Boston College Athletics
Women's Skiing Places First at Brown and MIT Carnivals
February 04, 2007 | Skiing
Feb. 4, 2007
LOON, N.H. - The Boston College women's ski team finished first in the Brown Carnival slalom race on Friday, Feb. 2 and took first in the MIT Carnival giant slalom competition on Saturday, Feb. 3. The Eagles placed four skiers in the top nine on Friday and Saturday.
On Friday, in the slalom race, freshman Perrie Finsand finished second with a total time of 1 minute 28.66 seconds, sophomore Courtney Willson finished fifth in 1:30.62, senior Kara Hoisington placed sixth in 1:31.46, and sophomore Ashley La Cavalla took ninth in 1:32.64.
Boston College placed first in the slalom race, finishing with an overall team time of 270.74 seconds. Colby-Sawyer College took second place with a team time of 274.36 seconds. Plymouth State University, host Brown University, and Smith College rounded out the top five, respectively.
In Saturday's giant slalom race, Ashley La Cavalla took third in 1:59.91, senior Courtney Culnane placed fourth with a time of 2:00.49, sophomore Courtney Willson finished fifth with a total time of 2:01.07, and Perrie Finsand placed ninth in 2:02.50.
The Eagles finished first in Saturday's giant slalom with a total team time of 361.47 seconds. Brown University placed second in 365.67 seconds and Colby-Sawyer College took third place with a team time of 372.31 seconds.
"Perrie Finsand, who is really stepping up her skiing at this point in the season, had another great finish in the slalom," head coach Peter Endres said. "I was also very pleased with Kara Hoisington, who had her best result of the season. Having four skiers in the top ten was a great team accomplishment. In the GS, again I was very pleased to have three skiers place in the top five, including both Ashley La Cavalla and Courtney Culnane, who had their best results of the season. Courtney Willson had two very solid days, showing her consistency. Kara Hoisington also had her best GS result of the season in 15th."
The Eagles now sit in a tie for first place in the ECSC with Colby-Sawyer College. Boston College earned two points this weekend to bring its total to 16, while Colby-Sawyer College took five points.
"I am very proud of the team's skiing this weekend. With two wins, the women could not have performed better as a team. These wins brought us into a tie for first place in the overall MacConnell Division standings, a terrific position to be in going into our own Carnival next weekend."
The women's ski team returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 10 for the Boston College Carnival in Ascutney, VT.
