Clark University - Clark News winter 2005
Sports Briefs (winter 2005)
Successful season for field hockey, men's soccer and women's soccer
The field hockey team finished the 2004 season with a 13-7 overall record and reached the semifinals of the NEWMAC Tournament. The Cougars, who fell to eventual champion Springfield College 4-0, received their fifth straight ECAC Tournament bid and played in the semifinals for the fifth consecutive time. Ashley Perez '05, Kristina Richio '05 and Julie Simon '05 led the Cougars. Perez earned NEWMAC All-Conference First Team honors, was named to the North-South Senior All-Star Team and received NFHCA All-America First team and NFHCA Division III New England East Regional First Team honors. Richio, the leading scorer this season with 30 points and 13 goals, is sixth on Clark's all-time scoring list with 45 goals and 16 assists for 106 points. She earned NEWMAC second-team honors and first-team regional honors. Simon was named to the all-conference first team and regional second team.
The men's soccer team won nine games for the first time since 1990. Captain Matt Mattice '06 led the NEWMAC conference in assists with 10 in 11 games, until a season-ending ACL injury. Forward David Blum '08 had an impressive rookie season leading the team with eight goals and was ranked third in the conference. He earned NEWMAC All-Conference Second Team honors. The Cougars also had impressive wins over powerful Brandeis, 2-0, in Waltham and Rhode Island College, 2-1, the second-place team in the Little East conference. The Cougars season ended in the NEWMAC Tournament first round after an exciting 1-0 loss to Babson, the eventual NEWMAC Champion.
The women's soccer team earned its best record, 9-8-1, since 2000 and qualified for the NEWMAC tournament also for the first time since 2000. The Cougars reached the semifinals and tied the No. 3 seed Smith College 0-0, failing to advance after losing in penalty kicks 4-3. The 2004 season started on the newly renovated natural-grass Granger Field with a 3-1 win over Anna Maria College. Ranked in the top 10 teams in New England forthree consecutive weeks, the Cougars defeated competitive Western Connecticut State University, 2-1, and cross-town rival and NCAA tournament participant Worcester State, 3-0. The Cougars' success this season resulted from a combination of first-year players who made an immediate impact and talented returning players. Elizabeth Adamcik '08, who led the team with nine goals, was named to the NEWMAC All-Conference Second Team.
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Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team finished the 2004 season with an 8-19 overall record. In the NEWMAC, the Cougars posted a 3-6 record with wins over WPI (3-1), Babson College (3-0) and Mt. Holyoke College (3-0) and earned the seventh seed in the conference tournament. Clark's final match was a 0-3 loss to the No. 2 seed, MIT, in the NEWMAC Quarterfinals. Clark finished fourth in the Haverford Tournament in Pennsylvania, held early in the season, with wins over Penn State Berks (3-0), Neumann College (3-0) and Catholic University (3-0). During the season, Clark also defeated Newbury College (3-0) at home and conference rival WPI (3-1) at the Bridgewater State Tournament. Co-captain and middle blocker Kara Scimeca'06 finished the season with team highs in kills per game (2.76), blocks per game (0.58) and passing percentage (0.952) and was named to the all-tournament team at the Haverford Tournament. Sarah Hunsucker '08, a six-foot middle blocker, contributed 125 kills (1.39 kills/game), 22 service aces and 45 blocks.
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Men's and Women's Cross Country
The men's cross country team kicked off the season with a dual-meet victory over Eastern Connecticut State University. Ryan Olsson '06 finished first with a time of 29:45. Olsson also led the Cougars to a first-place finish at the Roger Williams University Invitational, placing third with a time of 29:30. Daniel Roberts '07 led the Cougars at the NEWMAC Championships (46th, 28:20) and at the New England Regional (147th, 29:34). As a team, Clark finished out the season in seventh place at the NEWMAC Championships and 30th at the NCAA Division III New England Regional.
The women's team started the season with a dual-meet victory against Eastern Connecticut State behind Emily Tremaine's '07 first-place finish. The team finished second in the Worcester City Meet, and Ellen Durand '08 led the team, placing 11th with a time of 22:58. The Cougars finished in first place at the Tri-State Meet led by Tremaine (10th, 21:20). Clark finished the season tied for ninth place at the NEWMAC Championship and placed 29th at the NCAA Division III New England Regional.
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Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team finished 1-8 overall and 0-6 in the NEWMAC. The Cougars swept Bay Path College 9-0 in their final nonconference match of the season. Co-captain and three-year player Margaret Clark '05 recorded victories in both singles and doubles in the Cougars' win against Bay Path College. Clark played at the number three singles position and teamed up with Amanda Clark '07 to defeat Bay Path's number three doubles team 8-2. Clark recorded two singles victories at the number four position for the Cougars during the season. Four scheduled matches were canceled due to the weather.
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