Here is a weekly wrap-up of University of Scranton athletic events during the period of Monday, Oct. 25, through Sunday, Oct. 31. To see the full link to the Royal Review, visit http://matrix.scranton.edu/athletics/gnnov12010.shtml.

Men’s Cross-Country
Behind all-conference performances by juniors Jason Bohenek (Jessup/Holy Cross-Bishop O’Hara) and Patrick Casterline (Bridgewater, N.J/Bridgewater Raritan), the Royals finished fourth in the eight-team field at the 2010 Landmark Conference championships held at Goucher College in Towson, Md., on Saturday, Oct. 30.

Bohenek covered the 6000-meter course in 27:48.50 to finish 10th overall, while Casterline was 14th in 28:10.60. 

Women’s Cross-Country
Susquehanna University spoiled the women’s cross-country team’s bid to repeat as Landmark Conference champions on Saturday, Oct. 30, at Goucher College in Towson, Md.

The Crusaders placed three runners in the top 10 to regain bragging rights in the conference and win their third title in four seasons with 51 points. Scranton finished second with 74 points.

Sophomore Kathleen Druther (Clarks Summit/Scranton Preparatory) and senior Maria Cifone (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph Hill) earned all-conference honors for the second straight season. Druther, the 2009 Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year, placed fourth in a time of 23:43.80 over a 6000-meter course to earn first-team honors, while Cifone garnered second-team honors with an 11th-place finish in 24:30.10.

Field Hockey (7-12 Overall/2-5 Landmark Conference)
The Royals bounced back from a 2-1 loss in overtime to Vassar College on Tuesday, Oct. 26, by defeating backyard neighbor Keystone College, 2-0, on Thursday, Oct. 28, and Goucher College, 2-1 in overtime on Saturday, Oct. 30.

First-year forward Caitlin Liberatore (Ambler/Mt. St. Joseph Academy) scored her second goal of the season in the 62nd minute against Vassar to even the score at 1-1, but the Brewers pulled it out in the seventh minute of the extra stanza on a breakaway goal by Emily Maier.

Against Keystone, Scranton’s defense shut down the Giants, limited them to just five shots on goal, and the Royals received goals from junior forward Alicia Tamboia (Wingdale, N.Y./Dover) and senior forward Tara Winter (Ossining, N.Y./Ossining) to snap a seven-game losing skid.

Momentum from Thursday’s victory carried over to Saturday, where Scranton overcame a 1-0 deficit behind goals by sophomore Corrine O’Kane (Springfield/Springfield) in the 51st minute and senior forward Kaitlyn Tirney (Springfield/Springfield) in the second minute of the overtime period. Tirney’s goal was her team-leading seventh of the season and the 18th of her career.  She ends her career as the 19th all-time leading scorer in Scranton history with 45 total points (18 goals, nine assists).

Men’s Soccer (7-10-1 Overall /2-5 Landmark Conference)
The Royals will head into next season on a three-match winning streak, thanks to a pair of impressive victories during the final week of competition.

On Tuesday, Oct. 26, freshmen John Spadaro (Stony Point, N.Y./Albertus Magnus) and Paul Trisuzzi (Morris Plains, N.J./Parsippany) scored goals off of plays set up by sophomores Matt Salvatore (Howell, N.J./Howell) and Bill McGuiness (Forty Fort/Wyoming Valley West) as the Royals upset Oneonta State, 2-1, at Fitzpatrick Field. Oneonta St. entered the match as the number one seed for their conference tournament.

Scranton ended its season with a convincing 6-1 victory over Goucher College in Landmark Conference action on Saturday, Oct. 30, at Fitzpatrick Field.  It was the Royals’s highest goal output since scoring 11 against Green Mountain College on Aug. 31, 2008, at Fitzpatrick Field. Freshman Colin McFadden (Ventnor City, N.J./St. Augustine Preparatory) led the way with two goals.

Women’s Soccer (13-4-1 Overall/6-0 Landmark Conference)
The Royals won their fourth straight and eighth in their last nine matches with a 4-0 victory over Goucher College in the Landmark Conference regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday, Oct. 30, at Fitzpatrick Field.

Scranton, the number one seed in the upcoming Landmark Conference tournament and ranked fourth in the latest NCAA Mid-Atlantic regional poll, received a goal apiece from senior Caroline Corasaniti (Chatham, N.J./Chatham), junior co-captain Christina Cognetti (Westfield, N.J./Westfield), sophomore Sydney Parker (Randolph, N.J./Randolph) and first-year player Kaitlyn Greeley (Bardonia, N.Y./Clarkstown South) and two assists from first-year player Samantha Russo (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown).

Defensively, the Royals posted their 12th shutout of the season.

Men’s Swimming (1-1)
Junior Marc Dezii (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill West) posted two of Scranton’s five first-place finishes in a 108-97 loss to Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Oct. 30.

Dezzi won the 200 free in 1:47.35 and captured the 500 free in 5:08.70, while fellow junior David Hovey (Forty Fort/Wyoming Valley West) and sophomore Nathan Wynosky (Schnecksville/Parkland) posted first-place finishes by winning the 200 breaststroke (2:19.01) and 1000 free (10:43.42), respectively.

In the final event of the day, the quartet of sophomore Andrew Urban (Ambler/Lansdale Catholic), junior Joseph Clifford (Nesconset, N.Y./Smithtown East), Dezii, and junior Paul Vignati (West Simsbury, Conn./Northwest Catholic) won the 400 freestyle relay in 3:18.85.

Women’s Swimming (1-1)
The women’s swim team had a 19-meet winning streak snapped with a 109-91 loss to Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Oct. 30.

The Royals posted just three first-place finishes in 11 events in suffering their first loss since a 111-94 defeat to Dickinson College on Nov. 8, 2008, in Carlisle.

Junior Carolyn Gillespie (New Market, Md./Linganore) and first-year swimmer Colleen McMahon (West Chester/Villa Maria Academy) won the 200 free (1:59.76) and the 200 breaststroke (2:33.31) and the quartet of first-year swimmer Sara Franciscovich (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson), sophomore Victoria Meyer (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa), first-year swimming Jessica Merino (N. Hyde Park, N.Y./Holy Trinity Diocesan), and senior Brittany Reyes (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) won the 400 freestyle relay in 3:52.38. 

Volleyball (15-18 Overall/1-5 Landmark Conference)
The volleyball team opened its final week of regular-season competition with a 3-0 loss to Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, Oct. 26.  On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 29-30, the Royals went 2-2 at the Messiah tournament in Grantham. 

The Royals did land two players on the all-tournament team in sophomore outside hitter Jenell McFadden (Springfield/Merion Mercy Academy) and first-year right-side hitter Katie Newman (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa). McFadden finished with 44 kills and 70 digs and Newman hit .218, with 30 kills, 43 digs and four total blocks.

Wrestling (3-1)
Sophomore Vinny Signoriello (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) won all four of his matches by pins to lead The University of Scranton to a second-place finish in the second annual and season-opening Electric City Duals on Saturday, Oct. 30, at the Long Center.  Signoriello’s four wins improved his career record to 24-11.  The Apprentice School won the team title with a 4-0 record. 

Here is the upcoming schedule for The University of Scranton's athletic teams:

Wednesday, Nov. 3
Women’s Soccer – Landmark Conference Semifinals
#4 Moravian at #1 Scranton (7 p.m., Fitzpatrick Field)

Volleyball – Landmark Conference Quarterfinals
#6 Scranton at #3 Catholic (7 p.m.)

Saturday, Nov. 6
Women’s Soccer - Landmark Conference Championship
#3 Juniata/#2 Drew winner vs. #4 Moravian/#1 Scranton at site of highest seed remaining (TBA)

Men’s & Women’s Swimming – at Dickinson (2 p.m.)

Volleyball - Landmark Conference Championship (Juniata College, Huntington)
#6 Scranton/#3 Catholic winner vs. #2 Susquehanna (1:30 p.m.)
#5 Goucher/#4 Moravian vs. #1 Juniata (11 a.m.)
Winners advance to championship match (7 p.m.)

Wrestling – at Monarch (King’s College) Tournament (9:30 a.m.)