Amy Kelley produced all five of SU's runs in its 5-4 win against Seton Hall on Sunday. She became the first Orange softball player to hit three home runs in three consecutive plate appearances.
Orange Spotlight - April 21, 2008
4/21/2008 12:02:57 PM | Women's Lacrosse, Softball
As the school year draws to a close, so does many of the Orange Olympic sports, which are in the hunt of championship titles. The women's lacrosse team nabbed its second straight BIG EAST regular-season title, while the softball team came a few steps closer to securing its fourth straight BIG EAST playoff berth. Men's rowing captured the Goes Trophy against Navy and Cornell, and the women's rowing competed at the Charles River Challenge. The tennis team battled at the BIG EAST championship and individuals on the track and field squad registered NCAA Regional qualifying times.
In the Orange's 24-6 victory against Colgate on Wednesday, April 16, junior Katie Rowan continued her record-breaking season by scoring 10 points on seven goals and three assists, breaking the school's all-time career points record with 239. She added more points to her career total during SU's 19-8 BIG EAST regular-season finale against Layola on Saturday, April 19. Rowan scored three goals and dished out three assists.
The Orange claimed the BIG EAST regular-season title for the second consecutive years and finished conference play with a 5-0 record, marking the first time Syracuse has been unbeaten against BIG EAST opponents.
Last Week
April 16 – Syracuse 24, Colgate 6
April 19 – Syracuse 19, Loyola 8
This Week
April 22 – Syracuse at Cornell (7 p.m.)
April 25 – Syracuse vs. Rutgers (BIG EAST 5:30 p.m.)
April 27 – BIG EAST Championship
The 12th-ranked Syracuse men’s crew team made history on Saturday, April 19 by winning the Goes Trophy against Navy and Cornell for the third consecutive season, a feat that has never been accomplished by the Orange in the 54-year history of Goes Trophy. SU (5:40.9) defeated a Navy (5:42.4) squad with whom it shares its twelfth ranking, by 1.5 seconds and No. 10 Cornell (5:48.6) by 8.3 seconds.
The varsity eight boat of Jamie Hubbell (coxswain), Ryan Armstrong (stroke), Ryan Patton (7 seat), Martin Etem (6 seat), Brian Azeff (5 seat), Tyson Bry (4 seat), Mike Bagnall (3 seat), John Combs (2 seat) and Dan Lombardi (bow) won Syracuse’s 10th-consecutive cup racing dating back to the 2006 season.
Syracuse also won the Stagg Cup for overall points. The crews had ideal rowing conditions, calm water and a slight tail wind, at Cayuga Lake Inlet in Ithaca, New York.
Last Week
April 19 – Syracuse vs. Navy and Cornell (Goes Trophy): V8 - 1st (5:40.9 ); 2V8 - 2nd (5:56.4); F8 - 1st (5:51.8); 2F8 (-3.6 sec.)
This Week
April 26 – Syracuse vs. Boston and Columbia (Conlan Cup)
Women’s Rowing
Women's rowing competed at the Charles River Challenge on Saturday, April 19 against 13 different programs. The varsity eight boat of Kate Todd (coxswain), Ally Doodeman (stroke), Natalie Mastracci (7 seat), Erica Mahon (6 seat), Liz Henwood (5 seat), Kaitlin Grant (4 seat), Rachael Ogundiran (3 seat), Lindsay Lentini (2 seat) and Jess Tacinelli (bow) finished third in the morning (6:32.30) and second in the afternoon (6:35.76).
Women's rowing competed at the Charles River Challenge on Saturday, April 19 against 13 different programs. The varsity eight boat of Kate Todd (coxswain), Ally Doodeman (stroke), Natalie Mastracci (7 seat), Erica Mahon (6 seat), Liz Henwood (5 seat), Kaitlin Grant (4 seat), Rachael Ogundiran (3 seat), Lindsay Lentini (2 seat) and Jess Tacinelli (bow) finished third in the morning (6:32.30) and second in the afternoon (6:35.76).
The second varsity eight boat of Tina Campagna (coxswain), Maura Helmer (stroke), Ildiko Toth (7 seat), Sarah Stapp (6 seat), Ashley Tabor (5 seat), Heidi Bulk (4 seat), Christine Turner (3 seat), Theresa Allessio (2 seat) and Christine DePompeo (bow) finished fourth in the morning (6:57.00) and third in the afternoon (6:57.70).
Last Week
April 19 – Syracuse at Charles River Challenge: V8 - Third (6:32.30 ), Second (6:35.76 ); 2V8 - Fourth (6:57.00 ), Third (6:57.70 ); V4 - Third (7:43.55 ), Third (7:53.30 ), Third (7:53.30), Second (8:07.00); N8 - Fourth (7:11.50), Fourth (7:15.80); N4 - Fourth (8:15.13 ), Second (07:52.6)
This Week
April 27 – Syracuse at BIG EAST Championship
Junior catcher Amy Kelley enjoyed one of the greatest doubleheaders in Syracuse history when she totaled three home runs on three consecutive plate appearances in the Orange's 4-3 and 5-4 sweep of Seton Hall on Sunday, April 20. The Orange finished the weekend 4-0 in BIG EAST play with 1-0 and 2-1 wins against St. John's on Friday, April 18. Syracuse began the week with a pair of losses to Cornell, 5-3 and 5-4, on Wednesday, April 16.
Kelley became the first Orange student-athlete in school history to account for all five of her team's RBI and the first SU woman to hit three home runs on three consecutive plate appearances in one day. For the week she totaled nine hits, nine RBI, four home runs and two doubles, while batting .474 with a 1.211 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage. Sophomore pitcher Brittany Gardner posted a 2.45 ERA for the week en route to a 2.45 ERA with 24 strikeouts.
Last Week
April 16 – Syracuse 3, Cornell 5
April 16 – Syracuse 4, Cornell 5
April 18 – Syracuse 1, St. John's 0 (Nine innings)
April 18 – Syracuse 2, St. John's 1
April 20 – Syracuse 4, Seton Hall 3
April 20 – Syracuse 5, Seton Hall 4
This Week
April 24 – Syracuse at Canisius (doubleheader at 3 p.m.)
April 26 – Syracuse at Pittsburgh (doubleheader at noon)
The sixth-seeded Syracuse tennis team's season concluded on Thursday, April 17 with a 4-2 loss against seventh-seeded St. John’s the BIG EAST Tournament hosted by South Florida. The Orange (11-14) finishes tied for seventh place with eighth-seeded Rutgers following the Scarlet Knights’ 4-3 loss against fourth-seeded Marquette.
Junior Maria Vasilyeva tallied her team-best 17th singles win of the season with a 6-2, 6-0 win at the No. 3 position against Emily Barnett. She finishes with a 12-2 mark against BIG EAST opponents and won 13 of her last 17 matches.
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Last Week
April 17 – Syracuse 2, St. John's 4 (BIG EAST Championship)
Track and Field
Sophomore Dan Busby and junior Terry Marshall qualified for the NCAA Regional while competing at the Larry Ellis Invitational on Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19. Busby finished second in the 5000m run on Friday with a time of 14:09.14 and Marshall won the 110m with his qualifying time of 13.99 during day two.
Sophomore Dan Busby and junior Terry Marshall qualified for the NCAA Regional while competing at the Larry Ellis Invitational on Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19. Busby finished second in the 5000m run on Friday with a time of 14:09.14 and Marshall won the 110m with his qualifying time of 13.99 during day two.
On Friday, sophomore Jay Koloseus finished eighth in the 5000m run with an IC4A-qualifying time of 14:31.37. Sophomore Curtis Bixler improved upon his previous IC4A-qualifying performance (9:17.06) in the 3000m steeplechase, finishing eighth with a time of 9:14.33. On Saturday, Rookie Lareea Chisholm collected the 200m dash (24.51) title and finished second in the 100m dash (11.91), posting two ECAC-qualifying times. Senior Keisha Townsend qualified for the ECAC Championship with a time of 14.36 seconds in the preliminary heat of the 100m hurdles.
Last Week
April 18 – Larry Ellis Invitational
April 19 – Larry Ellis Invitational
This Week
April 24 – Penn Relays
April 25 – Penn Relays
April 26 – Penn Relays
April 27 – Cornell Big Red Invitational
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