Men’s lacrosse fall to Western Connecticut

By Shara Sarnelli

In the Little East Conference game on April 28 at 1:00 pm at Cressy Field, UMass Dartmouth started the game off with the advantage of scoring two goals. By the second quarter, the Corsairs had a 4-1 lead on the Colonials. The increased cheering of Corsair fans clashed with the intense booing of the Colonial fans.

West Conn. scored four consecutive goals with just 3:44 left in the second quarter. Freshman attackman Matt Leary of Framingham, MA, scored his second goal of the game with 2:37 remaining in the first half bringing the two opposing teams to a tie at halftime 5-5.

In the third quarter, Leary scored another goal, but the Colonials scored three goals putting West Conn. ahead of UMass yet again. Although Leary scored his fourth goal of the game, and freshman attackman Andrew Foster scored his first in the fourth quarter, WSCU scored four goals alone in the final quarter. 12-9 was in the final score, bringing the Corsairs to 6-8, 1-5 in the Little East Conference, and Western Connecticut to 8-7, 3-3 Little East Conference.

Goals for UMD were scored by Matt Leary with 4, Jeff Pelton with 2, Andrew Foster with 1, Matt Swirbalus with 1 and Mark Lapointe with 1. Assists were made by Andrew Foster with 2, Andrew Lewis with 2, Andrew Getto with 1, Jeff Pelton with 1 and Matt Leary with 1.

UMD dance team wins the gold

NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass—The UMD Dance Team was recently awarded a Gold Medal at a Regional Performing Arts Competition held in Providence, Rhode Island. The team choreographed jazz piece was executed nearly flawlessly, impressing the audience and judges. Earning the score of 91 out of 100, the judges gave the team the prestigious invitation to compete at their National Level, an enormous accomplishment for a team who lost their Head Coach less than halfway through the season.

The beginning of the dance team’s season was marked with much optimism and excitement for many reasons. The team, which had been student run for the past 4 years, was finally given a Coach to help ensure the expansion and progression of their abilities. These 14 talented ladies opened their season with a premier performance at a Boston Celtics Basketball Game during November. With high hopes and hard training the team prepared to take themselves to a new level of college dance.

Mid season, however, the team lost their Coach and regressed back to being a student run organization. With the perseverance and determination to make themselves known, the Team Captains made the ultimately rewarding decision to focus all their attention on a local regional competition. Without a coach the team struggled to perfect their student choreographed routine, The Pulse. However, in the end, all of their hard work and sacrifices paid off. Although the team does not have proper funding to compete at the National Level, they are still enthusiastic and continue to prepare for their end of the year show. Remember to come out and support the UMD Dance Team on Wednesday, May 9 at 7 p.m. in the main auditorium; admission is free.

The joke chasing the legend

By Steve Ferrara

Most people know that in the next two years Barry Bonds will most likely break Hank Aaron’s career homerun record. Now I would never wish bodily harm on anybody, but if Bonds were to say break a leg thus forcing him into early retirement, I don’t think most people would mind.

I have heard rumors that Hank Aaron will not show up to support Bonds when he is close to breaking the record. Hey if good ol’Hank decides not to show up, who can blame him? Bonds is this generation’s Pete Rose. Granted Roses’ situation is a little different than Bonds’, but who has sparked more controversy than Barry?

Wayne Gretsky worked hard to break the career goals record in hockey. There is no questioning his work ethic or his lack of steroids. Steroids are still on the mind of the average baseball fan. With the decline in stature of Jason Giambi and Pudge Rodriguez, one has to wonder, has Bonds gotten any smaller? Is there any truth behind the accusations?

So the MLB finally decides to test for steroids and then has no consequences for the offenders. They test for drugs and players with weed in their system suffer no punishment. Offending players should definitely not receive a free pass. The MLB should take a page from the NFL and come down hard of these disgraces. Pure competition is obviously not a concern for the MLB.

Baseball’s immorally defining moment will be when Barry Bonds passes Aaron. I even think the world might come to an end. The sky will fall, up will be down, left will be right and everything that is right in the world will disappear. Poof . . . nothing but social madness. Is this Bonds’ fault or our societies?

The real question is, with me at least, if Bonds does break the record, is it tainted by accusations? Should an asterisk be placed next to Bonds’ name? Roger Maris might have an issue with this. Timm F. Freitas, a junior writing and rhetoric major says that, “Bonds has done HTH. Look at his rookie card and compare the distance. I don’t give him any credit. If he breaks the record he deserves an asterisk no matter what.” The world is full of shoulda, woulda, couldas. Whatever goes down in the record books, people will complain. It’s easy to be a Monday quarterback in these types of situations.

Track finishes second at conference championships

Eric Holmes places first in the men’s 3,000 meter steeplechase.

Jordan Wright, Yusef White, Jonathan Garcia, and JT Harold place first in the men’s 4x100 meter relay.

FITCHBURG, MA-Both University of Massachusetts Dartmouth track and field teams finished second at the Little East Conference Championships, held in conjunction with the New England Alliance Championships Saturday at the Elliot Field Athletic Complex Saturday afternoon.

The Corsair women scored 135 points in the LEC Championships, finishing behind Southern Maine (172 points) in the six-team field. In the 12-team New England Alliance field, UMass Dartmouth had 111 points, trailing the Huskies, who had 168. Twelve teams were entered. The men scored 152 points at the LEC meet, trailing first-place Eastern Connecticut, which had 181 points in the six-team field. The men had 124 points in the Alliance meet, good for third place. Westfield State led the Alliance standings with 157 points. Twelve teams participated.

For the men, senior Jon Garcia (Stoneham, MA/Stoneham HS) was the conference champion in the 110 meter hurdles (15.19 seconds), and won the triple jump with a leap of 45 feet, 9 1/4 inches, breaking the meet record. Garcia was also a member of the winning 4 x 100 meter relay team, which placed first in 43.22 seconds and included senior Yusef White (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford HS) and sophomores Jordan Wright (Brookline, MA/Brookline HS) and J.T. Harold (North Andover, MA/Austin Prep). Garcia also placed second in the 400 meter hurdles (56.68 seconds), and third at 200 meters (23.22 seconds), in the high jump (6-1) and in the long jump (22 feet, 3/4 inch.)

Harold was the conference champ in the long jump at 22 feet, seven inches and finished third at 100 meters in 11.85 seconds. Junior Chris Jodoin (Uxbridge, MA/Maine) won the 400 meter hurdles in 56.23 seconds and was second at 400 meters in 50.85. He was also a member of the victorious 4 x 400 meter relay team, which won in 3:23.79 and included White, sophomore Jason Muller (Norton, MA/Norton HS) and freshman Michael Boucher (Byfield, MA/Triton Regional HS). Junior Eric Holmes (Abington, MA/Abington HS) won the 3000 meter steeplechase in 9:37.02.

For the women, junior Stacey Sarber (Oakdale, CT/Montville HS) won the 3000 meter steeplechase in 13:22.13, sophomore Teresa McGrath (Saugus, MA/Saugus HS) won the shot put at 35 feet, 9 1/2 inches, and sophomore JuJu Saba (Dedham, MA/Dedham HS) placed first in the discus with a throw of 111 feet, 10 inches. Sophomore Hilary Baker (Middleboro, MA/Middleboro HS) was second in the shot put at 34 feet, 1/4 inch and third in the discus at 107-9, junior Leanne Nygaard (Medway, MA/Medway HS) was second at 1500 meters in 5:01.37, third at 800 in 2:30.42, and was a member of the 4 x 400 meter relay team, which finished second in 4:15.91 and included senior Jen Munyon (Berlin, MA/Assabet Valley HS), junior Alicia Malloy (Agawam, MA/ Agawam HS) and sophomore Lenora Benson (Brockton, MA/Brockton HS). Junior Katie Malloy (Agawam, MA/Agawam HS) was second in the high jump at 5-5 and Munyon was third at 5-3, while Benson was third in the triple jump at 34-7.

The Corsairs will return to action when they travel to Springfield for the New England Division III Championships next weekend.

Stacey Sarber places first in the women’s 3,000 meter steeplechase.

Alicia Malloy hands off to Katie Malloy in the women’s 4x100 meter relays, placing 4th in the conference.