Baseball Takes 2-3 From Bobcats, Pulls Even in NESCAC
After a midweek victory hosting the Panthers of Plymouth State (7-4), the Colby Baseball team eyed in-state rival Bates College for its second NESCAC weekend of the season.
Playing on Mayflower Hill Friday afternoon, starting pitcher Nicholas Thompson didn't need much run support as he delivered seven innings from the mound, allowing only one earned run. The bats delivered the support anyways, plating 17 runs en route to a 17-7 victory. Ryan Grace went 5-5 at the plate with two doubles and four RBI.
On Saturday, the Mules and Bobcats split the double header with Bates stealing the first game 7-4. In the nightcap, Colby pushed across a season-high 23 runs, outscoring Bates 44-18 in the three game set. Marcus Forrester set season-highs with four hits and four runs.
Colby is now 14-6 overall, tied for third in NESCAC East.
Women's Lacrosse Runs Streak to Eight in a Row
After topping Southern Maine Wednesday at home by a score of 14-3, the Mules went back on the road for another NESCAC contest, this time against #15 Amherst.
Colby jumped out early scoring the first five goals of the contest. The Mammoths crept back in bit by bit, and nine second-half goals showed why Amherst entered the game undefeated at home, sending the match to overtime tied at 12. Less than a minute into the extra frame, Julia Jardina scored her third goal of the contest, sending the Mules' win streak to eight in a row.
Colby is 8-3 overall, tied for fourth in the NESCAC. Colby will travel to #19 Bowdoin Wednesday before playing hosts to #1 Middlebury on Saturday.
Men's Tennis Posts 8-1 Victory Over Bates
On Thursday, the Mules got out to the Alfond-Wales Courts for the first time this spring taking on NESCAC rival Bates and taking away an impressive 8-1 final. Jan Wenger finished with the best score in the three spot taking a 6-0, 6-4 victory. Ben Powis leads the team in singles with a 9-2 record on the season while Joey Barrett and Aidan Kwong have a 6-4 doubles record.
Over the weekend, Colby fell to #4 Tufts 1-8 with the lone victory coming from Sam Henry in the five spot.
Men's Tennis is now 7-4 overall and 4-1 in conference play, good for 3rd place.
Men's Lacrosse Tops MIT Midweek, Celebrates Senior Day Saturday
In the rarely scheduled midweek out-of-state game Wednesday, the Mules visited MIT looking to knock off one of the regions strongest powers. Like most of Colby's games to date this season, the Mules kept pace with their opponent and entered the break up by one 6-5. An equally strong second half kept Colby in front, outpacing the Engineers 12-10. Bennett Goller had a hand in five of Colby's goals, tallying one goal and four assists.
On Saturday Colby welcomed Amherst to town, and despite playing even with the #9 Mammoths in the second half, an early deficit guided the visitors past Colby 16-12. 16 seniors were celebrated in post-game activities for Senior Day.
Colby is now 2-7, ranked 10th in the NESCAC.
Softball Sweeps Huskies, Battles Close with Jumbos
Hosting Southern Maine on Tuesday, Colby was clicking on all cylinders. Scoring a combined 10 runs between the two games without allowing a single run, the Mules topped the Huskies 2-0 and 8-0 to complete a two-game sweep. Sam Ahlholm was stellar in the circle in game 1, going the distance while allowing only two hits and striking out three.
Colby traveled to Medford Saturday for their second NESCAC weekend of the season. The Mules played close with the #10 Jumbos in both contests, but Tufts stole both games (2-0, 7-2). Ahlholm was the tough-luck loser in game two despite another fantastic performance (complete game, one earned run). Tufts is one of the top teams in the country, with a record of 21-1.
Colby is now 12-8, ranked 8th in the NESCAC.
Crew Competes at WPI Regatta to Open Regular Season
The Men's and Women's Crew teams hit the road Saturday to race on Lake Quinsigamond for the WPI Regatta. Despite the strong winds and last minute lineup changes due to injury, the teams set solid benchmarks to propel them into the rest of the season.
The Women's V8 boat overcame difficult weather in the first race before topping NESCAC opponent Conn. College and grabbing an overall 6th place finish in the petite final. The Women's second V8 group finished right behind in 7th place.
The Men's V8 boat took on three top-10 ranked opponents and still managed to take 4th place, beating UMass, despite lineup changes right before the race. The Men's V4 also took on some line up changes but held on for a podium 3rd place finish.
Next up, Men's and Women's Crew will compete at UMass Lowell on April 15th.
Women's Tennis Sweeps Bates 9-0
Despite falling to #8 Tufts over the weekend 2-7, the Mules took on NESCAC rival Bates mid-week at home resulting in a dominant 9-0 sweep. Colby took care of business in just two sets in all six singles matchups. Ellie Gershaw in the three spot grabbed the most controlling win 6-0, 6-1 for the Mules. Gershaw and Sam Riordan still share the best singles records, now at 8-3 on the season, while the pairing of Riordan and Sydney Landau also sit at 8-3.
Women's Tennis is now 4-7 overall, good for 8th in the NESCAC.
The Mules Travel for Jonathan Tymann Invitational
The Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field distance runners headed down to Wenham, Mass. to compete in the 800m and 1500m races at Gordon College. Both the Men’s and Women’s teams set good times for multiple top-10 finishes including a victory from Hayden Bailey in the 1500m.
Women’s Top-10 Finishers:
- 800m - Margo Kenyon 2nd, Meghan Garrett 4th, Claire Beebe 7th, Bridget Meehan 8th
- 1500m - Beebe 4th, Kenyon 5th, Garrett 6th
Men’s Top-10 Finishers:
- 800m - Bailey 2nd, Chris Gould 7th, Matt DeAngelis 9th
- 1500m - Bailey 1st, Gould 4th, DeAngelis 8th, Danny Reyes 9th
Next weekend, the track & field teams will split up in Connecticut with some traveling to Conn. College for the Silfen Invitational while the others head to UConn for the Northeast Challenge.
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