Category Archives: Men’s Soccer

Linking Around the NESCAC |February 24

Champions will be crowned this weekend, and links will be had right now.

Men’s Basketball | So long, farewell to the Jumbos’ sixth man (via Tufts Daily)

Long blames his lack of free-throw success on his running inner dialogue. He admits that with the leadership role came constant responsibility and worry for the team’s performance, and that he often found it hard to clear his head of strategizing thoughts.

“Free throws are such a mental thing,” Long said. “I just think I always have trouble getting to the line and removing myself. I struggled with that the last few seasons because so much of my game is thinking and being smart. I was never a good free-throw shooter in high school either, but it wasn’t a duck-and-cover kind of thing.”

Some people still have faith that Long’s free-throw shooting will improve in his post-college career.

“[Assistant] coach Chad Onofrio says that they’re bound to start falling … that I’m going to be the best men’s league free-throw shooter of all time.”

“His mother taught him how to shoot free throws,” Sheldon joked. “Put that in the article.” Continue reading

Linking Around the NESCAC | December 16

Welcome to Linking Around the NESCAC, your home for the top news throughout the conference, where we’re upset that we didn’t get in Early Decision to Williams. Here we go:

Wesleyan men’s soccer midfielder Rory O’Neill named Second-Team All-American (via NESCAC)

O’Neill, an All-NESCAC First Team selection in 2011, was dominant in the middle for one of the league’s best defense, yet he also paced a balanced Cardinal attack with a personal-best seven goals, five of which served as the game-winner for his team. Wesleyan went 11-3-3 overall and finished the regular season tied atop the conference standings with Amherst. Continue reading

NESCAC Goes National | Nov. 14 NCAA Tournament Roundup

Volleyball

SUNY-Cortland 3 — Middlebury 1

Middlebury, the last NESCAC team remaining in the volleyball field, fell to 41-1 SUNY-Cortland in the regional final at Clarkson. Middlebury (23-9) was led by Megan Jarchow’s 17 kills and Amy Hart’s 16 kills and 10 digs. Jane Handel finished with 15 kills and 15 digs and Julia Gibbs registered 52 assists and five aces. Continue reading

NESCAC Goes National | Nov. 12 NCAA Tournament Roundup

Volleyball 

No. 24 Bowdoin wears down Baruch

Bowdoin won its first-ever NCAA tournament game in a 3-1 decision over Baruch Friday night at Springfield College, and will take on No. 2-seeded UMass Boston this afternoon at 3:30 p.m. in the regional semifinal.

Tory Edelman finished with a team-high 12 kills, while Ellie Brennan chipped in 10. Hillary Cederna tallied six kills and nine digs, and Sophia Cornew had a team-high 16 digs and a team-high 32 assists.

Next match: No. 3 Bowdoin vs. No. 2 UMass Boston, Saturday, 3:30 p.m.

Tufts rallies past Roger Williams 

Down 2-1, Tufts rallied to defeat Roger Williams in five sets at Springfield on Friday. Seeded fourth, the Jumbos were reeling after a 25-12 loss in the third set, but rebounded to capture their fifth five-set win of the season.

The Jumbos had three players finish with double-digit kills: Izzy Kuhel with 10 kills, Hayley Hopper with 13 and Kelly Brennan with 11. Tufts added eight service aces, including three from Cara Spieler, while its defense had four players record over 10 digs, led by Audrey Kuan who had 21 .

Next match: No. 4 Tufts vs. No. 1 Springfield, Saturday, 6:00 p.m.

Middlebury sweeps Colby-Sawyer 

Megan Jarchow and Jane Handel had 10 kills apiece as Middlebury rallied from an early first-set deficit to sweep Colby-Sawyer 3-0 in the first round on Saturday.

The Panthers record eight aces in the match, including two apiece from Julia Gibbs and Jane Handel. Amy Hart came through with eight kills, while Julia Gibbs led the offense with 33 assists and seven digs. Caitlin Barrett had 19 digs.

Next match: Skidmore vs. Middlebury, Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Continue reading

Men’s Soccer | High Noon: Amherst star wins NESCAC Player of the Year

(via NESCAC.com)

HADLEY, Mass. – Amherst’s Spencer Noon (Farmington, Conn.) has been honored by the conference coaches as the 2011 NESCAC Player of the Year. The first-ever Lord Jeff to win the conference’s top award, Noon has been one of the many keys to Amherst’s success this fall, as his squad brings a 14-1-2 record along with the program’s second NESCAC crown into this weekend’s NCAA Tournament opening rounds. Continue reading