Julia Gake

Julia Gake (Courtesy photo)

Tufts University sophomore Julia Gake and her distance medley relay teammates Rhemi Toth, Olivia Martin and Brittany Bowman earned a fourth place finish at the Tufts National Qualifying Meet at the Gantcher Center on March 3.

The foursome combined for an 11:53.52 mark that adjusts to an 11:45.96 that is ranked 10th nationally. The adjustment is necessary due to the DIII meet being held at Birmingham Southern College's banked track.

Anchored by the All-American Bowman, the entire distance medley relay team was strong in the event. Toth went 3:37 in the 1,200, Gake hit 59.5 in the 400 and Martin timed 2:18 in the 800.

Gake and the rest of the distance medley team went on to place fifth at the NCAA Division 3 Championship Meet held in Alabama.

BASEBALL

Assumption College senior pitcher Mike Curtis had to settle for a no-decision despite a fine performance in a 6-5 loss to Nyack on March 2nd in Lake Brantley, Florida. Curtis tossed 7.2 innings of six hit baseball, allowing just one earned run, while striking out seven batters. Curtis left the game in the eighth inning with a 4-3 lead, but Nyack tied things up in the ninth inning and went on to win in the bottom of the 13th.

Colby-Sawyer junior pitcher Joe Scurto made his season debut on Sunday in an 8-6 loss to Cazenovia in Auburndale, Florida, allowing two earned runs and striking out three batters in 3.1 innings.

WPI sophomore relief pitcher Matt Woods allowed one earned run over two innings of work, while striking out two batters in an 11-8 win over DeSales (PA) last Tuesday in Winter Haven, Florida.

Woods made seven appearances for the Engineers last season, earning one win and one save, while striking out seven batters in eleven innings of work.

LACROSSE

Regis College junior midfielder Zach Leighton had three shots and a goal as part of a 16-7 Pride win over Becker College on February 28. Leighton is coming off a sophomore season where he had three goals and three assists.

Rivier University junior attack Rob Fullerton and junior midfielder Chris Pennie are both back with the Raiders this season after successful sophomore campaigns. Fullerton saw action in 11 games last season, starting one of them, scoring two goals and adding two assists, while Pennie saw action in 16 games, starting 14 them scoring three goals and adding two assists, while also making 44 ground ball pickups and winning 116 faceoffs.

Southern New Hampshire University freshman long stick middle Mike Germano saw his first collegiate action back on March 4, during an 18-3 Penmen win over Felician. Germano was a two-time team captain and a two-time All-Middlesex League Honorable Mention during his time at Wilmington High.

UMass Boston freshman goalie Harley Monteiro has earned a spot on the Beacons roster. Monteiro, who has yet to see action for the Beacons, was a three sport athlete at Wilmington High, and helped the Wildcats to a Middlesex League Championship and recorded the team’s first shutout in program history as well as most saves in a single game

Roger Williams sophomore midfielder Ashley Warren had a goal and two assists for the Hawks in a 21-1 win over Rhode Island College on Saturday. Warren has stated all three games on the season for the Hawks and has three goals and three assists.

SOFTBALL

Rivier University freshman infielder Katie Welch was 1-for-2 with three walks in a 6-4 Raiders win over Brockport in Fort Myers, Florida last Friday. In a game earlier that same day, Welch had gone 1-for-1 with a walk in a loss to Edgewood.

ICE HOCKEY

Northeastern University freshman defenseman Collin Murphy and his Huskies teammates moved on to this Friday night’s Hockey East semifinals with a two game sweep over UMass Amherst in the quarterfinals this past weekend. The Huskies edged the Minutemen 3-2 on Friday night at Matthews Arena and came back the next night to win in a 7-2 rout at the same venue.

Northeastern will take on Providence on Friday night at 8:00 pm at the TD Garden, and the winner of that game will advance to the Hockey East championship game on Saturday night against the winner of Friday night’s other semifinal between Boston College and Boston University.

PRO HOCKEY

Cleveland Monsters forward Joe Pendenza had an assist in the Monsters 6-2 loss to the San Jose Barracuda last Friday night. Pendenza has played in 38 games and has six goals and four assists for the Monsters, who are the AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets.

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