Katie Kaufman
Number of articles: 15First article: October 25, 2013
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Women’s sailing improves to 2nd in nation after weekend
After racing in a combined three regattas this past weekend, the women’s sailing team is now ranked No. 2 in the country—behind only the Coast Guard Academy while the co-ed team is ranked No. 14.
“There was very little wind all across New England, so not many races were sailed, but we did well in the few races that we did get in,” said senior captain Lizzy Hamilton.
Sophomores Matt Lyons and Jack McGuire sailed at the NEISA Men’s Singlehanded Championship at Yale and posted strong finishes.
Lyons finished eighth overall while McGuire posted an 11th place finish. Conditions were mild both days.
“Both [Lyons and McGuire] had up and down performances on Saturday, but rebounded Sunday,” said Head Coach Frank Pizzo. “It was a really competitive event and their finishes were really good for the team.”
Bowdoin also raced at Boston University for the Women’s President’s Trophy. Representing the Polar Bears were juniors Courtney Koos and Frances Jimenez, Jade Willey ’17 and Hamilton. Due to mild wind conditions, no teams raced on Saturday. The team placed fourth out of 14.
The Polar Bears also raced at the Hood Trophy at Tufts. This was an inter-conference regatta with 20 teams from all over the country. Captain Michael Croteau ’15, Paige Speight ’16, Julia Rew ’16 and Harrison Hawk ’18 raced for the Polar Bears.
Due to weather conditions, there was no racing on Saturday, and the team finished in 12th place.
“The team has been working hard and getting better each week,” said Pizzo. “We are very excited about how high we are ranked, but the team is focused on getting better and improving each weekend.”
The Polar Bears will both host a women’s regatta—the first regatta at the team’s new venue at the Coastal Studies Center—this weekend and send sailors to Dartmouth, Harvard, and Tufts.The Polar Bears are also looking forward to the New England Championships, which will take place the first week in November.
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Women’s soccer gets leg up on competition
The women’s soccer team brought its win streak up to six games this past week, which is the program’s best start to a season since 2003.
On Sunday, the Polar Bears beat the University of Maine, Farmington (UMF) 4-0 to earn their third shutout of the season. Captain Kiersten Turner ’16 scored the Polar Bears first goal in the seventh minute mark off an assist from Brigit Bergin ’17. Senior Amanda Kinneston scored Bowdoin’s second goal a mere 1:10 later.
Sophomore Julia Bottone netted Bowdoin’s third goal with 17:30 remaining in the half, and first year Jill Rathke’s 42nd minute goal rounded out the scoring for the Polar Bears.
“I was really proud of the overall team effort on Sunday,” said Head Coach Brianne Weaver. “We had to bounce back and play Sunday after a very long trip to Middlebury the day before and everyone was able to contribute to the win.”
Bridget McCarthy ’16 started the game in goal, playing 31 minutes before Rachel Stout ’18 came in to replace her. Neither goalkeeper saw much action as Bowdoin outshot UMF 22-0.The previous day, Bowdoin was locked in a tight match against Middlebury that remained scoreless at halftime. It was not until the 59th minute that the Polar Bears broke the scoring seal with a goal from Kinneston.
Middlebury tied the game 10 minutes later, but Bowdoin quickly regained the lead with a goal from Turner. The Panthers outshot the Bears 15-13 but McCarthy made four key saves to keep Middlebury from getting back into the game.
“Going against Middlebury is always a challenge,” said Weaver. “[They are] always very organized and it takes a lot on our part to make sure we play a good game against them. I’m very proud of how the team rose to the occasion and settled down and played our game.”
On Wednesday the Polar Bears coasted to a 4-1 win against the University of New England (UNE). The team controlled the pace for the majority of the game, managing to take three times as many shots on goal as the Nor’easters.
The Polar Bears did not score until Kinneston fired a shot into the back of the net in the 28th minute, but then Abby Einwag ’15, Jamie Hofstetter ’16, and Abby Hammerl ’17 eached knocked a goal to give them a comfortable 4-0 lead. The shutout was not ruined until a UNE goal with six minutes remaining.
The team stays out of conference this week with games at Brandeis tomorrow and the University of Southern Maine on Tuesday.
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Baseball to wrap up NESCAC schedule at Middlebury
This past Tuesday, the baseball team lost 5-2 to the University of Southern Maine (USM), dropping its record to 17-14-1 (5-7 NESCAC).
USM took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly to left field. In the fifth inning, the Huskies led off with two singles and a sacrifice bunt to put runners on second and third. The next batter hit a grounder to short and put USM up 2-0. A throwing error, which would have been the third out, extended the inning and allowed USM to score two more runs in the frame.
In the sixth inning, the Polar Bears got on the board as Kyle LeBlanc ’14 singled and advanced to second on a throwing error. Aaron Rosen ’15 had an RBI double to cut the margin to 4-1.
USM scored again in the eighth inning and led 5-1. Bowdoin scored its final run in the ninth inning, when Rosen singled to score Cole DiRoberto ’15.
Rosen went four for five for the day.
“Aaron had an unbelievable game at the plate,” said senior captain John Lefeber. “He continues to have three and four-hit games, which is really impressive and establishes himself as one of the top hitters on the team and in the league.”
Harry Ridge ’16 took the loss, pitching five innings and giving up two earned runs.
This past weekend, Bowdoin went 1-2 against the then 13th-ranked Jumbos in a must-win situation. The Polar Bears needed to win all three games to earn a bid to the NESCAC tournament.
On Friday, Bowdoin beat Tufts by a score of 4-3 in a 12-inning battle, winning on a walk-off single by Lefeber.
Lefeber had four hits and earned the win pitching in relief.
Henry Van Zant ’15 was on the mound until the eighth inning, when the Jumbos scored to cut Bowdoin’s lead to 2-1. Jon Fraser ’15 came in to pitch. Tufts tied it on a sacrifice fly off Fraser.
Tufts and Bowdoin entered extra innings tied 2-2. The Jumbos took a 3-2 lead in the 11th inning when they loaded the bases on a hit-batsman, an error and an intentional walk. The Jumbos scored on a sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the inning, Lefeber led off with a single and was put in scoring position with a sac bunt. He was moved to third on a grounder and scored when Erik Jacobsen ’15 beat the throw to first on a slow-roller up the middle.
In the bottom of the 12th, Tom Wells ’15 led off with a single. Chad Martin ’16 singled to put the runner on third base. With two outs, Lefeber singled between first and second to score the winning run.
“John Lefeber had a great day,” said Head Coach Michael Connolly. “He had four or five great catches in right and put pitching, hitting and defense all together. You don’t have better days than that as a college athlete.”
Bowdoin gave the Jumbos their third loss all season.
“Friday’s game was as fun a game as we’ve played all year long,” said Connolly. “Our guys played great and we pitched exceptionally. It was a big win with our backs against the wall.”
That Sunday, Tufts swept Bowdoin and earned a first seed in the NESCAC tournament as a result.Tufts won the first game 5-1, sparked by a four run first inning. The Polar Bears scored their only run in the fifth as Sean Mullaney ’17 singled home Duncan Taylor ’14.
Jacobsen took the loss for Bowdoin, giving up four earned runs in two innings.
In the second game, Tufts exploded for 14 runs—including five in the 3rd inning—and shut out Bowdoin. They capitalized on 12 hits, six Bowdoin errors and nine walks by Bowdoin pitchers.
Tufts starter Christian Sbily pitched a five-hit shutout and struck out five batters.
Jay Loughlin ’14 took the loss, allowing four earned runs in 2.1 innings of work.
“On Sunday, [Tufts] came out and strung hits together early,” said Connolly. “I thought our guys battled and stayed in the game and gave themselves a shot but on Sunday they played better than we did.”
Bowdoin has three games left on the schedule this season and will play a doubleheader at Middlebury on Saturday. They finish the season with a game against St. Joseph’s (Maine) on Sunday.
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Women’s sailing headed to Nationals for first time
Last weekend the women’s sailing team competed for the Reed Trophy at Dartmouth, and their performance qualified them for the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association Nationals for the first time in team history. The highly-competitive tournament will be hosted by the US Naval Academy from May 27 to 30.
Sailors included Mimi Paz ’17, Erin Mullins ’16, Kaylee Schwitzer ’15, Frances Jimenez ’16, Lizzy Hamilton ’15, Dana Bloch ’17, Courtney Koos ’16 and Olivia Diserio ’16.
The women finished fourth overall on Saturday and seventh on Sunday.
“The girls were really dialed into the conditions on Saturday,” said Head Coach Frank Pizzo. “Sunday was much trickier and we struggled adjusting to the current and breeze at times. But we were able to pull ourselves out of it [and] finishing seventh will probably put us in the top ten in the country.”
Bowdoin also sent sailors to the Admiral’s Cup at Kings Point, New York. Competitors included Pete Edmunds ’14, Tom Peabody ’15, Charlotte Williamson ’15, Paige Speight ’16, Jack McGuire ’17, Jackson Bloch ’15 and Matt Lyons ’17.
The team finished in tenth place of the 20 teams that competed.
The Polar Bears had strong performances from McGuire and Williamson, who together finished first overall in Division A.
Bowdoin will compete in the upcoming Co-ed New England Championship hosted by Yale, which is the national qualifying race for the co-ed boats. The top ten finishers at this event will then continue onto Nationals.
Pizzo was positive about his team’s chances and said he believes Bowdoin is in the hunt for another postseason bid.
“The teams had a great season and kids have been working really hard,” said Pizzo. “It’s nice to see some of the hard work paying off.”
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Rowing takes gold at Knecht Cup in New Jersey
The club rowing team posted strong finishes this past weekend at the Knecht Cup in Mercer Lake, N.J., with four crews winning medals, including golds for the first varsity men and women. It was the first regatta of the season for the Polar Bears. Over 70 schools from all over the nation competed, including several Division I and II programs.
Bowdoin entered seven crews, including first varsity men, first and second varsity women, lightweight men, first novice men, and first and second novice women.
Out of the seven boats that raced on Saturday, five advanced to the finals on Sunday. Four out of those five crews medaled.
The women’s first varsity boat posted the fastest time out of more than 100 women’s fours at the regatta, winning by a margin of 25.78 seconds.
The boat was made up of coxswain Sophie Berube ’16, captain Katie Ross ’14, and juniors Emily Martin, Courtney Payne and Mary Bryan Barksdale.
The men’s first varsity boat rowed the second fastest time of all fours in the regatta.
This boat was manned by coxswain Jennifer Helble ’14, and juniors Cal Brooks, Chris Breen, captain Nathan Post and Mark Endrizzi.
Second varsity women, which included coxswain Maddy Livingston ’16, Amy Spens ’15, and sophomores Nora Hefner, Erica Hummel, and Audrey DeFusco captured a silver medal.
First novice women—made up of coxswain Emma Young ’15, Emily Lowell ’15, Sarah Steffen ’16, and first years Holly Rudel and Liza Tarbell—captured the bronze, thanks to a last minute surge in the final 200 meters of the race.
“The Knecht Cup was a huge success for the program and the crews’ stellar performances took everyone by surprise,” said Ross. “Now we know how much potential we have across the fleet [and] our results from the Knecht Cup set a high bar that we’re all committed to improving upon as we approach the rest of our regattas this spring.”
The team is looking to peak at its final race, the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta, which will take place in Philadelphia on May 9 and 10 and is the largest intercollegiate rowing event in the United States.
“We raced against crews from all over the eastern seaboard and the southern U.S., including some from as far as Texas and Oklahoma [this past weekend],” said Post. “Most of our races are against other crews from New England, so seeing these competitive crews at Knecht is great preparation for [the Dad Vail Regatta].”
Bowdoin will row in Lowell, Mass. this weekend.
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Men's lacrosse tops Conn. College in thriller, is upset by Colby days later
The No. 18 men’s lacrosse team enters the weekend with an overall record of 9-3 and a NESCAC record of 6-2. The team will play at Wesleyan tomorrow at 1 p.m.
On Tuesday, the squad was upset by Colby 11-7 in the final home game of the regular season, leaving it third in the conference standings.
The game was tied at 4-4 at the start of the second half. In the third quarter, Franklin Reis ’14 scored once to answer two Colby goals. Colby’s John Grimaldi scored again to put the Mules up 7-5 entering the fourth quarter. Grimaldi had seven goals total in the game.
Colby took a decisive lead early in the fourth, scoring four goals within 2:28. Though Will Wise ’14 and Peter Reuter ’16 netted two late goals, they were not enough to spark a comeback for the Bears.
“[Colby] was a humbling game, and hopefully will show us that if we don’t show up, any team in the NESCAC can beat us,” said Wise. “I know the Colby loss will light a fire in our guys to prepare as hard as we can [for the rest of the season].”
Other scorers for the Bears included David Nemirov ’15 with two goals and Tyler Williams ’15 and Connor O’Toole ’14 with one each.
Colby goalie, Tyler Will, had 19 saves, seven of which were in the fourth quarter. Bowdoin goalie Connor Laughlin ’15 totaled 10 saves in the net.
“We just didn’t make the necessary adjustments [to win the game],” said Head Coach Jason Archbell.
Though the Colby loss broke the team’s four-game winning streak, Bowdoin beat Connecticut College 10-9 this past Saturday.
The Polar Bears battled back from a seven-goal deficit after trailing 8-1 in the third quarter. Nemirov had the game-tying goal at 6:51, with an assist by Reis. Williams scored the game winner with 6:09 left in the game.
“We got in a hole early but were able to come back by executing and playing with a lot of energy,” said Williams.
Wise had three goals and three assists. Other scorers on the day were Reuter, Brett Kujala ’17 and Dan Hanley ’14.
Laughlin had 13 saves. He held Colby to only one goal in the game’s final 41 minutes.
“We came out flat and got down pretty significantly,” said Archbell. “I was really happy to see us dig ourselves out of this hold and scrap for a win.”
On Monday, Williams was named the NESCAC Men’s Lacrosse Player of the Week. He netted game-winning goals in two conference wins last week, scoring both the game-tying and game-winning goals against Bates, as well as the game winner against Colby. He has ten goals this season.
“Tyler is a really good player who plays really hard,” said Archbell. “He is big, fast, strong and agile, which makes it difficult for other teams to match up against him.”
Bowdoin’s final three games this season are against top-ranked opponents, including No. 15 Endicott, No. 9 Tufts and tomorrow’s road matchup with the No. 19 Wesleyan Cardinals.
Wesleyan (9-4, 6-1 NESCAC) currently sits atop the conference standings. The Polar Bears will look to slow down the Cardinals’ Matt Prezioso, who is sixth in the NESCAC with 27 goals and eigth with 36 points. They’ll also have to find a way around goalkeeper Mark Simmons, the only goalie to be named NESCAC Player of the Week this season. Simmons is second in the conference in the categories of goals against (68) and goals-against average (7.44).
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Strong start in Florida has baseball at 8-3
The baseball team returned from Florida with a record of 8-3-1, starting its trip an early hot streak to win their first five games. Unfortunately, the Polar Bears cooled off by the end, finishing with three wins, three losses and a tie in their final six games.
Bowdoin opened its season by sweeping a doubleheader against Roger Williams. The Polar Bears won the first game 7-3 behind the bat of Peter Cimini ’16, who went 2-2 with a triple, double and walk. Erik Jacobsen ’15 pitched a complete game.
Bowdoin won the second game 6-2 behind the pitching of sophomore Harry Ridge, who also threw a complete game, while allowing only two runs and five hits. Cimini went 2-4 with two doubles.
The Polar Bears swept Colby-Sawyer in their next doubleheader. In the first game their bats were hot, as the team won 12-0. Sophomore Chad Martin hit a three-run homer in the second inning. Jacobsen, Duncan Taylor ’14, Kyle LeBlanc ’14 and Sam Canales ’15 each had two hits, and senior Jay Loughlin earned the win by throwing five innings, allowing one hit and fanning seven.
Bowdoin continued its offensive streak in the second game, beating Colby Sawyer 9-0. Junior Cole DiRoberto went 2-3. Canales, Martin and Cimini had two hits apiece and Michael Staes ’16 was the winning pitcher.
Two days later, the Polar Bears battled back from an early 2-0 deficit to beat New Jersey City University by a score of 15-8. The Bears scored three runs in the third inning and seven in the fourth to spark the comeback. Martin went 3-4 and had five RBIs. Bjorn Hansen ’17 recorded his first collegiate win on the mound, pitching five and a third innings and surrendering only two earned runs.
Bowdoin picked up its first loss the next day against Western New England (WNE), falling 2-1. Tom Wells ’15 scored the Polar Bears’ only run on a solo homer.
The Polar Bears bounced back in the next game against WNE, 2-1 with a save from David Zabinsky ’15 and a 2-3, one RBI effort from Canales.
Two days later, Bowdoin suffered its second loss of the season, falling 2-1 against Hamilton. Staes pitched six innings and had five strikeouts.
Bowdoin came back two days later and split a doubleheader against Keene State. The Polar Bears opened with a 7-4 win but lost the next game by a score of 13-9.
In the final matchup in Florida, Bowdoin beat Rutgers-Camden 7-5 in the first game but settled the second game in a 6-6 tie that spanned eight innings.
“[Head Coach Mike Connolly] likes to refer to us as relentless, and he’s right,” said Martin. “We’re all competitors and teams we play aren’t going to get off easy if they make mistakes against us.”
“Toward the end of the trip, everyone was really locked in, and in our last game, which we tied, Coach had to literally force us off the field because if we didn’t stop playing we would have missed our flight,” Martin added.
The Polar Bears said they were pleased with their overall performance in Florida.
“Heading into NESCAC play we feel confident about where we are,” said Jacobsen. “We will be a very tough team to play against, and we should get stronger as the season moves forward with key contributors coming back.”
“[The team] has made a definitive step forward offensively and defensively,” said Connolly. “Coming back from Florida, we are in a great place.”
Martin was also named NESCAC Player of the Week on March 24. In Florida, he batted .457 and had 21 hits and 14 RBI. He had a slugging percentage of .717.
Bowdoin plays a three-game series at Trinity this weekend.
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Men’s hockey heads into regular season finale
The men’s hockey team went to overtime twice this past weekend at home, losing to Trinity and beating Wesleyan to finish the weekend at 13-7-2 (8-7-1 NESCAC).
Matt Sullivan ’17 scored with 16 seconds remaining in overtime on Saturday night to secure a victory over the visiting Wesleyan Cardinals. The Polar Bears won 4-3.
Bowdoin scored early on a power-play goal by Colin Downey ’14, who was assisted by Ryan Collier ’15 and Mitch Barrington ’17. Three minutes later, Wesleyan’s Keith Buehler scored to tie it up. The Cardinals went up 2-1 at the end of the first period when a shot by Robby Harbison was deflected into the Bowdoin net.
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Women’s basketball now third in NESCAC standings
The No. 22 women’s basketball team enters the weekend at 18-3 (5-2 NESCAC) after falling to then-No. 13 Amherst 65-57 in a hard-fought battle last Saturday. It was the women’s first home loss this season.
“It was a tough loss,” said Head Coach Adrienne Shibles. “[Amherst was] super physical and we didn’t consistently respond.”
Bowdoin top scorers were Sara Binkhorst ’15 with 19 points and Shannon Brady ’16 with nine. Kirsten Prue ’14 and Megan Phelps ’15 each put eight points on the board. Brady leads the NESCAC in field goal percentage at 57 percent and is fifth in points per game with 14. Binkhorst is tenth in PPG with 12.8. Prue leads the conference in 3-point shooting percentage at 42.9 percent.
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Men’s track & field steps up at home meet
The men’s indoor track team has started their season on a strong note, most recently earning a second-place finish in a home meet against MIT, Springfield and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The Polar Bears (111.83) placed behind MIT (272.33) and ahead of Springfield (104.83) and WPI (59) this past weekend.
The men’s team saw strong performances from Taylor Love ’16, who won the 800-meter race (1:57:22), and All-American Coby Horowitz ’14, who claimed first place in the mile (4:11:93). All-American Sam Seekins ’14 took first place in the 3000-meter race with a time of 8:36:30.
“This past weekend we were up against the perennial New England powerhouse and currently nationally ranked No. 6 MIT and managed to take victories in key events,” said Horowitz. “That will give us momentum going into the rest of the season.”
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Women’s hockey wins 3 straight, but is still 0-2 in NESCAC
The women’s hockey team won its last three games, bringing its record to 3-2. They are 0-2-0 in the NESCAC, with two losses to Colby.
On Tuesday, the Polar Bears bested New England College with a 5-0 victory. After letting up two early scores, the Polar Bears dominated the remainder of the game, outshooting the Pilgrims 59-16. Rachel Kennedy ’16, Maddy Hall ’17, Colleen Finnerty ’15, captain Madeline Lane ’14 and Schyler Nardelli ’15 each had one goal. First year Lan Crofton saved 14 shots in the win.
“[Our comeback] showed resiliency and the character of the program,” said Head Coach Marissa O’Neil. “Our returners were able to step up and fill the shoes of the graduating class, which helped us get the last three wins.”
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Women's hockey gears up for opening match against Colby
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Football loses first leg of CBB Cup, 17-10 to Bates
The football team fell to rival Bates by a score of 17-10 in Lewiston this past Saturday. The loss, which was the third straight for the Polar Bears, drops their record to 2-5 for the season.
Bates controlled the pace of the game, forcing three Bowdoin turnovers and racking up 378 yards of total offense while allowing just 285 to the visiting Polar Bears.
Quarterback Mac Caputi ’15 completed 16 of 28 passes for 123 yards and rushed for 29 yards.
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Women's rugby to play Tufts for conference title
The women’s rugby team finished its regular season on a high note this past Saturday, defeating the University of Maine-Orono by a score of 56-12.The Polar Bears did well last year, capturing the 2012 New England Small College Rugby Conference title against Middlebury. The team looks to hold on to the title this Saturday when it hosts Tufts at home for the conference championship match.
The team ended this season with a record of 6-1. The sole loss was a closely-fought match against Tufts on September 28 which ended with a score of 29-17, snapping a 19-game winning streak that had dated back to 2010.“It was an early season game down at Tufts,” said Head Coach MaryBeth Mathews. “We have learned from our mistakes…[and] gotten incrementally better every week since the loss.”
Mathews emphasized the importance of learning and building from every game.
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Skinner, Horowitz capture XC titles at Maine State Championship Meet
Lucy Skinner ’16 and Coby Horowitz ’14 became the first pair of runners from the same school to win the Maine State Championship since 2001 last Saturday.
WomenThe women’s cross country team finished third behind Bates and Colby, but Skinner took the meet’s individual title.
Skinner became one of nine Bowdoin women to have won the event. She ran with the lead pack for the first mile, but opened up a five-meter lead quickly into the second. Skinner controlled the rest of the race, finishing with a substantial winning margin of 40 meters and solidifying the title with a 12-second lead and a final time of 19:00:80.