Publication of the Saints Women’s Soccer Program

Vol. 4 No. 1 Informing Parents, Alumnae and SLU Supporters September, 2011

Quote of the Issue:

“Championships are not won unless a team has forged a

high degree of unity, attainable only through the

selflessness of each of its players.”

Parent Corner

This weekend the St. Lawrence

Women’s Soccer Team will be

hosting a BBQ after the Bard

Game Friday, September 30th,

2011. All are welcome to attend.

For more information please feel

free to contact Jeni Polido or

Coach Bari.

SLU opens conference with epic win

Last weekend the Saints traveled to Saratoga

Springs to take on their conference opponents

Skidmore College. The last time the two teams

had met Skidmore defeated St. Lawrence

University in double overtime by a score of 1-0.

“It was a tough pill to swallow”, said Head Coach

Franco Bari, “The team was prepared however

Skidmore capitalized on a great opportunity”. This

year, however, the table had turned as the Saints

returned to Skidmore with a new game plan. “Our

experience from last year taught us the importance

of being resilient and working hard to accomplish

our goals”, said Bari. After end to end action in

regulation, both teams faced a similar situation to

that of last year, however in the second overtime

Senior Elena Rogers doubled back to strip the

ball from a Skidmore opponent and found Junior

Stephanie Sayward with a precise through ball.

Sayward then caught the goalkeeper off of her line

and buried a shot from 20 yards out. This was the

first St. Lawrence University win over the

Thoroughbreds on over 5 years and the Saints

have extended their unbeaten streak to 4 games

while securing a shutout the past 3. The Saints

will meet Conference opponents Bard College and

Vassar College this weekend on Sandy

MacAllister Field.

In the Spotlight With: Devon Shatkin ‘12

Hometown: Brookline, MA Year: Senior Position: Center Back Club: Boston Renegades Major: Anthropology & African studies Number: 23 Favorite Movie: The Guardian Favorite Food: Thai Food Favorite Book: Hatchet Favorite Band: Dixie Chicks Career ambition: Forensic Investigator Most Memorable Soccer Moment: Scoring my first collegiate goal to upset Ithaca 4 People you would have dinner with: Ellen Degeneres, Leah Awards/Honors: All-academic team, 2009 liberty league offensive player of the week, ECAC offensive player of the week. What do you like most about SLU: Playing Soccer!

Mark your Calendar for the Alumnae Game: April 28, 2012

Fall Schedule 2011 Record: 4-2-1

9/2 Cortland# 1-0 L 9/3 SUNYIT# 8-0 W 9/6 Geneseo 1-2 L 9/10 Plattsburgh (OT)2-2 T 9/17 NAZARETH 2-0 W 9/18 ELMIRA 3-0 W 9/24 Skidmore (OT)1-0 W 9/30 BARD 4:00 10/1 VASSAR 2:00 10/8 WILLIAM SMITH 3:00 10/14 Union 4:00 10/15 Rensselaer 2:00 10/18 Oswego 3:00 10/22 RIT 3:00 10/25 POTSDAM 3:00 10/29 CLARKSON 3:00 11/3 Liberty League Semi. 11/6 Liberty League Final BOLD- Home # - Lotto North Country Tournt @ Clarkson

Did You Know:

SLU Women’s Soccer is

composed of players from 10

different states and Canada.

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SLU SOCCER Cont.

ALUMNAE UPDATE

Dear Alumnae,

Once again we are trying to track you

down. When you have a moment

please feel free to fill out the

following form. Next issue we would

like to spotlight you!

Women's Soccer Alumnae

Questionnaire- Click here

OFF THE FIELD Currently the St. Lawrence Women’s

Soccer Cumulitive Grade Point Average is

above a 3.2. While we take pride in the

player’s academic and athletic

accomplishments, we are also pleased to

see many of our players participating in

numerous organizations campus wide,

while being actively involved in the

community. Recently, the women’s soccer

players have participated in the following

programs:

SLU Buddies / Big Sister-4

Admissions Ambassador- 3

Thelmo (Student Government)-3

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee-2

Math Club-3

Circle K-6

Tri-Delta- 4

SLU Emergency Medical Service-1

Advocates-1

Saints take over the world This past Spring & Summer seven of

our Saints went on adventures with

the Study Abroad Program to some

pretty amazing places. Abby van

Geldern travelled to Ethiopia while

Devon Shatkin & Marcelle Justison

explored Kenya. Andrea Strauss

studied in Quebec, France, and

Senegal as Lou Lou Wheeler

journeyed to Spain. Katherine Polido

and Betsy Lucas traveled a different

direction. Polido toured the country of

New Zealand while Betsy navigated

through India. When asked about her

experience in Spain Lou Lou said,

“My experience in Spain was

absolutely spectacular; living with a

Spanish family, completely immersed

in the culture and speaking only

Spanish was both challenging and

extremely rewarding. I could not have

asked for a better overall abroad

experience.”

Lou Lou Wheeler

Polido said about her trip, “New

Zealand was an amazing experience

for me. I met a lot of people & did a

lot of things I’ll never forget.

Hopefully it was the first of many

adventures abroad.” Katherine Polido

One of the more popular programs offered

at St. Lawrence University is the program

to Kenya. “The Kenya abroad semester

challenged my perception of reality,

exposing me to a variety of East African

cultures where my constants and

certainties were expressed differently,

entirely irrelevant to their way of life or

elusive privileges”, said Devon “I was

continually thrust out of my comfort zone

and required to rely only on myself, an

experience I inevitably grew from and am

forever grateful for.”

Overall this was a great learning

experience for the saints that they’ll carry

with them throughout their lives. Devon Shatkin

SLU Soccer Supports

Canton Pee Wee On Sunday September 11

th, 2011

St. Lawrence Universities men’s

and women’s soccer teams spent

the afternoon/evening with the

local Canton Pee Wee

Organization. Between 80 and 90

youth soccer players from the area

attended the clinic. The first

session was held by the men’s

soccer team, and the second

session was held by the women’s

soccer team. The sessions were

split up into four groups where

they worked on different skills

with the players. Activities ranged

from shooting, dribbling, passing

etc. with some fun games mixed

in. Both the college players and

Canton Pee Wee players had a

blast at this event. There was a

balance between skill training and

exciting competition. The

feedback from the players,

coaches, and parents was all very

positive. St. Lawrence looks

forward to holding the event

again!

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STATISTICS POINTS

## Player-Team GP Goals Ast. Pts. Avg/G

------------------------------------------------------

1.Stephanie Sayward-SLU.... 7 6 2 14 2.00

2.Whitney Frary-WMS........ 8 6 1 13 1.62

3.Mollie Gilchrist-UNI..... 8 5 2 12 1.50

4.Sheeva Seyfi-VAS......... 8 5 1 11 1.38

8.Elena Rogers-SLU......... 7 2 4 8 1.14

POINTS PER GAME

## Player-Team GP Goals Ast. Pts. Avg/G

------------------------------------------------------

1.Stephanie Sayward-SLU.... 7 6 2 14 2.00

2.Whitney Frary-WMS........ 8 6 1 13 1.62

3.Mollie Gilchrist-UNI..... 8 5 2 12 1.50

4.Rachael Bromson-RIT...... 7 4 2 10 1.43

7.Elena Rogers-SLU......... 7 2 4 8 1.14

GOALS

## Player-Team GP No. Avg/G

-------------------------------------------

1.Stephanie Sayward-SLU.... 7 6 0.86

Whitney Frary-WMS........ 8 6 0.75

3.Sheeva Seyfi-VAS......... 8 5 0.62

GOALS PER GAME

## Player-Team GP No. Avg/G

-------------------------------------------

1.Stephanie Sayward-SLU.... 7 6 0.86

2.Whitney Frary-WMS........ 8 6 0.75

3.Mollie Gilchrist-UNI..... 8 5 0.62

ASSISTS

## Player-Team GP No. Avg/G

-------------------------------------------

1.Sarah Bourenane-VAS...... 9 5 0.56

2.Elena Rogers-SLU......... 7 4 0.57

3.Jackie Jacobson-RIT...... 7 3 0.43

ASSISTS PER GAME

## Player-Team GP No. Avg/G

-------------------------------------------

1.Elena Rogers-SLU......... 7 4 0.57

2.Sarah Bourenane-VAS...... 9 5 0.56

3.Nyssa LaClair-SLU........ 4 2 0.50

SAVES

## Player-Team GP No. Avg/G

-------------------------------------------

1.Abby van Geldern-SLU..... 7 34 4.86

2.Meghan Sleezer-SKD....... 7 33 4.71

3.Mia Simone-UNI........... 8 31 3.88

SAVES PER GAME

## Player-Team GP No. Avg/G

-------------------------------------------

1.Brianna Thibeau-CLK...... 5 28 5.60

2.Jenn Osher-BRD........... 3 16 5.33

3.Abby van Geldern-SLU..... 7 34 4.86

SHUTOUTS

## Player-Team GP Shutouts Sho/G

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1.Amanda Davis-WMS......... 8 6 0.75

2.Meghan Sleezer-SKD....... 7 4 0.57

Brianna Thibeau-CLK...... 5 4 0.80

4.Abby van Geldern-SLU..... 7 3 0.43

SLU SOCCER – Liberty League Statistics

Liberty League Defensive

Performer of the Week

Abby van Geldern Week of 9/26/2011

St. Lawrence University senior goalkeeper Abby

van Geldern made seven saves in a 1-0 double

overtime win at Skidmore to record her third

consecutive shutout. It was the Saints' first win over

the Thoroughbreds in the last five meetings.

Liberty League Defensive

Performer of the Week

Katherine Polido Week of 9/19/2011

St. Lawrence University senior back Katherine

Polido anchored a Saint defense which posted

back-to-back shutouts of Nazareth and Elmira

and allowed only 16 shot attempts in the two

games. She also scored the game-winning goal

against Nazareth on a corner kick and set up the

game winner against Elmira with another corner

kick.

2011 Women's Soccer Standings School Conf CPct. Pts Overall Pct. Streak

William Smith 1-0-0 1.000 3 7-0-1 0.938 W4

St. Lawrence 1-0-0 1.000 3 4-2-1 0.643 W3

RPI 1-0-0 1.000 3 3-4-1 0.438 W2

Union 1-1 0.500 3 7-1 0.875 W1

Skidmore 1-1 0.500 3 6-2 0.750 L1

Bard 0-0 0.000 0 3-5 0.375 L1

Clarkson 0-1 0.000 0 5-1 0.833 L1

Vassar 0-1 0.000 0 5-4 0.556 L1

RIT 0-1 0.000 0 3-5 0.375 W1

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There are quite a few things about Stephanie Sayward

that many people know while there are many things that

we do not. Aside from being a student at St. Lawrence

University, a member of the campus EMS, the St.

Lawrence University Women’s Soccer team’s leading

scorer, Stephanie is also a person with a big heart. This

past summer, Steph embarked on a trip of a lifetime.

“Soccer without borders is a non-profit organization that

uses soccer as a vehicle for positive change in the lives

of marginalized youth”, said Sayward, “Going to

Guatemala, our mission is to provide the children with

physical opportunities such as soccer, while providing

them with an opportunity to play and learn from other

experiences”. After coaching at the UNH soccer camp,

Sayward met a representative of the organization who

spoke with Sayward about the opportunity. When asked

what motivated her to get involved Steph explained,

“It’s something different, I like volunteering, I’ve

volunteered my entire life and with soccer especially, I

have benefited a lot from soccer and I have learned a lot

of life lessons through it. I would like to give someone

else that experience”. Along with providing the

community with strong mentorship, Sayward also

played on a local soccer team and built many strong

relationships along the way.

Sayward sponsored a fundraising event at St. Lawrence

University by hosting a small sided 3 v 3 soccer

tournament for the students to participate in. Over 50

SLU students were in attendance for the event.

Donations went towards funds created to support the

Guatemala children.