Bronc Sports Wrap 
March 31, 2011
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Wrestling (9-11, 3-3 CAA)
W 22-13 *BOSTON U.        
5^th at CAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
48^th at NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS  

Wrestling
At NCAAs senior Rob Morrison (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff) and sophomore Jim Resnick (Media, Pa./Penncrest) each won twice and sophomore Zac Cibula (Luxemburg, Wis./Luxemburg Casco) won once. Resnick beat the 10^th seed in the opening round.  

Outdoor Track & Field
Fri-Sat 25-26 at Monmouth
Thur. 31-April 2 at Colonial Relays
Sat. 9 RIDER INVITATIONAL
Sat. 16 at Loyola/Hopkins Invitational

Track & Field
At Monmouth senior Michael Soroko (Kinnelon) won the 1500m (3:59.66) and David Hightower (Easton, Pa./Easton) won the 110m hurdles (14.2), which is an IC4A qualifier and finished second in the 400m hurdles (54.85). Sophomore Mia Riley (West Caldwell/James Caldwell) won the 10om (12.36). Freshman Steven Brown (Penns Grove) placed second in the triple jump (13.71) and third in the long jump (6.49m), sophomore Jorge Merino (Old Bridge) finished third in the shot put (15.09m) and third in the discus (43.93m), sophomore James Burroughs (West Orange) placed second in the 110m hurdles (15.00), and freshman Christopher McGovern (Old Bridge/St. John Vianney) placed third in the javelin (54.65).
 
Baseball (13-9, 3-0)    
W 8-7 Lafayette at Flemington, NJ  
L 3-5 at West Virginia
L 5-11 at West Virginia    
L 3-7 at West Virginia    
W 12-9 at West Virginia    
W 9-8 at Hofstra      
W 7-4 QUINNIPIAC    
W 3-2 MAINE        
W 7-2 MAINE
W 9-2 MAINE        
L 3-8 MAINE
W 12-2 *NIAGARA      
W 10-2 *NIAGARA    
W 12-1 *NIAGARA    
L 3-4 at Seton Hall
Sat. 2 *IONA (DH)      12 noon
Sun 3 *IONA        12 noon
Wed. 6 at NJIT        3:30
Sat-Sun 9-10 *at Marist      12 noon
Tue. 12 MONMOUTH      3:30

Baseball
At Seton Hall senior A.J. Albee (Ashley, Pa./Hanover Area) had two hits, scored a run, had an RBI and a stolen base. Freshman outfielder Nick Crescenzo (Hammonton, NJ/Hammonton) had two hits, extending his hitting streak to 11 games. Against Niagara Crescenzo batted .643 with nine hits, six RBI and scored six runs, including five hits in the first game of the series. Senior Mike Thomas (Forest Hill, Md./Fallston) struck out 11 batters in eight innings of work, allowing just one run on four hits and two walks. Thomas improved to 2-1 on the season and 22-10 for his career. Senior shortstop John Ralston (Annandale, Va./Paul VI) batted .583 with seven hits (double) and seven RBI with a walk and a sacrifice fly, scoring three runs. In the field he had 15 assists and four put outs without an error at shortstop, turning five double plays. Against Maine Crescenzo was 5 for 10 with three RBI and three runs scored and earned MAAC Rookie of the Week. A.J. Albee was seven for 14 in the four-game series. Senior Nate Eppley (Dillsburg, Pa./Northern), sophomore Chris Taylor (Sterling, VA/Dominion) and junior Patrick Devlin (Richboro, Pa./Council Rock North) picked up the pitching victories.

Softball (5-17)
W 10-9 Hartford in Fla.    
L 2-7 Yale in Fla.
L 3-10 Army in Fla.
L 2-3 Youngstown in Fla  
L 2-5 Lafayette in Fla.
L 0-9 E. Illinois in Fla  
W 7-1 FDU in Fla.
L 2-9 Butler in Fla    
L 1-5 UW Green Bay in Fla.
L 1-6 Colgate in Fla  
W 8-3 at Pennsylvania
L 4-6 at Pennsylvania  
L 0-2 ARMY        
W 4-1 ARMY
L 1-6 SAINT JOSEPH'S  
Sat. 2 *at Saint Peter’s      1pm
Sat. 9 *at Marist        1pm
Sun. 10 *at Siena      1pm
Wed. 13 at Delaware      3pm

Softball

Junior Lucy Higgins (Westminster, Mass./Notre Dame Academy) had the only Bronc hit against St. Joseph’s. In the win at Penn senior Amanda Centeno (Ventura, Calif./Buena) had two hits including a double with senior Brittany Eckett (Jackson/Jackson Memorial) hitting two home runs on the day. Junior Rachael Matreale (Williamstown) threw a complete game with seven strikeouts. Against Army freshman Krysti Maronski (Woodbury Heights/GCIT) threw a complete game three-hitter, recording six strikeouts. The Broncs tied the game on an RBI double by senior Brittany Eckett (Jackson/Jackson Memorial) who hit a sacrifice fly in the third inning to give Rider a 2-1 lead. Freshman Lisa Blanton (Hilliard, Fla./Hilliard) had two hits including a double and sophomore Alyssa Paul (Toms River/Toms River HS East) added a triple. In the win over FDU Rachael Matreale threw a complete game, recording eight strikeouts and allowed only one unearned run. Alyssa Paul and freshman Laura Gallagher (Flanders/Mendham) each had two of Rider's seven hits with freshman Kehli Washington (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle) picking up two RBI.
 
Golf
7^th of 9 at George Washington
Sun-Mon 3-4 at Villanova Wildcat Invitational
Sat-Sun 9-10 at Princeton Invitational
Golf

At GW freshman James Buttermark (Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell) had a three round total of 237 (79/81/77) to finish 25th out of 51 golfers.  Senior Brian Accorsini (Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkinton) shot a 240 (81/82/77) to finish 30th. Senior Jordan Wycoff (Fort Washington, Pa./Saint Stephen's Episcopal) placed 38th with a 241 (90/81/79). Senior Brent Wolgast (Bay City, Mich./Pendleton) was 39th with a total of 251 (81-83-87) with junior Chris Wolak (Issaquah, Wash./Hopkinton) finishing tied for 46th with a 262 (92/85/85).
 

M. Tennis (1-13, 0-3 MAAC)
L 0-7 *at Loyola      
L 2-5 FORDHAM      
Sat. 2 at Villanova      3pm
Thur. 7 WAGNER      2pm
Fri. 8 at La Salle        3pm

W. Tennis (1-12, 0-4 MAAC)
L 0-7 *at Loyola      
L 1-6 LAFAYETTE      
Mon. 4 *at Marist      3pm
Tue. 5 at La Salle      3pm
Thur. 7 WAGNER      2pm

Tennis