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Kristi Kirshe ’17 earns bronze in women’s rugby sevens at Olympics

“I don’t think I’ll ever experience a high like that again in my entire life,” Kristi Kirsche ’17 said of the moment she and her teammates became Olympic medalists by clinching a 14-12 last-second thriller against Australia in the rugby sevens bronze medal match.
A love for competition and a commitment to athletics have been crucial aspects of Kirsche’s identity for her entire life, she told the Record. “I basically played every single sport that I could growing up,” she said, recalling her time...
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WUFO qualifies for national championship for third consecutive year

Last weekend, the Williams Ultimate Frisbee Organization (WUFO) — the College’s ultimate frisbee club team for male and nonbinary athletes — successfully advanced to the USA Ultimate Div. III College Championship. The team took on a strong New England regional field, posting five convincing wins in a row to make it to the regional final, before succumbing to the Middlebury Pranksters, ranked first in the nation. Given the strength of the New England region, which was allocated three teams to sen...
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Ephs Lose Heartbreaker at Wesleyan, 25-24

MIDDLETOWN, CONN. -- Eph Football lost a heartbreaking road contest against the Wesleyan Cardinals on Saturday afternoon, with a touchdown in the final seconds giving the Cardinals a 25-24 win. After a defensive stalemate in the first half, a back-and-forth second half led to a climactic ending, with the Wesleyan faithful ultimately rewarded on Homecoming Weekend.

The crowd was out in full force for the Little Three rivalry game, with thousands packing the field as the Cardinals took the ball...
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Ephs Surge in the Second Half to a 34-14 Win Over Bowdoin

WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. -- Eph Football put together a strong second half and a steady defensive performance on Saturday afternoon to take down the Bowdoin Polar Bears, 34-14. With the win, the Ephs advanced to 3-1 on the season while the Bears fell to 1-3. 

After battling on the road for two straight weeks, Williams took advantage of a boisterous home atmosphere – fueled in part by the gorgeous autumn weather – to get off to a hot start. On the second play of the game, senior Mario Fischetti too...
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Football achieves early season success

Football (2-1) has displayed strong early season results in their first three games of NESCAC play. Despite a 14-45 setback on the road against the Trinity Bantams (3-0) last weekend, the Ephs are still riding a wave of momentum from successive victories against the Hamilton Continentals (0-3) and Colby Mules (0-3). 
Crucial to this initial success has been the team’s dedicated preparation, which began in the preseason. “We got here a few weeks early, and day-in and day-out, it was all football,...
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Ephs Hold Off Late Colby Charge in 24-19 Victory

Waterville, Maine — Eph Football held strong against a second-half rally from the Colby Mules, winning 24-19 on Saturday to spoil the Mules' Homecoming Weekend festivities. Led by a strong defensive first half and the stellar all-around play of sophomore quarterback Owen McHugh, Williams moves to 2-0 on the season while Colby falls to 0-2.

The Ephs established their defensive dominance early on in the game. After the first Williams drive fizzled out, the Eph defense immediately applied pressu...
Sporting News •

Oregon's Dan Lanning Shares Exciting Benefit to Ducks' Big Ten Move

Oregon enters the 2024 season with lofty expectations. Coach Dan Lanning has executed a fairly seamless transition after taking over from Georgia, with a 22-5 record in his first two seasons in Eugene.His Ducks are currently viewed as one of the top teams in the country, ranking second overall in ESPN's FPI and also taking second place in this week's preseason Big Ten Media Poll. Most experts predict that Dillon Gabriel and company will be participating in the expanded 12-team college football p...
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Penn State's James Franklin Describes Impact of Expanded Playoff, Conference Realignment

No team in college football may be more excited for the expanded CFP than Penn State. The Nittany Lions under James Franklin have been defined by near-misses in the modern playoff era, finishing a whopping six seasons within the top 12 teams in the CFP rankings but never making it to the promised land of the playoff.Consistently losing against Michigan and Ohio State in the big games has meant that, despite constant success, Penn State fans are desperate for more. The new twelve team format appe...
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Softball splits doubleheader series with Colby over the weekend

Softball (11-8, 5-3 NESCAC) split a tough two-game series on the road against Colby (11- 11, 3-3 NESCAC) last Sunday. Led by Sadie Leonard ’26 on the mound in the first game, the Ephs won a back-and-forth battle 8-5 before coming up short 2-6 to the Mules in the second matchup of the day. The Ephs now stand at second place in the NESCAC, trailing first-ranked Tufts (22- 5, 10-2 NESCAC).
For the Ephs, the season has been challenging but rewarding thus far. An early round of the Ephs’ games in Cal...
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Men’s basketball sweeps weekend in buzzer-beater victory over Trinity, senior day win over Wesleyan

Men’s basketball (18-5, 8-1 NESCAC) picked up two home victories over the weekend, ascending to first place in the NESCAC. On Friday, the Ephs took down the No. 4 Trinity Bantams (21-1, 7-1 NESCAC) in a 55-54 buzzer-beater victory to end the Bantams’ undefeated season. On Saturday, the Ephs triumphed 76-65 over the Wesleyan Cardinals (12-10, 3-5 NESCAC) in a senior day game, securing the Little Three Co-Championship title.
Friday night presented an exciting matchup for the Ephs against a red-hot...