Carter Hollingsworth '25 - The Amherst Student

Women’s Lacrosse Ends Season With Middlebury Loss

Women’s lacrosse fell to Trinity in their regular season finale and to conference- and national-No. 1 Middlebury in NESCAC quarterfinals, ending their first season since the onset of the pandemic.

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Women’s Lacrosse Loses to No. 1 Middlebury on Senior Day

Amherst women’s lacrosse took on undefeated national No. 1 Middlebury this weekend in their last regular season home game, celebrating their eight seniors and retiring head coach on Senior Day. The Panthers maintained their undefeated season in a hard-fought match against the Mammoths 15-7.

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Bye Bye ’Bos: Women’s Lacrosse Downs Tufts in OT Thriller

Amherst women’s lacrosse went 1-2 on the week after hard-fought losses against No. 11 Wesleyan and No. 5 Colby and an exciting overtime win against No. 6 Tufts. It was the Mammoths’ first win over the Jumbos since 2018.

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No. 19 Women’s Lacrosse Loses Thriller to Bowdoin

Amherst women’s lacrosse took on Bowdoin at home this weekend in a hard-fought loss. Despite a back-and-forth game, two late goals gave the Polar Bears the edge in the end.

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A Look Back on Women’s Basketball’s Wonder Season

Despite their season ending against the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Thursday, the Mammoths made the most of their first season back from the Covid hiatus and have much to look forward to in the next few years after their miraculous Final Four run.

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Women’s Basketball on to NCAA Sweet 16

The women’s basketball team took on SUNY Polytechnic Institute and St. John Fisher College in the Rounds of 64 and 32, winning both games in well-fought matches. The Mammoths are off to the Sweet 16 for the first time since their Covid-shortened 2019-20 season.

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Women’s Basketball Win Streak at 10, Into Semis

Amherst women's basketball took down Colby in their first game of the NESCAC tournament, their 10th straight win. The win sets up a semifinal berth and a matchup with Tufts next weekend.

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Women’s Basketball Seeded Third, NESCACs Next

Amherst women’s basketball defeated conference No. 1 Trinity and New Jersey City University, extending their win streak to nine games, and placing them at No. 3 in the NESCAC rankings. They enter the NESCAC tournament ranked 11th nationally.

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Field Hockey Battles Tufts, But Falls Short in Battle of NESCAC Powers

Coming into the game with two wins last weekend, Amherst field hockey fell short 1-0 to national No. 3 Tufts in a hard fought match-up.

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Field Hockey Boasts Big Win on New Field, Followed by Two Tough Losses

Going in ranked at No. 6, field hockey started last week with a big win on their new field, celebrating coach Carol Knerr's 200th win. The win was followed by two hard-fought losses against No. 9 Williams College and No. 1 Middlebury College this past weekend.