Amherst women’s golf earned its sixth title of the season with a win at the Williams Invitational on Sunday, edging the host Ephs by two strokes. Junior Hayley Milbourn sank the Lord Jeffs’ first hole-in-one of the year on the 14th hole during Sunday’s action as she finished the round with a 73. Amherst shot a 626 as a team, two strokes ahead of Williams and well ahead of third-place St. Lawrence University (647).
Bates senior Richard McNeil received the Sabasteanski Award as the Most Outstanding Male Performer at the NESCAC Track and Field Championships. McNeil won the hammer throw and shot put and took second in the discus, accumulating 28 points, as the Bobcat men took third at the meet. McNeil is the first individual from Bates to be named Most Outstanding Performer since 2000.
Bowdoin senior basketball players Mark Phillips and Leah Rubega were named National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) All-Americans. The NSCA All-American Athlete of the Year program, which is in its 23rd year, honors student-athletes dedicated to strength training and conditioning. Phillips helped lead the Polar Bear men to a 13-12 season that included three one-point losses, while Rubega helped the Bowdoin women to a 22-7 showing and NCAA tournament appearance.
Colby freshman Lauren Becker was named NESCAC Softball Pitcher of the Week after posting a 0.98 ERA and 3-0 record in four appearances for the Mules. Becker allowed just three earned runs in 21.1 innings and racked up 19 strikeouts while walking only five. She threw a four-hit shutout in a 6-0 victory over Bates on Saturday as Colby swept the Bobcats, who finished second in the NESCAC East in 2009.
Connecticut College women’s water polo ended its season on Saturday in the Division III Eastern Championship at Utica College, taking three of four matches to finish the season with a record of 8-6. The Camels took down Chatham University 13-11 and Utica 14-8 on Friday night and defeated Macalester College 12-9 in the fifth-place match on Saturday. Senior diver Phoebe Bakanas, who was named to the All-Tournament Team, scored 14 goals to finish her career with 167.
Hamilton men’s lacrosse tallied its highest scoring output in over three years with a 21-2 victory over Wells College on Tuesday. Thirteen Hamilton players had at least one goal in the contest as the Continentals were led by Chris Whelan ’13 and Alex Paganelli ’12, who each netted three goals and recorded an assist. The Continentals improved to 10-3 overall with the win, and their 21 goals marked the highest total since March 13, 2007, a 23-3 win over the University of New England.
Middlebury sophomore goalkeeper Lily Nguyen was named NESCAC Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week on Monday. Nguyen had 14 saves during the Panthers’ 13-9 win over Tufts on Saturday, posting a .609 save percentage as the Panthers evened their NESCAC record at 4-4. She currently leads the NESCAC in save percentage with a .527 mark and has backstopped a Middlebury defense that has allowed just 71 goals in NESCAC play this season, third-fewest in the conference.
Trinity announced the hiring of James Cosgrove as its men’s basketball coach. Cosgrove, who had amassed a 166-77 record in eight seasons at Adelphi University, replaced interim head coach Sean Tabb, who led the Bantams for two seasons following the resignation of 27-year head coach Stanley Ogrodnik. Cosgrove will be the 16th head coach in the 105-year history of the Trinity program.
Tufts sophomore Kevin Gilchrist was named NESCAC Pitcher of the Week after hurling a complete-game one-hitter at Bowdoin in just his second career start. Gilchrist struck out five and walked five as the Jumbos defeated Bowdoin 5-0 en route to capturing the series 2-1 and clinching the top seed in the East Division. Gilchrist allowed only a two-out double in the sixth inning in the dominating performance.
Williams men’s golf captured its 13th straight Little Three championship on Wednesday, defeating Wesleyan 11-1 and Amherst 7.5-5.5. The last time Williams failed to win the Little Three was during the 1997-98 season, when Amherst won its third straight title. Williams last lost to Wesleyan in Little Three play in 1979, as the Cardinals edged the Ephs by two strokes, 400-402.
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