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“Earned” is the operative word. He lost
three of his top players to knee injuries
by mid-season, yet his team still made it
to the NCAA Round of 16, an accom-
plishment he admitted far exceeded his
expectations.
Liberty League Player of the Year Sam
DeMello and the nation’s best defense
were keys to the Saint success, which saw
the team record just the third unbeaten,
untied regular season in program history
at 16-0-0. DeMello “put the team on his
back and carried it,” Durocher said. The
junior midfielder established a record for
points in a season with 38 (14 goals, 10
assists) and figured in 11 game-winning
and NYSCTC champion, finished second
in the Atlantic Regional and earned
All-America for the second straight year,
finishing third overall at nationals.
Men’s soccer coach Bob Durocher
earned Liberty League Coach of the Year
honors for the 11th time in his 22 seasons
as head coach, and NSCAA/MONDO
East Region Coach of the Year honors
for the sixth time for the 2011 season.
I
t’s not new math, but 8+8+16=8
when it comes to the Learfield Sports
Director’s Cup standings for St. Law-
rence University’s fall athletic teams.
With eighth-place finishes by both cross
country teams and a trip to the Round
of 16 by men’s soccer, the Saints athletics
program ranks eighth, its highest ever,
with 194.5 points among 171 NCAA Di-
vision III teams that competed in NCAA
tournaments during the fall of 2011.
The cross country squads’ accomplish-
ments during the season mirrored each
other as well. Both the men and the
women were New York State Collegiate
Track Conference, Liberty League and
NCAA Atlantic Regional champions, and
each team had the Liberty League Runner
of the Year as seniors Jenna Hulton and
John Johnston had dominating seasons.
Hulton was Liberty League and NY-
SCTC individual champion and finished
fourth in the Atlantic Regional, earning
All-America honors for the second time
with a 34th at the NCAA Champion-
ships. Johnston was also Liberty League
Awesome Autumn
By Wally Johnson
Hulton
Johnston
DeMello
Abernethy
The Saints athletics program ranks
eighth, its highest ever, among
171 NCAA Division III teams that
competed in NCAA tournaments
during the fall of 2011.
Fall Team Records
Men’s Cross Country
1st NYSCTC, 1st Liberty League,
1st NCAA Atlantic Regional, 8th NCAA
Women’s Cross Country
1st NYSCTC, 1st Liberty League,
1st NCAA Atlantic Regional, 8th NCAA
Field Hockey
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Football
3-6, 2-4 Liberty League
Men’s Soccer
18-1-1, Liberty League regular-season
champions, NCAA Round of 16
Women’s Soccer
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Volleyball
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