Athletics News

Bell fifth in 400 hurdles at ECAC meet

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:22:09 +0000

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. --- Brittney Bell finished in fifth place in the 400-meter hurdles and Colby College's 3,200 relay team took seventh place on the second day of competition at the ECAC Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday.

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Bell had a time of 1 minutes, 2.94 seconds to earn four points and help the Colby women place in a tie for 20th place out of 57 scoring teams with 14 points.

Laura Duff, Ginny Keesler, Kate Connolly, and Morgan Lingar added two points as the Mules placed seventh in the 3,200 relay in 9:35.39.

Seraganian on All-NESCAC women's crew

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:50:35 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Colby College senior Justine Seraganian (Montreal, Canada) was named to the New England Small College Athletic Conference Women's Rowing All-Conference Team on Thursday.

Seraganian, a co-captain for the Mules, was named to the All-NESCAC second team. She rowed from the fifth spot for the Mules.

NESCAC Women's Rowing All-Conference Team

First Team

Claire Barkin, Trinity, Jr.; Robin Cotter, Wesleyan, Sr.; Dana Golden, Williams, Sr.; Annie Haley, Williams, Sr.; Anna Hopkins (coxswain), Williams, Jr.; Hope King, Bates, Jr.; Robin Neschke, Trinity, Sr.; Haley Sallquist, Williams, So.; Elizabeth Sangree, Bates, So.; Mallory Ward, Bates, So.

Second Team

Audrey Abrell, Tufts, Sr.; Gabriella Bilotta (coxswain), Bates, Jr.; Clare Doyle, Wesleyan, Jr.; Emma Laukitis, Williams, Sr.; Heather Monty, Bates, Jr.; Justine Seraganian, Colby, Sr.; Seana Siekman, Connecticut College, Sr.; Meg Steer, Williams, Sr.; Renee Swetz, Trinity, Jr.; Caroline Walton, Hamilton, So.

Coach of the Year: Kate Maloney, Williams

Teachey earns All-NESCAC men's crew honor

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:29:27 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine ---Colby College's Noah Teachey (Wilmington, N.C.) was named to the New England Small College Athletic Conference Men's Rowing All-Conference Team on Thursday.

Teachey rowed from the seventh spot for the Mules and was named to the All-NESCAC second team.

NESCAC Men's All-Conference Rowing Team

First Team

Robert Black, Trinity, Jr.; Julian Fernandez, Williams, Jr.; Parker Finch, Williams, Jr.; Peter Haley, Bates, Sr.; Matthew Johns, Bates, Sr.; W. Andrew Marsh (coxswain), Jr.; Trevor Michelson, Wesleyan, Sr.; Erick Quay, Williams, Jr.; Martin Schardt, Trinity, Sr.; Peter Zendt, Trinity, Sr.

Second Team

Sam Aiken, Trinity, Sr.; Mike Clougher, Connecticut College, So.; Peter Ellis, Williams, Jr.; Nicholas Evert, Williams, Jr.; Kyle Flood, Tufts, Sr.; Andre Gobbo, Bates, Sr.; Sam Hoefle, Wesleyan, Sr.; Noah Teachey, Colby, Sr.; Ian Terrell (coxswain), Trinity, Sr.; Aaron Whiteman, Hamilton, Sr.

Nisky, White lead men's track at ECAC meet

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:15:02 +0000

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. --- Dylan Nisky took seventh place in the 800-meter run and teammate Matt White was 10th for Colby College at the ECAC Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday at Springfield College.

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Nisky had a time of 1 minute, 53.51 seconds, while White clocked a 1:54.43.

Chris Greenlee, White, Luke Doherty Munro, and Nisky placed 14th in the 3,200 relay with a time of 8:00.75.

Jamaal Grant was 15th for Colby in the long jump (20-8.5), as the Mules had 2.33 points and placed in a tie for 51st place out of 59 scoring teams.

Connolly, Matthews lead women's track at ECAC meet

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:05:34 +0000

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. --- Kate Connolly finished in fourth place out of 25 runners in the 10,000-meter run and Abbott Matthews took sixth place in the hammer throw for Colby College at the ECAC Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday at Springfield College.

Connolly finished in a time of 37 minutes, 56.71 seconds to score five points. Matthews had the other three points on the day for Colby with a throw of 159 feet, 2 inches.

Brittany Reardon took 10th in the pole vault and Leigh Fryxell was 12th in the javelin for the Mules. Reardon had a leap of 11-7.25, while Fryxell finished with a throw of 116-06

Kate MacNamee took 23rd place in the hammer throw at 139-07. Reardon got past the preliminary races and qualified for the finals of the 100 hurdles in 14.71.

Wiseman, Gilboy lead Mules at ECAC meet

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:27:07 +0000

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. --- Trent Wiseman tied for eighth in the pole vault and John Gilboy placed 12th in the hammer throw for Colby College at the ECAC Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday.

Wiseman had a leap of 14-9.5 to earn one-third of a point for his three-way tie for eighth place. Gilboy, Colby's top thrower this year, had a toss of 166-10.

Justin Owumi had a time of 15.47 in the 100 hurdles and advanced to Friday's competition. He also took 24th place in the triple jump (42-4.75).

Colby football schedule for 2013 season set

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:14:14 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- The Colby College football team will open the 2013 season at home against Williams College on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Seaverns Field at Harold Alfond Stadium.

The Mules will play a reverse of their 2012 schedule, with away games after the season opener against Middlebury College (Sept. 28) and Wesleyan University (Oct. 5). Colby is back at Harold Alfond Stadium for a meeting with Amherst College on Oct. 12. After the long road trip to Hamilton on Oct. 19, the Mules will play two straight home games against Bates (Oct. 26) and Tufts (Nov. 2). Colby closes out the season with the traditional final game at Bowdoin College on Nov. 9.

The Bates home game will be played on Family Homecoming Weekend (Oct. 25-27).

Colby finished 3-5 overall last year, including a season-ending home victory over Bowdoin.

2013 Colby College Football Schedule

SEPTEMBER

Sat. 21 Williams 1 p.m.

Sat. 28 at Middlebury 1 p.m.

OCTOBER

Sat. 5 at Wesleyan 1 p.m.

Sat. 12 Amherst 1 p.m.

Sat. 19 at Hamilton 12 p.m.

Sat. 26 Bates 1 p.m.

NOVEMBER

Sat. 2 Tufts 12:30 p.m.

Sat. 9 at Bowdoin 12:30 p.m.

Deveau, Jennings, Willauer on All-New England Team

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:17:40 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Colby College men's lacrosse players Ian Deveau (Portsmouth, R.I.), John Jennings (Danvers, Mass.), and Peter Willauer (Duxbury, Mass.) were each named to the 2013 New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) Division III All-New England Team on Monday.

Deveau has earned NEILA honors in all four seasons, Jennings was on the team for the second straight year, and Willauer made it for the first time. Deveau earned first team honors at midfield for the second time after being named to the second team as a sophomore and NEILA Rookie of the Year in his first year, Jennings made the second team as attacker for the second straight season, and Willauer was on the second team defense.

Deveau finished a terrific career at Colby by being named New England Small College Athletic Conference Player of the Year for 2013. He also was named to the All-NESCAC first team for the second time after earning second team honors his sophomore season, and NESCAC Rookie of the Year as a first-year. In the lastest NESCAC statistics, Deveau is leading the NESCAC in points per game (3.71) with 36 goals and 16 assists. He finished his career with 99 goals and 80 assists for 179 points.

Jennings missed one-third of the 2013 season and still had 27 goals and five assists for 32 points. He led all Colby players (25 shots or more) with a .409 shot percentage, scoring on 27 of his 66 shots. Jennings, who also missed eight games due to injury in his first year, finished third all-time at Colby in goals scored (115) and had 14 assists for 129 points.

Willauer had a breakout sophomore season, leading the Mules in ground balls (70) and caused turnovers (20). He has 104 ground balls and 26 caused turnovers in two seasons with the Mules. Willauer also is a key player in Colby's clearing attempts and has three goals and two assists in two years.

2013 New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division III All-New England Teams

Player of the Year: Cole Bailey, Tufts; Rookie of the Year: Jon Broome, Middlebury; Coach of the Year: Dave Campbell, Middlebury

First Team

Attack: Cole Bailey, Tufts; Beau Wood, Tufts; Devin Acton, Amherst

Midfield: Andrew Fiamengo, Tufts; Ian Deveau, Colby; Andrew Metres, Middlebury; Aidan Daniels, Wesleyan; Harrison Cotter, Endicott; Rob Highland, Bates

Face-Off Midfield: Sam Ozycz, Endicott; Short-Stick Midfield: Corey Johnson, Western New England; Long-Stick Midfield: Brendan Hanley, Wesleyan

Defense: Matt Callahan, Tufts; Billy Chapman, Middlebury; Zack Driscoll, Middlebury

Goalie: Bobby Bleistein, Connecticut College

Second Team

Attack: Jon Broome, Middlebury; Chad Sawyer, Connecticut College; John Jennings, Colby

Midfield: Pete Bowers, Tufts; Mike Giambanco, Wesleyan; Sean Lawton, Western New England; Kevin Freeman, Springfield; Matt Cohen, Trinity; Jon Lyons, Connecticut College

Face-Off Midfield: Phil Russo, Babson; Short-Stick Midfield: Sam Stanton, Wesleyan; Long-Stick Midfield: Darric White, Amherst

Defense: Breck Merritt, Endicott; Aaron Harris, Western New England; Peter Willauer, Colby'

Goalie: Cameron Bell, Endicott

Men's crew second in third final at ECAC Regatta

Mon, 13 May 2013 01:38:40 +0000

WORCESTER, Mass. --- The Colby College men's varsity 8 finished in second place in the third final and the men's second varsity 8 were in the Petite Final at the 2013 ECAC National Invitational Collegiate Rowing Regatta on Sunday.

The men's varsity 8 had a time of 6 minutes, 10.801 seconds to finish behind Coast Guard (6:08.849) and in front of Washington College (6:11.581), Tufts (6:16.985), St. Lawrence (6:19.325), Hamilton (6:26.082), and Skidmore (6:28.045). The third final comprises of boats placing 13th to 19th in the event, with the Mules finishing 14th overall.

The men's varsity 8 for Colby included: Sylvia Xu (coxswain), Jonah Belk (8th spot), Noah Teachey (7), Nate Krump (6), David Watson (5), Pat Adams (4), Ian Tibbetts (3), James Rabjohns (2), and Tim Dutton (1).

The men's second varsity 8 finished sixth in the Petite Final and 12th overall after a clocking of 6:49.100. The Mules rowers in the second varsity 8 race included: Sara Lederer (coxswain), Ryan Newell (8), Dan Meyer (7), George Iverson (6), Charlie Leeds (5), Cole Stevens (4), Drew Kelly (3), Clint Ross (2), and Paul Dougherty (1).

Women's crew in third final at ECAC Regatta

Mon, 13 May 2013 01:27:02 +0000

WORCESTER, Mass. --- The Colby College women's crew placed sixth in the third final and the second varsity 8 was fifth in their race at the ECAC National Invitational Collegiate Rowing Regatta on Sunday.

With four finals being run, the Mules were in the third final and had a time of 7:29.486 over the 2,000-meter course.

Colby's women's varsity 8 boat included: Molly Colman (coxswain), Katie Chicojay (8), Kara Witherill (7), Becca Herman (6), Justine Seraganian (5), Sophie Suechting (5), Sarah Kate Lane-Reticker (4), Megan Cullinane (2), and Jessie Lunde (1).

The second varsity 8 crew finished in 8:13.765 in the third final. The rowers were Colman (coxswain), Leigh Mathieu (8), Emily Boyce (7), Molly Clark (6), Emma Brown (5), Michelle Minkin (4), Emily Rosales (3), Danielle Anderson (2), and Lidia Henderson (1).

School records for women's track at Open NE meet

Sat, 11 May 2013 23:40:52 +0000

EASTON, Mass. --- The 1,600-meter relay team of Emily Doyle, Frances Onyilagha, Emily Tolman, and Brittney Bell finished in fourth place and broke the school record for the event for the third straight week for Colby College at the Open New England Women's Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Stonehill College.

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The foursome had a time of 3:49.98 to become the first Colby 1,600 relay to break 3:50.0. The Mules won the 1,600 at the New England Division III Championships in a time of 3:51.75 at Colby last weekend and had set a NESCAC meet record and school record with a 3:51.97 at the league championships two weeks ago.

Colby finished second among Division III schools to Rhode Island College (3:49.52), which finished third at the New England Division III meet last week. University of Massachusetts at Lowell won the relay in 3:44.29 and University of New Haven was second in 3:45.49.

Colby's 3,200 relay team of Laura Duff, Ginny Keesler, Alanna McDonough, and Morgan Lingar also broke a school record with a time of 9:20.43 in taking ninth place in the event. The Mules were third among Division III schools. The old Colby record was 9:22.19 set back in 2006.

Bell also had a seventh in the 400 hurdles in 1:02.73 to break her own school record set last week at the New England Division III meet (1:03.15). Bell and and teammate Alanna McDonough had both broken a 27-year-old school record of Heather Frasier, who had a 1:04.99 in 1986. McDonough set the record first and Bell broke her mark moments later in another heat.

Brittany Reardon finished in eighth place and earned a point with her leap of 11-5.75 in the pole vault.

Alanna McDonough finished in 24th place in the 400 hurdles in 1:06.76. Colby's 400 relay team of Bell, Reardon, Doyle, and Onyilagha took 15th place in 48.53.

The Colby women tied for 27th in the team standings with a score of eight points.

Women's lacrosse falls to TCNJ in NCAA second round

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:14:06 +0000

HARTFORD, Conn. --- The Colby College streak of reaching three straight NCAA Division III Tournament women's lacrosse quarterfinal rounds ended Saturday after falling 11-9 to The College of New Jersey in a second-round game at Trinity College.

Colby ends the season at 13-5 overall, losing only to top-10 teams. The Lions go to 15-4 overall and will meet top-ranked Trinity on Sunday at 1 p.m. in a regional final for a berth in the NCAA Final Four. Trinity coasted to a 19-2 win over Augustanta (Ill.) in the other second-round game.

Tess Petesch had three goals in her final game to lead the Mules, who had a 30-20 shot advantage and a 13-3 margin in ground balls. Three-time All-American Kate Pistel also played her final contest, scoring twice and dishing one assist to go over 150 career points. She finished her career with 110 goals and 41 assists for 151 points.

College of New Jersey used a four-goal run to take an 11-6 lead and then held off a spirited Colby comeback attempt over the final six minutes. Tess Petesch scored unassisted for the Mules with 24:29 to play in the game to cut the Lions' lead to 7-6. College of New Jersey scored four four straight goals from 24:01 to 14:46 to play to pull away for an 11-6 margin.

Kendal Borup had four goals and one assist to lead the Lions. Jillian Nealon finished with three goals, one assist, and a game-high seven draw controls.

Borup scored just 28 seconds after Petesch's goal to give College of New Jersey an 8-6 margin. Her shot deflected off Colby goalie Michelle Burt and rolled into the net as Burt dove back to try to clear it off the line. Jen Garavente made it 9-6 when she made a cut to the goal and took a nice pass from Cortney Natalicchio, who had beat a defender on the right side. Nealon was all alone on the left side of the cage for a goal after a nice dish from Garavente for a 10-6 margin. The Lions scored their final goal of the game with 14:46 to play when Lauren Karpovich tallied in front off a feed from Lauren Pigott as the Rams worked hard to control the ball with the lead.

The game stayed at 11-6 over the next nine minutes until Colby's Katie Griffin scored on a free-position shot with 5:32 to play. The Mules won the draw control and scored just 19 seconds later when Abby Hatch tallied and forced the Rams to call time with an 11-8 lead.

The Mules had a few chance to cut the margin to one goal over the next few minutes, but either turned the ball over or were stopped by goalie Kelsey Zinck. McKenna beat Zinck with 1:32 left in the contest off a pass from Eddy for the final goal of the contest. McKenna has 135 goals and 16 assists for 151 career points heading into her senior year in 2014. Eddy, meanwhile, led Colby in scoring this year with 21 goals and 31 assists for 52 points.

The Mules won the draw control after McKenna's goal and had two shot opportunities, the first by Griffin went wide and Zinck came up with a huge stop on Pistel off a free-position attempt. Zinck finished with nine saves in the second half and had 13 for the game.

Small goal runs marked the first half as the Lions took a 5-4 lead at intermission. The Rams started the game with goals from Nealon and Borup for a 2-0 lead with 16:01 to play. Pistel and Petesch immediately tied the game in a span of 1:10. Pistel beat a defender and ripped a shot into the back of the net, while Petesch scored on a tough angle shot after coming from behind the net.

The Rams scored the next three goals to go up 5-2 and take the lead for good. Borup scored in front off a nice lob pass from Nealon from behind the net with 10:22 left. Garavante tallied on a free-position shot with 5:26 remaining and Nealon scored from the left side off a dish from Borup with 3:46 to go.

Griffin cut to the net and took a pass from Pistel in front to make the score 5-3 with 2:25 left. The Mules then made it a tight 5-4 game at the break when Pistel went right, cut back to the left, and fired a hard shot past Zinck with only 41 seconds left.

Cortney Natalicchio scored just her third goal of the season for College of New Jersey when she drew a foul and tallied on a free-position shot just 1:21 into the second half for a 6-4 lead. Petesch made it 6-5 on another nifty shot after coming from behind the net. However, Borup used her size and strength to push the lead to 7-5 when she went right up the middle and scored while being closely guarded by a defender.

Burt finished with five saves, two caused turnovers, and two ground balls for the Mules. Eddy added a team-high three draw controls, while McKenna had two to end the season with a team-best 35. Meg Mooney added two ground balls and one caused turnover to lead the Mules in both categories (22 CT, tied with 25 GB).

College of New Jersey 11, Colby 9

Colby............... 4 5 - 9

TCNJ................ 5 6 - 11

Colby SCORING: GOALS: Tess Petesch 3; Kate Pistel 2; Katie Griffin 2;

Lindsey McKenna 1; Abby Hatch 1.

ASSISTS: Katharine Eddy 1; Kirsten Karis 1; Kate Pistel 1.

TCNJ SCORING: GOALS: Kendal Borup 4; Jillian Nealon 3; Jen Garavente

2; Cortney Natalicchio 1; Lauren Karpovich 1.

ASSISTS: Kendal Borup 1; Jen Garavente 1; Cortney Natalicchio 1;

Jillian Nealon 1; Lauren Pigott 1.

SHOTS - Colby 30; TCNJ 20.

DRAW CONTROLS - Colby 9; TCNJ 13.

GOALIES - COLWLX13: Michelle Burt 9-4 (60:00 minutes, 16 shots-5

saves, 11 GA); TCNJ: Kelsey Zinck 15-4 (60:00, 22-13, 9).

Relay team nabs 11th place for men's track

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:40:24 +0000

EASTON, Mass. --- The 3,200-meter relay team of Chris Greenlee, Kevin Clarke, Dylan Nisky, and Luke Doherty Munro finished in 11th place for Colby College at the Open New England Men's Track and Field Championships at Stonehill College on Saturday.

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The Mules finished in a time of 7:49.31 and were third among Division III schools.

Nisky also placed 10th in the 800 meters with a time of 1:52.67 and teammate Matt White was 27th in 2:00.17. Justin Owumi took 20th place for the Mules in the triple jump (42-6.75).

Colby had three points in the meet and tied for 34th place with Amherst College.

Harris sixth in decathlon at Open NE meet

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:48:00 +0000

EASTON, Mass. --- Colby College's Caleb Harris finished in sixth place in the decathlon at the Open New England Men's Track and Field Championships at Stonehill College on Friday.

Harris won the shot put portion of the decathlon on Thursday with a toss of 40-08.25 and finished the event strong on Friday with a fourth in the 1,500 meters (4:42.67). He also took fifth-place finishes in the pole vault (11-9.75) and the discus throw (101-06). Harris also took a fifth on Thursday with an 11.83 in the 100 dash and tied for fifth in the 400 dash (52.21).

Justin Owumi was the only other Colby athlete competing Friday. He took 15th in the 110 hurdles (15.43).

Bell makes final of 400 hurdles at Open NE meet

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:35:17 +0000

EASTON, Mass. --- Brittney Bell qualified for the finals of the 400-meter hurdles for Colby College at the Open New England Women's Track and Field Championships at Stonehill College on Friday.

Bell finished in a time of 1 minute, 3.51 seconds to make Saturday's final.

Kate MacNamee took 16th place in the hammer throw at 145-07 and Brittany Reardon placed 19th in the 100 hurdles with a 15.33 clocking.

Women's lacrosse set for NCAA regional play

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:19:15 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- The seventh-ranked Colby College women's lacrosse team hardly gets a pairings break when the NCAA Division III Tournament continues Saturday with a second round game and Sunday with a possible quarterfinal contest.

The Mules meet the most decorated team in Division III women's lacrosse history in Saturday's second-round contest against The College of New Jersey at 2:30 p.m. at Trinity College. Defending national champion and unbeaten Trinity takes on Augustana in the first game at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. The winners Saturday will play in a national quarterfinal game on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Trinity. Webcast and live statistics for all three games will be available at http://livestats.prestosports.com/trinity/

College of New Jersey has won 12 national titles -- the first coming in 1985 and the last in 2006. The Lions have a 67-15 record in NCAA tourney history.

Meanwhile, Colby has played in the NCAA quarterfinal round the past three years. The Mules, though, have had their season end short of the NCAA Final Four all three years.

Colby has played well over the past few weeks, looking loose and comfortable in an easy 19-3 win against Lasell College in an NCAA opening round game. The lone setback in the past four games was an 11-10 loss to third-ranked Middlebury College in a NESCAC semifinal. Colby did have leads of 6-1 and 10-6 in the game.

Colby and College of New Jersey do have two things in common heading into Saturday's contest. Both teams have four losses on the season and all eight losses have come against teams ranked in the top 10. The Mules have fallen to top-ranked Trinity (8-4), twice to third-ranked Middlebury (14-6, 11-10), and once to eighth-ranked Bowdoin (11-10, 3 OT). The Lions have dropped their games to second-ranked Salisbury (11-5), fourth-ranked Cortland (15-13), fifth-ranked Gettysburg (11-10), and sixth-ranked Franklin & Marshall (10-7).

Colby (13-4) is led in scoring by junior attacker Katharine Eddy, who has 21 goals and 30 assists for 51 points. Lindsey McKenna, who earned her second All-American honor Thursday, reached 150 career points (134 goals, 16 assists) in the Lasell win and pushed her season totals to 46 goals and four assists for 50 points. Kate Pistel was honored with her third All-American honor Thursday and is third in scoring with 25 goals and 11 assists for 36 points. She is just two points shy of reaching 150 career points (108 goals, 40 assists).

The Mules continue to receive terrific scoring balance, with 12 players at 10 points or more. Dana Swaffield (18 goals, 10 assists), Alex Mintz (15 goals, 13 assists), Katie Griffin (18 goals, 6 assists), Tess Petesch (14 goals, 8 assists), Abby Hatch (9 goals, 8 assists), Sarah Lux (3 goals, 12 assists), Hilary Barr (8 goals, 6 assists), Sara Miller (9 goals, 2 assists), and Abby Hooper (8 goals, 2 assists) are other leading scorers.

Meg Mooney leads Colby in caused turnovers (21) and is tied for first with Kirsten Karis in ground balls (23). Karis leads all defenders with 17 draw controls and is second in caused turnovers (18). Lisa Hoopes has 15 caused turnovers, 18 ground balls, and 10 draw controls. First-year Brittany Chin has been a key factor late in the season with Colby's clearing efforts and has 17 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers.

Colby's goalkeeping continues to shine, with Michelle Burt and Claire Dickson having fine seasons. Burt has played 671 minutes and owns a .544 save percentage and a 7.32 goals against average. She earned All-NESCAC honors along with Pistel, McKenna, Karis, and Eddy. Dickson has played 284 minutes and owns a save percentage of .567 and a 6.13 goals against average.

The Lions have scoring punch behind the play of Jillian Nealon (45 goals, 37 assists) and Jen Garavente (58 goals, 16 assists). TCNJ also has three other active players with 30 points or more. Lauren Pigott (44 goals, 7 assists), Kendal Borup (26 goals, 8 assists), and Erin Waller (19 goals, 14 assists) are other top scorers. Alex Spark had 44 goals and 10 assists in the first 10 games of the season, but is out with an injury.

Pigott leads the Lions in draw controls (63), ground balls (34), and is tied for the team lead in caused turnovers (13). Nealon is second in draw controls with 51.

UPDATED BRACKET: http://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/external/gametool/brackets/lacrosse-women_d3_2012.pdf

Colby's Pistel, McKenna earn All-American honors

Thu, 09 May 2013 22:51:14 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Kate Pistel (Amherst, Mass.) is an All-American for the third time and Colby College teammate Lindsey McKenna (Fairfield, Conn.) was honored for the second time Thursday by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA).

The two All-Americans have had busy weeks, earning IWLCA All-Region honors Tuesday and New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) accolades on Wednesday. The women also helped Colby to a first-round win over Lasell College in the NCAA Division III Tournament on Wednesday night.

The IWLCA will honor the the 48 players selected at the IWLCA All-American banquet on May 25 at the Radisson Hotel Valley Forge in King of Prussia, Pa.

Pistel and McKenna were named to the All-NESCAC first team on Wednesday and both players were on the IWLCA All-Region first team Tuesday.

Pistel, a senior co-captain, has 108 goals and 40 assists for 148 career points from her midfield position. She also has 113 ground balls, 91 draw controls, 79 caused turnovers, and is 21-for-46 in free-position shots in four years. Pistel is third on the team this year in scoring with 25 goals and 11 assists for 36 points.

McKenna, a junior attacker, has 134 goals and 16 assists for 150 points in three seasons. She also has 82 draw controls, 49 ground balls, 21 caused turnovers, and is 24-for-52 in free-position shots. McKenna has a team-best 46 goals and four assists for 50 points this year, plus ranks first on the team in draw controls (33).

Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association All-Americans

First Team

Bethany Baer, Salisbury, M, So.

Katie Bollhorst, Salisbury, A, Sr.

Maria DiFato, Cortland, M, Sr.

Lauren Feusahrens, Salisbury, A, Sr.

Erica Geremia, Cortland, A, Fr.

Ellen Halle, Middlebury, A, Sr.

Kaitlin Hildebrand, Trinity, A, Sr.

Mallory Hinman, Trinity, D, Sr.

Jessica Lavelle, Cortland, D, Jr.

Megan Leonhard, Trinity, M, Sr.

Katie Mastropaolo, Mary Washington, D, Sr.

Lauren Pigott, TCNJ, M, Jr.

Margaret Souther, Middlebury, M, Sr.

Emily Stankaitis, Susquehanna, GK, Sr.

Shelby Vakiener, RIT, M, Sr.

Ashton Wheatley, Salisbury, GK, Jr.

Second Team

Margaret Boland, Tufts, D, Sr.

Maddie Comfort, Messiah, D, Sr.

Tara Connolly, Bowdoin, GK, Sr.

Hillary Densen, Amherst, A, Sr.

Carolyn Gorajek, Bowdoin, A, Sr.

Melissa Leonard, St. John Fisher, M, Sr.

Lindsey McKenna, Colby, A, Jr.

Paige Messersmith, McDaniel, M, Sr.

Jill Nealon, TCNJ, A, Sr.

Alexandra Philie, Amherst, M, Jr.

Kate Pistel, Colby, M, Sr.

Lindsey Robinson, Gettysburg, A, Sr.

Meghan Toomey, Salisbury, D, Jr.

Katie Vautier, York, D, Sr.

Spencer Waybright, Stevens, M, Sr.

Kim Wayson, York, A, Sr.

Third Team

Allison Arnal, RPI, GK, Sr.

Stacey Birlson, Adrian, A, Sr.

Tierney Conlon, Montclair, A, So.

Jacqualyn Craycraft, Redlands, M, Jr.

Hadley Duncan, Trinity, A, Sr.

Darragh Evarts, Roanoke, M, So.

Leigh Ann Flounlacker, Elizabethtown, A, So.

Caroline Hayes, Trinity, M, So.

Liza Herzog, Middlebury, A, Jr.

Kelsey Hoffman, Franklin & Marshall, GK, Jr.

Rachel Hughes, William Smith, D, So.

Caroline Krohn, Franklin & Marshall, A, Jr.

Erica Nangeroni, Bowdoin, D, Jr.

Wally Pierce, Bates, M, Jr.

Betsy Sachs, Bowdoin, M, Jr.

Leanne Stone, Washington and Lee, D, Jr.

Women's lacrosse breezes past Lasell in NCAA opener

Thu, 09 May 2013 02:01:15 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- The seventh-ranked Colby College women's lacrosse team made it six wins in six games in opening round contests after a 19-3 victory over Lasell College in the NCAA Division III Tournament on Wednesday night at Bill Alfond Field.

Colby will head back to Trinity College for the second weekend in a row and will play 10th-ranked College of New Jersey in a second round game at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Lasell ends its season at 15-4 after making the national tournament for the first time.

The Mules, who led 12-1 at halftime over the Lasers, have a combined scoring margin of 113-25 in their six first-round NCAA wins.

Alex Mintz (Mountain Lakes, N.J.) finished with two goals and six assists for Colby, which had a 43-8 shot advantage and an 18-6 margin in draw controls. Colby All-Americans Kate Pistel (Amherst, Mass.) and Lindsey McKenna (Fairfield, Conn.) both had three goals, while Dana Swaffield (Dover, Mass.) and Katie Griffin (Duxbury, Mass.) each had two goals and one assist. Hilary Barr (Ridgewood, N.J.) added one goal and two assists.

Ashley Slattery (Weymouth, Mass.) led Lasell with two goals, while Britney Wuorio (Bolton, Mass.) added one goal to finish with 84 for the season.

Colby came out strong and led 6-0 after 9:55 of play, winning draw controls to keep possession during that time. Tess Petesch (Rockville, Md.), who had one goal and one assist, scored first just 45 seconds into play from Barr. McKenna and Griffin scored the next two goals for the Mules, both on assists from Mintz. Griffin scored both of her goals in a span of 46 seconds, with the second going unassisted with 26:03 to play for a 4-0 margin. Abby Hooper (Nahant, Mass.) and Pistel both had unassisted goals for the 6-0 margin.

McKenna scored her second of the game from Mintz with 17:04 to play and then Mintz scored two straight goals. The first came off a pass from Swaffield with 13:50 to go and Mintz converted on a free-position shot with 12:59 remaining. Swaffield tallied from Hooper for a 10-0 margin with 11:35 to play and Pistel followed with a goal on a free-position shot with 10:05 to play for an 11-0 margin.

Slattery gave Lasell its first goal with 10:05 left to intermission, but Barr tallied from Griffin with 5:35 remaining for the final goal of the half.

The teams traded goals to start the second half. Grace McVey (Bronxville, N.Y.) tallied for Colby from Lucy Gerrity (Cumberland, Maine), while the Lasers made it 13-2 on Slattery's second score.

Swaffield scored her second goal off a pass from Pistel with 20:13 left and then Mintz assisted on the next three Colby goals. Pistel scored with 18:14 to play, McKenna made it 16-2 with 15:48 left, and Catharine Kahl (Alexandria, Va.) scored with 7:48 to play.

Colby defenders Lisa Hoopes (Ipswich, Mass.) and Meg Mooney (Wellesley, Mass.) received a chance to play on offense and both converted. Hoopes scored from Petesch with 4:42 left. After a Lasell goal by Wuorio with 2:44 remaining, Mooney tallied with just five seconds left from Barr.

All-American Kirsten Karis (Southborough, Mass.) had four draw controls to lead the Mules. McKenna, Swaffield, and Barr all had three draw controls. Mooney and Griffin each had two ground balls and one caused turnover.

Slattery had two caused turnovers, three ground balls, and one draw control for Lasell. Rebecca Stanton (Agawam, Mass.) tied Karis for a game-high with four draw controls.

Colby's Michelle Burt (Woodbridge, Conn.) had three saves in 22:40 of action, Claire Dickson stopped one shot in 20:03, and Sarah Evans made one save in 17:17.

Sammy Long (Staten Island, N.Y.) stopped seven shots for Lasell.

Colby 19, Lasell 3

Lasell.............. 1 2 - 3

Colby............... 12 7 - 19

Lasell SCORING: GOALS: Ashley Slattery 2; Britney Wuorio 1.

Colby SCORING: GOALS: Kate Pistel 3; Lindsey McKenna 3; Alex Mintz 2;

Dana Swaffield 2; Katie Griffin 2; Hilary Barr 1; Tess Petesch 1; Abby

Hooper 1; Meg Mooney 1; Catherine Kahl 1; Lisa Hoopes 1; Grace McVey

ASSISTS: Alex Mintz 6; Hilary Barr 2; Lucy Gerrity 1; Katie Griffin 1;

Abby Hooper 1; Tess Petesch 1; Kate Pistel 1; Dana Swaffield 1.

SHOTS - Lasell 8; Colby 43.

TURNOVERS - Lasell 11; Colby 10.

DRAW CONTROLS - Lasell 6; Colby 18.

CLEARS - Lasell 8-13; Colby 11-11.

GOALIES - Lasell: Sammy Long (60:00 minutes, 26 shots-7 saves, 19

GA); Colby: Michelle Burt (22:40, 4-3, 1) , Claire Dickson (20:03,

2-1, 1) , Sarah Evans (17:17, 2-1, 1).

Women's lacrosse has five on All-NESCAC team

Thu, 09 May 2013 02:34:54 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- A day after earning all-region honors, Colby College players Kate Pistel (Amherst, Mass.), Lindsey McKenna (Fairfield, Conn.), Michelle Burt (Woodbridge, Conn.), Katharine Eddy (Cheshire, Conn.), and Kirsten Karis (Southborough, Mass.) all were named to the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Women's Lacrosse All-Conference Team on Wednesday.

Pistel and McKenna were named to the All-NESCAC first team, while Burt, Eddy, and Karis were on the second team. Pistel made the first team for the third straight year, while McKenna also earned All-NESCAC honors for a third year in a row. McKenna, the NESCAC Rookie of the Year in 2011, was on the first team last year and the second team in 2011. Burt and Karis made the second team for the second straight year.

Pistel was on the first team for the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Pilgrim Region on Tuesday along with McKenna, Karis, and Eddy. Burt made the second team.

Pistel, a senior co-captain, has 105 goals and 39 assists for 144 career points from her midfield position. She also has 112 ground balls, 90 draw controls, 79 caused turnovers, and is 20-for-44 in free-position shots in four years. Pistel is third on the team this year in scoring with 22 goals and 10 assists for 32 points.

McKenna, a junior attacker, has 131 goals and 16 assists for 147 points in three seasons. She also has 79 draw controls, 49 ground balls, 21 caused turnovers, and is 24-for-51 in free-position shots. McKenna has a team-best 43 goals and four assists for 47 points this year, plus ranks first on the team in draw controls (30).

Karis, a junior defender, started her career at Colby as a midfielder. She has 68 ground balls, 51 caused turnovers, 30 draw controls, and nine goals. She leads Colby in ground balls (23) and is second in caused turnovers (18) this year.

During Saturday's NESCAC semifinal at Middlebury, Eddy went over 50 career goals, 50 assists, and 100 points. She has been amazingly consistent, with 51 goals and 50 assists for 101 points after three years, despite missing half of the 2012 season. Eddy leads the Mules in scoring this year with 21 goals and 30 assists for 51 points.

Burt has an 18-6 record in goal and 205 saves in her three-year career. She has a .540 save percentage and a 7.49 goals against average this year for the Mules (12-4 overall).

2013 NESCAC Women's Lacrosse All-Conference TeamsPlayer of the Year:Megan Leonhard, Trinity; Rookie of the Year: Caroline Ross; Coach of the Year: Carol Rappoli, Tufts
First Team:Hillary Densen, Amherst, A; Carolyn Gorajek, Bowdoin, A; Ellen Halle, Middlebury, A; Kaitlin Hildebrand, Trinity, A; Lindsey McKenna, Colby, A; Megan Leonhard, Trinity, M; Kate Pistel, Colby, M; Margaret Souther, Middlebury, M; Margaret Boland, Tufts, D; Paige Engeldrum, Hamilton, D; Hillary McNamara, Trinity, D; Tara Connolly, Bowdoin, G
Second Team:Hadley Duncan, Trinity, A; Kerry Eaton, Tufts, A; Katharine Eddy, Colby, A; Liza Herzog, Middlebury, A; Bri Miller, Connecticut College, A; Rebecca McGovern, Williams, M; Alexandra Philie, Amherst, M; Wally Pierce, Bates, M; Mallory Hinman, Trinity, D; Kirsten Karis, Colby, M; Lyndsey Shepard, Trinity, D; Michelle Burt, Colby, G

Pistel, McKenna, Karis, Eddy, Burt on all-region team

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:55:59 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Colby College's Kate Pistel (Amherst, Mass.) earned Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) First Team All-Region honors for a fourth straight year and teammates Katharine Eddy (Cheshire, Conn.), Kirsten Karis (Southborough, Mass.), Lindsey McKenna (Fairfield, Conn.), and Michelle Burt (Woodbridge, Conn.) also were honored Tuesday.

Pistel was on the first team for the Pilgrim Region along with McKenna, Karis, and Eddy. Burt made the second team. New England is broken down into two regions due to the amount of teams in the area.

McKenna has now made the first team for the third straight year and Karis is on for the second time. Burt has been on the second team two years in a row, while Eddy made a team for the first time. The Colby players are now eligible for the IWLCA All-American teams, which will be announced May 9.

Burt has an 18-6 record in goal and 205 saves in her three-year career. She has a .540 save percentage and a 7.49 goals against average this year for the Mules (12-4 overall).

Pilgrim Region

First Team

Margaret Boland, Tufts, D, Sr.

Tara Connolly, Bowdoin, GK, Sr.

Holly Davis, Endicott, M, Sr.

Katharine Eddy, Colby, A, Jr.

Carolyn Gorajek, Bowdoin, A, Sr.

Ellen Halle, Middlebury, A, Sr.

Liza Herzog, Middlebury, A, Jr.

Kirsten Karis, Colby, D, Jr.

Lindsey McKenna, Colby, A, Jr.

Erica Nangeroni, Bowdoin, D, Jr.

Wally Pierce, Bates, M, Jr.

Kate Pistel, Colby, M, Sr.

Katie Ritter, Middlebury, M, So.

Betsy Sachs, Bowdoin, M, Jr.

Margaret Souther, Middlebury, M, Sr.

Caitlin Swanson, Plymouth, M, Sr.

Second Team

Kelsey Barnes, Endicott, D, Jr.

Anna Blomberg, Gordon, M, Jr.

Michelle Burt, Colby, GK, Jr.

Hannah Deoul, Middlebury, D, Jr.

Kerry Eaton, Tufts, A, Sr.

Lorin Field, Plymouth, GK, Jr.

Linnea Fulton, Bates, D, Sr.

Emma Getsinger, Bates, M, So.

Kristen Guest, Plymouth, D, Sr.

Jacki Kelly, USM, M, Jr.

Meghan McNabb, Plymouth, A, So.

Chelsea Phillips, Emerson, M, Jr.

Lindsay Picard, Bowdoin, M, Fr.

Caroline Ross, Tufts, A, Fr.

Jordan Smith, Bowdoin, A, Jr.

Kelly Tierney, Endicott, A, Sr.

Berkshire Region

First Team

Misha Beatty, Babson, A, Jr.

Louise (Heath) Cockrell, Amherst, D, So.

Hillary Densen, Amherst, A, Sr.

Hadley Duncan, Trinity, A, Sr.

Christy Forrest, Amherst, GK, Fr.

Caroline Hayes, Trinity, M, So.

Kaitlin Hildebrand, Trinity, A, Sr.

Mallory Hinman, Trinity, D, Sr.

Megan Leonhard, Trinity, M, Sr.

Rebecca McGovern, Williams, M, Jr.

Hillary McNamara, Trinity, D, Sr.

Brianna Miller, Connecticut College, A, Sr.

Leila Mills, Wheaton, A, Jr.

Meghan Mills, Amherst, M, So.

Alexandra Philie, Amherst, M, Jr.

Taylor Thomas, Connecticut College, M, So.

Second Team

Lowell Abbott, Connecticut College, A, Jr.

Julia Bell, Mount Holyoke, A, Fr.

Caitlin Cataldo, Connecticut College, GK, Jr.

Abby D'Angelo, Wesleyan, M, Jr.

Maggie Hogan, Connecticut College, D, Fr.

Taylor Kralovenec, Babson, A, Sr.

Molly Macdonald, Mount Holyoke, A, Sr.

Liz Malenfant, Mount Holyoke, GK, Sr.

Rachel Meotti, Eastern Connecticut State, D, Sr.

Jessica Scannapieco, Western New England, M, So.

Rachel Secrist, Babson, M, So.

Devon Soucier, Wheaton, D, Jr.

Jameson Spang, Babson, M, Sr.

Priscilla Tyler, Amherst, A, So.

Emily Whicker, Williams, M, Sr.

Samantha Weinstein, Williams, A, Sr.

Women's lacrosse ready for NCAA game, Lasell

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:16:30 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- The Colby College women's lacrosse team will aim to make it six wins in six games in NCAA Division III Tournament first-round games when the Mules play host to Lasell College on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Bill Alfond Field.

The Mules also hosted the previous five opening round games and won those contests by a goal margin of 94-22. Lasell is playing in the NCAA tourney for the first time in program history. Webcast and live statistics for the game can be viewed at http://livestats.prestosports.com/colby/

If the seventh-ranked Mules win Wednesday, the team is likely heading back to Trinity College for another weekend. Colby just played in the NESCAC playoffs on Saturday at Trinity. The Bantams just need to win their opening round game Wednesday and will host a regional Saturday and Sunday.

Colby junior Katharine Eddy went over 50 points on the season after scoring twice and dishing three assists in a tough 11-10 NESCAC semifinal loss to Middlebury on Saturday. She ranks first in the conference in assists per game (2.00) and third in points per game with 21 goals and 30 assists for 51 points.

Lindsey McKenna is third in the conference in goals per game (2.69) and eighth in points per game with 43 goals and four assists for 47 points. Kate Pistel, an All-American last year with McKenna, has 22 goals and 10 assists.

Colby has received great scoring balance this year, with 11 players at 11 points or more. Dana Swaffield (22 goals, 10 assists), Katie Griffin (16 goals, 5 assists), Tess Petesch (13 goals, 7 assists), Alex Mintz (13 goals, 7 assists), Abby Hatch (9 goals, 8 assists), Sarah Lux (3 goals, 12 assists), Sara Miller (9 goals, 2 assists), and Hilary Barr (7 goals, 4 assists) are other leading scorers.

Colby All-American defender Kirsten Karis leads the Mules in ground balls (23), ranks second in caused turnovers (18), and has 13 draw controls. Meg Mooney leads the team in caused turnovers (20) and is second in ground balls (21), Lisa Hoopes has 15 caused turnovers and 18 ground balls, and Brittany Chin has had a solid first year with 12 caused turnovers and 17 ground balls.

Junior goalie Michelle Burt is third in the NESCAC in save percentage (.540) and fifth in goals against average (7.49). Claire Dickson also has played quality minutes this year and has a .569 save percentage and a 6.36 goals against average.

Lasell is 15-3 overall and won the championship in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) with a 15-14 victory over Simmons College. The Lasers and the Mules have no common opponents this year. Lasell's three losses came to Wellesley (14-7), MIT (15-8), and Western New England (20-19, 2 OT).

The Lasers have scored 317 goals this year and have three players with 40 goals or more. Britney Wuorio has 83 goals and 46 assists for 129 points, Ashley Slattery is at 62 goals and 53 assists for 115 points, and Caitlyn Brecher has 40 goals and 11 assists. Rebecca Stanton leads Lasell in draw controls (63), while Slattery has team-bests of 57 ground balls and 26 caused turnovers.

First-year goalie Sammy Long has played the majority of the minutes in goal.

Printable bracket:http://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/external/gametool/brackets/lacrosse-women_d3_2012.pdf

Colby's NCAA Tournament History

2012

* Beat Endicott 21-5 in first round

* Beat Messiah 16-5 in second round

* Lost to Trinity 7-5 in quarterfinal
2011

* Beat Norwich 17-4 in first round
* Beat Hamilton 6-5 in second round
* Lost to Cortland 15-4 in quarterfinal
2010
* Beat Southern Maine 16-5 in first round
* Beat Cortland 10-9 in second round
* Lost to Hamilton 14-9 in quarterfinal
2009
* First round bye
* Lost to Middlebury 9-3 in second round
2008
* Beat Eastern Connecticut 19-3 in first round
* Lost to Hamilton 13-6 in second round
2006
* Beat Plymouth State 21-5 in first round
* Lost to Bowdoin 11-8 in second round

TOTAL: 8-6 record

Webcast, ticket prices, live stats for NCAA lacrosse game

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:58:32 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Ticket prices will be $3 for adults and $2 for students (Colby students get in free with ID card) when the seventh-ranked Colby College women's lacrosse team meets Lasell College at Bill Alfond Field in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

If you cannot be in Waterville on Wednesday, the game will be Webcast and live statistics are both available at http://livestats.prestosports.com/colby/

The Mules are 12-4 overall and have never lost an opening round game. Admission to all Colby sporting events is free, but the NCAA mandates the admission prices for their contests.

Colby has reached the NCAA quarterfinals the past three years and has made the national tourney six straight seasons.

Football team volunteers at Augusta nursing home

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:41:31 +0000

AUGUSTA, Maine --- The Colby College football team had 23 members of the squad volunteer during Activities Day at the Augusta (Maine) Gray Birch Nursing Home on April 14.

A variety of activities allowed nursing home residents to interact and participate with current Colby football players. This volunteering event continued the drive of a determined football team this spring and it's Blue Team Community efforts.

The football program has accumulated more than 300 hours of community service this spring semester.

WOMEN'S LACROSSE IN NCAA TOURNEY FOR SIXTH YEAR IN A ROW

Mon, 06 May 2013 02:03:09 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- The Colby College women's lacrosse team is in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the sixth year in a row and the seventh time in program history after earning a bid on Sunday night.

PRINTABLE BRACKET: http://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/external/gametool/brackets/lacrosse-women_d3_2012.pdf

The Mules will play host to Lasell College in a first round game Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Bill Alfond Field. The Mules have hosted five opening round games and have won all the games by a total goal margin of 94-22.

Colby, with a win Wednesday, would play the winner of the first round game between The College of New Jersey and Eastern Connecticut State at a site to be determined on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Saturday's game would be at Trinity College if the Bantams win their opening round game. Trinity would host the first game Saturday at 11:30 a.m.

The seventh-ranked Mules come into the NCAA tourney playing well. Colby took an overtime win over Bates to end the regular season and then hammered Amherst in a NESCAC quarterfinal eight days ago. The Mules fell 11-10 to third-ranked Middlebury yesterday in a NESCAC semifinal, but Colby held 6-1 and 10-6 leads in the game before the Panthers made a dramatic comeback.

Junior attackers Katharine Eddy and Lindsey McKenna have both come up with big games over the past few weeks. Eddy leads the Mules with 21 goals and 30 assists for 51 points, while McKenna is second with 43 goals and four assists for 47 points. Eddy had two goals and three assists in the Middlebury game.

Trinity, the defending NCAA champions and the NESCAC champions after an 8-7 overtime win over Middlebury on Sunday, will take on Montclair State in an opening round game. Middlebury and Bowdoin also made the national tourney from the NESCAC. The Panthers will play host to Castleton State, while Bowdoin will entertain Bridgewater State. There are 32 teams in the tournament and 11 squads were given at-large bids.

Colby's NCAA Tournament History

2012

* Beat Endicott 21-5 in first round

* Beat Messiah 16-5 in second round

* Lost to Trinity 7-5 in quarterfinal
2011

TOTAL: 8-6 record

Colby's 1,600 relay team wins New England D3 title

Sun, 05 May 2013 00:54:09 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Colby College's 1,600-meter relay team of Emily Doyle, Frances Onyilagha, Emily Tolman, and Brittney Bell are New England champions after taking the title at the

New England Division III Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Colby's Harold Alfond Stadium.

FULL RESULTS: click here for pdf

A week after finishing a strong third at the NESCAC Championships, the Colby women did even better this Saturday by finishing third overall in a field of 25 scoring teams. The Mules had 78 points and finished behind only champion MIT (126.50) and Tufts University (93).

The 1,600 relay team clocked a 3:51.75, with Tolman coming up big on the third leg. She started out behind Rhode Island College's Natasha Miller on the hand-off, was able to pass her on the second turn, and gave anchor leg Brittney Bell a sizable lead. Bell ran a strong final leg to help the Mules beat runner-up Williams by more than two seconds.

Colby's 400 relay team of Bell, Tolman, Emily Doyle, and Frances Onyilagha took second place in 48.08. Bell and Alanna McDonough both broke a 27-year-old Colby school record in the 400 hurdles. McDonough, running in an earlier heat, had a time of 1:03.92 to break the record of Heather Frazier (1986) to finish fifth overall. Just minutes later, Bell broke McDonough's record with a 1:03.15 clocking to take fourth place.

Emily Doyle broke Bell's school record of last year in the 400 meters with a time of 56.45. Tolman finished in fourth place in 57.63.

Brittany Reardon finished fourth for Colby in the 100 hurdles (15.13) and fifth in the pole vault (11-7.75). Kate Connolly added a sixth in the 5,000 meters (18:11.40) and Berol Dewdney was sixth in the 3,000 steeplechase (11:26.08).

The MIT women moved up one spot in the teams standings from second a year ago to first this season with 126.50 points.

MIT's Jaclyn Konopka helped her team to the title by winning the heptathlon with 4,420 points. MIT also received wins from Brooke Johnson in the 5,000 meters (17:31.05) and the 1,500 meters (4:33.05, facility record), and Lauren Kuntz in the pole vault (12-7.5).

Tufts received wins from Kelly Allen in the discus (162-06), Marilyn Allen in the 100 hurdles (14.90), and the 400 relay team (48.01) of Christina Harvey, Samantha Bissonnette, Anya Kaufmann, and Alexis Harrison.

Other women's winners Saturday included Tanasia Hoffler of Williams in the triple jump (38-6.75), WPI's Laura Pumphrey in the high jump (5-6), Westfield State's Naloti Palma-Kaluma in the shot put (44-10.25), Amherst's Sarah Daly in the 10,000 meters (35:39.04, facility record), Mount Holyoke's Camille Coklow in the 100 dash (12.47), Brianne Mirecki of Williams in the 3,000 steeplechase (10:47.98), Rhode Island College's Jaimee Dorsey in the 400 dash (55.25, meet record) and 200 meters (25.35), Middlebury's Juliet Ryan-Davis in the 800 meters (2:07.73), and Kirsten Silfvenius in the 400 hurdles (1:01.94).

Gilboy earns fifth in shot put at New England D3 meet

Sun, 05 May 2013 01:00:25 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- John Gilboy finished in fifth place in the shot put, while the Colby College 1,600 relay team and pole vaulter Harry Geldermann were both eighth at the New England Division III Championships on Saturday at Colby's Harold Alfond Stadium.

Gilboy had a toss of 48-11.50 for the Mules, who finished in 15th in the team standings with 17 points.

Luke Doherty Munro, Caleb Harris, Andrew Martinez, and Kevin Clarke combined for a 3:23.14 finish in the 1,600 relay for the Mules.

Geldermann, competing in his final meet, had a leap of 14-3.25 to earn a point for his eighth-place finish.

The Bates College men held off MIT by just one point to win the team title. Bates finished with 144 points to win the championship after placing third a year ago behind winner MIT and Williams College.

After winning the hammer throw title Friday, David Pless of Bates finished with 30 individual points by winning championships in the shot put (59-9.75) and discus (180-08). Pless set a New England Division III meet record and a facility record with his shot put toss. He also set a facility record in the discus.

Michael Martin of Bates won the 3,000 steeplechase in 9:06.19. The Bobcats also received a victory from the 3,200 relay team of Nick Barron, John Stansel, James LePage, and Mark McCauley in a meet record 7:41.10.

MIT stayed close to the Bobcats with wins from Arinze Okeke in the triple jump (47-04.25), Tyler Singer-Clark in the 100 dash (10.98) and 200 dash (21.62), and William Lee in the 400 dash (48.20). Singer-Clark also ran the anchor leg on two relay victories for MIT. He joined forces with Michael Kaba, Lee, and Derek Barnes to win the 1,600 relay in 3:17.26. Michael DuPlessis, Kaba, Nicholas Diamantoni, and Singer-Clark won the 400 relay in 41.91.

Other men's winners Saturday were Carl Joseph of University of Massachusetts at Boston in the high jump (6-9.75), Coast Guard's Ben Wolhaupter in the pole vault (15-5), Coast Guard's Adam Scalesse in the 110 hurdles (14.33), Bowdoin's Coby Horowitz with a 3:48.77 in the 1,500 meters, Mitchell Black of Tufts in the 800 meters (1:52.21), Emmanuel's Nathan Bruno in the 400 hurdles (51.87, meet record), and Connecticut College's Michael LeDuc in the 5,000 meters (14:30.03, facility record).

Women's lacrosse falls in semifinal heartbreaker

Sat, 04 May 2013 22:22:07 +0000

HARTFORD, Conn. --- The seventh-ranked Colby College women's lacrosse team had a hard starting the regular season game with third-ranked Middlebury College, but it was the ending that hurt the Mules in a heartbreaking 11-10 loss in a New England Small College Athletic Conference semifinal Saturday at Trinity College.

The Mules, seeded fourth in the tourney, fall to 12-4 overall. Colby is likely to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament when the pairings are announced Sunday at 9:30 p.m. Middlebury moves to 15-1 overall and will take on Trinity in the NESCAC title game Sunday at noon.

Colby stunningly fell behind 12-0 early in the second half of a home game against Middlebury two weeks ago. The Mules made sure that would not happen again by taking a 6-1 lead at one point in the first half and settled for an 8-5 margin at intermission. Colby pushed the lead to 10-6 with 22:43 to play, but the Panthers did not allow a goal the rest of the way and had a five-goal run to pull out the win.

The Mules fell behind 6-0 in the opening seven minutes of the home game against Middlebury, but Colby came out ready to play Saturday. Katharine Eddy scored unassisted just 45 seconds into the game for an important confidence score.

Colby tallied three times in a span of about three minutes to take a 4-0 lead. Tess Petesch made it 2-0 off an assist from Eddy, first-year Abby Hooper tallied from Abby Hatch, and Lindsey McKenna scored the first of her three goals with 20:51 to play.

After a Middlebury goal by Emma Kramer with 19:45 remaining, Eddy scored on another unassisted goal with 18:20 left and Kate Pistel buried a free-position shot just 18 seconds later for a 6-1 margin.

Middlebury chipped away at the lead on three straight goals to make it 6-4 with 8:50 to play to halftime. Margaret Souther had back-to-back scores and NESCAC leading scorer Ellen Halle had the third goal.

Colby answered with two goals, the first from McKenna off a pass from Petesch with 5:30 to play and from Hilary Barr on the second of three assists from Eddy with 42 seconds left. Souther, though, tallied for the third time in the half with just five seconds to play for a momentum changer for the Panthers.

Kramer made it 8-6 just 39 seconds into the second half from Halle. The Mules settled down and pushed the lead up to 10-6 on goals from McKenna off a dish from Pistel and Alex Mintz from Eddy with 22:43 left.

Kramer scored her third goal for the Panthers with 19:36 remaining to start the comeback. Halle tallied on a free-position shot with 13:05 remaining, while Souther added her fourth goal to cut the margin to one with 9:51 left. Laurel Pascal tied the game with a free-position shot with 7:27 remaining and Souther capped off a five-goal day with an unassisted game-winning score with 2:51 to go.

Middlebury was able to control play for most of the final 2:51, with Colby resorting to fouling in attempts to cause a turnover.

Michelle Burt stopped nine shots in 52:33 of play and added three ground balls and two caused turnovers for Colby. Claire Dickson played the final 7:27 for the Mules and did not have a stop.

Eddy had four draw controls to go along with her two goals and three assists. She has 21 goals and 30 assists for a team-best 51 points. Meg Mooney added three ground balls and one caused turnover, while Hatch had three draw controls. Brittany Chin finished with three ground balls, McKenna had two ground balls and one caused turnover, and Lisa Hoopes had two draw controls.

Middlebury 11, Colby 10

Colby............... 8 2 - 10

Middlebury.......... 5 6 - 11

Colby SCORING: GOALS: Lindsey McKenna 3; Katharine Eddy 2; Tess

Petesch 1; Kate Pistel 1; Alex Mintz 1; Hilary Barr 1; Abby Hooper 1.

ASSISTS: Katharine Eddy 3; Abby Hatch 1; Sarah Lux 1; Tess Petesch 1;

Kate Pistel 1.

Middlebury SCORING: GOALS: Margaret Souther 5; Emma Kramer 3; Ellen

Halle 2; Laurel Pascal 1. ASSISTS: Ellen Halle 2; Liza Herzog 1.

SHOTS - Colby 19; Middlebury 24.

Goalies - Colby: Michelle Burt 8-3 (52:33 minutes, 19 shots-9

saves, 10 GA) , Claire Dickson (07:27, 1-0, 1); Middlebury: Alyssa

Palomba 14-0 (60:00, 18-8, 10).

Men's crew in Petite Final at New England event

Sun, 05 May 2013 02:30:35 +0000

WORCESTER, Mass. --- The Colby College men's varsity 8 finished made the Petite Final after having the sixth-fastest boat during the heat races at the New England Rowing Championships on Saturday.

The Colby men finished fifth in their seven-boat heat in 6 minutes, 6.870 seconds over the 2,000-meter course. That clocking would have finished second in the first heat and was the sixth-best among the 14 boats. However, top three crews in each race advanced to the Grand Final (places 1-6). There were no results for the Petite Final.

Colby's men's second varsity 8 boat took fifth place out of six boats in the second heat. The Mules had a time of 6:33.458.

The Mules rowers in the second varsity 8 race included: Sara Lederer (coxswain), Ryan Newell (8), Dan Meyer (7), George Iverson (6), Charlie Leeds (5), Cole Stevens (4), Drew Kelly (3), Clint Ross (2), and Paul Dougherty (1).

NEW ENGLAND ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Men's varsity 8 heat 1: Williams, 6:05.652; 2. Bates, 6:07.724; 3. U. Rhode Island, 6:09.034; 4. U. New Hampshire, 6:10.068; 5. Middlebury, 6:12.170; 6. U. Vermont, 6:18.985; 7. Tufts, 6:20.996

Men's varsity 8 heat 2: 1. Trinity, 5:52.542; 2. Wesleyan, 5:54.855; 3. WPI, 5:55.571; 4. Boston College, 6:01.474; 5. Colby, 6:06.870; 6. Coast Guard, 6:09.041; 7. U. Connecticut, 7:44.242

Men's second varsity 8 heat 1: 1. Williams, 6:07.812; 2. U. Rhode Island, 6:09.556; 3. Boston College, 6:13.170; 4. Middlebury, 6:29.705; 5. U. Vermont, 6:38.506

Men's second varsity 8 heat 2: 1. Wesleyan, 6:05.754; 2. Trinity, 6:08.173; 3. WPI, 6:10.602; 4. Bates, 6:11.872; 5. Colby, 6:33.458; 6. Tufts, 6:57.193

Women's crew fifth in heat at New England meet

Sun, 05 May 2013 02:44:32 +0000

WORCESTER, Mass. --- The Colby College women's varsity 8 crew finished fifth in a heat at the New England Rowing Championships on Sunday.

The Mules had a time of 7 minutes, 12.688 seconds over 2,000 meters. Meanwhile, Colby's second varsity 8 boat was sixth out of seven boats in the opener of two heats.

Colby's women's varsity 8 boat included: Eliza Gesten (coxswain), Katie Chicojay (8), Astrid Moore (7), Becca Herman (6), Justine Seraganian (5), Sophie Suechting (5), Sarah Kate Lane-Reticker (4), Megan Cullinane (2), and Jessie Lunde (1).

The second varsity 8 rowers were Molly Colman (coxswain), Leigh Mathieu (8), Kara Witherill (7), Molly Clark (6), Emma Brown (5), Michelle Minkin (4), Emily Rosales (3), Danielle Anderson (2), and Lidia Henderson (1).

NEW ENGLAND ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Women's varsity 8 heat 1: 1. Williams, 6:34.930; 2. U. New Hampshire, 6:42.907; 3. WPI, 6:48.247; 4. Middlebury, 6:51.886; 5. U. Vermont 7:01.779

Women's varsity 8 heat 2: 1. Bates, 6:49.630; 2. Wesleyan, 6:57.538; 3. Tufts, 7:01.927; 4. Simmons, 7:11.686; 5. Mount Holyoke, 7:22.209; 6. Bryant, 9:39.267

Women's varsity 8 heat 3: 1. Trinity, 6:38.632; 2. Wellesley, 6:43.021; 3. Smith, 6:48.849; 4. Coast Guard, 6:51.499; 5. Colby, 7:12.688; 6. Clark, 7:17.283

Women's second varsity 8 heat 1: 1. Bates, 6:51.073; 2. Tufts, 6:53.698; 3. WPI, 6:54.980; 4. Wesleyan, 6:55.164; 5. Smith, 7:11.590; 6. Colby, 7:27.093; 7. Mount Holyoke, 7:28.149

Women's second varsity 8 heat 2: 1. Williams, 6:49.391; 2. Trinity, 6:56.032; 3. Wellesley, 7:04.940; 4. U. New Hampshire, 7:06.002; 5. Simmons, 7:10.779; 6. Middlebury, 7:11.934

Baseball ends season with losses to Lord Jeffs

Sun, 05 May 2013 02:01:32 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Nathan Ellis finished the season with a team-best .382 batting average for the Colby College baseball team after the Mules fell 5-1 and 8-3 in a doubleheader to Amherst College on Saturday at Coombs Field.

Bob Cook pitched a complete game in the opener and Dylan Driscoll earned the victory in the nightcap to help the Lord Jeffs.

Amherst moves to 22-11 overall, while the Mules end the season at 11-23.

Cook struck out five, walked none, and gave up just the lone earned run in improving to 4-2 this year. Driscoll moved to 7-0 after pitching five innings and striking out three.

The Lord Jeffs scored a lone run in the first inning of the opener when Jonathan Ramirez singled, stole second base, and eventually scored when Alex Hero reached on an error.

Amherst led off the second with another single, this time by catcher Dave Cunningham. After moving to second on a groundout, Cunningham scored on a single by Andrew Vandini.

The Mules kept it close for five innings, with senior pitcher Mark Nelson keeping his team in the game. Colby cut the lead to 2-1 in the second when Daniel Csaplar had a one-out single, moved to second on a single by Christopher Sonberg, and scored on John Schroeder's single in the bottom of the second.

The Lord Jeffs took control with three runs in the top of the sixth inning. Hero singled to lead off and promptly stole second base. He later scored on a single by Mike Odenwaelder. Cunningham had a single to bring in another run and Vandini smacked an RBI double to score Cunningham.

In the second game, Ramirez again led off with a single and stole second base in the first inning. Taiki Kasuga moved Ramirez over to third with a single and Cook followed with an RBI groundout to second base. Odenwaelder had a double to plate Kasuga for a 2-0 lead.

Colby had a lone run in the third when Schroeder was hit by a pitch to start the inning. Tyler Starks singled him to second base and he later scored on a single by Nathan Ellis.

Amherst added two more runs in the top of the fourth inning for a 4-1 margin. Conner Gunn singled to lead off the inning and moved to second on a single by Cunningham. Vandini put down a sacrifice bunt to move the runners over and Ramirez had a double to score both runs.

The Mules made it 4-2 with another lone run in the fourth inning. Kevin Galvin led off with a single, moved to second on a single by Csaplar, and both runners advanced on a sacrifice by Ben Crocker. Schroeder reached on a fielder's choice and brought in Galvin with Colby's second run.

Amherst went ahead 7-2 in the top of the fifth inning. Hero singled to start things off, Cook was hit by a pitch, and Odenwaelder singled to load the bases. Hero and Cook both came around to score on a wild pitch, and Gunn had an RBI single for the other score.

Ellis reached by a fielder's choice in the sixth inning for Colby and later scored on a single by Galvin. Amherst scored its final run in the sixth inning when Hero had a two-out single, stole second base, and scored on Cook's single.

Starks, Kramer, and Galvin all had two hits for Colby in the second game.

Game 1: http://www.colby.edu/athletics/teams/baseball/1213/stats/bse13g33.htm

Game 2: http://www.colby.edu/athletics/teams/baseball/1213/stats/bse13g34.htm

McClure, Matthews help Colby women to fine start

Sat, 04 May 2013 02:54:22 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Catherine McClure finished in fourth place in the 10,000-meter run and Abbott Matthews took fifth in the hammer throw for the Colby College women in a solid first day for the Mules at the New England Division III Track and Field Championships at Colby's Harold Alfond Stadium on Friday.

FULL RESULTS click on this PDF

Colby has 13 points and stands in fourth place in the meet heading into the final day of competition Saturday.

McClure finished in a time of 36 minutes, 56.78 seconds in her first New England Division III meet. Matthews threw 166-11 in her finish, while teammate Kate MacNamee took seventh place with a throw of 153-08. Leigh Fryxwell also had a seventh for Colby in the javelin throw (121-07).

Colby's Alison Grover earned 2,130 points and is 11th in the heptathlon after the opening four events.

The Tufts University women did not have an individual champion Friday, but had 23 points on the day for the lead.

Amherst College's Sarah Daly broke a 21-year-old facility record in taking the women's 10,000 meters in 35:39.04. The old record of 35:49.06 was set at the NCAA Division III Championships at Colby in 1992. Bridgewater State's Molly Rouillard took second in 35:49.99.

Worcester State's Amanda Caldarone won the long jump (17-7) after taking ninth place a year ago in the event. University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth's Krista Chauvin was the other women's champion Friday in taking the hammer throw at 188-10. She took third place a year ago. Amina Avril of Williams was second at 183-11.

Jaclyn Konopka of MIT has the first day lead in the heptathlon with 2,776 points. Eastern Connecticut's Lauren Hultzman is second with 2,479.

Grant, Herwig help Colby men to good day (full results)

Sat, 04 May 2013 02:08:44 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Jamaal Grant finished in fourth place in the long jump and teammate Andrew Herwig took fifth in the decathlon for the Colby College men's outdoor track and field team at the New England Division III Championships at Colby's Harold Alfond Stadium on Friday.

Full results: click on PDF

The Colby duo helped the Mules finish in fourth place with 13 points heading into Saturday's final day of competition.

Grant had a leap of 22-4.5, while Herwig had a consistent day with finishes in the top-five of three of the five events Friday. He finished with a score of 5,889 points.

John Gilboy also earned points for the Mules by taking seventh place in the hammer throw with a toss of 169-09.

David Hardison of Bates College won the decathlon to help the Bobcat men to 42 points and the lead at the meet.

Hardison, who finished fourth in the decathlon at last year's championships, led after the first five events Thursday. He scored 6,308 points to hold off Coast Guard's Clay Kosack (6,167) and Worcester State's Jason Sliwoski (6,068).

Bates teammate David Pless repeated as New England Division III champion in the hammer throw with a toss of 201 feet, 11 inches. He easily beat his winning toss of 187-09 last year. Springfield College's John Dayton was runner-up with a toss of 185-05.

The third champion of the day for the Bates men came in the 10,000-meter run, with Tully Hannan winning by about four seconds in 31 minutes, 20.92 seconds. MIT's Roy Wedge took second in 31:24.53.

WPI's Wesley DeChristofaro earned the men's long jump title after finishing second a year ago. He had a leap of 23-0.75 and runner-up Thomas Gauger of Westfield State jumped 22-9.75.

Women's lacrosse set for NESCAC Final Four

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:03:38 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- The seventh-ranked Colby College women's lacrosse team will enter one of the toughest weekends for any Mule team in program history when the New England Small College Athletic Conference Championships semifinals begin Saturday at Trinity College.

The Mules (12-3 overall) will play third-ranked Middlebury College in the second semifinal game at 2:30 p.m. The game will be Webcast at http://www.trincoll.edu/livevideo/Pages/default.aspx. Trinity College, the defending national champions and top-ranked in the country this year, takes on Hamilton College in the other semifinal at noon. The championship game will be Sunday at noon at Trinity.

Colby lost a stunning 14-6 game at home to Middlebury a few weeks ago in a contest where the Mules fell behind 12-0 early in the second half. Colby also fell 8-4 at home to Trinity back on April 7 in a game that was tied 4-4 early in the second half. The Mules own a 13-9 victory over Hamilton in a game played in Florida.

The Mules had their streak of five straight NESCAC title game appearances broken last year, but Colby still made the NCAA Division III Tournament and reached the quarterfinal round for the third straight season.

Colby and Middlebury may have the greatest rivalry in NESCAC women's lacrosse playoff history. The two teams will meet for the record eighth time in championship play, with the Panthers winning the first seven NESCAC tittles from 2001 to 2007. Colby won the next two championships in 2008 and 2009, Williams was the winner in 2010, and Trinity has won the title the past two years.

The Mules, 6-1 in away and neutral site games this year, are led in scoring by junior Katharine Eddy (19 goals, 27 assists, 46 points). She ranks second in the league in assists and fifth in scoring. Eddy also is first for the Mules in free-position goals (8-for-13) and is second in draw controls (25).

All-American Lindsey McKenna was the NESCAC Player of the Week for last week after scoring nine goals and dishing an assist in a win against Bates College and a quarterfinal round victory over Amherst College. McKenna reached 40-plus goals for the third consecutive year and has 40 goals and four assists this year. She also leads Colby in draw controls (29) and is second in free-position goals (7-for-13).

All-American midfielder Kate Pistel is third in scoring with 21 goals and nine assists for 30 points. Dana Swaffield (16 goals, 9 assists), Katie Griffin (16 goals, 5 assists), Alex Mintz (12 goals, 7 assists), and Tess Petesch (12 goals, 6 assists) are other scoring leaders. Sarah Lux is second to Eddy in assists with 11.

Colby goalie Michelle Burt held Amherst to just three goals in the quarterfinal round game last Saturday. She ranks second in the NESCAC in save percentage (.548). Claire Dickson also has played well in net for the Mules.

All-American defender Kirsten Karis leads the Mules in ground balls (23) and is second in caused turnovers (18). Meg Mooney is first in caused turnovers (19), while fellow defenders Lisa Hoopes (15 CT, 18 GB) and Brittany Chin (12 CT, 14 GB) also are above 10 caused turnovers on the season.

Middlebury (14-1 overall), the second seed, has scored 46 goals in the last three games against NESCAC opponents and has just the lone 10-9 setback at Trinity on April 13. Ellen Halle leads the NESCAC in points (76), goals (47), and assists (29). She was dangerous against the Mules in the last meeting by passing and driving from behind the net.

The Panthers have other offensive weapons in Margaret Souther (31 goals, 18 assists), Emma Kramer (28 goals, 10 assists), and Lisa Herzog (25 goals, 7 assists.

Trinity will take a 23-game winning streak into its semifinal game with Hamilton. The Bantams are 15-0 overall and are led by Kaitlin Hildebrand (30 goals, 16 assists), Megan Leonhard (31 goals, 4 assists), and Hadley Duncan (29 goals, 6 assists). Leonhard has team-bests of 47 draw controls and 26 caused turnovers.

Hamilton (9-7 overall) has lost to all three of the other semifinal teams, but came up with a big in a 10-9 road win at Bowdoin College last Saturday in a quarterfinal game.

Katie D'Antonio (34 goals, 13 assists) and Rachel Friedman (29 goals, 17 assists) are the two main scorers for the Continentals. Friedman also leads the team in draw controls (33).

Hanson, Ellis have big days for baseball in tight 5-4 loss

Sat, 04 May 2013 00:58:35 +0000

LEWISTON, Maine --- First-year pitcher Soren Hanson struck out 11 batters in 7.1 innings of work and Nathan Ellis had three hits and drove in a pair of runs for the Colby College baseball team, but Bates College scored in the bottom of the 10th inning to pull out a 5-4 non-conference win Friday.

Colby (11-21 overall) will finish the season Saturday with a 1 p.m. doubleheader with Amherst College.

Hanson, who took a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the eighth inning, had six straight strikeouts at one point from the last out of the second to the second out of the fourth inning. The strikeout streak was broke when the Mules committed an error, but Hanson followed with another strikeout to end the inning.

Bates scored twice in the eighth inning to take a 4-3 lead. Sam Berry doubled to lead off the inning and moved to third on a groundout by Nate Pajka. Alex Parker smacked a double to bring in Berry with the tying run and Colby brought in Dakota Rabbitt in relief of Hanson. Berto Diaz greeted Rabbitt with a single to score Parker.

Colby sent the game into extra innings with a lone run in the top of the ninth inning. With one out, Daniel Csaplar had a pinch-hit single and Nils Carlson followed with another pinch-hit single. After getting a strikeout for the second out, Bates pitcher Dean Bonneau was unable to put the game away. Ellis singled up the middle to bring in Csaplar with the tying run.

Parker led off the 10th inning with a bunt single and advanced to second on an error. After a strikeout, Parker moved to third on a passed ball. Jeff Gunn followed with a single to right field to bring in Parker with the game-winning run.

John Schroeder had a hit and scored a run for the Mules. Luke Duncklee and Jake Kramer had the other hits, while Tyler Starks and Kevin Galvin both had runs.

After Bates scored a lone run in the bottom of the first inning, Colby struck back for three unearned runs in the top of the second. With one out, Galvin reached on an error and Bates managed to get the second out after the miscue. Instead of being out of the inning, Schroeder had a bunt single to move Galvin to second and both runners moved up a base on a wild pitch. Starks reached on an error that brought in Galvin and Duncklee reached on the third error of the inning to bring home Schroeder. Ellis followed with an RBI single to plate Starks.

Bates cut the Colby lead to 3-2 with a lone run in the fifth inning. Conor Reenstierna singled to lead off the inning and later scored with two outs on a double by Kevin Davis.

Full box score: http://www.colby.edu/athletics/teams/baseball/1213/stats/col0503.htm

Bates 5, Colby 4, 10 inn.

Colby 030#000#001#0---4#8#4

Bates 100#010#020#1---5#10#3

Hanson, Rabbitt (8, L) and Schroeder, Corey (9); Levangie, Falkson (5), Mike Antonellis (6), Aidan Sullivan (8), DiFranco (8), Bonneau (9), Fusco (10, W) and Anagnost, Gunn (7). 2B: Ellis (C), Davis (B), Berry (B), Parker (B).

Deveau named NESCAC Player of the Year, Jennings also honored

Thu, 02 May 2013 22:23:54 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Colby College midfielder Ian Deveau (Moses Brown/Portsmouth, R.I.) is the top player in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) after being named the conference's Men's Lacrosse Player of the Year on Thursday.

Colby teammate John Jennings (St. John's Prep/Danvers, Mass.) was selected to the All-NESCAC second team at attacker.

Deveau, who also was named to the All-NESCAC First Team, earned all-conference honors the past three years. He was on the first team as a junior and second team as a sophomore. Deveau was named the league's top rookie after the 2010 season.

"Ian is a young man who embodies what playing college lacrosse is all about," Colby head coach Justin Domingos said. "His passion for the game, his love for his teammates, and his scoring ability put him in a position to win this award. I, along with everyone in the Colby lacrosse family, could not be happier for Ian."

Deveau is the seventh Colby athlete since the NESCAC started a playoff system in 2001 to earn Player of the Year honors. Women's lacrosse player Kate Sheridan '09 is the lone Colby athlete to earn two NESCAC Player of the Year honors (2008, 2009). Men's basketball player Sam Clark '01 (2001), women's basketball player Sarah Walsh '03 (2003), volleyball player Cait Cleaver '06 (2005), men's hockey player Greg Osborne '07 (2007), and men's hockey player T.J. Kelley '08 (2008) also have been honored.

Deveau finished his career ranked fifth in scoring at Colby with 99 goals and 80 assists for 179 career points. He is sixth in goals, sixth in assists, and tied for sixth for most points in a season (52 in 2013). Deveau ranks first in the conference in points per game (3.71) on 36 goals and 16 assists for 52 points, second in man-up goals (8), third in goals per game (2.57), and tied for ninth in assists per contest (1.14). In conference only statistics, Deveau (23 goals, 10 assists) was second to teammate Greg McKillop in scoring and is tied for second in man-up goals (4).

Jennings missed five games due to injury and still managed to finish third on Colby in scoring with 27 goals and five assist for 32 points. He finished his career ranked third all-time in goals scored for Colby with 115 and added 14 assists for 129 points. Jennings put up those totals despite missing 13 games during his first and senior seasons.

Jennings was the NESCAC Player of the Week after scoring five goals in an 11-10 overtime win over Amherst College to start the season. He also had four goals and one assist in a big 8-6 win against Maine rival Bowdoin College.

New England Small College Athletic Conference

Men's Lacrosse All-Conference Teams

Player of the Year: Ian Deveau,Colby; Rookie of the Year: Jon Broome, Middlebury; Coach of the Year: Peter Lasagna, Bates

First Team: Devin Acton, Amherst, Attack, Junior; Cole Bailey, Tufts, A, So.; Chad Sawyer, Connecticut College, A, So.;Ian Deveau, Colby, M, Sr.; Andrew Fiamengo, Tufts, M, Sr.; Andrew Metros, Middlebury, M, Sr.; Matt Callahan, Tufts, D, Sr.; Billy Chapman, Middlebury, D, Sr.; Mike Robinson, Wesleyan, D, Sr.; Mac Jackson, Bates, SP, So.; Brendan Hanley, Wesleyan, LSM, Sr.; Chris Williamson, Bowdoin, G, Sr.

Second Team:John Jennings, Colby, A, Sr.; Jon Broome, Middlebury, A, Fy.; Andrew Freedman, Connecticut College, A, Sr.; Rob Highland, Bates, M, Sr.; Matt Cohen, Trinity, M, Sr.; Bryan Hopper, Hamilton, M, Jr.; Zach Driscoll, Middlebury, D, Sr.; Dylan Lahey, Hamilton, D, So.; Mike Fiacco, Hamilton, D, Sr.; Brian Foster, Middlebury, SP, Sr.; Darric White, Middlebury, LSM, Jr.; Nate Gaudio, Middlebury, G, Jr.

Herwig seventh after first day of decathlon for Colby

Fri, 03 May 2013 01:01:36 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Colby College's Andrew Herwig is in seventh place after the first day of the decathlon at the New England Division III Track and Field Championships on Thursday at Colby's Harold Alfond Stadium.

Herwig, who has 3,064 points, was fifth in the high jump (5-9.75), sixth in the long jump (19-11.25), seventh in the 400 dash (52.51), eighth in the 100 dash (11.84), and ninth in the shot put (32-1).

MIT's Adrian Samsel is in first place by 18 points over David Hardison of Bates College. Samsel has 3,350 points after the opening five events, while Hardison is just behind him with 3,332 points. Henry Morales of University of Boston stands in third place with 3,293 points and Eric Wainman of Bates has 3,290.

The final five events will take place Friday. The first full day of competition will begin Friday and the meet will conclude on Saturday.

Samsel was a winner in the long jump (21-4.75) and took seconds in the 100 dash (11.49) and the high jump (6-0). Hardison had four third-place finishes in the 100 dash (11.50), long jump (20-10.5), high jump (5-10.75), and the 400 meters (5.15).

Morales was the lone double winner, taking victories in the 400 meters (50.36) and the 100 dash (11.43). He also took a second in the long jump (21-3.25). Worcester State's Jason Sliwoski won the shot put throw (38-4.75), while Theodore Paquin of Colby-Sawyer took the high jump in 6-1.25.

NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III HEAT SHEETS, SCHEDULE, INFORMATION

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:25:01 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Colby College will be hosting the New England Division III Track and Field Championships from Thursday, May 2 to Saturday, May 4, at Harold Alfond Stadium.

The following links have heat sheets, final instructions, performance lists, meet schedule, and meet information:

HEAT SHEETS: MEN AND WOMEN (Posted May 1)

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FINAL INSTRUCTIONS (Posted May 1)

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MEN'S PERFORMANCE LIST

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WOMEN'S PERFORMANCE LIST

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MEET SCHEDULE

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MEET INFORMATION

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Eight make All-NESCAC for women's track

Thu, 02 May 2013 04:10:51 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Brittney Bell earned All-New England Small College Athletic Conference Women's Track and Field for a fourth straight year and Colby College had eight athletes earn honors in 2013 after finishing in the top three in an event at the conference championships at Tufts University on Saturday.

Bell, a senior, and first-years Emily Doyle and Emily Tolman were honored in both the 400 and 1,600 relays. Brittany Reardon was part of the 400 relay team and Frances Onyilagha was on the 1,600 squad.

Bell made All-NESCAC in the 400-meter dash in her first year and was part of 400 relay teams in her sophomore and junior seasons.

Onyilagha (100 meters, 200 meters), Leigh Fryxell (javelin), Tolman (400 meters), Reardon (100 hurdles), Doyle (400 meters), Kate Connolly (10,000 meters), and Alanna McDonough (400 hurdles) also made the all-conference team.

The highlight of a great meet for Colby was Doyle, Onyilagha, Bell, and Tolman setting a NESCAC and school record with a winning time of 3:51.97 in the 1,600 relay. The 400 relay finished in second place in 48.39.

Onyilagha, Reardon, and Fryxell all made the team for the third straight year. Onyilagha won the 200 dash (25.08) and took third in the 100 (12.48). Reardon placed second in the 100 hurdles (14.86) and just missed another honor after taking fourth in the pole vault (10-6). Fryxell took second place in the javelin throw (122-06).

Tolman finished a tight third in the 400 dash in 57.505 to Middlebury's Julie Ryan-Davis (57.504), Connolly had a third in the 10,000 meters (37:34.30), and McDonough was third in the 400 hurdles (1:05.47).

Nisky earns All-NESCAC honor for men's track

Thu, 02 May 2013 03:22:54 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Colby College's Dylan Nisky was named to the New England Small College Athletic Conference Men's Track and Field All-Conference Team after placing third in the 800-meter run at the league championships at Tufts University on Saturday.

The top three in individual events and relays earned All-NESCAC honors.

Nisky, running in a field of 37, had a time of 1:53.18 to help the Mules finish seventh overall.

Cummings, Bezahler lead baseball to sweep

Wed, 01 May 2013 01:54:48 +0000

FARMINGTON, Maine --- Ian Bezahler struck out five and walked one over six innings to earn his first win as a starter after leading the Colby College baseball team to a 2-1 win over University of Maine at Farmington in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday at Hippach Field.

Glenn Parsons earned his first collegiate win and Daniel Csaplar picked up the save in the second game to lead the Mules to a sweep with a 10-6 victory in the nightcap.

Bezahler allowed just a first inning run to the Beavers to lower his earned run average to 1.00 in nine appearances. Mark Nelson had an eventful seventh inning, but ended up striking out the side to earn his second save of the season.

Colby (11-20 overall) will play at Bates College at 4 p.m. Friday in a newly scheduled game. The Mules then close out the season Saturday at 1 p.m. (new time start) in a doubleheader against Amherst College at Coombs Field.

Maine-Farmington took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a one-out single by Brian Jenkins and an RBI double by Colin Mello.

The game stayed that way until the Mules finally scored on UMF starter Casey Ashey, who struck out five and walked none in a complete game. Tim Corey led off the sixth inning with a home run and Alec Finigan followed with a double. Nathan Ellis was able put down a sacrifice bunt to move Finigan over to third base and Tyler Starks followed with a big single to drive in the game-winning run.

Corey finished the day with two hits, one run, and one RBI. Finigan also had a pair of hits and scored the one run.

Parsons threw 4.1 innings and allowed four earned runs while striking out three and walking no one. Csaplar, who has not given up a run this year in four relief appearances, pitched the final 2.2 innings.

Colin Cummings smacked a grand slam home run in the first inning, driving in Jake Kramer, Finigan, and Nils Carlson. Kramer was hit by a pitch for the team-leading seventh time this year, Finigan walked, and Carlson had a single to load the bases.

After UMF scored three runs (just one earned) in the bottom of the first, neither team scored over the next three innings. The Mules went ahead 9-3 with five runs in the fifth inning. Kramer, Corey, and Finigan all singled to load the bases with no outs. Carlson came up big with a two-run single and Cummings added his fifth RBI of the day by driving in Finigan with a single. Starks added a two-run double to bring in Carlson and Cummings.

The Beavers bounced back again in the bottom of the inning with three runs to cut the margin to 9-6. Matthew Woodbury had an RBI double and Zach Keene and Ben Keene both had RBI singles.

The Mules added an insurance run in the top of the seventh inning when Thomas Forese led off with a single. After back-to-back walks to Jon Garcia and John Schroeder loaded the bases, Starks had his third RBI of the day with a single.

Cummings added two runs and two hits to go with his five RBI, while Starks had three hits and drove in three. Carlson finished with a pair of hits, two runs, and two RBI.

Game 1: http://www.colby.edu/athletics/teams/baseball/1213/stats/mfb-col1.htm

Game 2: http://www.colby.edu/athletics/teams/baseball/1213/stats/mfb-col2.htm

Colby 2, Maine-Farmington 1

Colby 000#002#0---2#7#0

UMF 100#000#0---1#8#1

Bezahler (W), Nelson (7, S) and Corey; Ashey (L) and Woodbury. 2B: Finigan (C), Duncklee (C), Winchenba (UMF), Mello (UMF), McCrossin (UMF). HR: Corey (C).

Colby 10, Maine-Farmington 6

Colby 400#050#1---10#13#4

UMF 300#030#0----6#11#3

Parsons (W), Csaplar (5, S) and Schroeder; Humphrey (L), Grady (5) and Woodbury. 2B: Starks (C), Woodbury (UMF). HR: Cummings (C).

McKenna earns NESCAC Player of the Week honor

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:18:34 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Colby College junior All-American Lindsey McKenna (Fairfield, Conn.), who had 10 goals and one assist in two games last week, was honored as the New England Small College Athletic Conference Women's Lacrosse Player of the Week on Monday.

McKenna scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime and finished with five goals and an assist in an 11-10 win over rival Bates College in the regular season finale Wednesday. After Colby took a 3-1 lead in a defensive struggle Saturday against Amherst College in a NESCAC quarterfinal game, McKenna scored four times in the second half to help the Mules pull away for an 11-3 victory.

McKenna has helped the Mules reach the NCAA Division III Tournament quarterfinals in her first two seasons. The Mules have advanced to the NESCAC semifinals for the fifth time in the past six years, winning titles in 2008 and 2009.

McKenna also reached 40 goals or more for the third straight year and now has 40 goals and four assists for 44 points. She ranks third in the NESCAC in goals per game (2.67) and ninth in points per game (2.87). McKenna has 128 goals and 16 assists for 144 career points.

The Mules (12-3 overall) are the fourth seed in the NESCAC tourney and will play second-seeded Middlebury College in a semifinal game Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Trinity College.

Men's tennis beats Camels to end season

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:36:01 +0000

NEW LONDON, Conn. --- The Colby College men's tennis team reached 10 victories on the year after closing the season with a 6-3 win over Connecticut College in NESCAC play Sunday.

Jason Ottomano teamed up with Luke Martin at first doubles for an 8-6 win and each had close singles wins. Ottomano won 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 at first singles, while Martin battled back for a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 win at the fifth spot.

Jack Bryant and Matthew Mantikas also had singles wins for the Mules (10-6 overall, 2-5 NESCAC). Mantikas and Matt Carroll won at third doubles for Colby.

Colby 6, Connecticut College 3

Doubles

1: Jason Ottomano/Luke Martin, Colby, d. Jonathan Deeter/Jonathan Kraiger, 8-6

2: Joshua Suneby/John Cangelosi, CC, d. Jack Bryant/Sam Bachelder, 8-6

3: Matthew Mantikas/Matt Carroll, Colby, d. Stephen Jones/Will Tucker, 8-5

Singles

1: Ottomano, Colby, d. Suneby, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4

2: Cangelosi, CC, d. Bachelder, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4

3: Bryant, Colby, d. Deeter, 6-1, 6-4

4: Kraiger, CC, d. Carroll, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5

5: Martin, Colby, d. Huan Nguyen, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1

6: Mantikas, Colby, d. Emil Henry, 6-3, 6-2

Women's tennis ends season with 11th win

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:50:23 +0000

NEW LONDON, Conn. --- Tess Perese and Victoria Abel won at first doubles and each won singles matches to lead the Colby College women's tennis team to an 8-1 victory over Connecticut College in NESCAC play Sunday.

The Mules finished the season at 11-8 overall and 2-6 in NESCAC play.

Abel had the match of the day at second singles, taking a 6-4 win in the opening set and then falling 6-0 in the second set. She and Jen Herbert went to a third-set tiebreaker and Abel pulled out a 7-5 victory to win 7-6.

Colby seniors Sally Holmes and Alex McAuliff each won their final singles matches. Holmes won at fourth singles in straight sets and McAuliff did the same at the sixth spot. Holly Bogo had the other singles win for the Mules.

Mckenzie Love and Holly Bogo combined to win at second doubles, while Holmes and McAuliff joined forces for an 8-1 win at the third spot.

Colby 8, Connecticut College 1

Doubles

1: Tess Perese/Victoria Abel, Colby, d. Jen Herbert/Brittney Cangemi, 8-6

2: Mckenzie Love/Holly Bogo, Colby, d. Sara Krivoshik/Alexis Ditomassi, 8-4

3: Sally Holmes/Alex McAuliff, Colby, d. Charlotte Marcoux/Aneeka Kalia, 8-1

Singles

1: Perese, Colby, d. Ditomassi, 6-3, 6-4

2: Abel, Colby, d. Herbert, 6-4, 0-6, 7-6 (7-5)

3: Krivoshik, CC, d. Love, 7-5, 6-4

4: Holmes, Colby, d. Marcoux, 6-1, 7-5

5: Bogo, Colby, d. Cangemi, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1

6: McAuliff, Colby, d. Kalia, 6-3, 6-4

Baseball falls twice to Plymouth State

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:05:22 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Jeff Runnals (Wolfeboro, N.H.) pitched a complete game in the opener and Tucker Regan (Niantic, Conn.) pitched five innings for the victory in the nightcap to help the Plymouth State baseball team to 6-2 and 4-2 non-conference wins over Colby College on Sunday at Coombs Field.

The Panthers improved to 19-18 overall, while the Mules fell to 9-20.

Runnals struck out four, walked none, and allowed seven hits in the first game. Regan gave up both of the runs in the second game while striking out five and walking none. Ryan Wakefield (Sanbornton, N.H.) worked the seventh inning for the save.

Plymouth State scored three runs in the first inning of the opener to take early control. Steve Beard (Middleton, Mass.) was hit by a pitch to start the game and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. After the second out of the inning, Brandon Cox (Nashua, N.H.) walked, Rob Madonna (Cranston, R.I.) had a single to drive in Beard, Dave Hall (Groton, Conn.) doubled to bring in Madonna, and Brian Thompson (Southington, Conn.) singled to score Hall. Beard had two doubles and two runs in the opener.

In the second, the Panthers scored two unearned runs when Brendan Cosgrove (Merrimack, N.H.) reached by error to start the inning. Beard followed with a double to put Cosgrove over to third base. After a strikeout, Ryan McIntosh (Lincoln, N.H.) singled to bring in Cosgrove and Cox had a sacrifice fly to score Beard.

In the top of the third, Thompson tripled with one out and scored on a two-out single by Cosgrove for a 6-0 margin.

Colby scored both of its runs in the bottom of the third inning. Tyler Starks (Milton, Mass.) led off with a single and later scored on the fifth triple of the season by Jason Buco (Methuen, Mass.). Colin Cummings (Ashburn, Va.) had an RBI groundout to bring in Buco.

Cosgrove, Madonna, and Thompson all had two hits, one run, and one RBI for the winners. Starks and Alec Finigan (Milton, Mass.) both had two hits for Colby.

In the second game, the Panthers had a lone run in the first inning when a hit batter, a single, and a walk loaded the bases. Hall followed with a single to bring in McIntosh, but Colby was able to get out of the inning with no more damage.

Hall, who was 3-for-3 in the second game, had a two-out double in the third inning and Thompson followed with an RBI single for a 2-0 margin.

Plymouth State scored an unearned run in the top of the fifth after Madonna reached on an error and moved to second on a sacrifice by Hall. Thompson, who had three hits and two RBI in the game, smacked a double to plate Madonna.

The third run was big because Colby scored twice in the bottom of the fifth inning. Nathan Ellis (Milton, Mass.) singled to lead the inning off, moved to second when Daniel Csaplar (Winchester, Mass.) was hit by a pitch, and both runners moved up one base on a wild pitch. Christopher Sonberg (Windsor, Conn.) had a two-run pinch-hit single to cut the lead to 3-2.

In the sixth, Beard reached by error and later scored from third on a squeeze bunt by McIntosh.

Plymouth State 6, Colby 2 (1st game)

PS 321#000#0---6#11#0

Colby 002#000#0---2#7#1

Jeff Runnals (W) and Rob Madonna; Scott Goldberg (L), Dakota Rabbitt (2), Ian Bezahler (7) and Tim Corey. 2B: Steve Beard (P) 2, Dave Hall (P). 3B: Brian Thompson (P), Jason Buco (C).

Plymouth State 4, Colby 2 (2nd game)

PS 101#011#0---4#8#0

Colby 000#020#0---2#4#3

Tucker Regan (W), Zach Cogswell (6), Ryan Wakefield (7, S) and Rob Madonna; Greg Ladd (L), Glenn Parsons (4), Luke Geoghegan (6), Mark Nelson (7) and Tim Corey. 2B: Dave Hall (P), Brian Thompson (P).

Women's lacrosse advances to NESCAC semifinals

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:09:41 +0000

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Michelle Burt (Woodbridge, Conn.) made 12 saves and Lindsey McKenna (Fairfield, Conn.) scored at least 40 goals for the third time in three years to lead the fourth-seeded Colby College women's lacrosse team to an 11-3 win over fifth-seeded Amherst College in a New England Small College Athletic Conference quarterfinal game Saturday at Bill Alfond Field.

Colby improves to 12-3 overall and will play in a league semifinal game against second-seeded Middlebury College next Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Trinity College. The top-seeded Bantams will take on sixth-seeded Hamilton College in the other semifinal at noon. Amherst, ranked 12th nationally, ends the season at 9-6.

Burt, a junior, may have played the best game of her career after stopping six shots in each half. She had a number of difficult stops in the second half. Burt also finished with two caused turnovers and two ground balls.

McKenna, with 40 goals and four assists this season, scored all four of her goals in the second half to break the contest open. She had 43 goals in her first year at Colby and scored 45 a year ago. McKenna has 128 goals and 16 assists for 144 career points in her junior year.

Both teams came ready to play in a first half dominated by the defenses. Burt ended up being the difference, stopping six shots as the Mules took a 3-1 lead at the break. Katharine Eddy (Cheshire, Conn.) scored on a blast from the right side of the goal with 23:06 left to put the Mules up 1-0. Tess Petesch (Rockville, Md.) took a feed from Sarah Lux (Manlius, N.Y.) and scored on a low shot with 21:12 to play for a 2-0 Mule lead.

Amherst cut the lead in half with 15:31 to go on Caroline Holliday's (Newark, Del.) catch-and-shoot off a nice pass from Elizabeth Ludlow (Huntington, N.Y.). Petesch scored her second goal of the game from Eddy with 11:54 to play for the 3-1 margin.

Colby, which went 0-for-2 on free-position shots in the first half, made four of its five free-position shots in the final 30 minutes. The Mules scored four straight goals in the first 7:17 of the second half to take command. Eddy scored her second goal of the contest on a free-position shot just 1:43 into the half. After an unassisted goal by Abby Hatch with 25:21 remaining, McKenna scored back-to-back free-position goals with 23:49 and 22:43 to play.

Ludlow gave Amherst some life after the Lord Jeffs won the draw control after McKenna's second goal. She took a feed from Krista Zsitavay (New Vernon, N.J.) and scored just 21 seconds later to make it 7-2.

The Mules, ranked eighth nationally, once again scored four straight goals to pull away for an 11-2 lead. Hatch had her second goal with 17:29 left from Eddy, McKenna scored on her third free-position shot, McKenna got her fourth of the game from Hatch, and Alex Mintz (Mountain Lakes, N.J.) took a feed from Dana Swaffield (Dover, Mass.) for the Mules' final score.

The Jeffs closed out the scoring when Hillary Densen (Summit, N.J.) converted on a free-position goal with 3:46 to play.

Meg Mooney (Wellesley, Mass.) led Colby's defense with four caused turnovers and four ground balls. Kirsten Karis had a game-high five ground balls and caused two turnovers.

Mia Haughton (Princeton, N.J.) had three caused turnovers and three ground balls to lead Amherst. Alex Philie (East Sandwich, Mass.) added two caused turnovers, two draw controls, and two ground balls. Zsitvay had a game-high four draw controls.

Christy Forrest (Madison, Conn.) made seven saves in 50:21 of action in goal for Amherst. Katelyn Salerno (West Windsor, N.J.) played 9:39 and had no stops.

Colby 11, Amherst 3

Amherst College..... 1 2 - 3

Colby............... 3 8 - 11

Amherst College SCORING: GOALS: Elizabeth Ludlow 1; Hillary Densen 1;

Caroline Holliday 1.

ASSISTS: Elizabeth Ludlow 1; Krista Zsitvay 1.

Colby SCORING: GOALS: Lindsey McKenna 4; Katharine Eddy 2; Abby Hatch

2; Tess Petesch 2; Alex Mintz 1.

ASSISTS: Katharine Eddy 2; Abby Hatch 1; Sarah Lux 1; Dana Swaffield

SHOTS - Amherst College 23; Colby 22.

TURNOVERS - Amherst College 17; Colby 15.

GOALIES - Amherst: Christy Forrest (50:21 minutes, 15 shots-7 saves, 8 GA)

, Katelyn Salerno (09:39, 3-0, 3); Colby: Michelle Burt (60:00,

15-12, 3).

Women's track strong third at NESCAC meet

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:30:03 +0000

MEDFORD, Mass. --- Emily Doyle and Frances Onyilagha each won individual New England Small College Athletic Conference titles and helped the 1,600-meter relay team to a victory as the Colby College women's outdoor track and field team finished a strong third at the league championships Saturday at Tufts University.

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While Tufts easily won the 11-team meet with 203 points, Colby was just eight points behind runner-up Middlebury College (117.5) with 109.5 points and just edged fourth place Williams College (109). The Mules won the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin (CBB) title over fifth place Bowdoin College (82) and seventh place Bates College (58).

Colby tied its best finish ever at the NESCAC Championships since the league started playoff formats in sports in 2001. The Mules took third in 2002 and also had 109.5 points 10 years ago in 2003 while taking third place.

Doyle had a memorable first NESCAC meet, winning a championship in the 400-meter dash in 57.12 to help the Mules take three of the top four spots in the race. Middlebury's Juliet Ryan-Davis was the runner-up in 57.504 and the Mules' Emily Tolman was right with her at 57.505. Brittney Bell added a fourth for Colby in 57.71.

Onyilagha also had a terrific meet for the Mules, winning the title in the 200 dash (25.08) and taking third in the 100 dash (12.48). She won fairly comfortable in the 200, with runner-up Alexis Walker of Wesleyan University clocking a 25.53.

Colby's flying 1,600 relay team won the NESCAC title in 3:51.97 to top second place Williams (3:52.77) by nearly one second. Third place Middlebury was more than six seconds behind the Mules. Doyle ran the first 400 meters and handed off to Onyilagha, Tolman went third, and Bell ran the anchor leg.

The Mules' 400 relay team of Bell, Brittany Reardon, Doyle, and Tolman took second place in 48.39, while Tufts took the title in 48.27. In the 3,200 relay, the Mules finished sixth in 9:38.45 behind Ginny Keesler, Layne Schwab, Morgan Lingar, and Alanna McDonough.

Reardon helped the Mules by taking second place in the 100 hurdles (14.86) and fourth in the pole vault (10-6). Leigh Fryxell had the other second-place finish by throwing 122-06 in the javelin. Robin Armstrong of Tufts barely held her off with a 122-11.

Thirds for Colby went to Kate Connolly in the 10,000 meters (37:34.30) and McDonough in the 400 hurdles (1:05.47). Berol Dewdney added a fourth in the 3,000 steeplechase (11:28.70), Catherine McClure ran to a 17:26.97 clocking in taking fifth in the 5,000 meters, Abbott Matthews also was fifth in the hammer throw (156-00), and Lingar was sixth in the 1,500 meters (4:46.19), Kate MacNamee took seventh in the hammer (139-04), and Schwab finished eighth in the 1,500 meters (4:47.64).

Men's track and field seventh at NESCAC meet

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:08:11 +0000

MEDFORD, Mass. --- The Colby College men's outdoor track and field team received a third from Dylan Nisky in the 800-meter run to help the Mules finish in seventh place out of 11 teams at the New England Small College Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday at Tufts University.

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The Mules finished with a score of 33 and were just three points out of sixth place. Colby was competing without injured sprinter Dom Kone, the national champion in the 100 dash last year.

Nisky finished with a time of 1:53.18 in the field of 37 in the 800 meters. Mark McCauley of Bates College was first in 1:52.15.

Harry Geldermann took fourth place in the pole vault with a leap of 13-1.5, Jamaal Grant added a fifth in the long jump (21-8.75) and Matt White had the same placing in the 400 dash (49.89) for the Mules.

John Gilboy was sixth in the shot put (45-9) and eighth in the hammer throw (155-10), while Shaquann Hunt took sixth in the javelin (170-03). Nick Joseph added a seventh in the triple jump (42-7) and Justin Owumi placed eighth in the 110 hurdles (15.62, 15.49 prelim).

Caleb Harris, Randy Person, Kevin Clarke, and White placed sixth in the 1,600 relay in 3:25.06.

Men's varsity 8 second, crews win events

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:41:31 +0000

DURHAM, N.H. --- The Colby men's varsity 8 placed second against University of New Hampshire and University of Vermont and the Mules had victories in two other races Saturday.

The racing was tight in the varsity 8, with New Hampshire coming out on top at 4:59.6 over the 1,750-meter course. The Mules were at 5:01.0 and Vermont finished in 5:05.5. Pat Adams, Nate Krump, Noah Teachey, Sam Belk, Ian Tibbetts, George Iverson, David Watson, James Rabjohns, and coxswain Sylvia Xu were in the boat.

Colby won the men's second varsity 8 event in 5:23.7, finishing more than 10 seconds ahead of UNH (5:33.8) and way in front of Vermont (5:51.8). Sara Lederer, Ryan Newell, Charlie Leeds, Daniel Meyer, Drew Kelly, Cole Stevens, Ryan Weeks, Ross, and Paul Dougherty competed for Colby.

In the men's second varsity 4 race, the Mules had a time of 5:52.0 to cruise to the victory over UVM (5:58.9) and UNH (6:21.4). Iverson, Krump, Teachey, Belk, and Xu won the race.

The Mules will compete in the New England Rowing Championships next Saturday in Worcester, Mass.

Softball ends season by falling twice to Jumbos

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:57:56 +0000

MEDFORD -- The Colby College softball team finished the season Saturday at 11-17 overall after dropping 2-0 and 7-0 games to seventh-ranked Tufts University on Saturday in a NESCAC East doubleheader.

Colby senior Lauren Becker allowed just one earned run in a fine pitching effort in the opening game.

Tufts pitchers Rebecca DiBiase and Aly Moskowitz earned the shutouts for the Jumbos (35-3 overall, 12-0 NESCAC East).

DiBiase controlled the first game for Tufts, scattering four hits over seven innings. The Jumbos gave DiBiase all the runs she would need in the fourth inning when Emily Beinecke singled to left field and advanced to second on a passed ball. Following two fly outs, sophomore Gracie Marshall doubled to right to bring in Beinecke.

The Jumbos got on the board again in the sixth with an unearned run as Beinecke again singled to left and was sacrificed to second by Kris Parr. Marshall drove a line drive to left field that was bobbled and dropped, allowing Beinecke to score.

Meaghan Lewia had two of Colby's four hits.

In the second game, Tufts scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning. Sophomore Michelle Cooprider singled to center and Jo Clair doubled to right-center to score Cooprider. Beinecke followed that with a home run to left to give the Jumbos a 3-0 lead.

Colby threatened in the bottom of the second, loading the bases on a single by Brianne Wheeler and consecutive two-out singles by Tori Sansone and Lindsay Peterson. Sophomore Carolyn Bennett grounded to Moskowitz to end the inning.

Tufts loaded the bases in the third, but failed to score. The Jumbos then broke open the game in the fourth inning, scoring four unearned runs.

Women's crew settles for third place

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 03:02:21 +0000

DURHAM, N.H. --- The Colby College women's varsity 8 had to settle for third place in competition against University of New Hampshire and University of Vermont on Saturday on Oyster River.

New Hampshire won the varsity 8 race in 5:34.83 over the 1,750-meter course and was followed in by Vermont (5:52.78) and the Mules (6:08.14).

Justine Seraganian, Becca Herman, Megan Cullinane, Jessie Lunde, Astrid Moore, Katrina Chicohay Moore, Sarah Lane-Reticker, Sophie Suechting, and Eliza Gesten were in the varsity 8 boat.

In second varsity 8 racing, the Mules were third in 6:18.04 and trailed winner UNH (5:44.88) and UVM (5:52.78).

The Mules compete at the New England Rowing Championships next Saturday at Worcester, Mass.