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Playing under the lights of Springfield College’s new turf field on Wednesday night, Amherst dominated from the first minutes of the game. Sophomore Taylor Downs buried his fourth goal of the season in the 12th minute, and Amherst continued to challenge Springfield’s goalkeeper, B.J. Sturdivant, with nine

In the mayhem over the last week, long-term perspective was sacrificed in favor of constant monitoring of the current standings. No one should forget that the Yankees’ presence in the playoffs is in itself remarkable considering where they stood two weeks ago, and even more so considering how things

After an easy non-conference match against Keene State College on Wednesday, the volleyball team began NESCAC play over the weekend, winning one of two matches at the first quad match of the season. The Firedogs downed the Owls with ease early in the week, 3-0, and remained hot

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,

Fortunately, this tournament brought in two fresh faces-first-years Glenn Wong and William Collins-who qualified for the tournament ahead of several of the usual suspects. The two rookies joined tournament regulars Sean Jules ’07, Andrew Bruns ’07 and senior co-captain Keith Zalaski. Zalaski’s fellow captain, David

On Saturday, the Jeffs defeated the Bates College Bobcats, 2-1, in Amherst’s first conference away game of the season. For most Amherst teams, a game away from the Memorial Hill-Alumni Gymnasium complex means only fewer friendly faces in the crowd. For the field hockey squad, however, it