Latest News: February 2010

Gallant named NESCAC Co-Player of the Week
 Feb. 8 - Alex Gallant, whose hot shooting propelled the Bobcats to wins over Amherst and Trinity over the weekend, was named NESCAC Men's Basketball Co-Player of the Week on Monday. Read more...

Women's squash beats Middlebury for third place in NESCAC
 Feb. 7 - The Bates women's squash team downed Middlebury 6-3 at Trinity College on Sunday at the NESCAC Squash Championships, to finish third in the conference for the third time in the tournament's four-year history. Read more...

Women's Nordic team impressive at the UVM Carnival
 Feb. 7 - Bates junior Natalie Ruppertsberger racked up two more top-ten finishes at the UVM Winter Carnival. Read more...

Men's squash beats Bowdoin for third place in NESCAC
 Feb. 7 - The Bates men's squash team defeated rival Bowdoin for the 16th straight time with a 5-4 decision that gave the Bobcats third place in the NESCAC Championships. Read more...

McNeil leads men's track and field at state meet
 Feb. 6 - Bates senior Rich McNeil claimed the Peter Goodrich Award for outstanding field athlete as the Bobcats placed third out of four teams Saturday night at the State of Maine Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships. Read more...

Men's squash tops Amherst, falls to Ephs in NESCAC semis
 Feb. 6 - The Bates men's squash team doused Amherst 8-1 Saturday morning, then lost 6-3 in a tight match to Williams in the semifinals of the NESCAC Championships. Bates plays Bowdoin on Sunday. Read more...

Women's squash tops Hamilton, falls in NESCAC semifinals
 Feb. 6 - The Bates women's squash team routed Hamilton 8-1 on Saturday afternoon to advance to the semifinals of the NESCAC Women's Squash Championships, where the Bobcats fell 9-0 to Williams. Read more...

Divers stand out at final swim meet of regular season
 Feb. 6 - A pair of Bates divers figured significantly in the scoring as the swimming and diving team wrapped up the regular season with a meet at Wellesley College that included Connecticut College. Read more...

Men's basketball tops Trinity for fifth straight win
 Feb. 6 - The Bates men's basketball team rode sharp shooting and took advantage of a 15-0 run in the second half to defeat visiting Trinity College 70-63 on Saturday at Alumni Gym, for the Bobcats' fifth straight win. Read more...

Women's basketball turns back Trinity, 54-47
 Feb. 6 - Lauren Yanofsky scored 20 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds to lead the Bobcat women's basketball team to a 54-47 NESCAC victory over Trinity Saturday afternoon at Alumni Gymnasium. Read more...

Manter claims sixth place in the slalom at the UVM Carnival
 Feb. 6 - Ben Manter had his best finish of the season, racing to a tremendous sixth place finish out of 38 competitors, with a combined run time of 1:40.40. Read more...

Duncan, Godek, Radis pace women's track at state meet
 Feb. 5 - Vantiel Elizabeth Duncan and Sara Ellen Godek finished 1-2 in both the shot put and the weight throw to lead the Bobcats' scoring, and Godek's weight throw met the provisional qualifying standard for the NCAA Championships. Read more...



Brust played a solid three games at point guard in the men's basketball team's 3-0 week, including a team-high 18-point performance in the Bobcats' win over Wesleyan.read more...
In her final home matches, Laverty defeated two players ranked higher than she, leading the women's squash team to a 2-1 weekend and a move up in the national team rankings.read more...