Fall Sports Guide

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COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND
Fall Sports Guide
2017 –18
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY
Athletic Department Administration
Kevin Salisbury, Interim Director of Athletics
401-333-7324 (FC)/825-1123 (KC),
[email protected]
Steve Rooney, Assistant Director of Athletics
401-825-2204, [email protected]
Bev Wiley, Compliance Officer
401-825-2102, [email protected]
Athletic Department Support Staff
Vincent A. Cullen, Director of Athletics Emeritus
401-825-2200, [email protected]
Patrick Fogarty, Athletic Trainer
401-639-7868, [email protected]
Bill Giusti, Equipment Manager
401-825-2234, [email protected] THE COLLEGE
Dan LaCorbiniere, Sports Information Coordinator
About CCRI and athletic facilities ........................... 2
401-825-1132, [email protected]
Athletics’ Mission Statement ............................... 2
Caitlin Leboeuf, Staff Assistant to the Director
401-825-1056, [email protected] Academics and student-athlete support ....................... 3
Deanna O’Reilly, Technical Staff Assistant Overview and history of athletic department .................. 3
401-825-2405, [email protected]
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Suzanne Pacheco, Sports Medicine
Season outlook ......................................... 5
401-825-2104, [email protected]
Nick Pezzillo Assistant, Sports Information Coordinator Season schedule ......................................... 6
401- 825-1130, [email protected] Team photo and roster ................................... 7
Madalyn Ide, Athletic Trainer Coaches ............................................... 8
207-520-9132, [email protected]
2016 season statistics .................................... 9
Matt McFadden, Athletic Trainer
2016 game-by-game results ................................ 9
401-825-2104, [email protected]
Salvatore Palermo, Athletic Trainer 2016 season summary .................................... 9
401-825-2104, [email protected] All-time individual and team records ....................... 10
Cheryl Smith, Staff Assistant to the Director/SAASP Year-by-year records .................................... 10
401-825-2114, [email protected] Postseason records ..................................... 10
Stephanie Stringfellow, Staff Assistant to the Director
All-Americans .......................................... 11
401-825-1056, [email protected]
All-time player records .................................. 12
Head Coaching Staff MEN’S SOCCER
Kevin Rix, Baseball
Season outlook ........................................ 13
401-825-2107, [email protected]
Season schedule ........................................ 14
Rick Harris, Men’s Basketball
401-825-2120, [email protected] Team photo and roster .................................. 15
Brittany Brown, Women’s Basketball Coaches .............................................. 16
401-825-1131, [email protected] 2016 season statistics .................................... 17
Gregg Cornell, Cross Country, Indoor/Outdoor Track 2016 game-by-game results ............................... 17
401-333-7322, [email protected]
2016 season summary ................................... 17
Gabe Toro, Men’s Soccer
All-time individual and team records ........................ 18
401-333-7363, [email protected]
Jim McGirr, Women’s Soccer hl Year-by-year records .................................... 18
401-333-7391 [email protected] Postseason records ..................................... 18
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Kim Warrington, Softball a All-Americans .......................................... 19
401-825-1244, [email protected] /
Will Amaral, Volleyball u VOLLEYBALL
401-333-7318, [email protected] d Season outlook ......................................... 20
Anne Marie Balboni, Club Volleyball e Season schedule ........................................ 21
401-333-7316, [email protected] . Team photo and roster .................................. 22
James Stringfellow, Golf i
r Coaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
401-825-2101, [email protected] c
2016 season statistics .................................... 24
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2016 game-by-game results ............................... 24
CONTRIBUTORS w. 2016 season summary ................................... 24
Editorial Content: Dan LaCorbiniere and Erin Olson
Action Photos: Dan Aurelio w All-time individual and team records ........................ 24
Head Shots/Team Shots: David Fischbach Year-by-year records .................................... 25
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Copy Editors: Erin Olson Postseason records ...................................... 25
All-Americans .......................................... 25
ADVERTISERS ....................................... 27
ABOUT CCRI/FACILITIES
ABOUT CCRI CCRI ATHLETIC FACILITIES
The Community College of Rhode Island AT A GLANCE Knight Campus
opened its doors in 1964 with 325 students Year founded: 1964 400 East Ave., Warwick
in temporary space on Promenade Street in Locations: Warwick, Lincoln, The CCRI Knight
Providence as Rhode Island Junior College. Providence and Newport with Campus is home to
Today, with four campuses throughout the satellite facilities in Providence the Vincent A. Cullen
state, CCRI enrolls an average of more than and Westerly Field House with four
15,000 credit students each semester, making it Enrollment: 14,146 basketball courts, four
the largest comprehensive community college Nickname: Knights tennis courts, three
volleyball courts and a
in New England. Thirty-three percent of its stu- Color: Green
fully-equipped weight
dents identify themselves as part of a minority Affiliations: National Junior
room. The men’s and
group, many of whom are the first in their College Athletic Association
women’s basketball
families to attend college. (NJCAA) Region XXI
teams play their home
Accredited by the New England Association games on the center
of Schools and Colleges, CCRI offers more wood court. Athletic De-
than 80 degree and certificate programs in the arts, business, computer studies, partment administration,
engineering, health sciences, human services, liberal arts and science departments coaches and staff have offices at this location.
taught by faculty who are experts in their field. Each year, Rhode Islanders fill The CCRI baseball team plays its home games
more than 30,000 seats in our professional development, skill enhancement, job at Harold “Whitey” Fell Field, named in honor of
the college’s former head baseball coach.
retraining and noncredit personal enrichment courses offered by CCRI’s Center
The Knight Campus has two additional out-
for Workforce and Community Education.
door fields for team practice and recreational use.
CCRI students are active participants in campus life and in the community.
The college offers a varsity athletic program with sports and a diverse selection of
Flanagan Campus
student clubs and organizations, including student government. Annually, students, 1762 Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln
faculty and staff volunteer for a variety of Rhode Island nonprofit organizations,
The CCRI Flanagan
making life better for those less fortunate.
Campus has a field
Since its inception, CCRI has graduated nearly 68,000 students, with 95 per-
2 house with four
cent of them living and working in Rhode Island. The college is the No. 1 provider
basketball courts, four
of nurses and other health care workers in the state. Annually, more than 1,000 tennis courts, four
CCRI students transfer to Rhode Island College and the University of Rhode volleyball courts, a six-
Island to continue their education. lane swimming pool, an
CCRI’s tuition is the most affordable in Rhode Island. A full-time student pays indoor track, a modern
about half, or less, of tuition and fees charged at any other college in the state. dance studio and a
According to a recent survey given to exiting students, when graduates were fully-equipped weight
room. The women’s
asked, “Would you recommend CCRI to a friend or family member?” nearly 99
volleyball team plays its
percent said yes. By preparing students for continued education or to enter the
home matches in the
state’s work force, the Community College of Rhode Island provides its students
Flanagan Campus Field House. Athletic Depart-
with the opportunity to change their lives and achieve their dreams.
ment administration, coaches and staff have offices
at this location.
The Flanagan Campus has several outdoor
fields for team practice and competition as well as
recreational use. The cross country team and the
men’s and women’s soccer teams host their home
MISSION OF THE CCRI
meets and matches at this site.
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
The Community College of Rhode Additional sites
Island Department of Athletics, Physical Some CCRI teams play their home games at near-
Education and Recreation, an integral by off-campus locations. The softball team plays
part of the curriculum, is dedicated to its home games at Winslow Park Field in War-
each physical education student and wick and the golf team competes and practices at
student-athlete. CCRI provides a high Cranston Country Club. The coed tennis team
quality, nationally acclaimed and accredit- and the indoor and outdoor track teams travel to
ed program that promotes academic and their opponent’s site or a neutral site for matches.
athletic excellence. The college excels in
sportsmanship, team play and competitive For hours of operation of campus athletic
spirit while providing a strong academic facilities and more information, go to
foundation and support program. www.ccri.edu/athl/facilities.html.
ACADEMICS
CCRI’S STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
SUPPORT PROGRAM (SAASP)
The Student-Athlete Academic Support Program at the Community College of
Rhode Island provides a support system for academic success in college. This
mandatory program prepares student-athletes for transfer to four-year institu-
tions where they can continue their education and athletic careers.
During the first semester of their freshman year, student-athletes are required
to complete academic placement tests in reading, writing and mathematics and
enroll in a one-credit CCRI student success course. The program requires
student-athletes to attend two, one-hour study sessions each week during the
semester, including the off-season, at the college’s academic success centers.
Dylan Brooks ’17 Amanda LaCroix
The Department of Athletics compliance officer schedules session times for each this athlete accepted transferred to Univer-
student-athlete and monitors their progress every five weeks during the semester. a full baseball schol- sity of Massachusetts
The program also provides daily academic advising, counseling and tutorials as well arship to play at the Dartmouth to play
as transfer counseling. University at Albany- for her former CCRI
SUNY. coach Sam Amaral.
Prospective student-athletes are encouraged to visit staff, coaches and advisors
at CCRI’s Warwick and Lincoln campuses to learn more about the program and
the college’s varsity teams. Call the Department of Athletics at 401-825-2114 for
an appointment.
STUDENT-ATHLETES ACHIEVE
ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN 2016-17
Many student-athletes were honored for their academic achievements in the
2016–17 academic year. One student-athlete earned scholarship to Mercyhurst
University and one earned a scholarship to the University at Albany-SUNY.
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Another student earned a partial academic scholarship to Bryant University. Many
others will be moving on to play sports at Division II and III schools.
In May, ten CCRI student-athletes and one alumnus (see photo) were recog- Edvaldo Ferreira ’17 Madison Cooper
nized for their achievements during the Scholar-Athlete Awards Reception hosted earned a full athletic will play softball at DIII
by Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and the Rhode Island House of Representatives scholarship to attend powerhouse Johnson
Mercyhurst University. & Wales University.
at the Rhode Island State House. These awards are given to exceptional student-
athletes who are leaders on and off the field and have demonstrated success in
academics and athletics.
A number of student-athletes will be transferring to four-year institutions like
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Rhode Island College, University of
Rhode Island, New Mexico Highlands University, Johnson & Wales University,
Bryant University, University of Virginia, University at Albany-SUNY and Mercy-
hurst University.
Piotr Szewczyk ’17 Meghan Rocheleau
this athlete earned ’17 will tryout for the
a partial academic golf team at Rhode
scholarship and will Island College.
attend Bryant Univer-
sity and tryout for
the soccer team
Back row (L to R): Kevin Salisbury, Chairman Nicholas Mattiello and Edvaldo Ferreira.
Middle row (L to R): alumnus Kevin Rooney, Tho Mith Chin, Josh Sandin, Piotr Szewczyk
and Meghan Rocheleau. Front row (L to R): CCRI President Meghan Hughes, Billy Bostick,
Courtney Sheridan, Kaitlin Murrin, Mackenzie Easterbrooks and Dylan Brooks.
ATHLETICS AT CCRI
AN OVERVIEW OF CCRI ATHLETICS
PAST AND PRESENT
The Community College of Rhode Island is home to one of the Ocean State’s
finest and most successful intercollegiate athletic programs. Since its inception
in 1965, the CCRI program has long been considered a front-runner in New
England community college and junior college athletic circles.
The basketball, baseball, tennis, volleyball, cross country, golf and soccer
teams have all been nationally ranked. The 2002 women’s soccer team captured
the school’s first national championship, while a number of other squads,
Vin Cullen Harold “Whitey” Fell
including men’s basketball and women’s soccer, were national runners-up.
Athletic Director Baseball coach
With nearly 5,500 victories, 222 All-Americans, 127 Region XXI championships Men’s basketball coach 1965–1982
and 828 All-Region selections, CCRI leads the way among all New England 1965–2002
community colleges.
Great coaching has been the key to CCRI’s success. From the athletic
department’s humble beginnings in 1965, the school has always featured
legendary coaches. From Hall of Fame athletic director and men’s basketball
coach Vin Cullen to baseball coaches Ken Hopkins, Whitey Fell and Art
Pontarelli, tennis coach Ray Carr and volleyball coach Gail Davis, the tradition
of great coaches and top-flight teaching has extended through the years and
continues through the present day.
The college holds membership in the National Junior College Athletic
Association and is an associate member of the National Collegiate Athletic
Association. Ken McDonald ’90 Rheal Cormier ’88
Played at Providence; Pitched in the major
CCRI fields intercollegiate men’s teams in baseball, basketball, soccer, cross
current head coach at leagues for 16 seasons
country, indoor and outdoor track and golf and intercollegiate women’s teams
Western Kentucky
in volleyball, basketball, cross country, indoor and outdoor track, soccer and
4 softball. The college has a coed tennis team.
The Community College of Rhode Island has proven to be a steppingstone
for many student athletes who have moved on to complete their academic and
athletic careers at four-year colleges and universities throughout the nation.
Jasmine Jennings ’06 Marvin Owens ’06
Competed for URI in Played for Rollie
track and field Massimino at North-
wood
2016–17 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
First Team 4.0 GPA: Second Team 3.80 – 3.99 GPA: Third Team 3.60 – 3.79 GPA:
– Igor Almeida – Allison Lenox – Piotr Szewczyk
Praia, Cape Verde North Kingstown, RI Warsaw, Poland
– Tho Mith Chin – Isabella Rinne
Battambang, Cambodia Richmond, RI
– Edvaldo Ferreira
Praia, Cape Verde
– Tyler Boisclair
West Warwick, RI
SEASON OUTLOOK
The 2017 CCRI women’s soccer team will have a fresh look, on more this year to be a scoring threat. McKitchen had
with a new coaching staff and many new players. Head coach two goals and two assists for six total points in 14 games
Jim McGirr and assistant coach Mike Trudeau will look to as freshman. Letendre had a goal and two assists as a
continue the success of their predecessors Dennis Grassini freshman and will look to build upon those numbers with
and Kathy Bannan who were the only coaches in CCRI Tantimonico and McKitchen as they form the nucleus of
history to bring a National Championship home for CCRI the midfield for the Lady Knights this season. The defense
women’s soccer. Both news coaches come with a wealth of will be buoyed by Isabella Rinne (Richmond, RI) who
coaching experience from the youth club level all the way up started all 16 games for the Lady Knights last year as the
to Division I collegiate experience and Olympic training and sweeper and last line of defense before the keeper. The team
development. will lean on her veteran leadership and defensive stopping
The 2017 team will be led by six returning sophomores abilities to thwart the opposing offenses of their opponents.
this season. Sophomore Ciara Conway (East Providence, RI) The team will have a few new freshmen faces to help
is the top point producer who will be returning who will try them this season led by forward Katherine “Kat” Raposo
to improve on her 11-point total from her freshman campaign (Warwick, RI) who earned all-division and team MVP honors
where she scored two goals with seven assists for 11 total as a senior at Pilgrim High School after a stellar four-year
points. Conway will be aided by Laura Lopes (Warren, career. Raposo will be joined by Julia Hill (Warren, RI)
RI) who is the top returning goal scorer with four goals in another midfielder by trade in high school who will look
her freshman year. However, Lopes will be counted on as a to do what coach McGirr needs to fortify the Lady Knights
goalkeeper this year converting from her freshman position squad. Another key addition will be Arianna Spano
as midfielder. The Lady Knights should be able to pick up the (Portsmouth, RI) who will utilize her speed to cause chaos at
slack in the midfield with returners Kendra Tantimonico the top as a forward for the Lady Knights attack.
(Warwick, RI), Riley McKitchen (Coventry, RI) and The CCRI women’s soccer team will look to continue
Meghan Letendre (West Warwick, RI). Tantimonico only and build upon their success, to reach new levels as one of
played in two games last year before succumbing to injury but CCRI’s top athletic programs in school history.
still had a key assist in one of those games but will be leaned
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DID YOU KNOW?
The Lady Knights reached The team won the Since its first season
the NJCAA Division I national championship in 1994, the team has
National Championship in in 2002 and finished compiled a 286-91-15
2009 led by All-Americans as runner-up in record, including 17
Melody Lawrence at goal- 2003. The women’s Region XXI champion-
keeper and Steph Morse soccer team is ships and five district
in the midfield. the only program championships.
at CCRI to
win a national
championship.
CHAMPIONSHIPS
2017 SCHEDULE
9/7 Thursday Massasoit PPD
9/16 Saturday ASA NEW YORK 1 pm.
9/17 Sunday HOLYOKE 12 p.m.
9/23 Saturday Sussex County 12 p.m.
9/27 Wednesday Springfield Tech 4 p.m.
9/30 Saturday Southern Maine 2 p.m.
10/4 Wednesday MASSASOIT 1p.m.
10/7 Saturday Monroe CC 11p.m.
10/10 Tuesday MONROE COLLEGE 3p.m.
10/14 Saturday ESSEX COUNTY 11p.m.
10/18 Wednesday Bunker Hill 4 p.m.
Home matches in CAPS.
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2017 WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM
CAPTAINS
Gabrielle Caruso, Julia Hill, Brayton Doar, Katherine Raposo, Liz Gemmel, Esther Zleh,
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Theandora Victor Thorpe, Deandre Hernandez, Laura Lopes, Riley McKitchen, Megan Letendre,
Kendra Tantimonico, Isabella Rinne
TEAM ROSTER
NUMERICAL ROSTER
Gabrielle Caruso
NO. NAME CLASS HGT. POS. HOMETOWN
3 Alonzo, Joselin FR 5’3” D Providence, RI
4 Tantimonico, Kendra* SO 5’7” MF Warwick, RI
5 Rohrer, Eliza FR 5’6” GK/MF Bozeman, MT
6 McKitchen, Riley SO 5’2” MF/D Coventry, RI
7 Caruso, Gabrielle* SO 5’7” MF/F Cranston, RI
9 Letendre, Meghan SO 5’5” MF/F West Warwick, RI
10 Hill, Julia FR 5’6” MF Warren, RI
11 Courtney LeBlanc SO 5’3” MF/D Chepachet, RI
12 Hernandez, Deandre FR 5’1” D West Warwick, RI Isabella Rinne
13 Raposo, Katherine FR 5’3” F Warwick, RI
18 Lopes, Laura SO 5’3” MF/GK Warren, RI
20 Doar, Brayton SO 5’3” F/MF Glocester, RI
24 Rinne, Isabella* SO 5’11” D Richmond, RI
*Captains
Kendra Tantimonico
COACHING STAFF
Jim McGirr Mike Trudeau
Head Coach - first year Associate Coach - first year

Jim McGirr comes to CCRI with 17 years of Mike Trudeau comes
Division I NCAA collegiate coaching experi- to CCRI with 25 years
ence with excellent results. Some of the distin- of coaching experience
guished programs he has worked for included at all levels from youth
Providence College, University of Rhode Island, and high school all the
Villanova University, Rutgers University, Loyola way through college.
University Maryland and Lafayette College. He also has coached in
Most recently, he served as an assistant coach the Rhode Island Special
at Loyola University where he was in charge of Olympic development
recruiting and was responsible for organizing and program. Trudeau has
coaching in-season daily training, functional train- coached both male and
ing, team strategy and match preparation. He also helped with education female teams during his career and specializes in
and preparation through video analysis. While at Loyola the Greyhounds goalkeeper training. He holds coaching certifica-
were a 2014 Patriot League quarterfinalist and 2015 semifinalist. Before tions with the United States Soccer Federation
Loyola he was a volunteer assistant at the University of Rhode Island with a D National License and National Soccer
for a year. Before URI, McGirr was the head coach for the Providence Coaches Association of America 1& 2 Goal-
College women’s soccer program for eight years. While at PC he trained keeping Diplomas. Some of the programs he has
and developed five different Big East All-Conference players and in 2011 worked with include Bruno United FC, Johnson
the team was a Big East quarterfinalist. Another accomplishment while at & Wales University, Bryant University, Bishop
PC was earning the NCAA Public Recognition Award a women’s soccer Hendricken High School and Rhode Island Special
academic award in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012. In addition, to Olympics.
the awards he achieved a 100 percent graduation rate through mandatory Trudeau is a graduate of Franklin Pierce
8 team study halls and weekly academic player meetings. University where he was a Division II goalkeeper
In addition to his excellent collegiate track record he also has an on a team that was ranked as high as No. 4
extensive club soccer background, with over 20 years of experience. For nationally and in 1991 was a national semi-finalist.
the past two years he has coached the New England Futbol Club as head He currently resides in West Warwick.
coach of the U13 and U15 girls and U14 boys teams as well as being assis-
tant administrator who organized and coordinated all holiday soccer clin-
ics. He also has served as head coach of the Elite Clubs National League
as Head Coach & Trainer of the Scorpions Soccer Club from 2011 to
2013. Before that he was on the Regional Staff as coach and trainer of the
Rhode Island Olympic Development Program from 2006 to 2009.
McGirr was a defender on the soccer team at Division I Rider
College in New Jersey where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in
Psychology in 1992. He earned his Premier Diploma from the National
soccer Coaches Association of America and is licensed in United Soccer
Federation “B”. McGirr resides in Smithfield with his wife Erin whom
also has an athletic background as a former two-sport athlete at Rutgers
University in track and soccer. He works for the New England Futbol
Club and enjoys boating and golfing in his free time.