Latest News: November 2009

Women's squash routs Tufts in season opener
 Nov. 20 - First-year Cheri-Ann Parris won at the No. 1 spot, one of five rookies to win on the night, as the No. 12-ranked Bates College women's squash team opened the 2009-10 season Friday night with a 9-0 rout of NESCAC rival Tufts at Harvard. Read more...

Rookies shine in men's squash win over Tufts
 Nov. 20 - Five first-year players picked up wins as the No. 12-ranked Bates men's squash team opened the season with a 9-0 win over Tufts at Harvard on Friday night. Read more...

Men's basketball engages in a shootout in season opener
 Nov. 20 - The Bates men's basketball team scored its most points in a game in four years, but Thomas College prevailed in a 98-94 shootout in the second game of the Keene State Tipoff Tournament on Friday night, the Bobcats' season opener. Read more...

Women's basketball opens with big win over Lyons
 Nov. 20 - Seniors Lauren Yanofsky and Kellie Goodridge spurred the Bates women's basketball team to a decisive 74-51 win over Mount Holyoke Friday night in the first round of the Brandeis Basketball Classic. Read more...

Men's squash hosts No. 1 Trinity for the first time on Sunday
 Nov. 20 - The rock stars of the collegiate squash world, the Trinity College men's team, makes its first visit to Bates College this Sunday at 11 a.m. Read more...

Twenty-two Bates student-athletes named NESCAC Fall All-Academic
 Nov. 20 - Twenty-two student-athletes from Bates College were named Fall 2009 All-Academic selections by the New England Small College Athletic Conference, announced on Friday. Read more...

Winter season begins in earnest this weekend, home and away
 Nov. 20 - The winter athletic season begins quickly this weekend, with both basketball teams playing at tournaments on the road and both a swim meet and a unique squash match taking place in Lewiston. Read more...

Wirth named to Division II/III All-New England football team
 Nov. 19 - Bates senior tight end Sean Wirth was named Thursday to the New England Football Writers' Division II/III All-New England Team. Read more...

Eight Bobcats named to NESCAC Fall All-Sportsmanship Team
 Nov. 19 - Eight Bates students were named to the 2009 NESCAC Fall All-Sportsmanship Team, announced Thursday by the New England Small College Athletic Conference. Read more...

McAllister, Wirth, Beaton receive All-NESCAC recognition
 Nov. 18 - Three seniors on the Bates football team were awarded spots on the 2009 NESCAC Football All-Conference teams, announced on Wednesday. Read more...

Defensive plays not enough to keep streak vs. Hamilton going
 Nov. 14 - Lance Wilson came off the bench to throw two touchdown passes late in the fourth quarter as Hamilton rallied for a 24-14 win against visiting Bates. The Bobcats earned a three-way share of the CBB Championship with Bowdoin's win over Colby. Read more...

Dilts, Brecher lead men's XC to 10th place at New Englands
 Nov. 14 - Led by All-New England performances from its two captains, the Bates men's cross country team took 10th place out of 48 teams Saturday at the NCAA Division III New England Regional Championships. Read more...



Dilts led Bates to 10th place at the New England Division III Cross Country Championships, finishing 17th overall.read more...
Kendall led Bates at the New England Division III Cross Country Championships, placing 34th overall for her first All-New England award.read more...