Medaille Sports

The Medaille College men’s lacrosse team played its final regular season game of the year today as they traveled to Morrisville State for a non-conference matchup.  The Mavs would hang on for a tight (9-8) win on a day where they did not play their best lacrosse.  However, the win keeps the best season in school history alive as they are now (7-8) on the year.  The Mavs struck for the first goal just thirty-five seconds into play as Jeff Zacharias (Kirkville, NY/East Syracuse-Minoa) tallied an even handed goal off an assist from David Bennett (Macedon, NY/Palmyra-Macedon). Zacharias finished the day with two goals while Bennett continued his assault on the record book with three goals and two assists on the day.  (more…)

David Bennett (Sr. – Men’s Lacrosse – Macedon, NY)

Dave led the Mavs to a (3-1) week as he netted (14) goals and dished out (9) assists. He also scored two game winning goals, the first one came with thirteen seconds left to lift Medaille over Cazenovia and then he netted a goal in the second overtime at Washington & Jefferson. The Cazenovia win assured the Mavs of a spot in the NEAC Championship game. He has a Medaille record (31) goals and (57) points thus far this season.

Jodi Lang (So. – Women’s Lacrosse – Tonawanda, NY)

In the Lady Mavs (0-2) week, both losses were by a goal, she scored (2) goals and (2) assists at Wells College. She then jumped in net for the Lady Mavs and stopped (17) shots against Cazenovia College. The Lady Mavs finished the 2009 season at (2-8).

The Medaille College baseball team hosted the Pitt-Bradford Panthers in a Monday afternoon AMCC clash at McCarthy Park. The Mavs were hoping to pull themselves from behind to end the season at .500 in conference play and seize the final playoff berth. In game one of the afternoon, a tough (6-5) loss, freshman Matt Dunford (Buffalo, NY/Bishop Timon) went four innings giving up four runs on four hits, striking out four, and walking five before handing the ball to Pat Mancuso (Batavia, NY/Notre Dame) who pitched two innings giving up two runs on four hits striking out two and walking only one. Nick Miano (Williamsville, NY/Clarence) came in to close the game and gave up one hit in his one inning of work. Medaille struck first in the opening inning with a two run home run by senior Jason Behnke (North Otto, NY/Cattaraugus-Little Valley) who went (2 for 4) with two homeruns, earning five RBIs while teammates, junior Brandon Lumadue (Cheektowaga, NY/West Seneca East) went (1 for 4) scoring two runs and sophomore Dan Barrancotta (Lockport, NY/St. Joseph’s) went (1 for 3) with a walk, while scoring a run. (more…)

The Medaille College men’s lacrosse team was playing its second game less than 20 hours after winning a double overtime thriller at Washington & Jefferson.  The fatigue would set in early as the Mavs were outrun by St. Vincent College (22-10) this afternoon in Latrobe, PA.  The loss snapped a three game win streak by the Mavs.  Medaille tallied the games first two goals and led three different times in the first half before St. Vincent went on two impressive runs to seal the victory.  In the loss Medaille was led by sophomore Joe Glieco (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville South) who finished with three goals and a pair of assists while senior David Bennett (Macedon, NY/Palmyra-Macedon) also tallied three goals.  Senior Jeff Zacharias (Kirkville, NY/East Syracuse-Minoa) chipped in with two goals, Sean Murray (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park)(pictured) found the back of the net once as did freshman Matt Dunkle (Hamburg, NY/Frontier).  The loss drops Medaille to (6-8) on the season, they will head to Morrisville State on Wednesday (4/29) for a 4:00pm faceoff.

The Medaille College women’s lacrosse team ended their season on the road at Cazenovia College this afternoon with a heartbreaking (13-12) loss.  The Lady Mavs jumped out to an early (2-0) lead as senior Melyssa Tollar (West Seneca, NY/West Seneca East)(pictured) opened the scoring, she finished with five goals on the day.  The Wildcats would score two straight to even the score before Medaille would regain their two goal edge minutes later.  The Lady Mavs would take a (7-5) lead into the intermission.  Cazenovia would open the second half with a quick goal and would go on to outscore Medaille (8-5) in the second frame.  The story of the game would be the play of Jodi Lang (Tonawanda, NY/St. Mary’s) who stepped into the goaltending position for the first time this season.  Lang was spectacular in cage, stopping (17) Wildcat shots. Sophomore Marilyn Meyer (Rochester, NY/Gates-Chili) tallied three goals for the Lady Mavs while Bridget George (Grand Island, NY/Grand Island) and Corinne Nasca (Orchard Park, NY/Hamburg) each scored twice.  The Lady Mavs finished the 2009 season with a (2-8) record.

The Medaille baseball team celebrated the dedication ceremony of its new home at McCarthy Park Saturday afternoon with a pair of victories over the AMCC rival Franciscan Barons. In the first game, the Mavericks received a dominating pitching performance from sophomore Lance Roe (Clarence Center, NY/Clarence). Roe threw seven strong innings allowing only three hits and a walk while striking out seven Baron batters in the (3-0) victory. Senior Jason Behnke (North Otto, NY/ Cattaraugus-Little Valley) had two hits for the Mavericks and scored the eventual game winning run in the bottom of the 2nd on junior Steven Kanutsu’s (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) sacrifice fly. In the second game, the Maverick bats came to life and they came out on the positive side of a (14-3) decision. Eight Mavericks posted at least one RBI while four posted a two RBI day. Sophomore Andrew Godfrey (Lockport, NY/Lockport)(pictured) hit the first home run of his career in the 5th inning with a two-run blast. Freshman Joe Petronella (Buffalo, NY/Canisius) also collected his first career hit with a single in the 6th inning and came around to score on sophomore Mike Kogut’s (Syracuse, NY/Bishop Ludden) RBI double. Medaille now sits at (9-19) overall including a (7-9) mark in AMCC play and will host Pitt-Bradford Monday afternoon at McCarthy Park with first pitch set for 1:00pm.

The Medaille College men’s lacrosse team was coming off a thrilling one goal win over Cazenovia that was decided by David Bennett (Macedon, NY/Palmyra-Macedon)(pictured) with thirteen seconds left on the clock.  This afternoon’s game at Washington & Jefferson trumped that as the Mavs overcame a (6-0) deficit after the first quarter to outlast the President’s (14-13) in double overtime.  It would be Bennett again who would tally the game tying and winning goals. In the closing seconds of regulation Bennett scored an unassisted goal to knot the game at (13-13).  The teams would play out the final fourteen seconds and head to overtime.  Neither team would find the back of the net in the first overtime session and Bennett would end the game with a gutty unassisted tally with (2:40) remaining in the second OT.  He finished the game with four goals and three assists.  (more…)

The Medaille College baseball team played host to Fredonia State for a non-conference double dip this afternoon at McCarthy Park.  The visiting Blue Devils came away with the sweep winning game one (16-5) and outlasting the Mavs in the nightcap (4-1).  In the opener the Mavs rceceived a (2 for 2) effort at the plate from sophomore Mike Kogut (Syracuse, NY/Bishop Ludden) who also drove in two runs.  Junior Brandon Lumadue (Cheektowaga, NY/West Seneca East)(pictured) had a great day at the plate as he went (2 for 4) with a double, a run scored, while driving in a run.  The second game would see Lumadue continue his hot hitting as he went (2 for 3) while crossing the plate one more time. While junior Steve Kanutsu (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) went (1 for 2) with the lone rbi of the game. Freshman Pat Mancuso (Batavia, NY/Notre Dame)  came out of the bullpen to fan three Fredonia batters while allowing only one hit.  The losses drop Medaille to (7-19) on the year as they will host Franciscan University on Saturday at 1:00pm in a game that will have the McCarthy Park Dedication Ceremony beginning at noon.

The Medaille College men’s lacrosse team was playing for a spot in the NEAC title game as they hosted Cazenovia College this afternoon on “Senior Day”.  It would be an epic battle that would see Medaille win (10-9) on a goal with thirteen seconds remaining by senior David Bennett (Macedon, NY/Palmyra-Macedon), he finished with (3) goals and (2) assists on the day. The two teams would trade goals, and the lead, throughout with neither team holding an edge of more than a goal.  The deciding factor in the game was the play of senior goaltender Ben Dlugosh (Palmyra, NY/Palmyra-Macedon)(pictured) who stopped (14) Wildcat shots.  None of his saves were bigger than his point blank stop of Jevon Pakkala with (1:31) to play and the game knotted at (9-9).  The Mavs would clear the ball successfully but a Mavs turnover would give Cazenovia possession with (0:58) left on the clock.  (more…)

Carrie Stahura (So. – Softball – Depew, NY)

In a huge week for the Lady Mavs Carrie was magnificent. She went (16 for 32) from the plate, scoring (12) runs while driving in four more. She had a pair of doubles and triples, was walked five times and stole three bases. The Lady Mavs went (7-1) in AMCC play on the week and moved into sole possession of second place in the standings.

Jason Behnke (Sr. – Baseball – North Otto, NY)

In a (3-3) week for the Mavs Jason played very well. He went (6 for 14) from the dish for a (.429) batting average. He scored a pair of runs and drove in six more. In a big win over Frostburg State he went (2 for 3) with a home run and three runs batted in. In that game he also threw out three Bobcat runners helping to seal the victory.