TEAM INFORMATION 2009 PROVIDENCE QUICK FACTS Location: .....................................................................................Providence, Rhode Island 02918 TABLE OF CONTENTS Founded: ..........................................................................................................................................1917 1 ...........................................................................................Team Information Enrollment: .....................................................................................................................................3,938 2-4 ....................................................................................... Field Hockey Staff President: ........................................................................................Reverend Brian J. Shanley, O.P. 5-12 ..........................................................................................Meet The Friars Denomination: .............................................................................................. Catholic (Dominican) 13 ................................................................2008 Results, Statistics & Honors Athletic Director: ............................................................................................Robert G. Driscoll, Jr. 14 .......................................... 2008 BIG EAST Standings, Honors & Statistics Executive Associate Athletic Director/SWA: ............................................................ Jill LaPoint 15-17 ................................................................................Year-By-Year Results Associate Athletic Director/Friar Athletic Fund: ............................................ Steve Napolillo 18 ..................................................... Friar Career Records / BIG EAST Honors Associate Athletic Director/Internal Operations: ........................................ Nicholas Reggio 19 ............................................................All-America / All-Region Selections Associate Athletic Director/Compliance and Business: .......................................... Mac Hart 20 ............................................................................................. All-Time Roster Associate Athletic Director/Sports Information/Marketing: ...........................Arthur Parks 21 ............................................................................................Featured Events Associate Athletic Director/Facilities and Game Mgmt.: .............................Carl LaBranche 22 ...........................................................................This Is Providence College Assistant Athletic Director/Compliance: ......................................................Jessica Hegmann 23-25 .....................................................................................Athletic Facilities Assistant Athletic Director/Sports Medicine: ...........................................................John Rock 26 ............................................................................................. Administration Director of Athletic Media Relations: ......................................................... Jennifer Rynearson 27 ....................................................................................... Academic Services Director of Athletic Marketing: ................................................................................... Katie Moore 28 .................................................................This Is Providence, Rhode Island Conference: ............................................................................................BIG EAST, NCAA Division I Nickname: .......................................................................................................................................Friars Colors: .............................................................................................................Black, White and Silver Home Field: ...................................... Friar Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex (artificial turf) Head Coach: ......................................................Diane Madl (Connecticut ‘89), Eighth season Providence College will host the Record at Providence (Career): ................................................................................76-67 (76-67) 2009 BIG EAST Conference Associate Head Coach: .......................................Tina Cormier (Univ. of New Brunswick ‘01) Assistant Coach/Goalkeeping: ..................................................... Deb Hagie (Providence '93) Field Hockey Championship Field Hockey Office Phone: ....................................................(401) 865-1518, (401) 865-1718 2008 Record: .....................................................................................................................................12-9 on November 7-8 at the 2008 BIG EAST Record/Finish: ..............................................................................................3-3/4th Friar Field Hockey & Lacrosse 2009 BIG EAST Preseason Poll: .....................................................................................................4th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ..................................................................................................17/5 Complex in Providence, R.I. Starters Returning/Lost: .................................................................................................................9/2 Newcomers: ............................................................................................................................................6 Team Captains: .........................................Nellie Poulin, Adrienne Marois, Kerianne Murphy The 2009 Providence College Field Hockey Media Guide is published by the Providence College Department of Sports Information Contact: ...................................................................................Chris Magnoli Athletics and all rights are reserved. All information in this guide is property of the Providence College Department of Athletics. Editor: Jennifer Rynearson. Editorial Assistance: Pamela Flenke, Nick Barao, Ali Shover & Phil Paquette. Email: ...........................................................................................cmagnoli@friars.providence.edu Design & Layout: Jennifer Rynearson. Photography: Tom Maguire, Richard Benjamin, Dave Klotz, Shelley Feller, Sports Information Phone: .....................................................................................(401) 865-2272 Steve Parker and Jennifer Rynearson. Printed by MultiAd (Peoria, Ill.).. Sports Information Fax: ...........................................................................................(401) 865-2583 Athletic Website: ......................................................................................................www.Friars.com 2009 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Hometown/High School 00 Rachel Chamberlain Sr. GK Branford, Conn./Branford 1 Kathi Weidman Fr. GK Millersville, Pa./Penn Manor 2 Megan Montecalvo Sr. F Ipswich, Mass./Phillips Academy 3 Ashlyn Hudson Jr. F Stoughton, Mass./Stoughton 4 Ashley Mulkey So. D Windham, N.H./Salem 5 Joscelyn Mahon Jr. F/D Shavertown, Pa./Lake-Lehman 6 Sara Casey Sr. D East Greenwich, R.I./East Greenwich 7 Nellie Poulin Sr. F Oakland, Maine/St. Mark's School 8 Ali Shover Sr. F Camp Hill, Pa./Camp Hill 9 Kelly Grogan Jr. M Allenwood, N.J./Wall Township 10 Deirdre Quinn So. M/D Walpole, Mass./Walpole 11 Adrienne Marois Sr. M/D Auburn, Mass./Bancroft School 12 Christie Lonsky Fr. M/D Dingmans Ferry, Pa./Delaware Valley 13 Shannon DiStefano So. GK Longmeadow, Mass./Longmeadow 14 Emily Jensen Fr. F/M Blandon, Pa./Fleetwood Area 15 Nicole Fernandez Fr. F/M Tewksbury, Mass./Proctor Academy 16 Shannon Pustis Fr. D Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury 17 Emilie Stehly Fr. M/D Valley Center, Calif./Valley Center 21 Julie Ruggieri Jr. M Barrington, R.I./Barrington 22 Kerianne Murphy Sr. M/D Walpole, Mass./Walpole 24 Stephanie Matone So. F Washington, N.J./Mount Saint Mary Academy 28 Jaime Lipski Jr. M/F Dallas, Pa./Lake-Lehman 33 Mary Catherine Ott Sr. M/D St. Louis, Mo./Villa Duchesne Head Coach: Diane Madl (Connecticut '89, 8th Season) Associate Head Coach: Tina Cormier (University of New Brunswick '01, 8th Season) Assistant Coach/Goalkeeping: Deb Hagie (Providence '93, 5th Season) Captains: Nellie Poulin '10, Kerianne Murphy '10, Adrienne Marois '10 1 - 2009 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS FIELD HOCKEY STAFF Diane Madl became the program’s sixth head coach all-time on Febru- DIANE ary 4, 2002 and will embark on her eighth season at the helm in 2009. Madl and her staff have helped to rebuild the Friar field hockey program, enjoying MADL some of the most successful seasons in program history. Since her arrival, she has transformed the field hockey program into a contender in the BIG EAST Conference and put the Friars back on the map HEAD Coach among some of the top programs in the country. In what began as a rebuild- EIGHTH SEASON ing process in 2002, Madl has compiled an overall record of 76-67 in seven AlmA mAter • ConneCtiCut '89 seasons, including a 44-21 (.677) mark that spans each of the last three cam- paigns (2006-2008). Madl looks to be a mainstay with the Friar program. Athletic Director Robert G. Driscoll and Providence College President Reverend Brian J. Shanley recently awarded Madl a contract extension through the 2013 season. The recent run of success began in 2006 in what is