Williams Field Hockey, Women's Soccer Work Overtime in League Playoffs

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Pilar Torres scored in overtime Saturday to give the Williams College field hockey team a 3-2 win over Wesleyan in the first round of the NESCAC tournament.
 
Molly Hellman and Meaghan Boehm scored for Williams, which overcame a 1-0 deficit but gave up a goal late in the fourth quarter.
 
Williams (10-6) will play either Bates or Bowdoin on Saturday at Middlebury in the conference semi-finals.
 
Men's Soccer
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- Ryan Grady made five saves to backstop Middlebury to a 2-0 win over Williams in the first round of the NESCAC tournament.
 
Ben Diffley made four saves for Williams (8-6-2).
 
Women's Soccer
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Jaquelin Nordhoff scored in the last minute of regulation and secured a 4-2 win in a penalty kick shootout as Williams advanced past Hamilton in the first round of the NESCAC tournament.
 
The Continentals led from the seventh minute on, but Nordhoff's goal with 42 seconds left gave Williams a 1-1 tie.
 
Williams (9-3-4) plays an opponnent to be determined in the conference semi-finals on Saturday at Amherst.
 
Cross Country
AMHERST, Mass. -- The Williams men and women each took home a title at the NESCAC Championships on Saturday.
 
Senior John Lucey was the top individual in the men's race. Classmate Genna Girard won the women's race.
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North Berkshire Community Dance

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass — On May 11, North Berkshire Community Dance will hold its monthly contra dance with calling (teaching) by Quena Crain, and live traditional fiddle music by masters of the New England contra dance repertoire.
 
The dance will run from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. in the Community Hall of the First Congregational Church, 906 Main St., Williamstown. Admission is pay-as-you-can, $12 to $20 suggested.   For more information, visit www.NorthBerkshireDance.org.
 
According to a press release:
 
Contra dancing is a contemporary take on a living tradition. The music is live, the dances are taught, and anyone is welcome, with or without a partner — people change partners fluidly for each dance.  The caller teaches dance moves and skills as needed.
 
Quena Crain will call (teach) all dances, starting the evening with easy dances friendly to newcomers and families with children.
 
Music will be provided by Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum, and Andy Davis
 
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