Boston College Athletics
Women's Soccer Announces Fall 2006 Signees
February 07, 2006 | Women's Soccer
Feb. 7, 2006
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College women's soccer head coach Alison Foley has announced the signing of three recruits this week. All three recruits hail from New York - one from Bethpage, another from Mineola and another from Rockville Centre, N.Y. These three recruits will be added to the 2006 fall roster, which returns 10 starters.
"We are excited for Gina [DiMartino], Melissa [Gimpel], and Kelly [Henderson] to come right into our program and make an immediate impact," coach Foley said. "We lost only one starter from our 2005 class so it was our main objective to get quality as opposed to a big class. We believe these three players can help next year's team with our goal of being one of the dominant soccer programs in the country."
Gina DiMartino - Bethpage, N.Y./Massapequa High School 5-3, Forward/Midfield
BEFORE BC
As a senior earned All-American status and all-county while at Massapequa high school...earned the Mike Clarke Award in her senior year...owns Massapequa's high school scoring record...high school team won the state championship in her sophomore and senior seasons...All-Long Island honoree as a junior...was named the MVP of the state games as a sophomore...earned all-conference as a freshman...member of the U-17 National team...member of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) for five years...also competed in basketball and track as a high school athlete...according to Soccer Buzz is among the top 25 recruits in 2006.
PERSONAL
Born July 31, 1988...is the third of Daniel and Patricia DiMartino's five children.
Coach Foley on Gina: "Gina has incredible vision and is one of the best final passers I've seen. She has a great blend of quickness and cleverness around the box and we anticipate her having an immediate impact on our scoring ability."
Melissa Gimpel Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side High School 5-5, Forward
BEFORE BC
Played four years of varsity soccer at South Side...in her junior and senior year was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-American team...was a four-time club state champion with her club soccer team, the Long Island Junior Soccer team...high school team won the state championship in her junior and senior seasons...was the 2005 New York High School Class A State Player of the Year...first team all-state...voted her high school team's "Best Offensive Player" in 2004 and 2005...played for the Region I ODP team.
PERSONAL
Born Dec. 31, 1987...is the younger of Michael and Patricia Gimpel's two children.
Coach Foley on Melissa: "Melissa will propose a lot of problems for opposing defenses. Her tenacity coupled with her ability to play with her back to goal should create another offensive threat for us next year."
Kelly Henderson - Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin High School 5-7, Midfield
BEFORE BC
Named a NSCAA All-American as a senior...invited into the U-17 national team camp in 2005 and played with the team in the Adidas Cup Tournament in Texas...was a member of the Eastern New York ODP team for five years...named to the all-state, all-county and All-Long Island teams as a senior...all-county as a sophomore and all-class as a freshman...graduated in the top five percent of her class...national honor society and foreign language society member...member of the Chamber Orchestra, where she played the violin...also played basketball in her freshman and sophomore years...according to Soccer Buzz is among the top 50 recruits in 2006.
PERSONAL
Born Sept. 18, 1988...is the middle of Gary and Donna Henderson's three children...enrolled in the Lynch School of Education as an elementary education major.
Coach Foley on Kelly: "Kelly is the most versatile member of the class. She has played in the back and in the midfield at the highest level. She is great in the air and does an excellent job of dictating the tempo of the game as a central player."
