Holy Cross Athletics Newsstand: March 2012
Welcome to the Holy Cross Newsstand, a daily listing with links to stories from around the country on the Crusaders. Here are the stories from March of 2012.
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Chandley sparks Holy Cross women's tennis
squad
March 31, 2012 * By Jay Gearan * Worcester Telegram &
Gazette
From St. Peter-Marian High School to the College of the Holy
Cross, Carolyn Chandley has been an outstanding student-athlete.
Now in her senior year at Holy Cross, Chandley is a tri-captain of
its successful women's tennis team. Entering this week of
competition, the Crusaders owned an 8-2 overall record, dating to
matches played last fall. . .
Holy Cross' John Colella enjoys closing
time
March 30, 2012 * By Jennifer Toland * Worcester Telegram
& Gazette
John Colella was born and raised in
Herndon, Va., so he always had to explain to people down there why
he cheered for the Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins and Celtics. Now that
he's been a student-athlete at Holy Cross for three years, his
professional sports allegiances seem a little more fitting. "It's
nice to root for those teams and not get a lot of questions," said
the personable junior right-handed pitcher, who is known for
keeping his teammates loose. . .
DEEP Hall of Honors — Tiffany
DeCoff
March 29, 2012 * By Myrna Fearer * Danvers
Herald
The Danvers Educational Partnership will induct three new members
who have made a difference in the lives of students at the Seventh
Annual DEEP Hall of Honor on Thursday, March 8, at the Danversport
Yacht Club. . .
Melean's journey from Boston to
Bolivia
March 22, 2012 * By Tom Marshall *
MLSSoccer.com
During his junior year at College of the Holy Cross just outside
Boston, Alejandro Meleán made a risky decision: He wasn't
going to wait around for the right opportunity to come his way. He
was going to hunt one down on his own. “I told my dad,
‘After college, I’m going to take a year off to see if
a professional soccer career works out,’” the Miami
native recounted to MLSsoccer.com by phone on Thursday. . .
Billy Packer took shots at
mayor
March 22, 2012 * By Jesse Roman * Salem News
If only college hoops announcer Billy Packer could see Peabody
Mayor Ted Bettencourt now. ... Actually, maybe it's better if he
doesn't. "I certainly wouldn't run over and shake Billy Packer's
hand if I saw him today," Bettencourt said with a smile yesterday
when asked if he still holds a grudge against the now-retired
college basketball analyst. . .
New coaches help open HC spring
drills
March 21, 2012 * By Jennifer Toland * Worcester Telegram
& Gazette
With Monday’s record 70-degree temperatures, the
first day of Holy Cross spring football practice almost felt more
like the start of training camp in August. “It’s been
incredible,” coach Tom Gilmore said today. The Crusaders will
practice 14 times before the annual Spring Game on April 14. HC
opens the 2012 season Aug. 30 against the University of New
Hampshire, in the second night game ever at Fitton Field. . .
Holy Cross Looks for Answers in
Spring
March 21, 2012 * By Joe Parello *
GoLocalWorcester.com
The Holy Cross football team finished second in the Patriot League
last season, and comes into spring practice looking to reload and
contend again. After seven consecutive winning seasons, coach Tom
Gilmore is confident about the state of his program. The Crusaders
return 17 starters from last year's 6-5 team, seven of which were
named All-Patriot League, and Gilmore believes his team has enough
talent across the board for another special season. . .
Holy Cross Tennis Has Strong Local
Ties
March 15, 2012 * By Joe Parello *
GoLocalWorcester.com
The roster of Holy Cross’ women’s tennis team features
only two players from Massachusetts, but there is still an
undeniable Worcester presence. Seniors Carolyn Chandley and Emily
Marr are both Worcester natives, and have lived their entire tennis
lives in the city. Chandley played her high school tennis at St.
Peter-Marian, while Marr played for Notre Dame Academy. During her
time at Notre Dame, Marr played under current Holy Cross coach Lisa
Meola. . .
HC women rewarded with tournament
berth
March 13, 2012 * By Jennifer Toland * Worcester Telegram
& Gazette
The Holy Cross women’s basketball season isn’t over
yet. The Crusaders lost to Navy in the Patriot League Tournament
final Saturday and missed out on an automatic bid to the NCAA
tournament, but last night they were selected to play in the
Women’s Basketball Invitational, a 16-team tournament similar
to the men’s College Basketball Invitational. . .
Shipshape Holy Cross tries to sink Navy
again
March 10, 2012 * By Jennifer Toland * Worcester Telegram
& Gazette
Junior forward Amy Lepley looked up at the scoreboard seven
minutes into Holy Cross’ early-February home game against
Navy to see just how bad it was. It was pretty bad. Navy had jumped
out to a 19-0 lead. “They brought it and we were like,
‘Oh, my God,’ ” Lepley said. . .
Navy women playing for NCAA
bid
March 10, 2012 * By Bill Wagner * Annapolis
Capital
Normally, having homecourt advantage would make a huge difference
in a conference championship game. That might not be the case
tonight when Navy hosts Holy Cross in the finals of the Patriot
League Tournament for women's basketball. It's spring break at the
Naval Academy and almost all of the Midshipmen have dispersed,
hampering the home team's ability to create a raucous atmosphere at
Alumni Hall. . .
Holy Cross Baseball Grabs Big Wins on
Spring Trip
March 10, 2012 * By Joe Parello *
GoLocalWorcester.com
Students at the College of the Holy Cross have been enjoying
Spring Break over the last week, but the Crusader baseball team has
spent the past few weeks working in warmer climates. Holy Cross
(3-5) has been on the road since their season began on February
24th in College Station, Texas, against Texas A&M. The Aggies
are only one of several high-profile teams that Holy Cross has
faced on this season opening road trip, and coach Greg DiCenzo
thinks this experience is something his players will remember
forever. . .
Mike Daly is Holy Cross' captain
courageous
March 9, 2012 * By Jennifer Toland * Worcester Telegram
& Gazette
Holy Cross senior captain Mike Daly is, by nature, quiet and
unassuming, but when he has something to say to his teammates, he
says it. Back in November, after a 2-0 loss to RIT, the Crusaders
came out the next night, allowed four second-period goals to the
Tigers and fell behind, 5-2. “In between periods, Mike came
in and gave us a good one,” senior Matt Clune said. . .
Rested Mercyhurst men ready for AHA
playoffs
March 9, 2012 * By Victor Fernandes * Erie
Times-News
Coach Rick Gotkin admits the Mercyhurst men's hockey team might
worry about things like ice time, grades and girlfriends. But the
effects of an extended layoff? "I don't think they worry about
whether we had too much time off or not enough time," Gotkin said.
. .
Crusaders, Huskies move
on
March 8, 2012 * By Allan Lessels * New England Hockey
Journal
Holy Cross took out Army in two games and Connecticut did the same
to Canisius in Atlantic Hockey quarterfinal series last weekend.
The Crusaders and Huskies move on to this weekend’s
quarterfinals, hoping to earn themselves trips to the Blue Cross
Arena in Rochester, N.Y., for the semifinals. Bentley knocked out
Sacred Heart and Robert Morris ousted AIC and advanced to the semis
as well, but those two had to work extra time to do it. . .
World War II disrupted this resident's
football career
March 7, 2012 * By Cathy Tallyn * Rossmoore
News
The job might have been great, and glamorous, but the pay wasn't.
It was 1940 and William F. Gallogly had been a quarterback for two
of the New York Giants' seasons. He was paid $25 a game. Playing
sports was important to Gallogly, now 95 and a Rossmoor resident.
He lettered in football and track in high school and was named the
outstanding athlete in Rhode Island. He had offers of full-ride
athletic scholarships from such universities as Harvard, Yale and
Holy Cross. . .
Matt Ginn, Holy Cross begin playoff
March
March 2, 2012 * By Jennifer Toland * Worcester Telegram
& Gazette
Holy Cross coach Paul Pearl obviously doesn't rate his players on
statistics alone, but goalie Matt Ginn's numbers over the last
month have certainly earned the freshman a great appraisal.
“His numbers are staggering,” Pearl said before
Wednesday's practice. Ginn was in net for every game during HC's
7-0-1 surge to finish the regular season, and in those eight games
he posted a 1.61 goals against average and .937 save percentage. .
.
Holy Cross' Parker works first-year
miracle
March 1, 2012 * By Jennifer Toland * Worcester Telegram
& Gazette
Emily Parker picked up the phone with trepidation. She
knew the number and knew she had to dial it, but it was a call she
didn’t want to make. It was last March, and Parker was home
in Johnston, Iowa. Her senior season of high school basketball had
recently ended and she had to tell her future coach, Holy
Cross’ Bill Gibbons, that she had re-torn the anterior
cruciate ligament in her left knee. Gibbons got the news and
didn’t flinch. . .
