Lacrosse
Women’s LAX rallies, beats Western Conn.
Led by Jessica Martineau’s (Auburn) six second-half goals, the USM women’s lacrosse team rallied from five goals back to defeat Western Connecticut State University in their conference opener 16-14.
Trailing by five with fourteen minutes to go, the Huskies kicked into high gear enroute to the win. Trailing by one at the half, the Huskies surrendered four straight goals. The Huskies reeled off three goals before the Colonials could answer with their own. The Huskies were not be silenced, however, stringing together the next five goals to assure their fate.
Martineau finished the game with seven goals, one goal shy of the school’s record of eight.
Jessica Knight (Alfred) chipped in with four goals for the Huskies, who improved their record to 4-3.
Women’s Indoor Track
Artesani named LEC Track Athlete of the Year
Junior Emily Artesani (Orono) of the USM women’s indoor track team was named the 2008-2009 Little East Conference Track Athlete of the Year. A mainstay in Coach George Towle’s team that won their ninth consecutive LEC/Allican indoor championship, Artesani won an unprecedented three events at this year’s championships. At the meet, Artesani took home the 55, 200 and 400-meter events. The junior became the first woman to sweep three sprint events at the championship.
Baseball
Baseball squeaks by Bridgewater State
On the back of a grand-slam home run by senior Anthony D’Alfonso (Westbrook), the USM baseball pushed past Bridgewater State University in a midweek contest, 7-6, last Thursday. The Huskies erupted in the third inning when two walks and a single loaded the bases for D’Alfonso, who took the offering from Bridgewater’s State hurler over the centerfield fence for his second round-tripper of the season. Sophomore backstop Jordan Berthiaume (Berlin, CT) plated the Huskies’ fifth run of the inning on an RBI single. Not to be denied, Bridgewater stormed back on a three-run homer, but two more runs for USM put the game out of reach.