NJCU
WOMEN’S SOCCER
GAME 8: NJCU vs. Lancaster Bible College
* denotes New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game. 1 denotes Farmingdale State College Tournament 2 denotes Scarlet Raider Women’s Soccer Classic
LBC’S 10-GAME GLANCE Sa•9/5 W•9/9 Sa•9/12 W•9/16 Sa•9/19 M•9/21 W•9/23 F•9/25 Tu•9/29 Th•10/1
A H H A H H A H A H
Goucher L, 0-3 LYCOMING L, 0-5 MOUNT ALOYSIUS W, 2-0 New Jersey City 4 p.m. BAPTIST BIBLE 1 p.m. VALLEY FORGE 3 p.m. Neumann 4 p.m. PHILA. BIBLICAL 2 p.m. Albright 7 p.m. PENN ST.-HARRISBURG 3 p.m.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 (4 p.m.)
GAME NOTES
2009 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Tu•9/1 A Mount Saint Mary W, 4-1 F•9/4 A Farmingdale State 1 L, 2-3 Sa•9/5 N #25 Skidmore 1 L, 1-3 Tu•9/8 H CITY COLLEGE OF NY W, 9-1 Th•9/10 A Medgar Evers W, 6-2 F•9/11 N SUNY Old Westbury 2 W, 1-0 Sa•9/12 N Philadelphia Biblical 2 W, 9-1 W•9/16 H LANCASTER BIBLE 4 p.m. • Sa 9/19 H RICHARD STOCKTON * 2 p.m. W•9/23 A Kean * 7:30 p.m. Sa•9/26 H RUTGERS-NEWARK * 1 p.m. W•9/30 A Ramapo * 4 p.m. • Sa 10/3 A #17 The College of NJ * 1 p.m. Tu•10/6 H FDU-FLORHAM 4 p.m. Su•10/11 H CITY COLLEGE OF NY 1 p.m W•10/14 H WILLIAM PATERSON * 3:30p.m. Sa•10/17 H #12 ROWAN * 2 p.m. W•10/21 H STATEN ISLAND 3:30 p.m. Sa•10/24 A Rutgers-Camden * 3 p.m. W•10/28 A Montclair State * 3 p.m. • Sa 10/31 NJAC Quarterfinals TBA Tu•11/3 NJAC Semifinals TBA F•11/6 NJAC Finals TBA Home games (in CAPS) played at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex
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Nicole DeMott
Nicole Sweeney
Marisa Cannici
THE SERIES: NJCU leads 1-0. This is the first meeting in Jersey City. LAST MEETING: September 2, 2008 in Lancaster, PA. NJCU won, 4-3. Nicole Sarica had one goal and two assists. CASERES NAMED NJAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK: For the second consecutive week to open the 2009 season, Julia Caseres has been named the NJAC Offensive Player of the Week. She had a remarkable 10 goals, seven assists and 27 points in four games. NJCU won all four contests, including the title of the Rutgers-Newark Scarlet Raider Classic on September 12. It was the first tournament championship NJCU has won in the 17-year history of the program. Caseres, who leads the NJAC in every conceivable offensive category, including goals (13), assists (8) and points, was named Tournament MVP. Today, Caseres was named the ECAC Division III Offensive Player of the Week. One award is given weekly from among all Division III women’s soccer-sponsoring schools on the east coast under the ECAC umbrella. NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS: As a team, NJCU currently ranks 12th in Division III among 427 schools in scoring offense at 4.56 goals per game. Caseres leads the nation in total goals, ranks third in points per game, seventh in goals per game and 12th in assists per game. Ashley Cunha, NJCU’s #2 scorer, is 24th nationally in points per game and 45th in goals per game.
NJAC STANDINGS (as of 09/12/2009) School The College of NJ Montclair State Richard Stockton Rowan New Jersey City Ramapo Kean Rutgers-Camden Rutgers-Newark William Paterson
NJAC Pct. 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0-0 0.000
Overall Pct. 5-0 1.000 4-1 0.800 4-1-1 0.750 3-1 0.750 5-2 0.714 3-2 0.600 2-1-2 0.600 3-3 0.500 3-3 0.500 2-2-1 0.500
Streak W5 W3 W1 L1 W4 W1 W1 L1 W2 T1
***THE NCAA, ECAC, NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AND NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY PROMOTE GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP BY STUDENT-ATHLETES, COACHES, STAFF AND SPECTATORS. WE REQUEST YOUR COOPERATION BY SUPPORTING THE PARTICIPANTS AND OFFICIALS IN A POSITIVE MANNER. PROFANITY, RACIST, OR SEXIST COMMENTS, OR OTHER INTIMIDATING ACTIONS DIRECTED AT OFFICIALS, STUDENT-ATHLETES, COACHES, TEAM-REPRESENTATIVES OR SPECTATORS—AS WELL AS PUBLIC INTOXICATION, THE CONSUMPTION OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS—WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND ARE GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL FROM THE THOMAS M. GERRITY ATHLETIC COMPLEX AND OTHER DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS***
STATISTICAL LEADERS NJCU (thru 9/15/2009)
Points: 1. Julia Caseres.................................... 34 2. Ashley Cunha................................. 23 3. Katlin Vargo......................................11 Goals: 1. Julia Caseres.....................................13 2. Ashley Cunha................................... 9 3. Katlin Vargo...................................... 4 Assists: 1. Julia Caseres...................................... 8 2. Ashley Cunha................................... 5 3t. Nicole Sarica....................................3 3t. Chelsea Spethmann........................3 3t. Katlin Vargo.....................................3 Shots/Shots On Goal: 1. Julia Caseres.............................. 58/29 2. Ashley Cunha............................40/16 3. Katlin Vargo................................ 20/9 Goalkeeper Saves: 1. Kelly Reilly...................................... 34 2. Catherine Hensley.......................... 2 Goals Against Average (W-L-T): 1. Kelly Reilly.....................1.50 (5-2-0) 2. Catherine Hensley.......3.19 (0-0-0)
LANCASTER (thru 9/15/2009)
Points: 1. Kristina Clairmont...........................3 2t. Whitney Heise............................... 2 2t. Alicia Poorman............................... 2 Goals: 1t. Kristina Clairmont.......................... 1 1t. Whitney Heise................................. 1 Assists: 1. Alicia Poorman................................. 2 2. Kristina Clairmont........................... 1 Shots/Shots On Goal: 1. Whitney Heise............................. 10/5 2. Kristina Clairmont.......................5/3 3. Meredith Wrightson.................. 4/0 Goalkeeper Saves: 1. Kirsten Shoemaker........................ 35 Goals Against Average (W-L-T): 1. Kirsten Shoemaker...........2.67 (1-2)
NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY GOTHIC KNIGHTS (5-2-0, 0-0-0 NJAC; Streak: WON 4) NO 0 00 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 24 25
NAME Catherine Hensley Kelly Reilly Andrea Suarez Erica Buonacquista Brianna Ferrell Catrina D’Errico Katherine Morales Gabrielle Clarke Madeline Bassetti Juanita Sarria Katlin Vargo Marisa Cannici Ashley Cunha Karla Reyes-Abril Nicole DeMott Delia Chernez Julia Caseres Nicole Sarica Chelsea Spethmann Jessica Irizarry Amanda Spethmann Nicole Sweeney Erica Percella Ariane Emabat
YR FR JR FR SO FR SO SO FR FR JR SO JR FR FR SO FR SO SO FR SR FR SO SO JR
POS GK GK M M/F F/M D D/M F D F/M M M M/F D M D F/M M/F D D D M D/M M/F
HT 5-8 5-5 5-0 5-3 5-6 5-0 5-2 5-7 5-7 5-3 5-7 5-4 5-3 5-5 5-9 5-5 5-7 5-2 5-4 5-7 5-5 5-6 5-3 5-7
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL INSIDE THE ATHLETE Dripping Springs, TX/Dripping Springs Pennsville, NJ/Pennsville Memorial Jersey City, NJ/Dickinson Aberdeen, NJ/Bayonne Jobstown, NJ/Northern Burlington Kearny, NJ/Harrison Newark, NJ/East Side Edison, NJ/J.P. Stevens Queensland, Australia/Shalom College (Australia) Englewood, NJ/Dwight Morrow Edison, NJ/Union Catholic Saddle Brook, NJ/St. Mary’s (Rutherford) Jessica Edison, NJ/Edison Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex Rochelle Park, NJ/Hackensack Senior Union City, NJ/Union City Defender Union, NJ/Union Perth Amboy, NJ Linden, NJ/Linden Wood-Ridge, NJ/Hasbrouck Heights-Wood-Ridge Perth Amboy HS Perth Amboy, NJ/Perth Amboy Wood-Ridge, NJ/Hasbrouck Heights-Wood-Ridge • At NJCU: A four-year starter Chenango Forks, NY/Chenango Forks Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne for the Gothic Knights in the Jersey City, NJ/Dickinson backfield, she was named Honorable Mention All-New Head Coach: Robert Bielan (New Jersey City University, ’95; Fourth season) Jersey Athletic Conference as a Assistant Coach: Katie Feehan (New Jersey City University, `07 (MS, `09); Second season) defender in 2006 and 2007. Last Assistant Coach: Bryan Finley (Lehigh University, `94; First season) year, Irizarry served as team Assistant Coach: Phillip Iuliano (Kean University, `91; First season) co-captain as a junior. Through Captains: Erica Buonacquista, Nicole DeMott, Nicole Sarica September 15, Irizarry is eighth in LANCASTER BIBLE COLLEGE CHARGERS (1-2-0, Independent; Streak: WON 1) school history in minutes played NO NAME YR POS HT HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL at 4,363, 10th in games played 3 Amanda Bracelin FR F/M - Spring City, PA/Valley Forge Baptist Academy (58) and tied for 12th in career 4 Alicia Poorman SR M - Norwich, CT/Norwich Free Academy starts (51). In four years, Irizarry 6 Becka Hixson JR F/M - Coopersburg, PA/Faith Christian Academy has collected three goals and 7 Abigal Decker SO M - Perkasie, PA/Pennridge 8 Taylor Whitcomb FR D - East Berlin, PA/Bermudian Springs three assists for nine points as a 9 Jenna Godwin SO D - Fairfax, VA/Fairfax defender, including one game10 Mercedes Collins FR M - Gilbertsville, PA/Boyertown winning goal, with 24 shots (15 on 11 Danielle Musselman SO F/M - Emmaus, PA/Salem Christian goal). She even played 56 minutes 12 Kelsee McLaughlin FR D - Wade, ME/Washburn 13 Whitney Heise FR F/M - Danville, PA/Columbia County Christian as a backup goalie in 2006. 14 Rebekah Weidel SO D - Reading, PA/Governor Mifflin • Academics: Majoring in 15 Meredith Wrightson SR F/M - Silver Spring, MD/James Hubert Blake Criminal Justice. 16 Kirsten Shoemaker SR GK - Cochranville, PA/Octorara • Little Known Fact: Non18 Kristina Clairmont SO F/M - Dublin, PA 19 Emily Lloyd FR D/GK - Northumberland, PA/Northumberland Christian athletic interest is poetry. • 20 Taryn Wherry FR D - Millersburg, PA/Millersburg High School: A 2006 graduate of Perth Amboy High School, she Head Coach: Ken Craul (First Season) played four years of varsity soccer Assistant Coach: Susanna Sullivan for Coach Jennifer Cornejo. She also played varsity basketball and varsity softball for the Panthers.
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GAME 8: NJCU vs. Lancaster Bible College
* denotes New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game. 1 denotes Farmingdale State College Tournament 2 denotes Scarlet Raider Women’s Soccer Classic
LBC’S 10-GAME GLANCE Sa•9/5 W•9/9 Sa•9/12 W•9/16 Sa•9/19 M•9/21 W•9/23 F•9/25 Tu•9/29 Th•10/1
A H H A H H A H A H
Goucher L, 0-3 LYCOMING L, 0-5 MOUNT ALOYSIUS W, 2-0 New Jersey City 4 p.m. BAPTIST BIBLE 1 p.m. VALLEY FORGE 3 p.m. Neumann 4 p.m. PHILA. BIBLICAL 2 p.m. Albright 7 p.m. PENN ST.-HARRISBURG 3 p.m.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 (4 p.m.)
GAME NOTES
2009 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Tu•9/1 A Mount Saint Mary W, 4-1 F•9/4 A Farmingdale State 1 L, 2-3 Sa•9/5 N #25 Skidmore 1 L, 1-3 Tu•9/8 H CITY COLLEGE OF NY W, 9-1 Th•9/10 A Medgar Evers W, 6-2 F•9/11 N SUNY Old Westbury 2 W, 1-0 Sa•9/12 N Philadelphia Biblical 2 W, 9-1 W•9/16 H LANCASTER BIBLE 4 p.m. • Sa 9/19 H RICHARD STOCKTON * 2 p.m. W•9/23 A Kean * 7:30 p.m. Sa•9/26 H RUTGERS-NEWARK * 1 p.m. W•9/30 A Ramapo * 4 p.m. • Sa 10/3 A #17 The College of NJ * 1 p.m. Tu•10/6 H FDU-FLORHAM 4 p.m. Su•10/11 H CITY COLLEGE OF NY 1 p.m W•10/14 H WILLIAM PATERSON * 3:30p.m. Sa•10/17 H #12 ROWAN * 2 p.m. W•10/21 H STATEN ISLAND 3:30 p.m. Sa•10/24 A Rutgers-Camden * 3 p.m. W•10/28 A Montclair State * 3 p.m. • Sa 10/31 NJAC Quarterfinals TBA Tu•11/3 NJAC Semifinals TBA F•11/6 NJAC Finals TBA Home games (in CAPS) played at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex
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Nicole DeMott
Nicole Sweeney
Marisa Cannici
THE SERIES: NJCU leads 1-0. This is the first meeting in Jersey City. LAST MEETING: September 2, 2008 in Lancaster, PA. NJCU won, 4-3. Nicole Sarica had one goal and two assists. CASERES NAMED NJAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK: For the second consecutive week to open the 2009 season, Julia Caseres has been named the NJAC Offensive Player of the Week. She had a remarkable 10 goals, seven assists and 27 points in four games. NJCU won all four contests, including the title of the Rutgers-Newark Scarlet Raider Classic on September 12. It was the first tournament championship NJCU has won in the 17-year history of the program. Caseres, who leads the NJAC in every conceivable offensive category, including goals (13), assists (8) and points, was named Tournament MVP. Today, Caseres was named the ECAC Division III Offensive Player of the Week. One award is given weekly from among all Division III women’s soccer-sponsoring schools on the east coast under the ECAC umbrella. NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS: As a team, NJCU currently ranks 12th in Division III among 427 schools in scoring offense at 4.56 goals per game. Caseres leads the nation in total goals, ranks third in points per game, seventh in goals per game and 12th in assists per game. Ashley Cunha, NJCU’s #2 scorer, is 24th nationally in points per game and 45th in goals per game.
NJAC STANDINGS (as of 09/12/2009) School The College of NJ Montclair State Richard Stockton Rowan New Jersey City Ramapo Kean Rutgers-Camden Rutgers-Newark William Paterson
NJAC Pct. 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0-0 0.000
Overall Pct. 5-0 1.000 4-1 0.800 4-1-1 0.750 3-1 0.750 5-2 0.714 3-2 0.600 2-1-2 0.600 3-3 0.500 3-3 0.500 2-2-1 0.500
Streak W5 W3 W1 L1 W4 W1 W1 L1 W2 T1
***THE NCAA, ECAC, NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AND NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY PROMOTE GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP BY STUDENT-ATHLETES, COACHES, STAFF AND SPECTATORS. WE REQUEST YOUR COOPERATION BY SUPPORTING THE PARTICIPANTS AND OFFICIALS IN A POSITIVE MANNER. PROFANITY, RACIST, OR SEXIST COMMENTS, OR OTHER INTIMIDATING ACTIONS DIRECTED AT OFFICIALS, STUDENT-ATHLETES, COACHES, TEAM-REPRESENTATIVES OR SPECTATORS—AS WELL AS PUBLIC INTOXICATION, THE CONSUMPTION OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS—WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND ARE GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL FROM THE THOMAS M. GERRITY ATHLETIC COMPLEX AND OTHER DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS***
STATISTICAL LEADERS NJCU (thru 9/15/2009)
Points: 1. Julia Caseres.................................... 34 2. Ashley Cunha................................. 23 3. Katlin Vargo......................................11 Goals: 1. Julia Caseres.....................................13 2. Ashley Cunha................................... 9 3. Katlin Vargo...................................... 4 Assists: 1. Julia Caseres...................................... 8 2. Ashley Cunha................................... 5 3t. Nicole Sarica....................................3 3t. Chelsea Spethmann........................3 3t. Katlin Vargo.....................................3 Shots/Shots On Goal: 1. Julia Caseres.............................. 58/29 2. Ashley Cunha............................40/16 3. Katlin Vargo................................ 20/9 Goalkeeper Saves: 1. Kelly Reilly...................................... 34 2. Catherine Hensley.......................... 2 Goals Against Average (W-L-T): 1. Kelly Reilly.....................1.50 (5-2-0) 2. Catherine Hensley.......3.19 (0-0-0)
LANCASTER (thru 9/15/2009)
Points: 1. Kristina Clairmont...........................3 2t. Whitney Heise............................... 2 2t. Alicia Poorman............................... 2 Goals: 1t. Kristina Clairmont.......................... 1 1t. Whitney Heise................................. 1 Assists: 1. Alicia Poorman................................. 2 2. Kristina Clairmont........................... 1 Shots/Shots On Goal: 1. Whitney Heise............................. 10/5 2. Kristina Clairmont.......................5/3 3. Meredith Wrightson.................. 4/0 Goalkeeper Saves: 1. Kirsten Shoemaker........................ 35 Goals Against Average (W-L-T): 1. Kirsten Shoemaker...........2.67 (1-2)
NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY GOTHIC KNIGHTS (5-2-0, 0-0-0 NJAC; Streak: WON 4) NO 0 00 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 24 25
NAME Catherine Hensley Kelly Reilly Andrea Suarez Erica Buonacquista Brianna Ferrell Catrina D’Errico Katherine Morales Gabrielle Clarke Madeline Bassetti Juanita Sarria Katlin Vargo Marisa Cannici Ashley Cunha Karla Reyes-Abril Nicole DeMott Delia Chernez Julia Caseres Nicole Sarica Chelsea Spethmann Jessica Irizarry Amanda Spethmann Nicole Sweeney Erica Percella Ariane Emabat
YR FR JR FR SO FR SO SO FR FR JR SO JR FR FR SO FR SO SO FR SR FR SO SO JR
POS GK GK M M/F F/M D D/M F D F/M M M M/F D M D F/M M/F D D D M D/M M/F
HT 5-8 5-5 5-0 5-3 5-6 5-0 5-2 5-7 5-7 5-3 5-7 5-4 5-3 5-5 5-9 5-5 5-7 5-2 5-4 5-7 5-5 5-6 5-3 5-7
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL INSIDE THE ATHLETE Dripping Springs, TX/Dripping Springs Pennsville, NJ/Pennsville Memorial Jersey City, NJ/Dickinson Aberdeen, NJ/Bayonne Jobstown, NJ/Northern Burlington Kearny, NJ/Harrison Newark, NJ/East Side Edison, NJ/J.P. Stevens Queensland, Australia/Shalom College (Australia) Englewood, NJ/Dwight Morrow Edison, NJ/Union Catholic Saddle Brook, NJ/St. Mary’s (Rutherford) Jessica Edison, NJ/Edison Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex Rochelle Park, NJ/Hackensack Senior Union City, NJ/Union City Defender Union, NJ/Union Perth Amboy, NJ Linden, NJ/Linden Wood-Ridge, NJ/Hasbrouck Heights-Wood-Ridge Perth Amboy HS Perth Amboy, NJ/Perth Amboy Wood-Ridge, NJ/Hasbrouck Heights-Wood-Ridge • At NJCU: A four-year starter Chenango Forks, NY/Chenango Forks Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne for the Gothic Knights in the Jersey City, NJ/Dickinson backfield, she was named Honorable Mention All-New Head Coach: Robert Bielan (New Jersey City University, ’95; Fourth season) Jersey Athletic Conference as a Assistant Coach: Katie Feehan (New Jersey City University, `07 (MS, `09); Second season) defender in 2006 and 2007. Last Assistant Coach: Bryan Finley (Lehigh University, `94; First season) year, Irizarry served as team Assistant Coach: Phillip Iuliano (Kean University, `91; First season) co-captain as a junior. Through Captains: Erica Buonacquista, Nicole DeMott, Nicole Sarica September 15, Irizarry is eighth in LANCASTER BIBLE COLLEGE CHARGERS (1-2-0, Independent; Streak: WON 1) school history in minutes played NO NAME YR POS HT HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL at 4,363, 10th in games played 3 Amanda Bracelin FR F/M - Spring City, PA/Valley Forge Baptist Academy (58) and tied for 12th in career 4 Alicia Poorman SR M - Norwich, CT/Norwich Free Academy starts (51). In four years, Irizarry 6 Becka Hixson JR F/M - Coopersburg, PA/Faith Christian Academy has collected three goals and 7 Abigal Decker SO M - Perkasie, PA/Pennridge 8 Taylor Whitcomb FR D - East Berlin, PA/Bermudian Springs three assists for nine points as a 9 Jenna Godwin SO D - Fairfax, VA/Fairfax defender, including one game10 Mercedes Collins FR M - Gilbertsville, PA/Boyertown winning goal, with 24 shots (15 on 11 Danielle Musselman SO F/M - Emmaus, PA/Salem Christian goal). She even played 56 minutes 12 Kelsee McLaughlin FR D - Wade, ME/Washburn 13 Whitney Heise FR F/M - Danville, PA/Columbia County Christian as a backup goalie in 2006. 14 Rebekah Weidel SO D - Reading, PA/Governor Mifflin • Academics: Majoring in 15 Meredith Wrightson SR F/M - Silver Spring, MD/James Hubert Blake Criminal Justice. 16 Kirsten Shoemaker SR GK - Cochranville, PA/Octorara • Little Known Fact: Non18 Kristina Clairmont SO F/M - Dublin, PA 19 Emily Lloyd FR D/GK - Northumberland, PA/Northumberland Christian athletic interest is poetry. • 20 Taryn Wherry FR D - Millersburg, PA/Millersburg High School: A 2006 graduate of Perth Amboy High School, she Head Coach: Ken Craul (First Season) played four years of varsity soccer Assistant Coach: Susanna Sullivan for Coach Jennifer Cornejo. She also played varsity basketball and varsity softball for the Panthers.
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