Weekly Sports Highlights - February 14, 2011

The Martlets played in two very close games last week. Against Hotchkiss, Westminster needed extra time to pull out the 5-4 win. Despite outshooting Hotchkiss 32 to 17, the Martlets still found themselves down a goal with a minute left to play. With the goalie pulled, Luke Laskiewicz ’11 was able to tie the game, and Chris Izmirlian ’12 scored the winning goal in overtime. Nick Finn ’12 also had two goals in the win. The week concluded with another exciting game, this time at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, where the Martlets took on Choate outside. In was an exciting event for the entire Westminster community. After again getting down to the Wild Boars, the Martlets fought their way back to tie the game in the third period, and then Finn scored the go-ahead goal on a breakaway with one minute remaining in the game. It will be another big week for the team, as they have four games on the schedule.

 

The Black and Gold earned a big 8-1 win over Hotchkiss and a tough 4-4 tie against Choate last week. Against the Bearcats, Colin Cross ’12 had a hat trick and Brad Taber ’11 delivered a three-point game (2G, 1A), as did Ryan Strange (1G, 2 A).

 

Westminster earned three crucial wins this past week with victories over Deerfield (1-0) and highly ranked Loomis (2-1) and Choate (3-0). Against the Big Green, Amanda Boulier ’11 scored the lone goal off of a Sydney Daniels’ ’13 assist. The game against Loomis Friday night was incredibly physical and fast-paced. Rose Rather ’13 and Rachel Kennedy ’12 earned goals in the first and second periods, and the Black and Gold defense held strong through the third to keep the incredible Loomis pressure from tying the game. With no time to rest, the Martlets headed to Rentschler Field on Saturday for Whaler Fest and the outside game against Choate. In this game, however, Westminster maintained control throughout and dominated the Wild Boars. Rather scored two more goals, and Alli Devins ’13 notched one as well.

 

After dominant victories over Williston (6-1) and Avon (7-0), the Martlets headed to the National High School Squash Tournament. After three long days of squash and a number of close matches, Westminster finished in eighth place overall. Standing out for the Black and Gold were Jacob Lee ’11 and Michael LeBlanc ’12, who each had three wins; Hayden Radovich ’11 who had a come-from-behind five-game win; and Ahmed Abdel Khalek ’12 who had four wins without the loss of a game.

 

Members of this squad continued to roll over their opponents with two 7-0 wins this past week. Their record now stands at an impressive 9-0. Beau Orchard ’13, Andrew Fu ’11, Nick Mahany ’11, Ben Shively ’14 and Drew Leach ’13 refused to drop a game in either of their matches this week.

 

Members of Third Boys’ Squash found themselves in a nail-biter against Choate and, ultimately, pulled out the 4-3 victory. Preston Miller ’13, Peter Tang ’12, Miguel Castello ’13 and Gavin Durham ’13 earned the crucial wins for the Black and Gold.

 

The Black and Gold added two more wins to their record this week. First, the Martlets defeated Williston in a convincing fashion, 7-0. And, then, after losing to Loomis earlier in the season, the Martlets recovered with a 5-2 victory. Winning against the Pelicans were Olivia Frank ’11 at No. 2, Christi DeSimone ’12 at No. 3, Chessy di Galoma ’11 at No. 4, Hannah Leathers ’11 at No. 5, and Cricket di Galoma ’14 at No. 6.

 

The Martlets had three good wins this week, two 7-0 victories over Williston and Suffield, and a 5-2 triumph against Canterbury. Eliza Worcester ’13, Nina Grey ’11, Sydney Rivers ’13, Mimi Ryan ’12 and Emily Moran ’12 took key matches against the Saints.

 

The Martlets pulled out a close 4-3 win against the Wild Boars of Choate. Katherine Kelter ’14, Brittany Swanson ’14, Gaby Foti ’14 and Julia Benson ’13 helped to get the victory.

 

The Martlets had a convincing 41-27 win over Gunnery. Mike McNally ’14 led all scorers with 16 points (and had four steals). Marquez Cummings ’12 had four steals and Dillon Gomes ’12 had five assists in the effort, helping Westminster move to 6-5 for the season.