The Bates Bobcast

This week we’re chatting with a pair of lacrosse players who have helped their teams get off to fast starts this year. Plus, the Bates women’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA tournament for the third time in the last four seasons. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 0:54 -- Alison Montgomery, Head Coach, Women's Basketball 5:23 -- Miles Schmidt '27, Men's Lacrosse. (Male Bobcat of...

This week we’re talking about the Bates men’s swimming team fulfilling Max Cory’s prediction: two conference titles in relays at the NESCAC Championships. Plus, the lacrosse teams are off to a strong start to their seasons, and the baseball team won a dramatic game in Virginia. That's this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 0:43 -- Nate Oppenheim '28, Tim Johnson '27, John Weigel...

This week we continue our spring sports previews with men’s lacrosse, baseball, and tennis. Plus, Bates alpine skiing senior captain Nic Hotermans represented Belgium at the World Championships in Austria last week. We caught up with him to chat about what it was like to ski in front of 20,000 people. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:19 -- Alexandra Long '25, Women's Basketball, Tea...

Believe it or not, spring sports are around the corner. So this week on the Bobcast we’re introducing you to new Bates women’s lacrosse head coach Princess L. Zabel! Plus, women’s basketball has won four straight NESCAC games, with two key regular season contests remaining. And men’s track and field, as well as men’s swimming, went to Bowdoin last Saturday, and came back champions. That’s this wee...

This week we’re celebrating the third fastest 500-meter run in NCAA Division III history. It happened Saturday when Bates senior captain Truman Williams made a name for himself in Boston. Plus, women’s basketball has won back-to-back NESCAC games, and senior captain Kyle Kagan had a big day for the alpine skiing team. That's this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:30 -- Truman...

This week we’re looking back at some big performances for the track and swimming teams. Plus, Brady Coyne delivered for men’s basketball at the buzzer, and the squash teams both picked up big wins Sunday against Wesleyan. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:16 -- Brady Coyne '26, Men's Basketball. 14:31 -- Tim Johnson '27, Men's Swimming. (NESCAC Performer of the Wee...

On this week's Bobcast, we reintroduce you to Bates Interim Director of Athletics Will Rothermel, who was selected to lead the department earlier this month. Plus, our Bobcats of the Week come from the track and field program after a successful Bates Invitational. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:24 -- Max Hoffman '28, Men's Track and Field. (Male Bobcat of the We...

This week we’re recapping a successful Bates Carnival for the skiing teams. Some first-years impressed in their collegiate debuts, and some more experienced skiers also scored crucial points for the Bobcats. Plus, Max Cory and the men’s swimming team turned in some big performances Sunday against Middlebury, and track and field competed in their first meet of 2025. That’s this week, on the Bates B...

We ring in the new year with a preview of the Bates Carnival, hosted by the alpine and Nordic skiing teams this Friday and Saturday at Sunday River and Black Mountain. Plus, Lewiston’s own Chiwer Mayen put on a show for Bates men’s basketball fans against Saint Joseph’s, and our Bobcats of the Week impressed against Division I opponents. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this epis...

This week we’re catching up with Bates men’s tennis alum Bud Schultz '81. He’s being inducted into the ITA Hall of Fame this February! Plus, men’s track and field’s Truman Williams broke a pair of school records in Boston this weekend, and men’s basketball has won four of their last five games. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:23 -- Bud Schultz '81, Men's Tennis ITA Hall of Fame Ind...

This week we’re talking some Bates hoops with our Bobcats of the Week, as the women’s and men’s basketball teams went a combined 4-0 over the Thanksgiving break. Plus, it’s time to preview the track and field, and women’s squash seasons! That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:48 -- Sophie Spolter '26, Women's Basketball. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 10:43 -- Babacar Pouy...

This week we’re chatting with a pair of swimmers who impressed in a season-opening dual meet sweep for the Bobcats. Plus, women’s basketball is 3-1 after splitting a pair of games in Rhode Island over the weekend, and cross country wrapped up the fall sports calendar at the NCAA Championships. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:14 -- Elsa Daulerio '26, Women's Baske...

This week we’re looking back at field hockey’s run to the Elite 8 of the NCAA tournament. Plus, cross country is sending two individuals to this Saturday’s NCAA Championships, and we’re previewing the swimming and men’s squash seasons. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:33 -- Dani Kogut (Head Coach), Anna Lindeis '25, and Amanda Zerbib '25, Field Hockey. 6:34 -- An...

We’re celebrating Bates field hockey making the NESCAC championship game for the first time ever, and beating the six-time defending champs to do it. Plus, basketball season starts this weekend, and we have the full preview. All that and more, this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:54 -- Amanda Zerbib '25 and Haley Dwight '27 (Female Bobcat of the Week), Field Hockey. 12:32 --...

This week we’re looking back on a thrilling win in a shootout for Bates field hockey in the NESCAC quarterfinals at Wesleyan. Plus, a Bates running back made NESCAC history, that's this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:22 -- Dani Kogut, Head Coach, Field Hockey. 9:18 -- Anna Lindeis '25 (Female Bobcat of the Week) and Ava Donohue '28, Field Hockey. 20:49 -- Matt Coyne, Head C...

If you’re a Bates football fan, this is your week. The Bobcats beat Middlebury 21-20 on Saturday, knocking off a first-place team in the NESCAC for the second time this season, and defeating the Panthers for the first time since 1988. The awards soon followed. We’ve got you covered in pretty much every aspect of the game, this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode:  1:12 -- Matt Coyn...

This week we’re chatting with women’s rowing first-year coxswain Hannah Herbst, who despite a lot of experience coxing on the west coast, had never been on the Charles River, until this past Sunday. Plus, field hockey and women’s soccer picked up big road NESCAC wins, and the golf teams impressed at the NEIGA Championship on Cape Cod. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episod...

This week we’re looking back on a strong weekend for the Bates tennis teams, and looking ahead to the 2024 Head of the Charles Regatta, as the Bobcats are sending four boats to this Sunday’s big event. Interviews this episode: 0:58 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football. 8:26 -- Ava Lyon '25 and Olivia Gidlow '25, Women's Tennis. (Female Bobcats of the Week) 19:29 -- Aaron Ramos (Dec. '24), Men's Ten...

This week we’re looking back on a clutch road win for the Bates field hockey team at Hamilton. Plus, Sergio Beltran '26 is doing it all for Bates football, and women’s tennis prevailed in their home opener. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 0:57 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football. 10:19 -- Sergio Beltran '26, Athlete, Football. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 20:47 -- Phoebe Pohl '25, Women...

This week we are celebrating the Bates football team knocking off previously unbeaten Wesleyan, field hockey’s best start since 1983, and an absolutely thrilling win for men’s soccer over Bowdoin on the new Russell Street Field turf. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:09 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football. 16:12 -- Ryan Lynskey '27 (NESCAC Football Co-Offensive Player of the Week, Ma...

This week we introduce you to new Bates Deputy Director of Athletics Will Rothermel! Plus, the women’s soccer team broke in the new Russell Street Field turf with a 2-0 win over Maine Maritime, the volleyball team is off to a 2-0 start in NESCAC play, and the cross country teams are both state champions. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:13 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coa...

This week we introduce you to new Bates women’s tennis head coach Deepak Sharma. He and men’s tennis head coach Paul Gastonguay '89 join the show to fill us in on the start of a new era in Bates tennis. Plus, we preview the men’s golf season with their senior captains, and a look back on a week of Bates athletics that had a consistent theme: defense. The week included another play that ended up on...

This week we are celebrating a perfect home week for Bates fall sports. Men’s soccer is 3-0, women’s soccer is 2-0, No. 7 nationally ranked field hockey is 2-0, and our volleyball team is 3-0! Plus, women’s golf won the Husson Invitational. And this week, we’re previewing the Bates football season, which kicks off this Saturday at Amherst. All that…on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:...

At last… it is game week for a majority of Bates fall sports! After previewing women’s soccer, volleyball, and cross country last week, this week we turn our attention to the No. 9 nationally ranked field hockey team, men’s soccer, and women’s golf. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:07 -- Dani Kogut, Head Coach, Field Hockey. 9:02 -- Ben Brewster, Head Coach, Men's...

We are back for the 10th season of the Bates Bobcast! In this episode, we’ll preview the volleyball, cross country, and women’s soccer seasons. With volleyball’s “First Serve” scrimmage and the cross country Alumni Meet both happening this weekend! That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:05 -- Emily Hayes (head coach) and Ami Evans '26 (team captain), volleyball. 9:32 --...