Bauer tied for the team lead with 32 points on 25 goals and seven assists and was second on the team with 34 ground balls and 31 draw controls. She exits Colby-Sawyer ranked in the top 10 in career points (156, 6th), goals (119, 8th) and assists (37, 7th). Reis tied for the team lead with 32 points. She scored a team-high 28 goals and added four assists in her most productive season with the Chargers. Murray, a First Team honoree last season, ranked 76th in the country this season with 1.88 caused turnovers per game. She led all NAC players with 33 on the season, a career high, and collected the third most ground balls on the team with 31. The Chargers finished the season ranked 18th in the nation with 11.38 caused turnovers per game. The graduating senior class of Bauer, Murray, Reis, Erin Gallagher (Stratham, N.H.), Kylie McDonnell (Quechee, Vt.) and Kate Rial (Chester Springs, Pa.) was one of
the most successful in program history with 29 wins and an ECAC tournament appearance.
Men’s Tennis (14-8; 6-0 NAC East) The men’s tennis team ran the table in the NAC for the second straight season and advanced to the NAC/ NEAC (North Eastern Athletic Conference) crossover championship match. The Chargers won the NAC East Division with a 9-0 sweep over Lyndon in the semifinals and a 9-0 sweep over Thomas in the finals. The Chargers then played NAC West Division winners RutgersCamden in the crossover with a trip to the NCAAs on the line. The Chargers swept the Scarlett Raptors 9-0 for the program’s first-ever conference title and first trip to the NCAA Tournament. Colby-Sawyer fell to former Commonwealth Coast Conference foe Nichols in the NCAA First Round 5-0, ending one of the best seasons in program history. Sophomore Nathan Taschereau (Goffstown,
Sophomore Nathan Taschereau was named NAC East Division Men’s Tennis Player of the Year and First Team honoree. N.H.) was named 2013 NAC East Division Men’s Tennis Player of the Year and First Team honoree. He was a perfect 6-0 at first singles and doubles in conference play, leading the Chargers to their second-straight unbeaten NAC East Division season. Sophomore Clay Allen (Massena, N.Y.) and sophomore Justin Pinard (Essex, Vt.) joined Taschereau on the AllConference Singles First Team. Taschereau and doubles partner senior Reeve Fidler (San Diego, Calif.) landed on the All-Conference Doubles First Team. Fidler earned a nod to the Singles Second Team.
Pinard and sophomore teammate Sergio Spassof (Pallini, Greece) were both Doubles Second Team honorees. Barry Schoonmaker was honored with the NAC East Division Coach of the Year award by his peers.
Track and Field The men’s and women’s track and field teams had another record-setting year. Colby-Sawyer sent 11 student-athletes to the New England Championships at Colby in Maine and four student-athletes to the ECAC Championships at Springfield College.
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