Lyons Tales: A Review & Preview of Mount Holyoke Athletics for Mar. 25th

Lyons Tales: A Review & Preview of Mount Holyoke Athletics for Mar. 25th

RIDING

Mount Holyoke returns to action on Saturday when it competes at the Regional Championships, hosted by Smith College. Action gets underway at 8:30am.

TRACK & FIELD

The Lyons were idle last week after cancellation of their spring opener at Westfield State, but are back in action on Saturday when they host the MHC Spring Fling at 11am. Stay tuned to the website for more info as the meet approaches!

LACROSSE

MHC went 3-0 last week with wins over UMass-Dartmouth (15-3), the University of Southern Maine (16-8) and Springfield College (11-10). Sunday's home victory over the Pride was the conference-opener, which saw six different players score to give the Lyons their first win over Springfield since 2010. First year Julia Bell (Longmeadow, Mass.) recorded three goals with two assists in the win.

The Lyons (6-1; 1-0 NEWMAC) return to action on Saturday when they travel to Wellesley for a 12pm match against the Blue. Live stat and video links for the game can be found at  http://athletics.mtholyoke.edu/sports/wlax/2012-13/schedule

CREW

Mount Holyoke returned to the water last weekend to open the spring portion of its schedule. The Lyons competed at Washington College against the Shorewomen and Wellesley. MHC, which saw four boats compete, finished third in the first varsity eight race with a time of 8:09.65. The Lyons return to action on Saturday when they host Bryant at the MHC Boathouse on the Connecticut River. The race with be weather dependent so continue to check our website for details.

TENNIS

The Lyons (5-6) are back on the court on Saturday when they host Endicott (10am) and Lesley (2pm) on the courts at the MHC Field House.

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