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Caitlin Cahill Sarah Wister Lindsay Hendricks Jamie Dowling Breanne Lowe CNU ATHLETIC FACILITIES TABLE OF CONTENTS Captains Turf Field - Field Hockey/Lacrosse The Freeman Center Captains Field - Soccer Captains Park - Baseball POMOCO Stadium & Belk Track CNU Courts Captains Park - Softball TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information CNU Quick Facts ............................................1 CNU at a Glance ..........................................32 Coaching Staff Head Coach Carrie Moura ..............................2 Assistant Coach Jessica Weiss ......................3 Assistant Coach Ashley Hay ...........................3 Assistant Coach Jessica Morelos ...................3 Student Assistant Lauren Cheatham ..............3 2012 Season Schedule ..................................................1, BC CNU Quick Facts/Directory Season Outlook ..............................................4 Location .............................................Newport News, Va. 2012 Captains ................................................6 Area Population ...........................................500,000 est. Founded .................................................................. 1961 Meet the Senior Captains ...............................8 Enrollment .............................................................. 4,800 Meet the Junior Captains .............................. 11 Nickname ........................................................... Captains Meet the Sophomore Captains .....................14 Colors ............................................Royal Blue and Silver Meet the New Captains ................................16 Conference ............................Independent (field hockey) President ......................................Sen. Paul S. Trible, Jr. Opponent Profiles .........................................31 Interim Director of Athletics ........................ Jon Waters Athletic Department Phone .....................757-594-7025 2011 Season Review of 2011 .............................................18 Game Results ...............................................19 2012 SCHEDULE Season Statistics ..........................................20 Date Opponent Location Time September Record Book 1 Rhodes Danville, Ky. 2:00 pm 2 Centre Danville, Ky. 2:00 pm Yearly Leaders ..............................................22 6 Salisbury Salisbury, Md. 6:00 pm Team Records ..............................................22 9 Shenandoah Winchester, Va. 2:00 pm 14 Randolph-Macon Captains Field 7:00 pm Game, Season, Career Leaders ...................22 16 Denison* Captains Field 10:00 am Record vs. All Opponents .............................24 23 Stevens Alexandria, Va. 2:00 pm 26 Virginia Wesleyan Virginia Beach, Va. 7:15 pm Coaching Records ........................................24 30 Lynchburg* Captains Field 2:00 pm Year-by-Year Results ....................................25 October Post Season Honors .....................................26 6 Mary Washington Captains Field 1:00 pm 7 Bridgewater Captains Field 2:00 pm All-Time Roster .............................................27 14 Wesley Dover, Del. 12:00 pm 17 Catholic Washington D.C. 6:00 pm 20 Eastern Mennonite Harrisonburg, Va. 4:00 pm 21 Washington & Lee Lexington, Va. 2:30 pm The Program November CNU at the Olympics ....................................21 2 Houghton Captains Field 5:00 pm NCAA Appearances ......................................28 4 Wilson Captains Field 1:00 pm Player & Coaches Clinics .............................30 Home games in bold Ratcliffe Weight Room ..................................30 * Clinic Dates Credits The 2012 Field Hockey Media Guide is a publication of the Christopher Newport University Department of Athletic Communications. Editor/Writer: Rob Silsbee, Kenny Kline; Photography: Jesse Hutcheson, Joseph Gardner, University Communications; Cover & Interior Design: Kenny Kline; Printing: Fidelity Printing Incorporated. CNU FIELD HOCKEY 2012 1 HEAD COACH CARRIE MOURA ASSISTANT COACHES Head Coach Carrie Moura 10th Season at CNU (117-42) Carrie Moura took over a struggling Christopher Newport field hockey team in 2003 and was the fourth coach in the pro- gram’s short four-year existence. Since then, she has built CNU into one of the finest Division III programs in the nation. Moura has provided far more than con- sistency for CNU field hockey. She has brought a winning way that has propelled HEAD COACH the program to national recognition The first sign of that recognition came in 10th Year at CNU 2006 when the team was ranked No. 18 117-42 Record (.736) in the nation early in the season for the 6 NCAA Appearances program’s first-ever national ranking. The 2006 Captains would later receive their COACHING first ever NCAA at-large bid, hosting the HISTORY first round. They advanced to the Sweet Keene State College, 16 and eliminated 3-time defending Na- Lacrosse Head Coach, tional Champions Salisbury to move on to 1999-2001 the Elite Eight. Lynchburg College, Assistant Coach, At the end of the year, the awards flowed 2001-02 in for Moura. She was named National Division III Coach of the Year by womensfieldhockey. Christopher Newport com and Coach of the Year in Virginia. The program’s first ever All-American, All-Region, and Head Coach, State Player of the Year were chosen from the 2006 squad. 2003-present Since then, CNU has appeared in the NCAA Tournament all six years. Capturing at-large EDUCATION bids, the squad has reached the Sweet 16 four times. Fittingly, as the team has continued to succeed, its players have garnered recognition as well. The list of All American and All Bachelors (Physical Education), Keene State Region players continues to grow along with the program’s reputation. College Moura was voted the Virginia Sports Information Directors Coach of the Year in 2006, 2007 Masters (Educational th Leadership), Lynchburg and 2009. She is currently ranked 8 among active coaches with a .736 winning percentage. College Moura is Level II Certified by U.S. Field Hockey and coaches Futures Elite in Region 8. Moura is a native of Litchfield, Connecticut and a 1998 graduate of Keene State College in HOMETOWN New Hampshire, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education. She also received Litchfield, Connecticut her Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership in May of 2003 from Lynchburg College. As an assistant field hockey coach at Lynchburg College in 2001 and 2002, her squads went 39-6 overall and 23-1 in conference play. She also served as head coach of the lacrosse program at Keene State College in New Hampshire from 1999 to 2001. 2 CNU FIELD HOCKEY 2012 ASSISTANT COACHES Assistant Coach Jessica Weiss 4th Season at CNU Weiss enters her fourth year as an assistant coach with CNU Field Hockey and her first as the team’s full- time assistant. During her years with the team, she has worked closely with the goalkeepers. A native of Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, she still holds the record for shutouts in a season at William Tennent High School. After graduating, she attended Susquehanna University where she played four years of field hockey and three years of lacrosse. She graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administraton with a concentration in Finance and a minor in Information Systems. While at Susquehanna, she was named to the NFHCA Academic Squad, the Middle Atlantic Conference All-academic Team and the Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll twice. Following graduation, she joined the Susquehanna Field Hockey staff as an assistant coach for one season before coming to CNU. Assistant Coach Ashley Hay 4th Season at CNU Hay was one of CNU’s most outstanding players and begins her fourth year as an assistant in 2012. Bryant was named a second team All-American in her senior year by both the National Field Hockey Coaches Association and womensfieldhockey.com. She was also a first team all-region choice that year, as well as first team all-Virginia and a senior all-star selection. She was CNU’s fourth leading scorer in 2007 with five goals and four assists. She also serves as head coach of the U.S. Field Hockey Olympic Development Progam, CNU site. Bryant graduated from CNU in 2008 with a Bachelors in Social Work with minors in Psychology and Sociol- ogy. She received her Masters in Clinical Social Work from VCU in 2009. Assistant Coach Jessica Morelos 9th Season at CNU Morelos begins her ninth year as an assistant to Carrie Moura. Morelos, known as Morris in college, played four years at Mary Washington and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. In 2001, her senior year, Morelos was the Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Year. During her career, she set several scoring records at Mary Washington. Morelos is the university’s all-time leader in goals (59), assists (27) and total points (145). She was an All-American her junior and senior years and set a season record with 23 goals as a senior. Morelos was also recognized as one of the top 100 athletes in Virginia high school history in a Daily Press special section. Student Manager Lauren Cheatham 1st Season at CNU Cheatham enters her first season as a team manager after starring for the squad as a freshman in 2011. During the offseason, she sustained a knee injury that will keep her on the sidelines in 2012, but she is looking to return to action next year. A native of Newport News, she saw action in 17 games and earned two starts during her freshman cam- paign. Making an incredible debut, she scored seven goals and added two assists.