The Wheaton College men's and women's cross country teams finished the 2009 slate at the NCAA Division III New England Championship on Saturday in Cumberland, Maine. The women were 24th among 47 scoring teams, while the men took 28th of 48. Sophomore Rachel Scavera (North Bend, OR/North Bend) was the first Lyon to complete the women's trail, notching a 105th-place showing among more than 300 runners. Freshman Lindsay Petrenchik (Chagrin Falls, OH/Chagrin Falls) and sophomores Savannah Geasey (Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth) and Taylor Wills (Kinderhook, NY/Ichabod Crane) were the next three finishers. Junior Nick Kacher (Waltham, MA/Waltham) crossed the finish line in 101st, while classmate Colin Fahey (Waltham, MA/Weston) and freshman Michael Richard (Chicopee, MA/Holyoke Catholic) were the second and third Lyons, respectively.

The Wheaton College women's soccer team, which is ranked fifth in New England by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), went 1-1 over the weekend at Middlebury College, advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament before falling. The Lyons knocked off Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, 2-0 in Saturday's first round before dropping a 2-1 decision to the host Panthers on Sunday. It marked the 10th straight season Wheaton qualified for the NCAA Tournament, as Middlebury was also the site of its first NCAA road trip during the 2000 season.

With 16 shutouts, the Lyons tied the fifth-highest total in program history as well as placing sixth in goals against average (0.45) and tying for ninth in wins (18). Wheaton blanked 12 of its last 16 opponents while allowing six goals in the last 1,506:53 over 17 contests since September 23.

In her first collegiate contest in her home state, junior Emily Hough (Norwich, VT/Hanover) delivered both of Wheaton's goals against Richard Stockton in the teams' first meeting. Her first marker came in the sixth minute, snapping the Ospreys' shutout streak at 325:17. During the 49th minute, senior Lyndsey McManus (Marshfield, MA/Marshfield) sent a corner kick that the Richard Stockton keeper came out to secure but dropped while falling in the rainy conditions, and Hough pounced on the loose ball for her second goal. Sophomore Lindsay Leddy (Warwick, RI/Wheeler School) made three saves against the Ospreys, who were ranked sixth in the NSCAA South Atlantic regional poll.

Against Middlebury, which is ranked 12th nationally and second in New England by the NSCAA, senior Rosie Levy (Torrance, CA/Chadwick School) knotted the contest before the hosts tallied the winner early in the second half. After the Panthers scored in the 16th minute, Wheaton countered in the 32nd. Sophomore Emily Vincunas (Granville, MA/Wilbraham & Monson Academy) worked to keep the ball in on the sideline and carried up the left side of the field, sending a centering cross to freshman Cassey Muse (Candia, NH/Central), who touched the ball off to a rushing Levy, and the midfielder tallied at 31:23. However, Middlebury took its only two shots of the second half in the 50th minute, with Leddy going high to deny a chance but the rebound finding another Panther, who netted the winner. Leddy finished with two saves, as the Lyons held slim edges of 8-6 in shots and 3-1 in corners.

Hough is seventh in program history in career assists (33), eighth in points (97) and ninth in goals (32), while Leddy is third in shutouts (18), fourth in wins (29) and sixth in minutes (3,806:05). McManus completed her four years tied for ninth in games played (92). With her numbers this fall, Leddy was third in season minutes by a keeper (1,992:12), sixth in wins (16), tied for sixth in shutouts (8) and eighth in goals against average (0.50). Muse finished with 15 goals this fall, the third-highest freshman total in program history, and had eight winners. With 10 assists, Hough became the fifth Wheaton player with three double-digit assist seasons.

The Wheaton College men's and women's swimming & diving teams had the rare single-gender dual meets last week, as the women picked up a 160-140 victory against the visiting United States Coast Guard Academy on Friday before the men dropped a pair of decisions to Coast Guard, 196-77 and New York University, 207-95 in a double-dual meet hosted by Coast Guard on Saturday.

Wheaton's women won eight events against the Bears, with juniors Dania Piscetta (Belmont, NH/Belmont) and Nicole Zais (Sudbury, MA/Lincoln-Sudbury Regional) and sophomore Julia Wright (Pomfret, VT/Northfield Mount Hermon School) combining to account for all of the victories. Piscetta played a role in four wins, capturing the 100-yard butterfly and 100- and 200-yard freestyle races while anchoring the victorious 400-yard medley relay team, joining Zais, senior Iris Meehan (Bar Harbor, ME/Mount Desert Island) and sophomore Taryn Brosnan (Westford, MA/Academy of Notre Dame). Zais captured both the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes, while Wright secured the top scores in the one- and three-meter dives for the third time in as many meets this season.

The Lyon men went up against an NYU team that was 24th at least year's NCAA Championship and a Bear squad that took second at the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) meet. Junior Jonathan Gold (West Harrison, NY/Fordham Prep) earned third-place finishes in the one- and three-meter diving events, falling just 0.40 points shy of second place during the one-meter dive. Sophomore Devon Best (Brentwood, TN/Ravenwood) turned in the Lyons' other third-place mark during the 100-yard backstroke.

The Wheaton College men's soccer team, which is tied for 18th in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) national poll and sits third in the New England rankings, saw its season come to an end on Sunday, as the second-seeded Lyons finished with a 2-1 mark during the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament after falling in the championship game at number-one Babson College, 2-1. Wheaton had downed seventh-seeded Springfield College, 2-1 in the first round on Wednesday before notching a 3-2 victory in double overtime against number-six Clark University during a Saturday semifinal at Babson. The Lyons advanced to the NEWMAC Tournament semifinals for the 10th straight season and to their eighth title game.

The Blue and White posted 10 shutouts, its most since 2005, and yielded no more than two goals in any contest all fall, its first time turning that feat since 2001. The Lyons' 18 wins were their most since 2003 and tied for the third-highest total in program history, while their 0.76 goals against average was the fourth best. Wheaton's seven-game winning streak prior to the title game was its longest since 2004.

Freshman Cecil Jeffrey (Framingham, MA/Rivers School) scored with 15:16 remaining against visiting Springfield, snapping a tie and sending Wheaton into the NEWMAC Tournament semifinals. The Lyons took their first lead in the 18th minute, as junior Yuri Moreira (Marlboro, MA/Northfield Mount Hermon School) scored off a long breakout pass from classmate and keeper Cole Davidson (Needham, MA/Salisbury School). Davidson made two saves in net.

Freshman Max Swanson (Lexington, MA/Lexington) scored with eight seconds left in the second sudden-death overtime period against Clark, just before the teams would have gone to a penalty-kick shootout. Junior defender David Winrow (South Weymouth, MA/Weymouth) scored his first goal since September 2007 during the 57th minute before the Cougars knotted the contest, but Jeffrey provided another late marker in the 81st minute to put Wheaton on top. However, Clark again countered, this time less than a minute later, sending the teams to overtime and setting up Swanson's heroics. Davidson made one save, as the Lyons held advantages of 33-10 in shots and 9-2 in corner kicks.

Freshman back Howard Manly (Ayer, MA/Lawrence Academy) tallied his first collegiate goal to put Wheaton on top in the 53rd minute of the NEWMAC Tournament championship game at Babson, but the hosts, ranked seventh in the region, scored twice 10 minutes apart to go ahead. Davidson made four saves, while Manly provided a goal-line stop in the first half to deny the Beavers the lead. Wheaton and Babson have combined to win 11 of the 12 NEWMAC Tournament titles.

Moreira is tied for second in program history in career goals (35) and stands seventh in points (76), while junior Josh Solomon (Acton, MA/Acton-Boxboro Regional) is tied for sixth in assists (22). Davidson is fourth in wins (28), tied for fourth in shutouts (15), fifth in minutes (4,322:45) and sixth in saves (163). Junior Chris Smart (Brookfield, CT/Brookfield) is seventh in victories (13), and senior Adam Sussman (Swampscott, MA/Swampscott) tied for sixth in games played (82). Moreira tied for third in single-season goals (16), two off the school mark, and notched the seventh-most points (34). Davidson tied for third in shutouts (8) and tied for fifth in wins (14) while posting the fifth-best GAA (0.78) and playing the seventh-most minutes (1,736:22).

The Wheaton College women's soccer team, which is ranked 25th nationally and fourth in New England by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), dropped its only game last week, as the second-seeded Lyons suffered a 1-0 setback against number-three Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) during a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament semifinal on Saturday at Wellesley College. The Lyons, who fell to the eventual champion, advanced to the semifinals for the 15th straight season. Wheaton later earned an at-large berth into its 10th consecutive NCAA Tournament, as the Blue and White will oppose Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in the first round on Saturday at Middlebury College at 1:30 p.m. The second-round contest will occur on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. with advancement to the next weekend's sectional round on the line.

With 15 shutouts, the Lyons have tied the sixth-highest total in program history. Wheaton has blanked 11 of its last 14 opponents while allowing four goals in the last 1,326:53 over 15 contests since September 23. As of last week, the Blue and White was ninth in Division III in goals against average.

Despite holding a 32-10 advantage in shots and taking nine of the game's 10 corner kicks, Wheaton yielded a 20th-minute marker to MIT during an eventual NEWMAC Tournament semifinal setback. Sophomore keeper Lindsay Leddy (Warwick, RI/Wheeler School) made five saves.

Junior Emily Hough (Norwich, VT/Hanover) is seventh in program history in career assists (33), eighth in points (93) and tied for ninth in goals (30), while Leddy is third in shutouts (17), tied for fourth in wins (28) and sixth in minutes (3,626:05). Freshman Cassey Muse (Candia, NH/Central) has 15 goals, the third-highest freshman total in program history, and has eight winners. With 10 assists, Hough is the fifth Wheaton player with three double-digit assist seasons. Leddy is tied for sixth in season wins (15) and tied for seventh in shutouts (7).

The Wheaton College men's and women's swimming & diving teams posted 14 top-five finishes on Saturday at the non-scoring, four-team Charlie Batterman Relays at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Junior Nicole Zais (Sudbury, MA/Lincoln-Sudbury Regional) played a part in four runner-up marks to lead the women, while classmate Dania Piscetta (Belmont, NH/Belmont) and sophomore Sarah Miller (Madison, NJ/Madison) contributed to three apiece.

Zais swam legs on the second-place 200-yard backstroke, 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard freestyle and 400-yard medley relays, while Piscetta competed for the 200 back, 200 free and 400 medley quartets. Miller swam the 200 breast, 200 free and 1,500 free. Freshman Caroline Isaacs (San Jose, CA/Archbishop Mitty) was on the runner-up 400 medley and 1,500 free relay quartets, while junior Samantha Farrell (Reading, MA/Reading Memorial) and sophomore Taryn Brosnan (Westford, MA/Academy of Notre Dame) completed legs for the 200 breast and free relay squads, respectively. Senior Iris Meehan (Bar Harbor, ME/Mount Desert Island) and freshman Dana Auger (Milford, MA/Milford) rounded out the 200 back foursome, junior Alisha Wilson (Cumberland, ME/Greely) swam a leg on the 400 medley relay team, senior Sarah Houlihan (West Springfield, MA/West Springfield) was one of three Lyons on the 1,500 free relay squad, and freshman Kirstie Parkinson (Singapore, Singapore/Singapore American School) completed the 200 breast quartet.

Sophomore Devon Best (Brentwood, TN/Ravenwood) played a role in the 200 back, 200 fly and 1,500 free relay teams earning fourth-place marks on the men's side while also swimming a leg for the fifth-place 400 free relay quartet. Junior Zach Fichman-Klein (North Attleboro, MA/North Attleboro) sided with Best on the 200 back and fly relay teams, while classmate Eddie Gillie (Haverhill, MA/Saint John's Prep) swam the 200 fly and 1,500 free events. Junior Sam Dean-Lee (Rocky Hill, CT/Xavier) competed in the 400 and 1,500 free races, and classmate Ben Sabol (Saint Petersburg, FL/Shorecrest Prep) was in the 200 back and 400 free relays foursomes. Junior Corey Best (Brentwood, TN/Ravenwood) completed the 200 back squad, sophomore Charles Western (Syracuse, NY/Nottingham) was on the 200 fly team, and freshman Sam Neill (Ludlow, MA/Belchertown) swam a leg for the 400 free relay quartet.

The Wheaton College men's and women's cross country teams took part in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship on Saturday in Boston's Franklin Park, as the men turned in a sixth-place finish and the women were eighth. Junior Nick Kacher (Waltham, MA/Waltham) was the first Lyon to finish, taking 22nd, while classmate Colin Fahey (Waltham, MA/Weston) came in 47th. Freshmen Michael Richard (Chicopee, MA/Holyoke Catholic) and Karl Mader (Northfield, MN/Northfield) were 65th and 69th, respectively. Sophomore Rachel Scavera (North Bend, OR/North Bend) paced the women in 30th, senior Katie Pratt (Litchfield, CT/Litchfield) took 47th, while sophomore Taylor Wills (Kinderhook, NY/Ichabod Crane) and freshman Lindsay Petrenchik (Chagrin Falls, OH/Chagrin Falls) came in 58th and 59th, respectively.

The Wheaton College field hockey team lost twice last week at Wellesley College, getting bounced from the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament for the third straight year by the Blue and for the fifth time in six seasons. The Lyons dropped their regular season finale, 3-1 on Tuesday before, as the eighth seed, suffering a 4-1 setback to top-seeded Wellesley.

Sophomore Emily Asack (Stoughton, MA/Stoughton) scored in the 67th minute on Tuesday to cut the Wellesley lead to 2-1 before the hosts tallied once more. Senior keeper Andrea Bagley (Foxboro, MA/Foxboro) made 13 saves, while sophomore back Bonnie Davies (Roxbury, CT/Shepaug Valley) turned in a defensive save early in the second half with her team down just 1-0.

Junior Margaux Bolte (Belmont, MA/Belmont) staked the underdog Lyons to a 1-0 halftime advantage during the first round of the NEWMAC Tournament after scoring in the 33rd minute, but Wellesley responded with a big second half. Bagley made 12 stops for Wheaton in her final contest.

Senior Alex Block (Saratoga, CA/Saratoga) completed her career fifth in program history in career goals (23) and points (55), while she and classmate Cassie Abel (Windham, NH/Salem) tied for second in games (80). Bagley finished fifth in wins (18), tied for fifth in shutouts (8), sixth in minutes (2,802:58), and seventh in both saves (315) and goals against average (1.87). Asack was fifth in single-season points (31), tied for fifth in goals (12) and tied for seventh in assists (7), as her goal and point totals were program records for an underclassman. Bagley was sixth in minutes (1,271:47) this fall.

The Wheaton College men's soccer team, which is ranked fourth in New England by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), completed its regular season with a 2-0 victory over Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) on Saturday. The second-seeded Lyons will host a NEWMAC Tournament contest for the 10th time in 11 seasons, opposing number-seven Springfield College in the first round on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Wheaton looks to advance to the semifinal round for the 10th straight season while chasing its eighth NEWMAC Tournament title and a berth into its ninth NCAA Tournament. Babson College hosts the semifinals and final this weekend.

The Blue and White has posted 10 shutouts, its most since 2005, and yielded a total of four goals in the last 953:57 over 11 games. The Lyons' 16 wins are their most since 2004 and stand as the sixth-highest total in program history, as well as the second-most regular season victories ever.

Junior Yuri Moreira (Marlboro, MA/Northfield Mount Hermon School) scored both of Wheaton's markers against visiting WPI, tallying twice during a 7:48 span of the second half. Moreira converted sophomore Pablo Mena's (San Salvador, El Salvador/American School of El Salvador) touch in the 69th minute before being assisted by freshman Cecil Jeffrey (Framingham, MA/Rivers School) in the 76th minute. Junior Cole Davidson (Needham, MA/Salisbury School) made one stop in recording the shutout for the Lyons, who held advantages of 17-2 in shots and 9-2 in corner kicks. Wheaton completed its regular season riding its second five-game winning streak of the season.

Moreira is fourth in program history in career goals (34) and tied for seventh in points (74), while junior Josh Solomon (Acton, MA/Acton-Boxboro Regional) is tied for sixth in assists (22). Davidson is tied for fourth in shutouts (15) while standing fifth in wins (26) and minutes (4,032:53) and sixth in saves (156). Junior Chris Smart (Brookfield, CT/Brookfield) is seventh in victories (13), and senior Adam Sussman (Swampscott, MA/Swampscott) is tied for 10th in games played (80). Moreira is tied for fourth in single-season goals (15), three off the school mark, and is tied for eighth in points (32). Davidson is tied for third in shutouts (8) and tied for seventh in wins (12).

The Wheaton College women's soccer team, which is ranked 25th nationally and fourth in New England by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), went 2-0-1 last week, earning a share of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference's (NEWMAC) regular season title before picking up a first-round victory during the tournament. The Lyons tied regular season co-champion Wellesley College, 0-0 in double overtime on Tuesday, earning a share of their 11th straight regular season conference crown, before downing host Salem State College, 1-0 on Thursday. Against seventh-seeded Babson College on Saturday, number-two Wheaton notched a 2-1 victory, advancing to the league tournament semifinals for the 15th straight season.

The Lyons will oppose third-seeded Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Saturday in a 1:30 p.m. semifinal at Wellesley, with a spot in their 11th straight title game on the line. Wheaton seeks its 10th league tournament crown and entry into the NCAA Tournament for the 10th straight fall. With 15 shutouts, the Lyons have tied the sixth-highest total in program history. Wheaton has blanked 11 of its last 13 opponents while allowing three goals in the last 1,236:53 over 14 contests since September 23.

Wheaton controlled play against visiting Wellesley, racking up advantages of 31-3 in shots and 4-1 in corner kicks, while sophomore Lindsay Leddy (Warwick, RI/Wheeler School) made one save.

Senior Lyndsey McManus (Marshfield, MA/Marshfield) scored on a breakaway feed from classmate Kathleen Carroll (New Paltz, NY/New Paltz Central) in the 64th minute for the only scoring at Salem State. Sophomore Erin Cawley (West Springfield, MA/West Springfield) made three saves for her first collegiate shutout in her second career start.

Sophomore Emily Vincunas' (Granville, MA/Wilbraham & Monson Academy) first goal of the season, with 10:01 remaining, snapped a tie and sent Wheaton past visiting Babson during the NEWMAC Tournament. The Lyons had taken the lead with six seconds left in the first half on a marker from sophomore Jessica Stuart (Weymouth, MA/Weymouth), who converted passes from senior Rosie Levy (Torrance, CA/Chadwick School) and junior Emily Hough (Norwich, VT/Hanover). The Beavers snapped Wheaton's shutout streak at 702:25 with a 75th minute marker, but Vincunas put the hosts in front to stay just four minutes later. Leddy made four stops.

Hough is seventh in program history in career assists (33), eighth in points (93) and tied for ninth in goals (30), while Leddy is third in shutouts (17), tied for fourth in wins (28) and seventh in minutes (3,536:05). Freshman Cassey Muse (Candia, NH/Central) has 15 goals, the third-highest freshman total in program history, and has eight winners. With 10 assists, Hough is the fifth Wheaton player with three double-digit assist seasons. Leddy is tied for sixth in season wins (15) and tied for seventh in shutouts (7).