Sports

Men’s Lacrosse Beats Bowdoin in NESCACs First Round

By Felipe DaCosta, Staff Writer
Monday, April 29, 2013

In 2012, the men’s lacrosse season ended prematurely in first-round action of the NESCAC tournament. On that day, the Bowdoin Polar Bears notched a two-goal advantage early on and maintained it until victory on their home field. The Cardinals undoubtedly … Continue reading 

Track and Field Battles Through NESCAC Competition

By Noah Schlesinger, Staff Writer
Monday, April 29, 2013

This past weekend, Wesleyan’s track and field team traveled to Tufts for the NESCAC Championship. The meet had been highly anticipated throughout the season, not only because it was the last competition of the year for some athletes, but also … Continue reading 

Women’s Tennis Finishes Season On High Note

By Brendan Pulsford, Staff Writer
Monday, April 29, 2013

The Cardinal women closed out their season with a victorious home match against Colby on Saturday, April 27 before going on the road the next day to beat Bates. Going into the final two matches of the season, Wesleyan held … Continue reading 

WesCrew Downed by Trinity

By Brett Keating, Staff Writer
Monday, April 29, 2013

The Wesleyan men’s and women’s crew teams both lost their final head-to-head matches of the season last week to Route Nine rival Trinity, as the men finished the season 9-4,  and the women finished 10-3. Both teams knew that in a … Continue reading 

Men’s Tennis Qualifies for First NESCAC Championships

By Patrick Moriarty, Assistant Sports Editor
Monday, April 29, 2013

After avenging last season’s loss over Conn College, the men’s tennis team looked to improve its conference seeding with a pair of games against its Maine rivals, the final two matches before the NESCAC Championships.The squad split the games, beating … Continue reading 

Baseball Wins a Walk-Off Thriller

By Reiss Clauson-Wolf, Staff Writer
Thursday, April 25, 2013

It has been said that pitching by committee doesn’t work. Many people believe that baseball has a simple rubric for success: the starter throws six-plus innings, then a set-up man or two help bridge the gap to the closer, who … Continue reading 

Men’s Lacrosse Drops Finale to Conn College

By Felipe DaCosta, Staff Writer
Thursday, April 25, 2013

After securing home-field advantage in the first round of NESCAC tournament play, the men’s lacrosse team looked to continue improving its draw with a final regular-season victory on the road against Conn College on Wednesday, April 24. The Camels entered … Continue reading 

Women’s Tennis Clinches Postseason Berth

By Brendan Pulsford, Staff Writer
Thursday, April 25, 2013

The women’s tennis team hosted Conn College on Sunday, April 21 in a bid to get its second NESCAC win and fourth overall. Although the Camels hadn’t won in NESCAC play yet, Conn College had the same 3-8 record as … Continue reading 

WesCrew Downed by Williams on Quinsigamond

By Brett Keating, Staff Writer
Thursday, April 25, 2013

Forced to take an unexpected road trip to Williamstown, Mass., the Wesleyan men’s and women’s crew teams both fell to Williams last Sunday. The race was rescheduled from the Connecticut River in Middletown on Saturday to the Lake Quinsigamond 2000m … Continue reading 

Track and Field Represents Against Little Three Rivals

By Noah Schlesinger, Staff Writer
Thursday, April 25, 2013

Track and field put on some impressive displays this last weekend as the team took on very strong Amherst and Williams sides at the Little Three Meet. Williams took its turn to host the annual competition this year, and the … Continue reading