Recent Results Women's Soccer 11/14 Wheaton 2, Richard Stockton (NJ) 0 11/15 Wheaton 1, Middlebury 2 Men's Cross Country 11/14 NCAA Div. III New England Championship, 28th place, 848 points (out of 48 teams) Women's Cross Country 11/14 NCAA Div. III New England Championship, 24th place, 775 points (out of 47 teams) Men's Swimming & Diving 11/14 Wheaton 77, Coast Guard 196 11/14 Wheaton 95, NYU 207 Women's Swimming & Diving 11/13 Wheaton 160, Coast Guard 140 Upcoming Games Men's Basketball 11/20-21 Wheaton Tip-Off Tourn.
As Wheaton athletics begin to move inside, the men's soccer team ended its season perhaps earlier than they would have liked. The Lyons fell to the first-seeded Babson Beavers in the NEWMAC championship 2-1, after taking a 1-0 lead in the 53rd minute on a goal by freshman back Howard Manly.
Emerson Gymnasium was packed last Friday night for a basketball game. But neither the men's nor the women's varsity squads graced the floor. The featured event was, rather, the third-ever faculty/staff versus students charity basketball game. The game helps fund the Office of SSSR's alternative winter break trip to New Orleans in the continued effort by Wheaton students to aid in the relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the area in Aug.
Cole Davidson '11, the starting goalkeeper for the men's soccer team, not only loves the sport, but also regards playing soccer as a blessing, a privilege. Born and raised in Needham, Davidson grew up in a household of soccer players. His brothers Graham and Brian played soccer at Williams College and Colby College, respectively.
Having your ticket punched when walking into a stadium for a sporting event is sure to breed various excitement or even goose bumps. I have been fortunate enough to attend my fair share of Boston sporting events, seeing the Bruins, Celtics, Red Sox, Patriots, and even the Revolution.