Women's Ice Hockey Jumps Up a Spot to #9 After 3-0 Week
After a few weeks of spreading out the calendar (the Mules only played four games since breaking for Finals in December), Colby was back to a jam-packed schedule with three games in six days.
Hosting Wesleyan for the second time this winter (Colby won 2-1 on January 11), the Mules hammered the visiting Cardinals to the tune of three goals for a 3-0 win.
On the road in Hartford, Conn. to face Trinity, Colby tallied seven goals from six different scorers in Friday night's shutout victory.
With Saturday's game delayed a day due to the snowstorm that halted most of the Northeast, the Mules took back to the ice Sunday to close out their NESCAC weekend. The Bantams, looking to avenge their Friday night contest, jumped out to an early lead, holding the one-goal advantage until late in the 3rd period. Lexi Cafiero scored the equalizer shorthanded with four minutes to play and assisted Bri Michaud-Nolan's game winner in overtime.
Colby is now ranked #9 in Division III with their 11-3 record, good for second in the NESCAC.
Men's Ice Hockey Breaks Into the Ranks, #15
Colby extended its winning streak to six on Tuesday, hosting the University of Southern Maine. Jake Klein led the way with two goals, and goaltender CJ Hapward recorded 21 saves, as the Mules defeated the Huskies 4-2.
Friday night Colby visited Bowdoin for their second matchup of the year. A spirited student section returned the favor from December's matchup in the O'Neil|O'Donnell Forum, but the Mules thwarted any sort of crowd distraction to extend its win streak to seven with a 3-1 victory.
With a record of 11-3, Colby enters the USCHO rankings in 15th position, and is the top-ranked team in the NESCAC.
Men's Basketball Completes Sweep of Bates
In their lone contest of the week, Colby hosted Bates Friday night. Behind 25 points from Matt Hanna and 16 from Noah Tyson (the duo combined for nine buckets from behind the arc), the Mules defeated the Bobcats 79-63 for a series sweep. In its last two NESCAC contests against Bates and Bowdoin, Colby is 2-0, averaging a 14.5 point margin of victory.
Colby is now 10-8, good for 8th in the NESCAC.
Women's Basketball Faces Off Against #8 Tufts
Patiently waiting out the snowstorm to play its lone game of the week on Sunday, the Mules stepped on the court with the #8 Tufts Jumbos and played the 2019-20 NESCAC Runners Up tough.
With four players in double-digits, Colby scored over 70 points against Tufts for the first time since the 2002-03 season. Caroline Smith led the way with a career-high 25 points, while Chiamaka Ubani added 14. Ubani was credited with three steals and ranks second in the NESCAC with 2.3 steals/game.
Colby is now 9-6, ranking 9th in NESCAC.
NESCAC Modifies Playoff Format for Basketball/Ice Hockey
Due to COVID-19 protocols creating challenges for NESCAC teams to reschedule games and the potential for a disparity in the number of regular-season conference games played, the NESCAC membership has agreed to modify the basketball and ice hockey championships for the 2021-22 season. All NESCAC teams will be included in this year’s basketball and ice hockey championship fields.
Nordic Skiing Takes the Chummy Broomhall Cup
Facing off against Bates and Bowdoin in the annual Chummy Broomhall Cup, the women edged out a talented Bowdoin team while the men were right on the tails of a talented Bates team. Placing five men and five women in the top-10, the Mules combined to take 1st place overall.
Men's Top-10 Finishes
- 3rd Foss Kerker
- 7th Torsten Brinkema
- 8th Andy Rightmire
- 9th Cooper Anderson
- 10th Anders Hanson
Women's Top-10 Finishes
- 2nd Erin Bianco
- 4th Sophia Gorman
- 5th Gretta Scholz
- 7th Rose Clayton
- 10th Lily Baer
Swimming & Diving Celebrates Senior Day
Moving Saturday's competition against rival Bowdoin from Saturday to Friday, the Mules attacked the lanes in Brunswick. The women had eight individual event winners, including Addie Paige, Ann Tolan, and Laurel Skorina who took home two gold medals each. The men had seven event winners and swept the podium in the 3-meter dive. Tolan's victory in the 100 Freestyle broke her own school record (video above).
Despite having Sunday's meet against Conn. College canceled, the Mules still celebrated the careers of 15 athletes with Senior Day.
Squash Takes on Bobcats, Saints
The Men's and Women's Squash teams continued their stride towards the CSA Individual and Team Championships, facing off against top-25 opponents in Bates and Saint Lawrence. Despite falling in both matches, the Mules had plenty of takeaways.
Andrea Lee (photo right) continues her stellar play from the 1-seed. She has now won ten straight matches dating back to her season-opening loss to Trinity (five sets). For the men, Alex Spafford and Rintaro Yamamoto won both of their matches this week.
Track & Field Keeps Eyes on Postseason
As the indoor season continues, coaches and athletes taper and ramp up depending on individual preparation. This week, the Women's team traveled to Boston University Friday and UMaine Orono Sunday in search of individual NCAA qualifying marks. The Men's team had their lone competition Sunday at Orono. Neither meet collected team scores.
The Mules had a strong performance at BU, holding their own against D1 schools across New England. The 4x400 team consisting of Lottie Franck, Sadé Greenidge, Fiona Mejico, and Kristina Pizzi broke the 4 minute barrier, placing 7th overall with a time of 3:57.81. Sharde Johnson won the High Jump with a mark of 1.70m. At Orono, first-year Isabelle Llach placed 2nd in the High Jump with a leap of 1.60m, Margo Kenyon won the 1k with a time of 3:09.99, and Olivia Tomlin came in 2nd in the 500m with a time of 1:20.77.
For the men, first-year Peter Martel won the pole vault with a jump of 4.40m, Ren Zanze won the 500m with a time of 1:07.53, and Tanner Burton won the 60m hurdles (8.46) and came in second in the 200m (23.43).
Special thank you to the photographers who helped make this production possible: Tom Bartol, Cole Burkhart '24, Steve Cheney P25, Nancy Dauphinais '25, Paula Dauphinais '25, Jamie Fiedorek '25, Steve Fuller @flyingpoint, Michael Garrett P23, Michael Maher, Anna Patten '23, Ellie Sawyer P25, Aicha Thiero '24, Ben Wheeler