Volleyball Follows Close Losses With Dominant Win
After incredibly tight losses to Springfield College and Tufts earlier in the week, the Mammoths bounced back with a 3-0 win against UMass Boston.
Sports
Around the Herd: Oct. 13 to Oct. 18
Around the Herd provides quick updates on all the Amherst sports action you may have missed this past week. In this week’s installment: field hockey’s blowout win, cross country’s success at the Conn College Invitational, and the final tournament of men’s tennis’s season.
2022-23 NBA Season Preview: Awards and Title Prediction
Staff writer Hedi Skali ’25 provides his expert predictions for MVP, Rookie of the Year, and NBA Champion ahead of the start of the 2022-23 NBA season.
Women’s Soccer Crushes Cardinals, Punishes Polar Bears in 2-0 Weekend
The women’s soccer team beat Wesleyan 3-0 and Bowdoin 2-1 on Senior Day, to bring their overall record to 9-2 — currently the best in the NESCAC. They have just four regular season games remaining.
No. 4 Field Hockey Wins Again, Clinches Little Three Title
The field hockey team picked up two important NESCAC wins over Wesleyan and Bowdoin this past weekend, securing the Little Three Championship for the first time since 2018 along the way.
Front and Center: Systemic Abuse in Women’s Soccer
Tracking the year-long investigation into women’s professional soccer in the U.S., columnist Melanie Schwimmer ’23 details accounts of abuse that pervade all levels of women’s soccer and the necessary changes that should be made.
Second-place Finish Secures NESCAC Championship Spot for Women’s Golf
The No. 9 women’s golf team, led by the tournament’s individual champion Jessica Huang ’25, took second place at the NESCAC Fall Qualifier this past weekend, punching their ticket to the NESCAC Championship in April where they will look to defend their title from last year.