Men’s Basketball (7-8, 6-5 NE-10) Picks up Two Overtime Wins, Including Longest Game in School History
The Saint Michael’s College men’s basketball team went 2-0 last week, earning overtime victories in a couple Northeast-10 Conference match-ups. It first defeated host Southern Connecticut State University, 109-104, in four overtimes on Wednesday in the longest game in program history and then picked up a victory at home on Saturday by beating American International College, 81-76, in one overtime.
Sophomore Mike Holton Jr. (Portland, Ore./The Winchendon School) led the way at Southern Connecticut State with 30 points, reaching the 700-point plateau for his career, while factoring in on each point of a 10-0 run that ended regulation and forced overtime. Junior Travis Warech (Pine Brook, N.J./Montville) posted a double-double of 23 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, while freshman Corey Crawford (Dover, Del./The Phelps School) tossed in a season-high 20 points, including one from beyond the arc with four seconds left in the third overtime to force the final stanza. Freshman James Cambronne (De Bary, Fla./The Winchendon School) contributed 13 points and three blocks and helped extend the game by beating the buzzer with a put-back at the end of the first overtime. Senior Tyler Schilling (Excelsior, Minn./Minnetonka) moved into eighth place in program history in career rebounds (821), with nine, to pass Todd Roberts ’01 (815).
Schilling led the Purple Knights with 13 points and nine rebounds against the Yellow Jackets. Crawford also contributed 13 points to go along with four helpers and zero turnovers, while Holton finished with 13 points, including a lay-up with 8.8 seconds left to force the extra session. Junior Derek Knutty (Rocklin, Calif./Whitney) and Cambronne each tallied 12 points in the win. Freshman Mike Thompson (Rosedale, N.Y./Christ The King) added seven points and six rebounds.
Women’s Basketball (6-9, 3-8 NE-10) Drops Two by Five Points Each, Extends Defensive Run
The Saint Michael’s College women’s basketball team went 0-2 last week in Northeast-10 Conference contests, dropping a pair of five-point decisions, bringing its season total to seven losses by six points or less. However, the Purple Knights have yielded 60 points or less to seven straight opponents, their longest run since a 16-game stretch that bridged the 1979-80 and 1980-81 seasons. Saint Michael’s lost at Southern Connecticut State University on Wednesday, 60-55, and then fell to American International College, 52-47, at home on Saturday.
The Purple Knights nearly completed a second-half double-digit comeback before falling to Southern Connecticut State. Senior Coreen Hennessy (Chatham, N.H./Fryeburg Academy) led Saint Michael’s with 16 points, while classmate Caitlin Quinn (Oakdale, Conn./Montville) finished with 12 points, thanks to three buckets from beyond the arc. Junior Nicole Adach (Schenectady, N.Y./Mohonasen) pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds, and sophomore Cara Deroy (Hamden, Conn./Hamden) had a career-best seven helpers. Freshman Morgan Jenkins (Revere, Mass./Revere), who entered the game with a total of eight points in five games, notched nine points on 4-of-4 shooting.
Hennessy once again led the way for the Purple Knights with a career-high 20 points during a loss to American International. Adach notched a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds to go along with four steals, while junior Megan Olsen (Glenmont, N.Y./Bethlehem Central) finished with seven points, a career-high 10 rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Quinn tied Anne Marie McLoughlin ’91 for fourth in program history with the 147th three-pointer of her career.
Men’s Ice Hockey (3-8-2, 1-6-1 ECAC East, 1-1-1 NE-10) Picks Up First NE-10 Victory in Three-Game Week
The Saint Michael’s College men’s ice hockey team went 1-2 on the road last week while picking up its first win of the season in the Northeast-10 Conference. The Purple Knights started the week off by defeating host Southern New Hampshire University, 5-3, in an NE-10 match-up on Tuesday before they headed to the Boston area for two more games. On Friday, the University of Massachusetts at Boston tallied once in each period to earn a 3-1 victory over the Purple Knights and then on Saturday, Babson College rallied in the third period and scored during the extra session to take a 4-3 overtime victory.
The Purple Knights netted four power-play markers, going 4-for-7 with the man advantage, as they skated past Southern New Hampshire. Junior captain Josh Geary (Wellesley, Mass./Phillips Andover Academy) led the way with one goal and three assists, while classmates Michael Jangro (Reading, Mass./Valley Jr. Warriors) and Connor Logan (Shelburne, Vt./Green Mountain Glades) each finished with a goal and a helper. Junior Dan Evarts (Hinesburg, Vt./Green Mountain Glades) and freshman A.J. Pieprzak (Barrie, Ontario/Ridley College) each put one in the back of the net. Junior Justin Castagna (Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Angeles Kings) dished off two assists, while classmate Mike Dizgun (Kirkland, Quebec/OCN Blizzard) made 29 saves.
Saint Michael’s had its three-game unbeaten streak snapped at UMass Boston despite a strong performance from Dizgun, who turned aside 38 shots, including 18 in the first period. Junior Petr Soustal (Unicov, Czech Republic/Gymnazium Unicov) tallied the lone goal for Saint Michael’s, while senior Brady Earle (Columbia, Md./The Gunnery) and Pieprzak picked up the assists.
The week ended an overtime loss to Babson, where Dizgun piled up 40 saves, including 15 in the third period. Junior Rich Rodeschini (Katonah, N.Y./Canterbury School) scored his first goal of the season, while classmate Tim McAuliffe (North Reading, Mass./Vermont Academy) and Pieprzak finished off the scoring for the Purple Knights. Earle earned an assist in all three games during the week.
Women’s Ice Hockey (1-12-1, 0-9-1 ECAC East) Keeps No. 2 Norwich Off Board Until Late in Second Period
The Saint Michel’s College women’s ice hockey team fell at No. 2 Norwich University, 6-0, on Thursday during its lone contest. The defending Division III national champions' ranking is according to the latest U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) national poll. The Purple Knights were able to hold the Cadets scoreless for the first 35:24 of the game thanks in part to junior Erin Stevens (Watertown, Conn./Connecticut Polar Bears), who finished with 46 saves for the second consecutive game, with both versus Norwich.
Men’s (1-6) and Women’s (3-3) Swimming & Diving Teams Fall Twice During Road Trip to New York
The Saint Michael’s College men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams both fell twice over the weekend during a road trip to New York. On Saturday at the College of Saint Rose, the men lost by a 154-115 final and the women were defeated, 145-117. At Le Moyne College the next day, the men dropped a 174-107 decision, and the women fell by a 162-117 count.
At Saint Rose, senior Eileen Mullowney (Burlington, Vt./Burlington) won the 100-yard freestyle and anchored the top 200 free relay quartet, joining classmate Kaytlyn Kelley (Jefferson, Mass./Wachusett Regional), sophomore Julie Mullowney (Burlington, Vt./Burlington) and freshman Kim Brady (Morris Township, N.J./Academy of Saint Elizabeth). Senior Sammy Sweeney (Waterbury Center, Vt./Harwood Union/Franklin and Marshall) won the 200-yard butterfly.
On the men’s side, senior Dan Healy (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington) won the 100 back and finished second in the 200 back. Freshman Nathan Paluso (Windham, Maine/Windham) turned in a second-place finish in the 100 breast, while classmate Joe Vo (Springfield, Mass./Cathedral) was second in the one-meter dive.
At Le Moyne, the women's 200 free relay quartet won in 1:44.82, coming within 1.61 seconds of the program mark. Brady, Kelley and both Mullowneys swam legs. Eileen Mullowney won the 200 and 500 free events, while Julie Mullowney won the 50 breast before taking second in the 50 free and 100 breast events, finishing 0.02 seconds shy of the winner in both races.
Healy won the 50 back and took second in the 50 free and 100 back. Freshman Aidan Meehan (Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees) was the runner-up in both the 100 and 200 free races. Senior Michael Sprague (Sharon, Mass./Sharon) was second in the 1,000 free, and sophomore Zack Scahill (Manville, R.I./Lincoln) took second in one of the one-meter diving events by tallying 133 points, just 13.75 short of the high scorer. Paluso and Vo were the runners-up in the 50 breast and a one-meter dive, respectively.
Upcoming Schedule:
Tuesday, Jan. 17
Women’s Basketball vs. New Haven, 5:30 p.m.*
Men’s Basketball vs. New Haven, 7:30 p.m.*
Friday, Jan. 20
Skiing @ Bates Carnival, 9 a.m.
Women’s Ice Hockey vs. Nichols, 4 p.m.^
Men’s Ice Hockey vs. Norwich, 7 p.m.^
Saturday, Jan. 21
Skiing @ Bates Carnival, 9 a.m.
Women’s Basketball @ Saint Rose, 1:30 p.m.*
Women’s Ice Hockey vs. Manhattanville, 3 p.m.^
Men’s Basketball @ Saint Rose, 3:30 p.m.*
Men’s Ice Hockey at Norwich, 4 p.m.^
Sunday, Jan. 22
Swimming & Diving vs. Saint Lawrence, 1 p.m.
* Northeast-10 Conference Game
^ ECAC East Game
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