http://nescac.prestosports.com en-us en-us http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/wice/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_WIH_112309.pdf HADLEY, Mass. - Colby sophomore forward Marissa Simmons (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) and Williams senior goaltender Sara Plunkett (Barrington, R.I.) shared NESCAC Players of the Week for Nov. 23, 2009. Simmons had both Colby goals in a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over New England College on Saturday. Plunkett stopped all 65 shots she faced this past weekend, helping her Eph squad post a 2-0 win over Hamilton on Friday and a 5-0 victory against Connecticut College on Saturday. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/wice/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_WIH_112309.pdf 2009-11-29T05:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_MBB_112309.pdf HADLEY, Mass. - Colby senior forward Adam Choice (Newport, R.I.) was selected as NESCAC Player of the Week for Nov. 23, 2009. Choice poured in 24 of his game-high 26 points in the second half to lead the Mules back from a 31-19 halftime deficit to a 75-62 win at Rhode Island Col. on Saturday. Choice went 8-for-12 from the floor in the second half and finished with a .421 shooting percentage (8-for-19). He also grabbed 11 rebounds, added six assists and two steals. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_MBB_112309.pdf 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/mice/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_MIH_112309.pdf HADLEY, Mass. - Junior goaltender Wesley Vesprini (Lexington, Mass.) of Trinity came away as the NESCAC Player of the Week for Nov. 23, 2009. Vesprini stopped 61 of 63 shots faced (.968) as he helped the Bantams pick up two road victories to start the season in NESCAC play. On Friday at Hamilton, Vesprini made 27 saves while allowing two goals in a 6-2 win for Trinity. Saturday afternoon at defending NESCAC champ Amherst, Vesprini turned aside 34 shots, including 15 in the first period, for a 2-0 shutout victory over the Lord Jeffs. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/mice/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_MIH_112309.pdf 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_WBB_112309.pdf HADLEY, Mass. - Tufts junior guard Colleen Hart (Needham, Mass.) earned NESCAC Player of the Week for Nov. 23, 2009. Hart averaged 23.0 points as she went 17-for-28 from the floor (.607) and 9-for-13 from beyond the arc (.692) during a 1-1 weekend for the Jumbos at the Rino's Pizza Classic at New Paltz St. She had 31 points - one of the top 15 games in Tufts history - during a 80-78, double-overtime loss to the hosts on Friday. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_WBB_112309.pdf 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/fh/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_FH_112309.pdf HADLEY, Mass. - Tufts had its season come to a close in the semifinals of the 2009 NCAA Field Hockey Tournament on Saturday at Mount Holyoke, as the Jumbos fell to eventual national champion Salisbury 1-0. The Sea Gulls scored the game's only goal with 25 minutes remaining on a deflected shot. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/fh/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_FH_112309.pdf 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_MSOC_112309.pdf HADLEY, Mass. - For the fourth time in program history, Williams College advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament over the weekend, as the Ephs needed penalty kicks to move on in both games after posting back-to-back 1-1 ties. Wesleyan saw its remarkable season draw to a close in double-overtime on Saturday against Rochester. The Yellowjackets scored 38 seconds into the second extra session to secure a 2-1 victory. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_MSOC_112309.pdf 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/swimdive/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_SD_112309.pdf HADLEY, Mass. - Connecticut College sophomore Tim Walsh (Lincoln Park, N.J.) was named Men's Performer of the Week, while Welseyan first year Cara Colker-Eybel (Columbus, Ohio) came away with Women's Performer of the Week for Nov. 23, 2009. Walsh won the 100 and 200-yard backstroke events in 52.07 and 1:57.49, respectively, and was also the leadoff man for the 200-yard medley and freestyle relays.Colker-Eybel finished first in the 200-yard freestyle and the 200-yard IM events during the Cardinals meet at Bates over the weekend. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/swimdive/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_SD_112309.pdf 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_WSOC_112309.pdf HADLEY, Mass. - Middlebury and Williams saw their seasons come to a close on Saturday during the sectional semifinal round of the 2009 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament. The Ephs, the 2009 NESCAC Women's Soccer Champions, fell 1-0 to TCNJ while the Panthers also suffered a 1-0 loss, theirs coming at Johns Hopkins. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_WSOC_112309.pdf 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_VB_112309.pdf HADLEY, Mass. - Tufts' historic season came to an end on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the 2009 NCAA Volleyball Tournament. The Jumbos fell into an 0-2 hole to Hope and could not recover, as they went on to suffer a 3-1 setback that ended their season. The Jumbos also became the first team from New England to win a set in an NCAA quarterfinal match since 2004. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_VB_112309.pdf 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/xc/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_XC_112309.pdf HADLEY, Mass. - The Williams College men's cross country team finished second at the 2009 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship hosted by Baldwin-Wallace on Saturday, Nov. 21. The Ephs came in second to North Central (50 points) with a score of 181. On the Women's side, Middlebury College came in fourth at the 2009 NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship. The Panthers finished the meet with 245 points, as Wis.-Eau Claire claimed its first NCAA title with a score of 171. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/xc/2009-10/reports/NESCAC_XC_112309.pdf 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/2009-10/NCAA/NCAA-WIL_112209 YORK, Pa. - For the second straight game, regulation and a pair of overtime periods was simply not enough soccer to determine who deserved the right to advance to the semifinal round of the NCAA tournament. However, it was the Williams College men's soccer team that once again responded in the final hour earning a 4-1 penalty kick decision over Christopher Newport University Sunday after the two teams tied 1-1. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/2009-10/NCAA/NCAA-WIL_112209 2009-11-22T05:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/fh/2009-10/NCAA/NCAA-TUF_112109 SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. - After a four-year absence, the Salisbury University field hockey team is headed back to the NCAA Championship game. Alison Bloodsworth scored the game's only goal with just under 25 minutes remaining Saturday as the Sea Gulls defeated Tufts, 1-0, in a semifinal contest at Mount Holyoke College. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/fh/2009-10/NCAA/NCAA-TUF_112109 2009-11-21T05:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/2009-10/NCAA/NCAA-WES_112109 GRANTHAM, Pa. - Jake Cargill headed in a cross from Josh Richards in the first minute of the second sudden-victory overtime to give Rochester a 2-1 victory over Wesleyan in the NCAA Men's Soccer Championships at Messiah College. The win puts the Yellowjackets into the national quarterfinals of the tournament. This is the farthest Rochester has ever advanced in NCAA tournament play. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/2009-10/NCAA/NCAA-WES_112109 2009-11-21T05:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/2009-10/NCAA/NCAA-WIL_112109 YORK, Pa. - The York College men's soccer team saw their 2009 campaign come to a close Saturday afternoon, as Williams College bested the Spartans in a penalty-kick shootout in the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans (17-1-5) and Ephs (16-2-2) battled to a 1-1 tie throughout the 110 minutes of action before Williams used a 7-6 result in the shootout to advance to Sunday's sectional final. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/2009-10/NCAA/NCAA-WIL_112109 2009-11-21T05:00:00Z http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/2009-10/NCAA/NCAA-MID_112109 BALTIMORE, Md. - The Middlebury women's soccer team saw its season come to an end with a 1-0 loss at Johns Hopkins in an NCAA Sectional match-up. The Panthers end their season with a 14-4-2 mark, a trip to the NESCAC finals and a pair of NCAA Tournament wins. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://nescac.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/2009-10/NCAA/NCAA-MID_112109 2009-11-21T05:00:00Z