Hockey: Late Surge Lifts Connecticut Over Ephs

By Kathleen ElkinsWilliams Sports Info
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NEW LONDON, Conn.  — Coming off the previous night's thrilling overtime win that secured Williams their eighth playoff berth, the Ephs looked to sweep New England Small College Athletic Conference opponent Connecticut College on Saturday afternoon, a pivotal game for seeding in upcoming postseason hockey play.

Despite an early lead from Michaela Levine's power-play goal, a late offensive surge from the Camels propelled them to a 4-2 victory.

In similar fashion to last night, the Ephs capitalized first and took an early 1-0 lead. Playing on the powerplay, Williams worked the puck around the perimeter until an Eph forward got a shot off. The puck came lose in front of the net and Levine was waiting for it. Simon jammed the rebound in past Fralick to give Williams the early advantage with 17:01 remaining in the frame.
 
Despite the early deficit, the Camel offense continued knocking on the door, pressuring the Eph defense and netminder Chloe Billadeau throughout the first frame. Strong play from Billadeau helped the Ephs to maintain their 1-0 edge until the 14:54 mark, when the relentless Conn. offense found the back of the net.
 
The Camel's shots-on-goal advantage paid off with 5:06 to go after an even-strength goal from Courtney Dumont. Caroline Corbett fed the puck across to Dumont, who struck to notch the home team's first goal of the afternoon and knot up the battle.
 
Headed into the middle frame, the Ephs saw two man-up chances in the first five minutes. Connecticut College successfully killed both penalties and gained a power-play chance of their own after an Eph penalty. The Camels used the puck well and peppered Billadeau with a flurry of shots, but Billadeau handled the tirade, leaving the contest even at 1.
 
Williams skated into the locker room with 22 shots on goal to Connecticut's 27 after 40 minutes of play. 
 
It would be an all-Connecticut final frame. The Camels came out firing in the third and took their first lead of the afternoon after just 53 seconds. Sam Schoeneberger got one by Billadeau to take a 2-1 lead. Justina Germano and Olivia Farrell were credited with assists.
 
Feeding off the Schoeneberger goal, the Camel's extended their lead less than two minutes later.  Samantha Schuffenecker sent a wrister past Billadeau on the far post at the 3:12 mark to give her team a 3-1 lead.
 
The Camels would not be satisfied with their two-goal lead, and struck for a third time in the third period to establish a comfortable 4-1. Their fourth goal of the afternoon came from Dumont, who corralled a rebound attempt and sent the puck through Billadeau's legs.
 
Billadeau turned away 33 shots in her 59:21 of play, while counterpart Fralick stopped 28 bids from the Ephs.
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WCMA: 'Cracking the Code on Numerology'

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) opens a new exhibition, "Cracking the Cosmic Code: Numerology in Medieval Art."
 
The exhibit opened on March 22.
 
According to a press release: 
 
The idea that numbers emanate sacred significance, and connect the past with the future, is prehistoric and global. Rooted in the Babylonian science of astrology, medieval Christian numerology taught that God created a well-ordered universe. Deciphering the universe's numerical patterns would reveal the Creator's grand plan for humanity, including individual fates. 
 
This unquestioned concept deeply pervaded European cultures through centuries. Theologians and lay people alike fervently interpreted the Bible literally and figuratively via number theory, because as King Solomon told God, "Thou hast ordered all things in measure, and number, and weight" (Wisdom 11:22). 
 
"Cracking the Cosmic Code" explores medieval relationships among numbers, events, and works of art. The medieval and Renaissance art on display in this exhibition from the 5th to 17th centuries—including a 15th-century birth platter by Lippo d'Andrea from Florence; a 14th-century panel fragment with courtly scenes from Palace Curiel de los Ajos, Valladolid, Spain; and a 12th-century wall capital from the Monastery at Moutiers-Saint-Jean—reveal numerical patterns as they relate to architecture, literature, gender, and timekeeping. 
 
"There was no realm of thought that was not influenced by the all-consuming belief that all things were celestially ordered, from human life to stones, herbs, and metals," said WCMA Assistant Curator Elizabeth Sandoval, who curated the exhibition. "As Vincent Foster Hopper expounds, numbers were 'fundamental realities, alive with memories and eloquent with meaning.' These artworks tease out numerical patterns and their multiple possible meanings, in relation to gender, literature, and the celestial sphere. 
 
"The exhibition looks back while moving forward: It relies on the collection's strengths in Western medieval Christianity, but points to the future with goals of acquiring works from the global Middle Ages. It also nods to the history of the gallery as a medieval period room at this pivotal time in WCMA's history before the momentous move to a new building," Sandoval said.
 
Cracking the Cosmic Code runs through Dec. 22.
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