Kaitlyn Carballeira Kelsey Dougherty Howard Casey Nowakowski 2013 MEDIA GUIDE Mary Solimine Kristina Maksuti Kelley Alpaugh 2013 Fordham Women’s Soccer QUICK FACTS WOMEN’S SOCCER INFORMATION Location: Bronx, NY 10458 Head Coach: Ness Selmani Table of Contents Founded: 1841 Alma Mater/Year: Prishtina Univ. ‘72 Quick Facts/Mission Statement/Credits: 1 Enrollment (Undergraduate): 8,427 Record at School (yrs): 143-152-30 (17 Years) Around Fordham/Social Networks/Directions: 2 Nickname: Rams Overall Record (yrs): Same Colors: Maroon and White W. Soccer Office Phone: 718/817-4267 The Coaching Staff Home Field (Capacity): Jack Coffey Field (1,000) Assistant Coach: Casey Sommers Affiliation: NCAA Div. I 2012 Overall Record: 8-11-0 Head Coach Ness Selmani: 4 Conference: Atlantic 10 2012 Atlantic 10 Record: 4-5-0 Assistant Coach Casey Sommers: 5 President: Joseph McShane, S.J. Postseason: N/A The Support Staff: 5 Vice President for Student Affairs: Jeffrey Gray Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 13-6 Starters Returning/Lost: 5/6 2013 Rams ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL Newcomers: 9 2013 Roster: 7 Director of Athletics: David Roach 2013 Player Bios: 8-16 Deputy Dir. of Athletics: Charlie Elwood HISTORY Class Pictures 17 Senior Assoc. Athletic Dir./SWA: Marianne Reilly First Year of Fordham Women’s Soccer: 1993 Assoc. Athletic Director/Promotions: Julio Diaz Overall All-Time Record: 156-195-30 2012 In Review Assoc. Athletic Director/Business: Ed Rose Number of Years in NCAAs/Last: 0 2012 Statistics: 19 Asst. Athletic Director/Facilities & Event 2012 Results: 19 Management: Mary Cunneen SPORTS INFORMATION/MEDIA RELATIONS The Atlantic 10: 20 Asst. Athletic Director/Ticket & Director of Sports Media Relations: Joe DiBari Business Affairs: Jess Mason SID Office Phone: (718) 817-4240 The History Asst. Athletic Director/Intramurals, Club Sports, & SID Fax: (718) 817-4244 Recreation: Michael Roberts Associate SID (Women’s Soccer): Scott Kwiatkowski Career Records: 22 Director of Compliance: Andrew Smith Office Phone: (718) 817-4219 Single Season Records: 23 Dir. of Corporate Sponsorships: Jamison Hannigan Home Phone: (914) 262-5440 All-Time Roster/Award Winners: 24 Coor. of Athletic Facilities: Peter Lusk E-Mail Address: [email protected] Year-By-Year Results: 25-26 Academic Advisor: Frank Taylor Assistant SID: Andrew O’Connell Record Versus Opponents: 26 Asst. AD/Ath. Performance: John Krasinski Office Phone: (718) 817-4243 Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach: Zac Connor Sports Hotline: (718) 817-2RAM This Is Fordham Head Athletic Trainer: Vince Porricelli Fordham Website: www.fordhamsports.com New York is My Campus, Athletic Trainer (Women’s Soccer): Nina D’Agostino Twitter Site: www.twitter.com/FordhamRams Fordham is My School: 27-31 Executive Secretary/Training Room: Jill Shapiro Athletic Success at Fordham: 32-33 Equipment Manager: Joe Webber Academic Success at Fordham: 34 Academic Advising: 35 Fordham Administration: 36-38 Media Information Media may obtain statistics and game results through the Fordham Athletics Website or by accessing Sports Medicine: 39 the Atlantic 10 website at www.atlantic10.org. Athletic Facilities: 40 Photographs and feature story ideas are available through the Office of Sports Media Relations. Requests Strength & Conditioning: 41 for coach or player interviews should be made through Sports Media Relations as well. Noted Alumni: 42 Fordham Athletics Mission Statement The ultimate objective of Fordham University’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is to integrate academic and athletic experiences successfully in the Jesuit tradition. Student-athletes are expected to benefit from the educational, professional, and cultural advantages of a university located in New York City. Accordingly, we are committed to broad participation in intercollegiate athletics, with ample opportunity provided for meaningful and successful contributions by men, women, and minorities. For all athletic pursuits, whether they are at the varsity, club, intramural, or recreational level, the Athletic Department strives to provide a rewarding experience for all its constituents. The Department conducts its activities in ways that promote sportsmanship, camaraderie, and a comprehensive commitment to academic excellence, diversity, and equitable opportunity for all students and staff. 2013 FORDHAM WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE Credits The 2013 Fordham University Women’s Soccer Media Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time Guide is a publication of the Fordham University Office Aug. 10 NEW YORK MAGIC (Exh.) 4:00 PM Oct. 4 at La Salle* 7:00 PM of Sports Media Relations. Written, designed, and edited Aug. 13 HOFSTRA (Exh.) 7:00 PM Oct. 6 SAINT JOSEPH’S* 1:00 PM by Scott Kwiatkowski, Assistant Director of Sports Media Aug. 17 FAIR. DICKINSON (Exh.) 1:00 PM Oct. 11 at VCU* 5:00 PM Relations, using Adobe InDesign. Covers by Dave Lowry. Aug. 23 at Manhattan 7:00 PM Oct. 13 at George Mason* 1:00 PM Special thanks to Joe DiBari and Coach Ness Selmani for Aug. 25 at St. John’s 1:00 PM Oct. 20 MASSACHUSETTS* 1:00 PM their assistance, as well as to Cathy Cryan, Sheila Muir- Sept. 1 at Rutgers 1:00 PM Oct. 27 at Dayton* 12:00 PM ragui, Nick Palestini, Tamara Toles, Christine Alagia, the Sept. 6 ARMY (DH) 7:30 PM Nov. 1 DUQUESNE* 7:00 PM Atlantic 10 Sports Information Directors, Josh Ambrose Sept. 8 IONA 1:00 PM Nov. 7- at Atlantic 10 Championship and the staff at Franklin Graphics. Action photography Sept. 13 at Dartmouth 7:30 PM Nov. 10 (Sports Backer Stad. – Richmond, Va.) by Vincent Dusovic, Stuart Browning, Max Turner, Tom Sept. 15 at Vermont 1:00 PM Wasiczko, and Joe DiBari. U2 Photos by Bill Denison and Jon Roemer. New York City Photos by Joseph Pobereski Sept. 20 at Providence 7:00 PM *- Atlantic 10 Games (Central Park), Bart Barlow (Skyline), and Jeff Greenberg Sept. 24 PRINCETON 7:00 PM Home Games in BOLD CAPS (Brooklyn Bridge) of New York & Company, Inc. Other Sept. 29 RHODE ISLAND* (DH) 1:00 PM All dates and times are subject to change. All times photos from the Fordham Office of Public Affairs and Eastern Fordham University Sports Media Relations files. DH – doubleheader with men’s team FordhamSports.com ~ Like Fordham Women’s Soccer on Facebook ~ @FordhamRams on Twitter ~ FordhamAthletics on YouTube 1 2013 Fordham Women’s Soccer Around Fordham Social Networks Restaurants FordhamSports.com Ann & Tony’s (718) 933-1469 FordhamSports.com is your source for everything on Applebee’s (347) 226-5120 Fordham’s 22 varsity sports, as well as special events, fan polls, Dominick’s (718) 733-2807 and watching the Rams on-line through the Atlantic 10 Digital Emilia’s (718)367-5915 Network. 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Holiday Inn JFK (718) 322-1014 Directions to Fordham/Jack Coffey Field From Upstate NY and Rockland County: NY State Thruway South to the Tappan Zee Bridge. Take Exit 8 onto Rt. 287 (Cross-Westchester Expressway). Take Exit 3 onto the Sprain Brook Parkway South (to NYC). Sprain Brook Parkway turns into the Bronx River Parkway. Take Exit 7W / Fordham Rd. (US 1). Proceed west for approximately 1/4 mile. The New York Botanical Garden will be on your right. Stay to the right, avoiding the underpass. At the light, turn right onto Southern Blvd / Dr. Theodore Kazimiroff Blvd. After 1/4 mile, turn left into the University. From New England: Via Rt. 84: Follow Rt. 84 West to Brewster, NY. Exit to 684 South. 684 changes to the Hutchinson River Parkway South. Exit to Pelham Parkway West. Pass the exits to the Bronx River Parkway (the New York Botanical Garden will be on your right), and stay to the right, avoiding the underpass. At the light, turn right onto Southern Blvd / Dr. Theodore Kazimiroff Blvd. After 1/4 mile, turn left at the light into the University. From New England: Via I-95: Follow I-95 South to Exit 8C/Pelham Parkway West. Pass the exits to the Bronx River Parkway (the New York Botanical Garden will be on your right), and stay to the right, avoiding the underpass. At the light, turn right onto Southern Blvd. / Dr. Theodore Kazimiroff Blvd. After 1/4 mile, turn left at the light into the University. From the George Washington Bridge: Off the bridge, take the exit for the Henry Hudson Parkway North (1st exit from the Bridge). Follow the Henry Hudson Pkwy North to Exit 24, Mosholu Parkway. Stay on the Mosholu Parkway to the end (the New York Botanical Garden will be in front of you). Take a right onto Southern Boulevard. Fordham’s main entrance is at the third light. Turn right into campus. From Long Island: Take the Whitestone Bridge to the Hutchinson River Parkway North. Exit at Pelham Parkway West. Follow Pelham Parkway West for approxi- mately 2 miles. Pass the exits to the Bronx River Parkway (Botanical Garden will be on your right), and stay to the right, avoiding the underpass. At the light, turn right onto Southern Blvd / Dr. Theodore Kazimiroff Blvd. After 1/4 mile, turn left into the University. Directions to Jack Coffey Field: As you enter campus, parking garage is on your left.