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2011-12 Media Guide Facilities Gordon Field House Lighted Turf Field Hale Recreational Pool Clark Gym Baseball and Softball Fields Judson Competition Pool RIT Game Field/Varsity Track Tiger Power Den Gordon Field House Indoor Track Tennis Courts Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena Wiedman Fitness Center Rochester Institute of Technology | www.ritathletics.com | 2011-12 Women’s Lacrosse | RIT: A Tradition of Excellence p 1 Facilities Contents & Information PROGRAM CONTENTS Sports Information Directors Steve Jaynes and Joe Venniro and Sports Coach Profiles . 2 Information intern Joe St . Pierre ’12 . Photos by RIT student photogra- 2012 Season Outlook . 3 phers Dylan Heuer ’12 and Mike Bradley ’12 . Aerial photography by 2012 Team Photo/Roster . 4 Stratus Imaging . Player Profiles . .. 5-11 2011 Statistics/Results . 12 uRIT STAFF DIRECTORY - AREA CODE (585) Team/Individual Records . 13 Executive Director of Athletics . Lou Spiotti Jr ., 475-2615 Yearly Record . 13 Associate Director of Athletics . Scott McVean, 475-7448 Record vs . Opponents . 13 Assistant Director for NCAA Compliance . Lex Sleeman, 475-7372 Top-10 Records . 14-15 Assistant Director of Athletics . Renee Carlineo, 475-5599 Individual Honors . 15 Head Athletic Trainer . Ben Emke, 475-4513 Academic/Athletic Success . 16 Development Officer . Rob Dermody, 475-2414 NTID Support Faculty . Diane Cinney, 475-4662 uQUICK FACTS Athletics Secretary . Karen Wagner Beck, 475-5814 Head Coach . Jeff McGuigan Senior Financial Assistant . Sue Benson, 475-2412 . 585-475-6961/jmpenlax@gmail .com Sports Information Director (lacrosse contact) . .. Steve Jaynes, Record/Years at RIT . .. 44-38/6th season . 475-6154/skjsid@rit .edu 2011 Record/Empire 8 (finish) . 6-11/5-3 (4th) Sports Information Director . Joe Venniro, Starters Returning/Lost . 7/5 . 475-5598/jtvsid@rit .edu Letter Winners Returning/Lost . 10/10 Athletics Website . www .ritathletics .com Location . Rochester, N .Y . Twitter Page . RITSports Address . Athletics, Clark Gymnasium Facebook Group . www .facebook .com/RIT .Athletics . 51 Lomb Memorial Drive . Rochester, NY 14623 Founded . 1829 Total Enrollment . 17,500 President . Dr . Bill Destler 2012 Women’s Lacrosse Schedule Nickname . Tigers Colors . Orange and Brown DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Affiliations . NCAA Division III Tues ., Mar . 6 vs . Lebanon Valley Baltimore, Md . 6:15 p .m . Conference . Liberty League Thurs ., Mar . 8 vs . Lynchburg Baltimore, Md . 6:15 p .m . Sat ., Mar . 17 at SUNY Fredonia Fredonia, N .Y . 12 p .m . uADMISSIONS/FINANCIAL AID Wed., Mar. 21 SUNY Brockport RIT Field 4 p.m. Early Admission Deadline . December 1, 2012 Regular Admission Deadline . February 1, 2013 Fri., Mar. 30 * Skidmore RIT Field 4 p.m. Admissions Website . www .rit .edu/admission Sat., Mar. 31 * RPI RIT Field 1 p.m. Admissions Office Phone . 585-475-6631 Fri ., Apr . 6 * at Vassar Poughkeepsie, N .Y . 4 p .m . Admissions E-mail . admissions@rit .edu Sat ., Apr . 7 * at Bard Annendale-on-Hudson, N .Y . 4 p .m . Financial Aid Deadline . FAFSA due March 1, 2013 Tues ., Apr . 10 at Nazareth Pittsford, N .Y . 4 p .m . Financial Aid Office Phone . 585-475-2186 Fri ., Apr . 13 * at Clarkson Potsdam, N .Y . 4 p .m . Sat ., Apr . 14 * at St . Lawrence Canton, N .Y . 1 p .m . Visits to campus are encouraged and may be arranged in advance by calling 585-475-6631 . Visits for deaf and hard-of-hearing students may Tues., Apr. 17 * Rochester RIT Field 4 p.m. be arranged by calling 585-475-6700 (voice/TTY), toll free in the Thurs ., Apr . 19 at SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, N .Y . 4 p .m . U .S . and Canada at 866-644-6843 (voice/TTY), or by videophone at Fri., Apr. 27 * William Smith RIT Field 4 p.m. 585-743-1366 . RIT is a registered trademark of Rochester Institute Technology. RIT is a registered Sat., Apri. 28 * Union RIT Field 1 p.m. Fri .-Sat ., May 4-5 Liberty League Tournament TBD TBD uCOVER AND CREDITS *Denotes Liberty League Contest The 2012 Women’s Lacrosse Media Guide is a publication of the Home games in BOLD Rochester Institute of Technology Sports Information Office . Cover and interior design by University Publications Graphic Designer Peter Bella Jr . ’03 and Mary McConnell ’88 . Content written and edited by PDF-P1312-3/12-MEM Rochester Institute of Technology | www.ritathletics.com | 2011-12 Women’s Lacrosse | RIT: A Tradition of Excellence p 2 Coach Profiles Jeff McGuigan begins his sixth season as the head coach The Tigers have continued to improve under Mc- of the women’s lacrosse program at RIT . He is the all- Guigan’s guidance, and play one of the most demanding time leader in coaching wins at RIT with 44, and led the schedules in the east region . In 2007, McGuigan led the Tigers to three Empire 8 playoff berths in five seasons . Tigers to eight wins and earned a berth in the Empire 8 RIT is 44-38 in McGuigan’s five seasons as head coach . Tournament for the first time . Last season, McGuigan helped Shelby Vakiener earn McGuigan arrived at RIT after a very successful IWLCA second team All-American honors . Vakiener stint as the head varsity coach at Penfield High School . totaled 85 points on 57 goals and 28 assists, and set the In 2005, he was named the Monroe County Class AA program record for points in a season and her 142 career Coach of the Year . He has coached 44 Academic All- points is fourth all-time at RIT . Americans and two National All-Americans . From 2002 In 2010, McGuigan led the Tigers to an 11-5 record, to 2005, he led Penfield to a 52-21 record . with the squad shattering several offensive records, In addition to coaching, McGuigan also runs a including most goals (234) . lacrosse summer clinic for 6th-12th graders for the In 2009, McGuigan led the Tigers to a program- Penfield Recreation Program . He also has coached girls Head Coach record 13 wins and a second-place finish in the Empire modified soccer, basketball, and cross country, and was a Jeff McGuigan 8 . The women were five minutes away from securing modified and varsity football coach . McGuigan, a gradu- an NCAA Tournament berth . In addition, McGuigan’s ate of SUNY Cortland, received his bachelor’s degree in squad excelled in the classroom, earning a 2009 IWLCA economics and public administration . He also played Academic Squad honor . football for the Red Dragons . McGuigan also coached Kelsey Evans, who became McGuigan retired from the Rochester Police Depart- RIT’s first women’s lacrosse All-American in 2009 . Under ment in 2006 . He lives in Penfield with his wife, Susan . McGuigan’s tutelage, Evans was named the Empire 8 They have two children, Erin and Kevin . Erin is married Goalkeeper of the Year three consecutive times . Evans, to former RIT men’s lacrosse assistant coach and current Jerica Young, and Ashley Pezze were all named to the Babson Head Coach Brendan Gorman . 2009 IWLCA All-Empire Region team . Rianne Farrugia begins her first season as an assistant MAAC All-Academic Team selection from 2008-2011 . coach on the RIT women’s lacrosse coaching staff . She She graduated in the spring of 2011 from Niagara comes to RIT after a stellar playing career at Niagara with a degree in arts and sciences and is currently pursu- University . ing a master’s degree in communication technologies She played for the Purple Eagles from 2007-2011, from RIT . She also works for RIT SportsZone Live HD . garnering Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2010 tallying 25 points on 20 goals and five assists . She fin- ished her career at Niagara with 64 points on 47 goals and 17 assists . Farrugia was also active off the field, serving a Stu- dent Athlete Advisory Committee representative from 2009-2011 . She was nominated to be a representative for the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in 2010 and was an Assistant Coach Rianne Farrugia Rochester Institute of Technology | www.ritathletics.com | 2011-12 Women’s Lacrosse | RIT: A Tradition of Excellence p 3 Coach Profiles 2012 Season Outlook The 2012 RIT Women’s Lacrosse Team will look assists are second most all-time at RIT . She is Sophomore Ashleigh Caruso will be called to improve upon a six-win campaign from a just 39 goals away from breaking the record set upon to have a bigger role this year, after finish- season ago that saw the Tigers advance to the by Eileen Hennigan in 2010, and is 26 points ing last season with 14 goals and two assists . Empire 8 Semifinals . behind Hennigan on the all-time list . Freshman Marlee Vlassis will keep the battle Head Coach Jeff McGuigan enters his sixth “I would like to see her increase her assist for playing time very competitive . season with the Tigers with a positive outlook total,” said McGuigan . “And I think we have the on the season . people to complement that ”. SCHEDULE “We’ve had one of the best preseasons I’ve Lampson will also be called upon to hold 2012 marks the first season for the Tigers in the been a part of,” said McGuigan . “That’s very down the midfield and contribute on the score- Liberty League, after departing from the Empire encouraging ”. board . In three seasons with the Tigers she has 8 . The new conference poses new challenges RIT lost just one senior from last season’s recorded 110 points on 70 goals and 40 assists . that the veteran Tigers are looking forward to . team and returns 10 players who started at least “Becca’s one of the keys to the team,” stated “Each team, top to bottom, will be a little 10 games in 2011 . McGuigan .