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Author: David Infante

Women's Lacrosse extends its winning streak to nine games

The women's lacrosse team continues to roll here at Middlebury, with the Panthers picking up their ninth consecutive win this past Sunday on the road against Connecticut College. Middlebury tallied 16 goals on 42 shots with nine separate players contributing for the win. Middlebury also showed stalwart defensive play while allowing Conn. College only two of 11 shots in the contest. Both Katherine Entwisle '08 and Amanda Smith '08 netted hat tricks in the game and Kate Barton '09, Liza Humes '07 and Mimi Schatz '08 all had two goals each.

The Panthers, undefeated in conference play, will be looking for a chance to continue the successful season this Saturday, when they play against Tufts at home. After that game, the team will continue on to the first round of the NESCAC Tournament, to be played the next day.



Men's Tennis goes unbeaten in another NESCAC season

Middlebury men's tennis locked its fifth undefeated NESCAC season this past Saturday with a 7-2 victory over Trinity College. The Panthers secured their 39th straight NESCAC victory with solid singles play from both Andrew Thomson '10 and Conrad Olson '09. On the doubles court the squad was equally dominant, with two of the three Middlebury pairings registering victories. Middlebury Men's Tennis will continue their season this coming Friday in the opening round of the NESCAC Championship Tournament held at Amherst College.



Camels were not much of a contest for Women's Tennis

The Middlebury women's tennis squad came up big against Connecticut College this past Saturday in a match that spanned an entire Sunday afternoon.

Playing at home in front of a crowd, the Panthers defeated the visiting Conn. College team by a margin of 8-1. In doubles play the Panthers were undefeated, with all three pairings winning their matches. On the singles court the team was similarly dominant, and dropped only one match to the visiting Camels.

Elizabeth Stone '09 was particularly excellent for Middlebury, blanking her opponent Sage Shanley with two 6-0 decisions on her birthday.

The women's squad will continue their season this coming weekend at Amherst, where they will play the opening round of the championship tournament against an undetermined NESCAC opponent on April 27th.



Track and Field fared well in tune up before NESCACs

It was the women of the Middlebury Track and Field squad that stole the show this past weekend at the Dartmouth Invitational. Senior Beth Butler (800 meters) and sophomores Alexandra Krieg (5,000 meters) and Kelley Coughlan (triple jump) won their events, with Coughlan setting a new school-record in the triple jump with a mark of 36'11.5." The women's 4x400 team, comprised of Butler, Simone Weisman '09, Anjuli Demers '10 and Laura Dalton '10 reset a second Middlebury record with a time 3:58.19, earning second place at the meet.

The men entered a solid performance as well at the meet, with third-place finishes from Bobby Marcoux '07 (discus) and Jimmy Butcher '08 (5,000 meters).

The Panthers will bring it all back home this Saturday when Middlebury hosts the NESCAC Championships.