Weekly Sports Notes - 3/5/02 Trinity College

Women’s Squash (11-0) Wins First Howe Cup and National Singles Titles

The Trinity College women’s squash team defeated Cornell, 9-0, on Feb. 15, Princeton, 7-2, on Feb. 16, and Harvard, 5-4, on Feb. 17 in the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals of the Women’s Intercollegiate Squash Association (WISA) Team Championships (Howe Cup) at Yale University. The Bantams complete a perfect 11-0 season and capture the program’s first Howe Cup title. The Bantams closed the season at the WISA Singles Championships at Princeton on Mar. 4.

 

National Squash Singles Champions 
Amina Helal and Bernardo Samper

Freshman Bronwyn Cooper (Harare, Zimbabwe) allowed just three points scored against her in a 3-0 win at the No. 7 position against Cornell, which was seeded No. 8 in the tourney and ranked No. 8 in the nation entering the match.

Against Princeton, sophomore Carolynne Minkowski (Baltimore, Md.) did not allow a single point scored against her in a 3-0 win at the No. 9 position. The Tigers were seeded No. 3 in the tourney and ranked No. 3 in the nation entering the match.

Sophomore Amina Helal (Stamford, England) came back from a 1-0 deficit in a 3-1 triumph in the deciding match at the No. 1 position in the Harvard match to clinch both Trinity’s first Howe Cup title and its first undefeated season. Trinity had defeated Harvard, 5-4 in the teams’ regular season meeting, but Harvard downed Trinity, 6-3, in last season’s Howe Cup finals. Harvard was seeded No. 2 in the tourney and ranked No. 2 in the nation entering the match.

Minkowski and freshman Lynn Leong (Kote Bharu, Malaysia) each won early 3-0 victories, at No. 9 and No. 2, respectively, while junior Clare Austin (Banbury, England) won a pivotal match, 3-2, at No. 6, coming back from a 2-1 deficit in dramatic fashion with a 10-9 win in the fifth game. Cooper also won, 3-1, at No. 7 to set up Helal’s clinching triumph.

Helal won the WISA Singles Championship title, downing Leong in the finals, 3-0. Also for the Bantam women, Saunders captured the consolation final and Minkowski won the “b” flight championship title. Helal and Minkowski won five straight matches en route to their respective titles, while Saunders went 4-1 for the weekend. Helal’s victory gave the Bantam women their first-ever Singles champion.

Helal, who became the first Trinity player to capture the mid-season Constable Tournament title and the WISA Singles title, posted Trinity’s best record of the season at 17-0. Minkowski and Leong also finished with 17 victories for the season, as Minkowski was 17-1 (9-0 in duals) and Leong was 17-2 (10-0 in duals). Cooper posted an 11-1 record (10-0 in duals) in her rookie season, classmate Meridy Vollmer (Cincinnati, Ohio) was 12-3 (9-1 in duals), and Saunders went 15-5 (8-2 in dual matches.).

Among the other top players for the Bantams, Austin was 7-1 for the season, sophomore Elizabeth Frank (Wyndmoor, Pa.) was 8-2, and senior co-captain Samantha Lewins (Bromley, Zimbabwe) and Mollie Anderson (Buffalo, N.Y.) were 8-6 and 9-7, respectively. Lewins finishes her career with a 43-29 record (5th all-time in wins) and Anderson ends up at 48-25 (3rd all-time in wins).

Men’s Squash (19-0) Takes Home Team and Individual Championship Titles

The Trinity College men’s squash team defeated Wesleyan, 9-0, on Feb. 13, and Williams, 9-0, on Feb. 14, before finishing the dual match season with an 8-1 triumph at Princeton on Feb. 16. Trinity downed Brown, Harvard, and Princeton, 9-0, 9-1, and 8-1, respectively, in the National Intercollegiate Squash Association (NISRA) Team Championships (Potter Trophy) on Feb. 22-24. The Bantams closed the season at the NISRA Singles Championships at Princeton on Mar. 4.

Juniors Carl Baglio (Toronto, Ontario) and Thaddeus Roberts (Philadelphia, Pa.) were both not scored upon in 3-0 victories against Wesleyan. The next night against Williams, senior co-captain Lefika Ragontse (Gaborone, Botswana) dominated in his 3-0 victory at the No. 4 position,

At Princeton, which was ranked No. 2 in the nation entering the match, junior Jonathan Smith (Leeds, England) dominated in his 3-0 victory at the No. 5 position. Freshman No. 1 Bernardo Samper (Bogota, Colombia), senior Rohan Bhappu (Singapore), freshman Regardt Schonborn (Boemfontien, South Africa) won 3-0 victories at No. 1, No. 7, and No. 9 for the Bantams. Samper downed the nation’s No. 6 player, while Trinity sophomore Michael Ferreira (Stamford, England) defeated the nation’s No. 2 player, 3-1, in their match at the No. 2 position. With the win, Trinity captured its fourth consecutive Intercollegiate Squash Associationm (ISA) Dual Match Championship title.

In the NISRA Championship Tournament, Samper, senior co-captain Rohan Juneja (Bombay, India) and senior Gaurav Juneja (Bombay, India) each posted three, 3-0 wins against Brown, Harvard, and Princeton. Trinity was the No. 1 seed in the eight-team field, Brown was No. 8, Harvard was No. 4, and Princeton was No. 2.

Together with the Bantam women, Trinity captured the 2001-02 men’s and women’s national intercollegiate squash titles for the first time in College history. Samper, the nation’s top-ranked player, posted his three wins playing at the No. 1 position for Trinity, defeating the No. 6 and the No. 9 players in the nation in the finals against Princeton. Rohan Juneja and Gaurav Juneja won their three matches, playing at No. 8 and No. 9, respectively, while Ferreira, the nation’s No. 3 player, included a 3-2 triumph over the nation’s No. 2-ranked player, among his three wins in the tournament. The Juneja brothers, Ragontse, Bhappu, who won three matches at the No. 7 position in the tournament, and senior Noah Wimmer (Bala Cynwyd, Pa.) finish their dual careers having never experienced a loss. Bantam juniors Nickolas Kyme (Pembroke, Bermuda) and Smith, and sophomore Nadeem Osman (Port Elizabeth, South Africa) each won all three of their matches in the tournament as well.

Samper won the NISRA Singles Championship title at Princeton, winning five straight matches including a 3-1 win over Will Evans, of Princeton, in the men’s final. Osman won four matches to win the consolation title, while Ferreira went 3-1 for the weekend to advance to the Championship semi-finals.

Samper, who became the second Trinity player to capture the NISRA Singles title (Pool Trophy), posted Trinity’s best record of the season at 19-0. Rohan Juneja finished 13-0, Baglio finished 12-0, and Smith finished 12-0, while Osman ended up 17-1 (13-0 in dual matches), Ferrreira was 16-1 (13-0 in duals), and Kyme went 17-2 (15-1 in duals). Roberts, Schonborn and freshman Vishual Kapoor (Mumrai, India) were all 8-0 for the season.

Among the other top players for the Bantams, Bhappu was 12-2 for the season, Gaurav Juneja was 11-2, sophomore Pat Malloy (Boston, Mass.) was 10-2, and Ragontse ended up at 8-3. Ragontse and Rohan Juneja both finish their careers with 54 victories, tying them both for fifth on the College’s all-time list. Ragontse was 54-9 and Juneja was 54-5. Gaurav Juneja finished seventh on the College’s all-time win list with a 51-9 career mark, while Bhappu ended up tied for 10th with 46 wins and seven losses, and Wimmer closes his career with 25 triumphs and 0 defeats to join several other Bantam alums with perfect career winning percentage.

Men’s Basketball (19-6, 8-1) Falls in NCAA Second Round

The Trinity College men’s basketball team defeated NESCAC rival Colby, 81-60, on Feb. 15 and league foe Bowdoin, 82-57, on Feb. 16 to finish the regular season with a five-game winning streak. The Bantams downed Wesleyan, 74-71, in the NESCAC Championship Tournament semi-finals on Feb. 23, but lost to Amherst, 85-78, in the NESCAC finals on Feb. 24. Trinity routed Colby-Sawyer, 75-47, in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament on Feb. 28, before finishing the season with an 80-61 defeat at Brockport State in the NCAA second round on Mar. 2

Senior tri-captain swingman Colin Tabb (Somers, Conn.) totaled a game-high 18 points, along with 14 rebounds, and six assists against Colby. Four Trinity players finished in double figures in scoring, as junior forward Ryan Uszenski (Woodbridge, N.J.) added 12 points and senior tri-captain forward Bryan Dion (East Haven, Conn.) and freshman reserve guard John Halas (White Plains, N.Y.) tallied 10 points apiece. Uszenski added five steals and Dion grabbed six rebounds, while junior forward Corey Days (Baltimore, Md.) had eight points and eight boards off the bench.

Tabb scored a game-high 32 points the next day against Bowdoin, which was ranked among the 10 best teams in New England entering the game. He made 12 out of 22 field goal attempts and sank all five of his free throws, while adding six rebounds and six assists. Dion finished with 16 points and 11 boards and Halas scored 11 points off the bench for the Bantams.

Trinity hosted Wesleyan in the NESCAC Tournament semi-finals as the No. 1 seed. Wesleyan was seeded No. 6. Halas sank the game-winning half court shot off the backboard as time expired to give the Bantams the triumph. Tabb paced Trinity with 25 points, making nine out of 15 shots from the field, and nine rebounds, while Dion tallied 19 points, nine boards, and four steals.

Against No. 4-seeded Amherst the next day, Tabb paced Trinity with 24 points and added four assists, Dion notched 22 points and seven rebounds, and Uszenski recorded 16 points and six boards in a losing effort..

After receiving an at-large bid to its fourth NCAA Division III Championship Tournament, Tabb scored a game-high 30 points against Colby-Sawyer in the first round. Tabb added six rebounds, five assists, and three steals to his 30 points, sinking 10 out of 16 shots from the field. He made five out of nine shots from three-point range and all five of his free throws. Dion added seven points and a team-high 10 boards.

At Brockport State, which was ranked No. 8 in the nation entering the game, Tabb paced Trinity with 20 points, while Uszenski totaled 14 points and four steals, and Dion tallied 12 points and 10 boards.

Tabb was named as the NESCAC Player of the Week, the ECAC Division III New England Player of the Week, and to the DIII News honor roll for his performance in the regular season’s final week, after averaging 25.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, and 2.0 steals. He shot 50 percent from the field (17-34) and made 12 out of 14 free throws in the two games. In addition, Tabb was among 10 finalists for the 2002 Jostens Trophy as the Division III Men’s Basketball National Player of the Year.

Trinity, coached by Stan Ogrodnik, finished in first place in the NESCAC with an 8-1 league record. Tabb leads the league in scoring with 24.8 ppg and free throw shooting with an 86.8 percentage (171-197). He is also fourth in assists with 4.2 per game, seventh in rebounding with 7.4 per contest, and 10th in field goal percentage at 49.0 (191-390). Tabb’s point total also put him fifth in the nation in scoring. Dion is second in the NESCAC rankings in rebounding with 9.2 per game, ninth in field goal shooting with a 49.4 percentage (157-318), and tied for ninth in scoring at 16.0 ppg,. Days is third in the league in blocked shots with 2.1 rejections per game, Uszenski is fourth in the league in steals with 2.3 thefts per game, and senior tri-captain Matt Jones (Meriden, Conn.) is fifth in assists at 4.1 per contest. As a team, Trinity is third in the NESCAC in field goal percentage at 46.4 (691-1,490) and third in free throw shooting percentage at 70.3 (381-542). Trinity is ranked No. 34 in the d3hoops.com National Poll.

Following Tabb and Dion among the Trinity scoring leaders, was Uszenski with 9.5 ppg, and Halas with 7.4 ppg, and Jones with 5.6 ppg.. Uszenski played in all 25 games with 23 starts, averaging 3.7 rebounds per game and totaling 55 assists, 57 steals, and 11 blocks. He shot 43.1 percent from the field (93-216) and 30.5 percent from three-point range (18-59), and led the team in rebounds twice this season. Halas played in all 25 games at guard, averaging 1.8 rebounds per game and totaling 31 assists and 20 steals. He shot 42.1 percent from the field (67-159) and 35.6 percent from three-point range (36-101). Jones started all 25 games at point guard, averaging 2.2 rebounds, and totaling 101 assists, and 30 steals. He shot 33.6 percent from beyond the three-point line (38-113) and 73.1 percent from the foul line (19-26). Jones finishes his career with 74 games played (25 starts), 190 points (2.6 ppg), 126 rebounds, 155 assists, and 53 steals. He shot 35.0 percent from three-point range (48-137).

In addition to their numerous statistics that appear among the NESCAC’s best, Tabb and Dion were both complete players with skills in all facets of the game.. Tabb started all 25 games at guard, after playing the majority of his firsttwo seasons at forward, finishing with 185 rebounds, a team-high 103 assists, and 46 steals. He made a team-high 66 three-pointers in 173 tries for a team-best 38.2 percentage, and led the team in scoring 23 times and rebounding seven times this season. Dion started all 25 games at forward, leading the team in rebounds with 229, and adding 55 assists, 26 steals, and 18 blocks. He shot 31.0 percent from three-point territory (18-58) and 64.4 percent from the charity stripe (65-101). Dion paced Trinity in scoring once and rebounding 17 times this season. Tabb finishes his three-year career, after transferring from Quinnipiac, with 70 games played (70 starts), 1,367 points (6th all-time, 19.5 ppg), 455 rebounds, 262 assists, and 114 steals. He shot 46.8 percent from the field (447-955), 36.8 percent from three-point range (154-418), and 82.2 percent from the foul line (319-388). Dion ends his career with 87 games played (62 starts), 861 points (9.9 ppg), 513 rebounds, 151 assists, 64 steals, and 57 blocked shots. He shot 51.5 percent from the field (333-647) and 34.3 percent from three-point range (34-99).

Senior center Rick Hein (Bolton, Conn.) played in 23 games with 22 starts, totaling 81 points (3.5 per game), 71 rebounds (3.1 per game), and 26 assists. He shot a team-best 55.9 percent from the field (33-59). Hein finishes his career with 69 games played (28 starts), 175 points (2.5 ppg) and 129 rebounds. He shot 54.3 percent from the field (69-127). Freshman Darren Baker (Lakehurst, N.J.) played in 18 games at forward, scoring 94 points (5.2 per game) and grabbing 28 rebounds (1.6 per game). He shot 52.9 percent from the field (36-68) and made 16 out of 17 of his foul shots, while leading Trinity in scoring and rebounding once this season. Days played in 20 games with one start, recording 91 points (4.6 per game), 98 rebounds (4.9 per game), 21 assists, and a team-high 41 blocks.

Other Bantams who made significant contributions to the team this season include senior forward Jarod Greene (New Haven, Conn.), freshman guard Jesse Farrell (Minneapolis, Minn.) and freshman center Jim Bebry (Farmingdale, N.Y.). Greene played in 20 games with one start, totaling 28 points (1.4 per game), and 18 rebounds (0.9 per game). He finishes his career with 76 games played, 229 points (3.0 ppg), 127 rebounds, and 52 assists. Greene shot 43.1 percent from the field (94-218) and 73.6 percent from the foul line (39-53). Farrell played in all 25 games with one start, totaling 23 points (0.9 per game), 24 rebounds (1.0 per game), and 43 assists. Bebry totaled 43 points (2.0 per game) and 19 rebounds (0.9 per game), shooting 54.3 percent from the field (19-35).

Women’s Basketball (12-12, 5-4) Finishes Even

The Trinity College women’s basketball team lost to NESCAC rival Colby, 56-53, on Feb. 15 and to league foe Bowdoin, 82-50, on Feb. 16, both on the road. Trinity lost at Bates, 77-59, in the first round of the NESCAC Championship Tournament on Feb. 19 to finish the season with four straight losses.

At Colby, senior co-captain guard Bridget Dullea (Longmeadow, Mass.) scored a team-high 12 points and added four assists, while senior guard Alison Hadden (Drexel Hill, Pa.) had 11 points, and freshman forward Michelle McCaffrey (West Springfield, Mass.) totaled 11 points and five boards. Junior center Kate McCloskey (Uxbridge, Mass.) added eight points and 14 rebounds for the Bantams.

Against Bowdoin, which was ranked No. 1 in New England and No. 5 in the nation entering the game, McCaffrey had a team-high 15 points, along with five rebounds, while McCloskey grabbed 10 boards for the Bantams.

Trinity traveled to Bates for the NESCAC Tournament first round as the No. 6 seed. Bates was seeded No. 3 in the tourney and ranked No.9 in New England entering the game. McCloskey paced Trinity with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while McCaffrey added 13 points and eight boards.

Trinity, coached by Maureen Pine, finished tied with Colby for fifth place in the NESCAC at 5-4. McCloskey leads the league in scoring at 18.1 ppg, rebounding at 10.9 per game, and field goal shooting at 58.7 percent (183-312). McCloskey’s totals also put her 21st in the nation in scoring, 30th in rebounding, and 14th in field goal shooting. Dullea is second in the league and 18th in the nation in assists with 5.3 per game, while McCaffrey is eighth in rebounding at 6.9 per contest. As a team, Trinity is third in the league in foul shooting with a 67.8 percentage (312-460).

Following McCloskey among the Trinity scoring leaders, was Hadden with 8.8 ppg, Dullea with 8.6 ppg, and McCaffrey with 7.9 ppg. Hadden started all 24 games at guard, averaging 2.2 rebounds per game and totaling 63 assists and 30 steals. She shot 41.0 percent from the field (71-173), 33.8 percent from three-point range (22-65, 22 made was team-high), and a team-best 81.4 percent from the foul line (48-59). Hadden, who paced Trinity in scoring three times this season, finishes her career with 78 games played (35 starts), 463 points (5.9 ppg), 161 rebounds, 128 assists, and 65 steals. She shot 37.7 percent from the field (155-411), 35.0 percent from three-point range (55-157), and 76.0 percent from the foul line (2nd highest percentage all-time, 98-129). Dullea started all 24 games at guard, averaging 3.9 rebounds per game and totaling a team-high 128 assists and 26 steals. Dullea, who paced Trinity in scoring once this season, finishes her career with 95 games played (T5th all-time, 79 starts), 984 points (9th all-time, 10.4 ppg), 412 rebounds, 318 assists (5th all-time), and 111 steals. She helped Trinity win its only ECAC Division III New England title as the tourney’s Most Valuable Player in 1999-00. McCaffrey started all 24 games at forward, totaling 166 rebounds, 70 assists, and a team-high 45 steals. She shot 40.7 percent from the field (79-194). McCloskey started all 24 games at center, totaling 261 rebounds, 21 assists, 23 steals, and 21 blocks. She shot 70.1 percent from the foul line (68-97) and led Trinity in scoring 14 times and rebounding 19 times.

Senior forward Kate Toman (Santa Margarita, Calif.) played in 22 games with 13 starts, totaling 151 points (6.9 per game), 74 rebounds (3.4 per game), and 35 assists. She shot 40.6 percent from the field (56-138) and 73.3 percent from the foul line (33-45). Toman finishes her career with 64 games played (15 starts), 331 points (5.2 ppg), 186 rebounds, and 70 assists. She shot 42.4 percent from the field (114-269) and 66.0 percent from the foul line (95-144). Freshman forward Rebecca Bell (Colorado Springs, Colo.) played in 22 games with one start, totaling 108 points (4.9 per game), 74 rebounds (3.4 per game), 21 assists, and 20 steals. She made 16 three-pointers and shot 75.0 percent from the foul line (18-24). Senior swing player McKenzie Corby (Bethel, Conn.), plagued by a foot injury, played in 14 games with eight starts. She totaled 61 points (4.4 per game), 46 rebounds (3.3 per game), 19 assists, and 21 steals. Corby finishes her career with 60 games played (25 starts), 316 points (5.3 ppg), 212 rebounds, 69 assists, and 57 steals. She shot 67.8 percent from the foul line (124-183).

Other Bantams who made significant contributions to the team this season include senior guard Kristin Heil (Beverly, Mass.), senior co-captain center Angela Iandoli (Worcester, Mass.), senior forward Beth Landry (Troy, Mich.), and junior guard Elizabeth Bontempo (Granby, Mass.). Heil played in 20 games with one start, totaling 33 points (1.7 per game), 21 rebounds (1.1 per game), and 18 assists. She finishes her career with 38 games played, 41 points (1.1 ppg), 25 rebounds, and 21 assists. Iandoli played in 18 games with one start, totaling 40 points (2.2 per game) and 21 rebounds (1.2 per game). She finishes her career with 58 games played (nine starts), 118 points (2.0 ppg) and 148 rebounds. Iandoli shot 36.0 percent from the field (40-111) and 66.7 percent from the foul line (38-57). Landry, in her firstyear on the team, totaled 44 points (2.8 per game) and 41 rebounds (1.2 per game), and Bontempo had 27 points (1.7 per game).

Women’s Ice Hockey (6-13-1, 4-12) Has Finest Season in its Short History

The Trinity College women’s ice hockey team defeated Salve Regina, 7-4, on Feb. 15 and finished the 2001-02 season with a 2-2 tie against Holy Cross the following day.

Sophomore Jillian Nelsen (Albany, N.Y.) had a career-high four goals and two assists against Salve Regina. Freshman forward Michelle O’Neil (Westwood, Mass.) finished the game with two goals and two assists, while sophomore Mimi MacKinnon (Glen Cove, N.Y.) picked up 11 saves in net over two periods, before freshman Michelle Bovard (Pasadena, Calif.) made her collegiate debut with three saves in 20 minutes for the Bantams. Against Holy Cross, freshman forward Victoria Fox (Locust Valley, N.Y.) had a goal and an assist and MacKinnon made 37 saves.

Trinity, coached by Katie Busniuk, finished in eighth place in the NESCAC with a 4-12 league record, narrowly missing a bid to the NESCAC Championship Tournament. Nelsen was named to the NESCAC honor roll in the regular season’s final week for her outstanding play against Salve Regina and Holy Cross.

Freshman forward Kristy Hadeka (Castleton, Vt.) led Trinity in scoring with eight goals and 11 assists for 19 points, while junior forward Katelyn Bowman (Summit, N.J.) totaled a team-high nine goals and six assists for 15 points and Fox had three goals and a team-high 12 assists for 15 points. Nelsen added six goals and five assists for 11 points and O’Neil notched three goals and four assists for seven points in her rookie season. Hadeka, Fox, Nelsen, and O’Neil each played in all 20 games this winter, while Bowman saw action in 12 after returning froma semester abroad.

On defense, senior captain Jessica Martin (Fort Myers, Fla.) played in 19 games on defense, while freshman Libby Jakes (Roseville, Minn.) appeared in all 20 games along the blue line, tallying two goals and two assists for four points. Martin finishes her Trinity career with 77 games played, two goals and 11 assists for 13 points, and a College-record 172 penalty minutes. Senior assistant captain Kate Heney (Montpelier, Vt.) and sophomore Leah Culver (Milton, Mass.) played in 20 and 19 games, respectively, on defense. Heney, who also played some forward, had one assist and finishes her career with 59 games played, one goal and two assists. Culver had a goal and two assists.

MacKinnon started every game in goal for the Bantams, finishing with 1,187 minutes, 657 saves for a .915 save percentage, 63 goals allowed for a 3.54 GAA, and one shutout.

Other Bantams who made significant contributions to the team this season include junior forward Erin LeDell (Wayzata, Minn.), sophomore forwards Samantha Lee (Hartsdale, N.Y.) and Sarah Shoukimas (Chestnut Hill, Mass.), sophomore defense Lindsay Oldershaw (South Hadley, Mass.), and freshmen forwards Sabra Carman (Wilson, Wyo.) and Anne Lehmann (Wayland, Mass.). Carman recorded one goal and three assists in 20 games, Lee notched two goals and an assist in 20 games, Shoukimas scored a pair of goals in 20 games, and LeDell had one assist in 13 games after spending the fall semester abroad. Lehmann played in 19 games and Oldershaw appeared in 16 contests.

Men’s Ice Hockey (17-8-1, 13-5-1) Makes NESCAC Finals

The Trinity College men’s ice hockey team defeated Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) East rival Massachusetts College, 5-2, on Feb. 15, before taking care of NESCAC rivals Connecticut College, 5-1, and Tufts, 9-3, all on the road to finish the regular season with four straight victories. The Bantams downed Williams, 4-11, in the NESCAC Championship Tournament first round on Feb. 23, and edged Bowdoin, 3-2, in overtime in the semi-finals on Mar. 2 at Middlebury. Trinity finished its season with a 3-2 loss at Middlebury in the NESCAC finals on Mar. 3.

Sophomore forward Stephen LaBrie (Springfield, Mass.) had two goals and an assist in the win at Massachusetts College, while freshman forward Jeff Natale (Hamden, Conn.), and senior defensemen Martins Lans (Carnikava, Latvia) and Brian Fenwick (Birmingham, Mich.) each netted insurance goals. Bantam senior goalie Geoff Faulkner (Westerville, Ohio) had 26 saves between the pipes.

Faulkner made 29 saves in the triumph at Connecticut College. Five different Bantams found the net, including freshman forward Kevin Hathway (Thomaston, Conn.) who scored his first goal as a collegian.

At Tufts, senior co-captain forward Matt Greason (North Bridgton, Maine) had three goals and two assists, while senior co-captain forward Jeff Griffin (Wethersfield, Conn.) notched two goals ands an assist, and junior forward Greg O’Leary (Reading, Mass.) totaled a goal and four assists. Freshman forward Ryan Stevens (Concord, N.H.) added a goal and two assists, and rookie defenseman Andris Kozlovskis (Riga, Latvia) had a goal and an assist, while Faulkner made 14 saves in net for the Bantams.

Trinity hosted Williams in NESCAC Tournament first round as the No. 4 seed. Williams was seeded No. 5. LaBrie scored two goals for the Bantams, while Griffin and senior forward Ryan Beale (Hingham, Mass.) netted a goal apiece. Faulkner made 21 saves between the pipes.

Against Bowdoin, which was seeded No. 2 in the tourney and ranked No. 7 in the nation entering the game, Stevens netted the game-winning goal on a rebound, after a shot by Griffin was saved. Lans hit Natale with a long pass for Trinity’s first goal and freshman forward Joe Ori (Niles, Ill.) scored the Bantams’ second goal. Bowdoin player. Faulkner finished the game with 34 saves.

At Middlebury, which was seeded No. 1 in the tourney and ranked No. 1 in the nation entering the game, Ori found Natale twice in the first period to give the Bantams a 2-0 lead after the first period. Faulkner made 35 saves in goal, but Middlebury scored three times over the final two frames to win the title and the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament.

Trinity, coached by John Dunham, finished tied with Hamilton for third place in the NESCAC with an 13-5-1 league record. Faulkner is second in the league with a 1.93 GAA in net. Greason was named to the NESCAC honor roll for his excellent play last week, totaling three goals and three assists in the three games. Trinity finished as the No. 15-ranked team in the United States College Hockey Online (USCHO.com) National Poll.

Natale led Trinity in scoring with 16 goals and 13 assists for 29 points, while Greason totaled 10 goals and 17 assists for 27 points, O’Leary notched five goals and a team-high 19 assists for 24 points, and Stevens had 13 goals and 10 assists for 23 points. For his career, Greason finished with 77 games played, and 40 goals and 51 assists for 91 points.

Ori added eight goals and 11 assists for 19 points, while LaBrie (11 g, 7a), sophomore forward Dan Gyllstrom (Hudson, Mass.) (6g, 12a), and Lans (5 g, 13a) each tallied 18 points. Rounding out the double-digit scorers for the season, senior defenseman Brian Fenwick (Birmigham, Mich.) finished with seven goals and 10 assists for 17 points, Griffin had six goals and six assists for 12 points, and sophomore forward Tim Joncas (Branford, Conn.) notched two goals and eight assists for 10 points. Lans finishes his career with 90 games played, and 18 goals and 38 assists for 56 points, and 180 penalty minutes (T2nd all-time), while Fenwick ends his career with 81 games played, 28 goals and 32 assists for 60 points.  Griffin ends up with 81 games played, and 21 goals and 27 assists for 48 points.

On a stifling defense that held opponents to 190 less shots on goal than the Trinity offense, Lans and Fenwick teamed with seniors Matt Brown (Reading, Mass.) and Mike Sayre (Keene, N.H.) and freshmen Andris Kozlovskis (Riga, Latvia), Robert Gillon (Greenwich, Conn.), and Zach Wiegand (Tucson, Ariz.) for the majority of the games. Brown dished out seven assists, Sayre had five assists, Kozlovskis notched three goals and three assists, and Gillon added six assists to aid the Bantam offensive effort as well. For his career, Brown had 48 games played, and one goal and 13 assists for 20 points in two years after transferring from Northeaster. Sayre totaled 72 games played, and four goals and 32 assists for 36 points.

Faulkner started 23 games in goal for the Bantams, finishing with 1,397 minutes, 575 saves for a .927 save percentage (new College record), 45 goals allowed for a 1.93 GAA (new College-record), and three shutouts. Freshman Doug Kisielius (Park Ridge, Ill.) played well when given the opportunity, playing 181 minutes in three games with 70 saves for an .875 save percentage, and 10 goals allowed for a 3.32 GAA. For his career, Faulkner played in 69 games and logged 4,121 minutes (3rd all-time) in goal with 1,852 saves (4th all-time), five shutouts (T2nd all-time), and a 37-28-3 record. He recorded a save percentage of .907 (new College record) and a GAA of 2.77 (new College record) for his career.

Other Bantams who made significant contributions to the team this season include senior forwards Beale and Mark Colwell (Canton, Mass.), junior forward Andrew Halder (River Edge, N.J.), sophomore forwards Thomas Pierandri (Ridgefield, Conn.) and Colin Wilson-Murphy (), and Hathway. Beale recorded two goals and four assists in 25 games, Colwell notched a goal and five assists in 24 games, Halder scored six goals and one assist in 23 games, Pierandri had two goals and an assist in 14 games, Wilson-Murphy recorded one goal and one assist in 10 games, and Hathway registered a goal and three assists in 13 games. For their careers, Beale had 78 games played, and six goals and 14 assists for 20 points, while Colwell had 71 games played, and 14 goals and 22 assists for 38 points.

Wrestling (12-13) Boasts Highest GPA in New England

The Trinity College wrestling team defeated Division II American International on the road on Feb. 6, 24-22, but lost to Wesleyan, 29-6, in the tri-match in Springfield, Mass. Trinity also defeated Bridgewater State, 25-15, and Rhode Island College, 20-18, on Feb. 9. The Bantams finished its team season with a fifth-place finish at the New England College Conference Wrestling Association Championships at Springfield on Feb. 17, and sent one representative to the NCAA Division III National Championships on Mar. 1 and 2 at Scranton.

Junior Mark Foresi (West Springfield, Mass.) reached the finals of the 141 pound division and sophomore Michael Doros (East Hartford, Conn.) advanced to the final round of the 184-pound weight class at the New England Championships. Trinity, which won the league title last season for the first time, was seeded No. 8 in the 15-team tournament field. Springfield won the championship with four individuals capturing their weight class titles.

Foresi and Doros were both named as All-New England performers and Foresi was selected to compete in the NCAA Division III National Championships as a wild card at Scranton University on Mar. 2 and 3. Foresi, an All-American in 2000-01, was named All-New England for the third straight season and qualifies for Nationals for the third time. Doros is a repeat All-New England selection.

Trinity sophomore Wesley Connell (Simsbury, Conn.) finished fourth at 165 pounds, freshman David Bucco (Paramus, N.J.) was fifth at 157 pounds, and freshman Matt Cino (Brooklyn, N.Y.) was sixth at 133 pounds. All three were named All-New England as well, with Connell doing so for the second year in a row. Trinity, coached by Sebastian Amato, was also honored for having the highest grade-point-average among all NCAA Division III New England institutions (8th highest in the nation). The Bantams compiled an average team g.p.a. of 3.15.

Foresi, seeded No. 7 in the 141-pound tournament field, lost his first two matches, 6-5 in the first round and 12-2 in the consolation first round at the National Championships. Foresi was making his third trip to Nationals, including an All-American season in 2000-01.

Connell posted Trinity’s best record of the season at 20-6, including four pins, while Doros was 16-6, Bucco had a team-high 25 wins and 10 losses, Foresi was 22-10, and freshman Matt Webster (Foxboro, Mass.) had an 18-11 mark with a team-high nine pins at 197 pounds.

Among the other top players for the Bantams, junior Eric Egolf (Glastonbury, Conn.) posted a 12-9 mark with three pins after returning from a semester abroad, and freshman Oded Carmi (Framingham, Mass.) went 11-13 at 174 and 184 pounds. Trinity finished No. 8 in the New England Division III Coaches’ Poll.

The final New England Top Ten:

1. Springfield

2. Johnson and Wales

3. Wesleyan

4. Roger Williams

5. Worcester Tech

6. Plymouth State

7. Coast Guard

8. Trinity (Conn.)

9. Norwich

10. Rhode Island College

Swimming and Diving (M0-10, W3-7) Close Seasons at NESCAC Championships

The Trinity College men’s swimming and diving team finished its dual season with a 111-103 loss to Worcester Tech on Feb. 16. The women completed their season with a 10th-place finish in the NESCAC Championships at Williams on Feb. 24, and the men ended their campaign with a 10th-place showing in the NESCAC Championships at Wesleyan on Mar. 3.

Junior Jesse Hammond (New London, Conn.) won the 50-yard freestyle at 22.75 and the 100-yard freestyle at 50.86 against Worcester Tech. He also teamed with senior captain Christian Sterling (Glastonbury, Conn.), junior Chris Rorer (Villanova, Pa.) and freshman Matt DeRosa (Setauket, N.Y.) to win the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:45.11. Sterling added a first-place performance in the 1,000-yard free (10:38.72), Rorer won the 200-yard breaststroke (2:23.87), and DeRosa took first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:54.95) for the Bantams.

The 800-yard freestyle relay foursome of Sterling, DeRosa, junior Maurice Lee (Wayne, Pa.), and freshman Mark Silva (Scarsdale, N.Y.) swam the team’s best time of the season in the Worcester Tech meet, eclipsing the pool record for the Trinity Natatorium as well. The quartet finished the race in 7:49.11.

At the NESCAC Women’s Championships, sophomore Julia Kaye (Upper Saddle River, N.J.) finished sixth in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:59.73 set a new College record) and eighth in 1,650-yard freestyle (18:28.24 was team-best this season). Other top Trinity performances included an 11th-place finish by freshman Elizabeth Ramaley (Old Greenwich, Conn.) in the 400-yard individual medley and a 13th-place finish by freshman Kate Mortensen (Bedford, Mass.) in the 50-yard backstroke.

Rorer finished eighth in the 50-yard breaststroke with a College-record time of 27.97 in the NESCAC Men’s Championships. He also placed 10th in the 400-yard individual medley, just short of the Trinity record. Hammond broke a pair of Trinity records, finishing a 50-yard freestyle leg of one of the relays at 21.80 and placing 14th in the 50-yard butterfly at 24.34. Trinity senior captain Sterling finished ninth in the 1,000-yard freestyle at 10:09.94 and 11th in the 1,650-yard free at 17:09.67.

Kaye and Stoker each finished with the team’s top time in four events this season, while Bartlett and Mortensen have each posted the team’s top time in three events. Stoker finished the 50-yard freestyle in 26.35, the 100-yard freestyle in 57.23, the 50-yard butterfly in 29.80, and the 100-yard butterfly in 1:04.63. Kaye posted times of 2:03.14 in the 200-yard freestyle, 5:19.85 in the 500-yard freestyle, 10:59.73 in the 1,000-yard freestyle, and 18:28.24 in the 1,650-yard frestyle. Bartlett swam a times of 33.49 in the 50-yard breaststroke, 1:12.77 in the 100-yard breaststroke, and 2:36.66 in the 200-yard breaststroke, while Mortensen had times of 29.92 in the 50-yard backstroke, 1:04.69 in the 100-yard backstroke, and 2:22.01 in the 200-yard backstroke.

For the men’s team, Rorer and Sterling have both posted the team-best time in five events, while Hammond has posted team-best times in four events, and DeRosa in three. Rorer finished the 50-yard breaststroke in 29.88, the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:03.23, the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:19.54, the 200-yard individual medley in 2:06.57, and the 400-yard individual medley in 4:32.96. Sterling swam a 1:53.10 in the 200-yard freestyle, a 5:09.99 in the 500-yard freestyle, a 10:24.76 in the 1,000-yard freestyle, a 17:31.69 in the 1.650-yard freestyle, and a 2:06.50 in the 200-yard butterfly. Hammond finished the 50-yard freestyle in 22.31, the 100-yard freestyle in 50.03, the 50-yard butterfly in 25.79, and the 100-yard butterfly in 58.03, while DeRosa posted a 26.89 in the 50-yard backstroke, a 57.78 in the 100-yard backstroke, and a 2:06.70 in the 200-yard backstroke.

Several other Bantam swimmers made significant contributions to the squads in 2001-02. Ramaley had the team’s best time in the 100-yard free (57.23) and the 400-yard IM (4:52.85), senior co-captain Katie Lafleur (Belchertown, Mass.) swam a team-best time of 2:24.07 in the 200-yard butterfly, and sophomore Lauren Albrecht (East Lyme, Conn.) posted a team-best time of 1:10.49 in the 100-yard IM.

In the relays, Kaye and Stoker combined with Ramaley and sophomore Caroline Molitor (Berwyn, Pa.) to post the team’s best time of the season in the 200-yard free at 1:45.30. Stoker, Bartlett, Ramaley, and Molitor swam a team-best time of 3:47.60 in the 400-yard free relay, and Kaye, Ramaley, Lafleur and freshman Brianne Barrett (Haverhill, Mass.) finished the 800-yard free relay in a team-best time of 8:18.23. In the medley relays, Bartlett, Stoker, Molitor, and sophomore Kathryn Youngberg (Cheshire, Conn.) posted a team-best time of 1:57.59 in the 200-yard event, and Mortensen, Bartlett, Stoker, and Ramaley swam a team-best time of 4:19.26 in the 400 yards.

For the men’s relay teams, Hammond, Lee, junior Ryan Bares (New Hartford, Conn.), and Silva teamed up for a team-best time of 1:33.06 in the 200-yard freestyle. Hammond, Rorer, Sterling, and DeRosa combined to post team-best times in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:20.17) and the 400-yard medley relay (3:42.43).Silva, DeRosa, Rorer, and Sterling posted the team-best time of 7:27.10 in the 800-yard free, and DeRosa, Rorer, Hammond, and Bares had the team-best performance in the 200-yard medley event at 1:41.51.

Sterling, Lafleur, and fellow women’s co-captain Lydia Barrett have finished their intercollegiate swimming careers. Sterling competed in 15 different individual events during his career, with top times of 23.76 in the 50-yard freestyle, 51.15 in the 100-yard freestyle, 1:51.73 in the 200-yard freestyle, 4;58.24 in the 500-yard freestyle, 10:09.94 in the 1,000-yard freestyle, 17:01.38 in the 1,650-yard freestyle, 26.25 in the 50-yard butterfly, 58.69 in the 100-yard butterfly, 2:03.36 in the 200-yard butterfly, 31.41 in the 50-yard breaststroke, 1:07.24 in the 100-yard breaststroke, 2:28.48 in the 200-yard breaststroke, 1:00.74 in the 100-yard IM, 2:13.52 in the 200-yard IM, and 4:29.14 in the 400-yard IM.

Lafleur competed in 12 different events during her career, with career-high times of 27.15 in the 50-yard freestyle, 58.56 in the 100-yard freestyle, 2:10.25 in the 200-yard freestyle, 5:48.80 in the 500-yard freestyle 29.93 in the 50-yard butterfly, 1:05.18 in the 100-yard butterfly, 2:23.55 in the 200-yard butterfly, 32.06 in the 50-yard backstroke, 2:36.55 in the 200-yard backstroke, 1:12.63 in the 100-yard IM, 2:30.58 in the 200-yard IM, and 5:22.36 in the 400-yard IM. Barrett competed in 13 different events during her career, with career-high times of 27.94 in the 50-yard freestyle, 1:01.85 in the 100-yard freestyle, 2:08.90 in the 200-yard freestyle, 5:42.76 in the 500-yard freestyle, 11:48.68 in the 1,000-yard freestyle, 28.77 in the 50-yard butterfly, 1:04.95 in the 100-yard butterfly, 2:26.41 in the 200-yard butterfly, 38.77 in the 50-yard breaststroke, 1:20.18 in the 100-yard breaststroke, 1:08.95 in the 100-yard IM, 2:25.61 in the 200-yard IM, and 5:04.33 in the 400-yard IM.

Several Make All-New England and All-ECAC Squads for Indoor Track

The Trinity College women’s and men’s indoor track and field teams competed in the Smith College Coed Invitational on Feb. 9, although a handful of competitors traveled to Boston for the Valentine’s Classic at Boston University.

Junior tri-captain Ryan Bak (Suffield, Conn.) won the 1,500-meter run with a time of 3:53.35 at the men’s New England Championships. Bak also finished third in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:31.46, while freshman James Sullivan (Sterling, Mass.) placed seventh in the 3,000 meters at 8:52.00. Bak earns All-New England honors for both events, as does Sullivan in the 3,000 meters.

In the women’s New England Championships, sophomore Kristina DePeau (Stafford, Conn.) finished second in the 3,000-meter run with a time 10:27.73 to earn All-New England honors, along with freshman Christina Kane (Springfield, Mass.), who placed sixth in the 1,500 meters, the Bantam distance medley relay team, which finished seventh, and junior Amy Barry (Scituate, Mass.), who was eighth in the 55-meter high hurdles.

At the New England Open Championships, Bak won the 3,000-meter, setting a new College-record with time of 8:19.78, breaking his own Bantam record of 8:29.82, set earlier this season, by over 10 seconds. Bak was named All-New England among all intercollegiate divisions for his efforts.

For the Trinity women, Kane placed sixth in the mile run at 5:07.17, and DePeau finished seventh in the 5,000 meters at 17:50.49, qualifying her provisionally for the Nationals. Junior Kate Klein (Huntington, Vt.) ran a personal best in the 800 meters, placing 10th at 2:21.51.

Bak 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:27.87 in the ECAC Championship meet, while DePeau placed third in the 5,000-meter run at 17:50.24. Both Bak and DePeau earned All-ECAC for their efforts, as did the Trinity women’s distance medley relay squad. The foursome of Klein , sophomore Liz Brown (Belmont, Mass.), Kane and freshman Kristi Wallin (Drexel Hill, Pa.) finished seventh with a time of 12:26.78.

Bak, who has run the third-best time nationally in Division III in the 5,000-meter run at 14;35.37 and the sixth best in the 1,500 meters at 3:50.46, will represent Trinity in the NCAA Division III National Championships at Ohio Northern on March 8 and 9. He finished seventh in the 1,500 meters last season at Nationals to earn All-American indoor track and field honors.