Middlebury Liza Herzog posted three goals, two assists and six draw controls, as third-ranked Middlebury topped #15 Hamilton 11-6 in a NESCAC game at Hamilton’s Steuben Field on April 3. The Panthers (8-0 overall, 5-0 NESCAC) have won two straight games against Hamilton after they dropped the first three meetings in the series.
Middlebury College women’s lacrosse player Ellen Halle (Upperco, Md.) has been named the NESCAC Player of the Week for the second straight time. Halle tallied 11 goals and six assists for 17 points in a 3-0 week for Middlebury. She began the week with five goals and an assist in a 14-11 win at #5 Gettysburg.
Ellen Halle scored five goals and added three assists to lift Middlebury to a 15-10 win over Bowdoin in a battle of top-ten squads at Ryan Field. The fourth-ranked Panthers remain unbeaten at 7-0 (4-0 NESCAC) while the eighth-ranked Polar Bears drop their first game of the season and fall to 5-1 (4-1 NESCAC).
The Middlebury women’s lacrosse team won its second game in as many days, as the fourth-ranked Panthers earned a 16-5 win at Stevens. Margaret Souther scored three goals to lead the Panthers, bringing her career total to 100. Middlebury returns to action on Saturday with a NESCAC game at Bowdoin.
Fourth-ranked Middlebury College broke a nine-all tie with a three-goal run midway through the second half to help propel the Panthers to a 14-11 victory over No. 5 Gettysburg in women’s lacrosse action at Clark Field on Tuesday. Middlebury returns to action on Wednesday at Stevens.
Middlebury College women’s lacrosse player Ellen Halle (Upperco, Md.) has been named the NESCAC Player of the Week. Halle scored nine goals and assisted on three others in a 2-0 week for Middlebury. Her nine goals came on 11 shots for an .818 shooting percentage. The senior scored three goals and assisted on three others in a midweek 12-8 win over RPI, figuring in 50% of her teams goals.
The Middlebury at Gettysburg women's lacrosse game scheduled for Monday, March 25th will now be played on Tuesday due to weather.
Undefeated and fourth-ranked Middlebury got six goals from top scorer Ellen Halle, while Alice Pfeifer added two goals and three assists and Michaela Colbert chipped in with three goals and an assist as the visiting Panthers came away with an 18-5 conference victory over Wesleyan.
Middlebury jumped out to a 3-0 lead and never trailed, on its way to a 12-8 win over Rensselaer (3-1) on Kohn Field. The fourth-ranked Panthers (3-0) return to action on Saturday at Wesleyan, while the Engineers visit Castleton on Thursday.
Weather has caused two postponements of Middlebury athletic events. The Rensselaer @ Middlebury women's lacrosse game scheduled for Tuesday, March 19th at 6:00 p.m. has been moved to Wednesday at the same time. The men's lacrosse game at St. Lawrence scheduled for the same day will now be played on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m.
Middlebury had little trouble with Connecticut College, as the fifth-ranked Panthers (2-0, 2-0) handed the Camels (1-3, 0-3) an 18-3 loss on Kohn Field. Middlebury has now outscored its first two opponents 38-7 on year. Middlebury returns to action on Tuesday when they host Rensselaer at 5:30 p.m.
Middlebury opened the 2013 season with a decisive victory over NESCAC foe Bates 20-4 at Kohn Field. The Panthers (1-0, 1-0) broke open a 2-1 game, closing out the first half on an 11-0 run. Middlebury, ranked fifth nationally returns to action next Saturday with a contest against Conn. College, while the Bobcats (0-2, 0-1) play back-to-back top 10 teams this weekend, facing eighth-ranked Amherst on Sunday.
