Villa Maria grad Basso is Big Ten Golfer of the Week

Villa Maria graduate, Downingtown native and Penn State senior Cara Basso was named the Big Ten Women’s Golfer of the Week Wednesday afternoon, following her performance last weekend at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational.

Basso registered her second runner-up finish of the fall after posting a new 54-hole career-low of 9-under, 207, finishing just two strokes off the lead. That 54-hole score is also the second-lowest in school history behind freshman Sarah Willis’ 11-under, 205 finish at the Nittany Lion Invitational earlier this fall. The senior opened the tournament with an even-par, 72 on Friday before posting 68 (4-under) and 67 (5-under) during the weekend to shoot up the leader board.

Basso’s final round 67 on Sunday tied her personal-best while setting a new 18-hole careerlow, marking just the fifth such round in Penn State history. She became the fourth player to hit that number and the third already this season joining fellow senior Lauren Waller and Willis who each carded 5-under rounds of 67 during the final round of the Nittany Lion Invitational in September. Basso’s 36-hole total of 9-under, 135 during the weekend rounds is also a new 36-hole program record surpassing the 7-under, 137 that Katie Futcher registered during the 2002 Yale Invitational.

Boys Soccer

GREAT VALLEY 3, OXFORD 1 >> Owen Dietch, Jack Semar and Nate McKay found the net for Great Valley in the Ches-Mont win. Great Valley opened the scoring late in the first half when Deitch fired one home from 18 yards out following a short corner kick. Semar extended the lead 14 minutes into the second half when he got in behind the Oxford defense on a Matthew Wellener pass, and Nate McKay made it 3-0 with two minutes remaining with a low shot. Oxford’s Ian Baughman got a goal back in the final minute with a penalty kick.

Girls Soccer

GREAT VALLEY 8, OXFORD 1 >> Emma Gray had the first goal of the night, and three more after that, as the Patriots rolled on Senior Night. Roni Yonce, Leigh Chamberlain, Sarah Merriwether and Rose Bleahen also scored a goal for Great Valley. Jenny Osinski had two assists and Mary Deitch, Yonce, Chamberlain, Gray, Libby Cogan, and Noelle Ridell each had assists.

Field Hockey

GREAT VALLEY 4, OXFORD 1 >> Tessa Liberatoscoli had two goals, and Alex Thomas and Gill Iacobucci also found the net for the Patriots in the ChesMont League win. Kate Lilly scored the lone goal for Oxford. Goalie Ryan Curley had 11 saves for Great Valley.

Girls Tennis

AVON GROVE 5, SUN VALLEY 2 >> Avon Grove swept the doubles courts en route to the Ches-Mont win over the Vangaurds. The duos of Caroline Beuscher and Sydney Peirson, Caroline Short and Chelsea Kneedler, Claire McFadden and Amber Hayward, and Kate Mirah and Bryanna Lewis all won for the Red Devils. Elizabeth Samero picked up a win at No. 3 singles for Avon Grove. KENNETT 7, OCTORARA 0 >> Shannon McDonald, Meredith Brown, Emma Yue and Geena Lusvardi swept the singles courts in straight sets for the Blue Demons in the nonleague win. The doubles teams of Maddie Fowler and Emma Schmidt, Shannon McDonald and Meredith Brown, and Julia Bradley and Alex Hughson all won on the doubles courts.

Men’s Soccer

IMMACULATA 5, MARYMOUNT 1 >> The Mighty Macs (7-6-1, 2-0-0) won their third consecutive game and second straight in the Atlantic East as they went on the road for a runaway win, equaling their most goals in a game this season.

Senior Alex Noel scored twice after being named Atlantic East Offensive Player of the Week while freshman Zachary Malcolm, sophomore Kevin Hegarty, and junior Connor Lindsay each scored once.

Women’s Soccer

IMMACULATA 3, MARYMOUNT 1 >> The Mighty Macs (4-7, 1-1) claimed their first ever Atlantic East Conference victory, as sophomore Riley Rudd scored twice and sophomore Miranda Rojas tallied her first of the season in the conference victory.