Sports/UMass
UMass basketball: Red-hot VCU comes to Mullins Center on Tuesday
By GARRETT COTE
AMHERST — The saying all season long for the UMass men’s basketball team is a simple one: Don’t let the highs be too high, and don’t let the lows be too low.After a disappointing loss to then last-place La Salle over the weekend, the Minutemen are...
UMass hockey: Amherst’s Ryan Leonard scores hat trick to lift No. 1 Boston College past Minutemen 6-4
By GARRETT COTE
For the second time in three days, the UMass hockey team was overwhelmed by the offensive firepower of Boston College, as the N0. 1 Eagles completed a weekend – and season – sweep of the Minutemen with a 6-4 victory at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill on...
UMass basketball: Minutemen dig double-digit hole, drop road game at last-place La Salle, 82-81
Just three days removed from its biggest win of the season, the UMass men’s basketball team followed it up with perhaps its worst loss of the year on Saturday.The Minutemen dug themselves a double-digit halftime hole on the road against last place La...
UMass hockey: Boston College locks down Minutemen, pulls away for 5-1 victory in front of packed Mullins Center (PHOTOS)
By GARRETT COTE
AMHERST — Late in the third period, Boston College freshman Ryan Leonard found himself free in the attacking zone, skating into the slot with nobody between he and UMass goalie Michael Hrabal.Leonard loaded up and snapped a wrist shot into the top...
UMass basketball: Minutemen travel to last-place La Salle on Saturday
By GARRETT COTE
There’s nothing quite like a huge road win in the Atlantic 10 Conference.The UMass men’s basketball team traveled down to Virginia and handled league-leading Richmond on Wednesday, defeating them 69-59 after being up as many as 17 points in the second...
UMass hockey: No. 1 Boston College heads to Amherst on Friday
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
The top-ranked team in college hockey is coming to Amherst. UMass, the No. 10 ranked team in PairWise, will host No. 1 Boston College at the Mullins Center on Friday before heading to Chestnut Hill to play the Eagles on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the return...
The Real Score: You Need to Calm Down, Embracing the Taylor Swift Effect on the NFL
Taylor Swift won this year’s Super Bowl. I mean… the Kansas City Chiefs won this year’s Super Bowl. If you don’t know by now, pop star Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce are dating. The relationship caused a media stir as...
UMass basketball: League-leading, defensive-minded Richmond next for Minutemen
By GARRETT COTE
As has been said for the last three games, the next one marks the UMass men’s basketball team’s most important game to date on the calendar.Every game from here on out – given the current state of the Atlantic 10 – is the most important one.UMass...
UMass basketball: Minutemen hold off Rhode Island despite free throw woes 81-79
By JEFF LAJOIE
It seems that no matter what happens during a UMass men’s basketball game, all roads lead to a photo finish in the end.Such was again the case on Sunday at the Mullins Center in Amherst.The Minutemen trailed Rhode Island for almost the entire first...
UMass hockey: Michael Hrabal (35 saves) rises to the occasion again as Minutemen finish sweep of UConn via 3-1 win
With a series against the No. 1 team in the country on deck, the UMass hockey team took care of business over the weekend.After a win on the road Friday night, the Minutemen capped a weekend sweep of UConn with a 3-1 victory on Saturday at the Mullins...
UMass hockey: Michael Hrabal pitches shutout, Minutemen blank UConn 2-0
A pair of third-period goals pushed the UMass hockey team past UConn, 2-0, on Friday night in Storrs, Conn. in the two teams’ first of two matchups this weekend as part of a home-and-home series.Freshman forward Dans Locmelis scored less than three...
UMass basketball: Minutemen look to shake off another last-second loss with Rhode Island in t
By GARRETT COTE
AMHERST — It’s become quite clear that regardless of the opponent or location of the game, this year’s UMass men’s basketball team is going to be ready to play.The Minutemen have been right in every single Atlantic 10 game late in regulation with a...
Colleges notebook: UMass spring season kicks off this weekend for lacrosse, softball programs
By GARRETT COTE
Believe it or not, the spring season begins this weekend for the UMass athletic department, and it’s a busy time of year with the overlap of the winter and spring sport teams all in action. Even with weather warming up this weekend, the temperatures...
UMass hockey: Weekend Hockey East set with UConn on tap for Minutemen
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
While the UMass hockey team’s defense has been on point in its last three games since surrendering four goals to Merrimack, the Minutemen have hit a cold spell on the offensive end of the ice. UMass tallied twice to knock off Northeastern and followed...
UMass basketball: Minutemen stumble late, drop another close game to St. Bonaventure 79-73
Trips to Olean, N.Y. have rarely been kind to the UMass men’s basketball team.Such was the case once again Wednesday night. The Minutemen led for most of their Atlantic 10 game with host St. Bonaventure, but struggled to make plays in crucial moments...
UMass basketball: Minutewomen fall to Duquesne at home 79-62
Tied 21-21 after one quarter against Duquesne, the UMass women’s basketball team hit a cold spell on offense in the second quarter of action. The Minutewomen managed just seven points in the second quarter, going 3-for-15 from the field in the frame...
UMass basketball: Minutemen look to keep momentum going at St. Bonaventure – where they haven’t won since 2015
By GARRETT COTE
The UMass men’s basketball team is coming off arguably its most important win of the season, as the Minutemen finally found themselves on the plus side of a thrilling finish when they beat George Mason 66-65 on Saturday at the Mullins Center.For the...
UMass hockey: Early goal the difference as Maine blanks Minutemen 1-0
By JESSE KOLODKIN
AMHERST – Maine’s Brandon Chabrier got out on a breakaway, was 1-on-1 with UMass goalie Michael Hrabal and fired a laser bottom left just 1 minute, 16 seconds into Saturday’s game.That early goal turned out to be the game winner.No. 6 Maine hung on to...
UMass basketball: Minutewomen battle league-leading Saint Joseph’s before falling 77-67
By GARRETT COTE
Another game, another close loss where it played a superior opponent tough for the UMass women’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia.The Minutewomen fell 77-67 to Atlantic 10-leading Saint Joseph’s.UMass was within three points after...
UMass basketball: Last-second George Mason foul helps Minutemen pull off 66-65 victory
By GARRETT COTE
AMHERST — Hanging on desperately to a two-point lead in the final minute against George Mason, the UMass men’s basketball team needed one stop to secure its second consecutive Atlantic 10 victory for the first time this season.The Minutemen forced the...
