The Mules Make Noise Hosting Maine Collegiate Invite
The Colby Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving teams opened Colby's Winter Sports Celebration Friday night hosting the Maine Collegiate Invite. Seven other institutions came to compete in the two-day event. The men's team took the crown placing first out of seven teams, while the women placed fourth out of eight schools for a combined second place finish overall.
Event Winners:
- Neil Mortimer - 50 & 100 Butterfly
- Alexander MacLennan - 200 IM & 200 Breaststroke
- Skylar Yoham - 400 IM
- Brandon Xiong - 50 & 100 Backstroke (Colby Records)
- Annabelle Mullin - 200 Backstroke (Colby Record)
- Spencer Cohen - 200 Backstroke
- Xiong, Brian Brogan, Mortimer and Allen Zhu - 200 Medley Relay
Divers Avery Rappaport (1-meter: 3rd, 3-meter: 3rd) and Eleanor McGrath (1-meter: 2nd, 3-meter: 4th) reached NCAA Regional qualifying marks in each event.
"It was an amazing two days of competition and quite possibly the best mid-season invitational results and performances ever by both teams. Specifically, Colby's combined scores put them above seven of the eight teams with a total number of 1,626.50 points, just shy of Bates' total score of 1722. The women's team earned 662 points, while the men's team tallied 964.50.” - Head Coach Tom Burton
The Mules will be back in action January 3rd to start the new year in sunny Key Largo, Florida, at the Orange Bowl Classic.
Women's Ice Hockey Scores Four in First Period, Runs Away From Bowdoin
In Friday night's opener of the home-and-home series with Bowdoin, the Mules wasted little time getting on the board. Meg Rittenhouse scored only 12 seconds into play, and the Mules never looked back. Megan Martodam, Maria Pierce, and Breanna Studley all beat the Bowdoin goaltender in the opening period cruising to a 4-0 lead after one, also proving to be the final.
Colby's defense was smothering, led by goaltender Grace Caligiuri who recorded her third shutout in as many games to start the season. Rittenhouse added two assists to her score, and she now leads the NESCAC for goals/game and points/game. With two more assists Friday night, teammate Sophie Melsness currently ranks second in the conference in assists/game.
In Saturday's trip to Brunswick, Colby got on the board first in the closing seconds of the first period. Beth Sinson tallied with less than a minute to play, assisted by Sophia Kennedy and Jo Tattersall. Bowdoin was able to net two goals in the second period and one more in the third to earn the victory 3-1 and complete the split with the Mules.
Colby is now 3-1-0 with three more games to play before breaking for first semester final exams.
Hard Hitting Action Sees the Mules and Polar Bears Skate to a Draw
In front of a sellout crowd Saturday night, Colby opened the scoring in the 12th minute of the first frame when Reese Farrell scored his first collegiate goal off assists by Ryan Doolin and Jake MacDonald. Colby goaltender Andy Beran was spectacular in net, turning away 20 shots in the first period and tallying a career-high 47 saves across the 65 minute match.
The second period was scoreless, but the third brought plenty of excitement. Colby increased its lead to two goals early in the third frame when Matthew MacDonald scored his first collegiate goal. Bowdoin erased the deficit in a matter of minutes as the Polar Bears tallied two goals within 20 seconds, and leaped in front with 13 minutes to play with their third goal of the period. A trio of seniors lit up the O'Neil | O'Donnell Forum for the Mules with less than eight minutes to play when Jack Sullivan tallied the game-tying score, assisted by Henry Molson and John McElaney. Both units skated through the three-on-three extra frame scoreless to split the points in the NESCAC standings.
Colby is now 2-1-2 and continues conference play next weekend, traveling to Conn. College and Tufts University.
Football Lands Four on All-NESCAC Squad
Women’s Basketball Earns Sixth Win of the Season Topping MMA
The Mules topped Maine Maritime Academy Tuesday with a 71-57 scoreline. Colby took control early and led for all but 17 seconds. The Mules converted 21 points off turnovers and scored 38 points in the paint (compared to Maine Maritime’s 12).
Kate Olenik led the offensive push gathering 19 points, five rebounds and five assists followed by Amelia Hanscom with nine points and seven rebounds. Adaobi Nebuwa and Lydia Mordarski each contributed eight points apiece.
Saturday Colby traveled to Brunswick for their first showdown of the season with Bowdoin, the Polar Bears jumped in front early and held the Mules at bay for an 86-63 Bowdoin victory. Amelia Hanscom led Colby with her first 20-point outing of her collegiate career.
Colby is now 6-2 on the season and is set to host Bates Wednesday at 7:00pm.
Men’s Squash hosts #4 Trinity and Brown for Opening Home Matches
Against the Bantams, a perennial powerhouse across all divisions of college squash, the Mules fell 9-0. The defeat was short lived as Colby bounced back the next day against the Brown University for a 9-0 sweep of their own.
In the win, Colby secured eight 3-0 victories coming from Inwoo Lee, Seif Ashraf, Jonathan Sosa Uranga, Sen Subramaniam, Sebastian Campos, Adrian Castillo, Avery Rosenberg and Kit Illick. Rintaro Yamamoto grabbed a 3-1 win after just narrowly losing the third set 9 to 11.
The 2-1 Mules will ease into final exams and the holiday break, returning to begin the new year with a January 8th match against Hobart.
Men’s Basketball Hits the Road for UAA Challenge
On the road for the annual UAA Challenge the Mules faced some of the region's toughest opponents, falling to #19 Emory 87-57 and tournament hosts Brandeis 77-57.
In their first matchup against the Eagles, first-year Marcos Montiel finished with 18 points, setting a new career high along with four rebounds in just 18 minutes played. Max Poulton contributed 11 points, two steals, and four rebounds. He currently ranks 4th in NESCAC with 16.0 points/game.
On Saturday against the Judges Jack Lawson totaled 25 points for a new career high, adding five rebounds. The junior is averaging 14.8 points/game, good for 10th in the NESCAC. Matthew Lamy tallied his first career double-digit scoring effort adding 10 points, with Lucas Green right behind with nine.
The Mules now have an even 4-4 record and will face UMF in Farmington Tuesday at 7:00pm.
Track Opens Indoor Season with Distance
The Men's and Women's Track & Field teams opened their winter season with the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener hosted by Boston University. The Mules competed in select distance events.
Men's Events:
- 600M Run - Alex Bingham 11th
- 800M Run - Thomas Speltz 23rd
- 1000M Run - Liam McGoldrick 9th, Hugh McGuire 11th, Chris Gould 12th, Nathan Goodman 17th
- Mile - Henry Reichle 45th
Women's Events:
- 600M Run - Maddie Bush 6th
- 1000M Run - Alicia Hober 13th, Bush 15th, Emily Jeon 16th, Rebecca Anderson 17th
The indoor season continues next weekend when Colby hosts Thomas and UMF in a tri-meet.
Special thank you to the photographers who helped make this production possible: Bonnie Baker Photography, Cole Burkhart '24, Steve Cheney P25, Stephen R. Clouthier, Ashley Conti, Jamie Fiedorek '25, Colin Flood '26, Steve Fuller @flyingpoint, Michael Garrett P23, Andrew Hearns P24, Peter Li '26, Michael Maher, Joshua McKee, Dustin Satloff '15, Ellie Sawyer P25, Bill Stevenson P24, Isadora Wells '26, Ansley White '26