1988 Pioneer Booter Finish 7-10-1 (3-4 NECC) The soccer team finished the 1988 highlighted the season. But the Pioneers were hurt by a lack season with a 7-10-1 overall record and just missed the four-team depth and inconsistency. McGuigan, who only had 14 legitims Collegiate Conference playoffs by finishing fifth with players on his roster, thought his team worked extremely hardai a 3-4 NECC record under fifth-year Head Coach Joe McGuigan. played a lot of strong games but was hampered by injuries to I Freshman Daniel DosSantos (Montevedio, Uruguay) and soph• players in the second part of the season. SHU was in the running! omore Carlos Oliveira (Sao Paulo, Brazil) had outstanding seasons a NECC playoff berth until the final league contest, a 6-0 loss for the Pioneers. DosSantos was selected the NECC Rookie of the Eranklin Pierce, knocked it out of contention. The Pioneers sto Year and was a NECC Second Team pick after scoring 14 goals and 5-5-1 just past the midpoint of the season but managed to winji adding six assists for 34 points, despite playing the last seven games two of their final seven games, being shutout five times in tl of the season with a nagging groin injury. DosSantos quickly earned stretch. a reputation as an exciting goal scorer with a great deal of skill. He "It was a disappointing season in that we had been expecting ended the season sixth among All-New England schools in scoring much at the start of the year," said McGuigan. "We still havet and fifth in the NECC. potential to be a real fine club in the future but we have to solve ( After getting off to a slow start, Oliveira came on strong, fin• numbers problem first". ishing with six goals and four assists (16 points). The goaltending was inconsistent as both netminders, Juni McGuigan was also pleased with the strong play of Andre Mitch• Andy Galimi (three shutouts) and sophomore Dino Scaccia tun ell and Edgar Pons at midfiels and John Gentile ar stopper. The trio in excellent as well as poor performances throughout the season came along very rapidly and shows promise for the future. Once again the Pioneers were faced with a demanding schedi A pair of 1-0 wins over quality NECC foes Keene State amd New against NECC opponents who once again proved that the NECC Haven amd a tough 1-0 loss to league opponent New Hampshire the toughest Division 11 soccer conference in the country. College (the top-rated Div. 11 team in the nation at the time)

* % Front Row: Edgar Pons, Andre Mitchel, Carlos Oliveira, Walter Pons, Seedee Bartekwa, Luoungtip Vilay, Coach Joe McGuigan. Second Row: Luciana Mastronardi ( manager), Mike Weild (trainer), Daniel Dos Santos, Frank Surace, Al Gustave, John Gentile, Ilario Sanzo, 'ohn Napolitano, Captain Andy Galimi, Dino Scaccia. Women's Basketball Team Finishes 5-19 (0-14 NECC) After winning five of its first nine games, the Sacred down a career high 19 rebounds in a 55-53 win verst Heart University 1988-89 women's basketball team fin• Southampton. ished the season on the downside, losing its final 15 games Freshman guard Elaine Agosti (Bridgeport) was a valuabl for a 5-19 record, including a 0-14 mark in New England and steady performer, starting all 24 games while averagin Collegiate Conference action. 14 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists along with a team nig It was the 10th consecutive losing season for the Lady 58 steals. Sophomore point guard Lisa Savoid (Bridgepori Pioneers, who have not had a winning record since the chipped in with 9.9 points and 5.5 rebounds while leading th 1987-79 unit closed out at 15-10. team in assists (3.3). Sophomore forward Diane Nicholls turned in an out• Junior Akecua Stephenson (Vancouver, B.C.) helped ot standing campaign for SHU as she led the NECC in field considerably as she saw action in all 24 games witn a 3. goal percentage (.506, 135-for-267), was second om re• average while freshman Maria Myers (1.6) gained valuabl bounding (9.0) and was eighth in scoring (15.7) while also experience in 23 games. leading the team in free throw percentage. (.743). A numbers problem plagued fourth-year Head Coac The 5-11 co-captain from Reseda, Calf., established two Adolph Ellis (13-63, .165) as injuries forced him to dres new Sacred Heart season records in field goal percentage seven players of less the second half of the season. Academi .506 and free throws made (107). She had a career high 32 problems and injuries forced co-captain Alicia Whalen t points in the season's final game against New Haven in the miss all but four games. first round of the NECC playoffs. Nicholls also pulled

Maria Meyers, Lisa Savoid, Jennifer Dankulich, Coach Adolph Ellis, Diane Nicholls, Elaine Agosti, Alecia Stephenson.

i Men's Basketball Pioneers earn seventh NCAA Regional Championship The Sacred Heart University 1988-89 men's basketball team on SHU's all-time scoring list with 2,009 career points. reclaimed its position atop NCAA Division 11 basketball in New Hartford, Conn., product led the team in scoring (18.5 England by garnering its seventh regional championship and bounding (7.9) and steals (70) while earning a host of post-s( earning a spot in the inaugural Elite Eight (NCAA quarterfinals) awards that included All ECAC North, AH New Englanc in Springfield, Mass. All-NECC. Judkins, who started 125 of 126 games in his After a mediocre 9-8 start, the Pioneers finished strong, seasons, was also named the Most Outstanding Player in the winning 13 of their last 15 games for a 22-10 overall record. England regionals. His three-point desperation shot at the SHU appeared in its 13th NCAA New England Regional and er that beat UB for the New England title will long h captured its fifth regional championship in the last eight years membered. under 11th year Head Coach Dave Bike. Todd Williams, a 6-4 sophomore forward, and Sean Will Sacred Heart defeated Bentley 103-88 and Bridgeport 69-67 a 6-4 junior guard, (no relation) also turned in excellent se; in the N.E. Regionals at Waltham, Mass., before dropping a as the pair of underclassmen earned NECC Second Tear tough 58-57 decision to eventual national champion North colades. Carolina Central in the opening round of the Elite Eight. "If Todd Williams established himself as one of the pre you're going to lose your last game in Division 11, this is the place frontcourt performers in the region, averaging 17.9 point! to lose in in," said Bike about the Springfield Civic Center. 6.4 rebounds while leading the team in field goal percei The Pioneers copped the New England Collegiate Confer• ence regular season title (12-2) but had to receive an at-large bid Sean Williams' play was instrumental in the Pioneers' to the tournament after they were knocked off by New Haven around, averaging 13.8 points and 5.8 rebounds while lea 87-82 in the semifinals of the NECC playoffs. the team in assists (203/6.3) and free throw percentage (.7 Bike, among the Top Ten Winningest Active Division 11 Sophomore guard Rodney Smith (7.7) started 30 of 32 g Coaches by Percentage with a 245-95 (.721) record, was selected and was second in assists (58) while senior frontcourt perfor the NECC Coach of the Year for the third time ('83, '84, and Vince Howard (5.7) and Keith Catling (5.0) made their '89). tributions as spot starters and by providing quality minute Tony Judkins completed an outstanding four-year career by the bench. earning his second NABC All-America selection (second team) First-year players Phil Howard (4.4), walkon to go along with his third-team selection his junior season. Stackhouse(l .6) and Rich Percudani (who missed the first h< The 6-5 senior forward, who started as a freshman on the the season with a stress fracture) all gained valuable experu 1985-86 national championship team, moved into eighth place

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55 Women's Softball 1989 Pioneer Softball team finishes 25-14 (9-5 NECC, 3rd place). The 1988-89 Sacred Heart University women's softball team finished would have to be a relatively injury free season for her club to the season 25-14 (9-5, 3rd place in the New England Collegiate Con• successful. But that wasn't the case as Charchenko, a sophomore cati ference) under first-year Head Coach Bippy Luckie. It was'nt good er, missed the final 17 games of the season with a dislocated thumb a enough however as tne Lady Pioneers were denied a post-season tour• Diane Nicholls (.195) suffered a sub-par season after undergoing kr nament bid for only the second time since the program started 10 years surgery midway through the year. ago. Stephenson encountered some hard luck also as she played the 1 SHU got off to a good start, posting a 9-1 record during a 10-game month of the season with a fractured bone in her wrist. Co-capt; southern swing. But tne Lady Pioneers had trouble winning up north as Trish Tracey (.212) was hampered the entire campaign by a knee inji they went 16-13 after returning from their trip to Orlando, Ela. The that would requist surgery after the season was completed. King a Lady Pioneers dropped their first four northern games (doubleheader missed three weeks witn a case of bronchitis. sweeps at the hands of Army and Assumption) and could not get "With the personnel we had and the number of injurues, I thouj untracked after that. that we did very well," said Luckie. "We were forced to use people ( Junior Pam Wallace led the team offensively with a .306 batting of position and it cost us. But no excuses we just didn't make the he average, 26 RBI, 38 hits and 22 runs scored. The Lady pioneers saw plays and that was the difference". their team batting average dip to .251 from .286 in 1978-88 as Wallace Junior pitcher Pauline Madrid, who was a second team All-Amer was the only sticker over .300 and sophomore outfield April King pitcher her sophomore year with a 28-4 record and a 0.58 ERA, slipf followed witn a .291 mark. to 18-9 and a 1.16 ERA. Senior co-captain Stephanie Manning had an excellent season as the Kennedy, who led the nation in homers as a second team All-Amer centerfield upped her average to .272. Vicki Kennedy (.270), shortstop freshman with 11 and had eight more as a sophomore, could man; Alecia Stephenson (.269), catcher Donna Charchenko (.264) and utility only one four-bagger. A 7-6 record on the mound (1.16 ERA) 1 player Lisa Savoid (.244) were the other top producers offensively. Kennedy with a 23-12 career record. Luckie, a two-time All-America shortstop while at SHU, knew that it 57 i|ir-/ - '«iA#

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Baseball 1988-89 Baseball team concludes season 16-17 "I thought we did an excellent job for our first year together and for-66). hope that this will serve as a foundation for a solid Sacred Heart Freshman Jerry Fry (.353, a pitcher-outfielder) and third- basehall program in years to come," said Sacred Heart University's baseman Al Carrara (.^25, Bridgeport) turned in fine seasons at Head Coach about the Pioneers 16-17 effort. the plate. Fry also found time to throw 45.2 innings for SHU "I was very pleased the way we played in our conference (9-6, with a 3-4 record and a 5.12 ERA, second behind Licursi. third place in the New England Collegiate Conference). Offensively Sophomore Pete Hynes (.333, Norwalk), junior first baseman we didn't do anything exceptional but we were able to play well as a Dave Garthwait (.318, Cheshire) and senior co-captain Craig team. Our pitching was a bit thin but they did an outstanding job, Somma (.301, Norwalk) also hit over .300. The Pioneers sported "said the first-year mentor. a team batting average of .284, their lowest mark in 10 seasons. Sophomore hurler Rich Licursi (8-6, 2.85 ERA) was the Other team leaders were: Carrara (123 at-bats and 40 hits). workhorse of that undermanned staff as the hard throwing righty Fry (23 runs), sophomore catcher Peter Yarasavich (24 RBI, broke two school records. Licursi set the Sacred Heart record for Bridgeport) and Feinstein (5 homers). Carrara and Yarasavich strikeouts in a season (103), breaking Jeff Carino's mark of 99 had seven doubles while Garthwait and Carrara tied for the lead (1978) and innings pitched in a season (104.1), ecplipsing Paul in total bases with 50. Marciniak's 103 in 1975. The Trumbull High product also tied Freshman second baseman Joe Costanzo (Milford) also turned Marciniak's 1975 record for appearances with 16. in a fine season with a .286 average while finishing second in Freshman pitcher Tim Ward (Fairfield, 4-3 with a 5.43 ERA) was homers (4), runs (22), and RBI (22). a pleasent surprise for Giaquinto as he was second in innings pitched "Craig Somma and Imtiaz Vohra (Milford) held us together, " (58) and came through with several fine efforts for the Pioneers. said Giaquinto about his captains, the only two seniors on the Despite missing 11 games with a hand injury, junior DH Craig team. "They were great leaders on and off the field. A lot of the Feinstein (Stamford) led the team with a .394 batting average (2x- credit for this year nas to go to them."

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Women's Volleyball 1988 Women's Volleyball team finishes 12-18 The Sacred Heart University women's volleyball team April King and Diane Nicholls were named to the NI finished the 1988 season with a 12-18 record under first-year second team while Nicholls was selected to the Eastern C Head Coach Julie Bacher. necticut State University All-Tournament team. After getting off to a 1-7 start, the Pioneers came on strong At the end of the season it was announced that Bac by winning 11 of their last 22 games, including seven of their would not be returning to coach the squad next season. last nine matches. The high point of the season came at the Keene State Tournament in Keene, NH, Oct. 29 when the Pioneers captured the championship with four straight victories after an opening-round loss. Sacred Heart also played well in the New England Col• legiate Conference Championship Nov. 4-5 in West Haven, winning three matches and losing twice, including a defeat at the hands of eventual champ New Haven in the semifinals.

Men's Volleyball Sacred Heart spikers post 3-11 record Senior captain Mike Moscovics (Orange) and sophomore combine. Chuck Dortenzio (Bridgeport) were the top performers for Brian Issac (Freshman, Shelton), Rob Kovas (Sophom second-year Head Coacn Joe McGuigan as the Sacred Heart Trumbull), Alfredo Morales (Sophomore, Shelton) and University's men's volleyball team struggled through a 3-11 son Viola (Sophomore, Trumbull) rounded out the squa season. "We were very inconsistent and our overall inexperi( Moscovics, a four-year starter, closed out a stellar career hurt us a great deal," said McGuigan. "We never reached and was considered tne best overall performed on the squad. full potential." "Mike was our floor leader out there and he did everytning After splitting the first four games of the season, S so well," praised McGuigan. suffered through a disastrous eight-game losing skid Dortenzio, who along with Moscovics were the lone re• assurred the Pioneers of their second straight losing seai turnees from the 1988 team, was the Pioneers' top blocker and steadily improved as the season progressed. Freshman Mike Ciszeuski (Fairfield) and junior Craig Ulmer (Fairfield) were a pair of first-year players who made valuable contributions. Ciszeuski was the team's best spiker and scorer while Ulmer proved his value as a setter. Along with Dortenxio this trio will form the nucleus of next year's In Memory of Allyson Rioux Assistant Athletic Director, Head Softball Coach October 14, 1961 -— February 9, 1989

Lily son, we dedicate our season to you. We learned through you that never giving up meant being successful in every• thing we do. Your dream was for us to make it to the 'Final Four.' We feel the best tribute we could give you would be for us to try our best all the time in whatever we are doing. Allyson, we know you will be watching over us. We'll always remember your smile, which warmed our hearts. Allyson, you are indeed our brightest star. We love you and miss you very much." Dedication from the 1989 Women's Softball Team brochure.

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