Portsmouth sent its coach out on top.In terms of making an exit, nobody did it quite like Portsmouth High School coach Mary Squire. In her final season with the program after a decade at the helm, Squire led the Clippers to their third consecutive Division 2 championship, and fifth in her tenure, … [Read more...]
Middlebury takes final step, wins program’s seventh national title
Credit: Keith LucasEmma McDonagh has been on both ends of the emotional spectrum when it comes to national championship games. As a Middlebury College freshman, the Reading, Mass., native contributed a dozen goals as her team went 22-1 and won the program’s sixth Division 3 title. Two years later, … [Read more...]
Way-early Top 10: NESCAC field looking tight as ever for 2020
Ethan Kazmierski and Amherst will look to return to the national title game in 2020. (Tom Horak/New England Lacrosse Journal)The 2019 season is in the books, with a quartet of NESCAC teams all tasting glory at one point. Wesleyan entered as the defending national champion with the pieces in place to … [Read more...]
Jared Ward saves best season for last at Western New England
Jared Ward. (Western New England Athletics)Every college lacrosse career needs a starting point, and Western New England star Jared Ward (Littleton, Mass.) remembers his clearly. “The first time I touched the ball, against Keene State, my stick probably went 40 feet in the air,” he said. “The speed … [Read more...]
D3 Men: Jake Haase of Williams leads All-Rookie Team
Williams attackman Jake Haase. (Credit: Kris Dufour)The NCAA dropped its bracket for the Division 3 tournament on Sunday night, and nine teams from the region are part of it. They include NESCAC heavyweights such as Tufts (17-1), Williams (15-3), Amherst (14-3) and defending national champion … [Read more...]
Top 10: Amherst, Middlebury rising as NESCAC semifinals near
Amherst midfielder Matt Solberg. (Chris Wraight, Clarus Studios Inc.)As conference tournaments head toward their semifinal rounds this week, most of the usual suspects are accounted for. With one notable absence. Middlebury knocked off Wesleyan in the NESCAC quarterfinals, 11-7, last weekend for the … [Read more...]
Top 10: Keene State, Colby among newcomers
Keene State leading scorer Dave Wiedenfeld searches for an opening vs. Tufts. (Courtesy Photo)All across Division 3, conference seasons are in their final week. And it’s tough to find a better race than what’s going on in the NEWMAC. Coast Guard, Springfield, Clark and Babson are all tied with 4-1 … [Read more...]
Top 10: Bates vs. Tufts has profound NESCAC implications
Bates junior attackman Matt Chlastawa. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates CollegeThe game of the year in the NESCAC lived up to its billing. Now, get ready for another one. The latest down-to-the-wire clash saw Tufts fend off a furious Amherst rally on Saturday and take away a 15-14 win that kept it tied … [Read more...]
Top 10: Field tightens with NESCAC deadlock atop rankings
Sophomore goalie Harry Gahagan has admirably stepped up for Williams in 2019. (Ephs Sports Info)What’s home-field advantage worth at the top of the NESCAC? Just enough, apparently. Two battles between contenders on Saturday went right down to the final moments. Both ended with the home team escaping … [Read more...]
Wesleyan seniors are determined to capture a NESCAC title
Credit: Jonas PowellTwo days before Wesleyan would open its season with a league game at Williams on March 2, its practice, at least in the players’ estimation, ran a little longer than normal. When it was over, pregnant coach Kim Williams gathered her team and left it with these words: “I’ve been … [Read more...]
The best non-NESCAC team in New England? Coast Guard makes strong case
Will Iorio, a sophomore, is part of a new wave of Coast Guard recruits. (Khio Thon)The term “all-nighter” has a little different meaning at the Coast Guard Academy. “There have been times when I was working on a group lab report in our engineering building, late into the night,” said senior goalie … [Read more...]
Top 10: Tufts No. 1 as NESCAC heavyweights set to clash
Tufts sophomore attackman Max Waldbaum bulls through traffic against Trinity. (Daniel J. Wims)The last weekend of March was one for the NESCAC heavyweights to thump their chests. Four of the five teams in our rankings – Amherst, Tufts, Wesleyan and Bates – all won their league games by at least … [Read more...]
