Conn’s Camel Athletic teams have been doing well this season. With a new, fierce mascot and the season winding down, our athletes are giving one last push to win their final games and make it to the NESCAC tournament.
The men’s lacrosse team has certainly made a statement throughout not only the NESCAC conference, but also the entire country. The men are now ranked 8th in the nation, and players have even earned national honors. Senior attacker Steve Dachille, of Garden City, N.Y. has been named the Inside Lacrosse/Nike National Division III Player of the Week, a huge honor. The undefeated, 11-0, Camels have only a few games left to clinch a perfect season. The Camels defeated the United States Merchant Marine Academy on Tuesday, April 13 and Tufts on Saturday, April 17, but there are three games left that the Camels have to win; they will face Wheaton on Monday, April 19, Colby on Saturday, April 24 and will end with Wesleyan on Friday, April 30.
The women’s lacrosse team is on a two-game winning streak, and is hoping to finish out the season with three more wins. After winning their first NESCAC game of the season against Bates in a double over-time win on April 10, the Camels beat Eastern Connecticut on Wednesday, April 14. The Camels have two more NESCAC battles left on the schedule; Colby on April 24, and Wesleyan on Friday, April 30. They will also face one more out-of-conference game, on Thursday, April 22, against Springfield College. The women are hoping to end the season on a high note, and make it to the NESCAC tournament.
The men and women’s track and field teams are also having a very successful season. On April 10, at an event at Eastern Connecticut State University, two of the Camels came out on top. Sophomores Brigi Palatino and Alex DeShields won two events for the Camels in the 100 and 200-yard dash, as well as the long jump. In addition, Alex Samma ’10, was named the NESCAC field performer of the week on April 6. The Camels will finish out the season with their final two meets. On Saturday, April 17, the Camels will hold the Silfen Invitational at the Silfen track and field. They will end with a meet on Tuesday, April 20, at the Amherst Invitational.
Men’s and women’s rowing is hoping to end the season with success in their last two regattas. On April 6, the lady Camels won the second varsity four, and the men placed second in the novice four; also, on April 12, the women won the novice eight, and the men placed third in the novice four at a regatta on Lake Quinsigamond in Central Massachusetts. There are two final regattas this season, one on April 17 against Tufts, Ithaca, Holy Cross, and Clark; and another against Trinity, Wesleyan, and Clark at Lake Quinsigamond, both at Lake Quinsigamond. They are planning on doing very well in both races, and ending the season on a high note.
Our tennis teams are also having a great season. The women, currently 6-7, and the men, 4-7, are hoping to win the last two matches of the season. The women will end the season with a NESCAC match on Saturday, April 24 against Colby. The men are hoping to win their last three matches against the Coast Guard on Tuesday, April 20, Wesleyan on Thursday, April 22, and Colby on Saturday, April 24. The tennis teams are hoping to end the season with wins against their NESCAC rivals.
It has been a great year for Connecticut College sport’s teams, and the rest of the remainder of the spring season should continue to be exciting. Make sure to head out to the fields, court, and water to see our Camels hold their own in the NESCAC.
