Oct 13, 2008

Weekly Roundup: #22 Men's Soccer Hosts #5 Southern NH Saturday

MERRIMACK COLLEGE WEEKLY ROUNDUP

October 13, 2008

COMING UP....
The 22nd-ranked men’s soccer team will host fifth-ranked Southern NH Saturday in a matchup of regional powers. Hockey will open conference play at BU Friday, while football heads to Bentley on Saturday.

WARRIOR WEEKLY UPDATE...
FOOTBALL (3-3, 2-2 NE-10)
Football was upset by Saint Anselm 48-42 Friday night at Warrior Field. J.D. Suozzo rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns, and threw for 289 yards on 23-of-49 passing with one score. Richard Johnson tallied 160 yards on the ground on 20 carries and caught six balls for 60 yards. Jeremiah Watts, who leads the conference in catches, added nine more for 131 yards.

FIELD HOCKEY (5-10, 5-9 NE-10)
Kelly Pasquantonio, Stephanie Glazier and Jessica DeLacey each scored in a 3-0 win over Assumption on Monday afternoon. DeLacey and Jaclyn Germano both scored in a 3-2 loss to #10 Saint Michael’s on Wednesday. UMass Lowell blanked the Warriors 5-0 on Saturday, resulting in a 1-2 week for Anne Rounce’s squad.

#22 MEN’S SOCCER (9-2-2, 6-2-1 NE-10)
Merrimack earned revenge from last year’s Northeast-10 Championship game, defeating Southern Connecticut 4-1 Saturday. Greg Motta, Matt Sanderson, Martin Gabadian and Wayne Sygrove all scored with Sygrove and Sanderson also earning assists.

WOMEN’S SOCCER (8-2-2, 6-2-1 NE-10)
The Merrimack women’s soccer team picked up its sixth win in seven matches Saturday, defeating Southern Connecticut State University 1-0 at Warrior Field. Merrimack struck early, as Kerri Domohowski lobbed a shot off goaltender Katie DiDio into the back corner of net for her second of the season, unassisted. That was enough for goalkeeper Shannon Rowan, who stopped seven shots in goal for the clean sheet. The Owls out shot Merrimack 16-11 in the game, forcing Rowan to make five second-half saves.

VOLLEYBALL (10-7, 5-0 NE-10)
The Merrimack volleyball team proved it will be a major factor in the conference and region with a convincing 3-0 win over rival and preseason conference favorite Bentley Tuesday night at the Volpe Gym. Game scores were 25-15, 25-20, 25-23. Ale Kuncaitis led the way with 15 kills, 16 digs, and two service aces, while hitting .351. Molly Cindric added 11 kills and seven digs, while Elyse Lorenz added a double-double on 42 assists and 10 digs. Merrimack hit .298 overall and committed just 11 attack errors, while getting seven service aces to just one for Bentley. The Falcons’ loss is just their third NE-10 regular season loss since 2005 (49 matches).

CROSS COUNTRY
The Merrimack men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the New England Championships Saturday at Franklin Park.The men, led by Jefferson Welch and Adam Holmes, placed 33rd overall while the women’s team finished 38th. Ashley Sarris led the way for the women, finishing 164th in a time of 20:09. Right behind her was Katelyn Meagher, who placed 195th in 20:29.

TENNIS
The Merrimack women's tennis team concluded the fall portion of its schedule with a seventh place finish at the New England Championships. Stellina Saia placed fifth in the #2 singles tournament, while freshman Courtney Garvey was fourth at #6 singles.

HOCKEY (1-0, 0-0 HEA)
Francois Ouimet scored twice and J.C. Robitaille tallied the game-winner as hockey won on opening night 3-1 Saturday over Robert Morris. Merrimack killed off all nine short-handed situations.

SUOZZO AND O’BRIEN EARN WEEKLY HONORS
Freshman quarterback J.D. Suozzo was named the Northeast-10 Player and Freshman of the Week Monday. In addition, Mike O’Brien earned the Defensive Player of the Week Honors. O’Brien also earned D2Football.com National Defensive Player of the Week honors.

STOLLERY AND CANNATA AMONG TOP RECRUITS IN INCH RANKINGS
Freshmen Karl Stollery and Joe Cannata have been included among the top incoming recruits according to Inside College Hockey. Cannata, who spent last season with the U.S.A. Under-18 Development Team, is ranked seventh among incoming goaltenders and second among incoming Hockey East goaltenders. Stollery, who led the Camrose Kodiaks to two straight AJHL and Doyle Cup Championships, is slated 19th among incoming defensemen and fifth among Hockey East blue liners.

DUNCAN NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN
Junior guard Darren Duncan has been named a preseason All-American by The Sporting News in their Division II College Basketball preview magazine. Duncan was a NABC All-District first ream selection, a Northeast-10 All-Conference first team honoree, and a Second Team Daktronics All-Region selection in 2007-08. He averaged 17.7 points per game, fifth in the Northeast-10 and 7.2 assists per game, first in the conference and seventh in the nation. He enters the 2008-09 season just 94 points shy of 1,000 career.


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FOOTBALL (3-3, 2-2 NE-10) Football was upset by Saint Anselm 48-42 Friday night at Warrior Field. J.D. Suozzo rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns, and threw for 289 yards on 23-of-49 passing with one score. Richard Johnson tallied 160 yards on the ground on 20 carries and caught six balls for 60 yards. Jeremiah Watts, who leads the conference in catches, added nine more for 131 yards. FIELD HOCKEY (5-10, 5-9 NE-10) Kelly Pasquantonio, Stephanie Glazier and Jessica DeLacey each scored in a 3-0 win over Assumption on Monday afternoon. DeLacey and Jaclyn Germano both scored in a 3-2 loss to #10 Saint Michael’s on Wednesday. UMass Lowell blanked the Warriors 5-0 on Saturday, resulting in a 1-2 week for Anne Rounce’s squad. #22 MEN’S SOCCER (9-2-2, 6-2-1 NE-10) Merrimack earned revenge from last year’s Northeast-10 Championship game, defeating Southern Connecticut 4-1 Saturday. Greg Motta, Matt Sanderson, Martin Gabadian and Wayne Sygrove all scored with Sygrove and Sanderson also earning assists. WOMEN’S SOCCER (8-2-2, 6-2-1 NE-10) The Merrimack women’s soccer team picked up its sixth win in seven matches Saturday, defeating Southern Connecticut State University 1-0 at Warrior Field. Merrimack struck early, as Kerri Domohowski lobbed a shot off goaltender Katie DiDio into the back corner of net for her second of the season, unassisted. That was enough for goalkeeper Shannon Rowan, who stopped seven shots in goal for the clean sheet. The Owls out shot Merrimack 16-11 in the game, forcing Rowan to make five second-half saves. VOLLEYBALL (10-7, 5-0 NE-10) The Merrimack volleyball team proved it will be a major factor in the conference and region with a convincing 3-0 win over rival and preseason conference favorite Bentley Tuesday night at the Volpe Gym. Game scores were 25-15, 25-20, 25-23. Ale Kuncaitis led the way with 15 kills, 16 digs, and two service aces, while hitting .351. Molly Cindric added 11 kills and seven digs, while Elyse Lorenz added a double-double on 42 assists and 10 digs. Merrimack hit .298 overall and committed just 11 attack errors, while getting seven service aces to just one for Bentley. The Falcons’ loss is just their third NE-10 regular season loss since 2005 (49 matches). CROSS COUNTRY The Merrimack men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the New England Championships Saturday at Franklin Park.The men, led by Jefferson Welch and Adam Holmes, placed 33rd overall while the women’s team finished 38th. Ashley Sarris led the way for the women, finishing 164th in a time of 20:09. Right behind her was Katelyn Meagher, who placed 195th in 20:29. TENNIS The Merrimack women's tennis team concluded the fall portion of its schedule with a seventh place finish at the New England Championships. Stellina Saia placed fifth in the #2 singles tournament, while freshman Courtney Garvey was fourth at #6 singles. HOCKEY (1-0, 0-0 HEA) Francois Ouimet scored twice and J.C. Robitaille tallied the game-winner as hockey won on opening night 3-1 Saturday over Robert Morris. Merrimack killed off all nine short-handed situations. SUOZZO AND O’BRIEN EARN WEEKLY HONORS Freshman quarterback J.D. Suozzo was named the Northeast-10 Player and Freshman of the Week Monday. In addition, Mike O’Brien earned the Defensive Player of the Week Honors. O’Brien also earned D2Football.com National Defensive Player of the Week honors. STOLLERY AND CANNATA AMONG TOP RECRUITS IN INCH RANKINGS Freshmen Karl Stollery and Joe Cannata have been included among the top incoming recruits according to Inside College Hockey. Cannata, who spent last season with the U.S.A. Under-18 Development Team, is ranked seventh among incoming goaltenders and second among incoming Hockey East goaltenders. Stollery, who led the Camrose Kodiaks to two straight AJHL and Doyle Cup Championships, is slated 19th among incoming defensemen and fifth among Hockey East blue liners. DUNCAN NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN Junior guard Darren Duncan has been named a preseason All-American by The Sporting News in their Division II College Basketball preview magazine. Duncan was a NABC All-District first ream selection, a Northeast-10 All-Conference first team honoree, and a Second Team Daktronics All-Region selection in 2007-08. He averaged 17.7 points per game, fifth in the Northeast-10 and 7.2 assists per game, first in the conference and seventh in the nation. He enters the 2008-09 season just 94 points shy of 1,000 career.