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(04/27/10 6:01pm)
The College’s women’s lacrosse team continued to build on their already impressive résumé with wins in their last two home games of the season over the No. 4 ranked Franklin and Marshall College and Kean University this week.
The Lions came out on top against Franklin & Marshall, the defending Division III national champions, with an 11-7 victory.
The Lions came at the Diplomats with a balanced offensive attack, but the deciding factor of the game came down to ball control.
Sophomore midfielder Kathleen Notos played a prominent role in assuring possession for the Lions as her stick helped the Lions win 16 of the 20 draw controls.
Even when the Lions lost out on the draw controls Notos and the rest of the Lions were there to take the ball back.
“Everybody wanted it so bad,” Notos said. “We just ended up getting the ball and everyone had each other’s back, so when I missed a ball someone else was there to come up with it.”
The Lions’ defense also dug deep to provide a strong effort to silence the sticks of the Diplomats. Senior attacker Blake Hargest, a nominee for the Tewaaraton Award, and the Diplomats were shut out for the last 19:48 of the first half and then for another span of 19:42 after they scored two quick goals in the second half.
“We played really well in the midfield,” junior goalie Marry Waller said. “They couldn’t bring it down on us and when they did we played with confidence and as a unit, they just couldn’t get through us.”
On the offensive side, junior midfielder Ali Jaeger and sophomore attacker Sara Keating lead the Lions with three goals. Notos and sophomore midfielder Leigh Mitchell provided two more goals apiece to round it out for the Lions.
With the 16-1 win over Kean University on Sunday April 25 also came the final minutes of playing on the turf of Lions Stadium for senior attackers Lisa Seldeen, Lisa Malloy and Robin Deehan.
“It’s bittersweet,” Deehan said. “I’m happy that we won, but it’s sad at the same time because it’s the last time I’ll ever play in this stadium.”
The seniors brought their best games to the table to come out victorious in the last home game of their careers.
Deehan headlined the group of seniors with three goals and two assists, while Seldeen had a goal and two assists of her own.
Malloy, who came into the game with one career goal, was the most pleasant surprise for the Lions as she walked off the field with two goals against the Cougars.
“It’s hard leaving the turf,” Malloy said. “It’s a little bit emotional knowing that it’s last game on the turf, but we had a good run and I’m proud to be on this team.”
“(Seldeen, Malloy and Deehan) have done a great job over the last four years,” head coach Sharon Pfluger said. “Three girls who never gave me a problem, they’re into it. They’re the reason why we keep getting kids in the program, they make the program. They have been outstanding leaders and I couldn’t have asked any more of them this year.”
The Lions will conclude the regular season with away games against Stevens Institute of Technology and SUNY Cortland.
“We have two really big games left,” Pfluger said. “(Stevens) will be a competitive match, so we’re totally concentrating on that right now. Hopefully we’ll reach our goals for that and then we can move onto Cortland.”
(04/27/10 2:51pm)
Senior Stefanie Haar made her last home match a memorable one as she won her sets 6-2 and 6-1 to secure a singles victory for the Lions as they defeated Wellesley College 9-0 on Saturday. Haar also won a singles match earlier in the week against Bates College. Haar leaves the College with a 127 combined victories — 66 wins in singles play and 59 in doubles.
(04/20/10 11:14pm)
The College had no sooner risen to the top of the women’s lacrosse Division III standings then the team was knocked out in a close game at home.
The Lions came into their match against rival Rowan University with the No. 1 ranking in the latest Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Division III poll. Unfortunately, the Lions did not bring their best effort and fell 12-11 to the Profs, who improved their record to 8-4.
“We just needed to play smarter,” head coach Sharon Pfluger said. “I kind of feel like we woke up on the wrong side of the bed. We were just a little off all game.”
The Profs’ defense did not make things any easier as they were able to contain the stick of junior midfielder Ali Jaeger. Jaeger, who was recently named a candidate for the 2010 Tewaaraton Award, was held to one goal.
“A lot of teams just try to mark (Jaeger),” Pfluger said. “She does really well with that, but I don’t want her to feel like she’s the only one who has to go to goal because we have a lot of other good players.”
With Jaeger’s stick being controlled, sophomore midfielder Leigh Mitchell did all she could to keep the Lions in the game as she scored seven of the Lions 11 goals and tacked on two assists as well.
“We just needed to get goals,” Mitchell said. “I happened to be the hot person, so when we needed it I had to go to goal.”
The Lions couldn’t seem to get their offense attack into gear in the first half and struggled to maintain ball control throughout the match.
“In the beginning we played very lackadaisical,” Pfluger said. “It’s not like us at all and I think we were just so high coming off the Salisbury game. All these other games are so important to us though and I think we were just lackadaisical in the beginning.”
The Lions were able to chip away at a 7-3 deficit and pull within one goal at half-time, but the Profs just wouldn’t allow the Lions to even things up in the second half.
Both teams exchanged back-and-forth goals for 30 minutes until the Profs circulated the ball around to eat up the last 40 seconds to finish off the upset.
“Nobody likes to lose,” Pfluger said. “You just hope that it’s a learning experience and we’re better for it. You sit in it right now and suffer through it, but you say, ‘okay what’s going to come out of this,’ because we have to move forward.”
“We just have to learn from this loss,” Mitchell said. “We can’t take any team lightly and we have to come out every game like it’s a big game.”
The Lions followed these words as they returned to form in their next game against Frostburg State University with a 19-3 victory.
Jaeger came back with six goals and two assists to move into ninth-place on the College’s all-time scoring list.
Senior attacker Robin Deehan added to Jaeger’s performance with four goals of her own. Mitchell and senior attacker Lisa Seldeen also helped the Lions improve their record to 11-1 with three goals each.
The Lions have another tough test looming as Franklin and Marshall, the defending Division III champions, will come to Lions Stadium on April 23.
(04/20/10 2:10pm)
Sophomore midfielder Leigh Mitchell scored 10 goals and tacked on three assists in two matches against Rowan University and Frostburg State University this week.
(04/13/10 7:06pm)
Students packed into the Travers and Wolfe Main Lounge to see boys be girls and girls be boys in PRISM’S annual Drag Show on Monday April 5.
Billy Cavallo, freshman biology major, stole the show with his tiara-winning impersonation of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance.”
Not all the judges were swayed by “Gaga’s” performance, but the crowd had the final say on who the winner would be and their response was a roaring ovation for Cavallo.
Freshman business major Cynthia Sha described Cavallo’s performance as “orgasmic.”
Cavallo became a Facebook sensation earlier in the year with a similar impersonation of “Bad Romance” that won him the T/W Talent Show, but he stepped up his game on Monday as he came out dressed in caution tape and a black thong.
“It took lots of tape, lots of makeup, a lot of dancing and of course a lot of hours listening to Lady Gaga,” Cavallo said. “But, I’ll look for any excuse to be Lady Gaga.”
The show was hosted by PRISM and co-sponsored by Travers’s staff and the Residence Hall Association.
“After we got the acts together it was just putting stuff together and running out to get supplies,” Heather Lemley, the treasurer of PRISM, said.
The Drag Show was a free event, but a basket was passed around to collect donations for the Rainbow Room, which is part of the Bucks County Planned Parenthood. The Rainbow Room is a place where young people, ages 14-20, who are questioning themselves can go to talk about their issues.
Besides Cavallo, the Drag Show included eight other acts that included a multitude of songs and dances.
One of the other acts included senior business major Tom Pagnotta and sophomore accounting major Chris McLaughlin doing an impersonation of Shakira’s “Hips Don’t Lie.”
Pagnotta dressed in a black dress and wore a brown-haired wig as he and McLaughlin danced to the popular tune.
“I had to go out and buy a dress,” said Pagnotta. “It took eight hours of practice and watching the Youtube video to get it down, but it’s my senior year and I wanted a story to tell. I also wanted to support my friends and I had a lot of fun in the process.”
Another participant in the event was junior political science major Sean Parsons, who performed twice in the show.
Parsons, who was sporting a pink dress, started the show by performing Marilyn Monroe’s “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend” and came back out after the intermission to do an interpretation of Madonna’s “Material Girl.”
Lemley warned the crowd before the show began that those sitting in the front row were in the “Splash Zone.” She assured that these people would not be getting wet, but that performers could pull these viewers into their routine.
Parsons took advantage of the “Splash Zone” by bringing numerous bystanders into his two dance routines.
The show also included acts from T/W community advisors, a rendition of the Backstreet Boys and two “Bosom Buddies.”
Freshman interactive multimedia major Bobby Canciello and freshman political science major Manny Gonzalez not only performed in the show, but they also shared valuable facts in-between some of the performances. They provided the audience with information about a number of things including drama queens, drama kings, transgenders and transvestites.
PRISM also provided the students that attended the show with snacks and free condoms during the intermission and after the show.
“I learned a lot and I had a lot of fun at the same time,” Sha said. “I can’t remember the last time I laughed that much.”
(04/13/10 4:31pm)
Sticks flew high in the air and the crowd roared at Lion’s Stadium as the College’s women’s lacrosse team pulled off its biggest victory of the season taking down top-ranked Salisbury University 16-12. The Lions beat the Sea Gulls for the first time since 2006 thanks to a strong second half effort and the stick of junior midfielder Ali Jaeger.
Jaeger, who notched her 200th career point in the match, scored five goals and added two assists to help the Lions take down the Sea Gulls, who came into the match ranked as the top team in Division III.
“It’s pretty surreal,” Jaeger said. “We’ve never beaten Salisbury before. I’ve never felt this feeling before. We can actually say that we just beat the number one team in the country. I’m just excited how everyone came together, how everyone rallied after a four-goal deficit and how we really made it happen.”
The match was by no means a breeze as the Sea Gulls came into the match with five victories on the season over ranked opponents. The Sea Gulls strong play was evident in the first half when they shut out the Lions for over 14 minutes and took a 9-5 lead late in the first half.
“We had a tough first half defensively,” head coach Sharon Pfluger said. “We weren’t adjusting as well as we should have and I think Salisbury took full advantage of that.”
The second half did not start out well either as the Lions were trailing 10-7 with 28:32 left in the match, but as they settled down the Lions started to take complete control.
The Lions would go on an eight-goal run that lasted over 27 minutes to hand the Sea Gulls their first loss of the season.
“I thought we played more confidently in the second half,” said Pfluger. “(At the half) we had the proper amount of time to correct (the defense) and I think attacking wise we took advantage of our opportunities. We had to work hard for those opportunities because Salisbury’s strong, but we shot smart and we saw the spaces we needed to get into shooting range.”
Sophomore midfielder Leigh Mitchell played a crucial role in the match as she stole back the momentum for the Lions by scoring back-to-back goals twice during the match. Her two most important goals started the Lions eight-goal run in the second half and helped bring the fans back into the game.
“I think we just knew what we needed to do,” Mitchell said. “Once they started getting some momentum we knew we had to get some quick goals in, so we just worked it around and really looked to aim our shots correctly.”
Senior attacker Lisa Seldeen contributed to the victory with four goals, while sophomore midfielder Kathleen Notos added two goals of her own.
“(Salisbury) is always a great game,” Pfluger said. “I think we feel pretty good about ourselves right now.”
The Lions saw no drop off in their next match as they defeated Ramapo University 20-5 to improve their record to 10-0.
Jaeger led all Lions with five goals, which put her over the 50-goal mark for a second-straight season.
Junior goalkeeper Mary Waller was strong in the net with 10 saves against the Roadrunners to record her 10th win of the season.
The Lions will look to continue their winning streak at Lion’s Stadium vs. Rowan University on Thursday April 15.
(04/13/10 1:54pm)
Sophomore catcher Michael Galeotafiore became the first player in school history to receive the American Baseball Coaches Association-Rawlings Gold Glove Award in between victories against New Jersey City University this weekend.
—Brandon Gould, Sports Assistant
(04/06/10 6:49pm)
While most people are focused on Tim Tebow’s new delivery and who will be the top pick in the NFL draft, fans in New Jersey are more curious about what the draft boards of three teams will look like.
A majority of the football fans in the Garden State cheer for either the New York Giants, the New York Jets or the Philadelphia Eagles, so come draft day, Tebow will be an afterthought to what direction these teams ultimately decide to go in round one.
So, for all those who have an interest in these three teams, here are some possible selections for the 2010 draft.
Let’s start with the G-Men who have the No. 15 overall pick in the draft.
Antonio Pierce is gone and the Giants’ once dominating defensive line has seemed to have vanished. So, when pick 15 rolls around the most likely area to be addressed will either be the defensive end or the middle linebacker position.
If the Giants decide to go for a defensive end one option seems to stick out — Derrick Morgan.
The 6’4”, 275 pound defensive end is not only stout against the run, he also registered 12 sacks coming off the edge for Georgia Tech in
2009.
Morgan would certainly help bring the Giants’ dominant defensive line back, but middle linebacker may be a more pressing issue for the 2010 season.
Enter Alabama linebacker Rolando McClain. McClain has been acknowledged as one of the smartest players coming out in this year’s draft and he also has impressive size to pair with his mind.
McClain’s 6’4”, 258 pound frame allows him not only to talk the talk, but also walk the walk. His presence in the middle of the Giants’ defense could make fans forget all about Pierce.
Next on the clock is the Philadelphia Eagles who have the No. 24 overall pick.
The Eagles, like the Giants, could use a dominating presence off the edge to pair with defensive end Trent Cole.
Former Florida defensive end Carlos Dunlap has some character issues, but he would be a prime candidate for the Eagles to select. When Dunlap goes all out he is a game-changer, but some scouts think he takes too many plays off.
Another area of need for the Eagles could be the offensive line. Center Jamaal Jackson missed part of the 2009 season with an ACL injury and the Eagles just released guard Shawn Andrews.
If Andy Reid doesn’t favor Dunlap, then he could go after another former Gator, guard/center Maurkice Pouncey. Reid loves big offensive lineman and Pouncey — 6’5”, 304 pounds — is one of the biggest and most talented interior linemen in this draft.
The last of the three teams on the clock is the New York Jets at pick No. 29.
The Jets brought in new faces to shore up the running back and cornerback positions, but they still could use some playmakers at safety and wide receiver.
The most intriguing option at safety is former USC Trojan Taylor Mays. He is the biggest hitter in this draft and at 6’3”, 235 pounds he seems to be a force that fits Rex Ryan’s style.
Unfortunately, Mays aggressive style could lead to some big plays for NFL receivers. This may lead the Jets to be more inclined to pick wide receiver Golden Tate.
Tate is small, but he ran a 4.36 in the 40-yard dash and he can also run plays out of the Wildcat. Tate’s big play ability may just be too much for the Jets to pass up.
A lot can change from now to April 22, but it’s never too early to form an
(04/06/10 6:16pm)
The College’s women’s lacrosse team extended their undefeated streak to seven after two physical match-ups with Gettysburg College and Fairleigh Dickinson University-Fordham last week.
The last time the Lions and Gettysburg met, the College was knocked out of the 2009 NCAA tournament. But this time, thanks to the superb play of junior goalie Mary Waller, the Lions were able to edge out the Bullets 13-10.
“We saw (Gettysburg) in the regional championship last year and we lost by one,” head coach Sharon Pfluger said. “I think the girls remembered that and knew we could get more out of ourselves.”
Waller finished the day with a season-high 10 saves, well above her season average of 4.7.
“Mary played great today,” Pfluger said. “She was on her game. They came at her with a variety of shots. She got the high ones, she got the low ones and she was right on the ball when they pressured her out.”
The Lions defense came into the match allowing only 5.6 goals-per-game – second best of all Division III teams – and made sure to continue that strong defensive trend against the No. 6-ranked Bullets.
“Our defense stepped it up today,” Waller said. “When the defense plays well in front of a goalie it definitely makes (my job) a lot easier, so that was key. We were just very in-tune with each other (today) and it helps a lot when you’re on the same page.”
The Lions also received plenty of offense from its powerful offensive attack that came into the match ranked No. 8 in the nation with 17
goals-per-match.
The efforts of senior attacker Lisa Seldeen, junior midfielder Ali Jaeger and sophomore midfielder Kathleen Notos on the attack were essential for the Lions to take an 8-4 lead into halftime.
The Lions trailed 3-4 when Seldeen tied things up with 9:38 left in the first half. The Lions then took the lead when the referees awarded Jaeger a goal after initially calling the shot a miss when it went in and out of the net.
With the Lions leading 5-4, Notos took over as she scored three of her game-high five goals to end the half.
“We had good ball placement,” Pfluger said. “We were really working well together, reading each other, and I thought they fought hard to maintain possession of the ball, to get it back when he lost it, and then to capitalize. It was a really nice run for us.”
The Lions began the week by traveling to FDU-Fordham to collect a 20-10 victory.
“(FDU-Fordham) was a hard fought game all the way through,” Pfluger said. “Our goals were good goals and we kept maintaining control of the game. It was a very physical game, but it was a good game to have prior to Gettysburg.”
Notos led the attack for the Lions with five goals. Jaeger and sophomore attacker Sara Keating each finished with four goals and one assist.
The Lions will look to stay focused and keep their undefeated record alive as they start their play in the New Jersey Athletic Conference against the University of Rutgers-Camden on Apr. 6.
“I feel that we see the best of everybody that we play,” said Pfluger. “So, we have to be prepared for all our games.”
(04/06/10 2:28pm)
Senior leftfielder Chris Esperon collected five hits, drove in five runs, drew two walks and scored seven times in four games as the Lions went 2-2 during the week.
(03/30/10 5:42pm)
Bill Liberti, class of 1981 alumnus, will return to the College today, March 31, to talk with students who are currently studying Liberti’s previous field, art and advertising design, as well as his current one, information technology (IT).
Liberti, who admitted he could not remember the last time he was in Ewing, was invited to the College by Peter Manetas, assistant vice president for the Office of Development to discuss his professions.
Liberti said his primary advice to these students would be to have an open mind and to not necessarily settle in one area.
“I went from a role in advertising design and wound up in the IT industry,” Liberti said. “It was very different than what I thought I would be doing when I started out. So, I think the main thing is to have some flexibility. You never know what turns your career might take and there can be some pretty interesting ones,” he said.
Liberti’s life has certainly taken a few interesting turns on the way to being one of the most successful graduates from the College in his field. His career has included jobs at the Defense Intelligence Agency and The Washington Post.
However, his journey began in 1981 when Liberti was studying at the College and also working for a book publishing company in Trenton.
One memory that Liberti fondly remembers from this time at the College is a project for a class where he had to create a floating sculpture.
“We had to build a sculpture that would float across one of the lakes,” Liberti said. “Well, me and my partner were able to make something successfully float across the lake. Things like that were a lot of fun because they got us out of the classroom and I really enjoyed that.”
Two years after graduation in 1983, Liberti settled in Washington D.C. after being hired by the Defense Intelligence Agency as a graphic designer and a layout artist.
After 15 years at the Defense Intelligence Agency, Liberti’s life took another turn that led him to The Washington Post in 1998.
Liberti would become the director of the IT Department at The Washington Post and work on events such as the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, the presidential election of 2000 and the Sept. 11 attacks.
Liberti learned much about journalism in his time at The Washington Post and experienced some extraordinary situations as well.
“I’d get a call from someone who needed a satellite phone because they were traveling to the deserts of Afghanistan or Iraq,” Liberti said. “They were going to file their stories from a laptop that was connected to a car battery that was connected to a satellite phone.”
Liberti’s time at The Washington Post came to an end in December 2009 when he accepted an early retirement package, but that has not stopped him from looking for another job.
Liberti has taken to the internet to start looking for new jobs by using social-networking sites such as Linkedln and Facebook.
“The job search is vastly different from the last time I was looking for a job in the ’90s,” Liberti said. “These (social-networking sites) have become very useful.”
Fortunately, Liberti has scheduled some time in between his interviews to come to the College and allow students to seek his advice.
“At this point I probably wouldn’t recognize anything anymore (at the College),” Liberti said. “But, the bottom line is I want these students to understand is that I often called upon the skills I learned at (the College) in aspects of working together and relationship building.”
(03/30/10 5:21pm)
In the young season the Lions have had little trouble remaining undefeated thanks to a dominant offensive attack led by junior midfielder Ali Jaeger. The College sought to tally another win as it hosted Ursinus College last Thursday March 25. Jaeger came into the match with 23 goals and nine assists on the season and she walked off the field with six more goals and another assist to add to her résumé. Those totals rank Jaeger first nationally in points per match at 7.8.
The Lions tied its season-high total for goals as they rolled past Ursinus College 22-8.
The Lions have made it a habit to deliver high scoring matches as they have scored 16 or more goals in four of their five games this season.
“The attack is pretty experienced,” said head coach Sharon Pfluger. “They’re reading each other well. Some kids are going to the goal sometimes and those same kids are assisting other kids. It’s all about experience and really trusting each other to play well together out there.”
The Lions got a surprising breakout performance from sophomore attacker Sara Keating on their way to victory.
Keating came into the game with only two goals on the season, but exploded to score seven goals against the Bears. Her game total from Thursday matched her season total from 2009.
“I made the free-positions,” said Keating. “That really helped. Our movements were a lot better today too and so were the feeds. I think everyone else was just seeing me a lot better today.”
“Sara played really well today,” Pfluger said. “She knew where to hit and she was hot, so you just gotta give her the ball. It’s a good boost of confidence for her too because she’s a good player”
Another key factor in the Lions’ second 22-goal output was Jaeger, who has been a star for the Lions all year.
“I wouldn’t consider myself the star out there,” Jaeger said. “It’s definitely a team effort. I just try to be consistent every game and make sure I’m setting an example for the team.”
Team effort or not, Jaeger’s play has been an example of something every player should try to emulate.
“The passing has really stepped up this year,” Jaeger said. “We’re able to get the feeds inside and we’re completing a lot of shots as well. “
The Lions also got solid performances out of sophomore midfielder Leigh Mitchell and senior attacker Lisa Seldeen.
Mitchell compiled four goals and one assist, while Seldeen increased her season assist total to seven after collecting a game-high four assists.
Seldeen fed Mitchell with 11:35 left in the second half to give the Lions their biggest lead of the night, 21-6.
The Lions’ impressive offensive display was also backed up by a solid defensive effort and good goalie play.
“I thought our defense played pretty well,” Pfluger said. “We made some mistakes that Ursinus capitalized on, but overall I think we played pretty well.”
The College will look to continue its winning streak as it hosts Gettysburg College on Saturday April 3 at 1 p.m. and Rutgers University — Camden on Tuesday April 6 at 7 p.m.
(03/30/10 1:42pm)
Sophomore pitcher Lauren Fitzsimmons improved her record to 7-0 after pitching two complete games against Messiah College and SUNY-Cortland.
—Brandon Gould, Sports Assistant
(03/26/10 2:45am)
The College was on both sides of low-scoring games as the team split a doubleheader in its home opener against Messiah College on Thursday.
Both games were decided by one run with the Falcons taking the first game 2-1 and the Lions taking the second game by the same score.
“You learn from losing ball games and you learn from winning ball games,” head coach Sally Miller said.
The Lions’ lesson from the first game came from the arm of sophomore pitcher Jessica Rhoads as she struck out 15 Lions and only allowed four hits.
“We were trying [against Rhoads],” Miller said. “But we didn’t make the adjustments we needed to until the last couple of innings.”
The Lions ended Rhoads’ bid at a no-hitter in the sixth inning when sophomore outfielder Crystal Lee pushed a shot through the infield.
Lee was driven in two batters later when senior shortstop Ellen Seavers ripped a ball up the middle.
Unfortunately, the Lions got hot a little too late and the Falcons held on to win 2-1.
The late-inning efforts of the Lions were not in vain as the College came out of the dugout swinging in the second game.
“We’re a good hitting team and we make good adjustments,” Miller said.
The Lions wasted no time as freshman infielder Ashley Sogluizzo hit a sacrifice fly to bring home Lee in the first inning.
The Lions would increase their lead to two runs as Sogluizzo was driven in by fellow freshman infielder Kelly Hommen in the bottom of the third inning.
The Falcons offense was grounded for most of the game as sophomore pitcher Lauren Fitzsimmons was perfect through the first five innings and only let up two hits on the day.
The win improved Fitzsimmons’ record to a perfect 6-0 on the season and snapped a 9-game winning streak for the Falcons.
The only blemish on Fitzsimmons’ win was a hit by sophomore outfielder Jaclyn Merkel that brought in one run and lead to a play at the plate.
After sophomore Lauren Seneca scored, pinch runner and freshman second baseman Daniella Pusateri rounded third base with hopes of scoring and tying the game up at two apiece. The Lions had other plans though as a relay of throws from Lee and sophomore third baseman Katelyn Congilose were enough to get Pusateri tagged out just before touching home.
“We had a play similar to that against Muhlenberg and we made an adjustment during the week,” Miller said. “Today we stepped up and did what we needed to do to get that out. It was a huge play.”
The Lions' next game won’t be any easier as SUNY-Cortland will come to the College for a doubleheader on Saturday March 27.
(03/23/10 4:30pm)
After spending Spring Break playing matches in Orlando the College’s men’s tennis team returned to the Northeast by splitting two games at home against Muhlenberg College and Kalamazoo College and also picking up a victory on the road against Swarthmore College.
“Playing outside in Florida during this time of year is usually a little different than playing outside in New
Jersey,” said head coach Scott Dicheck. “We were looking to win, but also looking to work on playing outside and getting into a rhythm.”
The Lions’ return to Ewing couldn’t have gone any better as they shutout Muhlenberg College 9-0 on Wednesday.
However, the Lions most exciting match of the week took place on the road against Swarthmore College on Saturday as they slipped past the Garnet by a score of 5-4.
Sophomore Steven Fernandez sealed the victory as he churned out an unforgettable performance against sophomore Steven Youngblood.
“I just knew the team needed a win,” Fernandez said. “So I just told myself to do it for the team basically.”
The two first singles players were the only ones left on the court as their teams were tied 4-4. Youngblood started out strong by taking the first set 6-4, but Fernandez responded by winning the second set 6-4.
The third set did not look to be in the Lions’ favor as Fernandez fell behind 4-2, but the sophomore rallied to take the final four points and the set by a score of 6-4.
“In that spot you have to fight for every point and give it your all,” Fernandez said.
Junior Dan Lee and freshman Keith Goldstein also contributed singles victories, while the team of Lee and junior Jonathan Yu, as well as the freshman pair of T.J. Riley and Dean Thompson, added doubles victories.
On Sunday the Lions would fall on the other side of a 5-4 battle in a loss to Kalamazoo College.
The Lions led the Hornets 2-1 after doubles play was over, but the Hornets edged out the Lions by taking four out of the six singles matches.
“We’ve had four matches this year come down to a 5-4 decision,” Dicheck said. “You’re going to win some and lose some, but they’re competing hard.”
The Lions doubles play looked promising as two of the three doubles teams finished the week 3-0 in doubles play. The team of Riley and Thompson won their match against the Hornets 8-5, while the team of Lee and Yu pulled out a nail-biting 9-8 victory.
Lee and Yu played each point hard as they went back and forth with senior Joe Unger and freshman Steve Hanselman until the Lion duo was able to close out the match.
“I was serving well and Jon was returning well,” said Lee. “We just took over the net. I think we kind of shocked them and they couldn’t really do anything. In the end, we just pulled through by being more aggressive.”
Lee also finished the week 3-0 in singles play as he took two sets, 6-3 and 6-2, against Unger.
“It’s just about staying focused,” Lee said. “The whole team is pretty close, so we drive each other to perform at our bests.”
The Lions will look to improve their 4-3 record as they head to Geneva, New York to face St. Lawrence University and Hobart College on March 27.
“We’re still in good position to make it to the NCAAs,” Dicheck said. “We just have to keep competing and fighting and do what we have to do to get into the NCAAs.”
(03/23/10 3:24pm)
Men's Tennis
Junior Daniel Lee went 3-0 in singles play as the Lions finished the week 2-1. Lee also teamed with junior Jonathan Yu to add three more doubles victories to the Lions efforts.
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The Lions headed to Orlando for spring break, and met some of their fiercest competition of the season. Over the course of the week the College matched up with three different teams in the top 30 ranking in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division III poll.
The men’s team — who play their core schedule in the spring — came to Orlando with no victories and one loss on the season, but after three days they left Florida with an even record of 2-2.
The men’s most impressive matchup during the week was a loss to the undefeated Vassar College.
The Brewers came into the match supporting an 8-0 record and the No. 22 rank in the ITA Division III poll. However, none of these accomplishments seemed to phase the Lions as they fought hard until the end in a 5-4 loss.
“We knew they would be good,” sophomore Steve Fernandez said. “We beat them last year though, so we knew they weren’t special and we knew we could win. We had a lot of chances to get ahead, but they were just the better team that day.”
Junior Dan Lee put forth his best effort as he won in both singles and doubles. Lee defeated senior Jeremy Arthur to kick start his efforts and followed that up by pairing with junior Jonathan Yu to take down the Brewer duo of juniors Greg Katz and Josh Jasso.
Freshman Keith Goldstein — who went 3-0 during the week — was the only other Lion to edge out a Brewer in singles match-up, while the twin tandem of sophomores Steve and Stewart Fernandez were the only other team to win in doubles play.
The Fernandez twins fell short in their singles match-ups against Vassar, but played a strong role from the top two singles positions as well as in first-team doubles in the Lions two other matches.
Steve Fernandez finished the week at 2-1 in singles play defeating opponents from the University of Rochester and Carthage College.
His play set a standard for the Lions as they shutout the Yellowjackets 9-0 and defeated the Red Men 8-1.
“I try to show a good positive attitude,” Steve Fernandez said. “I try to cut out anything negative because the rest of the guys are kind of looking at you as an example and you want to keep it positive.”
Playing side-by-side the Fernandez twins also contributed a doubles victory in each of those wins and finished the week at 3-0 in doubles play.
The women’s team came into the week with an undefeated record, but left with a blemish as they only took two out of their three matches.
The Lions lone loss of the week and of the season came against Emory University, who is ranked second overall in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division III poll.
The Lions efforts were not enough as the Eagles defeated them by a score of 8-1. The only Lion to come out victorious was freshman Lauren Balsamo, who edged out sophomore Daniela Schechter 6-3 and 7-5.
Fortunately, the Lions were able to show their colors the following day as they bounced back with an 8-1 victory over 26th ranked Coe College.
Senior Jackie Shtemberg led the way in the Lions victory as she won in singles and doubles play.
The duo of freshmen Allison Tierney and Karisse Bendijo were equally impressive as they not only won as pair in doubles, but also won individually in singles play.
The Lions other victory came against the University of Rochester by a score of 7-2.
Most of the Lions played well against the Yellowjackets, but sophomore Paige Aiello stood out as she defeated junior Jillian Dann with back-to-back scores of 6-0.
The men’s team will face their next test today versus Muhlenberg College, while the women’s team will wait until March 27 to face St. Lawrence University.
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The College’s women’s lacrosse team had something to prove in their match against St. Mary’s College after being ranked fifth in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Association Division III poll earlier in the week.
The Lions supported that ranking and sent a message in their season opener by defeating the Seahawks by a score of 16-6.
“It was really exciting to be out on field after two months of preseason,” freshman Jillian Nealon said.
The victory put the Lions at 1-0 on the season, while the Seahawks dropped to 0-5.
The Lions came out on fire against the Seahawks scoring the first seven goals of the match and taking an 8-2 lead into halftime.
Junior midfielder Alison Jaeger had the hottest stick on the team as she posted a career-high 11 points. Jaeger scored eight goals in her performance and also tacked on three assists.
Jaeger first scored to make it 2-0 about three minutes into the match. Jaeger’s goal was followed up with another score 16 seconds later by senior attacker Robin Deehan to put the Lions ahead 3-0.
Deehan would score another goal and add a pair of assists on the afternoon to help her team come out victorious.
Sophomore midfielder Leigh Mitchell returned to the field in 2010 in memorable fashion as she scored the game’s first goal 36 seconds into the match.
Mitchell — who missed a majority of the 2009 season due to injury — scored three goals of her own and assisted on four others.
Senior attacker Lisa Seldeen added to the victory as she put a pair of goals into the net.
The Lions also got a valuable contribution from Nealon — a first-time player. The freshman attacker began her career as a Lion on a high note as she recorded her first collegiate goal and assist.
“I was a little nervous,” Nealon said, “but the older girls were good leaders and they really helped me out.”
Backing up the Lions potent offensive attack was junior goalie Mary Waller who had six saves on the afternoon.
The Lions will have to wait to justify their No. 1-ranking in the New Jersey Athletic Conference coaches’ poll as their match-up against Ramapo University was postponed until Apr. 12 due to lingering weather conditions.
The Lions will travel to Cabrini College Thursday March 18 for a 4 p.m. showdown. Then the College travels to Drew University on Saturday March 20 for a game at 1 p.m.
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Junior midfielder Alison Jaeger recorded a career-high 11 points as the College defeated St. Mary’s College 16-6 on Friday. Jaeger scored eight goals and tacked on three assists in the Lions victory.
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Senior Steve Liccketto finished fourth in the weight throw event at the New York University Fastrack Invitational with a distance of 15.72 meters — the top distance for all Division III competitors.