Women’s Club Ice Hockey:
Stags fly together:’ The women’s hockey team completed a home-and-home sweep of Smith College over the weekend with an 8-2 victory at Smith on Jan. 31 and a 7-5 victory at the Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport on Feb. 1. The wins improved the Stags record to 4-4 on the season.
‘We have a really young, talented team,’ said Club President Emily Hegel ’10. ‘We have three seniors, two juniors, eight sophomores and four freshmen. We’ve also been really lucky with the addition of [soccer player] Ahna Johnson.’
Johnson has had hat tricks in two games with the Stags.
Against Smith on Sunday, sophomore center Christine Steverman, a Needham, Mass. native, scored all seven of the Stags goals and now has 25 on the season, which is fourth in the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division II level. The game against Smith on Sunday was a come from behind win, as the Stags fell behind early and had to battle back for the victory.
The Stags have struggled to find a permanent goalie this season and at times have played with an empty net, including in a win over Columbia, 7-6 on Dec. 5. The Stags have also defeated Mount Holyoke this season.
With three games left on the season the Stags still have a lot to look forward to, including their final home game of the year on Feb. 8 against Northeastern at the Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport.
– Tom Cleary
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Men’s Lacrosse
It’s that time again: The men’s lacrosse team officially began the 2009 season with a trip to Pennsylvania and a late January scrimmage against Bucknell, new head coach Andy Copelan’s alma matter.
Prior to the scrimmage, the team began formal practice on Jan. 12.
‘We were anxious to get the players back on the field and get under way,’ Copelan said.’ ‘These practices are very important to the overall success of the season and I was pleased with the effort that we gave today.’
The Stags continue their preseason preparation with a scrimmage against Penn at Alumni Field on Feb. 7. The team’s first official game of the season comes on Feb. 21 against Delaware.
– Keith Connors
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Male Stag-lete of the Week
ATHLETE: Yorel Hawkins ’11
SPORT: Men’s Basketball
ACHIEVEMENT: Hawkins totaled double-digit efforts in the Stags’ most recent wins against Marist and Loyola (Md.). Following a 14-point effort against the Red Foxes on Jan. 30, Hawkins recorded 13 points and 11 rebounds, leaading the Stags to a 68-54 victory over Loyola (Md.). Hawkins has filled in admirably for fellow sophomore Warren Edney, who is out for the season with an Achilles’ injury. It looks as if Fairfield has found its scoring compliment to junior forward Greg Nero.
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Female Stag-lete of the Week
ATHLETE: Lauren Kennedy ’12
SPORT: Swimming
ACHIEVEMENT: Kennedy continued her stellar freshman season with an impressive showing against Iona and Loyola (Md.), recording two individual victories and a win in the 200m medley relay. Kennedy captured the 200 breaststroke with a personal best and ECAC qualifying time of 2:29.52, less than a second off of Fairfield’s record time. She also won the 200 IM with a personal best of 2:17.66. In her third individual event, Kennedy was the runner-up in the 100 breaststroke.
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