Jack Allard scored first for the Bobcats (5-1, 2-1 NESCAC), then assisted on Charlie Fay’s goal just over a minute later to make it 2-0 Bates 3:05 into the game. The Bantams (1-4, 1-2) evened the game with goals by Stefan Pappas and Ben Knaus in the latter half of the first quarter. Late in […]
men’s lacrosse
Jack Sandler, Colby coach and Bates grad, dies unexpectedly at 35
WATERVILLE — The Colby and Bates College communities are mourning the loss of one of their own Friday. Head Colby men’s lacrosse coach Jack Sandler, a 2002 Bates graduate and former assistant coach there, died suddenly Thursday. He was 35. According to Colby College officials, Sandler was on a recruiting trip out of state. He […]
Men’s lacrosse: Bates College tops Keene State for first NCAA tourney win
LEWISTON — Bates College could get used to this whole, “NCAA tournament” thing. Playing in their first Division III tournament game in front of a partisan — and raucous — crowd at Garcelon Field on Wednesday, the Bobcats weathered an early Keene State attack and poured on the offense in the second half to top […]
College roundup: Bates College men knock off No. 1 Tufts
MEDFORD, Mass. — The No. 1 team in the country is unbeaten no more. Behind five goals from Falmouth’s Charlie Fay, Bates College upended top-ranked Tufts University 12-8 Tuesday in NESCAC men’s lacrosse action. Jack Allard added four goals and Jack Strain added two more for the Bobcats (7-4, 4-4 NESCAC), who launched 24 shots […]
Men’s college lacrosse: Bates fends off Roger Williams, 13-8
LEWISTON — There was no place like home for the Bates College men’s lacrosse team Wednesday. With temperatures soaring past 50 degrees, it was a wonderful day for a home game. Garcelon Field was a gorgeous green, and mountains of snowbanks surrounded the field. The Bobcats wanted to savor every moment of their final outing […]
Men’s lacrosse: Bowdoin rallies past Bates
LEWISTON — The way Wednesday’s lacrosse game was going, the two-goal lead that Bates held after three quarters wasn’t likely to remain. The Bobcats and Bowdoin were engaged in a back-and-forth battle at Garcelon Field and just when one team seemed to seize momentum, the other would make its own charge. So after a strong […]