Baseball Sweeps Three-Game Set With Bowdoin
With non-conference games (Brandeis Wednesday, Endicott Sunday) bookending a weekend set with the Polar Bears of Bowdoin College, Colby looked intent to keep their winning streak going. After dropping two-out-of-three to Bowdoin last year, the Mules swept their rivals in three straight games to extend their win streak to seven and push their win total over 20 for the second consecutive year.
In a seesaw battle Friday afternoon in Brunswick, the Mules used home runs by Brady O'Brien and Cole Palmeri, as well as a five-run eighth inning, to propel past the Polar Bears 7-6. Pitcher Nicholas Thompson picked up his team-leading fourth victory of the season.
In Saturday's double-header in Waterville, Colby upended Bowdoin 4-0 and 9-5. Game 1 starter Jack Pletter threw a complete game, earning his second consecutive victory since moving into the rotation. Marcus Forrester had RBI singles in the first and third innings to pace the offense. O'Brien and Matthew Panker each had two hits in game 2, combining to score five of Colby's nine runs.
The sweep elevates Colby to second place in NESCAC East with a 21-8 record.
Women's Lacrosse Tops #13 Trinity with Last Second Save
In their lone contest of the week #12 Colby faced off against #13 Trinity on Saturday in Waterville. In a tight battle for the duration (Colby led 5-4 at the break), the Mules stayed one step ahead of the Bantams down the stretch, and goalkeeper Sarah Hearns turned away the potential game-tying free position attempt by Trinity as the clock expired.
Gianna Bruno tallied the game-winner with less than two minutes to play, putting the Mules ahead 12-11. She totaled seven points on the afternoon with three goals and four assists. Three of Hearns' six saves came in the final six minutes.
Colby is now 10-4, securing a home game for the first round of the NESCAC playoffs.
Women's Tennis Defeats Conn. and Trinity to End Regular Season
Despite falling to the visiting Polar Bears 6-3 midweek, the Mules traveled over the weekend sweeping the Camels 9-0 and taking down the Bantams 6-3 in preparation for the NESCAC Championships.
Against Conn. College, Sydney Landau pulled away with the most impressive win dropping only one point (6-0, 6-1) in the two spot. The rest of the matches finished in Colby's favor resulting in the 9-0 sweep.
While taking on Trinity Sunday, the Mules took the 2-1 advantage in doubles while going on to finish singles 4-2 for the 6-3 overall victory. Sam Riordan took down her opponent 6-0, 6-2 for a dominant win in the one spot.
Women's Tennis finishes the regular season 6-10, good for 8th place in the NESCAC Tournament. The Mules will take on the top seeded Panthers hosted by Middlebury on Friday.
Men's Tennis Tops the Camels and Bantams Ahead of NESCAC Championships
Although the Mules dropped their home midweek matchup to Bowdoin 6-3, Colby kept up the fight to overpower Conn. College 9-0 and Trinity 7-2 on the road over the weekend.
In the 9-0 sweep over Conn. College, Ben Powis had the strongest win in the four spot with a score of 6-1, 6-0.
Colby stayed hot Sunday taking down Trinity 7-2 as the duo of Joey Barrett and Aidan Kwong posted a dominant 8-1 victory in doubles. The Mules completed doubles play up 2-1, cruising to take the singles matches 5-1.
Men's Tennis will head into the post season with a 9-7 record, good for the fifth seed in the tournament. Colby will face the fifth seed Panthers round one at Middlebury on Friday.
Softball Earns Split with Trinity
In their lone matchup of the week, Colby hosted Trinity Saturday for a conference doubleheader. The Mules took game one 7-2 coming from behind with two runs in the fifth inning and five more in the sixth. Haley Masterson had RBI singles in each of Colby's scoring frames. Abby Orso allowed one earned run, pitching all seven innings with four strikeouts.
Orso started the second game as well, striking out two across three innings. Trinity plated a run in the fourth and another in the seventh, and despite Colby scoring once in the bottom of the seventh, Trinity held on for the 2-1 victory, stranding the tying run on third.
Colby is now 17-11 (5th in NESCAC) with six games scheduled this week.
Men's Lacrosse Buries Terriers, Battle Close with Bantams
The Colby Men's Lacrosse team put the pedal to the floor in their midweek contest against Thomas College, scoring 13 goals in the opening frame, four in the second, eight more in the third, and one goal in the final frame to take down the Terriers 26-0. Nick Hassan set a new career-high with seven points (two goals, five assists), while Henry Popko, Max Solmssen, and Jack Hansen paced the Mules with three goals apiece.
In Saturday's NESCAC matchup against Trinity in Hartford, Colby played a stellar first half, marching into halftime with a 5-4 lead. Both teams had strong third quarters, entering the final 15 minutes tied at nine. Colby jumped out in the fourth with two quick goals, but the hosts rallied behind five unanswered goals to steal the victory 15-11. Hassan tied a career-high with four goals for the Mules.
Colby is now 3-10, headed to Lewiston Wednesday for the regular season finale.
Crew Returns to Worcester, Mass. for Second WPI Regatta of the Season
The Colby College Crew teams went back on Lake Quinsigamond this weekend to face off against Trinity, Ithaca, Clark, Conn. College, and hosts WPI.
The Men's V8 boat continued its hot streak taking second place just behind 5th ranked Trinity while defeating #6 WPI and #7 Ithaca with a time of 6:11.3.
The Women's V8 boat, despite a tough outside lane assignment, finished 5th with a time of 7:16.38, defeating fellow NESCAC opponent Conn. College by over 13 seconds. The 2nd V8 boat also grabbed 5th topping Conn. College.
Men's and Women's Crew will look to carry this momentum into next weeks CBB Race on April 30th in hopes to bring home the President's Cup.
Colby Track and Field Competes in Pine Tree Classic
The Men’s and Women’s Track & Field teams headed back to Standish, Maine this weekend to take part in the Pine Tree Classic hosted by Saint Joseph’s. In the final meet before the NESCAC Championships next weekend, the Mules posted multiple podium finishes as the Women gathered 104 points, good for 4th place overall. The Men totaled 72 points placing them in 5th.
Women's Top-5 Finishers:
- 10,000m - Maggie Blake 1st, Jillian Dowling 3rd
- 400 Hurdles - Haley Wims, 1st
- High Jump - Isabel Llach, 1st
- Triple Jump - Kassie Brink, 1st
- 200m - Olivia Tomlin 2nd, Alexandra Bessler 4th, Charlotte Freniere 5th
- 400m - Anna Mackey 2nd, Tally Zeller 3rd
- Pole Vault - Mary Calvert, 2nd
- 5,000m - Meghan Garrett, 4th
- 100m - Alayna Biler, 5th
Men's Top-5 Finishers:
- Triple Jump - Kevin Yan 1st, A.J. Feldman 5th
- 110 Hurdles - Levi Biery, 1st
- 800m - Gordon Doore, 2nd
- Pole Vault - Peter Martel 3rd, Logan Lehnert 5th
- 5,000m - Michael Bligh 4th, Tyler Morris 5th
- 400 Hurdles - Myles Thorton-Sherman, 4th
Colby will now prepare for the Track & Field Championships hosted by Conn. College on April 29th.
Special thank you to the photographers who helped make this production possible: Cole Burkhart '24, Steve Cheney P25, Stephen R. Clouthier, Ashley Conti, Nancy Dauphinais '25, Paula Dauphinais '25, Jamie Fiedorek '25, Steve Fuller @flyingpoint, Michael Garrett P23, Andrew Hearns P24, Peter Li '26, Michael Maher, Joshua McKee, Dustin Satloff '15, Ellie Sawyer P25, Isadora Wells '26, Ansley White '26