2010 Rhode Island College

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1 2010 Rhode Island College Team Captains (Left to Right) Jenna Childs, Katelyn Chouinard and Suany Almonte Women's Lacrosse

2 The 2010 Rhode Island College Women's Lacrosse Team Front Row (left to right): Bryana Tirrell, Alison Massed, Nicky Drolet, Jenna Childs, Katelyn Chouinard, Suany Almonte, Ashley Appel, Kerri Montgomery. Back Row (left to right): Head Coach Mike Koperda, Katelyn Veyera, Haley Lattinville, Kali McNally, Molly Voyer, Allie Macamaux, Kayla Laprade, Courtney McKiernan, Sarah Bolduc, Rebecca Gould, Libby Lazar, Assistant Coach Crystal Colagiovanni. The 2010 Rhode Island College Women's Lacrosse Roster # Name Year Position Hgt. Hometown/High School 1 Katelyn Chouinard Junior Defense 5-3 Warwick, RI/Veterans 2 Haley Lattinville Freshman Mid./Def. 5-5 North Kingstown, RI/North Kingstown 3 Katelyn Veyera Freshman Def./Mid. 5-5 Warwick, RI/Veterans 4 Suany Almonte Junior Att./Mid Warwick, RI/Veterans 5 Courtney McKiernan Freshman Def./Mid./Att. 5-4 Hope, RI/Scituate 6 Allie Macamaux Sophomore Defense 5-9 Hope, RI/Scituate 7 Rebecca Gould Freshman Attack 5-1 Little Compton, RI/Portsmouth 8 Nicky Drolet Sophomore Attack 5-5 Somersworth, NH/Somersworth 9 Molly Voyer Sophomore Att./Mid. 5-4 Lincoln, RI/Lincoln 10 Kali McNally Freshman Attack 5-5 Lincoln, RI/Lincoln 12 Alison Massed Freshman Midfield 5-4 Warren, RI/Mt. Hope 13 Kayla Laprade Sophomore Defense 5-8 Seekonk, MA/Seekonk 14 Jenna Childs Sophomore Midfield 5-4 Cranston, RI/Cranston West 15 Sarah Bolduc Freshman Defense 5-6 Dover, NH/Dover 16 Libby Lazar Freshman Midfield/GK 5-8 Wakefield, RI/South Kingstown 17 Ashley Appel Freshman Mid./Att./Def. 5-3 Foxboro, MA/Foxboro 19 Bryana Tirrell Freshman Defense 5-7 Uxbridge, MA/Mt. St. Charles 20 Kerri Montgomery Freshman Goalkeeper 4-11 Franklin, MA/Franklin Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Captains: Mike Koperda Crystal Colagiovanni Suany Almonte, Jenna Childs, Katelyn Chouinard 2

3 Meet the Head Coach Head Coach Mike Koperda Mike Koperda begins his second season as Rhode Island College's head women s soccer and lacrosse coach. It is an absolute honor, pleasure and opportunity to begin coaching women s soccer and lacrosse at Rhode Island College, Koperda said. With the cost of education today, the opportunity for student-athletes to succeed both academically and athletically has never been better. Koperda has over 30 years of industry experience in both professional and collegiate athletics. He most recently served as the General Manager and owner of the Family Soccer Center (FSC) in Norwich, NY from , where he oversaw and coached a variety of soccer and lacrosse leagues, tournaments, camps, clinics and training. During this time span, Koperda served as the Head Coach of FSC s travel select team program, the New York Dash Soccer Club. He was the Head Boys Varsity Soccer Coach at Rome (NY) Free Academy High School for two seasons and also had been a soccer coaching staff member for two years at Whitesboro (NY) High School beginning in He spent four years as the Head Men s Soccer Coach at Morrisville State College, compiling a career record, from Koperda restored a winning tradition to the Mustangs soccer program during his time there. The four years prior to his arrival, Morrisville State was , a 61 percent improvement in victories. He was nominated for Adidas Coach of the Year during the 1999 season. During his tenure, the Mustangs spent time in the national rankings, with the highest being eighth. Koperda led Morrisville State to its first postseason berth in seven seasons in 1999, reaching the semifinals of the Northeast Region. He coached three All-Americans and six All-Regional selections. He was a member of the Syracuse Blitz s Premier Soccer Club s coaching staff from and a Head Youth Soccer Coach of Deerfield (NY) AYSO for 18 years ( ). He formally was an Olympic Development Program (ODP) coach in New York state, as well as, a National Staff Coach for the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO). Koperda spent four years in professional baseball sports management from , while working for the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets organizations. He was featured in the March 1981 edition of The Sporting News as the United States' youngest General Manager in professional baseball during the 1981 season, while running a farm team for the New York Mets. He was nominated for the General Manager of the year that same season. He is the founder of Soccer Saves Kids Foundation, a non-profit organization that he began in October 1995 to financially help underprivileged youth with outstanding soccer skills who are looking to pursue a college education while playing collegiate soccer. It received a full page featured story in an issue of the New York Times in October of In August 2008, he became the founder of Lacrosse Saves Lives Foundation to also assist at-risk youth in challenged socio-economic groups that need financial assistance. He is currently a sitting board member of the Rhode Island Lacrosse Board of Director's (RILAX), representing college Women's Lacrosse. Koperda is also a member of the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWCLA) and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). He owns a variety of soccer coaching licenses, the highest of which is a German "A" license badge, in addition to numerous USSF, NSCAA and AYSO certifications. Koperda is a 2006 graduate of Empire State College, earning a bachelor's degree in professional studies. He earned a master s degree in sports management from Cortland State in He is currently pursuing his doctorate in sports management. Koperda resides in Greenville, Rhode Island. He has two sons, Kenneth (24), who works in Pittsburgh Pirates front office and Joseph (17), who is a junior in high school. 3

4 Meet the Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Crystal Colagiovanni Crystal Colagiovanni begins her fourth season as the assistant women's lacrosse coach at Rhode Island College. She assists Head Coach Mike Koperda with all phases of the RIC women s lacrosse program including, recruiting, scouting, administering practice and game coaching. Colagiovanni also serves as Koperda's assistant for RIC's women's soccer. The Johnston, Rhode Island native is no stranger to Rhode Island College women s lacrosse fans, wrapping up a four-year career as an Anchorwoman in During her career, she played in 56 games, starting 54 of them. She had 68 goals and 12 assists for 80 career points. Colagiovanni compiled 196 shots, 176 ground balls, 59 draw controls and 41 caused turnovers in her career. She is among RIC's all-time leaders in shots, goals, assists, points, ground balls, draw controls and caused turnovers. As a senior in 2006, she played in 13 games, starting all of them. She had 11 goals and seven assists for 18 points. She compiled 39 shots, 54 ground balls, 23 draw controls and 16 caused turnovers. As a junior in 2005, Colagiovanni played in 15 games, starting 13 of them. She had 22 goals and one assist for 23 points. Colagiovanni also compiled 40 ground balls, 20 draw controls and five caused turnovers. As a sophomore in 2004, she was named Second Team All-Little East. Colagiovanni played 15 games, starting all of them. She had 32 goals and two assists for 34 points. Colagiovanni compiled 59 ground balls, 12 draw controls and 14 caused turnovers. As a freshman in 2003, she played in 13 games, starting all of them. She had three goals and two assists for five points, 23 ground balls, six caused turnovers and four draw controls. As a goaltender, she played in nine games, starting eight of them. She had 89 saves, a save percentage of.500 and a goals-against average. She graduated from Rhode Island College in December, 2006 with a bachelor s degree in elementary education with a concentration in special education. Colagiovanni is currently a first grade teacher in the Providence Diocese. She is single and resides in Smithfield, Rhode Island Rhode Island College Women's Lacrosse Schedule Date Opponent Time Mar. 18 at Lasell 1 p.m. Mar. 23 WESTFIELD STATE 4 p.m. Mar. 25 WORCESTER STATE 4 p.m. Mar. 27 SAGE 1 p.m. Apr. 1 SUNY MARITIME 6 p.m. Apr. 3 at Western Connecticut * 3 p.m. Apr. 5 ROGER WILLIAMS 4 p.m. Apr. 10 KEENE STATE * Noon Apr. 15 at Salve Regina 4 p.m. Apr. 17 at Plymouth State * 1 p.m. Apr. 19 at Curry 4 p.m. Apr. 20 UMASS DARTMOUTH * 4 p.m. Apr. 27 SOUTHERN MAINE * 4 p.m. May 1 at Eastern Connecticut * 1 p.m. May 4 Little East Tournament First Round TBA May 6 Little East Tournament Semifinals TBA May 8 Little East Tournament Finals TBA Home Games in Bold * Little East Conference game 4

5 Final 2009 Women's Lacrosse Statistics 1-14 Overall Record; 0-6 (Seventh Place) in the Little East RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) CONFERENCE... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) NON-CONFERENCE... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh GWG UP DN TO CT Mar 17 CURRY COLLEGE L Molly Voyer Mar 19 at Elms College W Suany Almonte Mar 21 BRIDGEWATER STATE L Nichole Drolet Mar 26 at Worcester State L Emily Conte *Mar 28 WESTERN CONNECTICUT L Jenna Childs Mar 30 LASELL L Ashleigh Sullivan Apr 02 at Westfield State L Katelyn Chouinard *Apr 04 at Keene State College L Jessica Shiel Apr 09 at Fitchburg State L Adrienne Gerard *Apr 11 PLYMOUTH STATE L Sherri Heard *Apr 14 at UMass Dartmouth L Nichole Grimshaw /16/09 at Roger Williams L Molly Carbon Apr 17 FRAMINGHAM STATE L Allie Macamaux *Apr 22 at Southern Maine L Chiara Razzino *Apr 25 EASTERN CONNECTICUT L Hilary Switzer Kayla Laprade TEAM STATISTICS RIC OPP Total Opponents SHOT STATISTICS... Goals-Shot attempts GOAL AVERAGE- -SAVES- Goals scored average ## GOALTENDERS GP Minutes GA Avg Sv Pct W L T Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts Hilary Switzer : SOG pct Chiara Razzino 2 37: Shots/Game Total : Assists Opponents : MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES... Goals-Opportunities GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total Conversion Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN... Rhode Island College Total Goals Opponents Man-up Man-down SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total Free-position Unassisted Rhode Island College Overtime Opponents GROUND BALLS DRAW CONTROLS SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total TURNOVERS CAUSED TURNOVERS Rhode Island College PENALTIES... Opponents Number Minutes... 65:00 21:00 SHOTS ON GOAL BY PRD 1st 2nd Total ATTENDANCE Total Rhode Island College Dates/Avg Per Date... 7/93 8/54 Opponents Neutral Site #/Avg... 0/0 5

6 Meet the Team #4 Suany Almonte Attack/Midfield, 4-11, Junior Warwick, RI/Veterans Sophomore Year (2009): Played in 14 games, starting all of them...had 16 goals and seven assists for 23 points to go along with 61 shots, 27 ground balls, 24 draw controls and nine caused turnovers. #17 Ashley Appel Mid./Att./Def., 5-3, Freshman Foxboro, MA/Foxboro High School: Attended Foxboro High School graduate. Personal: Born May 6, undecided about a major. Freshman Year (2008): Played in 15 games, starting all of them...had 17 goals and five assists for 22 points to go along with 53 shots, 53 ground balls, 10 draw controls and 11 caused turnovers. High School: Earned First Team All-Division honors in both lacrosse and track while at Veterans High School graduate...received the Div. I Sportsmanship Award. Personal: Born June 14, biology/nursing major...transfer from the Community College of Rhode Island. Suany Almonte's Career Statistics / / Career 29/ #15 Sarah Bolduc Defense, 5-6, Freshman Dover, NH/Dover High School: Lettered in lacrosse while at Dover High School graduate...received the team's Coaches Award. Personal: Born July 1, nursing major. #14 Jenna Childs Midfield, 5-4, Sophomore Cranston, RI/Cranston West Freshman Year (2009): Played in 15 games, starting all of them...had 10 goals for 10 points to go along with 26 shots, 57 ground balls, 22 draw controls and 27 caused turnovers...led the team in ground balls and caused turnovers. High School: Earned All-Division and All-Tournament Team honors in soccer while at Cranston High School West graduate. Personal: Born September 10, nursing major...she also plays on the RIC women's soccer team. Jenna Childs' Career Statistics / Career 15/

7 Meet the Team #1 Katelyn Chouinard Defense, 5-3, Junior Warwick, RI/Veterans Sophomore Year (2009): Played in 13 games, starting 12 of them...had three goals and one assist for four points to go along with 12 shots, nine ground balls, six draw controls and six caused turnovers. Freshman Year (2008): Played in 13 games, starting eight of them...had four ground balls, five draw controls and three caused turnovers. High School: Earned All-State and All-Division honors while at Veterans High School graduate. Personal: Born June 29, elementary education major with a concentration in special education. Katelyn Chouinard's Career Statistics / / Career 25/ #8 Nicky Drolet Attack, 5-5, Sophomore Somersworth, NH/Somersworth Freshman Year (2009): Played in 13 games, starting 10 of them...had 16 goals and one assist for 17 points to go along with 51 shots, six ground balls, five draw controls and two caused turnovers. High School: Earned NHIAA athletic honors while at Somersworth High School graduate...captained the field hockey team and also lettered in track and field. Personal: Born December 19, nursing major. Nicky Drolet's Career Statistics / Career 13/ #7 Rebecca Gould Attack, 5-1, Freshman Little Compton, RI/Portsmouth High School: Lettered in cross country while at Portsmouth High School graduate...received the Coaches Award. Personal: Born October 20, marketing major with a minor in political science. #13 Kayla Laprade Defense, 5-8, Sophomore Seekonk, MA/Seekonk Freshman Year (2009): Played in nine games, starting three of them...had three ground balls and one caused turnover. High School: Lettered in lacrosse while at Seekonk High School graduate. Personal: Born October 5, nursing major. Kayla Laprade's Career Statistics / Career 09/

8 Meet the Team #2 Haley Lattinville Midfield/Defense, 5-5, Freshman North Kingstown, RI/North Kingstown High School: Earned All-State honors in lacrosse while at North Kingstown High School graduate...also lettered in both soccer and gymnastics. Personal: Born September 3, early childhood education major with a concentration in special education. #16 Libby Lazar Midfield/Goalkeeper, 5-8, Freshman Wakefield, RI/South Kingstown 2009 Women's Soccer Season: Played in 15 games, starting all of them... had one goal, netting the game-winning marker in RIC s, 4-3, win over Roger Williams on Sept. 9, for two points on the season...was second on the team with 24 shots...also played the second half in goal, making eight saves, in RIC s, 5-0, loss to Western Connecticut on Sept. 26. High School: Lettered in soccer while at South Kingstown High School graduate...received the Rhode Island Sportsmanship Award. Personal: Born September 10, nursing major...she also plays on the RIC women's soccer team. #6 Allie Macamaux Defense, 5-9, Sophomore Hope, RI/Scituate Freshman Year (2009): Played in 10 games, starting all of them...had one goal for one point to go along with two shots, 14 ground balls and one caused turnover. High School: Lettered in lacrosse while at Scituate High School graduate...member of the 2008 Rhode Island State Championship team. Personal: Born November 12, human resources major. Allie Macamaux's Career Statistics / Career 10/ #12 Alison Massed Midfield, 5-4, Freshman Warren, RI/Mt. Hope 2009 Women's Soccer Season: Played in 15 games, starting all of them... recorded two assists, tying for second on the team in that category, for two points on the season. High School: Earned All-State honors as a senior in 2008 while at Mt. Hope High School graduate...named team MVP in 2008 and Personal: Born January 17, nursing major...she also plays on the RIC women's soccer team. 8

9 Meet the Team #5 Courtney McKiernan Defense/Midfield/Attack, 5-4, Freshman Hope, RI/Scituate 2009 Women's Volleyball Season: Appeared in 54 games in 21 matches... totaled 102 digs and 23 assists. High School: Earned All-State and All-Division honors in volleyball while at Scituate High School graduate... named team MVP. #10 Kali McNally Attack, 5-5, Freshman Lincoln, RI/Lincoln High School: Attended Lincoln High School graduate. Personal: Born September 15, education major. Personal: Born March 31, psychology major...transfer from Siena College. #20 Kerri Montgomery Goalkeeper, 4-11, Freshman Franklin, MA/Franklin High School: Earned All-Star honors in lacrosse while at Franklin High School graduate...received the Coaches Award. Personal: Born August 29, theatre major. #19 Bryana Tirrell Defense, 5-7, Freshman Uxbridge, MA/Mt. St. Charles High School: Served as the track team's captain while at Mt. St. Charles Academy graduate. Personal: Born September 19, undecided about a major. 9

10 Meet the Team #3 Katelyn Veyera Defense/Midfield, 5-5, Freshman Warwick, RI/Veterans High School: Earned Academic All- American honors in lacrosse twice (2009, 08) while at Veterans High School graduate. Personal: Born January 2, elementary education major. #9 Molly Voyer Attack/Midfield, 5-4, Sophomore Lincoln, RI/Lincoln Freshman Year (2009): Played in 15 games, starting all of them...had 23 goals and two assists for 25 points, to go along with 54 shots, 27 ground balls, 22 draw controls and nine caused turnovers...led the team in both goals and points and was named team MVP. captain. High School: Earned First Team All- Division honors while at Lincoln High School graduate...earned All- Academic honors and served as team Personal: Born January 31, nursing major. Molly Voyer's Career Statistics / Career 15/ All-Time Rhode Island College Women's Lacrosse Records Team Records Most Wins in a Season: Most Goals Scored in a Season: Fewest Goals Allowed in a Season: , 2002 Most Assists in a Season: Most Points in a Season: Fewest Points Allowed in a Season: Most Players Scoring a Point: Individual Records CATEGORY NAME RECORD YEARS Most Shots: Caitlin Gavin Most Free Position Shots: Caitlin Gavin Most Goals: Caitlin Gavin Most Assists: Caitlin Gavin Most Points: Caitlin Gavin Most Ground Balls: Caitlin Gavin Most Pass Interceptions: Caitlin Gavin Most Draw Controls: Caitlin Gavin Most Caused Turnovers: Caitlin Gavin Goalkeeper Records CATEGORY NAME RECORD YEARS Most Minutes Played: Micaela Morris 1,803: Most Saves: Hilary Switzer Highest Save Percentage: Micaela Morris Lowest Goals-Against Average: Micaela Morris