2009 Roster. UMass Lowell Quick Facts

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3 2009 Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (College) 2 *Jenna McIntosh Sr. M 5-0 Johnstown, N.Y./Johnstown (Monroe CC) 3 Jenna Costa Fr. M/F 5-4 Attleboro, Mass./Attleboro 4 *Kaitlyn McHugh So. M/F 5-4 Winchester, Mass./Winchester 5 *Ella Merullo Jr. M/B 5-4 Wakefi eld, Mass./Wakefi eld Memorial 6 *Michelle LaMar Jr. B 5-4 Billerica, Mass./Billerica 7 *Jackie Zani So. M 5-9 Salem, N.H./Salem 8 Taylor Hartmann Fr. B/F 5-4 Feeding Hills, Mass./Agawam 9 *Kelly Soper Sr. F 5-4 Auburn, Mass./St. Peter Marian 10 Colleen Soper Fr. F 5-7 Auburn, Mass./St. Peter Marian 12 *Jamie Gillis Sr. GK 5-9 North Billerica, Mass./Billerica 13 *Maddy Bissaillon So. M 5-4 Merrimac, Mass./Bishop Fenwick 14 *Brianne Bozzella Jr. F/M 5-4 Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington 15 Melissa Arn Fr. M 5-3 North Andover, Mass./North Andover 16 *Ariel Werbicki So. B 5-10 Belchertown, Mass./Belchertown (New Haven) 17 *Colleen Fitzpatrick Sr. B 5-5 Tewksbury, Mass./Tewksbury 18 *Kathleen Strazzere Sr. F 5-3 Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington 19 Marielle Elie R-Fr. B 5-4 Dracut, Mass./Central Catholic 20 *Hannah Merullo So. B 5-4 Wakefi eld, Mass./Wakefi eld 21 *Erin Fleury So. M 5-5 Princeton, Mass./Wachusett Regional 22 Casey Schulze Fr. B 5-5 Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford 24 Keanna Santos Fr. F 5-5 Lakeville, Mass./Dartmouth H.S. 25 Kaitlynn Hurd So. M 5-5 N. Attleboro, Mass./N. Attleboro (Assumption) 27 Gia O Connor Fr. M 5-10 Dracut, Mass./Central Catholic 28 *Christiana Rogers Sr. B/M 5-4 Groton, Mass./Groton-Dunstable 29 Charlotte Jensen Fr. M 5-4 Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington 30 Julia Donigian Fr. F 5-6 Wakefi eld, Mass./Wakefi eld Head Coach: Elie Monteiro (Southern New Hampshire, 97), Eighth year Assistant Coaches: Eric Sigman, Glenn Christofori, Katelyn Campopiano Captains: Jamie Gillis, Kelly Soper, Kathleen Strazzere UMass Lowell Quick Facts Location:...Lowell, MA Enrollment:... 6,000 Founded: (Merger of Lowell State College and Lowell Technological Institute) Chancellor:...Martin T. Meehan Colors:... Red, White and Royal Blue Nickname:... River Hawks Field:... Cushing Field (Grass) Capacity:... 1,000 Affi liations:... NCAA Division II Northeast-10 Conference Director of Athletics:... Dana K. Skinner Head Athletic Trainer:...Artie Poitras Head Coach:...Elie Monteiro elie_monteiro@uml.edu Overall Record: (Seven years) Assistant Coaches:... Eric Sigman, Glenn Christofori, Katelyn Campopiano Women's Soccer Offi ce Phone Fax:...(978) (978) Dir. of Athletic Media Relations:... Chris O'Donnell chris_odonnell@uml.edu Assistant Directors:... Elizabeth Fierman elizabeth_fi erman@uml.edu... Sean Hladick sean_hladick@uml.edu Athletic Media Relations Phone Fax...(978) (978)

4 2009 Outlook: It's All About The Dance In perhaps the put together a clip of most competitive region top to bottom in the direction of the , signifying Division II, it is only a program. select few teams who Always one consistently make the of the top defensive NCAA Tournament. teams in the NE-10, So the disappointment that sur- have its best backline UMass Lowell might rounded the UMass to date with all four Lowell women s soccer program, which front of the sensation- staring defenders in fell short of the 2008 al Jamie Gillis, the NCAA Tournament 2008 NE-10 Goalkeeper of the Year. after three straight appearances, was When teams understood. were able to penetrate The River UMass Lowell s back Hawks capped the four, Gillis was there year with an impressive record often than not, to the for the stop, more overall, in the tune of a 0.98 goals Northeast-10 and against average, were consistently seven shutouts and a Junior Brianne Bozzella ranked in the National Soccer Coaches Association of It is a more impressive.793 save rate. America (NSCAA) East Region Top 10 Poll. fi gure considering she faced 5.3 shots on But the team s fi nish was not good target per match. enough for the NCAA fi eld, indicative of the Fronting Gillis will be senior Kathleen competition in the East Region. Strazzere, a NE-10 Second Team standout, There were several high points in as well as junior Michelle LaMar, cited to which the River Hawks can take pride, the NE-10 Third Team. including a trademark defense that hasn t Also back is unsung senior Colleen yielded more than 22 goals in the last four Fitzpatrick, who will start her fourth straight seasons, including a paltry 19 surrendered year on the right side, as well as sophomore in Hannah Merullo, who earned a starting spot We defended very well. We were shortly into her freshman year. organized, we created opportunities, said As a unit, even if you add our defensive midfi elder as a back six, this could be head coach Elie Monteiro. We just didn t capitalize. I look at video from last year, the most talented group we ve ever had, and I see the chances we created in the Monteiro said. With this back four, we have games that we tied or lost. We just didn t put speed, athleticism and technique. Plus, they chances away. have played together the majority of their The NE-10 Tournament had been careers. UMass Lowell s Achilles heel, evidenced Monteiro can also look to junior Ariel by fi rst round exits in the last four years. Werbicki, who was limited to two games last Last year, however, the sixth-seeded River year after transferring from the University of Hawks stunned No. 3 Merrimack 1-0 in double overtime (in North Andover) to advance Rogers, who featured in 10 matches last New Haven; as well as senior Christiana to the semifi nal where it lost to eventual year. NCAA semifi nalist Saint Rose (2-0). The River Hawks also have a talented One more thing: Monteiro s all-time crop of freshmen, led by Taylor Hartmann record improved to last year, (Feeding Hills, MA), who was an all-state meaning over the last four seasons, he has and All-Western Mass standout at Agawam

5 2009 Outlook: It's All About The Dance H.S., and also played plenty of minutes at forward. Freshmen Marielle Elie (Dracut, MA) and Casey Schulze (Chelmsford, MA) will look for immediate minutes after stellar careers in which both were Merrimack Valley Conference all-stars, Elie three times over at Central Catholic H.S., and Schulze at Chelmsford H.S. Though the graduation of Grace Larsen and Margaret Gonsalves leave big holes to fi ll, the River Hawks won t be at a loss for creativity in the middle. Sophomore Maddy Bissaillon returns following a stellar freshman season in which she was named to the NE-10 Third Team and All- Freshman Team. Bissaillon chipped in two goals and three assists from the central midfi eld and will lineup alongside senior Jenna McIntosh, a junior college All-American as a sophomore at Monroe Community College, who will move forward from a defensive role last season. Also expected to return to the midfi eld is junior Ella Merullo, who solidifi ed her starting spot shortly into her freshman year. Several players will look to increase their minutes from last year, including sophomores Jackie Zani, who appeared in 12 matches (two starts); and Erin Fleury, who started six of 16 matches. Several freshmen will provide competition, namely freshmen Gia O Connor (Dracut, MA) and sophomore Kaitlynn Hurd (North Attleboro, MA), who transfers following one year at Assumption. O Connor won a plethora of honors in a four-year career at Central Catholic H.S. while Hurd played in 10 matches at Assumption (one start), after starting three years at North Attleboro H.S. Also fi guring in will be freshmen Jenna Junior Ella Merullo Costa (Attleboro, MA), Charlotte Jensen (Wilmington, MA) and Melissa Arn (North Andover, MA). Costa was a three-time all-league standout at Attleboro H.S. while Jensen and Arn earned multiple Cape Ann League all-star honors; Jensen at Wilmington H.S. and Arn at North Andover H.S. Where it gave up only 19 goals, UMass Lowell only scored 21, a fi gure that absolutely needs to increase if an NCAA Tournament bid is in the cards this season. We knew we needed a lot of people to step up and score goals last year, Monteiro noted. In that department, we have certainly upgraded. We ve got some young players who will need to gain experience, but I think that we will put more chances away. The River Hawks have plenty of experience returning up front in senior Kelly Soper and junior Brianne Bozzella, who combined for three goals and fi ve assists last year. Sophomore Kaitlyn McHugh also returns and looks to build on her two goals and two assists last year. Challenging for immediate minutes will be freshmen Keanna Santos (Lakeville, MA) and Colleen Soper (Auburn, MA), sister of senior Kelly. Santos scored in clusters both at Apponequet H.S. and Dartmouth H.S., while Soper was a Central Mass Conference allstar at St. Peter Marian H.S. Freshman Julia Donigian (Wakefi eld, MA), sister of former standout Laura ( ), joins following a stellar career at Wakefi eld H.S. where she was a two-time conference all-star.

6 Elie Monteiro enters his seventh year as head coach of the women's soccer team and has steadily brought the program into the upper echelon of the Northeast-10 Conference and East Region. The River Hawks (8-5-5 overall, in the NE-10 in 2008) enter the 2009 season with a large recruiting class of 12, ready to compete out of the gate. In 2008, UMass Lowell advanced to NE-10 Tournament Semifinal, its best showing in program history, after a 1-0 overtime upset over Merrimack. In 2007, UML went (NE ) with its third straight NCAA Tournament appearance, in which the River Hawks suffered a 1-0 setback to Merrimack in the first round. The season followed a 2006 campaign which saw UML go ( NE-10) and come within a penalty shootout of displacing Franklin Pierce in the NCAA Tournament New England Region first round. In 2005, Monteiro guided the River Hawks to a clip (9-4-1 NE-10) and their firstever appearance in the NCAAs. The season saw the fall of many school records, including victories (12), fewest goals allowed (17) and shutouts (nine) in a season. Over the last four seasons, Monteiro has compiled a clip. Prior to becoming UMass Lowell's head coach, Monteiro served as an assistant coach with the UML men's and women's teams for two years and spent three years as an assistant coach at Franklin Pierce. While with the UMass Lowell men's program, Monteiro helped the River Hawks to a clip (.561) and consecutive postseason appearances. At Franklin Pierce, Monteiro helped the Ravens to NCAA Division II championships in 1997 and 1999, as well as the NCAA Tournament semifinals in He helped FPU to an astounding three-year record of (.969) which included three undefeated seasons in the New England Collegiate Conference. After graduating from Southern New Hampshire University (then New Hampshire College) in 1997, Monteiro enjoyed a six-year professional career as a starting defender with the Phantoms of New Hampshire of the United Soccer Leagues (USL). He helped the Phantoms to a six-year clip of (.607), which included an appearance in the USL national semifinal in 1997 and the USL championship match in He was named to the USL All-Tournament Team both years. In 2001, Monteiro received his 'C' The Coaching Staff Head Coach Elie Monteiro Monteiro's Moments Year Record Notes NE-10 Tournament NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament NE-10 Semifi nal Total (.444) coaching license from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). He also served as head coach of the Lady Phantoms of New Hampshire of the USL W2 League from Monteiro was a two-year standout for the SNHU men's soccer team and helped the Penmen to a two-year clip of and an appearance in the 1995 NCAA Tournament. He received his degree in sports management. Previously, Monteiro was a two-year player at Massasoit Community College where he earned All-New England Region honors as a senior and led the Warriors to the NJCAA Tournament semifinals. En route, Monteiro was named the defensive most valuable player of the New England Regional championship. Born in Dakar, Senegal, Monteiro was raised in Brockton, MA. He currently lives in Manchester, NH, with his wife, Claudine, and their daughter, Isabella Rose (7) and son, Sebastian (5).

7 The Coaching Staff Glenn Christofori A native of Arlington, MA, Glenn Christofori enters his second year at UMass Lowell and brings over 30 years of experience at all levels. Collegiately, he was a men's assistant coach at UMass Amherst from , where he received his masters degree in education and moved on to Harvard in 1986 where he assisted the men's team which advanced to the NCAA Tournament semifinal. He also spent two years as the women's head coach at Mount Ida (1999, 2000) and Emerson College (1997, 1998). Among Christofori's high school coaching highlights was a two-year undefeated streak at his alma mater Arlington H.S. which resulted in a pair of Greater Boston League titles. He also enjoyed stints at Rindge & Latin (boys), Belmont H.S. (girls) and Groton-Dunstable, where he helped the 2007 girls to a clip and the No. 4 ranking in Central Mass. In the professional ranks, Christofori also served as a scout with the San Jose Earthquakes in 1982, when they vaunted George Best; and for the New England Revolution in 1998 under head coach Walter Zenga. Christofori received his 'A' license in 1992 and has been U.S. Soccer Regional ODP coach since, training the likes of Freddy Adu and Michael Bradley. Christofori lives in Nashua, NH. Eric Sigman A native of Acton, MA, Eric Sigman returns to the coaching staff for his sixth year and will continue as the goalkeepers' coach. A four-year goalkeeper at the University of Vermont ( ), Sigman helped the Catamounts to a record over his fi nal three years. Among the highlights was a clip in 1997 up from a clip a year prior which saw UVM place third in the America East Conference. A graduate of Acton-Boxborough H.S., Sigman was a three-year starting goalkeeper and earned Dual County League all-star honors as a senior. He led A-B to consecutive second-place fi nishes in 1995 and 1996 and topped the Dual County League in shutouts in During the offseason, Sigman played for the Bandits Soccer Club from and helped it advance to the state fi nals three times. He also served as a goalkeeping instructor for the Bandits from Sigman earned his law degree from Suffolk University in May of 2005 and is currently a general practitioner in Medford, MA, where he resides with his wife Lisa and daughter Ellison, born this summer. Katelyn Campopiano Following a stellar playing career at UMass Lowell, Katelyn Campopiano moved to the sidelines and enters her second year of administrative duties in addition to assisting in matches and practice. A four-year starter, Campopiano helped transform the River Hawk defense, with which she helped establish school records for shutouts (nine in 2005 and 2007) and goals against average (0.85 in 2006) in a season. UMass Lowell's goals allowed (91) and goals against average (1.11) in Campopiano's tenure is the lowest of any four-year period in the program's history. She started a possible of 75 of UML's 80 matches from Campopiano was the recipient of many honors in her career, particularly as a senior, earning NSCAA New England Region and Northeast-10 Conference fi rst team status. A liberal arts major, Campopiano was also a standout academically, maintaining a 3.69 in liberal arts and earning such distinction as NE-10 All-Academic First Team (2006, 2007) and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District (2007). A native of Chelmsford, MA, Campopiano was a Merrimack Valley Conference all-star at Chelmsford H.S. which captured MVC titles in 2000 and Campopiano lives in Lowell, MA.

8 2009 Player Profiles 17 COLLEEN FITZPATRICK Senior Back Business Management Tewksbury, MA Tewksbury Memorial Emerged as a starter during her freshman season in 2006 Has helped UMass Lowell compile 24 shutouts over her three seasons, including 17 her fi rst two years Played for Jeff Coolidge at Tewksbury Memorial H.S. Named the Merrimack Valley Conference Division II Player of the Year in 2005 Eastern Massachusetts All-Star Three-time All-MVC selection One of four children of Ann and Gene Fitzpatrick of Tewksbury, MA. 12 JAMIE GILLIS Senior Goalkeeper Exercise Physiology North Billerica, MA Billerica H.S Northeast-10 Conference Goalkeeper of the Year Three-time NE-10 all-star: First Team in 2008, Second Team in 2007 and Third Team in , 2007, 2008 NSCAA All-New England/East Region Second Team 2007, 2008 NE-10 All-Academic Team NE Goalkeeper of the Week once, Weekly Honor Roll once Holds school records for shutouts in a season (nine) and a career (24), goals against average in a season (0.85), matches (21) and minutes (1,910) in a season Two-time conference all-star, Eastern Mass and The Sun all-star at Billerica H.S. Daughter of James and Denise Gillis of North Billerica, MA. Senior Forward Criminal Justice Wilmington, MA Wilmington H.S. 9 KELLY SOPER Senior Forward Nursing Auburn, MA St. Peter Marian H.S. Starting forward since 2007, saw action in 17 of 18 games in Northeast-10 Conference All-Academic Team 2007, 2008 NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll 2008 NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll once Currently 12th on UMass Lowell's all-time scoring list with seven goals, five assists (19 points) Four-year player at St. Peter Marian H.S. for coach Paul Keating Two-time Central Mass all-star Two-year all-conference standout Telegram & Gazette Super Team as a senior Also played for Fuller Hamlets club team Sister, Colleen, a freshman with the River Hawks Daughter of Kenneth and Susan Soper of Auburn, MA. 18 KATHLEEN STRAZZERE 2008 Northeast-10 Conference Second Team all-star 2008 NSCAA All-East Region Third Team Emerged as a starter during her freshman campaign in 2006 Started all 18 games during 2008 season Member of two Cape Ann League Championship teams while at Wilmington H.S. Two-time Cape Ann League All-Star Eastern Mass All-Star and All-State selection in 2005 Also played for Burlington United club team One of four children of Karen and George Strazzere of Wilmington, MA.

9 2008 Statistics Results OVERALL No. Player GP-GS G-A-P PPG GP-GS G-A-P PPG 15 Grace Larsen Maddy Bissaillon Brianne Bozzella Natalia Mendoza Kaitlynn McHugh Margaret Gonsalves Kelly Soper Hanna Merullo Erin Fleury Jenna McIntosh Ella Merullo Jackie Zani Kathleen Strazzere Courtney O'Connor Michelle LaMar Christina Rogers Courtney Myers Colleen Fitzpatrick Sarah Norton Ariel Werbicki Georgia O'Rourke Goalkeepers G-GS Min. GA SVS GAA SV% ShO W-L-T 12 Jamie Gillis : Team -- 0: UML Totals : Results (8-5-5, NE-10) NORTHEAST-10 Overall NE-10 Date Opponent Record Record Scoring 8/29 UML 2, Lynn Larsen, McIntosh 8/31 Barry 3, UML /6 *UML 2, STONEHILL 2 (2OT) Merullo, McHugh 9/9 *UML 1, MERRIMACK 1 (2OT) Maddy Bissaillon 9/13 *SOUTHERN CT 2, UML /17 *UML 4, American Int'l Gonsalves, Fleury, Bozzella, Zani 9/20 *UML 2, LEMOYNE Bozzella, E. Merullo 9/23 *UML 2, SAINT ANSELM H. Merullo, Bissaillon 9/27 *UML 1, Pace Mendoza 10/1 *New Haven 2, UML Gonsalves 10/4 *UML 1, BENTLEY Soper 10/7 *UML 1, Franklin Pierce 0 (2OT) Fleury 10/11 *Saint Rose 2, UML /15 *UML 1, ASSUMPTION 1 (2OT) Mendoza 10/21 *UML 1, Saint Michael's Larsen 10/28 *UML 1, Southern N.H. 1 (2OT) McHugh 11/2 ^UML 1, Merrimack 0 (OT) Larsen 11/6 ^Saint Rose 2, UML *Northeast 10 Conference match; ^Northeast-10 Tournament; Home matches in BOLD

10 The Record Books Scoring Matches Played, Career 77 Grace Larsen, Season 21 Seven players (2007) Most Goals, Career 37 Jackie MacLean, Season 17 Jackie MacLean, 1997 Game 6 Jackie MacLean, vs. Concordia (N.Y) 1997 Most Assists, Career 23 Tricia Auld, Season 9 Jessa Koschmann, 2001 Game 2 Many times; Last: Kelly Soper v. Stonehill, 9/6/08 (2-2 draw) Most Points, Career 79 Jackie MacLean, Season 36 Jackie MacLean, 1997 ( ) Game 12 Jackie MacLean, 1997 Goalkeeping Most Games, Career 73 Heather Ross, Season 21 Jamie Gillis, 2007 Most Minutes, Season 1910:00 Jamie Gillis, 2007 Fewest Goals Allowed, Career 70 Nicole Downs, Season 16 Jennifer Cole, 2005 Most Saves, Season 288 Heather Ross, 1995 Goals Against Average, Career 2.43 Jaime Powers, , 2002 Season 0.85 Jamie Gillis, 2006 Most Shutouts, Career 24 Jamie Gillis, 2006-present Season 9 Jamie Gillis, 2007 Team Most Games Played Most Games Won Most Games Lost Most Games Tied Most Goals Scored, Game 8 vs. Molloy (9/2/04) Season Most Goals Allowed, Game 12 vs. Franklin Pierce, 1995 Season Fewest Goals Allowed, Season , 2006 Shutouts in a Season , 2007 Consecutive Shutout Minutes Career Scoring Leaders Student-Athlete (Years) G-A-P 1. Jackie MacLean ( ) Tricia Auld ( ) Meaghan Leary ( ) Jody Graham ( ) Jamie Lynn Cathcart ( ) Tanekar Alexander ( ) Marielle Christofi ( ) Kristin Mahoney ( ) Natalia Mendoza ( ) Grace Larsen ( ) Amy Morin ( ) Kelly Soper (2006-present) Jenna Tulley (2007) Amy Reece ( ) Melissa Ottaviano ( ) Jessa Koschmann (2001) Goal Leaders Student-Athlete (Years) Goals 1. Jackie MacLean ( ) Meaghan Leary ( ) Jody Graham ( ) Tricia Auld ( ) Jamie Lynn Cathcart ( ) 13 Assist Leaders Student-Athlete (Years) Goals 1. Tricia Auld ( ) Jamie Lynn Cathcart ( ) Jessa Koschmann (2001) 9 Kristin Mahoney ( ) 9 5. Jody Graham ( ) 8

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