2013-14 Coast Guard Women's Basketball

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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

www.CGASports.comwww.CGASports.comCREDITSThe 2013-14 Women’’s Basketball Media Guide is a publicationof the Coast Guard Academy’s Athletic Media Relations Offi ce.

Table of Contents 12013-14 Roster 2Season Preview 3The Coast Guard Academy 4-5Coast Guard Superintendent 6Director of Athletics 7Athletics Facilities 8-9Strength & Conditioning 10Staff Directory 11

Coast Guard Women’s Basketball

Coaching Staff 12-13Player Bios 14-18Schedule/Program History 19

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2013-14 NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown (Last School)

3 Amanda Roy Fr. G 5-6 Stonington, Conn. (Stonington)

11 Meghan Fornaro So. G 5-8 Charlton, Mass. (Sheperd Hill)

12 Leigha Steinbeck Jr. G 5-4 Parker, Col. (Chaparral)

14 Jackie Tousignant Fr. F 5-8 Coventry, R.I. (The Prout School)

15 Jamie Waterman Jr. F 6-0 Jasper, Ga. (Pickens)

20 Dani Knox Jr. F 5-10 Centreville, Va. (Westfi eld)

22 Torie Sutherland So. G 5-9 Houston, Texas (Clear Lake)

23 Brittney Zimmerman Jr. G 5-6 Lewiston, Pa. (Delaware Valley College)

32 Alexi Howland Jr. G 5-9 Latham, N.Y. (Central Catholic)

35 Kaitlin Ward Sr. G 5-7 Saline Mich. (Saline)

52 Nicole Strickland So. F 5-10 Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. (Grosse Point North)

Coaching Staff

Head Coach Alex Ivansheck (2nd season)

Assistant Coaches Keyokah Mars-Garrick, Catherine Lewis

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SEASON PREVIEWSEASON PREVIEW

2013-14 SEASON PREVIEW

The Coast Guard Academy women’s basketball team which registered ten or more wins for the fi rst time since the 2007-08 season last year when they fi nished 10-15 overall return its top three scorers and welcome back junior Brittney Zimmerman, who missed all of last season with an injury.

The Bears, who had won just two conference games total in the previous two years while posting a record of 2-34, were 8-10 in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play last season and earned a berth to the conference tournament for the fi rst time since the 2009-10 season.

Coast Guard returns seven players, who started 11 or more games a year ago as well as Zimmerman who started all 24 games during the 2011-12 season and averaged 10.1 points while leading the team with 71 assists, 34 three-pointers while shooting a team-high 39.1 percent from behind the arc. This is her fi nal year of eligibility after playing two seasons at Delaware Valley College.

Sophomores Torie Sutherland and Meghan Fornaro are coming off outstanding freshman seasons when they were the top two scorers for the Bears. Sutherland, a swing player, led the Bears with ten points per game and was second with 5.6 rebounds per game while Fornaro was second on the team with 9.4 points per game while dishing out a team-high 45 assists, leading the team with 47 steals and knocking down a team-best 31 treys.

“Tori and Meghan both started and played great for us last season and I expect with the experience they gained last season for them to continue to produce for us again this season,” said Coast Guard head coach Alex Ivansheck, who is in her second season.

The only senior on the team, guard Kaitlin Ward, is a four-year starter and the only player to make all 25 starts last season. She was third on the team with eight points per game, second with 28 steals while grabbing 4.6 rebounds a game.

Four juniors return along with Zimmerman are back for the Bears in guards Alexi Howland and Leigh Steinbeck along with forwards Dani Knox and Jamie Waterman.

Howland (3.6 ppg) appeared in all 25 games and made 11 starts last season. She will benefi t my moving back to her natural position as an off guard after playing mostly point guard last season. Steinbeck (2.7 ppg.) played really well later in the season and will look to carry that momentum into this season.

Knox (3.8 ppg.) played in all 25 games and made 13 starts and was third on the team with fi ve rebounds per game. She is a steady player and one of the Bears best post defenders. Waterman (2.7 ppg./2.8 rpg.), who appeared in 22 games and made four starts, came back in great shape and has looked impressive in the preseason.

Zimmerman will be the Bears point guard. She brings speed, defensive intensity and will be a spark on the fl oor according to coach Ivansheck.

Sophomore forward Nicole Strickland, who missed all of last season, is expected to contribute in the Bears front court.

“We are excited to build upon last season and continue to improve,” said Ivansheck. “We have a bulk of the team back and they are familiar with what our expectations are and we as a coaching staff know what we can expect from the players. We are looking to improve our fi fth place fi nish in the NEWMAC and advance further into the conference tournament.”


One of the smallest of the fi ve U.S. One of the smallest of the fi ve U.S.

Military AcademiesMilitary Academies

Four-Year Bachelor’s of Science degree Four-Year Bachelor’s of Science degree

programprogram

Founded in 1876 aboard the schooner Founded in 1876 aboard the schooner

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Highly selective admissions standardsHighly selective admissions standards

No tuition, traditional application No tuition, traditional application

processprocess

No congressional nomination necessaryNo congressional nomination necessary

Education includes academics, physical Education includes academics, physical

fi tness, character and leadership fi tness, character and leadership

developmentdevelopment

85 percent of graduates choose to serve 85 percent of graduates choose to serve

beyond their fi ve-year commitmentbeyond their fi ve-year commitment

Two graduates have been NASA Two graduates have been NASA

AstronautsAstronauts

80 percent of graduates go to graduate 80 percent of graduates go to graduate

school (most paid for by Coast Guard)school (most paid for by Coast Guard)

COAST GUARD ACADEMYCOAST GUARD ACADEMY


COAST GUARD QUICK FACTSThe Coast Guard Academy has 23 Intercollegiate

sports (11 men’s, 9 women’s, 3 co-ed)

The Bears have been members of the New England

Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) in

15 sports since 1999

Coast Guard has won NEWMAC championships

in Volleyball, Men’s Swimming, Men’s Basketball,

Women’s Crew and Softball

Teams have competed in the ECAC Championship

tournament in men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s

basketball, baseball and softball in the past fi ve years

The Bears have advanced to the NCAA Tournament

Elite 8 in both Volleyball (2006) and Men’s Basketball

(2007-08)

COAST GUARD ACADEMY CORPS OF CADETS

DEMOGRAPHICS

- about 1,000 cadets enrolled- 48 states and 11 foreign nations represented- 100% of students housed on campus- 20 NCAA Division III athletic teams- 31% of cadets are women- 22% of cadets are minorities- 1 faculty member for every 8 students- 19 Cadets in an average class


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REAR ADMIRAL SANDRA L. STOSZACADEMY SUPERINTENDENTTHIRD YEAR

Rear Admiral Sandra L. Stosz assumed the duties of the 40th Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New

London, Connecticut, June 3, 2011. She reported to the Academy after serving as the Director of Reserve and Leadership at

Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. There she was responsible for developing policies to recruit, train and support

approximately 8,100 Coast Guard Reservists.

Rear Admiral Stosz is a surface operations offi cer with 12 years at sea, including command of two cutters – an icebreaking

tug on the Great Lakes and a medium endurance cutter that patrolled North Atlantic and Caribbean waters. She and her

crews executed many of the Coast Guard’s 11 missions such as drug and alien migrant interdiction, fi sheries enforcement,

search and rescue, polar and domestic icebreaking and ports and waterways security.

Between sea duty tours Rear Admiral Stosz specialized in personnel and resource management and program review. She

served tours of duty as Chief of Offi cer Assignments and as Program Reviewer and Acquisition Funds Coordinator for Coast

Guard major systems acquisitions, including the 225-foot buoy tenders and 87-foot coastal patrol boats. She broadened her

experience as the Secretary of Transportation’s military assistant and years later as the Commandant’s executive assistant.

She has served as Commanding Offi cer of the Coast Guard’s recruit training center in Cape May, New Jersey and as Director of

Coast Guard Enterprise Strategic Management and Doctrine where she was responsible for aligning enterprise level strategic

and management functions with the Commandant’s strategic intent.

Rear Admiral Stosz graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 1982 with a bachelor of science degree in Government.

She was awarded a Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University’s J. L. Kellogg Graduate School

of Management in 1994. In 2000 she completed an executive fellowship in national security through the MIT Seminar XXI

program, and she earned a Master of National Security Strategy from the National War College in 2004. In 2009 she attended

the Navy’s Executive Business Course at University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler business school.

Rear Admiral Stosz’s personal awards include three Legion of Merit Medals, four Meritorious Service Medals, two Coast

Guard Commendation Medals and two Coast Guard Achievement Medals.


DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICSDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

TIM FITZPATRICKDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICSTHIRD YEAR

Tim Fitzpatrick just completed his second academic year as Director of Athletics at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and on his watch the USCGA’s athletic program has seen growth in several key areas. In addition to securing a comprehensive, fi ve-year shoe and apparel agreement with adidas America for the academy’s 21 NCAA sports, has overseen a rebranding initiative that has resulted in new logos and marks and created an athletic booster organization (the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Bear Club). Under Fitzpatrick’s guidance, the department produced its fi rst-ever women’s professional development seminar (the Women’s LeadHERship Symposium) for female USCGA athletic staff members as well as attendees from colleges and universities throughout New England, and has launched an external program for sale of corporate sponsorships and partnerships.

Fitzpatrick was the Director of Athletics at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for two years prior to his arrival at USCGA, after spending the previous four years as the Deputy Athletic Director at Indiana University. At Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, Fitzpatrick secured major gifts for construction of a new outdoor tennis center, as well as renovation of the university’s baseball and softball stadiums. He additionally served on the NCAA’s Division I Women’s Basketball Issues Committee while in south Texas, and executed a strategic plan which increased the department’s corporate sponsorship revenue by nearly 40%.

While at Indiana, he was responsible for internal administration of the department, oversaw capital construction and facilities management, and had oversight of the football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball programs. Additionally, Fitzpatrick managed IU’s external units, including marketing, ticket operations, licensing, merchandising, website, and publications.

Additionally, he negotiated a 6-year, $21,000,000 shoe and apparel agreement with adidas America and administered the Hoosiers’ multi-media partnerships with Learfi eld Sports and the Big Ten Network. During his tenure, Indiana realized a ticket sales revenue increase of 15-percent over annual budgeted projections.

Fitzpatrick came to IU after spending the previous fi ve years as COO and associate athletics director for external operations at the U.S. Military Academy. Fitzpatrick directed a fundraising eff ort that saw Army’s “A Club” donor base grow from 750 to 6,700 and annual giving grow from $500,000

to $1.8 million. He also cultivated the Army Sports Network from two radio stations to 18, including 50,000-watt ESPN 1050 in New York City. During his tenure at West Point, corporate sponsorship revenue jumped from $250,000 to $920,000 annually.

He arrived at West Point from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, where he served as the associate athletics director for external aff airs and executive director of the athletic foundation. Fitzpatrick’s work at Charlotte resulted in a 26-percent increase in annual gifts and a 39-percent increase in planned gifts.

Prior to Army and Charlotte, Fitzpatrick served in a similar role at the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to serving as the men’s basketball sport administrator, he directed a staff that generated a school record $1.4 million in sponsorship revenue and a $125,000 increase in annual giving.

Fitzpatrick was a senior associate athletics director at the University of North Texas from May 1994 to June 1996. He was instrumental in UNT’s transition from NCAA Division I-AA football to the Big West Conference, and during the 1994 football season, North Texas was one of three programs nationally to have every football game televised in its home market. This local television package generated more than $700,000 in corporate sponsorship revenue.

He gained considerable experience as Assistant Commissioner of the Southwest Conference from 1992-94. Fitzpatrick negotiated a $2.25 million, three-year men’s basketball tournament title sponsorship with the Dr. Pepper Company, and he also oversaw the league’s national and local television syndication eff orts.

Fitzpatrick began his athletic administration career as the assistant marketing director at Army before moving on to Virginia Commonwealth as the director of marketing and Ticket Sales (1984-87) and Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing and Public Relations from 1987-92.

A 1981 graduate of Hampden-Sydney College with a bachelor’s degree in English, Fitzpatrick earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio University in 1982.

Tim is married to Kerry Marks, and they have a son, James.


COAST GUARD ACADEMYCOAST GUARD ACADEMYNITCHMAN TRACK & FIELD COMPLEXNITCHMAN TRACK & FIELD COMPLEX

The Track & Field Complex was The Track & Field Complex was

constructed in the summer of 2007 constructed in the summer of 2007

fi rst used for the men’s and women’s fi rst used for the men’s and women’s

soccer games that Fall. The FieldTurf soccer games that Fall. The FieldTurf

surface lies on the banks of the surface lies on the banks of the

beautiful Thames River and is also beautiful Thames River and is also

home to the men’s and women’s track home to the men’s and women’s track

& fi eld program.& fi eld program.

COMMANDER JOHN MERRIMAN GYMCOMMANDER JOHN MERRIMAN GYM

Merriman Gymnasium is home to Merriman Gymnasium is home to

the women’s volleyball program and the women’s volleyball program and

the men’s and women’s basketball the men’s and women’s basketball

programs. The gym holds three programs. The gym holds three

basketball courts used for varsity basketball courts used for varsity

practices and games, as well as practices and games, as well as

intramural competition. The 1200-seat intramural competition. The 1200-seat

facility has been home to numerous facility has been home to numerous

league and regional championships.league and regional championships.

ROLAND POOLROLAND POOL

Roland Pool is home to our men’s Roland Pool is home to our men’s

and women’s swimming and diving and women’s swimming and diving

program. The eight-lane, 50-yard pool program. The eight-lane, 50-yard pool

is also used daily for athletic training is also used daily for athletic training

programs for our cadet-athletes, programs for our cadet-athletes,

physical education courses, as well as physical education courses, as well as

military training programs necessary military training programs necessary

to carry out the missions of the Coast to carry out the missions of the Coast

Guard for all cadets. Guard for all cadets.


NITCHMAN BASEBALL FIELDNITCHMAN BASEBALL FIELD

Nelson Nitchman Field is home of the Nelson Nitchman Field is home of the

Coast Guard Academy baseball team. The Coast Guard Academy baseball team. The

picturesque view from the fi eld overlooks picturesque view from the fi eld overlooks

the Thames River.the Thames River.

NITCHMAN SOFTBALL FIELD NITCHMAN SOFTBALL FIELD

Nelson Nitchman Field is home of the Nelson Nitchman Field is home of the

softball team. The Bears have enjoyed softball team. The Bears have enjoyed

tremendous success winning three of tremendous success winning three of

the last four NEWMAC tournament the last four NEWMAC tournament

championships and going to the NCAA championships and going to the NCAA

tournament four straight seasons (2009-tournament four straight seasons (2009-

2012).2012).

CADET MEMORIAL FIELDCADET MEMORIAL FIELD

Cadet Memorial Field was made into a Cadet Memorial Field was made into a

FieldTurf surface in 2004 as a gift from the FieldTurf surface in 2004 as a gift from the

Class of 1952. The facility features a two-Class of 1952. The facility features a two-

story press box that includes two coaches story press box that includes two coaches

rooms, a room for radio broadcasting rooms, a room for radio broadcasting

and video recording, space for media and video recording, space for media

personnel, and two lounge lounge areas personnel, and two lounge lounge areas

for additional for additional

seating. The 1500-seating. The 1500-

seat stadium seat stadium

overlooks the overlooks the

Thames River and the Thames River and the

Gold Star Memorial Gold Star Memorial

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Coast Guard Athletics has two weight Coast Guard Athletics has two weight

rooms, each featuring state-of-the-rooms, each featuring state-of-the-

art equipment for our cadets and art equipment for our cadets and

cadet-athletes to use to improve their cadet-athletes to use to improve their

overall health and fi tness. The facility overall health and fi tness. The facility

in Roland Hall is dedicated to free-in Roland Hall is dedicated to free-

weight exercising while our Billard weight exercising while our Billard

Hall facility holds our nautilus, cardio, Hall facility holds our nautilus, cardio,

and other guided machine equipment.and other guided machine equipment.

Joe CrozierJoe CrozierStrength and Conditioning CoachStrength and Conditioning CoachJoe Crozier is in his second year as the head of the Joe Crozier is in his second year as the head of the Strength and Conditioning Program with the Coast Strength and Conditioning Program with the Coast Guard Athletic Department. Crozier came to the Guard Athletic Department. Crozier came to the Academy from California State University-Chico Academy from California State University-Chico where he earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise where he earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology and his masters degree in kinesiology. physiology and his masters degree in kinesiology. Joe is a Certifi ed Strength and Conditioning Coach Joe is a Certifi ed Strength and Conditioning Coach with distinction through the National Strength and with distinction through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and Certifi ed Personal Conditioning Association and Certifi ed Personal Trainer with the American College of Sports Medicine. Trainer with the American College of Sports Medicine. Joe designs and implements workout regimens Joe designs and implements workout regimens for all of our varsity sport programs. Working with for all of our varsity sport programs. Working with teams both in-season and out-of-season, Joe’s focus teams both in-season and out-of-season, Joe’s focus is to better prepare athletes for competition by is to better prepare athletes for competition by concentrating on sport-specifi c programs designed concentrating on sport-specifi c programs designed to achieve the ultimate level of success. Coast Guard’s to achieve the ultimate level of success. Coast Guard’s strength and conditioning program is dedicated strength and conditioning program is dedicated to ensure each cadet-athlete is equipped with the to ensure each cadet-athlete is equipped with the correct instruction, knowledge and guidance to correct instruction, knowledge and guidance to reach their peak performance level and to decrease reach their peak performance level and to decrease the potential for injuries. Our program also preaches the potential for injuries. Our program also preaches the importance of a proper, nutritionally balanced the importance of a proper, nutritionally balanced diet as well as appropriate pre-game and post-game diet as well as appropriate pre-game and post-game routines to ensure safe preparation, performance, and routines to ensure safe preparation, performance, and recuperation for each contest.recuperation for each contest.


STAFF DIRECTORYSTAFF DIRECTORY

ADMINISTRATIONName Title Phone Tim Fitzpatrick Director of Athletics 860-444-8600 Dan Rose Associate AD/Director of 860-701-6798 Physical Education Tim Opstrup Assistant AD/Business Manager 860-444-8602 Chris Parsons Assistant AD/Compliance 860-701-6197 Jason Southard Director of Media Relations 860-701-6800 Bill Mullins Media Relations Assistant Art Lamoureux Director of Athletic Operations 860-444-8601 Andrea Stewart Senior Women’s Administrator 860-701-6799 Katherine Bossardet Associate Offi ce Manager 860-444-8600 Vi Oliver Administrative Assistant 860-444-8580 Joe Crozier Strength and Conditioning Coach 860-444-8409 Bruce Cobb Head Equipment Manager 860-444-8608 Marc Grindstaff Assistant Equipment Manager 860-444-8606

ATHLETIC TRAININGName Title Phone

Ken Niedzwiecki Head Athletic Trainer 860-444-8619 Kevin Colasurdo Assistant Athletic Trainer 860-701-6618 Marina Dubrovsky Assistant Athletic Trainer 860-701-6415 Jake Ibey Assistant Athletic Trainer 860-701-6416 Shannon Nickels Assistant Athletic Trainer 860-701-6617

BASEBALLName Title Phone

C.C. Grant Head Coach 860-444-8581 Kevin Jaskiewicz Assistant Coach 860-701-6132

FOOTBALLName Title Phone

Bill George Head Coach 860-444-8584 Dana Fleischmann Co-Defensive Coordinator/ 860-444-8605 Recruiting CoordinatorC.C. Grant Co-Defensive Coordinator 860-444-8581 Ray LaForte Off ensive Coordinator 860-701-6805 Jay Driscoll Defensive Line Pat Knowles Tight Ends/Quality Control CDR Darell Singleterry Defensive Assistant Jordan Berrian Wide Receivers/Tight Ends Don Miller Running Backs

MEN’S BASKETBALLName Title Phone

Kevin Jaskiewicz Head Coach 860-701-6132 Bob Bono Associate Head Coach 860-444-8588

MEN’S CREWName Title Phone

Colin Regan Head Coach Mike Shugrue Interim Men’s Head Coach 860-444-8679

MEN’S SOCCERName Title Phone

Chris Parsons Head Coach 860-701-6197 Patrick McCarney Assistant Coach Anthony Occhialini Goalkeeper Coach

MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVINGName Title Phone

John Westkott Head Coach 860-444-8586 Mary Westkott Assistant Coach 860-701-6374 Kelly Mohr Diving Coach

MEN’S TENNISName Title Phone

Jim Hazlin Head Coach 860-464-6286

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRYName Title Phone

Ethan Brown Head Coach 860-444-8590 Greg Ahnrud Assistant Coach Mariette Ogg Assistant Coach

PISTOL & RIFLEName Title Phone Richard Hawkins Shooting Sports Coach TBA

SAILINGName Title Phone

Doug Clark Director of Sailing 860-444-8577 Jack Neades Head Off shore Coach 860-701-6291 Brian Swingly Head Intercollegiate Coach 860-444-8325

SOFTBALLName Title Phone

Donna Koczajowski Head Coach 860-444-8604 Amanda Illinger Associate Head Coach Dana Fleischmann Assistant Coach Bill Mullins Pitching Coach

WOMEN’S BASKETBALLName Title Phone Alex Ivansheck Head Coach 860-701-6594 Keyokah Mars-Garrick Assistant Coach 860-701-6960 Colleen Hardison Assistant Coach LCDR LuAnn Kehlenbach Faculty Representative 860-444-8415

WOMEN’S CREWName Title Phone

Jen Meuse Rowing Coordinator/Head Coach 860-444-8679 Jodi Hope Assistant Coach LT Vicky Futch Assistant Coach

WRESTLINGName Title Phone Steve Eldridge Head Coach 860-444-8587 Rob McKnabb Assistant Coach 860-701-6595

WOMEN’S SOCCERName Title Phone Susan Grant Head Coach 860-444-8582 Amanda Illinger Assistant Coach LCDR Jess Rozzi-Ochs Assistant Coach Anthony Occhialini Goalkeeper Coach

WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVINGName Title Phone John Westkott Head Coach 860-444-8586 Mary Westkott Assistant Coach 860-701-6374 Kelly Mohr Diving Coach

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALLName Title Phone

Aylene Ilkson Head Coach 860-444-8589 Mark Taylor Assistant Coach LCDR Erin Adler Faculty Representative

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRYName Title Phone

Ethan Brown Head Coach 860-444-8590 Greg Ahnrud Assistant Coach Mariette Ogg Assistant Coach


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ALEX IVANSHECK HEAD COACH [email protected] SEASON

Alex Ivansheck is in her second season at the United States Coast Guard Academy after being named the head coach in June of 2012. In her fi rst season led the Bears back to the NEWMAC tournament for the fi rst time since the 2009/10 season. The ten victories posted during the 2012/13 season were the most since the 2007/08 team recorded 25 on their way to the ECAC New England Championship.

Ivansheck spent the previous six seasons as an assistant coach at Ithaca College where she helped the Bombers post a 116-50 record, including a 81-11 mark in Empire 8 games. Ithaca made three NCAA playoff appearances, won four conference regular-season titles and two postseason tournament championships and recorded the league’s fi rst 16-0 record ever in any sport during her time there.

She is no stranger to Southeastern Connecticut, growing up in Salem and graduating from Norwich Free Academy in 2000. While at NFA, she played for legendary coach Bill Scarlata and won a pair of Class LL state championships while the team qualifi ed for the ECC and state championship in each of her four seasons on the basketball team. Ivansheck was also a four-year member of the cross country team that participated in both the state and New England Championships for four consecutive seasons.

Prior to arriving at Ithaca, Ivansheck spent the 2005-06 season with the women’s basketball staff at William Smith, where she helped the Herons to a second round of the NCAA playoff s. William Smith fi nished 22-8 and won the Liberty League’s regular-season and championship tournament titles.

Ivansheck played at Ithaca from 2000 to 2005 (an injury sidelined her for all but fi ve games of her senior season; she received a medical hardship waiver from the NCAA and played a fi fth season while pursuing a master’s degree). A point guard, she helped the Bombers to a record of 109-28 during her career, with NCAA playoff berths each season. Ithaca won Empire 8 titles in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005. In her career, Ivansheck scored 567 points and pulled down 309 rebounds. Her career totals of 333 assists and 253 steals are both fourth on the program’s all-time lists (she was third in both categories after fi nishing her career). She received honorable mention to the Empire 8 all-star team in 2002 and 2005.

She interned with the Women’s Sport Foundation as an undergraduate at Ithaca. Ivansheck earned her bachelor’s degree in sport management, with a minor in coaching, in 2004 and received a master’s degree in business administration in 2005 at Ithaca. Ivansheck will also serve as an instructor in the Academy’s Health and Physical Education program.

KEYOKAH MARS-GARRICKASSISTANT COACHSECOND SEASON

Keyokah Mars-Garrick, from nearby North Stonington, is in her second season as assistant coach at the Coast Guard Academy

She played four years for head coach Jennifer Rizzotti at the University of Hartford where the team won the 2011 America East tournament championship and the 2009-10 America East regular season championship and made two trips to the NCAA tournament.

Mars-Garrick played four years at Wheeler High School where she was a two-time MVP selection. During her senior season, She was a Connecticut High School Coaches Association All-State in Class S, Hartford Courant and New Haven Register All-State Honorable Mention, Norwich Bulletin All-Area selection and ECC Small Division fi rst team selection.

She spent the month of August in Africa where she worked with young basketball players in Sierra Leone. She is a Native American from the Narragansett Tribe, who enjoys teaching her heritage to elementary school children.

Her uncle Thomas Garrick played four seasons in the NBA.


CATHERINE LEWISASSISTANT COACHFIRST SEASON

Catherine is in her fi rst season as a member of the Bears coaching staff .

She graduated from Ithaca in May with a degree in Athletic Training. She was a four-year member of the women’s basketball team which made three NCAA tournament appearances during her four years including a trip to the Sweet 16 last season.

Lewis started eight games for the Bombers last season and was the women’s basketball All-Empire 8 Sportswoman of the Year honoree. She was part of three Empire 8 tournament championship teams during her days at Ithaca.

Catherine, who played for current Coast Guard head coach Alex Ivansheck for three seasons at Ithaca is a 2009 graduate of Wheeler High School in North Stonington, Conn. She was a three-time All-league selection, earning fi rst-team All-league honors during her senior season. She was a two-year captain and team MVP as both a junior and senior. Catherine was also a four-year member of the soccer team.

SHANNON NICKELSATHLETIC TRAINERSECOND SEASON

Shannon is in her second season as an assistant athletic trainer at the Coast Guard Academy.

She is originally from Florida and received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Athletic Training from the University of West Florida in Pensacola, Fla. in 2010.

Following West Florida, she received a graduate student position at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. While getting her Master’s, Shannon worked with a nearby D3 college (Marietta College) and was the supervising athletic trainer for women’s volleyball and men’s and women’s indoor & outdoor track teams.

Also while in school she completed a thesis titled “Validation of Physical Activity as a Functional Outcome Measure Following a Concussion”.

Shannon received a Master’s Degree in Athletic Training in June of 2012.

She currently resides in Rocky Hill, Conn.


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KAITLIN WARDSENIOR - GUARD - 5-7SALINE, MICHIGAN

Kaitlin, a four-year starter, led the team in scoring with 11.4 points in 2011-12 ... she has six career double-doubles ... she scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed a career-best 15 rebounds in an 84-38 win at Mitchell on Nov. 21, 2011. Her career-high is six assists which she recorded in three straight games during her sophomore season ... was part of a team that represented the USA in Europe last summer ... A Marine and Environmental Sciences major, she is a also the starting center fi elder on the Coast Guard softball team and a member of the Dean’s List.

BEFORE CGACaptain, All-Conference and All-Area performer for coach Jason Pickett at Saline High ... also All-Area, All-District, All-Region

and honorable mention All-State in softball ... Academic All-State in high school ... has two older sisters Kristen and Kelly ... daughter of Larry and Carol-ann Ward.

GETTING TO KNOW KAITLINHer favorite movie is Pitch Perfect and her favorite actress is Anna Kendrick. Kaitlin’s favorite snack food is potato chips

while her favorite restaurant is Buff alo Wild Wings. A Detroit Tigers fan, her favorite athlete is Miguel Cabrera and her favorite book is the Hunger Games. If she could meet anyone living or deceased it would be Miley Cyrus or Rebel Wilson.

CAREER STATSYear GP FG-FGA FT-FTA REB RPG A S PTS PPG

2010-11 17 68-217 19-30 94 5.5 27 49 169 9.9 2011-12 22 97-316 39-72 116 5.3 46 50 251 11.4 2012-13 25 83-257 26-52 115 8.0 37 28 200 8.0

Total 64 248-790 84-154 325 5.1 110 127 620 9.7

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ALEXI HOWLAND JUNIOR - GUARD - 5-8LATHAM, NEW YORK

Alexi, who started 11 games last season, will give the Bears veteran backcourt depth ... she was second on the team with 60 assists as a freshman when she made 21 starts ... she scored a career-high 24 points at Merchant Marine during her freshman season and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds twice during that season. A Management major, she is a member of the Regimental Commanders List.

BEFORE CGACaptain and All-Star team selection for coaches Audra Dibacco and LeVar Holmes at Catholic Central High ... also a member

of both the soccer and cross country teams ... she was a member of the National Honors Society, a Johns Hopkins Scholar and also won the Siena College Women in Leadership Award ... has a younger brother Jackson and an older brother Zach ... her uncle Pat served in the Navy during the Vietnam War ... daughter of Nick, also a Vietnam Veteran, and Kathy Howland.

GETTING TO KNOW ALEXI Her favorite food is noodles, butter and parmesan cheese while her favorite snack food is oreos. Alexi’s favorite TV show is Parenthood, her favorite movie is Love and Basketball while her favorite restaurant is Taco Bell. A Miami Heat fan, her favorite athlete is Kendall Marshall and she lists the greatest coach to ever live as Mike Krzyzewski. If she could meet anyone living or deceased it would be her grandpa on her dad’s side.


2011-12 23 52-170 27-35 81 3.5 60 41 159 6.9 2012-13 25 27-95 20-27 59 2.4 36 21 90 3.6 Total 48 79-265 47-62 140 2.9 96 62 249 5.2

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DANI KNOXJUNIOR - FORWARD - 5-10CENTREVILLE, VIRGINIA

Dani, who started 13 games last season, will see plenty of action in the Bears front court ... she had a career-high 18 points in a win at Mitchell during her freshman season ... Dani has grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds twice, once during each of her seasons ... she has two career double-doubles. A Civil Engineering major, she is a member of the the Dean’s List and the NEWMAC All-Academic team.

BEFORE CGACaptain and All-District honorable mention for coach Pat Deegan at Westfi eld High ... has a younger sister Sami ... daughter

of Ed and Dennie Knox, whom both served in the Air Force.

GETTING TO KNOW DANI Her favorite food is anything with cheese while her favorite is popcorn. Dani’s favorite movies are Zoolander and 300 while her favorite actor is Matt Damon. Her favorite band is Paramore and her favorite athlete is Michael Jordan. A Boston Red Sox fan, she lists the greatest coach of all-time as John Wooden. If she could meet anyone living or deceased it would be Gandhi or Abraham Lincoln.


2011-12 24 64-171 19-26 91 3.8 35 25 152 6.3 2012-13 25 36-113 20-34 124 5.0 25 24 96 3.8 Total 49 100-284 39-60 215 4.4 60 49 248 5.1

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LEIGHA STEINBECKJUNIOR - GUARD - 5-4PARKER, COLORADO

Leigha, who saw her minutes increase during the second half of last season, will add depth to the Bears backcourt ... she scored a career-high seven points in a triple overtime win at Springfi eld last season and she dished out a career-high four assists in a win over Mount Holyoke. She is a Management major.

BEFORE CGAPlayed for coach Tony Speights at Chaparral High ... also member track team ... her relay team placed eighth at the state

championships ... fi rst team All-Academic selection in both basketball and track and graduated with honors ... her great uncle graduated from the Naval Academy in 1922 and her grandfather was a LT in the Navy ... has a younger brother Kevin ... daughter of Kevin, who served 11 years in the Air Force, and Julie Steinbeck.

GETTING TO KNOW LEIGHAHer favorite food is the steak her father makes while her favorite snack food is oreos. Leigha’s favorite TV show is Friday Night Lights, her favorite movie is Happy Gilmore and her favorite actor is Mark Wahlberg. A Denver Broncos fan, her favorite athlete is Peyton Manning and she says the greatest coach to ever live is Mike Krzyzewski. If she could meet anyone living or deceased it would be Tim Tebow.


2011-12 1 0-1 0-0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 2012-13 14 13-47 11-14 22 1.6 12 13 38 2.7 Total 15 13-48 11-14 22 1.5 12 13 38 2.5

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JAMIE WATERMANJUNIOR - FORWARD - 6-0JASPER, GEORGIA

Jamie, who made four starts last season, will battle for playing time in the Bears front court this season ... she started 19 games as a freshman and scored a career-high 13 points and grabbed ten rebounds for her only career double-double at Clark on 12/3/11 ... Jamie grabbed a career-best 12 rebounds at Wheaton on 11/30/11. A Marine and Environmental Sciences major, she is on the Dean’s List and the Commandant of Cadet List.

BEFORE CGACaptain for coach Kevin Jacobs at Pickens County High where she had a 4.0 GPA and was named the bst all around senior

by the Atlanta Journal Constitution ... also member of volleyball and track and fi eld teams ... her great uncle served in the Coast Guard and her grandfather served in the Navy ... has an older sister Christa ... daughter of Brad and Lori Bledsoe.

GETTING TO KNOW JAMIE Her favorite food is mexican food while her favorite snack food is cheez-its. Jamie’s favorite TV show is New Girl, her favorite movie is Forrest Gump and her favorite actor is Tom Hanks. An Atlanta Braves fan, Lisa Leslie is her favorite athlete. She lists Keith Urban as her favorite singer and if she could meet anyone living or deceased it would be Tom Hanks.

CAREER STATSYear GP FG-FGA FT-FTA REB RPG A S PTS PPG 2011-12 24 57-169 42-56 140 5.8 24 15 156 6.5 2012-13 22 18-62 23-37 61 2.8 12 4 59 2.7 Total 46 75-231 65-93 201 4.4 36 19 215 4.7

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BRITTNEY ZIMMERMANJUNIOR - GUARD - 5-6LEWISTON, PENNSYLVANIA

Brittney played two seasons at Delaware Valley College before enrolling at the Coast Guard Academy ... had a career-high 29 points for Delaware Valley vs. Wilkes on 1/31/09 ... grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds vs. Penn State Brandywine on 11/29/08 ... started all 24 games for the Bears in the 2011-12 season and was second in scoring (10.1) and led the team with 71 assists and 34 three-point fi eld goals ... she tied her career-high of nine assists in a win over Mitchell on 11/21/11 ... missed all of last season with an injury and will start at guard this year, her fi nal year of eligibility. A Goverenment major she is on the Deans List.

BEFORE CGACaptain for coach Kevin Kodish at Lewiston High where she was a member of the National Honors Society ... her uncle Brian,

cousin Andrew and her older brother Devan are all in the Army, Devan was on the boxing team at West Point ... daughter of Douglas, who is also in the Army and Melissa Zimmerman.

GETTING TO KNOW BRITTNEY Her favorite food is anything Italian while apples and peanut butter are her favorite snack. Brittney’s favorite TV show is Orange is the New Black, her favorite movie is Ace Ventura When Nature Calls and her favorite actress is Melissa McCarthy. A Philadelphia Sixers fan, her favorite athlete is Sammy Watkins while her favorite singer is Drake. If she could meet anyone living or deceased it would be Oprah.

CAREER STATS Year GP FG-FGA FT-FTA REB RPG A S PTS PPG

2008-09 (Del. Valley) 25 66-175 103-133 151 6.0 114 69 263 10.5 2009-10 (Del. Valley) 27 83-203 83-101 120 4.4 83 85 280 10.4 2011-12 24 82-205 45-58 78 3.3 71 33 243 10.1 2012-13 *** DNP INJURED *** Total 76 231-583 231-292 349 4.7 268 187 786 10.3

MEGHAN FORNAROSOPHOMORE - GUARD - 5-7CHARLTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Meghan made 14 starts during her freshman season and was second on the team with 9.4 points per game while leading the team with 45 assists, 47 steals and 31 three-point baskets ... scored a career-high 21 points at Framingham State on 11/26/12 and had her only double-double of the season with 15 points and a career-high ten rebounds vs. Clark on 12/1/12 ... dished out a career-high six assists vs. Mount Holyoke on 2/10/13. Meghan is a Management major and on the Dean’s List.

BEFORE CGACaptain, two-time team MVP, 1,000 point scorer and Central Mass. Player of the Year for coach Hackenson at Shepherd Hill

Regional High ... also Most Valuable Off ensive Player on fi eld hockey team ... her uncle Mark served in the Coast Guard for four years ... has two older brothers Brandon and Taylor ... daughter of Richard and Candy Fornaro.

GETTING TO KNOW MEGHAN Her favorite food is chinese while her favorite snack food is cheez-its. Meghan’s favorite TV show is Saturday Night Live and her favorite movie is We’re the Millers. A Boston Celtics fan, her favorite athletes are Rajon Rondo and Paul Pierce while she lists the greatest coach to ever live as Mike Krzyzewski. If she could meet anyone living or deceased it would be Rob Dyrdek.


2012-13 25 87-272 29-50 90 3.6 45 47 234 9.4 Total 25 87-272 29-50 90 3.6 45 47 234 9.4

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NICOLE STRICKLAND SOPHOMORE - FORWARO - 5-9GROSSE POINTE WOODS, MICHIGAN

Nicole missed all of last season with an injury and hopes to make an impact on the Bears front court this season. A Marine and Environmental Sciences major, she attended the Marion Military Institute before attending Coast Guard.

BEFORE CGA

Played for coach Gary Bennett at Grosse Point North High ... was a fi rst team All-State fi eld hockey player and an honorable mention selection in softball ... has two older brothers Nathan and Tony ... daughter of Nathan and Debra Strickland.

GETTING TO KNOW NICOLE

Her favorite food is greek and her favorite snack food is cracker sandwiches. Nicole’s favorite TV show is the British version of Skins and her favorite movie is There Will Be Blood. Her favorite band is Fall Out Boy and her favorite singer is Drake while her favorite song is Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley. A Detroit Tigers fan, her favorite athlete is Caroline Doty and she says the greatest coach to ever live is Tom Izzo.

TORIE SUTHERLANDSOPHOMORE - GUARD - 5-9HOUSTON, TEXAS

Torie had an outstanding freshman season in which she started eight games and led the Bears in scoring with ten points per game, scoring in double fi gures 13 times ... she had a double-double with 14 points and a 13 rebounds in her fi rst career game career-high 28 points at Clark on 1/26/13 and had three double-doubles last season. A Marine and Environmental Sciences major she was on the Dean’s List during the fi rst semester of her freshman year.

BEFORE CGACaptain, third team All-Region and Co-Off ensive MVP in the region for coach Kirby Killingsworth at Clear Lake High ... her

sister Allie is a senior at West Point and is on the track team ... her parents Scott and Patrice Sutherland both served in Desert Storm ... her dad was an All-American rugby player at Army while her mom was on the marathon and cycling teams.

GETTING TO KNOW TORIE Her favorite food is sushi and her favorite snack food is reeses or anything with peanut butter. Victoria’s favorite TV show is How I Met Your Mother and her favorite movie is Spiderman. A Pittsburgh Steelers fan, her favorite athlete is Heath Miller and she says the greatest coach to ever live is her fi rst basketball coach Dawn Kahan. If she could meet anyone living or deceased it would be Justin Timberlake.


2012-13 25 82-229 65-91 140 5.6 18 21 249 10.0 Total 25 82-229 65-91 140 5.6 18 21 249 10.0

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REVIEW & HISTORYREVIEW & HISTORY

2012-13 RESULTS --- 10-15 (8-10 NEWMAC)Date Opponent ResultNov. 15 Mitchell W 76-36Nov. 17 @ Johnson & Wales L 53-62 (OT)Nov. 19 @ Curry W 55-53Nov. 26 @ Framingham State L 75-76 (OT)Nov. 28 Wheaton * L 45-52Dec. 1 Clark * W 72-59Dec. 4 @ MIT * W 36-32Dec. 6 @ Smith * W 57-74Dec. 9 Connecticut College L 43-54Jan. 5 @ WPI * L 44-60Jan. 8 Babson * L 34-49Jan. 10 Springfi eld * W 53-38Jan. 12 @ Mount Holyoke * W 58-52Jan. 16 Wellesley * L 45-59Jan. 19 @ Babson * L 36-75Jan. 23 @ Wheaton * W 48-41Jan. 26 @ Clark * L 61-73Jan. 30 MIT * L 47-62Feb. 2 Smith * L 50-71Feb. 6 @ Springfi eld * W 55-54 (3 OT)Feb. 10 Mount Holyoke * W 65-47Feb. 11 Merchant Marine L 53-62Feb. 13 @ Wellesley * W 64-56Feb. 16 WPI * L 49-59Feb. 20 @ WPI (NEWMAC Tournament -- First Round) L 43-44

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY

ECAC TOURNAMENT BERTHS

2001-02

2007-08 (CHAMPIONS)

NEWMAC TOURNAMENT BERTHS

1998-1999 2005-2006 1999-2000 2006-20072001-2002 2007-20082003-2003 2008-20092003-2004 2009-2010 2004-2005 2012-2013

2013-14 SCHEDULE2013-14 SCHEDULENovember 16 at Mitchell 5:30November 16 at Mitchell 5:30November 20 at Babson * 7:00November 20 at Babson * 7:00NOVEMBER 23 WELLESLEY * 1:00NOVEMBER 23 WELLESLEY * 1:00NOVEMBER 26 MIT * 7:30NOVEMBER 26 MIT * 7:30December 4 at Clark * 7:00December 4 at Clark * 7:00December 7 at Albertus Magnus 1:00December 7 at Albertus Magnus 1:00December 10 at Connecticut College 6:00December 10 at Connecticut College 6:00JANUARY 2 CURRY 7:00JANUARY 2 CURRY 7:00JANUARY 4 WHEATON * 2:00JANUARY 4 WHEATON * 2:00JANUARY 7 EMERSON * 7:00JANUARY 7 EMERSON * 7:00January 9 at Mount Holyoke * 7:00January 9 at Mount Holyoke * 7:00JANUARY 11 SMITH * 1:00JANUARY 11 SMITH * 1:00JANUARY 15 WPI * 7:00JANUARY 15 WPI * 7:00January 18 at Springfi eld * 10:00January 18 at Springfi eld * 10:00JANUARY 19 BABSON * 1:00JANUARY 19 BABSON * 1:00January 22 at Wellesley * 7:00January 22 at Wellesley * 7:00January 25 at MIT * 1:00January 25 at MIT * 1:00JANUARY 29 CLARK * 7:30JANUARY 29 CLARK * 7:30February 5 at Wellesley * 7:00February 5 at Wellesley * 7:00February 8 at Emerson * 1:00February 8 at Emerson * 1:00February 10 at Merchant Marine 7:00February 10 at Merchant Marine 7:00FEBRUARY 12 MOUNT HOLYOKE * 7:00FEBRUARY 12 MOUNT HOLYOKE * 7:00February 15 at Smith * 2:00February 15 at Smith * 2:00February 19 at WPI * 5:30February 19 at WPI * 5:30FEBRUARY 22 SPRINGFIELD * 1:00FEBRUARY 22 SPRINGFIELD * 1:00Feb. 26-Mar. 2 NEWMAC TournamentFeb. 26-Mar. 2 NEWMAC Tournament February 26 First Round February 26 First Round March 1 Semifi nals March 1 Semifi nals March 2 Championship March 2 Championship

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