Assistant Coach Anita Martignetti

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A staple in the New York region and an emerging program on the
national stage, the Manhattanville College Athletic Department continues
to bolster its reputation as a program on the rise in all areas: athletic
achievement, academic success and overall participation.
A program-record 305 Valiant student-athletes (nearly 20 percent of
the student body) took part in intercollegiate athletics during the 2008-
09 season, showcasing the continued and rapid growth of athletics at
Manhattanville. Following the successful integration of the men’s and
women’s indoor and outdoor track teams last season, the program has
expanded to a record 21 intercollegiate teams – including seven new
teams established in the last two years alone.
And teams at Manhattanville do not just compete, they win. Three
Valiant squads (men’s basketball, baseball and men’s tennis) earned
Freedom Conference regular-season championships in 2008-09 and
both the men’s and women’s hockey teams spent much of the year with
national rankings. Sixteen of 21 Valiant teams earned berths in their
respective conference tournaments last year, including four conference
championship game appearances. In all, Manhattanville teams posted
an impressive .548 winning percentage (184-151-6) last season, with
two Valiants teams also setting new program records for wins in a single
season.
On an individual level, many Valiant student-athletes were honored
in 2008-09 as well. Men’s hockey forward Chris Trafford and women’s
hockey center Holly Nonis became the 15th and 16th Valiants to earn
All-American honors following the season, while the pair were two of
four players to be named conference Player of the Year. Manhattanville
athletes also earned three conference Rookie of the Year awards and 31
All-Conference honors. In the last 10 years, at least 30 former Valiants
have went on to play professionally either domestically or overseas.
But at Manhattanville, athletics is only one part of becoming a well-
rounded student-athlete. In the classroom, Valiant athletes consistently Manhattanville Quick Facts:
achieve higher grade-point averages than the student body as a whole,
• 21 Varsity Sports
as evidenced by the 3.202 Athletic Department GPA for the Spring 2009
semester. Every Valiant team recorded a team GPA of 3.000 or higher • Over 300 Student-Athletes
for the spring term, while a program-record 89 student-athletes were
• 7 Sports Added in the Last Two Seasons
named Academic All-Conference honorees.
Community service also continues to play a vital role in the student- • 20 All-Americans (12 since 2003)
athlete experience at Manhattanville, as each team performs hundreds • Over 1,000 Service Hours Per Year
of community service hours each year. In addition to active involvement
with many local sports teams and youth organizations both on and off • Cumulative Department GPA over 3.200
campus, Valiant teams sponsor events such as the women’s basketball
“Pink Zone” night and the women’s hockey “Think Pink” event to promote
cancer awareness. As a result of these and other efforts, the school
was the recipient of two Jostens/NADIIIAA Community Service Awards “To the valiant of heart, nothing is impossible.”
in 2008-09, one of only 13 institutions honored and the only school to
receive two awards. The service aspect of the Manhattanville student- - Jacques Coeur (ca. 1443)
athlete experience plays a large role in helping Valiant athletes fulfi ll the
college’s mission of educating ethically and socially responsible leaders
for the global community.
Quick Facts and Contents
Table of Contents On the Cover Quick Facts
Quick Facts & Contents .......................1 MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE
Coaching Staff ....................................2 Location: Purchase, N.Y.
Founded: 1841
2009 Roster/Schedule .........................3
Enrollment: 1,700
2009 Season Preview ..........................4
Nickname: Valiants
Returning Players ..........................5-10 Colors: Crimson & White
Newcomers .................................10-11 Affiliation: NCAA Division III
Conference: Middle Atlantic
2008 Season in Review ................12-13
Home Facility: Manhattanville Field
Year-by-Year Results .........................14
President: Dr. Molly Easo Smith
Record Books ..............................15-17 Athletic Director: Keith Levinthal
All-Time Roster .................................18 Sr. Woman Administrator: Julene Fisher
Department Phone: [phone]
Facilities ...........................................19
Department Fax: [phone]
Manhattanville College ......................20
Left to right: Seniors Cybil Robinson, Website: www.GoValiants.com
Kirsten Spelman and Callie Housser School Address: 2900 Purchase St.
Purchase, N.Y. 10577
Media Information
WOMEN’S LACROSSE STAFF
BROADCAST: Several Valiant home games this season will be broadcast live on www.
GoValiants.com as either an audio or video stream. Director of Sports Information Steve Head Coach: Anna Riordan
Sheridan and Assistant Director Nick Guerriero will call the action from GoValiants.com Alma Mater: Binghamton ’07
Field through new partnerships with Pack Network and WMVL 88.1 FM. For more infor- Career Record: 20-14 (2 seasons)
mation, a complete broadcast schedule, or to listen to and/or watch the broadcasts, log Phone: [phone]
on to GoValiants.com and click the Broadcast tab on the top of the page, under the Fan Email: [email protected]
Zone section.
Assistant Coach: Anita Martignetti
CREDENTIAL REQUESTS: Members of the media wishing to attend Valiant women’s Alma Mater: Babson ’08
lacrosse games must contact the Manhattanville Sports Information Office in advance. Phone: [phone]
Seating and limited phone/internet access, as well as game programs and updated statistics
Email: [email protected]
for both teams, are available for working media in the press box at GoValiants.com Field.
Following the contest, a final box score will be made available to media outlets and can TEAM INFORMATION
be faxed or e-mailed to requested outlets not in attendance.
2009 Record: 11-6
INTERVIEW POLICY: All interview requests for Valiant student-athletes and coaches Middle Atlantic Conference Record: 6-5
must be made through the Manhattanville Sports Information Department. Media planning
Home/Road/Neutral: 7-2/4-4/0-0
to attend practice should contact the Sports Information office to confirm practice times
Letterwinners Ret./Lost: 13/7
and player/coach availability. Game-day interviews prior to the contest are not permitted.
Starters Ret./Lost: 7/4
Coach Riordan and requested student-athletes will be available to credentialed media
members after a 10-minute cooling-off period following the game. Newcomers: 7
Directions to GoValiants.com Field SPORTS INFORMATION
Director of Sports Information/
FROM SOUTH: Deegan Expressway/New York State Throughway (I-87) north to Exit 8. WLAX Contact: Steve Sheridan
Follow the Cross Westchester Expressway (I-287) East to the Hutchinson River Parkway.
Office Phone: [phone]
Head north on Hutchinson River Parkway to Exit 27 (in New York, not Connecticut) at
Fax: [phone]
Route 120 (Purchase Street). Turn left onto Purchase Street and follow to campus en-
E-Mail: [email protected]
trance on left.
Assistant Director: Nick Guerriero
FROM NORTH: Take the Taconic State Parkway South to Cross Westchester Expressway Office Phone: [phone]
(I-287) east to Exit 8E (Westchester Ave.). Take second left onto Anderson Hill Road. Make
E-Mail: [email protected]
right at first traffic light (Purchase Street) and proceed to campus entrance on right.
FROM WEST: Take the Tappen Zee Bridge (I-287) and continue on the Cross Westchester
Expressway (I-287) East, then follow the directions above from the north after the Taconic
State Parkway.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES: The Hutchinson River Parkway, Taconic State Parkway, Saw Launched in November 2009, GoValiants.TV is the new
Mill Parkway, Merritt Parkway, Sprain Brook Parkway and Bronx River Parkway all have online home for Manhattanville Athletics video streaming and
severe height clearance limitations and do not permit most commercial vehicles. As an al- the only place you need to watch home games for all of your
ternate route, use I-87 from the south or west, or I-95 from the east, to I-287 and follow favorite Valiant teams, including women’s lacrosse! Partnering
directions above. From the north, use I-684 south, get off at Exit 2 (Westchester Airport) with Pack Network, GoValiants.TV will feature one of the most
and follow Route 120 South/Purchase Street to campus. ambitious and wide-ranging video broadcasting platforms in all
Division III and puts Manhattanville on par with some of the
Media Guide Credits
top Division I programs in the country.
With a GoValiants.TV All-Access pass, subscribers can watch
The 2010 Manhattanville College Women’s Lacrosse Media Guide was designed, written
every broadcasted event for every Manhattanville team for a full
and edited by Steve Sheridan, Director of Sports Information. Photography courtesy of
year. The pass also gives the subscriber access to the complete
Gene Boyars and the Manhattanville Sports Information Department.
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this guide is encouraged to contact the Manhattanville Department of Sports Informa- game view, exclusive interviews and other web-only content.
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2010 Manhattanville Women’s Lacrosse Media Guide 1
Coaching Staff
Head Coach Anna Riordan
Third Season • Binghamton ’07
Anna Riordan, the sixth head women’s lacrosse coach in Manhattanville history, is
back for her third season at the helm of the Valiants in 2010.
In only two years, Riordan has produced the two highest single-season win totals in
program history and recorded as many winning seasons (two) as had been achieved
in the first 14 years of the program combined. Bringing a 20-14 (.556) record into her
third season at Manhattanville, Riordan is already second on the program’s career wins
list and is only two wins away from becoming the school’s all-time winningest coach
in year number three.
Riordan followed a very successful first season with another record-setting year
in 2009, guiding the Valiants to an 11-6 record, the most wins in a single season in
school history. The team won its first four games of the year for the best start in program history, and concluded
the season with the program’s first-ever berth in the Middle Atlantic Conference Tournament. The Valiants also
found the net 234 times in 17 games, surpassing Riordan’s 2008 squad for the most goals in a single season at
Manhattanville.
Riordan made a big impact in her first year at the helm of the Valiant program in 2008, recording a then-school-
record nine wins in 17 games, the program’s first winning season since 2001. The team also went 4-4 in its first
season in the Middle Atlantic Conference, finishing just outside the conference tournament with a fifth-place finish.
The Valiants ended the season with a flurry, scoring a combined 42 goals in wins over Farmingdale State College
and Arcadia University to set new school record for goals in a season with 223.
A 2007 graduate of Binghamton University, Riordan was four-year letterwinner for the Division I Bearcats. She
scored 99 points in her 62-game career and was also a strong defensive player, picking up 112 ground balls. A
Yorktown, N.Y. native, Riordan served as Binghamton’s captain during her senior season, starting 14 times and
leading the team with 13 assists. While at Binghamton, Riordan was a member of the school’s Student Athlete
Advisory Committee and volunteered with the
The Riordan Record Saint Jude’s Children Hospital and Johnson City
Mentor Program.
Year Record Conference Postseason
2008 9-8 4-4 (5th) -- Since her graduation, Riordan has worked as a coach for Velocity Lacrosse, a traveling lacrosse
2009 11-6 11-6 (5th) MAC First Round team of Westchester County players age 11-17 that is based out of John Jay High School. Riordan has
also worked as a coach at the Nutmeg Lacrosse Clinics and was the Director of the 2005 Future Stars
Career 20-14 (.556) 15-10 (.600)
Lacrosse Camp.
Assistant Coach Anita Martignetti
Second Season • Babson ’08
Anita Martignetti is in her second season as an assistant coach on the Valiant
sidelines alongside head coach Anna Riordan in 2010.
As an assistant coach with the Valiants, Martignetti is responsible for assisting in all
aspects of the program, including recruiting, academic monitoring, fundraising, and
game and practice preparation.
In her first season as an assistant, Manhattanville set a new program record with 11
wins and reached the Middle Atlantic Conference Tournament for the first time.
A 2008 graduate of Babson College, Martignetti is one of the most decorated players
in Beaver history, graduating as the school’s all-time scoring leader with 256 career
points. She also ranks first in program history with 66 assists, is second all-time with 190 goals, and ranks third
in ground balls with 141.
Martignetti earned NCAA Division III IWLCA All-American honors in her junior and senior seasons, while being
named NEWMAC Conference Player of the Year in both seasons. She was named first team All-Conference all four
seasons in her collegiate playing career and was a regional All-American from 2006-2008.
As a freshman, Martignetti was honored as the NEWMAC Rookie of the Year, scoring 43 goals and tallying 14
assists. Her season point totals increased each year in her playing career, peaking her senior season when, as
team captain, she scored a career-high 50 goals and matched a personal best with 21 assists for a career-best
71 points.
From 2004-2007, Martignetti worked the Young Guns and Fessenden Lacrosse Camps, serving as a counselor
and instructor before being promoted to Field Director at Young Guns and Director of Girls Lacrosse Camp at
Fesseden. At the camps, she was responsible for over 50 camper, developing practice plans and helping girls
develop their lacrosse skills.
A native of Winchester, Mass., Martignetti currently resides in Purchase, N.Y.
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2010 Roster/Schedule
# Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School)
00 Carolyn Levine So. G 5-4 Medford, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford
1 Erin Saporetti Fr. M 5-0 Ashland, Mass./Ashland
2 Cybil Robinson Sr. M/D 5-3 South Lake Tahoe, Calif./South Lake Tahoe
3 Kristy Guichard Jr. A 5-4 Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East
4 Tara Pisano Jr. D 5-7 Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph Hill Academy
5 Kelly Murray Fr. D 5-1 Shrub Oak, N.Y./Lakeland
8 Darby Webber Jr. M 5-8 Walpole, Mass./Walpole
9 Emelda Ogweta Jr. A/M 5-4 Portland, Maine/Kents Hill
10 Callie Housser Sr. M 5-7 Leominster, Mass./Saint Bernard’s
11 Kirsten Spelman Sr. M 5-1 Lynbrook, N.Y./The Gunnery
13 Sami Berardo Jr. M 5-10 Rumson, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional
14 Ashley DeMarco So. D 5-0 Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa
15 Nicole Catapano So. D 5-8 Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey
16 Lauren Rutledge Fr. A/M 5-9 Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac
17 Jen Ascencio Jr. A 5-2 Monroe, N.Y./Millbrook School
18 Mary Rose Morrison Fr. G 5-8 Ridgefield, Conn./Millbrook
26 Agbogo Kalu Fr. A 5-11 Elmont, N.Y./Elmont
27 Danielle Scicutella So. D 5-5 Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa
30 Melissa Goncalves Fr. A 5-6 Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East
99/24 Kirstin Betsill Jr. G/A 5-8 Parkton, Md./Hereford
Head Coach: Anna Riordan (Binghamton ’07, third season)
Assistant Coach: Anita Martignetti (Babson ’08, second season)
2010 Schedule
Pronunciation Guide
Date Opponent Time
#1: SAP-or-etty #15: CATA-pano
March 3 MERCY 4:00 p.m. #3: GWEE-shard #17: a-SENZ-ee-o
March 6 at MIT 1:00 p.m. #4: PUH-zahno #26: ag-BO-go kah-LOO
March 13 LYCOMING * 1:00 p.m. #9: a-MELL-dah og-WAY-ta #27: SIC-uh-TELL-ah
March 16 vs. Amherst # 11:00 a.m. #10: CAL-ee HOUZE-er #30: gon-CALVES
March 17 vs. Fitchburg State # 11:00 a.m. #11: KIR-stin #99: KIER-stin
March 20 WILKES * 1:00 p.m.
March 24 at FDU-Florham * 4:00 p.m.
March 27 at Alvernia * 1:00 p.m.
March 30 FARMINGDALE STATE 7:00 p.m.
April 1 ARCADIA * 4:00 p.m.
April 6 KING’S (PA.) * 6:00 p.m.
April 10 at Lebanon Valley * 1:00 p.m.
April 14 EASTERN * 4:00 p.m.
April 17 at Elizabethtown * 1:00 p.m.
April 21 at Misericordia * 4:00 p.m.
April 24 MESSIAH * 2:00 p.m.
April 27 at Widener * 4:00 p.m.
May 4 MAC First Round $ TBA
May 6 MAC Semifinals $ TBA
May 8 MAC Championship $ TBA
* - Indicates Middle Atlantic Conference Match
# - Spring Break Trip (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
$ - Middle Atlantic Conference Tournament (at campus sites)
Home Matches in BOLD and Played at GoValiants.com Field
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2010 Season Preview
Following a 2009 campaign in which the Val- the Valiant indoor track star corralled 41 draw
iants set a program wins record for the second controls in 2009 and will use that speed to
consecutive season, head coach Anna Rior- wreak havoc on opponents both up front and
dan expects more big things from her team in in the midfield yet again in 2010.
her third season at the helm in 2010. Junior Kristy Guichard also made the
Manhattanville will have some big holes to transition from defense to attack during her
fill on the offensive side of the field with the first year with the team in 2009 and will look for
graduation of Abbe Grimes ’09 and Katie Bertel more production with a full season in the offen-
’09. Grimes finished her career second all-time sive end. Last year, she started 13 matches in
in goals and fourth in assists in school histo- her first collegiate season and netted 10 goals
ry, while Bertel ranked fifth in both goals and with an assist.
points in the Valiant annals. In total, the duo In addition, Ascencio and Ogweta will be
accounted for 98 of the team’s 234 goals (41.9 complemented by three freshmen newcomers
percent) in their senior seasons. who look to make immediate impacts. Class-
The Valiants also lost Colleen Holahan ’09 to mates Melissa Goncalves and Lauren Rut-
graduation and Cassie Kovac to transfer, mean- ledge both were four-year letterwinners in
ing that the team will need to replace four of high school and will make the transition from
their top six scorers from a year ago. field hockey to lacrosse in the spring, while fel-
Despite the losses, Riordan brings back a low freshman Agbogo Kalu will bring plenty of
group of 13 letterwinners and eight returning height and athleticism to the Valiant offensive
starters who will look to pick up the offensive attack.
Junior
slack and return the Valiants to the Middle At-
Jen Ascencio
lantic Conference Tournament for the second MIDFIELD
consecutive season. The Valiant midfield will boast a little more
experience than the attackers, as a pair of into a starting role immediately as a freshman
ATTACK starters and some key reserves return to pro- and came off the field for just 10 minutes in 17
As a result of graduation and transfer, the vide leadership on both ends of the turf. matches while forcing 10 turnovers.
Manhattanville attacking corps will return just Senior Kirsten Spelman and junior Dar- Sophomore Nicole Catapano also started
three players return up front from last season by Webber both return this year after finish- most of the Valiant contests a year ago and
and will need help from some newcomers to ing seventh and eighth, respectively, in scoring should become even better in her second col-
provide immediate offensive support. last season. Spelman netted 12 goals with four legiate season. She was in the starting lineup
Manhattanville’s leading returning scorer is assists in 15 matches in 2009 and will be an im- 16 times in her 17 appearances in 2009, corral-
junior Jen Ascencio, who finished fourth on portant member of the Valiant midfield offen- ling 32 ground balls with 15 caused turnovers
the team with 26 goals and added eight as- sively. Webber, meanwhile, had 11 goals and on the year.
sists for 34 points, which tied her for third on two assists starting all 17 contests last season Sophomore Danielle Scicutella also
the team in 2009. As a sophomore, Ascencio while also picking up 34 ground balls and caus- is back for her second year with the Valiants
set new career highs in all three categories and ing 15 turnovers. in 2010. She appeared in 16 matches off the
also netted three match-winning goals for the The team also will return senior Callie bench as a freshman and will look to assume a
Valiants, and will be looked to as a major of- Housser and junior Sami Berardo, both of starting role this year with Robinson moving up
fensive factor in her third season. whom came off the bench for limited time last to the midfield.
Another key to the Manhattanville attack year. Housser had three goals and an assist a A pair of newcomers, junior Tara Pisano
will be junior Emelda Ogweta, who emerged year ago and will take a more influential role and freshman Kelly Murray, also will look to
as an offensive weapon last year after netting in the midfield as a senior, while Berardo also crack the lineup and make an impact in their
25 goals and assisting on six for 31 points. Eas- expects to see more time after netting a goal first collegiate seasons as well.
ily one of the fastest players in the conference, and an assist in seven matches in 2009.
Another addition to the midfield will come GOALTENDING
from the defensive ranks, as senior Cybil Rob- The goaltending situation also looks to be
inson moves from defense to a defensive mid- in good shape with the return of junior Kirstin
field position this year. Robinson was the only Betsill and sophomore Carolyn Levine as
Valiant field player to see the turf for every min- well as the arrival of freshman Mary Rose
ute of every game in 2009, finishing second on Morrison.
the team with 44 ground balls and also causing The program’s all-time winningest keeper
13 turnovers in her second season of collegiate after just two seasons, Betsill started all 17
lacrosse. matches and backstopped the Valiants to a
Freshman Erin Saporetti also will come program-record 11 wins last year with a 13.90
over from the field hockey team to help popu- goals against average and a .442 save percent-
late the midfield this season, after leading her age. The junior also found the net twice in 30
high school team in scoring in each of her final minutes of field play last season and will be
two seasons. used more frequently as an offensive weapon
in 2010 as well.
DEFENSE Levine served as the team’s backup as a
The Valiants’ also will boast an experienced freshman, posting a .500 save percentage in
defensive unit, as Riordan returns two starters three games off the bench. She will look for
and three letterwinners as well as welcoming more playing time in her second season.
three newcomers to the group. Morrison also is expected to battle for play-
After starting all 17 matches on defense ing time in the cage once the freshman com-
Junior last year, sophomore Ashley DeMarco will be pletes her time with the Valiant women’s hock-
Emelda Ogweta back to provide experience and presence in the ey team during the winter season.
defensive third of the field. DeMarco stepped
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Returning Players
#10 CALLIE HOUSSER
M • 5’7” • Senior • Leominster, Mass./Saint Bernard’s
2009: Took the field in 13 games in her junior season, including one starting assignment
… scored a career-high three goals and added an assist for four points … earned her first
start of the year in the season-opening win over Western New England (3/10) … recorded
the first multi-point game of her career with a goal and an assist in a win over Saint Thomas
Aquinas (4/7) … netted goals in the final two games of the season, scoring once in both the
regular-season finale at Arcadia (4/25) and the Freedom Conference Tournament game versus
FDU-Florham (4/28).
2008: Did not play for Manhattanville as a sophomore.
2007: Started all 16 games for Manhattanville as a freshman… scored two goals on just three shots and also added
two assists for four points … finished fifth on the team with 32 ground balls and also caused 14 turnovers … scored her
first collegiate goal against Mount Saint Vincent (4/4) … also found the back of the net in a 19-7 win over Dominican
(N.Y.) (4/25).
High School: A 2006 graduate of Saint Bernard’s High School … played three years of varsity field hockey, four years
of varsity ice hockey and also lettered
Career StatiStiCS
in tennis in high school … named a Central Catholic All-Star on the ice.
Yr. GP-GS G A Pts Shots GW GB DC TO CT
2007 17-16 2 2 4 3 0 32 5 22 14
2008 DID NOT PLAY
2009 13-1 3 1 4 10 0 6 8 6 1 Personal: Born July 10, 1987 … daughter of Chris and Valerie Housser … is a management
TOTAL 30-17 5 3 8 13 0 38 13 28 15 major with a minor in art history at Manhattanville.
#2 CYBIL ROBINSON
M/D • 5’3” • Senior • South Lake Tahoe, Calif./South Lake Tahoe
2009: Started all 17 games and played every minute on defense in her junior season …
scored one goal and added two assists for a career-high three points … finished second on
the team with 44 ground balls and also caused 13 turnovers … corralled a season-best four
draw controls against Dominican (N.Y.) (3/17) … registered her first career assist at Eastern
(4/1) … netted her first goal of the year on her first shot in a win over Saint Thomas Aquinas
(4/7) … recorded an assist and had a career-best eight ground balls in the regular-season
finale at Arcadia (4/25).
2008: Appeared in all 17 games in her first season playing lacrosse for Manhattanville …
made 16 starts on defense … scored one goal and picked up 21 ground balls on the season … made her first collegiate
appearance against Western New England (3/6) … recorded four ground balls and two caused turnovers in a win over
Farmingdale State (4/22) … scored her first career goal in the season finale against Arcadia (4/26).
2007: Did not play lacrosse for the Valiants as a freshman.
High School: Did not play lacrosse in high school … was a member of Vikings’ soccer, basketball and track and field
teams.
Career StatiStiCS
Personal: Daughter of Rick and Linda Robinson … is a finance and communications double
Yr. GP-GS G A Pts Shots GW GB DC TO CT
2007 DID NOT PLAY major … also was a four-year member of the Manhattanville women’s soccer team during the
2008 17-16 1 0 1 1 0 21 2 3 6
2009 17-17 1 2 3 4 0 44 10 19 13 fall and finished her career fifth in assists, sixth in points and seventh in goals in program history
TOTAL 34-33 2 2 4 5 0 65 12 22 19
… born January 7, 1988.
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Returning Players
#11 KIRSTEN SPELMAN
M • 5’1” • Senior • Lynbrook, N.Y./The Gunnery
2009: Appeared in 15 games and started 14 in the midfield as a junior … tied for sixth on the
team with a career-best 12 goals and ranked seventh with 16 points … also added 15 ground
balls and 12 draw controls … had a goal and an assist to go along with a season-best four
ground balls and two draw controls in a win over Wilkes (3/14) … began a four-game scoring
streak with a score at Messiah (4/4) … set new career highs with three goals and four points
in a win over King’s (4/14).
2008: Took the field in 16 games with 14 starts in her sophomore campaign … placed seventh
on the team with 11 goals scored … notched at least one goal in the first five games of the
year, including back-to-back two-goal efforts against Kean (3/21) and Southern Maine (3/24)
… also found the net two times in a win over King’s (4/10) … earned a season-best four draw
controls against Wilkes (4/16).
2007: Played in and started all 16 games as a freshman … finished year with 16 points on nine goals and seven assists
… added 28 ground balls, 11 draw controls and 13 caused turnovers … scored first collegiate goal in season-opener,
March 10 at Western Connecticut State … first multi-point game (one goal, one assist) came March 26 against Saint
Thomas Aquinas … also had five ground balls – a season-high – against Saint Thomas Aquinas … picked up a season-
high three points April 25 against Dominican (N.Y.).
High School: A four-year letterwinner for the Highlanders … a two-time All-Star for the school’s field hockey team and
also lettered in ice hockey in high school … member of the school’s Dean’s List.
Career StatiStiCS
Yr. GP-GS G A Pts Shots GW GB DC TO CT
Personal: Daughter of Nina Spelman … majoring in psychology and education at Manhattanville
2007 16-16 9 7 16 30 0 28 11 33 13
2008 16-14 11 0 11 44 0 12 16 30 2 … also was a three-year letterwinner on the Valiant field hockey team … born January 15,
2009 15-14 12 4 16 31 0 15 12 29 8 1987.
TOTAL 47-44 32 11 43 105 0 55 39 92 23
#17 JEN ASCENCIO
A • 5’2” • Junior • Monroe, N.Y./Millbrook School
2009: Took the field in all 17 games with 16 starts as a sophomore … ranked fourth on the team
with 26 goals and 34 points … her eight assists were third-best on the team … placed third on
the team with 35 draw controls and also collected 26 ground balls … scored the game-winning
goal in the season-opening win over Western New England (3/10) … picked up a season-high
four ground balls versus Wilkes (3/14) … corralled a career-best seven draw controls in a win
over Widener (3/25) … tied her career-high with four points on two goals and two assists at
New Paltz (3/30) … recorded at least one goal in the final eight matches of the season … tied
a career-best total with four scores versus FDU-Florham (4/22), including a perfect 3-for-3 on
free-position shots … named to the MASCAC Spring All-Academic Team.
2008: Appeared in 13 games with 10 starts in her first season with the Valiants … still placed
fifth on the team with 18 goals and 21 points … scored the first two goals of her career against Vassar (3/26) … got
her first start of the year against Ramapo (3/31) and scored once … scored at least one goal in her final 10 games of
the season … netted multiple goals in her final four games, beginning with a season-best four in an 18-17 win at Wilkes
(4/16) … scored twice with an assist against Farmingdale State (4/22).
High School: A four-year letterwinner for the Mustangs … named to NEPSAC All-Star Team as a senior … ranked second
on team in scoring in 2007 … began prep career at Monroe Woodbury High School, earning Honorable Mention All-League
honors in 2005 … also member of school’s field hockey and ice hockey teams … broke several school records, including
career goals and single-season goals, for Millbrook ice hockey team … was field hockey team’s leading scorer in 2005
… won school’s Frederick Knutson Award as best athlete of senior class.
Career StatiStiCS Personal: Daughter of Robert and Imelda Ascencio … majoring in art with a communications
minor at Manhattanville … also is a member of Manhattanville’s field hockey team in the fall and
Yr. GP-GS G A Pts Shots GW GB DC TO CT
2008 13-10 18 3 21 43 0 12 10 14 5 played two seasons with the ice hockey team during the winter … a dean’s list student … born
2009 17-16 26 8 34 69 3 26 35 28 9 September 23, 1989 … chose Manhattanville because “it had the three sports I wanted, a nice
TOTAL 30-26 44 11 55 112 3 38 45 42 14
campus, it’s close to New York City and had a great art program.”
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Returning Players
#13 SAMI BERARDO
M • 5’10” • Junior • Rumson, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional
2009: Appeared in seven games off the bench in her first season with the Valiants … scored once and added an assist for two points … made her
collegiate debut against Dominican (N.Y.) (3/17) … earned a draw control in a win over Saint Thomas Aquinas (4/7) … scored her first career goal on
her first shot and also recorded her first assist in the regular-season finale at Arcadia (4/25).
2008: Did not play on the Manhattanville lacrosse team as a freshman.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School … lettered four years in field hockey, three in winter track and softball,
and one in both swimming and spring track … helped her field hockey team to a Shore Conference championship and a State Group II Sectional title
… an honor roll student in high school.
Career StatiStiCS
Personal: Born November 10, 1988 … daughter of Joan and Rick Yr. GP-GS G A Pts Shots GW GB DC TO CT
2009 7-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
Berardo … an English major with an art minor at Manhattanville.
TOTAL 7-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
#99/24 KIRSTIN BETSILL
G/A • 5’8” • Junior • Parkton, Md./Hereford
2009: Appeared in all 17 matches in her sophomore season … started every game in goal,
posting a program-record 11 wins against six losses … recorded a 13.90 goals against average
and .442 save percentage … ranked fourth in the Middle Atlantic Conference in saves … also
recorded two goals and an assist on the offensive end … recorded a career-best 20 saves and
also assisted on a score in the season-opening win over Western New England (3/10) … turned
away 14 shots in a win over Farmingdale State (3/19) … against King’s (4/14), made three
saves in the first half before playing the field in the second half and scoring the first two goals
of her career … made 14 saves the next time out versus Alvernia (4/18), helping her to MAC
Goaltender of the Week honors (4/20) … allowed a season-low seven goals in 60 minutes in the
regular-season finale at Arcadia (4/25) … named to the MASCAC Spring All-Academic Team.
2008: Played every minute in goal as a freshman, posting a 14.06 goals against average and .439 save percentage on
her way to a 9-8 record … recorded 11 double-digit save games … stopped 16 shots in her first career game at Western
New England (3/6) … made eight saves to earn her first collegiate victory against Dominican (N.Y.) (3/8) … made 12
saves against Mount Saint Vincent (3/11) to earn MAC Goalie of the Week honors … earned the honor again the next
week … allowed a season-low three goals in a 16-3 win at Ramapo (3/31) … faced 32 shots and stopped a season-best
19 in a conference win over King’s (4/10).
High School: A four-year letterwinner for the Bulls … had distinguished field hockey career, leading team to 2004 and
Career StatiStiCS 2006 State Championships … also
lettered in basketball … member of National Honor Society.
Yr. GP-GS G A Pts Shots GW GB DC TO CT
2008 17-17 0 2 2 0 0 28 0 9 6
2009 17-17 2 1 3 2 0 34 0 24 9 Personal: Daughter of John and Sandra Betsill … majoring in biology/pre-health with a
TOTAL 34-34 2 3 5 2 0 62 0 33 15
psychology minor … also a member of Manhattanville’s field hockey team … born February 2,
Yr. GP-GS Min GA GAA Svs SV% W-L-T ShO 1989 … chose Manhattanville because “they have a co-op with New York Medical College and I
2008 17-17 1020:00 239 14.06 187 .439 9-8-0 0 get to play field hockey and lacrosse” … a member of the Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society.
2009 17-17 958:34 222 13.90 176 .442 11-6-0 0
TOTAL 34-34 1978:34 461 13.98 363 .441 20-14-0 0
#3 KRISTY GUICHARD
A • 5’4” • Junior • Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East
2009: Appeared in all 17 games in her first collegiate season, including 13 starting assignments
… ranked ninth on the team with 10 goals and 11 points despite beginning the season on the
defensive unit … also collected 14 ground balls … scored her first career goal in her Valiant
debut against Western New England (3/10) … netted a season-high three goals the next time
out against Wilkes (3/14) … had a season-best four ground balls and scored once at Farmingdale
State (3/19) … had another multi-point game versus Saint Thomas Aquinas (4/7), scoring once
and registering her first career assist.
2008: Did not play for Manhattanville as a freshman.
High School: A four-year letterwinner for the Thunderbirds field hockey team and also lettered
in lacrosse … on the field hockey field, named team Most Valuable Player in 2006 and 2007 … earned All-Division honors
in 2006 and 2007.
Personal: Daughter of William and Judi Guichard … is a history and education double major at Manhattanville … born
Career StatiStiCS December 13, 1989 … also played
one season on the Valiant field hockey
Yr. GP-GS G A Pts Shots GW GB DC TO CT
2009 17-13 10 1 11 30 0 14 4 21 2 team as a freshman.
TOTAL 17-13 10 1 11 30 0 14 4 21 2
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Returning Players
#9 EMELDA OGWETA
A/M • 5’4” • Junior • Portland, Maine/Kents Hill
2009: Appeared in 16 games with 14 starts in her sophomore season … ranked fifth on the
team with 25 goals and 31 points … also tied for fourth on the squad with six assists … finished
third on the team with 41 ground balls and led the Valiants with 41 draw controls … tied for
third on the team with 15 caused turnovers … scored two goals, including the game-winner,
and added an assist for three points against Wilkes (3/14) … set new career highs with four
points (two goals, two assists), six draw controls and seven ground balls in a win over Saint
Thomas Aquinas (4/7) … netted a career-best four goals in a Valiant win over Alvernia for
another four-point effort (4/18).
2008: Started all 17 games in her first season with Manhattanville … placed fourth on the team
with 22 goals and added four assists for 26 points … hit the net with 82.4 percent of her shots
… finished second on the team in ground balls (48), draw controls (39) and caused turnovers (19) … scored twice and
added an assist for a season-high three points in her first collegiate game at Western New England (3/6) … scored at
least one goal in the first six games of her career, then found the net at least one time in each of her final 10 contests
… tallied two goals six times on the year, including three of her first four career games.
High School: A four-year letterwinner for the Huskies … named team’s Most Valuable Player as a senior … an All-
Conference selection in 2004, 2006 and 2007 … also named a team MVP in soccer and basketball, and added All-Conference
honors in both sports … member of school’s Honor Roll.
Career StatiStiCS Personal: Daughter of Ben and Mary
Ogweta … double majoring in International Relations and Global Justice with a psychology minor
Yr. GP-GS G A Pts Shots GW GB DC TO CT
2008 17-17 22 4 26 51 0 48 39 25 19 at Manhattanville … born October 5, 1988 … chose Manhattanville because “of the education
2009 16-14 25 6 31 56 1 41 41 25 15 and financial aid package” … also runs on the Valiants’ indoor track & field team during the
TOTAL 33-31 47 10 57 107 1 89 80 50 34
winter season.
#8 DARBY WEBBER
M • 5’8” • Junior • Walpole, Mass./Walpole
2009: Started all 17 games in the midfield as a sophomore … set new career highs with 11
goals and 13 points on the season … tied for sixth on the team with 34 ground balls and also
ranked third on the squad in both draw controls (26) and caused turnovers (15) … matched
her career high with two goals on three shots in the season-opening win over Western New
England (3/10) … scored once in each of her next three games for a career-high four-game
scoring streak to begin the season … scored a pair of goals, including the game-winning
free-position shot late in the second half, and also collected a career-best five ground balls
in the team’s 13-12 conference win over Misericordia (4/9) … named to the MASCAC Spring
All-Academic Team.
2008: Started all 16 games in which she appeared in her first lacrosse season … scored four
goals and assisted on two for six points on the year … also recorded 24 ground balls, 24 draw controls and 16 forced
turnovers … scored her first collegiate goal in the team’s 16-3 win over Ramapo (3/31) … set new season highs with
two goals and an assist versus King’s (4/10) … picked up a season-best four ground balls and caused three turnovers
against Wilkes (4/16).
High School: A four-year letterwinner for the Rebels … three-time member of Bay State League All-Star Team, earning
Second Team honors as a sophomore and junior, and First Team honors as a senior … named a 2007 Daily News Transcript
All-Star after earning Honorable Mention honors the previous two seasons … a Boston Globe All-Star in 2007 … helped
school to three state tournament appearances … served as team’s captain in 2007 … recipient of school’s Rebel Award as
a senior … also competed in Bay State Games, leading team to a Silver Medal … helped lead school’s field hockey team to 2006 State Championship … also lettered in basketball,
leading team to State Finals in 2005 … garnered school’s Physical Education Leader and Gold Physical Education Award … named to school’s Honor Roll.
Career StatiStiCS Personal: Daughter of Ed and Nancy Webber … is a history and childhood education double
major … also is a member of Manhattanville’s field hockey team during the fall … born April 1,
Yr. GP-GS G A Pts Shots GW GB DC TO CT
2008 16-16 4 2 6 14 0 24 24 19 16 1989 … chose Manhattanville because “I can play field hockey and lacrosse at a competitive
2009 17-17 11 2 13 31 1 34 26 21 15 level and also get a great education.”
TOTAL 33-33 15 4 19 45 1 58 50 40 31
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