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Camels get 18th win in volleyball

The Connecticut College volleyball team continued to impress on Saturday, earning its 18th win against the Stevens Institute of Technology. Elsewhere, the Camels fell to Trinity College in a men's soccer game and ninth and sixth place team finishes at the New England Small College Athletic Conference Cross Country Championship. The following information was provided by William Tomasian, sports information director at Connecticut College:

Volleyball: Conn College 3, Stevens Tech 0

The Connecticut College volleyball team coasted to a 3-0 home victory against the Stevens Tech. Ducks at Luce Field House Saturday.

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In so doing, the Camels improved their record to 18-8, marking the sixth consecutive season the Camels have won 18 matches or more.

Stevens falls to 15-21 with the setback.

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Senior Amy Newman (Los Angeles, Calif.) paved the way to the victory, registering 19 kills and seven digs while hitting .400 for the match. Newman's next kill will be the 1300th of her career.

Junior right side Rachel Schroff (Palos Verdes, Calif.) chipped in with seven kills, registering a scorching .583 hitting percentage in the triumph.

Katie Ketcham (San Francisco, Calif.) dished out 27 assists for the hosts and senior Ally Terlizzi (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) had eight digs for the winning side.

The Camels will be playing in their seventh consecutive NESCAC Championship Quarterfinal this Friday, Nov. 4 at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.

Men's Soccer: Trinity 2, Conn College 1

The Trinity College Bantams hung on for a 2-1 win over the Connecticut College Camels in men's soccer New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championship Tournament Semifinal action today on Campus Field.

Trinity, ranked No. 9 in New England and seeded No. 3 in the NESCAC Tournament, improves to 9-4-2 overall and 6-2-2 in the league with its fourth straight win. Connecticut College, seeded No. 6 in the tournament, ends their season with a 9-5-1 overall record and a 5-4-2 league mark.

Both teams had scoring opportunities early in the match, including a shot off the crossbar by senior Oscar Brown (Ridgefield, Conn.), but with an energized home crowd behind them, it was Trinity to strike first with a goal by sophomore Graham Goldstein (Mill Valley, Calif.) on a perfectly placed cross by senior co-captain Wesley Updike (Cambridge, Mass.) from the left side. Freshman Timothy Shea (Somerset, Mass.) picked a good time to score his second career goal, starting the second half with a score to increase Trinity's lead to 2-0, giving the Bantams a cushion that would prove handy. Goldstein's goal was also just the second of his career.

With a thick snowfall mounting in the second half and time thinning, Trinity would be tested before the game's end as the Camels struck back with a goal, courtesy of sophomore Ryland Hormel (San Francisco, Calif.), with just 8:50 remaining on the clock. The score, which was the first that Trinity has allowed in their last four games, gave the Camels some late energy, but the Trinity defense held its ground, sending the Bantams into the NESCAC Semifinal Round for just the second time in program history.

With the support of another strong defensive effort, senior captain goalkeeper Grant Schonberg (Mendham, N.J.) needed just one save for the win, allowing his first goal in the last 423:02 minutes played. Casey Marini (Hampden, Mass.) made five saves for the Camels.

Cross Country Running

Connecticut College senior Lindsay Paiva (Coventry, R.I.) posted a time of 24:38 en route to a 53rd place finish on the 6k course at the 2011 NESCAC Women's Cross Country Championship hosted by Amherst College Saturday.

The improving Camels moved up two spots from their 2010 finish in a ninth place showing, outlasting both Hamilton and Trinity with a score of 297 points.

"We are very proud of what we accomplished today," Connecticut College Head Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Coach Ned Bishop said Saturday. "We had set a goal to finish 10th so to get to ninth place was a tremendous accomplishment."

Williams College placed four of its runners among the top eight as the Ephs captured their 12th NESCAC Championship with a winning score of 34 points.

The Middlebury College Panthers placed second with a score of 42 points with the Lord Jeffs of Amherst College taking third with 105 points.

Williams College sophomore Chiara Del Piccolo posted a time of 21:58 to win the individual title.

Connecticut College senior Kerry Dermody (Erieville, N.Y.) posted a time of 25:13 to complete the course in 72nd place as the second Camel finisher behind Paiva. Senior Lianne Swanson (Franklin, Mass.) checked in with a time of 25:14 in 75th place. Heather Rochford (Red Bank, N.J.) was the 106th runner to the finish line with a time of 26:22.

Libby Maret (Sandy Hook, Conn.) posted a time of 26:44 in 109th place. Junior Michelle Wesley (Millwood, N.Y.) was next in 112th place with a time of 26:53.

In her first competitive race since Sept. 24, senior Ally Bonito (Guilford, Conn.) logged a time of 26:57 to finish in 114th place for the Camels.

In the men's competition, Mike LeDuc (Canton, Conn.) placed seventh with a time of 26:25 on an 8k course to lead the Connecticut College men's cross country team to a sixth place finish in the 11 team field.

It was a miraculous recovery for LeDuc, who slipped and fell at the 200 meter mark but was able to recover in resilient fashion for the Camels. LeDuc placed fifth at the 2010 NESCAC Championship and will be named to the First Team of the All-Conference squad for the second consecutive year when it is formally announced next week.

Connecticut College head men's cross country coach Jim Butler's squad scored 165 points at the Championship, moving up one spot from their seventh place finish in 2010.

Williams College secured its 13th NESCAC Men's Cross Country Crown with a winning score of 49 points. The Ephs placed six of their runners among the top 15. Behind Williams were Bates and Bowdoin, who both tied for second with 79 points. Middlebury was fourth with 94 points.

Middlebury College senior Michael Schmidt captured the individual championship with a time of 25:51.

Alex Mavrovic (Thetford Mines, Que.) stepped up in a major way for the Camels, posting a time of 26:52 to finish in 29th place as the second fastest freshman in the field. Tim Murtagh (Rowley, Mass.) finished 32nd in the field with an impressive time of 26:57. Senior Doug Wright (Darien, Conn.) was 42nd overall with a time of 27:09.

Andrew Duarte (Rocky Hill, Conn.) posted a time of 27:55 in 72nd place. Patrick Dermody (Erieville, N.Y.) posted a time of 28:25 in 83rd place. Senior Colin Gallant (Ashford, Conn.) was the seventh Camel and 91st finisher in the field with a time of 28:34.


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