Sports

Softball sweeps Hamilton

By Michelle Noyer-Granacki - Sports Editor

Softball (14-14, 4-2 in the NESCAC) picked up its fourth win in five games with a 5-3 victory Springfield on Monday. Earlier that day, the women lost the first game of the doubleheader against the Pride, 4-2. Monday’s split came on the heels of a dominant weekend performance, during which Williams swept Hamilton in a three-game series, scoring 11 runs in each of the contests. After the 4-2 loss ...»

Men's lacrosse falls to Amherst

By Ryan Lupo - Contributing Writer

Men’s lacrosse (4-5, 2-5 in the NESCAC) saw its two game winning streak come to a decisive end on Saturday when the Jeffs buried the Ephs, 17-8. Due to Williams’ loss to the Amherst but its win over Wesleyan the 2008 Little Three title will be split three ways. With the win, Amherst moves to 7-5, 2-4 in the conference. Amherst started off the game on fire, scoring the first four goals of the m...»

WRFC reunites for 50th year

By Jonathan Galinsky - Opinions Editor

When John Greer ’77 journeyed to campus for the Williams College Rugby Football Club’s (WRFC) 50th anniversary last weekend, he made the event a literal family affair. Greer’s son Nick is a member of the class of 2008 and one of the squad’s captains, a position the elder Greer – “Tosh” to his teammates – held over 30 years ago. Though the Greers may have been the only father and son pair in atten...»

First varsity 8 takes 2nd place for men's crew

By Peter Clements - Team Correspondent

Men’s crew went on the attack last Saturday, facing MIT and WPI with all four of its crews. The men’s novice eight, third varsity and second varsity all came home victorious, while MIT narrowly defeated the first varsity eight by one and a half seconds. The first eight fell early on, taking a chance on an unproven and ultimately unsuccessful racing strategy. The new strategy consisted of the fir...»

Women's track competes with Div. I rivals, takes 4th

By Kristen Baldiga - Team Correspondent

Women’s track and field was prepared for a rainy day at the UMass Amherst Invitational last Saturday, but was instead greeted by surprisingly sunny skies as the Ephs took on some strong Div. I competition. The University of Albany claimed a decisive victory by scoring 223 points, while the Ephs relied on a variety of athletes to collect a hard-earned 73 points for fourth place. “Even though it w...»

Men's track places 2nd at UMass Invitational

By Daniel Gura - Contributing Writer

Although Amherst, Mass. has long been the hometown of Williams’ archrival, the Ephs headed there last Saturday for a different mission than the usual competition with the Jeffs. Men’s track was set to compete at UMass-Amherst’s UMass Invitational. The team’s strong efforts earned them 99 points and second place behind the University of Albany (236 points) and – as an added bonus – a victory over ...»

Women's golf claims Vassar Invitational

By Melissa Barton - Team Correspondent

After a strong showing at Jekyll Island two weeks ago, women’s golf won the Vassar Invitational last weekend. Laura Koplik ’09, Anne O’Leary ’10, Melissa Barton ’09, Kristin Nottebohm ’10 and Dale Markey ’11 represented the team. The women fired a two-day total of 685, six strokes better than the second place team, St. Mary’s College (Ind.). Middlebury followed in third place with a score of 695...»

Men's golf takes 3rd at Skidmore

By Rob Kalb - Team Correspondent

Men’s golf kicked off the spring season with a third place finish at the Palamountain Invitational, hosted by Skidmore College last weekend. The two-day event was played at Saratoga National on Sunday and McGregor Links on Monday. The Ephs were led by co-captain Brendan Conley ’08 and Jake Wagner ’11, who individually tied for ninth with scores of 156. Conley’s first-round 74 was the lowest round...»

WRFC wins JD tournament over St. Mike’s, UVM

By Taylor Nelp - Team Correspondent

At Saturday’s JD memorial tournament the WRFC triumphed over St. Mike’s Carrier Pigeons and the University of Vermont (UVM) Farmers for their first tournament title in years. The Killer B’s also played well with a win over St. Mike’s and a rough loss to UVM. On the next pitch over, several Olde Farte teams faced each other throughout the day in hilarious attempts to be as athletic as they were in...»

Women’s rugby goes 1-1 in Conn.

By Liz Hirschhorn - Team Correspondent

riving two-and-a-half hours to Connecticut for two super-short rugby games would really suck.” Boy, was she right. Despite the long travel time and the hefty speeding ticket a certain team correspondent received, women’s rugby (2-1) had an overall strong showing as the White Dawgs went 1-1 at a round robin tournament hosted by Western Connecticut State. First facing Southern Connecticut on the ...»

Women's lax snaps 6-game losing streak

By Kaitlin Butler - Sports Assistant

On Monday women’s lacrosse (3-6, 1-5 in the NESCAC) broke its six game losing streak with a 16-10 win over Endicott. Before that, the Ephs fell, 14-6, to the Jeffs (9-1, 5-1 in the NESCAC) at home. Monday’s game began with four goals from the Ephs, scored by Tina Nawrocki ’10 and Alison Murray ’08 at two-apiece. Julia Nawrocki ’09 collected an assist on the first shot, and Sarah Adkins ’08 assist...»

Women's tennis dominates

By Caitlin O'Connell - Senior Editor

Women’s tennis (13-2, 4-0 in the NESCAC) captured resounding victories over Wesleyan (10-6, 3-3 in the NESCAC) and Conn. College (6-7, 1-3 in the NESCAC) last weekend. The 8-1 win against Wesleyan on Saturday earned Williams the Little Three title, and the 9-0 rout of Conn. College on Sunday finished off a perfect run at home this spring. Ominous skies and scattered showers drove the matches int...»

Amherst sweeps baseball, 4-3, 6-5

By Jamie Pickard - Executive Editor

To lose a baseball game by one run is frustrating, but to lose four consecutive games by one run is mentally exhausting. Baseball (13-9, 3-2 in the NESCAC) lost its third and fourth straight games on Sunday as Amherst (14-6-1, 6-2) swept Williams 4-3 and 6-5. These losses marked the second sweep of the Ephs in two weeks as Williams was swept by Tufts on April 6. The losses drop Williams from firs...»

Women's crew takes Donohue Cup

By Heather Burrell - Team Correspondent

Women’s crew brought home the Donahue Cup after defeating Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Conn. College and Simmons College last Saturday. In addition, the second varsity, third varsity, varsity four and novice four boats also posted victories. The first varsity won by 18 seconds, followed by Simmons, WPI and Conn. College. The women had a strong race where at 500 meters in, they began pul...»

Men's tennis wins 14th-straight Little Three title

By Michelle Noyer-Granacki - Sports Editor

Men’s tennis (13-1, 4-0 in the NESCAC) extended its win streak to seven games as it stormed through three conference opponents this week. The team claimed 9-0 victories over Conn. College (3-11, 0-5 in the NESCAC) on Sunday and Wesleyan (6-7, 1-4 in the NESCAC) on Saturday. The Ephs earned their 14th consecutive Little Three title with the quick win against Wesleyan, but really showed their stren...»