He has also had 12 America East All-Conference First Team honorees, as well as three players named to the North Atlantic Conference All-Con-ference First Team, a Goalkeeper of the Year award winner (Kristen Ouellette, 2002), three Striker of the Year

recipients (Chiara Best, 2004 and Michelle Sheehan, 2007 and 2008) and a Midfielder of the Year honoree (Caitlin Whelan, 2007). Jackson, who has made 11 tournament appearances with the ‘Cats, led UNH to the title game in 1998 and 2007, as well as semi-final appearances in 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. He also led the ‘Cats to America East tournament appearances in 2000 and 2008. In 2008, the Wildcats qualified for the tournament for the eighth straight season – the longest active streak in the conference. Jackson steered the ‘Cats to a 6-11-1 overall record, but a 5-3-0 conference mark that earned UNH the No. 3 seed in the America East tournament, where it suffered a 1-0 loss to Binghamton in the quarterfinal round. Jackson put together what may have been his most impressive year while at the helm for the Wildcats in 2007. He led his team to an 11-7-2 regular sea-son record, good for a .632 winning percentage. While the 11 victories tied the second highest win total in a single season, which he had already done twice (1998, 2004), the winning percentage was Jackson’s highest during his career in Durham. His 6-1-1 record in the conference garnered a share of the Wildcats’ second ever America East regular season title, which also gave them their first America East tournament No. 1 seed in program history. For the sixth consecutive year, the Wildcats made it as far as the semifinal round. Jackson surpassed that, however, guiding the ‘Cats to the championship game for the second time in school history – the first time as a No. 1 seed and host of the title game. UNH advanced to the semifinals of the America East Championships in 2006 and finished 6-11-1 overall with seven shutouts. Two years prior, Jackson led the Wildcats (11-8-2 overall) to their first America East regular-season title as UNH shared the crown with a 6-3-0 conference record. In 2002, Jackson guided UNH to a second-place finish in the conference with a 5-2-1 record. The Wildcats reached double digits in wins (10-7-1 overall) and tied the school record for shutouts by blanking the opposition nine times. Jackson was hon-ored as the conference’s Coach of the Year in 1998 after leading the ‘Cats to a third seed in the league tournament with a 7-2-0 America East record. UNH advanced to the conference championship game and finished that season with an 11-9-0 mark. Before assuming the head coaching position at UNH, Jackson served as an assistant coach at the University of Connecticut from 1990-94. During his tenure with the Huskies, UConn qualified for the NCAA tournament five consecutive seasons. In his last season at UConn, the team advanced to the NCAA semifinals. They advanced to the championship game in 1990 and made quarterfinal appearances in 1991 and 1993. The Huskies produced seven NCAA Division I All-America selections, 14 All-New England and 12 All-Regional players, as well as one Academic All-American in Jackson’s five years of service. Prior to joining the UConn coaching staff, Jackson served as the girls varsity soccer coach, as well as special education teacher at East Hampton (Conn.) High School from 1986-89. He helped produce the school’s first-ever All-State player during his rookie season. In his second year at the helm, the team qualified for its first-ever tournament and produced another All-State selection. Jackson began his coaching career with the boys’ soccer program at Waterford (Conn.) High School (1981-85). He directed the team to the state tournament four times, including three conference championships. In 1982, his team advanced to the state final and generated the school’s first-ever All-America selection. Jackson has also been involved in the Connecticut Junior Soccer Association’s Olympic Development Program, as well as with the Under-15 through Under-19 State teams. He has also been involved in various soccer camps throughout Connecticut and Mas-sachusetts. In addition to his coaching background, Jackson also possesses several years of playing experience. He was a member of the varsity soccer program at the University of Maine-Presque Isle and played for the Waterford Soccer Club, an amateur men’s team. Jackson received his Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Science from Maine-Presque Isle in 1977 and attained his Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Connecticut in 1986. As a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association, Jackson holds an Advanced National Diploma. He also earned a ‘B’ coaching license from the United States Soccer Federation. Jackson is a native of New London, Conn., and resides in Lee (N.H.) with his wife Cate.

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keLLy martin assistant coach Kelly Martin enters her 15th season as an assistant coach with the University of New Hampshire women’s soccer program. A 1993 graduate of the University of Vermont, Martin has a wealth of coaching and playing experience. Before joining the Wildcat staff, Martin played for the Sheffield Hallam United Soccer Club (Sheffield, England) in the fall of 1994 and played semiprofessionally with the Boston Renegades of the USISL-Women’s League from 1996-98. Martin was inducted into the UVM Athletic Hall of Fame in October 2006 in recognition of her excellence as a soccer and softball player for the Catamounts. A four-year standout on the University of Vermont’s varsity soccer program, Martin was a three-time All-New England Team (NEWISA) selection. As team captain in 1992 and 1993, Martin was selected to the NSCAA First Team twice. In addition, she was a two-time First Team All-North Atlantic Conference (NAC) selection and played for the NEWISA Northeast Region Senior All-Star Team in 1993. Martin was also a member of UVM’s Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) championship team in 1989. She excelled in the classroom

while at Vermont, where she was named to the school’s Dean’s List and to the NAC Academic Honor Roll. Martin, who holds an NSCAA National Diploma and a USSF ‘B’ coaching license, received her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from UVM and completed her Master’s Degree in Public Administration with a concentration in Athletic Administration at UVM in March 2000. Martin is a native of Keene (N.H.) and currently resides with her family in Hampton (N.H.).

carLy draPer assistant coach Carly Draper enters her first season as an assistant coach with the UNH women’s soccer program. Draper, who will work with the Wildcat goalkeepers, comes to Durham after a two-year stint as a graduate assistant with Loyola (Md.) College, where she also worked with the goalkeepers and received a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership in May 2009. Draper, a native of Ottawa, Ontario, helped guide the Greyhounds to a 10-6-4 record in 2008, including a 7-0-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference mark that clinched the regular season championship before Loyola fell in the tournament title game. Draper graduated from St. Lawrence in May 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Chemistry and Exercise Science.

cathy Leach academic services Athletic excellence is one-half of the formula for success in the collegiate experience for University of New Hampshire women’s soc-cer players. The primary measure of achievement is the student-athlete’s success in the classroom. For the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 academic years, UNH was awarded the America East Academic Cup for recording the highest GPA in the conference. In both the Fall of 2004 and 2006 and Winter/Spring 2005 semesters, UNH placed the highest number of student-athletes on the America East Honor Roll. New Hampshire also boasts one of the top graduation rates in the country. UNH is dedicated to enhancing the student-athlete’s ability to achieve academic excellence. Realizing the time commitment the players give to the school, the University administers a comprehensive program of academic support services that is available to Wildcat women’s soccer players and all other student-athletes. This program includes the monitoring of academic progress and providing tutorial services, as well as interacting with the academic advisors within the various colleges.

Cathy Leach is entering her eighth year as an assistant of academic support and the primary contact for women’s soccer.

John ciani strenGth and conditioninG coach John Ciani enters his fourth season as an associate director of strength and conditioning at the University; he had held the position of UNH strength and conditioning assistant coach for four years. Ciani’s efforts have been key in guiding UNH student-athletes to NCAA appearances in both women’s and men’s ice hockey, football, gymnastics, women’s volleyball, women’s lacrosse, skiing and track and field. Ciani came to UNH from the University of North Dakota, where he worked under Paul Chapman, the Wildcats’ current director of strength and conditioning, as an assistant with the men’s ice hockey, football, men’s and women’s swimming, men’s basketball and baseball teams. The Jerry Azumah Performance Center opened its doors in the summer of 2003 to UNH student-athletes. A monetary donation by Azumah, a now-retired cornerback of the Chicago Bears of the NFL who was a 2004 Pro Bowl selection and 1999 recipient of the Walter Payton Award (top football player in Div. I-AA), allowed the UNH athletic department to overhaul its existing strength and

conditioning center. The renovated Center features 5,000 pounds of Olympic weights, 7,000 pounds of dumbbells, 14 Power lift platform stations, 12 Hammer strength machines and an additional 15,000 pounds of weights.

casey sPanGLer athLetic trainer Casey Spangler, a 2009 graduate of Winona State University, joined the University of New Hampshire Sports Medicine staff for the 2009-10 season. As a senior at Winona State, Spangler worked with the women’s volleyball, men’s basketball and the outdoor track & field teams. In previous years, her assignments included coverage with the football, women’s soccer, women’s basketball, gymnastics, baseball, softball and men’s and women’s ice hockey teams. Spangler, who received a B.S. in Athletic Training, is a certified member of the National Athletic Training Association and the Great Lakes Athletic Training Association. She has also been certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the NSCA as well as a First Responder – Professional Rescuer by the American Heart Association.

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karen coLLins sPort PsychoLoGy Karen Collins joined the UNH faculty in the fall of 2002 and is currently an Associate Professor in the Kinesiology department. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina Greensboro (2002) with a specialization in Sport Psychology. Her research focuses primarily on social issues in coaching and coaching education. As an undergraduate at Princeton University (1994) she was a two-sport athlete playing on the field hockey and lacrosse teams, captaining the field hockey team her senior year. As both a player and coach at Princeton University, Collins was part of multiple league championships, NCAA appearances and a national championship. After completing her undergraduate work at Princeton University, she was a former collegiate coach at Princeton University, University of New Hampshire and Dartmouth College. Dr. Collins received her MS in Sport Studies from UNH and brings the combination of her academic preparation in sport psychology with a great deal of sport experience to her current position at UNH. In addition to her teaching and research, Dr. Collins is a sport psychology consultant for youth and collegiate athletes and coaches.


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Patrick neroCommissioner

kerri FaGanSenior Associate Commissioner

matt bourQueAssociate Commissioner

Frank suLLivanAssociate Commissioner/Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials

brian barrioAssistant Commissioner/Compliance

sean tainshDirector of Communications

chad dwyerSport/Championship Administrator

LesLie hannaAssistant Director of Communications

Jessica descartesSport/Business Administrator

cori LeFkowithIntern

barbara JacobsCoordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials

kathy FerraraccioCoordinator of Volleyball Officials

roGer tayLorCoordinator of Soccer Officials

barbara carreiroCoordinator of Field Hockey Officials

mara waGerCoordinator of Women’s Lacrosse Officials

nick ZibeLLiCoordinator of Baseball Umpires

nick cinQuantoCoordinator of Softball Umpires

contact inFormation

Phone number617-695-6369

Fax numbers(617) 695-6380 (administration)(617) 695-6385 (communications)

maiLinG address215 First Street, Suite 140 Cambridge, MA 02142

websitewww.AmericaEast.com

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2009 Preseason PollRank Team (1st-place votes) Points

1.BostonU.(8) 64 2.StonyBrook(1) 57 3.Hartford 45 4. New Hampshire 43 5.Binghamton 33 6.Maine 32 7.Albany 21 8.Vermont 16 9.UMBC 13

ABOUT AMERICA EAST... Now in its third decade of operation, America East has evolved into one of the most comprehen-sive NCAA Division I conferences with a commitment to broad-based, competitive athletics programs, complementing the academic integrity and missions of the member institutions. Progressive in its approach to its more than 3,200 student-athletes, America East recognizes cham-pions in each of its 20 sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross coun-try, field hockey, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball. America East also conducts the na-tion’s most comprehensive academic recognition program for student-athletes. With a geographic footprint covering the Mid-Atlantic to Northeast regions of the United States, America East strives to develop champions in academics, athletics and leadership at its nine member institutions: University at Albany, Binghamton University, Boston University, University of Hartford, University of Maine, UMBC, University of New Hampshire, Stony Brook University and University of Vermont.

ACADEMICS…• University of Vermont captured its fifth straight America East Academic Cup in 2009 after its stu-dent-athletes registered a cumulative 3.14 grade-point average, which tied the league’s best mark ever. Six other schools also earned a 3.0 GPA or better.• America East’s 3,200 student-athletes registered a combined 3.05 GPA during the 2008-09 academ-ic year, and over 60 percent of them were named to America East’s Academic Honor Roll for recording a GPA of 3.0 or better.• Connor Tobin (Vermont), Dan Schultz (Boston University) and Cornelia Carapcea (UMBC) were tabbed ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans, while 26 others were All-District selections.• University of Vermont’s Connor Tobin (soccer) and Kristen Millar (lacrosse) were the America East Male and Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year, respectively.• Twenty-one student-athletes were recognized as America East Scholar-Athletes and 167 received All-Aca-demic recognition in their respective sport.• Nineteen America East teams were publicly recog-nized by the NCAA for their multiyear Academic Prog-ress Rate (APR), finishing among the top 10 percent of teams in the nation, with nine programs receiving per-fect scores of 1000.

ATHLETICS…• Boston University won the Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner’s Cup for the fourth straight year and seventh time in the last eight seasons after capturing a conference-best seven championships, four regular-sea-son titles and four runner-up finishes during the 2008-09 season.• Four America East programs won postseason games in 2008-09: Boston University men’s soccer (NCAA), Boston University women’s basketball (WNIT), Vermont men’s basketball (CBI) and Boston University softball (NCAA).• Nineteen America East student-athletes earned All-America recognition, including one in men’s basketball, one in men’s soccer, six in men’s lacrosse, four in women’s lacrosse and nine in cross coun-try/track & field.• America East improved 10 positions in the men’s basketball conference RPI to No. 17, its fifth-best finish ever, and sent two teams (Binghamton, NCAA; Vermont, CBI) to the postseason for the fifth time since 2003. • Three women’s basketball teams – Boston University, Hartford and Vermont – reached the post-season, tying a conference record set in 1999.• Boston University defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship to give America East at least one NCAA win in seven of the last eight years, and the conference RPI (No. 6) was America East’s highest ever.• Boston University became the first women’s soccer champion to complete an unbeaten and untied conference slate since 2000 and made its fourth straight NCAA appearance.• UMBC (No. 9), which won its second straight America East Men’s Lacrosse Championship, and Stony Brook (No. 20) were ranked in the final USILA national poll, while Albany was also ranked dur-ing the season.• Sarah Dalton, a first-team All-American in women’s lacrosse, led Boston University to its fifth straight conference title. The Terriers (No. 11) and New Hampshire (No. 20) were ranked in the final IWLCA national poll.• Stony Brook women’s cross country competed at the NCAA Women’s Cross Country Champion-ship for the second straight season.• Boston University reached the championship round of its NCAA Softball Regional with wins over Iowa and Auburn, matching the best finish ever by an America East team.


In 2009, the University of New Hampshire women’s soccer program will look to extend the league’s longest active America East Championship tournament appearance streak to nine straight seasons. UNH has its sights set higher, however, after reaching its second ever title game in 2007 and then making an early exit from the tournament a year ago. As is the goal every year, the Wildcats are looking for their first ever America East title and a berth into the NCAA tournament. After losing five impact seniors who had great ca-reers wearing the blue and white, the route to the top of the mountain will be a difficult one. With 17 members of the 2008 team returning and 11 skilled newcomers arriving in Durham, however, head coach Michael Jackson and his staff, including new assistant Carly Draper, are confident they have the squad that can make the long climb to the top and finally reach their goal. A year after bringing back 67 of its 88 total points scored (76 percent), UNH returns just 32 of its 72 points scored (44 percent) this season after graduating two-time America East Striker of the Year Michelle Sheehan and one-time Midfielder of the Year Caitlin Whelan. The bulk of those points come from senior Shaunna Kaplan, who will be counted on to help carry the scoring load in 2009. After increasing her point total from five, to nine, to 12 in each of her first three years, the Wildcats hope Kaplan is in line for a breakout senior year. The explosively-quick Kaplan tallied three goals and six assists last season, tying for the team lead in assists and ranking third on the squad in both goals and points. Joining Kaplan up front will be senior captain Morgan Keefe, who tallied both her first collegiate goal and assist last season en route to three points in 18 games. Another captain, sophomore Jordyn Krall, will also see the majority of her time at the forward spot. Krall’s versatility gives the Wildcats greater flexibility as she can also play in the midfield, and filled in at back last year in a handful of her 18 games. Three newcomers should help the ‘Cats reload at the forward spot, with freshman Drea Nogueira and sophomore transfers Alyssa Michel and Brooke Duchaney all arriving in Durham. Nogueira, 5-foot-4-inch from New Bedford, Mass., was a four-year varsity starter at New Bedford High School, where she captained the squad and was named the Standard Times Player of the Year her senior year. Michel, 5-7 from Bellingham, Wash., player her freshman year at Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colo., where she was named to the All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Third Team after ranking second on her team in goals (6) and points (13). Duchaney, meanwhile, played her freshman season at Bryant University, where she tied for second on the team in goals (3) and was third on the squad in both points (8) and assists (2), and also notched Bryant’s first Division I goal. Junior Amy Avitabile will lead the midfield this season after notching eight points on her first collegiate goal and a team-high six assists. Avitabile started all 15 games she played, missing the final three contests after a knee injury that she will be fully recovered from when UNH opens the season. Fellow juniors Cassie Guerra and Ashley Avitabile also return after playing in 16 and 17 games, respectively, last season, to add depth to the midfield. Sophomore Stephanie Gilkenson returns to the midfield after a solid freshman campaign in which she was named to the All-Rookie Team after tallying five points on five helpers in 18 games. Carole LeBlanc returns for her sophomore year after she tallied four points on two goals in 15 games during her first go-around with the Wildcats. Alli Rozelle rejoins the UNH midfield for her sophomore season, after taking 2008 off. Rozelle appeared in 13 matches as a freshman for the ‘Cats during their run to the title game in 2007. UNH also welcomes impact freshmen Monique Lamotte and Allie Coppenrath into the women’s soccer family. Lamotte, 5-6 from Blackstone, Mass., played four years of varsity soccer at Freedom High School in Tampa, Fla., where she holds records for both goals in a career (63) and goals in a season (22), and was the squad’s MVP in the 2006, 2008 and 2009 seasons. Coppenrath, 5-5 from Green Harbor, Mass., spent four years as a varsity player at Marshfield High School, where she helped lead the squad to the South Sectional finals her sophomore, junior and senior seasons, and was a Patriot Ledger All-League selection in 2008. After gaining a year of valuable experience and adding a handful of talent, the Wildcat defensive unit should be much im-proved from 2008. Seniors Jenna Duncan, Alex Hastings and Meg Wiley all return after playing in 11, 17 and 14 games, respectively. Duncan, who can also play in the midfield, missed a stretch of time due to injury. Junior Marika Posehn also returns to the backfield, but could see more time at midfield this year, where she saw the majority of her time during her 2007 All-Rookie campaign. Posehn started 16 of the 18 games she played in last season. Jill Brown leads a class of three sophomores who are returning to the backfield, including Taylor Finley and Kelly Mooney. Brown played in 15 games last season and Finley appeared in 10 matches, while Mooney sat out the season after seeing action in five contests her freshman year. The Wildcats also added three impact freshmen to the backfield over the offseason in Kelly Spencer, Chelsey Tewell and Lyndsay Pallotta. Spencer, 6-0 from Exeter, N.H., played four years of varsity soccer, in-cluding the past three at Exeter High School and won a pair of Class L state championships her sophomore and junior seasons. Spencer was an All-New England selection in 2008, as well as a First Team All-State selection in both 2007 and 2008. Spencer was also rated the fourth Best High School Athlete in New Hampshire and Vermont – and the top female athlete – by Varsity Magazine in December 2008. Tewell, 5-4 from York Harbor, Maine, was a four-year varsity forward at York High School, where she did not miss a single game during her high school career. Tewell, who graduated from YHS with 54 goals and 36 assists, was named captain her senior year before finishing with team MVP honors after leading her squad in scoring for the third straight season. Pallotta, 5-5 out of Hanover, Mass., played four years of varsity soccer at Hanover High School, where she was a Patriot League All-Star in both 2006 and 2008. The Wildcats will have some new faces in net this season, but return senior tri-captain Ally Yost, who will handle the majority of duties this season. Yost played in eight games last year, compiling a 1.38 GAA to go along with a .792 save percentage. The ‘Cats comple-ment Yost with a pair of freshmen, Sarah Dobush and Erin Jackson. Dobush, 5-10 from Pickering, Ontario, recently finished training at Ontario’s National Training Centre and also wrapped up her second season with the Oshawa Kicks, whom she helped lead to Ontario Cup and OYSL U-18 Championships. Dobush was previously a member of the Toronto Lynx Club, and also trained with their W-League team. Jackson, 5-8 from Wakefield, Mass., was a four-year varsity member at Wakefield Memorial High School, where she captained the squad in both 2007 and 2008, and was also the team MVP in 2008. The team was a Division 2 North finalist in 2007, when Jackson was a Middlesex All-League Goalie and Eastern Mass All-Star. Jackson was also a Middlesex League All-Star in both 2007 and 2008. With a solid core of hungry, returning players and an influx of fresh new faces, the Wildcats, who were picked fourth in the America East Pre-Season Coaches Poll, are in prime position to make another run at an America East title in 2009.

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No. Name Class Pos Height Hometown/Last School 1 Sarah Dobush Fr. GK 5-10 Pickering, Ontario/Dunbarton 2 Grace Marden Fr. B 5-6 Mirror Lake, N.H./Kingswood 3 Stephanie Gilkenson So. M/F 5-5 Cranston, R.I./LaSalle Academy 4 Amy Avitabile Jr. M 5-3 Pembroke, Mass./Pembroke 5 Alyssa Michel So. F 5-7 Bellingham, Wash./Mesa State College 6 Brooke Duchaney So. F 5-2 Hampton Falls, N.H./Bryant University 7 Jordyn Krall So. F/M 5-5 Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury 8 Meg Wiley Sr. B 5-5 Norwell, Mass./Norwell 9 Allie Coppenrath Fr. M/F 5-5 Green Harbor, Mass./Marshfield 10 Marika Posehn Jr. B/M 5-6 Duncan, British Columbia/Cowichan Secondary 11 Morgan Keefe Sr. F/M 5-5 So. Burlington, Vt./So. Burlington 12 Chelsey Tewell Fr. B 5-4 York Harbor, Maine/York 13 Ashley Avitabile Jr. M 5-7 Pembroke, Mass./Pembroke 14 Lyndsay Pallotta Fr. B 5-5 Hanover, Mass./Hanover 15 Shaunna Kaplan Sr. F 5-4 Framingham, Mass./Framingham 16 Taylor Finley So. B 5-8 Bedford, N.H./Manchester West 17 Kelly Mooney So. B 5-9 Canton, Mass./Canton 18 Alex Hastings Sr. B 5-8 Fort Collins, Colo./Rocky Mountain 19 Monique Lamotte Fr. M/F 5-6 Blackstone, Mass./Freedom (Fla.) 20 Drea Nogueira Fr. F 5-4 New Bedford, Mass./New Bedford 21 Kelly Spencer Fr. B 6-0 Exeter, N.H./Exeter 22 Alli Rozelle So. M 5-8 Stratham, N.H./Exeter 23 Jenna Duncan Sr. B/M 5-5 Ivyland, Pa./Council Rock North 25 Erin Jackson Fr. GK 5-8 Wakefield, Mass./Wakefield Memorial 26 Ally Yost Sr. GK 5-11 Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy 27 Cassie Guerra Jr. M 5-5 DeWitt, N.Y./DeWitt 28 Jill Brown So. B 5-8 Manchester, N.H./Manchester Memorial 30 Carole LeBlanc So. M/F 5-4 Grand-Digue, New Brunswick/Brewster Academy

Co-captains: Morgan Keefe, Ally Yost, Jordyn Krall Head Coach: Michael Jackson (Maine Presque Isle ‘77) Assistants: Kelly Martin (Vermont ‘93), Carly Draper (St. Lawrence ‘07)

The mission of the intercollegiate athletics program at UNH is to provide student-athletes a collegiate experience that is enriched by their participation in programs which are competitive at the NCAA Division I level both regionally and nationally. The intercollegiate athletics program also plays an important by enhancing the quality of life for the University and statewide community by being a source of pride and identification with the University while always maintaining high standards of academic scholarship and integrity. To fulfill its mission, the intercollegiate program must: (1) Provide student-athletes every opportunity to meet academic and athletic demands with the goal of graduating every student-athlete; (2) Provide resources necessary to field competitive teams with league affiliations, and to gain regional and national recognition; (3) Provide equitable opportunities for all intercollegiate athletics by the active recruitment of minority athletes, and provide equitable opportuni-ties for all women student-athletes commensurate with that of their male counterparts; (4) Provide excellent facilities for all athletes to train, practice and play; (5) Conduct all operations within state and federal law, University policies, rules of the NCAA, and athletics conferences in which the University competes.

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ACCOLADES2008–AmericaEastCommissioner’sHonorRoll.2007–AmericaEastCommissioner’sHonorRoll.2006–AmericaEastAcademicHonorRoll.

2008Started15of17matchessheplayedin…contributeddefensivelyatback.

2007Appearedinninematches.

2006Appearedinfourmatches.

BEFORE UNH2006 graduate of Rocky Mountain High School, where she lettered insoccerandtrack...All-ConferenceFirstTeamin2006...ledRMHStotheplayoffsallfouryears...ColoradoODPteamin2004and‘05...playedontheFortCollinsArsenalclubteamfrom1999-2006.

PERSONAL FILEBornAug.26,1988inFortCollins,Colo....daughterofBrianandDanetteHastings...biologymajor.

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ACCOLADES2008–AmericaEastCommissioner’sHonorRoll.2007–AmericaEastAcademicHonorRoll.

2008Playedin11games,includingsixstarts…contributeddefensivelyatback

2007Playedin14matches,includingsixstarts.

2006Made11appearancesasawalkon...scoredthegame-winningpenaltykickintheAmericaEastquarterfinalsversusBinghamton(Oct.27).

BEFORE UNH2006graduateofCouncilRockHighSchool,whereshewasafour-timeletterwinnerinsoccer...memberofthe2005U-17and2006U-18EpysaCup championship teams ... four-time member of Philadelphia SoccerClub.

PERSONAL FILEBornDec.26,1987inOcala,Fla....daughterofJimandDonnaDuncan...Businessadministration:financemajor.

YEAR G/GS G A PTS CAREER HIGHS2006 11/0 0 0 0 Goals.................................................... N/A2007 14/6 0 0 0 Assists.................................................. N/A2008 11/6 0 0 0 Points................................................... N/ATotals 36/12 0 0 0

JENNA

DUNCANSeniorBack/Midfielder 5-5Ivyland, Pa. 23

ALEXHASTINGSSeniorBack 5-8Fort Collins, Colo. 18

YEAR G/GS G A PTS CAREER HIGHS2006 4/0 0 0 0 Goals.................................................... N/A2007 9/0 0 0 0 Assists.................................................. N/A2008 17/15 0 0 0 Points................................................... N/ATotals 30/15 0 0 0

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ACCOLADES2008–NEWISAAll-NewEnglandSecondTeam...AmericaEastPlayeroftheWeek(Sept.29)...AmericaEastAcademicHonorRoll.2007 – America East Player of the Week (Oct. 22) ... America EastCommissioner’sHonorRoll.2006–AmericaEastAll-RookieTeam.

2008OneofsixWildcatstoplayinall18matches…made17starts…talliedacareer-high12pointsonthreegoalsandsixassists…tiedfortheteamleadinassistsandwasthirdingoalsandpoints…secondintheconferenceinassists…startedalleightconferencegames,tallying1-3-5…setacareerhighwiththreepointsatBinghamtononSept.28…postedacareer-hightwoassistsatUMassonSept.4.

2007Playedinall20games,including17starts...postedthreegoalsandthreeassists forninepoints,whichwas thirdbestonthe team ... scoredtheloneWildcatgoalintheAmericaEastchampionshipgame...notchedthegame-winninggoalversusHartford(Oct.21).

2006Recorded13appearancesandmadesixstartsaftersittingthefirsthalfoftheseasonoutduetoillness...tiedforthirdontheteaminpoints(four)...tiedforsecondontheteamingoals(two)andpostedanassist...talliedfirstcollegiategoalversusHartford(Sept.28)...scoredthegame-winninggoalvs.Albany(Oct.22)...standoutperformerattheattackpositiononthewomen’slacrosseteam.

BEFORE UNH2006graduateofFraminghamHighSchool,where shewasa four-timeletterwinnerinsoccerandlacrosseandMVPofbothteamsasasenior...BostonGlobeandBostonHeraldAll-ScholasticTeaminbothsports...three-timeAll-Leagueselectioninbothsports...2005All-StateTeaminsoccer...MetroWestDailyNewsAll-Starinsoccer(twice)andlacrosse(threetimes)...recorded65goalsand45assistsinfouryearsofsoccer,including28goalsand15assistsasasenior...ledsoccerteamto2005Mass.Division1Northchampionship...lacrosseteamwontheDivision.1Northchampionshipin2004...2006All-AmericaselectionandEasternMass.PlayeroftheYearinlacrosse...Super-YODPfrom2003-05...ODPNationalPoolplayerin2005...playedwiththeBostonRenegadesclubsoccerteam.

PERSONAL FILEBornNov.27,1987inFramingham,Mass....daughterofJoelandEllenKaplan...kinesiology:sportstudiesmajor.

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2008Playedin14contests,includingeightstarts…recordedfiveshotswhilecontributingdefensivelyatthebackposition.

2007Appearedineightgames,includingfourstarts.

BEFORE UNH2005graduateofNorwellHighSchool,whereshe lettered insoccer ...BostonHeraldAll-ScholasticTeamin2003and2004...All-StateTeamin2003and2004...EasternMass.FirstTeamAll-Starfrom2002-04...SouthShoreLeagueMVPin2003and2004...SouthShoreLeagueAll-Starfrom2002-04...ledteamtotheSouthShoreLeaguetitlein2003and2004...2003SouthShoreleadingscorerwith21goalsand12assists...NortheastRegionalODPTeam...three-yearmemberoftheCapeCodLadyCrusadersclubteam...playedontheCristaleSoccerclubteam.

PERSONAL FILEBornJune25,1987inNorwell,Mass. ...daughterofGregandCamilleWiley...sociologymajor.

YEAR G/GS G A PTS CAREER HIGHS2007 8/4 0 0 0 Goals...................................................N/A2008 14/8 0 0 0 Assists.................................................N/ATotals 22/12 0 0 0 Points..................................................N/A

MEG

WILEYSeniorBack 5-5Norwell, Mass. 8

YEAR G/GS G A PTS CAREER HIGHS2006 13/6 2 1 5 Goals....................................1,eighttimes2007 20/17 3 3 9 Assists.................... 2atUMass09/04/082008 18/17 3 6 12 Points.......................................2,sixtimesTotals 51/40 8 10 26

SHAUNNA

KAPLANSeniorForward 5-4Framingham, Mass. 15

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ACCOLADES2008–AmericaEastCommissioner’sHonorRoll...UNHWomen’sSoccerStudent-AthleteAward.2007–AmericaEastCommissioner’sHonorRoll...UNHWomen’sSoccerStudent-AthleteAward.2006–AmericaEastCommissioner’sHonorRoll...UNHWomen’sSoccerStudent-AthleteAwardforhavingthehighestgradepointaverageduringthetraditionalseasonofcompetition.

2008Playedineightgames,includingsixstarts…posteda1.38goals-againstaveragetogoalongwitha.792savepercentage…matchedhercareerhighwitheightsavesversusHarvardonSept.10.

2007Split time in net, playing in 10 games for the Wildcats, including theAmericaEastchampionshipsemifinalgame...loggeda5-4-1recordwithfourshutouts,togoalongwitha0.87GAAand.820savepercentagethatranked73rdand77th,respectively,inthenation...postedacareer-higheightsavesversusDartmouth(Sept.25)...authoredafive-saveshutoutagainstUMBC(Oct.4).

2006Didnotappearinanymatches.

BEFORE UNH2006graduateofNeshaminyHighSchool(Langhorne,Pa.),wheresheletteredinsoccer,fieldhockeyandcrosscountry...EPAODPteamforsixyears...All-Leagueselectionin2004and‘06...All-Districtin‘04...holdstheschoolrecordforshutoutsbothinaseasonandcareer...captainedtheteamtoitsfirstleaguechampionshipin2006...rankedfourthinherclassof770students...playedontheYardleyMakefieldSpiritclubteamforsevenyears.

PERSONAL FILEBornNov.16,1987inManchester,N.H....daughterofTomandBarbaraYost...mechanicalengineeringmajor.

YOSTSeniorGoalkeeper 5-11Langhorne, Pa. 26

YEAR G/GS MIN GA GAA SV SV% W L T SO2007 10/10 926:31 9 0.87 41 .820 5 4 1 42008 8/6 650:00 10 1.38 38 .792 2 5 0 0Totals 18/16 1576:31 19 1.08 79 .806 7 9 1 4

ACCOLADES2008–AmericaEastCommissioner’sHonorRoll.2007–AmericaEastCommissioner’sHonorRoll.2006–AmericaEastAcademicHonorRoll.

2008One of six Wildcats to play in all 18 games … made eight starts …recorded three points on a goal and an assist … picked up her firstcollegiatepointonagame-winningassistina3-2victoryagainstStonyBrookonOct.2…nettedherfirstcollegiategoalagainstVermontonOct.12.

2007Playedin16gameswithtwostarts, includingoneintheAmericaEastchampionshipgame.

2006Appearedin12matches,includingfiveAmericaEastconferencegames.

BEFORE UNH2006 graduate of South Burlington High School, where she earnedfourlettersinsoccer,indoortrackandoutdoortrack,aswellasthreelettersinskiing...All-StateFirstTeamin2003and‘04...BurlingtonFree Press All-State First Team in ‘04 and Second Team in ‘03 ...All-MetroDivisionFirstTeamfrom2002-04...teamandconferenceleading scorer, as well as offensive MVP in 2003 and ‘04 ... injurysidelinedherin2005...recordedtotalsof44goalsand12assistsinthreeseasons,including20goalsandfiveassistsasajunior...playedontheODPstateteamforfouryears...playedfortheNordicandFarPostclubteamforeightyears...captainedthesoccerandbothtrackteamsasasenior.

PERSONAL FILEBornJuly10,1988inBurlington,Vt....daughterofTimandLynneKeefe...nursingmajor.

MORGAN

KEEFESeniorForward/Midfielder 5-5South Burlington, Vt. 11

YEAR G/GS G A PTS CAREER HIGHS2006 12/0 0 0 0 Goals................ 1,vs.Vermont10/12/082007 16/2 0 0 0 Assists........ 1,vs.StonyBrook10/02/082008 18/8 1 1 3 Points............... 2,vs.Vermont10/12/08Totals 46/10 1 1 3

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ACCOLADES2007–AmericaEastAll-RookieTeam...AmericaEastAcademicHonorRoll.

2008Startedall15gamessheappearedin…missedthefinalthreecontestsduetoinjury…tiedfortheteamleadinassists(6)andrankedfifthontheteaminpoints(8)…recordedthesecondmostassistsintheconference…duringconferenceplayshetiedfortheteamleadinassists(4)andwasthirdinpoints(6)…scoredherfirstcollegiategoalatAlbanyonOct.5…setacareerhighwithtwoassistsintheseasonopeneratHolyCrossonAug.24andthenmatchedthemarkagainstVermontonOct.12.

2007Startedall19matchessheplayedin...talliedthreeassistsforthreepoints...allthreehelpersweregame-winningassists,includingthefirstpointofhercareeragainstBrown(Sept.11)andtwomoreatUMBC(Oct.4)andagainstMaine(Oct.18).

BEFORE UNH2007graduateofPembrokeHighSchool,where she lettered in soccer,indoor track and lacrosse; an All-League All-Star in 2005 and 2006 ...memberoftheSuperYnationalteam2003-06...garneredMVPhonorsforPembrokein2005and2006aswell...playedfortheMassachusettsStateODPteam(2000-06)alongwithRegionalTeamin2001-2002...memberoftheMassachusettsStingersoftheWPSLLeague...playedfourseasonsfortheclubteamandwonathreechampionshipswiththeScorpions.

PERSONAL FILEBornJune25,1989inBoston...daughterofJimandCherylAvitabile...RMP:programadministrationmajor.

AMY

AVITABILEJuniorMidfielder 5-3Pembroke, Mass. 4

YEAR G/GS G A PTS CAREER HIGHS2008 17/5 0 0 0 Goals..................... 1atAlbany10/05/08Totals 17/5 0 0 0 Assists...................................2,twotimes Points..................................2,threetimes

ASHLEY

AVITABILEJuniorMidfielder 5-7Pembroke, Mass. 13

ACCOLADES2008–AmericaEastCommissioner’sHonorRoll.

2008Appearedin17games,includingfivestarts…playedinalleightconferencegameswiththreestarts.

BEFORE UNHSpent one semester at Emory University ... four-year varsity starter atPembrokeHighSchool,whereshewasnamedcaptainherjunioryear...playedwiththeCrusadersUnitedclubteamforfouryears...wasamemberof theODPStateTeamfromU12throughU17 ...wasaSuper-YODPRegionalTeammemberin2005.

PERSONAL FILEBornMarch20,1988inBoston...daughterofJimandCherylAvitabile...biochemistrymajor.

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YEAR G/GS G A PTS CAREER HIGHS2007 19/19 0 3 3 Goals.................. 1,atAlbany(10/05/08)2008 15/15 1 6 8 Assists....................................2,twotimesTotals 34/34 1 9 11 Points.................................. 2,threetimes


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ACCOLADES2008–AmericaEastAcademicHonorRoll.2007–AmericaEastAcademicHonorRoll.

2008Playedin16games,includingonestart…rankedseventhontheteamwith14shots.

2007Playedin17matches,includingonestart...recordedonegoalandtwoassistsforfourpoints...talliedthefirstgoalandpointsofhercareerwhenshecappedthescoringagainstCentralArkansas(Sept.2).

BEFORE UNH2007graduateofDeWittHigh,wheresheletteredinsoccerandwasteamMVPandaco-captainfrom2005-06...MVPoftheExceptionalSeniorsmatch...2005All-LeagueFirstTeam...SectionThreeClassAAll-Star...ThirdTeamAll-CNYTeam...FirstTeamAll-league2006...2004NYSWState Cup Champions ... scored 31 goals and notched 48 assists whileattendingDeWittHigh...competedattheWorldScholarAthleteGames2006...2005-06RochesterJuniorRhinosTeamMVP...ODPNewYorkStateWestTeamfrom2001-06.PERSONAL FILEBornNov.20,1989inBakersfield,Calif....daughterofMingoandKristyGuerra...zoologymajor.

CASSIE

GUERRAJuniorMidfielder 5-5DeWitt, N.Y. 27

YEAR G/GS G A PTS CAREER HIGHS2007 17/1 1 2 4 Goals.. 1,vs.CentralArkansas(9/2/07)2008 16/1 0 0 0 Assists....................................1,twotimesTotals 33/2 1 2 4 Points..2,vs.CentralArkansas(9/2/07)

ACCOLADES2008–AmericaEastAcademicHonorRoll.2007–AmericaEastAll-RookieTeam.

2008OneofsixWildcatstoplayinall18games…started16matches…recordedfiveshotswhileonceagaincontributingdefensivelyatthebackposition.

2007Startedin17ofthe19matchessheplayedin...waspartofadefensethatcontributedtotheWildcats’eightshutouts,aswellastheir0.88goals-against-averageand.820savepercentagethatwereranked67thand76thinthecountry,respectively.

BEFORE UNH2007graduateofCowichanSeniorSecondaryinDuncan,BritishColumbia,wheresheletteredinsoccer,trackandfield,rugbyandfieldhockey...ODPexperience includes,NationalTrainingCentre from2006,aswellas in2005whentheywereNationalSilverMedalists...CoastCupChampions&ProvincialCupSilverMedalists ...NorthShoreUnited...U-18B.C.ProvincialTeamfrom2003-07...WhitecapReservesin2006...CowichanValleyAthleteoftheYearin2006...B.C.SportsHallofFameAwardin2007 ... Provincial silver medalist in 400-meter hurdles ... field hockeyProvincialChampions.

PERSONAL FILEBornApril7,1989inDuncan,BritishColumbia...daughterofDarrellandMoniquePosehn...environmentalscience:ecosystemsmajor.

MARIKA

POSEHNJuniorBack/Midfielder 5-6Duncan, British Columbia 10

YEAR G/GS G A PTS CAREER HIGHS2007 19/17 0 0 0 Goals...................................................N/A2008 18/16 0 0 0 Assists.................................................N/ATotals 37/33 0 0 0 Points..................................................N/A


ACCOLADES2008–AmericaEastAll-RookieTeam.

2008Playedin18matches,includingsevenstarts…notchedfivepointsonfiveassists,whichrankedhersecondandsixthontheteaminthoserespectivecategories…recordedthethirdmostassistsintheconference…didmostofherdamageinAmericaEastplay,recordingfourofherfiveassistsinthefirstthreeconferencegamestohelpthe‘Catsofftoafaststart…talliedherfirstcollegiatepointandassistversusDartmouthonSept.25…postedacareer-hightwohelpersatBinghamtononSept.28.

BEFORE UNHFour-time Division I champion at LaSalle Academy, where she madeFirstTeamAll-Stateasajunior,SecondTeamAll-StateasasophomoreandFirstTeamAll-Divisionasafreshman...memberoftheCapeCodCrusadersclubteamforfouryears,helpingthemtotheU.S.ClubNationalChampionshipin2007,aswellastheSuperYRegionalChampionship.

PERSONAL FILEBornSept.14,1990 inHartford,Conn. ...daughterofKenandCherieGilkenson...majorisundeclared.

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ACCOLADES2008–AmericaEastCommissioner’sHonorRoll.

2008Playedin15games,including11starts…contributeddefensivelyatback.

BEFORE UNHFour-yearvarsitystarteratMemorialHighSchool,whereshewasatwo-timecaptainandearnedthe2007MemorialHighSchoolMostValuablePlayerAward...selectedtoplayintheLion’sCupinJuly2008...amemberofthe2007Super-YNationalODPSelectTeam...2007Region1ODP88/89Poolplayer...playedclubsoccerforSeacoastUnitedPremierandtheNewHampshireODPStateTeamineachofthelastsixyears...electedSUSCU-17PremierTeamCaptain...2004U-15Super-YNationalChampion.

PERSONAL FILEBornDec.16,1989inManchester,N.H....daughterofMarkandDebbieBrown...nursingmajor.

JILL

BROWNSophomoreBack 5-8Manchester, N.H. 28

ACCOLADES2008–AmericaEastAcademicHonorRoll.

2008Walkedontotheteamandappearedin10matches,includingonestart,asaback.

BEFORE UNHFour-yearvarsitystarteratManchesterWestHighSchool,whereshecaptainedthesquadduringherseniorseason...namedAll-StateFirstTeamherseniorseason...went20-0-0enroutetoasecond-straightstate championship her junior year ... played two seasons with theclubteamSeacoastUnited,winningthestatechampionship inbothseasons.

PERSONAL FILEBornSept.9,1988inManchester,N.H....daughterofDavidandJeanneFinley...RMP:programadministrationmajor.

TAYLOR

FINLEYSophomoreBack 5-8Bedford, N.H. 16

STEPHANIE

GILKENSONSophomoreMidfielder/Forward 5-5Cranston, R.I. 3

YEAR G/GS G A PTS CAREER HIGHS2008 15/11 0 0 0 Goals....................................................N/ATotals 15/11 0 0 0 Assists..................................................N/A Points...................................................N/A


YEAR G/GS G A PTS CAREER HIGHS2008 18/7 0 5 5 Goals....................................................N/ATotals 18/7 0 5 5 Assists..........2atBinghamton09/28/08 Points...........2atBinghamton09/28/08


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2008Playedinall18games,includingninestarts…contributedatboththemidfieldandbackpositions…displayedleadershipbothonandoffthefield,whilemovingtoapositionshehadneverplayedbeforetohelphersquad.

BEFORE UNHFour-yearvarsity starter atDuxburyHighSchool ... tallied41goalsand53assistsin63careergames...servedasacaptainhersenioryear...namedFirstTeamAll-State,aswellasPatriotLeagueMVPinherjuniorandseniorseasons...amemberoftheRegionITeameachofthelastfourseasons...aNationalPoolplayerfrom2005to2006andwasamemberof theODPTeamfrom2002to2005 ...electedteamcaptainoftheMassachusettsStateTeamandaRegionalPoolplayerlastseason.

PERSONAL FILEBornMarch20,1990inSouthWeymouth,Mass....daughterofGeorgeandErinKrall...majorisundeclared.

JORDYN

KRALLSophomoreForward/Midfielder 5-5Duxbury, Mass. 7

2008Playedin15games,includingonestart…nettedtwogoalsforfourpoints…talliedherfirstcollegiategoalandpointagainstRhodeIslandonSept.7.

2007Playedforthenationally-rankedUNHwomen’sicehockeyteam.

BEFORE UNH2007graduateofBrewsterAcademy,wheresheletteredinhockey,soccerandcrew.

PERSONAL FILEBornJan.13,1988inMoncton,NewBrunswick...daughterofGuyandMaiLeBlanc...RMP:therapeuticrecreationmajor.

CAROLE

LEBLANCSophomoreMidfielder/Forward 5-4Grand-Digue, New Brunswick30


YEAR G/GS G A PTS CAREER HIGHS2008 15/1 2 0 4 Goals..................................... 1,twotimesTotals 15/1 2 0 4 Assists..................................................N/A Points.................................... 2,twotimes

2008Satouttheseason.

2007Appearedinfivematches.

BEFORE UNH2007graduateofCantonHighSchool,wheresheletteredinsoccer,trackandlacrosse...MassachusettsDivisionIIPlayeroftheYear...garneredMassachusetts All-State and All-New England honors ... MVP of theEasternMassachusettsHockomockLeague ...played for theTri-ValleyEaglesclubteam.

PERSONAL FILEBorn May 23, 1989 in Stoughton, Mass. ... daughter of Paul and LorieMooney...politicalsciencemajor.

KELLY

MOONEYSophomoreBack 5-9Canton, Mass. 17

YEAR G/GS G A PTS CAREER HIGHS2007 5/0 0 0 0 Goals...................................................N/ATotals 5/0 0 0 0 Assists.................................................N/A Points..................................................N/A

2008Satouttheseason.

2007Playedin13games,includingthreestarts.

BEFORE UNH2007graduateofExeterHighSchool,whereshewasatwo-timecaptainandthree-timeMVP...capturedthestatechampionshipin2006...FostersDailyDemocratDreamTeam ...UnionLeaderAll-StateFirstTeam ...NSCAAAll-NewEnglandTeamin2006...All-StateFirstTeamin2006...All-StateSecondTeam in2004and ‘05 ... Super-YLeagueNationalChampionshipAll-TournamentTeamin2004...ODPfrom2002-06...USLSelectTeamfrom2005-06...USYSstatechampionsfrom2004-06... 2004 Super-Y National Champions ... N.H. Lions Cup ... played forSeacoastUnitedSoccerClub.

PERSONAL FILEBorn in Exeter, N.H. ... daughter of Todd and Paula Rozelle ... RMP:therapeuticrecreationmajor.

ALLI

ROZELLESophomoreMidfielder 5-8Stratham, N.H. 22

YEAR G/GS G A PTS CAREER HIGHS2007 13/3 0 0 0 Goals...................................................N/ATotals 13/3 0 0 0 Assists.................................................N/A Points..................................................N/A

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BEFORE UNH2009graduateofDunbartonHighSchool…trainedatOntario’sNationalTrainingCentrepriortoarrivingatUNH…spenttwoseasonswiththeOshawaKicks,whomshehelpedleadtoOntarioCupandOYSLU-18Championships…posteda12-2-0recordwithfiveshutoutstogoalongwitha0.58GAAintheteam’sinauguralseason…previouslyamemberoftheTorontoLynxClub,andalsotrainedwiththeirW-Leagueteam.…memberoftheSuperYSelectTeamin2008…memberoftheCanadianNationalU20playerpool…participatedintheJuly2009U20campinColorado.

PERSONAL FILEBornMarch21,1991inAjax,Ontario...daughterofTimandDaleDobush...psychologymajor.

BEFORE UNH2009 graduate of Marshfield High School, where she was a four-yearletterwinner … helped lead MHS to the South Sectional finals hersophomore,juniorandseniorseasons…wasaPatriotLedgerAll-Leagueselectionin2008,anACLAll-Star from2006-08andanAll-Scholastichonoree in 2005 and 2006 … played club with Massachusetts PremierSoccerforfiveyears,servingascaptainfrom2006-08…ledMPStotheSuperYNorthAmericantitlein2008…memberoftheSuperYODPNationalSelectTeamfrom2007-09,aswellasaSuperYODPNationalPoolSelectionfrom2005-09.

PERSONAL FILEBornSept.21,1990inNewton,Mass.…daughterofFrederickandSusanCoppenrath…sociologymajor.

ALLIECOPPENRATHFreshman M/F 5-5Green Harbor, Mass. 9

SARAH

DOBUSHFreshman GK 5-10Pickering, Ontario 1

BEFORE UNH2009graduateofFreedomHighSchool(Fla.),whereshewasafour-yearletterwinner…holdsFHS’recordsforgoalsinacareer(63)andgoalsinaseason(22)…wasFHS’MVPinthe2006,2008and2009seasons…namedtotheHillsboroughAll-CountyFirstTeamin2008,SecondTeamin2009,andwasanHonorableMentioninboth2006and2007…earnedtheJoseAlvarezAwardasHillsboroughCounty’sTopFemaleSoccerPlayerin2009…memberoftheSuperYODPNationalTeamin2008,aswellasaSoutheastODPStateandRegionalPoolPlayerin2007and2008…wonaSuperYNorthAmericanchampionshipwithMassachusettsPremierin2008,andspenttimewithboththeBrandanFlamesandBlackwatchSterlingClub.

PERSONAL FILEBornSept.23,1991inFramingham,Mass.…daughterofRoyandJeanneLamotte…kinesiologyathletictrainingmajor.

MONIQUE

LAMOTTEFreshman M/F 5-6Blackstone, Mass. 19

BEFORE UNH2009 graduate of Wakefield Memorial High School, where she was afour-yearvarsitystarter…captainedthesquad inboth2007and2008…teamMVPin2008…WMHSwasaDivision2NorthFinalistin2007… Middlesex All-League Goalie and Eastern Mass All-Star in 2007 …MiddlesexLeagueAll-Starinboth2007and2008…playedoneyearofclubsoccerwiththeU18BostonRenegades.

PERSONAL FILEBornSept.3,1990inWinchester,Mass.…daughterofRichardandPaulaJackson…majorisundeclaredinWSBE.

ERIN

JACKSONFreshman GK 5-8Wakefield, Mass. 25

BEFORE UNHStarted10of16gamesplayedinoneseasonatBryantUniversity...tiedforsecondontheteamingoals(3)andwasthirdonthesquadinbothpoints(8)andassists(2)...notchedBryant’sfirstDivisionIgoalAug.22,2008atNorthernColoradointhe80thminute...a2008graduateofGovernorDummerAcademyinByfield,Mass.,whereshewasafour-yearletterwinner.

PERSONAL FILEBornApril27,1990inNewportBeach,Calif....daughterofRickandNancyDuchaney...majorisundeclaredinWSBE.

BROOKE

DUCHANEYSophomore F 5-2Hampton Falls, N.H. 6

YEAR G/GS G A PTS CAREER HIGHS2008 (BRY) 16/10 3 2 8 Goals................................... 1,threetimesTotals 16/10 3 2 8 Assists....................................1,twotimes Points.. 3,atNorthernColo.(08/22/08)

BEFORE UNHStartedin16of22gamesplayedinoneseasonatMesaStateCollege…wassecondontheteaminbothgoals(6)andpoints(13)enroutetobeinganAll-RockyMountainAthleticConferenceThirdTeamselection…four-yearletterwinneratBellingham(Wash.)HighSchoolwhereshewasatwo-timeAll-Conferenceselectionandathree-timeleaguechampion.

PERSONAL FILEDaughterofChrisandDianeMichel...psychologymajor.

ALYSSA

MICHELSophomore F 5-7Bellingham, Wash. 5

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BEFORE UNH2009graduateofExeterHighSchool,whereshewasathree-yearletterwinner…wonapairofClassLstatechampionshipshersophomoreand juniorseasons…All-NewEnglandselectionin2008…FirstTeamAll-Stateselectioninboth2007and2008…selectedtoplayintheLionsCupgameinthesummerof2009…ratedthefourthBestHighSchoolAthleteinNewHampshireandVermont–andthetopfemaleathlete–byVarsityMagazineinDecember2008…three-yearmemberofSeacoastUnited,whomshehelpedleadtoaNewHampshireStateCupChampionship,aswellastheRegionalfinalsin2008…chosenasaSuperYODPNationalTeammemberin2008…U-16andU-17NewHampshireStateODPTeammemberin2007and2008.

PERSONAL FILEBornAug.29,1991inExeter.N.H.…daughterofMarkandHeidiSpencer…majoringineconomics.

BEFORE UNH2009graduateofYorkHighSchool,whereshewasafour-yearletterwinner…didnotmissasinglegameduringherentirecareerwhilerecording54goalsand36assists…namedteamcaptainhersenioryearbeforefinishingwithteamMVPhonorsafterleadinghersquadinscoringforthethirdstraightseason…memberoftheWesternMaineClassBAll-ConferenceTeamfrom2006-08,aswellasaMaineCoachesAll-StateTeammemberandPortlandPressHeraldAll-Starinboth2007and2008…spentsevenyearswiththeSeacoastUnitedSoccerClub,helpingitearntheSuperYNewEnglandChampionshipin2006andaspotintheSuperYNationalfinalsinboth2005and2006.

PERSONAL FILEBornJan.22,1991inNashua,N.H.…daughterofChuckandCherylTewell…majorisundeclared.

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BEFORE UNH2009graduateofHanoverHighSchool,whereshewasafour-yearletterwinner … Patriot League All-Star in both 2006 and 2008 …spent four years with Massachusetts Premier Soccer, where shehelpedleadthesquadtoaSuperYNorthAmericantitlein2008…namedteamMVPin2007…SuperYODPNationalTeammemberin2008.

PERSONAL FILEBorn Oct. 2, 1990 in Winchester, Mass. … daughter of Dan and RosePallotta…majoringinRMP:therapeuticrecreationmajor.

LYNDSAY

PALLOTTAFreshman B 5-5Hanover, Mass. 14

KELLY

SPENCERFreshman B 6-0Exeter, N.H. 21

CHELSEY

TEWELLFreshman B 5-4York Harbor, Maine 12

BEFORE UNH2009graduateofNewBedfordHighSchool,whereshewasafour-yearvarsitystarter…captainedthesquadhersenioryear,whenshewasnamedtheStandardTimesPlayeroftheYear…wasalsoathree-timeSuperYTeam All-Star, a three-time Big 3 Conference All-Star and a two-timeEasternMassachusettsAll-Star…spentthreeseasonswithMassPremier,whereshehelpedleadthesquadtoaSuperYNationalChampionshipin2008…wasafour-yearstarterforthelacrosseteamandwasnamedPlayeroftheYearherjuniorseason.

PERSONAL FILEBornAug.29,1990 inNewBedford,Mass.…daughterofHelderandMariaNogueira…majoringinkinesiology:pedagogy.

DREA

NOGUEIRAFreshman F 5-4New Bedford, Mass. 20


The University of New Hampshire women’s soccer pro-gram extended the league’s longest active streak of America East tournament appearances to eight after earning the No. 3 seed in the tournament with a 5-3 conference record, but saw its streak of six consecutive semifinal berths snapped with a 1-0 loss at the hands of Binghamton in the quarterfinal round. Despite being without one of the most prolific scorers in UNH history for seven games and breaking in a young and inexperienced backfield, the Wildcats overcame adversity to have a successful season that ended with a 6-11-1 overall re-cord. After winning its opener, 2-1 at Holy Cross, UNH went 0-7-1 over its next eight games with six losses by a single goal. Instead of rolling over, however, the Wildcats caught fire at the perfect time. Just after the conference slate kicked off, senior Michelle Sheehan, the 2007 America East Striker of the Year, returned after missing seven straight games to boost the Wildcat at-tack. It worked, as Sheehan scored four goals in her first four games back and the ‘Cats won four of five. UNH then absorbed a 1-0 loss at eventual champion, Boston University, before another Sheehan goal powered the Wildcats to another conference win against Hartford. In the season finale versus Maine, however, the ‘Cats were handed another 1-0 defeat, their eighth one-goal loss of the season. Their ninth single-goal loss – the 1-0 setback against Binghamton – ended the Wildcats’ season, but they showed they were tough and could handle adversity. The defense, meanwhile, proved that they were ready to take the next step after allowing just six goals in the final six games down the stretch. Prior to the tournament, the Wildcats were once again

in the mix for con-ference hardware. Sheehan, who de-spite missing all that time still man-aged to rack up the fourth most goals (6) and seventh most points (13) in the conference, be-came UNH’s first two-time America East Striker of the Year. Sheehan ranked second in both points (1.18 ppg) and goals (0.55 gpg) per game.

Sheehan and Caitlin Whelan, the 2007 Midfielder of the Year, were both selected to the All-Conference First Team for the second straight year, while Stephanie Gilkenson was cho-sen for a spot on the All-Rookie Team. Whelan tallied three goals and three assists for nine points while playing through

injury, and Gilkenson recorded five points on five assists. The ‘Cats were not done there as they also racked up some significant regional honors. S h e e h a n became the first Wildcat selected to the NSCAA All-Northeast Re-gion First Team in nearly 15 years. The honor came as Sheehan’s sec-ond in as many years, as she was named to the Second Team in 2007. However, what is even more impressive is Sheehan is the first UNH women’s soccer player to be named to the NSCAA First Team since Kimberly Boyle and Maja Hansen in 1995, and the fourth overall. Sheehan is also the third Wildcat in program history to be named to an NSCAA regional team in consecutive years, joining Veronica O’Brien (1992-93) and Boyle (1995-96). Sheehan was also tabbed for the NEWISA All-New England First Team for the second consecutive year, while Shaunna Kaplan was a Second Teamer for the first time. Ka-plan posted three goals and six assists for 12 points. The six assists were tied for the team lead and ranked her second in America East. UNH once again performed at a high level in the class-room as well, picking up numerous postseason awards. Whelan and Sara Hourihan, with respective GPAs of 3.38 and 3.68, were named to the America East All-Academic Team. Whelan and Hourihan were also honored as NSCAA/adi-das Women’s Collegiate Scholar All-East Region Honorable Mentions, while Hourihan herself was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Third Team for District 1 women’s soccer. For the third year in a row and fourth out of the last five, the team itself received the NSCAA Team Aca-demic Award with a 3.15 combined GPA. Hourihan scored seven goals and handed out two assists for 16 points. Houri-han led the team in both goals and points and had the third and fourth most, in those respective categories, in the confer-ence. The 2008 season marked the final year in a UNH uni-form for seniors Julie O’Shaughnessy, Nikki Golding, Shee-han, Whelan and Hourihan. Hourihan leaves the Wildcats in sixth place on their all-time goals (26) and points (58) lists, while Sheehan exits in seventh all-time in goals (25) and points (55). Despite losing that much talent, the ‘Cats remain well positioned in their battle for an America East title with 10 newcomers arriving in Durham and the returners gaining another year of invaluable experience.

2008 Year in reView


6-11-1 overall, 5-3-0 America East

HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS• America East match

Date Opponent Score Res.Aug. 24 at Holy Cross 2-1 WAug. 29 vs. Villanova # 1-2 LAug. 31 vs. Central Connecticut # 0-1 LSept. 04 at Massachusetts 2-2 T 2OTSept. 07 RHODE ISLAND 1-2 L 2OTSept. 10 HARVARD % 0-1 LSept. 12 at Northeastern 1-3 LSept. 19 OREGON STATE 1-2 LSept. 25 DARTMOUTH 1-2 L 2OTSept. 28 at Binghamton • 3-2 W

% Game played at Bremner Field# UVM TD Banknorth Classic (at Vermont)

& America East Quarterfinal (at UNH)

Date Opponent Score Res.Oct. 02 STONY BROOK • 3-2 WOct. 05 at Albany • 1-3 LOct. 09 UMBC • 3-0 WOct. 12 VERMONT • 3-2 WOct. 16 at Boston University • 0-1 LOct. 19 HARTFORD • 2-1 WOct. 23 at Maine • 0-1 LOct. 30 BINGHAMTON & 0-1 L

2008 reSULTS and STaTiSTiCS

Name G/GS Min GA GAA Saves Sv% ShO RecordAlly Yost 8/6 650:00 10 1.38 38 .792 0 2-5-0 America East 3/1 180:00 3 1.50 9 .750 0 1-1-0Nikki Golding 12/12 1025:05 19 1.67 83 .814 1 4-6-1 America East 7/7 540:00 9 1.50 38 .809 1 4-2-0UNH 18 1675:05 29 1.56 122 .808 1 6-11-1 America East 8 720:00 12 1.50 47 .797 1 5-3-0Opponents 18 1675:05 24 1.29 90 .789 5 11-6-1 America East 8 720:00 15 1.88 32 .681 2 3-5-0

OVERALL AMERICA EASTPlayer G/GS Sh G A Pts G/GS Sh G A Pts Career Sara Hourihan 17/17 47 7 2 16 7/7 16 4 1 9 26-6-58Michelle Sheehan 11/9 18 6 1 13 7/5 10 5 1 11 23-9-55Shaunna Kaplan 18/17 34 3 6 12 8/8 19 1 3 5 8-10-26Caitlin Whelan 18/18 42 3 3 9 8/8 21 2 1 5 18-11-47Amy Avitabile 16/15 15 1 6 8 6/6 7 1 4 6 1-9-11Stephanie Gilkenson 18/7 16 0 5 5 8/4 8 0 4 4 0-5-5Carole LeBlanc 15/1 8 2 0 4 5/0 3 1 0 2 2-0-4Morgan Keefe 18/8 9 1 1 3 8/3 2 1 1 3 1-1-3Julie O’Shaughnessy 17/8 6 1 0 2 8/3 3 0 0 0 3-2-8Cassie Guerra 16/1 14 0 0 0 7/0 13 0 0 0 1-2-4Meg Wiley 14/8 5 0 0 0 5/3 0 0 0 0 0-0-0Marika Posehn 18/16 3 0 0 0 8/8 3 0 0 0 0-0-0Jordyn Krall 18/9 3 0 0 0 8/7 0 0 0 0 0-0-0Kendall Dziama 8/0 1 0 0 0 4/0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0Jill Brown 15/11 1 0 0 0 7/3 1 0 0 0 0-0-0Alex Hastings 17/15 1 0 0 0 7/6 0 0 0 0 0-0-0Taylor Finley 10/1 1 0 0 0 8/1 1 0 0 0 0-0-0Ashley Avitabile 17/5 1 0 0 0 8/3 0 0 0 0 0-0-0Ally Yost 8/6 0 0 0 0 3/1 0 0 0 0 0-0-0Jenna Duncan 11/6 0 0 0 0 2/0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0Elizabeth Curry 13/8 0 0 0 0 6/5 0 0 0 0 0-0-0UNH Totals 18 225 24 24 72 8 97 15 15 45 Opponent Totals 18 310 29 22 80 8 129 12 10 34

2009 NEW HAMPSHIRE�0

Opponent W L T Pct.Air Force 0 0 0 ----Albany 7 1 0 .875Army 3 3 0 .500Binghamton 4 3 2 .556Boston College 5 10 3 .361Boston University 6 13 1 .325Brown 3 3 0 .500Buffalo 2 0 0 1.000Canisius 2 0 0 1.000Central Arkansas 1 0 0 1.000Central Connecticut 0 1 0 .000Central Florida 0 1 0 .000Colgate 0 1 1 .250Colorado 1 0 0 1.000Colorado College 0 1 1 .250Connecticut 1 8 0 .111Dartmouth 3 19 2 .167Delaware 5 9 0 .357Drexel 5 1 0 .833Duke 1 1 0 .500Fairfield 0 1 0 .000Florida International 1 0 0 1.000Fordham 0 1 0 .000Fresno State 0 0 1 .500George Washington 1 1 0 .500Georgia Southern 0 1 0 .000Green Mountain 1 0 0 1.000Hartford 8 17 2 .333Harvard 3 14 2 .211Hofstra 4 4 1 .500Holy Cross 16 6 1 .717Indiana 0 1 0 .000Iona 2 0 0 1.000James Madison 0 1 0 .000Keene State 2 2 0 .500Lafayette 2 0 0 1.000Maine 11 9 0 .550Marist 1 0 0 1.000Maryland 1 1 0 .500

Bold indicates 2009 opponent

Maryland-Baltimore County 5 1 0 .833Massachusetts 2 9 2 .231Miami 1 0 0 1.000Michigan 0 1 0 .000Monmouth 0 1 0 .000N.H. College 2 0 0 1.000Notre Dame 0 1 0 .000UNC-Greensboro 0 1 0 .000Northeastern 6 3 2 .636Ohio University 1 0 0 1.000Oklahoma State 0 1 0 .000Old Dominion 0 1 0 .000Oregon 0 1 0 .000Oregon State 0 3 0 .000Princeton 0 1 0 .000Providence 12 6 3 .643Rhode Island 14 8 0 .636Richmond 0 1 0 .000Rutgers 0 4 0 .000Sacred Heart 1 0 0 1.000Siena 0 0 0 ----St. Anselm 8 1 0 .889St. John’s 0 1 1 .250St. Mary’s 1 0 0 1.000Santa Barbara 0 0 1 .500Stetson 0 1 0 .000Southern Methodist 0 1 0 .000Stonehill 1 0 0 1.000Stony Brook 7 2 2 .727Temple 1 0 0 1.000Texas A&M 1 1 1 .500Texas - El Paso 1 0 0 1.000Texas Christian 1 0 0 1.000Towson 4 1 2 .714Tulsa 0 0 1 .500Vermont 14 8 4 .615Villanova 0 1 0 .000Virginia 0 5 0 .000West Virginia 0 2 0 .000Western Michigan 1 0 0 1.000

Sue Abbene (NY)Ani Almasian (MA)Angeline Alexakos (NH)Maggie Arnold (ME)Amy Avitabile (MA)Ashley Avitabile (MA)Val Avramovic (ONT)Nicole Baichi (NY)Mindy Barnes (MA)Lia Barros (WA)Carolyn Beckerdorff (MA)Niki Begin (MA)Cheryl Bergeron (CT)Chiara Best (PA)Anne Bierbaum (MA)Robyn Bishop (MD)Molly Blessing (NH)Kimberly Boyle (MA)Shannon Boyle (MA)Sophia Brand (CT)Christine Breault (NH)Amy Brimblecom (MA)Corrine Brown (NY)Jill Brown (NH)Kristen Burnap (NY)Kristin Cannistraro (MA)Lisa Celone (ONT)Kim Chapin (NH)Paige Christie (TX)Ashlee Cieslak (WI)Kelly Collins (NH)Julie Conley (MA)Kierstin Coppola (NY)Jennifer Corie (NY)Eileen Corrigan (VA)Natalie Cook (VA)Lisa Coulis (ONT)Nicole Coupland (NH)Becky Craig (MA)Camille Cranson (MD)

Shannon Cromley (PA)Elizabeth Curry (WA)Kelly Curtis (ME)Deb D’Angelo (NJ)Michelle Dam (MA) Brenda DeFelice (NH)Casey Deiter (PA)Leah Deniger (TX)Susan Develin (MA)Alyssa DeViro (MA)Dawn Drown (VT)Theresa Ducharme (MA)Jessica Dufoe (NH)Jenna Duncan (PA)Kendall Dziama (NH)Kris Eckert (NY)Andrea Encarnacao (MA)Lauren Engel (PA)Amy Farquhar (CT)Kelly Farrell (VT)Toni Felini (PA)Taylor Finley (NH)Chatham Flynn (NH)Meaghan Foley (CT)Tara Foley (MA)Amy Gale (CT)Katie Gatto (MA)Nell Gharibian (MA)Stephanie Gilkenson (RI)Kate Gilroy (NY)Missy Girard (NH)Nikki Golding (MA)Adriana Gonzalez-Medina (WA)Lori Gourley (MA)Jill Goyette (NH)Cassie Guerra (NY) Lynn Gugliuzza (NY)Jess Halas (CT)Heather Halsey (CT)Melissa Hanke (NH)

Maja Hansen (MN)Brittany Harris (MN)Alex Hastings (CO)Alita Haytayan (NH)Kristy Hemsley (QUE)Anna Hill (MA)Lynn Holzman (MA)Shannon Horan (NY)Stacey Horn (PA)Sara Hourihan (MA)Shelley Hull (MN)Tiffany Johnson (PA)Kristen Johnson (CT)Shaunna Kaplan (MA)Kristin Kearney (NH)Morgan Keefe (VT)Joan Kelso (MD)Jacquelyn Kendall (MA)Molly Kirchner (VA)Rebekah Knight (MA)Jordyn Krall (MA)Elizabeth Larsen (AZ)Danielle Lawler (NH)Gretchen Laudenat (CT)Carole LeBlanc (NB)Denise Lee (ONT)Julie Leonhardt (MA)Jill Lewis (RI)Jill Logsdon (MI)Melissa Long (MA)Courtney Longua (NH)Nicole Lucey (NH)Katie Lutar (CT)Diane McLoughlin (NY)Deanna Maccario (MA)Liz MacKay (MA)Sam Madden (MA)Deb Maida (MA)Erin Margentino (CT)Cindy Mateus (MA)

Jennifer Martin (CT)Hillary Mefferd (OR)Amy Merrow (NH)Pamela Messinger (MN)Katie Mooney (MA)Kelly Mooney (MA)Sonya Morse (NH)Christine Mosca (NJ)Kailyn Mulcahy (NH)Diana Nash (TX)Maura Naughton (MA)Kathy Neaves (MA)Jackie Neff (NH)Debbie Newman (CT)Veronica O’Brien (ONT)Beth O’Connor (NH)Julie O’Shaughnessy (NH)Shannon Oltman (WA)Kristen Ouellette (CT)Elizabeth Orozco (MA)Courtney Papaz (NJ)Melanie Paquette (NH)Dawn Peck (NH)Marisa Pelletier (CT)Meg Perry (MA)Cindy Pierce (NH)Cyndi Poehner (CT)Marika Posehn (BC)Kerry Prunotto (NY)Katie Purcell (RI)Rhyan Radack (NH)Amber Radzevich (NH)Julie Randall (MA)Heather Reinke (WI)Mary Reynolds (MA)Nicole Rhodes (MA)Deb Ricci (CA)Jill Ricci (CA)Marianne Rivard (RI)Amy Rohrer (CT)

Alli Rozelle (NH)Darcy Runfola (NY)Sharon Russell (MA)Sarah Sargent (CT)Joan Schultz (MA)Caitlyn Serafine (NY)Kim Shaw (MA)Michelle Sheehan (MA)Christy Smagula (NH)Lindsey Smagula (NH)Lorien Snellings (CT)Marky Solomon (RI)Stephanie Springer (CA)Stacey Staff (CT)Jill Stammer (NH)Kelly Stevens (PA)Emily Stoddard (MA)Sarah Stokes (NJ)Susan Stokes (NJ)Shannon Strong (PA)Katie Sullivan (MA)Farrell Swain (CT)Mary Beth Sydlowski (MA)Lorin Tedeschi (NH)Michelle Thornton (ONT)Janene Tilden (MA)Ana Tobon (PA)Amy Tourtellotte (CT)Julie Trask (TX) Carla Urmson (NY)Colleen Walsh (MA)Ellen Weinberg (TX)Julie Wernig (CO)Caitlin Whelan (MA)Amanda Wiggins (NH)Meg Wiley (MA)Jackie Wishoski (MA)Amy Yager (NH)Ally Yost (PA)Wendy Young (NJ)

The University of New Hampshire women’s soccer program has ventured across the country and Canada to recruit the right student-athletes for its program. In total, 20 different states and three Canadian provinces have represented the Blue and White of the women’s soccer program. The follow-ing states and provinces, with number of players in parenthesis, have had rep-resentatives on the UNH women’s soccer team.

aLL-TiMe LeTTerwinnerS

MASSACHuSettS (57) New HAMPSHire (37) CoNNeCtiCut (22) New York (16) PeNNSYLvANiA (10) New JerSeY (6) oNtArio, CANADA (6) texAS (5) MiNNeSotA (4) rHoDe iSLAND (5) CALiforNiA (3) MArYLAND (3) virgiNiA (3) wASHiNgtoN (4) MAiNe (2) verMoNt (2) wiSCoNSiN (2) ArizoNA (1) CoLorADo (1) MiCHigAN (1) oregoN (1) B.C., CANADA (1) N.B., CANADA (1) QueBeC, CANADA (1)

Year Coach Record1985 Marjorie Anderson 9-7-0 1986 Marjorie Anderson 8-6-3 1987 Marjorie Anderson 5-11-1 1988 Marjorie Anderson 12-6-1 1989 Marjorie Anderson 7-10-1 1990 Marjorie Anderson 11-7-1 1991 Marjorie Anderson 10-6-1 1992 Marjorie Anderson 6-11-1 1993 Marjorie Anderson 9-8-0 1994 Marjorie Anderson 9-8-3 1995 Michael Jackson 9-9-1 1996 Michael Jackson 8-9-21997 Michael Jackson 3-15-21998 Michael Jackson 11-9-01999 Michael Jackson 6-10-22000 Michael Jackson 5-12-12001 Michael Jackson 6-11-32002 Michael Jackson 10-7-12003 Michael Jackson 8-9-42004 Michael Jackson 11-8-22005 Michael Jackson 9-8-22006 Michael Jackson 6-11-12007 Michael Jackson 11-7-22008 Michael Jackson 6-11-1Totals 195-216-36

UnH SoCCer Year-BY-Year

aLL-TiMe reCord VS. oPPonenTSWilliam and Mary 0 5 0 .000Wisconsin-Green Bay 0 1 0 .000Wisconsin-Milwaukee 0 1 0 .000Wright State 1 0 0 1.000Yale 8 8 0 .500Totals 195 216 36 .477

HiSTorY


GOALKEEpERS *

1. Diane McLoughlin (1987-90) 38 2. Chiara Best (2001-04) 37 3. Kim Boyle (1993-96) 35 4. Mary Beth Sydlowski (1988-91) 30 5. Jackie Wishoski (2003-06) 26 Sara Hourihan (2005-08) 26 7. Michelle Sheehan (2005-08) 25 8. Paige Christie (1988-91) 20 9. Veronica O’Brien (1990-93) 16 10. Niki Begin (1994-97) 15

1. Chiara Best (2001-04) 88 2. Diane McLoughlin (1987-90) 87 3. Kim Boyle (1993-96) 86 4. Mary Beth Sydlowski (1988-91) 79 5. Jackie Wishoski (2002-06) 58 Sara Hourihan (2005-08) 58 7. Michelle Sheehan (2005-08) 55 8. Veronica O’Brien (1990-93) 51 9. Paige Christie (1988-91) 47 10. Niki Begin (1994-97) 43

1. Tiffany Johnson (1991-95) 22 2. Mary Beth Sydlowski (1988-91) 19 Veronica O’Brien (1990-1993) 19 4. Ellen Weinberg (1986-90) 16 Valentina Avramovic (1990-93) 16 Kim Boyle (1993-96) 16 7. Chiara Best (2001-04) 14 8. Niki Begin (1994-97) 13 9. Diane McLoughlin (1987-90) 11 Adriana Gonzalez-Medina (2004-07) 11

CareerCareerCareer

SeaSon 1. Jackie Wishoski (2003) 18 2. Chiara Best (2004) 14 3. Diane McLoughlin (1990) 13 4. Chiara Best (2003) 12 Diane McLoughlin (1988) 12 Sara Hourihan (2005) 12 7. Margie Arnold (1985) 11 Kim Boyle (1995) 11 Michelle Sheehan (2007) 11 10. Mary Beth Sydlowski (1989) 10 Kim Boyle (1994) 10

SeaSon

1. Tiffany Johnson (1995) 10 2. Mary Beth Sydlowski (1988) 7 Valentina Avramovic (1990) 7 Mary Beth Sydlowski (1990) 7 Caitlin Whelan (2007) 7 6. Chiara Best (2003) 6 Ellen Weinberg (1989) 6 Valentina Avramovic (1991) 6 Kim Boyle (1994) 6 Niki Begin (1995) 6 Amy Avitabile (2008) 6 Shaunna Kaplan (2008) 6

GP MIN W-L-T SVS GA ShO Sv% GAAKristen Ouellette (1999-2002) 51 3836:02 17-19-5 230 49 12.0 .824 1.15Lynn Gugliuzza (2003-2006) 38 3292:30 14-15-1 171 44 9.0 .795 1.20Janene Tilden (1985-88) 69 6202:00 33-30-5 643 84 25.5 .885 1.22Molly Kirchner (1990-93) 60 5324:00 32-25-3 417 81 19.0 .837 1.37Maja Hansen (1991-95) 54 5084:00 22-24-4 389 78 14.0 .833 1.38Liz MacKay (2001-04) 47 3312:05 13-16-7 150 53 7.0 .739 1.44Stephanie Springer (1997-2000) 48 3388:09 10-21-3 219 62 10.0 .779 1.65 Lorien Snellings (1995-99) 59 4672:55 20-30-4 327 93 11.5 .779 1.79

* minimum 2000 minutesCurrent playerS in bold

Individual RecordsGOALSGame: 5, Jackie Wishoski vs. Northeastern (Nov. 4, 2003)Season: 18, Jackie Wishoski (2003)

ASSISTSGame: 3, Ellen Weinberg vs. Yale (1987) 3, Ellen Weinberg vs. Duke (1989) 3, Kim Boyle vs. Canisius (1993) 3, Lisa Celone vs. Drexel (1994) 3, Elizabeth Larsen vs. Drexel (1994) 3, Niki Begin vs. Drexel (1994) 3, Tiffany Johnson vs. Hofstra (1995)Season: 10, Tiffany Johnson (1995)

pOINTSGame: 11, Jackie Wishoski vs. Northeastern (Nov. 4, 2003)Season: 41, Jackie Wishoski (2003)

SeaSon 1. Jackie Wishoski (2003) 41 2. Chiara Best (2004) 31 3. Chiara Best (2003) 30 4. Diane McLoughlin (1988) 27 Diane McLoughlin (1990) 27 6. Kim Boyle (1994) 26 Sara Hourihan (2005) 26 8. Margie Arnold (1985) 25 Mary Beth Sydlowski (1990) 25 Michelle Sheehan (2007) 25

GOALS ASSISTS pOINTS

GOALTENDINGSaves, game: 25, Janene Tilden vs. Boston College (1986)Saves, season: 180, Janene Tilden (1986)Shutouts, season: 9, Janene Tilden (1986)Save percentage, season: .909, Janene Tilden (1986)Goals against average, season: 0.78, Kristen Ouellette (2002)

Team RecordsMost goals scored, game: 15 vs. Drexel (1994)Most goals allowed, game: 11 vs. Notre Dame (2005)Most goals scored, season: 45 (1990)Most wins, season: 12, 1988 (12-6-1)Most losses, season: 15, 1997 (3-15-2)Most shutouts, season: 9, 2002 and 1986

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Student Athlete AwardPresented to the team member earning the highest grade point average during the Fall semester.

1995 Jill Goyette (‘99)1996 Missy Long (‘98)1997 Pam Messinger (‘99)1998 Marky Solomon (‘01)1999 Marky Solomon (‘01)2000 Marky Solomon (‘01)2001 Katie Sullivan (‘05)2002 Debbie Newman (‘06)2003 Liz MacKay (‘05) Debbie Newman (‘06)2004 Lia Barros (‘07) Debbie Newman (‘06) Katie Sullivan (‘05)2005 Sophia Brand2006 Nicole Lucey (‘08) Lynn Gugliuzza (‘07), Ally Yost (‘10)2007 Ally Yost (‘10), Sara Hourihan (‘09)2008 Ally Yost (‘10), Elizabeth Curry (‘12)

Gold Medal AwardPresented to the team member who, through strength of character, will and com-mitment, has overcome obstacles and challenges to maximize her potential and be a positive role model on the team.

2000 Kristy Hemsley (‘02)2001 Meg Foley (‘02)2002 Amber Radzevich (‘04)2003 Debbie Newman (‘06)2004 Katie Lutar (‘08) Rhyan Radack (‘08)2005 Lindsey Smagula (‘06)2006 Lia Barros (‘07)2007 Julie O’Shaughnessy (‘09)2008 Nikki Golding (‘09)

Player’s AwardPresented to the team member whom the players select as deserving of special honor. This award distinguishes the individual as one who has earned the respect of her peers.

1997 Rebekah Knight (‘98)1998 Andrea Encarnacao (‘01)1999 Stacey Staff (‘00)2000 Jennifer Martin (‘00) Marky Solomon (‘01)2001 Sarah Sargent (‘02) Farrell Swain (‘02)2002 Kristen Ouellette (‘03)2003 Amber Radzevich (‘04)2004 Jackie Wishoski (‘07)2005 Julie Randall (‘06)2006 Lynn Gugliuzza (‘07)2007 Nicole Lucey (‘08), Caitlyn Serafine (‘08)2008 Sara Hourihan (‘09)

Honor AwardPresented to the player whom the coaching staff finds to have made significant con-tributions to the team and deserves special recognition for her efforts.

1995 Deb D’Angelo (‘97)1996 Kim Boyle (‘97)1997 Shannon Strong (‘98)1998 Lorien Snellings (‘99)1999 Jennifer Martin (‘00)2000 Andrea Encarnacao (‘01)2001 Michelle Thornton (‘02)2002 Courtney Papaz (‘03)2003 Chiara Best (‘05) Jackie Wishoski (‘07)2004 Chiara Best (‘05)2005 Kelly Collins (‘07)2006 Michelle Sheehan (‘09)2007 Michelle Sheehan (‘09) Caitlin Whelan (‘09)2008 Julie O’Shaughnessy (‘09)

Kelly CollinsHonor Award – 2005

Marky SolomonPlayer’s Award – 2000

Kristy HemsleyGold Medal Award – 2000

Nicole LuceyStudent-Athlete Award – 2006

Jim Urquhart AwardThis honor – the UNH athletic department’s most prestigious award – is bestowed annually upon a male and female UNH senior student-athlete who excels in both athletic competition and the classroom, as well as possessing great character, sportsmanship and a passion for sports. Two women’s soccer players have been recipients of this award since its inception in 1999.

Andrea Encarnacao (2001) Chiara Best (2005)

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Barros Family AwardThe Barros Family Award was established as a tribute to Mrs. Gail Barros, Mr. Fernando Barros and their daughter, Lia Barros (’07), to recognize a member of the women’s soccer team whose pursuit of excellence is uncompromised. Additionally, this individual is a positive life force, respected team member and one who has achieved academic success.

2008 Lia Barros (‘07)2008 Kendall Dziama (‘11)

Lia BarrosBarros Family Award – 2008


NATIONALNSCAA All-America First Team1995 – Maja Hansen

ISAA National Player of the Year1995 – Maja Hansen

REGIONALNSCAA Northeast Region First Team1993 – Veronica O’Brien1995 – Kimberly Boyle, Maja Hansen2008 – Michelle Sheehan

NSCAA Northeast Region Second Team1989 – Diane McLoughlin, Maura Naughton, Mary Beth Sydlowski1992 – Veronica O’Brien1996 – Kim Boyle2004 – Chiara Best2007 – Michelle Sheehan

NSCAA Northeast Region Third Team2007 – Caitlin Whelan

NSCAA All-New England1988 – Diane McLoughlin, Maura Naughton1990 – Diane McLoughlin, Mary Beth Sydlowski1994 – Maja Hansen, Shelley Hull

Brine All-New England Second Team1986 – Ellen Weinberg1992 – Maja Hansen

NEWISA All-New England1989 – Diane McLoughlin, Mary Beth Sydlowski1991 – Paige Christie, Veronica O’Brien, Mary Beth Sydlowski2006 – Hillary Mefferd

NEWISA All-New England First Team2002 – Cyndi Poehner2003 – Debbie Newman2007 – Michelle Sheehan, Caitlin Whelan2008 – Michelle Sheehan

NEWISA All-New England Second Team2002 – Kristen Ouellette2003 – Chiara Best2007 – Caitlyn Serafine2008 – Shaunna Kaplan

ISAA North Team1989 – Maura Naughton

ISAA Sr. Recognition Award Winners1988 – Maura Naughton1989 – Maura Naughton1990 – Diane McLoughlin, Ellen Weinberg1995 – Maja Hansen

CONFERENCE

America East Coach/Coaching Staff of the Year1998 – Michael Jackson2002 – Michael Jackson2007 – Michael Jackson, Kelly Martin, John Conlon

1986 Cindy Pierce, Kim Shaw1987 Dawn Peck1988 Maura Naughton, Janene Tilden1989 Maura Naughton, Beth O’Connor1990 Paige Christie, Ellen Weinberg1991 Paige Christie, Darcy Runfola, Mary Beth Sydlowski1992 Molly Kirchner, Sonya Morse, Veronica O’Brien1993 Shelley Hull, Molly Kirchner, Veronica O’Brien1994 Maja Hansen, Shelley Hull, Amy Rohrer1995 Deb D’Angelo, Maja Hansen, Tiffany Johnson1996 Kim Boyle, Deb D’Angelo, Shannon Strong1997 Rebekah Knight, Diana Nash, Shannon Strong1998 Courtney Longua, Lorien Snellings1999 Nicole Coupland, Tara Foley, Stacey Staff2000 Andrea Encarnacao, Marky Solomon2001 Meaghan Foley, Farrell Swain2002 Kristen Ouellette2003 Amber Radzevich2004 Chiara Best, Debbie Newman, Katie Sullivan2005 Debbie Newman, Julie Wernig2006 Kelly Collins, Hillary Mefferd, Caitlyn Serafine2007 Caitlyn Serafine, Nicole Lucey2008 Michelle Sheehan, Julie O’Shaughnessy

2009 CaPTainS

America East Striker of the Year2004 – Chiara Best2007 – Michelle Sheehan2008 – Michelle Sheehan

America East Midfielder of the Year2007 – Caitlin Whelan

America East Goalkeeper of the Year2002 – Kristen Ouellette

America East Rookie of the Year2005 – Sara Hourihan

America East All-Conference First Team1997 – Michelle Thornton1998 – Michelle Thornton2002 – Kristen Ouellette2003 – Chiara Best2004 – Chiara Best, Hillary Mefferd,Jackie Wishoski (Honorary)2007 – Michelle Sheehan, Caitlin Whelan, Caitlyn Serafine2008– Michelle Sheehan, Caitlin Whelan

America East All-Conference Second Team1998 – Kristin Cannistraro, CourtneyLongua, Lorien Snellings1999 – Andrea Encarnacao2001 – Chiara Best, Michelle Thornton2002 – Chiara Best, Debbie Newman, Cyndi Poehner, Ana Tobon2003 – Debbie Newman, Ana Tobon2004 – Debbie Newman, Julie Wernig2005 – Caitlyn Serafine, Amanda Wiggins2006 – Hillary Mefferd2007 – Marianne Rivard

America East All-Rookie Team2001 – Chiara Best2002 – Debbie Newman, Jackie Wishoski2003 – Hillary Mefferd2004 – Adriana Gonzalez-Medina2005 – Sara Hourihan, Michelle Sheehan2006 - Shaunna Kaplan2007 - Amy Avitabile, Marika Posehn2008 - Stephanie Gilkenson

America East All-Academic Team2006 – Hillary Mefferd2007 – Caitlyn Serafine, Michelle Sheehan2008 – Sara Hourihan, Caitlin Whelan

NAC Rookie of the Year1991 – Shelley Hull

North Atlantic Conference First Team1991 – Paige Christie, Veronica O’Brien1992 – Valentina Avramovic, Veronica O’Brien1993 – Shelley Hull, Molly Kirchner, Veronica O’Brien1994 – Shelley Hull, Maja Hansen, Shannon Strong1995 – Kimberly Boyle, Maja Hansen, Tiffany Johnson1996 – Kimberly Boyle

NAC All-Rookie Team1995 – Stacey Staff

East/West All-Star Game1985 – Maggie Arnold

wiLdCaT Honor roLLALLY YOST MORGAN KEEFE

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Nike Youth DayThe Wildcats hung out and signed autographs for the kids at their .annual Nike Youth Day after the game against Vermont on Oct. 12, 2008.

Handing Out the HardwareThe Wildcats were honored at their annual awards banquet Feb. 21. Sara Hourihan was chosen as the Player’s Award winner, the Honor Award went to Julie O’Shaughnessy, Nikki Golding took home the Gold Medal Award and Kendall Dziama was selected as the recipient of the first annual Barros Family Award. The Wildcats also honored their se-nior class of Hourihan, O’Shaughnessy, Gold-ing, Michelle Sheehan and Caitlin Whelan. From left to right: Golding, Sheehan, Houri-han, Dziama, Whelan and O’Shaughnessy.

Academic ExcellenceAlly Yost (left) and Eliza-beth Curry were also honored at the banquet as winners of the Student-Athlete Award. For Yost, it was the third straight time she had won the award.

2009 UnH woMen’S SoCCer SCHedULe August 30 Sunday @RhodeIsland 1p.m. September 4 Friday @St.John’s(N.Y.) 7:30p.m. 6 Sunday @Siena 2p.m. 8 Tuesday @Harvard 3p.m. 11 Friday NORTHEASTERN# 7p.m. 13 Sunday MASSACHUSETTS 2p.m. 18 Friday @ColoradoCollege 6p.m. 20 Sunday @AirForce 1p.m. 24 Thursday HOLYCROSS# 7p.m. 27 Sunday @StonyBrook* 2p.m. October 1 Thursday BOSTONUNIVERSITY* 3p.m. 4 Sunday @Hartford* 2p.m. 8 Thursday ALBANY* 3p.m. 11 Sunday @Dartmouth 2p.m. 15 Thursday @Vermont* 3p.m. 18 Sunday MAINE* 2p.m. 22 Thursday @UMBC* 3p.m. 25 Sunday BINGHAMTON* 1p.m. 29 Thursday AMERICAEASTFirstRound^ TBA November 1 Sunday AMERICAEASTSemifinals^ TBA 7/8 Sat./Sun. AMERICAEASTFinals^ TBA 13 Friday NCAATournamentBegins TBA

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