Baseball (9-23,
5-17 NE-10) Faces Regionally-Ranked Opponent, Estey Reaches 100 Hits
The Saint Michael's College baseball
team went 1-4 last week while facing one regionally-ranked Northeast-10
Conference opponent and seeing Chadwick Estey '12 (New Haven, Vt./Mount
Abraham Union) reach 100 career
hits. The Purple Knights fell to Saint Anselm College, 1-0, on Tuesday in
an NE-10 Northeast Division game before claiming a 15-4 victory at Norwich
University on Thursday. They finished the week by playing a three-game set at regionally-ranked
University of Massachusetts at Lowell during NE-10 Northeast Division play,
falling 4-0 on Friday before being swept in a doubleheader on Saturday, 11-1
and 10-3. UMass Lowell was fifth in last week's New England Intercollegiate
Baseball Association (NEIBA) poll.
Nick Myers '14 (Canton, Conn./The
Master's School) had his best outing of the season against Saint
Anselm, yielding one earned run on six hits in five-plus innings while striking
out two. Corey Livingston '14 (Hartford,
Conn./East Catholic) tossed
four frames of shutout four-hit relief, while Estey went 2-for-4.
Andrew
Kelley '13 (Lincoln, N.H./Lin-Wood) allowed one run and struck out 10 in six
innings at Norwich. Nicky Elderton '15 (Shelburne, Vt./Rice Memorial) was 4-for-5 with three runs, coming within a
home run of the cycle, while Nick Nelson '14 (Spofford, N.H./Keene) had
a 4-for-6 performance with three RBIs, two runs and a double. Bryan Geary
'12 (Milton, Vt./Milton/Skidmore) and Jacob Begnoche '13 (Essex
Junction, Vt./Essex) both blasted their first collegiate home runs, with
Geary finishing with two hits, three runs and four RBIs, while Begnoche had two
hits, two runs and three RBIs. Tyler Wild '14 (Quaker Hill, Conn./Saint
Bernard School) was 3-for-5 with three runs and a double, Chris Puliafico '14 (Sharon, Mass./Sharon) went
2-for-2 with two RBIs, and Alec Tice '14
(Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford) added an RBI single. Chris Hoey '12 (Huntington, N.Y./Saint Anthony's) and Jesse
Sullivan '12 (Saugus, Mass./Pingree School) combined to toss the final three innings, with Hoey striking out two in
two frames, and Sullivan pitching a perfect ninth inning.
During the first game with UMass Lowell,
Estey led off the third inning with his 100th career hit, and Will Corkum '15 (Ipswich, Mass./Ipswich) limited
the River Hawks to one run during the first 5.1 innings, finishing with three
earned runs on five hits in six innings. Nelson, Puliafico and Tim McDonnell '12 (Durham, N.H./Oyster
River) each added hits, while Don McGuirl '15 (Warwick, R.I./Saint
Sebastian's School) dropped two sac
bunts. Barry Maily '15 (Moosup, Conn./Plainfield) tossed two shutout
frames of relief.
Nelson was
2-for-3 with an RBI and a double in the opener of the doubleheader with UMass
Lowell, while Tice went 2-of-3 while being hit by a pitch. During the nightcap,
Elderton was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a double, while Tice was 2-for-4 with
two runs. Sullivan
fired two innings of scoreless relief.
No. 10 Men's
Lacrosse (9-4, 5-4 NE-10) Extends Win Streak to Three Games with Victory at AIC
The nationally-ranked Saint Michael's
College men's lacrosse team won its only game last week, extending its win
streak to three with a 14-4 Northeast-10 Conference victory at American
International College (AIC) on Saturday. The Purple Knights are ranked 10th by
the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA).
Paul
Tortora Jr. '12 (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Prep) tied a career
high with six points, as he tallied one marker and dished off five assists,
while Kevin Hunt '12 (Johnstown,
N.Y./Johnstown) notched a career-high-tying four goals and one assist. Andrew Buccellato '12 (Glen Rock, N.J./Don
Bosco Prep) and Max Zuccarini '12
(Medfield, Mass./Medfield/Quinnipiac) combined for four points, as
Buccellato tallied once, while Zuccarini scored twice and added one assist. Marty Vanzo '13 (Westford, Vt./Essex/Vermont)
netted a hat trick, while Asa
Sargent '13 (East Middlebury, Vt./Middlebury Union), Matt Casella '15 (Yonkers, N.Y./Fordham Prep) and Johnny Wadlinger '15 (Wolfeboro,
N.H./Brewster Academy) each scored their first college goals. Peter Hanson '12 (Andover, Mass./Andover) scooped
up eight ground balls, Chris Casserly
'14 (Kensington, N.H./Exeter) was 9-of-11 on face-offs, and Chris DeMairo '14 (Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage)
made seven saves in 31:16 as the first of four goalies. Andrew Landers '14 (Manchester,
Mass./Proctor Academy) stopped three shots in 16:38, Dylan Florian '15 (West Hartford, Conn./Kingswood Oxford/Sacred Heart) was
untested in 6:07, and Theo Ferguson '14
(Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem Central) made one save in 5:59.
Women's Lacrosse
(3-10, 1-9 NE-10) Extends Run of Games Against Nationally-Ranked Foes to Five
The Saint Michael's College women's
lacrosse team went 0-2 at home last week against Northeast-10 Conference
opponents, extending its run versus nationally-ranked foes to five straight
contests. The Purple Knights lost a 14-4 decision on Wednesday to No. 12
Merrimack College before falling to No. 6 University of New Haven, 17-4, on Sunday.
Both are ranked by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association
(IWLCA).
Eliza Scoba '12 (Franklin,
Mass./Franklin) had one goal and one assist against Merrimack, while
Caitlin Mahoney '13 (Cohasset, Mass./Cohasset), Claire Martin '14
(Mattapoisett, Mass./Bishop Stang) and Hannah Beardsley '15 (Essex,
Mass./Manchester Essex Regional) each added one marker. Nicole Buckley
'14 (Scituate, Mass./Scituate) scooped up five ground balls and caused two
turnovers, and Sandy Palumbo '12 (Guilford, Conn./Guilford) made 16
saves and picked up five ground balls.
Scoba netted
one marker against New Haven to give her 99 goals for her career, while Caroline
Casper '14 (Franklin, Mass./Franklin), Kate Boyer '15 (Standish,
Maine/Bonny Eagle) and Sarah Fortin '15 (Dover, N.H./Saint Thomas Aquinas)
each tallied once, with Fortin's marker the first of her collegiate career.
Martin caused two turnovers, had one assist and a game-high six draw controls,
while Taylor Midgley '15 (Hampton, N.H./Saint Thomas Aquinas) scooped up
four ground balls, caused three turnovers and added an assist for her first
point as a collegian. Melissa Jaskiewicz '15 (Kensington, Md./Bethesda-Chevy
Chase) made five save in her first career appearance between the pipes.
Softball (6-32,
4-26 NE-10) Finishes Season with Four Doubleheaders in Six-Day Stretch, Upsets
Le Moyne
The Saint Michael's College softball
team went 1-7 last week against Northeast-10 Conference foes, including earning
its first win against Le Moyne College since 2005. The Purple Knights were
swept at Saint Anselm College on Tuesday, 9-2 and 5-1, before falling twice to
visiting Southern New Hampshire University on Wednesday, 4-2 and 11-2 in five
innings. They split with fourth-place Le Moyne on Friday, winning 1-0 before
dropping a 6-0 decision, and lost a pair of five-inning games on Sunday to The
College of Saint Rose, 10-2 and 9-1.
Sarah
Murray '15 (Wallingford, Conn./Sheehan) went 2-for-3 with an RBI in game one
against Saint Anselm, while Bethany
Falls '14 (Essex Junction, Vt./Essex) had a double and an RBI. Stephanie Frank '13 (Essex, Vt./Essex) took
the loss despite yielding three earned runs in six innings. During game two, Grace Bonaiuto '14 (Beverly, Mass./Austin
Preparatory School) was 2-for-2, and Falls drove in Amanda Brigante '14 (Colchester, Vt./Colchester).
Brigante was 2-for-3 during the opener
against Southern New Hampshire, Murray doubled, and Brittany Cantore '13 (Saint Johnsbury, Vt./Saint Johnsbury Academy) drove
in a run. Frank yielded four earned runs in a complete-game effort while
striking out two. In the nightcap, Brigante and Carleen McLaughlin '13 (Branford, Conn./Branford) each ripped RBI
singles, while Falls allowed one run in 2.2 innings in her first career start.
Frank spun a three-hit shutout in the
first game against Le Moyne, yielding two singles among her three hits while
not striking out or walking a single batter. Falls drove in the lone run,
Bonaiuto added a sacrifice bunt, and Brigante contributed a hit and the run. The
win was the Purple Knights' first over Le Moyne since the 2005 NE-10
Tournament, and their first regular-season or home victory over the Dolphins
since April 11, 1999. During game two, Frank doubled but took the loss.
Boniauto and Murray both singled, and Lauren
Mercik '14 (Suffield, Conn./Suffield) yielded one run on one hit in four
innings of relief.
In the first game with Saint Rose, Lindsay Houston '13 (Concord, N.H./Concord)
went 1-for-1 with a run and a walk, Cantore ripped her third home run of
the season, a two-run shot, and Olivia
Leclerc '12 (Colchester, Vt./Colchester) added a hit. Houston went 1-for-1
with a hit-by-pitch in game two, Brigante singled and scored, and Leclerc had another
hit. Bonaiuto picked up an RBI, while Frank suffered the loss.
Women's Tennis (13-8, 10-3 NE-10) Reaches 13th Consecutive NE-10 Semifinal, Falls to Top-Seeded Stonehill
The regionally-ranked Saint Michael's College women's tennis team went 1-1 last week, reaching its 13th consecutive Northeast-10 Conference Tournament semifinal. The fourth-seeded Purple Knights claimed a 5-0 victory over No. 5 Bentley University at home in the first round for the third straight season on Wednesday before dropping a 5-0 decision to top-seeded Stonehill College on Friday in a semifinal. The Purple Knights were ranked ninth in the latest NCAA East region poll and await word on a potential NCAA Tournament berth, while Stonehill was ranked sixth in the region.
A trio of duos earned doubles triumphs against Bentley, with pairings of Eileen Mullowney '12 (Burlington, Vt./Burlington)/Emily Magee '13 (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury), Alex Dalton '13 (South Easton, Mass/Oliver Ames)/Caroline Martin '15 (Scituate, Mass./Scituate) and Emily Ogilvy '12 (Bedford, N.H./Trinity)/Caroline Toutoungi '15 (Weston, Conn./Weston) all winning. Dalton and Magee claimed straight-set singles victories, while Jean-Marie McGrath '13 (Niwot, Colo./Alexander Dawson School) and Hannah Benoit '15 (Mystic, Conn./Saint Bernard School) were in the middle of matches when the victory was clinched.
Against Stonehill, all three doubles
tandems lost, with Magee/Mullowney, Dalton/Martin and Ogilvy/Toutoungi siding
at No. 1, 2 and 3, respectively. McGrath and Toutoungi lost in singles play,
while Benoit, Dalton, Magee and Ogilvy all played at least one close set before
being stopped mid-match due to Stonehill's clinching the victory. Magee was
named to the NE-10 Tournament All-Tournament team.
Upcoming
Schedule:
Tuesday, April 24
Baseball
vs. Middlebury, 3:30 p.m.
Women's Lacrosse @ Southern New Hampshire, 7 p.m.*
Wednesday, April 25
Baseball
vs. Southern New Hampshire, 3:30 p.m.*^
Thursday, April 26
Men's Golf @ Franklin Pierce Spring Invitational at The
Shattuck, 12 p.m.
Friday, April 27
Baseball
vs. Bentley, 3:30pm *^
Saturday, April 28
Baseball
vs. Bentley (2), 12 p.m.*^
Women's Lacrosse @ American International, 12 p.m.*
Men's
Lacrosse vs. Southern New Hampshire, 1 p.m.*
Sunday, April 29
Women's
Lacrosse vs. Queens (N.Y.), 12 p.m.
* Northeast-10 Conference Game
^ Northeast-10 Conference Northeast Division Game
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