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Dowling College ........................................................................4LIU Post ........................................................................................5Mercy College .............................................................................6Molloy College ...........................................................................7

East Coast Conference Staff

The 2016 East Coast Conference Women’s Lacrosse Championship Program was written, laid out and designed by Casey Rafferty, Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Communications, in Adobe InDesign CS5. Cover art work was designed by Casey Rafferty. Special thanks to the editorial assistance provided by: Bob Dranoff, Melissa Reilly and the Sports Information Directors of the East Coast Conference.

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DOWLING COLLEGENo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School4 Alexis Serras R-Sr. M 5-8 Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst 5 Kayla Reyes Jr. A 5-8 Manorville, N.Y./William Floyd6 Alyssa Milano Jr. A 5-8 Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point 7 Karie Znaniecki Jr. A 5-2 Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue8 Taylor Davide Jr. D 5-2 West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon9 Ashley Firestone Jr. A 5-2 Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park 10 Brooke Kreuscher Jr. A 5-5 Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point 11 Emma Ferreira Sr. M 5-7 Sayville, N.Y./Sayville 14 Brooke Basso Fr. D 5-4 Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North15 Allie Merrill Sr. M 5-5 Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees 17 Trisha Serras Jr. M 5-5 Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst18 Kelly McQuail So. D 5-5 Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur 21 Erin Smith Jr. D 5-5 Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh 22 Katie Meinecke Jr. A 5-6 Manorville, N.Y./Eastport South Manor 27 Tori Johnston Fr. GK 5-3 Hauppauge, N.Y./Hauppauge 28 Lauren Young Jr. GK 5-6 Centereach, N.Y./Centereach 29 Ashley Miller Fr. GK 5-11 Selden, N.Y./Newfield Head Coach: Kerri Handras (10th Season)Assistant Coaches: Ralph Viggiano, Rachael Goldstein, and Cassi Cronin

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

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

Coach Kerri Handras

Brooke Kreuscher

Katie Meinecke

Lauren Young

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

Did You Know?• The men’s soccer program won the National Championship in 2006 and advanced to the National Championship game in 2008• Dowling has had six baseball student-athletes selected in the MLB First Year Player draft (Kip Roggendorf, ‘93, Toronto; Wil-berto Ortiz, ‘06, Los Angeles (AL); Billy Mottram, ‘07, Chicago (NL); David Wendt, ‘09, Tampa Bay; Tyler Badamo, ‘14, New York (NL); Brendan Butler, ‘15, Oakland)• The men’s lacrosse team won the program’s first National Championship in 2012• In 2012-13 Dowling’s women’s basketball team advanced to the National Championship game after becoming the second team in ECC history to win the NCAA East Region Tourna-ment.

LIU POSTNo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School2 Connor Bird Jr. A 5-8 Syosset, N.Y. / Syosset3 Ryan McKinney Fr. M 5-6 Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown4 Morgan Lannig Fr. A 5-2 Syosset, N.Y. / Syosset5 Alexis Newman R-Jr. A 5-2 Medford Lakes, N.J. / Shawnee6 Emily Delaney Sr. A 5-0 Long Valley, N.J. / West Morris7 Brianna Gibbons Jr. D 5-1 Massapequa Park, N.Y. / Massapequa8 Kaitlin Gaghan Sr. D/M 5-10 North Massapequa, N.Y./Quinnipiac9 Brittany Smith Sr. D 5-5 Dix Hills, N.Y. / Half Hollow Hills West10 Honey Roche Sr. D/M 5-7 Centerport, N.Y.. / Harborfields12 Lindsay Montgomery Fr. A 5-3 Valley Stream, N.Y. / Kellenberg Memorial13 Carly Spano R-Fr. D 5-0 Mt. Sinai, N.Y. / Mt. Sinai14 Stefani Vagelatos Jr. A 5-5 Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. / Comsewogue15 Annie Lang Fr. A 5-3 West Islip, N.Y. / West Islip16 Brianna LeCompte Jr. M 5-9 Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Mountain Vista17 Mikaela Brightman So. A 5-3 Holbrook, N.Y. / Bay Shore18 Zoah MacFarland Fr. D 5-8 Orlando, Fla. / Bishop Moore19 Jessica Marsh Sr. A 5-3 Sayville, N.Y. / Sayville20 Courtney Jenkins So. GK 5-4 Longwood, Fla. / Lake Brantley21 Mackenzie Hitchcock Fr. M 5-7 Medina, Ohio / Medina22 Cara Douglas Jr. D/M 5-7 West Islip, N.Y. / West Islip24 Kelly Backus Jr. D 5-2 Oceanside, N.Y. / Oceanside27 Abbey Sollecito Fr. A 5-6 New Hyde Park, N.Y./New Hyde Park Memorial28 Kasey Kephart Sr. GK 5-10 Nesconset, N.Y. / Hauppauge29 Trish Brisotti Fr. M 5-6 Mattituck, N.Y. / Mattituck32 Olivia Kirk So. GK 5-5 Farmingdale, N.Y. / Farmingdale33 Chelsea Karr So. D 5-2 Wantagh, N.Y. / Wantagh

Head Coach: Meghan McNamara (9th Season)Assistant Coaches: Shanna Brady

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. Situated 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 activities 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 Cooperative Education program places students at companies from MTV to American Express as well as government, health care and community service agencies. Our professional experience and Career Planning Office sponsors career fairs with top employers and keeps students in touch with the latest job openings. LIU Post graduates have gone on to become entrepreneurs, executives at major firms, teachers, doctors, artists, scientists and journalists. Many of our more than 100,000 alumni have achieved prominence in society’s most dynamic fields. For more information, visit the LIU Post Web Site at www.liu.edu/post.

Coach Meghan McNamara

Connor Bird

Emily Delaney

Olivia Kirk

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

Did You Know?• The Pioneers are the reigning East Coast Conference Cham-pions, after last year’s 11-6 win at Dowling.• LIU Post currently leads the country in scoring defense, as they are holding the opposition to an average of 4.18 goals per game.• Sophomore goaltender Olivia Kirk currently leads the nation in goals-against average (4.37) and save percentage (.584).• The Pioneers are outscoring their opponents by the third-highest margin in Division II at 8.88.• Senior attacker Emily Delaney was recognized as the ECC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, and was added to the watch list for the 2016 Tewaaraton Award, which is presented to the top collegiate women’s lacrosse player in the country.

MERCY COLLEGENo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School1 Kela Gelling Fr. M 5-4 Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown West2 Hunter Isnardi Fr. M 5-6 Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville3 Hope Coticchio So. D 5-3 West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon4 Emily Jehle So. M 5-4 Wading River, N.Y./Riverhead7 Tori DiFusco Jr. M 5-5 Mahopac, N.Y./SUNY Cortland8 Melissa DellaRocca Jr. M 5-5 Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst10 Julie Clyne Fr. D 5-8 Islip Terrace, N.Y./East Islip11 Adrianna Rabusin Fr. D 5-6 Cortland, N.Y./Cortland12 Rebecca Conway Fr. D 5-5 Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst13 Shianne Judson Jr. GK 5-1 Bayshore, N.Y./Bayshore14 Alexa Haines Jr. A 5-4 Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst17 Jen Wandle Jr. D/M 5-3 Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point18 Angelica McQuade Jr. D 5-6 Bethpage, N.Y./Plainedge20 Grace Davidson So. M 5-5 West Islip, N.Y./West Islip22 Talia Stagnitta Fr. D 5-1 Patchogue, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford23 Sarah Koehler Fr. A 5-10 West Sayville, N.Y./St. John the Baptist24 Meg McNally Sr. M 5-8 Hillburn, N.Y./Lock Haven Univ.25 Marissa Spinazzola Fr. D 5-3 Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue30 Jillian Rocco Jr. GK 5-3 Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East34 Nicole Kline Sr. M 5-1 Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park

Head Coach: Dawn Anselmin (4th Season)Assistant Coaches: Jess Lindsay and Kelsey Bub

Coach Dawn Anselmin

Grace Davidson

Melissa DellaRocca

Hunter Isnardi

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Quick FactsLocation: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.Founded: 1950Enrollment: 9,403Nickname: MavericksColors: Blue and WhitePresident: Timothy L. HallDirector of Athletics: Matt Kilcullen, Jr.Stadium: Mavericks Field

Did You Know?• Mercy’s 12 wins this season are a program record.• The Mavericks were tough to beat at home, finishing with an unblemished 9-0 mark at Mavericks Field.• This is Mercy’s first-ever appearance in the ECC Women’s Lacrosse Championship• The Mavericks defeated 10 teams by five or more goals on the season.

About Mercy:Mercy College is a New York metropolitan area college of over 9,000 students studying at five campus locations including: Dobbs Ferry, Bronx, Manhattan, White Plains, Yorktown Heights. With over 90 undergraduate and graduate programs, 25 of which are offered online, Mercy College offers a quality liberal arts education within five schools: Business, Education, Health and Natural Sciences, Liberal Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Students may take classes during the day, evenings, weekends, and online, so that they can fit a rig-orous Mercy College education into their busy lives. Mercy College also offers tremendous financial support so that the cost of college is not a barrier to success. The faculty is dedicated to the scholarship of teaching. Mercy College professors include Fulbright Scholars,published authors and national authorities in their fields. Mercy College offers a comprehensive intercollegiate NCAA Division II pro-gram that sponsors 16 varsity sports. The main campus located on the scenic banks of the Hudson River in Dobbs Ferry is just minutes from Manhattan. Mercy College students reside in the College’s on campus dormitory and within the suburban community of Dobbs Ferry. Intramural activities are also offered throughout the year for the recreational athlete. To apply to Mercy College visit www.mercy.

MOLLOY COLLEGENo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School1 Caitlin Caiazza Sr. D 5-7 Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East2 Alexa Watson Jr. A 5-2 North Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge3 Laura Rice Jr. M 5-5 New Hyde Park, N.Y./New Hyde Park Memorial4 Kayla Hanley R-So. D 5-5 East Islip, N.Y./St. Anthony’s5 Jessica Markowitz So. A 5-7 Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin7 Cooper Sesselman Jr. M 5-6 Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst8 Jenna Nostramo Jr. D 5-3 Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North9 Arianna Cavallone Sr. A 5-1 Glen Cove, N.Y./Glen Cove11 Nicole Lunger So. D 5-1 Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East12 Brittany Lang R-So. A 5-3 Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity13 Lindsay Cafiero Jr. D 5-3 Bethpage, N.Y./Dowling14 Meghan Orlando Gr. A 5-7 Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity15 Emily Bauer Fr. D 5-7 Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh16 Alyssa Chetti Fr. GK 5-3 West Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon17 Teresa Ferreri Jr. D 5-3 Mineola, N.Y./Mineola19 Kelsey Dougherty Sr. D 4-11 Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue20 Katie O’Brien Sr. M 5-6 Oyster Bay, N.Y./St. Dominic22 Gabrielle Batista Jr. D 5-6 Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville24 Brianna Wilson Fr. M 5-8 Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees26 Chelsea Bauer Sr. D 5-2 Hicksville, N.Y./Nassau C.C.27 Jessica Carere So. D 5-6 East Islip, N.Y./East Islip29 Casie Caiazza Fr. A 5-5 Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East30 Angela Bollettieri So. M 5-4 Plainview, N.Y./Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK31 Sara Aukstolis Sr. A 5-6 Plainview, N.Y./Nassau C.C.32 Caroline Winters R-Jr. GK 5-7 Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin33 Michaela Siegler Fr. A 5-9 Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees34 Kim Pepe Sr. A 5-5 Levittown, N.Y./Farmingdale State College38 Lindsay Rzempoluch So. D 5-6 Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale

Head Coach: Tom Campolettano (11th Season)Assistant Coaches: Melissa Cook, Jackie Hughes, Dayna Defliese, and Lauren Maksym

Coach Tom Camplettano

Meghan Orlando

Cooper Sesselman

Brianna Wilson

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Quick FactsLocation: Rockville Centre, N.Y.Founded: 1955 Enrollment: 3,300Nickname: LionsColors: Maroon and WhitePresident: Drew Bogner, Ph.DDirector of Athletics: Susan Cassidy-LykeStadium: John A. Darcy Field

Did You Know?• 177 Student-Athletes were named to the Molloy Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for achieving a grade-point aver-age of 3.25 or higher in their respective studies in the fall semester. Of these student-athletes, 13 were inducted as the newest members of the Molloy 4.0 Club for attaining a perfect GPA in the fall. • The newest varsity program for Molloy College, the Lions’ women’s bowling team, celebrated two Academic All-Americans on February 1. Freshmen Afsha Malik and Sydney Kelly received the honors from the United States Bowling Congress after attaining a grade-point average of 3.5 or better during the fall semester. • Last weekend, Molloy’s softball team won their fourth ECC Softball Championship in the past six years.

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

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