It was quite the season for the College of Staten Island women's soccer squad, and the Dolphins capped their very productive season with five postseason citations from the City University of New York Athletic Conference. Headlining the honors was senior striker
Demi-Jean Martorano, who earned her second CUNYAC Most Valuable Player honor after an impeccable closing campaign. Teammates
Samantha Wysokowski,
Melissa Gelardi and
Amanda Percaccio took home first team-all-star honors while outside back
Nicole Molinell earned a second team all-star nod.
Martorano finished her illustrious career with perhaps her finest season ever in 2013. The senior tallied 26 goals, tying CSI's all-time single season record and the sixth highest total in the nation this season. The 26 tallies included CSI's only two postseason goals, and improved her career total to 85, by far the highest in CSI and CUNYAC women's soccer history. Martorano added five assists, finishing second all-time with 27 career helpers, and her 57 total points this season gave her 202 for her career, 63 more than any other Dolphin. Martorano also holds records for shots with 377 and game-winning goals with 25.
"Winning Player of the Year is such an amazing accomplishment and I am so grateful and excited to receive this honor," said Martorano. "I have to thank my team for helping me every step of the way this season. I couldn't have asked for a better team to step on the field with. This is awesome, and I'm truly so happy!"
Joining Martorano on the first-team was fellow forward
Samantha Wysokowski, who followed up a 26-goal season last year with a 22-goal effort in 2013, giving her 53 for her three-year career, good for 3rd overall in CSI career history. Wysokowski was also second on the squad this season with seven assists, and placed second on the squad in total shots with 113 and game-winners with five.
Assist queen
Melissa Gelardi finished second in the nation this season with 22 helpers, lifting her to 59 in her three year career, easily tops in CSI history. Gelardi also added four goals, and her 9 assists in a single game against Medgar Evers College set a new single game NCAA Division III record.
Defensive dynamos
Amanda Percaccio and
Nicole Molinell took home all-star honors as well. Both mainstays, Percaccio was a senior this past season, appearing in 17 games, adding a pair of goals and one assist on seven total shots. Percaccio often occupied the right side of the defense, while Molinell, a sophomore, was a stalwart on the left side. Molinell appeared in 20 contests this year, adding three goals and two assists on eight total shots.
Brooklyn College's Jordan Kerwin finished as the league's top rookie, while Bulldogs coach Patrick Horne took Coach of the Year honors. The CUNYAC's Sportsmanship Award was taken by John Jay College's Katelyn Davis.