The equestrian team was back to its winning ways on Saturday, posting victory in its own home show and taking a 57-point lead in the Regional standings. First year Catherine Borgnis was named the reserve high point rider and novice high point rider of the show. The Lyons are back in action on Saturday when they compete at the Co-Hosted Show at Sycamore Stables in Amherst.
Mount Holyoke (11-9) saw four student-athletes selected to play at the CSA Individual National Championships, hosted by Trinity. Among the group were juniors Randima Ranaweera and Shaheen Madraswala, along with sophomore Samantha Rosado and first year Sherouk Khefagy.
Leading the way for the Lyons was Khefagy, who went 3-2 on the weekend, falling in the semifinals of the Second Round Consolation bracket.
The Lyons placed 31st at last weekend's ECAC Championships. Pacing the entrants was first year Camille Coklow, who finished third in the 60-m dash (7.73) and fifth in the 200-m dash (25.57). In the preliminaries of the 60-m dash, Coklow ran a 7.71, which placed her fourth in the nation and secured her spot in the upcoming NCAA Championships in Naperville, Ill.
Coklow will compete in her first Nationals beginning Friday. Preliminaries for the 60-m dash begin at 5:20pm. The event finals will be on Saturday at 2:40pm. The top eight finishers in the event earn National All-Americn status.
MHC kicked-off their 2013 campaign with a thrilling 20-19 overtime victory against Skidmore last Saturday. The Lyons found themselves down by five goals with 4:21 to play and mounted a comeback which was capped by senior Lindsey Kanno with one second on the clock as she fired a shot in on the left side to send the game to OT. Classmate Molly MacDonald then netted the game-winner with 26 seconds to play in the extra period.
The Lyons (1-0) are back on the field on Tuesday when they host Westfield State at 5:30pm on the MHC Turf Field. The team then plays at Western New England on Thursday at 4pm, before closing out the week with a 12pm home contest against New England College on Saturday.
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The Lyons returned to the courts for their first match of 2013 on Saturday, but fell by a 7-2 margin to #28 Bates on the road. First year Margaux Holloschutz - a 2012 NEWMAC All-Conference Second Team selection - and sophomore Sarah Anischik were singles winners for MHC. Mount Holyoke (5-6) is now idle until March 30 when it hosts Endicott (10am) and Lesley (2pm) at the MHC Tennis Courts.
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