PLAYER PROFILES
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ERIKA
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FALINSKI 23
Freshman • Back • 5-5 Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse
Freshman • Forward • 5-6 Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Barb Falinski... Has a sister, Aly, and a brother, Mark... Born January 16, 1994... Currently majoring in athletic training.
Personal: Daughter of Cary and Kelley Krause... Her father, Cary, played football for the U.S. Naval Academy as a strong safety... Has a sister, Michelle... Born November 10, 1994... Currently majoring in athletic training.
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Before Canisius: Played four seasons for coach Jeremy Lenhart at Cicero-North Syracuse... Scored nine goals and recorded seven assists as a senior, earning Section III All-Star, All-CNY, and first-team All-League honors... Was an All-League First Team honoree in 2010, and a second-team All-League selection in 2009 and 2008... Named to the National Honor Society... Played for the nationally-ranked Syracuse Blitz, which won the 2008 MAPS/ MSSL College Showcase, Hudson Invitational Tournament Championship, 2010 Albany Empire Championship, and 2011 State Cup Championship.
Before Canisius:Four-year letterwinner for coach Michele Clark at Frank W. Cox... Scoring 26 goals as a senior, she was named Beach District, Eastern Region, and All-Tidewater Player of the Year, first-team All-State, first-team All-Beach District, 2012 Outstanding Metro Scholastic Women’s Soccer Player, Eastern Region team, Bill McFarland Award recipient, and team MVP... As a junior, she was selected All-Beach District Second Team, AllEastern Region Second Team, All-State honorable mention, and All-Tidewater Second Team... Was a member of the National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, National Math Honor Society, and the National Latin Honor Society.
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KROESE 4
Freshman • Back • 5-6 Amherst, N.Y./Williamsville North
Freshman • Back • 5-7 Stratford, Ontario/St. Michaels
Personal: Daughter of Veronica and Mario Kroese... Has a brother, Anthony... Born June 24, 1994... Currently undecided on a major.
Personal: Daughter of Dan and Leah McPherson... Her father, Dan, played hockey for the University of New Hampshire... Has two brothers, Grant and Kent, who played hockey at Michigan Tech... Born March 6, 1994... Currently majoring in health and wellness.
Before Canisius: Earned four letters for coach Doug Kirchner at Williamsville North, which had been ranked first in the Western New York polls and as high as third in the State... Finished her career with 32 goals and 22 assists with a pair of District and Regional titles as a Spartan... In her junior and senior years, she was named ECIC First Team and All-Western New York First Team. As a senior captain she was named All-State First Team and team MVP... As a sophomore and freshman, she was selected ECIC Second Team... Played five seasons for the nationally-ranked Buffalo Soccer Academy, which has won three New York State Cups also reaching the 2010 Region-One Championship.
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MCPHERSON 5
Before Canisius: Three-year letterwinner for coach Brian Brzuszkiewicz... As a senior, named All-Central New York First Team, Section III Class A First Team, and OHSL Freedom League First Team...Posted a 0.78 goals against average, including 12 shutouts in her final season... Led her club team, Syracuse Blitz (U17), to 2010 New York West State Cup Championship as well as appearances in the semi-finals in 2008 and finals in 2009... Represented Central New York at the Empire State Games.
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