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The women’s soccer team beat Rhode Island College (RIC), 2-1, on Wednesday night, improving to 6-1-1 on the season—a mark last reached in 1993, when the Cardinals were 8-1-1 after their first 10 games. At the beginning of the week, Wesleyan was ranked eighth in New England Division III, the highest ranking for the squad since it won the ECAC Division III Championship in 1994.
The men’s soccer team dropped a closely contested match with Wheaton College on Tuesday, by the score of 2-1 in overtime. The Cards fell to 2-3-1 overall with a 1-1-1 record in NESCAC play. After going 2-0-1 in its first three contests of the season, Wesleyan has come up short in each of its past three games.
Before we brand the New York Mets as perennial choke-artists and cast them into the history books as overpaid underachievers, let’s first take a closer look at the 2008 season, and how the Metropolitans managed to, again, not make the postseason.
The senior and team captain had an epic day at the Wesleyan Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 27. Leading the Cards, Blumstein placed fourth overall with a time of 27:00.66 for the 8k race. That’s fast; really fast. The Wesleyan men’s side had seven runners finish within the top 15 in a field of 103 runners. Blumstein chatted about the weekend’s feats.
Last January in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, West Virginia’s senior fullback Owen Schmitt exemplified the passion that sets him, and most other college athletes, apart from millionaire professionals. Following West Virginia’s emotional BCS bowl victory over an Oklahoma squad that some experts claimed should have been in the national championship, Schmitt, a six-three, 250 lb beast, was unable to hold back tears during his post game interview.
A look back at some of the shining moments of the 2007-2008 Wesleyan sports year
For you fantasy football fanatics, these are your most important days. Most leagues hold drafts around this time, and if you don’t make the right picks you’ll probably end up as one of those annoying people who stop playing mid-season, give away your players, and basically ruin everyone’s fun. Don’t be that.
After trailing 8-3 in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter of their first round NESCAC matchup with Amherst, the women’s lacrosse team fought back to close the gap to 8-7 with five minutes remaining in the game. Unfortunately, the Cards were unable to get a shot in their last effort to tie the score, and fell to the Lord Jeffs for the eighteenth-straight time since 1994, and for the third year in a row in the NESCAC tournament.
During the offseason, Alex Rodriguez agreed to a 10-year deal with the New York Yankees worth an estimated $275 million. The MVP third baseman is poised to make millions more if he breaks Barry Bonds’ all-time career home run mark and reaches certain milestones outlined in his record contract.
One thing we have learned from the performance-enhancing drug (PED) era of pro sports in America is that if you admit your guilt, you are practically forgiven. A plethora of athletes in both MLB and the NFL have been caught cheating over the past few years. Many, if not most, of the abusers’ identities have been either forgotten or simply disregarded.
A senior captain on the Cards’ 14-6 squad (4-1 in NESCAC), Lucy Sprung is second in the NESCAC in points per game, averaging 15.7 a contest. Only teammate Ali Fourney ’09 bests her in points per game, with an average of 16.8 points per game this season. Sprung, who also ranks third in the conference in rebounding with 9.2 rebounds a game, was named the NESCAC player of the week on Jan. 28.
The New York Giants have put themselves in an extremely tough situation. It is the only team left in the NFL with a chance to derail history and end the New England Patriots’ quest for perfection. With Vegas heavily stacking the odds against the Giants, currently 12 point underdogs, and league MVP Tom Brady quarterbacking the opposing team’s offense, New York must play a perfect game to overthrow the powerful Patriots.
Robin Williams, Academy Award-winning actor and comedian, spoke yesterday in the Memorial Chapel before the roughly 200 audience members lucky enough to purchase tickets to the sold-out event. Tickets to the event went on sale on Tuesday at 10 a.m. and sold out within two hours.
After defeating Bowdoin College 3-2 on Saturday in overtime to clinch a first round home playoff game in the NESCAC tournament, the Cards had their ten-game winning streak snapped on Sunday by the same Bowdoin squad. The early exit from the NESCAC tournament could spell the end to the Cards’ 2007 season, as their hopes at a NCAA tournament appearance rest with the NCAA selection committee. If the Cards do receive an at-large bid, it would be the third straight year they reached the NCAA tournament and the second straight after first round NESCAC tournament exits.
Entering Saturday’s Little Three showdown with Amherst, Wesleyan boasted an eight-game winning streak, representing a remarkable turnaround after a 0-4 start to the season. The Lord Jeffs, who were celebrating their homecoming on Saturday, entered the contest on an even more impressive streak than the Cards, holding an undefeated 11-0 record (7-0 NESCAC) and a top-two national ranking. Wesleyan fell behind 1-0 in the second half before responding with two goals of their own to shock the Lord Jeffs and send them to their first loss of the season, with a 2-1 triumph.
The men’s soccer team continued its impressive play and extended its winning streak to eight games with three victories this past week over Tufts, Bates, and Western Connecticut State University (WCSU). The eight-game streak matches the longest such run in program history, equaling a feat also accomplished by the 1962 and 1991 squads.
The men’s soccer team continued their hot streak this week, shutting out Wheaton College 1-0 on Tuesday and then blanking Colby on Saturday 2-0 on Jackson Field. Alan Ashenfelter ’09 scored the game’s only goal on Tuesday, with tri-captain Matt Gnall ’08 pitching the team’s second consecutive shutout, making 3 saves. On Saturday, the Cards saw goals from Kyle Nuland ’09 and Keisuke Yamashita ’10, as well as strong performance in the net by Jamie Hiteshew ’08, who made 3 saves en route to the team’s third straight shutout victory.
The men’s soccer team posted its third straight victory on Saturday, defeating NESCAC rival Connecticut College 1-0 behind the first career shutout by goalie Jamie Hiteshew ’08. Hiteshew recorded five saves in the win, and Jory Kahan ’10 scored his first career goal in the 53rd minute for the game’s only goal. With the victory, the Cards have now beaten the Camels from New London nine straight times, dating back to 1998.
The men’s soccer team notched its second straight win of the season on Wednesday, beating the United States Coast Guard Academy 2-1 in a game played on Jackson Field. Alan Ashenfelter ’09 capitalized on a failed Coast Guard clear, stealing the ball just outside the box, dribbling it towards the middle and striking it nicely inside the near post for the game winner in the 76th minute.
The men’s soccer team picked up their first victory of this season on Sunday, beating Western New England College 2-1, a day after losing to Middlebury 2-0 on Jackson Field. The weekend’s results push the Cardinals’ record to 1-4 (0-3 NESCAC).
The men’s soccer team is in unfamiliar territory after dropping their third straight one goal defeat of the season, this time to Trinity College by the score of 1-0. Despite out-shooting the Bantams 16-10 in the contest, the Cards were unable to finish any of their opportunities, and have started the season 0-3 for the first time since 1958, when the team finished 0-9-1.
The men’s soccer team dropped a 3-2 decision to Springfield College on Jackson field Wednesday, despite a 2-1 halftime lead. Austin Woolridge ’11 and Mark Murphy ’10 each had their first career collegiate goals in a first half dominated by the Cards. The Pride responded with two second-half goals off of headers, the game-winner coming in the 69th minute. The loss was the Cardinals’ first to Springfield in the teams’ past seven contests.
The men’s soccer team dropped a heartbreaking loss to the defending NESCAC champions and Little Three rival Williams College in its season opener this past Saturday by a score of 2-1. Wesleyan and Williams, ranked 25th and 8th respectively in the first NSCAA Division III poll, were tied 1-1 until the Ephs scored with three minutes left, shocking the Wesleyan faithful who packed Jackson Field.
The men’s soccer team enters its 2007 campaign with high hopes after reaching the NCAA tournament in each of the past two seasons. The Cards finished 11-3-3 a year ago and came up short of repeating as NESCAC champions, as they fell to Bates College 1-0 in double overtime in the conference tournament.
The men’s golf team stumbled to third place in the annual Little Three Championships at the Hickory Country Club. Wesleyan lost to both Amherst and Williams, by scores of 9.5-2.5 and 10-2, respectively.
We recently spoke with Wesleyan’s Golf captain Dave Velardo ’09, who set Weleyan’s single round record earlier this spring, when he shot a 68.
On Wednesday, the baseball team traveled to Cambridge, MA to take on the M.I.T. Beavers. Both teams evidently brought their bats, and the Beavers pulled out a 14-11 victory.
The golf team opened its 2007 campaign in Florida with an impressive first outing. David Velardo ’08 started the spring season in fashion by shooting the lowest round not only of his career but the lowest round in Wesleyan history.
After leading Wesleyan to the best season in team history, offensive leader and co-captain Will Bennett ’07 and goaltender Mike Palladino ’09 were both selected to the First-Team All-NESCAC. Head coach Chris Potter was named the NESCAC Coach of the Year for the second time in his four-year tenure. He received the same honor in his first season (2003-2004) as the Cards’ head coach.
The men’s hockey team’s season came to an abrupt end on Saturday in its first-ever home NESCAC playoff game. The fourth seeded Cards dropped the first round game to fifth seeded Amherst College by the score of 2-0 in front of a packed crowd at Spurrier-Snyder Rink.
The men’s hockey team will host their first ever NESCAC tournament game on Saturday at 3 p.m., when Amherst College visits Spurrier-Snyder Rink. Wesleyan sports the best winning percentage in team history (.587), plus the most victories (11) since the 1988-1989 campaign when they won 13. Co-Captain Will Bennett ’07 leads the Wesleyan offense with 35 points, just one shy of 100 for his career.
With a 2-2 tie against the 11th-ranked nationally Castleton St. Spartans on Saturday afternoon, the Wesleyan men’s hockey team secured the fourth seed in the NESCAC tournament and a visit from Little Three rival Amherst College in the first round of the NESCAC tournament.
With just one weekend left in the regular season, the Wesleyan men’s hockey team still controls its right to host a NESCAC playoff game. The Cards are currently in a three-way tie for 2nd place in the conference, just one point behind the leader, Bowdoin, and one point ahead of the 5th place team, Middlebury. The team is 7-1-1 at home this season and, fortunately, both games this weekend are in the Spurrier-Snyder Rink.
After surging into first place in the NESCAC last week, the Cardinals had a disappointing weekend in Maine, losing to Colby 5-1 on Friday night and then to Bowdoin 3-2 the next afternoon. Wesleyan dropped from the top position into a second-place tie with Amherst and Colby, one point behind the new leader, Bowdoin. Middlebury, the three-time defending national champions, are fifth in the standings, just one point behind the second place teams.
An undefeated weekend that included victories over NESCAC rivals Tufts and Connecticut College by scores of 6-3 and 3-2, respectively, has vaulted the men’s hockey team into sole possession of first place in the conference with a 9-3-3 record. The two Cardinal victories, coupled with two losses by Amherst, put Wesleyan in first place in the NESCAC for the first time ever in the conference’s short history, which dates back to 1999.
After a mediocre start to the 2007 season, marked by lopsided defeats to Babson College and Little Three rival Amherst College, the men’s hockey team has suffered only one loss in its last 12 games. During the stretch, the Cards are also an impressive 7-1-2 in league games.
The men’s hockey team recorded its first league victory last Saturday with the dismantling of UMASS-Boston 4-1. Co-captain Ryan Hendrickson ’07 led the Cards with one goal and an assist on the eventual game-winner to defenseman Dallas Bossort ’09.
The men’s hockey team picked up its first win of the season this past Saturday, defeating Trinity 5-4 in the McCabe Tournament at Amherst College. The Cardinals trailed 4-1 in the third period, but showed incredible perseverance with four goals in an 11 minute span to take the lead.
The men’s hockey team has high aspirations for the 2006-07 season that starts this Friday when the Cards face NESCAC and Little Three rival Amherst College. Last season, Wesleyan finished with a record of 7-13-4, losing only one game of their final seven.
Wesleyan (3-5) dropped their final game of the 2006 season to perennial powerhouse Trinity College (7-1) 41-0 last Saturday on Andrus Field. The Wesleyan offense was plagued by turnovers, throwing six interceptions and dropping two fumbles. The Cardinals managed only 141 total yards of offense and eight first downs, compared to Trinity’s twenty-one first downs and 437 yards.
Wesleyan dropped to 3-4 on the season after Saturday’s 51-21 defeat at the hands of undefeated Williams College (7-0). Phil Banks ’07 rushed for two more touchdowns in the losing effort to boost his season total to seven on the season, putting him in fifth place in the NESCAC in scoring with 42 points.
Wesleyan improved to 3-3 on the season with an 18-0 shutout of the winless Bowdoin Polar Bears this past Saturday on a rainy Saturday in Corwin Stadium. Fueled by a dominant defense that allowed Bowdoin just 171 offensive yards, the Cardinals got back to .500 on the season with just two games remaining on the schedule. Phil Banks ’07 led the offense with 70 yards rushing and a season high two touchdowns.
Wesleyan dropped to 2-3 on the season with a 23-0 loss at the hands of the Amherst College (4-1) Lord Jeffs this past Saturday in front of 4,400 people at Corwin Stadium. The Cards were led by middle linebacker Quincy Francis ’06 who had a game-high 16 tackles, to go along with a tackle for a loss and a sack.
Quincy Francis ’06 is the starting middle linebacker and defensive leader on a new and improved Cardinal football team this season. He currently leads the team in tackles with 45. He also has two tackles for a loss, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery return for a touchdown.
The Wesleyan football team (1-1) won its first game in two years with a 7-0 victory over the Hamilton Continentals (0-2) in Saturday’s home opener, propelled by a 92 yard rushing performance from Phil Banks ’07 and another dominating defensive showing.
Despite scoring the game’s only touchdown, the football team dropped its season opener to Middlebury on Saturday, 10-7. After falling behind 4-0 early after two safeties, Wesleyan responded with a touchdown off a gadget play to take the lead in the third quarter.
At six-foot-three inches and 255 pounds, John Harding ’09 is an imposing figure to all who face him on the football field. All the way from Dallas, Texas, Harding joined the Wesleyan football team last year as a freshman. He quickly made a name for himself and started as a freshman on the defensive line.
After an embarrassing 2005 campaign, the worst in Wesleyan football history, the Cardinals will look to improve on their 0-8 record from a year ago. With 36 lettermen back, including 17 starters, the Cards should be more solid this year.
The men’s hockey team suffered a disappointing first-round loss in the NESCAC Tournament to top-seeded Middlebury College 7-0 on Saturday. It was the team’s first trip to the NESCAC postseason tournament since the 1999-2000 season. The Panthers used a five-goal second period to put the game out of reach and end the Cardinals’ Cinderella season.
With two decisive victories last weekend, the men’s hockey team clinched the eighth and final playoff spot in the NESCAC tournament. Competing against Tufts for the spot and needing to pick up one point, the Cards took care of business. After rolling over Skidmore College Friday night by a score of 5-2, Wesleyan made sure its season continued with a 7-1 blowout of Castleton State on Saturday afternoon.
Pat Butsch ’06 scored the game-tying goal with just under seven minutes remaining to keep the Cards playoff hopes alive, as the men’s hockey team got a much-needed point this past weekend with a 1-1 tie against Bowdoin College on Saturday afternoon.
With the season winding down and a trip to the NESCAC postseason tournament on the line, the men’s hockey team has gone undefeated in its past three NESCAC games with two key wins over Tufts and Connecticut College and a tie against Trinity.
The Cards began their strong play after goaltender Dave Scardella ’07 took over as starter in a game against the Bantams that followed the team’s loss to Middlebury two weeks ago.
A lack of consistent effort has resulted in only one victory and two ties in the past ten games for the men’s hockey team. The team had a rough start to the winter vacation with losses to Salem State College, UMASS-Dartmouth, and New England College. After these difficult defeats at the hands of solid Division III competition, Wesleyan rebounded with a crucial 2-1 win over St. Anslem.
The men’s hockey team is off to a promising start for a young team looking to improve from last season’s poor record. After opening the season with losses to Amherst and Hamilton in overtime, the Cardinals hosted and defeated nationally ranked Trinity College in the opening round of the Spurrier tournament 6-3.
After finishing 4-18-2 a year ago, the Wesleyan men’s hockey team will look to improve this season with experience, losing only one senior to graduation a year ago. The Cardinals will return 19 players who saw significant action last season. Still, it is a relatively young squad, with 20 underclassmen on the preseason roster.
The football team finished its 2005 campaign winless after falling to undefeated NESCAC champion Trinity College 63-7 on Saturday afternoon. The 0-8 finish is the worst season in Wesleyan football history. This is the first time since 1894 that a team finished without a win. They went 0-5 that season.
The football team lost its seventh straight game on Saturday, falling 29-6 to Williams on the Cardinal’s Homecoming/Family Weekend. While the Cardinals finally managed to limit offensive turnovers, it was a very porous defense and an offense unable to convert in key situations that did them in.
After losing its first six games of the season, the football team will look to win its first match this weekend when Williams College visits Andrus Field on Homecoming/Family weekend. Turnovers have been the Cardinals’ biggest obstacle to success this season.
It looked like the Wesleyan football team did everything they needed to do to beat Bowdoin on Saturday. They shut down the Polar Bears’ ground game and piled up 353 yards of offense. Yet, once again, the Cardinals hurt themselves with costly turnovers, as they lost their sixth game of the season last Saturday at Bowdoin, 35-10.
It has been a solid month of racing for the crew team. Men’s crew had a great showing at the annual Head of the Connecticut Regatta in Middletown on Sunday, Oct. 9. Six eights were scheduled to represent Wesleyan at the event, but due to the high water levels from rainstorms the week before, only three novice crews were able to row.
After leading for all of the first three quarters, the Cardinals gave up their lead in the fourth quarter, falling 30-29 to Bates in overtime. The stunned Cardinals recovered enough to send the game into overtime, but ultimately fell a point short, losing their fourth consecutive game on the year.
It could have been the rain, the mud or Colby. But no matter what the reason, the Cardinals lost their game on Saturday to the Colby White Mules, 28-14. After keeping the game close for the whole first half, untimely turnovers eventually ended the Cardinal’s hopes of knocking off perennial powerhouse Colby.
With lackluster offense on both sides, the key word in men’s football team’s game against Tufts was defense. Unfortunately for the Cardinal faithful at Andrus Field on Saturday, Tufts’ defense was just a bit stronger as the men’s football opened its NESCAC schedule with a 16-6 loss to the Jumbos.
It was a tough week for the women’s volleyball team. The Cardinals followed up their strong performance at the Johnson and Wales tournament with a poorer showing at NESCAC weekend at Middlebury. Against their division foes, the Lady Cards went 1-2, the lone victory a big 3-0 over Hamilton College.
The women’s volleyball team had great success this weekend, finishing with three wins and only one loss, at the Johnson and Wales tournament. The team took second in the tournament and Becca Rogers ’08 and Lisa Drennan ’09 were named to the All-Tournament team.