Westporter Christine Taylor Earns All-American Lacrosse Honor as Trinity College Junior
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Trinity College women's lacrosse senior tri-captain Katrina Angelucci (Weston, Mass.) and junior Anna Costello (Milton, Mass.) were each named to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) 2021 Division III All-American Third Team. Both Bantams, along with Trinity junior Christine Taylor (Westport, Conn.) were selected for the IWLCA Division III All-Berkshire Region First Team, while senior tri-captain Marcella Flibotte (Cohasset, Mass.) and classmate Sydney Bell (Falmouth, Maine) each graced the IWLCA All-Region Second Team.
Angelucci, Flibotte, and Costello were also chosen for the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) All-Conference First Team, and Taylor and junior Gabriella Young (Raleigh, N.C.) made the All-NESCAC Second Team. Trinity, coached by Katy Dissinger (8th Season), finished the 2021 season with a 3-4 record and in third place in the NESCAC West Division. The Bantams' five All-NESCAC selections were the most in the conference.
Angelucci enjoyed an exceptional ending to her career, collecting 13 goals (2nd on team, 10th in NESCAC) including two hat tricks and a season-best six goals against nationally-ranked Wesleyan. Angelucci registered a team-high three free-position goals and added eight ground balls, 11 draw controls (3rd on team) and six caused turnovers. An IWLCA National Player of the Week during 2020's pandemic-shortened season, the versatile scorer played attacker and midfielder for the Bantams. A graduate of Weston High School, Angelucci is majoring in biology at Trinity. She is the daughter of Linda and Dante Angelucci.
Anna Costello anchored Trinity's defense in 2021, finishing with a team-high 17 caused turnovers (3rd in NESCAC) and 13 ground balls (2nd on team). A starter since her rookie spring, Costello was an IWLCA All-Region Second Team honoree in 2019 and a NESCAC All-Academic selection in 2020. A graduate of Thayer Academy, Costello is majoring in political science at Trinity. She is the daughter of Gina and Frank Costello.
Taylor led the Bantams in goals with 14 (9th in NESCAC) and scoring with 22 points (7th in NESCAC) and second on the squad with eight assists (6th in NESCAC) as an attacker this spring. She scored one game-winning goals, twice on free positions, and added four caused turnovers. A graduate of Staples High School, Taylor is majoring in economics at Trinity. She is the daughter of Meghan and Timothy Taylor.
Flibotte filled up the stat sheet from the midfield position throughout her career, finishing with eight goals, including three in a 10-5 win over nationally-ranked Hamilton, and two assists for 10 points. She paced the Bantams in both draw controls with 20 (10th in NESCAC) and ground balls with 14 to go with five caused turnovers. A graduate of the Groton School, Flibotte is majoring in political science at Trinity. She is the daughter of Lucia and Mark Flibotte.
Bell started every game, sliding back seamlessly from midfield to defense in her final season. She totaled seven ground balls and nine caused turnovers (2nd on team) and graced the NESCAC All-Academic Team in 2020. A graduate of Falmouth High School, Bell is majoring in public policy & law at Trinity. She is the daughter of Denise and Kirt Bell.
Young, Trinity's starting goalkeeper since her rookie season, finished second in the conference in save percentage (.594), GAA (8.06), and third in saves (60), including four games with double-digit stop, while going 3-2 in six games and 305 minutes of play. A graduate of Cardinal Gibbons High Schoo, Young is majoring in psychology at Trinity. She is the daughter of Maria and Mike Young.
Saugatuck Rowing Club Wins Nationals, Continuing a Tradition of Championships
Hannah Clemens, Maia Freeman, Claudia Chadwick, Janna Moore, Mia Kirkorsky, Isabella Furman, Jane Leahy, Elisabeth Chadwick, Lauren Schramm. Photo by Andrea Moore for The Westport Local Press. Saugatuck Rowing Club’s U17-8 and U17-4 girls boats won big at the US Rowing’s National Regatta this morning in Sarasota, Florida - taking home the #1 spots in the A-Finals championship races.
Victoria Bazarko, Rosie Lundberg, Ella Casano, Kelly Kennedy, and Alexandra CowanThe two teams are coached by Saugatuck Rowing Club’s Gordon Getsinger, Anna Yamamoto, and Mike O’’Hara. The U17-8 boat won the regatta against Greenwich Crew by nearly seven seconds, and the U17-4 boat won against the St. Louis Rowing Club by nearly three seconds.
The boys also experienced a fast morning, with their U17-4 boat in the B Finals coming in sixth place behind the Milwaukees Rowing Club.
The Saugatuck tradition of returning to Westport with a trophy in-hand was continued by the girls today, as the girls teams also took home the championships for five consecutive years from 2015 to 2019.
But for now, they’re on the beach - “soaking up the victory” as one parent describe it.
Westporter Jack Mathews Awarded Baseball All-NESCAC Honors as Trinity College Freshman
Bantam Sports photoRelease from the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Trinity College first-year Sean Meth (Sands Point, N.Y.) was named to the 2021 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Baseball All-Conference First Team, while Bantam senior co-captain Alex Rodriguez (South Windsor, Conn.), senior Alex Shafer (Baltimore, Md.) and first-year Jack Matthews (Westport, Conn.) were each named to the All-NESCAC Second Team. The Bantams, coached by Bryan Adamski (8th season), finished the 2021 season with an 11-6 overall record and finished second in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) East with a 4-3 division mark.
Meth played in every game with 16 starts at 1B as a rookie for the Bantams in 2021. Meth led the Bantams in doubles with seven (2nd in NESCAC), home runs with two, and RBIs (3rd in NESCAC) with 19 to go with 22 hits (7th in NESCAC) in 58 at-bats for a .379 batting average (8th in NESCAC), 12 runs, five walks, a .603 slugging percentage (8th in NESCAC), and a .446 on-base percentage (1.049 OPS). He is a graduate of Paul D. Schreiber High School and is the son of Donna and Richard Meth.
Rodriguez, an All-NESCAC Second Team selection in both 2017 and 2019 and the NESCAC Co-Rookie of the Year in 2017, started 16 games behind the plate and at DH in his fifth season as a starter on the Bantam squad. A captain since 2019, Rodriguez batted .314 this spring with 16 hits in 51 at-bats to go with 12 runs, three doubles, a home run, 11 RBIs, eight walks, five steals in five attempts, a .431 slugging percentage, and a .403 on-base percentage (.834 OPS). He registered just two errors and one passed ball while throwing out four of nine potential basestealers this spring. An alum of South Windsor High School, Rodriguez competed for the Bantams as a graduate student in public policy this season after receiving his bachelor's degree in sociology in 2020. He is the son of Junior Rodriguez and Theresa Walker.
Shafer, also an All-NESCAC Second Teamer in 2018, was 2-0 on the mound this spring with a 2.04 ERA (2nd in NESCAC) in four appearances and three starts. The right-hander struck out a team-high 19 batters and walked just four in 17.2 innings pitched and notched a shutout and a save. An alum of the Gilman School, Shafer competed for the Bantams as a graduate student in public policy this season after receiving his bachelor's degree in political science in 2020.
Mathews started every game in the infield, predominantly at shortstop, as a rookie for the Bantams in 2021. Mathews led the Bantams in hits with 24 (3rd in NESCAC) in 66 at-bats for a .364 batting average, runs with 13, and stolen bases with 11 (led NESCAC) in 12 attempts. He also had three doubles, a triple, three RBIs, three walks, a .439 slugging percentage, and a .391 on-base percentage (.830 OPS) while committing just a single error in 51 chances in the field. Mathews is a graduate of the Brunswick School and is the son of Cara Lyn and Sean Mathews.
Achieve Fitness vs. SlateRock
Andrew Kindt of Achieve Fitness Softball Team makes strong contact with a pitch at this evening’s softball game at Compo Beach.