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Women’s Hockey Splits Weekend Series with Hamilton in Last Weekend of Regular Season

Women’s Hockey Splits Weekend Series with Hamilton in Last Weekend of Regular Season

The women’s hockey team split their weekend double-header against the Hamilton Continentals in Clinton, New York. Friday night saw the Mammoths snap a four-game skid with an exciting 2-1 overtime win against the Continentals. Amherst fell behind early after Hamilton’s Missy Segall corralled an errant pass off of

Amherst Men’s Basketball Head Coach David Hixon ’75: 'We Can Beat Anybody.'

Amherst Men’s Basketball Head Coach David Hixon ’75: 'We Can Beat Anybody.'

As head coach of men’s basketball for 42 consecutive seasons, David Hixon ’75 is used to taking calls from opposing head coaches and haggling over where they deserve to be in the regional rankings. “Well, you guys beat a very good Nicholls team, so that should go a long

Women’s Squash Stumbles at NESCAC Squash Championships, Loses in Semifinals

Women’s Squash Stumbles at NESCAC Squash Championships, Loses in Semifinals

Women’s squash had a tough weekend at the NESCAC Women’s Squash Championship where they came in fourth. After beating Tufts University 6-3 in the quarterfinals, they subsequently lost to Trinity University, 8-1, and then Middlebury College, 9-0. Their current overall record has moved to 8-8. In the team’

Men’s Basketball Defeats Tufts, Bates and Wesleyan

Men’s Basketball Defeats Tufts, Bates and Wesleyan

The men’s basketball team, ranked 23rd in DIII, won both of its matchups last weekend in LeFrak Gymnasium. They easily cruised to a 30-point victory over Tufts on Friday night before winning a competitive match-up the next day against Bates on Senior Day. Amherst kicked off the homestand on

Men’s Hockey Shuts Out Bowdoin, Ties Colby Behind Strong Performance of Goaltending Tandem

Sparked by an offensive performance and lights-out goaltending, the men’s hockey team skated to a 3-0 victory on Friday, Feb. 1 in Maine over the Bowdoin Polar Bears. The win moved Amherst to 9-6-3 on the season. Taking advantage of a power play opportunity, John Festa ’19 led the

Men’s Swim and Dive Falls To MIT in First Loss of Season, Bounces Back against Springfield

The Amherst men’s swim and dive team suffered their first loss of the season on Feb. 2 falling a score of 189-111 against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), whose team is ranked fifth in the nation. However, the Mammoths were able to rebound and defeat Springfield College the

Women’s Swim and Dive Ties MIT in Rare Scoreline

Women’s Swim and Dive Ties MIT in Rare Scoreline

This weekend, the women’s swim and dive team continued their excellent performance with a win over Springfield College and an unusual tie against well-matched MIT. The Mammoths have made an excellent start to the campaign, only getting caught in the wake of rival Williams in a narrow 180-110 defeat