2010-11 Media Guide 2009 Media Guide Facilities Gordon Field House Varsity Soccer Field/Track Hale Recreational Pool Lighted Turf Field Baseball and Softball Fields Judson Competition Pool George H. Clark Gymnasium Tiger Power Den Gordon Field House Indoor Track Tennis Courts Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena Wiedman Fitness Center Facilities Contents & Information 2010 Women’s Soccer Program Contents Visits to campus are encouraged and may be arranged in advance by Coaching Staff . 2 calling (585) 475-6631 . Visits to the National Technical Institute for 2010 Season Preview . 3 the Deaf may be arranged by calling (585) 475-6700 (voice/TTY) or 2010 Roster/Team Photo . 4 toll-free in the U .S . and Canada at (866) 644-6843 (voice/TTY) . Player Profiles . 5-10 2009 Stats/Results . 12 Admissions Website . www .rit .edu/emcs/admissions/ Empire 8 at a Glance . 13 Admissions Office Phone . (585) 475-6631 2009 Season in Review/History . 14 Admissions E-mail . admissions@rit .edu Coaching Records . 15 Records vs . Opponents . 15 Financial Aid Deadline . FAFSA due March 1, 2011 Team Records . 16 Financial Aid Office Phone . (585) 475-2186 Individual Player Honors . 17 Top-Ten Records . 18-19 Sports Information Athletic and Academic Success . 20 Sports Information Director . Steve. Jaynes Office Phone/E-mail . (585) 475-6154/skjsid@rit .edu Women’s Soccer Quick Facts Sports Information Director . .Joe Venniro Head Coach . .Liz Masterson Office Phone/E-mail . (585) 475-5598/jtvsid@rit .edu Office Phone/E-mail . (585) 475-7373/eematl@rit .edu Athletics Website . www. .ritathletics .com Career Record/Years . 0-0-0/1st Twitter . Ritsports 2009 Record/Empire 8 (Finish) . 7-7-3/3-5-0 (T-6th) Starters Returning/Lost . 6/5 Cover and credits Letterwinners Returning/Lost . 17/10 The 2010 Women’s Soccer Media Guide is a publication of the Rochester Institute of Technology Sports Information Office . Cover and interior design University Quick Facts by University Publications Graphic Designer Peter Bella Jr . ’03 and Mary Location . Rochester, N .Y . McConnell ’88 . Content written and edited by Sports Information Directors Address . Athletics, Clark Gymnasium Steve Jaynes and Joe Venniro . Printed by RIT HUB Print . Photos by RIT 51 Lomb Memorial Drive student photographers Dylan Heuer ’12, and Mike Bradley ’12 . Aerial photos Rochester, NY 14623 by Stratus Imaging . Founded . 1829 Enrollment . 17,000 President . Dr . Bill Destler Women’s Soccer Schedule Nickname . Tigers Date Opponent Location Time Colors . Orange and Brown Affiliations . NCAA Division III Sat., Sept. 4 ! John Carroll RIT Field 9 a.m. Conference . Empire 8 Sun., Sept. 5 ! TBA RIT Field 9/11:30 a.m. Wed ., Sept . 8 Buffalo State Buffalo, N .Y . 4 p .m . RIT Staff Directory - Area Code (585) Sat ., Sept . 11 SUNY Oswego Oswego, N .Y . 1 p .m . Lou Spiotti Jr ., Tue., Sept. 14 * St. John Fisher RIT Field 4 p.m. Director of the Center for Athletics and Recreation . 475-2615 Sat., Sept. 18 St. Lawrence RIT Field 2 p.m. Greg Moss, Senior Associate Director . 475-2610 Sun., Sept. 19 Clarkson RIT Field 12 p.m. Scott McVean, Assistant Director for Athletics . 475-7448 Thu ., Sept . 23 Rochester Rochester, N .Y . 7 p .m . Lex Sleeman, Assistant Director of NCAA Compliance . 475-7372 Wed ., Sept . 29 * Alfred Alfred, N .Y . 7 p .m . Ben Emke, Head Athletic Trainer . 475-4513 Sat ., Oct . 2 * Stevens Hoboken, N .J . 12 p .m . Adam Platzer, Development Officer . 475-2414 Sat ., Oct . 9 * Utica Utica, N .Y . 1 p .m . Jan Strine, NTID Support Faculty . 475-6104 Sun ., Oct . 10 * Hartwick Oneonta, N .Y . 2:30 p .m . Karen Wagner Beck, Athletics Secretary . 475-5814 Sat., Oct. 15 * Ithaca RIT Field 2:30 p.m. All rights reserved. Sue Benson, Senior Financial Assistant . 475-2412 Wed., Oct. 20 * Nazareth RIT Field 4 p.m. Gene Peluso, Director for Athletic Development . 475-2131 Sat., Oct. 23 * Elmira RIT Field 1 p.m. Tue ., Oct . 26 SUNY Fredonia Fredonia, N .Y . 4 p .m . Admissions/Financial Aid Sun., Oct. 31 William Smith RIT Field 1 p.m. Early Admission Deadline . December 15, 2010 Fri ., Nov . 5 Empire 8 Semifinal TBA TBA Regular Admission Deadline . February 15, 2011 Sun ., Nov . 7 Empire 8 Championship TBA TBA Home Games in bold ! Rachel Miller Memorial Classic ©2010 Rochester Institute of Technology * Denotes Empire 8 Contest Rochester Institute of Technology | www.ritathletics.com 1 200-P1012-09/10-HUB-MEM Coaching Staff Liz Masterson begins her first season as the head coach of captain in 2004 . Masterson earned NSCAA first team All- the Rochester Institute of Technology women’s soccer pro- American honors in 2003 . She was a three-time All-Region gram . Masterson brings a wealth of playing and coaching performer (2001, 2003 and 2004); and four-time first team experience to the RIT program . All-Liberty League performer from 2001-04 . She scored 20 Masterson comes to RIT after serving two seasons as the goals and added 15 assists for 55 points at St . Lawrence . head women’s soccer coach at Elmira College . After graduation, Masterson went on to Manhattan- While at Elmira, Masterson helped the Soaring Eagles ville College where she earned a master’s degree in sport double their win total from 2008 to 2009, bringing in business management in 2008 . While there, she served as 13 freshmen her first season who combined for 23 of the assistant coach for the women’s soccer team for two the team’s 25 goals . She helped Elmira to the NSCAA seasons . All-Academic Team award in 2008 and 2009 . In addition, Masterson played one year with the Massachusetts Masterson coached the first team all-conference selection Stingers of the WPSL and three seasons with the Roch- Rachael Bromson, currently a forward for the Tigers . Four ester Rhinos of the W-League from 2006-2008 . She was a Soaring Eagles earned All-Empire 8 honors in Masterson’s three-year captain and started every game for Rochester . Head Coach two seasons . Masterson is the Rhinos’ all-time leader in games played . Masterson is a 2005 graduate of St . Lawrence University, A native of Steamboat Springs, Colo ., Masterson now Liz where she received a bachelor’s degree in government . She resides in Rochester . Masterson was a four-year starter of the varsity soccer team, serving as Dave Matthews begins his first season as assistant Ireland native Dale Jordan enters his first season as an coach for the women’s soccer program at RIT . He assistant coach for the RIT women’s soccer program . will assist Head Coach Liz Masterson in all areas Jordan tallied more than 170 career goals while playing of the program including planning practices, in Europe . After he represented Ireland at the youth level, recruiting, and administrative support . Jordan went on to play for Penn State and earned a degree Matthews has been coaching youth and college in exercise science . Jordan then served as a director for soccer in the area since 1998, when he coached Coast 2 Coast Soccer Academy based in California and the Greece Boys Soccer League Under-13/14 select began coaching in 1998 . team . Jordan, who coached at Springfield College from 2007 Assistant He is a member of the U .S . Soccer Coaches Assistant to 2009, earned his master’s degree in sport management . Coach Association and the National Soccer Coaches Coach Jordan is a UEFA B Licensed & FAI Level 1 & 2 Soccer Association of America and has his USSF National Coach as well as a certified Strength and Conditioning Dave “C” license, which he received in May of 2003 . Dale Coach . He resides in Rochester . Matthews From 2003 to 2004 Matthews was the head coach Jordan of the 1990 Girls NYSWYSA Olympic Development Program . In 2006 he coached the Girls Under-19 Rochester Junior Rhinos to a State Cup Championship and is a Adam Jurcic joins the RIT women’s soccer coaching staff founder and head coach of the Ambush Futbol Club . for the 2010 season . He coached at the Empire United Soccer Jurcic, who earned a bachelor’s degree in education Academy from 2008-2010 and was an assistant from SUNY Cortland, played two seasons for the Red coach at Buffalo State from 2007-2009 . Dragons, leading the squad to a SUNYAC Championship Matthews is a graduate of the State University of and a berth in the 2008 NCAA Division III Tournament . New York at Cortland where he received his degree As a senior captain, Jurcic, a defender, was named to the in psychology . He worked from 1987-2007 as a SUNYAC All-Tournament Team . senior designer at the Xerox Corporation . Jurcic, who also played for Herkimer County Assistant Community College, has coached several camps in Coach Canada . He also was a student-teacher in the Rochester area in 2009-10 . Adam A native of Guelph, Ontario, Jurcic lives in Rochester . Jurcic He played professionally for the Hamilton Croatia Soccer Club of the Canadian League in 2010 . 2 2010 RIT Women’s Soccer Season Preview 2010 Women’s Soccer The RIT women’s soccer team enters the 2010 season looking to earn a play- on the backline between several returners and a few newcomers . We have an off berth in the highly competitive Empire 8 conference . Seventeen players extremely athletic back line ”. return from last season’s squad, which won seven games and defeated a pair In net, Ashley Valenti enjoyed an excellent 2009 season, earning All- of nationally ranked teams . In addition, the Tigers will have a new face lead- Empire 8 second team honors, while recording 1 .26 goals against average, ing the way in 2010, as Liz Masterson enters her first season as head coach .