Wednesday, September 7, 2011

This Week in Saint Michael's College Athletics ‒ August 29-September 4

Field Hockey (0-2) Suffers Two Losses at Weekend Tournament

The Saint Michael's College field hockey team lost twice last weekend against No. 2 Shippensburg (Pa.) University, 7-0, and Mansfield (Pa.) University, 4-1, at the Lady Raider Classic in Shippensburg, Pa. Facing the defending national runner-up, Shippensburg, the Purple Knights fell in their season opener on Saturday. Saint Michael's held Shippensburg to just one goal in the first 38 minutes of the game with senior Jackie Stacey (West Windsor, Vt./Woodstock Union) recording 14 saves while freshman Hannah Beardsley (Essex, Mass./Manchester Essex Regional) recorded a defensive save in her first college appearance. The Purple Knights fell in a non-conference contest against Mansfield on Sunday. Senior captain Jenny Boudrow (Dedham, Mass./Dedham) scored for Saint Michael's, while Stacey collected three saves.

Men's Soccer (0-1-1) Records Scoreless Draw During Season Opener and Loss Over the Weekend

The Saint Michael's College men's soccer team recorded a scoreless tie in its season opener against Mercy (N.Y.) College on Friday evening before falling to Nyack (N.Y.) College, 4-0, on Saturday during the College of Saint Rose Tournament. Junior goalkeeper Logan Kingman (New Bern, N.C./New Bern) posting six saves in the scoreless contest with Mercy before making four versus Nyack.

Women's Soccer (1-1) Tallies Win at Dowling Tournament

The Saint Michael's College women's soccer team capped the weekend with a 2-1 win over Molloy (N.Y.) College in its final game of the Dowling (N.Y.) College Tournament on Sunday after suffering a 1-0 loss against the host on Friday. Senior keeper Ashleigh Adams (Milton, Vt./Milton) made three saves against Dowling. The Purple Knights rallied past Molloy, with the first goal coming from junior Janet Bazzell (Haverhill, N.H./Woodsville) in the 33rd minute of the contest. Junior Ali Lajoie's (Litchfield, N.H./Campbell) first career goal put her team up for good in the 42nd minute. Freshman Olivia Biron (Saint Albans, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans) assisted both goals. Adams earned the win while making one save, and senior Brittany Cocozza (East Greenwich, R.I./East Greenwich/Saint John's [N.Y.]) collected three second-half stops.

Women's Volleyball (1-3) Competes in North Country Classic, Covitz Named All-Tournament

The Saint Michael's College women's volleyball team went 1-3 at the North Country Classic over the weekend at Saint Lawrence University and the State University of New York at Potsdam. The squad fell 3-1 against both Baruch (N.Y.) College and Clarkson (N.Y.) University on Friday and 3-2 against SUNY Potsdam on Saturday before beating Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology, 3-2. Sophomore Chelsey Covitz (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield) was named to the all-tournament team, and the Purple Knights' victory over RIT was the first win as a collegiate coach for new head coach Andy Mink. In the season opener against Baruch, junior Katie Walsh (North Kingstown, R.I./The Prout School) led the attack with 11 kills and recorded 14 digs. Sophomore Cynthia Edgerton (Vail, Colo./Vail Mountain School) had 15 assists, and sophomore Jess McLeod (Medfield, Mass./Medfield) chipped in 13 helpers. Junior Courtney Dunne (Hopkinton, Mass./Bancroft School) recorded 18 digs. Against host Clarkson, Walsh collected 10 more kills and four blocks, while Covitz had seven kills and six blocks. McLeod turned in 14 assists and three service aces. On Sunday against SUNY Potsdam, Covitz recorded 14 kills and five blocks, while Walsh notched 11 kills and 17 digs. Junior Lilly Lowe (Marstons Mills, Mass./Barnstable) turned in 10 kills, Mcleod had 38 assists and 10 digs, and sophomore Lindsay Phenix (Tewksbury, Mass./Central Catholic) tallied four service aces. In the win over RIT, Walsh and Covitz totaled 16 and 14 kills, respectively, while junior Tracy Peterka (Newport Beach, Calif./Mater Dei) recorded 15 kills. McLeod added 50 assists, and Phenix tallied 13 digs.


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