2010 FRESHMEN ALI CASSERA
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ALEXA DELYRA
5-8 • Freshman Midfield Fairfield, N.J. West Essex
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5-9 • Freshman Midfield Brightwaters, N.Y. Bay Shore
HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner at West Essex High School ... Under Armour AllAmerican as a senior ... Earned first-team All-American honors as a junior and was honorable mention as a sophomore ... Named first-team all-state as a senior and junior and second team all-state as a sophomore ... First-team All-Iron Hills Conference and All-Essex County selection all four years ... Two-time team captain and three-time team MVP ... Helped lead the Knights to four Essex County championships and the 2009 state championship ... Competed for STEPS Lacrosse Club for five seasons ... Also was a four-year letterwinner in both field hockey and basketball, giving her 12 varsity letters in her prep career ... Won four state championships in field hockey and was a first team all-state selection ... Holds school basketball record in points, rebounds and steals ... Named Essex County Scholar Athlete of the Year ... Honor roll student since seventh grade ... National Junior Honors Society member in eighth and ninth grade.
Four-year letterwinner at Bay Shore High School ... Two-time All-Suffolk County selection (2008 and 2009) and all-division selection in 2007 ... Helped lead the Mauraders to three Division I championships (2006-08) and were Suffolk County semifinalists in 2007 and 2008 ... Competed for Long Island Yellow Jacket club team for two seasons ... Team took first place at 2008 Champions Cup tournament ... Also captures six varsity letters in swimming and four in track at Bay Shore where she served as team captain as well ... Named All-League in both swimming and track as a senior ... Five-time all-county selection in swimming and was named an All-American in track in 2007 ... Named Academic All-American in 2009 ... National Honor Society and high honor roll member ... Received Exceptional Honor Society Award in 2008 ... Ranked seventh in her graduating class.
personal Born Alison Lynne Cassera on November 5, 1990 ... Daughter of Al and Julie Cassera ... Played club lacrosse with current Wildcat Kim Pantages ... Anticipated major is undecided.
BEATRICE CONLEY
personal Born Alexa R. deLyra on November 20, 1990 ... Daughter of Theodore and Jennifer deLyra ... Mother played volleyball and swam at St. Michael’s College ... Father played football at Kings Point ... Anticipated major is mathematics.
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ERIN FITZGERALD
5-2 • Freshman Midfield/Attack Rochester, N.Y. Brighton HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner at Brighton High School ... First-team All-American selection as a senior ... Second-team All-American selection as a junior ... First -team All-Monroe County selection ... Named to the state all-tournament team after helping lead the Lady Barons to a state runner-up finish as a junior ... Scored four goals in the 2008 state championship game, including one in double overtime ... Helped lead nationally-ranked Brighton to four regional championships ... All-Greater Rochester selection in both 2008 and 2009 ... Named MVP of 2009 Senior All-Star Game ... Three-year letterwinner in soccer, being named first team all-county in 2008 ... Earned Women’s Athletic Excellence award from Brighton as a senior.
personal Born Beatrice Wickstrom Conley on December 20, 1990 ... Daughter of Denis Conley and Wendy Wickstrom ... Attended same high school as current Wildcat Danielle Spencer and former Wildcat Hilary Bowen ... Anticipated major is psychology or child development.
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5-4 • Freshman Midfield/Attack Mt. Sinai, N.Y. Mt. Sinai HIGH SCHOOL Five-year letterwinner at Mt. Sinai High School and three-time team captain ... Four-time All-Suffolk County Selection ... Two-time Newsday All-Long Island Selection ... All-American Selection ... Finished her high school career as third leading goal scorer in NYS history with 382 goals, including 106 in 2008 and 105 in 2009 ... Three-time NYS Empire Team selection and threetime Empire State Games gold medalist ... New York State Team 1 selection for National Schoolgirls Tournament ... Competed for Long Island Yellow Jackets for five years ... All-galaxy selection ... Named All-Suffolk County in both winter track and cross country ... Honor roll student.
personal Born Erin Jean Fitzgerald on November 12, 1991 ... Daughter of David and Marianne Fitzgerald ... Father was an All-American wrestler at the University of Iowa and her mother was a gymnast for the Hawkeyes ... Sister Kaitlyn was a pole vaulter for the University of Maryland and her brother Connor is a sophomore lacrosse player at the University of Delaware ... Has one younger sister, Caroline, who plays lacrosse and runs track ... Anticipated major is communications.
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