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Dowling College ........................................................................4LIU Post ........................................................................................5Molloy College ...........................................................................6St. Thomas Aquinas College ....................................................7

Robert DranoffCommissioner

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Casey RaffertyAssistant Commissionercrafferty@eccsports.org

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East Coast Conference Staff

The 2015 East Coast Conference Women’s Lacrosse Championship Program was written, laid out and designed by Casey Rafferty, Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Communications, in Adobe InDesign CS5. Cover art work was designed by Casey Rafferty. Special thanks to the editorial assistance provided by: Bob Dranoff and the Sports Information Directors of the East Coast Confer-ence.

DOWLING COLLEGENo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School1 Melissa Guglielmo Sr. D 5-7 West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon 2 Jackie Andersen Sr. A 5-6 Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd 3 Astasia Williams-Bertles Fr. D 5-7 Alloway, N.J./Woodstown 5 Kayla Reyes So. A 5-8 Manorville, N.Y./William Floyd 8 Taylor Davide So. D 5-2 West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon 9 Ashley Firestone So. A 5-2 Kings Point, N.Y./Kings Park 10 Brooke Kreuscher So. A/M 5-5 Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point 11 Emma Ferreira Jr. M/D 5-7 Sayville, N.Y./Sayville 15 Allie Merrill Jr. M 5-5 Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees 16 Maggie Carine So. A 5-1 Manorville, N.Y./Eastport South Manor 17 Trisha Serras So. D 5-5 Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst18 Kelly McQuail Fr. M/D 5-5 Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur 19 Meaghan Heuer Sr. M 5-6 Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham Wading River 20 Karie Znaniecki So. A 5-2 Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue 21 Erin Smith So. D 5-5 Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh 22 Katie Meinecke So. A 5-6 Manorville, N.Y./Eastport South Manor28 Lauren Young So. GK 5-6 Centereach, N.Y./Centereach Head Coach: Kerri McCabe (9th Season)Assistant Coaches: Ralph Viggiano, Rachael Goldstein and Cassi Cronin

About DowlingFounded in 1955 as part of Adelphi University’s Suffolk Campus, the college purchased the former W.K. Vanderbilt estate in Oakdale in 1962. In 1968 the college was renamed after its chief benefactor, Robert Dowling, a noted city planner and aviator.

Situated on the banks of the Connetquot River on a former Vanderbilt estate, Dowling’s Rudolph Campus in Oakdale is among the nation’s most beautiful. The 105-acre Brookhaven Center is located on William Floyd Parkway in Shirley and features high-tech learning facilities for a broad range of undergraduate and graduate courses. Located within walking distance to the Long Island Rail Road and featuring free parking and shuttle bus service, Dowling is easily accessible from both Suffolk and Nassau counties, as well as the five boroughs of New York City.

Coach Kerri McCabe

Jackie Andersen

Melissa Guglielmo

Lauren Young

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Quick FactsLocation: Oakdale, N.Y.Founded: 1955Enrollment: Over 6,500Nickname: Golden LionsColors: Navy Blue and GoldPresident: Dr. Albert F. InserraDirector of Athletics: Melody CopeStadium: Golden Lions Field

Did You Know?• The men’s soccer program won the National Championship in 2006 and advanced to the National Championship game in 2008• Dowling has had five baseball student-athletes selected in the MLB First Year Player draft (Kip Roggendorf, ‘93, Toronto; Wil-berto Ortiz, ‘06, Los Angeles (AL); Billy Mottram, ‘07, Chicago (NL); David Wendt, ‘09, Tampa Bay); Tyler Badamo, ‘14, New York (NL)• The men’s lacrosse team won the program’s first National Championship in 2012• In 2012-13 Dowling’s women’s basketball team advanced to the National Championship game after becoming the second team in ECC history to win the NCAA East Region Tourna-ment.

LIU POSTNo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School1 Leslie Allen So. D 5-3 Adamstown, Md./Urbana2 Connor Bird So. A 5-8 Syosset, N.Y./Syosset3 Jenna Pierro Sr. M 5-3 Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North5 Alexis Newman R-Jr. A 5-4 Medford Lakes, N.J./Shawnee6 Emily Delaney R-So. A 5-0 Long Valley, N.J./West Morris7 Brianna Gibbons So. D 5-1 Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa8 Kaitlin Gaghan Jr. D/M 5-10 North Massapequa, N.Y./Quinnipiac9 Brittany Smith Jr. D 5-5 Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West10 Honey Roche Jr. D/M 5-7 Centerport, N.Y./Harborfields12 Kali Maxwell Sr. D 5-4 Colorado Springs, Colo./Cheyenne Mountain13 Carly Spano Fr. D 5-0 Mt. Sinai, N.Y./Mt. Sinai14 Stefani Vagelatos So. A 5-5 Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue15 Andrea Ferencsik R-Fr. A 5-2 Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North16 Brianna LeCompte So. M 5-9 Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista17 Mikaela Brightman Fr. A 5-3 Holbrook, N.Y./Bay Shore19 Jessica Marsh Jr. A 5-3 Sayville, N.Y./Sayville20 Courtney Jenkins Fr. GK 5-4 Longwood, Fla./Lake Brantley22 Cara Douglas So. D/M 5-6 West Islip, N.Y./West Islip24 Kelly Backus So. D 5-2 Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside26 Emily Hanifan Sr. D 5-4 Hicksville, N.Y./Kellenberg28 Kasey Kephart Jr. GK 5-10 Nesconset, N.Y./Hauppauge32 Olivia Kirk Fr. GK 5-5 Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale33 Chelsea Karr Fr. D 5-2 Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh

Head Coach: Meghan McNamara (8th Season)Assistant Coaches: Alyssa Kildare and Jackie Sileo

About LIU PostThe LIU Post Campus of Long Island University is a private, residential campus in Brookville, New York, offering more than 250 under-graduate and graduate degrees in accountancy, business, computer science, education, liberal arts and sciences, library and information science, health professions and nursing, public service, and visual and performing arts.

Founded in 1954, LIU Post offers small classes, state-of-the art facilities and a safe, beautiful campus just 25 miles from Manhattan. Situ-ated on 307 acres on the North Shore of Long Island, the campus features stately historic mansions, redbrick academic buildings, rolling green lawns, and formal gardens. Special campus highlights include wireless classrooms, a writing center, a museum, a recreation center, and one of the largest research libraries in the New York Metropolitan Region.

LIU Post’s’ 8,500 undergraduate and graduate students enjoy exceptional health and fitness facilities, more than 80 clubs and 1,000 activi-ties each year, competitive NCAA sports programs and the celebrated Tilles Center for the Performing Arts.

More than 85 percent of the LIU Post students receive some form of financial assistance or scholarship. LIU Post’s award-winning Co-operative Education program places students at companies from MTV to American Express as well as government, health care and com-munity service agencies. Our professional experience and Career Planning Office sponsors career fairs with top employers and keeps students in touch with the latest job openings.

LIU Post graduates have gone on to become entrepreneurs, executives at major firms, teachers, doctors, artists, scientists and journalists. Many of our more than 100,000 alumni have achieved prominence in society’s most dynamic fields.

For more information, visit the LIU Post Web Site at www.liu.edu/post.

Coach Meghan McNamara

Emily Hanifan

Olivia Kirk

Jenna Pierro

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Quick FactsLocation: Brookville N.Y.Founded: 1954Enrollment: 8,472Nickname: PioneersColors: Green and GoldPresident: Dr. Kimberly R. ClineDirector of Athletics: Bryan CollinsStadium: Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium

Did You Know?• Between the pipes, freshman Olivia Kirk has been thrice named the East Coast Conference Goalie of the Week (Mar. 30, Apr. 6 & Apr. 13).• LIU Post, which was ranked as high as No. 4 in the IWLCA Division II Poll, was voted to win the East Coast Conference in the preseason coaches’ poll.• The Pioneers have won 22 straight East Coast Conference regular season contests, dating back to Mar. 20, 2013. • In 2014, the LIU Post women’s lacrosse team secured a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament for the third-consecutive season and the sixth time in Meghan McNamara’s tenure as head coach.

MOLLOY COLLEGENo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School1 Casey Naab Sr. A 5-9 Floral Park, N.Y./Nassau C.C2 Alexa Watson So. A 5-2 North Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge3 Laura Rice So. M 5-5 New Hyde Park, N.Y./New Hyde Park Memorial4 Kayla Hanley R-Fr. D 5-5 East Islip, N.Y./St. Anthony’s5 Jessica Markowitz Fr. M 5-7 Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin6 Amy Cesario Sr. D 5-2 Levittown, N.Y./MacArthur7 Cooper Sesselman So. M 5-6 Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst8 Jenna Nostramo So. D 5-3 Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North9 Ariana Cavallone Jr. A 5-1 Glen Cove, N.Y./Glen Cove10 Anna McGovern Jr. M 5-4 Floral Park, N.Y./Mary Louis Academy11 Nicole Lunger Fr. D 5-1 Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East12 Brittany Lang So. A 5-3 Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity13 Kim Quigley Jr. D 5-2 Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh14 Meghan Orlando Sr. M 5-7 Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity15 Sara Aukstolis Jr. A 5-6 Plainview, N.Y./Nassau Community College17 Elyse Orski Sr. D 5-8 East Islip, N.Y./East Islip18 Laura Vetter Sr. GK 5-6 Great River, N.Y./East Islip19 Kelsey Dougherty Jr. D 4-11 Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue20 Katie O’Brien Jr. M 5-6 Oyster Bay, N.Y./St. Dominic21 Caitlin Caiazza Jr. D 5-7 Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East22 Gabrielle Batista So. D 5-6 Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville24 Shannon Defliese Gr. A 5-6 Garden City, N.Y./UMass-Amherst25 Taylor Corcoran So. A 5-4 Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North26 Chelsea Bauer Jr. D 5-2 Hicksville, N.Y./Nassau C.C.27 Jessica Carere Fr. D 5-6 East Islip, N.Y./East Islip28 Teresa Ferreri So. D 5-3 Mineola, N.Y./Mineola30 Angela Bollettieri Fr. M 5-4 Plainview, N.Y./Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK32 Caroline Winters Jr. GK 5-7 Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin33 Kelsey Dittmeier Sr. A 5-5 Great Neck, N.Y./St. Francis Prep34 Kim Pepe Jr. A 5-5 Levittown, N.Y./Farmingdale State College36 Lindsey Rzempoluch Fr. D 5-6 Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale

Head Coach: Tom Campolettano (10th Season)Assistant Coaches: Melissa Cook, Jackie Hughes, Dayna Defliese, and Lauren MaksymTeam Manager: Nikki Adduci

About Molloy:Molloy College is an institution of the Dominican tradition which offers students a rich, multi-dimen-sional educational experience in an academically challenging environment. We foster critical thinking and creative exploration while preparing students to live and work in the global world of today..

Coach Tom Camplettano

Jessica Markowitz

Meghan Orlando

Cooper Sesselman

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Quick FactsLocation: Rockville Centre, N.Y.Founded: 1955 Enrollment: 3,300Nickname: LionsColors: Maroon and WhitePresident: Drew Bogner, Ph.DDirector of Athletics: Susan Cassidy-LykeStadium: Quealy Gymnasium (525)

Did You Know?• Seniors Tom Engelhardt (Bethpage, N.Y.) and Joe Leonard (Hicksville, N.Y.) both rank in the top-five for career goals, assists and points at Mol-loy. Engelhardt holds the career points record with 215, while Leonard has 214. These two have helped the Lions to a No. 11 national ranking as of April 27.• Senior Meghan Orlando (Hicksville, N.Y.) of women’s lacrosse set a new single game record with eight assists versus UDC earlier this campaign. Orlando also established a new single season assists record with 41. She currently ranks fifth all-time at Molloy with 52 career assists.• Men’s Basketball witnessed another player eclipse the 1,000-career points plateau. Earlier this year, senior Matt McLeod (Greenlawn, N.Y.) hit that mark and finished with 1,375 points, which ranks seventh all-time in school history. McLeod was named to the All-Met Division II Second Team and the All-East Coast Conference Honorable Mention Team.• For the second straight year, senior Stephanie Meyer (Seaford, N.Y.) was named the East Coast Conference Most Outstanding Female Athlete of the Outdoor Track & Field Championship Meet. • In February, the Molloy College Department of Athletics announced that Women’s Bowling has been added as an official NCAA sport in the Fall of 2015.

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGENo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School1 Kaitlyn Lonergan Jr. GK 5-7 Stony Point, N.Y./North Rockland2 Genevieve Stickney Sr. A 5-7 Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Bluepoint3 Katherine Borriello So. M 5-4 Montgomery, N.Y./Valley Central4 Elizabeth Cazzari Fr. D 5-4 Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac5 Kellie Kucinski Sr. M 5-5 Roxbury, N.J./Roxbury8 Caroline Finnen Fr. A 5-7 Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity10 Samantha Lowney Sr. A 5-7 Valley Cottage, N.Y./Albertus Magnus12 Alyson Brennan Jr. D/M 5-11 Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity 13 Courtney McGrath Gr. M 5-1 Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet (UMass)15 Tierney Lynch Fr. A 5-4 Stony Point, N.Y./North Rockland16 Rosa Prestano R-So. D 5-6 Medford, N.Y./Patchogue Medford17 Sabrina Prestano Jr. A 5-5 Medford, N.Y./Patchogue Medford18 Melissa Gabay Fr. GK 5-5 Medford, N.Y./Longwood19 Claudja Dorcely Fr. M 5-3 Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood20 Julia Byman Jr. D 5-9 Garnerville, N.Y./North Rockland24 LaChaye Allen Fr. D 5-1 Freeport, N.Y./Freeport25 Ruth Pluviose R-Sr. M 5-3 Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood

Head Coach: Stephanie Hopkins (4th Season)Assistant Coaches: Chrissy Gutenberger and Maggie Sharp

About St. Thomas AquinasThe College’s 2,000 full and part time undergraduate students major in one of 31 programs offered in five division areas: The Humanitites; Business Administration; Social Sciences; Natrual Sciences & Mathematics; and Teacher Education. The College offers a full scholarship Honors Program which provides studens with a Summer Study experience at Oxford University in England. In addition there are several study abroud opportunities and strategic alliances designed to offer expanded opportunities for students. For example, students can major in mathematics at St. Thomas for three years and then enter a engineering program at either George Washington University or Manhattan College as part of a dual degree program.

St. Thomas Aquinas College now fields 16 NCAA Division II sports, is an active member of the NCAA and supports 200 student-athletes. Men’s sports include: baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field (indoor and outdoor). Women’s sports include: basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis and track & field (indoor and outdoor). The Spartans’ and Lady Spartan’s teams compete in more than 300 contests annually.

Coach Stephanie Hopkins

Kellie Kucinski

Samantha Lowney

Courtney McGrath

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Quick FactsLocation: Sparkill, N.Y.Founded: 1896Enrollment: 2,200Nickname: SpartansColors: Maroon and GoldPresident: Dr. Margaret FitzpatrickDirector of Athletics: Gerald OswaldStadium: Spartan Field

Did You Know?• Seniors Samantha Lowney and Kellie Kucinski each scored their 100th goals last week. • Graduate student, Courtney McGrath, began her collegiate career at UMass, just like head coach, Steph Hopkins. • The Lady Spartans are making their second straight appearance in the ECC Championship, tying their best finish in ECC play in the program’s history.

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