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Sports Shorts for Oct. 6, 2014: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics

Water Polo wins three in California; Volleyball adds three wins to move to 17-2 on the season.
Nolan Kruse '17
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Nolan Kruse '17
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Jenny Astrachan '15
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Jenny Astrachan '15
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Overall and Conference Records (As of October 6th)
Field Hockey: 7-1 (2-0 NEWMAC)
Football: 4-0 (2-0 NEFC)
Men’s Soccer: 4-2-4 (1-2 NEWMAC)
Women’s Soccer: 6-3-2 (2-0-1 NEWMAC)
Women’s Tennis: 6-0 (6-0 NEWMAC)
Women’s Volleyball: 17-2 (4-1 NEWMAC)
Water Polo: 6-9 (1-3 CWPA)

National Rankings
#2 – Women’s Cross Country
#6 – Women’s Sailing
#7 – Water Polo
#13 – Men’s Cross Country
#15t – Co-Ed Sailing
ARV – Women’s Volleyball

Men’s Cross Country
9/29 - Spencer Wenck named NEWMAC Runner of the Week  

Women’s Cross Country
10/2 - Sarah Quinn named ECAC Div. III New England Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
9/29 - Sarah Quinn named NEWMAC and USTFCCA Runner of the Week   

Football
10/3 - Ground game carries MIT past Curry, 49-20
10/2 - Wallace selected as NEFC Offensive Player of the Week     

Sailing
9/28 - MIT Sailing finishes first at St. Mary's fall inter-conference

Men’s Soccer
10/4 - Second-half goal lifts U.S. Coast Guard Academy past MIT, 1-0      

Women’s Soccer
10/4 - Team effort lifts MIT past Mount Holyoke College, 4-0  
9/29 - Morgan Moroi named NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week

Softball
10/2 - Three MIT Softball players earn NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete honors

Women’s Tennis
10/4 - MIT Women’s Tennis stays on top of NEWMAC standings with 9-0 win over Wheaton    

Women’s Volleyball
10/4 - MIT sweeps Simmons and Tufts in volleyball tri-match
9/30 - Astrachan has career night in 3-1 win over Clark       

Water Polo
10/4 - MIT Water Polo competes in Gary Troyer Tournament  

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