NESCAC Fall Weekly Release #7 
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| Volleyball Player of the
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Megan Jarchow
Middlebury College
Junior • Outside Hitter • Cos Cob, Conn.
Jarchow led the Panthers to a 3-1 week with 3.29 kills per set and
a hitting percentage of .382. The outside hitter was named to the
All-Tournament Team at the Volleyball Hall of Fame Invitational
over the weekend. Middlebury rolled to 3-0 wins over Wellesley and
Brandeis at the event before suffering a heartbreaking 3-2 setback
to Springfield on Saturday. After posting 11 kills and a hitting
percentage of .733 hitting against Wellesley, Jarchow sent down 19
kills against Springfield.
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| Field Hockey Player of the
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Rachel Kennedy
Bowdoin College
First Year • Forward • Trumbull, Conn.
Kennedy scored two goals to lead the Polar Bears to an important
3-2 triumph over Trinity on Saturday. After opening the scoring in
the early stages of the first half, the forward broke a 2-2 tie
with just under 20 minutes remaining in regulation. It was her
fourth game-winning tally of the season. Bowdoin will host a NESCAC
Championship quarterfinal on Saturday.
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| Men's Soccer Player of the
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John Murphy
Bates College
Senior • Midfielder • Yarmouth, Maine
Murphy exploded for seven points in a perfect 2-0 week for the
Bobcats. The midfielder piled up three goals and two assists in his
team’s 5-1 victory at Southern Maine on Wednesday. He
followed that up with two more tallies in a 2-0 triumph at
Middlebury on Saturday. In the process, he lifted Bates to its
first conference win since October of 2010.
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| Women's Soccer Player of the
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Scarlett Kirk
Middlebury College
Junior • Forward • San Francisco, Calif.
Kirk figured in on four of the Panthers’ five goals in a
perfect 2-0 week. The forward was at her best on Tuesday, when she
scored a pair of goals in her team’s dramatic 2-1 triumph
over Skidmore. Her second came 2:30 into double overtime and sealed
the win. Kirk followed that up with a goal and an assist in
Middlebury’s 3-0 win over Bates on Saturday.
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| Offensive Player of the Week |
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McCallum Foote
Middlebury College
Junior • Quarterback • Newton, Mass.
Foote threw five touchdown passes in the Panthers’ 38-23
victory over Bates on Saturday. The junior completed 36 of 50
passes for 436 yards, as Middlebury improved to 5-0 for the first
time since 1992. After recording three touchdowns passes in the
first half, he added two more strikes early in the third quarter to
help his team pull away. Foote also earned Offensive Player of the
Week honors on September 23.
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| Special Teams Player of the
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Ian Milne
Hamilton College
Sophomore • Defensive Back • Trumbull,
Conn.
Milne returned three kicks for 123 yards in the Continentals
heartbreaking 32-29 setback at Colby on Saturday. After taking a
kick back 67 yards late in the second quarter, the sophomore opened
the second half with a 40-yard return. Milne also made an impact on
the defensive end, recording a sack.
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| Defensive Co-Player of the
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Michael Aldo
Amherst College
Senior • Defensive Back • Mansfield, Mass.
Aldo collected eight tackles, a forced fumble and an interception
in the Lord Jeffs’ 17-9 victory at Wesleyan on Saturday. The
senior forced a fumble in the second quarter to set up his
team’s first touchdown of the day. He then came up with a key
interception with just over five minutes remaining in regulation to
seal the win.
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| Defensive Co-Player of the
Week |
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Henry Nelson
Colby College
Sophomore • Linebacker • Redding, Conn.
Nelson piled up a game-high 17 tackles in the Mules’
dramatic 32-29 triumph over Hamilton on Saturday. With just seconds
remaining in the third quarter, the linebacker kept the
Continentals out of the end zone on three consecutive attempts from
the one yard line. He made one solo stop and assisted on two
tackles during the sequence. Hamilton was limited to a field goal
on the drive and led 29-13 before Colby reeled off 19 unanswered
points over the final 8:15.
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