Category Archives: North Atlantic Conference

May 15 2013

Mass. College Baseball: New England Regionals – Day 1 Roundup

By NoontimeSports.com 

The first day of the 2013 NCAA Division III New England Baseball Regional, which is being hosted by the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), is in the books and below is the local game summaries.

No. 2 Wheaton College 5, No. 7  Salem State 3 - Frank Holbrook picked up his 26th victory in a Lyons uniform, (second all-time in program history for wins), while Ryan Grant registered his 35th save (tied for first all-time) as Wheaton defeated the Vikings.

Wheaton will take on Endicott tomorrow at 8 p.m., while Salem State will play St. Joe’s in an elimination game at 1 p.m.

Wheaton’s Eric Jensen recorded two hits and two RBIs in five plate appearances, while going 1-for-1 with two outs and runners in scoring position. Dan Gusovsky finished with three hits, one RBI and one run.

Salem State’s Kyle McElroy hit the game’s only home run in the top of the second.

No. 3 Endicott College 4, No. 6 St. Joe’s (ME) 3 – Harry Oringer drove in the game-winning run off a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth, which helped the Gulls defeat the Monks.

Oringer finished with two RBIs and one hit, while Martinez scored two of Endicott’s runs.

Kevin Dupras picked up his third win on the bump as he pitched the final three frames and fanned six batters.

No. 4 Western New England 5, No. 5 MIT 2 – Steve Buckley went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in the fourth, which helped the Golden Bears secure the win against the Engineers.

WNE will return to the diamond tomorrow against No. 1 Southern Maine, who defeated Daniel Webster, 5-2, at 4:30 p.m.

Brendan Nugent picked up his eighth win in a Golden Bears uniform by retiring four batters, yielding two runs and scattering eight hits over seven innings of work.

MIT’s Hayden Cornwell recorded one run, one hit and one RBI, while KJ Parent finished with one hit and one RBI.

The Engineers will attempt to keep their postseason hopes alive, as they’ll face No. 8 Daniel Webster tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m.

May 9 2013

Nichols Men’s Tennis Tops Colby-Sawyer In NCAA D3 First Round

By NoontimeSports.com 

Courtesy of the Nichols College sports information department, here’s today’s release from the men’s tennis match against Colby-Sawyer in the first round of the NCAA Division III tournament. The Bison will face nationally-ranked host Williams college tomorrow at 9:30 a.m.:

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Graduate student captain David Drucker (Bellmore, N.Y.) delivered the decisive fifth point as the Nichols College men’s tennis team blanked Colby-Sawyer, 5-0, in the 2013 NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championship First round hosted by Williams College on Thursday morning. The squad’s second NCAA tournament victory also sets the program record for single-season wins as the Bison improve to 19-5 on the year. Nichols will face nationally-ranked host Williams tomorrow at 9:30 a.m.

Drucker, already the program’s all-time singles and doubles record holder, extended his lead with his 64th singles victory to clinch the match with a 6-1, 6-0 decision. Earlier in the contest, Drucker teamed with senior Justin DeLuca (Mashpee, Mass.)to post an 8-1 win for his 57th doubles triumph.

Sophomore Brandon Roode (Griswold, Conn.) and first-year Eduardo Irizarry (Lajas, Puerto Rico) did not surrender a game and posted the first Bison point in their second-straight match with an 8-0 decision over Nathan Taschereau and Reeve Fidler. The rookie duo of Carlos De La Cruz (Santo Domingo, Dominican Repuiblic) and Josh Halpern (Secaucus, N.J.) then finished off Clay Allen and Paul Holland 8-1 at the third flight. Drucker and DeLuca closed out the doubles session with an 8-1 victory of their own as Nichols staked a 3-0 lead.

Irizarry raced out to a 6-0, 6-0 win at the third flight to set the stage for Drucker to send the Bison into the second round for the team’s second appearance in as many years.

“It was another great win for us,” remarked head coach Paul Brower. “The guys played very, very well today. It was a great start in doubles. We came out hot and really took it to them. In singles we closed fast. The level of play was high. Hopefully we can carry it into tomorrow against one of the toughest teams in the nation. We’re looking forward to the challenge and I think our guys are going to have a strong showing against some of the best out there.”

Nichols was ahead at the four remaining singles flights when the match was concluded. Roode held a 6-1, 4-1 lead at the second flight while Halpern was up 6-3, 2-1. DeLuca took his first set 6-1 and De La Cruz posted a 6-2 initial set as both were up 1-0 in the second set.

May 6 2013

Mass. College Softball: Locals Earn Sports In NCAA D3 Tourney

Five local squads will be competing in this year's NCAA Div. III Tournament! (Photo Credit: Active.com)

Five local squads will be competing in this year’s NCAA Div. III Tournament! (Photo Credit: Active.com)

By Matt Noonan 

The 2013 NCAA Division III Softball tournament will commence this week with 62 teams vying for eight spots in the final bracket. And five of those squads hail from Massachusetts.

Babson College, Bridgewater State, Lesley University, Springfield College and Tufts University each earned spots in the Babson Regional, which begins on Thursday at 10 a.m. All five teams have competed for a national championship, but have never won.

Below is the teams’ history, as well as their first round game.

Babson College – The Beavers make their first appearance since 2006 and are 3-4 overall.

Bridgewater State – The Bears return to the bracket for the first time since 2006. They’re 26-40 overall, and last appearance in the championship in 1994 as they lost to TCNJ.

Lesley University – The Lynx will make their third straight appearance and have never won a tournament tilt.

Springfield College – Similar to the Bears, the Pride return to the tournament for the first time since 2009, and are 5-12 overall.

Tufts University – The Jumbos will make their 13th appearance and will attempt to build off their 29-24 mark.

First Round: Thursday, May 9

* No. 1 Tufts vs. No. 8 Lesley @ 10 a.m.

* No. 4 Springfield vs. No. 5 St. Joe’s of Maine @ noon

* No. 3 Babson vs. No. 6 Bridgewater @ 2 p.m.

The other matchup, which features two non-Massachusetts teams, will take place at 4 p.m. as No. 2 Rowan squares off against No. 7 Husson.

For more information on the Babson Regional – HOP HERE

Dec 6 2012

Mass. College Hoops: Div. III Men’s Basketball Winning Streaks

By Matt Noonan 

Courtesy of our friend Matt Tittle, who is the sports information director at Becker College, here is an updated tally of the local New England Div. III men’s basketball conference winning streaks:

New England Collegiate Conference: Becker College, 36 games

Great Northeast Atlantic Conference: Albertus Magnus, 26 games

New England Small College Athletic Conference: Amherst College, 10 games

New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference: MIT, 7 games

Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference: Salem State, 7 games 

Commonwealth Coast Conference: Salve Regina, 6 games  

Little East Conference: Rhode Island College, 4 games

North Atlantic Conference: Castleton State & Lyndon State, 2 games

University Athletic Association: Many with 1

Aug 7 2012

The Road To Mass. College Football 2012 Begins On Tuesday, August 7

By NoontimeSports.com

It’s the middle of the August, well, technically, which means it’s slowly time to shift gears toward falls sports coverage. And with that being the case, Noontime Sports will be beginning its college sports coverage this week!

Later today, Tuesday, August 7, we’ll be providing highlights of the Ivy League football media teleconference, as well as a glance at the upcoming Harvard football season, too.

Our goal for today, as well as the next few weeks is to provide previews and preseason interviews from the various college football teams in the state, along with spotlights on various soccer, field hockey, volleyball and cross-country teams.

Please feel free to pass along any notes or inquiries about coverage to NoontimeSports@gmail.com. You can also contact our main editor, Matt Noonan at MatthewJNoonan@gmail.com.