Tag Archives: College Sports

May 28 2013

Mass. College Sports: Recapping The 2012-13 Season (Program Note)

By NoontimeSports.com 

Good morning to everyone! Hope you had a great weekend and ready for a somewhat short week.

Over the next few days, we’ll be unveiling a variety of blogs that’ll recap the past year of college sports in the Bay State.

As many of you know, our focus has been on basketball, football, hockey and lacrosse for the past few months, which will be the primary themes for these posts. However, we will also recognize the various teams that concluded their campaigns with some hardware, as well as recognize some impressive individual performances, too.

If you’re a sports information director or a coach or a fan or broadcaster or reporter that’d like to recommend games or memories from this past year for our so-called countdown, please feel free to email us at NoontimeSports@gmail.com.

Thank you again for all your support, and we hope you enjoy our upcoming posts!

Dec 20 2012

Mass. College Sports Stories From Around The Web (LINKS)

By NoontimeSports.com 

One of the new things we’ll be providing in January 2013 is links to stories from around the web pertaining toward the various colleges in Massachusetts, as well as updates on former high school athletes.

If you have a story that you’d like our blog to feature or link, please send it to NoontimeSports@gmail.com. You can also connect with us on Facebook and Twitter (@NoontimeSports or @NoonSportsBlog), too.

Here is our first installment of “stories from around the web.”

* The New England Hockey Journal recently profiled former Northeastern University women’s ice hockey player Dani Rylan, who opened a coffee shop on Dec. 17 in East Harlem, New York. Rylan, who reported for GoNU.com, had her dream opportunity of working for the NHL Network dashed due to the lockout. So while the professional hockey world remains at a standstill, Rylan has focused her attention on growing her new business.

* According to the New England Hockey Journal, the ECAC East Div. III men’s ice hockey conference has featured some interesting results over the past few weeks. And while most teams remain below Norwich University (10-0) in the standings, their are at least six teams on the Cadets tail.

* On Wednesday, the Boston Globe noted on its college blog that Boston College Eagles football head coach Steve Addazio named Don Brown and Ryan Day coordinators for the upcoming season. Brown, who spent the past two seasons at the University of Connecticut, will control the defense, while Day will operate the offense.

* The Globe also published two interesting profiles — one about about Nichols College senior Hayley Zophin, who has anchored the Bison this season at the center position, and the other about Scituate High graduates Andrew and Sean McCarthy, who’re each playing Div. I basketball.

* The Boston Herald profiled Dartmouth College’s Abbey D’Agostino, who hails from Topsfield, and her pursuit toward landing a spot as a runner in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. According to the article, “the former Masconomet High star has positioned herself among the U.S. women’s running hierarchy, winning the 2012 NCAA outdoor title in the 5,000 meters in a Dartmouth record of 16:11.34, becoming the first Big Green woman to capture an individual national championship.” 

* Could UMass’ men’s basketball team be joining the Mid-American Conference? It’s not likely, but possible, according to MassLive.com.

Noontime Favorite: Earlier this week we learned that Holy Cross’ men’s lacrosse team will be competing in the inaugural Metropolitan Lacrosse Classic, and on Wednesday we caught up with head coach Jim Morrissey to discuss the event.

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.

Feb 28 2011

Division III – Men’s/Women’s College Basketball New England Pairings

The Road to Illinois and Virginia for the NCAA Division III Championship starts this week!

It was “Selection Monday,” which clearly involved a variety of Division III Men’s and Women’s basketball programs across the six New England states. Here are the various games and locations. The Division III tournament begins on Friday March 4, 2011. For more information on tournament, check out the official site for Division III basketball, d3hoops.com.

Men’s First Round Pairings:

*Williams College vs. Husson –  @Williams College

* Becker College vs. Scranton – @Williams College

* Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) vs. Bridgewater State University – @Worcester Polytechnic Institute

* Amherst vs. Skidmore – @Worcester Polytechnic Institute

* Rhode Island College vs. Penn-St. Behrend – @Oswego State

* Johnson & Wales vs. Ramapo – @Ramapo

* Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) vs. Ithaca College @Ithaca College

* Elms College vs. Rochester – @Ithaca College

* Western Conn. vs. Salve Regina (winner will take on Middlebury)

 

Women’s First Round Pairings:

* Colby College vs. Stevens – @William Patterson

* Bridgewater State University vs. Randolph – Macon @ Lebanon Valley

* Western Conn. vs. Messiah – @ Kean

* Amherts College vs. Husson – @Amherst College

*  Baruch vs. Eastern Conn. – @Amherst College

* Rochester vs. Daniel Webster – @Rochester

* Williams College vs. Muhlenberg – @Rochester

* Bowdoin College vs. Salve Regina – @Bowdoin College

* Emmanuel vs. Mount St. Mary – @Bowdoin College

* Babson College vs. Medaille – @ Geneseo State

Feb 28 2011

Division III – Men's/Women's College Basketball New England Pairings

The Road to Illinois and Virginia for the NCAA Division III Championship starts this week!

It was “Selection Monday,” which clearly involved a variety of Division III Men’s and Women’s basketball programs across the six New England states. Here are the various games and locations. The Division III tournament begins on Friday March 4, 2011. For more information on tournament, check out the official site for Division III basketball, d3hoops.com.

Men’s First Round Pairings:

*Williams College vs. Husson –  @Williams College

* Becker College vs. Scranton – @Williams College

* Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) vs. Bridgewater State University – @Worcester Polytechnic Institute

* Amherst vs. Skidmore – @Worcester Polytechnic Institute

* Rhode Island College vs. Penn-St. Behrend – @Oswego State

* Johnson & Wales vs. Ramapo – @Ramapo

* Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) vs. Ithaca College @Ithaca College

* Elms College vs. Rochester – @Ithaca College

* Western Conn. vs. Salve Regina (winner will take on Middlebury)

 

Women’s First Round Pairings:

* Colby College vs. Stevens – @William Patterson

* Bridgewater State University vs. Randolph – Macon @ Lebanon Valley

* Western Conn. vs. Messiah – @ Kean

* Amherts College vs. Husson – @Amherst College

*  Baruch vs. Eastern Conn. – @Amherst College

* Rochester vs. Daniel Webster – @Rochester

* Williams College vs. Muhlenberg – @Rochester

* Bowdoin College vs. Salve Regina – @Bowdoin College

* Emmanuel vs. Mount St. Mary – @Bowdoin College

* Babson College vs. Medaille – @ Geneseo State

Jan 19 2011

Northeastern Never Looked Back, Huskies Beat Crimson, 3-0

By Matt Noonan

BOSTON, MA – The Northeastern Huskies scored one goal in each period Wednesday and earned their seventh win of the season, as they defeated the Harvard Crimson, 3-0. at the Matthew’s Arena.

“I told the team after the game we were lucky that we weren’t down 3-0 after the first period,” said Northeastern University head coach Greg Cronin. “We’re fortunate to get the win.”

Northeastern entered Tuesday’s contest having won three of their last four contests and were looking to make it four of their last five, as the Huskies ended a 19-minute drought of scoreless hockey when sophomore Steve Quailer scored his third goal of the season, as he pushed the puck past the Harvard goaltender Raphael Girard to make it 1-0 in the first period.

“I thought the game was a little bit sloppy in general,” said Harvard College’s head coach Ted Donato.

Harvard started the game with complete control and baffled the Huskies defense prior to their first goal, but were able to finish the period with 11 shots on the opposing goaltender Chris Rawlings, who finished the game with 34-saves.

“I think [Rawlings] was good. He was really good because a lot of pucks hit him [and] he didn’t know where they were, it looked like he was going for the puck and it was bouncing all over him, over to the side of him, which means he was in good position,” said Cronin.

Entering the second period, Zak Stone connected with Braden Pimm who scored the second goal for the Huskies. Harvard would then attempted to try to earn their first goal of the game on a late Huskies power play, but their numerous visits in front of the net. The Crimson fired 34 shots on net and appeared rather clueless on how to score a goal.

“I thought the game got a little sloppy in the second period and our inability to establish pucks in the offensive zone kind of led to us spending a lot more time in our zone, which led to penalties,” said Donato.

Harvard continued to try and try again during the final 20-minutes, but Rawlings continued to appear too much for the Crimson offense and when Northeastern’s Mike McLaughlin found the back of the net during the middle of the third period, the game was officially over.

“With losing games, when you have to chase from behind [is] a tough uphill battle and for a team that’s lost as much as we have, it is very hard to stay sharp mentally,” said Donato.