May 04, 2008 11:25 pm Women's Lacrosse Roger Williams refused to go away during Saturday night's Commonwealth Coast Conference women's lacrosse championship game. But in the end, Endicott wasn't going to be denied, and the Gulls emerged with a 7-6 win and their third straight CCC championship. With underdog Roger Williams leading 4-3 late in the first half, Peabody's Emily Judd notched her second straight goal to tie the score and ignite the Gulls. Brittany Kane and Valerie Feldman would score before the half to cap a three goal run in the final 5:00 that gave EC control for good. Trailing 7-5 late, Roger Williams managed two unanswered goals in a desperation attempt to get back into the game. It fell short with Gulls goalie Molly Hamel collecting 10 saves to stymie the RW attack. Feldman finished with three goals and an assist to pace the offense for the Gulls, who will begin play in the NCAA tournament next week (TBA). MEN'S LACROSSE Western New England 12, Endicott 10 The Gulls couldn't hold on to a one-goal lead with 5:30 left to play as WNEC scored three unanswered goals to shock host Endicott and win the Commonwealth Conference title. WNEC led 3-0 early before two goals from Beverly's Eddie O'Reilly brought Endicott (16-3) back. Brandon Dube and Dan Cain each also scored twice, but it wasn't enough as Endicott fell to a conference foe for the first time since 2003. Endicott has a shot at an at-large bid to the NCAA Division 3 tournament with pairings announced late last night. COLLEGE BASEBALL Bridgewater State 9, Salem State 3 The Vikings trailed 5-0 midway through an elimination game in the MASCAC championship tournament Saturday and couldn't recover, ending their season at 25-15 without a postseason win. Ryan Kane knocked a solo homer and Anthony Palmieri doubled to score Matt Mello as SSC tried to battle back, but the effort was in vain. COLLEGE SOFTBALL Endicott 7, Nichols 0 The Gulls (38-4) earned their sixth-straight CCC championship in convincing fashion with Jenn Elwell's complete game shutout on the mound doing most of the damage. Meghan Sargent drove in a pair as Endicott led 4-0 after the first inning and never looked back. Endicott now awaits the release of the NCAA's Regional Tournament pairings, which are set to be announced this morning. Westfield State 3, Salem State 2 Despite a 3 for 4 effort from Danvers' Taylor Orlando, the Lady Vikings fell in a nail-biter Saturday and were eliminated from the MASCAC playoffs. SSC (20-21) had runners at first and third threatening to score in the final inning, but couldn't push one across the plate as Westfield State advanced to the conference championship game. Previously Saturday, the Lady Vikings advanced with a 2-1 win over Framingham State. Katelyn Doherty's walkoff triple plated the deciding run while Jess Baird had a crucial solo homer. COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD SSC's Bynum is New England's best Salem State's Eddie Bynum III, a two-time indoor national champion in the dash, won his second straight New England Division 3 Championship in the 100 meter dash by posting a time of 10.65 in a meet held at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD Crusader throwers dominate Catholic Invitational, freshmen shine Sat. Bishop Fenwick's throws team racked up 40 points, including taking the top three spots in the discus, at yesterday's Catholic Invitational held at Bishop Feehan. Maddy Bissaillon won the discus (116-10) and added a second place finish in the shot put, while Luxi Culkeen took the top spot in the shot (36-3) and was runner-up in the discus. For good measure, Jen Tremblay was third in the discus (86-11) and fifth in the shot. Meanwhile, Joanna DeLorenzo added a fourth place finish in the high jump (4-10). Saturday, Fenwick's underclassmen shined at the Catholic Central League freshman-sophomore meet. Triple winner Brittney Dolan was selected the meet's MVP after taking the triple jump (29-10), high hurdles (18.1) and dash (13.4). Kristina Moran took both the shot put (27-7) and discus (78-2) while Mikala Ferullo won the javelin (65-9) and Lauren McHugh was first in the long jump (12-2). Danvers captures NEC Freshman/Sophomore meet Christina Kaczynski won the 400 in 62.7 and the Falcons' 4x400 relay team won in 4:41.0 to lead Danvers to a win at the Northeastern Conference Freshman/Sophomore meet. The Falcons posted 78 points to win a tight contest. Molly Luke was third in the 2 mile for Danvers with a personal best time, while Maria Pantazelos (330 low hurdles) and Tara Pydynkowski (triple jump) also had strong showings. Salem took second with 70 points thanks to a win from Desiree DeLeon in the 100 (13.1). Barbara Guzman placed second in the high hurdles, and Charilis Abreau was runner-up in the shot put. The Witches also took second in both the 4x100 and 4x800 relays. Beverly had three individual winners in a fourth-place overall finish. Kate Mahoney (discus, 84-3), Monica Adler (800, 2:21.4), and Jennifer Lanza (2 mile, 13:11.4). Millie Chapman (mile, 5:32.9) added a second, and the Panthers were also runner-up in the 4x400 relay. BOYS TRACK AND FIELD Bishop Fenwick enjoys strong, busy weekend The Crusaders finished second overall at Saturday's CCL freshman-sophomore meet behind wins from Alex DeIulis (javelin, 128-5), Tommy Banks (400, 58.3), Angelo Maida (mile, 5:23) and Bill Harrington (two-mile, 11:14.8). Yesterday, Fenwick's varsity squad followed it up by finishing fifth overall at the Catholic Invitational, held at Bishop Feehan. Lucas Sobezenski finished second in the discus (123-6), Dan Kennedy was third in the high jump (5-8), Pablo Sosa finished fourth in the long jump (19-2), Mike Francis was fourth in the shot put (42-1) and John Surabian earned fourth in the mile (4:50) to round out the scoring. Peabody wins NEC Freshman/Sophomore meet Edwin Megia (triple jump, 38-111/2) and Joe Losanno (110 hurdles, 19.1) were winners for the Tanners' entry in the Northeastern Conference Freshman/Sophomore meet. Peabody also placed first in the 4x800 relay in 9:50. Peabody was first with 106 points, followed by Beverly (88) and Gloucester (56). Jake Pimenta took second in the 400 in 55.0 and Shawn Cronin was second in the mile in 4:58. BOYS LACROSSE Duxbury 7, St. John's Prep 5 Duxbury tied the scored with a late tally in the third period and took its first lead early in the fourth, then held on for the win in a clash of Eastern Mass. lacrosse powers. John Jennings scored four goals for the Eagles (10-2), who also got solid goaltending from Nick Valenti. Masconomet 10, Gloucester 4 Michael Broms scored four goals and the Chieftains received two apiece from Connor Cliffe, Ben Santos, and Brenden Dahlgren as they moved to 9-2. Santos added two assists, as did James Fahey. Danny Clark and Mike Magnifico had one assist apiece, while Kevin Van Lenten stopped nine shots through three quarters. Reed Goodhue made two saves in the fourth quarter.
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