2004 RICHMOND SPIDERS ROSTER

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1 2004 RICHMOND SPIDERS ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Hometown/High School (Last College) 0 Michelle Swartz Jr. GK Severna Park, Md./Severna Park 1 Sarah Abboud So. GK Perkasie, Pa./Central Bucks East 2 Heather Wrublesky So. F Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy 4 Danica Haupt Sr. F West Chester, Pa./Archmere Academy (Del.) 5 Holly Cram Jr. MF Glasgow, Scotland/The Glasgow Academy 6 Laura Hur Sr. MF Chevy Chase, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase 7 Annemarie van Wel Fr. B Bilthoven, Netherlands/Het Nieuwe Lyceum 8 Amanda Florio So. F Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central 9 Emma Bradley Jr. B Kybybolite, S. Australia/Pembroke School 10 Whitney Wells Jr. F Clayton, Del./Smyrna 11 Shannon Taylor Fr. MF Midlothian, Va./James River 13 Jess Stern Jr. B Bernville, Pa./Tulpehocken 14 Rhiannon Nolt So. B Lancaster, Pa./JP McCaskey 15 Colleen Wevodau Jr. MF Annville, Pa./Northern Lebanon 16 Erin Arthur Fr. B Madison, N.J./Madison 17 Allie Howard Jr. MF Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township 18 Ashley Barnes Jr. B Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox 19 Tara Kelly Fr. MF Gulph Mills, Pa./Villa Maria Academy 20 Ashley Loh Fr. B/F Poolesville, Md./Poolesville 21 Bethany Martin Fr. MF Chevy Chase, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase 26 Lesley Russell Jr. B Dallas, Texas/The Hockaday School 29 Michelle La Force Jr. B Centreville, Va./Centreville ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 1 Sarah Abboud So. GK Perkasie, Pa./Central Bucks East 16 Erin Arthur Fr. B Madison, N.J./Madison 18 Ashley Barnes Jr. B Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox 9 Emma Bradley Jr. B Kybybolite, S. Australia/Pembroke School 5 Holly Cram Jr. MF Glasgow, Scotland/The Glasgow Academy 8 Amanda Florio So. F Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central 4 Danica Haupt Sr. F West Chester, Pa./Archmere Academy (Del.) 17 Allie Howard Jr. MF Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township 6 Laura Hur Sr. MF Chevy Chase, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase 19 Tara Kelly Fr. MF Gulph Mills, Pa./Villa Maria Academy 29 Michelle La Force Jr. B Centreville, Va./Centreville 20 Ashley Loh Fr. B/F Poolesville, Md./Poolesville 21 Bethany Martin Fr. MF Chevy Chase, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase 14 Rhiannon Nolt So. B Lancaster, Pa./JP McCaskey 26 Lesley Russell Jr. B Dallas, Texas/The Hockaday School 13 Jess Stern Jr. B Bernville, Pa./Tulpehocken 0 Michelle Swartz Jr. GK Severna Park, Md./Severna Park 11 Shannon Taylor Fr. MF Midlothian, Va./James River 7 Annemarie van Wel Fr. B Bilthoven, Netherlands/Het Nieuwe Lyceum 10 Whitney Wells Jr. F Clayton, Del./Smyrna 15 Colleen Wevodau Jr. MF Annville, Pa./Northern Lebanon 2 Heather Wrublesky So. F Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy SPIDERS BY CLASS Seniors (2): Haupt, Hur Juniors (9): Barnes, Bradley, Howard, La Force, Russell, Stern, Swartz, Wells, Wevodau Sophomores (4): Abboud, Florio, Nolt, Wrublesky Freshmen (7): Arthur, Cram, Kelly, Loh, Martin, Taylor, van Wel SPIDERS BY STATE/COUNTRY Spiders by State and Country Delaware (1): Wells Maryland (4): Hur, Loh, Martin, Swartz New Jersey (2): Arthur, Florio Pennsylvania (8): Abboud, Haupt, Howard, Kelly, Nolt, Stern, Wevodau, Wrublesky Texas (1): Russell Virginia (3): Barnes, La Force, Taylor Australia (1): Bradley Netherlands (1): van Wel Scotland (1): Cram PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Sarah Abboud A-BOO-d Danica Haupt DAN-ick-a HOP-T Heather Wrublesky RUBE-eh-less-key Colleen Wevodau wee-va-doe 2004 ROSTER 7

2 2004 OUTLOOK 2004 OUTLOOK After ruling the Atlantic 10 conference the past two seasons, the University of Richmond women s field hockey team hopes to attack its two consecutive titles and make an impact in the NCAA Tournament. This program has improved tremendously in the past two seasons, but we must continue to rewrite our history and outdo the Richmond teams which came before us. We want to take the next step and advance beyond the first round of the NCAA Tournament, remarked head coach Ange Bradley. We want to leave new footprints to be filled and surpassed by future Spider teams. Last season, the Spiders finished with an 18-5 record and compiled a 6-0 mark in conference play for the second consecutive year. After claiming the conference championship, Richmond fell to Berkeley in the NCAA play-in-game but still advanced to the tournament, earning its first-ever at-large bid. For the second straight year, the Spiders fell to state-rival Old Dominion in opening round action. The Spiders earned their first national ranking since 1992 when they appeared in the NFHCA Top 20 poll on September 7 and Richmond ended the season with its highestever national ranking, tying for tenth. The 2004 schedule will challenge the Spiders as they face four schools that finished in the final NFHCA final Top 20 poll and three teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Richmond has also added a number of state rivals with VCU, William & Mary, Virginia, Old Dominion and James Madison all on the schedule. During my tenure we have gradually increased our strength of schedule as our program grew. Our schedule is now in a place that we have demanding opponents that will help prepare us prepare for the conference and NCAA championships, Bradley commented. After playing last year with just four upperclassmen, the Spiders roster is now more experienced with Bradley s first recruiting class in their third year. In the last two years, our underclassmen have been asked to assume a high degree of responsibility both on and off the field. Their maturation, experience and confidence will be invaluable to our success this season. Captains Laura Hur, Allie Howard and Lesley Russell are expected to lead the Spiders to another successful season. FORWARDS Junior Whitney Wells returns as the Spiders leading forward after scoring ten goals last season. She finished tied for third in the conference with 23 points and her ten goals tied for ninth in Allie Howard Laura Hur the program records for single season goals. Whitney improved tremendously throughout the spring season. In addition, she made the USFHA summer league team and trained against high-level talent, increasing both her experience and confidence. After earning a starting position mid-way through her rookie season, sophomore Heather Wrublesky returns in the Spiders attack. Wrublesky tallied two goals last year with appearances in all 23 contests. Heather is a great athlete, possessing speed, hustle and desire. She worked hard to improve her stick skills in the off-season and I expect her to become a leader on the forward line Sophomore Amanda Florio also returns for Richmond s offense after playing all 23 games last year and tallying three goals. With a year s experience and improved confidence, I expect Amanda to be a great attribute to our frontline 8

3 both in her play making ability and finishing skills. She has worked hard this summer to become a member of the USFHA summer league travel team. Junior Jess Stern will make the move to forward after seeing limited minutes in the backfield the past two seasons. Michelle La Force We experimented in spring contests and expect Jess to add depth to our front line. She has great acceleration and stick skills and is very good at drawing corners. Senior Danica Haupt had a strong spring season and will contribute in our offensive attack this year. In addition, freshmen Ashley Loh and Bethany Martin will compete for minutes on the forward line. MIDFIELD The Spiders midfield will be strong with the return of senior Laura Hur and junior Allie Howard. Hur finished eighth in the nation in assists (14) and was named to both the Atlantic 10 All-Conference team and the STX/NFHCA All-Region second team. Hur currently ranks tenth for the program s all-time assists. Laura is an outstanding defender but her true strength is in setting up our attack. She is often overlooked by opponents because of the simplicity of her play. Howard, last year s Offensive Player of the Year for the conference, led the team in scoring with 15 goals while pacing the conference and finishing 17 th in the nation in scoring with 43 points. She was named to the STX/NFHCA All-Region first team and was selected as an alternate for the U.S. U21 team this summer. Allie had a standout sophomore year and her greatest challenge will be learning how to direct her teammates and set the tempo of play for our team. Junior Colleen Wevodau is back in the Spiders midfield after starting 19 contests last year. Wevodau tallied six goals and two assists and finished 11 th in conference with 14 points. Colleen is quick and possesses a great first touch. She has an outstanding shot on goal and I expect her scoring to increase this year. Newcomers Tara Kelly, Shannon Taylor and Holly Cram will also see playing time in the midfield. Cram, an exchange student from Edinburgh University, is a member of Scotland s U21 national team. BACKS Juniors Michelle La Force and Lesley Russell will anchor the Spiders defense after both played in all 23 games last year. La Force contributed one goal and added four assists last year and was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference team. Russell, a member of the Atlantic 10 All-Championship team, added one assist while starting all 23 contests. Both Michelle and Lesley possess tremendous speed and have the ability to overlap into the attack very well. Through this, they help create many of our scoring opportunities. Colleen Wevodau With the loss of All-Conference and All- Region honoree Lydia Decembrino, the Spiders have a big hole to fill and juniors Ashley Barnes and Emma Bradley will be looked upon to fill the void. Bradley finished fifth on the squad in scoring with 15 points off six goals and three assists. Barnes saw action in 17 contests and contributed two scores. Ashley and Emma both had strong spring seasons and are ready to step into the starting role and take on more responsibility. Sophomore Rhiannon Nolt and freshmen Erin Arthur and Annemarie van Wel will all compete for playing time in the Spiders defense. GOALKEEPERS Richmond returns the services of junior Michelle Swartz in the goal. Swartz finished ninth in the country last year with a GAA of 1.21 and recorded eight shutouts. In addition, sophomore Sarah Abboud will challenge Swartz for the starting job after seeing limited playing time last year. I have complete confidence in both of our goalkeepers. I know that both have the ability to do a great job in leading our defense OUTLOOK 9

4 HEAD COACH ANGE BRADLEY HEAD COACH ANGE BRADLEY 2002 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year FOURTH SEASON AT RICHMOND University of Maryland, assistant coach, University of Iowa, assistant coach, Goucher College, head coach, Entering her fourth season at Richmond, head coach Ange Bradley is looking to continue the success the Spiders have achieved throughout her first three years on the sidelines. In the past two seasons, the Spiders have posted a record with consecutive Atlantic 10 Championships and NCAA appearances. Last season, Bradley led the squad to a program-best 18 wins en route to the conference title and the program s first-ever at-large bid to the NCAATournament. Richmond finished the year ranked 10th in the NFHCA Final Poll, marking the Spiders highest-ever ranking. Bradley has coached Richmond to back-to-back undefeated conference seasons while earning Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year honors in She led the Spiders to their first-ever NCAA appearance in 2002, just her second year on the sidelines. Prior to Richmond, she served as an assistant coach at Maryland and during her four-year tenure, the Terrapins won the 1999 national championship, three ACC championships in and 2000 established a.837 (77-15) winning percentage. In addition, she was named A-10 Coach of the Year in 2002 and 2003 and was selected as the Virginia Coach of the Year in Bradley was an assistant coach at Iowa from 1995 to 1996 and during her time there, the Hawkeyes won two regular season Big Ten championships and earned NCAA tournament berths both seasons. Before Iowa, Bradley was the head coach at Goucher College in Towson, Md., from She was named the NCAA Division III South Region Coach of the Year in 1992 and led the Gophers to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in Bradley has served as an assistant coach for the U.S U16 team and has been an instructor for the United State Field Hockey Association (USFHA) Level one coaching certification. In addition, she currently serves as an assistant coach of the Tidewater Tempest of the United Airlines Summer League after serving in the head position last year. In the summer of 2003, Bradley coached the Tempest to second place finish, their best-ever. A University of Delaware graduate with a degree in physical education, Bradley was a four-year letterwinner in both field hockey and lacrosse. A goalkeeper for the Fightin Blue Hens, she holds school records for career shutouts (26) and ranks second in career saves (477). She earned her master s degree in exercise physiology from Northern Illinois in

5 ASSISTANT COACHES/SUPPORT STAFF JILL MURPHY ASSISTANT COACH 2ND SEASON After an outstanding collegiate career at Richmond, Jill Murphy returns for her second season as an assistant coach with the field hockey team. As a team captain, Murphy was a key player in Richmond s 2002 Atlantic 10 Championship and the program s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. A three-year starter with the Spiders, Murphy holds the program record for career assists (31) and her 19 assists in 2002 set a new single season mark. The 2002 Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year competed in the NFHCA North/South Senior All-Star Game and was honored to the All-South Region second team. Murphy received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Richmond in 2002 and was honored as one of three Student-Athletes of the Year. The Williamsburg, Va., native was a four-year letterwinner at Jamestown High School and a two-time All-State first team honoree. DR. SERGEI BELIAEV CONDITIONING CONSULTANT 1ST SEASON Dr. Sergei Beliaev begins his first year as a member of the Richmond Field Hockey program support staff. Dr. Beliaev brings an extensive background in exercise physiology and high performance conditioning concepts to the Spider program. Beliaev earned a master s of science degree in coaching science/endurance sports from the State Central Institute of Physical Education in Moscow, Russia in He later completed his doctoral degree at the Moscow institution in exercise physiology/human performance science in Between , he worked with the USSR Ministry of Sports as the official representative in Moscow and St. Petersburg. He provided support to local and international coaches, sports teams and delegations. He also served as an adviser to the head coach of the Russian National cycling team. His duties later increased to assistant coach for the Tour DuPont Russian National team in Beliaev served as a visiting professor at Virginia Commonwealth University from In , he was the Director of International Sports Marketing at the VCU Sports Center, during which he launched Super Sports Systems, LLC. The corporation allowed him the capabilities to develop coaching TOPä software (Training Optimization Methods), an internet-based coaches support tools and personal coaching service. ASSISTANT COACHES/SUPPORT STAFF MOE DWYER Athletic Trainer JASON DEMAYO Strength and Conditioning Coach 11