Quinnipiac University Athletics • 2011-2012 Athletic Awards Program Women’s Basketball Head Coach: Tricia Fabbri Assistant Coaches: Mountain MacGillivray, Helen Ridley, Danielle Brennan Director of Basketball Operations: Cary Simms Most Valuable Player: Felicia Barron
Season Summary: The Quinnipiac women’s basketball team advanced to the Northeast Conference tournament for the 12th consecutive year after posting an overall record of 2210, including a 13-5 mark in Northeast Conference play. The Bobcats opened the year with consecutive losses before winning nine of its next ten, including victories against Minnesota and St. Mary’s (Calif.) to win the Concord Hilton St. Mary’s Thanksgiving Classic. They then won 11 of their next 13 games before an NEC Semifinal loss to Monmouth. The Bobcats competed in the WNIT for the second time in four years. Post-Season Honors: Felicia Barron (NEC Defensive Player of the Year, All-NEC First Team), Jasmine Martin (NEC All-Rookie Team) Roster: Gillian Abshire, Felicia Barron, Ellen Cannon, Jacinda Dunbar, Shaina Earle, Kari Goodchild, Samantha Guastella, Lisa Lebak, Jasmine Martin, Brittany McQuain, Jaci Oskam, Nikoline Ostergaard, Shelby Sferra, Ryann Simmons, Camryn Warner Men’s Basketball Head Coach: Tom Moore Assistant Coaches: Sean Doherty, Eric Eaton, Scott Burrell Director of Basketball Operations: John Iati Student Assistant: Evann Baker Most Valuable Player: James Johnson
Season Summary: The Quinnipiac men’s basketball team played in its third consecutive postseason national tournament, as they traveled to Philadelphia to face Penn in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) tournament.The Bobcats had a strong December as they opened NEC play with wins in six of eight conference games, while reproducing the same run in February. After a convincing win against St. Francis (N.Y.) in the NEC Quarterfinals, the Bobcats fell to eventual NEC Tournament Champion LIU Brooklyn. Post-Season Honors: James Johnson (All-NEC Second Team, CollegeSportsMadness.com Second Team, NABC District 18 Second Team), Ike Azotam (All-NEC Second Team, CollegeSportsMadness. com First Team, NABC District 18 Second Team), Ousmane Drame (NEC All-Rookie Team) Roster: Ike Azotam, Marquis Barnett, Terrance Bobb-Jones, Evan Conti, Ousmane Drame, Nate Gause, Justin Harris, Zaid Hearst, Alex Jackson, Jamee Jackson, Dave Johnson, James Johnson, Kevin Tarca, T’Ziah Wood-Smith, Garvey Young Men’s Ice Hockey Head Coach: Rand Pecknold Assistant Coaches: Bill Riga, Reid Cashman Most Valuable Player: Connor Jones
Season Summary: The Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team finished the 2011-12 season with an overall record of 20-14-6, including a 9-8-5 record in ECAC Hockey, for its 11th 20-win season in the program’s 14 year history at the Division I level. The Bobcats defeated Dartmouth in the ECAC Hockey Tournament First Round, extending their run as the only team to win a league playoff round in each year since Quinnipiac joined ECAC Hockey. They would advance to the ECAC Hockey Championship Quarterfinals where they forced a deciding third game at Colgate, before their season ultimately came to an end. Postseason Awards: Connor Jones (ECAC Hockey Third Team), Matthew Peca (ECAC Hockey AllRookie)
Roster: Ben Arnt, Loren Barron, Yuri Bouharevich, Kevin Bui, Jack Callahan, Dan Clarke, Zack Currie, Mike Dalhuisen, Zach Davies, Danny Federico, Mike Glaicar, Russell Goodman, Eric Hartzell, Clay Harvey, Spencer Heichman, Cory Hibbeler, Connor Jones, Kellen Jones, Jeremy Langlois, Matthew Peca, Brooks Robinson, Reese Rolheiser, Jordan Samuels-Thomas, Zach Tolkinen, Bryce Van Brabant, Jake Whiting, Scott Zurevinski