With another week comes another helping of impressive performances by the Camel athletes.
Men’s soccer found themselves on both sides of 1-0 games this past week. Oscar Brown ’12 chipped in a goal in the eleventh minute of a 1-0 victory over Colby College on October 24. Alex Martland ’10 made three saves for the shutout.
Following the win that sealed their first winning season ever in NESCAC, the Camels fell to Keene State by another 1-0 score on October 27. With a spot already clinched in the NESCAC playoffs, the Camels hope to finish the season strong, as they get ready for postseason quarterfinals, which begin November 1.
The women’s soccer team also split their games in the past week. A showdown with Mitchell College on October 21 ended with a dominant 4-0 beat down of the cross-town Mariners. Brigi Palatino ‘12 knocked in two goals for the Camels who also got contributions from Jacqui Durand ‘12 and Sharon Katz ‘10. Goaltender Bailey Andrews ’10 had a quiet day in goal with one save for the shutout as the Camels out-shot Mitchell by a 35-1.
Three days later, the Camels suffered a tough loss against Colby College on Silfen Field. With the 2-0 defeat and no playoff berth this year, the Camels unfortunately were unable to end their season on a high note after a final 3-0 loss against Wesleyan University on Freeman Field October 30.
In perhaps one of the best seasons any team has had at Connecticut College in the past few years, the volleyball team continues to dominate the NESCAC.
However, the Camels took on some tough out-of-conference competition on October 24 with home matches against the Coast Guard Academy and Endicott College. The red-hot Camels lost a little bit of steam with a 3-0 sweep courtesy of the Bears from Coast Guard but responded with a hard fought 3-1 victory over the Gulls of Endicott.
The doubleheader on Saturday was followed with a trip to Rhode Island College on October 27. The Camels notched their 20th win of the season with 3-0 sweep of the Anchorwomen.
Sitting 2nd in the NESCAC standings, the Camels will likely enter the playoffs on November 6 with home court advantage with the hopes of potentially bringing home a NESCAC championship.
The field hockey team continued its season with a difficult three game stretch in only five days. The Camels jumped to a 3-0 lead against Babson College on October 22 before the Beavers stormed in with a five-goal onslaught to win 5-3.
The Camels then responded with two victories over Colby College and Gordon College on October 24th and 27th, respectively. In the Colby game, the Camels recorded a 3-1 victory with the help of Hanna Wagner ‘12 who scored two goals for the team and helped the Camels end a six game losing streak.
Three days later, the Camels defeated Gordon by a score of 5-2. Abby Hine ’11 tallied a goal and an assist for the Camels’ second straight win. Even though field hockey concluded their season with a 3-2 loss on October 30 against Wesleyan University, they should still be in position for a playoff berth when postseason play begins on November 1.
The Williams College 8K Plansky Invitational took place on October 17 with plenty of impressive performances turned in by the Camel cross country team. Finishing right behind RPI overall with a third place finish, the Camels’ Doug Wright ’12 finished 2nd amongst other collegiate runners in the 8K with a 26:29. Shawn Mulcahy ‘11 and Tim Murtagh ’13 finished in 6th and 22nd place respectively in the invitational, which rounded out the top three finishers for the Camels.
On the women’s side of the meet, seven ladies finished in the top 15 to lead Connecticut College to a 2nd place finish behind RPI. Faye McKenna ’11 (2nd), Kerry Darmody ’12 (6th), Lindsay Paiva ‘12 (7th), Kelsey Taylor ‘11 (8th), Colleen MacPhee ‘10 (10th), Chiara Pandolfi ‘11 (11th), and Julianne Fowler ‘12 (14th) all earned All-Invitational honors.
The team returned to competition a week later with a third place finish at the Wellesley College Invitational on October 24. Melanie Poole ’11, Clare Murphy Hagan ‘13 and Maura Hallisey ‘13 finished in the top three for the Camels with 14th, 18th and 21st place finishes respectively.
The girl’s tennis team traveled to the Women’s Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament in Amherst, MA on October 16-18. Becca Heupel ’11 and Cassie Smith ’13 teamed up for doubles and recorded two victories and a loss over the weekend. Heupel and Smith knocked off a mixed doubles team from Babson and Roger Williams and the number two team from Colby College. The girl’s lone loss came to Middlebury College’s two best players.
The men’s tennis team took a trip to Stonehill College in Eaton, MA on October 4. The Camel men finished in second place out of six teams with an impressive performance by George King ’13 who reached the finals of the #1 player bracket before falling to Holy Cross’ Matt Wierzel. Colin Tsai ’12 also reached the finals for the Camels in the #3 player bracket before losing to Merrimack’s Sean Pahler.
Moving to the pool, the water polo team took part in the Division III Eastern Championship at Washington and Jefferson University in Pennsylvania the weekend of October 26. The Camels nabbed a 3rd place finish in the tournament with two victories over Penn State-Behrend.
In the second victory over the Bears to seal the third place finish, Sam Burns ’13 led the way with six goals and received help from teammates Nick Sizer ’12 and Sam Mitchell ’11 who contributed with four scores each of their own as the Camels cruised to a 19-13 victory. Mitchell was also awarded First Team All-Invitational honors and was accompanied by Brendan Kempf ’10 and Burns who each took a place on the tournament’s Second Team. The Camels conclude their season on November 6-7 at the Northern Division Championship taking place at Harvard University.
The women’s rowing team took part in the long standing Head of the Charles Regatta on October 19 in Cambridge, MA. Abbe Schickner ’12, Alex Heilman ’12, Jessica Truelove ’11, and Lesley Gaughan ’12 joined coxswain Robin Ly ‘11 for an excellent 10th place performance in the 29-team field.
The team then turned in a bronze medal performance as they finished 3rd out of 13 teams at the Quinsigamond Novice Challenge on October 26 in Worchester, MA. Johanna Collins ’13, Lillian Beck ’13, Amy Cheetham ’13, Koreen Shoham ’13, Seana Siekman ’13, Andie McRae ’13, Caity Sprague ’13, Lila Douglis ’13 and Maureen Sweeney ’13 teamed up for the all-freshmen third place finish in the regatta.
