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athletics From the BASKETBALL Christina White tied for eighth in the CACC with a .445 shooting percentage. After falling painfully close to the .500 mark last season with a 13–14 record (9–9 CACC), and scoring upset victories over conference-rivals Caldwell College, Wilmington University, and Philadelphia University, the GCU basketball squad is hungrier than ever coming into the 2009–2010 campaign. Head Coach Valerie Curtis’s squad earned six more wins than the previous year. Leading the charge on the floor will be senior Dee Varley, who led the team last year with 36.4 minutes per game and ranked second with 11.2 points per game; three-time CACC Rookie of the Week, sophomore Christina White; threepoint specialist, junior Lauren Staats, who drilled a team-high 36 long balls; and junior Kiki Mayweather, who ranked second on the team with 83 assists. The Lions tipped off for the first time on November 18 with a contest vs. Mercy College. CROSS COUNTRY The GCU cross country team has a lot to look forward to this season after ending with an eighth-place finish among 23 total teams in last year’s NCAA Cross Country East Region Championship. However, having been unable to secure its third consecutive CACC title in 2008, the Lions will hit the trail as a stronger, wiser, more confident group. Headlining Head Coach Kerwin Lanz’s roster will be All-CACC selection, senior Emilia Lopez; juniors Christie Gallant and Heather Miara, the 2007 CACC Individual Champion and Rookie of the Year; and former CACC Rookie of the Week, sophomore Amanda Cavallo. SOFTBALL In a season that consisted of a CACC Tournament Championship, an NCAA East 2 Region title, 40 victories (40–17), coming within one victory of advancing to the NCAA Division II College World Series, and finishing ranked 13 th nationally, 2009 will go down as the most successful campaign in GCU history. Senior Mallory Kirchner and rookie sensation Rachel Ruch joined Heather Walker ’08 as the Lions’ only National Fastpitch Coaches Association First-Team All-Americans. Rachel also took home CACC Rookie of the Year honors. Sophomore Diana Sansevera earned five CACC Pitcher-ofthe-Week accolades and was named CACC Pitcher of the Year, CACC Tournament MVP, and All-American Second Team for her 27–10 record, 1.61 ERA, and 351 strikeouts. Other award winners include All-Region selections, sophomore Courtney Cuevas and first-year student Brooke Hull. For their efforts, Head Coach Jeff Franquet and his staff were named NCAA Division II East Region Coaching Staff of the Year by the NFCA. LACROSSE After playing its first two seasons as an independent, the GCU lacrosse team played as a member of the CACC in 2009. And play they did, as the Lions won a program-record 15 games (15–3), which included a perfect 10–0 mark vs. CACC foes. The regular season champs succumbed to rival Philadelphia University, 11–9, in the inaugural CACC championship game. Sophomore Ryan McGrath, a All-CACC First Team member and three-time CACC Player of the Week, led GCU’s potent offense with a team-high 47 goals and 77 points. Junior Natalie Bermudez also earned a selection to the All-CACC First Team, as well as a spot on the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Second Team, with her contribution of 44 goals and 11 assists. Other postseason award winners include: junior Angelica Gero (CACC First Team); juniors Brittany King and Kara Sanford and sophomore Daryl Carr (CACC Second Team); and junior Christine Latteri (CACC Honorable Mention). Natalie Bermudez scored her 100 th career goal on April 25 vs. Wilmington University. 34 | FALL 2009
Lions’ Den By Christopher McKibben VOLLEYBALL Georgian Court, the defending CACC champions, returns with four All-CACC performers, including First-Team pick Stephanie Rivera. The junior middle hitter will be joined by three seniors, all Second-Team selections: libero Ana Cruz, setter Lisamary Figueroa, and outside hitter Janelle Murdock. The Lions are seeking their fourth consecutive CACC Championship after upending Philadelphia University, 3–0, in last season’s title game. GCU went on to claim the CACC’s first-ever NCAA Tournament victory with a 3–0 triumph over Merrimack College at the East Regional. The Lions have won 59 straight matches against CACC foes since October 7, 2006. GCU Tennis, after going 6–13 (4–3 CACC) in 2008, finished in fourth place and earned the program’s fourth consecutive CACC Tournament appearance. Juniors Natalie Grieci and Brittany Aimone now headline a roster comprised completely of former Shore Conference players. Natalie led the Lions last season with a 9–8 record in singles competition, while also teaming with this year’s lone senior, Caitlyn TENNIS TRACK & FIELD Georgian Court Track and Field enjoyed an outstanding inaugural season that included a double victory for junior Emilia Lopez in the mile and 3,000 meter and a victory for sophomore Krystal Belcher in the 800 meter at the Albright Invitational, and the 4x100 relay team—first-year students Alyssa Puryear, Hannah Maak, Wilsar Johnson, and Shaleah Alston—winning at the West Chester Invitational and finishing second at the Monmouth Invitational. Looking ahead to 2010, GCU welcomes a very talented group of 15 student-athletes that includes two state champions. The program has also been accepted to the College Track Conference (CTC), which will allow Georgian Court to compete for a conference championship. The CTC boasts schools from Divisions I, II, and III institutions. The Lions will compete in their first track and field conference championship on February 12, 2010, at the CTC Indoor Championships at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. Lawrence, for a doubles victory in the CACC Team Championships. Brittany looks to rebound from an injury-riddled 2008 campaign during which she posted a 7–7 singles record, including a firstround victory in last year’s Wilson/ITA Regional Championships. Newcomers in 2009 include sophomores Sarah Lockenmeyer and Alexus McClintic and first-year student Victoria Gaffney. SOCCER Goalkeeper Lindsay Hammond led the CACC last season with a 1.01 goalsagainst-average. Sophomore Kelly Lyons, 2008 CACC Rookie of the Year, returns for GCU in 2009 after leading the conference in goals (22) and points (48) as a first-year student. She was named to the Daktronics All-East Region First Team while also being named a Daktronics Honorable Mention All-American. Senior goalie Lindsay Hammond, the 2008 CACC Tournament MVP, is back after recording three shutouts in last season’s tournament. She was also an All-CACC Second Team pick. The Lions earned a hard-fought 1–0 victory over Philadelphia in last season’s CACC Tournament Championship. The Lions went 12–7–5 overall and made the program’s first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament. GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE | | 35
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