The Colby Echo

Issue date: 3/2/07 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Courtesy of the Amherst Student Drew Cohen '07 goes for the block against Amherst

After an impressive run of coming from behind to beat top teams such as Bates College, Tufts University and Middlebury College, the Mules' latest winning streak came to an end this past weekend against top seeded Amherst College. Amherst came into the playoffs with an impressive record of 24-1 and was the team to beat in the conference. Colby took on Amherst just a month earlier at home playing a game which put Amherst's then undefeated record in jeopardy. The Mules managed to tie the game a couple of times and keep the spread at just a couple points. Unfortunately, Amherst was able to keep their record in tact.

After such an intense match up, Colby was at an obvious disadvantage traveling to the Lord Jeff's home turf to play them in a semifinal game. The Mules were able, however, to tie the game at 18-18 in the first 10 minutes, showing promise for yet another down to the wire game. Amherst gained momentum though and pushed ahead with a 32-12 run to put the margin at 20 at halftime. The Lord Jeff's held the lead, defeating the Mules 82-55.

The finish to this game marked the end of several young men's careers. Senior Michael Westbrooks put up seven points and five assists to give him 740 points, 495 rebounds and 207 assists for his career. The captains played their usual stellar games ending their careers with some remarkable numbers. Nick Farrell finished the game with 17 points including five 3-pointers to boost his career statistics to an impressive 1,087 points and 396 assists. His fellow senior captain Drew Cohen came away from the game with 12 points and eight rebounds to bump up his careers numbers to 1,208 points, 674 rebounds and 287 blocked shots. These two leaders will be deeply missed by this strong squad. The Mules will also say goodbye to seniors Kevin Shers, Bryce Cheney, Jon Bandi, and Pat Featherston. The impressive season these men have had bodes well for future seasons, but the loss of these seven players will not be easy to replace. However, the Mules do have a number of underclassmen who have performed well this season and will be ready to step up next year in the hopes of making it to NESCAC semifinal game for the second year in a row.

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