Terrier Sports
New Terriers Brand Unveiled
T
he St. Francis Brooklyn Athletic Department unveiled new logos
for the 2014-2015 season with an emphasis on integrating
“Brooklyn” into the primary design. The new logos are meant to
visually represent and build upon the tradition and pride of St. Francis
Athletics. In addition to the new Terrier picture,
the Department also introduced a shield,
which will provide flexibility for future uniforms,
clothing designs and printed material like
program guides.
The Athletic Department is also proud
to launch a redesigned sfcathletics.com
with an innovative focus on celebrating the
achievements of Terrier studentathletes. In partnership with
Syracuse, N.Y. based SIDEARM
Sports, the new website will provide
alumni, parents, and fans the
ultimate source for information
about Terrier Athletics.
The redesigned site features an adaptive design, which means
you’ll see the site in the best way possible whether you check in on
your phone, tablet, or pc. You’ll also be able to continue following the
Terriers live with enhanced features like dynamic live stats, streaming
video, and a Terrier apparel store supported by Lids. ●
Men’s & Women’s Basketball
Set to Melt Your Winter Blues
N
ever has there been more excitement surrounding both Terrier basketball squads. In
pre-season polls, the Men were picked to win the Northeast Conference while the Women
were selected third. This comes after an impressive 2013-2014 when both programs
combined for a school-record 37 victories and received numerous accolades.
Glenn Braica’s mens squad returns First Team All-Conference power forward Jalen Cannon
’15 while John Thurston’s women will look to Second Team All-Conference guard Eilidh Simpson
’15 for leadership.
The men opened the season against the Georgetown Hoyas on November 15 at the Verizon
Center while the women’s squad debuted in the pre-season WNIT against Albany.
Log on to sfcathletics.com for complete schedules and don’t forget to watch all home contests
as well as road NEC contests on necfrontrow.com. ●
Jalen Cannon ’15 is working hard to take the
Terriers to the NEC title.
Eilidh Simpson ’15 highlights a successful
women’s team that returns all five starters.
Abra Rummel Named Women’s
Volleyball Coach
T
errier women’s volleyball begins a new
chapter in the program’s history with the
hiring of Coach Abra Rummel. Rummel
comes to St. Francis Brooklyn from Rider
University where she was First Assistant
Coach. Before that she was a volunteer
assistant at Princeton University.
“Our teams will play high percentage
volleyball and as a result beat out tough teams
because they are simply willing to out-last and
Coach
Rummel
is looking
to build a
strong
foundation for
Terriers
volleyball.
out-work them,” said Rummel. “The biggest
thought I want to impart is that with hard work
and effort our players can and will improve”
Before coming to the east coast, Rummel
was the co-head volleyball coach and a teacher
at San Diego City College.
Her coaching career follows success as a
player in college and on the professional level.
The Arizona native played indoors and on the
beach from 2008 to 2013. She earned
All-Tournament honors at the 2010 USAV Adult
National Championships. In 2012 she was a
Main Draw Player (top 24 teams in the country)
then in 2013 she played in the Premier
Volleyball League for Team New England.
Abra is married to U.S. Olympic rower
Henrik Rummel, who won a bronze medal
in the coxless four event at the 2012 Summer
Olympics. ●
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