Connecticut College Sports Roundup

The Connecticut College men's lacrosse team powered past Colby College in the New England Small College Athletic Conference on Saturday, while the Camels also picked up tennis wins and competed in the NESCAC Championship. The following information was provided by William Tomasian, sports information director at Connecticut College:

Men's Lacrosse: Conn College 11, Colby 6

The Connecticut College men's lacrosse team put together a 7-0 run in the second half and went on to defeat Colby College 11-6 in a NESCAC Championship Quarterfinal match up played in front of 500 fans on the Artificial Turf at Silfen Field Saturday.

The Camels improve their record to 10-5 with their fifth straight win. They will visit top seeded Tufts University Saturday for a semi-final match up in Medford, Mass.

Colby College slipped to 9-5 with the setback.

Connecticut College senior net-minder Rob Moccia (Malvern, Pa.) stopped 13 shots to lead the Camels to the home victory.

Junior midfielder Stephen Eicher (Northport, N.Y.) had three goals and one assist for the winning side. Classmates Andrew Freedman (Sudbury, Mass.) and John Lyons (Barrington, R.I.) both recorded hat-tricks in the victory for the Camels.

Tyler Corcoran (Simsbury, Conn.) dished out a game-high four assist for the hosts.

Mike Brennan (Chester Springs, Pa.) collected four ground balls to go along with three caused turnovers for the Camels.

Colby College junior attackman John Jennings (Danvers, Mass.) had three goals in the setback. Jonathan McIvor (Sudbury, Mass.) chipped in with a goal and an assist for the Mules.

Face off specialist Bjorn Knutson (Bloomington, Minn.) won 15-of-20 battles in the trenches and finished with a game-high eight ground balls for Colby.

Second year net-minder Peter Reiley (Marblehead, Mass.) made five saves in the contest for the visitors.

Trailing 4-3 in the early stages of the second half, Eicher supplied the equalizer when he executed a fake and deposited a low shot into the back of the cage with 10:15 remaining.

Later on in the third, the Camels took advantage of an unsettled situation. Brennan induced a turnover at the defensive end that was recovered by Clay Hillyer (South Windsor, Conn.). Hillyer pushed the ball ahead to Eicher, who assisted Kevin Dachille (Garden City, N.Y.) for a goal that put the Camels on top for good at 5-4 with 4:41 remaining.

JR Hartgers (Mountain Lakes, N.J.) assisted Freedman for another Camel goal with 2:27 remaining and Eicher closed out the third period scoring with 17.3 seconds left to put the hosts on top 7-4.

Corcoran assisted on the first two scores of the fourth. With 10:52 remaining, Corcoran made a nifty looking feed from behind the cage to Lyons for a score. Then, with 7:27 to go, Corcoran was the facilitator on a Briggs Barton (Rye, N.Y.).

With 6:09 remaining in the contest, Freedman buried a one-timer with the pass coming from Hartgers to close out the 7-0 run and put the Camels in complete control with a 10-4 advantage.

However, Colby did not go away and the visitors scored twice in a 35 second span to make it interesting. Jennings scored his third goal of the day with 5:22 to go to make it a 10-6 contest.

But Moccia made four of his 13 saves in the fourth quarter and the Camels would not let the visitors get any closer. Eicher tacked on another score with 1:45 left to close out the 11-6 win.

Men's Tennis: Conn College 6, Hamilton 3

Joshua Suneby (Wellesley, Mass.) cruised to a 6-4, 6-0 victory at #2 singles while JC Cangelosi (Estero, Fla.) chipped in with a 6-4, 6-0 triumph as Connecticut College closed out the season with a 6-3 NESCAC triumph against Hamilton College on the South Tennis Courts Saturday.

The Camels end the 2012 campaign with a 9-8 record and a 2-6 mark in league play. Hamilton finishes at 8-7 (0-6 NESCAC).

Junior George King (Concord, Mass.) prevailed in a 6-4, 7-6 triumph at fourth singles for the hosts.

Hamilton senior Andrew Libin (Harrison, N.Y.) won a 6-3, 6-2 decision at first singles. Matthew Billit (Bedford, N.Y.) and Ben Swett (Darien, Conn.) earned victories for the Continentals in their respective slots at #5 and #6 singles.

In doubles action, King and Cangelosi paired up for an 8-2 win at #1, while senior Jeff Weisberger (Wayne Hills, N.J.) and Jeremy Bader (Lexington, Mass.) prevailed in a 9-8 triumph at #2.

Women's Tennis: Conn College 8, Hamilton 1

The Connecticut College women's tennis team cruised to an 8-1 NESCAC victory against Hamilton College in a match played on the South Tennis Courts Saturday.

The Camels close out the 2012 season with a record of 5-15 and a 1-6 mark in league play. The Continentals slip to 6-10 (0-6 NESCAC).

Junior Maddie Swanson (Minneapolis, Minn.) secured a 6-0, 7-5 victory at sixth singles for the Camels. Swanson paired up with Sara Krivoshik (Wilton, Conn.) for an 8-4 win at third doubles.

Brittany Badik (Madison, Conn.) posted a 6-4, 6-2 victory at #5 singles in the final home match of her career. Badik paired up with Brittney Cangemi (Scituate, Mass.) for an 8-6 Camel win at second doubles.

Hamilton College sophomore Sara Shaughnessy (Wilton, Conn.) earned a 6-3, 6-1 win at fourth doubles for the visitors.

Track and Field

The Connecticut College track and field teams visited Bates College Saturday for the 2012 NESCAC Championship. Both teams placed ninth Saturday. The men scored 19 points while the women finished with 10 points.

The Bobcats of Bates won the men's championship with a score of 156.25 points and were followed by Tufts (146.25) and third placed Middlebury, who tallied 124 points.

Williams scored 180 points to win the women's championship. Tufts (159) edged out Middlebury by two points to take second place.

In the 3,000 meter steeplechase, sophomore Mike LeDuc (Canton, Conn.) posted a time of 9:17.85 en route to a second place scoring for the Camels. Junior Boris Jeremic (Rijeka, Croatia) finished fifth in the high jump, reaching his apex at six feet, one and one quarter of an inch. The Camels added another fifth place scoring in the distance medley relay. The quartet of Andrew Duarte (Rocky Hill, Conn.), Geoff Phaneuf (Woonsocket, R.I.), Tristan Cole (St. Helen, Calif.) and Mike LeDuc posted a time of 10:26.94.

In the 4x100 meter relay, the Camel foursome comprised of Rasheed Mitchell, Brian Gooch (Columbia, N.H.), Phaneuf and Alex DeShields (Melrose, Mass.) posted a time of 44.61 seconds en route to their seventh place scoring.

Junior Matt Boudreau (Bridgewater, Mass.), Chris May (Hudson, Ohio), Billy Barnes (New York, N.Y.) and Dan Post (Pepper Pike, Ohio) teamed up for an eighth place finish in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:36.22.

In the women's championship, sophomore Samantha Pevear (Somersworth, N.H.) set a personal record in the discus for the Camels, finishing fourth with a throw of 123 feet, six inches. In the 100 meter dash, Sara Gildersleeve (Sharon, Mass.) was sixth with a personal record setting time of 12.54 seconds.

Junior Sarah Matthews (Westwood, Mass.) posted a time of 59.60 seconds en route to an eighth place scoring in the 400 meters. In the 4x400 meter relay, Vicki Weigold (Glen, N.H.), Gina Deitz (Portland, Ore.), Michelle Wesley (Millwood, N.Y.) and Matthews placed eighth with a time of 4:12.86.