Nat De Jonge '21

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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