2011 UConn Women's Lacrosse Guide

LAUREN GUNNINGSenior Captain

JESSICA MUCCISenior Captain

LAUREN SPARKSSenior Captain

Class of 2011

Class of 2012

Parker, Mucci, Gunning, Sparks, Burra

Lapham, Ki. Tupper, Norton, Lally, DeRonda

All-Time Results : 33

Table of ContentsQuick Facts ..................................................................................................................... 22011 Roster ................................................................................................................... 3UConn Lacrosse Facilities ............................................................................................. 4Huskies In The Community ............................................................................................ 5UConn Lacrosse Experience .................................................................................... 6-7Head Coach Katie Woods .......................................................................................... 8Assistant Coaches Melynda Zwick & Julia Southard ............................................. 92011 Season Preview ................................................................................................10Senior Profiles ....................................................................................................... 11-14Junior Profiles ........................................................................................................ 15-18Sophomore Profiles .............................................................................................. 19-26Freshman Profiles ................................................................................................. 27-292010 Season Review .......................................................................................... 30-312010 Season Statistics ...............................................................................................32All-Time Results ............................................................................................................33All-Time Series .............................................................................................................34All-Time Roster .............................................................................................................35Honors & Awards ........................................................................................................36Career & Season Records .........................................................................................37Individual & Team Game Records ...........................................................................38Dean’s List & Honor Roll .............................................................................................39Alumni Reflections & UConn Firsts ............................................................................40The BIG EAST ...............................................................................................................41Lacrosse Support Staff ..............................................................................................42This Is UConn ......................................................................................................... 43-52

CREDITS: The 2011 University of Connecticut Lacrosse Media Guide is an official publication of the University of Connecticut Division of Athletics. This media guide was written, produced and designed by Renee Adam. Cover Design by Summit Athletic Media, Inc., Charlotte, N.C. Editorial Assistance by Mike Enright and Luanne Dunstan. Special Thanks to Katie Woods, Julia Southard and Melynda Zwick. Photography Credits: Steve Slade & Brian Ballweg/Hofstra University.

Husky HonorPride • Responsibility • Respect

The University of Connecticut is committed to honoring collegiate athletic competition by demonstrating pride, responsibility and respect. The UConn community, fans, alumni,

students, coaches and student-athletes promote these core values as proud Huskies

and first class competitors.

2011

2011 Roster : 3

Coaches : 8-9

Player Bios : 11-29

2010 Review : 30-32

Records : 37-38

BIG EAST : 41

Community : 5

This is UConn : 43-52

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2011 Quick Facts

the university oF connecticut

Location ................................................................................................................Storrs, Conn.Founded ............................................................................................................................ 1881Enrollment ......................................................................................................................29,383Colors ..........................................................................National Flag Blue (Navy) & WhiteNickname ........................................................................................................ Huskies, UConnConference ............................................................................................................... BIG EASTPresident (Interim) ............................................................................................ Philip E. AustinDirector of Athletics ................................................................................ Jeffrey HathawayAssociate Director of Athletics [SWA/Program Administrator] ................. Pat BabcockAthletic Phone .............................................................................................. (860) 486-2725Athletic Fax .................................................................................................. (860) 486-3300Athletic Ticket Office ................................................................................. (860) 486-2724Facility (Capacity) ........................George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex (2,000)Surface ........................................................................................................................Astro Turf

connecticut Women’s Lacrosse

Head Coach ............................................................................. Katie Woods (Drew, 2001)Record at Connecticut .......................................................................................... First SeasonOverall Record ....................................................................................... 26-42, Fifth SeasonAssistant Coach ...................................................................Melynda Zwick (UMass, 2008)Assistant Coach ..................................................................... Julia Southard (Brown, 2005)Office Phones .............................................................................................. (860) 486-0518......................................................................................................................... (860) 486-08882010 Record .......................................................................................................................9-82010 BIG EAST Record .....................................................................................................2-62010 BIG EAST Finish ................................................................................................ SeventhLetterwinners Returning/Lost .........................................................................................22/9Newcomers ...............................................................................................................................7Key Returners .................................................. M.E. Lapham//Jr., M//GP-12, G-36, A-5....................................................................Kiersten Tupper//Jr., M//GP-17, G-20, A-21......................................................................Lauren Sparks//RSr., M//GP-17, G-27, A-8Key Losses ..................................................Ashley Mitchelides//A//GP-17, G-33, A-14...................................................................................Jillian Cerar//M//GP-17, G-28, A-6......................................................................Jenna Moulton//G//GAA-11.40, SV%-.390

athLetic communications

Associate Director of Athletics for Communications ................................Michael EnrightAssistant Director of Athletics for Communications ........................................Kyle MuncyAssistant Director of Athletic Communications .............................................Pat McKennaAthletic Communications Assistants ................................... Renee Adam, Kristen DeCarli...............................................................................................................................and Matt LeeAthletic Communications Secretary ............................................................ Luanne DunstanSport Contact ...................................................................................................... Renee AdamContact Phone ............................................................................................... (860) 486-1496Contact Email .................................................................................. [email protected] Office ............................................................................... (860) 486-3531Communications Fax .................................................................................... (860) 486-5085Husky Sports Hotline ................................................................................... (860) 486-5050Athletics Web Site .....................................................................................UConnHuskies.com

2011 connecticut scheduLe

February

19 at Iona 1 p.m.25 BINGHAMTON 3 p.m.27 at Quinnipiac Noon

March

7 vs. Boston College ! 1 p.m.9 vs. Holy Cross ! Noon12 SACRED HEART 1 p.m.19 RUTGERS * 1 p.m.25 at Canisius 5 p.m.27 at St. Bonaventure Noon

april

1 GEORGETOWN* 4 p.m.8 at Syracuse* 4 p.m.16 at Notre Dame* Noon21 CINCINNATI* 4 p.m.23 LOUISVILLE* Noon29 at Villanova* 6 p.m.

May

1 at Loyola (Md)* 1 p.m.

All Times Listed As EST* - BIG EAST Opponent

Home Games in Bold CAPSAll Home Games Played at the George J.

Sherman Family Sports Complex! - Will be played at the National Training

Center in Clermont, Florida

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No. NaMe cl. pos hoMetowN last teaM 25 Kaitlyn Aldrich So. M Auburn, N.Y. Auburn 21 Liz Brown So. M West Hartford, Conn. Conard 26 Stefanie Burra Sr. A New Fairfield, Conn. New Fairfield 17 Jordan Christopher So. M Downingtown, Pa. Villa Maria Academy 9 Maia Czarnecki Fr. M/D Oswego, N.Y. Oswego 19 Colleen DeRonda Jr. D Black River, N.Y. Carthage 5 Dorian Gilmartin-Dzitko So. A Hillsborough, N.J. Hillsborough 33 Catherine Gross So. M Andover, Mass. Andover 28 Lauren Gunning Sr. A Hunt Valley, Md. Notre Dame Prep 24 Chelsea Hauswirth So. A Crownsville, Md. Old Mill Senior 15 Lauren Kahn Fr. M Nanuet, N.Y. Nanuet 20 Shannon Kerr So. A Caledon, Ont. Berkshire School 1 Megan Lally Jr. M Westwood, Mass. Westwood 4 M.E. Lapham Jr. A Cazenovia, N.Y. Christian Brothers Academy 3 Kacie Lewis So. M El Cajon, Calif. Granite Hills 13 Jessica Mucci Sr. D Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. Lakeland 2 Stephanie Norton Jr. D Amherst, N.H. Souhegan 22 Morgan O’Reilly So. M West Sayville, N.Y. Sayville 6 Katie Parker Sr. D Rochester, N.Y. Brighton 10 Kacey Pippitt Fr. M New Canaan, Conn. New Canaan 11 Mackenzie Rainone So. M Syracuse, N.Y. Westhill 14 Lauren Sparks RSr. M West Chester, Pa. West Chester East 8 Janet Tela Fr. A Alexandria, Va. Ireton 30 Brittney Testa So. G Bridgewater, Vt. Kimball Union Academy 18 Kelsi Tucci So. M/D Winchester, Mass. Winchester 27 Karlyn Tupper Fr. D Camillus, N.Y. West Genesee 23 Kiersten Tupper Jr. A Camillus, N.Y. West Genesee 34 Siobhan Wilcox So. D Glastonbury, Conn. Glastonbury 7 Kelsey Zinck Fr. G Fairfax, Va. Robinson

NuMerical roster

1 Megan Lally2 Stephanie Norton3 Kacie Lewis4 M.E. Lapham5 Dorian Gilmartin-Dzitko6 Katie Parker7 Kelsey Zinck8 Janet Tela9 Maia Czarnecki10 Kacey Pippitt11 Mackenzie Rainone13 Jessica Mucci14 Lauren Sparks15 Lauren Kahn17 Jordan Christopher18 Kelsi Tucci19 Colleen DeRonda20 Shannon Kerr21 Liz Brown22 Morgan O’Reilly23 Kiersten Tupper24 Chelsea Hauswirth25 Kaitlyn Aldrich26 Stefanie Burra27 Karlyn Tupper28 Lauren Gunning30 Brittney Testa33 Catherine Gross34 Siobhan Wilcox

Maia Czarnecki ......... My-ah Czar-Neck-eeDorian Gilmartin-Dzitko ...................Ditz-goChelsea Hauswirth ................... Haws-Worth

Pronunciations

Lauren Kahn ............................................. ConnMackenzie Rainone ..................... Ray-KnownJanet Tela ................................................ Tee-la

Kelsi Tucci .............................................Too-ChiKarlyn Tupper ....................................... Car-linSiobhan Wilcox ................................... Shavon

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The University of Connecticut lacrosse program plays its home games at the George J. Sherman Family-Sports Complex, a $3.7 million athletic facility located adjacent to Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in the heart of UConn’s main campus in Storrs. The 2007 season marked the first year that the Huskies played all their games on the turf, after years of splitting time at the grass field in Joseph J. Morrone Stadium. A financial gift of more than $650,000 to UConn’s Athletic Development Fund by Lottie K. Sherman of West Hartford helped provide the necessary funding for the project. The entire complex bears the name of Lottie K. Sherman’s husband, George J. Sherman. Opened during the 1995-96 academic year, the George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex features a new Astroturf 12 field and watering system that was installed during the summer of 2008. The new surface gives UConn lacrosse and field hockey programs one of the finest on-campus collegiate facilities in the nation. The complex also includes an eight-lane, 400-meter all-weather track surface, as well as seating for 2,000 fans, full-field lighting to permit night games, a press box and a scoreboard with electronic message capabilities. Before the start of the 2010 season the lacrosse locker room in the Hugh S. Greer Field House was renovated, giving each student-athlete their own locker with enclosed storage spaces.

Thanks to alumnus Mark R. Shenkman, the University of Connecticut has joined the ranks of major universities nationwide with an indoor training facility that is utilized by all the varsity sport teams and also by recreational services.

The 85,000 square foot Mark R. Shenkman Training Center is one of the most modern facilities of its kind in the country. Featuring a 120-yard long state-of-the-art FieldTurf playing surface, an 18,000 square foot strength and conditioning area and state-of-the-art video capabilities, the indoor

training center provides all the varsity teams with the most technologically advanced training equipment.

The UConn lacrosse team has the use of two different weight rooms in Gampel Pavilion along with the Field House Weight Room. All of the facilities feature custom made multi-use racks with platforms, dumb-bell racks, cable machines and various Cybex Machines.

George J. Sherman-FamilySports Complex

Mark R. ShenkmenTraining Center

Hugh S. GreerField House

Weight Room&

The Huskies were one of 15 teams to raise $42,000 in the 2nd Annual Nick Colleluori Women’s La-crosse Classic which took place at Hofstra University on September 25, 2010. The tournament helps

bring awareness to the HEADStrong Foundation which is committed to finding a cure for all blood can-cers and supporting those who are affected by the disease. The foundation is dedicated to its founder Nicholas Colleluori and was started in 2005, with the foundation’s primary color of lime green being

used to represent non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

HEADStrong Foundation

Friends Of Jaclyn

The University of Connecticut lacrosse team strives to consistently make a positive impact off the field

and outside of the classroom, contributing to several community organizations. Different community

service initiatives that the Huskies participate in throughout the year include Nutmeg Big Brothers-Big Sisters, teaching children around Connecticut about lacrosse, and volunteering for Husky Sport, a program to promote physical fitness and good nutrition. As part of the Student-Athlete Advisory

Committee the lacrosse team also sponsors a variety of collection drives for food, toys and coats to sup-

port charities in the local area.

Husky Reach

UConn once again participated in a Friends of Jaclyn event, competing in the FOJ Playday that was held back

in October. The Friends of Jaclyn Foundation is a non-profit, charitable organization that works to improve the life of children suffering from pediatric brain tumors and their families, while also helping raise funds for research.

huskies in the community

Experience

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“I chose UConn because I wanted to be part of the first UConn women’s lacrosse team to make it to a championship

and to get a one-of-a-kind education.” - Maia Czarnecki

“I chose UConn because I wanted to be part of something special. This program has seen its fair share of ups and downs over the last few years, but I could tell when I visited that everyone here was excited and willing to work. When

you combine that excitement and dedication, something special normally follows.” - Jordan Christopher

“I chose UConn because of the amazing athletic community and the rigorous academic system.”

- Catherine Gross

“I chose UConn because of its exceptional reputa-tion that promotes educational excellence as well

as supporting its strong athletic programs.” - Kelsi Tucci

“I chose UConn because of the big time basketball programs and the strong academics that the University of Connecticut offers.”

- Lauren Sparks

“I chose UConn because I wanted to be a part of an up and coming program

where I could make a dif-ference.”

- Morgan O’Reilly

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Katie Woods enters her fist season at the helm of the University of Connecticut lacrosse team, bringing with her a knowledge and love for the game that will help guide the Huskies to a successful 2011 campaign. Woods comes to UConn after serving in the same role for the past four years at American University.

During her time at American, the Eagles collected 23 all-conference selections, five Patriot League Player of the Year honors and 72 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll accolades. Following the 2008 season Woods was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year after leading the Eagles to a 5-1 record in league play and a share of the regular season championship.

In 2007, her first season as head coach at American, Woods led the Eagles to a 9-9 record, the most wins in a season since 2003 and matched the record for most victories for a first-year head coach. Woods amassed 26 wins in four seasons as head coach at American including 12 in league play, and led her team to the champion-ship game of the Patriot League tournament during both the 2007 and 2008 seasons.

Before Woods joined the American coaching staff she spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Brown Uni-versity in 2005 and `06. At Brown she coached the offensive unit and assisted in coaching the goalkeepers. Woods oversaw the recruiting operations for all prospective student-athletes and served as the area recruiting coordinator for the New England region.

During the 2004 season Woods was the first assistant at Cornell where she worked with the attack and aided in player development. With the Big Red she also planned team travel and was responsible for recruiting and film breakdown.

Prior to her time at Cornell, Woods served as an assistant coach at Davidson for the 2003 season where she helped plan practices and organized recruiting efforts in addition to coaching during contests.

Woods also spent a year at Ithaca College in 2002 as a graduate assistant coach for both women’s soccer and lacrosse. While at Ithaca, she earned her master’s in exercise and sports sciences.

Woods was a two-sport athlete at Drew, where she played lacrosse and soccer. She was a four-time All-Conference selection in lacrosse, also picking up two Regional All-American and one National All-America award. Woods also excelled in the classroom as a two-time Scholar Athlete award winner.

She graduated with a degree in psychology in May 2001. Woods is a 1997 graduate of South Windsor High School where she played soccer, basketball and lacrosse.

First Season • Drew University 2001

Head Coach Katie Woods

The Woods File

Coaching Resume:Head Coach//University of Connecticut

2010-PresentHead Coach//American University

2006-2010Assistant Coach//Brown University

2004-2006Assistant Coach//Cornell University

2003-2004Assistant Coach//Davidson University

2002-2003Graduate Assistant//Ithaca College

2001-2002

Coaching Honors:2008 Patriot LeagueCoach of the Year

Alma Mater:Drew University 2001

College Honors:US Lacrosse National All-American

2001Brine/IWLCA National All-American

2001ECAC-Metro Player of the Year

2001Regional All-American

2000-2001All-Conference selection

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Melynda Zwick is entering her third season as an assistant coach with the UConn lacrosse team and continues to guide the Huskies with her knowledge of the game as well as her knowledge of all BIG EAST opponents.

Prior to joining the UConn coaching staff in 2008 Zwick was a four-year letterwinner at the Univer-sity of Massachusetts-Amherst. While at UMass, Zwick led her team to two Atlantic 10 Tourna-ment appearances. During her senior year, she captained her team to the final game of the A10 tournament. Over her career, she tallied 100 total points on 60 goals and 40 assists compiling 11 multi-goal games, 17 multi-point games and five hat tricks. During her junior and senior years, she ranked second on the team in points as well as the third-leading scorer.

Zwick has spent her summers throughout her col-legiate and coaching careers working at a variety of lacrosse camps, most recently working at the Northwestern lacrosse camp and the 180 Lacrosse School in Amherst, Mass. She has also served as a first assistant to the camp director at the Nike Lacrosse Camp in Lawrenceville, N.J. where she planned activities and set up a daily schedule for all of the campers. In her home state of Pennsylva-nia, she has assisted at numerous high school camps as an assistant camp director for the last seven years, while providing guidance for participants aged eight to 17.

Zwick graduated in 2008 from UMass with a bachelor of science degree in natural science of geology, earth track.

Third Season • Massachusetts 2008

Melynda ZwickAssistant Coach

The Zwick File

Coaching Resume:Asst. Coach//UConn

2008-Present

Alma Mater:Massachusetts 2008

College Honors:Team Captain

2008A10 Runners up

2008

Julia Southard begins her first season as an assistant coach with the UConn lacrosse program after serving in the same role for the past five years, most recently at the University of California, Berkeley.

While at UC-Berkeley, Southard focused on indi-vidual skill development while working primarily with the defensive unit and the goalkeepers. In her final year, she assisted the head coach with the midfield development as well. She played an active role in all aspects of game preparation, including scouting opponents and film breakdown.

Off the field, Southard was the recruiting coordinator for the Golden Bears and was responsible for bring-ing in two of the top recruiting classes in program history. On the academic side, she was responsible for maintaining the academic progress of each team member. Throughout her time at Berkeley, she orga-nized various community service projects and over-saw all aspects of team-community involvement.

Southard was a four-year varsity letterwinner and a three-year starter for the Bears, earning All-Ivy League Second Team honors as a goalkeeper during her senior year.

First Season • Brown 2005

Julia SouthardAssistant Coach

The Southard File

Coaching Resume:Asst. Coach//UConn

2010-PresentAsst. Coach//UC-Berkeley

2007-2010Asst. Coach//LaSalle

2005-2007

Alma Mater:Brown 2005

College Honors:Team Captain

2005All-Ivy League Second Team

2005Team Honor Award

2004

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2011 season PrevieW

The University of Connecticut lacrosse team enters the 2011 season hoping to build off of last year’s success and feed off of first year head coach Katie Woods’ excitement for the upcoming year. With 22 letterwinners returning and seven talented freshmen, the Huskies are poised to make a jump in the BIG EAST standings this season.

“This season, we are definitely looking to build off of last year’s success and turn it into a team game,” Woods said. “For us, the most exciting piece is that everything is new and we really are basing it around a team. We are going to use as many people as we can in our game plan and try to focus on the entire game, not just parts of it.”

ATTACKThe Huskies will have a deep offense to work with this season as four of UConn’s seven top scorers from last year return in M.E. Lapham, Kiersten Tupper,

senior captain Lauren Sparks and Jordan Christopher. Also returning on the UConn attack for 2011 are Chelsea Hauswirth, senior captain Lauren Gunning, Stefanie Burra, Katie Parker and Shannon Kerr who add experience and knowledge to the Huskies’ offensive side.

“We want every single person to be a threat on attack. Whether it’s a feeder, a shooter or any other part of our offense,” Woods said. “There are certain people that we will look to, but for the most part we are hoping that all of our attackers will be contributors so that we have a really balanced attack this sea-son.”

This veteran group, that posted 94 goals and 36 assists last year, will be joined by just one newcomer as Janet Tela joins the Huskies as an attacker for the upcoming season. Throughout the fall schedule and during the preseason tournaments, UConn has shown a chemistry among the attackers that will help the Huskies when it comes to the BIG EAST portion of the 2011 schedule.

“All nine attackers that we have this season have the potential to do damage against any opponent,” Woods said. “Chelsea has really good vision when she is on the field which we will use a lot this year and Shannon is just a spitfire on the attack, giving us multiple options to run our offense with. M.E. and Kiersten are the main returners for us, but I am also excited about what Lauren Gunning and Stefanie will bring to the field. Gunning and Burra combined with Parker will bring experience to the offense, which will be a big advantage for the underclassmen going in to the year.”

MIDFIELDThe duo of Sparks and Christopher form the base of the UConn midfield as four others also return to the line-up this season. Those returnees include Catherine

Gross, Mackenzie Rainone, Morgan O’Reilly and Liz Brown. The veteran midfielders, aside from Sparks and Christopher, notched 12 goals last season and will be crucial from both an offensive and defensive standpoint.

“Lauren is our rock in the midfield and we will rely on her a lot to be a part of both sides of the game and really bring the midfield together. Jordan has a lot of playing experience and she will be a dominant force for us on the attack and in the midfield,” Woods said. “The other returners, like Morgan and Cat are the emotional leaders of the team. They are always getting everyone fired up and they are always communicating with their teammates, which will be a huge positive for us this season. Kenzie is a feisty middie who is also becoming a force on both sides of the ball.”

Joining the Husky midfield for the 2011 season are freshmen Kacey Pippitt and Lauren Kahn. Both bring with them a knowledge and skill set that will help them make an immediate impact on the field for the Huskies.

“These two freshmen are going to be phenomenal for this program,” Woods said. “Kahn is a fast player and knows how to put the ball away and is also figuring out how to work with the defense. Pippitt is coming off an injury from the fall, but she is definitely transitioning to the college game really well.”

DEFENSEThe Huskies welcome back eight members of a strong UConn defense from last season, including senior captain Jessica Mucci. Joining her on the defensive

end of the field will be Megan Lally, Stephanie Norton, Dorian Gilmartin-Dzitko, Kelsi Tucci, Kaitlyn Aldrich, Kacie Lewis and Colleen DeRonda. Last season, the Husky defense held their opponents to just 11.0 goals per game, while recording 19 caused turnovers and 65 ground balls.

“We have a ton of defenders to rely on this season, but Mucci will be the core of our defense,” Woods said. “Norton, Lally and Tucci will help her run the defense, as Lally is stepping up as a vocal leader for us and Tucci is a solid all around defender.”

Three newcomers will join the Husky defense this season, with Maia Czarnecki, Karlyn Tupper and Siobhan Wilcox joining the line-up.With the graduation of veteran goalie Jenna Moulton, the Huskies will depend on sophomore Brittney Testa and freshman Kelsey Zinck to protect the goal

this season, and both are ready to step up to the challenge.“For us, this season will be one game at a time,” Woods said. “Every game we play, we will be getting stronger as a team because we are practicing and

playing with each other that much more. The season will be about support, accountability and connecting as a team. If we do that, I believe we can have a great season.”

Seniors

BURRA • GUNNING • MUCCI • PARKER • SPARKS

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2010: Stepped onto the field for three games…caused one turnover against Quinnipiac (3/3).

2009: Saw playing time in three games, including in BIG EAST contests at Loyola (Md.) (4/3)…had an assist at Fairfield (2/28)…named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2008: Played in five games…had a shot at Harvard (3/19)…saw significant playing time at Yale (3/26) and against UC Davis (3/30).

Before UConn: Lettered four years at New Fairfield High School under head coaches Joe Robusto and Robert Greer…helped lead team to South West Conference Division II and state division titles as a sophomore and Patriot Division championship as a junior…named All-South West Conference all four years, including First Team recognition as a sopho-more, junior and senior…team captain as a senior.

Personal: Stefanie Alexandra Burra…majoring in finance…born July 11, 1980.

Senior • AttackNew Fairfield, Conn.

Stefanie Burra#26

CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP/GS G A PTS GW GB DC TO CT2008 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02009 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 02010 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1Totals 11-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieAnchorman

Favorite FoodGrilled Salmon

Favorite AthleteMark Sanchez

Favorite Quote“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also

dream; not only plan, but also believe.”-Anatole France

Favorite Musical Artist

Alicia Keys

Favorite TV ShowModern Family

Favorite Place To Visit

Newport, R.I.

2010: Saw limited playing time in the Massachusetts (2/20) game.

2009: Took the field in three games, including against Rutgers (4/11)…recorded three points with a pair of goals and an assist at Fairfield (2/28)…had an assist against New Hampshire (3/7)…named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2008: Came off the bench in 12 games…scored one goal at Denver (3/11)…scored a goal against Rutgers (4/6)…had an assist at Louisville (4/12)…finished the season with two draw controls.

Before UConn: Played lacrosse at Notre Dame Prep…served as team captain and leading scorer of JV squad as sophomore and junior…played with Rome lacrosse club with fellow UConn teammates Megan Bohns and Kayla Maleski…also lettered three years in field hockey, ending her career as captain and leading scorer as a senior.

Personal: Lauren Marie Gunning…is majoring in sport management…born June 17, 1989.

Senior • AttackHunt Valley, Md.

Lauren Gunning#28


OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieOceans Eleven

Favorite FoodBuffalo Chicken

Favorite AthleteRay Rice

Favorite Quote“No one who ever gave their best re-

gretted it.”-George Halas


Jack Johnson

Favorite TV ShowFriends


The Beach

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2010: Starting defender in all 17 games…won three draw controls and had two ground balls against Quinnipiac (3/3)…one of two players to win five draw controls at Binghamton (3/7) and also caused one turnover…picked up a team-best four ground balls against Marist (3/10) adding a season-high four draw controls…had two ground balls against St. Bonaventure (3/19)…one of two UConn players to finish the Rutgers game (4/3) with a game-high three caused turnovers…led the team with three draw controls in victory over Villanova (4/16)…won a game-high four draw controls, picked up three ground balls and caused one turnover (5/1).

2009: Played in each contest of the season, starting in 15…finished season with 23 ground balls and eight caused turnovers…had 14 draw controls on the year…had at least one groundball in the first six games of the season (2/21-3/10)…collected three ground balls on four occasions, in games against Vermont (2/21), at Loyola (Md.) (4/3), against Rut-gers (4/11) and versus Holy Cross (4/15)…finished the Harvard game (3/18) with four draw controls…collected two groundballs and had a pair of draw controls against Brown (3/21)…caused a season-high three miscues against Cincinnati (3/27), adding two draw controls in the win…had a groundball, caused

Senior • DefenseCortlandt Manor, N.Y.

Jessica Mucci#13

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieBoondock Saints

Favorite FoodSushi

Favorite AthleteLance Armstrong

Favorite Quote“Unless you faint or die, keep going.”-Jillian Michaels


Eminem/Tupac

Favorite TV ShowLaw and Order: SVU


Australia

turnover and draw control in win over Louisville (3/29)…added a caused turnover in each game of back-to-back three groundball efforts against Rutgers (4/11) and Holy Cross (4/15)…named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2008: Part of the starting lineup at Vermont (2/29) and against Quinnipiac (3/4)…had a shot on goal against the Bobcats (3/4) and at Denver (3/11)…finished the year with three ground balls and two caused turnovers.

Before UConn: Lettered four years in lacrosse at Lakeland High School…named four-time all-league and three-time all-section selection, in addition to being recognized by North County News and Journal News…member of New National Team…team captain as a senior…played with Spitfire Lacrosse and Hudson Valley Hurricanes lacrosse clubs…also lettered four years in field hockey, helping lead team to Class A state championship…recognized as scholar-athlete.

Personal: Jessica Joan Mucci…high school field hockey and lacrosse teammate of UConn field hockey player Melissa Gonzalez…is majoring in communication sciences…born March 24, 1989.


2010: Came off the bench in five games…had an assist against Iona (2/24)…recorded shots on goal at Binghamton (3/7) and at Sacred Heart (3/13).

2009: Played in eight games, including in BIG EAST contests against Louisville (3/29), at Loyola (Md.) (4/3) and at Notre Dame (4/18)…had a draw control at Fairfield (2/28)…had one shot on goal in season-finale at Notre Dame (4/18).

2008: Saw playing time in 14 games, including one start at Denver (3/11)…caused one turnover at New Hampshire (3/7)…picked up a ground ball at Denver (3/11) and at Loyola (3/15)…scored the first goal of her collegiate career at Yale (3/26).

Before UConn: Lettered four years at Brighton High School…earned All-Greater Rochester honors as a senior…named Second Team All-Monroe County after sophomore and junior seasons…helped lead team to New York State Class B title in 2005, Class A final in 2004 and Class B final in 2006…four-time Section V champions…also competes with the Lady Roc club team in Rochester.

Personal: Katharine Jane Parker…is majoring in nutritional science…born March 23, 1989.

Senior • DefenseRochester, N.Y.

Katie Parker#6

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieZoolander

Favorite FoodPineapple

Favorite AthleteChris Sharma

Favorite Quote“Fear of a name,

only increases fear of the thing itself.”

-JK Rowling


The Flaming Lips

Favorite TV ShowGlee/The Closer


Martha’s Vineyard


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2010: Part of the starting lineup in all 17 contests…led the team with 32 draw controls…won a career-best five draw controls against Massachusetts (2/20)…one of four players to record a hat trick against Iona (2/24)…scored twice against Quin-nipiac (3/3)…finished with four points at Binghamton (3/7), scoring two goals and assisting two others…scored twice, including a free-position goal against Marist (3/10)…picked up two ground balls and won two draw controls at Sacred Heart (3/13)…led the team with four-goal effort against St. Bonaventure (3/19), winning three draw controls as well…finished with four points for the second-straight game at Holy Cross (3/24), scoring three goals and adding an as-sist to a three-ground ball and two-draw control ef-fort…co-led the team in scoring at Rutgers (4/3) with a three goals and an assist, winning a team-best four draw controls against the Scarlet Knights…scored twice, picked up three ground balls and won a draw control versus Villanova (4/16)…led the team with six ground balls against Loyola (Md.) (4/18), scoring once and adding two draw controls…won three draw controls, picked up a pair of ground balls and had an assist against Louisville (4/23)…contributed two goals and an assist to overtime road win at Cincin-

RS Senior • MidfieldWest Chester, Pa.

Lauren Sparks#14

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieFinding Neverland

Favorite FoodPhilly Cheesesteak

Favorite AthleteBrian Dawkins

Favorite Quote“Be the change you wish to see in the

world.”-Ghandi

Favorite TV Show24


Cape May, N.J.

nati (4/25)…co-led the Huskies in scoring with a two-goal and one-assist effort against Notre Dame (5/1), finishing the game with three ground balls.

2009: Received a medical redshirt.

2008: Started in 11 games, played in every contest…scored one goal at Loyola (3/11), UC Davis (3/30) and at Boston College (4/9)…finished the year with five ground balls and six draw controls.

2007: Played and started in the first two games of the season before missing remainder of the year with a torn ACL…collected one ground ball, caused a turnover and won one draw control in two games of action.

Before UConn: Three-year letterwinner in lacrosse at defense and midfield for West Chester East…served as team captain senior year…recipient of team’s Heart Award as a junior…helped guide the team to Ches-mont Championship during sophomore campaign and state semifinals as a junior…also lettered three years in soccer and basketball, serving as captain of both…member of the honor roll, National Honor Society and Student Executive Council…named Rotary Club Student of the Month.

Personal: Lauren Beth Sparks…majoring in communication sciences…born Jan. 23, 1988.

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One Talent I Wish I Had…Definitely a legit singing voice and beat boxing.

When I’m not on the field you can find me…At Starbucks.

Why I chose UConn…There is great pride in the lacrosse program and I wanted to be a part

of that.

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One Talent I Wish I Had…To be good at basketball.

When I’m not on the field you can find me…In my apartment.

Why I chose UConn…Because of their big time athletics and all their support for athletics.

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One Talent I Wish I Had…To be able to sing and dance.

When I’m not on the field you can find me…Cooking or baking.

Why I chose UConn…For the atmosphere that surrounds the athletics here and the pride

that Connecticut takes in its Huskies.

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Juniors

DeRONDA • LALLY • LAPHAM • NORTON • Ki. TUPPER

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2010: Part of the starting lineup in nine of the 13 games in which she appeared…had at least one ground ball in six of eight BIG EAST games…picked up a ground ball against Canisius (2/28)…caused a turnover at Sacred Heart (3/13)…one of two UConn players to cause three Scarlet Knight miscues while collecting two ground balls at Rutgers (4/3)…caused a turnover and picked up two ground balls in win over Villanova (4/16)…caused a turnover and added a ground ball and a draw control at Cincinnati (4/25)…had one draw control in Notre Dame game (5/1).

2009: Started five games, playing in 13…had a draw control at Hofstra (2/25)…picked up a pair of ground balls against Brown (3/21)…finished the Rutgers game (4/11) with a pair of draw controls…named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

Before UConn: Was a three-time letterwinner at Westwood…helped the team to the Massachusetts State Championship Title as a senior…earned Tri-Valley League All-Star honor her senior year…won the Tri-Valley League championships her sophomore, junior and senior seasons under head coach Leslie Frank at Westwood…in her junior year, Westwood was the South Sectional champions…played for the Lower New England in the Women’s Division National Tournament as a junior…also a member of the Mass Elite Club team…served as the captain for field hockey and indoor track in her senior year…lettered in field hockey three times and earned one varsity letter as a member of the indoor track team…was a honorable mention to the Tri-Valley League All-Star Team for field hockey her junior season and was an All-Star following her senior season…finished seventh at the Massachusetts State Meet in the two-mile run…received MVP and Tri-Valley League All-Star Honors for indoor track…member of the National Honor Society and received the Advanced Placement Award with Distinction at Westwood.

Personal: Megan Teresa Lally…majoring in biologi-cal sciences…born May 24, 1990.

Junior • MidfieldWestwood, Mass.

Megan Lally#1

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieBeauty and the Beast

Favorite FoodHomemade sauce

and spaghetti

Favorite AthleteDavid Ortiz

Favorite Quote“Carpe Diem”


Beyonce/Lady Gaga

Favorite TV ShowSay Yes to the Dress


Florida

CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP/GS G A PTS GW GB DC TO CT2009 13-5 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 02010 13-9 0 0 0 0 11 3 6 7Totals 26-14 0 0 0 0 13 6 9 7

2010: Saw playing time against Iona (2/24) and at Sacred Heart (3/13)…took the field at Georgetown (4/5) as well.

Before UConn: Transferred from LeMoyne…started all four years on the lacrosse and soccer teams at Carthage…four-time NYSPHAA Scholar-Athlete…twice named an Academic All-American…received all-league honorable mention as a freshman…named to the league’s first-team and All-North First-Team for three-consecutive seasons…led Carthage to consecu-tive Class B NYS Finals…was the 2008 Al Dingman Award for Commitment Recipient…played for the Star Riders Club lacrosse team for two seasons…three-year captain of Carthage soccer team…First-Team League All-Star…earned First-Team Section III All-Star accolades in 2006 and 2007…two-time All-North Second Team honoree and 2007 first-team honoree...named an alternate to the Empire State Games squad in 2005.

Personal: Colleen A. DeRonda…is an English major…born Sept. 10, 1989.

Junior • DefenseBlack River, N.Y.

Colleen DeRonda#19

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieInception

Favorite FoodSpaghetti

Favorite AthleteBrandi Chastain

Favorite Quote“Freedom lies in

begin bold.”-Robert Frost


Dave Matthews Band

Favorite TV ShowGrey’s Anatomy


My Grandparents

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2010: Entered the starting lineup against Iona (2/24) and continued to serve in a starting role the remainder of the season…won two draw controls and picked up four ground balls versus Quinnipiac (3/3)…had a standout game against Marist (3/10) with a goal, a ground ball and a caused turnover…picked up three ground balls and caused one turn-over on the road at Sacred Heart (3/13)…won one draw control against St. Bonaventure (3/19)…had a game-high four ground balls at Holy Cross (3/24) and caused a turnover…won two draw controls and picked up a pair of ground balls in win over Villanova (4/16)…collected five ground balls against Loyola (Md.) (4/18) and caused one turnover…scored the second goal of her collegiate career at Louisville (4/23)…led all with five ground balls against Notre Dame (5/1).

2009: Saw playing time against Fairfield (2/28) and at Notre Dame (4/18).

Before UConn: Served as team captain her final season…was an All-State First-Team selection her junior and senior seasons…helped lead Souhegan to New Hampshire Division I State Championship Title in 2008…lettered in lacrosse for three years at Souhegan…four-time letterwinner in soccer, captain-ing the team for two seasons (junior and senior)…was an All-State Honorable Mention as a junior and senior…played one season of varsity ice hockey.

Personal: Stephanie Carol Norton…majoring in management and engineering for manufacturing…born Nov. 30, 1989.

Junior • DefenseAmherst, N.H.

Stephanie Norton#2

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MoviePride and Prejudice

Favorite FoodDouble stuff Oreos

with 2% milk

Favorite AthleteDanny Woodhead

Favorite Quote“Happiness depends

upon ourselves.”-Aristotle


Mumford & Sons


Favorite Place to Visit

Family Lakehouse


2010: Started 12 games at attack…led the team with 36 goals, including a team-best nine free-position goals…was second in overall points with 41…recorded nine multiple-point games, scoring three goals or more on eight occasions…responsible for three game-winning goals…second on the team with 31 draw controls…led the team in scoring in the season-opening contest against Massachusetts (2/20)…earned a spot on the BIG EAST Honor Roll following season opener…was 2-for-3 in free-position shots en route to a three-goal effort against Iona (2/24)…scored twice and had collected a pair of ground balls against Canisius (2/28)…led all with four goals versus Quinnipiac (3/3) while also winning a game-high five draws and picking up two ground balls…recorded a career-high nine points

Junior • AttackCazenovia, N.Y.

M.E. Lapham#4

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieRemember The Titans

Favorite FoodIce Cream

Favorite TV ShowGlee


The Beach


to lead Huskies in road win at Binghamton (3/7), scoring seven goals and add-ing two assists…also won four draw controls and picked up three ground balls in the game against the Bearcats…received BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week Honors on March 7…scored a game-high four goals, adding two assists, four draw controls and two caused turnovers against Marist (3/10)…added an assist to hat trick effort at Sacred Heart (3/13) in addition to two draw controls and two caused turnovers…held to one goal against St. Bonaventure (3/19), collecting three ground balls and winning three draw controls…had a hat trick and won a game-high five draw controls at Holy Cross (3/24)…recorded her second-consecutive hat trick with three goals at Rutgers (4/3)…missed the re-mainder of the season due to illness.

2009: Had an outstanding rookie season, playing in all 16 games…part of the starting lineup in 15…recorded at least one point in 15 games, recording a 12-game scoring streak…scored multiple goals in nine games…finished the season third in overall points (38) and second in goals scored (30)…led the way in BIG EAST play with 21 points and a team-best 18 goals…opened the year with a two-goal, one-assist performance against Vermont (2/21), including her first of 10 free-position goals…recorded her first career hat trick at Hofstra (2/25)…finished with an assist at Fairfield (2/28) and against New Hampshire (3/7)…had a season-high five draw controls at Marist (3/10), scoring twice and adding an assist…recorded a season-best five goals against Syracuse (3/14)…had a goal, an assist, a ground ball and a caused turnover against Harvard (3/18)…scored at least one free-position goal in three-straight games (3/21-3/29)…had a hat trick in Brown game (3/21), adding a season-high three caused turnovers…responsible for four goals, including the gamewinner, against Cincinnati (3/27)…scored one of three goals of a free-position in win over Louisville (4/3)…scored twice and had a pair of assists at Georgetown (4/5)…picked up two ground balls, caused two turnovers and won three draw controls in three-point performance (2G, 1A) against Rutgers (4/11)…scored a goal in each of the final two contests of the season against Holy Cross (4/15) and at Notre Dame (4/18).

Before UConn: Finished her four-year varsity career with 201 goals and 148 assists…was named to the All-Central New York First-Team following her junior season…captained the CBA squad as a senior…four-time letterwinner in soc-cer…received First-Team All-Central New York Honors as a sophomore, junior and senior…tallied 88 goals and 35 assists in her soccer career.

Personal: Mary E. Lapham…is undecided on a major…born on March 26, 1990.

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2010: Part of the starting lineup in 15 of 17 games played…paced the Huskies with 21 assists, finishing the season with 41 points…led the team in scoring against Iona (2/24) with two goals and a game-high four assists…named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (3/1) following two-goal, two-assist and three-ground ball effort against Canisius…recorded her first hat trick of the season versus Quinnipiac (3/3), winning two draw controls and getting three ground balls…had a goal and an assist at Bingham-ton (3/7), capitalizing on a free-position opportunity and causing a turnover…scored twice and had two assists against Marist (3/10)…had a goal, an assist and a draw control at Sacred Heart (3/13)…finished with a goal and an assist at Holy Cross (3/24), add-ing two ground balls and a draw control…co-led the Huskies in scoring at Rutgers (4/3) with a goal and three assists…scored two goals and had an assist at then-No. 15 Georgetown (4/5)…had a goal and an assist in win over Villanova (4/16)…had two assists and a draw control at Cincinnati (4/25)…finished the Notre Dame game (5/1) with two goals and an assist.

2009: An impact player as rookie, started in all 16 games…recorded at least one point in each contest, scoring at least once in 11 games…led the team with 51 points, including a team-best 29 assists…was

Junior • AttackCamillus, N.Y.

Kiersten Tupper#23

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieHow To Lose A Guy In

10 Days

Favorite FoodSushi

Favorite AthleteMichelle Kwan


Kenny Chesney

Favorite TV ShowSay Yes To The Dress


4th Lake, ADK

5-for-10 on free-position shots on the year…recorded five points in three games, including the season-opener against Vermont (2/21)…had a pair of assists and a pair of draw controls at Hofstra (2/25)…scored on a free-position shot, adding three assists in Fairfield game (2/28)…had two goals and two assists at Quin-nipiac (3/5)…scored four goals and added an assist for five points versus New Hampshire (3/7)…recorded two goals and two assists against Harvard (3/18)…matched season-high four-goal effort against Brown (3/21)…scored twice and had three assists in win over Cincinnati (3/27), adding two ground balls and a draw control…had two assists at Georgetown (4/5)…recorded a goal and an assist with three ground balls against Rutgers (4/15)…finished the Holy Cross (4/15) win with two goals, two assists, a ground ball and a season-high two caused turnovers…had a pair of assists in the season-finale at Notre Dame (4/18).

Before UConn: Transferred from LeMoyne College…received All-Central New York Player of the Year award in 2008…was selected to the All-American First-Team and All-Central New York First-Team following her senior season…helped her high school squad to consecutive New York State Lacrosse Championships in 2007 and 2008…earned a spot on the NYS All-Tournament Team in 2008…was named West Genesee’s Most Valuable Player after setting the record for assists in a single season with 93…served as the team captain her senior year…twice named to the all-conference first team (2007; 2008) after receiving honorable mention accolades in 2006…she competed in the 2007 Empire State Games and was the MVP of the UPTOP Lacrosse Tournament the same year…also played for the Star Riders Lacrosse Club…also played soccer at West Genesee and was the team captain in 2007…a four-time scholar-athlete in lacrosse and soccer…a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Kiersten Lynn Tupper…looks to declare a major in health services or sport management…born April 7, 1990.


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One Talent I Wish I Had…The ability to sing.

When I’m not on the field you can find me…In the dining hall.

Why I chose UConn…Great academics and to help build the lacrosse program.

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One Talent I Wish I Had…To be able to sing.

When I’m not on the field you can find me…With my family and friends.

Why I chose UConn…The second I came on the campus I knew I wanted to be here.

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One Talent I Wish I Had…The ability to cook.

When I’m not on the field you can find me…Doing homework.

Why I chose UConn…For all of the opportunities.

Sophomores

ALDRICH • BROWN • CHRISTOPHER • GILMARTIN-DZITKO • GROSS • HAUSWIRTH • KERR

LEWIS • O’REILLY • RAINONE • TESTA • TUCCI • WILCOX

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2010: Started eight of the nine games in which she appeared…picked up a team-high four ground balls against Iona (2/24) and also two draw controls…won a draw and took it down field for her first career goal against Quinnipiac (3/3)…earned a draw con-trol win at Holy Cross (3/24)…missed the remainder of the regular-season with a torn ACL.

Before UConn: Was a first-team Central New York League selection as a junior and an honorable men-tion following her sophomore season…named the Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore…member of the 2008 Central Empire State team…a two-time Citizen All-Star (2007, 2008)…served as team captain her junior season…earned the Coach’s MVP Award junior year…was a 2009 Academic All-American…awarded the Purple Heart from Au-burn High...also played for the Star Rider Lacrosse Club team.

Personal: Kaitlyn E. Aldrich…daughter of Mike and KC Aldrich…born Oct. 13, 1991.

Sophomore • MidfieldAuburn, N.Y.

Kaitlyn Aldrich#25

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieBring It On

Favorite FoodChocolate

Favorite AthleteMelissa Gonzalez

Favorite Quote“I define being the best as competing

against the best there is out there and beat-

ing them.”-Bring It On


Justin Bieber

Favorite TV ShowOne Tree Hill


The Beach


2010: Saw playing time against Iona (2/24) and at Sacred Heart (3/13)…took the field at Georgetown (4/5) as well.

Before UConn: Transferred from LeMoyne…started all four years on the lacrosse and soccer teams at Carthage…four-time NYSPHAA Scholar-Athlete…twice named an Academic All-American…received all-league honorable mention as a freshman…named to the league’s first-team and All-North First-Team for three-consecutive seasons…led Carthage to consecu-tive Class B NYS Finals…was the 2008 Al Dingman Award for Commitment Recipient…played for the Star Riders Club lacrosse team for two seasons…three-year captain of Carthage soccer team…First-Team League All-Star…earned First-Team Section III All-Star accolades in 2006 and 2007…two-time All-North Second Team honoree and 2007 first-team honoree...named an alternate to the Empire State Games squad in 2005.

Personal: Colleen A. DeRonda…is an English major…born Sept. 10, 1989.

Sophomore • MidfieldWest Hartford, Conn.

Liz Brown#21

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieStep Brothers

Favorite FoodGrilled Cheese and

Ice Cream

Favorite AthleteAlex Ovechkin

Favorite Quote“Dream as if you’ll

live forever, live as if you’ll die tomorrow.”

-James Dean


The Notorious B.I.G.



Truro, Cape Cod, MA


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2010: Part of the starting lineup in 15 of 16 games played…started each BIG EAST contest of her rookie campaign…led the field players with 11 caused turnovers…joined the offensively productive rookie class with her first goal against Quinnipiac (3/3)…scored one goal, had a career-high four ground balls and won two draw controls at Binghamton (3/7)…had an assist against Marist (3/10)…caused two turnovers in road win at Sacred Heart (3/13)…scored once against St. Bonaventure (3/19) add-ing two draw controls and a ground ball…had a goal, two ground balls and won two draw controls at Rutgers (4/3)…had two ground balls and two draw controls at Georgetown (4/5)…scored a career-high three goals and won two draw controls to lead team over Villanova (4/16)…scored once and had three draw controls at Louisville (4/23)…caused one turnover and collected two ground balls against Notre Dame (5/1).

Before UConn: Played four years of lacrosse at Villa Maria Academy…earned All-American and All-Area honors as a senior…was a member of the Upper Atlantic second-team twice (2006; 2008)…received Upper Atlantic fourth-team honors in 2007…was named to the All-Main Line team for four years, including three times to the first team (2007, ’08, ’09)…a four-time AACA League All-Star in 2006, ’07, ’08 and ’09…helped Villa Maria to a pair of league championships in 2006 and 2008…selected to the United States U-19 trials in 2006…an honorable mention All-American in 2008...was a team tri-captain in soccer (2008)…earned first-team All-Main Line honors in 2007 and 2008…was a second-team All-Main Line selection in 2006…a four-time AACA League All-Star (2005-08).

Personal: Jordan Paige Christopher…daughter of Gary and Maryanne Christopher…born on Jan. 17, 1991.

Sophomore • MidfieldDowningtown, Pa.

Jordan Christopher#17

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieMiracle

Favorite FoodAnything Chocolate

Favorite AthleteMichael Jordan

Favorite Quote“Our lives are not

determined by what happens to us, but

how we react to what happens; not by what life brings us, but by the attitude we bring

to life.”-Anonymous


The Script



San Diego, Calif.


2010: Stepped onto the field for six games, includ-ing BIG EAST games at Georgetown (4/5), against Syracuse (4/9) and against Loyola (Md.) (4/18)…scored once and had a ground ball and won a draw control at Sacred Heart (3/13)…capitalized on her lone free-position opportunity at Georgetown (4/5), scoring in back-to-back games.

Before UConn: Helped Hillsborough earn its second Skyland Conference championship in 2008…was a first-team all-conference and all-area selection…finished the 2007 season with 38 assists for the third-best total in school history…earned Most Improved Attack team award after helping the team to Som-erset County title…was a Skyland Conference honor-able mention...competed in the national schoolgirls tournament in 2007…played four years of varsity field hockey…was a first-team all-conference and second-team all-county selection in 2008…served as team captain in final season…earned second-team all-county and first-team all-conference honors as a junior…was the team MVP (2007)…earned a spot on the second-team all-conference in 2006.

Personal: Dorian Jayne Gilmartin-Dzitko…daughter of Paul Dzitko and Nancy Gilmartin…born on Sept. 17, 1991.

Sophomore • AttackHillsborough, N.J.

Dorian Gilmartin-Dzitko#5

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieBreakfast at Tiffany’s

& Casablanca

Favorite FoodDad’s Chicken Noodle Soup

Favorite AthleteDarrelle Revis

Favorite Quote“If you’re going

through hell, keep going.”

-Winston Churchill


Sugarland

Favorite TV ShowGrey’s Anatomy &

Criminal Minds


Jersey Shore


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2010: Started against UMass (2/20) and at Holy Cross (3/24)…took the field in 16 games, including each conference contest…scored her first collegiate goal against Iona (2/24)…hit the back of the net twice against Canisius (2/28)…scored once and had a ground ball in road win at Binghamton (3/7)…had a goal and a ground ball against Marist (3/10)…scored the third-consecutive game with a goal at Sacred Heart (3/13)…picked up a pair of ground balls at Rutgers (4/3)…had one draw control in the regular-season finale against Notre Dame (5/1).

Before UConn: Four year varsity letterwinner at Andover…a 2008 All-American and Academic All-American…earned Boston Globe All-Scholastic and Herald All-Scholastic honors in 2008…was named to the EMGLCA first-team (2008)…received all-conference honors following her junior season…was the 2007 All-Star…played for LNE for three seasons...was a three-year letterwinner in field hockey…earned 2006 all-star…was a 2007 all-conference selection.

Personal: Catherine Gross…daughter of Steven and Christine Gross…born on July 25, 1991.

Sophomore • MidfieldAndover, Mass.

Catherine Gross#33

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieThe Notebook & Despicable Me

Favorite FoodMac & Cheese/

Bagels

Favorite AthleteRajon Rando

Favorite Quote“Do one thing every-day that scares you.”


Tom Petty/The Avett Brothers

Favorite TV ShowCriminal Minds /

Gossip Girl


Martha’s Vineyard


2010: Came off the bench in 13 games as a rookie…scored two goals, one on a free-position, at Sacred Heart (3/13)…co-led the team in scoring against Villanova (4/16) with a goal and two assists for a career-night…contributed two goals and a ground ball against Loyola (Md.) (4/18)…scored the game-winning goal at Cincinnati (4/25) in overtime, adding an assist and a draw control…picked up a ground ball in the regular season finale against Notre Dame (5/1).

Before UConn: Played three seasons of lacrosse at Old Mill…earned a spot on the 2008 all-county sec-ond team…was the 2008 Offensive Most Valuable Player…led the team in goals, assists and ground balls (2008)…served as team captain her senior season…helped guide the Sky Walkers 09 club team to the 2007 Fall FSLAX Maryland Challenge Cup championship and the 2008 IWLCA Galaxy championship…was the 2008 soccer team captain…also lettered in basketball… earned the Minds in Motion (3.25 GPA or higher) and Scholar Athlete (4.0 GPA or higher) academic awards.

Personal: Chelsea Danielle Hauswirth…daughter of David and Lyn Hauswirth…born on Sept. 24, 1990.

Sophomore • AttackCrownsville, Md.

Chelsea Hauswirth#24

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieThe Little Mermaid/Law Abiding Citizen

Favorite FoodMaryland Blue Crabs

with Old Bay

Favorite AthleteBethany Hamilton

Favorite Quote“When life hands you

lemons, make beef stew.”

-Andy Milanokis


Pasadena

Favorite TV ShowGhost Adventures


Puerto Rico


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2010: Took the field in a pair of BIG EAST road games at Georgetown (4/5) and against Loyola (Md.) (4/18).

Before UConn: Spent five years with the Berkshire School (Sheffield, Mass.) lacrosse team…was a member of the 2008 Lower New England Team and selected as a New England Prep School All-Star…captained the 2009 Berkshire squad…competed with the U19 Canadian National Team at the 2007 World Cup...played for Team Ontario from 2003-06…led Berkshire field hockey to the Division II Championship Title in 2008…was a four-year let-terwinner in field hockey…played three years of varsity ice hockey.

Personal: Shannon Elise Kerr…daughter of Ron and Theresa Kerr…born on Feb. 20, 1990.

Sophomore • AttackCaledon, Ont.

Shannon Kerr#20

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieTitanic

Favorite FoodMcDonald’s Cheese-

burgers & McNuggets

Favorite AthleteDoug Gilmour

Favorite Quote“Look good, feel

good, play good.”


Mackenzie Rainone & Kacie Lewis

Favorite TV ShowCurb Your Enthusiasm


Grandma’s House


2010: Took the field in four home games, including against Syracuse (4/9)…also saw time in games against Iona (2/28), Quinnipiac (3/3) and Marist (3/10).

Before UConn: Graduated Granite Hills as the school record holder in every statistical category…selected to the All-San Diego First-Team in 2009…was a three-time first-team all-league selection (2007, ’08, ’09)…named to the Top 25 West of the Mississippi Player List by Westsidelax.com…nominated for the athlete of the year award as a junior and senior…selected to the Surf, Sun & Styx All-Tournament Team…was named to the All-Star Starz Jamboree Team…received Best of Camp and the Hustler Award at the 2008 Northwestern Camp…two-time varsity letterwinner in field hockey…voted 2007 Team MVP after leading the team in scoring…was also a 2007 all-league first-team selection…two-time CIF Sportsmanship Award recipient (2007, ’08)…field hockey team captain during the 2007 and 2008 seasons…an Academic All-American and Scholar-Athlete from 2007-09.

Personal: Kacie Breanne Lewis…daughter of Aaron and Starla Lewis…born on March 11, 1991.

Sophomore • MidfieldEl Cajon, Calif.

Kacie Lewis#3

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieThe Devil Wears

Prada

Favorite FoodCarne Asada

Favorite AthleteWalter Payton

Favorite Quote“If you want some-

thing you never had, you have to do some-

thing you’ve never done.”


Parachute/The Script



Melynda’s House


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2010: Part of the starting lineup against Marist (3/10) and against Notre Dame (5/1)…came off the bench in 12 other contests…one of eight play-ers to score against Canisius (2/24), scoring her first goal as a Husky…one of two UConn players to win a career-high five draw controls at Binghamton (3/7)…won a pair of draw controls at Sacred Heart (3/13)…claimed two draw controls and a ground ball against St. Bonaventure (3/19)…won a draw control at Holy Cross (3/24)…at Louisville (4/23), won one draw control…scored and won a game-high four draw controls at Cincinnati (4/25)…won a pair of draw controls and scored in the Notre Dame game (5/1).

Before UConn: Is the single-season record holder for points (92) at Sayville…was an all-tournament and all-county selection…was the team captain as a senior…became the first player at Sayville to compete with the National Schoolgirls and the Empire State teams…played for the Long Island Express club team…four-year lettewinner in volleyball and two-year letterwinner in basketball…captained the basketball squad as a senior…earned honor roll status all four years.

Personal: Morgan Joan O’Reilly…daughter of Kevin and Debra O’Reilly…born on Aug. 27, 1991.

Sophomore • MidfieldWest Sayville, N.Y.

Morgan O’Reilly#22

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieAnything on Lifetime

Favorite FoodMom’s Shrimp Tacos

Favorite AthleteMark Sanchez

Favorite Quote“Stay far from timid,

only make moves when your heart is in it and live the phrase

skys the limit.”


Nicki Minaj

Favorite TV ShowLaw and Order: SVU


Cancun, Mexico


2010: Started 16 of 17 games played…scored the first goal of her collegiate career against Ca-nisius (2/28) while winning a pair of draw controls and causing two turnovers…won two draw controls against Marist (3/10)…one of four multiple goal scores at Sacred (3/13), scoring twice and adding an assist to finish with three points…won two draw controls against St. Bonaventure (3/19)…won a career-high three draw controls with a ground ball at Holy Cross (3/24)…in win over Villanova (4/16) won a pair of draw controls…won a game-high four draw controls at Cincinnati (4/25).

Before UConn: Was a member of the 2008 Empire State Central lacrosse team…named the 2009 team captain…earned first-team all-league honors (2008)…named to the second-team all-league selec-tion as a sophomore…was an all-league honorable mention following her freshman season…member of the 2008 Section B championship soccer team…named to the all-league second-team as a senior after receiving an honorable mention her junior sea-son…part of the 4x400 league champion relay…was part of the sectional championship track team as a sophomore…member of the National Honor Society and French National Honor Society.

Personal: Mackenzie Lynne Rainone…daughter of Joe and Kathy Rainone…born on Nov. 7, 1991.

Sophomore • MidfieldSyracuse, N.Y.

Mackenzie Rainone#11

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieTransformers

Favorite FoodThanksgiving Dinner

Favorite AthleteCarmelo Anthony

Favorite Quote“Viva La Vida.”


Lil Wayne

Favorite TV ShowTrue Blood


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2010: Spent just under six minutes in the cage against Canisius (2/28)…made one save and allowed two goals in 14:33 minutes of action at Rutgers (4/3).

Before UConn: Led Kimball Union Academy to three-consecutive Lakes Region titles…three-time New England Prep School All-Star (2006, ’07, ’08)…was named to the CNEGLI All-Tournament Team and NEPL All-Star as a sophomore…selected to the UNE First-Team at the National Tournament in 2007 and 2008…an Elite 300 All-Star as a junior…played three years of varsity soccer…captained Team Vermont ice hockey as a junior…member of the ice hockey team for four years.

Personal: Brittany Testa…daughter of Glenn and Karen Testa…born on May 21, 1989.

Sophomore • GoalieBridgewater, Vt.

Brittney Testa#30

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieBlades of Glory

Favorite FoodFrozen Blueberries

Favorite AthleteAlexander Ovechkin


Dave Matthews Band

Favorite TV ShowThat 70’s Show


Burlington, Vt.

CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP/GS MIN GA GAA SAVES SAVE% W-L-T2010 2-0 20:18 2 5.91 1 .333 0-0-0Totals 2-0 20:18 2 5.91 1 .333 0-0-0

2010: Started against Massachusetts (2/20) and came off the bench in 14 other games, including each BIG EAST contest…picked up two ground balls against Canisius (2/28)…won one draw control and collected a ground ball in road win at Binghamton (3/7)…had two ground balls against St. Bonaven-ture (3/19)…picked up a ground ball in win over Villanova (4/16)…caused a Loyola (Md.) (4/18) turnover and had one ground ball…caused one turnover at Louisville (4/23), picking up a pair of ground balls…won a draw control against Notre Dame (5/1).

Before UConn: An All-American Honorable Men-tion in 2009...led Winchester to a trio of Middlesex League Championships (2007, 2008 & 2009)…was also named to the Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic Teams following her senior year…served as the Winchester team captain in 2009…a First-Team EMGLCA All-Star in 2009…twice named a First-Team Middlesex League All-Star (2008 & 2009)…earned the Second-Team All-Galaxy Award in 2007 and 2008…named to the Boston Herald’s Top Players to Watch in the state of Massachusetts…acknowledged as Winchester High School’s Female Athlete of the Month in May of 2009…received Win-chester High School Team MVP (2009)…earned a spot on the Lower New England Second-Team squad (2008) at the National Tournament…captained the undefeated Winchester soccer team as a senior…volunteer Youth Lacrosse Coach at Winchester…an honor roll student.

Personal: Kelsi Marie Tucci…daughter of Steven and Christine Tucci…born on Oct. 5, 1990.

Sophomore • Midfield/DefenseWinchester, Mass.

Kelsi Tucci#18

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieWedding Crash-ers/The Town/The

Notebook

Favorite FoodLobster

Favorite AthleteTom Brady

Favorite Quote“Every great

achievement was once considered

impossible.”


Taylor Swift

Favorite TV ShowKeeping Up With The

Kardashians


Cape Cod


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Before UConn: Three-year letterwinner at Glaston-bury High…led her team to a conference champion-ship as a junior and senior…competed in the state semi-finals in 2009…earned All-Conference and Academic All-America honors as a senior…also named Academic All-State and first team All-State her final season…received the Hartwell Award, which is given to one player on each sports team for their dedication and hard work...team captain during her junior and senior years.

Personal: Siobhan L. Wilcox…daughter of Chris and Katy Wilcox…has one sister, Dana, and two brothers, Ben and Billy…declared a major in nursing…born March 26, 1991.

Sophomore • DefenseGlastonbury, Conn.

Siobhan Wilcox#34

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieAll Christmas Movies/

Miracle

Favorite FoodIce Cream

Favorite AthleteTom Brady

Favorite Quote“You begin to

achieve when you begin to believe.”


Nantucket

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WIR

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more With BroWn, hausWirth & rainone

One Talent I Wish I Had…The ability to freestyle and break dance.

When I’m not on the field you can find me…Playing Family Feud.

Why I chose UConn…

One Talent I Wish I Had…To be able to fly.

When I’m not on the field you can find me…Hanging out in Celeron with my best friends.

Why I chose UConn…I chose UConn because of it’s well known athletic teams and the

academics.

BR

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NLiz

RA

INO

NE

Mackenzie

One Talent I Wish I Had…To be able to hip hop dance.

When I’m not on the field you can find me…On the dance floor, or on my couch.

Why I chose UConn…For the Athletics, Academics and Lacrosse team.

It offered every aspect I was looking for in a col-lege, from academics to athletics.

Freshmen

CZARNECKI • KAHN • PIPPITT • TELA • Ka. TUPPER • ZINCK

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Before UConn: Under Armour All-American, first team All-League and third team All-Central New York junior year…two sport athlete at Oswego…lettered in lacrosse and soccer…second team All-League and defensive MVP sophomore year…first team All-League in soccer junior year.

Personal: Maia A Czarnecki…daughter of Tom and Tammy Czarnecki…has two brothers, Steven and Sam…born April 3, 1992.

Freshman • Midfield/DefenseOswego, N.Y.

Maia Czarnecki#9

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieCinderella

Favorite FoodMom’s Baby Spinach

Cobb Salad

Favorite AthleteMary Lou Retton


Dave Matthews Band

Favorite TV ShowGrey’s Anatomy

Before UConn: All-American junior year…all-league and all-section three-straight seasons…three sport athlete, playing four years of lacrosse and basket-ball…five year letterwinner in soccer.

Personal: Lauren Nicole Kahn…daughter of Robert and Eileen Kahn…has one sister, Lisa…born Jan. 3, 1992.

Freshman • MidfieldNanuet, N.Y.

Lauren Kahn#15

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieLion King

Favorite FoodPizza

Favorite AthleteMia Hamm


Taylor Swift

Favorite TV ShowGlee

Before UConn: All-ECAC and All-New York first teams junior year…sophomore year, received All-ECAC East Team as a sophomore…All-ECAC Honorable Mention in both soccer and basketball junior year.

Personal: Kacey C. Pippitt…daughter of Douglas Pippitt…has one brother, Danny…born April 16, 1992.

Freshman • MidfieldNew Canaan, Conn.

Kacey Pippitt#10

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieInception

Favorite FoodChicken Parm

Favorite AthleteMia Hamm


John Mayer

Favorite TV ShowPretty Little Liars/Grey’s Anatomy

Before UConn: All-American and All-State First Team junior year…conference MVP runner up…Inside Lacrosse Magazine Top-35 Seniors Watch List…team ranked No. 25 nationally by LaxPower.com…led team to state semifinals in 2009…played for US Lacrosse Women’s Division National Tournament DC Metro2 Team.

Personal: Janet Marie Tela…daughter of Steve and Kara Tela…father played collegiate lacrosse at Cortland State…has one sister Julianne, who plays lacrosse at George Mason…born July 4, 1992.

Freshman • AttackAlexandria, Va.

Janet Tela#8

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieThe Sandlot

Favorite FoodAnything Made By

Mom & Dad

Favorite AthleteRajon Rondo

Favorite Quote“I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry

with the saints.”-Billy Joel


Taylor Swift

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Before UConn: Member of New York State Class A Champions in 2008…Academic All-American in 2009…All-Central New York and second team all-league junior year…scholar athlete in 2008 and 2009.

Personal: Karlyn Leigh Tupper…daughter of Keith and Lynn Tupper…has two sisters, UConn teammate, Kiersten and older sister Kendall… born March 18, 1992.

Freshman • DefenseCamillus, N.Y.

Karlyn Tupper#27

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieHow To Lose A Guy In

10 Days

Favorite FoodFried Calamari

Favorite Quote“Go confidently in

the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”-Henry David Thoreau


The Adirondacks

Before UConn: Honorable mention All-District junior year…All-Fairfax County First-Team…Northern Re-gional Champions and state runners-up as a junior…honors student all four years of high school.

Personal: Kelsey Earlene Zinck…has one brother, Tyler…declared a major in communications…born April 14, 1992.

Freshman • GoalieFairfax, Va.

Kelsey Zinck#7

OFF THE FIELD

Favorite MovieShe’s The Man

Favorite FoodJapanese


Jimmy Buffett

Favorite Quote“You can never cross the ocean unless you

have the courage to lose sight of the

shore.”-Christopher Columbus

more With kahn, PiPPitt, teLa & ka. tuPPer

One Talent I Wish I Had…I wish I could sing.

When I’m not on the field you can find me…In my room hanging with friends or sleeping.

Why I chose UConn…It is close to home and is a strong, rising

program. I also really liked the campus and facilities available to athletes.

PIP

PIT

TK

acey

One Talent I Wish I Had…To be able to dance and sing.

When I’m not on the field you can find me…Either in the dinning hall or in Janet and Maia’s

room hanging out.

Why I chose UConn…I wanted to be a part of an amazing pro-

gram and school and help bring this team to a championship.

KA

HN

Lauren

One Talent I Wish I Had…I wish I could surf.

When I’m not on the field you can find me…Sleeping or Studying.

Why I chose UConn…I really liked the campus and the athletic com-

munity. Plus, big sister is here!

TU

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Karly

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One Talent I Wish I Had…The ability to have a photographic memory.

When I’m not on the field you can find me…Sleeping!

Why I chose UConn…I loved the team and how pretty the campus

was.

TELA

Janet

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The 2010 Connecticut lacrosse team matched the program’s best start, rattling off six-straight wins following a 10-goal season-opening loss. Redshirt senior Ashley Mitchelides concluded her career with an outstanding final season as the team leader with a career-best 47 points from 33 goals and 14 assists. She was acknowledged with not only a spot on the IWLCA North All-Star roster, but IWLCA All-Region Second Team Honors following her final season with the Huskies. Mitchelides was one of 128 Division I student-athletes honored by the IWLCA. Mitchelides had a strong supporting cast with a balanced offense that saw six players finish the season with 20 or more points, including a pair of attackers who followed up break out freshman campaigns with solid sophomore seasons. Sophomore M.E. Lapham and Kiersten Tupper were once again instrumental in the offensive success of the Huskies as each finished the 2010 year with 41 points. Lapham led all with 36 goals, including a trio of gamewinners. Tupper resumed her role as the team’s front runner with 21 assists. Redshirt junior Lauren Sparks returned to the lacrosse field after taking the 2009 season off and seamlessly inserted herself into the lineup. Much like many of her teammates, Sparks also had a career year in 2010 with 27 goals and eight assists. Her 35 points narrowly edged junior Jillian Cerar who made a marked improvement from a season ago, scoring 28 goals and adding six assists. Senior Katie Devaney earned a spot in the starting lineup as the season progressed, starting the final six games due in part to the loss of Lapham, and responded with a 12-goal and nine-assist effort in her final season in an UConn uniform. The remainder of the Husky offense came from a talented freshman class who will undoubtedly put their rookie lessons to use in the future. In total, seven freshmen scored throughout the season with classmates Jordan Christopher and Chelsea Hauswirth rounding out the team leaders in scoring with 10 and nine points, respectively. While the presence of a consistent and balanced offense led the Huskies to success, UConn relied upon senior netminder Jenna Moulton, who much like Mitchelides and Devaney used her experience to be an impact player for the 9-8 Huskies. Moulton was the deciding goalie in every game, playing over 1,000 minutes in the cage. She recorded a career-best 11.40 goals-against average and tied her personal best of nine wins. Moulton led the team with 40 ground balls and was one of two players to cause a team-best 11 turnovers. During the six game winning streak, Moulton and the Huskies’ defense held their opponents to fewer than 10 goals in five games. It all started with a 17-7 victory over Iona in UConn’s second game of the regular season and second of a season-long four-game homestand at George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex. Lapham, Mitchelides and Sparks all recorded hat tricks while it was Tupper who led the team in scoring; dishing a game-high four assists. She finished the game with six points while Lapham netted two of her goals on free-position opportunities. UConn opened the Canisius game with a 10-goal run and never looked back, holding the Golden Griffs to five goals – the fewest goals the Huskies allowed an opponent to score all season. Moulton notched the first of what would be five games with 10 or more saves against Canisius. Tupper started the run less than three minutes in and it did not end until the four-minute mark of the first half. Freshmen Morgan O’Reilly, Catherine Gross and Mackenzie Rainone all scored the first goals of their collegiate careers in the Feb. 28 game. Devaney came off the bench in the Quinnipiac game on March 3 and was instrumental in the convincing 16-8 victory over the intra-state rival. She was one of three UConn players to finish the game with four points, recording career-best three assists. Devaney added a goal while Cerar recorded a hat trick and had an assist. Lapham scored four goals off of five shots on goal. Lapham led UConn to a four-goal victory at Binghamton with a program-tying best seven goals, finishing the game with nine points. Her seventh goal of the March 7 affair spurred the Huskies to a final three-goal run that sealed the victory. Sparks and Mitchelides also scored to keep the Bearcats at bay. Moulton made 10 saves in that game as well and was one of five players to cause a Binghamton turnover. The second half in the Huskies’ return to Sherman Complex led them to avenge a 2009 one-goal loss to Marist. Lapham once again paced all with a six-point effort, recording two assists for the second-consecutive game while adding a team-best four goals. Connecticut outscored the Red Foxes 9-2 in the final 30 minutes of the 15-8 contest with goals from six different players and a hat trick from Cerar. Dominant play in both halves of a rainy contest in Fairfield, Conn. led the Huskies to a 14-7 victory over its second intra-state rival of the season. The freshmen played a large part in the win at Sacred Heart as four scored with Mackenzie Rainone and Chelsea Hauswirth each scoring twice. Rainone added an assist to lead the rookie class with four points over the Pioneers while it was Mitchelides who led all with six. She dished a career-best four assists in addition to a pair of goals. The UConn freshmen dominated the second half, scoring four of the five goals by the Huskies while Mitchelides scored nearly all of her team-best six points in the first half, adding her final point, an assist on the first goal of the second half. The March 19 return to Sherman Complex marked the end of the impressive run by UConn lacrosse, suffering a one-goal loss to St. Bonaven-ture. Despite a four-goal effort from Sparks, the Huskies were unable to halt a Bonnie scoring duo that scored eight of the team’s 10 goals. Connecticut held a 7-5 advantage at the break only to be outscored 6-3 in the second half. Sparks scored three of her four goals in the second half and was re-sponsible for taking back the lead twice and tying the game with 4:19 on the clock. St. Bonaventure scored the gamewinner with just over a minute and half remaining in regulation and the Huskies were unable to find the equalizer to force overtime.

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On the reverse side of things, UConn capitalized on the opportunity to end the non-conference portion of its schedule with a win, defeating Holy Cross by the same margin the Huskies fell to earlier in the week, 11-10. Sparks once again led the team in scoring and was one of three players to record a hat trick on the road. Mitchelides and Lapham were also part of the triple threat that contributed nine of the 11 goals scored by Connecticut. Norton’s four ground balls, accounting for 25-percent of the team’s ground balls, and one caused turnover against the Crusaders earned her BIG EAST Honor Roll recognition for the first time in her career. The Huskies opened the BIG EAST schedule on the road with games at Rutgers and at George-town and fell in both to return to Storrs with a 0-2 conference record. Testa saw her first playing time in BIG EAST action after Moulton vacated the cage, making four saves and picking up a team-best six ground balls in just over 45 minutes of work. Lapham and Sparks each recorded hat tricks for the second-consecutive game as each scored a free-position goal in the 15-10 loss. Sparks was the catalyst and the finale of a five-goal run that tied the game at 5-5 at the break. Cerar and Lapham scored to start the second half for the Huskies, capturing a 7-6 lead before the Scarlet Knights ran away with a 10-7 advantage that UConn was unable to surmount. At Georgetown, Mitchelides was the leading effort behind the first single goal total by the Huskies since their season-opening loss. She scored four goals while Tupper hit the back of the net twice and added an assist to finish the game with three points. Three other players scored in the second-straight loss as the nationally-ranked Hoyas kept UConn at a distance throughout the game with seven and six-goal runs in the first half. Georgetown outscored Connecticut 12-3 in the first half alone en route the 18-9 victory. The Huskies fell 11-2 in their first game against a top-10 opponent when they hosted Syracuse for the second-consecutive season. UConn was unable to put together much of an offensive threat to the Orange with Devaney and Lapham denying Syracuse a shutout. Moulton made eight saves in the game, having faced 20 or more shots in each of the last three games. Despite the goal differential, both teams scored well before their season averages in the Huskies’ tape-delay televised game on Cox. UConn bounced back in it’s first-ever conference meeting against Villanova on April 16. Fresh-man Jordan Christopher had a career-night with a hat trick and a pair of draw controls to lead the Huskies to a 10-8 victory over the visiting Wildcats. Under the lights of Sherman, Christopher scored three goals in the midst of a 7-1 scoring run by Connecticut between the two halves. Intermission proved to be a moot point for the Huskies as Christopher scored her second goal of the game with just over three minutes remaining in the half and her classmate Hauswirth reignited the UConn offense to a three-goal run to open the second half. The three-game homestand ended with a 13-9 loss at the hands of then-No. 13 Loyola (Md.) as the Huskies’ comeback bid ran short. UConn outscored the Greyhounds 6-2 in the final 20 minutes led by a pair of goals from Devaney and Mitchelides. Moulton made seven saves while picking up a pair of ground balls while it was Stephanie Norton who led all with five ground balls. With the advantage in the second half, the Huskies outscored a BIG EAST opponent for the first time in 2010. Cerar’s hat trick was a highlight on the road in Connecticut’s 15-8 loss at Louisville. She matched her career-high three goal effort for the fourth time during the season against the Cardinals while Mitch-elides pitched in a pair of goals to help fuel the Husky offense. Mitchelides and Moulton both finished the game with four ground balls with Moulton adding eight saves to the day’s effort. In what was the 2009 turning point a year ago, the Huskies once again gave Cincinnati all that the team could handle, this time in Ohio. The Huskies defeated the Bearcats 11-9 for their first victory a season ago, and snapped a two-game skid with their first overtime victory of the 2010 campaign at Cincinnati. Hauswirth was responsible for the gamewinner in the 12-11 victory, finishing the game with two points. She was among six student-athletes who finished the game with two or more points led by a trio of three-point scorers. Cerar and Mitchelides each finished the game with hat tricks. Sparks scored twice in the second half en route to a three goal performance while Devaney scored once, assisting two others including the gamewinning goal. The road win gave the Huskies their second BIG EAST conference victory and a 9-7 overall record entering their final game of the regular season back in Storrs. Moulton’s effort against the Bearcats earned her a spot on the BIG EAST Honor Roll, turning away a combined 18 shots against Cincinnati and Louisville. Molly O’Brien certainly ended her career on a high note, scoring the final goal of UConn’s 16-9 loss to then-No. 14 Notre Dame. One of two seniors to get on the board in the final regular season game, O’Brien and the senior class found the Fighting Irish to be too much to handle. After opening the game with a three-goal lead, Notre Dame captured a commanding 9-4 advantage at the half. Sparks and Tupper co-led the team in scoring with matching two-goal and one-assist efforts against Notre Dame. Mitchelides also scored a pair of goals in the game while Moulton made 10 saves. A bitter end to the season did little to tarnish the accomplishments of a growing program and the valuable contributions of the freshman and sophomore classes. The Huskies will certainly increase their presence in the challenging BIG EAST where three teams made the NCAA Tournament, includ-ing the Orange who advanced to the semifinals before falling to eventual champion, Maryland. Georgetown and Notre Dame also advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The 2010 Huskies took a huge step forward in rebuilding a program that will be successful in the near future as the youth of the team gains the experience necessary to compete successfully at the collegiate level. Lapham and Tupper each pulled in Offensive Player of the Week Awards in their second seasons with the team. Mitchelides made it three UConn players to receive the award as each helped to lay down the foundation for a successful future.

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## NaMe Gp-Gs G a pts sh shot% soG soG% Gw FpG Fps Gb Dc t/o ct Fouls15 MITCHELIDES, Ashley 17-16 33 14 47 66 .500 58 .879 0 4 12 17 10 36 5 1612 LAPHAM, M.E. 12-12 36 5 41 87 .414 64 .736 3 9 25 19 31 26 8 1723 TUPPER, Kiersten 17-15 20 21 41 41 .488 34 .829 1 2 10 15 6 39 3 1614 SPARKS, Lauren 17-17 27 8 35 44 .614 36 .818 1 3 5 28 32 21 9 264 CERAR, Jillian 17-17 28 6 34 68 .412 48 .706 0 3 13 14 11 21 1 1027 DEVANEY, Katie 17-7 12 9 21 26 .462 21 .808 1 2 4 14 12 11 2 917 CHRISTOPHER, Jordan 16-15 9 1 10 27 .333 18 .667 0 1 2 24 18 17 11 1324 HAUSWIRTH, Chelsea 13-0 6 3 9 8 .750 7 .875 1 2 3 3 2 6 0 133 GROSS, Catherine 16-2 6 0 6 15 .400 8 .533 1 2 8 12 5 12 0 1111 RAINONE, Mackenzie 17-16 3 2 5 10 .300 7 .700 0 1 3 10 20 14 6 1422 O’REILLY, Morgan 14-2 3 0 3 18 .167 12 .667 0 0 6 3 22 10 0 82 NORTON, Stephanie 17-16 2 0 2 6 .333 4 .667 1 0 3 30 8 15 9 205 GILMARTIN-DZITKO, D 6-0 2 0 2 5 .400 4 .800 0 1 2 1 2 4 0 08 O’BRIEN, Molly 2-0 1 0 1 2 .500 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 025 ALDRICH, Kaitlyn 9-8 1 0 1 1 1.000 1 1.000 0 0 0 8 5 7 3 96 PARKER, Katie 5-0 0 1 1 2 .000 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 110 MOULTON, Jenna 17-17 0 0 0 3 .000 1 .333 0 0 1 40 1 14 11 418 TUCCI, Kelsi 15-1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 13 4 6 2 93 LEWIS, Kacie 4-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 032 CAPPS, Aimee 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 030 TESTA, Brittany 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 028 GUNNING, Lauren 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 026 BURRA, Stefanie 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 121 BROWN, Elizabeth 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 020 KERR, Shannon 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 019 DeRONDA, Colleen 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 116 EICHERT, Laura 17-17 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 13 3 9 5 2213 MUCCI, Jessica 17-17 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 21 29 8 7 221 LALLY, Megan 13-9 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 11 3 6 7 18 total............... 17 189 70 259 431 .439 327 .759 9 30 98 296 226 288 90 270 oppoNeNts........... 17 193 61 254 431 .448 315 .731 8 36 82 289 191 264 138 371

## NaMe Gp-Gs MiNutes Ga GaavG saves pct w l t sh. FaceD30 TESTA, Brittany 2-0 20:18 2 5.91 1 .333 0 0 0 410 MOULTON, Jenna 17-17 1005:41 191 11.40 122 .390 9 8 0 427 total............... 17 1025:59 193 11.29 123 .389 9 8 0 431 oppoNeNts........... 17 1025:59 189 11.05 139 .424 8 9 0 431

overall: 9-8 biG east: 2-6 hoMe: 5-5 away: 4-3

Goals by perioD 1st 2ND ot totalConnecticut 95 93 1 189Opponents 92 101 0 193

shots by perioD 1st 2ND ot totalConnecticut 206 224 1 431Opponents 219 211 1 431

shots oN Goal 1st 2ND ot totalConnecticut 150 177 1 328Opponents 156 160 0 316

saves by perioD 1st 2ND ot totalConnecticut 64 59 0 123Opponents 55 84 0 139

atteNDaNce suMMary ucoNN opp.Total 2347 2422Dates/Avg per date 10/235 7/346

CLEARS: Connecticut - 132-152 .868 Opponents - 133-179 .743

2010 season statistics

2010 results

February20 MASSACHUSETTS L, 8-1824 IONA W, 17-728 CANISIUS W, 13-5

March3 QUINNIPIAC W, 16-87 at Binghampton W, 16-1210 MARIST W, 15-813 at Sacred Heart W, 14-719 ST. BONAVENTURE L, 10-1124 at Holy Cross W, 11-10

april3 at Rutgers* L, 10-155 at Georgetown* L, 9-189 SYRACUSE* L, 2-1116 VILLANOVA* W, 10-818 LOYOLA (Md)* L, 9-1323 at Louisville* L, 8-1525 at Cincinnati* W, 12-11 (OT)

May1 NOTRE DAME* L, 9-16

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2010 (9-8, 2-6 BIG EAST) February20 MASSACHUSETTS L, 8-1824 IONA W, 17-728 CANISIUS W, 13-5March3 QUINNIPIAC W, 16-87 at Binghamton W, 16-1210 MARIST W, 15-813 at Sacred Heart W, 14-719 ST. BONAVENTURE L, 10-1124 at Holy Cross W, 11-10April3 at Rutgers* L, 10-155 at Georgetown* L, 9-189 SYRACUSE* L, 2-1116 VILLANOVA* W, 10-818 LOYOLA (Md.)* L, 9-1323 at Louisville* L, 8-1525 at Cincinnati* W, 12-11 (OT)May1 NOTRE DAME* L, 9-16

2009 (3-13, 2-5 BIG EAST) February

21 VERMONT L, 11-1425 at Hofstra L, 8-1228 at Fairfield L, 10-17March

4 at Quinnipiac L, 10-117 NEW HAMPSHIRE L, 7-1510 at Marist L, 11-1214 SYRACUSE* L, 8-1318 HARVARD L, 12-1421 BROWN L, 13-14 (2OT)27 CINCINNATI* W, 11-929 LOUISVILLE* W, 8-7april

3 at Loyola (Md.)* L, 2-175 at Georgetown* L, 8-1911 RUTGERS* L, 6-1115 HOLY CROSS W, 10-918 at Notre Dame* L, 5-20


29 at Vermont L, 9-15March

4 QUINNIPIAC L, 6-107 at New Hampshire L, 4-1811 at Denver L, 13-2115 at Loyola (Md.)* L, 15-2119 at Harvard L, 11-1622 at Syracuse* L, 4-2426 at Yale L, 3-1829 NOTRE DAME* L, 11-1830 UC DAVIS W, 16-9april

2 FAIRFIELD L, 13-186 RUTGERS* L, 6-109 vs. Boston College L, 8-1812 at Louisville* L, 13-1618 CALIFORNIA L, 13-1620 GEORGETOWN* L, 7-16


21 CCSU W, 16-428 YALE L, 7-11March

4 at No. 18 Stanford W, 16-107 at UC Davis W, 13-99 at California W, 13-1214 HARVARD W, 15-824 No.11 SYRACUSE* L, 16-18 (2OT)30 at No. 11 Notre Dame* L, 11-12april

1 at No. 1 Northwestern L, 5-22

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Megan Cersosimo2007-200811-21 (.344)

5 BOSTON COLLEGE W, 17-127 at No. 17 Rutgers* L, 10-1111 LOYOLA* W, 15-1217 NEW HAMPSHIRE W, 17-918 at Holy Cross W, 13-1022 at No. 11 Georgetown* L, 9-1524 QUINNIPIAC W, 14-7

2006 (5-11, 0-6 BIG EAST) March

1 at Yale L, 5-6 (2OT)7 vs. Temple L, 10-11 (Orlando, Fla.)10 at Towson L, 13-1615 at Harvard W, 12-1118 at Quinnipiac W, 11-626 at No. 14 Syracuse* L, 7-1331 NOTRE DAME* L, 9-13april

2 No. 1 NORTHWESTERN L, 6-185 at Boston College W, 13-108 RUTGERS* L, 12-1412 at Loyola (Md.)* L, 13-1514 CALIFORNIA W, 12-918 at New Hampshire L, 10-1122 No. 3 GEORGETOWN* L, 8-1223 COLGATE W, 15-1328 STANFORD L, 7-10

2005 (12-5, 3-2 BIG EAST) March

4 at Stanford W, 8-79 at UC Davis W, 14-312 at California W, 13-1116 QUINNIPIAC W, 17-419 No. 14 TOWSON L, 9-1223 HARVARD W, 15-626 No. 15 SYRACUSE* L, 12-13april

1 at Notre Dame* W, 13-103 at No. 1 Northwestern L, 6-226 BOSTON COLLEGE* W, 12-810 at Rutgers* W, 11-516 HOLY CROSS W, 16-1119 NEW HAMPSHIRE W, 14-723 at No. 8 Georgetown L, 6-1827 No. 19 YALE L, 9-1029 ST. BONAVENTURE W, 11-8MAY14 BOSTON COLLEGE W, 14-7 (ECAC Championship)

2004 (8-9, 2-4 BIG EAST) March

5 at New Hampshire L, 14-157 at No. 18 Yale L, 8-1110 at No. 9 North Carolina L, 8-1214 at Towson L, 9-1120 at Harvard W, 10-423 LAFAYETTE W, 14-427 at No. 9 Syracuse* L, 13-1631 MASSACHUSETTS W, 19-13april

3 No. 3 NOTRE DAME* L, 8-144 No. 15 NORTHWESTERN L, 4-187 at Boston College* W, 9-710 RUTGERS* L, 6-912 at Quinnipiac W, 14-417 at Virginia Tech* W, 21-1021 BOSTON UNIVERSITY W, 12-824 No. 3 GEORGETOWN* L, 9-1428 at Brown W, 11-9


28 at Massachusetts W, 8-7March

12 at No. 15 Yale L, 7-99 vs. Lafayette W, 15-1 (at Orlando, Fla.)22 vs. No. 15 Vanderbilt W, 15-12 (at Orlando, Fla.)26 QUINNIPIAC W, 16-1

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29 No. 8 SYRACUSE* L, 5-930 NEW HAMPSHIRE W, 9-5april

5 at No. 15 Notre Dame* L, 7-156 at Northwestern L, 6-812 at Rutgers* L, 6-916 at Boston University L, 4-1119 VIRGINIA TECH* W, 16-1023 FAIRFIELD W, 18-627 at No. 5 Georgetown* L, 9-15May

3 TOWSON W, 8-64 BOSTON COLLEGE* L, 5-6 (2OT)

2002 (9-7, 3-3 BIG EAST) March

3 at No. 13 William & Mary L, 12-136 QUINNIPIAC W, 15-410 LAFAYETTE W, 9-513 at No. 14 Yale L, 8-1217 at No. 11 Vanderbilt L, 7-926 at Holy Cross W, 14-230 at No. 8 Syracuse* L, 11-19april

6 No. 11 NOTRE DAME* L, 9-1210 at Boston College* W, 11-713 RUTGERS* W, 12-11 (3OT)17 MASSACHUSETTS W, 15-720 at Virginia Tech* W, 12-1124 at Fairfield W, 12-10 (OT)27 No. 2 GEORGETOWN* L, 4-1030 BOSTON UNIVERSITY W, 8-5May

4 at Towson L, 5-10

2001 (3-13, 1-6 BIG EAST) March

10 at Villanova* W, 10-711 at Temple L, 7-1814 at Yale L, 3-724 at #20 George Mason L, 8-927 HOLY CROSS L, 8-9april

1 No.15 SYRACUSE* L, 8-178 at Notre Dame* L, 5-1910 BOSTON COLLEGE* L, 6-714 at Rutgers* L, 9-1218 at No. 19 Boston University L, 3-1320 FAIRFIELD W, 16-521 VIRGINIA TECH* L, 11-1225 at Massachusetts L, 9-1226 QUINNIPIAC W, 14-2May

1 at Georgetown* L, 4-195 VANDERBILT L, 6-12

2000 (10-6) March

3 QUINNIPIAC W, 17-18 SACRED HEART W, 17-114 WAGNER W, 19-116 COLGATE W, 9-629 at Holy Cross W, 12-10april

1 at Syracuse L, 7-142 at Albany W, 19-6

8 NOTRE DAME W, 17-711 at Boston College W,13-1015 RUTGERS L, 11-1319 BOSTON UNIVERSITY L, 11-1422 at Fairfield W, 18-525 MASSACHUSETTS L, 6-729 at Duquesne L, 8-1030 vs. Ohio University W, 16-4 (at Pittsburgh, Pa.)May

12 vs. Johns Hopkins L, 10-14 (ECAC Champ.; Ithaca, N.Y.)

1999 (4-10) March

10 at Sacred Heart W, 17-616 vs. Columbia L, 8-9 (OT) (at St. Petersburg, Fla.)20 BOSTON COLLEGE L, 14-15 (OT)27 vs. Ohio State L, 6-20 (at South Bend, Ind.)28 at Notre Dame L, 6-1831 MANHATTAN W, 12-1april

3 SYRACUSE L, 8-114 QUINNIPIAC W, 16-37 HOLY CROSS L, 7-131 at Massachusetts L, 4-1317 at Rutgers L, 5-2120 at Wagner W, 17-1324 DUQUESNE L, 10-1128 FAIRFIELD L, 12-13

1998 (6-7) March

11 QUINNIPIAC W, 12-418 vs. Columbia W, 7-5 (at Tampa, Fla.)28 at Syracuse L, 0-20april

1 at Manhattan L, 8-94 MASSACHUSETTS L, 4-158 RUTGERS L, 5-1611 at LaSalle W, 11-515 at Brown L, 5-1522 at Fairfield W, 12-1025 VERMONT L, 5-1429 at Boston College L, 6-16May

1 WAGNER W, 10-9 (OT)2 CANISIUS W, 21-5

1997 (3-5) March

27 NEW HAMPSHIRE L, 3-19april

9 FAIRFIELD L, 8-1314 at Marist L, 14-15 (OT)16 HARVARD (JV) L, 3-1920 at Wagner L, 8-1522 MANHATTAN W, 10-9 (OT)May

4 at RIT W, 11-75 ECSU W, 14-11

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School Record First Meeting Last MeetingAlbany 1-0 W, 19-6 (4/2/00) W, 19-6 (4/2/00)Binghamton 1-0 W, 16-12 (3/7/10) W, 16-12 (3/7/10)Boston College 7-5 L, 6-16 (4/29/98) L, 8-18 (4/9/08)Boston University 2-3 L, 11-14 (4/19/00) W, 12-8 (4/21/04)Brown 1-2 L, 5-15 (4/15/98) L, 13-14 (3/21/09)California 3-1 W, 13-11 (3/12/05) L, 13-16 (4/18/08)California-Davis 3-0 W, 14-3 (3/9/05) W, 16-9 (3/30/08)Canisius 2-0 W, 21-5 (5/2/98) W, 13-5 (2/28/10)CCSU 1-0 W, 16-4 (2/21/07) W, 16-4 (2/21/07)Cincinnati 2-0 W, 11-9 (3/27/09) W, 12-11 (4/25/10)Colgate 2-0 W, 9-6 (3/16/00) W, 15-13 (4/23/06)Columbia 1-1 W, 7-5 (3/18/98) L, 8-9 (3/16/99)Denver 0-1 L, 13-21 (3/11/08) L, 13-21 (3/11/08)Duquesne 0-2 L, 10-11 (4/24/99) L, 8-10 (4/29/00)ECSU 1-0 W, 14-11 (5/5/97) W, 14-11 (5/5/97)Fairfield 5-4 L, 8-13 (4/9/97) L, 10-17 (2/28/09)George Mason 0-1 L, 8-9 (3/24/01) L, 8-9 (3/24/01)Georgetown 0-10 L, 4-19 (5/1/01) L, 9-18 (4/5/10)Harvard 4-2 W, 10-4 (3/20/04) L, 12-14 (3/18/09)Hofstra 0-1 L, 8-12 (2/25/09) L, 8-12 (2/25/09)Holy Cross 5-3 L, 7-13 (4/7/99) W, 11-10 (3/24/10)Iona 1-0 W, 17-7 (2/24/10) W, 17-7 (2/24/10)Johns Jopkins 0-1 L, 10-14 (5/12/00) L, 10-14 (5/12/00)Lafayette 3-0 W, 9-5 (3/10/02) W, 14-4 (3/23/04)LaSalle 1-0 W, 11-5 (4/11/98) W, 11-5 (4/11/98)Louisville 1-2 L, 13-16 (4/12/08) L, 8-15 (4/23/10)Loyola (Md.) 0-4 L, 13-15 (4/12/06) L, 9-13 (4/18/10)Manhattan 2-1 W, 10-9 (3/22/97) W, 12-1 (3/31/99)Marist 1-2 L, 14-15 (4/14/97) W, 15-8 (3/10/10)Massachusetts 3-5 L, 4-15 (4/4/98) L, 8-18 (2/20/10)New Hampshire 3-5 L, 3-19 (3/27/97) L, 7-15 (3/7/09)North Carolina 0-1 L, 8-12 (3/10/04) L, 8-12 (3/10/04)Northwestern 0-5 L, 6-8 (4/6/03) L, 5-22 (4/1/07)Notre Dame 2-10 L, 6-18 (3/28/99) L, 9-16 (5/1/10)Ohio 1-0 W, 16-4 (4/30/00) W, 16-4 (4/30/00)Ohio State 0-1 L, 6-20 (3/27/99) L, 6-20 (3/27/99)Quinnipiac 11-2 W, 12-4 (3/11/98) W, 16-8 (3/3/10)RIT 1-0 W, 11-7 (5/4/97) W, 11-7 (5/4/97)Rutgers 2-11 L, 5-16 (4/8/98) L, 10-15 (4/3/10)Sacred Heart 3-0 W, 17-6 (3/10/99) W, 14-7 (3/13/10)St. Bonaventure 1-1 W, 11-8 (4/29/05) L, 10-11 (3/19/10)Stanford 2-1 W, 8-7 (3/4/05) W, 16-10 (3/4/07)Syracuse 0-13 L, 0-20 (3/28/98) L, 2-11 (4/9/10)Temple 0-2 L, 7-18 (3/11/01) L, 10-11 (3/7/06)Towson 1-4 L, 5-10 (5/4/02) L, 13-16 (3/10/06)Vanderbilt 1-2 L, 6-12 (5/5/01) W, 15-12 (3/22/03)Vermont 0-3 L, 5-14 (4/25/98) L, 11-14 (2/21/09)Villanova 2-0 W, 10-7 (3/10/01) W, 10-8 (4/16/10)Virginia Tech 3-1 L, 11-12 (4/21/01) W, 21-10 (4/17/04)Wagner 3-1 L, 8-15 (4/20/97) W, 19-1 (3/14/00)William & Mary 0-1 L, 12-13 (3/3/02) L, 12-13 (3/3/02)Yale 0-9 L, 3-7 (3/14/01) L, 3-18 (3/26/08) Bold Indicates 2011 Opponent

Record Against All Opponents

GEORGETOWNHome: 0-4 • Away: 0-6

4/5/10 A L, 9-184/5/09 A L, 9-184/20/08 H L, 7-164/22/07 A L, 9-154/22/06 H L, 8-124/23/05 A L, 6-184/24/04 H L, 9-144/27/03 A L, 9-154/27/02 H L, 4-105/1/01 A L, 4-19

CINCINNATIHome: 1-0 • Away: 1-0

4/25/10 A W, 12-113/27/09 H W, 11-9

LOUISVILLEHome: 1-0 • Away: 0-2

4/23/10 A L, 8-153/29/09 H W, 8-74/12/08 A L, 13-16

LOYOLA-Md.Home: 0-1 • Away: 0-3

4/18/10 H L, 9-134/3/09 A L, 2-173/15/08 A L, 15-214/12/06 A L, 13-15

NOTRE DAMEHome: 1-5 • Away: 1-5

5/1/10 H L, 9-164/18/09 A L, 5-203/29/08 H L, 11-183/30/07 A L, 11-123/31/06 H L, 9-134/1/05 A W, 13-104/3/04 H L, 8-144/5/03 A L, 7-154/6/02 H L, 9-124/8/01 A L, 5-194/8/00 H W, 17-73/28/99 A L, 6-18

VILLANOVAHome: 1-0 • Away: 1-0

4/16/10 H W, 10-83/10/01 A W, 10-7

RUTGERSHome: 1-6 • Away: 1-5

4/3/10 A L, 10-154/11/09 H L, 6-114/6/08 H L, 6-104/7/07 A L, 10-114/8/06 H L, 12-144/10/05 A W, 11-54/10/04 H L, 6-94/12/03 A L, 6-94/13/02 H W, 12-114/14/01 A L, 9-124/15/00 H L, 11-134/17/99 A L, 5-214/8/98 H L, 5-16

SYRACUSEHome: 0-7 • Away: 0-6

4/9/10 H L, 2-113/14/09 H L, 8-133/22/08 A L, 4-243/24/07 H L, 16-183/26/06 A L, 7-133/26/05 H L, 12-133/27/04 A L, 13-163/29/03 H L, 5-93/30/02 A L, 11-194/1/01 H L, 8-174/1/00 A L, 7-144/3/99 H L, 8-113/28/98 A L, 0-20

Game-by-Game Vs. BIG EAST

UConn Alum Among The Coaching Ranks

SHANNON BURKEClass of 2007//Director of

Operations at Syracuse

KRISTEN HALDEMANClass of 2005//Assistant

Coach at MIT

TANYA KOTOWICZClass of 2005//Assistant Coach

at Hofstra

HEATHER LEVINSClass of 2003//Head Coach

at Long Island University

WHITNEY MICHELEClass of 2009//Assistant Coach

at High Point University

ABBY MORGANClass of 2001//Head Coach

at Hofstra

APRIL POLLOCKClass of 2003//Head Coach

at American International

HEATHER YOUNGClass of 2003//Head Coach

at Colgate University

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AAcosta, Tonya 12 2001 5-1-0-1Aldrich, Kaitlyn 25 2010- 9-1-0-1Antonious, Jamie 3 2006-09 42-0-1-1Arnone, Jessica 13 1997 8-0-0-0BBey, Meeghan 21 1998 13-2-0-2Blanchette, Karen 7/20 1997-98 12-2-2-4Bliss, Heather 27/7 2000-03 59-98-21-119Bohns, Megan 7 2008-09 25-2-0-2Brown, Elizabeth 21 2010- 2-0-0-0Brown, Sarah 23/7 1997-98 15-2-0-2Burke, Shannon 1 2004-07 66-142-103-245Burra, Stefanie 26 2008- 11-0-1-1Byrnes, Jaime 21 2001-04 49-0-0-0CCampbell, Megan 3 1998-01 59-64-10-74Capps, Aimee 32 2010 2-0-0-0Cerar, Jillian 1/4 2008-2010 48-43-8-51Christopher, Jordan 17 2010- 16-9-1-10Chung, Joyce 17/11 1997-98 19-15-5-20Cieszynski, Angela 2 2000 6-2-2-4Cilino, Jennifer 3 1997 8-0-0-0Clarkson, Lindsay 5 1999-02 53-0-1-1Curran, Carly 5 2007-09 34-0-0-0DDeRonda, Colleen 19 2010- 3-0-0-0Devaney, Katie 27 2007-2010 56-28-17-45Duffy, Lauren 20 2006-09 51-1-0-1EEichert, Laura 16 2007-2010 57-7-2-9Endyke, Cara 18 1997 8-16-1-17Engelhardt, Erin 11 1999 1-0-0-0Everett, Julie 50 1999-02 3-3.91-.700*FFasano, Kerry 4 1999 8-2-4-6Feeley, Kelly 25 1999-03 51-48-20-68Fiondella, Erin 19 1999 5-0-0-0Fong, Cea 9 2003-06 45-0-0-0Fortier, Lani 2/23 2001-02 6-0-0-0French, Vanessa 22 1999-02 52-0-0-0GGattinella, Denise 14/28 1997-00 41-18-15-33Giffin, Leah 24 2005-07 38-0-0-0Gilmartin-Dzitko, Dorian 5 2010- 6-2-0-2Gonnella, Jessica 14 2002-03 4-1-0-1Gross, Catherine 33 2010- 16-6-0-6Gunning, Lauren 28 2008- 16-4-3-7HHaldeman, Kristen 43 2003-05 33-11.08-.497*Hamilton, Jacqui 10 2002-04 47-40-4-44Harvey, Kristina 5 2004 5-0-0-0Hauswirth, Chelsea 24 2010- 13-6-3-9JJoel, Kristen 8 1999-02 60-3-4-7Joel, Tori 6 2004-07 51-23-11-34KKasch, Kati 22 2006-07 26-5-1-6Kerr, Shannon 20 2010- 2-0-0-0Konyukhov, Anna 24 2001-04 17-2-2-4Kotowicz, Tanya 11 2001, 03-05 48-15-7-22Kretovics, Amy 19 2008-09 10-0-0-0Krouse, Stephanie 33 2002-04 15-0-0-0LLageman, Sarah 27 2001 1-1-0-1LaJoie, Kristin 66 1998-99 9-11.90-.495*Lally, Megan 1 2009- 26-0-0-0Lapham, M.E. 12 2009- 28-66-13-79Lauri, Kariane 18 2001-04 61-74-28-102Levin, Bonnie 26 2004-05 41-14-14-28Levins, Heather 20/17 1999-00, 03 45-75-22-97Lewis, Kacie 3 2010- 4-0-0-0Link, Kristen 7 2004-07 66-102-13-115Lowie, Pam 9 1999-02 57-153-20-173

MMacDougall, Melissa 4 2001-04 59-2-2-4Magee, Katherine 7 1999 7-1-0-1Maleski, Kayla 17 2008-09 27-0-0-0Mammen, Joy 11/17 1997-98 21-4-0-4Maud, Laura 32 2002-04 11-0-0-0McCarthy, Laurie 5 1997-98 21-47-21-68McGinty, Kim 25 2006-09 59-52-10-62McHugh, Heather 3 2002-04 40-9-3-12Meehan, Maggie 12 2002-04 11-0-0-0Michel, Tammy 2 2002-04 43-24-11-35Michele, Whitney 2 2006-09 64-97-55-152Mitchelides, Ashley 15 2007-2010 54-40-20-60Moosbrugger, Kathryn 10 1998-00 10-0-0-0Morgan, Abby 16/15 1998-01 58-83-63-146Moulton, Jenna 10 2007-2010 59-13.26-.402*Mucci, Jessica 13 2008- 48-0-0-0Mullaney, Tracy 20 2002-04 66-154-49-203NNanfeldt, Meghan 21 2005-09 53-0-1-1Nickerson, Jody 17 1999-01 42-17-13-30Norton, Stephanie 2 2009- 19-0-0-0OO’Brien, Molly 8 2007-2010 26-2-1-3O’Reilly, Morgan 22 2010- 14-3-0-3PParker, Katie 6 2008- 27-1-1-2Pastuch, Robyn 4 2005-06 51-30-17-47-71Patrick, Sara 20/6 1997-99 35-24-6-30Paulin, Michelle 16/29 1997-98 21-5-1-6Payne, Susan 19 2000-03 58-27-8-35Perfetti, Lucia 10/9 1997-98 17-8-5-13Phelan, Rachel 12 1998-99 7-0-2-2Pollock, Amanda 18 2009 14-11-0-11Pollock, April 99 2000-03 62-8.97-.558*Punsal, Mellisa 6 1997 8-1-0-1RRainone, Mackenzie 11 2010- 17-3-2-5Robinson, Kelly 31/13 2002-04 47-0-0-0Rowlson, Allison 9 1997 8-1-0-1Ryan, Katy 11 2006-09 62-71-13-84SSchiavone, Jennifer 22/31 1997-99 34-12.51-.462*Schwan, Clare 28 2003-06 62-5-3-8Sedgwick, Claire 11 2000 7-0-1-1Shiffler, Carrie 21 1999-00 14-1-0-1Shweky, Audrey 8 1997 7-0-0-0Skea, Meghan 21 1997 4-0-0-0Sparks, Lauren 14 2007- 35-30-8-38Staak, Jennifer 12/14 1997-00 49-1-0-1Stewart, Dana 15 2002-04 25-9-12-21TTesta, Brittany 30 2010- 2-5.91-.333*Trzasko, Laura 19 2004-07 66-45-12-57Tucci, Kelsi 18 2010- 15-0-0-0Tupper, Kiersten 23 2009- 33-42-50-92Tyminski, Allison 8 2003-06 38-8-2-10VVan Buitenen, Emily 12 2005-07 23-0-0-0VanDeusen, Abbey 16 2002-04 64-65-19-84WWadach, Kate 26/22 2002-04 15-1-0-1Wallingford, Anna 24 2009 14-12.34-.451Wardwell, Michelle 1 1999-02 57-6-6-12Wehinger, Bonnie 6 2000-03 61-30-22-52Williams, Christine 16 1998-01 59-8-6-14Williams, Janet 17 2004-07 41-43-7-50Williams, Kristen 13 1999-02 29-23-11-34Wilson, Amanda 13 2007 8-8.05-.579*Wong, Jennifer 41 2002-04 38-9.05-.503*

Statistics [GP-G-A-P]* Indicates goaltender stats [GP-GAA-Sv%]Bold indicates current player

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honors & aWards

1997Most Valuable Player................. Laurie McCarthyMost Improved ................................. Melissa PunsalHusky Award ............................... Karen Blanchette

1998Most Valuable Attacker ............. Laurie McCarthyMost Improved .................................. Meeghan BeyHusky Award ..................................... Rachel Phalen

1999Most Valuable Attacker .................Heather LevinsMost Valuable Defender ............... Jennifer StaakHusky Award ........................................ Julie Everett

2000Most Valuable Attacker ........................ Pam LowieMost Valuable Defender ...................April PollockHusky Award .....................................Abby Morgan

2001Most Valuable Attacker ........................ Pam LowieMost Valuable Defender .....................Kristen JoelHusky Award .................................. Tanya Kotowicz

2002Most Valuable Attacker ........................ Pam LowieMost Valuable Defender .....................Kelly FeelyHusky Award ................................Heather McHugh

2003Most Valuable Attacker ................Tracy MullaneyMost Valuable Defender ...................April PollockSam Witryol Husky Award .............Tammy Michel

2004Most Valuable Attacker ...................Kariane LauriMost Valuable Defender .......Melissa MacDougallSam Witryol Husky Award .......... Tanya Kotowicz

2005Most Valuable Attacker ................Tracy MullaneyMost Valuable Defender ............... Kelly RobinsonSam Witryol Husky Award .............Tammy Michel

2006Most Valuable Attacker ..........Abbey VanDeusenMost Valuable Defender ...........Kristin HaldemanSam Witryol Husky Award ............. Clare Schwan

2007Most Valuable Attacker .................Shannon BurkeMost Valuable Defender ................ Clare SchwanSam Witryol Husky Award ................... Kristin Link

2008Sam Witryol Husky Award ............ Lauren Sparks

2009Sam Witryol Husky Award .....Ashley Mitchelides

2010Sam Witryol Husky Award ............ Lauren Sparks

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First TeamShannon Burke ................2005, 2006, 2007Kariane Lauri .......................................... 2004Pam Lowie ............................................... 2002Melissa MacDougall .............................. 2004Tracy Mullaney ...............2003, 2004, 2005

Second TeamMegan Campbell ................................... 2001Kelly Feeley ................................ 2002, 2003Kristen Haldeman ................................... 2006Jacqui Hamilton ...................................... 2005Kristin Link ................................................ 2007Pam Lowie ............................................... 2001Whitney Michele .................................... 2008Tracy Mullaney ....................................... 2002Kelly Robinson......................................... 2005Laura Trzasko ......................................... 2006Abbey VanDeusen ................................. 2006

BiG easthonorees

iWLca honorees

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career//season records

CAREER GOALS1. 154 Tracy Mullaney ........... 2002-052. 153 Pam Lowie.................... 1999-023. 142 Shannon Burke ............ 2004-074. 102 Kristin Link .................... 2004-075. 98 Heather Bliss ............... 2000-036. 97 Whitney Michele ........ 2006-097. 83 Abby Morgan ............. 1998-018. 78 Kariane Lauri .............. 2001-049. 75 Heather Levins .....1999-00, 0310. 71 Katy Ryan .................... 2006-09

ASSISTS1. 103 Shannon Burke ............ 2004-072. 63 Abby Morgan ............. 1998-013. 55 Whitney Michele ........ 2006-094. 50 Kiersten Tupper ............2009-5. 49 Tracy Mullaney ........... 2002-056. 29 Kariane Lauri .............. 2001-047. 22 Heather Levins .....1999-00, 03 22 Bonnie Wehinger ........ 2000-039. 21 Heather Bliss ............... 2000-03 21 Laurie McCarthy ......... 1997-98

POINTS1. 245 Shannon Burke ............ 2004-072. 203 Tracy Mullaney ........... 2002-053. 173 Pam Lowie.................... 1999-024. 152 Whitney Michele ........ 2006-095. 146 Abby Morgan ............. 1998-016. 119 Heather Bliss ............... 2000-037. 115 Kristin Link .................... 2004-078. 107 Kariane Lauri .............. 2001-049. 97 Heather Levins .....1999-00, 0310. 92 Kiersten Tupper ............2009-

SHOTS1. 406 Tracy Mullaney ........... 2002-052. 351 Pam Lowie.................... 1999-023. 346 Shannon Burke ............ 2004-074. 263 Heather Bliss ............... 2000-035. 237 Kristin Link .................... 2004-076. 221 Abby Morgan ............. 1998-017. 195 Heather Levins .....1999-00, 038. 185 Jacqui Hamilton .......... 2002-059. 181 Whitney Michele ........ 2006-0910. 179 M.E. Lapham .................2009-

SHOOTING PERCENTAGEminimum 50 shots1. .566 Lauren Sparks ...............2007-2. .516 Tammy Michel ............. 2002-053. .500 Bonnie Wehinger ........ 2000-034. .488 Kiersten Tupper ............2009-5. .473 Kim McGinty ............... 2006-096. .452 Katie Devaney ............ 2007-107. .438 Kariane Lauri .............. 2001-048. .436 Pam Lowie.................... 1999-029. .433 Laura Trzasko.............. 2004-0710. .431 Laurie McCarthy ......... 1997-98 .431 Robyn Pastuch ............. 2006-08

GROUND BALLS1. 174 Megan Campbell ....... 1998-012. 165 Kelly Feeley ................ 1999-033. 159 Pam Lowie.................... 1999-024. 153 Melissa MacDougall .. 2001-045. 143 Heather Levins .....1999-00, 036. 134 Abby Morgan ............. 1998-017. 124 Tracy Mullaney ........... 2002-058. 118 Jenna Moulton ............ 2007-109. 113 Kristen Joel .................. 1999-02 113 Shannon Burke ............ 2004-07

GAMES PLAYED1. 66 Shannon Burke ............ 2004-07 66 Laura Trzasko.............. 2004-07 66 Tracy Mullaney ........... 2002-054. 64 Whitney Michele ........ 2006-09 64 Abbey VanDeusen 2002-04,066. 63 Kelly Robinson ............. 2002-057. 62 Katy Ryan .................... 2006-09 62 Clare Schwan .......2003-05, 07 62 April Pollock ................ 2000-03 62 Jacqui Hamilton .......... 2002-05

GAMES STARTED1. 64 Whitney Michele ........ 2006-09 64 Tracy Mullaney ........... 2002-053. 63 Shannon Burke ............ 2004-074. 61 April Pollock ................ 2000-035. 59 Megan Campbell ....... 1998-016. 58 Laura Trzasko.............. 2004-07 58 Melissa MacDougall .. 2001-048. 57 Christine Williams ...... 1998-019. 56 Kristin Link .................... 2004-07 56 Pam Lowie.................... 1999-02

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGEminimum 1,000 minutes1. 8.97 April Pollock ................ 2000-032. 9.40 Jennifer Wong ............ 2002-053. 11.07 Kristen Halden ............ 2003-064. 12.51 Jennifer Schiavone ..... 1997-99

SAVES1. 608 April Pollock ................ 2000-032. 468 Jenna Moulton ............ 2007-103. 363 Jennifer Wong ............ 2002-054. 327 Jennifer Schiavone ..... 1997-99

SAVE PERCENTAGEminimum 200 saves1. .558 April Pollock ................ 2000-032. .533 Jennifer Wong ............ 2002-053. .497 Kristen Haldeman ....... 2003-06

WINS1. 33 Kristen Haldeman ....... 2003-052. 26 April Pollock ................ 2000-033. 24 Jennifer Wong ............ 2002-054. 19 Jenna Moulton ............ 2007-10

SEASON GOALS1. 48 Pam Lowie...........................20002. 46 Tracy Mullaney ..................20053. 43 Heather Bliss ......................20004. 42 Shannon Burke ...................20075. 41 Tracy Mullaney ..................20046. 39 Shannon Burke ...................2006 39 Pam Lowie...........................20008. 38 Kariane Lauri .....................2004 38 Kristin Link ...........................200710. 37 Tracy Mullaney ..................2003 37 Shannon Burke ...................2005

ASSISTS1. 58 Shannon Burke ...................20072. 29 Kiersten Tupper ............. 20093. 28 Abby Morgan ....................20004. 22 Whitney Michele ...............20085. 21 Kiersten Tupper ............. 20106. 19 Shannon Burke ...................20057. 18 Laurie McCarthy ................19988. 17 Abby Morgan ....................20019. 15 Tracy Mullaney ..................2005 15 Shannon Burke ...................2006

POINTS1. 100 Shannon Burke ...................20072. 61 Tracy Mullaney ..................20053. 56 Shannon Burke ...................20054. 54 Tracy Mullaney ..................2004 54 Pam Lowie...........................2000 54 Shannon Burke ...................20067. 53 Whitney Michele ...............20088. 51 Kiersten Tupper ............. 20099. 48 Heather Bliss ......................2000 48 Abby Morgan ....................2000

SHOTS1. 118 Tracy Mullaney .......2004, 20052. 107 Pam Lowie...........................20003. 101 Tracy Mullaney ..................2003 101 Heather Bliss ......................2000

Whitney Michele

5. 99 Pam Lowie...........................20026. 97 Shannon Burke ...................20077. 96 Shannon Burke ...................20058. 92 Whitney Michele ...............20099. 89 Shannon Burke ...................200610. 87 Kristin Link ...........................2007 87 M.E. Lapham .................. 2010

GROUND BALLS1. 81 Heather Levins ...................19992. 61 Megan Campbell ..............19993. 58 Kelly Feeley .......................2002 58 Pam Lowie...........................19995. 51 Kelly Felley .........................20036. 48 Laurie McCarthy ................19987. 47 Jamie Byrnes ......................20038. 46 Kelly Feeley .......................2001 46 Abby Morgan ....................200010. 42 Melissa MacDougall .........2004 42 Melissa MacDougall .........2001

SAVES1. 195 April Pollock .......................20002. 191 Kristen Haldeman ..............20063. 173 Jenna Moulton............... 20084. 172 April Pollock .......................20015. 171 Jennifer Wong ...................2004

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGEminimum 200 minutes1. 7.57 Jennifer Wong ...................20022. 7.88 April Pollock .......................20003. 7.91 Jennifer Wong ...................20034. 8.05 April Pollock .......................20035. 9.47 Jennifer Wong ...................2005

WINS1. 11 Jennifer Wong ...................20052. 10 April Pollock .......................20003. 9 Jenna Moulton............... 2007 9 Jennifer Wong ...................20045. 7 April Pollock .......................2003

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INDIVIDUAL GOALS IN A GAME1. 7 ......................Katy Ryan at Loyola (Md.), 3/15/08 7 .................Pam Lowie at George Mason, 3/24/013. 6 ....................... Shannon Burke at Stanford, 3/4/07 6 .................... Tracy Mullaney at Va. Tech, 4/17/04 6 ....................Tracy Mullaney vs. Va. Tech, 4/19/03 6 ............................ Pam Lowie vs. Va. Tech, 4/21/01 6 ............................Pam Lowie vs. Fairfield, 4/20/00 6 .................. Pam Lowie vs. Johns Hopkins, 5/13/00 6 .......................... Pam Lowie vs. Quinnipiac, 3/3/00 6 .......................Abby Morgan at Fairfield, 4/22/98

GOALS IN A HALF1. 5 ................. Pam Lowie vs. Fairfield, 4/20/00 (2nd) 5 ....................Tracy Mullaney vs. Va. Tech, 4/19/03 (1st)3. 4 ........................................................................ 15 times, last by M.E. Lapham at Binghamton, 3/7/10 (1st)

ASSISTS1. 7 ......................... Shannon Burke vs. CCSU, 2/21/072. 6 ...................... Shannon Burke at UC-Davis, 3/7/07 6 ........................Shannon Burke vs. Loyola, 4/11/07 6 ............... Shannon Burke at Holy Cross, 41/18/075. 5 ....................Dana Stewart vs. Lafayette, 3/19/03 5 .....................Laurie McCarthy vs. Canisius, 5/2/98

POINTS1. 10 ..................... Shannon Burke at Stanford, 3/4/072. 9 ......................... Shannon Burke vs. CCSU, 2/21/07 9 .....................Laurie McCarthy vs. Canisius, 5/2/98 9 .................M.E. Lapham at Binghamton, 3/7/105. 8 ....................Pam Lowie vs. Virginia Tech, 4/21/98 8 ...................... Shannon Burke at UC-Davis, 3/7/07 8 .....................Shannon Burke at California, 3/9/07 8 ............Shannon Burke vs. Boston College, 4/5/07 8 ........................Shannon Burke vs. Loyola, 4/11/07 8 ..................Shannon Burke at Holy Cross, 4/18/07 8 .................Shannon Burke vs. Quinnipiac, 4/24/07

SHOTS1. 12 ...............M.E. Lapham at Binghamton, 3/7/102. 11 ....................Heather Levins at Wagner, 4/20/99 11 ................ Shannon Burke at California, 3/12/05 11 ................... Shannon Burke at Harvard, 3/15/06 11 ..........................Shannon Burke at UNH, 4/18/06 11 ....... M.E. Lapham vs. Massachusetts, 2/20/107. 10 ................Shannon Burke at Holy Cross, 4/18/07 10 ................................... Tracy Mullaney, Seven Times 10 ...............Pam Lowie at George Mason, 3/24/01 10 ..................Heather Levins at Quinnipiac, 4/9/99 10 ................................Pam Lowie at Albany, 4/2/00

GROUND BALLS1. 10 .................Heather Levins vs. Duquesne, 4/24/99 10 ....................Kerry Fasano at Quinnipiac, 4/9/99 10 ..................Heather Levins vs. Manhattan, 3/31/99 10 ......... Megan Campbell vs. Ohio State, 3/27/995. 9 ........... Megan Campbell vs. Quinnipiac, 3/11/98

DRAW CONTROLS1. 7 ........................... Tracy Mullaney vs. Yale, 4/27/05 7 ................. Heather Levins vs. Sacred Heart, 3/6/00 7 ....................Laurie McCarthy at LaSalle, 4/11/984. 6 ....................... Shannon Burke at Stanford, 3/4/07 6 ................Tracy Mullaney vs. Holy Cross, 4/16/05 6 ............................. Pam Lowie at Wagner, 4/20/99

FREE POSITION OPPORTUNITIES1. 5 ................Abby Morgan vs. Boston Coll., 3/20/992. 4 .....................Shannon Burke at California, 3/9/07 4 ................Whitney Michele vs. Syracuse, 3/24/07 4 ............................Kristin Link vs. Syracuse, 3/24/07 4 ...................... Tracy Mullaney at Stanford, 3/4/05 4 ................. Tracy Mullaney at Quinnipiac,4/12/04 4 ....................Tammy Michel vs. Lafayette, 3/23/04 4 ...............................Shannon Burke at UNH, 3/5/04 4 ....................Megan Campbell at UMass, 4/25/01 4 ............................ Pam Lowie, vs. Fairfield 4/28/99

FREE POSITION GOALS1. 4 ....................Tammy Michel vs. Lafayette, 3/23/042. 2 ...........................29 times, last by M.E. Lapham .............................................vs. Rutgers, 4/11/09

SAVES1. 20 ............. April Pollock vs. Johns Hopkins, 5/13/00 20 ..........Kristen Haldeman, at Quinnipiac 3/18/063. 19 ...Kristen Haldeman, at New Hampshire, 4/18/06 19 ........................ April Pollock at Syracuse, 4/1/00 19 ....................... April Pollock vs. Rutgers, 4/15/00 19 ................ April Pollock at Boston Univ., 4/18/017. 18 ........... Kristen Haldeman, vs. Syracuse, 3/26/06 18 ............... Jennifer Schiavone vs. Rutgers, 4/8/98

SCORING STREAK1. 56 ...................... Shannon Burke, 4/7/04 - 4/24/072. 26 ......................Kariane Lauri ,4/30/02 - 3/31/04 26 ......................... Heather Bliss, 3/3/00 - 4/18/01 26 ..............................Pam Lowie, 4/17/99 - 4/1/015. 24 ........................ M.E. Lapham, 3/7/09 - Present

GOAL SCORING STREAK1. 54 ....................Shannon Burke, 4/12/04 - 4/24/072. 23 ...................... M.E. Lapham, 3/10/09 - Present3. 21 ........................... Pam Lowie, 4/17/99 - 3/10/014. 19 ......................... Heather Bliss, 3/3/00 - 3/14/01 19 ....................Heather Levins, 3/28/99 - 4/11/00

ASSIST STREAK1. 10 ....................Shannon Burke, 3/24/07 - 4/24/07 8 ............................Abby Morgan, 3/3/00 - 4/8/003. 7 .......................Abby Morgan, 3/14/01 - 4/14/014. 5 ........................ Heather Levins, 3/3/00 - 3/19/00 5 ......................... Abby Morgan, 4/1/98 - 4/15/98

TEAM GOALS21.................... Virginia Tech ..............................4/17/0421.................... Canisius .......................................... 5/2/9819.................... Massachusetts .............................3/31/0419.................... Albany ........................................... 4/2/0019.................... Wagner .......................................3/14/00

ASSISTS12.................... Quinnipiac ..................................... 4/9/9911.................... vs. Boston College .....................4/15/0711.................... Massachusetts .............................4/17/0210.................... Three Times .................................4/30/00

POINTS30.................... Canisius .......................................... 5/2/9829.................... Virginia Tech ..............................4/17/0428.................... vs. Boston College .....................4/15/0728.................... Albany ........................................... 4/2/0028.................... Quinnipiac ..................................... 4/9/99

SHOTS44.................... Sacred Heart .............................3/10/9942.................... Quinnipiac ..................................... 3/3/1041.................... Virginia Tech ..............................4/21/0141.................... Quinnipiac ..................................... 4/9/99

GROUND BALLS63.................... Quinnipiac ..................................... 4/9/9958.................... Wagner .......................................4/20/9957.................... Albany ........................................... 4/2/00

DRAW CONTROLS23.................... New Hampshire ........................... 3/5/0422.................... Wagner .......................................4/20/9922.................... Binghamton ................................... 3/7/1021.................... Massachusetts .............................3/31/04

FREE POSITION GOALS6 ...................... Lafayette ....................................3/23/046 ...................... Rutgers ........................................... 4/8/065 ...................... Eight Times ...................... last on 3/24/07

FREE POSITION OPPORTUNITIES13.................... Yale ................................................ 3/7/0413.................... Massachusetts .............................4/11/9913.................... Syracuse ......................................3/24/0712.................... Massachusetts .............................4/25/0112.................... Fairfield .......................................4/28/99

FREE POSITION PERCENTAGE minimum 10.545 ................ Iona ..............................................2/24/10.400 ................ Quinnipiac ...................................3/17/04.385 ................ Yale ................................................ 3/7/04

UNANSWERED GOALS15.................... Quinnipiac ...................................3/26/0314.................... Lafayette ....................................3/19/0311.................... Lafayette ....................................3/23/0411.................... Wagner .......................................3/14/00

individuaL//team Game records

team season records

GOALS2000 ....................................... 2102007 ....................................... 2072005 ....................................... 2022004, 2010 ........................... 1892006 ....................................... 165ASSISTS2007 ..........................................982000 ..........................................912005 ..........................................722010 ..........................................702009 ..........................................68

POINTS2007 ....................................... 3052000 ....................................... 3012005 ....................................... 2792010 ....................................... 2592004 ....................................... 248SHOTS2000 ....................................... 5182004 ....................................... 4912005 ....................................... 4852007 ....................................... 4562002 ....................................... 432

GROUND BALLS1999 ....................................... 5402000 ....................................... 4512002 ....................................... 4182001 ....................................... 4122004 ....................................... 353SAVES2000 ....................................... 2022006 ....................................... 1912008 ....................................... 1732003, 2001 ........................... 1722005 ....................................... 170

LOWEST GAA2000 ...................................... 7.692003 ...................................... 8.062002 ...................................... 9.102005 ...................................... 9.412001 ....................................10.00MOST WINS2005 ..........................................122007 ..........................................102000 ..........................................102002, 2010 ................................ 92004, 2003 ................................ 8

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dean’s List & honor roLL

Fall 2002Dean’s List

Heather BlissKristen HaldemanAnna Konyukhov

Melissa MacDougallLaura Maud

Heather McHughTammy MichelSusan Payne

Kate Wadach

3.0 or betterHeather BlissJaime Byrnes

Jessica GonnellaKristen HaldemanAnna KonyukhovTanya Kotowicz

Stephanie KrouseKariane Lauri

Melissa MacDougallHeather McHughMaggie MeehanTammy MichelTracy MullaneySusan Payne

Kelly RobinsonAbbey VanDeusen

Kate WadachBonnie WehingerJennifer Wong

Spring 2003Dean’s List

Kristen HaldemanAnna KonyukhovTammy MichelSusan PayneClare Schwan

3.0 or betterHeather BlissJaime Byrnes

Jessica GonnellaKristen HaldemanAnna KonyukhovTanya Kotowicz



Heather McHughTammy MichelSusan Payne

Kelly RobinsonClare Schwan

Abbey VanDeusenKate Wadach

Bonnie WehingerJennifer Wong


Jaime ByrnesCea Fong

Jessica Gonnella

Tori JoelAnna KonyukhovTanya Kotowicz


Melissa MacDougallHeather McHughMaggie MeehanTammy MichelKelly RobinsonClare SchwanDana Stewart

Abbey VanDeusenKate WadachJennifer Wong

3.0 or betterJaime Byrnes

Jessica GonnellaKristen HaldemanJacqui Hamilton


Stephanie Krouse Kariane Lauri


Heather McHughTammy MichelKelly RobinsonClare SchwanDana Stewart

Abbey VanDeusenKate WadachJanet WilliamsJennifer Wong

Spring 2004Dean’s ListCea Fong

Kristen HaldemanTanya Kotowicz

Stephanie KrouseLaura Maud

Heather McHughTammy MichelKelly RobinsonClare SchwanKate Wadach

3.0 or betterJaime Byrnes

Kristen HaldemanJacqui HamiltonKristina Harvey




Heather McHughTammy MichelKelly RobinsonClare Schwan

Dana StewartAllison Tyminski

Abbey VanDeusenKate WadachJanet WilliamsJennifer Wong

Fall 2004Dean’s ListCea Fong

Kristen HaldemanTanya Kotowicz


Heather McHughTammy MichelKelly RobinsonClare Schwan

3.0 or betterCea Fong

Jacqui HamiltonKristen HaldemanKristina Harvey

Tori JoelTanya Kotowicz


Heather McHughTammy MichelKelly RobinsonClare SchwanDana StewartAllison Tyminski

Abbey VanDeusenJanet WilliamsJennifer Wong


Kristen HaldemanMeghan Nanfeldt

Kelly Robinson

3.0 or betterKristen HaldemanKristina Harvey

Tori JoelTanya Kotowicz


Heather McHughTammy MichelTracy Mullaney

Meghan NanfeldtKelly RobinsonDana StewartAllison TyminskiKate WadachJanet WilliamsJennifer Wong


Kristen HaldemanClare Schwan


Leah GiffinKristen Haldeman

Tori JoelBonnie LevinKim McGinty

Whitney MicheleAshley MitchelidesMeghan Nanfeldt

Clare SchwanAbbey VanDeusen

Janet Williams


Kristen HaldemanJanet Williams


Leah GiffinKristen Haldeman

Tori JoelBonnie LevinKristin Link

Kim McGintyWhitney Michele

Ashley MitchelidesMeghan Nanfeldt

Katy RyanClare SchwanLaura TrzaskoAllison Tyminski

Emily Van BuitenenAbbey VanDeusen

Janet Williams


Tricia PrimomoClare SchwanLauren SparksJanet Williams

3.0 or betterCarly Curran

Katie DevaneyLaura EichertLeah Giffin

Tori JoelBonnie LevinKristin Link

Meghan NanfeldtTricia Primomo

Katy RyanClare SchwanLauren SparksLaura Trzasko

Emily Van BuitenenJanet Williams


Tricia PrimomoKim McGinty

3.0 or betterJamie AntoniousKatie DevaneyLauren DuffyLaura EichertKristin Link

Kim McGintyWhitney Michele

Ashley MitchelidesMeghan Nanfeldt

Tricia PrimomoKaty Ryan

Lauren SparksJanet Williams


Laura EichertLeah Giffin

Meghan NafeldtMolly O’BrienLauren Sparks

3.0 or betterJamie AntoniousStefanie BurraJillian CerarLauren DuffyLaura EichertLeah Giffin

Lauren GunningKati Kasch

Amy KretovicsKayla MaleskiKim McGinty

Whitney MicheleAshley Mitchelides

Jenna MoultonMeghan Nanfeldt

Molly O’BrienKaty Ryan

Lauren SparksEmily Van Buitenen


Jamie AntoniousJillian CerarLaura EichertLauren Sparks3.0 or better

Jamie AntoniousStefanie BurraJillian Cerar

Kayla MaleskiKim McGinty

Whitney MicheleMolly O’Brien

Katy RyanLauren Sparks

Emily Van Buitenen


Jamie AntoniousLauren Gunning

Megan Lally

Kayla MaleskiJessica MucciMolly O’BrienLauren Sparks

3.0 or betterJamie AntoniousStefanie BurraJillian CerarCarly Curan

Katie DevaneyLauren DuffyLaura Eichert

Lauren GunningMegan Lally

Kayla MaleskiKim McGinty

Whiteny MicheleJessica Mucci

Meghan NanfeldtMolly O’Brien

Amanda PollockKaty Ryan

Lauren Sparks


Lauren GunningMegan Lally

Kayla Maleski

3.0 or betterJamie AntoniousStefanie BurraJillian Cerar

Katie DevaneyLauren DuffyLaura Eichert

Lauren GunningAmy KretovicsMegan Lally

Kayla MaleskiKimberly McGintyWhitney MicheleMegan Nanfeldt

Molly O’BrienKatharine ParkerAmanda Pollock

Katy RyanLauren Sparks

Ashley MitchelidesKiersten Tupper

Fall 2009Dean’s ListJillian Cerar

Katie DevaneyLaura EichertMegan Lally

Lauren Sparks

3.0 or betterStefanie BurraJillian Cerar

Colleen DeRondaKatie DevaneyLaura Eichert

Lauren GunningMegan LallyMolly O’Brien

Katharine ParkerLauren Sparks

Spring 2010Dean’s ListJillian CerarMegan Lally

Mackenzie RainoneLauren Sparks

3.0 or betterLiz Brown

Stefanie BurraJillian Cerar

Catherine GrossLauren Gunning

Chelsea HauswirthLauren KahnMegan Lally

Morgan O’ReillyKatharine Parker

Mackenzie RainoneLauren Sparks

Kelsi Tucci

Fall 2010Dean’s ListJillian CerarMegan Lally

Maia CzarneckiLauren Kahn

3.0 or betterStefanie BurraJillian Cerar

Maia CzarneckiDorian Gilmartin-Dzitko

Lauren GunningChelsea Hauswirth

Shannon KerrMegan LallyM.E. LaphamKacie Lewis

Stephanie NortonMorgan O’ReillyKatharine Parker

Kacie PippittMackenzie Rainone

Lauren SparksKelsi Tucci

Kiersten TupperSiobhan Wilcox

Kelsey Zinck

Fourteen members of the 2010 Connecticut lacrosse squad were named to the BIG EAST All-Academic team including four seniors from this season’s roster. In addition to the team’s individual academic accolades, the women’s lacrosse team has been honored seven times by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) as an IWLCA Academic Squad. To earn the distinction, the team must have earned greater than a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average (GPA). Kristen Haldeman concluded her Connecticut career in 2005 as the IWLCA Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The senior goalie graduated with a 3.92 GPA in biomedical engineering following her first season in the starting lineup to earn the honor. Twenty-four UConn lacrosse juniors and seniors have also been individually recognized by the IWLCA as Academic All-Americans since 2002, earning a GPA of 3.5 or better. Below is a list of Lacrosse student-athletes who have been named to the UConn Dean’s List or those that have earned a 3.0 GPA or better during the semester.

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aLumni reFLections

FIRSTS ON THE FIELD Goal......................................................................Laurie McCarthy..................................March 27, 1997 vs. New HampshireAssist............................................................................ Lucia Perfetti..................................March 27, 1997 vs. New HampshireSave..................................................................Jennifer Schiavone..................................March 27, 1997 vs. New HampshireGame-Winning Goal............................................................................. Sara Patrick..............................................April 22, 1997 vs. ManhattanOvertime Goal............................................................................. Sara Patrick..............................................April 22, 1997 vs. ManhattanHat Trick............................................................................ Cara Endyke...........................................................May 5, 1997 vs. ECSUWin Over a Nationally-Ranked Team......................................................................March 22, 2003............................... 15-12 victory over No. 15 Vanderbilt

RECORDS Home 50-53 George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex 29-23 Joseph J. Morrone Stadium 21-30Away 40-64Neutral 4-4February 4-6March 42-42April 42-66May 6-6Opening Day Home 4-1 Away 4-5

VICTORIES Greatest Margin of Victory 18 Connecticut 19, Wagner 1 March 16, 2000Greatest Comeback Connecticut 11, Brown 9 (after trailing 6-2) April 28, 2004Longest Winning Streak 9 from Feb. 29 to March 30, 2000 from March 11 to April 18, 2001Longest Losing Streak 5 from March 31 to April 8, 2000

GOALS Most Different Goal Scorers in a Game 12 vs. Sacred Heart March 8, 2000Most Goals Scored in a Half 14 vs. Canisius (May 2, 1998) vs. Fairfield (April 23, 2003)

uconn Firsts & more

“Attending UConn and being a member of the women’s lacrosse team was truly an opportunity that I will always be grateful for. I am thankful for all the experiences I had over the years and have met some truly amazing people. Reflecting on my time at UConn, it is a special and rewarding group to be a part of; one that has left an imprint on me as I move onto the next phase of life. Through thick and thin, my experience was one of constant growth and has prepared me for all to come. The perspective I have now, leaves me even more appreciative of those who supported, encouraged and believed in me at UConn From teammates and coaches to classmates and friends, being a Husky is something I will always cherish!”

Ashley Mitchelides - 2010

“Competing against some of the top teams in the nation, building enduring friendships, being challenged to handle adversity and having the opportu-nity to be a part of the BIG EAST conference all contributed to making my experience at Connecticut exciting and unforgettable. I was fortunate to learn from and play under head coach Angela McMahon for my last year at UConn. Coach McMahon took over the team and instilled expectations of: conditioning, discipline, dedication, and hard work. I truly believe she will build this program into a top 20 team in a few years.”

Whitney Michele - 2009

“Being a member of the lacrosse team has, without a doubt, left its mark on me in a lot of remarkable ways, and I consider myself very lucky to have gotten to experience college the way I did for four years. It’s not easy, and I think any athlete will testify to that…but it’s worth it. You get to learn more about yourself and life than you could any other way. And, ultimately, you walk away a much stronger person than when you walked in. You are a member of a team and you get to create friendships in a way that very few other people understand. Your teammates are there at 5 a.m. conditioning, they are there on Friday nights, they are there when the whistle blows…and when all of that ends, you know they would be right there for you if you needed them.

tori Joel - 2007

“During my time with the UConn lacrosse team, I experienced many different things - the joy that comes with winning big games, the disappointment of a heartbreaking loss or the pain of an injury and hard workouts. Now, looking back, all I feel is the tremendous pride that goes along with being able to say that I played for the University of Connecticut. This program provides so much more than caring coaches, supportive teammates and an opportunity to play at the highest level. These people become your family and I know that I would not be the person I am today had I not met them.”

Kristen hAldeMAn - 2006

“My experience as an athlete at UConn gave me a sense of purpose and a sense of place in Storrs. You feel a sense of pride when you put on that blue and white jersey which represents so much more than yourself. Be-ing a part of the UConn lacrosse family sculpted me into the person I am today. Although I had my ups and downs throughout my lacrosse career, I knew there were always 24 other people who understood me. They know what you have been through and they stand by your side. I now have the opportunity to coach and I strive to get my players to understand the true meaning of the word ‘team.’ I try and teach them what I have learned through my own experiences, that your jersey is much more than a shirt, that the people you play with are much more than teammates, that the hour long battles are much more than games.”

leAh Giffin - 2008

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The 2010-11 academic year will be the 32nd in the history of The BIG EAST Conference as the unique consortium marches on competing at the highest level with integrity and sportsmanship. The BIG EAST has gone through membership changes since its birth, but the 2010-11 year will mark the conference’s sixth straight with the same 16-member group, the nation’s largest Divi-sion I-A conference. The BIG EAST Conference’s goals have always been the same. The outstanding perfor-mances of the student-athletes at BIG EAST schools are evidence of the league’s proud tradition of success. The league has always been able to boast that many of its best students are also its best athletes. The 2009-10 year was no different. Seven BIG EAST student-athletes were named NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners. Maya Moore, Connecticut’s women’s basketball standout, won the NCAA Honda-Broderick Award as the nation’s top female student-athlete. She also was named the ESPN The Magazine Aca-demic All-American of the Year for women’s basketball. Moore was the fifth BIG EAST women’s student-athlete to win the Honda-Broderick Award. In the athletic arena, BIG EAST student-athletes again enjoyed success on the national stage. The Connecticut women’s basketball team won its second straight national championship and its seventh overall crown. The Villanova women’s cross country team also won the NCAA title. The Notre Dame women’s soccer team reached the NCAA College Cup for the second straight year. The Syracuse women’s lacrosse squad reached the Final Four. On the men’s side, West Virginia’s basketball team became the BIG EAST’s 16th team to reach the NCAA Final Four and won the conference’s academic achievement award. The Notre Dame men’s lacrosse team advanced to the NCAA championship game. Individually, three BIG EAST student-athletes won NCAA titles. Cincinnati’s Josh Schneider won the 50 freestyle in men’s swimming. In track, Louisville’s D’Ana McCarty repeated as the NCAA indoor winner in the weight throw. Louisville’s Matt Hughes won the 3,000 steeplechase. Another Cardinal, Austen Childs, was the national runner-up in men’s tennis singles. The BIG EAST has continued to produce student-athletes who are at the forefront of athletic and academic achievement. In 2009-10, 22 BIG EAST players from 10 schools were chosen to their respective ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Teams. Over 400 student-athletes have earned academic all-America honors. The BIG EAST became the nation’s largest Division I-A conference in 2005-06 when five new members began competing. The new schools were: University of Cincinnati, DePaul Univer-sity, University of Louisville, Marquette University and the University of South Florida. BIG EAST institutions reside in nine of the nation’s top 35 largest media markets, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Tampa, Pittsburgh, Hartford, Cincinnati and Milwaukee. With its newest members, BIG EAST markets contain almost one-fourth of all televi-sion households in the U.S. Since opening its doors in 1979, the league has won 28 national championships in six dif-ferent sports and 128 student-athletes have won individual national titles. Proactive movement has been a signature strategy for the conference that was born in 1979. The BIG EAST continually turns challenges into opportunities to become stronger. While the membership has both increased and changed, the focus of the BIG EAST has not wavered. The conference reflects a tradition of broad based programs, led by administra-tors and coaches who place a constant emphasis on academic integrity. Its student athletes own significantly high graduation rates and their record of scholastic achievement notably show a balance between intercollegiate athletics and academics. The league has long been considered a leader in innovative concepts in promotion and publicity, particularly regarding television. Those efforts have resulted in unparalleled visibility for BIG EAST student athletes. The conference has enjoyed long-standing relationships with CBS, ESPN, Inc. and ABC. More than 575 BIG EAST student-athletes have earned all America recognition and dozens have won individual NCAA national championships. The BIG EAST has been well represented in U.S. or foreign national and Olympic teams. Several athletes earned gold medals. The BIG EAST has its headquarters in Providence where the conference administers to more than 5,500 student-athletes.

2011 BiG east chamPionshiP

Hosted By • GeorgetownMay 5 & 7 • Washington, D.C.

Semifinals - Thursday, May 5, 2011Semifinal No. 1Semifinal No. 2

Title Game - Saturday, May 7, 2011Semifinal Winners

Previous BIG EASTConference Champions

Year ..................................................................Champion 2007 ............................................. Syracuse Orange 2008 ............................................. Syracuse Orange 2009 ...............................Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2010 ..........................................Georgetown Hoyas

2010 BIG EAST ConferenceFinal Standings

BIG EAST OverallTeam W-L Pct. W-L Pct.Georgetown 8-0 1.00 13-6 .684Syracuse 6-2 .750 15-7 .682Notre Dame 6-2 .750 11-7 .611Loyola (Md) 5-3 .625 11-7 .611Rutgers 4-4 .500 11-5 .688Louisville 4-4 .500 11-6 .647Connecticut 2-6 .250 9-8 .529Villanova 1-7 .125 8-8 .500Cincinnati 0-8 .000 5-12 .294

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The University of Connecticut is committed to each of its student-athletes as a total person. Participation in athletics is important, but it represents only one aspect of an individual’s college experience. At the University of Connecticut, academic achievement is a prime concern. Impressively, for the past four years, the Connecticut student-athlete academic retention rate has been 99.0 percent. The University’s commitment to the student-athlete

is a dual one. Athletic participation is not viewed as an obstacle to the attainment of one’s educational goals, rather it is seen as a complimentary activity. Each supports the other. Athletic excellence is stressed, but academic achievement is never compromised - indeed, it is given the utmost priority. The University realizes that student-athletes, due to their academic involvement, are required to commit a large percentage of their time to University sponsored athletic activities. For this reason, the University recognizes the need for a support program for intercollegiate athletes. The Counseling Program for Intercollegiate Athletes (CPIA) assists the athletes in achieving their academic goals. The CPIA staff serves as liaison to the academic faculty and to the Division of Athletics. CPIA was established in 1986 to provide comprehensive academic support to all UConn student-athletes. CPIA’s staff includes a director, eight full-time counselors, three graduate assistants and a large complement of tutors. The program boasts its own Macintosh/IBM writing lab with access to the Internet as well as reference tools of the Homer Babbidge Library. Writing tutors are available each weeknight in the CPIA office. CPIA also provides laptop computers for team use during travel to away games. Individual tutors in all subjects are readily available to student-athletes upon request. A counselor is assigned to work with each intercollegiate team, and working directly with the UConn lacrosse program is Ingrid Hohmann. Hohmann monitors all aspects of each athlete’s academic life, including class schedule, arranging for tutors and progress toward a degree. The goal for each Husky student-athlete is to earn a degree so they can become a success in whatever field they choose.

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The Department of Sports Medicine in the University of Connecticut Division of Athletics works as an integrated multidisciplinary team whose purpose is to provide the optimal, safe environment for each of UConn’s intercollegiate student-athletes to train and participate in their sport. The staff takes great pride in the individual attention paid to each student-athlete. The Sports Medicine staff is devoted to preventing injury, rapidly diagnosing and treating injury, and

maximizing athletic performance. The disciplines of athletic training, strength and conditioning, sports medicine, orthopaedic sports medicine, optometry, nutrition, exercise physiology, and psychology work in concert to provide comprehensive care for each student-athlete. The Sports Medicine team is spearheaded by UConn Director of Sports Medicine Jeffrey Anderson, MD, and UConn Team Physician Thomas Trojian, MD. The Orthopaedic Sports Medicine specialists for the team include Edward Collins, MD, in Willimantic and Michael Joyce, MD, of the Orthopaedic Sports Specialists in Glastonbury; Barry Messinger, MD, of Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery in Manchester; and Robert Arciero, MD, and Kevin Shea, MD, of the University of Connecticut Health Center Department of Orthopaedics in Farmington. The Department of Sports Medicine works intimately with the Departments of Kinesiology and Nutritional Sciences on the University of Connecticut campus. This working relationship affords the student-athletes with the input of several nationally recognized exercise scientists. This cooperation also keeps the sports medicine staff at the cutting edge of developments in the fields of human performance and sports nutrition. Members of the UConn sports medicine staff are actively engaged in research that directly benefits the care of each student-athlete. The UConn Sports Medicine team is housed in state-of-the-art facilities in the Hugh S. Greer Field House and the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, as well as a new and expanded sports medicine treatment center located in the UConn Football Facilities Building. The Department of Sports Medicine at the University of Connecticut administers to the daily needs of 600 male and female intercollegiate student-athletes who are competing in 24 different varsity programs. The Department of Sports Medicine at the University of Connecticut plays a critical role in assuring that all UConn student-athletes have 24-hour access to the finest medical support and quality health care possible. Through patient care and ongoing research and education, the department continues to provide Husky teams a competitive edge from the medical perspective.

Department of Sports Medicinedr. thomas trojian

The strength and conditioning program for the University of Connecticut lacrosse student-athletes is under the supervision of UConn Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Jerry Martin. The Strength and Conditioning staff services all 24 of Connecticut’s intercollegiate sports. UConn lacrosse players have the use of two different weight rooms in the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the newly remodeled Hugh S. Greer Field House. In all, there are over 8,000 square feet of weight training facilities available for all UConn athletes. The weight room in the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion is a free weight facility and supplies the Husky players areas in which to perform their power and Olympic lifts. The facility in the Greer Field House is fitted with more free weights so that the UConn student-athletes can incorporate circuit training, speed training, and heavy negative workouts into their total strength training program. The staff supervises a strength and conditioning program for each individual athlete all year long. Each program can be manipulated in order to fulfill the specific needs of the individual. Specific testing is done to each player to monitor progress in strength, power, body composition, anaerobic conditioning, and flexibility. These tests provide the coaches and medical staff with an accurate athletic profile on each lacrosse player.

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Equipment Manager

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Director of EventManagement

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J effrey A. Hathaway has provided effective leadership for the

University of Connecticut Division of Athletics as he enters his eighth year in that position. At the same time, he has also become a leader for college athletics on both the national and conference level.

He has played a vital role in the success story of UConn athlet-ics for 19 of the past 21 years as he was the Executive Associate Director of Athletics at the school from 1990-2001.In his only two years away from the Storrs campus, Hathaway enjoyed a success-ful tenure as the Director of Athletics at Colorado State University from 2001-03.

His first seven years as UConn’s Director of Athletics have arguably been the most successful in school history.

The 2009-10 academic year was another successful cam-paign. The football team played in its third-straight bowl game and won its second consecutive while the women’s basketball team won the national championship with a perfect record for the sec-ond-straight year. In addition, the men’s soccer, women’s soccer, field hockey, men’s basketball and baseball teams all qualified for postseason tournament play. UConn was also selected as one of 16 regional hosts for the NCAA baseball tournament. The women’s ice hockey team also spent most of the year ranked in the top 10 of the country.

Hathaway also directed UConn to reach an agreement with IMG College, a division of IMG Worldwide, during the 2009-10 academic year. This 10-year athletics multi-media rights partner-ship is worth more than $80 million in guaranteed payments to the University.

In 2007-08, UConn successfully completed the NCAA certifi-cation process. The institution was previously certified, once every 10 years as set forth by the NCAA, in 1998. Hathaway provided leadership for a comprehensive, year-long self study of the opera-tions in the Division of Athletics, a site visit by a peer review team, a NCAA certification committee’s review of the self-study and a report by the peer review team.

The Division also reached new long-term agreements with two of its media partners in recent years – Connecticut Public Television for women’s basketball and WTIC radio for football and

men’s and women’s basketball. UConn also completed a landmark ten-year, $46 million corporate partnership agreement with Nike, Inc. to exclusively provide footwear, apparel and equipment for Husky athletics.

In addition to his leadership role at UConn, Hathaway is enter-ing his fourth-year of a five-year term on the prestigious NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee representing the BIG EAST Conference. As a member of the ten-person committee, Hathaway takes part in the selection and administration of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship and the administration of the CBS televi-sion contract. Hathaway will serve as chairman of that committee in 2011-12. He is only the fourth individual in the history of the BIG EAST Conference to serve on the committee, joining Dave Gavitt, Jake Crouthamel and Mike Tranghese.

Hathaway is a member of the Division I-A Athletic Directors Association Board of Trustees and on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

Some significantly historic achievements have occurred during Hathaway’s time as Director of Athletics. UConn became the first school to win the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball championships in the same year (2004) and the football team was victorious in its first ever bowl game - the 2004 Motor City Bowl.

Private fundraising for UConn athletics continues to provide exceptional academic and athletic opportunities for student-ath-letes.

UConn secured a gift of $2.5 million from alumnus Mark Shenkman in 2004 for the building of the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center, an intercollegiate and recreational services facility that serves the entire university community.

Under Hathaway’s guidance, the Division of Athletics received the University’s Environmental Leadership Award for the construc-tion of The Burton Family Football Complex and the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center. The two buildings are the University’s first projects certified as meeting the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards for “green” buildings. At its 13th annual awards ceremony in March of 2008, the Connecticut Real Estate Exchange presented UConn with the “Green Building Award” for these environmentally-friendly facilities.

Director of Athletics

JEffREY HATHAWAY

In his role as Director, Hathaway also oversees UConn’s Recreational Services program. Serving the entire University com-munity, approximately 580,000 individual uses were logged last year, reflecting the popularity of the diverse health and fitness offer-ings to students, faculty and staff.

Hathaway leads a head coaching staff that is one of the most experienced in the country. UConn has 12 head coaches that have been in their current position 10 or more years as of the 2010-11 academic year, including women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma (26th year in 2010-11) and men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun (25th). The University recently completed a long term con-tract extension with Calhoun. UConn has the distinction of being the only school in the nation with two active Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coaches in Calhoun (Class of 2005 induct-ee) and Auriemma (Class of 2006 inductee).

Hathaway was also a key factor in the opening of Rentschler Field in 2003 – the country’s newest and most modern BCS college football facility.

During Hathaway’s career, he has always made the student-athlete the top priority.

In the spring and fall semesters of the 2009 calendar year, UConn’s student-athletes excelled in the classroom as nearly 50% of the 650 student-athletes achieved a 3.0 “B-or better” semester grade point average. In addition, the Division of Athletics has con-sistently maintained a 99 percent retention rate among its student-athletes.

“My focus is on the student-athlete,” says Hathaway. “That’s the most important part of our program. Our primary mission is the continued academic success of our student-athletes. The challenge is to identify people early in the process and assist them in charting a career path. In addition, we want to provide a quality experience in intercollegiate athletics for our student-athletes.”

The University of Connecticut was saluted for its commu-nity service efforts by the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) three times under Hathaway’s watch for its commu-nity service efforts. UConn was also honored by the NCAS in 2006 and ’07 for its efforts to assist former student-athletes in earning their college degree.

In the 2006-07 academic year, Hathaway served on the University search committee to hire Vice President/Chief Operating Officer Barry Feldman and Executive Director of the Alumni Association Lisa Lewis. He is currently a member of the search committee for the University’s new president.

Hathaway’s leadership has earned him respect and recogni-tion both on the national and local levels.

He was one of four finalists for the “Athletic Director of the Year” in the spring of 2008 at the inaugural Sports Business Awards by Street and Smith’s Sports Business Journal.

In the summers of 2007 and ‘10, Hathaway was honored by NACDA as the AstroTurf Athletic Director of the Year for Division I-A in the Northeast region (which includes the New England states and New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New Jersey).

In 2004, The Sporting News named Hathaway to its “Power 100 List” - comprised of the 100 most powerful people in sports. He received the Joseph J. Fontana Distinguished Service Award from the Connecticut High School Coaches Association in the spring of 2005. In the winter of 2006, Hathaway received the General Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Award from the All-American Football Foundation.

During his tenure at both Colorado State and UConn, he was a member of the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet, as well as the Postseason Football Licensing Subcommittee, which is responsible for issues involving postseason football competition and the certification of bowl games.

On the conference level, Hathaway was the chair of the BIG EAST Athletic Directors Executive Committee through November of 2009. He is also past chairman of the BIG EAST Championship and Competition Committee as well as the league’s Finance Committee.

Hathaway has served as a guest presenter at both the NACDA and NACMA (National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators) conventions in the past. In addition, he has also served as a lecturer at the IA Institute sponsored by the Division I-A Athletic Directors’ Association, held annually in Dallas.

Hathaway originally came to Connecticut in November of 1990

as Senior Associate Athletic Director. In that role, he oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Division of Athletics.

He served internally as a program administrator for several sports, including men’s and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s soccer at UConn as the Huskies won four national cham-pionships in those sports during his tenure - two in women’s bas-ketball (1995 and 2000) and one each in men’s basketball (1999) and men’s soccer (2000).

Hathaway was also the program administrator for football. He played a critical role in the upgrade of the football program to Division I-A status as UConn became the first ever school to transi-tion from the I-AA level to a BCS football conference.

During Hathaway’s tenure at Colorado State, he oversaw a 15-sport program - nine women’s teams and six men’s. The Ram football team made a pair of bowl appearances while Hathaway was at CSU. The men’s basketball team won the Mountain West Conference tournament in March of ‘03 and advanced to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 13 years. The women’s basketball team advanced to postseason play twice, including a trip to the second round of the NCAA tournament in 2002 and the semifinals of the 2003 Women’s NIT.

Hathaway was an extremely successful fundraiser during his time in Fort Collins. The school drew national attention for a $15.2 million gift from the Bohemian Foundation and president Pat Stryker for football stadium renovations and expansion.

Prior to his first stint at UConn, Hathaway served in a number of capacities at his alma mater - the University of Maryland - from 1982-90, including Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing and Promotions, Acting Assistant Athletics Director for Business Affairs, Athletics Business Manager and men’s basketball trainer.

Hathaway earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Administration from the University of Maryland in 1981. He later received a Master’s Degree in General Administration (1991) from the University of Maryland and is currently continuing work on a PhD in Educational Leadership from the University of Connecticut.

He attended The Sports Management Institute at the Universities of Notre Dame and Southern California. Hathaway also completed the Management Development Program at Harvard University.

Born June 20, 1959, in Cheverly, Md., Hathaway and his wife Paula have two children: Meghan (October 15, 1991) and Michael (June 11, 1995).

Jeffrey Hathaway visits with Husky fans and friends before a UConn event.

University of Connecticut

ATHLETICSThe UConn Division of Athletic sponsors 24 sports that

compete on the NCAA Division I level and is a member of the BIG EAST Conference. UConn has won ten national

championships since 1990 and has won 93 BIG EAST regular season or tournament championships.

The women’s basketball team won the NCAA Championship with its second-consecutive undefeated season.

Kemba Walker was an All-BIG EAST Conference pick for the men’s basketball team.

Melissa Gonzalez and the UConn field hockey team once again played in the NCAA Tournament after winning the BIG EAST regular season and tournament titles.

Cristin Allen led the women’s ice hockey team

to a top 10 ranking for most of the 2009-10 season.

Mike Rutt of the men’s track and field team was

the BIG EAST Indoor Track Performer of the Year and

qualified for the outdoor NCAAs in the 800-meter

run.

Phylicia George of the women’s track and field team posted a number of school records and was the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award Winner for her sport.

Diver Steve Ferriera became UConn’s first qualifier at the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship.

Toni Stahl helped lead the UConn men’s soccer team to a BIG EAST regular season championship and a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

Robert McClain and the Husky football team played in its third-consecutive bowl game and won its second-straight.

Brittany Taylor and the women’s soccer team

advanced to the second round of the NCAA

Tournament.

The Husky baseball team won a school-record 48 games and as UConn was one of 16 schools to

host an NCAA Regional.

ranked amonG the toP 30 PuBLic universities in the countryFor the 12th consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report ranked UConn the top public university in New England and among the top 30 public universities in the nation. The Fiske Guide to Colleges declares, “Quality teaching is the trademark of a UConn education.” Bolstered by this national recognition and academic prestige, the value of a UConn degree continues to soar.

ATTEND UCONN

21st-century amenitiesNow is a tremendously exciting time to attend UConn. A $2.8 billion landmark building program is dramatically transforming the places where students live, learn, and enjoy life. Through new construction and renovation, UConn offers the latest innovations nationally in university housing and dining and extensive recreational complexes. Classrooms and laboratories are being built at a remarkable rate, placing our facilities at the forefront of public higher education and propelling UConn to a position of national prominence.

the riGht FitWith a student/faculty ratio of 18:1, 21,496 undergraduate students receive personal attention and tailored academic advising. UConn also offers the opportunities of a premier research university, such as hands-on experience working in labs with professors who not only teach our courses, but who also are on the cutting edge of innovation and discovery.

WorLd-cLass FacuLtyFrom writers and scientists to human rights activists and historians, our more than 1,300 full-time faculty members are committed to classroom teaching. Fostering a dynamic learning environment, they share research opportunities with high-achieving undergraduates. Our faculty include English professor Regina Barreca, whose humor appears in nationally published columns. Amii Omara-Otunnu, holder of the first and only UNESCO chair in human rights in the United States, provides pivotal leadership for the UConn-African National Congress Partnership.

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Yoga. UConn Student Television. Fraternities and sororities. Film. Marching Band. Finance Society. Skydiving. Dance Team. Community Outreach. Choosing from more than 450 clubs and volunteer organizations, UConn students actively participate in campus and community life. Our students make governing decisions, plan events, organize intramural teams, host their own radio shows – and so much more.

outstandinG residentiaL FaciLities

UConn has among the highest percentage of students living on campus of any major public university in the country. Residential life at UConn offers a distinct sense of community, as well as many social and cultural opportunities. We offer new students a range of dining options and accommodations, while offering upper-division students the latest in suite-style and apartment living. Fully wired residence halls come complete with study rooms, computer labs, and lounge areas.

more than 100 majorsChoices abound. Whether it’s education, engineering, English, or environmental science, UConn has something for everyone. Students select an established major or design an individualized plan of study to meet their specific needs. UConn takes pride in offering all students, including those enrolled in our distinctive Honors Program, the opportunity to pursue a major in any of the University’s 100+ programs of study. In addition to academic advisers, online study tools, and tutorial centers, UConn offers career counseling workshops, Study Abroad programs, and internships that offer valuable experience. The University of Connecticut offers many academic choices, yet remains committed to providing students with the support needed to help them achieve their goals.

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educationaL vaLueKiplinger’s Personal Finance ranks UConn in the top 35 for best value in public colleges. Whether your long-range goals are preparing for a career, pursuing a graduate degree, or attending medical or law school, “students can receive a stellar education without graduating with a mountain of debt”. UConn has a variety of programs to help many students financially, ranging from merit scholarship opportunities to need-based financial aid packages, all designed to support a large number of qualified students. The University also has many part-time campus jobs with flexible hours that help students earn extra spending money or build their résumé with hands-on work experience.

Location, Location,Location

With our main campus in Storrs, we’re a major academic institution that values its small-town roots. Students enjoy the familiarity of an intimate academic institution, while being just a short drive from major cities. UConn’s regional campuses are strategically placed across the state in Avery Point, Farmington, Stamford, Torrington, Waterbury, and West Hartford, offering a quality education to meet our students’ distinct needs.

huskymaniaDivision I in all sports, we have a variety of men’s and women’s varsity athletics. Home of Huskymania, sports at UConn include baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, and volleyball. Since 1995, UConn athletic teams have captured 10 NCAA national championships, including unprecedented dual men’s and women’s basketball championships in 2004 —the first University to do so in NCAA Division I history. UConn’s standard of athletic excellence extends to the gridiron, where the Huskies, who have played in three-straight bowl games, play for sellout crowds of 40,000 roaring football fans at the ultra-modern Rentschler Field.

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attractions• In 2008, more than 45,000 prospective students and their

families embarked on tours of the UConn campus from the Lodewick Visitors Center, the gateway to the unique facilities that define the University’s 4,000-acre main campus.

• Visitors may enjoy lodging, dining, and relaxing in the Nathan Hale Inn, our on-campus hotel and conference facility.

• With more than 3 million volumes, the Homer Babbidge Library is the intellectual hub of the Storrs campus. In fact, the Association of Research Libraries ranks UConn’s library system the top public research library in New England.

• UConn’s Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts showcases the region’s most noteworthy dramatic events. It stages professional touring attractions that range from Broadway musicals to intimate cabarets.

• The collections of the William Benton Museum of Art include more than 5,500 pieces; the museum features a gallery exclusively dedicated to presenting human rights-oriented visual arts, as well as an outdoor meditation sculpture garden.

• Housed in UConn’s Museum of Natural History, the Connecticut Archaeology Center explores the natural and cultural history of southern New England.

• The J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum features photos, videos, plaques, banners, uniforms, and NCAA National Championship trophies.

LIVING THE UCONN

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student QuaLity• More than 29,000 students enrolled, representing nearly

every state in the nation and more than 100 countries.• Average SAT scores for incoming freshmen at Storrs are

up over 100 points since 1996 and are now 1212 (critical reading and math only).

• The 406 students UConn welcomed into its Honors Program in 2009 had an average SAT score of 1393.

• Minority students make up 21% of the 2009 incoming class.

• Since 1995, 1,169 valedictorians and salutatorians have enrolled at all campuses. In fall 2009, 43 percent of freshmen entering the Storrs campus were ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school class and 83 percent were ranked in the top 25 percent of their class.

• 92% of all freshman and 94% of all students of color return for their sophomore year.

• Nearly 50 percent of student-athletes earned a 3.0 or better grade point average last year and 24 student-athletes had a 4.0 grade point average in the fall and/or spring semesters.

GettinG invoLved• UConn offers more than 450 student clubs and organizations.• In 2009, more than 46,000 students can choose from more

than 200 Study Abroad programs in 65 countries.• Cooperative education programs and internships integrate

classroom learning and work experience in business, industry, and public service.

a camPus For the 21st century

• UConn continues to renew, rebuild and enhance our campuses through an unprecedented $2.8 billion, 20-year investment in the University’s infrastructure. UCONN 2000 is the most ambitious publicly financed university building program in the country.

• Now in its 16th year, UCONN 2000 has invigorated the University’s living and learning environments, helped advance faculty research, and stimulated public and private investment. This transformation revitalizes the state’s future by providing the means for the University to attract high-achieving students, prestigious faculty, and funding from public grants and private donors. Before the landmark program, Connecticut had one of the highest ratios of students attending college out-of-state. Today that trend has been dramatically reversed.

• Applications continue to be on the rise with nearly 23,000 applicants competing for 3,200 seats at the main campus in Storrs and 1,200 seats at the regional campuses.

• For the fifth consecutive year, more than half of the applicants are out-of-state students, comprising 33 percent of the incoming class.

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The landmark UCONN 2000 construction program has created more than 9.7 million square feet of new and renovated space for research, teaching, living, and learning. Completed projects include:• An award-winning building for the department of chemistry — the

Chemistry Building is one of the best-designed buildings in the world according to the International Architecture Yearbook.

• New buildings for the Schools of Business and Pharmacy.• The modern Biology/Physics Building, Information Technologies

Engineering Building, and Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratory.• Additions to the William Benton Museum of Art.• Renovations to numerous facilities, including the Homer Babbidge

Library, the historic Wilbur Cross Building, the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

• Construction that includes the latest innovations in student residential communities, ranging from traditional residence halls to suites to apartments.

• Revitalized downtown campuses in Stamford and Waterbury, a sophisticated marine facility at our Avery Point campus, and new buildings on our Greater Hartford and Torrington campuses, as well as the UConn School of Law.

Forthcoming projects made possible by UCONN 2000 include: • A $352 million expansion to the UConn Health

Center that will include a stem cell research institute, renovations to large lecture halls, and renovations to the dental clinics.

• New liberal arts facilities and life sciences buildings at the Storrs campus.

M ain Street is the heart and the soul of a community, a

place to meet friends for dinner before the game, to run daily errands, to enjoy the local music scene, or to buy a newspaper to read while sipping your morning coffee. Main Street is the magic that can transform a street into a neighborhood, buildings into a village, or a small town into a regional destination.

In 2001, the Town of Mansfield teamed with UConn to form the Mansfield Downtown Partnership and set about creating its own “Main Street” area, Storrs Center. Storrs Center will be a mixed-use town center and main street corridor at the crossroads of the Town and the University. Located along Storrs Road/Route 195 adjacent to the University, the Town Hall, E.O. Smith High School, and the Mansfield Community Center, Storrs Center will include a town square, pedestrian-oriented streets, small lanes, and public spaces. There will be a variety of shops, restaurants, cafés, and residential options, which will attract all ages and interests and provide spaces for the community to gather.

The Mansfield Downtown Partnership and master developer LeylandAlliance have worked diligently to make the vision of Storrs Center a reality. Some of their recent progress includes the signing of letters of intent from several local, regional, and national businesses; the preparation of final construction documents for improvements to Storrs Road and Dog Lane; and initiation of the selection of a designer for the parking garage and intermodal center.

As progress continues, excitement about the project has steadily grown. The Partnership has garnered support from a variety of Mansfield residents, as evidenced by its 340 members. Another sign of the broad support

this project enjoys is the over $22.5 million in state and federal funding the Storrs Center project has received. Mansfield residents, local, state, and regional officials, and proponents of sustainable development, such as 1,000 Friends of Connecticut and CT Main Street Center, all recognize the value the new downtown will bring to the town, region, and state.

With major approvals in hand, businesses signed on, and a significant amount of grant monies received, the Partnership and LeylandAlliance are continuing to prepare for the beginning of construction. Negotiations between LeylandAlliance and prospective tenants are on-going. In addition to leasing agreements, other pre-requisites to construction include parking commitments for the first phase and financing commitments, both private and public.For more information, please visit www.storrscenter.com or contact the Mansfield Downtown Partnership at 860-429-2740 or [email protected]. A list of Frequently Asked Questions is available on the Partnership’s website, www.mansfieldct.org/mdp.

Creating a “Main Street” for MansfieldSTORRS CENTER

Class of 2013

Class of 2014

Gross, Rainone, Gilmartin-Dzitko, Kerr, Christopher, Aldrich, Wilcox, Hauswirth, O’Reilly, Tucci, Testa, Brown

Ka. Tupper, Kahn, Czarnecki, Zinck, Pippitt, Tela

UConn LaCrosse 2011 sChedULe FebrUary Sat. 19 at Iona New Rochelle, N.Y. 1:00 p.m.Fri. 25 BINGHAMTON Storrs, Conn. 3:00 p.m.Sun. 27 at Quinnipiac Hamden, Conn. 12:00 p.m.

MarchMon. 7 vs. Boston College Clermont, Fla. 1:00 p.m.Wed. 9 vs. Holy Cross Clermont, Fla. 12:00 p.m.Sat. 12 SACRED HEART Storrs, Conn. 1:00 p.m.Sat. 19 RUTGERS * Storrs, Conn. 1:00 p.m.Fri. 25 at Canisius Buffalo, N.Y. 5:00 p.m.Sun. 27 at St. Bonaventure St. Bonaventure, N.Y. 12:00 p.m.

aprilFri. 1 GEORGETOWN * Storrs, Conn. 4:00 p.m.Fri. 8 at Syracuse * Syracuse, N.Y. 4:00 p.m.Sat. 16 at Notre Dame * South Bend, Ind. 12:00 p.m.Thurs. 21 CINCINNATI * Storrs, Conn. 4:00 p.m.Sat. 23 LOUISVILLE * Storrs, Conn. 12:00 p.m.Fri. 29 at Villanova * Villanova, Pa. 6:00 p.m.

May Sun. 1 at Loyola (Md) * Baltimore, Md. 1:00 p.m.Thurs.-Sat. 5-7 at BIG EAST Championship Washington, D.C.

STEFANIE BURRASenior

KATIE PARKERSenior

Documents

2011 UConn Women's Lacrosse Guide