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DECEMBER 2012

Lax Teams Participate in Native American Heritage Month Members of the Emmanuel College Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Teams had the unique opportunity to listen to a presentation by Tony Sorci, a descendant of the Navajo Nation, on Thursday, November 15th. Sorci presented on the history and origins of lacrosse in the Native American Tradition. Through a joint effort by Damita Davis, a Director in Emmanuel’s Office of Student Activities and Multicultural Programs, and Saints lacrosse coaches, Brendan McWilliams and Peter Freidman, the event was one of several College programs conducted in November in honor of Native American Heritage Month. Many tend to associate the sport of lacrosse with private New England preparatory schools. However, the sport originated out of Native American culture and religious beliefs. Lacrosse was very central to the fundamental Native American traditions, utilizing principals of the sport to teach strategy and resolve conflict. Lacrosse in the 1600’s was a very

different game than it has become today. Obviously, the equipment has evolved remarkably, from wooden sticks with weaved rawhide to plastic heads and shafts composed of aluminum, graphite and titanium. Helmets and pads were nonexistent in the original game. Additionally, the playing venues are completely different. Native Americans played lacrosse over miles of land, nothing like the synthetic turf lax fields of today. However, despite the sport’s evolution over time, Sorci was able to draw upon many of the principals of the sport that have remained consistent over the centuries. Sorci, speaking with an old wooden lacrosse stick in hand, began by introducing himself as a descendant of the Navaho Bitter Water Clan. His lacrosse career began in the

Members of the 2013 Emmanuel College Men’s Lacrosse team with Native American guest speaker Tony Sorci on November 15.

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By the Numbers – Senior libero Yun-Ting Lee (Keelung, Taiwan) ended her volleyball career with 1,814 digs, setting the new women’s volleyball program record. Lee was named the 2011 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and named to the 2012 GNAC All Conference Team while also being invited to play in the 2012 New England Women’s Volleyball Association (NEWVA)Senior Classic.

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By the Numbers – Senior forward Fiona O’Dwyer (Stamford, Conn.) netted a career-high 30 points in the Saints 65-47 victory over Eastern Connecticut State University on November 20. For her efforts which also included a game-high 16 rebounds and seven steals, O’Dwyer was named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.

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Men’s Basketball Opens 2012-13 Season vs. No. 1 MIT For the first time in program history, the Emmanuel College men’s basketball team opened the year against the No. 1 ranked team in the country, the MIT Engineers.

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12/1

vs. Mount Ida College*

1:00 pm

12/4

vs. Amherst College

6:00 pm

12/6

vs. Framingham State

7:30 pm

12/8

vs. Johnson & Wales Univ.* 1:00 pm

12/11

at Endicott College

12/29

@ Chuck Daly Classic! TBA

12/30

@ Chuck Daly Classic! TBA

7:30 pm

* Great Northeast Athletic Conference Game ! Played in West Palm Beach, Fla.

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12/1

vs. Middlebury College 6:30 pm

12/4

vs. Amherst College

3:00 pm

12/6

vs. Salem State Univ.

1/3:00 pm

12/11

at Endicott College

7:00 pm

12/30

vs. UC Santa Cruz!

7:30 PM

12/31

vs. Univ. of Scranton!

5:30 PM

! Played in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Indoor Track & Field 12/1

at UMass Boston Invitational 9:30 am

12/7

at Brandeis Univ. Invitational 5:00 pm

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Shining Saints

Brittany Ridge

Senior midfielder Brittany Ridge (Portland, Me.), one of the Saints’ tri-captains, earned her third all-conference appearance in as many years but her first on the First Team. After being named to the All-GNAC Third Team as both a sophomore and junior, Ridge was named to the First Team in 2012. The senior captain started in all 20 of Emmanuel’s games this year and was solid in the midfield for the Saints all season. Ridge finished the year with three points off one goal and one assist, but was voted among the top 11 players in the GNAC.

Kevin Shirley Men’s Soccer Senior forward Kevin Shirley (Madison, Conn.) was named to the 2012 GNAC All-Conference Third Team after finishing the year with 16 points on seven goals and two assists. Over his four-year career, Shirley played in a total of 71 games while starting 66 contests, both of which rank first all-time in the program’s history. The forward registered 62 points to rank second all-time in the Saints record book while his 10 assists and 26 goals also place him second all-time in both career categories.

Lindsey Garvey Women’s Soccer Junior forward Lindsey Garvey (Warwick, R.I.) is a two-time All-GNAC pick. Garvey was named to the 2012 GNAC Second Team this season, after being voted Third Team as a sophomore. Garvey led the Saints in goals, assists and points this season, scoring 10 goals and dishing out 10 assists for 30 total points. Garvey’s assist total led the GNAC and she was ranked 6th among the conference leaders in scoring. Three of Garvey’s goals this season were game-winners.

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5th grade, continued throughout high school, with him going on to play collegiate lacrosse at Colorado College. Post-graduation, Sorci played two seasons of professional lacrosse with the Buffalo Bandits. He also played for several reservation teams. He currently serves as the Head Lacrosse Coach at Vermont Academy, where he has coached high school lacrosse for the past four years. In addition to his coaching duties, Sorci is teaches English and Native American History.

Sorci is extremely proud of his Native American culture and was excited to come to Emmanuel and speak about something he loves. Sorci referred to lacrosse as “the creator’s game,” as it was passed on to his ancestors by their Gods. He discussed the Native American history of the first original lacrosse game, a contest between the four-legged species and the winged species, or the animals and the birds. Sorci explained that the Native Americans played lacrosse “for the people who couldn’t play for themselves.” If a member of a clan was sick, the others would put medicine inside a ball and have a lacrosse game in honor of their sick peer. Sorci told the Saints that

lacrosse is a special sport and to “honor the game,” by “playing for the people who can’t play.” He stressed considering, “why we play the game” and “who we play for.” Sorci concluded his presentation by reminding the Saints that anyone can play lacrosse today, but for those who do, he hopes they “play for the creator, are thankful for the opportunity to play and never take it for granted.” Saints Head Coach Brendan McWilliams was very happy that his team was able to take part in this program and to understand the roots of the game that he and his players love. Its more than just a sport. “Learning more about the origins of the game of lacrosse hopefully gives our teams some additional perspective on how our teams hope to practice, play, and compete. This was great opportunity for our teams to learn about the true history of our game.” commented McWilliams. The Saints kick off the 2013 lacrosse season in March. The Emmanuel men will host SUNY Maritime College on March 1st at 7:00 PM. The Emmanuel women will play at Regis College on March 13th at 6:00 PM.

Campus Ministry Blesses 2012-13 Basketabll Season With the kick off of collegiate basketball upon us, the Emmanuel College Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams, as well as the Saints Dance and Cheerleading Teams, participated in a “Blessing of the Basketball Season” led by Emmanuel’s Office of Campus Ministry on November 15 in the Jean Yawkey Center Gymnasium. In addition to the four teams, several members of Emmanuel’s staff and administration participated in the community ceremony. Led by Rev. John Spencer and his staff, the blessing called for each team to be welcomed forward by its captains, before a member from the Campus Ministry staff recited a prayer. The remaining attendees held out their hands as a sign of their blessing, while a prayer was read.

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SuperFan of the Month EC SuperFan of the Month – Kayla Flaherty During many of the Saints home games, Kayla can be found performing her award-winning baton twirling routine during the halftime intermission. The seven-time twirling national champion is also a member of the EC Saints Dance Team.

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2012-13 Winter Season Preview A quick glance at the Saints upcoming winter seasons...

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Hopes are high for the 2012-13

After an early exit in the 2012 GNAC

women’s basketball team as the

playoffs, the Emmanuel College

squad returns 10 players that dressed

men’s basketball team returns

during last year’s Elite Eight run in

hungrier than ever to make some

the NCAA tournament. The Saints are

noise in league play. The Saints will

coming off their sixth consecutive

look to build off of last year’s 12-14

Great Northeast Athletic Conference

record with the addition of several

championship while head coach

newcomers as well as a strong

Andy Yosinoff was tabbed the

veteran core that should vie for a top

D3hoops.com New England Coach

spot in the league.

of the Year while also being honored

highest honored presented by the

squad is the senior trio of Connor

Jewish Coaches Association.

Morgan (Glocester, R.I.), Mike

Women’s Basketball Head Coach Andy Yosinoff with alumnae of the women’s basketball program following the 29th Annual Tip-Off Tournament in the Jean Yawkey Center. Following the tournament there was an alumni reception held at Jillian’s Volleyball

Leading the way for the 2012-13

Senior Fiona O’Dwyer (Stamford,

Everson (Rochester, N.Y.). Everson

Conn.) will look to carry the

missed some time last season due to

offensive load this season. The

injury but still managed to average

forward collected her 1,000th career

13.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per

point last year during the NCAA

game. Mailhot, an outside shooting

tournament and also surpassed the

specialist, led the team a year ago

500 rebound plateau.

averaging just over 2 three-point

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Mailhot (Norwich, Conn.) and Xavier

field goals a game to go along with EC will have to overcome some

10.8 points a night. Morgan worked

key pre-season injuries as junior

his way into the starting lineup and

center Victoria Johnson (Syracuse,

will be a key again to the Saints’

The Emmanuel College Women’s Basketball team defeated Rensselaer

N.Y.) suffered a broken bone in her

success in 2013.

Polytechnic Institute, 72-60, in the Championship Game of the 29th

Saints Capture 29th Annual Tip-Off Tourney

Annual Emmanuel College Invitational Tournament on Sunday,

shooting hand and sophomore forward Lena Negri (Arlington, Va.)

Also returning to the Saints is junior

had minor arthroscopic surgery in

forward Theo Robinson (Springfield,

her knee.

Mass.) after a solid sophomore

November 18th at Emmanuel’s Jean Yawkey Center Gymnasium.

Read more about the Saints win here.

campaign. Robinson set the singleTabbed the No. 19 team in the

game rebounding record last season

country in the D3hoops.com pre-

when he hauled in 21 boards against

to the squad and will look to capture

season poll, after starting the season

GNAC rival Suffolk University on

the program’s first-ever GNAC title

with a 3-0 record, Emmanuel moved

Feb. 7. The junior led the team and

in 2013.

up three spots in the poll to the No.

GNAC in rebounding, averaging 11.7

Boston Invitational.

The men’s squad has high hopes for sophomore sprinter Adam Julien

16 team in the nation, receiving a

caroms per game while ranking sixth

Indoor Track & Field

total of 229 votes.

in the nation among DIII hoopsters in

With their largest roster ever, the

Bruno (Lenox, Mass.) after both had

boards per game.

men’s and women’s Indoor Track

standout years in 2012.

& Field team is excited to kick off

Yosinoff entered the season just 14 wins shy of his 700th career victory.

(New Orleans, La.) and junior Nathan

The Saints welcome six newcomers

the season on Dec. 1 at the UMass

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with the Red Auerbach Award, the

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Athlete of the Month Mike Mailhot Men’s Basketball

Birthday: Hometown: Class Year:

January 6, 1991 Norwich, Conn. Senior

Major: Position: Nickname:

Business Management Shooting Guard Bobby Glass

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What do you like most about Emmanuel?

Being in Boston

Favorite pre-game song to get pumped up?

Favorite place on campus?

Brand New Guys - ASAP Rocky

My room

Pepsi or Coke?

Favorite sports team?

Pepsi

UConn Basketball

Guilty Pleasure TV Show?

Favorite athlete?

I don’t watch a lot of TV

Kemba Walker

Favorite cereal?

Lucky #?

Captain Crunch

Best Halloween costume you’ve worn?

Something that most people don’t know about you?

Basketball player

I can play the drums and make beats everyday to pretty

Boston, Mass.

much everything

Favorite ice cream?

Favorite vacation spot?

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup

Nantucket

How many foreign countries have you been to?

Accomplishment you are most proud of in your sport?

Favorite city or town?

Six

Favorite holiday?

If it could rain something other than rain, what would it rain?

Christmas

$100 dollar bills

Do you have any pets?

Favorite Family Guy character?

A dog named Parker

Peter

Favorite movie?

Favorite Person at Emmanuel?

Remember the Titans

Coach Jackson

Favorite music artist/band?

Favorite quote?

ASAP Rocky

“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take...”

Playing collegiate basketball at Emmanuel

-Wayne Gretzky

DECEMBER 2012

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Advanced A.T. Certifications for Morse Emmanuel College’s Assistant Athletic Trainer Ellie Morse recently earned several advanced certifications in the athletic training field. She participated in a casting and bracing seminar this summer, as well as a CPR/AED/First Aid instructor certification program in 2011. Morse, who is the most veteran member of Emmanuel’s athletic training staff, began her

Men’s Basketball Hosts Alumni Game On November 17, the Men’s Basketball program hosted an alumni game in which former members of the Saints returned to campus for a Blue vs. White scrimmage. A total of 16 alumni players, three former assistant coaches and one team manager returned for the game in which Head Coach Jamahl Jackson officiated. Members from the class of 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 were present for the game in which the Blue squad was victorious in a 62-61 nailbiter.

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Morse along with her co-workers, Head Athletic Trainer Ron Laham and Assistant Athletic Trainer Katie Bloor, stay in touch with the recent athletic training and sports medicine trends by attending trainings and certification programs surrounding cutting edge methods and techniques. Morse’s most recent certification followed a Casting/Bracing Seminar sponsored by the American Society of Orthopedic Professionals (ASOP). The four-day program included two days of casting work in Stoughton, Massachusetts, as well as two days of bracing in Las Vegas, Nevada. “The trend in the medical profession over the next 5-10 years is to reduce casting and increase bracing,” explained Morse. The new philosophy is cost effective and but also offers additional options for injured athletes. Braces are adjustable and may offer varying degrees of mobility, which can increase over time based upon rehabilitation progress. Unlike casts, some braces are now built to be waterproof, yet still offer the intended degree of immobilization. In many cases, bracing, as opposed to casting, may allow for an expedited return to athletic competition. At the seminar, Morse learned the ways in which braces can fix deficiencies and in turn how muscle rehabilitation can be similarly effective. During the program, Morse was trained to cast breaks and fractures, as well as to fit, size and adjust the specialized braces. “Technically, if we had the equipment, I could cast a broken bone right now in our athletic training room,” commented Morse. One of the more interesting bracing features that Morse was trained on in Las Vegas was a brace that can be locked and unlocked with a key. The new concept was geared toward parents with younger children. However, Morse would love to use the new lockable braces at Emmanuel. “We have some pretty feisty student-athletes,” she joked, “and they are just dying to get back out there in the action.” A lockable brace could perform the same functions as a cast for its intended time, but it could be easily unlocked by an athletic trainer once a student-athlete was officially cleared to return to action. Morse, who is currently enrolled in the graduate program at Emmanuel, received fifteen continuing education units (CEUs) for her casting/bracing certification. Additionally, Morse received her CPR/AED/First Aid Instructor Certification from the American Heart Association last year. She is the only athletic trainer at Emmanuel who is officially certified to conduct training courses in all three areas. Morse has a two-year instructor certification and must teach a minimum of two courses each year to maintain it. Morse’s training sessions in cardio pulmonary resuscitation/automated external defibrillation and first aid last approximately four hours each and are open to all Emmanuel College staff members as a convenient and affordable way to become certified in these life-saving measures.

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career with the Saints in the fall of 2004.

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