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. attempts, best in program history. While Garrigan is arguably one of the top players in the Junior Gina Guevara is both a feisty and strong player who is one of league, one cannot overlook the Saints’ other utilities the top playmakers in the league. As a freshman, she broke the single- who look to be strong supporting players again this year. season program record tallying 50 assists and is fourth all-time in Sophomore Camille Norman gained valuable experience that category. A player who matches up well against the conference’s as a freshman and provided a tremendous impact to best, when Guevara is at her best, she is creating the offense well and the Saints’ successes in 2008 as she again looks to setting up others for good scoring opportunities. duplicate that this year. Norman got off to a slow start A trio of sophomores flanks Clune and Guevara looking to build upon last year, but ended the season strong. An All-Academic productive freshman years. Molly Chamberlain is a quick and smart Team honoree, Norman started 22 of 31 games played player who came off the bench last year to lead all Siena reserves with and totaled 56 points. A versatile player who can play 31 steals and seven ejections drawn. An extremely hard worker, she multiple positions, she is an effective defender with her will be looked upon to increase her scoring ability as a sophomore. long, six-foot two-inch frame.

2009 SIENA WATER POLO 3 Ann Arbor, Mich. native, Devan Ragg, completed what was a strong The Green and Gold will host their first two of four freshman class last season and was one of three Siena freshmen to home games this season on Mar. 16 against Colorado be named a MAAC Rookie of the Week when she earned the honors College and Mar. 21 vs. Utica. Non-conference play con- on Apr. 9. Ragg finished second on the team with 35 assists and third cludes the weekend of Mar. 28 with the Villanova in points with 65. A solid all-around player, she will be relied upon Invitational. heavily to draw ejections and set up plays. The Saints open their 10-game MAAC slate on Apr. 4 in Sophomore Nicole Hagi got off to a tremendous start and earned Staten Island, N.Y. with matchups against Villanova and MAAC Rookie of the Week honors following the first week of the season St. Francis (N.Y.). Siena will play each of the other five Feb. 19 after scoring four goals along with three assists and seven MAAC Water Polo League schools twice this season. The steals in her first collegiate weekend. A player who possesses excellent Saints host a home weekend as well this year on Apr. 18 speed and enthusiasm in the water, Hagi will be looked upon to con- when they welcome St. Francis and Iona to town. tinue to build on her early season freshman successes. Conference play concludes the next day in Poughkeepsie with games against perennial MAAC powers Marist Freshmen Katie Ness and Traci Robertson are versatile players who and Wagner. are also good drivers and expected to challenge for starting spots. Ness is an experienced defender with remarkable speed, while The 2009 MAAC Championships will be hosted by Marist Robertson gives the Saints a different look on the offensive end with again this year in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Apr. 25 and 26. her southpaw shot. “Our attackers are all great athletes on the team,” notes Howe. “Each provide genuine speed and quickness to our offense. They are also often called upon to defend some of the best offensive players in games. 2009 MAAC Water Polo Highlighting our class of attackers is Devan Ragg and Gina Guevara League Preseason Poll who are crucial to our offensive balance.” Iona 34 SCHEDULE Coach Howe has assembled a challenging schedule in 2009 and one Marist 33 that she hopes prepares the Saints for the always arduous MAAC Wagner 22 slate as the Saints look to make it back to the MAAC Tournament for a second straight year. Siena will play 30 regular-season games and SIENA 15 appear in six tournaments and will play games in California, Michigan St. Francis (N.Y.) 14 and Pennsylvania in addition to the Empire State this year. Villanova 9 “I am very excited for our season this year,” says Howe. “Our tough non-conference schedule will help us prepare mentally and physically for the MAAC season. Securing key victories in MAAC play will be Preseason All-MAAC Team crucial to getting us a second bid into the MAAC Tournament.” Amanda Brucia Iona Siena begins play at the Harvard Invitational, opening with national Kathleen Link Iona powerhouse Michigan on Feb. 15 along with host Crimson. The Saints then travel west for their annual California trip for the University of Lauren Peterson* Iona Redlands Tournament (Feb. 21) before concluding the trip with single Katelin McCahill Marist games at Whittier (2/23) and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (2/24). Samantha Swartz Marist The Saints then return east to fulfill their special invite to the ECAC Championships Feb. 28 and Mar. 1 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Siena will Lauren Garrigan SIENA open play as the #7 seed and take on the second seed, Brown, in Hadar Berger St. Francis (N.Y.) their first game. Sophomore Devan Ragg then makes her triumphant return home to Ann Arbor as the Saints square off in the Wolverine Andrea Dolnay St. Francis (N.Y.) Invitational hosted by the University of Michigan. *MAAC Preseason Player of the Year

4 2009 SIENA WATER POLO Coaching Staff Ellen Howe Howe also established a brilliant water polo playing career of her own both in high school and collegiately at Villanova. During her playing Head Coach – Third Season career at Villanova, Howe received four varsity letters and was named Ellen Howe begins her third to the All-MAAC team during each of her four seasons. She received season overall and second full two degrees as an undergraduate and was named to the conference’s season as the Siena water polo All-Academic team three out of four years. She was her team’s co- head coach. Howe enters the MVP during the 2004 and 2005 seasons and graduated from season with a 12-29 career Villanova as the all-time assists leader and with the second-highest record after being elevated to point total in school history (goals and assists). the head coaching position on In addition to her head coaching duties, Howe also manages the April 5, 2007. Howe previously Siena Athletic Department’s Life Skills Program which helps to served for two seasons as the enhance the overall experience of being a Siena student-athlete by team’s assistant coach. providing skills applicable to life beyond college. Posting a 1-9 record after filling out the remainder of the Howe recently completed her masters degree in urban education at 2007 season, Howe took the program to new heights in Sage College and was a 2008 graduate 2008. The Saints finished 11-20 overall and qualified for of the NCAA Women’s the MAAC Tournament for the first time in program Coaches Academy. history. For her efforts, Howe was named the 2008 She currently Anaconda Sports MAAC Coach of the Year. resides in nearby During her assistant coaching tenure, Howe helped Newtonville. guide the Saints through a new era for the program which saw the team compete against three ranked teams and amass the deepest schedule in school history. Prior to her appointment as head coach, Howe served as an integral part to the Saints’ 2007 record-setting team which posted the most successful start in program history at 11-5. Prior to her stint in Loudonville, Howe embarked on her coaching career in 2003 while working with age-group athletes through the Greater Philly Water Polo Club. In 2004 she served as the head coach at Friends Central High School in Philadelphia and has also coached at several water polo camps across the country.

Greg Brown Assistant Coach Second Season Brown enters his second A four-year starting goaltender, Brown helped lead Lycoming to three season as Siena’s assistant Division III National Tournaments (1999, 2000, 2001). In 2001, Brown water polo coach. He is also served as team captain and helped Lycoming to a seventh-place finish in his third season as the in the National Tournament, marking the highest in program history. Saints’ head coach for swim- Brown holds the all-time saves and wins record at Lycoming. ming and diving. A Mechanicsburg, Pa. native, Brown currently resides in nearby Troy. Brown, a 2002 graduate of Lycoming College, was a four- year letterwinner in water polo and swimming.

2009 SIENA WATER POLO 5 2009 Captain

Lauren Garrigan #4 2006: Second Team All-MAAC selection...Started 30 of 31 games played during a phenomenal freshman year...Led the Saints in Senior • Captain points (67) and assists (33) and was second in steals (67)... 5-4 • Utility Named to the Siena Invite First Team...Recipient of the Kailua, Hawaii/Kamehameha Hercules Award for “outstanding overall performance in the team’s Strength & Conditioning Program”...Named the team’s GENERAL: Team Captain...2009 Preseason All- most valuable offensive player and also was the recipient of MAAC selection...Enters her senior season as the the Coach’s Award. program’s all-time leader in goals (165), assists (108), points (273) and steals (177)...All-around BEFORE SIENA: Attended The Kamehameha School where great player...Leads by example in the water...Can she played water polo for Ben Nary...Was a member of the play anywhere...Also is a great defender who is a Hawaiian Zone Team in 2004...Named First Team All-Inter- fixture in the team’s defensive strategy...Hard scholastic League Hawaii and First Team Division I All-Stars worker...Team player...Also competes on the as a junior...Won an Interscholastic League Hawaii swimming women’s swim team at Siena. title in the 100 backstroke as a sophomore. 2008: First Team All-MAAC selection...Named MAAC Player of the Week (4/22) PERSONAL: Born October 6, 1986...The daughter of Paul and after posting 19 goals in four games as the Saints clinched their first-ever berth Helen Garrigan...Has three sisters: Yvonne, who played water in the MAAC Tournament...Led the team in goals (80), assists (39), points polo at the University of Hawaii; Alicia, who played water polo (119), shots (160), shot percentage (.500), steals (55) and ejections drawn (26) at Cuesta College, and Brittany...Majoring in business...Chose ...Goals and point total set new program single-season records...Had eight Siena because of the opportunity to play water polo and games where she recorded at least five points...Tied a program record with because she wanted to attend a small school for college. eight goals, while also drawing four ejections against Wagner (4/19)...Posted HOWE ON GARRIGAN: “Lauren has established herself nine-point performance in overtime victory against Wagner (4/5)...Tallied hat as one of the top all-around players in the MAAC. She is a trick and finished with six total points in Siena Invite Championship loss to great leader both in and out of the water and I am expecting Iona (3/2) on her way to being named to the All-Tournament Second Team... great things from her this season” Added seven points (four goals, three assists) in victory at Connecticut College (3/30)...Posted four goals in victory over Colorado College (3/16)...Recorded a hat trick and four total points in loss at #15 Hartwick (3/8)...Scored four goals against St. Francis (4/6)...Finished with six points (three goals, three assists) in win over Villanova (4/12) ...Scored seven goals against Iona (4/12)...Tallied five goals and three assists in win over Villanova (4/20)...Contributed six goals in Siena’s MAAC Tournament clinching victory over St. Francis (4/20)...Scored five goals in MAAC Tournament Consolation Game loss to Wagner (4/27)... Recorded a hat trick in first win of season against Penn State-Behrend (2/23). 2007: Named a Preseason All-MAAC selec- tion...Started in all 26 games she played during her sophomore season...Led the Saints in goals (50), points (86), shots (130) and steals (55) ...Notched a career-high five goals against Utica (3/23)...Named to the Chapman Invitational All-Tournament Team...Was a Siena Invite All-Tournament First Team performer.

GARRIGAN’S STATS YEAR GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% STL EJD TO 2006 31/30 35 33 68 108 .324 67 23 23 2007 26/26 50 36 86 130 .385 55 38 40 2008 31/31 80 39 119 160 .500 55 26 37 TOTALS 88/87 165 108 273 398 .415 177 87 100

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Lauren Biehle #2 BEFORE SIENA: Attended Golden West High School where she played water polo for Tim Elick...Was a member of the California Central Valley Zone Senior team three times...Named West Yosemite League Most Valuable Player and 5-6 • Center First Team All-League as a senior. Visalia, Calif./Golden West PERSONAL: Born June 30, 1987...The daughter of Steve and Diane Biehle... GENERAL: Explosive and Has a brother, Nick, who recently graduated from Cal Poly and a younger sister, energetic player...Possesses a great Katherine, who plays water polo at Pacific...Majoring in marketing and manage- scoring ability from the center ment with an interest in attending culinary school upon graduation...Serves as position...Hard to defend in one- a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC)...Chose Siena on-one situations...Consistent because of the opportunity to play water polo, the strong academic core and scorer for the past two years... the location. Offensive weapon...Enters senior HOWE ON BIEHLE: “Lauren is probably the most explosive and experienced season as program’s all-time center in our conference. She is the backbone and driving force in our offense. leader in ejections drawn. She should have a great senior season.” 2008: Played in all 31 games, starting 27...Fourth Annual Siena Invite All-Tournament First Team selection...Finished third on the team with 35 goals...Placed second on the squad with 23 ejections drawn...Recorded 41 total points and tallied a stellar .432 shot percentage...Had four occasions where she recorded at least four goals in a game...Tallied season-high five goals in win over Villanova (3/1)...Scored four of Siena’s five goals in loss to Mercyhurst (2/23)...Added another four- goal performance in victory over Colorado College (3/16)... Tallied four goals against Iona (4/12)...Posted hat trick in win at Connecticut College (3/30)...Led Saints with hat trick in MAAC Tournament loss to Marist (4/26). 2007: Started all 22 games in which she played...Finished the season ranking third on the team with 40 goals and was fourth in points (53)...Drew single-season program record 39 ejections ...Her 48.78% shot percentage was second best on the Saints... Scored a team-high three goals in Siena’s 8-6 double-overtime win in the season opener against Mercyhurst (2/17)...Scored a team-leading four goals while also drawing a career-high four ejections in the Saints’ win over Oregon at the Champman Invitational (2/24)...Tallied a season-best, tying five goals later that day in Siena’s 12-7 win over Arizona...Also recorded a five-goal performance against Carthage (3/12). 2006: Played in all 31 games as a freshman, starting 22...Led the Saints with a 54.10% shot percentage...Finished fourth on the team with 33 goals and totaled 40 points...Drew a then- program-record 37 ejections.

BIEHLE’S STATS YEAR GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% STL EJD TO 2006 31/22 33 7 40 61 .541 9 37 52 2007 22/22 40 13 53 82 .488 10 39 65 2008 31/27 35 6 41 81 .432 5 23 36 TOTALS 84/71 108 26 134 224 .482 24 99 153

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Erin Clune #13 PERSONAL: Born November 4, 1986...The daughter of Thomas and Betty Clune...Has one sister Melissa who just Senior graduated as a student-athlete swimmer at Syracuse...Major- 5-6 • Attacker ing in political science with aspirations to one day be a United Bainbridge Island, Wash./Bainbridge States Senator...Serves as a member of Siena’s Student Govern- ment, Siena’s Ambassadors Program and Siena’s Model UN GENERAL: Scores big goals in important games Program...Chose Siena because of the strong political science ...Always can be counted on to provide a spark in program and the opportunity to compete in water polo. the game...Superb attitude and mental toughness ...Excellent shot and driving ability...Enters senior HOWE ON CLUNE: “Erin is the definition of a student- season as most accurate shooter in program athlete. She excels both in and out of the water and encourages history at 49.2%. everyone around her to do their best. With three years of experience under her belt I am hoping for her to have a stellar 2008: Academic All-American Team honoree... senior season.” MAAC All-Academic Team selection...Appeared in 25 games...Recorded three goals and an assist...Added three steals. 2007: Started five of 25 games played during her sophomore campaign...Set single-season program record with a .581 shot percentage...Tallied 18 goals and recorded 20 points...Honored with the Preseason Most Improved Player Award... Set a career high in goals (4) and ejections drawn (2) in the Saints win over Utica (3/18). 2006: Appeared in 27 games, starting 22 in her freshman season...Tallied eight goals and 10 assists for a total of 18 points ...Shot 40% which was second best on the team...Named to the AWPCA All- Academic Team. BEFORE SIENA: Attended Bainbridge High School where she played water polo for Jeff Clark...Won a Washington State Championship and was named her team’s Most Valuable Player as a junior...Co-Captain and scored two goals in the state final as a senior.

CLUNE’S STATS YEAR GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% STL EJD TO 2006 27/22 8 10 18 20 .400 17 5 21 2007 25/5 18 2 20 31 .581 10 5 4 2008 25/0 3 1 4 8 .375 3 0 4 TOTALS 77/27 29 13 42 59 .492 30 10 29

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Gina Guevara # 8 BEFORE SIENA: Attended St. Thomas Aquinas where she played water polo for Gary Besbris...Named First Team All-Broward County as a sophomore, Junior junior and senior...Earned Most Valuable Player as a sophomore...Named 5-3 • Attacker team captain as a sophomore and senior...Received the High Point Award at Weston, Fla./St. Thomas the 2005 Miami Holiday Camp as the best overall female player...Member of Aquinas the Florida Coast Water Polo Club coached by Alex Bennett. GENERAL: Feisty, strong player PERSONAL: Born March 27, 1988 in Atlanta...The daughter of Ramon and ...Has a great love for the game... Ligia Guevara...Has a sister, Andrea, who swam at Florida Atlantic University... Matches up well with some of the Majoring in bio-chemistry...Chose Siena because of the excellent School of best players in the conference... Science and for the opportunity to play water polo at a smaller school. Energetic and experienced...Great HOWE ON GUEVARA: “Gina continues to be our go-to defender on the at inspiring teammates to play team. She is willing to match up against some of the best players on our their best. schedule and plays with a lot of heart.” 2008: Appeared in all 31 games, making 19 starts...Named to the Fourth Annual Siena Invite All-Tournament Second Team... Recorded 10 goals and 16 assists, totaling 26 points...Added 30 steals...Tallied three steals in win over Carthage (3/1)... Recorded multiple goals on three occasions. 2007: Started all 26 games during her rookie campaign...Recorded pro- gram-record 50 assists...Her 67 points ranked third on the team... Finished second in steals (45) and third in ejections drawn (34) ...Twice named MAAC Rookie of the Week (Mar. 13, 27).

GUEVARA’S STATS YEAR GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% STL EJD TO 2007 26/26 17 50 67 77 .221 45 34 36 2008 31/19 10 16 26 37 .270 30 5 22 TOTALS 57/45 27 66 93 114 .237 75 39 58

2009 SIENA WATER POLO 9 2009 Sophomores Lynh Nguyen #1 Camille Norman # 5 Sophomore Sophomore 5-9 • Goalie 6-2 • Utility Kentwood, Mich./East Kentwood Bellevue, Wash./Sammamish GENERAL: Quick and athletic goalie... GENERAL: Excellent all-around athlete Passes well...Great hand-eye coordination who also competed in basketball and soccer ...Solid experience...Shows great promise in high school...Knows the game well and as a goalkeeper in the MAAC...Transfer has the ability to play multiple positions... from Ferris State...Expected to secure Primarily a defender with great height and starting goalie position this season. awareness...Comfortable leading the offense 2008: Appeared in five games, making one and taking charge when called upon. start in goal as a freshman...Posted 15.67 goals against average and 2008: Academic All-American Team honoree...Appeared in 31 games, accrued .493 save percentage...Recorded 12 saves in picking up first starting 22 during her freshman campaign...Recorded 23 goals and 33 collegiate win in first collegiate start in 15-3 win at Connecticut College assists for 56 total points...35 steals were second most on the team... (3/30)...Combined with Lisa Reilly to shutout Utica 16-0 (3/9)...Tallied Posted a hat trick in team’s first win of the season over Penn State- seven saves including a stop on a 5M penalty shot and also recorded Behrend (2/23) while finishing with a game-high seven points...Recorded two assists in preserving a win vs. Colorado College (3/16). career-high five assists against Iona (4/12)...Scored two goals and added BEFORE SIENA: Transferred to Siena from Ferris State University... three steals in loss at #15 Hartwick (3/8)...Added five points (two goals, Earned four letters in both swimming and water polo at East Kentwood three assists) and drew four ejections later that day against Harvard. ...Competed as a goalie for coaches Doug Wilson and Jarod Lane...Earned BEFORE SIENA: Earned three letters in water polo and soccer and All-Conference, All-Regional, All-State and was also named a fourth Team two letters in basketball at Sammamish...First Team All-State selection All-America her senior year...Competed in sprinting events as a swimmer. her senior year...Named Second Team All-State and All-League as a PERSONAL: Born January 6, 1989 in Grand Rapids, Michigan...The junior...Team MVP her junior season after scoring 48 goals and leading daughter of Nancy Hoadley...Has an older brother, Long, who attends her team in assists...Member of the Washington Water Polo Club and Lawrence Tech...A biochemistry major who one day aspires to be a the Pacific Northwest/Hawaii Zone team in 2007. pharmacist. PERSONAL: Born June 30, 1989...The daughter of Jeffrey and Ann HOWE ON NGUYEN: “Lynh came back this season ready to be a Norman...Has an older brother, Chris, who is enrolled at Linfield top goalie in our conference. She is an outstanding athlete and is College in Oregon...A business major...Chose Siena for the water polo ready for the challenge of a 30+ game season.” and business programs. HOWE ON NORMAN: “Camille really excelled towards the end of last season. She is a tough and strong defender and I am hoping she builds on her success to be a top defender in the MAAC.”

NGUYEN’S STATS NORMAN’S STATS YEAR GP/GS W-L GAA SOG SVS SV% AST STL TO YEAR GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% STL EJD TO 2008 5/1 1-0 15.67 73 36 .493 3 2 1 2008 31/22 23 33 56 63 .365 35 16 27 TOTALS 5/1 1-0 15.67 73 36 .493 3 2 1 TOTALS 31/22 23 33 56 63 .365 35 16 27

10 2009 SIENA WATER POLO Nicole Hagi # 6 Molly Chamberlain #7 Sophomore Sophomore 5-2 • Attacker 5-9 • Attacker Kapolei, Hawaii/Kapolei Kingston, Pa./Wyoming Valley West GENERAL: Excellent speed and enthusiasm GENERAL: Quick and smart...Works in the water...Loves the game and works extremely hard...Great in counter attack hard both in and out of the water...Can both offensively and defensively...Excellent shoot from many various positions and team member and leader...Also competes also has the ability to come up with big on the Siena swimming and diving team. steals...Possesses the ability to defend the 2008: Saw action in 31 games as a fresh- top players in the league...Extremely quick... man...Tallied four goals and 10 assists for Also competes on the Siena swim team. 14 total points...Led all reserves with 31 steals and seven ejections drawn 2008: Played in 31 games, starting six...Earned MAAC Rookie of the ...Recorded team-high four steals in Siena Invite victory over Carthage Week honors on Feb. 19 after tallying four goals, three assists and seven (3/1)...Added four more steals against Pomona-Pitzer (3/15). steals in her first four collegiate games...Recorded 14 goals and 15 assists BEFORE SIENA: Lettered four years in water polo and swimming at for 29 total points...Added 23 steals...Tallied hat trick in 16-0 win at Wyoming Valley West...Guided her Wyoming Valley West team to a Utica (3/9). seventh-place finish at the Pennsylvania State Championships her senior BEFORE SIENA: Received four letters in both water polo and swim- year...All-State selection her freshman year and Third Team All-State ming for coaches Sandy Jamura and Dexter Lee at Kapolei...Competed selection as a senior...Qualified for the state swimming championships as a distance swimmer and was named to the OIA First Team all four all four years in high school...Four time Ray Willis Award winner for years...First Team All-State selection following her sophomore and junior spirit and caring on the swim team. years after guiding her water polo team to the Hawaii State Champion- PERSONAL: Born March 29, 1989 in Kingston, Pa...The daughter of ship Tournament...First Team All-OIA selection following her sophomore Mark and Kathy Chamberlain...Older sister, Kelly, recently graduated season...Won consecutive team MVP awards following her freshman from Susquehanna College...An undecided liberal arts major...Enjoys and sophomore years. silkscreening, running and biking in her spare time...Chose Siena for PERSONAL: Born May 28, 1989 in Honolulu, Hawaii...The daughter the atmosphere of the campus, the ability to obtain a strong liberal of Derrick and Renee Hagi...Has a younger brother, Jayson...A biology arts education and to play water polo at the Division I level. major who one day aspires to have a career in the medical field... HOWE ON CHAMBERLAIN: “Molly is easily one of the fastest Chose Siena for the water polo program and the small class size. players in our conference. She is great on the counter attack and can HOWE ON HAGI: “Nicole continues to shine as a sophomore on help back on defense with ease. She makes our team better every day.” our team. She does all of the little things that make her teammates better. She will provide great experience on our team.”

HAGI’S STATS CHAMBERLAIN’S STATS YEAR GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% STL EJD TO YEAR GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% STL EJD TO 2008 31/6 14 15 29 34 .412 23 0 29 2008 31/0 4 10 14 11 .364 31 7 18 TOTALS 31/6 14 15 29 34 .412 23 0 29 TOTALS 31/0 4 10 14 11 .364 31 7 18

2009 SIENA WATER POLO 11 2009 Sophomores Jackie Crosby # 9 Tournament (3/15-16) with 15 goals, six assists and 21 points over four- game span...Scored four goals in double-overtime loss at Claremont- Sophomore Mudd-Scripps (3/19)...Scored five goals and added three assists while 5-6 • Center adding three steals and four ejections vs. Iona (4/12)...Registered career- Poway, Calif./Rancho Bernardo high six assists in MAAC Tournament clinching win over Saint Francis (4/20)...Recorded four-point performance (one goal, three assists) in GENERAL: Will redshirt this season due Siena’s first victory of the season against Penn State-Behrend (2/23)... to injury...Knows the game very well...Can Tallied a pair of goals and assists in Hartwick Invitational loss to Harvard play both inside and outside...Has a great (3/8)...Posted three goals against Pomona-Pitzer (3/15)...Scored hat trick shot and is always in good position to in win over Colorado College (3/16)...Recorded five-point performance shoot...Attacks the goal very well...Plays vs. Occidental (3/16). strong perimeter defense...Has shown tremendous improvement over the past BEFORE SIENA: Received four letters in water polo and two in several years. swimming for coaches Jamie Stuart and Tim Olgetz at Rancho Bernardo ...Started all four years on the water polo team and was the leading 2008: Started all 31 games as a freshman...MAAC Rookie of the Week scorer for Rancho Bernardo her freshman and senior years...Helped selection (4/16) after netting 11 goals and registering 14 points in her team to a CIF Division I semifinal appearance as a freshman and weekend conference split against Villanova and Iona...Finished second sophomore and to a quarterfinal appearance as a junior...Named First on the team in goals (55) and points (85)...Added 23 steals and drew Team All-League for the Palomar league following her junior season... 22 ejections...Shot 41% from the field...Posted five points or more on Was the leading scorer in the CIF semifinals during her freshman year four separate occasions...Recorded season-best eight points (six goals, and was named to the Palomar League Championship Team...San two assists) to go along with three ejections drawn against Redlands Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team member her junior year. (3/15)...Scored six goals in victory over Villanova (4/12)...Recorded hat trick in Siena Invite Championship defeat against Iona (3/2) on her way PERSONAL: Born March 4, 1989...The daughter of Jim and Jill to being named to the All-Tournament First Team...Tallied hat trick in Crosby...Has an older sister, Lauren, who is a sophomore at UC-Davis Siena Invite victory over Carthage (3/1)...Finished Claremont Convergence and a younger sister, Rachael...An undecided major...Chose Siena because of the water polo program, the chance to play on the east coast and because she liked the campus. HOWE ON CROSBY: “Jackie had a solid freshman year and will return as one of our top scorers. She’s a huge offensive threat and will help balance our offensive attack when she is healthy.”

CROSBY’S STATS YEAR GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% STL EJD TO 2008 31/31 55 30 85 135 .407 23 22 37 TOTALS 31/31 55 30 85 135 .407 23 22 37

12 2009 SIENA WATER POLO Devan Ragg #11 114 steals...Qualified for the state swimming championships as a junior and senior...Member of the Great Lakes Water Polo Club. Sophomore PERSONAL: Born October 5, 1989 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada... 5-6 • Attacker The daughter of D. Mark Ragg and Brenda Quiet...Has an older sister, Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor Pioneer Jamie, who attends Michigan State...A science major with a concentra- GENERAL: Solid all around player...Will tion in biology who one day aspires to be a pediatrician...Chose Siena draw ejections and set up plays...Quick for the water polo team, environment, people, location and academics. and smart...Great speed and energy... HOWE ON RAGG: “Devan plays with a lot of energy and confidence. Excellent skip shot and outside lob...Can She is an excellent all-around player and will return as a top scorer on defend the counter attack...Also a member our team this year” of the Siena swimming and diving team. 2008: Appeared in 31 games, making 30 starts as a freshman...Tabbed MAAC Rookie of the Week (4/9) after recording nine goals in 14 total points in four conference games the previous weekend...Finished second on the team with 35 assists and third in points with 65...Recorded 30 steals and placed second on the team with a .476 shot percentage...Scored a career-high five goals to go along with three assists and three steals and netted game-winning overtime goal against Wagner (4/5)...Recorded hat trick in win over Villanova (4/20)...Recorded four assists and finished with five total points in MAAC Tournament, clinching win over Saint Francis (4/20)...Tallied four points and drew four ejections in win over Villanova (4/12). BEFORE SIENA: Earned four letters in water polo and swimming at Ann Arbor Pioneer...Guided her water polo team to a second-place finish as a sophomore and a seventh-place finish as a junior at the Michigan State Championships...Named Third Team All-State and Honorable Mention All- Region after her junior season in which she scored 53 goals with 48 assists, 62 ejections drawn and

RAGG’S STATS YEAR GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% STL EJD TO 2008 31/30 30 35 65 63 .476 30 11 30 TOTALS 31/30 30 35 65 63 .476 30 11 30

2009 SIENA WATER POLO 13 2009 Freshmen Jennifer Kissel #1A Katie Ness #10 Freshman • 5-6 • Goalie Freshman • 5-8 • Attacker Orlando, Fla./Winter Park Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin GENERAL: Quick and smart...Understands GENERAL: Remarkable speed...Experi- the game well...Motivates her teammates... enced defender...Excellent in transition Communicates effectively...Good game offense and defense...Smart with shot control. selection. BEFORE SIENA: Earned four letters in BEFORE SIENA: Earned four letters in water polo and two apiece in swimming water polo, swimming and track at Governor and volleyball at Winter Park...Played wing Mifflin...Named outstanding senior athlete and goalie on the water polo team, was a and top female athlete of the year as a sprinter in swimming and left outside hitter in volleyball...Led Winter senior...Named to the Pennsylvania All-State team during 2007 and also Park to a pair of second-place state finishes, while picking up the best notched Defensive Player of the Year honors for Governor Mifflin during defensive player award...During her junior season, was selected to the 2005 and 2006...Led Governor Mifflin to the Pennsylvania State All-Metro, All-District and All-State Water Polo teams, helping her garner Championships the past three years as the team’s leading scorer and First Team All-American honors...Served as the starting goalie for the defender...Earned team MVP honors as a member of the swim team. Southeastern Zone team in 2007 and competed in the zone champion- PERSONAL: Born April 26, 1990...The daughter of Therese Ness... ships, making the cut for one of the top eight goalie spots in the Has three younger siblings: a brother, Craig and two sisters, Jamie and nation...Competed at the 2007 Junior Olympic Championships for the Tyler...A psychology major who one day aspires to be a psychologist... Navy Water Polo Club in Annapolis, Md. Chose Siena for the water polo program...Enjoys reading in her spare time. PERSONAL: Born September 21, 1989...The daughter of Bernard Kissel HOWE ON NESS: “Katie is a quick and powerful defender who will ...Has a younger brother, Bernie, and a younger sister, Maddy...Father add great depth on both offense and defense. She shows tremendous swam at the University of Texas from 1978-80 and was to be a member potential and will continue to adjust to the college game.” of the 1980 USA Olympic Team which was boycotted...A business major ...Chose Siena for the water polo program...Enjoys Disney, scuba diving, community service and arts and crafts in her free time. Chelsea Reczek #12 HOWE ON KISSEL: “Jen is an incredibly smart and determined goalie. Quickness and technique are definitely her strengths and she Freshman • 5-7 • Utility will be a great goalie for our team.” Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley GENERAL: Can play both inside and out- side on offense...Great at posting up and Traci Robertson # 3 creating offensive opportunities...Powerful shot...Strong defender. Freshman • 5-8 • Attacker Santee, Calif./West Hills BEFORE SIENA: Lettered four years in water polo and swimming at Neuqua GENERAL: Left-handed threat on Valley...Garnered First Team All-Upstate offense...Comfortable defending...Has Eight and First Team All-Section accolades excellent pool vision...Makes great passes. ...In 2006, was voted as the Most Improved Player in the state of Illinois BEFORE SIENA: Lettered four years in ...Following the 2007 campaign was selected for the Midwest Zone water polo and four in swimming at West Team that competed in the 2007 Junior Olympics. Hills...Earned First Team All-League accolades PERSONAL: Born August 3, 1990 in Wichita, Kan...The daughter of for the Grossmont North League in both Mark and Debbie Reczek...Has a younger brother, Bryan...A liberal arts her sophomore and junior seasons... major whose career objective is elementary education...Chose Siena to Named First Team All-Tournament honors at the 2006 East County Invite have the chance to play water polo and attend college at the same time. ...Served as team captain both her junior and senior seasons...Current record holder at West Hills for steals in a season. HOWE ON RECZEK: “Chelsea brings a spark of enthusiasm to our team every day. She is a great teammate and has a willingness to learn. PERSONAL: Born March 20, 1990 in San Diego...The daughter of She will develop into a top player in our conference.” Scott and Barbara Robertson...Has an older sister, Tarolyn, who is on the swim team at San Jose State University...Mother went to the Olympic Trials in Swimming in 1976...An accounting major...Chose Siena because she wanted to attend a school with a good business program, a water polo team and to be able to stay connected with her Catholic faith... Enjoys going to the beach and Sea World in her free time. HOWE ON ROBERTSON: “Traci is one of those players that make minimal mistakes. As our team’s only left-handed player, she will be a great threat on offense, especially during man-up opportunities.”

14 2009 SIENA WATER POLO 2009 Roster ALPHABETICAL No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 2 Lauren Biehle Sr. Center 5-6 Visalia, Calif./Golden West 7 Molly Chamberlain So. Attacker 5-9 Kingston, Pa./Wyoming Valley West 13 Erin Clune Sr. Attacker 5-6 Bainbridge Island, Wash./Bainbridge 9 Jackie Crosby So. Center 5-6 Poway, Calif./Rancho Bernardo 4 Lauren Garrigan* Sr. Utility 5-4 Kailua, Hawaii/Kamehameha 8 Gina Guevara Jr. Attacker 5-3 Weston, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 6 Nicole Hagi So. Attacker 5-2 Kapolei, Hawaii/Kapolei 1A Jennifer Kissel Fr. Goalie 5-6 Orlando, Fla./Winter Park 10 Katie Ness Fr. Attacker 5-8 Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin 1 Lynh Nguyen So. Goalie 5-9 Kentwood, Mich./East Kentwood 5 Camille Norman So. Utility 6-2 Bellevue, Wash./Sammamish 11 Devan Ragg So. Attacker 5-6 Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor Pioneer 12 Chelsea Reczek Fr. Utility 5-7 Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley 3 Traci Robertson Fr. Attacker 5-8 Santee, Calif./West Hills NUMERICAL 1A Jennifer Kissel Fr. Goalie 5-6 Orlando, Fla./Winter Park 1 Lynh Nguyen So. Goalie 5-9 Kentwood, Mich./East Kentwood 2 Lauren Biehle Sr. Center 5-6 Visalia, Calif./Golden West 3 Traci Robertson Fr. Attacker 5-8 Santee, Calif./West Hills 4 Lauren Garrigan* Sr. Utility 5-4 Kailua, Hawaii/Kamehameha 5 Camille Norman So. Utility 6-2 Bellevue, Wash./Sammamish 6 Nicole Hagi So. Attacker 5-2 Kapolei, Hawaii/Kapolei 7 Molly Chamberlain So. Attacker 5-9 Kingston, Pa./Wyoming Valley West 8 Gina Guevara Jr. Attacker 5-3 Weston, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 9 Jackie Crosby So. Center 5-6 Poway, Calif./Rancho Bernardo 10 Katie Ness Fr. Attacker 5-8 Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin 11 Devan Ragg So. Attacker 5-6 Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor Pioneer 12 Chelsea Reczek Fr. Utility 5-7 Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley 13 Erin Clune Sr. Attacker 5-6 Bainbridge Island, Wash./Bainbridge Coaching Staff Ellen Howe - Head Coach (3rd Season) Pronunciation Guide Greg Brown - Assistant Coach Lauren Biehle – Bee-lee Gina Guevara – Gay-var-uh Jennifer Dinnel - Team Manager Nicole Hagi – Hag-ee Camille Norman – Ca-meal Michael Hickey - Team Manager Chelsea Reczek – Rez-ick * captain

2009 SIENA WATER POLO 15 This is Siena

Siena College is a liberal arts college nestled in Loudonville, just minutes from Albany, the vibrant capital of New York. Our approach to education combines the value of a liberal arts with professional preparation, making Siena’s undergraduate experience like no other. We offer 26 degree programs and 43 minors/certificate programs in the School of Business, Liberal Arts and Science. Our students are encouraged to craft their edu- cational experience to fit their unique aspirations. At Siena, small interactive classes create a supportive environment in which students can develop their potential for success. Whether it is leading a classroom discussion, working side by side with faculty Student Life conducting research, gaining real-world experience at one of the countless The proud sense of community and spirit on the Siena campus internships available in the Capital region, or participating in one of our is directly linked to the students. Their energy and enthusiasm 60-plus extracurricular activities, the extraordinary opportunities for personal, is present in every aspect of the College. Approximately 90 academic, leadership and professional development are endless. percent of Siena’s freshmen live on campus, and accom- Our Franciscan and Catholic heritage takes our students on a journey modations range from traditional residence halls to suites beyond classrooms and career paths. We strive to nurture a student’s and townhouses. appreciation of what is possible in this world and to teach the importance The student population is more influential of using their many talents to serve their communities, as well as their than most would imagine. There are careers. As a result, Siena graduates find extraordinary achievement in all more than 70 student-run clubs, aspects of their lives. teams, committees, intramural sports, and various other programs to choose The Secret of Siena’s Success from. There is an activity for virtually What keeps Siena College among every interest. It is student pride and “America’s Best?” Since its found- activism that keeps the Siena ing, Siena has been a community campus alive and strong. where care and concern for the intel- lectual, personal and social growth of all students is paramount. The overwhelming sense of com- munity spirit at Siena grabs your attention the moment you arrive on campus. It is a place where your friends are your neighbors, your professors are your friends, and just about everyone calls you by your name. The one-on-one interaction in the classroom and personal attention is why students call Siena “home.” Academics Students can choose among 26 majors in liberal arts, science and business. All majors require coursework in English, history, philosophy, religious studies, fine arts, the social sciences and natural science as part of Siena’s core curriculum. Siena also offers more than a dozen cooperative and special programs to suit a variety of professional interests. The Siena/Albany Medical College Program features a medical education with a distinct ethical dimension, the first of its kind in America. Certificate programs are also available in Theatre, Peace and International Studies, Foreign Languages, and Business. All certificate programs offer students a concentration of experience that enhances their majors and increases their career options. Other popular choices include Study Abroad, the Siena in London program, the Washington Semester, an MBA program with Clarkson University, and several cooperative engineering programs. Siena’s liberal arts education prepares every student for entry into profes- sions or to graduate school. Each year Siena graduates more than 700 students who are eagerly accepted by leading corporations, the public sector and into America’s most prestigious graduate programs.

16 2009 SIENA WATER POLO Understanding Siena’s Franciscan Tradition

The Catholic, Franciscan tradition is Siena’s founding tradition, and this tradition remains alive at Siena where it engages students, faculty, staff, and administrators of diverse backgrounds. Franciscan education is affective Siena College learning. It occurs in the personal THE FACTS interactions of faculty, students, and student affairs staff; it prepares Enrollment: Approximately 3,000 undergrad- students to address real issues in our contemporary world, and to raise uates: 53% women, 47% men. critical questions. Siena has adopted a multicultural plan to foster its Student-Faculty Ratio: 14:1 Franciscan commitment to being a community which reflects and appre- ciates the ethnic and cultural richness of the college community. Class sizes: range from 15-35 (average 21) The Franciscan tradition plays out in the two crucial areas of college life. Location: Suburban, 155-acre campus two miles north of Albany, less than three hours First, Siena’s Franciscan identity requires us to be a student-centered from New York City and Boston. community. It requires faculty, staff, and administrators to respect each Majors student, to work with students attentively, to communicate a sense of B.A.: American Studies, Classics, Creative enjoyment at being part of this college. Students work together in pro- Arts, Economics, English, Environmental grams which range from peer tutoring in the college to volunteering in Studies, French, History, Mathematics, the larger community. The emphasis on volunteering means that not Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, only does Campus Ministry run an extensive volunteer program, but Religious Studies, Social Work, Sociology student organizations carry out volunteer programs as part of being and Spanish chartered by the College. B.S.: Biochemistry, Biology, Biology/Medical, Many colleges say they are student-centered, but Siena’s Catholic, Chemistry, Computational Science, Franciscan vision of human life is essentially communal. It knows that Computer Science, Economics, Finance, life is lived in, with, and for, other human beings. At the same time, it Marketing & Management, and Physics respects the irreplaceable dignity of the individual and the individual’s freedom of conscience. This communal and respectful experience begins B.B.A: Accounting within the college community and is carried out into the larger society. Computers All Siena students have free Internet and Second, the Franciscan tradition provides resources which contribute to e-mail access; students have 24-hour our academic excellence. Saint Francis called himself simple and unlearned, access to campus-wide computer system; but he had a profound and coherent understanding of human identity, Siena maintains specialized computer labs social life, and the physical world. This understanding began with careful for Arts, Science, and Business students. attention to the real experience of being human, living in a community, Student-Computer Ratio: 12:1. being situated in a particular place, but then he put this experience in the context of a tradition. He could also listen to and learn from people Student Life formed by other traditions. 76 percent of students live on campus in residence halls, suites or townhouses. Siena’s Franciscan tradition guides More than 60 organizations, featuring Siena in creating a curriculum which intramural and club sports, volunteer stimulates individual intellectual activities, campus ministry, student gov- growth and civic responsibility, con- ernment, academic and professional clubs necting knowledge and action. and 88.3 FM-WVCR. The Franciscan tradition also focuses Marcelle Athletic Complex (“The MAC”) us on pedagogical strategies which features exercise equipment, swimming are both critical and interactive. It is pool, racquet and squash courts, aerobics, the reason we limit our class sizes, it an elevated, banked running track and is the reason we emphasize the rela- basketball courts. tionship between faculty and students. 18 NCAA Division I sports (7 for men, 11 for At Siena, education is understood as women); 20 intramural and club activities. a transformative experience: personal interaction, introduction into the Costs traditions of human social life, and $33,975 (tuition, room and board and fees assuming responsibility. in 2008-2009. Approximately 86% of students receive financial aid.)

2009 SIENA WATER POLO 17 2009 Opponents Michigan Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Whittier WOLVERINES ATHENAS POETS February 15 • 12:30 p.m. February 21 • 10:15 a.m. PT February 23 • 3 p.m. PT Harvard Invitational University of Redlands Tournament Lillian Slade Aquatics Center Blodgett Pool • Cambridge, Mass. Thompson Aquatic Center • Redlands, Calif. Whittier, Calif. General Information February 24 • 7:00 p.m PT General Information Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. Matt M. Axelrood Pool • Claremont, Calif. Location: Whittier, Calif. Founded: 1817 Founded: 1887 Enrollment: 38,820 General Information Enrollment: 1,427 Conference: Collegiate Water Polo Association Location: Claremont, Calif. Conference: Southern California Intercollegiate Nickname: Wolverines Founded: 1946 (CMC); 1955 (HMC); 1926 (Scripps) Athletic Colors: Maize and Blue Enrollment: 2,925 (combined) Nickname: Poets Home Pool: Canham Natatorium Conference: Southern California Intercollegiate Colors: Purple and Gold President: Mary Sue Coleman Athletic Conference Home Pool: Lillian Slade Aquatics Center Athletic Director: Bill Martin Nickname: Athenas President: Sharon D. Herzberger Colors: Maroon and Gold Athletic Director: Robert Coleman Water Polo Information Home Pool: Matt M. Axelrood Pool Head Coach: Matt Anderson Presidents: Pamela Gann (CMC); Maria Klawe Water Polo Information Alma Mater: San Jose State ’91 (HMC); Fritz Weis (Scripps) Head Coach: Justin Pudwell Career Record/Years: 168-72/6 Athletic Director: Michael Sutton Alma Mater: Salem International University Michigan Record/Years: Same Water Polo Information Career Record/Years: First Year Assistant Coaches: Katie Card, Theo Ludwick Head Coach: Greg Lonzo Whittier Record/Years: Same Team Outlook Alma Mater: Pepperdine ’02 Assistant Coach: Stacey Travous 2008 Record: 34-11 Career Record/Years: 13-16/1 Team Outlook 2008 Conference Record: 6-0 CMS Record/Years: Same 2008 Record: 6-15 Players Returning/Lost: 17/8 Team Outlook 2008 Conference Record: 2-7 Newcomers: 3 2008 Record: 13-16 Players Returning/Lost: 6/8 Sports Information 2008 Conference Record: 7-3 Newcomers: 7 SID Contact: Ryan Sosin Newcomers: 8 Sports Information Office: (734) 763-4423 Sports Information SID Contact: Travis Peters E-mail: [email protected] SID Contact: Kelly Beck Office: (562) 907-4852 Fax: (734) 647-1188 Office: (909) 607-3138 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.mgoblue.com E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (562) 945-8024 Website: www.cmsathletics.org Website: www.wcpoets.com Harvard University of Redlands California Baptist CRIMSON BULLDOGS LANCERS February 15 • 5:15 p.m. February 21 • 3 p.m. PT Harvard Invitational University of Redlands Tournament February 25 • 2 p.m. PT Blodgett Pool • Cambridge, Mass. Thompson Aquatic Center • Redlands, Calif. Lancer Aquatics Center • Riverside, Calif. General Information General Information General Information Location: Cambridge, Mass. Location: Redlands, Calif. Location: Riverside, Calif. Founded: 1636 Founded: 1907 Founded: 1950 Enrollment: 6,715 Enrollment: 2,500 Enrollment: 4,000 Conference: Collegiate Water Polo Association Conference: Southern California Intercollegiate Conference: Independent Nickname: Crimson Athletic Conference Nickname: Lancers Colors: Crimson, Black and White Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue and Gold Home Pool: Blodgett Pool Colors: Maroon and Gray Home Pool: Lancer Aquatics Center President: Drew Gilpin Faust Home Pool: Thompson Aquatic Center President: Dr. Roland L. Ellis Athletic Director: Robert L. Scalise President: Dr. Stuart Dorsey Athletic Director: TBA Water Polo Information Athletic Director: Jeff Martinez Water Polo Information Head Coach: Erik Farrar Water Polo Information Head Coach: Jacob Medina Alma Mater: Brown ’85 Head Coach: Tom Whittemore Alma Mater: Azusa Pacific ’07 Career Record/Years: 122-84/12 Alma Mater: Claremont McKenna ’86 Career Record/Years: 27-12/1 Harvard Record/Years: 56-54/4 Career Record/Years: 294-151/14 CBU Record/Years: Same Assistant Coaches: Ellen Estes Lee, Rick Offsay Redlands Record/Years: Same Team Outlook Assistant Coaches: Alie Hower, Wilson Walters, 2008 Record: 27-12 Team Outlook Molly Todd 2008 Record: 12-12 Players Returning/Lost: 10/8 Players Returning/Lost: 9/6 Team Outlook Newcomers: 7 Newcomers: 6 2008 Record: 7-21 Sports Information 2008 Conference Record: 3-6 Sports Information SID Contact: Micah McDaniel Players Returning/Lost: 10/8 Office: (951) 343-4297 SID Contact: Tim Williamson Newcomers: 10 Office: (617) 495-2206 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Sports Information Fax: (951) 343-5096 Fax: (617) 495-2130 SID Contact: Rachael J. Roche Website: www.cbulancers.com Website: www.GoCrimson.com Office: (909) 748-8418 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (909) 335-4088 Website: www.goredlands.com 18 2009 SIENA WATER POLO Brown Utica Colorado College BEARS PIONEERS Tigers February 28 • 12 p.m. March 7 • 3 p.m. • Marist Invite March 16 • 12 p.m. ECAC Championships McCann Natatorium • Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Siena Swim Center • Loudonville, N.Y. McCann Natatorium • Poughkeepsie, N.Y. March 21 • 1 p.m. General Information General Information Siena Swim Center • Loudonville, N.Y. Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. Location: Providence, R.I. Founded: 1874 General Information Enrollment: 1,950 Founded: 1765 Location: Utica, N.Y. Enrollment: 5,754 Conference: Independent Founded: 1946 Nickname: Tigers Conference: Collegiate Water Polo Association Enrollment: 3,000 Nickname: Bears Colors: Black and Gold Conference: Collegiate Water Polo Association Home Pool: Schlessman Natatorium Colors: Brown, Red, and White Nickname: Pioneers Home Pool: Balfour Natatorium (Wheaton College, President: Richard F. Celeste Colors: Orange and Blue Athletic Director: Ken Ralph Norton, Mass. – temporary) Home Pool: Utica Pool of Champions President: Mary Sue Coleman President: Dr. Todd Hutton Water Polo Information Athletic Director: Michael Goldberger Athletic Director: Jim Spartano Head Coach: Kari Leach Alma Mater: Long Beach State ’93 Water Polo Information Water Polo Information Career Record/Years: 28-43-1/4 Head Coach: Felix Mercado Head Coach: Eric Stilz Colorado College Record/Years: Same Alma Mater: American International ’06 Alma Mater: American ’92 Assistant Coach: Jason Leach Career Record/Years: 46-18/3 Career Record/Years: 14th Season Brown Record/Years: 16-15/1 Utica Record/Years: Same Team Outlook Assistant Coach: John McBride Assistant Coaches: Amber McMichael 2008 Record: 6-12-1 Team Outlook Players Returning/Lost: 6/9 Team Outlook Newcomers: 4 2008 Record: 16-15 2008 Record: 1-23 2008 Conference Record: 5-2 2008 Conference Record: N/A Sports Information Players Returning/Lost: 10/8 Players Returning/Lost: 11/8 SID Contact: Dave Reed Newcomers: 7 Newcomers: 3 Office: (719) 389-6105 E-mail: [email protected] Sports Information Sports Information SID Contact: Gil Burgmaster Fax: (719) 389-6256 SID Contact: Lyndsey Maurer Website: www.cctigers.com Office: (401) 863-7014 Office: (315) 792-3772 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.brownbears.com Fax: (315) 792-3818 Website: www.ucpioneers.com Villanova Wildcats Hartwick Iona March 28 • 11:30 a.m. • Villanova Invitational Villanova Swim Complex • Villanova, Pa. HAWKS GAELS April 4 • 10 a.m. March 3 • 8 a.m. March 8 • 3 p.m. • Marist Invite Spiro Sports Center • Staten Island, N.Y. McCann Natatorium • Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Marist Invite April 11 • 5:30 p.m. McCann Natatorium • Poughkeepsie, N.Y. April 11 • 2:30 p.m. Villanova Swim Complex - Villanova, Pa. Villanova Swim Complex • Villanova, Pa. General Information April 18 • 5:30 p.m. General Information Location: Oneonta, N.Y. Location: Villanova, Pa. Founded: 1797 Siena Swim Center • Loudonville, N.Y. Founded: 1842 Enrollment: 1,480 Enrollment: 6,240 Conference: Collegiate Water Polo Association General Information Location: New Rochelle, N.Y. Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Nickname: Hawks Founded: 1940 Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue and White Enrollment: 3,246 Colors: Blue and White Home Pool: Moyer Pool Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Home Pool: Villanova Swim Complex President: Margaret Drugovich Nickname: Gaels President: Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A. Athletic Director: Debbie Warren Colors: Maroon and White Athletic Director: Vince Nicastro Water Polo Information Home Pool: Hynes Athletics Center Pool Water Polo Information Head Coach: Alan Huckins President: Br. James Liguori Head Coach: Damon Newman Alma Mater: Slippery Rock ’92 Athletic Director: Patrick Lyons Alma Mater: Iona ’01 Career Record/Years: 149-51/5 Water Polo Information Career Record/Years: 22-53/3 Hartwick Record/Years: Same Head Coach: Brian Kelly Villanova Record/Years: Same Assistant Coach: Colleen Santos Alma Mater: Iona ’94 Assistant Coach: Kim Pare Team Outlook Career Record/Years: 15th Season Team Outlook 2008 Record: 28-11 Iona Record/Years: Same 2008 Record: 3-24 2008 Conference Record: 10-0 Assistant Coaches: Kevin Judge, Brett Settles 2008 Conference Record: 0-10 Players Returning/Lost: 10/8 Team Outlook Players Returning/Lost: 7/3 Newcomers: 4 2008 Record: 21-13 Newcomers: 11 Sports Information 2008 Conference Record: 7-3 Sports Information SID Contact: Chris Gondek Players Returning/Lost: 14/2 SID Contact: David Berman Office: (607) 431-4703 Newcomers: 7 Office: (610) 519-4122 E-mail: [email protected] Sports Information E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.hartwick.edu/x17804.xml SID Contact: David Greenwald Fax: (610) 519-7323 Office: (914) 633-2057 Website: http://villanova.cstv.com E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 914-633-2654 Website: www.icgaels.com 2009 SIENA WATER POLO 19 2009 Opponents St. Francis (N.Y.) Marist Wagner TERRIERS RED FOXES SEAHAWKS April 4 • 4 p.m. April 5 • 9 a.m. April 5 • 1:30 p.m. Spiro Sports Center • Staten Island, N.Y. Hynes Athletics Center Pool Hynes Athletics Center Pool April 18 • 11:30 a.m. New Rochelle, N.Y. New Rochelle, N.Y. Siena Swim Center • Loudonville, N.Y. April 19 • 12 p.m. April 19 • 3 p.m. McCann Natatorium • Poughkeepsie, N.Y. McCann Natatorium • Poughkeepsie, N.Y. General Information Location: Brooklyn, N.Y. General Information General Information Founded: 1884 Location: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Location: Staten Island, N.Y. Enrollment: 2,300 Founded: 1929 Founded: 1983 Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Enrollment: 4,256 Enrollment: 2,100 Nickname: Terriers Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Colors: Red and Blue Nickname: Red Foxes Nickname: Seahawks Home Pool: St. Francis College Aquatic Center Colors: Red and White Colors: Green and White President: Brendan J. Dugan Home Pool: McCann Natatorium Home Pool: Spiro Sports Center Athletic Director: Irma Garcia President: Dr. Dennis J. Murray President: Dr. Richard Guarasci Water Polo Information Athletic Director: Tim Murray Athletic Director: Walter Hamline Head Coach: Jesse Gunderson Water Polo Information Water Polo Information Alma Mater: Harvard ’02 Head Coach: Ashleigh Jacobs Head Coach: Pat Beemer Career Record/Years: N/A Alma Mater: Hartwick ’04 Alma Mater: University of San Diego ’98 St. Francis (N.Y.) Record/Years: N/A Career Record/Years: 27-10/1 Career Record/Years: 81-56/4 Assistant Coach: Srdjan Mihaljevic Marist Record/Years: Same Assistant Coach: Maureen Wertz Wagner Record/Years: Same Team Outlook Assistant Coach: Sadie Abuhoff 2008 Record: 12-12 Team Outlook 2008 Conference Record: 5-5 2008 Record: 27-10 Team Outlook Players Returning/Lost: 12/0 2008 Conference Record: 10-0 2008 Record: 16-16 Newcomers: 2 Players Returning/Lost: 18/2 2008 Conference Record: 5-5 Newcomers: 3 Players Returning/Lost: 9/8 Sports Information Newcomers: 6 SID Contact: David Gansell Sports Information Office: (718) 489-5369 SID Contact: Mike Hasse Sports Information E-mail: [email protected] Office: (845) 575-3699 ext. 6047 SID Contact: Pete DeLuca Fax: (718) 797-2140 E-mail: [email protected] Office: (718) 420-4086 Website: www.sfcathletics.com Fax: (845) 471-0466 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.GoRedFoxes.com Fax: (718) 390-3347 Website: www.wagnerathletics.com

Siena Saints seniors Lauren Garrigan, Lauren Biehle and Erin Clune

20 2009 SIENA WATER POLO Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference With 10 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles Academics and Athletics of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is in its 28th year of The MAAC prides itself on the accomplishments of its student-athletes in competition during the 2008-2009 academic year. the classroom, as well as on the field. Mary Beth Riley, a 1991 graduate of Canisius, was the first recipient of the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. In The MAAC was founded in 1980 by six charter members: the the fall of 1998, Erin Whalen, a member of the Iona women’s rowing team, U.S. Military Academy, Fairfield University, Fordham University, was awarded one of the nation’s 32 Rhodes Scholarships for academic Iona College, Manhattan College and Saint Peter’s College. achievement and civic leadership. Jose Vargas, a Loyola student, was also Competition followed one year later in the fall of 1981 with awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1999. members competing in the sports of men’s cross country and men’s soccer. On January 2, 1982, Army traveled to First-class facilities are the rule with MAAC schools, as teams regularly play Iona for the first MAAC men’s basketball game and the in top-notch arenas, such as Madison Square Garden, the IZOD Center, MAAC story had begun. HSBC Arena, Times Union Center, the Arena at Harbor Yard and Sovereign Bank Arena. The other MAAC championships boast their share of outstand- Today, Conference members include: Canisius College, ing locales as well, such as the fabled Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, Fairfield University, Iona College, Loyola College (Md.), where the cross country championships are contested, and Waterfront Park Manhattan College, Marist College, Niagara University, in Trenton, home of the baseball championship. This year, the MAAC will Rider University, Saint Peter’s College, and Siena College. take its Cross Country Championships to Orlando, Florida, where it will In addition, associate members Mount St. Mary’s University, conduct its post-season championships at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Providence College, Saint Joseph’s University, Virginia Military Complex. In 2009, the MAAC Women’s Soccer Championship will be at Institute and Wagner College compete in men’s lacrosse. St. Walt Disney World. The MAAC Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships Francis (N.Y.) College, Villanova University and Wagner will move to Celebration Golf Club, located in Celebration, Florida, begin- College are all associate members of the MAAC Women’s ning in 2009. Water Polo League. The MAAC will support 24 sports and championships during the 2008-2009 academic year. In the past several years, a number of the MAAC schools have also enjoyed success in NCAA Championships. MAAC schools have made a total of 72 The MAAC Basketball Championships return to the Times NIT appearances and 41 NCAA appearances. In addition, Rider University Union Center in Albany, New York, for 2009 and 2010, represented the league last season in the inaugural College Basketball with Bridgeport’s Arena at Harbor Yard preparing to host Invitational (CBI). Combined with recent bracket expansion in several sports, the 2011 championship. By having an excellent working the MAAC possesses 12 automatic bids in men’s and women’s basketball, relationship with various facilities, the MAAC has been baseball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s golf, men’s able to attract a number of NCAA Championship events. and women’s tennis, women’s water polo and men’s lacrosse. In 2007, Most recently, the MAAC, Canisius College and Niagara the Marist women’s basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 before falling University successfully hosted the 2004 and 2007 NCAA to the eventual National Champion, the University of Tennessee. Last fall, Division I Men’s Basketball Championship First and Second the Iona College men’s cross country team finished second at the 2007 Rounds at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. All three NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. Canisius softball, parties will host that event again in 2010. The MAAC and Manhattan track, Manhattan and Marist baseball and Loyola soccer and Rider University will co-host the 2009 NCAA Division I lacrosse have also flourished on the national stage. Women’s Basketball Championship Regional at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, N.J., after recording the third-highest The MAAC has also been a leader in the forefront of technology, expanding attendance figure for the women’s championship with the the notoriety of the league into cyberspace. In 2007, the league retained First and Second Rounds in 2006. XOS Technologies, Inc., to sponsor the MAAC web page. Launched in November 1999, www.maacsports.com has been a great success, provid- MAAC Associate Sports ing fans with up-to-date contest results, fan polls and an online merchan- dise store. In June of 1995, the MAAC continued to develop opportunities for student-athletes as the conference announced the forma- The MAAC President for the 2008-2009 academic year is Rev. Brian F. tion of the MAAC Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Leagues. Linnane, S.J., the President of Loyola College. The Vice-President is Rev. The men’s league began competition in the spring of 1996, Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., the President of Fairfield University. Pat Lyons, Director while the women’s league commenced in the spring of of Athletics at Iona College, will chair the Committee 1997. The men’s league consists of four MAAC schools – on Athletic Administration, and Sandra Taylor, Canisius, Manhattan, Marist, and Siena – and five associate Associate Athletics Director/Senior members – Mount St. Mary’s, Providence, Saint Joseph’s, Woman Administrator at Virginia Military Institute and Wagner. The women’s league Manhattan College will serve as consists of MAAC institutions Canisius, Fairfield, Vice Chair. Iona, Manhattan, Marist, Niagara and Siena. In 2002, the MAAC added the MAAC Women’s Water Polo League. The league is made up of three MAAC schools – Iona, Marist and Siena – as well as three associate members, St. Francis (N.Y.), Villanova and Wagner.

2009 SIENA WATER POLO 21 2008 Season In Review

The 2008 Siena Water falling by a goal in the consolation game to third-seeded Polo season began with Wagner. But despite the two losses, the Saints played high hopes for a team exceptionally well and laid the foundation for what starting fresh. After serving should be a big 2009 campaign. Lauren Garrigan, who as interim head coach for returns in 2009 for her senior season as the program’s the final several weeks of all-time leading scoring, was named to the All-MAAC the 2007 season, Ellen First Team, while senior goalie Lisa Reilly earned Second Howe was promoted to Team honors. For her efforts in just her first full season, full-time head coach with Ellen Howe was named Anaconda Sports Coach of the a chance to implement her Year. Additionally, three separate Siena freshmen earned own style and system. Rookie of the Week honors during the course of the With a veteran team return- season, proving that the future is indeed bright. ing, the Saints had their The 11 wins were the second most in program history and sights set on a trip to the Siena’s four regular-season MAAC wins doubled their all- MAAC Tournament for the time conference win total. With a strong beginning now first time in program history. complete, the Saints hope to take their new found success Siena began the year with four straight losses at the Princeton and apply it to the 2009 season when they look to take Invitational before securing its first win of the year over Penn their next step in their journey to the top. State-Behrend on Feb. 23. The Saints would also down Gannon that weekend for a second win to spark the team going forward. Siena would win four of its next five to improve to 4-6 early on and start to put together a nice resume going into conference action. The strong run con- cluded with a trip to the Siena Invite Championship game where the Saints fought hard, but in the end fell short to MAAC rival Iona in double overtime. The Green and Gold would be challenged in losing seven of their next ten prior to the start of conference play, but still had played strong and prepared themselves well for a deep run in the MAAC. After dropping six of its first eight MAAC games, albeit by razor this margins in many of them, Siena needed to sweep its final two games on the last Sunday of the season to have any chance whatsoever to be one of the top four teams to earn a coveted berth in the MAAC Championships. Siena traveled to Staten Island, N.Y. that final day to take on Villanova and the team battling them for the final tournament spot, St. Francis (N.Y.). Taking on the Wildcats in the first game of the day, the Saints took care of business cruising to a 14-9 victory. Junior utility Lauren Garrigan, who carried the Saints on her back the final weeks, posted eight points including five goals to keep Siena’s hopes alive. In a do-or-die finale with Saint Francis, the Saints broke open a 3-2 first-period lead by scoring four second-period goals to take a 7-3 halftime advantage and never look back in a 12-8 triumph as the Saints secured the fourth and final spot in the MAAC Tournament. The Saints were a heavy underdog going into Poughkeepsie to take on the #1 seed and host school Marist in the pro- gram’s first ever tournament game. Despite the odds being heavily stacked against them, the pesky Saints dug deep and took the Red Foxes to the brink. But in the end, the Saints ran out of gas and fell 11-9 in a double-overtime heartbreaker. Siena would finish the season the next day,

22 2009 SIENA WATER POLO The Capital Region Albany...and Beyond Pick the ideal location for a city. Make it a port on a seagoing one’s taste. In the summer, the serene town transforms river, and root it in history almost a century older than the into the mecca of thoroughbred racing, drawing over United States itself. Let it be a seat of government, but situate half a million fans annually to view its exciting races. it among three of the most beautiful mountain ranges in the The Times Union Center, located in downtown Albany, country. For the adventurous spirit, position it equidistant hosts some of the country’s top entertainment acts, from New York, Boston, and Montreal, and you have the and doubles as the home of the area’s premiere sporting Capital Region—one of the most dynamic capital areas in events as well. The Albany River Rats of the International the nation. Hockey League, the Albany Conquest of the Arena2 Albany’s prime location, stable economy and quality of living Football League and the Siena men’s basketball team are luring an increasingly diverse population to the Capital all play home games in the arena. Region. From large corporations to seedling businesses Outdoor fun takes students skiing on and flourishing arts organizations, the region provides the some of the best trails in the Northeast, goods and services to sustain each. hiking in the Adirondacks, or boating The 152-acre Siena College campus is located in the suburban on the Hudson or Mohawk rivers. community of Loudonville, just two miles north of the New It’s that simple. This is a place of York State capital. Nearly one million people live and work entertainment and excitement, of in the Capital Region, and more than 50,000 students live history and beauty. From and learn in the region’s 14 colleges and universities. daydream to fact, the Capital If it is entertainment one seeks, you need not look far. The Region is fulfilling the highest picturesque town of Saratoga Springs is located only 20 expectations of a diverse and minutes north and is home to the Saratoga Performing Arts growing community. Center, an amphitheatre which draws famous acts for any-

2009 SIENA WATER POLO 23 Athletic Academic Support Program

Nearly 15% of Siena students participate on one or more of Siena’s varsity intercollegiate athletic teams. As members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Siena student-athletes reap the benefits of both worlds – the opportunity to engage in a challenging and stimulating academic environ- ment, along with the chance to develop their athletic potential as members of competitive NCAA Division I teams. The support services provided to student-athletes are designed to offer assistance and resources, in addition to encouragement and guidance as they strive to maintain balance and achieve excellence in their academic and athletic careers. Services include monitoring academic and degree progress, supervision of study hall, coordination of enrichment and educational programming, as well as interaction with academic advisors and faculty within the various Liberal Arts, Science and Business colleges. Saints Supporting Saints – Academic Tutoring Service Student Services and Personal Development The latest resource implemented to academic support services for student- athletes, Saints Supporting Saints, is a program designed to provide student- The S.A.IN.T.S. Program: Supporting Athletes IN athletes with immediate assistance in their attempt to gain control of their Their Success academic success. Student-athletes who excel at certain subjects are utilized as tutors, helping fellow Saints achieve their academic goals. The program Life Skills is funded by the athletic department. Tutors are available for all three schools Developed by the Siena College athletic department, the (Arts, Business and Science) of study at Siena. S.A.IN.T.S. program represents a commitment to the total growth and development of the student-athlete. This program Athletic Study Center establishes an administrative commitment to academic and In the fall of 2004, the Siena athletic department introduced a new Study athletic excellence. These efforts are supported with programs Center located on the second floor of the Marcelle Athletic Complex. and services in personal development and community service. Complete with several desktop computers, and internet hookups for laptops, the Study Center is the perfect location for student-athletes to complete Personal Development their out-of-class education. Incoming freshmen and at-risk student-athletes Fostering the development of personal growth is paramount to are required to attend study hall throughout the academic year as described the S.A.IN.T.S. program. During the course of the academic in the Siena Student-Athlete Handbook. year, several support programs are offered for student-athletes On-Campus Resources providing opportunities to focus on personal growth issues such as values classification, goal setting, fiscal planning, The state-of-the-art J. Spencer & Patricia Standish Library opened in 1999 and nutrition, decision making and personal responsibility. Pro- exceeds all the resources expected from an institution of higher education. gramming focuses on helping student-athletes develop a Students are also encouraged to take advantage of The Writing Center at healthy lifestyle while at Siena College as well as habits that Siena College, which exists to provide free, one-on-one tutoring to all will benefit them for life. members of the Siena College Community, working with writers from all levels of experience, ability, and expertise. The S.A.A.C. Siena Career Center is also an excellent resource The Student-Athlete dedicated to teaching the career develop- Advisory Committee ment process to students through innova- (S.A.A.C.) is a student- tive and quality career services. athlete organization focused on creating pro- grams and events that The J. Spencer & provide goodwill across Water Polo S.A.A.C. representatives, Patricia Standish Library all of Siena’s 18 sports Katie Ness, Lauren Biehle, and teams. The group takes Devan Ragg. part in several volunteer programs in the neighboring community. Also, S.A.A.C. is instrumental in voicing the student-athletes’ concerns for Siena College athletics and for their respective teams. S.A.A.C. is comprised of a representative from each sports team, and an alternate from each team. The members of this organization have proven to be effective leaders and role models for their team, and are the voices for Siena Athletics.

24 2009 SIENA WATER POLO The S.A.IN.T.S. Cup treatment area includes eight treat- ment tables with various modalites The S.A.IN.T.S. Cup is a competition including electric stimulation and ultra- created to encourage participation in sound as well as an additional taping the Champs/Life Skills Program at platform. Siena’s athletes also have Siena College. It gives student-athletes access to three full body whirlpools the opportunity to gain experience for hydrotherapy, two ice machines, and earn points in the five main NCAA two full-size hydrocollators for moist Champs/Life Skills components heat packs, and combination cold/ Jill Guarino Scott Connell (academic excellence, career devel- intermittent compression units. The opment, personal development, sports medicine office also utilizes numerous rehabilitation devices, community service, and athletic including aquatic therapy through the use of the onsite pool to ensure excellence). The focus of the pro- student-athletes safe and quick recovery to pre-injury (if not better) levels. gram is to develop the individual as a role model, team member and The athletic training staff works under the direct super- community leader. vision of a team of physicians. Included among the team, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Joseph Marotta, a former lacrosse Each team is awarded points for participation in the player and 1980 graduate of Siena, and Dr. Vincent Luvera S.A.IN.T.S. Cup Program. All academic and athletic excellence and Dr. Hamish Kerr make regular visits to campus and points are automatically tallied at the end of each semester. cover several events during the course of the athletic season. Points are also awarded in the areas of community service, personal and career development. Strength and Conditioning A men’s and women’s sports team with the highest point The Siena College Strength and Conditioning department Dr. Joseph total at the end of each academic year will be announced as is committed to the pursuit of excellence for our student- Marotta ’80 the winners. The winning teams hold on to the S.A.IN.T.S. athletes. Our scientifically-based programs are designed Cup for a year, and are awarded $500. The money is then to physically prepare athletes for competition at the Division I level. Teach- added to the team’s budget and is used at the coaches’ and ing safety, efficiency, and intensity, the program is designed to allow athletes players’ discretion. to push themselves to the limit, testing their physical capacity, and mental resolve to be a MAAC champion. The means to this end are encompassed S.A.IN.T.S. Cup Champions through strength training sessions, in addition to work on flexibility, speed 2007-2008 Men’s Basketball and Water Polo; and agility, plyometrics, and sport-specific conditioning. While the program Runner-up Women’s Soccer does produce athletes who are bigger, stronger, and faster, the number one 2006-2007 Men’s Soccer and Water Polo priority is to train athletes in all of the aforementioned areas of strength and 2005-2006 Men’s Lacrosse and Women’s Soccer conditioning, so that they are less likely to become injured during competition. 2004-2005 Men’s Lacrosse and Women’s Softball 2003-2004 Men’s Soccer and Women’s Soccer Sports Medicine Under the direction of head athletic trainer Greg Dashnaw, entering his 25th year at Siena, and assistant trainers Jill Guarino and Scott Connell, the sports medicine office is responsible for the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries to Siena’s athletes. Over the past two decades, Dashnaw has had a tremendous impact Greg Dashnaw on the development and general health of Siena’s student-athletes. The sports medicine office also Daniel Taylor works with the athletes on nutritional counseling and stress At Siena, athletes are taught to train movements not management, promot- body parts, this system not only utilizes ground-based, multi-joint exercises ing the physical and but also individual joint work to increase mobility and range of motion. psychological well being The entire strength training workouts last between 45 minutes to an hour of student-athletes. while training anywhere from two to four times per week. Strength and Conditioning Coach Daniel Taylor is always on hand to supervise team Student-athletes have lifts, making sure that the athletes lift with correct form and intensity. access to some of the most modern treatment In the world of collegiate athletics, Championships are earned, and every available in the Siena student-athlete will be provided with the opportunity to enhance their training room. The sports performance through proven strength and conditioning methods until they have fulfilled their athletic potential.

2009 SIENA WATER POLO 25 Siena College Administration Fr. Kevin J. Mullen, O.F.M.- Directors of St. Francis House, hailed by Boston’s President church and business leaders and residents as a model for multifaceted outreach helping the homeless and The Rev. Kevin J. Mullen, O.F.M., Siena College marginalized. In addition, he served on the Board of Class of 1975, was appointed the 10th President Directors of Franciscan Children’s Hospital from 1997- of the College on June 1, 2007. 1999, and was on the steering committee for the Interfaith Clergy Breakfast. Fr. Kevin directed the Franciscan Center for Service and Advocacy since 2005, taught a seminar in Concurrently, Fr. Kevin served on the Provincial Council of Franciscan service and Siena’s Foundations the Franciscans of Holy Name Province, and as director course for first-year students, and was also a of finance for the Province. From 1990-1993 he was also guardian (supervisor) of the Franciscan friary at the College. a member of the Board of Trustees of Christ the King Seminary in East Aurora, N.Y. He was previously a member of the Board of Trustees of Siena College from 1987-1996, and from 1999-2005. In 1999, Fr. Kevin was appointed Pastor/Guardian of St. Leo’s Church in Elmwood Park, N.J., where he served Siena has had a profound influence on the greater part of this alumnus’s until his Siena College appointments in 2005. adult life. He is happy to be able to give back his skills and energy to the academic community that introduced him to the liberal arts and Fr. Kevin taught full-time at Christ the King Seminary from helped to shape his outlook and perspective. 1987-1990, and concurrently was a member of the Ethics Committee of Sisters’ Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y. He also Fr. Kevin was born in Paterson, N.J., “the cradle of Holy Name Province” taught at various times at Pope John XXIII National where the largest group of Franciscan Friars Minor in the country had Seminary in Weston, Mass., Weston School of Theology its program for novices. St. Bonaventure Church, just a few blocks in Cambridge, Mass., Emmanuel College in Boston, Mass., from home, introduced Franciscan themes into the grammar school Felician College in Lodi, N.J., The Franciscan Institute curriculum. Fr. Kevin’s family also nurtured his Franciscan spirit at St. Bonaventure University, Olean, N.Y., and The throughout his early life. Washington Theological Union in Silver Spring, Md. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history at Siena College in 1975. Why Since his return to the Siena College campus in 2005, history? “It unfolds the story of humanity: how human beings have he has added part-time chaplaincy at a state correctional behaved, and misbehaved. It’s an essential facet of understanding facility to his life as a friar. who we are. Look at World War II, the Civil War, etc.” He describes his Franciscan experience of community Why Siena College? “The Franciscan formation, the people, and the not in terms of dramatic events as much as in everyday facilities: which were tremendous for the time. We took pride in the encounters when you connect, and are glad of who you are, Siena campus.” and feel you have something to offer: “For example, when He remembers several formative Siena people: outstanding professors you’re working with the poor. In terms of education, and lecturers who opened him to the writings of St. Bonaventure and when you’re opening people up to information and the Franciscan sources. From administrators to advisors to Mrs. V in thoughts. When we’re aware of that, we know: ‘This is the dining hall, Siena people became family. where I belong.’” He also extended himself in volunteer service, teaching religious education During a forum with Siena community members, Fr. Kevin at St. Pius X parish in Loudonville, and helping people at nursing homes. spoke about his ethos, which he outlined as respect for the human person, relationships (“not only one-to-one, A month after graduation, Fr. Kevin was received as a member of the but communal”), justice and respect, and being good Order of Friars Minor. Four years later, he made his solemn profession stewards of God’s creation. And, he added, “finding of vows in 1979, and was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1980. He what education, business, etc., can bring to that.” received his Master’s of Divinity degree from Washington Theological Union (during those studies he also did supervised ministry in adult Fr. Kevin looks forward to reflecting together with the Siena education and hospital chaplaincy), and a Ph.D., in theology from The community “upon how we may further our communal Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. (where his interest in commitment to the values that support the Franciscan medical ethics grew, and where he continued to hone his pastoral heart). and Catholic traditions of a liberal arts education.” He sees Franciscan Insight courses – wherein Siena faculty Fr. Kevin’s administrative and leadership experience includes serving and students apply what they learn about St. Francis to as Rector/Guardian of St. Anthony Shrine in Boston, Mass., from service tasks in their chosen profession – as an impor- 1990-1999. The popular downtown church offers numerous pastoral, tant way to develop that commitment. liturgical, and educational programs. Fr. Kevin also chaired the Board of

26 2009 SIENA WATER POLO John D’Argenio – Siena teams have enjoyed conference-wide as well as regional and Director of Athletics national success. In 2007-2008 three sports teams captured MAAC Championships, highlighted by the men’s basketball team’s memorable John D’Argenio was appointed run to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament after an upset of director of athletics on April 21, SEC power Vanderbilt. The Saints’ volleyball team won its third straight 1993, after serving as the acting MAAC title in the fall of 2007 and women’s golf won the MAAC for the director of athletics for the 1992-93 eighth straight season this past spring. Volleyball advanced to the academic year. Since the appoint- NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive season, falling to eventual ment, many new initiatives have National Champion Penn State. been set forth and much progress has been made in the athletic department. Athletic success has been a constant for the past 15 years under D’Argenio’s supervision. In 1994 the men’s basketball team advanced The department’s first academic advising office was cre- to the National Invitation Tournament semifinals at Madison Square ated and a full-time advisor was hired to work with all of Garden. The Saints made their fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in Siena’s student-athletes. The academic office has been 2008, after capturing their third MAAC title since 1999. The women’s responsible for implementing a tutoring program, basketball team has captured seven regular-season Metro Atlantic developing educational programming and producing a Athletic Conference titles, and in 2001 advanced to its first NCAA student-athlete population whose combined grade-point Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. The Saints have played in three post- average is higher than that of the general student body. season WNIT’s as well, advancing as far as the round of 16 in 1998. In recent years, Siena’s student-athlete graduation rate Siena has registered seven MAAC volleyball championships and four has ranked among the best in the country. In the NCAA’s MAAC baseball titles during D’Argenio’s tenure. The women’s soccer inaugural graduation success rate announced in 2006, program has consistently finished in the upper echelon of the MAAC Siena student-athletes finished fifth among all Division I after posting the nation’s eighth most improved season in 2001 and schools. The department has ranked in the top-10% women’s tennis won the MAAC in 2006. All totaled the Saints have nationally in each of the subsequent reports. won 25 MAAC championships under D’Argenio’s direction. As part of the college’s efforts to address gender equity, Siena’s athletic facilities have been dramatically enhanced in the last the women’s sports programs have expanded immensely 15 years. In 2007, the department debuted an artificial turf facility that in the past 15 years. With the addition of golf, women’s serves as the home field for the field hockey and lacrosse programs. swimming and diving, women’s water polo and the ele- The College hosted the 2008 MAAC Men’s Lacrosse Championships vation of lacrosse from club to varsity status, Siena now in the beautiful new facility and will host the MAAC Women’s Soccer sponsors 11 Division I women’s sports. Championships this coming fall. In 2004, the Callanan Field House In 1996 D’Argenio was instrumental in negotiating Siena’s was expanded. The expansion features four team rooms as well as agreement with the County of Albany and Times Union the Turchi Theater, a 32-seat room equipped with the latest in digital Center (formerly Pepsi Arena) to move all of the College’s editing and presentation equipment. In 1995, D’Argenio served as men’s home basketball games to the downtown facility. Tournament Director for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship The move to the state-of-the-art downtown Albany facility First and Second Rounds at Knickerbocker Arena. He again assumed culminated in Siena and the Arena signing a five-year those duties in March of 2003, as Siena served as the host institution contract and most recently a four-year extension. Since for the men’s basketball East (Albany) Regional at Pepsi Arena after the move, both the men’s and women’s basketball pro- co-hosting the NCAA wrestling National Championships in March of grams have seen their attendances soar to the top-80 2002. The Saints have hosted numerous NIT and Women’s NIT nationally. Since the move to the Arena, Siena has also games as well, including a remarkable six in 2003. made major strides in the marketing of its programs. Prior to his appointment to director of athletics, D’Argenio served as An active corporate partnership program has emerged Siena’s sports information director from 1985-1992. on the heels of the 1996 decision that includes over 45 local and national businesses. D’Argenio served out his final year on the NCAA Division I Baseball committee this past spring and is a member of the MAAC marketing Athletic Development giving has increased over the past and finance committees. He also serves as chair of the MAAC baseball 10 years as well. Saints Alive!, the department’s athletic committee and is a member of the board for the Albany County development organization, was initiated in 1998 to formal- Convention and Visitors Bureau and Albany Sports Foundation. ize and bring structure to the department’s fundraising efforts and its membership has grown each year since. D’Argenio earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Over $400,000 was raised during the 2007-2008 budget Dayton in 1982 and a master’s of science degree from North Dakota cycle through Saints Alive!, and distributed directly to State University in 1985. He is a native of Rome, N.Y. services that benefit the College’s student-athletes.

2009 SIENA WATER POLO 27 Siena College Administration

Joyce Eggleston Lori Perillo Gail Picillo Cori Rowe Katelyn Dooley Associate Athletics Assistant Athletics Academic Advisor Corporate Sales Manager Marketing Manager Director – Compliance Director – Development

Ellen Howe – Life Skills Coordinator Greg Dashnaw – Head Athletic Trainer Brian Brecht – Operations Assistant Daniel Taylor – Strength and Conditioning Kaitlyn Skelley – Facilities Assistant Greg Brown – Aquatics Coordinator Jason Tracey – Facilities Assistant Ken Grant – Assistant AD-Business Affairs Head Coaching Staff

Tony Rossi Fran McCaffery Jim Bowles Baseball Men’s Basketball Men’s and Women’s Cross Country

Tom Wronowski Brian Brecht Gareth Elliott Jim Serbalik Gina Castelli Dave Wronowski Men’s Golf Men’s Lacrosse Men’s Soccer Men’s Tennis Women’s Basketball Women’s Golf

Andrea Duffy Steve Karbowski ’93 Timothy O’Brien Bill Davidson Garvey Pierre Ellen Howe Women’s Lacrosse Women’s Soccer Women’s Tennis Field Hockey Volleyball Water Polo

Greg Brown Deanna Parks Sybille Cowan Megan Gilligan Swimming/Diving Softball Coaches’ Secretary Administrative Secretary 28 2009 SIENA WATER POLO 2008 Results

Overall: 11-20 MAAC: 4-6 Home: 2-1 Away: 4-6 Neutral: 5-13 Date Opponent Location Score Feb. 16 vs. Bucknell (Princeton Invitational) Princeton, N.J. L, 14-5 vs. Maryland (Princeton Invitational) Princeton, N.J. L, 8-3 at Princeton (Princeton Invitational) Princeton, N.J. L, 12-1 Feb. 17 vs. George Washington (Princeton Invitational) Princeton, N.J. L, 7-5 Feb. 23 vs. Penn State (Behrend) Erie, Pa. W, 16-6 vs. Gannon Erie, Pa. W, 9-6 at Mercyhurst Erie, Pa. L, 12-5 Mar. 1 vs. Carthage (Siena Invitational) Loudonville, N.Y. W, 12-5 vs. Villanova (Siena Invitational) Loudonville, N.Y. W, 12-8 Mar. 2 vs. Iona (Siena Invitational) Loudonville, N.Y. L, 9-8 (OT) Mar. 8 at #15 Hartwick (Hartwick Invitational) Oneonta, N.Y. L, 17-8 vs. Harvard (Hartwick Invitational) Oneonta, N.Y. L, 12-8 Mar. 9 at Utica Utica, N.Y. W, 16-0 Mar. 15 vs. Pomona-Pitzer (Claremont Convergence) Claremont, Calif. L, 12-5 vs. Redlands (Claremont Convergence) Claremont, Calif. L, 10-9 (2 OT) Mar. 16 vs. Colorado College (Claremont Convergence) Claremont, Calif. W, 17-4 vs. Occidental (Claremont Convergence) Claremont, Calif. L, 8-6 Mar. 19 at Claremont – Mudd – Scripps Claremont, Calif. L, 13-9 (2 OT) Mar. 30 at Connecticut College New London, Conn. W, 15-3 Apr. 5 vs. Wagner* Poughkeepsie, N.Y. W, 14-12 (OT) at Marist* Poughkeepsie, N.Y. L, 15-4 Apr. 6 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.)* New Rochelle, N.Y. L, 7-6 at Iona* New Rochelle, N.Y. L, 15-9 Apr. 12 at Villanova* Villanova, Pa. W, 17-7 vs. Iona* Villanova, Pa. L, 9-8 (2 OT) Apr. 19 vs. Wagner* Brooklyn, N.Y. L, 11-10 vs. Marist* Brooklyn, N.Y. L, 11-4 Apr. 20 vs. Villanova* Staten Island, N.Y. W, 14-9 at Wagner* Staten Island, N.Y. W, 11-10 Apr. 26 vs. Marist (MAAC Championships) Poughkeepsie, N.Y. L, 11-9 (2 OT) Apr. 27 vs. Wagner (MAAC Championships-Consolation) Poughkeepsie, N.Y. L, 10-9

2008 Statistics Field Players

Name GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% STL EJD TO Garrigan, Lauren 31/31 80 39 119 160 .500 55 26 37 Crosby, Jackie 31/31 55 30 85 135 .407 23 22 37 Ragg, Devan 31/30 30 35 65 63 .476 30 11 30 Norman, Camille 31/22 23 33 56 63 .365 35 16 27 Biehle, Lauren 31/27 35 6 41 81 .432 5 23 36 Hagi, Nicole 31/6 14 15 29 34 .412 23 0 29 Vespremi, Alex 19/10 9 19 28 22 .409 10 3 18 Guevara, Gina 31/19 10 16 26 37 .270 30 5 22 Graves, Kaedy 25/12 7 16 23 17 .412 22 7 18 Smith, Caitlin 28/0 15 8 23 40 .375 3 0 8 Chamberlain, Molly 31/0 4 10 14 11 .364 31 7 18 Clune, Erin 25/0 3 1 4 8 .375 3 0 4 TOTALS 31/31 285 228 513 671 .400 270 120 284 Goalies

Name GP/GS W-L GAA SOG SVS SV% AST STL TO Reilly, Lisa 30/30 10-20 6.77 401 221 .551 6 13 11 Nguyen, Lynh 5/1 1-0 15.67 73 36 .493 3 2 1 Graves, Kaedy 1/0 0-0 22.00 16 5 .238 1 0 0 TOTALS 31/31 11-20 7.35 490 262 .535 10 15 12

2009 SIENA WATER POLO 29 2008 MAAC Review

2008 MAAC Standings 2008 MAAC Regular-Season Awards MAAC Overall Team W L W L All-MAAC First Team Offensive Player of the Year 1.) Marist*$ 10 0 27 9 Lauren Peterson (Iona) Lauren Peterson (Iona) 2.) Iona 7 3 22 13 Amanda Brucia (Iona) Co-Defensive Players of the Year 3.) Wagner 5 5 16 16 Billy Hoelck (Wagner) Kathleen Link (Iona) 4.) SIENA 4 6 11 20 Lauren Garrigan (Siena) Maggie Hatcher (Marist) 4.) St. Francis (N.Y.) 4 6 10 12 Andrea Dolnay (St. Francis N.Y.) 6.) Villanova 0 10 3 24 Carla Martinez (Villanova) Rookie of the Year *MAAC Regular-Season Champion Elizabeth Davis (Marist) Maggie Wood (Iona) $MAAC Tournament Champion All-MAAC Second Team Anaconda Sports Coach of the Year 2008 MAAC Tournament Angela Rampton (Marist) Ellen Howe (Siena) Samantha Swartz (Marist) 2008 MAAC All-Academic Team (McCann Natatorium • Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) Maggie Hatcher (Marist) (Siena Honoree) Katelin McCahill (Marist) Semifinals • Saturday, April 26 Erin Clune Hadar Berger (St. Francis N.Y.) #2 Iona 14, #3 Wagner 10 Jr., Political Science, 3.28 Nicole Maichrowicz (Wagner) #1 Marist 11, #4 SIENA 9 (2OT) Bainbridge Island, Wash. Maggie Wood (Iona) Consolation Game – Sunday, April 27 Lisa Reilly (Siena) #3 Wagner 10, #4 SIENA 9 Championship Game • Sunday April 27 #1 Marist 7, #2 Iona 6 MAAC All-Tournament Team Lauren Garrigan (Siena) Billy Hoelck (Wagner) Amanda Brucia (Iona) Lauren Peterson (Iona) Ellen Howe Angela Rampton (Marist) 2008 Coach Elizabeth Davis (Marist) of the Year MAAC Tournament MVP Katelin McCahill (Marist)

Lauren Garrigan

30 2009 SIENA WATER POLO Siena Water Polo History

Siena vs. All Opponents Year-by-Year School W L First Game Last Game YEAR RECORD CONF. RECORD HEAD COACH Arizona 1 0 2007 2007 2002 0-13 N/A – Independent Ken McLaughlin Brown 0 2 2004 2004 2003 2-10 0-5 (6th MAAC) Ken Hackett Bucknell 0 4 2003 2008 2004 2-12 0-5 (6th MAAC) Lynda Lareau Cal-State East Bay 0 1 2006 2006 2005 9-16 1-9 (6th MAAC) Rob Swingle* 2006 7-23-1 2-8 (MAAC) Rob Swingle California Baptist 0 1 2007 2007 2007 15-15 1-9 (MAAC) Rob Swingle, Ellen Howe California Tech 1 0 2006 2006 2008 11-20 4-6 (4th MAAC)$ Ellen Howe* Carthage 3 0 2006 2008 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 0 2 2007 2008 TOTALS 46-109-1 8-42 Colorado College 2 0 2005 2008 *Anaconda Sports MAAC Coach of the Year Connecticut College 2 3 2002 2008 $Qualified for MAAC Championships Dartmouth 0 1 2005 2005 Gannon 3 0 2007 2008 George Washington 0 5 2003 2008 Grove City 1 0 2007 2007 Career Coaching Records Hartwick 0 6 2002 2008 Harvard 0 3 2004 2008 OVERALL MAAC Iona 0 14 2002 2008 NAME YEARS WON LOST PCT WON LOST PCT La Verne 1 0 2006 2006 Rob Swingle 2005-07 30 45 .400 3 17 .150 Marist 0 18 2002 2008 Ellen Howe 2007-present 12 29 .293 5 15 .250 Maryland 0 3 2005 2008 Mercyhurst* 3 1 2005 2008 Ken Hackett 2003 2 10 .167 0 5 .000 Middlebury 1 0 2005 2005 Lynda Lareau 2004 2 12 .143 0 5 .000 Occidental 0 2 2006 2008 Ken McLaughlin 2002 0 13 .000 n/a n/a n/a Oregon 1 0 2007 2007 Ottawa 0 1 2005 2005 TOTALS 2002-08 46 109 .298 8 42 .160 Penn State-Behrend 3 0 2005 2008 Pomona-Pitzer 0 2 2006 2008 Princeton 0 1 2008 2008 Siena MAAC Tournament History Queens 3 3 2002 2005 Redlands 0 2 2006 2008 2008 (McCann Natatorium – Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) Salem 1 0 2003 2003 Semifinal Round (4/26) San Diego 1 1 2006 2007 Slippery Rock 1 0 2006 2006 #1 Marist 11, #4 Siena 9 (2OT) St. Francis (N.Y.) 4 9 2002 2008 Consolation Game (4/27) Utica 8 3 2002 2008 Villanova 5 7 2003 2008 #3 Wagner 10, #4 Siena 9 Wagner 1 11 2002 2008 Whittier 0 1 2007 2007

*Includes one tie (overall record vs. Mercyhurst: 3-1-1) BOLD = Confirmed 2009 Opponents Confirmed New Opponent for 2009: Michigan

2009 SIENA WATER POLO 31 Siena Water Polo History Siena Water Polo by the Numbers (Seven Seasons) All-Time Record: 46-109-1 (.298) MAAC Championships: 0-2 Home: 11-18-1 (.383) Longest Winning Streak: 7 (2007 season) Away: 10-32 (.238) Longest Losing Streak: 18 (2002-03 seasons) Neutral: 25-59 (.298) Biggest Win: 18 (W, 19-1 @ Utica 3/23/07) MAAC: 8-42 (.160) Biggest Loss: 19 (L, 20-1 @ #15 Harwick 3/5/05) Overtime: 4-7 Most Goals Scored: 19 (2X, MR: W, 19-1 @ Utica 3/23/07) Ranked Opponents: 0-3 Most Goals Allowed: 22 (L, 22-9 vs. Wagner 4/8/06) Siena Invite: 5-8-1

2002 2004 2005 Won 0, Lost 13 Won 2, Lost 12 (0-5, 6th MAAC) Won 9, Lost 16 (1-9, 6th MAAC) Home: 0-0 Away: 0-3 Neutral: 0-10 Home: 1-1 Away: 0-5 Neutral: 1-6 Home: 4-4 Away: 2-3 Neutral: 3-9 Coach: Ken McLaughlin Coach: Lynda Lareau Coach: Rob Swingle SIENA OPP SIENA OPP SIENA OPP 4 vs. Hartwick! 19 2 at Iona* 11 11 at Middlebury^ 6 3 vs. Marist! 16 3 vs. Villanova* 15 3 vs. Dartmouth^ 14 9 at Utica! 16 6 at Connecticut College 8 15 vs. Utica% 2 8 at Utica! 9 0 at Brown^ 12 13 vs. Queens% 10 1 vs. Iona^ 15 8 vs. Harvard^ 19 1 at #15 Hartwick% 20 0 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.)^ 16 15 Utica 4 12 Connecticut College$ 5 2 vs. Wagner^ 14 7 Marist 8 17 Queens$ 4 3 vs. Queens^ 19 7 vs. Utica 4 4 vs. Univ. of Ottawa! 9 1 vs. Hartwick% 18 0 at Marist* 14 8 at Penn State-Behrend! 7 0 vs. Queens% 14 1 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.)* 9 11 vs. Colorado College! 0 1 vs. Connecticut College% 15 2 vs. Wagner* 18 5 vs. Maryland! 12 2 vs. Iona$ 9 1 vs. Brown% 17 1 Mercyhurst# 6 7 at Marist$ 18 7 at Utica% (OT) 8 7 Marist# 11 7 vs. Connecticut College 9 6 St. Francis (N.Y.)# 8 ! Utica Tournament (Utica, N.Y.) 17 Queens # 9 ^ Hartwick Invitational (Oneonta, N.Y.) * MAAC Game 5 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.)* 8 % Regional Water Polo Championships (New ^ Brown Tournament (Providence, R.I.) 4 vs. Wagner* 15 London, Conn.) % Northeastern Division Championships (Utica, N.Y.) 11 Villanova* (OT) 7 $ Marist Invitational (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) 5 Marist* 10 5 at Villanova* 13 2003 6 vs. Iona* 12 Won 2, Lost 10 (0-5, 6th MAAC) 5 vs. Marist* 7 Home: 0-3 Away: 0-4 Neutral: 2-3 8 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.)* 9 Coach: Ken Hackett 5 at Wagner* 11 2 vs. Iona* 8 SIENA OPP 8 at Marist* 14 * MAAC Game 2 St. Francis (N.Y.)* 13 ^ Middlebury Invitational (Middlebury, Vt.) 6 Queens 17 % Hartwick Invitational (Oneonta, N.Y.) 11 Marist* 14 $ Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference/Collegiate 6 vs. Villanova^ 15 Water Polo Association Crossover Invitational (Loudonville, N.Y.) 9 vs. Salem^ 8 ! Penn State-Behrend Invitational (Erie, Pa.) 0 vs. George Washington^ 13 # Siena Invite (Loudonville, N.Y.) 4 at Bucknell^ 14 3 at Iona* 13 9 vs. Utica% 5 7 vs. Hartwick% 19 3 at Wagner* 14

* MAAC Game ^ Bucknell Tournament (Lewisburg, Pa.) % Neutral Site Game at Brooklyn, N.Y.

32 2009 SIENA WATER POLO 2006 2007 2008 Won 7, Lost 23, Tied 1 (2-8 MAAC) Won 15, Lost 15 (1-9 MAAC) Won 11, Lost 20 (4-6, 4th MAAC) Home: 1-5-1 Away: 0-7 Neutral: 6-11 Home: 3-4 Away: 4-4 Neutral: 8-7 Home: 2-1 Away: 4-6 Neutral: 5-13 Coach: Rob Swingle Coach: Rob Swingle, Ellen Howe Coach: Ellen Howe SIENA OPP SIENA OPP SIENA OPP 3 vs. Bucknell^ 14 8 at Mercyhurst (OT) 6 5 vs. Bucknell^ 14 4 vs. George Washington^ 9 12 vs. Arizona^ 7 3 vs. Maryland^ 8 7 vs. Cal-State East Bay^ 8 8 vs. Oregon^ (OT) 7 1 at Princeton^ 12 5 at Maryland^ 9 14 vs. San Diego^ 11 5 vs. George Washington^ 7 3 at Bucknell% 12 9 vs. Whittier^ (OT) 10 16 at Penn State-Behrend% 6 4 vs. George Washington% 5 5 at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 8 9 vs. Gannon% 6 9 vs. Slippery Rock% 6 1 at California Baptist 10 5 vs. Mercyhurst% 12 2 vs. Marist% 6 10 at Villanova% 7 12 Carthage$ 5 5 vs. Harvard$ 10 7 vs. George Washington% 11 12 Villanova$ 8 14 vs. Carthage$ 4 4 vs. Mercyhurst$ 2 8 Iona$ (OT) 9 3 at #13 San Diego 18 9 vs. Gannon$ 8 8 at #15 Hartwick! 17 8 at Occidental 10 3 vs. Grove City$ 2 8 vs. Harvard! 12 7 vs. La Verne! 4 11 vs. Carthage$ 3 16 at Utica 0 5 vs. Pomona-Pitzer! 8 13 at Penn State-Behrend$ 2 5 vs. Pomona-Pitzer# 12 2 vs. Redlands! 8 19 Utica 4 9 vs. Redlands# (2OT) 10 14 vs. California Tech! 4 19 at Utica 1 17 vs. Colorado College# 4 4 Hartwick 17 5 Iona! 6 6 vs. Occidental# 8 16 Utica 1 6 Gannon! 5 9 at Claremont-M-S (2OT) 13 12 Mercyhurst# 12 4 Mercyhurst! 8 15 at Connecticut College 3 6 Marist# 8 14 St. Francis (N.Y.)! 3 4 at Marist* 15 3 St. Francis (N.Y.)# 10 8 vs. Iona* 11 14 vs. Wagner* (OT) 12 4 Marist* 6 8 at Villanova* 13 6 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.)* 7 9 Wagner* 22 11 vs. Villanova* 12 9 at Iona* 15 8 vs. Villanova* 12 8 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.)* 7 17 at Villanova* 7 7 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.)* 5 8 Marist* 13 18 vs. Iona* (2OT) 19 2 vs. Iona* 7 8 Wagner* 15 10 vs. Wagner* 11 8 at Villanova* 9 5 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.)* 7 4 vs. Marist* 11 3 vs. Marist* 10 6 at Iona* 11 14 vs. Villanova* 9 5 at Wagner* 11 9 vs. Wagner* 12 12 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.)* 8 7 vs. Saint Francis (N.Y.)* 4 4 vs. Marist* 13 9 at #1 seed Marist& (2OT) 11 4 at Iona* 5 9 vs. #3 seed Wagner& 10 * MAAC Game *MAAC Game ^ Chapman Invitational (Orange, Calif.) *MAAC Game ^ Terrapin Invitational (College Park, Md.) % Villanova Invitational (Villanova, Pa.) ^ Princeton Invitational (Princeton, N.J.) % Bucknell Invitational (Lewisburg, Pa.) $ Penn State-Behrend Invitational (Erie, Pa.) % Penn State-Behrend Invitational (Erie, Pa.) $ Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference/Collegiate ! Siena Invite (Loudonville, N.Y.) $ Siena Invite (Loudonville, N.Y.) Water Polo Association Crossover Invitational ! Hartwick Invitational (Oneonta, N.Y.) (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) # Claremont Convergence (Claremont, Calif.) ! Claremont Invitational (Claremont, Calif.) & MAAC Championships (#4 seed, # Siena Invite (Loudonville, N.Y.) Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)

2009 SIENA WATER POLO 33 The Record Book Field Players Goalies Shana Allen Career Leaders Career Leaders Points Wins 273 – Lauren Garrigan (2006-present) 27 – Kaedy Graves (2005-08) 261 – Caitlin Smith (2005-08) 14 – Lisa Reilly (2007-08) 188 – Shana Allen (2003-06) 2 – Lauren Morrison (2002-03) 134 – Lauren Biehle (2006-present) 2 – Jeanette Ogren (2004-07) 119 – Anne LaFex (2004-07) 1 – Lynh Nguyen (2008-present) Goals Goals Against Average 172 – Caitlin Smith (2005-08) (Minimum 10 Games) 165 – Lauren Garrigan (2006-present) 6.49 – Lisa Reilly (2007-08) 118 – Shana Allen (2003-06) 7.40 – Kaedy Graves (2005-08) 108 – Lauren Biehle (2006-present) 11.19 – Jeanette Ogren (2004-07) 65 – Anne LaFex (2004-07) 13.25 – Lauren Morrison (2002-03) Erin Clune 15.60 – Jeanine Giunta (2002) Assists 108 – Lauren Garrigan (2006-present) Saves 89 – Caitlin Smith (2005-08) 546 – Kaedy Graves (2005-08) 70 – Shana Allen (2003-06) 309 – Lisa Reilly (2007-08) 66 – Gina Guevara (2007-present) 97 – Jeanine Giunta (2002) 59 – Jeannette Ogren (2004-07) 81 – Jeanette Ogren (2004-07) 36 – Lynh Nguyen (2008-present) Shots 467 – Caitlin Smith (2005-08) Save Percentage 427 – Shana Allen (2003-06) (Minimum 10 Games) 398 – Lauren Garrigan (2006-present) .558 – Lisa Reilly (2007-08) 224 – Lauren Biehle (2006-present) .486 – Kaedy Graves (2005-08) 200 – Anne LaFex (2004-07) .324 – Jeanette Ogren (2004-07) Shot Percentage (Minimum 25 shots) .323 – Jeanine Giunta (2002) .492 – Erin Clune (2006-present) Games Played (In Goal) .482 – Lauren Biehle (2006-present) 77 – Kaedy Graves (2005-08) .476 – Devan Ragg (2008-present) 42 – Lisa Reilly (2007-08) .415 – Lauren Garrigan (2006-present) 14 – Jeanette Ogren (2004-07) .412 – Nicole Hagi (2008-present) 13 – Jeanine Giunta (2002) Steals 12 – Lauren Morrison (2002-03) 177 – Lauren Garrigan (2006-present) 91 – Jeanette Ogren (2004-07) 91 – Shana Allen (2003-06) 75 – Gina Guevara (2007-present) 55 – Caitlin Smith (2005-08) Lauren Biehle Ejections Drawn 99 – Lauren Biehle (2006-present) 87 – Lauren Garrigan (2006-present) 68 – Caitlin Smith (2005-08) 66 – Shana Allen (2003-06) 39 – Gina Guevara (2007-present) Games Played 102 – Caitlin Smith (2005-08) 96 – Anne LaFex (2004-07) 88 – Lauren Garrigan (2006-present) 84 – Lauren Biehle (2006-present) 83 – Shana Allen (2003-06)

BOLD = Active Player Italics = Record set during 2008 season

34 2009 SIENA WATER POLO Field Players Goalies Season Leaders Season Leaders Points Shot Percentage Wins 119 – Lauren Garrigan (2008) (Minimum 25 shots) 11 – Kaedy Graves (2007) 104 – Caitlin Smith (2005) .581 – Erin Clune (2007) 10 – Lisa Reilly (2008) 89 – Shana Allen (2005) .541 – Lauren Biehle (2006) 9 – Kaedy Graves (2005) 86 – Lauren Garrigan (2007) .500 – Lauren Garrigan (2008) 7 – Kaedy Graves (2006) 85 – Jackie Crosby (2008) .488 – Lauren Biehle (2007) 4 – Lisa Reilly (2007) 74 – Caitlin Smith (2007) .476 – Devan Ragg (2008) 68 – Lauren Garrigan (2006) .433 – Jeannette Ogren (2007) Goals Against Average (Minimum 10 Games) 5.33 – Kaedy Graves (2007) 67 – Gina Guevara (2007) .432 – Lauren Biehle (2008) 6.08 – Lisa Reilly (2007) 65 – Devan Ragg (2008) .412 – Nicole Hagi (2008) 62 – Lynn Whitmire (2006) .407 – Jackie Crosby (2008) 6.77 – Lisa Reilly (2008) 8.67 – Kaedy Graves (2006) .406 – Caitlin Smith (2005) Goals 9.00 – Kaedy Graves (2005) 80 – Lauren Garrigan (2008) Steals 78 – Caitlin Smith (2005) 70 – Lynn Whitmire (2006) Saves 55 – Jackie Crosby (2008) 67 – Lauren Garrigan (2006) 221 – Lisa Reilly (2008) 206 – Kaedy Graves (2005) 50 – Lauren Garrigan (2007) 57 – Shana Allen (2005) 185 – Kaedy Graves (2006) 48 – Shana Allen (2005) 55 – Lauren Garrigan (2008) 170 – Kaedy Graves (2007) 42 – Caitlin Smith (2007) 55 – Lauren Garrigan (2007) 97 – Jeanine Giunta (2002) 40 – Lauren Biehle (2007) 45 – Gina Guevara (2007) 37 – Caitlin Smith (2006) 38 – Jeannette Ogren (2005) Save Percentage (Minimum 10 Games) 37 – Lynn Whitmire (2006) 37 – Kaedy Graves (2005) .575 – Lisa Reilly (2007) 35 – Lauren Biehle (2008) 35 – Camille Norman (2008) .557 – Kaedy Graves (2007) 35 – Lauren Garrigan (2006) 34 – Shana Allen (2006) .551 – Lisa Reilly (2008) Assists Ejections Drawn .488 – Kaedy Graves (2005) .442 – Kaedy Graves (2006) 50 – Gina Guevara (2007) 39 – Lauren Biehle (2007) 41 – Shana Allen (2005) 38 – Lauren Garrigan (2007) Games Played 39 – Lauren Garrigan (2008) 37 – Lauren Biehle (2006) 30 – Lisa Reilly (2008) 36 – Lauren Garrigan (2007) 37 – Caitlin Smith (2005) 27 – Kaedy Graves (2006) 35 – Devan Ragg (2008) 34 – Gina Guevara (2007) 25 – Kaedy Graves (2005) 33 – Camille Norman (2008) 34 – Shana Allen (2005) 24 – Kaedy Graves (2007) 33 – Lauren Garrigan (2006) 32 – Shana Allen (2006) 14 – Jeanette Ogren (2004) 32 – Caitlin Smith (2007) 27 – Lynn Whitmire (2006) 30 – Jackie Crosby (2008) 26 – Lauren Garrigan (2008) 29 – Shana Allen (2006) 23 – Lauren Garrigan (2006) 23 – Lauren Biehle (2008) BOLD = Active Player Shots Italics = Record set during 2008 season 192 – Caitlin Smith (2005) Games Played 180 – Shana Allen (2005) 31 – Lauren Garrigan (2008) 160 – Lauren Garrigan (2008) 31 – Jackie Crosby (2008) 135 – Jackie Crosby (2008) 31 – Devan Ragg (2008) 132 – Lynn Whitmire (2006) 31 – Camille Norman (2008) 130 – Lauren Garrigan (2007) 31 – Lauren Biehle (2008) 118 – Caitlin Smith (2006) 31 – Nicole Hagi (2008) 117 – Caitlin Smith (2007) 31 – Gina Guevara (2008) 110 – Shana Allen (2006) 31 – Molly Chamberlain (2008) 108 – Lauren Garrigan (2006) 31 – Lauren Garrigan (2006) Jeanette Ogren 31 – Lynn Whitmire (2006) 31 – Lauren Biehle (2006) 31 – Anne LaFex (2006) 31 – Jeanette Ogren (2006) 31 – Brigette Nazami (2006)

2009 SIENA WATER POLO 35 Saints in the Community

One of the main objectives of the Siena Athletic Department has always been to remain actively involved in the Capital Region community. Siena’s student-athletes and coaches made a record number of appear- ances in the community during the 2007-2008 season, volunteering hundreds of hours to help out many organizations. Additionally, the athletic department has donated thousands of dollars in game tickets, sports camps scholarships and sporting apparel and memorabilia to local charities. From soup kitchens to elementary schools, Siena invests its special resources each year to enrich the Capital Region community. Partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities In 2008-2009, Siena athletics will continue its active partnership with the Ronald McDonald House Charities in the Capital Region. Throughout the school year, all of Siena’s athletic teams are involved in visiting either the Ronald McDonald House in Albany or the Ronald McDonald Family Room at the Albany Medical Center. Student-athletes and coaches help lift the spirits of the sick children and their families by prepar- ing meals at the House, assisting in spring cleanup The athletic department staff served as chefs for a day at the Ronald McDonald House in Albany following the example set efforts or simply signing autographs and playing by its student-athletes who have had a partnership with Ronald games with the patients in the Family Room. McDonald House Charities the last three years. Siena president Fr. Kevin Mullen, O.F.M. led the group of volunteers. By creating, finding and supporting programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children, Ronald McDonald House Charities first-hand the value of volunteering in the community. (RMHC) is working to better the lives of children and their families The elementary students can find that learning is fun as around the world. teachers incorporate Siena Athletics into class lesson plans (i.e. using statistics for math assignments, or writ- Adopt-A-School Program ing the players for English). The newly redesigned Adopt-A-School program is a community initiative Siena’s current Adopted Schools are: intended to motivate area elementary students through interaction with • Albany Public School #18 Siena’s student-athletes. Members of Siena’s athletic teams interact with designated schools throughout the year. In addition to providing guid- • St. Gregory’s School for Boys ance and leadership to area youths, Siena’s student-athletes learn • Schenectady Middle School • Acadia (Shenendehowa) Elementary School

Sophomore Ryan Rossiter and the men’s basketball team visited the • St. Pius Children’s Ward at Albany Medical Center during the Christmas season St. Casmir’s Wednesdays to spread some holiday cheer. Siena Athletics began a partnership with St. Casmir’s elementary school in 2001, providing an athletic facility for the Arbor Hill School which does not have a gym. Over the years, the program has flourished. Each Wednesday during the school year, students from St. Casmir visit the Marcelle Athletic Complex to play various recreational activities with Siena student-athletes. The youngsters are coached by Siena’s student-athletes in various athletic skills. S.A.IN.T.S. Coordinator Ellen Howe has overseen the implementation of the program

36 2009 SIENA WATER POLO The men’s lacrosse team served as special guest volunteers at The women’s basketball team the Center for Disability hosted its annual ‘Think Pink’ Services 48th annual telethon. game honoring area breast cancer survivors and raising money and awareness to fight the crippling disease.

for Siena. “Siena student-athletes have earned the repu- Other Saints in the Community activities tation of balancing and achieving both academic and athletic success,” Howe remarked. “Bringing the students include, but are not limited to: of St. Casmir School to Siena gives them the rewarding Restocking Northeast Regional Foodbank experience of learning from and looking up to their role Honoring area students as part of National Student-Athlete Day models right here on campus, and gives our students a Partnerships with: CRAAB through Breast Cancer Awareness Week chance to be involved in the community.” National Girls and Women in Sports Day Siena’s Albany’s 15-Love Foundation Lil’ Saints Program Special Olympics Lil' Saints is a fun and exciting New Day Art club for fans 14 or younger MAAC Gives Back Program who wish to support Siena NCAA YES Clinics Athletics throughout the season. Membership includes: • A welcome letter from a student- athlete on their favorite sports team • Photo membership ID card w/lanyard • Club t-shirt • Monthly issue of Lil’ Saints Newsletter • Birthday card from the Saints • Radio Disney Fun Zone at select basketball games • Free admission to eight (8) basketball games: four (4) men’s and four (4) women’s games • Free admission to ALL volleyball, soccer, softball, baseball, lacrosse, water polo, swimming and diving, tennis and field hockey games • Special Celebration Day in honor of the National Student-Athlete Day at the ARC with all 18 varsity sports teams • End of the year Rootbeer Float Party with Siena student-athletes • Chances to win prizes and much more! The field hockey team visiting the Ronald McDonald House.

2009 SIENA WATER POLO 37

Saints in the Classroom

Siena’s student-athletes have a history of success on the • 12 of Siena’s 18 Division I programs posted a team GPA of 3.0 or courts and playing fields, but an even prouder tradition higher in 2007-2008 of excellence in the classroom. Siena’s student-athletes Women’s Cross Country – 3.49 Women’s Basketball – 3.14 regularly outperform the general student body, and in Women’s Tennis – 3.38 Softball – 3.10 recent years, the athletic department has received national acclaim for the academic success attained by Field Hockey – 3.37 Swimming and Diving – 3.01 its student-athletes. Below are some of last year’s aca- Women’s Soccer – 3.31 Baseball – 2.99 demic highlights. Women’s Lacrosse – 3.23 Men’s Soccer – 2.98 Men’s Tennis – 3.21 Men’s Golf – 2.95 • Siena’s Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 93% (using Men’s Cross Country – 3.19 Men’s Lacrosse – 2.88 2007 school data) tied for the sixth highest rate Volleyball – 3.19 Water Polo – 2.79 among all Division I schools. Women’s Golf – 3.15 Men’s Basketball – 2.52 • Siena’s student-athletes posted a cumulative 3.10 grade point average during the 2007-2008 academic year. Siena’s student body had a 3.07 cumulative GPA. • A record 93 student-athletes were named to their respective Conference Honor Rolls for earning a 3.2 cumulative GPA or higher and participating in their second year of varsity athletics. • The Siena men’s and women’s cross country teams were named National Academic squads, with the women earning the honor with distinction. • The NCAA honored women’s basketball and women’s golf for their latest multi-year academic progress rate (APR) scores. Both teams reached the top-10% of their sports. Siena student-athletes reap the benefits of both worlds – the opportunity • Senior women’s basketball player Melissa Manzer was to engage in a challenging and stimulating academic environment, named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All- combined with the chance to develop their athletic potential as members District Team. Baseball seniors Jacob Willis (First of competitive NCAA Division I teams. The support services provided to Team) and Chris Klepps (Second Team) were also the student-athletes are designed to offer assistance and resources, in represented on the team. addition to encouragement and guidance. Services include monitoring academic and degree progress, super- • Women’s golfers Catherine Shomo and Katelynn vision of study hall, coordination of Mannix were named to the National Golf Coaches enrichment and educational pro- Association All-American Scholar Team. gramming, as well as interaction • Women’s soccer senior co-captain Amy Loughridge with academic advisors and faculty and junior goalkeeper Patti Carroll were tabbed within the various Liberal NSCAA East Region Scholar-Athletes. Arts, Science and Business colleges. • Liga Alpe-Luka (women’s basketball), Jose Loren (men’s tennis) and Steve Cortes (men’s soccer) were recognized as Arthur Ashe Jr. National Sport Scholars.

2009 SIENA WATER POLO 38 Siena Athletics

They started out as the Golden Warriors. That proved too long for headlines, so soon Siena became the year head coach Gareth Elliott in 2007. Elliott brings a strong soccer background Indians. In March of 1989, they became the Saints. from regional power Rhode Island to the Loudonville campus. There was a time, not long ago, when the majority of Siena’s student-athletes hailed from homes in the In 2007, the Siena men’s lacrosse team won the MAAC regular-season championship Capital Region, and jumping in a van and traveling to Saratoga, Troy, Schenectady and Albany could meet under the direction of two-time MAAC Coach of the Year Brian Brecht. Brecht has athletic teams’ scheduling requirements. turned the Saints’ program into a perennial contender in the MAAC and beyond in In 1976, however, Siena’s athletics program was elevated to NCAA Division I status. With that move, the just four years at the helm. In 2005, the women’s lacrosse team advanced to the College committed itself to upgrading its program and making all teams competitive. MAAC Championship game for the first time in program history. After stops in the ECAC Metro and North Atlantic Conference, Siena moved to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Veteran men’s tennis coach Jim Serbalik was named MAAC Coach of the Year in 2007 after Conference (MAAC) in 1990, where it has made its mark. helping his young team to an improved MAAC finish, and head cross country coach Jim Bowles welcomes in a talented crop of recruits to join his progressing programs. Since its move to full Division I status, Siena Athletics has continued to grow. Most recently, the program added women’s water polo, giving it seven men’s programs and 11 on the women’s side. Athletic success has improved The women’s tennis team won the MAAC title in 2006, and senior two-time MAAC thanks to a continued commitment from the College to enhance athletic aid, full-time coaching and facilities. player of the Year Sarah Mayer already owns the program record for singles victories. She was the first Siena athlete in any sport to be named MAAC Rookie of the Year, The Program MAAC Player of the Year and MAAC Tournament MVP in 2006. Three teams won conference championships in 2007-2008, with men’s basketball and volleyball earning Siena’s softball, field hockey, water polo and women’s swimming and diving programs bids to the NCAA Tournament. The men’s basketball team went on to post one of the great victories in are under the direction of second-year head coaches who have all four programs school history, knocking off Vanderbilt of the SEC in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament at St. Pete pointed in the right direction. Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. The women’s golf program won the MAAC Championship for the eighth straight year, while the upstart men’s lacrosse team won 10 games for the second straight season. Siena’s Facilities baseball team advanced all the way to the MAAC Championship game, winning 21 of its final 25 games. Most Siena teams make their homes on-campus, playing on the fields located behind The men’s basketball team has often carried the torch for the department. In 2002, Siena caught the nation’s the Marcelle Athletic Complex (MAC). In the spring of 2007, the department opened a attention with an improbable leap into college basketball’s biggest stage—the NCAA Tournament, highlighting multiple-purpose, artificial turf, outdoor athletic facility which will serve as a venue for a span in which the team advanced to the postseason four times in five years (1999-2003). It was the team’s Siena lacrosse, field hockey and soccer in addition to intramurals. third of four trips to the “Big Dance” (1989, 1999 and 2008). In its first NCAA appearance, Siena toppled Inside the Marcelle Athletic Complex, Siena student-athletes have all the amenities to Stanford 80-78 in Greensboro, N.C. in one of the great upsets in NCAA Tournament history. In 2003, Siena ensure their abilities to compete at the Division I level. Many student-athletes enjoyed the made its fifth postseason NIT appearance. The Saints have enjoyed great success in the NIT, advancing as far benefits of a recent expansion to the field house. The expansion, dedicated in July of 2004, as the semifinals round at Madison Square Garden in 1994. features four “team rooms,” as well as the Turchi Theater for film review and scouting. The The Siena women’s basketball team has captured seven regular-season MAAC titles under the direction men’s and women’s basketball locker rooms were also restructured as part of the project. of head coach Gina Castelli. In 2000-2001, the team earned its first MAAC Tournament championship The women’s basketball and volleyball teams play their home contests on UHY Court and initial NCAA berth. The Saints played in the postseason WNIT in 1999, 2002 and 2003. at the 4,000-seat Alumni Recreation Center (ARC), which received a cosmetic facelift The volleyball team has one of the richest histories for success, winning seven MAAC Championships and during the summer of 2006. advancing to the NCAA Tournament four times. In 2005, the Saints shocked the MAAC by capturing its fifth con- Siena’s men’s basketball team makes its home at the Times Union Center in downtown ference title despite being picked ninth in the preseason coaches’ poll. The team repeated its Championship with Albany. The Times Union Center is a regionally acclaimed facility billed as Upstate New an upset of top-seed Fairfield in the 2006 MAAC final contested at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex. Last York’s premier sports and entertainment destination. Since its full-time move to the Times year, Siena again beat rival Fairfield in a hotly contested, nationally televised final on the Stags’ home court. The Union Center prior to the 1996-97 season, both the men’s and women’s basketball teams’ team won four-straight MAAC titles from 1993-96 and reached the NCAA Tournament in 1995. In April of 2003, attendances have soared into the top-80 in the country. Garvey Pierre took over as the program’s first full-time coach helping the Saints make the leap to the next level. Academic Support The men’s and women’s golf teams have also achieved breakthrough success. The men’s team repeated its MAAC Championship in 2007, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in as many Siena prides itself in its student-athletes’ success academically. A full-time academic advisor years. The women won their eighth straight MAAC Championship at Disney’s Wide World of Sports is on hand to provide assistance for student-athletes, helping in class scheduling and Complex in 2008, knocking off rival Fairfield. tutorial services. In 2002, an assistant advisor was hired to assist with the NCAA’s Champs Life Skills initiative—known as S.A.IN.T.S. (Supporting Athletes in Their Success) at Siena. The Siena baseball team has won four MAAC Championships since 1995 and advanced to the 1999 NCAA Tournament. Head Coach Tony Rossi, entering his 40th year, was named MAAC Coach of the Year for the sixth The department’s major undertaking in the summer of 2004 was the construction of time in 2005 after guiding an overachieving Siena team back to the conference championships. Pitcher John a new study hall facility for the exclusive use of student-athletes. The study lounge is Lannan became the 20th player in program history to be drafted when he was selected in the 11th round of the located on the second floor of the MAC and includes all the First Year Players’ draft in June of 2005 and is currently a member of the Washington Nationals’ starting rotation. amenities and technological resources needed to assure the continued academic success for Siena’s student- The women’s soccer program has experienced recent success as well as growth. Steve Karbowski was recog- athletes. The lounge is being redesigned this year. nized as the Northeast Co-Coach of the Year after orchestrating the nation’s eighth-best turnaround in 2001. He has been named MAAC Coach of the Year twice in his nine seasons as head coach, and in 2006 he led In addition, the technologically advanced J. Spencer the Saints to the MAAC title game for just the second time in program history. Siena won a program-record and Patricia Standish library, which opened in 2000, 10 games for the second consecutive season in 2005. Men’s soccer will be under the direction of first- serves as a scenic backdrop to the baseball field and is a short walk from any point on campus.

39 2009 SIENA WATER POLO 2009 Water Polo TV/Radio Roster

1A 1 2 3 4 Jennifer Kissel Lynh Nguyen Lauren Biehle Traci Robertson Lauren Garrigan Freshman • Goalie • 5-6 Sophomore • Goalie • 5-9 Senior • Center • 5-6 Freshman • Attacker • 5-8 Senior • Utility • 5-4 Orlando, Fla./Winter Park Kentwood, Mich./East Visalia, Calif./Golden West Santee, Calif./West Hills Kailua, Hawaii/ Kentwood Kamehameha

5 6 7 8 9 Camille Norman Nicole Hagi Molly Chamberlain Gina Guevara Jackie Crosby Sophomore • Utility • 6-2 Sophomore • Attacker • 5-2 Sophomore • Attacker • 5-9 Junior • Attacker • 5-3 Sophomore • Center • 5-6 Bellevue, Wash./ Kapolei, Hawaii/Kapolei Kingston, Pa./Wyoming Weston, Fla./St. Thomas Poway, Calif./Rancho Sammamish Valley West Aquinas Bernardo

10 11 12 13 Katie Ness Devan Ragg Chelsea Reczek Erin Clune Freshman • Attacker • 5-8 Sophomore • Attacker • 5-6 Freshman • Utility • 5-7 Senior • Attacker • 5-6 Reading, Pa./Governor Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Bainbridge Island, Wash./ Mifflin Arbor Pioneer Valley Bainbridge 2009 SCHEDULE

GINA GUEVARA February Junior 15 Michigan^ Cambridge, Mass. 12:30 p.m. Harvard^ Cambridge, Mass. 5:15 p.m. Attacker Redlands, Calif. 10:15 a.m. PST 21 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps% Redlands% Redlands, Calif. 3 p.m. PST 23 Whittier Whittier, Calif. 3 p.m. PST 24 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Claremont, Calif. 7 p.m. PST 25 California Baptist Riverside, Calif. 2 p.m. PST 28 Brown$ Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12 p.m. ECAC Championships Poughkeepsie, N.Y. TBA March 1 ECAC Championships Poughkeepsie, N.Y. TBA 7 Hartwick# Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 8 a.m. Utica# Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 3 p.m. 8 Iona# Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 3 p.m. 14 Wolverine Invitational Ann Arbor, Mich. TBA Wolverine Invitational Ann Arbor, Mich. TBA 15 Wolverine Invitational Ann Arbor, Mich. TBA CAMILLE Wolverine Invitational Ann Arbor, Mich. TBA 16 COLORADO COLLEGE LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. 12 p.m. NORMAN 21 UTICA LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. 1 p.m. Sophomore 28 Villanova& Villanova, Pa. 11:30 a.m. Utility 29 Villanova Invitational Villanova, Pa. TBA April 4 Villanova* Staten Island, N.Y. 10 a.m. St. Francis (N.Y.)* Staten Island, N.Y. 4 p.m. 5 Marist* New Rochelle, N.Y. 9 a.m. Wagner* New Rochelle, N.Y. 1:30 p.m. 11 Iona* Villanova, Pa. 2:30 p.m. Villanova* Villanova, Pa. 5:30 p.m. 18 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.)* LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. 11:30 a.m. IONA* LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. 5:30 p.m. 19 Marist* Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12 p.m. Wagner* Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 3 p.m. LYNH 25, 26 MAAC Championships Poughkeepsie, N.Y. TBA NGUYEN Sophomore Home Games = BOLD CAPS Goalie All Times Eastern Standard unless otherwise denoted * MAAC game ^ Harvard Invitational % University of Redlands Tournament $ ECAC Championships # Marist Invite & Villanova Invitational