The Bowdoin Orient

The men’s swimming and diving team ended its 2012-2013 season with a sixth-place finish in the NESCAC Championship at Wesleyan this past weekend.  The Polar Bears broke several school records during the course of the meet. 

Williams won its 11th-straight NESCAC Championship with a decisive 1936.5 total points, defeating rival Amherst by 112 points.  In sixth, Bowdoin earned 769.5 points. Ryan Kulesza ’15 had a particularly impressive meet, breaking the school records in both the 200 and 400 IM, making him the only person to hold both records at the same time in recent history and the best IM swimmer in Bowdoin history. 

He broke the previous 200 IM record of 1:55.22 with a time of 1:54.42 and then secured his place in program history with an eighth place finish in the 400 IM with a time of 4:05.34.

The men’s and women’s swim teams trounced NESCAC rivals Wesleyan and Trinity in a home meet last Saturday. The men improved their record to 4-1 with the dual meet, defeating Wesleyan 205-72 and Trinity 198-87. The twin victories also placed the women’s record at 4-1 after the team beat Wesleyan 171-122 and Trinity 199.5-93.5.

The swimming and diving teams performed well in their meets over the break, decisively defeating Bates on January 17 before a strong showing at a non-scoring meet against UMaine Orono the next day.

The Bowdoin swim teams had their second meet of the season last weekend at the MIT Invitational, finishing in the bottom half of the seven-team field.

Both the men’s and women’s swim teams began their seasons by splitting a pair of meets at MIT on November 17.

The volleyball team secured an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the second straight year after being eliminated from the NESCAC championship by Middlebury in the semifinal round last weekend.

The volleyball team’s hopes of finishing first in the NESCAC and securing a conference championship home-field advantage were dashed last Friday night when the team fell 3-1 to host Middlebury.

The volleyball team extended its winning streak to 12 with a string of four road victories last week. The team finished the Hall of Fame Tournament at Mount Holyoke with a perfect 3-0 record before heading to Colby to defeat the Mules 3-1 in a non-conference match.

The women’s volleyball team won an impressive four matches last week, picking up three conference victories and making a strong rebound from the September 29 loss to Connecticut College. The winning streak brought Bowdoin back in the national rankings to the 25th slot and left the team’s record at 6-1 NESCAC, 16-2 overall.

With a 4-0 sweep of the Endicott Invitational last weekend and a victory over the University of New England (UNE)at home on Tuesday, the volleyball team shows no signs of slowing down.

After dropping its first two matches this weekend, the men's squash team ended its weekend at the Trinity Round Robin with a win. The road trip left the Polar Bear's overall season record at 3-3, ranking No. 18 nationally. The competition began on Friday night when Bowdoin fell 8-1 to George Washington (GW) in their first meeting since the College Squash Association Nationals last year.

The women's squash team picked up two wins during a road trip to the Trinity Round Robin last weekend, finishing its fall slate with a record of 3-2. The women's team is currently ranked No. 20 in the nation. The team began play on Friday night, losing its first match to George Washington (GW) 8-1 before rebounding to take both its matches on Saturday.

The volleyball team's historic season ended in a fiercely fought 3-2 loss to UMass-Boston in the second round of the NCAA D-III Tournament last Saturday. The team finished its record-breaking season with a record of 27-3—the most wins in program history—and its first perfect 10-0 record in the NESCAC. To top off this impressive run, 2011 saw the Polar Bears winning their first ever NESCAC Championship, their first D-III entry, and their first D-III Tournament match.

The women's volleyball team extended its win streak to 17 with a pair of conference victories last weekend. The 25th-ranked Polar Bears are now 18-1 and stand undefeated in the NESCAC, holding first place in the conference with a record of 8-0.

The men's tennis team had a strong showing last weekend at the Wallach Invitational at Bates. Kyle Wolstencroft '15 led the team, winning the B-Flight singles bracket in the team's last match of the year.

Last weekend, the women's tennis team lost 5-2 to the University of Connecticut and had three entries in the Middlebury Doubles Tournament. In the latter, Chantalle Lavertu '13 and captain Hannah Hoerner '12 got out in the first round, while Kate Winingham '14 and captain Kellen Alberstone '13, as well as Emma Chow '15 and captain Emily Lombardi '12, lost in the second round.

The volleyball team took home three wins in the opening matches of NESCAC play last weekend. Victories against Bates, Roger Williams and Colby bring the Polar Bears' winning streak to six and improve the team's overall season record to 7-1. It all began last Friday when Bowdoin defeated Colby 3-1 at home, with scores of 25-16, 16-25, 25-14 and 25-17.

The women's tennis team wrapped up a successful regular season with a commanding 9-0 victory over Wellesley College this past Saturday on the road.

The women's tennis team finished its most difficult road trip of the season last weekend with a 2-1 record, improving its overall season record to 11-5 and the NESCAC conference record to 4-4.

The women's tennis team came out on top with an 8-1 victory in its match against Colby yesterday afternoon. With this win, the Polar Bears improved their record to 8-3 (2-3 NESCAC).

The crew team began its official spring season this past weekend at the 'Big Three' Regatta in Amherst, Mass.

The women's tennis team easily dispatched the Wesleyan Cardinals 8-1 last Saturday in its home opener. The 12th-ranked Polar Bears remain unbeaten in D-III play as their record improves to 7-1 overall and 2-0 in the NESCAC.

The women’s tennis team finished its Spring Break trip to California last Wednesday with two more victories, improving its record against D-III schools to 6-0.

The men's squash team collected a trio of exciting one-point victories to take home the 2011 "C" Division Summers Cup at the College Squash Association Team National Championships last weekend at Harvard University.

The women's squash team finished 20th nationally at the College Squash Association National Team Championships last weekend at Princeton University. The team went 1-2 in the C Division to finish its season with a record of 7-16.

Men's squash falls to Bates, rebounds to overtake Colby

The men's and women's squash teams enjoyed their best outing of the season last weekend, going undefeated at a home tournament at the Lubin Family Squash Center.

The women's squash team recovered from a 9-0 thrashing at the hands of Bates on Wednesday night with a 6-3 victory over Colby on Thursday night.

The start of Bowdoin's squash season yielded mixed results at Dartmouth two weeks ago with the men's team splitting a pair of matches and the women dropping two.

The volleyball team was searching for its first-ever trip to the NESCAC semifinals but was stopped dead in its tracks when Williams pulled out of a five-match losing streak last Friday.

Coming off an exciting win in its Senior Day doubleheader last Saturday, the volleyball team will face off against Williams tonight in the NESCAC quarterfinals at Amherst.

The volleyball team ended conference play with a 3-2 loss to Williams. The Polar Bears fell to 14-8 overall and finished their conference season with a program best 7-3 record last Saturday.

The women's volleyball team won a stunning comeback victory from a two set deficit against the Colby College Mules Wednesday Night. The Mules won the first two sets 26-24 and 25-21 before the Polar Bears rallied to take the next three sets 25-19, 15-21, and 15-10.

The women's volleyball team extended its winning streak to four matches on Wednesday with a 3-0 sweep of Maine Maritime at home in the Morrell Gymnasium. The win improves the Polar Bears record for the season to 6-2, while the Mariners drop to 5-6 overall.

The women's tennis team fell 6-3 to the Middlebury Panthers last Saturday, suffering a heartbreaking loss to their 15th-ranked NESCAC rival on the Panther's home courts.

The women's tennis team took home two victories this past week, easily defeating both Wellesley and Colby, but it fell to the No. 1 nationally-ranked Amherst team 8-1 on Sunday.

The women's tennis team started out its 2010 spring season with a successful Spring Break trip to California. Playing in seven matches overall, the Polar Bears went 5-2, falling to eighth nationally-ranked Pomona-Pitzer and to highly-ranked D-II team Azusa Pacific.

The men's squash team ended its season as a team this past weekend at the College Squash Association Nationals at Yale University. The Bears started the tournament off falling to Williams 9-0, in a repeat of a match earlier in the season.

The squash teams put up a determined struggle this past weekend at the NESCAC Championships in Hartford, Conn., achieving mixed results but giving their opponents a hard fight.

The men's and women's squash teams both enjoyed great success hosting the Maine Round Robin tournament at the Lubin Family Squash Center this past weekend. The women won an important and dramatic victory against Columbia University, and the men went 4-2 in a strong showing.

The men's and women's squash teams began their season at Harvard on November 21 with strong showings. The men defeated Connecticut College 6-3, Hamilton College 9-0, and MIT 9-0. The women defeated Connecticut College 6-3 and Wellesley 9-0 before faltering at the hands of the Hamilton Continentals 9-0.