Women's Lacrosse Moves Up to #3, Set to Host NESCAC 1st Round
Colby traveled to Hartford, Conn. to take on the #17 Trinity College Bantams. The two opponents battled nose to nose for most of the game, knotted at 9-9 with minutes remaining.
With two minutes left in regulation, Cami McDonald scored her 10th goal of the season to put the Mules up by one, and moments later the duo of Gianna Bruno to Annie Eddy sealed the game. Bruno leads the conference in assists with 39, while Eddy is ranked 5th in the NESCAC with 42 goals.
Colby is now 12-2 on the season, secure in the #2 spot entering the NESCAC playoffs this coming weekend. Matchups will be set following the completion of the regular season Wednesday night.
Men's Lacrosse Tops Trinity Late
Trailing 4-1 and 7-3, the Mules came storming back Saturday against Trinity. Ripping off five unanswered scores to close out the first half, Colby led the Bantams 9-8 at the break.
After a quiet third quarter (one goal apiece), the two NESCAC foes sat tied 12-12 with just under four minutes to play in the fourth. Senior Jack Rickards (photo right) scored the game winner, his fourth goal of the game, and lifted the Mules to a 13-12 victory.
Colby is 5-7, ranked 9th in NESCAC. They play their final game of the season Wednesday when they host the Bates Bobcats.
Softball Takes Series vs Polar Bears
Colby traveled to USM for a double header early in the week. After narrowly dropping the first game, the Mules opened the floodgates in game two to the tune of a 7-2 victory. Colby batters collected 11 hits, and had three players (Logan Luebbe, Morgan Fusco, Katelyn Hays) drive in two runs apiece.
Entering the weekend, Colby faced off against Bowdoin in a three-game set. In the lone game Friday, Abby Orso hurled her second no-hitter of the year, striking out nine Polar Bear hitters and going the distance in a 5-0 win.
In Saturday's double header, the two rivals split victories, with Colby taking the first game 7-6 and Bowdoin sneaking out the victory in the second 8-7. Across the three games, Amanda Cabral (photo right) hit her team-leading fourth and fifth home runs in game 1 and 3 respectively, putting Colby in the lead on each occasion. She knocked in six runs across the three-game set.
Orso toed the circle for 14 innings this week, striking out 17 while only walking five. She now has nine wins on the season.
Both of Colby's losses on the week came by a single run.
Colby is now 18-12 overall, ranked 2nd in the NESCAC-East standings. There is one more week of regular season play before the conference playoffs begin on May 6th.
Crew Races With Bates and Bowdoin in Annual President's Cup
Racing in Greene, Maine at the annual President's Cup, the Mules took on boats from Bates and Bowdoin.
The Women's Varsity 8 boat took second place to the Bobcats, edging the Polar Bears by just under 10 seconds. A young Men's Varsity 8 (six first-years and three sophomores) fell behind both opponents and could not make up their ground.
In other boats, Colby picked up victories in the Women's Novice 8 and the Men's Novice 4.
Both crews return to Worcester, Mass. next weekend to compete in the New England Rowing Championships.
Mules Compete at State Meets, Women 1st, Men 2nd
The Men's and Women's Track & Field teams took on all Division III colleges across the state of Maine, and found themselves at the top. The women defeated all eight competitors in the Pine Tree Relays hosted by Bowdoin College. The men placed second in a field of seven at the Maine State Classic, hosted by Bates.
Sade Greenidge continued her torrid pace, winning the 200m and setting a new meet record. The Mules also swept the podium in the Triple Jump, with Lily Matson in 1st, Christie Woodside in 2nd, and Kassie Brink in 3rd.
Other top performances from the Women's meet:
- 1st Claire Beebe - 1500m
- 1st Meredith Griffin - 5000m
- 1st Sharde Johnson - High Jump
- 1st 4x100 Relay - Lottie Franck, Fiona Mejico, Katie-Marie Roy, Greenidge
The men collected three gold medals:
- 1st Gordon Doore - 800m
- 1st Tanner Burton - 400 IH
- 1st 4x100 Relay - Burton, Ren Zanze, Peter Martel, Matt Long
The Mules enter the postseason next weekend heading to Hamilton College for the NESCAC Championships.
Baseball Takes One From Hot Bowdoin Team
After visiting UMaine - Orono early in the week (4-13 defeat), the Mules set their sights on a three-game set with the local rival Bowdoin Polar Bears. Fresh off a three-game sweep of Tufts, Bowdoin is one of the hottest teams in the NESCAC.
Despite falling in Friday night's solo game (3-10), and dropping the first game of the double header Saturday (1-7), Colby persisted to take the third and final game of the series in remarkable fashion.
Trailing 6-4 heading into the 7th inning, Cole Palmeri connected for his sixth home run of the season, a three-run shot that launched the Mules into the lead. Pitcher Jack Pletter took over from there, hurling the remaining three innings without allowing a run, guiding Colby to a 7-6 win.
Colby sports a 17-10 record, ranking 3rd in the NESCAC-East. There is one more week of regular season play before the conference playoffs start on May 7th.
Tennis Battles NESCAC Foes, Narrow in on Playoffs
The Men's Tennis team faced off against strong teams from Tufts and Wesleyan over the weekend. The Cardinals edged out Colby 6-3, and the Jumbos continued their torrid season defeating the Mules 9-0.
Max Schuermann (photo left) and Sriram Das earned hard-fought wins against Wesleyan, each winning in three sets. Das teamed with James Bogdanovic in doubles to pick up another point for Colby.
The Women's team kept grinding down the stretch, playing three matches in five days. The Mules were edged by the Polar Bears 6-3, the Jumbos 8-1, and the Cardinals 8-1.
Sam Riordan stepped into the 1-seed this week and earned victories against her Tufts and Wesleyan opponents, both in three sets. She won versus Tufts 7-6, 4-6, 10-8, and against Wesleyan 6-7, 6-1, 13-11.
The Mules have one more week of regular season competition before facing off at the NESCAC Championship beginning May 6th.
Special thank you to the photographers who helped make this production possible: Tom Bartol, Joe Bianco P22, Cole Burkhart '24, Steve Cheney P25, Nancy Dauphinais '25, Paula Dauphinais '25, Gabe Dickens, Jamie Fiedorek '25, Steve Fuller @flyingpoint, Michael Garrett P23, Andrew Hearns P24, Michael Maher, Anna Patten '23, Dustin Satloff '15, Ellie Sawyer P25, Aicha Thiero '24, Ben Wheeler