Men’s cross-country competed in the 15th annual Iona College Meet of Champions on September 19. The Camels finished 21st out of 23 teams in a field comprised mostly of Division I schools.
Doug Wright ‘12 finished the men’s 8K with a time of 27:15.26 for the highest individual performance on the team. David Aigler ‘11 and Colin Gallant ‘12 had the second and third fastest individual performances for the Camels finishing in 157th and 159th place, respectively.
The team continues their season September 26 at the Connecticut College Invitational at Harkness State Park in Waterford, Conn.
Women’s cross country traveled to UMass-Dartmouth on September 19 where the team placed 10th out of 46 teams. Faye McKenna ‘11 collected All-Invitational honors with a time of 18:58 in the 5K, solidifying at 21st place finish, the highest for any individual Camel.
Kelsey Taylor ‘11 continued her momentum from the previous weekend’s Trinity Invitational. She finished the race in 19:08, good for a 26th place finish.
Julianne Fowler ‘12 rounded out the top three individual performers with a 68th place performance run in 19:54.
The women’s team will join the men’s team at the Connecticut College Invitational on September 26.
Men’s water polo traveled to Princeton, NJ on September 18 to compete in the 2009 ECAC Men’s Water Polo Championships. The team played three games in a stretch of two days against some very talented Division I teams.
Although the team did not win a match, the Camels put up strong performances against Fordham, George Washington and Harvard that will set the tone for the rest of the season.
After men’s soccer’s dramatic season-opening victory over Bates, the Camels dropped a tough road game to Williams on September 19. The 4-0 loss was highlighted by goaltender Alex Martland ‘10, who had five saves in the loss.
The team followed up the loss with a showdown under the lights against the Coast Guard Academy on September 23. The Camels were able to squeeze out a 3-2 victory thanks to a last minute header by Issac Hancock ‘12. Trevor Prophet ‘11 knocked in the team’s two first half goals.
The Camels kept the wins coming when #2 Amherst traveled to New London on Saturday. Conn stunned the second ranked team in the country, beating them decisively, 4-1. The match was highlighted by two second half goals from Graham Christensen ‘13.
Women’s soccer is off to a hot start, as they have won three out of their first five games. The Camels began the season with a dominant 6-1 victory over the Coast Guard Academy on September 10. Conn was led by Erin Davey ‘10, who chipped in with two goals, and Sharon Katz ‘10, who recorded a goal and three assists.
However, the team followed up the performance by dropping their NESCAC opener to Bates on September 12 by a score of the 3-1. The lone score came from Katie Driscoll ‘12.
Driscoll continued her playmaking in the next game by tallying a goal and assist against Mount Holyoke on September 17.
A tough 5-0 loss to #3 Williams College followed on September 19, but the Camels were able to move back above .500 with a 2-1 overtime victory against UMass-Dartmouth on September 22. Driscoll had another clutch performance, connecting on a pass from Katz just over three minutes into overtime to seal a Camel victory.
On Saturday, the ladies could not build on the dramatic victory, as they lost a home match against #16 Amherst, 2-0.
Field hockey dropped a very tough game to Williams on September 19, losing 2-1. The Camels were unable to build on or hold their 1-0 halftime lead, a goal knocked in by Jennifer Wallace ‘10.
The team was able to rebound on September 22 when they recorded their second win of the season against Eastern Connecticut State University. The 5-0 win was led by Abby Hine ‘11, Hanna Wagner ‘12, Sarah Knowles ‘12, Kelsey Fredericks ‘10 and Wallace, who all scored goals for the Camels. Goaltenders Kelly Brennan ‘13 and Steph Quinn ‘10 combined for the shutout.
The Camels try to move above the .500 mark on September 26 with a home match against NESCAC rival Amherst.
Volleyball has been one of the most successful teams at Connecticut College in recent history. The team split a pair of matches the weekend of September 18-19.
The Camels were able to defeat Bowdoin in four games on the first day, but were unable to take down Tufts the following day, losing in straight games.
The team followed up the weekend’s match-ups with a dominant victory against local Mitchell College on September 23, winning in three games. With the victory, the team moves to 6-2 and will travel to Cambridge, Mass. on September 25 to play in the MIT Invitational.
Sailing began their season with a slew of races, ranging from Branford, CT to Enfield, NH and King’s Point, NY. The fall season consists of fleet racing for the team, which is much more individually based than team racing in the spring.
Upcoming regattas for the sailing team include races at Boston College, Tufts, the Coast Guard Academy and Boston University.
Men’s tennis dropped their first match of the season, losing 6-3 at home to Manhattanville on September 22. George King ‘13 won in the #1 singles spot for the Camels. Conn also got wins from Colin Tsai ‘12 in singles and a doubles victory from Tsai and his partner Henry Friedman ‘12. The Camels hope to notch a victory the weekend of September 25-26 when they travel to Williamstown, Mass. to participate in the ITA Tournament.
Women’s tennis got their season underway at the ITA Tournament at MIT from September 18-20. Rebecca Heupel ‘11 recorded a 7-5, 7-5 victory in the first round of the consolation bracket of the tournament over MIT.
The team continued their season when they defeated Mount Holyoke 7-2 on September 23. Doubles teams of Heupel/Smith and Sarah Krivoshik ‘13/Jen Herbert ‘13 recorded victories for the Camels. Heupel, Smith and Herbert each also threw in singles victories.
The ladies competed at the ITA Tournament at Williams this past weekend.
