Area college roundup: Bates’ Molly Griffin named NESCAC Player of the Week

Bates College senior defender Molly Griffin anchored a defense that posted back-to-back shutouts over nationally ranked teams over the weekend, and for that she has earned the NESCAC Field Hockey Player of the Week.

Griffin is the second Bobcats player to earn the honor, following last week’s winner Anna Cote, a St. Dominic Academy alumnus.

Bates (7-3, 4-2 NESCAC), now ranked No. 10 in the nation, held No. 20 Hamilton to four shots in a 5-0 win Saturday. The Bobcats then held No. 21 Wesleyan to two shots in a 3-0 victory Saturday.

This is the first time since 2017 that Bates has blanked consecutive conference opponents.

Griffin, from Holden, Massachusetts, also scored a goal in the Bobcats’ 4-1 win over the University of New England last Tuesday. She contributed an assist in the Hamilton game.

MEN’S SOCCER
CMCC 3, NHTI 0: Lewiston graduate Ivan Domingues opened the scoring for the Mustangs (8-1-1, 5-0 YSCC) in a home win over the Lynx in Auburn.

Domingues gave Central Maine Community College a 1-0 lead that stood at halftime. David Nzuzi and Ordi Bimvy added goals in the second half to secure the win.

WOMEN’S SOCCER
CMCC 4, NHTI 2: Monmouth graduate Mya Sirois scored a pair of goals to pace the Mustangs past the Lynx in Auburn.

Sirois scored on a breakaway 3:47 into the game, and her penalty kick late in the first half made it 3-1 for Central Maine Community College. Former Oak Hill teammates Alexis Finn and Madison Drew connected on the Mustangs’ second goal, with Finn finishing a Drew assist.

Natalie Tracy capped the scoring with the lone goal of the second half.