The post-season honors keep on coming for Union stars Victoria Kuzman, Corinn Jordan, Lauren Stellato and Dan Lombreglia.
Kuzman (Guilderland, NY/Guilderland) was Union's representative on the New York State Coaches' Association All-Star team and was also voted to the National Soccer Coaches' Athletic Association Regional All-American First Team. That honor puts her on the ballot for national All-American honors.
“Vicky was the backbone of our defense this year,” said head coach Brian Speck of his junior tri-captain. “We lost two defensive starters to graduation (from the 2001 team) and Vicky was the veteran who anchored our defense.”
The Dutchwomen, who finished with an overall record of 14-5-1, won the UCAA regular-season and post-season tournamets and participated in the NCAA championship tournament for the fourth consecutive season. Kuzman and her defensive mates allowed just 12 goals this season, an average of 0.59 a game.
Sophomore forward Stephanie Mole' (Newton, MA/Newton North) was selected to the All Regional second team.
Jordan (New Hyde Park, NY/Herricks High), was named to the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association's First Team in the sport of volleyball. The senior tri-captain led the Dutchwomen to their first-ever NCAA championship tournament. Jordan, who helped Union finish second in the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament, was voted the Most Valuable Player of that event. She was named to the UCAA All-Conference team for the third consecutive season.
The Dutchwomen, who were 25-13 in 2001, finished 23-11 this season for the program's first-ever back-to-back 20-win seasons. Jordan led the Garnet in Kills (with 612 or an average of 4.67), was second (by two) with her 493 Digs
(3.76 per game), and was third on the team with 36 total blocks.
Stellato (Upper Brookville, NY/Friends Academy) earned First Team honors after becoming just the second Dutchwoman in history to win the New York State Singles title out of the No. 1 position. The junior co-captain is already Union's all-time leader in singles victories with 57 career wins.
Lombreglia (Sparta, NJ/Blair Academy), who was one of 14 Dutchmen to be voted to the UCAA All-Conference team, was the only Union player selected to both the Eastern College Athletic Conference's Northwest team or the
Football Gazette's All-East Region squad. A two-year starter, Lombreglia had 61 first hits, 50 assists, this year for 111 total hits, each category is a team-high. He was second on the team with 6.5 tackles for loss for 22 yards.
Union has a new all-time victory leader in junior Lauren Stellato (Upper Brookville, NY/ Friends Academy). Stellato, who brought back the New York State No. 1 Singles crown earlier this fall, surpassed Julie Miller, Class of '84, with her 57 career wins. Miller, Class of '84, who came to Union from Miami, FL/Miami Palmetto Sr. High) was the first to bring Union a state crown when she captured the No. 1 title in 1983. A four-year standout for both the tennis and basketball teams, Miller graduated on the top of the tennis team's all-time list with 51 victories. Third on the list is Cassie Lawton, Class of 99,who finished with 37 victories out of the No. 1 position.