2014-15 Seton Hall Department of Athletics Annual Report

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3 Introduction

6 Our Student-Athletes

26 2014-15 Timeline

34 Our Supporters

48 Honor Roll of Donors

57 Our Staff

59 Corporate Partners

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The mission of the Department of Athletics and Recreational services is to ensure that the intercollegiate athletics and recreational programs represent and reflect the missions and goals of the University. By providing quality opportunities and programs that reflect high academic, moral and athletic standards, Seton Hall University enables all student-athletes to maximize their personal potential.

The Department is committed to ethnic, racial, cultural and gender diversity along with attention to inclusion of the physically challenged. By providing challenging recreation opportunities and quality facilities for all members of the Seton Hall community, Athletics and Recreational Services seeks to create a sense of community spirit and pride among all constituents: students, faculty, staff, administrators and alumni.

In accordance with the Mission of Seton Hall University the results and goals of this report are incorporated under our student-athlete centered vision that is focused on four principles:

Seton Hall athletics Vision For Excellence

Compete with honor, sportsmanship and integrity, while assuring our student-athletes reach their full potential and are a source of pride for the Seton Hall University community.

By continuing to provide the necessary resources to each and every student-athlete, Seton Hall Athletics will strive to graduate each of our athletes while pushing them towards academic excellence.

Through administrative and coaching leadership each team competes for conference and national championships.

The Seton Hall Athletics Department, at all times and in all facets of its operation, will exercise fiscal diligence while enhancing the involvement of our supporters to help us achieve our student-athlete centered vision and goals.

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SETON HALL ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT

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Coming off another banner year in 2014-15, Seton Hall Athletics is continuing its rise, and we can attribute our success to an incredible team effort. Our administration continues to work towards providing an unrivaled student-athlete experience that includes state-of-the-art facili-ties and the proper resources needed to succeed. Our coaches are recruiting and developing student-athletes who come to Seton Hall to not only compete on the field, but also compete in the classroom and become leaders in their respective fields. And our supporters are there for us in all forms whether it’s a generous dona-tion to the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund or being a constant fixture at our games.

None of the accomplishments you are about to read in this report would be possible without this team effort. Without everyone coming to-gether to support the Pirates, we would not have three NCAA Tournament teams, a 3.346 cumu-lative GPA, student-athletes earning national recognition or attractive facilities we are proud to call home. We take great pride in all that we have accomplished this past year and are thrilled to share them with you.

Nonetheless, as we celebrate last year’s achievements, we also look towards the future and continuing to find ways to further enhance the student-athlete experience and give them the tools and skills they need to succeed in ev-erything they want to do in life. We want to be a leader in the BIG EAST Conference, and with you on our team, we feel that we are headed in that exact direction.

On behalf of our student-athletes, coaches and staff, thank you for being a part of our team and thank you for your continued and unwaver-ing support of Seton Hall Athletics.

LETTER FROM PATRICK LYONS

GO PIRATES!

Patrick LyonsVice President and Director of Athletics

& Recreational Services

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Facilities play a large role in collegiate athletics, and Seton Hall University has made a commitment to being a leader

among its peers in providing top resources that enhance the student-athlete experience. In 2013-14, Seton Hall took a gigantic leap forward with the opening of the Charles W. Doehler Academic Center, the Center for Sports Medicine and the Fitness Center. 2014-15 proved to be another banner year for this vision as the Pirates opened three new spaces within the Richie Regan Recreation Center that have student-athletes are proud to call home.

The locker room is the proverbial nest for the student-athlete. It’s a place not just for dressing, but also a place where student-athletes bond with their teammates, go to unwind or strategize for an upcoming game. Prior to January, not every varsity team at Seton Hall had its own space. But the athletics department set out to make space a priority, and when the Spring 2015 semester started, student-athletes were greeted by over 5,000 square feet of new locker rooms.

“The locker room project is in line with our vision to give our student-athletes the best possible experience and to have it come to fruition is fantastic,” Vice President and Director of Athletics Patrick Lyons said at the time of the opening. “Anyone who is an athlete knows how important a locker room is and what it

signifies. Our student-athletes have been walking around on cloud nine because they have their own locker rooms for the first time.”

In total, there are 357 individual student-athlete lockers and each locker room is equipped with a high-definition smart television, a hard-wired, surround-sound audio system with Bluetooth technology and a Wi-Fi hub providing internet access.

Two months later, Seton Hall completed two more highly anticipated projects, delivering the new Varsity Weight Room and Varsity Film Room to the student-athletes.

A 7,525 square foot space, the new Varsity Weight Room triples the size of the old weight room and is broken up into four rooms, featuring free weights, platforms, benches and cardio equipment. The space is large enough to accommodate multiple teams at once without interrupting instruction, and the equipment is all state-of-the-art and branded with Seton Hall marks.

Just around the corner of the weight room is the Varsity Film Room, which gives teams a new space to break down film, gather for team meetings and hear lectures. The room features 36 custom leather seats with Pirates branding and is equipped with the latest in projection and

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FACILITY IMPROVEMENTSsurround-sound technology.

“We continue to make outstanding progress in upgrading our facilities and upgrading the experience we deliver to our student-athletes,” Lyons said at the time of the opening. “Our new weight room is a first-class facility that will help our teams get bigger, faster and stronger, and our film room is an exciting space for our teams to watch video of themselves and their opponents so they can be better prepared for competition.”

Completing these projects has opened the door for new developments to begin, as Seton Hall continues to work towards the goal of providing an atmosphere for student-athletes to reach their full potential. The next phase features the renovation of the Richie Regan Recreation Center lobby, which will include the Athletics Hall of Fame, the creation of a new golf room and a partnership with Essex County to renovate and modernize Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field and the Ivy Hill Park tennis courts. “All of our projects signify to anyone thinking about coming to Seton Hall how serious we are about being the best and winning conference championships. I’ve always said that when you come to Seton Hall you’ll know from the second you walk into our facilities how serious we take athletics and the pride we have in our department.”

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The following provides a detailed listing of the academic achievements of Seton Hall student-athletes during the 2014-2015

academic year.

STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE• Senior student-athletes graduating with

Honors – May 2015:- Summa Cum Laude - 5- Magna Cum Laude – 11- Cum Laude – 12

• 199 BIG EAST Academic All Stars for the 2014-2015 academic year (82% of all Seton Hall student-athletes)

• Men’s cross country earned its second consecutive BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award for earning the highest team grade-point average among all men’s cross country programs in the BIG EAST Conference.

• Chi Alpha Sigma – National College Athlete Honor Society

- Seton Hall inducted its 10th class (29 students) during an annual induction ceremony. This requires student-athletes to maintain a minimum 3.4 cumulative grade-point average through their junior and senior year.

• Dean’s List - Fall 2014: 124 students (50% of all student-

athletes)- Spring 2015: 141 students (56% of all

student-athletes)

• Baseball, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Cross Country, Softball, Women’s Golf, and Women’s Tennis earned national recognition for academic excellence by ranking in the top decile for Academic Progress Rating (APR). This group represents 43% of all Seton Hall athletic teams...

• 42 senior student-athletes garnered the Seton Hall Merit Scholar Award for graduating with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.2 and above

• Cumulative GPA for all student-athletes is now 3.346, once again the highest it has ever been. The following two charts compare the semester and cumulative GPA of the student athlete population with the general student population.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

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INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION:• NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Nominees

- Mary Migton – Women’s Cross Country- Danielle DeStaso – Softball

• BIG EAST Michael Tranghese Postgraduate Leadership Award Winner

- Shelbey Manthorpe – Women’s Volleyball

• BIG EAST Female Scholar Athlete of the Year- Shelbey Manthorpe – Women’s Volleyball

• ECAC Scholar Athletes of the Year- Mary Migton – Women’s Cross Country- Tyler Orner – Men’s Cross Country

• BIG EAST Scholar Athlete of the Year Nominees

- Shelbey Manthorpe – Women’s Volleyball (AWARD WINNER)

- Dan Ditusa - Baseball- Ka-Deidre Simmons – Women’s Basketball

• BIG EAST Sport Excellence Awards – 2014-2015 Nominees:

- Alison Kruse – Women’s Golf (AWARD WINNER)

- Ben Mitchell – Men’s Swimming and Diving (AWARD WINNER)

- Cora Meehan – Women’s Swimming and Diving

- Emily Hansinger – Women’s Soccer- Hannah Liljekvist – Women’s Tennis- Haralds Karlis – Men’s Basketball- Jackie DiPietro – Softball- JT Harper – Men’s Golf- Ka-Deidre Simmons – Women’s Basketball

(AWARD WINNER)- Mary Migton – Women’s Cross Country- Mateusz Brela – Men’s Soccer- Shelbey Manthorpe – Women’s Volleyball

(AWARD WINNER)- Tyler Orner – Men’s Cross Country

• First Team Capital One Academic All-District II- Danielle DeStaso – Softball

• National Golf Coaches’ Association All-

America Scholars - Alison Kruse- Erin McClure - Cassie Pantelas

• Women’s Tennis 2015 ITA Scholars- Anna Guyranova - Julian Keenan- Madison Shoemaker - Katie Kim- Hannah Liljekvist - Isabell Klingert

TEAM ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTSVolleyball• Earned the American Volleyball Coaches’

Association Team Academic Award for the 2014-2015 academic year

Tennis• Women’s Tennis earned the 2015

Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team Award

Men’s Golf• Earned the Golf Coaches’ Association of

America 2014-2015 Outstanding Team Academic Award Presented by Farmers Insurance

Swimming & Diving• Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving

were named Scholar All-America Teams by the College Swimming Coaches’ Association of America

Women’s Soccer• Women’s Soccer earned the National Soccer

Coaches’ Association of America Team Academic Award

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Ali Kruse

Danielle DeStaso Shelbey Manthorpe

Ka-Deidre Simmons

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The 2014-15 academic year saw Seton Hall University’s student-athletes continue to raise the bar with their performance in the

classroom as collectively, the Pirates posted a combined cumulative grade point average of 3.346 – establishing a new high in school history and exceeding the mark held by the general student body by over three-tenths of a point.

At the forefront of the landmark efforts was a group of six exceptional seniors whose academic exploits were representative of the standard of excellence that continues to be pushed to new heights.

Unquestionably one of the most prolific players in the history of the Seton Hall volleyball program, Shelbey Manthorpe cemented her legacy as a student-athlete by adding a host of academic honors to a gaudy collection of athletic accolades. On the heels of leading the Pirates to their first-ev-er NCAA Tournament appearance, Manthorpe became the first Seton Hall representative to capture the BIG EAST Female Scholar Athlete of the Year Award.

ACADEMIC SPOTLIGHTS

Following in the footsteps of 2014 graduate and former tennis standout Chloe Sher, Manthorpe also brought the BIG EAST Michael Tranghese Postgraduate Leadership Award back to South Or-ange for a second consecutive year. An Honorable Mention All-America selection who graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors in May, Manthor-pe was also one of four Pirates who were selected as recipients of the BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award as academic leaders in their respective sports league-wide.

Newark native Ka-Deidre Simmons was the engine behind a similarly historic campaign for the women’s basketball team and like Manthorpe, her brilliance transcended the Walsh Gymnasium floor as well. An All-Region and Honorable Mention All-America performer in her own right, Simmons not only guided The Hall to its first BIG EAST regular season title but was also tabbed to receive the Sport Excellence award for her work as a graduate student. Simmons returned to the Pirates and helped power the squad to its first NCAA Tournament berth in two decades after receiving her degree in Broadcast and Visual Media in May of 2014.

A pillar of a young women’s golf program that has already captured a pair of BIG EAST titles, Ali Kruse embodied what it means to be a Seton Hall student-athlete. An information and technology management major from Overland Park, Kansas, Kruse earned All-BIG EAST honors after finishing fourth overall as the Pirates defended their title at the conference championship. A member of the Leadership Honors Program, the four-time BIG

EAST Academic All-Star collected her own Sport Excellence award to cap a career in which she shone brightly both on the course and on campus.

No stranger to earning prestigious awards, men’s diver Ben Mitchell proved his versatility yet again when he was chosen to receive the Sport Excellence award as well. From the diving board, Mitchell placed the cherry on top of a revolution-ary four-year stretch in South Orange when he earned his third and fourth BIG EAST champion-ships in February. A two-time Most Outstanding Male Diver at the conference meet, Mitchell also excelled academically – adding a number of BIG EAST Academic All-Star awards throughout his time in blue and white.

The four conference award winners were far from the only student-athletes whose scholastic exploits earned praise as softball standout Danielle DeStaso was named First-Team Capital One Aca-demic All-District II while a pair of cross country captains in Mary Migton and Tyler Orner earned Seton Hall Scholar Athlete of the Year honors for boasting the highest cumulative GPA among seniors.

While The Hall is currently undergoing a drastic transformation aimed at advancing champi-onship opportunities, the quality of education for student-athletes remains the paramount concern. With academic performance within the depart-ment rising alongside the university’s resources and profile, Seton Hall is primed to be a leader in the BIG EAST Conference both on and off the field for years to come.

Ben Mitchell

Tyler Orner Ali KruseDr. Laura Schoppmann, Shelbey Manthorpeand Matt Geibel

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BASEBALLMichael Alescio

Tyler BoydLuke Cahill

Michael CaputoChris ChiaradioRobert DadonaDaniel Ditusa

Timothy EdwardsAnthony EliaAlex Falconi

Brett FontenelliMatthew FortinDerek JenkinsMatthew LeonJackson Martin Shane McCarthy

Mikael-Ali MoguesChristopher Morris

Adnan PjetrovicJoseph Poduslenko

Zachary PrendergastRyan Ramiz

Douglas RuhlmanZachary Schellenger

Ryan TestaniNelson ValerioZachary Weigel

BASKETBALL – MEN’S

Angel DelgadoSterling GibbsHaralds Karlis

Brandon MobleyMichael Nzei

CROSS COUNTRY – MEN’S

Jacob BastLouis BustamanteBryant CordovaRyan Flannery

Walter GrosenheiderJeffrey LarsonAlex Mallue

Joseph MartinelliRyan Moumblow

Tyler OrnerVictor RicciJames SauseJohn WalshKevin Walsh

GOLF – MEN’SDavid Cha

LJ GoJT Harper

Kevin O’BrienKevin SanisloRyan SnoufferCory Wilson

SOCCER - MENBoluwatife Akinyode

Brandon BarnesDaniel BartokMateusz BrelaPatrick Burd

Nicholas CoppolaMario DeClericoSamuel GeilerJakub Golabek

Kai GreeneChristopher Kennedy

Eric LaggAndrew LoMantoVictor ManosalvasKevin Matthews

Alexander MegnaNicholas NajeraLukas Pangonis

John PhilbinKonrad PlewaJulian Spindler

Jason Wellington

SWIMMING & DIVING - MENTimothy BosseIan Campbell

Richard LessardCooper LindsleyMichael Mattera

Benjamin Mitchell

Alex PfistererZohar Suslovich

Jason TanSeth UnderwoodCody WimmerNoah YanchulisMatt Zebrowski

SOFTBALLSamantha DeMasiDanielle DeStaso

Jacqueline DiPietroLauren Fischer

Sara FosterSara Haefeli

Yasmin HarrellWhitney JonesFaith LaudanoJordan MosesCasey Moses

Alyssa PrukopAlexandra RabbettsKaylyn Sanbower

Valerie SutoAlexis Walkden

VOLLEYBALLSara Connell

Samantha DuncanTessa FournierJamie Froning

Amanda HansenSarah Kenneweg

Shelbey ManthorpeStacey Manthorpe

Kacey RichardsAshani Rubin

Danielle SchroederSimona Sekulova

BASKETBALL – WOMEN’S

Samantha BozzellaTeresa Kucera

Claire LundbergJordan Molyneaux

Jordan MosleyAleesha Powell

Tabatha Richardson-SmithKa-Deidre Simmons

CROSS COUNTRY – WOMEN’S

Desyre BlackburnTiffany Callanan

Amanda CatherallEmily CurranAllegra Egizi

Margaret JodonMary MigtonBriana Miller

Felicia MingroneCaitlin O’Kane

Amanda QuagliaChristiana Rutkowski

Ruth RyanSamantha Young

GOLF - WOMEN’SMcKenzie CutterMackenzie Fouse

Alison KruseErin McClure

Cassie PantelasMegan Tenhundfeld

Karlie Zabrosky

SOCCER – WOMEN’S Melissa Blevins

Catherine ChukukaLaura DramisSarah Fiorino

Rachel FriedmanAmanda GulliLauren Hall

Emily HansingerMikayla Hickey

Kristin KoschKatherine LandesMargaret LarsenFranceska Maier

Gina MaioranaKristina Meier

Margaret NicolleAndrea PalermoD’Yonna Riley

Jacqueline Saint JohnAngie Shehaj

Alyssa Stipcak

SWIMMING & DIVING – WOMEN’S

Kathleen AdamsPaige Anderson

Anne BuccaKelsey Buonaiuto

Melody BushRae Congdon

Sarah DoughertyMadison HarrisCecelia Henry

Gabriella LevineTessa LindnerMegan Mallon

Leah MayerLindsay McGowan

Cora MeehanMegan MostollerErica NaumannCourtney ReganKylene Ronayne

Alexa SantisSamantha ShirtliffGabriella Signorelli

Sydney Simpson

TENNISAnna Guryanova

Julia KeenanKatie Kim

Isabell KlingertHannah Liljekvist

Madison ShoemakerLuize Strike

Big East academic all-Stars

Daniel Ditusa

Simona Sekulova

Erin McClure

Brandon Mobley

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Postseason Honor RecipientsBen Mitchell MSD Senior

Eric Davidson MSD Junior

Hannah Liljekvist WTEN Junior

Ali KruseWomen’s Golf

Melody Bush WSD Sophomore

Ka-Deidre SimmonsWomen’s Basketball

Zack WeigelBaseball

Isaiah WhiteheadMen’s Basketball

Zohar Suslovich MSD Freshman

Ryan SnoufferMen’s Golf

Sydney Simpson WSD Freshman

Tessa Lindner WSD Sophomore

Tim Bosse MSD Junior

Alexis WalkdenSoftball

Noah Yanchulis MSD Freshman

John PhilbinMen’s Soccer

Sean Sali MSD Freshman

Daisha SimmonsWomen’s Basketball

Tabitha Richardson-SmithWomen’s Basketball

Shelbey ManthorpeVolleyball

Stacey ManthorpeVolleyball

Matt Zebrowski MSD Freshman

Erin McClureWomen’s Golf

Megan Mallon WSD Junior

Amanda HansenVolleyball

Yasmin HarrellSoftball

JC Logan MSD Senior

Kat Carson WSD Freshman

Keith Carlino MSD Junior

Tessa FournierVolleyball

Gabby SignorelliWSD Senior

Sterling GibbsMen’s Basketball

Lloyd Jefferson GoMen’s Golf

Kyle GrimmBaseball

Cody WimmerMSD Freshman

Cooper LindsleyMSD Sophomore

Angel DelgadoMen’s Basketball

Danielle DeStasoSoftball

Anthony EliaBaseball

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Postseason Honor RecipientsBASEBALL Anthony Elia

Senior (Flanders, N.J.)› Second Team All-BIG

EAST› BIG EAST All-

Tournament Team

Kyle Grimm Senior (Bergenfield, N.J.)› Second Team All-BIG

EAST

Zack Weigel Junior (Oak Park, Ill.)› Second Team All-BIG


Tournament Team

MEN’S BASKETBALL Angel Delgado

Freshman (Bajos De Haina, Dominican Rep.)› BIG EAST Rookie of

the Year› BIG EAST All-Rookie

Team› MBWA Co-Rookie of

the Year

Sterling Gibbs Junior (Scotch Plains, N.J.)› Second Team All-BIG

EAST› Second Team All-

Metropolitan› Second Team NABC

All-District

Isaiah Whitehead Freshman (Brooklyn, N.Y.)› BIG EAST All-Rookie

Team

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Tabatha

Richardson-Smith Junior (Bay City, Texas)› Second-Team All-BIG

EAST› BIG EAST Most

Improved Player› Second-Team All-

Metropolitan

Daisha Simmons Senior (Jersey City, N.J.)› WBCA All-America

Honorable Mention› BIG EAST Defensive

Player of the Year› First Team All-BIG

EAST› First Team All-

Metropolitan› Second Team All-

ECAC

Ka-Deidre Simmons Senior (Newark, N.J.)› Associated Press All-

America Honorable Mention

› WBCA All-America Honorable Mention

› First Team All-BIG EAST

› First Team All-ECAC› BIG EAST All-

Tournament Team› MBWA Player of the

Year› First Team All-

Metropolitan

MEN’S GOLF Lloyd Jefferson Go

Sophomore (Guadalupe Cebu, Philippines)› First Team All-BIG

EAST› PING All-Region First

Team

Ryan Snouffer Junior (Sparta, N.J.)› First Team All-BIG

EAST› PING All-Region First

Team

WOMEN’S GOLF Ali Kruse

Senior (Overland Park, Kan.)› First Team All-BIG


Tournament Team

Erin McClureSenior (Tucson, Ariz.)› BIG EAST All-

Tournament Team

MEN’S SOCCER John Philbin

Freshman (Emmaus, Pa.)› BIG EAST All-Rookie

Team

SOFTBALL Yasmin Harrell

Junior (Cheektowaga, N.Y.)› First-Team All-BIG

EAST

Danielle DeStaso Senior (Congers, N.Y.)› First Team All-BIG

EAST› Second Team All-

ECAC

Alexis Walkden Freshman (Cibolo, Texas)› BIG EAST Rookie of

the Year› First Team All-BIG

EAST› First Team All-ECAC› Second Team NFCA

All-Region

MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Tim Bosse

Sophomore (New Windsor, N.Y.)› All-BIG EAST› 200 Medley Relay› 200 Free Relay› 400 Free Relay

Keith Carlino Freshman (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.)› All-BIG EAST› 200 Medley Relay› 200 Free Relay› 400 Free Relay Eric Davidson

Sophomore (Overland Park, Kan.)› All-BIG EAST› 1M Diving› 3M Diving Zach DeLillo

Junior (Sinking Spring, Pa.)› All-BIG EAST› 200 Medley Relay James Logan

Junior (Wallingford, Pa.)› All-BIG EAST› 200-yard Breaststroke

BIG EAST Champion › 200 Medley Relay› 200 Free Relay› 100 Breast› 200 Breast› 400 Free Relay

Ben Mitchell Junior (Milford, Pa.)› BIG EAST Most

Outstanding Male Diver› 1-meter and 3-meter

Diving BIG EAST Champion

› All-BIG EAST› 1M Diving› 3M Diving

Zach Suter Freshman (Aurora, Colo.)› All-BIG EAST› 200 Free Relay,

400 Free Relay

WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Melody Bush

Freshman (Guelph, Ontario)› All-BIG EAST› 200 Medley Relay› 800 Free Relay› 100 Back› 400 Medley Relay

Rae Congdon Sophomore (Ottawa, Ontario)› All-BIG EAST› 800 Free Relay

Kerrie Kolackovsky Senior (Franklin Square, N.Y.)› BIG EAST Co-Most

Outstanding Female Swimmer

› 100 and 200-yard Breaststroke BIG EAST Champion

› All-BIG EAST› 200 Medley Relay› 800 Free Relay› 200 IM› 100 Breast› 400 Medley Relay› 200 Breast

Megan Mallon Sophomore (Glen Mills, Pa.)› All-BIG EAST› 200 Medley Relay› 100 Breast› 400 Medley Relay› 200 Breast

Kelly Markwell Senior (Old Bridge, N.J.)› All-BIG EAST› 200 Medley Relay› 400 Medley Relay

Cora Meehan Sophomore (Noblesville, Ind.)› All-BIG EAST› 800 Free Relay

Katie Riley Senior (Newburgh, N.Y.)› All-BIG EAST› 1M Diving› 3M Diving

Gabby Signorelli Sophomore (Massapequa, N.Y.)› BIG EAST Most

Outstanding Female Diver

› 1-meter and 3-meter Diving BIG EAST Champion

› All-BIG EAST› 1M Diving› 3M Diving

WOMEN’S TENNIS Hannah Liljekvist

Junior (Djursholm, Sweden)› First Team All-BIG

EAST

VOLLEYBALL Tessa Fournier

Sophomore (Redondo Beach, Calif.)› AVCA All-America

Honorable Mention› BIG EAST Libero of

the Year› First Team All-BIG

EAST› First Team AVCA All-

Region› Second Team ECAC

All-Star

Amanda Hansen Junior (Pewaukee, Wis.)› Second Team All-BIG

EAST

Shelbey Manthorpe Senior (Merion Station, Pa.)› AVCA All-America

Honorable Mention› BIG EAST Female

Scholar-Athlete of the Year

› First Team All-BIG EAST

› First Team AVCA All-Region

› Second Team ECAC All-Star

Stacey Manthorpe Senior (Merion Station, Pa.)› First Team All-BIG

EAST› AVCA All-Region

Honorable Mention› Second Team ECAC

All-Star

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Pirate standouts

delgadoangel ALI

kruse

Being a freshman in the BIG EAST Conference is not easy. The rigors of playing basket-

ball in one of the top conferences in the nation can be challenging for any rookie. But Angel Delgado, a first-year forward from the Domini-can Republic by way of St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, was not only up to the task, he also rose to the cream of the crop.

With a combination of re-bounding prowess, a soft touch around the rim, shot blocking abil-ities and an emotional hunger to succeed, Delgado powered past the competition en route to BIG EAST Rookie of the Year and Metropoli-tan Writers Co-Rookie of the Year honors.

The nation’s leading fresh-man rebounder, Delgado was tops among all Div. I rookies with a 9.8 rebounds per game aver-age. Overall, he ranked 22nd in the country and was 13th in the nation in offensive rebounding at 3.6 per game. He upped his game during BIG EAST play, winning the conference’s rebounding title with 10.7 rebounds per league game, becoming the first freshman to do it since Notre Dame’s Troy Murphy in 1997. He also averaged 9.8 points per conference game, up from his 9.3 points per game overall average.

A three-time BIG EAST Rookie of the Week. Delgado led the BIG EAST with 10 double-doubles on the season, including seven during conference play. Ten of his 15 double-digit rebounding efforts also came during the conference schedule. One of his signature games was a 19-point, 19-rebound night vs. DePaul on Jan. 22. The 19 rebounds were the second-most ever by a freshman in a BIG EAST conference game. He had a 13-point, 12-rebound day in Seton Hall’s win over then-No. 15 St. John’s on Dec. 31, and had a flair for the dramatic, delivering the game-winning put-back layup to seal The Hall’s victory over Creigh-ton on Feb. 28.

Not bad for a rookie playing in a conference rated the third-tough-est in the nation last season.

No one would have blamed Ali Kruse if she had second thoughts about joining the

Seton Hall women’s golf team after signing a National Letter of Intent in 2010. The program was in its infancy and the Pirates were taking their lumps early on. Seton Hall had a team stroke average north of 340 and completed its first BIG EAST Championship 69 strokes be-hind the second-to-last place team.

Everything changed however, the moment that Kruse and her two classmates, Erin McClure and McKenzie Cutter, stepped onto campus. The team’s turnaround was stark, and the improvement was dramatic.

In Kruse’s four years since the inaugural season, Seton Hall has improved its team stroke average to under 306 strokes per round, has won eight team tournament titles, had five individual cham-pions, made two NCAA Regional Tournament appearances and won back-to-back BIG EAST champi-onships.

Spearheading the Pirates’ success, Kruse is Seton Hall’s only two-time BIG EAST All-Confer-ence Team selection and is the lone golfer to have started in all 41 tournaments over the last four years. She has registered a top-10 finish a program-record 17 times,

which is 41% of the tournament’s she’s played. Kruse won the 2012 St. John’s Intercollegiate and holds Seton Hall career records for most tournaments, rounds, top-10 finishes, top-five finishes, lowest career scoring average, lowest sin-gle round and lowest three-round tournament score.

Kruse’s excellence reaches well beyond the golf course. In the classroom, she is a three-time BIG EAST Academic All-Star, a seven-time dean’s list member, a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma National Honor Society and grad-uated Summa Cum Laude with a 3.95 grade point average. Around campus, she is a member of the Gerald Buccino Center for Lead-ership Development and helped establish “Women Mentoring Women” within the Stillman School of Business.

For all of her achievement, in May she was bestowed one of Seton Hall’s highest honors, the Most Valuable Pirate Award, given to the most well-rounded and suc-cessful student-athlete. Kruse may have joined a program starving for success, but leaves it a two-time champion and arguably its greatest player ever.

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Perseverance is a virtue. Anthony Elia has pitched for Seton Hall as a starter, reliever,

lefty specialist and long-man. He has been a part of the weekend rotation, the mid-week starter and even closed. Through it all, the Flanders, N.J. native has maintained a positive attitude and shown the determination and work ethic fitting of a senior leader. In the end, Elia emerged as Seton Hall’s most-reli-able pitcher.

Elia’s senior season was a micro-cosm of his career at Seton Hall. Af-ter beginning the 2015 campaign as a weekend starter, he was relegated to a relief role due to ineffectiveness. Elia however, thrived in the Pirates’ bullpen. He gave up just one earned run over five innings of relief in two appearances at BIG EAST Champion St. John’s in April. A week later, Elia pitched 5.1 innings in relief vs. Butler on April 19. On April 26 at TD Bank Ballpark in Somerset, the left-hander tossed another five innings of one-run relief in Seton Hall’s victory over Rutgers.

Having proved himself in long relief, Elia rejoined the weekend ro-tation in May and paid dividends for the Pirates. On May 9, Elia pitched eight innings of two-run baseball, while striking out seven batters and not issuing a walk in a crucial 3-2 win for Seton Hall over Villanova. In his next start, Elia gave up two runs

over 6.2 innings and The Hall scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to stun Georgetown for a 6-5 victory.

But even though he was pitch-ing well, few would have predicted his performance in what would become his final career start. Elia was handed the ball with the Pirates facing elimination on the second day of the 2015 BIG EAST Tournament and again was facing the Hoyas. On just his fifth pitch of the game, Georgetown’s Ryan Busch hit a solo home run to give the Hoyas a 1-0 lead. But again showing the grit and perseverance he’s shown his entire career, Elia bore down and dominat-ed Georgetown the rest of the way. Saving his best-career performance for the conference’s highest stage, he pitched to just three batters over the minimum, allowing just one run on four hits. Elia struck out a career-high nine batters and didn’t issue a single walk in Seton Hall’s 5-1 victory.

Although the Pirates’ season ended the following day, Elia’s clutch effort landed him on the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team.

Named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team in 2015, Elia completed his Seton Hall career with a record of 14-7 and an earned run average of 3.45 in 190.2 innings over 52 appear-ances and 29 starts.

The career of Shelbey Man-thorpe, one of the greatest Seton Hall volleyball players

in program history, ended in story-book fashion as the up-start Pirates made it to the championship game of the BIG EAST Tournament and earned the team’s first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament.

After establishing herself as one of the conference’s marquee setters during the prior three seasons, Manthorpe and her team-mates took their games to a new level in 2014. She, and teammate Tessa Fournier, became the first in program history to be named AVCA All-America Honorable Mention as they guided The Hall to a 28-8 final overall record, the second-most wins in program his-tory. Seton Hall’s 15-3 BIG EAST record was also a team-best as the Pirates’ prior record for conference wins was only eight, a number The Hall nearly doubled this season. Seton Hall qualified for the BIG EAST Tournament for the first time since 2011, and finished as the tournament runner-up for the third time ever and first time since 1994.

The Pirates’ historic sea-son earned them the program’s first-ever at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Seton Hall fell to the eventual national runners-up, BYU, in Tucson, Ariz. on Dec. 4.

For her efforts, Manthorpe became the first player in Seton Hall in history to earn postseason All-BIG EAST honors for all four seasons (2011-14). A co-captain and four year starter, Manthorpe is the only player in Seton Hall history to garner more than 4,000 assists with 1,400 digs and to earn a triple-double, a feat she accom-plished 25 times in her career and twice led the nation. She played 476 sets, recorded 888 kills, 4,199 assists and 1,476 digs.

Off the court, Manthorpe has been a shining academic example. A six-time Dean’s List member, she was chosen to receive the 2014-15 BIG EAST Michael Tranghese Postgraduate Leadership Award, given to one male and one female student-athlete who have demonstrated leadership through excellence in academic credentials, athletic performance and depth of commitment to service within the institution or the community. Manthorpe, who was also named the BIG EAST Female Scholar-Ath-lete of the Year, a first in Seton Hall history in mid-February, will be pursuing postgraduate work at Fairleigh Dickinson University as the Volleyball Graduate Assistant.

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It’s not often that a student-athlete comes along and completely revolu-tionizes a program.

When Milford, Pennsylvania native Ben Mitchell arrived in South Orange prior to the 2011-12 season, the Seton Hall men’s swimming and diving team had just bid farewell to one of the most accomplished competitors in its history.

The previous winter, Kevin Webster ’11 completed his career by taking home two titles and the Most Outstanding Swimmer Award at the BIG EAST Championship. Webster joined a list of distinguished champions for the Pirates in the pool but a void remained from the diving board.

Mitchell wasted no time in making his mark, shattering the school records from both one and three meters early in his career. With record-setting perfor-mances already in his pocket from his debut campaign, the 2014-15 BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award winner began his true ascendance in the first meet of his sophomore season; twice going where no Pirate had gone before.

With two tries from the one-meter board, Mitchell scored over 300 points on both occasions, becoming the first male diver in the history of the program to do so. Historic efforts soon became the standard for Mitchell who cemented himself as one of the most polished competitors in the region – dominating dual meet competition and challenging for the top of the podium at the BIG EAST and NCAA Zone A Diving Cham-pionships.

Heading into the 2013-14 season, the BIG EAST landscape had been

transformed and a statement was open to be made. Having already established himself as an all-time great at The Hall, Mitchell quickly leapt to the forefront of the revamped league; thoroughly outclassing the competition throughout the regular season.

When the conference meet arrived, gold was a fitting reward for Mitchell who shone brightly en route to the pro-gram’s first two diving championships – each of which came by a staggering margin. For his efforts, Mitchell was crowned the Most Outstanding Male Diver – yet another first for Seton Hall.

It is one thing to climb to the pinnacle in sports but perhaps a more daunting task to maintain a spot at the top when you are expected to be there. Throughout a senior campaign that fea-tured more record-breaking showings, Mitchell proved he was more than equal to the task.

The year, and a truly prolific career, culminated in another pair of conference titles and a third consecutive trip to the NCAA Zone Diving meet. With two more championships, Mitchell became the first four-time BIG EAST cham-pion on the men’s side for the Pirates and earned his second-straight Most Outstanding Male Diver Award in the process.

Four years ago, Ben Mitchell entered a program that was coming off a banner year. Now, a banner has been added to the Arthur E. Imperatore Natatorium walls solely to honor all that he accomplished as a Pirate.

That’s the definition of a legacy.

At the outset of the 2014-15 season, you might wonder what kind of an encore Ka-

Deidre Simmons would put on for the Pirates women’s basketball team. She was coming off one of the most historic seasons in program history by setting a school record for assists in a season, becoming the program’s first All-BIG EAST first team selec-tion in nearly 20 years and serving as leader for a team that went from 11 wins to 20 and a national postseason appearance.

Well, Simmons showed everyone in 2014-15 that she had a goal in mind and that she’d work harder than anyone to make sure the Pirates heard their name called on Selection Monday.

The Newark, N.J. resident set career highs in scoring (578 points, 17.0 PPG), rebounding (125 rebounds, 3.68 RPG), field goal percentage (.445), assists (194) and steals (76). She had a flair for the dramatic at the end of games, hitting game-winning shots at Providence and at DePaul and had three points, two assists and a steal in the final minute of the team’s miracle come-back at Butler which saw the team overcome a nine-point deficit in the final 60 seconds.

Her elite performance on the court helped spark a season that will go down as one of the greatest in Se-

ton Hall women’s basketball history. She led the Pirates to a school-record 28 victories, including a 12-game winning streak and the program’s first-ever BIG EAST regular season championship.

Simmons and her Pirate team-mates then got to savor their hard work and determination on Monday, March 16 when the Seton Hall name was called as one of the 64 teams headed to the NCAA Tournament, the program’s first bid since 1995.

At season’s end, Simmons became one of the most highly dec-orated student-athletes to ever play women’s basketball at The Hall. She was named first-team All-BIG EAST for the second straight season, was named honorable mention All-Amer-ica by the Associated Press, captured first-team All-ECAC honors and was crowned the best in the “Big Apple” when she was selected as the Metro-politan Writers Player of the Year.

It was a fitting end to a dominant career for the 5’8 point guard from Newark, who graduated from Seton Hall as the program’s all-time leader in assists (562) and second in points (1,717) and steals (257).

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Before transferring to Seton Hall last summer, Ryan Snouffer was a dominant force on the

links on the Division II level for Adelphi University. The two-time NE-10 Conference Player of the Year, he shot a 66 in the final round of the 2014 NE-10 Tournament to win his second straight conference title. Having proven himself at the Division II, Snouffer enrolled at Seton Hall and wasted little time in establishing himself as one of the marquee players in the BIG EAST Conference.

The Seton Hall men’s golf team is on the rise and Snouffer proved to be a perfect addition during the 2014-15 academic year. Due in large part to Snouffer’s play, for a second straight year the Pirates’ team stroke average reduced their finish at the BIG EAST Championship improved. Seton Hall also won its first team title since 2012, with a seven-stroke victory at the Navy Fall Classic. Snouffer tied for seventh among all individual golfers in Annapolis with a 1-under-par, 68-73-141, his second of two sub-par tournaments last fall.

For the year, Snouffer led Seton Hall with a 73.41 stroke average and also recorded a team-best two sub-par tournaments, five sub-par rounds and five, top-10 finishes. For all of his success, he was named to both the All-BIG EAST First Team and the PING All-Region First Team.

Named Seton Hall’s Junior Male Athlete of the Year, Snouffer turned in his top performance of the year at the 2014 Hartford Hawks Invitation-al. The junior shot all three rounds at par or better to finish in second place among 105 individual golfers with a 4-under-par, 69-72-71-212. The Seton Hall newcomer finished just two strokes behind Hartford’s Evan Russell who won the individual title at 6-under-par. Competing in only his third tournament as a Pirate, Snouffer’s 4-under-par score in Hart-ford tied him for the seventh-lowest tournament score against par in Seton Hall history.

Snouffer capped his remark-able first year at Seton Hall with a 6-over-par, 77-71-74-222, eighth place showing at the 2015 BIG EAST Championship in Callawassie Island, S.C. The performance helped lead Seton Hall to fourth place, its best finish at the event since 2010.

On a warm February day in Denton, Texas, freshman Alex-is Walkden, a Texas native

herself playing only a few hours away from her Cibolo home, began her assault on the Seton Hall softball record book.

Seton Hall hit 11 home runs in two games on Feb. 7, and Walkden clobbered three of them, though she was overshadowed by teammate Sara Haefeli’s four bombs, including a school record three in one game. But it was Walkden who proved to be the team’s big bopper of the season, freshman or not.

There would be more two-homer games; a two-run shot and three-run blast vs. East Carolina, a pair of solo shots at Providence; a pair at Creigh-ton, the second of which proved to be the game-winner.

By the 46th game of the season, Walkden was ready to take her place at the top. She crushed home run No. 19 to center field at Butler on April 26, breaking the school’s record of 18, previously held by Laura Tay-lor. For good measure, she smacked No. 20 in game two of that day’s doubleheader.

Walkden was not limited to just being a power threat. She was Seton Hall’s best all-around hitter. She finished the season hitting .373 with 31 extra-base hits, 40 runs scored, 51

RBI, 128 total bases, a prolific .837 slugging percentage and six stolen bases for good measure. One of the fastest players on the team, she could have stolen more bases except that nearly 40 percent of her hits resulted in trots around the bases. And she could play defense as well, making outstanding plays left and right at the hot corner.

At season’s end, she was a big reason why The Hall clinched a spot in the BIG EAST Championship for the second time in head coach Paige Smith’s three seasons at the helm and why the Pirates advanced to the tournament final for the first time since 2005.

Walkden, who ranked 19th in the nation in home runs and 23rd in slugging percentage, was crowned the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year and a unanimous first-team All-BIG EAST player. She also took home NFCA All-Mideast Region second team and ECAC All-Star first team honors.

And the beauty of it all is that her journey has just begun. She has three more years to keep going after the record book and help the Pirates win the conference title.

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Senior Erin McClure shot a 2-under-par, 70, in the final round to lift the Seton Hall women’s golf team to a one-stroke victory in the

2015 BIG EAST Conference Championship and a successful title defense.

McClure was simply masterful, playing her best golf when the team needed it the most. After going 36 holes without a single birdie, the senior recorded five birdies during round three. McClure’s big finish put her at 8-over-par for the tournament with a 77-77-70-224, good for tournament runner-up. She finished just one stroke behind Georgetown’s Jacquelyn Eleey.

“I’m just so proud to see how Erin has grown from her freshman year until now,” said head coach Sara Doell. “For her to shoot 2-under in the BIG EAST Championship final round speaks to how much she’s matured as a golfer. She was unflappable today and picked up her teammates when they needed it most.”

Seton Hall looked like it was going to cruise to its second straight title early in the round, but the Pirates had to hold off a furious charge by Georgetown in the final holes of the day. The Pirates led the field by as many as 13 strokes at the turn and were 2-under-par through nine holes. But when The Hall shot a collective 8-over-par through holes 10, 11 and 12, Georgetown made its move.

With the final three golfers approaching the

18th hole, Seton Hall had a one-stroke lead. Megan Tenhundfeld chipped her third shot to within three feet of the hole, and calmly made the putt to match Georgetown’s Eleey and preserve the slim margin of victory.

For the tournament, Seton Hall shot a 50-over-par, 311-299-304-914. Georgetown was 51-over-par and Xavier finished at 57-over-par. All three teams had been separated by just one stroke following both rounds one and two.

Tenhundfeld had a sparkling second round, which kept Seton Hall tied for the team lead through 36 holes. The junior slipped in round three, but came through when needed most on the 18th hole. For the tournament, Tenhundfeld tied for seventh place overall with a 14-over-par, 78-70-82-230.

Senior Ali Kruse was towards the top of the individual leader board all tournament long. In the final round, she was 2-under par through the front nine, fueled by an eagle on the par-4 ninth hole. Kruse used a pitching wedge to hole her second shot from 105 yards. The senior ran into trouble late in the round, but still carded a 6-over-par, 78. For the tournament, Kruse tied for fourth with a 12-over-par, 76-74-78-228.

“Ali’s leadership both on and off the golf course is second to none and it’s so great to see her a part of this,” Doell said. She’s been a game-changer for

us since the day she stepped on campus and her influence and performance was instrumental in leading us to another title this week.”

Cassie Pantelas improved each day during her first BIG EAST Championship. The freshman started her final round with 10 straight pars. A birdie on hole #13 cancelled out a bogey on hole #11, and she finished at 2-over-par after finishing her round with bogeys on holes #17 and #18. For the tournament, Pantelas finished 11th with a 17-over-par, 81-78-74-233.

Karlie Zabrosky rounded out the Pirates scoring with an 11-over-par, 83, in the final round. For the tournament, she was 29-over-par with an 80-82-83-245. She had a large role in the Pirates strong performances early in rounds.

Kruse and McClure were named to the All-Tournament Team, and shortly upon returning to South Orange, head coach Sara Doell was named BIG EAST Coach of the Year for the second straight time.

“From day one, this program has continued to progress and reach new heights,” Doell said. “Last year’s BIG EAST title was a dream realized. But this year, entering the tournament as the favorite for the first time and still rising to the occasion for another title, may be even more impressive. Words cannot express how proud I am of this team.”

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In its second year of implementation at Seton Hall, the Helping Athletes Learn to be Leaders (H.A.L.L.) Program continued to impact

Seton Hall student-athletes, and in turn the local community as well. With an emphasis on leadership development, career development, community enrichment, academics and athletics success initiatives, and spiritual development, student-athletes are able to participate in all five components throughout their time at Seton Hall.

Student-athletes this year set records for participation and volunteering in the community. In total, they logged 3,155 volunteer hours, which averaged out to 12.62 hours per student-athlete. This proved to be a 10% increase on last year’s total, which was the previous record for volunteering by student-athletes.

In addition to record growth in community outreach participation from student-athletes, they also went through significant training throughout the year that focused on career development and overall student-athlete welfare, as well as leadership training.

These events included, but were not limited to, the following educational seminars and training events:

The Student-Athlete Leadership Forum

Student-Athlete Mentoring Program

Resume Workshops

LinkedIn and Networking Workshops

Smart Study Habits Seminars

Media & Social Media Training

Etiquette Training Seminars

Sexual Assault Prevention Training

Mental Health Education Seminars

Some of the major organizations and initiatives that the student-athletes partnered with the past year include:

America’s Grow-A-Row

Reading with the Pirates

Essex County Public Schools

Orange District Public Schools

Pen Pal Program with St. Francis Xavier in Newark, NJ

It’s On Us National campaign to stop sexual violence

South Mountain YMCA

St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston, NJ

Girls On The Run

Seton Hall’s Hunger & Homelessness Week

Seton Hall Campus Ministry & Varsity Catholic

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Representatives from each varsity program traveled to schools throughout New Jersey as part of the “Reading with the Pirates” program; working to emphasize the value of reading

For a third-consecutive year,

Seton Hall student-athletes turned out in

full force to harvest crops and assist

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Furthering a longstanding

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varsity programs turned out to lend a hand to their fellow

Pirates; assisting the Class of 2018 on “Move-In Day”

Seton Hall women’s basketball teamed with the South Mountain YMCA to host a clinic for local youth that included introductory skills training along with stressing the importance of an active lifestyle

As part of the Seton Hall Gives Thanks campaign, each varsity program compiled a basket that featured many staples of a balanced Thanksgiving meal which went to support a local family. Baskets were also to include sport-specific items and a homemade Thanksgiving card signed by team members and coaches.

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The Seton Hall women’s cross country team partnered with the New Jersey chapter of Girls on the Run, helping to promote the importance of self-confidence and a healthy lifestyle

Following months of one-on-one correspondence, 38 student-athletes hosted their pen pals from the fifth and sixth grade classes at St. Francis Xavier School in Newark. The Pen Pal program has been in place at The Hall for over two decades

Seton Hall Athletics hosted a “Welcome Back” event for student-athletes which included a commissioning service directed by Campus Ministry

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The Seton Hall University Department of Athletics held its annual Student-Athlete Ad-visory Committee (SAAC) Awards Banquet

on Thursday, April 30, recognizing student-athletes for their achievements in the classroom and on the field of play during the 2014-15 academic year.

The SAAC Awards Banquet honors both scholastic and competitive accomplishments. In ad-dition, awards are presented to outstanding male and female student-athletes from the freshman, sophomore and junior classes.

In the junior class, Tabatha Richardson-Smith of the women’s basketball team and diver Gabby Signorelli were selected as co-recipients of the Female Athlete of the Year Award, while men’s golfer Ryan Snouffer took home the Male Athlete of the Year Award.

Tessa Fournier of volleyball and men’s golf standout Lloyd Jefferson Go were honored from the sophomore class while softball’s Alexis Walk-den and men’s basketball forward Angel Delgado were honored from the freshman class.

The second-annual Saint John Paul II Sport and Spirituality Award went to men’s soccer captain Mateusz Brela, marking the second con-secutive year that a member of the program has garnered the award.

The team academic awards, given to the men’s and women’s teams with the highest cumulative GPAs after the fall 2014 semester, were swept by head coach John Moon’s squads as men’s cross country (3.56) and women’s cross country (3.54) took top honors. The men’s cross country squad has also taken home the last two BIG EAST Team Excellence Awards for having the top collective GPA among the conference’s cross country teams.

The cross country program was also rep-resented by both Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award winners; an honor reserved for the senior student-athletes with the highest cumulative grade point averages after the fall 2014 semester. Mary Migton, earned the award on the female side for her work as an elementary and special education major, while the male award went to Tyler Orner; an accounting major who will graduate with a bachelor’s and master’s degree after four years.

Academic standouts from the junior and soph-omore classes were also recognized and both class-es saw a duo of winners of the swimming & diving and baseball programs. Women’s swimming & diving team member Katie Adams and Zack Weigel of baseball earned the junior awards, while Annie Bucca and Jackson Martin repeated as award win-ners in the current sophomore class after capturing the same honors as freshmen last year.

The Freshmen Scholar Athletes for 2014-15 included a group of five as Allegra Egizi (cross country) and Katie Landes (women’s soccer) shared the award with women’s swimming & diving newcomers Courtney Regan and Kylene Ronayne. Men’s cross country runner Jimmy Sause was tabbed for the men.

The Seton Hall Academic All-Star Team, com-prised of the 10 student-athletes with the highest cumulative GPA through a minimum of two full semesters, included Adams, Bucca, Martin, Migton and Orner as well as volleyball’s Sam Duncan, women’s soccer’s Emily Hansinger, women’s golfer Ali Kruse, Julian Spindler of men’s soccer and men’s cross country senior John Walsh.

This year’s spirit award was presented to Hayley DiPillo, a senior member of the Seton Hall cheerleading squad.

Sophomore Male Athlete of the Year Lloyd Jefferson Go with Pat Lyons

Junior Female Co-Athlete of the Year Tessa Fournier with Pat Lyons

Erin McClure and Mateuz Brela

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The Seton Hall University Department of Athletics hosted its fourth-annual Pirate Blue Senior Awards Banquet on Tuesday, May 12, at the Maplewood

Country Club in Maplewood, N.J.

The event was introduced in 2012 and aims to provide a platform to recognize the seniors from all 14 of Seton Hall’s varsity athletic programs for their outstanding achievements as student-athletes in front of their coaches, teammates, family and friends. As part of the ceremony, each senior is presented with a framed jersey or sport-spe-cific memorabilia to commemorate their experience as a Seton Hall student-athlete.

The marquee awards of the night honored Seton Hall’s Female and Male Student-Athletes of the Year. Following a pair of historic campaigns, Ka-Deidre Simmons of women’s basketball and volleyball’s Shelbey Manthorpe shared the honors on the women’s side while swimming & diving standout Ben Mitchell took home the men’s award.

In addition to these awards, women’s golfer Ali Kruse was selected to receive the Student Most Valuable Pirate Award. The Student Most Valuable Pirate Award highlights a senior student-athlete who has displayed leadership and dedication, and made exemplary contributions not only in the field of competition, but also in the classroom and in the Seton Hall community.

The banquet also included academic recognition from Director of Academic Support Services Matthew Geibel. Men’s cross country captain Tyler Orner and Mary Migton of women’s cross country were honored as the Scholar Athletes of the Year, a distinction reserved for the female and male senior student-athletes with the highest cumula-tive GPAs.

A four-year member of the men’s cross country team, Orner is an accounting major who will graduate with both his bachelor’s and master’s degree within four years. He is a member of the prestigious Leadership Development Pro-

gram in the Stillman School of Business and also served as a peer tutor within the academic support services.

Orner graduated summa cum laude, as did Migton -- an elementary and special education major. An extremely active member of the community, Migton will return to South Orange in the fall to begin pursuing a master’s degree in speech and language pathology.

Special acknowledgment was also given to Manthorpe who was previously named Seton Hall’s first-ever BIG EAST Female Scholar Athlete of the Year. Simmons and baseball’s Dan Ditusa were also honored as nominees for BIG EAST Scholar Athlete of the Year awards.

Geibel also announced Seton Hall’s 42 recipients of an Academic Merit Award, given to senior student-athletes who have maintained at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average, a list that included representation from all 14 of the university’s varsity teams.

Kyle Grimm and Rob Sheppard

Pat Lyons with Co-Female Athelte of the Year Shelbey Manthorpe

Pat Lyons with Co-Female Athlete of the YearKa-Deidre Simmons

Male Athlete of the Year Ben Mitchell with Pat Lyons

Ali Kruse, Sara Doell, Erin McClure

2015 Academic Merit Award Recipients

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The Seton Hall University Department of Ath-letics hosted its Fourth-Annual Leadership Forum for current student-athletes on Feb.

11, welcoming a group of four distinguished profes-sionals to Walsh Gymnasium for a career-oriented discussion as well as networking opportunities.

The decorated and diverse panel of Seton Hall alumni featured the President and Chief Executive Officer of Clara Mass Medical Center, Mary Ellen Clyne Ph.D, Co-Founder of the executive search firm Adison & Partners, Jim DiPietropolo, Hank D’Alessandro, a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley and member of the Seton Hall University Board of Regents, and Mark Ganton, another Uni-

versity Board of Regents member who currently serves as Principal at Brian J. Ganton & Associates.

Throughout the evening, the panelists shared insight derived from their own experiences and their respective paths to becoming industry head-liners. True to the vision behind the introduction of the event, student-athletes in attendance spent the majority of the event participating in an open dialogue that provided guidelines regarding how to optimize the student-athlete experience while also expanding on measures that aspiring profes-sionals can take in order to differentiate them-selves in a highly-competitive and ever-evolving job market.

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The Student-Athlete ExperienceDuring the discussion, which was moderated

by noted entrepreneur Glenn Horine, the panelists were asked to share their personal thoughts on being proactive as an undergraduate and the im-portance of maintaining that drive as a recent grad. The conversation also turned to the importance and potential impact of an individual’s digital presence and how powerful it can be in securing career advancement opportunities when managed effectively.

In addition to the question and answer session as a part of the formal event, there was also a reception held in the Walsh Lobby where the stu-dent-athletes were afforded an opportunity to have one-on-one conversation with each of the speakers.

One of the many professional development initiatives on the Helping Athletes Learn to be Leaders (H.A.L.L.) Program calendar, the forum was open to student-athletes of all classes and saw all 14 varsity teams represented.

“This event is essentially a microcosm of the mission behind the institution of the H.A.L.L. Program,” said Roberto Sasso, Assistant Athletics Director / Student-Athlete Development & Lead-ership. “We were fortunate enough to assemble a panel full of individuals who have earned their way to the height of their fields and having first-hand insight from real-world decision makers is a tool that we feel will be invaluable for our student-ath-letes moving forward.”

The Pirate Blue Athletic Fund held its fifth annual Stu-dent-Athlete Thank-A-Thon

on Wednesday, April 15 in the Seton Hall Sports Polling Center. All 14 Seton Hall athletic programs were represented as over 25 student-ath-letes volunteered their time to call Pirate Blue donors to thank them for their financial support of Seton Hall Athletics.

“The Thank-A-Thon is an annual event that has become a tradition for student-athletes directly affected by our supporters to reach out and say ‘Thank You’,” said Bryan Felt, Asso-ciate AD, Development & External Affairs. “Our student-athletes get to know those donors who generously give to Pirate Blue and are able to interact with them on a personal level. This is also a great way for our

athletes to speak to our supporters about their experience here at Seton Hall as a student-athlete.”

The student-athletes were able to call over 1,000 donors to thank them for all their annual contribu-tions to Pirate Blue. Student-ath-letes also wrote to selected donors to thank them for their support of Seton Hall Athletics.

“The success of this event in years past has made it a highlight each year for not only the stu-dent-athletes but the donors as well,” Felt said. “We have a lot to thank our donors for and to ask for their constant support as we continue to improve the athletic department and Seton Hall.”

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In recent years Seton Hall Athletics has under-gone a comprehensive reformation, shaping the vision for the future with a focus on winning

conference championships, reaching the NCAAs and competing for national championships.

In just its fourth year under the guidance of Vice President and Director of Athletics & Recre-ational Services Patrick Lyons, Seton Hall made its mark on the national stage by advancing to the NCAA Tournament in three different sports with each berth coming in historic fashion.

After being pegged to finish sixth in the BIG EAST prior to the start of play, the Seton Hall volleyball team was led by Coach of the Year Allie Yaeger and advanced all the way to the confer-ence title match after stringing together program records of 28 wins and 15 league victories. Senior Shelbey Manthorpe and sophomore Tessa Fournier performed at an All-America level, but after the Pirates were edged by Creighton in the BIG EAST final, The Hall was left to wonder whether it would be left without a partner for the Big Dance.

On a Sunday night late in November, coaches and players gathered in hopes of seeing the Seton Hall name flashed across the screen as one of the 64 participants who would vie for the sport’s ultimate prize. An eerie air filled the room as the bracket was revealed; one generated by the collision of tension and hope – the convergence of angst and optimism. A lifetime of commitment and four months of tribulations had boiled down to an hour of anxiously awaiting graphics on a television screen.

Finally the moment arrived for the team that had come together and exceeded all expectations except its own as Seton Hall was announced as an at-large selection, resulting in an eruption of emotion that matched the program’s explosive as-cent onto the national scene. The team which had nearly doubled its previous record for conference victories had earned the university’s first at-large selection in nearly a decade and would represent SHU on the grandest stage of them all.

Nearly four months later, the feat would be repeated as a resurgent women’s basketball pro-gram led by alumnus Tony Bozzella ’89 cemented its rise back to a place among the nation’s elite by earning its first NCAA Tournament bid in 20 years. Similar to Yaeger, Bozzella was tabbed Coach of the Year after guiding his squad to a program record 28 wins – adding a regular season league title in the process. Behind all-time great and All-America honoree Ka-Deidre Simmons, the Pirates raced past their opponents all season but after finishing as the runner-up at the conference championship, the heralded group was left with what seemed like an agonizingly slow crawl to Selection Monday, when it would be revealed whether they would receive their just reward.

Before a packed Walsh Gymnasium in which Pirate Pride permeated throughout, the team joined its fans in awaiting its destination. As a na-tionally ranked team, the question hanging in the balance was more “where” than “if” but when the Pirates were slotted in as a No. 9 seed, the Pirates could finally exhale in the same way a mountain-eer would when standing at the peak. No one could hear though, of course, on account of the deafening roar of the Pirate faithful in attendance.

There was even less ambiguity just over one month later when a women’s golf team fresh off its second consecutive BIG EAST championship assembled in the brand new team video room to learn where the team’s next stop would be. Across the faces of the group of accomplished competitors was a look of steely stoicism; the kind bred by the expectation of excellence.

BIG EAST Coach of the Year Sara Doell and a senior class led by All-Conference performer Ali Kruse had succeeded in building the five-year-old program into the model for which all programs aspire to, one that begins each season with the national tournament in site. When it was unveiled that the Pirates would be headed to Raleigh for re-gional play, a modest celebration filled with subtle congratulations ensued.

It was not that the team had not accomplished some special. In fact the announcement made women’s golf the first Seton Hall program to earn back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearance since softball in 2004-05. The reserved reaction was rooted instead in the fact that the accomplish-ment has become the standard and attentions have turned to winning games in the NCAAs and

potentially bringing a national championship to South Orange.

With an abundance of upward trends at The Hall, it may not be long before the Pirates reach the top.

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Traditional rivals on the court, Seton Hall and Rutgers, separated by a mere 30 miles,

were made to play each other every year. The new BIG EAST and Rutgers’ departure to the Big Ten threatened the relationship, which had seen the two schools meet for every season between 1996 and 2013.

However, the teams struck a deal on an eight-year series that began in Piscataway in December 2013. In 2014, the two schools decided to up the ante and rightfully brand the matchup that decides New Jersey’s bragging rights.

Thus the Garden State Hardwood Classic was born.

No rivalry is complete without a trophy, and on Dec. 3, 2014, the two schools unveiled it in the most “New Jersey” way possible – they went to a diner. At the Skylark Diner on Route 1 in Edison, N.J., the schools revealed a 32-inch, 33-pound trophy consisting primarily of recycled Asbury Park boardwalk planks that were recovered in the rebuilding process following 2012’s Superstorm Sandy.

The main structure of the trophy was carved out to replicate the physical layout of the state of New Jersey and is set in a base that resembles the features of a basketball. The numbers “1916” have been engraved in the wooden structure as well, honoring the year

the two teams first met, and the athletics logos of the respective programs have been included in a position that corresponds to their geographic location.

Three days after the unveiling, it was time to award the trophy. At a rocking Prudential Center, the Pirates used a 33-9, mid-first half run that included 12 points and three assists from Isaiah Whitehead to carve out a 22-point halftime lead over the Scarlet Knights.

Rutgers opened the second half with an 8-0 run to cut its deficit to 14, but The Hall would not let anyone sweat this game out any further. The Pirates responded with a 13-0 run to claim a 27-point advantage. The defense limited the Scarlet Knights to 30.3 percent shooting and forced them into 16 turnovers that the Pirates converted into 27 points. Seton Hall closed out a dominating 81-54 victory.

The team was presented the Garden State Hardwood Classic trophy in a postgame celebration, and Whitehead was named the Joe Calabrese MVP of the game, finishing with 25 points, five assists and zero turnovers.

Since the victory, the Garden State Hardwood Trophy has been in South Orange, but the Pirates will be bringing it to Piscataway on Dec. 5, 2015 as the hardware will once again be on the line.

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TIMELINE Friday, AUG. 22

Junior D’Yonna Riley scored her first collegiate goal, an eventual game-winner as the Pirates opened 2014 with a 2-0 victory over Marist in their first match under new head coach Rick Stainton.

Sunday, SEPT. 7

The women’s golf team shot a team-record low 293 in the final round of the Bucknell Invitational to win the tournament by six strokes over second place Rutgers. Leading the charge was Karlie Zabrosky, who shot a personal best 1-over-par, 71, in the final round.

Friday, SEPT. 12

Freshman Jackie Saint John tallied her first career goal to lift women’s soccer past Army in the thrilling 1-0 double overtime victory at West Point.

Tuesday, OCT. 7

For the first time in program history, the women’s golf team won a team and individual title on the same day. Cassie Pantelas fired a 2-under-par, 69, in the final round to win the St. John’s Invitational by seven strokes and lift the Pirates to a 15-stroke team victory.

Sunday, SEPT. 7

Kevin O’Brien shot a 5-under-par, 66, in the final round to lead the men’s golf team to the championship of the Navy Fall Classic. O’Brien’s 66 ties him for the third-lowest par-71 single-round score in Seton Hall history. He finished tied for third with a 4-under-par, 72-66-138. His 138 matches the best par-71 tournament score ever for a Pirate.

Sunday, SEPT. 7

Christiana Rutkowski, Mary Migton and Desyre Blackburn all finished among the top-10 individuals to lead women’s cross country to a landmark team victory at the St. John’s/Hofstra Fall Festival.

Sat., SEPT. 13

Freshman Jake Simon led The Hall as men’s cross country recorded their first team victory on the men’s side with a win at the 8K Delaware Invitational.

Sat., SEPT. 13

Freshman Christiana Rutkowski strode her way to the first individual victory for The Hall since the program transitioned to exclusively cross country; topping the collegiate field at the Asics-Embry Riddle Classic.

D’Yonna Riley

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The volleyball team rallied behind a season-high 22 team blocks as it came from behind to edge Creighton, 3-2, in a battle of the only two remaining unbeaten teams in BIG EAST play. Four individuals had at least five blocks, with senior Ashani Rubin leading the way with a career-high 12 blocks.

Sunday, OCT. 12

Madison Shoemaker and Katie Kim combined to claim the championship in the second doubles flight of the Navy Blue and Gold Invitational to highlight the fall for women’s tennis.

Saturday, OCT. 18

Senior Andrew LoManto came through in the 69th minute as the men’s soccer made headlines with a 1-0 victory over No. 3 Georgetown at Owen T. Carroll Field.

Saturday, NOV. 1

Senior Ben Mitchell re-set his own school record from the three-meter board as The Hall posted 15 first-place finishes in a convincing 181-93 victory over BIG EAST rival Providence in their first home swim & dive meet of the season.

Saturday, NOV. 22

Christiana Rutkowski of women’s cross country closed a standout freshman campaign with a medal-winning seventh-place performance at the ECAC Championships. Senior Mary Migton also earned a top-20 spot in the final race of her decorated career.

Thursday, NOV. 6

Andrew LoManto was the man on the spot for men’s soccer again as the senior found the back of the net in the 56th minute to provide the difference in The Hall’s first win at St. John’s since 1990.

Saturday, NOV. 8

The men’s swimming & diving team completed a sweep of conference foes Georgetown and Villanova, besting both by 90+ points. Freshman Noah Yanchulis paced the effort with four event victories over the two-day meet.

Monday, NOV. 24

Junior Sterling Gibbs scored a career-high 40 points, the first Pirate in five years to reach 40, to lead the men’s basketball team to a 84-80 win over Illinois State to claim the 2014 Paradise Jam Championship in St. Thomas. It was the program’s first in-season, eight-team tournament championship since the 1988 Great Alaska Shootout. Gibbs’ performance netted him Paradise Jam MVP honors.

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Monday, NOV. 25

Tessa Fournier was named BIG EAST Volleyball Libero of the Year. Additionally, four student-athletes earned all-conference honors. The Manthorpe sisters as well as Fournier were named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, while Amanda Hansen was named to the Second Team. Allison Yaeger and Allie Matters were also named BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year, a first for the program.

Monday, NOV. 28

Playing in its first BIG EAST Tournament semifinal match since 1994, the volleyball team outlasted Marquette in five sets. Stacey Manthorpe logged her team-leading 22nd double-double of the season with 14 kills and a career-high 32 digs. Shelbey Manthorpe also had a double-double, recording a match-high 44 assists and a season-high 27 digs.

Thursday, DEC. 4

Playing in its first-ever NCAA Tournament match, the volleyball team fell to No. 12 Brigham Young in Tucson, Ariz., bringing an end to a historic season. BYU went on be the 2014 national runner-up. In the match, Tessa Fournier recorded her program-record 700th dig of the season.

Saturday, DEC. 6

Behind a career-high 25 points from freshman Isaiah Whitehead and a double-double from freshman Angel Delgado, the men’s basketball team topped Rutgers, 81-54 at Prudential Center, to win the inaugural Garden State Hardwood Classic. Whitehead was named the Joe Calabrese MVP of the game.

Tuesday, DEC. 9

Junior Tabatha Richardson-Smith matched her own Seton Hall single-game record and career high when she had a 38-point night to help the women’s basketball team beat the Big Ten’s Illinois, 82-72, at Walsh Gym. It was the team’s eighth victory in a row, and Richardson-Smith also chipped in a career-high seven steals.

Thursday, DEC. 18

Shelbey Manthorpe and Tessa Fournier were named American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America Honorable Mentions. It’s the first time in program history that a Pirate has earned this honor.

Tuesday, DEC. 3

Seton Hall and Rutgers partnered to unveil the Garden State Hardwood Classic trophy, which is mostly made of recycled Asbury Park boardwalk planks that were recovered in the rebuilding process following Superstorm Sandy.

Sunday, NOV. 30

Behind 25 points from senior Daisha Simmons, who scored a career-high 30 points one day earlier, the women’s basketball team topped Saint Joseph’s, 77-60, to capture the Seton Hall Thanksgiving Classic. Named the tournament’s MVP, Simmons averaged 27.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 5.0 steals over the two games.

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Sunday, DEC. 28

Behind four players scoring in double figures, the women’s basketball team knocked off No. 14 Georgia, 70-51, to earn the program’s first win over a nationally ranked team since 2007. It marked the program’s 11th straight victory overall and 14th straight win at home.

Monday, DEC. 29

On an 11-game winning streak and armed with a win over nationally ranked Georgia, the women’s basketball team cracked the Associated Press top 25 for the first time since January 1995, checking in at No. 23.

Saturday, JAN. 3

In front of a sold-out Prudential Center crowd, the men’s basketball team knocked off previously unbeaten No. 6 Villanova, 66-61 in overtime, marking the first time since 1992 that the Pirates topped Associated Press Top 15 teams in back-to-back games.

Monday, JAN. 5

Coming off back-to-back wins over nationally ranked teams, the men’s basketball team earned a spot in the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time since 2012, coming in at No. 19, which also marked the program’s highest ranking and first top 20 ranking since 2001.

Wed., DEC. 31

Sterling Gibbs scored 25 points, Angel Delgado had 13 points and 12 rebounds and Brandon Mobley added 13 points and 10 boards as the men’s basketball team knocked off No. 15 St. John’s, 78-67, at Prudential Center in the BIG EAST opener, marking the program’s 14th victory over a top-15 opponent since 2000.

Tuesday, JAN. 6

Seton Hall baseball alum Craig Biggio was selected for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Biggio joins pitchers Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz as members of the 2015 class and becomes the first former Seton Hall player to earn the sport’s highest distinction.

Thursday, JAN. 15

Seton Hall unveiled its completed varsity locker rooms to its student-athletes for the first time. Part of the Pride & Excellence Campaign, these locker rooms provide a personal locker to each Pirates student-athlete for the first time ever.

Saturday, JAN. 31

Tessa Lindner’s 100-fly victory highlighted women’s swimming & diving’s trip to the nine-team Bucknell Invitational as the Pirates closed the regular season with 23 top-10 times at the meet.

Craig Biggio

Ka-Deidre Simmons

Khadeen Carrington


Sunday, FEB. 8

The softball team powered its way through the North Texas Invitational, winning the tournament with a 5-0 record and scoring 54 runs on their way to the crown. In a 17-6 win over North Texas, the Pirates hit a school-record eight homers, including three alone by senior Sara Haefeli, which also set a new school record.

Friday, FEB. 13

Women’s basketball’s Ka-Deidre Simmons had the shot of the year at DePaul when she buried a floater in the paint with three seconds remaining to cap the third and final lead change in the last 36 seconds and beat the Blue Demons, 81-80. It was part of an outstanding night for Simmons, who had 16 points and six assists with zero turnovers in 39 minutes of action.

Wed., FEB. 18

Senior Ben Mitchell earned his third conference swimming and diving championship while the 800-freestyle relay team of Noah Yanchulis, Tim Bosse, Cody Wimmer and Cooper Lindsley combined to establish a new school record on day one of the BIG EAST Championship. On the women’s side, Melody Bush, Tessa Lindner, Megan Mallon and Kat Carson combined to set a new 200-medley relay school record.

Thursday, FEB. 19

Gabby Signorelli captured her third conference diving title, repeating

as BIG EAST champion with

a dominant effort from the three-meter board.

Friday, FEB. 20

Ben Mitchell (3-Meter) and Noah Yanchulis (200-freestyle) each took home a conference championship to give the men’s swimming and diving team its first pair of first-place finishers on the same day at the BIG EAST Championships. Also, Tessa Lindner set a new 100-butterfly school record, while Megan Mallon took second in the 100-breaststroke on the women’s side.

Saturday, FEB. 21

JC Logan (200-breast) and Matt Zebrowski (200-fly) added two more BIG EAST crowns to push the Pirates’ total to five for the meet. Senior Ben Mitchell was named Most Outstanding Male Diver for the second-straight year.

Gabby Signorelli completed her second consecutive golden sweep with another win from the one-meter board, earning her second Most Outstanding Female Diver award in the process. The victory made Signorelli the third four-time BIG EAST champion in school history.

Friday, FEB. 27

Zach Prendergast tossed seven no-hit innings as the baseball team shut out Cornell, 3-0. Sam Burum pitched a perfect eighth inning, but the no-hitter was lost on a slow-rolling infield single off Anthony Elia with one out in the ninth inning.

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Sunday, MAR. 1

The women’s basketball team staged an incredible comeback, erasing a nine-point deficit in the final 60 seconds of its game at Butler and going on to beat the Bulldogs, 85-76, to clinch the BIG EAST regular season championship. The win marked an incredible run that saw the Pirates go 26-4 during the regular season and 15-3 in the conference, earning the program’s first ever regular season crown.

Sunday, MAR. 29

Lloyd Jefferson Go shot a 1-under-par, 70, in the final round to win the individual title of the 2015 Whiting-Turner Towson Invitational. Go had to overcome a two stroke deficit entering the final 18 holes and won the event by one stroke with a 1-over-par, 73-71-143. His win is the first individual title by a Seton Hall men’s golfer since Sept. 11, 2010. Sunday, APR. 12

The softball team obliterated its single-season team home run record with a five-dinger outburst, led by senior Danielle DeStaso and junior Faith Laudano each hitting a pair as the Pirates rocked Creighton, 12-1. The team hit nine home runs total during the three-game series and went on to finish the year with 60 round trippers.

Monday, MAR. 30

Seton Hall unveiled its new varsity weight room and film rooms. Part of the Pride & Excellence Campaign, the new weight room is triple the size of the previous facility, and the film room provides a dedicated space for teams to view scouting video for the first time.

Wed., MAR. 11

Sara Haefeli smashed a pair of home runs and hit the game-winning sacrifice fly as the softball team came back from a 9-0 deficit to beat Western Michigan, 14-13. Haefeli finished the day with six RBIs.

Monday, MAR. 16

For the first time since 1995, the women’s basketball program put on its dancing shoes as the Pirates earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament, earning a No. 9 seed in the Albany Regional and a first-round matchup against in-state rival Rutgers.

Thursday, APR. 2

The Hall did not drop a single set in an emphatic 7-0 victory over Monmouth. Both Isabell Klingert and Madison Shoemaker blanked their respective opponents in dominant wins.

Sunday, MAR. 15

Erin McClure edged teammate Ali Kruse in a playoff to win the individual title and lead the women’s golf team to the team championship at the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational. It’s the first time in program history that two Pirates have been tied atop the leaderboard at a tournament’s conclusion.

Ka-Deidre Simmons


Saturday, APR. 18

The women’s golf team successfully defended its BIG EAST Championship with a one-stroke victory over Georgetown. Erin McClure shot a 2-under-par, 70, in the final round. Both McClure and Ali Kruse were named to the All-Tournament Team. The following week, Sara Doell was named BIG EAST Coach of the Year for a second straight time.

Saturday, APR. 25

One point away from defeat, the Pirates rallied to record three-straight singles wins to upend hosts Butler in the consolation round of the tennis BIG EAST Championship. The comeback was powered by triumphs from Katie Kim, Marisa Quevedo and Isabell Klingert.

Tuesday, APR. 28

Lloyd Jefferson Go fired a 3-under-par, 69, in the final round to lead the men’s golf team to a fourth place finish at the 2015 BIG EAST Championship at Callawassie Island Golf Club. For the 54 holes, Go finished with a 3-over-par, 80-70-69-219 to tie for third place. The following week, Go and teammate Ryan Snouffer were named to the Men’s Golf All-BIG EAST Team.

Thursday, APR. 30

Pirate Blue raised over $175,000 on Donor Matching Day 2015. The highlight of the day was receiving a donation from a supporter in each of the 50 U.S. States, which triggered a $50,000 gift from an anonymous donor.

Sunday, APR. 26

Tyler Boyd finished just a triple short of the cycle, going 4-for-4 with his second home run of the season, two doubles, four runs scored, a sacrifice fly and a career-high six RBIs in the baseball team’s 16-5 victory over Rutgers at TD Bank Ballpark in Somerset.

Sunday, APR. 26

Alexis Walkden set a new Seton Hall softball single-season record with her 19th home run of the year and then went on to club her 20th of the season later in the day as the Pirates swept Butler in a road doubleheader. Walkden ended the year leading the BIG EAST in home runs and was second among all freshmen in the nation.

Wed., APR. 22

Angel Delgado capped awards season by claiming Metropolitan Co-Rookie of the Year honors. Delgado also earned BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Rookie of the Year accolades. Sterling Gibbs was second-team All-BIG EAST and second-team All-Met. Isaiah Whitehead was named to the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team.

Wed., APR. 22

Ka-Deidre Simmons was named the Metropolitan Player of the Year, and head coach Anthony Bozzella captured Met Coach of the Year honors to cap an incredible awards season for the women’s basketball team. Ka-Deidre Simmons, Daisha Simmons and Tabatha Richardson-Smith were all named All-BIG EAST and All-Met. Daisha Simmons was the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, and Bozzella was the BIG EAST Coach of the Year. Ka-Deidre Simmons also was named an Associated Press honorable mention All-American.

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Friday, MAY 8

Danielle DeStaso clubbed a game-changing, three-run homer in the fifth inning to turn a 5-3 deficit into a 6-5 lead as the softball team rallied to defeat DePaul, 9-5, in the BIG EAST Championship semifinals, earning the program’s first tournament victory and first tournament final appearance since 2005.

Saturday, MAY 9

The women’s golf team completed play at the 2015 NCAA Raleigh Regional, placing 17th. It’s the second straight year that the Pirates have qualified for the national event.

Friday, MAY 15

With two outs and the bases empty, the baseball team rallied for four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to stun Georgetown with a walk-off 6-5 victory. Chris Chiaradio drove in Ryan Ramiz with the winning run.

Thursday, MAY 14

Shelbey Manthorpe received the BIG EAST Michael Tranghese Postgraduate Leadership Award for her leadership through excellence in academic credentials, athletic performance and depth of commitment to service within the institution or the community. Earlier in the year, she became Seton Hall’s first BIG EAST Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Thursday, MAY 14

Alexis Walkden capped the awards season by earning second-team All-Mideast Region honors from the NFCA. She also was named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year and first-team All-BIG EAST as the softball team had a program-best three first teamers, including Danielle DeStaso and junior Yasmin Harrell.

Friday, MAY 22

Anthony Elia pitched to just three batters over the minimum, allowing just one run on four hits, with a career-high nine strikeouts and no walks in a complete game victory over Georgetown on the second day of the BIG EAST Championship in Omaha. The effort netted him All-Tournament Team honors.

Monday, JUNE 22

Seton Hall inducted former wrestler Lou Cerchio ‘96, Samuel Dalembert of men’s basketball, baseball standout Greg Jemison ‘76 and former university chancellor Dr. John Petillo ‘69 into its Athletics Hall of Fame as members of the Class of 2015.

Tuesday, MAY 19

Anthony Elia, Kyle Grimm and Zack Weigel were named to the All-BIG EAST Baseball Second Team.

Monday, MAY 18

Seton Hall University Commencement concluded with the graduation of 58 student-athletes, 27 of which received at least Cum Laude honors.

Anthony Elia


Four former Pirate standouts were inducted into the Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame on Monday June 22 as All-American wrestler

Lou Cerchio ‘96, Samuel Dalembert of men’s basketball, baseball standout Greg Jemison ‘76 and former university chancellor Dr. John Petillo ‘69 were honored as the Class of 2015 at the Hall of Fame Golf Outing and Dinner at the Fairmont Country Club in Chatham, N.J.

A native of Scotch Plains, N.J., Cerchio was a member of the Pirates wrestling team from 1990-95, finishing his career with a 103-25-1 record. The Scotch Plains-Fanwood product was a three-time NCAA qualifier helping elevate Seton

HALL OF FAME2015 Hall of Famer Lou Cerchio (left) and 2013 Hall of Famer Joe Burke

2015 Hall of Famer John Petillo Jerry Niles, Jay Judge, Gerard Touhey ‘91, Jim DiPietropolo ‘96, Andreia De Oliveira

Former Seton Hall baseball players and teammates of 2015 Hall of Famer Greg Jemison (third from left)

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HALL OF FAMEHall to national prominence. In his third and final trip to the NCAA stage, he earned All-American at 167 pounds after finishing seventh in the nation. The accolade capped a prolific senior campaign in which he posted a 41-7 record that included a 25-match winning streak.

A member of Seton Hall’s Sweet 16 team in 2000, Dalembert was a force on the court for the Pirates over his two seasons before being selected 26th overall in the first round of the 2001 NBA Draft. A native of Haiti who graduated from St. Patrick's High School in Elizabeth, N.J., Dalembert made his way on to the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team after leading the league with 3.9 blocks per game

against conference opponents as a freshman. A 14-year NBA veteran, the 6-foot-11 center still ranks as the program’s all-time leading shot-blocker and among the top-three in school history in field goal percentage.

Jemison starred for the Pirates on the diamond during a highly-successful stretch in the mid-1970s, helping the Pirates make back-to-back appearances in the College World Series in 1974 and 1975. Hailing from Coatesville, Pa., Jemison made his mark as an outfielder with exceptional speed, establishing Pirates records in career (114) and single-season (44 in 1976) stolen bases which still rank in the program’s top five today. At the

conclusion of his collegiate career, he was selected by the Texas Rangers in the first round of the 1976 June Secondary MLB Draft.

A university alum, Dr. John Petillo’s stew-ardship helped Seton Hall establish itself as a conference and national force in the modern era. A 1969 graduate of The Hall, Petillo served as university chancellor from 1983-1990. During his tenure, the Pirates reached new heights athletically; most notably reaching the 1989 men’s basketball national title game. The current president of Sacred Heart University, Petillo’s time as chancellor also featured five BIG EAST championships for Seton Hall.

Al Frungillo, Mike Lucciola ’83, Hank D’Alessandro ’85, Bryan Felt ’97 and Ed CernyDon Cook, Mike Sheppard Sr ’58, Bobby Valentine and Rick Cerone ’76

2015 Hall of Famer Sam Dalembert

Bill Snouffer, Lynn Snouffer, Andrew Papaefthemiou, Mairead Togneri

Kimo Winterbottom, Hank D’Alessandro ‘85,

Ed Cerny, Ted Kleedorfer

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Charles Guargilia ‘64, Coach Tony Bozzella ‘89, James Spaeth ‘65 and Gerard Moran

James Orsini ’85, Richard Orsini and Athletic Director Pat Lyons

Ali Kruse ‘15

Regan Family Members

Michael O’Brien, Jim O’Brien ’82, Kyle O’Brien and Kevin O’Brien ‘17

Richard McMahon ‘87 and Michael Lucciola ‘83

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Seton Hall Dance Team at the 2014 Beefsteak Dinner

Regina Peter EDD ’98, Coach Tony Bozzella ’89, Fran Clemente, Cynthia Allman ’86, Maria Bozzella ‘88

Julie and Kevin Willard and guests at the Corks & Forks Event2014 Beefsteak Tip-Off Dinner

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PIRATE BLUE FUNDRAISING SUCCESS

The Pirate Blue Athletic Fund has contin-ued its growth after another successful year that included raising approximately

$2 million to bring the total to $8.2 million over the past five years. Thanks to the ongoing generosity of the Pirate Blue faithful, we are able to support Seton Hall Athletics and our student-athletes with the best experience possible. Through the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund and the Pride and Excellence Capital Campaign, facility upgrades to the varsity weight room, academic center, sports medicine, film room, locker rooms, softball field and tennis courts have been made. We thank all of our donors for their annual gifts as well as gifts to the Pride and Excellence Capital Campaign.

$480,000 83 $157,000 $325,000 94Four-year total of

money raised on Pirate Blue Donor Matching

Day

Facility projects completed over the

past 3 years (baseball & soccer scoreboard,

training room, academic center, MBB locker

room, Olympic sport locker rooms, film room,

fitness center, weight room)

Facility projects currently underway

(tennis courts, softball field/stadium,

Recreation Center lobby)

Funds raised through the Pirate Pride

Challenge for former student-athletes

Six-year total of money raised through the Beefsteak Tip-Off

Dinner

Naming Opportunities made to date through the Pride & Excellence

Capital Campaign

PIRATE BLUE BY THE NUMBERS

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Pirate Blue’s fourth annual Donor Matching Day that occurred on April 30th raised

over $175,000 thanks to the loyal supporters of Seton Hall Athletics. Donations poured in non-stop for 24 hours from nearly 300 alumni, family and friends of the program, all of which will play a vital role in enhancing the overall experience for Seton Hall student-athletes.

Pirate Blue reached its overarch-ing goal of receiving donations from supporters in all 50 states in order to meet the challenge of one generous, anonymous donor who contributed $50,000 for the achievement. It took nearly 20 hours to complete the initiative with Arkansas, coming in with the final donation around 8 p.m. eastern.

Pirate Blue also celebrated Donor Matching Day at Walsh Gymnasium with free food and prizes to all who donated as well as a live show that was streamed on the Pirate Sports Network, featuring interviews and videos on Seton Hall student-ath-letes and coaches.

“The camaraderie of alumni and friends of the program have made Donor Matching Day an annual event that we look forward to every year” said Director of Athletics Pat-rick Lyons. “The generosity of our faithful supporters was overwhelm-ing with a special thanks to the anonymous donor who infused ex-citement to the day with our 50 state challenge. The outpouring of support we received helps us fulfill our mis-sion of providing the top resources to our student-athletes and enrich their experience at Seton Hall.”

PIRATE BLUE DONOR MATCHING DAY

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The third annual Pirate Pride Challenge took place during the Spring of 2015. The PPC

was formatted as a bracket-style fundraising contest between all cur-rent and former student-athletes to help their teams. Every two weeks in the month of March and April, teams matched up against another Pirate program, and competed for the higher participation rate from all current and former Student-Ath-letes. It commenced on February 28th, the night of the annual Pirate Varsity Club Event, and complet-ed on April 30th. Statistics were cumulative throughout the PPC, as teams matched up against different opponents.

The Seton Hall Men’s and

Women’s Golf programs took control of the bracket style tournament and defeated 2013 Champions, Volley-ball, for the ultimate prize of $5,000 that will directly support their team.

Women’s Basketball won the consolation contest, as they had the best improvement rate from the 2014 PPC of any other Pirate program in one of two secondary competitions. For their efforts Women’s Basketball was also awarded a $2,500 gift, as they had a 7.6% increase in alumni giving in 2015 in comparison to 2014.

Pirate Blue had over 200 former Pirates donate during the 2015 PPC and 100% of our current Pirate Student-Athletes contributed to this year’s challenge.

PIRATE PRIDE CHALLENGE

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Pride & ExcellenceWith a tradition of na-tionally-ranked teams in both men’s and

women’s sports, All-America and All-Academic recognition for our student-athletes, and a growing number of alumni garnering headlines in the professional ranks, it is an exciting time to be associated with Pirate Athletics.

Seton Hall University Ath-letics is in the midst of its first major comprehensive campaign to raise funds for essential stu-dent-athlete facility projects and renovations, and we are reach-ing out to our loyal alumni and friends for your support of our Pride & Excellence campaign.

Pirate Pride defines what it means to be a Pirate. It was, and continues to be, that same pirate pride that guides us in our everyday activity now. We have also made it our mission to achieve excellence in everything we do as it is our leading princi-ple in our everyday department activity. We will always strive to have Pirate Pride and Excellence in everything we do. Therefore, what we have now is the “Pride and Excellence” campaign for Seton Hall Athletics.

Many initial projects have already been completed, with the construction of new locker room facilities for all of Seton Hall’s Olympic sports and a brand new varsity weight room and team video room completed in 2015. Future projects now include a new lobby for the Richie Regan Recreation Center, a dedicated Hall of Fame area, renovations of the Mike Shep-pard Softball field and Varsity Tennis courts.

Your annual support of Pi-rate Blue will continue to remain critical to Seton Hall University Athletics success, while the Pride & Excellence campaign will enable us to raise capital funds for larger facility projects on a regular basis.

Your generous support of the Seton Hall Athletics Capital Campaign will play a key role in the continuing advancement of our entire athletic pro-gram and in the lives of more than 200 young men and women who wear a Seton Hall uniform.

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For many years, the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund has been the primary driving force behind Seton Hall University’s continued growth in athletics. However, Pirate Blue contributions make up only a portion of the department‘s annual operating budget, and the competitive landscape in college athletics has raised the bar nationwide. While, Pirate Blue annual support is still critical to the Athletic Department’s success. Capital giving is an additional opportunity to support Seton Hall’s athletic programs. Pirate Blue is proud to recognize those who have gone the extra mile in support of the Pirates. All gifts and pledges to our past capital projects and the current Pride & Excellence Campaign are essential to the overall success of our teams and programs.

OF PRIDE & EXCELLENCE

DONORS

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› Joseph D. ‘69 and Sherri Abruzzese › James C. Adamczyk ‘73 › William B. ‘66 and Darlene L. Aimetti › Anonymous › Daniel ‘85 and Jean M. Apruzzese › Vincent E. and Barbara Ardery › Vincent ‘95/M.P.A. ‘99 and Dominique Auteri› John T. ‘71 and Denise A. Baier › Stacie M. Ballou ‘14 › Kevin J. ‘77 and Susan Barber › Bay Lea Chiropractic Centre › William A. ‘67 and Karen G. Belfer › Mary Ann and Russell L. Benson › Brian S. Berglund ‘98/MAE ‘00 › Terry Grosenheider and Ave M. Bie › Kurt T. ‘61 and Elizabeth Borowsky › James T. ‘79/J.D.’82 and Linda Boyle › Anthony ‘89 and Marie Bozzella ‘89 › Benjamin, J.D.’83 and Christine Bucca, J.D.’84› Joseph T. ‘93 and Jill Burkhard › Ronald J. Bushwell › Ronald W. ‘67 and Nancy J. Butkiewicz › Peter M. ‘03 and Maureen Byrne › Martin P. Caffrey ‘74 › David Calabrese ‘82 › Brian F. ‘85 and Sandra Canavan › Stacey J. Carl ‘99 › Craig and Suzanne Carson › Richard Cerone ‘76 › Xiaoyan Chen › Church of the Presentation › Howard Y. and Louise Clarke › Michael A. ‘86 and Elizabeth M. Cocco › Anthony P. ‘72 and Adrienne C. Colavita › Thomas W. ‘50 and Mary B. Collinson › Adrian L. ‘71 and Susan Connolly › Henry M. ‘54 and Pauline Cooper › Edward C. ‘86 and Lynn Coppola › Helen A. Cunning ‘81/M.A. ‘96 and

William Coughlin› Henry F. ‘85 and Colleen D’Alessandro › Frank D’Amato ‘92 › Jim and Carolyn Damron › Catherine E. Daniels ‘83/M.A.’96 › Steven ‘76 and Karen Devcich ‘78 › James M. Di Pietropolo ‘96/Adison & Partners LLC› Carl and Jean Dietze › Charles W. ‘56* and Joyce Doehler › Sara L. Doell › William E. Dolan › Ellen R. ‘87 and Howard J. Dombroski › Francis M. and Anne M. Donlon › Durkin & Durkin, LLP › Thomas E. Durkin › William J. ‘79 and Teresa Egan › Joseph W.’65/M.B.A. ‘69 and Sheila Fallon › Judith A. Ferraro ‘66/M.A.E. › Theodore C. ‘81 and Maureen L. Ferraro › Robert E. and Wendy Fetterly/Reliance Graphics› Thomas F. ‘92 and Tiffany E. Field › Walter J. ‘65 and Diane Finnegan › Theodore A. Fiore ‘62 › David L. ‘89/M.A.’95 and Karen T. Flood › Dale and Kathleen Fouse › Joseph P. ‘57/M.B.A. ‘63 and Lucille A. Freeman› Alfred J. Frungillo/Gourmet Dining LLC › David P. ‘89 and MaryAnn Gagliano › Charles F. ‘74/M.B.A. and Dolores Galanaugh › Joseph J. Galfy ‘61/J.D. ‘64 › Mark E. ‘91 and Megan M. Ganton › Clint E. ‘95 and Amy R. Gehring › James F. ‘78/M.B.A. ‘80 and Amy Gibbons

› Daniel J. ‘73 and Roxanne Gioseffi › Paul L. Golba › Granard Pharmaceutical › Terry Grosenheider and Ave M. Bie › Allen and Rosemary Gross › Charles R. ‘64 and Eileen Guariglia › Joseph Guasconi › Steven M. ‘98 and Erica J. Haddad › Francis J. and Kathleen Hager › Joseph ‘86 and Mary Lynn Hehl › Greg J. and Jillene Herenda › Vincent J. ‘56 and Joan Higgins › Paul L. ‘82 and Denise M. Huether › Joseph J. ‘71 and Lorraine A. Hughes ‘72/M.B.A.’81› Christopher Hynes M.A.’85/EDS ‘86/MDM ‘92› James H. Imholz ‘52 › James A. ‘63 and Jolan F. Ippolito › Joseph C. Kacirek ‘81 M.A. › Francis X. Keegan ‘60 › John C. Kelly ‘63/M.B.A. ‘68 › Michael E. Kelly ‘62 › Susannah M. Kennedy › Charles Killeen/Acrow Corporation of America› Thomas S. ‘64/J.D. ‘67 and Sherryl H. Kirschenbaum› Kevin and Joan Knee › Charles R. Knothe ‘66 › Thomas W.’75 and Elaine Kober › John and Barbara Kubowicz ‘70 MAE › Stephen P. Kuchen ‘83 › Kenneth F. and Anne D. Kunzman › Ian V. Lagowitz › Anthony T. LaGrasso ‘07 › Kevin J. Lanahan › Joseph P., JD ‘72 and Debra A. LaSala › William and Mary Laverty ‘74 › John R.’75 and Mary Lawrence › James M. ‘68 and Kathleen Leber › Thaddeus S. ‘51 and Martha Lepcio › Charles W. ‘72 and Christine M. Levitsky › Todd and Heather Lindsley › Thomas ‘83 and Elizabeth M. Long ‘84 › Nicole Longobardo ‘12 › Vincent W. ‘60 and Marion Lorenzo › Michael J. ‘83/M.B.A.’87 and Helen Lucciola› Patrick and Rachel Lyons › Jason Mackey › Paul D. ‘72 and Jeanette Magna › David B. and Miladys Mandel › Richard B. Mandelbaum and Lianne Abrams-Mandelbaum

› George ‘93 and Holly Manuelian ‘94 › Arnold D. ‘72 and Patricia Manzo › Angelo ‘61 and Louise C. Marotta › Joseph J., EDS ‘01/ EDD ‘09 and Lysa D. Martinelli› Christopher S. ‘98 and Marcy L. Martinovic ‘98 › Doug and Nancy McClure › Matthew ‘03/M.A. and Erin McCue › Thomas J. McEvoy › Brian J. McGee ‘99 › Matthew McGrath › Joseph J. ‘59/M.B.A. ‘75 and Nancy Mctighe› Charles P. ‘66 and Lourdes Z. Mitchel, ‘91/EDD › Kathryn R. ‘96 and Timothy Moloughney › John J. ‘64 and Rosemarie Monteleone › Debby Murphy › Daniel H. ‘57 and Patricia E. Murray › Michael E. Murzenski ‘91 › Julius A. ‘58 and Carol Nicolai › William T. ‘55 and Jane C. Nolan › David Nolan ‘91/M.B.A. ‘93 › Joseph C. Noto ‘62 › Joseph J. and H. Lynne Oakes

› James M. ‘82 and Judy A. O’Brien › Patrick and Cathy O’Brien ‘92 › William M. ‘62 and Arlene F. Odell › Anthony T. ‘82/M.P.A. ‘97 and Loriann Orlando› Robert ‘72 and Eileen O’Neil › Gust and Carmen Pantelas › Gerald A. Pavlick ‘87 › James E. and M. Diane Pettigrew › Seth W. ‘99 and Sheryl L. Pillo ‘99/M.A. ‘02› Robert J. ‘59 and Barbara A. Phillips › Salvatore P. and Jeannette Podgorski › Nicholas and Anne Poduslenko › Pro Awards Corp. › Paul L. Ramee › Sean E. ‘99 and Monica L. Ramsden › Elizabeth L. Rathbun ‘09/M.A.E. ‘12 › William F. Rhatican ‘62 › Arnold W. ‘55 and Carol A. Ring › Joseph S. ‘59/MD ‘63 and Barbara J. Ritter› Felix N. Roman ‘92 and Crisy Rivera/ RTC Roman & Co., PSC

› Jayne M. Ross J.D.’82/M.B.A.’82 › Keith ‘97/M.B.A.’02 and Andrea Sadlowski› Kazbek A. Said ‘02 › David W. Sampson ‘10 › Carl J.’54 and Sally Santolli › Peter J. Salzano ‘82 › Santo M. ‘84 and Denise Scaglione › Nicholas R. Scalera ‘63 › Manfred and Annette Schellscheidt › David Schlageter › Gary A. ‘61 and Susan M. Scott › Jim J. Semerad ‘05/M.B.A. ‘11 › Thomas and Ruth Sharkey Family Foundation› Michael J. ‘58/M.A.’67 and Phyllis A. Sheppard› Robert J., ‘86/M.B.A. and Marie R. Sloan › Richard ‘75 and Joy N. Sposta › Richard F. and Patrice Sprenger › William M.’76 and Maryjane Staats ‘76 › John F. Swift ‘60 › James and Karen Tenhundfeld › Gregory E. and Lenore A. Terhune › Bruce A. ‘69 and Carol Tomason › Joseph A. Torcivia J.D. ‘85/The Torcivia Family Foundation› Gerard M. Touhey ‘91 and Julie F. Kessler › William Tucker › George R. ‘77 and Ellen Twill › Todd Vannucci › Arthur F. ‘70 and Laurita Warner M.B.A.’75› Mark P. and Cynthia Warren › Waters, McPherson, McNeill, P.C. › William H. Watson ‘64 › Kevin and Julie Willard › Gary D. ‘71 and Mary O. Wolfe › Dana Wright › Robert ‘67 and Helen Wright › A. Zachary ‘65/M.A. ‘66 and Trish Yamba › Edward M. and Nora H. Young › Salvatore Zacchia › Dan Zanella

* deceased

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COMPLETED PROJECTS

Seton Hall Athletics opened the doors of the all-new Charles W. Doehler Academic Center for Excellence in 2013, greatly expanding the academic sup-port options available to the more than 200 varsity student-athletes currently representing the university.

Named for Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Famer and alumnus Charles Doehler, the space is more than double the size than that previously dedicated to academic support and is replete with amenities aimed at facilitating the educational process.

The completely renovated area includes two group meeting rooms, two private tutoring areas, and a set of study lounges and offices for the academic support staff as well as the director of student-athlete development. Each section features a sleek design and is filled with modern furniture as well as a host of Seton Hall-specific branding.

The new Center for Sports Medicine serves as a cutting-edge on-site medical facility exclusively for intercollegiate student-athletes.

It features an expansion of the old training center along with the addition of cutting-edge fitness and medical apparatuses. Such equipment includes three 14-foot in-ground Hydro Worx tubs that will supplement and greatly enhance rehabilitation efforts. Of these tubs, one is a “Polar Plunge” and one is a “Thermal Plunge,” providing the full spectrum of care.

The third includes a state-of-the-art underwater treadmill. In addition to operating with variable water depths, the tub features a video system allowing for real-time monitoring of the student-athlete’s progress on the treadmill both above and beneath the water line.

New treatment tables and taping stations have also been installed and the repurposed space includes offices for the Seton Hall sports medicine staff and the Pirates’ physicians.

ACADEMIC CENTER

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COMPLETED PROJECTS

Previous completed projects in recent years include:

Fitness Center

Owen T. Carroll Field scoreboard

Men’s Basketball Locker room renovation

Seton Hall Athletics unveiled its completed varsity locker rooms to its student-athletes at the beginning of 2015. These locker rooms now pro-vide a personal locker to each Pirates student-ath-lete for the first time ever. “The locker room project is in line with our vision to give our student-athletes the best possible experience and to have it come to fruition is fantastic,” Vice President and Director of Athletics Patrick Lyons said. “Anyone who is an athlete knows how important a locker room is and what it signifies. Our student-athletes have been walking around on cloud nine because they have their own locker rooms for the first time.

Seton Hall’s Athletics unveiled its new varsity weight room and film room, which opened for team use in March 2015. The new weight room is triple the size of the previous facility, and the film room provides a dedicated space for teams to view scouting video for the first time.

“We continue to make outstanding progress in upgrading our facilities and upgrading the experience we deliver to our student-athletes,” Seton Hall Vice President and Director of Athletics Pat Lyons said. “Our new weight room is a first-class facility that will help our teams get bigger, faster and stronger, and our film room is an exciting space for our teams to watch video of themselves and their opponents so they can be better prepared for competition.

The new varsity weight room is 7,525 square feet of usable space spread out over four rooms, featuring free weights, platforms, benches and cardio equipment. The amphitheater style team video room is equipped with the latest in projection and surround-sound technology and features 36 custom leather seats.

LOCKER ROOMS

VARSITY WEIGHT ROOM

The locker room project consists of: 5,061 square feet of

locker room space 357 individual stu-

dent-athlete lockers A high-definition

smart television in each locker room A hard-wired,

surround-sound audio system in each locker room with blue tooth technology A Wi-Fi hub providing

wireless Internet access in each locker room

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IN DEVELOPMENT:

FRINGE / CHIPPING AREA

SIMULATED SAND TRAP

FRINGE / CHIPPING AREAFRINGE / CHIPPING AREA

S.A.M PUTTING LAB8’ x 15’

EOP 8 & 9: CHIPPING & WEDGE 10’ DIAMETER - 2”

CHIPPING & WEDGE 8’ DIAMETER - 2”

CHIPPING & WEDGE 8’ DIAMETER - 2”

BALL BELOW FEET LEVEL BALL ABOVE FEET LEVEL

UP HILL CHIP

EOP 3 & 4: 20 FOOT LAG PUTT

& LONG PUTT GAMES

EOP 5: PUTTING OVER TIERS 2’ TIER

EOP 1 & 2: 3 & 6 FOOT CIRCLE PUTTS

ON 4% ANGLE

The Seton Hall Athletics student-athlete centric vision continues to manifest itself through an incredible transformation of

its facilities. The department is focused on four projects this year that will greatly enhance the student-athlete experience and give them the tools needed to succeed.

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IN DEVELOPMENT:The softball and tennis teams will greatly

benefit from the renovations taking place at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field and the four tennis courts in Ivy Hill Park. Field renovations include a new turf throughout, brand new dugouts, hitting cages for both teams adjacent to the bullpens and a press box. The tennis courts are being completely rebuilt and will include a new netting system and lights.

The golf teams will benefit from the new Golf Lab being installed at the Richie Regan Recreation Center, which will include a hitting bay with porta-ble simulator, a putting lab, multiple chipping areas and a simulated sand trap.

To celebrate Seton Hall’s rich tradition of suc-cess, the department is undergoing construction on a permanent Hall of Fame that will recognize its members, commemorate top student-athletes

and teams, and also serve as a gathering place for events. Exhibits will feature photographs, awards and memorabilia from Seton Hall’s most unforget-table moments.

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LEGEND'S CLUB ($25,000 +)› Henry F. '85 and Colleen D'Alessandro› Alfred J. and Hope Frungillo/Gourmet Dining Services› John W. '68 and Charlotte Lavery/Lavery Foundation› James M. '82 and Judy A. O'Brien› Walsh Family Fund of the Community Foundation of NJ

CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB ($20,000 - $24,999)› Edward and Julia Johnson Cerny› Kevin H. '84/J.D. and Rita A. Marino '94/M.A.E.› John McLaughlin/Allied Building Products› Stephen G. '89 and Anastasia E. Waldis '90

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR'S CLUB ($10,000 - $19,999)› Anonymous › Mary Beth '78 and Michael Childs/ MBC Marketing, LLC› Adrian L. '71 and Susan Connolly› James M. Di Pietropolo '96/Adison & Partners LLC› Dr. Anthony Festa/New Jersey Orthopaedic Institute LLC› Robert E. and Wendy Fetterly/Reliance Graphics› Michael B. '03 and Aliza Gratale '03› Charles Killeen/Acrow Corporation of America› John R. '75 and Mary Lawrence› Patrick M.'64/ M.B.A. '72 and Mary Ann P. Murray› Michael E. Murzenski '91› Richard A. '87 and Laura Palumbo› Thomas J. '54 and Ruth Sharkey› Roy Steele/Hodges Party Rentals› Joseph A. Torcivia, J.D. '85/Torcon, Inc.› Gerard M. Touhey '91 and Julie F. Kessler

COACH'S CLUB ($7,500 - $9,999)› Lawrence E. Bathgate/Bathgate, Wegener, & Wolf P.C› Michael P. '88/MBA '91 and Cherie A. Leanza '90/MHA '99› Michael J. '91/M.B.A. and Susanne Lucciola-Ricca '91/M.B.A.

MVP CLUB ($5,000 - $7,499)› Joseph '69 and Sherri Abruzzese/Discovery Communications Inc.

› William B. '66 and Darlene L. Aimetti› Andrew '77/J.D. '80 and Francine Alcorn '80/Block Vision Holdings Corporation

› Daniel '85 and Jean M. Apruzzese› Robert S. '67 and Mary A. Basso/The Basso-Healy Foundation

› Maury '70/J.D. '76 and Robin Cartine› David A. '83 and Dayna Layton Claxton, M.A. '96› Anthony P. '72 and Adrienne C. Colavita› J. M. and Mary L. Comey› Thomas B. '86/J.D. '89 and Anne E. Considine› Robert J. '69 and Susan Dibenedetto› Ralph '98/M.S.T. and Marylee R. Evangelista/Frazer, Evangelista & Company, LLC

› Joseph W. '65 /M.B.A. '69 and Sheila Fallon› Ellen M. Fitzpatrick› Mark E. '91 and Megan M. Ganton› Katherine Garay MSN '82› Joseph J. '71 and Lorraine A. Hughes '72/M.B.A. '82/Country Club Services, Inc.

› Hollister Construction Services› Henry J. '81 and Diane L. Knipper› Mark S., J.D..'81 and Laurie A. Kundla, J.D. '83/Hardin, Kundla, McKeon & Poletto & Polifroni, P.A.

› Michael J. '83/M.B.A.'87 and Helen Lucciola/Lucciola Family Fund

DONORS HONOR ROLL

Al Frungillo, PJ Carlesimo, Michael Frungillo ‘00 and Anthony Frungillo

“My wife, Hope and I along with my sons, Michael and Anthony give back to the Seton Hall Athletic Department because we cherish the memories the program has provided us over the years. From basketball games to Pirate Blue events, Seton Hall Athletics is a big part of our family. We know that through our support we help ensure more great Pirate moments to come!” Al Frungillo

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› Phillip N. and Mary Alice Maisano› Keith A. McKenna, PC› Richard C. '87 and Caroline F. McMahon› Julius A. '58 and Carol L. Nicolai› Lawrence R. '70 and Suzanne Noll› James P. '58 and Barbara I. Penders› Richard D. '66 and Sharon O. Riva› Joseph Scott/Mayrich Construction Corp.› Robert J. '86/MBA and Marie R. Sloan› William M. '76 and Maryjane Staats '76› Russell W. Steenberg› John F. Swift '60› Taylor Made Golf Co.› Temco Service Industries, Inc.› Bruce A. '69 and Carol Tomason› Kevin and Julie Willard› Gary D. '71 and Mary O. Wolfe/Wolfe Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc.

› Leo J. '78/M.B.A. '84/M.S.T.'86 and Janet M. Zatta/FBR Sahm Foundation

› Robert Zimmerer '81/ J.D. '84/Zimmerer, Murray, Conyngham & Kunzier

ALL-AMERICAN CLUB ($3,000 - $4,999)› Vincent '95/M.P.A. '99 and Dominique Auteri› John T. '71 and Denise A. Baier› Thomas G. Berube '64› Kurt T. '61 and Elizabeth Borowsky/The PICK Foundation› James T. '79/J.D. '82 and Linda Boyle› James Braaten› Martin P. Caffrey '74› Sari and Anthony Caruso› Peter Christou '98› Jomar Agency LLC› Stephen Dedyo› Theodore C. '81 and Maureen L. Ferraro› Robert '95 and Tracey Figurelli› William E. Frese, J.D. '73/PSE&G› Vincent D. '52/J.D. '55 and Erica Gautieri› Hall Aquatic Corporation› The Karpowic Family› Kenneth F. and Anne D. Kunzman› Joseph P. '72/J.D. and Debra A. LaSala

› Life Fitness› Kevin D. and Deborah L. Mahn› Matthew H. '83 and Maria K. Mahon '83› George M. '93 and Holly A. Manuelian '94› Anthony '64 and Pamela Marhan› James F. Matthews '67/J.D. '73/Lear Siegler Management Corp.

› Harold S. '55 and Judith McCready› Paul '88/M.S.T. '93 and Karen A. Mlynarski '88› Thomas H. and Sally O'Brien› John M. and Barbara Parvin› Richard E. '64/J.D.'70 and Maureen Pigott› Matthew J. '86 and Tami Regan› Andrew J. Renna '75› Retailers & Manufacturers Distribution› Jayne M. Ross J.D.'82/M.B.A.'82› William M. '89 and Michele Ross› Robert J. '67 and Joanne E. Roth› David Schlageter› Eric '85 and Annaliese Schnieder-Rush '86/M.B.A. '90› Michael J. '98 and Guilia Stephanik› Arthur F. '70 and Laurita Warner '75/M.B.A.› Robert E. '67 and Helen A. Wright

ALL-CONFERENCE CLUB ($2,000 - $2,999)› Michael Aquino'98› Raymond M. '72 and Christina Arszulowicz› Scott W. '87 and Maureen Badger› Stephen T. '73 and Barbara A. Boland '74/M.A. '80› Robert J. '88 and Linda M. Bruno '89› Peter J. and Carolyn Carlesimo› Domenick '85/JD '88 and Gabriella Carmagnola› Yaakov Chase› Vincent A. and Julia M. Cino› Dean E. '68 and Jessica Cole› Joseph C. '76 and Anne B. Connor '78/M.P.A. '94› Peter Coppola› Edwin P. '56 and Carol A. Crowell› Timothy A. '80 and Erin Crowley› John J. Cust '74/Cust Investments› David '77 and Patricia A. D'Angelo› Christopher '78 and Maria Delauro '79› David A. '95/J.D. and Susan L. Solda-DeSimone '92/J.D. '95

› William J. '58 and Carol Eyres› Pamela '93/M.A.E. 7P.H.D. '00 and Michael Foley› Russell R. '66/M.B.A. '77 and Carole E. Forenza› Charles M. Forman '76› David P. Gagliano '89/Access Communications, Inc.› Jeffrey M. and Elaine C. Garrod Gibbons P.C.› Brian '76 and Carol Giovinazzi› Richard A. Giuditta '90/JD› Henry S. '96/J.D. and Yvette S. Goldfine› John F. '68 and Cheryl A. Grant '83/M.A.E.› Kevin T. Grier '04› Andrew Hanlon› Michael Henry› James R. Icklan '70/J.D. '86› Maureen Kennedy-Barney› Thomas W. '75 and Elaine Kober› Richard H. Kotkin '83/J.D.& M.B.A.'87 › Ian V. Lagowitz› John T. '69 and Marion C. Lapchak› Christopher J. '85 and Janice Lawton› James M. '68 and Kathleen Leber/The James and Kathleen Leber Foundation Inc.

› Richard F. '67 and Anna Liebler› Anthony '80 and Rose LoCastro/Medical Management Associates

› Gary P. Lubowiecki '74› Richard B. and Lianne Abrams-Mandelbaum› Patrick J. Marcello› Steve J. Marcopoto '93› Georgianna Maroulakos› Corinna '93 and Anthony Mezza› Kevin J. '80/M.B.A. and Dolores M. McCleerey› John H. McNeill '65/J.D. '68/Waters, McPherson, McNeill, P.C.

› Vito Menza '75/Clara Barton Dental, LLC› Joseph A. '55 and Diana Monteleone› MTM Resources› Florence B. and James H. Murphy '49› Brian '06 M.B.A. and Stephanie Gebhardt-Murray '08› John J. '67 and Barbara L. Murray› TJ Nelligan› John A. '68 and Barbara Niziol› Joseph S. '68/J.D. '73 and Judith A. Novak '93/J.D.

› Robert P. '72 and Eileen O'Neil/Louise O'Neil &

“Seton Hall Athletics has a deep history and tradition and through our support of Pirate Blue we are helping to keep the Pirate legacy going strong.” Ken and Anne Kunzman


Robert O'Neil Charitable Trust› Gerald A. Pavlick '87› Michael J. '91 and Celeste Pocher› Edward J. '58/M.A. '61 and Jane N. Quinn› Severino M. '89 and Michele Renna› Reynolds Financial Services› Joseph S. '59/M.D. '63 and Barbara J. Ritter› Keith '97/M.B.A. '02 and Andrea Sadlowski› Nicholas R. Scalera '63› Michael J. '84 and Martina M. Scarrone› Thomas J. and Catherine Slattery› Richard F. and Patrice Sprenger› Arthur G. '66/JD '69 and Sherry F. Stein› William P. Stoffel '91/M.B.A.› John P. and Cynthia A. Sullivan› Gary H. Thomas '99› Daniel M. '82 and Pamela C. Tower '83› Tynacar, LLC› Linda J. Ulak '75› Under Armour Inc.› Enzo and Beth Vartuli› John '78 and Maria L. Verdonck› Michele '99 and Frank M. Walsh› Frank E. and Maryann D. Walsh '88/MAE› Richard E. '88 and Sara O. Wolkwitz› George Yetka

CAPTAIN'S CLUB ($1,000 - $1,999)› Academy Bus Tours› Dr. Michael J. Arnone› Alan S. '70 and Gail Arons

› American Endowment Foundation› Thomas A. '71 and Patricia Basilo› Bongiovanni, Collins & Warden, P.A.› Patrick Boyle/The Boyle Family Foundation Inc.› Anthony J. '89 and Maria Bozzella› Joseph and Marilee K. Braue '79› Joseph Burke '95/The Action Environmental Group› Marilyn C. Clark› Ryan Colich› David '77 and MaryJane D'Arcangelo› Donald J. '54 and Carole de Castro› Direct Freight Express Ltd.› Jocelyn M. Dumaresq, M.S.N. '03› Thomas '78 J.D. and Diane Durkin› James A. Dye '83› Eagles Baseball Assoc Inc.

› Keith and Michele Ender› Dr. Amado Gabriel and Josephine Esteban› Clinton B. '93 and Tracy E. Factor› John A. '71 and Susan Fenimore› Thomas F. Field '92/Tomar Industries, Inc.› Catherine '76 and Dennis M. Flynn '76› Garry '65 and Ornella Frisoli› Carl Gargiulo› Richard C. '69 Genabith› Brian D. Gibbs '03› Michael J. Glynn '64/M.A.E.› Henry Godette› Michael R. Gonnella '02› Jack P. '63 and Margaret Graceffo› Granard Pharmaceutical› Charles R. '64 and Eileen Guariglia› Richard and Jeanette C. Hartman› Richard J. '90/J.D. and Mary F. Hartnett '90/J.D.

› Joseph G. Higgins '77› A. Clark Holle '90/Holle Funeral Directors, LLC› Joseph W. Hottendorf› Kevin Hunt› Leonard J. '58 and Agnes C. Hunt› Paul Ippolito '91 /Paul Ippolito Memorial› Robert Iracane '69/Iracane Family LLC › Michael and Roberta Jandoli› Hartmut '73 and Helene Jung› Michael J. '78 and Mary K. Lee› Robert A. Leiter› Leitner, Tort & DeFazio

› Peter Levine› Charles W. '72 and Christine M. Levitsky› Vincent W. '60 and Marion Lorenzo› Joseph J. '79/M.A.E. and Cynthia J. Lounsberry '75› Patrick and Dr. Rachel Lyons› Arnold D. '72 and Patricia Manzo› Paul M. and Kathleen M. Marhan› Christopher S. '98 and Marcy L. Martinovic '98› John F. '84 and Linda McGovern› Craig R. McGraw '05› Kevin J. '96/M.B.A. and Sara McMahon› Kenneth D. '72 and Lois P. McPeek› Mehl Electric Company Inc.› Robert E. '77 and Theresa C. Meier› J. S. Mascolo '96 › Nancy and Doug McClure

› Sheila Moseley› Harout '97 and Lisa Moumdjian› David '84 and Bridget '85 Neigel› T. J. Nelligan› Network Digital Office Systems, Inc.› John W.'68 and Barbara O'Dell› James C. '61/J.D.'64 and Sharon Orr› Kevin C.'90/J.D. and Sherilyn Orr '85/J.D. '88› Joseph '78 and Dorothy C. Padovano› Michael J. Peterson '84/Fedway Associates, Inc.› Leon B. '74/JD '77 and Ann M. Piechta› Rashid '83 & Karen Ramiz› Reynolds Financial Services› William Rodriguez '91/J.D. '02

› Anthony J. '71 and Laura J. Romano› Charles A. '72 and Patricia Rotondi› Alfred F. '65/J.D. '71 and Patricia A. Russo '68› Carl J. '54 and Sally Santolli› Michael J. '58 and Phyllis Sheppard› Bryan and Eve Shirtliff› Robert J. '86/M.B.A. and Muriel M. Shore '90› Brian and Carolyn Smyth› Alfred '86 and Ann Soricelli› Hugh O. and Ame W. Sweeney› Matthew J. '67 and Lucille Syrek› Ann E. Szipszky'86› Mark and Christine Testani› Robert W. and Donna Thurston› Matthew E. '93 and Megan C. Timmins› Paul V. Tyahla '03› Don W. '77 and Mary Ellen Urbanowicz '77

“Strong athletics programs are imperative to a university. We know through our support we are helping student-athletes excel in the classroom and on the court. While we didn’t attend Seton Hall, we have become dedicated fans and our entire family never misses a game.” Ed and Julia Cerny Ed and Julie Cerny


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› Lawrence A. '73/J.D. and Linda A. Whipple› Bernette and Donald K. Wrobel› Harry J. '70 and Gail Wunder› Peter R. Yarem '79/J.D. › Edward '07 & Nora Young› Salvatore Zacchia› James J. Zimmermann '88› Vincent F. '69 and Agnes Zingara

STARTER'S CLUB ($500 - $999)› Thomas Acton› James C. Adamczyk '73› Gregory M. Adams› John M. and Linda G. Alati

› Alex and Ani, LLC› Seymour L. Andrew '70 and Linda K. Andrew› Leonard J. '65 and Jeanne Andriuzzi› Joseph and Michelle Arrante› Brian D. '89 and Ellen Arsenault› Joseph E. '83 and Cindy R. Attanasi› Charles R. Baletti '69/J & B Technical Sales Associates Inc.

› Emilio M. Barreira› Law Office of Drew J. Bauman› Michael E. '68 and Ann P. Beams› Lawrence C. Bell› Riccardo J. '75 and Sheila Bellini› Matthew J. '89/M.B.A. '94 and Kathleen M. Borowick '90

› Charles A. Brady '58› Leonard J. '85/M.B.A. and Colleen Brandt

› Patrick R. '64/M.A.'72 and Mary A. Brannigan› David Brienza› Thomas and Jacqueline Buonaiuto› Derek D. '85 and Anne E. Burke› Justin Bush ‘94› Peter M. '03 and Maureen Byrne› David Calabrese '82› Kevin J. '88 and Catherine Caldera› Joseph A. Calvano› Canon Business Solutions Inc› McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP› Albert '89/J.D. '92 and JoAnn Cernadas› Robert J. '59 and Frances Chap› Gerard P. '91/M.B.A. and Cheryl Chapin› Robert H. '78/J.D. and Jennifer Codey› Jason Colavita '95› Steven Coleman› John R. '64 and Edith Coogan› Daniel J. Cosgrove '08/M.A.› Helen A. Cunning '81 and William Coughlin› Donald F. Davenport› Larry C. '86/M.B.A. and Jane Degenshein› Christopher M. DeSerio '96› Franklin Desposito› Martin Diamond› Louis Diaz/38 St RE Associates› Daniel C. '81 and Mary E. Dolan› Robert J. '64 and Patricia Donnelly› Virginia R. Doren› Dennis J. Drasco› Martha Dreker› John E. Dreyer› Phyllis C. Dunlop M.B.A. '90 › Terence M. '90 and Jennifer Dunphy› Elmora School #12 PTO› Enclave Builders Inc.› Bryan J.'97/M.A.'05 and Tara L. Felt '98/M.A. '04

› Leland G. and Linda Felt› Joseph J. '72 and Sharon Fennell› Robert J. '69 and Kathleen T. Fettweis› Five Leaf Clover LLC› John P. Flanagan '68› Alex Fleysher '95› Chris Freeden› Charles F. '74/M.B.A. and Dolores Galanaugh› Dennis J. '72/M.B.A. '77 and Diane E. Garbini '72

› Rick Garrigan› Joseph A. Genova '08› Kevin E. and Ellen Golding› Paul D. '95 and Diana Gorman› Joseph L. '74 and Mary C. Gomeringer› John J. '69 and Karen Graeber› Michael Haynes› Health Chiropratic› Joseph P. '86 and Marylynn Hehl› George E. Hicks› Robert Hooper '94› Paul J. '79 and Deborah Hooten› Paul L. '82 and Denise M. Huether› Interstate Electrical Contracting Inc.› Anthony Iorio› John Jaskula '07/M.B.A. › JJW Anesthesia LLC› John M. Judge› Monica and John Judge› Joseph C. Kacirek '81 › Thomas '78/J.D. '81 and Patricia Kaczka› Daniel M. and Kathleen A. Kalafut› Scott E. and Linda Kalamar› Glen A. '85 and Barbara M. Kallas '85

› Marc J. Kaplan› Francis X. Keegan '60 › Douglas and Susan Keller› Steven J. '81 and Lisa Kennedy› Kevin J. '89/M.S.T. and Lisa Kerrigan› James R. '91 and Susan Kerwin'92/M.S.H.R.'98› George Kleissler› Robert D. '90 and Denise L. Kleppinger '90› Tracey '93 and Ernest W. Knewitz '92› Louis '78/M.B.A. and Betsy Koehler› Warren Kolb/J. L. Hockberg Co.› Cameron Koffman› Walter '75/J.D.and Joanne Koprowski› Daniel Lach› David Lachs› Thomas J. Lardner '93› Frank Laviano› Learfield Communications Inc.› Thomas P. Lynch, DMD, P.A.› Lawrence '78 and Lily C. Mahdi '90/J.D.› Lily C. '90/JD and Lawrence Mahdi '78› David L. Mahmood '93 › Stephen S. '91 and Janet Cruz-Marotta› Greg Maroukian› Sara and Kevin S. McArdle '79› Daniel G. McCarron '92/M.B.A.'08› Michael D. McMahon› Joseph J. '59/M.B.A. '75 and Nancy McTighe› Timothy J. M.B.A. ' 95 and Jennifer Metcalf› John T. '50 and Geraldine E. Mielach› Nicholas J. '72 and Jean E. Moretti› Carlos '83/M.B.A.'85 and Kathy Mosquera› Anne R. Murray› William T. '54 and Jane C. Nolan› Thomas J. and Marian Norton› Dennis R. '76 and Diane Parvin› Charles Patrick› Paul W. '69/M.S. '72 and Margaret A. Pavlik› Steven '73 and Kathy A. Picciano› Vincent J. and Esther D. Pietrucha› Edward F. '76 and Elaine J. Pohren '76› William J.'74/M.B.A. '80 and Cheryl A. Poll› Cindy A.'90 and David Popkin› Jeffrey J. and Sharon L. Prosinski› Michael A. Purvin '85/J.D. '90› Louis and Kim Quaglia› Raritan Valley Bus Service› Gary T. '69/M.A.E. '73 and Mary M. Reece› William C. and Margaret A. Regan› John J. '55 and Lee Riley› Lawrence and Pamela Rogers› Felix N. Roman '92/RTC Roman & Co., PSC› Lou Romano› Aldo '88 and Lucy Russo› Gary A. '61 and Susan M. Scott› Bardia R. Shah-Rais '95 › Mary E. '01 and Gregory J. Sheppard› William G. Shlala '69› Michael T. Sica '94/J.D. '97› Merrill Smith› Eric J. SoHayda '10/MBA '12› Arthur Spanarkel '78 and Andrea C. Maltese› Richard '75 and Joy N. Sposta› Barbara Staknis M.A.E. '70 and John Kubowicz› Matt Strazza› Hugh D. and Patricia Sweeney› Robert A. Szuhany› The Aspire Sports Marketing Group, LLC› Gregory E. and Lenore A. Terhune› Jerome Thiel› Tropic Window Tinting› Joseph S. '51 and Ann Viviani

Ed and Julie Cerny


› Robert M. Walker› Maurice R. Weeks '92› Weldon Quarry Co.› Jonathan White› Lisa A Wolfe '93› A. Zachary '65/M.A. '66 and Trish Yamba› ZE Design

BLUE AND WHITE CLUB ($250 - $499)› John Ahern '96› Stephen P. '76/M.S. and Gloria J. Cywinski-Arlak '75/M.A.E.

› AVIS Motor Rental Inc.› Frank A. '59 and Hattie Baier› Peter Bariso› Barnabas Health Hospice and

Palliative Care Center› John Baxter '78

› Belmonte Productions, Inc.› Erin Ben-Hayon› Frank R. and Mary A. Besson› Tahnee R. Bickerton '97› Michael P. '88 and Tonya Bilotti› Donald J. '71 and Kathleen A. Bochicchio '72› Thomas L. and Jill Aufderbeck-Bosse› Adam Bourassa '99› Michael D. '69/M.B.A. '71 and Eileen Botte› Aileen Bowers '82› William F. Burke› Joseph T. '93 and Jill Burkhard

› Budget› Paul I. '65/MBA '69 and Emma N. Byrne› Charles M. '57/M.B.A. '65 and Marion B. Calcagno› Deborah Capodiferro '85› John J. Capuano '65› Catholic Book Publishing Corp.› Richard Cerone '76› Pat Charles› Checker Leasing Inc› Arthur F. Clarke› Patricia Codey› Amanda Como› Thomas A. Coburn '88› A.J. Coffee› Thomas W. '50 and Mary B. Collinson› Daniel T. Crowley '74› Edward J. Cryer '57› Robin L. Cunningham '78› George R. '83 and Pilar Curvy› Lisa Davis› Ronald A. DeCicco '69› Rose Marie and John P. Deehan '52› Louis Delauro '78› James A. Dericks› Steven '76 and Karen Devcich '78› Amanda M. Di Donato '07› Justin M. Dietel› Charles J. '69 and Susan C. Dowd› DML Sports Medicine› Eileen M. Dones '94› Eric Duncan› Paul Faig› Franco '90/M.S.T. '01 and Kelly A. Fallone '90/M.B.A. '97

› William and Jean Farkas› Joseph A. '60 and Carol M. Fernicola-Reilly› William Field› Andrew Fischer› Michele Flannery › Front Page Productions› Gary J. '73 and Susan Gabaccia› Joseph A. '74 and Patricia Gallo› Diane V. '90/J.D. and James Garrity› John M. Gausz› Robert J. P.H.D. '81 and Ann K. Gaydosh› Christopher S. '95 and Catherine Gelino› Romulo Genato› Francis J. '04 and Kathleen '05 Genova › John T. '91/M.S.T. and Noreen Giannuzzi› Margaret and David '81 Gibson› Thomas Giblin/Local 68 Union of Operating Engineers› Georgette E. David '82 and Thomas Giordano› James M. '54 and Jean A. Glynn› Paul L. Golba '95/M.B.A. '96 › Robert G. and Diane M. Gray› Mark Haefeli› Michael Halkias '83› Jamil A. Hamdan '98› William J. '62 and Ellen B. Hanlon› Robert Hemsworth '76› Kevin P. Hilliard '93› Harold Hodes› Louis L. '63 and Lyn M. Iorio› Winston Jackson› Gregory '77 and Brenda Jemison› David T. Jensen '94› Joe Wladyka Camps, Inc.› Sharon and Elliot Karp› Michael E. Kelly '62› Charles Killeen› Roger P. '72/M.S. '76 and Valerie Kindel› Gary LaSpisa

› Brendan Laverty '08› Bridget E. Laverty '11› Brian Lockhart› Tamara E. Lockhart› Charles F. '57 and Mary Ann Lorenzo› Alan J. '65 and Katherine S. Lucibello› Nicholas '85 and Paula F. Magone› Andrew T. Mancini '09› Gerard T. Mason '92› Denis F. and Barbara H. McLaughlin› Anthony N. Mea› Dr. Peter Mehnert '61› Joseph Messina› Bryan Meszaros '00› Jack '87 and Lisa P. '88 McKnight› Frederick D. Miceli› Paul S. Misiur '76› Gerard P. and Catherine Moran› Scott '98 and Tara '98 Moreau› Michael A. Moretti '73› Shannon E. '92 and Jeffrey Morris› Paul E. Mossberg '80› Joseph Murphy› Barry B. '70 and Anna Muster› Natale Law Firm LLC› Gary Noll '90/M.S.› Joseph and Suzanne Nuss› Thomas and Patricia Ockenhouse› Donald L. O'Connor '71/J.D.› Hugh A. O'Donnell'50/M.D.M. '54› Jane O'Donnell› Edward O'Dowd› John J. '72 and Carol E. O'Hanlon› Joseph O'Keefe› Michael E. '75 and Trish Olden› John S. '84 and Carolyn Palma› Jeff Pagano› Jonathan '99 and Leslie A. Paparsenos '99 › Tyrone and Mary Parker› Regina M Peter Ed. '98› Daniel Piasta› Michael Pier› Joseph M. '58 and Barbara M. Pitocco› Nick Poduslenko› Brian T. Poll '05/M.A.'07› Ricardo '98/J.D.and Melissa A. Provost '98/J.D.

› Joseph A. and Noreen M. Quinlan› Jonathan D. Ramos '03› Ramon Ramos› William Reddick› Robert Renshaw› Walter M. '77 and Carol Riglian› Law Office of George Rios, PA› Vincent D. '69 and Kay Roberts› Nicholas '83 and Annette Romano› Roejac MGMT Co.› Mario R. Rosellini '62› Wendy Rosenburgh› Mike Russo› Elzbieta '97 and Darren '95 Rydberg› Kazbek A. Said '02› Santo M. '84 and Denise Scaglione› Robert and Rosemary Schmitt› Richard P. Scheid '94› Robert Sheeran› Alan '86 and Lisa Sikora› William J. '82/M.B.A. and Robin Ann Simms› Michael A. '83 and Nicolina Simone› Joseph B. Smith› Roger G. Smith '68› Carl Specht

Seton Hall Athletics is a big part of our family. Both of our sons have attended Seton Hall and we have seen firsthand the role athletics plays in the life of the University. We give to Pirate Blue to ensure our student-athletes have the support they deserve!” James ’61

and Sharon Orr

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› Craig J. Steel '05/M.H.A.› John P. Stollmeyer '98› Richard T. '65/J.D.'70 and Joy D. Sweeney› Anthony J. and Gina Marie Testa› Patrick P. '82 and Nancy J. Toscano› Candace Troy› Richard E. and Helen P. Van Ness› Susan L. Wagner› Edward A. Walch› Thomas A. '79/J.D. '82 and Lisabeth Wester '79› Kevin D. and Janice S. Wronko› James R. '79 and Diane Wronko› Terence J. Wronko '72› Louis P. and Diane Yannaco

PIRATE CLUB ($100 - $249)› James M. Ahle '49› Raffaele G. Alberto '98› David M. Alberts '09/JD› Edward Amster› Michael F. Andrew› Andrea Andrzejewski› Peter A. '94/M.S.I.B. & M.B.A. '02 and Laura J.

Avalos '93/M.A.E. '99› William J. Babos› Marcia Bailey› Luigi Balestrieri '92› Robert D. Barbush› Joseph E. '65 and Enola Barlik› William K. '79 and Mary E. Barrows› Patrick J. Barry '66› Peter Basalyga› Andrew J. Baumgartner '69› Carol and Roger Bayersdorfer› Ashley M. Beamish '12› Jeffrey S. Bendix '05› Mary Ann and Russell L. Benson

› Edward J. Berk› Daniel Bigley '60› Ernest Blair› Kevin '87 and Kerry Boyle› Rich Brazeau '08› Christine and Benjamin Bucca› Brian J. Burns '86› James A. '68/M.B.A. '74 and Angela Byrne› Anthony P. Caggiano '60

› Daryl Caiola› Anthony Calabrese› Anthony Calandra '85› Nicholas Campbell› John S. Campbell '05› Joseph Cancillieri '08› James M. '70 and Barbara J. Cannan› Thomas C. Cantlon '81/M.B.A. '87› James Cardamone '10› Christopher W. Carl '12› Stacey J. Carl '99› Robert Carne '87› Ryan R. Carr› James R. '69 and Barbara Casagrande› Thomas W. '69/JD '72 and Barbara T. Cavanagh› Rosendo C. Caicoya '97› Patrick S. Cedola › Frederick Cerrato› Kyle and Lisette M. Chaney› James Chelel› Christian Brothers Academy› Richard V. Ciociola '92› Cosmo A. Cirillo '09› Michael A. '63 and Susan Citrano› Ashley Clarke '14› Howard Clarke› Joseph Cocuzza› Thomas P. '82 and Mary P. Colicchio› Colts Neck Senior Citizens› Thomas W. '00 and Tracy Comerford› Christopher P. '86 and Patricia Connolly› Dr. Richard J. Connors '50› Robert F. '02/M.A.E. and Annette Conway› Henry M. Cooper '54› Gerald M. Cordasco › Allen R. and Marsha Costa› Marty '81 and Kyle K. Costello› Gary G. Cottet› William Crum› Thomas and Kerrie Cummins› Philip F. '89 and Patricia J. Cundari '85› Patrick M. '91 and Lisa M. Cusack '94/MPA› Zachary C. Cziryak '11› Briana L. Czubkowski '11

“Athletics are always a big part of any student’s experience at a university. I support the Athletics Department and Pirate Blue because I understand the need for Seton Hall to keep a strong athletics program.” Arnie Manzo ’72

Arnold Manzo ‘72


› Til J. Dallavalle '03› Manesh B. Dadlani '05› Robert J. Daly '90› Brian Daly '98› Caesar Darias '87› Jeff '87 and Mary Dattilo› Edward '76 and Denise Davidoski› Garry D. '05 and Tanya L. De Boer '05› Edward P. Deignan '58› Nick DelGuercio› Michael G. '79 and Rosemarie DeLorenzo› Maria DeLuca-Pranzo '14› Frederick L. Diamond '06› Edwin Diaz '84› Sara L. Doell› Richard E. Dooley '69 › Frank X. '72 and Cheryl Donohue› James P. Doull '99› Charles T. '76 and Clare Douress '77› Raymond P. Downey '91› Ruth Ann Drewniany› Brian T. Duff '86› Stephen Duff '95› Thomas Duffy '92› Blanche Dunbar 81

› Patricia M. Dunn '97/M.B.A.› Gary Dunne '14› Ann Eng› James J. Engler '95› Jon Epstein› Gerson Echeverry '94 and Sheila L. Noecker '02/MBA

› John M. '73/J.D. '77 and Riita Esposito› Kathleen B. Estabrooks› Jack Evers› Thomas P. Faenza 88' M.B.A. › William P. Fahy '72/M.A.E. '75 › John V.Fairchild '96› Bruce T. Fenska '86› Nicole A. Ferdinando '11/M.A.› Adam E. Feret '63› Erica Fitzpatrick '11› David L. '89/MA '95 and Karen T. Flood› Lucille A. '83 and Kevin Flynn› Joseph H. '73 and Irene R. Foley› John Foley› Marybeth Foran '00› Frame Shop of South Orange Inc.› Thomas A. Fraser

› Andrew l. Frazzano› Mark A. '92 and Meghan Frigiola› William L. Furmanski '90› Kyle Fuschetti › Adriano Gabriele '13› Gail H. Gannon› James S. Gardner› John F. Gavin '91/JD› John E. '76/MBA '84 and Kathleen Gawryluk› Milton Gaylord› Gerald Gebauer '70› Matthew M. Geibel '93› Erica Genabith› Joseph C. Gianquinto '60› Edward M. Giblin '04/M.B.A.› F. Michael '65/J.D. '73 and Grace Giles› Giordano, Halleran, & Ciesla› Daniel J. '73 and Roxanne Gioseffi› Daniel A. Giovinetto '80› Cheryl L. Glory '91› Mark Goldstein '82/M.B.A.› Agnes H. '75 and Henry Gottlieb› David A. Gourley '07/M.H.A.› Craig D. '79 and Elizabeth M. Grant '81› Nancy E. Grant

› Michael A. Graziano› Oliver and Carol Greene› William A. '75 and Dianne Gross› Sean Gusrang '11› Joseph A. '71/JD and Ellen Hallock› Peter L. Halpin '07/J.D.› Nicole M. Harguindeguy '95› Sue Harms '84› Andrew J. Harnischfeger '07› Glenn Hartick '07/MBA› Lisa and Randolph Hausmann› Cory Hershey› Vincent Higgins '56› Annette Hockenjos› Justin Hollander '12/JD› Robert Holzlohner› W. Donald '51 and Katherine Horn› Christopher Housen› Thomas P. '97 and Jessica L. Houston› Margaret Hracho› Hannah Hugeback '13› Daniel Hyde '93› Anne Marie Ianiero '12› Joseph E. '83/MBA '91 and Lisa A. Iannini

› Independent College Fund of NJ› James A. Ippolito '63› Howard Jacobs› Justin Jackson '12› Thomas R. and Marie T. Jago› Karyn M. Jeffrey › Rod Jewell› Jil-Kris Development Corp.› Walter Jitner '55› Larry Kachelriess› Steven Karl '83› Rudolph H. Katzenberger '58› Bruce P. '98 and Joan C. Kauffman› Tracy Kaye› Judy G. and Paul W. Keating› D. Peter and Carolyn M. Keller› Mary A. Keller› Micheal K. Kelly› Joseph P. '92 and Sharon Kelly› James J. Kenney '67› Peter D. Kern '05› Catherine A. Kiernan '86/JD and William J. Van Nostrand '72

› Matthew J. '96 and Michele M. Kilpatrick '96/M.A. '99

“Seton Hall Basketball and the Athletics Department were a big part of our experience as students at Seton Hall. As alumni we are loyal season ticket holders and Pirate Blue members as we understand the importance of having a top tier athletic program representing the university.” Michael ’03 and Aliza ’03 Gratale


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› James and Karen Kip› Joseph T. '82/M.B.A. '86 and Cynthia A. Knauer› Charles R. Knothe '66 › George Koehler› Frederick Kopecki '77› Jill Kozakowski '02› Eric L. Krohel '90/M.S.› Kevin Kruse› Bernard I. '54 and Bonnie Kunert› Scott Kuzmicki› Marc Kunesch '13› James A. MBA '67 and Rose Land› Thomas A. '70 and Pamela Langbein› Louis '71/M.B.A. and Marie LaSalle› Russell J. LaSpina '84› Wendy M. Laubenstein› Connor Laverty '13› Mary and Bill Laverty› James '70 and Kathleen Leber › Kimya S. Lee '94› Kevin J. '69 and Joan V. Lennon› Maria LePage '82› Thaddeus S. '51 and Martha Lepcio› Francis B. and Catherine M. Light› Mark A. LoGiudice '81

› Russell G. '89 and Elizabeth Lomauro› Christopher Lonero '03/M.A.› Peter M. Lorenz '90› Mark Loyka '11/M.A.› Eileen F. Lucas› Andrew V. Machi '09› James J. '71 and Joan A. Malespina '84/M.S. '99› Paul O. and Shelly K. Mallue› Robert K. '84/J.D. and Janet M. Dempsey-Malone› Robert T. Manganaro '99› Beatriz Manetta '99/M.S.› Richard L. Marcickiewicz '74› Dominic A. Marconi '49› Gail Maretsky› Christine F. '87/J.D. '90 and Gary J. Marks› Ronald Marra '56› Ralph G. Mastroberte '69› Paul G. Mathew '01› Mark S. '81/MBA '84 and Margaret M. Matzen '81› Matthew J. Maulbeck› William A. May› Patrick Mazzeo› Edward J. McCarthy '88› Margaret A. McCormick› Matthew '04 and Erin McCue

› John P. McDermott '68› Brian J. McGee '99› Kevin G. McGlynn› Robert McGlynn '89› Patrick McGovern› McCuggan LLC› James P. McIntyre› Steve D. McKee '96/M.B.A. '98 › Colin McKenna '76› Hugh J. McManus '66› Lawrence H. McShane '80› Richard Meene › George J. '68 and Toni Mehler› George Mehm '77› Deborah Meissner '74› Merrill Lynch› Victor N. Metallo '91/M.A.E. '93 › David Middleton› Midwestern Wheels, Inc.› Michelle R. '84 and Marty Migton› Meleane I. Millington '11› Mohamad V. Mirghahari '02/M.A.D.I. '03› Charles P. '66 and Lourdes Z. Mitchel '91› Sandra M. Mitchell '98› Louis '75 and Carolyn Miu

Michael ‘03 and Aliza ‘03 Gratale


› Eileen A. Moran '76 and James Parolski '75› Melissa Morano› Stephanie Moretti› John D. '94 and Marilena Morris› Sandra and Ross Morrone› Bob F. '70 and Kathie Mulhern› Robert W. Murphy '74 › Daniel H. Murray '57› Donna and Thomas Murray› Joanne S. Murtagh› Matt C. Myers '95› Amanda Naderer '01› Tyler Naumann '14› Diane '77 and Roger '76 Newman› Christopher J. Nolan '03/M.B.A.› Juanito Nortez '82› Mary H. Nuttall '69› Richard O'Callaghan› James F. and Noreen O'Donnell› Michael W. '97 and Holly '97 Oakes› William M. '62 and Arlene F. Odell› Ronald W. Olender '61› Gregory J. Olszewski '74› Kristina Orlandi '79› Robert P. O'Neil› Kelly O'Neil› Anthony T. '82/M.P.A.'97 and Loriann Orlando› James '85 and Josephine Orsini› William J. and Nancy M. Otskey '03/M.A.E.› Matthew J. '96 and Kimberly S. Palmer

› Fred D. '71 /M.B.A. '82 and Elizabeth A. Palumbo› George '83 and Theresa P. Parise› John C. Parnofiello '07 › Anthony P. Pasquarelli '77› Ed Paszkowski › Robert S. Patten › Judith A. '91 and Michael Peacock› Brian Peoples '86/J.D. '90› Loren L. Peterson› Jennifer Pettigrew '13› Aniello '90 and Christine S. Piro '91 › Jeffrey R. Pittard '07/JD› Philip Porutese› Scott C. Post 01 /M.S.› Patricia '85 and Don Post› Josh Prevost '14› Stanley J. '86 and Linda L. Purzycki› Helen Quan '06› Brian M. Quigley '06› Colleen Quinn› Geraldine Regal '85› Catherine Regan

› Meg Regan-Liberti› Robert and Eileen Ricci› Arnold W. '55 and Carol A. Ring› Gerald E. Rogers '62› Peter T. Roman '69› Regina M. Ronayne› Thomas Ronayne› Steven M. Rose '10› Steven A. Rothschild› Kenneth Rowinsky› Stephen M. Sammarro '87/Sammarro & Zalarick, P.A.

› David W. Sampson '10› Manuel P. '67/M.B.A. '79/J.D. '84 and Eileen Sanchez

› Scott R. Sanderson '05› Philip R. Sanford '05› Allison R. Sanguedolce '11› Mara Santis› Michael and Susan Sawicz› Maria Scavone› Lori B. Schantz› Daniel R. '95/M.S.F.P. '99 and Melissa A. Schnipp

› Joseph '91 and Julie '92 Schuldner› Joel A. Schwartz '63› James J. Semerad '05/M.B.A.'11› Robert and Barbara Semple› Edmund Shannon

› Patrick T. Sheehy '08› Elizabeth Sheil› Kathleen G. Sheppard-Tartis '83› Robert M. '92 and Kelly '93 Sheppard› Neil Sherman› Helen Shirtliff› John and Blanche Simpson› Allan and Patricia Small› John E. Smith› Mark Smith› Michael W. Smith› Paige Smith› Harry D. Snyder '68› Mark S. Sobieski '96/M.B.A.› Ronald R. '72 and Nancy Sorensen› Cheryl Spera '01› Mary K. Spina› Cheryl and Michael G. Stahl› Maureen Staub› Dr. Jonathan S. Steinberg › Philip '51 and Jean C. Stillwell

› Angelo Stracquatanio '08› William '82 and Patricia Surdovel› Linda and William Swenarton› Robert J. Szeluga '13› Ramin Tabib '97 › Vincent M. '91 and Heather Tamburro› Guy J. '74 and Alice Tarantello› Robert J. Tarte '65/J.D. '69› Melissa Thompson› Edward Tokar› Christopher and Diane Tomasello› Tonya and Frank J. Tomecek› Betty '64 and Edward '58 Toy› Thomas L. Tran '78› Traditional Floor Company› Anthony Trapasso› Hector V. Troya '92› James Tully› Michael R. Tully '83› Robert J. Tumolo '90› George R. '77 and Ellen Twill› Michael J. '67 and Carol N. Vacca› Christian T.'09 and Jacqueline H. '09 Vercollone › Frank L. Verde '67› Mindy and David J. Vernieri '94› Charles J. Villa '51› Carmen S. '65 and Annemarie Vitale› Marc Warrington› Steve Watkinson

› Steven Watson› Nick G. '64 and Harriet V. Werkman '66/MSN '90› Clay and Kelli L. White '08/MA› Thomas G. '91/MBA and Charlene Wiegartner› Raymond F. Williams '73› Lisa B. Wimmer› Thomas J. Winters '71› Michael Wolansky› John Woods› David Wright › Gregory Wyzykowski › Suzanne Yanchulis› Kathy Jo and Robert Zabrosky› Albert Zalewski› Andrew F. Zazzali '62/JD› Raymond C. Zizik '69› William F.Zotti '95

“Seton Hall Basketball made my time as a student unforgettable. As an alumni, I feel that it is my responsibility to give back to the Athletics Department and Pirate Blue to ensure that same experience for students in the years to come.” Felix ’92 and Crisy Roman


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BASEBALLRob Sheppard, Head CoachMike Sheppard, Head Coach EmeritusPhil Cundari, Associate Head CoachMark Pappas, Assistant CoachEric Duncan, Volunteer Assistant Coach

BASKETBALL – MEN’SKevin Willard, Head CoachShaheen Holloway, Associate Head CoachFred Hill, Assistant CoachDwayne Morton, Assistant CoachRyan Whalen, Director of Player DevelopmentKyle Smyth, Coordinator of Basketball OperationsKevin Lynch, Coordinator of Basketball OperationsConnie Francis, Secretary

BASKETBALL – WOMEN’SAnthony Bozzella, Head CoachLauren DeFalco, Assistant CoachTiffany Jones-Smart, Assistant CoachChristian Stefanopoulos, Assistant Coach Nick DiPillo, Director of Player DevelopmentMarissa Flagg, Coordinator of Basketball OperationsChizoba Ekedigwe, Graduate Assistant

CROSS COUNTRYJohn Moon, Head Coach

GOLF – MEN’SClay White, Head Coach

GOLF – WOMEN’SSara Doell, Head Coach Debby Murphy, Assistant Coach

SOCCER – MEN’SGerson Echeverry, Head CoachVincent Marcotrigiano, Assistant CoachKobié Johnson, Assistant CoachMark Williams, Assistant Coach

SOCCER – WOMEN’SRick Stainton, Head CoachKristie Lang, Assistant CoachSage DoVale, Assistant CoachMarie Klemme, Volunteer Assistant Coach

SOFTBALLPaige Smith, Head CoachMelissa Bieman, Assistant CoachJennifer Abrams, Assistant CoachMorgan Edmondson, Volunteer Assistant Coach

SWIMMING & DIVINGRon Farina, Head CoachDerek Sapp, Assistant CoachPete DeNoble, Diving CoachAndrew Le Blanc, Volunteer Assistant Coach

TENNISGreg Wyzykowski, Head CoachBrian Maher, Volunteer Assistant Coach

VOLLEYBALLAllison Yaeger, Head CoachAllie Matters, Assistant Coach

Head Coaches

Allison Yaeger Volleyball

Geerson Echeverry Men’s Soccer

Paige Smith Softball

Ron FarinaSwimming & Diving

Anthony BozzellaWomen’s Basketball

Greg WyzykowskiWomen’s Tennis

Rick Stainton Women’s Soccer

Sara Doell Women’s Golf

Clay White Men’s Golf

John Moon Cross Country

Rob Sheppard Baseball

Kevin Willard Men’s Basketball

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ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATIONPatrick Lyons ....................................................................................................................................Vice President and Director of Athletics & Recreational ServicesJimmy O’Donnell ...........................................................................................................................................Senior Associate Athletics Director for Team OperationsRachelle Paul ............................................................................... Senior Associate Athletics Director for Compliance & Student-Athlete Development / SWAJim Semerad ................................................................................................................................................................ Associate Athletics Director for Internal AffairsMary Gross ...................................................................................................................................................................................................Secretary – Director’s Office

ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICESDr. Laura Schoppmann ...................................................................................................................................................................... Faculty Athletics RepresentativeMatthew Geibel ......................................................................................................................................................................... Director of Academic Support ServicesAmanda DiDonato ....................................................................................................................................................Associate Director of Academic Support ServicesRyan Westman ............................................................................................................................................................................................................Academic Advisor

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSThomas Chen ...................................................................................................................................Assistant Athletics Director for Digital Media & CommunicationsMatt Sweeney .............................................................................................................................................................Assistant Athletics Director for CommunicationsBobby Mullen ...............................................................................................................................................................Associate Director of Athletic CommunicationsAdam Satz ...................................................................................................................................................................... Assistant Director of Athletic CommunicationsAnn Marie Vasquez .....................................................................................................................................................................Secretary – Athletic Communications

BUSINESS OPERATIONSLoren Peterson ........................................................................................................................................................... Assistant Athletics Director for Business Affairs

COMPLIANCE & STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENTBridgette Cahill ..................................................................................................................................................................Assistant Athletics Director for ComplianceRoberto Sasso ................................................................................................................Assistant Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development & Leadership

EQUIPMENTEvin Bangs ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Equipment ManagerFloyd Nevius ............................................................................................................................................................................................Assistant Equipment Manager

FACILITIESKevin Sponzo ....................................................................................................................................................Associate Athletics Director for Facilities & OperationsCameron Harty .....................................................................................................................................................................................Facilities & Operations Assistant

ATHLETIC MARKETING & PROMOTIONSChristopher Carl ........................................................................................................................................... Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing & PromotionsDebbie Sfraga .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................Band DirectorLauren Cicale ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................Head Dance CoachOlivia Del Spina ..............................................................................................................................................................................................Head Cheerleading Coach

PIRATE BLUE ATHLETIC FUNDBryan Felt ..........................................................................................................................................Associate Athletics Director for Development & External AffairsJay Judge ..........................................................................................................................................................................Assistant Athletics Director for DevelopmentJosh Karp .................................................................................................................................................................Assistant Director of the Pirate Blue Athletic FundMary Laverty ................................................................................................................................................................................Secretary – Pirate Blue Athletic Fund

RECREATIONAL SERVICESKathy Matta ....................................................................................................................................................... Associate Athletics Director for Recreational ServicesRyan Cusomato ....................................................................................................................................................................Assistant Director of Recreational ServicesBrian Connor......................................................................................................................................................................Assistant Director of Facilities & Operations

SPORTS MEDICINETony Testa ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... Director of Sports MedicineTed Cowling ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... Assistant Athletic TrainerCatherine Lass ................................................................................................................................................................................................. Assistant Athletic TrainerJulia Tomaro..................................................................................................................................................................................................... Assistant Athletic Trainer

STRENGTH & CONDITIONINGJason Nehring ........................................................................................................................................................................................Strength & Conditioning CoachAngelo Gingerelli ..................................................................................................................................................................................Strength & Conditioning CoachRyan Carr .................................................................................................................................................................................................Strength & Conditioning Coach

TICKET OPERATIONSTBA ............................................................................................................................................................................. Assistant Athletics Director for Ticket Operations

FAN RELATIONSHIP CENTERChris Hernandez .....................................................................................................................................................................Manager of the Fan Relationship CenterHanna Bowden ....................................................................................................................................................................................................Ticket Sales Consultant

OUR STAFF: ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION DIRECTORY

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Pure Vision Hospitality (Maritime Parc/BURG)AAAAcademy BusSoleil TansCareOneChick-Fil-ACountry Club TransportationEssex HouseFollett Higher EducationJAG Physical TherapyM&M DevelopmentSports AuthorityMcLoone’s RestaurantsMental Health Association of Essex CountyPSEGRicaltion’s Village TavernSouth Orange DisposalStaplesSuzyQue’s BBQThe Swan BrothersThe Dancing BlenderThe Parking SpotTorconUncle Bob’s Self StorageUnique PhotoWestminster HotelXSE Group of PA

Thank you for all your support throughout the year!

Corporate Partners

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piratEsports network

The BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN) is back for its second year and is expanding its coverage to 225 live events for the 2015-16 season. Launched last September, the league became the first collegiate confer-ence to be hosted on FOX’s mobile platform, FOX Sports GO, the app that provides live streaming video of FOX Sports content at home or on-the-go. Many Seton Hall events will be carried on the BEDN in 2015-16 including every women’s basketball

conference game (not selected for traditional television) and nearly every men’s & women’s soccer con-ference match.

FOX Sports GO is currently available for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire tablets and Fire phones, select Windows devices, and on desktops through FOXSportsGO.com. Fans can download the mobile app for free from the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Amazon App Store and Windows Store.

PROMOTING THE PIRATES

The New SHUPirates.com Website’s responsive design provides fans the same look whether viewing on a desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone

Clean look makes it easier to view Pirate Sports Network content is now above the fold for easy video watching Hear why student-athletes love Seton Hall in the new Pirate Pride section

Follow The Hall on Social Media Team Accounts

@SHUAthletics@SHUBASEBALL@SetonHallMBB@SHUWBB@SHUPiratesXC

@SHU_MGolf@SHU_WGolf@SHUWSOCCER@SHUMSOC

@SHUSoftball@SHUSwimDive@SHU_Tennis@SHUVolley

Be sure to catch all the Pirates action with live events, features & inter-views and more by subscribing to the Pirate Sports Network (PSN). In 2015-16, PSN will produce more than 50 live broadcasts and will deliver special, exclusive content for fans of all 14 Pirates programs. PSN coordinator John Fanta ’17 will anchor coverage for a third consecutive year. With SHUPirates.com’s new responsive design, fans can watch the Pirate Sports Network from any device, including smartphones and tablets. To subscribe and watch today, log on to piratesportsnet.tv.

Pirate Sports Network BIG EAST Digital Network on FOX Sports GO

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