Men’s lacrosse loses on senior night to New England College

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Johnson State College men’s lacrosse team fell to New England College 25-0 in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) game on Saturday evening at the University of Vermont.
The Badgers drop to 0-9 (0-6 NAC) on the season while the Pilgrims improve to 12-4 (6-0 NAC).

1st Quarter
New England College got off to a strong start, netting 13 goals in the first to take the 13-0 lead.

2nd Quarter
Johnson was able to slow the Pilgrims down slightly, giving up only three goals in the second quarter to make it 16-0 going into the half.

3rd Quarter
The Badgers gave up seven more goals in the third to make it 23-0 at the end of the quarter.

4th Quarter
New England college added two goals to make the final score 25-0 in their favor.

Goalkeepers
William Platt got the win for the Pilgrims, saving all five shots on goal from the Badgers. Patrick Bell took the loss, saving 16 out of 41 shots on goal.

Stats Breakdown
Shots on Goal: NEC 41 | Johnson 5

Ground Balls: NEC 56 | Johnson 19

Turnovers: NEC 15 | Johnson 30

Clears: NEC 17-19 | Johnson 11-25

Face Offs Won: NEC 21 | Johnson 5

Man Up: NEC 3-6 | Johnson 0-5

Senior Celebration
Prior to the game, senior Rhys Keenhold (Braintree, Vt.) was recognized for playing in his final home contest.

Women’s softball drops two games in NAC opener to Thomas College

JOHNSON, Vt. – The Johnson State College softball team fell to Thomas College 10-2 and 13-0 in their North Atlantic Conference (NAC) opening doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.

Game 1: Thomas 10, Johnson 2
Early in the bottom of the first, Anna Piirainen scored on a wild pitch to give the Terriers a 1-0 lead. The Badgers tied the game back up at 1-1 in the following frame as Kaitlynn Woodward (White River, Vt.) knocked a solo homerun to right field for Johnson.
The Terriers took the lead back with seven unanswered runs including a six-run third inning. Sydney LeBourveau, Lauren Farina, and Julia Nadeau led the surge with RBI singles.
The Badgers added their second run of the game in the top of the fourth as Woodward once again sent a solo homerun to right field. The Terriers tacked on one more in the fourth and fifth on a RBI double by Kayla Bess and a RBI single from Farina.

Pitching
LeBourveau took the win on the mound in five innings, allowing three hits and two runs. Haley Littlefield threw one hitless inning of relief. Woodward shouldered the loss for Johnson, scattering 11 hits and ten runs (five earned).

Hitting – Johnson
Kaitlynn Woodward: 2-2, 2 HR
Hitting – Thomas
Lauren Farina: 3-4, 2 RBI

Game 2: Thomas 13, Johnson 0
The Terriers plated four runs in the first inning led by RBI doubles from Katlyn Coulter (Jefferson, N.H.) and MacKenzie Oberholzer. Thomas added another run in the second frame on a RBI double by LeBourveau.
In the third, the Thomas offense exploded for eight runs to finish the scoring at 13-0. Oberholzer, Lexi Colpack, and Piirainen all doubled in the inning to bring in runs. LeBourveau completed her first career cycle with a two-run homerun to right center.

Pitching
Coulter earned her tenth victory in the circle for the Terriers, allowing one hit in three innings. Breanna Whitmarsh and Camille Coyne each threw a scoreless inning of relief. Mikaela Magnant was given the loss in 2.1 innings, allowing 13 this and 11 runs. Woodward pitched 1.2 innings of relief, surrendering six hits and two runs.

Hitting – Johnson
Kaitlynn Woodward: 1-2, 2B
Hitting – Thomas

Sydney LeBourveau: 4-4, 2B, 3B, HR, 3 RBI

Men’s tennis beats Lyndon State

STOWE, Vt. – The Johnson State College men’s tennis team defeated Lyndon State College 5-4 in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) match on Wednesday afternoon at Topnotch Resort.

Doubles
The Badgers took two out of three doubles to start the match. The team of Gerrit Lane (Moretown, Vt.) and Austin Walters (Grantham, N.H.) dropped first doubles to Jake Lacerda and Neal Mulligan 8-2. Joseph Holloway (London, England) and John Folsom (Califon, N.J.) took second doubles 8-1 over Korey Steele and Gerald Fleming, while Ethan Hutchinson (Canterbury, N.H.) and Evan Daigneault (Newfane, Vt.) defeated Mukhtar Abdullahi and Jeremy Polonia to take third flight doubles 8-6.

Singles
The teams spilt the six singles matches to take the 5-4 victory. In first flight, Lacerda dropped Lane 6-1, 6-3. Walters dropped 6-3, 6-0 sets to Mulligan in second singles, but Holloway defeated Steele 6-1, 6-1 to take the third flight.
Folsom won fourth singles over Fleming 6-0, 6-0. Hutchinson defeated Monroe in the fifth flight 6-1, 6-1, while Colin Compagna (Morrisville, Vt.) fell in sixth singles 6-4, 6-0.