The Middlebury Great Eight - 04/08/10

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Men’s tennis trounces opposition

Middlebury men’s tennis has been on the grind of late, racking up multiple victories in the past couple weeks to earn a well-justified number one national ranking. Much of the team’s success stems from talented senior leadership, as five of the six seniors captain the team. After an exhibition ...

Baseball drops series 2-1 to strong NESCAC competitor

The Middlebury College baseball team took one of three from Wesleyan last weekend in Connecticut, dropping its record to 4-7 on the season after starting 3-5 in Arizona over spring break. The Cardinals won the first two contests of the series by scores of 7-6 and 10-2 before the Panthers took the final ...

Men’s Ultimate Frisbee wins 2010 Yale Cup

Even jokers can dethrone kings sometimes, as the Middlebury men’s ultimate frisbee team proved last weekend with its victory in the Yale Cup. The Pranksters knocked off seven teams on their way to the championship, including perennial powerhouses Tufts and Harvard. “We were really well-balanced ...

Lacrosse suffers loss in OT thriller

Middlebury dropped a road game to Babson College on April Fool’s Day, finishing just two goals behind in a 15-13 score. Senior co-Captain Dana Heritage ’10 ended the game with four goals and one assist, while first-year Michaela Colbert ’13 and sophomore Steph Gill ’12 each added three goals. However, ...

Track and field takes second and third at home

Just one week after returning from a Spring training trip to San Diego, the Middlebury men’s and women’s track and field teams began their seasons at home last Saturday. Competing against Bowdoin, Springfield and UVM, the Middlebury women placed second overall, while the men placed third. The Middlebury ...

Pitching propels softball to success

The Middlebury College softball team beat Amherst in two of three games this weekend in Amherst, Mass., improving the Panthers’ record to 11-6 overall and 2-1 in the NESCAC West division. With the series loss, the Lord Jeffs fall to 9-7 overall and 1-2 in the division. The teams faced off once on ...

Men’s rugby falls to Ivy League foe

In its final exhibition game before the D-III national tournament, the injury-plagued Middlebury College Rugby Club (MCRC) lost to the D-I Harvard Crimson Tide by a final score of 20-12 on Harvard’s home turf. The Panthers never gained the lead, as the Crimson was able to control the game through ...

Sports Briefs - 3/18/10

Deane ’11.5 honored as NESCAC Player of the Week in career debut In his first career start for the Panthers, goalie Ryan Deane ’11.5 contributed a standout, 20-save performance that may well have been the difference between a victory and a loss for the team. Despite being significantly outshot ...

Women's lacrosse fails to hold on in opener vs. Bates

The Middlebury women’s lacrosse team suffered a tough loss to the Bates Bobcats in its season opener on Saturday. As the team took Peter Kohn Field to play its first home game, there was confidence on the Middlebury side, as the Panthers had defeated Bates in the past 17 matchups between the two teams. However, ...

Men's hockey loses in sudden-death OT

The Middlebury men’s hockey team ended its season in a heartbreaking overtime loss to the Plattsburgh Cardinals in the NCAA quarterfinals. The match, contested last Saturday evening in Kenyon Arena, marked the fourth time the Panthers have played Plattsburgh in the NCAA quarterfinals and the third ...

New talent shines in men's lacrosse opener

The Panthers enter this season looking to break a couple of current streaks: five years without a championship game appearance, six years without beating any of the perennial powerhouses — Gettysburg, Salisbury or Cortland State, ranked 1, 3, and 4 respectively — and eight years without a championship ...

Panther Scoreboard - 3/18/10

Men's tennis dominates its opponents in home opener

Missing St. Patrick’s Day festivities in their own front yard? Disappointing. Going 26-1 in overall match play to open the spring season? A decent consolation prize. The Middlebury men’s tennis team swept the visiting competition this past Saturday, dominating New York University 9-0, Oneonta 9-0 ...

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