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Lacrosse strikes gold in overtime victory over 49ers

Dennis Burnett
SCAD lacrosse players Rocco Avellino, Joe Madron and Mitchel Coffan overpower a University of North Carolina at Charlotte player in the overtime win at Forsyth Park Feb. 20.

By Michael MacEachern and Ronnie Hiers
Published: Friday, February 25, 2005

Craig Shaloiko scored a goal in the second overtime period as the Savannah College of Art and Design men’s lacrosse team edged the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 8-7 in double overtime Feb. 20 at Forsyth Park. It was the only time the Bees led in the match against the 49ers.

The Bees won their third consecutive match to improve to 3-2, while UNCC fell to 1-2. SCAD returns to the field Feb. 26, when they travel to Elon, N.C., for a 2 p.m. match against Elon University.

SCAD’s Dan Gutt forced the extra periods when he scored his fifth goal of the season with just 25 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the match at 7. The teams battled through the first four-minute, sudden-death overtime period scoreless before the Bees got the matching-winning goal from Shaloiko, who recorded his first hat trick (three goals) of the season, in the second overtime. Shaloiko leads the team with 10 goals this season.

Gutt and Pliny Reynolds each scored two goals for the Bees. Reynolds, who has scored eight goals this season, assisted on two others, while Gutt also registered an assist. Nate Davis scored his first goal of the season for the Bees.

Five different players scored goals as the Bees defeated The Citadel 8-6 at The Citadel Parade Grounds Feb. 19 in Charleston, S.C.

Peter Callahan recorded his first hat trick (three goals) for the Bees this season, while Spencer Moore contributed two goals and assisted on another. Shaloiko and Reynolds tallied one goal and one assist each. Gutt also scored a goal for SCAD.

Doxsey named Female Swimmer of the Year

Swimmer Abigail Doxsey was named the Female Swimmer of the Year at the 2005 Blue Grass Mountain Conference Championship that wrapped up Feb. 19 at the Ellen Shapiro Natatorium in Wooster, Ohio.

Doxsey led all 114 female swimmers with 57 points at the meet as she won two individual events and took home a second. As a team, the SCAD women, who are ranked No. 4 in the latest NAIA Rating, finished fourth in the 12-team field, with 279 points. Defending champion Wingate University won the BGMC title with 593 points.

SCAD, which finished 10th (women) and 11th (men) at last year’s championship, recorded a sixth-place finish in the men’s championship with 221 points. Defending champion Washington and Lee University won the BGMC title with 554 points.

The Bees set 14 school records at the three-day meet, led by Doxsey, who won the women’s 100-yard freestyle in a school-record time of 53.61. Doxsey, who also won the 50 freestyle in a school-record time of 24.71, finished second in the 100 butterfly with a school-record time of 59.00.

Doxsey teamed up with Laine Benthall, Julie Glaser and Taylor Sexton to set a school record in the 400 freestyle relay as the Bees finished fourth with a time of 3:42.49. The foursome also finished in third place in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:52.04.

They also set a school record in the 400-yard medley relay as the Bees finished second with a time of 4:01.27. The foursome also set a school record in the 200 freestyle relay as they finished third with a time of 1:41.11. Sexton also finished fifth in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:12.51.

Sexton established school marks in the 100-yard breaststroke with a fourth-place time of 1:07.54 and in the 200-yard breaststroke, as she finished sixth with a time of 2:26.94. Glaser finished fourth in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:01.19.

Chris Martz, Robert Hess, Jonathan Moore and Jeff Billon teamed up to set a school record in the men’s 200-yard medley relay as the Bees finished fifth with a time of 1:40.50. They also set a school record in the 400-yard medley relay (3:42.67) as they finished fifth. The foursome also finished sixth in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:30.69. Moore, Hess, Martz and Connor Wallace established a new standard in the 800-yard freestyle relay (fourth, 7:17.55) and finished sixth in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:22.45).

Moore also finished fifth in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:50.37, while Martz finished seventh with a time of 4:52.66. Chris Mosley also established a school record in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:03.47 during the preliminaries.

Moore finished third in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 16:40.06. Martz broke a school record in the 200-yard backstroke to finish third with a time of 1:58.73. He also finished fifth in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 55.78. Hess eclipsed the school record in the 100-yard breaststroke with his fifth-place time of 1:02.10, while Chris Mosley finished seventh in the 400-yard individual medley (4:41.85).

In its last meet prior to the 2005 NAIA National Championship that will be held March 2-5 in St. Charles, Mo., SCAD qualified for nationals in five more events to bring the final total to 58 overall.

Lowry qualified for nationals as he won the consolation final in the men’s 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:04.30 and finished 10th in the 200-yard breaststroke with a school-record time of 2:21.90. Hess (22.36) and Billon (22.62) also qualified in the 50-yard freestyle for the Bees, while Wallace recorded a qualifying time in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.01).

Women’s tennis splits two matches

The women’s tennis team swarmed past Columbia College 9-0 Feb. 19 at the Bacon Park Tennis Courts.

The Bees, who are ranked No. 16 in the NAIA Preseason Top 25 Rating, improved to 1-1 for the season. The Bees will be back in action at 4 p.m. Feb. 25 when they face Florida Sun Conference opponent Flagler College at the Bacon Park Tennis Courts.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, which is ranked No. 3 in the NAIA Preseason Top 25 Rating, defeated SCAD 8-1 in a women’s Florida Sun Conference tennis match Feb. 18 at the Bacon Park Tennis Courts.

Teressina Araiza picked up the lone victory for the Bees by defeating Emily Leick 6-4, 7-6 (3) in No. 3 singles.

Men’s tennis drops match to Embry-Riddle

Embry-Riddle, which is ranked No. 5 in the NAIA Preseason Top 25 Rating, defeated the Bees 9-0 in a men’s Florida Sun tennis match Feb. 18 at the Bacon Park Tennis Courts.

The Bees, who are ranked No. 18 in the NAIA Preseason Top 25 Rating, fell to 0-1 for the season and 0-1 in the conference. The Bees play again at 4 p.m. Feb. 25 against Flagler at the Bacon Park Tennis Courts.

Men’s golf finishes third at invitational

The men’s golf team opened up its 2005 season with a third-place finish at the All-South Collegiate Invitational Feb. 14-15 in Gainesville, Fla.

The Bees, who shot rounds of 295 and 292, finished the 36-hole tournament on the 6,600-yard, par-72 layout at the Plantation Oaks Golf Club with a score of 587, the second lowest total in school history. Only a 36-hole score of 584 recorded at the 2001 Greensboro Invitational is better. The final round of 292 was the eighth lowest 18-hole score for the Bees in school history.

The University of Mississippi, an NCAA Division I school, and Johnson and Wales University, which is ranked No. 3 in the preseason NAIA Top 25 Rating, were the only teams in the 19-team tournament that fared better than the Bees.

Jon Orchin was the top finisher for the Bees with a two-round total of 146 after rounds of 71 and 75. Dalton Harpe and Adam Jordan were next at 148. Harpe shot rounds of 76 and 72, while Jordan recorded rounds of 75 and 73. Sof Oumohand registered a score of 152 (73-79), while Philip Kelley was next at 153 (81-72).

SCAD returns to the links Feb. 28 - March 1 for the Pfeiffer/Pine Needles Invitational in Southern Pines, N.C.

Women’s basketball ends regular season

Morris College held on for an 80-75 nonconference women’s basketball victory over SCAD Feb. 19 in Sumter, S.C.

The Bees fell to 10-17, while the Hornets improved to 4-18. SCAD returns to action at the Florida Sun Conference Tournament Feb. 25 when they face Webber International University in a 6 p.m. semifinal game in Lake Wales, Fla.

SCAD’s Rachel Hennon forced the overtime period when she nailed two free throws with 8.6 seconds remaining to tie the game at 62.

The Hornets used a 13-4 run over the first three minutes in the extra period to take a 75-66 lead. The Bees closed the margin down to two points at 77-75 with 35 seconds remaining after Beth Henson hit a three-pointer from the top of the key and Rachel Breiner drained consecutive three-point attempts. However, SCAD couldn’t pull any closer.

Henson led the Bees with 22 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots, while Dakota Whitney scored 19 points and recorded a game-high eight steals. Hennon also finished in double figures with 13 points, three assists and three steals.

Men’s basketball ends regular season with Morris victory

Gerard Bowden and Shaun Watson scored a combined 37 points as the men’s basketball team held on for a 68-66 nonconference victory over Morris College Feb. 19 in Sumter, S.C.

The Bees ended the regular season at 10-17 and face Warner Southern College in the 7 p.m. first-round game of the 2005 Florida Sun Conference Tournament Feb. 22 in Lakeland, Fla.

Bowden scored 18 of his game-high 22 points in the first half as the Bees jumped out to a 38-28 lead at halftime. The Bees hit 53.8 percent from the field (14 of 26) in the opening 20 minutes, and Bowden was no exception as he hit 7 of 11 field goals.

SCAD pushed its lead to 16 points (44-28) on a dunk by Kevin Polit with 17:43 remaining, but the Hornets reeled off 13 unanswered points to trim the lead to three points (44-41).

The Bees expanded their advantage back to nine points (52-43) on a free throw by Stu Melvin with 9:25 remaining, but the Hornets wouldn’t disappear as they scored the next eight points.

The Bees never led by more than four points during the remainder of the game.

Watson finished with 15 points for the Bees, while Keith Burghardt added a career-high 10 points off the bench.

No. 12 Embry-Riddle closed out the careers of its three seniors with an 84-71 victory against SCAD Feb. 16 in Daytona Beach, Fla., to claim a share of the Florida Sun regular-season crown.

Bowden finished with a team-high 18 points, Polit chipped in a career-high 16 points, and Watson added 14. Melvin finished with seven points, three rebounds and nine assists.

Kaminski named to academic all-district team

Ryan Kaminski has been named to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III College Division Men’s Basketball first team.

The members of the College Sports Information Directors of America by districts selected the teams, and the five first-team members are now considered for Academic All-America honors. The District III College Division consists of all non-NCAA Division I colleges and universities in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Virginia. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore with a 3.2 cumulative grade point average and must be a starter or a significant reserve on his team.

Kaminski, a 6-foot-7-inch junior forward from Midland, Mich., played in 18 games -- including 15 starts -- for the Bees (9-17) before being sidelined by an injury in mid-January. Kaminski leads the team in rebounds per game (7.1), is second in field goal percentage (.518, 73 of 141) and is third in scoring per game (12.8). In the classroom, he has a cumulative 3.92 grade point average as a graphic design major.

Softball splits with North Georgia College & State University

SCAD and North Georgia College & State University split a softball doubleheader Feb. 20 at the Paulson Softball Complex. The Saints won the first game 7-0 before the Bees won the second game 2-0. The Bees improved to 7-5 overall.

The Bees scored twice in the first inning of the second game and made that lead stick. SCAD scored its first run when the second base player’s throw home was not in time to get Christina Queen, who slid in from third. Brittany Kelley followed with a sacrifice fly to center, bringing in Sarah Areheart from third. Meghan Temple held the Saints scoreless in five innings of work, scattering four hits and striking out four. Alex Alcott pitched the final two innings in relief to pick up her first save of the season, surrendering two hits and striking out two.

During the first game Areheart allowed seven runs in seven innings on 10 hits and struck out five. With her six innings of work, Areheart broke the school career mark for total innings pitched with 375.2. Chrissy Way had held the record with 373.0 set during the 1997-2000 seasons.

SCAD split two games with Huntingdon College Feb. 19 in Montgomery, Ala. The Bees won the first game 1-0 before the Hawks took the second game 2-0.

SCAD scored the first game’s only run in the bottom of the third inning when Kayla Timulak hit a sacrifice fly, bringing in Cristina Morgado from third base. Areheart (2-2) picked up the win for the Bees, holding the Hawks scoreless on two hits and striking out five. Areheart has started 60 games as a pitcher, breaking the school’s previous mark set by Way during the 1997-2000 seasons. Morgado went 3-for-4 and stole two bases in the win, while Charity Graham was 2-for-4 with a double and two stolen bases.

In the second game the Bees dropped a decision to the Hawks, surrendering two runs on six hits. Kerri Lewis (1-1) recorded three strikeouts in the game. Morgado went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, while Areheart went 1-for-3 with a double.

SCAD dropped two games to Faulkner University Feb. 18 in Montgomery, Ala. The Eagles won the first game 2-1 before winning the final game 3-2.

SCAD baseball team splits doubleheader

SCAD and Northwood University split a Florida Sun baseball doubleheader Feb. 19 at Chain Field. Northwood won the first game 2-1 in extra innings before the Bees rallied for a 3-2 victory in the second game.

The Bees went to 9-8 overall and 1-2 in the conference. SCAD returns with a 5 p.m. game against Claflin College Feb. 22 at Grayson Stadium.

In the first game, both teams remained scoreless until the bottom of the fourth inning, when Ryan Strefling singled to right field, bringing in James O’Connell from third and putting the Bees up 1-0. Northwood responded to tie the game at 1.

The score remained tied until the top of the eighth, when the Seahawks took the lead and held the Bees scoreless.

Ryan Pope (2-2) allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out six in eight innings of work.

In the second game, Northwood jumped on the board in the top of the fourth inning. In the bottom of the fourth, O’Connell tied the game at one when he hit a home run over the left field fence, his first of the season. SCAD added a run in the fifth inning when Casey Allen, who was 2-for-1, singled, bringing in Josh Eastwood from third.

Northwood scored a run in the top of sixth inning, tying the game at 2, before Eastwood led off the bottom of the sixth with a walk for the Bees. Eastwood moved into scoring position when Adam Honeycutt grounded out to the pitcher. Allen was intentionally walked, setting up Sean Smith’s RBI single down the right field line, knocking in Eastwood from second and giving the Bees the win.

Matt Barker (3-0) took the win for the Bees, allowing two runs on five hits in seven innings of work.

Northwood scored six runs in the second inning en route to a 10-1 decision over the Bees Feb. 18 at Grayson Stadium.

The Bees scored their lone run in the ninth. Smith reached on a walk, stole second base and scored on O’Connell’s single to right field.

The baseball team used big innings in the second and sixth innings as the Bees defeated Voorhees College 10-2 Feb. 15 at Grayson Stadium. The game was called after six innings because of fog.

Smith and Adam Freeman, who went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI, led off the first inning with back-to-back singles. After a double steal, O’Connell, who went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI, knocked in Smith on a ground-out. Smith and Freeman each had two stolen bases in the game.

After Voorhees tied the game at 1 in the top of the second, the Bees broke open the game with four runs in the bottom half of the inning on just two hits. Smith drew a bases-loaded walk to give SCAD a 2-1 lead. Voorhees pitchers issued nine walks in the game. Freeman added a run-scoring fielder’s choice, and O’Connell contributed an RBI single.

Barker added a sacrifice fly in the fifth for the Bees before SCAD scored four runs on just one hit in the sixth inning. Freeman had the lone hit in the inning, which drove in the first run for SCAD. Strefling drove in another run on a fielder’s choice, and Barker drew a bases-loaded walk to give the Bees a 9-2 lead. Honeycutt knocked in the final run on a ground-out.

Tyler King (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings in relief to pick up the win for SCAD. He allowed one hit and struck out two.

MacEachern is sports information director and Hiers is assistant sports information director.