The Colby Echo

Issue date: 4/16/08 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Thomas Bollier Kate Sheridan '09 added one goal and one assist in the Mules' victory over Wesleyan University last weekend.

It was a very successful week for the women's lacrosse team-it piled up two valuable wins as well as an individual accolade as it looks to secure its position in the post season. The team knocked off an over-matched Plymouth State team last Tuesday, April 8 by a score of 22-2, then rode the momentum of the previous game's win to a hard fought 14-2 victory over New England Small College Athletic Conference rival Wesleyan University on Saturday.

The game against Plymouth State was not so much a game as it was an opportunity for the Mules to show off their offensive skills. Colby managed to find the back of the net a stunning eight times in the first ten minutes of the game, and never looked back after that.

Kate Sheridan '09 led the bombardment with four goals and four assists, numbers that brought her season points total to a staggering 56 after just ten games. Not to be outdone, Becky Julian '09 bagged a hat trick that brought her season total to 20 goals after playing just eight games due to her all-NESCAC season for the women's hockey team. Additional multiple goal-scorers included Amy Campbell '10, Caroline Atwater '10 and Heather Nickerson '09. In addition, Casey Thomas '11 scored her first collegiate goal in the winning effort. However, the old axiom does tell us that defense wins championships, and this holds true in this game as well. The team received a very strong effort from the entire defense, especially goalies Sarah Warnke '11 and Keryn Meierdiercks '10, who each played a half and managed to allow a combined two goals.

The clash with Wesleyan was bound to be closer, but the Mules showed great resilience and fought off a late Cardinal comeback to hold on for the win. Julian and Campbell were the main catalysts in this victory, both submitting career games while combining nine of Colby's fourteen total goals in the win. Julian finished with four goals and four assists for a career high eight points while Campbell snagged a career high five goals, the same total she had for the entire season last year. Colby also received multiple point games from Nickerson (two goals, one assists) and Sheridan (one goal, one assist).

For her efforts over the past two games, Julian was honored by the league as NESCAC Player of the Week. In the two wins, she tallied seven goals and four assists for a total of thirteen points, helping the Mules climb to 7-4 on the season and 3-3 in the league.

This Wednesday night, the team has a pivotal game against rival Bowdoin at 7 p.m. on the Bill Alfond Field. The Mules have reached #17 in the Division III national polls, and will be looking to climb even higher as they take on their Polar Bear rivals and begin to look towards postseason play.

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