2019 SUFFOLK WOMEN'S SOCCER ROSTER
BOSTON – Ashley Van Vechten has added a quartet of newcomers to the fold for the 2019 Suffolk women's soccer team.
The Rams' rookies are comprised of a trio from the Class of 2023 in Morgan Bigwood, Malia Evans and Cassandra LaBarbera and junior transfer Caitlin Ryan.
"We've got a talented and driven group of incoming student-athletes who will certainly make an impact on the field for us this season," Van Vechten said.
MORGAN BIGWOOD | D | FR. | 5-7 | GLOCESTER, R.I. / PONAGANSET
BEFORE SUFFOLK – PONAGANSET
Letterwinner and two-year captain at Ponaganset … All-Division honoree in 2018 … Also lettered in lacrosse and captained the squad for two seasons … Earned an All-Division nod in 2019 … All-Academic lacrosse selection as a senior … National Honor Society member in 2018-19 … Belonged to Rhode Island Honors Society in 2019 … Class Council Member from 2015-19 … Served as Ponaganset's Newspaper editor as a senior … In 2018-19, belonged to School Advisory Committee … Member of United Sports from 2015-19.
MALIA EVANS | D | FR. | 5-6 | PASADENA, CALIF. / SAN MARINO
BEFORE SUFFOLK – SAN MARINO
Four-year letterwinner and two-year captain at San Marino … Selected to the Division 4 CIF All-Star team in 2018-19 … Second-Team All-Rio Hondo League honoree … Also lettered in football, softball and volleyball … Two-year Red Cross Member.
CASSANDRA LABARBERA | F | FR. | 5-9 | RED HOOK, N.Y. / RED HOOK
BEFORE SUFFOLK – RED HOOK
Five-year varsity letterwinner and captained the team as a senior at Red Hook … Helped Red Hook to the Section 9 MHAL Championship in 2016 … Section 9 All-Star Class A Team honoree … Scholar-Athlete Mid-Hudson Athlete League … Competed for the Red Hook Heatwave … Aided Red Hook Heatwave to the Eastern NYSA Premier League Championship in 2016 …. Led Red Hook Heatwave to the Eastern NYSA State Cup Championship in 2017 … Member of National Honor Society as a senior … Belonged to the Varsity Club in 2018-19.
CAITLIN RYAN | F | JR | 5-7 | HULL, MASS. / HULL / FRANKLIN PIERCE
BEFORE SUFFOLK – FRANKLIN PIERCE (2017-18)
Began her collegiate career at Franklin Pierce … Played two seasons with the Ravens … Appeared in 13 games, starting five … Scored one goal.
BEFORE SUFFOLK – HULL
Four-year letterwinner and captained the team as a senior at Hull … Helped Hull to the 2016 South Shore League Championship … Led Hull to its first-ever South Shore League (SSL) Tobin Division Title with a two-goal effort versus Cohasset … Captained Hull to a Division 4 playoff berth … Hull's single-season record holder in goals scored with 40 in 2016 … Had seven hat tricks and 10 assists to go with 40 goals her senior season … Finished her career at Hull with 101 points … All-State selection as a senior … SSL Tobin Division Player of the Year in 2016 … Three-time SSL All-Star … Gallagher Family Aware recipient, given to the player who performed above all expectations, as a sophomore … Boston Globe and Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic pick as a senior … Also lettered in basketball and captain the team as a senior … Earned letterwinner status in lacrosse … Picked up all-league honors in both sports as a senior … SSL Scholar-Athlete in 2017 … Honor Roll Student-Athlete … Played at the club level for Victoria FC … Bay State Games Ambassador in 2017 … Won silver medal for Southeast United in Massachusetts Bay State Games … Worked with Project Humanitarian Project from 2015-17.