5.24.12

KRISTA CHAUVIN TO COMPETE AT NCAA DIV. III TRACK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sophomore Krista Chauvin (Seekonk, MA) has travelled to Claremont, California to compete in the 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships being held May 24-26. Chauvin will compete  on Friday, May 25 at 5 pm (8 pm Eastern Time) in Flight #1 of the Women's Hammer Throw, qualifying for nationals with a throw of 53.98 meters earlier this season.  The top nine throws (out of 11) from the two flights will advance to the final round. Chauvin is seeded 7th in the 22-person field. Live results will be posted through the NCAA by following this link throughout the championship event.

5.18.12
CORSAIR ATHLETE PAINTS ATHLETIC LOGO ON THIRD BASE SOFTBALL DUGOUT

Traffic entering the access road to the Tripp Athletic Center is now greeted by an oversized version of the Corsair Athletic Department logo painted on the back of the third base softball dugout. The painting is the handiwork of Corsair senior volleyball player Cami Ascher (Natick, MA). A graduating senior this Spring, Ascher earned a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree in Art Education in additon to winning four varsity award letters as a member of the Corsair volleyball team. Ascher started the free-hand art work earlier this semester and just recently put the finishing touches on her most recent piece of art.

5.8.12
5th ANNUAL UMASS DARTMOUTH FITNESS CENTER FIELD DAY SET FOR MAY 11

Calling all athletes on the UMass Dartmouth campus. The 5th annual Field Day competition is waiting for your registration.  The event is a fun-filled 10-event team competition which has something for everyone. Teams are co-ed with a 2/2 format preferred. The top male and female scores are combined to make up a team score. Events include: 4x100 Relay, Tire Flip, Medicine Ball Toss, Obstacle Course, Tug-O-War, Team Building games and much more. The event will take place Friday, May 11 from 5 pm to 9 pm at Cressy Field. For more information contact Greg Homol at ghomol@umassd.edu.

5.7.12
THREE NEW TROPHIES FOR CORSAIR HALL OF FAME DISPLAY CASE

There will have to be some rearranging of championship trophies in the Corsair Hall of Fame display case located in the Tripp Center lobby. Opened this past January, the Corsair Hall of Fame has three trophy display cases with the front case containing the most recent championship trophies captured by Corsair teams. In the past two week three new trophies have been awarded to UMass Dartmouth including a pair for the men's track team (LEC and New England Alliance) and the most recent, an LEC Tournament title for the men's tennis team. The men's indoor track team added the two most recent trophies winning the LEC and NE Alliance indoor titles earlier this year.

5.3.12
1957 HALL OF FAME TEAM MEMBER FROM NEW BEDFORD TECH FINALLY GETS AWARD

When Ron Wade (New Bedford Tech '58) heard his 1957 NB Tech men's tennis team was getting inducted into the Corsair Hall of Fame in 2007 he was a little disappointed. He couldn't attend the ceremony because of other obligations. Earlier this year, Wade, a former Fairhaven resident who now lives outside Washington, DC, attended a UMass Dartmouth Alumni gathering and met Assistant Vice Chancellor for Alumni Relations Lori Jacques. Wade mentioned his team induction to Jacques and she invited him to stop by the campus to visit the new Corsair Hall of Fame on his next visit to the area. Wade was in town this week and visited the Hall of Fame with Jacques, also meeting with Corsair men's tennis coach Tom Mendell and Athletic Director Ian Day. And after a quick tour of the Hall, Day and Coach Mendell presented Wade with the Hall of Fame team certificate he wasn't able to accept in person five years ago.

5.2.12
TRIPP CENTER SOLAR PANELS PART OF CAMPUS GREEN ENERGY CAMPAIGN

The Tripp Athletic Center has been home to the UMass Dartmouth Athletic Department for more than 40 years, having celebrated the formal grand opening last February 26. But now the athletic center is part of a 21st century technology to create clean energy for the campus. As detailed in today's Fall River Herald News story, the roof of the Tripp Center contains recently installed solar panels which are one part of the campus efforts to generate clean energy. The most visiable clean energy project is the new wind turbine which was recently completed on campus. Read more about the campus clean energy projects here.

4.17.12
FORMER AD BOB DOWD'S SON RUNS BOSTON MARATHON FOR SPECIAL CAUSE

The Standard-Times carried a story about the son of former UMass Dartmouth Athletic Director Bob Dowd's son, Jim Dowd, who competed in Monday's Boston Marathon for a special cause.  As Tim Weisberg's story pointed out, Jim was running for a good time and also to raise awareness for Rett Syndrome, which has afflicted his younger sister Cathy, a New Bedford resident. Click here to read the entire story.

4.10.12
STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO HOLD ROAD RACE APRIL 22ND

The UMass Dartmouthy Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will host its first major event when it hosts the First Annual Ring Road for Champions 5K on Sunday, April 22 at 10 am.  The 5K race will take place on Ring Road around the UMass Dartmouth campus with proceeds going to Special Olympics. Registration is $20 and available online at www.thelastmileracing.com before April 17.

4.9.12
CORSAIR WOMEN'S SOCCER PROGRAM TO HOST SKILLS CLINIC

The public is invited to attend a soccer skills clinic for women's soccer players hosted by the UMass Dartmouth women's soccer team. The clinic will be held at UMass Dartmouth on Thursday, April 19 during the school vacation week. The skill clinic will get underway at 1 pm and conclude at 3:30 pm. The clinic costs $25 per player. For additional information contact Corsair head women's soccer coach Nicole Hanewich at nhanewich@umassd.edu

4.3.12
EMILY MIGRE WRITES ABOUT NCAA DIVISION III ATHLETICS IN DART MAGAZINE

When it comes to the subject of NCAA Division III athletics who better to write about the student-athlete experience than a four-year letter winner and a Little East Conference Winter All-Academic Team honoree. Emily Migre, a member of the UMass Dartmouth women's indoor and outdoor track and field team, wrote about a subject of which she is quite familiar in the Fall 2011 edition of Dart Magazine.  Migre wrote about the NCAA Division III experience by interviewing Robert Yarbough, a member of the Corsair track and football teams. Dart Magazine is an academic collaboration of Dr. Kara Miller's English 453/650 Intensive Magazine Journalism class and Dr. Anthony Arrigo's English 621 Document Design and Editing Class. Follow this link to read Emily Migre's complete story as it appeared in Dart Magazine.

4.2.12
BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TRY CHANGING THEIR LUCK AT HOME

Baseball coach Bob Prince and softball coach Amy Sasin are giving their team a new perspective when they play home games this season. Both spring sport coaches have moved their respective dugouts for the 2012 season with baseball switching from first base to third base, while softball moved from third to first. So far the moves have paid off for both teams. Baseball is 4-1 at home this season in the new dugout, while softball took its home opener before splitting a doubleheader with UMass Boston on Sunday.

3.30.12
LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL TO OPEN ONE DAY EARLY

The 2012 LEC baseball season will get started a day earlier than planned with some encouragement from Mother Nature. With a wet forecast set for Saturday, March 31, the schedule conference opening weekend, UMass Dartmouth and Plymouth State decided to move their LEC opener ahead by one day. The Corsairs and Panthers will play their first LEC contests this afternoon at UMass Dartmouth, beginning with the first of two games at 12 noon.

3.29.12
JIMMY TINGLE TALKS ABOUT HIS SMU DAYS PLAYING BASKETBALL AT THE TRIPP CENTER

While he was in the Fall River area for a fundraising comedy show recently, Cambridge comedian  and SMU graduate Jimmy Tingle, talked about some of his best memories on the Dartmouth campus. While appearing in "Ten From the Line", hosted by Herald News Sportswriter Greg Sullivan, Tingle remembered playing basketball at the Tripp Center. A former starting point guard at then Cambridge Latin High School in 1973, Tingle said he tried out for the freshman basketball team at SMU but said, "That's another comedy show." To see the entire segement of "Ten From the Line" featuring Jimmy Tingle, follow this link.

3.28.12
THE STANDARD-TIMES REMEMBERS THE LATE BOB MULLEN, FORMER UMD AD

Following the recent passing of former UMass Dartmouth Athletic Director Bob Mullen, the March 28 edition of The Standard-Times has a good story about Bob's contributions to the development of Corsairs athletics during his tenure. To read Standard-Times sportswriter Ed Collins' story follow this link to today's paper.

3.26.12
CORSAIR TEAMS RETURN FROM SPRING TRIPS

With their Spring trips completed, the athletes have returned to campus this week as the Corsair sports season gets into full gear this week. Three teams will be in action starting Tuesday, March 27, including the season-opener for men's tennis against Becker at 3 pm.  Baseball has a single game at Johnson & Wales at 3:30 pm and women's lacrosse travels to Worcester State for a 4 pm game.

3.22.12
CORSAIR FIELD HOCKEY CAPTAIN TAKES ON DODGEBALL FUNDRAISING PROJECT

UMass Dartmouth field hockey captain Jenna Miedzionski is serving as Tournament Director for theDodgeballin' For Kids Fundraiser to be held at Durfee HS in Fall River on April 21. Miedzionski is taking on the role as part of a class assignment in her Sports Marketing class. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Children's Museum of Greater Fall River as well as the Boys and Girls Club of Fall River and the YMCA. The Thursday, March 22 edition of the Fall River Herald News has complete details about the event at http://www.heraldnews.com/news/x394116271/Dodgeballin-for-Kids-aims-for-more-cash-in-2012.

3.22.12
LATE ROSTER ADDITION SCORES A GOAL IN HER FIRST GAME BACK IN 4 YEARS

When women's lacrosse coach Sarah Booker started looking around to replace the injured Allison O'Rourke who was hurt in the Corsairs first game of the season, she was contacted by a former player who had not played since the 2007 season. But it didn't take Leanne Canillas very long to get acclimated to her sport. After being added to the roster a week before leaving for the Florida Spring trip, Canillas scored a goal in the Corsairs' 16-7 loss to University of New England.

3.21.12
FAMILY CONNECTIONS RUN DEEP FOR CORSAIR TEAMS

A close reading of the UMass Dartmouth boxscore from the Corsairs' 7-3 win in Florida over St. Olaf shows the pitching victory was credited to Tyler White. A transfer student from Massasoit CC, White played his high school baseball in nearby Westport. Corsair baseball fans know Tyler to be the son of another former Corsair standout baseball player and assistant coach Ray White from the late 1970's. The father/son team of Ray and Tyler are the second family connection for the Corsairs this year. The women's basketball team was led this season by junior Colleen Moriarity of Canton. A Second-Team All-LEC selection this past season, Colleen is the daughter of another former Corsair baseball player, Dermot Moriarity, a member of the Corsair Hall of Fame.

3.19.12
UMASS DARTMOUTH BASEBALL RETURNS TO FAMILIAR BALL PARK IN FLORIDA

Fans of the Boston Red Sox remember a time when the dateline for spring training baseball strories read Winter Haven and not Fort Myers. And one check of the Corsairs' baseball schedule for today reminds some Red Sox fans of the ball park in Winter Haven where the Red Sox used to play. Chain O'Lakes Park will be the site today of a UMass Dartmouth doubleheader in the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational. The Corsairs will play a pair of seven-inning games against Trinity (CT) College with the opener set for 12 noon.

3.14.12
TWO ROOKIE COACHES ARE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR DEBUTS

A pair of first-year UMass Dartmouth coaches were successful in their coaching debuts this Spring. Women's lacrosse coach Sarah Booker and baseball coach Bob Prince both brought home their first career head coaching victories.  Booker won her first game as a collegiate head coach on Mar. 8 when the Corsairs defeated Mount Ida, 12-10.  Prince earned his first collegiate win on Tuesday when UMass Dartmouth swept a non-conference doubleheader at Eastern Nazarene by the scores of 2-0 and 6-2.

3.8.12
FORMER ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR LOUISE GOODRUM HONORED POSTHUMOUSLY

Former UMass Dartmouth Associate Director Louise Goodrum received a prestigious campus award posthumously on campus Thursday afternoon. Goodrum was presented with an Outstanding Woman's Award presented annually to a member of the UMass Dartmouth campus staff. The event took place at the 12th annual celebration of International Women's Day and was sponosred by the UMass Dartmouth Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality. The award was accepted by Louise's brothers, Dr. Philip Goodrum and Ralph Goodrum.

3.7.12
KEN FURTADO RECIEVES CASE HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME SELCTION

Ken Furtado is already a member of the UMass Dartmouth Corsair Hall of Fame. On May 20 the former Corsair athlete and coach will be able to add the Case HS Hall of Fame to his resume.  Fonseca will be part of the Class of 2012 inductees in recognition for his efforts as a former Cardinals coach for many years. Fonseca is credited with starting the Case ice hockey program in 1974 and he also started the men's soccer program. Fonseca also coached softball and field hockey for the Cardinals while serving as an assistant coach for Corsair softball as well. He is currently works in the UMass Dartmouth equipment room.