Williams Women's, Men's Basketball Win
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MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — The Williams College women's basketball teamd defeated Middlebury, 67-52, on Friday to earn its second straight win
Devon Caveney led Williams (16-4, 4-2 NESCAC) with 14 points.
Next up for the Ephs is a home contest against Bates on Friday evening. During the game, the Ephs will be raising money as part of their “Play 4Kay” effort that helps fight women’s cancers. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to the game. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Hayden Rooke-Ley scored 20 points to lead the Williams College men's basketball team to an 87-62 win over Middlebury on Friday night.
Daniel Wohl and Daniel Aronowitz scored 18 and 17 apiece for the Ephs (12-7, 3-3 NESCAC).
Williams held the Panthers (13-4, 2-3) to 37 percent shooting from the field.
Williams is off until next Friday when it travels to Bates.
MEN'S HOCKEY
NEW LONDON, Conn. -- The Connecticut College men's ice hockey team scored a goal in each period in downing visiting Williams, 3-1, on Friday night.
The loss ended a three-game win streak by the Ephs (11-4-2, 7-3-1 NESCAC) and dropped the them from second place to third in NESCAC.
The Camels (8-2-2, 5-5-1) got a goal and an assist from Ryan Mowery. Craig Kitto scored his 10th of the year for Williams.
The Ephs return to action Saturday for another NESCAC contest when they travel to Tufts and take on the Jumbos. Tufts is coming into that contest off a 2-1 upset of Middlebury on Friday.
SKIING
HUNTINGTON, Vt.- The Williams College men's Nordic ski team is in fourth place after the first day of the St. Michael's carnival.
Eli Hoening covered the 10-kilometer course in 32 minutes, 19.9 seconds to finish fifth at the Sleepy Hollow Ski Center.
The Williams women were 7th for the day with Hannah Cole coming in 16th. Cole completed the 5-kilometers in 18:34.1.
The Williams Alpine team competed Friday at Smuggler's Notch in giant slalom.
The men had a particularly good day, putting two athletes in the top twelve for a team place of 5th overall. The first was senior Christoph Lentz in ninth with two very consistent runs of 56.18 seconds and 56.24 seconds for a total of one minute 52.42 seconds.
Sarah Cottrill once again led the women, coming in a respectable 23rd overall. Cottrill skied her two runs in 57.05 seconds and 59.60 seconds for a total of one minute 56.65 seconds.
The Williams ski team is sixth now with 263 points. With 466 points the University of Vermont leads once again, followed by Dartmouth, University of New Hampshire, Middlebury, and Colby.
Saturday, in a potentially very cold day two of the third carnival of the winter, the Alpine skiers will compete in slalom and the Nordic team will participate in a co-ed classic relay.
