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Men’s lacrosse proves too much for Southern Virginia

Photo by Dane Sponberg
John Healy (left) helps the Bees forge ahead early in their game against the University of Alabama April 6 at Forsyth Park.

By Michael MacEachern and Edward DeVita
Published: Friday, April 13, 2007

Eight different players scored for the 16th-ranked men’s lacrosse team, which defeated the University of Southern Virginia 18-1 in a Southeastern Lacrosse Conference match April 7 in Forsyth Park.

The Bees won their college-record fourth consecutive match to improve to 7-4. SCAD will wrap up the regular season April 14 when it hosts the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 3 p.m. contest in Forsyth Park.

John Healy led the scoring attack for SCAD, which has outscored its opponents 65-8 during the current win streak, with five goals and two assists. Peter Callahan and E.A. Spencer Gray each notched three goals, while Callahan also contributed two assists. Stewart Yost recorded three assists and two goals. Kyle Narkiewicz also scored twice for SCAD and added an assist. David Kugielsky, Jason Smith and Eric Willenson tallied a goal each, while Kugielsky tossed in two assists and Smith one. Weston Auburn also chipped in an assist for the Bees.

Healy erupted for seven goals to lead SCAD to a resounding 18-0 SELC Division B South region victory over the University of Alabama April 6 at Saints Field on the campus of St. Andrew’s School.

The Bees attacked the Crimson Tide defense from start to finish, while SCAD yielded a mere four shots on goal.

Healy got things rolling with a pair of first-period goals — the first unassisted and the second after a pass from Gray that allowed Healy to essentially drop the ball into the goal. Narkiewicz opened the floodgates for the Bees by winning the faceoff to begin the second period, exploding down the center of the field and scoring, extending the SCAD advantage to 3-0.

From that point, things unraveled in a hurry for the Crimson Tide as SCAD poured in four more goals before the end of the half. Yost scored the first of his four goals after stealing the ball. His goal was followed by an unassisted drive by Smith, a Gray score off a deflection and a second net-shaker by Yost.

In the second half, not even a running clock could slow down the Bees’ offensive prowess. Healy bounced in a goal and then executed a brilliant wrap-around maneuver to push SCAD’s advantage to 9-0 and trigger a four-goal shooting spree that took place in the span of a minute and a half. After Healy’s goal, Yost nailed the top right corner coming off a screen, Healy plowed home another unassisted gem, and Callahan completed the run with an assist from Healy to make the score 12-0. Senior Dan Gutt completed the third-period scorefest a few moments later with an unassisted goal. The Bees scored four additional times in the period to put the final touches on their 18-0 victory.

Women’s tennis

repeats Florida Sun

title with win

The Savannah College of Art and Design claimed its second consecutive Florida Sun Conference women’s tennis title with a 9-0 victory over Webber International University April 6 at the Bacon Park Tennis Courts.

The ninth-ranked Bees also wrapped up the No. 1 seed for the NAIA Region XIV Tournament, which will be played April 20-21 at Bacon Park. SCAD improved to 9-4 overall and to 5-0 in the conference.

“It’s a tremendous honor for SCAD to win the conference for the second consecutive year,” said head coach Chuck Keenan. “After a tough stretch, today’s match against Webber International will serve as a turning point and help us prepare for regionals in two weeks.”

SCAD wraps up second place in men’s tennis

The men’s tennis team wrapped up second place in the Florida Sun with an 8-1 victory over Webber International April 6 at Bacon Park.

The eighth-ranked Bees, who improved to 8-3 overall and to 4-1 in the league, also wrapped up the No. 2 seed at the NAIA Region XIV Tournament, which SCAD will be hosting April 20-21 at Bacon Park. Last season, the Bees missed the region tournament for the first time since SCAD rejoined the NAIA.

SCAD defeats Franklin by 39 strokes in women’s golf.

The women’s golf team defeated Franklin College by 39 strokes April 6.

The Bees shot a round of 322 on the par-72, 5,804-yard layout at the Wilmington Island Club, while Franklin, an NCAA Division III institution, tallied a 361 score.

Hallie Cochran came in second place in the match with a 78, while Jenny Vigilante and Greta Sullivan tied for third at 81. Karly Wormworth and Julia Fountain each registered an 82 to tie for fifth. Katina Ruest was next with an 84 while Jenna Schupska carded an 89.

SCAD returns to action April 15-16 when they compete in the NAIA Region XIV/Florida Sun Conference Tournament at the Lake Wales Country Club in Lake Wales, Fla.

Five riders qualify for national championship

The equestrian team qualified five riders at the IHSA Zone 5 Finals at Gumby Equine Center April 7 in Rome to compete at next month’s national championship.

The Bees had three riders named zone champions and two others named reserve zone champions. All five riders will compete at the IHSA National Championship, which will be held May 3-6 at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Mass.

Lauren McGlory won the walk-trot-center competition, while teammates Jaime Graham and Amanda Klingler were tabbed zone champions in intermediate flats and walk-trot, respectively. Gloria Gonzalez (intermediate fences) and Brittany Thaler (intermediate flats) each were named reserve champions.

Men’s rowing earns bronze at regatta

The men’s rowing team picked up a bronze medal at the John Hunter Regatta April 7 in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

The Bees captured the bronze in the men’s novice eight race. The SCAD team of Omaka Schultz (coxswain), Conor McGlauflin (stroke), Myles Robinette (7 seat), Matt Friesch (6 seat), Andrew Foster (5 seat), Robert Fleming (4 seat), Allan Vance (3 seat), Yanni Davros (2 seat) and Ethan Scheu (bow) traversed the 2,000-meter course on Melton Hill Lake in a time of 6:37.75.

The Bees had three other teams finish in fourth place.

The men’s varsity four “B” entry finished in fourth in their flight with a time of 7:34.54, missing a medal by a half second. Members of the SCAD team were Janelly Amarante (coxswain), Zach Wilson (stroke), Matt Bell (3 seat), Nick Curtis (2 seat) and Adam Baldwin (bow).

The women’s varsity four team of Janelle Lopez (coxswain), Season Bivens (stroke), Laura Craighurst (2 seat), Katie Dunn (2 seat) and Kris Dixon (bow) finished second in their heat and advanced to the finals, where they placed fourth out of 12 teams with a time of 8:11.57.

The “A” entry for the Bees in the men’s varsity four event finished in fourth place in their heat with a time of 7:35.42 and did not advance to the finals. Members of the team include Alex Gibbs (coxswain), Chandler Brooks (stroke), Wyatt Smith (3 seat), Jon Forsman (2 seat) and Ted Vitale (bow).

SCAD returns to the water in Aiken, S.C., April 14 for the Low Country Conference Race.

Softball swept

by No. 19 Thomas

Thomas University scored 11 unearned runs as they swept a non-conference softball doubleheader 9-2 and 10-4 from SCAD April 7 at the Paulson Softball Complex.

The sixth-ranked Bees slipped to 26-4. SCAD returns to action April 14 with a noon Florida Sun Conference doubleheader against Edward Waters College at Paulson.

Thomas jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the third inning of the opener on just one hit — a single to left field. The Night Hawks then cashed in on four miscues from the Bees.

The Bees cut the lead to 6-2 in the fourth when Brittany Kelley, who went 2-for-3, smacked her fifth homer of the season over the left field; however, Thomas added three insurance runs in the sixth.

Thomas took a 1-0 lead in the first inning of the second game. The Bees tied the game at 1 in the bottom half of the inning on Kristen Curette’s sacrifice bunt, which scored Cristina Morgado, who had an infield hit to start the rally.

Thomas broke the game open with five runs — all unearned — in the second inning off SCAD starter Meghan Temple (10-2), as the Bees committed four more errors. The Night Hawks took the lead for good at 3-1 on a two-run single through the right side.

After SCAD got a run back in its half of the second on Andrea Helenthal’s fifth homer of the season, the Night Hawks added two more runs in the fourth to take an 8-2 lead. The Bees trimmed the deficit to 8-4 with two unearned runs in the fifth. Whitney Hess had an RBI single for SCAD in the inning. Thomas closed out the scoring with back-to-back run-scoring singles.

Armstrong Atlantic State University parlayed 14 hits and five SCAD errors into a 9-1 non-conference softball victory April 4 at Paulson.

The game was delayed at the start for 44 minutes due to a lack of umpires. As a result, both teams decided to play just one game instead of the scheduled doubleheader.

SCAD took a 1-0 lead on an unearned run in the bottom of the first. Morgado led off with a single and stole second base. She moved to third on Kayla Tom’s infield hit and scored when an AASU throw sailed down the right field line on the play.

The Pirates took the lead for good in the top of the second on two unearned runs. AASU broke the game open in the fourth as the Pirates sent 11 batters to the plate.

Baseball swept

by No. 6 St. Thomas

The sixth-ranked St. Thomas University baseball team swept a Florida Sun Conference series from SCAD April 6-7 at Frank R. Esposito Stadium in Miami.

The Bees slipped to 20-21 and 7-8. SCAD returns to action April 13 for a 3 p.m. FSC contest against Florida Memorial University at Chain Field.

The Bobcats won the opener of April 7’s doubleheader 4-1 before they took game two 3-2 over SCAD.

In game one the Bobcats scored three runs in the third and made it 4-0 after a wild pitch.

SCAD put up a late rally in the seventh. Casey Allen’s RBI ground out scored Richard Sullivan, who had reached on a single and moved to third on Mark Stewart’s double, for the Bees’ only run in the game.

SCAD starter Ryan Pope (6-5) went six innings, allowing eight hits and three earned runs and striking out nine for the Bees.

SCAD took their first lead of the series (2-0) in the first inning of game two. Adam Honeycutt’s sacrifice fly to left field scored Matt Cox. The Bees had the bases loaded with two outs when Drew Bridewell singled to right, scoring one run.

St. Thomas rallied in the fourth for three runs. The Bobcats held the Bees to two hits in the last three innings of the game.

The Bobcats defeated the Bees 8-1 in the opening game of the series April 6.

SCAD ranked 27th

in NACDA NAIA Directors’ Cup

standings after

winter season

The SCAD athletics program is in 27th position in the latest 2006-07 United States Sports Academy NAIA Directors’ Cup standings.

SCAD accumulated 234 points throughout the winter sports season. During the winter, the Bees, who were tied for 61st place after the fall season, earned 85 points each for the men’s and women’s swimming team’s third-place finishes at the NAIA National Championship.

SCAD is the top Florida Sun Conference institution listed in the standings. Embry-Riddle University is tied for 42nd place with 190 points followed by Northwood University (57th place, 148 points), Webber International (tied 63rd, 133), Florida Memorial University (tied 100th, 78), Warner Southern College (122nd, 59), Edward Waters (tied 136th, 50) and St. Thomas (tied 151st, 25).

Two-time defending champion Azusa Pacific University continued its hold on first place through the winter sports season. The Cougars finished the winter season with 655.25 points.

The United States Sports Academy Directors’ Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and USA Today. The United States Sports Academy, based in Daphne, Ala., is the program sponsor. Points are awarded based on each institution’s finish in up to 12 sports — six women’s and six men’s.

MacEachern is sports information director and DeVita is director of community involvement.