Lasers' Updates 10/15/2008

October 15, 2008

LASERS' UPDATES 10/15/08

 

 

Men's Soccer

The Lasers' men's soccer team improved their GNAC record to 6-1 this week with two wins on the road.  The first game took place at Emmanuel College.  The Saints were dominated by the Lasers the whole match.  Lasell outshot the Saints 34-3 on their way to a 4-1 win.

 

Lasell took a 1-0 into halftime due to the fact that Shane Vinnicombe (Pomfret Center, CT) put in a shot off a corner kick from Zach Gagne (Somerset, MA).    Lasell then broke it open in the second half thanks to Kyle Hermenegildo (Rehoboth, MA) first two goals of the year.  Tholemson Francois (Stoughton, MA) closed out the scoring and preserved the 4-1 victory.

 

The Lasers then traveled to take on Suffolk University.  A strong defensive performance and great offense helped Lasell snatch a 3-0 over conference opponent.  Julian Dutton (Madison, CT) played solid and picked up his 4th shutout of the year, along with 3 saves.   Dan Hatch (Avon, MA) and Zach Gagne both picked up 3 points and Joseph Acuek (Lincoln, MA) notched his first goal of the year.

 

The Lasers ended the week atop of the GNAC with a 6-1 record.

 

Women's Soccer

The Lasers went 1-0-1 this week in two very intense GNAC matches.  In a very one sided match the Lasers were only able to manage a tie against Pine Manor.  Lasell opened the scoring 6 minutes into the game when Meredith Hessler (Middletown, RI) snuck by the Gators defense and put home a corner kick by Alaina Mitrano (Medford, MA). The Lasers outshot Pine Manor 50-9 but couldn't get any passed the keeper, resulting in a 1-1 tie.

 

Next the Lasers took on the school's biggest rival, the Mount Ida Mustangs, on Taylor Field.  Lasell's Allyson Bushey (Westminister, MA) put in the games only goal off a great chip from freshman Alexi Giatrelis (Mashpee, MA).

 

Lasell's goal keeper Jamie Remmers (West Islip, NY) played very well and had a few timely saves to preserve the shutout.  Remmers got help from defender Jordynn Frollo (Uxbridge, MA), who continues to shine on defense.

 

Overall Lasell improves to 5-3-1 and 4-2-1 in the GNAC.

 

Field Hockey

Lasell went 1-0 this week with a non-conference win over Elms College.  The Lasers traveled to Elms and took down the Blazers 9-2 in a record setting game.

 

Caitlyn Walker (Middlebury, CT) set a career and school record of six goals and rookie Kasey Looney (Leicester, MA) scored her first collegiate goal. Stephanie Jansen (Glen, NH) and Tia Pratt (South Paris, ME) also tailed goals for the Lasers.  Christine Thornton (Canton, MA) recorded her 3rd win of the season, making 4 saves.

 

Walker's tremendous performance earned her the NAC player of the week.  Not only does Walker (left) lead the team in most offensive categories, but she is 1st in the NAC for goals with 15 and 2nd in overall points with 33.

 

Walker is also nationally ranked in Division III NCAA statistics at 14th for points per game with 3.00 per game, and 11th overall for goals per game, averaging 1.36.

 

The Lasers are now 5-6 and 1-2 in the NAC

 

Men's & Women's Cross Country

The Lasers traveled to Standish, ME to compete in the annual St. Joseph's College of Maine Monks Invitational.  Lasell had three men and three women finish in the top 20 for both races.

 

For the men Chris Johnson (Gloucester, MA) finished the race in the 10th spot, running 30:22, followed closely by Zachary Lambert (Marlborough, MA) at 31:20, in 15th place.  Kris McCabe (Kingston, NY) rounded out the top twenty at 19th place, crossing the finish at 32:18.

 

The women were lead by Kayla McKenna (Warwick, RI) who finished 11th with a time of 23:05.  She was followed junior Ariella Harrington (Woburn, MA) who ended with a time of 23:42, picking up the 15th place, and freshman Meghan Missett (Lowell, MA) came in just three seconds later in 16th place.

 

The women took home 3rd place and the men took 4th.

 

Women's Volleyball

The Lasers women's volleyball team had two tri-matches this week.  In the first one the Lasers went 0-2 against Emerson and Emmanuel.

 

Lasell started the night off against the Emmanuel College Saints.  The Lasers started out great winning the first set 25-18, but went on to lose the next three and the match 3-1. Amanda Major (Southbury, CT) continued her great defensive play by recording 24 digs.  Freshman setter Meghan Crozier (Ballston Spa, NY) also played well, picking up 19 assists and 8 digs and hit 100% for 3 kills on the evening.  Kelsey Schmidt (Ballston Spa, NY), who hit a .269, added 8 kills.

 

Next the Lasers took on the host school Emerson College.  The Lasers fought hard but fell in three straight sets.  Sophomore Melanie Costa (Ludlow, MA) hit an impressive .444 clip during the match, picking up 4 kills, as well as a team high 15 digs.  Major also produced 15 digs in the contest.  Nicole Wetterman (Dighton, MA) led the team with 6 kills.

 

The Lasers then traveled to Framingham State College, falling to the hosting rams 0-3.  The Lasers played tough though, not losing by more than 2 points in any set, and forcing the games into extra points.

 

Wetterman again had a game for Lasell, with 7 kills and 8 digs.  Crozier picked up an additional 19 assists in the tough matchup, and Major protected the court with a team high 21 digs.

 

The Lasers then went on to play Husson College, and beat them in 4 sets, dropping only the first game. 

 

Crozier had a career high 34 assists in the match with Husson, bringing her total assists on the year to 251.  Crozier is averaging 3.98 assists per game for the Lasers. 

 

Wetterman went 14 for 29 hitting, with only 3 errors.   Wetterman leads the team in hitting percentage with a .213.  She hit .379 against Husson.

 

The Lasers finished the week 6-14 overall.

 

 

Upcoming Games:

 

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

  • - Women's soccer v. Rivier @ Taylor Field, 4:00 p.m.

 

Thursday, October 16, 2008

  • - Field Hockey v. Simmons @ Grellier Field, 4:00 p.m.

 

Friday, October 17, 2008

  • - Cross Country @ Saints Invitational, Boston, MA.

 

Saturday, October 18, 2008 - SENIOR DAY FOR ALL SPORTS!

  • - Women's Volleyball tri-match w/Albertus Magnus & St. Joseph's (ME) @ Athletic Center, 11:00, 1:00, 3:00.
  • - Men's Soccer v. Mount Ida @ Taylor Field, 2:30 p.m.
  • - Women's Soccer v. Suffolk @ Taylor Field, 12:00 p.m.
  • - Cross Country Senior Day- ½ time of Women's Soccer game @ Taylor Field (Approx. 1:00 p.m.)
  • - Field Hockey v. Daniel Webster College @ Grellier Field, 11:30