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UMass Weekly Sports Notebook
 |  Women's lacrosse senior Andrea Valachovic |
March 9, 2004
Amherst, Mass. -
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Men's and Women's Skiing UP NEXT: season finished
LAST WEEK: USCSA Nationals at Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, Maine
Women Finished 3rd overall out of 18 teams * Mar. 3 - (Women's GS) Finished 3rd out of 18 teams * Mar. 5 - (Women's Slalom) Finished 6th out of 18 teams Men Finished tied for 4th overall out of 19 teams * Mar. 4 - (Men's GS) Finished 3rd out of 19 teams * Mar. 6 - (Men's Slalom) Finished 8th out of 19 teams
A LOOK BACK: The University of Massachusetts women's ski team placed third out of 18 teams, while the men tied for fourth out of 19 teams at the USCSA Nationals held over the past four days on Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett, Maine. Individually, each team also had a first team all-american selection.
Leading the way for the women was freshman Ashley Maxfield (Craftsbury Common, Vt.) who placed third out of 87 competitors in the Giant Slalom with a two-run time of 2:17.26. She was the top collegiate finisher in the race, and posted the best finish of anyone in the Eastern Ski Conference. For her efforts she was named a first team All-America selection in the alpine women's Giant Slalom. Also posting impressive times for the women's team was sophomore Shaleighne Collins (North Reading, Mass.) was placed 22 out of 57 competitors in the Slalom with a two-run time of 1:52.00. In the Giant Slalom she placed 21 out of 87 competitors with a two-run time of 2:28.12. Those efforts were good enough for Collins to place the 18th best combined female showing of the weekend. Additionally, she was named a second team All-America selection in the women's individual combined events. Rounding out the scoring for the women's was freshman Jen Barranger (Lanesboro, Mass.) who placed 33 in the Giant Slalom with a two-run time of 2:30.98 and 36 in the Slalom with a two-run time of 2:01.82. Sophomore Lisbet Rauh (Princeton, Mass.) also got in on the scoring as she placed 26 in the Slalom with a two-run time of 1:53.64.
On the men's side, freshman Rush Hawkins (Shelburne, Mass.) placed second out of 86 competitors in the Giant Slalom with a two-run time of 2:08.31. He was named first team All-America selection in the Giant Slalom. Also turning in an outstanding performance was senior captain David Pomeroy (Winthrop, Mass.) who finished 19 with a two-run time of 2:15.63 in the Giant Slalom, and finished 14 out of 84 competitors in the Slalom with a two-run time of 1:37.78. Those efforts were good enough for Pomeroy to place the 13th best combined male showing of the weekend. Additionally, he was named a first team All-America selection in the men's GS and a second team All-America selection in the men's individual combined events. Also turning in impressive times at the competition were sophomores Marc Epstein (Carlisle, Mass.) who placed 36th in the Giant Slalom with a two-run time of 2:21.41 and Patrick Bachant (Hubbardston, Mass.) who tied for 19th in the Slalom with a two-run time of 1:39.64. Senior Nate Barr (Acton, Mass.) closed out the UMass scoring in the Slalom as he finished 54 with a two-run time of 1:52.17. Bachant was also named a second team All-America selection as well in the men's Slalom.
Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field UP NEXT: * Men: individual qualifiers Raleigh Relays, March 26-27 * Women: Indoor season over
LAST WEEK: Women * Did not compete Men * 30th of 53 at IC4A Championships
A LOOK BACK: * The University of Massachusetts men's track and field team competed in the IC4A Championships in Boston, Mass., Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7. Senior Kwesi Frimpong-Boateng (Accra, Ghana) earned a second-place finish in the 55-meter dash with his clocking of 6.28, also setting a new season and personal best, as well as a new school record. UMass faired well in the 500-meter run with performances by junior James Godinho (Sandwich, Mass.), who placed 14th with a 1:04.16, and senior John O,Neil (North Reading, Mass.), who placed 13th with a 1:04.16. The UMass 4x400-meter relay, consisting of senior Dave Falvey (Billerica, Mass.), O,Neil, Godinho, and junior Joe McCormack (Wrentham, Mass.), placed 26th with a time of 3:35.81. The distance relay placed 8th with a time of 10:10.45. The team finished 30th of 53 teams with 9 points.
Softball UP NEXT: Mar. 12 Softball Virginia Tech at Miami, Fla. 11 am Mar. 12 Softball Miami (Ohio) at Miami, Fla. 1:30 pm Mar. 13 Softball Florida International 1:30 pm Mar. 13 Softball Blue & Gold Classic TBA Mar. 14 Softball Blue & Gold Classic TBA
LAST TIME OUT: Mar. 6 #23 Notre Dame (FAU Worth Invitational) W 4-2 Mar. 6 Florida Atlantic (FAU Worth Invitational) L 0-1 Mar. 7 North Carolina (FAU Worth Invitational) L 4-3 Mar. 7 Florida International (FAU Worth Invite) L 0-5
A LOOK BACK: * Behind a complete game by sophomore pitcher Jenna Busa (Lexington, Mass.), the University of Massachusetts softball team (5-7) defeated 23rd-ranked Notre Dame (10-6), 4-2, at the FAU Worth Invitational. Busa scattered eight hits over seven innings as she improved to 3-4 this year. She allowed one walk and struck out two batters. Massachusetts struck first in the bottom of the third inning by scoring a pair of runs on just one hit. The Minutewomen loaded the bases with one out on a single by senior Aisha Franke (Philadelphia, Pa.), a walk to sophomore Katie Jo Kelley (Rainier, Ore.) and a Notre Dame error on a bunt by freshman Candice Molinari (Glendora, Calif.) which allowed her to reach base. A walk by senior KC Budrewicz (Buckland, Mass.) drove in the first run of the game and then senior Jamie Cahalan (Mesa, Ariz.) was hit by a pitch to give UMass a 2-0 lead. In the top of the fourth, the Irish attempted to cut into the UMass lead, but Meagan Ruthrauff was gunned down at the plate by Franke in center field trying to score from second base on a single by Mallorie Lenn. Cahalan blocked the plate and never allowed Ruthrauff to touch it. The Minutewomen then added two insurance runs in the bottom of fourth to take a 4-0 lead. Sophomore Kristi Stefanoni (Columbus, N.J.) scored on a wild pitch after she led off with a walk and stole second and third bases. Franke, who also walked, scored one batter later on a fielders choice by junior Hilary Puglia (Stoneham, Mass.). Those runs for UMass turned out to be important as Stephanie Brown got Notre Dame on the board in the top of the sixth with a one-out RBI single to right. Two batters later, she was driven home on a two-out double by Nicole Wicks to the warning track in left-center field. Busa got out the jam without any further damage.
The University of Massachusetts softball team (5-8) fell to Florida Atlantic University (18-9), 1-0, in the FAU Worth Invitational. The UMass offense was shut down for the second time in a week by FAU pitcher Amanda Morin. She held the Minutewomen to four hits and did not walk a batter in her complete-game shutout. Morin posted seven strikeouts. UMass junior pitcher Kelli Arnold (Kalama, Wash.) was equally as impressive. She gave up just one run in six innings while scattering seven hits and three walks. She fanned three. UMass lost to FAU, 4-1, Feb. 28, in the NFCA Leadoff Classic.
Sophomore Katie Jo Kelley hit a three-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning as UMass (6-8) came back to defeat North Carolina (12-9), 4-3, in the FAU Worth Invitational. UMass trailed 3-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning when Kelley blasted a game-winning three-run home run over the left-center field fence. It was her fourth round-tripper of the season. Both junior Hilary Puglia (Stoneham, Mass.) and freshman Candice Molinari (Glendora, Calif.) had led off the inning with singles in front of Kelley. North Carolina took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Jessica Robinson gave the Tar Heels the lead with a two-out, two-run double into the left-center field gap. The Minutewomen got one of the runs back in the bottom of the inning. Puglia led off the frame with a double and then Molinari followed with an infield single. After Kelley struck out, senior Jamie Cahalan (Mesa, Ariz.) worked a walk to load the bases for senior KC Budrewicz (Buckland, Mass.). UNC pitcher Crystal Cox then settled down and recorded the final two outs. The game remained 2-1 until UNC added an unearned run in the top of the seventh to take the two-run lead. UMass junior pitcher Kelli Arnold (Kalama, Wash.) turned in a gutsy performance. She went the distance throwing 105 pitches. Arnold gave up 10 hits and two earned runs while walking three. She struck out four batters. UMass batters struck out 11 times and stranded eight runners on base.
In game two against Florida International, junior Hilary Puglia (Stoneham, Mass.) and freshman Candice Molinari (Glendora, Calif.) led off the game with a walk and a single, but the Minutewomen were unable to bring them home. FIU then plated the games' first run in the bottom of the inning. Jennifer Owens hit a RBI single to center field. The Golden Panthers had a chance for more as they loaded the bases with one out, but sophomore pitcher Jenna Busa (Lexington, Mass.) was able to get a double play to get out of the jam. FIU, however, was able to push two more runs across of Busa in the bottom of the third to take a 3-1 lead. Jennifer Powell had a RBI double and Owens added a RBI single for the Golden Panthers.
Women's Tennis UP NEXT: Women's tennis takes on Florida Atlantic in the first of three matches to be played in the Sunshine State. March 15 at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. 10:00 a.m. March 16 at Barry Miami Shores, Fla.3:00 p.m. March 17 at Lynn Boca Raton, Fla. 2:30 p.m.
LAST WEEK: March 6 W. Tennis vs. UMBC (@ Ithaca, N.Y.) L, 4-3 March 7 W. Tennis at Cornell L, 5-2
A LOOK BACK: * Ithaca, N.Y. - The University of Massachusetts women's tennis team (5-7, 2-0 A-10) fell at Cornell Sunday, 5-2. Junior co-captain Sasha Edelstein (Haifa, Israel) and sophomore Dorothy Iwanowicz (Hilton Head, S.C.) both won their singles matches, but were the only point scorers for the Minutewomen. In the singles matches, Edelstein defeated Erika Takeuchi 6-2, 6-3 in the #3 match, while Iwanowicz won in the #4 slot, 6-4, 6-4 over Kasi Preneta. Freshman Christine Liehr (Stuttgart, Germany) fell at the #1 spot, 6-0, 6-1 to Akane Kokubo, as junior Stephanie Price (Columbia, Mo.) lost to Laura Tallent, 6-4, 6-3 in the #2 spot. Senior co-captain Susan Hyams (Cincinnati, Ohio) at #5 and sophomore Jana Bartoloni (Charlestown, Mass.) at #6 both lost hard-fought battles in the tiebreaker, with Hyams falling 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, and Bartoloni losing 2-6, 6-0, 4-6. In the doubles, Cornell won all three matches to earn the doubles point. Kokuba and Takeuchi took down Price and Iwanowicz in #1 doubles, 9-8, Liehr and Bartoloni fell 8-3 to Mollie Edison and Melissa Tu at the #2 spot. Hyams and Edelstein then fell 8-4 in the #3 match to Kara Maloy and Preneta. On Saturday, UMBC got the best of the Minutewomen 4-3, as the match came down the doubles point. UMBC took the doubles point, winning two of the three matches. Price and Iwanowicz fell in the #1 match, 8-6. Liehr and Bartoloni lost at the #2 spot, 8-3, while Hyams and Edelstein won the #3 match, 8-6. Massachusetts needed to win four of the six singles contests to take the match, but came up just short as the teams split, 3-3. Iwanowicz downed Lana Khvalina, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the #4 spot, Bartoloni defeated Adriana Fonseca in the #5 match, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, and Hyams beat Veena Rao at #6, 6-1, 6-0. Liehr dropped the #1 match, 6-4, 1-6, 2-6, Price fell at the #2 spot, 7-6, 4-6, 0-6, and Edelstein lost, 6-2, 6-3, in the #3 slot.
Men's Lacrosse
UP NEXT: Mar. 13 M Lacrosse vs. Harvard 3 p.m. Mar. 16 M Lacrosse vs. Albany 3 pm
LAST WEEK: Mar. 6 M. Lacrosse at Stony Brook W 10-3
A LOOK BACK: The University of Massachusetts men's lacrosse team (2-1) defeated Stony Brook (0-2), by the score of 10-3. Five unanswered goals gave Umass an 8-1 lead that it would not relinquish in men's lacrosse action Saturday afternoon at a rain-soaked Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, N.Y. UMass jumped on top of the Seawolves immediately as Neil Lundberg tallied the first of his two goals of the game just 28 seconds into the contest. The Minutemen added two goals to take a 3-0 lead with 2:32 to play in the first quarter before a goal by Stony Brook's Eric Hatkewitz cut the gap to 3-1 after one period of play. UMass took control of the game in the second and third quarters, scoring five consecutive goals to take an 8-1 lead with 10:38 to play in the third period. Goals by Stony Brook's Larry Cerasi and Adam Marksberry cut the gap to 9-3 with 6:25 remaining in the contest, but UMass tacked on the final goal of the game and ran out the last two minutes of the clock to take home the 10-3 victory. Cerasi, Hatkewitz and Marksberry tallied the Stony Brook goals, and Jason Cappadoro added an assist. Starting goalie Sam Stockdale recorded seven saves, while Brendan Callahan stopped nine shots in relief. Chris Doyle led UMass with three goals, and teammates Lundberg, Kevin Glenz and Ryan Connolly added two goals apiece. Bill Schell recorded 11 saves in net for the Minutemen.
Baseball UP NEXT: Mar. 12 at South Florida Mar. 13 at South Florida Mar. 14 at South Florida Mar. 16 Northern Iowa ^ 7:30 pm Mar. 17 Iowa ^ 2:30 pm Mar. 18 Wright State ^ 1:00 pm Mar. 19 Wisconscin - Milwaukee ^ 10 am Mar. 20 Maimi (Ohio) ^ 10 am Mar. 23 at Connecticut 3 pm Mar. 25 Hartford (home-opener) 3 pm
^ at IMG Baseball Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
LAST WEEK: Mar. 7 at Rider W 6-5 at Rider W 15-2
A LOOK BACK: The University of Massachusetts baseball team (2-0) opened the 2004 season by sweeping a non-conference double header with a pair of wins over Rider (1-5) at Richard F. Daly field winning the first game 6-5 and the second game 15-2. UMass head coach Mike Stone picked up career win No. 500 with the Game 1 decision to pad a career total which ranks him as the winningest active Division I head coach in New England. In game 1, the Minutemen got on the scoreboard in the top of the first inning as sophomore catcher Frank Curreri (Weymouth, Mass.) knocked a two-out RBI single to center field scoring senior second baseman Cullan Maumus (New Orleans, La.), who had doubled earlier in the inning. UMass would plate a run in both the second and third innings, using RBI doubles from junior outfielder Derrick Durepo (Ware, Mass.) and senior captain first baseman Matt Reynolds (South Boston, Mass.) to light the scoreboard, staking the Minutemen a 3-0 lead. But Rider would come back with a run in its half of the third and the fourth to make it 3-2, a score which would hold until the seventh frame. A wild pitch allowed senior designated hitter Sean Sarno (Stoneham, Mass.) to score, increasing the UMass lead to 4-2 in the top of the seventh. Rider would come up with a couple of hits and a run in its half of the seventh to close the gap to one, 4-3, but UMass tallied a run in each of the last three innings to hold on to the win. Curreri got his second RBI of the afternoon, and what proved to be the game-winner, as he lifted an RBI single to center field. He finished the day 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI and two walks. Senior righthanded pitcher Eric Chown (Fall River, Mass.) got the opening day win (1-0) scattering 10 hits over seven innings while striking out six and allowing just three runs, all earned. Sophomore lefty Scott Ratliff (Helendale, Calif.) closed out the last two innings totaling three strikeouts and stranding the tying run on second base for his first save of the season.
In the second game, UMass was all over Broncs starter Mike Rakoczy as the Minutemen batted around and scored seven runs in the first inning. While only five of the runs were earned, an RBI-double from junior outfielder Jason Twomley (Fitchburg, Mass.), a two-run double from senior third baseman Adam Stojanowski (West Roxbury, Mass.) and an RBI double from Durepo, were all attributed to the pitching, and knocked Rakoczy out of the game. Meanwhile, sophomore righthander Matt Torra (Pittsfield, Mass.) went six innings for the win (1-0), allowing just four hits and facing the minimum nine batters through the first three innings. The only blemish on Torra's day came in the bottom of the sixth as senior Scott Rich hit a two-out, two-run home run to right field. Junior Mike Crane (Braintree, Mass.) closed the door with a 1-2-3 seventh to wrap up the victory. Offensively, Reynolds led the hit parade with a pair, including a two-run homer to left center in the fifth and four RBI. Twomley added two hits, including a double, while Stojanowski tallied three hits, all doubles to go along with three RBI and three runs scored. Durepo had four hits and three RBI out of the nine spot in the line up as the Minutemen totaled 18 hits, their highest since an 18-hit barrage against Fairfield on April 10, 2003. With the wins, UMass starts the year 2-0 for the first time since 1993 and looks for its first 3-0 beginning to a season since 1988. That year, the first under the direction of Mike Stone, the Minutemen started off 4-0. UMass baseball returns to action with a trio of games at South Florida this weekend. The series kicks off Friday night with a 7:00 p.m. game at Red McEwen Field in Tampa, Fla.
Women's Lacrosse UP NEXT: Mar. 9 at Hofstra 4 p.m.
LAST WEEK: March 3 W. Lacrosse vs. Boston University L, 12-9 March 6 W. Lacrosse vs. Harvard L, 9-8 (OT)
A LOOK BACK: * The University of Massachusetts women's lacrosse team (1-2, 0-0 A-10) fell to Harvard (1-0) in overtime on its home turf on Saturday, March 6, 9-8. The Minutewomen took a 7-2 lead into halftime but could only come up with one more tally in the second half, as Harvard scored six and then won the game in the extra frame. Massachusetts jumped out to an early lead as senior midfielder Tracey Drown (Nashua, N.H.) scored the first of the game just 33 seconds into the match. Junior midfielder Maura McGarrity (Chester Springs, Pa.) made it a 2-0 UMass edge just 1:24 later. Sophomore attacher Lindsay Cassell (Weston, Mass.) then hit the back of the net twice, to make it a 4-0 Massachusetts lead. Catherine Sproul then put Harvard on the board with a tally at the 18:11 mark. Freshman midfielder Brianna Bubeck (Selkirk, N.Y.) then recorded her first two career goals, with a McGarrity tally in between, to make the score 7-1, Minutewomen. Harvard made it 7-2 going into halftime with a goal by Elaine Belitsos. The second half saw the Crimson turn things around and go on a 3-0 run before sophomore Kerri Connerty (Nashua, N.H.) ended it with her fifth goal of the season. That was all the scoring Massachusetts would get, as Harvard scored three more including the game-tying goal by Belitsos with 1:03 left to play. Liz Gamble hit the back of the net in overtime to take the win for Harvard. Redshirt freshman Lauren McCarthy (Derry, N.H.) surrendered 9 goals, while making 18 saves, to go to 1-2 on the season. Her counterpart, freshman Kathryn Tylander, made 14 saves while giving up eight goals for the Crimson.
On Thursday, March 3, UMass fell to Boston University, 12-9. Senior attacker Hope Zelinger (Ellicott City, Md.) led a second-half charge, logging her second consecutive four-goal game, but UMass could not overtake the Terriers. Massachusetts jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, as sophomore Kerri Connerty (Nashua, N.H.) scored on two straight free position shots. Boston University then scored six consecutive goals to make it a 6-2 UMass deficit, early in the second half. Zelinger ended the scoring drought as she hit the back of the net 4:51 into the second half. BU then reeled off three more goals, to make it a 9-3 Terrier edge. Two more Zelinger goals and another Boston University goal made the score 10-5 with 16:50 left to play. Senior captain Tracey Drown (Nashua, N.H.) scored her first and second goals of the season within 48 seconds of each other to cut the BU lead to three. Zelinger's fourth of the game with 7:29 left and another Drown goal with 4:04 left to play cut the Terriers' lead to one, at 10-9. That is as close as the Minutewomen would come, however, as the Terriers scored the final two goals to put the game away. Boston University was led by sophomore attacker Mary Beth Miller, who scored four goals on five shots. Fellow sophomores Lindsay Lewis and Kaitlyn Cuneo each contributed three-goal efforts. Lewis' third goal of the game proved to be the game-winner. Redshirt freshman Lauren McCarthy (Derry, N.H.) surrendered 12 goals, while making 12 saves, to go to 1-1 on the season. Her counterpart, junior Anne Sheridan, made 10 saves while giving up nine goals for the Terriers.