Women's Lacrosse in National Tourney
The women's lacrosse team enters the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Division III national tournament Saturday after winning the NESCAC championship May 4, having first-year coach Karen MacCrate Henning named NESCAC Coach of the Year, and placing four players (including NESCAC Player of the Year Kate Sheridan '09) on the all-conference team. The Mules (13-5), ranked ninth in the nation, play fourth-ranked Hamilton in a regional semifinal Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Hamilton. Coverage of the team's march to the nationals is online.
Big Dreams
Students in this year's American Dreams documentary film course spent the semester getting to know their subjects, conducting interviews, and editing short films on diverse topics. Some of the films look at law enforcement in Waterville, contradancing, drag-queen entertainers, and human trafficking in Maine. In past years one student film became a promotional piece for Maine Handicapped Skiing, another served as a memorial to a fallen soldier in Iraq, and some were accepted for the Maine International Film Festival.
Miracle Mules
After a come-from-behind-victory over Middlebury in the semifinals Saturday, women's lacrosse won the program's first-ever NESCAC championship with a 14-12 win over Trinity College Sunday. Now the Mules (12-5) take on Eastern Connecticut (11-6) at Colby's Bill Alfond Field on Wednesday in the first round of the NCAA national tournament. See a photo with the tournament trophy and full coverage online.