Sports Highlights 01.14.2013

The Martlets earned two big wins this week: a 2-0 decision over Taft and a huge 6-2 victory against Salisbury. Zac Hamilton ’14 was outstanding in the shutout against the Rhinos with 42 saves. David Hallisey ’13 and Sean Orlando ’13 scored for Westminster. Despite pressure down the stretch, they were able to hold Taft off and get the win. The Salisbury game commenced with the Crimson Knights dominating the game until Vinny Gisont ’13 scored on their first opportunity of the game. Soon after, the Knights took a major penalty, which led to two more Martlet goals by Gisonti and Frankie Sullivan ’15. The Black and Gold were up 4-0 at the end of the first, thanks to another goal by Hallisey. The Knights pressured the Martlets and scored but Ryan Mowery ’13 and Sullivan responded with two more. The third period was back and forth, but Hamilton played well again to secure the victory.
 

It was a 3-0 week for the Martlets with an overtime win over Taft, a shutout of Eaglebrook and a commanding 7-3 victory over Salisbury. In the come-from-behind win over the Rhinos, Bryson Tomcik ’15, Steve McCormick ’14, Dan Roberts ’14 and Tommy Griffith ’14 all scored for the Martlets and excellent goaltending by Stephen Gasior ’16 kept Westminster in the game. The Marlets hosted Eaglebrook School and were dominant in that win. Roberts scored two and Philippe Morin ’15 and Brian Smyth ’16 each tallied a goal. Ben Bauchiero ’14 got his first start of the year and made nine saves for a convincing 4-0 shutout win. The dominant play continued against the Crimson Knights. The Martlets jumped out to a 3-0 start and never looked back. Zach Orzech ’16 and Tomcik notched two, while Morin, John Pappas ’14, and Drew Simeon ’15 each added one of their own. Keeper Alex Connal ’15 had 18 saves on the day.
 

First Girls’ Squash won its fourth straight match, 5-2 over Suffield. The first two matches to conclude went to the Martlets, as Eliza Worcester ’13 at No. 6 and captain Alex Regan ’13 at No. 4 each won in straight games. At No. 2, Ginny Durfee ’15 dropped a tight first game, but settled down to take the next three games easily. Cricket di Galoma ’14 finished off the team victory with her four-game win at No. 3. The final match was at No. 1, where Laila Samy ’14 used a variety of devastating shots to win while only giving up five points total.
 

The Second Girls' Squash team traveled to play Kent and came away with a 7-0 victory. Margot Frank ’15 (No. 3), Annie French ’13 (No. 5) and Julia Cooper ’15 (No. 7) got the girls going by winning in three games. The next round of matches included wins by Lia Petersen ’14 (No.1), Karlie Werdmolder ’13 (No. 2), Wells Poler ’16 (No. 4) and Sophie Skinner ’15 (No. 6), all in three straight games.
 

The Martlets hosted the Rhinos of Taft and earned a solid 5-2 win. Olivia Bey ’15, Leila Dodd ’14, Haley Schopp ’13, Katie Deveaux ’16 and Susie Black ’15 all won matches in the top seven.
 

The boys in Black and Gold didn’t drop a game this week in either of their matches against Kingswood Oxford and Kent. Against KO in spots two through six, the Martlets dominated, winning every contest 3-0. Will O'Donnell ’13 was particularly stingy, allowing only six points. At No. 1, Alvin Heumann ’14 faced a bit of a challenge but prevailed in five.
 

Two matches resulted in two sweeps for the Martlets against Salisbury and Kent. Against the Knights, Andrew Bell ’14 (No. 7), Preston Miller ’13 (No. 1), and Will Swanson ’14 (No. 3) won in four games, while Dan Parsons ’13 (No. 2), John Dowling ’14 (No. 4) and Curtis Brackett ’13 (No. 5) won in three. At No. 6, Gavin Durham ’13 needed five games to defeat his opponent. The Martlets were even more dominant against Kent, winning all matches in straight games. Miller, Charlie Russell ’14, Parsons, Swanson, Dowling, Brackett and Durham were all victorious.
 

Westminster hosted the Wyverns from Kingswood Oxford and came away with a decisive 7-0 victory. Addision Cilmi ’16 (No.1) and Gage Kennie ’13 (No. 2) won in four games. Kevin Choi ’15, Max Eklund ’16, Declan Horrigan ’16 and Bryan Yekelchik ’16, the No. 4 through No. 7 players, all won in straight games. The match of the day belonged to Stephan Reyes ’14 at No. 3 who came back from being down 0-2 to win in five.
 

The Martlets had a nice 40-35 win at Canterbury. Meg Richard ’15 was a force on offense, and Rachel Monroe ’14 hit some big shots in the second half. Charlotte Gould ’13 blocked several shots, Emma Merlin ’16 played great defense and rebounded well, and Annie Lacey ’14 provided intense perimeter pressure.
 

The Martlets moved to 9-1 with a convincing win over Choate 3-1 and another hard-fought victory against NMH 2-1. In the second game of the week, Erin Ozturk ’15 put the Martlets ahead 1-0, but the Hoggers tied it up, and it was Catherine Crawley ’16 who earned the game winner in the third. NMH pressured in the final minutes, but the Martlets stayed focused and maintained control to gain another close win.
 

The Black and Gold continued to roll with wins over Choate and Williston this week. Scoring multiple goals in contests dominated by the Martlets were Ellie Deveaux ’14, Marissa Eklund ’13 and Jade Marlowe ’15. Jenn Girard ’14 was solid in goal in both games.
 

Westminster tallied two wins again Berkshire and Canterbury. Pacing the Westminster offense against the Bears was Griffin Price ’16 with eight points. Teddy Sirbaugh ’16 and Reid Yenor ’16 had six and five points respectively. Westminster’s staunch defense, led by Leo Aber ’16 and Jackson Price ’15, allowed the Martlets to keep the lead the entire game, racking up 10 steals in the process. On the glass, Jackson Price gathered 13 rebounds.