Women's Cross Country

Pre-National Meet at Franklin Park, Oct. 7, 1997
Teams and individuals from all over the United State took part in the National Preview Invitational in Franklin Park, the site of the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships in November. Some teams were ranked in the top 25 nationally others were there to prove that they belonged on the list. Bates finished fifth in the meet which was won by Williams. Bates' effort was led by sophomore Adelia Myrick who finshed third in 18:33 and was followed by senior Abby Phelps in 20th in 19:16. The next three scorers for Bates all set personal records. Senior co-captain Kim Walker was 39th in 19:40, first-year runner Kristine Oelberger was 59th in 20:04, and Jessica Young was 65th in 20:12.

Team scores (17 total)
1. Williams, 64; 2. Moravian (PA),103; 3. Brandeis, 133; 4. U Cal San
Diego,148; 5. Bates,186; 6. USM,187; 7. Rhodes (TN),188; 8. Ithaca (NY), 219;
9. SUNY Platts, 222; 10. Colby, 229.

Individual Performances
1. Tara Wartman, Moravian,18:16; 2. Farrell Burns, Colby, 18:30 3. Adelia
Myrick, BATES,18:33; 4. Eleanore Anderson, USM,18:35; 5. Courtney Benningson,
Williams,18:38.

Field Hockey

Bates at Williams, Oct. 4, 1997
The Bobcats (4-3) played well against the Ephs but were unable to get on the board, falling 2-0. Williams first goal came off a penalty corner in the first half. The second was scored on a three-on-one breakaway. The Bobcats had several chances in close but could not convert. First-year goalie Peggy Ficks had 18 saves in the loss.

Williams 2, Bates 0

Bates    (4-3)     0       0       0
Williams (6-2)     1       1       2

Scoring Summary
Williams:  Erin Burnett (Lauren Giola assist)
Williams:  Burnett (unassisted)

Saves
Williams: Julianne Austin, 6
Bates: Peggy Ficks, 18

UMaine Farmington at Bates, Oct. 8, 1997
Junior Amanda Schall scored her first goal of the season and her second career overtime goal to lead the Bates College Bobcats (5-3) to their fourth win in five games by defeating the University of Maine-Farmington Beavers (5-5), 2-1. Schall's goal came justover four minutes into the extra frame. Earlier in the OT, first-year goalkeeper Peggy Ficks averted a Bates loss by coming far out of the cage to break up a Beaver two-on-one break. Schall scored on the ensuing trip down the field. The Bobcats got on the board first when first-year forward Carlin Aloe scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season, redirecting a shot from classmate Sarah McGrath with 20 minutes remaining in the first half. UMF answered on a converted a rebound off a penalty corner at the 12:17 mark.

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

Scoring Summary
Bates: Carlin Aloe (Sarah McGrath assist)
UMF: Stacey Pinkham
Bates: Amanda Schall

Saves
Peggy Ficks (Bates) 4
Erin Sylvia (UMF)   3

Football

Bates at Williams, Oct. 4
Despite a 100-yard rushing performance from senior tailback P.J. McGrail and getting on the scoreboard first for the first time all season, the Bobcats (0-3) lost to the Williams College Ephs (3-0), 36-16. Bates had am impressive opening drive, from their own 15 to the Williams 7, though they had to settle for a Rejean Guerriero field goal. The Ephs converted three Bobcat turnovers and a faked punt in the the first half to score 29 unanswered points and go to halftime up 29-3. They also coverted the Bobcats' first turnover of the second half to take a 36-3 lead with 7:37 left in the third quarter. The Bobcats bounced back behind back-up quarterback, sophomore Matt Bazirgan who organized a touchdown drive of 13 plays for 68 yards and 7 minutes of clock time. McGrail rushed for 48 yards in the drive, including a 5-yard TD scamper. The Bobcats got their first interception of the season in the fourth quarter from first-year defensive back Kevin Jackson and scored one minute later on a nine-yard run from junior tailback Shawn Nee. The 16 points scored matched the team's highest total ever against Williams, set in 1989. McGrail finished with 118 yards on 26 carries, while quarterbacks Bazirgan and Chris Snow combined were 14-28 for 172 yards. A pair of sophomores led the defense in tackles; defensive back Paul Calner with 13 and linebacker Frost Hubbard with 12.

Williams 36, Bates 16

Bates    (0-3)     3       0       7       6       16
Williams (3-0)     7       22      7       0       36

Scoring Summary
Bates:   Rejean Guerriero, 25 yard field goal; Williams:  Paul Bethe, 4 yard
pass from Peter Supino (Sam Landis kick); Williams: Matt Sigrist, 13 yard pass
from Sean Keenan (Landis kick); Williams: Sigrist, 45 yard pass from Supino
(Graham McPhail run); Williams: Jake Rosenbury,1 yard run (Landis kick);
Williams:  Supino 2 run (Landis kick); Bates:  P.J. McGrail, 5 yard run
(Guerriero kick); Bates: Shawn Nee, 9 yard run (kick failed)

Golf

Southern Maine Invitational at Gorham G.C., Oct. 5
Sophomore Nick Brunero had his first career win, shooting a one-under-par 70 to take medalist honors at the Southern Maine Invitational at Gorham Country Club. The Bobcats had their best team finish of the season as well, shooting a 307 and finishing one stroke behind Thomas College for the team title. Senior captain Tim Sargent tied for fifth place.

Team Scores
1. Thomas 306; 2. Bates  307; 3. Univ. of New England 320; 4. Colby 325; 5.
UMass-Dartmouth 328; 6. Bowdoin 333; 7. Husson 334; 8. Maine Maritime 336; 9.
Southern Maine 337; 10. St. Joseph's 344.

Individual Scores
1. Nick Brunero, Bates 70; 2. Ben Goodall, USM  73; T3. Corey Poulin, Thomas
75; T3. Cliff Rubin, UNE 75; T5. Daren Goeke, Thomas 76; T5. David Luce, St.
Joe's 76; T5. Tim Sargent, Bates 76. 

Men's Soccer

Bates at Williams, Oct. 4
The Bobcats (4-2), ranked fifth in New England, saw their three-game winning streak come to a halt at the hands of the fourth-ranked Williams College (5-1) Ephs, 2-1. Neither team scored in a well-played first half, which featured outstanding goalkeeping by junior Brian Anton, who stopped a pair of point blank shots. In the second half, Williams scored a pair of goals off corner kicks, one off a rebound, the other from the top of the 18. Junior co-captain Chad LaFauci put the Bobcats on the board with 9:30 to go in the game, but they were unable to score the equalizer. Anton had 10 saves in the losing effort.

Williams 2, Bates 1

Bates    (4-2)     0       1       1
Williams (5-1)     0       2       2

Scoring
Williams: Chris Smith (Jason Horowitz assist); Williams: Dan Pozen
(Brian Greenfield assist); Bates: Chad LaFauci (unassisted).

Goalie Saves
Williams: Spicer, 5; Bates: Brian Anton, 10.

Women's Soccer

Bates at Williams, Oct. 4
The Bobcats (4-4) fell victim to bad luck in Williamstown, knocking two shots off the post and another the crossbar, but the host Ephs (5-1-1) were the only ones to score, taking the 1-0 decision and avenging their only loss from the year before. Junior goalkeeper Susie Arnold made seven saves, many of them difficult, in the losing effort.

Williams 1, Bates 0

Bates    (4-4-0)        0       0       0
Williams (5-1-1)        1       0       1

Scoring
Williams: Mindy Thompson (Meghan Cleary assist)

Saves
Williams: Laura Brenneman, 6; Bates: Susie Arnold-7.

Women's Tennis

Connecticut College at Bates, Oct. 4, 1997

Singles
Jenn Russo (B) def. Meghan Moore,1-6, 6-2, 7-6
Suzanne Daly (B) def. Sharyn Miskovitz, 7-5, 6-3
Janice Michaels (B) def. Irene Lord, 7-5, 6-4
Katie Carpenter def. Emily Carleton (B), 6-1, 6-4
Natalie Herald (B) def. Rachel Goodman, 6-1, 6-1
Emily Bartos def. Kara Rooney (B), 7-5, 6-4

Doubles
Russo + Daly (B) def. Moore and Mizkovitz, 8-2
Michaels + L. Shearer (B) def. Carpenter/ Goodman, 8-3
Lord + J. Janerich def. Herald/Emily Kleinman (B), 9-8

Plymouth State at Bates, Oct. 5, 1997

Singles
Jenn Russo (B) def.Kate Loeber, 6-0, 6-0
Suzanne Daly (B) def.Lauren Kruse, 6-2, 6-0
Janice Michaels (B) def.Sarah Schutzendorf, 6-0, 6-3
Emily Carleton (B) def.Jen Lemine, 6-1, 6-1
Natalie Herald (B) def.Kris Roberge, 6-0, 6-0
Emily Kleinman (B) def.Kiza Tallarita, 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
1.Russo/Daly (B) def. Lober/Schutzendorf, 8-2
2.Michaels/Laura Shearer (B) def. Lemine/Roberge, 8-2
3.Herald/Kleinman (B) def. Kruse/Paris, 8-0

Women's Volleyball

Bates Invitational, Oct. 3-4, 1997
The Bobcats dropped their first match of the Bates Invitational to Williams, 6-15, 2-15, 15-12, 15-8, but came back to win their next three matches on Saturday to emerge victorious from the Silver Bracket, made up of the third-place teams from Pool play. They defeated Plymouth State in four games to earn a spot in the Silver Bracket, then swept two matches from CBB rivals Bowdoin and Colby to finish 3-1 and raise their record to 9-10 on the season.

Friday night
Williams def. Bates, 15-6, 15-2, 12-15, 15-8

Saturday 
Bates def. Plymouth State, 13-15, 15-7, 15-10, 15-13
Bates def. Bowdoin, 15-7, 15-9, 15-6
Bates def. Colby, 15-13, 15-11, 15-3