|
2000
University of Delaware Women's Lacrosse
Roster
Blue
Hens to Watch in 2000
|
No.
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
Year
|
Hometown/High
School
|
|
1
|
Lindsay
Parsons
|
-
|
Fr.
|
Chalfton,
PA / Mt. St. Joseph's
|
|
2
|
Christy
Buck
***
|
M
|
Sr.
|
Catonsville,
MD / Mt. de Sales
|
|
4
|
Megan
Fortunato
**
|
A
|
Jr.
|
Hatboro,
PA / Upper Moreland
|
|
7
|
Kateri
Linville
|
M
|
Fr.
|
Moorestown,
NJ/Moorestown
|
|
10
|
Claire
Marrazzo
**
|
M/D
|
Jr.
|
Philadelphia,
PA / Germantown
Friends
|
|
11
|
Katrina
Metz
|
A
|
Fr.
|
Ft.
Washington,
PA/Plymouth-Whitemarsh
|
|
13
|
Johanna
Israel
|
D
|
So.
|
Willow
Grove, PA / Upper
Moreland
|
|
14
|
Liz
Walton
*
|
M
|
Jr.
|
Willow
Grove, PA / Upper
Dublin
|
|
15
|
Libby
Pforr
|
M
|
Fr.
|
Lloyd
Harbor, NY/Cold Spring
Harbor
|
|
16
|
Sarah
Edwards
***
|
M
|
Sr.
|
Moorestown,
NJ / Moorestown
Friends
|
|
17
|
Morgan
Clute
|
M/D
|
Fr.
|
Towson,
MD/Loch Raven
|
|
18
|
Lauren
Gadzicki
*
|
D
|
Jr.
|
Royersford,
PA / Spring-Ford
|
|
19
|
Sara
Hills
***
|
A
|
Sr.
|
Alexandria,
VA / St. Stephen's
|
|
20
|
Kate
O'Connell
**
|
A
|
Jr.
|
Columbia,
MD/Mt. de Sales
|
|
21
|
Ashley
Moderacki
*
|
A
|
So.
|
Havertown,
PA / Haverford
|
|
22
|
Brooke
Mulligan
*
|
M
|
So.
|
Baltimore,
MD/Mt. de Sales
|
|
23
|
Corinne
Shuck
*
|
M
|
So.
|
Annapolis,
MD / Broadneck
|
|
24
|
Katy
Hahn
**
|
D
|
Jr.
|
Centerport,
NY / Harborfields
|
|
31
|
Kelly
Swift
***
|
A
|
Sr.
|
Sparks,
MD / Mercy
|
|
32
|
Laurie
Tortorelli
*
|
GK
|
So.
|
Havertown,
PA / Haverford
|
|
33
|
Nikki
Kucharski
|
-
|
Fr.
|
Englewood,
CO / Cherry Creek
|
|
34
|
Kelly
Kenney
**
|
GK
|
Sr.
|
East
Lansdowne, PA /
Pennwood
|
|
*=Letters
won
Head Coach:
Denise
Wescott
(Maryland '80)
Assistant Coaches:
Sarah
Witkowski
, Amy
McCleary
Captains: Christy Buck,
Kelly Swift
Manager: Lauren
Fantini
|
Blue
Hens Players to Watch in
2000
#2
- CHRISTY BUCK • Senior •
Midfield • Mt. de Sales HS
• Catonsville, MD
• Nursing
At
Delaware: 2000: Co-captain and a
veteran team leader...three-year
letterwinner who has never missed a game
(58) or start in career...solid
All-American candidate and CoSIDA Academic
All-American candidate....one of the top
players in America East...will be trying
to become the first player in UD women's
lacrosse history to earn all-conference
honors four straight years...consistent
player with good scoring ability...handles
draws for Blue Hens...1999: Led Blue Hens
to third straight America East
title...earned first team Intercollegiate
Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association
(IWLCA) All-Mid Atlantic Region
honors...first team All-America East
selection...team's fifth leading scorer
with 19 goals and 10 assists for 29
points...started all 18 games... scored 19
goals on just 38 shots, the best
percentage on the team...ranked third on
team with 55 groundballs...scored at least
one goal in 16 of team's 18 games and had
two each vs. Richmond, Boston University
(regular season), and Temple... scored
game-winning goal in America East title
game victory over Boston University...also
named to IWLCA All-Academic squad...1998:
Earned first team All-America East and
second team Brine/IWLCA All-Mid Atlantic
Region honors...team's sixth leading
scorer with 28 points on 21 goals and
seven assists...third on team with 29
groundballs...season-high three goals vs.
Rutgers and Boston University...had at
least one point in 15 of the 18
games...1997: Named America East Rookie of
the Year...selected second-team
All-America East..earned conference Rookie
of the Week honors (4/14)...third on team
in goals with 21...fourth on team in
scoring with 30 points...scored three
goals and added an assist in two
conference tournament wins over Hofstra
and Towson...High School: Earned
eight letters in lacrosse, basketball and
soccer at Mount de Sales High School..AIS
All-Star in lacrosse in 1995 and
1996...Personal: Christy Lamb
Buck...born Sept. 2, 1978...daughter of
Philip and Betty Buck...honor student in
nursing major...likes to cook...has worked
as canoe instructor...comes from athletic
family...father played lacrosse at Johns
Hopkins and sister, Amy, was an
All-America East attack at rival Towson
University before graduating last
spring.
BUCK'S
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year
|
G/GS
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
|
Shots
|
Groundballs
|
|
1999
|
18/18
|
19
|
10
|
29
|
38
|
35
|
|
1998
|
18/18
|
21
|
7
|
28
|
42
|
29
|
|
1997
|
18/18
|
21
|
9
|
30
|
29
|
30
|
|
Totals
|
54/54
|
61
|
26
|
87
|
109
|
114
|
#17
• MORGAN CLUTE
• Freshman / Midfield - Defense
• Loch Raven HS / Towson, MD
• Sports Medicine / Physical
Therapy
At
Delaware: 2000: Midfield defender who
should add support in midfield and line
defense...High School: Team captain
as a senior at Loch Raven High
School...earned team's Unsung Hero
Award...second team All-Baltimore County
selection as a senior...also named an
All-Baltimore Division All-Star...National
Honor Society Student...Personal:
Morgan L. Clute...born November 10,
1981...daughter of Matthew and Paula
Clute...sports medicine / physical therapy
major at Delaware.
#16
• SARAH EDWARDS • Senior
• Midfield • Moorestown Friends
HS • Moorestown, NJ
• Elementary
Education
At
Delaware: 2000: Three-year
letterwinner for the Blue Hens who adds
experience, leadership, and good scoring
punch...fast midfielder with great scoring
ability...one of the top midfielders in
America East...has scored 69 career goals
and needs just four points to become the
19th 100-point career scorer in Delaware
women's lacrosse history... GTE/ CoSIDA
Academic All-American candidate...1999:
Earned second team All-America East honors
for the second straight season...was named
to the GTE/CoSIDA District II Academic
All-American second team as well as the
IWLCA All-Academic team...team's second
leading scorer behind Megan Fortunato with
32 goals and 16 assists for 48
points...led team with 57
groundballs...ranked fifth in America East
in both scoring (2.67 ppg) and assists
(.89 apg)... scored at least one goal in
all but two games and had season-high four
goals each vs. Vermont and New
Hampshire...scored game-winning goal three
times (vs. West Chester, Temple,
Towson-II)....scored two goals in America
East semifinal win over Towson...1998:
Earned second team All-America East honors
as a sophomore...started all 18 games at
midfielder and ranked fourth on team with
34 points on 25 goals and nine
assists...scored career-high six goals in
America East championship game win over
Towson to lead Hens to second straight
league title...1997: Appeared in all 18
games, starting two contests... scored 12
goals and registered two assists...tallied
two goals against Drexel, Hofstra, and
Lehigh...posted 21 shots...High
School: Earned 12 letters in lacrosse,
field hockey, and basketball at Moorestown
Friends School...scored 201 career goals
for the lacrosse team...twice selected
All-County and All-League...set school
record for career goals in field
hockey...Personal: Sarah Elizabeth
Edwards...born July 21, 1978...daughter of
Brian and Hazel Edwards...GTE/CoSIDA
Academic All-American candidate as an
elementary education major at
Delaware.
EDWARDS'
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year
|
G/GS
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
|
Shots
|
Groundballs
|
|
1999
|
18/18
|
32
|
16
|
48
|
68
|
68
|
|
1998
|
18/18
|
25
|
9
|
34
|
51
|
51
|
|
1997
|
18/2
|
12
|
2
|
14
|
21
|
21
|
|
Totals
|
54/38
|
69
|
27
|
96
|
140
|
140
|
#4
• MEGAN FORTUNATO • Junior
• Attack • Upper Moreland
HS • Hatboro, PA
• Physical
Therapy
At
Delaware: 2000: All-American
candidate...high-scoring attack player
with great moves and quickness...enters
junior season needing just 18 points to
become the 19th player in UD history to
score 100 career points...two-year
letterwinner...standout back for
nationally-ranked Delaware field hockey
squad...1999: Broke into Blue Hens'
starting lineup and enjoyed an exceptional
sophomore campaign...earned second team
IWLCA All-Mid Atlantic Region honors and
was a first team All-America East
selection...was named league Player of the
Week the first three weeks of the
season...led Delaware in scoring with 40
goals and 19 assists for 59 points and
also had a team-high 106 shots to go with
35 groundballs... ranked third in America
East in both scoring (3.28 ppg) and goals
scored (2.22 gpg)...scored at least one
goal in all but two games (Loyola, Temple)
and had career-high six in win over
Vanderbilt...scored five goals in America
East semifinal win over Towson and
followed with a five-goal, three-assist
effort in league title game vs. Boston
University to earn America East Tournament
Most Valuable Player honors...scored
game-winning goals vs. Vanderbilt,
Vermont, and Boston University...1998:
Team's top newcomer...played in 17 games
in backup role and was seventh on team
with 23 points on 12 goals and 11
assists...had three goals and two assists
vs. Richmond...had goal and three assists
vs. Drexel...scored two goals in 21 starts
for nationally-ranked Delaware field
hockey team in 1998...1997: Had five goals
in 20 games as freshman for
nationally-ranked Delaware field hockey
team...High School: National
Futures Field Hockey Tournament
selection...AAU Junior Olympian...earned
first team All-State and first team
All-Area honors at Upper Moreland HS in
field hockey...Keystone State Games
participant...All-Star at Winning Edge
Camp...honorable mention All-American and
two-time All-Area selection in lacrosse,
leading squad to three league
titles...Personal: Megan Lee
Fortunato...born Apr. 11, 1979...daughter
of Glen and Susan Fortunato...physical
education major...cousin, Katherine Clark,
played field hockey at James Madison in
1993-96.
FORTUNATO'S
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year
|
G/GS
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
|
Shots
|
Groundballs
|
|
1999
|
18/18
|
40
|
19
|
59
|
106
|
35
|
|
1998
|
17/0
|
12
|
11
|
23
|
28
|
13
|
|
Totals
|
35/18
|
52
|
30
|
82
|
134
|
46
|
#18
• LAUREN GADZICKI • Junior
• Defense • Spring-Ford HS
• Schwenksville, PA
• Applied
Nutrition
At
Delaware: 2000: Adds depth to Blue Hen
defensive unit...could battle for starting
spot as low defender...1999: Earned first
letter...played in 13 games in a reserve
role...collected 14 groundballs...1998:
Played in two games on defense...High
School: Field hockey and lacrosse
standout at Spring-Ford HS...two-year
letterwinner in field hockey, earning
earning All-league honors
twice...three-year letterwinner in
lacrosse...two-time All-league and
All-County in lacrosse...National Honor
Society...Personal: Lauren Elaine
Gadzicki...born May 6, 1979...daughter of
Walt and Debbie Gadzicki...father played
college baseball at University of Tampa
(Fla.)...plays the piano...applied
nutrition major at Delaware.
GADZICKI'S
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year
|
G/GS
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
|
Shots
|
Groundballs
|
|
1999
|
13/0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
|
1998
|
2/0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Totals
|
15/0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
#24
• KATY HAHN • Junior •
Defense • Harborfields HS •
Centerport, NY • Physical
Education
At
Delaware: 2000: Two-year
letterwinner...one of the top returning
defenders in America East...plays
midfield/line defense and handles specific
marking duties for the Blue
Hens...GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American
candidate...1999: Broke into starting
lineup and enjoyed an outstanding
sophomore campaign...key player on a
defense that allowed just 8.61 goals per
game...earned second team All-America East
honors...started all 18 games and posted
three goals and three assists to go with
29 groundballs...scored two goals vs
Richmond and had one goal and one assist
vs. Drexel...added assists vs. Rutgers and
Temple...1998: Earned letter as a
freshman, helping Blue Hens win their
second straight America East
title...appeared in nine games on defense
but did not score a goal...had two shots
on goal and one groundball... High
School: Three-sport standout in field
hockey, lacrosse, and basketball at
Harborfields HS...named school's
Outstanding Athlete of the Year as a
senior...earned eight letters overall and
was captain of each team...three-year
starter and two-year All-County selection
in lacrosse...led team to two Suffolk
County titles...three-year letterwinner in
field hockey where she was an All-State
selection as a senior...also a three-year
Scholar-Athlete Award winner...National
Honor Society student...Personal:
Katherine Ruth "Katy" Hahn...born Oct. 24,
1979...daughter of Linda and Peter
Hahn...honors student as a health and
physical education major...active member
of Centerport Volunteer Fire
Department...active in youth camps as a
counselor...cousin, Jay Jalbert, was an
All-American midfielder for the University
of Virginia's 1999 national title
team.
HAHN'S
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year
|
G/GS
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
|
Shots
|
Groundballs
|
|
1999
|
18/18
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
7
|
29
|
|
1998
|
9/0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
|
Totals
|
27/18
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
9
|
30
|
#19
• SARA HILLS • Senior
• Attack • St. Stephen's HS
• Alexandria, VA
• Political Science/History
Education
At
Delaware: 2000: Three-year
letterwinner who adds experience to Blue
Hen attack...second year player at attack
position after playing defense and
midfield her first two seasons...good
height and vision off ball...member of
nationally-ranked University of Delaware
field hockey team...1999: Played in 14
games in a reserve role on attack for the
Blue Hens...had three goals and six
assists for nine points...added 14 shots
on goal and 19 groundballs...had two
assists vs. No. 8 Loyola and scored goals
vs. Temple, Hofstra, and West
Chester...1998: Played in 12 games on
defense in reserve role..had three goals
and two assists...scored goals vs.
Lafayette, Drexel, and West Chester...had
four goals and nine assists as starting
midfielder for nationally-ranked Delaware
field hockey team in 1998...1997: Played
in 10 games and scored four goals,
including two in win over Boston
University...also a member of Delaware
field hockey team and had three goals and
11 assists for nationally-ranked squad in
1997...1996: Played in six games as a
freshman for Delaware field hockey
team...High School: Earned eight
letters in field hockey, basketball, and
lacrosse at St. Stephen's
School...two-time All-league in
lacrosse... Personal: Sara Clark
Hills...born Apr. 2, 1978...daughter of
John and Irene Hills...political science
and history education major at
Delaware.
HILLS'
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year
|
G/GS
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
|
Shots
|
Groundballs
|
|
1999
|
14/0
|
3
|
6
|
9
|
14
|
19
|
|
1998
|
12/0
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
4
|
|
1997
|
10/0
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
|
Totals
|
36/0
|
10
|
8
|
18
|
27
|
23
|
#13
• JOHANNA ISRAEL • Sophomore
• Defense • Upper Moreland
HS • Willow Grove, PA
• Arts &
Sciences
At
Delaware: 2000: Will look for an
increased role on Delaware defensive
unit...1999: Did not letter in first
season with the Blue Hens...played in six
games in a reserve role and collected one
groundball...High School: Enjoyed
outstanding career at Upper Moreland High
School, the same school that produced
current Blue Hen standout Megan
Fortunato...competed in field hockey,
lacrosse, and swimming and earned 10
letters during career...named school's
Outstanding Female Athlete as a
senior...led field hockey team to three
league titles and a 1996 district
title...led lacrosse to one league
title...earned All-league honors in both
field hockey and lacrosse...an All-Area
selection in lacrosse...served as Student
Council President...Personal:
Johanna Nicole Israel...born Feb. 26,
1980...daughter of Bob and Karen
Israel...arts and sciences
major.
ISRAEL'S
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year
|
G/GS
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
|
Shots
|
Groundballs
|
|
1999
|
6/0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
#34
• KELLY KENNEY • Senior •
Goalkeeper • Pennwood HS • East
Lansdowne, PA • Physical
Therapy
At
Delaware: 2000: One of five seniors on
squad...quality goalkeeper who adds solid
backup support to 1999 America East Rookie
of the Year Laurie Tortorelli..two-year
letterwinner...has 46 career saves...plays
in constant pain due to four herniated
discs in her back which sometimes hampers
her ability...1999: Played in eight games
with three starts....posted 2-0 record,
allowed 26 goals (7.03 gaa), and posted 36
saves (.581) in 222 minutes....posted
career-high 11 saves in win over Old
Dominion and added seven saves vs.
Vermont...returned after missing a year
due to a back injury...1998: Did not see
action due to back injury...1997: Played
in three games as a freshman for America
East champions...posted nine saves to go
with four goals allowed...had .600 save
pct. and 2.49 goals allowed average in 96
minutes of play...served as backup to
all-region selection Carey
Sebastian...High School:
Three-sport standout in lacrosse, field
hockey, and basketball at Pennwood High
School...earned eight letters and
captained all three teams...was an
All-Delaware County selection in field
hockey and lacrosse as a senior at
Pennwood...Personal: Kelly G.
Kenney...born April 20, 1978...daughter of
Dan and JoAnne Kenney...honor student as a
physical therapy major at the University
of Delaware.
KENNEY'S
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year
|
G/GS
|
Gls.
Allowed
|
GPG
|
Saves
|
Save
Pct.
|
Minutes
|
|
1999
|
8/3
|
26
|
7.03
|
36
|
.581
|
222
|
|
1998
|
Injury
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
1997
|
3/0
|
3
|
2.49
|
9
|
.600
|
90
|
|
Totals
|
11/3
|
29
|
5.58
|
45
|
.608
|
312
|
#7
• KATERI LINVILLE
• Freshman • Midfield
• Moorestown HS / Moorestown, NJ
• Fitness / Exercise
Science
At
Delaware: 2000: Tireless
workhorse...should contribute
immediately...plays well at both ends of
the field...High School: Four-sport
standout at Moorestown High
School...three-year starter in
lacrosse...led team to three-year record
of 51-6-1 and three league titles...team
was state runner-up in 1998 and
1999...senior co-captain...all-county and
All-South Jersey selection...was team's
second leading scorer as a senior in 1999
when she earned second team All-State and
first team All-Area honors...earned
school's Paul Isenburg Leadership Award as
a senior...three-year letterwinner in
soccer who led team to two league
titles...served as co-captain as a
senior...ran middle distance in track and
field..Personal: Kateri Calder
Linville...born November 18,
1980...fitness and exercise science
major..father is a graduate of the U.S.
Naval Academy...uncle, John Ellis, ran
cross country in college...grandfather,
James Linville, ran track in
college.
#10
• CLAIRE MARRAZZO • Junior
• Defense • Germantown
Friends • Philadelphia, PA
• Biology
At
Delaware: 2000: Tough defender who
ranks among the top defensive players in
America East...two-year
letterwinner....defensive
midfielder...great versatility and
strength...GTE/CoSIDA Academic
All-American candidate...1999: Moved into
starting lineup and was key member of
Delaware defensive contingent that allowed
just 8.61 goals per game...earned first
team All-America East honors...started all
18 games and had two goals and two assists
for four points...her 51 groundballs
ranked fourth on the squad...had all four
points in league play, scoring goals vs.
Boston University and Hofstra and adding
assists vs. Towson and Drexel...1998:
Earned letter as a freshman for America
East champions...appeared in seven games,
scoring one goal and dishing out two
assists while collecting eight
groundballs...scored only goal vs. Vermont
and dished out assists vs. Hofstra and
West Chester...High School:
Three-sport standout at Germantown
Friends School...earned eight letters
overall and captained each team as a
senior...led field hockey and lacrosse
teams to two league titles each...earned
All-State honors in lacrosse as a senior
when she also was named to Pennsylvania
Private School All-Star
team...Personal: Claire Ellen
Marrazzo...born Aug. 26, 1979...daughter
of Bill and Randi Marrazzo...honor student
as a biology major with interest in
physical therapy at Delaware...both
parents are Delaware graduates...father is
CEO of WHYY-TV, a public television
station in Philadelphia...mother is a
voice teacher and opera singer.
MARRAZZO'S
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year
|
G/GS
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
|
Shots
|
Groundballs
|
|
1999
|
18/18
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
11
|
51
|
|
1998
|
9/0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
|
Totals
|
27/18
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
13
|
52
|
#11
• KATRINA METZ
• Freshman • Attack
• Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS / Fort
Washington, PA • Elementary
Education
At
Delaware: 2000: Low attacker who could
make an immediate impact as a
freshman...sees field well and has nice
stick skills...High School: Team
Most Valuable Player and captain at
Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School as a
senior...earned All-Suburban One League
and All-Area honors as a senior...invited
to try out for the U.S. Under 19 National
Team...Personal: Katrina M.
Metz...born June 17, 1981...daughter of
Barbara and Timothy Metz...elementary
education major at Delaware.
#21
• ASHLEY MODERACKI •
Sophomore • Attack
• Haverford HS • Havertown
• Arts & Sciences
At
Delaware: 2000: Talented player with
outstanding scoring ability...will battle
for starting spot as a sophomore...1999:
Team's top scoring freshman...played in
all 18 games with one start...ranked
seventh on the team in scoring...scored 10
goals on just 29 shots and dished out five
assists for 15 points and added 17
groundballs...scored two goals three times
vs. James Madison, Vermont, and Hofstra...
had season-high two assists vs.
Richmond... High School:
Three-sport standout in lacrosse,
volleyball, and basketball at Haverford
High School...teammate of Blue Hen
goalkeeper Laurie Tortorelli... earned 11
varsity letters...earned All-American,
All-County and All-League honors in
lacrosse as a four-year varsity
starter...led team to one league
title...All-League player in basketball as
a four-year starter...earned three letters
in volleyball...led team to league title
and third place finish at state
championships in 1998...named Main Line
Athlete of the Year as a senior...was
Philadelphia Inquirer Area Player of the
Year in lacrosse as a
senior...Personal: Ashley Marie
Moderacki...born April 19, 1980 in
Arizona...daughter of Theresa
Moderacki...oldest of three
children....arts and sciences
major.
MODERACKI'S
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year
|
G/GS
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
|
Shots
|
Groundballs
|
|
1999
|
18/1
|
10
|
5
|
15
|
29
|
17
|
#3
• BROOKE MULLIGAN
• Sophomore • Midfield /
Attack • Mt. de Sales HS •
Baltimore, MD • Arts &
Sciences
At
Delaware: 2000: Sophomore who will add
backup support at midfield and
attack...could battle for starting
spot...1999: Earned letter as a
freshman...played in 13 games and with
three starts late in the season...had two
goals and two assists for four points and
collected 11 groundballs...enjoyed top
games vs. America East foes...scored goals
vs. Vermont and New Hampshire and had
assists vs. Drexel and Vermont...High
School: Excelled in lacrosse and
basketball at Mt. de Sales High
School...joins current Blue Hen co-captain
Christy Buck who is also a Mt. de Sales
products...captain of lacrosse team as a
senior...was a three-time All-Star for the
Association of Independent Schools
Conference...Personal: Brooke
Elizabeth Mulligan...born February 7,
1980...daughter of Chuck and Kim
Dorsey...arts and sciences
major.
MULLIGAN'S
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year
|
G/GS
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
|
Shots
|
Groundballs
|
|
1999
|
13/3
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
7
|
11
|
#28
• KATE O'CONNELL • Junior
• Attack • Mt. de Sales HS
• Columbia, MD
At
Delaware: 2000: Two-year
letterwinner...has good crease moves and
will add to Blue Hen scoring
attack...provides solid support to attack
unit and could battle for starting
spot...1999: Part-time starter who saw
action at attack in all 18 games with six
starts...team's top scorer among
non-starters and sixth overall, tallying
11 goals and eight assists for 19
points...had 32 shots on goal to go with
27 groundballs...scored two goals five
times during season, including consecutive
games vs. James Madison, West Chester, and
Drexel...1998: One of Blue Hens' top
freshmen...earned letter after playing in
10 games in a reserve role...scored six
goals on 13 shots and added 10
groundballs...scored two goals each vs.
Vermont and Lafayette...High School:
Standout at Mt. de Sales HS program
that has produced three members of current
UD team...played lacrosse and basketball
and served as captain of each...four-year
starter in lacrosse...second team
All-Baltimore County in lacrosse as a
senior...AIS All-Star as a senior...member
of South first team at Association
Nationals...Personal: Kathleen
Lauren O'Connell...born Oct. 28,
1979...daughter of Patrick and Mary
O'Connell...arts and sciences major at
Delaware.
O'CONNELL'S
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year
|
G/GS
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
|
Shots
|
Groundballs
|
|
1999
|
18/6
|
11
|
8
|
19
|
32
|
27
|
|
1998
|
10/0
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
13
|
10
|
|
Totals
|
28/6
|
17
|
8
|
25
|
45
|
37
|
#15
• LIBBY PFORR • Freshman
• Midfield • Cold Spring
Harbor HS / Lloyd Harbor, NY
• Elementary
Education
At
Delaware: 2000: Has great size to play
the center position...has great game sense
and nice stick skills...will add support
to Blue Hens' midfield unit...High
School: Team captain as a senior at
Cold Spring Harbor HS...first team
All-County...earned school's Senior
Distinguished Athlete Award...team
MVP...earned team's Scholar Award...earned
All-State and All-County honors as team
captain for field hockey team as a
senior...Personal: Libby
Pforr...born April 1, 1981...daughter of
Ken and Judy Pforr...elementary education
major at Delaware...brother plays lacrosse
at Johns Hopkins University.
#33
• CORINNE SHUCK • Sophomore
• Midfield • Broadneck HS •
Annapolis, MD • Arts &
Sciences
At
Delaware: 2000: Returns for second
season as starter on Blue Hen midfield
unit...smart, defensive-minded player with
great stick skills...1999: Moved right
into starting defensive midfield spot as a
freshman and helped lead Delaware to third
straight league title...helped Delaware
allow just 8.61 goals per game...started
all 18 games and scored seven goals on 19
shots to go with 25 groundballs...scored
two goals each vs. Richmond and
Drexel...High School: Played
basketball, soccer, and lacrosse at
Broadneck High School...captain of both
lacrosse and basketball teams...started
all four years in lacrosse and three years
in soccer...earned second team All-County
honors in soccer as a senior...three-time
All-County selection in lacrosse...
two-time All-State selection in
lacrosse...named Broadneck's Outstanding
Athlete as a senior...National Honor
Society member...Personal: Corinne
Peyton Shuck...born December 28,
1979...daughter of James and Andrea
Shuck...honor student in computer science
major at Delaware...comes from an athletic
family...older sisters, Jenn and Leann,
both played soccer and lacrosse at the
University of Maryland...Leann was an
All-American...father is an
attorney.
SCHUCK'S
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year
|
G/GS
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
|
Shots
|
Groundballs
|
|
1999
|
18/18
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
19
|
25
|
#31
• KELLY SWIFT • Senior
• Attack • Mercy HS •
Sparks, MD • Physical
Education
At
Delaware: 2000:
Co-captain....effective scorer who should
assume an increased role as a senior for
the Blue Hens...three-year
letterwinner...has good size and
strength...could take over team's
"quarterback" role...has great stick work
and sees open players...hoping to recover
fully from off-season heel surgery...1999:
Saw action in 16 games with five
starts...scored nine goals and dished out
two assists for 11 points...doubled career
shot total with 36...had two goals each in
America East regular season victories over
Drexel and New Hampshire...had a goal and
dished out an assist in America East title
game win over Boston University...1998:
Appeared in 16 games with one start...has
11 points on 10 goals and an assist...had
three goals in win over NCAA tournament
participant West Chester...had two goals
in America East title game victory over
Towson...1997: Appeared in 12
games...scored 10 goals on just 13
shots...added three assists...registered
three goals in wins over New Hampshire and
Lehigh...High School: Earned
varsity letters in lacrosse and soccer
while splitting time between Mercy High
School (1993-1994) and Hereford High
School (1995-1996)...twice named
All-County...AIS All-Star... captained
lacrosse team for two seasons...
Personal: Kelly Gene Swift...born
May 14, 1978...daughter of Debra Gene
Swift...physical education major at
Delaware.
SWIFT'S
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year
|
G/GS
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
|
Shots
|
Groundballs
|
|
1999
|
15/6
|
9
|
2
|
11
|
36
|
17
|
|
1998
|
16/1
|
10
|
1
|
11
|
23
|
4
|
|
1997
|
12/0
|
10
|
3
|
13
|
13
|
3
|
|
Totals
|
43/7
|
29
|
6
|
35
|
72
|
24
|
#32
• LAURIE TORTORELLI
• Sophomore
• Goalkeeper
• Haverford HS
• Havertown, PA • Arts
&
Sciences
At
Delaware: 2000: Talented goalkeeper
who is coming off an outstanding freshman
season in 1999...one of the top
goalkeepers in America East and one of the
top young goalkeepers in the
nation...already ranks 11th on UD career
saves list with 129 in just one
season...quick player who plays with a lot
of heart...1999: Took over starting
goalkeeper job midway through season and
posted a brilliant freshman
campaign...teamed with veteran Kelly
Kenney to form solid tandem replacing 1998
America East Player of the Year Carey
Sebastian...earned America East Rookie of
the Year honors and was named America East
Rookie of the Week twice...ranked third
among America East goalkeepers....played
in all 18 games with 15 starts...posted
129 saves, a .500 save percentage, and a
8.96 goals allowed average in 864 minutes
of play...posted 10 or more saves four
times, including a season-high 15 in the
America East championship game win over
Boston University...earned a spot on the
America East All-Tournament team...also
posted 15 saves in overtime loss to No. 5
Princeton and added 11 saves in collegiate
debut vs. Rutgers...High School:
Had a stellar three-sport career at
Haverford High School...four-year starter
in both lacrosse and basketball and a
letterwinner in field hockey...earned
honorable mention USWLA All-American
honors as a senior in lacrosse...two-time
All-Central League, All-Main Line, and
All-Area selection...led lacrosse team to
two Central League titles and second place
finish at state playoffs...played in Under
15 World Cup competition and played with
Under 19 team on tour of Australia...led
basketball team to two Central League
titles and was a Philadelphia Inquirer
All-Area selection as a senior....National
Honor Society...Personal: Laurie
Anne Tortorelli...born August 13,
1980...daughter of Anthony and Eileen
Tortorelli...honor student as an arts and
sciences major...would like to get into
sports administration field...enjoys
mountain biking in spare time.
TORTORELLI'S
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year
|
G/GS
|
Gls.
Allowed
|
GPG
|
Saves
|
Save
Pct.
|
Minutes
|
|
1999
|
18/15
|
129
|
8.96
|
129
|
.500
|
864
|
#14
• LIZ WALTON • Junior •
Midfield • Upper Dublin HS
• Willow Grove, PA
• Individual & Family
Studies
At
Delaware: 2000: Third-year player who
will continue to add support at midfield
position and could battle for a starting
spot...has good speed with the ability to
score goals...1999: Earned first varsity
letter as a key reserve for Blue Hens'
America East title team...appeared in 16
games, all coming off the bench...scored
nine goals and dished out three assists
while collecting 20 groundballs...scored
career-high four goals in win over
Vermont, had two goals vs. Hofstra, and
scored a goal in America East title game
victory over Boston University...1998:
Played in four games at midfield for
America East champions but did not earn
letter...scored two goals and had three
shots on goal...High School:
Enjoyed outstanding career at Upper Dublin
High School where she starred in field
hockey, lacrosse, and basketball...earned
seven varsity letters and was captain of
field hockey and lacrosse squads...first
team All-Area and All-Suburban One league
pick in both field hockey and
lacrosse...led field hockey team to state
semifinals in 1994... Personal:
Elizabeth Blair "Liz" Walton...born
April 23, 1979...daughter of Joseph and
Sandra Walton...individual and family
studies major at Delaware...camp counselor
in the summer...avid bike
rider.
WALTON'S
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year
|
G/GS
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
|
Shots
|
Groundballs
|
|
1999
|
16/0
|
9
|
3
|
12
|
19
|
20
|
|
1998
|
4/0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
|
Totals
|
20/0
|
11
|
3
|
14
|
22
|
21
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