Rugby shuts out opponent again, still undefeated in division

The men's rugby club won its third straight shutout Saturday, defeating New England College 20-0 on the road.

The Judges dominated the game, never giving New England a chance to gain any momentum. Captains Joel Borovsky '05 and Joe Bellantuoni '03, and Josh Sugarman '05 provided the scoring.

This was an important win because it will most likely lead to a berth in the divisional playoffs for the Judges, their first since the reformation of the team in 1999.

"For guys like myself in their fourth year on the team, this is by far the most talented team we have played with and the most dedicated. For me, this seems to be a sort of golden age for the team, and myself and the rest of the guys are proud to be a part of it," Bellantuoni '03 said.

The Judges are now 3-1 overall, and 3-0 in their division. Their next game is at Colby Sawyer next Saturday.



WLacrosse finishes third in tournament hosted at Brandeis





The women's lacrosse team hosted a tournament on Sunday, taking on clubs from Northeastern University, Yale University, and Boston College.

Brandeis lost its first two games against Yale Club and Northeastern University, and suffered a major blow when defender Tammy Pels '04 was injured in the second game and unable to play in the third. They did, however, tie Boston College 4-4 in their final game of the tournament.

Northeastern won the tournament, Yale finished second, Brandeis third, and Boston College fourth.

"Our game got progressively better as the day went on, and I'm proud of our accomplishments," Captain Rebecca Smith '03 said. "Our team has worked really hard, despite fall being the off-season."

"Lacrosse is the sort of game where you really depend your teammates and cannot be successful until you trust them," Smith said of team dynamics. "Our team is very close, and the fall has been a building season for us since we've lost a lot of key players, and we have a lot of new freshman that we're trying to integrate into the team.