Several IND student-athletes were picked as All Stars by the IAAM for their accomplishments this spring.

The Institute of Notre Dame honored their student-athletes and coaches for the 2009-10 school year with a banquet at Timonium Crown Plaza.  In addition to awards going to members of each of the teams, the athletic department gave special awards to members of the senior class.  For the award winners of each sport, check out the sport's home page.

The Varsity Lacrosse team (9-6, 8-4) finished the regular season with a 17-14 win against non-conference opponent Eastern Tech.  The game was close throughout with IND leading at halftime 9-8.  Several INDian players put up big numbers in the scoring department.  Senior Mandy Marston led the way with an 8 point game, finishing with 2 goals and 6 assists. Classmate Colleen Berlin was just a point behind with 4 goals and 3 assists.  Others in the scoring column were juniors Ariella Hopp (4G) and Caitlin Knight (3G), freshman Gina Bieneman (2G), junior Taylor Jones (1G, 1A), junior Stephanie Ayers (1G), and senior Laura Nicely (1A).  Senior Shelby Bruno turned away 6 shots in goal.

With the regular season complete, IND hosts Pallotti in the first round of the playoffs on Tuesday, May 11, at 4:00 at Meadowood Park.

The Varsity Lacrosse team (6-5, 6-3) won their third straight game by defeating Glenelg Country School 16-11.  The INDians led by three at the half, 9-6, and worked to extend that lead to five by game's end.  Senior Colleen Berlin had a big day for the INDians with 5 goals.  Freshman Gina Bieneman (3G), senior Mandy Marston (1G, 3A), junior Caitlin Knight (2G, 1A), sophomore Allison Karloff (2G), junior Alex Waller (2G), junior Ariella Hopp (1G, 1A), and senior Laura Nicely (1A) all contributed to putting the ball in the back of the net.  Senior Shelby Bruno had 9 saves in the INDian victory.

The Varsity Lacrosse team (5-5, 5-3) pulled out a thriller in overtime against Annapolis Area Christian School 14-13.  The INDians played a furious second half to knot up the score and force overtime after trailing 8-2 at halftime.  Overtime consists of two three-minute periods, followed by sudden death if the game is still tied.  IND held a 1 goal advantage after the first OT period, but AACS tied it up by the end of the second.  Fortunately for the INDians, freshman Gina Bieneman scored off an assist from senior Mandy Marston to claim the victory for IND.  Bieneman's winning goal was her third of the game along with two assists.  Marston's assist was her third of the game to go with a goal.  Also in the scoring column for IND were senior Laura Nicely (3G, 1A), junior Ariella Hopp (3G), junior Caitlin Knight (2G, 1A), senior Colleen Berlin (1G, 1A), junior Alex Waller (1G), senior Alyssa Dondero (1A), and freshman Megan Fridley (1A).&nbps; Senior Shelby Bruno turned back 8 shots in goal.

The Varsity Lacrosse team (4-5, 4-3) routed Chapelgate 22-5 in conference action on Monday.  The INDians had 5 players score 3 goals or more.  Freshman Gina Bieneman led the way with 4 goals and 1 assist.  Seniors Colleen Berlin (3G, 1A) and Laura Nicely (3G, 1A), and juniors Stephanie Ayers (3G, 2A) and Ariella Hopp (3G) reached the hat trick plateau.  Also contributing were junior Caitlin Knight (2G, 2A), senior Mandy Marston (2G, 1A), sophomore Allison Karloff (1G, 1A), senior Alyssa Dondero (1G), junior Alex Waller (1A), and freshman Ramona Schueler (1A).  Senior Shelby Bruno saved 4 shots in goal.

The Varsity Lacrosse team (3-4, 3-3) knocked off conference foe Pallotti by an 11-7 score.  After playing a close first half, the INDians extended their 6-5 advantage at the start of the second by outscoring the Panthers 5-2 to close out the victory.  Leading the way was a pair of hat tricks by senior Colleen Berlin (3G, 1A) and junior Ariella Hopp (3G).  They were joined in the scoring by seniors Mandy Marston (1G) and Laura Nicely (1G); juniors Caitlin Knight (1G) ,Taylor Jones (1A), and Alex Waller (1A); sophomore Allison Karloff (1G); and freshman Gina Bieneman (1G).  Senior Shelby Bruno had 12 saves in the game.

The Varsity Lacrosse team (1-2, 1-1) picked up their first win of the season with a 12-1 victory against St. Vincent Pallotti.  The INDians jumped out to a 7-0 lead by halftime against the Panthers and finished with a strong effort after the intermission to claim the win.  Senior Mandy Marston led the way with the hat trick (3G), but got plenty of help from her teammates.  Also scoring for IND were junior Ariella Hopp (2G, 1A), senior Laura Nicely (2G), senior Colleen Berlin (2A), junior Stephanie Ayers (2G), junior Caitlin Knight (1G), junior Alex Waller (1G), and freshman Ramona Schueler (1G).  In goal, senior Shelby Bruno snuffed out 14 of Pallotti's 15 scoring opportunities.

The summer Basketball Camp will now be held June 14-17 from 6 pm to 8 pm in the Knott Gymnasium at IND.  Please see our camps page for more information.

The summer sports camps schedules have been released.  Please visit our camps page by clicking here.

The spring sports schedules are now posted.  Click on the team link below to see the schedules.

Varsity Lacrosse     Varsity Badminton     Varsity Softball     Varsity Golf     Varsity Outdoor Track     Varsity Crew
JV Lacrosse            JV Badminton

Several IND student-athletes were picked as All Stars by the IAAM for their accomplishments this fall.

The date for Swimming tryouts has been moved to Wednesday, November 1l, from 3 to 5 at CCBC Dundalk.  All students who desire to tryout must have a current athletic physical on file.  Please note that freshmen physicals satisfy the athletic physical requirement.  Please contact Athletic Director Jeff Dudley (410-522-7812) if you have any questions regarding tryouts.

The Varsity Cross Country team finished third in the IAAM B Conference Championship race at Oregon Ridge.  The INDians finished with 105 points, trailing only St. Mary's (27) and Severn (73).  The harriers were led by the Gessler sisters: junior Julie finished third (21:20.10), freshman Amy finished sixth (21:59.79), and freshman Becky finished tenth (22:39.10).  Junior Collen Fridley came in twelfth (22:48.30) and sophomore Mary Perez was 74^th (28:49.90).

The Varsity Field Hockey team (10-6-2, 9-5-2) won their IAAM C Conference playoff opener by blanking St. Timothy's 5-0.  The INDian defense stifled St. Timothy's attack requiring senior Shelby Bruno to make only one save in the game.  The offensive fireworks were supplied by senior Shelby Pasko (2G), junior Jessica Chmielewski (1G, 1A), senior Alyssa Dondero (1G), junior Ariella Hopp (1G), junior Sarah Cvach (1A), and freshman Ali Scrivener (1A).

The team travels to Mercy on Thursday, October 29 for a semifinal matchup.  Mercy won both regular season games, but IND is finally at full strength after battling a six week stretch of illness and injury.

The tryouts for Basketball, Cheerleading, and Swimming will begin on Monday, November 2.%nbsp; The Basketball tryouts will begin at 2:45 in the Knott Gymnasium (new gym), Cheerleading tryouts will begin at 2:45 in Fathers' Club Hall (old gym), and Swimming tryouts will begin at 3:00 at CCBC Dundalk.  All students who desire to tryout must have a current athletic physical on file.  Please note that freshmen physicals satisfy the athletic physical requirement.  Please contact Athletic Director Jeff Dudley (410-522-7812) if you have any questions regarding tryouts.

The Varsity Soccer team (7-6, 5-3) snapped a three game losing streak with a 2-0 shutout of Maryvale.  Senior Laure Nicely netted both goals for the INDians and sophomore Courtmey Bembenek had 8 saves to complete the shutout.  Six of the teams seven wins have been shutouts.

The Varsity Field Hockey team (8-4-2, 8-3-2) avenged last week's loss to St. Timothy's with a 2-1 victory.  The INDians picked up their third consecutive victory, a season high winning streak.  Senior Alyssa Dondero and freshman Ali Scrivener accounted for the goals and sophomore Samm Martin chipped in with an assist.  Senior Shelby Bruno had 4 saves in goal.

The Varsity Field Hockey team (7-4-2, 7-3-2) upset previously unbeaten Annapolis Area Christian School with a thrilling 3-2 victory in overtime.  At the end of the first half, AACS held a 1-0 lead against the INDians.  Behind 12 saves by senior goalie Shelby Bruno, the field hockey team fought back to tie at the end of regulation before registering the winning shot in overtime.  Senior Alyssa Dondero contributed to all three scores with a goal and two assists.  Senior Shelby Pasko and sophomore Samm Martin accounted for the other goals, and junior Jessica Chmielewski provided an assist.  Congratulations to Coach Stacey Bilenki and her team for the impressive win!

The Varsity Field Hockey team (6-4-2, 6-3-2) completed the season sweep against Pallotti with a 6-2 win.  The INDians were deadlocked with the Panthers 2-2 at the half, but behind four unanswered goals in the second half, the team was able to snap a two game losing skid.  Senior Alyssa Dondero had a big afternoon with three goals and two assists.  Juniors Ariella Hopp (2G, 1A) and Taylor Jones (1G, 1A) also contributed to the strong offensive performance.  Senior Shelby Bruno turned away 8 shots in goal.

Due to a scheduling quirk, the Varsity Field Hockey team (5-2-2, 5-1-2) faced Oldfields in back to back games and came away with wins in both.  The margin of victory was 5-2 for the INDians behind a three goal performance by senior Shelby Pasko.  Junior Ariella Hopp also came up big with a goal and three assists, and sophomore Samm Martin had a goal and assist to round out the scoring.  Senior goalie Shelby Pasko had 4 saves as IND stretched their unbeaten streak to 5 games.

The Varsity Field Hockey team (4-2-1, 4-1-1) shut out Oldfields 5-0 in action at Meadowood Park.  Clinging to a 1-0 lead at the half, the INDians soon moved their scoring advantage into more comfortable territory with four second half goals.  Junior Ariella Hopp had a big day with three goals and 1 assist.  Fellow juniors Jessica Chmielewski and Taylor Jones also contributed a goal apiece, with Jones also supplying an assist as well.  Freshman Katherine Ocheda picked up the shut out victory needing just one save in her first varsity start.

The #16 Varsity Soccer team (6-3, 4-1) upset their rival #7 Mercy 2-0 in action at Meadowood Park.  The INDians scored a goal in each half while shutting out the Mercy offense to claim the victory.  Senior Kara Savarese scored both goals, one on an assist by junior Kourtney Dailey.  Sophomore keeper Courtney Bembenek had 9 saves while picking up her fifth shutout of the season.

The Varsity Field Hockey team (3-2-1, 3-1-1) picked up their third win of the season behind a 8-0 outburst at the Key School.  As senior Shelby Bruno was recording her second shut out of the week for the INDians with her two save performance in goal, her teammates struck early and often as they jumped out to a 3-0 lead at the half and extended it with five unanswered goals second half.  In the scoring column for IND were junior Ariella Hopp (4 goals), sophomore Samm Martin (2 goals, 1 assist), senior Alyssa Dondero (1 goal, 2 assists), freshman Ali Scrivener (1 goal), junior Taylor Jones (1 assist), and junior Jessica Chmielewski (1 assist).

The Varsity Field Hockey team (2-2-1, 2-1-1) won their second game of the season with a 1-0 victory over Pallotti.  A first half goal from junior Sarah Cvach, assisted by senior Alyssa Dondero, was all the INDians needed as the defense notched shut down the Panthers behind senior Shelby Bruno's six saves in goal.

The Varsity Field Hockey team (1-1-1, 1-0-1) notched their first win of the season with a 3-1 victory against Baltimore Lutheran.  The INDians scored first and took a 1-0 lead into the half.  They extended their lead in the second half, outscoring the Saints 2-1 to account for the final tally.  Junior Ariella Hopp scored a goal and assisted on another.  Senior Shelby Pasko and junior Jessica Chmielewski also scored goals for IND.  Senior Shelby Bruno had a good day in goal, saving 9 of the 10 shots in the game.

The defending B-Conference Regular Season Champion Varsity Cross Country team (7-0, 7-0) remained unbeaten on the season by defeating 5 opponents in this week's Group Meet at Oregon Ridge.  The INDians defeated the host school, Park, 18-37.  The other wins came against Glenelg Country 15-50, Friends 18-37, St. John's CP 20-35, and Beth Tfiloh 15-40.  The top five finishers for IND were, in order, sophomore Julie Gessler (20:56), freshman Amy Gessler (23:05), freshman Becky Gessler (23:13), junior Colleen Fridley (23:51), and junior Lilianna Filar (29:00).

The Varsity Volleyball team (1-4, 0-0) defeated visiting North County in a tightly contested 5 game match.  The INDians dropped the first game 19-25 before rebounding to take the next two, 25-18 and 25-15.  North County picked up the forced a fifth game with a 25-21 win in game four.  IND was up to the task to take the decisive game 15-10 for their first win of the season.

The Fall Sports teams have been selected and are ready to begin regular season play.  Check out the team pages to the right for the 2009 schedules and rosters.  Go INDians!

The Varsity Soccer team wrapped up its pre-season portion of the schedule with some strong showings in scrimmages over the past two weeks.  In the playday at CCBC-Essex on August 22, the INDians notched ties against Kenwood (0-0), #15 Loch Raven (0-0), and #16 Perry Hall (1-1).  All rankings are from the pre-season Baltimore Sun poll.  The team followed its playday performance with a 1-0 score against Chesapeake-AA on August 26.  Finally, IND outscored #12 Eastern Tech 2-0 on September 1.  The team has a lot of confidence heading into their regular season debut against #16 Wilde Lake on September 4 at Meadowood Park at 4 pm.