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Providence College Athletics
Providence Athletics Week-in-Review
Providence Athletics Week-in-Review
October 20, 1998
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY... The fourth-ranked Providence College women's cross country team captured the New England Championship on Friday, Oct. 16 at Franklin Park in Boston Mass. The women's team scored 21 points and won its third consecutive and eighth overall New England crown. The women were led by senior Sarah Dupre (Kingston, Ontario), who finished first in a time of 16:58. Also scoring for the Friars were junior Rachel Hixson of Media, Pa. (third - 17:09), sophomore Stephanie O'Reilly of Wicklow, Ireland (fourth - 17:38), senior Gladys Ganiel of Harrington, Maine (fifth - 17:40) and freshman Heather Cappello of Lockport, N.Y. (eighth - 17:54). The women's team returns to action on Oct. 30 at the BIG EAST Championships at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.
VOLLEYBALL (11-11, 1-4)... . The Friars were 1-1 last week. PC defeated the University of Rhode Island for the first time since 1994 in five games, 3-2. Sophomore Heidi Filippi (Wooster, OH) recorded a team best 23 kills for the victors. Rookie Annie Cella (Burr Ridge, IL) tallied 15 kills and 13 digs. The Friars fell to Connecticut, 0-3 on Monday, October 19 in Storrs, CT. Freshman Sarah Katinger is ranked 14th in the nation in digs (4.19) while Providence is ranked 16th as a team (19.25).
FIELD HOCKEY (3-12, 2-2)... The Friars were winless last week in non-conference action. Junior goalie Andrea Weyl (Ridgefield, CT) made 15 saves in Wednesday's 1-0 loss to Massachusetts. In a 6-3 loss to Harvard, junior Erica Hebert (Enfield, CT) scored twice and assisted on the third Friar goal. Hebert leads the team in points (23), accounting for 56% of the team's offense. The Friars host Boston University on Wednesday, Oct. 21 in the last home game of the season.
WOMEN'S SOCCER (3-12-0, 2-8-0)... The Friars saw their flickering tournament hopes go down the drain as they lost to BIG EAST games on the road at Rutgers (2-1) and at Villanova (3-0). The Friars started the week in eighth place, the final playoff spot. The two losses moved both Villanova and Rutgers into playoff spots as PC fell to 11th overall. At Rutgers, PATRICIA MOORE (Sr., Melville, N.Y.0) scored PC's lone goal to tie the game at 1-1. She leads the Friars in scoring with six goals on the season for 12 points. SHAYNA ROSS (Jr., Whitman, Mass.) made 12 saves versus Rutgers and seven in the loss to Villanova. The Friars travel to Brown for a 7:00 p.m. game on Wednesday, October 21st for their only action of the week.
WOMEN'S TENNIS (9-2)... Did not compete.
MEN'S TENNIS (0-1)... The Friars competed at the UConn Invitational on Oct. 16-18. Senior Jamie Williams posted a 4-0 mark and captured the A Flight. Sophomore Paco Fabian (Norwalk, Conn) registered a 4-0 mark and won the B Flight. Williams and freshman Steve Prisco (Dedham, Mass.) recorded a 4-0 mark to win the A Doubles Flight. The Friars return to action on Nov. 6-8 at the Rolex Championships in Philadelphia, Pa.
MEN'S TENNIS (0-1)... The Friars competed at the UConn Invitational on Oct. 16-18. Senior Jamie Williams posted a 4-0 mark and captured the A Flight. Sophomore Paco Fabian (Norwalk, Conn) registered a 4-0 mark and won the B Flight. Williams and freshman Steve Prisco (Dedham, Mass.) recorded a 4-0 mark to win the A Doubles Flight. The Friars return to action on Nov. 6-8 at the Rolex Championships in Philadelphia, Pa.
MEN'S SOCCER (5-8, 3-4)... The Friars posted a 1-1 mark last week. On Oct. 16, 19th-ranked Rutgers defeated the Friars, 2-1, at PC. Sophomore Kevin Jones (Westford, Mass.) tallied the lone goal for the Friars. Senior goalkeeper Dan Pires (Ludlow, Mass.) made six stops in the loss. On Oct. 18, the Friars earned their third BIG EAST win of the season as they defeated Villanova, 4-2, at Glay Field. Junior Andy McConville (Madison, Conn.) led the Friar offense with two goals. Junior Michael Eisenhut (Hanover, Mass.) and Jones also scored for PC. Pires recorded five stops in the win.
MEN'S GOLF...The Providence College golf team battled terrible weather conditions along with some of the top teams in the country as the Friars finished 18th of 18 teams at the Adams Cup Tournament. The Friars shot a 36-hole total of 329-320-649 to finish 62 strokes behind tournament champion, Purdue who won by 13 strokes with a 300-287-587. Providence College was led by sophomores DEAN CASHMAN (Etna, N.H.) and CHRIS HYNES (Warwick, R.I.) who tied for 57th with 36-hole scores of 82-78-160. Sophomore JUSTIN MONAHAN (Winchester, Mass.) tied for 76th with an 81-83-164. Seniors ROB BRENNAN (Springfield, Mass.) and Richard Dichard (Nashua, N.H.) tied for 87th. Brennan shot an 84-85-169 while Dichard shot an 88-81-169.
MEN'S HOCKEY (0-0)... PC defeated Toronto, 8-0, in an exhibition game on Saturday, October 17 at Schneider Arena. Seven different PC players scored in the contest, including senior Mike Omicioli (W. Warwick, R.I.) who netted two goals. PC's other goals were netted by senior right wing Jon Cameron (Langley, British Columbia), junior center Jerry Keefe (Billerica, Mass.), junior defenseman Jason Ialongo (Cranston, R.I.), sophomore defenseman Mike Farrell (Carmel, Ind.), junior right wing Nick Lent (Westwood, Mass.) and freshman center Marc Suderman (Regina, Saskatchewan). Sophomore goaltender Boyd Ballard (Weyburn, Saskatcewan) and senior netminder Mark Kane (St. Albert, Alberta) combined to register seven stops in the win. The team will begin its regular-season schedule against CCHA foe Miami University on October 23 at 7:00 p.m. at Schneider Arena. The following night, PC will host Lake Superior State at 7:00 p.m.
FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE
Cross Country
Oct. 30 at Boston, Mass.
Field Hockey
Nov. 6-8 at Villanova
Men's Soccer
Nov. 7-8 Quarterfinals
Nov. 13-15 at Rutgers
Women's Soccer
Nov. 3-4 Quarterfinals
Nov. 6-8 at UConn
Volleyball
Nov. 21-22 at Pittsburgh
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE Athletes of the Week
9/8 - Sarah Dupre, W. CC, Ben Noad, M. CC
9/14 - Sarah Dupre, W. CC, Colleen Lee, VB
9/21 - Larry Morrissey, M. CC, Jamie Williams, M Tennis,
Erica Hebert, Field Hockey
9/28 - Ben Noad, M. CC, Kevin Jones, M. Soccer, Sarah Dupre, W. CC
10/5 - Randi Balg, Field Hockey, Alison Carton, W. Tennis
10/12 - Caitlyn Welsh, W. Soccer, Annie Cella, Volleyball
UPCOMING ATHLETIC EVENTS
Mon., Oct. 19 Golf at New England Championship 9:00 a.m. Volleyball at Connecticut 7:30 p.m. Tues., Oct. 20 Golf at New England Championship 9:00 a.m. Wed., Oct. 21 Field Hockey vs. Boston University 3:30 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Notre Dame 3:00 p.m. Women's Soccer at Brown 7:00 p.m. Fri, Oct. 23 M. Hockey vs. Miami Univ. 7:00 p.m. Field Hockey at Syracuse 7:30 p.m. W. Tennis at New England Championsip TBA Volleyball at Notre Dame 8:00 p.m. Sat., Oct. 24 M. Soccer vs. Georgetown 1:00 p.m. W. Basketball Mal Brown Game 3:00 p.m. M. Basketball Mal Brown Game 4:00 p.m. M. Hockey vs. Lake Superior 7:00 p.m. W. Tennis at New England Championship TBA M & W Swimming at Central Connecticut Noon Sun., Oct. 25 Field Hockey at Colgate 1:00 p.m. Volleyball at Syracuse 1:00 p.m. W. Tennis at New England Championship TBALAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Tues., Oct. 13 Volleyball at University of Rhode Island: W 3-2 Wed., Oct. 14 Field Hockey vs. Massachusetts: L 0-1 Thurs., Oct. 15 Golf at Adams Cup Invitational: 18th of 18 Fri, Oct. 16 M. Soccer vs. Rutgers: L 1-2 Field Hockey vs. Harvard: L 3-6 W. Cross Country at New England Championship: 1st of 42 M. Cross Country at New England Championship: 1st of 39 W. Soccer at Rutgers: L 1-2 Sat., Oct. 17 M. Hockey vs. Toronto (exhibition): W 8-0 Sun., Oct. 18 M. Soccer vs. Villanova: W 4-2 W. Soccer at Villanova: L 0-3 M. Tennis at UConn Invitational Indiv. Results
