2005 - 2006 Basketball Media Guide Dear Cougar Fans: I am pleased to present our 2005-2006 Basketball Media Guide, which illustrates our ongoing commitment to intercollegiate athletics. We’re very excited about the continued growth of our athletic programs and proud of our scholar athletes, whose graduation rate is impressive. They have achieved standards of academic excellence as well as athletic success and demonstrate that at Caldwell College, our first priority is a quality education. Our stimulating growth has created unique opportunities for expanded academic programs, student services and technological advancements. The College attributes much of the growth to its innovative use of campus wide advances in technology, the increased interest in resident life and our affordable tuition. The College’s enhanced institutional image among our prestigious peer institutions and the excellence of our athletic programs continues to grow since joining the NCAA Division II in 1998. Last March the George R. Newman Center, the College’s state-of-the-art athletic facility, served as host of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, with the winners receiving automatic bids to the NCAA Division II national tournaments for the first time. The success of our athletic teams speaks for itself. Our fine basketball teams have great traditions that include multiple conference championships and national tournament appearances. This fall, our men’s soccer team received its first national ranking and appeared in the New England Region rankings all season. And this past spring the softball team repeated as CACC champions and participated in the NCAA Northeast Region Tournament for the second consecutive season. Your support of Caldwell College athletics is deeply appreciated. I hope to see you at some of our upcoming athletic events. Look for me especially at home basketball games. Sister Patrice Werner, O.P, Ph.D. President 2005-06 Caldwell College Quick Facts General Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Address: 9 Ryerson Avenue, Caldwell, NJ Head Coach: Mark Corino (18th year) Head Coach: Nicole Durnien-Amato (sixth year) Founded: 1939 Career Record: 392-248 (22 years) Career Record: 83-59 (five years) Enrollment: 2,270 Record at Caldwell: 297-200 (17 years) Record at Caldwell: same Nickname: Cougars Assistant Coaches: Assistant Coaches: Colors: Scarlet, White and Gold Dean Johnson (16th year) Jen Carleton Affiliations: NCAA Division II, ECAC Dave DeFerrari (fourth year) Kevin Reilly Conference: Central Atlantic Collegiate Dennis Gregory (first year) 2004-05 Review Conference (CACC) 2004-05 Review Record: 9-19 Web Site: www.caldwell.edu Record: 17-15 CACC/Place: 8-14/ninth Home Arena: George R. Newman Center CACC/Place: 14-6/third CACC Tournament: n/a (1,800) CACC Tournament: 2-1 2005-06 Preview Quarterfinals, NJIT – W, 85-71 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/3 Administration Semifinals, USP – W, 70-56 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 President: Sister Patrice Werner, O.P., Ph.D. Finals, Bloomfield – L, 67-91 Returning Starters: VP of Student Life: Sister Elaine Keenan, O.P. ECAC Tournament: 0-1 Shannon Coyle (G, 5-5, Jr., 10.2 ppg, 2.7 apg) Executive Director of Athletics: Mark A. Corino First round, Holy Family – L, 87-91 (OT) Dana Leary (F, 5-7, So., 9.2 ppg, 6.3 rpg) Associate Athletic Director/Compliance 2005-06 Preview Amy Ransom (G, 5-8, Jr., 7.4 ppg) Officer: Dean Johnson Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/7 Other Returning Players: Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Women’s Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Melissa Freeman (F, 5-11, So., 7.1 ppg, 31 Administrator: Nicole Durnien-Amato Returning Starters: blocks) Administrative Assistant: Lisa Bateman Jean Georges (G, 6-3, Jr., 8.0 ppg., 2.5 rpg.) Phylicia Holmes (G, 5-8, So., 3.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg) Athletic Trainer: Diane Froehlich Manny Perez (F, 6-7, So., 16.2 ppg., 6.1 rpg.) Melissa Shubiak (G, 5-7, So., 3.2 ppg) Athletic Phone Number: (973) 618-3260 Kelvin Reese (G, 5-7, Sr., 3.5 ppg., 2.4 apg.) Newcomers: 7 Athletic Fax Number: (973) 618-3370 B.J. Suchy (F, 6-6, So., 6.5 ppg., 3.7 rpg.) Laura Ciesla (G, 5-6, Fr., Chicago, IL) Other Returning Players: Tanisha Cooley (G, 5-6, Fr., Highland Park, NJ) Coaches Directory Mark Kelly (G, 6-1, Sr., 7.1 ppg., 34 3-Pt. FG) Alexis Demby (F, 5-7, Fr., West New York, NJ) Baseball: Chris Reardon Adam Sabree (G, 6-4, So., 3.3 ppg., 2.1 rpg.) Amy Gaudious (C, 6-2, Jr., Long Branch, NJ) Teren Scudder (F, 6-7, Sr., 4.3 ppg., 4.1 rpg.) Camille Mammolite (G, 5-6, Fr., Scotch Plains, NJ) Cross Country: John Tosato Michael Wise (G, 5-8, So., 1.4 ppg.) Becky Piper (G, 5-8, Jr., Farmingdale, NJ) Golf: Ron Gerhold Newcomers: 5 Janay Prim (F, 6-0, Fr., Ansonia, CT) Men’s Soccer: Jamie Nash Carl Augustin (G, 6-3, Fr., Stony Point, NY) Women’s Soccer: Steve O’Neal Kevin Olivieri (G, 6-2, Fr., Old Bridge, NJ) Softball: Dean Johnson Tariq Shaheed (F, 6-7, So., SW Atlanta, GA) Men’s and Women’s Tennis: Jen Carleton Hans Stelzer (G, 5-9, So., Selden, NY) Rotem Wiskind (G, 6-1, Fr., Har-Adar, Israel) Sports Information Office Director of Sports Information: Matt McLagan Phone: (973) 618-3567 Fax: (973) 618-3370 Email: [email protected] Media Information Requests for information on the Caldwell College athletic programs should be directed to the Sports Information Office. 1 uccess has followed the Caldwell College men’s Cougars into the finals of the CACC Tournament. basketball team in its 18 years of existence, including “I am pleased with the second half of last season S 17 seasons under head coach Mark Corino. Through and the success we had in the conference,” Corino the years the Cougars have won seven Central Atlantic said. “Because of how we finished, I’m expecting us to Collegiate Conference regular-season titles and made be competitive with the experience our returning five trips to the national tournament while featuring players gained last season.” multiple All-American players. The upcoming 2005-06 Caldwell’s change of fortune coincided with the season has the potential to symbolize the insertion of point guard Kelvin Reese into the success Caldwell College and Corino starting lineup. Reese, who transferred have enjoyed. First, the Cougars return to Caldwell after two years at four starters from last year’s 17-15 Essex (Md.) Community College, squad that advanced to the finals returns for his senior season as of the CACC Tournament, and the Cougars’ top defensive thus are looking to continue their player. A good ball-handler, winning ways. And second, Reese will be asked to Corino stands on the cusp of take on a larger role on the achieving a pair of milestones offensive end with backcourt that will underscore the history mate Ron Harris having of success the program has 2005-2006 graduated. The Cougars earned, as well as the impact will look to another senior Corino has had as the guard in Mark Kelly for an Cougars’ coach. Men’s offensive spark. Kelly led the At the start of his 18th team with 34 three-pointers as season at Caldwell, Corino needs Basketball the first option off the bench, just three victories to reach 300 as a role he will assume again this coach of the Scarlet, White and Gold. Preview season. His career three-point field And with eight wins this season, Corino, goal percentage of 42.2 percent ranks who coached at Bloomfield College for five fourth on Caldwell’s all-time list. years before coming to Caldwell, will become the “As seniors with experience, Mark and Kelvin second active men’s college basketball coach in New need to embrace the leadership role on the team,” Jersey to win 400 games in a career. Corino said. “They are both fine young men, and their “We’ve had so many great players here over the leadership will be a benefit to the team. Both have a years,” Corino said. “Achieving a significant amount of great work ethic, which has a positive influence on their wins ultimately reflects on the talented players and their teammates.” hard work and commitment to the program. I feel Harris, who averaged 14.2 points per game last fortunate to have been associated with such an season while swiping a school-record 98 steals, will be outstanding group.” a difficult player to replace. Among the candidates are This year’s roster also has the type of talented junior Jean Georges and sophomore Adam Sabree. players Corino is accustomed to, led by sophomore Georges, who averaged 8.0 points per game while forward Manny Perez, a second team all-CACC starting 19 games last season, missed seven games selection as a freshman. Although Perez and the team during January. When healthy, Georges has shown the finished strong, the first half of the 2004-05 season potential to be a productive offensive player who could was a struggle. Due to a difficult non-conference help make up for the loss of Harris in the backcourt. schedule and a team that had eight newcomers on a Sabree had a solid freshman campaign, starting 13 roster of 15 players, the Cougars won just three of their games while playing in all 32 contests in his debut Senior guard Mark Kelly first 12 games before the holiday break. But the team season. He showed his promise as an offensive threat put together a strong second-half run, going 14-6 with a 16-point performance in the Cougars’ 75-54 including a six-game winning streak that put the win against NJIT.