Connecticut College Sports Roundup

Saturday was not the day for Connecticut College, as the Camels failed to pick up a win in women's soccer, field hockey, volleyball, or cross country running. In the single draw of the day, the men's soccer team fought Tufts University to a scoreless tie. The following information was provided by William Tomasian, sports information director for Connecticut College:

Men's Soccer: Conn College 0, Tufts 0

The Tufts University Jumbos and the Connecticut College Camels worked to a hard-fought 0-0 double-overtime draw in NESCAC men's soccer action on Saturday afternoon at Kraft Field.

Scoring opportunities were few and far between for each side as defense ruled the match. There were only a total of five shots on goal (3-2 Tufts) with the keepers stopping all of them. None of the saves came in the first 45 minutes of action.

Connecticut College held the shots-attempted advantage at the half 4-3, but Tufts finished the match out-shooting the Camels 10-8.

The best chance for Tufts came in the second half when junior John Lewis (East Greenwich, R.I.) received a pass deep in the box, tapping it from his left to his right foot, but his ensuing shot went high.

Tufts senior keeper Alan Bernstein (Wayne, N.J.) had to make a diving stop on a second-half shot attempt from Camels junior Graham Christiensen (Darien, Conn.) that looked destined for the back of the net.

The other Connecticut College shot on net came from sophomore Ryland Hormel (San Francisco, Calif.). Hormel finished the day with a total of three shots as did senior Mike Crosby (Sudbury, Mass.).

Freshman Gus Santos (Framingham, Mass.) had some chances for the Jumbos, totaling four shots (two on goal).

Both keepers - Connecticut College sophomore Casey Marini (Hampden, Mass.) and Bernstein - went the full 110 minutes. Marini made three saves, including a pair in the overtime periods while Bernstein stopped two. Both of Bernstein's saves were in the second half.

The Camels earned six corner kicks on the afternoon compared to just one for the Jumbos.

Tufts is now 4-2-2 overall on the season and 2-2-2 in the NESCAC. They will host UMass-Dartmouth at Kraft Field on Tuesday at 4 pm. This was Connecticut College's first tie of the season as they are now 6-3-1 (3-3-1 NESCAC). The Camels are off until Saturday when they play host to NESCAC foe Bates at 1:30 pm.

Women's Soccer: Tufts 3, Conn College 1

The Tufts University Jumbos netted two goals in the first half to propel themselves to a 3-1 NESCAC victory over the Connecticut College Camels on Saturday afternoon at Kraft Field.

Tufts struck early in the first half in the 10th minute after receiving a corner kick. Junior Alyssa Von Puttkammer (Park City, Utah) curled it into the box where senior Lauren O'Connor (Dudley, Mass.) was able to get a foot on it and put it in the back of the net for her third tally of the year.

The Jumbos doubled their advantage in the 33rd minute when first-year Alina Okamoto (Altadena, Calif.) found senior Alix Michael (Mercer Island, Wash.) open from about 20 yards out. Michael used her left foot to hook it over the top of Camels first-year keeper Natalie Signor (Glastonbury, Conn.).

Tufts dominated the first half statistically, out-shooting Connecticut College 17-4. Signor made five saves for the Camels while her counterpart sophomore Kristin Wright (Austin, Tex.) was only forced to make one stop.

Sophomore Maeve Stewart (Palo Alto, Calif.) added an insurance tally in the 51st minute for the Jumbos off a feed from senior Jamie Love-Nichols (Cortez, Colo.). Stewart now has three goals on the season.

Connecticut College tried to make things interesting as they got on the board in the 65th minute. First-year Grace Bilodeau (Harvard, Mass.) netted her sixth of the season assisted by first-year Astrid Kempainen (Chazy, N.Y.).

The Camels had better pressure overall in the second half, earning seven corner kicks and out-shooting the Jumbos 7-5. Tufts finished with the overall advantage at 22-11. Sophomore Phoebe Hanley (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) played the second half in net for Tufts, making two saves. Signor went the distance for the Camels, registering seven saves.

Senior Jill Cote (Portsmouth, R.I.) and first year Rebecca Parente (Orange, Conn.) each recorded a pair of shots for Connecticut College while Stewart had six for Tufts.

The Jumbos are now 5-2-2 overall and 4-1-1 in NESCAC play. They will return to non-league action on Tuesday with a game at MIT at 4 pm. Connecticut College drops to 3-5-1 (1-4-1 NECAC) and will host Mount Holyoke on Tuesday at 4:30 pm.

Field Hockey: Tufts 5, Conn College 1

In a game that was tied 0-0 at halftime, the 12th ranked Tufts field hockey team scored five times in the second half on their way to a 5-1 victory over Connecticut College in NESCAC action on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Bello Field.

Five different Jumbos scored goals as the hosts improved to 8-2 overall and 4-2 in NESCAC with their third straight win. Senior co-captain Taylor Dyer (Windham, N.H.) had a goal and an assist to lead Tufts, including a penalty-stroke goal.

Visiting Connecticut College lost its third in a row, falling below .500 to 4-5 overall and to 1-5 in the league.

First year goalie Becca Napolitano (Hamden, Conn.) led a strong effort by the visiting Camels in the first half, making four saves. Tufts had advantages of 10-3 in shots and 6-4 in corners for the first 35 minutes, but upset-minded Connecticut College went to intermission even at 0-0.

The Jumbos broke the tie quickly in the second half, scoring twice in the first eight minutes. Senior co-captain Lindsay Griffith (Wilmington, Del.) tallied on a rebound just 2:32 into the period for her fourth goal in the last two games. Five minutes later, junior Kelsey Perkins (Barrington, R.I.), Dyer and junior Rachel Gerhardt (Worcester, Mass.) executed perfectly on a corner, with Gerhardt's blast from the top of the circle slamming into the back of the goal for a 2-0 Tufts lead.

The Jumbos tacked on two more goals, exteding their lead to to 4-0. The Camels broke up the shutout bid in the 67th minute of action when sophomore Andrea Hoisington (Brownsville, Vt.) fed a pass to senior Lauren Gaffny (North Andover, Mass.) in front and she finished for her fourth goal of the year.

Just 42 seconds later, the Jumbos added a fifth goal to put the game out of reach.

Tufts finished with a 32-10 advantage in shots, including 22-7 in the second half. The final count on penalty corners was much closer, with the Jumbos owning a 12-10 edge. Napolitano finished with 13 saves for the Camels, including nine in the second half. Zak made five saves for Tufts.

The Jumbos have the week off until facing Williams next Saturday on Homecoming Day. Connecticut College has Wellesley next on Wednesday at 4:30 pm.

Volleyball

The Connecticut College volleyball team played two NESCAC matches at Tufts University this weekend.

The Camels dropped 3-0 decisions to Middlebury and Amherst. The game scores against Middlebury were 26-24, 25-14. The Lord Jeffs of Amherst downed the Camels 25-20, 25-22 and 25-23.

The Camels are 12-6 with a 4-3 mark in league action.

Junior Rachel Schroff (Palos Verdes, Calif.) registered 17 kills, 17 digs, six assists and four aces in the six games. Bianca Smith (San Jose, Calif.) chipped in with 12 kills and 11 digs for the Camels.

Junior setter Katie Ketcham (San Francisco, Calif.) dished out 50 assists to go with 13 digs. Senior libero Ally Terlizzi (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) accounted for 23 digs.

The Camels will visit Trinity College this Friday night for a 6:00 p.m. NESCAC match in Hartford, Conn.

Cross Country Running

The Connecticut College men's and women's cross country teams visited Franklin Park in Boston to compete in the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association Championship against All Division I, II, and III schools in the region.

The Camels placed 25th in the field and were seventh among Division III institutions with a score of 650 points.

The University of Connecticut won the Championship with a score of 149 points. American International College junior Glarius Rop posted a time of 24:12 on the 8k course to win the individual crown for the Yellow Jackets.

Connecticut College sophomore Mike LeDuc (Canton, Conn.) paced the Camels with a time of time of 25:57 in a 49th place finish. Andrew Duarte (Rocky Hill, Conn.) was the 129th finisher in 26.55. Senior Doug Wright (Darien, Conn.) checked in with a time of 27:04 as the 141st finisher.

Tim Murtagh (Rowley, Mass.) logged a time of 27:13 as the 157th finisher. Alex Mavrovic (Thetford Mines, Quebec) was next in 178th place with a time of 27:28. Colin Gallant (Ashford, Conn.) posted a time of 27:42 as the 193rd finisher.

Billy Barnes (New York, N.Y.) was the seventh Camel scorer in 213th place with a time of 28:05.

On the women's side, the Camels placed 34th in the field and were 11th among Division III institutions with a score of 977 points.

Boston College placed three runners in the top five to win the Championship with a score of 38 points. Senior Katie Matthews of Boston University posted a time of 17:18 to win the race as the individual champion.

Connecticut College senior Lindsay Paiva (Coventry, R.I.) completed the course in 20 minutes flat to lead the Camels as the 136th runner. Kerry Dermody (Erieville, N.Y.) finished in 204th place with a time of 20:56. Lianne Swanson (Franklin, Mass.) posted a time of 21:08 as the 213th runner to the finish line.

Junior Michelle Wesley (Millwood, N.Y.) was 215th with a time of 21:09. Nicky Jasbon (Greenacres, Fla.) checked in with a time of 22:01 as the 245th runner. Anne Kearney (Westbrook, Conn.) posted a time of 22:07 in 250th place for the Camels.

In the sub-varsity race, Diana Hines (Lexington, Mass.) posted a time of 21:52 in her best run of the season.