The Day

Montville ties Lyman on late goal by Rose

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Montville — Jacob Rose's goal in the final minute helped Montville earn a 1-1 tie with Lyman Memorial in an Eastern Connecticu­t Conference Division III boys' soccer match on Thursday.

Aaron Muncaster assisted on the dramatic goal for the Indians (7-32, 3-2-2), who have gone 4-0-2 since losing to the Bulldogs 1-0 in Lebanon on Sept. 28.

Zack Crawford, assisted by Drew Archer, had given Lyman a 1-0 lead in the 62nd minute.

Lyman outshot Montville 25-5, but goalie Isaiah Gallagher made 14 saves for the Indians. In other games: • Alex Warmus scored a pair of goals as Ledyard rolled to a 4-0 victory over New London in an ECC Division II match. Nick Washington and Daimon Pollard also scored for the Colonels (9-2, 4-2) while goalie Blake McLeod earned the shutout by making three saves. New London is 0-12, 0-8.

• Norwich Tech scored three goals in the first half and cruised to a 4-0 victory over Vinal Tech in the Connecticu­t Technical Conference. Kenny McKenna, Allen Fernandez, Drake Miller and Ben McKenzie each scored a goal for the Warriors (4-5-4) while Zach Lamitie assisted on McKenna's goal.

Girls' soccer

• Lexi LaPerle's goal in the second half lifted Ledyard to a 1-0 victory over Bacon Academy. Savannah Wahrer made 15 saves in goal for the Colonels (7-2-1).

H.S. field hockey

• Bridget O'Leary had two goals and an assist to highlight Fitch's 5-0 victory over Woodstock Academy in the ECC. Maggie O'Leary, Ashleigh Holmes and Haley Rodgers each added a goal for the Falcons (6-7, 4-5), who avenged a 2-1 loss to the Centaurs earlier in the season, while Michaela Ellis had an assist and goalie Haile Kesterson made two saves.

H.S. volleyball

• Montville outlasted Bacon Academy in three competitiv­e sets, 25-23, 25-21 and 25-21 in an ECC Division III match. Rori Curran had three kills, two blocks, eight digs and four aces for the Indians (7-7, 2-3) while McKenzie Clark added 11 digs and eight assists, Anna Kreitlow 18 digs and Maya Hillman four digs, five blocks and five kills.

• Ellington defeated Old Lyme 22-25, 25-13, 25-23 and 25-15 in a non-conference match. Maddie Cann had seven kills for the Wildcats while Chandler Munson added four blocks.

H.S. cross country

• Thursday's Eastern Connecticu­t Conference cross country championsh­ips were postponed after heavy overnight rain caused flooding at the Norwich Golf Course. The meet has been reschedule­d for Monday at Norwich GC with the girls' race starting at 1 p.m. followed by the boys' race at 1:35 p.m.

Avery Point Hall of Fame

• UConn Avery Point is accepting nomination­s for its next Athletic Hall of Fame induction class, which will be recognized during the 202021 academic year. The nomination period runs through Nov. 30, 2019. Eligible student-athletes must have participat­ed for at least one season and have been out of Avery Point for at least five years. An eligible coach must have served for at least five years, while teams can be nominated but must have qualified for a national tournament at minimum. Exemplary contributo­rs who were not coaches or student-athletes may be eligible for considerat­ion as well. For more informatio­n visit athletics. averypoint.uconn.edu for the Hall of Fame criteria form or contact athletic director Michael Kobylanski at Michael.Kobylanski@uconn.edu.

 ?? DANA JENSEN/THE DAY ?? Montville’s Liam Cook (14) leaps to kick the ball during Thursday’s ECC boys’ soccer match against Lyman Memorial in Montville. The Indians and Bulldogs played to a 1-1 draw.
DANA JENSEN/THE DAY Montville’s Liam Cook (14) leaps to kick the ball during Thursday’s ECC boys’ soccer match against Lyman Memorial in Montville. The Indians and Bulldogs played to a 1-1 draw.

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