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Playing women’s lacrosse in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) might be one of the most competitive athletic endeavors in Division III. It is not unusual to find NESCAC teams making up half of the top 10 in the nation, with any number of other members a little lower in the top 20, waiting to spring an upset and claim their spot. Recently the Bates College Bobcats have provided the upsets. Bates has cracked the top 20 in each of the past three seasons.
The Bobcats return two key components to last year's team: Carrie Smith '04 (Chevy Chase, Md.) and Lori Jessup '04 (Hatboro, Pa.). Both have already surpassed the 100-point milestone, and Becky Castle '04 (Stonington, Conn.), with 91 career points, will look to be the third member of the 100-point club in the senior class. Smith suffered an injury early on in the season and missed 10 games. Despite her short season, Smith scored 16 goals and added four assists. Jessup tied for the team-lead in points with 36, scoring a team-best 29 goals to go along with seven assists. Castle scored and assisted on 15 goals last year. After shifting position from defense, Liz McNamara '05 (Plainfield, N.H.) picked up the goalie position quickly. In 16 games, she made 224 saves and finished fifth in the NESCAC with a .529 save percentage.
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 Women’s lacrosse coach Wynn Hohlt graduated from Williams College in 1989, where she was an All-America defender in lacrosse and Regional All-America goalkeeper in field hockey, leading teams to ECAC title games four times in her final two years. After receiving a graduate degree in exercise and sports studies from Smith College, Hohlt became head field hockey and lacrosse coach at Plymouth State College, where she led the Panther field hockey program to five postseason berths in six seasons. In 11 years of coaching, Hohlt’s field hockey and lacrosse teams have been to the postseason 10 times. |
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