Alpine Skiing Garners Four Top-10's at Bates Carnival
After a preseason of training trips and exhibition races, the Alpine and Nordic teams kicked off the 2023 EISA Carnival circuit with the Bates Carnival.
Chauncey Morgan led the men's team in the opening day Giant Slalom, jumping from 15th after the first run to 4th overall after his second trip down the slope. On the women's side, Ella Spear and Molly Mueller were tied for 17th after the first run and both made an incredible move in the afternoon to finish 6th and 7th respectively. Cassie Lieblein was the top Mule in the Slalom, racing into 6th place from bib 32.
The Alpine team finished fourth overall out of the 13 competing teams, only behind Division I schools Dartmouth, UVM, and UNH.
Individual Top-30 Results:
- Morgan - 4th (GS)
- Spear - 6th (GS), 12th (SL)
- Lieblein - 6th (SL)
- Mueller - 7th (GS)
- Tucker Strauch - 13th (SL), 19th (GS)
- Hannah Soria - 18th (GS), 24th (SL)
- Carissa Cassidy - 19th (GS)
- Patrick Coughlin - 21st (GS)
- Meagan Olsen - 21st (GS)
- Teagan Turner - 30th (SL)
Nordic Skiing Battles National Powers at Bates Carnival
The Women's Nordic Ski team led the way in the first Freestyle event in Rumford, placing all six skiers in the top-22 and placing 2nd in the 11-team field. Behind top-10 results by 2022 NCAA Qualifiers Gretta Scholz and Rose Clayton, the Mules tied UVM and Dartmouth, and came in runner-up to UNH.
The men's team led the charge on Day 2, another distance Freestyle event, tying Dartmouth for fourth place. Four men broke into the top-23, led by Jack Young in 17th and Zach Nemeth in 18th. Scholz narrowly missed another top-10 finish for the women, skating into 11th place.
Individual Top-30 Results:
- Scholz - 7th (Day 1), 11th (Day 2)
- Clayton - 8th (Day 1), 24th (Day 2)
- Natalie O'Brien - 13th (Day 1)
- Lili Baer - 16th (Day 1), 28th (Day 2)
- Young - 17th (Day 2), 27th (Day 1)
- Nemeth - 18th (Day 2), 25th (Day 1)
- Maggie McGee - 18th (Day 1), 23rd (Day 2)
- Isabel Seay - 22nd (Day 1), 27th (Day 2)
- Cooper Jones - 23rd (Day 2)
- Victor Sparks - 28th (Day 1), 30th (Day 2)
Colby Stuns Middlebury
The Women's Basketball team faced off against two conference opponents in the Margaret M. Crook Center over the weekend. In the first matchup against Williams, the Mules took the final frame 16 to 11 but it was not enough to come back from their halftime deficit. Highlights for Colby include Lydia Mordarski's 15 points and eight rebounds, followed by Caroline Smith with 11 points and six rebounds. Adaobi Nebuwa grabbed 11 boards (eight offensive) while contributing six points.
Saturday the Mules faced off against a hot Middlebury squad coming off three straight NESCAC wins. Colby got off to strong start opening with a 17-3 point lead. Although the Panthers narrowed the deficit to just a single point late in the fourth, the Mules held their ground and pulled out the four-point victory (63-59) for an exciting finish. Smith totaled 21 points with 11 coming in the first quarter, and Mordarski contributed all 16 of her points in the second half.
Colby is now 6-8 on the season, ranking 6th in the NESCAC.
#10 Colby Battles Neck and Neck With National Champion Middlebury
For the second straight week, the Colby Women's Ice Hockey team faced off against not only ranked opponents, but top-ranked opponents. Last week the Mules battled on the road at #7 Hamilton, and this week Colby fell in two nail biters to #6 Middlebury.
In Friday's contest, Colby jumped in front in the second period with goals by McKinley Karpa and Meg Rittenhouse, but the visiting Panthers fought back with a powerplay goal halfway through the second frame to tie the match. Middlebury scored the game-winner right before the second intermission and held on for the victory.
In Saturday's matinee, Rittenhouse scored twice more and Jo Tattersall scored her second of the season to spot the hosts a 3-1 lead. The Panthers scored twice in the third period to even the game, and Middlebury tallied the game-winner with only seconds remaining in overtime.
Rittenhouse leads the NESCAC with 10 goals and 18 points on the season.
Colby is 8-4, ranked 7th in the conference.
Mules Take NESCAC Champion Trinity to the Wire, Tie 3rd Place Wesleyan
In a rematch of last year's conference title game, the Mules traveled to Hartford to take on the Bantams of Trinity College. Despite falling behind 2-0, Colby tied the game 2-2 in the third behind goals by Carter Breitenfeldt and Ryan Doolin. The hosts were able to score once more for the game-winner with five minutes remaining in regulation.
In Saturday's match at Wesleyan, Breitenfeldt scored twice more and Michael McEachern's tally halfway through the third frame put the Mules in front 3-1. The Cardinals connected with two quick goals within 30 seconds, and the two teams skated to a draw at the end of overtime.
In the last two weekends Colby has faced the four top-ranked teams in the conference.
Colby is 7-6-1, currently ranked fifth in the NESCAC.
Mules Fall to #6 Williams and #11 Middlebury
The Colby Men's Basketball team headed on the road this week for two matchups against strong NESCAC opponents. Friday night against #6 Williams, the Mules were down four at the half and fought to stay with the hosts. Despite first-year Max Poulton tallying a career-high 27 points, the Ephs held on for the tight conference win. Jack Lawson contributed 13 points while Will King tallied 10 points and eight boards, along with seven assist.
Facing #11 Middlebury Saturday, Colby fell into a 28-36 hole for the halftime break. In the second half, the Mules closed to within five points down the stretch, but the Panthers' size underneath was too much as they totaled eight blocks and 16 points off Colby turnovers. Noah Tyson led the squad with 14 points followed by King at 12 and Poulton right behind with 11.
Men's Basketball is now 12-5 on the season.
Track Sweeps the Competition at Bowdoin Invitational
The Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field teams opened the new year in Brunswick for the Bowdoin Invitational on Saturday. The Mules recorded their second meet victory in as many tries, collecting 22 individual event gold medals.
Women's Event Winners:
- Tally Zeller - 60m
- Fiona Mejico - 200m
- Olivia Doherty - 400m
- Kristina Pizzi - 600m
- Grace Doherty - 800m
- Anna Mackey - 1000m
- Margo Kenyon - Mile
- Claire Beebe - 3000m
- Erin Daugherty - 60 Hurdles
- Isabel Llach - High Jump
Men's Event Winners:
- Raghav Kadambi - 200m & 400m
- Simon Goldstein - 800m
- Liam McGoldrick - 1000m
- Danny Reyes - Mile
- Ben Mellor - 3000m
- AJ Feldman - High Jump
- Junnan Shimizu - Long Jump
- Kevin Yan - Triple Jump
- 4 x 800m Relay - Hayden Bailey, Gordon Doore, Liam Carcich, Nathan Goodman
Squash Battles Three Visiting NESCAC Opponents
The Colby Men’s and Women’s Squash teams had a busy weekend at home as they welcomed three conference opponents on Mayflower Hill. Friday, both the Men (8-1) and Women (5-4) claimed victory over the Continental’s, with victories for the men coming from Youssef Mostafa, Dylan Tymkiw, Adrian Castillo, Jonathan Sosa Uranga, Syed Kashef, Sebastian Campos, Kit Illick, and Rintaro Yamamoto. Andrea Lee remained hot out of the #1 seed for the women, and other victories came from Aileen Dominguez, Clara Lehv, Amanada Miller, and India Spencer.
On Saturday the Mules matched up against Middlebury. The men's team topped the Panthers 7-2, but the women fell to their opponents 2-7. Winners on the men’s side include Mostafa, Tymkiw, Castillo, Uranga, Sen Subramaniam, Kashef, and Yamamoto. The two winners for the women were Lee and Dominguez.
On Sunday, Colby wrapped up the weekend competing against Williams, with both teams falling to the Ephs (men 1-7, women 2-7). The three winners for the Mules include Mostafa, Dominguez, and Lehv.
Men’s Squash sits at an even 5-5 on the season and 4-2 in conference play.
Women’s Squash is now 3-7 overall and an even 3-3 in conference play.
Special thank you to the photographers who helped make this production possible: Cole Burkhart '24, Steve Cheney P25, Nancy Dauphinais '25, Paula Dauphinais '25, Jamie Fiedorek '25, Michael Garrett P23, Peter Li '26, Michael Maher, Ellie Sawyer P25, Isadora Wells '26, Ansley White '26