For the first time in 28 years, Nova and WUFO — the College’s frisbee teams for trans, nonbinary, and female players and trans, nonbinary, and male players, respectively — will both compete on the national stage at USA Ultimate’s Division III College Championships.
The men’s tennis team (14-4, 8-2 NESCAC) suffered a 5-2 loss to Bowdoin (15-4, 8-2 NESCAC) in the NESCAC Semifinals at home on Saturday. The Ephs received a Pool C bid from the NCAA selection committee to play in the national tournament.
Women’s tennis (12-6, 7-3 NESCAC), ranked 11th in the nation, continued its strong season by defeating No. 10-ranked Tufts (8-9, 7-3 NESCAC) 5-1 in the NESCAC Tournament Quarterfinals on Friday.
On Saturday, softball (13-13, 7-5 in the NESCAC) bounced back from Friday’s two losses against Amherst (21-11, 9-5 in the NESCAC) by sweeping Middlebury (13-13, 4-8 in the NESCAC) in its doubleheader on the road.
Sports Information held its annual Frank Deford and Aaron Pinsky ’06 Awards Ceremony on Thursday, honoring 10 students — the most recognized in a single year in the ceremony’s 32-year history. Chris Clarey ’86, global tennis correspondent for The New York Times, delivered the ceremony’s featured speech.
Men’s golf — ranked fifth out of seven teams in NCAA Div. III’s Region I — beat Wesleyan and Amherst at Amherst in the Little Three Championship on April 18.
On April 15, men’s lacrosse (8-5, 5-3 in the NESCAC) hosted the Amherst Mammoths, besting them 11-10 in overtime. The focus of the day was to fundraise for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), which has so far raised $10,000.
This weekend, the women’s lacrosse team (10- 3, 5-3 in the NESCAC) squared off against the Amherst Mammoths (9-3, 5-3 in the NESCAC) and the Tufts Jumbos (10-3, 6-2 in the NESCAC). Following a streak of 10 consecutive wins, the Ephs suffered an 11-10 loss to the Mammoths and a 7-6 loss to the Jumbos.
