Table of Contents

About Norwich University...........................................2

Athletic Department Staff............................................3

Sports Information Dept..............................................4

Norwich Coaching Staff........ ......................................5

2011 Season Preview.................................................6-7

2011 Norwich Roster...................................................8

2011 Player Profiles................................................9-19

Quick Facts

Location..................................................Northfield, Vt.

Nickname............................................................Cadets

Colors...................................................Maroon & Gold

Affiliation........................................NCAA Division III

Conference..........................................................GNAC

President.....................................Dr. Richard Schneider

VP/Commandant of Cadets.........BG Rick Van Arnam

Dean of Student Affairs..........................Martha Mathis

Athletic Director................................Anthony Mariano

Assoc. A.D./SWA..................................Amanda Cuiffo

Head Athletic Trainer..............................David Botelho

Equipment Manager..................................Scott Mullen

Rugby Information

Head Coach.................................................Austin Hall

Assistant Coach............................................Amie Young

Home Field ..........................NU Dog River Rugby Pitch

Sports Information

Sports Information Director......................Mark Adkins

Adkins’ Direct Line...............................802-485-2160

Adkins’ Email...........................madkins@norwich.edu

Primary Men’s Rugby Contact..................Mark Adkins

Sports Information FAX..........................802-485-2161

2011 Norwich Women’s Rugby

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2011 Schedule

Date Opponent Time/Result

Aug. 27 BURLINGTON 10:00 AM

Sept. 3-4 at Montreal Irish Tournament 11:30 AM

Sept. 17 at Bryant * 2:00 PM

Sept. 24 NEW HAMPSHIRE * 1:30 PM

Oct. 1 RHODE ISLAND * 2:00 PM

Oct. 8 at Coast Guard * 1:00 PM

Oct. 15 at Vermont * 1:00 PM

Oct. 22 NERFU TBA

Oct. 29 NERFU TBA

Home games in BOLD CAPS

* Indicates North-East League contest

CreditsThe 2011 Norwich women’s rugby media guide is an official

publication of the Norwich University Sports Information Of-

fice. The guide was written and designed by Derek Dunning.

Editorial assistance by Mark Adkins. Photography supplied by

Jennifer Langille.

(Sr.) Katie Hathaway ­ Flanker

About Norwich University

Notable AlumniGen. Gordon R. Sullivan, USA (Ret.) ’59

US Army Chief of Staff, 1991-95

Pierson G. Mapes ’59

Former President, NBC Television

Douglas M. McCracken ’70

Former CEO, Deloitte Consulting

Brig. Gen Jesus A. Manguel, USA ’59

Chief Operating Officer,

National Industries for the Blind

Maj. Gen. Russell Todd, USA ’50

President Emeritus, Norwich Univ.

William N. Preismeyer ’67

CEO, Cymbet Corporation;

Former CFO, Jostens, Inc.

Jay. S. Witzel ’70

President & CEO, Carlson Hotels

Emily Caruso ’00

Member, U.S. Shooting Team for

2004 & 2008 Olympic Games

Allen Doyle ’71

Two-time U.S. Senior Open

Champion

Athletics DirectoryDirector of Intercollegiate Athletics:

Tony Mariano 485-2230

Associate Director of Athletics:

Amanda Cuiffo 485-2590

Administrative Assistant:

Cathy Diego 485-2230

Sports Information Director:

Mark Adkins 485-2160

Asoc: Charlie Crosby 485-2011

Asst: Derek Dunning 485-2902

Intern: Matt Albury 485-2241

Head Athletic Trainer:

David Botelho, ATC 485-2236

Asst: Kristen Scott, ATC 485-2236

Asst: Joe Martinez, ATC 485-2236

Asst: Nikki Therrien ATC 485-2236

Strength & Conditioning Coach:

Jeff Kruger 485-2693

Equipment Manager:

Scott Mullen 485-2247Asst: Brent Maxfield 485-2247

Varsity CoachesBaseball: John Rhoades 485-2238

Men’s Basketball: Paul Booth 485-2239

Women’s Basketball: Mark Zacher 485-2229

Cross Country: Nick Cooper 485-2272

Football: Mark Murnyack 485-2235

Men’s Ice Hockey: Mike McShane 485-2242

Women’s Ice Hockey: Mark Bolding485-2302

Men’s Lacrosse: Neal Anderson 485-2592

Women’s Lacrosse: Beth Van Parys 485-2847

Men’s Rugby: Bob Weggler 485-2237

Women’s Rugby: Austin Hall 485-2921

Men’s Soccer: Kyle Dezotell 485-2240

Women’s Soccer: Beth Van Parys 485-2847

Softball: Greg McGrath 485-2121

Swimming & Diving: Laura Dunn 485-2241

Men’s Tennis: Kyle Dezotell 485-2240

Volleyball: Amanda Cuiffo 485-2590

Wrestling: John Hartupee 485-2248

Founded in 1819 by Captain Aldridge

Partridge, Norwich University is nestled

in the Green Mountains in Northfield,

Vermont. Norwich is the nation’s oldest

private military college.

Today Norwich University offers edu-

cational opportunities for both undergrad-

uate and graduate students. The

undergraduate experience offers a choice

of being in the Corps of Cadets or as a

civilian student. Both lifestyles are inte-

grated within the classroom, athletic

teams and student organizations.

Norwich’s undergraduate student pop-

ulation of 2200 hail from 40 different

states and 20 foreign countries. Eighty-

one percent of the 157 faculty hold termi-

nal degrees. Norwich boasts a student to

faculty ratio of 14:1 and is proud of its

long tradition of excellence in teaching

and personal attention given to students.

Thirty academic programs, including

a teacher/education licensure program,

and four ROTC programs are offered.

Norwich is the birthplace of the ROTC

program due to the innovative educa-

tional methods of Alden Partridge.

As an NCAA Division III school, the

University sponsors varsity athletic com-

petition in men’s and women’s ice

hockey, football, men’s and women’s bas-

ketball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s

and women’s cross country, baseball,

softball, men’s and women’s lacrosse,

women’s volleyball, wrestling, men’s ten-

nis and men’s and women’s swimming

and diving, as well as men’s and women’s

rugby.

On campus Norwich offers 80 clubs

and organizations including academic and

professional societies, special interest

clubs and a range of religious, military

and community service organizations.

Under its School of Graduate Studies,

Norwich offers 10 online graduate de-

grees at the Master’s level and one certifi-

cate program. Enrollment in the graduate

school is 1200 students.

Norwich University is located in

Northfield, Vt., just 15 miles from Mont-

pelier, the state capital.

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Norwich Athletic Department

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Anthony MarianoDirector of Athletics

Well into his fourth decade of serviceto Norwich University, Tony Marianocontinues to provide leadership to aNorwich athletics program that has at-tained unprecedented levels of success.The 2003-04 season was arguably thefinest in school history as all 16 varsity

sports teams competed in postseason action, highlighted by thefootball team's first bowl game appearance in 20 years, and themen's ice hockey team competing in its sixth Division III "FrozenFour." Additionally, the Norwich men's rugby team qualified forthe 16-team USA Rugby Collegiate Championship for the first timein program history.

Mariano is in his 19th year as the Director of Intercolle-giate Athletics, after spending his first 16 seasons in Northfield asa coach. He was head men's soccer coach from 1978-84, beforebeing named head men's ice hockey coach in 1982. Under Mari-ano's guidance, the Norwich men's ice hockey team made its firstpostseason appearance in 1984, and went on to appear in sevenECAC tournaments and earn two NCAA Championship berths.Mariano stepped down as head coach in 1992 when he assumedhis current duties as athletic director.

Mariano is a 1974 graduate of St. Lawrence Universitywith a degree in physical education. He received his master's degreefrom Norwich in 1975. Tony and his wife Gail reside in Northfield.Their son, Tom, is an assistant hockey coach at Hobart.

Amanda CuiffoAssociate Director of AthleticsSenior Women’s Administrator

Amanda Cuiffo is in her sixth year as anadministrator and coach in the NorwichUniversity athletic department. She waselevated in 2010 to Associate Directorof Athletics after serving for five yearsas an assistant athletic director and the

senior woman administrator. Cuiffo also serves as head coach ofNU’s women's volleyball program.

In her role as Associate Director of Athletics, Cuiffooversees the following sport programs: women’s soccer, women’slacrosse, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’sswimming and diving, women’s rugby, softball and women’s bas-ketball. Cuiffo is also the assistant director of compliance, shemonitors contest scheduling, she oversees event management andshe is responsible for aspects of student-athlete affairs to includesupervision of Norwich’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee(SAAC) and coordination of Norwich’s CHAMPS/Life Skills Pro-gram.

Prior to arriving at Norwich, Cuiffo served as the headwomen's tennis coach at Brandeis University and the assistant vol-leyball coach at Bentley College. Cuiffo also assisted the volleyballteam at Smith College as well as the tennis and squash teams atAmherst College, while completing her graduate work at Smith.

Cuiffo graduated magna cum laude from Colby Collegein 2002. While at Colby, Cuiffo captained the volleyball team dur-ing both her junior and senior years and was a four-time teamMVP. She was named All-New England “Rookie of the Year” in1998, and was twice selected to the All-NESCAC second team.Cuiffo also competed for two years on Colby’s tennis team, cap-taining the squad during her senior year. Cuiffo went on to grad-uate magna cum laude from Smith College, earning a M.S. inExercise and Sport Studies.

David BotelhoHead Athletic Trainer

David Botelho is in his 17th season asthe head athletic trainer at Norwich Uni-versity, while serving as a clinical instruc-tor in the athletic training educationprogram at NU.Botelho came to Norwich from Hamp-

ton University where he served fouryears in the same capacity.

Botelho is a 1989 graduate of Rhode Island College witha degree in physical education and a minor in psychology. Heearned a master's degree in education with an emphasis in athletictraining at Old Dominion University in 1991. He also taught classesin the prevention and care of athletic injuries at Hampton andODU. Botelho is certified by both the National Athletic TrainersAssociation (NATA) and the American Red Cross.

Botelho resides in Essex Junction with his wife Gayle, andtheir sons Jake, Brady and Dylan.

Scott MullenEquipment Manager

Scott Mullen begins his ninth season atNorwich. A 1984 graduate of NU,Mullen previously served for 13 years asthe assistant equipment manager atDartmouth, where he worked with a va-riety of Ivy League championship teams.Mullen and his wife Mellissa are the

proud parents of two children, Shawn (17) and Sarah (13). In hisfree time, Mullen enjoys exercising and spending time with his fam-ily.

Sports Information

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Charlie CrosbyAssociate Director

Charlie Crosby is in his seventh year inthe Norwich University sports informa-tion department.Crosby oversees the communication

for the men’s and women’s hockey andfootball teams.He also runs the popular “Charlie’s

Corner” list-serve email list and serves as the liaison for commu-nication between the sports information department at NortheastSports Network (NSN), which broadcasts 50 Norwich Universityevents each year including athletic contests, Commencement andthe Todd Lecture Series.

Crosby previously served as the Director of Major Giftsin the NU Office of Institutional Advancement. Before that, hewas a sales manager for LeCroy, a New York-based firm that de-signs, builds and sells digital high-speed oscilloscopes.

Crosby is a 1963 graduate of Norwich University. He wasa member of both the baseball and rifle teams at NU during hiscollege days. In 2001, he was inducted into the Norwich Hall ofFame.

Crosby and his wife Carole reside in Northfield. Theyhave two daughters and two granddaughters.

Mark AdkinsDirector

Mark Adkins enters his first year as theSports Information Director at Nor-wich University where he will oversee allaspects of the Sports Information De-partment. Adkins will serve as the primary point

person for men's and women's rugby,volleyball, men’s and women’s lacrosse and wrestling.

Before coming to Norwich in July 2011, Adkins servedas the Sports Information Director at his alma mater WartburgCollege (Iowa) for 11 years.

While at Wartburg, Adkins managed sports informationfor 19 varsity athletic programs and was instrumental in the suc-cessful marketing of the college’s athletic programs and accom-plishments through traditional and social media.

Active in Collegiate Sports Information Directors ofAmerica (CoSida), Adkins serves as the national vice-chair of theFred Stabley Writing Contest and on the Academic All-AmericanNational Committee as Director of New Media.

Adkins has already helped establish the first Norwich Uni-versity Cadets Facebook page, Youtube page and will take overNorwich Athetics Twitter account for the 2011-12 season.

Adkins and his wife Terri live in Northfield with theirdaughter Callie.

Matt AlburyIntern

Matt Albury enters his second year asthe sports information intern. He willassist Norwich sports information di-rector Mark Adkins, associate directorCharlie Crosby, and assistant directorDerek Dunning in the day-to-day oper-ations of the office.

Albury is responsible for multiple duties including act-ing as the primary statistician for football, basketball and volley-ball, producing game day programs, and assisting with websitemaintenance. He will serve as the point person for men’s andwomen’s basketball, men's and women's swimming and diving,and baseball.

Albury, a 2010 graduate of Norwich, spent the previousfour years as an undergraduate assistant in the sports informa-tion office.

He lives in Northfield.

Derek DunningAssistant Director

Derek Dunning is in his second yearas an assistant director of sports infor-mation. He is the point person for themen's and women's ice hockey teams,men's and women's soccer teams, soft-ball, men’s tennis and cross countryteams.

He graduated from the State University of New York atOswego in 2009 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and anathletic coaching minor. While at Oswego, he wrote for the Os-wegonian school newspaper as well as the student-run televisionstation, WTOP where he provided color commentary and in-game analysis for hockey broadcasts.

Dunning was a three-year member of the cross countryteam and interned with the Oswego State Hockey Blueline Clubassisting with marketing, media guide sales, and gameday man-agement as well as with the Palladium-Times daily newspaper.

Before coming to Norwich, he has served as theUSCHO.com Division III Women's Correspondent since 2007and worked as a sports reporter for the Leader-Herald daily news-paper in Gloversville, N.Y.

He resides in Northfield.

Norwich Coaching Staff

Austin Hall enters his eighth yearas head coach of the Norwichwomen’s rugby program. Duringhis tenure, he has guided theCadets to four Northeast Champi-

onships and two trips to the national semifinals. Underhis watch, the Cadets have posted a record of 100-38-3overall and 60-11-1 in league and playoff play.

Coach Hall is currently the backfield coach onthe Under-20 Women’s National Team. He has coachedin 4 international matches, with wins over South Africaand Canada. In summer of 2011, Hall was a member ofthe National Team staff that finished second in theworld at the Nation’s Cup. He has also coached variousregional and local All-Star teams, including the North-east U-20 side, the NERFU Selects and the VermontAll-Stars.

A graduate of the University of California atBerkeley with a degree in Anthropology, Hall hasworked in a number of different fields en route to hishead coaching position at Norwich. He has worked asan archaeologist, an asbestos abatement technician, a fi-nance coordinator, a human resource coordinator, and atruck driver. He has also owned and managed his ownbusiness which is A+ Tutors.

Hall grew up in a rugby family and attributes hislove for the game to the many great coaches and men-tors he has had along the way. He keeps his rugby bootsand his mouth guard in his car at all times, always on thelookout for a pick-up rugby match. He is a member ofthe New England Rugby Referees Society and referees ahandful of matches each year.

Most important to Hall are his twin sons Tuckerand Simon. They reside in Northfield with their dogsOllie and Belle-Belle. The Hall family enjoys playing out-side, playing all sort of games and sports, and jammingout to Led Zeppelin and Johnny Cash songs.

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Austin HallHead Coach

Amie Young enters her secondyear serving under Austin Hall asthe Norwich women’s rugby assis-tant coach. The Hillsdale, Mich.native is the first full-time assis-

tant since the program was elevated to varsity status inthe fall of 2007.

Young is a 2010 graduate of Norwich Univer-sity and played on the inaugural varsity team in 2007.She gradutaed as a double major in Criminal Justice andEnglish with a minor in Sociology. She is currentlyworking on her Masters in Public Administrationthrough the Norwich School of Graduate and Contin-uing Studies.

On the field, Young earned the Coaches Awardin 2009 and was a member of the Cadets’ squad thatwon the Northeast Region Championship and ad-vanced all the way to the national semifinals beforefalling to Washington State.

Young resides in Northfield.

Amie YoungAssistant Coach

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2011 Season Preview

“2011-12 Cadets Seek to Continue Tradition”By Mark Adkins, Norwich Sports Information Director

A veteran team has Norwich University headwomen's rugby coach Austin Hall thinking big things.

Senior captain and former U-20 national teamplayer Katie Hathaway (Amesbury, Mass.) leads a teamthat is still fired up from their national quarterfinal losslast spring, according to Hall. Hathaway, who may becalled on to play a variety of positions, is among a groupof 10 returning seniors in what eighth-year head coachAustin Hall labels his "most experienced class" ever.Joining Hathaway in that group is All-American flankerHannah Bushey (Essex Junction, Vt.). She is the all-time leading try scoring forward at Norwich and hopesto continue her strong play this season.

"We really couldn't ask for a better senior class,"said Hall. "They bring so much in terms of leadership,experience, talent, work rate, and dedication to our pro-gram. I can see all of them having impact seasons."

Running in support of the senior class, the jun-iors and sophomores entering the 2011 campaign bringtheir own blend of on-and-off-field success, accordingto Hall. Junior #8 Corinne McElroy (Canaan, N.H.),who was the 2010 Northeast Championship MVP,brings her field presence to the forward pack. McElroyis often nicknamed "Everywhere," because she justseems to be everywhere on the field, according to Hall.Junior flyhalf Emily Baugus (Kingsville, Texas), re-turning team Most Valuable Player, will run the high-oc-tane Norwich backfield. The sophomore duo ofcenter/fullback Rose Bernheim (Andrews AFB, Mary-land), who led the league in try scoring in 2010, andwing Joya Clark (Scotia, N.Y.) will provide much of thespeed Baugus and the Cadets will utilize in their back-field attack.

In looking at the newcomers, Hall pointed toEmily Oor (Uxbridge, Ontario) as being "able to addadditional depth and poise to the program."

"I'm excited about the great group of studentswe have in the program this year," added Hall. "Weknow that it takes at least 30 players to be successful atthis level and each and every member of our roster willbe pushed to their potential this fall. As a team that

has been knocked out of nationals two years in a row

now and wanting to take the next step, it's critical that

we bring our best to each practice and each game and

strive to improve throughout the season."

Norwich is scheduled to open the season Au-

gust 27 with a scrimmage against the Burlington

Women's Rugby Club at the Dog River Pitch. The

squad comes back September 3-4 for its annual trip to

the Montreal Irish tournament and then welcomes

Dartmouth College to Northfield on September 10.

(Jr.) Emily Baugus ­ Flyhalf

2011 Norwich Roster

2011 NORWICH WOMEN’S RUGBY ROSTER

Name Cl. Pos. Ht. HometownAllisa Amodeo Sr. 5-10 Hooker Ringwood, N.J.Baylee Annis So. 5-6 Prop Saranac Lake, N.Y.Christine Aye Jr. 5-7 Lock/Prop Longmeadow, Mass.Emily Baugus Jr. 5-5 Flyhalf Kingsville, TexasRose Bernheim So. 5-3 Fullback Potomac, Md.Amy Bidell Fr. 5-10 Lock Grand Island, N.Y.Briana Buckles Jr. 5-7 Wing Troy, Mich.Hannah Bushey Sr. 5-9 Flanker/#8 Essex, Vt.Amber Marie Carini Fr. 5-4 Wing Anderson, Tenn.Vanessa Champagne Fr. 5-4 Center/Wing St.-Naziere, Que.Joya Clark So. 5-3 Wing/Flyhalf Scotia, N.Y.Jackie Derocher So. 5-7 Center/Wing Northwood, N.H.Marlene Dwyer Sr. 5-1 Flanker Long Island, N.Y.Tiffany Ferrer So. 5-9 Lock Canyon Lake, Calif.Lorin Fiske Fr. 5-7 Lock Westfield, Mass.Taylor Franck Fr. 5-3 Wing Northeast, Md.Shanoui Gunn So. 5-7 Lock/Flanker Clifton, N.J.Katie Hathaway Sr. 5-8 Flanker/Center Amesbury, Mass.Kayla Inouye Fr. 5-2 Hooker/Prop Indian Trail, N.C.Madison Kirsch Fr. 5-6 Prop/Lock Chicago, Ill.Stephanie Lamy Fr. 5-2 Hooker Bedford, N.H.Corinne McElroy Jr. 5-9 #8/Lock Canaan, N.H.Emily Orr Fr. 5-0 Scrumhalf Uxbridge, Ont.Yancy Otero Fr. 5-4 Prop Springfield, Mass.Adria Pickin Jr. 5-5 Center/Wing Homestead, Fla.Sigrid Rafoss Jr. 5-7 Lock/Prop East Hartland, Conn.Janet Roswell Sr. 5-2 Hooker New Hampton, N.H.Ferne Ryder Sr. 5-4 Lock Grand Isle, Vt.Margo Smutnick So. 5-5 Prop Pomfret Center, Conn.Catherine Valentine Fr. 5-5 Wing/Center Lake Placid, N.Y.Andrea Vogt Jr. 5-7 Wing Dedham, Mass.Meaghan Weppner Jr. 5-7 Center/Flyhalf Williamsville, N.Y.Rachel Williams Jr. 5-2 Prop Weymouth, Mass.Jessica Zaweski Jr. 5-6 Prop Mattituck, N.Y.

Head Coach: Austin Hall (California-Berkeley), 8th seasonAssistant Coach: Amie Young (Norwich ‘10), 2nd seasonTeam Captain: Katie Hathaway ‘12 Vice-Captains: Emily Baugus ‘13 and Corinne McElroy ‘13Athletic Trainer: Joe Martinez (Boston University ‘09) Strength & Conditioning: Jeff Kruger (Wis. Stevens Point ‘03)

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2011 Cadets

Allisa AmodeoSeniorHooker

5-10Ringwood, N.J.

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Hannah BusheySeniorFlanker/#8

5-9Essex, Vt.

Marlene DwyerSeniorFlanker

5-1 Long Island, N.Y.

Janet RoswellSeniorHooker

5-2 New Hampton, N.H.

Emily BaugusJuniorFlyhalf

5-5 Kingsville, Texas

Ferne RyderSeniorLock

5-4Grand Isle, Vt.

Katie HathawaySeniorFlanker/Center

5-8Amesbury, Mass.

Christine AyeJuniorLock/Prop

5-7Longmeadow, Mass.

Corinne McElroyJunior#8/Lock

5-9 Canaan, N.H.

Briana BucklesJuniorWing

5-7Troy, Mich.

Joya ClarkSophomoreWing/Flyhalf

5-3 Scotia, N.Y.

Rose BernheimSophomoreFullback

5-3Potomac, Md.

Jackie DerocherSophomoreCenter/Wing

5-7Northwood, N.H.

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Sigrid RafossJuniorLock/Prop

5-7East Hartland, Conn.

Adria PickinJuniorCenter/Wing

5-5Homestead, Fla.

Meaghan WeppnerJuniorCenter/Flyhalf

5-7Williamsville, N.Y.

Andrea VogtJuniorWing

5-7Dedham, Mass.

Jessica ZaweskiJuniorProp

5-6Mattituck, N.Y.

Rachel WilliamsJuniorProp

5-2Weymouth, Mass.

Baylee AnnisSophomoreProp

5-6 Saranac Lake, N.Y.

2011 Cadets

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Tiffany FerrerSophomoreLock

5-9 Canyon Lake, Calif.

Margo SmutnickSophomoreProp

5-5Pomfret Center, Conn.

Shanoui GunnSophomoreLock/Flanker

5-7Clifton, N.J.

Amber Marie CariniFreshmanWing

5-4Anderson, Tenn.

Amy BidellFreshmanLock

5-10Grand Island, N.Y.

Lorin FiskeFreshmanLock

5-7Westfield, Mass.

Vanessa ChampagneFreshmanCenter/Wing

5-4St.-Naziere, Que.

Catherine ValentineFreshmanWing/Center

5-5Lake Placid, N.Y.

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2011 Cadets

Kayla InouyeFreshmanHooker/Prop5-2

Indian Trail, N.C.

Stephanie LamyFreshmanHooker5-2

Bedford, N.H.

Madison KirschFreshmanProp/Lock

5-6Chicago, Ill.

Yancy OteroFreshmanProp

5-4Springfield, Mass.

Emily OrrFreshmanScrumhalf

5-0Uxbridge, Ont.

Taylor FranckFreshmanWing

5-3Northeast, Md.