About the Northeast-10 ConferenceNortheast-10 Staff

Julie RuppertCommissioner

jruppert@northeast10.org508-230-9844 Ext. 100

Amy Resnick

Associate Commissioner/SWAaresnick@northeast10.org

508-230-9844 Ext. 102Cell: 413-478-1519

Molly Myers Associate Commissioner/

Compliancemmyers@northeast10.org

508-230-9844 Ext. 103

Jacob VanRynAssistant Commissioner/

Strategic Communicationsjvanryn@northeast10.org508-230-9844 Ext. 105

Michael GhikaAsst. Director/Communications

mghika@northeast10.org508-230-9844 Ext. 104

The Northeast-10 Conference is an NCAA Division II conference that was established in 1979. The conference consists of 16 member institutions located throughout the Northeast in the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont.

The institutions that make up the Northeast-10 include Adelphi University (Garden City, N.Y.), American International College (Springfield, Mass.), Assumption College (Worcester, Mass.), Bentley University (Waltham, Mass.), Franklin Pierce University (Rindge, N.H.), Le Moyne College (Syracuse, N.Y.), University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, Mass.), Merrimack Col-lege (North Andover, Mass.), University of New Haven (West Haven, Conn.), Pace University (Pleasantville, N.Y.), Saint Anselm College (Manchester, N.H.), Saint Michael’s College (Colches-ter, Vt.), The College of Saint Rose (Albany, N.Y.), Southern Connecticut State University (New Haven, Conn.), Southern New Hampshire University (Manchester, N.H.), and Stonehill College

(Easton, Mass.).

The 16 member institutions are spread geo-graphically from Syracuse, N.Y. to Waltham, Mass. and Colchester, Vt. to Garden City, N.Y. Many of the members are located in or around the metropolitan areas of Albany, Boston, Manchester, New Haven, Worcester, and New York City. The conference was proud to welcome the New Haven and Adel-phi in its latest expansion, adding to the pow-erful union of strong academic and athletic institutions.

The Northeast-10 has evolved into a membership committed to competitive athletics programs that emphasize the educa-tion, both on and off the field, of more than 6,000 student athletes. Among the many accomplishments of these institutions are NCAA Division II national championships in women’s basketball, women’s cross country, field hockey, men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, women’s track and field, and men’s and women’s swimming and diving.

The conference is coming off a successful 2011-12 season, as the Saint Rose women’s soccer team claimed the first national championship in the school’s athletic history with a 2-1 victory over Grand Valley State in Pensacola, Fla. The UMass Lowell field hockey team also advanced to the national title game for the sixth time in seven seasons, while the Bentley women’s basketball and Stonehill men’s basketball teams both advanced to their respective NCAA Final Fours.

Also during the 2011-12 academic year, Southern Connecticut’s Amanda Thom-as won national championships in the 200 and 400 individual medleys, and for her efforts was named the 2012 NCAA Division II Women’s Swimmer of the Year. Southern Connecticut’s Nick Lebron (heptathlon) and American International’s Domi-nic Smith (400 meter dash) also claimed individual national titles at the 2012 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.

In all, 59 different Northeast-10 Conference teams were selected to participate in NCAA Champion-

ship play during the 2011-12 academic year. The 59 programs represented 15 of the 16 conference institutions.

From the field of play to inside the classroom, the Northeast-10 honored a number of student-athletes for their academic accomplishments. Over 50 percent of all confer-ence student-athletes earned a 3.0 GPA throughout the 2011-12 academic year and were named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll as a result. Of the nearly 6,000 honor roll selections for the fall and spring, 244 earned a perfect 4.0 GPA. The conference also honored 260 student-athletes that excelled at a high level on the field and in the classroom as members of academic all-conference teams.

Today’s Northeast-10 Conference remains focused on complementing the academic integrity and missions of its member institutions with a commitment to a broad-based championship program, as evidenced by the 23 sports the conference offers in cham-pionship play, the most such of any Division II conference.

Through the establishment and enforcement of regulations, the conference aims to encourage policies that enable intercol-legiate athletics programs to contribute to and be considered an integral part of the total educational offerings at our mem-ber institutions. The Northeast-10 can look to a long history of success including the growth from seven original member institutions to more than double its size 30 years later, the contention for and winning of multiple national championships, and the recognition of student-athlete performances off the field and in the classroom.

Saint Rose claimed the 2011 NCAA Women’s Soccer National Cham-pionship by defeating Grand Valley State.

Southern Connecticut’s Amanda Thomas was named the 2012 NCAA Division II Women’s Swimmer of the Year.

American International’s Dominic Smith claimed a national title in the 400 meter dash.

2012 Northeast-10 ConferenceField Hockey Championship

2012 Northeast-10 Field Hockey Regular Season Standings

2012 Northeast-10 Field Hockey Championship Schedule- First Round Hosted by Higher Seed -

- Final Four at No. 1 Seed -

First Round - Wednesday, October 24Game 1: #6 Stonehill at #3 UMass Lowell – 7:00 p.m.

Game 2: #5 Southern Connecticut at #4 Adelphi – 4:00 p.m.

Semifinals - Saturday, October 27at Merrimack College

Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. #2 Bentley –11:00 a.m.Game 4: Game 2 winner at #1 Merrimack – 2:00 p.m.

Championship - Sunday, October 28

at Merrimack CollegeGame 5: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 12:00 p.m.

NE-10 Overall

Team GP Record Win % GP Record Win %

Merrimack 10 9-1 .900 17 15-2 .882

Bentley 10 8-2 .800 17 11-6 .647

UMass Lowell 10 8-2 .800 18 15-3 .833

Adelphi 10 6-4 .600 18 7-11 .389

So. Connecticut 10 5-5 .500 17 8-9 .471

Stonehill 10 5-5 .500 18 9-9 .500

Assumption 10 5-5 .500 18 8-10 .444

Saint Anselm 10 3-7 .300 18 6-12 .333

Saint Michael’s 10 3-7 .300 18 5-13 .278

American Int’l 10 2-8 .200 18 3-15 .167

Franklin Pierce 10 1-9 .100 17 3-14 .176

 

#1 MERRIMACK COLLEGE(15-2, 9-1 NE-10)

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School 00 Kerri Bergquist Sr. GK 5-7 Mashpee, Mass./Mashpee2 Jessica Otis Jr. M 5-1 Pittsford, N.Y./East Rochester4 Brie Cook Fr. D/M 5-6 Sunderland, Mass./Frontier Regional7 Lindsay Dobecki Fr. F 5-9 Scarborough, Maine/Scarborough 10 Taylor Ledwith Fr. F 5-6 Springfield, Mass./Cathedral 11 Abbey Stacey So. M 5-5 Messalonskee, Maine/Messalonskee 12 Jamie Spano Sr. M/F 5-3 Reading, Mass./Reading Memorial 13 Katrina Squeri Fr. M 5-8 Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford 14 Christine Zubkus Fr. M 5-9 Dover, N.H./Dover 17 Lindsay Grover Jr. M 5-6 Barnstable, Mass./Barnstable 18 Katie Bishop So. M/D 5-3 Conway, N.H./Kennett 20 Sarah Dunbar Jr. D 5-7 Hubbardston, Mass./Quabbin Regional 22 Jessica Boghosian Fr. D 5-2 Belgrade, Maine/Messalonskee23 Kristen Connolly So. M 5-2 Westminster, Mass./Oakmont Regional 25 Sydney Bowker Fr. D 5-7 Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna27 Candace Waldie Jr. F 5-6 North Andover, Mass./North Andover 28 April Daugherty Sr. F 5-8 Wakefield, R.I./Lincoln44 Katie Zubkus Sr. M/D 5-8 Dover, N.H./Dover45 Gina Rosinski So. GK 5-7 Derry, N.H./Pinkerton Academy46 Jen Otis Sr. M/F 5-5 Penacook, N.H./Merrimack Valley77 Madison Davis Fr. GK 5-7 San Jose, Calif./Branham Head Coach: Anne Rounce (Merrimack ‘07), Fifth SeasonAssistant Coach: Meg Hildebrand

#2 BENTLEY UNIVERSITY(11-6, 8-2, NE-10)

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School 0 Kaitlyn Riley Sr. GK 5-4 Wilmington, Mass. / Wilmington3 Savannah Febesh Fr. F/M 5-4 Carle Place, N.Y. / Friends Academy4 Meghan Talerman Fr. M/F 5-8 Centerville, Mass. / Barnstable5 Kelsey Howard Fr. M 5-3 Scarborough, Maine / Scarborough6 Lisa Giorgetti Jr. M/D 5-1 Sudbury, Mass. / Lincoln-Sudbury Reg.7 Leah Winer Fr. F 5-3 Longmeadow, Mass. / Longmeadow8 Sally James Fr. F 5-3 Mequon, Wisc. / Univ. School of Milwaukee9 Nichole Black Jr. D 5-6 Dover, N.H. / Dover10 Gina Lirange So. F 5-6 Auburn, Mass. / Auburn11 Kaitlyn Marcinek Sr. M 5-6 Southbury, Conn. / Pomperaug12 Jayne Caputo Fr. D/M 5-8 San Diego, Calif. / Scripps Ranch13 Kelsey Mattson Sr. D 5-5 Bristol, N.H. / Newfound Regional14 Beth Maguire Sr. F 5-6 Medfield, Mass. / Medfield15 Hanna Lucas Fr. M 5-3 Wayne, N.J. / Wayne Hills16 Molly Rowe Fr. D 5-7 Newburyport, Mass. / Newburyport17 Samantha Boardman Sr. F 5-7 Chester, Md. / Kent Island18 Mollie Ricker Jr. D 5-9 Hummelstown, Pa. / Lower Dauphin19 Becca Moore Fr. MF 5-3 Belmont, Mass. / Belmont20 Colleen Moran Jr. F 5-3 Lincoln, R.I. / Lincoln21 Nicole Dion Sr. F 5-10 Lunenburg, Mass. / Lunenburg23 Michaela Clark Fr. F 5-7 Sauquoit, N.Y. / Sauquoit Valley25 Melissa Martorelli Jr. D 5-6 Holmdel, N.J. / Holmdel26 Brandy Asplundh Jr. F 5-5 Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Acad. of the New Church27 Hannah Gerry Sr. MF-F 5-5 Sudbury, Mass. / Lincoln-Sudbury Reg.50 Katie Kelley Fr. GK 5-4 Walpole, Mass. / Walpole72 Julia Powell Sr. GK 5-6 Southbury, Conn. / Pomperaug

Head Coach: Jessica Spencer (Bentley ‘97), Fifth SeasonAssistant Coaches: Laura Thibodeau, Jessica Farrell, Stephanie Walker

#3 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL(15-3, 8-2 NE-10)

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School 1 Bianca Jones So. M/F 5-3 Watertown, Mass. / Watertown2 Chelsea Gillies Sr. D 5-8 Chelmsford, Mass. / Chelmsford3 Vanessa Kent Sr. M 5-2 Charlton, Mass. / Shepherd Hill Regional4 Nicole Pacheco So. D 5-5 East Hampstead, N.H. / Pinkerton Academy6 Chelsea Chronopoulos So. M 5-2 Tyngsborough, Mass. / Tilton School7 Kristina Krull So. F 5-3 Leicester, Mass. / Phillips Exeter Academy 8 Jenna Freitas Fr. F 5-4 Manchester, N.H. / Memorial9 Kayla MacDonald Jr. D 5-3 Chelmsford, Mass. / Chelmsford10 Torrie Russo Fr. F/M 5-5 Chelmsford, Mass. / Chelmsford11 Rachel McCarthy Jr. F/M 5-5 Reading, Mass. / Reading Memorial12 Carrie Dresser So. D 5-5 Plaistow, N.H. / Timberlane Regional13 Kelly Freitas Fr. D/M 5-4 Manchester, N.H. / Memorial14 Melissa Effertz Jr. F 5-3 Oceanside, Calif. / Rancho Buena Vista 15 Janelle DeCamillis Jr. M 5-4 Littleton, Mass. / Littleton16 Andrea Byrne So. D 5-8 Tyngsborough, Mass. / Tyngsborough20 Emily Painten Sr. F/M 5-7 Walpole, Mass. / Walpole 22 Sarah Wilcox Sr. D 5-5 Old Town, Maine / Old Town23 Cori Trask Jr. F/M 5-8 East Bridgewater, Mass. / East Bridgewater24 Jessica Walsh Fr. D 5-9 North Easton, Mass. / Oliver Ames29 Bryanna Bourbeau Fr. GK 5-1 Litchfield, N.H. / Tilton School50 Melanie Hopkins Jr. GK 5-2 Harwich, Mass. / Harwich Head Coach: Shannon Hlebichuk (UMass Lowell ‘98), 11th SeasonAssistant Coaches: Kerry Dudley, Katie White

#4 ADELPHI UNIVERSITY(7-11, 6-4 NE-10)

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School 3 Kristen Bagley Fr. F 5-4 Holbrook, N.Y. / Sachem East4 Nicolette Lodato Fr. M 5-6 Commack, N.Y. / Commack5 Carly Aceves So. F 5-8 La Mesa, Calif. / Helix Charter6 Erin Grekin Sr. F 5-1 Holtsville, N.Y. / Sachem East7 Molly Cuevas Fr. M 5-8 San Jose, Calif. / Leland8 Sashal Hagan Fr. M 5-5 Branchville, N.J. / High Point Regional10 Brooke Bittel Fr. M/D 5-7 Goshen, Conn. / Wamogo Regional11 Briana Rubenstein So. M 5-4 Bayport, N.Y. / Bayport-Bluepoint12 Samantha Hofmann Fr. D 5-7 Newton, N.J. / Newton14 Dana Ahrens Fr. D 5-6 Massapequa Park, N.Y. / Massapequa15 Jami DeGrote Jr. M 5-4 Totowa, N.J. / Passaic Valley18 Maria Guerrisi Fr. D 5-5 Sound Beach, N.Y. / Rocky Point19 Olivia Nowokunski Fr. M 5-7 Leominster, Mass. / Leominster20 Cassie Cabral Sr. F 5-1 Sayville, N.Y. / Sayville21 Alyssa Conklin Sr. F 5-5 Courtlandt Manor, N.Y. / Lakeland22 Jamie Ackerman Jr. M 5-4 Nesconset, N.Y. / Smithtown East23 Emilee Rahner Sr. M 5-6 Setauket, N.Y. / Ward Melville25 Brittany Souke Jr. M 5-4 East Sandwich, Mass. / Sandwich30 Kelly Serrao Fr. GK 5-8 Lake Hiawatha, N.J. / Parsippany50 Kristine Puzio Sr. GK 5-8 Holbrook, N.Y. / Sachem North

Head Coach: Gloria O’Connor, Fifth SeasonAssistant Coaches: Regina Agrusa, Claire Agrusa Iglesias, Natasha Pedzik, Danielle Demola, Lucia Vigliotti, Timothy Gorman

#5 SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY(8-9, 5-5 NE-10)

No. Name Yr. Pos. Hometown/High School/Previous School 0 Robin Donaldson Jr. GK Canton, Conn./Canton1 Audrey Dolloff Fr. GK Raynham, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham2 Meghan Lahm Jr. D Wingdale, N.Y./Dover4 Laurie Cockerline Sr. M Lopatcong, N.J. /Phillipsburg HS5 Jennifer O’Neill Fr. F Saylorsburg, Pa./Pleasant Valley6 Kayla Quinn Fr. M/F Sutton, Mass./Holy Name7 Randi Schock Sr. D Stamford, Conn./Berkshire School8 Erica Fisher Sr. M Putnam Valley, N.Y./Putnam Valley10 Sarah Cebry Jr. F Burlington, Conn./Lewis Mills12 Cathlyn Pistolas Jr. M Andover, N.J./Academy of St. Elizabeth14 Allison Vilardi Jr. F Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills16 Katie Gontarski Fr. M/F Hamden, Conn./Hamden17 Paige Donlin Sr. D South Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury HS18 Kaitlyn Stobierski So. M Northford, Conn./North Branford19 Anna Marcucilli Fr. D Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire22 Lauren Anderson Fr. F Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire25 Bailey McGinnis Fr. F North Branford, Conn./North Branford26 Marisa McCann Fr. GK Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand Head Coach: Kelly Frassinelli, 18th SeasonAssistant Coaches: Ann Farrier, Lauren Zarrella

#6 STONEHILL COLLEGE(9-9, 5-5 NE-10)

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School 2 Gina Sheehan Jr. M 5-7 Shrewsbury, Mass. / Shrewsbury3 Chelsea Emery Jr. M/B 5-5 New Hampton, N.H. / Tilton School4 Jennifer Foley So. F 5-3 Holden, Mass. / Notre Dame Academy7 Chelsea Fizell Sr. F 5-3 Cotuit, Mass. / The Berkshire School8 Maggie Travers Fr. M 5-5 Scituate, Mass. / Scituate9 Lauren Dymek Fr. B 5-2 Hadley, Mass. / Hopkins Academy11 Jessica Laurendeau Sr. B 5-3 Acton, Mass. / Acton-Boxborough12 Rachel Murphy Fr. M 5-3 Worcester, Mass. / Notre Dame Academy13 Erika Kelly Fr. F 5-6 Watertown, Mass. / Watertown14 Lauren Giordano Fr. F 5-5 Watertown, Mass. / Watertown15 Elizabeth Thornton Fr. M/B 5-4 Needham, Mass. / Needham16 Brittany Ford Sr. F 5-6 Augusta, Maine / Cony17 Nicole Ciccia So. M 5-2 Monroe, Conn. / Lauralton Hall19 Emily Sideris So. F 5-4 Watertown, Mass. / Watertown20 Teresa McGinley Sr. M 5-2 Sandwich, Mass. / Bishop Stang21 Jaclyn Holahan So. M 5-2 South Yarmouth, Mass. / Dennis-Yarmouth22 Kelsey Davis Jr. M 5-2 Gardner, Mass. / Gardner23 Kelly Gouveia Jr. F 5-2 Dartmouth, Mass. / Dartmouth24 Kellie Sullivan Sr. B 5-4 Walpole, Mass. / Walpole26 Emily Coholan Jr. B 5-3 South Dennis, Mass. / Dennis-Yarmouth28 Devin Ingersoll Jr. M 5-8 Londonderry, N.H. / Londonderry33 Kaitlyn Curtis Sr. GK 5-6 Acton, Mass. / Acton-Boxborough88 Elizabeth Genovese So. GK 5-4 Street, Md. / North Harford

Head Coach: Shelly Morris (Northeastern ‘94), 5th SeasonAssistant Coaches: Janna Anctil, Andrea Moore

All-Time Team Champions

Year Reg. Season Champion Champion Runner Up Score Most Valuable Player

2011 Merrimack UMass Lowell Merrimack 3-2 Kayla Littig, UML

2010 UMass Lowell UMass Lowell Stonehill 6-1 Liz Day, UML

2009 Stonehill Bentley Stonehill 2-1 Nicole Murphy, BEN

2008 UMass Lowell Bentley UMass Lowell 1-0 (OT) Alyssa Sliney, BEN

2007 UMass Lowell UMass Lowell Bentley 5-1 Jayne Vagenas, UML

2006 Stonehill UMass Lowell Stonehill 3-1 Sara Hohenberger, UML

2005 UMass Lowell UMass Lowell/Stonehill (Co-Champions) 2-1 (OT) *** Aly Boulis, STO

2004 Bentley UMass Lowell Bentley 4-3 Nicole Staiti, UML

2003 Bryant UMass Lowell Bryant 2-1 Patrice Mendoza, UML

2002 Saint Michael’s/Bryant Bentley Assumption 2-1 Carolyn Bolster, BEN

2001 Bentley/Saint Michael’s Bentley Saint Michael’s 4-0 Allyson Bunce, BEN

2000 Saint Michael’s Bentley Saint Michael’s 1-0 ** Allyson Bunce, BEN

1999 Bentley Bentley Assumption 5-0 Jen Bunce, BEN

1998 Bentley Bentley Assumption 5-0 Carolyn Cahill, BEN

1997 Bentley Bentley Assumption 1-0 Johanna DiCarlo, BEN

1996 Bentley Bentley Saint Michael’s 1-0 (OT) * Carolyn Cahill, BEN

* - Bentley won 2-1 on penalty strokes

** - Also served as NCAA Division II National Tournament Semifinal

*** - UMass Lowell and Stonehill declared NE-10 Tournament Co-Champions

2012 Northeast-10 Field Hockey All-Conference Teams2012 Northeast-10 Field Hockey First Team

Name School Year Position

Molly Cuevas Adelphi Fr. M

Beth Maguire Bentley Sr. F

Melissa Effertz UMass Lowell Jr. F

Rachel McCarthy UMass Lowell Jr. F

Sarah Wilcox UMass Lowell Sr. D

April Daugherty Merrimack Sr. F

Jen Otis Merrimack Sr. M

Jessica Otis Merrimack Jr. M/F

Kerri Bergquist Merrimack Sr. GK

Candace Waldie Merrimack Jr. F

Sarah Cebry So. Connecticut Jr. F

Devin Ingersoll Stonehill Jr. M

2012 Northeast-10 Field Hockey Second TeamName School Year Position Cassie Cabral Adelphi Sr. FKristine Puzio Adelphi Sr. GKEmilee Rahner Adelphi Sr. DPaige Anderson Assumption So. FKiley Colucci Assumption Fr. MLisa Duckles American Int’l Sr. MMelissa Martorelli Bentley Jr. DMeghan Talerman Bentley Fr. M/FBianca Jones UMass Lowell So. M Elizabeth Sears Saint Anselm Jr. FErin Brien Saint Michael’s Sr. DRandi Schock So. Connecticut Sr. BEmily Sideris Stonehill So. F

2012 Northeast-10 Field Hockey All-Rookie TeamName School Position

Molly Cuevas Adelphi M

Kiley Colucci Assumption M

Meghan Talerman Bentley M/F

Katrina Squeri Merrimack M/F

Christine Zubkus Merrimack M

Audrey Dolloff So. Connecticut GK

Erika Kelly Stonehill F

Major Award Winners

Player of Year – Rachel McCarthy, UMass Lowell

Goalkeeper of the Year – Kerri Bergquist, Merrimack

Defensive Player of the Year – Sarah Wilcox, UMass Lowell

Rookie of the Year – Molly Cuevas, Adelphi

Coach of the Year – Annie Lahey, Assumption