Soccer at Simmons

Simmons Soccer Alumnae Weekend

April 10-11, 2010

Events will include an evening social, alumnae game against the Sharks and networking between alumnae and current student-athletes.

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Soccer Honored with NSCAA Team Academic Award

Date Posted: Thursday, January 14, 2010

January 14, 2010

Simmons Soccer received the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Academic Award for the 2008-09 academic year, the NSCAA announced recently. The Sharks are one of three women's teams in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference to earn the award, out of a total of 337 women’s teams in the country to receive the honor, boasting a 3.35 grade point average as a team. Programs must post a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher to earn the NSCAA Team Academic Award.

Soccer Honored with NSCAA Team Academic Award

January 14, 2010 Simmons Soccer received the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Academic Award for the 2008-09 academic year, the NSCAA announced recently. The Sharks are one of three women's teams in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference to earn the award, out of a total of 337 women’s teams in the country to receive the honor, boasting a 3.35 grade point average as a team. Programs must post a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher to earn the NSCAA Team Academic Award.

Date Posted: Thursday, January 14, 2010 | Read Full Story »

Soccer 2009 Season in Review

November 18, 2009 Simmons Soccer wrapped up the 2009 season on Saturday, after competing in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2004. Led by Great Northeast Athletic Conference Soccer Coach of the Year, Erica Mastrogiacomo, the Sharks earned a national bid after capturing the 2009 GNAC Championship as the tournament’s fifth seed, upsetting the #2, #4 and #1 seeds on the way to the post-season title. Simmons took home non-conference wins over Wentworth and DeSales early in the season that built confidence and set the tone for the fall. After being ranked #8 in the preseason poll, the Sharks quickly caught the eye of the conference with a 2-2 tie against #1 ranked St. Joe’s ME. This would prove to be telling of a successful season for the Sharks, who finished the regular season 9-5-3 overall, 7-2-3 GNAC. “This season was successful both on and off the field. Our team grew together from August to November and continuously displayed courage and character through every challenge,” said Mastrogiacomo. “From the first day of preseason, my staff and I agreed that this team was unique and special and could accomplish every goal we set for them through hard work and perseverance.”

Date Posted: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 | Read Full Story »

Soccer Knocked Out of NCAA Tournament

November 15, 2009 Simmons Soccer fell to sixth-ranked William Smith College, 2-0, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. The Sharks’ national appearance comes after capturing the 2009 Great Northeast Athletic Conference tournament Championship. Simmons’ last trip to the NCAA tournament was in 2004, after that year’s GNAC victory earned the team an automatic qualification. "We are extremely proud of the team and their ability to stay focused and persevere through today's game,” said Head Coach Erica Mastrogiacomo. “Our opponent was both strong and fast and our team competed with them especially in the second half. I was pleased to see that we were able to challenge William Smith and put pressure on them in the last 45 minutes. It is a testament to the character of our student-athletes."

Date Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 | Read Full Story »

Simmons to Face William Smith College (#9) in 2009 NCAA Tournament

November 9, 2009 Simmons Soccer is set to face Liberty League Champion William Smith College in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Tournament. Currently ranked ninth in the nation, the Herons will face off with the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Champion Simmons on Saturday, November 14 at 11:00am at Cozzens Memorial Field, on the Hobart William Smith Campus. Simmons’ last NCAA appearance came in 2004, when the Sharks last captured the GNAC Championship and an automatic bid to the national tournament. Led by four-year Head Coach Erica Mastrogiacomo, the 2009 GNAC Soccer Coach of the Year, along with Assistant Coach Caitlin Schimmel, Goalkeeping Goach Lynn Gugliuzza, and captains Rachel Elliott (Amherst, N.H.), Emily DiNuovo (Palmer, Mass.) and Katie Foley (Rochester, N.H.), Simmons will attempt to continue their post-season hot streak, started when the squad upset the #1 and #2-ranked GNAC teams to win the conference championship.

Date Posted: Friday, November 13, 2009 | Read Full Story »

Soccer Captures GNAC Championship Over Emmanuel in Double Overtime, 2-1

November 7, 2009 Simmons pushed Emmanuel College into double overtime to take the 2-1 victory over the second-seeded Saints in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship game on Saturday. Freshman Lian Atturio (Hanover, Mass.) scored both goals for the Sharks, including the game-winner, which came in the 117th minute. Senior goalkeeper Rachel Elliot (Amherst, N.H.) made 11 stops to help lead fifth-seeded Simmons to the Championship title. With the win, the Sharks earn an automatic qualification to the NCAA Division III tournament, Simmons’ first national appearance since 2004.

Date Posted: Saturday, November 07, 2009 | Read Full Story »