“To the valiant of heart, nothing is impossible.”

A staple in the New York region and an emerging program on the

national stage, the Manhattanville College Athletic Department continues

to bolster its reputation as a program on the rise in all areas: athletic

achievement, academic success and overall participation.

A program-record 305 Valiant student-athletes (nearly 20 percent of

the student body) took part in intercollegiate athletics during the 200809 season, showcasing the continued and rapid growth of athletics at

Manhattanville. Following the successful integration of the men¡¯s and

women¡¯s indoor and outdoor track teams last season, the program has

expanded to a record 21 intercollegiate teams ¨C including seven new

teams established in the last two years alone.

And teams at Manhattanville do not just compete, they win. Three

Valiant squads (men¡¯s basketball, baseball and men¡¯s tennis) earned

Freedom Conference regular-season championships in 2008-09 and

both the men¡¯s and women¡¯s hockey teams spent much of the year with

national rankings. Sixteen of 21 Valiant teams earned berths in their

respective conference tournaments last year, including four conference

championship game appearances. In all, Manhattanville teams posted

an impressive .548 winning percentage (184-151-6) last season, with

two Valiants teams also setting new program records for wins in a single

season.

On an individual level, many Valiant student-athletes were honored

in 2008-09 as well. Men¡¯s hockey forward Chris Trafford and women¡¯s

hockey center Holly Nonis became the 15th and 16th Valiants to earn

All-American honors following the season, while the pair were two of

four players to be named conference Player of the Year. Manhattanville

athletes also earned three conference Rookie of the Year awards and 31

All-Conference honors. In the last 10 years, at least 30 former Valiants

have went on to play professionally either domestically or overseas.

But at Manhattanville, athletics is only one part of becoming a wellrounded student-athlete. In the classroom, Valiant athletes consistently

achieve higher grade-point averages than the student body as a whole,

as evidenced by the 3.202 Athletic Department GPA for the Spring 2009

semester. Every Valiant team recorded a team GPA of 3.000 or higher

for the spring term, while a program-record 89 student-athletes were

named Academic All-Conference honorees.

Community service also continues to play a vital role in the studentathlete experience at Manhattanville, as each team performs hundreds

of community service hours each year. In addition to active involvement

with many local sports teams and youth organizations both on and off

campus, Valiant teams sponsor events such as the women¡¯s basketball

¡°Pink Zone¡± night and the women¡¯s hockey ¡°Think Pink¡± event to promote

cancer awareness. As a result of these and other efforts, the school

was the recipient of two Jostens/NADIIIAA Community Service Awards

in 2008-09, one of only 13 institutions honored and the only school to

receive two awards. The service aspect of the Manhattanville studentathlete experience plays a large role in helping Valiant athletes fulfill the

college¡¯s mission of educating ethically and socially responsible leaders

for the global community.

Manhattanville Quick Facts:

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21 Varsity Sports

Over 300 Student-Athletes

7 Sports Added in the Last Two Seasons

20 All-Americans (12 since 2003)

Over 1,000 Service Hours Per Year

Cumulative Department GPA over 3.200

¡°To the valiant of heart, nothing is impossible.¡±

- Jacques Coeur (ca. 1443)

Quick Facts and Contents

Table of Contents

Quick Facts & Contents........................1

Coaching Staff.....................................2

2010 Roster/Schedule..........................3

2010 Season Preview...........................4

Returning Players.............................5-7

Newcomers......................................8-9

2009 Season in Review................. 10-11

Year-by-Year Results..................... 12-14

Record Books............................... 15-17

All-Time Roster.................................. 18

Facilities............................................ 19

Manhattanville College....................... 20

Quick Facts

On the Cover

MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE

Clockwise from left: seniors Kathryn

Moore, Kiersten Schramek and

Elyssa Matthews

Media Information

Location:

Founded:

Enrollment:

Nickname:

Colors:

Affiliation:

Conference:

Home Facility:

President:

Athletic Director:

Sr. Woman Administrator:

Department Phone:

Department Fax:

Website:

School Address:

SOFTBALL STAFF

BROADCAST: Currently, the Valiant softball field does not allow for audio or video broad- Head Coach:

casting through Pack Network and WMVL 88.1 FM, but the Sports Information office hopes

Alma Mater:

to have infrastructure in place for potential broadcasting by the end of the 2010 season.

Career Record:

For more information, a complete broadcast schedule, or to listen to and/or watch the

Phone:

broadcasts for most Manhattanville teams, log on to and click the Broadcast

Email:

tab on the top of the page, under the Fan Zone section.

CREDENTIAL REQUESTS: Members of the media wishing to attend Valiant softball games

must contact the Manhattanville Sports Information Office in advance. Game programs and

updated statistics for both teams will be available behind home plate prior to the game.

Following the contest, a final box score will be made available to media outlets and can

be faxed or e-mailed to requested outlets not in attendance.

INTERVIEW POLICY: All interview requests for Valiant student-athletes and coaches

must be made through the Manhattanville Sports Information Department. Media planning

to attend practice should contact the Sports Information office to confirm practice times

and player/coach availability. Game-day interviews prior to the contest are not permitted.

Coach Radomski and requested student-athletes will be available to credentialed media

members after a 10-minute cooling-off period following the game.

Directions to Manhattanville Field

FROM SOUTH: Deegan Expressway/New York State Throughway (I-87) north to Exit 8.

Follow the Cross Westchester Expressway (I-287) East to the Hutchinson River Parkway.

Head north on Hutchinson River Parkway to Exit 27 (in New York, not Connecticut) at

Route 120 (Purchase Street). Turn left onto Purchase Street and follow to campus entrance on left.

FROM NORTH: Take the Taconic State Parkway South to Cross Westchester Expressway

(I-287) east to Exit 8E (Westchester Ave.). Take second left onto Anderson Hill Road. Make

right at first traffic light (Purchase Street) and proceed to campus entrance on right.

Purchase, N.Y.

1841

1,700

Valiants

Crimson & White

NCAA Division III

Freedom

Manhattanville Field

Dr. Molly Easo Smith

Keith Levinthal

Julene Fisher

(914) 323-5280

(914) 323-5130



2900 Purchase St.

Purchase, N.Y. 10577

Assistant Coach:

Alma Mater:

Phone:

Email:

Amber Radomski

American International ¡¯03

19-19 (1 season)

(914) 323-7283

radomski@

Sara Puglisi

American International ¡¯09

(914) 323-7283

puglisi@

TEAM INFORMATION

2009 Record:

Freedom Record:

Home/Road/Neutral:

Letterwinners Ret./Lost:

Starters Ret./Lost:

Newcomers:

19-19

7-9 (Sixth)

10-6/5-9/4-4

7/7

6/4

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SPORTS INFORMATION

Director of Sports Information/

SB Contact:

Steve Sheridan

Office Phone:

(914) 323-7280

Fax:

(914) 323-3180

E-Mail:

sheridans@mville.edu

Assistant Director:

Nick Guerriero

Office Phone:

(914) 323-7280

E-Mail:

guerriero@

FROM WEST: Take the Tappen Zee Bridge (I-287) and continue on the Cross Westchester

Expressway (I-287) East, then follow the directions above from the north after the Taconic

State Parkway.

Launched in November 2009, is the new online

home for Manhattanville Athletics video streaming and the only

place you need to watch home games for most of your favorite

Valiant teams. Partnering with Pack Network, will

feature one of the most ambitious and wide-ranging video broadcasting platforms in all Division III that puts Manhattanville on

par with some of the top Division I programs in the country.

With a All-Access pass, subscribers can watch

every broadcasted event for all available Manhattanville teams

The 2010 Manhattanville College Softball Media Guide was designed, written and

edited by Steve Sheridan, Director of Sports Information. Photography courtesy of Mike for a full year. The pass also gives the subscriber access to the

complete archives section as well as premium content such as

McLaughlin, Gene Boyars and the Manhattanville Sports Information Department.

Anyone with historical information that may be incorrect or that have been omitted from full-screen game view, exclusive interviews and other web-only

this guide is encouraged to contact the Manhattanville Department of Sports Information. content. Only want to watch one game? also ofAll information in this guide is current as of March 8, 2010. All match times listed throughout fers a pay-per-game rate as well.

the guide are Eastern.

COMMERCIAL VEHICLES: The Hutchinson River Parkway, Taconic State Parkway, Saw

Mill Parkway, Merritt Parkway, Sprain Brook Parkway and Bronx River Parkway all have

severe height clearance limitations and do not permit most commercial vehicles. As an alternate route, use I-87 from the south or west, or I-95 from the east, to I-287 and follow

directions above. From the north, use I-684 south, get off at Exit 2 (Westchester Airport)

and follow Route 120 South/Purchase Street to campus.

Media Guide Credits

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Coaching Staff

Head Coach Amber Radomski

Second Season ? American International ¡¯03

Amber Radomski is back for her second season as head coach of the

Manhattanville softball program in 2010, looking to return the Valiants to their position

of conference and regional prominence.

In her first season as a collegiate head coach, Radomski led the Valiants to a

19-19 record in 2009, the second-most wins by a first-year coach in program history

and the fifth-highest single-season win total at Manhattanville. Two of her players,

senior Nicole Oliva and sophomore Samantha Howe, were named to the All-Freedom

Conference team following the season as the Valiants just missed a berth in the

Freedom Conference Tournament with a 7-9 conference mark.

Radomski and her Valiant team proved to be a very resilient squad in 2009, as

Manhattanville recorded five walk-off wins at Manhattanville Field and also won two more games in its final

at-bat on the home field.

A 2003 graduate of American International College in Springfield, Mass., Radomski brings a wealth of coaching

and playing experience to Purchase. From 2004-2008, she served as an assistant coach at Division II American

International, where she assisted in the teaching of fundamentals and strategies and also worked with pitchers

and catchers to call pitches during games. In addition, Radomski played a role in the Yellow Jackets¡¯ recruiting

efforts and also helped to plan practices.

Prior to her coaching work at American International, Radomski served as a Graduate Associate Softball Coach

at Division III Springfield College, working exclusively with the team¡¯s pitchers and catchers on mechanics and

game strategy.

During her four-year collegiate playing career at American International, Radomski was named to the

Northeast-10 All-Conference first team as a senior and was a two-time All-NEISCA team honoree in 2001 and

2003. As a senior, she helped the team to the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament Championship and a berth

in the NCAA Tournament by leading the Yellow Jackets with a .326 batting average and 27 runs batted in while

also posting a 14-9 record and a 2.13 ERA in the circle.

In her four seasons in an AIC uniform, Radomski appeared in 201 career games for the Yellow Jackets and registered a .289 batting average at the plate. Also a team

leader in the circle, Radomski went 36-26 with a 2.34 ERA and 171 strikeouts in 78 career appearances.

The Radomski Record

Year Team

Record Conference

2009 Manhattanville

19-19

7-9 (6th)

Career Record

19-19

7-9

Postseason

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After graduation, Radomski spent two summers in Italy playing softball professionally for

Impresa Tarabuso of the A1-A2 divisions in 2004 and 2005. Stateside, she has also spent the last

four seasons playing with the 28-time national champion Stratford Brackettes of the Women¡¯s

Major Fast Pitch League.

Radomski is a native of Easton, Conn., and still resides in her hometown.

Assistant Coach Sara Puglisi

First Season ? American International ¡¯09

Sara Puglisi enters her first year as an assistant coach with the Manhattanville softball team in 2010 and will assist second-year head coach

Amber Radomski in all facets of the Valiant program.

Puglisi was a four-year varsity letterwinner on the softball field for Division II American International College, where she started 64 of her

83 career appearances in the circle. In four seasons with the Yellow Jackets, she compiled 26 wins and struck out 261 batters while posting a

3.14 ERA and was named team captain her senior year. Puglisi was also the recipient of the College¡¯s Alumnae Award, which is presented to a

female student-athlete who exhibits outstanding qualities of leadership, scholarship and athletic ability as well as a superior attitude in regards

to cooperation and overall contribution to her team.

Puglisi had her best statistical season for AIC as a freshman, appearing in 23 games and tossing a career-high 107.0 innings in a Yellow

Jacket jersey. She struck out a career-best 103 batters with a 2.49 ERA in that first collegiate season, including posting a 7-1 mark in her final

11 appearances of the year.

Puglisi earned her bachelor¡¯s degree in education from American International College in May 2009 and is currently pursuing her master¡¯s degree in education at

Manhattanville.

A native of Amsterdam, N.Y., Puglisi currently resides in Purchase, N.Y.

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2010 Roster/Schedule

#

Name

Yr.

Pos.

B/T

Ht.

Hometown/High School (Previous School)

2

Rose Horton

So.

2B/P

R/R

5-3

Manorville, N.Y./McGann-Mercy (Iona)

3

Amanda Locke

Fr.

OF

R/R

5-4

Brasher Falls, N.Y./Saint Lawrence Central

4

Michelle Ferlito

Fr.

P

R/R

5-5

Lindenhurst, N.Y./St. John the Baptist

6

Kim Angiolillo

Fr.

IF/OF

R/R

5-6

White Plains, N.Y./Good Counsel Academy

7

Nicole Bifulco

Jr.

IF/OF

R/R

5-2

Howard Beach, N.Y./Saint Francis Prep

9

Kathryn Moore

Sr.

IF/OF

R/R

5-2

Pearl River, N.Y./Pearl River

10

Brianna Scapperotti

Fr.

IF/OF

R/R

5-8

Harrison, N.Y./Harrison

11

Elyssa Michaels

Sr.

P/OF

R/R

5-5

Katonah, N.Y./John Jay (Siena)

15

Lynsey Schill

Fr.

OF/SS

R/R

5-10

Waterloo, Ontario/St. David Catholic

18

Erin Sidjak

Fr.

OF/2B

R/R

5-7

Delta, British Columbia/Burnsview

20

Ashley Dell

So.

C

R/R

5-8

Huntington Station, N.Y./Huntington

21

Alyssa Taylor

Fr.

P/IF

R/R

6-0

Craik, Saskatchewan/Craik

22

Kaitlin Degnan

Jr.

OF

R/R

5-7

Irvington, N.Y./Irvington

23

Lourdes Arias

Fr.

OF/C

R/R

5-5

Bronx, N.Y./Herbert H. Lehman

24

Samantha Howe

Jr.

P/2B

R/R

5-4

Wappingers Falls, N.Y./John Jay

25

Jessica Van Galen

Fr.

1B/2B

R/R

5-8

Bedford Hills, N.Y./Fox Lane

33

Kiersten Schramek

Sr.

P/1B

R/R

5-4

Brewster, N.Y./Brewster

Head Coach: Amber Radomski (American International ¡¯03, second season)

Assistant Coach: Sara Puglisi (American International ¡¯09, first season)

Pronunciation Guide

2010 Schedule

Date

March 13

March 14

March 16

March 17

March 20

March 24

March 27

April 2

April 6

April 10

April 11

April 14

April 17

April 20

April 21

April 22

April 24

April 26

May 1

May 7-8

Opponent

vs. Northland (Wisc.) #

vs. Concordia (Wisc.) #

vs. Bethany (W.Va.) #

vs. New England #

vs. Western New England #

vs. Babson #

vs. SUNY Cortland #

vs. Wesleyan (Conn.) #

EASTERN *

WILLIAM PATERSON

at Misericordia *

FDU-FLORHAM *

JOHN JAY

WILKES *

at Staten Island

at New Paltz

at Delaware Valley *

at Trinity (Conn.)

HUNTER

at Western Connecticut State

at DeSales *

FARMINGDALE STATE

KING¡¯S (PA.) *

Freedom Conference Tournament

Time

11:30 a.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

9:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

$

TBA

Ferlito: FUR-lee-TOE

Angillillo: ANGEE-o-lillo

Bifulco: by-FULL-coe

Scapperotti: SCAPP-er-aw-tee

Sidjak: SID-jack

Degnan: DEGG-nun

Van Galen: VAN GAY-lin

Schramek: SHRAM-ick

Radomski: ra-DOM-skee

Puglisi: puh-GLEE-see

* - Indicates Freedom Conference Game

# - NTC Spring Games (Clermont, Fla.)

$ - Double Elimination Tournament (at Delaware Valley College)

All games (except Spring Break games) are doubleheaders.

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