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Women’s Basketball Tops Wesleyan, Comes Away 1-1 in NESCAC Play
The Mules traveled to the Constitution State this weekend to face NESCAC foes #22 Trinity and Wesleyan. Despite falling in the opener to the Bantams (43-67), the Mules hit the court Saturday in Middletown intent on coming home with their first conference win of the season.
Against Wesleyan, Colby opened the game with a 9-0 run, but the Cardinals took control, building a 29-16 halftime lead. The Mules rallied back by knocking down 51 percent of their shots in the second half leading to a key 59-54 victory. Caroline Smith, returning to action for the first time in almost a month, scored eight points in the third and 10 in the fourth, finishing with 23 points and eight rebounds. Gabrielle Hemenes tallied a season-high 12 points with Lydia Mordarski right behind with 11.
Colby is now 5-7 on the season and 1-1 in NESCAC play.
Mules Win Thriller Over Hamilton Friday Night
Entering a weekend of conference play on Mayflower Hill, Colby was ranked 2nd in the NESCAC. The Mules were set to defend home ice, welcoming two of the strongest teams the conference has, hosting Hamilton Friday and Amherst Saturday.
In Friday's matchup, Colby jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the third period, but the Continentals stormed back with three goals in nine minutes, knotting the score with minutes to play in regulation. With two minutes remaining, Jake MacDonald took a feed from Jack Sullivan and John McElaney the length of the ice to sound the siren for the game-winner.
In Saturday's matinee, the Mammoths from Amherst entered with an identical 4-1-0 conference record. With both teams creating strong scoring opportunities, Amherst was able to execute on the power play, scoring all three goals with an extra skater on the ice.
Andy Beran collected a combined 48 saves across the two contests.
Colby is now 7-4-0 overall, ranking second in the NESCAC.
Swimming and Diving Hosts Middlebury to Kickoff New Year
The Men’s and Women's Swimming and Diving teams began the second half of the season hosting Middlebury on Mayflower Hill. The Men were able to grab their fourth straight win (162.5-130.5) while the Women came up just short to the Panthers (141-159).
Men's Event Winners:
- Brandon Xiong, Jerome Wiater, Neil Mortimer, and Shaun Kronenwetter - 200 Medley Relay
- Kronenwetter - 50 Freestyle
- Carson Rehkopf - 100 Freestyle
- Nate Cordick - 1000 Freestyle
- Xiong - 50 Backstroke
- Spencer Cohen - 100 Backstroke
- Mortimer - 50 and 100 Butterfly
- Wiater - 50 Breaststroke
- Alexander MacLennan - 100 Breaststroke
Women's Event Winners:
- Laurel Skorina, Kellen Mottl, Gabriella Landau, and Ann Tolan - 200 Medley Relay
- Lily Moy, Rayna Hata, Tolan, and Alex Mayo - 200 Freestyle Relay
- Mottl - 50 and 100 Breaststroke
- Avery Rappaport - One Meter (Colby Record) and Three Meter Diving
Longest Road Trip of the Season, Mules Face Off Against #6 Hamilton
The Colby Women's Ice Hockey team entered the first NESCAC weekend of 2023 on the road in Clinton, N.Y. to take on the 6th-ranked Hamilton Continentals.
Behind NESCAC Player of the Week Goaltender Evie Sheridan, the hosts handed the Mules their first losses of the season. In Friday night's contest, Mandy Busky matched Sheridan save for save, with Hamilton scoring the lone goal of the match four minutes into the second frame.
In Saturday's game, Hamilton netted a goal in each period and held Colby off the board despite the Mules mounting a relentless barrage on the Continental netminder. Busky posted 26 saves in each game.
Colby is now 8-2-0, ranked fourth in the NESCAC.
Men’s Basketball Beats MMA, Loses to Trinity and Wesleyan
Colby started the New Year at MMA looking to carry the momentum from the first half of the season into the second. The Mules were successful in doing so, as they led from the jump grabbing a 79-71 victory. Will King had a night scoring a season-high 23 points with Noah Tyson dropping 13 and Jonah Obi with 11.
Back in the Crook Center, the Mules hosted Trinity for an entertaining overtime NESCAC matchup. Colby found themselves down 35-29 at halftime as they plucked away at the Bantams leading to a 66-66 tie at the end of regulation. In overtime, Trinity built a quick lead and held on for a 87-80 victory. Lucas Green led Colby with 23 points off the bench, followed by Tyson with 17 points and 11 boards. King was an assist machine dropping 16 dimes, a new career-high while also contributing 11 points.
Saturday, the Mules hosted Wesleyan for another conference matchup. Colby was down five at the half, and the visitors outscored their hosts by fifteen points in the second twenty, resulting in a 59-79 final score. King continued his strong performance on the week, tying his season-high with 23 points. Max Poulton netted ten and Jack Lawson contributed eight points and eight rebounds.
The Mules sit at 12-3 overall.
Mules Face Off Against #10 Dartmouth and #11 Stanford
The Colby Men’s and Women’s Squash Team hosted a strong Dartmouth squad Saturday resulting in a loss for the Men 2-7 and the Women 0-9. On the Men’s side, Youssef Mostafa and Jonathan Sosa Uranga got the Mules on the board to avoid the sweep.
Women's Squash went on to host another strong squad in Stanford the next day which ended in a 3-6 loss for Colby. Winners include MacKenzie O'Shea, Greta Drefke, and Paloma Gordon.
The men's team is now has a 3-4 overall record and a 2-1 NESCAC record, while the women's team is 2-5, 2-1 in NESCAC 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