The 2007 NSCAA/adidas Division III Regional Coaches of the Year for women's intercollegiate soccer are:

Central, Pete Felske, Wheaton (Ill.) College
Great Lakes, Norm Riker, Wittenberg University
Mid-Atlantic, Joe Russo, The College of New Jersey
New England, Michelyn Pinard, Williams College
New York, Colette Gilligan, Hamilton College
South, Phil Benne, Roanoke College
West, Sean Bushey, Whitworth University
Additional finalists: Joe Mingachos, Western Connecticut State University.

* indicates prior selection

Four WestConn Players Named To 2007 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division III 
Women's Soccer All-New England Team
Jenna Cappellieri, Catherine Nathans, Kim Crayco and Cassie Barbaresi Honored 

     
First Team    
Pos. Name Year School Hometown 
K Jenna Cappelleri Sr. Western Connecticut State University, Stratford, Conn. 
D  Erin Davis Sr. Wheaton (Mass.) Easton, Conn. 
D Alanna Darling Jr. Amherst Charlton, Mass. 
D Kayla Thibeault Jr. Springfield College Springfield, Mass. 
M Ashley Furr Sr. Wheaton (Mass.) Chicopee, Mass. 
M  Kaolin McEvoy Sr. Williams Longmeadow, Mass. 
M Martha Furtek Sr. Tufts East Falmouth, Mass. 
F Gabrielle Woodson Jr. Williams Plano, Texas 
F Catherine Nathans Jr. Western Connecticut State University, New Fairfield, Conn. 
F  Brianna Wolfson So. Williams Brookville, N.Y. 
F Lauren Cush So. Worcester State Hudson, Mass. 
     

Second Team    
Pos. Name Year School Hometown 
G  Lauren Sinnenberg So.  Williams Westfield, N.J. 
D Jillian Leger Sr. Saint Joseph's Westminster, Mass. 
D  Caitlin Colesanti Jr. Williams Franklin Lakes, N.J. 
D Jenna Rabesa Sr. Wheaton (Mass.) Waquoit, Mass. 
M Margreta Weber Sr. Endicott Bedford, N.H. 
M  Roberta Dennison Sr. Bowdoin Freeport, Maine 
M Meaghan Murphy So.  Amherst Springfield, Mass. 
F Cara Cadigan So.  Tufts Nahant, Mass. 
F Melida Alvarez Fr. Wheaton (Mass.) Saugus, Mass. 
F Kim Crayco Sr. Western Connecticut State University, Bolton, Conn. 
F Ann Zeigler Sr. Bowdoin Washington, D.C. 

Third Team    
Pos. Name Year School Hometown 
G  Danielle Denham Sr. Curry Framingham, Mass. 
D Sarah Miller Jr. Endicott Merrimack, N.H. 
D  Meg Lynch Sr. Babson Holden, Mass. 
D Annie Benedict Sr. Tufts Millburn, Mass. 
M Katherine McCabe Sr. Colby Watertown, Conn. 
M Lauren Peltier Jr. Springfield College Springfield, Mass. 
M  Amanda daCunha So. Roger Williams Wethersfield, Conn. 
F Amy Ludlum Sr. MIT Mission Viejo, Calif. 
F Ashley Hansbury So. Curry Chelmsford, Mass. 
F  Melissa Gorenkoff So. Brandeis Woodbury, N.Y. 
F Amanda Whittet Jr. Gordon Rye, N.Y. 

Fourth Team    
Pos. Name Year School Hometown 
G  Megan Gloster Sr. Eastern Connecticut State Agawam, Mass. 
D Alessia Viscomi Fr. Wheaton (Mass.) Newton, Mass. 
D  Katie Brown Jr. Wentworth Institute North Brookline, Mass. 
D Mollie Puskar Sr. Colby Pittsburgh, Pa. 
M Kelsey Irish Sr. Worcester State Hudson, Mass. 
M Marissa Trevisan Jr. Wesleyan Brookline, Mass. 
M  Mary daCunha Sr. Roger Williams Wethersfield, Conn. 
M Cassie Barbaresi So. Western Connecticut State, Bridgeport, Conn.  
F Heather Mortell Fr. Western New England Webster, Mass. 
F Liz Theurer So. MIT Newberry, Fla. 
F  Sarah Jasak Sr. Brandeis Middletown, N.J. 

Four WestConn Players Named To 2007
New England Women's Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA)
All-New England All-Star Team
Jenna Cappellieri, Caitlin Boyle, Catherine Nathans and Kim Crayco and Honored

FIRST TEAM

Jenna Cappellieri	Western Connecticut	GK	Sr.(*)
Alanna Darling	Amherst		FB	Jr.
Kayla Thibeault	Springfield		FB	Jr.
Katie Brown		Wentworth		FB	Jr.
Caitlin Boyle	Western Connecticut	FB	Sr.
Erin Davis		Wheaton		FB	Sr.(#)
Meg Murphy		Amherst		HB	So.(*)
Martha Furtek	Tufts		HB	Sr.
Ashley Furr		Wheaton		HB	Sr.
Lauren Cush		Worcester St		HB	Sr.
Amy Ludlum		MIT		FWD	Sr.(*)    
Catherine Nathans	Western Connecticut	FWD	Jr.
Melida Alvarez	Wheaton		FWD	Fr.

SECOND TEAM

Lili Ferguson		Amherst		GK	So.
Jennifer Trama	Curry		FB	Sr.
Sarah Miller		Endicott		FB	Sr.
Amanda Whitte	Gordon		FB	Jr.
Jess Pepi		Keene State		FB	Sr.
Elise Tarb		Middlebury		FB	Sr.
Annie Benedic	Tuft		FB	Sr.
Bobbi Denniso	Bowdoin		HB	Sr.
Caitlin Flinn		Endicott		HB	So.       
Kiersten Hess	Gordon		HB	Sr.
Ann Zeigler		Bowdoin		FWD	Sr.
Cara Cadigan	Tuft		FWD	So.
Tiffany Rotatori	Worcester St.		FWD	Jr.

THIRD TEAM

Danielle Denham	Curry		GK	Sr.
Megan Gloster	Eastern Conn.	GK	Sr.
Mollie Puskar		Colby		FB	Sr.     
Christine Lemieux	Eastern Conn.	FB	So.
Anjuli Demers	Middlebury		FB	So.
Lyndsey McManus	Wheaton		FB	So.
Nicole Gaudette	Eastern Conn.	HB	Jr.
Margreta Weber	Endicott		HB	Sr.
Lauren Peltier	Springfield		HB	Jr.
Rosie Levy		Wheaton		HB	So.
Ashley Hansbury	Curry		FWD	So.
Paula McGinn	Endicott		FWD	Sr.|
Nicole Hanewich	Springfield		FWD	Jr.
Kim Crayco		Western Connecticut	FWD	Sr.
Emily Hough		Wheaton		FWD	Fr.

(*) = Leading vote getter at their position(Ludlom 16 votes, Murphy 14 votes and Cappellieri 12 votes)
(#)= Leading OVERALL vote getter(18 votes)

NCAA Women's Soccer National Championships
Semifinal One:  Messiah 2 vs. TCNJ 0
Semifinal Two:  Wheaton (IL) 3 vs. WestConn 0
Championship:  Wheaton (IL) 1 vs. Messiah 0

NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
 

Kristin Eggert, Wheaton
Kacie Klynstra, Messiah
Bethany Barton, Wheaton
Kelly Foltz, Wheaton
Kari Klynstra, Wheaton
Molly Desjarlais, Western Connecticut
Stef Rowe, Messiah
Cassie Barbaresi, Western Connecticut
Dana DiBruno, New Jersey
Rachel Horning, Messiah
Briann McDonough, New Jersey

Defensive MVP: Bethany Barton, Wheaton
Offensive MVP: Kari Klynstra, Wheaton

 Soccer Game Summary (Final)

 Western Connecticut (21-3-1) vs. Wheaton (Ill.) (26-0-0)
 Date: Nov 23, 2007      Attendance: 379
 Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy

 Goals by period	1	2	Tot
 Western Connecticut	0	0	0
 Wheaton (Ill.)		1	2	3
 

 SCORING SUMMARY:
 1	33:55	WHEATON	Libby Passiales (11) (Sarah Richardson)
		shot from left side saved, rebound touch
 2	82:33	WHEATON	Taryne Lee (27) (unassisted)
		long run down left side, cut inside and
 3	85:17	WHEATON	Jami Herrmann (5) (Erin Hodina)
		breakaway down middle

 Shots: Western Connecticut 4, Wheaton (Ill.) 19
 Saves: Western Connecticut 7 (Jenna Cappellieri 6; TEAM 1)
	Wheaton (Ill.) 1 (Eggert, Kristin 1)

 NCAA Division III Championships - Semifinal

For up-to-date information on the
NCAA Women's Soccer National Championships go to:
Blogs from Thursday through the Championships will be available at:

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS BLOG

Attempts to keep everyone informed of the semifinals
and championship game happenings will be here
 

Peggy Stewart's Photo Gallery of WestConn's run to the
NCAA Division III National Championships

(thank you Kris Dufour - Williams College)

2007 NCAA DIVISION III
WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS
in Lake Buena Vista, Florida
at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex


ARCHIVED GAMES CAN BE FOUND NOW

Both semifinal games and the national championship game will be web cast. 
Simply go to www.ncaasports.com to information and links to the
NCAA Division III Women's Soccer National Championships.

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STEAMING SCHEDULE AND LINKS

GAMETRACKER LINKS

AND

from Wheaton College

STEAMING AND LIVE STATS LINKS
 

WESTCONN WOMEN'S SOCCER TO PLAY FOR NATIONAL TITLE IN
NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

DANBURY, CONN. - (Nov. 19, 2007) - The Western Connecticut State University women's soccer team make its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Championship Finals at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on Friday and Saturday, November 23 and 24.  The Colonials defeated Worcester State College, 2-1 in double overtime and Hamilton College, 1-0 in the Sectional semifinal and championship game, respectively, last weekend to earn the coveted trip to the National Finals.

WestConn, 21-2-1 will face defending national champion Wheaton College of Illinois (25-0-0) at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, shortly after Messiah (22-0-0) takes on The College of New Jersey (21-0-1) at 11 a.m. The winners of Friday's matches will meet on Saturday at 2 p.m. with the winner crowned 2007 National Champions.

WestConn, winners of 17 of its last 18 games, defeated the Continentals, 1-0 this past Sunday on a goal by senior Molly Desjarlais (North Windham, MA) midway through the second half and the stingy WestConn defense shut down Hamilton College for the victory.  WestConn dominated throughout the game, out-shooting Hamilton 18-4 and not allowing a shot on goal.  Jenna Cappellieri (Stratford, CT) registered her 11th shut out of the season.  In the sectional quarterfinals against Worcester State College on Saturday, Amy Corchard (Monroe, CT) scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime to lift the Colonials to a 2-1 victory.

Junior forward Catherine Nathans (New Fairfield, CT) leads WestConn with 17 goals and seven assist for 41 points.  She netted the first goal in Saturday's 2-1 double-overtime victory over the Lancers in the Sectional semifinals.  Kim Crayco (Bolton, CT) follows with 14 goals and 30 points.  Sophomore midfielder Cassie Barbaresi (Bridgeport, CT) has seven goals and a team-high 14 assists on the year.  Eleven of Barbaresi's 14 assists have come in WestConn's last 14 games, a stretch in which it is 13-1.

Defensively, senior keeper Cappellieri has a minuscule 0.53 goals-against-average and has made 99 saves in 24 outings.  She has 11 of the team's 16 shut outs, including the blanking of Hamilton, without having to make a save, on Sunday.

The defense is bolstered by Caitlin Boyle (Brookfield, CT), Lindy Winchell (Wethersfield, CT), Amanda Genova (New Milford, CT) and Heather Garrity (Rocky Hill, CT) in the back third.  WestConn has out shot its opponents 558-245 and have allowed just 99 shots on goal.

This fall marks the first time WestConn women's soccer has advanced beyond the second round of the NCAA Tournament.  The Colonials advanced to the Round of 16 back in 2001 when only 32 teams were invited to the NCAAs.  They have appeared in the NCAAs seven times, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, and the past three campaigns. 

On November 3rd, WestConn won the Little East Conference Tournament with a 2-1 victory over Eastern Connecticut State University to earn an automatic berth into its seventh NCAA Tournament (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006 and 2007). 

Other notes:  WestConn's softball team advanced to the NCAA Division III National Championships in 2002.  The Colonials' men's basketball team advanced to the Elite 8 back in 1990.

Both semifinal games and the national championship game will be available on a web cast.  Simply go to www.ncaasports.com to information and links to the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer National Championships.

WESTCONN ADVANCES TO NATIONAL FINALS
WITH WIN OVER HAMILTON
Molly Desjarlais scores game's only goal at 27:54  
from the desk of Rachel M. Rosten - Williams SID

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA (Nov. 18) - In yesterday's Sweet 16 game Western Connecticut saw its one-goal lead slip away with less than two minutes remaining in regulation before sealing a victory in overtime against Worcester State. Today the Colonials saw a few defensive slip-ups in the final 15 minutes of play but avoided overtime and held on to defeat Hamilton College by a score of 1-0.  Western Connecticut advances to the NCAA National Finals in Lake Buena Vista, Florida and will play Wheaton (Ill.).

Western Connecticut was tentative early on, and head coach Joe Mingachos contributes the sloppy play of the first 20 minutes to nervous energy. "I think it was the nerves that hit us in the beginning and we were a little overexcited, " he said. "We knew coming in to this game that Hamilton was a quality team and we would have to play a near perfect game. I'm just happy we got the job done."

Hamilton could not take advantage of the Colonials' poor play early on, and when Western began to play quality soccer midway into the first period, its entire offensive attack shut down. The Continentals mustered four shots on goal in 90 minutes, while Western's offense really turned on the heat. Mingachos' team took 13 shots in the first half, and five in the second, to put intense pressure on the Hamilton defense.

It was Molly Desjarlais who found the back of the net for the Colonials at the 27:54 mark. Angela Wozinak laced the ball to the far right post where both Desjarlais and teammate Kim Crayco waited to locate the ball. Crayco's foot found the ball but kicked it up in the air, and Wozinak capitalized on the deflection by heading the ball into the opposite corner for the 1-0 lead.

Hamilton thought they had tied the game with 15 minutes left in the period off an Anne Graveley corner kick. The kick appeared to be heading out of bounds, when suddenly the Hamilton fans and bench reacted as the ball was in the back corner of the net. The referee initially signaled that it was a goal, but following a conference with the assistant referees, he ruled no goal arguing that the ball had rolled in through a hole in the net.

The rest of the game Western Connecticut dominated time on the ball, and created great opportunities to score. Had Hamilton's Caitlin McGilley not been at net, the score would have certainly been more lopsided than it was. McGilley played a tremendous game, tallying nine saves in ninety minutes of play. Despite a slight breakdown in the final minutes, Western Connecticut kept Hamilton out of the penalty box to hold on for a win.

At the end of the game, Mingachos had difficulty finding words to describe how he felt over his team's place in the Finals and said, "I have no idea what to expect. This is really uncharted waters for us. I'm just excited."  Mingachos will wade into some uncharted waters himself, as he promised his girls to shave his head if they advanced to the Finals earlier this weekend

(photos by Kris Dufour - Williams College)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS AND TOURNAMENT HISTORY FOR WESTCONN

YEAR 		W-L-T	 	HEAD COACH
1994		11-6-1		Leslie Danehy
First Season of Intercollegiate Play

1995		12-4-2		Leslie Danehy

1996		11-5-2		Leslie Danehy
ECAC Tournament @ Wellesley College - Wellesley, MA
Quarterfinals vs. Wellesley College	Lost  2-0

1997		17-3-1		Joe Mingachos
NCAA Tournament @ Amherst College - Amherst, MA
First Round - vs. Amherst		Lost   2-0
Little East Conference Champions

1998		15-4-2		Joe Mingachos
ECAC Metro Regional @ Drew University - Madison, NJ
First Round - vs. Western New England	Lost  3-1
Little East Conference Champions

1999		17-1-2		Joe Mingachos
NCAA Tournament @ Williams College - Williamstown, MA 
First Round - vs. Wellesley		Lost  3-0
Little East Conference Champions
Little East Conference Tournament Champions

2000		17-4-1		Joe Mingachos
NCAA Tournament @ Union College - Schenectady, NY
Play-In Game vs. Union		Won 1-0  3 OT
NCAA Tournament @Williams Smith College - Geneva, NY
First Round - vs. Oneonta State		Lost 1-0  2 OT
Little East Conference Champions
Little East Conference Tournament Champions

2001		20-3		Joe Mingachos
NCAA Tournament @ Wheaton College - Norton, MA
Regional Semifinal - vs. Williams		Won 1-0  2 OT
Regional Final - vs. Amherst		Lost 2-1  2 OT
Little East Conference Champions
Little East Conference Tournament Champions
	
2002		17-4		Joe Mingachos

2003		13-6-4		Joe Mingachos
ECAC New England Tournament @ WCSU - Danbury, CT
First Round vs. Smith College		Lost  1-0

2004		18-5-2		Joe Mingachos
ECAC New England Champions
Quarterfinals vs. Babson College		Won  4-0
Semifinals @ Eastern Connecticut		Won 5-1
Finals @ Brandeis University		Won 4-2

2005		15-3-2		Joe Mingachos
NCAA Tournament @ Wheaton College - Norton, MA
First Round vs. Endicott		Won  2-1
Second Round vs. Wheaton		Lost 1-0

2006		20-2-1		Joe Mingachos
NCAA Tournament @ WCSU - Danbury, Conn.
First Round vs. Western New Englan	Won 2-0
Second Round vs. Middlebury		Lost 3-2
Little East Conference Champions
Little East Conference Tournament Champions

2007		21-2-1		Joe Mingachos
NCAA Tournament @ WCSU - Danbury, Conn.
First Round vs. Rowan University		Won 2-0
Second Round vs. Endicott College	Won 3-1
Sectionals @ Williams College - Williamstown, MA
vs. Worcester State			Won 2-1 2OTs
Sectional Finals			
vs. Hamilton College			Won  1-0
National semifinals
vs. Wheaton (Ill.)			11/23  1:30 pm
National Championship Game		11/24   2 pm
Little East Conference Champions
Little East Conference Tournament Champions

2007 LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SOCCER AWARDS ANNOUNCED
from the desk of Jack Holleran - LEC Director of Communications

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Western Connecticut State University earned three of the conference’s four individual awards this afternoon when the Little East Conference announced its annual end of the season honors and all-conference teams. Junior forward Catherine Nathans, senior goalkeeper Jenna Cappellieri, and Joe Mingachos were named Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Coach of the Year, respectively. Keene State freshman striker Katie Bradford was tabbed Rookie of the Year.

Nathans became just the second student-athlete in the conference’s history to win consecutive Little East Conference Offensive Player of the Year awards and third in Western Connecticut State University’s program. The New Fairfield, Conn. product led the conference circuit in points (35), goals (14), and game-winning goals (7), while sharing third place in assists (7). Nathans scored a season-high five points at Rhode Island College on Sept. 29. She was selected the Little East Conference Offensive Player of the Week once on the campaign.

Cappellieri is the first player in Little East Conference history to repeat as the defensive player of the year. The Stratford, Conn. native sat atop the conference standings in goals against average (0.59) and shutouts (9), while second in save percentage (.879). Cappellieri backstopped a stifling Western Connecticut defense, which allowed just 0.60 goals per game and recorded a conference-high 14 shutouts. She did not allow a goal in 11 straight appearances, a streak spanning between Sept. 22 and Oct. 27, 2007. Cappellieri was recognized as the Little East Conference Defensive Player of the Week twice.

Bradford is just the third Keene State College student-athlete to be named the Little East Conference Rookie of the Year. The Lebanon, N.H. product ranks sixth in the conference in points, registering nine goals and four assists for 24 points. Bradford recorded a season-high five points, including two markers, against Southern Maine on Sept. 15. She was honored as the Little East Conference Rookie of the Week twice.     

Mingachos led Western Connecticut to its second straight Little East Conference Tournament Championship and seventh in the program’s history. The Colonials posted an overall record of 17-2-1, including a 5-1 mark in the conference. He led his charges to the top-ranked offense, averaging three markers per game, and defense, allowing just 12 goals all season. Mingachos was also named the 2006 Little East Conference Coach of the Year.

2007 Little East Conference Awards
		
Offensive Player of the Year				
Catherine Nathans	Jr.	For.	Western Connecticut

Defensive Player of the Year			
Jenna C