Hard-fought, close matches defined the year for the men’s soccer team, and their season ended with much of the same. In their final matchup of the regular season, the Cards went to New London to face Conn. College. Only 27 minutes into the game, the Camels found the back of the Cardinal’s net, which proved […]
The NESCAC season for the women’s soccer team came to a disappointing end last week. They dropped their last two conference games, finishing out their conference matchup run with a three-game losing streak that included a tight quarterfinal loss to Middlebury on the road. Before facing the Panthers, the Cards first wrapped up their regular […]
Note: Bryce Hunt ’22 and Terra Ganey ’21 are both members of Wesleyan rugby teams. On the 30th of September, 1938, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned to Great Britain with the declaration of “Peace for our time” and was deemed a national hero for his actions. If this declared era of peace had not already ended, it […]
This past weekend, the 29th-ranked women’s cross country team traveled to Williamstown, Mass. to compete in the annual NESCAC Championship. The meet took place at Mount Greylock High School on Saturday, Nov. 2. The 6K course was challenging and versatile. The runners needed to tackle not only running up hills, but also through meadows and […]
In the penultimate meet for men’s cross country, the Cardinals traveled up to Williamstown, Mass. to compete in the NESCAC Championship. Running up to the championship, the team faced an up-and-down season. They slid to last at the Little Threes, placed first at the Paul Short Run, then back to a middling finish at the […]
Wesleyan field hockey closed out their fall season last Wednesday evening with a crushing loss against conference competitor Conn. College. The team ends their 2019 run with a 5–10 overall record and a 1-9 record in conference, landing them in last place of the NESCAC. Wednesday’s game ended a season of many hard-fought games resulting in losses, […]
The men’s and women’s tennis teams both wrapped up their fall seasons in the past two weeks, bringing an end to both squads’ successful campaigns. The teams began to dominate as the season moved forward, with the women’s team ranked No. 1 in Division III at the conclusion of the fall, and the men finishing […]
After a difficult loss to Middlebury last week, Wesleyan has returned to victory with a double overtime win over Amherst, 31–28. The Cardinals nabbed the awards for both Offensive and Defensive NESCAC Player of the Week, as wide receiver Matt Simco ’22 (two touchdowns and five catches for almost 150 yards) and defensive back Danny […]
As fall begins, the sports world is transitioning from the baseball diamond to the hardwood with the beginning of the NBA season. The NBA is starting anew after a chaotic summer that included the Zion Williamson draft lottery, Kawhi Leonard’s Machiavellian power grab on Los Angeles basketball, and the fallout of Daryl Morey’s Hong Kong tweets. […]
Michael Roth ’78, one of my professors who happens to moonlight as the president of the University, let out an overjoyed yell during class last Monday. “How ’bout that volleyball team!” he exclaimed, excited by a slew of recent victories that have brought the team to the forefront of the NESCAC. And the truth is, […]