Women’s Lacrosse Splits Contests against Conference Foes

In the thick of conference play, the women’s lacrosse team split their two NESCAC games this past week. After close losses in the weeks prior to Middlebury and Wesleyan, the Mammoths took advantage of the opportunity to bounce back this past Tuesday against Connecticut College. On Tuesday afternoon, the team made the two-hour drive to New London, Connecticut to face the struggling Camels who were just 3-8 on the season and 0-7 in the NESCAC. Heavily favored, the Mammoths played to their expecta

Women’s Lacrosse Ekes Out Close Win over Rival Williams, 15-13

With spring in western Massachusetts finally setting in, the women’s lacrosse team faced their archrivals on Saturday in balmy weather on Pratt Field. The unranked Williams Ephs made the trip down from Williamstown to face an Amherst team still reeling from two tough losses against NESCAC foes Middlebury and Wesleyan. A week prior, the Mammoths took on the No. 6-ranked Middlebury Panthers on a road trip to Vermont. A relatively even game broke open midway through the second half when the Panther

Women’s Lacrosse Victorious in Close-Fought Contest Against Hamilton

This weekend, the women’s lacrosse team fought a close match against Hamilton. The day began with a brief celebration of the athletes from Harlem Lacrosse who attended a game. Harlem Lacrosse is a non-profit lacrosse program based in Harlem which provides access to top-tier coaching, tutoring and recruiting tournaments at colleges and prep schools to young people in Harlem. The contest certainly was worth the journey from the beginning. Amherst took the lead out of the gate with a goal by atta

Women’s Lacrosse Rebounds From Opening Day With Four Wins

Two weeks ago, a day before their season opener, the women’s lacrosse head coach Christine Paradis highlighted a mentality she demands from her team: to “not let rankings and expectations get in the way of being fully present, taking each day is it comes and focusing on those little things that matter … We need to go out and play every game like it is our last.” Tested early in the season, the team showed the resilience Paradis asked for; in the four games subsequent to their home opener loss, t

Women’s Lacrosse Falls In Season Opener To Colby in Snowy Game, 5-6

Entering the 2019 season, the women’s lacrosse team was ranked highly — number six in the country. After a successful 2018 season in which they posted a nearly flawless 17-3 record, the Mammoths made a run to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. There, they lost by only three goals to Gettysburg College, the eventual 2018 DIII National Champions. The loss of five seniors from last year will take its toll, but with an influx of young talent in a nine-member first-year class and the leaders

Men’s Squash Places Expected Sixth at Team Nationals

Sophomore Terrance Wang, first on the Mammoths’ ladder, sent the small rubber ball– already hot from warm-ups– hurtling towards the Bulldog face plastered on the wall. With that, the Mammoths’ final tournament of the year began. On Presidents’ Day weekend, 57 squash teams from around the country descended upon Yale for the 2019 College Men’s Team National Championships. This all-important, three-day, season-ending tournament was held, fittingly, in one of the most prestigious gym facilities in

Men’s Squash Rallies After First-Round Loss to Win Two at NESCAC Tournament

This past weekend, the men’s squash team traveled to Middlebury, Vermont to attend the NESCAC Championship tournament, the first of two major tournaments in their season. The team arrived in solid standing. In the weeks leading up to the start of the semester on Jan. 28, the team played 10 matches, the bulk of their regular season. Through this stretch, the team finished with a record of 4-6, facing stiff competition like Yale, Brown, Middlebury and Williams. The players, however, attributed

Men’s Squash Responds To Opening Match Loss With Total Sweep, 9-0

The Amherst men’s squash team opened its 2018-19 winter campaign with a double-header on Saturday, Dec 2. Entering the season ranked No. 25 in the nation, the Mammoths hoped to improve upon last year’s 8-12. Ultimately, the Mammoths split the pair of home matches against the University of Western Ontario and Northeastern University and now sit at 1-1 heading into a long break from match play. “It’s a pretty deep team,” Reginald Brewster ’21 said. “A lot of good new freshmen add to the competi

Women’s Soccer Stumbles in Sweet Sixteen, Loses 2-1 to William Smith

On Saturday, Nov. 17, the Amherst women’s soccer team concluded its 2018 campaign with a 2-1 loss to William Smith College in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Division III tournament. The early stages of the match were controlled by the Herons, who created three corner kicks and registered two shots on goal in the first seven minutes of the game. This early offensive pressure paid off for William Smith in the 20th minute, when Megan Barwick, the Herons’ leading scorer and captain, slotted a shot i

Women’s Soccer Loses in NESCAC Semis to Middlebury on Penalties

On Saturday, after two days of rain in Williamstown, Massachuesetts the site of the 2018 NESCAC women’s soccer tournament, a mid-afternoon start on a grass field turned to a 5 p.m. start time under the lights on the Farley-Lamb turf field for the semifinal match for the women’s soccer team and Middlebury. From the opening to the final whistle, the two teams battled temperatures in the low 40s and gusts of wind over 20 miles per hour. Through regulation and overtime the two teams remained deadloc

Women’s Soccer Triumphs over Hamilton in NESCAC Quarterfinal

Coinciding with the end of the month of October is the onset of the women’s soccer postseason, specifcally the NESCAC tournament. For Amherst, which posted a dominant regular season record of 7-2-1 in conference play, the arrival of playoffs meant a home quarterfinal matchup against sixth-ranked Hamilton. Though Saturday’s nor’easter caused the match to be pushed back to Sunday, Amherst emerged from the contest with a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Continentals. From the opening whistle, it was a

Women’s Soccer Beats Trinity in Regular Season Finale 2-0

The final week of regular season play for the Mammoths began with a tough road matchup against the 8-3-2 Wesleyan Cardinals. Amherst entered the weekend with momentum following a seven-game undefeated tear, during which it had outscored opponents 23-1. Thanks to their win streak, the Mammoths had obtained 19 points thus far in the NESCAC, and with postseason play fast approaching, Amherst sought to cement a strong seeding against its Little Three rival. Amherst deployed its usual 3-5-2 forma

Women’s Soccer Wins Two Games To Extend Undefeated Streak to Nine

Boasting a record of 9-1-1, the Mammoths entered Saturday’s contest against Colby as the No. 11 Division III team in the country. In both the game against the Mules as well as against Springfield College on Sunday, Amherst demonstrated the accuracy of such a high ranking with two dominating wins. In Saturday’s Senior Day contest against Colby, all six seniors — Caleigh Plaut, Morgan Machiele, Megan Root, Maeve McNamara, Eden Charles and Rubii Tamen — saw significant minutes after a pregame cele

Women’s Soccer Secures Two NESCAC Wins over Tufts and Bates

The Mammoths were back in action this weekend for a fourth consecutive Saturady-Sunday double-header. Amherst faced two tough NESCAC opponents in Tufts and Bates on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Heading into the first game of the weekend, Amherst boasted a record of 5-1-1 and was ranked No. 20 in the nation, while the Jumbos were ranked two slots lower at No. 22. Amherst started strong, dominating possession and creating a couple of chances. This pressure paid off in the 24th minute, whe

Women’s Soccer Steals Point From Top-Ranked Williams

On Saturday, the women’s soccer team took on arch-rival Williams in a match that doubled as Amherst’s annual #PlayWithPride game. In support of LGBTQ+ rights on the Amherst campus and in the greater community, each Amherst player walked onto the pitch with a rainbow tie around one of her socks. Entering the game, Williams was 5-0 this season and boasted a 27-1-1 record since the start of the 2017 season, in which the Ephs had won both the NESCAC championship and the national title. Adding t

Women’s Soccer Falls to Middlebury, Routs Smith the Following Day

With momentum from a three-win opening weekend in its favor, the Amherst women’s soccer team was riding high headed into last weekend’s two contests against a tough Middlebury squad and local rivals Smith. Ultimately, the Mammoths were unable to continue their perfect start to the season against a Panthers team that made a run to the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament last season. The Saturday game started off in the Mammoths’ favor. Amherst scored first in the 14th minute thank

Women's Soccer Catapults into Successful Start with Three Wins

Over the past week, the women’s soccer team began its season with a series of impressive showings. The first three games of their season have instilled confidence in the squad, which has seemingly overcome the graduation of last season’s key leaders with the emergence of first-year talent and energy from returning players. In addition, in either a stroke of skilled recruiting, head coach Jen Hughes secured the addition of two Division I transfer players. These include sophomore midfielder Jo