The mission of Endicott College is to instill in students an understanding of and an appreciation for professional and liberal studies. Deeply woven within this philosophy is the concept of applied learning, which has been the hallmark of Endicott. Linking classroom and off-campus work experience through required internships remains the most distinguishing feature of the College.

Endicott has a vision for the total development of the individual within a community that fosters an appreciation of diversity, international awareness, community service, and moral and ethical values. Endicott is an innovative and vibrant, student-centered institution that supports undergraduate and graduate students in their pursuit of knowledge.

Common threads run through the fabric of the Endicott experience: increased self-confidence, stronger professional skills and technological competencies, and perhaps the most valued of all, lives open to change.

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U.S. News and World Report ranks Endicott among “The top tier of Best Regional Universities (North).”

• The Endicott undergraduate population is 2,299 (59% female, 41% male).

• The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio is 15/1 with an average class size of 17.6 students.

• Undergraduate Endicott students have 28 bachelors degree programs to choose from with eight master and doctoral programs for post-graduates.

• Undergraduate students can select from a variety of majors from the School of Arts of Science, Business, Communication, Education, Hospitality Management, Nursing, Sport Science and Fitness Studies, and Visual and Performing Arts.

• Endicott’s retention rate for first-time, full-time, first-to-second year undergraduates is 88%.

• Seventy-seven percent of graduates are employed full-time, and 16% of graduates further their education. Forty percent of full-semester interns received job offers from their internship sites.

• Endicott’s Beverly campus is only 25 miles from Boston with easy access to public transit into the city.

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I chose to play at Endicott because on my visit, I felt a sense of balance between a quality education and a com-petitive athletic experience. When looking for a school, I wanted to play at a level that kept my passion for the game but also allowed me to pursue my academic responsibilities. Endicott was the right fit because it offers a sense of com-munity and many unique experiences that I know will help me create a successful future. – Meg Leary

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The passion to be a student-athlete really drove me in the direction of Endicott. It didn’t matter what division I chose to play, as long as I could continue to pursue the love of the game. Over the years, I have found that the balance and atmosphere of both academics and athletics here at the DIII level, has helped me build strong bonds with my teammates, as well as excel in the classroom. The support from faculty, the education, and the athletic program at Endicott is something that I admire.. – Amanda Glynn

When I was looking at colleges and making visits, I was always told, “When the school is right for you, you will just know.” That is how I always felt when I was at Endicott. The atmosphere was inviting and the people made me feel right at home instantly. With that new home, came a new family, my team. I had always wanted to play a sport in college and Endicott allowed the perfect combi-nation of academics, sports, and fun. Endicott and its DIII athletic program create a feeling of having pride in stepping out on the field to compete and represent our school. I’m looking forward to this competing this season and hopefully winning another CCC championship! – CHannah Thornberg

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55 conference titles, 47 NCAA appearances, two NCAA Sweet 16 appearances, 47 ECAC appearances, seven ECAC Championships

28 Athletic All-Americans, 62 Players of the Year, 33 Rookies of the Year, 27 Coaches of the Year

36 Endicott Athletics Hall of Fame members (dating back to 1994)

Overall department win percentage of .591 (3317-2288-54); Conference-only win percentage of .719 (1771-687-19)

Four Academic All-Americans and several Academic

All-Region honorees12 Conference

Senior Scholar-Athletes of

the Year

Numerous Academic All-Conference players

and several team academic awards

Endicott Academic Varsity Club

recognized 51 sophomore and above student-

athletes with GPAs of 3.50 or higher

Department-wide GPA mirrors or exceeds

general Endicott student population

The Endicott field hockey team will take the field for the 2012 season with something it has not previously had

in the program’s long history – the title of defending Com-monwealth Coast Conference (CCC) champions. The Gulls are coming off of an incredible 2011 season in which they overcame a 1-7 start and battled to a 9-1 conference record, the top seed in the CCC tournament, the program’s first con-ference crown, and a trip to the NCAA Division III tournament.

Endicott will welcome back five seniors and eight juniors, so on the lineup sheet not much will change for the Gulls, who ended their 2011 season on an 11-2 run for a final mark of 12-9. They graduate just one member of the team that defeated Uni-versity of New England in overtime of a dramatic CCC champi-onship game at Endicott before being edged 2-0 at Keene State in the NCAA tourney.

For head coach Jodi Cipolla, however, the hope is that a more experienced, confident team will emerge from last year’s success and that the Gulls will fulfill their potential from the beginning of the 2012 season.

“Last year’s turnaround was the product of a talented young team who didn’t give up on one another. Early on in the season we were doing a lot of great things in segments, but not string-ing them together. It was a matter of getting the team to believe and not give up.” said Cipolla, who has a career record of 64-39 with Endicott. “The team was so young and inexperienced, but mastering advanced skills and playing such a great level of field

hockey, it was a matter of everything coming together. They could have packed it in, but they never gave up on it. It was something special.”

Cipolla also said that she wants the team to take the lessons they learned from last year’s run and work on improving the team’s out of conference record and having a more balanced scoring attack throughout the season, particularly from the top line of forwards.

“Our confidence was built through the adversity of our season last year. We learned how to play as a team and stick together as a team and the positive results that come out of that. There’s an expectation to start how we finished, but the team also understands that you have to work to win,” said Cipolla.

The Gulls, who were second in the conference in goals scored last season (55) should have no trouble finding the back of the net again this year. They will welcome back senior forwards Hannah Thornberg and Melissa Enright, who co-led the team and conference with 15 goals apiece last year and added 5 and 4 assists, respectively, to lead the CCC in scoring. Plenty of assists also came from returning senior midfielder Taylor Matties, whose 13 helpers led the conference and broke the Endicott record for assists in a season. Matties also scored the crucial overtime goal in the CCC Championship game at Endicott and was named First Team NFHCA All-New England Region.

Also leading the offensive attack for the Gulls will be sopho-more Emily Sawchuck, the reigning CCC Rookie of the Year, who

netted 14 times last year, including a team-high 6 game-winning goals. Sophomores Kathryn Walker and Mackenzie Hurst will provide depth and speed to the Endicott scoring punch.

Preventing goals should also be a strength for the Gulls, who return CCC Defensive Player of the Year in senior goalkeeper Taylor Teixeira, who led the league last year with a .791 save percentage and 5 shutouts. Lizetta Solarik will return as Teix-eira’s primary backup and will vie for minutes in a supporting role.

In front of Teixeira will be a defensive line that returns with another year of experience after being comprised mostly of first year players last season. The tandem of Robin Hunt and Emily O’Halloran will join First Team All-Conference and All-Region defender and team-voted MVP Meghan Leary to anchor the Gull’s back-line. Leary, a defensive midfielder with great timing, provides great speed to the backfield and has the ability to cre-ate an offensive push. She will be critical on penalty corners on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball for Endicott.

The midfield will be anchored by four year starter and senior captain Cassie DeSimone, who scored three goals and tallied three assists a season ago, while using strong intercepting and anticipation skills and aggressive play she will be critical in the transition game and on defensive corners. Playing alongside DeSimone will be junior StacieTeevens, who made the transition from forward to midfield last year and did a great job providing speed in transition, great stick work and field vision that led to

her scoring a goal and four assists. Sophomores Liz LeClair and Jess Linden and junior Amanda Glynn will provide Endicott with versatility and depth across the defense and midfield positions.

Once again, Endicott will play one of the toughest strength of schedules in New Eng-land, starting with their opening game at Babson on August 31st. Along the way, the Gulls will take on MIT, who reached the quarterfinals of the 2011 NCAA tournament, as well as tough matches against Plymouth State and St. Joe’s of Maine, who each had stellar records last year and a rematch with Salem State, who came from behind to edge the Gulls a year ago.

Endicott’s toughest tests could come in the competitive CCC, where every team will be gunning to take them down as the title holders. Endicott will face tough tests from local rivals Gordon and pesky Nichols College, who they twice needed late goals to defeat last season. The biggest challenge should again come from University of New England, who dealt Endicott their only conference loss last year in Biddeford, Maine. The Gulls would eventually get revenge on the Nor’easters, knocking them off 5-0 at home to end the Nor’easters perfect season and then edging them in overtime for the CCC crown.

Cipolla and the team’s goal is of course to bring another championship back to Beverly, but while the defending champions tag comes with added expectations for this season, the head coach insists that she’s going to warn the team about looking ahead.

“We’re not going to really focus on the title as our end result. We’re going to continue to take each step game by game. Retuning as conference champions you obviously have that target on your back, but that’s where we want to be. We want to be that top team.”

Endicott will face Babson and Colby-Sawyer on the road before a September 9th home opener against Maine-Farmington. n

2011 statistics

# Full Name Class Pos. Ht. Hometown Highschool00 Taylor Teixeira Sr. GK 5-8 Exeter, N.H. Exeter1 Hannah Thornberg Sr. F 5-6 Oakland, Maine Messalonskee2 Taylor Matties Sr. M 5-6 Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Saratoga Springs 4 Amanda Glynn Jr. D 5-8 Hampton, N.H. Winnacunnet 5 Taylor Przybylski Fr. M 5-2 South Windsor, Conn. South Windsor6 Stacie Teevens Jr. M 5-4 Westborough, Mass. Westborough7 Elizabeth Farr Jr. F 5-4 Rindge, N.H. Conant8 Kristen O’Brien Fr. D 5-8 New Boston, N.H. Goffstown9 Morgan Bresnahan Fr. M/F 5-6 South Burlington, Vt. South Burlington10 Kirsta Tortorice Fr. F 5-2 Franconia, N.H. Profile11 Alyssa Clark So. D 5-7 Gorham, Me. Gorham12 Elizabeth LeClair So. M 5-2 Wilton, Me. Mount Blue13 Meghan Leary So. D 5-0 Hampton Falls, N.H. Winnacunnet14 Emily Sawchuck So. F 5-3 Cumberland, Me. Cheverus15 Brianna Fullam Fr. M 5-4 Southampton, N.Y. Southampton17 Mackenzie Hurst So. F 5-5 Gilford, N.H. Tilton18 Meaghan Labbe Fr. D 5-5 Cumberland, Maine Greely19 Kathryn Walker So. F 5-6 Middlebury, Conn. Pomperaug20 Emily O’Halloran Jr. D 5-8 Cheshire, Conn. Cheshire22 Cassie DeSimone Sr. D/M 5-4 Reading, Mass. Reading23 Jessica Linden So. D/M 5-4 Stratford, Conn. Lauralton Hall24 Robin Hunt Jr. D 5-2 Hampton, N.H. Winnacunnet25 Rachael Reints Fr. F 5-5 Rochester, Mass. Old Rochester26 Melissa Enright Sr. F 5-5 York Beach, Maine York35 Lizetta Solarik Jr. GK 5-10 Carmel, N.Y. North Salem40 Kira Petrie Fr. GK 5-3 New Hope, Pa. New Hope-Solebury

99 Rose Bradley Fr. GK 5-3 Pottsdown, Pa. Westover School

2012 roster# Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PS-ATT DSV

1 Hannah Thornberg 21-21 15 5 35 67 .224 47 .701 0 0-0 026 Melissa Enright 1-21 15 4 34 78 .192 55 .705 3 6-7 0

14 Emily Sawchuck 19-16 14 1 29 45 .311 33 .733 6 0-0 02 Taylor Matties 21-20 3 13 19 59 .051 34 .576 1 0-0 0

22 Cassandra DeSimone 21-21 3 3 9 27 .111 20 .741 0 0-0 06 Stacie Teevens 21-21 1 4 6 16 .062 9 .562 1 0-0 012 Elizabeth LeClair 15-0 2 0 4 3 .667 3 1.000 0 0-0 017 Mackenzie Hurst 20-5 1 2 4 23 .043 13 .565 0 0-1 013 Meghan Leary 21-21 1 0 2 5 .200 1 .200 0 0-0 011 Alyssa Clark 12-0 0 0 0 5 .000 1 .200 0 0-0 08 Mary McCarthy 3-0 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 035 Lizetta Solarik 4-0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 024 Robin Hunt 20-14 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 319 Kathryn Walker 8-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 010 Courtney Dronsfield 21-21 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 440 Rachel Socolow 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 023 Jessica Linden 19-6 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 021 Angela Lombardi 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 020 Emily O'Halloran 21-21 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 318 Monique Stewart 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 016 Shannon Lockwood 4-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 015 Ellyn Gloshinski 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 09 Sarah Warner 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 07 Elizabeth Farr 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 04 Amanda Glynn 11-2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 13 Sheila Hurley 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 00 Taylor Teixeira 21-21 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0

TOTALS 21 55 32 142 334 .165 219 .656 11 6-8 11OPPONENTS 21 40 20 100 304 .132 191 .628 9 2-3 9

# Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L Sho0 Taylor Teixeira 21-21 1446:38 36 1.74 136 .791 12 8 0

35 Lizetta Solarik 2-0 38:22 4 7.30 6 .600 0 1 0 TM Team 0-0 0:00 0 0.00 9 1.000 0 0 0

TOTALS 21 1485:00 40 1.89 151 .791 12 9 0 OPPONENTS 21 1485:00 55 2.59 163 .748 9 12 0

Date Opponent Location Time/ResultSEPTEMbER

1 BabsonBabson Park,

Mass.L, 2-6

3 Plymouth State Beverly, Mass. L, 2-410 Colby-Sawyer Beverly, Mass. W, 3-011 UMaine Farmington Beverly, Mass. L, 1-2

14 UMass DartmouthNorth Dartmouth,

Mass.L, 1-3

17 U. of New England* Portland, Maine L, 2-421 Salem State Salem, Mass. L, 3-427 MIT Cambridge, Mass. L, 1-2

OCTObER1 Salve Regina* Newport, R.I. W, 3-16 Nichols* Beverly, Mass. W, 2-1 8 Western New England* Beverly, Mass. W, 5-110 Gordon* Wenham, Mass. W, 4-113 Bridgewater State Bridgewater, Mass. L, 3-515 U. of New England* Beverly, Mass. W, 5-020 Salve Regina* Beverly, Mass. W, 3-022 Gordon* Beverly, Mass. W, 5-125 Western New England* Springfield, Mass. W, 3-029 Nichols* Dudley, Mass. W, 3-2

NOVEMbER3 Gordon (CCC Semifinals) Beverly, Mass. W, 2-0

5U. of New England (CCC Championship)

Beverly, Mass. W, 2-1, OT

9 Keene State (NCAA 1st Round) Keene, N.H. L, 0-2

2011 results2011 statistics

GOALS bY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT Total

ENDICOTT 28 26 1 55OPPONENTS 17 23 0 40

SHOTS bY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT TotalENDICOTT 171 162 1 334OPPONENTS 153 151 0 304

SAVES bY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT TotalENDICOTT 76 75 0 151OPPONENTS 85 78 0 163

PENATLY CORNERS 1st 2nd OT Total

ENDICOTT 111 127 1 239OPPONENTS 100 89 0 199

Jodi Cipolla

OHead Coach Jodi Cipolla found that she had a passion for teaching, player development, and promoting life lessons

through athletic participation early in her career. At Endicott, Cipolla is able to use those passions towards her own program and the student-athletes that undoubtedly benefit from them.

“I love my job,” says Cipolla, who is entering her sixth year at the helm of the Gulls field hockey program. “I hope to create an environment for my players that is comfortable, yet challenging. Balancing fun with hard work is really important to me, especially at this level.”

The comfort, Cipolla says, comes from an open door communica-tion policy that invites conversation off the field. “I do individual meetings three times per year in order to check in, evaluate performance and outcomes, speak about academics, and any other issues that come up.”

On the field, the physical challenges differ from day-to-day in terms of game preparation, skill development, maintenance, and fitness depending on the time of season.

“In the beginning of the season, my assistant coaches and I set benchmarks for different parts of the season and plan where we want the team in specific areas by those specific points. We then tailor practices on a weekly basis, but depending on the given situation that may change on a daily basis in terms of skill mas-tery, change in personnel, or any other issues that may arise.”

The challenge is not just in the physical demands of preseason workouts, in-season practice, game day competition, and off-season training but also in terms of team camaraderie, an area of focus each and every year for Cipolla’s team.

“We try to build in team activities every day to promote cohesion and chemistry. My assistant coaches and I want to create a culture, a pattern of behavior that will lead to maximum performance, a sense of pride, and respect for what the Endicott field hockey program stands for.”

Leadership, however, won’t just come from the coaching staff.

“We have five seniors who have played in over 90% of our games since they were freshmen. I’m going to rely on them to provide a model of support and an encouraging environment for our younger players.”

It is an exciting time to be a part of the field hockey program at Endicott as the team is coming off their first conference championship and NCAA Tourna-ment appearance in program history. The team is 64-39 (.621) overall in five seasons under Cipolla with an even more impressive 32-10 (.762) mark in Commonwealth Coast Conference games. Cipolla was named CCC Coach of the Year in 2008 and has coached 21 all-conference, 12 academic all-confer-ence, and eight all-region players during her tenure at Endicott thus far.

LOCATION ........................................................ Beverly, Massachusetts

FOUNDED ....................................................................................... 1939

ENROLLMENT .............................................................................. 2,299

NICkNAME ...................................................................................... Gulls

COLORS.......................................................................... Blue and Green

HOME FIELD .............................................................. Endicott Stadium

AFFILIATIONS ................................................ NCAA Division III, ECAC

CONFERENCE .............................................................. Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC)

PRESIDENT ...........................................................Dr. Richard E. Wylie

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS ................................................Brian Wylie

HEAD COACH .................................................Jodi Cipolla (sixth year)

ASSISTANT COACHES ...................Leah Boody, Chelses DeFeo ‘09

COACHING RECORD ....................................................................64-39 (.621 winning percentage)

2011 RECORD .............................................................12-9 (9-1 CCC)

ALL-TIME PROGRAM RECORD ........................205-154-5 (57.0%) 19 Total Seasons

MEN’S SOCCER PHONE ............................................ 978-232-2312

EMAIL ................................................................. jcipolla@endicott.edu

quick facts

AUGUST31 Babson Babson Park, Mass. 6:00 PM

SEPTEMBER8 Colby-Sawyer New London, N.H. 1:00 PM9 UMaine Farmington Beverly, Mass. 1:00 PM12 UMass Dartmouth Beverly, Mass. 7:00 PM15 Gordon Wenham, Mass. 1:00 PM19 Salem State Beverly, Mass. 4:00 PM22 Salve Regina Newport, R.I. 4:00 PM25 St. Joseph’s Maine Standish, Maine 3:30 PM27 MIT Cambridge, Mass. 6:00 PM29 U. of New England*# Beverly, Mass. 1:00 PM

OCTOBER6 Nichols* Beverly, Mass. 1:00 PM8 Western New England* Springfield, Mass. 7:00 PM10 Plymouth State Plymouth, N.H. 4:00 PM13 Gordon* Beverly, Mass. 1:00 PM17 U. of New England* Biddeford, Maine 6:00 PM20 Salve Regina* Beverly, Mass. 1:00 PM23 Western New England* Beverly, Mass. 6:00 PM27 Nichols* Dudley, Mass. 11:00 AM31 CCC Semifinals TBA TBA

NOVEMBER3 CCC Championship TBA TBA

*indicates Commonwealth Coast Conference game

#indicates Homecoming Weekend

2012 schedule

Played at kutztown 1998-01

Student Assistant

at kutztown 2002

Assistant Coach at Nichols 2003

Assistant Coach at kutztown 2004-07

Head Coach at Endicott

2007-present

ENDICOTT FIELD HOCkEY IS PROUD TO BE A PART OF THECOMMONWEALTH COAST CONFERENCE:

Endicott College • Curry College Eastern Nazarene Collegee • Gordon College Nichols College • Roger Williams University Salve Regina University • University of New England Wentworth Institute • Western New England

376halestreet,beverly,massachusetts01915•978-232-2312Endicott College is an affirmative action/ equal opportunity employer and is committed to the principles of equal employment and complies with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations advancing equal employment. The College’s objective is to employ individuals qualified and/or trainable for open positions by virtue of job-related education, training, experience, and qualifications without regard to sex, race, religion, color, age, physical disability, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin or citizenship, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law.

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