SENIOR DEFENDER BROOKE BENDERNAGEL ALL-CAA THIRD TEAM SELECTION 2012 women’s SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE TARA KERNS KERRY CUMMINGS RUBY STAPLEHURST 2012 HOFSTRA WOmen’s SOCCER QUICK FACTS Location: Hempstead, New York 11549 Associate Director of Athletics for TABLE OF CONTENTS Founded: 1935 Communications: Stephen Gorchov 1 Quick Facts/Table of Contents Enrollment: 11,453 Office Phone: (516) 463-4933 Affiliation: NCAA Division I E-mail: [email protected] 2 Hofstra Women’s Soccer Tradition Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Senior Sports Information Director: 4 This is Hofstra University Nickname: Pride Jim Sheehan 6 Hofstra Highlights Colors: Gold, White and Blue Office Phone: (516) 463-6764 Home Field: Hofstra Soccer Stadium (1,600) Cell Phone: (516) 523-6692 8 Head Coach Simon Riddiough Playing Surface: Field Turf E-mail: [email protected] 10 Assistant Coaches Senior Assistant Director of Athletic President: Stuart Rabinowitz Communications: Brian Bohl 11 2012 Roster NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative: (Women’s Soccer contact) 12 2012 Outlook Michael Barnes Office Phone: (516) 463-6759 14 Player Bios Vice President and Director of Athletics: E-mail: [email protected] Jeffrey A. Hathaway Director of Athletic Publications: 24 Hofstra University President Executive Associate Director of Athletics: Len Skoros 25 University Senior Administration/ Danny McCabe Office Phone: (516) 463-4602 Trustees Senior Associate Director of Athletics: E-mail: [email protected] Cindy Lewis Athletic Communications Fax: 26 Hofstra University Vice President Senior Associate Director of Athletics for (516) 463-5033 and Director of Athletics Facilities: Jay Artinian 28 Hofstra Athletic Administration Associate Director of Athletics for Head Athletic Trainer: Evan Malings and Head Coaches Communications: Stephen Gorchov Women’s Soccer Athletic Trainer: Associate Director of Athletics for Marie Siler 30 Long Island and New York City External Affairs: Tim McMahon Equipment Manager: Kathy Theiling 31 Athletic Academic Support Associate Director of Athletics for Photographers: Brian Ballweg, 32 Sports Medicine/Athletic Training Compliance: John Heck Kathy Kmonicek Assistant Director of Athletics for 33 Hofstra in the Community Development: Daniel Solow WOMEN’S SOCCER INFORMATION 34 Hofstra Soccer Stadium/Facilities Assistant Director of Athletics for Corporate Relations: Ellen Johnson Head Coach: Simon Riddiough (Hofstra, 1994) 36 2011 Statistics and Results Assistant Director of Athletics for Student- Record at Hofstra: 77-37-8/6 years 37 The Colonial Athletic Association Athlete Development: Overall College Record: Same 38 2011 CAA Review Samantha Sweeney Assistant Coaches: Tobias Bischof, Assistant Director of Athletics for Brooke DeRosa 40 Hofstra Honor Roll Marketing and Promotions: Volunteer Assistant: Ed Schieferstein 42 Hofstra Soccer Record Book Chrissy Arnone Soccer Office Phone: (516) 463-6946/3685 Assistant Director of Athletics for Ticket 2011 Record: 10-8 44 Women’s Soccer Alumnae Operations: Maria Corvino 2011 Conference Record/Finish: 6-5/T3rd 46 Hofstra in the NCAA Tournament Director of Ticket Sales: Michael Neely 2011 Postseason: CAA Quarterfinals 48 All-Time Series Records Director of Student-Athlete Services: Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/5 James Lally Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 49 All-Time Results Assistant Director for Administration: 55 Media Information Rachel August Athletic Department Phone: (516) 463-3800 HOFSTRA SOCCER ONLINE 56 Campus Map/Getting to www.GoHofstra.com Hofstra University Hofstra University is committed to extending equal opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national or TOP RETURNEES ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, marital or veteran status in employment and in the conduct and operation of Hofstra University’s educational programs and activities, including admissions, scholarship and loan programs and athletic and other school administered Name Pos. 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Questions or concerns regarding any of Caylin Dudley D So. 4 G, 8 P these laws or other aspects of Hofstra’s Equal Opportunity Statement should be directed to the Equal Rights and Opportunity Officer at [email protected], (516) 463-7310, C/O Office of Legal Affairs and Emily Morphitis GK Jr. 7-7, 1.03 GAA, 44 svs. General Counsel, 101 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549. For additional contacts and related resources, see http://www.hofstra. edu/About/Policy/policy_eoe.html 2012 WOMEN’S SOCCER 1 HOFSTRA WOMEN’S SOCCER TRADITION 227 Wins in program history SIMON RIDDIOUGH HAS 215 Wins at Division I level in 19 seasons LED THE PRIDE 20 Years of existence for the program TO TWO NCAA APPEARANCES 19 Program-best win total in 2010 AND 77 WINS, 17 Seasons at .500 or better INCLUDING A 4 Academic All-Americans (Chrissy Arnone. Sue Weber, Dana Bergstrom, Tiffany Yovino) PROGRAM-BEST 19 IN 2010, IN 3 NCAA Tournament appearances HIS SIX SEASONS 3 All-Americans in program history (Sue Weber, Brooke DeRosa, Tiffany Yovino) 2 Head coaches in program history 2 Colonial Athletic Association championships 2 Players named to the CAA 25th Anniversary Team (Becky Wachsberger and Sue Weber) 2 NCAA Tournament victories KRYSTAL ROBENS POSTED 34 WINS THE PRIDE WON THEIR FIRST CAA CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2005 TO ADVANCE TO IN GOAL DURING HER HOFSTRA THE NCAA TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY CAREER BROOKE DEROSA LED THE TEAM IN SCORING IN 2007 AND WAS AN NSCAA ALL- AMERICA SELECTION JOANNE RUSSELL (CENTER), A 2006 INDUCTEE INTO THE HOFSTRA AtHLETICS HALL OF FAME, WAS THE FIRST COACH IN PROGRAM HISTORY AND WON 150 GAMES IN 14 YEARS 2 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY • GoHofstra.com TIFFANY YOVINO, A 2010 ALL-AMERICAN KRISTA THORN WAS THE STARTING AND CAA PLAYER GOALKEEPER ON THE 2010 SQUAD OF THE YEAR, WAS CHRISTA EIDENWEIL’s AND BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE PART OF 58 WINS 39 CAREER GOALS STUDENT-ATHLETE IN SCHOOL DURING HER FOUR- RANK FIRST ON HISTORY TO PLAY IN THE NCAA YEAR CAREER WITH HOFSTRA’s GOAL TOURNAMENT IN TWO DIFFERENT THE PRIDE SCORING LIST SPORTS (2010 SOFTBALL) SUE WEBER WAS A TWO- TIME ALL- AMERICAN AND THREE-TIME CAA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR THE 2007 CAA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM WON ITS FIRST ROUND NCAA GAME, 1-0, OVER OHIO STATE THE 2010 TEAM WAS RANKED 23RD IN THE NATION, EARNED AN AT-LARGE BID TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT AND DEFEATED CONNECTICUT, 1-0, IN THE FIRST ROUND SUZANNE NEWELL IS HOFSTRA’s DANA BERGSTROM WAS AN ALL-TIME ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN LEADING AND THE CAA Women’s SCORER WITH SOCCER SCHOLAR-AtHLETE THE 1992 TEAM WAS HOFSTRA’s 89 POINTS OF THE YEAR IN 2010 FIRST women’s soccer sQUAD 2012 WOMEN’S SOCCER 3 THIS IS HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY ofstra University Graduate degrees are provides a dynamic offered, including Ph.D., Hcollege experience Ed.D., Psy.D., Au.D., tailored for engaged and J.D., and M.D. degrees, ambitious individuals. advanced certificates and Students find pride and professional diplomas, in purpose at Hofstra, more approximately 150 through small classes, a programs of study. faculty whose primary concern is teaching, Hofstra joined with North cutting edge technology, Shore-LIJ Health System extensive library resources, in establishing a medical internships, and active and school on the University compelling educational campus in October 2007. programs that appeal to The new school, which their interests and abilities. welcomed its first class The Hofstra community in July 2011, is the first is driven, dynamic and allopathic (MD) medical energetic, helping students school in Nassau County find and focus their and the first in New York strengths to prepare them State since 1963. for a successful future. have easy access to the wondrous cultural, social and career offerings of the city. In October 2011 the Commission on In its relatively short 77-year history, Hofstra Presidential Debates announced that it had has established itself as a world-class While the campus and its offerings have chosen Hofstra University for the site of institution of higher education and cultural changed, what has remained consistent its October 16, 2012 Presidential Debate, enterprise. Each academic year, the Hofstra throughout the years is the sense of community which will be in the “town meeting” format. campus and the programs offered grow and on campus, the eagerness of our students The Commission on Presidential Debates, change to meet the demands of our students to learn and the commitment of the Hofstra a nonprofit, nonpartisan corporation, has and our community. faculty and administration to provide a sponsored and produced every presidential challenging education that encourages the and vice-presidential debate since 1988. Hofstra opened in 1935 as a commuter school pursuit of lifelong learning. Hofstra University hosted the third and final with all classes and offices housed in one presidential debate of the 2008 election cycle, building. Since those early days, Hofstra The Colleges and Schools of the University are: between then Senator Barack Obama and has evolved into an international institution Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Senator John McCain, on October 15, 2008. with a student body hailing from 47 states Frank G. Zarb School of Business, School of The debate was a transformational moment for and territories, and 50 countries around the Communication, School of Education, Health the University, highlighting the achievements world.