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Brenton Arnaboldi '14

Managing Sports Editor

Women’s Lax Gunning for NCAA Spot

Amherst finished last season with an 11-5 overall record (6-3 NESCAC) and ended the year ranked No. 12 in the country. Seeded fourth in the NESCAC tournament, the Jeffs beat Tufts in the quarterfinals before suffering a gut-wrenching 8-7 overtime defeat against Colby in the semifinals. Despite the top-15 national

Stacked Tennis Teams Favored to Capture National Titles

Loaded with star power throughout the lineup, the top-ranked women’s tennis team enters the spring season with Div. III national title aspirations. “Our goal is to win a national championship this season,” said senior Natasha Brown. “It’s been our mindset from the beginning of the fall, and the

Men’s Hockey Suffers Crushing OT Playoff Loss to Bowdoin

After alternating the first six goals in regulation, the teams skated for 18 minutes of sudden-death overtime. With two minutes remaining in the extra sesssion, Bowdoin’s Colin Downey scored a breakaway goal to send the final dagger into the Jeffs’ season. Overtime playoff games have not been kind to

Field Hockey’s Season Comes to Screeching Halt

While the ultimate result was heartbreaking, players took solace in the team’s perseverance in the face of adversity. “The theme of our season was being relentless.,” Rachel Egan ’11 said. “Against Bowdoin we were more relentless than ever. We are a team that never gives up and we always

After Overtime Win, Field Hockey Shuts Out Wesleyan in NESCAC Quarterfinals

Fueled by stingy defensive play and timely goal scoring, the field hockey team advanced to the NESCAC semifinals by thumping archrival Wesleyan 3-0 at Gooding Field this past Sunday. Fourth-seeded Amherst (6-3 NESCAC) will square off against second-seeded Bowdoin (8-1 NESCAC) next Saturday at Tufts University for a place in