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Like This Again TABLE OF CONTENTS Men's Volleyball Women's Softball 96 102 Men's Basketball ... .90 Women's Volleyball Men's Soccer . .104 Cheerleaders 92 Candids 106 Women's Basketball Men's Baseball Sports Flash 108 94 100 College of St Rose L Qmmdpvac L St Anselm L Sotitfiampton(LIU) W Hiisson(Banfeer5 Classic) W ConcordialBcmkers Classic) L Pace L Teifeyo Post W Ade^fti W CW. Post L Stonefiiff L New York Tecft L Assumption L FranfeEn Pierce L Keene State W Southern Corvneaicut L Lowed W Bridgeport W New Hampshire College W New Haven W Keene State L Southern Connecticut L Lowed W(OT) New Haven L New Hampshire L Frankhn Pierce L Bridgeport L

Front row {l-r)Damon Ferguson, Phil Howard, Todd Williams, Rob DuBose, Kevin Phikps, Milton Pettway, Lionel Coleman. Standing: Student Trainer Rjmdall Diaz, Manager Jim Ryan, Assistant Coacft Barry McLeod, Assistant Coacft Ed Swanson, Lincoln Boulanger, Tfteo Gadsden, Robert Vaughn, Will Burke, DaninRobinson, Head Coach Dave Bike, Strenght CoachMattMehsi, and Trainer Mike Weild

90 Men's Basketball Pioneer Cagers Finish Regu• lar Season 10 — 17

Tfie cagers wrapped up a disappoindug regular season in sipcth place with ten wins and seventeen losses. However, despite their record, the Pioneers managed to make it to the leaguefinals and finish one game away fiont the regionals. During the first round of the NEGC playoffs, the cagers defeated Southern Con• neetkut. They then continued on, pounding the University of Bridgeport to advance into the finals. During the first round of the fmals, Prankkn Pierce College handed Sacred Heart a loss ending the season for the Pi• oneers. Several outstanding players earned top honors throughout the season. Tfteo Dagg- son was named NECC Rookie of the Year, Todd Williams earned All — NECC First Team Honors and Darrin Robmson was named to the All — Toumamertt Team.

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1st Row (f-r) GimBrunet!d(Co-Coach), Eugene Bnmetti(Mascott), As fifey (Mascot) Terri TolsoniCo-Coacfi) Znd Row (l-r) Nicftolos Genovese, Robert Novotny 3rd Row (t-r) Amy Madison, Lisa Gabor, Sandy Kehoe, Ebony Wd&ams 4ih Row (C-r) Traty Festa, MeBssa Ramirez, Chxisdne Servido, Jennifer Deflke (Co-Captain), Michette MarcouKiCo-Captain) and Christine Brunetti

92 Cheerleaders CHEERLEADERS

Tftis year's Cfteerteading Squxdj led by Captains Jamifer Deffice and Michedt Morcow, consisted of ten women and two mem Coached by Gina Brunetti and Terri Tolscn, the squad demonstrates true Pio• neer spirit. Squad member Amy Madison feels ''We have made significant progress this season''. The Cheerleaders can be found at every basketball game cheering the Pioneers to victory.

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Above — Lisa is enjoying watching the on comt acdon.

Cheerleaders 93 SCORE'S

Tfie King's Codcge W Quinnipioc College L SioneHill College L at Southampton W at Assumption College L New York Tech L Umversiiy of Buffalo L Southampton (LIU) W Mercy Cottege L at Stony Brook L Franklin Pierce College L Keene State CodeBe L DowEng College W Southern Connecticut L at University of Lowell L at University of Bridgeport L New Hampshire College L University of New Haven W at Kecnc State College L at Southern Connecticut L University of Lowell L at Dowhng College W at University of New Haven W at New Hampshire College L at Franklin Pierce L University of Bridgeport W at FrankGn Pierce L

Front Row(C-r); Jennifer Sicignano, Juha Rcndert, Tisfia JoEnson, Captain Diane NicfioQs, AEEia Osboumc, Jennifer Danku&ch, Elaine Agosd. Standing: Trainer Mike Weild, Head Coach Ed Swanson, Michelle Langevin, Karen Bed, Kin Filia, DeCvia Akrander, Carol Brown, Student Trainer Nicole Duback, Assistand Coach Terri StahL

94 Women's Basketball Ed Swanson's rookie season as Head ''We'd miss Diane's leadership and Coach of ihe Sacred Heart University strong inside play ncTctyear," Swanson women's basketball team produced somesaid. 'T wisft w e had her for another notable results. Dissect tfte Lady Pio• season." neers' 8-19 record and one discovers tftot* Happily for Swanson, the rentainder Tfte eigftt wins doubled the previous of the starting five returns intact. Svc-two season's total, and were the most since junior center Alethia Osboume, who be• the nine recorded by the 1985-86 sguad. came eligible for the second semester, Tfte tftree victories in the New England developed into a formidable presence in• Collegiate Conference have been eiKceededside, averaging 1Z.4 points and 11.3 just once, by the 1983-84 team's four. rebounds in 16 games. She also topped Finally, senior captain Diane Nicftoils the squad with 37 blocks. earned second-team all-NECC honors, be• ''We have a strong nucleus coming coming the first Lady Pioneer to achieveback in four starters and Jen Danku&ch all-star status since current Assistant [junior forward-center).,'' Swanson said. AtftCetic Director Elizabeth ''Bippy" "If we can get a good point guard and Luckie in 193-1984. one or two other players, we should Graduating Senior Captain Diane condrme to progress and even challenge Nicftofls has been a great asset to the for the conference titfe." team:

Women's Basketball 95 96 Men's Volleyball SPIKERS FINISH WITH A 5-12 RECORD

Sacred Heart University's 1991 Men's VotkybaSiieam com• piled a 5-12 win-lost record under first-year head coach, Steve Tordyce. The five victories rep• resent an increase of two over tfte previous season. Seasonftigftfigftts included vic• tories over orcfi-rivaC University of Bridgeport (15-3,15-3), Bard Col• lege (15-8,15-7,15-2), and Ye- sftiva (15-5,15-3). Tfte Pioneers received strong play from junior captain, Dave Wahnquist (Bridgeport), fedow juniors Li Poeng (Bridgeport), and Ricardo Cuevas (Santu^o, Cftife), and sopftmores Mike Ghajar (Rasmasgua, Lebanon), Tom MarceSa (Stratford), Mike Been (Fairfield) and Dave D'Amefio (West Haven).

Men's Volleyball SCORES

OPPONENT W/L Western Cormecticxit W Concordia Codeqe W Qninni-piac Codeqe L Bryant College . . . L University Of New Haven Tomnament KeeneStttte W Qninmpiac Codeqe L Pace University W University of New Haven L MoOoy Coikqe W American Intemationcd L Mercy Codeqe W New York Tedi L Southern Connecidcut State University Tournament Western Connecticut W Lafayetter Codege L Eastern Connecticut W Memmack Codege W University of Lowed L Merrimack Codege L Queens Codege W Southern Connecticut W Fairfxeid University L Souk Hamyton (LIU) W Quinnipiac Codege L University of New Haven L Soutfiem Connecticut W University of Lowed • L New Hampsfiire Codege • W Keene State Codege W Frankdn Pierce Codege W 29 Matches 17 Wins 12 Losses Head Coacfu EhzabethLuchie

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Front Row (L-R); Vicky Kennedy, AprdKing, Donna Charcha Back Row (L-R); Lori Bogue, Panam VildyVifay,, Heather CridyCriffy,, NicolNia e Dufiock, Maria Covafiere, Jennifer Dankuficft

98 Women's Volleyball HEl^TMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Tfie Women's Volleyball team fin• ished the season with a 17-12 record after placing third in the New England Collegiate Conference{NECC). The lady spikers were led by third year coach, Elizabeth "Bippy" Luckie. Leading play• ers include Vicky Kennedy, April King, Donna Charchenko and freshman Heath• er Cridy. Charchenko was chosen to the Second All Star team after the NECC Playoffs and led the team with seven kills during the tournament. Teamates Vicky Kennedy and Maria Cavahere were not far behind with four kills apiece in the conference. During the season the spikers showed their impressive abiMes by defeating three opponents in a row improving their overad record to 12-8; Queens College, Southern Connecticut, and Eairfield Uni- versity. Winning 17 out of twenty nine games shows the incredible strength of the Lady Spikers. SCORES

Savannah W Armstrong W Norwalk W South East Missouri L Armstrong . . . L Springfield L Quinnipiac College L Dowling College W Yale (2) W/L Queens College W University of New Hampshire W University of Lowell (2) W/L Mercy College W University of Bridgeport (2) W Concordia College L Franklin Pierce College (2) W/W Merrimack College W Mercy College W Keene State College (2) W/W Assumption College L New Hampshire College (2) W/L Quinnipac College W Concordia College W Southern Connecticut (2) W/W E.L.A.C. Tournament Adelphi W Philadelphia W Philadelphia . . W N.C.C.A Lowell L American International L

Head Coach: Nick Giaquinto Assistants: Vin Marro, Andy Van Etten *^yw'-.-ny^

Front: A! Carrara, Mike Bennett, Jerry Fry, co-captain Pete Yarasavich, co-captain Rich Licursi, Jim Bruno, Dan Martin. Second: Joe Zanchetti, Scott Appleby, Bryan Muthersbaugh, Jose Mendez, Scott Schilling, Don Romeo, Manager Rick Ferris. Third: Asst. Coach Andy Van Etten, A! D'Amato, Ralph Medina, Chris Tierney, Anthony DeSabella, Joe Calatie, Todd Zup, Asst. Coach Mark Lambert. Back: Head Coach Nick Ciaquinto, Mike Lumley, Jon Zmistowski, Jon Coode, Klemo Miller, Marc Durland, Asst. Coach Vin Marro. Missing: Asst. Coach George Foster, Tim Ward, Dave Nagy, Jay McDougall. i' 100 Men's Baseball Men's Basebad m

If consistency is the hallmark and doubles (17). He also led catcher Don Romeo, .303, and of success, then Sacred Heart the team with 39 runs batted in senior first baseman and co- University baseball is on the and 88 total bases and wal• captain Pete Yarasavich .302. right track. loped four home runs — two in Yarasavich's bat produced Coach Nick Giaquinto's Pi• the NCAA tournament. Schil• eight home runs, a figure ex• oneers registered their second ling achieved stardom in his ceeded just six times in school straight "big" season in 1991, second season, posting team- history, and 35 RBI's. compiling a 26-12 record, and leading performances in bat• Junior Tim Ward and senior earning an at-large bid to the ting (.409), runs scored (39) and co-captain Rich Licursi provid• NCAA Northeast Regional sacrifices (10). He hammered ed strong pitching throughout Tournament. four homers and drove in 32 the season. Ward emerged as a The 1991 Pioneers featured a runs. star, concluding with a 9-1 hard-hitting lineup which gen• Everyone in the lineup con• won-lost record and 55 strike• erated a .320 batting average tributed. Freshman shortstop outs in 58.3 innings. Licursi, and a school-record 307 runs, Marc Durland checked in with who was a first-team Division II two outstanding starting pitch• a .291 average; junior All-American as a junior, com• ers, and a sure-handed de• rightfielder Jim Bruno batted pleted an outstanding four-year fense. .290 and sophomore center- career with an 8-2 record, 101 Junior third baseman Al Car• fielder Dave Nagy finished at strikeouts in 99.7 innings and a rara and sophomore second .282 along with a record 34 3.61 earned run average. baseman Scott Schilling swung walks. Licursi walked away with vir• the most authoritative bats. Four other regulars batted tually every SHU career record, Compressing a lot of power over .300: junior designated including wins (30), innings into a 5-foot-lO frame, Carrara hitter Jerry Fry, who finished at (358.7) and strikeouts (345). batted a lusty .381 and estab• .354 and topped the squad lished SHU records for hits (59) with 18 stolen bases; junior

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Men's Baseball 101 SCORES

Chapman College L South East Missouri State L Central Missouri State Univ L NW Missouri State Univ W University of Maine W University of Evansville L at Quinnipac College (2) W/W Americal Internaional (2) W/W University of New Haven (2) L/W at New Hampshire College (2) W/W at University of Lowell (2) W/W at University of Bridgeport (2) W/W Franklin Pierce College (2) W/W Merrimack College (2) W/W Southern Connecticut (2) W/W Assumption College (2) W/W Keene State College (2) W/L University of New Haven W Bentley College (2) W/W at Southampton (LIU) (2) W/W Bloomsburg University L Merrimack College L

Top Row (l-r) Head Coach Elizabeth Luckie, Trainer Mike Weild, Jocelyn Latulippe, Michelle Palmer, Becky Van Ort, Chris Kanuch, Keri O'Donnell, Nicole DuBack, April ErtI, Kathleen Faherty, Assistant Coach Ram London. First Row (l-r) Captain Tisha Johnson, Kerry Richardson, April King, Lori Bogue, Renee Melchiona, Shari Wright, Maria Cavaliere, Donna Charchenko, Heather Crilly.

102 Women's Softball WomeiPs SoftbaJX

A rebuilding year? Other col• Palmer, the swift sophomore Charchenko, enjoyed their finest lege Softball teams would wel• center fielder from Norwalk, bat• seasons. King batted a robust come the opportunity to dupli• ted a surrealistic .358 to erase .409, and topped the 1991 cate the 1991 successes of the University's 12-year-old rec• squad with 33 runs batted in Sacred Heart University. ord of .508 (Pat Suchower, and, remarkably, 17 sacrifices. The loss of two All-Americas 1980). Charchenko accounted for four and three other stars notwith• Palmer's defensive play in home runs, a team high, and hit standing, Coach Elizabeth center was above reproach, and .293. "Bippy" Luckie directed the she surpassed her own SHU sto• Four other regulars batted new ook Lady Pioneers to a 27- len base record, with 27. For the .340 or better, led by freshman 8 record and their second second year Michelle was ac• designated hitter Nicole DuBack straight New England Collegiate corded second-team All- at .355. Close behind were out• Conference championship and America honors, and she was the fielder-pitcher Keri O'Donnell, NCAA Mid-Atlantic Tournament NFCC's Co-Player of the Year as the NFCC's Co-Rookie of the bid. well. Year, at .347; junior second The team was virtually un• FrtI (Newtown) blossomed as baseman Renee Melchiona at beatable, 25-2, against the a sophomore, assembling a 16-7 .343 and sophomore third base• northern portion of its regular record along with six shutouts man Maria Cavaliere at .340. schedule. and a 0.89 earned run average. Sacred Heart also received "I knew we'd be competitive, April's five-hit, 1-0 victory over strong productivity from junior but I didn't expect us to do as the University of New Haven in shortstop Becky Van Ort, whose well as we did," Luckie says. the playoff game which deter• .313 average produced 31 RBI, "We received outstanding lead• mined the conference title and and junior leftfielder Tisha John• ership from our two seniors and resulting NCAA bid, was indic• son the team captain, at .284. other veteran players, Michelle ative of her pluck. Van Ort and Melchiona, both Palmer was super, and April ErtI The seniors, first baseman junior college transfers, really matured as a pitcher." April King and catcher Donna stabilized the infield as well.

Women's Softball 103 HI _ SCORES

Opponent W/L

Post Codege W Concordia Cottege W at Stonefiitt College W at Bryant College W Assrnnpdon College W at Mercy College W at University of Lowell W at University of Bridgeport L at FrankEn Pierce Col%e W(OT) at University of New Haven L ttt Queens Cottege W New Hampsfdre College L American Intematiorud W C.W. Post L Southern Conxveeticnt L Keene State College W at Bentley College W m Quinnipiac College W St. Anselm College W at Keene State College SHU vs. C.W. Post L HeoE Coacfu Joe McGuigan

Back Row: Assistant Coacft Andy GaSimi, Goalie — Jay McDugal, Ldgar Pons, Prank Surace, Danato PiselE Sekou Davis, Walter Pons, PfwnthaSacVorvgpraditk, Aflan Zuniga, Goahe Dino Scaccia, Coach Joe McGuigan, Coordinator Bengy Zeudy Front Row: Joftn Russo, Joe Nicolia, Liam McKeown, DanieC Dos Santos, Tony Ventresca, Martin Pineda, TfteopftoSs Burnett, Marco Saxuhez

104 Men's Soccer MEN'S SOCCER

the Nortfierast-lO Conference's reguabr PIONEER BOOTERS CON• other seniors, the prospects are bright for season champ, StonehilL CLUDE WITH BEST SEASON an even better team next year," says McGuigan was also pleased with the EVER McGuigan, chosen as the New England Pioneers' effort in narrow losses to Collegiate Conference Coach of the year. NECC power Southern Connecticut (1- Tfiere are no argmntnts, no disputes. "Two outstanding prospects, who had to 0), the University of Bridgeport (2-1) Tfus was the most successful Sacred sit out this year will be eligible next and New Hampshire Codege(3-Z). Eton University Soccer season in his- fall'. "Southern went on to win the national tory. McGuigan will welcome back several championship so that makes us look Tfie 1990 Pioneers concluded with a key players including Ad-NECC sweeper good," he said. 14-6 win-(ost record (3-4 NECC), fiigfi- AtCan Zuniga Jr., (NorwaCk, CtJ, ijghted by a season-ending NO. 20 rank•midfeilder Marco Sanchez [Soph., Lima, ing nationally and ihe scfiooCs jtrst ap- Peru), forward Theo Burnett (Fr., Clar• jmence in a post season event — tfie endon, Jamaica) and goalie Jay McDou- Eostem College Athletic Conference gal (Fr., Stratford, Ct.). (ECAC) Toumment "Aden anchors our defense and even The 14 victories were a record, as gets into the offenx^/' McGuigan says. were the team's 75 goals scored and 27 "As far as I'm concerned, he is one of the qoals allowed. Individually, Daniel Dosfinest all-around players in New England Santos, a Z7-year-old graduate studentand Ad-America materiaL" jrom Montevideo, Uruguay, ranked Burnett, a budding star, tied Dos San• among the nation's Division II scoringtos for the team lead in assists (11) and (coders throughout the fall His 34 goafsranked second with siK goals and 23 md 79 points shattered SHU single- points. season records established 20 years ago Sacred Heart's 14 triumphs included 6y current coacfi — and 1971 Ad Amer• victories over NECC rivals Keene State ica — Joe McGuigan. (4-1); FrankGn Pierce (4-2 in overtime) "Even though we lose Daniel and five and Lowed (3-1), and a 4-0 shutout of

•Ill 106 Sports Candids Sports Candids 107 sports Flosfiu**

After rrmcft dtbattj consideration; aruf con• troversy; Sacred Heart has decided to retain a mxdti-divisxonal siports program, Footftad and Lacrosse wid remain Division III wdiie ad otfier sports remain in Division 11. Tde controversy began in January when the NCAA stated tdat sports programs were not adowed to participate in mxdti-divisiorud competitions. One main issue was brought to the ad• ministrators' attention pertaining directly to the Division II/Division III question: What would happen to the school sports schol• arship program? After further diiscassion it was decided that student athletes already receiving aid would continue to do so but no new athlete could be awarded financial aid. Aid, therefore, will be handed out to new- incoming atheletes on merit and need.

108 Sports Flash