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’15
LACROSSE
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COMPETING WITH INTEGRITY, DISCIPLINE, RESPECT, AND RESPONSIBILITY
PLAYERS
#00
MEGHAN BROOKS
#1
LOTTIE MEADOWS
#2
ALYSSA CODISPOTI
#3
SARAH ROUSE
#4
LYNSI BEERS
#5
ALISON REISERT
#6
JENNIFER HALVORSON
#7
DANIELLE LEE
#8
KATIE BURNET
#9
CARLEE JOSEPH
#10
MEGHAN SIEGMUND
#11
JESSICA SAMPSON
#12
CAMERON RUFFIN
#13
KASSIDY CAVINESS-THAMES
#15
KATIE SILLS
#16
GRIFFIN HEWETT
#17
LINDSEY EANNIELLO
#18
KATIE BUCKMAN
#22
TAYLOR PEARCE
#24
AISHA MERKT
#26
VICTORIA DOYLE
#19
REBECCA CAMAK
2015 LACROSSE ROSTER No.
Name
Cl.
Pos.
Ht.
Hometown/High School
00
Meghan Brooks
1
Lottie Meadows
So.
G
5'7"
Raleigh, N.C. / Millbrook
Sr.
M
5'5"
2
Roanoke, Va. / Hidden Valley
Alyssa Codispoti
So.
D
5'2"
Raleigh, N.C. / Leesville Road
3
Sarah Rouse
Fr.
M
5'2"
Raleigh, N.C. / Millbrook
4
Lynsi Beers
Fr.
A
5'3"
Pinehurst, N.C. / Pinecrest
5
Alison Reisert
So.
A
5'3"
Danbury, Conn. / Danbury
6
Jennifer Halvorson
So.
A
5'6"
Lorton, V.A. / South County Secondary School
7
Danielle Lee
Sr.
M/D
5'8"
Smithfield, N.C. / Smithfield-Selma
8
Katie Burnet
Jr.
M
5'8"
Apex, N.C. / Apex
9
Carlee Joseph
Fr.
A
5'4"
Hollywood, Md. / St. Mary's Ryken
10
Meghan Siegmund
Fr.
A
5'7"
Greensboro, N.C. / Western Guilford
11
Jessica Sampson
Fr.
M
6'0"
Rolesville, N.C. / Heritage
12
Cameron Ruffin
Fr.
D
5'7"
Raleigh, N.C. / Millbrook
13
Kassidy Caviness-Thames
Fr.
D
5'2"
Winston-Salem, N.C. / West Forsyth
15
Katie Sills
So.
M
5'7"
Bluffton, S.C. / Bluffton
16
Griffin Hewett
Sr.
D
5'9"
Bolivia, N.C. / W. Brunswick (Brunswick CC)
17
Lindsey Eanniello
Fr.
M
5'4"
Danbury, Conn. / Danbury
18
Katie Buckman
Fr.
D
5'8"
Ashburn, Va. / Broad Run
19
Rebecca Camak
Fr.
D
5'6"
Raleigh, N.C. / Cardinal Gibbons
22
Taylor Pearce
Sr.
A
5'7"
Durham, N.C. / Riverside
24
Aisha Merkt
So.
D
5'8"
Cary, N.C. / Cary
26
Victoria Doyle
Jr.
M
5'7"
Danbury, Conn. / Danbury
Head Coach: Lauren Scott Assistant Coach: Kate McKinley
2014 TEAM STATISTICS Overall record: 14-4
Conf: 7-1
Home: 4-3
Away: 6-1
Neutral: 4-0
#
Player
gp
g
a
pts
sh
gw
up
dn
gb
dc
dsv
to
ct
08
Katie Burnet
18
86
37
123
140
6
1
0
58
58
0
17
37
07
Danielle Lee
18
37
10
47
75
4
4
0
53
31
0
28
28
11
Molly Miller
18
37
34
71
65
1
1
0
32
13
0
23
6
03
Raven Winters
13
36
23
59
90
3
1
0
37
55
0
32
26
06
Jennifer Halvorson
18
21
26
47
43
0
0
2
18
8
0
21
6
01
Lottie Meadows
12
19
4
23
37
0
0
1
14
11
0
13
2
26
Victoria Doyle
18
11
26
37
28
0
0
0
75
55
0
26
36
05
Alison Reisert
18
10
2
12
19
0
0
1
9
7
0
13
5
13
Angie Ramkellawa
14
5
2
7
18
0
1
0
13
0
0
13
4
22
Taylor Pearce
9
4
2
6
8
0
0
0
12
1
0
10
1
15
Katherine Sills
18
2
0
2
4
0
0
0
26
5
0
10
22
14
Catie Grant
6
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
3
2
0
2
2
17
Anna Adcock
18
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
26
2
0
7
15
09
Justine Santana
17
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
11
2
0
5
9
16
Griffin Hewett
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
3
02
Alyssa Codispoti
11
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
4
0
3
3
25
Meghan Brooks
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
1
1
24
Aisha Merkt
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
1
0
21
Mariah Sumpter
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
1
0
1
4
04
Lauren DeLucia
18
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
5
1
0
2
2
20
Taylor James
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Totals
18
272
167
439
534
14
8
4
422
260
0
230
212
Opponents
18
163
66
229
310
4
12
1
341
209
0
320
150
gp
min
ga
ga ave
save
pct
w-l-t
9
540:00
75
8.33
37
.330
7-2-0
#
Goalie
25
Meghan Brooks
17
Anna Adcock
9
551:48
88
9.57
41
.318
7-2-0
11
Totals
18
1091:46
163
8.96
79
.326
14-4-0
03
Opponents
18
1091:46
272
14.95
166
.379
4-14-0
COACHING STAFF LAUREN SCOTT
KATE MCKINLEY
Meredith Record (Years). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-14 (2) 2014 Record..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-4 (7-1 USA South)
Kate McKinley joined the Meredith
Home Court. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meredith Athletic Field and Track
College women’s lacrosse coaching
Alma Mater/Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western Connecticut State/2003
staff in August 2012 as an assistant
Phone. . ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (919) 760-8725
to Head Coach Lauren Scott. The
Email.............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scottla@meredith.edu
Danbury, Connecticut, native comes
Lauren Scott enters her third season
to Meredith after three years as head
as head lacrosse coach at Meredith
coach of the Connecticut Lightning,
College. Under Scott’s leadership the
where her team won the 2010 New
young program made an immediate
England Youth Tournament.
impact in the conference and region. With a conference record of 7-1, the Avenging Angels finished the 2014 season in second place and captured the USA South Tournament Championship. Meredith earned the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
McKinley also served as an assistant coach for New Canaan Youth Lacrosse Association for four seasons where she helped her team win three state titles. She was an assistant director for the Summer Laxin’ Lacrosse Camp for four years. McKinley was an attacker for the Fairfield University women’s lacrosse team. During her tenure with the program, the Stags were ranked among the NCAA’s Top 20 Division I programs in 2009. Fairfield won
Midfielder Katie Burnet collected Player of the Year honors and was
the 2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship, securing
named the tournament Most Valuable Player. Burnet also earned the
the program’s first NCAA tournament appearance. The Stags were
program’s first All-Region nod and set two new USA South records.
conference runner-ups for the next three consecutive seasons.
In the program’s first year in 2012, Meredith earned a bid to the conference tournament with a fifth-place finish. Burnet collected Rookie of the Year honors and four Avenging Angels received All-Conference accolades.
At Danbury High School McKinley was a three-sport varsity letter winner in soccer, indoor track and lacrosse. She was a member of the 2008 Lacrosse State Championship team under Coach Scott’s direction. McKinley was a two-time All-State and All-Conference
Scott hails from Danbury (Conn.) High School where she served as
selection in lacrosse. She set a school record in 2008 for goals in a
the girl’s varsity lacrosse coach from 2004-12. In just five seasons,
season with 87.
Scott took the lacrosse program from a season record of 2-14 in 2003 to boast a Division II State Championship title in 2008. In addition to her tenure at Danbury, Scott also served as a Connecticut Lightning premier coach for two seasons and as a volunteer assistant at her alma mater, Western Connecticut State University in 2004.
PREVIOUS RECORDS Lacrosse
Overall
Conference
Overall
Year
W
L
W
L
Seasons
An advocate for the sport of lacrosse and as outreach to her commu-
2013-14
14
4
7
1
Scott
nity, Scott served seven years as the girl’s director of Nutmeg Sports
2012-13
5
10
4
4
Scott
“West” for girl’s lacrosse. In addition, she originated and directed
Lauren Scott - Meredith Career
19
14
11
5
2
Community Lacrosse, a self-run and organized lacrosse camp for the greater-Danbury area. Scott lettered four seasons of women’s lacrosse for Western Connecticut State. During her career with the Colonials, she played multiple positions and set school records in scoring, ground balls, caused turnovers and points. She earned all-conference accolades three times while with Western and turned in Little East Conference Player of the Week honors twice. Scott earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Western Connecticut State and also holds a teaching certificate and minor in Exercise Science from Southern Connecticut State University.
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USA SOUTH ATHLETIC CONFERENCE The USA South Athletic Conference is home to 13 institutions across the Southeast. Full members include Averett University, Covenant College, Ferrum College, Greensboro College, Huntingdon College, LaGrange College, Piedmont College, Mary Baldwin College, Maryville College, Meredith College, Methodist University, North Carolina Wesleyan College and William Peace University. Christopher Newport remains in the conference as an affiliate member for football.
SPORTS INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION All inquiries about interviews, press credentials, broadcasting requests and other related sports information requests should be sent to Wendy
MEREDITH COLLEGE QUICK FACTS
Jones, assistant athletic director/sports information director,
Location .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Raleigh, N.C.
at joneswen@meredith.edu, (919) 760-8811.
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... 1891
BROADCASTING INFORMATION
Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... 1,885
The 2014-15 sports season will feature live video streaming of most
Nickname.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avenging Angels
Meredith College home athletic events. The schedule for athletic
Colors.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maroon, Black and White
events can be found on Meredith’s official athletics web site at goavengingangels.com.
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Affiliation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division III Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USA South Athletic Conference President.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ Jo Allen Athletic Director.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Jackie Myers Asst. Athl. Dir./Sports Info. Dir... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Wendy Jones Senior Woman Administrator/Athletic Trainer.. . . .. Sharon Malley Athletics Department Phone .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (919) 760-8205
facebook.com/meredithavengingangels twitter.com/AvengingAngels
Athletics Web Site.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . goavengingangels.com Mailing Address.. . . . . . . 3800 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27607 SID Office Phone.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (919) 760-8811 SID Email.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . joneswen@meredith.edu
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ATHLETIC FACILITIES WEATHERSPOON GYMNASIUM The home to Meredith’s basketball and volleyball teams. The facility provides up-close seating for over 500 spectators. The complex also includes locker rooms, athletics offices, a training room, a fitness center, a 5,000 square-foot dance studio and a six-lane, indoor swimming pool.
MEREDITH ATHLETIC FIELD AND TRACK COMPLEX The home to Meredith’s soccer, cross country and lacrosse teams. Meredith’s newest varsity sport of track and field will begin competition in spring 2016. The complex includes a lighted competition level track, a FieldTurf artificial playing surface capable of supporting soccer and lacrosse games and a storage facility. Future phases of the project will include a grandstand, hospitality areas, support facilities, restrooms, brick arcade and locker rooms. The cross country team uses the complex as well as the College’s 225-acre campus and the Reedy
Katie Burnet set new conference records in 2014 with goals and total points.
Creek Greenway.
MEREDITH SOFTBALL COMPLEX
MEREDITH TENNIS COMPLEX
The home of Meredith softball has recently undergone several
The home of the Meredith tennis program includes six lighted tennis
renovations. The addition of irrigation to the Bermuda field and
courts. The courts, which were recently repaired and resurfaced, bear a
infield improvements have stepped up the playing conditions to
“US Open Blue” inner court surrounded by a green outer court. This new
make it one of the best fields in the area. Dugouts improved
scheme helps to heighten the visibility of the ball for players and fans.
comfort for the players, and a new backstop will enhance the game atmosphere and improve spectator safety.
MEREDITH COLLEGE ATHLETICS PROGRAM THE DIVISION III EXPERIENCE
MEDICAL SERVICES
Meredith athletics teams participate in Division III of the National
The athletic training staff provides excellent care for student-athletes.
Collegiate Athletic Association. Division III athletics offers student-
The athletic training support staff consists of head athletic trainer,
athletes the opportunity to become well-rounded individuals who
Sharon Malley, and Assistant Athletic Trainer Heidi Roach. Dr. Doug
successfully integrate athletics and academics while experiencing
Martini of Cary Orthopedic serves as the program’s team physician. In
all aspects of college life. Student-athletes who compete at this level
addition, Meredith College serves as a clinical site for the UNC-Chapel
can receive academic and need-based financial assistance. The
Hill Undergraduate Athletic Training Program. Services and equipment
athletic department is staffed and funded like any other department in
provided include a whirlpool, hydrocollator, ultrasound, injury ice and
the College.
electrical stimulation.
ACADEMICS
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Meredith College’s commitment to academics is exemplified by
Members from each team are elected to the Student Athlete Advisory
its athletics teams. Each year, the USA South Athletic Conference
Committee that organizes support for each sport and also coordinates
recognizes its student-athletes’ hard work in the classroom by naming
community service. Past volunteer work includes Special Olympics
an Academic All-Conference team. In 2014, 60 Meredith students were
of Wake County, Habitat for Humanity, Service Raleigh, and the USA
named to the team. The Meredith athletics program further recognizes
South Athletic Conference’s Cans Across the Conference and Pennies
student-athletes who earn a 3.5 cumulative GPA as members of the
for a Purpose.
Athletics Director’s Club and those who earn a perfect 4.0 GPA with the Vice-President’s Scholar-Athlete Award.
WHAT MAKES US STRONG Chartered in 1891, Meredith College is one of the largest independent private women’s colleges in the U.S. Meredith also offers coeducational graduate programs in business, education and nutrition, as well as post-baccalaureate certificate programs in pre-health and business, a dietetic internship program, a didactic program in dietetics and a paralegal program. Rankings: Meredith College is consistently ranked in the top 10 colleges in the South by U.S. News & World Report, and one of the “Best Colleges in the Southeast” according to The Princeton Review. Majors, minors and concentrations: 80
Average class size: 17 Faculty: 122 full-time teaching faculty members. 91% of fulltime professors hold doctoral or terminal degree in their field. Internships: Recent placements include Credit Suisse, Lenovo, RTI International, SAS, and Michael Kors.
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina Enrollment: 1,885 including 241 graduate students. Students come from 26 states and 40 countries.
Multicultural students: 25% Student/faculty ratio: 12:1
2 MEREDITH IS ONE OF ONLY TWO WOMEN’S COLLEGES IN THE WORLD ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION TO ADVANCE COLLEGIATE SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS.
94 PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN INTERNSHIPS, UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OR ANOTHER KIND OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING.
Student clubs and organizations: 100 Freshmen who receive financial assistance: Over 95% Average amount of financial assistance awarded to freshmen: $25,369
31 PERCENT OF MEREDITH STUDENTS STUDY ABROAD. (COMPARE THAT TO A 9% NATIONAL AVERAGE.)
Athletics: 7 NCAA Division III teams. New Spring 2016 - Track and Field. Campus: Historic 225-acre campus includes a 1,200-seat amphitheater on a lake, seven residence halls and student apartments, student center, indoor swimming pool and fitness center, athletic field and track complex.
98.5 PERCENT OF OUR GRADUATES ARE EMPLOYED OR PURSUING GRADUATE STUDY WITHIN 9 MONTHS OF GRADUATION.
2015 LACROSSE SCHEDULE Date Opponent
Time
Date Opponent
Time
Feb. 20
Converse
5 p.m.
Mar. 17
Frostburg St.
6 p.m.
Feb. 26
Sweet Briar
4 p.m.
Mar. 18
Goucher
6 p.m.
Feb. 28
at Va. Wesleyan
4 p.m.
Mar. 21
at Piedmont *
12 p.m.
Mar. 2
Lebanon Valley
5 p.m.
Mar. 26
Centre
6 p.m.
Mar. 4
at Guilford
6 p.m.
Mar. 28
Ferrum *
2 p.m.
Mar. 7
LaGrange *
1 p.m.
Mar. 31
at Greensboro *
4 p.m.
Mar. 8
Huntingdon *
12 p.m.
Apr. 2
at Methodist *
5 p.m.
Mar. 10
vs. Ursinus @ at Clermont, Fla.
4 p.m.
Apr. 17
USA South semifinals
TBA
Mar. 12
vs. Westfield St. @ Clermont, Fla.
10 a.m.
Apr. 18
USA South finals
TBA
* Conference Bold: Home event
Schedule is subject to change. Visit goavengingangels.com for up-to-date information.
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