In order to alleviate geographical pressures on the west coast conferences, Collegiate Water Polo has decided to realign the New England and North Atlantic conferences into two different post-season focuses. The new New England conference will include BC, BU, Dartmouth, Middlebury, Wesleyan, Williams, and Yale. These teams will compete for the CWPA conference bid to the National Club Championships. The new North Atlantic conference will include Amherst, Bates, Bentley, Bowdoin, Colby, UVM, Trinity, Tufts, and Coast Guard. These teams will compete for the right to play at the Division III Club Championships.
While Colby will no longer be able to compete against rivals BC, Middlebury, and Dartmouth, there are many new teams which will prove to be formidable opponents in the new conference. The realignment gives Colby a better chance to reach post-season play since the new conference includes teams with similar school sizes and water polo opportunities.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Colby Water Polo Makes All-Academic Team
Five members of the Colby Water Polo team were named to the Collegiate Water Polo Association's all-academic team.
Carley Millian and Travis Townsend were awarded the Superior ranking for having a GPA between 3.41 and 3.70.
Ryan Adams, Sam Wampler, and Kit Clark were awarded the excellent ranking for having a GPA between 3.2 and 3.4.
In order to be eligible for the all-academic team, the student must be an active member of the water polo team and have a GPA above 3.2. Congratulations!
Carley Millian and Travis Townsend were awarded the Superior ranking for having a GPA between 3.41 and 3.70.
Ryan Adams, Sam Wampler, and Kit Clark were awarded the excellent ranking for having a GPA between 3.2 and 3.4.
In order to be eligible for the all-academic team, the student must be an active member of the water polo team and have a GPA above 3.2. Congratulations!
Colby Water Polo Represented on All-Conference Teams
Colby Water Polo landed five players on the all-conference team for the North Atlantic Conference. Jabez Dewey, Sam Wampler, and Kit Clark all made the first team, while Ryan Adams and Andrew Peterson made the second team. The all-conference teams are voted on by each member team through a nomination process. Congratulations!
North Atlantic Conference Championship, Middlebury (10/28/06 - 10/29/06)
Colby Water Polo came into the conference championships with high hopes. While Dartmouth had completed the season undefeated, the second, third and fourth seeds had dealt each other losses at some point earlier in the year. With this in mind, the Mules (the third seed) had their sights set on reaching the championship match.
In its first game, Colby took on UVM in what turned out to be another friendly match-up. The Catamounts proved to be no challenge for the Mules as seen in the 14-5 victory.
Moving on to the semi-finals, Colby met up with the BC Eagles for the third time this year. However, learning from the last game, BC heavily guarded Jabez Dewey on the offensive end, while working him into three kick-outs and an ejection on the defensive end. Without Jabez and with a short competitive bench, the Mules had trouble catching up with the much deeper BC squad. In the end, the Eagles, and eventual conference champions, were victorious with a 10-7 win over the Mules.
In the consolation game, Colby and Middlebury played for the conference's bid to the Division III Club Championships. Similar to the BC game, Middlebury, too, had learned how to decapitate the Mule offense. The panthers jumped out to a size-able lead until a fourth quarter comeback made the contest much more respectable. The Mules ended up losing 9-7, accepting fourth place in the conference.
No score sheets were obtained following the tournament so scoring has been left out.
Results:
Colby 14, UVM 5
BC 10, Colby 7
Middlebury 9, Colby 7
Final Conference Standings:
1. BC
2. Dartmouth
3. Middlebury
4. Colby
5. UVM
6. Bowdoin
7. Bates
In its first game, Colby took on UVM in what turned out to be another friendly match-up. The Catamounts proved to be no challenge for the Mules as seen in the 14-5 victory.
Moving on to the semi-finals, Colby met up with the BC Eagles for the third time this year. However, learning from the last game, BC heavily guarded Jabez Dewey on the offensive end, while working him into three kick-outs and an ejection on the defensive end. Without Jabez and with a short competitive bench, the Mules had trouble catching up with the much deeper BC squad. In the end, the Eagles, and eventual conference champions, were victorious with a 10-7 win over the Mules.
In the consolation game, Colby and Middlebury played for the conference's bid to the Division III Club Championships. Similar to the BC game, Middlebury, too, had learned how to decapitate the Mule offense. The panthers jumped out to a size-able lead until a fourth quarter comeback made the contest much more respectable. The Mules ended up losing 9-7, accepting fourth place in the conference.
No score sheets were obtained following the tournament so scoring has been left out.
Results:
Colby 14, UVM 5
BC 10, Colby 7
Middlebury 9, Colby 7
Final Conference Standings:
1. BC
2. Dartmouth
3. Middlebury
4. Colby
5. UVM
6. Bowdoin
7. Bates
Bowdoin Tournament (10/7/06 - 10/8/06)
Colby came out swinging against Middlebury in the first game of the tournament. The Panthers had established themselves as one of the premier teams in the conference and have been the top Division III team for years. The Mules fought hard, and led 4-2 at halftime and 7-4 after three quarters. However, thanks to a substitution error on the Mules behalf and a furious Panther comeback, Middlebury scored four unanswered goals in the fourth quarter to steal the victory away from Colby with a close 8-7 win. Jabez Dewey led Colby scorers with three goals, while Ryan Adams, Andrew Peterson, Mike Finnerty, and Travis Townsend all chipped in with one apiece.
After only two hours to rest, Colby was back in action against rival BC. BC dealt the Mules a loss in the first game of the season, but the Mules sought revenge. The game was back and forth throughout with Colby maintaining a slim one goal advantage for most of the game. Taking advantage of new shooting rules, Jabez Dewey stymied the BC defense, scorching them for five goals. Sam Wampler chipped in two goals, while Ryan Adams added one. In the greatest ending of the tournament, the Colby defense stopped a viscous BC onslaught with one minute remaining to win the match 8-7. Unfortunately for the Eagles, their last shot on goal (which went in) came just after the final horn sounded.
The final two games for the Mules proved to be much easier than the first two. After a nice, relaxing celebration BBQ on a picturesque Maine lake, the Mules hit the water to play a friendly match with UVM. Colby scored twelve goals (a season high) in its 12-6 win. Goals were scored by Jabez Dewey (4), Sam Wampler (2), Kerrill O'Neill (2), Jim Rockafellow (1), Zak Bloom (1), Travis Townsend (1), and Danielle Carlson (1).
In the Sunday game, the Mules came out rather sluggish versus Bates after a long night of celebrating the BC win from the previous day. After halftime, the Mules only led 5-4. However, after halftime, Colby put on its game face and outscored the Bobcats 6-0 in the third quarter. The Mules ended up winning the game 12-7. Goals were scored by Sam Wampler (3), Jabez Dewey (3), Ryan Adams (3), Travis Townsend (1), Carley Millian (1), and Kerrill O'Neill (1).
Results:
Middlebury 8, Colby 7
Colby 8, BC 7
Colby 12, UVM 6
Colby 12, Bates 7
Goals:
Jabez Dewey: 15
Sam Wampler: 7
Ryan Adams: 5
Kerrill O'Neill: 3
Travis Townsend: 3
Andrew Peterson: 1
Mike Finnerty: 1
Zak Bloom: 1
Jim Rockafellow: 1
Danielle Carlson: 1
Carley Millian: 1
After only two hours to rest, Colby was back in action against rival BC. BC dealt the Mules a loss in the first game of the season, but the Mules sought revenge. The game was back and forth throughout with Colby maintaining a slim one goal advantage for most of the game. Taking advantage of new shooting rules, Jabez Dewey stymied the BC defense, scorching them for five goals. Sam Wampler chipped in two goals, while Ryan Adams added one. In the greatest ending of the tournament, the Colby defense stopped a viscous BC onslaught with one minute remaining to win the match 8-7. Unfortunately for the Eagles, their last shot on goal (which went in) came just after the final horn sounded.
The final two games for the Mules proved to be much easier than the first two. After a nice, relaxing celebration BBQ on a picturesque Maine lake, the Mules hit the water to play a friendly match with UVM. Colby scored twelve goals (a season high) in its 12-6 win. Goals were scored by Jabez Dewey (4), Sam Wampler (2), Kerrill O'Neill (2), Jim Rockafellow (1), Zak Bloom (1), Travis Townsend (1), and Danielle Carlson (1).
In the Sunday game, the Mules came out rather sluggish versus Bates after a long night of celebrating the BC win from the previous day. After halftime, the Mules only led 5-4. However, after halftime, Colby put on its game face and outscored the Bobcats 6-0 in the third quarter. The Mules ended up winning the game 12-7. Goals were scored by Sam Wampler (3), Jabez Dewey (3), Ryan Adams (3), Travis Townsend (1), Carley Millian (1), and Kerrill O'Neill (1).
Results:
Middlebury 8, Colby 7
Colby 8, BC 7
Colby 12, UVM 6
Colby 12, Bates 7
Goals:
Jabez Dewey: 15
Sam Wampler: 7
Ryan Adams: 5
Kerrill O'Neill: 3
Travis Townsend: 3
Andrew Peterson: 1
Mike Finnerty: 1
Zak Bloom: 1
Jim Rockafellow: 1
Danielle Carlson: 1
Carley Millian: 1
Friday, May 18, 2007
Dartmouth Tournament (9/30/06 - 10/1/06)
After taking a wrong turn on the way to the tournament, Colby showed up seconds before the first match with Boston College. The Mules may have come out a bit overly confident after beating BC in five out of the last six matches, but maybe the Mules just hadn't warmed up yet. Regardless, four goals from Jabez Dewey and one goal from Sam Wampler was not enough to beat the Golden Eagles. The final score was 8-5 in favor of BC.
Next up for the Mules was CBB rival Bowdoin College. The Polar Bears did not prove to be much of a challenge, as Colby gathered a relaxed 7-3 victory. Jabez Dewey, again, led all scorers with three goals. Sam Wampler added two goals, while Travis Townsend and Ryan Adams contributed a goal each.
Colby picked up a forfeit victory against Northeastern University when the team did not show up for the tournament.
The final match of the weekend pitted Dartmouth College against the Mules. Historically, there has been a shred of bad blood between these two programs, and the match would prove a hard fought battle. For the third game of the tournament, Jabez Dewey led all Colby scorers with three goals. Megan Litwin and Andrew Peterson each added a goal, but it was not enough to hold off a much better trained and coached Dartmouth team. The final score was 10-5 in favor of Dartmouth.
Results:
BC 8, Colby 5
Colby 7, Bowdoin 3
Colby 5, Northeastern 0 (forfeit)
Dartmouth 10, Colby 5
Goals:
Jabez Dewey: 10
Sam Wampler: 3
Travis Townsend: 1
Andrew Peterson: 1
Megan Litwin: 1
Ryan Adams: 1
Next up for the Mules was CBB rival Bowdoin College. The Polar Bears did not prove to be much of a challenge, as Colby gathered a relaxed 7-3 victory. Jabez Dewey, again, led all scorers with three goals. Sam Wampler added two goals, while Travis Townsend and Ryan Adams contributed a goal each.
Colby picked up a forfeit victory against Northeastern University when the team did not show up for the tournament.
The final match of the weekend pitted Dartmouth College against the Mules. Historically, there has been a shred of bad blood between these two programs, and the match would prove a hard fought battle. For the third game of the tournament, Jabez Dewey led all Colby scorers with three goals. Megan Litwin and Andrew Peterson each added a goal, but it was not enough to hold off a much better trained and coached Dartmouth team. The final score was 10-5 in favor of Dartmouth.
Results:
BC 8, Colby 5
Colby 7, Bowdoin 3
Colby 5, Northeastern 0 (forfeit)
Dartmouth 10, Colby 5
Goals:
Jabez Dewey: 10
Sam Wampler: 3
Travis Townsend: 1
Andrew Peterson: 1
Megan Litwin: 1
Ryan Adams: 1
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