Eph women’s tennis and women’s crew on CBS’s Spring NCAA Highlights Show

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - The Williams women's tennis and women's crew teams will receive a little extra coverage on this Saturday's (July 4th) NCAA Spring Championship Highlights show airing at 2:00 PM EST (check local listings).

The NCAA Highlights Show focuses on those championships that are not aired live on CBS.

The feature segments on the Eph's are will be focusing on women's tennis coach Alison Swain '01 being 10-0 in NCAA Tournament play as a coach in her first two years and rower Meg Conan '09 (Skaneateles, NY) who has overcome injury to continue competing.

This spring the Ephs won a second straight NCAA title in women's tennis and a record fourth consecutive rowing title.

Overall Williams has won four NCAA women’s tennis titles and a record five NCAA Division III rowing titles for women. Justin Moore, head coach of women’s crew, has won four of the five NCAA titles. The five NCAA titles won by the Eph women’s crew team are the most among Williams teams, while women’s tennis is second with four.

The Ephs won the first NCAA rowing title for women in 2002 in Indianapolis.

The continued success of the women’s tennis and women’s crew teams enabled the Ephs to come from behind in the spring to secure their 11th consecutive Directors’ Cup, emblematic of overall athletic excellence in NCAA Division III.

The 2009 Directors’ Cup win gives the Ephs possess of 13 of the 14 Cups awarded in NCAA Division III.
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Companion Corner: Lucy at Second Chance Animal Shelter

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

ARLINGTON, Vt. — There is an excited and energetic pup looking for her new family.

iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home.

Lucy is an 18-month-old heeler/terrier mix with energy to spare. She has been at the Second Chance Animal Shelter for about a month.

Lead canine care technician Alaura Lasher introduced us to her.

"She is a very energetic girl. She loves to play, and as you can see, she came to us from animal control," she said. 

Lucy was not in a great situation before coming to the shelter and they are still trying to learn more about her.

"They had seized her from a pretty neglectful situation. She was actually technically abandoned. She just came to us this last month, so she's still showing us all of her energy she has," Lasher said.

Lucy is able to go home with a dog-savvy cat and older children as she can be a bit jumpy with her bounds of energy.

"The perfect home for her is one that is able to give her a ton of attention and a ton of time playing, she loves her time outside," said Lasher. "She can run forever and not get tired. She can possibly live with another dog who is used to more of a pushy play style. She can be a little pushy when she plays, just because she's so hyper."

Since she is young, she is still learning and training with the staff and might need more with someone who takes her home.

"To the best of our knowledge, she's just a healthy young girl, because she's only a year and a half old, she still got a little bit of learning and training that she could use."

But Lucy is always happy to see anyone and immediately wants to play and say hi. Her endless energy makes her a great companion to play outside with and then hang out after a long day of fun.

"She's just a super sweet girl again. She'll need some help with the training, but as long as you've got time to burn out her energy, she'll make a great family dog," she said.

If you think Lucy might be the girl for you, reach out to Second Chance Animal Shelter and learn more about her on their website.

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