January 31, 2008 Issue
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Classified Chestnut Hill Local Don't Miss an Issue, Tell us what you see or Winner of Two |
Local SportsCHC men proceed past Pioneers
The men’s hoop squad at Chestnut Hill College hasn’t had an easy season, but last Thursday evening the Griffins hosted a team struggling through a truly woeful winter. Arriving on Thursday, Jan. 24, in Chestnut Hill from Maryland, Columbia Union University owned an overall record of 1-15, and had allowed opponents to score more than 100 points on half-a-dozen occasions, including a 156-91 offensive festival at Virginia Military Institute. However, at the beginning of last week, Pioneers acquired Cliff Ault, a transfer from Division I Howard University, and in his initial outing with the Pioneers he helped them chalk up their first victory of the season, an 87-84 win over Maryland Bible College on Monday night. At CHC, the Pioneers proved pesky, but the Griffins did not waste this ideal opportunity to nail down a “W,” conquering Columbia 86-75 and raising their record to 3-13 overall. Columbia Union competes in NCAA Division II as an independent, so Chestnut Hill’s record within the Central Atlantic Athletic Conference remained at 2-5.
Mount calms ‘Canes a second time
In Catholic Academies basketball it’s never been easy to sweep a regular- season series against Villa Maria. Mount St. Joseph Academy won out at Villa, 48-39, at the beginning of the month, but last Tuesday’s rematch, Jan. 23, at the Mount was a nailbiter, with a 44-42 MSJ victory assured only when a final lay-up by the visiting Hurricanes avoided the cylinder with a second to go. The Magic kept their league ledger unblemished at 10-0 (17-1 overall), while second-place Villa (12-4 overall) returned to Malvern with an 8-2 record in the AACA. Pinballing all over the court, the Magic’s Elle Hagedorn scored all of her 12 points for the day before the intermission, including the Mount’s first three field goals of the game. “They played a lot of zone in the first half, and Elle was able to drive against the zone,” noted Mount coach John Miller. Villa was able to counter Hagedorn’s heroics in the first quarter, as forward Erin Mann deposited three baskets of her own and guard Lindsay Corcoran added a lay-up and a short jumper. The Canes took an 11-10 edge into the second period.
CHA basketball beats Malvern prep Sometimes it pays to be a football hero. With 21 seconds left and Chestnut Hill Academy clinging to a 43-41 lead over visiting Malvern Prep, forward Matt Mattei, who doubles as CHA’s quarterback, made a perfect 60-foot football pass to forward Todd Cramer, with the five-second clock looming over him. Cramer found Gary Lawrence under the basket for an easy lay-up to put the game out of reach.
Episcopal still standing after PC squash showdown Penn Charter’s racquetwomen gave it their best shot, but fell just short of victory last Thursday afternoon, Jan. 24, succumbing 4-3 to defending national champion Episcopal Academy. EA’s Churchwomen took the top four matches to achieve an 11-0 record on the season, while the PC Quakers (5-3) won at five, six, and seven. Charter also won an exhibition match between the number eight players on the two squads, but this did not count in the official results.
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