Gagliardi Named Player of the Year, Three Others on Skyline All-Conference Teams
New York, NY| After completing a record-breaking season, senior Christina Gagliardi of the St. Joseph's College (L.I.) women's soccer team was named Skyline Conference Offensive Player of the Year and graced the Skyline All-Conference First-Team.
Gagliardi was joined by fellow senior Jaclyn O'Shaughnessy on the First-Team when the conference announced its end-of-season awards on Monday morning. Senior Karissa Rutigliano and freshman Abbey Curcio appeared on the Second-Team while senior Jessica Passabile graced the All-Sportsmanship Team.
Gagliardi broke her own existing program records for total goals and points in a single season with tallies of 22 and 50, respectively. The forward led the conference in total points and shared the league-lead in total goals. She was fifth in the nation in goals- (1.375) and points-per-game (3.13) and tied for sixth in total goals. The Ronkonkoma, NY native graduates as the program leader in career goals (68) as well as points (155).
O'Shaughnessy and Rutigliano led an SJC backline that posted three shutouts on the year with a 2.87 goals-against average. Both players had career years offensively with two goals apiece and six and five points, respectively.
Curcio led the team with seven assists as a freshman and was second in goals (8) and total points (23). The forward collected 47 shots and tied for third in the conference with four game-winning goals.
2019 Skyline Conference Women's Soccer All-Conference Team
First Team
Rebecca Colgan, So., F – Purchase
Niki Dalrymple, Fr., F – Sarah Lawrence
Christina Gagliardi, Sr., F – St. Joseph's-Long Island
Ashley Pacheco, Jr., F – Manhattanville
Sara Wright, Jr., F – Maritime
Natalie Aracena, Fr., M – Manhattanville
Chrissy Cannella, Sr., M – Mount Saint Mary
Molly Dowd, Jr., M – Farmingdale State
Tiffany McBrayer, So., M – Sarah Lawrence
Taylor Berry, Fr., B – Farmingdale State
Brittany Bornstad, Jr., B – Mount Saint Mary
Lainie Cadieux, Fr., B – Sarah Lawrence
Julia DeSantis, So., B – Mount Saint Mary
Jaclyn O'Shaughnessy, Sr., B – St. Joseph's-Long Island
Lauren Vetoulis, So., B – Mount Saint Vincent
Daniella Ford, Sr., G – Farmingdale State
Second Team
Abbey Curcio, Fr., F – St. Joseph's-Long Island
Julissa Martinez, So., F – Farmingdale State
Gina Rivera, Jr., F – Mount Saint Mary
Deserae Sequeira, Jr., F – St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Edasia Martinez, Sr., M – Farmingdale State
Brett Robison, Sr., M – Purchase
Alyssa Santeramo, Jr., M – Mount Saint Vincent
Haley Willibey, Fr., M – Sarah Lawrence
Grace Barry, Jr., B – Mount Saint Vincent
Meagan Murdocco, Jr., B – Farmingdale State
Natalie Pelaez, Jr., B – Manhattanville
Karissa Rutigliano, Sr., B – St. Joseph's-Long Island
Lizzie Pomaro, Fr., G – Maritime
All-Sportsmanship Team
Gabrielle Cardillo, Fr. – Farmingdale State
Steph Shalhoub, So., – Manhattanville
Erin Hartill, Fr., – Maritime
Lauren Engel, So., – Mount Saint Mary
Veronica Sevivas, So., – Mount Saint Vincent
Gabriela Castelo, Sr., – Old Westbury
Maddy Mecca, Jr., – Purchase
Lauren Ashby, Jr., – Sarah Lawrence
Rebecca DeRosa, Jr., – St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Jessica Passabile, Sr., – St. Joseph's-Long Island
Basya Goldstein, Sr., – Yeshiva
Offensive Player of the Year: Christina Gagliardi, St. Joseph's-Long Island
Defensive Player of the Year: Brittany Bornstad, Mount Saint Mary
Rookie of the Year: Niki Dalrymple, Sarah Lawrence
Coach of the Year: Maurizio Grillo, Sarah Lawrence (third season)
