THE LIONS’ DEN TCNJ’S ATHLETIC WEEK IN REVIEW MAY 17, 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS FEMALE LION OF THE WEEK LAUREN DOUGHER Women’s Lacrosse Junior • Midfielder MEN’S & WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK....... 2 Blue Bell, PA/Hackettstown • TCNJ track teams produce top times at Lauren Dougher helped TCNJ to its 21st straight appear- at IC4A’s and Villanova Meets. ance in a row in the NCAA Semifinals as Dougher notched 13 goals and four assists in NCAA regional action this past MEN’S TENNIS.............................3 weekend. She set a single-game record for points in a game with 12 as the Lions defeated Drew University, 22-7, • Ryan Carty prepares for 2005 NCAA Divi- in the regional semifinal. sion III Singles Tournament. MALE CO-LIONS OF THE WEEK WOMEN’S LACROSSE........................4 BRIAN DONOVAN • Third-ranked Lions earn a spot in their Track st Senior • Distance 21 consecutive NCAA Semifnals which will East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick be hosted by TCNJ in Lions’ Stadium; prepare to face defending national cham- Brian Donovan set a school record and produced an NCAA pion, No. 2 Middlebury College. Division III provisional qualifying time while running at the 2005 IC4A’s at Princeton University in the 10,000 meter run. Donovan time was 30:23.40 in the race. BASEBALL..................................5 JEFF ZODDA th • No. 6 ranked Lions making 15 appear- Track ance in NCAA tournament. Junior • Sprints Mercerville, NJ/Notre Dame Jeff Zodda posted an NCAA Division III automatic qualify- SPRING HONORS............................6 ing time in the trials of the 800 meter run at the IC4A’s MEN’S TENNIS STATS.......................7 (1:50.71). He then posted an even better time in the fi- nals (1:49.61) as he broke the school record in the event BASEBALL STATS............................8 and surpassed his previous qualifying time and finished in WOMEN’S LACROSSE STATS..................9 fifth place. SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE Sports Info Director: Ann King Assistant SID: Nairem Moran LIONS’ SPORTS HOTLINE Office Phone: 609.771.2517 Office Phone: 609.771.2266 Home Phone: 732.605.9696 Home Phone: 609.448.0842 RESULTS AND SCHEDULE CHANGES: Fax: 609.771.3067 [email protected] 609.771.2682 [email protected] Athletic Web Site: www.tcnjathletics.com MEN’S & WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK......2 TCNJ’s men’s and women’s track and field teams have been competing at a variety of meets this past week. same race as he collected a 3:59.75 for the day. The men took to the track at the 2005 IC4A’s at • TCNJ will send some of its runners to Elizabethtown Princeton, May 13-15, while both teams competed on College on May 18-19 to compete in a last chance meet May 16 at the Villanova Last Chance Meet. at Elizabethtown College. • At the IC4A’s, TCNJ’s men posted several impressive • The Lions are hoping to send a large number of com- marks, including a pair of school records, two NCAA petitors to the 2005 NCAA Division III Championships. Division III automatic qualifying time and improved The event will take place May 26-28 at Wartburg Col- upon an NCAA provisional qualifying time. lege (Waverly, IA). • Junior Jeff Zodda (Mercerville, NJ/Notre Dame) posted an NCAA Division III automatic qualifying time in the trials of the 800 meter run with his time of 1:50.71 and then picked up a fifth place finish in the finals. In the finals, he suprassed his trial time and posted a school record time and improved upon his NCAA auto- matic qualifying time (1:49.61). • Senior Brian Donovan (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) set TCNJ’s school record while competing in the 10,000 meter run with an NCAA provisional time of 30:23.40. • Senior Matt Molski (Sparta, NJ/Sparta) posted a timer of 3:56.76 in the 1,500 meter run to improve upon his time this season. • In the men’s 4 x 100 relay, the Lions picked up a 12th place finish and improved upon their qualifying time for the upcoming NCAA Division III Championships as they recorded a time of 41.72 behind the efforts of senior Stephen Andrews (Kearny, NJ/Kearny), fresh- man Kyle Gafgen (Robbinsville, NJ/Lawrence), jun- ior Karim Cockrell (Roselle, NJ/Abraham Clark) and junior Kevin Jones (Galloway, NJ/Absecon). • On Monday at the Villanova Last Chance Meet, junior Brittny Boyd (Hackettstown, NJ/Hackettstown) im- proved upon her NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 100 meter dash as she took second in 12.05, which is a personal best for her. •Junior Tiffany Clark (West Orange, NJ/West Orange) picked up fifth place in the 100 meter dash with an NCAA provisional time of 12.18 and also picked up sec- ond place in the 200 meter dash in 24.81, while also improved upon her NCAA provisional qualifying time. • In the 200 meter dash, TCNJ’s freshman Carolyn Gray (Barnegat, NJ/Southern Regional) posted a per- sonal best time as she ran a 26.03, while rookie Jes- sica Bonelli (Sewell, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) also had a personal bets time in the same race with a 26.30. • In the men’s 100 meter dash, senior Steven Andrews (Kearny, NJ/Kearny) picked up second place in the 2005 TCNJ Outdoor Track & Field Schedule race with an NCAA provisional time of 10.78.ond in the May shot put (15.43 meters). Wed.–Thu. 18–19 at Elizabethtown Last Chance Meet •Senior Matt Molski (Sparta, NJ/Sparta) had a per- Thu.–Sat. 26–28 @NCAA Div. 3 Championships sonal best time and posted an NCAA provisional time (Hosted by Wartburg College, Waverly, IA) while running in the 1,500 meter run. He had a time of 3:53.97, while senior Sean Lesniak (Toms River, NJ/ Toms River North) also had a personal best time in the MEN’S TENNIS...............3 MEN’S TENNIS: 12-3 (Ranked No. 25) Ranked No. 25 national ranking on April 15 and standing at No. 8 regionally in the North- east Region, the Lions did not get a bid to the 2005 NCAA Division III Team competition. • Instead, TCNJ’s head coach Scott Dicheck recieved a call on May 9, inviting the Lions’ No. 1 singles player, sophomore Ryan Carty (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery) to compete in the 2005 NCAA Division III Singles Champi- onships, May 21-22 at the University of Cali- fornia-Santa Cruz. • Carty brings a 22-4 on the year into his first NCAA tournament. He went 11-3 in dual meet competition and 11-1 in tournament play. He is currently ranked No. 10 regionally in singles play this spring. On his career, Carty is now 28-13 in singles action. WOMEN’S LACROSSE...4 MARCH OPPONENT TIME/RESULTS ‘87, ‘88, 1991, ‘92, ’93, ’94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘98, and 2000. Tue. 8 vs. Widener! W, 17-4 Sun. 13 at No. 4 Salisbury L, 7-9 • Junior midfielder Lauren Dougher (Blue Bell, PA/Mount Sat. 19 NO. 12 SUNY CORTLAND L, 9-10 St. Joseph Academy) had an impressive weekend for the Tue. 22 at Ursinus W, 16-3 Lions, tallying 13 goals and 17 points in two games. Dougher Sat. 26 at No. 16 Mary Washington W, 20-3 set a single-game school record for points in a game with 12 on eight goals and four assists in the 22-7 win over APRIL Drew. She now leads the offense with team-highs of 94 Tue. 5 NO. 14 STEVENS W, 19-4 points, 65 goals, and 29 assists. Dougher also paces the Sun. 10 at No. 7 Gettysburg W, 7-6 team with 63 draw controls and 26 caused turnovers. She Thu. 14 at Rowan W, 14-3 is ranked nationally in Division III in points per game (ninth), Sat. 16 FROSTBURG STATE W, 19-2 draw controls per game (12th), and goals per game (14th). Sun. 17 NO. 13 WASHINGTON & LEE W, 12-8 • Dougher continues her climb up the Top 10 in the Lion Thu. 21 at Drew W, 10-4 career books in her two plus years. She is sixth with 222 Sat. 23 CABRINI W, 15-2 points, while being eighth with 56 assists and 166 goals. Sun. 24 NO. 20 ST. MARY’S (MD) W, 19-7 • Next in scoring is junior midfielder Bridget Bigley (Cherry Tue. 26 at Manhattanville College W, 19-4 Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic). Bigley is second with 66 points on 49 goals and 17 assists. She added eight goals and an MAY assist in NCAA regional action. Sat. 14 vs. Drew@ W, 22-7 • Third in scoring is freshman midfielder Karen Doane Sun. 15 at No. 7 Gettysburg@ W, 11-9 (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan). Doane has 46 Sat. 21 NO. 2 MIDDLEBURY$ 11:30 a.m. goals and 10 assists for 56 points after contributing four No. 6 Colorado vs. No. 1 Salisbury$ 2:30 goals and five assists in two wins. Sun. 22 NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP* • Senior midfielder Lauren Gossner (Bensalem, PA/Villa Joseph Marie) is fourth in scoring with 44 points on 23 HOME GAMES (CAPS) PLAYED IN LIONS’ STADIUM goals and 21 assists. In the record books, Gossner is in a !Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex (Orlando, FL) three-way for 10th with 49 career assists. @NCAA Regional at Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, PA) • Rounding out the Top 5 scorers is freshman midfielder $NCAA Semifinal at TCNJ (Lions’ Stadium - Ewing, NJ) Toni-Anne Cavallo (Cedar Grove, NJ/West Essex Re- *hosted by TCNJ (Lions’ Stadium - Ewing, NJ) gional).