Thanks to an outstanding first-year class and continued excellence from
his returnees, men's cross country coach Al Fereshetian was named New
England Coach of the Year. Led by the All-New England trio of junior
co-captain Justin Freeman (Enfield, N.H.) and first-year harriers Matt
Twiest (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Mike Danahy (South Windsor, Conn.), the
Bobcats won their first State of Maine championship in four years. They
improved to fourth at the NESCAC championships, up from ninth the year
before, with both Twiest and Freeman earning All-Conference honors. Two
weeks after that, Bates finished in a tie for third at the NCAA regional
meet, just missing qualifying for the NCAA championships. Twiest, who won
two races in his first year of collegiate competition, qualified for
nationals as an individual, where he placed 43rd overall and finished
first among first-year runners. The Bobcats ended the season ranked 25th
in the country, having reached as high as 20th nationally and third
regionally.
After starting out 2-6 and being shut out four times, Stacey Watts' young
field hockey team rebounded to win four of their last six games. With
just five upperclassmen on the roster, the Bobcats picked up a 2-0 win
over Colby, their first since 1992, and then defeated ECAC qualifier
Southern Maine, 2-1, in overtime. All four goals in those games were
either scored or assisted by the team's leading scorer (3 goals, 5
assists, 11 points), sophomore Amanda Schall (Chevy Chase, Md.).
Sophomore Wendy Zimmerman (Denver, Colo.) made 16 saves in the Colby
game, two short of her career high. Junior Jessica Klein (Montpelier,
Vt.) led the team with five goals on the season.
With top junior tailback P.J. McGrail (Westwood, Mass.) able to play
sparingly in just five of eight games, plus a pair of talented first-year
receivers injured at wide out, the Bobcats were close in most of their
games, but victorious in none. The most notable effort came against Colby
in the sixth game of the season. Both teams entered the game winless, and
the Bobcats had a pair of two-touchdown leads at 14-0 and 21-7. The White
Mules rallied, scoring three fourth-quarter touchdowns to win 28-21 in
front of a stunned crowd at Bates' Garcelon Field. Bates did receive
several notable individual performances. Senior quarterback Dan Hooley
(Bristol, Conn.) became the school's all-time leader in passing yardage
in the game against Colby, going ahead of Jim Murphy '69. Hooley finishes
his career with 4,488 yards. First-year linebacker Frost Hubbard (East
Walpole, Mass.) was named NESCAC Defensive Rookie of the Year, the third
Bobcat in the last four years to earn a conference rookie of the year
award. He twice earned NESCAC Rookie of the Week honors and the same
award from the ECAC once. The Bobcats hope that Hubbard's career is as
successful as Mike Holte (Marshfield, Mass.), the school's all-time
leading tackler, who was named first team All-NESCAC after winning two
Defensive Player of the Week awards from the conference, and named
All-New England by the New England Football Writers and second team
All-ECAC.
Coach Bob Flynn's golf team won its fourth CBB crown in the last six
years, taking the title on its home course at Springbrook Golf Course.
After struggling in their first two tournaments, the Bobcats turned
things around at the NESCAC championships. Junior captain Tim Sargent
(Morrisville, Vt.) tied for medalist honors with a two-day score of 155,
losing the first hole of the playoff. Classmate Simeon Werner
(Minnetonka, Minn.) finished ninth at 163. As a team the Bobcats finished
fourth overall, up from ninth a year ago. They tied for second at the
Southern Maine Invitational, led by Sargent's third-place finish and
junior Matt Delehanty's (Larchmont, N.Y.) fifth-place finish. At the CBB
championships, Sargent once again tied for first and the Bobcats took
home the title by three strokes over Bowdoin, 345-348.
Coach Jim Murphy parlayed a terrific recruiting class and experienced
seniors into one of the most successful seasons in any team sport in
Bates history. After finishing the regular season 11-2-1, the women's
soccer team qualified for the NCAA tournament and went on to win their
first two games, 2-0, on the road at Bowdoin and Williams before bowing
to Amherst in the quarterfinals. Leading the way for Bates was first-year
forward Kate O'Malley (Deephaven, Minn.) who set school records for goals
(18) and points (43) in a single season and for points in a game with
three goals and two assists against St. Joseph's. For her efforts,
O'Malley, a three-time NESCAC Player of the Week, was named a first team
All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America
(NSCAA). Both O'Malley and sophomore Colleen McCrave (Walpole, Mass.)
were named NSCAA first-team All-New England and senior co captain Nicole
Woodson joined them on the All-State squad. Sophomore goalkeeper Suzy
Arnold (Falmouth, Mass.), recorded an 0.60 goals-against average and took
home one NESCAC Player of the Week award.
After starting the regular season 2-3, coach George Purgavie's team
turned their year around on Oct. 5 when Williams came to town. The
defending national champions saw their 46-game regular-season winning
streak come to a halt when sophomore Eric Trickett (Windham, N.H.) scored
19 minutes into the second half and the Bates defense held on for a 2-1
victory. After dropping their next game, Bates ended the regular season
with a seven-game unbeaten streak, including three straight shutouts by
second team All-New England goalie Mike Marsh (Manchester, Conn.). That
scoreless streak included 1-0 wins over Bowdoin and Colby, giving the
Bobcats their first outright Colby-Bates-Bowdoin (CBB) title since 1989,
and helped them earn their first postseason berth since 1992, where they
lost a 1-0 decision to eventual tournament champs, Connecticut College.
Senior sweeper Tom Murray (Marshfield, Mass.) was selected to the All-New
England third team.
Men's Cross Country Climbs to Third in Region; Fereshetian Named New
England Coach of the Year; Myrick Earns All-America Honors
With three runners from last year's NCAA Championships studying abroad,
Carolyn Court's women's squad dropped off somewhat as a team, but
received outstanding individual performances from the returning members
they did have. Sophomore Adelia Myrick (Kodiak, Alaska) and junior
Abigail Phelps (Chester, N.H.) each earned All-State, -Conference and
-New England honors and qualified for the NCAA championship meet, with
Myrick finishing 15th overall to become the fourth All American in Bates
women's cross country history.
Field Hockey (6-8) Rebounds Nicely After Slow Start
Football (0-8) Plagued by Injuries; Linebackers Decorated in
Postseason
Golf Recaptures CBB Crown; Sargent Co-Medalist at NESCACs
Women's Soccer (13-3-1) Reaches NCAA Quarterfinals; O'Malley Rewrites
Record Books
Men's Soccer (9-5-1) Earns ECAC Berth; Upset of Williams Highlights
Regular Season
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