Siena College Athletics • Annual Report 2014-15
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Dear Friends, Congratulations to women’s volleyball and women’s basketball on two exciting seasons! Volleyball captured the MAAC championship for a record ninth time and advanced back to the NCAA Tournament. Women’s basketball had one of the best turnaround seasons in Division I, winning 22 games and advancing to the finals of the Women’s Basketball Invitational. Other programs enjoyed successful seasons on the field as well. Women’s lacrosse doubled its win total and hosted its first MAAC Tournament game, softball won two MAAC Tournament games for the first time, men’s soccer posted double-digit wins and received top-25 votes for two consecutive weeks, women’s soccer advanced to the MAAC Tournament, and baseball competed in its third straight MAAC Championship Series and fourth in the last five years. It was another banner year in the classroom, capping off a decade over which your Saints combined to post an average Graduation Success Rate of 94.8%, among the highest percentages in the nation. A record number of student athletes were part of our 2014-15 4.0 Club, and the number involved in summer internships was also at an all-time high. All 18 teams had a spring semester grade point average of 3.0 or higher, 154 student athletes were named to the MAAC Academic Honor Roll, and the department’s cumulative grade point average is a stellar 3.16. I want to thank several of our “team” members who left Siena this past year. Men’s golf coach Tom Wronowski won two MAAC championships in his 20 years as head coach, men’s tennis coach Jim Serbalik saw his teams post a 3.0 GPA or better in 50 of his 52 semesters over his 26 years of service, and Andy Christodoulou helped rebuild our women’s tennis program during his five years leading the program. It seems everyone knew department secretary Sybille Cowan, who retired after 38 years. Sybille is known for her welcoming smile and kind words, and while she won’t be coming to the office every day, we look forward to seeing her at games and events. We enter the 2015-16 season with some exciting projects beginning to take form. Thanks to a $500,000 donation, the baseball field is seeing dramatic enhancements to include a new seating system with chairback seats, a net backstop, an elevated press box, and an outfield irrigation system. As part of the College’s continual capital restoration program, a new wood floor was installed in the Alumni Recreation Center along with new seating that includes chairbacks. Be sure to join us this season to watch our exciting volleyball, women’s basketball and baseball games in comfort.
Volleyball (19-15, 14-4 MAAC) | MAAC Champions • Captured program’s ninth MAAC Championship and first since 2008 • Advanced to NCAA Tournament for fifth time in program history, losing at eventual national champion Penn State in the First Round • Knocked off MAAC regular-season champion Marist in epic five-set Championship Match at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex • Senior Rachel Stoklosa was named MAAC Tournament MVP. Stoklosa led all players with 18 kills in the championship match, including the 1,000th of her career. • Seniors Meghann Wright and Jacqueline Skeen were named First Team All-MAAC. Sophomore Haley Howell was named to the MAAC Second Team, and freshman Samantha Pethokoukis was selected to the MAAC All-Rookie Team. • Head coach Garvey Pierre won his fifth MAAC Championship in his 12 seasons at Siena
Thanks for all you do to make the student athletes’ experience at Siena an outstanding one. Go Saints! Most NCAA Tournament Appearances as Siena Head Coach
John D’Argenio, Director of Athletics
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Garvey Pierre, Volleyball Fran McCaffery, Men’s Basketball Four Others
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MAAC Championships Won (All-Time) Siena Fairfield Niagara
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Women’s Basketball (22-13, 11-9 MAAC)
| Women’s Basketball Invitational Finalist
• Became first team in MAAC women’s basketball history to win three national postseason tournament games, advancing to the WBI Championship • Secured program’s first winning season in 11 years and most victories in a dozen seasons Most Road Wins 1) Princeton
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2) Quinnipiac UAlbany
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4) Siena Arkansas-Little Rock Gonzaga James Madison Western Kentucky
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• Picked 10th (of 11) in MAAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll, finished fifth and advanced to the conference tournament semifinals despite dressing just seven players for the final 30 games • Senior captain Tehresa Coles was named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year and a Second Team All-MAAC and MAAC and WBI AllTournament Team selection. She broke both the single-season (98) and program records (308) for steals and became one of just four players in MAAC history to eclipse 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 steals, and 250 assists. • Margot Hetzke was unanimously named the MAAC Rookie of the Year and was a Biggest Win Improvement Third Team All-MAAC selection. She was (2013-14 to 2014-15) named the MAAC Rookie of the Week a 1) Ohio program-record nine times, marking the third highest total in conference history. 2) Siena 13 UT Arlington
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4) East Tennessee State 12 Southern Illinois
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2014-15 Team-by-Team Recaps Baseball (23-28, 13-8 MAAC)
Men’s Basketball (11-20, 7-13 MAAC)
• Advanced to the MAAC Championship Series for the third straight year and fourth time in five seasons • Freshman slugger Joe Drpich was tabbed the MAAC Rookie of the Year in addition to being a First Team All-MAAC and MAAC All-Tournament Team selection. Also named to Collegiate Baseball’s Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American Team, “The Big Show” led the MAAC and ranked 74th nationally in home runs per game (.21). • Senior Matt Quintana was named to the American Baseball Coaches’ Association/Rawlings All-Region Second Team. Also selected to the All-MAAC Second Team, Quintana ranked sixth in all of Division I in WHIP (0.85), eighth in fewest hits allowed per nine innings (5.58) and 11th in earned run average (1.51).
• Senior Rob Poole was named a Third Team All-MAAC selection and was one of five active players during the 2014-15 season with 500 rebounds, 200 three-pointers, 200 assists, and 100 steals • Poole and classmate Evan Hymes finished their Siena careers as the fifth-highest scoring teammates in program history with 2,831 combined points • The Saints retained the coveted Franciscan Cup for the second straight year, defeating sister school, St. Bonaventure, 73-70 in Olean Nov. 19
Cross Country (MAAC Championships | Men: 8th, Women: 7th) • Sophomore Shannon Bauer ran the fastest time by a Siena woman in MAAC Championship history to finish 15th overall and earn All-Tournament Team honors in leading the women to the squad’s highest finish in seven years • Junior captain Christie MacFarlane was named the program’s first MAAC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week (Sept. 17) in seven years • Shaun VanBuskirk (freshman 8K), senior Nick Grudev (Van Cortlandt Park 5-mile), MacFarlane (5K, 6K, Van Cortlandt Park 5K) and Dominica Bleichert (freshman 5K) all broke program records
Field Hockey (1-15, 1-4 MAAC) • Scored 2-0 victory at MAAC frontrunner Rider in season finale • Senior captain Callie Wiese was named the program’s first-ever MAAC Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 4) and finished 16th nationally in defensive saves (four) • Senior captain Katherine Bowie finished second in program history with 11 career assists
Men’s Golf (MAAC Championships – T-5th) • Sophomore Scott Kim (T-5th) and junior Michael Shine (8th) posted top-10 finishes at the MAAC Tournament • Kim and Shine each added additional top-10 finishes during the 2014-15 school year, as did senior Spencer Sautin
Women’s Golf (MAAC Championships – 2nd) • Posted second-place finishes at the ECAC Championships (Sept. 30), Lonnie Barton Invitational (Mar. 10) and MAAC Championships (Apr. 26) • Senior Victoria Nguyen and sophomore Kristen Bromley finished second and third respectively at the MAAC Championships • Bromley and senior Katie Nelson placed second and fourth overall at the ECAC Championships and were named to the All-Tournament Team
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Men’s Lacrosse (5-9, 2-4 MAAC)
Women’s Lacrosse (10-8, 5-3 MAAC)
• Senior Casey Dowd ranked fifth nationally in groundballs per game (8.07) and finished his career ranking tied for fifth all-time in NCAA Division I history in groundballs (472) and sixth in faceoffs won (772). He was selected by the Rochester Rattlers in Major League Lacrosse’s Undrafted College Player Pool in June. • Senior captain Richie Hurley was one of just 20 Division I candidates nationally – and the program’s seventh in the past six seasons – to be named a candidate for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award • Hurley was named a First Team All-MAAC selection and was joined by classmates Nate Barry and Conor Prunty (Second Team) and freshmen Tim Cousin and Chris Robertson (AllRookie Team) in winning league honors
• Doubled win total from the previous year under first-year head coach Bryana Borrelli in posting the second most victories in the program’s 19 seasons • Broke program records for road wins (six), goals scored (206) and goals against average (9.56) and ranked 19th nationally in draw controls (13.0) • Senior captain Julia Sirianni was named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year and ranked 12th nationally in caused turnovers (1.87) and 18th in both draw controls (4.20) and groundballs (2.67) • Sirianni was also named to the All-MAAC First Team with classmate Alyssa Treanor and junior Lauren Smith earning Second Team accolades, and freshman Emily Conway was tabbed to the All-Rookie Team
Siena College Male Athlete of the Year
Siena College Female Athlete of the Year
Justin Esquerra – Baseball
Tehresa Coles – Women’s Basketball
• First Team All-MAAC selection • Led Saints in batting average (.311) and hits (60), slugged four home runs, and drove in 22 runs • Started all 51 games at third base and made just five errors (144 chances) at the hot corner, posting a stellar .965 fielding percentage • Led the Saints to the MAAC Championship Series in each of his two seasons with the program, including the title in 2014 • Hit an even .300 in 111 career games as a Saint, with six home runs, 51 runs batted in, and 68 runs scored
• MAAC Defensive Player of the Year and conference honoree for the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year Award • Second Team All-MAAC and MAAC and WBI All-Tournament Team selection • Ranked first in the MAAC in steals (2.9 – 21st nationally), third in free-throw percentage (.836), and sixth in scoring (13.2) • Two-time MAAC Player of the Week and three-time College Sports Madness MAAC Player of the Week • Broke program single-season record for steals (98) and career records for steals (308), games played (125), and games started (118) • Led conference in steals in each of final three seasons and became one of just four players in MAAC history to eclipse 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 steals, and 250 assists for her career
• Achieved fifth consecutive 20-win season (had accomplished just once previously in first 35 seasons) • Won two MAAC Tournament games for the first time, advancing to the semifinals • Senior Paige Lloyd was named a First Team All-MAAC, MAAC All-Tournament Team and ECAC Second Team All-Star selection. Senior Stephanie Viggiano and sophomore Amanda Gatt were Second Team AllMAAC picks, and Paige Hess and Lauren Butts were named to the inaugural MAAC All-Rookie Team.
Swimming and Diving
Men’s Soccer (10-8-2, 5-3-2 MAAC) • Tied for second-most wins in program history and achieved first-ever undefeated home season (6-0-2) • Defeated 23rd-ranked Boston University (Sept. 3) and for two consecutive weeks in mid-September received votes in the NSCAA Top-25 Poll with a peak of 24 votes on Sept. 16, which marked the 32nd-highest total in the nation • Alexander Tejera was named Siena College’s Male Rookie of the Year. The Saints’ leading scorer, he was also named a College Soccer News Third Team All-Freshman, NSCAA/ Continental Tire All-Northeast Region Third Team and a Second Team All-MAAC and MAAC All-Tournament Team selection. • Freshman goalkeeper Josh Weiss joined Tejera in being named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team and was a twotime MAAC and ECAC Defensive Player of the Week
Softball (21-27-1, 13-7 MAAC)
(4-11, 5th at MAAC Championships)
Men’s Tennis (2-12, 1-6 MAAC) • Senior Matthew Funiciello and freshman Alessandro Saglia led the Saints with four singles wins apiece • Funiciello and classmate Eric Sumanaru teamed up for a doubles victory and each won his singles match to lead the Saints to a 5-2 Senior Day win over Saint Peter’s (Apr. 11)
Women’s Soccer (7-7-6, 4-2-4 MAAC)
Women’s Tennis (7-11, 3-4 MAAC)
• Ended the season unbeaten in 12 of their final 15 matches (6-3-6) • Senior captain Taylor Booth was named the MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year and a First Team All-MAAC selection, after ranking second in the MAAC with 103 saves in addition to posting a 1.23 goals against average, .798 save percentage, and six shutouts • Sophomore Tara Sobierajski was also named a First Team All-MAAC selection and Kaela Mahoney was named to the All-MAAC Rookie Team
• The Saints won their first five matches culminating with a 4-3 victory over Big East foe Providence in their spring opener • Rina Sakai was named the MAAC Rookie of the Year and a Second Team All-MAAC selection at No. 2 singles. She went 13-6 in singles action during the spring season, including 5-1 against MAAC competition. • Junior Allysa Singh was tabbed a First Team All-MAAC honoree at No. 3 singles and earned Second Team honors with senior Cassandra Braz at No. 3 doubles. Sophomores Mitsuki Fukamachi and Ali Garrity were named Second Team All-MAAC at No. 1 doubles and were each individually named the MAAC Player of the Week once, as was freshman Julia Dunbar.
• Captured the bronze medal at the ECAC Championships for the second consecutive year • Junior diver Hailey Beers became the first Siena swimmer in 13 years to qualify for the NCAA Division I Women’s Zone Diving Meet in March. She broke both the pool and school records in the one-meter dive and pool record in the three-meter dive in the Saints’ Senior Day win over Sacred Heart Jan. 31. • Beers (twice) and classmate Megan Grace each earned MAAC Weekly honors as the Diver and Swimmer of the Week respectively
Water Polo (8-20, 1-11 MAAC) • Senior Stephanie Bundas was named a Second Team All-MAAC selection. She broke the program record with 93 goals and finished with 106 points. • Bundas and freshman Clare Bryar swept the conference’s weekly honors on Mar. 4, being named the MAAC Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week respectively
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The Year in Photos October 27
November 22
Siena trainer Greg Dashnaw captured national headlines when his stolen 1988 NIT and 1989 NCAA men’s basketball rings curiously reappeared after 23 years. Both rings were returned anonymously. “I remember being heartbroken because they were gone, and I just figured I’d never see them again,” Dashnaw said.
Siena volleyball celebrated its MAAC Championship at the happiest place on earth. After defeating rival Marist at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex to earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament, the team gathered in front of the Tree of Life at Disney’s Animal Kingdom as part of the festivities at the annual MAAC Awards Show.
December 13 The men’s basketball team enjoyed a new playing court at Times Union Center this season. Siena ranked 82nd nationally in Division I attendance in 2014-15 with an average of 6,242 fans per game, a figure aided by the 10,278 fans who turned out for the annual Albany Cup game against UAlbany.
November 1 Basketball standouts Doug Poetzsch ’85 and Lily Grenci ’13 were inducted into the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Hall of Fame Honor Roll Class of 2014-15. Poetzsch and Grenci were enshrined in “The MAAC Experience” exhibit at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.
November 10 Siena teamed with Stewart’s Shops to sell four-game flex tickets at 135 locations throughout the Capital District. The partnership was a big success in its first season with more than 1,300 tickets sold.
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December 28 Women’s tennis great Sarah Mayer ’09, volleyball standout April London ’09, and baseball star Chris Alesio ’89 join with Siena vice president and director of athletics, John D’Argenio, after being inducted into the Siena Athletics Hall of Fame. Men’s basketball’s Kenny Hasbrouck ’09 was also voted in but unable to attend the ceremony due to his professional playing career overseas.
April 25 The women’s lacrosse team pauses for a moment of reflection at the new Grotto on campus prior to hosting its first-ever MAAC Tournament game on campus.
May 26 Siena’s athletic department celebrated the end of an era, thanking secretary Sybille Cowan for her 38 years of distinguished service. Cowan was presented with a framed jersey and season tickets for life to Siena basketball.
June 6 Members of Siena’s 1965 basketball team enjoy a laugh as part of its 50th reunion
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Academic Excellence
Field hockey, women’s soccer, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, volleyball, and water polo earned Public Recognition Awards from the NCAA for posting Academic Progress Rates (APR) in the top-10 percent of their respective sports across the membership
By the Numbers Cumulative student athlete GPA
14 of 18 teams hold cumulative GPAs of 3.0 or better
3.26
Percent of Siena’s 18 Division I athletic programs that achieved a 3.0 cumulative GPA or better during the Spring 2015 semester
Cumulative student athlete GPA for the Spring 2015 semester, five points higher than the rest of the Siena College student body
student athletes were named to the MAAC Academic Honor Roll for achieving student cumulative GPAs of athletes 3.20 or better – a achieved a perfect new record for Siena 4.0 GPA during either for the fifth the Fall 2014 or Spring consecutive year 2015 semester including five who Siena College posted unblemished Honor Society 4.0 GPAs both terms inductions
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Women’s basketball’s Tehresa Coles was selected as the MAAC honoree for the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year Award Volleyball’s Taylor Akana, water polo’s Kimi Chavez, softball’s Melanie Kalesse, swimming and diving’s Jacque Medina, women’s golf’s Valerie Wijaya, and women’s soccer’s Katie Zambrano were named Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports-Scholars by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine Women’s soccer’s Anna Grant and men’s lacrosse’s Richie Hurley were named candidates for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award Cross country’s Caroline Bertholf and swimming and diving’s Jacque Medina were selected Siena College Honor Fellows Swimming and diving was named a CSCAA Scholar All-America Team for both the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 semesters. The Saints posted a 3.56 cumulative GPA during the spring semester with five student athletes achieving a perfect 4.0 and 19 scoring a 3.0 GPA or higher. Swimming and diving led all of Siena’s 18 Division I athletic programs with a 3.52 cumulative GPA for the 2014-15 school year. Field hockey was named a Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division I National Academic Team, and eight Saints were named to the National Academic Squad Water polo was one of just 26 teams across the Division I, II and III levels to earn an ACWPC All-Academic Award, and seven Saints were recognized by the organization for carrying cumulative grade point averages of 3.20 or better
Cumulative GPAs (highest to lowest)
Women’s tennis was named an ITA AllAcademic Team and Julia Dunbar, Rina Sakai and Alyssa Singh were named ITA Scholar Athletes as was men’s tennis’ Alex Burbine and Darren Reisch Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams were named USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Teams Women’s soccer was named an NSCAA Team Academic Award recipient Men’s soccer set a program record with 11 MAAC All-Academic Team selections, and men’s lacrosse tied a program record with eight
Women’s Cross Country Swimming and Diving Women’s Soccer Field Hockey Women’s Golf Men’s Soccer Men’s Cross Country Women’s Tennis Softball Water Polo Men’s Tennis Women’s Lacrosse Men’s Golf Baseball Volleyball Men’s Lacrosse Women’s Basketball Men’s Basketball
3.55 3.44 3.42 3.31 3.31 3.30 3.29 3.27 3.24 3.22 3.16 3.14 3.13 3.00 2.96 2.89 2.89 2.79
Women’s soccer’s Anna Grant was named a Capital One Academic All-District 1 First Team selection Men’s basketball junior Brett Bisping was named to the NABC Honors Court Women’s golf seniors Mary Fletcher and Katie Nelson were named WGCA Scholar All-Americans for the fourth consecutive year for maintaining cumulative GPAs of 3.50 or higher Women’s lacrosse was named an IWLCA Academic Honor Squad, and senior Julia Sirianni and junior Lauren Smith earned IWLCA/Zag Sports Academic Honor Roll accolades
Leo Dufort Siena Student Athletes of the Month
Nick Theobald Soccer SEPTEMBER Erin Bies Volleyball
Paolo Fiore Cross Country OCTOBER Megan Bohse Field Hockey
Taylor Booth Soccer NOVEMBER Kelly Pasko Cross Country
Javion Ogunyemi Basketball DECEMBER Ida Krogh Basketball
Alex Burbine Tennis JANUARY Kelsey Helin Swimming and Diving
Casey Dowd Lacrosse FEBRUARY Erin Mossop Lacrosse
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Enhancing the Student Athlete Experience
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Junior Erin Bies (volleyball) and senior Taylor Booth (soccer) spent the first five weeks of their summer interning at the Botshabelo orphanage in South Africa. Bies’ personal project was an ancestral lineage idea to help connect children to their families, and Booth’s focus was on personal empowerment.
Siena’s 4.0 Club honors student athletes who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average during the Fall 2014 and/or Spring 2015 semesters. 4.0 Club members are honored at a luncheon hosted by Siena College President, Year Members Br. F. Edward Coughlin, 2014-15 32 O.F.M., Ph.D., 2013-14 20 each spring. 12
GSR Rankings (Student athletes who entered school in 2007)
99% - Notre Dame 98% - Stanford 97% - Duke 96% - Northwestern 95% - Boston College 94% - Wake Forest 92% - SIENA, Miami (Fla.), Rice
Seniors Caroline Bertholf (cross country) and Antonia Edwards (softball) were selected to participate in Siena’s immersive Summer Legal Fellows Program in the summer of 2014. It was Bertholf’s second straight Summer Legal Fellows experience, and she gained hands-on experience at Pace Law School where she was assigned field work at the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic. Edwards worked at American University’s Washington College of Law, and she was afforded the opportunity to visit the Supreme Court when major decisions were handed down.
Siena NCAA Graduation Success Report Highlights
Ranked in the top-10 percent of all Division I institutions in all 10 GSR reports with an average GSR of 94.8% 11 teams posted perfect 100% cohort GSRs, and 15 of Siena’s 18 athletic program outperformed the cohort national average
Sophomore Colleen McDonough (swimming and diving) and senior Erika Seagren (swimming and diving) were selected to represent Siena and the MAAC at the Sixth Annual NCAA Career in Sports Forum. The opportunity paid immediate dividends for Seagren who landed a fellowship with the MAAC upon her return from Indianapolis.
Student Athlete Summer Internships*
Junior Ryan Oliver (basketball) landed a summer internship at Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Latham. The California native is a marketing major at Siena. Stephanie Bundas Water Polo MARCH Allysa Singh Tennis
Scott Kim Golf APRIL Mary Fletcher Golf
Justin Esquerra Baseball MAY Abby Carpenter Softball
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Senior Max Bonsall was one of four Siena lacrosse standouts to participate in the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse World Championships in July. Bonsall and Colin Clive ’14 led team England to a fifth-place finish at the 38-team event. Chris Zarins ’09 tied for the Tournament scoring lead representing Latvia, and Faus Bernabo ’10 captained Argentina to its first World Lacrosse victory.
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Saints in the Community
Tehresa Coles escorts a survivor during women’s basketball’s 15th Annual “Pink Zone” Game presented by Berkshire Bank, Feb. 12 at the ARC. The event raised $24,849 for Capital Region Action Against Breast Cancer (CRAAB!) pushing the grand total to $161,274 raised for breast cancer research and awareness since the game’s inception. Siena and Cornell partnered to host a benefit game at Siena Field in honor of 1993 Cornell graduate and longtime friend to both schools, Courtney Erickson, who passed away in 2013 Men’s lacrosse raised $21,450 for Wounded following a courageous battle with pancreatic and liver cancer. Erickson’s nephew, James Warrior Project at the Saints’ Second Annual (pictured), threw out the ceremonial first pitch, and the Saints helped raise funds in Erickson’s “Faceoff For A Cause” Oct. 12 at Siena Turf memory for the Jack Falvo III Foundation. The teams are scheduled to continue the benefit Field. The Saints partnered with five local series with a doubleheader next Apr. 12 at historic Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, home of lacrosse programs to compete in scrimmages, the National Baseball Hall of Fame. host a youth lacrosse clinic, and raise money and awareness for WWP through the day’s activities.
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Field hockey took part in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk Oct. 19 in Albany. The Saints raised $1,140 for ACS prior to walking in the event. Field hockey was awarded the S.A.IN.T.S. Cup at the athletic department’s annual All-Sports Women’s tennis was one of several Siena teams to prepare a meal at the Ronald Celebration in April for their exemplary community service work throughout the year. McDonald House in Albany, continuing a longstanding partnership with the organization.
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Saints Alive! has allowed me to train every day to achieve my goals on the field, while working towards a great degree. The support we receive helps hundreds of student athletes, and I couldn’t be more thankful for the opportunity to represent Siena on and off the field.
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~ Bryan Goossens ’16 (Baseball)
The 2015 Saints Alive! Shootout was a record-breaking event. A record 35 foursomes participated in this event, making it one of the biggest fields in the Shootout’s history. Left to right: John Mineaux, Mary Pat Devine, Coach Jimmy Patsos, Pat Lillo, and Tim Kelly
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We support Siena Athletics and dedicate much of our time to backing the Saints Alive! mission, because we are committed to helping the department provide an environment where student athletes can maximize their potential. We’ve seen firsthand how donations to the Saints Alive! athletics fund directly impact the lives of hundreds of students.
New Siena president, Br. F. Ed Coughlin, O.F.M., Ph.D., poses with vice president and director of athletics, John D’Argenio, and women’s basketball head coach, Ali Jaques, at the annual Festa Vino Fundraiser on October 16. The event raised nearly $25,000 for the Saints Alive! Athletic Fund.
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~ Ilene and Chip Stein
SAINTS ALIVE! Giving 2014-15 - $468,601 2013-14 - $575,593 2012-13 - $606,065
Corporate Sponsors
2011-12 - $503,274 Trustco Bank DeCrescente Distributing Company Miller Lite National Grid Foundation Key Bank Prime Companies SEFCU Rose & Kiernan WB Mason UHY LLP Northeastern Fine Jewelry Blue Shield of NENY Ollie’s NAPA Auto Parts
NBT Bank Zappone Motors Yankee Trails Dunkin’ Donuts First Niagara Lia Auto Group MVP Health Care M&T Bank Price Chopper Bimbo Bakeries GTM Payroll Services Pepsi Laborers 190 Professional Fire Restoration
Berkshire Bank CDPHP CDTA All Star Wine & Spirits Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. Recovery Sports Grill Teal, Becker & Chiaramonte Alpin Haus Albany County Stop DWI Northwestern Mutual The Anderson Group Subway at Hoffman’s Playland
Mark Thomas Apparel US National Guard Army ROTC Armory Garage Silver Leaf Resorts LEXUS AT&T Mazzone Hospitality Genoa Importing Ricoh USA
2010-11 - $478,554
Corporate Sales 2014-15- $522,640 2013-14 - $503,300 2012-13 - $529,250 2011-12 - $533,905 2010-11 - $409,050
2014-15 Saints Alive! Advisory Committee John Allen Michael Atkins William Barrett Patricia Bayly Samuel Bosco Richard Carlstrom Robert Davey Dean Devito Chris Farrell Robert Franzese Thomas MacClarence Alex Nichols Michael O’Connor Frank Pugliano Sidney J. Stein Steve Tobin Keith Vink Eveline Ward-Sells Samuel Zimmerman
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Thank you to those who donated to Saints Alive! during 2014-15 Diamond Saint ($10,000 and above)
George T. Maloney Sidney J. Stein
The O’Hara Family Fund
Platinum Saint ($5,000-$9,999)
Capital Cardiology Associates, PC Kenneth L. Ellis
Steven M. Hart Nfrastructure Strategic Power Systems, Inc.
Patron Saint ($2,000-$4,999)
John L. Allen, Esq. American Boiler William Black David E. Blessing Samuel F. Bosco, M.D. Arthur K. Brelia, M.D. Business Partners Forms & Systems, Inc. Daniel “Din” Cahill Capital Bank & Trust Co Capital Financial Planning LLC Richard A. Carlstrom James A. Carminucci Cool Insuring Agency, Inc. John F. Curry D & D Power, Inc. Daley Family Foundation, Inc. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Richard S. Flaherty John J. Harrison Hover & Mackowski, PLLC Kasselman Electric Co., Inc. Walter T. Kicinski Christian & Kathleen King John F. LaRow Christopher J. Madden William P. McGoldrick Lawrence F. McMahon, AFSB Murray and Zuckerman, Inc Alexander G. Nichols Paul Niedbalec Nigro Companies
Stephen J. Obermayer Gary C. Oberting Michael J. O’Connor, Esq. Timothy D. O’Hara, Esq. Michael E. Onak Roderick E. Owens Kenneth M. Raymond, Jr. Robert S. Reynolds Roemer, Wallens, Gold & Mineaux, LLP Thomas J. Roginski Jack J. Rotolo James D. Ryan Richard S. Rzeszotarski Anthony F. Schmitz Servicemaster of Upstate New York Irwin J. Smith, III Sneeringer Monahan Provost Redgrave Title Agency, Inc. Telecommunications Analysis Group Inc Terranova International, LLC The Anderson Group, LLC The UCC Guide, Inc. DBA Ernst Publishing Francis H. Trombly, Jr. Western Avenue BBE, Inc. Jennifer White Edwin F. Williams, III, M.D. John M. Williams
Levels reported denote gifts made between June 1, 2014 and May 31, 2015. These were contributions made to the Saints Alive! Athletic Fund.
Commissioner ($1,000-$1,999)
21st Century Mechanical, Inc. Rebecca J. Almstead Anixter William M. Barrett Patricia A. Bayly Thomas E. Benoit Bette & Cring, LLC Bradley W. Bodmer, Esq. Lauren Basile Canon USA Inc Anthony Cerulli CHA Consulting, Inc. Thomas J. Clinton Casey B. Cook, D.M.D. Loretta Coughlin Craig T. Coutant Mae A. D’Agostino Anthony P. DeChiro, Jr. Allen C. DeMarco Gavin J. Donohue David A. Driggs East Hudson Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery PLLC Harry Ermides Executive Woods Childcare, Inc Dan F. Finkle Mr. Howard S. Foote, CPA Robert Franzese Derek E. Gavin Frank E. Gavin Neil F. Gollogly, Jr.
Michelle M. Annese BBL Construction Services LLC Alexander S. Berberian George A. Bergmann Terence A. Bouchard Mark J. Brenner, Esq. Terrance K. Bromley James R. Campbell Barbara Chesnut J. Robert Clement John D. Corcoran, Jr. Robert D. Davey Paul N. DiCaprio Darren Donohue Patricia A. Edwards Michael A. Ellrott
Graham Hunter Foundation, Inc. Michael M. Hurley Jeffrey C. Hyman Robert H. Iseman KeyBank National Association Edward J. LaRow Slade M. LedDuke Noel Liberty Maura Lilley Thomas J. Litz Andrea L. Looney, D.V.M. M.J. Engineering and Land Surveying, P.C. Guy T. Maddalone Maddalone & Associates, Inc. Shaun P. Mahoney Carl Morris Massry Bruce R. Matt Lori A. Matt-Murphy Thomas P. Meaney Vince Meleco Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc. James F. Moran Sabrina S. Mosseau, BS, RN, OCN John F. Murray, Jr. Anthony G. Nappi, M.D. John J. Nigro Norvest Financial Services, Inc. Peter C. Pappas Edward C. Pratt Professional Planning Group
Director ($500-$999)
Daniel W. Fisher GTM Payroll Services Inc. Robert R. Hayden, Ph.D. Richard J. Heller Huersch Inc. William M. Keane Mark Kissick Robert P. Klein James Knox Steven L. Lamy, Ph.D. Arthur A. Leonardo Anthony G. Leva Karen M. Lumino Jeremiah F. Manning, Esq. Donald J. McCormick Charles G. McGaffin
Frank J. Pugliano Sean P. Rafferty Michelle M. Raymond Pamela Robbins Christopher M. Rogers Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company Laura Schweitzer, Ph.D. Daniel N. Shaughnessy James J. Sheedy Craig A. Shufelt Slocum DeAngelus & Associates PC Eugene G. Snay Socaris Electric Anthony Stellone Keith J. Stinton Patricia A. Sullivan Rosemary Tabachneck Christopher Terzian The Law Office of Brian W. Devane, ESQ. Jessica J. Thompson John Tokar Jeffrey R. Uzzilia, M.D. Leonard F. Valletta Keith D. Vink John S. Wyld, Jr. Ronald F. Zimmerman Samuel E. Zimmerman
John K. Mulvey, Jr. Thomas G. Pillsworth RBC Wealth Management Peter & Lisa A. Ruggiero Vincent A. Scalzo SMG World Darrell Smith Gregory M. Stewart Patrick T. Sunkes TD Bank The JP Morgan Chase Foundation Dan Urban, Sr. Frank T. Walsh, Jr. John C. Weaver Joseph J. Wronowski
Hall of Fame ($250-$499)
Gerard A. Brehm E. Melvin Burger, Jr. Butler Associates LLC Robert F. Campbell John R. Casey Kimberly A. Cavanagh, DHSc, MPAS, PA-C John A. Connolly Kelly K. Curtis, M.D. Carol A. Dana Ronald J. DeFilippis Daniel P. Devine Charles E. Diamond Denise Drabich John P. Glynn, Jr. Susan Goldstein Thomas J. Heinz Barton D. Hover John A. Klein Allan A. Kutz
Michael J. Lofrumento Paul C. Maguire William F. Mc Mahon J. Brendan McKelvey Gregory McLaughlin Linda J. Menty Northeast Wine Development, LLC Edward M. Oles James J. Patsos John Pethokoukis Pioneer Bank Josephine Polsinelli Anthony Purificato Kelby J. Roche Francis M. Ryan Frederick J. Shear Paul VanBuskirk, Esq. Paul L. Weafer David P. White
All-American ($100-$249)
Fred Barthelmas, Jr. John Bergin Kim T. Blot Michelle M. Blot Donald F. Brennan Patrick J. Bulgaro Michael Camarota Michael F. Cantwell Carioto Produce, Inc John D. Clark Lawrence W. Clarke Lorraine DeGroot Harvey G. Dickson Stephen T. Dombroski, Jr. Richard Duval John F. Dyer James J. Eberlein Elizabeth Elze Maureen E. Fogarty Michael A. Galante Lynn M. Gemmiti Genoa Importing Company Brian M. Gilligan Robert E. Gilligan Edward K. Gregory John P. Halstead, C.P.A. Susan P. Hannon Barbara Hart
Mary Ellen Higgins G. Thomas Hipp William R. Hogan Gordon H. Jevons James B. Kaden John R. Kearney J. Patrick Kelly Meldon F. Kelsey Thomas N. Kennedy, Ph.D. KPMG LLP Michael P. Lanides Jeannine LaRose Anthony G. Marotta, Jr. Kevin M. Marusic Karen M. Mattison Mary B. McKeon George A. Meitch Daniel J. Mikel James J. Morrow Michael J. Murphy William F. Murray North American Industrial Services, Inc. David R. Obermayer Michael W. O’Brien Omni Development Company, Inc. Joseph A. Papa
Julie A. Petti Robert W. Picarillo Ellen A. Picotte William E. Redmond, Esq. Jay T. Reed Jason B. Rich John S. Riley Eric Roby Francis L. Roddy SaxBST, LLP CPAs Deborah Schultz Michael V. Serge Laura M. Simiele Robert E. Smith Brian P. Spofford Strategic Marketing Affiliates Inc Mary Anne E. Syden Daniel P. Thero, Ph.D. Chad Thompson Robert E. Thomsen, Sr. Edward V. Uttberg, Jr. John G. Waltersdorf William H. Woolford Diane Yanniello Zalucki and Halstead, LLP
Saints Alive! received an anonymous gift of $500,000 during the 2014-15 year to underwrite substantial improvements to Siena’s baseball field. We thank that donor for their generosity.