Valley News Campus clippings: Colligan nabs NEC golf honor
When Ann Colligan played golf at Kittanning, she never seemed nervous for WPIAL or PIAA postseason tournaments, always shrugging her shoulders and, almost sheepishly, saying she had just as good a chance to win as anyone.
She's carried that mentality over to the college level and is proving she can play with the best in the Northeast Conference.
The St. Francis (Pa.) junior picked up NEC Player of the Week honors last week after posting her third career win — her first in the spring season — at the Purple Eagles Invitational in Niagara, N.Y.
Colligan shot 3-over 75 in the second round of the 36-hole tournament then got past Youngstown State's Sarah Heimlich in a playoff.
Colligan, who also has carded eight top-5 finishes in her three seasons, has a 79.5 average in three spring events.
Men's golf
Brown
Sophomore Justin Miller (Riverview) posted rounds of 74, 73 and 76 to finish 19th at the Princeton Invitational. Brown finished seventh out of 14 teams.
Men's volleyball
Stanford
Redshirt 6-foot-8 sophomore outside-hitter Dan Tublin (Fox Chapel) is averaging 1.54 kills, 1.22 digs and 1.95 points per set this season for the Cardinal (15-12).
Softball Penn State New Kensington
Junior pitcher/outfielder/infielder Tarra Oravec (Kiski Area) is hitting .353 with two home runs and eight RBI and is 4-4 on the mound with six complete games and 39 strikeouts against 11 walks.
Freshman Rachel Lojas (Norwin) leads the Lady Lions (6-6, 5-1 PSUAC) in hitting with a .390 average, three homers, nine RBI and 10 runs scored.
St. Francis (Pa.)
Junior catcher Chelsey Cosentino (Kiski Area) leads the Red Flash (19-17) in hitting with a .355 average to go with 21 runs, 18 RBI and two home runs.
Baseball
La Roche
Sophomore reliever Tim Devine (Springdale) is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA and a save for the Redhawks (19-6). In nine appearances, Devine has 10 strikeouts and four walks and opponents are hitting .175 against him.
Track and field
Robert Morris
Junior Nick Gentile (Freeport) broke two school records — the 800-meter run and the 3,200-meter relay — at the William & Mary Colonial Relays. His time of 1:52.98 in the 800 was good for 11th place, while the relay's mark of 7:43.70, with Gentile as the anchor leg, was seventh.
St. Francis (Pa.)
Sophomore Kylie Jackson (Kiski Area) placed sixth in the 5,000-meter run at the Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Va. with a time of 18:15.
Women's volleyball
Penn State New Kensington
Four PSNK players were named to the USCAA National All-Academic team: Sophomore defensive specialist Melissa Betush (Leadership Charter), sophomore outside hitter Melissa Daugherty (Plum), sophomore setter Thamirys Ferreira (Penn-Trafford) and sophomore outside-hitter Kara Shaley (West Shamokin). All carried a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
