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Molson Weekend Summary Oct. 16-18
Cross Country Running
The men’s and women’s cross country teams both took
part in the UNB Invitational on Saturday in Fredericton. Jessica
Coffey was the top finisher for the women, breaking twenty minutes
in the 5k, in 36th place, while Jared Walsh was top for the men,
crossing in 44th place. The meet had a deep field with several
Quebec universities taking part. The women finished fifth while the
men finished ninth. Please see the full
results courtesy trackie.ca for more information.
Swimming
The Memorial Sea~Hawks hosted the University of Lethbridge
Pronghorns this past weekend, the first varsity level meet in
Newfoundland in twenty years. The meet was run in a Dual Meet
format with three Sea~Hawks racing three Pronghorns in each heat.
Scoring in individual events is 5 points for a 1st place finish, 3
points for 2nd and 1 point for 3rd, for relays the winning team
gets 7 points.
On the men's side the Sea~Hawks were led by sophomore David Forbes
who finished with first place finishes in the 50m Freestyle, 200m
Freestyle and was narrowly out-touched in the 50m Butterfly. He
also led the 4x50m Freestyle Relay team to a first place finish.
Forbes was close to qualifying for CIS Championships in his sprint
events, just missing the cut by .22 in the 50m Freestyle with a
time of 24.11. 5th year Tim Rusted also had a victory in the 800m
Freestyle, gearing up for his best event, the 1500m Freestyle with
a convincing win. Rookie Adam Harvey also had a strong meet with a
fast swim on the 4x50m Freestyle relay, a 2nd place finish in the
200m Backstroke and a 3rd place in 50m Backstroke.
The men's team were beat by the University of Lethbridge 66-38,
strong swimming early in the meet in the 4x50m Freestyle relay and
the 50m events kept the Sea~Hawks in the race. However, Lethbridge
was too strong in the 200m events, pulling away and beat the
Sea~Hawks in the 4x50m Medley Relay.
On the women's side the Sea~Hawks were leading 32-29 after the
first seven events which included a win in the 4x50m Freestyle
relay, all four 50m sprint events, 200m Individual Medley and the
800m Freestyle. In the final five events the Sea~Hawks struggled to
finish their 200m races with the same speed as the Pronghorns and
finished behind in points 43-61 at the end of the meet.
The 2nd year swimmers for the Sea~Hawks led the way at the Dual
Meet with Dayna Hogan, Kelsey Alexander and Kelsie Rogers having
fine performances. Hogan swam to two 1st place finishes in the 800m
Freestyle and 200m Freestyle. Alexander finished 1st in the 50m
Freestyle and 2nd in the 50m Butterfly. Rogers was 2nd in both the
50m Freestyle and 200m Butterfly. 3rd year Jane Brodie also fought
for a 2nd place finish in the 800m Freestyle. Rogers, Alexander,
Hogan and Brodie also started the meet with a big win in the 4x50m
Freestyle Relay.
The meet was a great early season experience for the Sea~Hawks, the
team will now re-focus on training before traveling to the
University of Lethbridge November 11-15th for another Dual Meet
where the several Sea~Hawks could meet the CIS standard. According
to Head Coach Brad Hutton the weekend meet was a success. He said,
"High quality racing early in the season is invaluable and the
ability to bring a varsity team out to Memorial and run a proper
varsity Dual Meet is a huge advantage for our swimmers and our
fans. The team is swimming well for this early in the season and
should expect big things for the 2009-2010 season."
Women’s Soccer
It was another disappointing weekend for the women’s
Sea~Hawks soccer team losing both games in a weekend series with
the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers.
Saturday UPEI 2 Memorial 1
On Saturday, the women kicked off the weekend with an early goal by
Malorie Harris, which gave Sea~Hawks a 1-0 lead. Down by a goal,
the Panthers stepped up their offense and were able to carry the
play and create numerous scoring chances in the first half.
Returning to the field in the second half with the heavy wind at
their back, the Panthers took full advantage when AUS leading
scorer Tessa Roche netted her 7th goal of the season just over a
leaping Keira Eavis. UPEI did not let up pressuring the Sea~Hawks
defense, eventually scoring their second goal of the game just two
minutes later. Fighting the wind, the Sea~Hawks had a few late
chances but were unable to beat a strong Panthers’ defense in
the dying minutes of a 2-1 defeat.
Sunday UPEI 2 Memorial 1
Sunday was a new day and the Sea~Hawks went looking for a big win
to start turning the season around. The game would be played in
Sergeant Ned Nugent Park in Conception Bay South due to poor
conditions after Saturday’s game at Smallwood Drive. Once
again Memorial got on the board early with Heather Williams scoring
her third goal of the season 21 minutes into the game. Memorial
continued to apply pressure but was unable to capitalize with Laura
Breen having the best opportunity to put the home side up 1-0. Late
in the half, Panthers’ striker Tessa Roche found the back of
the net, tying the game. Rookie keeper Keira Eavis was able to keep
the Sea~Hawks alive making multiple big saves, until the 81st
minute when Roche was able to slip one by making it 2-1 for UPEI.
As time counted down, the Sea~Hawks applied pressure forcing the
Panthers’ defenders to come up with two huge blocks. The
final was 2-1 UPEI.
The Sea~Hawks are now 2-6 on the season, ninth in the AUS. UPEI
improve to 6-1.
Next weekend the women will travel to Fredericton, New Brunswick to
take on the Varsity Reds before closing out the regular season at
home against the X-Women.
Men’s Soccer
Memorial’s men’s soccer team did not help out their bid
for the playoffs this weekend, losing twice to the University of
Prince Edward Island Panthers.
Saturday UPEI 2 Memorial 1
In Saturday’s match the Sea~Hawks came out flat and dug
themselves a hole early allowing Panthers’ striker Jimmie
Mayaleh to place one past keeper Gerald Zengeya. The goal seemed to
rally Memorial as they stepped up their offensive pressure, which
finally paid off when rookie Scott Woodfine scored on a great
individual effort, tying the game at one. Ten minutes into the
half, it was AUS leading scorer Mayaleh who once again found the
back of the net, giving UPEI a 2-1 lead. Fighting against the wind,
the Sea~Hawks created chances late, but it was not enough, as they
were defeated by a final score of 2-1.
Sunday UPEI 2 Memorial 0
With a change of
location to Sgt. Ned Nugent Field in CBS, the Sea~Hawks were hoping
for a different outcome. With keeper Tyler Putt back in goal for
the Sea~Hawks, he was forced to come up with big saves early in the
game as the Panthers made the most of two consecutive corner kicks.
With both teams playing a very tight physical game it was not until
the 62nd minute that UPEI was able to capitalize on a Sea~Hawks
defensive error. With Memorial pushing hard for the tying goal,
Panthers’ midfielder Dan McAleer scored his second goal of
the game late in regulation. The Sea~Hawks would eventually run out
of time, losing 2-0 to UPEI.
The Sea~Hawks are now 1-6-2 on the season. UPEI are now in top spot
in the AUS with a 7-2 record.
The men will be on the road next weekend where they will look to
pick up two wins against UNB, before returning home to host the
X-Men in a Halloween weekend series.
Women’s Basketball
The women’s basketball team kept their winning streak
alive this weekend when they travelled to Waterloo, Ontario to take
part in the 42nd annual Naismith Classic.
The women kicked things off Friday afternoon with a win over
Concordia University 63-50. Sophomore forward Ally Forsey led the
‘Hawks with 12 points and 5 rebounds, followed by Grace
Fishbein with 10 points. Saturday afternoon the women defeated the
home team University of Waterloo Warriors by a score of 55-49.
Forsey played well in the second game, recording a double-double
with 13 points and 11 rebounds, and rookie Jennifer Parsons added
10 points of her own.
On Sunday the Sea~Hawks played the University of Fraser Valley in
the final game of the tournament, winning the game to finish the
weekend 3-0. Final score of the game was not yet available.
The women will only have a short stay back in St. John’s
before they head west to British Columbia next weekend to take on
three western Canadian universities in what will be a solid test to
see where Memorial stands on the national scene.
Men’s Basketball
The men’s basketball team travelled to Antigonish, Nova
Scotia this weekend to take part in the St. FX Invitational
tournament. The ‘Hawks were in tough on Friday night when
they took on the AUS perennial favourite, and hometown St. Francis
Xavier X-Men. Down only five at the half, the Sea~Hawks worked hard
eventually taking the lead 55-53, while only shooting 35% from the
field, the Sea~Hawks could not hold on as they went on to lose by a
score of 78-72. The ‘Hawks were led by Mike Helsby who scored
20, Jason Shepherd added 16, and Steve Earles who put 13 points on
the board.
In the consolation final on Saturday, the Sea~Hawks faced the
University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds. UNB’s Colton Wilson
was the difference as he scored a game high 25 points for the Reds
in the UNB 77-71 victory. Steve Earles scored 14 points for
Memorial, with rookie Mike Helsby adding 10 of his own, and earning
a spot on the tournament all-star team.
On Sunday, the men were in Halifax where they took on the Mount St.
Vincent University Mystics. The Sea~Hawks were able to finish the
weekend off with a win, defeating MSVU 72-61 with Steve Earles and
Justin Grainger both having good showings for Memorial.