Squash defeats Wellesley, finishes third in CSA championship
Lacrosse opens up season at Gordon College on Saturday
Mount Holyoke Crew ergs for charity
BY LEXI LOBDELL '20
On Friday, Feb. 17, the Mount Holyoke crew team camped out in Blanchard Campus Center to fulfill their goal of rowing 400,000 meters in 12 hours for their erg-a-thon. Each member of the team took one or two hourlong shifts on three ergometers or ‘ergs’ set up near the Uncommon Grounds coffee shop.
Swimming and Diving bested by Smith
Basketball can’t catch Emerson College
Super Bowl LI: Patriots defeat Falcons in OT
Basketball bested by Wheaton
BY ANNA BALLOU '20
Mount Holyoke College Basketball saw New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference action this past Saturday, facing Massachusetts rival Wheaton College in front of an energetic crowd at Mount Holyoke's home gymnasium. After numerous lead changes, Wheaton edged out MHC and the game concluded with a final score of 70-34.
Riding competes in tournament of champions
BY ANNA BALLOU '20
Mount Holyoke Equestrian traveled to Emory, Va., where they competed in their final leg of the 2016-2017 Tournament of Champions series at the Winter II Classic. The show began with intermediate flat, where Mika McKinney '18 saw a nice ride for a sixth place finish. Bridget Finnerty '17 followed with a beautiful ride in open over fences where she claimed the first place spot in an incredibly competitive field. In intermediate over fences, Taryn Isenburg '18 completed a nice ride for a seventh place finish and returned to the ring to compete in a section of the High Collegiate Medal. While she rode well, she did not make the callback.
Squash defeats Haverford, falls to Dickinson
BY CAITLIN LYNCH '20
Mount Holyoke Squash – ranked 29th nationally by the College Squash Association – traveled to Haverford, Pa. on Saturday morning to face the 30th-ranked Haverford College Fords. After the Lyons secured a 9-0 victory in Haverford, they took to the road once more to face 20th-ranked Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. Mount Holyoke put up a good fight, taking six matches past three games, but ultimately the Dickinson Red Devils landed the 9-0 win. These two matches bring Mount Holyoke Squash to 3-14 for the season.
Fourth annual SAAC Toy Drive serves local children in need
BY CAITLIN LYNCH '20
The Student Athletic Advisory Committee is hosting its fourth annual toy drive in conjunction with the Springfield, Holyoke and Van Wart offices of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families. SAAC gets a list from DCF of children in the area who would not otherwise receive holiday gifts, and Mount Holyoke students can sign up to sponsor them.
Squash defeats Smith, falls to Northeastern over weekend
Basketball falls to Worcester State in season opener
Field Hockey ends season with win, carries streak into postseason
BY CAITLIN LYNCH '20
Mount Holyoke Field Hockey ended its regular season on Saturday with a 4-0 victory over Wheaton College, and defeated Wellesley College 2-1 on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the NEWMAC Field Hockey Championships. With the two wins, the team moved to 5-3 in regular season NEWMAC rankings and 12-6 in total games
Volleyball defeats Westfield, falls to Daniel Webster and Smith
Soccer endures tough 3-2 overtime loss to Smith College
BY ANNA BALLOU '20
On a bitterly cold Tuesday afternoon, Mount Holyoke Soccer fought in overtime against local conference rival Smith College. The game took place at the Pioneers’ home field and marked Mount Holyoke’s penultimate game of the regular season. With the 3-2 loss, Mount Holyoke fell to 8-9-0 overall and 2-7-0 in the NEWMAC.
Riding bests the competition at Smith College IHSA Show
BY ANNA BALLOU ’20
In a competitive field of nine teams, the Mount Holyoke Equestrian team saw a first overall finish at the Intercollegiate Horse Show this past Saturday. The equestrian team completed the day with a total score of 40, edging out local rival and host Smith College by only one point. At the second show of the competitive season, the team had seven riders take first place in their respective disciplines and 18 place in the top three.
MHC Rugby trumps MIT at last home match, 61-38
BY CAITLIN LYNCH ’20
Mount Holyoke Rugby proved their worth on Saturday with a win against MIT. The final score was 61-38, and the win brought Mount Holyoke to 3-1 in the New England Wide Collegiate Rugby Conference.
The match started off with a score by MIT. “They scored the first try, but after that we kicked it up,” said captain Julia Seiple ’18. Within five minutes of play-time, Mount Holyoke took the lead and sustained it through the end. “We played really strong throughout the whole game, even to the last minute. I’m really pleased with how this team has grown,” said Seiple.
MIT rugby only had 10 eligible players this weekend, but NEWCRC requires 15 players per side. MHC Rugby has 38 players on roster with about 24 active members, and so was able to lend five players (Elyse Tunkelrott ’20, Anne-Gail More- land ’20, Basil Bartlett ’19, Emily Kellogg ’20 and Hampshire junior Nyk Lifson) to MIT to even the playing field. “It’s actually really cool to play when we have some of our players on the other team because it’s nice to be familiar with who you’re playing,” said loose forward Eloise Nimocks ’17. “Some of the best plays by people who are technically on our team were done when they were playing for MIT. They had some really good intercepting plays.” Inside center Erin Murdock ’18 noted that this switch-up made the game more fun: “It’s like a pleasant surprise to go into a ruck against a teammate. It also helps our players feel more comfortable because they are competing against familiar faces.”
Because MIT did not have a full team, the competition on Saturday was technically a scrimmage as opposed to an official match. No matter what you call it, the rugby players are proud of their performances against (and, in five cases, assisting) MIT. “Normally there are some moments when we’re not so strong in our play, usually having to do with defense, but this time we really came together,” said captain Bennett de Paula ’17. “There weren’t just one or two good moments, there were many of them and they were back to back. It was really good rugby.”
The team feels as though this win was indicative of the improvements they have made since the beginning of the season. “We’ve been on an upwards trajectory in our overall skill as a team,” says de Paula, “we’re really getting to the point where we’re doing well for ourselves.”
Mount Holyoke Rugby is currently ranked second in their conference, with Amherst College in first. The two teams face off at Amherst this Saturday, Oct. 22 at 1 p.m.
Field hockey edges out Smith College
Field hockey alum Laura Murphy ’15 honored with memorial service
BY MARYA JUCEWICZ '17
Former field hockey captain Laura Murphy ’15 was honored with a memorial service in Abbey Chapel on Sunday after having been killed in a car accident this summer. Murphy’s life was also celebrated with a reception at Kendall Sports and Dance Complex after the service, and with the field hockey team’s annual Alumnae Game. The game was permanently renamed the Laura Murphy ’15 Alumnae Game in her memory.