Men’s D-III East: Sestak and Harris leading confident Wesleyan squad
Wesleyan, led by juniors Walker Harris and Tim Sestak, is undefeated in conference play and looking for success in the postseason.
Wesleyan, led by juniors Walker Harris and Tim Sestak, is undefeated in conference play and looking for success in the postseason.
Tim Sestak made 47 shots over the weekend in Wesleyan’s shutout wins over Bowdoin and Colby, Oswego tied Utica, and Norwich edged Hobart.
Ben Sands, a 1954 Tufts graduate and the recipient of the athletic department’s first Brown and Blue Award last April, passed away following a brief illness on Jan. 11.
Teams like No. 2 Geneseo and No. 10 Trinity face stout tests this weekend. Tim Costello picks the weekend’s action.
Cortland got a huge performance in net from Nick Modica to capture the Codfish Bowl, Plattsburgh rallied to win its tournament in a shootout, and New England College won the Boston Landing Invitational. Tim Costello recaps the weekend.
There are five holiday tournaments this weekend, with several ranked teams in action. Tim Costello picks the first-round games in each.
The holiday tournaments on tap this weekend kick off the second half of the season in earnest, and see teams looking to continue upset wins, such as Canton, or recover from recent losses, such as Norwich.
The light action includes some tough nonconference games, with No. 15 Hobart facing No. 11 University of New England and No. 12 Trinity traveling to face Wisconsin-Superior. Tim Costello picks the games.
To close out our first half coverage, intrepid columnist Tim Costello pieces together a wish list for Santa for teams in each of the conferences in the East.
Many of the ranked teams in the East, including No. 4 UMass-Boston, No. 5 Salve Regina, No. 12 Hobart, No. 13 Plymouth State, and No. 14 Fredonia all suffered losses, while No. 2 Geneseo and No. 8 Oswego posted solid wins.
An East versus West battle between No. 5 Salve Regina and No. 7 Adrian, and renewal of the rivalry between No. 4 UMass-Boston and Massachusetts-Dartmouth are among the highlights this weekend. Tim Costello picks the games.
Chris Schultz of Geneseo earned his 200th career win, No. 10 Trinity suffered its first loss of the season, and No. 13 Norwich held on for a win in a tight conference game.
Norwich upset Adrian en route to winning the Primelink Great Northern Shootout, while Southern New Hampshire knocked off No. 2 Adrian and Salve Regina won the Skidmore Thanksgiving Invitational. Tim Costello recaps the weekend.
Thanksgiving tournaments are a holiday tradition. Tim Costello picks those tournaments and more, including an upset by Norwich of No. 2 Adrian.
Coach Bill Kangas is happy to be back behind the bench at Williams.
Trinity, Wesleyan, and Williams opened NESCAC play with weekend sweeps, while Fredonia stunned previously unbeaten Oswego. Tim Costello wraps the weekend.
Trinity fell short last year to Colby in the NESCAC tournament, showing the volatility in the conference. The Bantams are the early favorite, but look to Williams and Connecticut College to challenge. Tim Costello previews the NESCAC.
The NESCAC starts play this weekend, and Tim Costello picks a few games from that conference, as well as rivalry games in the CCC and SUNYAC.
The Merrimack women’s program has announced the hiring of Chris Hall as an assistant coach.
Colby head coach Blaise MacDonald has been named winner of the Edward Jeremiah Award as the CCM/AHCA Division III Men’s Coach of the Year (photo: Colby College Athletics).