THIS WEEK IN CLARK ATHLETICS
Sep. 22 – Sep. 28
Men's Tennis
When: Monday, September 22 vs. Colby-Sawyer at 4:00 p.m. Â
What: Men's tennis (3-0) has begun the 2025-26 campaign with wins over UMass Boston, Roger Williams, and Gordon. Last week against Gordon, seniors
Edward Shepherd-Johnson and
Graham Russo recorded a 6-3 victory over Bodner and Diaz in number one action. In number two singles, Shepherd-Johnson registered his second win of the day with a 6-2, 6-2 victory against Diaz. Sophomore
Ziad Tabbara recorded a 6-2, 6-0 win over Guzman in number three play. Russo (No. 4), first-year
Benjamin Liu (No. 5), and sophomore
Ethan Montane (No. 6) also tallied singles victories. The Cougars welcome Colby-Sawyer, who Clark registered a 5-2 victory last year.
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Field Hockey
When: Tuesday, September 23 vs. Hartford at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, September 27 at MIT at 1:00 p.m.
What: The scarlet and white (6-1, 0-1 NEWMAC) are slated to play a pair of games this week, opening with Hartford and closing out with MIT. Clark's offense is led by senior
Alison Kopec who has scored five goals and dished out three assists, while earning NEWMAC Offensive Athlete of the Week a week ago. Fellow senior
Elizabeth Cacciapaglia has tallied four goals and three assists. Senior
Jenna Beauchain has tallied five goals, including four penalty stroke goals. First-years
Olivia Bass and
Sedona Lee have scored three goals and dished out an assist. Senior
Loren Root has recorded 28 saves and owns a GAA of 0.40 across seven games started. Hartford (2-3) is led by Kyra Benard and Ava Lipson who each have scored four goals and dished out a pair of assists. Ashley Taylor has added two goals and three assists. Carolyn Somers has registered 39 saves and has won two games in goal. MIT (4-3, 1-0 NEWMAC) is led by Janie Thomas who has netted two goals and dished out an assist. Sierra Kim has added a pair of goals. Jane Torotrella has tallied a pair of assists and scored a goal. Maeve Zimmer has recorded 58 saves and won four games in goal.
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Volleyball
When: Tuesday, September 23 vs. Salve Regina at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 25 at Lasell at 6:00 p.m., Saturday, September 27 at Emerson at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, September 27 at Bowdoin at 2:00 p.m.
What: The scarlet and white (1-5) are slated to play four games this week, including their NEWMAC opener against Salve Regina. Clark earned their first win of the season last week against Hartford with a 3-1 victory. Sophomore
Isabella Alcott has registered a team-leading 41 kills and 10 service aces. Juniors
Katelyn Williams (23) and
Harper Chinn (22) have also recorded over 20 kills. Junior
Julia Dopazo (58) and sophomore
Hannah Harrington (37) lead the squad in assists. Chinn (59) and senior
Yumeng Liu (51) lead the Cougars in digs. Salve Regina (7-4) is led by Lucy Swanson who has tallied 74 kills. Lauren Hoyle (69) and Lauren Shurling (69) are tied for second on the squad in kills. Kalena Stavish (154) and Kate Andy (133) lead the team in assists. Swanson (76) and Madelyn Homer (75) lead the squad in digs. Lasell (8-1) is led by Trinity Silva who has recorded 90 kills and 34 digs. Morgan Bogli (75) and Andrea Aceituno (70) have tallied 70 or more kills. Sydney Katz has registered 263 assists and 73 digs. Emerson (6-5) is led by Shirley Yu who has recorded 118 kills. Lizi Horning (63) and Rachel Dickerson (60) are second and third in kills. Chloe Hockenson (300) and Sophia Schiappa (61) lead the team in assists. Sami Kim (141) and Lauren Yoo (107) have registered over 100 digs. Bowdoin (5-5) is led by Skye LaMendola who has tallied 93 kills. Zoe Ryu (68) and Alison Smith (58) rank second and third on the team in kills. Anna Yeh (171) and Cameron Shelly (142) lead the squad in assists.
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Men's Soccer
When: Wednesday, September 24 vs. Eastern Connecticut State at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, September 27 at Wheaton at 2:00 p.m.
What: The Cougars (3-1-1, 0-0-1 NEWMAC) opened conference play last week with a 0-0 draw against Coast Guard. Senior goalie
Diego Marin earned his second NEWMAC Defensive Athlete of the Week Award after posting a pair of shutouts and has stopped 16 shots on the season. First-year
Shahmeer Waseem and junior
Carter Benoff lead the team with four points apiece. Senior
Ben Siegel has tallied a goal and an assist this season. Six other Cougars have tallied at least one point. Eastern Connecticut State (4-2-0) is led by Sebastian Kadlof who has recorded two goals and dished out four assists. Eliot Melgar and Yahya Kardad have each registered three goals apiece. Jack Harmon has recorded 11 saves and earned four wins. Wheaton (6-0-1, 1-0-0 NEWMAC) is led by Aidan Doyle and Declan Rhatigan who have each scored five goals and dished out a pair of assists. Gael Vera has added two goals and four assists. Michael O'Gara has tallied 20 saves and earned four wins in net.
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Women's Soccer
When: Saturday, September 27 vs. Wheaton at 1:00 p.m. Â Â
What: The Cougars (3-1-3, 0-0-1 NEWMAC) began conference play last week and played to a 3-3 draw against WPI before registering a 0-0 draw against No. 18 Williams. Sophomore
Georgia Louis leads the team with five goals and five assists, including a pair of game-winning goals. Fellow sophomore
Solimar Rivera has tallied five goals and dished out three assists. First-year
Calabria Augustino has registered two goals and three assists. Senior
Emma Shaughnessy has added three goals. Junior
Gabrielle Huryn has recorded 12 saves, posted three shutouts, and earned a pair of wins in net. Wheaton (4-2-0, 0-1-0 NEWMAC) opened NEWMAC play with a loss to Emerson and is led by Karina Contreras who has scored four goals and dished out an assist. Ali Roche and Kate Wickenheisser have each scored three goals. Patricia Bandrup has stopped 47 shots in goal, won three games, and posted three shutouts.
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Women's Tennis
When: Saturday, September 27 vs. Bard at 2:00 p.m.
What: The Cougars (3-2) added another win last week with a 4-3 victory over Simmons on Saturday and will close out the fall with a match against Bard. In the match against Simmons, senior
Crisi Patel and sophomore
Amanda Keith recorded a 6-3 win in number three doubles. Senior
Merielle Kane (No. 3), junior
Olivia Shipley (No. 4), Keith (No. 5), and sophomore
Elena Zhakov (No. 6) all tallied wins. Bard (2-3) has opened their year with losses to SUNY Oneonta, Union, and Pratt while beating WestConn and Purchase. Paige Houghton and Maria Castro won together in doubles and number one/two singles against Purchase and WestConn.
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