Fleming Records Two Hits at Army
Colgate Drops Final Game to Black Knights, 5-0
By Kat Castner
(West Point, NY – April 6, 2014) Senior captain Haley Fleming went 2-for-3 on the day but couldn’t lead Colgate past Army in the final contest of a three-game Patriot League series.
The Raiders and Black Knights went scoreless through three full innings until Army broke the deadlock in the fourth. Despite a late rally from Colgate in the bottom of the sixth, three insurance runs in the seventh ultimately secured the Black Knights the victory.
Colgate drops to 0-6 in league play and 5-18 overall. Katie Bushee and Alyssa Chaulklin also recorded a hit in the loss, while Megan Carnase pitched six innings allowing nine hits and five runs. Brigit Ieuter came in for relief going one inning.
Army (15-17, 5-4 PL) was led by Kasey McCravey, Caroline Smith and Alee Rashenskas, who all registered two hits on the day. Rashenskas also added a run and an RBI in the game, while Alyssa Strobehn reeled in two RBIs.
Smith pitched all three games against the Raiders and notched another victory on Sunday after pitching a complete game, giving up just four hits.
Both teams tallied hits in the opening innings but weren’t able to bring the runners home as the game remained scoreless after three.
Army opened the scoring in the top of the fourth with two runs to take the 2-0 edge.
The Raiders tried to equalize in the bottom of the sixth with a late rally. With one out in the inning, Colgate saw Bushee and Fleming hit back-to-back singles to get runners on the corners. Unfortunately, Army was able to record the next two outs before the Raiders were able to knot the score.
The Black Knights earned three more runs in the top of the seventh, which created a five-run deficit for the Raiders that proved to be too much.
Colgate has a quick turnaround as they travel to nearby Cornell on Tuesday for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m.
Raiders Jump to 10th at Lafayette
Colgate Improves Four Places as Lagowitz, Lynch Post Season-Best Finishes
By John Painter
(Hellertown, Pa. – April 7, 2014) Alex Lagowitz and Ian Lynch turned in their best finishes of the season Monday to lift Colgate to a 10th-place result at the Lafayette Invitational.
Lagowitz shot a season-low round of 75 and Lynch carded 76 to boost the Raiders four spots in the standings of the 17-team field at Silver Creek Country Club. Chris Wilson also shot 75 and Ryan Allison 77 as Colgate was 13 strokes better than Sunday’s opening round.
The Raiders finished at 316-303—619 for 51 over par.
Lagowitz, who as a junior from Livingston, N.J., serves as the team’s elderstatesman, tied for 31st place at 13 over par with an 80-75—155 scorecard. This was his best individual result since tying for 25th at Cornell in the fall of 2012.
His par-3 scoring average of 2.88 tied for third-best in the tournament and keyed his jump from 55th place entering Monday’s final round.
The freshman Lynch finished 16th for his best season showing. Previous best for the East Hampton, N.Y., product was 30th at the Bucknell Invitational. Lynch posted a 75-76—151 result for 9 over par.
Wilson Reaches Another Top-50
Wilson jumped 24 places to a tie for 43rd at 81-75—156. He is the only Raiders golfer this season to reach the top-50 in every tournament played. TheToronto freshman is second on the team with a 76.05 average over his seven events and 19 rounds.
Allison continues to lead Colgate in stroke average at 75.74. The Melbourne, Fla., freshman rounded out the Colgate scoring by finishing in a tie for 50th place. His scorecard read 80-77—157 for 15 over par.
Zenon Bishop improved eight places to a tie for 72nd at 83-78—161 for 19 overpar.
Longwood claimed the team championship, finishing at 595 for a three-stroke victory over Central Connecticut State’s 598. Hofstra (601), Bucknell (609), Drexel (610) and La Salle (610) rounded out the top five and ties. Lehigh (620) was the only other Patriot League competitor in the field and the Mountain Hawks finished 12th.
Drexel’s Christopher Crawford claimed medalist honors at 73-71—144 for 2over par, winning by one stroke over Longwood’s Clayton Forren.
Colgate’s next action is April 18-19 at the Navy Spring Invitational. The Patriot League Championship takes place April 26-27 in West Point, N.Y.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Longwood 300-295—595 (+27)
2. Central Connecticut State 306-292—598 (+30)
3. Hofstra 303-298—601 (+33)
4. Bucknell 309-300—609 (+41)
T-5. Drexel 307-303—610 (+42)
T-5. La Salle 312-298—610 (+42)
T-7. Rider 304-312—616 (+48)
T-7. Villanova 309-307—616 (+48)
9. Canisius 305-311—617 (+49)
T-10. COLGATE 316-303—619 (+51)
T-10. Monmouth 315-304—619 (+51)
12. Lehigh 308-312—620 (+52)
13. Manhattan 312-311—623 (+55)
14. Lafayette 317-307—624 (+56)
15. Lafayette B 315-311—626 (+58)
16. Iona 318-309—627 (+59)
17. Siena 324-306—630 (+62)
18. Niagara 331-340—671 (+103)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
1. Christopher Crawford, Drexel 73-71—144 (+2)
2. Clayton Forren, Longwood 74-71—145 (+3)
T-3. Andrew Romano, Canisius 74-72—146 (+4)
T-3. Matt DeJohn, Central Connecticut State 73-73—146 (+4)
T-3. Mike Johnson, La Salle 76-70—146 (+4)
T-4. Taylor Bellemare, Iona 75-71—146 (+4)
COLGATE SCORES
T-16. Ian Lynch 75-76—151 (+9)
T-31. Alex Lagowitz 80-75—155 (+13)
T-43. Chris Wilson 81-75—156 (+14)
T-50. Ryan Allison 80-77—157 (+15)
T-72. Zenon Bishop 83-78–161 (+19)