2011 manhattan college softball media guide

MARCH9 HARTFORD (DH) 12 p.m.11 vs. Detroit^ 1 p.m. vs. Lehigh^ 5 p.m.12 vs. Holy Cross^ 9 a.m. vs. South Dakota^ 11 a.m.13 vs. Butler^ 3 p.m. vs. Youngstown State^ 5 p.m.15 vs. Eastern Illinois^ 1 p.m. vs. Akron^ 5 p.m.16 vs. Colgate^ 1 p.m. vs. Green Bay^ 3 p.m.18 vs. Lafayette# 11:30 a.m. at Seton Hall# 4:30 p.m.19 vs. Sacred Heart# 9 a.m. vs. TBA# 20 vs. TBA#24 COLUMBIA (DH) 3 p.m.26 LAFAYETTE (DH) 1 p.m.27 at Quinnipiac (DH) 12 p.m.31 at Wagner (DH) 3 p.m.

APRIL7 STONY BROOK (DH) 2:30 p.m.9 at Niagara* (DH) 12 p.m.10 at Canisius* (DH) 12 p.m.13 at Albany (DH) 3 p.m.16 SIENA* (DH) 12 p.m.17 MARIST* (DH) 10 a.m.20 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON (DH) 3 p.m.26 at Monmouth (DH) 3 p.m.30 RIDER* (DH) 12 p.m.

MAY1 atFairfield*(DH) 1p.m.7 SAINT PETER’S* (DH) 12 p.m.8 at Iona* (DH) 1 p.m.12-14 MAAC Championships (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)

*-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game^-Rebel Spring Games (Kissimmee, Fla.)#-Seton Hall Pirate Classic (South Orange, N.J.)(DH)-doubleheader

2011 SCHEDULE

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THIS IS MANHATTAN COLLEGEQUICK FACTSLocation .............................................................................Riverdale, N.Y. Enrollment ........................................................................................3,200 Founded ............................................................................................1853Nickname...................................................................................... Jaspers Colors ....................................................................... Kelly Green & White Conference ................................................Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC) President ........................................................ Brennan O’Donnell, Ph. D. Executive Vice President/Provost ............................William Clyde, Ph. D. Vice President of Student Life ...........................Richard Satterlee, Ph. D. Director of Athletics.................................................. Robert J. Byrnes, ‘68 Associate Athletic Director ............................................... Shawn Brennan Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator ....Deborah Gregory Team Physicians.................................................................Anthony Maddalo, M.D. ..................................................................................................Greg Cavaliere, M.D. Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine .....................Doug Straley .......................................................................................... MS,ATC,CSCS Athletics Travel Coordinator ..............................................Kevin Leighton Assistant Athletic Director for Communications & Marketing .......Stephen Dombroski Operations Manager ......................................................... Ryan Darcy ‘03 Compliance Coordinator ...................................................... Ariel PesanteAcademic Advisor ...............................................................Lindsay Darcy Athletics Secretary................................................................. Susan Pape Athletic Department Phone................................................. 718-862-7227 Athletic Department Fax ..................................................... 718-862-8020 Website ....................................................................www.GoJaspers.com

JOE CLIFFORD Assistant Sports Information DirectorSoftball ContactOffice Phone 718-862-7709Cell Phone: [email protected]

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

DYLAN HOROWITZ Sports Information Graduate AssistantOffice Phone 718-862-7728Cell Phone: [email protected]

STEPHEN DOMBROSKIAssistant Athletic Director for Communication and MarketingOffice Phone: 718-862-7228Cell Phone: [email protected]

DIRECTIONS TO GAELIC PARK

FROM THE SOUTH: Driving Directions: Take Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) North, and proceed to the Van Cortlandt Park South Exit. Bear right and go back over the Expressway toward Broadway. Stay straight and go under elevated train. Gaelic Park will be on your right (W. 240th St.).

By Subway: Take the "1" train to the last stop, which is 242nd street. As you exit the train, walk two blocks south and make a right onto 240th Street. Gaelic Park will be on your right.

FROM THE NORTH:Driving Directions: Take New York State Thruway South (I-87) into the Bronx and exit at Van Cortlandt Park South. Turn right at traffic light and go straight until you pass under the elevated train. Gaelic Park will be on your right.


FROM THE EAST:Driving Directions: Bronx Whitestone or Throgs Neck Bridge to Cross Bronx Expressway South (I-95). Take Major Deegan Expressway North (I-87) to Van Cortlandt Park South Exit. Bear right and go back over the Expressway toward Broadway. Stay straight and go under elevated train. Gaelic Park will be on your right (W. 240th St.).


FROM THE WEST:Driving Directions: Take George Washington Bridge to Major Deegan Expwy. North (Route 87). Proceed to Van Cortlandt Park South Exit. Bear right and go back over the Expressway toward Broadway. Stay straight and go under elevated train. Gaelic Park will be on your right (W. 240th St.).


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2011 SEASON OUTLOOK

When the Manhattan College softball team’s Class of 2011 first arrived on campus for the 2008 season, the Lady Jaspers were coming off a 4-42 cam-paign. Four short years later, that class has engineered a turnaround that saw Manhattan earn a share of the Metro At-lantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) regular season title for the first time in program history in 2009, then return to the MAAC Tournament last season. There’s just one thing remaining for this group to accom-plish during its senior campaign: winning the MAAC championship and advanc-ing to the NCAA Tournament for just the second time in school history.

This year’s team is well-equipped to achieve that goal. All 10 starters and 19 let-terwinners from last season’s 25-23-1 squad return, and among that group, six have earned All-MAAC honors at least once.

PITCHERSAll three members of the Manhat-

tan pitching staff have been All-MAAC performers, and the trio has alternated the team lead in wins during each of the past three seasons. Last season’s team leader in victories was senior Erika Sul-livan, who was named MAAC Pitcher of the Week twice en route to a Second Team All-MAAC selection. Sullivan had 12 wins, four shutouts and a 2.48 ERA in 2010, but was unavailable during the MAAC Tournament because of an injury she suffered while playing second base.

This season, Sullivan will be used exclu-sively in the circle.

Senior Melissa Donnelly, a two-time First Team All-MAAC performer, led the Lady Jaspers in appearances (26), innings (137) and strikeouts (84) last sea-son. Also Manhattan’s No. 3 hitter, Don-nelly started all but one game at shortstop when she wasn’t pitching. She tied for the team lead with 12 doubles and placed second on the squad with 34 runs scored while hitting .319, belting four home runs and collecting 22 RBIs in 2010. Expect Donnelly to once again be in the lineup every day, at either pitcher or shortstop.

The Lady Jaspers’ third pitcher is senior Ashley Rampino, who was used primar-ily in relief last season. A First Team All-MAAC and MAAC All-Tournament Team selection as a sophomore, Rampino picked up six victories in the circle and smashed four home runs at the plate in 2010. One of the top power hitters on the team, it will be tough to keep Rampino out of the lineup if she’s hitting consistently.

INFIELDAt first base, Head Coach Tom Parda-

lis is blessed with a pair of lefty-swinging seniors who were both starters last season. Jaci Rahey had one of the most spectacular offensive seasons in program history in 2010. She earned First Team All-MAAC and First Team All-Northeast Region honors after leading the Lady Jas-pers in five different offensive categories. Rahey hit .409 with 10 home runs, 58 RBIs, 12 doubles and 56 hits. All of those totals rank among the top 10 on Manhat-tan’s all-time single-season lists, and she became just the second player in program history to crush double-digit home runs in one season. The Lady Jaspers’ clean-up hitter, she’ll split her time between first base and designated player.

The sure-handed Melissa Cascio will also see plenty of action at first base. Perhaps the best defensive infielder on the team, Cascio made just two errors and had a stellar .990 fielding percentage last season.

Sullivan was the Lady Jaspers’ primary second baseman when not pitching last season, but with her moving into the circle full-time, the starting second base job is up for grabs. The three leading candi-dates to step into the role are freshman Kate Bowen, and sophomores Amanda Babcock and Jocelin Whitmore. Bowen

was named First Team All-State after leading Newtown High School in Con-necticut to the conference championship in 2010. A left-handed hitter, she earned First Team All-State honors as both a pitcher and a second baseman during her high school career.

Babcock saw her playing time increase as the season went on in 2010, emerging as the full-time starter at second by the end of the year. She ended the season with a .321 batting average and put together an eight-game hitting streak from April 21-May 2. One of the more versatile players on the squad, Whitmore started games at three different positions last season, including 18 at second base.

The Lady Jaspers’ starting shortstop will depend on who’s pitching. Donnelly will play short when not in the circle. A four-year starter, she’s appeared in 136 of Manhattan’s 142 games since arriving in Riverdale. On the days Donnelly is pitch-ing, Babcock will likely be at shortstop.

At third base, senior Nicole Michel had a sensational 2010 campaign at the plate. A Second Team All-MAAC and MAAC All-Tournament choice as a junior, she finished second on the team in bat-ting average (.352), home runs (8), RBIs (30) and slugging percentage (.592) last season. Michel was named MAAC Player of the Week on May 3 and finished a triple shy of the cycle against Monmouth on April 27, blasting three homers in the doubleheader sweep.

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Junior Kelly Murray also figures prominently into the mix at third base. Murray started games at both third base and designated player last season and slammed two home runs. She also has the versatility to play both middle infield positions.

At catcher, junior Carla Velasquez, the incumbent starter, will be pushed by soph-omore Meghan McDevitt. The duo split time behind the plate last season, with Velasquez starting 29 games and McDe-vitt starting the other 20. Velasquez has the more dynamic bat of the two, while McDevitt is strong defensively. She didn’t commit an error in 77 defensive chances as a freshman. Another option at catcher is sophomore Heather Leone, who can also play first base and the outfield.

OUTFIELDSenior Kristina Walraven has been

the Lady Jaspers’ starting centerfielder and leadoff hitter from the moment she arrived in Riverdale. After a slow start, she rebounded to hit .314 with a career-high five homers in 2010. Walraven’s 19 extra-base hits were the second-most on the team, and she also swiped 10 bases. A two-time MAAC All-Tournament Team selection, Walraven enters her senior season among Manhattan’s all-time Top 10 in seven different offensive categories.

Senior Monica Evangelista and sophomore Jen Keller are the returning starters at the corner outfield positions. After seeing limited time during her first two seasons, Evangelista thrived in her first year as a full-time starter in 2010. Starting all but one game in left field, she hit .304 and tied for the team lead with two triples. Keller started 40 games in right field and committed just one error in 58 defensive chances.

Manhattan’s remaining outfielders are some of the fastest members of the team. Sophomore Michelle Roemer was the Lady Jaspers’ top late-inning base running specialist in 2010, when she appeared in 28 contests and scored seven runs. Junior Amanda Berrios has the versatility to play all three outfield spots, but battled through injuries during each of her first two years in Riverdale. Sophomores Anna Gallacher and Megan Weaver are also viable options off the bench.

SCHEDULEAfter opening the season with a home

doubleheader against Hartford on March 9, the Lady Jaspers once again play the bulk of their early-season schedule at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla. Manhattan plays 10 games in six days in

the Sunshine State before returning north for the Seton Hall Pirate Classic. The Lady Jaspers return home for a double-header with Columbia on March 24, then Lafayette comes to Gaelic Park two days later.

Manhattan was picked to finish fourth in the MAAC Preseason Poll and starts conference play at Niagara and Canisius (the two teams that beat the Lady Jaspers in last season’s MAAC Tournament) on April 9-10. The Lady Jaspers’ first home conference twinbill is against Siena on April 16. Manhattan wraps up its home slate against Saint Peter’s on May 7 before concluding the regular season with a visit to defending MAAC champion Iona the following day.

The top four teams in the final regular season standings will advance to the MAAC Championships from May 12-14 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The Lady Jaspers are looking to advance to the MAAC Championships for the third consecutive season, something they haven’t done since making four straight appearances from 1993-96.

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2011 ROSTERNo. Name Cl. Pos. B/T Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School

00 Amanda Berrios Jr. OF R/L 5-1 Carteret, N.J./Carteret

1 Monica Evangelista Sr. OF R/R 5-4 Cedar Grove, N.J./Cedar Grove

2 Erika Sullivan Sr. P S/R 5-4 Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore

4 Anna Gallacher So. OF R/R 5-4 New Fairfield, Conn./New Fairfield

5 Heather Leone So. 1B/OF R/R 5-5 Brick, N.J./Brick Township

6 Kristina Walraven Sr. OF L/R 5-4 Thompson Ridge, N.Y./Pine Bush

8 Melissa Cascio Sr. 1B L/L 5-8 Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park

10 Jen Keller So. OF R/R 5-7 Woodridge, N.J./Immaculate Heart

11 Jaci Rahey Sr. 1B L/R 6-0 West Milford, N.J./DePaul Catholic

12 Kate Bowen Fr. 2B/P L/R 5-6 Newtown, Conn./Newtown

13 Michelle Roemer So. OF S/R 5-2 Ardsley, N.Y./Ardsley (Charlotte)

17 Melissa Donnelly Sr. P/IF R/R 5-8 Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach

21 Amanda Babcock So. IF R/R 5-7 Haverstraw, N.Y./North Rockland

22 Megan Weaver So. OF L/L 5-5 Congers, N.Y./Clarkstown North

23 Meghan McDevitt So. C R/R 5-6 Nutley, N.J./Nutley

27 Jocelin Whitmore So. IF/OF R/R 5-8 La Habra, Calif./Sonora

33 Nicole Michel Sr. IF R/R 5-8 Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa

44 Kelly Murray Jr. 3B R/R 5-4 Leominster, Mass./Holy Names

88 Carla Velasquez Jr. C/1B R/R 5-6 Miami, Fla./Felix Varela

99 Ashley Rampino Sr. P R/R 5-6 Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan

Head Coach: Tom Pardalis (Saint Leo ‘72), 2nd Season

Assistant Coach: Bridget Hurlman

Monica Evangelista ee-van-gel-EE-stuh

Anna Gallacher gal-la-KERR

Heather Leone LEE-own

Melissa Cascio CASIO (like the computer)

Jaci Rahey JACKIE RAY-he

Kate Bowen BO-win

Michelle Roemer ROW-murr

Nicole Michel MICHAEL

Ashley Rampino ram-PEE-no

Tom Pardalis par-DALLAS

PRONUNCIATIONS


Tom Pardalis enters his sec-ond season as

Manhattan's head softball coach. During his initial campaign at the helm in 2010, Pardalis led the Lady Jaspers to a 25-23-1 record and their sec-ond straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Confer-ence (MAAC) Tournament appearance. The 25 wins were Manhattan's highest total since 2006, which was also the last time the Lady Jaspers finished above .500. In addition, the Lady Jaspers earned back-to-back MAAC Tournament berths for the first time since 2004-05.

A 38-year coaching veteran, Pardalis came to Manhattan after six seasons an assistant at Western Connecticut State University. He helped the Colonials win the 2007 ECAC Championship and ad-vance to the NCAA Tournament in 2008. Also in 2008, he coached the Little East Conference Pitcher of the Year and four all-conference players.

Prior to his time at Western Connecticut State, Pardalis was an assistant coach at MAAC rival Marist for three seasons. He worked with the Red Foxes' hitters and

outfielders, while also handling duties in recruiting, film work and scheduling. In 2006, Marist posted a 33-13 overall record en route to the MAAC Championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance. That season, the Red Foxes ranked eighth na-tionally in home runs per game, belting 47 in 46 contests. Marist also ranked 19th na-tionally in slugging percentage (.458) and 21st in earned run average (2.52) in 2006. Four Red Foxes earned All-MAAC honors that season, including both the MAAC Player of the Year and MAAC Pitcher of the Year.

From 1992-2001, Pardalis was the head coach of the varsity softball team at New Fairfield High School in New Fairfield, Conn. New Fairfield won the 1999 Con-necticut State Championship and produced six Division I softball players. Pardalis led the Rebels to four straight division cham-pionships (1993-96) and twice earned conference Coach of the Year honors (1994-95).

He also guided three different club teams to the PONY Nationals. In 1997, he led the Connecticut Legacy to the state championship and a fifth-place finish at

the PONY Nationals in the under-14 divi-sion. He also led the under-16 Connecti-cut Crush to Nationals in 1998, and the under-18 Connecticut Tradition to the 1999 PONY Nationals.

Pardalis spent the past 37 years teach-ing physical education and coaching in the Connecticut Public School system before retiring following the 2008-09 school year. He has also coached football, basketball and baseball during his career, and he was the varsity boy's basketball coach at Danbury High School from 1996-2009. Pardalis spent time as an assistant men's basketball coach at Western Connecticut State from 1992-96, helping the Colonials win the 1995 ECAC Championship and qualify for the 1996 NCAA Tournament.

A 1972 graduate of Saint Leo College, Pardalis earned a master's degree from Western Connecticut State in 1978 and a degree in administration from Sacred Heart in 2002. He and his wife, Rosemary, have two children and two grandchildren.

Bridget Hurlman enters her second season as an as-

sistant coach for the Lady Jaspers. She is also the

assistant coach for the Manhattan volley-ball team. A two-time All-MAAC selection at Marist, Hurlman served as team captain when the Red Foxes won the MAAC Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2006.

Hurlman earned Second Team All-MAAC honors following both the 2005 and 2006 campaigns. In 2005, she started every game at either catcher or designated player and posted a .331 batting aver-age. Hurlman also led the Red Foxes with seven home runs, 33 RBIs and a .569 slugging percentage that season. As a senior in 2006, Hurlman drew a team-high 22 walks and posted a perfect 1.000 field-ing percentage. She also earned a place

on the MAAC All-Tournament Team, as the Red Foxes won their first-ever MAAC Championship.

She began her coaching career as an assistant at SUNY Purchase in 2007. During her time at SUNY Purchase, she worked primarily with the pitchers and catchers, while assisting with offensive instruction. Hurlman was also involved in all other aspects of the program, includ-ing practice planning, budgeting, travel arrangements and recruiting.

Also a certified athletic trainer, Hurlman is a member of the National Athletic Train-ers’ Association. From September-Decem-ber 2006, she worked as an athletic trainer at Walt Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex, where she provided medical care to athletes of all ages in a variety of sports. From August 2007-May 2009, she served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at St. John’s University, where

she worked primarily with the women’s cross country and track and field teams, as well as the men’s lacrosse and men’s and women’s soccer squads. Hurlman is currently employed at the Frozen Ropes Baseball/Softball Training Facility in Elms-ford, N.Y., where she is an instructor and assists with administrative duties.

A three-time MAAC All-Academic selec-tion, Hurlman graduated cum laude from Marist in 2006. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in sports management from St. John’s.

The daughter of Margaret and James Hurlman, she currently resides in Yonkers, N.Y.

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2010: Earned a place on the MAAC All-Academic Team for the second consecutive season…Saw action in 43 games, making 26 starts at first base…Ripped a double in a 1-0 victory over La-fayette on March 15…Notched an RBI single against Green Bay later that day…Lifted an RBI sacrifice fly in a 5-1 win in the first game of a twinbill with MAAC rival Canisius on April 17…Went 1-for-1 with a run scored in the Lady Jaspers’ 10-1 win at Siena in game two of a doubleheader on April 24…Singled and stole a base against Canisius in the MAAC Tournament on May 13…Led the team with 188 putouts...Committed just two errors all season, posting a .990 fielding percentage.

2009: Selected to MAAC All-Aca-demic Team…Played in 28 games

and started 27 at first base…Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in the opener of a doublehead-er sweep at Army on March 24…Smashed first career home run, a solo shot, in the first game of a doubleheader sweep against Siena on April 18…Drove in a pair of runs in game two of a twinbill at Iona on April 25…Had a double in Man-hattan’s 10-inning win at Fairfield that clinched a share of the MAAC regular season championship on May 4…Posted a .979 fielding percentage, making just four errors in 188 chances.

2008: Appeared in 35 games, making 30 starts at first base…Made first career start against Coastal Carolina on March 16, going 2-for-3 with an RBI…Went 2-for-4 with a run scored in the first game of a doubleheader against

Niagara on April 6…Belted a two-run double in an 8-0 victory over Rider on April 20, part of a 2-for-3 effort.

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Named All-League as a junior at Kings Park High School…Won the softball team’s Rookie of the Year Award as a freshman...Named to All-Conference team in soccer during both her junior and senior years...Also chosen Rookie of the Year for the varsity soccer team as a freshman...A member of the League IV Champions in Basket-ball.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Charles and Lorraine...Has three siblings Christina, Billy and Janine...Major-ing in exercise science…Born on April 30, 1989.

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2010: Selected to the All-MAAC First Team as an infielder…One of two play-ers to appear in all 49 games…Started 28 contests at shortstop and 20 in the circle…Tied for the team lead with 12 doubles and placed second with 34 runs scored…Fin-ished third on the squad in batting average (.319), hits (52) and RBIs (22)…Also had four home runs and tied for the team lead with 16 multi-hit games…As a pitcher, led the Lady Jaspers in innings (137.0), strike-outs (84), complete games (12) and saves (2) while tying for the team lead in starts (20)…Put together two six-game hitting streaks, as well as a five-game streak…Had two hits, including a two-run homer, and pitched a complete game in Manhat-tan’s 7-3 win over Columbia on March 14…Tossed a five-hit shutout with three strikeouts in a 3-0 win over Army on March 25…Also collected two hits in each game of that doubleheader…Allowed just one run and three hits while striking out five in game one of a doubleheader with Wagner on April 7…Belted the game-tying home run in the top of the fifth in the second game of a doubleheader at Stony Brook on April 14, and the game was called due to darkness and declared a 1-1 tie after that inning…Smashed a two-run walk-off home run to give Manhattan a 3-1 victory in game one of a doubleheader against Niagara on April 18…Pitched the second game of that twinbill, retiring the first 11 batters she faced and giving up just three hits while striking out five before suffering a tough-luck 2-0 loss…Had a streak of 22.1 consecutive scoreless innings from May 1-6, which was snapped on an unearned run against Marist on May 6…Put together another streak of 5.1 consecutive score-less innings after that run…Threw four innings of two-hit shutout ball and went 3-for-4 at the plate with a homer, two runs scored and five RBIs in an 11-0 win in the first game of a twinbill at Rider on May 1…Struck out eight and gave up just two hits in a five-inning shutout at Saint Peter’s on May 2…Picked up a win and a save at Wagner on May 4, pitching eight shutout innings in the doubleheader…Went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and two runs scored in the second game of that twinbill…Earned the save after striking out four in 1.2 innings of hitless relief in the Lady Jas-pers’ 7-5 victory over Fairfield on May 8.

2009: Named First Team All-MAAC as a utility player…Only Manhattan player to start all 47 games, making 21 starts at shortstop, 13 at second base and 13 in the circle…Led the Lady Jaspers with eight doubles and tied for the team lead with five home runs…Placed second on the squad in hits (36), runs (26) and RBIs (20), while also finishing third with a .275 batting aver-age…Also had nine multi-hit games, the second-highest total on the team…Drove in four runs and scored a pair, including a home run, in the Lady Jaspers’ come-from-behind win over Army in the opener of a doubleheader on March 24…Drove in a run in four straight games from April 2-5, while also putting together a three-game doubles streak during that span…Had three hits and scored three runs in game one of a doubleheader sweep at Colum-bia on April 16…Belted the game-winning solo homer on back-to-back days against Marist (April 17) and Siena (April 18), including a walk-off shot against Marist…Had two hits, including a home run, and three RBIs at the plate, and earned the win in the circle, in a 10-2 win at Iona that completed a doubleheader sweep on April 25…Scored three runs in the first game of that twinbill, an 8-5 Manhattan win…Blasted a solo home run to account for Manhattan’s only scoring in an 8-1 loss to Niagara in the MAAC Tournament…Tallied seven wins and a 3.88 ERA in 19 pitching appearances…Tossed a complete game in Manhattan’s season-opening 4-2 win over Maryland on March 7, giving up just two runs and striking out two in the victory…Earned the win in three consecutive deci-sions from April 25-May 4…Pitched all 10 innings, yielding just one run and five hits while striking out four, in the 3-1 victory at Fairfield on May 4 that clinched a share of the MAAC regular season title.

2008: Emerged as the ace of the pitch-ing staff, making 22 appearances and 18 starts in the circle…Led the Lady Jaspers in wins (7), shutouts (3), complete games (10), strikeouts (67), innings (120.0) and ERA (3.15)…Also served as the team’s No. 2 hitter, starting games at shortstop and second base when not pitching…Started a total of 40 games…Went 2-for-4 at the plate in first collegiate game at Army on March 10…Tossed first career shutout, striking out seven and giving up just six hits in an eight-inning, 3-0 win over Hartford on March 21…Belted first career home run, a three-run shot, in the first game of a doubleheader at Wagner on April 2…Drove in both runs and earned the win in Manhattan’s 2-1 victory in game two of the twinbill against MAAC rival Iona on April 19…Went 3-for-3 with two RBIs at the plate and tossed a one-hit shutout in the circle in an 8-0 win over Rider in the second game of a doubleheader on April 20…Named MAAC Rookie of the Week on April 21 for her performances in those two games…Threw a four-hit shutout and recorded three strikeouts in the Lady Jas-pers’ 1-0 win at Siena on April 26…Earned first career save after pitching the final three innings in a 4-2 win over Fairfield the following day…Pitched all 10 innings, allowing one unearned run and seven hits while striking out six in a 3-1, 10-inning vic-tory at Marist on May 4.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the Newsday All-Long Island team and All-New York State team while helping Long Beach win the Nassau County Championship in 2006...Won class AA Nassau County MVP as a senior...Selected to the All-Nassau County Softball Team...Named all-conference as both a junior and a senior...Also played three years of varsity basketball, serving as captain during her senior year...Won Rookie of the Year honors in basketball in 2004.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Edward and Gerri...Has one sister, Christina...Majoring in education.

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2010: Named to the MAAC All-Ac-ademic Team…Started 48 games in left field…Finished the season with a .304 batting average, includ-ing a .373 mark in MAAC play…Tied for the team lead with two tri-ples…Dropped down a team-high seven sacrifice bunts and success-ful on all three of her stolen base attempts…Scored 28 runs, the third-highest total on the squad…Also hit by a pitch six times…Moved into the No. 2 spot in the lineup midway through the sea-son, and the Lady Jaspers went 15-9 with her batting second…Had a perfect day at the plate in the season opener against Colgate on March 13, reaching base in all three of her plate appearances (single, walk, hit by pitch) and scor-ing two runs…Collected first career RBI in an 8-0 rout of Fairleigh Dick-inson on March 19…Put together a six-game hitting streak from April 21-May 1...Belted a two-run triple in the first game of a twinbill

against Monmouth on April 27, part of a 2-for-3 effort…Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in the second game of a doubleheader at Saint Peter’s on May 2…Knocked a pair of RBI singles and scored two runs in an 8-0 victory in the second game of a doubleheader sweep at Wagner on May 4…Scored a run against Canisius in the MAAC Tournament on May 13…Posted a .987 fielding percentage, commit-ting just one error all season.

2009: Played in 24 games, start-ing 17…Broke up a no-hitter in the second game of a doubleheader at Albany on April 14 with a pair of singles, Manhattan’s only two hits in the contest…Also went 2-for-2 on the base paths in that game…Scored the winning run in the Lady Jaspers’ 7-5 victory over Siena in the first game of a twinbill on April 18…Got the start at desig-nated player against Fairfield in the MAAC Tournament on May 8 and went 3-for-6 at the plate with two sacrifice bunts and two runs scored, including the game-win-ning tally in the 16th inning.

2008: Saw action in 26 games, making 18 starts…Picked up first career hit against Cornell at the Rebel Games on March 22…Went 1-for-3 with a run scored in the first game of a doubleheader at Wag-ner on April 2.

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Named First Team All-State Group 1 during both her sophomore and senior years...Selected First Team All-County as a senior after earning First Team All-County honors as a freshman...Member of Cedar Grove’s section championship team in 2004...A four-year honor roll member.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Nan and Andrew...Has two siblings, Sara and Drew...Majoring in physical education and exercise science…Born on May 2, 1989.

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2010: Named Second Team All-MAAC as an infielder…Also se-lected to the MAAC All-Tournament Team and MAAC All-Academic Team…Played in 45 games and made 44 starts, primarily at third base…Finished second on the team in batting average (.352), home runs (8), RBIs (30) and slugging percentage (.592)…Moved into a tie for fourth place on Manhattan’s single-season home run list…Had 12 multi-hit games, including a four-hit ef-fort, and eight multi-RBI games…Went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored against Columbia on March 14…Belted first career home run at Columbia on March 28, then smashed a three-run shot in her next at-bat…Collected three hits, including a three-run homer, in Manhattan’s 10-8 eight-inning victory in the second game of a doubleheader at Fairleigh Dickin-son on April 21…Had three RBIs in game two of a doubleheader at Siena on April 24, a 10-1 Manhat-tan win…Earned MAAC Player of the Week honors on May 3 after hitting .632 and slugging 1.316 with five runs scored and six RBIs in games against Monmouth, Rider and Saint Peter’s…Smashed three home runs in a doubleheader split with Monmouth on April 27…Ended up a triple short of the cycle in the nightcap of that twinbill, going 4-for-5 with two home runs, including the game-tying shot in

the bottom of the seventh, and three RBIs in the Lady Jaspers’ 6-5 eight-inning victory…Had a perfect afternoon at Saint Peter’s on May 2, going 6-for-6 with two runs scored, two RBIs and her first career triple in the doubleheader sweep…Ripped an RBI single and scored a run against Canisius in the MAAC Tournament on May 13, then ended a string of 22 consecu-tive outs by Manhattan hitters with a second-inning single against Niagara the next day.

2009: Played in 41 games and made 37 starts…Placed fourth on the team with 25 hits and a .236 batting average…Hit .311 in MAAC play…Went 3-for-4 with a run scored against Dartmouth on March 8…Drove in a run in back-to-back games against Akron (March 15) and Rhode Island (March 16) at the Rebel Games…Put together a five-game hitting streak from April 17-24, and had at least one hit in 12 of the Lady Jaspers’ last 15 games…Had a combined 3-for-4 afternoon in a doubleheader split with Marist on April 17…Followed up that per-formance with a 3-for-6 day in the twinbill sweep of Siena the next day…Went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI in game two of a doubleheader at Iona on April 25…Had three hits and an RBI in Manhattan’s 16-inning 6-3 win over

Fairfield in the MAAC Tournament on May 8.

2008: Started 44 of the team’s 46 games…Finished second on the squad with a .282 batting average and belted a team-high seven doubles…Hit .319 in confer-ence play…Went 2-for-4 with her first career RBI in game two of a doubleheader at Army on March 10…Had two hits and two RBIs in the opener of a twinbill at Mon-mouth on April 8…Scored two runs in the first game of a doubleheader at Fordham on April 11…Drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning of a 3-1 win at Saint Peter’s on April 12, then went 2-for-3 in the second game of the doubleheader…Knocked in both Manhattan runs with a sixth-inning double in a 5-2 loss to Iona on April 19…Went 2-for-2 with a run scored in a 4-2 win over Fairfield in game two of an April 27 twinbill.

BEFORE MANHATTAN: A two-time all-conference selection at Mass-apequa High School...Named Nassau Division AA-1 All-County...Earned team MVP honors as a senior...Twice selected All-County in Women’s Chorus...A four-year member of the Dean’s List.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Dennis and Kathleen...Has four siblings: Dennis, Jennifer, Erin and Philip...Majoring in physical education…Born on July 29, 1989.

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2010: Named First Team All-North-east Region and First Team All-MAAC after one of the most prolific offensive seasons in program history…Led the Lady Jaspers in batting average (.409), home runs (10), RBIs (58), hits (56), slugging percentage (.715) and on-base percentage (.494) while tying for the team lead in doubles (12)…Had 15 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI games…Also drew a team-high 25 walks…Hit a MAAC-best .512 with five homers and 26 RBIs in conference games…Became just the second player in program history with double-digit home runs in one season, and moved into second place on Manhattan’s all-time single-season RBI list…Finished with the eighth-highest single-season batting aver-age in program history…Earned MAAC Player of the Week honors twice during the season (March 29, May 10)…Split time between first base and designated player, appearing in 47 games and mak-ing 46 starts…Went 3-for-3 with a home run against Columbia on March 14…Had another perfect day at the plate against Fairleigh Dickinson on March 19, going 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, three RBIs and two runs scored…Blasted the go-ahead grand slam in the Lady Jaspers’ 8-5 win at Columbia on March 28, part of a 3-for-4 day…Smashed the game-tying grand slam in the first game of a doubleheader at Central Connecticut on April 3, a contest Manhattan eventually won 7-6 in 11 innings...Smashed a three-run homer in the first inning in game

two of a doubleheader with MAAC champion Iona on April 10…Smoked a three-run home run in the Lady Jaspers’ 10-1 victory in game two of a twinbill at Siena on April 24…Ended the regular sea-son on an 11-game hitting streak (April 27-May 8)…Had three hits and drove in four runs in a double-header split at Rider on May 1…Went a combined 5-for-8 with six RBIs in a doubleheader sweep at Saint Peter’s on May 2…Broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run homer in the fifth inning of game two, then ripped an RBI single in her next at-bat, to give the Lady Jaspers a doubleheader sweep at Marist on May 6…Had two homers and three RBIs in the first game of a regu-lar season-ending doubleheader against Fairfield on May 8, a 7-5 win that helped Manhattan secure a MAAC Tournament berth…Lifted an RBI sacrifice fly against Ca-nisius in the MAAC Tournament on May 13.

2009: Played in 17 games, mak-ing 13 starts…Finished the season with a .258 batting average…Had a 3-for-3 afternoon in the second game of a doubleheader at Colum-bia on April 16…Smashed a two-run home run in the first inning of game two against Marist the next day…Belted a pinch-hit double in the bottom of the seventh inning to start the game-winning rally in the Lady Jaspers’ 5-4 victory over Rider on May 2 that clinched a playoff spot.

2008: Appeared in 33 games and made 26 starts…Also made one start in the circle…Drew a team-high 17 walks…Five of her nine hits went for extra bases…Smashed first career home run in the fourth inning of her collegiate debut at Army on March 10…Drove in the game-winning run with a sin-gle in the top of the eighth inning in a 3-0 win over Hartford at the Rebel Games on March 21, part of a 2-for-3 effort…Made first career start at pitcher in the nightcap of a twinbill at Fordham on April 11 and took the loss.

BEFORE MANHATTAN: A four-year starter at DePaul Catholic High School…A two-time second team all-state selection…Earned first team all-state (non-public), First Team All-North Jersey, first team all-county and first team all-con-ference honors all four years…Named DePaul’s Most Valuable Player three times…Selected as Passaic County Coaches Associa-tion Student Athlete of the Year in 2007…Had number retired by DePaul Catholic…Attended the Adidas Elite Top 100 USA Soft-ball Players national showcase in 2006…Invited to tryout for the 2008 U.S. Olympic softball team…Also played volleyball and basket-ball.

PERSONAL: Also plays for the Man-hattan volleyball team…Daughter of Linda and Christopher…Has one sister, Cheryl…Majoring in communication…Born on Decem-ber 3, 1988.

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2010: Earned a place on the MAAC All-Academic Team…Played in 37 games, making 29 starts…Also made 23 appearances as a pitcher…Belted four home runs and collected 10 RBIs…Re-corded six wins and a save in the circle…Knocked first home run of the season and scored twice against Akron on March 15…Had two hits and three RBIs in a win over Lafayette on March 16...Went 3-for-3 with an RBI double against Army on March 18…Tossed 2.1 innings of shutout relief, giving up just two hits while striking out four to earn the save in Manhat-tan’s 8-5 win at Columbia on March 28…Notched first win of the season after yielding just two unearned runs and striking out four over nine innings of relief in the Lady Jaspers’ 7-6 11-inning victory at Central Connecticut on April 3…Smashed a two-run home run and earned the win in the circle in Man-hattan’s 8-5 victory that capped a doubleheader sweep over Albany on April 13…Ripped a solo home run against Canisius on April 17…Hit the second of back-to-back-to-back home runs and earned the win after 3.1 innings of two-hit shutout relief in game two of a doubleheader sweep at Fairleigh Dickinson on April 21…Gave up just one run and three hits in five innings to earn a win against Siena on April 24…Drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Lady Jaspers a 6-5 victory in the second game of a doubleheader with Monmouth on April 27…Picked up the win in that game after tossing a complete game and striking out three…Threw 2.2 innings of three-hit relief to earn the win in a 9-0 victory at Saint Peter’s on May 2.

2009: Selected as the First Team All-MAAC designated player, and also earned a place on the MAAC All-Tournament Team…Played in all 47 games, making 42 starts…

Earned team MVP honors after pacing the Lady Jaspers with five home runs and 28 RBIs, while fin-ishing second on the squad in hits (36) and batting average (.286)…Hit .340 with three home runs and 15 RBIs in MAAC games…Tallied six multi-RBI games to pace the team…Had seven multi-hit games, including two three-hit efforts…Pitched a complete game, record-ing seven strikeouts, and hit a home run in a 5-3 win to complete a doubleheader sweep at Army on March 24…Went a combined 4-for-8 with two RBIs and two runs scored in a doubleheader sweep at Niagara on April 5…Put together an eight-game hitting streak from April 17-May 2 and ended the sea-son on a four-game hitting streak…Named MAAC Player of the Week on April 27 after collecting at least one hit and one RBI in four straight games from April 24-25…Had a career day at Iona on April 25, going 2-for-4 with six RBIs, includ-ing the game-winning grand slam, and a save in the 8-6 victory…Tallied all six Manhattan RBIs in that contest…Also in that game, became the first player in NCAA history, it is believed, to start in the circle, reenter as a pinch hitter, hit the game-winning home run, and earn a save in the same game…Blasted a two-run homer in the first inning of Manhattan’s 5-4 win over Rider on May 2…Made 29 appear-ances and 20 starts in the circle…Led the pitching staff in wins (8), strikeouts (89), innings pitched (132.2), complete games (10) and saves (2), and finished second with a 3.64 ERA…Tossed a two-hit shutout against La Salle in her first pitching appearance of the season on March 14…Tallied nine strikeouts in a complete game vic-tory at Niagara on April 5…Pitched a complete game in Manhattan’s epic 6-3 MAAC Tournament win over Fairfield on May 8, yielding just one earned run and striking out nine in 16 innings.

2008: Led the team with 26 ap-pearances as a pitcher, while also playing in 29 games in the field…Belted two home runs and slugged .354… Recorded first career hit, an RBI double, in the season opener at Army on March 10…Named MAAC Pitcher of the Week on March 17 after surrendering just three hits and one unearned run to earn the victory in her first collegiate start in the circle, a 9-1 win over Alabama State on March 16…Went 2-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs and three runs scored, including her first career home run, in that game…Pitched the final three innings in the Lady Jaspers’ 3-0 shutout victory over FDU on April 17 to notch her first collegiate save…Smashed second career long ball in game two of a double-header at Stony Brook on May 1, part of a 2-for-3 day.

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Named team MVP as a freshman at Manalapan High School…Selected First Team All-Shore in Monmouth and Ocean County during her sophomore campaign...Earned First Team Monmouth County, First Team All-District and Monmouth County Tournament MVP honors in 2005...Posted a 0.62 ERA with 257 strikeouts in 134 innings as a sophomore...Chosen Second Team All-Shore and First Team All-District in 2006...Received Asbury Park Player of the Week while posting an ERA of 0.66 in 2006...Also a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Carol and Robert...Has an older sister, Kathy, and an older brother, Steve...Majoring in education…Born on October 26, 1988.

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2010: Named Second Team All-MAAC as a pitcher and also earned a selection to the MAAC All-Academic Team…Started 39 games, 20 in the circle and 19 at second base…Led the pitch-ing staff with 12 wins and a 2.48 ERA…Tossed four shutouts and combined on two others…Named MAAC Pitcher of the Week twice during the season (March 22, April 19)…Scattered six hits and struck out two to earn a 1-0 victory over Lafayette on March 15…Knocked an RBI single against Akron later that day…Had a streak of 18.2 consecutive scoreless innings from March 16-25…Threw shutouts in consecutive starts against Army (March 18) and Fairleigh Dickin-son (March 19)…Yielded four hits and struck out four in a 1-0 win over Army, then allowed just three hits and struck out four against Fairleigh Dickinson in a game that was called after five innings with Manhattan leading 8-0…Scored a pair of runs in the second game of a doubleheader split at Central Connecticut on April 3…Allowed just one hit and struck out two in 2.2 innings of scoreless relief in the first game of a doubleheader at Fordham on April 6…Hurled a five-hit shutout and struck out three against Albany on April 13…Gave up just one run and eight hits in 11 innings, as the Lady Jaspers rallied for a 5-3 victory at Stony Brook on April 14…Pitched a complete game three-hitter, allowing only one run and retiring 13 straight hitters at one point, as Manhattan snapped a 13-game losing streak against Canisius with a 5-1 victory on April 17…Also went 2-for-3 at the plate and scored a run in that game…No-hit Niagara for 3.1 in-nings the next day, giving up just one run in a 3-1 win…Collected a

season-high six strikeouts in 6.1 innings, and went 2-for-3 at the plate, against Fairleigh Dickinson on April 21.

2009: Selected to the MAAC All-Academic Team…Played in 42 games, making 41 starts, including 14 as a pitcher…Led the pitching staff with a 2.58 ERA…Compiled a 4-2 record and 1.33 ERA in MAAC play…Named MAAC Pitcher of the Week in consecutive weeks on April 20 and 27…Went 5-0 in six pitching appearances from April 16-25…Drove in a pair of runs in a 4-3 victory over Green Bay at the Rebel Games on March 20…Hit first career homer, a two-run shot, and earned the win in the circle in a 6-2 victory at Columbia on April 16…Picked up both wins in a doubleheader sweep over Siena on April 18…Pitched 1.2 innings of perfect relief (with three strikeouts) in the first game, then gave up six hits and two unearned runs in a complete game victory in the night-cap…Struck out seven in a three-hit shutout against Saint Peter’s on April 24…Earned the win in relief after the Lady Jaspers came from behind for an 8-5 victory at Iona the next day.

2008: Made 10 appearances as a pitcher, including eight starts, and 28 appearances in the field…Went 2-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored in game two of a season-opening doubleheader at Army

on March 10…Made first start in the circle against Columbia in the Rebel Games on March 19…Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the second game of a doubleheader at Wag-ner on April 2…Had a 3-for-4 day at the plate against Monmouth on April 8…Earned first collegiate pitching victory on April 12, throw-ing a complete game and allow-ing just one run and six hits while striking out seven in the opener of a doubleheader at Saint Peter’s.

BEFORE MANHATTAN: A member of the varsity softball team at Bay Shore High School for six years, starting in seventh grade...Team captain as a junior and a senior... A three-time All-County selection...Won team MVP honors as a senior after previously winning the varsity MVP award as an eighth grader…Named a Regional All-American and Pitcher of the Year following her junior year...Chosen for the all-state team in both her freshman and sophomore year...Selected to the Newsday All-Long Island team in 2006...Member of the 2005 New York State Champions and 2006 State finalist team...An Academic All-American from eighth grade until her junior year.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Dan and Rosemarie...Has sister, Brianna...Majoring in elementary educa-tion…Born on April 4, 1989.

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2010: Earned selections to the MAAC All-Tournament Team and MAAC All-Academic Team for the second straight season…Started all 49 games in center field…Bat-ted in the leadoff spot 41 times…Finished the season with a .314 batting average, including a .417 mark in conference play…Led the Lady Jaspers in runs (35) and sto-len bases (10), while tying for the team lead with 12 doubles and two triples…Belted five home runs and collected 20 RBIs…Snapped out of a season-opening slump by going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI against Lafayette on March 16…Had three hits in the second game of a twinbill at Central Con-necticut on April 3…Slammed a walk-off home run with two out in the bottom of the seventh to give Manhattan a 2-1 victory and doubleheader split with Wagner on April 7…Drove in a pair of runs in game two of a doubleheader sweep against Albany on April 13…Collected three hits in the second game of a doubleheader against Niagara on April 18…Scored three runs in the first game, then went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases in the second game of a twinbill at Rider on May 1…Hit three home runs in four games from May 4-8, includ-ing two in consecutive at-bats…Went a combined 4-for-5 with four runs scored in a doubleheader at Wagner on May 4…Went deep in her final at-bat against Wagner on May 4, then smashed her first career leadoff home run at Marist on May 6…Ended the Marist game a triple shy of the cycle, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base…Scored two runs in the second game of the doubleheader sweep at Marist…Ripped a solo homer in the first game of a doubleheader against Fairfield on May 8, then had three hits in the second game…Went

1-for-3 with a run scored against Canisius in the MAAC Tournament on May 13…Drove in Manhattan’s only run of the game with a fifth-inning sacrifice fly in a 2-1 loss to Niagara in the MAAC Tournament on May 14.

2009: Named to the All-MAAC First Team, MAAC All-Tournament Team and MAAC All-Academic Team…Led Manhattan with a .359 batting average, 52 hits, 27 runs, 61 total bases, 16 walks, 12 stolen bases and a .426 on-base percent-age…Hit a MAAC-best .455 (25-for-55) in conference games…Had a .533 (8-for-15) batting average in the MAAC Tournament…Started 45 games in center field and hit in the leadoff spot 44 times…Paced the Lady Jaspers with 15 multi-hit games…Hit a home run in the season-opening 4-2 vic-tory at Maryland on March 7…Put together an eight-game hitting streak from March 24-April 6…Named MAAC Player of the Week on April 6 after going 6-for-9 with four RBIs, three runs scored and two doubles in the doubleheader sweep at Niagara on April 5…Scored at least one run in seven straight games from April 18-May 2…Went 3-for-7 with three runs scored and two RBIs in the twinbill sweep of Saint Peter’s on April 24…Had five hits and scored five runs in the doubleheader sweep at Iona on April 25…Knocked in both the tying and go-ahead runs in the 10-inning 3-1 victory at Fairfield on May 4 that clinched a share of the regular season title…Went 6-for-9 with two runs scored and an RBI in Manhattan’s 16-inning 6-3 win over Fairfield in the MAAC Tournament on May 8.

2008: Selected as team MVP after leading the Lady Jaspers in batting average (.319), hits (43), runs (18), total bases (54), slugging percent-age (.400) and stolen bases (11)…Hit .333 with 17 hits and six runs

scored in 16 conference games…Served as the team’s primary leadoff hitter, starting 43 games and batting first 42 times…Had at least one hit in 30 games, including 12 multi-hit efforts...Went 5-for-8 in the season-opening doubleheader at Army on March 10…Scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning of Manhattan’s 3-2 victory over Wisconsin-Green Bay on March 19…Went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored in the opener of the doubleheader with Niagara on April 6…Belted two hits and scored twice in the Lady Jaspers’ 4-2 win over Fair-field in the second game of an April 27 doubleheader…Hit first career home run, a game-winning, two-run shot in the top of the 10th inning, in a 3-1 win at Marist on May 4…Didn’t commit an error in 49 chances in the outfield.

BEFORE MANHATTAN: A five-year varsity starter and Pine Bush High School…Won the Offensive Award twice…Named a First Team All-Star twice, a Second Team All-Star once and a Third Team All-Star once…Also lettered in soccer and basketball...A two-time captain of the varsity basketball team...Earned MVP honors and named a Second Team All-Star in soccer…Won the soccer team’s Defensive Award two times.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Thomas and Nia...Father played baseball at Manhattan and was inducted into the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008…Twin sister, Andrianna, is the starting shortstop for the Uni-versity at Albany softball team…Also has two brothers: Michael and George…Born on January 13, 1989.

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2010: Saw action in 20 games, making three starts in right field…Led the team with 13 at-bats as a pinch hitter…Roped a game-tying pinch hit single against Stony Brook on April 14, in a game Manhattan that eventually won in 11 innings…Belted the game-winning two-run homer in the top of the eighth inning to give the Lady Jaspers a doubleheader sweep at Fairleigh Dickinson on April 21.

2009: Played in 40 games, mak-ing 37 starts in the outfield…Tallied first collegiate hit and later came around to score in the season-opening win at Maryland on March 7…Scored Manhattan’s only run in a 2-1 loss to Cornell at the Rebel Spring Games on March 18…Notched first career RBI in the second game of a doubleheader at Monmouth on April 8.

BEFORE MANHATTAN: A four-year starter as an outfielder at Carteret

High School...Named team MVP four straight years...Earned both MVP honors and the Coaches Award as a senior...Also named best all-around athlete three times...Also played two years of basketball.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Rich-ard and Janet…Has one sister, Cassandra…Majoring in special education…Volunteered with the Special Olympics throughout high school…Born on June 29, 1990.



2010: Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team…Saw action in 34 contests, starting 22…Appeared in six different batting positions while starting 16 games at third base and six as the designated player…Got a hit in each of the first six games of the season…Also had an RBI in four of those games…Started a three-run rally with a pinch hit RBI single in the season opener against Colgate on March 13…Smashed first career home run, a solo shot, in a win over Columbia the next day…Collected a pair of hits, an RBI and a run scored in the second game of a doubleheader at Central Connecticut on April 3…Went 2-for-3 in the nightcap of a twinbill with Iona on April 10…Hit the third of back-to-back-to-back home runs in a 10-8 win

in the second game of a doubleheader sweep at Fairleigh Dickinson on April 21…Stole two bases, the first two of her career, in game two of a twinbill sweep at Saint Peter’s on May 2.

2009: Appeared in 27 games, making 21 starts…Started games at third base (12), second base (8) and shortstop (1)…Collected first collegiate RBI with a bases loaded walk in Manhattan’s season-opening 4-2 win at Maryland on March 7…Belted first collegiate hit with a single against Gardner-Webb later that day…Had two hits and three RBIs in a 9-0 victory over La Salle at the Rebel Games on March 14…Reg-istered first collegiate extra-base hit with a double against Akron on March 15…Went 3-for-3 with a run scored

and an RBI in the second game of a doubleheader sweep at Iona on April 25.

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Earned the Senior Athletic Award at Holy Names Central Catholic High School...Named a CMC softball all-star following both her junior and senior seasons...Twice named a CMC all-star in field hockey...Also a four-year starter in field hockey and a two-time letterwinner in basket-ball.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Gerald and Nancy…Has three siblings: brothers Sean and Timothy, and sister Kris-ten…Majoring in psychology…Born on May 25, 1990.



2010: Played in 34 games, making 29 starts behind the plate… Made just one error in 147 defensive chances, posting a .993 fielding percentage…Started the season with a five-game hitting streak…Knocked in the only run of the game with a first-inning single in a 1-0 victory over Lafayette on March 15…Had three multi-hit games, belting a pair of hits against Hart-ford (March 19), Central Connecticut (April 3) and Monmouth (April 27)…Drove in Manhattan’s first run in a 2-1 victory in the second game of a doubleheader against Wagner on April 7…Ripped an RBI double in the Lady Jaspers’ 7-5 win over Fairfield in game one of a doubleheader on May 8.

2009: Saw time at catcher, first base and designated player, appearing in 35 games

and making 32 starts…Tied for fourth on the team with four doubles and scored sev-en runs…Made the start at first base in the season-opening win at Maryland on March 7 and recorded the game-winning RBI with her first collegiate hit, a third inning single…Had first career multi-hit game with two singles against Gardner-Webb later that day...Belted first career home run and added a double against Akron in the Rebel Games on March 15…Named MAAC Rookie of the Week on April 6 after going 3-for-6 with an RBI and three runs scored in a doubleheader sweep at Niagara on April 5…Went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two runs scored in the first game, then had an RBI single and scored a run in game two of the twinbill…Had two hits, including an RBI double, in game two of

a doubleheader at Canisius on April 6…Delivered an RBI single against Canisius in the first round of the MAAC Tournament on May 7.

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Earned First Team All-Dade County honors as a senior at Felix Varela Senior High School...Named team MVP and best offensive player fol-lowing both her junior and senior cam-paigns...Led Felix Varela to the district championship in 2006.

PERSONAL: Enjoys collecting Snapple tops…Daughter of Carlos and Ileana Velasquez…Has two brothers, Val Ruiz and Christopher Velasquez…Majoring in finance…Born on February 3, 1990.



2010: Emerged as a regular late in the season, playing in 25 games and making 21 starts…Finished the season with a .328 batting average, 19 hits and 12 runs scored…Notched first collegiate hit and RBI with a RBI single against Lafayette on March 16…Lifted a two-run double in the second game of a doubleheader at Fordham on April 6…Scored a pair of runs in game two of a twinbill at Fairleigh Dickinson on April 21…Put to-gether an eight-game hitting streak

from April 21-May 2, including hits in four consecutive at-bats from April 27-May 1…Belted first career home run, a two-run shot to dead center, in the Lady Jaspers’ 9-1 victory over Saint Peter’s in game two of a doubleheader sweep on May 2…Also had two RBIs in the first game against the Peahens...Went 2-for-3 in wins over Wagner (May 4) and Fairfield (May 8).

BEFORE MANHATTAN: A two-time all-section, all-county and all-league selection at North Rockland High School…Also played bas-ketball, earning all-league honors three times and an honorable men-tion all-section nod.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Thomas and Marianne…Has one brother, Anthony…Majoring in physical education…Born on April 26, 1991.



2010: Came off the bench in 10 games…Made collegiate debut as a pinch runner in the season opener against Colgate (March 13) and scored a run…Recorded first collegiate at-bat as a pinch hitter against Fairleigh Dickinson on March 19…Notched first col-legiate stolen base in game two of a doubleheader against Army on March 25…Scored a run in Man-hattan’s 11-0 rout of Saint Peter’s in the first game of a doubleheader on May 2.

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Selected New Fairfield High School’s Fe-male Athlete of the Year as a senior…Earned All-State Class M honors following both her junior and senior seasons…Also named All-SWC in 2009…A two-time All-Patriot Division selection (2007, 2008) and a two-time all-area choice (2008, 2009)…Also ran cross-country and indoor track, earning All-SWC honorable recog-nition in indoor track.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Robert and Stephanie…Has two broth-ers, Robert and Thomas, and one sister, Elizabeth…Majoring in education with plans to become an elementary school teacher…Born on September 30, 1991.



2010: Emerged as a regular in the lineup, playing in 46 games and making 40 starts in right field…Ripped a two-run single, her first collegiate hit, in the season opener against Colgate on March 13…Went 2-for-2 with a walk against Green Bay on March 15, then had another two-hit effort against Colgate the next day, going 2-for-3 with a run scored…Drove in a run in the Lady Jaspers’ 11-0 victory in the first game of a doubleheader at Saint Peter’s on May 2…Scored

nine runs…Made just one error in 58 defensive chances and re-corded a team-high seven outfield assists.

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Helped lead Immaculate Heart Academy to the 2009 league, county and state championships…Selected first team all-league, second team all-county and second-team all-state as a senior…Earned an honorable mention all-county

selection in 2008…Named second team all-league following both her sophomore and junior seasons after earning honorable mention all-league recognition as a fresh-man…Also played soccer.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Robert and Angela…Has two siblings: brother, Robert and sister, Nata-lie…Majoring in education…Has volunteered as a youth basketball and softball coach…Born on Au-gust 21, 1991.



2010: Made two appearances as a pinch hitter…Struck out in first collegiate at-bat against Fairleigh Dickinson on March 19…Also pinch hit in the first game of a doubleheader at Rider on May 1.

BEFORE MANHATTAN: A three-year letterwinner as a catcher, first baseman and outfielder at Brick High School…Chosen as Brick’s

Offensive Player of the Year three straight times…Also won the Lady Dragon Award and Coaches’ Award…Also played basketball.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Charles and Vicky…Has one brother, Charles…Majoring in sociology…Coached a baseball team during the summer of 2009…Volunteered with the Antlers, a teenage ver-

sion of the Elks, from 2006-09, and helped organize handicapped dances and other children’s events…Born on November 2, 1990.



2010: Played in 21 games, mak-ing 20 starts behind the plate…Picked up first collegiate RBI with a bases loaded walk against Brown on March 18…Went a combined 3-for-6 in a doubleheader split with Niagara on April 18…Collected two singles in the first game of the twinbill with the Purple Eagles, her first collegiate hits…Had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 77 to-tal chances…Threw out eight base runners attempting to steal.

BEFORE MANHATTAN: A two-time First Team All-Essex County and first-team all-area selection at Nut-ley High School…Selected Second Team All-Group 3 twice…Named first team all-league twice after earning a second team all-league nod as a sophomore…Led Nut-ley to the 2008 NNJIL title…Also played basketball, earning three varsity letters.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Patrick and Cynthia…Has one sister, Heather…Majoring in civil engi-neering…Interested in photogra-phy…Participated in Habitat for Humanity and helped raise money for a teacher’s child who had been diagnosed with cancer…Born on January 8, 1992.



2010: Served as Manhattan’s primary pinch runner, coming off the bench in 28 games and scor-ing seven runs...Made collegiate debut against Tennessee-Martin on March 14…Scored a run in four of five games played from April 6-14…Notched first career stolen base in game two of a doublehead-er at Stony Brook on April 14…Hit by a pitch in only plate appear-ance (May 2 at Saint Peter’s)…Also stole two bases and scored a

run in that game…Tallied the Lady Jaspers’ only run in a 2-1 loss to Niagara in the MAAC Tournament on May 14.

BEFORE MANHATTAN: A five-year letterwinner as a pitcher, infielder and outfielder at Ardsley High School…Earned four all-league selections and all-section honors three times…Named team MVP three straight years.

PERSONAL: Transferred to Man-hattan from the University of Charlotte…Daughter of Ronald and Norine…Brother, Christopher, plays baseball at Pace…Majoring in physical education…Born on April 5, 1991.



2010: Came off the bench in seven games…Made collegiate debut as a pinch runner against Columbia on March 14…Recorded first collegiate at-bat as a pinch hit-ter against Fairleigh Dickinson on March 19…Scored a run in Man-hattan’s 8-5 victory in the second game of a twinbill against Albany on April 13.

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Served as team captain during both her junior and senior seasons at Clarkstown High School North…Named all-league three straight times and earned all-section honors in 2008…Helped team win league and section championships as a freshman…A three-time all-league selection in basketball…Also played soccer.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Glen and Colleen…Has one brother, Shaun, who played football at Marist and currently plays basketball for St. Thomas Aquinas…Majoring in sec-ondary education…A member of Varsity Athletes Against Substance Abuse while in high school…Volun-teered with Helping Little Hands for two years…Born on April 11, 1991.



2010: Played in 31 games, making 24 starts…One of the more versa-tile players on the team, started 18 games at second base, five in right field and one at third base…Picked up first collegiate hit against Lafay-ette on March 15…Collected first collegiate RBI with a double in the Lady Jaspers’ 3-0 win over Army on March 25…Went 3-for-4 with a run scored in the second game of a twinbill with Iona on April 10…Scored three runs in the second

game of a doubleheader at Rider on May 1…Also notched two hits in that game…Recorded an RBI in Manhattan’s 11-0 rout of Saint Peter’s on May 2.

BEFORE MANHATTAN: A four-year starter at shortstop and center field at Sonora High School…Helped Sonora reach the CIF playoffs in 2008…Selected second team all-league three straight times and earned All-CIF recognition follow-

ing each of her final three sea-sons…Won the Zapata Award as the team’s hardest worker all four years…Played club softball for the SoCal Wicked.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Jeffrey and Tammy…Has four siblings: brothers, William, Bryce and Mickey, and sister, Ginger…Born on March 12, 1991.



BEFORE MANHATTAN: Named First Team All-State and all-conference, as well as Newtown Bee Female Athlete of the Year, after leading Newtown High School to the 2010 South-West Conference title…Se-lected First Team All-State by the New Haven Register and Connect-icut Post as a pitcher in 2010 after being honored as a second base-man in 2008…Earned SWC Tour-nament MVP honors as a senior…A two-time Offensive Player of the

Year (2007-08) at Newtown…Won Newtown’s Defensive Player of the Year award in 2010…Received nu-merous scholar athlete awards…Also played basketball.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Thomas and Nancy…Has one brother, Joe…Majoring in education…Born on April 29, 1992.



Record: 25-23-1 Home: 8-8 Away: 12-7-1 Neutral: 5-8 MAAC: 9-7

BATTING STATISTICSPlayer AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%

11 Rahey, Jaci .409 47-46 137 22 56 12 0 10 58 98 .715 25 0 12 0 .494 2 0 0-0 113 7 3 .976

33 Michel, Nicole .352 45-44 142 15 50 8 1 8 30 84 .592 8 2 17 0 .390 2 1 2-2 66 99 5 .971

17 Donnelly, Melissa .319 49-48 163 34 52 12 0 4 22 76 .466 16 2 21 1 .387 0 3 3-3 59 91 8 .949

6 Walraven, Kristin .314 49-49 175 35 55 12 2 5 20 86 .491 9 2 19 0 .351 2 4 10-15 85 3 2 .978

1 Evangelista, Moni .304 48-48 138 28 42 6 2 0 10 52 .377 14 6 28 1 .390 1 7 3-3 70 4 1 .987

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21 Babcock, Amanda .328 25-21 58 12 19 1 0 1 9 23 .397 5 2 15 0 .400 0 2 1-1 50 21 6 .922

2 Sullivan, Erika .255 32-31 47 4 12 0 0 0 1 12 .255 3 1 6 0 .314 0 6 1-4 59 39 4 .961

44 Murray, Kelly .240 34-22 75 8 18 3 0 2 8 27 .360 7 0 18 0 .305 0 0 2-3 15 35 5 .909

99 Rampino, Ashley .198 37-29 96 8 19 2 0 4 10 33 .344 11 1 16 2 .287 0 0 0-0 13 17 1 .968

27 Whitmore, Jocelin .197 31-24 61 8 12 2 0 0 2 14 .230 5 0 11 1 .258 0 1 3-5 51 17 3 .958

8 Cascio, Melissa .185 43-26 65 3 12 1 0 0 3 13 .200 16 4 22 1 .372 1 2 1-1 188 9 2 .990

0 Berrios, Amanda .174 20-3 23 1 4 0 0 1 5 7 .304 1 0 5 0 .208 0 2 1-2 4 0 0 1.000

88 Velasquez, Carla .165 34-29 79 2 13 1 0 0 3 14 .177 3 1 10 2 .205 0 0 0-0 125 21 1 .993

23 McDevitt, Meghan .136 21-20 22 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 .136 2 1 10 0 .240 0 0 0-0 57 20 0 1.000

10 Keller, Jen .131 46-40 61 9 8 0 0 0 3 8 .131 9 0 16 0 .243 0 0 0-0 50 7 1 .983

3 Rodriguez, Kaitli .000 18-2 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 3 0 .111 0 0 2-2 2 0 0 1.000

4 Gallacher, Anna .000 10-0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 1-1 1 0 0 1.000

5 Leone, Heather .000 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

22 Weaver, Megan .000 7-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

13 Roemer, Michelle .000 28-0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 4-5 0 0 0 .000

Totals .277 49-49 1356 204 375 60 5 35 185 550 .406 135 23 233 8 .350 8 28 34-47 1008 390 42 .971Opponents .267 49-49 1278 171 341 59 0 32 154 496 .388 136 20 168 9 .344 10 45 39-60 1013 402 56 .962

LOB - Team (337), Opp (314). DPs turned - Team (17), Opp (20). IBB - Team (2), Rahey 2, Opp (3). Picked off - Donnelly 1, Babcock 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

PITCHING STATISTICS SHO/

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA

2 Sullivan, Erika 2.48 12-5 24 20 10 4/2 0 121.1 120 46 43 22 44 27 0 9 455 .264 3 1 0 5 18

17 Donnelly, Melissa 3.07 7-12 26 20 12 3/1 2 137.0 137 70 60 55 84 17 0 14 533 .257 8 15 0 0 17

99 Rampino, Ashley 4.15 6-6 23 9 5 0/1 1 77.2 84 55 46 59 40 15 0 9 290 .290 13 4 2 5 10

Totals 3.10 25-23 49 49 27 9/2 3 336.0 341 171 149 136 168 59 0 32 1278 .267 24 20 2 10 45Opponents 3.54 23-25 49 49 26 4/0 3 337.2 375 204 171 135 233 60 5 35 1356 .277 16 23 6 8 28

PB - Team (17), Velasquez 11, McDevitt 6, Opp (8). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (2). SBA/ATT - Velasquez (20-33), McDevitt

(19-27), Rampino (16-26), Donnelly (18-25), Sullivan (5-9).

2010 OVERALL STATISTICS


2010 MAAC STATISTICSRecord: 9-7 Home: 3-5 Away: 6-2 MAAC: 9-7

BATTING STATISTICS Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%11 Rahey, Jaci .512 16-16 43 9 22 3 0 5 26 40 .930 14 0 2 0 .632 0 0 0-0 36 0 1 .973

6 Walraven, Kristin .417 16-16 60 15 25 6 0 3 10 40 .667 3 0 7 0 .438 1 1 6-10 29 1 1 .968

1 Evangelista, Moni .373 16-16 51 13 19 1 1 0 3 22 .431 6 2 8 0 .450 1 1 2-2 21 1 1 .957

33 Michel, Nicole .364 14-14 44 3 16 3 1 1 7 24 .545 4 1 6 0 .429 0 0 2-2 18 27 2 .957

17 Donnelly, Melissa .340 16-16 53 12 18 3 0 2 10 27 .509 6 1 8 0 .417 0 1 1-1 18 30 2 .960

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23 McDevitt, Meghan .375 8-7 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 .375 1 0 3 0 .444 0 0 0-0 25 3 0 1.000

27 Whitmore, Jocelin .333 11-7 21 7 7 1 0 0 1 8 .381 2 0 4 0 .391 0 0 2-2 8 8 1 .941

21 Babcock, Amanda .281 11-11 32 6 9 0 0 1 5 12 .375 2 0 10 0 .324 0 0 0-0 19 9 1 .966

2 Sullivan, Erika .250 11-10 20 1 5 0 0 0 0 5 .250 2 0 3 0 .318 0 2 1-2 14 12 1 .963

8 Cascio, Melissa .200 16-9 20 3 4 0 0 0 1 4 .200 8 1 9 0 .433 1 2 0-0 61 4 1 .985

44 Murray, Kelly .174 12-7 23 1 4 1 0 0 1 5 .217 3 0 7 0 .269 0 0 2-2 4 17 1 .955

0 Berrios, Amanda .154 10-2 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .154 1 0 3 0 .214 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 .000

99 Rampino, Ashley .148 12-7 27 1 4 0 0 1 1 7 .259 1 0 2 0 .179 0 0 0-0 3 4 0 1.000

10 Keller, Jen .077 15-11 13 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .077 2 0 4 0 .200 0 0 0-0 12 1 0 1.000

88 Velasquez, Carla .050 11-9 20 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 .100 1 1 5 0 .136 0 0 0-0 50 6 1 .982

3 Rodriguez, Kaitli .000 6-0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 .000

5 Leone, Heather .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

4 Gallacher, Anna .000 4-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

13 Roemer, Michelle .000 13-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0 2-3 0 0 0 .000

22 Weaver, Megan .000 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

Totals .310 16-16 452 80 140 19 2 13 67 202 .447 56 7 85 0 .392 3 7 21-27 318 123 13 .971 Opponents .244 16-16 398 46 97 11 0 15 42 153 .384 50 5 67 7 .334 2 10 14-18 316 119 24 .948

LOB - Team (129), Opp (101). DPs turned - Team (8), Opp (4). IBB - Team (2), Rahey 2, Opp (1).

(MAAC games only Sorted by Earned run avg)

PITCHING STATISTICS SHO/Player ERA W-L APP GS CG CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA17 Donnelly, Melissa 2.42 4-5 11 8 3 1/1 1 52.0 46 21 18 22 41 3 0 7 196 .235 2 4 0 0 6

2 Sullivan, Erika 2.62 3-1 8 6 3 0/2 0 37.1 36 15 14 9 13 7 0 6 142 .254 0 0 0 2 3

99 Rampino, Ashley 4.20 2-1 8 2 1 0/1 0 16.2 15 10 10 19 13 1 0 2 60 .250 7 1 0 0 1

Totals 2.77 9-7 16 16 7 3/2 1 106.0 97 46 42 50 67 11 0 15 398 .244 9 5 0 2 10Opponents 4.19 7-9 16 16 8 1/0 1 105.1 140 80 63 56 85 19 2 13 452 .310 11 7 0 3 7

PB - Team (2), Velasquez 2, Opp (5). SBA/ATT - Donnelly (11-14), Velasquez (8-11), McDevitt (6-7), Rampino (2-3), Sullivan (1-1).


Date Opponent Result Pitcher of Record Mar 13 vs. Colgate# L, 4-7 Sullivan (0-1)Mar 14 vs. Columbia# W, 7-3 Donnelly (1-0)Mar 14 vs. Tennessee-Martin# L, 0-4 Rampino (0-1)Mar 15 vs. Lafayette# W, 1-0 Sullivan (1-1)Mar 15 vs. Akron# L, 5-8 Rampino (0-2)Mar 15 vs. Green Bay# L, 2-8 Donnelly (1-1)Mar 16 vs. Lafayette# W, 6-2 Sullivan (2-1)Mar 16 vs. Colgate# L, 2-4 Rampino (0-3)Mar 18 vs. Army# W, 1-0 Sullivan (3-1)Mar 18 vs. Brown# L, 4-6 Donnelly (1-2)Mar 19 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson# W, 8-0 Sullivan (4-1)Mar 19 vs. Hartford# L, 3-6 Rampino (0-4)Mar 25 ARMY L, 2-4 Sullivan (4-2)Mar 25 ARMY W, 3-0 Donnelly (2-2)Mar 28 at Columbia W, 8-5 Sullivan (5-2)Apr 03 at Central Connecticut L, 1-4 Donnelly (2-3)Apr 03 at Central Connecticut W, 7-6 (11) Rampino (1-4)Apr 06 at Fordham L, 0-7 Rampino (1-5)Apr 06 at Fordham L, 3-7 Sullivan (5-3)Apr 07 WAGNER L, 0-1 Donnelly (2-4)Apr 07 WAGNER W, 2-1 Sullivan (6-3)Apr 10 IONA* L, 1-8 Donnelly (2-5)Apr 10 IONA* L, 4-7 (8) Sullivan (6-4)Apr 13 ALBANY W, 1-0 Sullivan (7-4)Apr 13 ALBANY W, 8-5 Rampino (2-5)Apr 14 at Stony Brook W, 5-3 (11) Sullivan (8-4)Apr 14 at Stony Brook T, 1-1 NoneApr 17 CANISIUS* W, 5-1 Sullivan (9-4)Apr 17 CANISIUS* L, 2-5 Donnelly (2-6)Apr 18 NIAGARA* W, 3-1 Sullivan (10-4)Apr 18 NIAGARA* L, 0-2 Donnelly (2-7)Apr 21 at Fairleigh Dickinson L, 3-4 Sullivan (10-5)Apr 21 at Fairleigh Dickinson W, 10-8 (8) Rampino (3-5)Apr 24 at Siena* L, 1-2 Rampino (3-6)Apr 24 at Siena* W, 10-1 Rampino (4-6)Apr 27 MONMOUTH L, 5-7 Donnelly (2-8)Apr 27 MONMOUTH W, 6-5 (8) Rampino (5-6)May 01 at Rider* W, 12-0 Donnelly (3-8)May 01 at Rider* L, 5-7 Donnelly (3-9)May 02 at Saint Peter’s* W, 11-0 Donnelly (4-9)May 02 at Saint Peter’s* W, 9-0 Rampino (6-6)May 04 at Wagner W, 3-2 Sullivan (11-5)May 04 at Wagner W, 8-0 Donnelly (5-9)May 06 at Marist* W, 2-1 (9) Donnelly (6-9)May 06 at Marist* W, 6-1 Donnelly (7-9)May 08 FAIRFIELD* W, 7-5 Sullivan (12-5)May 08 FAIRFIELD* L, 2-5 Donnelly (7-10)May 13 at Canisius! L, 4-5 Donnelly (7-11)May 14 vs. Niagara! L, 1-2 (8) Donnelly (7-12)

*-MAAC game !-MAAC Tournament#-Rebel Spring Games

2010 RESULTS


2010 MAAC REVIEW2010 MAAC FINAL STANDINGS MAAC Overall(1) Canisius 13-3 34-19(2) Iona 13-3 28-26(3) Niagara 10-6 22-22(4) Manhattan 9-7 25-23-1Rider 8-8 16-31-1Fairfield 8-8 24-22Siena 7-9 14-37Marist 4-12 10-35Saint Peter’s 0-16 2-34

MAAC Tournament: Iona 3, Niagara 1 (9 innings); Canisius 5, Manhattan 4; Iona 6, Canisius 2; Niagara 2, Manhattan 1; Canisius 4, Niagara 0; Iona 4, Canisius 1

ALL-MAAC FIRST TEAM MAAC PLAYER OF THE YEARP: Caroline Main, Canisius Teresa Healy, NiagaraP: Sarah Jackson, IonaC: Michelle Fridey, Canisius MAAC PITCHER OF THE YEARIF: Paige Freiberger, Canisius Sarah Jackson, IonaIF: Allyssa James, IonaIF: Melissa Donnelly, Manhattan MAAC ROOKIE OF THE YEARIF: Teresa Healy, Niagara Jodi Petersen, IonaOF: Lizzy Gatto, CanisiusOF: Lauren Hope, Canisius ANACONDA SPORTS MAAC COACH OF THE YEAROF: Jodi Petersen, Iona Jamie Wohlbach, IonaDP: Jaci Rahey, ManhattanUT: Amanda Centeno, Rider MAAC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM P: Caroline Main, CanisiusALL-MAAC SECOND TEAM P: Julie DiMatteo, NiagaraP: Amanda Baun, Canisius C: Michelle Fridey, CanisiusP: Erika Sullivan, Manhattan IF: Emily Helbig, CanisiusP: Julie DiMatteo, Niagara IF: Allyssa James, IonaC: Melanie Gettins, Iona IF: Chelsea Sheehan, IonaIF: Emily Helbig, Canisius IF: Nicole Michel, ManhattanIF: Tessa Earley, Iona OF: Lauren Hope, CanisiusIF: Nicole Michel, Manhattan OF: Jodi Petersen, IonaIF: Nicole DiVirgilio, Marist OF: Kristina Walraven, ManhattanIF: Maggie McDonald, Niagara OF: Kristin Kill, NiagaraIF: Shannon Jones, SienaOF: Meghan Borst, Fairfield MAAC TOURNAMENT MVPOF: Jenna Baker, Niagara Sarah Jackson, IonaOF: Kristin Kill, NiagaraDP: Eileen McCann, NiagaraUT: Kristina Lingo, Fairfield


HITTING

BATTING AVERAGE1. Stacy Cowen .581 19912. Lisa Pigat .486 19823. Stacy Cowen .472 19924. Jennifer Drum .448 19945. Lisa Pigat .444 19846. Danielle Yearick .437 19917. Jennifer Drum .433 19938. Jennifer Drum .427 19929. Jaci Rahey .409 201010. Jennifer Drum .407 1995

RUNS1. Stacy Cowen 65 19912. Jennifer Drum 53 19933. Danielle Yearick 52 19914. Jennifer Drum 49 19925. Stacy Cowen 46 19926. Kiera Fox 45 20067. Danielle Yearick 43 19938. Liz Strein 41 20069. Stefani Gozdziewski 38 200610. Holly Farmer 37 1991 Laura Riccardi 37 1991

HITS1. Stacy Cowen 93 19912. Jennifer Drum 74 19933. Stacy Cowen 67 19924. Sue DelVecchio 63 19935. Danielle Yearick 62 19916. Jennifer Drum 61 1992 Liz Strein 61 20068. Jennifer Drum 60 19949. Julie Theret 59 200010. Jaci Rahey 56 2010

DOUBLES1. Amanda Rogers 17 20002. Jennifer Fisher 14 1999 Jennifer Fisher 14 19974. Jennifer Drum 13 1994 Danielle Yearick 13 19916. Melissa Donnelly 12 2010 Jaci Rahey 12 2010 Kristina Walraven 12 2010 Amanda Rogers 12 1999 Sue DelVecchio 12 1993

HOME RUNS1. Kiera Fox 17 20052. Kiera Fox 11 20063. Jaci Rahey 10 20104. Nicole Michel 8 2010 Danielle Yearick 8 19936. Candice Sheridan 7 2007 Jennifer Fisher 7 1996 Jennifer Drum 7 1993 Lisa Pigat 7 198210. Jen McCracken 6 2005 Jennifer Drum 6 1995

SEASON RECORDSRUNS BATTED IN1. Danielle Yearick 70 19912. Jaci Rahey 58 20103. Kiera Fox 55 20064. Sue DelVecchio 43 19935. Jennifer Drum 42 19936. Danielle Just 40 20067. Kiera Fox 39 20058. Jennifer Fisher 37 19999. Danielle Yearick 35 199310. Jennifer Drum 32 1992 Lisa Pigat 32 1982

WALKS1. Danielle Yearick 32 19932. Danielle Yearick 31 1991 Laura Riccardi 31 19914. Kiera Fox 30 20065. Holly Farmer 26 19916. Jaci Rahey 25 20107. Margaret LaFex 23 20048. Liz Strein 21 2006 Amanda Rogers 21 2000 Danielle Yearick 21 1992 Kerry Mohen 21 1990

STOLEN BASES1. Julie Theret 27 20002. Kathy Luke 26 19873. Leona O’Connor 25 19874. Stacy Cowen 24 19915. Julia Filos 21 19826. Katie Bentz 17 2001 Kathy Luke 17 1988 Kathy Luke 17 19869. Stacey Jack 13 1987 Lori Matturo 13 1986

PITCHING

ERA1. Stacy Cowen 1.06 19922. Julianne Soviero 1.74 2002 Candice Aulogia 1.74 20014. Heather Marshak 1.85 20005. Jillian Medea 1.87 2004 Heather Marshak 1.87 19977. Carrie Wujcik 1.98 19958. Jillian Medea 2.24 20059. Carrie Wujcik 2.29 199310. Carrienn Ciccone 2.34 1997

APPEARANCES1. Carrie Wujcik 48 19932. Liz Pennino 41 20073. Bethany De Brosse 38 19944. Kristi Gelsleichter 35 20055. Jillian Medea 33 20056. Jillian Medea 32 2004 Stacy Cowen 32 19928. Ashley Rampino 29 2009 Jillian Medea 29 200610. Heather Marshak 27 2000

GAMES STARTED1. Carrie Wujcik 47 19932. Bethany De Brosse 37 19943. Stacy Cowen 31 19924. Jillian Medea 30 20045. Kristi Gelsleichter 29 2007 Jillian Medea 29 20057. Jillian Medea 27 20068. Heather Marshak 25 2000 Carrie Wujick 25 1995 Christine Spinna 25 1991

COMPLETE GAMES1. Carrie Wujcik 38 19932. Bethany De Brosse 33 19943. Jillian Medea 27 20044. Stacy Cowen 26 19925. Jillian Medea 23 20056. Carrie Wujick 22 19957. Jillian Medea 21 20068. Christine Spinna 20 19919. Carrieann Ciccone 19 199710. Heather Marshak 18 1999 Heather Marshak 18 1998

INNINGS PITCHED1. Carrie Wujcik 305.1 19932. Bethany De Brosse 233.0 19943. Jillian Medea 209.2 20044. Stacy Cowen 198.1 19925. Jillian Medea 193.1 20056. Heather Marshak 173.2 20007. Jillian Medea 172.0 20068. Liz Pennino 166.0 20079. Carrie Wujcik 155.2 199510. Christine Spinna 149.1 1991

WINS1. Carrie Wujcik 30 19932. Bethany De Brosse 25 19943. Stacy Cowen 24 19924. Christine Spinna 17 19915. Jillian Medea 16 2006 Jillian Medea 16 20057. Carrie Wujcik 15 19958. Stacy Cowen 14 19919. Erika Sullivan 12 201010. Heather Marshak 11 2000 Heather Marshak 11 1999

STRIKEOUTS1. Jillian Medea 187 20042. Jillian Medea 174 20053. Jillian Medea 111 20064. Carrieann Ciccone 108 19975. Carrie Wujcik 105 19936. Liz Pennino 97 20077. Ashley Rampino 89 20098. Melissa Donnelly 84 20109. Kara Husband 83 2001 Julianne Soviero 83 2000


CAREER RECORDSHITTINGRUNS1. Jennifer Drum 1732. Danielle Yearick 1583. Holly Farmer 1164. Stacy Cowen 1115. Lindsay Hill 946. Elizabeth Strein 927. Kiera Fox 918. Sue Del Vecchio 899. Laura Riccardi 8810. Stefani Gozdziewski 86

HITS1. Jennifer Drum 2432. Sue Del Vecchio 1973. Danielle Yearick 1904. Jennifer Fisher 1835. Amanda Rogers 1706. Lindsay Hill 1677. Stacy Cowen 1608. Kristina Walraven 150 Danielle Just 15010. Elizabeth Strein 149

DOUBLES1. Amanda Rogers 472. Jennifer Fisher 423. Sue Del Vecchio 334. Danielle Yearick 305. Danielle Just 296. Jennifer Drum 277. Kristina Walraven 248. Amanda Genovese 22 Emily Lloyd 22 Jennifer Maxwell 22

HOME RUNS1. Kiera Fox 302. Danielle Yearick 223. Jennifer Drum 184. Jennifer Fisher 175. Jaci Rahey 126. Ashley Rampino 117. Melissa Donnelly 10 Danielle Just 109. Melinda Whitaker 910. Nicole Michel 8 Sue Del Vecchio 8 Candice Sheridan 8

RUNS BATTED IN1. Danielle Yearick 1622. Jennifer Drum 1203. Sue Del Vecchio 1144. Jennifer Fisher 107 Kiera Fox 1076. Danielle Just 877. Lindsay Hill 718. Jaci Rahey 649. Holly Farmer 6310. Kerry Mohen 60 Amanda Rogers 60

TOTAL BASES1. Jennifer Drum 3962. Danielle Yearick 3443. Jennifer Fisher 2964. Sue Del Vecchio 2725. Amanda Rogers 2646. Lindsay Hill 2507. Stacy Cowen 2488. Emily Lloyd 2449. Jen McCracken 23910. Kiera Fox 233

WALKS1. Danielle Yearick 992. Holly Farmer 703. Laura Ricciardi 654. Kerry Mohen 615. Amanda Rogers 606. Jennifer Fisher 59 Kiera Fox 598. Margaret LaFex 589. Christina Buyea 5210. Jaci Rahey 50

STOLEN BASES1. Kathy Luke 602. Julie Theret 413. Katie Bentz 394. Kristina Walraven 335. Jennifer Drum 326. Elizabeth Strein 317. Stacy Cowen 308. Leona O’Connor 279. Amanda Rogers 2610. Kiera Fox 24

PITCHINGERA1. Stacy Cowen 1.792. Heather Marshak 2.213. Carrie Wujcik 2.324. Jillian Medea 2.415. Julianne Soviero 2.506. Carrieann Ciccone 2.777. Brianne Illanovsky 2.788. Erika Sullivan 2.829. Kelly Wiedenhaefer 2.9710. Kara Husband 2.99

APPEARANCES1. Jillian Medea 1162. Carrie Wujcik 1053. Elizabeth Pennino 914. Heather Marshak 895. Ashley Rampino 786. Kristi Gelsleichter 777. Kara Husband 748. Julianne Soviero 689. Melissa Donnelly 6710. Carrieann Ciccone 66

GAMES STARTED1. Carrie Wujick 982. Jillian Medea 943. Heather Marshak 834. Kristi Gelsleichter 605. Carrieann Ciccone 59 Christine Spinna 597. Melissa Donnelly 51 Stacy Cowen 51 Bethany DeBrosse 5110. Julianne Soviero 50

COMPLETE GAMES1. Jillian Medea 78 Carrie Wujcik 783. Heather Marshak 644. Christine Spinna 445. Carrieann Ciccone 42 Stacy Cowen 427. Bethany DeBrosse 418. Melissa Donnelly 319. Julianne Soviero 2710. Candice Aulogia 22

INNINGS PITCHED1. Jillian Medea 655.12. Carrie Wujcik 618.03. Heather Marshak 533.14. Carrieann Ciccone 376.25. Melissa Donnelly 343.26. Christine Spinna 339.27. Bethany DeBrosse 338.08. Stacy Cowen 328.09. Julianne Soviero 325.010. Elizabeth Pennino 322.1

WINS1. Carrie Wujcik 552. Jillian Medea 433. Stacy Cowen 384. Heather Marshak 365. Bethany DeBrosse 356. Christine Spinna 337. Melissa Donnelly 218. Erika Sullivan 18 Carrieann Ciccone 18 Julianne Soviero 18

STRIKEOUTS1. Jillian Medea 5142. Heather Marshak 2553. Carrie Wujcik 2454. Carrieann Ciccone 2385. Kara Husband 2196. Julianne Soviero 2097. Melissa Donnelly 1878. Elizabeth Pennino 1839. Ashley Rampino 16510. Kristi Gelsleichter 154


With 10 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is in its 30th year of competition dur-ing the 2010-2011 academic year.

The MAAC was founded in 1980 by six charter members: the U.S. Military Academy, Fairfield University, Fordham University, Iona College, Manhattan College and Saint Peter’s College. Competition followed one year later in the fall of 1981 with members competing in the sports of men’s cross country and men’s soccer. On January 2, 1982, Army traveled to Iona for the first MAAC men’s bas-ketball game and the MAAC story had begun.

Today, Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Loyola Univer-sity Maryland, Manhattan College, Marist College, Niagara University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s College, and Siena College. In addition, associate members include the University of Detroit Mercy, Jacksonville University and Virginia Military Institute in men’s lacrosse. St. Francis (N.Y.) College, Villanova University and Wagner College are all associate members of the MAAC Women’s Water Polo League. Drake Univer-sity, Robert Morris University and Sacred Heart University compete in women’s rowing, while the University at Albany, Boston University and the University of Hartford began competition in women’s golf in the spring of 2010. The MAAC will support 24 sports and championships during the 2010-2011 academic year.

The MAAC Basketball Championships return to the Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn. for 2011, with Springfield’s MassMutual Center preparing to host the 2012-2014 championships. By having an excel-lent working relationship with various facilities, the MAAC has been able to attract a number of NCAA Championship events. Most recently, the MAAC, Canisius College and Niagara University successfully hosted the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship First and Second Rounds at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. All three parties hosted the event in 2004 and 2007. The MAAC and Rider University co-hosted the 2009 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Regional at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, N.J., after recording the third highest attendance figure for the women’s championship with the First and Second Rounds in 2006. The MAAC and Rider will work together to co-host the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa.

MAAC ASSOCIATE SPORTSIn June of 1995, the MAAC continued to develop opportunities for

student-athletes as the conference announced the formation of the MAAC Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Leagues. The men’s league began competition in the spring of 1996, while the women’s league commenced in the spring of 1997. The men’s league consists of four MAAC schools -- Canisius, Manhattan, Marist, and Siena – and three associate members – Detroit Mercy, Jacksonville and Virginia Military Institute. The women’s league consists of MAAC institutions Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, Manhattan, Marist, Niagara and Siena.

In 2002, the MAAC added the MAAC Women’s Water Polo League. The league is made up of three MAAC schools – Iona, Marist and Siena – as well as three associate members, St. Francis (N.Y.), Villanova and Wagner.

Sacred Heart started participating in MAAC Women’s Rowing in the

spring of 2008. Drake University joined the league for the 2010 MAAC Championship, while Rob-ert Morris will begin competition in the spring of 2011.

In the summer of 2009, the MAAC added three associate members – Albany, Boston Uni-versity and Hartford – to women’s golf, with the programs starting competition against MAAC mem-bers Fairfield, Niagara and Siena in 2009-2010.

ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS

The MAAC prides itself on the accomplishments of its student-athletes in the classroom, as well as on the field. Mary Beth Riley, a 1991 graduate of Canisius, was the first recipient of the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. In the fall of 1998, Erin Whalen, a member of the Iona women’s rowing team, was awarded one of the nation’s 32 Rhodes Scholar-ships for academic achievement

and civic leadership. Jose Vargas, a Loyola student, was also awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1999.

First-class facilities are the rule with MAAC schools, as teams regu-larly play in top-notch arenas, such as Madison Square Garden, the IZOD Center, HSBC Arena, Times Union Center, the Arena at Harbor Yard and the Sun National Bank Center. The other MAAC championships boast their share of outstanding locales as well, such as the Reverend Harold Ridley, S.J., Athletic Complex at Loyola, where both the men’s and women’s soccer championships will be contested in the fall of 2010, and Waterfront Park in Trenton, home of the 2011 MAAC Baseball Cham-pionship. This year, the MAAC will take its volleyball championship to Orlando, Florida, where it will conduct its post-season event at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The MAAC Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships will be held at Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course.

In the past several years, a number of the MAAC schools have also enjoyed success in NCAA Championships. MAAC schools have made a total of 75 NIT appearances and 45 NCAA appearances. In addition, Fairfield represented the league last season in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament while the Fairfield women participated in the Women’s Basketball Invitational. The MAAC currently possesses 13 automatic bids to NCAA Championships in men’s and women’s basket-ball, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and women’s water polo. In 2007, the Marist women’s basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 before falling to the eventual National Champion, the University of Tennessee. Last fall, the No. 11 Iona men’s cross country team fin-ished tied for eighth place at the NCAA Championship race, extended the Gaels’ streak to eight straight Top 10 national finishes. Canisius softball, Manhattan track, Manhattan and Marist baseball and Loyola soccer and lacrosse have also flourished on the national stage.

The MAAC has also been a leader in the forefront of technology, ex-panding the notoriety of the league into cyberspace. In 2007, the league reached an agreement with JumpTV, Inc. to sponsor the MAAC web page. Launched in November 1999, www.maacsports.com has been a great success, providing fans with up-to-date contest results, multimedia content and an online merchandise store.

The MAAC President for the 2010-2011 academic year is Rev. Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., the President of Fairfield University. The Vice-President is Dr. Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., the President of Saint Peter’s College. Ed McLaughlin, Director of Athletics at Niagara University, will chair the Committee on Athletic Administration, and Karin Torchia, Associate Ath-letic Director/Senior Woman Administrator at Rider University will serve as Vice Chair.

METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE


STEPHENDOMBROSKI

Assistant Athletic Director for Communication and

Marketing

DEBORAH GREGORY

Assistant Athletic Director/ Athletic Business Manager/Senior Woman Administrator

DR. SHAWNLADDA

NCAA FacultyAthletic Representative

LINDSAYDARCYAcademicAdvisor

KEVINLEIGHTON

Athletic Travel Coordinator/Head Baseball Coach

SUSANPAPEAthleticsSecretary

ANDREWCORNICELLOAssistant Director of

Sports Medicine

DOUGSTRALEY

Assistant Athletic Director for Sports

Medicine

SHAWNBRENNAN

Associate Athletic Director Athletic/Academic

Operations

RYANDARCY

Operations Manager/Asst. Baseball Coach

JOECLIFFORDAssistant Sports

Information Director

JENNIFERRIVERA

Assistant Athletic Trainer

DYLAN HOROWITZ

Sports Information Graduate Assistant

TERESA MORAN

Athletic Business Office Graduate Assistant/Ticket

Manager

MILOS VUCKOVIC

Operations & Equipment Graduate Assistant

LAURA JACKSON

Sports Medicine Graduate Assistant

KERI MORRISON

Compliance Graduate Assistant

MEGHAN MALINOWSKI

Sports Medicine Graduate Assistant

ARIEL PESANTECompliance Coordinator


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Dr. Brennan O’Donnell is the 19th president of Manhattan College, having assumed the responsibilities of the position July 1, 2009.

Dr. O’Donnell comes to Manhattan from Fordham College at Rose Hill, Fordham University’s oldest and largest school. As dean of Fordham College, he was the chief academic officer of a College of Arts and Sciences enrolling about 3,200 students under a faculty of more than 200.

Before coming to New York, Dr. O’Donnell spent 17 years at Loyola College in Maryland (now Loyola University Maryland), where he served as a professor of English and, from 1999-2004, as director of the university-wide Honors Program. An active scholar, his teaching and research interests focus mainly upon poetry, especially of the British Romantic period, and on religion and literature, particularly contemporary American Catholic writers. He has authored two books on the poetry of William Wordsworth and co-edited The Work of Andre Dubus, a collection of essays published as a double issue of Religion and the Arts. In addition, Dr. O’Donnell has published articles, essays and reviews in some of the leading journals in his field. At Manhattan, he will continue to hold a faculty appointment, as he had at Fordham and Loyola, as professor of English.

As the first president of the College not to be a member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, Dr. O’Donnell is treading new ground at Manhattan College. He has experience in such transitions, however, as he was also the first layperson to serve as dean of Fordham College at Rose Hill. His publications and

lectures demonstrate a keen engagement in issues of faith and education, specifically Catholic higher education. From 1994–2000, he served as editor of the national magazine Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education, and he was a member of the National Seminar on Jesuit Higher Education from 1993–2000. In addition, he has served as a board member for the Lilly Fellows Program and for Collegium, a consortium of Catholic universities that strives to strengthen faculty understanding of and participation in the mission of Catholic higher education.

A native of Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley, Dr. O’Donnell earned his B.A. with highest distinction and Honors in English at The Pennsylvania State University in 1981, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He earned an M.A. and a Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in English and American Literature and Language. He is the recipient of numerous fellowships, grants, awards and honors.

Dr. O’Donnell is married to Angela O’Donnell (formerly Alaimo), a poet and writer who teaches at Fordham, where she serves as associate director of the Francis and Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studies. The couple has three sons: Charles (a graduate of Saint John’s University, Minnesota, and a teacher in the St. Paul, Minnesota, public schools), Patrick (a 2009 graduate of Columbia University, currently pursuing graduate studies in philosophy in Leuven, Belgium), and Will (a senior English major at Fordham).



A 1968 graduate of Manhattan College, Byrnes enters his 23rd year as director of athletics.

Since his arrival back to Riverdale in May of 1988, Byrnes has presided over a renaissance period in Manhattan College athletics. During his tenure, the men’s and women’s basketball pro-grams have earned eight NCAA Tournament bids (four women, four men). Additionally, the Jaspers have appeared in five postseason and preseason National Invitational Tournaments (NIT). Women’s soccer and men’s and women’s lacrosse began competition at the Division I level under Byrnes, and 14 different teams have won conference championships-men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor track, men’s and wom-en’s outdoor track, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, volleyball, men’s tennis, softball and baseball. In addition, to date, 26 student-athletes have received All-America honors for both athletic and academic achievements.

Before returning to Manhattan, Byrnes spent 13 years with the Morrison-Knudsen Company, one of the largest engineering and construction firms in the nation.

A native of Garrison, New York, Byrnes earned his undergraduate degree in physical education with a minor in biology. He also holds an M.B.A. from City University in Seattle, Washington.

As an undergraduate, Byrnes was a member of the Jaspers’ club football team. Byrnes served as team captain and played both defensive tackle and

offensive end. He spent one season as an assistant coach and helped guide Manhattan to a 6-2 overall record in 1969.

Upon graduation, Byrnes began a teaching and coaching career at Queen of Peace High School in North Arlington, New Jersey. He also served as the school’s director of athletics from 1970-73. Under his leadership, Queen of Peace registered state tournament appearances in baseball and basket-ball, while also capturing the Parochial “B” State Championship in football (1972).

In addition to his responsibilities at Manhat-tan, Byrnes served two stints (1997-99, 2004-06) as president of the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association, at one time the sponsor-ing body of the NIT. He also served on the NCAA Championship Committee in 1999-2000. He is currently the chair of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men’s Basketball Committee and the Committee on Athletic Administration, as well as a member of the ECAC Officials Negotiating Committee. In recognition of his years of outstand-ing contributions to Jasper athletics, Byrnes was inducted into the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.

Byrnes resides in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, along with his wife, Rosemary. He is the father of five children: Bob, Carolyn (Manhattan ’97), Brian (Manhattan ’99), Darren and Brigid.


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