PLAYER PROFILES
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CHRISTINA
NICASSIO
BERBERT Junior Midfielder Germantown, Md. Seneca Valley High School
Junior Defender Pittsburgh, Pa. Plum High Scho0l
CAREER: Christina Nicassio has appeared in 32 career games with 19 starts in her two-year career at Pitt...has registered three assists as a defender. 2008: Saw action in 15 games as a defender…started eight contests…ended the year with two assists and two points, as well as six shots…registered an assist vs. Penn (Sept. 5)...contributed the assist for the game-winning goal against Providence (Oct. 12). 2007: Saw action in 17 games as a defender while starting 11 contests...ended freshman year with one assist, one point and four shots…tallied first career assist vs. Ohio (Sept. 23). HIGH SCHOOL: Joined the Panthers as a defender from nearby Plum High School…five-year participant in the Pennsylvania Olympic Development Program…four-year letterwinner on the Plum women’s soccer team...helped the Mustangs to four consecutive fourth place conference finishes…two-time All-Section First Team selection (2005 and 2006)…member of the 2005 PA West State Champion Penns Forest Nighthawks…led the Nighthawks to a PA State Olympic Development Program Region I second place finish in the Ryder Cup… participated in the 2006 USL Super Y League Division National Camp…four-time Student-Athlete Scholar Award winner...Honor Roll student. PERSONAL: Born August 12, 1989…daughter of Anthony and Sandra Nicassio… has two older brothers, Anthony and Mark…coached by former Pitt assistant coach Joenal Castma on the Nighthawks team…enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences...an undeclared major. Niccasio’s Statistics Season
16
LAURA
GP/GS
Shots
Goals
Assists
Points
GWG
17/11
4
0
1
1
0
CAREER: Laura Berbert enters her third season with the Panthers...started every game (38) of her two-year collegiate career...registered two goals including a game-winner against Kent State...also has five assists, and nine points...attempted 34 shots...two-time Big East Academic All-Star. 2008: Started all 20 games…one of five Pitt players to start all 20 matches on the year…played nearly every minute of every game for the 2008 season…finished the season with one goal, two assists and four points…registered 16 shots on year…scored the game-winning goal for Pitt in a 1-0 win against Kent State (Sept. 12)…responsible for assisting on the Panthers’ two goals in the season opener vs. Akron (Aug. 22)...Big East Academic All-Star selection. 2007: Started all 18 games as a freshman midfielder...one of three players to start all 18 games for Pitt on year…ended season with one goal, three assists and five points...took 18 shots on year…scored first career goal at St. John’s (Sept. 30)… registered assists vs. West Virginia (Sept. 21), Syracuse (Sept. 28) and Cincinnati (Oct. 5)...named a Big East Academic All-Star. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Seneca Valley High School in Germantown, Md….tallied 27 goals and 19 assists over her four-year, high school career…played for Seneca Valley High School where she was named team MVP and garnered All-Gazette Second Team honors…registered seven goals and seven assists in her final season…as a junior, led Germantown to its first-ever Class 3A Montgomery County Championship with a team leading 13 goals and seven assists…helped her club team, the Bethesda Rapids, to the Maryland State Cup Championships and the Region I National Championship Semifinals in 2005 and 2006…National Honor Society member…named an AP scholar and Maryland Distinguished Scholar in 2006…competed in swimming.
2008
15/8
6
0
2
2
0
PERSONAL: Born October 3, 1989…daughter of Michael and Rebecca Berbert… has two brothers, Matt and James…father competed in gymnastics and soccer at William & Mary…an undeclared major...enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences as a double major in Math and Economics.
Totals
32/19
10
0
3
3
0
Berbert’s Statistics
2007
Season Sea
GP/GS
Shots
Goals
Assists
Points
GWG
200 2007
18/18
18
1
3
5
0
200 2008
20/20
16
1
2
4
1
Tot Totals
38/38
34
2
5
9
1
Christina Nicassio (15) and Laura Berbert (16).
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