Keene State Men's Lacrosse Races Past Eastern Connecticut State In Conference Opener, 24-13

Recap, photo courtesy of Keene State

WILLIMANTIC, Conn. - Led by six goals and one assist from senior Jon Nassif, the Keene State men's lacrosse team raced past Eastern Connecticut State, 24-13, in the Little East Conference (LEC) opener for both teams on Friday afternoon at the Mansfield Outdoor Complex. 

Records 

• Keene State: 4-4, 1-0 LEC
• Eastern Connecticut State: 4-5, 0-1 LEC 

How It Happened 

The Owls grabbed a quick lead as sophomore Anthony Marcella scored just 36 seconds into the game, before the Warriors answered back with a strike to even it up at one with 13:04 on the clock. Neither team would score for just under five minutes until Marcella found an open senior Paul Beling, who sparked a five-goal run for Keene State to close out the first stanza with a 6-1 lead over Eastern Connecticut State. 

The Warriors were able to break through with the opening goal of the second quarter, before the Owls rattled off three straight goals to push its lead to seven with 8:50 to go. Eastern Connecticut State responded with a three-goal spurt to cut its deficit to four, but Nassif connected with sophomore Dave Wiedenfeld to bring Keene State into double-digit scoring, before sophomore Connor Nolan and senior Hunter Arnold found the back of the net to give the Owls a 12-5 lead at the break. 

Keene State scored the first four goals of the third quarter to take a 16-5 lead, but Eastern Connecticut State was able to stop the run as Brett Chin connected with Connor Wyllie. Behind two goals from Arnold and one from Beling, the Owls would extend their advantage over the Warriors to 19-6 at the end of three periods. 

During the fourth stanza, Eastern Connecticut State would produce its best offense of the afternoon by outscoring Keene State 7-5, yet freshman Michael Schenk would score the final goal with 1:18 to go to push Keene State's lead to 24-13. 

Inside the Crease 

• Along with Nassif's seven-point performance, Arnold added four goals and three assists, while Wiedenfeld registered one goal and six assists. Freshman Matthew Lemke picked up six ground balls and was 11-of-20 from the face-off "x".
• Samuel Watson led the way for the Warriors with four goals and one assist, while Harrison Urda recorded two goals and four goals. Connor Hillemeir grabbed seven ground balls and went 15-of-25 from the face-off "x", as Ralph Criscuolo had five ground balls and caused two turnovers. 
• Senior Mathew Howe made two stops in 42:51 for Keene State in net, followed by two saves from sophomore J.J. Tinney. For Eastern Connecticut State, Chris Gorman stopped 11 in 35:40, before Taylor Huta recorded seven saves in relief.   
• The Owls have now won 11-straight victories over the Warriors.
• Keene State owned a 67-25 shot advantage over 60 minutes of play and held a slight 35-33 edge in ground balls over Eastern Connecticut State. 
• The Owls are looking for their sixth-straight perfect LEC regular season conference record, as the victory today extends their win-streak to 41 games. 
• Keene State has now won nine straight contests and extended its LEC regular season conference win-streak to 40 games, with their last conference loss occurring in 2012. 

Up Next 

• Keene State will have a week until their next contest, when the Owls welcome UMass Dartmouth on Saturday, April 7th for a 1:00 p.m. LEC matchup.

Norwich University Women's Lacrosse: Cadets hold off Raiders, 14-13

Recap, photo courtesy of Norwich University

NORTHFIELD, Vt. - A ferocious second-half comeback attempt by the visiting Raiders of Rivier University fell just short, as the Norwich women's lacrosse team held off their Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opponent and picked up the 14-13 victory on Friday night. 

Rivier came out of the gates hot, putting up three unanswered goals against the Cadets in the first five minutes of gameplay before Kathryn Albretsen (Cotuit, Mass.) found the back of the net off of a free position shot to stop the Raiders momentum. Norwich put up four more unanswered goals on their way to a 6-6 game at the break. 

The start of the second half was all Norwich, as the Cadets put up seven straight goals to take a seemingly insurmountable 13-7 lead over the Raiders with under 14 minutes of gameplay remaining. Rivier didn't give up that easily, as they rattled off a 7-1 run to close the gap to a single goal with under two minutes of play remaining. Norwich managed to gain possession of the final draw of the night and played keep-away from the Raiders until the buzzer sounded and the Cadets walked away with the hard fought 14-13 victory.

Meaghan McGrath (Barre, Vt.) had a huge game for the Cadets, picking up four goals on the night. Albretsen and Olivia Bloom (Annapolis, Md.) each notched hat tricks for the Cadets, while Lawson Hayes (Moorestown, N.J.) made critical saves down the stretch and 10 overall to lead the Cadets to victory between the pipes. 

With the win, the Cadets improve their overall record to 3-3 on the year and a 2-1 mark within the GNAC. Next up for Norwich is an April 3rd showdown with the Bluejays of St. Joseph (Conn.) at Sabine Field, set to get going at 7:00 PM.

Southern New Hampshire University Women’s Lacrosse Tipped by #4 Le Moyne, 15-4

BOX SCORE

Recap, photo courtesy of SNHU

When and Where: March 30, 2018 – Manchester, N.H. (Penmen Stadium)
Score: Le Moyne College 15, Southern New Hampshire University 4
Records: Le Moyne 9-0 (5-0 NE10), SNHU 2-8 (1-5 NE10)

Junior Kristin Wilder (Framingham, Mass.) scored a pair of goals, as the Southern New Hampshire University women's lacrosse team was defeated by fourth-ranked Le Moyne College on Friday afternoon at Penmen Stadium.

Le Moyne moved out to a 5-0 lead over the opening 7:29 before doubling the advantage to 10-0 with 15:27 remaining. The Dolphins would add three more to bring a 13-0 lead into the break.

Senior Alexa Bedell (Londonderry, N.H.) would opened the second-half scoring just 1:44 in to put the Penmen on the board, before a pair of Bryanna Fazio goals sandwiched Wilder's first of the day to make it 15-2 with 12:35 on the clock. Wilder and senior Kennedy Daziel (E. Hampstead, N.H.) added free-position tallies to cap the scoring.

Notes:
- The Penmen lose for the sixth time in seven games.
- Junior goalkeeper Leah Olansky (Bennington, Vt.) made nine saves in the first half, while sophomore Alex Comeau (Haverhill, Mass.) stopped three of five shots for the second straight relief outing. Hanna George turned aside four of the six shots she faced in the first 49:38, while Emily Baldwin did not register a stop over the final 10:22.
- Le Moyne outshot Southern New Hampshire, 36-12, including 27-3 in the opening stanza, and also held a 19-2 advantage in draw controls.
- The Penmen were 3-for-6 on their free-position opportunities, while the Dolphins went 3-for-10.

Up Next:        
The Penmen are back in action Saturday, April 7 (1 p.m.) when they take on Assumption College. The next home game for SNHU is Friday, April 13 (4 p.m.) when it plays host to Southern Connecticut State University at Penmen Stadium.

Southern Vermont College Softball Downed 9-0, 14-1 in Five-inning NECC Tilts at Mitchell

NEW LONDON, Conn. – Southern Vermont College started its New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) softball schedule Friday afternoon at Mitchell College—falling 9-0 and then 14-1 in a pair of run-shortened games.

SVC batted as the home team in both contests as the doubleheader was originally scheduled to be Southern Vermont's home opener.

The Mountaineers (0-14, 0-2 NECC) are back on the road Saturday for their next twin bill with SVC visiting Dean College for a 1 p.m. Conference start. MC (6-6, 2-0 NECC) is also in league action on Saturday with a 12 p.m. doubleheader at home against Wheelock College.

GAME 1: Mitchell 9 – Southern Vermont 0 (5 inn.)
The Mariners went up early with three runs in the top of the first, and they padded the cushion through their next four at bats while holding SVC to just a pair of hits.

Southern Vermont senior righty Shea Wilson (Mesa, Ariz.) and sophomore center fielder Taylor Jarosz (Karaganda, Kazakhstan) each went 1-2 at the plate. Wilson struck out five batters from the circle during the loss (0-7).

Mitchell junior shortstop Suzanne Vachon (East Hartford, Conn.) went 3-3 with two runs and two RBIs while freshman center fielder Stephanie Adams (White Plains, Md.) was 2-3 with a pair of extra-base hits, three runs batted in, and another run scored.

MC junior right-hander Taylor Duchesneau (Killingly, Conn.) went the distance from the rubber—registering four strikeouts in the complete-game shutout (3-3).

Vachon roped a triple down the line in left to get her team on the board in the top of the first before Adams knocked her in on an ensuing ground rule double in the same direction. Vachon then tallied another RBI in the second when she singled through the left side to make it 4-0.

Mitchell extended the separation with three runs in the fourth—two of those coming around on an Adams triple down the left field line. The hosting team added another two runs in the top of the fifth before closing out their first NECC win of the year.

GAME 2: Mitchell 14 – Southern Vermont 1 (5 inn.)
The Mariners used a pair of five-run frames in the front-end of game two for a 10-0 advantage before Southern Vermont got across the plate with a lone run in the home half of the third. MC would notch four more in the fifth, however, while keeping the Mountaineers from climbing back into it.

SVC freshman shortstop Emma Griffith (Halifax, Vt.) went 2-2 from the batter's box while right-handed classmate Erin Girard (Savoy, Mass.) was 1-2 with the stick. Girard was tagged with the loss (0-6) from the circle.

Five Mariners had a multi-hit game including senior third baseman Megan Elphick (Waterford, Conn.) who was 2-4 with a home run, four RBIs, and two runs scored. Freshman right-hander Shyla Phillips-Krick (Griswold, Conn.) tallied a pair of doubles to go 2-3 with a walk, three runs batted in, and two runs scored.

Phillips-Krick allowed just three hits and struck out one in the win (3-3); the lone run she gave up was unearned.

After neither side could score in the first, Mitchell chalked up a five-spot in the second with the help of five singles. With the bases loaded and one out, Elphick pulled one through the left side to plate a pair. Another pair of run-scoring base hits would follow for the Mariners to put up all they needed for the victory.

MC added five insurance runs in the third—with the help of a two-run homer by Elphick over the fence in left—before SVC got on the board with a solo score. Griffith got aboard with a lead-off single and moved around to third with two down; a wild pitch then allowed her to motor home and make it 10-1.

That would be it for the Mountaineers, however, as Phillips-Krick retired seven of the next nine batters she faced to prevent SVC from staging a comeback. Duchesneau recorded a two-run single through the left side in the fifth to help herself and make way for Mitchell to walk out with the sweep.

Middlebury Opens NESCAC Action With Victory Over Williams

Catcher Phil Bernstein went 2-4 with three RBI and three runs scored in Friday's victory.

Middlebury erupted for a season-high 20 runs in its NESCAC West opener Friday against Williams in California, cruising to a 20-1 victory. The Panthers (5-8, 1-0) scored in seven different innings and collected a season-best 19 hits. The teams conclude their three-game series Saturday out west, playing a doubleheader with the first game starting at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time.

The Panthers got off to a fast start, scoring six times in the bottom of the first inning. Kevin Woodring drove in the game's initial run with an RBI single to left field to score Brooks Carroll, who later touched home plate on a fielder's choice for a 2-0 edge. Phil Bernstein doubled the lead with a two-run double to left, while Grant Elgarten drove in a pair with a two-base hit to the gap in left field, extending the advantage to 6-0.

The Ephs (1-9, 0-1) got one run back in the top of the second, as Kellen Hathaway raced home from third on an infield error to make it a 6-1 game.

Middlebury extended the lead to 8-1 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the third. Andrew Hennings doubled down the left-field line, plating Sam Graf who later scored on an error.

In the fifth inning, the Panther offense added three more tallies to extend the lead (12-1), as Hayden Smith, Justin Han and Woodring reeled off consecutive RBI singles.

Middlebury continued to score in bunches during its next turn at the plate, with a four-run sixth. Carroll drove in Graf with a base hit to left field and Bernstein scored on a fielder's choice for a 14-1 cushion. Han and Andrew Corcoran accounted for the final two runs of the inning, with RBI singles.

The Panthers tacked on two more runs in the seventh and another pair in the eighth, making the final 20-1.

Carroll led the Panthers at the plate, going 3-6 with two RBI and a run scored, while Bernstein was 2-4 with three RBI and three runs scored. Woodring, Graf and Henry Strmecki added to the offense with two hits each, while Graf also scored three times.

Panther starting pitcher Colby Morris improved to 2-2 on the season, yielding only one run on four hits in seven innings. Morris has thrown at least six innings in each start this spring. Andrew Martinson and Evan Stewart each threw a scoreless inning of relief.

For Williams, Eric Pappas went 2-4 at the plate. On the mound, starter Charlie Carpenter (1-2) took the loss, allowing eight runs (three earned) in three innings of work.

Middlebury's 20 runs were most scored in a game since a 20-8 victory against Hamilton in the 2010 season.

No. 5 Middlebury Falls to Third-Ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Maddi Stow hits a return on Friday during her win at No. 6 singles. (photo courtesy of CMS Athletic Communications)

The fifth-ranked Middlebury women's tennis team fell by a 7-2 score on Friday to No. 3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in a match played at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center in Claremont, California. The Panthers (6-1) conclude their matches out west when they compete at seventh-ranked Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

The Athenas (17-2) grabbed all three points during doubles play. CMS posted an 8-2 victory in the top spot, followed by an 8-3 triumph at No. 3. The second flight came down to a tiebreaker, with the hosts earning a narrow 8-7 (3) win.

In singles action, CMS claimed the match at No. 2 for a 4-0 lead. Heather Boehm put Middlebury on the scoreboard with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Kyla Scott in the fourth position. The Athenas clinched the match with a victory at No. 3, followed by a straight-set win in the top spot.

Maddi Stow made the score 6-2 with a 7-5, 1-6, 10-8 victory in the sixth flight over Rebecca Berger. CMS rounded out the scoring with a victory at No. 5 for the final 7-2 tally.  

"Spring Sunrise" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Spring Sunrise" by Doug Mills

Spring sunrise at Buoy Park in Rockland, Maine.

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"A Port Clyde Morning" The Maine Windjammer Project

"A Port Clyde Morning" by Doug Mills

A Port Clyde morning at the Marshall Point Light in Port Clyde Maine.

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Panthers Run Streak to Four With Win at Hope International

Aleksandr Samets picked up his first win of the year at No. 3 singles on Wednesday.

The Middlebury men's tennis team increased its winning streak to four with a 7-2 victory on Wednesday at NAIA foe Hope International at the Fullerton Tennis Center. The fourth-ranked Panthers improve to 9-1 and return to the courts on Thursday for a 2:30 p.m. match against Division I opponent UC San Diego.

The Panthers took all three doubles points against the Royals (5-9) who competed with just five players. After the hosts defaulted at No. 3, the Panther tandem of William de Quant and Nate Eazor picked up the second point with an 8-3 victory in the top spot over Kyle Rae and Sergio Romero. Timo van der Geest and Peter Martin completed the sweep with an 8-4 win over Antoine Voisin and Jayke Ancheta in the second flight.

During singles action, the fourth point came when the Royals lost via a default at No. 6. Thorne Gregory clinched the match for the Panthers with a 7-5, 6-1 win in the fifth position over Ancheta.

Hope International got on the board with a straight-set win atop the lineup. Aleksandr Samets tallied his first victory of the season for the Panthers via 6-2, 6-0 triumph at No. 3 over Romero, while Adam Guo made it 7-1 in favor of the Panthers with a 6-3, 6-2 win in the second position over Voisin.

The Royals scored their second point of the match with a victory at No. 3.

"America's Two Oldest Schooners" The Maine Windjammer Project

"America's Two Oldest Schooners" by Doug Mills

America's two oldest schooners, Lewis R. French and Stephen Taber, both built 1871, at the Rockland Breakwater Light.

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Chloe Kim Attends 2018 Kid's Choice Awards

Inglewood, California - Seventeen year old snowboarder Chloe Kim looking simply beautiful wearing a white dress and heels attends Nickelodeon's 2018 Kids' Choice Awards at The Forum on Saturday, March 24, 2018 in Inglewood, California.

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Richard Has Another Record Day as Men's Lacrosse Downs Lyndon, 18-5

Recap, photo courtesy of New England College

HENNIKER, N.H.— Senior Matt Richard (Weare, N.H.) had another record-setting day for the New England College men's lacrosse team, dishing out 11 assists in the team's 18-5 win over Lyndon State College on Wednesday in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) action.

The win boosts the Pilgrims to 4-4 overall and 2-0 in NAC play, while Lyndon falls to 1-6 overall and 0-2 in league action.

RICHARD RECORDS
With his 11^th assist of the game, Richard broke a 44-year-old program record for assists in a game, set by John Knight on April 25, 1974 against Colby College.

NEC LEADERS
Freshman Charles Hacking (Canterbury, N.H.) scored a team-best four goals, while classmate Reed Foster (Peabody, Mass.) scored three times. Patrick Storie (Williamstown, Mass.) and Connor Fries (Barnstable, Mass.) both scored twice.

Junior Austin Frankel (Peabody, Mass.) won nine of his 10 face-off attempts and scooped up a team-best seven ground balls.

LYNDON LEADERS
Shea Jones tallied two goals and an assist for the Hornets, while Jet Magri finished with a goal and an assist.

GOALTENDERS
NEC's Anthony Martino (Marlboro, N.J.) had 10 saves in his first collegiate start. Lyndon's Marcus Bessette finished with 19 saves.

HOW IT HAPPENED
NEC struck first on Fries' third goal of the season just 1:23 into the game, but Lyndon answered with an equalizer just over two minutes later. The Pilgrims led 5-2 after the first quarter. NEC scored five-straight goals in the second quarter, including an unassisted goal by Christian Russo (Cheshire, Conn.), scored off of his own face-off win. Lyndon's lone goal of the quarter broke up a nine-goal quarter for the Pilgrims, who led 12-3 at half.

The second half saw considerably less scoring. Hacking scored two of the three NEC goals in the third quarter, and Reilly Parker (Pittsfield, Mass.) scored twice in the fourth quarter.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Pilgrims will be back in action tomorrow when they travel to the University of New England for a 4:00 p.m. non-conference game.