Baseball Begins NESCAC Title Defense Over Spring Break
Coming off a NESCAC title victory in the 2021 Covid-shortened season, the baseball team opened their 2022 season with a spring break trip to Florida, where they went 4-2 in six games.
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Softball Starts Strong, Looks Towards NESCACs
In their shortened 2021 season, Amherst softball had a great season to build on, including two separate five-game win streaks and encouraging seasons from a multitude of underclassmen. Here’s what their 2022 season has in store.
Bracket Challenge Update: How Students are Faring After Chaotic First Weekend
March Madness is back. After a wild first weekend of the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments, the sports editors provide an update on The Student’s bracket pools.
Women’s Basketball on to NCAA Sweet 16
The women’s basketball team took on SUNY Polytechnic Institute and St. John Fisher College in the Rounds of 64 and 32, winning both games in well-fought matches. The Mammoths are off to the Sweet 16 for the first time since their Covid-shortened 2019-20 season.
Squash Finishes Season With Individuals at Nationals
After their strong finishes in the Summers and Kurtz Cups, Callie DeLalio ’24 and Adam Lichtmacher ’23 represented Amherst in the College Squash Association’s National Individual Tournaments.
March Madness 2022: (Too) Early Predictions
The managing sports editors introduce a community-wide ESPN Bracket Challenge and present their contenders, pretenders, dark horses, and sleepers. The group name to join is Amherst Student 2022!
Women’s Ice Hockey Loses in NESCAC Finals
Women’s hockey finished their season this past weekend, traveling to Middlebury for the final rounds of the NESCAC Tournament. After taking down Colby in overtime on Saturday, the Mammoths lost a 2-0 heartbreaker to Middlebury in the conference final.