ANNUAL REPORT 2013 – 2014 Conference Weekly Award Winners Feb. 26 WTEN Zeynep Mafa MTEN Badr Ouabdelmoumen Second Team CAA Scholar-Athlete Award Sept. 2 WSOC Shyanne Kimbrough CAA Rookie of the Week and Marcela Rosales CAA Doubles Team of the Week MLAX Ben McIntosh First Team, CAA Player of the Year WCREW Tori King Sept. 9 FH Christina Conrad CAA Player of the Week Mar. 5 GOLF Chris Crawford CAA Co-Player of the Week MLAX Matt Dusek First Team Sept. 23 MSOC Tyler Afflerbach CAA Co-Rookie of the Week Mar. 10 MLAX Ben McIntosh CAA Co-Player of the Week MLAX Nick Saputo First Team All-CAA Championship Team Sept. 24 FH Elise DiDonato CAA Co-Player of the Week Mar. 12 SB Baeley Reed CAA Rookie of the Week MLAX Nick Trizano First Team FH Lindsay McArdle Sept. 25 GOLF Christopher Crawford CAA Co-Golfer of the Week Mar. 18 SB Shelby Taylor CAA Player of the Week MLAX Ryan Belka First Team FH Lauren Hibshman Sept. 30 MSOC Ken Tribbett CAA Player of the Week Apr. 2 GOLF Chris Crawford CAA Player of the Week MLAX Cole Shafer All-Rookie MSOC Joaquin del Rosario Oct. 1 FH Jessica McCarthy CAA Rookie of the Week Apr. 7 MLAX Ben McIntosh CAA Co-Player of the Week MLAX Markell Nelson All-Rookie MSOC Tyler Afflerbach Oct. 21 MSOC Michele Pataia CAA Player of the Week Apr. 9 GOLF Chris Crawford CAA Co-Player of the Week WCREW Elizabeth Daugherty All-CAA MSOC Ken Tribbett Oct. 22 FH Jantien Gunter CAA Player of the Week Apr. 21 MLAC Cole Shafer CAA Rookie of the Week WCREW Kerry Walsh All-CAA MSOC Tal Bublil Most Outstanding Performer Oct. 28 WSOC Lauren Stollar CAA Co-Player of the Week WLAX Amanda Norcini First Team MLAX Ben McIntosh Most Outstanding Performer Nov. 11 MSOC Tyler Afflerbach CAA Co-Rookie of the Week WLAX Kelly Palace Second Team All-CAA Performers MLAX Nick Trizano Nov. 11 MBB Frantz Massenat CAA Player of the Week WLAX Emily Duffey Second Team FH Lindsay McArdle First Team MLAX Ryan Belka Nov. 12 WSD Madison Kramer CAA Women’s Diver of the Week WLAX Caroline Thiele All-Rookie FH Jantien Gunter First Team MLAX Cole Shafer Nov. 18 WBB Alexis Smith CAA Rookie of the Week GOLF Chris Crawford First Team FH Lauren Hibshman First Team Dec. 2 MBB Chris Fouch CAA Player of the Week SOFT Kim Chan All-Rookie FH Christina Conrad Second Team Dec. 2 WBB Alexis Smith CAA Rookie of the Week USILA All-Americans FH Jessica McCarthy All-Rookie Team Dec. 16 MBB Frantz Massenat CAA Player of the Week MLAX Ben McIntosh Third Team WSOC Melissa Chapman First Team All-CAA Academic Team Dec. 16 WBB Rachel Pearson CAA Co-Player of the Week MLAX Ryan Belka Honorable Mention WSOC Eve Badana Second Team FH Kristen Focht Dec. 16 WBB Sarah Curran CAA Rookie of the Week MLAX Nick Saputo Honorable Mention WSOC Alyssa Findlay Third Team WSOC Andi Stampone Jan. 15 WSD Madison Kramer CAA Women’s Diver of the Week MLAX Nick Trizano Honorable Mention WSOC Shyanne Kimbrough All-Rookie Team MSOC Robert Liberatore Jan. 20 MBB Rodney Williams CAA Rookie of the Week MSOC Nathan Page First Team WBB Meghan Creighton Jan. 20 WBB Sarah Curran CAA Rookie of the Week MSOC Ken Tribbett First Team WBB Fiona Flanagan Philadelphia Soccer Six Postseason Awards Feb. 2 MBB Frantz Massenat CAA Co-Player of the Week MSOC Tal Bublil Second Team WBB Rachel Pearson Tal Bublil All-Star Team Feb. 4 MSD Kyle Lukens CAA Swimmer of the Week MSOC Tyler Afflerbach Second Team, All-Rookie Team WBB Tory Thierolf Ken Tribbett All-Star Team Feb. 4 MSD David Sanchez CAA Diver of the Week MSOC Michele Pataia Third Team WSD Kelly Trussell Tyler Afflerbach All-Rookie Team Feb. 17 MBB Rodney Williams CAA Co-Rookie of the Week MSOC Robert Liberatore Third Team MSD Alex Chialastri Adam Arana All-Rookie Team Feb. 17 MLAX Cole Shafer CAA Co-Rookie of the Week MSOC Doug Hess Coach of the Year MLAX Will Gabrielsen Robert Liberatore Academic Player of the Year Feb. 17 WLAX Amanda Norcini CAA Defensive Player of the Week MBB Frantz Massenat First Team WCREW Alyssa Leahy Feb. 17 WLAX Eva Winiarski CAA Rookie of the Week MBB Chris Fouch Second Team WLAX Joelle Hartke Feb. 19 MTEN Badr Ouabdelmoumen CAA Singles Player of the Week NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament Team MBB Rodney Williams All-Rookie Team SOFT Karli Boyer Feb. 24 MLAX Cole Shafer CAA Rookie of the Week MBB Frantz Massenat WBB Rachel Pearson Third Team Feb. 24 WLAX Caroline Thiele CAA Rookie of the Week WBB Sarah Curran All-Rookie Team Feb. 25 SB Leticia Matsuoka CAA Player of the Week Glass City Tournament All-Tournament Team WBB Fiona Flanagan Dragon Awards WBB Meghan Creighton St. John’s Chartwells Holiday Classic All- Harrow Sports College Squash Player of the Week MCREW Leif Malm 2013 Joy of Sculling Men’s Collegiate Tournament Team Nov. 26 MSQ Ibrahim Bakir MCREW Grigorios Papadourakis Coach of the Year: WBB Rachel Pearson Most Valuable Player WCREW Colleen Delany (Performer of the Year) At the 21st Annual Joy of Sculling Coaches Conference, Paul Savell was WBB Meghan Creighton WCREW Tori King named the 2013 Men’s Collegiate Coach of the Year. IWLCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region WLAX Amanda Norcini Second Team 2013 NFHCA Longstreth / NFHCA Division I All- GCAA Division I PING All-Region (Northeast) 2014 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Region Teams (Mid-Atlantic Region) GOLF Chris Crawford Scholar Athletes NCAA Academic Performance Program Public FH Lindsay McArdle First Team Colleen Delaney Recognition Award FH Lauren Hibshman First Team Tori King Men’s Soccer NSCA All-American Team (Strength and FH Christina Conrad Second Team Amanda Kleuser Women’s Tennis Conditioning) Alyssa Leahy MSWM Andrew Reimon Elise Levito 2013 NSCAA All-Region (Mid-Atlantic) WBB Abby Redick Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team Julie McGlynn WSOC Melissa Chapman Third Team WBB Fiona Flanagan FH Kristen Focht Barbara McKenna FH Jantien Gunter 2013 NSCAA All-Region (South-Atlantic) FH Lauren Hibshman Dad Vail Medalists MSOC Ken Tribbett Second Team FH Meghan Plank Men’s Second Varsity Eight (GOLD): coxswain Christopher Henderson, stroke 2014 Intercollegiate Rowing Association MSOC Nathan Page Third Team WSOC Melissa Chapman Ryan McSpedon, Xavier Stanish, Daniel Dollin, Nicholas Capaldi, Marko Durica, All-Academic Grigorios Papadourakis MSOC Tal Bublil Third Team MSOC Robert Liberatore Ryan Mallgrave, Michael DiLucca and bow Dave Hanrahan MSOC Nathan Page Women’s Varsity Eight (SILVER): coxswain Kerry Walsh, stroke Olivia MSOC Ken Tribbett Babiec, Bridget Pfeifer, Sierra Baca, Marina Forster, Jayme Batcher, Elizabeth 2013 Front Rush/NFHCA Division I Senior Game MBB Chris Fouch (Performer of the Year) Daugherty, Amanda Kleuser and bow Elise Levito FH Lindsay McArdle MSQ Justin Singh (Performer of the Year, at-large) Women’s Second Varsity Eight (SILVER): coxswain Catherine Hamilton, stroke WRES Kevin Matyas (at-large) Kendall Wenzke, Elizabeth Campanella, Emily Gartland, Colleen Delaney, 2014 NABC Men’s Basketball All-District WSQ Kaitlyn Money (at-large) Amanda O’Malley, Samantha Cowan, Tori King and bow Julie McGlynn Frantz Massenat First Team WSQ Kiran Vasudevan (at-large) Men’s Freshmen Four (BRONZE): coxswain Tyler Lee, stroke Nico Arechabala, Chris Fouch Second Team MSW Kyle Lukens Louis Masi, William Cartwright and bow Nick Herceg MCREW Joseph Masgai (Performer of the Year) 2 DREXELDRAGONS.COM Drexel University Athletics Annual Report Drexel University is 1 of 351 Division I schools in the NCAA representing 32 conferences. Our 471 student-athletes that participate in 18 varsity sports at Drexel are students first and their choice to participate enhances their collegiate experience. Drexel’s student-athletes graduate at a higher percentage than Drexel’s regular student-body. Their average cumulative GPA is an impressive 3.21 and 92% of our student-athletes participate in co-op. Our mission at Drexel athletics is to generate “Drexel Pride” through athletic excellence. We create a positive, winning environment and introduce athletics and exercise into the fabric of the University. The 2013-2014 season was a banner year for the Dragons. Five teams were ranked nationally in the top 20, including women’s field hockey, men’s and women’s squash, men’s lacrosse, and the men’s rowing varsity eight. At times, Drexel athletics took your breath away. — A triple overtime win against Alabama of the SEC at Madison Square Garden, giving the Dragons a third place finish at the NIT Season Tip-Off. — Winning the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta team trophy for the second year in a row on the Message from the Schuylkill River. — Scoring three goals in 11.2 seconds to take the lead at Penn in the NCAA’s Men’s Director of Athletics Lacrosse Championships. The Dragons went on to win the game and earned a spot in the “Elite Eight” for the first time in school history. More students, faculty, professional staff and members visited the DAC — Watching an epic penalty kick shootout that (over 700,000) or supported the Drexel Athletics Club (over 1,500) went nine players deep, before men’s soccer last year than ever before. I think it is fair to say that our dynamic and finally emerged victorious, edging Delaware lively campus is enhanced by all of the activity and pride that has 7-6. With the win, the Dragons advanced to been generated by Drexel athletics. the CAA title against William & Mary, which they won and notched a ticket to the NCAA Thank you student-athletes, coaches, alumni, and supporters for a very Tournament for the second consecutive season.