MAAC Announces 40th Anniversary Women’s Soccer Team
MAAC Announces 40th Anniversary Women’s Soccer Team
Edison, N.J. (Sept. 3, 2020) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) celebrates its 40
th Anniversary throughout the 2020-21 academic year, continuing its mission to provide student-athletes the opportunity to succeed in both academics and athletics.
The 40
th Anniversary Women’s Soccer Team highlights some of the best student-athletes in MAAC history. MAAC Women’s Soccer traces back to 1992, where Former MAAC member Loyola University was defeated by Iona College via penalty kicks. Since, Loyola leads the conference with 10 championships overall, followed by Fairfield University with seven and Monmouth University with five.
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| Canisius College |
| Stacey (Wagenseil) Hennessy |
1991-94 |
| Sylvia Kowalski |
2006-09 |
| Alana Rossi |
2016-19 |
| Brianna Smith |
2010-13 |
Kelly Reinwald – 2008-11
The school's career leader in points (107) and assists (35), Kelly Reinwald was a four-year letterwinner for the Griffs from 2008-11. In 2010, Reinwald led the Blue and Gold with 10 goals and 12 assists, with those 12 helpers setting the school record for assists in a single-season. That 2010 campaign saw Reinwald earn MAAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year honors, and she graduated from Canisius as the school's first four-time All-MAAC honoree - an honor she still holds today. |
| Fairfield University |
| Kelly Boudreau |
2008-11 |
| Pamela Cluff |
1998-01 |
| Nikki Stanton |
2009-13 |
| Christen Veach |
1992-95 |
Abby Allan – 1996-99
Abby Allan is Fairfield's all-time leader in points (139) and goals (58). She was the MAAC Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons in 1997 and 98, scoring a combined 40 goals in those seasons. She also holds the top two spots in Stags' history in goals scored in a season. During her 1998 senior season she helped the Stags to a program best 15-game winning streak and a MAAC Championship. |
Coach Maria Piechocki
Piechocki coached the Stags for eight seasons and won three-straight MAAC Championships between 1997 and 1999. The 1998 squad was one of the best in conference history as the Stags went 18-2 including a perfect 9-0 mark in the conference. The Stags won 15-straight during that season before being edged by Maryland 4-3 in the NCAA Tournament. She won 96 games and two MAAC Coach of the Year awards. |
| Iona College |
| Eleri Earnshaw |
2004-06 |
| Sara Monarch |
2003-06 |
| Shannon Nilan |
1999-02 |
| Cindy Walman |
1992-93 |
Tatum Nussbaum – 1992-94
The program leader in goals, points, assists, goals per game, points per game and game-winning goals, Tatum Nussbaum is statistically the greatest offensive weapon in Iona women’s soccer history. Nussbaum’s 79 career points and 32 career goals have stood as program records since her final season in 1994.
In 1992, the season in which Iona won its first MAAC Championship, Nussbaum found the back of the net 14 times and tallied 10 assists, both of which are single-season Iona records. She would rewrite the record books a year later, registering 18 goals and 41 points in 1993, marks that still stand in Iona history. Nussbaum’s output in 1993 were good for second best in conference history, trailing only Manhattan’s Emily Rogic, who bested her numbers in that same season. |
| Manhattan College |
| Courtney McMahon |
2006-09 |
| Erica Modena |
2013-17 |
| Kristen Skonieczny |
2012-15 |
| Laurie Spera |
1998-01 |
Emily Rogic – 1993-96
The most accomplished offensive player in program history, Emily Rogic's school-record totals of 40 career goals and 95 career points continue to stand as the program's standards, while her 15 assists are third. As a freshman, she made an immediate impact, scoring a school-record 24 goals, including a single-game record of four against Kings College, en route to being named as the MAAC Rookie of the Year. Her 24 goals and 53 points also continue to rank as the second-best totals in MAAC history. Fueled by Rogic's stellar play, Manhattan registered a program-record 53 goals in 1993 and won 11 games. An All-American, she went on to play professionally for the New Jersey Splash, before working as an assistant coach at Drew University and starting the Cheshire Soccer Academy. |
| Marist College |
| Jaimie Bierwirth |
1997-00 |
| Amanda Epstein |
2011-14 |
| Kate Fox |
2006-09 |
| Mellanie Nai |
1999-02 |
Rycke Guiney – 2010-13
Rycke Guiney is Marist's all-time leader with 71 points and 83 career games played. She also ranks second in program history with 25 goals and 21 assists. Her nine assists in 2011 remains a Marist season record as she helped guide the Red Foxes to their first MAAC Championship that year. She also holds a tie for the single-game record with seven points against Rider on October 5, 2013, when she became then the second Red Fox to record a hat trick. |
| Monmouth University |
| Madie Gibson |
2015-19 |
| Jess Johnson |
2016-19 |
| Anna Lazur |
2016-19 |
| Alexis McTamney |
2013-16 |
Amanda Knaub – 2016-19
Amanda Knaub helped Monmouth win four consecutive MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Championships during her career. Knaub was a two-time MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year with two All-MAAC First Team and two All-MAAC Second Team selections. Knaub is the MAAC all-time leader in career shutouts (45), goals-against average (0.56) and goalkeeper victories (58) and set the single season shutouts record (15) as a senior. Knaub set the MAAC record and led the NCAA in goals-against average (0.202) in 2019. |
Coach Krissy Turner
The architect of Monmouth’s success, Krissy Turner has led Monmouth to seven consecutive MAAC Regular Season Championship seasons since the program joined the conference in 2013. Five of those years, Monmouth claimed the tournament title, including the previous four years, and Turner has been named the MAAC Coach of the Year on four occasions. Since entering the MAAC, Monmouth boasts 73 all-conference selections, 28 major award winners and owns a 63-4-3 record in conference games. Turner’s teams also excel academically and have been awarded the NSCAA/United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award every season. |
| Niagara University |
| Brittany Bisnott |
2004-07 |
| Stephanie Gartley |
2005-08 |
| Emily Montgomery |
2002-05 |
| Katy Owings |
2003-07 |
Rosie (Luzak) Lamphere – 2000-03
Rosie (Luzak) Lamphere is the most prolific goal scorer in Niagara and MAAC women's soccer history. Lamphere accumulated 69 career goals in four years and her 158 career points are second most in program and conference history. She was named MAAC Rookie of the Year and was a four-time All-MAAC First Team selection. In January 2016, Lamphere was named to the MAAC 35th Anniversary Second Team. |
| Quinnipiac University |
| Jess Fontaine |
2013-16 |
| Jess Gargan |
2015-18 |
| Kelsey Goldring |
2017-Pres. |
| Olivia Myszewski |
2016-19 |
Nadya Gill - 2015-17
Nadya Gill holds the program’s MAAC records in career goals scored (30) and total points (74) through just three seasons played. Her single-season record of 34 points is also the most in the program during the team’s time in the MAAC. She was a member of the team when the Bobcats made a run to the MAAC Championship in 2016. |
| Rider University |
| Tara Bailey |
2012-15 |
| Abi Cottam |
2009-12 |
| Tami Coyle |
2001-04 |
| Bethany-May Howard |
2013-16 |
Sarah Artale – 1999-03
Artale is Rider’s career leader in goals (41) and points (95). She scored a Rider record 16 goals as a junior and led the Broncs to the MAAC Championship Game. Twice a Second Team and once a First Team All-MAAC selection, Artale led Rider to its first three MAAC semifinals and first Title Game. |
Coach Drayson Hounsome
Drayson Hounsome entered his 13th season as the head coach of the Rider women’s soccer team in 2020, having led the Broncs to seven-consecutive appearances in the MAAC playoffs, a MAAC Championship, MAAC Coach of the Year honors and the program’s first-ever appearance in the NCAA national tournament. Since 2010 Hounsome has developed five Academic All-Americans, 30 All-MAAC players, including the 2014 MAAC Player of the Year, 20 All-Rookie selections, 10 MAAC All-Tournament players, six CoSida All-District honorees, three NSCAA All-Region players and the 2012 Rookie of the Year. |
| Saint Peter’s University |
| Chamaigne Beidler |
1997-00 |
| Caitlin Hoffer |
2009-12 |
| Liz Kelly |
1994-97 |
| Denise Saliola |
1992-95 |
Nicole Tracey-Healy – 1994-97
Nicole Tracey-Healy graduated as Saint Peter's most decorated women's soccer player, holding several of the program's all-time scoring records. The 1996 MAAC Player of the Year, Healy's 139 career points (55g, 29a) still rank second all-time in the MAAC, while her 55 career goals still rank fourth on the all-time ledger. She also ranks sixth in all-time assists (29) in the conference circuit. She also owns each of SPU's top-four single-season scoring outputs in school history and was a 2003 inductee in the SPU Athletics Hall of Fame. |
| Siena College |
| Noel Cox |
2001-04 |
| Tabitha Tice |
2007-10 |
| Kristen Turner |
2003-06 |
| Tara Sobierajski |
2013-16 |
Ashleigh Barone – 2008-11
A first-ballot honoree into the Siena Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017, Barone is the program's all-time leader in points (106), goals (44) and game-winning goals (15), as well as the single-season leader in points (35), goals (15) and game-winning goals (6). She currently sits seventh all-time in the MAAC in goals and eighth in points. Barone earned All-Region honors in each of her four seasons, was the 2008 MAAC Rookie of the Year, and took home one First Team (2008) and three Second Team (2009-11) All-MAAC honors. |
Coach Steve Karbowski
Steve Karbowski has been at the helm of Siena for 22 seasons (1999-Pres.), becoming the winningest coach in program history. Karbowski is a two-time MAAC Coach of the Year (2001 & 2002) and has led his teams to two MAAC Championship titles and NCAA Tournament appearances (2010 & 2015). |
| Former Members |
| Ali Andrzejewski (Loyola) |
2004-05 |
| Audra Garucio (Loyola) |
1999-02 |
| Cara Mooney (Loyola) |
1993-97 |
| Kathleen Shields (Loyola) |
1997-00 |
Nichole Schiro (Loyola) – 2009-12
Schiro was named MAAC Offensive Player of the Year in each of her final three seasons, becoming the first in conference history to win the same individual award three years in a row. She totaled 119 points (52 G, 15 A) overall in her career while leading Loyola to MAAC Championships in 2009 and 2012. Schiro’s 52 goals are the most in program history and rank fifth all-time in the MAAC. |
Coach Joe Mallia
Joe Mallia spent seven seasons at Loyola during his first stint as head coach from 1998-2004. During that time period, the Greyhounds went 87-45-8 overall, including a 54-4-5 mark against MAAC competition, and they won MAAC championships in each of his final five years at the helm. Mallia coached 29 All-MAAC honorees, eight MAAC Players of the Year and nine All-Region performers. |
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) celebrates its 40
th year of competition during the 2020-21 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.