G l o b a l Vi s i o n : Ni c o l e E d i c k ’ 0 8 • N o rw i c k : Pau l S c h n a i t tac h e r • M ac a r i : R i c h a r d O r r S p o rt s P h o t o g r a p h y
Mount Holyoke’s tennis and volleyball squads also made return trips to the NEWMAC Tournament, collecting three and five victories, respectively.
Mount Holyoke’s crew team excelled in its two events this fall. Its varsity eight boat nabbed second place at the Head of the Housatonic and tenth place at the Head of the Charles.—Mike Raposo, MHC sports information director
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Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) postseason tournament for the tenth straight year. Macari tallied a team-best thirteen goals, as the Lyons finished with a record of 7–9.
Sophomore forward Lauren Orr posted eight goals to pace the Mount Holyoke soccer team, which found the win column three times. Orr was responsible for the winner in two of the Lyons triumphs. Holly K. Norwick FP’08
college’s chaplain for the Protestant community, in her ministerial duties. What has emerged is a pastor-in-training who hopes one day to embrace congregants from all walks of life and economic circumstances, acknowledging especially the legitimacy of hard work to make ends meet, no matter the character of the job. As an ex-cop working part-time as a waitress and singer in a bar to help pay her college bills, she knows what’s she’s talking about. Norwick is undecided in which denomination she will ultimately find a home. But she’s confident that just as her father has come to open his heart
to the call his daughter so thoughtfully answered, her faith will lead her in the right direction.— M.H.B.
Fa l l S p o r t s R e c a p
Highlighting the fall season was the debut of a new $5.9 million outdoor track-and-field facility, complete with a synthetic turf field, lights, and a state-of-the-art press box. The field hockey team opened the complex in September when it hosted the Seven Sisters Classic. Led by junior forward Jaimie Macari, the field hockey team advanced to the New England Women’s and Men’s
The cross-country team enjoyed an outstanding season in which it raced to the team title at the Seven Sisters Invitational for the first time since 1999. Mount Holyoke’s golf team competed in five events, including its home invitational this fall. The Lyons were at their best in their last tournament of 2007, placing fourth at the Wellesley College Invitational. The riding team opened its slate at the Preseason Tournament of Champions in Laurinburg, North Carolina. After claiming the title at that competition, the Lyons went on to capture High Point Championships at both the Becker College and Williams College intercollegiate horse shows.
Field Hockey forward Jaimie Macari ’09
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