Table of Contents Mercy College..............................................................................4 Molloy College............................................................................5 Roberts Wesleyan College.........................................................6 St. Thomas Aquinas College.....................................................7
2021 Women’s Lacrosse Championship Schedule Semifinals
Thursday, May 6 No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas at No. 1 Mercy No. 3 Molloy at No. 2 Roberts Wesleyan
Final
Saturday, May 8 at 11:00 AM
* Semifinals at higher seeds * Final hosted by Mercy Watch all games live and on-demand on the ECC Network (www.eccsportsnetwork.com). Visit www.eccsports.org for all your Championship results and statistics.
East Coast Conference Staff Melissa Reilly Casey Rafferty Robert Dranoff Associate Commissioner Assistant Commissioner Commissioner rdranoff@eccsports.org mreilly@eccsports.org crafferty@eccsports.org 631.348.3453 631.348.3452 631.348.3451 The 2021 East Coast Conference Women’s Lacrosse Championship Program was written, laid out and designed by Casey Rafferty, Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Communications, in Adobe InDesign CS5. Cover art work was designed by Clay Colvin, ECC Graphic Design Intern. Special thanks to the editorial assistance provided by: Bob Dranoff, Melissa Reilly, and the Sports Information Directors of the East Coast Conference.
MERCY COLLEGE No. Name Yr 00 Olivia Maute Fr. 1 Mary Mackie Gr. 3 Kerri Cummings Jr. 4 Erin Chalich Jr. 5 Taylor Bishop Jr. 6 Gianna Mott So. 7 Kelly Rosenfeld Fr. 8 Briana Corace Sr. 10 Erin Shimborske So. 11 Kaitlyn Grzelaczyk Jr. 12 Savanna Spadalik Fr. 13 Christina Lopreato Fr. 14 Micayla Brady Jr. 15 Ryleigh Hostinsky Fr. 17 Gianna Maffei Sr. 19 Kellie Znaniecki Sr. 20 Allie Bigilin Jr. 21 Sydney Corley So. 23 Jules Keenan Jr. 26 Hunter Savino Jr. 27 Katie Jelliffe Jr. 28 Ally Schreck Fr. 29 Carly Diolosa Fr. 30 Emma Jacobsen Sr. 32 Kayla Reese Jr. 39 Madeline Garvalosa Jr.
Pos GK A A A A D M A M A D M D M/A D D/M D A M/D D D/M A M GK A GK
Ht 5-9 5-7 5-4 5-3 5-5 5-5 5-1 5-2 5-1 5-6 5-7 5-2 5-2 5-2 5-7 5-7 5-4 5-9 5-7 5-7 5-4 5-6 5-4 5-6 5-7 5-7
Hometown/Previous School Rockaway, N.J./Morris Hills Bellport, N.Y./Bellport Islip, N.Y./Islip Bellmore, N.Y./Mepham West Milford, N.J./West Milford Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac Farmingdale, N.Y./Adelphi University Seaford, N.Y./Seaford Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa Point Pleasant Borough, N.J./Point Pleasant Borough Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue Massapequa Park, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial Coram, N.Y./Newfield Bethpage, N.Y./Plainedge Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East Monroe, Conn./Masuk Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place Brookhaven, N.Y./Bellport Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon Seaford, N.Y./St. Anthony’s
Head Coach: Dawn Sachs (9th Season) Associate Head Coach: Joe Corace Assistant Coaches: Julie Clyne, Tori DiFusco
Quick Facts
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Founded: 1950 Enrollment: 9,403 Nickname: Mavericks Colors: Blue and White President: Timothy L. Hall Director of Athletics: Matt Kilcullen, Jr. Stadium: Mavericks Field About Mercy:
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Coach Dawn Sachs
Taylor Bishop
Micayla Brady
Did You Know?
• Mercy is making their fifth straight appearance in the ECC Tournament. • The Mavericks are the defending ECC Champion • Mercy has two previous NCAA Tournament apperances
Mary Mackie
Mercy College is a New York metropolitan area college of over 9,000 students studying at five campus locations including: Dobbs Ferry, Bronx, Manhattan, White Plains, Yorktown Heights. With over 90 undergraduate and graduate programs, 25 of which are offered online, Mercy College offers a quality liberal arts education within five schools: Business, Education, Health and Natural Sciences, Liberal Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Students may take classes during the day, evenings, weekends, and online, so that they can fit a rigorous Mercy College education into their busy lives. Mercy College also offers tremendous financial support so that the cost of college is not a barrier to success. The faculty is dedicated to the scholarship of teaching. Mercy College professors include Fulbright Scholars, published authors and national authorities in their fields. Mercy College offers a comprehensive intercollegiate NCAA Division II program that sponsors 16 varsity sports. The main campus located on the scenic banks of the Hudson River in Dobbs Ferry is just minutes from Manhattan. Mercy College students reside in the College’s on campus dormitory and within the suburban community of Dobbs Ferry. Intramural activities are also offered throughout the year for the recreational athlete. To apply to Mercy College visit www.mercy.
MOLLOY COLLEGE
No. Name Yr Pos Ht 1 Jillian Mayr Sr. D 5-9 2 Kara Rosenberg Jr. A 5-3 3 Jessica Kofod Fr. 4 Haille Ross So. A 5-6 5 Megan Schiaffo Jr. A/M 5-4 6 Abbie Bellport Jr. M 5-10 7 Joanna Mauceri So. M 5-5 8 Talia Maccarino Sr. A 5-4 Coach Tom Campolettano 10 Jamie Maddaluno So. A 5-10 11 Camryn Sesselman Jr. M 5-6 12 Kaitlyn Meyer Sr. D 5-7 13 Brooke DiFede Fr. A 5-7 14 Alexa Adduci Sr. A 5-6 15 Nora Miller Gr. M 5-10 17 Alyssa Zangari Sr. A 5-0 19 Mackenzie Coan So. D 5-6 20 Amanda Reyes Gr. M 5-6 21 Brianne DiFede Jr. D 5-7 Abbie Bellport 22 Amanda Weber So. M 5-5 24 Alyssa Licata So. M 5-7 25 Geena Gardella So. A 5-5 26 Alexa Denis Fr. D 5-7 27 Kristin Skupinsky Fr. D 5-6 28 Gabriela Cesaro Sr. D 5-6 29 Nina Oddo So. A 5-6 30 Erin Murphy Fr. A 5-8 31 Leah Silvestri Fr. A 5-6 32 Mary-Kate Sweeney Fr. G 5-5 Kaitlyn Meyer 36 Lucy Emptage Jr. M/A 5-4 40 Nicole Calandra So. M 5-7 41 Hailey Dazzo Fr. A 5-6 44 Olivia Vail So. D 5-3 45 Ryan Smith Fr. D/M 5-4
Hometown/Previous School Bethpage, N.Y./Manhattan East Patchogue, N.Y./Bellport Seaford, N.Y./Seaford Sayville, N.Y./Sayville Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point New Hyde Park, N.Y./New Hyde Park Bethpage, N.Y./St. Dominic Bellmore, N.Y./Mepham Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst Seaford, N.Y./Seaford Seaford, N.Y./Plainedge Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh Huntington, N.Y./Elwood-John Glenn Glen Cove, N.Y./Glen Cove Mastic Beach, N.Y./William Floyd East Meadow, N.Y./W.T. Clarke Seaford, N.Y./Plainedge Massapequa, N.Y./Farmingdale Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North New Hyde Park, N.Y./New Hyde Park Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh Selden, N.Y./Newfield Rockville Centre, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy Livingston, N.J./Livingston Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur Amagansett, N.Y./La Salle University Islandia, N.Y./St. John the Baptist East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh
Head Coach: Tom Campolettano (15th Season) Assistant Coaches: Rebecca Conto, Marissa Brown, Jill Alonso Amanda Weber
Quick Facts
Location: Rockville Centre, N.Y. Founded: 1955 Enrollment: 3,300 Nickname: Lions Colors: Maroon and White President: Dr. James Lentini Director of Athletics: Susan Cassidy-Lyke Stadium: John A. Dary Field at RVC Sports Complex
Did You Know?
• This is Molloy’s third straight season in the ECC Championship and the third straight postseason matchup against the Redhawks in the first round of games. • Sophomore midfielder Joanna Mauceri is already an ECC Champion as a member of the 2019 Molloy women’s soccer team. • Freshman goalie Mary-Kate Sweeney is second in the conference and 25th in Division II in goals-against average (10.10).
About Molloy
Molloy College is an institution of the Dominican tradition which offers students a rich, multi-dimensional educational experience in an academically challenging environment. We foster critical thinking and creative exploration while preparing students to live and work in the global world of today. Money magazine recently ranked Molloy College the #1 “Value All-Star” in the nation.
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ROBERTS WESLEYAN COLLEGE No. Name Yr 1 Kelsey Simmons Jr. 3 Alexis Grant Jr. 6 Madison Bell Jr. 7 Emily Tomei Sr. 8 Madilynn Walsh Sr. 9 Jessica Giancursio Gr. 10 Gemme Guy So. 11 Madelyn Robinson Fr. 12 Victoria Vahl Fr. 14 Sophia Podszebka Fr. 15 Caitlin Harding So. 16 Rhiannon Burto Fr. 17 Taylor Nathan Sr. 18 Ellen O’Neil Jr. 19 Lindsey Brinkel Sr. 22 Tiffany Melendez Gr. 23 Shay DeRoo Jr. 24 Caitlin Tucker So. 33 Natalie Arieno Jr.
Pos Ht M 5-7 A 5-0 A 5-7 M 5-9 M 5-6 M 5-0 D/M 5-10 A 5-6 A/M 5-5 M 5-5 M 5-9 A 5-5 M 5-5 A/M 5-3 A 5-7 D 5-8 D 5-7 M 5-7 GK 5-6
Hometown/Previous School Corning, N.Y./Corning Painted Post Brewerton, N.Y./Paul V. Moore Webster, N.Y./Central Michigan University Webster, N.Y./Webster Thomas East Rochester, N.Y./East Rochester Penfield, N.Y./Penfield Ithaca, N.Y./Siena College Buffalo, N.Y./Lancaster Coach Kristin Concordia Webster, N.Y./Webster Thomas Churchville, N.Y./Churchville-Chili Vestal, N.Y./Vestal Carthage, N.Y./Carthage Gates, N.Y./Gates Livonia, N.Y./Livonia Rochester, N.Y./Edinboro University Grand Island, N.Y./Grand Island Fairport, N.Y./Fairport Centerport, N.Y./Harborfields Madison Bell Greece, N.Y./Greece Athena
Head Coach: Kristin Concordia (6th Season) Assistant Coaches: Pete Bell, John Knowles, Shannen Drennon
Quick Facts
Location: Rochester, N.Y. Founded: 1866 Enrollment: 1,823 Nickname: Redhawks Colors: Red, Black, and White President: Dr. Deana L. Porterfield Director of Athletics: Bob Segave Stadium: Roberts Wesleyan Turf Field
Did You Know?
Taylor Nathan
• Roberts Wesleyan is making their fourth straight appearance in the ECC Women’s Lacrosse Championship • Two-time Olympic medalist (gold, silver) Jenn Suhr (pole vault) played basketball at Roberts Wesleyan. She ranks second all-time in program history with 1,819 career points.
Emily Tomei
About Roberts Wesleyan:
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With an enrollment of nearly 2,000 students and a tradition of excellence since 1866, Roberts Wesleyan College is a leader among liberal arts colleges with a Christian worldview. The College offers more than 50 undergraduate programs, as well as graduate programs in education, school psychology, school counseling, health administration, nursing education, nursing leadership & administration, strategic marketing, social work and strategic leadership. Roberts Wesleyan also offers innovative undergraduate degree-completion programs for working adults in health administration, nursing, organizational management, and teacher education
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE
Coach Meg Cave
Laura Delorenzo
Jennifer Farrell
No. Name 1 McKenzie Schlechtweg 2 Jennifer Stevens 3 Danielle Cajou 5 Samantha Cerrato 6 Stephanie Ortiz 7 Micaela Ross 8 Annavictoria Mazariegos 9 Leanna Iobbi 10 Jennifer Farrell 12 Arielle Rodriguez 14 Casey Hannon 15 Meaghan Burke 17 Olivia Cerbo 18 Madison Wood 32 Laura Delorenzo 33 Madeline Buechli
Yr Pos Ht Fr. A 5-7 So. M 5-3 RJr. M 5-4 So. A 5-6 Fr. M 5-5 Fr. A 5-5 Fr. D 5-3 Jr. M 5-5 Gr. A 5-8 Sr. M 5-2 Sr. D 5-6 Gr. D 5-2 Fr. M/D 5-7 Sr. D 5-4 Gr. GK 5-6 RSr. D 5-7
Hometown/Previous School Goshen, N.Y./Goshen Highland Mills, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury Stony Point, N.Y./North Rockland Mohegan Lake, N.Y./Lakeland Totowa, N.J./Passaic Valley Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury Slate Hill, N.Y./Minisink Valley Sparkill, N.Y./Tappan Zee Valley Cottage, N.Y./Nyack Valley Cottage, N.Y./Nyack Valley Cottage, N.Y./Nyack Latham N.Y./Shaker Middletown, N.J./Middletown North Spring, Texas/Klein Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh Piermont, N.Y./Clarkstown South
Head Coach: Meg Cave (1st Season) Assistant Coach: James Montegari
Quick Facts
Location: Sparkill, N.Y. Founded: 1896 Enrollment: 2,000 Nickname: Spartans Colors: Maroon and Gold President: Ken Daly Director of Athletics: Nicole Ryan Stadium: Spartan Lacrosse Field
Leanna Iobbi
Did You Know?
• STAC is back in the ECC Championship for the first time since 2018 • First Year Head Coach Meg McNally-Cave played a part of her collegiate lacrosse career at ECC-rival Mercy College (2014-2016) under current Mercy Head Coach Dawn Sachs. • Spartans Jennifer Farrell (Gr./Attack) and Leanna Iobbi (Jr./Attack & Midfielder) can both score their 100th career goals during the remainder of the season. Farrell is 5 away from eclipsing the mark, while Iobbi is 12 from it.
About St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas College is a vibrant, student-centered institution located in the New York City Metropolitan area. Founded in 1952 by the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill as a teaching college, we have grown to a 72-acre campus, providing a safe, welcoming place to study over 100 majors, minors, and specializations in the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business and the School of Education. Yet it’s just 15 miles north of New York City, giving you quick access to learning, cultural, internship, and career opportunities in one of the world’s most exciting cities. Our students come from around the globe and are active inside and outside of the classroom. At STAC, we are dedicated to creating a learning environment that extends beyond the classroom with various clubs and activities, 20 NCAA Division II athletic teams, 2 Varsity teams (Sprint Football and Ice Hockey), 5 Club Sports teams, study abroad opportunities, and a community where students can make lifelong friendships and “stand out” while “fitting in.” We are committed to the holistic development of our students. Our state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Bloomberg Professional Laboratory, the Innovation Center equipped with 3D printers, the Kraus Fitness Center, HD Television Studio, Digital Imaging Labs — to name a few — provide our students with top-notch technology and hands-on experience to develop their mind, body, and spirit. St. Thomas Aquinas College focuses on fostering student success. Through the support of our dedicated faculty and administration, and our career development services, our graduates join the ranks of our successful alumni, pursuing masters and doctoral degrees, as well as embarking on challenging and rewarding careers. You’ll find St. Thomas Aquinas College alumni at Fortune 500 companies, in the region’s top medical facilities, teaching tomorrow’s leaders in classrooms, or working in federal agencies, professional sport organizations, and many other professions. The College is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as Top-Tier Regional University, by Colleges of Distinction, both the NY and Catholic Editions, as a Military Friendly Institution, and by the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. These distinctions have been earned by our esteemed faculty, our highly motivated students, and our successful alumni. St. Thomas Aquinas College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; its School of Education is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and its School of Business is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).
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