SUBJECT: Volleyball Wins Fourth Straight with 3-0 Victory over Goldey-Beacom
DATE: October 13, 2018
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Wilmington, Del. – In a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference South Division rival match against Goldey-Beacom, the Wilmington University volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 victory over the Lightning Saturday afternoon at the Jones Center.
Set scores for the Wildcats were 25-19, 25-16, and 25-23.
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Wilmington (16-9, 10-3 CACC) took the lead in the first set, and would not look back against the Lightning (4-18, 2-11 CACC) as they would take a 19-10 lead off a Bailey Andrews kill. Goldey-Beacom would climb within in four points, but WilmU would take the set, 25-19.
It was a back-and-forth second set until the Wildcats were able to pull away by three points to make it an 11-8 game. Goldey-Beacom would hang on to decrease WilmU’s lead to 15-14 before Wilmington was able to go on a 10-point run and secure the second set, 25-16. WilmU out-hit the Lightning in the set with a .333 hitting percentage to the Lightning’s .172.
The Wildcats saw themselves down, 5-1, to start the third set. An attack error by the Lightning and a service ace by Brittany Ford would help WilmU go on a 7-0 run and take a 10-6 lead. Wilmington would increase their lead to 22-16, but the Lightning would not back down, as they scored four straight points to hold off the Wildcats match point to make it a 24-23 game. Rebecca Rawlinson was able to slam it down to give the Wildcats the 25-23 victory for the Wildcats.
Bailey Andrews had 11 kills and four digs, while Rebecca Rawlinson recorded 10 kills, one service ace, and one block solo for a team high 12 points. Mandy Behiels was one kill away from a double-double, with nine kills and 11 digs.
Jill Braunsberg dished out 23 helpers, as Jenna Brown recorded 16 digs. Brittany Ford had four services aces on the day.
The Wildcats out-hit the Lightning 42-35 with a hitting percentage of .211 to Goldey-Beacom’s .167.
Up next, Wilmington will host Georgian Court Wednesday night or a 7:00 p.m. start time at the Complex.
SUBJECT: Bowling Opens 2018-19 Season with Five Baker Matches at Bud Whitman Memorial
DATE: October 13, 2018
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SINKING SPRING, Pa. - - The Wilmington University women’s bowling team began its 2018-19 season on Saturday at the Bud Whitman Memorial Tournament hosted by Kutztown, going 1-4 in Baker Matches while sitting in 14th overall with a total pin fall of 3,985.
The Wildcats faced off against three nationally ranked teams in the National Tenpin Coaches Association Preseason Poll (NTCA) in #13 St. Francis (Pa.), #15 Adelphi, and #19 LIU Brooklyn in their first action of the season.
The team picked up a win over Howard in its third Baker match of the day, taking down the NCAA DI opponent, 792-763. The Wildcats put down the most pins on the day in their final match against Chestnut Hill, but the Griffins came out with the narrow victory, 860-857.
The day opened with an 861-766 loss to #19 LIU Brooklyn before an 866-778 loss to #15 Adelphi. #13 St. Francis defeated the Wildcats, 920-792, before the final match against Chestnut Hill to wrap up the day.
Mount St. Mary’s leads the Bud Whitman Memorial after the Baker Matches, going 5-0 while knocking down 4,579 pins. Eighth ranked Delaware State is second overall with a total pin fall of 4,481 while LIU Brooklyn is third with 4,410.
Sunday will feature five traditional matches for the Wildcats at Berks Lane.
SUBJECT: Women’s Tennis Dominates Holy Family, 7-0, Controls Own Destiny in CACC Standings
DATE: October 13, 2018
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - - The Wilmington University women’s tennis team was nearly perfect in its 7-0 sweep of Holy Family on Saturday, giving up only two games to the Tigers at the Union League Tennis Courts.
With the win, the Wildcats (6-4, 6-1 CACC) control their own destiny with one Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference match remaining in the regular season. The Wildcats, Concordia, and Goldey-Beacom all have one loss in CACC play, but the Wildcats could win the three-way tiebreaker and earn the CACC Tournament’s No. 1 seed with a positive outcome on Sunday at Chestnut Hill.
The Wildcats went through the doubles’ matches with out succeeding a game, winning all three matches, 6-0, to earn the single point.
The dominance continued into the singles matches, as Anushka Sathe won at No. 2, 6-0 and 6-0. Laura Gil won at No. 3 singles by the same score, 6-0 and 6-0, as did Tess Paya at No. 4 singles, 6-0 and 6-0.
Andrea Ribalta won a single superset at No. 5 single, 8-0, while Sabrina Blasi-Smith also won a single superset at No. 6 singles, 8-0.
Begona Gomar won at No. 1 singles, 6-2 and 6-0, to close out the sweep and the victory, 7-0.
The all important match at Chestnut Hill on Sunday is set to get under way starting at 12:00 p.m. The three-way tiebreaker at the top of the CACC standings would come down to sets won in conference play. The match with the Griffins will be streamed and can be found at caccnetwork.com/chestnuthill.
SUBJECT: Cross Country Runs at Rowan’s Inter-Regional Border Battle; Mark Corrigan Impressive Again
DATE: October 13, 2018
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LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. - - Mark Corrigan continued his midseason surge on Saturday, leading the Wilmington University men’s cross country team to a third place finish both Wildcat teams competed at the Rowan Inter-Regional Border Battle at DREAM Park.
Corrigan’s third place finish helped the men to a 3rd place finish as a team, running against 19 teams. Gabby Brown finished 23rd overall for 16 points to lead the women to a 10th place finish out of 15 teams in the open division.
Brown set a new 6K personal record on Saturday, running the event in 24:38.4 to finish 23rd overall. She gave the Wildcats 16 points on the day. She broke her 6K PR from 2017, set at the NCAA Regional event in 25:00.2.
Alexa Crowell gave the Wildcats 21 points with a 29th place finish, running in 24:54.0. Freshman Allyson Kelly finished 76th overall to give the Wildcats 53 points, finishing in 26:39.8. Classmate Hannah Fitzpatrick was the fourth scorer for the Wildcats with a 116th place finish, earning 77 points with a time of 28:11.1. Junior Emily Kockott rounded out the Wildcats scoring with 80 points, crossing the line in 119th overall with a time of 28:26.4.
Tara Langan raced to a 136th place finish with a time of 29:38.1 while Tori Crawford rounded out the Wildcats on the course with a time of 38:27.1 on Saturday.
Johns Hopkins won the open race with a perfect 15 points, followed by Rochester with 62 points. The Wildcats earned 247 points, just behind Elizabethtown’s 246. The unattached Maura Linde won the open event with a time of 21:28.5.
Three Wildcats set new season lows on the men’s side, following Corrigan’s third place finish. Corrigan was only eight seconds off the leader, finishing the 8K event in 26:27.1.
Garrett Checchi was one of the Wildcats to set a new season low on Saturday, finishing 10th overall for nine points with a time of 26:54.7. Sophomore Johnelle Joe also set a new season low, crossing the line in 19th overall for 17 points with a time of 27:16.3. Senior Miguel Suero also set a new season’s best with a time of 27:21.2. He finished 22nd overall for 20 points for the fourth Wildcat scorer. Rounding out the team score for the Wildcats was freshman Brandon Cruz, as he finished 23rd overall for 21 points with a time of 27:21.7.
Senior Johnathan Avila finished 50th overall with a time of 27:54.9 while junior James Kennedy finished 61st with a time of 28:13.9. Sean Scandle ran to a 79th place finish with a time of 28:35.8 and Andrew Milham followed with a 110th place finish with a time of 29:09.5. Zak Bracchus placed 161st overall with a time of 30:53.3, Dan Leek placed 171st overall with a time of 31:34.9, and Jayven Davis rounded out the Wildcats on the course with a time of 40:31.0.
The Wildcats finished with 70 points on the afternoon, trailing only Johns Hopkins’ 28 points and RPI’s 41 points. Johns Hopkins’ Aditya Joshi wont he meet with a time of 26:19.8.
The Wildcats will take next weekend off in order to prepare for the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Championship on Sunday, October 28. The event is back on Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park with the women running at 9:00 a.m. and the men running at 10:00 a.m.
