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WOMEN’S SOCCER GAME
3: NJCU vs. SUNY Old Westbury
2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (0-1-1) F 8/31 N #22 SUNY Cortland T, 2-2 Sa•9/1 A SUNY New Paltz 1 L, 0-5 W•9/5 H SUNY OLD WESTBURY 4 p.m. F•9/7 N St. Joseph’s (LI) 2 8 p.m. Sa•9/8 N Widener 2 5 p.m. Tu•9/11 A Staten Island 4 p.m. Sa•9/15 A William Paterson * 1 p.m. Su•9/16 H HENDRIX (Ark.) 12 p.m. W•9/19 H RAMAPO * 4 p.m. Sa•9/22 A Rowan * 1 p.m. W•9/26 H KEAN * 4 p.m. Sa•9/29 A York (NY) 2 p.m. W•10/3 A King’s (PA) 4 p.m. Sa•10/6 A Richard Stockton * 1 p.m. W•10/10 A Rutgers-Newark * 7:30 p.m. Sa•10/13 H MONTCLAIR STATE * 1 p.m. M•10/15 H ST. JOSEPH’S (LI) 3 p.m. Sa•10/20 H TCNJ * 1 p.m. W•10/24 A Rutgers-Camden* 6 p.m. Sa•10/27 NJAC Quarterfinals TBD W•10/31 NJAC Semifinals TBD Sa•11/3 NJAC Finals TBD Home games (in BOLD CAPS) played at the Robert L. McNulty Memorial Soccer Field •
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Michelle Vargas-Robin Memorial Tournament (at SUNY New Paltz) 2 Scarlet Raiders Women’s Soccer Classic * denotes New Jersey Athletic Conference game. 1
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012 (4 p.m.)
GAME NOTES THE SERIES: NJCU leads the alltime series, 3-0 (13-1 goals differential). LAST MEETING: September 18, 2011 in Old Westbury, NY. NJCU won, 4-0, to improve to 8-0-0. Brittany Hoffman made eight saves for her fourth shutout in eight games to open her freshman season. Then senior Julia Caseres had the first two goals of the game (and added an assist) to become the all-time leading scorer (men or women) in New Jersey collegiate soccer history. Current assistant coach also Jennifer Albuja netted two goals. LAST TIME OUT: On Saturday, fell to host SUNY New Paltz, 5-0, in the second round of the Michelle Vargas-Robin Memorial TourBrianna Taylor nament. NJCU, the defending tournament champion, was outshot, 28-4. NJCU was facing its second consecutive team from the 2011 NCAA Tournament to open the season. New Paltz reached the 2011 Sweet 16 before losing 1-0 to eventual NCAA champion Messiah. HISTORIC OPENER: On Friday in the 2012 opener, NJCU forced a 2-2 tie with #22 ranked SUNY Cortland. It was the first time NJCU had tied a nationally ranked team (no wins) in program history. Devon Williams had a penalty kick with 21 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. Hoffman, who made a career-high 18 saves, stopped a penalty kick in the 104th Amanda Spethmann minute of double overtime to keep it tied. PUTTING OUT FIRES: Brittany Hoffman, a 2011 Honorable Mention All-NJAC selection, has stopped 29 shots in two games. She had 11 against New Paltz and has now reached double figures in saves seven times in her career. ABOUT THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury was 9-9-1 last year and 6-2 in the Skyline Conference, finishing third in that league before losing in the ECAC Quarterfinals. Like NJCU, OW also lost some talent from 2011, including Skyline Player of the Year, then senior forward Cassandra Esposito. SecondTeam All-Conference picks JoAnna Kettell and Allison Pirone return. OW has not scored Olympia Sciortino in its first two games and been outshot 26-13.
NJAC STANDINGS (thru 09/04/2012)
School
Kean Montclair State Richard Stockton The College of NJ OLD WESTBURY’S 10-GAME GLANCE Ramapo Rutgers-Camden Sa•9/1 A Hartwick 1 L, 0-4 New Jersey City Su•9/2 N Utica 1 L, 0-1 William Paterson Rowan • W 9/5 A New Jersey City 4 p.m. Rutgers-Newark
W•9/12 H RUTGERS-NEWARK 4 p.m. F•9/14 A Montclair State 7 p.m. Su•9/16 H NYU 12 p.m. Tu•9/18 H STATEN ISLAND 4 p.m. Sa•9/22 A Mount Saint Mary’s * 12 p.m. M•9/24 A York (NY) 3:30 p.m. W•9/26 A Manhattanville 4 p.m. * denotes Skyline game. | 1 denotes Erinn K. Brozman Cup.
PTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PCT.
NJAC Overall PCT. Streak
0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0
2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0 0-2
1.000 W2 1.000 W2 1.000 W2 1.000 W2 0.500 W1 0.500 L1 0.250 L1 0.250 L1 0.000 L1 0.000 L2
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STATISTICAL LEADERS NJCU (thru 09/04/2012)
Points: 1t. Brianna Taylor..................................2 1t. Devon Williams...............................2 Goals: 1t. Brianna Taylor...................................1 1t. Devon Williams................................1 Assists: None Shots/Shots On Goal: 1. Brianna Taylor................................ 5/4 2. Amanda Fillippone.......................4/4 3. Karla Reyes-Abril.......................... 2/0 4. Devon Williams..............................1/1 5. Angelica Glover..............................1/0 Goalkeeper Saves: 1. Brittany Hoffman......................... 29 * 2. TEAM...................................................1 Goals Against Average (W-L-T): 1. Brittany Hoffman.............3.15 (0-1-1)
OLD WESTBURY (thru 09/04/2012) Points: None Goals: None Assists: None Shots/Shots On Goal: 1t. Jordan Schildt................................ 3/1 1t. Samantha Clancy......................... 2/2 3. Morgan Zuhoski............................2/1 4t. Kettell/Kerby/Abel.......................1/1 Goalkeeper Saves: 1. Caitlin Thomas...................................8 2. Heather Grosso.................................2 Goals Against Average (W-L-T): 1. Caitlin Thomas.............. 2.00 (0-2-0) 2. Heather Grosso............ 3.00 (0-0-0)
* denotes conference leader
NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY GOTHIC KNIGHTS (0-1-1, 0-0 NJAC; Streak: Lost 1) NO NAME 0 Brittany Hoffman 00 Alicia Weber 3 Alyssa Gonzalez 4 Devon Williams 5 Kelsey Plaskon 6 Kaitlyn Lima 7 Natalie Garcia 8 Brianna Taylor 9 Kaydee Murphy 10 Angelica Glover 13 Olympia Sciortino 17 Angelica Valderrama 18 Chelsea Spethmann 19 Kayla Lockard 20 Amanda Filippone 21 Amanda Spethmann 22 Kara Hudson 24 Isley Perez 26 Alejandra Reynoza 31 Karla Reyes-Abril
YR POS HT SO GK 5-5 FR GK 5-6 FR M 4-11 SO D 5-5 SR F 5-1 FR M 5-4 FR M/D 5-4 SR M 5-1 FR D/M 5-0 SR D 5-5 SO D/M 5-6 FR M 5-4 SR M 5-4 FR D 5-6 SO F 5-5 SR D/M 5-5 FR M 5-3 SO F 5-6 SO D/M 5-3 JR M 5-6
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL McMurray, PA/Peters Township Kearny, NJ/Kearny Kearny, NJ/Kearny Neptune City, NJ/Neptune Clifton, NJ/Queen of Peace Kearny, NJ/Kearny Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne Linden, NJ/Linden Bayonne, NJ/Holy Family Academy Union, NJ/Union Catholic Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan Linden, NJ/Linden Wood-Ridge, NJ/Hasbrouck Heights-Wood-Ridge Kearny, NJ/Kearny Kenilworth, NJ/David Brearley Wood-Ridge, NJ/Hasbrouck Heights-Wood-Ridge Edison, NJ/Edison Carteret, NJ/Carteret Union City, NJ/Union City Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex
Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach/Goalkeepers: Assistant Coach: Captains:
Robert Bielan (New Jersey City University, ’95; Seventh season) Jennifer Albuja (New Jersey City University, ’12; First season) Katie Feehan (New Jersey City University, `07 (MS, `09); Fifth season) Alex Lalaoui (Hassan II University (Morocco), `95; First season) Leah Tepperman (Montclair State University, `10; Third season) Claudio Yanez (Saint Peter’s College; First season) Brittany Hoffman, Devon Williams
SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY PANTHERS (0-2, 0-0 Skyline; Streak: Lost 4) NO NAME 0/15 Heather Grosso 1/12 Caitlin Thomas 2 Anna Noens 3 Julianne Abel 4 Kassandra Franco
YR POS SO GK/M SO GK SO M SR D/M SO M
HT 5-6 5-3 5-5 5-0 5-0
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Garden City South, NY/H. Frank Carey Patchogue, NY/Patchogue-Medford Selden, NY/Centereach New Hyde Park, NY/Kellenberg Memorial Brentwood, NY/Brentwood
5 6 7 8 10 11 17 18 19 20 21
JR JR FR SO JR SR SO SO SO JR SO
5-5 5-1 5-3 5-2 5-6 5-8 5-7 5-7 5-6 5-7 5-5
Floral Park, NY/St. Mary’s Hauppauge, NY/Hauppauge Floral Park, NY/Floral Park Memorial East Yaphank, NY/Longwood Hauppauge, NY/Hauppauge Mount Sinai, NY/Mount Sinai Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek Regional Massapequa, NY/Plainedge Mattituck, NY/Mattituck Port Jefferson Station, NY/Comsewogue Palmyra, NJ/Palmyra
Jasmine Kerby Cristina Kettell Kalliopi Bourekas Jordan Schildt JoAnna Kettell Allison Pirone Victoria Dehel Stephanie Maybie Morgan Zuhoski Samantha Clancy Marissa Guide
Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach:
M D/M M M/F F/M D D F M F M
Craig Newman Mark George German Parodis
INSIDE THE ATHLETE
#4 DEVON
WILLIAMS
Sophomore Defender Neptune City, NJ/Neptune Bielan on Williams: “Her strong leadership, being vocal and hard nose play are her biggest attributes. She knows how to keep a team positive and can rally her team behind her with big offensive runs. She is what every player on the field should aspire to.” • Williams at NJCU: A 2012 team cocaptain as a sophomore, she was sixth on the team in minutes played as a freshman (1805) while playing and starting in 21 games (missed game one with an injury). She contributed to a singleseason school record seven shutouts. Offensively, she had one goal, four assists and six points on 18 shots (seven on goal), including one game-winner in a 4-1 win over Rutgers-Newark. Williams was the NJAC Rookie of the Week on November 14, 2011. • Academics: Williams is majoring in Secondary Education with a minor in History. She hopes to teach high school history and coach high school soccer. She currently works part time in the NJCU Alumni Relations office. • High School: Williams was a fouryear varsity high school player for the Scarlet Fliers of the Shore Conference, playing for Coach Debra JohnsonDahrouge. She graduated with honors. She was team captain as a junior and senior and Honorable Mention AllLeague as a senior. She also played club soccer for Ocean Wave United. • Did You Know: Williams is the youngest of four children in her family (one sister, Anna; two brothers, Brent and Corey)...Parents are Sharon and Barry...She lists her sports hero as Mia Hamm and her mom as her life hero...Her favorite sports team is the USA Women’s National Team, the Dallas Cowboys and ‘whatever team Tim Tebow is on.’ •
3: NJCU vs. SUNY Old Westbury
2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (0-1-1) F 8/31 N #22 SUNY Cortland T, 2-2 Sa•9/1 A SUNY New Paltz 1 L, 0-5 W•9/5 H SUNY OLD WESTBURY 4 p.m. F•9/7 N St. Joseph’s (LI) 2 8 p.m. Sa•9/8 N Widener 2 5 p.m. Tu•9/11 A Staten Island 4 p.m. Sa•9/15 A William Paterson * 1 p.m. Su•9/16 H HENDRIX (Ark.) 12 p.m. W•9/19 H RAMAPO * 4 p.m. Sa•9/22 A Rowan * 1 p.m. W•9/26 H KEAN * 4 p.m. Sa•9/29 A York (NY) 2 p.m. W•10/3 A King’s (PA) 4 p.m. Sa•10/6 A Richard Stockton * 1 p.m. W•10/10 A Rutgers-Newark * 7:30 p.m. Sa•10/13 H MONTCLAIR STATE * 1 p.m. M•10/15 H ST. JOSEPH’S (LI) 3 p.m. Sa•10/20 H TCNJ * 1 p.m. W•10/24 A Rutgers-Camden* 6 p.m. Sa•10/27 NJAC Quarterfinals TBD W•10/31 NJAC Semifinals TBD Sa•11/3 NJAC Finals TBD Home games (in BOLD CAPS) played at the Robert L. McNulty Memorial Soccer Field •
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Michelle Vargas-Robin Memorial Tournament (at SUNY New Paltz) 2 Scarlet Raiders Women’s Soccer Classic * denotes New Jersey Athletic Conference game. 1
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012 (4 p.m.)
GAME NOTES THE SERIES: NJCU leads the alltime series, 3-0 (13-1 goals differential). LAST MEETING: September 18, 2011 in Old Westbury, NY. NJCU won, 4-0, to improve to 8-0-0. Brittany Hoffman made eight saves for her fourth shutout in eight games to open her freshman season. Then senior Julia Caseres had the first two goals of the game (and added an assist) to become the all-time leading scorer (men or women) in New Jersey collegiate soccer history. Current assistant coach also Jennifer Albuja netted two goals. LAST TIME OUT: On Saturday, fell to host SUNY New Paltz, 5-0, in the second round of the Michelle Vargas-Robin Memorial TourBrianna Taylor nament. NJCU, the defending tournament champion, was outshot, 28-4. NJCU was facing its second consecutive team from the 2011 NCAA Tournament to open the season. New Paltz reached the 2011 Sweet 16 before losing 1-0 to eventual NCAA champion Messiah. HISTORIC OPENER: On Friday in the 2012 opener, NJCU forced a 2-2 tie with #22 ranked SUNY Cortland. It was the first time NJCU had tied a nationally ranked team (no wins) in program history. Devon Williams had a penalty kick with 21 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. Hoffman, who made a career-high 18 saves, stopped a penalty kick in the 104th Amanda Spethmann minute of double overtime to keep it tied. PUTTING OUT FIRES: Brittany Hoffman, a 2011 Honorable Mention All-NJAC selection, has stopped 29 shots in two games. She had 11 against New Paltz and has now reached double figures in saves seven times in her career. ABOUT THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury was 9-9-1 last year and 6-2 in the Skyline Conference, finishing third in that league before losing in the ECAC Quarterfinals. Like NJCU, OW also lost some talent from 2011, including Skyline Player of the Year, then senior forward Cassandra Esposito. SecondTeam All-Conference picks JoAnna Kettell and Allison Pirone return. OW has not scored Olympia Sciortino in its first two games and been outshot 26-13.
NJAC STANDINGS (thru 09/04/2012)
School
Kean Montclair State Richard Stockton The College of NJ OLD WESTBURY’S 10-GAME GLANCE Ramapo Rutgers-Camden Sa•9/1 A Hartwick 1 L, 0-4 New Jersey City Su•9/2 N Utica 1 L, 0-1 William Paterson Rowan • W 9/5 A New Jersey City 4 p.m. Rutgers-Newark
W•9/12 H RUTGERS-NEWARK 4 p.m. F•9/14 A Montclair State 7 p.m. Su•9/16 H NYU 12 p.m. Tu•9/18 H STATEN ISLAND 4 p.m. Sa•9/22 A Mount Saint Mary’s * 12 p.m. M•9/24 A York (NY) 3:30 p.m. W•9/26 A Manhattanville 4 p.m. * denotes Skyline game. | 1 denotes Erinn K. Brozman Cup.
PTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PCT.
NJAC Overall PCT. Streak
0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0
2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0 0-2
1.000 W2 1.000 W2 1.000 W2 1.000 W2 0.500 W1 0.500 L1 0.250 L1 0.250 L1 0.000 L1 0.000 L2
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STATISTICAL LEADERS NJCU (thru 09/04/2012)
Points: 1t. Brianna Taylor..................................2 1t. Devon Williams...............................2 Goals: 1t. Brianna Taylor...................................1 1t. Devon Williams................................1 Assists: None Shots/Shots On Goal: 1. Brianna Taylor................................ 5/4 2. Amanda Fillippone.......................4/4 3. Karla Reyes-Abril.......................... 2/0 4. Devon Williams..............................1/1 5. Angelica Glover..............................1/0 Goalkeeper Saves: 1. Brittany Hoffman......................... 29 * 2. TEAM...................................................1 Goals Against Average (W-L-T): 1. Brittany Hoffman.............3.15 (0-1-1)
OLD WESTBURY (thru 09/04/2012) Points: None Goals: None Assists: None Shots/Shots On Goal: 1t. Jordan Schildt................................ 3/1 1t. Samantha Clancy......................... 2/2 3. Morgan Zuhoski............................2/1 4t. Kettell/Kerby/Abel.......................1/1 Goalkeeper Saves: 1. Caitlin Thomas...................................8 2. Heather Grosso.................................2 Goals Against Average (W-L-T): 1. Caitlin Thomas.............. 2.00 (0-2-0) 2. Heather Grosso............ 3.00 (0-0-0)
* denotes conference leader
NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY GOTHIC KNIGHTS (0-1-1, 0-0 NJAC; Streak: Lost 1) NO NAME 0 Brittany Hoffman 00 Alicia Weber 3 Alyssa Gonzalez 4 Devon Williams 5 Kelsey Plaskon 6 Kaitlyn Lima 7 Natalie Garcia 8 Brianna Taylor 9 Kaydee Murphy 10 Angelica Glover 13 Olympia Sciortino 17 Angelica Valderrama 18 Chelsea Spethmann 19 Kayla Lockard 20 Amanda Filippone 21 Amanda Spethmann 22 Kara Hudson 24 Isley Perez 26 Alejandra Reynoza 31 Karla Reyes-Abril
YR POS HT SO GK 5-5 FR GK 5-6 FR M 4-11 SO D 5-5 SR F 5-1 FR M 5-4 FR M/D 5-4 SR M 5-1 FR D/M 5-0 SR D 5-5 SO D/M 5-6 FR M 5-4 SR M 5-4 FR D 5-6 SO F 5-5 SR D/M 5-5 FR M 5-3 SO F 5-6 SO D/M 5-3 JR M 5-6
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL McMurray, PA/Peters Township Kearny, NJ/Kearny Kearny, NJ/Kearny Neptune City, NJ/Neptune Clifton, NJ/Queen of Peace Kearny, NJ/Kearny Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne Linden, NJ/Linden Bayonne, NJ/Holy Family Academy Union, NJ/Union Catholic Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan Linden, NJ/Linden Wood-Ridge, NJ/Hasbrouck Heights-Wood-Ridge Kearny, NJ/Kearny Kenilworth, NJ/David Brearley Wood-Ridge, NJ/Hasbrouck Heights-Wood-Ridge Edison, NJ/Edison Carteret, NJ/Carteret Union City, NJ/Union City Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex
Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach/Goalkeepers: Assistant Coach: Captains:
Robert Bielan (New Jersey City University, ’95; Seventh season) Jennifer Albuja (New Jersey City University, ’12; First season) Katie Feehan (New Jersey City University, `07 (MS, `09); Fifth season) Alex Lalaoui (Hassan II University (Morocco), `95; First season) Leah Tepperman (Montclair State University, `10; Third season) Claudio Yanez (Saint Peter’s College; First season) Brittany Hoffman, Devon Williams
SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY PANTHERS (0-2, 0-0 Skyline; Streak: Lost 4) NO NAME 0/15 Heather Grosso 1/12 Caitlin Thomas 2 Anna Noens 3 Julianne Abel 4 Kassandra Franco
YR POS SO GK/M SO GK SO M SR D/M SO M
HT 5-6 5-3 5-5 5-0 5-0
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Garden City South, NY/H. Frank Carey Patchogue, NY/Patchogue-Medford Selden, NY/Centereach New Hyde Park, NY/Kellenberg Memorial Brentwood, NY/Brentwood
5 6 7 8 10 11 17 18 19 20 21
JR JR FR SO JR SR SO SO SO JR SO
5-5 5-1 5-3 5-2 5-6 5-8 5-7 5-7 5-6 5-7 5-5
Floral Park, NY/St. Mary’s Hauppauge, NY/Hauppauge Floral Park, NY/Floral Park Memorial East Yaphank, NY/Longwood Hauppauge, NY/Hauppauge Mount Sinai, NY/Mount Sinai Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek Regional Massapequa, NY/Plainedge Mattituck, NY/Mattituck Port Jefferson Station, NY/Comsewogue Palmyra, NJ/Palmyra
Jasmine Kerby Cristina Kettell Kalliopi Bourekas Jordan Schildt JoAnna Kettell Allison Pirone Victoria Dehel Stephanie Maybie Morgan Zuhoski Samantha Clancy Marissa Guide
Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach:
M D/M M M/F F/M D D F M F M
Craig Newman Mark George German Parodis
INSIDE THE ATHLETE
#4 DEVON
WILLIAMS
Sophomore Defender Neptune City, NJ/Neptune Bielan on Williams: “Her strong leadership, being vocal and hard nose play are her biggest attributes. She knows how to keep a team positive and can rally her team behind her with big offensive runs. She is what every player on the field should aspire to.” • Williams at NJCU: A 2012 team cocaptain as a sophomore, she was sixth on the team in minutes played as a freshman (1805) while playing and starting in 21 games (missed game one with an injury). She contributed to a singleseason school record seven shutouts. Offensively, she had one goal, four assists and six points on 18 shots (seven on goal), including one game-winner in a 4-1 win over Rutgers-Newark. Williams was the NJAC Rookie of the Week on November 14, 2011. • Academics: Williams is majoring in Secondary Education with a minor in History. She hopes to teach high school history and coach high school soccer. She currently works part time in the NJCU Alumni Relations office. • High School: Williams was a fouryear varsity high school player for the Scarlet Fliers of the Shore Conference, playing for Coach Debra JohnsonDahrouge. She graduated with honors. She was team captain as a junior and senior and Honorable Mention AllLeague as a senior. She also played club soccer for Ocean Wave United. • Did You Know: Williams is the youngest of four children in her family (one sister, Anna; two brothers, Brent and Corey)...Parents are Sharon and Barry...She lists her sports hero as Mia Hamm and her mom as her life hero...Her favorite sports team is the USA Women’s National Team, the Dallas Cowboys and ‘whatever team Tim Tebow is on.’ •
