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University of Bridgeport ...........................................................4Dowling College ........................................................................5LIU Post ........................................................................................6Roberts Wesleyan College ........................................................7

Robert DranoffCommissioner

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Leslie BuschAssociate Commissioner

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Casey RaffertyAssistant Commissioner crafferty@eccsports.org

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The 2014 East Coast Conference Volleyball Championship Program was written, laid out and designed by Casey Rafferty, Assis-tant Commissioner of Strategic Communications in Adobe InDesign CS5. Cover art work was designed by Casey Rafferty. Special thanks to the editorial assistance provided by: Bob Dranoff, Leslie Busch, and the Sports Information Directors of the East Coast Conference.

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UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORTNo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School1 Biljana Savic Gr. OH/S 5-11 Novi Sad, Serbia/Gimnazija Isidora Sekulic 2 Giovana Soares Gr. S/OH 5-11 Sao Paulo, Brazil/Florida Tech3 Frida Randen So. MB 6-0 Sodertalje, Sweden/ Allebergsgymnastet4 Larissa Oliveira Sr. MB 5-11 Belo Horizonte, Brazil/Magnum Agostiniane HS5 Salina DeCicco So. DS 5-7 Kingston, N.Y./Kingston HS7 Sofia Markovic Jr. RS 6-1 Belgrade, Serbia/Sportska Gimnazija 8 Martina Santia Jr. L 5-10 Sezze, Italy/E. Mojorana9 Michele Santos Sr. S/DS 5-9 Campinas, Brazil/Ranger College10 Sarah Rosa Jr. OH 5-11 Itajuba, Brazil/ Winthrop University11 Ying Shen Sr. OH 5-11 Nanjing, China/Syracuse University12 Jade Zhao Jr. MB 6-1 Huhhot, China/Syracuse University14 Amanda Kunrath Sr. OH 6-1 Ivoti, Brazil/ Florida State College

Head Coach: Gary Mullin (1st Season)Assistant Coach: Helena CastroGraduate Assistant Coach: Fernanda CostaVolunteer Assistant Coach: Sabrina Simas

About BridgeportAn international, doctoral intensive comprehensive university, with award-winning academic programs, at the University of Bridgeport, the New Eng-land’s fastest growing university, students can earn degrees in a variety of innovative undergraduate and graduate degree programs. UB is among America’s strong international universities with 25 percent of our students coming from overseas. The University’s commitment to educate students from throughout the world is recognized in the US News and World Report issue on colleges. With students from more than 80 countries who are active in student government, publications and clubs, the University of Bridgeport prides itself in being a real world experience in globalization. Through its International Programs, the University provides academic, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities which support the University’s commitment to promote global citizenship and a commitment to public service. There are 200 full- and part-time faculty, including Fulbright Scholars, National Science Foundation Fellows, Ford Fellows, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellows, American Council for Learned Societies Scholars and Phi Beta Kappa Scholars. Known for its competent, committed, caring faculty, the University prides itself on its student-faculty ratio of 11:1. It also takes pride in its commitment to diversity. Some 32 percent of its students are members of minorities. Committed to creating new learning venues, the University of Bridgeport’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies and its Office of Distance Learning pioneered the first online graduate degree program in the State of Connecticut. A variety of online courses and certificate programs are also available.

Coach Gary Mullin

Larissa Oliveira

Sarah Rosa

Biljana Savic

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Quick FactsLocation: Bridgeport, Conn.Founded: 1927Enrollment: 4,800Nickname: Purple KnightsColors: Purple and WhitePresident: Neil Albert SalonenDirector of Athletics: Anthony VittiArena (capacity): Harvey Hubbell Gym (1,200)

Did You Know?• The University of Bridgeport women’s gymnastics team has won the last six USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Team Championships.• UB men’s swimming team took fifth place and the UB women finished in eighth place at the 2014 NCAA Division II National Championship Meet; both the highest team finishes in program history for both squads.• The Bridgeport women’s volleyball team won the school’s first-ever NCAA Division II East Regional Title in the fall of 2011 and hosted the NCAA East Regional for the first time in program history in the fall of 2013.• UB head women’s soccer Magnus Nilerud notched his 200th career win during the 2014 regular season.

DOWLING COLLEGENo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School1 Katarzyna Klocek So. RS/MB 6-3 Poznan, Poland/Zespol Szkol Mistrzostwa Sportowego3 Nicole Parkas Sr. L 5-4 Dix Hills, N.Y./ Saint Anthony’s HS5 Kayla Dillman Jr. S 5-3 Rochester, N.Y./ Victor HS6 Cassy Kelly Sr. OH 5-8 Fraser, Mich./ Fraser HS8 Yarden Amsalem Jr. MB 6-0 Tel Aviv, Israel / Hof HaSharon HS9 Elizabeth Gorman Sr. MB/RS 5-10 Lindenhurst, N.Y./ Lindenhurst HS10 Dragana Jelovac Sr. MB 6-1 Kotor, Montenegro / Mladost11 Vanessa Juengerkes Fr. OH/DS 5-8 Islip, N.Y. / Islip HS13 Kayla Morgan Jr. L 5-6 Lindenhurst, N.Y./ Lindenhurst HS 16 Rachel Goatley Fr. MB/RS 5-11 Toledo, OH / Sylvania Southview HS18 Brittney Olazagasti Jr. OH 5-8 Selden, N.Y. / Newfield HS19 Jessica Kalbfleisch Jr. OH 6-0 Ridge, N.Y./ Longwood HS

Head Coach: Kevin DesLauriers (2nd Season)Assistant Coach: Amanda Ostapow

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 Cam-pus 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 under-graduate and graduate courses. Located within walking distance to the Long Island Rail Road and fea-turing free parking and shuttle bus service, Dowling is easily accessible from both Suffolk and Nassau counties, as well as the five boroughs of New York City.

Coach Kevin DesLauriers

Kayla Dillman

Jessica Kalbfleisch

Katarzyna Klocek

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Quick FactsLocation: Oakdale, N.Y.Founded: 1955Enrollment: Over 6,500Nickname: Golden LionsColors: Navy Blue and GoldPresident: Dr. Albert InserraDirector of Athletics: Melody CopeArena (capacity): Dowling Gymnasium at SJU Eastern Long Island Campus (800)

Did You Know?• The men’s soccer program won the National Champi-onship 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 Na-tional Championship in 2012• In 2012-13 Dowling’s women’s basketball team advanced to the National Championship game after becoming the second team in ECC history to win the NCAA East Region Tournament.• The volleyball team has made 12 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.

LIU POSTNo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School1 Heather Adams Sr. MB 6-1 Centerville, Ohio/Centerville3 Lulu Centro Sr. S 5-7 Rome, Italy/Indian River4 Katie Hudencial Gr. L/OH/S 5-7 Mechanicsville, Va./Regis5 Katie Barto Jr. S 5-7 East Rockaway, N.Y./East Rockaway6 Rachel Ringor Jr. L/DS 5-1 Honolulu, Hawaii/Roosevelt7 Melissa Hansen Jr. MH 6-0 Colorado Springs, Colo./Mesa Ridge8 Monica Amador Jr. S/OH 5-11 Cedar Park, Texas/Cedar Park12 Heather Ball Fr. MB 6-3 Gilbert, Ariz./Gilbert15 Analise Austin So. MH/RS 5-10 Honolulu, Hawaii/Moanalua26 Danielle Valenza Fr. MB/OH 6-0 Hauppauge, N.Y./Hauppauge

Head Coach: Shellane Ogoshi (6th Season)Assistant Coach: Jose Brito, Keegan Garcia, and Terrance Crossan

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

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

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

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

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

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

Coach Shellane Ogoshi

Melissa Hansen

Rachel Ringor

Danielle Valenza

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Quick FactsLocation: Brookville N.Y.Founded: 1954Enrollment: 8,472Nickname: PioneersColors: Green and GoldPresident: Dr. Kimberly R. ClineDirector of Athletics: Bryan CollinsArena (capacity): Pratt Recreation Center (3,000)

Did You Know?• This is the Pioneers’ ninth-consecutive appearance in the East Coast Conference Championship. • Freshmen Danielle Valenza and Heather Ball have twice been recognized as the East Coast Conference Rookie of the Week in 2014.• Head Coach Shellane Ogoshi earned her 100th career victory on Sept. 5. She has 117 career wins to-date.• In 2013, the LIU Post volleyball team captured its first-ever NCAA Division II East Region Championship with a 3-0 win over New Haven.

ROBERTS WESLEYAN COLLEGENo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School1 Judy Schultz Sr. RS 5-9 Hilton, N.Y./Hilton2 Maggie Concannon Jr. S 5-8 Lancaster, N.Y./St. Mary’s3 Olivia Zureck Jr. DS/L 5-6 Lancaster, N.Y./St. Mary’s5 Elisabeth Rivera Fr. S 5-6 Garden Grove, Calif./Rosary6 Kendall Havener Jr. MB 6-2 Alpine, Calif./Granite Hills8 Courtney Taylor Fr. OH 5-9 Spring, Texas/Klein9 Becca Maher Sr. L 5-5 Baldwinsville, N.Y./Baldwinsville10 Alexandre Tahauri So. OH 5-9 Hesperia, Calif./Granite Hills11 Jordan Wilson Sr. MB 5-11 Vista, Calif./Cal Lutheran13 Anjali Thomson So. MB 6-2 Mission Viejo, Calif./Capistrano Valley16 Rebekah Sanchez So. DS 5-5 Haverstraw, N.Y./North Rockland22 Celeste Hartsough Fr. RS 5-10 Farmington, N.Y./Victor

Co-Head Coaches: Jon & Kirsten Meyers (7th Season)Assistant Coaches: Adam Krahmer and Katie Krahmer

About Roberts Wesleyan:

With an enrollment of nearly 2,000 students and a tradition of excellence since 1866, Roberts Wesleyan College is a leader among liberal arts colleges with a Christian worldview. The College offers more than 50 undergraduate programs, as well as graduate programs in education, school psychology, school counseling, health administration, nursing education, nursing leadership & administration, strategic marketing, social work and strategic leadership. Roberts Wesleyan also offers innovative undergradu-ate degree-completion programs for working adults in health administration, nursing, organizational management, and teacher education.

Coaches Jon & Kirsten Meyers

Kendall Havener

Courtney Taylor

Jordan Wilson

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Quick FactsLocation: Rochester, N.Y.Founded: 1866Enrollment: 1,823Nickname: RedhawksColors: Red, Black, and WhitePresident: Dr. Deana L. PorterfieldDirector of Athletics: Mike FaroArena (capacity): Voller Athletic Center (500)

Did You Know?• The Redhawks volleyball team is the first team from Roberts Wesleyan to earn a spot in an ECC postseason tournament since being granted NCAA Division II ac-tive member status this summer.• Co-Head Coaches Jon & Kirsten Meyers were named the ECC Coaches of the Year in 2012, their first year of competing in the ECC.• Roberts Wesleyan earned their first-ever ECC banners this fall as both the men’s and women’s cross country teams won their respective ECC Championship races.• The Redhawks finished second in last year’s ECC Commissioner’s Cup standings.

We have joined institutions across 22 conferences and independents in committing to safe, fun, and entertaining sporting experiences on Division II campuses. We have signed the pledge to create and continue family-friendly experiences for everyone.

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NCAA Division II presidents and chancellors affi rm that athletics events should refl ect the values of higher education and the mission of each institution. Division II emphasizes learning and development in a personal setting. As chancellors and presidents, we are concerned about the uncivil behavior exhibited at college athletics contests and thereby pledge to work together to make respectful, family-friendly events a standard of the Division II experience.