CONNECTICUT COLLEGE SPOTLIGHT
TEAM OF THE WEEK
Fairfield women’s volleyball: Stags swept Quinnipiac 3-0 to win its 13th consecutive match and improve to 10-0 in the MAAC. The victory was the 450th in head coach Todd Kress’ career, with 216 of the wins coming at Fairfield. The Stags have clinched a winning conference record for the 24th season in a row.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Frances Arnautou, Yale women’s volleyball and Sarah Ciszek, Sacred Heart women’s volleyball:: Arnautou, a senior setter, had 103 assists, 26 digs and five blocks to go with .345 hitting percentage as Bulldogs defeated Columbia, Cornell and Brown to remain tie for first in Ivy League standings. Ciszek, a junior setter, recorded her 12th and 13th double-doubles of the season as Pioneers swept Merrimack, St. Francis and LIU. Ciszek also had one error and a hitting percentage of .586 in the three matches.
HOMETOWN FOCUS
Paul Homorodean, Bentley swimming: The junior from Milford won the 100 breaststroke, 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly and swam on the winning 200 medley relay team as the Falcons defeated Wheaton to win their 34th consecutive dual meet.
BY THE NUMBERS
0: Errors for Bridgeport’s Amanda Hennemann as she had 11 kills on 13 attacks in win over Queens.
2: Goals by Connecticut natives in Quinnipiac men’s hockey team’s 4-0 win over Vermont on Sunday as Norwalk’s Nick Jermain and Hamden’s Joe O’Connor each scored their second goals of the season.
2: Game-winning goals for Mitchell College men’s soccer freshman Julian Cortez against Becker and previously undefeated Lesley.
2: Finish for Conn College’s Danny Aschale in NESCAC Men’s Cross Country Championships.
3: Consecutive Little Three titles for Wesleyan women’s volleyball team after a sweep of Williams on Friday.
4: Consecutive shutouts by the Eastern Connecticut men’s soccer team before Framingham State snapped the streak with a goal late in first half on Tuesday. Warriors won the match 4-1 to extend winning streak to five.
5: Shutouts this season for Bridgeport men’s soccer goalie Carlos Tofern, who had five saves in a 1-0 win over Mercy as Purple Knights extended their unbeaten streak to seven matches.
5: Goals for Albertus Magnus men’s soccer junior forward Salah Oumorou of West Haven in 8-0 win over Anna Maria.
6: Points off of set pieces for Fairfield women’s soccer junior Gabby Diodati, who had two goals and two assists in wins over Iona and Siena.
6: Points for Yale women’s hockey freshman Ellie Hartje in a two-game sweep of LIU, including three goals and an assist in her collegiate debut on Friday. 9: NESCAC wins for Wesleyan women’s volleyball team, matching program record set in 2001 and 2018.
11: Consecutive wins for WestConn women’s soccer team, as Myah Croze scored twice in 3-1 win over UMass Dartmouth on Saturday.
43: Goals scored by Fairfield women’s soccer team heading into Wednesday’s game at Monmouth, the most since 2007 season.
50: Career high assists total for Southern Connecticut’s Tea Carter in Owls’ women’s volleyball team’s win against Adelphi.
200: Career wins for Quinnipiac field hockey coach Becca Main. Central Connecticut women’s soccer coach Mick D’Arcy also won his 200th career game.
300: Career wins for Yale women’s volleyball coach Erin Appleman.
GET OUT AND GO
Field hockey, LIU at Fairfield, Friday, 3 p.m.: Stags can clinch NEC regular-season title with victory over second-place LIU.
Women’s volleyball, Molloy at Bridgeport, Friday, 7 p.m.: The top two teams in the ECC standings square off in a match that could determine the top seed and right to host the upcoming conference tournament.
Women’s soccer, Central Connecticut at Sacred Heart, Sunday, noon:Visiting Blue Devils have five shutouts in six-game winning streak to move into first place in NEC.
Women’s volleyball: New Haven at Southern Connecticut, Wednesday, 7 p.m.: First year coach Christa Cooper has visiting Chargers in second place in NE-10 standings.