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WILLIAMSTOWN, MA — Williams College
(5-4, 5-1 NESCAC) bounced back from their Wednesday night loss to
Trinity to top Bates 5-2 (1-7, 0-6 NESCAC) Saturday afternoon at
Renzie Lamb Field. Each of William's five goals were scored
by a different player exhibiting the Eph's depth. With only
one loss in NESCAC, the Ephs are in a good position to keep
collectively building and improve upon their season.
Only 4:23 into the first period, Bates senior Morgan Maciewicz
made a pass to sophomore Jenna Dannis off a penalty corner who
finished scoring the first goal of the game off their first shot
attempt. Eph senior Whit Thayer (Lancaster, PA) quickly
responded knocking down a first goal for Williams off an assist by
senior Anne de Saint Phalle (Bronxville, NY) only three minutes
later at 7:49. Williams gained the lead for good at 12:52
when de Saint Phalle made a second assist for the afternoon to
junior Alice Bearn (Bethlehem, PA) who finished inside the circle
to raise their score 2-1.
Eph sophomore Karyn Moss (Medfield, MA) prevented the Bobcats
from tying up the score with a deft defensive save made covering
for William's junior goalie Katrina Tulla (New Canaan, CT) who
momentarily left the net to meet the Bobcat offense in the
circle. With ten minutes left in the period, sophomore Meera
Sivalingam (Philadelphia, PA) improved the Eph lead to two when she
contacted the net off a pass by senior Amy Siedlecki (Madison,
CT). Williams finished the half with an impressive 23 shots,
12 on goal, to Bate's 4 shots, 3 on goal. They also dominated
in penalty corners gaining 11 to the Bobcat's 1.
Bates began the second similarly to the first scoring their
first goal off their first shot 2:58 into the half when first-year
Laura Baran finished in traffic off a second assist by
Maciewicz. The Ephs returned the score to a two-point
advantage 48:27 into the game off an unassisted goal by sophomore
Margie Fulton (Wellesly, MA). Williams maintained their 5-2
lead for the remainder of the game, clinching their fifth NESCAC
win. The intensity of the second half didn't quite mirror the
first, but the Ephs still took a respectable 13 shots, 5 on goal,
topping Bate's 5 shots, 4 on goal. The Bobcats finished the
half with 2 penalty corners to the Ephs' 6.
Tulla finished with 4 saves and 2 goals allowed for the full 70
minutes of competition. Bates junior goalie Katie McEnroe
ended with 12 saves and 5 goals allowed.
Thayer and Bearn each put together dependable performances for
the Ephs each scoring a goal with Bearn tacking on an assist to
boot. Despite their win, the Ephs didn't carry the same level
of focus and desire from Trinity's game into Saturday's
competition, but still finished with a reliable team performance to
cruise past the Bobcats. On the whole, Williams has gained
experience throughout this season contributing to their noticeable
development as a team.
Coach Alix Barrale felt her team played a little sloppier than
usual but finished inside the circle: "We were a little panicky at
certain points, but it was a good conference win."
The Ephs will play again next Thursday against Hamilton at 6PM
at home in a match that will be webcast live.
