This Week in Saint Michael’s College Athletics ‒ February 20-26

Men’s Basketball (11-15, 10-12 NE-10) Ends Season with Victory, Finishes in 10th-Place Tie

The Saint Michael’s College men’s basketball team went 1-0 last week in Northeast-10 Conference action, but narrowly missed the playoffs due to a tiebreaker and finished the season tied for 10th in the league. The Purple Knights hosted Southern New Hampshire University on Tuesday and earned a 59-48 victory.

During the lone game of the week, Tyler Schilling '12 (Excelsior, Minn./Minnetonka) and Travis Warech '13 (Pine Brook, N.J./Montville) both reached a milestone. Warech became the 13th junior in Saint Michael's history, and the 41st player overall, to reach the 1,000-point plateau, while Schilling grabbed eight boards to pass Rich Tarrant '65 and move into fifth place in program history, finishing with 886 rebounds.

Corey Crawford '15 (Dover, Del./The Phelps School) led the way with a game-high 13 points to go along with six rebounds, shooting 3-of-3 from deep, while Tom Ward '12 (Brighton, East Sussex, England/Saint Francis [N.Y.]) also buried a trio of triples en route to 11 points in his final collegiate contest. Derek Knutty '13 (Rocklin, Calif./Whitney) and Dom Ditlefsen '15 (Portland, Ore./Sunset) each added 10 points, with Knutty going 5-of-6 from the floor with three blocks and Ditlefsen nailing three threes. Mike Holton Jr. '14 (Portland, Ore./The Winchendon School) had seven boards and three helpers.

Women’s Basketball (12-15, 9-13 NE-10) Qualifies for NE-10 Tournament, Narrowly Falls

The Saint Michael’s College women’s basketball team went 1-1 last week against Northeast-10 Conference competition, including earning a victory over visiting regionally-ranked Southern New Hampshire University, 72-60, on Tuesday to capture the 10th and final NE-10 Tournament position. The No. 10 Purple Knights narrowly fell at the No. 7 College of Saint Rose, 51-49, in the first round of the NE-10 Tournament on Friday.

In a must-win game, Nicole Adach '13 (Schenectady, N.Y./Mohonasen) led the Purple Knights with 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting to lead five players in double figures against Southern New Hampshire. Coreen Hennessy '12 (Chatham, N.H./Fryeburg Academy) added 15 points on 11-of-12 free throw shooting to go along with six assists and three steals, while Cara Deroy '14 (Hamden, Conn./Hamden) notched 14 points. Megan Olsen '13 (Glenmont, N.Y./Bethlehem Central) totaled 11 points off the bench, Caitlin Quinn '12 (Oakdale, Conn./Montville) collected 10 and Alexa Long '14 (Waterford, Conn./Waterford) grabbed 10 rebounds. The Penmen were ninth in the latest NCAA Division II East region rankings.

At Saint Rose, the Purple Knights had a tying attempt just before the buzzer fall short. Saint Michael's held its 18th opponent to 60 points or fewer, extending a school record it set earlier this month. Olsen paced the Purple Knights with 15 points and five boards, while Adach added 11 points and seven rebounds. Hennessy had eight points in her final college game, while Long notched seven points, six caroms and two blocks. In her last game as a Purple Knights, Samantha Steinmetz '12 (Washington, Conn./Shepaug Valley) snared seven rebounds.

Men’s Ice Hockey (6-18-2, 3-14-1 ECAC East, 2-2-1 NE-10) Falls to Saint Anselm in NE-10 Semifinal

The fourth-seeded Saint Michael’s College men’s ice hockey team dropped its only game last week, falling to No. 1 Saint Anselm College, 1-0, in a Northeast-10 Conference Tournament semifinal on Saturday.

During a rematch of last year's NE-10 Tournament championship game, Eric McGuirk '13 (Rehoboth, Mass./Bridgewater Bandits) turned aside 29 shots in his first postseason outing. He made 26 saves in the opening two periods prior to the Purple Knights holding a 17-3 advantage in shots during the third stanza. This was the teams' eighth postseason meeting in the past 13 winters. Saint Michael's had advanced to three of the past four NE-10 Tournament title games, two of which had been against Saint Anselm.

Women’s Ice Hockey (3-22-1, 2-15-1 ECAC East) Falls to Two Division I Squads in ECAC Open Tournament

The fourth-seeded Saint Michel’s College women’s ice hockey team went 0-2 last week during the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Open Tournament at Saint Anselm College. The Purple Knights dropped a 3-0 decision on Saturday in a semifinal match-up to the top-seeded College of the Holy Cross and then fell 2-0 to third-seeded Sacred Heart University on Sunday in the consolation game.

Erin Stevens '13 (Watertown, Conn./Connecticut Polar Bears) earned all-tournament honors, finishing with 77 saves against the Division I opponents. Stevens turned aside 38 shots against Holy Cross and made 39 saves against Sacred Heart, which brought her total to 884 on the year, extending her own school record while besting the previous mark by 148.

Skiing Takes 10th at Middlebury Carnival, Sandell Earns All-EISA Honors

The Saint Michael's College skiing teams finished the two-day Middlebury College Carnival on Saturday by taking 10th place out of 16 teams, as Fredrik Sandell '15 (Oslo, Norway/Donski Alpine) highlighted the weekend by landing on the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) All-East second team. The carnival was also the EISA Championship while serving as the NCAA East Regional Championship.

Sandell took 13th out of 73 starters in the men's slalom on Friday and fell just 0.64 seconds short of the top 10. On Saturday, Sandell finished 17th among 73 skiers in the giant slalom and was 0.73 seconds out of the top 10. Carl-Oscar Bredengen '14 (Reistad, Norway/Donski Alpine) scored both days for the Purple Knights and took 23rd in the slalom, coming within 0.63 ticks of placing in the top 20. During the giant slalom, Purple Knights' second- through fifth-place  finishers were within 0.74 seconds of one another, with Kevin O'Brien '12 (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield), Bredengen, Matt Beers '14 (Wrentham, Mass./King Philip Regional) and JD Levine '12 (Toronto, Ontario/National Ski Academy) rounding out the spots, respectively.

Graduate student Heidi Robbins (Mendon, Vt./Killington Mountain School/Saint Lawrence) and Gabbi Hall '13 (San Anselmo, Calif./Forest Charter School) both scored on each day, with Robbins pacing the Purple Knights in the women's slalom on Friday and then Hall taking the top spot for the Purple and Gold in the giant slalom on Saturday. Robbins finished 26th in the slalom, and Hall tied for 17th among 69 skiers in the giant slalom, thanks in part to the 12th-fastest second run in the competition.

Junior Colin Delaney '13 (Lake Placid, N.Y./National Sports Academy) paced the men's Nordic team in the 10k freestyle technique on Friday, with a 31st-place finish, just 30 seconds out of the top 20, while Robert Sitzer '12 (Lenox, Mass./Lenox Memorial) led the Purple and Gold in the 20k classic mass start on Saturday. Both Sitzer and Delaney scored for Saint Michael's each day. Chloe Boutelle '15 (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs) topped the Saint Michael's women in the 5k freestyle technique on Friday and in the 15k classic mass start on Saturday, while Gabrielle Naranja '14 (Fort Kent, Maine/Fort Kent Community) and Emily Burns '15 (North Creek, N.Y./Johnsburg Central) also scored both days.

Men's Tennis (4-2, 3-2 NE-10) Falls to Regionally-Ranked Merrimack

                               

The Saint Michael's College men's tennis team returned to action for the first time since Oct. 9 on Saturday, falling to Merrimack College, 6-3, at home during Northeast-10 Conference play. The Warriors sat in fifth place in last week's Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East region poll.

Nick Bosco '14 (Glastonbury, Conn./East Catholic) earned a 6-1, 6-3 victory in the first singles spot, while Kenny Vassallo '13 (Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington) picked up an 8-6 win during a pro set at No. 5. Sam Cieplicki '12 (South Burlington, Vt./New Hampton School) narrowly lost his opening set, 7-6 during a straight-set defeat at No. 3.

 

 

Women's Tennis (7-1, 7-0 NE-10) Remains Perfect in NE-10 with Victory against Merrimack

The Saint Michael's College women's tennis team pushed its perfect Northeast-10 Conference record to 7-0 and ran its winning streak to seven matches with a 7-2 triumph over visiting Merrimack College on Saturday. The Purple Knights remain alone in first place in the NE-10.

The hosts claimed a 3-0 advantage heading into singles thanks to a trio of doubles victories. Alex Dalton '13 (South Easton, Mass./Oliver Ames) and Emily Magee '13 (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury) combined for an 8-0 win at No. 1, while Jean-Marie McGrath '13 (Niwot, Colo./Alexander Dawson School) and Caroline Martin '15 (Scituate, Mass./Scituate) sided for an 8-5 victory at two. In the third position, Emily Ogilvy '12 (Bedford, N.H./Trinity) and Caroline Toutoungi '15 (Weston, Conn./Weston) notched an 8-4 victory.

In singles play, Dalton yielded just one game during a straight-set victory at No. 3, and Hannah Benoit '15 (Mystic, Conn./Saint Bernard School) earned a 6-1, 6-1 win at  the fourth spot. Ogilvy and McGrath notched pro-set triumphs in the fifth and sixth slots, respectively.

Upcoming Schedule:

There are no games scheduled for this week.

This Week in Saint Michael’s College Athletics ‒ February 13-19

Men’s Basketball (10-15, 9-12 NE-10) Drops One and Picks Up Crucial Win to Stay in Play-off Hunt

The Saint Michael’s College men’s basketball team went 1-1 last week in Northeast-10 Conference action, with the win helping it stay in the postseason hunt. The Purple Knights fell at Merrimack College on Tuesday, 56-48, and then defeated Saint Anselm College, 66-65, at home on Saturday.

Mike Holton Jr. '14 (Portland, Ore./The Winchendon School) led the Purple Knights with 13 points, four assists and four rebounds at Merrimack., while Corey Crawford '15 (Dover, Del./The Phelps School) notched 11 points. Tyler Schilling '12 (Excelsior, Minn./Minnetonka) provided 10 points and four boards, while James Cambronne '15 (De Bary, Fla./The Winchendon School) contributed nine points and eight rebounds.

Against Saint Anselm, Crawford totaled 16 points, six rebounds and three assists, while Holton had 11 points, including the go-ahead three-pointer with 2:34 remaining. Travis Warech '13 (Pine Brook, N.J./Montville) added 10 points and is two points shy of becoming the 13th Purple Knight junior to notch 1,000 career points. Schilling scored nine points and added nine rebounds, becoming the first Saint Michael's player in 37 years to reach the 870-board plateau. With 878, he is two shy of matching Rich Tarrant '65 for fifth in program history. Derek Knutty '13 (Rocklin, Calif./Whitney) added seven points, and Cambronne blocked three shots, bringing his total to 42 this season, the most by a Purple Knight first-year since Michel Bonebo '90 had 71 in 1986-87.

Women’s Basketball (11-14, 8-13 NE-10) Remains in Play-off Contention with Win Versus Saint Anselm

The Saint Michael’s College women’s basketball team went 1-1 last week in Northeast-10 Conference play, including a victory over Saint Anselm College to remain in the play-off picture. The Purple Knights fell at Merrimack College, 69-49, on Tuesday before hosting the Hawks on Saturday and picking up a 52-41 victory.

Nicole Adach '13 (Schenectady, N.Y./Mohonasen) totaled 15 points and eight rebounds against Merrimack, while Alexa Long '14 (Waterford, Conn./Waterford) had 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting to go along with eight boards. Megan Olsen '13 (Glenmont, N.Y./Bethlehem Central) added four assists and three steals, and Coreen Hennessy '12 (Chatham, N.H./Fryeburg Academy) notched seven points and six rebounds, including five on the offensive glass.

Against Saint Anselm, the Purple Knights held its school-record 16th opponent to 60 points or fewer. Adach and Olsen each netted 11 points, while Caitlin Quinn '12 (Oakdale, Conn./Montville) had nine points. Hennessy notched seven points, while Samantha Steinmetz '12 (Washington, Conn./Shepaug Valley) had eight rebounds in her second career start. In four minutes off the bench, Morgan Jenkins '15 (Revere, Mass./Revere) notched five boards and four points.

Men’s Ice Hockey (6-17-2, 3-14-1 ECAC East, 2-2-1 NE-10) Drops Three Contests, Finishes Regular Season

The Saint Michael’s College men’s ice hockey team went 0-3 last week, slipping twice in Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) East home contests and once in a Northeast-10 Conference match-up. The Purple Knights fell to Stonehill College, 7-3, at home on Tuesday and then hosted a pair of ECAC East games during the weekend, dropping a 4-1 decision to Babson College on Friday and then falling 5-1 to the University of Massachusetts at Boston on Saturday.

Against Stonehill, Tim McAuliffe '13 (North Reading, Mass./Vermont Academy) led the Purple Knights with two goals and an assist, while Brady Earle '12 (Columbia, Md./The Gunnery) tallied a marker in his 100th career game. Mike Dizgun '13 (Kirkland, Quebec/OCN Blizzard) stopped 15 shots, while classmate Eric McGuirk '13 (Rehoboth, Mass./Bridgewater Bandits) made seven saves in relief. Saint Michael's clinched the fourth seed in the upcoming four-team NE-10 Tournament, which begins with semifinals on Saturday. The Purple Knights will head to an opponent to be determined at a time that has yet to be determined.

During the weekend, Michael Jangro '13 (Reading, Mass./Valley Jr. Warriors) tallied for the hosts against Babson, while Josh Geary '13 (Wellesley, Mass./Phillips Andover Academy) netted the lone goal for the Purple Knights against UMass Boston. McGuirk stopped a combined 55 shots in both games, with 26 coming against the Beavers and 29 versus the Beacons.

Women’s Ice Hockey (3-20-1, 2-15-1 ECAC East) Falls Twice in ECAC East Action

The Saint Michel’s College women’s ice hockey team went 0-2 last week in Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) East home contests to end its regular season. The Purple Knights dropped a 4-0 decision on Friday to second-place College of the Holy Cross and then fell 6-1 to Salve Regina University on Saturday.

Erin Stevens '13 (Watertown, Conn./Connecticut Polar Bears) finished with 32 saves against Holy Cross, including 14 in the third period, when the hosts trailed just 2-0 until the final 11 minutes. Against Salve Regina, Ellia Héroux '15 (Thunder Bay Ontario/Thunder Bay Queens) tallied the lone goal for the Purple Knights, while Stevens finished with 34 stops. Midway through the second period, Stevens surpassed the 800-save mark on the season, eventually extending her own school record to 807. Meaghan Leong '14 (Cohasset, Mass./Notre Dame Academy) finished with five saves.

Skiing Takes 10th at Williams Carnival, Sandell Posts Pair of Top-10 Finishes

The Saint Michael's College skiing teams finished the two-day Williams College Carnival on Saturday by taking 10th place out of 16 teams, as Fredrik Sandell '15 (Oslo, Norway/Donski Alpine) highlighted the weekend with a pair of top-10 Alpine finishes. Friday's Nordic races were canceled.

Sandell took ninth among 73 varsity collegiate skiers in the men's slalom on Friday, due in part to the second-best second-run time in the competition (45.03), which was just 0.08 seconds behind the leader. On Saturday, Sandell took second out of 73 in the giant slalom, finishing 0.26 seconds short of the winner. Carl-Oscar Bredengen '14 (Reistad, Norway/Donski Alpine) scored both days, finishing 27th in the slalom and 26th in the giant slalom.

Kerstin Middleton '14 (Greenland, N.H./Proctor Academy) paced the Purple Knights in the women's slalom on Friday, while Gabbi Hall '13 (San Anselmo, Calif./Forest Charter School) posted a 17th-place finish among 64 competitors in the women's giant slalom on Saturday, and classmate Christina Billotti '13 (Massapequa, N.Y./Green Mountain Valley School) finished 19th behind the fifth-best opening run. Ashley Langlands '12 (Shelburne, N.H./Gorham) scored both days.

Junior Colin Delaney '13 (Lake Placid, N.Y./National Sports Academy) paced the Nordic men's team in the 10k classic on Saturday, when finishes accounted for double points due to Friday's cancelation. Delaney and Robert Sitzer '12 (Lenox, Mass./Lenox Memorial) were less than a minute outside of the top 30 during the 73-racer event. Chloe Boutelle '15 (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs) topped Saint Michel's for the women in the 10k classic, while Gabrielle Naranja '14 (Fort Kent, Maine/Fort Kent Community) took second.

Men's (2-8) and Women's (5-4) Swimming & Diving Teams Finish Sixth at NEISDA Championship

The Saint Michael's College men's and women's swimming & diving teams both finished sixth when the New England Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Association (NEISDA) Championship came to an end on Sunday, as the teams combined to break 18 of the programs' 46 swimming records. The women competed among 22 institutions, and the men were in a 13-school field, with their high standings coming despite not sending competitors to the previous weekend's diving portion of the meet.

Eileen Mullowney '12 (Burlington, Vt./Burlington) was named Women's Swimmer of the Meet after winning the 50- (24.14), 100- (52.70) and 200-yard (1:53.60) freestyle events, reaching provisional qualification for the NCAA Championship in each while breaking the school records in all three. She played a role in seven school records over the weekend while falling 0.57 seconds short of the 19-year-old meet mark in the 200. Mullowney finished with five career victories at NEISDA meets, having also won twice as a freshman.

Mullowney helped four relays set school records, joining sister Julie Mullowney '14 (Burlington, Vt./Burlington) and Kaytlyn Kelley '12 (Jefferson, Mass./Wachusett Regional) for each mark. The trio joined Sammy Sweeney '12 (Waterbury, Vt./Harwood Union/Franklin & Marshall) for third-place showings in the 200- (1:51.37) and 400-yard (4:05.49) medleys. The trio swam legs with Steph Nadow '15 (Charlton, Mass./Saint Peter-Marian) on the third-place 200 free relay (1:40.72) and Corine McAllister '13 (South Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury) for the fifth-place 400 free relay (3:42.34).

Julie Mullowney set school records in the 50- (31.53), 100- (1:08.73) and 200-yard (2:32.80) breaststroke events, including breaking Shauna McMahon's '97 18-year-old school mark in the 100. She was third in the 50 and fourth in the 100. Kelley placed second in the 50-yard backstroke (27.83), breaking Cassie Littlefield's '04 11-year-old record and coming within 0.02 seconds of the winning swimmer. Nadow was fifth. Kelley also placed fifth in the 100 back, coming within 0.21 seconds of another 11-year-old Littlefield mark. Sweeney broke the 200-yard butterfly (2:16.14) record during trials before taking eighth in the finals. In all, Julie Mullowney had a role in seven school records, Kelley had a hand in five and Sweeney put her name on three.

Dan Healy '12 (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington) had a hand in four school records, while Nathan Paluso '15 (Windham, Maine/Windham) aided three. Healy set a mark in the 100 back (54.27) - taking fourth - and the 200 back record in trials (1:59.73) before finishing the finals in sixth. Healy also notched a record showing of 48.90 in a 100 free time trial. He and Paluso joined Michael Sprague '12 (Sharon, Mass./Sharon) and Aidan Meehan '15 (Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees) to capture fifth place in the 800 free relay in 7:26.99.

Paluso was seventh in the 200-yard individual medley (2:02.93) and set a mark in the 200 breast (2:18.16) during trials before taking eighth in the finals. Sprague was seventh in the 1,000 free, Kyle Esposito '13 (Endicott, N.Y./Union-Endicott) was eighth in both the 1,000 and 1,650 free races, and Andrew Marshall '13 (Kittery, Maine/Saint Thomas Aquinas/Saint Joseph's [ME]) was ninth in the 1,650. All three approached school records. Meehan took eighth in the 200 free, while he, Healy, Paluso and Nicholas Lamana '14 (Purcellville, Va./Loudoun Valley) combined for a seventh-place finish in the 400 medley relay.

Eileen Mullowney will now await word on whether she becomes the first swimming & diving student-athlete in Saint Michael's history to qualify for the NCAA Championship, as the entry lists will be revealed on Feb. 29. Based on national results entering the weekend, her performances at NEISDAs would have had her tied for 43rd in Division II in the 50 free and alone in 49th and 34th in the 100 and 200, respectively. At the 2011 NCAA Championship, 56 swimmers qualified for the 50 free, 58 for the 100 free, and 50 for the 200 free.

Women's Tennis (6-1, 6-0 NE-10) Returns from Four-Month Layoff with Win at AIC

The Saint Michael's College women's tennis team returned to action for the first time since Oct. 16 on Saturday, picking up a 9-0 victory at American International College during Northeast-10 Conference play. The Purple Knights are alone in first place in the NE-10.

The visitors won all six of their singles matches by 6-0, 6-0 counts. Emily Magee '13 (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury), Caroline Martin '15 (Scituate, Mass./Scituate), Alex Dalton '13 (South Easton, Mass./Oliver Ames), Hannah Benoit '15 (Mystic, Conn./Saint Bernard School), Emily Ogilvy '12 (Bedford, N.H./Trinity) and Caroline Toutoungi '15 (Weston, Conn./Weston) won in the first through sixth positions, respectively. Each of the three doubles tandems posted 8-0 triumphs, with the duos of Magee/Dalton, Ogilvy/Toutoungi and Kayla Dowd '15 (Longmeadow, Mass./Longmeadow) and Michelle Moreau '15 (Stratham, N.H./Exeter) all victorious.

Upcoming Schedule:

Tuesday, Feb. 21

Women's Basketball vs. Southern New Hampshire, 5:30 p.m.*

Men's Basketball vs. Southern New Hampshire, 7:30 p.m.*

Friday, Feb. 24

Skiing @ EISA Championship, 9 a.m.

Men's Basketball - NE10 Tournament First Round @ TBA, TBA

Women's Basketball - NE-10 Tournament First Round @ TBA, TBA

Saturday, Feb. 25

Skiing @ EISA Championship, 9 a.m.

Women's Tennis vs. Merrimack, 11 a.m.*

Men's Tennis vs. Merrimack, 3 p.m.*

Men's Ice Hockey - NE-10 Tournament Semifinals @ TBA, TBA

Women's Ice Hockey - ECAC Open Tournament @ Saint Anselm, TBA

Sunday, Feb. 26

Men's Basketball - NE-10 Tournament Quarterfinals @ TBA, TBA

Women's Basketball - NE-10 Tournament Quarterfinals @ TBA, TBA

Women's Ice Hockey - ECAC Open Tournament @ Saint Anselm, TBA

* Northeast-10 Conference Game

This Week in Saint Michael’s College Athletics ‒ February 6-February 12

Men’s Basketball (9-14, 8-11 NE-10) Picks up Two 66-64 Northeast-10 Wins with Last-Second Shots

The Saint Michael’s College men’s basketball team went 2-0 last week, winning Northeast-10 Conference match-ups against two of the top five teams in the league by identical 66-64 scores, hitting the winning bucket in the final seconds of each game. The Purple Knights defeated Bentley University on Wednesday at home and then won at Stonehill College on Saturday.

Senior Tyler Schilling (Excelsior, Minn./Minnetonka) had the winning tip-in with eight seconds left against Bentley, which has been to the last seven NCAA Tournaments. Sophomore Mike Holton Jr. (Portland, Ore./The Winchendon School) led the Purple Knights with 24 points, going 7-for-10 on free throws, while junior Travis Warech (Pine Brook, N.J./Montville) buried a trio of three-pointers en route to scoring 10  points. Schilling finished with eight points, while freshman Corey Crawford (Dover, Del./The Phelps School) notched seven points, six rebounds and four assists.

At Stonehill, Holton snapped a tie with fewer than two seconds left with a jumper to give the Purple Knights their second consecutive victory. Schilling provided 12 points and 10 rebounds, which moved him into seventh in program history in career rebounds (865). Holton and freshman Dom Ditlefsen (Portland, Ore./Sunset) each added 11 points, while Crawford had 10 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Warech notched 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists, bringing him within 14 points of 1,000 for his career.

Women’s Basketball (10-13, 7-12 NE-10) Falls to Two Northeast-10 Opponents

The Saint Michael’s College women’s basketball team went 0-2 last week in Northeast-10 Conference play, including having a rally fall short against nationally-ranked Bentley University. The Purple Knights fell to the visiting No. 7 Falcons, 69-58, on Wednesday before dropping an 84-56 decision at Stonehill College on Saturday.

Junior Nicole Adach (Schenectady, N.Y./Mohonasen) netted a career-high 25 points against Bentley, shooting 9-of-17 from the floor and 7-of-8 on free throws. Senior Coreen Hennessy (Chatham, N.H./Fryeburg Academy) and sophomore Cara Deroy (Hamden, Conn./Hamden) each contributed 10 points. Junior Megan Olsen (Glenmont, N.Y./Bethlehem Central) notched five steals, and senior Samantha Steinmetz (Washington, Conn./Shepaug Valley) rejected three shots during a game where the Purple Knights were 13-of-14 from the charity stripe and forced 25 turnovers.

Sophomore Alexa Long (Waterford, Conn./Waterford) shot 6-of-10, finishing with 16 points and nine rebounds, at Stonehill. Adach had 14 points, six boards and three steals, while freshman Natalie Wimett (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington) buried a pair of three-pointers in seven minutes off the bench.

Men’s Ice Hockey (6-14-2, 3-12-1 ECAC East, 2-1-1 NE-10) Drops Two Road ECAC East Contests

The Saint Michael’s College men’s ice hockey team went 0-2 last week, slipping twice in Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) East road match-ups. The Purple Knights fell at No. 7 Castleton State College, 3-0, on Friday and at Skidmore College, 9-1, on Saturday.

Against nationally-ranked Castleton State, junior Mike Dizgun (Kirkland, Quebec/OCN Blizzard) stopped 32 shots, including 23 in the final two periods, and did not yield an even-strength marker. At Skidmore, junior Connor Logan (Shelburne, Vt./Green Mountain Glades) tallied the lone goal for the Purple Knights. Dizgun stopped nine shots, while junior Eric McGuirk (Rehoboth, Mass./Bridgewater Bandits) made 17 saves in relief. Juniors Tim McAuliffe (North Reading, Mass./Vermont Academy) and Rich Rodeschini (Katonah, N.Y./Canterbury School) each earned an assist.

Women’s Ice Hockey (3-18-1, 2-13-1 ECAC East) Falls in Overtime During Two-Game Weekend Set

The Saint Michel’s College women’s ice hockey team went 0-2 last week in a home weekend series against Lindenwood (Mo.) University, which will be competing in a Division I conference next winter. The Purple Knights dropped a 6-5 overtime decision on Friday and then fell 9-1 on Saturday. Along the way, junior Erin Stevens (Watertown, Conn./Connecticut Polar Bears) broke the school record for season saves. She now has 741.

On Friday, the Purple Knights battled back from three two-goal deficits and took a lead with 2:28 to go in the final stanza before losing with 26 seconds remaining in the extra session. Senior Madelena Santore (Millington, N.J./New Jersey Rockets) and freshmen Shannon Rice (West River, Md./Navy U19) and Fernanda Saavedra (Miami, Fla./Pittsburgh Penguins Elite) notched a goal and an assist apiece, while Stevens made 41 saves. Senior Casey Yelton (Arnold, Md./Washington Pride) and junior Melissa Coughlin (Franklin, Mass./Franklin) also scored, with Coughlin netting her first career marker, and sophomore Olivia Collins (South Boston, Mass./Boston Shamrocks) provided two assists.

During the second game of the weekend series, Stevens made 44 stops and broke Melanie Cullen's '09 program mark of 736 saves, set during the 2007-08 season. Sophomore Courtney Burnett (Deep River, Ontario/Northwood School) recorded her first career goal.

Skiing Takes 10th at Dartmouth Carnival, Sandell Posts Pair of Top-15 Finishes

The Saint Michael's College skiing teams finished the two-day Dartmouth College Carnival on Saturday by taking 10th place out of 15 teams. The Purple Knights totaled 290 points, coming within 50 of ninth-place Harvard University.

Freshman Fredrik Sandell (Oslo, Norway/Donski Alpine) took ninth among 75 varsity collegiate skiers in the men's giant slalom on Friday, due in part to the second-best second-run time in the competition (54.16). On Saturday, Sandell took 15th out of 74 in the slalom, finishing 0.27 seconds out of the top 10. Sophomore Carl-Oscar Bredengen (Reistad, Norway/Donski Alpine) scored both days, finishing 29th in the slalom.

Junior Gabbi Hall (San Anselmo, Calif./Forest Charter School) posted an 18th-place finish among 70 competitors in the women's giant slalom, edging out classmate Christina Billotti (Massapequa, N.Y./Green Mountain Valley School) by less than a second. Billotti finished 25th. Hall once again paced the Purple Knights on Saturday by finishing 28th out of 68 in the slalom. Sophomore Kerstin Middleton (Greenland, N.H./Proctor Academy) also scored points both days.

Junior Colin Delaney (Lake Placid, N.Y./National Sports Academy) paced the Nordic men's team in 10k freestyle on Friday, while senior Robert Sitzer (Lenox, Mass./Lenox Memorial) led the Purple Knights in the 20k classic mass start on Saturday. Sitzer was second for his squad in the 10K freestyle, and Delaney crossed second in the 20k classic. Sophomore Gabrielle Naranja (Fort Kent, Maine/Fort Kent Community) was the top Saint Michael's finisher for the women in the 5k freestyle and the 15k classic mass start, followed by freshman Chloe Boutelle (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs) in both.

Upcoming Schedule:

Tuesday, Feb. 14

Women's Basketball @ Merrimack, 5:30 p.m.*

Men's Ice Hockey vs. Stonehill, 5:50 p.m.*

Men's Basketball @ Merrimack, 7:30 p.m.*

Friday, Feb. 17

Skiing @ Williams Carnival, 9 a.m.

Swimming & Diving @ NEISDA Championship (Swimming), 10 a.m.

Women's Ice Hockey vs. Holy Cross, 4 p.m.^

Men's Ice Hockey vs. Babson, 7 p.m.^

Saturday, Feb. 18

Skiing @ Williams Carnival, 9 a.m.

Swimming & Diving @ NEISDA Championship (Swimming), 10 a.m.

Women's Ice Hockey vs. Salve Regina, 1 p.m.^

Women's Basketball vs. Saint Anselm, 1:30 p.m.*

Women's Tennis @ American International, 1:30 p.m.*

Men's Basketball vs. Saint Anselm, 3:30 p.m.*

Men's Ice Hockey vs. UMass Boston, 4 p.m.^

Sunday, Feb. 12

Swimming & Diving @ NEISDA Championship (Swimming), 10 a.m.

* Northeast-10 Conference Game

^ ECAC East Game