The Bowdoin Orient
Volume CXXXIX, Number 8
November 6, 2009
SPORTS
Football falls in battle with Wesleyan on Parents Weekend
By CRAIG HARDT, STAFF WRITERThis Saturday, the football team will travel to Lewiston, looking to salvage their season with a victory over rival Bates.
Men’s soccer eyes revenge against Williams
By CHARLES CUBETA, STAFF WRITERAfter roaring ahead with a pair of wins, the Polar Bears are looking to break the ice this weekend when they go head to head with Williams tomorrow in the NESCAC Semifinals.
Volleyball looks to avenge mid-season loss, beat No. 2 Williams in NESCAC quarterfinals
By KERRY D'AGOSTINO, STAFF WRITERBowdoin Women's Volleyball split its final weekend of regular season play with a dramatic 3-0 sweep of Amherst followed by a disappointing 3-1 loss to Trinity.
Field hockey looks ahead to No. 1 Trinity in semifinals
By KATHERINE POKRASS, STAFF WRITERAvenging its early season loss and keeping the postseason dream alive, the field hockey team defeated the Lord Jeffs of Amherst College on Sunday in the quarterfinals of the NESCAC Championship tournament.
First year team earns berth to ACC Freshman Intersectional at BU
By CAITLIN BEACH, ORIENT STAFFThe sailing team competed in three different regattas on the Charles River this past weekend, posting mixed results in each.
Bowdoin hosts D-III national water polo championships
By KEITH HEYDE, STAFF WRITERDespite a tough loss to Coast Guard in the conference tournament, the water polo team is ready to move forward in this weekend's National Club tournament hosted by the Bears.
Rugby closes season with win
By SAM SABASTEANSKI, STAFF WRITERThe women's rugby team ended its season 7-2 after it defeated Wellesley 20-12, winning the second-tier playoffs last Saturday.
Women’s XC places sixth at NESCAC Championships
By SAGE SANTANGELO, STAFF WRITERThe women's cross-country team began to round out its season last Sunday with a sixth-place finish in the NESCAC Championships hosted by Trinity College at Wickham Park in Hartford, Connecticut.
Men’s XC finishes seventh at NESCACs, looks to improve at D-III Championship
By CHESTER ENG, STAFF WRITERComing off of its biggest win of the season with a major upset at the Maine State Meet at Colby two weeks ago, the men's cross-country team felt confident that it could achieve similarly impressive results at the NESCAC Championship at Trinity last weekend.
Women’s soccer loses in final game of disappointing season
By DANNY CHAFFETZ, STAFF WRITERThe women's soccer team ended their season last Sunday with a well-fought 1-0 overtime loss to Middlebury.
Athlete of the Week: Gillian Page
By MOLLY BURKE, STAFF WRITERIn volleyball, a game where communication and teamwork are essential to success, it is important to have a go-to player. When that player is also a source of motivation and confidence to the other players, it's advantageous. If that player can be versatile and competitive, you've found a real winner. If, on top of that, the player can break records and be a dedicated team player, you've found Gillian Page '10.
Column Like I See 'Em: Ode to the Champions
By CHRIS ADAMS-WALL, COLUMNISTThree-thousand, two-hundred and ninety-four. That's the number of days New Yorkers have had to wait for the Yankees to win another World Series.
