When the final whistle blew and the teams left the field it looked as if the season was off to a bad start. The Norwich women’s lacrosse team lost its season opener to Westfield State College 17-9. “It was our first game of the year,” said Kacey Abbriano, a junior […]

College tennis consists of nine matches; there are three doubles matches and six singles matches and every point matters, according to Graham Oliveira. The 20-year-old Westerly, R.I., native spoke on behalf of the Norwich tennis team. “It starts off on the practice court where everything you learn goes into your […]

As you walk into the Kreitzberg arena, you look around and the seats are empty because everyone is on their feet standing up. You can barely hear yourself think because of all the cheers. You then realize: This is Norwich hockey. “The fans are unreal, they really picked it up […]

For the first time in Norwich’s history, the women’s hockey team won the Division III National Championship. “I think that it was the whole team; we all knew what we wanted and I think the upperclassman led the way and the freshmen followed our lead,” said Julie Fortier, 22, a […]

For women’s hockey player Sarah Scardino, preparing for the game is more of a mental battle than a physical one. “Everyone on the team has their own little ritual they do before they step out onto the ice,” she said. Scardino turns on her favorite music, and visualizes the plays […]

A couple feet of snow is not going to stop the women’s rugby team from preparing for its “toughest challenge” this season: playing in the nationals. “We do our best given the weather restrictions we have in Vermont, it’s tough to prepare for an outdoor sport,” said Head Coach Austin […]

l the work and sweat that was put into the season came down to this one moment. The women were determined not to let this moment slip away from them — but it did. “I think that our team played hard, but, unfortunately, we were not able to string together […]

When the final buzzer rang the Norwich women’s hockey team had not only beaten Nichols College 8-0 in the Eastern College Athletic Conference women’s quarterfinal game, but also accomplished something no other women’s hockey team at Norwich has. The Cadets won their 21st game of the season, a new program […]

This season will be his last in a Cadetuniform. When senior pitcher Ryan Kelly steps out onto the diamond, he will reflect on his last three years as a Norwich athlete. “I want to go out with a bang,” said Kelly, a 22-year-old physical education major from Niskayuna, N.Y. […]

Due to the weather in central Vermont at this time, the spring sports teams must practice indoors in Shapiro Field House. After Norwich just got hit by another snow storm there is no telling how long it will be until the baseball, softball and lacrosse teams can practice outside. […]