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Weekend colleges: UMass baseball ends season with sweep of Temple

Sunday, May 19, 2013

The University of Massachusetts baseball team closed its season with a three-game sweep of Temple, Saturday in Ambler, Pa. UMass beat the Owls 11-9, following a doubleheader sweep Friday. The Minutemen finished 14-31 overall, 7-17 in the Atlantic 10. UMass, which took a 2-0 lead in the first inning Saturday, never trailed in the series. Rob McLam finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs, while Nik Campero was 2-for-5 … 0

UMass baseball sweeps doubleheader from Temple

Friday, May 17, 2013

A pair of sophomores and hot bats carried the University of Massachusetts baseball team to a doubleheader sweep of Temple in Ambler, Pa. Friday. Conor LeBlanc earned the win in Game 1, which the Minutemen won 4-3. LeBlanc struck out three and worked around six hits over seven innings. Andrew Grant won the second game 6-3 for UMass. Grant fanned five, walked one … 0

UMass hockey signs Brandon Wahlin

Friday, May 17, 2013

The University of Massachusetts hockey team, which had trouble scoring at times last year, officially added a player who did plenty of it in juniors. Brandon Wahlin, a 5-foot-9 forward from White Bear Lake, Minn., signed with the Minutemen Thursday and will be a freshman in the fall. Wahlin is the Austin (Texas) Bruins’ all-time leading scorer with 33 goals and 76 assists … 0

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New England Basketball Hall of Fame to induct John Calipari, Derek Kellogg

Friday, May 17, 2013

The New England Basketball Hall of Fame’s annual army of inductees includes several people with University of Massachusetts ties. Former men’s coaches John Calipari, Bruiser Flint and Ray Wilson will be joined by former players Lou Roe, Mike Pyatt and Peter Trow. Derek Kellogg, the current coach, and … 0

University of Massachusetts players Chaz Williams, right, and Raphiael Putney will travel to Spain this weekend with Athletes in Action. The pair will play exhibitions against Spainish teams as well as do community work.

UMass teammates Chaz Williams, Raphiael Putney head to Spain with Athletes in Action

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

University of Massachusetts rising senior basketball players Chaz Williams and Raphiael Putney will join Athletes in Action and head to Spain this weekend for a two-week tour that will take them to Madrid and the Canary Islands. “It’s … 0

Penn State defeats UMass women’s lacrosse in second round of NCAA tournament  

Sunday, May 12, 2013

After falling behind early, the University of Massachusetts women’s lacrosse team played evenly with Penn State in their second-round NCAA tournament game Sunday. But the Minutewomen could not make up the early deficit and lost 12-9 in University Park, Pa. The No. 7 Nittany Lions (14-6) advance to … 0

UMass ends NCAA tournament drought, beats UConn in women’s lacrosse first round

Friday, May 10, 2013

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — It had been 29 years, almost to the day, since the University of Massachusetts women’s lacrosse team had won an NCAA tournament game. The waiting ended Friday night, even if it took a little extra time. After enduring a lengthy lightning delay, the Minutewomen … 0

UMass meets UConn in NCAA women’s lacrosse tournament

Thursday, May 9, 2013

AMHERST — For the first time in 29 years, when the University of Massachusetts women’s lacrosse team steps onto field for its first round NCAA tournament game, the Minutewomen won’t be the underdog. UMass won’t be heavily favored either when it meets Connecticut at 6 p.m. at Penn … 0

University of Massachusetts Head Coach Angela McMahon, holding Lily, 17 months, smiles after her team's win against Duquesne in the Atlantic 10 lacrosse championship Sunday at McGuirk Stadium. JERREY ROBERTS

Perfect partnership for UMass lacrosse, Amherst soccer coaches

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

AMHERST — As the final seconds of the first half ticked off during the Atlantic 10 tournament semifinal against George Washington last month, University of Massachusetts women’s lacrosse coach Angela McMahon didn’t like what she had seen. Her … 0

Davidson to join Atlantic 10 in 2014

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

The Atlantic 10 continued to follow its plan to add former NCAA tournament Cinderellas. A year after adding Virginia Commonwealth (Final Four 2011) and Butler (Final Four 2010, 2011) and just over a month after grabbing George Mason (Final Four 2006), Davidson, which gained national recognition for its … 0

The University of Massachusetts women's lacrosse team will play Connecticut in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday. The Minutewomen are seen here with their Atlantic 10 championship trophy after defeating Duquesne April 28 at McGuirk Stadium. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO

UMass women's lacrosse to play UConn in NCAA tourney 

Sunday, May 5, 2013

AMHERST — In its first-round opponent in the NCAA tournament, the University of Massachusetts women’s lacrosse team gets a game with rivalry, personal connections and a chance to win for the first time since 1984. The Minutewomen (17-2) … 0

UMass softball team misses Atlantic 10 tournament for first time

Sunday, May 5, 2013

AMHERST — As they sat in the dugout for the final time in the 2013 season, the University of Massachusetts softball players seemed unsure what to do next. There was an autograph session to get to as part of the program’s annual fanfest, but for a while they … 0

UMass baseball loses home finale in 15th inning

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Fordham scored twice in the top of the 15th inning to finally upend the University of Massachusetts baseball team, 11-9, Sunday in the Minutemen’s final home game of the 2013 season. Rich Graef (two runs, RBI) and Nik Campero (run, RBI) each had three hits for UMass (11-28, … 0

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