MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - The Williams College men's soccer team used an efficient attack to best Bowdoin 2-0 in the NESCAC semifinals Saturday. The victory ends a three year drought for the second-seeded Ephs in the NESCAC championship game, with their last appearance being a 1-0 OT victory over Middlebury in 2006.
MEDFORD, MA – For the 4th year in a row, the Williams College volleyball team (20-8) has earned a spot in the NESCAC volleyball championship. The Ephs took down the Connecticut College Camels 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 27-25) and guaranteed themselves a matchup against the Tufts Jumbos in the finals on Sunday.
Thanks to another impressive defensive effort and some timely offensive conversions, the purple and gold remain in the win column for the fifth week in a row as they pulled away from the Cardinals late in their homecoming game for the road victory. Williams football will have a chance to play for the NESCAC championship against undefeated arch-rival Amherst next weekend, as well as the Little Three title.
HARTFORD, CT. Williams upset Middlebury last Sunday to prove themselves worthy of Saturday’s semifinal competition against Tufts, but couldn’t top the Jumbos in the race for Sunday’s Championship game. Tufts outscored the Ephs, 3-0, to clinch their position in tomorrow’s NESCAC championship against Trinity at 12PM in hopes of improving on their second-place finish in 2008 against Bowdoin. Most recently, Williams was runner-up in the 2005 championship game against Bowdoin, and has won the title three times in the last 9 years.
Williams mounted a 3-0 lead in the first twenty-five minutes of play to advance to the NESCAC finals for the third consecutive season with a 4-2 defeat of Tufts.
MEDFORD, MA – The Williams College volleyball team (19-8) defeated seventh-seeded Bowdoin College to win the quarterfinal round of the 2009 NESCAC Volleyball Championship. The Ephs took down the Polar Bears 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-12) and will now advance to the semifinals.
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