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February 21, 2013	Abdel Khalek named NESCAC Player of the Year Bates first-year student Ahmed Abdel Khalek received both Player and Rookie of the Year honors from the New England Small College Athletic Conference, which announced its NESCAC Men’s Squash All-Conference Team on Wednesday.
February 21, 2013	Ariffin, Parris, Kelly repeat as All-NESCAC selections Bates sophomore Nessrine Ariffin and senior Cheri-Ann Parris were both named First Team All-NESCAC, and sophomore Myriam Kelly was named Second Team All-NESCAC on Thursday as the New England Small College Athletic Conference announced its end-of-season awards.
February 20, 2013	Women’s tennis wins 8-1 at Occidental College The No. 28 nationally ranked Bates women’s tennis team fought high winds to score an 8-1 victory over Occidental College on Wednesday, sweeping doubles play before taking five out of six singles matches.
February 20, 2013	Baseball sweeps twinbill at Berry College, 10-1 and 5-4 Kevin McGregor’s RBI single scored Griff Tewksbury with the winning run and completed his 4-for-4 game, helping the Bates College baseball team sweep a doubleheader at Berry College on Wednesday. The Bobcats outhit the Vikings 22-7 en route to winning 10-1 in Game 1 and 5-4 in Game 2.
February 19, 2013	Berry pitchers stymie Bates batters in opener Berry College pitchers TJ Montgomery and Ben Jernigan combined on a one-hit shutout as the host Vikings dealt the Bates baseball team a 6-0 defeat in the Bobcats’ season opener on Tuesday in Rome, Ga.
February 19, 2013	Four Bobcats named to All-NESCAC swim team Caroline Depew, Emilie Geissinger, Whitney Paine and Gabrielle Sergi officially were recognized as All-NESCAC performers on Tuesday, following the past weekend’s NESCAC Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.
February 19, 2013	Women’s tennis opens spring at UC Santa Cruz The No. 28 nationally ranked Bates women’s tennis team opened the spring season Monday morning on the Pacific Coast, with a 7-2 loss at UC Santa Cruz.
February 19, 2013	Men’s tennis wins 2 of 3 in doubles at UC Santa Cruz The No. 15 nationally ranked Bates men’s tennis team started off the spring 2013 campaign in competitive fashion, winning two out of three doubles matches in a 6-3 defeat at No. 8 UC Santa Cruz.
February 18, 2013	Beaulieu captures Maine Co-Player of the Week honors Bates senior Allie Beaulieu was named Maine Co-Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 25.0 points, 6.5 assists and 5.5 rebounds for the Bobcats in a 1-1 week.
February 18, 2013	Bobcat of the Week of Feb. 18, 2013: Cheri-Ann Parris ’13 Even as the Bates women’s squash team’s outstanding run through the CSA Women’s Team Nationals came to a close with…
February 18, 2013	Bobcat of the Week of Feb. 18, 2013: David Pless ’13 Bates senior David Pless continues to rewrite track and field record books around New England — team, meet and facility…
February 18, 2013	Baseball opens promising season this week in Georgia After 137 seasons of fewer than 20 wins, the Bates baseball team has surpassed the 20-win plateau three straight years. The Bobcats expect to see that trend continue in the 2013 season, which begins this week with a seven-game swing into Georgia.
February 18, 2013	Bates women finish 5th at NESCAC Championships Bates sewed up its third consecutive fifth-place finish at the 2013 NESCAC Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships on Sunday, as the three-day meet concluded at Bowdoin.
February 17, 2013	Women’s squash falls to Dartmouth in Kurtz final A memorable run through the CSA Women’s Team Nationals ended Sunday in the Kurtz Cup finals, as the 15th-seeded Bobcats fell 8-1 to No. 9 Dartmouth.
February 16, 2013	Pless breaks New England records in weight, shot Bates relinquished the team title to MIT, but David Pless set meet records in both the weight throw and shot put at the New England Division III Men’s Indoor Championships Saturday at Bates.
February 16, 2013	Women’s NESCACs, Day 2: 200 medley relay record falls The Bates women’s swimming and diving team broke the team 200-yard medley relay record while holding on to fifth place among 11 teams at the end of the second day of the NESCAC Championships at Bowdoin.
February 16, 2013	Women’s squash ‘on fire’ at CSA Team Nationals The Bates women’s squash team pulled off its second upset win in as many days on Saturday in Kurtz Cup play at CSA Women’s Team Nationals, upending No. 11 Middlebury 6-3 in the bracket semifinals to advance to Sunday’s championship match against Dartmouth.
February 16, 2013	Fusco, Arens pace women’s track at New Englands Sarah Fusco and Bud Arens won the 600 and 1,000 meter races, respectively, leading the Bates women’s track and field team to 11th place among 26 scoring teams at the New England Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships.
February 16, 2013	Dunleavy ninth in giant slalom at Middlebury Carnival The Bates alpine ski team placed three women among the top 25, led by sophomore Avril Dunleavy’s ninth-place finish, as the Middlebury Carnival concluded with giant slalom races Saturday at Middlebury Snow Bowl.
February 16, 2013	Women’s hoops falls at Middlebury in NESCAC quarters The Bates women’s basketball team overcame a 13-point deficit in the second half to tie the game with 3:58 left, but host Middlebury’s late 12-0 run propelled the Panthers to a 75-64 win in the quarterfinals of the 2013 NESCAC Women’s Basketball Championship.
February 16, 2013	Nordic teams both 5th in Middlebury freestyle races Hallie Grossman led the Bates women with another strong performance, and Lucas Milliken paced the Bates men’s Nordic ski team as the Middlebury Carnival wrapped up with women’s 15K and men’s 20K freestyle mass start races Saturday at Rikert Touring Center.
February 16, 2013	Cats put up a fight in NESCAC quarterfinal loss to Ephs The Bates men’s basketball team made one of the top teams in Division III fight until the end to advance past them, as second-seeded Williams ended the Bobcats’ season with an 88-79 win in the quarterfinals of the NESCAC Men’s Basketball Championship on Saturday in Chandler Gym.
February 15, 2013	Women’s NESCACs, Day 1: Bates sets four team records The first day of the NESCAC Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships is complete, and the Bates women’s swimming and diving team has already rewritten four team records, leading to a strong fifth-place start as a team.
February 15, 2013	Women’s squash upsets Williams at CSA Nationals Throwing the seedings out the window — which doesn’t happen very often in college squash — the No. 15 nationally ranked Bates women’s squash team scored a 5-4 triumph over rival and 10th-ranked Williams on Friday in the quarterfinal round of Kurtz Cup play at CSA Team Nationals.
February 15, 2013	Wainman, Hardison start NED3 meet off right in heptathlon Bates sophomore Eric Wainman and senior captain David Hardison got the Bates men’s indoor track and field team off to a strong start Friday as the New England Division III Men’s Indoor Championships got started with the first four events of the heptathlon.
February 15, 2013	Rockwell takes fourth place in slalom at Middlebury Bates junior Anne Rockwell finished a career-best fourth on Friday in the women’s slalom portion of the Middlebury Carnival, leading the Bobcat alpine ski teams on the first day of competition at Middlebury Snow Bowl.
February 15, 2013	Nordic teams eighth, ninth in Middlebury classical races Hallie Grossman placed 23rd out of 70 skiers in the women’s 5K classical technique race on Friday at the Middlebury Carnival, leading the Bates women’s Nordic team to eighth place among 13 teams in the event.
February 14, 2013	Big weekend ahead for Bates winter athletic teams Several Bates athletic teams head into their biggest events and contests of the season this weekend at venues around New England, while on campus Bates hosts the New England Division III Indoor Men’s Track & Field Championships.
February 14, 2013	Boornazian named Maine Rookie of the Week Mike Boornazian received Maine Rookie of the Week honors on Wednesday after averaging 10.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in a 1-1 week for the Bobcats.
February 13, 2013	Women’s hoops to play at Middlebury in NESCACs When tiebreakers came into play to decide the seeding for this weekend’s NESCAC Championship Quarterfinals, the Bobcats fared quite well: Bates receives the fifth seed in the tournament, and will play at fourth-seeded Middlebury on Saturday at 4pm.