Author: Nicole Lam The Middlebury volleyball season ended in dissappointment this weekend, as the Panthers dropped their first match of the NESCAC tournament 3-1 to the eventual NESCAC champions, the Williams Ephs. The four seniors that will be graduating this year leave behind a rich tradition of leadership ...
Author: Kevin Carpenter In somewhat dispiriting fashion, the men's soccer team fell 2-0 to Amherst in the NESCAC Championship this past Sunday, Nov. 9. The Amherst win gives the Lord Jeffs their first NESCAC championship in four appearances and guarantees the team an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. ...
Author: [no author name found] ANDREW MATSON '09 NETS DISTRICT-I ACADEMIC HONORSOne would think that finishing the football season as the NESCAC leader in both catches and receiving yards per game would be hard to top in terms of accomplishments. But for Panther wide receiver Andrew Matson '09, those ...
Author: Sarah Bryan Despite a tough loss this past weekend in the NESCAC semifinals, the Middlebury field hockey team will make its sixth consecutive and ninth overall appearance in the NCAA tournament. The final four of NESCAC play took place at Tufts University Nov. 8-9, as four teams convened to ...
Author: Emma Gardner While the rest of campus is bundling up for what promises to be a harsh winter, the Middlebury Alpine ski team faces a particularly daunting season ahead. It seems that as the temperatures have dropped, so have the number of Middlebury applicants recruited to participate in the ...
Author: Peter Baumann It is the nature of sports that they often distract us from what is important. To this day my mother bemoans the fact that I can name the starting nine on the 1995 Colorado Rockies playoff team while simultaneously needing a calculator to figure out 20 percent of my dinner check. ...
Author: James Schwerdtman It seems that every weekend the men's rugby team pulls off another impressive win against another tough opponent, and this weekend was no different. The Panthers clinched the Northeast Finals on Nov. 9, defeating Coast Guard 41-7 on Saturday and topping the University of Maine ...
Author: Sarah Bryan The Panthers traveled to Bates this past weekend to compete in the NESCAC cross country running championships. The women brought home the gold, tying for first with Williams and completing their ninth championship. The men's squad also had a stellar performance, taking sixth. It ...
Author: Maeve McGilloway In a span of 72 hours, the Middlebury field hockey team beat the Williams Ephs on two occasions, winning 3-2 in double overtime on Oct. 31 and then 2-1 on Nov. 2 in the NESCAC quarterfinals. The Ephs are a familiar foe and rival of the Panthers. Looking back at Middlebury versus ...
Author: Molly Dwyer While other sports teams dominated the turf this past weekend, the Middlebury sailing club held its own Saturday and Sunday on the waters of Mendum's Pond at the University of New Hampshire. The Panthers finished fifth out of 12 competitive teams vying for the Underdog Trophy. Bates, ...
Author: Kevin Carpenter The Panthers once again proved dominant in a convincing 3-0 win against Bowdoin in the quarterfinals of the NESCAC Tournament on Nov. 3, with an excited crowd of 425 fans gathered by the sidelines of the FieldTurf to watch the match unfold. The game marked the second meeting ...
Author: Lise Rosenberger Coming off a hard fought 1-0 loss to Williams College on Friday, the Panthers were nonetheless optimistic taking on Trinity, their first opponent in the NESCAC playoffs. "We felt really good coming off of Williams and going into our game against Trinity," tri-captain Tiffany ...
Author: Nicole Lam In a week that served as a microcosm for its season as a whole, the Middlebury volleyball team played four close matches, dropping its last home match of the season to Williams 3-1 on Oct. 29 before bouncing back to go 3-0 over the weekend during the NESCAC quad at Colby.Against Williams, ...
Author: [no author name found] SKIINGWinter is rapidly approaching, and Middlebury's ski teams are fired up for the coming season. Headed by coach Andrew Gardner, the nordic team is looking to improve on the impressive results of last year. The team, said Gardner, "[wants to] continue the momentum we ...
Author: Nick Martell Trinity and Middlebury - it is not in any way a historical, traditional or school-wide sports rivalry between the two NESCAC colleges, but when it comes to football, the Panthers have a special place in their hearts for the Bantams they upset one year ago. For all the trash talking ...
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Author: James Schwerdtman The men's rugby club had an intense weekend of play, clinching the New England Rugby Football Union Championship for the fourth consecutive year. The Panthers continued the undefeated streak they have enjoyed since the beginning of the season, defeating Coast Guard 27-0 on ...
Author: Lise Rosenberger Middlebury women's soccer surged ahead in its NESCAC domination this past weekend as the Panthers defeated Connecticut College on the Camels' home turf in New London, Conn. The Panthers' 1-0 win marks their fifth shutout of the season and their fourth consecutive win. While ...