The men’s soccer team has a flair for the dramatic, to say the least. Coming off a gripping shootout win in the NESCAC tournament final against Bowdoin, the Panthers eliminated their first two opponents in the Division III NCAA Tournament with game-winning goals coming inside the last 15 minutes of ...
Less than 24 hours after a thrilling come-from-behind victory over their NESCAC rival Tufts to advance to the regional finals of the NCAA tournament, the Middlebury Panthers (13-5) saw their season come to an end with a 3-0 loss against Ursinus (20-1), the host school. Middlebury could not overcome ...
Last Saturday, the Panthers finished the 2010 football season in style, beating the Tufts Jumbos (1-7) to improve to 4-4, salvaging a .500 season and sending the 17 seniors off with a win. “It’s not everyday that you get to go out with some of your best friends, strap on a helmet and battle for ...
Men's Hockey The men’s hockey team enters the 2010-2011 season with big shoes to fill. The team won the NESCAC crown last winter and is currently ranked fourth in the nation among Division III teams. This year the team is setting out to defend their title and preserve the prestigious reputation they ...
While doing my normal snooping around sports websites, I came across a headline that made me shriek with joy –– “Lebron says quote misinterpreted, compares self to Randy Moss.” As a Cavaliers fan, I was ecstatic to discover the new public relations nightmare that Lebron was about to create by ...
Women’s volleyball ended their season with a loss to UMass Boston in the second round of the NCAA tournament. After what might possibly have been the Panthers’ best season ever, the team fell in a close match Saturday afternoon. Despite this disappointment, the team picked up several distinctions ...
The Middlebury College Rugby Club captured their fourth-ever Northeast Rugby Union championship on Sunday, defeating 21st-ranked William Patterson 43-5 at Bowdoin College. The second-ranked Panthers automatically qualify for the national tournament in the spring, where they will most likely be one of ...
Coach Terry Aldrich put it best when he said that the Panthers had “the most historic weekend for the Middlebury Cross Country team in the program’s history.” The teams raced at Williams in the NCAA regional meet for New England schools with an eye on qualifying for the Division III NCAA finals. ...
On Saturday afternoon in Middlebury, Vermont, one senior from Poway, California shone brighter than any other player on the field. From the time his name was announced to the final pass of his career — a 10-yard touchdown to wide receiver Matt Rayner ’12 — Donnie McKillop ’11 was nothing short ...
After downing Tufts 3-0 at home on Halloween in the quarterfinals of the 2010 NESCAC tournament, the Middlebury men’s soccer team travelled to host school Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Me. for a shot at the conference title. Two games of shutout soccer later, the Panthers returned home NESCAC champions ...
Last weekend, four teams converged on Amherst, Mass. to battle for the women’s soccer NESCAC crown. With the exception of the underdog Bates Bobcats, who lost 4-1 to the host school in the conference semis, the teams were familiar faces to the tournament. The trio of Middlebury, Williams and Amherst ...
After traveling to Amherst to compete in the NESCAC championship, Middlebury returned to campus Sunday with their third ever conference title and first since 1998. The Panthers took on Trinity Friday night, Williams Saturday afternoon, and, after the 1st seeded Lord Jeffs lost in the semifinals, defeated ...
Head coach Bob Ritter and the Middlebury Panthers got back in the victory column on Saturday, beating Hamilton 30-26, improving to 3-4 and keeping their hopes for a .500 season alive. The Panthers win marked their first and only road win of the season. “Getting a win on the road was nice,” said ...
The MCRC bounced back in a big way on Saturday, beating Rensslaer Polytechnic Institute 36-5 in the quarterfinal round of the Northeast Rugby Union playoffs on a crisp fall day in Burlington. The Panthers played significantly better against the Engineers than they did the previous weekend against UVM, ...
On Saturday, the Panthers raced at cross country ECACs in Bristol, R.I., and both teams turned in yet another outstanding weekend. The men’s team took second overall, and the women’s team won the race with an incredible, record-low 21 points. The meet showcased the Panthers’ depth of talent. The ...
Middlebury teams have long enjoyed a tradition of excellence in D-III athletics. Panther teams have won NESCAC titles and athletes have earned Player of the Week honors. But which teams and players distinguish themselves within the Middlebury athletic community? For the first time ever, the Sports ...
A number of recent injuries to Brett Favre have led to questions about whether or not his streak of 292 consecutive starts will continue. The sports junkie in us is begging for comparisons and the obvious question to ask is: whose record is more impressive, Brett Favre’s 292 consecutive starts or ...
For the first time ever in the history of Middlebury cross-country, the Middlebury men took home a NESCAC championship at Hamilton College on Saturday. The last time the men touched the top three was in 1991. This year, they won. The women’s team helped make history as well by winning their third ...
Following a tough 1-0 loss at home to Bates on Oct. 23, the Middlebury men’s soccer team needed a win on the road against Williams to secure the top seed in the upcoming NESCAC tournament. The Ephs entered the game as perhaps the Panthers’ strongest opponent of the season with a record of 10-1-2. ...
For the last regular season game of the fall, the Panthers travelled to Williamstown to take on the formidable Ephs in a match-up that would determine whether Middlebury would be awarded home field advantage for Sunday’s playoff game. Additionally, the game provided the two NESCAC powerhouses with ...