March 8, 2010

In this issue: Men's Lacrosse | Women's Lacrosse | Softball | Men's Track & Field | Women's Track & Field

Last Week
Mar. 3 Defeated Penn State University Abington 20-0
Mar. 6 Defeated Washington & Jefferson College 13-12 (OT)

This Week
Mar. 10 vs. Neumann College 3:30 p.m.
Mar. 12 vs. Cazenovia College 2 p.m.

The Blazer men pushed their winning streak to three with a pair of nonconference victories. Hood overwhelmed visiting Penn State Abington Wednesday and recorded a number of school records in the process. The team scored a school record 20 goals, smashing the previous record of 12, and posted the first shutout in the program's five-year history. Six Blazers registered multi-goal games, led by Scott Thompson's four-goal performance. Keepers John Martin (above) and Nick O'Brien combined for the shutout making one save apiece. Then Saturday, the Blazers recorded a dramatic and improbable triumph over Washington & Jefferson in overtime. The Presidents scored twice in the final minute to send the contest into overtime, and Hood was forced to play two men down after consecutive one-minute penalties. First-year keeper Will Lane came up with a clutch save on Jackson Doyle's potential game-winning shot at the start of the extra session. Then, after staving off both penalties, the Blazers returned to full strength and the tandem of Trey Freeman and Sofiane Lazar hooked up for the game-winning score. Hood wraps up its five-game homestand this week with a pair of nonleague games.

Last Week
Mar. 2 Defeated Lancaster Bible College 21-3
Mar. 4 Lost to Wesley College 2-13
Mar. 6 Lost to Washington & Jefferson College 6-13

This Week
Mar. 9 at Neumann College 7 p.m.
Mar. 11 vs. University of Mary Washington 4 p.m.

Eight different players contributed at least one goal Tuesday in the Blazers' first game on the new turf. Senior Brandy Noel, junior Kelsey Blackwell (above), sophomore Katie Vu and first-year Caitlin Lawrence all pocketed four goals apiece while senior Lauren Perzan matched the single-game school record with five assists. Perzan and Blackwell are now tied for second all-time in assists with 28 apiece. Eight more helpers will give either player the distinction of becoming the program's career leader. Noel and Lawrence found the back of the net for the Blazers against Capital Athletic Conference rival Wesley Thursday. Sophomore Sam Liptrap made 12 saves in back-to-back games against Wesley and Washington & Jefferson. Hood looks to get back on the winning track Tuesday at Neumann College (1-1).

Last Week
Mar. 6 Lost to No. 13 Bridgewater College 4-5
Mar. 6 Lost to No. 13 Bridgewater College 1-9 (5 innings)

This Week
Mar. 12 vs. Southern Virginia University 1 p.m.
Mar. 13 at University of Mary Washington 12:30 p.m.

The Blazers gave the No. 13 Bridgewater Eagles all they could handle Saturday in Hood's season opener. The Eagles earned a narrow 5-4 win in the opener by virtue of a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh and used a five-run fourth inning in the nightcap to complete the series sweep. First-year Erin McNally (above) went 4-for-7 with a double and an RBI in the twinbill. Hood hosts its first doubleheader of the spring Friday against Southern Virginia University before opening Capital Athletic Conference action at the University of Mary Washington Saturday.

Last Week
Mar. 6 at Salisbury Spring Classic Individual Results

This Week
Mar. 13 at York College Spring Opener 9 a.m.

Junior sprinter Ola Komolafe captured top honors in both the 200 and 400 meter dashes Saturday to highlight the Blazer men's track and field team's effort at its first outdoor meet of the season at Salisbury University. Komolafe lowered the school record in the 200 in a time of 22.59 and paced the field in the 400 with a time of 51.22. He also ran the second leg of the 4x100 relay (46.09) that placed second overall. First-year Jordan McNeill and seniors Mike Cahill and David McDuffie (above) comprised the rest of that squad. Senior William Andrews set a new program standard in the 5000 meter run in 16:46.40.

Last Week
Mar. 6 at Salisbury Spring Classic Individual Results

This Week
Mar. 13 at York College Spring Opener 9 a.m.

Senior Jessica Parrish won three events Saturday at the Blazers' first outdoor meet of the spring at Salisbury University. The 2009 NCAA qualifier paced the field in the long jump in a new school record leap of 17' 4.75". She also took first in the triple jump (10.52 meters). Parrish then anchored the 4x100 relay team to a new school record clocking of 51.19. Sophomore Emma Arneson and first-years Megan Cahill and Jessica Talley (above) joined Parrish on that squad. Cahill eclipsed the school record in the pole vault to place second while Talley took runner-up honors in the 100 meters and placed fourth in the 200. First-year Nalla Tejera rewrote the record books in two events. She finished fourth in the shot put with a school-record toss of 34' 6.75" and launched the discus 90' 6" for another record-setting mark.