Thursday October 18, 2012

WILLIAMSTOWN -- Mount Greylock boys soccer coach Blair Dils is in his 14th year at the helm and up until now, he has had only one player score 100 points. Nathan Majumder makes it two.

The first of Majumder's three goals gave the senior midfielder his 100th point as the Mounties beat Drury 4-0.

"He's not just a goal scorer, he can set guys up too," Dils said. "He can beat you a couple of different ways."

The first goal came five minutes into the opening half when he blasted a ball from 10 yards out on a rebound and beat Drury goalkeeper Joe Liporace.

After Monday's emotional victory over Monument Mountain, the threat of a letdown was there, but it didn't happen.

"We talked about being professional and playing with good energy," he said.

McCann girls' soccer

NORTH ADAMS -- Mary Nguyen scored the 92nd, 93rd and 94th goals of her career on Wednesday, as McCann picked up its 13th win of the year, a 5-0 decision over Putnam.

"She's closing in on 100 goals," said Hornet coach Mike Dowling. "She's having a great year."

Nguyen popped in a pair of goals in the first half, along with a tally by Eileen Zajac to give the home side (13-1-1) a 3-0 advantage. The senior scoring machine added her third goal and picked up an assist in the second half.

McCann cross country

NORTH ADAMS -- Junior Justin Schneider won his first varsity race Wednesday, but the Hornets dropped a dual meet to


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Chicopee, 28-34. The McCann girls also lost, 20-39 to Chicopee.

Schneider covered the 2.8-mile course in 18 minutes, 19 seconds. Teammate Nick Kordana was third in 18:49, while Mitchell Garner was seventh in 19:35, Mike Moreno 11th (20:01) and Lukas Yelle 12th (21:14).

"Chicopee had six runners within a minute of each other, and they broke up our pack," coach Todd Hamilton said. "But all our kids ran well. All but two ran personal bests. We're peaking at the right time."

In the girls' race, McCann's Zoe Loughman was third in 24:10, Sarah Purcelli was fifth in 24:57, Laura Netti eighth in 25:25 and Erica Prevey 11th in 26:54.

The race was the final home meet of the season for the Hornets. The team will run at West Springfield next week in preperation for the PVIAC Championships on Nov. 3 at Stanley Park in Westfield.

McCann will also attend the Western Mass. meet on Nov. 10.

MCLA men's golf

NORTH ADAMS -- Led by his fifth-place finish in last weekend's NAC Championships, MCLA senior Sean Cota was named to the league's All-Conference First Team, as announced by the league offices. Cota has been a four-year member of the golf program.

Husson University junior Lance Bernier carded a 145 (75, 70) at the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championship, earning NAC Golfer of the Year honors. Bernier's even-par 70 on Sunday was the low-round of the tournament, as Husson won its seventh-straight title.

Williams volleyball

BENNINGTON, Vt. -- Despite dropping a close first set to Southern Vermont, the Ephs rebounded with three straight wins for a 3-1 win (22-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-20).

Williams rode an all-out offensive performance, slamming home 59 kills (14.75 per set) with a hitting percentage of .275.

Emily Droll had a match-high 18 kills for Williams. Mandy Scott's 18 digs, Catherine Egan's six blocks and Droll's five aces were also all match bests.