Baseball (4-13,
1-7 NE-10) Suffers Conference Setbacks to Nationally- and Regionally-Ranked
Opponents
The Saint Michael's College baseball
team went 0-4 last week while playing against one nationally-ranked
Northeast-10 Conference opponent and another that sat high in the regional
poll. The Purple Knights fell at No. 6 Southern New Hampshire University, 7-1,
on Wednesday before playing a three-game weekend series at regionally-ranked
Stonehill College, dropping a 16-1 decision on Saturday followed by a
doubleheader sweep on Sunday by counts of 14-4 and 7-6 in 10 innings. The
Skyhawks were third in last week's New England Intercollegiate Baseball
Association (NEIBA) poll, while Southern New Hampshire's ranking was according
to D2baseballnews.com.
Will
Corkum '15 (Ipswich, Mass./Ipswich) held No. 6 Southern New Hampshire to one
run on two hits over the first five innings and finished with six strikeouts in
six innings while allowing four hits and walking three. Bryan Geary '12 (Milton, Vt./Milton/Skidmore) went 2-for-4, as the
Purple Knights were narrowly outhit, 9-7. Tim
McDonnell '12 (Durham, N.H./Oyster River) and Tyler Wild '14 (Quaker Hill,
Conn./Saint Bernard School) each had a single, and Wild stole two bases. Chris Puliafico '14 (Sharon,
Mass./Sharon) had a hit and a swipe, and Nicky Elderton '15 (Shelburne,
Vt./Rice Memorial) tripled.
Andrew
Kelley '13 (Lincoln, N.H./Lin-Wood) struck out six over five innings against
Stonehill on Saturday, while Jesse
Sullivan '12 (Saugus, Mass./Pingree School) fanned five in 2.1 innings of
relief. Collin Fishman '13 (Bethesda,
Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel) had a hit and the lone run.
During the opening game of the
doubleheader with Stonehill, Fishman struck out five, and Wild was 2-of-5 with
a triple and an RBI. Alec Tice '14
(Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford) added an RBI, while Geary had a hit and two
walks. Corey Livingston '14 (Hartford,
Conn./East Catholic) ripped an RBI double, and Michael Robinson '12 (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde) added a
single and scored a run. In game two, the Purple Knights grabbed a 6-0 lead by
the third inning. McDonnell had three hits, Robinson went 2-for-4 with two runs,
and Elderton tripled. Don McGuirl '15 (Warwick, R.I./Saint Sebastian's
School) doubled and drove in two,
while Austin Ziskie '12 (Chevy
Chase, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase) had a no-decision after striking out five
in six innings.
Men's Lacrosse
(6-2, 2-2 NE-10) Extends Win Streak to Five Before Slipping to No. 2 Le Moyne
by One Goal
The Saint Michael's College men's lacrosse
team went 1-1 last week in Northeast-10 Conference play, extending its win
streak to five games before falling to nationally-ranked Le Moyne College. The
Purple Knights, who received votes toward last week's United States
Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) national poll, hosted Bentley
University on Tuesday and claimed a 14-7 victory before losing at home to Le
Moyne, which is the second-ranked team in the latest USILA national poll, by a
slim 7-6 count on Saturday. It was the Purple Knights' closest decision ever
with the Dolphins.
Pete
Donnally '13 (Madison, N.J./Morristown-Beard School) tallied four
goals and two assists against Bentley, while Marty Vanzo '13 (Westford, Vt./Essex/Vermont) contributed two
markers and two helpers. Christian Cook
'12 (South Burlington, Vt./New Hampton School) added one goal and two
assists, while Connor Glackin '14 (South
Huntington, N.Y./Saint Anthony's) and Tim
McDonald '14 (Walpole, Mass./Walpole) each netted two goals. Neil Kelly '13 (Narragansett, R.I./Bishop
Hendricken) earned the first point of his career with the game-winning
goal, while Peter Hanson '12 (Andover,
Mass./Andover) recorded seven ground balls and five caused turnovers. Chris Casserly '14 (Kensington,
N.H./Exeter) scooped up seven ground balls and was 13-of-20 on draws, while
Chris DeMairo '14 (Bethpage,
N.Y./Bethpage) made 11 saves.
Vanzo led the Purple Knights with four
markers and one assist during the game against Le Moyne, a team that has been
to the NCAA Tournament championship game five of the last six years. McDonald
and Evan Antolino '14 (Exeter,
N.H./Exeter) each tallied one marker, while Garrett Clark '12 (Hingham, Mass./Hingham) scooped up five ground
balls. DeMairo stopped four shots.
Women's Lacrosse
(3-4, 1-3 NE-10) Earns First NE-10 Win of Season While Snapping Three-Game Skid
The Saint Michael's College women's
lacrosse team went 1-1 last week against Northeast-10 Conference foes, losing
early in the week before picking up its first conference win and snapping a
three-game losing streak. The Purple Knights lost an 8-4 decision on Tuesday at
Franklin Pierce University before claiming a 13-5 victory at Southern
Connecticut State University on Saturday.
Caitlin Mahoney '13 (Cohasset,
Mass./Cohasset), Crystal King '14 (South Burlington, Vt./South
Burlington), Claire Martin
'14 (Mattapoisett, Mass./Bishop Stang) and Kate
Boyer '15 (Standish, Maine/Bonny Eagle) each found the back of the net
against Franklin Pierce, while Caroline
Casper '14 (Norfolk, Mass./Thayer Academy) dished out two assists. Sandy
Palumbo '12 (Guilford, Conn./Guilford) made 10 saves and picked up five ground balls.
During the
triumph over Southern Connecticut State, Eliza Scoba '12 (Franklin, Mass./Franklin)
led the Purple Knights with four goals and one assist, while Boyer netted a
hat trick. Courtney Piper
'15 (Wolfeboro, N.H./Brewster Academy) added two goals, while Casper
contributed one tally and two helpers. Nicole
Buckley '14 (Scituate, Mass./Scituate) scooped up nine ground balls and
caused seven turnovers, while Palumbo turned aside 17 shots. Scoba moved into
10th in program history with 124 career points.
Softball (3-15,
1-9 NE-10) Drops Two Road Twinbills to Regional and NE-10 Powers
The Saint Michael's College softball
team went 0-4 last week against Northeast-10 Conference powerhouses over the
weekend. The Purple Knights dropped two games at the University of New Haven,
9-1 in six innings and 11-0 in five innings, on Saturday before falling twice
in five innings at 22nd-ranked Southern Connecticut State University, 10-1 and
10-2, on Sunday. The Owls' ranking is according to the National Fastpitch
Coaches Association (NFCA), as each weekend opponent qualified for the 2011
NCAA Tournament.
Stephanie
Frank '13 (Essex, Vt./Essex) ripped an RBI double in the opener
against New Haven and allowed one earned run while striking out four in four
innings. Sarah Murray '15 (Wallingford,
Conn./Sheehan) scored the lone run. During the second game, Laura McCormack '14 (Natick, Mass./Natick) fanned
one.
Against Southern Connecticut State, Bethany Falls '13 (Essex Junction,
Vt./Essex) and Greer Lemnah '14
(Lyndon Center, Vt./Lyndon Institute) each had two hits, with Falls
doubling and scoring. Brittany Regis '14
(Monroe, N.H./Saint Johnsbury Academy) had a hit and a walk, while Brittany Cantore '13 (Saint Johnsbury,
Vt./Saint Johnsbury Academy) provided an RBI. In the nightcap, Lemnah
doubled and scored, while Murray had a hit and an RBI. Amanda Brigante '14 (Colchester, Vt./Colchester) added a double,
while Frank contributed an RBI and two sacrifice bunts.
Men's Tennis (4-4, 3-4 NE-10) Falls to Two-Time Defending NE-10 Tournament Champion Bentley
The Saint Michael's College men's tennis team lost its only match last week, dropping a Northeast-10 Conference decision to regionally-ranked Bentley University by a count of 9-0 on Sunday. Bentley has made it to five of the past six NCAA Tournaments, is ranked fourth in the East region according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), and did not allow a point for the third straight match.
Kenny Vassallo '13 (Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington) stood in the fifth singles slot and was edged 6-3, 6-2, while Sam Cieplicki '12 (South Burlington, Vt./New Hampton School) slipped, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 3.
Women's Tennis (9-6, 8-2 NE-10) Splits Matches, Loses to Regionally-Ranked Stonehill
The regionally-ranked Saint Michael's College women's tennis team went 1-1 last week during Northeast-10 Conference action. The Purple Knights claimed a 5-4 victory at Bentley University on Saturday before dropping a 7-2 decision to three-time defending NE-10 Tournament finalist Stonehill College on Sunday. Saint Michael's was ranked ninth in the first NCAA East region poll last week, while Stonehill was seventh.
Emily
Ogilvy '12 (Bedford, N.H./Trinity) produced the deciding margin against
Bentley with a 6-4, 6-3 victory at No. 6 singles, while Emily Magee '13 (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury) and Hannah Benoit '15 (Mystic, Conn./Saint
Bernard School) also won in straight sets. The doubles teams of Magee/Alex Dalton '13 (South Easton, Mass./Oliver
Ames) and Ogilvy/Caroline Toutoungi
'15 (Weston, Conn./Weston) won.
Saint Michael's was the first opponent
to claim more than one point against Stonehill since mid-March. Jean-Marie McGrath '13 (Niwot,
Colo./Alexander Dawson School) and Caroline
Martin '15 (Scituate, Mass./Scituate) won No. 2 doubles, and Dalton earned
the lone victory in singles, in the second position.
Upcoming
Schedule:
Monday, April 2
Women's
Lacrosse vs. Assumption, 4 p.m.*
Tuesday, April 3
Softball
vs. UMass Lowell (2), 3 p.m.*
Baseball
vs. Saint Anselm, 3:30 p.m.*
Wednesday, April 4
Women's
Tennis vs. Saint Anselm, 3:30 p.m.*
Men's Tennis @ Saint Anselm, 3:30 p.m.*
Men's Lacrosse @ Merrimack, 4 p.m.*
Women's
Lacrosse vs. Bentley, 4:30 p.m.*
Friday, April 6
Baseball
vs. Saint Rose (2), 12 p.m.*
Softball
vs. American International (2), 2 p.m.*
Saturday, April 7
Men's Lacrosse @ Adelphi, 12 p.m.*
Baseball
vs. Le Moyne (2), 12 p.m.*
* Northeast-10 Conference Game
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