Stonehill Skyhawks - Skyhawk Talk 5-22

Women's Lacrosse
Liza Gross		Stonehill's made its fifth appearance in the NCAA Division II Championships on May 12th in suffering an 11-8 setback to eventual national champion C.W. Post in the 2007 national semi-final round played at Spartan Field in Salem, Va. Head Coach Michael Daly's Skyhawks were undermanned due to injury, but Stonehill used an early second half run to close to within a pair of goals at 8-6 with just over 20 minutes remaining in the contest only to see the Pioneers take advantage of a pair of turnovers to regain a four-goal lead in the final 10 minutes of play to advance and claim their crown. Freshman Liza Gross (Loudonville, N.Y.) capped her solid rookie campaign with a hat trick in the setback for the Skyhawks, who also received a pair of goals from sophomore Michelle Kelly (Mendham, N.J.) as well as a goal and an assist from senior Tracey Hoffman (Nashua, N.H.). Junior Amanda McGeachey (Saco, Maine) made five saves in goal for Stonehill, which finished the year at 18-2 overall, with both setbacks coming to C.W. Post by a total of five goals. The Skyhawks will bring a 68-match Northeast-10 Conference winning streak into the 2008 season. Click here for the Skyhawk women's lacrosse home page!

Baseball
Adam Pardo		Seniors Tom Aldrich (New Canaan, Conn.) and Adam Pardo (Hanover, Mass.) each earned spots on the 2007 Northeast-10 second-team all-conference squad for their performances for Head Coach Patrick Boen's Skyhawks this spring. Pardo paced Stonehill at the plate with a .353 batting average (the highest of any Skyhawk in the wooden bat era of the Northeast-10) with eight doubles, two triples and a team-leading 31 RBI and 14 stolen bases, while Aldrich earned a spot on the all-Northeast-10 squad for the second straight season, as he appeared in all 44 games as three different positions with a .242 batting average, as he recorded four doubles, one triple, 16 RBI, 11 stolen bases and a .984 fielding percentage while setting school and conference single season marks in being hit by a pitch 24 times. Both Pardo and Aldrich excelled in the classroom as well during the season, as each were named to the 2007 Northeast-10 Baseball Academic All-Conference team in a vote of the league's sports information directors. A Political Science major at Stonehill, Pardo posted a 3.39 grade point average and also earned a spot on the 2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District second team squad as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Click here for the Skyhawk baseball home page!

Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Dana DeIngenis		Senior Dana DeIngenis (Cranston, R.I.) will attempt to become the first two-time women's track All-America in school history this weekend when she competes in the 1,500 meters at the 2007 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by Johnson C. Smith University at the Irwin Belk Complex in Charlotte, N.C. DeIngenis will look to repeat her success of 2006 when she became the first female Skyhawk track All-America with an eighth place finish at last year's NCAA outdoor championships in Emporia, Kan. DeIngenis is seeded 11th in this year's 1,500 meter championship field after posting a school-record best time of 4:36.43 this spring and will compete in the qualifying race in the event on Thursday afternoon at 4:20 p.m. EDT, with the 2007 national championship 1,500 meter event set for Saturday, May 26th at the Irwin Belk Complex beginning at 5:50 p.m. EDT. DeIngenis will have competed in all three NCAA national championship events in the sports of cross country, indoor track and outdoor track during the 2006-2007 academic year after her visit to Charlotte, as she is one of four females in school history to make that claim for Head Coach Karen Boen. Click here for the Skyhawk women's track & field home page!

Friends Of Stonehill Athletics Golf Tournament
New Seabury Clubhouse		The Fifth Annual Friends of Stonehill Golf Tournament is set for Monday, June 25th on the Ocean Course at The Country Club of New Seabury in New Seabury, Massachusetts, with a shotgun start scheduled for 1:00 p.m. EDT. Nicknamed "The Pebble Beach of the East", the Ocean Course offers spectacular views of Nantucket Sounds and Martha's Vineyard and was voted one of the top 50 courses in America by the ESPN Golf Guide. The Friends of Stonehill Golf Tournament was established in 2003 to celebrate the athletic achievements of our student-athletes and to garner encouragement and financial support for their increasingly impressive athletic achievements. Last year's event sold out, and spots in this year's field remain but are filling up quickly. To reserve your spot in this year's event at $200 per individual or $800 per foursome, contact Associate Director of Athletics Brendan Sullivan at (508) 565-1667. Click here for the Friends of Stonehill Golf Tournament home page!