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(05/25/19 5:57pm)
Under a sunny sky and 80-degree temperatures in Ashland, Virginia, the third-ranked Middlebury women’s lacrosse team defeated the eighth-ranked Wesleyan Cardinals 16-8 in the NCAA Division III semifinals. The win extended the Panthers’ winning streak to 21, the longest in the nation, and earns them a spot in tomorrow’s championship game against Salisbury. In the day's second semifinal, Salisbury defeated Tufts 14-11.
The team traveled to the semifinals for the third time in the last four years and the 25th time since 1994. This was Wesleyan’s first appearance in the Final Four, having knocked out previous national champion Gettysburg 10-7. Middlebury entered the semifinal with 300 goals and having previously defeated Wesleyan 8-7 in the regular season.
With 90 seconds into the game, the Cardinals’ Johanna Copeland scored a goal off an assist from Abigail Horst, her 28th for the season. The Panthers did not let this 1-0 lead sit for long, with Jane Earley ’22 and Erin Nicholas ’21 scoring three goals together in the span of 90 seconds. Earley was the only first-year on any all-NESCAC team selection, having scored a spot on the second all-NESCAC team and having been named NESCAC Player of the Week twice in the regular season. While Wesleyan scored another two goals in the first half, the Panthers extended their lead to 8-3 by halftime, with Jenna McNicholas ’19, Emma McDonagh ’19 and Kirsten Murphy ’21 contributing to the team’s success in the first half.
The second half included goals by McDonagh, Casey O’Neill ’19, Gracie Getman ’21, McNicholas, Henley Hall ’19 and Kate Zecca ’20 as the Panthers freely substituted players on and off the field. Zecca, a non-starter, had scored nine goals and two assists so far in the NCAA tournament. While Wesleyan answered Middlebury’s dominant plays with five more goals of their own, including one in the last minute, the Cardinals’ record-breaking run in the NCAA tournament was ended with Middlebury’s 16-8 victory.
Julia Keith ’20 spent all 60 minutes in goal with 5 saves. Keith is the fourth-best in the country in terms of her goals-against average, standing at 6.28.
Middlebury's 316 goals this season constitutes a new program record, exceeding the previous mark of 312 set in both 2016 and 2018. Over this year's spring break, Middlebury defeated Salisbury 11-6.
Earley was among the game’s highest scorers, with two goals and one assist. “Jane Earley is someone you want on your team when the game is on the line,” head coach Kate Livesay said earlier in the championship weekend. For senior captain McDonagh, having scored five goals in the semifinal, she and her fellow seniors are striving for a repeat of 2016’s NCAA Division III championship victory. “I think ever since our seniors missed graduation because they were in the national championship we’ve had it in our minds that that’s what we want to do too,” she said to the media following their win against Franklin and Marshall in last weekend’s regional final. “We’re on a roll and I think that our senior class is going to put everything out that we can but this whole team is so dedicated.”
The championship game will be streamed on NCAA.com here, starting on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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We want to extend our gratitude to several individuals whose input, advice and help were critical in making this edition a success.
Special thanks to Director of Assessment and Institutional Research Adela Langrock for providing crucial insight during the survey creation process and suggesting auxiliary resources. We would also like to thank Professor Shawna Shapiro, Professor Robert Moeller, and Professor Lyford who advised us in the content and methods of creating the survey and conducting the analysis. In addition, we would like to thank Professor Michael Sheridan for reviewing and giving us feedback on our consent form and best practices.
This project was also made possible by the input and support of Dean of Students Baishakhi Taylor. We would like to express our gratitude for Executive Director of Food Operations Dan Detora for generously supporting the project by providing declining balance. We would like to thank Interim Associate Dean of Student Activities and Orientation Amanda Reinhardt for assisting us with financial logistics.
Director of Health and Wellness Barbara McCall’s suggestions and input were critical in forming survey questions regarding mental, sexual and physical health at Middlebury. Our sincere thanks go to Grace Vedock ’20 and Taite Shomo ’20.5 who helped shape and give context to our questions regarding sexual assault.
We would also like to thank Community Council Co-Chair John Gosselin ’20 for his continued support of this project.
We also want to express our appreciation for our leadership team, Will DiGravio ’19, Nick Garber ’19 and Rebecca Walker ’19, who have enthusiastically supported and contributed to this project.
Finally, this project would not have been possible without readers like you. We hope that you will continue to support Zeitgeist.
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The Campus solicited input for the 2019 Zeitgeist survey via an all-student email sent by The Campus on March 11, 2019. After consolidating student, faculty, and administrative input, members of the Zeitgeist team generated 31 survey questions as well as 9 demographic indicators.
The Campus distributed the survey an all-student email on the afternoon of April 2. Responses were open for 13 days, until midnight on April 15. Respondents followed an anonymous link to the questionnaire hosted on the Qualtrics platform. After completing the survey, respondents had the option to enter a raffle. The participants’ identifying information was recorded on a separate database from the survey and survey responses and raffles entries were not linked.
Respondents were asked to respond to a series of questions grouped into four general categories: Academics and Institution, Lifestyle, Sexual Health and Wellness, and Political Views. Only the demographic questions were mandatory, with the remainder of questions both optional and offering a “I prefer not to answer” option or equivalent (when applicable).
The survey data was stored on the Qualtrics platform and distributed to a small group of analysts via Google Drive. Sharing permissions for the Google Drive folder were deleted after the completion of data analysis.
All analysts were required to submit a short letter of intent and to go through a vigorous interview process. In order to protect the confidentiality of respondents, the number of analysts was purposely kept small. All analysts signed a confidentiality form agreeing to adhere to the best practices indicated below.
Analysts were required to indicate their potential areas of conflict of interest and exclude themselves from the analysis if those conflicts were significant. Data remained only on the devices of analysts and never shared externally, including the administration, other clubs, or academic departments.
After finishing analysis, the raw data was wiped from the personal devices of all analysts. Analysts were expected to keep findings confidential until official publication.
When analyzing the data, the team did not examine specific entries or attempt to extract the entirety of a respondent’s data, but worked with the data as a whole. In particular, analysts were made aware of deductive disclosure and barred from using demographic indicators to pin down the specific identities of respondents.
In total, 1201 students responded out of Middlebury’s undergraduate student population of 2579, making the response rate 46.57%. We did not disclose findings that we would not have shared had we found the opposite conclusion to be true. In order to protect the confidentiality of respondents, we have chosen not to disclose or report the responses of groups with 5 or fewer members in demographic breakdowns.
The findings were then compiled and published in the May 2 edition of The Campus. In total, 25 students were closely involved with the making of this year’s Zeitgeist.
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Fresh out of three wins over spring break, the Middlebury women’s lacrosse team has not looked back, securing two more wins this week as they head into the second half of the season. With a dominating 9-1 record, the team has continued to develop their skills and competitive edge.
Over spring break, the Panthers journeyed to Maine, Maryland and Pennsylvania, playing against nationally-ranked teams: Bowdoin (ranked 14th), Salisbury (ranked fourth) and York (ranked eighth). The team swept all three games. Against Bowdoin, five goals scored by Jane Earley ’22 in the first half lifted the Panthers past the Polar Bears, with a score of 21-18. Goalies Julia Keith ’20 and Kate Furber ’19 closed out the game with three saves each. Emily Barnard ’20, Emma McDonagh ’19 and Casey O’Neill ’19 were also among the game’s top scorers. Against Salisbury, after rounding out the first half 6-5, Barnard’s three tallies in the second half pushed the team to a 11-6 win. York brought the heat, but the Panthers rose to the occasion and narrowly defeated the Spartans 7-6. Keith earned a whopping 11 saves, a career high for the junior. The match against York harkened back to the NCAA quarterfinals last season, where Middlebury triumphed 11-10. Returning to campus at the end of break for alumni weekend, the team edged Amherst by two, 11-9. After wrapping up the first period 6-4, the Panthers got down to business. Jenna McNicholas ’19 and Barnard’s three back-to-back goals allowed the Panthers to top the Mammoths, who were able to close the scoring gap towards the second half.
Senior captain Sara DiCenso commented on the team’s success over spring break. “We learned that we can be dangerous against teams that play both man and backer defense,” she said. “Also, we really honed our defense throughout the week and came up with some amazing stops in each game.” However, the team will continue to build on certain skills in their road to NCAAs. “We were happy with our performance but know there is always room to improve, especially when it comes to raising our shooting percentage and turning the ball over fewer times,” she said.
At a home game against MIT last Thursday, the Panthers swept their opponents 20-2, scoring 13 goals in a row in the first half. Lily Riseberg ’22 quickly put the team on the board with an unassisted goal 22 seconds after the first whistle. Bringing out many players on the team’s first-year squad, Erica Barr ’22 scored the first two goals of her Middlebury career and Madeline Riordan ’22 added another four to her tally. Sophie MacKeigan ’22 collected three ground balls.
The Panthers hit the road this past weekend for a NESCAC match against Colby. Scoring eight goals in the first half, including four by Erin Nicholas ’21, the Panthers defeated the Mules 14-5. Earley increased their total by four, while Hope Robertson ’22 netted her first goal.
The team will face a doubleheader this weekend after playing Plymouth State, competing against Trinity and Hamilton on the road.
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The Middlebury Cycling Club hosted its first Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference (ECCC) race in recent history, with over 200 cyclists from schools around the Northeast descending upon the Champlain Valley for a day of racing along Vermont’s picturesque country roads. This race was the second in a weekend of two races called L’Enfer du Nord; the Weybridge Road Race hosted by Middlebury followed the Dartmouth Frat Row Criterium and the Bridge to Ridge ITT. The Middlebury course consisted of a 14-mile loop with 1,000 feet of climbing per lap; cyclists raced through the towns of Middlebury, Cornwall, Weybridge and New Haven. Races ranged in distance from 73 miles (Men’s A) to 31 miles (Women’s C/D).
Middlebury placed eighth in the ECC’s overall rankings, behind the University of Vermont. The team was led by Will Greene ’19 placing 30th in the Men’s A race (completing the 73 miles in 3:26:03) and Katie Aman ’19 placing second in the Women’s A, with a time of 3:24:38 over the 59-mile course. Following the club’s two leaders, Virginie Caspard placed first in the Women’s B, Warren Galloway placed 27th in the Men’s C and Camryn Kluetmeier ’21.5 placed fourth in the Women’s C. Eight other Middlebury cyclists rounded out the pack.
Ben Glass ’20.5, one of the event’s organizers and a member of the Cycling Club, described the hard work put into the race — getting town permits, soliciting the assistance of the Addison County Sheriff and Middlebury Regional EMS, gathering volunteers and setting up the course. “Because we had never done anything like this before, we were basically building everything from the ground up,” he said.
Glass was impressed with the team’s results. “In general, we’ve had a lot of good results this season, which is why we’re floating at the top of the leaderboards. And that’s with cycling giants like Queen’s and MIT, who basically have a monopoly over the league standings, just by pure numbers and talent,” he said.
Aman, the club’s president, hopes to make a Middlebury-hosted road race a tradition. “Everyone stepped up to both pitch in with volunteering efforts and stepping up in their individual races,” she said. “Both during and after the event, we received many great compliments from other teams on how fantastic our course was for the race.”
(03/21/19 10:30am)
MIDDLEBURY — While the scrambled eggs were hot, the topics of discussion were even hotter at the Addison County Governor’s Breakfast. A group of around 40 residents and college students gathered in the Middlebury American Legion early on Monday, March 18 for breakfast with Governor Phil Scott and various Addison County state senators and representatives.
Addison is the only state county that hosts a legislative breakfast every Monday during the legislative session. Elected officials took the opportunity to update their constituents on the progress they and their committees have made in the Legislature. State senators Christopher Bray and Ruth Hardy discussed the debates and passing of bills relating to environmental regulations, rural economic development and a pilot program for career and technical education.
Governor Scott began the breakfast with a short speech outlining the three priorities of his administration: growing the economy, making Vermont more affordable and protecting the most vulnerable.
"To achieve this future, we need be honest about the challenges we face," he said. He also addressed Vermont’s stagnant and aging population — since 2009, Vermont’s labor force has declined by 15,000 workers and Addison County’s public school enrollment has suffered a 25% decrease (1400 students) since 2004.
“That’s not a recipe for economic growth,” Scott said. “My agenda this session focuses on Vermonters finding a job and starting a career.” Some of Scott’s other priorities include increasing investments in education and early childcare, putting a tax on e-cigarettes, and identifying residents interested in relocating to Vermont. “We need more taxpayers, not more taxes,” Scott said.
Following the governor’s speech, residents were invited to ask questions of their legislators and governor. Alec Fleischer ’20.5 had the first question of the morning, asking Scott what actions he will take to combat the threat of climate change. Fleischer, who is a member of the Sunday Night Environmental Group and Divest Middlebury organizations on campus, cited the recent passage of bills during Middlebury’s town meeting to support the 350VT Climate Solutions Resolution.
“We're doing a pretty good job on the electrical front; we just need to do a better job on the transportation front,” Scott said. He believes that protecting the environment and a strong economy go hand in hand.
Other questions delved into topics such as Vermont’s healthcare system, the opioid crisis, a potential statewide plastic bag ban and weatherization. “I'm a conservative Vermonter, very frugal by nature, trying not to waste,” Scott said when asked whether he would support S.113, an act currently in the legislature relating to the prohibition of plastic carryout bags, expanded polystyrene and single-use plastic straws.
Middlebury resident Andrew Pezzulo asked Scott whether he would make Election Day a paid holiday in Vermont, mentioning the high turnout in Addison County of 64% in the 2018 midterm election. “It is a civic duty…I'm open-minded,” Scott replied.
Later in the day, Hardy and Bray joined state representative Amy Sheldon ’88 at a Center for Community Engagement “Lunch with Legislators,” a program organized by the center’s Privilege and Poverty academic cluster. Over lunch, the legislators discussed a variety of topics, including the environment, the county’s economy, college-community relations and poverty alleviation.
Sponsored by the Bridport Grange No. 303 and the Addison County Farm Bureau, the next legislative breakfast will be held on March 25 at the Congregational Church in Salisbury.
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The SGA’s Athletic Affairs Commitee is hosting its first campus-wide March Madness Bracket Challenge.
Students, faculty and staff can fill out their own March Madness bracket online for free at go/middmadness, with the group name “MiddMadness” and the password “Middlebury” by March 21 for the chance to win $150 in declining balance. Student-athletes can participate as the challenge complies with NCAA regulations.
“We are really excited to bring the community together and can’t wait to see the results play out,” said Izzy Hartnett ’21, the co-director of the Athletic Affairs Committee.
The first round of the NCAA tournament play started on Tuesday, March 19. The University of Vermont will be among the teams competing in the first round, playing Florida State.
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Speaking to a full audience in the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs Conference Room, Changyong Rhee P ’21, Director of the Asia and Pacific Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), asserted that Asia must not be ignored in the 21st century.
“I strongly believe that your generation cannot miss the opportunity of China and Asia as a whole,” he said, drawing on his background as an academic, economist, policy advisor and parent.
Rhee’s is the first lecture in the China@70 speaker series, a five-part set of lectures designed to provide a deeper perspective of the People’s Republic of China in light of the 70th Anniversary of its founding and the 40th anniversary of U.S.-China relations.
Allan Lei ’21 played an integral role in designing the speaker lineup. Lei attributes the current tensions and problems between the U.S. and China to people’s lack of understanding about the country. “With this series, I’m hoping to help bridge that divide and allow students to have a more clear understanding of the nation and its growth,” he said.
Before his position at the IMF, Rhee served as the Chief Economist at the Asian Development Bank and the Chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission of Korea, among other roles, and holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University. The lecture —titled “Can Asia Be a Growth Pole in the Global Economy in the 21st Century?” — revolved around the central question of whether Asia’s immense growth in the past two decades can be sustained. Rhee said that this trend is likely but not pre-ordained, and there are numerous opportunities, risks and challenges.
With a series of maps, Rhee explained that the U.S., Europe and Asia are three regions that dominate global trade and that China’s growth since 2001 was a result of China joining the World Trade Organization and accessing the global market. “This is a reason why the global trade tensions between the US and China started,” he said.
However, despite China’s fast growth, its income per capita is lower than that of advanced economies. “China’s a big country, sure. But are they a rich country? Not yet,” Rhee said.
Elaborating on China’s diverse economic regions, Rhee outlined the dichotomy between the country’s coastal regions with high economic productivity and development issues throughout other parts of the country. This represents a difference in opinion between the U.S. and China — while China would like to still be considered a developing country, the U.S. argues that it has surpassed that status.
Expanding to the larger Asia region, Rhee presented statistics on economic development in India (or the “elephant,” as he called it) and Asia accounting for two-thirds of global growth.
“Whether you like Asia or not…somehow because of the linkages and the growth you cannot completely ignore Asia,” he said.
Despite this optimistic picture of growth, Rhee said that there are risks associated with the rise of Asia on the economic world stage. Trade tensions, especially in light of the U.S.-China trade war and the recent summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-un in Vietnam, could place global economic flows in a state of crisis. “So how is this going to go? We’re really worried about it,” he said.
According to Rhee, additional tariffs placed by the U.S. on China could have a significant impact on the global economy, with China losing as much as 1.5 percent in negative GDP growth. “Our conclusion is everyone will lose. Our managing director said that there are no winners in this trade war,” Rhee said.
With the global economy slowing down, Rhee said that there are key challenges in the trade and financial market that could result in the possibility of a sharper-than-expected China slowdown. Another risk is the aging population in many Asian countries, including China and Japan. Rhee attributes the growth rate in Asia to high productivity of workers. “Our growth rate is due to perspiration, not due to inspiration,” he said. With the rise of the digital economy and mobile payment software such as Alibaba’s Alipay, Rhee stressed that Asian countries will need to overcome problems by investing in new technology and education. “Asia has been doing very well,” he said, but “you cannot just be a copycat.”
Professor of economics and moderator William Pyle said that the series focusing on China’s rise could not be more timely. “He really brought into focus just how important Asia, generally, and China, specifically, have become to the fortunes of the global economy,” he said. Pyle agreed that there are “very real” challenges that the region must confront over the next generation. “Aging populations might be the biggest one,” he added.
The next lecture in the series will be Friday, March 7 at 4:30 p.m. in Axinn 229. Professor Suisheng Zhao, Director of the Center for China-U.S. Cooperation at the University of Denver, will speak on the evolution of Chinese nationalism and its implications on foreign policy.
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The Nordic ski team achieved impressive performances at the Middlebury Carnival, with the men’s team placing second overall in the 10K freestyle race and the women’s team placing third overall in the 5K freestyle race. Sam Wood ’19 (left) won the 15K classic race, and Annika Landis ’20 (right) placed in the top five in the 10K classic race.
(02/14/19 10:59am)
When the U.S. Department of State was looking for a field hockey delegation to lead a sports envoy program in Jharkhand, India, there was an overwhelming need in the region for strong female role models. Through a serendipitous connection from Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Baishakhi Taylor, Middlebury field hockey head coach Katharine DeLorenzo jumped at the opportunity.
“Their greatest advocates need to be themselves,” she said in an interview following the trip, drawing attention to the Middlebury delegation’s role in building relationships through the program and fostering female empowerment.
From Saturday, Nov. 24 through Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, DeLorenzo, assistant coaches Rachel Palumbo and Lauren Schweppe ’18 and field hockey alums Lauren Greer ’13, Alyssa DiMaio ’15, Anna Kenyon ’16 and Audrey Quirk ’18 led a week-long field hockey residential program in Ranchi, the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Working with the U.S. State Department, the Indian consulate and the India-based anti-trafficking NGO Shakti Vahini, the East India Field Hockey Project coached 106 women aged 14 to 17 from tribal regions who were at high risk for human trafficking. Considering the hardships the young women endure throughout their lives in an impoverished and sexist society, Palumbo said that field hockey was their only true outlet; the young women would often play with sticks or other materials they could find. “I almost hesitate to say that we taught field hockey,” she said. “They’re tireless.”
Throughout daily workshops, drills, scrimmages, seminar groups and time spent off the field, the delegation focused on giving the young women tools and skills they could take with them beyond the camp and pass on to their peers. “We wanted to show them that their dreams were valid and something they can attain,” Schweppe said. Making a positive impact on their lives was a priority for DeLorenzo. “Those dreams were going to sit there and stay dreams until we kept this going,” she said.
Coming into the program, the coaches realized that their goals for the young women were more than teaching them the skills of the game; the program also focused on creating an expanded vision for themselves of their own future. One of the strategies was to reiterate that the young women could rise up in the societal ranks. “They absolutely matter, and they don’t hear that enough,” Palumbo said.
Shakti Vahini was an integral part of the planning and execution of the program, selecting individuals with the highest social standing — ones the rest of the tribe would look up to — and providing interpreters to assist the Middlebury group. Another goal of the trip was to raise awareness for human trafficking, which is at the core of Shakti Vahini’s mission statement. The organization strives for a “just, free and equitable society” through its various public advocacy campaigns and programs.
“Nari Shakti,” or “women power,” was a phrase the Middlebury coaches used often throughout the program. Reiterating these two words (often as a chant before beginning an activity) was a key strategy to ensure that every girl feels cared for, loved and empowered, since many of the young women did not have parents or siblings to rely on. “Everyone matters. They matter. I don’t think they’ve ever said those words in their life,” Palumbo said.
Through the drills and lessons on the field, the coaches employed strategies similar to coaching Middlebury athletes back in Vermont. “We definitely took the Middlebury way,” Schweppe said. The young women’s backgrounds in field hockey took the form of mostly unstructured games, as many of them have never had any formal training. “It definitely taught us the value of simplicity. We’ve been a team that has embraced that pretty well,” DeLorenzo added.
For DeLorenzo, her first trip to Asia enabled her and the other coaches to try to change the worldview of the athletes they coached. “These young women can develop a different perspective on how they fit into the world,” she said, as tribal traditions often influenced the young women’s future goals. Out of 106 young women in the program, only one said she aspired to be an engineer; the rest believed they would grow up to be policewomen (a powerful position for women in the region) or professional hockey players. Palumbo said that despite the cultural differences and language barrier, field hockey united the coaches and players. “As soon as the whistle blew, I [was] comfortable and they were comfortable too,” she said.
Following the program, the Middlebury delegation went to watch the Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha. In a Middlebury team dinner back on campus following the trip, the coaches showed their athletes the high level of competition present over the eight games they watched. “They cover the field,” Palumbo said.
The Middlebury delegation hopes to continue this sports diplomacy program, and its contacts on the ground in India have started to continue connections with the young women from the camp this year. One of DeLorenzo’s highlights of the program was “witnessing such a throng of people in urban India working on behalf of these young women’s betterment. This was a drop-everything; no one was focused on anything else for seven days,” she said.
“These girls have dreams in their hearts,” Palumbo said, referring to a conversation with one of the Indian facilitators of the program. “There’s so much that needs to be done.”
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In a tense 1-1 game by the end of two overtime periods, the women’s soccer team was edged by the Williams Ephs 3-2 in penalty kicks in the NCAA Division III championship. This was the Panthers’ first championship appearance in program history.
The previous day, on Friday, Nov. 30, the Panthers defeated the WashU Bears 1-0 in a stunning upset to advance to the national championship. Led by NESCAC Coach of the Year Peter Kim, this was the team’s second journey to the Final Four in program history, having previously competed in 2013. On the way to the championship match, the team secured wins against Maine-Farmington (4-1), Ithaca (0-0 with a win on penalty kicks), Swarthmore (2-0), Misericordia (1-0) and most recently WashU (1-0). Last year, Middlebury’s 12-4-2 record brought them to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
After a collision that caused Caitlin Magruder ’20 to sustain a game-ending injury, Simone Ameer ’21 was the game’s only scorer in the NCAA semifinal, assisted by Ellie Greenberg ’20 and Gretchen McGrath ’21. This was Ameer’s fourth goal of the season. Goalie Ursula Alwang ’20 walked away with three saves, including a header shot by the Bears’ Maggie Crist. The Panthers’ defense was led by Rose Evans ’22, assisted by starters Amanda Dafonte ’19, Janie DeVito ’19 and Isabelle Hartnett ’21.
“I think this was probably one of the hardest games of the season for us,” captain Dafonte said in a press conference following the semifinal. “It was one that we went into saying that we were going to work harder, go out with heart and leave it all out on the field.”
Williams’ journey to the championship match was achieved after a 2-0 win against Christopher Newport in the semifinals and placing second in the NESCAC Championship. The Ephs traveled to Greensboro with a 17-1-4 record.
This was the third time Middlebury competed against Williams this season. The Panthers suffered a 1-0 loss at the end of the regular season on Tuesday, Oct. 23 and won the NESCAC Championship 1-0 in Williamstown on Sunday, Nov. 4.
The first half included a goal by Williams’ Aspen Pierson assisted by Ilana Albert and Georgia Lord, Pierson’s fourth goal of the season. Olivia Miller ’20 and Eliza Robinson ’21 attempted shots on Williams goalie Olivia Barnhill.
With 13 minutes remaining in the second half, the game became tied 1-1 by a Williams own goal. Clare Robinson ’19 and Eliza Robinson ’21 contributed to the Panthers’ total of six shots during regulation play. With the score tied at the end of the second half, the game proceeded into overtime.
In the first overtime period, a shot by Williams’ Sarah Scire was saved by Alwang. This was her second save of the game and 67th of the season. Continuing through the rain, both teams went into a scoreless second overtime period and penalty kicks.
Goalie Eva Shaw ’19.5 was substituted for Alwang for the penalty kicks. She made two saves against Amherst in the NESCAC semifinals and three saves against Ithaca in the NCAA tournament. With shots made by Sara DiCenso ’19 and Cate Shellenback ’22 and missed by Magnolia Moskun ’21.5, Riley Kinum ’22 and Clare Robinson ’19, the Ephs defeated the Panthers 3-2 in penalty kicks.
The Ephs’ win was their third title in four years, making the team the fourth program in NCAA Division III history to win back-to-back championship titles. The championship match was the first between two NESCAC teams in NCAA Division III history and the fourth NESCAC team appearance in the past five years.
“It’s always a hard-fought battle between these two teams. We know each other really well,” head coach Peter Kim said in a press conference following the game. “We have a very special senior class. … They have led by example and pulled the team along.”
“I think we really did a great job playing how we like to play — possessing the ball — and we knew when we had to play a little more direct. We were in it the whole time, and I’m just really proud of that,” said senior captain Abby Blyler.
The Panthers finished their season with a 19-1-4 record, 51 goals and an average of 19.3 shots per game. Clare Robinson ’19 and DeVito ’19 were selected to the first all-NESCAC team, while Alwang, Dafonte and Eliza Van Voorhis ’21 earned spots on the second team. At the conclusion of the final match, Alwang, Evans, Ameer and Clare Robinson were named to the all-tournament team.
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The Middlebury College Snow Bowl and Rikert Nordic Center officially opened for the season on Saturday, Nov. 24. This past weekend brought students and faculty members of all ages to the slopes for the first round of winter skiing. Last week’s snow from Winter Storm Bruce totaled over 12 inches in the Hancock area.
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In a tense 1-1 game by the end of two overtime periods, the women's soccer team was defeated by the Williams Ephs 3-2 in penalty kicks in the NCAA Division III championship. This was the first championship appearance of the Panthers in program history.
The previous day, on November 30, the Panthers defeated the WashU Bears 1-0 in a stunning upset to advance to the national championship. Led by NESCAC Coach of the Year Peter Kim, this was the team's second journey to the Final Four in program history, having previously competed in 2013. On the way to the championship match, the team secured wins against Maine-Farmington (4-1), Ithaca (0-0 with a win on penalty kicks), Swarthmore (2-0), Misericordia (1-0), and most recently WashU (1-0). Last year, Middlebury's 12-4-2 record brought them to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Williams' journey to the championship match was achieved after a 2-0 win against Christopher Newport in the semifinals and placing second in the NESCAC Championship. The Ephs traveled to Greensboro with a 17-1-4 record.
This was the third time Middlebury competed against Williams this season, suffering a 0-1 loss at the end of the regular season on October 23 and winning the NESCAC Championship 1-0 in Williamstown on November 4.
The first half included a goal by Williams' Aspen Pierson assisted by Ilana Albert and Georgia Lord, her fourth goal of the season. Olivia Miller '20 and Eliza Robinson '21 attempted shots on Williams goalie Olivia Barnhill.
With 13 minutes remaining in the second half, the game became tied 1-1 by a Williams own goal. Clare Robinson '19 and Eliza Robinson '21 contributed to the Panthers' total of six shots during regulation play. With the score tied at the end of the second half, the game proceeded into overtime.
In the first overtime period, a shot by Williams' Sarah Scire was saved by goalie Ursula Alwang '20. This was Alwang's 2nd save of the game and 67th of the season. Continuing through the rain, both teams went into a scoreless second overtime period and penalty kicks.
Goalie Eva Shaw '19.5 was substituted for Alwang for the penalty kicks. Against Amherst, she made two saves at the NESCAC semifinals and three saves against Ithaca in the NCAA tournament. With shots made by Sara DiCenso '19 and Cate Shellenback '22 and missed by Magnolia Moskun '21.5, Riley Kinum '22 and Clare Robinson '19, the Ephs defeated the Panthers 3-2 in penalty kicks.
This is the Ephs' third title in four years, making the team the fourth program in NCAA Division III history to win back-to-back championship titles.
"It's always a hard-fought battle between these two teams. We know each other really well," head coach Peter Kim said in a press conference following the game. "We have a very special senior class…they have led by example and pulled the team along."
"I think we really did a great job playing how we like to play — possessing the ball — and we knew when we had to play a little more direct. We were in it the whole time and I'm just really proud of that," commented senior captain Abby Blyler.
The Panthers finished their season with a 19-1-4 record, 51 goals and an average of 19.3 shots per game. Clare Robinson '19 and Janie DeVito '19 were selected to the first all-NESCAC team, while Alwang, Amanda Dafonte '19 and Eliza Van Voorhis '21 earned spots on the second team. At the conclusion of the final match, Alwang, Rose Evans '22, Simone Ameer '21 and Claire Robinson '19 were named to the all-tournament team.
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The third-ranked women's soccer team defeated top-ranked and undefeated Washington University-St. Louis (WashU) in a 1-0 win at the NCAA Division III semifinals in Greensboro, North Carolina. Advancing to the championship game Williams, this will be the first championship appearance in the program's history.
The team's journey to the Final Four was the first since 2013 and second in program history. After winning the NESCAC Championship 1-0 against Williams, the team scored wins against Maine-Farmington (4-1), Ithaca (0-0 with a win on penalty kicks), Swarthmore (2-0) and Misericordia (1-0) and traveled to Greensboro with an 18-1-3 record. Last year, the team's 12-4-2 record brought them to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
The first half was largely a battle at midfield, with Caitlin Magruder '20 sustaining an injury after a collision with WashU's Maggie Crist. Jinx Charman '20 was brought in as a substitute following Magruder's injury.
With just over two minutes into the second half, Simone Ameer '21 brought the Panthers' lead to 1-0 with a goal assisted by Ellie Greenberg '20 and Gretchen McGrath '21. This was Ameer's fourth goal of the season. With eight minutes left in the second game, Alwang saved a header shot by the Bears' Maggie Crist. The Panthers' defense was led by Rose Evans '22, assisted by starters Amanda Dafonte' 19, Janie DeVito '19 and Isabelle Hartnett '21.
"I think this was probably one of the hardest games of the season for us," captain Dafonte said in a press conference following the game. "It was one that we went into saying that we were going to work harder and we were going to go out with heart and leave it all out on the field."
Fellow captain Abby Blyler '19 attributed the team's success to intense competition throughout the season. "In every game that we face, anyone could win on any given day. We have had competition throughout the entire season and I think that has prepared us a lot for this tournament," she said.
Ameer, the game's only scorer, agreed with her teammates when she said that the team was able to hold together following Magruder's injury. "When we were able to just get in the game and settle down a bit we found our rhythm more and just felt more able to play like ourselves," she said.
Urusula Alwang '20 spent all 90 minutes in goal with three saves. The WashU Bears finished their previously 21-0 undefeated season with a total of 62 goals and an average of 2.95 goals per game.
Williams enters the championship game after a 2-0 win and will seek its second consecutive championship and third in four years.
"There is an energy on this team that feels like a winning team and so I think to go all the way to the national championship is an awesome reward for that feeling we had at the beginning of the season," Dafonte commented. "It’s going to be a great game and we couldn’t be more excited."
The championship game will be streamed on NCAA.com here, starting at 7 p.m on Saturday, December 1.