Men's Cross Country Ties for Third at Regionals;
Twiest Earns Nationals Berth
First-year runner Matt Twiest (Albuquerque, N.M.) had the Bobcats'
top performance in leading Bates to a tie for third place in the NCAA
Regional meet at Westfield, Mass. Twiest finished fifth in 26:04, earning
All-New England status and a trip to the National Championships at
Augustana College in Illinois Nov. 16.
Junior co-captain Justin Freeman (Enfield, N.H.) earned his third All-New
England honor with a 12th-place finish in 26:30. First-year runner Mike
Danahy (South Windsor, Conn.) finished 18th in 26:45 to join Twiest and
Freeman on the All-New England squad. Bates, which tied with Brandeis,
who was ranked 20th nationally, missed a team entry to Nationals by one
place, as only the top two teams from New England gain an automatic
berth. The third place finish is up six spots from last year.
Up Next:
11/16 NCAA Championships at Augustana College
Myrick and Phelps Head to
Nationals as Women's Cross Country Takes Eighth
Sophomore Adelia Myrick (Kodiak, Alaska) and junior Abigail Phelps will
make return appearances at the NCAA Women's Cross Country Championships
at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill. on Nov. 16. Though Bates as a
team finished eighth, which was down from last year's third place finish,
Myrick and Phelps retained their All-New England status, finishing sixth
and ninth respectively, the second All-New England team for each. Myrick,
the highest sophomore to finish, ran the 3.1-mile course in 19:08 while
Phelps improved on last year's 21st-place finish with a 19:25
performance. Both were among the top seven runners not on a qualifying
team, earning their trip to nationals.
Up Next:
11/16 NCAA Championships at Augustana
College
Football (0-8) Wraps Up Disappointing Season
with Loss to Hamilton
In a driving rain which forced both teams to rely on their running game,
Hamilton scored a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter to secure a
20-7 win, concluding the Bobcats' season in a disappointing fashion.
The Continentals got the only score of the first half late in the
first quarter. After driving 68 yards in eight plays, Hamilton was faced
with fourth and two from the two-yard line after three hard hits by Bates
defenders. The Bates defensive line had plenty of pressure on the
Hamilton quarterback, only to see him slip away and find an open receiver
for the TD. Bates had a fantastic opportunity on the next drive when
senior wide receiver Wyatt Crosswhite (W. Hartford, Conn.) returned the
ensuing kickoff to the Bates 40 and Hamilton was flagged for a personal
foul, giving the Bobcats a short field to work with. Senior quarterback
Dan Hooley (Bristol, Conn.) completed a fourth down pass to first-year
running back Ryan Jarvis (W. Boxford, Mass.) for a first down to the
Hamilton 13, but the Bobcats could not advance the ball inside the 10 and
first-year kicker Rob Sanderson (Gainesville, Fla.) missed the 27-yard
field goal attempt. Neither team mounted a threat until Hamilton's final
drive of the half, which stalled out at the Bobcats' 15-yard line.
Bates got off to a fast start in the third quarter, holding the ball for
13 plays over eight minutes and driving as far as the Hamilton 22, but
Hooley suffered one of four sacks on the day to stall it out. After
junior punter Chris Snow (Tewksbury, Mass.) pinned the Continentals at
their own 20 and the Bobcats held on three straight plays, Hooley hooked
up with Crosswhite for 32 yards, followed by a Jarvis 15-yard touchdown
run two plays later. Sanderson's extra point knotted the game at 7.
Unfortunately, the Continentals scored touchdowns on their next two
drives, including a 63-yard touchdown pass. Though the Bobcats got 108
rushing yards from Jarvis in his first career start, Hooley threw for a
season low 146 yards, while the defense gave up a season-high 281 yards
passing.
Women's Soccer (13-3-1) Reaches Elite Eight
The women's soccer team faced the top three teams in New England in
the NCAA Regionals, and coach Jim Murphy's squad showed that they will be
amongst top squads in the region for quite some time. In the opening
round, they avenged one of their two losses with a 2-0 win at Bowdoin on
Nov. 6. In the regional semifinals at Williams, the Bobcats knocked off
the top-seeded hosts Nov. 9 by the same score. In the regional finals,
Amherst derailed the Bobcats' trip to the final four, 1-0.
In Brunswick, the Bobcats may have played their best half of
soccer all season in the first half. In front of a boisterous Bates
crowd, the Bobcats took the lead midway through the period when leading
scorer Kate O'Malley (Deephaven, Minn.) threaded a pass from close to the
end-line back to senior co-captain Breck Smith (Kennebunkport, Maine) who
arched a shot from the eight-yard line over the goalkeeper's head and
into the far corner. Bowdoin played more like the team which had been
ranked No. 1 in New England for much of the season in the second half,
but defense, led by sophomore Julie Lundman (Worthington, Ohio), junior
Lindsay Anderson (Sudbury, Mass.) and goalie Suzie Arnold (Falmouth,
Mass.) stifled the Polar Bears time after time. O'Malley added the
insurance goal in the second half when she fired a rocket from 25 yards
out which just went under the crossbar, her 16th of the season, tying the
Bates single-season mark. The win raised Bates' all-time record against
Bowdoin to 3-0 in the post-season.
On Nov. 9, the Bobcats faced top-seeded Williams in the regional
semifinals. The two teams had battled to a 2-2 tie earlier in the season,
a game in which O'Malley injured her ankle in the first 15 minutes and
did not play for the rest of the game. O'Malley took her revenge on this
wet day, scoring both Bates goals. She set the school single season
scoring record with her 17th goal and 41st point 20 minutes into the
game. The ball popped out of the Williams' goalie's hands onto the foot
of junior fullback Gwenn Drapeau's (W. Springfield, Mass.) foot. Drapeau
sent it to the waiting O'Malley, who knew what to do with it. Though both
teams had their opportunities in the rest of the game, neither could
capitalize until O'Malley sneaked past the Ephs' keeper off a corner kick
with two minutes remaining. Arnold was outstanding once again, making 10
saves to preserve her third straight shutout.
The next day, the Bobcats championship run ended at the hands of
Amherst. There was no scoring in the first half, though both teams had
their opportunities, including an Amherst rush less than a minute into
the game. Both goalies were exceptional in goal in the first stanza. The
Jeffs notched the only goal of the game 35 minutes into the second half
off a corner kick. After the defense stopped the initial shot, Amherst
gathered the ball and chipped it over Arnold's head off the crossbar.
Rather than let up with the advantage, Amherst kept the pressure on over
the remaining 20 minutes. The Bobcats were able to penetrate Amherst
territory on three occasions in the final ten minutes, but each time the
Amherst defense was up to the task, allowing one shot and clearing the
ball. Arnold made 12 saves in the losing effort.
The Bobcats' 13 wins tied the school record for wins in a
season., while O'Malley finished the season with school records of 18
goals and 43 points.
Men's Soccer
(9-4-1) Thumps Thomas, Heads To ECACs
After tying a school record with nine goals in one game against Thomas,
the Bobcats earned their first post-season berth since 1992.
Six different Bobcats scored goals against the Terriers,
including a hat trick by sophomore forward Stephen Coco (Auburn, N.H.)
and a pair by classmate JK Werner (Arlington, Vt.). Coco's three goals
came in the first 25 minutes of the contest. Bates netted eight goals in
the first half en route to the 9-1 victory. Also tallying more than one
were junior tri-captain Matt Ferrigno (Southwick, Mass., 2 assists),
senior midfielder Doug Steele (East Longmeadow, Mass., 2 A) and senior
forward Jason Perkins (Hartland, Vt., 1 G, 1A). The Bobcats outshot
Thomas 25-5, leaving goalkeepers Mike Marsh (Manchester, Conn.) and Brian
Anton (Chappaqua, N.Y.) to make one save apiece.
On Monday, Bates earned the fifth seed in the ECAC tournament.
They will travel to New London to take on Connecticut College Nov. 13 at
1:30 p.m. Earlier this season, the Bobcats and Camels played to a 1-1 tie
on sophomore Eric Trickett's goal with 3:15 remaining. The Bobcats are
ninth in New England, while the Camels are sixth in the Metro region.
Up
Next:
11/13 ECAC Quarterfinal at Conn. College
11/15 ECAC Semifinal vs. Babson/Bowdoin Winner (Site TBA)
11/16 ECAC Final (site TBA)
Volleyball (12-26) Goes .500 at NESCAC
Championships; Three Make All-Conference
The volleyball team ended their season splitting their four matches at
the NESCAC tournament to finish in a tie for 7th, two places ahead of
their seed. In the first round, they held off a rally by eighth-seed
Trinity in the first round in a hard-fought match, 15-10, 15-7, 9-15,
8-15, 15-13. Senior co-captain and setter Tasha Hawthorne, (Belton, Mo.)
assisted 41 of the team's 48 kills, while outside hitter Sundra Durkis
(Belmont, N.H.) led the team with 16 kills and 23 digs. In the second
round, Bates met eventual champion Tufts and lost 6-15, 4-15, 10-15 to
the NCAA-bound Jumbos. The Bobcats rebounded nicely in their first
consolation bracket game, downing Connecticut College, 15-4, 16-14,
15-13. Durkis had 13 kills and 11 digs in that match, while sophomore
outside hitter Liz McDonald (Minneapolis, Minn.) had 12 kills and 11
digs. In the consolation semifinals, Bates dropped three straight to
Wesleyan, 8-15, 9-15, 5-15. McDonald, who would be named to the
All-Tournament team, led the Bobcats with 7 kills and a .357 percentage
in that match. Hawthorne earned All-Conference honors for the third
straight year, making second team, while Durkis was named for the first
time to the third team
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