SPORTS BRIEFS

Author: ZAMIR AHMED, SPORTS EDITOR

Lyon '07 is offensive POTW

Following his impressive performance in Middlebury's 21-16 win over Tufts on Nov. 12, quarterback Tiger Lyon '07 was named NESCAC Offensive Player of the Week for this week. Lyon completed 24 of 37 passes for 282 yards and three touchdowns and led the Panthers to the game-winning score with less than five minutes to go in the game.

With the win over the Jumbos in their season-finale, the Panthers finish the year with a 3-5 record and a sixth-place finish in the NESCAC. The team closed the year with three wins in their final four games for the fifth straight season. On the year, Lyon threw for 1,204 yards, completing 54.7 percent of his passes for 11 touchdowns against nine interceptions. He also added 98 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.



All-NESCAC Panthers abound

Middlebury College athletics were well represented this week when the NESCAC announced its all-conference teams for men's and women's soccer, field hockey and women's volleyball. Overall, 11 athletes were selected to either the first or second-teams when the honors were handed out last weekend.

Co-captains Derek Cece '06, John Sales '07 and Zach Toth '07 were all named to the all-conference first-team for men's soccer after guiding the Panthers to a 10-4-1 record on the year. Cece, named to his second straight All-NESCAC team, tallied five goals on the year while Sales, named to the first-team after two years on the second-team, helped lead a stingy Middlebury defense that only gave up nine goals all year. Toth had a great year as the Panthers' goalkeeper, leading the NESCAC in save percentage and goals-against-average.

From the women's soccer team, Caitlin Fabian '06 and first-year Ashley Pfaff earned All-NESCAC honors after a 7-6-2 record for the Panthers. Fabian, co-captain on this year's squad, tallied a goal on the year and led the Panther defense. Pfaff accumulated 10 goals on the year, tied for fourth in the NESCAC, to earn a spot on the second-team.

Jamie Wong '06 was the lone Panther chosen to the All-NESCAC teams for women's volleyball, garnering a second-team selection. Wong led the team with 500 digs on the year, bringing her career mark to a school-record 2,074 in her four years on the team. Wong's play also earned her a trip to Boston to take part in the All-New England Volleyball Tournament on Nov. 13.

After earning a spot in the NCAA tournament, the Middlebury field hockey team was well-rewarded as five players earned all-conference honors. Allison Smith '06, Janie Mackey '06 and Reid Berrien '08 were named to the first-team while Channing Weymouth '06 and Claire Edelen '07 were chosen to the second-team. Berrien tallied a NESCAC-leading 33 points on the year after scoring 15 goals and three assists. Weymouth led the NESCAC with 11 assists on the season and will play in the North/South Senior All-Star game.