MCLA Women's Soccer Earns Silver Award for Ethics

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts women's soccer program recieved the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Silver Award for Ethics for the fourth straight season.

The NSCAA awards gold, silver and bronze honors. The Gold Award is presented to those institutions that recieve zero cards throughout their season. The Silver Award is presented to those institutions that recieve no red cards and less than five yellow cards. A Bronze Award is presented to schools that recieve no more than 10 cards.
 
The Trailblazers are one of 48 programs, both male and female, to earn the silver award. MCLA has been the recipient of such awards in 10 of the last 11 seasons, including the gold award a year ago.
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SteepleCats Fall in Extra Innings

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The Ocean State Waves scored four runs in the top of the 11th and went on to a 9-6 win over the SteepleCats in the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
 
Jack LaRose went 3-for-5 with a double in the game-winning rally.
 
North Adams (1-9) had a golden opportunity to win the game in the bottom of the 10th.
 
With the game tied, 5-5, Nelphie Lopez started the inning with a sacrifice bunt to advance Bobby Stang, the "ghost runner," to third base. Ocean State (3-8) then intentionally walked the next two hitters to load the bases with one out.
 
Waves reliver Andrew Jacobs then got a 1-2-3 double play to end the inning.
 
Jacobs struck out a pair and allowed one unearned run in the bottom of the 11th in three innings of work to earn the win.
 
North Adams used five pitchers. Joe LaPrade struck out a pair and allowed no runs in two innings of work.
 
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