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2009 MEDIA GUIDE LAUREN GARRIGAN Senior • Captain Utility 2008 MAAC First Team Selection ERIN CLUNE Senior • Attack ELLEN HOWE LAUREN Head Coach 2008 Anaconda Sports BIEHLE MAAC Coach Senior • Center of the Year SIENASIENA & THE CAPITAL DISTRICT Table of Contents Siena and the Capital District . Inside Front Cover Quick Facts/Table of Contents . 1 2009 Outlook . 2-4 Coaching Staff. 5 Captain . 6 Siena College Quick Facts Seniors . 7-8 Location . Loudonville, N.Y. Junior . 9 Enrollment . 3,000 Sophomores . 10-13 Founded . 1937 Freshmen. 14 Affiliation . NCAA Division I 2009 Roster. 15 Conference . Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC) The College . 16 Nickname. Saints Siena’s Franciscan Tradition. 17 Colors . Green & Gold 2009 Opponents . 18-20 President . Fr. Kevin Mullen, O.F.M. Director of Athletics . John D’Argenio Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . 21 Associate AD/Compliance . Joyce Eggleston 2008 Review . 22 Assistant AD/Development . Lori Perillo The Capital Region . 23 Assistant AD/Business Affairs . Ken Grant Athletic Support Services . 24-25 Corporate Sales Manager . Cori Rowe Siena College Administration . 26-28 Marketing Manager. Katelyn Dooley Siena College Head Coaching Staff . 28 Administrative Secretary . Megan Gilligan 2008 Results and Statistics . 29 Coaches’ Secretary . Sybille Cowan 2008 MAAC Review . 30 Pool . Siena Swim Center Siena Water Polo History . 31-33 Press Box Phone: . 518-542-7240 Athletic Department Phone. 518-783-2551 The Record Book . 34-35 Web Site . www.SienaSaints.com Saints in the Community. 36-37 Saints in the Classroom . 38 Water Polo Quick Facts Siena Athletics . 39 TV/Radio Roster . Inside Back Cover Head Coach . Ellen Howe (3rd Season - Villanova ’05) 2009 Schedule . Back Cover Record. 12-29 (.293) Assistant Coach . Greg Brown (2nd Season) Athletic Communications Office Phone . 518-782-6773 E-Mail. [email protected] Assistant Athletic Director for Communications . Jason Rich Players Returning/Lost. 10/4 Office Phone . 518-783-2411 Newcomers . 4 Office Fax . 518-783-2992 2008 Overall Record . 11-20 Cell Phone. 518-542-7240 MAAC Record (Finish) . 4-6 (4th) E-Mail . [email protected] Assistant Sports Information Director . Mark Adam Athletic Communications Intern/ Multimedia Coordinator/Water Polo Contact . Mike Demos Office . 518-783-2377 Cell . 336-675-7374 E-Mail . [email protected] Athletic Communications Intern . Cody Berschwinger CREDITS The 2009 Siena College Water Polo media guide is published by the Siena College Athletic Communications Office. It was prepared by Mike Demos and was edited by Mike Demos, Jason Rich, Mark Adam and Ellen Howe. Design by: Jan Jarvis, Willow Graphics. Printing by: Snyder Printer, Troy, N.Y. For more information about the Siena College Water Polo program, please contact the Siena College Water Polo Office, Jason Rich ’98 Mark Adam Mike Demos 515 Loudon Road, Loudonville, N.Y. 12211-1462. Assistant Athletic Director Assistant Sports Information Athletic Communications for Communications Director Intern/Multimedia Coordinator/ Water Polo Contact 2009 SIENA WATER POLO 1 2009 Season Outlook After what was a watershed season in 2008 where the program posted Lisa Reilly last year and spelled Reilly on five occasions, 11 wins and advanced to the MAAC Tournament for the first time in making one start. An athletic goalie with a long wingspan, program history, the Siena College Water Polo Team has its sights set Nguyen showed flashes as a freshman of good things on taking the next step in 2009 and winning the MAAC Championship. to come, picking up a solid win over Central Connecticut With ten seasoned veterans returning from last year’s history-making State in her first collegiate start. squad, along with the additions of four highly-touted newcomers, Backing up Nguyen will be freshman Jennifer Kissel. A reigning Anaconda Sports MAAC Coach of the Year, Ellen Howe, feels native of Orlando, Fla., Kissel possesses a strong under- that this year’s team can indeed take that next step. standing of the game and shows good game control. “This should be a very exciting season for our team,” remarks Howe. She led her Winter Park team to a pair of second-place “We have a great veteran group who is coming off their first MAAC finishes and will be relied upon to translate her success Championships last year. They gained valuable experience last year in high school into the pool on the collegiate level. that will positively affect our team this year. We are hoping to exceed Kissel has a strong upside and should challenge Nguyen our conference record and performance at championships this year.” for playing time in goal throughout the season. Siena is anchored by arguably the best player in the program’s short “Both Lynh and Jen will provide excellent leadership and history in all-time leading scorer, Lauren Garrigan, who returns for stability in the goalie position,” notes Howe. “They are her senior season. An All-MAAC First Team performer last year, she both very different goalies but will complement each was named to the Preseason All-MAAC Team this season and will be other well in different game situations.” relied upon heavily if the Saints want to do any damage at all. With classmates Lauren Biehle and Erin Clune joining her to provide CENTERS leadership along with returning Although the Saints possess only two true centers on playmaker, Gina Guevara, the their roster, it is anchored by one of the better and most Saints have all the pieces to the experienced ones in the league in senior Lauren Biehle. puzzle necessary to challenge Biehle enters her final year in Loudonville fourth all-time for the MAAC crown. in program history in goals (108) and points (134). Last year, she played in all 31 games, starting 27 of them, and GOALIES posted her third straight 30+ goal season. She had a The main measurement of knack as well, coming through big in key games and success for any time is strong situations and tallied a hat trick in Siena’s narrow double- play in goal. While it is the overtime loss to Marist in the MAAC Tournament. An most inexperienced position accurate shooter who is second all-time in shot percent- on the team, it is full of talent age (.482), Biehle is a complete player who is strong and will be relied upon heavily defensively and enters her senior year as the all-time if the Saints want to have any leader in ejections drawn. Biehle figures to be a major chance whatsoever at suc- key anchoring the center position to provide the neces- cess this season. sary offensive spark that the Saints will need to pull through in the close games. Sophomore netminder Lynh Nguyen enters the season “Biehle has proven to be one of the best centers in our as the favorite to earn the conference,” notes Howe. “She is our lone true center starting nod. Nguyen with Jackie redshirting this year. She always commands learned the position under attention when she is in and usually has two or three the tutelage of then-senior different people having to guard her. This helps get other people open on offense.” Not to be outdone is sophomore Jackie Crosby. Due to an injury suffered prior to the start of the season, she will redshirt this season and look to return next year. Crosby had a phenomenal freshman year donning the Green and Gold, finishing second on the team with 55 goals and 85 points. A MAAC Rookie of the Week selec- tion on Apr. 16, Crosby can play both inside and outside and attacks the goal very well. When healthy, Crosby is one of the most dangerous centers in the league and an Camille Norman emerging star at the position. 2 2009 SIENA WATER POLO Lauren Garrigan Rounding out Siena’s utility corps is freshman Chelsea Reczek. UTILITIES Despite a small 5-7 size, Reczek is a strong, physical player who has a Siena’s utility position is stocked with three solid ath- powerful shot and is great at posting up and creating offensive letes who all complement each other well. The Saints opportunities. Reczek adds depth to an already outstanding utility are led by arguably the league’s top utility in the pro- corps and when given the opportunity, will be called upon to step in gram’s all-time leading scorer, Lauren Garrigan. A and play valuable minutes. phenomenal all-around talent, Garrigan has the ability “Lauren, Chelsea, and Camille are all great versatile players,” remarks to single-handedly take over games and has won several Howe. “I can stick them in at any position and they will be successful. almost on her own on numerous occasions over the They can all post up on offense as well as defend the center position past three years. She embarks upon her senior campaign with ease. They are the best all-around players on the team” as the programs’ all-time leader in points (273), assists (108) and steals (177), is second in both goals (165) and ATTACKERS ejections drawn (87) and is on pace to finish her deco- Siena’s attackers group overall is young, but full of talent and potential. rated career as the all-time leader in games played. A Leading the group is the lone senior, Erin Clune. Clune has seen MAAC First Team selection last year when she poured spotty action during her three previous years in Loudonville, but every in a program-record 80 goals and 119 total points, she time she has been given the opportunity, she has stepped right in and was tabbed a Pre-season All-MAAC selection again this scored big goals in important games. A tremendously accurate season. Siena’s success in 2009 can be directly tied to shooter, she makes the most of her shots, scoring on 49.2% of her the performance of Garrigan.