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WOODRING IS ECAC NORTHEAST FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
McKILLOP IS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1-8-08
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. –Middlebury College football players Erik Woodring (Cos Cob, Conn.) and Donald McKillop (Poway, Calif.) were honored today by the ECAC. Woodring was named the league’s Player of the Year, while McKillop earned ECAC Rookie of the Year honors. The duo helped lead the Panthers to the 2007 NESCAC Football Championship with a 7-1 mark in league play.
The accolades continue for Woodring, who earlier was named the NESCAC Player of the Year, while earning All-East and All-New England honors. He led the NESCAC in tackles this season with 106, 30 more than his next peer in the league. Woodring also paced the league in tackles for lost yardage with 15.5, while earning two sacks and picking off a pass. He forced and recovered two fumbles, while breaking up five passes. On five different occasions he earned 14 or more tackles in a game, earning NESCAC Defensive Player of the Week honors three times this season. He had 19 tackles against Williams this season and ended his career with an 18-tackle performance at Tufts. Woodring ends his career as the school’s all-time leading tackler with 307
McKillop was consistent all season long as the team’s rookie quarterback. He ended the season as the league’s fourth rated passer with a 114.5 efficiency rating, just two points from the second spot. McKillop completed 129 of 228 passes for 1,379 yards this season, with 11 touchdown passes. The rookie ended the year second on the team in rushing with 187 yards and a pair of touchdowns, averaging 23.4 yards/game. McKillop was named the conference’s Rookie of the Week three times, throwing for a season-high 227 yards in a win at Bates. He threw for two or more touchdown passes in a game five times in ’07.
Brad Nadeau Director of Athletic Communications Middlebury College
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MENS HOCKEY TOURNEY ACTION
1-6-08
NCAA MEN’S HOCKEY GAME SUMMARY
MIDDLEBURY WINS HOLIDAY CLASSIC
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Trailing 1-0 in the third period, Middlebury scored three unanswered goals en route to 3-1 win over Lake Forest in the 16th annual Middlebury College Holiday Classic. Mack Cummins had a goal and two assists to earn tournament M.V.P. honors.
Lake Forest struck first midway through the first period as Petter Andersson scored from the right wing with a low hard wrister through traffic at 10:25. The Panthers thought they had tied the game with a goal from Ian Drummond at 15:18, but the net was off its moorings.
Middlebury once again thought they had knotted the game early in the second on a goal from Jamie McKenna, but the net had again come off. The Panthers had a power play soon-after, including 49 seconds of five-on-three play, but could not get the equalizer. Middlebury failed on two other power plays in the period and ended the second with a 1-0 deficit.
Middlebury finally got on the board 2:57 into the third as Mack Cummins’ shot from the right point was tipped in by Casey Ftorek. Cummins gave the Panthers a 2-1 lead just 1:41 later as he scored down low after a shot by Mickey Gilchrist was saved. Lake Forest had a great chance to tie the game at 14:16, but Blake O’Keefe’s breakaway was stopped by Middlebury’s Ross Cherry.
The Panthers sealed the game wth 2:02 left as Scott Bartlett found Ken Suchoski to make it a 3-1 final. Cherry ended the night with 20 saves in goal, while Scott Campbell made 40 stops for Lake Forest.
All-Tournament team: #10 Steve Seedhouse (Brockport), #13 Anthony Ferri (Skidmore), #28 Ken Suchoski, (Middlebury), #30 Scott Campbell (Lake Forest), #2 Tom Maldonado (Middlebury), #23 Peter Morrison (Lake Forest), M.V.P. - #25 Mack Cummins (Middlebury)
Date: January 5, 2008 – 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Kenyon Arena - Site: Middlebury, Vt.
TEAM 1 2 3 OT F
Lake Forest (2-12-1) 1 0 0 - 1
Middlebury (6-2-1) 0 0 3 - 3
SCORING
L-1st (10:25) – Petter Andersson
M-3rd (2:57) – Casey Ftorek (Mack Cummins)
M-3rd (4:38) – Cummins (Tom Maldonado, Mickey Gilchrist)
M-3rd (17:58) – Ken Suchoski (Scott Bartlett)
GOALTENDING (saves)
Scott Campbell-L (60 min., 40 saves, 3 GA)
Ross Cherry-M (60 min., 20 saves, 1 GA)
MIDDLEBURY HEADED TO TOURNEY FINAL
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Middlebury advanced to the finals of the 16th annual Middlebury College Holiday Classic with a 6-4 win over Brockport. The Panthers will take on Lake Forest, a 6-3 winner over Skidmore, in the title game Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. Brockport meets Skidmore in the consolation game at 4:00 p.m.
Middlebury jumped out just 27 seconds into the game as Ken Suchoski scored on a rebound. Chaz Svoboda scored on a similar goal 1:04 later, as the power play tally gave the Panthers a 2-0 lead just 1:31 into the game. Brockport made it a 2-1 game at 4:20 as Steve Seedhouse scored after a nice give-and-go with Tom Crowley. Aaron Boyer scored on a rebound at 12:01 to tie the game at two. The Panthers regained the lead at 14:26 as Mickey Gilchrist converted a cross-crease pass from Jamie McKenna for a power play goal.
Middlebury took a 4-2 lead 8:45 into the second period as Mickey Gilchrist scored after a feed from Trevor Dodds for a power play goal. Boyer answered for Brockport, making it a 4-3 game at 14:36, as he finished a rebound after a shot from Seedhouse was saved.
Mac Cummins found John Sullivan to make it a 5-3 game 3:23 into the third period, before Lucas Schott ripped a shot into the top corner of the net to cut the advantage to 5-4 at 8:29.
Suchoski gave Middlebury some breathing room with 2:16 remaining as he scored after a great feed from Scott Bartlett. Doug Raeder ended the night with 13 saves to earn the win for Middlebury, while Greg Van’t Hof made 35 for the Golden Eagles.
Date: January 4, 2008 – 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Kenyon Arena - Site: Middlebury, Vt.
TEAM 1 2 3 OT F
Brockport (3-7-2) 2 1 1 - 5
Middlebury (4-2-1) 3 1 2 - 6
SCORING
M-1st (:27) – Ken Suchoski (Scott Bartlett, Michael Kretschmer)
M-1st (1:31) – PP: Chaz Svoboda (Jamie McKenna, Tom Maldonado)
B-1st (4:20) – Steve Seedhouse (Tom Crowley)
B-1st (12:01) – Aaron Boyer (Jason Dolgy, Gentry Zollars)
M-1st (14:26) – PP: Mickey Gilchrist (Jamie McKenna, Svoboda)
M-2nd (8:45) – PP: Gilchrist (Trevor Dodds, Maldonado)
B-2nd (14:36) – 4on4: Boyer (Seedhouse)
M-3rd (3:23) – John Sullivan (Mac Cummins, Casey Ftorek)
B-3rd (8:29) – Lucas Schott (Max Gershon)
M-3rd (17:44) – Suchoski (Bartlett, Jed McDonald)
GOALTENDING (saves)
Greg Van’t Hof-B (58:30 min., 35 saves, 6 GA)
Doug Raeder-M (60 min., 13 saves, 4 GA)
LAKE FOREST TOPS SKIDMORE
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Lake Forest (2-11-1) picked up its second win of the season as the Forresters handed Skidmore (2-4-2) a 6-3 loss at the 16th annual Middlebury College Holiday Classic. Lake Forest advances to take on the winner of the Middlebury/Brockport game played later tonight. The consolation game will take place at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, with the title game slated for 7:00 p.m.
Skidmore dominated play early, holding a 14-1 shots advantage before Lake Forest took a 1-0 lead at the 12:08 mark. Blake O’Keefe came down the right wing and centered a pass to Peter Morrison, who scored from the crease.
The Foresters took a 2-0 lead at 15:39 as David Ridos scored on a rebound after a shot from the left point by Matt Heiderman was saved. Skidmore outshot Lake Forest 17-7 in the period, going 0/3 on the power play.
Peter Pfeffer made it a 3-0 lead just 16 seconds into the second period before Skidmore scored the game’s next three goals. Matt Czerkowicz scored the first, Anthony Ferri scored on the power play, followed by a shorthanded goal by Pfeffer just 1:24 later.
Lake Forest answered the run with a pair of goals to take a 5-3 lead. Pfeffer scored his second of the period on the power play at 8:04, followed by a tally from Adam Love, who scored after a nice centering pass from Chris Wilson.
Lake Forest took a 6-3 lead with some great passing by Mike Kneeland and Ryan Kupperman, ending in a goal from Justin Taylor at the 12:24 mark.
Scott Campbell made 39 saves in goal to earn the win for Lake Forest, while D.J. Delbuono and Ted Levine combined to make 26 saves for the Thoroughbreds.
Date: January 4, 2008 – 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Kenyon Arena - Site: Middlebury, Vt.
TEAM 1 2 3 OT F
Lake Forest (2-11-1) 2 3 1 - 6
Skidmore (2-4-2) 0 3 0 - 3
SCORING
L-1st (12:08) – Peter Morrison (David Ridos, Blake O’Keefe)
L-1st (15:39) – Ridos (Matt Heiderman)
L-2nd (:16) – Peter Pfeffer (Peter Morrison)
S-2nd (1:58) – Matt Czerkowicz (Keady)
S-2nd (6:18) – PP: Anthony Ferri (Phil McDavitt)
S-2nd (7:42) – SH: Alex Mykolenko
L-2nd (8:04) – PP: Pfeffer (Justin Taylor, Adam Love)
L-2nd (10:46) – Love (Chris Wilson, Ryan Kupperman)
L-3rd (12:24) – Taylor (Mike Kneeland, Kupperman)
GOALTENDING (saves)
Scott Campbell-L (60 min., 39 saves, 3 GA)
D.J. Delbuono-S (28:04 min., 7 saves, 3 GA)
Ted Levine-S (31:56 min., 19 saves, 3 GA)
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Having won its first 11 games this year by an average of just under 24 points and none by less than 17, Eastern raced to a 19-3 lead in the opening minutes against Middlebury (6-2) before the Panthers countered with an 18-4 run of their own to pull two within two points with four minutes left in the first half.
Eastern never trailed in the game and took a 12-point lead into the final four minutes of play before Middlebury got four three-point field goals in less than a minute, three by Emily Johnson, to remain within striking distance. After Johnson banked in a three-pointer to pull Middlebury to within five with 71 seconds left, the Warriors converted eight of their next ten free throws, with a pair by Ashley McFetridge with 34 seconds left pushing the Eastern lead to nine, 72-63.
After banking in her three-pointer with 71 seconds left, Johnson twice connected on three-pointers while being fouled inside the final 46 seconds, but both times missed the free throw.
Sara Paradis hit three of four free throws in a span of 13 seconds late in the game to help Eastern maintain the edge, and Stephanie Smith swished two after stealing the ball and getting fouled with 46 seconds left to improve the Warriors’ lead to seven, 70-63.
McFetridge led Eastern with 20 points and both teams with 15 rebounds and also blocked three shots. Smith added 15 points and six rebounds and turned the ball over only once in 27 minutes.
Poor free throw shooting hindered Middlebury’s effort to gain the equalizer in the final minutes. After senior guard Katie Fisher completed a conventional three-point play with a free throw with three minutes left, the Panthers missed their final five chances from the stripe. Middlebury was 10-for-20 from the line in the game, 6-for-14 in the second half. Eastern was 21-for-31 from the stripe in the game.
Johnson of Middlebury led all players with 26 points and contributed nine rebounds. Fisher followed with 18 points and six rebounds, while Lani Young had 10 points, five rebounds and three steals before fouling out with 12.3 seconds left.
The Middlebury men's basketball team opened the second semester with a 63-54 win over McDaniel at the Land of Magic Classic in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Panthers outscored their opponent 37-28 in the second half after a 26-26 tie at the break.
Ben Rudin paced the team with 12, Kyle Dudley scored 10, while Tim Edwards did the same with seven boards. Mike Walsh ended the afternoon with eight points and four blocks.
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