Emily Johnson, Women's LACROSSE
After the women's lacrosse team opened up its 2010 spring campaign with two losses in its first three games, both of which came against NESCAC schools, the squad needed an offensive boost to get the Jumbos back on track. In a four-game span, Tufts has scored a total of 72 goals — capped off most recently by an 18-13 victory at home versus Wesleyan on Saturday — led by senior Emily Johnson.
Johnson, who is currently first in the NESCAC in points, points per game and goals per game and is second in goals, racked up an impressive six goals and one assist versus the Cardinals, leading Tufts to its fourth straight victory and getting the Jumbos above the .500 mark in conference play.
Her first tally tied the game up at five a piece at the 14:34 mark in the first half, firing a shot on a pass from freshman Kerry Eaton. Though Johnson didn't score for the rest of her half, her efforts with less than 10 minutes left in the second half more than solidified Tufts' rout.
Johnson notched three of her game-high six goals in a five-minute span, which came shortly after she scored once unassisted and another on a free position shot at the 13:58 and the 12:21 mark, respectively. The former Second Team All-Region selection also had two goals and a pair of assists in Tufts' midweek 17-14 squeaker at home against NESCAC foe Bates.
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David Orlowitz, BASEBALL
With one swift swing of the bat, junior outfielder David Orlowitz finally put the Jumbos back on top.
In the midst of a historic offensive season in which the baseball team is hitting .324, the hard-hitting Orlowtiz provided the final blow in the latter contest of Saturday's doubleheader at Bates, blasting a game-winning grand slam to give the Jumbos the overall series win with a 6-5 victory.
After junior outfielder Ian Goldberg singled to lead off the eighth inning, sophomore second baseman Sam Sager walked, as did junior outfielder Ben Walkley. Though sophomore Matt Collins struck out, the Jumbos plated another run when freshman Erik Weikert walked, setting the stage for Orlowitz, who blasted the pitch over the center field fence for his first round-tripper of the season, putting Tufts in the lead for the first time all day and giving it a 6-5 win to push the Jumbos to 2-1 in NESCAC play.
Orlowitz also went 2-for-4 with one RBI in Tufts' series-opening 5-2 victory, but was 0-for-3 in the Jumbos' 0-3 loss on Saturday. His grand slam, though, more than made up for it.
In 14 games this season, Orlowtiz has a .269 average with 14 RBIs and three doubles in addition to a .423 slugging percentage. This recent power surge comes one year after he posted a .524 slugging percentage and two home runs, coming on strong toward the end of the 2009 spring season.
