Robert DranoffCommissioner

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Leslie BuschAssistant Commissioner

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Casey RaffertyDirector of Media Relationscrafferty@eccsports.org

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East Coast Conference Staff

SoftballAll games will be played at the LIU Post Softball Complex - Brookville, N.Y.

Thursday, May 1Game 1 - No. 4 Dowling vs. No. 1 LIU Post - 1:00 p.m.

Game 2 - No. 3 Queens vs. No. 2 Molloy - 3:30 p.m.

Friday, May 2Game 3 - Winners from Games 1 & 2 - 10:00 a.m.

Game 4 - Loser from Games 1 & 2 - 12:30 p.m.Game 5 - Loser of Game 3 vs.Winner of Game 4 - 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 3 - ChampionshipGame 6 - Winners from Game 4 & 5 - 12:00 p.m.

Game 7 - If necessary - 2:30 p.m.

Championship Schedule

The 2014 East Coast Conference Softball Championship Program was written, laid out and designed by Casey Rafferty, Director of Media Relations, in Adobe InDesign CS5. Cover art work was designed by Casey Rafferty. Special thanks to the editorial as-sistance provided by: Bob Dranoff, Leslie Busch, and the Sports Information Directors of the East Coast Conference.

2013 ECC Softball ChampionshipMay 2

No. 1 LIU Post d. No. 4 Mercy, 10-2 (6 innings)No. 2 Molloy d. No. 3 Dowling, 11-0 (5 innings)

at Brookville, N.Y.

May 3No. 1 LIU Post d. No. 2 Molloy, 1-0

No. 3 Dowling d. No. 4 Mercy, 13-1 (5 innings)No. 2 Molloy d. No. 3 Dowling, 10-1 (5 innings)

at Brookville, N.Y.

May 4 - FinalsNo. 2 Molloy d. No. 1 LIU Post, 4-1 No. 2 Molloy d. No. 1 LIU Post, 4-1

at Brookville, N.Y.

1991 Southampton1992 Southampton1997 Adelphi1998 C.W. Post1999 Queens2000 C.W. Post2001 Queens2002 C.W. Post2003 C.W. Post2004 C.W. Post

2005 Dowling2006 C.W. Post2007 Dowling2008 C.W. Post2009 C.W. Post2010 Dowling2011 Molloy2012 Molloy2013 Molloy

Past Champions

DOWLING COLLEGE

Coach Jackie Hannan

Erican Fischetti

Jamie Laird

Crystal Tarango

No. Name Yr Pos B/T Ht Hometown/Previous School1 Tammy Vermeulan Jr. OF R/L 5-7 Patchogue, N.Y./Bayport2 Erica Fischetti Sr. UTL R/R 5-4 Seaford, N.Y./Seaford3 Crystal Tarango Jr. OF R/R 5-6 Fontana, Calif./Etiwanda5 Alisa Fjelstad Jr. P/IF R/R 5-6 Corona, Calif./Eleanor Roosevelt 7 Amber Fogarty Jr. OF R/R 5-1 Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore8 Caitlin Zowak Fr. OF R/R 5-5 Copaigue, N.Y./Copaigue9 Marie Racano Jr. OF R/R 5-2 Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park10 Nicole Parkas Jr. C R/R 5-3 Dix Hills, N.Y./St. Anthony’s 12 Samantha Laird So. C R/R 5-5 Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem East13 Amber O’Malley Sr. OF R/R 5-4 Farmingville, N.Y./Sachem East 15 Stephanie Staiano Fr. OF R/R 5-4 East Meadow, N.Y./Kellenberg 16 Erika Nogan Sr. P R/R 5-6 Seaford, N.Y./Seaford20 Ashley Steponaitis Fr. IF R/R 5-5 Commack, N.Y./Commack21 Arianna La Puma So. IF R/R 5-5 Centereach, N.Y./Centereach 22 Michelle Andrews Sr. P L/L 5-7 Commack, N.Y./Commack27 Jamie Laird Jr. IF R/R 5-6 East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow 31 Ashley Seidel Jr. C R/R 5-4 Coram, N.Y./Newfield42 Victoria Gallagher So. IF R/R 5-2 Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place

Head Coach: Jackie Hannan (1st Season) Assistant Coaches: Alicia Smith and Keri Boystak

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

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

Quick FactsLocation: Oakdale, N.Y. Colors: Navy Blue and GoldFounded: 1955 President: Dr. Norman R. SmithEnrollment: Over 6,500 Director of Athletics: Melody CopeNickname: Golden Lions

Did You Know?• The men’s soccer program won the National Championship in 2006 and advanced to the National Champi-onship game in 2008• Dowling has had four baseball student-athletes selected in the MLB First Year Player draft (Kip Roggen-dorf, ‘93, Toronto; Wilberto Ortiz, ‘06, Los Angeles (AL); Billy Mottram, ‘07, Chicago (NL); David Wendt, ‘09, Tampa Bay)• The men’s lacrosse team won the program’s first National Championship in 2012• In 2012-13 Dowling’s women’s basketball team advanced to the National Championship game after becom-ing the second team in ECC history to win the NCAA East Region Tournament.

LIU POST

Coach Jamie Apicella

Alyson Dzierzynski

Alexis Gonzalez

Nicole Hagenah

No. Name Yr Pos B/T Ht Hometown/Previous School2 Mackenzie Buckley Fr. OF R/R 5-2 St. James, N.Y. / Smithtown East3 Megan Salcido Jr. P R/R 5-8 Brawley, Calif. / Brawley Union4 Jessica Julich Sr. OF R/R 5-9 Kings Park, N.Y. / Kings Park5 Maria Palmeri So. IF R/R 5-5 Middle Village, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy7 Quincy Lewis So. P L/L 5-7 Corning, N.Y. / Corning West8 Dana Moss So. IF R/R 5-10 Howard Beach, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy9 Melissa Peet Fr. IF R/R 5-11 Monroe, Conn. / Masuk10 Catherine Havens Jr. OF L/R 5-3 Eastport, N.Y. / Eastport-South Manor11 Angela Carmine Sr. IF L/R 5-4 Westbury, N.Y. / W.T. Clarke12 Kayla McCoy Fr. IF R/R 5-8 Smithtown, N.Y. / Smithtown West15 Liz Weber Sr. P R/R 5-8 Brightwaters, N.Y./Le Moyne16 Ashley Martin Fr. P R/R 5-6 Long Beach, N.Y. / Long Beach17 Alexis Gonzalez Sr. OF R/R 5-7 Hauppauge, N.Y./Siena18 Nicole Ehlinger Jr. P R/R 5-4 Hauppauge, N.Y. / Hauppauge20 Samantha Miller Jr. OF R/R 5-2 East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow21 Paige Swantek So. C R/R 5-9 Smithtown, N.Y. / Commack23 Nicole Hagenah Sr. IF R/R 5-9 Commack, N.Y. / Commack24 Carly Chamberlain Sr. OF L/R 5-4 Nesco, N.J. / Oakcrest26 Aly Dzierzynski Jr. C R/R 5-10 Deer Park, N.Y. / Deer Park

Head Coach: Jamie Apicella (16th Season)Assistant Coaches: Carla CampagnaPitching Consultant: Megan Butterworth

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

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

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

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

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

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

Quick FactsLocation: Brookville, N.Y. Colors: Green and GoldFounded: 1954 President: Dr. Kimberly R. ClineEnrollment: 8,472 Director of Athletics: Byran CollinsNickname: Pioneers

Did You Know?• In the final regular season game against Dowling, junior catcher Aly Dzierzynski set a new single-season program record with her 18th homerun of the season.• As of Apr. 20, the Pioneers ranked 10th in the nation with a combined slugging percentage of .551.• The Pioneers’ seven regular season losses (41-7) are the lowest in school history since the 1998 squad dropped just six (34-6).

No. Name Yr Pos B/T Ht Hometown/Previous School3 Erin Clinton Fr. OF R/R 5-2 Long Beach, Calif./Cerritos5 Milan Botte So. C L/R 5-6 San Diego, Calif./Cathedral Catholic6 Nicolette Sinagra Sr. SS R/R 5-7 Brooklyn, N.Y./New Utrecht7 Chelsea Hawks Fr. P R/R 5-6 Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River9 Tracey Balinskas So. 3B/P R/R 5-7 Edison, NJ/Edison10 Ashley Fedor Fr. 3B R/R 5-5 Monroe, Conn/Masuk11 Brianne Catalano Jr. OF L/R 5-0 Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey12 Dayna White Sr. C R/R 5-6 East Islip, N.Y./East Islip13 Brenda Lee Jr. 2B R/R 5-9 Corona, Calif./Santiago15 Victoria Gunnels Jr. 1B R/R 5-7 North Bellmore, N.Y./Mepham16 Lauren Alexander Sr. OF R/R 5-8 Huntington, N.Y./Walt Whitman18 Rachel Wisniewski Fr. C R/R 5-6 Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka24 Samantha Sauer So. P R/R 5-6 Plainview, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy

Head Coach: Susan Cassidy-Lyke (9th Season)Assistant Coaches: Tiffany D’Alessandro and Melissa MedinaPitching Consultant: Julie Bolduc

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

Quick FactsLocation: Rockville Centre, N.Y. Colors: Maroon and WhiteFounded: 1955 President: Drew Bogner, Ph.DEnrollment: 3,300 Director of Athletics: Susan Cassidy-LykeNickname: Lions

Did You Know?• Senior John Petrucelli of the men’s basketball team set a few new program records this year, including: single-game scoring (39 points versus Bridgeport on December 11, 2013), single-season scoring, and all-time scoring.He also led NCAA Division II in steals per game for the majority of the season, and ranked in the Top-5 for points per game in the country throughout the year.• Senior Kelly Guerriero of the women’s basketball team set a new single-season three-point record as she has drained 85 treys. She paced the ECC in that category.• The men’s indoor track and team won its second-straight East Coast Conference Championship on February 22, 2014. The Lions amassed a total of 138 points at the title meet.• Senior Dan Brown was named to the All-ECC Men’s Soccer First Team this past Fall.• For the Fall 2013 semester, 10 Lions earned a perfect and pristine 4.0 GPA to join the 4.0 GPA Club. The 10 student-athletes were: Alexa De La Torre (women’s soccer), Michael DioGuardi (cross country, track and field), Jessica Falcone (cheerleading), Nicholas Gonchar (baseball), Nicole Hein (cross country, track and field), Katie Jacques (women’s soccer), Keri Korwan (cheerleading), Ryan Lane (cheerleading), Lisa Nappi (equestrian) and Nicolette Sinagra (softball).

MOLLOY COLLEGE

Coach Susan Cassidy-Lyke

Tracey Balinskas

Milan Botte

Nicolette Sinagra

QUEENS COLLEGE

Coach Amy Delmore

Kayla Morrissey

Monique Roberge

Isabelle Yaroch

No. Name Yr Pos Ht B/T Hometown/Previous School00 Kayla Morrissey Fr. IF R/R 5-8 Glen Cove, N.Y./Glen Cove 6 Cat Pastor Sr. OF R/R 5-8 Hewlett, N.Y./Hewlett7 Kaitlyn Crowley Sr. C R/R 5-3 Patchogue, N.Y./St. John the Baptist12 Isabelle Yaroch Jr. P R/R 5-11 Annandale,Va/Annandale15 Melissa Natale Sr. OF R/R 5-3 Yaphank, N.Y./Longwood19 Morgan Starley Fr. P R/R 5-9 Windsor, N.Y./Windsor Central20 Sara Schendel Jr. 3B R/R 5-10 Seattle, Wash./Chief Sealth International21 Samantha Mattsson Jr. SS/3B R/R 5-5 Staten Island, N.Y/Tottenville22 Nicole Pirretti Sr. OF R/R 5-4 East Northport, N.Y/Northport24 Alicia Gonzalez Fr. UT R/R 5-4 Woodhaven, N.Y./H.S. of Construction25 Stevianne Ognibene Fr. OF R/R 5-3 West Islip, N.Y./West Islip27 Monique Roberge Jr. UT/P R/R 5-9 New Hyde Park, N.Y/Sewanhaka37 Lindsey Lichtenberger Fr. IF R/R 5-6 Wayne, N.J/Wayne Valley55 Kristen Boody Fr. C R/R 5-8 Centereach, N.Y/Our Lady of Mercy99 Kylie Spillett Fr. OF R/R 5-5 Yaphank, N.Y/Longwood

Head Coach: Amy Delmore (2nd Season)Assistant Coaches: Kacee Cox, Diana DiPiano, and Carla Pennolino

About Queens:Queens College, located on a beautiful 77-acre campus in Flushing, New York, opened its doors in 1937 with the goal of offering a first-rate education to talented people of all backgrounds and financial means. Part of the City University of New York (CUNY) since its founding in 1961, Queens College is one of CUNY’s largest senior colleges. It enjoys a national reputa-tion for its liberal arts and sciences and professional programs, and was cited in the 2012 edition of The Princeton Review’s The Best 376 Colleges for its academic excellence and generous financial aid packages. The college has 69 undergraduate and 62 graduate programs in four divisions, which offer day and evening courses: Arts and Humanities; Education; Math-ematics and the Natural Sciences; and the Social Sciences. Students are taught by top scholars who are dedicated to teaching and research. Of our 641 full-time faculty, nearly 90% have the terminal degree in their fields (not all fields offer doctorates) and 65% have tenure. Over 120,000 students have graduated since the college’s first class of 1941. Our alumni include such household names as Paul Simon and Jerry Seinfeld, as well as the CEOs of major companies and leaders in the fields of medicine, education, media, the law, and politics.

Quick FactsLocation: Flushing, N.Y. Colors: Navy Blue and RedFounded: 1937 Interim President: Dr. Evangelos J. GizisEnrollment: 20,000 Director of Athletics: China JudeNickname: Knights

Did You Know?• The Lady Knights made it to the AIAW Finals in 1973 and were one of the two participants in the first women’s basketball game ever played at Madison Square Garden in 1975.• Gail Marquis was a silver medalist for the first United States Olympic Women’s Basket-ball Team.• The Queens College women’s tennis teams advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 last year, earning a top-25 ranking along the way.

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