Bowdoin College (12-2) scored both of its goals in a six-minute span to break open a scoreless tie and end women’s soccer’s season on a four-game losing streak. The Polar Bears peppered Wesleyan Keeper Ella Naef ’03 with 35 shots. Naef came up with 22 saves in a losing effort. The Cardinals lost nine of their last ten games and scored only six goals in that span.

Volleyball

Although the volleyball team’s 18-12 record assures a finish above the .500 mark, it did little this weekend to improve its seeding at the upcoming New England Small College Athletic Conference Tournament. The Cardinals fell to both Williams College and Amherst College in the Little Three tournament last weekend at Williams. Against Amherst, Wesleyan won only one game, as the Lord Jeffs rolled 15-12, 15-7, 10-15, 15-6. The Ephs proved to be even more formidable as they dispensed of the Cardinals in three games 16-14, 15-12, 15-1.The main bright spot for the Cardinals was Alexis Keeler ’02, whose eight service aces allowed her to snap Jess Rooney’s ’00 record of 85. Keeler now has 88 aces on the season

Ultimate Frisbee

Nietzsch Factor, the men’s ultimate frisbee team, traveled to Williams this weekend to attend the Purple Valley Tournament. On Saturday, the squad got off to a strong start, defeating intrastate rivals Yale. The team next drew Dartmouth, who fell 15-10 in the finals of Yale’s tournament two weeks ago. Wesleyan’s defense never solidified this time and the team suffered a disappointing 15-10 defeat.

On Sunday, playing in the B pool, Wesleyan regained the form they had displayed in New Haven. Led by strong performances by Matt Freeman ’00, Julian Marks ’02 and James Burke ’03, Nietzsch Factor defeated Princeton 15-8 and Middlebury 15-11 in the finals. Nietzsch finishes its fall season this weekend at home versus rivals Amherst and Yale.

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country

Men’s and women’s cross country clocked disappointing performances at a meet at Hamilton College. The men finished 10th out of 11 teams; the women finished seventh out of 11 teams.

The leading runners on the men’s team were Mike Fox-Boyd ’01 (27:50), who finished 38th overall; Dan Lazarek ’02 (27:59), who finished 43rd overall; and Raul Lavarreda-Perez ’00 (28:22), who finished 55th overall.

The leading runners on the women’s team were Catlin Converse ’03 (18:46), who finished 19th overall; Erin Flaherty ’01 (19:07), who finished 30th overall; and Veena Reddy ’00 (19:16), who finished 35th overall.

Next up for men’s and women’s cross country is a meet at Tufts Saturday.

Women’s Rugby

Women’s rugby ended its fall season with a home loss against Plymouth State Saturday. This was the squad’s only loss of the season.