COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Wendy Elles (12th Year)
Assistant Coaches: Jefferson Hales (8th Year), Stewart Wright (5th Year), Katie Escobedo '23 (2nd Year)
 
LAST YEAR
2023 Overall Record: 7-6-4
2023 Northeast-10 Conference Record: 3-6-2
 
THIS YEAR
Returners: 24
Newcomers (First-Years): 13 (12)
 
FAST FACTS
Every goal scorer from the 2023 squad is back, as are players who combined for all but three assists ... 18 players who appeared in at least half of the team's games last fall are among veterans, including nearly a dozen regular starters ... the Purple Knights turned in their highest win total in 15 years ... the defense posted at least seven shutouts for the third straight season, a first in program history ... Saint Michael's missed qualifying for the NE10 Championship by just two points despite 1-0 wins over eventual No. 3 seed Southern New Hampshire - an NCAA Tournament qualifier - and No. 6 seed Bentley University and a 1-1 draw with No. 4 seed Franklin Pierce University.
 
KEY DATES
The Purple Knights open the season at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania on Saturday, the first of six consecutive road games in as many states ... this marks the second straight season Saint Michael's begins the year with six road contests in a row ... NE10 play begins at Saint Anselm College on Sept. 21 before the Purple and Gold opens its home slate versus Southern Connecticut State University on Sept. 28 ... Saint Michael's entertains perennial United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division I national championship contender University of Maine Fort Kent, which has claimed eight national titles since 2010, on Oct. 2 ... the Purple Knights visit 2023 NCAA Tournament squads Southern New Hampshire (Oct. 9) and Adelphi University (Oct. 26); the latter advanced as far as the national semifinals ... the NE10's top eight teams begin postseason play on Nov 10.
 
SENIORS (14)

• Hannah Conneely (Rocky Hill, Conn./Rocky Hill), midfielder | captain | 17 games | 5 starts
• Christina Cummings (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury), back | captain | 17 games | 16 starts
• Jesse Ferdinand (Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago/High Mowing School), goalkeeper | did not make any appearances
• Elani Gikas (Peabody, Mass./Bishop Fenwick), midfielder | captain | 15 games | 1 start | 2 assists
• Katie Hansen (Spring Lake, N.J./Red Bank Catholic), back | 11 games | 9 starts
• Nathalie Larsson (Gothenburg, Sweden/Sjölins Gymnasium/Morningside), midfielder | captain | 16 games | 7 starts | 1 assist
• Bernadette Lesieur (Oxford, Mass./Home Schooled), midfielder | 16 games | 5 starts | 1 assist
• Emilia McGiffert (Duluth, Minn./Marshall School/Minnesota Duluth), midfielder | 2023 NEWISA All-New England first team | 17 games | 17 starts | 1 goal | 2 assists
• Emma O'Donnell (Easton, Mass./Oliver Ames), goalkeeper | first year of college soccer
• Sam Page (Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack), back | 5th-year senior | 2023 NEWISA All-New England first team | 2023 NEWISA Senior Bowl | 2023 NE10 All-Conference third team | 17 games | 17 starts
• Cassie Tofteroo (Bridgewater, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham Regional), forward | 16 games | 6 starts | 6 goals | 1 assist | 1 game-winning goal
• Virginia Vogt (Ludwigsburg, Germany/Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium/Salem [W.Va.]), back | 5 games
• Claire Williams (Saint Leonard, Md./Calvert), forward/midfielder | 5th-year senior | 2023 NEWISA All-New England second team | 2023 NEWISA Senior Bowl | 17 games | 17 starts | 1 goal | 1 assist
• Melanie Winters (Montpelier, Vt./Montpelier/SUNY Plattsburgh), back | 12 games | 8 starts | 1 assist

JUNIORS (7)

• Juliana Anastopoulos (Chestnut Hill, Mass./Brookline), goalkeeper | 14 games | 11 starts | 1.13 GAA | .833 SV% | 4-3-1 record | 3 shutouts
• Kayleigh Crowell (Beverly, Mass./Beverly), forward | 2023 NEWISA All-New England first team | NE10 All-Conference third team | 17 games | 12 starts | 8 goals | 1 assist | 3 game-winning goals
• Bella DelVecchio (Saugus, Mass./Bishop Fenwick), midfielder | 17 games | 15 starts | 2 goals | 3 assists
• Faith Kosiba (Dunstable, Mass./Groton-Dunstable Regional), forward/midfielder | 17 games | 10 starts | 4 goals | 1 assist | 3 game-winning goals
• Charlotte Morey (Chelmsford, Mass./Lowell Catholic), back | 7 games
• Madison Powers (Thetford, Vt./Thetford Academy), forward | missed season due to injury
• Bridget Shaw (Norwell, Mass./Norwell), forward | 11 games | 1 goal | 1 assist

SOPHOMORES (4)

• Bridget Hanley (Mansfield, Mass./Mansfield), midfielder | 11 games | 1 assist
• Casey Havrda (Hanover, N.H./Hanover), forward | 3 games | 1 goal
• Bridget McLoughlin (Latham, N.Y./Shaker), back | 2023 NE10 All-Rookie Team | 17 games | 12 starts | 1 assist
• Mallory Morrill (Pepperell, Mass./North Middlesex Regional), midfielder | 6 games

FIRST-YEARS (12)

• Paige Barnett (Norwood, Mass./Norwood), midfielder
• Scarlett Brookes (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Knolls), forward
• Elisa Damori (Lake Oswego, Ore./Lakeridge), midfielder/forward
• Lola Follansbee (Grafton, Mass./Grafton), midfielder/forward
• Sarah Gormley (East Moriches, N.Y./Westhampton Beach), forward
• Delaney Kleinman (Center Moriches, N.Y./Center Moriches), back/midfielder
• Kallan Malabad (Blacksburg, Va./Blacksburg), back
• Sam McDonough (Walkersville, Md./Walkersville), forward
• Julia Palmese (Berlin, Conn./Berlin), back
• Jules Peterson (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa), midfielder
• Josie Rayhill (Kirkland, Wash./Lake Washington), back
• Sadie Stone (Winchester, Mass./Winchester), forward