Connecticut College Sports Roundup

Connecticut College scored a few upset victories as they competed in multiple games on Saturday. The following information was provided by William Tomasian, sports information director at Connecticut College:

Men's Lacrosse: Conn College 6, Bates 5

Connecticut College overcame a 5-1 deficit and scored three goals in the final 6:06, including the game-winner by Tyler Corcoran with 1:50 left in the game, lifting the Camels to a 6-5 NESCAC victory over the Bates College men's lacrosse team on Saturday.

After Bates (4-8, 2-7 NESCAC) went up 5-1 21 seconds into the third quarter, the Camels (8-5, 5-4 NESCAC) held the Bobcats scoreless the rest of the way, finishing the game with five unanswered goals.

John Lyons scored three goals, the only multiple-goal scorer in the game, and added an assist for the Camels, while Corcoran added one score and two assists. Rob Moccia played a strong game in goal with nine saves.

Bates goalie Adam Scharff, one of nine Bates seniors playing in his final home game, played an exceptional game, making 12 saves as the Camels put 18 shots on goal to 14 for Bates.

Bates broke up a scoreless tie with 4:40 left in the first quarter, as Dan Hines threaded a nice interior pass to Jason Hichborn for a quick finish. Lyons answered with 2:06 to go in the period, as Lyons took advantage of a one-on-one situation and shot it over Scharff's shoulder and in to tie the game 1-1.

The Bobcats went ahead 2-1 with 9:39 left in the second quarter, as Scharff saved a close-range shot by Stephen Eicher and Bates counterattacked with a fast break, ending in a goal from the left of the Camels' goal by Thomas Repko.

After two missed shots by Hines, Bates called timeout with 4:15 left in the half, and 17 seconds later on the clock Kyle Starr flipped a pass from the left wing to Jack Strain, who one-timed a shot from the left doorstep past Moccia to make it 3-1.

The Bobcats made it 4-1 less than a minute later, as Rob Highland found shooting space 15 yards out and ripped it into the upper right corner. Scharff saved a shot by Andrew Freedman in the waning seconds of the half to preserve a 4-1 edge at intermission.

Mac Jackson won the faceoff to start the third quarter, getting his own ground ball, then pulled off the highlight of the day for the Bobcats, circling around behind the Camels' net, getting tripped up, then getting back on his feet with the ball still in his stick before jumping and sticking a shot inside the far post for a 5-1 Bates lead with 14:39 to go in the third quarter.

The Camels finally got back on the scoreboard for the first time in over 20 minutes, and it was Lyons again, taking a pass from Corcoran to score the game's only man-up goal.

Connecticut College began to gain momentum with 4:38 left in the period, as JR Hartgers flipped a kickout pass to Freedman, who scored from the left side of the circle to close the gap to 5-3 before the end of the quarter.

Neither team could find the back of the net again until 6:06 remained in the fourth quarter. Out of a Camel timeout, Corcoran flipped to Lyons, who was crossing the perimeter in the opposite direction, and Lyons scored his third goal. Connecticut College then tied the game upwith 3:14 to go with a nearly identical play on the left side of the circle, this time with Lyons assisting Eicher.

The Camels won the ensuing faceoff and saw a shot by Briggs Barton travel wide before Corcoran connected for the go-ahead goal, finishing off a long individual drive with 1:50 left in the game.

Connecticut College won the next draw, too, but Andrew Berry caused a Camel turnover, and Hines missed a shot wide, with Brogan O'Connor picking up the miss for the Camels. Conn called timeout before turning the ball over with 50 seconds left in the game, and Bates maintained possession after Strain missed wide. Bates called a final timeout, and then nearly turned it over before Strain missed wide again with 16 seconds left. Bates maintained possession again but couldn't get a final shot off to try to tie the game.

Men's Tennis: Bates 9, Conn College 0

The No. 15 nationally ranked Bates men's tennis team returned to form with a 9-0 NESCAC win over Connecticut College on Saturday at Wallach Tennis Center, winning all but one set.

Junior Matt Bettles (Taunton, England) teamed with junior Rob Crampton (Wilton, Conn.) for an 8-1 rout at first doubles over John Cangelosi and George King. Bettles went on to ring up a 6-1, 6-1 win at second singles over Joshua Suneby.

The Camels dropped to 7-7 overall, 0-5 in NESCAC play. Cangelosi won the first set at third singles against Bates freshman Pierre Planche (Natick, Mass.), but Planche won 6-4 in the second set and finished off the win with a 6-0 decision in the tiebreaking set.

Women's Tennis: Bates 9, Conn College 0

The No. 30 nationally ranked Bates women's tennis team picked up its second decisive NESCAC victory in a row on Saturday, shutting out Connecticut College 9-0 without losing a set.

Connecticut College dropped to 4-13 overall and 0-5 in NESCAC play.

Bates' top doubles pair, first-year Elena Mandzhukova (Lisbon, Portugal) and senior Meg Anderson (Cohasset, Mass.), set the tone with an 8-0 victory at No. 1 doubles.

Jen Herbert put up the best fight of the day from the Camels, falling 6-4, 7-5 at second singles to Anderson.

Track and Field

The Connecticut College Track & Field teams hosted the Silfen Invitational on a Sunny Saturday in New London. The Camel women placed second in the 12 team field with a score of 117.33 points, while the men scored 78 points en route to their fourth place showing in the 12 team field.

The Corsairs of UMass Dartmouth swept Saturday's action, scoring 175 points in the men's invitational and edging out the Camels with a score of 121 points to win the women's invitational

Junior Michelle Wesley (Millwood, N.Y.) posted a time of 2:24.92 en route to victory in the 800 meter run for Connecticut College. In the 10000 meters, senior Ali McLeod (Brewster, Mass.) prevailed as the winner in 48:05.47. In addition to the victories, the Camels had eight second place scorers Saturday.

Sara Gildersleeve (Sharon, Mass.) posted a time of 12.92 seconds in the 100 meter dash. Junior Sarah Matthews (Westwood, Mass.) posted a time of 1:00.67 in the 400 meter dash. In the 3000 meter steeplechase, junior Maura Hallisey (Wethersfield, Conn.) checked in with a time of 12:48.73.

Samantha Pevear (Somersworth, N.H.) threw the discus 122 feet even. Lauren Cameron (Portland, Ore.) reached her apex at four feet, nine inches to forge a tie for second place tie in the high jump.

The Camels added three more second place scores in relay events. In the 4x100 meter relay, the Camel quartet comprised of Vicki Weigold (Glen, N.H.), Sara Gildersleeve, Val Svystun (Newington, Conn.) and Sarah Matthews posted a season-best time of 50.91 seconds en route to their second place scoring. Gildersleeve, Weigold, Wesley and Matthews logged a time of 4:16.10 in the 4x400 meter relay.

In the 4x800 meter relay, senior Ali Bonito (Guilford, Conn.), Merry Byrne (Brookside, N.J.), Amy Klopp (Monroe, Conn.) and Lianne Swanson (Franklin, Mass.) placed second in 10:08.97 for Connecticut College.

The Connecticut College women placed third in three events.

Sara Gildersleeve posted a time of 27.09 seconds in the 200 meter dash. Lianne Swanson logged a time of 5:00.32 in the 1500 meters. In the 800 meter run, Merry Byrne checked in with a time of 2:30.36 for the Camels.

In the men's action, Alex Mavrovic (Thetford Mines, Quebec) had a huge day for the Camels. In the 1500 meter run, Mavrovic posted a winning time of 3:57.09.

In the 4x800 meter relay, the Camel quartet comprised of Ian Rathkey (Old Lyme, Conn.), Mavrovic, Mike LeDuc (Canton, Conn.) and Andrew Duarte (Rocky Hill, Conn.) triumphed with a time of 8:06.15.

The Camel men placed third in three events Saturday. The Camel foursome comprised of Rasheed Mitchell, Brian Gooch (Columbia, N.H.), Geoff Phaneuf (Woonsocket, R.I.) and DeShields set a school record with a time of 43.79 seconds in the 4x100 meter relay

LeDuc posted a time of 3:59.81 in the 1500. In the long jump, Alex DeShields (Melrose, Mass.) covered a distance of 19 feet, seven inches in another third place Camel scoring.

Junior Boris Jeremic (Rijeka, Croatia) covered a distance of six feet, two inches to place fourth in the high jump. Hoitt McAllister (McLean, Va.) posted a time of 15:51.39 en route to a fifth place scoring in the 5000 meters. Andrew Duarte was fifth in the 15000 meters with a time of 4:03.02.

The Camels added three sixth place scores Saturday.

Brian Gooch logged a time of 11.67 seconds in the 100 meter dash. In the 3000 meter steeplechase, Jeff Beling (Framingham, Mass.) posted a time of 11:35.86.

The Camel quarter comprised of Geoff Phaneuf, Christopher May (Hudson, Ohio), Aaron Davis (New London, Conn.) and Aaron Fellows (Hudson, N.H.) logged a time of 3:41.40 en route to their sixth place scoring in the 4x400 meter relay.

Women's Water Polo

The Connecticut College women's water polo team placed third at the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III Championship hosted by Grove City College.

Junior Kristin Lampley (Reading, Pa.) garnered All-Tournament honors, pacing the Camel offense by scoring eight goals to go with three steals as the Camels took two out of three matches against higher seeded teams over the course of the weekend.

Friday afternoon, the fifth seeded Camels surprised fourth seeded Macalester in a 6-3 triumph. In the nightcap, the Camels dropped a 13-3 decision to the top seeded and undefeated Wolverines of Grove City.

Saturday afternoon, the upset minded Camels hammered third seeded Wheaton College of Illinois in an 11-4 triumph.

Senior Emily Hunter (Cheshire, Conn.) netted four goals in the weekend's action. Megan Wright (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Nicky Jasbon (Greenacres, Fla.) both chipped in with three scores.

Katie Mullaley (Hingham, Mass.) and Kate Jacobson (Collegeville, Pa.) chipped in with single tallies for Connecticut College.

Junior net-minder Pam Lovejoy (Guilford, Conn.) stopped 25 shots between the pipes.