Three undefeated teams remain in NESCAC

Heading into the fourth weekend of NESCAC football, three teams are tied for first place in the division _ the undefeated Lord Jeffs of Amherst, the Jumbos, and the Williams Ephs. There were a number of highlights in football action in the division last week.

Colby ran all over Wesleyan last Saturday, as Aaron Stepka led the nation in Div. III with 217 yards on the ground. Stepka, Colby's sophomore half back helped Colby hand Wesleyan its first defeat of the season 27-19.

Amherst's timely defense helped secure their team's nail-biting 17-10 victory over Middlebury. Senior free safety Jeremy Carroll was the dominant force in the game making seven solo tackles and picking off two Middlebury passes in the third quarter alone.

Bowdoin, Bates and Hamilton are trying to figure out ways to climb out of the NESCAC cellar, as each team is winless in their first three contests.

In soccer, Trinity has Morgan Sandell to thank for its victories against Johnson and Wales and Connecticut College this past week. Sandell played a part in three of the seven goals his club scored, putting in two goals and assisting on another as Trinity annihilated Johnson and Wales 7-1.

Sandell also was instrumental in a tighter contest, as he assisted on both of Trinities goals in its 2-1 defeat of Connecticut College.

Bowdoin, Wesleyan and Williams continue to top the NESCAC as the three schools remained tied for first each with 4-1 records in the NESCAC. Wesleyan has also toppled its out of conference opponents going 4-0 outside the NESCAC. Connecticut College remains 0-4 as they try to figure out how to put one in the W column.

For women's teams, there is little doubt about what was the week's most impressive performance. The Jumbos entire defense was the MVP of the NESCAC as they upset Bowdoin, the number two team in New England and number thirteen in the nation. The Jumbos held Bowdoin to only five shots the entire game.

Jumbo Cara Glassanoss earned NESCAC player of the week honors as she, in addition to spearheading the stellar defense, provided Tufts with a header goal four minutes into overtime that clinched the upset win for the team.

Williams holds on to a half game lead over Tufts and Bowdoin in the division standings, as the Ephs have compiled an impressive 4-1 NESCAC record while Tufts and Bowdoin are each at 3-1. Wesleyan is the only NESCAC team yet to break into the win column as they have gone 0-3 thus far.

In volleyball, Eliza Allen of Wesleyan dominated her school's Wesleyan Invitational, mounting 93 attacks in the ten tournaments with only ten errors.

Amherst, Colby, and Bates are all 3-0 in NESCAC play leading the conference. Amherst holds the best overall record with a 10-1 mark. Hamilton College is the only team to remain winless overall going 0-4 in their only four contests, all of which were in conference matches.

Trinity almost pulled off a phenomenal upset this weekend in field hockey. As it stands, it will have to settle for a 1-1 week with a 2-1 defeat to nationally ranked Springfield.

Kristen Grabowski of Trinity earned player of the week honors in the NESCAC as she scored the goal to tie up their contest with Connecticut College at 1-1. The momentum of the goal carried Trinity into overtime as it defeated Connecticut College 2-1. Grabowski also scored the game-tying goal against Springfield as they suffered a 2-1 defeat. The contest did however go into penalty strokes.

Bowdoin, Middlebury and Williams remained knotted at 4-1 a piece to top the NESCAC. At the bottom of the conference lay Connecticut College and the Lord Jeffs of Amherst both are winless in their first four games.