About the Northeast-10 Conference
The Northeast-10 Conference is an NCAA Division II conference that was established in 1979. The conference consists of 16 member institutions located throughout the Northeast in the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. The institutions that make up the Northeast-10 include Adelphi University (Garden City, N.Y.), American International College (Springfield, Mass.), Assumption College (Worcester, Mass.), Bentley University (Waltham, Mass.), Franklin Pierce University (Rindge, N.H.), Le Moyne College (Syracuse, N.Y.), University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, Mass.), Merrimack College (North Andover, Mass.), University of New Haven (West Haven, Conn.), Pace University (Pleasantville, N.Y.), Saint Anselm College (Manchester, N.H.), Saint Michael’s College (Colchester, Vt.), The College of Saint Rose (Albany, N.Y.), Southern Connecticut State University (New Haven, Conn.), Southern New Hampshire University (Manchester, N.H.), and Stonehill College (Easton, Mass.).
Saint Rose claimed the 2011 NCAA Women’s Soccer National Championship by defeating Grand Valley State.
The 16 member institutions are spread geographically from Syracuse, N.Y. to Waltham, Mass. and Colchester, Vt. to Garden City, N.Y. Many of the members are located in or around the metropolitan areas of Albany, Boston, Manchester, New Haven, Worcester, and New York City. The conference was proud to welcome the New Haven and Adelphi in its latest expansion, adding to the powerful union of strong academic and athletic institutions.
Northeast-10 Staff
Julie Ruppert Commissioner jruppert@northeast10.org 508-230-9844 Ext. 100 Amy Resnick Associate Commissioner/SWA aresnick@northeast10.org 508-230-9844 Ext. 102 Cell: 413-478-1519 Molly Myers Associate Commissioner/ Compliance mmyers@northeast10.org 508-230-9844 Ext. 103 Jacob VanRyn Assistant Commissioner/ Strategic Communications jvanryn@northeast10.org 508-230-9844 Ext. 105 Michael Ghika
Asst. Director/Communications
mghika@northeast10.org 508-230-9844 Ext. 104
The Northeast-10 has evolved into a membership committed to competitive athletics programs that emphasize the education, both on and off the field, of more than 6,000 student athletes. Among the many accomplishments of these institutions are NCAA Division II national championships in women’s basketball, women’s cross country, field hockey, men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, women’s track and field, and men’s and women’s swimming and diving. The conference is coming off a successful 2011-12 season, as the Saint Rose women’s soccer team claimed the first national championship in the school’s athletic history with a 2-1 victory over Grand Valley State in Pensacola, Fla. The UMass Lowell field hockey team also advanced to the national title game for the sixth time in seven seasons, while the Bentley women’s basketball and Stonehill men’s basketball teams both advanced to their respective NCAA Final Fours.
American International’s Dominic Smith claimed a national title in the 400 meter dash.
Also during the 2011-12 academic year, Southern Connecticut’s Amanda Thomas won national championships in the 200 and 400 individual medleys, and for her efforts was named the 2012 NCAA Division II Women’s Swimmer of the Year. Southern Connecticut’s Nick Lebron (heptathlon) and American International’s Dominic Smith (400 meter dash) also claimed individual national titles at the 2012 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.
In all, 59 different Northeast-10 Conference teams were selected to participate in NCAA Championship play during the 2011-12 academic year. The 59 programs represented 15 of the 16 conference institutions. From the field of play to inside the classroom, the Northeast-10 honored a number of student-athletes for their academic accomplishments. Over 50 percent of all conference student-athletes earned a 3.0 GPA throughout the 2011-12 academic year and were named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll as a result. Of the nearly 6,000 honor roll selections for the fall and spring, 244 earned a perfect 4.0 GPA. The conference also honored 260 student-athletes that excelled at a high level on the field and in the classroom as members of academic all-conference teams. Today’s Northeast-10 Conference remains focused on complementing the academic integrity and missions of its member institutions with a commitment to a broad-based championship program, as evidenced by the 23 sports the conference offers in championship play, the most such of any Division II conference.
Southern Connecticut’s Amanda Thomas was named the 2012 NCAA Division II Women’s Swimmer of the Year.
Through the establishment and enforcement of regulations, the conference aims to encourage policies that enable intercollegiate athletics programs to contribute to and be considered an integral part of the total educational offerings at our member institutions. The Northeast-10 can look to a long history of success including the growth from seven original member institutions to more than double its size 30 years later, the contention for and winning of multiple national championships, and the recognition of student-athlete performances off the field and in the classroom.
2012 Northeast-10 Conference Field Hockey Championship
2012 Northeast-10 Field Hockey Championship Schedule - First Round Hosted by Higher Seed - Final Four at No. 1 Seed -
First Round - Wednesday, October 24 Game 1: #6 Stonehill at #3 UMass Lowell – 7:00 p.m. Game 2: #5 Southern Connecticut at #4 Adelphi – 4:00 p.m. Semifinals - Saturday, October 27 at Merrimack College Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. #2 Bentley –11:00 a.m. Game 4: Game 2 winner at #1 Merrimack – 2:00 p.m. Championship - Sunday, October 28 at Merrimack College Game 5: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 12:00 p.m.
2012 Northeast-10 Field Hockey Regular Season Standings NE-10 Overall Team
GP Record
Win %
GP Record
Win %
Merrimack
10 9-1
.900
17 15-2
.882
Bentley
10 8-2
.800
17 11-6
.647
UMass Lowell
10 8-2
.800
18 15-3
.833
Adelphi
10 6-4
.600
18 7-11
.389
So. Connecticut
10 5-5
.500
17 8-9
.471
Stonehill
10 5-5
.500
18 9-9
.500
Assumption
10 5-5
.500
18 8-10
.444
Saint Anselm
10 3-7
.300
18 6-12
.333
Saint Michael’s
10 3-7
.300
18 5-13
.278
American Int’l
10 2-8
.200
18 3-15
.167
Franklin Pierce
10 1-9
.100
17 3-14
.176
#1 MERRIMACK COLLEGE (15-2, 9-1 NE-10)
No. 00 2 4 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 28 44 45 46 77
Name Kerri Bergquist Jessica Otis Brie Cook Lindsay Dobecki Taylor Ledwith Abbey Stacey Jamie Spano Katrina Squeri Christine Zubkus Lindsay Grover Katie Bishop Sarah Dunbar Jessica Boghosian Kristen Connolly Sydney Bowker Candace Waldie April Daugherty Katie Zubkus Gina Rosinski Jen Otis Madison Davis
Yr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr.
Pos. GK M D/M F F M M/F M M M M/D D D M D F F M/D GK M/F GK
Ht. 5-7 5-1 5-6 5-9 5-6 5-5 5-3 5-8 5-9 5-6 5-3 5-7 5-2 5-2 5-7 5-6 5-8 5-8 5-7 5-5 5-7
Hometown/High School/Previous School Mashpee, Mass./Mashpee Pittsford, N.Y./East Rochester Sunderland, Mass./Frontier Regional Scarborough, Maine/Scarborough Springfield, Mass./Cathedral Messalonskee, Maine/Messalonskee Reading, Mass./Reading Memorial Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford Dover, N.H./Dover Barnstable, Mass./Barnstable Conway, N.H./Kennett Hubbardston, Mass./Quabbin Regional Belgrade, Maine/Messalonskee Westminster, Mass./Oakmont Regional Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna North Andover, Mass./North Andover Wakefield, R.I./Lincoln Dover, N.H./Dover Derry, N.H./Pinkerton Academy Penacook, N.H./Merrimack Valley San Jose, Calif./Branham
Head Coach: Anne Rounce (Merrimack ‘07), Fifth Season Assistant Coach: Meg Hildebrand
#2 BENTLEY UNIVERSITY (11-6, 8-2, NE-10)
No. 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 25 26 27 50 72
Name Kaitlyn Riley Savannah Febesh Meghan Talerman Kelsey Howard Lisa Giorgetti Leah Winer Sally James Nichole Black Gina Lirange Kaitlyn Marcinek Jayne Caputo Kelsey Mattson Beth Maguire Hanna Lucas Molly Rowe Samantha Boardman Mollie Ricker Becca Moore Colleen Moran Nicole Dion Michaela Clark Melissa Martorelli Brandy Asplundh Hannah Gerry Katie Kelley Julia Powell
Yr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr.
Pos. GK F/M M/F M M/D F F D F M D/M D F M D F D MF F F F D F MF-F GK GK
Ht. 5-4 5-4 5-8 5-3 5-1 5-3 5-3 5-6 5-6 5-6 5-8 5-5 5-6 5-3 5-7 5-7 5-9 5-3 5-3 5-10 5-7 5-6 5-5 5-5 5-4 5-6
Head Coach: Jessica Spencer (Bentley ‘97), Fifth Season Assistant Coaches: Laura Thibodeau, Jessica Farrell, Stephanie Walker
Hometown/High School/Previous School Wilmington, Mass. / Wilmington Carle Place, N.Y. / Friends Academy Centerville, Mass. / Barnstable Scarborough, Maine / Scarborough Sudbury, Mass. / Lincoln-Sudbury Reg. Longmeadow, Mass. / Longmeadow Mequon, Wisc. / Univ. School of Milwaukee Dover, N.H. / Dover Auburn, Mass. / Auburn Southbury, Conn. / Pomperaug San Diego, Calif. / Scripps Ranch Bristol, N.H. / Newfound Regional Medfield, Mass. / Medfield Wayne, N.J. / Wayne Hills Newburyport, Mass. / Newburyport Chester, Md. / Kent Island Hummelstown, Pa. / Lower Dauphin Belmont, Mass. / Belmont Lincoln, R.I. / Lincoln Lunenburg, Mass. / Lunenburg Sauquoit, N.Y. / Sauquoit Valley Holmdel, N.J. / Holmdel Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Acad. of the New Church Sudbury, Mass. / Lincoln-Sudbury Reg. Walpole, Mass. / Walpole Southbury, Conn. / Pomperaug
#3 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL (15-3, 8-2 NE-10)
No. 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 22 23 24 29 50
Name Bianca Jones Chelsea Gillies Vanessa Kent Nicole Pacheco Chelsea Chronopoulos Kristina Krull Jenna Freitas Kayla MacDonald Torrie Russo Rachel McCarthy Carrie Dresser Kelly Freitas Melissa Effertz Janelle DeCamillis Andrea Byrne Emily Painten Sarah Wilcox Cori Trask Jessica Walsh Bryanna Bourbeau Melanie Hopkins
Yr. So. Sr. Sr. So. So. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr.
Pos. M/F D M D M F F D F/M F/M D D/M F M D F/M D F/M D GK GK
Ht. 5-3 5-8 5-2 5-5 5-2 5-3 5-4 5-3 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-4 5-3 5-4 5-8 5-7 5-5 5-8 5-9 5-1 5-2
Hometown/High School/Previous School Watertown, Mass. / Watertown Chelmsford, Mass. / Chelmsford Charlton, Mass. / Shepherd Hill Regional East Hampstead, N.H. / Pinkerton Academy Tyngsborough, Mass. / Tilton School Leicester, Mass. / Phillips Exeter Academy Manchester, N.H. / Memorial Chelmsford, Mass. / Chelmsford Chelmsford, Mass. / Chelmsford Reading, Mass. / Reading Memorial Plaistow, N.H. / Timberlane Regional Manchester, N.H. / Memorial Oceanside, Calif. / Rancho Buena Vista Littleton, Mass. / Littleton Tyngsborough, Mass. / Tyngsborough Walpole, Mass. / Walpole Old Town, Maine / Old Town East Bridgewater, Mass. / East Bridgewater North Easton, Mass. / Oliver Ames Litchfield, N.H. / Tilton School Harwich, Mass. / Harwich
Head Coach: Shannon Hlebichuk (UMass Lowell ‘98), 11th Season Assistant Coaches: Kerry Dudley, Katie White
#4 ADELPHI UNIVERSITY (7-11, 6-4 NE-10)
No. 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 30 50
Name Kristen Bagley Nicolette Lodato Carly Aceves Erin Grekin Molly Cuevas Sashal Hagan Brooke Bittel Briana Rubenstein Samantha Hofmann Dana Ahrens Jami DeGrote Maria Guerrisi Olivia Nowokunski Cassie Cabral Alyssa Conklin Jamie Ackerman Emilee Rahner Brittany Souke Kelly Serrao Kristine Puzio
Yr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr.
Pos. F M F F M M M/D M D D M D M F F M M M GK GK
Ht. 5-4 5-6 5-8 5-1 5-8 5-5 5-7 5-4 5-7 5-6 5-4 5-5 5-7 5-1 5-5 5-4 5-6 5-4 5-8 5-8
Hometown/High School/Previous School Holbrook, N.Y. / Sachem East Commack, N.Y. / Commack La Mesa, Calif. / Helix Charter Holtsville, N.Y. / Sachem East San Jose, Calif. / Leland Branchville, N.J. / High Point Regional Goshen, Conn. / Wamogo Regional Bayport, N.Y. / Bayport-Bluepoint Newton, N.J. / Newton Massapequa Park, N.Y. / Massapequa Totowa, N.J. / Passaic Valley Sound Beach, N.Y. / Rocky Point Leominster, Mass. / Leominster Sayville, N.Y. / Sayville Courtlandt Manor, N.Y. / Lakeland Nesconset, N.Y. / Smithtown East Setauket, N.Y. / Ward Melville East Sandwich, Mass. / Sandwich Lake Hiawatha, N.J. / Parsippany Holbrook, N.Y. / Sachem North
Head Coach: Gloria O’Connor, Fifth Season Assistant Coaches: Regina Agrusa, Claire Agrusa Iglesias, Natasha Pedzik, Danielle Demola, Lucia Vigliotti, Timothy Gorman
#5 SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (8-9, 5-5 NE-10)
No. 0 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 16 17 18 19 22 25 26
Name Robin Donaldson Audrey Dolloff Meghan Lahm Laurie Cockerline Jennifer O’Neill Kayla Quinn Randi Schock Erica Fisher Sarah Cebry Cathlyn Pistolas Allison Vilardi Katie Gontarski Paige Donlin Kaitlyn Stobierski Anna Marcucilli Lauren Anderson Bailey McGinnis Marisa McCann
Yr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.
Pos. GK GK D M F M/F D M F M F M/F D M D F F GK
Hometown/High School/Previous School Canton, Conn./Canton Raynham, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham Wingdale, N.Y./Dover Lopatcong, N.J. /Phillipsburg HS Saylorsburg, Pa./Pleasant Valley Sutton, Mass./Holy Name Stamford, Conn./Berkshire School Putnam Valley, N.Y./Putnam Valley Burlington, Conn./Lewis Mills Andover, N.J./Academy of St. Elizabeth Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills Hamden, Conn./Hamden South Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury HS Northford, Conn./North Branford Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire North Branford, Conn./North Branford Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand
Head Coach: Kelly Frassinelli, 18th Season Assistant Coaches: Ann Farrier, Lauren Zarrella
#6 STONEHILL COLLEGE (9-9, 5-5 NE-10)
No. 2 3 4 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 28 33 88
Name Gina Sheehan Chelsea Emery Jennifer Foley Chelsea Fizell Maggie Travers Lauren Dymek Jessica Laurendeau Rachel Murphy Erika Kelly Lauren Giordano Elizabeth Thornton Brittany Ford Nicole Ciccia Emily Sideris Teresa McGinley Jaclyn Holahan Kelsey Davis Kelly Gouveia Kellie Sullivan Emily Coholan Devin Ingersoll Kaitlyn Curtis Elizabeth Genovese
Yr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. So. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So.
Pos. M M/B F F M B B M F F M/B F M F M M M F B B M GK GK
Head Coach: Shelly Morris (Northeastern ‘94), 5th Season Assistant Coaches: Janna Anctil, Andrea Moore
Ht. 5-7 5-5 5-3 5-3 5-5 5-2 5-3 5-3 5-6 5-5 5-4 5-6 5-2 5-4 5-2 5-2 5-2 5-2 5-4 5-3 5-8 5-6 5-4
Hometown/High School/Previous School Shrewsbury, Mass. / Shrewsbury New Hampton, N.H. / Tilton School Holden, Mass. / Notre Dame Academy Cotuit, Mass. / The Berkshire School Scituate, Mass. / Scituate Hadley, Mass. / Hopkins Academy Acton, Mass. / Acton-Boxborough Worcester, Mass. / Notre Dame Academy Watertown, Mass. / Watertown Watertown, Mass. / Watertown Needham, Mass. / Needham Augusta, Maine / Cony Monroe, Conn. / Lauralton Hall Watertown, Mass. / Watertown Sandwich, Mass. / Bishop Stang South Yarmouth, Mass. / Dennis-Yarmouth Gardner, Mass. / Gardner Dartmouth, Mass. / Dartmouth Walpole, Mass. / Walpole South Dennis, Mass. / Dennis-Yarmouth Londonderry, N.H. / Londonderry Acton, Mass. / Acton-Boxborough Street, Md. / North Harford
2012 Northeast-10 Field Hockey All-Conference Teams 2012 Northeast-10 Field Hockey First Team Name
School
Year
Position
Molly Cuevas
Adelphi
Fr.
M
Beth Maguire
Bentley
Sr.
F
Melissa Effertz
UMass Lowell
Jr.
F
Rachel McCarthy
UMass Lowell
Jr.
F
Sarah Wilcox
UMass Lowell
Sr.
D
April Daugherty
Merrimack
Sr.
F
Jen Otis
Merrimack
Sr.
M
Jessica Otis
Merrimack
Jr.
M/F
Kerri Bergquist
Merrimack
Sr.
GK
Candace Waldie
Merrimack
Jr.
F
Sarah Cebry
So. Connecticut Jr.
F
Devin Ingersoll
Stonehill
M
Jr.
2012 Northeast-10 Field Hockey Second Team Name Cassie Cabral Kristine Puzio Emilee Rahner Paige Anderson Kiley Colucci Lisa Duckles Melissa Martorelli Meghan Talerman Bianca Jones Elizabeth Sears Erin Brien Randi Schock Emily Sideris
School
Position
Molly Cuevas
Adelphi
M
Kiley Colucci
Assumption
M
Meghan Talerman
Bentley
M/F
Katrina Squeri
Merrimack
M/F
Christine Zubkus
Merrimack
M
Audrey Dolloff
So. Connecticut GK
Erika Kelly
Stonehill
F
Year Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. So.
Position F GK D F M M D M/F M F D B F
Major Award Winners
2012 Northeast-10 Field Hockey All-Rookie Team Name
School Adelphi Adelphi Adelphi Assumption Assumption American Int’l Bentley Bentley UMass Lowell Saint Anselm Saint Michael’s So. Connecticut Stonehill
Player of Year – Rachel McCarthy, UMass Lowell Goalkeeper of the Year – Kerri Bergquist, Merrimack Defensive Player of the Year – Sarah Wilcox, UMass Lowell
Rookie of the Year – Molly Cuevas, Adelphi Coach of the Year – Annie Lahey, Assumption
All-Time Team Champions
Year
Reg. Season Champion
Champion
Runner Up
2011
Merrimack
UMass Lowell
2010
UMass Lowell
2009
Score
Most Valuable Player
Merrimack
3-2
Kayla Littig, UML
UMass Lowell
Stonehill
6-1
Liz Day, UML
Stonehill
Bentley
Stonehill
2-1
Nicole Murphy, BEN
2008
UMass Lowell
Bentley
UMass Lowell
1-0 (OT)
Alyssa Sliney, BEN
2007
UMass Lowell
UMass Lowell
Bentley
5-1
Jayne Vagenas, UML
2006
Stonehill
UMass Lowell
Stonehill
3-1
Sara Hohenberger, UML
2005
UMass Lowell
UMass Lowell/Stonehill (Co-Champions)
2-1 (OT) ***
Aly Boulis, STO
2004
Bentley
UMass Lowell
Bentley
4-3
Nicole Staiti, UML
2003
Bryant
UMass Lowell
Bryant
2-1
Patrice Mendoza, UML
2002
Saint Michael’s/Bryant
Bentley
Assumption
2-1
Carolyn Bolster, BEN
2001
Bentley/Saint Michael’s
Bentley
Saint Michael’s
4-0
Allyson Bunce, BEN
2000
Saint Michael’s
Bentley
Saint Michael’s
1-0 **
Allyson Bunce, BEN
1999
Bentley
Bentley
Assumption
5-0
Jen Bunce, BEN
1998
Bentley
Bentley
Assumption
5-0
Carolyn Cahill, BEN
1997
Bentley
Bentley
Assumption
1-0
Johanna DiCarlo, BEN
1996
Bentley
Bentley
Saint Michael’s
1-0 (OT) *
Carolyn Cahill, BEN
* - Bentley won 2-1 on penalty strokes ** - Also served as NCAA Division II National Tournament Semifinal *** - UMass Lowell and Stonehill declared NE-10 Tournament Co-Champions