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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

www.CGASports.comwww.CGASports.comCREDITSThe 2015 Women’s Lacrosse Media Guide is a publication of the Coast Guard Academy’s Athletic Media Relations Offi ce.

Introduction 12015 Roster 2Season Preview 3The Coast Guard Academy 4-5Coast Guard Superintendent 6Director of Athletics 7Athletics Facilities 8-9Strength & Conditioning 10Staff Directory 11

Coast Guard Women’s Lacrosse

Coaching Staff 12-13Player Bios 14-162015 Schedule Back Cover

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2015 NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Cl. Pos. Hometown

1 Anne Schneider Sr. M Boise, Idaho 2 Lucy Daghir Jr. A Havre de Grace, Md. 3 Shannan Ballance Fr. D Ashland, Va.4 Lexi Parks Sr. D Pocasset, Mass. 7 Ruby Surgent * Sr. M/A Huntingtown, Md. 8 Niki Kruger So. M Coronado, Calif. 10 Holly Moore Sr. M Pittsfi eld, Mass. 11 Tori Borges* Sr. M/A Pleasantville, N.Y. 12 Moira Meek So. D Crofton, Md. 13 Sierra Webb So. M Great Falls, Va. 14 Daria McKenna Fr. A Mystic, Conn. 17 Isabelle Patnode Jr. D Winchester, Va. 18 Jennifer Stein So. D Ithaca, N.Y.19 Niki Kirchner-Hope Fr. A Plantation, Fla. 21 Kaitlin Dickson Jr. M/A Huntington Station, N.Y. 23 Mimi Coburn Fr. A Londonderry, N.H. 24 Kira Dabrowski Fr. D Waterford, Va. 25 Cecelia Hosley Fr. A Chester, Conn. 30 AnFei Neal Fr. M Newton, Mass. 31 Angel Fay Fr. G Culver, Ind.

Staff

Head Coach Ruth NessAssistant Coach Betsy Vendel

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Sophomore Niki Kruger

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SEASON PREVIEWSEASON PREVIEW

2015 SEASON PREVIEW With a determined, excited roster for the

upcoming season the Coast Guard women’s lacrosse team looks forward to their fi rst season at the NCAA level. The Bears look to improve on every aspect of their game and play well through a tough New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC).

Coming from a club culture that saw large amounts of success, Coast Guard is on a relentless pursuit to continue that tradition.

“Many of the returning girls have known success at the club level,” commented fi rst year head coach Ruth Ness. “They are relentless, strong, and athletic on the fi eld. The concepts I am beginning to teach them in practice, they are picking up very quickly, and using them in game situations. If we take one game at a time this season and build on each game, I believe we will see success by the end of the season.”

The Bears have a mixture of youth and veterans up top as juniors Kaitlin Dickson and Lucy Daghir bring experience to the attack. Joining them on the attacking end will be freshmen Niki Kirchner-Hope, Daria McKenna, Cecelia Hosley and Mimi Coburn. All four of these underclassmen have shown well during spring practices and will look to make an immediate impact for Coast Guard.

Also returning to the Bears attack after a strong fall season will be senior Tori Borges. She will be a leadership presence for Coast Guard up top and a viable scoring option.

One of the Bears strengths this season will be their play through the midfi eld. Seniors Anne Schneider, Ruby Surgent, and Holly Moore bring excellent speed and height on the circle for better draw control opportunities. Surgent will also play

attack at times and Hosley and Dickson will come back into the mid fi eld to take draws as well. Freshman AnFei Neal and junior Sierra Webb will also look to factor into the midfi eld play this season.

Senior Lexi Parks will lead a young defense this season as she is the only senior on the back line. Freshmen Kira Dabrowski and Shannan Ballance will team up with sophomore Moira Meek to provide valuable minutes to the Bears defense. Also joining them on the backline will be sophomore Jennifer Stein and junior Isabelle Patnode.

Freshman Angel Fay will stand between the pipes for Coast Guard as a solid goalie. She is athletic, explosive, fear-less and will dominate the crease for the Bears.

“Every game in the NEWMAC will be a big game for us this year as it is a one of the more competitive conferences in New England,” said Coach Ness. “If we take one game at a time, learn from each game, and raise our lacrosse knowledge I will consider our fi rst season a success.”

Coast Guard will see tough conference games against pre season number one Wheaton along with Springfi eld and Babson who all received fi rst place votes. They will also have a non conference game against school rival Merchant Marine on April 21st, their regular season fi nale.

The Bears will open up their season this Saturday at home against Eastern Connecticut State University at 1:00 pm. This will be the fi rst varsity lacrosse game ever on the Coast Guard campus.

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One of the smallest of the fi ve U.S. One of the smallest of the fi ve U.S.

Military AcademiesMilitary Academies

Four-Year Bachelor’s of Science degree Four-Year Bachelor’s of Science degree

programprogram

Founded in 1876 aboard the schooner Founded in 1876 aboard the schooner

DobbinDobbin

Highly selective admissions standardsHighly selective admissions standards

No tuition, traditional application No tuition, traditional application

processprocess

No congressional nomination necessaryNo congressional nomination necessary

Education includes academics, physical Education includes academics, physical

fi tness, character and leadership fi tness, character and leadership

developmentdevelopment

85 percent of graduates choose to serve 85 percent of graduates choose to serve

beyond their fi ve-year commitmentbeyond their fi ve-year commitment

Two graduates have been NASA Two graduates have been NASA

AstronautsAstronauts

80 percent of graduates go to graduate 80 percent of graduates go to graduate

school (most paid for by Coast Guardschool (most paid for by Coast Guard

COAST GUARD ACADEMYCOAST GUARD ACADEMY

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COAST GUARD QUICK FACTSThe Coast Guard Academy has 25 Intercollegiate

sports (13 men’s, 11 women’s, 3 co-ed)

The Bears have been members of the New England

Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) in

15 sports since 1999

Coast Guard has won NEWMAC championships

in Volleyball, Men’s Swimming, Men’s Basketball,

Women’s Crew and Softball

Teams have competed in the ECAC Championship

tournament in men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s

basketball, baseball and softball in the past fi ve years

The Bears have advanced to the NCAA Tournament

Elite 8 in both Volleyball (2006) and Men’s Basketball

(2007-08)

COAST GUARD ACADEMY CORPS OF CADETS

DEMOGRAPHICS

- about 1,000 cadets enrolled- 48 states and 11 foreign nations represented- 100% of students housed on campus- 20 NCAA Division III athletic teams- 35% of cadets are women- 22% of cadets are minorities- 1 faculty member for every 8 students- 19 Cadets in an average class

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REAR ADMIRAL SANDRA L. STOSZACADEMY SUPERINTENDENTFOURTH YEAR

Rear Admiral Sandra L. Stosz assumed the duties of the 40th Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, June 3, 2011. She reported to the Academy after serving as the Director of Reserve and Leadership at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. There she was responsible for developing policies to recruit, train and support approximately 8,100 Coast Guard Reservists.

Rear Admiral Stosz is a surface operations offi cer with 12 years at sea, including command of two cutters – an icebreaking tug on the Great Lakes and a medium endurance cutter that patrolled North Atlantic and Caribbean waters. She and her crews executed many of the Coast Guard’s 11 missions such as drug and alien migrant interdiction, fi sheries enforcement, search and rescue, polar and domestic icebreaking and ports and waterways security.

Between sea duty tours Rear Admiral Stosz specialized in personnel and resource management and program review. She served tours of duty as Chief of Offi cer Assignments and as Program Reviewer and Acquisition Funds Coordinator for Coast Guard major systems acquisitions, including the 225-foot buoy tenders and 87-foot coastal patrol boats. She broadened her experience as the Secretary of Transportation’s military assistant and years later as the Commandant’s executive assistant. She has served as Commanding Offi cer of the Coast Guard’s recruit training center in Cape May, New Jersey and as Director of Coast Guard Enterprise Strategic Management and Doctrine where she was responsible for aligning enterprise level strategic and management functions with the Commandant’s strategic intent.

Rear Admiral Stosz graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 1982 with a bachelor of science degree in Government. She was awarded a Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University’s J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management in 1994. In 2000 she completed an executive fellowship in national security through the MIT Seminar XXI program, and she earned a Master of National Security Strategy from the National War College in 2004. In 2009 she attended the Navy’s Executive Business Course at University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler business school.

Rear Admiral Stosz’s personal awards include three Legion of Merit Medals, four Meritorious Service Medals, two Coast Guard Commendation Medals and two Coast Guard Achievement Medals.

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICSDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

TIM FITZPATRICKDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICSFOURTH YEAR

Tim Fitzpatrick is in his fourth year as Director of Athletics at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and on his watch the USCGA’s athletic program has seen growth in several key areas. In addition to securing a comprehensive, fi ve-year shoe and apparel agreement with adidas America for the academy’s 23 NCAA sports, has overseen a rebranding initiative that has resulted in new logos and marks and created an athletic booster organization (the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Bear Club). Under Fitzpatrick’s guidance, the department produced its fi rst-ever women’s professional development seminar (the Women’s LeadHERship Symposium) for female USCGA athletic staff members as well as attendees from colleges and universities throughout New England, and has launched an external program for sale of corporate sponsorships and partnerships.

Fitzpatrick was the Director of Athletics at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for two years prior to his arrival at USCGA, after spending the previous four years as the Deputy Athletic Director at Indiana University. At Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, Fitzpatrick secured major gifts for construction of a new outdoor tennis center, as well as renovation of the university’s baseball and softball stadiums. He additionally served on the NCAA’s Division I Women’s Basketball Issues Committee while in south Texas, and executed a strategic plan which increased the department’s corporate sponsorship revenue by nearly 40%.

While at Indiana, he was responsible for internal administration of the department, oversaw capital construction and facilities management, and had oversight of the football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball programs. Additionally, Fitzpatrick managed IU’s external units, including marketing, ticket operations, licensing, merchandising, website, and publications.

Additionally, he negotiated a 6-year, $21,000,000 shoe and apparel agreement with adidas America and administered the Hoosiers’ multi-media partnerships with Learfi eld Sports and the Big Ten Network. During his tenure, Indiana realized a ticket sales revenue increase of 15-percent over annual budgeted projections.

Fitzpatrick came to IU after spending the previous fi ve years as COO and associate athletics director for external operations at the U.S. Military Academy. Fitzpatrick directed a fundraising eff ort that saw Army’s “A Club” donor base grow from 750 to 6,700 and annual giving grow from $500,000

to $1.8 million. He also cultivated the Army Sports Network from two radio stations to 18, including 50,000-watt ESPN 1050 in New York City. During his tenure at West Point, corporate sponsorship revenue jumped from $250,000 to $920,000 annually.

He arrived at West Point from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, where he served as the associate athletics director for external aff airs and executive director of the athletic foundation. Fitzpatrick’s work at Charlotte resulted in a 26-percent increase in annual gifts and a 39-percent increase in planned gifts.

Prior to Army and Charlotte, Fitzpatrick served in a similar role at the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to serving as the men’s basketball sport administrator, he directed a staff that generated a school record $1.4 million in sponsorship revenue and a $125,000 increase in annual giving.

Fitzpatrick was a senior associate athletics director at the University of North Texas from May 1994 to June 1996. He was instrumental in UNT’s transition from NCAA Division I-AA football to the Big West Conference, and during the 1994 football season, North Texas was one of three programs nationally to have every football game televised in its home market. This local television package generated more than $700,000 in corporate sponsorship revenue.

He gained considerable experience as Assistant Commissioner of the Southwest Conference from 1992-94. Fitzpatrick negotiated a $2.25 million, three-year men’s basketball tournament title sponsorship with the Dr. Pepper Company, and he also oversaw the league’s national and local television syndication eff orts.

Fitzpatrick began his athletic administration career as the assistant marketing director at Army before moving on to Virginia Commonwealth as the director of marketing and Ticket Sales (1984-87) and Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing and Public Relations from 1987-92.

A 1981 graduate of Hampden-Sydney College with a bachelor’s degree in English, Fitzpatrick earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio University in 1982.

Tim is married to Kerry Marks, and they have a son, James.

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COAST GUARD ACADEMYCOAST GUARD ACADEMYNITCHMAN TRACK & FIELD COMPLEXNITCHMAN TRACK & FIELD COMPLEX

The Track & Field Complex was The Track & Field Complex was

constructed in the summer of 2007 constructed in the summer of 2007

fi rst used for the men’s and women’s fi rst used for the men’s and women’s

soccer games that Fall. The FieldTurf soccer games that Fall. The FieldTurf

surface lies on the banks of the surface lies on the banks of the

beautiful Thames River and is also beautiful Thames River and is also

home to the men’s and women’s track home to the men’s and women’s track

& fi eld program.& fi eld program.

COMMANDER JOHN MERRIMAN GYMCOMMANDER JOHN MERRIMAN GYM

Merriman Gymnasium is home to Merriman Gymnasium is home to

the women’s volleyball program and the women’s volleyball program and

the men’s and women’s basketball the men’s and women’s basketball

programs. The gym holds three programs. The gym holds three

basketball courts used for varsity basketball courts used for varsity

practices and games, as well as practices and games, as well as

intramural competition. The 1200-seat intramural competition. The 1200-seat

facility has been home to numerous facility has been home to numerous

league and regional championships.league and regional championships.

ROLAND POOLROLAND POOL

Roland Pool is home to our men’s Roland Pool is home to our men’s

and women’s swimming and diving and women’s swimming and diving

program. The eight-lane, 50-yard pool program. The eight-lane, 50-yard pool

is also used daily for athletic training is also used daily for athletic training

programs for our cadet-athletes, programs for our cadet-athletes,

physical education courses, as well as physical education courses, as well as

military training programs necessary military training programs necessary

to carry out the missions of the Coast to carry out the missions of the Coast

Guard for all cadets. Guard for all cadets.

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NITCHMAN BASEBALL FIELDNITCHMAN BASEBALL FIELD

Nelson Nitchman Field is home of the Nelson Nitchman Field is home of the

Coast Guard Academy baseball team. The Coast Guard Academy baseball team. The

picturesque view from the fi eld overlooks picturesque view from the fi eld overlooks

the Thames River.the Thames River.

NITCHMAN SOFTBALL FIELD NITCHMAN SOFTBALL FIELD

Nelson Nitchman Field is home of the Nelson Nitchman Field is home of the

softball team. The Bears have enjoyed softball team. The Bears have enjoyed

tremendous success winning three of tremendous success winning three of

the last four NEWMAC tournament the last four NEWMAC tournament

championships and going to the NCAA championships and going to the NCAA

tournament four straight seasons (2009-tournament four straight seasons (2009-

2012).2012).

CADET MEMORIAL FIELDCADET MEMORIAL FIELD

Cadet Memorial Field was made into a Cadet Memorial Field was made into a

FieldTurf surface in 2004 as a gift from the FieldTurf surface in 2004 as a gift from the

Class of 1952. The facility features a two-Class of 1952. The facility features a two-

story press box that includes two coaches story press box that includes two coaches

rooms, a room for radio broadcasting rooms, a room for radio broadcasting

and video recording, space for media and video recording, space for media

personnel, and two lounge lounge areas personnel, and two lounge lounge areas

for additional for additional

seating. The 1500-seating. The 1500-

seat stadium seat stadium

overlooks the overlooks the

Thames River and the Thames River and the

Gold Star Memorial Gold Star Memorial

Bridge.Bridge.

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Coast Guard Athletics has two weight Coast Guard Athletics has two weight

rooms, each featuring state-of-the-rooms, each featuring state-of-the-

art equipment for our cadets and art equipment for our cadets and

cadet-athletes to use to improve their cadet-athletes to use to improve their

overall health and fi tness. The facility overall health and fi tness. The facility

in Roland Hall is dedicated to free-in Roland Hall is dedicated to free-

weight exercising while our Billard weight exercising while our Billard

Hall facility holds our nautilus, cardio, Hall facility holds our nautilus, cardio,

and other guided machine equipment.and other guided machine equipment.

Joe CrozierJoe CrozierStrength and Conditioning CoachStrength and Conditioning CoachJoe Crozier is in his third year as the head of the Joe Crozier is in his third year as the head of the Strength and Conditioning Program with the Coast Strength and Conditioning Program with the Coast Guard Athletic Department. Crozier came to the Guard Athletic Department. Crozier came to the Academy from California State University-Chico Academy from California State University-Chico where he earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise where he earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology and his masters degree in kinesiology. physiology and his masters degree in kinesiology. Joe is a Certifi ed Strength and Conditioning Coach Joe is a Certifi ed Strength and Conditioning Coach with distinction through the National Strength and with distinction through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and Certifi ed Personal Conditioning Association and Certifi ed Personal Trainer with the American College of Sports Medicine. Trainer with the American College of Sports Medicine. Joe designs and implements workout regimens Joe designs and implements workout regimens for all of our varsity sport programs. Working with for all of our varsity sport programs. Working with teams both in-season and out-of-season, Joe’s focus teams both in-season and out-of-season, Joe’s focus is to better prepare athletes for competition by is to better prepare athletes for competition by concentrating on sport-specifi c programs designed concentrating on sport-specifi c programs designed to achieve the ultimate level of success. Coast Guard’s to achieve the ultimate level of success. Coast Guard’s strength and conditioning program is dedicated strength and conditioning program is dedicated to ensure each cadet-athlete is equipped with the to ensure each cadet-athlete is equipped with the correct instruction, knowledge and guidance to correct instruction, knowledge and guidance to reach their peak performance level and to decrease reach their peak performance level and to decrease the potential for injuries. Our program also preaches the potential for injuries. Our program also preaches the importance of a proper, nutritionally balanced the importance of a proper, nutritionally balanced diet as well as appropriate pre-game and post-game diet as well as appropriate pre-game and post-game routines to ensure safe preparation, performance, and routines to ensure safe preparation, performance, and recuperation for each contest.recuperation for each contest.

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STAFF DIRECTORYSTAFF DIRECTORY

ADMINISTRATIONName Title Phone Tim Fitzpatrick Director of Athletics 860-444-8600 Dan Rose Associate AD/Director of 860-701-6798 Physical Education Tim Opstrup Assistant AD/Business Manager 860-444-8602 Chris Parsons Assistant AD/Compliance 860-701-6197 Jason Southard Director of Media Relations 860-701-6800 Casey McGarvey Media Relations Assistant Art Lamoureux Director of Athletic Operations 860-444-8601 Andrea Stewart Senior Women’s Administrator 860-701-6799Donna Koczajowski Senior Women’s Administrator 860-444-8604 Katherine Bossardet Associate Offi ce Manager 860-444-8600 Vi Oliver Administrative Assistant 860-444-8580 Joe Crozier Strength and Conditioning Coach 860-444-8409 Bruce Cobb Head Equipment Manager 860-444-8608 Marc Grindstaff Assistant Equipment Manager 860-444-8606

ATHLETIC TRAININGName Title Phone

Ken Niedzwiecki Head Athletic Trainer 860-444-8619 Kevin Colasurdo Assistant Athletic Trainer 860-701-6618 TBA Assistant Athletic Trainer 860-701-6415 Jake Ibey Assistant Athletic Trainer 860-701-6416 Shannon Nickels Assistant Athletic Trainer 860-701-6617

BASEBALLName Title Phone

C.C. Grant Head Coach 860-444-8581 Kevin Jaskiewicz Assistant Coach 860-701-6132Dan Bradley Pitching Coach

FOOTBALLName Title Phone

Bill George Head Coach 860-444-8584 Dana Fleischmann Co-Defensive Coordinator/ 860-444-8605 Recruiting CoordinatorC.C. Grant Co-Defensive Coordinator 860-444-8581 Ray LaForte Off ensive Coordinator 860-701-6805Jordan Berrian Wide Receivers 860-701-6767 Jay Driscoll Defensive Line Pat Knowles Tight Ends/Quality Control Don Miller Running Backs

MEN’S BASKETBALLName Title Phone

Kevin Jaskiewicz Head Coach 860-701-6132 Bob Bono Associate Head Coach 860-444-8588

MEN’S CREWName Title Phone

Colin Regan Head Coach Mike Shugrue Interim Men’s Head Coach 860-444-8679

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRYName Title Phone

Ethan Brown Head Coach 860-444-8590 Greg Ahnrud Assistant Coach Mariette Ogg Assistant Coach

MEN’S LACROSSEName Title Phone

Ray LaForte Head Coach 860-701-6805 Mike Higbie Assistant CoachPat Powers Assistant Coach MEN’S SOCCERName Title Phone

Chris Parsons Head Coach 860-701-6197 Patrick McCarney Assistant Coach Anthony Occhialini Goalkeeper Coach

MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVINGName Title Phone

John Westkott Head Coach 860-444-8586 Mary Westkott Assistant Coach 860-701-6374 Ken Pancoast Diving Coach

MEN’S TENNISName Title Phone

TBA Head Coach

PISTOL & RIFLEName Title Phone Richard Hawkins Shooting Sports Coach 860-701-6886 SAILINGName Title Phone

Doug Clark Director of Sailing 860-444-8577 Jack Neades Head Off shore Coach 860-701-6291 Brian Swingly Head Intercollegiate Coach 860-444-8325

SOFTBALLName Title Phone

Donna Koczajowski Head Coach 860-444-8604 Amanda Illinger Associate Head Coach Dana Fleischmann Assistant Coach WOMEN’S BASKETBALLName Title Phone Alex Ivansheck Head Coach 860-701-6594 Jessica Farley Assistant Coach 860-701-6960 Scott Hawk Assistant Coach Catherine Lewis Assistant Coach

WOMEN’S CREWName Title Phone

Jen Meuse Rowing Coordinator/Head Coach 860-444-8679 Jodi Hope Assistant Coach LT Vicky Futch Assistant Coach

WOMEN’S LACROSSEName Title Phone

Ruth Ness Head Coach 860-701-6744

WOMEN’S SOCCERName Title Phone Susan Grant Head Coach 860-444-8582 Amanda Illinger Assistant Coach Beth Nakagawa Assistant Coach Anthony Occhialini Goalkeeper Coach

WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVINGName Title Phone John Westkott Head Coach 860-444-8586 Mary Westkott Assistant Coach 860-701-6374

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALLName Title Phone

Aylene Ilkson Head Coach 860-444-8589 Alex Amaylon Assistant Coach Sarah Lang-Rodean Assistant Coach

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRYName Title Phone

Ethan Brown Head Coach 860-444-8590 Greg Ahnrud Assistant Coach Mariette Ogg Assistant Coach WRESTLINGName Title Phone Kevin Bratland Head Coach 860-701-6595Omi Acosta Assistant Coach

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RUTH NESSHEAD COACH RUTH.G.NESS@USCGA.EDU1ST SEASON

Ruth Ness is entering her fi rst season as the women’s lacrosse coach at the Coast Guard Academy. The Bears women’s lacrosse program is being elevated from club status and will compete at the Division III level in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC).

Ness has been an assistant coach at Bowdoin University for the past two seasons. The Polar Bears posted a record of 23-11 in those two seasons and advanced all the way to the Elite 8 in the 2013 NCAA Division III tournament.

A native of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire and a 2005 graduate of the University of New England, Ness was the head women’s lacrosse coach at Elms College in 2012 where she coached both the conference Goalie and Rookie of the Year and the team improved 14 out of 19 statistical categories from the previous season.

Prior to her time at Elms, Ness had assistant coaching stints at Smith, Messiah and at the University of New England.

From 2005-2007, she was a school coaching offi cer at Marlborough College in Marlborough, England. There she coached the women’s lacrosse, fi eld hockey and track & fi eld teams and served as a teacher in the physical education program.

While an undergraduate at the University of New England, Ness was a decorated two-sport athlete. In lacrosse, she was a four-year starter and four-time All-Commonwealth Coast Conference selection. In fi eld hockey, she helped to start the school’s program as a junior and served as a captain in both her junior and senior campaigns. She was named UNE’s Female Athlete of the Year in 2005 and was the record holder for career points in both fi eld hockey and lacrosse. Ness graduated from UNE with a degree in Art Educational Studies and owns a Master’s in Exercise and Sport Studies from Smith.

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BETSY VENDELASSISTANT COACHFIRST SEASON

A native of Connecticut, Vendel led Newtown High to SWC Championship for four straight years and in 2009 was named Most Valuable Player of SWC Championship Game. She was a two-time All-SWC honoree and twice earned Connecticut Division 1 All-State honors. Coach Vendel was named Connecticut Post Player of the Year in 2009 and left Newtown High with the record for career points.

Coach Vendel continued that success at CCSU earning Rookie of the Year honors during her freshman year and following that with Second Team All-NEC honors her sophomore year. During both her junior and senior year she was a First Team All-Northeast Conference selection. Coach Vendel left Central holding the school record for career points at 210 points, the school record for career Assists at 99 and the school record for career draw controls at 180.

Coach Vendel was also awarded the Gail Rutz award her senior year, presented annually to the top female athlete at Central Connecticut State University.

JAKE IBEYATHLETIC TRAINERTHIRD SEASON

Jake is in his third season as an assistant athletic trainer at the Coast Guard Academy.

He has been an athletic trainer for eight years. Jake graduated from the University of New England with a bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training. He then graduated with his master’s degree in Exercise Science with a concentration in Advanced Rehabilitation.

Before working at the Coast Guard Academy, he worked in many diff erent high schools all over the state of Connecticut.

Jake lives in Windsor, Conn. with his wife and two children.

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VICTORIA BORGESSENIOR -ATTACKHUNTINGTON, MARYLAND

Borges ended last season with 24 goals for the Bears cliub lacrosse team. Victoria is majoring in Marine Environmental Science and is a Dean’s List student.

BEFORE CGAVictoria attended Pleasantville High School where she played basketball, lacrosse, and soccer. Borges

was an academic All-American in lacrosse and was a captain of the team in 2011.

GETTING TO KNOW ViCTORIABorges’s favorite band is The Avett Brothers . If she could meet anyone living or deceased it would

be Abraham Lincoln. Victoria’s biggest pet peeves are laziness and a bad uniform. If she could visit any sports stadium in the world it would be Yankee Stadium.

ALEXIA PARKSSENIOR - DEFENSEPOCASSET, MASSACHUSETTS

Parks appeared in all 12 games for the club lacrosse team last season. She is majoring in Government - International Relations and has been Dean’s List three semesters in a row. Both her mom and dad served in the Air Force and her older brother is in the Marine Corp.

BEFORE CGAAlexia attended Bourne High School where she was a member of the cheerleading, lacrosse, and rugby

team. She was vice president of the National Honor Society at Bourne. She has an older brother Josh and a younger brother Santana.

GETTING TO KNOW ALEXIAParks favorite actress is Audrey Hepburn anf her favorite snack footd is oatmeal. A sporting event

she would like to attend in the future is the Olympics in Boston if the city receives the bid. Alexia enjoys going to the beach and her favorite sports team is the reigning Super Bowl Champions, the New England Patriots.

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HOLLY MOORESENIOR - DEFENSE/GOALIEPITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

Moore was a member of the club team last year tha made it to the NEWLL semi-fi nals. Holly is one of the most success goalkeepers in women’s soccer history at the Coast Guard as she has been picked all-conference twice and holds the record for most shutouts in a season with seven. She is majoring in Civil Engineering

BEFORE CGAMoore attended Taconic High School where she was a member of the soccer, swimming and lacrosse

team. She was a captain for each team in high school at least once.

GETTING TO KNOW HOLLYHolly enjoys any type of food with peanut butter. She belives the greatest coach to ever live is her

father and the sports stadium she would most like to visit is Stamford Bridge. The most used app on her phones is the Maps feature.

ANNE SCHNEIDERSENIOR- MIDFIELDBOISE, IDAHO

Anne appeared in all 12 games for the Bears last year tallying 14 goals for the club team. She is majoring in Operations Research and Computer Analysis. Schneider has been a Dean’s List student at the Coast Guard and last year during spring break she did a mission trip to Haiti.

BEFORE CGASchneider was a member of the swim, ski and lacrosse team at Centennial High School. She was

captain of the ski team and lacrosse team her senior year as well as being named a high school All-American and academic All-American.

GETTING TO KNOW ANNEAnne’s favorite food is anything her mom cooks. Her biggest pet peeve is when someone walks right

behind her in the hallway. If she could visit any stadium it would the football stadium at Boise State known for it’s blue turf. Schneider enjoys listening to Carrie Underwood, namely her hit “Something in the Water”

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RUBY SURGENTSENIOR - MIDFIELDHUNTINGTOWN, MARYLAND

Rub scored 27 goals last season appearing in all 12 games for the Bears club lacrosse team. The daughter of Shirley and Lou Surgent is a Civil Engineering major who received the the Amerincan Society of Civil Engineers scholarship last year.

BEFORE CGASurgent was a three sport athlete at Huntingtown High School were she competed on the soccer,

indoor track, and lacrosse team. She was All-County in lacrosse and team captain in 2011.

GETTING TO KNOW RUBYRuvy’s favorite athlete is Mia Hamm and she is a major supporter of the USA soccer team. She believes

the greatest coach to ever live is Herb Brooks who coached the 1980 miracle on ice team. Surgent’s most used app on her phone is Pandora and her favorite snack is dark chocolate.

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