Men shut out by Yale

Despite an inspired effort by the Jeffs, Yale dominated the match with their skill and experience. The Bulldogs swept Amherst in three games in every singles slot. Though the final scores didn’t show it, Mike Strong ’05, co-captain John Holodnak ’03 and David Bauer ’04 played well in the second, fourth and fifth slots, respectively. “Going into it, we knew they were a great team and that it would be a really tough match,” said Strong. “However, we wanted to play hard in order to practice and pr

Men's squash wins one, loses one in Little IIIs

In the first match of the day, the Jeffs took on 22nd-ranked Wesleyan. While an Amherst victory was expected, the Jeffs won in impressive fashion, dominating the Cardinals in an 8-1 victory, only losing the first-seed match. Wesleyan was only able to snag one other game win besides their sole victory, while the Jeffs won seven games by shut-out as well as many 9-0 game wins. Brian Lawrence ’05, David Bauer ’04 and Asad Haque ’04 all allowed two points or fewer in their respective matches. Sophom

Men split matches over weekend

On Jan. 31, the team hosted 23rd-ranked Rochester and came away with a solid victory. Amherst won the match 8-1, allowing Rochester to snatch only four game wins in the entire contest. “I expected the team to have a dominating win over Rochester, which we did,” said co-captain John Holodnak ’03. “All the wins were solid straight down through the ladder.” In the Harvard match, the Jeffs played hard, but were overmatched by a highly talented squad, 9-0. Although Amherst was unable to claim a gam

Men's soccer: Jeffs win 2-1 over Jumbos

Amherst snapped Wheaton’s 28-game home undefeated streak, which spanned three seasons, on Oct. 30. The Jeffs blanked the Lyons 2-0 who were ranked 13th in the country at the time. After a scoreless and fairly even first half, Amherst got on board in the 55th minute, when junior midfielder Franklin Perry scored on a header from a beautiful corner kick by senior quad-captain Carlo Valdesolo. The Jeffs added the insurance goal with only 15 minutes left to play, when forward Joaquin Walker ’05 too

Men's Soccer: Men split two games this week

In the Springfield game the Jeffs were in top form from the opening whistle. The scoring onslaught was ignited when senior captain Carlo Valdesolo took a nice pass from junior midfielder Jeff Cantwell to score in the first minute of play. Joe Gannon ’06 had a stellar performance on the afternoon, notching his first career hat trick. Gannon was aided by assists from Valdesolo, Cantwell and junior midfielder Josh Holt on his goals. Gannon scored his three goals within 20 minutes of each other in

Men's soccer ties Babson in double overtime but falls to Bowdoin

Against Babson on Wednesday, the Jeffs had several scoring opportunities, outshooting the Beavers 22-13, but they had trouble putting the ball in the net. The teams played a fairly even first half with no definitive advantage for either side. At the start of the second half, the Jeffs gained control of the midfield, providing several possible scoring chances for the team and forcing some great saves by Beaver goalie Tom Malloy. Toward the end of the half Babson picked up their play forcing equa

Softball: Jeffs stay perfect in NESCAC

On April 17, the Jeffs faced skilled non-league foe Westfield State College in a rare weekday doubleheader. In the first game, the Jeffs played tough and held on for a 5-4 win. However, defensive mistakes and an inability to generate offense cost the team the nightcap as they fell to their opponents 9-1. In the afternoon game, the Jeffs pounded out 12 hits against Westfield starter Sarah Simons. Emily Melia ’03 was an offensive sparkplug going three-for-four including a two-run triple in the fi

Softball clinches playoff berth

On April 10, the Jeffs took on neighboring non-league rival Mt. Holyoke College. Despite having the home field advantage and getting a solid performance by co-captain pitcher Lauren Peloquin ’02, Amherst failed to pull out the victory and lost 3-1, dropping their record to 11-7. Although the Jeffs fell behind 1-0 in the first, they managed to even the score at one apiece in the bottom of the third when co-captain Becca Binder ’02 led off with a double. After a sacrifice bunt by Della Huff ’04 s