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2009 Outlook (continued)
Freshman Lisa Valenziano is a new addition to the defense. The final four games of the regular season will be played in
She played four years of varsity soccer at Wall High School in Loudonville and allow the team to rest up for the MAAC
New Jersey. She was named Star Ledger Second Team and Tournament. Siena will host Niagara (Oct. 16) and Canisius
Coast Star Defensive Player of the Year. (Oct. 18), a late non-conference game against Cornell (Oct. 21)
and the regular-season finale against Marist (Oct. 24).
“We will have much more depth on defense this year with
Valenziano, the return of Jess Kuehne and the emergence of This season’s MAAC Tournament will be played in Orlando,
Clancy,” Karbowski said. “It’s great to add those players to the Fla. at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex and as such,
three returning starters.” all 10 MAAC teams will be admitted. Siena’s last two trips to
Disney have resulted in first-round losses, but this squad is
Goalkeepers
battle-tested and should challenge for a top seed.
The Saints will be strong in goal with sophomore keeper Laura
Ettinger. She started all 19 games last season and finished
“I think we’re going down there with a very good team,” said
with a 0.72 GAA (36th NCAA) and a .859 (21st NCAA) save
Karbowski. “The season can bring many ups and downs, but
percentage. Ettinger recorded eight shutouts along the way
the goal is to be playing our best at the end of October and
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position ourselves with a good seed. We have a group of
“It’s hard to step in as a freshman and be consistent,” Karbowski
players with big game experience that should benefit us in the
said. “Laura competed with upperclassmen early in the season
competitive MAAC Tournament.”
and she responded by raising her game and winning the start-
ing job. She became a key player for us.”
Also, returning is junior Liz Barna. She made one save in 45
2009 MAAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll
minutes last season and offers another quality option for the
1) Fairfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
coaching staff.
2) Loyola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
“Laura and Liz will be a good tandem in goal for us,” Karbowski
3) Siena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
said. “They are both very talented and can get the job done.”
4) Canisius . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5) Niagara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Schedule
6) Manhattan . . . . . . . . . . . 54
7) Marist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Siena travels to UMass-Lowell for a preseason scrimmage on
August 24. The Saints open their season with a tournament in
8) Rider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Burlington, Vt. where they’ll face Central Connecticut State
9) Iona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
(Aug. 28) and the University of Montreal (Aug. 30).
10) Saint Peter’s . . . . . . . . . . 11
“The Vermont tournament should be a good trip for us,” said
2009 Preseason All-MAAC Team
Karbowski. “It’s a chance to get away after preseason and play
Kelly Boudreau . . . . . . . Goalkeeper. . . . . . Fairfield
some different opponents. We like to play tough teams in openers
because the team usually responds with a great performance.”
Alyssa Decker . . . . . . . . Back . . . . . . . . . . . Fairfield
Heather Cooke. . . . . . . . Back . . . . . . . . . . . . Loyola
Siena’s home opener is scheduled for September 6 against
Jill Beauchamp . . . . . . . Back . . . . . . . . . Manhattan
New Hampshire. They then travel to Big East foe, Providence
Alyssa Pollock . . . . . . . . Back . . . . . . . . . . . Niagara
(Sept. 11), play host to Holy Cross (Sept. 13) and visit cross-
Kasey Makowski . . . . . . Midfield . . . . . . . . Canisius
town rival UAlbany (Sept. 16).
Kelly Reinwald . . . . . . . . Midfield . . . . . . . . Canisius
Kelly Farrell . . . . . . . . . . Midfield . . . . . . . . Canisius
Siena’s longest homestand of the season begins with Quinnipiac Courtney McMahon . . . . Midfield. . . . . . . Manhattan
(Sept. 18) and Vermont (Sept. 20). The MAAC schedule opens
Chiara Greco . . . . . . . . . Midfield . . . . . . . . . Niagara
with Saint Peter’s (Sept. 25) and Manhattan (Sept. 27) the
Caitlin Long . . . . . . . . . . Midfield . . . . . . . . . Niagara
following weekend.
Nicole Cavallaro* . . . . . . Forward . . . . . . . . Fairfield
The Saints hit the road the next two weeks, starting with Iona
Theresa Ferraina . . . . . . Forward . . . . . . . . . Loyola
(Oct. 2) and defending MAAC Champion Fairfield (Oct. 4) and
Ashleigh Barone . . . . . Forward . . . . . . . . . Siena
ending with Rider (Oct. 9) and Loyola (Oct. 11).
*Preseason Player of the Year
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