Last updated 3/12/2005
Highlights from Yankee United Alumni
Erika Bohn, at Notre Dame, named to 2nd Team
Academic All American team. Instrumental in Notre Dame's win over
UCLA in NCAA's Division 1 Championship Game for the National
Title in 2004.
Kendall Cox, at Bowdoin College, named to
1st Team All New England, 3rd Team All American, and 1st team NESCAC All Academic team
Megan Kasparek, at URI, named to Atlantic 10
All-Academic Team, All Conference 2nd team.
Melanie Kasparek, at URI,
in 2004 was named to Atlantic 10 All-Conference first team (Nov. 3),
she was also selected to Academic All-Conference team ... She was
named to the 2004 Academic All-District I Women's Soccer First Team
(Nov.4) ... Named to the ESPN Academic All- American Women's Soccer
Team (Nov. 23), in 2003, named Atlantic 10 Women's
Soccer Student Athlete of the Year
Manya Makoski, at Arizona State,
Member of the 2004 United States U-21 Women's National Team, was Honorable Mention PAC-10 All
Academic team.
Mo Metzger, at Yale, was named
2nd team All Ivy, SoccerBuzz Northeast Region 3rd team, CJSA Woman's
College Player of the Year
All Conference/All
America Selections:
Kendall Cox , Junior, Bowdoin College - 3rd Team All
America NCAA Division 3, 1st Team All New England, and 1st Team All
Conference, NESCAC
Libba Cox, Freshman, Colby College - 2nd
Team All Conference, NESCAC
Lauren Erwin, Freshman, Boston
University - All Rookie Team, America East Conference
Jessica Gomes, Freshman, Western CT - 2nd Team All
Conference, Little East Conference
Megan Kasparek, Sophomore, URI - 2nd Team All Conference, Atlantic 10 Conference
Melanie Kasparek, Sophomore, URI -
1st Team All Conference, Atlantic 10 Conference and Conference
Offensive player of the Year
Crystal Lindsay, Sophomore, New Haven - 1st Team All
Conference and Rookie of the Year, NYCAC Conference
Manya Makoski, Sophomore, Arizona State - 2nd Team All
Conference, PAC 10 for 2nd consecutive year
Katie McGregor, Sophomore, Boston
College - 2nd Team All Conference, Big East Conference
Shara McNeill, Sophomore, Georgetown - 2nd Team All Conference, Big East Conference
Maureen Metzger, Junior, Yale - Honorable Mention
All Ivy, Ivy League Conference
Melanie Kasparek And Laura Murgo Named University College
Scholars
The two sophomores were among the top-ten in the entire University's freshman
class.
Oct. 23, 2003
KINGSTON, R.I. - University of Rhode Island student-athletes Melanie
Kasparek of the women's soccer team and volleyball's Laura Murgo were
recently named University College Scholars. The University College Scholar
award recognizes and rewards the ten top-achieving students in last year's
freshman class - those who have accomplished their highest academic goals
and have made contributions to the university outside of the classroom as
well.
Kasparek, a native of Trumbull, Conn., is a psychology major. Kasparek
had an outstanding rookie season at Rhode Island, earning second-team All-American
honors after earning Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year honors. She helped lead
URI to their first-ever NCAA appearance in 2002. In 2002, Kasparek leads
the team in scoring with eight goals and four assists for 20 points and has
the team on the verge of another post-season bid.
Coaches:
Rudy Meredith - Yale (Yale
women's soccer). Completed the 2003 season 9-7-1 with a 1-0 loss to Brown University.
Yankee coaching director Rudy Meredith guided the Bulldogs
to their first ever NCAA appearance in 2002 finishing with an 11-4-2
regular season and 12-5-2 overall recrod. Yale defeated Villanova in the first
round of the NCAA tournament before losing to Nebraska 1-0. Rudy recently
completed his 8th year as the head coach at Yale and is the winningest coach
in school history.
Wayne Mones - Western Ct. State University (Western Ct Men's
Soccer). Congratulation to Wayne and his Western Ct. Men's Team as
they upset two teams to win the Little East Conference championship
and advance to the NCAA tournament. Western advanced to the
2nd round of the NCAA's and dropped a tough NCAA game to Williams in
PK's to finish the season at 14-5-5 including Wayne's 200th career
win at Western
Wayne recently completed his 16th year as the Men's head coach
at Western with an 14-5-5 record. Under his leadership, the Colonials have qualified for NCAA and
ECAC tournament berths ten of the last 15 years while garnering three Little
East Conference Championships in 1994, 1995, and 2003 and three Independent Athletic
Conference titles. He is the all-time winning soccer coach at Western with
over 200 victories.
Players:
Amber Albrecht
- Hofstra (Barlow, Yankee Rage) - Amber had the
goal in 1-1 tie vs. George Mason that clinched regular season title
and #1 tournament seed for Hofstra during the week as Hofstra
finish's the regular season at 13-2-3. Hofstra
were upset by William & Mary 1-0 in the conference tournament to
finish their season at 13-3-3.
Second season
on the Hofstra roster…2002: Played in all 20 games…Recorded two goals and
one assist for five points on theseason…Scored goals against Eastern Michigan
and Quinnipiac…
Brianne Baker
- Yale (Canterbury, Yankee Magic) - Sophomore
reserve appeared in several games for 9-7-1 Yale. An ankle injury limited Baker to
one game as a rookie. She has the potential to play a grater role on the
defense this fall. At the Canterbury School, Baker earned all-state honors
in her junior and senior seasons. She also was a four-time all league selection
and was named Canterbury’s Best Female Athlete as a senior. In addition,
Baker was the captain of the Yankee United Magic Premier Team.
Erika
Bohn - Notre Dame (Brookfield, Yankee Rage). Erika
named to 2nd team Academic All American Team.
Erika was starting
goalie for #4 ranked Notre Dame who were upset in the 2nd round of
the NCAA tournament 1-0 by Michigan. During the year Sophomore
Erika Bohn completed a personal 11-game shutout streak spanning 989 minutes,
longest by a Division I women's goalkeeper since 1999 and fifth overall on
that NCAA list (just 15 minutes behind the 1999 shutout streak posted by
Tiffany DeCoff of Holy Cross). Erika finished the season with a .46 goals
against average which was in the NCAA top ten. Erika was named to the Notre Dame classic All Tournament team.
Sherry
Black - Iona College (Fairfield, Yankee Magic). Freshman
for Iona (3-13-2) scored her first college goal in loss to Northeastern.
Played in 14 games for the year, starting 6, and ended the year with 1 goal, 1 assist.
Dierdra Colavolpe
--- SCSU (Hamden, Yankee Heat) The sophomore from Hamden
ended the year with 3 assists for the year as Southern finished
12-7.
Kendall Cox --- Bowdoin
College (Choate, Yankee) The junior from
Guilford was recently named 3rd team all
All America and 1st team All NESCAC for the 2003 season after
leading Bowdoin to a 12-3 record for the season. Off the field
Kendall earned 1st team All Academic honors in the NESCAC
conference. Cox earned her second-straight All-New
England honor and was also named First-Team All-NESCAC for the
second time after another stellar campaign 'quarterbacking' the
Bowdoin backfield. Although she only collected one assist, her true
value to the team was in her defensive play, as the Polar Bears
allowed only 10 goals in 16 games this season. Kendall was a
First-Team All-New England selection last year. Bowdoin
advanced to the semi finals in the conference tournament where they
lost to Bates 1-0.
Libba Cox --- Colby College (Choate, Yankee
Rage) The freshman from Guilford was recently
named 2nd team All NESCAC for her play in helping lead Colby to an
8-5-1 record for the year. Cox, a midfielder, was second on
the Mules in scoring with seven goals and one assist for 15 points.
She was ninth in the NESCAC in both points per game (1.15) and goals
a game (0.54). Libba helped Colby go from a 5-9 record in 2002 to an
8-5-1 record this past season. The Mules were outscored 38-30 last
year, but had a 41-18 scoring advantage in 2003.
Elise
Dardani --- Fairfield (New Canaan, Yankee Magic/Rage).Freshman
is reserve goaltender for Fairfield and appeared in 1st game of year
against Wagner recording 1 save.
Led New Canaan
high school to back-to-back State Championships in 2001 and 2002 Holds
the Connecticut record for the most career shutouts … four-year selection
to All-FCIC … Named All-New England as a senior … Team Captain … recipient
of New Canaan’s Principal’s Leadership Award … Also named high school’s
Most Outstanding Female Student-Athlete.
Laura Delbiondo
--- Hofstra (Farmington, Yankee Rage) Laura started 5 games for
13-3-3 Hofstra on defense --- recorded 1 assist to date in
2003.
Third season on
the Hofstra Soccer roster. 2002; played in just two games due to injury. 2001;
played in all 19 games, starting in 14. Had one goal for two points on the
season. Tallied game-winner at Towson, took four shots. Member of the America
East Academic Honor Roll.
Christina
DelBuono --- SCSU (Holy Cross, Yankee Magic) Starting forward for SCSU
has 3 goals, 2 assists for the year and is third leading scorer for the Owls
who ended the year at 12-7.
Lauren Erwin
--- Boston University (Amity, Yankee Magic & Rage). Lauren recently named to the All
Conference Rookie team for the America East Conference as she
started at midfield for Boston University (11-5-4) and had first collegiate
goal in 5-0 win over Massachusetts. Lauren scored in the 4-1 win
over Stony Brook when she jumped on a misplayed ball in the penalty area
and fired a low line drive shot past Stony Brook keeper Cindy Bennett. BU
won the conference tournament but dropped a 1-0 decision to UConn in
the opening round of the NCAA tournament.
Jessica Gomes
--- Western Ct. State University (Lyman Hall, Yankee Magic). Jessica
was recently named to the 2nd team All Conference, Little East
Conference for the 2003 season. Jessica
had a goal and assist in Western's last regular season game, a 12-0
win over UMASS - Boston. She finished the season with 6 goals, 4 assists
as Western advanced to the ECAC tournament finishing the season
13-6-4.
Kaitlin Herlihy ---
Colby College (Simsbury, Yankee Rage). The sophomore midfielder
from Simsbury was a key player in Colby's big improvement in 2003.
Megan Kasparek
- Rhode Island (Trumbull, Yankee Heat). Megan recently named
to the conference All Academic team as she sports a 3.95 GPA in
Communication Disorders. Megan
named 2nd team All Conference in the Atlantic 10 conference for her
stellar performance in 2003. A
starting midfielder for the Rams, Megan scored the two goals and assisted
on another in Rhode Island's 4-0 win over Duquesne. She now has 3 goals
and 4 assists in 19 games for URI as they finished their season with a 2-1
overtime loss to Richmond in the conference tournament.
2002: Started all 23 games, one of only six players to do so … played
nearly every minute of every game … tallied her first collegiate point with
an assist in the Rams 4-1 win at Xavier …Graduated from Trumbull High in
2002 … named All-FCIAC from1999-01 … earned an all-state title in 2000 ...
was honored as all-region scholar athlete in 2001 … was named All-New England
in 2001 … has a career high of 45 goals and 40 assists … helped team win
three state championships in 1998, 1999 and 2001 as well as four straight
FCIAC championships from 1998-01 … also a member of the Yankee United
Heat 1998 Regional Championship club team and the Yankee United Rage team
that captured the 1999, 2000 and 2001 state championships
Melanie
Kasparek - Rhode Island (Trumbull, Yankee Heat). Melanie
Kasparek named Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Student Athlete of the
Year. Melanie
was named 1st team Atlantic 10 and Offensive Player of the Year
after leading Rhode Island and the Atlantic 10 conference in
scoring. Kasparek won her league-leading third Atlantic 10 Player of the Week award of the
season after tallying 10 points in a pair of Conference victories for Rhode
Island as well as Soccer America
team of the week. She finished the year with 14 goals and 6 assists
for 2003 season. Melanie was also honored recently with a University College
Scholar award (see above) for her academic work in 2002.
2002: A second-team National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American,
one of only two freshmen to earn that honor … earned All-Northeast region
honors from Soccer Buzz and the NSCAA … named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of
the Year … was the conference’s rookie of the week on four occasions …
a first-team All-Atlantic 10 performer … set URI’s fresman scoring
record with 14 goals and 10 assists for 38 points High School: Graduated
from Trumbull High in 2002 …named All-FCIAC from1999 through 2001 … earned
all-state titles in 1999 through 2001 … was honored as an all-New England
in 2000 and 2001 … had a career total of 72 goals and 52 assists … selected
as a Connecticut Post All-Star as well as a New Haven Register All-Star
in 1999, 2000 and 2001 … helped Trumbull High win three state championships
in 1998, 1999 and 2001 as well as four straight FCIAC championships from
1998-01 … honored as the Most Valuable Player of the 2001 FCIAC Championship
game and Most Valuable Player of the class LL state championships in 1999
and 2001 … also played for Yankee United Heat on the 1998 Regional Championship
team … helped lead the Yankee United Rage club team to the 1999, 2000
and 2001 state championship
Crystal Lindsay - University of New Haven (North
Haven, Yankee Heat) - Crystal Lindsay was a near
unanimous selection as Rookie of the Year, while also landing an
All-Conference First Team slot at the forward position in the NYCAC
conference. .Crystal recorded two goals in 3-0 win
over St. Thomas Aquinas as New Haven finished the season 7-8-3 and 6-2-3 in the conference.
Sophomore set school record earlier this year with goals in five straight
games and let New Haven for the season with16 goals, 4 assists. Was named the
New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC) Rookie of the Week for
two weeks. Lindsay scored all three UNH goals in the Chargers’ recent
3-1 upset win at New York Institute of Technology, snapping NYIT’s seven
game win streak. The game marked the second time this season Lindsay has
scored three goals in a game as she netted three in a win over Teikyo Post
earlier this season.
Mimi Macauley
- Yale (Wilton, Yankee Magic & Rage). Freshman
Mimi Macauley recorded two assists in 3-0 win over Fairfield during the
week. Scored a goal midway through the first half to lift the Bulldogs
over the University of Pennsylvania Quakers, 1-0 in Philadelphia earlier in
the year. Freshman is starter
at forward for 9-7-1 Yale and had her first career goal in win over Georgetown
in Cape Cod Classic earning player of the game honors.
Mimi lettered
in soccer for four years at Wilton High School and captained the team
for two seasons. She helped lead the squad to two state championships,
and Wilton was at one point ranked fifth nationally. Her club teams won
two state championships, and were state runners-up on three occasions.
Macauley earned All-American, All-New England, all-state and All-FCIAC
honors, and was twice named MVP.
Manya
Makoski - Arizona State (Trumbull, Yankee Heat & Rage). Manya
was honorable mention PAC-10 All Academic team for her work
off the field. Manya was named 2nd team All Pac-10 for the second consecutive year.
Makoski, a sophomore midfielder, claims her second straight second
team award. She finished the season fourth on the team with four
goals, four assists and 12 points, and eighth all-time in all three
categories. Arizona completing their season with a 1-0 loss to
#3 ranked Santa Clara after defeating #10 ranked Cal Poly in the
opening round with Manya contributing an assist on the 1st goal of
the game in the first 18 seconds. Manya named to the National Women's
U-21 team earlier this year is again starting at midfield for Arizona
State.
Member of the 2003 U-21 National team … scored the game-winning
goal against the WUSA’s San Diego Spirit … member of the 2001-02 U-19
National team … member of the 2002 U-19 World Cup team that won the FIFA
World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Arizona State: 2002:
Played in 19 games with 17 starts, missing the first two games due to
U-19 National team commitment … Soccer America Freshman All-American …
Soccer Buzz first-team Freshman All-American … All-Pac-10 second team selection
… Soccer Buzz second-team All-West Region … Soccer Buzz All-Freshman team
(West region) … NSCAA third-team All-West Region choice … named one of
12 finalists for the 2002 National Freshman of the Year by Soccer Buzz Magazine
… set the ASU single-season record with nine assists, also good for third
in the Pac-10 … four of her nine assists were game-winners to Bogus … ended
the year first on the team in assists (9) and second in goals (6), points
(21) and game-winning goals (2) … scored the game-winning goal against Washington
to seal ASU’s first-ever win over the Huskies. High School: A 2002
graduate of Trumbull High School, Trumbull, Conn. … 2000-01 Region I ODP
team member ... 2002 Gatorade Connecticut High School Player of the Year
... 2001 NSCAA Adidas Connecticut High School Player of the Year ... 2001
Parade All-American ... 2000-2001 NSCAA All-American ... 2001 NSCAA Adidas
U-17 All-American team ... 2001 Adidas Elite Soccer Program participant (top-150
players in the country) ... 2000-01 Hartford Courant Player of the Year ...
2001 Connecticut CJSA State Player of the Year … 2000-2001 Connecticut Post
MVP ... 2000 New Haven Register MVP ... 1998, 1999, 2001 Connecticut Class
LL state champion ... four time Connecticut FCIAC final champions ... 2000
FCIAC final MVP ... 2000-01 All-New England team ... 2000-01 all-state team
... also played for the Yankee United HEAT team coached by Wayne Mones ...
finished first in the Connecticut Class L Indoor long jump ... four-time
honor roll member ... class Vice President all four years ... also was a
Special Olympics volunteer.
Erin Margentino
- New Hampshire (Farmington, Yankee Rage) - Erin
appeared in 18 games for New Hampshire starting 13 for 8-9-4 New Hampshire,
5-2-2 in conference games. With UNH pressuring inside the penalty
area against Stony Brook, Debbie Newman (Ashford, Conn.) touched the
ball back to Erin Margentino (Farmington, Conn.). On her first shot
of the season, Margentino right-footed the ball from 27 yards into
the upper-right corner of the net. New Hampshire finished
their season with a 2-1 setback to top ranked Boston University in
the conference tournament semis.
America East Academic Honor Roll, 2001-02. 2002 - Immediately
stepped into a starting role in the backfield and started all 18 matches;
recorded one point with an assist vs. Holy Cross; set up the late game-tying
goal in that match, which UNH went on to win in overtime. Erin is
a '02 graduate of Farmington High School, where she lettered in soccer;
competed on the CT State ODP Team and the Regional Team from 1997-2001;
named to the All-State Team in 2001; an all-conference selection from
1998-2000; a six-year member of the Yankee United Rage club team; that
team won the state cup title from 1997-2001; undecided in her academic
pursuit.
Kirsten Marra
- Rhode Island (Lyman Hall, Yankee Magic & Rage) Kirsten
finished the season starting in goal for URI and completed the
season with .76 goals against average appearing in 7 games for
URI. Sophomore started
both games this week for Rhode Island as Rams split two games while
advancing to Atlantic 10 tournament this week in Richmond.
Kirsten gave up her first goal of the year in a 2-1 loss to St.
Josephs recording 4 saves and also was in goal in 3-1 win against
Temple.
Katie
McGregor - Boston College (Simsbury, Yankee Rage). Katie
was named to the 2nd team All Big East Conference team for her
contributions in 2003. Katie
had 1st goal in 2-1 quarterfinal Big East tournament win over
Rutgers after which BC upset Notre Dame to reach the conference
tournament finals. They fell to Villanova in the final game in
PK's. BC season ended with a tough 1-0 loss to Central
Connecticut in the first round of the NCAA tournament to finish the
season at 15-3-3.
Katie
was named to the Soccerbuzz Team of the week for her efforts the week of 10/21 as
she scored in all three BC victories with goal against Hartford (2-1), two
goals and assist versus Miami FL (3-0) and game-winning assist to top Virginia
Tech (1-0). Named Big East Offensive player of week for of Sept 15.
Starting forward for # 20 ranked Boston College Eagles who finished the
season with 14
goals, 5 assists for the year including hat tricks against Wagner and
Fairfield.
In 2002 -- stepped right into action her freshman season,
playing in all 20 games - 14 of which she started … was named to the BIG
EAST All-Rookie team … SoccerBuzz Northeast Region All-Freshman team selection
… earned a
spot on the New England Women’s Soccer Association (NEWISA) All-New
England First-Team … registered 10 points on three goals and four assists
… finished the season second on the team in assists … registered three
points - one goal and one assist - in a 2-2 tie with No. 6 Penn State
(9/13). Before BC -- Member of the under-19 United States National
pool … National Soccer Collegiate Coaches of America/adidas All-American
in 2000 and 2001 … named to the Parade Magazine All-American team as a
junior and senior … earned Connecticut all-state honors all four years …
four-time all-New England selection … named to the Region I team from 1998-2001
… Connecticut Player of the Year in 1999 and 2000 … won Connecticut High
School state championship in 2000 while at Simsbury … played for Yankee
Rage United club team, which she won Connecticut club team state championship
in 1998 and 2000 and won the club team national championship in 1999.
Shara
McNeill - Georgetown (Avon, Yankee Rage) - Shara was
named to the 2nd Team All Big Conference after leading Georgetown in
scoring this year with 7 goals, 4 assists in 19 games as
Georgetown finished 7-11-1 for the year. Scored
game winner in 1-0 OT win over Providence in Big East League action and
had hat trick against Howard in games earlier this year.
2002 • FRESHMAN BIG EAST All-Rookie Team selection...competed
in every game for the Hoyas in 2002...leading freshman scorer with nine
points...first start against William and Mary in season opener...first
career point on an assist against Ohio State (9/8)...first career goal
a game-winner in a 3-0 win over James Madison (9/11). HIGH SCHOOL/
CLUB SOCCER Three-year member of the US Region One Olympic Development
Team…plays for four-time Connecticut state champion Yankee United Rage…All-State
and All-New England selection…Senior Bowl MVP…2001 M Class High School
State Champion Avon High School’s all-time top scorer…Student Government…Diversity
Club.
Kelly McTurk
- Rhode Island (East Lyme, Yankee Heat) - The
junior anchored the defense for URI while also contributing 1 goal, 1 assist for
the year.
For 2002 appeared in 23 games, making 22 starts in the
season … a key member of a defensive unit that allowed just 25 goals in
23 games for the season … scored two points on two assists.
Maureen Metzger
- Yale (Trumbull, Yankee Heat) - Maureen was honorable mention All Ivy
League. Metzger, who started all 17 games this season,
helped anchor a Yale defense that allowed only 18 goals this fall.
Metzger has been a steady contributor since she arrived at Yale helping
to direct the Yale offense from her midfield position.
In 2001 she
was awarded the Captain’s Cup as Yale’s most outstanding freshman despite
missing the last six games with an injury. Her two points were assists against Sacred
Heart and Central Connecticut. At Trumbull High School, Metzger was a
member of three state championship teams and earned all-state, All-New
England and All-American recognition as a senior.
Karlyn Miselis
- UConn (Glastonbury,Yankee Rage/Heat)
- Karlyn started for UConn in the NCAA Title game on
defense and played a significant role in the tournament to reach the
finals before they lost to North Carolina 6-0. Highlights in
the tournament included a 5-0 blanking of Michigan,
a 3-1 victory over BYU, and a 2-0 victory in he semifinals over
Florida State. In the semifinal game Florida State looked destined
to take a 1-0 lead but UConn back-liner Miselis (Glastonbury,
CT) was standing on the goal line, and cleared the ball out of
danger’s way allowing for the counter attack that UConn
capitalized on for the game-winner.
High school soccer
team was state finalists in 2000 and 01 ... also played soccer with Yankee
United Rage from 1995-2000 and Yankee United Heat in 2001, the teams went
to regional competition all years ... a member of the ODP state team from
1996-2001, won the regionall championship in 01 and went to the national
competition
Megan Mones
- Fairfield (St. Joseph's, Yankee Heat). Megan
transferred to Fairfield this year and helped contribute to a 9-9-1
record from her midfield position. Megan finished with 1
assist for the year.
AT SIENA: Played
in 18 games for the Saints, starting 16… Missed the entire 2001 season
recovering from ACL surgery. Management major … Four-year varsity
letterwinner at St. Joseph …Named All-State in Connecticut as well as
All-New England…Played with Yankee United Heat premier team …Three-year
starter in the Olympic Development Program.
Kim Noivadhana
- UConn (Wilton, Yankee Heat) - Sophomore appeared in 11 games in 2003 for 13-5-3
Huskies starting several during the middle of the year.
2002 (redshirt
freshman at UConn) saw time in five games on defense … had one assist on
the season, in UConn’s 3-0 win over Syracuse. A four-year letterwinner in
women’s soccer at Wilton HS was part of the 1999 & 2000 state championship
team in soccer ... also crowned 1998 regional champions with Yankee United
Club Team ... donned with All-State, All-New England and All-FCIAC Team
honors
Ashley Prescott
- Western CT (Norwalk, Yankee Magic). Sophomore
started on defense for Western who finished the season at 13-6-4.
Meighann Recile
- Boston College (Hamden Hall, Yankee Rage). Appeared in
2 games for 15-3-2 Eagles during the 2003 season.
Erika Sharpe
- Williams College (New Canaan, Yankee Magic/Rage).
Marie Strelka
- Cincinnati (Trumbull, Yankee Heat) 2002: Fifth on team with
three goals despite missing a month due to injury ... scored game-winner
in season-opening win at Xavier ... earned third start in NCAA second
round, scoring UC’s lone goal in loss to Tennessee ... Topcat Scholar.
Jenny Sullivan
- UCONN (Stonington, Yankee Heat). Key
contributor to UConn from midfield position as UConn advanced to
NCAA Finals before losing to North Carolina 6-0. Jenny scored the 3rd
goal in the game against Michigan to put it out of reach of
Michigan.
In 2002 Jenny
was a redshirt freshman at UConn. She started in all 25 games for the
Huskies … netted four goals, including the game-winners in the Wisconsin
tournament against the Badgers and St. Louis to earn herself a spot on
the Rocky Rococo Soccer Invitational All-Tournament team … assisted on
six more goals during the season while playing as an outside defender and
midfielder.
April Suida
- Yale (Alpharetta, GA, Yankee Rage). April scored goal late in
game vs. Columbia on long 30 yard shot before Columbia pulled out a
2-1 win over Yale over the weekend for for 9-7-1 Yale
Bulldogs.
April enjoyed
an outstanding rookie season for the Bulldogs. She started all 19 games
and often marked an opponent’s top scorer. As a senior at Milton High
School, Suida was named team MVP and earned all-county honors. Prior
to that she played for three years at Glastonbury High School in Connecticut
and was a two-time all-conference selection/ She also ran track at Glastonbury
and set the school record in the 200 and 200-meter dashes.
Stacey Zelek
- University of South Carolina (Lauralton Hall, Yankee Heat). Stacey
playing defense for 10-8-3 Gamecocks as they finished the season
with a 1-0 loss to top ranked Tennessee in the SEC
tournament Scored first
career goal in 4-1 win over Davidson earlier this year.
Brave defender,
who will return healthy in 2003 after a long recovery from knee surgery
... Showed well in the spring, is competing for a position in the back
four. 2002 - Saw playing time in two matches ... Was slowed
from a knee injury suffered during her freshman year.
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