Jeffs end fall golf season on upswing

Despite an unimpressive overall finish, the Jeffs played well, especially Sarah Harper ’07, who finished with a score of 80. Though she did not accomplish her goal of breaking into the 70s, her score was enough to secure a third place overall finish in the tournament, only five strokes behind Mt. Holyoke College’s Kara Solem and Wellesley’s Susan Choi, who tied for first with scores of 75. “If not for one double and two unnecessary bogeys, I would’ve reached my goal of breaking into the 70s,” s

Women's golf comes up a player short

Middlebury won the team title with a combined score of 657, followed by Williams and Bowdoin Colleges. Even though Amherst was unable to tally a team score, all Jeffs who were present call the weekend a success. Sarah Harper ’07 led the Jeffs with a consistent score of 81-81-162, and a fourth-place overall finish in the tournament, missing tournament medalist honors by only eight strokes. “I was happy with my performance, but I’m still hoping to break back into the 70s by next week’s invitation

Women's golf campaign opens at Dartmouth Invite

The Jeffs opened the tournament with a 389 mark on Saturday. Amherst was handicapped by the one-day absence of Kristin Beneski ’08. Teams usually bring five players to a tournament and take the day’s top four scores to make the team score. With only four Jeffs present Saturday, Amherst was at a decided disadvantage to the field. Junior co-captain Sarah Harper led the short-handed Amherst women with an 81. Ali Berman ’08 was the only other Jeff to break 90, firing an 89, as senior co-captain Mel

Rookies prove young 'Dogs can learn new tricks

The major story of the tournament for Amherst was the strong play of the team’s bevy of first-years, particularly setter Sara Heller, who earned all-tournament honors by racking up an eye-popping 127 assists, 15 kills and 11 aces. First-years will occupy nearly half of the team’s roster spots this season, so their play will be critical to the Firedogs’ season. Head Coach Sue Everden was quick to voice her confidence in the youngsters, and particularly extolled their desire to improve. “It will