Camel Weekly Roundup

In the twilight of their winter season, many Conn athletes saw less action than usual this past week.
The men’s basketball team lost to Wesleyan 79-70 on Saturday, February 6, but they looked to close out the season on a positive note this past weekend in Maine. They notched a 60-65 victory over Colby on Friday, and they faced Bowdoin on Saturday.
After taking a tough, double-overtime loss to Wesleyan last Saturday (79-71), the women’s team also hit the road and played both Colby and Bowdoin. Friday’s result was an unfortunate blowout, as the Camels fell to the Mules 83-57.
While it has been a disappointing season for both of these teams, Demetrius Porter ’12 and Jennifer Shinall ’12 established themselves as exceptionally talented players this year.
They both led their respective teams in both total scoring and total rebounds, and it is clear that they will continue to play huge roles during the remainder of their athletic careers at Conn.
The men’s hockey team picked up an encouraging 3-2 victory over rival Wesleyan last Saturday. With their NESCAC schedule now complete, the Camels will finish the season against Southern Maine, University of New England, Norwich and St. Michael’s. The match against Southern Maine resulted in a thrilling 3-2 overtime victory for Conn.
The women’s team also won in a convincing 5-2 rout of Williams College last Saturday. The Camels played a doubleheader against Hamilton this past weekend, and they took the first game 5-4 on Friday. They are looking forward to their remaining NESCAC matchups against Trinity and Wesleyan.
Leaders in overall points on the men’s team included forwards Julien Boutet ’12, Ryan Riffe ’11, Joe Capuano ’11 and defender Ryan Joyce ’10. With seventeen total points (six goals and eleven assists), Boutet played exceptionally well on offense this season.
On the women’s team, forwards Ashleigh Kowtoniuk ’12, Ariel DiPasquale ’13 and Rachel Lindmark ’10 have already notched double-digit point totals. Both Kowtoniuk and DiPasquale are leading the team with thirteen points, which is a testament to the team’s young talent.
The Conn squash teams both suffered early exits in the NESCAC playoffs last weekend. The women’s team was ousted by Hamilton 9-0, and the men were defeated by Tufts 8-1.
Top-seeded Trinity proceeded to claim both the men’s and women’s titles that weekend in dominant fashion and their teams won championships with blowout victories over Williams.
The Camel swimmers had successful outings last Saturday at Wellesley College. The men’s team bested Bates with a final of 190-103 and the women’s team won competitions against both Wellesley and Bates. These swimmers and divers will soon be participating in the NESCAC championships. The women will compete at Middlebury from February 19-21, while the men will travel to Williams and compete from February 26-28.