Baseball (10-27,
6-20 NE-10) Walks Off with Win Over Regionally-Regarded Bentley During Week
The Saint Michael's College baseball
team went 1-4 at home last week while defeating one regionally-regarded Northeast-10
Conference Northeast Division opponent and taking a nationally-ranked foe to
extra innings. The Purple Knights fell to in-state rival Middlebury College,
10-5, on Tuesday before slipping, 3-2, in 10 innings to No. 12 Southern New
Hampshire University on Wednesday. They finished the week with a three-game set
with Bentley University, which was receiving votes toward two regional polls.
Saint Michael's fell 4-0 on Friday and 16-0 in the opener of a Saturday doubleheader
before claiming a 6-5 walk-off victory in the nightcap.
Alec
Tice '14 (Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford) was 3-for-5 against Middlebury, while Nicky
Elderton '15 (Shelburne, Vt./Rice Memorial) had two hits, among them a triple,
to go with two RBIs. Chadwick Estey '12 (New Haven, Vt./Mount Abraham Union)
and Nick Nelson '14 (Spofford, N.H./Keene) both added a pair of
hits. Nick Myers '14 (Canton, Conn./The Master's School) allowed three
runs in five innings.
Against Southern New Hampshire Andrew Kelley '13 (Lincoln, N.H./Lin-Wood) tossed
the first nine innings, yielding three hits while striking out nine, walking
two and allowing only two fifth-inning runs, while Elderton went 2-for-4 with two
RBIs, a double and a home run. Austin
Ziskie '12 (Chevy Chase, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase) worked the 10th inning
and allowed one run on two hits, fanning one batter.
During the first game with Bentley, Will Corkum '15 (Ipswich, Mass./Ipswich) allowed
only one earned run over seven innings, striking out five, before Jesse
Sullivan '12 (Saugus, Mass./Pingree School) fired two innings of shutout relief while striking out four. Nelson
singled and walked, and Tice added a knock.
Elderton finished
with two hits in the nightcap of the doubleheader with Bentley, driving home
the winning run with a two-out single in the ninth after the Purple Knights
scored four runs in the eighth inning to tie the game. Tice was 2-for-4 with
two RBIs and a double, Nelson had two hits and two runs, and Bryan Geary '12
(Milton, Vt./Milton/Skidmore) added two knocks. Ziskie tossed the first
eight innings before Corey Livingston
'14 (Hartford, Conn./East Catholic) earned the
win with a scoreless ninth. Tice walked and singled in the first game, Nick
Barton '14 (Colchester, Vt./Colchester) picked up his first collegiate hit,
and Collin Fishman '13 (Bethesda, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel) allowed
three earned runs in four innings. Estey finished the week with 104 career
hits, good for fifth in program history, and the most by a native Vermonter.
Men's Golf
Finishes Second During Final Competition of Season, Goodwin Two Strokes Shy of
Leader
The Saint Michael's College men's golf
team took part in its final competition of the season, finishing second among
three squads at the Franklin Pierce University Spring Invitational at The
Shattuck on Thursday. John Goodwin '12
(Wolfeboro, N.H./Kent School) shot a 76 to take second, finishing just two
strokes behind the leader in his final collegiate competition, while Steve French '14 (Goffstown, N.H./Goffstown
Area) was one stroke behind Goodwin. Nicholas
Angelo '13 (Sutton, Mass./Saint John's) tied for fourth by firing a 78, and
Dylan Lavallee '13 (Colchester, Vt./Rice
Memorial) rounded out the Purple Knights' top four by tying for seventh.
No. 10 Men's
Lacrosse (10-4, 6-4 NE-10) Ties Wins Record and Claims Fourth-Seed in NE-10
Tournament
The nationally-ranked Saint Michael's
College men's lacrosse team won its only game last week, extending its win
streak to four games with a 14-7 Senior Day victory over Southern New Hampshire
University on Saturday in Northeast-10 Conference action. The Purple Knights,
who are ranked 10th by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association
(USILA), tied a program record with their 10th win. Fourth-seeded Saint
Michael's will host fifth-seeded Saint Anselm College in the first round of the
NE-10 Tournament on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
Chris
DeMairo '14 (Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage) made seven saves, setting a program
record with his 10th victory, while Pete
Donnally '13 (Madison, N.J./Morristown-Beard School) matched a career high
with six goals and added an assist. Marty
Vanzo '13 (Westford, Vt./Essex/Vermont) had two markers and two assists,
while Paul Tortora Jr. '12 (Fairfield,
Conn./Fairfield Prep) notched a hat trick and had six ground balls. Kevin Hunt '12 (Johnstown, N.Y./Johnstown) had
three helpers, Chris Casserly '14
(Kensington, N.H./Exeter) scooped up a game-high seven ground balls and was
16-of-22 on face-offs, and Peter Hanson
'12 (Andover, Mass./Andover) caused five turnovers. Andrew Buccellato '12 (Glen
Rock, N.J./Don Bosco Prep), Max
Zuccarini '12 (Medfield, Mass./Medfield/Quinnipiac) and Evan Antolino '14 (Exeter, N.H./Exeter)
added one goal apiece.
With 90 career goals, Donnally is tied
for sixth in program history, just 19 short of the record.
Women's Lacrosse
(4-12, 1-11 NE-10) Finishes Season with Triumph Over Nationally-Regarded Queens
The Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse
team went 1-2 last week, defeating a nationally-regarded non-conference
opponent and seeing Eliza Scoba '12 (Franklin, Mass./Franklin) score her 100th career goal. The
Purple Knights lost an 18-6 decision on Tuesday at Southern New Hampshire University
in Northeast-10 Conference action before falling at American International
College (AIC), 13-10, on Saturday. They finished the week by claiming an 11-9
Senior Day triumph on Sunday over Queens (N.Y.) College, which received votes
toward last week's Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA)
national poll.
Six different
players scored at Southern New Hampshire, including Scoba, who became the
seventh player in program history to net 100 career goals. Crystal King '14
(South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington), Shannon Murphy '14 (Boxboro,
Mass./Acton-Boxboro Regional/UMass), Kate Boyer '15 (Standish,
Maine/Bonny Eagle), Melissa Jaskiewicz '15 (Kensington,
Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase) and Courtney Piper '15 (Wolfeboro,
N.H./Brewster Academy) each contributed a marker. Sandy Palumbo '12 (Guilford,
Conn./Guilford) made two saves in 39:09 before Jaskiewicz, who had four
caused turnovers, made two saves during the final 20:51.
At AIC, Boyer tallied
three goals, and Jaskiewicz and Piper each netted two markers, with Piper
adding an assist. Murphy had a goal and two assists, while Scoba and Meghan
Hayes '12 (East Sandwich, Mass./Sandwich) also tallied, with Hayes' goal
the first of the defender's career. Caitlin Mahoney '13 (Cohasset,
Mass./Cohasset) scooped up four ground balls, caused three turnovers and
had four draw controls, while Palumbo made 12 saves.
Sarah Fortin '15 (Dover, N.H./Saint
Thomas Aquinas) snapped an 8-8 tie against Queens with 13:38
remaining, while Boyer tallied her second hat trick in as many days. King
tallied twice, while Murphy and Scoba each scored a goal and added an assist.
Jaskiewicz had four draw controls and caused three turnovers, while Hannah
Beardsley '15 (Essex, Mass./Manchester Essex Regional) had a goal, three
ground balls and three caused turnovers. Palumbo made nine saves, while Alexa
Coleman '14 (Boxford, Mass./Masconomet Regional) and Claire Martin '14
(Mattapoisett, Mass./Bishop Stang) each tallied one goal.
Scoba finished
her career tied for first in program history in games played (60) while
standing sixth in goals (102), seventh in points (138) and ninth in assists
(36). Palumbo finished third in saves (549).
Upcoming
Schedule:
Tuesday, May 1
Men's
Lacrosse vs. Saint Anselm, 2 p.m.%
Thursday, May 3
Baseball
vs. Franklin Pierce, 3:30 p.m.*^
Friday, May 4
Men's Lacrosse @ TBA, 2 p.m.%
Saturday, May 5
Baseball
vs. Franklin Pierce (2), 12 p.m.*^
Sunday, May 6
Men's Lacrosse @ TBA, TBA%
* Northeast-10 Conference Game
^ Northeast-10 Conference Northeast Division Game
% Northeast-10 Conference Tournament