ECU 2019 SOCCER RECORD BOOK 1 General Information Media Relations Staff/Phone General Quick Facts Directory Official School Name East Carolina University Primary Office Phone: (252) 737-4522 Location Greenville, N.C. Assistant AD/Media Relations: Tom McClellan Founded 1907 McClellan Office Phone: (252)737-1274 Enrollment (2019-20) 28,718 McClellan E-Mail: [email protected] Nickname Pirates Director: Macolm Gray Conference American Athletic Office Phone: (252) 737-4523 Colors Purple (PMS #268) and Gold (PMS #109) E-Mail: [email protected] Home Arena Minges Coliseum (8,000) Associate Director: Jody Jones Chancellor (Interim) Dan Gerlach Office Phone: (252) 737-4524 Director of Athletics Jon Gilbert E-Mail: [email protected] Senior Woman Administrator Caroline Bevillard Assistant Director: Chip Welch Athletics Department Phone: (252) 737-4600 Office Phone: (252) 737-4520 Ticket Office Phone: (252) 737-4500 E-Mail: [email protected] Athletics Website www.ECUPirates.com Assistant Director (Soccer) Pat McGlynn Coaching Staff Office Phone: (252) 737-5112 Cell Phone (315) 317-2192 Email: [email protected] Head Coach Jason Hamilton (Detroit Mercy ’05) Administrative Assistant: Brenda Perkins Record at ECU 10-6-3/Second Season Social Media Overall Coaching Record 47-25-8/Fifth Season Headquarters Assistant Coach Brad Keller (Second Season) Alma Mater Washington, ’10 Facebook: ECUAthletics Assistant Coach Emily Buccilla (Second Season) ECU Women’s Soccer Alma Mater St. Bonaventure, ’12 Twitter: @ECUAthletics Assistant Coach (Volunteer) Courtney Hofer (First Season) @ECUWomensSoccer Alma Mater Connecticut, ’18 @ECU_WSOC_Coach Instagram: ECUAthletics Team History ECUWSoccer Youtube: ECUAthletics First Year of Soccer 1994 About East Carolina All-Time Record 219-216-50 University NCAA Tournament Appearances None 2018 Record 10-6-3 Founded in 1907, East Carolina University is a public universitynationally 2018 Home Record 8-1-0 recognized for preparing teachers and primary care physicians as well 2018 Road Record 2-5-2 as for its cultural and performing arts programs. It enrolls over 29,000 2018 Neutral Record 0-0-1 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students and is North Carolina’s 2018 American Athletic Conference Record/Finish 5-4-0/4th leading producer of initially licensed teachers and primary care physicians. 2018 AAC Tournament Semifinalists Among the college and schools, East Carolina operates the Brody School of 2018 Postseason None Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, College of Engineering and Technolo- 2018 NCAA Final RPI Ranking 80 gy, and a growing undergraduate Honors College. ECU is located near four Players Returning/Lost: 19/9 major military bases, including Camp Lejeune and Fort Bragg, and won Starters Returning/Lost 9/2 the Freedom Award from the United States Department of Defense for Newcomers Nine its support of military families and service men and women in 2010. East Carolina’s economic impact is estimated at $3 billion statewide, with more than $2 billion in eastern North Carolina alone. East Carolina University 2 2019 Soccer Fact Book 2019 Schedule August Opponent Location (Venue) Time (ET) 16 (Fri.) VCU (Exhibition) Greenville, N.C. (Johnson Stadium) 7 p.m. 22 (Thu.) GEORGE MASON Greenville, N.C. (Johnson Stadium) 7 p.m. 25 (Sun.) RICHMOND Greenville, N.C. (Johnson Stadium) 7 p.m. 30 (Fri.) at Virginia Charlottesville, Va. (Klöckner Stadium) 5:30 p.m. September Opponent Location (Venue) Time (ET) 1 (Sun.) at Radford Radford, Va. (Cupp Stadium) 2 p.m. 5 (Thu.) UNCW Greenville, N.C. (Johnson Stadium) 7 p.m. 8 (Sun.) at Hampton Hampton, Va. (Lady Pirate Field) 1 p.m. 12 (Thu.) OLD DOMINION Greenville, N.C. (Johnson Stadium) 7 p.m. 15 (Sun.) at Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. (Transamerica Field) 1 p.m. 18 (Wed.) NC STATE Greenville, N.C. (Johnson Stadium) 7 p.m. 22 (Sun.) at UNC Greensboro Greensboro, N.C. (UNCG Soccer Stadium) 7 p.m. 26 (Thu.) *at Connecticut Storrs, Ct. (Joseph J. Morrone Stadium) 7 p.m. 29 (Sun.) *at Temple Philadelphia, Pa. (Temple Sports Complex) 1 p.m. October Opponent Location (Venue) Time (ET) 10 (Thu.) *TULSA Greenville, N.C. (Johnson Stadium) 7 p.m. 13 (Sun.) *MEMPHIS Greenville, N.C. (Johnson Stadium) 1 p.m. 17 (Thu.) *at Houston Houston, Tx. (Carl Lewis Field) 7 p.m. 20 (Sun.) *at SMU Dallas, Tx. (Westcott Field) 1 p.m. 24 (Thu.) *UCF Greenville, N.C. (Johnson Stadium) 7 p.m. 27 (Sun.) *USF Greenville, N.C. (Johnson Stadium) 1 p.m. 31 (Thu.) *at Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio (Gettler Stadium) 7 p.m. November Opponent Location (Venue) Time (ET) 3-10 AAC Championship TBD TBD * represents American Athletic Conference games All home games at Johnson Stadium are free to all spectators. East Carolina University 3 2019 Soccer Fact Book 2019 Roster No. Name Position Class Hometown (Last School) 0 Meaghan Haley GK So. Scituate, R.I. (LIU Brooklyn) 1 Melanie Stiles GK R-Jr. Bowie, Md. (Clemson) 2 Alexia Moore D/M Jr. Jacksonville, N.C. (NC State) 3 Cashlin Copley M/F Jr. Lancaster, Pa. (Manheim Township) 4 Tori Riggs F/M Jr. Stella, N.C. (Croatan) 5 Madie Knaggs M Jr. Trenton, Mich. (Trenton) 6 Erin Mikalsen D Jr. Oviedo, Fla. (Oviedo) 7 Catherine Holbrook M/F So. Cary, N.C. (Green Hope) 8 Marianna Shurina M Sr. Celebration, Fla. (Bishop Moore Catholic) 9 Jayda Hylton-Pelaia D Sr. Brampton, Ontario (St. Augustine) 10 Kim Sanford D Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Gwynedd Mercy Academy) 11 Mackenzee Blaser F Fr. Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor) 12 Grace Doran M R-So. Dearborn, Mich. (Mississippi State) 13 Daria Draovitch M/F Sr. Cary, N.C. (NC State) 14 Jenna Dages F Sr. Cypress, Calif. (Louisiana Tech) 15 Morgan Dewey D Jr. Johns Creek, Ga. (Louisville) 16 Mikala Rhody D/M So. Jacksonville, Fla. (Vanderbilt) 17 Taylor Platt D So. Exton, Pa. (Downington East) 18 Carsen Parker D Jr. Cumming, Ga. (West Forsyth) 19 Maycie McDougal D/M So. Prosper, Texas (Louisiana Tech) 20 Addison Salz D/M So. Apex, N.C. (Middle Creek) 21 Melissa Fernandez M Jr. Cary, N.C. (Apex) 22 Alyssa Palmucci F Fr. Mullica Hill, N.J. (Kingsway Regional) 23 Katie Bjornsen D/M Fr. Ashburn, Va. (Briar Woods) 24 Sierra Lowery D Fr. Wake Forest, N.C. (Wakefield) 25 Sophia Demark M Fr. Belmont, N.C. (South Point) 26 Lauren Hollis D/F So. Jacksonville, Fla. (Creekside) 27 Kat Gonzalez F So. Pocono Summit, Pa. (Pocono Mountain West) 29 Taylor Kibble F Fr. Leesburg, Va. (Loudoun County) Head Coach: Jason Hamilton (Second Season at ECU) (Detroit Mercy ’05) Assistant Coach: Brad Keller (Second Season at ECU) (Washington ’10) Assistant Coach: Emily Buccilla (Second Season at ECU) (St. Bonaventure ’12) Assistant Coach (Volunteer): Courtney Hofer (First Season at ECU) (UConn ’18) Prounciation Guide Marianna Shurina .................Sure-ina Cashlin Copley ....................... Cop-lee Breakdown by Class Breakdown by Position Jayda Hylton-Pelaia ....... Hilton-Puh-lay-uh Freshman .............6 Goalkeeper .......... 2 Daria Draovitch ..............Dray-O-Vitch Sophomores .........9 Defender ............. 13 Jenna Dages ........ Day-JUS (like justice) Juniors ...............10 Midfielder ...........14 Alyssa Palmucci ...............Pal-muh-chi Seniors ................ 4 Forward .............10 Katie Bjornsen .................. B-yorn-sen Mackenzee Blaser ..................... Blazer Mikala Rhody ......................... Roadie Emily Buccilla ......................Bew-silla East Carolina University 4 2019 Soccer Fact Book 2018 Results Date Opponent Score ECU Scorers Overall American Att. Aug. 17 at Old Dominion T 1-1 (OT) Riggs (1) 0-0-1 0-0-0 467 Aug. 19 RADFORD W 5-1 Dages (1), Doran (1), Cash (1), Parker (1), Gonzalez (1) 1-0-1 0-0-0 420 Aug. 23 at NC State T 1-1 (OT) Cash (2) 1-0-2 0-0-0 1,377 Aug. 26 DAVIDSON W 2-1 Sanford (1), Dages (2) 2-0-2 0-0-0 441 Aug. 31 at Richmond W 3-0 Dages (3), Cash (3), Shurina (1) 3-0-2 0-0-0 123 Sept. 2 at George Mason L 2-1 Dages (4) 3-1-2 0-0-0 260 Sept. 6 CAMPBELL W 2-0 Hylton-Pelaia (1), Sanford (2) 4-1-2 0-0-0 299 Sept. 9 CHARLOTTE W 3-0 Riggs (2), Cash (4, 5) 5-1-2 0-0-0 359 Sept. 13 at UNCW Cancelled Sept. 20 *at Tulsa L 3-1 Hylton-Pelaia (2) 5-2-2 0-1-0 118 Sept. 23 *at Memphis L 2-1 (OT) Copley (1) 5-3-2 0-2-0 161 Sept. 27 *HOUSTON L 3-2 (2 OT) Dages (5), Draovitch (1) 5-4-2 0-3-0 463 Sept. 30 *SMU W 2-1 Draovitch (2), Knaggs (1) 6-4-2 1-3-0 429 Oct. 4 *at UCF W 2-1 (OT) Knaggs (2), Dages (6) 7-4-2 2-3-0 245 Oct. 7 *at USF L 4-0 N/A 7-5-2 2-4-0 245 Oct. 11 *CONNECTICUT Postponed Oct. 14 *TEMPLE W 1-0 Riggs (3) 8-5-2 3-4-0 411 Oct. 26 *CINCINNATI W 1-0 Copley (2) 9-5-2 4-4-0 374 Oct. 28 *CONNECTICUT W 2-0 Copley (3), Kendrot (1) 10-5-2 5-4-0 248 Oct. 31 +vs. SMU T 1-1 (5-3 PK’s) Mikalsen (1) 10-5-3 5-4-0 373 ECU Made PKs: Hylton-Pelaia, Riggs, Shurina, Gonzalez, Dages Nov. 2 $at USF L 2-0 N/A 10-6-3 5-4-0 737 +AAC Championship First Round (Tampa, Fla.) $ AAC Championship Semifinals (Tampa, Fla.) Overall Record: 10-6-3 ||| Conference Record: 5-4-0 | | Home: 8-1-0 || Road: 2-5-2 || Neutral: 0-0-1 || Overtime: 1-2-3 East Carolina University 5 2019 Soccer Fact Book Program Yearly Breakdown Season Head Coach Overall Record Conference Record (Finish) Conference Tournament 2018 Jason Hamilton 10-6-3 5-4-0 (4th American Athletic) 0-1-1 (Semifinals) 2017 Rob Donnenwirth 6-10-2 1-8-0 10th American Athletic) Did Not Qualify 2016 Rob Donnenwirth 5-12-1 1-7-1 (9th American Athletic) Did Not Qualify 2015 Rob Donnenwirth 8-10-2 3-5-1 (8th American Athletic) 0-1-0 (Quarterfinals) 2014 Rob Donnenwirth 12-8-1 4-5-0 (T-6th American Athletic) 2-1-0 (Semifinals) 2013 Rob Donnenwirth 9-9-3 5-4-1 (2nd Conference USA East Division)