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Roster
| Roster | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Year | Height | Hometown | |
| 00 | Cammy Keiler | Senior | 5' 5" | Minot, Maine | |
| 2 | Kara Masse | Freshman | 5' 3" | Portland, Maine | |
| 5 | Austyn Joaquin | Sophomore | 5' 2" | Dartmouth, Mass. | |
| 6 | Kelsey Lapenas | Freshman | 5' 8" | Southwick, Mass. | |
| 8 | Kyla Peters | Freshman | 5' 3" | Roxbury, Conn. | |
| 10 | Kayla Afonso | Freshman | 5' 3" | Lincoln, R.I. | |
| 11 | Vanessa Murphy | Freshman | 5' 6" | Sanford, Maine | |
| 12 | Amanda Perry | Freshman | 5' 5" | Fremont, N.H. | |
| 13 | Christine Lowery | Freshman | 5' 4" | Wilder, Vt. | |
| 14 | Katie Bonney | Junior | 5' 4" | Auburn, Maine | |
| 17 | Maggie Weeks | Sophomore | 5' 4" | Melvin Village, N.H. | |
| 18 | Jen Szkolt | Sophomore | 5' 4" | Bondsville, Mass. | |
| 19 | Emily Sypher | Sophomore | 5' 9" | Orono, Maine | |
| 20 | Natalie West | Senior | 5' 5" | East Bridgewater, Mass. | |
| 21 | Jill McCarthy | Junior | 5' 5" | Mashpee, Mass. | |
| 22 | Sam Green | Junior | 5' 6" | Bridgewater, Mass. | |
Head Coach: Joy Ramsbotham (Boston College '99), second year
Assistant Coach: Breton Kosciak (Hartwick '04), second year
Assistant Coach: Sara Cheeseman (Franklin Pierce '02), first year
Graduate Assistant Coach: Natasha Snowden (Ithaca '06), first year
Captains: Katie Bonney, Cammy Keiler, Jill McCarthy
#00 - Cammy Keiler
Position: Goalkeeper
Date of Birth: 07/07/86
Class: Senior
Hometown: Minot, Maine
High School: Mt. Blue
Major: Marketing
Parent(s): Edmund and Susan Keiler
Coaches' Comments: SIMMONS: Begins fourth season with Sharks and first as goalkeeper ... Has four career goals and two assists ... Will serve as team captain for second straight year. 2004: Played in 12 games ... Scored two goals and added two assists. 2005: Started all 20 games at back. 2006: Started all 20 games ... Had two goals ... Scored against Elms (9/23) and Lasell (10/8). HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year varsity letterwinner at Mt. Blue High School ... Earned all-conference honors as a senior ... Named team MVP senior year.
#2 - Kara Masse
Position: Back
Date of Birth: 07/10/89
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Portland, Maine
High School: Deering
Major: Physical Therapy
Parent(s): Timothy and Kristine Masse
Coaches' Comments: SIMMONS: Begins first season with Sharks. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year varsity letterwinner at Deering High School ... Captained team senior year ... All-Academic selection.
#5 - Austyn Joaquin
Position: Forward
Date of Birth: 03/25/88
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Dartmouth, Mass.
High School: Dartmouth
Major: Nursing
Parent(s): Mark and Stacey Joaquin
Coaches' Comments: SIMMONS: Begins first season with Sharks ... Transfer from South Florida. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Dartmouth High School ... Boston Globe All-Scholastic All-Star selection ... second-team Eastern Athletic Conference selection ... Captained team senior year ... Received all-academic accolades.
#6 - Kelsey Lapenas
Position: Midfield/Forward
Date of Birth: 03/28/89
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Southwick, Mass.
High School: Southwick-Tolland Regional
Major: Undeclared
Parent(s): Don and Lydia Lapenas
Coaches' Comments: SIMMONS: Begins first season with Sharks. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Southwick-Tolland Regional High School.
#8 - Kyla Peters
Position: Defense
Date of Birth: 04/09/89
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Roxbury, Conn.
High School: Shepaug Valley
Major: Physical Therapy
Parent(s): David and Susan Zappulla-Peters
Coaches' Comments: SIMMONS: Enters first season with Sharks. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year varsity letterwinner at Shepaug Valley High School ... Captained team senior year ... Academic Honor Roll every semmester.
#10 - Kayla Afonso
Position: Midfield
Date of Birth: 04/16/89
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Lincoln, R.I.
High School: Lincoln
Major: Undeclared
Parent(s): Thomas and Susan Afonso
Coaches' Comments: SIMMONS: Enters first season with Sharks. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year varsity letterwinner at Lincoln High School ... Earned second-team All-State honors ... Garnered first-team All-Division Accolades ... Member of Students Against Drunk Driving.
#11 - Vanessa Murphy
Position: Back
Date of Birth: 09/30/89
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Sanford, Maine
High School: Sanford
Major: Biology
Parent(s): William Jr. and Theresa Murphy
Coaches' Comments: SIMMONS: Enters first season with Sharks. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year varsity letterwinner at Sanford High School ... Captained team to Western Maine championship game in 2006 ... Southwestern Maine Athletic Association all-academic selection ... Member of National Honor Society.
#12 - Amanda Perry
Position: Midfield
Date of Birth: 09/03/87
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Fremont, N.H.
High School: Proctor Academy
Major: Arts Administration
Parent(s): Shawn and Nan Perry
Coaches' Comments: SIMMONS: Begins first season with Sharks. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Proctor Academy ... Also played ice hockey.
#13 - Christine Lowery
Position: Forward
Date of Birth: 09/11/89
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Wilder, Vt.
High School: Hartford
Major: Pychology
Parent(s): Raymond and Lynn Lowery
Coaches' Comments: SIMMONS: Enters first season with Sharks. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year varsity letterwinner at Hartford High School ... Member of National Honor Society.
#14 - Katie Bonney
Position: Forward
Date of Birth: 04/22/87
Class: Junior
Hometown: Auburn, Maine
High School: Edward Little
Major: Nursing
Parent(s): Victor and Kim Herschaft
Coaches' Comments: SIMMONS: Enters third season with Sharks ... Has played in 38 games and made 26 starts ... Scored eight career goals. 2005: Appeared in 19 games with eight starts ... Scored four goals and added two assists ... Scored game-winning goal in team's 1-0 victory over Framingham State on Oct. 11. 2006: Played in 19 games and started all but once ... Tallied four goals and added one assist ... Scored the game-winner in victory over Regis on Oct. 23. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year varsity letterwinner at Edward Little High School ... Selected the team's Offensive MVP in 2004 ... KVAC All-Academic honoree.
#17 - Maggie Weeks
Position: Back
Date of Birth: 11/13/87
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Melvin Village, N.H.
High School: Brewster Academy
Major: Undeclared
Parent(s): Charles and Susan Weeks
Coaches' Comments: SIMMONS: Enters second season with Sharks. 2006: Started all 20 games ... Scored two goals ... Tallied first collegiate goal and game-winning score against Elms on Sept. 23 ... Also scored against Regis (10/23). HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Brewster Academy ... Helped team to New England Championship in 2004 ... Graduated magna cum laude.
#18 - Jen Szkolt
Position: Back
Date of Birth: 12/31/87
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Bondsville, Mass.
High School: Palmer
Major: Biology
Parent(s): Peter Szkolt and Patricia Hudson-Szkolt
Coaches' Comments: SIMMONS: Begins second season with Sharks. 2005: Played in 12 game and started 10 at back ... Made collegiate debut against Husson (9/9) ... Named to North Atlantic Conference All-Academic squad. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Palmer High School ... Captained team as senior.
#19 - Emily Sypher
Position: Back
Date of Birth: 01/30/88
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Orono, Maine
High School: Orono
Major: Undeclared
Parent(s): Thomas and Beth Sypher
Coaches' Comments: SIMMONS: Begins second season with Sharks. 2006: Played in 15 games and started five ... Tallied five goals ... Scored in four of last five games of season ... Scored game-winning goal in 2-1 victory over Husson in North Atlantic Conference tournament quarterfinals on Oct. 28 ... Was named to the NAC all-tournament squad ... Earned NAC All-Academic accolades ... Simmons College Dean's List. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Orono High School ... Was an All-State selection as a senior ... Earned first-team All-Conference honors as a junior and senior and second-team honors as a sophomore ... Captained team as a senior.
#20 - Natalie West
Position: Midfield
Date of Birth: 11/29/86
Class: Senior
Hometown: East Bridgewater, Mass.
High School: East Bridgewater
Major: Philosophy
Parent(s): Cameron and Kimberly West
Coaches' Comments: SIMMONS: Begins first season with field hockey team ... Transfer from Suffolk University ... All-Conference selection for Sharks in softball in 2006 ... Great Northeast Athletic Conference All-Academic selection. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner in field hockey at East Bridgewater High School ... All-League field hockey choice as a senior ... Captained team as a senior ... Member of National Honor Society.
#21 - Jill McCarthy
Position: Back
Date of Birth: 07/22/87
Class: Junior
Hometown: Mashpee, Mass.
High School: Mashpee
Major: Nursing
Parent(s): Brian and Kathleen McCarthy
Coaches' Comments: SIMMONS: Begins third season with Sharks ... Has appeared in 28 career games and made 15 starts ... Will serve as co-captain this season. 2005: Played in 13 games and made two starts ... Made collegiate debut against Mount Holyoke on Sept. 3. 2006: Played in 15 games, including 13 starts ... Recorded one shot ... North Atlantic Conference All-Academic selection. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Mashpee High School ... Selected a South Shore League All-Star as a senior ... Captained team as a senior ... Member of National Honor Society ... All-Academic Honoree.
#22 - Sam Green
Position: Back
Date of Birth: 03/17/87
Class: Junior
Hometown: Bridgewater, Mass.
High School: Bridgewater-Raynham Regional
Major: Biochemistry
Parent(s): Richard and Linda Green
Coaches' Comments: SIMMONS: Begins first season with field hockey team ... Was starting second baseman for softball squad in 2007 ... Named to Great Northeast Athletic Conference All-Academic squad ... Simmons College Dean's List. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year varsity letterwinner in field hockey at Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School ... Old Colony League All-Star choice as a senior ... Captained team in 2005.