2013-14 Archive

April 5, 2015

Justin Brock
Baseball
Junior shortstop
Latham, N.Y.
Brock hit .353/.421/1.118 in a 5-0 week for the Ravens. He had one double and four home runs along the way, scored seven runs and drove in 12. Brock worked one walk and stole three bases in three attempts. The highlight of his week came Tuesday against Saint Anselm, when he went 2-for-3 with a pair of home runs, scored twice and drove in five runs.

Jamie Wiley
Softball
Graduate student left fielder
Cape Vincent, N.Y.
The Ravens went just 1-3 last week, but Wiley posted a .600/.692/1.100 slash line of mind-boggling proportions. She went 6-for-10 with two doubles and a home run, scored three runs and drove in one. She also worked two walks against one strikeouts and stole two bases without being caught. On April 2 against Merrimack, Wiley was a perfect 5-for-5 in a doubleheader, including a pair of doubles and a home run. 

March 29, 2015

Eddie Noonan
Lacrosse
Senior attack
Foxboro, Mass.
Noonan picked up six points on three goals and three assists in a 1-1 week for the Ravens. On Saturday at Pace, he had a goal and an assist, with his goal serving to tie the game at 7-7 with 6:18 to play in the fourth quarter. On Wednesday afternoon at home against Merrimack, he picked up two goals and two assists, with three of his points coming as the Ravens attempted to mount a fourth-quarter rally. 

Jackie Price
Track & Field
Junior
Brick, N.J.
Price was the top Division II finisher in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes on Saturday at the Snowflake Classic, hosted by Tufts. She finished sixth place overall in the 100-meter dash and third in the 200-meter dash. Price's time in the 100 (13.13) ranks third in the Northeast-10 Conference thus far, while her mark in the 200 (27.26) ranks seventh in the league. 

March 8, 2015

Mike Lundin
Baseball
Sophomore
Kingston, Mass.
Lundin threw a no-hitter in the second game of Sunday's doubleheader against Queens (N.Y.). He needed just 84 pitches (59 strikes) to get through the seven-inning affair, hit two batters and struck out 11 on the way to his second win in as many starts.

Caitlin Sweeney
Lacrosse
Freshman
Shirley, N.Y.
Sweeney led the way for the Ravens in Sunday's thrilling, 15-14 win over St. Thomas Aquinas at Sodexo Field. Her goal to tie the game at 14-14 with just 51 seconds to play in the second half was the last of a game-best seven points (4-3-7) on the afternoon. Along the way, she picked up two ground balls and caused one turnovers. One of her three assists set up her own twin sister, fellow freshman Briana Sweeney. 

March 1, 2015

Vinny Biunno
Track & Field
Junior
Montgomery, N.Y.
Biunno earned All-New England honors in the heptathlon over the weekend, as he finished second at the NEICAAA Championships. Along the way, he posted season-best marks in five events. With the weekend marking the conclusion of the regular season, Biunno earned All-East Region honors from the USTFCCCA in the heptathlon, 60-meter hurdles and high jump.

Jessica Hurd
Basketball
Graduate student forward
Kegworth, England
Hurd averaged 17 points and nine rebounds in a 2-0 week for the Ravens. Picked up an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double and added two assists, one steal and one block on Tuesday night in the regular-season finale against Bentley. On Sunday, notched 16 points, eight rebounds, five steals and an assist in the quarterfinal round of the Northeast-10 Championship against Southern Connecticut State. 

Feb. 22, 2015

Dage Minors
Track & Field
Sophomore
Hamilton Parish, Bermuda
Minors was a part of three Northeast-10 titles on Saturday at the Northeast-10 Conference Indoor Championships. He anchored the Northeast-10 record-setting distance medley relay squad, as well as the winning 4x800-meter relay squad, and added his own individual championship in the 800 meters. Minors is now the reigning Northeast-10 champion in both the indoor and outdoor 800 meters.

Marisa Ketterman
Ice Hockey
Sophomore forward
Palmer, Alaska
Ketterman piled up six points (3-3-6) over a 2-0-0 week, as the Ravens nailed down the top seed in the upcoming ECAC Open Tournament. In Friday's 7-1 rout at UMass Boston, she scored twice and added an assist. In Saturday's 4-1 win at Southern Maine, she scored once more and dished out a pair of helpers. 

Feb. 15, 2015

Paul Becklens
Basketball
Senior guard
Boston, Mass.
Becklens averaged 20 points, eight assists and four rebounds in a 1-2 week for the Ravens. Piled up 18 points to go with nine assists, three rebounds and a steal on Tuesday at Southern New Hampshire. Contributed 12 points, seven assists and five rebounds on Thursday against American International. Went off for a career-best 30 points, to go with eight assists, four rebounds and a steal on Saturday against Saint Anselm.

Jessica Hurd
Basketball
Graduate student forward
Kegworth, England
Hurd posted three double-doubles to average 17.3 points and 12 rebounds per game in a 2-1 week for the Ravens. Tallied 18 points, 12 rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in Tuesday's double-overtime loss at Southern New Hampshire. Picked up 11 points, 14 rebounds, three assists and a steal against Adelphi on Thursday. Poured in 23 points to go with 10 rebounds, four assists and a block against Saint Anselm on Saturday. 

Feb. 8, 2015

Dage Minors
Track & Field
Sophomore
Hamilton Parish, Bermuda
Minors posted an extremely strong time in the 800 meters on Saturday at the BU Scarlet & White Invitational, as he ran a 1:51.13 to finish fourth. The mark would have been good enough to meet the NCAA provisional and NEICAAA qualifying standards, and also would have been the top time so far this season in the Northeast-10 Conference, had Minors not already clocked a 1:50.72 earlier in the year.

Natalie Bastian
Basketball
Junior guard
Branford, Conn.
Averaged 16 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in a 1-1 week for the Ravens. Had a career day on Saturday at Assumption, with a career-best 26 points, as well as three rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot in an 80-59 win. On Wednesday, had six points, two rebounds and an assist in a losing effort at Saint Michael's. 

Feb. 1, 2015

Ryen Vilmont
Basketball
Senior forward
Philadelphia, Pa.
Averaged 27 points and five rebounds in a 1-1 week for the Ravens. Struck for 21 points, six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal in Thursday night's 75-62 win at Adelphi. On Saturday afternoon, poured in 33 points on 11-for-20 shooting (including 9-for-17 from three-point range) and added four rebounds in a 70-69 loss to Le Moyne. 

Alyssa Lambert
Track & Field
Junior
Manchester, N.H.
Ran a 3:01.27 in the 1000 meters on Saturday to finish 23rd at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic. The time was the fastest run so far this year in the Northeast-10 and also met the NEICAAA Championships qualifying standard in the event.

Jan. 25, 2015

Antoine Gisore
Track & Field
Senior
Concord, N.H.
Gisore met the NEICAAA Championships qualifying standard in a pair of events on Sunday at the GBTC Invitational. He ran a 14:59.37 to win the 5000 meters, with a time which currently ranks second in the Northeast-10. He also posted a 4:15.37 to place sixth in the mile, with a tie which is good for fourth in the Conference.

Kara Charette
Basketball
Junior forward
Fairhaven, Mass.
Charette averaged 17.5 points per game in a 1-1 week for the Ravens. She made 11 of 12 free throws, which proved instrumental down the stretch, and finished with 17 points and nine rebounds (one shy of a double-double) in Wednesday evening's 65-57 win over Pace at home. on the road on Saturday, she went 5-for-12 from the floor and added 8-for-10 from the foul line to notch 18 points, three rebounds and an assist in a 71-63 loss at Southern Connecticut State.

Nov. 9, 2014

Dage Minors
Cross Country
Sophomore
Hamilton Parish, Bermuda
Minors led the men's cross country team on Sunday at the Northeast-10 Championship, hosted by Franklin Pierce, as he ran an 8k time of 28:50 to finish 17th in the 163-runner field. His performance helped lead the team to a third-place finish in the 15-team meet. Minors was one of two Ravens to finish in the top 20 on Sunday.

Catie Swiderski
Volleyball
Senior outside hitter
Rocky Point, N.Y.
In the final regular-season week of her career, Swiderski notched a pair of double-digit kill performances, as she put away 11 kills on Friday against Dowling and 11 more Saturday against Southern Connecticut State. She hit .258 over 62 attempts on the week and added four aces, 13 digs and two block assists along the way. Her effort in Saturday's win over SCSU helped the team lock up its third straight trip to the Northeast-10 Championship. 

Nov. 2, 2014

Taylor DeForge
Sprint Football
Freshman quarterback
Bristol, Conn.
DeForge was pressed into service unexpectedly in Saturday's season finale at Post in the annual Talon Cup meeting between the two teams. With the team trailing 10-7 in the fourth, DeForge led a 16-play, 76-yard drive which finished with a 24-yard field goal as time expired to send the game to overtime. After both teams came up empty in the first overtime, DeForge hit Shawn DeCost in the second overtime for a seven-yard touchdown, which would stand as the game-winning score.

Nalina Valaydon
Women's Soccer
Freshman forward
Longueuil, Quebec
Women's soccer entered Saturday's regular-season finale losers of two in a row and looking to right the ship heading into the postseason, in addition to needing three valuable points with regards to seeding in the Northeast-10 Championship. Valaydon bookended Saturday's scoring at American International, with goals in the 12th and 51st minutes -- her first career multiple-goal game -- to help send the Ravens to a 3-1 road win. 

Oct. 26, 2014

John Abbott
Men's Golf
Freshman
Higganum, Conn.
Abbott saw success on the course in the Ravens' fall finale, the New England Intercollegiate Golf Associaion Championship, in Brewster, Mass. Abbott went low in Sunday's first round, with a 73, and followed with a 79 on Monday to finish at 152 (+8), which was good for third overall. His performance led the team to a third-place finish as well.

Carly Canavan
Field Hockey
Freshman forward
Kingston, N.Y.
Canavan netted her first career hat trick last week, in what was also her first collegiate multiple-goal game. The three goals came on a big stage, as she scored all three of the team's goals in Tuesday night's 3-2 win on the road at No. 4 nationally ranked Stonehill. Canavan and the Ravens erased a 2-0 deficit to pull off the upset. 

Oct. 19, 2014

Derek Reddy
Sprint Football
Senior quarterback
Natick, Mass.
Reddy was the Ravens' biggest offensive threat on Saturday in a 36-15 win at Mansfield. He averaged 6.7 yards per carry by rushing for 128 yards and three touchdowns over 19 carries, including a 45-yard touchdown scamper in the fourth quarter. Reddy also completed six of 12 pass attempts for 60 yards.

Catie Swiderski
Volleyball
Senior outside hitter
Rocky Point, N.Y.
In a 1-1 week for the Ravens, Swiderski was held to just six kills on Tuesday at Merrimack, but followed up with a monster performance in Saturday's five-set win at Assumption. She put away a career-best 24 kills -- which ties for fifth-most in program history -- and passed 1,000 career kills along the way. 

Oct. 5, 2014

Andrew Jean
Sprint Football
Sophomore running back
Irvington, N.J.
Jean stole the show on Saturday night in sprint football's first-ever on-campus home game. The Ravens rolled over Princeton, 45-7, largely on the strength of Jean's rushing prowess. He carried the ball 40 times, piling up a school-record 298 rushing yards and three touchdowns in the process.

Talita Pereira
Women's Soccer
Senior forward
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Pereira scored three goals in a 2-0-0 week for Ravens women's soccer and now has five goals (5-0-0) in the team's last four games. She also scored the game-winner in both games last week, as the Ravens defeated Bentley and No. 9 nationally ranked Adelphi. Pereira scored the game-winning goal in the 66th minute at Bentley on Wednesday and then scored both goals on Saturday in the Ravens' 2-0 shutout of Adelphi at Sodexo Field. 

Sept. 28, 2014

Jordan LeGuyader
Men's Soccer
Freshman
Jersey, United Kingdom
LeGuyader played all 200 minutes in a 1-0-1 week for the Ravens, who were on the road twice last week. On Wednesday, he stopped all four shots on his net to earn his second shutout in four games to start his career, as Franklin Pierce downed Saint Michael's, 1-0. On Saturday night, he collected eight saves to keep the Ravens in the game, as the team erased 1-0 and 2-1 deficits to play to a 2-2 draw at Assumption.

Aiden Garcia
Volleyball
Sophomore
Eagle Pass, Texas
Garcia had a monster night in the Ravens' only match last week. In Friday night's home opener, she hammered out 11 kills against just two errors over 21 attempts to hit .429 and lead the Ravens to their first 3-0 sweep of Bentley in over 20 years. 

Sept. 21, 2014

B.J. Smith
Men's Cross Country
Sophomore
Concord, N.H.
Smith took home first-place honors on Saturday at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational, with a five-mile time of 24:48.30 to win by nearly nine seconds. He was the first of three Ravens to finish in the top six, and the team put its top five finishers all inside the top 23 to post a blowout victory and claim the team title at UMass Dartmouth.

Emily Parrett
Women's Tennis
Senior
Amherst, N.H.
Parrett won all three of her matches this week for the women's tennis team. On Tuesday at Saint Anselm, she battled her way to a 6-3, 4-6, 10-5 win at third singles and also teamed with Sonia Rodrigues for a hard-fought, 9-7 win at second doubles. On Saturday at Saint Rose, she teamed with Rodrigues again for an 8-4 win at second doubles. 

Sept. 14, 2014

Nick Adjutant
Men's Golf
Junior
Rochester, N.H.
Adjutant put together the Ravens' low 36-hole score in its season debut last week at the Joe Plante Invitational, hosted by Assumption. He carded a team-best 72 (+1) on Monday, as well as a 75 (+4) on Sunday, to put together a 147 (+5) for the tournament, which was good for third. He finished two shots behind Bentley's Malcolm Oliver, who won the event, and led the Ravens to a third-place finish in the five-team event.

Tori Gamache
Field Hockey
Senior forward
Goffstown, N.H.
Gamache made her 2014 debut in field hockey's game at Southern Connecticut State on Friday evening and piled up a career-best five points on two goals and one assist. She scored the game-winning goal along the way in what was her second career multiple-goal game. 

Sept. 7, 2014

Dallas Donovan
Men's Soccer
Sophomore forward
South Yarmouth, Mass.
Donovan opened the season with back-to-back two-goal games, to put together a four-goal week. On Wednesday, he scored in the 25th and 75th minutes of a 4-3, season-opening loss at No. 24 nationally ranked Post. On Sunday, he netted the first two goals (ninth and 10th minutes) in what would become a 3-2 win over Bridgeport in the Ravens' home opener. The games were the second and third career multiple-goal games.

Casey Cook
Women's Soccer
Freshman goalkeeper
Beverly, Mass.
Cook was pressed into service immediately to begin her Raven career, as she earned the start as a freshman in each of the team's first two games. On Thursday night, in her collegiate debut, she stopped the only shot sent her way to post a shutout against Dominican (N.Y.). On Saturday afternoon, she followed with a three-save shutout of Caldwell to post clean sheets in each of her first two games at the college level.