Sports Highlights 02.11.2013

YianniGavalas ’13 created nine Pomfret turnovers and added 11 points as four different Martlets scored in double figures on their way to a come-from-behind win at home. In the second half, Westminster went on a 26-9 run, extending the lead 68-58 with two minutes to play. The Griffins battled back to within three points, but the Martles held on, led by 25 points from Kris Hargraves ’13 and 12 from Chris Jones ’16, who also went six for six from the line down the stretch. Alex Tomashoff ’13 grabbed 10 rebounds and scored 10 points in a nice victory for the home team.
 

First Boys’ Hockey got back to its winning ways with a 5-0 win over Hotchkiss. The Martlets worked hard in their own zone and only allowed Hotchkiss to get 15 shots on net; Zac Hamilton ’14 earned the shutout. Five different Martlets scored goals including Anthony DiPlacido ’15, Vincent Gisonti ’13, Ryan Mowery ’13, Tristan Rai ’14 and Taggart Corriveau ’16.
 

The Second team hosted the HotchkissBearcats and skated away with an 8-1 victory. Steve McCormick ’14, Philippe Morin ’15, Zach Orzeck ’16 and Pierce Cote ’14 all scored in the first period. Austin Pope ’15 knocked in the rebound of a Nick Aube ’15 shot right out of the air for a 5-1 lead. The final period was all Westminster, as the team scored three additional goals. Brian Smyth ’16 scored twice, and Orzeck completed the scoring. Ben Bauchiero ’14 had seven saves in goal.
 

The Black and Gold faced a young squad at Williston and came away with a 7-0 victory. All of the matches were decided in three games. Preston Miller ’13 at No. 1 and John Dowling ’14 at No. 5 both surrendered only five points in their matches. Will Swanson ’14 at No. 2 and Curtis Brackett ’13 at No. 4 played smart, efficient squash, winning 6, 7, 3 and 3, 6, 2 respectively. Gavin Durham ’13 and Andrew Bell ’14 took care of business at the bottom of the ladder with 7, 5, 3 and 5, 6, 3 victories. Dan Parsons ’13 at No. 3 was the only Martlet who was pushed hard by his opponent, having to go to extra points to win the second game of his match 13-11.
 

Despite missing a couple of players, the Martlets were able to sweep Williston. Karlie Werdmolder ’13 and Lia Petersen ’14 stepped in to fill out the ladder and took straight game victories at Nos. 6 and 7. Lindsay Hanau ’13 and Charlotte Poler ’14 had to overcome tenacious opponents, with Hanau taking five games to win at No. 5 and Poler needing four games at No. 4. In the top three spots Cricket diGaloma ’14, Alex Regan ’13 and Eliza Worcester’ 13 each won in three.
 

The Second Girls’ Squash team defeated Williston by a 7-0 margin. Annie French ’13, Sophie Skinner ’15 and Julia Cooper ’15 got the girls off to a quick 3-0 match advantage, with all of them winning in three straight games. Margot Frank ’15, Wells Poler ’16, Madeline Purdy ’13 and Mary French ’15 completed the scoring by winning in three straight games as well.
 

A rested Martlet squad had little trouble against Deerfield, winning 5-1. After getting a goal off of a misplay by the Deerfield goalie in the first, the second period was all Westminster. Catherine Crawley ’16 scored a power-play goal and Katie Savage ’15 scored right after. In the third, Kaitlin Tse ’15 rifled a slap shot into the lower right corner to make the score 4-0. Tori DeAngelis ’14 scored the final goal for the Martlets.
 

Westminster Boys’ Swimming and Diving successfully defended its home turf despite a late charge from Kingswood Oxford by a score of 93-90. The team started with a win in the 200 Medley Relay, swum by Herbert Cheng ’13, Toby Casper ’14, Henry Chou ’14 and Drew Poling ’13. Tariq Keshavji ’16 surged late in the 200 Free to place second with a best time, and Chou placed second in the 200 IM with his fastest time this year. Casper and Poling went 2-3 respectively in the 50 Free. Jimmy Guiliano ’13, Jack Norman ’16 and James Hsieh ’14 placed 1-2-3 in the diving event. In the second half of the meet, the boys dug in and held onto their lead as KO slowly chipped away. Chou won the 100 Fly in a lifetime best time, and Travis Percy ’14 won the 100 Free. Cheng finished second in the backstroke race, with Poling cranking out a fast final lap to pass a KO competitor to take third. Casper swam a season best time in the 100 Breast to win that event. The Martlets had a five-point lead heading into the final relay, so they split their teams to ensure a second and third place finish, which allowed them to win the meet.