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2015 CONFERENCE AWARDS
FAST FACTS ABOUT NEUMANN WOMEN’S SOCCER ■ ■
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NEUMANN UNIVERSITY
Women’s soCCeR
Two-Time NSCAA Team Ethics Gold Award Winner Received the EP&D Referees Association Fair Play Award in 2009 2011 CSAC Runner-Up Has qualified for the CSAC postseason for five of the past six seasons
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First ECAC South Appearance in 2011
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First Postseason Appearance in 2010
NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association
ECAC Eastern College Athletic Conference
CSAC Colonial States Athletic Conference
SPORTSMANSHIP Nicole Lebedz
ALL-ACADEMIC Alexa DeRose, Taylor Garman, Mary Hebbel, Nicole Lebedz, Nicole McAfee, Kristin Montgomery, Reilly Pollock
neumannathletics.com
facebook.com/NeumannKnights
@NeumannKnights
NO LIMITS TO YOUR SUCCESS
FACILITIES Mirenda Center for Sport, Spirituality and Character Development Neumann University team members are as intense with their compassion as they are with their competitiveness. Integrated with the Institute for Sport, Spirituality and Character Development, Neumann athletics emphasizes Reverence, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship in every sport.
A state-of-the-art facility that serves as home to the university’s 22 NCAA teams. The men’s and women’s basketball teams and the volleyball team play home games in the main gymnasium, which seats approximately 1,200 spectators. The 72,000-square-foot building includes a grand foyer with impressive exhibits that feature five themes that connect sports to the Franciscan tradition: Play, Respect, Beauty, Balance and Reflection. The Mirenda Center houses the “Institute for Sport Spirituality and Character Development®”, the Athletic Department and a fully equipped fitness center and cardio room.
Bruder Athletic Fields
2016 SEASON PREVIEW The 2016 women’s soccer team will look to bounce back from an up and down 2015 season and get back to the CSAC playoffs. With a solid group of returners and a wealth of talented incoming players, expectations will be much higher this season. Leading the attack for the Knights will be senior Jamie King who led the team with seven goals last season. Junior Kahlyn Ford and sophomore Lindsay Padilla will also be asked to provide a scoring punch for Neumann. The midfield for Neumann will be led by seniors Lexi Casper (3 goals) and Brooke Harvey. Defensively, the team will rely upon sophomores Kristina Yocum and Taylor Garman, both of whom started every game in which they played for the Knights last season. In net, the Knights will be backstopped by the pair of junior Kristen Montgomery and freshman Anna Attardi. In addition to Attardi, Neumann should also receive contributions from a number of freshmen. This talented group of rookies includes: Danni Elman, Ashley McNabb, Summer Sides, Grace Stauffer and Savannah Stichler. Neumann’s season will get underway on September 1st as they host Penn State Abington.
The Bruder Athletic Fields are located in close proximity to the Mirenda Center and the residence halls. The men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s lacrosse and field hockey teams play on a lighted turf field that has seating for more than 400 fans. The Bruder baseball and softball fields were renovated for the 2013 season with seating for fans, press boxes and spacious dugouts.
Ice Works Ice Works of Aston, a 1,000 seat facility one mile from campus, serves as home for the men’s and women’s ice hockey teams. IceWorks has four ice surfaces, a full-service restaurant and bar, full-service pro shop, arcade and banquet/party rooms. The ice hockey teams have their own private locker rooms while the coaches have an office available at the rink.
Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial Courts The men’s and women’s tennis teams play on the lighted Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Fund Memorial Courts. The complex holds four courts.
COACH SCIOCCHETTI Lauren Sciocchetti begins her fourth season at the helm of the Neumann women's soccer program for the 2016 season. For the 2015 season, Neumann went 3-13-1 overall and 3-8 in conference action. In 2014, the Knights went 7-8-2 overall and 6-4-1 in the CSAC. Neumann qualified for the postseason for the fifth straight season. During her Coach Sciocchetti’s first season, the Knights went 10-8-1 overall and 8-2-1 in CSAC action. Neumann advanced to the CSAC Semifinals. Sciocchetti came to Neumann from Swarthmore College, where she was an assistant coach from 2008-13. She also worked with the EPYSA Olympic Development Program from 2008-12. Before Swarthmore, Sciocchetti was an assistant coach at Centenary College, also part of the CSAC, for three seasons. Coach Sciocchetti was an assistant soccer coach at Widener University for one season. Sciocchetti holds a USSF Class C Coaching License. She also currently coaching for the Olympic Development Program. Before beginning her coaching career, Sciocchetti was a four-year letter winner and a three-year starter at the University of Pittsburgh. While at Pitt, she served as team captain in 2001 and 2002, was the team's leading scorer in 2002 and in that same year received the Eyetooth Award for Most Valuable Player. Sciocchetti earned her Bachelors of Science in Economics and Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh in 2003. She went on to earn her Masters of Arts in Counseling from Centenary College in 2009. Sciocchetti is an Admissions Counselor at Neumann and currently resides in Havertown, Pa. Contact Coach Sciocchetti: 484-840-4729 • [email protected]
FAST FACTS ABOUT NEUMANN WOMEN’S SOCCER ■ ■
■ ■
NEUMANN UNIVERSITY
Women’s soCCeR
Two-Time NSCAA Team Ethics Gold Award Winner Received the EP&D Referees Association Fair Play Award in 2009 2011 CSAC Runner-Up Has qualified for the CSAC postseason for five of the past six seasons
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First ECAC South Appearance in 2011
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First Postseason Appearance in 2010
NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association
ECAC Eastern College Athletic Conference
CSAC Colonial States Athletic Conference
SPORTSMANSHIP Nicole Lebedz
ALL-ACADEMIC Alexa DeRose, Taylor Garman, Mary Hebbel, Nicole Lebedz, Nicole McAfee, Kristin Montgomery, Reilly Pollock
neumannathletics.com
facebook.com/NeumannKnights
@NeumannKnights
NO LIMITS TO YOUR SUCCESS
FACILITIES Mirenda Center for Sport, Spirituality and Character Development Neumann University team members are as intense with their compassion as they are with their competitiveness. Integrated with the Institute for Sport, Spirituality and Character Development, Neumann athletics emphasizes Reverence, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship in every sport.
A state-of-the-art facility that serves as home to the university’s 22 NCAA teams. The men’s and women’s basketball teams and the volleyball team play home games in the main gymnasium, which seats approximately 1,200 spectators. The 72,000-square-foot building includes a grand foyer with impressive exhibits that feature five themes that connect sports to the Franciscan tradition: Play, Respect, Beauty, Balance and Reflection. The Mirenda Center houses the “Institute for Sport Spirituality and Character Development®”, the Athletic Department and a fully equipped fitness center and cardio room.
Bruder Athletic Fields
2016 SEASON PREVIEW The 2016 women’s soccer team will look to bounce back from an up and down 2015 season and get back to the CSAC playoffs. With a solid group of returners and a wealth of talented incoming players, expectations will be much higher this season. Leading the attack for the Knights will be senior Jamie King who led the team with seven goals last season. Junior Kahlyn Ford and sophomore Lindsay Padilla will also be asked to provide a scoring punch for Neumann. The midfield for Neumann will be led by seniors Lexi Casper (3 goals) and Brooke Harvey. Defensively, the team will rely upon sophomores Kristina Yocum and Taylor Garman, both of whom started every game in which they played for the Knights last season. In net, the Knights will be backstopped by the pair of junior Kristen Montgomery and freshman Anna Attardi. In addition to Attardi, Neumann should also receive contributions from a number of freshmen. This talented group of rookies includes: Danni Elman, Ashley McNabb, Summer Sides, Grace Stauffer and Savannah Stichler. Neumann’s season will get underway on September 1st as they host Penn State Abington.
The Bruder Athletic Fields are located in close proximity to the Mirenda Center and the residence halls. The men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s lacrosse and field hockey teams play on a lighted turf field that has seating for more than 400 fans. The Bruder baseball and softball fields were renovated for the 2013 season with seating for fans, press boxes and spacious dugouts.
Ice Works Ice Works of Aston, a 1,000 seat facility one mile from campus, serves as home for the men’s and women’s ice hockey teams. IceWorks has four ice surfaces, a full-service restaurant and bar, full-service pro shop, arcade and banquet/party rooms. The ice hockey teams have their own private locker rooms while the coaches have an office available at the rink.
Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial Courts The men’s and women’s tennis teams play on the lighted Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Fund Memorial Courts. The complex holds four courts.
COACH SCIOCCHETTI Lauren Sciocchetti begins her fourth season at the helm of the Neumann women's soccer program for the 2016 season. For the 2015 season, Neumann went 3-13-1 overall and 3-8 in conference action. In 2014, the Knights went 7-8-2 overall and 6-4-1 in the CSAC. Neumann qualified for the postseason for the fifth straight season. During her Coach Sciocchetti’s first season, the Knights went 10-8-1 overall and 8-2-1 in CSAC action. Neumann advanced to the CSAC Semifinals. Sciocchetti came to Neumann from Swarthmore College, where she was an assistant coach from 2008-13. She also worked with the EPYSA Olympic Development Program from 2008-12. Before Swarthmore, Sciocchetti was an assistant coach at Centenary College, also part of the CSAC, for three seasons. Coach Sciocchetti was an assistant soccer coach at Widener University for one season. Sciocchetti holds a USSF Class C Coaching License. She also currently coaching for the Olympic Development Program. Before beginning her coaching career, Sciocchetti was a four-year letter winner and a three-year starter at the University of Pittsburgh. While at Pitt, she served as team captain in 2001 and 2002, was the team's leading scorer in 2002 and in that same year received the Eyetooth Award for Most Valuable Player. Sciocchetti earned her Bachelors of Science in Economics and Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh in 2003. She went on to earn her Masters of Arts in Counseling from Centenary College in 2009. Sciocchetti is an Admissions Counselor at Neumann and currently resides in Havertown, Pa. Contact Coach Sciocchetti: 484-840-4729 • [email protected]
