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Providence College senior David McCarthy exceeded his own personal best in the indoor mile by two seconds in winning that event at the Terrier Invitational in Boston on Saturday. McCarthy, who hails from Waterford, broke the tape in 3:55.75. That mark also betters the NCAA qualifying standard by two seconds, establishes new records for both the school and all New England collegians, and ranks as the best in the country thus far this season.
Teammate Shane Quinn got 10th place in the 3,000 meters at the Terrier. He finished in 8:06.3 in a race won in 7:54.59 by Iona’s Leonard Korir. Quinn, like McCarthy, is a Waterford resident.
MEN'S HOOPS
Ursinus dropped two games last week, despite strong performances down low from freshman Jermaine Kamara. The Corkman pulled down 17 rebounds and scored 14 points in Wednesday’s 73-66 loss to Washington (Md.). He took 11 of those caroms off the defensive glass and the six he claimed off the offensive window matched the team high for anybody on the opposition. He also redirected three Washington shots. Going the other way, he scored his points on 4-for-6 shooting from the field and he was perfect on six free throws.
Ursinus then fell to 7-12 overall and 6-6 in the Centennial Conference with Saturday’s 84-56 road loss to Dickinson. Kamara managed a game-high 13 rebounds and scored six points, shooting 2-for-5 from the floor and 2-for-4 from the foul line.
Dara McKeon had an all-around solid game as he and his Drew mates defeated Susquehanna, 67-56, in Madison, N.J. on Saturday. A senior forward from Dunboyne, Co. Meath, McKeon scored eight points on 4-for-9 shooting, with five rebounds and four assists. Drew is now 4-15 overall and 2-6 in the Landmark Conference.
Neil Randolph hit three of four shots from outside the 3-point perimeter to provide Elmira College with nine points in Friday’s 65-52 home loss to St. John Fisher. The Soaring Eagles then dropped to 0-19 on the season on Saturday, when they came out on the short side of a 90-78 verdict to visiting Nazareth. Randolph scored eight points on 3-for-5 shooting from the floor, including 1-for-2 from long range, and 1-for-2 from the foul line. A freshman from Co. Wicklow, Randolph also had four rebounds in the Nazareth loss.
WOMEN'S HOOPS
Fionnaula Toner shot 50 percent from the field, making four of eight shots, for eight points in MacMurray College’s 69-35 road loss to Eureka on Wednesday. Toner, a senior from Belfast, also had a team-high three steals. The Highlanders then returned home, where they lost, 69-47, to Fontbonne on Saturday. Toner put six points on the scoreboard on 2-for-4 shooting from the floor and 2-for-5 from the foul line. She also recorded three assists and two steals. MacMurray is now 6-10.
Orla O’Reilly scored nearly half her team’s points in a defensive struggle as Binghamton lost, 37-36, in Vestal, N.Y. on Wednesday. O’Reilly netted 16 points on 6-for-16 shooting from the floor, including 2-for-6 from bonus territory, and 2-for-2 from the foul line. She played every minute of the game, as did her sister Sinead, who pulled down nine rebounds and cashed on one of three field goal attempts for two points. The O’Reillys are both seniors from Cork. The Bearcats are 10-12 overall and 4-5 in America East play.
SQUASH
Yale swept Brown, 9-0, in Providence, R.I. on Tuesday. Senior John Roberts manned the 4 spot, where he defeated William Bryan, 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-5). Sophomore Neil Martin knocked off John Eric Oberbeck, 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-3), at the 6 position, while freshman Joseph Roberts also pulled off a 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-6) victory over Charles Lebovitz at no. 8. The trio hail from Belfast.
