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Date: March 15, 2003
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Middlebury women's lacrosse stops Colby in opener

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. --

The Middlebury College women's lacrosse team won for the 36th straight time in taking a 17-7 season-opening victory over Colby College in New England Small College Athletic Conference play Saturday.

Kate Simpson had three goals and four assists for top-ranked Middlebury, the two time defending NCAA champions. Char Glessner added five goals and one assist for the winners.

Cara Dionisi (St. Mark's School/Sudbury, Mass.) led 16th-ranked Colby (0-1) with two goals and one assist. Kate Wheeler (Garrison Forest/Baltimore, Md.) also had two goals, while Ally King (Hall/Hartford, Conn.) had one goal and two assists. Sarah Burlingham (Radnor/Radnor, Pa.) and Katie Trainor (Berwick Academy/Rye, N.H.) both had one goal.

Anna Schierberl Scherr stopped 16 shots in the nets for Colby.

The Mules are scheduled to play at University of New England at 3 p.m. Wednesday. However, that game could be moved to a neutral site or be played on a different day.

Middlebury 17, Colby 7

Colby College 2-5------7

Middlebury 12-5-----17

Goals-Assists: Colby: Cara Dionisi 2-1, Ally King 1-2, Kate Wheeler 2-0, Sarah Burlingham 1-0, Katie Trainor 1-0, Kelsey Neville 0-1. Middlebury: Katie Simpson 3-4, Char Glessner 5-1, Meg Bonney 3-3, Nuala O'Donohoe 3-2, Kristin Hanley 1-2, Sydney Atkins 1-0, Elizabeth Renehan 1-0.

Shots: Colby 16, Middlebury 39. Goalies: Anna Schierberl Scherr (Colby) 16; Sarah Grenert (M) 13 and Johanna Rosenfield (M) 2.