Herons fall to Diplomats

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Herons fall to Diplomats

Megan Metz

2/7/2010 12:22:57 PM

GENEVA, N.Y.—The William Smith College squash team fell to 18th-ranked Franklin & Marshall 9-0 this morning in the Smith Squash Center. The Herons, currently ranked 24th, move to 7-7 overall.

Sophomore Katie Riordan paced the Herons with a hard-fought match at No. 8. Through three games Riordan held a 2-1 lead, posting scores of 11-9, 4-11, and 11-8, but Franklin & Marshall’s Stephanie Tzarnas came back to win the final two, 11-2, 11-2.

The William Smith squash team will be back in action on Feb. 13, when the Herons travel to Hamilton for a match at noon.

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Athletes of the Week

Tyler Mitchell

William Smith Squash

Mitchell went 4-0 at the Smith Round Robin over the weekend. Playing in the No. 7 and No. 8 spots in the order, she posted 3-0 sweeps of her opposition against Smith (a 6-3 Heron win), Northeastern (W 8-1), and Wellesley (L, 3-6). Vassar's Katherine Cornish was the only player to take a game from Mitchell this weekend. After dropping the opening game 11-9, Mitchell bounced back with 11-7, 11-3, 11-4 wins to take the match 3-1. She has the team's best individual record this winter (7-5) and has won five straight matches.

Joe Gibbons

Hobart Basketball

Gibbons averaged a team-high 18.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg in a 1-1 week for the Statesmen. He scored 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting, grabbed five rebounds, and recorded two steals at RPI. The following afternoon, Gibbons had 15 points and seven rebounds at Skidmore. For the week, he shot 64 percent from the floor and made all five of his free throw attempts.

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