May 09, 2008 10:40 pm BOYS LACROSSE Hamilton-Wenham 15, Danvers 7 Hamilton-Wenham made the cut for the state tournament yesterday with a solid 15-7 win over Danvers. But according to Generals coach Jimmy LaSelva, earning a spot in the postseason was not the primary motivation against the Falcons. "It wasn't about qualifying today, it was about playing well," said LaSelva, whose team improved to 9-5. "We were coming off our best game of the year (Thursday) and it was an overtime loss (to North Andover). No way did I want to see a letdown against Danvers. I was comfortable with what I saw." Ryan Gendreau, who has 38 goals and 15 assists this season, paced the Generals with four goals and two assists. Jake Cotter had three goals while Casey Colyer and Steve Dangora added two apiece. Charlie Pilkanis, Jay Allsopp, Ben Penta and Scottie McCulloch each had a goal. Cushing Academy 9, Pingree 8 Jack Williamson scored three goals for Pingree, but the Highlanders lost in overtime. Cam Ecker added two goals while Adam Rimmer, Bobby Adam and Colin Rossano each had one goal. Goaltender Tim Weinstein made 14 saves. Pingree dropped to 8-6. GIRLS LACROSSE Bishop Fenwick 12, Central Catholic 8 Bridget Dullea scored five times and dished out two assists, giving her 56 goals and 13 assists on the season, to power Fenwick to its 11th win in 12 games this spring. Sophomore Ellen O'Leary added four goals to help power the Fenwick offense. Rebecca Graves, Amelia Santos and Casey Otovic all had single goals for the Crusaders, who got a fine 12-save performance from Jill DeFrancesco in goal. Pingree 17, Concord Academy 3 Brittany Mscisz finished with three goals as the Highlanders stayed unbeaten in the Eastern Independent League (6-0) and moved to 10-4 overall. Michala Colbert, Liza Richardson Lindsay Shepard, C.C. Collier, Haley Thompson and Samantha Taylor each had two goals in the win while Caitlin Reedy had Lindsay Thompson had single scores. Lindsay Thompson also had three assists, Haley Thompson had two, and Mscisz, Richardson, Taylor, Colbert and Emma Shorr all had single assists. BASEBALL Salem 6, Saugus 1 Sophomore Sean Linehan and Wes Koen combined for a two-hitter in a rain-abbreviated five innings on Salem State's new turf, giving the Witches an 8-5 overall record, two wins short of a post-season berth. Linehan yielded both hits in his first varsity win. The Witches made nary an error. Beau Theriault produced a two-run single in the second inning and Salem put four runs across in the fourth. Aiden Church slammed a two-run double, T.J. Larivee was a hit batsman with the bases loaded and another run came on an error. The Salem-Swampscott game slated for Swampscott today has been switched to the new Salem State Turf Field at 4 p.m. COLLEGE SOFTBALL Endicott 5, St. John's Fisher 0 The Gulls (40-4) rolled into today's winner's bracket final of the NCAA Division 3 Eastern Regionals in Plattsburgh, N.Y. behind Danielle Sargent, whose second inning grand slam was all the offense her team would need. The second-seeded Gulls got an RBI single from Sara Spaziano to score pitcher Maria Mangine with one out in the second for a 1-0 lead. Four batters later Sargent hit her slam, scoring Spaziano, Megan Downey and Paula McGinn ahead of her. Mangine threw a complete game five-hitter with no walks and four strikeouts for the win. Endicott now plays Cortland State in the winner's bracket final of this double elimination tournament today (10 a.m.).
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