The cross country team may not get as much publicity as say the football team, but they sure know how to eat!
Junior Ben Waite brought 35 lobsters to Union from Cumberland, Maine, where his dad owns a lobster boat.
Both the men and the women finished fourth in last week's Middlebury Invitational. Freshman Lisa
Capomaccio (Wakefield, MA) was the Dutchwomen's top finisher, taking 24th of 63, while senior Jeffrey Morse (Westford, MA) led the men as he finished 13th of 77 runners.
Junior Audrey Brennan (Cooperstown,
NY/Cooperstown) and sophomore Corinn Jordan (New Hyde Park, NY/Herricks)
were both named to the All-Tournament team after leading the volleyball
team to a second place finish in the Union Invitational. Jordan was
also named to the All-Tourney team in week one after the Dutchwomen won
their first-ever Vassar Tournament title.
Senior defensive back Devon Wimberly (Albany,
NY/Albany Academy) and freshman defensive back Dan Mehleisen
(Albany, NY/CBA) were both named to the UCAA “Honor Roll”
after helping Union defeat WPI. Wimberly had nine first hits and an
assist (including a touchdown-saving tackle on a 64-yard run) while
Mehleisen was in on six tackles and set up 10 points with an interception
and fumble recovery.
Sophomore Angela Dallas (Hingham, MA/Noble and Greenough)
scored what proved to be the winning goal at 11:36 of the second
period to give the field hockey team its first win of the season.
Classmate Suzie Bruderman (Fairfield, CT) and junior Yvonne
Turchetti (Red Hook, NY) each picked up an assist on the
goal. Junior Jessica Wells (Hoosick Falls, NY) made two
saves.
Sophomore forward Abbie West (Dalton, MA/Wachovia Regional High) helped lead
the Union College Dutchwomen to a 3-1 victory over rival Rensselaer last
Saturday. Both Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association teams went into the
game undefeated, but Union prevailed continuing its strong play this
season. The victory improved the Dutchwomen's record to 4-0 overall, and
2-0 in the UCAA.
West helped in the winning cause on Saturday by netting her fourth goal of
the year. The tally came in the second half to secure the Dutchwomen's
3-1 victory. West also had a key roll in holding Rensselaer to just one
goal. Also helping the Union cause, were juniors Lauren Byrne
(Northport, NY) and Tara Illsley (Hicksville, NY), who each had a goal.
Abbie West is second on the
team in scoring with four goals and 10 points. West has started all four games the Dutchwomen and is second on the team
in total points with 10 points. She has scored four goals and
assisted on another two. West has helped lead a strong Union team,
as the Dutchwomen have now outscored there opponents by a total
of 24 –1.
Senior Missy Matusewicz, (Florence, MA) who
came into the year as Union's all-time scoring leader with 49 goals
and 116 points, leads the Dutchwomen with five goals and 12 points.
Sophomore tailback George Beebe (Salem, NY/Salem High) helped lead the Dutchmen in there 37 – 17 victory
over Worcester Polytechnic Institute last Saturday. Beebe ran for a career-high 186 yards on 23 carries, averaging
over eight yards per carry. His
final carry of the afternoon resulted in an 85-yard dash around right
end with 1:55 remaining in the game went for 85 yards, securing the
Union victory. Beebe's efforts earned him the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association's “Offensive Player of the Week.” It was the second consecutive week that a Union player has been
named by the UCAA. Last week junior quarterback Ben Gilbert (Brattleboro, VT) earned the
honor after passing for 226 yards and a school record-tying four
touchdowns (of 63, 13, 15, and 32 yards). Beebe has also contributed on special teams
this year. He averaged over 28 yards on kickoff returns Saturday,
returning two kicks for a total of 57 yards. In two weeks of play Beebe
has a long return of 30 yards and is averaging 22.8 yards per return. Due in part to Beebe's early success in running
the ball, the Dutchmen lead all other UCAA opponents in total offense.
Joined in the backfield by junior Jasper Mills (Hamden, CT) and
the strong-armed Gilbert, Union leads the UCAA with its 411 yards
per game average. Hobart, the league's second leading offense, comes
to Schenectady next week to take on Beebe and the Dutchmen. On the young season, Beebe ranks third among the
13 Division III football-playing college's in Upstate New York. Beebe
has rushed for 216 yards on 28 attempts, an average of well over seven
yards a carry with a per game average of 108. Last season the 6'0, 195-pounder carried
the ball 91 times for 488 yards and four touchdowns. He led the team with his per carry average of 5.4. His 85-yard run against WPI surpassed his previous high of 71 set
last year against the University of Rochester.
Freshman
Lauren Stellato (Old Westbury, NY/Friends Academy) is currently
3-0, leading the Union College Dutchwomen through the beginning of a
successful season. Last week
Stellato began her crusade by defeating Eileen Widman of Hamilton College,
6-1, 6-1, and went on to dominate St. Lawrence University's Johnna Nigh,
6-1, 7-5, and Clarkson University's Tara Fornaro, 6-2, 6-2. Her performances out of the No. 1 singles position combined with
her 3-0 doubles record, also out of the No. 1 spot, proved to be enough as
she was named the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association's “Tennis
Player of the Week.” Stellato and partner, junior Susan Yoo
(Muskogee, OK), prevailed over last week's challenges, winning, 9-8 (2), 8-2 and 8-0, respectively, while helping the Dutchwomen open the
season with an impressive 3-0 record.