Weekly Club Team Beat

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RUGBY

Cleaning up its sloppy play from last week, the men's rugby team convincingly beat the University of Vermont, 36-3. Led by Ulises Zanello's '03, the men relied on their strong tackles of their forwards and continuous ball movement through their back line. In its last regular season game, the team faces a tough Williams club.
In a tight battle with Keene State, the women's team went into halftime with a 7-0 lead. However, the Owls came back to tie the game early in the second half. The Middlebury defense held strong as Keene State came within five yards of the try zone numerous times. Without an overtime period, the women walked away with a tie.

CREW

The men's and women's crew teams traveled to the Genesee River in Rochester, N.Y., last weekend to take part in the Stonehurst Regatta. Facing off against some of the biggest and best names in crew, including perennial Ivy powerhouses like Brown and Yale, the teams raced exceptionally well. The lightweight women's 4+ boat captured first place while the men's lightweight 4+ boat finished second.
This weekend, the teams will put a season worth of intense practices to the test as they travel to Boston for the Head of Charles Regatta. The regatta is the world's largest for crew, and the Panthers will meet extremely tough competition — including a matchup against the U.S. National Team.

WATER POLO

The men's water polo team hosted the Panther Classic this weekend at the Natatorium. In their first league competition in a 30-meter pool this season, the team soon found it challenging to adapt its strategy to the longer pool length. Yet despite the adversity, the team managed a sound victory over Tufts.
The team will now enjoy two weeks off from league play, in which it plans to step-up the intensity of its practices in order to avenge the losses it suffered this weekend to BC, Williams and Dartmouth.
With Shon Hedges '04 back in the pool, the Panthers look to fine-tune their game for the fast approaching Division III nationals.