'Dogs make early exit from tournament, fall to Jumbos, 3-0, in quarterfinal match

But what looked like a portend for things to come, and a building block for bigger victories, will now have to serve as the highlight of the year. The Firedogs, the number-seven seed in the NESCAC Tournament, lost to number-two Tufts University in Friday night’s quarterfinal match. Unable to find a way to snatch the key points, the ‘Dogs allowed the Jumbos to take the match in three close games. Tufts went on to defeat Trinity College, 3-1, only to lose the title match to host Colby in three gam

'Dogs execute come-from-behind victory over Ephs

The win made what would have been an average mid-season strectch remarkable. The Williams victory marks the first time since the 2001 season that the Ephs fell to the ‘Dogs-no senior had ever before beaten their rivals to the northwest. The ‘Dogs dropped the first two games 23-30, 25-30 before rallying for an enormous 30-16 win in the third game. In the fourth frame, Amherst squeaked by with a 30-27 triumph led by the serving of Raddock and Quinn. The Firedogs then raced to 15 points in the fift