This past Saturday, Oct. 13, Colby's field hockey team secured its first New England Small College Athletic Conference win against Amherst College at home. This brings its record to 1-6 within the conference and 3-8 overall. Coach Amy Bernatchez said, "[It was] a good day for Colby field hockey.
Coming in at second place at the 42nd Annual University of New Brunswick Meet on Oct. 13, the women's team performed better than any other American team has ever faired at a UNB meet. Competing against the likes of many Canadian schools that sponsor woodsmen teams as varsity sports, Colby proved that club sport status does not deteriorate the level of competition that exists in its respective division.
Last Saturday the men's and women's cross country team competed at the State of Maine Championship. The women earned second place, with a score of 38 points. While the Lady Mules narrowly lost to Bowdoin College (30 points), they put the hurt on Bates College (70), the other in-state New England Small College Athletic Conference rival.
It was a cool morning with a slight wind on Saturday, Oct. 13 when the Colby men's soccer team took the pitch against Amherst College. The Lord Jeffs, who are ranked third in the country in Division III, lived up to their expectations in front of a large crowd this Family Homecoming Weekend at Loeb's Field.
After a disappointing run in New England Small College Athletic Conference competition, Colby women's soccer suffered another upsetting loss this past weekend on Oct. 13 against Amherst College. The Mules looked as if they were working towards a goal during overtime after battling through two scoreless halves.
On Saturday, Oct. 13, a wonderful fall day at Seaverns Field, with the biggest crowd of the season in attendance, the Colby football team prepared to notch its first win of the season. Unfortunately, on Family Homecoming Weekend, the Amherst College Lord Jeffs used a 28 point second quarter to beat Colby 28-13.
Right now, we are about halfway through the college football season. If somebody had asked two months ago, "Who do you think will play in the national championship game?" what would your answer have been? You probably would have said the University of Southern California, or Louisiana State University, or the University of West Virginia.
Fantasy football provides a lot of those "heart in the throat" experiences. My latest one was watching Tony Romo make an absolute mess out of the first half of the Monday Night Football game vs. the Bills. Ahead by four points, I felt pretty confident that even though my opponent didn't have anyone in the game, playing Romo was the right decision because in our league, total points decide playoff tiebreakers.
In front of an enthused Family Homecoming Weekend crowd on Oct. 13, MaryClaire McGovern '08 scored her first collegiate goal to lead the field hockey team en route to its first New England Small College Athletic Conference victory against Amherst. With 21:10 left in the first half, McGovern slammed a shot past the Lord Jeffs goalkeeper to get the sole tally of the game.
Doug Wong '10, the captain of Globo Gym Purple Cobras, is this weeks iPlay Devastator. Wong led his team to a 1-0 victory over a COOT team named Brad's Mom, captained by Bradford M. Cantor '08. Although Dan Reeves '10 scored an unbelievable winning goal by dribbling past several defenders in the second half, Wong gained the weekly honor for his many failed bicycle kick attempts during the game and his leadership abilities on and off the field.