As much as it may hurt a Tufts student to say it, the Williams College Ephs did something this weekend that they have never done in school history.
Who would have thought it possible? The school capped off one of its most successful fall campaigns ever by sweeping all four NESCAC Playoff series this weekend. The Ephs hosted the volleyball and men's soccer postseasons, coming away victorious over Tufts and Middlebury, respectively.
The women's soccer and field hockey teams traveled to host Middlebury for the championships, but that did not stop the Ephs as they defeated the Panthers in both championship games to claim the sweep.
It was the fourth consecutive title for both the men's soccer and volleyball teams, with both squads shutting out all of their opponents over the course of the weekend.
The men's soccer team, after starting 2-1 in the conference, went undefeated in the conference for the last two months of the season, including the playoffs, to earn the championship.
The volleyball team cruised through its season as well, tallying a 13-0 conference record over the course of the season, including victories in two consecutive weekends against our beloved Jumbos.
The title was the first in the books for the women's soccer team, who triumphed over Middlebury in 3-1 penalty kicks after playing to a 1-1 tie for 110 minutes of regulation.
Appropriately enough, the field hockey team, who ousted Tufts in the semifinals, ended Middlebury's perfect season in the finals with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Panthers to win it all and regain the title the Panthers stripped from them last season.
And thus ends the fall season for many of Tufts teams, and all there is for a Tufts student to say is: at least we have men's cross country.
