2009 bentley university volleyball media guide

B E N T L E Y U N I V E R S I T YT H E F A L C O N S I N T H E N C A A P L A Y O F F S

Year Site Round Result Scores1993 at West Haven, Conn. Regional Semifinals Springfield 3, Bentley 0 15-9, 15-11, 15-10

1995 at West Haven, Conn. Regional Semifinals Dowling 3, Bentley 1 15-7, 15-10, 10-15, 15-3

1998 at West Haven, Conn. Regional Semifinals Pace 3, Bentley 0 15-7, 15-6, 15-13

2001 at West Haven, Conn. Regional First Round Queens 3, Bentley 0 30-18, 30-26, 33-31

2002 at West Haven, Conn. Regional Semifinals Bryant 3, Bentley 2 30-27, 23-30, 21-30, 30-19, 16-8

2004 at Queens, N.Y. Regional First Round New York Tech 3, Bentley 0 30-21, 30-18, 30-24

2005 at Smithfield, R.I. Regional First Round Bentley 3, UMass-Lowell 1 30-26, 27-30, 30-25, 30-26Regional Semifinals Bentley 3, Bryant 2 30-25, 21-30, 27-30, 30-16, 15-4Regional Championship Dowling 3, Bentley 2 26-30, 30-28, 30-23, 26-30, 15-11

2006 at West Haven, Conn. Regional First Round Bentley 3, Bryant 0 30-24, 30-25, 30-21Regional Semifinals C.W. Post 3, Bentley 1 30-25, 19-30, 30-28, 30-20

2007 at Oakdale, N.Y. Regional First Round Bentley 3, Georgian Court 2 22-30, 30-14, 31-29, 29-31, 15-12Regional Semifinals Dowling 3, Bentley 0 30-25, 31-29, 30-24

2008 at West Haven, Conn. Regional First Round Bridgeport 3, Bentley 1 25-22, 22-25, 25-20, 26-24

MOST NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES (East Regional Teams): New Haven 23, Bryant 11, Dowling 11, Bentley 10, UMass-Lowell 5, Pace 5, Queens 5

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Bentley University2009 Volleyball Media Guide

Falcon Facts & StaffLocation ............................................................... 175 Forest Street............................................................Waltham, Mass. 02452-4705Founded ....................................................................................... 1917Founder ........................................................... Harry Clark BentleyPresident ............................................... Gloria Cordes Larson, JDEnrollment .................................................................................. 4,016Conference .......................................... Northeast-10 ConferenceHome Court .................................................. Dana Center (2,600)Colors ............................................................................. Blue & GoldNickname ............................................................................... FalconsWeb site ................................................ www.bentleyfalcons.com

Athletics Director ............ Bob DeFelice (Boston College ’63)Office Phone ......................................................... 781-891-2332

Asst. Athletics Director .......... Sandy Hoffman (Springfield ’80)Asst. Athletics Director .........Cindy Scott (Memphis State ’75)Asst. Athletics Director ....... Kevin Loftus (UMass-Lowell ’92)

Volleyball Coach ....................... Sandy Hoffman (Springfield ‘80)Office Phone ......................................................... 781-891-2780Cell Phone ............................................................. 781-258-6804E-Mail ..................................................... [email protected]

Assistant Coach .................... Karrin Moore (Northeastern ‘06)Office Phone ......................................................... 781-891-2780E-Mail ...................................................... [email protected]

Assistant Coach ............ Kristen Shockley (Ohio Wesleyan ‘00)Office Phone ......................................................... 781-891-2108E-Mail ................................................... [email protected]

Sports Information Director ................ Dick Lipe (Bentley ’77)Office Phone ......................................................... 781-891-2334Home Phone ......................................................... 781-893-6329Fax ........................................................................... 781-891-2648Cell Phone ............................................................. 781-223-5410E-Mail ............................................................. [email protected]

Asst. Sports Information Dir. ......................Kyle Mack (Iona ‘06)Office Phone ......................................................... 781-891-2417E-Mail ......................................................... [email protected]

Head Athletic Trainer ..... Brooks Farry (SUNY-Brockport ’87)Asst. Trainer & Fitness

Coordinator .................. Charlie Carkin (UMass-Boston ’92)

This brochure was designed, written and typeset by SportsInformation Director Dick Lipe, with assistance from AssistantSID Kyle Mack. Cover design by the Pack Network of Boston,Mass. (packnetwork.com). Photos by Richard Orr(www.richardorrsports.com), SportsPix (www.sportspix.biz),and CSI Photo.

Further information concerning Bentley athletics can be obtainedby contacting Sports Information Director Dick Lipe by phone(office, 781-891-2334, or cell, 781-223-5410), fax (781-891-2648),e-mail ([email protected]) or by mail (175 Forest Street,Waltham, Mass. 02452-4705).

ON THE COVER: Seniorcaptains Alex Kearney, CassieKraft and Kristine Mickelsonwill be looking to lead Bentleyto a sixth straight NCAAtournament berth in 2009.

Table of ContentsAbout the University ..................................................................... 2-7

Administration ................................................................................... 9

Athletic Administration ........................................................... 10-11

Coaching Staff .................................................................................. 12

Last Year in Review ........................................................................ 20

Northeast-10 Conference ............................................................ 24

Player Profiles ............................................................................ 14-19

Records & History .................................................................... 21-23

Career Leaders ........................................................................... 23

Honor Roll .................................................................................. 23

Individual and Team Records ................................................... 22

NCAA Tournament History ....................... Inside front cover

Season Leaders ........................................................................... 23

Series Records ............................................................................ 22

Year-by-Year Records ............................................................... 21

Roster ................................................................................................ 19

Schedule ............................................................................ Back cover

Volleyball Alumni ................................................ Inside back cover

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B E N T L E Y U N I V E R S I T YBentley University is oneof the nation’s leadingbusiness schools, dedicatedto preparing a new kindof business leader — onewith the deep technicalskills, the broad globalperspective and the highethical standards requiredto make a difference in anever-changing world. Toachieve our goal, we

infuse our advanced business curriculum with the richness of a liberalarts education. The results are graduates who are making an impact intheir chosen fields and turning their passions into success stories.Located on a classic New England campus just minutes from Boston,Bentley is a dynamic community of leaders, scholars and creativethinkers.

Today, the challenges of a rapidly changing world have made businessskills and experiences hot commodities. More students are consideringbusiness as the foundation of their higher education experience, andconsidering Bentley in the process. With our unique blend of business,technology and the liberal arts, Bentley provides students with relevant,practical and transferable skills.

At Bentley, we blend thebreadth and technologicalstrength of a large universitywith the values and studentfocus of a small college. Studentsinterested in businessprofessions choose from a widerange of programs that addressall functional areas includingaccountancy, finance, marketing,management and liberal arts —all with a strong foundation intechnology.

Bentley students interact witha faculty of experiencedteachers with real-world research and consulting experience, and enjoya vibrant campus teeming with athletic, social and cultural opportunities.They can choose majors, minors and courses that fully explore theimpact of information technology including e-marketing, cyberpsychology, journalism for the World Wide Web, web design, IT andpublic relations, IT auditing, cyberlaw, and information economics.

At the McCallum Graduate School, a broad array of offerings, includingPhDs in Business and Accountancy, MBA, Master of Science andcertificate programs, emphasize the impact of technology on businesspractice. Our faculty continues to develop the next wave of curricula,emphasizing IT-enabled business processes and careers in knowledge-based professional services.

Academic ProgramsBentley offers a remarkable array of specialized business courses, fromthe Business Core curriculum to elective courses for majors and minors.This depth of offerings, combined with our emphasis on informationtechnology and hands-on experience in state-of-the-art learning labs,prepares students to succeed in a fast-paced, complex world.

The arts and sciences join business as an integral component of a Bentleyeducation. In fact, half of the undergraduate courses are in arts andsciences disciplines – called the General Education Core. These courses

expand a student’s frame ofreference and build skills incritical thinking, decision-making,communication and other areasessential for well-roundedprofessionals.

Whether in business or thearts and sciences, academicprograms at Bentley emphasizeboth theory and practice.Students gain a firm grasp of thehistorical, societal and otherforces that shape a disciplinesuch as management orinternational studies. Meanwhile,

course projects, internships, and service-learning assignments enablestudents to test business principles and concepts in corporate andnonprofit settings. Bentley professors link theory and practice not onlyin teaching but in their own research. The topics they investigate arerooted in the complex challenges that leading companies face everyday.

While the curriculum offers a breadth and depth usually found only atlarger universities, the experience at Bentley is student centered. Weare a teaching-focused university that offers a personal experience,with small classes and an excellent faculty-student ratio of 1 to 12.There are no lecture halls at Bentley. All of our courses are taught byprofessors – not graduate assistants – who put a premium on first-rateteaching, research and advising.

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Business CoreBeginning in fall 2009, a significantly enhanced Business Core will beavailable to Bentley students. All first-year students will study the ethicaland legal environment of business, enriched by resources in Bentley’sCyber Law Center, as well as accounting and finance. Supported by agenerous Ernst & Young Foundation grant, improved methods forlearning accounting and finance are a hallmark of the new Core.Information technology tools and systems management are integratedinto business statistics, as well as into another innovative course onbusiness processes, which also integrates marketing, operations,accounting and finance. Project management and team skills development

will be featured in the third-year Integrated Business Project course.The organizational behavior course will focus on valuing diversity.Students will assess their intercultural relationship skills, which will bere-assessed in the capstone global strategy course to gauge the impactof international education opportunities Bentley offers, includingsemester- and year-long overseas study.

As part of a continuing effort to enable students to understand theimportant linkages between business and the arts and sciences, the four-course Finance, Management, and Marketing minors have been improvedby requiring students to choose one course from a list of Arts andSciences electives related to the minor. In addition, all Bachelor of Artsmajors now require students to complete the Business Studies Minor,which consists of five courses from the first two years of the revisedGeneral Business Core.

General EducationOne cannot sustain long-term success in the world of business unlessthey know about much more than just business. That’s why Bentleyputs such an emphasis on providing a broad and rich education. Ourgraduates are literate, articulate, well-read, independent-thinkingindividuals with a keen understanding of global issues, civic responsibilityand business ethics.

Half of the courses required in the General Education Core are in thearts and sciences. Students are exposed to a wide range of subjects inthe behavioral and social sciences (psychology and history, for example);

T H I S I S B E N T L E YEnglish, philosophy, andother humanities subjects;and mathematics and thenatural sciences.

The General EducationCore includes the First-YearSeminar, a program designedto help get their collegecareer off to a good start.Led by teams of staff andstudents, the seminarintroduces freshmen totopics such as academicplanning, faculty expectations,group process, studentresponsibilities, individuallearning styles, diversity,gender issues, and interpersonal communication. Students also take anintroductory course that covers the broad principles of informationtechnology and the specifics of computing resources at Bentley.

LocationLocated in Waltham, Mass. on 163 acres, Bentley is just 10 miles west ofBoston and a short, free shuttle ride from Harvard Square in Cambridge.Both cities provide vast resources for internships, job opportunitiesand cultural events. Bentley is easily accessible from the MassachusettsTurnpike, Route 95 and the Waltham MBTA Station.

Bachelor’s Degree Programs

Accountancy

Computer Information Systems

Corporate Finance and Accounting

Economics-Finance

Finance

History

Information Design and Corporate Communication

Information Systems Audit and Control

International Studies

Global Studies

Liberal Arts

Management

Managerial Economics

Marketing

Mathematical Sciences

Media and Culture

Philosophy (Business Ethics)



At a GlanceT H I S I S B E N T L E Y

HistoryFounded by Harry C. Bentley in 1917 as a school of accounting andfinance.Offered first four-year Bachelor of Science program in 1961.Moved from downtown Boston to Waltham, Mass., in 1968 toaccommodate growing enrollment and student demand for educationblending academic study and extracurricular opportunities.Approved in 1971 to grant both BS and BA degrees; changed name toBentley College.Graduate School of Business founded in 1974.The Mobile Computing program, one of the first in the country, islaunched in 1985. The program provides all freshmen with a network-ready laptop computer with fully loaded software.In late 1990s, Bentley pioneered integration of information technologyinto the core business curriculum and positions itself as the schoolfor the information age.The graduate school is named for 1967 alumnus Elkin B. McCallum inhonor of a generous gift made by the McCallum Family Foundation in1999.The Smith Academic Technology Center opens in 2000 to serve asthe focal point for business and technology initiatives on campus.Two additional residence halls open on the Southeast campus in 2001,helping to offset growing demand for on-campus housing amongundergraduates. A new baseball field debuts too, named in honor ofthe school’s first and only baseball coach, Robert A. DeFelice. Theathletic expansion project also includes a new soccer field, an outdoortrack and six tennis courts.Bentley expands its campus to the Middle East in 2002 with the “Bentleyin Bahrain” program in partnership with Bahrain Institute of Bankingand Finance (BIBF). Program offers students in Bahrain and surroundingGulf States the opportunity to learn from Bentley professors andearn a Bentley degree.Third residence hall, housing 285 students, opens in 2004In 2005, launched the Liberal Studies Major – a first-of-its-kindprogram for a business school in which students major in businessand the liberal arts, and receive credentials in both. Construction iscompleted on two apartment-style residence halls on Forest Street,now known as the North Campus.Doctoral program debuts in fall 2006. Construction on two additionalapartment-style buildings is completed. Renovation and expansion ofDana Athletic Center and Bentley Library is completed.Bentley becomes a university. The Massachusetts Board of HigherEducation approves Bentley’s request to change its designation andname to become Bentley University, effective October 2, 2008.

Campus and LocationSet on 163 acres in Waltham, Massachusetts.Minutes west of Boston.Free daily shuttle from campus to Harvard Square in Cambridge.

Enrollment: Fall 2009Undergraduate students: 4,016 full time; 243 part timeGraduate students: 1,405; PhD students: 30.Average undergraduate class size: 24Average graduate class size: 21International students represent9 percent of the undergraduatestudent population and 18percent of graduate students.More than 83 percent of full-time undergraduates live oncampus.

FacultyMore than 480 full- and part-timefaculty members, who teach atboth undergraduate andgraduate levels.82 percent hold doctoraldegrees.Many have significant experiencein the business world.

Professors are accessible, committed to excellent teaching and advisingas well as to pursuing research and scholarship in their field.Faculty-student ratio is 1 to 12

CurriculumA leader in integrating information technology into the businesscurriculum.Bentley’s mission is to create new knowledge within and acrossbusiness and the arts and sciences and to educate creative, ethicaland socially responsible organizational leaders.Bachelor of science degrees in 11 business fields; bachelor of artsdegrees in six arts and sciences disciplines.The graduate school emphasizes the impact of technology on businesspractice and offers PhD programs in Business and Accountancy, theBentley MBA with 16 areas of concentration, an integrated MS+MBA,seven Master of Science degrees, and custom executive educationprograms.

RankingsU.S.News and World Report ranks Bentley #48 overall in the BestBusiness Programs section. In the business specialties category Bentley’sManagement Information Systems ranked #17 nationally and #2 inNew England. In the “Programs to Look For” category, Bentley’sService-Learning program was named one of the best in the nation.In the Best Universities, Master’s (by region-North category), Bentleyranked # 6. In the section “Great Schools, Great Prices,” Bentleyranked #2 in the Master’s Universities (North) category.Princeton Review named Bentley one of the best schools in thenation in the 2010 guide. Student surveys ranked the school #12 inthe nation for the Best Career/Job Placement Services.BusinessWeek ranks Bentley among the top 30 undergraduatebusiness programs in the nation in the magazine’s 3rd annual issue of“The Best Undergraduate Business Schools”. Bentley ranked #30overall and #4 in New England.The Princeton Review named the McCallum Graduate School ofBusiness among the best business schools in the nation for 2009.U.S.News & World Report’s 2009 “Best Graduate Schools” namedthe Bentley University McCallum Graduate School among the top100 business schools in the nation (#62). The Master of Science inAccountancy program is ranked #30 nationally and #3 in New England;the Master of Science in Information Technology program ranked#18 nationally and #2 in New England.

Tuition and Fees for 2009-10Undergraduate: Tuition is $34,360. Room and board (double room,meal plan) is $12,030. The mobile computing fee is $1,200; the activityfee is $268; and the student health insurance (if not covered by parents’plan) is $908.Graduate: Tuition for each three-credit MBA and Master of Sciencecourse is $3,276.

CareersWithin six months of graduation, nearly 95 percent of Bentleystudents find professional employment or enroll in graduate school.

Recruiting program brings morethan 1,200 job opportunities tostudents each year.93 percent of students take onat least one professionalinternship while at Bentley.Workshops, individualizedadvising, and resource materialshelp students fine-tune careergoals.Many of Bentley University’s44,500 alumni serve as contactsand resources or students,through panel discussions,informational interviews, MentorProgram.



Bentley’s athletic department embodiesthe tradition of excellence that spansall areas of the university. Bentley is aneight-time winner of the prestigiousPresident’s Cup, presented annually tothe best overall athletic program in theNortheast-10 Conference.

Football made its debut in the NCAADivision II playoffs in 2003 and followedthat with a return appearance in 2004.Men’s basketball and women’s volleyballhave both earned NCAA tournamentberths each of the last five years, withthe former reaching the NCAA DivisionII Elite Eight in 2007 and 2008.Women’s basketball has competed in aDivision II record 26 NCAApostseason tournaments and has advanced to the national semifinalsseven times since 1989. The field hockey team captured Bentley’s firstNCAA national championship in 2001.

Each year, all Bentley teams have the goal of winning a conferencechampionship and qualifying for their respective NCAA championship.Bentley is a charter member of the Northeast-10, and offers varsityathletic competition in 23 sports (12 for men, 11 for women). One ofthe nation’s largest Division II conferences, the Northeast-10 also

includes Adelphi, American International,Assumption, Franklin Pierce, Le Moyne,UMass-Lowell, Merrimack, New Haven,Pace, Saint Anselm, St. Michael’s, SaintRose, Southern Connecticut, SouthernNew Hampshire and Stonehill.

The Bentley ice hockey programcompetes in the Division I AtlanticHockey League against schools such asAir Force, UConn, Holy Cross, Armyand Mercyhurst. In March 2006, theFalcons reached the finals of the

Atlantic Hockey playoffs for the firsttime ever.

In the spring of 2009, more than 50percent of the college’s varsity athleteswere named to the Dean’s List orPresident’s List. Their on-field successhas been recognized with All-NewEngland, All-America and ESPN theMagazine Academic All-America®honors.

Full athletic scholarships are awardedin men’s and women’s basketball.Athletic aid for other sports isprimarily based on financial need and/or academic merit. Prospectivestudents should contact the coach of

the sport in which they are interested. For general information, contactthe Bentley athletic department at 781-891-2256 or visit the athleticswebsite at www.bentleyfalcons.com.

FacilitiesThe focus of athletics at Bentley University is the lower campus, whereour well-manicured outdoor playing fields surround the recently-expanded Charles A. Dana Athletic Center. The Dana Center facilityserves both athletics and the student population. The 118,000-squarefoot multipurpose facility features a field house, a brand-new two-storyfitness center, another fitness center for varsity athletes only, generallocker rooms, competition size swimming pool, athletic training roomand rehabilitation area, athletic team and locker rooms, and 24 athleticoffices. The center is available to Bentley students, faculty and staffwith a valid Bentley ID.

The two-story glass-enclosed fitness center was the focal point of amajor expansion of the facility, completed in the spring of 2006. Theaddition also features a food court, additional restroom facilities and aboosters suite which overlooks the football field.

The addition of the new fitness center enables Bentley’s varsity athletesto have a separate weight room. Both feature state-of-the-art equipment,making the college’s fitness facilities unparalleled in the region.

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Captains Kristine Mickelson (11) and Alex Keasrney



In the field house, brand-new seating for 2,600 surrounds a parquetfloor that is home to the men’s and women’s basketball teams, and thevolleyball team. Surrounding the court is a tenth-of-a-mile oval track.When not servicing our athletic teams, the main court can betransformed into three full size basketball courts or three volleyballcourts. The general locker rooms are equipped with daily use lockersand showers as well as saunas and steam rooms. An indoor natatoriumfeaturing a competition-size (25 meters by 25 yards) swimming pooland separate diving tank is also available to all students.

During the fall, spring and summer seasons, the focus shifts to thecollege’s outdoor playing fields. Two synthetic lighted fields (one aFieldTurf surface and the other a hockey pitch turf) are located side-by-side on the lower campus. These fields come alive when the Falconshost games in football, field hockey and men’s and women’s lacrosse.When our teams are not hosting games or conducting practices, thefields light up at night with student life. Bentley’s club sports in men’s

and women’s rugby, ultimate Frisbee and over 100 intramural teamsmake use of the fields. The action doesn’t stop on just the syntheticfields; our facilities also include three grass fields. A baseball stadium,soccer stadium enhanced with a state-of-the-art quarter-mile track,nearby softball field, and six tennis courts serves as the homes for ourother respected athletic teams.

When scheduling opportunities arise around athletics and organizedstudent life, the facilities are used for hosting inside and outsidecommunity events. Such events include: Campus Activities Board’s“Event of the Month”, Greek life tournaments and several other studentorganizational recreational events. A limited amount of outside eventsare hosted by the athletic department to enhance Bentley’s role in thesurrounding communities. Events hosted range from MIAAchampionship events, local high school and college contests andseventeen camps that utilize all facilities throughout the summer.

A T H L E T I C S A T B E N T L E YAt a Glance

Sport Coach Length of Tenure 2008-09 Record 2008-09 Conf. RecordBaseball Bob DeFelice 42nd year 28-22 19-11Men’s Basketball Jay Lawson 19th year 26-7 18-4*Women’s Basketball Barbara Stevens 24th year 21-12 15-7Men’s Cross Country Ed Lyons 18th year ----- -----Women’s Cross Country Ed Lyons 18th year ----- -----Field Hockey Jessica King 2nd year 17-6 15-3Football Thom Boerman 1st year 5-6 4-3Golf Marty Burke 1st year ----- -----Hockey Ryan Soderquist 8th year 19-17-2 15-11-2Men’s Lacrosse Jim Murphy 18th year 9-4 7-2Women’s Lacrosse Carissa Medeiros 3rd year 9-9 7-3Men’s Soccer Gary Crompton 2nd year 8-9-2 5-6-2Women’s Soccer Lauren Lukis 7th year 4-14-1 2-11-1Softball Michele DeGregorio 5th year 21-19 14-14Men’s Swimming Mary Kay Samko 14th year 8-4 -----Women’s Swimming Mary Kay Samko 14th year 8-6 -----Men’s Tennis Alex Wong 5th year 12-8 8-2Women’s Tennis Alex Wong 7th year 14-9 10-2Men’s Track Ed Lyons 18th year ----- -----Women’s Track Ed Lyons 18th year ----- -----Volleyball Sandy Hoffman 28th year 21-12 12-2

Bold indicates team competed in NCAA Championships in 2008-09*2008-09 Northeast-10 regular season champion



As a business university, Bentley’s mission is to create new knowledgewithin and across business and the arts and sciences and to educatecreative, ethical, and socially responsible organizational leaders. It isdistinctive among US and international universities in having two faculties,in business and in the arts and sciences, which are unified in theireducational mission.

Bentley graduates excel in complex and dynamic environments throughtheir capacity to initiate, lead, and affect value-creating change. Asresponsible and ethical individuals, they recognize and take into accountthe broader social, political, and environmental context within which allorganizations operate.

Bentley is internationally known for the quality and impact of itseducational programs and research. It is a leader in promoting ethicaland socially responsible enterprise and the critical role of informationand communication technology in achieving sustainable high performance.

Bentley has continued to evolve and expand its expertise in these“domains of excellence” in numerous ways:

Arts and SciencesThe arts and sciences, a dynamic, integral component of a Bentleyeducation, provide students of business and related professions withthe knowledge, perspectives and skills imbued in arts and sciencesdisciplines necessary for a lifetime of intellectual and civic engagement,as well as a successful and fulfilling career. Bentley offers students aunique opportunity to double major in business and the liberal arts.The Liberal Studies Major, a first-of-its-kind program for a business school,gives students the opportunity to major in business and the liberal arts,and receive credentials in both. As of fall 2008, more than 500undergraduates have enrolled in this optional program

Ethical and Socially Responsible EnterpriseBentley has continuously integrated ethics and social responsibility intoits curriculum through teaching, research, and corporate and communityrelations. These efforts are given even stronger emphasis through theBentley Alliance for Ethics and Social Responsibility. The mission of theAlliance is to amplify and extend the work of autonomous centers andinitiatives on campus, support and encourage greater awareness of,respect for and commitment to ethics, service and social responsibilityin research, curricula and campus culture.

Information and Communication TechnologyAt Bentley, the integration of business and communication/information technology takes place at four different levels:Our IT-based learning laboratories in various areas of businessand our general information technology infrastructure areworld-classInnovative pedagogical use of information technology is builtinto the fabric of all of our courses to support learningWe explore the implications of information technology onbusiness in all areas of our business curriculumWe offer specialized programs that focus on developing high-quality technology solutions.

The focal point for Bentley’s initiatives to integrate business educationand information/communication technology is the Norman S. and LidaM. Smith Academic Technology Center. The 73,000-square-foot facility,

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which opened in September 2000, supports faculty and studentexpertise in using technologies that are reshaping business.Two of Bentley’s most progressive learning labs are housed in this center.The Trading Room, one of the largest and most advanced in the country,and the Design and Usability Center are centerpiece technology facilitiesthat provide students with hands-on experience in the financial marketsand usability research, respectively.

The Elkin B. McCallum Graduate School of BusinessThe McCallum Graduate School of Business at Bentley University offersfull-time and part-time students the leadership capabilities and themanagerial and analytical expertise necessary to succeed in today’sglobally competitive business environment.

Featuring one of the most extensive selections of Master of Science(MS) programs in the nation, the McCallum Graduate School of Businessis known for developing the specialized expertise needed to succeedin a variety of industries:

AccountancyFinanceFinancial PlanningHuman Factors in Information DesignInformation TechnologyMarketing AnalyticsTaxation

MS+MBAThis intensive, integrated full-time program combines the businessleadership curriculum of the Day MBA with the technological expertisedeveloped in the Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT)or Master of Science in Human Factors in Information Design (MSHFID).

Dual Degree ProgramsThe Dual Degree programs give students a powerful combination ofbroad business knowledge and deep technical expertise. Qualified MBAstudents may simultaneously enroll in any of the McCallum GraduateSchool of Business’s specialized MS degree programs, and qualified MSstudents may expand their studies to include the Evening MBA.

PhD ProgramsBentley offers two PhD programs: a PhD in Accountancy and a PhD inBusiness, both with a thematic focus on Business, Technology andSociety.



The Bentley community is spirited and close-knit. Students, faculty andstaff share a commitment to the values of personal responsibility andmutual support. At the same time, their different backgrounds, interestsand goals keep members of the campus community learning from eachother – and having fun in the process.

A steady supply of university and student-sponsored events bringsundergraduate, graduate, doctoral and professional education students,faculty and others together around common interests. Opportunitiesinclude lectures by well-known business leaders, plays and concerts,panel discussions with alumni from various career fields, exhibits inthe library’s art gallery, and networking nights with professionalorganizations such as the Society for Management.

Cheering on the Bentley Falcons in football, basketball, soccer, lacrosseand other varsity sports for men and women is another popular pursuithere. Finally, resources such as the games room and Harry’s Corner inthe Student Center, the renovated Dana Athletic Center and the state-of-the-art Bentley Library are dynamic places to work out or just hangout with fellow students, colleagues and friends.

At Bentley, approximately 83 percent of full-time undergraduatestudents make their home on campus. Freshmen live in a traditionaldormitory residence hall (double, triple or quad occupancy);upperclassman options include multi-person suites and one-, two- andthree-bedroom apartments with bathrooms and kitchenettes. Thanksto “one port per pillow,” students have individual access to the Internetand the university network in their dorm room. With computer portsand wireless coverage throughout thecampus, fast and convenient access is notdifficult to find.

When it comes to eating on campus,students have a great variety of choices. TheSeasons Dining Room offers unlimited, sit-down meals from early morning to 9:00p.m. The LaCava Center Café offers foodon the go, from Starbucks coffee andFreshens smoothies to sushi and salad. TheDeLoitte cybercafé in the library features

The City of Boston is only miles away

S T U D E N T L I F E A T B E N T L E YEinstein Bros. Bagels, and the Dana Center now serves Currito burritosand wraps. Other options include the Brookside Deli and ConvenienceStore for sandwiches, convenience items and more.

Student Health Services (SHS) provides free, confidential healthcare to all full-time students at Bentley. Services include diagnosis andtreatment of acute and chronic illnesses and injuries, lab testing,dermatology, men’s and women’s health care, and medical and dentalreferrals. SHS is staffed by nurse practitioners and physicians who offercounseling and education programs covering topics such as stressmanagement, relaxation, sexuality, and responsible lifestyle decision-making. The Alcohol and Drug Resource Center has a trained professionalwho offers education and counseling for alcohol and drug issues to allgroups and individuals on campus.

Counseling and Student Development (CSD) offers programs andservices to address issues common to college-age students. Counselingand mental health services are provided to all students for concernsrelated to stress depression, anxiety, family life, relationships, and otherconcerns, by a staff of psychologists, social workers and counselors.Disability Services is also housed in CSD; a staff member providessupport services and works with students to arrange appropriateaccommodations during their academic career. All sessions with the CSDare free and confidential.

The Spiritual Life Center serves the spiritual and religious needs ofstudents and other members of the campus community. The staff includesCatholic and Protestant chaplains as well as advisers to individuals ofthe Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist and Muslim traditions. Students from a varietyof faiths can call on the center for referrals to appropriate religiouscommunities in the Waltham and Boston area. Look to the center forcounseling, interfaith and faith-specific services, scripture studies,sacramental preparation, and opportunities for spiritual growth. Weeklyservices are held in the Sacred Space, located in the Student Center.

International students have a ready resource in the Center forInternational Students and Scholars. Staff members coordinateorientation programs for new international students and provideadvising on immigration, employment and academic issues. In addition,the International Peer Advisers program eases the transition to collegelife by fostering relationships between international students andcontinuing students at Bentley.

Students explore current interests – and develop new ones – by tappinginto the university’s 100-plus student organizations. There are

numerous opportunities to get involved inacademically oriented groups, the creativeand performing arts, student government,campus newspapers and the radio station,fraternity and sorority life, and much more.Students can also connect with classmatesat events like Hawaiian luau, Build Your OwnSundae party, stand-up comedy andhypnotist performances, a Boston scavengerhunt, and more. Students build friendshipsthat last throughout their Bentley years –and beyond.



Bentley University Presidents 1917-1953 Harry Clark Bentley 1953-1961 Maurice M. Lindsay 1961-1970 Thomas L. Morison 1970-1991 Dr. Gregory H. Adamian 1991-1997 Dr. Joseph M. Cronin 1997-2005 Dr. Joseph G. Morone 2007- Gloria Cordes Larson, JD

T H E A D M I N I S T R A T I O NGloria Cordes Larson, JDPresident

A public policy expert, lawyer andbusiness leader, Gloria Cordes Larsonassumed the presidency of Bentley Collegein July 2007. The school became BentleyUniversity in October 2008. Larson joinedBentley from the leading law firm Foley Hoag,where she co-chaired the GovernmentStrategies Group. The practice that she

managed covered a broad array of regulatory and business developmentissues at the federal, state and local levels.

Widely influential in economic policy, President Larson led abusiness advisory cabinet for Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick,and co-chaired his transition team. Her contributions also includechairing the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority. Under herleadership, the organization oversaw renovation of the MassMutualCenter in Springfield and construction of the $800 million BostonConvention and Exhibition Center.

In the administration of former Massachusetts Governor WilliamWeld, she served as secretary of economic affairs (1993 to 1996) andsecretary of consumer affairs and business regulation (1991 to 1993).Prior to that, President Larson managed business and regulatory issuesas a senior official with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). She servedas an attorney advisor to the FTC commissioner from 1981 to 1988,and as the agency’s deputy director of consumer protection from 1990to 1991.

In January 2005, President Larson was appointed to the RoseFitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Board. Boston MayorThomas Menino tapped her to serve on the city’s Host Committee forthe 2004 Democratic National Convention. President Larson is adirector of Unum Group and lead director of Blue Cross Blue Shieldof Massachusetts. She is a board member on several prominentprofessional and community organizations, including the Greater BostonChamber of Commerce, for which she is the chair of the board; BostonCenter for the Arts; Roger Williams University School of Law;Massachusetts Women’s Forum; Rosie’s Place; and The Dimock Center.She is a member of the Massachusetts, Virginia and Boston barassociations.

Many groups have recognized President Larson’s longstandingcommitment to civic duty, especially her work in raising awareness ofthe need for education reform and in promoting the role of business inchanging that landscape. These honors include:

• Appointment to the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors• Lawyer of the Year, Massachusetts Lawyer’s Weekly andMassachusetts Bar Association

• Academy of Distinguished Bostonians Award, Greater BostonChamber of Commerce• Number one on the list of “100 Most Powerful Women inBoston,” by Boston Magazine• Norman S. Rabb Human Relations Award, American JewishCommittee• Pinnacle Award, Greater Boston Chamber of CommercePresident Larson received a Bachelor of Arts with honors from

Vassar College and a Juris Doctorate from the University of VirginiaSchool of Law. She holds honorary Doctor of Laws degrees fromNortheastern University and from Mount Wachusett CommunityCollege. She is married to Allen Larson, an attorney.

Kathleen L. YorkisVice President forStudent Affairs

Kathleen Yorkis came to BentleyUniversity in 1986 as Dean of Students andwas named Vice President for StudentAffairs in November 2001. Prior to herpromotion to vice president, she hadserved as Bentley’s Chief Student AffairsOfficer since September 1999.

Under Yorkis’ leadership, the Division of Student Affairs providesa comprehensive set of student services, builds a student life communityand works with each young person to ensure their individualdevelopment. Her areas of responsibility include Athletics andIntramurals, Student Activities, Health Services, Counseling and StudentDevelopment, Residence Life, Residential Services, Multicultural Center,International Student Services, Orientation, Dining Services, JudicialAffairs, Spiritual Life, Campus Police and the Dean of Student Affairs.

Prior to joining Bentley, she worked at Coopers & Lybrand inBoston as Director of Professional Development and Director of TaxPersonnel, Finance and Administration.

In terms of Student Affairs facilities, during Yorkis’s tenure,Bentley University has expanded the number and variety of on-campushousing opportunities, built a state-of-the-art student center, increasedthe size of the Dana Athletic Center by 30,000 square feet, constructeda new baseball stadium, and surfaced the football stadium and practicefields with synthetic grass.

The intercollegiate and intramural athletic programs at Bentleyhave continued to expand on an annual basis under Yorkis’ leadership.In 2008, nearly 500 men and women participated on intercollegiateteams and more than 3,000 men and women participated on 280different intramural teams. The new fitness center accommodates over130,000 uses per year.

Yorkis holds a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Geneseo (NY),a master’s degree from SUNY Albany, and a doctorate in HigherEducation Administration from The American University in Washington,D.C.

Yorkis and her husband, Paul, live in Medway. She has been anactive member of Medway Public School advisory council. Kathleenhas also held public office, serving as a member of the Harford County,Maryland, Board of Education. They have two adult children, Jacob andLaura, and one grandchild.


B E N T L E Y U N I V E R S I T YT H E A T H L E T I C A D M I N I S T R A T I O N

Bob DeFeliceAthletics Director

The only baseball coach BentleyUniversity has ever known, Bob DeFelicebecame just the second athletics directorin the university’s history when he waspromoted in October 1991.

DeFelice’s affiliation with the collegedates back to 1968 when he was hired asBentley’s first varsity baseball coach. Aftercoaching the team on a part-time basis from

its inception in 1969 to 1987, he was named Assistant Athletics Directorfor Programs in August 1987. Two years later, he was promoted toAssociate Athletics Director.

Bentley athletic teams and athletic facilities have all prosperedunder his direction. Since he became AD, Falcon athletic teams havecaptured nearly 90 conference championships (regular season andplayoff) and made NCAA appearances in eight team sports (football,women’s basketball, men’s basketball, field hockey, volleyball, golf, men’stennis, women’s tennis and men’s cross country). In 2001, the fieldhockey team captured the first NCAA championship in the university’shistory.

Under his leadership, Bentley has captured the Northeast-10Presidents Cup eight times, emblematic of the best overall athleticprogram in the conference. The most recent came for the 2008-09academic year.

Over the last nine years, under DeFelice’s watch, the collegehas expanded its athletic facilities with the addition of a soccer field,outdoor track, six tennis courts and perhaps the finest college baseballfacility in New England, which was named in honor of DeFelice. He alsooversaw the recent major renovation of the Dana Center, including theconstruction of a new fitness center, food court and boosters suite.

DeFelice, the longest tenured active Division II baseball coachin the nation (2010 will be his 42nd season), has led his team to anaverage of 20 wins a season the last decade and has 619 wins duringhis career.

In 2001, the Falcons set an NCAA Division II record and led allof college baseball by hitting 2.39 home runs a game, knocking anincredible 98 balls out of the park in 41 games.

DeFelice, a 1963 graduate of Boston College with a Bachelor ofScience degree in history, began his coaching career that same year ashead football coach and assistant basketball coach at ChristopherColumbus High School, a position he held for three years. In 1965, hebegan a three-year playing career in the Boston Red Sox minor leagueorganization. In 1967, he was a player-coach with the Pittsfield RedSox.

Before joining the Bentley athletic department staff on a full-time basis in 1987, DeFelice spent 17 years (1970-86) as head footballcoach at his alma mater, Winthrop High School. During that time, he ledthe Vikings to a 101-65-2 record, with four Northeast Conferencechampionships, a 33-game winning streak in the early 80’s and twoEastern Massachusetts Division II Super Bowl titles.

Amazingly, DeFelice has been inducted into seven Halls of Fame.He was honored by Boston College in 1986, Bentley in October 1999,and was a charter member of the Winthrop High Hall of Fame in 1997.In November 2002, he was one of four inductees into the MassachusettsChapter of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.

DeFelice has also been inducted into the Massachusetts HighSchool Football Coaches, the Boston Park League and the Union PrintersInternational Baseball League halls of fame.

DeFelice helped establish the Eastern Collegiate FootballConference and was a founder of the Eastern Football Conference.He served as the EFC commissioner from 1997-2000, when it wasabsorbed by the Northeast-10 Conference.

Among the many honors he has received are the Murray LewisAward from the Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Football Officialsand the Whitey Allard and Marty McDonough Memorial SportsmanshipAward from the College Baseball Umpires Association of New England.In May 2004, he received the Jack Butterfield Award from the NewEngland Intercollegiate Baseball Association for his contributions tocollege baseball.

DeFelice and his wife, Patricia, have four children and sevengrandchildren.

Sandy HoffmanAssistant Athletics Director

Sandy Hoffman has been thewomen’s volleyball coach at BentleyUniversity since 1982 and an assistantathletics director since 1990. Her completebiography can be found on page 12.

Cindy ScottAssistant Athletics Director

A former Division I women’sbasketball coach, Cindy Scott is in her 12thyear as an assistant director of athletics. Herduties include serving as the NCAAcompliance coordinator, directing theAcademic Assistance Program, coordinatingrecruiting efforts with the Office ofAdmission and overseeing student life

programs for student-athletes, including the Student Athlete AdvisoryCouncil.

Scott came to Bentley from Southern Illinois, where she wasthe head women’s basketball coach for 21 years (1977-98).

During her tenure, Scott’s teams won 388 games, captured threeconference championships (1986, 1987, 1990) and appeared in fourNCAA tournaments, most recently in 1992. In 1987, she directed herteam to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. There were eight 20-win seasonsand fours others in which the Salukis missed the 20-win plateau byjust one game.

Scott, a 1994 inductee into the Southern Illinois University Hallof Fame, served as President of the Women’s Basketball CoachesAssociation during the 1993-94 academic year, ironically precedingBentley’s Barbara Stevens in the role.

Scott received her Bachelor of Science in Education fromMemphis State University (now the University of Memphis) in 1975and her Master of Science in Education from Southern Illinois Universityin 1976. She now resides in Waltham.



T H E A T H L E T I C A D M I N I S T R A T I O NKevin LoftusAssistant Athletics Director

Kevin Loftus, a 1993 graduate ofUMass-Lowell, is in his 10th year as anassistant athletics director and his secondtour of duty as an assistant baseball coachat Bentley.

Loftus oversees athletic facilities, gamemanagement, scheduling, transportation andwork study.

Loftus, 39, has been affiliated withBentley since September 1994 when he was hired by Bob DeFelice asan assistant coach, a position he would hold until February 1999. Heresumed assisting Coach DeFelice in baseball in 2001.

Loftus rejoined the athletic department in July 2000 after fourand a half years in the college’s systems and networks department. Heserved as a network technician from Feb. 1996 until June 1999, whenhe was promoted to network analyst.

A third-team Division II All-America and the New EnglandCollegiate Conference Player of the Year in 1993, Loftus hit .366 duringhis two years at UMass-Lowell, helping the Chiefs to a pair of ECACDivision II tournaments and a composite 47-28-1 record.

The recipient of a Bachelor of Science degree in ElectricalEngineering, Loftus is currently pursuing his MBA from Bentley with aconcentration in Management. He lives in Waltham with his wife CarolAnn and their son, Dylan, who was born in April.

Dick LipeSports Information Director

Dick Lipe, now in his 33rd year asBentley’s Sports Information Director andhis 37th overall at the university, graduatedfrom Bentley in 1977 with a Bachelor ofScience degree in accounting.

His duties include coordinating allsports publicity and public relations for theathletic department, which includes 23varsity sports.

A past president of the ECAC Sports Information DirectorsAssociation, Lipe, 53, was a college division representative on the Boardof Directors of the College Sports Information Directors of America(CoSIDA) for three years. He has served on the NCAACommunications Committee and is chair of the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Committee, which he has served on since 1979. Lipe alsoserved as the Information Director for the Northeast-10 from 1980-98, and for the Eastern Football Conference from 1997-2000.

In October 1993, Lipe was honored with induction into theBentley Athletic Hall of Fame. Three years later, he was named a recipientof the Lester Jordan Award, presented by CoSIDA for his contributionsto the Academic All-America® program. In August 2000, he waspresented with the Elmore Hudgens Sports Information Award by theAll-America Football Foundation.

In 2002, Lipe was inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame, andpresented with the Warren Berg Award by CoSIDA and the IrvingMarsh Award by ECAC-SIDA, both for excellence in sports information.In addition, the Northeast-10 presented the longtime Bentley SID withthe inaugural Dick Lipe Media Award. In 2006, Lipe was one of theinaugural inductees into the Northeast-10 Hall of Fame.

A native of Latham, N.Y., Lipe resides in Waltham with his wife,Rosanne. They have one son, Brian (23).

Kyle MackAsst. Sports Information Dir.

Kyle Mack is in his second year asAssistant Sports Information Director. Mack,25, is the primary contact for seven varsitysports, including hockey - Bentley’s onlyDivision I program.

Mack came to Bentley after spendinga year as a graduate assistant in the sportsinformation department at NortheasternUniversity where he covered women’sbasketball and volleyball. Prior to that, he

spent a year as an intern at Manhattan College, covering women’sbasketball among four other sports.

Mack graduated from Iona College in 2006 with a Bachelor ofArts degree in Mass Communications. After graduating, he served asthe media relations intern for the Jamestown Jammers, a Single-A minorleague affiliate of the Florida Marlins. A native of Ocean Grove, N.J.,Mack currently resides in Cambridge.

The Dana Center is the home of the Bentley Falcons. Bentley’s weight room for varsity athletes


B E N T L E Y U N I V E R S I T YSandy Hoffman, the

winningest active New EnglandDivision II women’s volleyballcoach, is in her 28th year asBentley’s head coach. Shereached the 500-win milestoneduring the 2001 season,becoming only the second NewEngland coach to reach theplateau, and notched careerwin number 600 Oct. 22, 2005against Saint Rose. She’s one ofonly six active Division IIcoaches who has achieved thatmilestone.

Her 683 wins ranksfifth amongst active Division IIcoaches and her careerwinning percentage of .698(683-295) is 14th bestamongst coaches with at least 10 years experience.

Under Hoffman’s tutelage, the Bentley program has consistentlyranked amongst the Northeast-10 elite. She received NE-10 Coach ofthe Year honors five straight years from 1985-89, in 2001 and again in2005. Her team has won the regular season conference title outrightnine times (1986-90, 1996, 2001-02 and 2005) and was co-champs in1992 and 1995. In addition, under her guidance, Bentley has capturedthe Northeast-10 playoff championship nine times and been in theNCAA Division II tournament ten times (1993, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2002and the last five seasons). In November 2005, Bentley reached the

Sweet 16 for the first time in theprogram’s history.

Only twice has aHoffman-coached team failed tofinish in the top three of theNortheast-10, and there havebeen 25 winning records in thelast 26 seasons.

Hoffman has been aBentley assistant athleticsdirector since 1990 and herresponsibilities have involved herin virtually every aspect of theathletic department’s operations.

Initial ly, she wasresponsible for physicaleducation, recreation, complianceand student services, includingthe academic tutoring of athletes.More recently, her duties alsoincluded facil ity andintercollegiate scheduling, andmonitoring financial aid.

After a realignment ofthe athletic department in 2000, Hoffman is now responsible for thefiscal affairs of the Bentley athletic program, as well as financial aid.

Prior to being named an assistant athletic director 19 years ago,she served as Recreation Director and the athletic department’sCoordinator of Academic Support Services.

Hoffman is a former member of the NCAA Division II VolleyballCommittee.

A native of Manhasset, N.Y., who now resides in Waltham,Hoffman played four years of varsity volleyball at Springfield beforegraduating in 1980. She received her MBA from Bentley in 1990.

Karrin Moore, a 2006 graduate ofNortheastern University, is in her second yearas Hoffman’s assistant coach.

A four-year letterwinner at NU (2001-04), Moore came to Bentley after a year as anassistant at Wheaton College. Prior to her stintwith the Lyons, she was an assistant for theNortheastern men’s club team, which finishedsecond in the nation in 2005.

During her four seasons as a player atNU, she helped the Huskies to an 84-48 record,

including 42-12 in conference play. In her freshman year, she was partof a Northeastern team that won the America East tournament andearned an NCAA Division I tournament berth. She appeared in nearly80 matches during her career, and recorded 391 kills during her finaltwo seasons.

Moore, who hails from Ahwatukee, Ariz., played for the East ValleyJuniors in her home state and is still active as a player on a USAVwomen’s AA level club team locally.

Moore graduated from Northeastern with a Bachelor of Artsdegree in journalism.

Serving as a volunteer assistant thisseason is Kristen Shockley, Bentley’s AssistantDirector of Graduate Admissions. A former two-sport athlete at Ohio Wesleyan where she isthe Bishops’ all-time leader in kills and digs,Shockley has previously coached at BostonCollege (2006-08), Dartmouth College (2002-05) and DePauw University (2000-02). She hasalso been part of the coaching staff for Americanteams that have traveled to Europe and Africa.

The Hoffman Record1982 3-19 1991 & 22-16 2000 16-131983 19-12 1992 $ 23-11 2001 $& 30-81984 19-13 1993 27-14 2002 $& 33-71985 & 24-5 1994 19-13 2003 21-111986 $& 40-7 1995 $& 27-12 2004 23-131987 $ 37-3 1996 $ 27-13 2005 $ 29-81988 $& 45-3 1997 18-16 2006 & 27-111989 $& 35-7 1998 27-8 2007 24-101990 $ 27-13 1999 16-17 2008 21-12

Totals 683-195

Bold indicates NCAA participant & Northeast-10 playoff champ$Northeast-10 regular season champ

Winningest Active Division II CoachesYears Wins Win%

1. Peggy Martin, Central Missouri 33 1064 .7922. Tracy Riezke, Rockhurst 27 978 .8353. Chris Catanach, Tampa 25 779 .8384. Shelton Collier, Wingate 28 767 .7405. Sandy Hoffman, Bentley 27 683 .6986. Rosie Wegrich, Cal Poly Pomona 34 642 .589

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NE-10 Preseason Favorites Seek Conference Title & NCAA Berth in 2009Expectations, as usual, are high

for the Bentley University women’svolleyball team. That’s not surprisingconsidering that the Falcons are almostalways in the hunt for the Northeast-10 Conference title, have won at least20 matches each of the last eightseasons and have earned an NCAADivision II Regional berth seven of thelast eight falls.

How high are they? Well, thecoaches in the Northeast-10 selectedthe Falcons as the preseason favorite inthe conference, by a slim margin overthe University of New Haven andMerrimack College.

Coach Sandy Hoffman, fifthamong active Division II career wins asshe enters her 28th season at the helm,returns nine of last year’s top ten,although the one loss is a significant one.Tori Piskulick handled Bentley’s settingchores each of the last four years andgraduated as a three-time AVCADivision II All-Region selection and the Falcons’ all-time assist leader(4,604).

Three of the returnees, all seniors, have resumes that includeAll-Northeast-10 honors, a list headed by three-time first-team honoreeand outside hitter Alex Kearney. Cassie Kraft was the 2008Northeast-10 Libero of the Year and a second-team All-NE-10 selection,and middle blocker Kristine Mickelson was chosen for the All-Conference third team after last season. Each of the three have at least100 matches of collegiate experience under their belts.

Kearney has been a steady contributor and a fixture in thelineup for the Falcons since arriving on campus from San Diego in 2006.She’s amassed over 300 kills and 300 digs in each of her first threeseasons, and is one of only four players in the program’s history to havereached the 1,000 career milestone in each of those categories. If she

Bentley at a Glance2008 Record ....................................................................... 21-122008 Conference Record ................................ 12-2 (2nd place)NCAA Appearances ................................................................ 10

(1993, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)Northeast-10 Regular Season Championships .................... 11

(1986-90, 1992, 1995-96, 2001-02, 2005)Northeast-10 Playoff Championships ..................................... 9

(1985-86, 1988-89, 1991, 1995, 2001-02, 2006)

Returning Letterwinners (9)Alaura Berry (Jr, 6-0, MB), Andrea Farah (Jr, 5-11, MB), Alex Kearney(Sr, 5-10, 1st-team All-Northeast-10 & All-East Region), Cassie Kraft(Sr, 5-7, L, NE-10 Libero of the Year & 2nd-team All-Northeast-10),Maitlyn Kraft (Jr, S-DS, 5-6), Kelly Mee (Jr, 6-0, S), Kristine Mickelson(Sr, 6-1, MB, 3rd-team All-Northeast-10), Morgan O’Laughlin (Jr, 5-11,OH), Virginia Wong (So, 5-10, OH, NE-10 All-Freshman Team)

Letterwinners Lost (5)Kim Angelovich (5-9, OH), Kelly Galligan (5-11, OH), Susan Harrahy(5-9, OH), Tori Piskulick (5-7, S, 1st-team All-Northeast-10 and All-EastRegion), Jayne Seward (5-8, L-DS)

Alex Kearney begins hersenior year with 3 All-

NE-10 awards, 1,161 killsand 1,021 digs

Cassie Kraft, the NE-10Libero of the Year in 2008,has three 500-dig seasons

to her credit

Kristine Mickelson’snumbers have improvedevery season she’s been

at Bentley

stays healthy, she could very well threaten Maria Vicens’ school recordtotal of 1,430 kills.

“Alex is just a dynamic outside hitter,” said Hoffman. “She’s thetype of player who can pass and swing, she gets up quick off the flooron defense and can serve receive. That athletic type of outside hitter,when you try to run a quicker offense,is very important.”

The six-one Mickelson, wholike Kearney is from San Diego, hasboosted her numbers each year she’sbeen at Bentley. Last year, her averagesof 2.31 kills and 0.96 blocks wereboth career bests, and her .334 hittingpercentage was up significantly overher first two seasons.

Kraft is back at libero for theFalcons after registering over 500 digseach of her first three seasons. She’sone of three graduates of St. Mary’sHall on the roster, the others beingher sister Maitlyn and freshmanCandace Howell . Both aredefensive specialists.

With Piskulick gone, juniorKelly Mee will take over as the team’ssetter. She gained valuable experienceat the position last year whenHoffman split playing time betweenthe two. Mee averaged 4.14 assists,and also displayed the ability to bothblock and attack the ball.

Other returnees for the Falcons are middle blocker AlauraBerry and outside hitters Andrea Farah, Morgan O’Laughlin andVirginia Wong.

Berry, a six-foot junior, and Wong, a sophomore who was namedto the NE-10 All-Freshman team in 2008, saw the most action out ofthe four. Berry led the team in hitting at .375, the second highest singleseason mark in the program’s history, and Wong was third on the clubin kills, making 2.3 per set. O’Laughlin, who averaged 1.4 kills and hit.240, and Farah, who’ll make the move to the outside from the middle,will both be in the mix for playing time.

Hoffman added fourfreshmen to the roster this year,with outside hitter Amy Waitkusthe most likely of the quartet tomake significant contributions in2009. Bridget Lawson andGrace Conner, both six-foot-two, will add depth at the middleblocker position.

The Northeast-10 projectsto be very competitive this seasonwith several teams who couldcontend for the title, includingBentley. The conference will havea new look this fall, with theaddition of Adelphi Universityboosting the membership to 16teams.

As always, Hoffman hasassembled a diff icult non-conference schedule, including athree-match trip to FloridaColumbus Day weekend. TheFalcons will open at the DowlingInvitational, and will host twotournaments in September.

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B E N T L E Y U N I V E R S I T Yof the Week three times (Sept. 11, Oct. 2, Nov. 6) ... also made fiveappearances on the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll and was namedto three All-Tournament Teams ... HIGH SCHOOL: was co-captain of2005 volleyball team, helping La Jolla to the CIF Division III San Diegochampionship and the Western League championship ... earned first-team All-Western League honors in 2005 after being a second-teamselection as a junior ... received the Sportsmanship Award as a senior ...2006 Western League Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year ...competed in track and field, as well as volleyball ... PERSONAL: namedto Union Tribune All-Academic Team ... has volunteered building housesin Mexico ... daughter of Joan and Howard Kearney ... age as of Sept. 1:21... CLUB TEAM: Coast Volleyball Club.

SETS KL PCT SA DG BLK2006 114 450 .249 48 371 452007 114 389 .192 36 347 372008 117 322 .177 26 303 40Totals 345 1161 .207 110 1021 122

Career Highs: 23 kills vs. C.W. Post, Sept. 24, 2006; 26 digs vs.Pace, Sept. 27, 2006; 6 aces vs. Millersville, Sept. 1, 2006, and UMass-Lowell, Oct. 13, 2006; 4 blocks on five occasions; .593 killpercentage (18-2-27) vs. Southern New Hampshire, Nov. 4, 2008

Cassie KraftSr, L, New Braunfels, Texas

2006 graduate of Saint Mary’s Hall who ismajoring in marketing ... ranks second on Bentley’scareer dig list with 1,597... two-time All-Northeast-10 selection ... responsible for threeof the nine 500-dig seasons in program history... has played in 105 consecutive matches,entering the season ... three varsity letters ...younger sister Maitlyn is also a member of theteam ... 2008: was named the Northeast-10Libero of the Year after averaging 4.45 digs and 0.32 aces ... also second-

team All-Northeast-10 for secondstraight season ... season accoladesalso included Daktronics DivisionII All-East Region first team, AVCAAll-Region honorable mention andNortheast-10 All-Academic Team... topped 500 digs for the thirdstraight year ... ranked third in theNE-10 in digs ... had seven matcheswith at least 20 digs, including ahigh of 26 at St. Mary’s (Texas) ...that came during a three-matchtrip to the San Antonio area, whichis where her hometown of NewBraunfels is located ... NE-10Libero of the Week three times andWeekly Honor Roll seven times

5 Alex KearneySr, OH, La Jolla, Calif.

2008 graduate of La Jolla High School who ismajoring in marketing, with a management minor... only the fourth player in school history toreach both 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs ... beginssenior year ranking fourth in Bentley history inkills and 11th all-time in digs ... sixth Falcon toearn first-team All-Northeast-10 honors threetimes and vying to become first to achieve thefeat four times ... three varsity letters ... 2008:was named to the All-Conference first team for the third time and theAVCA Division II All-Region team for the second time after averaging2.75 kills, 2.59 digs and 3.18 points ... started every match and appearedin 117 of 119 sets ... led team in kills, topping 300 for the third straightyear, and points ... had 18 matches with 10+ kills and eight double-doubles ... had a season-best 18 kills and a .593 hitting percentage in a3-0 win vs. Southern New Hampshire Nov. 4 ... 18 digs at IncarnateWord Oct. 12 was a season-best ... made seven appearances on theNE-10 Weekly Honor Roll ... named to All-Tournament Team at NE-10/ECC Challenge ... 2007: continued her strong play with selection tothe All-Northeast-10 first team for the second straight season ... wasalso an honorable mention AVCA All-Region pick ... led team in kills(389, 3.41 average), was second in service aces (36) and was third in

digs (347, 3.04 average) ... had11 double-doubles, including a16-kill, 17-dig performanceagainst Georgian Court in theNCAA Regional ... had 10+ kills25 times, with a high of 19 twice(Bryant Oct. 17, AIC Oct. 25) ...15 matches with 10+ digs,including six straight from Oct.3-17 ... high of 20 vs. MerrimackNov. 10 in NE-10 semis ... wasfifth in the conference in kills ...made five appearances on theNortheast-10 Weekly HonorRoll ... 2006: was the Northeast-10 and AVCA Division IINortheast Region Freshman ofthe Year after an outstandingdebut season ... became the first

freshman to earn first-team All-Northeast-10 honors since 2002 ... alsoa first-team AVCA All-Northeast Region selection ... set a school recordfor kills per game (3.95), with her total of 450 just eight shy of theBentley record ... also led team in points, and was second in digs pergame (3.25) ... had 10+ kills in 30 of 33 matches, 20+ kills three timesand 20 double-doubles ... had 23 kills vs. C.W. Post Sept. 24, 22 againstMerrimack Sept. 22 and 20 vs. New York Tech Sept. 23 ... 26 digs at PaceSept. 27 was a career-best ... in her collegiate debut, served six acesagainst Millersville ... also had six against UMass-Lowell Oct. 13 ... wassecond in the NE-10 in kills per game ... twice named the Northeast-10Player of the Week (Sept. 25, Oct. 1) and was the conference’s Freshman

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team after averaging 2.31 killsand 0.96 blocks, both careerbests ... was second on theteam in hitting (.334), kills andpoints (3.14), and the team-leader in blocks ... .334 hittingpercentage ranked third inthe Northeast-10 ... receivedhonorable mention AVCAAll-Region recognition ... had11 matches with 10+ kills ...high of 15 in a five-set winagainst Franklin Pierce Oct. 2...hit .545 (12-0-22) in theNE-10 playoffs againstMerrimack ... had a .650hitting percentage (14-1-20)vs. Dowling Sept. 27 ... hadseven blocks twice, againstNew Haven Oct. 21 and in the NCAA Regional against Bridgeport Nov.20 ... made seven appearances on the NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll ...earned All-Tournament honors at the conference championships ... 2007:appeared in every match for the second straight season, playing in 113of 117 games ... averaged 2.1 kills and 0.7 blocks while hitting .203 ... inconference play, stepped those numbers up to 2.2 kills, 0.87 blocks and.258 ... recorded ten or more kills ten times, eight of those coming overthe second half of the season ... season-best 13 kills and a .379 hittingpercentage against Merrimack in the Northeast-10 semis ... tied hercareer-best with seven kills at Bryant Oct. 17 ... was named to the NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll on Oct. 9 ... 2006: was named the team’s MostImproved Player ... saw action in every game as a freshman and averaged2.0 kills, 1.8 digs and 0.63 blocks ... served 35 aces and hit .168 ... had 10or more kills 10 times, with a high of 14 Sept. 6 vs. Merrimack ... otherhighs included 12 digs against Pace Sept. 27, four aces against New YorkTech Sept. 23 and seven blocks against Franklin Pierce Sept. 12 ... HIGHSCHOOL: lettered in both volleyball and water polo ... helped SRHSto 2005 CIF championship ... was the water polo MVP in 2004 andteam’s defensive MVP as a senior ... PERSONAL: at Bentley, is involvedin the water polo club, the Student Diversity Council and SAAC ...named to Union Tribune All-Academic Team ... daughter of David andAlice Mickelson ... age as of Sept. 1: 21 ... CLUB TEAM: San DiegoVolleyball Club.

SETS KL PCT SA DG BLK2006 131 267 .168 35 238 822007 113 242 .203 3 48 832008 118 273 .334 25 54 113Totals 362 782 .226 63 340 278

Career Highs: .667 hitting percentage (8-0-12) vs. New YorkTech, Oct. 31, 2008; 15 kills vs. Franklin Pierce, Oct. 2, 2008; 12digs vs. Pace, Sept. 27, 2006; 7 blocks on 4 occasions; 4 aces vs.New York Tech, Sept. 23, 2006

… 2007: was named second-team All-Northeast-10 after amassing 564digs, an average of 4.9 a game ... 564 was the fourth most in schoolhistory ... average ranked fifth in the NE-10, and was up nearly a full diga game over her freshman season ... had 20+ digs 10 times, including aschool-record 42 at Bryant Oct. 17 ... previous season-high of 29 cameeight days earlier at Cal State Dominguez Hills ... recorded three aces infour different matches ... was honored as the NE-10 Libero of theWeek five times ... also was chosen for the NE-10 Weekly Honor Rollonce ... third-team Academic All-Northeast-10 ... appeared in 115 ofteam’s 117 games ... 2006: saw action in all 131 games and led the teamin digs with 503 (3.84 average) ... also averaged 0.76 kills and served 28aces ... 503 assists was the seventh highest single season total in schoolhistory at the time and is now ninth ... had five matches with 20+ digs,including a season-best 34 in a four-game win at Pace Sept. 27 ... season-high eight kills three times ... served four aces Oct. 28 against St. Michael’s... NCAA Division II Northeast Regional All-Tournament Team ...Northeast-10 Libero of the Week twice (Oct. 2, Nov. 6) and NE-10Freshman of the Week once (Nov. 13) ... HIGH SCHOOL: teamcaptain and MVP in both volleyball and softball at Saint Mary’s Hall in2005 ... as a senior, earned All-Southwest Preparatory Conferencehonors in volleyball ... team was SPC Division 2 champs in 2005, andDivision 1 champs in 2002 and 2003 ... received Coaches Award insoftball twice ... also a two-time All-South Zone selection in softball ...PERSONAL: was a member of the Bentley softball team in 2008 ...spent last spring studying abroad in Barcelona ... helped her clubvolleyball team finish first in the Colorado X-Roads tournament, secondin the Las Vegas Invitational and fifth in the Junior Olympics ... NationalHonor Society ... SAAC representative ... participated in mission tripswith her church ... has been involved with San Antonio/GuadalupeHumane Society ... daughter of Gregory and Pamela Kraft ... age as ofSept. 1: 21 ... CLUB TEAM: Alamo Kaepa Volleyball Club.

SETS KL PCT SA DG BLK2006 131 100 .024 28 503 162007 115 2 -.118 31 564 12008 119 3 -.026 38 530 0Totals 365 105 .011 97 1597 17

Career Highs: 8 kills on 3 occasions; 42 digs vs. Bryant, Oct. 17,2007; 4 aces vs. St. Michael’s, Oct. 28, 2006; 5 assists vs. New Haven,Oct. 28, 2006, and Merrimack, Oct. 7, 2008

Kristine MickelsonSr, MB, San Diego, Calif.

2006 graduate of Scripps Ranch High Schoolwho is majoring in marketing ... her minor is globalstudies ... has a chance at becoming only thefourth player in program history with 1,000 killsand 300 blocks ... has appeared in all 105 matchesBentley has played during the last three seasons... was a high school teammate of former Bentleysetter Tori Piskulick ... three varsity letters ...2008: was selected to the All-Northeast-10 third

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Grace ConnerFr, MB, Santa Barbara, Calif.

2009 graduate of San Marcos High School ... hasnot yet decided on a major ... HIGH SCHOOL:earned two varsity letters and was selected first-team All-Channel League ... PERSONAL:National Honor Society and CaliforniaScholarship Federation member ... daughter ofMichael and Ada Conner ... age as of Sept. 1: 17 ...CLUB TEAM: Santa Barbara Volleyball Club.

Andrea FarahJr, OH, Miami, Fla.

2007 graduate of Palmer Trinity School ... ismajoring in management, with an accountingminor ... has moved to outside hitter this seasonafter spending first two years in the middle ...two varsity letters ... 2008: was limited to 43 setsover 19 matches as illness and injury limited heravailability ... averaged 1.37 kills and 0.37 blocks... had a season-best 11 kills at St. Mary’s (Texas)Oct. 13 ... hit .533 with 10 kills against St. Michael’sSept. 20 ... 2007: had a solid freshman year, averaging 2.11 kills, 0.96 digsand 0.36 blocks ... was named the Northeast-10 Freshman of the WeekSept. 24 after averaging 4.13 kills and hitting .343 in three matches ...10+ kills six times, including 14 vs. Queens Sept. 22 ... first career double-

double came that same day, with 11 killsand 12 digs against New York Tech ...was credited with seven blocks againstBryant Oct. 17 ... was named to the NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll once ... HIGHSCHOOL: was the volleyball team MVP,and a second-team All-Dade Countyselection ... two-year team captain ...helped team to state semifinals as ajunior ... earned a total of seven varsityletters (four in volleyball and one inlacrosse, basketball and track) ...PERSONAL: received Kodak YoungLeadership Award, Citizenship Awardand the Ambassador Award at PalmerTrinity . . . Student GovernmentAssociation senior class secretary ...member of Junior Honor Society andSpanish Honor Society ... speaks fluentSpanish ... daughter of Maria Lara andMarcos Garcia ... age as of Sept. 1: 20 ...CLUB TEAM: Miami Storms VolleyballClub.

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2007 graduate of Rancho Bernardo High School... is majoring in marketing, with a minor inmanagement ... has hit .365 during her first twoseasons, 32 points higher than the Bentley careerrecord ... two varsity letters ... 2008: hit .375 asa sophomore while appearing in 117 of team’s119 sets ... started every match and averaged2.07 kills and 0.77 blocks ... was second in theNortheast-10 in hitting percentage with her .375mark second in school history and highest by a Falcon in 21 years ...was named the NE-10 Player of the Week Nov. 3 after hitting .885without an error in three-set sweeps of UMass-Lowell (13-0-14) andNew York Tech (10-0-12) ... had 10+ kills seven times, including a career-best 16 Aug. 30 vs. Regis (Colo.) ... hit at least .500 ten times ... madenine blocks Sept. 6 vs. Georgian Court ... made three straight appearanceson the NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll Sept. 29-Oct. 13 ... 2007: played in a

total of 50 games whileappearing in 25 matches ... hit.339 overall while averaging 1.7kills and 0.58 blocks ... season-best 14 kills against SouthernConnecticut Nov. 3, a match inwhich she hit .444 ... a weekearlier, hit .818 with nine killsand no errors in 11 attacks ...in the NE-10 playoffs, averaged2.83 kills and 0.83 blocks ...HIGH SCHOOL: was theteam captain as a senior ...received the Teamwork, BestOffense and Scholar Athleteawards .. . PERSONAL:Distinguished Honor Roll ...Silver Star award for academicexcellence .. . Renaissancemember at Rancho Bernardo ...

past member of Nordstrom’s Fashion Board ... was treasurer of InteractClub and Linkcrew, and Vice President of Best Buddies ... Union TribuneScholar-Athlete ... daughter of Tim and Tammy Berry ... age as of Sept. 1:19 ... CLUB TEAM: Epic Volleyball Club.

SETS KL PCT SA DG BLK2007 50 86 .339 0 15 292008 117 242 .325 2 20 90Totals 167 328 .365 2 35 119

Career Highs: 16 kills vs. Regis (Colo.), Aug. 30, 2008; 9 blocks vs.Georgian Court, Sept. 6, 2008; .929 kill percentage (13-0-14) vs.UMass-Lowell, Oct. 29, 2008

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Preparatory Conference Division IIchampionship twice ... two-timerecipient of team’s Coaches’ Award ...also two-time recipient of softballteam’s co-MVP award ... PERSONAL:is also a member of the Bentley softballteam ... last spring, hit .250 and drovein 11 runs while starting 34 games ...National Honor Society ... has mademission trips with her church ... activein barrel racing ... daughter of Gregoryand Pamela Kraft ... age as of Sept. 1:20 ... CLUB TEAM: Alamo KaepaVolleyball Club.

SETS KL PCT AST SA DG2007 116 7 -.077 37 31 2452008 119 16 .150 35 41 172Totals 235 23 .038 72 72 417

Career Highs: 2 kills on 3 occasions; 18 digs vs. Bryant, Oct. 17,2007; 5 aces vs. New York Tech, Oct. 31, 2008; 4 assists on 3occasions

Bridget LawsonFr, MB, Glen Ellyn, Ill.

2009 graduate of Glenbard West High School ...has not selected a major ... HIGH SCHOOL:earned two varsity letters at Glenbard West ...PERSONAL: helped the Sports Performance17 Mizuno team win the 2008 Junior VolleyballDirectors Association (JVDA) nationalchampionship ... daughter of Dennis and KathyLawson ... father played basketball at DartmouthCollege and brother Duncan currently is amember of the basketball team at Illinois Wesleyan ... age as of Sept. 1:18 ... CLUB TEAM: Sports Performance.

Kelly MeeJr, S, Ivyland, Pa.

2007 graduate of Council Rock High SchoolNorth who is majoring in accounting ... has aminor in law ... two varsity letters ... 2008: sharedthe setting duties with Tori Piskulick and averaged4.1 assists, 0.64 kills and 0.38 blocks ... appearedin 118 of the team’s 119 sets ... had 20 or moreassists four times, including 22 vs. Dowling Sept.27 and vs. Southern New Hampshire Nov. 4 ...made seven kills Sept. 24 against SouthernConnecticut State ... six blocks against Dallas Baptist Aug. 30 ... received


Career Highs: 14 kills vs. Queens (N.Y.), Sept. 22, 2007; 12 digsvs. New York Tech, Sept. 22, 2007; 3 aces vs. Saint Anselm, Sept. 18,2007; 7 blocks vs. Bryant, Oct. 17, 2007; .538 kill percentage (8-1-13) vs. Adelphi, Nov. 1, 2007

Candace HowellFr, DS, New Braunfels, Texas

2009 graduate of St. Mary’s Hall, which is alsowhere current teammates Cassie and MaitlynKraft went to high school ... has not yet selecteda major ... HIGH SCHOOL: was a four-yearletterwinner and a two-year team captain at SaintMary’s Hall ... received the Coaches’ Awardfollowing the 2007 and 2008 seasons ... helpedteam to Division II Southwest PreparatoryConference championship in 2005 and 2006 ...also earned one varsity letter in golf ... PERSONAL: finished first in2009 Regional Stock Market game ... received Guild Piano Award in2006 and 2009 ... volunteer for American Dental Association ... daughterof Drs. Mark and Maria Lopez Howell ... age as of Sept. 1: 18 ... CLUBTEAM: Texas Juniors.

Maitlyn KraftJr, DS, New Braunfels, Texas

2007 graduate of St. Mary’s Hall who is majoringin accounting and liberal studies, with aconcentration in ethics and social responsibility... sister Cassie is also a member of the team ...two varsity letters ... 2008: was one of threeplayers who appeared in all 119 sets, a distinctionshe shared with her sister and with Tori Piskulick... was second on team in aces (41) and alsoaveraged 1.45 digs ... had a season-high 13 digsagainst Bridgeport in the NCAA Regional Nov. 20 ... previous best of10 digs came Oct. 2 against Franklin Pierce ... served five aces onHalloween night against New York Tech ... 2007: saw action in a team-high 116 games, missing only one ... served 31 aces and averaged 2.11digs ... recorded at least 10 digs eight times, with a career-best 18 atBryant Oct. 17 ... also had 17 in a four-game win against Saint Rose ...served four aces against Queens Sept. 15 and again against GeorgianCourt two months later in the NCAA Regional ... HIGH SCHOOL:earned a total of ten varsity letters with four in softball and three eachin soccer and volleyball ... volleyball co-captain and All-South Zone (forthe fourth time) as a senior ... helped St. Mary’s Hall to the Southwestern

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B E N T L E Y U N I V E R S I T Yagainst Bloomfield ... HIGH SCHOOL: was both the Senior FemaleAthlete of the Year and the Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year at SanBenito ... earned a total of eight varsity letters in volleyball, basketballand track, and was a captain in each sport ... KION46 Scholar Athlete ofthe Year finalist ... helped team to the league championship each of herfinal two seasons, and the Central Coast Section championship as asenior ... threw the discus for San Benito’s undefeated track team ...Marine Corps Outstanding Athlete Award ... PERSONAL: NationalHonor Society ... California Scholarship Federation ... at Bentley, hasbeen a Summer Orientation Leader and a Consumer Action LineMediator ... volunteered at Vacation Bible School ... daughter of Neilland Denise O’Laughlin ... age as of Sept. 1: 19 ... CLUB TEAM: YahooVolleyball Club.


Career Highs: .571 hitting percentage (13-1-21) vs. Saint Rose,Nov. 8, 2008; 13 kills vs. Saint Rose, Oct. 20, 2007, and vs. SaintRose, Nov. 8, 2008; 14 digs vs. Bloomfield, Sept. 14, 2007; 5 blocksvs. Georgian Court, Sept. 6, 2008; 1 ace vs. Bloomfield, Sept. 14,2007, and vs. Pace, Sept. 29, 2007.

Amy WaitkusFr, OH, Phoenix, Ariz.

2009 graduate of Arcadia High School … hasnot yet selected a major ... HIGH SCHOOL:helped Arcadia to semifinals of the Arizona 4A-II state tournament in 2008 ... earned second-team All-Region and honorable mention Class4A All-State honors ... also received honorablemention Class 4A All-State honors from the EastValley/Scottsdale Tribune ... in addition to threeletters in volleyball, earned one each in basketball,soccer and softball ... PERSONAL: has volunteered as a teacher’s aide... daughter of Jack and Debbie Waitkus ... mother played soccer andtennis at the University of Arizona ... age as of Sept. 1: 18 ... CLUBTEAM: Arizona Volleyball Academy.

Virginia WongSo, OH, Quincy, Mass.

2008 graduate of North Quincy High Schoolwho is majoring in economics-finance ... onevarsity letter ... 2008: had a solid freshman year,earning selection to the Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team ... appeared in 118 of the team’s119 sets during the season while starting 23matches ... averaged 2.29 kills and 1.58 digs while

team’s Scholar Athlete Award ... 2007:appeared in 20 games over the courseof 13 matches ... averaged 4.65 assistsand 0.75 digs ... 25 assists in two gamesat Saint Anselm was a season-best ...HIGH SCHOOL: was the volleyballteam captain as a senior ... participatedin the 2006 PIAA All-Star Match …2006 accolades also included BucksCounty Courier Times Gold Team, PIAAAll District 1-AAA team and secondteam Suburban One LeagueContinental Division ... in 2005,earned first-team Suburban OneLeague Continental Division and honorable mention PIAA All-DistrictI-AAA honors, and was named to the second-team Bucks County CourierTimes Fall Golden Team ... PERSONAL: named a Northeast-10 bronzescholar in 2007 ... National Honor Society ... daughter of Patrick andKaren Mee ... age as of Sept. 1: 19 ... CLUB TEAM: Xceleration VolleyballClub.

SETS KL PCT AST SA DG2007 20 6 -.074 93 1 152008 118 83 .216 488 0 27Totals 138 89 .183 581 1 42

Career Highs: 7 kills vs. Southern Connecticut, Sept. 24, 2008;25 assists vs. Saint Anselm, Sept. 18, 2007; 4 digs vs. Queens, Sept.22, 2007; 6 blocks vs. Dallas Baptist, Aug. 30, 2008.

Morgan O’LaughlinJr, OH, Hollister, Calif.

2007 graduate of San Benito High School whois majoring in corporate finance and accounting... her minor is Spanish ... two varsity letters ...2008: appeared in 31 matches, with 22 starts ...in 91 sets, averaged 1.40 kills, 0.48 blocks and0.38 digs while hitting .240 ... hit .571 againstSaint Rose Nov. 8 with her 13 kills matching thecareer-high she set as a freshman against the

G o l d e nKnights ... had 10 kills Oct. 12 atIncarnate Word ... five blocks againstGeorgian Court Sept. 6 was a career-best ... in four postseason matches,averaged 2.2 kills and hit .431 ... 2007:participated in 43 games during a totalof 26 matches ... averaged 1.56 killsand 1.35 digs ... career-best 13 killsagainst Saint Rose on Oct. 20 ... hit .889with eight kills and no errors againstSaint Anselm Sept. 18 ... four daysearlier, made a season-best 14 digs

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Association All-State accolades in both 2006 and 2007, while helpingNorth Quincy to the state semifinals ... named an All-Scholastic by theBoston Globe, Boston Herald and Patriot Ledger ... team captain ... three-time Atlantic Coast League All-Star ... had 24 kills in a 3-2 win overQuincy in the Division I East/Central final ... was also a javelin throweron the track team ... PERSONAL: National Honor Society ... daughterof Joseph Wong and Poh Gaik Goh ... age as of Sept. 1: 19 ... CLUBTEAM: Mass Patriots Volleyball Club.

SETS KL PCT SA DG BLK2008 118 270 .134 18 186 20

Career Highs: .368 hitting percentage (9-2-19) vs. Assumption,Oct. 2, 2008; 15 kills vs. St. Mary’s, Texas, Oct. 13, 2008; 15 digs vs.Stonehill, Sept. 30, 2008; 1 block on 3 occasions; 3 aces vs. C.W.Post, Aug. 29, 2008, and vs. Incarnate Word, Oct. 12.

hitting .134 ... was third on the club inkills and fourth in digs ... had 10+ kills11 times, including five of six matchesfrom Sept. 16-30 ... set career-bestwith 15 kills Oct. 13 at St. Mary’s(Texas) ... had a pair of double-doubles,Sept. 24 vs. Southern Connecticut (11kills, 11 digs) and six days later againstStonehill (11 kills, season-best 15 digs)... was named the Northeast-10Freshman of the Week on Sept. 29 andmade three appearances on the NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 2, 8, 22).. . HIGH SCHOOL: earnednumerous honors, includingMassachusetts Girls Volleyball Coaches

2 0 0 9 R 0 S T E RNO NAME CL POS HT HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 1 Cassie Kraft* Sr L 5-7 New Braunfels, Texas/St. Mary’s Hall 2 Alaura Berry* Jr MB 6-0 San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo 3 Virginia Wong* So OH 5-10 Quincy, Mass./North Quincy 5 Alex Kearney* Sr OH 5-10 La Jolla, Calif./La Jolla 6 Maitlyn Kraft* Jr S-DS 5-6 New Braunfels, Texas/St. Mary’s Hall 7 Amy Waitkus Fr OH 5-10 Phoenix, Ariz./Arcadia 9 Candace Howell Fr DS 5-7 New Braunfels, Texas/St. Mary’s Hall10 Morgan O’Laughlin* Jr OH 5-11 Hollister, Calif./San Benito11 Kristine Mickelson* Sr MB 6-1 San Diego, Calif./Scripps Ranch12 Bridget Lawson Fr MB 6-2 Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West13 Kelly Mee* Jr S 6-0 Ivyland, Pa./Council Rock14 Andrea Farah* Jr OH 5-11 Miami, Fla./Palmer Trinity16 Grace Conner Fr MB 6-2 Santa Barbara, Calif./San Marcos

*Returning Lettermen (9)

Head Coach: Sandy Hoffman (28th season)Assistants: Karrin Moore & Kristen ShockleyStudent Assistant: Alexander HodgeCaptains: Alex Kearney, Cassie Kraft & Kristine Mickelson

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Final StatisticsNAME GP MP-MS K AVG E TA PCT A AVG SA AVG SE RE DIG AVG BS BA TOT AVG BE BHEALEX KEARNEY 117 33-33 322 2.75 141 1021 .177 23 0.20 26 0.22 14 34 303 2.59 7 33 40 0.34 2 5KRIST. MICKELSON 118 33-33 273 2.31 83 569 .334 10 0.08 25 0.21 36 1 54 0.46 32 81 113 0.96 11 6ALAURA BERRY 117 33-33 242 2.07 50 512 .375 9 0.08 2 0.02 1 1 20 0.17 20 70 90 0.77 12 2VIRGINIA WONG 118 33-33 270 2.29 144 942 .134 17 0.14 18 0.15 26 27 186 1.58 1 19 20 0.17 3 2MOR. O’LAUGHLIN 91 31-22 127 1.40 39 367 .240 22 0.24 0 0.00 0 2 35 0.38 2 42 44 0.48 7 5KELLY MEE 118 33-0 83 0.70 38 208 .216 488 4.14 0 0.00 0 2 27 0.23 8 39 47 0.40 9 12ANDREA FARAH 43 19-7 59 1.37 26 162 .204 7 0.16 0 0.00 0 0 14 0.33 1 15 16 0.37 0 1Tori Piskulick 119 33-33 17 0.14 6 53 .208 667 5.61 48 0.40 40 4 220 1.85 1 2 3 0.03 1 24MAITLYN KRAFT 119 33-0 16 0.13 10 40 .150 35 0.29 41 0.34 45 21 172 1.45 0 0 0 0.00 0 2CASSIE KRAFT 119 33-0 3 0.03 4 38 -.026 47 0.39 38 0.32 27 36 530 4.45 0 0 0 0.00 0 5Jayne Seward 75 29-9 4 0.05 3 21 .048 5 0.07 14 0.19 18 11 103 1.37 0 0 0 0.00 0 4Susan Harrahy 12 7-5 12 1.00 7 36 .139 3 0.25 0 0.00 0 0 5 0.42 1 2 3 0.25 1 0Kim Angelovich 15 10-0 6 0.40 1 17 .294 1 0.07 0 0.00 0 0 1 0.07 0 3 3 0.20 0 0KELLY GALLIGAN 8 8-0 4 0.50 2 18 .111 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 1 0.12 0 0 0 0.00 0 0Team 24Bentley 119 33-33 1438 12.08 554 4004 .221 1334 11.21 212 1.78 207 163 1671 14.04 73 306 226.0 1.90 46 68Opponents 119 33-33 1323 11.12 675 3964 .163 1215 10.21 166 1.39 212 204 1676 14.08 49 249 173.5 1.46 32 58

2009 Returnees in CAPS

ResultsOVERALL: Won 21, Lost 12 NORTHEAST-10: Won 12, Lost 2

DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORES BY GAMEAug 29 % vs New York Tech W 3-0 25-18,25-18,25-13Aug 29 % at C.W. Post W 3-0 25-16,25-18,25-19Aug 30 % vs Dallas Baptist L 2-3 18-25,16-25,25-19,25-18,8-15Aug 30 % vs Regis (Colo.) L 2-3 16-25,25-22,23-25,25-19,14-16Sep 05 + ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC L 0-3 22-25,21-25,23-25Sep 06 + BRIDGEPORT W 3-0 25-22,25-12,25-11Sep 06 + GEORGIAN COURT W 3-1 25-15,25-16,19-25,25-21Sep 09 * at American Int’l W 3-1 25-17,22-25,25-23,25-18Sep 12 % vs Northwest Missouri W 3-2 27-25,25-22,22-25,16-25,18-16Sep 13 % vs Washburn L 0-3 14-25,18-25,21-25Sep 13 % at Dowling L 0-3 14-25,21-25,23-25Sep 16 * at Saint Anselm W 3-0 25-19,25-12,25-10Sep 20 * ST. MICHAEL’S W 3-0 25-20,25-14,25-21Sep 24 * at So. Connecticut St. W 3-1 25-27,25-15,25-15,25-23Sep 27 $ BRIDGEPORT W 3-0 25-17,25-9,25-12Sep 27 $ DOWLING L 1-3 22-25,25-20,20-25,19-25Sep 30 * STONEHILL W 3-1 21-25,25-22,25-17,25-17Oct 02 * FRANKLIN PIERCE W 3-2 25-23,25-23,24-26,20-25,15-10Oct 07 * at Merrimack L 0-3 15-25,20-25,23-25Oct 09 * ASSUMPTION W 3-0 25-22,25-23,26-24Oct 12 at Incarnate Word L 1-3 14-25,25-17,23-25,21-25Oct 13 at St. Mary’s (Texas) W 3-2 20-25,25-16,22-25,25-21,15-13Oct 14 at St. Edward’s L 0-3 23-25,19-25,17-25Oct 21 * NEW HAVEN L 1-3 21-25,21-25,25-21,21-25Oct 25 * at Pace W 3-0 25-23,25-19,25-15Oct 29 * UMASS-LOWELL W 3-0 25-12,25-13,25-16Oct 31 NEW YORK TECH W 3-0 25-13,25-11,25-12Nov 04 * SO. NEW HAMPSHIRE W 3-0 25-11,25-16,25-13Nov 07 * at Le Moyne W 3-0 25-13,25-20,25-19Nov 08 * at Saint Rose W 3-2 24-26,25-11,25-22,23-25,15-10Nov 14 N vs Franklin Pierce W 3-0 25-20,25-19,25-21Nov 15 N vs Merrimack L 0-3 24-26,21-25,22-25Nov 20 R vs Bridgeport L 1-3 22-25,25-22,20-25,24-26

* Northeast-10 match $ Northeast-10/ECC Challenge& C.W. Post Pioneer Inv. N Northeast-10 playoffs+ Bentley Invitational R NCAA Div. II East Regional% Dowling Hilton Garden Inn Inv.

2008 Honor RollAlaura Berry: Northeast-10 Player of the Weekonce (Nov. 3); Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Rollthree times (Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13).

Alex Kearney: AVCA Div. II All-East Region; All-Northeast-10, first team; Northeast-10 WeeklyHonor Roll seven times (Sept. 2, 8, 29, Oct. 27,Nov. 3, 10, 17); All-Tournament Team, NE-10/ECCChallenge.

Cassie Kraft: Northeast-10 Libero of the Year;Daktronics Div. II All-East Region, first team; AVCADiv. II All-East Region honorable mention; All-Northeast-10, second team; Northeast-10 All-Academic Team; Northeast-10 Libero of the Weekthree times (Sept. 2, 22, Nov. 3); Northeast-10Weekly Honor Roll seven times (Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27,Nov. 10, 17, 24).

Kristine Mickelson: AVCA Div. II All-East Regionhonorable mention; All-Northeast-10, third team;Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll seven times(Sept. 22, 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20, Nov. 17, 24); All-Tournament Team, Northeast-10 ConferenceChampionships.

Tori Piskulick: AVCA Div. II All-East Region; All-Northeast-10, first team; Northeast-10 WeeklyHonor Roll twice (Nov. 10, 17).

Virginia Wong: Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team;Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week once (Sept.29); Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll three times(Sept. 2, 8, 22).

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Through the YearsALL GAMES NORTHEAST-10

YEAR HEAD COACH W L PCT W L PCT FINISH1981 Peter Breton 2 14 .1251982 Sandy Hoffman 3 19 .1361983 Hoffman 19 12 .6131984 Hoffman 23 13 .6391985 Hoffman 24 5 .8281986 Hoffman 40 7 .851 5 0 1.000 1st1987 Hoffman 37 3 .925 8 0 1.000 1st1988 Hoffman 45 3 .938 8 0 1.000 1st1989 Hoffman 35 7 .833 8 0 1.000 1st1990 Hoffman 27 13 .675 7 1 .875 1st

1991 Hoffman 22 16 .579 6 2 .750 2nd1992 Hoffman 23 11 .676 7 1 .875 t-1st1993 Hoffman (NCAA) 27 14 .659 7 2 .778 t-3rd1994 Hoffman 19 13 .594 8 1 .889 2nd1995 Hoffman (NCAA) 27 12 .692 7 1 .875 t-1st1996 Hoffman 27 13 .675 8 1 .889 1st1997 Hoffman 18 16 .529 6 4 .600 t-4th1998 Hoffman (NCAA) 27 8 .771 8 1 .889 2nd1999 Hoffman 16 17 .485 7 2 .778 t-2nd2000 Hoffman 16 13 .552 10 4 .714 t-4th

2001 Hoffman (NCAA) 30 8 .789 14 0 1.000 1st2002 Hoffman (NCAA) 33 7 .825 14 0 1.000 1st2003 Hoffman 21 11 .656 11 3 .786 3rd2004 Hoffman (NCAA) 23 13 .639 12 2 .857 2nd2005 Hoffman (NCAA) 29 8 .784 14 0 1.000 1st2006 Hoffman (NCAA) 27 11 .711 13 1 .929 2nd2007 Hoffman (NCAA) 24 10 .706 13 1 .929 2nd2008 Hoffman (NCAA) 21 12 .636 12 2 .857 3rdTotals 28 years 685 309 .689 213 29 .880

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE

PLAYER OF THE YEARKatie Kardinal 1996Sue Kosh 1989, 1990Maria Vicens 1987, 1988Christina Sadowski 2007

ROOKIE OF THE YEARJennifer Bates 1984Erin Cavanaugh 2001Heather Currier 1990Yolanda Faes 1996Gina Fugate 1998Sue Kosh 1987Andrea Menkin 1989Becca Rector 2005Alex Kearney 2006

SETTER OF THE YEARAlyssa Carter 2001

LIBERO OF THE YEARCassie Kraft 2008Katie Markstein 2005

ALL-NORTHEAST-10 FIRST TEAMAllison Aronie 1990, 1991Lori Biele 1995, 1996Alyssa Carter 2002, 2003Erin Cavanaugh 2004Heather Currier 1992Yolanda Faes 1999Ann-Marie Flynn 1997, 1998Jennifer Ghiz 1987, 1988Emilie Joerg 1987, 1988Colleen Judge 1994Katie Kardinal 1995, 1996

Alex Kearney 2006, 2007, 2008Sue Kosh 1988, 1989, 1990Virginia Lee 1984, 1985, 1986Katie Markstein 2005Kari Norberg 1998Lori Novak 1993, 1994Tori Piskulick 2007, 2008Kolleen Ross 2001Christina Sadowski 2005, 2006, 2007Maria Vicens 1987, 1988, 1989Lauren Washington 2000, 2001, 2002

MVP, NORTHEAST-10CHAMPIONSHIPSAllison Aronie 1991Marissa Hyman 2002Katie Kardinal 1995Sue Kosh 1988Virginia Lee 1985Donna Manthay 1986Kolleen Ross 2001Christina Sadowski 2006Maria Vicens 1989

AVCA DIV. II ALL-NORTHEASTREGIONAllison Aronie 1990, 1991Lori Biele 1995, 1996Alyssa Carter 2001, 2002, 2003Erin Cavanaugh 2004Heather Currier 1992Laurie Farquhar 1992Yolanda Faes 1998, 1999Ann-Marie Flynn 1997, 1998Emilie Joerg 1988Colleen Judge 1993, 1994Kris Kane 1995Katie Kardinal 1995, 1996

Alex Kearney 2006, 2008Sue Kosh 1988, 1989, 1990Danielle LeBaron 2002Virginia Lee 1986Donna Manthay 1986Katie Markstein 2005Kari Norberg 1998Lori Novak 1992, 1993, 1994Tori Piskulick 2006, 2007, 2008Christina Sadowski 2005, 2006, 2007Maria Vicens 1987, 1988, 1989Lauren Washington 2000, 2001, 2002

BENTLEY ATHLETIC HALL OFFAMEColleen Judge ’95 2002Maria (Vicens) Ivanov ’89 1997Sue (Kosh) Murphy ’90 2002Tracey (Mirmina) Olsen ’84 1994Jennifer (Ghiz) Pawloski ’89 1999Virginia (Lee) Tow ’87 1996Jennifer (Bates) Weiss ’88 1998

(Year of induction is shown)

BENTLEY’S OUTSTANDINGFEMALE SENIOR ATHLETESue Kosh 1990-91Colleen Judge 1994-95Katie Kardinal 1996-97Ann-Marie Flynn 1998-99Katie Markstein 2005-06Christina Sadowski 2007-08

HONDA INSPIRATION AWARDHeidi Anderson 1997-98

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MatchSERVINGService Aces 11 Heidi Anderson, 1993 (vs. Saint Anselm)Consecutive Serves 15 Rosana Pacheco, 1987 (vs. N.H. College)DEFENSEMost Digs 42 Cassie Kraft, 2007 (vs. Bryant)Most Blocks 14 Erin Cavanaugh, 2003 (vs. Puerto Rico-

Cayey)ATTACKMost Kills 33 Maria Vicens, 1987 (vs. New Haven)Kill Percentage 1.000 Kris Kane, 1996 (vs. St. Rose) (10-0-10)ASSISTSMost Assists 73 Sue Kosh, 1987 (vs. New Haven)

SeasonSERVINGService Aces 103 Katie Kardinal, 1996 (140 games) Per Game Avg. 0.97 Virginia Lee, 1984DEFENSEDigs 716 Katie Markstein, 2005 (131 games) Per Game Avg. 5.47 Katie Markstein, 2005Blocks 187 Erin Cavanaugh, 2001 (133 games)

Per Game Avg. 1.66 Debbie Maffeo, 1983ATTACKKills 456 Lori Biele, 1996 (142 games) Per Game Avg. 3.95 Alex Kearney, 2006 (114 games)Kill Percentage .388 Maria Vicens, 1987ASSISTSAssists 1531 Tori Piskulick, 2006 (131 games) Per Game Avg. 11.69 Tori Piskulick, 2006

CareerService Aces 321 Virginia Lee, 1983-86Digs 2289 Katie Markstein, 2002-05Blocks 607 Erin Cavanaugh, 2001-04Kills 1430 Maria Vicens, 1986-89Kill Percentage .333 Christina Sadowski, 2004-07Assists 4604 Tori Piskulick, 2005-08

Team - SeasonMost Wins 45 1988 (45-3)Highest Winning Pct. .938 1988 (45-3)Most Consecutive Wins 35 Sept. 21 to Nov. 5, 1988

Series RecordsFirst

Opponent Meeting Won LostAbilene Christian 1994 0 1Adelphi 1992 8 0Air Force 1992 0 2Alaska-Anchorage 1986 1 5Alaska-Fairbanks 1986 3 3Albany 1987 3 1American Internat’l.1981 41 15Armstrong Atlantic 1992 0 4Army 1988 5 1Ashland 1990 0 2Assumption 1981 27 3Aurora 1991 1 0Babson 1983 1 0Barrington 1983 1 0Barry 2001 0 1Bates 1987 1 0Bellarmine 1992 0 1Bethune-Cookman 1992 1 0Binghamton 1998 2 3Bloomfield 2004 2 0Boston College 1984 0 1Boston State 1981 0 1Boston University 1981 1 2Brandeis 1981 6 0Bridgeport 1981 13 4Brown 1993 1 0Bryant 1981 36 23Bucknell 1991 1 1Buffalo 1989 1 2California, Pa. 1995 0 1Cal State-Dom. Hills 1997 1 2Cal Poly Pomona 1997 0 2Central Conn. St. 1982 3 2Central Missouri 1988 0 2Central Washington 2006 0 1Chico State 1989 0 1Clarion 1988 3 0Clark 1983 10 2Coast Guard 1981 0 1Colby-Sawyer 1984 2 0Colgate 1981 0 1Columbia 1984 0 1Concordia, N.Y. 1988 9 0Connecticut College 1986 1 0Dallas Baptist 2008 0 1Dartmouth 1986 1 0Dowling 1988 9 21East Stroudsburg 1986 2 2Eckerd 1992 0 3Edinboro 1988 1 3

FirstOpponent Meeting Won LostFairfield 1983 1 0Ferris State 1994 1 1Fitchburg State 1982 3 1Florida Southern 1994 0 5Florida Tech 2002 1 1Franklin Pierce 1992 19 1Gannon 1990 0 1Georgian Court 2006 4 0Gordon 1988 1 0Grand Canyon 2005 1 0Hartford 1981 3 5Harvard 1981 1 2Holy Cross 1998 1 0Incarnate Word 2004 0 2Indiana, Pa. 1995 1 0Ind.-Pur.-Ft. Wayne 1995 0 1Indianapolis 2002 0 1Jacksonville State 1992 0 1Keene State 1984 11 0Le Moyne 1985 16 3Lenoir-Rhyne 2002 1 0LIU-C.W. Post 1990 22 4LIU-Southampton 1986 24 2Lock Haven 1995 0 1Maine-Farmington 1985 1 0Maine-Orono 1981 0 2Marietta 1985 0 1Marist 1986 1 0Mass.-Boston 1982 2 1Mass.-Lowell 1982 36 12MIT 1984 4 5Mercy 1981 7 7Mercyhurst 1995 1 0Merrimack 1983 41 4Millersville 1997 0 3Minnesota-Crookston 2004 0 1Molloy 1991 3 0Montevallo 2006 0 1Mount Holyoke 1982 0 1Navy 1986 2 3New Hampshire, U. 1984 0 1New Haven 1982 8 39New York Tech 1987 16 5Northern Michigan 1988 1 0NW Missouri St. 2008 1 0Pace 1995 13 9Point Loma Nazarene 2007 0 1P.R.-Bayamon 2001 0 2P.R.-Cayey 2003 0 1P.R.-Rio Piedras 2001 0 3

FirstOpponent Meeting Won LostQueens 1984 14 3Quinnipiac 1985 23 5Regis (Colo.) 2008 0 1Robert Morris 1991 0 1Roger Williams 1983 0 1Rollins 1991 1 3Sacred Heart 1985 4 0Saint Anselm 1994 20 0St. Augustine’s 1988 1 0St. Edward’s 2004 0 2St. Francis, N.Y. 1987 1 0Saint Leo 1992 4 3St. Mary’s, Texas 2008 1 0St. Michael’s 1986 24 0Saint Rose 1996 12 1St. Thomas Aquinas 2001 1 0Salem State 1985 2 0Sciences 2006 1 0Shepherd 2006 1 0Simmons 1984 2 0Skidmore 1983 1 0Slippery Rock 2003 1 0Smith 1986 1 0South Carolina-Aiken 1996 0 1Southeastern Mass 1984 1 0Southern Conn. St. 1984 22 0Southern Maine 1986 1 0Southern N.H. 1982 25 1Springfield 1981 15 16Stonehill 1982 41 2Stony Brook 1995 5 3Tufts 1981 3 1Valdosta State 2002 1 0Vermont 1986 1 0Washburn 2008 0 1Wayne State 1995 0 1West Alabama 2006 0 1West Chester 2005 0 1West Florida 2006 0 1West Texas A&M 2006 0 1West. New Mexico 2005 0 1Westfield State 1983 2 0Wilmington 2004 2 0Worcester State 1983 1 0WPI 1981 4 0Youngstown State 1991 0 1Totals 685 309

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Season BestsMOST SERVICE ACES1. Katie Kardinal 1996 1032. Virginia Lee 1986 983. Virginia Lee 1984 894. Katie Kardinal 1995 845. Katie Markstein 2005 796. Emilie Joerg 1986 726. Virginia Lee 1983 728. Cathy Ferrero 1990 709. Tori Piskulick 2006 6910. Laurie Farquhar 1990 67

MOST KILLS1. Lauren Washington 2001 4582. Lori Biele 1996 4563. Allison Aronie 1991 4503. Alex Kearney 2006 4505. Maria Vicens 1988 4416. Lori Biele 1995 4377. Marissa Hyman 2002 4328. Maria Vicens 1989 4169. Ann-Marie Flynn 1997 40810. Kolleen Ross 2001 401

MOST DIGS1. Katie Markstein 2005 7162. Katie Markstein 2004 6653. Allison Aronie 1991 5714. Cassie Kraft 2007 5645. Lauren Washington 2001 5596. Kolleen Ross 2001 5397. Katie Markstein 2003 5378. Cassie Kraft 2008 530

9. Cassie Kraft 2006 50310. Marissa Hyman 2002 489

MOST BLOCKS1. Erin Cavanaugh 2001 1872. Christina Sadowski 2005 1803. Erin Cavanaugh 2002 162

4. Danielle LeBaron 2001 1535. Danielle LeBaron 1999 1416. Kris Maynard 1991 1357. Kris Kane 1996 1338. Kris Kane 1995 1309. Heather Currier 1991 1299. Erin Cavanaugh 2003 1299. Erin Cavanaugh 2004 129

MOST ASSISTS1. Tori Piskulick 2006 15312. Kristen Johnson 2004 14293. Alyssa Carter 2001 13704. Tori Piskulick 2007 13344. Alyssa Carter 2002 12595. Sue Kosh 1989 12326. Kari Norberg 1997 12227. Katie Kardinal 1995 12168. Katie Kardinal 1996 11999. Kari Norberg 1998 117010. Lori Novak 1991 1114

BEST KILL PERCENTAGE1. Maria Vicens 1987 .3882. Alaura Berry 2008 .3753. Jennifer Ghiz 1988 .3664. Ann-Marie Flynn 1998 .3605. Erin Cavanaugh 2003 .3586. Christina Sadowski 2005 .3557. Maria Vicens 1988 .3528. Erin Cavanaugh 2002 .3499. Christina Sadowski 2006 .33910. Kristine Mickelson 2008 .334

Christina Sadowski

Career BestsMOST SERVICE ACES1. Virginia Lee 1983-86 3212. Katie Kardinal 1993-96 2453. Kari Norberg 1995-98 2084. Sue Kosh 1987-90 2075. Tori Piskulick 2005-08 2056. Maria Vicens 1986-89 2037. Emilie Joerg 1985-88 1868. Danielle LeBaron 1999-02 1828. Katie Markstein 2002-05 18210. Laurie Farquhar 1989-92 172

MOST KILLS1. Maria Vicens 1986-89 14302. Christina Sadowski 2004-07 13693. Lori Biele 1993-96 13474. Alex Kearney 2006-08 11615. Lauren Washington 1999-02 11466. Allison Aronie 1988-91 11237. Emilie Joerg 1985-88 10418. Marissa Hyman 2002-04 10249. Erin Cavanaugh 2001-04 9839. Carey Demos 2004-07 983

MOST DIGS1. Katie Markstein 2002-05 22892. Cassie Kraft 2006-08 15973. Allison Aronie 1988-91 13814. Danielle LeBaron 1999-02 13585. Lauren Washington 1999-02 13426. Fabiana Caporal 1993-96 12007. Kari Norberg 1995-98 11888. Alyssa Carter 2001-03 1153

Maria Vicens

9. Katie Kardinal 1993-96 112010. Marissa Hyman 2002-04 102411. Alex Kearney 2006-08 1021

MOST BLOCKS1. Erin Cavanaugh 2001-04 6072. Danielle LeBaron 1999-02 528

3. Christina Sadowski 2004-07 5184. Kris Kane 1993-96 4395. Maria Vicens 1986-89 4106. Yolanda Faes 1996-99 4017. Shana Laven 1993-96 3388. Carey Demos 2004-07 3279. Heather Currier 1990-92 31810. Lori Biele 1993-96 314

MOST ASSISTS1. Tori Piskulick 2005-08 46042. Sue Kosh 1987-90 44373. Lori Novak 1991-94 39724. Alyssa Carter 2001-03 33125. Katie Kardinal 1993-95 28446. Kristen Johnson 2002-05 25377. Kari Norberg 1995-98 25358. Donna Manthay 1984-86 16119. Ariana Hopkins 1999-00 155310. Kelly Mee 2007-08 581

BEST KILL PERCENTAGE1. Christina Sadowski 2004-07 .3332. Erin Cavanaugh 2001-04 .3213. Ann-Marie Flynn 1995-98 .3204. Maria Vicens 1986-89 .3105. Carey Demos 2004-07 .2956. Jennifer Ghiz 1985-88 .2827. Alyssa Carter 2001-03 .2678. Heather Currier 1990-92 .2589. Marissa Hyman 2002-03 .25310. Danielle LeBaron 1999-02 .246

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B E N T L E Y U N I V E R S I T YSince its modest beginning as theNortheast-7 in 1979, today the nation’smost comprehensive Division IIconference has evolved into amembership committed tocompetitive athletics programs thatemphasize the education on and offthe field of its more than 5,500student athletes.

Today’s Northeast-10 Conferenceremains focused on complementing the academic integrity and missionsof the member institutions with a commitment to a broad-basedchampionship program, as evidenced by the 23 sports the Conferenceoffers in championship play, the most such of any Division II conference.

The 16 member institutions are spread geographically from Syracuse,New York to Boston, Massachusetts and Burlington, Vermont to LongIsland, New York. Many of the members are located in or around theurban metropolitan areas of Albany, Boston, New Haven, Worcesterand New York.

A conference tournament has been conducted in volleyball annuallysince 1981, and a regular season champion has been crowned since1986. Bentley has captured at least a share of the regular season title11 times, winning it outright in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996,2001, 2002 and 2005, and sharing it in 1992 and 1995. The Falconshave also taken the tournament title nine times (1985, 1986, 1988, 1989,1991, 1995, 2001, 2002 and 2006).

The Northeast-10 also crowns champions in baseball, men’s and women’sbasketball, men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, golf, ice hockey,men’s and women’s indoor track, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’sand women’s outdoor track, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’sand women’s swimming, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’svolleyball.

Northeast-10 ChampionsREGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENT FINAL

1981 Springfield 2, Bryant 01982 Springfield 2, AIC 01983 Springfield 2, AIC 01984 Springfield 2, Bryant 11985 Bentley 2, Springfield 11986 Bentley (5-0) Bentley 2, Springfield 01987 Bentley (8-0) Springfield 2, Bentley 01988 Bentley (8-0) Bentley 3, Springfield 01989 Bentley (8-0) Bentley 3, Springfield 21990 Bentley (7-1) Springfield 3, Bentley 0

1991 Bryant (8-0) Bentley 3, Springfield 21992 Bentley (7-1) Quinnipiac 3, Bryant 2

Quinnipiac (7-1)1993 Springfield (8-1) Springfield 3, Bentley 2

Quinnipiac (8-1)1994 Springfield (9-0) Springfield 3, Bryant 11995 Bentley (7-1) Bentley 3, AIC 0

Bryant (7-1)1996 Bentley (8-1) AIC 3, Bentley 21997 Quinnipiac (10-0) Pace 3, Bryant 21998 Pace (9-0) Bryant 3, Pace 11999 Merrimack (8-1) Pace 3, Bryant 22000 Pace (14-0) Pace 3, UMass-Lowell 0

2001 Bentley (14-0) Bentley 3, Bryant 12002 Bentley (14-0) Bentley 3, UMass-Lowell 22003 Bryant (14-0) Bryant 3, Merrimack 02004 Bryant (14-0) Bryant 3, Bentley 22005 Bentley (14-0) Bryant 3, Bentley 22006 Saint Rose (14-0) Bentley 3, Saint Rose 02007 Bryant (14-0) Bryant 3, Merrimack 12008 New Haven (14-0) New Haven 3, Merrimack 2

2008 Final StandingsCONFERENCE ALL GAMESW L PCT W L PCT

New Haven $ 14 0 1.000 31 4 .886Merrimack 13 1 .929 20 10 .667Bentley 12 2 .857 21 12 .636Stonehill 8 6 .571 21 11 .656American International 8 6 .571 12 13 .480Franklin Pierce 8 6 .571 17 18 .486UMass-Lowell 7 7 .500 15 17 .469Le Moyne 7 7 .500 14 13 .519Southern Connecticut 7 7 .500 24 15 .615Saint Rose 6 8 .429 13 12 .520So. New Hampshire 6 8 .429 9 14 .391Pace 5 9 .357 13 15 .464St. Michael’s 3 11 .214 12 14 .462Assumption 1 13 .071 3 17 .150Saint Anselm 0 14 .000 3 19 .136

$ Northeast-10 Regular Season & Playoff Champion

2008 All-Northeast-10 Conference TeamsFirst Team

Molly Cindric Merrimack So OH-MBCharisse Cotton New Haven Sr OHAlex Kearney Bentley Jr OHAle Kuncaitis Merrimack Sr OHRhe-Ann Niles New Haven Gr MHTori Piskulick Bentley Sr SYael Rosner New Haven Sr S

Second TeamNicole Buchholz Franklin Pierce Sr MHElizabeth Cheek Le Moyne Jr OHCassie Kraft Bentley Jr LElsa LeGrand UMass-Lowell Jr MHElyse Lorenz Merrimack So SEmily Schultz Franklin Pierce Sr OppEllisha Terry American Int’l. Fr OH-L

Third TeamDanielle Furka Pace Sr OHJillian Hadder UMass-Lowell So OHKarissa Hookstadt Franklin Pierce Sr SKristine Mickelson Bentley Jr MBAlyssa Pickert Merrimack So L-DSJenna Tammel So. Connecticut Jr OH-RSMichelle Thornhill Stonehill Fr OH

Player of the Year: Rhe-Ann Niles, New HavenFreshman of the Year: Ellisha Terry, American InternationalSetter of the Year: Yael Rosner, New HavenLibero of the Year: Cassie Kraft, BentleyCoach of the Year: Joey Pacis, Merrimack

2009 Preseason Coaches Poll1. Bentley (5) 242 9. Le Moyne 1272. Merrimack (3) 235 10. Saint Rose 1223. New Haven (7) 231 11. Southern Connecticut 1134. Adelphi (1) 210 12. Pace 935. American International 182 13. So. New Hampshire 756. UMass-Lowell 154 14. St. Michael’s 437. Stonehill 153 15. Assumption 388. Franklin Pierce 138 16. Saint Anselm 20

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Bentley volleyball players have continued their success following graduation. Here’s an update:

NAME, CLASS POSITION COMPANY/SCHOOLMonica Arias ‘90 General Manager Vicenza Oro, S.A.Heather (Currier) Baker ’94 Assistant Volleyball Coach Assumption CollegeLori (Novak) Beston ’95 Teacher Weymouth Elementary SchoolLori Biele ’97 CEO/Founder InVision Learning, LLCJane Butzko ’85 Senior Programmer Anthem Blue Cross/Blue ShieldHeather Campbell ’97 Program Manager - Market Development Intel Corp.Alyssa Carter ’04 Marketing Assistant eBags.comErin Cavanaugh ‘05 Associate Capstone Valuation ServicesBeth Condon ’01 Account Lead Yahoo! Inc.Emilie (Joerg) Cordell ’89 Vice President/Tech. Project Manager Bank of America

Renee (Renda) Corning ’89 Vice President & Owner Dobbie InsuranceMary (O’Neil) Crowley ’86 Vice President Cammack LaRhette ConsultingNicole DeBlois ‘05 Vice President of Business Development Physicians EndoscopyTracy Dunn ‘01 Financial Analyst First WinthropCarey Demos ‘08 Financial Advisor United Bank of SwitzerlandYolanda (Faes) Eytcheson ’00 Associate Thornberg Investment ManagementJessica (Ferner) Faulkner ’99 Marketing Communications Specialist TeradyneAnn-Marie Flynn ’99 Account Manager SCA-WashingtonKris (Maynard) Fredericks ’93 Former Manager AccentureTheresa Freeley ’96 Sales Trainer Staples Corporation

Marissa Gasparoli ’04 Senior Event Manager SMG/Puerto RicoHeidi (Anderson) Genest ’98 Technical Specialist AvalaraJanice (Tareco) Goguen ’85 Vice President, Finance & Controller Best Doctors, Inc.Gina Golden ’94 Director of Learning & Development Caturano and Co.Nancy Gosselin ’91 Teacher St. Ann’sAmber Gracey ‘06 Account Representative International Data Co.Deanne (Charpentier) Griffiths ’85 Systems Engineer Electronic Data SystemsShana (Laven) Hallman ’97 Senior Sales Manager State Street Global Advisors/U.K.Ariana Hopkins ’01 Senior Allocation Analyst Bed, Bath & BeyondSusan Harrahy ‘09 Associate Dairy Buyer C&S Wholesale Grocers

Marissa Hyman ‘06 Online Marketing Manager Burrelles LuceMaria Vicens-Ivanov ’89 President/Owner Venta Technologies, Inc.Lynn (Ellington) Jones ’87 Teacher Westford Public SchoolsKristen Johnson ‘06 Consultant CentireColleen Judge ’95 Tax Manager Caturano & Co.Kris Kane ’97 Senior Financial Analyst Sidley, Austin, Brown & WoodKatie Kardinal ’97 District Manager Schering Plough PharmaceuticalsMary Kavanagh ‘93 Marketing Manager Protector Group InsuranceAllison (Aronie) Kelly ’92 Former Production Manager Directech, Inc.Laurie (Farquhar) Laws ’93 Fund Reporting Manager Fidelity Investments

Danielle LeBaron ‘03 Marketing Manager TechTargetJessica Lees ‘06 Development Specialist MeditechChris (Reagan) Leonard ’89 Senior Equity Dealer Commonwealth Securities/AustraliaKolleen (Ross) Mooren ’02 Account Supervisor TracyLockeSue (Kosh) Murphy ’91 Former Accountant Personal BusinessEmily Olmstead ’04 Tax Preparer BBS Business ServicesTracy (Mirmina) Olsen ’84 Consultant John HancockStacey Ormsby ’90 Administrative Assistant Bristol Savings BankRosana Pacheco ’90 Vice President/Trust Operations Oriental Financial Group/Puerto RicoJennifer (Ghiz) Pawloski ’89 Equities Analyst Granhan Investment Management

Marilyn Perniciaro ’90 Location Manager Visual Graphics/IndiaSonya (McCarter) Perryman ’87 Director of Programs Supportive Care, Inc.Tori Piskulick ‘09 Project Research Coordinator Spear/Hall Public RelationsDonna (Manthay) Rackie ’87 Special Ed Teacher/Volleyball Referee Wallingford, Conn.Michelle Robinson ’97 Tax Associate O’Connor and DrewChristina Sadowski ‘08 Tax Consultant Deloitte Tax LLPEileen (Bonnette) Schneider ‘93 Senior Sales Consultant Bayer HealthcareLisette Simoes ‘05 Senior Associate Coordinator Ikon Office SolutionsFabiana (Caporal) Sonder ’97 Director FAZ Advisory/BrazilKara (Lieberfreund) Sterner ’01 Marketing Specialist, CRM Sony Electronics

Peggy Sullivan ’92 Rebate Coordinator Commed Andover MedicalJessica (Thomas) Haddad ’02 Client Services Representative Fidelity Valuation ServicesTeresa Torres ’99 Product Manager Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.Virginia (Lee) Tow ’87 Programmer Supervisor Analyst Medical Information Technology, Inc.Lisa Trish ‘07 Foreign Exchange Trader State Street Global MarketsLauren Washington ’03 Client Services FT Interactive DataJen (Bates) Weiss ’88 Head Volleyball Coach Harvard UniversityKari (Norberg) Wilson ’99 Realtor Aviara Real EstateCathy (Ferrero) Wood ’93 Owner Pass It On Consignment

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AUGUSTSun. 30 at Dartmouth (exhibition) .............3:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBERTue. 1 at New Hampshire (exhibition) .....7:00 p.m.

Dowling InvitationalFri. 4 vs. St. Mary’s, Texas .....................2:00 p.m.Sat. 5 vs. Lock Haven .............................11:00 a.m. at Dowling ....................................4:00 p.m.

Wed. 9 at Southern Connecticut State* .....7:00 p.m.

Bentley Invitational at UMass LowellSat. 12 vs. Rollins ....................................11:00 a.m. vs. Bloomfield ..............................5:00 p.m. Sun. 13 vs. Georgian Court .......................1:00 p.m.

Wed. 16 at American International* ............7:00 p.m.

Northeast-ECC ChallengeFri. 18 QUEENS ......................................7:00 p.m. Sat. 19 BRIDGEPORT ..............................10:00 a.m. NEW YORK TECH ........................3:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER (continued)Wed. 23 UMASS LOWELL* ........................7:00 p.m. Sat. 26 ST. MICHAEL’S* ............................2:00 p.m. Tue. 29 at Stonehill* ..................................7:00 p.m.

OCTOBERFri. 2 ASSUMPTION* .............................7:00 p.m. Mon. 5 at Saint Anselm* ...........................7:30 p.m. Wed. 7 SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE* ...7:00 p.m. Sat. 10 at Tampa .......................................7:30 p.m. Sun. 11 at St. Leo .......................................2:00 p.m. Mon. 12 at Eckerd .......................................7:00 p.m. Fri. 16 ADELPHI* .....................................7:30 p.m. Sat. 17 PACE* ...........................................1:00 p.m. Wed. 21 at Merrimack* ...............................7:00 p.m. Sat. 24 ALUMNI MATCH (Homecoming) .....10:00 a.m. Tue. 27 at Franklin Pierce* ........................7:00 p.m.Fri. 30 NEW HAVEN* ...............................7:30 p.m.

NOVEMBERFri. 6 at Saint Rose* ...............................7:00 p.m. Sat. 7 at Le Moyne* ................................12:00 p.m. Fri. 13 Northeast-10 Playoffs # ................TBA Sat. 14 Northeast-10 Playoffs # ................TBA

*Northeast-10 Conference match#at UMass Lowell

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