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Men’s hockey split its pair of games last weekend, defeating the Babson Beavers 2-1 in overtime on Saturday and falling 0-4 to the No. 4 SUNY Geneseo Knights on the road on Sunday. The loss ended a three-game winning streak for the Ephs, who had rebounded from a disappointing start to the season.
No. 4 field hockey (16-3, 9-1 NESCAC) punched its ticket to the NCAA Div. III semifinals last weekend, besting NESCAC rival No. 13 Wesleyan (12-6, 6-4 NESCAC) 3-2 on Saturday and No. 12 Messiah (16-6) 2-1 on Sunday. The Ephs, who hosted the second and third rounds of the championship at Williamson Field, concluded their home season undefeated.
Women’s cross country took first place and men’s cross country took second at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Cross Country Championships on Saturday, hosted at Connecticut College. The women’s team won with a score of 59 points, triumphing over second-place RPI by 51 points. The men’s team snagged second place with 76 points, besting third-place Middlebury by 42 points but falling short of RPI by 47 points.
After a mixed season on the court, No. 6 volleyball (13-11, 5-6 NESCAC) ended its run with a 3-0 defeat against No. 1 Colby (24-2, 10-0 NESCAC) on Friday during the semifinals of the NESCAC Tournament.
“As the saying goes, ‘Beat Amherst: You’ll be happy forever.’” Those were the words of defensive captain Ethan Scott ’25, the day after football (5-4, 5-4 NESCAC) clinched a resounding shutout victory over Amherst (2-7, 2-7 NESCAC) during Homecoming.
No. 6 men’s soccer (10-4-3, 5-3-2 NESCAC) came close to advancing to the NESCAC finals but fell short in a 2-1 loss to No. 5 Connecticut College (9-2-6, 3-2-5 NESCAC) in the semifinals on Saturday....
Students will eagerly flock to Farley-Lamb Field this Saturday to tailgate in cow print, reunite with alums, and cheer on the Ephs as football takes on the Amherst Mammoths at Homecoming. In preparation for the tradition, the Record looked back on 140 years of the football team's rivalry with Amherst.
Women’s cross country took first place with a score of 35 points at the NESCAC championships on Saturday, marking the Ephs’ fifth consecutive year as NESCAC champions. Their 52-point victory over the second-place Amherst Mammoths, who scored 87 points, is the largest winning margin the race has seen in 20 years.
