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 spring is when we are going to make it happen.” The Jeffs romped past Div. III competition in the fall, and established themselves as the leading favorites for the national championship. At the ITA regi

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 ranking, Jeffs missed out on the NCAA Tournament, bringing the season to an abrupt end. The NCAA snub has fueled the Jeffs during preseason workouts this past month, resulting in inten

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 the men’s hockey team over the past few years. Last February, the Jeffs saw their season crash abruptly in a 2-1 overtime defeat to Trinity in the first round of the tournament, also at Orr Rink. T

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 give it our all.” The Jeffs (12-4, 6-3 NESCAC) were also surprisingly denied an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, bringing their season to a close. Bowdoin, seeded second in the NESCAC, dominated the first

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 the championship game. The Jeffs are not just winning shootouts anymore. Their defense is winning games, too. Amherst had won a majority of their games earlier this season