NESCAC Standings

Teams are listed in alphabetical order. NESCAC is not a playing conference and does not maintain standings. Standings are current as of Monday, September 29.

Field Hockey

School          W       L       Pct     Streak
Amherst         6       0       1.000   Won 6
Bates           3       2       .600    Won 2
Bowdoin         4       2       .667    Lost 1
Colby           3       2       .600    Lost 1
Conn. Coll.     2       2       .500    Won 1
Hamilton        0       6       .000    Lost 6
Middlebury      4       0       1.000   Won 4
Trinity         4       0       1.000   Won 4
Tufts           2       3       .400    Lost 1
Wesleyan        4       1       .800    Lost 1
Williams        3       2       .600    Lost 1


Football

School          W       L       Pct     Streak
Amherst         2       0       1.000   Won 2
Bates           0       2       .000    Lost 2
Bowdoin         0       2       .000    Lost 2
Colby           0       2       .000    Lost 2
Hamilton        0       2       .000    Lost 2
Middlebury      2       0       1.000   Won 2
Trinity         1       1       .500    Lost 1
Tufts           1       1       .500    Won 1
Wesleyan        2       0       1.000   Won 2
Williams        2       0       1.000   Won 2


Men's Soccer

School          W       L       T       Pct     Streak
Amherst         4       0       1       .900    Won 1
Bates           4       1       0       .800    Won 3
Bowdoin         3       2       0       .600    Lost 2
Colby           2       2       0       .500    Lost 2
Conn. Coll.     3       1       1       .700    Won 2
Hamilton        2       1       1       .625    Won 2
Middlebury      3       1       0       .750    Won 2
Trinity         2       1       1       .625    Lost 1
Tufts           4       1       0       .800    Lost 1
Wesleyan        2       2       0       .500    Lost 1
Williams        3       1       0       .750    Won 1


Women's Soccer

School          W       L       T       Pct     Streak
Amherst         5       1       0       .833    Won 4
Bates           4       3       0       .571    Won 1
Bowdoin         4       1       0       .800    Lost 1
Colby           3       2       0       .600    Lost 1
Conn. Coll.     4       2       0       .667    Won 2
Hamilton        1       3       1       .300    Lost 2
Middlebury      2       2       0       .500    Won 1
Trinity         1       4       0       .200    Lost 3
Tufts           5       1       0       .883    Lost 1
Wesleyan        3       2       0       .600    Lost 1
Williams        2       1       0       .667    Won 2


Women's Volleyball

School          W       L       Pct     Streak
Amherst         10      4       .714    Won 1
Bates           6       9       .400    Won 1
Bowdoin         4       5       .444    Won 2
Colby           8       8       .500    Lost 1
Conn. Coll.     4       7       .364    Lost 1
Hamilton        5       4       .556    Won 3
Middlebury      10      1       .909    Won 7
Trinity         6       1       .857    Won 5
Tufts           7       7       .500    Lost 1
Wesleyan        3       5       .375    Won 1
Williams        7       1       .875    Won 1

Football

Tufts 24, Bates 0 (Sat., Sept. 27)
Tufts quarterback Dan Morse topped 250 yards of total offense for the second straight game as the Tufts University Jumbos (1-1) downed the Bates College Bobcats (0-2), 24-0. Morse had 101 yards rushing on 17 carries, including a pair of touchdowns. He was 14 for 24 passing for 181 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown pass to junior tight end Jon Wilson late in the third quarter to close out the scoring. For the Bobcats, sophomore wide receiver Jason Coulie had a career-high eight receptions for 59 yards.

Tufts (1-1)     7       3       14      0       24
Bates (0-2)     0       0       0       0       0

Scoring
Tufts: Dan Morse, 1 yd run (Nate Herpich kick), 12:05 ino 1st quarter.
Tufts: Herpich, 36 yd field goal, 8:36 2nd.
Tufts: Morse, 2 yd run (Herpich kick), 11:34 3rd.
Tufts: Jon Wilson, 15 yd pass from Morse (Herpich kick), 14:05 3rd.

Men's Cross Country

Codfish Bowl at Franklin Park (Sat., Sept. 27)
The Bobcats had one of their top outings of the season, placing second of 17 teams in the prestigious Codfish Bowl meet in Franklin Park in Boston, home of 1997 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships. The Bobcats, ranked 4th in New England, topped No. 3 Amherst by 20 points. Senior Justin Freeman finished second in 24:45, while sophomore Mike Danahy placed 10th and sophomore Matt Twiest was 13th. In all, 11 of 17 Bobcat runners had personal records on the day.

Team Scores
1. Tufts, 44; 2. Bates, 77; 3. Amherst, 97; 4. UMass Lowell, 112; 5. Keene
State, 123; 6. Coast Guard, 142; 7. Southern Maine, 191; 8. Conn. Coll., 210;
9. Trinity, 222; 10. Merrimack, 304.

Individual Results
1. Robert Mitchell, Amherst, 24:35; 2. Justin Freeman, Bates 24:45; 3. Matt
Lyons, Tufts, 25:07; 4. Rod Hemingway, Tufts, 25:10; 5. Matt Santo, Conn.
Coll., 25:20; 10. Mike Danahy, Bates, 25:40; 13. Matt Twiest, Bates, 25:57; 23.
Brendan Hahesy, Bates, 26:05; 29. John McGrath, Bates, 26:33; 37. Steve Dutton,
Bates, 26:36.

Field Hockey

Bates 2, Tufts 1 (Sat., Sept. 27)
In a well played, back-and-forth game, the Bobcats (3-2) score twice in the second half to defeat Tufts (2-3) for the first time since 1994. In the first period, the Jumbos were able to convert a scramble in front of the net into their only goal of the game. Sophomore Kate Orellana notched the equalizer three and a half minutes into the second half, converting a penalty corner from junior Amanda Schall. Seven minutes later, First-year player Carlin Aloe scored her third goal of the season, redirecting a shot from the top of the circle off the stick of classmate Nicole St. Jean.

Tufts (2-3)     1       0       1
Bates (3-2)     0       2       2

Scoring Summary
Tufts: Becca Litt, 7:18 1st.
Bates: Kate Orellana (Amanda Schall), 3:28 2nd.
Bates: Carlin Aloe (Nicole St. Jean), 10:42 2nd.

Goalie saves
Bates: Peggy Ficks, 11. Tufts: Schell, 8.

Bates 3, Gordon 2 (Thurs., Oct. 2)
The Bobcats (4-2) extended their winning streak to three today by defeating Gordon College on the road. Bates took a lead 20 minutes into the first half on a goal from first-year forward Sarah McGrath who converted a pass across the top of the circle from sophomore Molly McMahon. The Scots tied the game in the last seven minutes of the half. Junior Rosie Lenehan converted a corner from classmate Amanda Schall early in the second half to put the Bobcats up 2-1. Gordon again tied the game, deflecting a shot off a Bates defender seven minutes later. First-year forward Carlin Aloe, the team's leading scorer, notched the game-winning goal with just over 10 minutes left in the game with an assist from Lenehan. NESCAC Co-Player of the Week Peggy Ficks '01 made five saves in the win.

Bates  (4-2)     1       2       3
Gordon           1       1       2

Scoring
Bates: Sarah McGrath (Molly McMahon assist), 19:29 into 1st half.
Gordon: Amy Bascom (Lisa Carlson), 28:36 1st.
Bates: Rosie Lenehan (Amanda Schall), 5:43 2nd.
Gordon: Tambrei Mentus, 13:51 2nd.
Bates: Carlin Aloe (Lenehan) 24:15 2nd.

Goaltending
Bates: Peggy Ficks, 5.  Gordon: Mindy Pierce, 6.

Golf

Maine State Intercollegiate Championships at Portland (Fri., Sept. 26)
The Bobcats got an outstanding performance from first-year golfer Percy Stith, who shot his collegiate-low round of 80 to tie for fourth, six strokes back. Bates also got a nice performance from sophomore Jeff Snyder, who shot an 84. Coach Bob Flynn's team finished in ninth place with a composite score of 348.

Team Scores
1. UMaine-Farmington, 321; 2. Thomas, 322; 3. Southern Maine, 326; 4. Maine
Maritime Acad., 330; 5. Husson, 333; 6. Colby, 336; 7. Univ. of New England,
343; 8. St. Joseph's, 347; 9. Bates, 348; 10. Bowdoin, 349.

Individual Results
1. Corey Poulin, Thomas, 74; T2. Darren Goeke, Thomas, 77; T2. Jon Moody, UMF,
77; T4. John Murray, Husson, 80; T4. Percy Stith, Bates, 80; T4. Mike Flanagan,
MMA, 80; T4. Nate Davis, UMF, 80; T4. Ben Goodall, USM, 80; T4. Jed Williamson,
USM, 80; T19. Jeff Snyder, Bates, 84; 45. Chris LeBlanc, Bates, 91; 47. Bryce
Hubner, Bates, 93.

NESCAC Invitational at Williams (Sun., Sept. 28)
In pleasant weather after the first day of the NESCAC chmapionships, the Bobcats were in a four-way tie for fifth place. When the weather turned nasty, however, Bates dropped five places, finishing in eighth place of ten teams. Sophomore Nick Brunero (West Warwick, R.I.) finished tied for 11th.

Team Scores
1. Amherst, 621; 2. Williams, 633; 3. Hamilton, 639; 4. Trinity, 667; 5. Colby,
681; 6. Middlebury, 685; 7. Tufts, 685; 8. Bates, 690; 9. Wesleyan, 692; 10.
Bowdoin, N/S.

Bates Finishers
T11. Nick Brunero, 80 81 161; T17. Tim Sargent, 79 86 165; T35. Peter LaCasse,
94 84 178; 44. Pete Coleman, 87 99 186

Men's Soccer

Bates 3, Tufts 1 (Sat., Sept. 27)
The Bobcats (4-1) knocked Tufts (4-1) from among the undefeated team in New England, picking up their first win over the Jumbos since 1986, 3-1. Sophomore Andy Apstein was the key to the win, picking up a pair of goals. Apstein opened the scoring less than five minutes into the game, taking a pass from first-year midfielder Lakota Denton on the right side of the crease and knocking it into the far corner. Apstein went down later in the first half on a sliding tackle, but junior Eric Trickett got revenge by knocking home the Bobcats' second goal on an assist by senior Billy Fischer. Apstein returned in the second half and hooked up with Denton again for his second goal, just under eight minutes into the period. Junior goalkeeper Brian Anton was solid in goal, stopping seven of the Jumbos' eight shots on goal.

Tufts (4-1)     0       1       1
Bates (4-1)     2       1       3

Scoring Summary
Bates: Andy Apstein (Lakota Denton assist), 4:54.
Bates: Eric Trickett (Billy Fischer), 35:00.
Bates: Apstein (Denton), 52:58.
Tufts: Reid Adams, 65:33.

Goalie Saves
Bates: Brian Anton, 7.  Tufts: Steve McDermid, 3.

Women's Soccer

Tufts 2, Bates 0 (Sat., Sept. 27)
The No. 7 Bobcats (3-3) missed a golden chance to climb in the New England polls today, falling to No. 3 Tufts (5-1), 2-0. The Bobcats have now matched their loss total from a year ago. Tufts proved opportunistic twice, capitalizing on a pair of Bates mistakes, one in the first 10 minutes of the game, the other midway through the second.

Tufts (5-1)     1       1       2
Bates (3-3)     0       0       0

Scoring Summary
Tufts: Amanda Nagler (Jeanne Kehrberger assist), 9:03.
Tufts: Nagler (Sara Yeatman), 74:31.

Goaltending
Bates: Susie Arnold, 90 Min., 2 GA, 10 SV.
Tufts: Jen Starrett, 45 Min, 0 GA, 3 SV.

Bates 3, Babson 1 (Sun., Sept. 28)
Coach Jim Murphy's women's soccer team (4-3) bounced back from a loss to Tufts the day before to down Babson College (4-4), 3-1. The Bobcats got on the board first just over 25 minutes in when sophomore Katie Dodson (Westford, Mass.) capitalized on a loose ball in front of the net from the foot of junior Colleen McCrave (Walpole, Mass.). Babson evened the score five minutes later. Twelve minutes into the second half, the high-scoring tandem of McCrave and sophomore Kate O'Malley (Deephaven, Minn.) connected for the third tim this season on a perfectly executed two-on-one break. Bates iced the game with 15 minutes go when first-year player Lisa Waldron (Hanover, Mass.) redirected a shot by classmate Katy Uhlmansiek (Woodinville, Wash.), each scoring their first career points. The win was the Bobcats' 14th in 15 lifetime meetings with Babson.

Babson (4-4)        1       0       1
Bates  (4-3)        1       2       3

Scoring Summary
Bates: Katie Dodson (Colleen McCrave assist), 24:14 1st.
Babson: Carrie Justason (Karen Barbuto), 29:51 1st.
Bates: McCrave (Kate O'Malley), 57:32 2nd.
Bates: Lisa Waldron (Katy Uhlmansiek), 75:27 2nd.

Goalie Saves
Susie Arnold (Bates), 9; Katie Matthews (Babson), 12.

Women's Tennis

Colby 7, Bates 2 (Tue., Sept. 30)
Colby snapped the Bobcats' three match winning streak as coach John Illig's old team beat his new one, 7-2. The Bobcats' two wins came from junior Emily Carleton (Potomac, Md.), 6-4, 6-2, at No. 4 singles, and the team of Janice Michaels (Princeton, N.J.) and Laura Shearer (Concord, Mass.) at No. 2 doubles.

Singles
Jessie Anderson (C) def. Jenn Russo (B), 6-4, 6-2
Kim Cheah (C) def. Suzanne Daly (B), 6-1, 6-1
Lisa Mark (C) def. Janice Michaels (B), 7-5, 6-1
Emily Carleton (B) del. Sarah Sweeney (C), 6-4, 6-2
Yuki Kodera (C) del Natalie Herald (B), 6-0, 6-3
Amy Sokotch (C) def. Kara Rooney (B), 6-4, 5-7, 6-2

Doubles
Anderson/Cheah (C) def. Russo/Daly, 8-3
Michaels/Laura Shearer (B) def. Mark/Kudera (C), 9-7
Sweeney/Sokotch (C) def. Herald/Kleinman (B), 8-5

Women's Volleyball

MIT Tournament (Fri.-Sat., Sept. 26-27)
The Bobcats (6-9) struggled in their second road tournament of the season, dropping three of four matches at MIT. After getting swept by the hosts on Friday night, they lost 3-1 to Gordon College in the third meeting of the season with Scots. On Saturday, Bates dropped three straight to Wheaton, recording the same number of attack errors as kills. In their fourth game of the tournament, the Bobcats finally broke through, defeating Roger Williams. Sophomore hitter Amanda Colby (willimantic, Conn.) had an outstanding match, recording 21 kills in 33 attempts for a .545. percentage. First-year setter Kate Hagstrom (Portola, Calif.) recorded 42 assists and four service aces in the game.

MIT def. Bates, 15-9, 15-10, 15-13
Gordon def. Bates, 15-11, 15-6, 14-16, 15-5
Wheaton def. Bates, 15-8, 15-7, 15-7
Bates def. Roger Williams, 15-5, 15-9, 5-15, 15-10