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(02/04/09 5:00pm)
At the Seamus McElligott Invitational this past Saturday, the College's men's and women's indoor track teams posted several Eastern Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC) championship qualifiying marks.
Leading the men's team was sophomore Kyle Gilroy, who set a meet record in the 55-meter high hurdles. Gilroy finished the race in 7.78 seconds and attained "Athlete of the Week" honors. He qualified for the ECAC Championships, one of the two Lions to do so. Sophomore Tom Bocchino, who placed sixth in the 3,000-meter race, qualified for the ECAC meet with a time of 8:49.51.
The College also did well in the pole vault and the mile, as freshman Chris Sommer placed a top height of 3.50 meters and sophomore Kyle Roos collected fourth place in the mile with a time of 4:32.18.
The Lions' men also boasted solid performances in the 400-meter dash, as senior Rob McGowan took second in with a time of 51.53 seconds. Behind McGowan was freshman Justin Worthing, who finished fifth for the Lions, and Woodrow Prevard took sixth.
The women's team also had runners qualify for the ECAC Championships. Their strengths in this meet were in the 800 meters, the 55-meter high hurdles and a large finish in the mile race. The Lion women were able to turn in four ECAC Championship qualifiers as well as a host of first-place finishers.
The College dominated the top 10 of the mile race at this invitational. The Lion's women took second, fourth, seventh, ninth and tenth.
Freshman Claire Johnson led the way in the mile, finishing in second place with a time of 5:14.82. Johnson and junior Michelle Wallace, who finished fourth in 5:15.36, qualified for the ECAC Championships. Freshman Katie Nestor finished seventh followed by senior Martine McGrath in ninth and classmate Megan Donovan in 10th.
The Lion women also did well in the 800-meter as junior Jianna Spadaccini won the race with a time of 2:19.57. Spadaccini's time qualified her for the ECAC Championships as well.
Junior Priscilla Senyah finished in first place in the 55-meter high hurdles with a time of 8.70 seconds. Senyah was also able to meet the ECAC standard with her performance in the race. Senyah also placed fourth in the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.59 seconds. Also in the 55-meter high hurdles, Kirsten Gerbehy took third with a time of 9.10 and Meghan Miller took fourth with a time of 9.30. Gerbehy took third in the high jump with a height of 1.50 meters.
Finally, in the 400-meter race, sophomore Meryl Wimberley placed second with a time of 1:02.88 and sophomore Rochelle Prevard took fourth in 1:04.03.
The next meet for the Lions will come on Friday in New York, N.Y. at the New Balance Collegiate Invite. If the College's runners perform like they did at McElligott, they should impress many.
(12/03/08 5:00pm)
The men's and women's cross country teams finished their 2008 season on Saturday, Nov. 22, at the 2008 NCAA Division III Championships held at Hanover College.
The Lions sent two men and the entire women's team to the championships.
Senior Chris Guerriero and sophomore TJ Bocchino earned All-America honors at the meet.
Guerriero became a three-time All American.
"It's really overwhelming," Guerriero said. "Every year has to go pretty much perfect in order to get one, so knowing I have three makes me realize how good my collegiate career has been."
Guerriero finished in 30th place for the 8 Kilometer course in 24:48.93.
"I'm just real thankful I have had great coaching and a great team to run with me these past four years," he said.
Bocchino finished in 137th place with a time of 25:48.93.
The women's team picked up 27th place at the championship. Senior Martine McGrath finished in 25th place overall and 15th in the team scoring with her time of 21:34.73. McGrath picked up her first All-American selection.
"Being an All American is something that I have been working towards for four years, so it was really nice to finally achieve it," McGrath said.
Michelle Wallace finished next for the Lions in 108th overall and 68th in the team scoring (22:34.04). Junior Megan Donovan was next for the Lions in 177th overall and 126th in team scoring (23:07.04). 16th place and was chosen for the Atlantic All-Region team as well after posting a time of 24:01.80 on the day. Senior Stephanie Herrick was the next Lion to finish in 200th overall and 147th in team scoring (23:20.27), while rookie Katie Nestor added a time of 23:39.99 in her first NCAA Championships after taking 228th overall and 173rd in team scoring.
Senior Sara Best picked up 235th overall and 180th in team scoring with her time of 23:44.28 in her final collegiate athletic event after starring for the College in cross country, women's basketball and track and field. Junior Nicole Ullmeyer was right behind her in 240th overall and 185th in team scoring (23:48.48).
Although the women's team did not win the championships, McGrath was satisfied on having a stellar season.
"We had a great season as a team," she said. "And though we didn't achieve what we wanted to at nationals, we can't be disappointed with our performances."
(11/19/08 5:00pm)
At the 2008 NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Championships at St. Lawrence University, the College's men's and women's teams performed well despite the inclement weather. Running through mud and slop, the Lions men picked up sixth place out of 34, while the women came in fifth out of 30.
Ranked 25th in Division III, the Lion men finished with 180 points. The Lion women, who are ranked 19th nationally, scored 157 points. Unfortunately, the men's gritty display did not produce results, as the team failed to qualify for the NCAA National Championship meet.
Senior Chris Guerriero led the Lion men on the day and finished in ninth place for the 8-kilometer course in 25:53.6 and added his third straight All-Atlantic Regional team selection. Sophomore TJ Bocchino added a 12th-place finish in 26:05.0 and was an All-Region pick, as both earned individual spots at next week's NCAA Championships.
"I'm pretty pumped to race this weekend," Bocchino said. "It was a real disappointment that the team didn't qualify, but now it's time to move on from there and focus on Nationals."
The rest of the Lions scorers were junior Brandon Rodkewitz (44th, 27:04.0), senior Brian Kopnicki (51st, 27:12.0) and senior Mike Fonder (64th in 27:28.1).Sophomore Dennie Waite (66th, 27:29.8) and rookie Alex Yersak (79th, 27:41.9) were held in reserve.
In the women's race, senior Martine McGrath finished in eighth place, earning a spot in the NCAA Championships and picking up Atlantic All-Region honors after finishing with a time of 23:28.5 over the 6-kilometer course. Junior Megan Donovan finished in 16th place and made the Atlantic All-Region team as well after posting a time of 24:01.8 on the day.
Junior Michelle Wallace finished in 41st with a time of 24:46.1. Junior Nicole Ullmeyer finished right behind her in 42nd place in 24:46.9. Senior Stephanie Herrick completed the scoring with a time of 24:56.6, good for 50th. Senior Sara Best (64th, 25:11.8.) and rookie Katie Nestor (75th in 25:28.9) were in reserve.
SUNY-Geneseo claimed the women's title with 64 points, while SUNY-Cortland took home second with 72 points. Cortland captured the men's team crown with a score of 47, while New York University took home second with 84 points.
(11/12/08 5:00pm)
The 2008 Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Championships were held on Saturday at Colt State Park in Bristol, R.I. Both the Lions' men's and women's teams finished in ninth place.
Freshman Sara Smith took 37th in 25:07 in the 6-kilometer run and senior Sara Best came in 56th in 25:32. Sophomore Noelle Gotthardt took 68th while freshman Annie Amitrani took 69th despite finishing with the same time of 25:51. Junior Denise Belz was the final runner to score for the Lions. She came in 81st place with a time of 26:03. The College's women's team, ranked 19th nationally, scored a total of 294 points.
The Lions' men's team was led by both a senior and a freshman. Veteran Brian Kopnicki took 36th place, touring the 8-kilometer course in 27:43. Finishing close behind him was freshman Nick Bond, who took 37th in a time of 27:47.
Freshman Shaun McGeever finished in 43rd place on the day in 27:56. Sophomore Kyle Roos followed, claiming 56th in 28:05, and freshman Kevin Schickling earned an 83rd-place finish in 28:35.
The 25th-ranked Lions posted a final score of 254 points.
The women's side of the competition saw second-ranked Williams College win the championship with a score of 23 points, while 29th-ranked Amherst College finished in second with 75 points.
The men's competition had a similar finish, with Williams taking the championship once again. The eighth-ranked Ephs put up 64 points for the win. Keene State College took second with 100 points.
The College's men's and women's teams will travel next week to the 2008 NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Championships, held at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y. The meet will determine the region's 2008 qualifiers for the NCAA Division III Championship on Nov. 22.
(10/29/08 4:00pm)
The women's soccer team once again split their games this week, losing to the No. 7-ranked Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays on Oct. 22, but downing the Ramapo University Roadrunners on Oct. 25.
Their overall record now stands at 10-5-1, 5-2-1 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), good enough for the third place in the NJAC.
Unfortunately, the Lions could not get a win on Senior Night, but displayed tremendous effort against the Blue Jays, despite the loss.
Both Johns Hopkins and the Lions had several scoring chances, but great plays by each team's junior goalkeeper, Karen Guszkowski for the Blue Jays and Jessica Clarke for the Lions, kept it even most of the way.
Oddly enough, the Lions' Senior Night was spoiled by a freshman. The Blue Jays' rookie forward Leslie O'Brien scored the lone goal of the match with 12:36 remaining to secured the victory for Johns Hopkins.
The Lion seniors, defenseman Jillian Casey, forward Erin Cunliffe, defenseman Laura Delaney, guard Amy Hashem, goalkeeper Kristina Kuda, forwards Jamie Kunkel and Allie Schilling and midfielder Coleen Weber were shown respect and honored by their teammates, coaches and fans for contributing time, effort and hard work to the College's women's soccer program.
Kunkel wasn't startled by the loss.
"We still feel confident because (the Blue Jays) were undefeated," she said. "We know we were in it and we feel like we could play with anyone."
Despite the disappointing loss, the Lions were able to finish the week on a high note Saturday with a 4-1 beating of Ramapo. The College's scores came from three different contributors, as senior Laura Delaney was able to add two goals to raise her season total to eight.
Delaney scored the first two goals of the game and the only two of the first half, the first coming off an unassisted scramble in front of the net, and the second off an assist from Nikki Migliori. Ten minutes into the second half, the Lions continued to pour it on the Roadrunners as Erin Cunliffe put one into the back of the net. The Lions' final goal came from Casey Caruso at the 80-minute mark.
The third-place Lions travel to Newark to face Rutgers University at 7 tonight. Although the team will not have a bye in this year's NJAC tournament, Kunkel says confidence is still high.
"Nothing has really changed in the past three years," she said. "We need to go out and win the game."
- Additional reporting by James Queally, Sports Editor
(10/22/08 4:00pm)
It was a shaky two weeks for the women's soccer team as they split their slate of games, dropping two pivotal conference matchups while earning a victory over longtime rival William Patterson University (WPU).
In the first game on Oct. 8, the Lions fell to the Ducks of Stevens Institute of Technology 1-0. The Ducks scored one goal in the second half, enough to defeat the Lions.
Ducks' junior midfielder Erica Risch touched the ball to sophomore forward Katria Misilo, who put the ball in the upper corner of the net. Both teams had plenty of chances to score during the game, and each had its fair share of close shots-on-goal.
Despite the surprisingly dormant Lions' offense, the defense and junior goalkeeper Jessica Clarke were in top form for most of the game, denying all but one goal. Clarke finished the game with four saves for the Lions, while the Ducks freshman goalkeeper Kaitlin McClymont finished with six.
After the disappointing loss to Stevens, the Lions took on the University of Mary Washington (UMW), besting the Eagles 2-0.
Both of the College's scores came in a spectacular second half featuring the Lions offense returning to form, punishing the Eagles by keeping the ball jammed in their zone.
The shot totals told the story, as the Lions took a total of 23 on UMW. The Eagles only managed five shots on a hard-nosed Lions defense.
This season's regular catalyst, senior forward Jamie Kunkel, scored the game's first goal. The College added another goal later in the half when senior midfielder Erin Cunliffe scored her seventh of the year off an assist by junior midfielder Momoko Aoe.
The Lions attempted to ride the high of the victory over UMW to another win against Richard Stockton on Oct 15. Although the Lions were unsuccessful, the game was extremely close and saw the Lions losing only after a suspense filled double-overtime period.
The Ospreys' lone goal was scored by sophomore forward Amanda Altman. A miscommunication between Clarke and a defender gave Altman the advantage she needed to slip the ball past Clarke inside the right post.
In their final game of the past two weeks, the Lions bounced back to defeat WPU in the shadow of Saturday's Homecoming festivities.
The Lions were back to business, putting away the Pioneers in the first half by scoring two back-to-back goals, each within eight minutes of the other.
The Lions' first goal and subsequent game-winner came off a long throw-in by freshman defender Annie McCarthy. The throw was then headed by senior midfielder Coleen Weber to the far post, where Cunliffe put it away for her eighth goal of the season.
Clarke finished the game with three saves for her fourth shutout of the season.
The Lions will face a tough test today as they host the eighth ranked Blue Jays of Johns Hopkins University at 7:30 p.m.
(10/08/08 4:00pm)
The average score of a soccer game usually has one team winning by either one or two goals. A victory margin of three or four is considered a blowout. Winning a game by five or six goals is a rare show of sheer dominance.
But when you're looking to rebound from your first conference loss in five years, you do something far more than dominate your opponent. You run them off the field.
The women's soccer team returned to form Saturday when they traveled to Jersey City and destroyed the New Jersey City University (NJCU) Gothic Knights 10-0.
The Lions controlled every facet of the game Saturday and were able to bounce back from last week's stunning conference loss to Montclair State University. The Lions looked like they had something to prove and sent a strong message to the rest of the league.
Goals came easily for the Lions and contributions to the stat sheet came from many different players. Senior Midfielder Allie Schilling led the pack with a hat trick, scoring the first, second and sixth goals of the game. The three goals were her first of the season. Senior midfielder Erin Cunliffe also contributed two goals of her own and now has six on the year. Senior defender Laura Delaney added two goals to the total off free kicks from outside the box. The Lions also received single goals from junior midfielder Momoko Aoe, sophomore forward Casey Caruso and senior forward Jamie Kunkel.
The Lions goalkeepers combined for just three saves behind an absolutely dominant defense. Meanwhile, the NJCU goalkeepers had their hands full - literally - stopping 16 of the Lions' 37 shots on goal.
The dominant 10-goal victory over NJCU completed a great week for the Lions, as they bested the Rutgers-Camden Scarlet Raptors 3-0 on Wednesday. Lions senior Coleen Weber scored the first goal on an assist from freshman Annie McCarthy, who added her first goal of her collegiate career with nine minutes remaining in the first half. Weber's goal was her fourth of the season. Cunliffe, one of the catalysts in Saturday's thrashing of the Gothic Knights, tallied the third and final goal.
Junior goalkeeper Jessica Clarke only needed to make one save behind a resurgent Lions' defense. Clarke posted her second shutout of the season.
The Lions will host the Ducks of Stevens Institute of Technology tonight at 7:30 p.m.