By DAVID MEISTER
Staff Writer
As the 2017-2018 academic year draws to a close, it’s time to look back on some of the memorable accomplishments of the Golden Knights this season.
The men’s basketball team finished the season at 21-10 and made their second straight NCAA Tournament appearance, going all the way to the regional semifinals before being eliminated by the Le Moyne Dolphins 67-63.
Graduating seniors on the team include Julian Lipinski, Mical-Ryan Boyd, and Jack Jones, who all entered the 1,000 point club this season as well as Jamaal Greenwood and Anthony Russell.
Women’s basketball finished this year at 10-17 and qualified for the NE-10 Conference Tournament but were defeated in the first round by the Southern New Hampshire Penmen 75-62.
The team will retain most of its current roster as there are only two graduating seniors, Morgan Sullivan and Analese Dublin.
The lacrosse team finished 9-8, capped off by an impressive five-game winning streak to close out the regular season but lost in the first round of the NE-10 Tournament 19-9 to the Saint Anselm Hawks.
The team is graduating four seniors this year: Lucas Frese, Liam Guiton, Evan Doherty and Matt Graham. Graham finishes his Golden Knights career as the top goal scorer and points leader with 104 goals and 145 points respectively, passing class of 2015 grad Kevin Fleming.
The women’s soccer team improved on their performance from a year ago finishing 12-4-2 on the season compared to 11-7 in 2016.
The team made it to the conference tournament but lost in the first round to the Assumption Greyhounds 3-0.
The team has four graduating seniors: Raven Small, Totianyu Guadalupe, Roxana Hernandez, and Meghan Hake.
Men’s soccer finished this season at 6-9-2, qualifying for the NE-10 Tournament but were defeated in the first round by the Southern Connecticut State Owls 3-1.
The team will have a new look next season as they are graduating six seniors: David Haston, Suleiman Haruna-Iya, Elidon Bardhollari, Justyn Verbraska, Michael Morris, and Joshua Rasmussen. Haruna-Iya was named a NE-10 All-League pick this season.
The softball team finished at 13-26 this season improving on their record from a year ago when they finished 11-24.
The team will be graduating four seniors who were all big parts of the Saint Rose offense this season: Taylor Solomon, Sydney Cimini, Katie Shevlin, and Dana Nicoletti. Shevlin led the team on the year in on base percentage with .397.
The baseball team will have a brand new look next season as 12 senior will be graduating: Brain Stanczuk, Alex Tomlinson, Michael Shine, Brian Uliana, Tyler Childrose, Tom Moore, Kody Shaw, Caleb Gregg, Joe Foran, Mark Powell, Matt McKinnon, and Dominic Razzano.
The men’s cross country team had its best finish of the season at the James Earley Invitational this season, finishing 25th out of 37 teams, and will maintain most of its current roster as only one senior, Trevor Drapeau, is graduating this year.
The women’s cross country team had its best finish at the Oswego State Invitational in September, finishing third out of 14 teams.
They have no graduating seniors this year.
The men’s golf team’s top performance took place back in October at the Saint Rose Fall Shootout, finishing 3rd out of ten teams.
The team will be graduating two seniors and a junior: Logan Ripley, Brian Pesavento, and Mike Pilkington respectively.
The women’s golf team had its best finish this season at the NEIGA Championships in October finishing 2nd out of three teams.
The team’s roster will remain the same next year as there are no graduating seniors.
The men’s swimming and diving team finished 4-6 in head to head competitions this season and will graduate two seniors this year: Chris Vesic and Richard Smith.
The women’s swimming and diving team finished 4-7 in head to head this season and had its best team finish in January at the FIU Sprint Invite finishing 5th out of ten teams.
The team will only graduate one senior, Jessica McMillen.
Thet men’s track and field teams had their best team overall performance in Capital District Classic in April, finishing 7th out of 12 team.
The team will have the same roster next season as there are no graduating seniors.
The women’s track and field team also had their best finish at the Capital District Classic, finishing 3rd out of 12 teams.
The team will have a very similar roster next season as the team will only be graduating one senior, Amanda Harrington.
The women’s tennis team had a disappointing 0-13 season and will look to rebound next season.
They are only graduating two seniors, Keriann Mahoney and Averie Bowen.
Finally the women’s volleyball team ended this year’s campaign at 12-17 and will graduate only two seniors, Cara Kullman and Maddy Halverson.
