2010-11 Quinnipiac Athletics Awards Program

Department of Athletics and RecreationAnnual Awards Reception

May 4, 2010TD Bank Sports Center

Quinnipiac University Athletics • 2010-2011 Athletic Awards Program

20102011

SCHOLARATHLETE &

ATHLETIC RECOGNITION

MASTERS OF CEREMONIES Bill Schweizer & Billy Mecca

INVOCATION Jillian Kelley (Women’s Soccer) – Fellowship of Christian Athletes

OPENING REMARKS Jack McDonald, Director of Athletics and Recreation


SCHOLARATHLETE RECOGNITION Sean Duffy, NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative

2010 – 2011 Scholar Athletes

School of Business Dean Matthew O’Connor

Michael Bartlett (MBA) Finance3 Jake Bauer (MICE) Accounting3 Kevin Bui (MIH) Entrepreneurship2 Kevin Castodio (MBAS) Marketing1 David Coppola (MCC) Accounting2 George Dummar (MBAS) Business1 Kyle Gilday (MLAX) Accounting1 Gabriel Guerino (MBAS) Management1 Zachary Hansen (MIH) Marketing2 Spencer Kane (MBAS) Business1 Johan Karlhagen (MSCR) Finance1

Basil Kostaras (MLAX) Management1 Dillon Kraus (MTE) Marketing2 Sami Liimatainen (MIH) Masters in Business Administration4 Neil Mammele (MBAS) Marketing1 Dwayne Mars (MSO) Economics3 Lauren Matuszczak (WLA) Advertising3 Patrick McGann (MIH) Marketing3 Jack Oppenheimer (MLAX) Accounting1 Lailah Pratt (WBB) Finance3 Matthew Rothbart (MSCR) Accounting1

Alex Russow (MBAS) Business1 Alexandra Seitz (WTR) Economics1 Tolle Staffanson (MSO) Finance1 Lisanne Steinert (WTE) Marketing3 Richard Stoliker (MCC) Economic1 Kevin Tarca (MBB) Finance1 Robert Tyson (MICE) FInance1 Rodrigo Uchoa (MSO) Finance3 Kate Wheeler (WICE) Marketing1 Katherine Van Nostrand (WFH) Masters in Organizational Leadership4

School of Communications

Dean Lee KamletWilliam Cavallo (MSO) Journalism1 Kelley Davies (WIH) Journalism3 Jordan Elkins (WIH) Journalism1 John Greenlaw (MCC) Pubic Relations3

MacKenzie Liptak (WFH) Public Relations4 Ryan Malki (MSCR) Communications1 Ariel Mandell (WSCR) Film, Video, and Interactive Media1

Adrienne Markison (WTE) Public Relations3 Meagan McLoughlin (WSCR) Public Relations1 Alexandra Murray (WSB) Journalism2 Brett Uttley (MSO) Public Relations2

School of Health Sciences Dean Edward O’Connor

Benjamin Arnt (MICE) Biomedical Marketing1 Abigail Airoldi (WCC) Physical Therapy1 Krista Balzofiore (WAT) Nursing1 Katherine Beam (WCC) Health Science Studies2 Yuri Bouharevich (MIH) Health Science Studies2 Kelsey Britton (WIH) Physical Therapy3 Kiera Carey (WLAX) Occupational Therapy1 Kelby Carey (WVB) Nursing2 Jacob Cetera (MCC) Physical Therapy1 Christopher Coppolecchia (MLA) Physical Therapy2 Zachary Currie (MICE) Sports Medicine1 Zachary Davies (MICE) Science Studies1 Christina DeBellis (WTR) Occupational Therapy3 Amanda DeLouise (WFH) Sports Studies1 Kristina Del Mistro (WSO) Physicians Assisant2 Hannah Donadio (WTI, WTO) Physical Therapy1 Brittany Garrett (WVB) Physical Therapy2

Michael Glaicar (MIH) Health Science Studies2 Kaitlynn Hammerton (WTR) Physical Therapy1 Kerry Heying (WSO) Occupational Therapy3 Jillian Humphreys (WTR, WCC) Physical Therapy1 Joelle Jacobsen (WSB) Biomedical Science3 Alyssa Jann (WBB) Health Science Studies3 Jillian Kelley (WSO) Physical Therapy2 Paula Kennedy (WSCR) Biomedical Science1 Julie Lanning (WTR, WCC) Health Science Studies1 Nicole Lewis (WFH) Athletic Training2 Jacqueline Lopardo (WAT) Physical Therapy1 Kendra Margulies (WSCR) Athletic Training3 Megan McCreedy (WFH) Physical Therapy3 Molly McNeil (WSO) Athletic Training3 Rachel Morelli (WCC, WTI, WTO) Physical Therapy2 Kevin O’Connell (MBAS) Health Science Studies1 Nicole Payne (WTR) Sports Medicine1

Taylor Payne (WVB) Physical Therapy1 Melissa Perry (WIH) Physical Therapy2 Martha Santandre (WCC, WTI, WTO) Physical Therapy2 Shelby Sferra (WBB) Biology1 Nicole Serrante (WFH) Occupational Therapy1 Chelsea Smith (WSO) Nursing2 Rebecca Smith (WTR) Science Studies1 Kelly Sorrell (WTI, WTO) Occupational Therapy3 Pierre Soubrier (MSCR) Athletic Training1 Kristen Stevens (WTI, WTO) Doctor of Physical Therapy4 Jillian Strassner (WSCR) Physician Assistant1 Philip Surprise (MSCR) Physical Therapy1 Andrea Szarkowicz (WTR, WCC) Nursing1 Ryan Wolff (MCC) Physical Therapy1

College of Arts and Sciences

Dean Hans BergmanCaitlyn Armstrong (WCH) Mathematics2 Kevin Benzing (MLAX) History3 Nicole Castiglione (WCH) Political Science1 Anthony Cinelli (MBAS) Psychology1 Adam Dahlgard (MLAX) Sociology1 Alexandra DeStefano (WLA) Psychology2 Mina Duffy (WSB) Psychology2 Bethany Dymarczyk (WICE) Mathmatics1 Jeana Favat (WCC, WTO, WTI) Mathematics3 Jakub Glebocki (MLAX) Criminal Justice3

Bethany Huard (WTN) Psychology3 Laura Iannotti (WLA) Psychology2 Chelsea Illchuk (WIH) Psychology2 Kaitlyn Kelly (WLA) Psychology3 Christina Lasto (WAT) Psychology1 Kayla Lawler (WVB) Psychology2 Jacki Mann (WBB) Sociology1 Emily Mason (WLAX) Psychology1 Patricia Massa (WTR, WCC) Mathematics1 Christopher Migani (MBAS) Criminal Justice1

Kyla Miles (WSO) English3 Alexandra Patrizio (WAT) English1 Lauren Peacock (WSO) English3 Morgan Roche (WCC, WTI, WTO) Psychology2 Shelby Sferra (WBB) Biology1 Diana Trogel (WAT) Psychology1 Stephanie Tuorto (WLA) Political Science3 Sarah Viebrock (WTN) English1 Kristine Watkins (WFH) Sociology1 Lauren Zimniski (WFH) Mathematics2

1First Year Recipient 2Second Year Recipient 3Third Year Recipient 4Fourth Year Recipient


SCHOLARATHLETES BY CLASS

Presented by Sean Duffy, NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative

Freshman Shaun Hanlon, Men’s Lacrosse, 3.87 GPA Jessica Soja, Women’s Track, 4.00 GPA

Ashley Kopacki, Women’s Volleyball, 4.00 GPA

Sophomore Alexandra Seitz, Women’s Track, 3.93 GPA

Richard Stoliker, Men’s Cross Country, 3.80 GPA

Junior Nicole Lewis, Field Hockey, 3.96 GPA

Yuri Bouharevich, Men’s Ice Hockey, 3.88 GPA

Senior Alyssa Jann, Women’s Basketball, 3.96 GPA Rodrigo Uchoa, Men’s Soccer, 3.96 GPA

POSITIVE PLAY AWARD Presented by Lyneene Richardson, Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Support

2010‐2011 Positive Play Champions

BEHIND THE SCENES AWARDS Presented by Jack McDonald, Director of Athletics and Recreation to:

Manuel Carreiro, Vice President and Dean of Students; Carol Boucher, Associate Dean of Student Affairs; Gina Frank, Associate Dean of Student Affairs; Monique Drucker, Associate Dean of Student Affairs; Cindy Long Porter, Associate Dean of Student Affairs/Director of Residential Life; Seann Kalagher, Assistant

Dean of Student Affairs; Vincent Contrucci, Director of Community Service; Daniel Brown, Director of the Student Center and Campus Life; Kathy Macaione, Director of Student Health Services;

RECREATION/FITNESS CENTER AWARDS Presented by Tami Reilly, Assistant Athletic Director for Fitness and Wellness Student Employees of the Year – David Losinno, Senior, Queens, NY and

Mikala Ouellette, Senior, Wolcott, CT

INTRAMURAL AWARDS

Presented by Michael Medina, Assistant Athletic Director for Intramurals Athletes of the Year – Jon Liauw, Senior, Falmouth, ME and Caitlin Guarino, Senior, Lee, NH

Official of the Year – Colleen Doherty, Sophomore, Ashburnham, MA


TEAM/PROGRAM MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS

Team/Program Team MVP, Year, Hometown Head Coach/Director

Athletics Council Liaison

Athletic Advisory Board Liaison

Kickline Elaine Gomez, Senior, Valley Stream, NY Tami Reilly Dance Fusion Xantiana Abio, Senior, Weehawken, NJ Tami Reilly Dance Company Danielle DiCarlo, Senior, Bedord Hills, NY Tami Reilly Sideline Cheer Jordan Hall, Sophomore, Rockland, MA Michelle Coppola Pep Band Elyse Comer, Sophomore, Barrington, RI Chris Malico Mascot Boomer, Hamden, CT Eric Grgurich Katie Vashon Sports Information Miles McQuiggan, Junior, Westerly, RI Ken Sweeten Rich Hanley Bill O’BrienMen’s Student Athletic Trainer Matt Mills, Senior, Sudbury, MA Ernie Hallbach Alicia Giaimo/Tania Blyth Women’s Student Athletic Trainer Melissa Gramuglia, Senior, River Edge, NJ Ernie Hallbach Alicia Giaimo/Tania Blyth Men’s Strength & Conditioning Michael Glaicar, Junior, Kamloops, B.C. Brijesh Patel Women’s Strength & Conditioning Jordan Elkins, Junior, Wasilla, AK Brijesh Patel Men's Cross Country Mike Levene, Sophomore, Redding, CT Carolyn Martin Angela Skyers John DeMezzoWomen’s Cross Country Rebecca White, Sophomore, Natick, MA Carolyn Martin Sean Duffy/Angela Skyers John DeMezzoField Hockey Kimberly Cunniff, Junior, Walpole, MA Becca M. Kohli Andy Delohery Bill O’BrienMen's Soccer Tolle Staffanson, Senior, Goteborg, Sweden Eric Da Costa John Morgan John DeMezzoWomen's Soccer Meagan McLoughlin, Senior, Rocky Hill, CT Dave Clarke John Morgan John DeMezzoWomen’s Volleyball Kayla Lawler, Junior, Louisville, KY Robin Sparks Lisa Burns/Rich Hanley Ann BaloghMen’s Basketball Justin Rutty, Senior, Newburgh, NY Tom Moore Angela Skyers Bob McKiernanWomen's Basketball

Courtney Kaminski, Senior, Dudley, MA

Tricia Fabbri

Anne Balogh

Ann Balogh

Acrobatics and Tumbling Erin Trotman, Senior, Bristol, CT Mary Ann Powers Jill Martin Angela SantacroceMen’s Ice Hockey Jeremy Langlois, Sophomore, Tempe, AZ Rand Pecknold Mark Hoffman Dick ReillyWomen’s Ice Hockey Kelly Babstock, Freshman, Ontario, Canada Rick Seeley Jill Martin Gene SingerWomen's Indoor Track Rebecca White, Sophomore, Natick, MA Carolyn Martin Sean Duffy/Angela Skyers John DeMezzoWomen’s Outdoor Track Kristen Stevens, Senior, Succasunna, NJ Carolyn Martin Sean Duffy/Angela Skyers John DemezzoBaseball Ben Farina, Senior, Waterford, CT Dan Gooley Rich Hanley Gene SingerMen's Lacrosse Jake Glebocki, Senior, Wilbraham, MA Eric Fekete Andy Delohery Bob McKiernanWomen's Lacrosse Marissa Caroleo, Junior, North Babylon, NY Danie Caro Carla Knowlton/Jill Martin Ann BaloghSoftball Heather Schwartzburg, Junior, Mission Viejo,

CA Germaine Fairchild

Alicia Giaimo/Angela Mattie Dick ReillyMen's Tennis Andrew Weeden, Sophomore, Martinsville, NJ Mike Quitko Dottie Lauria/Kathy Simione Angela SantacroceWomen's Tennis

Adrienne Markison, Senior, Princeton, NJ

Mike Quitko

Dottie Lauria/Kathy Simione Gene Singer

Woman’s Golf

Amanda Nagel, Junior, Greenwood, MN

John O’Connor

Anne Balogh/Rich Hanley Ann Balogh

Women’s Rugby Katie Wood, Junior, Hamilton, NJ Rebecca Carlson Andy Delohery/Jill Martin Angela Santacroce

ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

Women ‐ Presented by Tracey Flynn Men‐ Presented by Jack McDonald

VARSITY LETTER SWEATER PRESENTATION

Jack McDonald

VIDEO PRESENTATION By

Amanda Pugliese ’11 & Nick Sczerbinski ‘ 14


Men’s Cross CountryHead Coach: Carolyn MartinAssistant Coach: Roy HarrisonMost Valuable Player: Mike Levene Season Summary: Quinnipiac’s Cross Country team was picked to finish fourth in the Northeast Conference Preseason Coach’s poll and went on to have a solid season that included a trip to the NCAA Division I Northeast Regional. The Bobcats also finished second in the annual Quinnipiac Invitational. Mike Levene paced the Bobcats for most of the season, placing first in a majority of the Bobcats’ meets. Levene earned Quinnipiac September Athlete of the Month honors. Roster: John Beckshaw, Edgar Carrasco, Jacob Cetera, David Coppola, Brian Cotter, Dylan DeNuzzo, John Greenlaw, John Healy, Mike Levene, Chris Spiker, Richard Stoliker, Micheal White, Ryan WolffWomen’s Cross CountryHead Coach: Carolyn Martin Assistant: Roy HarrisonMost Valuable Player: Becca WhiteSeason Summary: The women’s cross country team captured its Northeast Conference record-breaking sixth consecutive conference championship in 2010. The Bobcats won three of the seven meets they competed in, including the season-opening Seawolves Invitational hosted by Stony Brook, the annual Quinnipiac Invitational and the Northeast Conference Championship. In addition, the Bobcats posted second place finishes at two meets and a top five finish at the New England Championships. They went on to finish 20th at the NCAA Regionals. Post-Season Honors: Becca White (All-NEC, All Region), Kristen Stevens (All-NEC), Amanda Faust (All-NEC), Katie Beam (All-NEC), Brianna Faust (All-NEC)Roster: Abigail Airoldi, Katherine Beam, Ashley Cyr, Hannah Donadio, Amanda Faust, Brianna Faust, Christina Faust, Kaitlyn Hammerton, Jill Humphreys, Kaitlin Kelly, Julie Lanning, Kelly MalloyPatty Massa, Rachel Morelli, Kelly Newcomb, Paige Pallotto, Morgan Roche, Martha Santandreu, Jessica Soja, Kelly Sorrell, Kristen Stevens, Andrea Szarkowicz, Becca White, Valerie Zielinski

Field HockeyHead Coach: Becca Main KohliAssistant Coach: Cheryl Torino, Jaime Cassesse, Jenna Grossman, Bonnie SheaMost Valuable Player: Kimberly CunniffSeason Summary: Field hockey clinched the fourth seed in the 2010 Northeast Conference Field Hockey Tournament, losing to eventual champ Rider. The Bobcats posted an 8-10 record, including a 4-3 mark against the Northeast Conference. The Bobcats got break-out seasons from leading scorers Kimberly Cunniff and Kaitlyn Notarianni, who each tallied 17 points, while Tina Watkins also posted career numbers in her final year at Quinnipiac.

Post-Season Honors: Tina Watkins (All-NEC First Team, All Region), Kimberly Cunniff (All-NEC First Team), Kaitlyn Notarriani (All-NEC Second Team), Lauren Zimniski (All-NEC Second Team), Katie Van Nostrand (All-NEC Second Team)

Roster: Jessica Bigelsen, Cate Colucci, Kimberly Cunniff, Amanda Danziger, Amanda DeLouise, Kristin Engelke, Brittany Gentile, Ashley Gradwell, Nicole Lewis, MacKenzie Liptak, Maria Malonoski, Megan McCreedy, Kacie McCreesh, Federica Mucci, Kaitlyn Notarianni, Jessica Portal, Christa Romano, Jess Rusin, Nicole Serrante, Madeline Smith, Jennalise Taylor, Katherine Van Nostrand, Tina Watkins, Lauren Zimniski


Men’s SoccerHead Coach: Eric Da CostaAssistant Coaches: Christopher Bart-Williams, Graciano BritoMost Valuable Player: Tolle StaffansonSeason Summary: The Quinnipiac University men’s soccer team finished the 2010 season at 4-11-2 overall and 3-6-1 in Northeast Conference play. The Bobcats, riddled with injuries, won just once in their first 10 games, but bounced back to post a 3-3-1 record down the stretch, including back-to-back shutouts against NJIT and NEC-foe Sacred Heart , a 4-3 overtime thriller against Central Connecticut State and a 1-1, double overtime tie against nationally-ranked #11 Monmouth in their final regular-season game. Post-Season Honors: Pierre Soubrier (NSCAA All-Region, All-NEC Second Team), Tolle Staffanson (All-NEC Second Team)Roster: Dominic Adams, William Cavallo, William Daniels, Greg DiGiovine, George Ellis, Marijan Jurac, Johan Karlhagen, Kenneth Kolbeck, Ryan Malki, Dwayne Mars, Stephen McCarthy, Nick Pelicaen, Durval Pereira, Leandro Reis, Matthew Rothbart, Fabricio Silva, Taylor Silverstein, Pierre Soubrier, Tolle Staffanson, Brandon Strain-Goode, Philip Suprise, Rodrigo Uchoa, Brett UttleyWomen’s SoccerHead Coach: Dave ClarkeAssistant Coach: Stephen CoxonMost Valuable Player: Meagan McLoughlinSeason Summary: The Quinnipiac women’s soccer team wrapped-up the 2010 season with a 2-2 draw against Saint Francis (Pa.) in the semifinals of the Northeast Conference Tournament on Nov. 5, ultimately losing the game in a shoot-out. The Bobcats ended the season at 5-2-3 in conference play and with an overall record of 7-7-4.Post-Season Honors: Furtuna Velaj (All-NEC First Team), Meagan McLoughlin (All-NEC Second Team), Jillian Strassner (All-NEC Second Team). Roster: Amanda Bilas, Mary Rose Corrado, Kristina Del Mistro, Diana DiMuro, Shauna Edwards, Caitlin Guarino, Jen Hartman, Taylor Healey, Kerry Heying, Jillian Kelley, Paula Kennedy, Beck Kiting, Ariel Mandell, Kendra Marguiles, Aine McKeever, Meagan McLoughlin, Molly McNeil, Kyla Miles, Chiharu Naito, Lauren Peacock, Larissa Rosenberg, Chelsea Smith, Jillian Strassner, Furtuna Velaj, Kemesha Woodfine

VolleyballHead Coach: Robin Lamott SparksAssistant Coach: Ron SparksMost Valuable Player: Kayla LawlerSeason Summary: The Quinnipiac women’s volleyball team finished the season at 6-24 overall and 4-12 in the Northeast Conference, coming within two wins of qualifying for the conference tournament for the second time in program history. The season consisted of several individual highlights, including Kayla Lawler becoming the first Quinnipiac player in nine years to win NEC Player of the Week honors, as the junior setter went on to break several records along the way.Roster: Amanda Armstrong, Stephanie Biediger, Kelby Carey, Bonnie Conklin, Brittany Garrett, Olivia Grattan, Ashley Kopacki, Kayla Lawler, Taylor Payne, Logan Riker, Nicole Rosenkilde, Tracy Wright.


Men’s BasketballHead Coach: Tom MooreAssistant Coaches: Sean Doherty, Eric Eaton, Scott BurrellDirector of Basketball Operations: John IatiStudent Assistant: Evann BakerMost Valuable Player: Justin RuttySeason Summary: The Men’s basketball team finished the season at 22-10, including a 13-5 mark in NEC play, and hosted a Division I national tournament game for the first time in program history when the Bobcats faced Buffalo in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament at the TD Bank Sports Center. The Bobcats ended the year leading the nation in offensive rebounds while finishing second in total rebounds and ranked third in rebound margin. Along the way, Justin Rutty broke the Northeast Conference rebounding record and became just the third player in Quinnipiac history to reach 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds for his career. Rutty also broke the record for career field goals and career double-doubles. James Johnson also passed the 1,200 point mark - amassing more points in three seasons than any other player in program history.Post-Season Honors: Justin Rutty (All-NEC First Team, NABC All-District 18 First Team), James Johnson (All-NEC First Team, NABC All-District 18 First Team)Roster: Austin Alecxih, Ike Azotam, Tevin Baskin, Lance Brown, William Harrison, Jamee Jackson, Dave Johnson, James Johnson, Dominique Langston, Sean Light, Raheem May-Thompson, Justin Rutty, Kevin Tarca, Deontay Twyman, Garvey Young

Women’s BasketballHead Coach: Tricia FabbriAssistant Coaches: Mountain MacGillivray, Helen Ridley, Danielle WexlerDirector of Basketball Operations: Gerry OlingerMost Valuable Player: Courtney KaminskiSeason Summary: The women’s basketball team advanced to the Northeast Conference tournament for the 11th consecutive year after posting an overall record of 14-16 including an 11-7 mark in Northeast Conference play. The Bobcats won seven of eight games from the end of December through January and four of their last six NEC games heading into postseason play. Post-Season Honors: Courtney Kaminski (All-NEC First Team), Brittany McQuain (NEC All-Rookie) Roster: Felicia Barron, Ellen Cannon, Jacinda Dunbar, Kari Goodchild, Brittany Hill, Alyssa Jann, Courtney Kaminski, Robin Keke, Lisa Lebak, Jacki Mann, Brittany McQuain, Mia Picillo, Lailah Pratt, Shelby Sferra, Camryn Warner

Men’s Ice HockeyHead Coach: Rand PecknoldAssociate Head Coach: Ben SyerAssistant Coach: Bill RigaGoalie Coach: Justin EddyMost Valuable Player: Jeremy LangloisSeason Summary: Men’s ice hockey finished the year at 15-14-8 overall and 6-9-7 in ECAC Hockey including a 10-7-2 record at the TD Bank Sports Center. The Bobcats hosted a ECAC Hockey Tournament game for the sixth time in as many years, making the Bobcats the only team out of the 12 that comprise the league to win an ECAC Hockey Tournament series each year. Quinnipiac’s back-to-back shutouts against Brown mark the second time in ECAC Hockey Tournament history that a team held its opponent scoreless in a postseason series.Roster: Ben Arnt, Loren Barron, Yuri Bouharevich, Kevin Bui, Dan Clarke, Sean Coughlin, Zack Currie, Mike Dalhuisen, Zach Davies, John Dunbar, Mike Glaicar, Russell Goodman, Zach Hansen, Eric Hartzell, Clay Harvey, Spencer Heichman, Cory Hibbeler, Connor Jones, Kellen Jones, Jeremy Langlois, Sami Liimatainen, Pat McGann, D’Arcy Oakes, Brooks Robinson, Reese Rolheiser, Zach Tolkinen, Bobby Tyson, Jake Whiting, Scott Zurevinski


Women’s Ice HockeyHead Coach: Rick SeeleyAssociate Head Coach: Harry RosenholtzAssistant Coach: Cassie TurnerMost Valuable Player: Kelly Babstock Season Summary: Women’s ice hockey had yet another banner season as the Bobcats upset host Princeton in the ECAC Hockey Tournament Quarterfinals to advance to the tournament semifinals for the first time in program history. Freshman phenom Kelly Babstock re-wrote the Quinnipiac freshman record books with an incredible season that saw her lead all Division I freshman skaters in goals, assists and points. The team as a whole saw major improvements in production as seven players improved on their previous season’s point totals. Post-Season Honors: Kelly Babstock (ECAC Hockey Player of the Year, ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year, New England All-Star), Victoria Vigilanti (All-NEC Third Team)Roster: Kelly Babstock, Regan Boulton, Olivia Brackett, Kelsey Britton, Amanda Colin, Kelley Davies, Bethany Dymarczyk, Kristen Eklund, Jordan Elkins, Kara Gust, Megan Hagg, Chelsea Illchuk, Brit-tany Lyons, Emily MacKinnon, Elena Orlando, Melissa Perry, Micheala Spiessl, Eric Uden Johansson, Felica Vieweg, Victoria Vigilanti, Kate Wheeler, Shelby Wignall, Ashley Winslow

Women’s Indoor TrackHead Coach: Carolyn MartinAssistant Coach: Roy HarrisonMost Valuable Player: Rebecca WhiteSeason Summary: The women’s indoor track team saw continued success as Morgan Roche and Becca White both qualified for the ECAC Championships in their individual events. The team placed seventh at the Northeast Conference Championships with 31 team points. Roster: Abbey Airoldi, Holly Banaian, Katherine Beam, Laura Colon, Christine Cristobal, Christina DeBellis, Hannah Donadio, Christine Donnelly, Amanda Duggan, Jeana Favat, Kaitlyn Hammerton, Grace Harvey, Jill Humphreys, Kaitlin Kelly, Julie Lanning, Kishori Mahulikar, Patty Massa, Rachel Morelli, Nicole Payne, Lindsey Pierret, Morgan Roche, Martha Santandreu, Alexandra Seitz, Alexan-dra Smith, Rebecca Smith, Kelly Sorrell, Kristen Stevens, Andrea Szarkowicz, Chelsea True, Becca WhiteBaseballHead Coach: Dan GooleyAssistant Coaches: Marc Stonaha,Tim Binkoski, Chris LeSieurMost Valuable Player: Ben FarinaSeason Summary: Baseball jumped out to the best start in program history, winning seven of their first eight Northeast Conference games and featured non-conference wins against Marshall, Ball State and a pair of wins against Richmond. In addition, Kyle Birdsall also hurled the first no-hitter in Quinnipiac history and Ben Farina became the seventh player in program history to reach the 200-hit mark.Roster: Kevin Adler, Mickey Amanti, Mike Bartlett, Kyle Birdsall, Mike Blumenthal, Brett Bradanini, Ray Buckley, Christopher Caldari, Kevin Castodio, Anthony Cinelli, Nicolas Civale, Matthew DeRosa, George Dummar, Nick Fabrizio, Ben Farina, David Grande, Gabe Guerino, Spencer Kane, Derek Lamacchia, Michael Lang, Neil Mammele, Chris Migani, Kyle Nisson, Kevin O’Connell, Tim O’Sullivan, Zak Palmer, Joe Poletsky, Andrew Rinaldi, Alex Russow, Matthew Siciliano, Ryan Walsh


SoftballHead Coach: Germaine FairchildAssistant Coaches: Cary Simms, Ben LipsonMost Valuable Player: Heather SchwartzburgSeason Summary: Softball bounced back from losing two its first three games to win six of its next eight games and also won four of five games at the University of South Florida Tour-nament. The Bobcats have been one of the top NEC teams to date, sweeping doubleheaders from Monmouth, Bryant, Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson and Saint Francis (Pa.) and are currently in the hunt for a Northeast Conference Tournament berth.Roster: Alejandra Alba, Katie Alfiere, Jessica Amenda, Kim Brzezinski, Christy Cabrera, Jes-sica D’Erario, Katie Donohue, Mina Duffy, Bridget Figmic, Ashley Heiberger, Joelle Jacobsen, Kortney Kesses, Alex Murray, Emily O’Keefe, Jordan Paolucci, Jacqueline Ristow, Lauren Salgado, Heather Schwartzburg, Julie Sini

Men’s LacrosseHead Coaches: Eric FeketeAssistant Coaches: Bruce Frady, Brian SmallMost Valuable Player: Jake GlebockiSeason Summary: Men’s lacrosse clinched a share of the Northeast Conference Regular-Season Championship in the first year of its inception after winning four of their five NEC games. The Bobcats also had non-conference wins against Holy Cross and Providence while first-year phenom Dylan Webster was honored by the NEC five times this season as the league’s rookie of the week. Roster: Billy Alessi, Kevin Benzing, Jay Binkowski, Colin Brooke,Brennan Chalmers, Chris Coppolec-chia, Adam Dahlgard, Sean Dambroise, Jake Emms, Andrew Federico, Mike Gast, Kyle Gilday, Tom Gilligan, Jake Glebocki, Pat Gleeton, Christian Haggerty, Shaun Hanlon, Kevin Kelly, Basil Kostaras, Brandon Kuring, Grant Marston, J.B. Marston, Christopher McMahon, Chris Messina, Matt Minor, Pat Murray, Jack Oppenheimer, Giuseppe Palermo, Chris Romanelli, Bobby Schnibbe, Sam Scoba, Brian Straub, Dylan Webster, Brendan Wilbur, Dorian Wolff, Tim Yost

Women’s LacrosseHead Coach: Danie CaroAssistants: Brittany Hauser, Meaghan FitzpatrickMost Valuable Player: Marissa CaroleoSeason Summary: The women’s lacrosse team earned their first NCAA Division I Tournament bid in program history with a 15-3 win against Mount St. Mary’s to win the Northeast Confer-ence Championship after they won their first out-right NEC Regular-Season Championship in program history. The Bobcats struggled out of the gate, losing their first four games before rattling off seven straight wins and winning 11 of their final 14 regular-season games. Post-Season Honors: Marissa Caroleo (NEC Player of the Year, All-NEC First Team), Devon Gibney (All-NEC First Team), Kaitlyn Kelly (All-NEC First Team), Christine Sinnigen (All-NEC Second Team), Noelle Martello (All-NEC Second Team), Lauren Matuszczak (All-NEC First Team)Roster: Sarah Allen, Ari Anderson, Kiera Carey, Marissa Caroleo, Kim Davis, Lexi DeStefano, Meredith Donaldson, Kayla Fu, Devon Gibney, Chelsea Guerrera, Allie Hoffler, Laura Iannotti, Jackie Keleher, Kaitlyn Kelly, Phoebe Laplante, Kelsey Maroney, Noelle Martello, Emily Mason, Lauren Matuszczak, Kelley McDonough, Emily Samuelman, Christine Sinnigen, Jennifer Skip-per, Kearney Sneath, Joslyn Stabile, Michaela Tinsley, Lianne Toomey, Stephanie Tuorto, Melissa Warheit


Men’s TennisHead Coach: Mike QuitkoAssistant Coaches: Ryan Bean, Nick WormleyMost Valuable Player: Andrew WeedenSeason Summary: The men’s tennis team advanced to the NEC Championship game for the third time in four years after upsetting Fairleigh Dickinson to advance to the finals. Post-season Honors: Andrew Weeden (All-NEC Second Team Singles), Corey Morgenstern (All-NEC Second Team Singles), James Kwei (All-NEC First Team Doubles), Alex Lazerowich (All-NEC First Team Doubles)Roster: Micah Bailey, Brett Francis, Dillon Kraus, James Kwei, Alex Lazerowich, Brian Mik-kelson, Corey Morgenstern, Chris Nelson, Ben Shapiro, Andrew Weeden

Women’s TennisHead Coach: Mike QuitkoAssistant: Paula Miller, Gabby PasternakMost Valuable Player: Adrienne MarkisonSeason Summary: The women’s tennis team won its sixth Northeast Conference Champion-ship in the last eight seasons while head coach Mike Quitko earned his fifth NEC Womens’ Tennis Coach of the Year Award and freshman Juliet Labarthe was named the NEC Rookie of the Year.Post-Season Honors: Mike Quitko (NEC Coach of the Year), Juliet Labarthe (NEC Rookie of the Year, All-NEC First Team Singles), Sarah Viebrock (All-NEC First Team Singles), Adrienne Markison (All-NEC Second Team Singles, All-NEC Second Team Doubles), Lisanna Steinert (All-NEC Second Team Singles), Rachel Cantor (All-NEC Second Team Doubles)Roster: Rachel Cantor, Natalie Duckor, Carly Loewenstein, Adrienne Markison, Shawna Sar-son, Lisanna Steinert, Erin Suvar, Sarah Viebrock, Ali Warshavsky, Mary Wilson

Women’s Outdoor TrackHead Coach: Carolyn MartinAssistants: Roy Harrison Most Valuable Player: Kristen StevensSeason Summary: The women’s outdoor track team has competed in four events to date, with Andrea Szarkowicz winning the steeple chase at the Monmouth University Season-Opener and the University of New Hampshire Invitational. Roster: Abbey Airoldi, Holly Banaian, Katherine Beam, Laura Colon, Christine Cristobal, Christina DeBellis, Hannah Donadio, Amanda Duggan, Jeana Favat, Kaitlyn Hammerton, Grace Harvey, Jill Humphreys, Kaitlin Kelly, Julie Lanning, Kishori Mahulikar, Patty Massa, Rachel Morelli, Nicole Payne, Lindsey Pierret, Morgan Roche, Martha Santandreu, Alexandra Seitz, Alexandra Smith, Rebecca Smith, Kelly Sorrell, Kristen Stevens, Andrea Szarkowicz, Chelsea True, Becca White


Acrobatics & TumblingHead Coach: Mary Ann PowersAssistant: Toni Corvi, Cheryl Thomes, Jacqueline SvadebaMost Valuable Player: Erin TrotmanSeason Summary: The acrobatics & tumbling team finished third in four of the five in-dividual events at the inaugural National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association’s National Championship behind national powers Oregan and Maryland. In its first year in the NCATA, Quinnipiac defeated Fairmont State in the regular season before shocking Azusa Pacific in the first round of the NCATA Championships.Roster: Alexis Alexander, Gina Antonelli, Caitlyn Armstrong, Krista Balzofiore, Nicole Bern at, Danielle Burns, Nicole Castiglione, Victoria Cribbs, Chelsie Desmarais, Alanna DiLiddo, Chivon Forrester, Lexus Paige Guarino, Ashley Kenyon, Christina Lasto, Jacque-line Lopardo, Amanda Lucisano, Jessica O’Leary, Cera Orner, Alexandra Patrizio, Trisha Pierce, Danielle Pilloise, Marina Polcaro, Erin Reed, Samantha Rodriguez, Carly Dedwick, Emily Spicka, Dianna Trogel, Erin Trotman, Gina Yeadon, Christine Zacharias

Women’s GolfDirector: John O’ConnorAssistant Coaches: Rebecca Reynolds, Kerry BrownMost Valuable Player: Amanda NagelSeason Summary: Women’s golf completed its first season as a varsity sport at Quin-nipiac with an 11th place finish at its first NEC Championship. Amanda Nagel, Brianne Tansey and Jennifer Forlenza were the Bobcats’ top finishers along the way. Roster: Stephanie Alwardt, Elizabeth Emanuelson, Jennifer Forlenza, Stacey Kmill, Erin Malley, Amanda Nagel, Brittany O’Connell, Brianne Tansey

Pep BandDirector: Chris MalicoMVP: Elyse ComerRoster: Erin Adams, Zachary Andersen, Vanessa Baez, Danielle Bigelow, Tom Capone, Christina Casinelli, Elyse Comer, Shawn Doyle, Mason Dunn-McDonagh, Alyssa Fine, Jose Gallegos-Vallejo, Jimmy Geary, Kristen Helinski, Cassandra Klatskin, Andrue Manderano, Deanna Maytas, Jeffrey Monaco, Samantha Neville, Teresa Pellicano, Elizabeth Pinzon, Matthew Porell, Erica Sawicki, Marie Schussler, Kelly Stevens, Michael Tutino, Bruce White, Amanda Zilinski

Women’s RugbyDirector: Becky CarlsonAssistant Coach: Alex AdattoMost Valuable Player: Katie WoodSeason Summary: The women’s rugby team will play their inaugural season in Fall 2011. This season, Quinnipiac played scrimmages against Southern Connecticut State and Army. Four women’s rugby players were chosen to play in the inaugural MetNY U-23 All-Star Team. Katie Wood (Hamilton, N.J.), sophomore Megan Hannamann (Man-chester, N.H.), freshman Jacqueline MacLearie (Tinton Falls, N.J.), and freshman Diana Poulsen (Dover, N.J) all received the honorary selection. Roster: Alysha Andrews, Emily Bajgot, Emily Carroll, Melissa Condo, Colleen Doherty, Amanda Garcia, Allison Gnys, Megan Hannemann, Stephanie Hasher, Jenna Kuhn, Megan Lillibridge, Jacqueline Lilly, Jacqueline MacLearie, Megan McClintock, Lindsay Nolan, Nora Kate O’Brien, Krystin Orrico, Katie Partin, Marie Pescatore, Diana Poulsen, Megan Prestidge, Lauren Racine, Lauren Tosti, Katie Wood


2010-2011 SeasonQuinnipiac Athletic Season TimelineAUGUST8/10/2010 – The Quinnipiac University men’s cross country team was tabbed to finish fourth out of 12 teams in the 2010 Northeast Conference Coaches Preseason Poll.Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey sophomore Zach Davies (Smithers, British Co-lumbia) was featured on InsideCollegeHockey.com’s INCH A-Z. Each season, InsideCollegeHockey.com works its way through the alphabet, from A to Z, highlighting players from around the country. Davies joined such former Quinnipiac stand-outs as Ben Nelson and Dan Henningson, and teammate Scott Zurevinski, as having been featured.8/11/2010 - The Quinnipiac University women’s cross country was picked as the favorite in the 2010 Northeast Conference Preseason Poll.Quinnipiac University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Tom Moore and the Bob-cats men’s basketball team were featured in a report filed by FoxSports.com’s Jason Belzer, highlighting the coaches in NCAA Division I who have had led the greatest academic turnarounds over the past three years. Moore’s teams improved by 219 Academic Progress Rate points since the 2006-07 academic year, the greatest improvement among NCAA Division I men’s basketball programs.8/12/2010 - The Quinnipiac University field hockey team was picked to finish third, receiving one first-place vote, in the 2010 Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll.8/16/2010 - The Quinnipiac University women’s volleyball team was picked to finish eighth out of nine teams in the 2010 Northeast Conference Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Preseason Poll, as announced by the NEC office . 8/14-8/24/2010 – The Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team traveled to Europe, visiting Belgium, Amsterdam and Paris, as part of a goodwill tour. 8/17/2010 - The Quinnipiac University men’s soccer team was selected to finish second in the 2010 Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll.8/18/2010 - The Quinnipiac University women’s soccer team was picked to finish fourth out of 11 teams in the 2010 Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll.8/24/2010 - Quinnipiac Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Services Lyneene Richardson and the women’s volleyball team visited Hamden Youth Services at the Keefe Community Center in Hamden, Conn., and donated school supplies for the center’s after-school program. The team purchased items at Target in North Haven and delivered them to the center.Quinnipiac Women’s Ice Hockey Head Coach Rick Seeley, as well as juniors Bethany Dymarczyk (Hamden, Conn.) and Jordan Elkins (Wasilla, Alaska) vis-ited Yale-New Haven Hospital Auxiliary’s Toy Closet on Monday, Aug. 23. The Bobcats donated $1,000 and over $700 in toys that they collected on Aug. 7-8 at the Stop & Shop in Hamden, Conn.8/28/2010 - Quinnipiac senior field hockey player Amanda DeLouise (Cheshire, Conn.) was featued in her hometown newspaper, the Cheshire Herald, in an article written by Greg Lederer. 8/29/2010 - Junior Katilyn Notarianni (Clark Summit, Pa.) led Quinnipiac to a 4-1 win against Lehigh in the Bobcats’ season-opener in Bethlehem, Pa. Notarianni scored three times in the Bobcats’ first season-opening win since the 2005 season, when Quinnipiac downed LaSalle, 1-0. Sophomore Kristin Engelke (Medford, N.J.) had a goal and two assists while freshman Jess Rusin (Garwood, N.J. ) picked up her first career point on an assist.8/30/2010 - Quinnipiac University junior Kaitlyn Notarianni (Clarks Summit, Pa.) was named the Northeast Conference Field Hockey Co-Player of the Week, the league office announced. Notarianni recorded her first-career hat trick, resulting in the Bobcats’ first season-opening win since 2005.SEPTEMBER9/2/2010 – Quinnipiac University women’s soccer junior Furtuna Velaj (Stamford, Conn.) and her sister, University of Bridgeport soccer player Linda Velaj, were the subject of a feature story written by Bill Paxton in the Connecticut Post. The story profiled the sisters’ relationship, journey to their respective schools and success once on their respective campuses. 9/3/2010 - The Quinnipiac University Department of Athletics held its an-nual Positive Play Forum at Burt Kahn Court on the Mt. Carmel campus. Over 400 student-athletes were in attendance for the assembly when President John Lahey, Vice President and Dean of Students Manny Carreiro, Director of Athletics Jack McDonald, Senior Associate Athletic Director Bill Mecca and Associate Dean of Student Affairs Monique Drucker addressed the crowd. Also speaking to her peers was women’s soccer player and Fellowship of Christian Athletes member Jillian Kelley. The 2010-11 Student-Athlete Advi-sory Committee, a group that consists of two student-athletes from each of Quinnipiac’s varsity teams, was also introduced.

Quinnipiac University junior field hockey player Kaitlyn Notarianni (Clarks Summit, Pa.) was named the Quinnipiac August Athlete of the Month. 9/4/2010 - The Quinnipiac University women’s cross country team won its first race of the 2010 season, finishing in first place out of four teams at the Seawolves Invitational in Stony Brook, N.Y. 9/9/2010 – Quinnipiac women’s soccer keeper Jillian Kelley (Simsbury, Conn.) was featured in the New Haven Register on Thursday, Sept. 9 in an article written by staff reporter Jim Fuller. 9/11/2010 - The Quinnipiac University women’s cross country team finished second out of 10 teams at the CCSU Blue Devil Invitational at Stanley Quar-ter Park. The Bobcats finished ahead of Northeast Conference opponents Monmouth, Sacred Heart, Central Connecticut and Bryant with a total of 52 points. Junior volleyball setter Kayla Lawler (Louisville, Ky.) set a new personal career high for a three-set match with 43 assists as the Quinnipiac University volleyball team swept the University of Hartford, 3-0, to close out the Quin-nipiac Invitational at the Burt Kahn Court. 9/11/2010 - The Quinnipiac University women’s tennis duos of Rachel Can-tor (Short Hills, N.J.)/Adrienne Markison (Princeton, N.J.) and Juliet Labarthe (Oklahoma City, Okla.)/Sarah Viebrock (Carmel, N.Y.) won the top two flights at the season-opening Sacred Heart Doubles Invitational. 9/13/2010 - The Quinnipiac University cross country team team was ranked 12th out of 15 teams in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Northeast Regional Poll. The Bobcats were coming off a second-place finish at the CCSU Blue Devil Invitational, just behind Provi-dence College, and were the only Northeast Conference institution featured in the weekly poll. 9/14/2010 - Quinnipiac University women’s cross country’s Becca White (Natick, Mass.) and Amanda Faust (Macungie, Pa.) were named Northeast Conference Athlete and Rookie of the Week. 9/16/2010 - Close to 500 loyal Bobcat fans were in attendance for the Fourth Annual Season Ticket Holders BBQ at the TD Bank Sports Center on the York HIll Campus of Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn. The Quinnipiac University women’s ice hockey team was selected to finish fourth in the 2010-11 ECAC Hockey Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The Bobcats collected 79 points in the poll after posting a 19-10-8 overall record (11-4-7 ECAC Hockey) last season. Sophomore goaltender Victoria Vigilanti (Wood-bridge, Ontario) was also honored with a Preseason All-League selection. 9/17/2010 - Junior Furtuna Velaj (Stamford, Conn.) compiled her fourth career hat trick, as the Quinnipiac women’s soccer team won its first game of the season against Dartmouth, 3-1, in a home contest at the Quinnipiac Soccer Field. Women’s tennis senior Adrienne Markison (Princeton, N.J.) earned her 100th career win with a pair of doubles victories to open the Quinnipiac Invita-tional. 9/18/2010 - The Quinnipiac University men’s cross country team placed second at the Quinnipiac University Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 18. The Bobcats finished the race with a total of 37 points. In first place was Stonehill College with 20 points. Yale University placed four runners in the top 10, however they could not place as a team since they competed with only four runners. Leading the Bobcats was sophomore Mike Levene (Redding, Conn.), finishing the 8K course in fifth place overall with a time of 27:16. The Quinnipiac University women’s cross country team placed first at the Quinnipiac University Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 18. The Bobcats won their second race of the season with 15 points overall. 9/19/2010 - Sophomore Jillian Strassner (Avon, Conn.) scored her first goal of the season, as the Quinnipiac University women’s soccer team beat the University of Rhode Island, 1-0, in a hard-fought match at the Quinnipiac Soccer Field. Freshman women’s tennis player Juliet Labarthe (Oklahoma City, Okla.) won a pair of matches to win the Quinnipiac Invitational Flight B Singles Champi-onship. 9/20/2010 - Quinnipiac University junior women’s soccer player Furtuna Ve-laj (Stamford, Conn.) was named the adidas/Northeast Conference Co-Player of the Week after registering a hat trick in the Bobcats’ 3-1 victory against perennial regional power Dartmouth. The hat trick was the fourth of Velaj’s career, while the NEC honor is also the fourth of her career. 9/21/2010 - Quinnipiac University freshman cross country runner Amanda Faust (Macungie, Pa.) was named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week for the second week in a row of the after capturing second place at the Quin-nipiac Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 19. Faust finished the race with a time of 18:41, close behind teammate Becca White (Natick, Mass.), who won the Invitational in 18:13.


The Quinnipiac University men’s ice hockey team was picked to finish eighth out of 12 teams in both 2010-11 ECAC Hockey Preseason Polls, one voted on by the ECAC Hockey head coaches and one voted on by the media. Both polls were announced at the 2010 ECAC Hockey Media Day, held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., which will also serve as the site for the 2011 ECAC Hockey Championship. 9/24/2010 – Three major publications have named the Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team as the preseason favorite to win the Northeast Confer-ence Championship. Athlon Sports, Lindy’s and The Sporting News each picked the Bobcats to win the league title. The Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team visited with students at the Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Friday morning. The team spoke with the students to encourage them to continue to achieve in the classroom and answered questions about issues ranging from the classroom to the basketball court. 9/26/2010 - Junior Kimberly Cunniff (Walpole, Mass.) scored twice to lead the Quinnipiac University field hockey team to a 3-1 win against Lafayette at the Quinnipiac Field Hockey & Lacrosse Turf Field. The Quinnipiac University women’s soccer team beat Central Connecticut State University, 4-2, in their first Northeast Conference match of the season at the Quinnipiac Soccer Field. 9/27/2010 - Quinnipiac junior Kimberly Cunniff (Walpole, Mass.) was named the Northeast Conference Field Hockey Player of the Week. Cunniff was the second Quinnipiac player to earn the award after classmate Kaitlyn Notari-anni (Clark Summit, Pa.) won the award on Aug. 30. 9/28/2010 - The Quinnipiac University men’s and women’s cross country teams volunteered at the Cheshire 10k road race for Mari’s Miles of Smiles. The Mari Hall Family Foundation hosted its first annual road race, which has been the organization’s largest fundraiser. The foundation was created to pro-mote awareness of ASD (autism spectrum disorder) and make a difference in the lives of those living ASD. Quinnipiac University freshman Amanda, Briana and Christina Faust (Al-lentown, Pa.) were featured in the New Haven Register in an article written by staff writer Jim Fuller. The triplets made an immediate impact on the perennially strong women’s cross country team, establishing themselves in the Bobcats’ top five runners early in their careers. Quinnipiac University freshman women’s soccer player Beck Kiting (Can-berra, Australia) was named adidas/NEC Co-Rookie of the Week after scoring her first collegiate goal in Quinnipiac’s 4-2 victory against conference rival Central Connecticut State University on Sunday, Sept. 26. The Quinnipiac men’s basketball team was featured in the New Haven Reg-ister. In a feature story written by Dave Borges, Quinnipiac Men’s Basketball Head Coach Tom Moore discussed the team’s trip to Europe this past summer.Women’s tennis freshman Juliet Labarthe (Oklahoma City, Okla.) was named the NEC Player and Rookie of the Week after reaching the West Point Eastern Tennis Invitational Flight C Singles Championship. The Player of the Week award was the first of the season for Labarthe, while the Rookie of the Week honor was the third straight to open the year. OCTOBER10/1/2010 – Quinnipiac University women’s soccer junior forward Furtuna Velaj (Stamford, Conn.) and men’s cross country sophomore Mike Levene (Redding, Conn.) were named Quinnipiac Athletes of the Month for Septem-ber. Junior forward Kate Wheeler’s (Oakville, Ontario) two second period goals helped lead the Quinnipiac University women’s ice hockey team to a 3-0 victory in its season opener against non-conference opponent Niagara Uni-versity at Dwyer Arena. 10/2/2010 - The Quinnipiac University women’s ice hockey team skated to a 3-1 victory over Niagara University to complete the two-game weekend se-ries sweep at Dwyer Arena. Freshmen forwards Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) and Erica Uden Johansson (Sundsvall, Sweden) factored in all three Quinnipiac goals, each registering a goal and two assists on the afternoon. 10/3/2010 - Junior defender Matthew Rothbart (Cheshire, Conn.) scored the game-winning goal in the 87th minute as the Quinnipiac University men’s soccer team overcame a halftime deficit while playing a man down to defeat Mount St. Mary’s, 2-1, in the Bobcats’ Northeast Conference opener. 10/4/2010 - Junior forward Furtuna Velaj (Stamford, Conn.) was featured in an article written by ESPN.com’s Graham Hays. The article chronicles Velaj’s journey from her native Kosovo to the United States, as well as her future aspirations in political science following her collegiate career. Quinnipiac University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Tom Moore was the subject of a Question & Answer session with the Connecticut Post. Moore answered questions from the Post’s Bill Paxton about the predictions of several news outlets that the Bobcats were the preseason favorite to win the Northeast Conference, as well as the Second Annual Connecticut 6 Classic and

individual questions about some of his players. The Quinnipiac University women’s basketball team participated in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Walk to Cure Diabetes on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at Quinnipiac’s North Haven Campus. The Bobcats walked in support of Amanda Kenny, a camper of the Tricia Fabbri Basketball Camp, who has Type 1 diabetes. The JDRF is a worldwide leader for research to cure Type 1 diabetes and is one of the largest charitable funders and advocates of diabetes science worldwide. 10/5/2010 - Two Quinnipiac University women’s cross country runners were honored by the Northeast Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 5. Sophomore Rebecca White (Natick, Conn.) was named NEC Athlete of the Week for the second time this season, while Freshman Amanda Faust (Macungie, Pa.) received her third NEC Rookie of the Week award. Kimberly Cunniff (Walpole, Mass.) scored twice, in her second consecutive game, to lead Quinnipiac to a 4-2 win against Brown in a non-conference match-up at the Quinnipiac Field Hockey & Lacrosse Turf Field in Hamden, Conn. Cunniff becomes the first player in two seasons since MacKenzie Liptak (Schuylerville, N.Y.), to score two goals in back-to-back games, and the first player to score in three straight games since Liptak and Christine Grady (En-field, Conn.) accomplished the feat in 2008. The Quinnipiac University field hockey team, in collaboration with Brown University at Tuesday, Oct. 5’s field hockey game, raised over $1,000 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation “Play For The Cure” initiative in support of breast cancer research. Parents, friends and and supporters lined the fence at the Quinnipiac Field Hockey & Lacrosse Turf Complex in Hamden, Conn. for the cause, on a cold, rainy afternoon. National sports news outlets ESPN.com, Yahoo! Sports and FoxSports.com posted stories on their respective websites about senior forward Justin Rutty’s (Newburgh, N.Y.) glass-shattering dunk during a workout. Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey junior Kate Wheeler (Oakville, Ontario), freshman Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario), and sophomore Victoria Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario) swept the ECAC Hockey MLX Skates weekly awards after the Bobcats swept Niagara University on the Purple Eagles’ home ice. Wheeler was named Player of the Week, while Babstock was named Rookie of the Week, and Vigilanti was named Goaltender of the Week. 10/7/2010 – The Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team was featured in the New Haven Register on Thursday, Oct. 7 in an article written by Dave Solomon. In the article, head coach Rand Pecknold discussed the progression of Quinni-piac as a nationally recognized men’s ice hockey team, evidenced by a season-opening series against Ohio State at the TD Bank Sports Center. Senior assis-tant captain Zach Hansen (White Bear Lake, Minn.), junior Yuri Bouharevich (Montreal, Que.) and sophomore Jeremy Langlois (Tempe, Ariz.), who was selected as the team’s Rookie of the Year in 2009-10, were also highlighted. 10/8/2010 - Men’s ice hockey junior Spencer Heichman (Yorba Linda, Calif.) scored the game-winning goal as Quinnipiac defeated Ohio State, 2-1, in its 2010-11 season- and home-opener at the TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Conn. In front of nearly 3,000 screaming Bobcat fans that showed up for the first night of hockey in Hamden of the 2010-11 season, Quinnipiac opened the year with a win. 10/9/2010 - Quinnipiac inducted 14 individuals and two teams into its Athletic Hall of Fame during Homecoming Weekend. This outstanding class of inductees was selected and approved by Quinnipiac’s Athletics Advisory Board. Those inducted included the 2000 women’s soccer team, the 1993 women’s tennis team, as well as Linda Wooster, Joe Trimarchi, Julie Smith, Sharon Polastry, Patrick Nguyen, Roland Lavallee, Steve Kulpa, Lou Iannotti, Queen Edwards Smith, Colleen Dooley, Chris Cerrella, Catie Canetti, Mike Buscetto and Rick Buckholz. The Quinnipiac University women’s cross country team placed fifth in both the varsity and sub varsity meets at the 98th New England Cross Country Championships on Saturday, October 9, in Franklin Park, Boston, Mass. Becca White (Natick, Mass) and Kristen Stevens (Succasunna, N.J) were both named Top 25 All-New England. Boston College won in both of the women’s 5k races.Kelby Carey (Surfside, Calif.) and Kayla Lawler (Louisville, Ky.) each compiled a double-double as the Quinnipiac University volleyball team upended North-east Conference leader Robert Morris, 3-1, Saturday afternoon at the Burt Kahn Court. Sophomore goaltender Victoria Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario) turned away 27 shots to record her second shutout in three games, as the Quinnipiac University women’s ice hockey team won its first home contest of the season, 4-0, against non-conference opponent Northeastern University at the TD Bank Sports Center. 10/10/2010 - Quinnipiac freshman Jess Rusin (Garwood, N.J.) scored twice to lead the Quinnipiac University field hockey team to a 3-1 win against Sacred Heart University in a Northeast Conference match-up in Fairfield, Conn.Quinnipiac Women’s Soccer Head Coach Dave Clarke won his 100th career game as the Bobcats defeated Mount St. Mary’s, 2-1, at the Quinnipiac Soccer Field in Hamden, Conn.


Kayla Lawler (Louisville, Ky.) had a double-double of 36 assists and a career-high 17 digs as the Quinnipiac University volleyball team defeated Saint Francis (Pa.), 3-1, Sunday afternoon to complete a weekend sweep of the Northeast Conference’s Western Pennsylvania teams.Freshman forward Erica Uden Johansson (Sundsvall, Sweden) recorded her first-career hat trick as the Quinnipiac University women’s ice hockey team defeated Sacred Heart, 5-0, at the TD Bank Sports Center.10/11/2010 -Two weeks after she won her first weekly honor from the Northeast Conference, Quinnipiac junior Kimberly Cunniff (Walpole, Mass.) was named the Northeast Conference Co-Player of the Week, along with Rider’s Marlaine Schneider, as announced by the conference office on Mon-day, Oct. 11.Quinnipiac University junior setter Kayla Lawler (Louisville, Ky.) was named Molten/Northeast Conference Volleyball Co-Player of the Week after leading the Bobcats to a sweep of the league’s two Western Pennsylvania teams, Robert Morris and Saint Francis (Pa.). Lawler became the first Bobcat to earn the award in nearly nine years, following Heather Wollyung’s honor on Oct. 15, 2001. Lawler was just the third Quinnipiac player to earn the award since the Bobcats began play in the NEC in 1998, joining Wollyung and Shannon Dublin.10/12/2010 - Quinnipiac women’s cross country’s Becca White (Natick, Mass.) and Amanda Faust (Macungie, Pa.) were honored by the Northeast Conference for the second consecutive week on Tuesday, October 12. White was named the NEC Player of the Week for the third time this season, while Faust was awarded her fourth career NEC Rookie of the Week honor. Quinnipiac University women’s ice hockey freshman forward Erica Uden Johansson(Sundsvall, Sweden) and sophomore goaltender Victoria Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario) combined to take home all three ECAC Hockey/MLX Skates weekly awards, as announced by ECAC Hockey on Tuesday, Oct. 12. Uden Johansson was selected as both Rookie of the Week and Player of the Week, while Vigilanti was named Goaltender of the Week. 10/13/2010 - For the first time in Quinnipiac history, both the men’s and women’s ice hockey programs received votes in the USCHO.com Division I poll. The women were a perfect 4-0-0 through their first four regular-season contests and received eight votes in the poll, while the men, 1-1-0 after a season-opening weekend split with Ohio State, received two votes in the second poll of the season. Quinnipiac was one of eight schools, along with Boston College, Boston University, Cornell, Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth, North Dakota and Ohio State, to feature men’s and women’s teams ranked or receiving votes. 10/14/2010 - The Quinnipiac University women’s soccer team volunteered at the Fall 2010 Middle School Unified Sports Soccer Tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 12 sponsored by the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) and Special Olympics Connecticut. This is the eleventdh consecutive year that the team has helped out at this event. The program earned the “Be a Fan” award this past summer for their continued support. 10/15/2010 - Junior Kim Cunniff (Walpole, Mass.) was named to the Wo-mensFieldHockey.com Weekly Honor Roll after being named the Northeast Conference Field Hockey Player of the Week on Monday, Oct. 11. Cunniff led the Bobcats with two goals and an assist as Quinnipiac ran its winning streak to three games. Cunniff was the first Quinnipiac player since the 2007 season to be named NEC Player of the Week twice in the same year and one of seven players all time at Quinnipiac. Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey captain Scott Zurevinski (Saskatoon, Saskatch-ewan) was featured in the New Haven Register on Friday, Oct. 15. The junior captain was interviewed by the Register’s Chip Malafronte for a feature dis-cussing Zurevinski’s decision to return to Quinnipiac for his junior year after being offered a contract by the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks.The Quinnipiac University men’s ice hockey team defeated Bentley, 3-2, in a non-conference match-up at the TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Conn. With the win, Quinnipiac improved to 2-1-0 on the season while Bentley opened the year at 0-1-0. Quinnipiac also extended its undefeated streak when leading after the second period to 52 games. Sophomore defender Regan Boulton (Brandon, Manitoba) scored three of Quinnipiac’s four power-play goals to earn her first-career hat trick, as the Quinnipiac University women’s ice hockey team improved to 5-0 on the sea-son with a 4-2 victory over the University of Maine. 10/17/2010 - The Quinnipiac University men’s soccer team defeated New Jersey Institute of Technology, 3-0, in its final non-conference tune-up. Kayla Lawler (Louisville, Ky.) had 54 assists, 17 digs and six service aces as the Quinnipiac University volleyball team defeated Long Island, 3-1, Sunday afternoon at the Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center. The win was the first for the Bobcats over LIU since 2001. 10/19/2010 - On Tuesday, Oct. 19, Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey defense-man Mike Dalhuisen (Nymegen, Holland) donated his hair to Locks of Love, a charitable organization that collects hair to be made into wigs for children suffering from long-term medical hair loss.

Quinnipiac University women’s ice hockey sophomore defender Regan Boul-ton (Brandon, Manitoba) was named ECAC Hockey/MLX Skates Player of the Week, as announced by ECAC Hockey on Tuesday, Oct. 19. Men’s tennis sophomore Andrew Weeden (Martinsville, N.J.) was named the Northeast Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Week. Weeden breezed through ITA Northeast Regional Qualifying with a pair of straight-sets victories against Stony Brook’s Francesco Arciuli (6-1, 6-2) and Marist’s Joris Van Eck (6-2, 6-3), before defeating Hofstra’s Antonio Pena, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, in the main draw first round. Weeden’s run ended with a 6-1, 6-2, defeat to Harvard’s Christo Schultz, the No. 14 ranked player in the draw. 10/22/2010 - The Quinnipiac University men’s soccer team scored two first half goals en route to a 2-0 victory over Northeast Conference opponent Sacred Heart University. Sophomore Jillian Strassner (Avon, Conn.) scored the game-winning goal to lead the Quinnipiac University women’s soccer team to a 1-0 win against Northeast Conference opponent Bryant University on Friday, Oct. 22. The Quinnipiac University women’s cross country team finished second out of nine teams at the CCSU Mini-Meet held at Stanley Quarter Park. The University of Connecticut women placed first with a score of 50. The Bobcats finished the 3k race ahead of Northeast Conference opponents Central Con-necticut State University and Fairleigh Dickinson University. The Quinnipiac University field hockey team shut out Saint Francis (Pa.), 2-0, in a Northeast Conference game played in Loretto, Pa. Quinnipiac University freshmen Connor and Kellen Jones (Montrose, B.C.), identical twins, were featured in the lastest ECAC Hockey Journal on the New England Hockey Journal’s website, www.hockeyjournal.com, penned by Phil Perry. Junior forward Kate Wheeler’s (Oakville, Ontario) two goals, including one late in the third period, helped the Quinnipiac University women’s ice hockey team earn a 3-3 tie against #7 Boston College on Friday night at the TD Bank Sports Center. 10/23/2010 – The largest crowd in the history of Quinnipiac Midnight Madness turned out for the annual event at the TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Conn. The event, coordinated in conjunction with Parents Weekend, featured performances by all of Quinnipiac’s spirit groups and also intro-duced all of Quinnipiac’s varsity teams. Before the largest crowd, 3,891, for a non-conference opponent in Quin-nipiac’s TD Bank Sports Center history, freshman Kellen Jones (Montrose, B.C.) scored the first two goals of his career to lead the Bobcats to a 3-1 win against Holy Cross. With the win, Quinnipiac (3-1-0) closed out its season-opening, four-game home stretch with wins in three of its first four games of the year. 10/24/2010 -The Quinnipiac University field hockey team defeated Robert Morris, 3-1, in a Northeast Conference match-up at Joe Walton Stadium in Moon Township, Pa. Amanda Armstrong (Waukesha, Wis.) compiled a team-high 17 kills and six blocks as the Quinnipiac University volleyball team triumphed over Northeast Conference foe Fairleigh Dickinson in five sets, 3-2, Sunday afternoon at the Burt Kahn Court. Armstrong was pivotal in the Bobcats’ final four points in the decisive fifth set, registering three block assists, along with Taylor Payne (Warwick, N.Y.), as well as a kill to clinch the match. 10/26/2010 - Quinnipiac University women’s ice hockey junior forward Kate Wheeler (Oakville, Ontario) was named ECAC Hockey/MLX Skates Player of the Week, as announced by ECAC Hockey. 10/29/2010 - Junior Furtuna Velaj (Stamford, Conn.) scored the game-win-ning goal as the Quinnipiac women’s soccer team beat Sacred Heart, 1-0, in a Northeast Conference match at the Quinnipiac Soccer Field. Four different players scored as the Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team upset nationally-ranked No. 17 St. Cloud State, 4-2, at the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn. The win was Quinnipiac’s third straight as they improved to 4-1-0. 10/30/2010 - The Quinnipiac University women’s cross country team won its sixth consecutive Northeast Conference Championship on Saturday, Oct. 30 at Stanley Quarter Park in New Britain, Conn. Sophomore Becca White (Natick, Mass.) won the 5k race and set a NEC championship record as she led the Bobcats to another NEC title. Quinnipiac finished first with 34 points, while Monmouth University finished second with 69 points. 10/31/2010 - The Quinnipiac University field hockey team clinched the fourth and final berth in the 2010 Northeast Conference Field Hockey Tour-nament with a 5-1 win against Siena. The Bobcats finished the regular season at 4-3 in conference play and 8-9 overall while Siena dropped to 2-16 overall and 0-7 in NEC action. The Quinnipiac women’s soccer team clinched a spot in the 2010 Northeast Conference Tournament with a 6-0 shutout against Fairleigh Dickinson on


Oct. 31 at the Quinnipiac Soccer Field. NOVEMBER11/1/2010 – Quinnipiac University women’s soccer junior Furtuna Velaj (Stam-ford, Conn.) was named adidas/NEC Player of the Week, for the second time this season, after tallying two goals and one assist on the weekend. 11/2/2010 – Sophomore defender Regan Boulton (Brandon, Manitoba) scored two of Quinnipiac’s five unanswered goals as the Bobcats came from behind to defeat Princeton, 5-2, for its first ECAC Hockey victory of the season. 11/3/2010 - The Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team was selected as the unanimous favorite to win the Northeast Conference by the league’s coaches, the conference office announced on its annual preseason media teleconference. All 11 other coaches in the league picked the Bobcats as the favorite, making Quinnipiac the first unanimous pick since Long Island in 1997-98. Quinnipiac Head Coach Tom Moore’s vote went to Long Island, as coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team. In addition, 2009-10 Northeast Conference Player of the Year Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) was selected to the Preseason All-NEC Team.The Quinnipiac University women’s basketball team was selected to finish sixth in the Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The poll was announced by the conference office on its annual media teleconference. 11/4/2010 - The Quinnipiac University field hockey team had five players named to the All-Northeast Conference First and Second Teams, as announced at the an-nual Northeast Conference Field Hockey banquet on the eve of the NEC Tourna-ment. Kim Cunniff (Walpole, Mass.) and Tina Watkins (Sweet Valley, Pa.) were named to the First Team while Kaitlyn Notarianni (Clarks Summit, Pa.), Lauren Zimniski (Dallas, Pa.) and Katie Van Nostrand (Derry, N.H.) were named to the Second Team. The Bobcats’ five players were the second-most honored by one team this year, behind Monmouth’s six, in the eight-team Northeast Conference.Quinnipiac women’s soccer junior Furtuna Velaj (Stamford, Conn.) was selected to the All-NEC First Team, as announced at the annual NEC Tournament Banquet. In addition, senior Meagan McLoughlin (Rocky Hill, Conn.) and sophomore Jillian Strassner (Avon, Conn.) were named to the All-NEC Second Team. Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey freshmen Connor and Kellen Jones (Montrose, Brit-ish Columbia) were the subjects of a feature article on CollegeHockeyNews.com. The feature, “A Jones For Success”, by Timothy O’Donnell, chronicled the history of the twin brothers from their youth through junior hockey and up to their ar-rival at Quinnipiac. 11/5/2010 – Senior defender Pierre Soubrier’s (Aurignac, France) free-kick goal in the 93rd minute of play propelled Quinnipiac to a 4-3 overtime victory against Northeast Conference opponent Central Connecticut. Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey freshman forward Kelly Babstock’s (Mississauga, Ontario) assist and goal in the first period proved to be the difference in the game, as Quinnipiac defeated ECAC Hockey opponent Union College in a close 3-2 battle at Messa Rink.11/7/2010 - The Yale Club of New Haven, in cooperation with the Athletic Departments of Yale and Quinnipiac Universities, raised over $4,000 for Mandi Schwart,z a women’s ice hockey student-athlete at Yale who is battling cancer. Over 200 runners, walkers, riders and volunteers took part if a fun run, walk, ride on the linear trail connecting the Quinnipiac and Yale campuses. Quinnipiac men’s soccer sophomore forward Philip Suprise’s (Milwaukee, Wis.) goal in the 18th minute of play carried the Bobcats to a 1-1 draw against No. 11 Monmouth University in its final game of the regular season.Two seniors on the Quinnipiac University women’s soccer team were named to the 2010 Northeast Conference All-Tournament team after their playoff appear-ance against Saint Francis (Pa.) on Nov. 5. Senior defenders Kyla Miles (Newtown, Conn.) and Jen Hartman (Cranston, R.I.) each were selected to the All-Tournament team, as announced by the conference. 11/8/2010 - Quinnipiac men’s soccer senior defender Pierre Soubrier (Aurignac, France) was awarded his first-career adidas/Northeast Conference Player of the Week honor. 11/9/2010 - The New Haven Register’s Bill Cloutier previewed the Quinnipiac University women’s basketball team’s 2010-11 season in a feature story. Cloutier looked back at an injury-riddled 2009-10 campaign, while showing the team’s depth this season due to players returning from injury, as well as strong recruit-ing by the Bobcats’ coaching staff. 11/10/2010 - Quinnipiac University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Tom Moore appeared as a featured guest with host Mike Francesa on WFAN/YES-TV’s “Mike’d Up” at Mohegan Sun Casino. 11/11/2010 - Quinnipiac University men’s basketball senior forward Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) was named to the 2010-11 All-Connecticut 6 Preseason Team. Rutty took his place on the team after earning the inaugural Connecticut 6 Player of the Year Award. 11/12/2010 – Women’s ice hockey freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Missis-sauga, Ontario) recorded her first-career hat trick with three second-period goals as the Bobcats downed No. 10 Harvard, 4-1. The victory improved Quinnipiac’s overall record to 8-4-1 and its ECAC Hockey record to 3-3.

11/13/2010 - The Quinnipiac University women’s cross country team ended the 2010 season with a 20th place finish at the National Col-legiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Northeast Regionals. The women’s 6k race was hosted by Yale and Fairfield and was held at Hammonasset State Park in Madison, Conn.. Senior captain Scott Zurevinski (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) scored twice to lead the Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team to a 3-1 win against Colgate for its first ECAC Hockey victory of the season. The Bobcats improved to 1-2-1 in league action and 5-4-1 overall, while Colgate dropped to 2-5-1 overall and 0-3-1 in ECAC Hockey action. 11/14/2010 - Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) compiled his 31st career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds and James Johnson (Queens, N.Y.) and Deontay Twyman (Olney, Md.) added 16 points apiece as the Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team defeated Yale, 84-75, Saturday night in the second annual Connecticut 6 Classic at Mohegan Sun Arena. With the win, the Bobcats improved to 1-0 overall and 4-0 under Head Coach Tom Moore in season openers. 11/15/2010 - Quinnipiac University men’s soccer senior defender Pierre Soubrier (Aurignac, France) and senior defensive midfielder Tolle Staffanson (Goteborg, Sweden) were each named to the 2010 Northeast Conference Men’s Soccer Second Team All-Conference, as announced by league officials.Quinnipiac University men’s basketball junior Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) was been named the Choice Hotels Northeast Conference Player of the Week after compiling his Quinnipiac Division I record 31st career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds against Yale in the Con-necticut 6 Classic at Mohegan Sun Arena. The NEC award was the fourth of Rutty’s career. 11/16/2010 – James Johnson (Queens, N.Y.) scored a game-high 23 points and Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) compiled his 32nd career double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds as the Quinnipiac Uni-versity men’s basketball team held off Hartford, 66-64, in the Bobcats’ home opener at the TD Bank Sports Center. Quinnipiac University women’s ice hockey freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) was named ECAC Hockey/MLX Skates Rookie of the Week. 11/18/2010 - Quinnipiac field hockey senior Tina Watkins (Sweet Val-ley, Pa.) was one of three Northeast Conference players named to the 2010 Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-Mideast Region team. Watkins was previously named to the All-Northeast Conference First Team. 11/19/2010 – Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey Mike Dalhuisen (Nymegan, Holland) was featured in the New Haven Register on Friday, Nov. 19. The sophomore defenseman was entering his second season as one of Quin-nipiac’s top blue-liners. The article, written by Chip Malafronte, high-lighted Dalhuisen’s passion for charity work, specifically the LIVEHockey campaign he launched to raise money for leukemia research. Quinnipiac sophomore Eric Hartzell (White Bear Lake, Minn.) stopped a career-high 31 shots on goal by Dartmouth for his second career shutout in a 2-0 win against the Big Green at the TD Bank Sports Center. Freshman forward Amanda Colin (Burnsville, Minn.) scored her first-two career goals to lead Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey to a 4-0 victory over ECAC Hockey opponent Colgate at Starr Rink. 11/20/2010 - Quinnipiac sophomore Ben Arnt (Oakdale, Minn.) scored twice, including the game-winner, to lead the Bobcats to a 5-4 ECAC Hockey win against Harvard at the TD Bank Sports Center. 11/23/2010 - James Johnson (Queens, N.Y.), Deontay Twyman (Olney, Md.) and Ike Azotam (Boston, Mass.) scored 15 points apiece as the Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team defeated Dartmouth, 69-52, at Leede Arena. 11/24/2010 - Quinnipiac men’s soccer senior defender Pierre Soubrier (Aurignac, France) and senior defensive midfielder Tolle Staffanson (Goteborg, Sweden) were selected to participate in the 2010 New Eng-land Intercollegiate Soccer League’s All-Star Game at Harvard University on Sunday, Nov. 28. 11/25/2010 - Quinnipiac University women’s ice hockey freshman for-ward Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) eclipsed the program single-season points (30) and assists (17) records, with a program single-game record six points, as the Bobcats beat Sacred Heart, 9-1, in the Nutmeg Classic opening round at the TD Bank Sports Center. 11/27/2010 - Sophomore forward Brittany Lyons’ (Canton, Mass.) sec-ond period goal propelled the Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team to a 2-1 victory over Yale and its second-ever Nutmeg Classic Tournament Championship. 11/29/2010 – Quinnipiac University freshman men’s basketball forward Ike Azotam (Boston, Mass.) was named the Choice Hotels Northeast


Conference Co-Rookie of the Week. Azotam scored a game-high 15 points on 7-for-7 shooting and added seven rebounds in the Bobcats’ 69-52 victory at Dartmouth. 11/30/2010 - The Quinnipiac men’s soccer team was recognized by the Na-tional Soccer Coaches Association of America with its Team Academic Award for the 2009-10 academic year. To receive the award, a team must hold an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey junior forward Kate Wheeler (Oakville, Ontario) and freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) were named ECAC Hockey/MLX Skates Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively. DECEMBER 12/1/2010 - The Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team helped honor Special Olympics Champions Sunday, Nov. 21, at the Special Olympics Connecticut 2010 Holiday Sports Classic, held at the Quinnipiac Recreation Center. The team presented medals to the winning teams and also cheered on the competitors during games. Quinnipiac University women’s ice hockey freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) and men’s basketball junior guard James Johnson were named Quinnipiac’s Athletes of the Month for November.The Quinnipiac University women’s basketball team beat the University of Vermont, 76-67, at the TD Bank Sports Center for the Bobcats’ first win of the season. 12/2/2010 - The Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team was featured in Sporting News Today. The story highlighted the Bobcats’ preseason NEC favorite status and Justin Rutty’s return for his senior season following an NEC Player of the Year campaign as a junior.12/3/2010 - Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) broke the Quinnipiac single-season goals scored record with her 16th goal of the year, surpassing Hayley McMeekin, who scored 15 goals during the 2006-07 season, as the Bobcats skated to an emphatic 4-0 victory over Brown. 12/4/2010 - Senior captain Meagan McLoughlin (Rocky Hill, Conn.) of the Quinnipiac University women’s soccer team was selected to play in the 2010 New England Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA) Senior Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 4 at Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass. McLoughlin was chosen amongst 19 Division I women’s soccer players in New England. The Quinnipiac University women’s soccer team earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Award for the 2009-10 academic year for its sixth consecutive season. James Johnson (Queens, N.Y.) scored eight points in the final minute of regulation, including the game-winning steal and fast-break bucket in the final seconds, as the Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team came from behind to defeat Mount St. Mary’s, 77-75, in the Bobcats’ Northeast Confer-ence opener. The Quinnipiac University women’s basketball team beat Wagner College, 85-72, in its first Northeast Conference match-up of the season. Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey defeated Yale, 3-1, to sweep its weekend series at the TD Bank Sports Center. 12/7/2010 - Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) turned in the 35th double-double of his career with 27 points and 11 rebounds, as the Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team defeated defending Patriot League Champion Lehigh, 84-78, in a non-conference game at the TD Bank Sports Center. Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Missis-sauga, Ontario) took home both ECAC Hockey/MLX Skates Rookie and Player of the Week honors, while sophomore goaltender Victoria Vigilanti (Wood-bridge, Ontario) was awarded Goaltender of the Week, as announced by the league on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Quinnipiac freshman Kelly Babstock was highlighted several times by her hometown newspaper’s website, www.Mississauga.com. The first-year skater currently led all NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey players with 17 goals and 19 assists for 36 points in her first 20 collegiate games. Babstock rewrote the Quinnipiac record books, and collected honors on a weekly basis. 12/8/2010 - Amanda Bilas (Marshfield, Mass.) of the Quinnipiac Women’s soccer team was featured in her hometown newspaper, The Marshfield Mari-ner. The feature, written by Ryan Wood, highlighted the senior defender’s successful four-year career as a starter for the Bobcats. The Quinnipiac University men’s ice hockey team defeated Harvard, 3-1, at the Bright Hockey Center to end a four-game losing streak that dated back to Nov. 23. Quinnipiac benefited from a two-point night from Jeremy Langlois (Tempe, Ariz.), who had a goal and an assist. Clay Harvey (Gull Lake, Saskatchewan) scored the Bobcats’ first goal of the game, while John Dunbar (Calgary, Alberta) scored the go-ahead goal in the second period. Quinnipiac ran its unbeaten streak when leading after two periods to 61 games (56-0-5), dating back to the 2007 ECAC Hockey Tournament Champinship game

against Clarkson. Goalie Eric Hartzell (White Bear Lake, Minn.) stopped 34 shots in goal to improve to 5-1-0 on the season. The win was also Quinnipi-ac’s first regular-season win at the Bright Hockey Center in program history. 12/9/2010 - Quinnipiac University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Tom Moore and Assistant Coach Eric Eaton took part in “Shots From The Heart,” a free-throw shooting contest designed to raise awareness for the growing problem of heart disease. In addition to raising heart disease awareness, the contest also paid tribute to the late Skip Prosser, who passed away in July 2007 of a heart attack. 12/10/2010 - Quinnipiac men’s soccer senior defender Pierre Soubrier (Aurignac, France) was named to the 2010 adidas National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-North Atlantic Third Team. The Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team raised money and aware-ness this season for Hoops for Heart Health, a non-profit organization that was started by NBA forward Ryan Gomes, to address the problem of sudden cardiac arrest in high school, college and professional sports. 12/11/2010 - Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) and Deontay Twyman (Olney, Md.) had 13 points apiece as the Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team defeated Rhode Island, 73-66, in front of a season-high 2,909 at the TD Bank Sports Center. The win was the first in program history against an Atlantic-10 school. Jacki Mann (Rutherford, N.J.) scored a game-high 18 points as the Quinnipiac University women’s basketball team beat Army, 69-65. 12/13/2010 - Junior forward Furtuna Velaj (Stamford, Conn.) of the Quin-nipiac women’s soccer team was named to the 2010 New England Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA) All-New England second team for Division I, as announced by the NEWISA. This is the third time that Velaj has been selected to the All-New England second team. Quinnipiac University men’s basketball senior Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) and freshman Dominique Langston (Bridgeport, Conn.) were named the Choice Hotels Northeast Conference Player and Rookie of the Week, respec-tively, after leading the Bobcats to wins against defending Patriot League Champion Lehigh and perennially-powerful Rhode Island of the Atlantic 10 Conference. 12/14/2010 - Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey assistant coach Cassandra Turner was selected to serve as assistant coach for Canada at the 2011 Inter-national Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Women’s Under-18 Champion-ship. 12/17/10 – Men’s soccer sophomore midfielder Brett Uttley (Jamestown, R.I.) was featured in his hometown newspaper, The Jamestown Press. The feature, written by Geoff Campbell, highlighted Uttley’s determination to return to the Division I soccer field following a season-ending knee injury during each of the last two seasons. 12/21/10 - Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) had a feature article written about her in her home-town newspaper’s website, Mississauga.com, for the fourth time this season. The article, written by Iain Colpitts, highlighted Babstock’s tremendous suc-cess during her rookie campaign at Quinnipiac. 12/22/10 - The Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey program was highlighted on the New England Hockey Journal’s website, www.hockeyjournal.com, in its midseason report of ECAC Women’s Hockey clubs. The article, written by Mike Zhe, listed Quinnipiac as a team that posed a serious threat to Cornell, as the Big Red sought its second-consecutive league championship. 12/28/10 - The Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team, senior forward Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) and junior guard James Johnson (Queens, N.Y.) were highlighted in an ESPN.com article by Mark Adams. 12/29/10 - Senior Lailah Pratt (Palmyra, N.J.) scored the game-winning point, in the last two seconds of play, as the Quinnipiac University women’s basketball team beat New Hampshire, 62-61, in its second game of the Hawk Classic. Dominique Langston (Bridgeport, Conn.) tipped in a missed Bobcats shot with 3.8 seconds left as the Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team outlasted Boston University, 82-81, at Case Gym. Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) led Quinnipiac with his 36th career double-double of 26 points and 10 rebounds, his sixth of the season. 12/30/11 - Behind a gutsy performance from sophomore goalie Eric Hatzell (White Bear Lake, Minn.), in which the second-year netminder stopped a career-high 53 shots on goal, and a pair of goals from captain Scott Zurevinski (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan), the Quinnipiac University men’s ice hockey team upset nationally-ranked No. 8/9 Nebraska Omaha, 4-3, at the TD Bank Sports Center. 12/31/10 - Zach Hansen’s (White Bear Lake, Minn.) first goal of the season gave the Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team a 3-2 win and a weekend sweep against nationally-ranked No. 8/9 Nebraska Omaha at the TD Bank Sports Center.


JANUARY1/1/11 - The Quinnipiac University men’s ice hockey team was the top feature story on USCHO.com (U.S. College Hockey Online) following a pair of upset wins against nationally-ranked No. 8/9 Nebraska Omaha. 1/4/11 - Senior center Courtney Kaminski (Dudley, Mass.) scored a game-high 23 points as the Quinnipiac University women’s basketball team won its second Northeast Conference game of the season against Mount St. Mary’s, 77-65. Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey sophomores Loren Barron (Glendora, Calif.) and Eric Hartzell (White Bear Lake, Minn.) earned weekly honors as announced by the ECAC Hockey office. Barron earned MLX Skates ECAC Hockey Player of the Week honors while Hartzell earned MLX Skates Goalie of the Week honors. 1/5/11 - Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey freshman Kelly Babstock (Missis-sauga, Ont.) and men’s basketball senior Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) were named the Quinnipiac Athletes of the Month for December, as announced by Quinnipiac Director of Athletics and Recreation Jack McDonald. 1/7/11 - The Quinnipiac University women’s basketball team won, 60-57, against Monmouth in its third Northeast Conference match-up of the season. The Quinnipiac University men’s ice hockey team was featured in a story by Joe Gladziszewski. The story discussed the first half of the Bobcats’ season. 1/8/11 - Deontay Twyman (Olney, Md.) had a team-high 17 points and seven rebounds as the Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team defeated Fair-leigh Dickinson, 66-56. Dave Johnson (Jackson, N.J.) added 14 points for the Bobcats, while Jamee Jackson (Newark, N.J.) contributed 12 points and seven rebounds. Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Mississau-ga, Ontario) scored three goals, including the game-winning tally at the 3:25 mark into the first overtime period, to lift the Bobcats to a come-from-behind victory over ECAC Hockey opponent Clarkson. 1/11/11 – The Quinnipiac University men’s ice hockey team visited Green Acres Elementary School in North Haven, Conn. The Bobcats read a variety of children books to the school’s kindergarten students. 1/12/11 – Following the Quinnipiac women’s basketball game against Mount St. Mary’s, the Bobcats hosted an autograph session for a group of girls from Guilford Youth Basketball. 1/13/11 - Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) was featured in the January 17, 2011 edition of Sports Illustrated. The first-year phenom was named as one of the six “Faces In The Crowd” as selected each week by Sports Illustrated. 1/14/11 – Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey junior defender Melissa Perry (Chelsea, Mich.) was the subject of a feature article on USCHO.com. The article, written by Dan Hickling, highlighted Perry’s journey to Quinnipiac as a walk-on player to becoming an everyday leader on its defensive unit. 1/15/11 – Deontay Twyman (Olney, Md.) and Tevin Baskin (Stamford, Conn.) both registered career highs in a 73-68 win over Central Connecti-cut. Twyman scored 23 points while Baskin recorded 13 points and nine rebounds. Quinnipiac women’s basketball raised money in support of the Juvenile Dia-betes Research Foundation at its game against Central Connecticut. The team hosted a bake sale in addition to accepting donations during the game. Quinnipiac women’s indoor track team competed at the Yale Invitational and the Bobcats’ performances were highlighted by freshman Brianna Faust (Ma-cungie, Pa.), who placed third in the 3,000-meter race with a time of 10:29.51. 1/17/11 - For the second time in program history, the women’s ice hockey team ranked in the top-10 nationally for the week of January 17 on the US-CHO.com Division 1 Women’s Ice Hockey Poll. 1/18/11 - Quinnipiac women’s basketball senior Courtney Kaminski (Dudley, Mass.) was named the Choice Hotels Northeast Conference Player of the Week after leading the Bobcats to wins against Central Connecticut State and Bryant. 1/20/11 - Quinnipiac women’s basketball’s Felicia Barron’s thrilling last-second buzzer beater against Central Connecticut State was featured on NBC 30’s “Kevin’s 7”. “Kevin’s 7” is a weekly highlight feature hosted by NBC 30 sports anchor Kevin Nathan that showcases the top plays from the past week around Connecticut. Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey freshmen forwards Kelly Babstock (Mis-sissauga, Ontario) and Erica Uden Johansson (Sundsvall, Sweden) were highlighted in the January 2011 issue of New England Hockey Journal. The article, written by Mike Zhe, discussed the immediate impact and success of both first-liners.

1/22/11 – Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team hosted the U.S. National Un-der-18 Team in a game at the TD Bank Sports Center. The Quinnipiac University women’s indoor track team competed at the University of Rhode Island Invitational. For the first time in Quinnipiac his-tory, the team participated in the 55-meter hurdles. Janet Dempsey (Hanson, Mass.) finished in sixth place in 10.30 seconds, while Grace Harvey (Clinton, N.J.) crossed the finish line in 10.63. Julie Lanning (Victor, N.Y.) placed fourth in the 1000-meter run with a time of 3:09.53. In addition, Rebecca Smith (Hardyston, N.J.) ran the race in 3:14.97, for a sixth place finish. 1/24/11 – The Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team were ranked 10th in the USCHO.com Divison 1 Women’s Ice Hockey Poll. 1/25/11 - The Quinnipiac University women’s basketball team was ranked second among the top Division I “Teams On The Rise”, as announced by the Omni Rankings. Omni Rankings is a free, independent fan site that uses a mathematical formula to determine which teams are among the top 25, top 25 mid-majors, and “teams on the rise” in collegiate basketball. The Quinnipiac University women’s basketball team had two players recog-nized by the Northeast Conference. Sophomore Felicia (Springfield, Mass.) was named Choice Hotels Northeast Conference Player of the Week, while freshman Britany McQuain (Independence Mo.) was selected as the Choice Hotels Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week. 1/26/11 - The Quinnipiac University women’s basketball team was featured in a post entitled, “Are Quinnipiac and Yale in the NCAA pictures?” on the New Haven Register’s blog. Former Quinnipiac men’s soccer standout Shane Recklet (Shelton, Conn.) signed with the German Pro club SV Germania 90 Schoneiche. SV Germania 90 Schoneiche, based in the German state of Brandenburg, plays in NOFV-Oberliga in the Nord division. NOFV-Oberliga is in the fifth tier of the German Football League System. 1/27/11 - James Johnson (Queens, N.Y.) erupted for seven three-pointers and a career-high 38 points and added eight rebounds as the Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team defeated Robert Morris, 69-61, Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) returned to the court after missing seven games due to an elbow injury, contributing six points and 10 rebounds. 1/28/11 - Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey sophomore Jeremy Langlois (Tempe, Ariz.) was the subject of an article written by Chip Malafronte of the New Haven Register. Malafronte discussed Langlois’ transition from Arizona and being a force in the Bobcats’ offense this past season. En route to its ECAC Hockey weekend series against Clarkson and St. Law-rence, the Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey stopped at the United States Olympic Training Facility in Lake Placid, N.Y. The Bobcats skated at Herb Brooks Arena, named after the head coach of the 1980 US Olympic team, and site of the “Miracle On Ice” game that saw Team USA upset the USSR before going on to win the Gold Medal at the ‘80 Olympics.1/29/11 - Sophomore forward Brittany Lyons (Canton, Mass.) and junior forward Kate Wheeler scored (Oakville, Ontario) two third period goals that were separated by just a minute and thirty-four. No. 10 Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey took a 4-2 victory over ECAC Hockey opponent St. Lawrence. The Quinnipiac University women’s indoor track team ran at the Terrier Invi-tational at Boston University’s Track and Tennis Center in Boston, Mass. The Bobcats’ Julie Lanning (Victor, N.Y.) highlighted the meet with an 18th-place finish in the 1,000-meter run. The junior crossed the finish line with a time of 3:09.41. Lanning also ran in the one-mile run, where she finished in 33rd place in 5:16.61 1/30/11 - Quinnipiac University men’s basketball freshmen Dominique Langston (Bridgeport, Conn.) and Tevin Baskin (Stamford, Conn.) were featured in the Connecticut Post. The Post’s Bill Paxton profiled the Bobcats’ duo’s journey from Fairfield County high school stardom to contributing roles in college. 1/31/11 - Quinnipiac University men’s basketball junior guard James Johnson (Queens, N.Y.) was named the Choice Hotels Northeast Conference Co-Player of the Week, along with Long Island’s Julian Boyd. The award was the first of the year for Johnson, and the second of his career. FEBRUARY2/4/11 - Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) netted two goals to lead the Bobcats to a 4-0 victory over ECAC Hockey opponent Dartmouth. 2/7/11 - Freshman Brittany McQuain (Independence, Mo.) scored a career-high 17 points and senior Courtney Kaminski (Dudley, Mass.) posted a dou-ble-double as the Quinnipiac University women’s basketball team defeated St. Francis (N.Y.), 56-52, in a Northeast Conference contest. 2/5/11 - The Quinnipiac University women’s indoor track team ran at the Dartmouth Classic. Quinnipiac’s performances were highlighted by Amanda Faust (Macungie, Pa.) in the 3,000-meter run. The freshman runner placed fifth in the event with a time of 10:31.03. The Bobcats also had strong perfor-


mances in the one-mile run. Becca White (Natick, Mass.) was the first Quin-nipiac runner to cross the finish line and fifth overall, with a time of 5:08.82. Kristen Stevens (Succasunna, N.J.) finished next for Quinnipiac, in 5:12.37, while Brianna Faust (Macungie, Pa.) finished with a time of 5:12.37. Competing in its first tri-meet event of the season and third event overall, the No. 3 Quinnipiac acrobatics & tumbling team finished third out of three teams at the Cougar Dome. The Bobcats’ combined total of 265.14 was not enough to defeat either No. 5 Fairmont State or No. 6 Azusa Pacific, which put together combined totals of 273.53 and 274.86, respectively. 2/8/11 - Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey sophomore goaltender Victoria Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario) was named ECAC Hockey/MLX Skates Goal-tender of the Week. Vigilanti made a combined total of 76 saves against ECAC Hockey opponents Dartmouth and Harvard. 2/9/11 - Redshirt sophomore women’s basketball guard Felicia Barron (Springfield, Mass.) and junior men’s basketball guard James Johnson (Queens, N.Y.) was named the Quinnipiac University Athletes of the Month for January. Barron averaged 14.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per game and John-son contributed 16.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. Quinnipiac sophomore guard Dave Johnson (Jackson, N.J.) was the subject of a feature story in the New Haven Register. Register staff writer Bill Cloutier examined Johnson’s strong play and the way he makes his teammates better. Quinnipiac junior guard James Johnson (Queens, N.Y.) was featured in a Q&A with Sporting News Today’s Ryan Fagan. Johnson discussed his in-game hero-ics against Mount St. Mary’s and Robert Morris. The Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse team was selected as the pre-season Northeast Conference co-favorite, along with in-state rival Sacred Heart.. The Bobcats finished the 2010 regular season with a program best 8-1 record in the NEC and a 10-7 overall mark. Quinnipiac put together its third consecu-tive one-loss season in conference play en route to its third straight trip to the NEC Championship Game. The Bobcats received three first place votes.Ike Azotam (Boston, Mass.) and Lance Brown (Teaneck, N.J.) both had double-doubles for the Quinnipiac men’s basketball team in a 59-54 victory over intrastate rival Sacred Heart. 2/11/11 - The Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team was highlighted on WTNH-TV Channel 8 News. The feature, pieced together by John Pierson, drew attention to the success the Bobcats have enjoyed over the past few seasons. Led by head coach Rick Seeley, Quinnipiac has risen quickly among women’s ice hockey ranks. Freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) recorded two goals and three assists in a decisive 5-1 victory for the Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team against ECAC Hockey opponent Rennsselaer. In addition to Babstock’s heroics, junior defender Bethany Dymarczyk (Hamden, Conn.) and junior forward Kate Wheeler (Oakville, Ontario) added a combined five assists. The Quinnipiac University women’s tennis team was selected to finish third in the Northeast Conference. The NEC coaches picked two-time defending champion Long Island as the favorite to win the league title, while last year’s runner-up, Fairleigh Dickinson, was selected second. LIU got four first-place votes, while FDU and Quinnipiac got three first-place votes apiece. The Quinnipiac University men’s lacrosse team was picked to finish fourth in the Northeast Conference. The NEC coaches picked Robert Morris as the favorite to win the league’s first-ever men’s lacrosse championship, as the Colonials garnered four first-place votes. 2/12/11 - Sophomore Felicia Barron (Springfield, Mass.) scored a game-high 17 points and senior Courtney Kaminski (Dudley, Mass.) had a double-double in a 61-56 victory for the Quinnipiac women’s basketball team over Sacred Heart. Led by freshman forward Kelly Babstock’s (Mississauga, Ontario) two goals, the Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team finished its 2010-11 regular season home schedule with a 4-0 shutout victory over ECAC Hockey opponent Union on Senior Day. The Quinnipiac University women’s indoor track team competed in the first day of the Northeast Indoor Conference Indoor Track and Field Champion-ships. The Bobcats finished the first day in sixth place with nine points. The Bobcats’ performances were highlighted in the 3,000-meter run, where the event saw Rebecca White (Natick, Mass.) finish third while Kristen Stevens (Succasunna, N.J.) and Brianna Faust (Macungie, Pa.) finished in seventh and eighth place, respectively. 2/13/11 - Andrew Weeden (Martinsville, N.J.) and Alex Lazerowich (Stratham, N.H.) both earned double wins as the Quinnipiac University men’s tennis team earned its first win of the season, defeating Fordham, 7-0. The Quinnipiac University women’s indoor track team ran in the final day of the 2011 Northeast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships. The Bobcats finished ninth amongst 12 teams with 22 points, while Long Island won their second-straight league title with 138 points.

2/14/11 - Quinnipiac University men’s basketball freshman forward Ike Azotam (Boston, Mass.) was named the Choice Hotels Northeast Confer-ence Rookie of the Week. Azotam posted career highs of 16 points and 13 rebounds in the Bobcats’ 59-54 victory against Sacred Heart. The Quinnipiac men’s basketball team defeated Sacred Heart, 55-48 as Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) scored 13 points and Lance Brown (Teaneck, N.J.) added 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds. The game marked James Johnson’s (Queens, N.Y.) Quinnipiac Division 1 record 89th consecutive start. The Northeast Conference’s men’s tennis coaches picked Quinnipiac as the preseason favorite to repeat as league champions. The Bobcats, which cap-tured their fourth NEC Championship in the last seven years last season, took five first-place votes.2/15/11 - Quinnipiac sophomore Eric Hartzell (White Bear Lake, Minn.) was announced as one of 15 semifinalists for the prestigious Walter Brown Award, given annually by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston. The award, now in its 59th year, honors the top American-born NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey player in New England.Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Missis-sauga, Ontario) was awarded with both ECAC Hockey/MLX Skates Rookie and Player of the Week honors. Babstock had the most productive week of her career, finishing with four goals and four assists in three games played. 2/16/11 - The Quinnipiac University baseball team was picked to finish seventh in the 2011 Northeast Conference Baseball Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The Bobcats return 19 players from last year’s roster that finished 2010 at 14-39 overall and 13-19 in NEC play. Junior Chris Migani (Orange, Conn.) was named the first captain in the Bobcats’ Division I history earlier this winter, while Ben Farina (Wateford, Conn.) and Andrew Rinaldi (East Rockaway, N.Y.) were named assistant co-captains.The Quinnipiac University softball team was selected to finish fourth in the 2011 Northeast Conference Softball Coaches’ Preseason Poll. The Bobcats made a Northeast Conference Tournament appearance in 2010 after posting an overall record of 28-24 and 15-5 in NEC play. Long Island was chosen as the preseason favorite with nine first-place votes, while Monmouth was selected to finish second in the Coaches Poll, receiving two first-place tallies.The Quinnipiac University men’s lacrosse team was picked seventh in New England by the region’s coaches, the New England Interscholastic Lacrosse Association announced. Yale took the top spot in the poll with five first-place votes.2/17/11 - Quinnipiac University was featured in the bracket for ESPN 1050 AM’s McDonald and Tierney Campus Madness Tournament. Bobcat fans were encouraged to participate in the promotion that could have landed a live broadcast with McDonald and Tierney on-campus. James Johnson (Queens, N.Y.) scored a game-high 24 points and nailed seven three-pointers as the Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team defeated Bryant, 80-60. Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) added his Quinnipiac Division I record 38th double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.2/19/11 - Dave Johnson (Jackson, N.J.) scored a career-high 17 points as the Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team earned a 68-67 victory against intrastate NEC rival Central Connecticut. James Johnson (Queens, N.Y.) scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half. The Quinnipiac University women’s golf team was selected to finish 11th in the Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The Bobcats opened 2011, their inaugural season, under Quinnipiac Head Coach John O’Connor. O’Connor previously served as head coach of the men’s golf team at Quin-nipiac.Five Bobcats earned double wins as the Quinnipiac University women’s tennis team defeated Fordham, 6-1. Rachel Cantor (Short Hills, N.J.), Juliet La-barthe (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Sarah Viebrock (Carmel, N.Y.), Lisanne Steinert (Glauchau, Germany) and Lavinia Cristescu (West Hartford, Conn.) each won their singles and doubles matches.2/20/11 – The Quinnipiac women’s softball team earned a hard fought, 6-5 victory over Army in the Lancer Lead-Off Classic. Quinnipiac’s sophomore Lauren Salgado (Covina, Calif.) went 2-for-4 and had two runs in the game, while freshman catcher Jordan Paolucci (Lake Mary, Fla.) and senior out-fielder Kim Brzezinski (Tinley Park, Ill.) each added one hit and one run. 2/21/11 - Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) was named one of the 26 nominees for the 2011 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, presented by Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. The award is presented annually to the most outstanding player in NCAA Division I Women’s Ice Hockey.Felicia Barron (Springfield, Mass.) scored a game-high 21 points to lead five Quinnipiac starters in double figures as the Bobcats women’s basketball team defeated Bryant, 81-67. Kari Goodchild (Van Horne, Iowa) Courtney Kaminski (Dudley, Mass.),Brittany McQuain (Independence, Mo.) and Jacinda Dunbar


(Edison, N.J.) (10) joined Barron in double-figure scoring.Members of the Quinnipiac University softball team hosted a clinic for the Lady Redbirds competitive girls’ youth fast pitch softball organization at the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich, Conn. Head Coach Germaine Fairchild, Assistant Coach Ben Lipson and student-athletes Joelle Jacobsen (Flemington, N.J.), Emily O’Keefe (Southington, Conn.), Kim Brzezinski (Tinley Park Ill.) and Jordan Paolucci (Lake Mary, Fla.), facilitated the clinic.2/24/11 - Freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) of the Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team was named a finalist for the 2010-11 ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year. Babstock was one of three finalists as selected by the League’s coaches. Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) compiled a double-double of 17 points and a season-high 17 rebounds as the Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team defeated Monmouth, 64-59. The 17 rebounds pushed Rutty (989 career rebounds) into third place all-time among Northeast Conference rebounders, passing Central Connecticut’s Obie Nwadike (980).Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey head coach Rand Pecknold was a guest on ESPN 1410 AM’s “The Drive” with host Glenn Conticello.2/25/11 - Sophomore goaltender Victoria Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario) of the Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team was named a finalist for the 2010-11 ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year award. Vigilanti was one of three finalists as selected by the League’s coaches.Sophomore forward Brittany Lyons’ (Canton, Mass.) dramatic game-winning goal with five seconds remaining in regulation gave Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey the victory, 2-1 against Princeton in the first game of a best-of-three ECAC Hockey Quarterfinal matchup.Members of the Quinnipiac University women’s indoor track team were named to the 2011 Northeast Conference Indoor Women’s All-Conference Second Team for the distance medley relay. Becca White (Natick, Mass.), Alexandra Seitz (Annandale, N.J.), Hannah Donadio (Kilingworth, Conn.) and Kristen Stevens (Succasunna, N.J.) received the NEC Honors for their partici-pation in the DMR.Sophomore Becca White (Natick, Mass.) placed second in the 5k as the Quin-nipiac University women’s indoor track team competed at the New England Championships. White ran the 5k in a season-best time of 17:27, which quali-fied her for the ECAC Championships.2/26/11 - Brittany McQuain (Independence, Mo.) recorded her sixth career double-double as the Quinnipiac University women’s basketball team defeat-ed Fairleigh Dickinson, 75-56. McQuain posted a double-double of 13 points and 13 rebounds in the win, while Quinnipiac’s Kari Goodchild (Van Horne, Iowa) was 3-for-3 from three-point range on her way to a game-high 17 points. The junior guard also pulled down seven rebounds, while classmate Jacinda Dunbar (Edison, N.J.) posted 15 points and nine rebounds. Freshman forward Kelly Babstock’s (Mississauga, Ontario) second-period goal proved to be the game-winner for the No. 5-seeded Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team, whose 2-0 victory over No.4-seeded Princeton helped the team advance to its first-ever ECAC Hockey Semifinal Game. The Bobcats swept the best-of-three series, two games to none, after they defeated the Tigers the previous night, 2-1.The Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team secured home-ice advantage for the first round of the ECAC Hockey tournament with a 2-2 tie against nationally-ranked No. 13 Rensselaer. With the tie, Quinnipiac finished the regular season at 13-13-8 overall and 6-9-7. Quinnipiac earned the 8th seed for the ECAC Hockey tournament and played Brown in the first round.It took extra innings for the Quinnipiac women’s softball team to defeat Bucknell in the first day of the Longwood Classic. In the seventh inning, Lauren Salgado (Covina, Calif.) scored on a wild pitch that earned the Bobcats a 5-4 victory.The Quinnipiac University women’s indoor track team ran in the final day of the New England Championships, which saw every athlete finish with a personal best or season best in their respected events. 2/27/11 - Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) compiled his 40th career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds as the Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team defeated Fairleigh Dickinson, 71-60, in front of a season-high 3,316 on Senior Day. The 3,316 was the largest regular-season attendance figure for a basketball game at the TD Bank Sports Center since the opening of the building drew 3,570 on Jan. 27, 2007.Four Bobcats earned double wins as the Quinnipiac University men’s tennis team defeated Holy Cross, 7-0. Andrew Weeden (Martinsville, N.J.), James Kwei (Dedham, Mass.), Alex Lazerowich (Stratham, N.H.) and Corey Mor-genstern (Old Bethpage, N.Y.) each won at singles and doubles to push the Bobcats to 2-3 on the year. 2/28/11 - Freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) of the Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team was named the 2010-11 ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year. Babstock, who was also nominated for the 2010-11 ECAC

Hockey Player of the Year, is the second Quinnipiac student-athlete to earn ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year.MARCH3/1/11 - Quinnipiac University senior men’s basketball forward Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) and junior guard James Johnson (Queens, N.Y.) were named to the All-Northeast Conference First Team. Rutty took the honor for the third straight year, while Johnson earned his first All-NEC accolade. The awards gave Quinnipiac Head Coach Tom Moore a first-team honoree in each of his four years at the helm, including four different players, and a pair of first-team selections in each of the past two years.Quinnipiac University freshman women’s basketball forward Brittany McQuain (Independence, Mo.) was selected as the Choice Hotels Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week. The freshman forward picked up two double-doubles against Fairleigh Dickinson and Monmouth. Freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) and sophomore goaltender Victoria Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario) of the Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team were awarded with ECAC Hockey All-League selec-tions. Babstock, who also enjoyed an All-Rookie Team selection, was tabbed as First-Team All-League, while Vigilanti received the nod for Third-Team All-League.Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey sophomore goaltender Victoria Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario) was named ECAC Hockey/MLX Skates Goaltender of the Week. Vigilanti made a combined total of 38 saves against No. 4 Princeton in the Quarterfinals of the ECAC Hockey Playoffs. In Game 1, she turned away 20 shots en route to a 2-1 team victory. In Game 2, the sophomore made 18 saves as the Bobcats skated to a 2-0 win.3/2/11 - Freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) of the Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team was named the 2010-11 ECAC Hockey Player of the Year. Babstock is the first player in Quinnipiac women’s ice hock-ey program history to receive the award. The acceptance of the league’s most prized individual award came on the heels of being named Rookie of the Year, as well as being named to All-League First-Team and the All-Rookie Team.Quinnipiac University women’s basketball senior Courtney Kaminski (Dud-ley, Mass.) and freshman forward Brittany McQuain (Independence, Mo.) received All-Northeast Conference honors. Kaminski was selected to the All-NEC First Team, while McQuain was named to the All-Rookie Team.3/3/11 - The Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team was the subject of a feature article in the Mar. 3 issue of the New Haven Register. The article, writ-ten by Chip Malafronte, highlighted the team’s growth and maturity over the course of the season.The No. 5 seeded Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team fell to No. 1 seeded Cornell, 4-3, in its ECAC Hockey Semifinals. Quinnipiac ended its most suc-cessful season in program history with a 22-12-3 overall record.The Quinnipiac University men’s basketball team defeated Mount St. Mary’s in the Northeast Conference Quarterfinals, 78-59. Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) recorded 22 points and 16 rebounds, and James Johnson (Queens, N.Y.), Deontay Twyman (Olney, Md.) and Dave Johnson (Jackson, N.J.) also scored in double figures. 3/4/11 - Jeremy Langlois (Tempe, Ariz.) scored the second-fastest goal in Quinnipiac and ECAC Hockey Tournament history just 15 seconds into the Bobcats’ 4-0 shutout of Brown in the first game of their best-of-three ECAC Hockey Tournament First Round series. Quinnipiac junior goalie Dan Clarke (Belleville, Ontario) stopped 22 shots for the shutout, the fourth all-time for Quinnipiac in the ECAC Hockey tournament.The Quinnipiac University baseball team defeated Marshall in the season-opener, 8-3, at the Coastal Carolina Tournament in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Ben Farina (Waterford, Conn.) had a pair of hits while Mickey Amanti (Waterford, Conn.) drove in three runs while scoring twice. The Quinnipiac softball team defeated Loyola Marymount 5-1, in the Under Armor Invitational. Junior pitcher Heather Schwartzburg (Mission Viejo, Calif.) earned her second win of the season as she struck out nine batters and allowed only one run and three hits in seven innings for Quinnipiac. 3/5/11 - Kevin Benzing (Severna Park, Md.) made 19 saves and Dylan Webster (Brampton, Ontario) scored the first three goals of his career as the Quinnipiac University men’s lacrosse team defeated Holy Cross, 10-5, in the Bobcats’ home opener. Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Mississau-ga, Ontario) was the subject of a feature story in USCHO.com. The article was written by Diana C. Nearhos, highlighting Babstock’s breakout rookie season and her overall importance to the team. The Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team advanced to the ECAC Hockey Semifinals with a 4-0 win over Brown University. Quinnipiac’s back-to-back shutouts against Brown marked the second time in ECAC Hockey Tournament history that a team held its opponent scoreless in a postseason series. The Quinnipiac University baseball team defeated Ball State, 5-4, at Coastal


Carolina’s Caravelle Resort Invitational in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Kyle Nisson (Wallingford, Conn.) was 4-for-4 with a pair of RBI’s while George Dummar (Branford, Conn.) picked up the win after pitching five innings of four-hit ball while allowing three unearned runs.3/6/11 – The Quinnipiac softball team defeated Maine, 1-0, on the final day of the Under Armor Invitational. The Bobcats collected three hits and scored the only run of the game in the top of the third inning. Five Bobcats earned double wins as the Quinnipiac University men’s tennis team defeated the University of Hartford, 7-0. Andrew Weeden (Martinsville, N.J.), James Kwei (Dedham, Mass.), Chris Nelson (Scituate, Mass.), Alex Laz-erowich (Stratham, N.H.) and Corey Morgenstern (Old Bethpage, N.Y.) each won at singles and doubles.Quinnipiac University women’s indoor track sophomore Becca White (Natick, Mass.) placed ninth in the 5,000-meter run at the 2011 ECAC Division I Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships. White finished the 5k in a season-best time of 17:20.59. She placed second in her heat and ninth overall.3/7/11 - Former Quinnipiac University men’s ice hockey players Chris White ‘05 and Greg Holt ‘10 were featured on USCHO.com’s Men’s Division I Hockey Longest Game’s list. Holt scored the game-winning goal in the longest game in college hockey history as Quinnipiac defeated Union in Game 1 of the ECAC Hockey Tournament Quarterfinals last year - a game that lasted 150:22. White was listed as scoring the game winner in the 45th longest game of all-time - a 6-5 win against Iona in the MAAC Tournament Quarterfinals on March 9, 2002. That game lasted 86:18.Quinnipiac baseball senior assistant captain Ben Farina (Waterford, Conn.) was named the Akadema/Northeast Conference Player of the Week. Farina led the Bobcats to a 2-1 record in the first weekend of the season with wins against Marshall and Ball State at Coastal Carolina’s Caravelle International Resort Tournament in Myrtle Beach, S.C.Quinnipiac University softball junior Heather Schwartzburg (Mission Viejo, Calif.) was named the Akadema/Northeast Conference Pitcher of the Week. Schwartzburg picked up her first NEC award of the 2011 season after win-ning two games for the Bobcats against Loyola Marymount and Florida Inter-national at the University of South Florida’s Under Armour Invitational. Quinnipiac University men’s tennis junior James Kwei (Dedham, Mass.) was named the Northest Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Month for Febru-ary.Senior men’s lacrosse goalie Kevin Benzing (Severna Park, Md.) and fresh-man midfielder Dylan Webster (Brampton, Ontario) were selected as the Northeast Conference Defensive Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively. The award was the second of Benzing’s career and was the first of the year for both players.3/9/11 - Quinnipiac University senior men’s basketball forward Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) and junior guard James Johnson (Queens, N.Y.) were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 18 First Team. Rutty took the honor for the second straight year, while Johnson earned his first honor. Quinnipiac University sophomore men’s tennis player Andrew Weeden (Martinsville, N.J.) and freshman Corey Morgenstern (Old Bethpage, N.Y.) were named the Northeast Conference Men’s Tennis Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively.Quinnipiac University freshman Juliet Labarthe (Oklahoma City, Okla.) was named the Northeast Conference Women’s Tennis Rookie of the Week. The selection was the fourth time Labarthe received the award. 3/10/11 – The Quinnipiac men’s basketball team was selected to host its first ever national postseason tournament game. Quinnipiac was selected to host the first game of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Quinnipiac University women’s golf head coach John O’Connor named senior Brianne Tansey (Nashua, N.H.) as captain for the upcoming 2011 season.3/11/11 – Quinnipiac senior Mike Bartlett (Orange, Conn.) scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch in the top of the 10th inning to give the Bobcats a 6-5 win against the University of Richmond. Bartlett went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in the win for the Bobcats. 3/12/11 – The Quinnipiac baseball team continued its winning ways with a 6-4 win against Richmond. With the victory, the Bobcats’ improved to 4-1, which was the best start to a season since Quinnipiac joined the Division 1 ranks. Eric Hartzell (White Bear Lake, Minn.) turned away 24 shots from Cornell, as Quinnipiac downed the Big Red 1-0 to force a third game in the ECAC Hockey Tournament Quarterfinals. The Quinnipiac softball team defeated Ball State, 4-0, on the second day of the Under Armor Showcase. Junior pitcher Heather Schwartzburg (Mission Viejo, Calif.) picked up her fourth victory of the season, as she struck out 11 batters

in seven innings for the Bobcats.Kevin Kelly (Redding, Conn.) had three goals and three assists as the Quinni-piac University men’s lacrosse team defeated Providence, 9-3. Basil Kostaras (Southlake, Texas) and Jake Emms (Victoria, British Columbia) added two goals and an assist each for the Bobcats, while Dylan Webster (Brampton, Ontario) also had two goals.3/13/11 – The Quinnipiac softball team defeated the Netherlands National Team, 7-6, in an exhibition game. After Quinnipiac held the Dutch in the top of the 10th, the Bobcats’ Alex Alba (Sylmar, Calif.) singled down the right-field line, which allowed Jaqueline Ristow (Seal Beach, Calif.) to score the game-winning run.The Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse team defeated Vermont, 12-11, to earn its first victory of the season. Senior Lauren Matuszczak (East Longmeadow, Mass.) collected four points (three goals, one assist) on the afternoon, while junior Marissa Caroleo (North Babylon, N.Y.) contributed two goals and one assist in the outing. 3/14/11 - Four Bobcats earned double wins as the Quinnipiac University women’s tennis team swept Western Illinois, 5-2. Rachel Cantor (Short Hills, N.J.), Juliet Labarthe (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Sarah Viebrock (Carmel, N.Y.) and Lavinia Cristescu (West Hartford, Conn.) each won twice.3/15/11 - The Quinnipiac University women’s tennis team took all six singles flights to defeat Northeast Conference rival, two-time defending NEC Cham-pion and preseason favorite Long Island, 6-1. Rachel Cantor (Short Hills, N.J.), Adrienne Markison (Princeton, N.J.), Juliet Labarthe (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Sarah Viebrock (Carmel, N.Y.), Lisanne Steinert (Glauchau, Germany) and Lavinia Cristescu (West Hartford, Conn.) each accounted for singles points.Quinnipiac University freshman men’s lacrosse midfielder Dylan Webster (Brampton, Ontario) was selected as the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week for the second straight week. Webster followed a three-goal, one-assist outing against Holy Cross with a two-goal performance against Providence.3/16/11 - The Quinnipiac University softball team defeated Boston Uni-versity, 2-1, in a game held in Clearwater, Fla. Quinnipiac junior Heather Schwartzburg (Mission Viejo, Calif.) struck-out 14 batters on her way to her team-leading fifth win of the 2011 season.Quinnipiac University freshman Juliet Labarthe (Oklahoma City, Okla.) was named the Northeast Conference Women’s Tennis Player and Rookie of the Week. This was the fifth NEC Rookie of the Week Award and second player of the week for Labarthe.Alex Lazerowich (Stratham, N.H.) earned a double win as the Quinnipiac University men’s tennis team outlasted Oklahoma Baptist, 4-3, in a match that lasted nearly five hours and ended after 11 p.m. (ET).3/17/11 - Andrew Weeden (Martinsville, N.J.), Alex Lazerowich (Stratham, N.H.) and Corey Morgenstern (Old Bethpage, N.Y.) each won twice for the Bobcats as the men’s tennis team defeated Siena, 6-1, to conclude its spring break trip.The Quinnipiac University women’s lacrosse team visited the Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School (WIMS), where the Bobcats read with Mrs. Denise Pappa’s second grade class.3/18/11 – The Quinnipiac University baseball team defeated Fairleigh Dickinson, 7-0, in a Northeast Conference matchup. Derek Lamacchia (Whit-estone, N.Y.) won his second consecutive decision after holding the Knights scoreless over seven innings. Chris Migani (Orange, Conn.) drove in four runs. 3/19/11 – The Quinnipiac softball team defeated Dartmouth, 6-5, on the second day of the USF The Game Tournament. The Bobcats had strong perfor-mances from Christy Cabrera (Reno, Nev.) and Alex Alba (Sylmar, Calif.).3/20/11 - The Quinnipiac University baseball team swept a Northeast Conference doubleheader against Fairleigh Dickinson. After winning the first game 3-2, the Bobcats had to come from behind in the second game to win 11-6. Quinnipiac senior Anthony Cinelli (Wall, N.J.) and George Dummar (Branford, Conn.) picked up wins on the hill for the Bobcats.Junior Christy Cabrera (Reno, Nev.) scored the game-winning run as the Quinnipiac University softball team defeated Buffalo, 7-6, in the bottom of the 11th inning. Jaqueline Ristow (Seal Beach Calif.) led the Bobcats on the day as she went 3-for-5 with a run scored.Senior Lauren Matuszczak’s (East Longmeadow, Mass.) four goals and one assist led the Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse team to its first Northeast Confer-ence victory of the season. Senior Christine Sinnigen (Sudbury, Mass.) fin-ished with four points (two goals, two assists), while juniors Marissa Caroleo (North Babylon, N.Y.) and Devon Gibney (Hopkinton, Mass.) added two goals apiece.3/21/11- Quinnipiac University softball junior Heather Schwartzburg (Mis-sion Viejo, Calif.) was named the Akadema/Northeast Conference Pitcher of the Week. She earned a 3-1 record while striking out 44 batters.


Quinnipiac University freshman men’s lacrosse midfielder Dylan Webster (Brampton, Ontario) and senior goalie Kevin Benzing (Severna Park, Md.) were honored by the Northeast Conference. Webster was selected as the NEC Rookie of the Week for the third straight week, while Benzing took his second NEC Defensive Player of the Week honor in the three weeks.Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse senior midfielder Lauren Matuszczak (East Longmeadow, Mass.) was named Northeast Conference Player of the Week. Matuszczak led the Bobcats to their second straight victory and first NEC win of the year, scoring four goals and two assists in a 14-8 win over Central Connecticut.The nationally-ranked No. 5 Quinnipiac acrobatics & tumbling team fell to No. 2 Oregon, in what was the Bobcat’s first-ever National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association home meet. Quinnipiac fought hard to compete with one of the country’s top programs, but lost by a score of 289.204 - 281.669. 3/22/11 - Quinnipiac University freshman Juliet Labarthe (Oklahoma City, Okla.) was named the Northeast Conference Women’s Tennis Player and Rookie of the Week. It was the sixth time she collected NEC Rookie of the Week honors and the third time she was awarded player of the week.Juliet Labarthe (Oklahoma City, Okla.) and Sarah Viebrock (Carmel, N.Y.) earned double wins as the Quinnipiac University women’s tennis team defeated Hofstra, 4-3. Rachel Cantor (Short Hills, N.J.) and Adrienne Markison (Princeton, N.J.) tallied singles victories to clinch the match for the Bobcats.3/22/11 - Quinnipiac University freshman men’s tennis player Corey Mor-genstern (Old Bethpage, N.Y.) was named the Northeast Conference Men’s Tennis Rookie of the Week for the second time of his career.3/25/11 - The Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse team scored a season-high 17 goals en route to its third consecutive victory of the season, defeating Northeast Conference opponent Saint Francis (Pa.), 17-10. Sophomore Lianne Toomey(Hicksville, N.Y.) collected a team-high and career-high four goals and three ground balls, while junior Devon Gibney (Hopkinton, Mass.) added three goals, two assists and three draw controls.The Quinnipiac University women’s outdoor track team opened the 2011 season at the University of Richmond’s fifth annual Fred Hardy Invitational. The Bobcats were represented by seven runners in the 5,000-meter run and were led by Morgan Roche (Clifton Park, N.Y.) who finished as Quinnipiac’s top runner and in third place overall in 17:47.54. Kristen Stevens (Suc-casunna, N.J.) followed in fourth place with a time of 17:49:38, while Paige Pallotto (Westbrook, Conn.) ran a personal-best time of 18:19.86, good for a sixth-place finish.3/26/11 – The Quinnipiac baseball team completed a four game sweep over Northeast Conference opponent Mount St. Mary’s. The Bobcats won 7-4, 4-1, 3-2, and 7-2. With the four wins, the Bobcats improved to 7-1 in Northeast Conference play. Adrienne Markison (Princeton, N.J.), Juliet Labarthe (Oklahoma City, Okla.) and Sarah Viebrock (Carmel, N.Y.) each earned double wins as the Quinnipiac University women’s tennis team defeated Bryant, 4-3. The Quinnipiac University women’s outdoor track team competed in the final day of the University of Richmond’s fifth annual Fred Hardy Invitational. Sophomore Becca White (Natick, Mass.) finished a competitive 3k race in sev-enth place, with a time of 10:06.88. Martha Santandreu (Hamburg, N.Y.) ran a personal-best time of 10:43.19 in the 3,000-meter race, as well.3/27/11 - Quinnipiac freshman Jordan Paolucci (Lake Mary, Fla.) was 4-for-7 with two home runs and six runs batted in as the Bobcats swept a non-conference doubleheader, 5-2 and 10-9 in eight innings, against Manhattan College. Paolucci was 2-for-2 with a three-run home run in the first game and 2-for-3 with a three-run homer in the second game as well. Junior Devon Gibney (Hopkinton, Mass.) matched her career-high with six goals to lead the Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse team to a 14-11 victory over Northeast Conference opponent Robert Morris. With the victory, the Bobcats extended its win streak to four games. 3/28/11 - The Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse team hosted a post-game clinic as part of its Positive Play program for the North Haven Girl’s Lacrosse bantam, junior and senior teams. The free clinic, which attracted about 80 youths, was taught by Bobcats players who assisted in the demonstration of certain skill sets and situational game-type scenarios.Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse junior midfielder Devon Gibney (Hopkin-ton, Mass.) was named Northeast Conference Player of the Week. Gibney experienced one of the best weeks of her career, as she collected 11 points combined, on nine goals and two assists.3/29/11 - Quinnipiac University freshman Juliet Labarthe (Oklahoma City, Okla.) was named the Northeast Conference Women’s Tennis Rookie of the Week. The award marked the seventh time Labarthe was presented with the honor, which was a league-record.Quinnipiac women’s golf senior Brianne Tansey (Nashua, N.H.) finished ninth

at the Inaugural Quinnipiac Bobcats Invitational. Tansey shot a 100 (+28) to finish ninth among 19 golfers at the first event in Quinnipiac women’s golf history.3/30/11 – High Point Solutions of Sparta, N.J. agreed to a $1 million sponsor-ship of Quinnipiac University’s ice hockey arena at the TD Bank Sports Center. For the next five seasons, the ice hockey arena on Quinnipiac’s York Hill Campus, home to the men’s and women’s NCAA Division I ice hockey teams, will be known as the High Point Solutions Arena. Rachel Cantor (Short Hills, N.J.), Juliet Labarthe (Oklahoma City, Okla.) and Sarah Viebrock (Carmel, N.Y.) each earned double victories as the Quinnipiac University women’s tennis team swept Fairfield, 7-0.3/31/11 - Freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) was named to the 2010-11 New England Division I Women’s Hockey All-Star Team. The recipients consisted of six forwards, four defensemen and two goaltenders, which were chosen by administrators and members of the media.The Quinnipiac University softball team defeated Connecticut, 7-3, in a non-conference game. Quinnipiac junior pitcher Heather Schwartzburg (Mission Viejo, Calif.) picked up her ninth win of the year as she pitched six innings against the Huskies. Schwartzburg struck out six batters and allowed one un-earned run. Mina Duffy (Piedmont, Calif.) pitched one inning for the Bobcats and drove in one run as the designated player.April4/1/11 - Sophomore Brendan Wilbur (Hingham, Mass.) scored twice, includ-ing the game-winning goal as time expired, as the Quinnipiac University men’s lacrosse team erased a four-goal second-half deficit to defeat Bryant. The game was the first-ever Northeast Conference men’s lacrosse league contest.Led by junior Marissa Caroleo’s (North Babylon, N.Y.) six goals, the Quin-nipiac women’s lacrosse team won in commanding fashion over Northeast Conference opponent Sacred Heart, 14-5. It was the fifth win in a row for the Bobcats.4/2/11 - The Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse team joined efforts with Diag-nostic Radiation Institute of Kansas City in the fight against juvenile diabetes with its involvement in the Goal For The Cure program. As part of Quin-nipiac’s Positive Play program, the Bobcats raised money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).Freshman Lavinia Cristescu (West Hartford, Conn.) clinched the Quinnipiac University women’s tennis team’s 4-3 victory against NEC rival Fairleigh Dick-inson with a three-set victory at No. 6 singles. Cristescu joined Rachel Cantor (Short Hills, N.J.), Adrienne Markison (Princeton, N.J.) and Juliet Labarthe (Oklahoma City, Okla.) in earning singles victories for the Bobcats. The Quinnipiac softball team defeated Mount St. Mary’s, 6-2, as the Bobcats were led by freshman Jordan Paolucci (Lake Mary, Fla.) and sophomore Alex Alba (Sylmar, Calif.). They each went 3-for-6 and picked up two RBI. Both players hit a home run, while Paolucci scored three runs and Alba crossed home plate twice.Junior Julie Lanning (Victor, N.Y.) won the 3,000-meter steeplechase as the Quinnipiac University women’s outdoor track team competed at the Bryant University Track and Field Invitational. Quinnipiac was led by Lanning, who took first place in the 3k steeplechase, with a time of 11:30.88. The meet was also highlighted in the 5,000-meter run, where sophomore Becca White (Natick, Mass.) finished in second place in 17:27.28. 4/3/11 - Senior captain Lauren Matuszczak (East Longmeadow, Mass.) scored the game-winning goal just 16 seconds into the second overtime period to extend the Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse team’s win streak to six games and defeat Denver, 16-15.The Quinnipiac University baseball team earned a 6-5 walk-off win on a RBI-double by Ray Buckley (Fairfield, Conn.) in the fourth and final game of Quinnipiac’s four-game set against Sacred Heart. The Quinnipiac University softball team swept Northeast Conference op-ponent Monmouth in a doubleheader. Quinnipiac shut out the Hawks, 2-0, in the first outing and won, 4-1, in game two. Quinnipiac pitcher Heather Schwartzburg (Mission Viejo, Calif.) improved to 12-6 on the year after pick-ing up two victories against Monmouth. The right-handed junior pitched a complete game in the 2-0 shutout, while striking out seven batters. In the second contest, Schwartzburg struck out 12 batters across four innings. She only allowed one hit in each game against the Hawks.The Quinnipiac University field hockey team went undefeated in four games at the Quinnipiac University Field Hockey Spring Tournament. Kimberly Cun-niff (Walpole, Mass.) scored three goals on the day while Kaitlyn Notarianni (Clarks Summit, Pa.) added two goals for the Bobcats.4/4/11 - Quinnipiac University freshman men’s lacrosse midfielder Dylan Webster (Brampton, Ontario) was named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week for the fourth time in five weeks.


Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse junior Marissa Caroleo (North Babylon, N.Y.) and senior Kaitlyn Kelly (North Massapequa, N.Y.) were named Northeast Conference Player and Co-Defensive Player of the Week, respectively. Caroleo registered nine goals and one assist while Kelly anchored the defense for the Bobcats.Quinnipiac University softball junior Heather Schwartzburg (Mission Viejo, Calif.) was named the Akadema/Northeast Conference Pitcher of the Week. Schwartzburg picks up her third NEC weekly accolade of the year.4/5/11 - Quinnipiac University women’s tennis sophomore Rachel Cantor (Short Hills, N.J.) was named the Northeast Conference Player of the Week. The award was the second of the year for Cantor, and the third of her career.4/6/11 - Junior Devon Gibney’s (Hopkinton, Mass.) overtime goal lifted the Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse team past Columbia, 13-12. Senior Lauren Matuszczak (East Longmeadow, Mass.) eclipsed 100 points in her career, as she collected two goals and an assist, in helping the Bobcats extend their win streak to seven.The Quinnipiac Department of Athletics and Recreation announced that baseball senior Mickey Amanti (Waterford, Conn.) and softball junior Heather Schwartzburg (Mission Viejo, Calif.) were named Quinnipiac’s March Athletes of the Month. Amanti led the baseball team to its best start in program his-tory as the Bobcats won 11 of their first 18 games. Amanti batted a team-high .364, including a team-leading 28 hits in 18 games for the month. Schwartz-burg led the softball team to a 12-win month that started with a grueling schedule in Florida. The junior hurler, and two-time NEC Pitcher of the Year, posted an 8-4 record with a 1.48 earned-run average.4/7/11 - All six Quinnipiac women’s tennis players earned double wins as the Bobcats swept intrastate Northeast Conference rival Sacred Heart, 7-0. Juliet Labarthe (Oklahoma City, Okla.) and Sarah Viebrock (Carmel, N.Y.) combined at No. 1 doubles to defeat Gabi Kaldan and Darcy Demers, 8-4. Also, Rachel Cantor (Short Hills, N.J.) and Adrienne Markison (Princeton, N.J.) breezed past Elizabeth Harrington and Kristina Chao, 8-1, at No. 2 doubles.Amanda Nagel (Greenwood, Minn.) was the top finisher for the Quinnipiac women’s golf team at the Hofstra Tri-Match at Eisenhower Golf Course. Nagel finished seventh out of 15 golfers with a 97 (47-50), just 10 strokes off the leader. Nagel’s 97 was her best score in her three career tournaments.The No. 6-seeded Quinnipiac acrobatics & tumbling team rallied to come back and upset third-seeded Azusa Pacific, 274.113-273.882, in the first round of the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association National Championships. 4/8/11 - Quinnipiac junior captain Chris Migani (Orange, Conn.) was featured in the New Haven Register in a piece written by Chip Malafronte. Migani was the first player selected as a captain by head coach Dan Gooley in the Division I era and first since 1983.4/9/11 - Senior Kevin Kelly (Redding, Conn.) scored five goals to lead three Bobcats with hat tricks as the Quinnipiac University men’s lacrosse team defeated preseason Northeast Conference favorite Robert Morris, 19-15. Basil Kostaras (Southlake, Texas), Billy Alessi (Branford, Conn.), Jay Binkowski (Bethany, Conn.) and Kevin Benzing (Severna Park, Md.) also scored goals for the Bobcats. Chris Nelson (Scituate, Mass.) pulled out a three-set victory at No. 5 singles to clinch the Quinnipiac University men’s tennis team’s dramatic come-from-behind 4-3 victory at Monmouth. The Bobcats trailed, 3-0, having lost the doubles point and straight-sets decisions at Nos. 3 and 4 singles. But the Bobcats got four wins in the remaining four flights, including three three-set victories, to earn the win.Quinnipiac junior Kyle Birdsall (Milford, Conn.) threw a seven-inning no-hitter, the first in program history, as the Quinnipiac baseball team defeated Monmouth, 6-0, in the first game of a Northeast Conference doubleheader. Birdsall was masterful as he struck out a career-best 12 Monmouth batters for the afternoon. In his sixth start of the season, Birdsall went the distance for just the second time this year. The right-handed pitcher was perfect through 5 2/3 innings before he walked Josh Boyd and hit Anthony Lawrence with a pitch to put two runners on base before he got Jake Gronsky to end the inning.The Quinnipiac University women’s outdoor track team competed at the Mas-sachusetts Invitational. The Bobcats were led by sophomore Andrea Szarko-wicz (Watertown, Conn.), who placed third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Quinnipiac’s Szarkowicz set a personal record, as she finished the 3,000-me-ter steeplechase in third place with a time of 11.15.84. The Bobcats also saw strong performances in the 1,500-meter run as sophomore Becca White (Natick, Mass.) placed fifth in 4:38.85 and Kristen Stevens (Succasunna, N.J.) finished in sixth with a time of 4.39.16.The Quinnipiac acrobatics & tumbling team finished its inaugural National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association’s National Championship weekend by placing third in four of the five individual rounds in which it competed. Quinnipiac competed in five out of 13 individual championship

heats. The Bobcats came in third place with a 9.52 (compared to Baylor’s winning total of 9.63) in the 5-element stunt heat. Quinnipiac also finished in third place in the pyramid event, scoring a 28.80 compared to Oregon’s winning mark of 29.75.4/10/11 - The Quinnipiac University softball team (22-16, 6-2 NEC) swept Bryant University (17-14, 7-3 NEC) in a Northeast Conference doubleheader. The Bobcats defeated the Bulldogs, 4-2 and 6-3. The Bobcats were led by junior pitcher Heather Schwartzburg (Mission Viejo, Calif.), who improved her record to 14-7 as she pitched a complete game and another 2.1 innings in the second contest. Schwartzburg struck out 11 batters and only allowed four hits across 9.1 innings. Junior Mina Duffy (Piedmont, Calif.) started and pitched three innings in game two. Duffy struck out six batters, while freshman Katie Alfiere (Beacon Falls, Conn.) also made an appearance in the second game, pitching 2.1 innings.4/11/11 - Quinnipiac University senior men’s lacrosse player Kevin Kelly (Redding, Conn.) and freshman Dylan Webster (Brampton, Ontario) were named the Northeast Conference Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively. The Quinnipiac women’s tennis team earned the number one overall seed in the Northeast Conference Tournament. Five Quinnipiac women’s tennis players earned double wins as the Bobcats defeated Villanova, 6-1, in a final non-conference tune-up prior to the North-east Conference Tournament. Juliet Labarthe (Oklahoma City, Okla.) and Sarah Viebrock (Carmel, N.Y.) combined at No. 1 doubles to defeat Mikelle Mancini and Kristin Gobberg, 8-5. Labarthe then defeated Alexandra Harding, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 3 singles, while Viebrock cruised past Anne Cognetti, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 4.Quinnipiac junior Kyle Birdsall (Milford, Conn.) was named the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper/Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week as well as the Akadema/Northeast Conference Pitcher of the Week after hurling the first no-hitter in program history against Monmouth in a 6-0 win. Birdsall was one of seven players honored nationally by Collegiate Baseball Newspa-per.Quinnipiac softball freshman Jordan Paolucci (Lake Mary, Fla.) was named Akadema/Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week. Paolucci earned her first career NEC weekly accolade.The Quinnipiac women’s golf team finished 13th out of the thirteen teams competing at the 2011 Brown University Spring Invitational at the Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington, R.I. Amanda Nagel (Greenwood, Minn.) turned in her two best rounds of the year, shooting a 96 in the first round on Sunday before finishing with a 91 on Monday. Nagel’s totals on both days led the Bobcats, while Brianne Tansey (Nashua, N.H.) was a stroke behind (92) on the final day. Nagel’s two-day 187 paced the Bobcats while Tansey finished at 192.The Quinnipiac men’s soccer team defeated Southern Connecticut, 2-0, in its first game of the spring season. Sophomore forward Philip Suprise (Milwau-kee, Wis.) scored both goals for the Bobcats, while junior Kyle Moscovics (Cheshire, Conn.) and sophomore Josh Lavallee (Upland, Calif.) split time in net during the shutout.4/12/11 - Quinnipiac men’s lacrosse senior goalie Kevin Benzing (Severna Park, Md.) was featured in InsideLacrosse.com’s “Sunday Finest” this week. The feature highlighted Benzing’s first career goal against Robert Morris, as well as his success since coming to Quinnipiac from Butler University.Quinnipiac University women’s tennis sophomore Rachel Cantor (Short Hills, N.J.) and freshman Juliet Labarthe (Oklahoma City, Okla.) were named the Northeast Conference Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively. The award was the third of the year for Cantor, and the eighth for Labarthe. 4/13/11 - Quinnnipiac junior Kyle Birdsall (Milford, Conn.) was named the CollegeBaseballInsider.com National Pitcher of the Week. Birdsall was previ-ously named the Akadema/NEC Pitcher of the Week and the Collegiate Base-ball News/Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week after he pitched the first no-hitter in Quinnipiac history in a 6-0 win against Monmouth.4/14/11 - The Quinnipiac field hockey team finished second out of nine teams at the 6th Annual Longstreth Spring Cup hosted by Quinnipiac Univer-sity. Jess Rusin (Garwood, N.J.) accounted for half of Quinnipiac’s goals in a three-goal, one-assist showing at the tournament while Kaitlyn Notarianni (Clarks Summit, Pa.) had a pair of assists. Kim Cunniff (Walpole, Mass.) had a goal and an assist.4/15/11 - The Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse team defeated Northeast Confer-ence opponent Wagner, 16-6. Senior Christine Sinnigen (Sudbury, Mass.) tallied a game high five points, while senior Laura Iannotti (Rocky Point, N.Y.) led all attackers with four goals.Andrew Weeden (Martinsville, N.J.) and James Kwei (Dedham, Mass.) earned double wins as the third-seeded Quinnipiac University men’s tennis team defeated No. 6 Mount St. Mary’s, 4-0, in the Northeast Conference Tourna-ment Quarterfinals. With the win, the Bobcats (7-12, 2-3 NEC) moved on to the NEC Semifinals.


Lisanne Steinert (Glauchau, Germany) and Lavinia Cristescu (West Hartford, Conn.) earned double victories as the top-seeded Quinnipiac women’s tennis team defeated eighth-seeded Saint Francis (Pa.), 4-0, in the Northeast Confer-ence Tournament Quarterfinals. With the win, the Bobcats (12-8, 5-0 NEC) advanced to face fourth-seeded Sacred Heart in the semifinals.4/16/11 - James Kwei (Dedham, Mass.) clinched the third-seeded Quinnipiac University men’s tennis team’s 4-2 victory against second-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson with the 100th victory of his collegiate career in the Northeast Conference Tournament Semifinals. The Bobcats took the doubles point and wins at Nos. 1, 3 and 6 singles to punch their ticket to the NEC Tournament Championship match against intrastate rival Sacred Heart.The top-seeded Quinnipiac University women’s tennis team fended off No. 4 Sacred Heart, 5-1, to advance to the Northeast Conference Tournament Championship match. Sarah Viebrock (Carmel, N.Y.) put the Bobcats on top, 2-1, with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-1, victory against Darcy Demers at No. 4. Rachel Cantor (Short Hills, N.J.) made it 3-1 with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, win against Kate Donnelly at No. 1, and Juliet Labarthe (Oklahoma City, Okla.) and Lavinia Cristescu (West Hartford, Conn.) won their No. 3 and 5 singles matches simultaneously to clinch the match. Brianna Tansey (Nashua, N.H.) shot a 46 through nine holes on a rain-shortened second day of Columbia University’s Roar-EE Invitational at Spook Rock Golf Course in Suffern, N.Y. Quinnipiac finished 13th out of the 13 teams at the event. Tansey’s two-day total of 140 (94-46) put her in 61st place. Amanda Nagel (Greenwood, Minn.) shot a team-best 43 on the second day, but a first-day 104 put her at 147 for the tournament, tied with teammate Jennifer Forlenza (Wayne, N.J.), also with a 147 (93-54).The Quinnipiac University women’s outdoor track team ran at the Brown Invitational. Eight colleges competed in the women’s events, including Brown, Rhode Island, Boston University, UMass-Lowell, Bryant, Williams and Fairfield. Senior Kristen Stevens (Succasunna, N.J.) led Quinnipiac in the 3,000-meter run as she placed third in 9:58.14 Sophomore Morgan Roche (Clifton Park, N.Y.) finished in sixth place with a time of 10:06.4/17/11 - Juniors Marissa Caroleo (North Babylon, N.Y.) and Devon Gibney (Hopkinton, Mass.) each tallied six goals, while sophomore Sarah Allen (Glastonbury, Conn.) dished out a career-high seven assists to lead the Quin-nipiac women’s lacrosse team over Northeast Conference opponent Long Island, 21-7.Lisanne Steinert (Glauchau, Germany) earned a three-set victory at No. 5 singles that propelled the Quinnipiac University women’s tennis team to its sixth Northeast Conference Championship since 2004. The championship was also the 10th for Head Coach Mike Quitko, who also won four with the Quinnipiac men’s team. The win pushed the Bobcats to 14-8 (7-0 NEC) and into the NCAA Tournament. The Quinnipiac University softball team swept Central Connecticut State in a Northeast Conference doubleheader, 5-0 and 8-3. Junior pitcher Heather Schwartzburg (Mission Viejo, Calif.) led the Bobcats as she picked up two wins and improved her 2011 record to 16-9. 4/18/11 - Quinnipiac University softball junior Heather Schwartzburg (Mis-sion Viejo, Calif.) was named the Akadema/Northeast Conference Pitcher of the Week. It marked the fourth time that Schwartzburg earned the award.4/19/11 - Former Quinnipiac University baseball player Mike Marmo is playing in his second season of professional baseball in the Italian Baseball League for Reggio Emilia. Marmo played for Reggio last season, helping the team to Italy’s Series A Championship.4/21/11 – The Quinnipiac baseball team defeated Wagner, 6-5, as junior captain Chris Migani (Orange, Conn.) was 4-for-5 with a pair of solo home runs to give him a team-leading five for the year. Migani also increased his season-leading RBI total to 27 after he drove in three runs. 4/22/11 – The Quinnipiac softball team defeated Sacred Heart, 2-0, in a Northeast Conference match-up. The Bobcats were led by junior pitcher Heather Schwartzburg (Mission Viejo, Calif.), who pitched a complete game to improve her 2011 record to 17-9. Quinnipiac second baseman Jacqueline Ristow (Seal Beach, Calif.) went 1-for-3 with a run scored, while sophomore outfielder Lauren Salgado (Covina, Calif.) went 2-for-3 and picked up a RBI.4/23/11 – The Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse team secured the No. 1 seed in the Northeast Conference playoffs with a 13-8 victory over Monmouth at Kessler Field. The Bobcats, who clinched the NEC Regular Season Champion-ship outright for the first time in program history, were led by juniors Devon Gibney (Hopkinton, Mass.), who collected four points and a career-high seven draw controls, and Marissa Caroleo’s (North Babylon, N.Y.) five-goal afternoon. Quinnipiac finished the regular season with an 8-1 NEC mark and an 11-4 overall record. Senior Jack Oppenheimer (Conshohocken, Pa.) tallied a career-high seven points as the Quinnipiac University men’s lacrosse team overwhelmed intrastate Northeast Conference rival Sacred Heart, 18-9, on Senior Day at the Quinnipiac Field Hockey & Lacrosse Turf Field. With the win, the Bobcats (5-6, 3-1 NEC) clinched the No. 2 seed in the Northeast Conference Tournament,

to be played May 6-8 at Mount St. Mary’s.The Quinnipiac University women’s golf team finished 11th out of 11 teams competing at the 2011 Northeast Conference Women’s Golf Championship at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla. Senior Brianne Tansey (Nashua, N.H.) led all Quinnipiac golfers with a three-day total of 278 (+62).4/25/11 - Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse juniors Devon Gibney (Hopkinton, Mass.) and Noelle Martello (Westbury, N.Y.) were named Northeast Confer-ence Player and Co-Defensive Player of the Week, respectively.Quinnipiac University senior men’s lacrosse goalie Kevin Benzing (Severna Park, Md.) and freshman midfielder Dylan Webster (Brampton, Ontario) were named the Northeast Conference Defensive Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively. The award was the third of the year for Benzing, while Webster took the rookie honor for the sixth time in eight weeks. 4/26/11 - Freshman Jordan Paolucci (Lake Mary, Fla.) hit a walk-off home run in the first game of a NEC doubleheader as the Quinnipiac University softball team swept Fairleigh Dickinson, 3-2 and 5-3.4/27/11 - Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse junior midfielder Marissa Caroleo (North Babylon, N.Y.) was named the 2011 Northeast Conference Player of the Year at the league’s annual banquet at the University Club at the TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Conn. Caroleo becomes just the second player in program history to earn the honor, joining midfielder Tiffany Manzi who earned the award in 2008. Caroleo is one of three players, along with Devon Gibney (Hopkinton, Mass.) and Kaitlyn Kelly (North Massapequa, N.Y.) to represent Quinnipiac on the All-NEC First Team, while Lauren Matuszczak (East Longmeadow, Mass.), Christine Sinnigen (Sudbury, Mass.) and Noelle Martello (Westbury, N.Y.) were also named to the All-NEC Second Team.4/29/11 - Led by senior Lauren Matuszczak’s (East Longmeadow, Mass.) career-high 10 point game, the No. 1-seeded Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse team defeated No. 4-seeded Sacred Heart in the NEC Tournament Semifinals to earn a spot in their fourth consecutive Northeast Conference Champion-ship Game.4/30/11 - Basil Kostaras (Southlake, Texas) scored a career-high five goals as the Quinnipiac men’s lacrosse team defeated Wagner, 16-10, at Wagner College Stadium. The win, paired with a Mount St. Mary’s double-overtime loss to Bryant, gives the Bobcats a share of the 2011 NEC Regular Season Championship.5/1/11 - The Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse team earned its first-ever North-east Conference Tournament Championship with a 15-3 victory over Mount St. Mary’s at the Quinnipiac Field Hockey & Lacrosse Turf Field. Bobcats’ junior midfielder and tournament MVP, Devon Gibney (Hopkinton, Mass.), led the way with six goals and one assist to provide Quinnipiac with its program-record 13th victory of the season.Junior Heather Schwartzburg (Mission Viejo, Calif.) broke the Quinnipiac University single-season strikeout record as she struck out 15 batters in a doubleheader sweep of Saint Francis (Pa.) to increase her season total to 265 strikeouts, which breaks the record she set last season when she posted 255 strikeouts as a sophomore. The Bobcats won the first outing of the twinbill, 2-0, and recorded an 11-3 victory in five innings of play in game two.At the Yale Springtime Invitational, Quinnipiac women’s outdoor track placed four runners in the top-five in the 3,000-meter run. Andrea Szarkowicz (Watertown, Conn.) placed second overall with a time of 10:23.34, while freshman Amanda Faust (Macungie, Pa.) finished in third place in 10:27.90. Paige Pallotto (Westbrook, Conn.) and Martha Santandreu (Hamburg, N.Y.) each ran solid races, as they placed third in 10:36.12 and fourth in 10:38.40, respectively.


Quinnipiac’s Athletes of the Year1995-96Bryan Jackson Men’s TennisKerri McMahon Softball

1996-97 Tim Belcher BaseballAlicia Longobardi Softball

1997-98Roland Lavallee Men’s Cross CountrySharon Polastry Women’s Soccer 1998-99Roland Lavallee Men’s Cross CountryShannon Dublin Volleyball

1999-2000Shawn Mansoff Men’s Ice HockeyCatie Canetti Field Hockey/Women’s Lacrosse

2000-01Joseph Baglio Men’s LacrosseElisa Goncalves Women’s Soccer

2001-02Everson Maciel Men’s SoccerJulie Smith Field Hockey

2002-03 Jamie Holden Men’s Ice HockeyAshlee Kelly Women’s Basketball

2003-04Albert Marano BaseballKim Piazza Women’s Tennis

2004-05Rob Monroe Men’s BasketballKatie Gwyther Women’s Cross Country/Track

2005-06Reid Cashman Men’s Ice HockeyKatie Gwyther Women’s Cross Country/Track

2006-07Reid Cashman Men’s Ice HockeyKristen Stevens Women’s Cross Country/Track

2007-08Graciano Brito Men’s SoccerTiffany Manzi Women’s Lacrosse

2008-09Graciano Brito Men’s SoccerErin Kerner Women’s Basketball

2009-10Justin Rutty Men’s BasketballKatie Latonick Women’s Lacrosse

2010-11 Quinnipiac Athletes of the Month

AugustKaitlyn Notarianni Field HockeySeptemberFurtuna Velaj Women’s SoccerMike Levene Men’s Cross CountryOctoberRebecca White Women’s Cross CountryKellen Jones Men’s Ice HockeyNovemberKelly Babstock Women’s Ice HockeyJames Johnson Men’s BasketballDecemberKelly Babstock Women’s Ice HockeyJustin Rutty Men’s BasketballJanuaryFelicia Barron Women’s BasketballJames Johnson Men’s BasketballFebruaryKelly Babstock Women’s Ice HockeyJustin Rutty Men’s BasketballMarchHeather Schwartzberg SoftballMickey Amanti Baseball

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2010-11 Quinnipiac Athletics Awards Program