2014 Women's Soccer National Champions Honored at Ring Ceremony

On the evening of June 9^th, 2015, the 2014 NJCAA Division III Women's Soccer National Champions were honored in a ring ceremony presentation, as the Brookdale Jersey Blues relived their historic feat.  The only Brookdale program to win back-to-back National titles, the 2014 squad became the sixth National title on the Brookdale campus (softball – 2002, 2005, 2010; men's basketball – 2013; women's soccer – 2013, 2014).

Held at Porta in Asbury Park, many campus dignitaries were on-site to join in on the festivities.  President Maureen Murphy and director of athletics Shawn Noël gave the group of friends and family warm words of welcome, while Freeholder John Curley congratulated the team and presented each student-athlete with a certificate of appreciation from the County of Monmouth.  Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande had a proclamation of the team's accomplishment crafted from the New Jersey State Assembly and it was on display, alongside the National championship trophy.  Head coach of the softball team and three-time National champion, Bo Scannapieco, also spoke on behalf of the department, sharing words of Blues pride and other congratulatory remarks.

After head coach, and two-time National Coach of the Year, Katie Miller enthralled the crowd with her spirited season recap, she, along with Noël, presented each player with a championship ring.

To earn its second-consecutive National title, the Jersey Blues defeated Richland (TX) 1-0 in overtime of the championship game, hosted on the campus of Ocean County College.  

Below find a list of individual athletic honors and team and individual academic honors for the 2014 squad:

• Caroline Duerr | NJCAA Division III All-American; NJCAA Tournament MVP; Region XIX Player of the Year; All-Region XIX first team; All-GSAC first team
• Brooke Tartis | NJCAA Division III All-American second-team; All-Region XIX first team; All-GSAC first team
• Ashley Cafarella | NJCAA Division III All-American second-team; Region; All-Region first team; All-GSAC first team
• Nicole Rodriguez | NJCAA Tournament Offensive MVP; All-Region second team; All-GSAC first team
• Alexandria Montefinese | NJCAA All-Tournament team
• Amanda Anastasia | NJCAA All-Tournament team; All-Region second team
• Marti Stewart | All-Region second team
• Head Coach Katie Miller | Region XIX Coach of the Year; NJCAA Coach of the Year; 2015 Brookdale Distinguished Alum Recipient
• 3.25 Team GPA | NJCAA Academic Team of the Year & NSCAA Academic Team Honors
• Academic All-Region (3.25 GPA or higher) | Ali Maddock; Amanda Anastasia; Caroline Duerr, Alexandria Montefinese, Nicole Rodriguez, Meghan Begley, Brooke Tartis, Raquel Rodriguez, Ashley Cafarella
• Academic All-GSAC (3.00 GPA or higher) | Ali Maddock; Amanda Anastasia; Caroline Duerr, Alexandria Montefinese, Nicole Rodriguez, Meghan Begley, Brooke Tartis, Raquel Rodriguez, Ashley Cafarella
• NJCAA Academic Awards of Distinction (3.60 GPA or higher) | Ali Maddock; Amanda Anastasia; Caroline Duerr; Meghan Begley
• NSCAA Scholar All-American | Ali Maddock; Amanda Anastasia

Click here to view the photo gallery from the Ring Ceremony.