April 28, 2022
Dickinson Freshman Abigail Bledsoe pitched a complete game and drove in 10 runs as the softball team wins in a 30-16 Australian Rules Football game over Newark.
Goldey-Beacom freshman Nehemiah Frazier (Laurel, MD) helped his squad to yet another impressive week and was picked to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Weekly Honor Roll.
Frazier secured first place in the steeplechase, stopping the clock in 11:48.48 at the Morgan State Legacy Meet. This was his latest strong showing after ending third in the steeplechase April 9 at the Golden Ram Invitational in 11:51.13
Taylor Lambeth headlines a group of six Wilmington University women's lacrosse student-athletes on the 2022 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference All-Conference Teams, being voted the 2022 CACC Player of the Year, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
Taylor Lambeth (Townsend, Del./Appoquinimink) becomes the program's second ever CACC Player of the Year and is joined on the All-CACC First Team by freshman Campbell Heller (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) and sophomore Marisa Swanson (Eden Prairie, Minn./Minnetonka).
The Wildcats also had three on the All-CACC Second Team in sophomore goalkeeper Katie Vindigni (Montvale, N.J./Pasack Hills), junior Maddie Day (New Park, Pa./Kennard-Dale), and sophomore Makenzie Stritzinger (Hummelstown, Pa./Hershey).
Wilmington University standout Giovanni Marino on Tuesday was named the 2022 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Lacrosse Player of the Year, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. Marino, who was also named All-CACC First-Team Attacker, earned the honors via a vote of the awards by the league's seven head coaches in the sport.
In addition to Marino, several other standouts earned major men's lacrosse awards from the CACC including Chestnut Hill College's Liam McCann (Rookie of the Year), Wilmington's Connor Graser (Defensive Player of the Year) and his teammate Jason Roland (Goalkeeper of the Year). WilmU's Christian Zwickert was named the CACC Coach of the Year, and Caldwell University earned the CACC Team Sportsmanship Award for demonstrating outstanding character and class during the regular season.
Marino leads the CACC in goals (47) and man-up tallies (7), while also ranking fourth in points with 56. He has scored multiple goals in nine games including seven in a row. Marino popped in a season-high nine goals while also adding an assist for 10 points in a win over nationally-ranked Saint Anselm on March 30. He also scored seven goals each in a pair of wins during the regular season.
McCann ranks third in the CACC with 42 goals and sixth in points (54). He scored a pair of man-down goals during the regular season to pace the CACC in that category. McCann scored a season-high six goals in a victory over Felician University on April 1.
Graser was tabbed the league's top defensive player by providing a steady all-around performance in helping to guide WilmU to the CACC Regular Season Championship. He also gained a spot on the All-CACC First Team at defender.
Roland led all CACC netminders with 10 wins, while also ranking second in goals against average (9.75), fifth in total saves (148) and fourth in save percentage (56.1%). He also landed on the All-CACC First Team as the goalie.
Savannah Laird and Ayla McCathern combined on a no-hitter for Appoquinimink while striking out 12. The Jags offense was lead by Hailey Watlington who had 3 hits and 2 RBIs and Izzy Rodriguez who belted 2 triples.
Abby Marsh and Bri Windish combined efforts on the mound to throw the no hit shut out for the Vikings striking out 9, walking 3. Ava Calciano had 3 RBI's, Alivia Heers had 2 RBI's on her homerun today, Abby Marsh added 2 RBI's and Ava Simeone chipped in 2 RBI's in the win.
Lauren Carbonara and Dana Harris combined to pitch a no-hitter striking out 12 batters. Carbonara and Harris each had a home run.
CT - Kaite Burawski, a graduate of Polytech HS, threw her third no-hitter in the month of April for the University of Bridgeport, and fourth of the 2022 season, blanking the Post Eagles, 9-0, in six innings. Burawski struck out nine in the game.
Wilmington Friend's Boy's Lacrosse coach, Jake Rashkind, celebrated his 200th coaching victory for the Quakers as they beat Tatnall 15-6 in a conference game.
Savannah Laird from the Appoquinimink softball team reached the 100 strikeout mark in her first season with the Jaguar varsity.
Tower Hill had a big NLI signing day this week.
Yaseen Belkadi will swim for Gettysburg College in PA.
Davis Bland from the state champion boys basketball team will attend and play for Washington College in MD.
Sydney DeBaecke from the state champion swim team will head to Virginia Tech.
Bella Gattuso will attend Haverford College in PA and play lacrosse.
Kenyon Motley will attend and play baseball for the College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY
Brendan Hickey is headed to Vermont to join the Middlebury College lacrosse team.
Lindsay Kalish heads to the midwest to row for the U of Minnesota crew squad.
Tucker Poff is also on the Hillers crew team. He will head to Cornell University in NY to join their team.
Caroline Kirtley will head to Tennessee to join Sewanee - University of the South equestrian team.
