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2019-20 NCBBA-W PREVIEW GUIDE

Team Name: Assumption College Mascot: Greyhounds Location: 500 Salisbury St. Worcester, MA Captain(s)/Coach(s): Amanda “Buckets” Albanesi, Katherine Ventola, and Caroline James

2018-19 Performance:

Record: 3-10 Tournament Rankings/Results: N/A Notables:

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): 7 returners (Albanesi, DePergola, Prytko, Newell, Granara, Perez, Ventola), all were starters at some point as we rotated each games Players to Watch:

New additions: Freshman - Meghan Pefine, Emma Marino, Adrianna Mazza, Gabriella Lindhurst, Meagan McGee, Gianna “Gigi, Android” Ottaviano

Upperclassmen - Sara Goulart, Brigett Fithian-Giantonio, Julia Mazzola

Biggest Rival: Holy Cross Best Player Nickname: Amanda “Buckets” Albanesi and Gianna “ Gigi, Android” Ottaviano 2019-20 Season Outlook: We have put a focus on team bonding this year to make us better on and off the court. We are looking to get some more wins this year and make it all the way to the finals!



Head Coach Quote: Being a new member of the league, we are excited to see the competitiveness of all the teams and what it will take for us to win the New England North conference!




Team Name: Boston College

Mascot: Eagles

Location: Chestnut Hill, MA

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Head Coach: Amanda Dames, Captains: Kristen Reilly & Jules Rosen


Record: 23-3

Tournament Rankings/Results: BU Regional Tournament champions, NIRSA League champions

Notables: Had 1 loss all season before the NIRSA National Tournament, where we lost to the

eventual champion Georgia Tech. Went 3-0 against rival UConn over the course of our season.

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): 14 returners - Kristen Reilly, Jules Rosen, Natalie White,

Brittany Shortall, Kerry Egan, Anne Veroneau, Katherine Surrette, Eva Hubbard, Elizabeth Lake,

Marie Gaffney, Kayla Kaloostian, Lily Kennedy, Grace Lombardi, Victoria Wittgen (3 starters - Reilly,

Surrette, Kaloostian)

Players to Watch: Kristen Reilly, Jules Rosen, Natalie White, Katherine Surrette, Kayla

Kaloostian

New additions: Sophomores - Anna Bolger, Kate Huebner, Kaitlyn Connelly, Freshman - Julia Wiersum

Biggest Rival: University of Connecticut

Best Player Nickname: Brittany "Dark Horse" Shortall

2019-20 Season Outlook: Senior guards (Reilly, Rosen, and White) bring strong leadership and

experience to the team and returning junior (Surrette) lends speed and agility to the lineup.



Head Coach Quote: "Last year our team had a strong season and saw a lot of success at the local level.

This year we hope to build on that success and test ourselves against a wider breath of competition in the

NCBBA-W. We are excited for a new season and the continued growth of our program."

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Team Name: Fairfield University Women’s Club Basketball

Mascot: Stags

Location: Fairfield, Connecticut

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Amy McDonough & Emily Cronin


● Record: N/A

● Tournament Rankings/Results: N/A

● Notables: N/A

Number of Returning Players (Include starters):

- Amy McDonough, Emily Cronin, Kara Celano, Tess Lorenz, Victoria Caroulo, Megan Nichols,

Lauren Casieri, Brenna Bonner, Victoria Selverian

Players to Watch:

N/A

New additions:

Alexa Dyer, Emma Fetrow, Lily Becker, Carolyn Graham, Zeina Ashmawy

Biggest Rival:

We’ll see!

Best Player Nickname:

N/A

2019-20 Season Outlook: Fairfield University Women’s Club Basketball team is excited to start our first

year with the National Club Basketball Association! Having graduated a good number of seniors last

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year, we have a number of new players as well as some returners, and we can’t wait to see what the year

has in store!

Head Coach Quote: ”You Miss One Hundred Percent of The Shots You Don’t Take” - Wayne Gretsky -

Michael Scott, Amy McDonough, Emily Cronin




Team Name: Goodwin College Mascot: Navigators Location: East Hartford, CT Captain(s)/Coach(s): Head Coach-Elizabeth McKinley, Captain-Annick Clais


Record: 0-1 Tournament Rankings/Results: N/A Notables: We are excited to start our first real season of club basketball.

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): 1 Players to Watch: Annick Clais

New additions: Danielle Marks, Amanda Fabis, Nichole Delawrence, Megan Rabbett, Melinda Schneider

Biggest Rival: Assumption College Best Player Nickname: N/A 2019-20 Season Outlook: Strong on-the-court leadership by Clais will help to bring energy and excitement to the team as we look to start our first real season of club basketball. Head Coach Quote: Even though we lost our only game last year, we are excited to get back on the court and show the other teams what Goodwin is made of. We plan on using our skill set and knowledge to upset some of the stronger teams in the league.




Team Name: Harvard Women's Club Basketball Mascot: The Crimson Location: Harvard College Captain(s)/Coach(s): Captains: Jessica Scazzero, Makeila Jamison, and Whitney Schroeder. Coach: Brett Flehinger


Record: Tournament Rankings/Results: 2nd place in the Fairfield Tournament Notables:

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): 12 Players to Watch: All of us

New additions: Ayah, Manun, Mia, Jarah, Elise, Stephanie, and Janet

Biggest Rival: Boston College Best Player Nickname: MJ 2019-20 Season Outlook: We are excited to be in this new league and are hoping for a successful season! Head Coach Quote: "We might not be tall, but we're fast."




Team Name: Holy Cross Women's Club Basketball Mascot: Crusaders Location: Worcester, MA Captain(s)/Coach(s): Emily Corl, Adare Kennedy, Grace Hurley


Record: n/a Tournament Rankings/Results: n/a Notables: n/a

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): Emily Corl, Adare Kennedy, Grace Hurley, Janelle Drake, Molly Murray, Kay Woodtli, Kelly O'Sullivan, Julia Neeld, Sheba Austin Players to Watch: n/a

New additions: n/a (did not hold tryouts yet)

Biggest Rival: n/a Best Player Nickname: n/a 2019-20 Season Outlook: n/a Head Coach Quote: n/a (no coach)




Team Name: Providence College Mascot: Friars Location: Providence, RI Captain(s)/Coach(s): Head Coach - Stephen Jakcson, Captians - Emma Vlashi & Margaret (Maggie) Mckenna


Record: Single games - 5-2 Tournament Rankings/Results: 4 Tournaments: Placed second, third, first, second Notables: Played 5 games in one day - went 4-1

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): 6 Players to Watch: Aisling Maguire, Maggie Mckenna, Samantha Brennan

New additions: Maggie Depoli, Mia DeNofrio, Sam Brennan, Sofia Federrico, Kaitlin Reif, Maeve Dardinksi, Katherine Maylander

Biggest Rival: Uconn Best Player Nickname: BonFig 2019-20 Season Outlook: Confident in our roster; ambitious and ready to compete Head Coach Quote: The best players finish at the rim




Team Name: RPI Mascot: Engineers Location: ECAV Arena-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180 Captain(s)/Coach(s): Capt. Lauren Roy


Record: N/A Tournament Rankings/Results: N/A Notables: N/A

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): N/A Players to Watch: TBD

New additions: New Team!

Biggest Rival: To Be Determined! Best Player Nickname: TBD 2019-20 Season Outlook: We are a new team excited to compete against other Clubs in the Region. We have a diverse group of players and look forward to getting back to competitive basketball!



Head Coach Quote: No Coach




Team Name: UMass Lowell Women's Club Basketball Mascot: Riverhawks Location: Lowell, MA Captain(s)/Coach(s): No coach/Captains: Allyson Dillon and Danielle Mercier


Record: 4-3 Tournament Rankings/Results: N/A Notables: N/A

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): 7 players returning Rachel Miller, Marianna Murphy, Courtney Mason-Hollett, Shardeia Spearman, Allyson Dillon, Danielle Mercier, Alexandra McNamara Players to Watch: Allyson Dillon, Saoirse Power-Cassidy, Danielle Mercier

New additions: Angela King, Arianna Paone, Saoirse Power-Cassidy, Rose Dacey, Tiana Robinson

Biggest Rival: n/a Best Player Nickname: Shardeia "Suga" Spearman 2019-20 Season Outlook: This is our first year as a part of league, so we are excited to play against some great competition! We are looking forward to our team's success on and off the court. Head Coach Quote: n/a




Team Name: University of Vermont Mascot: Catamounts Location: Burlington, Vermont Captain(s)/Coach(s): Captains- Jenna Eaton, Lauren Wapshare, Andi Esenler


Record: N/A Tournament Rankings/Results: N/A Notables: N/A

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): 9- Lauren Wapshare, Erin McCafferty, Andi Esenler, Jenna Eaton, Jayme Ducharme, Jill Reynolds, Olivia McPhee, Caitlin Caggiano, Emily Bleakie Players to Watch: Jayme Ducharme

New additions: 5- Elena Clark, Nathalie Clavette, Celeste O'Connor, Molly Hulett, Hannah Crosby

Biggest Rival: N/A Best Player Nickname: Jayme 'Big Cat' Ducharme 2019-20 Season Outlook: A strong core of returning players will lead this extremely athletic young team. Head Coach Quote: N/A

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Team Name: Yale Mascot: Bulldog Location: New Haven, CT Captain(s): Adia Klein, Jordan Perry, Isabel Corpus, Shayna Elliot 2018-19 Performance:

● Record: 2 - 7 ● Tournament Rankings/Results: ● Notables:

Number of Returning Players (Include starters): 12 out of 15 players returned to the team. Players to Watch: Isabel Corpus at shooting guard, 6’-1” Shayna Elliot

New additions: Biggest Rival: Harvard Best Player Nickname: Izzy 2019-20 Season Outlook: After restarting the Women’s Club Basketball Program last year, the team is ready to come out strong. With 13 players returning to the team, Yale is looking forward to a great season.


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