Red Hot Fox: Marist's star athlete of the week
Rich Arleo
Issue date: 11/5/09 Section: Sports
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However, all you need to do to see how much she has contributed to this team in her four years at Marist is watch her in action and see how her coaches and teammates react to their captain's leadership on and off the field.
Coach Elizabeth Roper, who has coached Ferraro all four years at Marist and even coached her club team before coming to Marist, couldn't say enough about the contributions to this team that Ferraro has made in her four years.
"Teresa's definitely someone I can't picture this team without," Roper said. "She has just worked her butt of from freshman year to continue to contribute 110 percent to this team both on and off the field. She's been our quintessential player that can go anywhere and do anything."
The Floral Park native has played any midfield and defensive position imaginable since her freshman year. She played 258 minutes of the 279 minutes that Marist competed in the 2009 MAAC tournament, and finishes her career at Marist tied for fourth in matches played with 75. She's made countless All-MAAC academic teams and was named to the 2009 MAAC all-tournament team.
"The most important thing for me isn't the individual accomplishments," Ferraro said. "It's seeing how my actions and leadership on and off the field help the team in the best way possible."
Ferraro has been a captain since her junior year, and her teammates understand how important she is to this team.
"T [Teresa] has been a teammate of mine since I was 12 so going to college together has been an amazing experience," senior Alexandra Lauterborn said. "She has more heart than anyone I know and has been more than a great captain, but has been a great best friend."
An important aspect for the team to Ferraro is making sure that everyone, whether they are freshman or seniors, understands how vital they are to this team.
"I think Jackie [Sabia] being named to the tournament team and having the two all-rookie team members [Sabia and Nicole Kuhar] shows how well balanced we have been," Ferraro said. "It's important for me as a captain to make sure my teammates know how important they are to this team."
The Foxes will have to continue on next season without Ferraro, but her coach is confident the impact she has had on this team will be long-lasting.
"She's just the type of player that any coach would love to have on their team and she just contributes so much as a player and as a person for the team," Roper said. "She's just been probably one of the most memorable players I've ever coached."
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