University of Connecticut Athletics
2009 Field Hockey Roster

Andrea Mainiero
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Emmaus, Pa.
Career Highlights
- Three-Time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
- 2008 All-BIG EAST Second Team
- 2008 BIG EAST Academic All-Star
- 2007 BIG EAST Academic All-Star
2008
Enters fourth season as Huskies[apos] starting goalkeeper...was a second team All-BIG EAST selection as a junior...ranked first in the BIG EAST in 2008 with a 1.01 GAA...also led conference with a .792 save percentage...posted six shutouts over 20 starts...made seven saves in 3-2 win at Princeton (9/14)...tallied nine saves in 3-2 win over Michigan (9/21)...turned away six shots in 1-0 shutout at then-No. 1 Syracuse (10/18)...named BIG EAST Academic All-Star.
2007
Established herself as one of the top goalkeepers in the BIG EAST Conference and nationally...ranked first in the BIG EAST and sixth nationally with a 1.15 goals against average...led BIG EAST Conference with seven shutouts...made a season-high nine saves in win at Michigan (9/9)...named BIG EAST Player of the Week twice... started all 25 games in goal for the Huskies...made eight saves in 6-0 shutout vs. Louisville (9/28).
2006
Started 15 games in goal for the Huskies...ranked fourth nationally with a 0.99 goals against average...also ranked 11th nationally in save percentage at .786...posted four shutouts...entered the season as the Huskies[apos] starting goalie and opened in the first 11 games before missing time with injury...posted a 4-mark after returning to action in the postseason...allowed 15 goals over 1062:11 during freshman season...made season-best 13 saves in NCAA National Semifinal vs. Maryland (11/16).
2005
Redshirt season.
High School
Four-year letterwinner at Emmaus (Pa.) High School...guided Emmaus H.S. to a combined mark of 101-6-1 over four prep seasons including three Lehigh Valley Conference Championships (2001-02, 2004), four District XI crowns (2001-04), three state championship appearances (2001-02, 2004) and a pair of state titles (2001, 2004)...was an All-District and All-State choice during senior season which saw Emmaus H.S. post a 26-1 record and earn the state crown. Personal
Andrea Lynn Mainiero...parents Anthony and Bonnie Mainiero... history major...born August 22, 1987 in Allentown, Pa.