Sports Highlights 02.13.2012

The Martlets got back in the win column this week with victories over Williston and Loomis. Against Williston, each Martlet won in three, with particularly dominant performances at Numbers 2, 3 and 4 by Ginny Durfee ’15, Cricket di Galoma ’14 and Alex Regan ’13, respectively. It was a much tighter match against the Pelicans. Durfee and Regan were winners along with Eliza Worcester ’13 and Lauren Darnis ’12 to secure the 4-3 advantage.
 

The Second Girls’ Squash team defeated Williston by a 7-0 score. Haley Lowenstein ’13 (No. 2), Annie French ’13 (No. 4) and Karlie Werdmolder ’13 (No. 6) got the team rolling with decisive victories. Katherine Kelter ’14 (No. 1), Gaby Foti ’14 (No. 3), Lia Petersen ’14 (No. 5) and Margot Frank ’15 (No. 7) completed the scoring with all four winning in three straight games. Morgan Rubin ’13, Emma Conlon ’13 and Madeline Purdy’ 13 all won their exhibition matches with Purdy winning twice. The girls host Suffield on Friday and Canterbury on Saturday.
 

The Second Girls’ Squash team held off a talented Suffield Academy squad by a 6-1 margin. The score was not indicative of how close the match played out. Mimi Ryan ’12 (No. 2), Gaby Foti ’14 (No. 4) and Lia Petersen ’14 (No. 6) got the girls going with Foti and Petersen winning in three straight games while Ryan won in four. The second round of matches was more competitive with the girls needing to win just one of the four remaining matches to clinch the team victory. Haley Lowenstein ’13 fell in five tight games at No. 3, while Annie French ’13 clinched the victory with a hard-fought five-game win at No. 5. Katheriine Kelter ’14 won in four games at No. 1, and Karlie Werdmolder ’13 completed the scoring winning in four close games. Emily Moran ’12, Sophie Skinner ’15, Margot Frank ’15, Emma Conlon ’13, Morgan Rubin ’13 and Madeline Purdy ’13 all won their exhibition matches. The girls next host Canterbury on Saturday.
 

Despite a loss to top-ranked Nobles, the Martlets came away with two solid wins this week against Deerfield and Loomis. Rachel Kennedy ’12 earned a hat trick against the Big Green, and Sydney Daniels ’13 notched the fourth goal for the Black and Gold for the 4-2 win. Against Loomis, the Martlets anticipated another hard-fought game by both teams and were not disappointed. For the first 10 minutes, they took penalty after penalty and had trouble getting out of their own end. The shots were 21-5. If it were not for Brooke Wolejko ’14, who was a brick wall in the net, it could have been ugly. As it was, Deerfield got to within one with four minutes to play. Fortunately, Kennedy showed her determination and, basically, went end to end to create a two-goal lead. Deerfield could not score again, and the Martlets collected their 13th win of the season. Kennedy finished with two goals and two assists, and Daniels had one goal and two assists for the night. Alli Devins ’13 scored the eventual game winner for Westminster. Wolejko was a force in goal in all three games this week.
 

In their only game of the week, the Martlets had a rematch with Canterbury, which has proven to be their toughest competition over the last few years. Despite a late game rally by Canterbury, the Martlets were able to hold onto the lead and outlast the Saints. Scoring for the Martlets in the 4-3 win were Katie Hovey ’14, Megan Walsh ’14, Abby Reed ’14 and Tyler O'Neil ’12. Michaela Gozzi ’13 had two assists, and strong play came from many Martlets, including Ellie Deveaux ’14, Nina Wilmerding ’15, Sally Sandoval ’15, and goalie Jenn Girard ’14 with 18 saves.
 

Westminster added two more wins to its record this week over Williston (6-1) and Avon (7-0). Against the Wildcats, Miguel Castello ’13 and Will Swanson ’14 got the Martlets off to a great start with 3-0 victories. Preston Miller ’ 13 and Gavin Durham ’13 won in four, while Willy Green ’12 and Curtis Brakett ’13 battled to win in five. In their rematch with Avon, the Martlets were focused and showed improved play from their previous meeting. A number of players were victorious in straight games including Castello, Miller, Green and Sandro Giacometti ’12. Reed Melhado ’14, Durham and Swanson took one more game to gain their victories.
 

Westminster came back from winter long weekend and earned a solid Founders League win against Hotchkiss, 4-2. The Martlets emerged with a two-goal at the end of tightly contested first period with tallies by Emilio Audi ’12 and Ryan Mowery ’13. Hotchkiss stormed back early in the second to make the game 2-1, but Westminster quickly went up by two again on a goal by David Hallisey ’13. Ten minutes later, Hotchkiss again closed the gap to one, and again Hallisey put the Martlets up by two. The third period was all Bearcats, as they outshot Westminster 17-5 in the period, but they only managed to get one, thanks to the impressive goaltending of Patrick Spano ’12, and the Martlets held on for the victory.
 

The Martlets earned two big wins this week with victories over Hotchkiss and Choate. Against the Bearcats, the Martlets were dominant in their 4-0 win. The team was led by the line of John Pappas ’14, Dan Roberts ’14 and Emmet Shipway ’12 with seven total points. In the big rematch with Choate, Westminster won by the same score as the first contest, (3-2), but this time the Martlets just escaped playing overtime. Down 0-1, Tommy Griffith ’14 collected a beautiful cross-ice pass from Phil Morin ’15 and ripped a shot by the Wild Boar blocker. Choate took the lead back less than a minute later, but again, the Martlets answered when John Pappas ’14 who wristed a bullet top shelf. Four goals were scored in just over two minutes in this opening period. There was no scoring for the next 27 minutes of the game with both teams playing good defense. With only three minutes left, Austin Pope ’14 scored the game winner, and while Choate fought for the tying goal, the Martlets held on for the win.
 

The Martlets notched two 3-2 wins against Simsbury High’s JV and Salisbury.

Scott Shay ’12 had three goals on the week, and Derek Leydecker ’15 had a goal and two assists. Avery Leveston ’15 and Fred Baker ’15 also figured in on the scoring for Westminster. In goal, Mark Pfister ’14 was essential to scoring both victories.
 

In their last home meet, the Martlets beat a talented and top-loaded team from Northfield. In this meet, the depth of the Westminster squad made all of the difference, with a number of 2-3 and 2-3-4 finishes. Josh Kokulis ’12 won the 500 Free with Henry Chou ’14 in second place and Patrick Holowesko ’12 won the 100 Breaststroke. The team of Holowesko, Chou, Kokulis and Conor Mullen ’12 won the 200 Free Relay, with Mullen swimming his fastest split ever to ward off a speedy charge from the NMH anchor. Jake Cahill ’12, Kokulis, Mullen and Emil Henry ’12 won the 400 Free Relay with fast splits. James Hsieh ’14 and George Knight ’14, dove uncontested to place first and second in the diving.
 

It was a team victory as the Martlets defeated the Gunnery 67-33. All 13 members of the squad scored to contribute to a big offensive day. A number of Martlets also played suffocating defense to hold the Highlanders to 33 points. Highlights include Cam Kurtz’s ’12 first three-pointer of the year, Will Lammey’s ’13 dominance on the boards and Angelo Hunt’s ’14 five offensive rebounds. John Vantine ’13 also had his best all around game of the season, and Max Langlois ’13, Sam Dardani ’14 and Dodo Stavrev ’13 stood out on defense.