Green grad Albrechta emerged as scoring threat for Baldwin Wallace lacrosse team

As if the Baldwin Wallace women’s lacrosse team didn’t have enough scorers, along came Green High School graduate Hannah Albrechta. 

The 5-foot-8 attack finished second among the Yellow Jackets with 64 points. Albrechta (Green) had 48 goals and 16 assists this season, which ended with an OAC tournament semifinal loss to Mount Union on Wednesday. She’s on a team with six players with 41 points or more including four with 56 or more. Her goals have come in bunches, having scored four or more in seven games including six goals and two assists in a 19-5 victory over Muskingum. She also had five goals in a 21-2 triumph over Wilmington last Saturday.

“Hannah has been a huge addition this year,” coach Kim Russell said. “She has learned that many of the moves that brought her success in high school don’t work against the better college teams.”

The coach feels that Albrechta has become a more complete player.

“Hannah has added new shots to her repertoire, has learned new ways to take and win the draw and re-defending,” Russell said. “She has started every game and she has an eye for the net.”

GOOD FINISH FOR LAGODICH  Senior Logan Lagodich (Central Catholic) played in his final tournament for the Marshall men’s golf team at the Conference USA Championship last week in Texarkana, Ark. Lagodich finished tied for 15th with a 6-over-par 222 on rounds of 70, 78 and 74 over the par-72 course. On the final hole of his college career, he recorded a birdie. The 2-under-par 70 was his low round of the season.

Lagodich’s effort helped the Thundering Herd finish tied for eighth in the team standings, the school’s best finish since 2013.

Prior to the tourney, Lagodich was named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s list for maintaining a 3.0 or better grade-point average for the year.

HONOR FOR GRAMBLING  Senior track standout Nina Grambling (GlenOak) was honored last week as Youngstown State’s Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. With that plaque on her wall, Grambling will now try to add to her remarkable career in the Horizon League Outdoor Championships this weekend in Valparaiso, Ind.

Grambling has won 11 individual and three relays and has five second-place finishes in her career in conference meets. She will be looking for a four-peat in the 100 meters. She is the only runner in league history to win the race three consecutive years.

Grambling is also looking for three-peats in the 200 and the long jump, having won both events two years in a row. Of her 14 league titles, nine have come outdoors which is a Horizon record.

NEW MARK FOR DANIELS  Nebraska sophomore Christopher Daniels (McKinley) finished fifth in the hammer throw at the Kansas Relays on April 22 with a toss of 189-8. That easily broke his personal record in the event – 172-7 set last year.

Daniels also competes in the discus and shot put for the Cornhuskers. His best in the discus this spring is 162-11 and his best in the shot put is 47-4 ½. He will try to better all of his marks when Nebraska hosts the Big Ten Conference Outdoor Championships next week in Lincoln.

HONOR FOR HILL  Freshman Tessa Hill (Jackson) was named Old Dominion Athletic Conference Player of the Week for her play with the Washington & Lee women’s tennis team.

Hill posted a 4-0 singles record and a 6-0 doubles record as the 13th-ranked Generals posted a 5-1 record for the week. She won both her No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles matches in victories over Christopher Newport, Virginia Wesleyan and Randolph-Macon and a tough 5-4 loss to No. 11th-ranked Johns Hopkins. She added doubles victories in wins over Shenandoah and Emory & Henry.

Hill has captured eight straight singles matches and is 12-4 for the spring and 17-6 overall. She and teammate Brooke Donnelly have won seven straight doubles matches and have a 21-5 overall record and a 16-3 dual mark this spring.

The Generals are hosting the ODAC Championships and defeated Shenandoah 5-0 in the quarterfinals. They will meet Emory & Henry in the semifinals Saturday.

ROOKIE HONOR FOR BIRD  Freshman Alec Bird (Central Catholic) has been named Colonial States Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year for his play with the Marywood men’s tennis team.

Bird played No. 1 singles in his first college season and posted a 6-1 record in CSAC play. His only loss came against Cabrini’s Alijah Broadnax who was named the league’s player of the year. He was 5-0 at No. 1 doubles. He was honorable mention at No. 1 singles and he and Ahmed AlOreif were the No. 1 doubles team.

The Pacers were beaten 5-1 by Gwynedd Mercy in the CSAC title match.

SECOND TEAM FOR JACKSON  Senior Ryan Jackson (Jackson) earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference second-team honors for his play with the Lasell men’s volleyball team.

Jackson was second on the team in kills (254) and digs (155). The 6-foot outside hitter also had 27 blocks and 13 service aces and totaled 284.5 points.

The Lasers finished 16-13 overall and 12-2 during the regular GNAC campaign and saw their season end with a 3-1 loss to Rivier in the GNAC semifinals.

MONTGOMERY DOING THE JOB  Senior Rachel Montgomery (Perry) is hitting .348 for the Marietta softball team. She has 40 hits in 115 at-bats with seven doubles, three home runs, 15 runs scored and 29 RBI. The team’s catcher, she’s made seven errors on 171 chances (.959).

Freshman Alexis Reese (Perry) has played in 18 games with 13 starts and is hitting .216 for the Pioneers, who are 21-19 overall and 10-8 in the Ohio Athletic Conference and hoping to grab the final berth in the upcoming tournament.

FURBAY ENDS CAREER  Senior captain Ally Furbay (Jackson) and the Bucknell women’s lacrosse team saw the season end with an 18-8 loss to Boston University in the Patriot League quarterfinals last Tuesday. Furbay had a goal in the game.

The 5-foot-8 midfielder finished the season with 16 goals and six assists for 22 points. She also had 14 ground balls, 14 draw controls and seven caused turnovers for the Bison, who finished 10-8 overall and 4-5 during the regular Patriot season.

ANOTHER SOLID YEAR FOR HOLLAND  Junior Jake Holland (Jackson) had 20 goals and 25 assists for a team-high 45 points to lead the Bethany (W.Va.) men’s lacrosse team in scoring for the second straight year. Holland had a goal and two assists as the 3-13 Bison saw their season end with a 21-9 loss to Washington & Jefferson on April 23.

Holland, who holds most of the one-game and single-season records at the college, will go into his final season with career records in assists (74) and points (139) and tied for first in goals (65).

HAUETER SEEING ACTION  Redshirt freshman Will Haueter (Hoover) is hitting .291 for the Northern Kentucky baseball team. The 6-foot-2, 195-pounder has 37 hits in 137 at-bats with 13 doubles, 18 runs scored and 12 RBI. He had a two run double to key a 3-0 victory over Milwaukee in a Horizon League game last Sunday at Miller Park in Milwaukee.

The Norse are 16-29 overall and 5-17 in Horizon play going into a league doubleheader at Illinois-Chicago on Saturday.

KNOWLES A LATE HIT  Senior Ashley Knowles (East Canton) hit .337 for the Capital softball team and the 5-foot-10 first baseman-designated hitter hit safely in 18 of the team’s last 21 games.

Knowles ended with 31 hits on 92 at-bats for the season with eight doubles, eight RBI and 11 runs scored. The Crusaders finished 19-19 overall and 8-10 in OAC play.