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Women’s Ice Hockey 2006-07 Yearbook Facilities Frank Ritter Ice Arena Hale Recreational Pool Lighted Turf Field Baseball and Softball Fields Judson Competition Pool George H. Clark Gymnasium Basketball Courts Gordon Field House Indoor Track Varsity Track and Field Tennis Center Wiedman Fitness Center Contents & Information 2006-07 Women’s Ice Hockey PROGRAM CONTENTS Admissions Website . www .rit .edu/admission Coach Profiles . 2 Admissions Office Phone . (585) 475-6631 Season Preview/History . 3 Admissions E-mail . admissions@rit .edu Roster/Photo . 4 Player Profiles . 5-12 Financial Aid Deadline . FAFSA due March 1, 2007 Records . 12-15 Financial Aid Office Phone . (585) 475-2186 RIT Academic Programs . 16 COVER AND CREDITS QUICK FACTS The 2006-07 Women’s Hockey Recruiting Brochure is a publication of Head Coach: . Scott McDonald the Rochester Institute of Technology Sports Information Office . Cover (585) 475-7148/[email protected] and interior design by University Publications graphic designer Peter Career Record/Years: . 0-0-0/1st season Bella Jr . ’03 . Content written and edited by Sports Information Direc- 2005-06 Record/ECAC East (Finish) . 15-10-0/14-3-0 (third) tor Steve Jaynes and Assistant Sports Information Director Joe Venniro . Letter Winners Returning/Lost: . 12/11 Printed by Mercury Print Productions . Photos by RIT student photogra- Location . Rochester, N .Y . phers John Narewski ’06, Jen Rynda ’06 and Josh Lehrer ’09 . Address . Athletics, Clark Gymnasium 51 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623 Founded . 1829 Women’s Hockey Schedule Undergraduate Enrollment . 15,300 Date Opponent Location Time President . Albert J . Simone Sat., Nov. 4 *UMass-Boston Rochester, NY 7 p.m. Nickname . Tigers Sun., Nov. 5 *UMass-Boston Rochester, NY 2 p.m. Colors . Orange and Brown Wed., Nov. 8 Buffalo State Rochester, NY 7 p.m. Affiliations . NCAA Division III Sat ., Nov . 18 *Southern Maine Gorham, ME 3 p .m . Conference . ECAC East Sun ., Nov . 19 *Southern Maine Gorham, ME 2 p .m . Sat ., Dec . 2 *Salve Regina Newport, RI 6 p .m . RIT STAFF DIRECTORY - AREA CODE (585) Sun ., Dec . 3 *Salve Regina Newport, RI 2 p .m . Director, Center for Athletics and Recreation . Lou Spiotti Jr ., Wed., Dec. 6 SUNY Cortland Rochester, NY 7 p.m. 475-2615 Sat., Dec. 9 *Castleton State Rochester, NY 7 p.m. Assistant Director for Athletics . .Scott McVean, 475-7448 Sun., Dec. 10 *Castleton State Rochester, NY 2 p.m. Senior Associate Director . Greg Moss, 475-2610 Fri ., Jan . 5 Concordia Montreal, PQ TBD Assistant Director for Sports Medicine and Athletic Training/Senior Sat ., Jan . 6 Humes Tournament Montreal, PQ TBD Women’s Administrator . Christine Worsley, 475-5601 Sun ., Jan . 7 Humes Tournament Montreal, PQ TBD NTID Support Faculty . Jan Strine, 475-6104 Sat., Jan. 13 *St. Anselm Rochester, NY 7 p.m. Athletics Secretary . .Karen Wagner Beck, 475-5814 Sun., Jan. 14 *St. Anselm Rochester, NY 2 p.m. Senior Financial Assistant . Sue Benson, 475-2412 Wed., Jan. 17 Elmira Rochester, NY 7 p.m. Assistant Director for Athletic Development . Gene Peluso, 475-2131 Sun ., Jan . 21 Middlebury @ Hamilton Clinton, NY 5 p .m . Sports Information Director . Steve Jaynes, Wed., Jan. 24 Utica Rochester, NY 7 p.m. 475-6154/skjsid@rit .edu Sat ., Jan . 27 *St . Michael’s Winooski, VT 3 p .m . Assistant Sports Information Director . Joe Venniro, Sun ., Jan . 28 *St . Michael’s Winooski, VT 3:20 p .m . 475-5598/jtvsid@rit .edu Wed ., Jan . 31 Hamilton Clinton, NY 7 p .m . Tiger Sports Hotline . 475-6180 Sat ., Feb . 3 *New England College Henniker, NH 7 p .m Athletics Website . www .ritathletics .com Sun ., Feb . 4 *New England College Henniker, NH 2 p .m . Sat., Feb. 10 *Manhattanville Rochester, NY 3 p.m. ADMISSIONS/FINANCIAL AID Sun., Feb. 11 *Manhattanville Rochester, NY 2 p.m. Early Admission Deadline . December 15, 2006 Fri ., Feb . 16 *MIT Cambridge, MA 7 p .m . Regular Admission Deadline . February 15, 2007 Sat ., Feb . 17 *Holy Cross Worcester, MA 3 p .m . Sun ., Feb . 18 *Holy Cross Worcester, MA 3 p .m . Visits to campus are encouraged and may be arranged in advance by Sat ., Feb . 24 ECAC Qualifier TBA TBA calling (585) 475-6631 . Visits to the National Technical Institute for the Sat ., March 3 ECAC Tournament TBA TBA Deaf may be arranged by calling (585) 475-6700 (voice/TTY), or toll-free Sun ., March 4 ECAC Tournament TBA TBA in the U .S . and Canada at (866) 644-6843 (voice/TTY) . Home Games in BOLD *Denotes ECAC East Contests www.ritathletics.com 500-P0228-11/06-MER-PPB Coach Profiles Season Preview/History Rochester Institute of Technology Scott McDonald begins his first season as the women’s New Hampshire in the northeast regional . He also helped hockey head coach at RIT . He was appointed the 13th Niagara to an undefeated season in the College Hockey head women’s hockey coach in August 2006 . For the past America conference (15-0-2, 30-8-4 overall), as well as three seasons, McDonald has served as the RIT men’s the CHA regular season and tournament championships . hockey assistant coach . He has put forth an outstanding Prior to college, he had played in Toronto for the effort in recruiting talented student athletes to RIT as they St . Michael’s Buzzers and the North York Rangers . make their leap to Division I . Professionally, McDonald has played in Hagfors, Swe- McDonald has gained valuable coaching experience den, for the IK Viking Ishockeyklubb . As a defenseman, he by working in previous years at the United States Hockey played a key role in the team’s championship season . Prior Select Festivals . He also has served as an assistant coach to that, McDonald had played with the San Angelo (Texas) with the IK Viking Ishockeyklubb’s junior team in Sweden . Outlaws of the Western Professional Hockey League . McDonald played his collegiate hockey at Niagara Uni- McDonald earned a bachelor’s degree in commu- versity, where he was a part of the university’s inaugural nications from Niagara University in 2000 . A native of Head Coach freshman and first graduating classes . During his senior Oakville, Ontario, he now lives in West Henrietta with his Scott McDonald year, he helped Niagara—in only its fourth season—to an wife, Christina . NCAA Tournament at-large bid, beating the University of Jen Gorczynski, one of the most prolific scorers in RIT In her four seasons as a Tiger, Gorczynski set RIT Women’s Hockey history, is back for her second season career defenseman records with 66 goals and 127 points . as the assistant coach at RIT . In 2001-02, she set career highs with 21 goals and 21 assists Gorczynski, a Rochester native, was a three-time JOFA for 42 points . Overall, she is second in career goals, third ACHA All-American earning one first team selection and in points and fourth in assists at RIT . A three-year captain, two second team honors . In addition, she was a three-time Gorczynski led the Tigers to an outstanding 69-26-8 All-ECAC East First Team member . Gorczynski was also record during her four seasons . two-time recipient of the RIT Hockey Fans Choice Award . Currently, Gorczynski works for the Rochester In 2004, Gorczynski was named the RIT Senior Female Americans/Knighthawks in the ticket office as the Account Athlete of the Year . Services Representative . Assistant Coach Jen Gorczynski Beth Conroy enters her first year as an athletic trainer at Troy, N .Y . While at RPI, Conroy worked with all 23 of RIT . In addition, she will serve as the strength and condi- the college’s intercollegiate athletic teams . She was the tioning coach for the RIT women’s hockey team . primary athletic trainer for the women’s hockey program Conroy, a native of Wrentham, Mass ,. spent last year as they made their move from Division III to Division I . as a graduate assistant at California University of Penn- Conroy graduated from Massachusetts College of sylvania . Prior to earning her master’s degree in athletic Liberal Arts in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in biology . training in 2006, she worked as an athletic trainer, working She was a four-year member of the MCLA women’s soccer primarily with the women’s soccer and softball teams . team . Conroy, a goalkeeper, was a team captain in 2001 From 2003-05, Conroy worked as an athletic train- and 2002 . ing intern at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Conroy resides in Rochester, N .Y . Athletic Trainer/Strength and Conditioning Coach Beth Conroy 2 Seventeen ECAC Tournament Appearances Coach Profiles Season Preview/History 2006-07 Women’s Ice Hockey The 2006-07 RIT women’s hockey team will attempt to win its first ECAC Gorczynski went on to have a very successful four-year career as East Championship and qualify for the NCAA Division III Tournament a player for RIT (2000-04), finishing third in career points (127) . The for the first time in school history . The Tigers look to blend a strong mix defenseman and Rochester native was a three-time ACHA All-American of experience and youth toward attaining their 12th straight winning selection, earning second team honors in 2001-02 and 2002-03, and first season . team honors in 2003-04 . Senior defenseman Stacey McConnell, along with fellow co-captains Alysia Park played for the Tigers from 2001 to 2005, and owns career Lindsay Latour and Isabelle Richard, will be counted on to lead the squad records not only for points (153), but also goals (79) and power-play goals both on and off the ice . (16) . Park owns the single-season records in goals, with 27 in 2002-03 .