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The Fall Sports Report

As the regular season winds down for all but one of the fall sports, Middlebury has maintained its dominance in the NESCAC making a strong push in the first trimester of its defense of the Directors’ Cup. The football team — 4-0 for the first time since 1992 — and the top-ranked, 12-0 field hockey ...


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Panthers Dominate Amherst, Improve to 3-0

No member of the football team had ever beaten Amherst. Not a single member of the team had ever been 3-0. Until Saturday Oct. 6, that is, when Middlebury dominated the defending NESCAC champions Amherst, 24-3 in a tour de force performance, handing the Lord Jeffs their first loss in over a year and ...


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Second-Ranked Field Hockey Team Outscores Trio of Opponents 22-0

The second-ranked Middlebury field hockey team pushed their record to an unblemished 11-0 with three wins in the span of four days, outscoring their opponets 22-0. The Panthers began by blanking visiting Hamilton 8-0 on Saturday, Oct. 6 before going on the road to Connecticut College and emerging with ...


The Setonian

Environmental Council Promotes Green Sports

For the past 15 years, the College’s Environmental Council (EC) has worked to further the College’s efforts on sustainability and to spread environmental awareness in the community. The EC recommends changes on the College’s sustainability policy and acts as an adviser to its President. Avery ...


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Women’s Soccer Posts First Loss of Season

As a steady trickle of rain fell onto the soggy pitch, the Middlebury women’s soccer players, their socks caked in mud and shirts drenched, battled to a 1-0 win against Hamilton on Saturday, Oct. 6. Just a day later, however, on Sunday, Oct. 7, the Panthers’ undefeated season came to an end with ...


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Men's Rugby Falls in 7s Final, MCWRC Shuts out Tufts

Saturday Oct. 6, the Middlebury College Rugby Club (MCRC) fell in the finals of the East Coast Rugby Conference (ECRC) Sevens tournament in Amesbury, Mass. in extra time, 12-7 to Northeastern. With the win, Northeastern received a bid to the USA 7s tournament in College Station, Texas in November. The ...


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Men’s Tennis Team Wins Pair at Dartmouth, Bates

The Middlebury men’s tennis team heads into the last part of the fall season with tremendous confidence after the men split into two squads to pick up wins at both the Dartmouth Shootout in Hanover, N.H. as well as the Bates College Wallach Invitational in Lewiston, Maine, Oct. 5-7. “[It was] nice ...


The Setonian

Volleyball Team Splits Pair at Hamilton, Blanks Skidmore

The Middlebury women’s volleyball team bookended a mixed weekend in Hamilton, N.Y. with a shutout win against Colby-Sawyer on Wednesday, Oct. 3 and another shutout Tuesday, Oct. 9 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. against Skidmore. Middlebury boasted a third shutout in the first leg of a double-header against ...


The Setonian

Women’s Golf Finishes Fourth at Williams

This weekend the Middlebury women’s golf team placed fourth in the pouring rain and wind at the Williams Invitational, their final tournament of the fall. Weather conditions have not been easy on the Panthers. “Saturday’s conditions were really challenging. There was a lot of wind and a down-pour ...


The Setonian

Cross Country Sweeps Westfield Invitational

The Middlebury men’s and women’s cross country teams continued their recent string of success by securing wins in both races at this past Saturday’s Westfield State Invitational. The men and women won their respective 40- and 43- team meets by a substantial point margin. Each Middlebury runner ...


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Three Victories Improve Field Hockey to 8-0

The Middlebury field hockey team travelled to Wesleyan this Saturday, Sept. 29, defeating the host Cardinals by a 4-1 tally to earn their seventh straight win to start the season. The second-ranked Panthers then returned home on Oct. 2 with a 10-0 blowout over Castleton State. Middlebury came into ...


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Women’s Soccer Wins at Wesleyan To Reach 6-0-1

Middlebury picked up a 2-1 away win on Saturday, Sept. 29 against Wesleyan to add to their undefeated tally. However, the Panthers were unable to continue their shut-out streak, ending a six game, 614:31 minute period without a goal conceded. Middlebury started the game strongly, as Amy Schlueter ’13 ...


The Setonian

Blocked Kick Ignites Panthers 42-13 Romp

Saturday, Sept. 29, Middlebury improved to 2-0 with a 42-13 win over Colby in Waterville, Maine. The game was a tale of two halves for the Panthers, who turned the ball over three times in the first half, and found themselves in an early deficit. The momentum — and the game — turned at the stroke ...


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Riding Five-Match Win Streak, Volleyball Bests NESCAC Trio

The volleyball team capitalized on its home court advantage this past weekend, contending against three NESCAC rivals: Williams, Colby and Bates. The games proved no great challenge for the Panthers, who defeated all three opponents. The dominant weekend boosted the team’s record to 10-3. Despite ...


The Setonian

Leung Defends ITA Singles Title, Men’s Team Impresses

Lok-Sze Leung ’15 defeated Middlebury teammate Ria Gerger ’16 6-0, 6-0 to repeat as ITA New England Regional Champion on Sunday, Sept. 30 at MIT. Leung will advance to the ITA National Championship later in the fall. In her ITA debut, Gerger won her first three matches in straight sets and defeated ...


The Setonian

Cross Country Teams Take First Place Finishes in State Meet

The Middlebury men’s and women’s cross country teams displayed their state-wide dominance by placing first in the Vermont State Championship held at Lyndon State College on Saturday, Sept. 29. Both teams won the eight and nine-team fields for the women and men, respectively by a sizeable margin, ...


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Golf Teams Compete in NESCAC Tourneys

Battling through the elements, the women’s golf team finished second at the Middlebury Invitational this weekend, while the men placed fourth at the NESCAC Qualifier hosted by Amherst, sending the men for the NESCAC Championships in the spring. The men and women had some impressive results, led by ...


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Men’s Soccer Blanks Castleton but Loses Ground in NESCAC

Coming off a disappointing weekend that featured two NESCAC losses at home, the men’s soccer team had two opportunities to get back in the win column with games at Wesleyan on Saturday, Sept. 29 and at Castleton State on Tuesdsay, Oct. 2. Against their NESCAC rivals, the Panthers failed to score ...


The Setonian

Women’s Rugby Defeats Amherst in Home Opener

The Middlebury College Women’s Rugby Club (MCWRC) shut out visiting Amherst 36-0 on Saturday, Sept. 29. The home match, played on a soggy field under windy skies, was the MCWRC’s first win in three tries this fall. The side held Amherst scoreless, and improved its record to 1-2. “Our effectiveness ...




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