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Author: James Kerrigan

Women's lacrosse tops Trinity 13-11, moves to 7-2

Trailing 6-5 after halftime, the women's lacrosse team rallied to beat Trinity 13-11 on Saturday, April 12 in Hartford, Conn. It was the fifth consecutive win for the Panthers, who improve to 7-2 on the season and sit on top of the NESCAC standings as the lone undefeated team.

Down by as many as four goals midway through the second half, Middlebury clawed its way back, scoring five unanswered goals to close out the game and secure the league victory.

Dana Heritage '10 got the Panthers on the board early with a goal just 2:48 into the contest and scored the game's final goal with seven seconds remaining to seal the win. In between, she netted three goals for five on the day. Though Trinity's Caitlin Irvine also found the back of the net five times, it was Heritage and the Panthers who won the more important battle of team score. In doing so, they handed the Bantams their fourth loss of the season and pushed them back to third place in the NESCAC.

Co-captain Katherine Entwisle '08 added three goals to her team-leading season total of 27, while Mimi Schatz '08 contributed with two helpers - her 13th and 14th of the season. Sally Ryan '11 picked up her 15th goal of the season, but perhaps her most important of the season, as it gave the Panthers the lead with just over five minutes remaining. It turned out to be the game-winner.

Middlebury returns to Kohn Field for three games in eight days, including a Saturday morning contest against Wesleyan at 11 a.m.


Women's golf finishes in third place at Vassar Invite

Though the women's golf team has a slightly lighter schedule in the spring, it got off to a good start, finishing third in the 10-team Vassar Invitational this past weekend, April 12-13 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. at Casperkill Country Club.

While the Panthers received decidedly less coverage than Tiger Woods, Trevor Immelman or even Gary Player at the Masters, they too navigated their way around the golf course quite successfully. Middlebury was not rewarded with a green jacket, but still turned in an impressive result, finishing with a team score of 695, just 10 strokes off the champions, Williams College.

Julie Ellenberger '09 carded the best two-day total of 170 (87-83), good enough for ninth place overall. First-years Jessica Bluestein and Courtney Mazzei were not far behind with scores of 172 and 175, respectively, earning them 12th- and 19th-place finishes.

Middlebury still has two more tournaments this spring. This weekend, the Panthers head to the Jack Leaman's Intercollegiate tournament hosted by Amherst before heading to Williams for the season's last event on April 26-27.


Jennifer Currie '08 earns NCAA bid in hammer throw

Jennifer Currie '08 set a new school record in the hammer throw with a distance of 162'3" on April 12 as Middlebury track and field hosted the University of Vermont on the Dragone Track and Field Complex. Currie's impressive feat qualified her for the NCAAs.

Several other Middlebury athletes won their events, including Connor Wood '11 in the 400-meter, Ian O'Reilly '08 in the 800-meter and Jack Terret '11 in the 5,000-meter. The Middlebury men also competed in several events off the track - pole vault, hammer throw and javelin - and won.

While most of the Panthers were competing at the home meet, Jimmy Butcher '08 and Alexandra Krieg '09 traveled to Bucknell to compete in the 10K race. Both Middlebury runners qualified for nationals.