Connecticut College Sports Roundup

Connecticut College picked up a win in women's tennis, but lost both lacrosse matches to Tufts University on Saturday. The following information was provided by William Tomasian, sports information director at Connecticut College:

Men's Lacrosse: Tufts 6, Conn College 5

Junior Sean Kirwan (Boonton Township, NJ) scored three of Tufts University's four goals in the third quarter as the Jumbos overcame a 3-0 deficit and won 6-5 in NESCAC men's lacrosse action at a frigid Bello Field on Saturday afternoon.

Connecticut College senior Eric Doran (Pennington, N.J.) scored twice in the first quarter for the visitors, including a goal with eight seconds left to give the Camels a 3-0 lead. CC had a 12-8 advantage in shots, 7-4 in ground balls and 4-1 in saves for the first 15 minutes.

Tufts was able to even the time of possession in the second quarter, but could only add a Ryan Molloy (Setauket, N.Y.) man-up goal at 5:11 and trailed 3-1 at halftime.

The Jumbos would out-score the Camels 4-0 in the third. Kirwan scored off a pass from senior Matt Witko (Chappaqua, N.Y.) at 12:59 to Tufts within 3-2. Junior Kevin McCormick's (Laytonsville, Md.) unassisted tally at 9:01 of the third quarter evened things at 3-3. Kirwan then netted two D.J. Hessler (Monkton, Md.) passes, at 8:37 and at 1:13, to put Tufts up 5-3 heading into the fourth.

The Camels sliced the margin back to one (5-4) with the second Mark Mangano (Basking Ridge, N.J.) from Mike Giambanco (Massapequa, N.Y.) goal of the game at 13:53 of the fourth. Witko scored for Tufts at 6:22, but a goal by Camels sophomore John Lyons (Barrington, R.I.) at 3:55 kept it a one-goal game at 6-5.

Neither team managed a shot in the next three-plus minutes, but Tufts was flagged for a cross-checking penalty during a scrum for the ball with just 12 seconds remaining in regulation. Jumbo freshman goalie Patton Watkins (Chattanooga, Tenn.) saved a shot at the left post by Doran in the final seconds to preserve the victory.

Kirwan reached 40 goals for the season with his three today. Hessler had three assists and Witko finished a goal and an assist for the hosts. Senior Alec Bialosky (Moreland Hills, Ohio) collected three ground balls for Tufts, and Watkins made 13 saves (five in the second quarter).

Doran added a game-high six ground balls, as the Camels won that battle decisively 30-19. CC sophomore goalie John Lenehan (Hingham, Mass.) was excellent with 15 saves, particularly during the first half when he stopped 10 shots.

Top ranked Tufts (10-1, 7-0 NESCAC) is idle all week until traveling to Middlebury next Saturday for a 2 pm start. Connecticut College (5-7, 2-5) hosts Wheaton College on Tuesday at 4:30 pm.

Women's Lacrosse: Tufts 13, Conn College 7

The Tufts University women's lacrosse team defeated Connecticut College 13-7 in a NESCAC game played on the Artificial Turf at Silfen Field Saturday.

The 13th ranked Jumbos improve to 9-3 with a 5-2 record in the NESCAC, while the Camels slip to 4-8 and are 0-7 in league action.

Lara Kozin (Suffern, N.Y.) was the facilitator on the offensive end for the visitors, finishing with a game-high five assists to go with two goals in a seven point outburst. Kerry Eaton (Norfolk, Mass.) tallied four goals and two assists in the win.

Junior Stephanie Perez (East Providence, R.I.) netted four goals for the Jumbos in the triumph.

Connecticut College junior Katelyn Driscoll (Peabody, Mass.) tallied three goals and assisted on a fourth goal to lead the hosts. Driscoll has totaled 26 goals, 12 assists and 38 points this spring. Izzie Marx (Ridgewood, N.J.) chipped in with a goal and two assists for Connecticut College.

Deanna Ezzio (Pepperell, Mass.) corralled five ground balls to lead the hosts on the defensive side of the ball.

Tufts University senior net-minder Sara Bloom (Summit, N.J.) stopped 11 shots for the visitors. Tess Shapanka (Sudbury, Mass.) recorded three stops in relief.

Rookie net-minder Caitlin Cataldo (Milford, Conn.) finished with eight saves for the hosts.

The Jumbos opened up an early 5-0 lead when Perez netted her second goal of the day with 20:13 remaining in the first half.

But the Camels clawed back, scoring three of the next four goals. Marx assisted Hope Barone (North Kingstown, R.I.) for a goal in transition at the 11:58 mark to make it a 6-3 game.

However, Tufts ended the half with a mini 3-0 run, two of the goals coming off of Eaton's stick, and carried the 9-3 advantage into the intermission.

Abby Hill (Stoneham, Mass.) put the hosts on the board just 16 seconds into the second stanza to make it a 9-4 game.

But Tufts scored the next three goals, building a 12-4 advantage after Kozin tallied with 15:51 to go. The visitors were able to hold on for the 13-7 win.

Women's Tennis: Conn College 6, Holy Cross 3

The Connecticut College women's tennis team took four of six singles points en route to a 6-3 victory in a match played against the College of the Holy Cross at the South Tennis Courts Saturday.

With the win, the Camels improve to 7-10. The Crusaders are 2-12.

Sophomore Jen Herbert (Pawcatuck, Conn.) rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 triumph at #2 singles. Sara Krivoshik (Wilton, Conn.) notched a 6-7, 6-0, 6-0 win at #3. Brittany Badik (Madison, Conn.) posted a 6-1, 6-4 victory at #5. Maddy Swanson (Minneapolis, Minn.) was impressive with a 6-0, 7-6 victory at sixth singles.

Sophomore Cassie Smith (Shelburne, Vt.) and Herbert paired up on an 8-4 victory at #1 doubles.

Molly Montgomery (Winnetka, Ill.) contributed an 8-4 win at #1 singles for the Crusaders. Maya Welch (Rye, N.Y) rallied in a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory at #4 singles for the visitors.

Emily Marr (Jefferson, Mass.) and Carolyn Chandley (Worcester, Mass.) earned a 9-7 victory at #2 doubles for Holy Cross.