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      <title>Middlebury's Mustafaj hits milestone</title>
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      <description>Middlebury's Alexa Mustafaj became the first player in program history to score 2000 points in the Panthers' 72-63 loss at Tufts. Photo by Michael Last Photography.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women's wrap: Hope, Emory hang on</title>
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      <description>Hope and Emory won close games, while Smith rallied to win in double overtime, Middlebury knocked off previously perfect Amherst, and UW-Stout lost at home.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2024 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>New-look poll for New Year</title>
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      <description>The New Year brings a new-look Top 25 with lots of movement after the holiday tournaments. DeSales enters the poll for the first time in nearly a decade and Middlebury enters for the first time ever. Plus Scranton moves up to No. 3 and Mary-Hardin Baylor rises into the Top 10.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2019 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bowdoin assistant Krasco remains in NESCAC</title>
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      <description>Kelly Krasco, an assistant coach at Bowdoin, has been named women's basketball coach at Middlebury.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2014 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pecsok steps down at Middlebury</title>
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      <description>Noreen Pecsok ends a 16-year coaching career at Middlebury and a 22-year Division III head coaching career.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women&#x2019;s Basketball Concludes Season with Loss to No. 10 Amherst</title>
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      <description>The Middlebury women&#x2019;s basketball team saw its season come to an end with a 79-41 loss at 10th-ranked Amherst on Sunday afternoon. The Jeffs improved to 22-2 overall and 9-1 in the league, while Middlebury concludes its season at 7-17 and 1-9 in conference action.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Second-Half Run Lifts Trinity Past Women's Basketball</title>
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      <description>Trinity utilized a 10-0 second-half run and turned a close contest into a 65-50 victory over Middlebury at Oosting Gymnasium Friday evening. The visiting Panthers (7-16, 1-8) conclude their season Sunday with a 12:00 p.m. game at Amherst.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Late Spurt Not Enough As Women's Hoops Drops Pepin Finale To Suffolk</title>
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      <description>Suffolk held off a late surge by Middlebury, as the Rams earned a 56-53 win over the Panthers (7-15) in their season finale in Pepin Gym. Middlebury wraps up its season this weekend when they travel to Trinity Friday and Amherst on Sunday, while Suffolk hosts MCLA on Thursday.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women's Basketball Beaten By Nationally-Ranked Bowdoin</title>
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      <description>On Senior Day at Pepin Gym, Bowdoin broke an early 6-6 tie with a 14-0 run and never looked back, running away from the Panthers for a 92-55 NESCAC victory. The 22nd-ranked Polar Bears (19-3, 6-2), who never trailed in the contest, connected on 19-33 shots from the floor in the first half, making 7-11 three-pointers. In contrast, Middlebury (7-14, 1-7) hit on just 10-28 field goal attempts, and was just  3-13 from behind the arc, as Bowdoin took a commanding 55-30 lead into the break.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Colby Tops Women's Basketball</title>
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      <description>Leading 37-31 at the half, Colby opened the second stanza with a 15-4 run to pull away from Middlebury for a 79-61 win at Pepin Gym. The Mules (7-15, 1-7) connected on 12-27 three-pointers, while holding the Panthers to only 2-16 from long distance. Middlebury (7-13, 1-6) returns to action on Sunday hosting Bowdoin, while Colby heads to Tufts on Valentine&#x2019;s Day.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kirk Leads Women's Basketball to Road Win at Keene State</title>
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      <description>Scarlett Kirk scored 20 points and pulled down 18 rebounds, as the Panthers received some clutch free-throw shooting and broke a five-game skid with a 59-55 non-conference road win at Keene State on Tuesday night. Middlebury returns to action on Friday night when they host Colby at 6:00 p.m.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women's Basketball Suffers Road Setback at Hamilton</title>
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      <description>Middlebury scored just two buckets over the final 2:42, as Hamilton (8-10, 2-4 NESCAC) held on for a 57-53 win on Sunday at Hamilton&#x2019;s Margaret Bundy Scott Field House. Caroline Barrett scored a career-high 20 to lead the Continentals over the Panthers.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women's Basketball Falls To #14 Williams 60-55</title>
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      <description>Despite Elizabeth Knox's third career double-double, Middlebury dropped a closely contested NESCAC game to 14th-ranked Williams 60-55 in Pepin Gym. The Panthers (6-11, 1-4) held the largest lead of the game with an early 11-2 advantage, but the Ephs (18-2, 4-2) closed the gap, eventually retaking the lead in the second half. Middlebury will look to rebound with a NESCAC road game against Hamilton on  Sunday, while Williams hosts Bates on February 7th.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hot Shooting Leads Norwich Past Women's Basketball Squad</title>
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      <description>Middlebury dropped a non-conference road game on Thursday night, falling 75-62 at Norwich (7-7) in Andrews Hall. The Panthers placed five players in double figures, but were unable to pick up the victory as they fell to 6-10 on the year. Middlebury is now idle for eight days, returning to action next Friday night when they host Williams at 6:00 p.m.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women's Hoops Drops Tight Road Game At Conn.</title>
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      <description>Carlee Smith scored a game-high 19 points to go along with eight assists, four rebounds and three steals to lead the Connecticut College team to a 70-63 NESCAC victory against Middlebury at Luce Field House Sunday.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women&#x2019;s Basketball Falls to Wesleyan During NESCAC Play</title>
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      <description>Following four-straight home contests, the Middlebury women&#x2019;s basketball team hit the road for NESCAC play and fell to Wesleyan by a 59-51 score in Silloway Gym. A 10-2 run near the midway point of the second half propelled the Cardinals (11-4, 2-1) to the home victory against the Panthers (6-8, 1-2). The Panthers return to action on the road Sunday against Connecticut College at 12:00 p.m., while Wesleyan has over a week off before it takes on Connecticut College on Saturday, January 25th at 2:00 p.m.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women's Basketball Pulls Away in Early Stages of Second Half Against Colby-Sawyer</title>
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      <description>The Middlebury College women&#x2019;s basketball slowly pulled away in the opening stages of the second half against Colby-Sawyer Tuesday evening and turned a one-point halftime deficit into a 65-58 victory in Pepin Gym. The Panthers (6-7) return to the court and jump back into NESCAC play Friday evening with a 6:00 p.m. game against Wesleyan, while Colby-Sawyer (6-7) plays Friday at Husson.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women&#x2019;s Basketball Falls to No. 7 Tufts</title>
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      <description>The Middlebury College women&#x2019;s basketball hung with No. 7 Tufts for much of the first half during NESCAC action Sunday afternoon in Pepin Gym, but the Jumbos produced a late surge in the final minutes of the first half and never looked back en route to a 70-44 victory. The Panthers return to the court Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m. when they host to Colby-Sawyer, a team the blue and white defeated on November 17th, 59-43.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women's Basketball Wins NESCAC Opener</title>
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      <description>Middlebury topped Bates 67-54 in Pepin Gym in the NESCAC opener for both teams as Scarlett Kirk and Elizabeth Knox each recorded a double-double for the Panthers. Middlebury (5-6, 1-0) continues its NESCAC schedule hosting Tufts on Sunday afternoon, while Bates (7-6, 0-1) travels to the University of New England on Monday in a non-league contest.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women&#x2019;s Basketball Late Comeback Attempt Against Plattsburgh Comes Up Just Short</title>
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      <description>Scarlett Kirk recorded team-highs of 13 points and eight rebounds for Middlebury but Plattsburgh State (6-3) jumped out early and hung on Tuesday evening for a 58-54 victory over the Panthers inside Pepin Gym. Middlebury slips to 4-6 for the season and will open NESCAC action Friday at home against Bates at 6:00 p.m.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women's Basketball Topped By Medaille</title>
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      <description>The Middlebury women's basketball team saw its two-game winning streak come to an end with a 64-38 road loss at Medaille. The Panthers return to action on January 7th when they host Plattsburgh at 5:30.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women's Basketball Wins Second Straight Contest</title>
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      <description>Sarah Marcus scored a career-high 27 points to lead Middlebury to a 76-63 win over Smith (2-5) in Pepin Gym. The Panthers even their record at 4-4 on the season and will return to action on Friday at Medaille.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women's Basketball Opens Second Semester With Win Over Oberlin</title>
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      <description>Leading 24-22 at intermission, Middlebury opened the second half with a 12-2 run against visiting Oberlin en route to a 56-44 win at Pepin Gym. In the first game after a three-week hiatus for both teams, the Panthers (3-4) started slowly, but found their shooting touch later in the first half, overcoming an early 9-2 deficit.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women's Basketball Loses Road Game At Skidmore</title>
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      <description>Middlebury dropped a non-league contest to Skidmore 63-50 at the Williamson Sports Center as Amber Holgate scored a career-high 15 points off the bench for the Thoroughbreds.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women's Basketball Falls To Castleton In Final Seconds</title>
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      <description>A coast-to-coast lay-in by Castleton&#x2019;s Jade Desroches with four seconds left gave the visiting Spartans a 53-51 win over Middlebury at Pepin Gym. Middlebury (2-3) attempted a desperation, game-winning three as Laura Lowry&#x2019;s mid-court shot hit the back-iron as time expired. Both teams return to action on Saturday as the Panthers, owners of a 17-8 lead in the in-state series, are on the road at Skidmore, while Castleton (4-1) hosts New England College.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women's Hoops Earns Road Win At Johnson</title>
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      <description>Middlebury evened its record to 2-2 with a 48-42 road win at Johnson State (0-4) on Tuesday night. Katie Pett went 5-8 from the floor, earning 17 points to go along with a game-high 20 rebounds on the night. The Panthers return to action on Tuesday when they host Castleton State at 5:30 p.m.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women's Hoops Drops Home Opener</title>
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      <description>Middlebury saw its 27-23 halftime lead over Emmanuel turn into a 38-28 deficit early in the second half as the Saints spoiled the Panthers&#x2019; home-opener with a 65-43 road win at Pepin Gym. Emmanuel (4-1) came into the game hitting just 1-23 three pointers, but connected on 5-14 from long distance, hitting on 29-54 from the field, while holding the Panthers (1-2) to 14-50 shooting for the game.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women's Hoops Earns Road Win</title>
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      <description>Middlebury led wire-to-wire versus Colby-Sawyer, beating the hosts 59-43 in the final game of the Colby-Sawyer Tip-Off.  The Panthers (1-1) will host Emmanuel on Saturday, November 23 at 2:00 p.m. while the Chargers (0-2) will travel to 10th-ranked Tufts on Tuesday for a 6:00 p.m. tip.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Women's Basketball Drops Opener</title>
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      <description>In Middlebury&#x2019;s season-opener, Katie Pett matched career-highs with 16 points and 23 rebounds, but the Panthers fell short to Fitchburg State 63-58 at Colby-Sawyer College. After Laura Lowry hit a three with 46 seconds left to play, giving Middlebury a 58-57 lead, the Falcons closed out the game with six consecutive free throws to secure the win. Middlebury (0-1) returns to action on Sunday, playing the host school at 1:00 p.m.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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