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Women’s Soccer Scores Overtime Win Against Hamilton

There is something qualitatively different about single-elimination soccer tournaments from a run-of-the-mill, regular game. The NESCAC Championship tournament is no exception. In league play, an unlucky day can be brushed aside — but in the tournament, a bad day can easily turn into a frustrating eight-month hiatus until the season begins

Views from Sparrow’s Nest: Team Doctors

Contract holdouts are commonplace in today’s NFL. Just this past offseason, six different Pro Bowlers decided not to report to practice until they secured a new contract from their team. While not all of them were successful and one of them was downright disastrous (looking at you, Melvin Gordon)

Men’s Soccer Downs Wesleyan to Advance to Semis

Men’s Soccer Downs Wesleyan to Advance to Semis

Entering Saturday’s NESCAC quarterfinal matchup with eighth-seeded Wesleyan, Amherst had every reason to look past the Cardinals. While the Mammoths tout No. 1 overall rankings in the NESCAC and DIII soccer, they stay grounded and focus on one game at a time. “We just want to win the next

Racism in Italian Soccer: Balotelli, Lukaku and Radical Ultras

One of European soccer’s brightest talents and enigmatic figures, Mario Balotelli, had an eventful Saturday. The striker — now playing for Brescia after stints at Manchester City, both Inter and A.C. Milan, Liverpool and Nice — was dribbling toward his opponents’ end line, when he perceived that the Hellas Verona

Volleyball Secures a Rivalry Win and Beats Hamilton

Volleyball Secures a Rivalry Win and Beats Hamilton

After hitting a rough patch Homecoming weekend, the volleyball team righted the ship Friday and Saturday with not a moment to lose, with the NESCAC Tournament fast approaching. The weekend started out when Amherst traveled to Hamilton, New York, to take on the Continentals. The Firedogs got off to a

The Roundup: All the Stuff You Missed In Sports This Week — Oct. 30

Field Hockey:After taking down Colby in an upset victory last weekend, Amherst traveled to face Bates this Saturday. Sage Geyer ’22 broke down the Bobcats’ defense when she scored on a redirect from a penalty corner. Bates responded at the end of the first quarter to tie the game,

The Student Sits Down With Natalie Landau ’21

The Student Sits Down With Natalie Landau ’21

Q: Can you share with us why you play soccer?A: I’m a junior English and political science double major from Providence, Rhode Island. I have a golden retriever named Bear who is instafamous (@bear.the.golden.pup), and a younger sister who is, unfortunately, going to Williams. In