The Week That Was

November 26, 1996 - December 4, 1996

by Jim Mullins
Assistant Director
Sports Information

UMass Dartmouth skates past
Stonehill College, 5-3

UMass Dartmouth evened its ECAC Central record at 1-1 with a 5-3 victory over Stonehill College on November 26. Coach John Rolli's Corsairs picked up three power play goals and the game-winner from Mike Doherty (Stoneham, MA), while Ryan Sloper (Billerica, MA) stopped 35 shots to pick up his second win in 3 outings. Trailing 1-0 with 6 minutes to play in the opening period, Craig Hardy (Everett, MA) scored the Corsairs' first power play goal. The goal was Hardy's fifth of the season with an assist from Jamie DiBona (Weymouth, MA) for the 1-1 tie after one period. A. J. Carthas (Quincy, MA) picked up the Corsairs' second power play goal with assists from Jason Kotack (Toronto, Ontario) and Doherty at 5:41 of the second period.

After Stonehill tied the game 2-2 six minutes later, Doherty scored a pair of goals less than a minute apart for a 4-2 UMass Dartmouth lead. His first came at 15:16 with an assist from Jason Cormier (Waltham, MA) and at 16:05, Jamie DiBona and Chris O'Reilly (Belmont, MA) assisted on Doherty's second goal, his seventh of the year. The two-goal effort was Doherty's second in as many games this season. Leading 4-3 after two periods, Jamie DiBona added an insurance goal on the power play with an assist from Carthas for the 5-3 final.

Six games into the season, UMass Dartmouth already has four goal scorers in double figures for points. Jarrod DiBona (Weymouth, MA) and Hardy lead all scorers with 12 points each. DiBona has 7 goals and 5 assists while Hardy has 5 goals and 7 assists. Doherty is third in points (7-4-11) and captain Marc Salvi (Cheshire, MA) rounds out the double-figures scorers (2-8-10). In goal, Louis Weimann (Burlington, VT) is 3-0 with a 2.87 goals against average and Sloper is 2-1 with a 3.14 GAA.

Corsairs gets their first
win of the 1996-97 season

Coach C.J. Houtman's Corsairs (1-1) earned their first victory of the season, a 53-47 non-league win over Fitchburg State, snapping a 9-game losing streak which extended into last season. Shannon Martin (Scituate, MA) led UMass Dartmouth with a team-high 13 points and 17 rebounds, while Darilyn St. Germaine (Wareham, MA) added a game-high 18 rebounds and 8 points. The Corsairs opened their 1996-97 season with a 57-49 loss to Worcester State College before the Thanksgiving Day break.

In the win at Fitchburg State, the Corsairs built up a 4-point half time lead, 32-28, and held on in the second half for the 6-point victory. Jennifer Pitner (Millis, MA) had 9 points, while Natarsha Silva (Brockton, MA) and Kelly Berger (Buzzard's Bay, MA) added 7 point apiece. Silva and Tricia Breton (New Bedford, MA) both came up with 3 steals in the winning effort.

Silva and Berger were UMass Dartmouth's only scorers in double-figures after the season opening loss to Worcester State at the Tripp Center. In her first game for the Corsairs, Silva shot 6-15 from the floor and 2-4 from the free throw line along with 6 rebounds and 2 assists. In another impressive debut, St. Germaine grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds, 7 points and 3 steals. Berger connected for 10 points, including 2-3 from beyond the three-point line. Martin added 9 steals and 7 points in a losing cause.

Corsairs open with a pair
of non-conference losses

The UMass Dartmouth men's basketball team opened its 1996-97 season with a pair of non-conference losses, including an 82-67 loss to Bridgewater State and a season-opening 86-83 loss to Worcester State College.

Jason Antonio (Mattapoisett, MA) seems to be enjoying the move to point guard through the first two games. Antonio has been UMass Dartmouth's leading scorer in both games with a game-high 25 against Worcester State and a team-leading 23 in the loss to Bridgewater State. The Corsairs had five players hit double figures in the Nov. 26th loss to Worcester State, including Antonio, Ryan Bland (Dartmouth, MA) (17 pts), captain Rick Taylor (Freetown, MA) (13 pts), Tony Moreira (Pawtucket, RI) (11 pts) and Haskell Kennedy (Barnstable, MA) (10 pts). Only Bland joined Antonio in double figures against Bridgewater State, scoring 13 points plus 6 rebounds. In the loss to Worcester State, UMass Dartmouth trailed by one point at half, 48-47, but couldn't hold the lead a couple of times in the second half before dropping the 3-point decision. Against Bridgewater State, the Corsairs trailed by 3 at halftime, 36-33, before being outscored by 12 points in the second half enroute to the 82-67 decision.

Lane sets UMass Dartmouth
record in 200 Breast

UMass Dartmouth dropped a 129-111 decision to Bridgewater State at the Tripp Center, but they didn't go down without a fight. The Corsairs season-opening performance was highlighted by Mike Lane's (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) three victories, including a new UMass Dartmouth record in the 200 Breast (2:10.89). Lane also brought home victories for the Corsairs in the 50 Free (:22.63) and 500 Free (5:11.34). The Corsairs also had a victory in the 400 Free Relay with a winning time of 3:35.0. UMass Dartmouth's 400 Free Relay team included Gary Jones (Seekonk, MA), Jason Howe (Short Hills, NJ), Brett Pacheco (New Bedford, MA) and Mike Pereira (Riverside, RI). In the 3-Meter diving competition, Ben Harrower (Arlington, MA) finished first with 166.70 points.

Kuntz and Paquette lead
Corsairs in loss to Bears

Linda Kuntz (Billerica, MA) and Jen Paquette (New Bedford, MA) captured a total of five events between them in a 157-72 loss by UMass Dartmouth (0-2) to Bridgewater State at the Tripp Center. Kuntz's victories came in the 1000 Free (11:40.43), 100 IM (1:09.48) and 100 Free (:59.0). Paquette swept the diving events, taking the 1-Meter competition with 216.66 points and the 3-Meter event with 209.95 points.

Barbarossa named NE Football
Writers First Team All Star

Senior co-captain John Barbarossa (Billerica, MA) was one of five New England Football Conference players named to the 1996 New England Football Writers College Division All-New England First Team. Barbarossa, who last week was named NEFC First Team at defensive end, tight end and punter, earned First Team honors as a defensive lineman.

Corsairs' football coach Bill Kavanaugh has named his team's tri-captains for the 1997 season. UMass Dartmouth will be led by seniors Mark Foley (Swansea, MA), Ryan Bland (Dartmouth, MA) and Rob Carney (Leicester, MA).

UMass Dartmouth Sports Notes

Corsair athletic department officials are in the market for a pair of new coaches following the resignations of men's soccer coach Jim Cook and volleyball coach Stephanie Ponte. Interested candidates for either position should contact Associate Athletic Director Judith Sullivan by calling (508) 999-8720 at the Tripp Athletic Center. In three seasons at UMass Dartmouth, Cook's team were 22-24-5. Ponte coached volleyball for the Corsairs for three seasons and posted a 35-57 record.

This Week's Schedule
(home games in bold)

Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
5 Women's    Basketball Ice Hockey	6 Men's    Basketball	7 Ice Hockey M&W B-ball M&W Track M & W    Swimming	8	9	10 Women's    Basketball Ice Hockey

Thursday, December 5

Women's basketball @ Eastern Nazarene
Ice hockey vs. New Hampshire College

Friday, December 6

Men's Basketball vs. Stonehill College @ Bridgewater State

Saturday, December 7

Ice hockey @ Assumption
Men's basketball vs. Wheaton College @ Bridgewater State
Men's indoor track @ Brown
Women's indoor track @ Brown
Men's swimming - UMass Dartmouth Invitational
Women's swimming - UMass Dartmouth Invitational
Women's basketball vs. Plymouth State

Tuesday, December 10

Women's basketball vs. Bridgewater State
Ice Hockey vs. Quinnipiac College

Jim Mullins
Assistant Director, Sports Information and Daily News
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
285 Old Westport Road
Dartmouth,MA 02747-2300
Phone: News (508) 999-8965 Sports (508) 999-8720
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