2011 TIGER WOMEN’S LACROSSE SENIOR MARYELLEN ELIE SENIOR SENIOR ALI LATHROUM MEGAN FITZGERALD SENIOR JESS DUNN 2011 TIGER WOMEN’S LACROSSE SENIOR THERESE D’AMBROSIO SENIOR KRISTY HANKINSON 2011 WOMEN’S LACROSSE 2011 WOMEN’S LACROSSE Quick Facts Mailing Address: 8000 York Rd., Junior Attacker Towson, Md. 21252-0001 Sarah Appelt Internet Site: www.TowsonTigers.com Founded: 1866 Enrollment: 21,840 Nickname: “Tigers” Colors: Gold, White & Black Conference: Colonial Athletic Association President: Dr. Robert Caret Director of Athletics: Mike Waddell Sr. Associate Director of Athletics: Mike Harris Sr. Associate Director of Athletics: Nance Reed Faculty Representative: Dr. Gail Gasparich Top Majors: Business, Biology, Mass Communication, Psychology, Elementary Education Degrees: B.A., B.F.A., B.M., B.S., M.A., M.S., M.A.T., M.Ed., M.F.A., M.M. Stadium: Johnny Unitas ® Stadium (11,198) Head Coach: Sonia LaMonica (Maryland, ‘03) LaMonica’s Record at Towson: 1st Season LaMonica’s Overall Record: 8-9 (1 Year) Lacrosse Phone: 410-704-3572 Coach’s E-Mail: [email protected] Assistant Coaches: TABLE OF CONTENTS Katie Doolittle (Maryland, ’07) Quick Facts, Table of Contents 2 Career Records 43 Hannah Nielsen (Northwestern, ‘09) Coaching Staff 3-5 Year-by-Year Results 44-47 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 21/10 Tiger Nickname 6 All-Time Roster 48-49 Starters Returning/Lost: 8/4 2011 Outlook 7-10 Towson University 51-58 2010 Record: 13-5 2011 Roster 11 Tiger Pride 52-53 2010 CAA Record: 5-2, CAA Semi-Finals Johnny Unitas® Stadium 12 Towson at a Glance 54 All-Time Record: 268-271-4 Tiger Profi les 13-24 Towson Administration 55 Assistant A.D., Sports Performance: James Shipp 2011 Opponents 25-29 Discover Towson - The University 56-59 Athletic Equipment Mgr.: Dion Harris Asst. Athletic Equipment Mgr.: Phil Junis 2010 Season Review 31-36 Getting to Towson University 60-61 WLAX Contact: Eric Rhew Season Notebook 32-34 Staff Directory 62 Athletics Media Relations Dir.: Peter Schlehr 2010 Stats 35 Sports Medicine 63 Assoc. Ath. Media Relations Dir.: Dan O’Connell 2010 CAA Stats 36 Strength and Conditioning 64 Athletics Media Relations Assistant: Megan O’Brien Lacrosse History 37-49 Academic Support 65 Athletic Media Relations Phone: 410-704-2232 Year-by-Year Records 38 Hall of Fame 66 Athletic Media Relations FAX: 410-704-3861 All-Time Honors and Awards 39-40 Media Guidelines 67 Team Records 41 Covering the Tigers 68 Single-Season Records 42 On the Front Cover: 2011 Tiger Captains Jess Dunn, MaryEllen Elie, Megan Fitzgerald and Ali Lathroum 2011 TIGER WOMEN’S LACROSSE The 2009 and 2010 Tiger women’s lacrosse media guides The 2011 Tiger Women’s Lacrosse Media Guide is were honored as “Third in the Nation” by the College published by the Towson University Department of Athletics. Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The Written and Edited By: Eric Rhew, Towson University guides were written and edited by Eric Rhew of the Towson Offi ce of Athletics Media Relations University Offi ce of Athletics Media Relations and designed Designed By: Chris Komisar, Towson University Design Center by Chris Komisar of the Towson University Design Center. It Photography: Rob Brown, PJ Dunn, Kitty R, Kanji is the fi rst time in school history that the women’s Takeno, Desiree Stover, Scott Thornton, CAA lacrosse guides have been honored by CoSIDA. Special Thanks: Maureen O’Connell 2 2011 TIGER WOMEN’S LACROSSE COACHING STAFF Head Coach Sonia LaMonica HISTORY 3 COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH – 1ST SEASON SoniaMaryland, ‘03 LaMonica In two years as an assistant coach for the Tigers, Sonia LaMonica helped Towson to the Colonial Athletic Association championship and the NCAA Tournament. Now that she is the head coach at Towson, LaMonica is hoping the results will be the same for the Tigers. A native of Darlington, South Australia, LaMonica (pronounced La - MAHN - ick - uh) is the 10th head coach in the 34-year history of the Towson women’s lacrosse program. She returns to lead the Tigers after a one-year stint as the head coach at Mount St. Mary’s University. As the Mountaineers’ head coach, LaMonica led Mount St. Mary’s to an 8-9 record last year and a berth in the Northeast Conference (NEC) semi-fi nals. She coached fi ve players who earned All-NEC honors, including senior attacker Ashley Johnson and junior defender Aly Jost, who earned fi rst team all-conference notice. Prior to becoming the Mountaineers’ head coach, LaMonica spent two seasons as a member of Missy Doherty’s staff and helped the Tigers win a pair of Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championships. She coached Hillary Fratzke, who was named as the 2008 CAA Player of the Year and earned fi rst team All-Amer- ica honors, and Julie Ondrako, who was named as the 2009 CAA Defensive Player of the Year. In addition, fi ve players earned fi rst team All-CAA notice while two players earned second team accolades. In addition to Fratzke, the Tigers had three players earn IWLCA all-region honors during those two seasons. Before joining the Tigers’ staff, LaMonica was an assistant coach at the Uni- versity of Denver, helping the Pioneers to a 15-5 record during the 2006 season. She coached the Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation (MPSF) Player and Rookie of the Year along with three all-conference selections and the program’s fi rst-ever IWLCA All-West/Midwest region honoree. In addition to her success as a coach, LaMonica was a member of the Austra- lian National Team. She helped Australia win the gold medal at the 2005 World Cup Championship and a silver medal at the 2009 World Cup Championship. Named to the 2005 IFWLA All-World Team, she was also a member of the U-19 Australian National Team that won the silver medal at the 1999 World Cham- pionships and was also the recipient of the U21 South Australian Sportswoman of the Year award. A 2003 graduate of the University of Maryland, LaMonica was a three-year starter for the Terrapins. She earned fi rst team All-America honors and was a candidate for the Tewaaraton Trophy during her senior season after leading Maryland to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship. A team captain during her senior season, she was a member of three ACC championship teams and helped the Terrapins win the 2000 and 2001 NCAA titles. LaMonica scored 111 goals in her college career, including 49 goals as a senior, along with 55 assists. The former Sonia Judd, LaMonica is married to former University of Maryland men’s lacrosse standout Michael LaMonica. The couple resides in Parkton, Md. with their newborn son, Luca James. 4 2011 TIGERTIGG ER WOMEN’SW OMM ENE N ’SS LACROSSELACC ROR O SSS E Katie Doolittle Hannah Nielsen Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Assistant Coach 4th Season 1st Season Maryland, ‘07 Northwestern, ‘09 In each of her three years as a As a player, Hannah Nielsen has member of the Towson coaching staff, experienced winning at every level at Katie Doolittle has helped the Tigers both the college and international reach the NCAA Tournament. As she ranks. Now, she hopes to continue her enters her fourth year with the Tigers, winning ways as a member of the Doolittle is hoping the trend continues. Tigers’ coaching staff. A 2007 graduate of Maryland, Doolittle scored 105 goals with 24 Nielsen was an assistant coach at Penn State University last year and assists in her four-year career while playing in all 79 games. A two-time helped the Nittany Lions post a 10-7 record. All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection, she tallied 27 goals with seven A native of Adelaide, Australia, Nielsen was a four-year starter at assists as a senior in helping the Terrapins reach the NCAA quarter- midfi eld for Northwestern and led the Wildcats to four straight NCAA fi nals. Doolittle was second on the team with eight free-position goals titles. A three-time fi rst team All-America selection, she ended her career and was tied for third on the squad with 29 draw controls. as the NCAA’s all-time leader with 224 assists and ranked third in Named as a co-captain as a senior, the Manlius, N.Y. native was a NCAA history with 398 points. She also holds the NCAA Champion- two-time selection to the IWLCA All-South regional team and was ship record with 35 career assists in 16 games. selected to the Tewaaraton Watch List in 2007. She had her best season In addition, Nielsen was a two-time selection as the National Player as a junior, scoring 37 goals with fi ve assists. Doolittle had a career-high of the Year by the IWLCA, Inside Lacrosse, WomensLax.com and fi ve goals twice during her career, including a fi ve-goal effort against WomensLacrosse.com. She also received the Tewaaraton Trophy and Old Dominion as a junior. Honda Sports Award as the top women’s lacrosse player in the nation Most recently, Doolittle was a member of the United States Women’s during her junior and senior seasons. Lacrosse National Developmental Team from 2005 to 2008. She was In 2009, Nielsen was the leading scorer in NCAA Division I, break- also an alternate for the U.S. Under-19 National Team. ing her own school record with 142 points and eclipsing the NCAA A four-year letterwinner at Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Doo- single-season record with 83 assists. She also set an NCAA single-game little was a two-time All-America selection while scoring 140 goals with record with 10 assists in a win over Duquesne.