Men's Athlete of the Week

Varsity Eight - Men's Crew

The WPI's men's crew varsity eight of Hank Moore (Jaffrey, NH), Ben Johnson (Northford, CT), Arthur Gager (Kennebunk, ME), Sebastian Cohn (Orinda, CA), Jeff Onderdonk (Colchester, CT), Ricky Holak (Windham, NH), John Madura (Hewitt, NJ), Tobin McGee (Rye, NY) and Brenna Colleary (Southboro, MA) are the WPI men's athletes of the week for the week ending October 11. The varsity eight boat rowed to a first place finish (14:07) at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta on Saturday afternoon. WPI's varisty eight took top honors by 17.5 seconds over second place Holy Cross. Third place Bates was another 18 seconds back. The Engineers' varsity eight led many strong performances at the regatta for WPI, who battled high winds throughout the day.

Women's Athlete of the Week

Varsity Four - Women's Crew

The WPI women's crew varsity four of Nell Nassiff (Columbia, CT), Vicky Stutz (Trumbull, CT), Suzanna Kelley (Attleboro, MA), Mary Hesler (Glastonbury, CT) and Colyer Sigety (Tampa, FL) are the WPI women's athletes of the week for the week ending October 11. The Engineers' varsity four rowed to an impressive first place finish at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta on Saturday afternoon, finishing the course in 19:05 to earn the win. The Crimson and Gray persisted through high winds to hold off tough competition. WPI finished 11 seconds in front of Tufts and 29 seconds ahead of third-place Connecticut.

Last Week's Results

Tuesday, October 6         Field Hockey 1, Wheaton 0

                                    Wheaton 5, Women's Soccer 0

                                    Smith 3, Volleyball 1

Thursday, October 8        Roger Williams 3, Volleyball 1

Saturday, October 10      Men's Soccer 1, Clark 1  (2 OT)

                                    Women's Soccer 1, Mount Holyoke 0

                                    Field Hockey 2, Mount Holyoke 1

                                    United States Merchant Marine 21, Football 19

                                    Men's Cross Country - Tied for 38th Place
                                   (at All-New England Championships)

                                    Women's Cross Country - 38th Place
                                   (at All-New England Championships)

                                    Men's Crew hosted Quinsigamond Head Race                    

                                    Women's Crew hosted Quinsigamond Head Race

This Week's Games

Tuesday, October 13       Women's Soccer at Wellesley              4:15

                                    Wellesley at Field Hockey                         7:00

                                                MIT at Volleyball                                          7:00

Thursday, October 15      Fitchburg State at Men's Soccer              7:00

Friday, October 16          Swimming and Diving at Assumption     5:00

Saturday, October 17      Cross Country hosts Alumni Meet            10:30am

                                                Coast Guard at Women's Soccer              1:00

                                                Crew at Head of the Charles Regatta (Boston) - Day One

Sunday, October 18        Crew at Head of the Charles Regatta (Boston) - Day Two

Men's Soccer (9-2-1 overall, 2-1-1 NEWMAC)

In a much-anticipated meeting of two teams expected to vie for NCAA Tournament bids, Clark and NEWMAC rival WPI played to a 1-1 tie in a men's soccer matchup on Saturday afternoon on Granger Field. The Cougars took a 1-0 lead on a free kick at the 34:15 mark. WPI answered back moments before the first half ended when Tommy Zajac (Merrimack, NH) served in a pass that was headed home by Mike Ford (Whitman, MA) for his fourth goal of the year. Things remained the same for the remainder of regulation and both overtimes as both teams missed on scoring opportunities. The game was even all around, as Clark held a slight edge in shots (11-10) and WPI had a 6-5 lead in corner kicks. Paul Moan (Watertown, MA) turned back two shots for the Engineers. WPI now sits at 9-2-1 and will host Fitchburg State in its next match on Thursday.

Women's Soccer (5-8 overall, 1-3 NEWMAC)

Women's Soccer was 1-1 during the past week, falling to Wheaton on Tuesday before rebounding with a 1-0 home win over Mount Holyoke.  Five different Wheaton players notched goals to help the regionally ranked Lyons defeat the Engineers.  Liz Schreiber (Ashfield, MA), Hailey Taylor (Colusa, CA) and Victoria Howland (Red Hook, NY) all recorded shots for WPI, who was outshot 17-3 on the evening.  Ally Stoyle (Pembroke, MA) and Rebecca Newman (Howell, NJ) combined for three saves for the hosts. The Crimson and Gray bounced back from the setback however, besting Mount Holyoke 1-0 on Saturday to pick up the team's first conference win. Senior Liz Tuite (Hopkinton, MA) netted the only goal of the game and freshman Newman registered her second shutout of the season.   The Engineers turned a corner kick into the match's only goal in the 30th minute when Taylor sent the ball into the box and it deflected off the Mount Holyoke goalkeeper to Tuite, who tucked it into the goal for her first marker of the year and second of her career.  The assist was Taylor's team-best fifth this fall.  The Lyons had a pair of good chances to even the match, but had a direct kick from 25-yards out float over the cross bar in the 70th minute while Schreiber cleared away another Lyons chance five minutes later.  The Crimson and Gray nearly added to their lead in the 72nd minute but Kristen Garza's (Kingston, MA) blistering shot hit the post.  The Lyons enjoyed a slight 12-9 edge in shots and took seven of the game's nine corner kicks.  Garza attempted a team-high three shots for the Engineers. WPI returns to the field on Tuesday when they head to Wellesley for a 4:15pm road match.

Field Hockey (9-3 overall, 3-1 NEWMAC)

WPI Field Hockey picked up two close conference wins this week, earning a one-goal win over Wheaton on Tuesday before defeating Mount Holyoke 2-1 in penalty strokes. The wins propel the Engineers to 3-1 in the NEWMAC, 9-3 overall. Tuesday's win over Wheaton was the fourth time in five years that the teams were separated by just one goal. Five of the Engineers' wins have now come via a shutout, while the other three were in overtime. Keepers Allie Griffin (Billerica, MA) and Elizabeth Ray (Simsbury, CT) split time for WPI. Griffin made five saves for the win, and Ray had three in relief. Wheaton finished with advantages of 14-11 in shots and 14-7 in penalty corners, as it had two chances to score during an early penalty-corner sequence in the ninth minute. WPI senior Kelly Johnson (Buxton, ME) made a defensive save midway through the stanza. In the 25th minute, WPI freshman Maggie Wigley (Bridgewater, MA) sent a strike from the top of the circle that Bagley kicked away, but the Engineers broke the deadlock soon thereafter. Wigley pushed a penalty-corner entry pass to sophomore Celena Dopart (Washington, DC), whose stick stop set up Johnson's drive into the lower left of the cage at 25:09. Wheaton pushed to tie during the second half with Ray denying the Lyons' scoring opportunity in the 54th minute. On Saturday, after playing to a 1-1 tie after regulation and two 15 minute overtime periods, WPI prevailed in a penalty stroke-off competition to secure a thrilling 2-1 triumph Mount Holyoke. Both squads went scoreless until the 59:37 mark, when the Lyons capitalized on a penalty corner opportunity to record the first goal of the afternoon. Refusing to go away, the Engineers knotted things up at 1-1 with just over three minutes remaining in regulation. Wigley broke past several defenders into the circle and slipped a feed to junior midfielder Meghan Linskey (Bridgewater, MA), who collected the pass on the doorstep and placed a shot into the vacated cage. Each side went scoreless over the remainder of regulation and two overtime sessions, resulting in a penalty stroke-off competition. With the contest in the balance WPI outscored Mount Holyoke 5-4 in the stroke-off to seal the win. Mount Holyoke fell despite overwhelming advantages in both shots (27-8) and penalty corner chances (12-4). Griffin got the start between the pipes for the Engineers. She made five saves in the first half before giving way to Ray, who turned away 12 shots over the final 65 minutes. Ray was a standout on the stroke-off, where she made several sprawling stops. The Engineers will resume their NEWMAC slate on Tuesday at 7pm when they will host Wellesley.

Volleyball (17-5 overall, 1-4 NEWMAC)

WPI Women's Volleyball suffered through a tough week, going 0-2 to fall to 17-5 on the season. On Tuesday night, the Engineers dropped a tough 3-1 decision (25-17, 25-23, 24-26, 25-22) to NEWMAC rival Smith. WPI fell to 1-4 in the conference. The match as hard fought throughout with neither team enjoying more than a six point advantage.  Smith rallied from a early 5-0 deficit to claim the second set while WPI staved off a match point in the third stanza to claim its first set win over the Pioneers since 1999. Freshman Bailey Sarber (Westerly, RI) led the charge for the Engineers coming up with a double-double of 14 kills and 14 digs.  Alex Rangel (Weston, FL) turned in 16 assists on the evening while Becca Holmberg (Madison, CT) and Joan Porambo (Jim Thorpe, PA) had impressive dig numbers of 22 and 18 respectively.    Rookie Belinda Nwagbara (Santa Rosa, CA) aided the Crimson attack with five kills and a pair of blocks. The Engineers then fell to Roger Williams in a non-conference matchup on Thursday evening, 3-1 (25-16, 25-13, 16-25, 25-14). Sarber and Becca Holmberg (Madison, CT) amassed nine and seven kills respectively for WPI, who was defeated for the first time in 18 non-conference contests this fall.  Kim Woodward (Clifton Park, NY) and Rangel combined for 17 assists for the hosts while Porambo accounted for 26 digs and Sarber totaled 18 digs to go along with three blocks. Elyssa Dorenfeld (Reading, MA) distinguished herself with four kills and four digs for the Engineers. After a weekend off, WPI returns to action on Tuesday with a 7pm home conference match with NEWMAC co-leader MIT. 

Men's Cross Country

The WPI Men's Cross Country squad placed 38th at the All Divisions New England Championships Saturday at Boston's Franklin Park.  The Engineers totaled 1051 points and tied with Division I Rhode Island.  UMass Lowell took home the team title with 93 points. Leading the way for the Crimson and Gray was Dan Duffty (Haverhill, MA), who finished in 155th place (26:39).  Classmate Peter Brown (Andover, MA) was in 174th place in a time of 26:49 while junior Lane Thornton (Richmond,VT) crossed the finish line in 217th place (27:16). Shane Ruddy (Seneca Falls, NY) turned in a fine performance, notching a 251st place finish (27:50) while Todd Alexander (Foxboro, MA) finished in a time of 27:58 (254th place).  Other WPI finishers in the varsity race included Mario Christiner (Zurich, Switzerland) in 264th place (28:17) and Mike Ashman (Weatogue, CT) in 273rd place (28:39). Next Saturday the WPI Men's Cross Country team will be hosting its annual Alumni Meet at Institute Park.  Their next intercollegiate meet is on Saturday, October 31st at the NEWMAC Championships, which is hosted at Franklin Park by Wellesley. 

Women's Cross Country

The WPI women's cross country team finished 38th at the All Divisions New England Championships Saturday at Boston's Franklin Park. The squad combined for 1,096 points. Brown University took the team title with 130 points. Vicky Hewey (Sanford, ME) continued her impressive freshman campaign, leading the team by placing 125th (19:45). Stacey Rauen (San Gabriel, CA) finished in 190th place (21:25), while Beth Hegarty (Springfield, MA) was 241st (21:14). The Crimson and Gray also had strong performances by Anne Rocheleau (Shrewsbury, MA) (262nd place - 21:40), Catherine Duffty (278th place - Haverhill, MA) (22:06), Loribel Corpuz (Redondo Beach, CA) (301st place - 23:07), and Danielle Volpe (Chelmsford, MA) (309rd place - 23:34). The Engineers plan to continue making strides as they host their annual Alumni Meet at Institute Park next weekend. On Saturday, October 31st, the women will compete at the NEWMAC Championships, hosted by Wellesley at Franklin Park.

Men's Crew

The WPI's men's crew varsity eight of Hank Moore (Jaffrey, NH), Ben Johnson (Northford, CT), Arthur Gager (Kennebunk, ME), Sebastian Cohn (Orinda, CA), Jeff Onderdonk (Colchester, CT), Ricky Holak (Windham, NH), John Madura (Hewitt, NJ), Tobin McGee (Rye, NY) and Brenna Colleary (Southboro, MA) rowed to a first place finish (14:07) at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta on Saturday afternoon. WPI's varisty eight took top honors by 17.5 seconds over second place Holy Cross. Third place Bates was another 18 seconds back. The Engineers' varsity eight led many strong performances at the regatta for WPI. The Engineers' second varsity eight wasn't far behind, as the boat comprised of Corey Stevens (Douglas, MA), Andrew Emerson (York, ME), Zachary Theoharidis (Sedgwick, ME), Dan Pierson (Hampton, NH), Adam Panzica (Freeport, ME), Justin Bales (Upland, CA), Michael Mourkas (Hampden, ME), Alex Becker (Webster, MA) and coxswain Lauren Moloney (Buffalo, NY) crossed the line in fifth place in 15:04. The Crimson and Gray's varsity four of Chris Carrigan (Northboro, MA), Phillip Kellermeier (Berlin, Germany), Jack Sternal (Westfield, NJ), Josh Wimble (Albans, VT), and coxswain Jillian Kloc (Elma, NY) also had a good showing, finishing fifth in its race in 17:08. Men's Crew will compete at the famed Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston next weekend, October 17th and 18th.

Women's Crew

The WPI women's crew team competed at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta on Saturday afternoon, picking up a win from the varsity four boat of Nell Nassiff (Columbia, CT), Vicky Stutz (Trumbull, CT), Suzanna Kelley (Attleboro, MA), Mary Hesler (Glastonbury, CT) and Colyer Sigety (Tampa, FL). WPI earned the win in 19:05. Tufts was just behind, 11 seconds off the pace. The women's second four of Emily Johnson (Gray, MA), Danielle Morabito (Monroe, CT), Katy Tongue (Westport, MA), Chelsea Miller (Zurich, Switzerland) and Kaleigh Tomkinson (Chester Springs, PA) finished 8th, while WPI's varsity eight team of Holly Fletcher (Dartmouth, MA), Bridget Stevens (Cropseyville, NY), Sarah Dinwoodie (East Greenwich, RI), Amy Loomis (Mahtomedi, MN), Caitlin Heindl (Bow, NH), Macauley Kenney (North Yarmouth, ME), Joan Keyes (Plymouth, MA), Simone Staley (Albany, NY) and Lauren Laboissonniere (Smithfield, RI) placed ninth in its race. The Crimson and Gray's novice eight finished 18th. Women's Crew will be back in the water next weekend, when they will compete at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston on October 18th and 19th.