With its best season in program history, Men’s Soccer claimed the Northeast-10 Championship as the fifth seed and competed into the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Hounds, who finished the year with a 12-7 record, 7-5 in conference play, traveled to Le Moyne College where they captured their first-ever program playoff win before defeating American International College at home in a semifinal matchup. The Hounds then hosted the College of Saint Rose, whom they defeated 2-1 in the championship game to capture their first-ever title. The Hounds went on to defeat West Chester University (PA) in double overtime in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, but lost to Gannon University (PA) in the second round. Alex Moschella ’20 was named the NE10 Championship Most Valuable Player, while Moschella, Brian Flynn ’20, and Sebastian Jimenez ’22 earned first-team honors. Jimenez won NE10 Goalkeeper of the Year while Jason Lages ’20 and Nicholas Cardona ’21 were both named to the NE10 All-Conference First Team. Juan O’Neill ’21 was selected to the Third Team All-Conference.
Men’s Cross Country concluded its impressive season with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA East Regional on November 9. They tied for the highest finish in program history, and three different runners finished in the top 50. This built on the team’s sixth-place showing at the Northeast-10 Championships. First-year runner Claudio Rocha ’23 finished 18th overall in the conference championship. Rocha and Shawn Scullion ’21 were voted to the Third Team All-Conference.
Women’s Cross Country finished its season by placing sixth at the NCAA East Regional on November 9. Kialeigh Marston ’20 took 24th overall in the event out of 162 runners. Two weeks earlier, the Hounds earned a fifth-place finish at the Northeast-10 Championships, led again by Marston, who won her first individual title, the 6K, and was named the 2019 NE10 Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year.
Women’s Soccer finished its season 10th in the Northeast-10 Conference with a 7-4-5 overall record and 4-4-5 in conference play. Diana Bruggeman ’22 finished with six goals, while Alexis Stowell ’20 and Brooke Shatney ’21 each notched four goals on the season. Goalkeeper Alexis Nason ‘20 finished her collegiate career with 71 saves on the season and five wins.
Football concluded its 2019 season with a 6-4 record and 5-3 conference record, finishing third in the Northeast-10. Fifteen different players earned All-Conference honors: Quentin Hall ’20 was selected as the NE10 Offensive Lineman of the Year as well as a First Team selection alongside tight end Tighe Beck ’20; Carlins Platel ’21 and Seamus Wallace ’20 were named to the First Team All-Conference for defense; Second Team Offense was awarded to Doug Santos ’20, Noah Brown ’20, and Joseph Kellum ’22; Second Team Defense was awarded to Egan Bachtell ’20, Trenton Wright ’20, and Mason Spence ’20; Third Team All-Conference included Khaleed Exum-Strong ‘20, Elijah Riley ’20, and Antoine Williams ’21; and Patrick May ’23 were named to the conference’s All-Rookie team. Santos and Exum-Strong finished fourth and fifth respectively in the conference in rushing yards per game. Exum-Strong finished second overall in touchdowns (15), and Mac-Brian Nkongchu ’20 finished the season with a team-high 62 tackles.
Women’s Golf capped its season with a runner-up finish at the Northeast-10 Championships in Verona, NY. Catherine French ’20 finished in third place with a score of 152, while Christine Cutting ’20 took seventh with a score of 161. Earlier in the season, French finished first in the Franklin Pierce Fall Invitational.
Women’s Volleyball, which featured just two seniors, earned victories against Mercy College and Felician University during the season, as well as a big road win against Saint Michael’s College. Tess Haller ’20 recorded 116 kills during the season, while Brenna Chrisom ’20 recorded 72 sets.
Women’s Tennis finished the year with a 5-7 record, 4-6 in conference play. At the end of the regular season, Ana Escudero ’22 was named to the Northeast-10 All-Conference Second Team and earned Second Team honors with her doubles teammate, Veronica Op ’21.
Men’s Golf capped off its best fall season in history by winning its first Northeast-10 Championship in program history. The team placed fourth or higher in each of its competitions all season, including the NE10 Championships in which Andrew Sanzaro ’21 led the Hounds with a one-under 71 and a spot on the All-Championship team, while teammate Mark Bryant ’20 was close behind with an even-par 72.
Field Hockey won its final two games of the regular season to earn the No. 5 seed in the Northeast-10 Tournament. The Hounds upset No. 4 Stonehill College in the quarter- finals before falling to eventual NE10 Champion top-seeded Saint Anselm College in the semifinals. After being nationally ranked for nine consecutive weeks by the National Field Hockey Coaches’ Association Division II National Coaches’ Poll, reaching seventh best in the country in November, the Hounds were ranked fourth in the East Region for the NCAA Tournament, where they were defeated by East Stroudsburg University (PA) in the first round. The team finished the year with a 16-5 record and had three players named All-Conference: Deirdre Burchill ’21on the First Team, and Summer Walsh ’22, Lucy Malia ’22, and Courtney Sickel ‘20 on the Second Team.
