HADLEY, Mass. - Colby junior midfielder Kate Sheridan (Hingham, Mass.) has been named the 2008 NESCAC Player of the Year, as determined by the conference coaches. Sheridan helped the Mules win the 2008 NESCAC Womens Lacrosse Championship last weekend - the programs first NESCAC title - and earn a spot in the 2008 NCAA Womens Lacrosse Tournament. She is the first Colby player to receive the conferences top honor.
AMHERST, Mass. The Amherst College womens lacrosse team used a 9-1 run to move past visiting Endicott College in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Womens Lacrosse Championship, as the Lord Jeffs earned a 16-7 win over the Gulls. While Endicott ends its season at 15-6, Amherst improves to 14-3 and will head to regional host Franklin & Marshall College to take on Washington & Lee in the round of 16 on Saturday, May 10 at 2:30 p.m.
WATERVILLE, Maine - Junior midfielder Kate Sheridan (Hingham, Mass.) had five goals and two assists to power the Colby College women's lacrosse team to a 19-3 win over Eastern Connecticut St. in a first round NCAA Women's Lacrosse Tournament game Wednesday at Bill Alfond Field. The Mules will play at Hamilton College in a regional semifinal Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
May 7, 2008 Middlebury Tops Ithaca in NCAA Women's Lacrosse First Round
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. Middlebury jumped out to a 11-0 lead and never looked back, on its way to a 19-3 win over Ithaca in an NCAA Women's Lacrosse Tournament first-round game on Kohn Field Wednesday afternoon. The Panthers advance to an NCAA Regional at Hamilton on Saturday, where they will meet Gettysburg at 2:30 p.m. Ithaca ends its season with a 9-8 mark.
May 7, 2008 Trinity Falls to Babson in NCAA Women's Lacrosse Tournament
HARTFORD, Conn. Junior Jackie Godfrey (Franklin, Mass.) totaled seven points on three goals and four assists to lead visiting Babson College to a 19-10 win over Trinity n the opening round of the 2008 NCAA Womens Lacrosse Tournament Wednesday afternoon on Sheppard Field. Trinity closes the season with an 11-7 record, while the Beavers post a best-ever win total of 16 against just two losses with their fifth straight victory and their second triumph this spring over the Bantams.