Women’s Basketball

Emily Peel — Carnegie Mellon University — Long Valley, NJ (West Morris Central)

Junior Emily Peel of Carnegie Mellon University led the Tartans to a 1-1 week in UAA play. In a 65-56 victory over Brandeis University, Peel recorded a career-high 33 points on 14 of 16 (87.5%) shooting from the floor and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds. This marked the second time this season that Peel has scored 30 or more points in a contest. She started the week scoring 19 points on 6 of 10 (60%) shooting and grabbing nine rebounds in a 67-58 setback to New York University. For the week, Peel shot 77 percent (20 of 26) from the floor and 80 percent (12 of 15) from the foul line, averaging 26 points and 8.5 rebounds. Peel currently leads the UAA in blocked shots with 1.8 per game, and ranks second in scoring (16.1 points per game) and rebounds (9.7 pg).

Men’s Basketball

Carl Yaffe — NYU — Bethesda, MD (Walter Johnson)

Junior forward Carl Yaffe led 19th-ranked NYU to a 2-0 week by averaging 29 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. For the week, Yaffe shot 21 of 30 (70%) from the field and 6 of 11 (55%) from three-point range to help the Violets stay tied for first place in the UAA. In an 88-76 victory at Carnegie Mellon University on Friday, he scored a game-high 22 points on 8 of 10 shooting and added eight rebounds. Two days later Yaffe poured in a career-high 36 points and corralled seven rebounds to lead the Violets to a 98-85 win at Case Western Reserve University. He shot 13 of 20 from the floor and 5 of 9 from beyond the arc to net the most points by a Violet in a UAA game since 1990.

Women’s Fencing

Audra Fox — NYU — Scarsdale, NY (Ardsley)

Freshman Audra Fox of NYU amassed an 18-3 record in the foil last weekend against top competitors. Fox finished 15-3 at the Eric Sollee Invitational on Saturday, blanking opponents from UAA-rival Brandeis University (3-0), Boston College (3-0), and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (3-0). She posted 2-1 records against Brown University, University of Pennsylvania, and Haverford College. Overall, the Violets finished 4-2 in team competition, including a 20-7 victory over the Judges. Fox capped off the weekend winning all three of her bouts in a 22-5 win over Tufts University Sunday.

Men’s Fencing

Adam Mandel — Brandeis University — White Plains, NY (The Masters School)
Alex Powell — Brandeis University — Upper Montclair, NJ (Montclair)

Senior Alex Powell and freshman Adam Mandel helped host Brandeis University to a 4-1 overall record at the 2012 Eric Sollee Invitational. Mandel posted a 10-1 record in saber action, going 3-0 against New York University and Johns Hopkins University. Powell amassed a 10-4 record in the epee, including a dramatic win against Johns Hopkins where he blanked his opponent 5-0 in the final match to earn the Judges a 14-13 decision. Powell also won all three of his bouts against Haverford College. Brandeis defeated UAA-rival NYU (17-10), Haverford College (18-9), and Hunter College (25-2) while suffering their only defeat to seventh-ranked University of Pennsylvania (6-21).

Women’s Swimming and Diving

Jennifer Aronoff — Emory University — Shaker Heights, OH (The Hawken School)

Emory University senior Jennifer Aronoff won one event and recorded an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time in another during a meet at Division I Clemson University on Saturday. Aronoff won the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:25.53 and finished second in the 100-yard breaststroke, recording a provisional time of 1:06.28. She also swam on the second-place 200-yard medley relay that clocked a 1:47.29 finish. Despite Aronoff’s performance, the Eagles suffered a 180-116 loss to the Tigers, ending their 2011-12 dual-meet season with a 3-6 record.

Sarah Greene — Emory University — Durham, NC (Riverside)

Diver Sarah Greene of Emory University recorded an NCAA Division III qualifying score in the one-meter dive during the top-ranked Eagles’ dual meet at Division I Clemson University on Saturday. Greene finished fifth and tallied a qualifying score in the one-meter dive with 265 points. She also finished sixth in the three-meter dive with a score of 255.70.

Men’s Swimming and Diving

Ross Spock — Emory University — Niceville, FL (Niceville)

Emory University sophomore Ross Spock recorded an NCAA Division III provisional time in the 100-yard backstroke during the third-ranked Eagles’ dual meet at Clemson University on Saturday. Spock finished second with a provisional time of 51.00 seconds in the event. He also finished seventh in the 100-yard freestyle in 21.80 seconds. Spock was part of two ‘A’ relay teams as well, helping the Eagles’ 200-yard medley relay to a second-place finish with a 1:33.28 clocking, and the 200-yard freestyle relay to third place with a time of 1:24.08.

Kolin Smialek — Emory University — London, England (American School in London)

Diver Kolin Smialek of Emory University recorded NCAA Division III qualifying scores in both diving events at a dual meet at Clemson University on Saturday. Smialek won the one-meter dive with a qualifying score of 278.33. His score of 316.24 on the three-meter board also surpassed the qualifying mark and earned him second place in the event. The Eagles fell to Division I Clemson by a score of 174-121, ending their dual-meet season with a 2-6 record.

Women’s Track & Field

Erica Jackey — Washington University — Newark, DE (Archmere Academy)

Senior Erica Jackey of Washington University topped her own school record in the 800-meter run by nearly four seconds at the Bob Keck Invite at Illinois Wesleyan University on Saturday. Jackey clocked a time of 2:10.69 to finish second in the event with the second-fastest time in Division III this season. Her time improved on her previous school record of 2:14.14, which was set on January 21.

Anna Etherington — Washington University — Deer Park, IL (Barrington)

Washington University sophomore Anna Etherington won the pole vault at the Bob Keck Invite by clearing a career-best height of 3.81 meters. Her mark was just five centimeters shy of the school record in the event, and moved her into third place on the Division III performance list this season. Etherington bettered her previous season-best vault by 0.3 meters.

Men’s Indoor Track and Field

Ben Euwer — Emory University — Birmingham, AL (Mountain Brook)

Emory University senior Ben Euwer won the shot put with a school-record throw at the Tiger Indoor Invitational on Saturday. Euwer broke the record with a distance of 14.49 meters, besting the previous program record of 14.41 meters set in 2004, and topping the UAA performance list for this season by six-tenths of a meter. Euwer also won the weight throw at the meet with a toss of 12.91 meters.

Troy Makous — Washington University — Bryn Mawr, PA (Radnor)

Freshman Troy Makous of Washington University cleared a season-best height of 4.55 meters to finish third in the pole vault at the Bob Keck Invitational. Makous improved his previous season-best by 10 centimeters in the event.

Dylan Karten — NYU — Millbrook, NY (Millbrook)

Junior Dylan Karten of NYU took first place in the 3,000-meter run at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Friday. Racing against NCAA Division I competitors and teammates in the Eastern College division, Dylan won the event with a career-best and UAA-leading time of 8:34.48.

Wrestling

Jake Pawlowski — NYU — Rockaway Park, NY (Midwood)

NYU junior Jake Pawlowski collected three wins for the Violets at a quad meet at Washington & Lee University on Saturday. In a 45-12 win over Muhlenberg College, the 184-pounder recorded an 11-4 decision over his opponent. During a 30-9 loss to Ursinus College, he posted a 10-3 decision over his foe. He defeated his opponent 6-2 in a 23-15 team loss to McDaniel College. Pawlowski did not compete in NYU’s 36-16 win over host Washington & Lee.

Women’s Tennis

Carmen VacaGuzman — University of Chicago — Wyoming, MI (Grandville)

Senior Carmen VacaGuzman of the University of Chicago won 6-0, 6-0 at first singles and partnered up with freshman Megan Tang to notch an 8-0 win at first doubles. Her performance helped the Maroons defeated Elmhurst College 9-0.

Men’s Tennis

Duke Miller — Carnegie Mellon University — Poway, CA (Poway)

Junior Duke Miller of Carnegie Mellon University helped the Tartans to a 9-0 victory over Division II West Virginia Wesleyan College Saturday afternoon. The sophomore teamed with Will Duncan to win 8-5 at first doubles before downing his challenger at first singles in straight sets 6-1, 6-1.