RWU Sailing Logs Two Runner-Up Results On The Weekend

Recap, photo courtesy of RWU

BRISTOL, R.I. – Though the Roger Williams University Sailing's team's streak of winning at least one regatta was ended at four weekends in a row, the team still managed to pull off two second-place finishes in their three events.
 
At the Camel Team Race, hosted by Connecticut College, Roger Williams took second place at the event. The Hawks began the regatta going 3-2 with wins over Brown, Coast Guard, and Northeastern in the first round robin. The team then went to work in the second round robin, posting a perfect 5-0 record and claiming victories over Brown, Coast Guard, Dartmouth, Northeastern, and Tufts. Though the Hawks made it to the final four, RWU would go 3-3 over two round robins, finishing at 11-5 overall. Sailing for the Hawks were Daniel Petrovic (Tortola, BVI), Hallie Repeta (Portland, Maine), Peter Neal (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Rachel Holick (Lawrence, N.J.), Kelsey Shakin (Boston, Mass.), and Megan Roach (Newport Beach, Calif.).
 
At the Herring Pond Team Race, hosted Mass. Maritime, Roger Williams took home another runner-up result. RWU struggled in the first two round robins, posting one win over UMass-Amherst in each go. The Hawks improved to 3-0 in the third round robin, defeating UMass-Amherst, Vermont, and Mass. Maritime. However, RWU finished with another 1-2 record in the final round robin, beating UMass-Amherst for the fourth time in the regatta. The Hawks sent Henry Stames (Duxbury, Mass.), Darcy Lavoie (Burlington, Vt.), Riley Read (Portland, Ore.), Kristi Dolan (West Islip, N.Y.), Paul de Souza (Nassau, Bahamas), and Ariana Smaldone (Tiverton, R.I.) to compete.
 
At the Lynne Marchiando Team Race, hosted by MIT, RWU took sixth. The Hawks advanced to the Gold Top 6 after putting together a 10-5 record with wins over Boston College, Bowdoin, Coast Guard, Connecticut College, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Hobart & William Smith. Unfortunately for the Hawks, the team did not find much success in the two gold round robins, as RWU went 1-8 over the two rounds. Mackenzie Bryan (Christiansted, USVI), Jennifer Agell (Huntington, N.Y.), Martim Anderson (Lisbon, Portugal), Dane Pedersen (Chanhassen, Minn.), Spencer Cartwright (Nassau, Bahamas), Rebecca Anderson (Northport, N.Y.), and Michael McBrien (East Patchogue, N.Y.) all competed for RWU on the weekend.

No. 8 Women's Crew Sweeps All Five Races at No. 16 Radcliffe

Recap, photo courtesy of Brown University

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –  No. 8 Brown University women's crew swept all five races from No. 16 Radcliffe on Saturday morning on the Charles River, taking the first, second, and third varsity eight races as well as the A and B varsity four events.

The Bears improved to 20-8 in the all-time dual race series against Radcliffe – the women's crew program at Harvard – and defeated the Black & White for the 10^th straight time in dual competition.

Opening the day with the first varsity eight Brown clocked in with a time of 6:52.4, edging Radcliffe (6:55.0) by 2.6 seconds.

In the second varsity eight, the Bears finished in a time of 6:58.6, topping the Black & White (7:01.9) by 3.3 seconds.

Closing out the NCAA events, the Bears' A varsity four came in with a time of 7:34.9, beating the hosts (7:46.5) by 11.6 seconds.

In the B varsity four race, Brown registered a time of 7:54.5 defeating Radcliffe's B varsity four (8:07.6) by 11.1 seconds and the hosts' C varsity four (8:49.8) by 55.3 seconds.

Closing out the day with the third varsity eight, Brown's third varsity eight (7:12.1) bested Radcliffe (7:29.0) by 16.9 seconds. The Bears' fourth varsity eight (7:16.4) topped the Black & White's 3V8 by 12.6 seconds.

Next, Brown races at the Lake Natoma Invitational in Gold River, Calif., from Saturday, Apr. 14 to Sunday, Apr. 15. The LNI field includes No. 2 California, No. 10 Stanford, Notre Dame, Alabama, Gonzaga, San Diego, and host Sacramento State. 

Brown Schedule/Results
10:12 a.m. – First Varsity Eight – First Place (1-0) – 6:52.4
10:28 a.m. – Second Varsity Eight – First Place (1-0) – 6:58.6
10:44 a.m. – A Varsity Four – First Place (1-0) – 7:34.9
11:00 a.m. – B Varsity Four – First Place (2-0) – 7:54.5
11:16 a.m. – Third Varsity Eight – First Place (2-0) – 7:12.1
11:16 a.m. – Fourth Varsity Eight – Second Place (1-1) – 7:16.4

"Schooner Heritage" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Schooner Heritage" by Doug Mills

Schooner Heritage docked at North End Shipyard in Rockland, Maine.

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Brown University McGregor Homers, Waters Throws Shutout in Softball's 4-0 Win over Penn

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Senior Annie McGregor hit her second home run of the season, and sophomore Emily Waters pitched her first career complete-game shutout as Brown University softball blanked the University of Pennsylvania, 4-0, on Sunday afternoon at the Brown Softball Field.

In the series finale of a three-game set, the Bears (8-14, 2-4 Ivy) plated two runs in the bottom of the third inning and two runs in the last of the fourth, while shutting out the visiting Quakers (7-15, 4-5 Ivy) for the first time since 2004.

Waters (Northridge, Calif.) threw a complete-game 7.0 innings, allowing no runs on four hits in her first complete game of the season and second of her career in the win (2-5).

McGregor (Carlsbad, Calif.) tallied two RBIs on her 12^th career home run while freshman Anya Schmitz (Santa Barbara, Calif.) went 2-for-3 with a run. Junior Meghan Wimmer (Boothwyn, Pa.) brought home a run with a sacrifice fly.

In the top of the third, Brown junior center fielder Ashli Lotz (Austin, Texas) kept the game scoreless as she gathered a ball hit to center field and delivered a strike to the plate for the outfield assist.

The Bears followed with a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame. A sacrifice bunt from sophomore Kaitlin Okimoto (Burbank, Calif.) put pressure on the defense, allowing a run to score on an error before Wimmer lifted her sacrifice fly to center field.

After junior Annie Scarangella (Tucson, Ariz.) walked in the bottom of the fourth, McGregor drove her two-run home run to center field as her blast tipped off a Penn glove and over the outfield wall.

For Penn, Ciana Curran took the loss (0-1), giving up two runs on two hits with two strikeouts over 3.0 innings in the start. Mason Spichiger permitted two runs on two hits over 3.0 innings in relief.

Next, Brown plays at Cornell for a three-game series with a doubleheader on Saturday, Apr. 7 beginning at 12:30 p.m. and a single game on Sunday, Apr. 8 at 12:30 p.m.

Zagaja Smacks Three Doubles, Drives in Four as Chargers Sweep Doubleheader from AIC

WEST HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 6 University of New Haven baseball team bounced back to close out its three-game NE10 divisional series against the American International Yellow Jackets by sweeping both ends of a doubleheader, taking the first game 5-3 before recording a 9-3 victory in the nightcap.

Leading the Chargers in the twin bill was a trio of players who combined for four hits total on the day; graduate students Tom Walraven (Pine Bush, N.Y./Pine Bush) and Jack Zagaja (Merrick, N.Y./St. Dominic) and junior James Myers (Saint James, N.Y./Smithtown East). Overall, the Chargers scattered 23 hits on the day, four of which went for extra bases, all doubles. Fourteen of 23 total hits came in game two for New Haven, as seven different players finished with at least one base knock.

Among the three leading hitters, Zagaja led the way with a team-best four RBI, all of which came in the second game of the day when he finished 3-of-5 at the plate, with all three of those hits going for two-bases. Walraven also finished the second game with three of his four hits as he knocked in one run on the day. Myers and freshman George Pappas (Binghamton, N.Y./Susquehanna Valley) each knocked in two runs, while PJ Contreras (Hauppauge, N.Y./Hauppauge) (3), Joe Caico (Hopedale, Mass./Worcester (MA)) (2) and Matt Chamberlain (North Branford, Conn./North Branford) (2) all finished with a multi-hit day combined over the two games.

On the hill, sophomore Brandon LaManna (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown West) and freshman Izaiya

Connecticut and Rhode Island 7 Day Forecast

Tonight

A chance of rain after 3am, mixing with snow after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. West wind 7 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday

Snow, mainly before noon. High near 45. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. North wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind.

Tuesday

A chance of rain before noon, then showers likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Wednesday

Showers likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Saturday

A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

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"Joys Of Easter" The Maine Windjammer Project

"He Is Not Here, He Is Risen!" by Doug Mills

May you experience all the true joys of Easter.

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