Sports/UMass
UMass basketball: Ty Flowers leaving; Chris Baldwin undecided; Zach Coleman following Derek Kellogg to LIU
By MATT VAUTOUR
Add another UMass player to the transfer market. UMass sources confirmed a VerbalCommits.com report that Ty Flowers is the latest Minuteman heading out the door.Flowers, a 6-foot-9 wing from Waterbury, Connecticut, had an up-and-down freshman year,...
Men’s lacrosse: UMass beats Hofstra at the buzzer to advance in CAA Tournament
By MATT VAUTOUR
Dan Muller didn’t have time to get even a step closer, so from 35 yards out off a Hofstra turnover, the UMass senior midfielder let it fly with the game tied and one second left.The long shot found its mark, eluding goalie Jack Concannon low to give...
Tuesday’s colleges: UMass set to face to top-ranked Florida in NCAA Women’s Tennis Tournament
By MATT VAUTOUR
For the UMass tennis team to continue its magical run in the NCAA Tournament, the Minutewomen are going to have to pull a monumental upset. UMass’ reward for winning the Atlantic 10 championship in Orlando, Florida, Sunday, was a trip back to the...
After down seasons, UMass softball is competing for Atlantic 10 title again
By MATT VAUTOUR
AMHERST – For the better part of a quarter century, the UMass softball program was either at or near the top of the Atlantic 10 standings.But for the past four seasons, as the Minutewomen coped, first with legendary coach Elaine Sortino’s cancer and...
UMass TE Adam Breneman says Minutemen are excited to play football at Fenway Park
By MATT VAUTOUR
BOSTON — Growing up in eastern Pennsylvania, Adam Breneman was naturally a Philadelphia Phillies fan, but his father took him to a couple of Red Sox games at Fenway Park, leading the UMass tight end to adopt Boston as his American League team. He...
Maryland transfer Jaylen Brantley joining UMass basketball program
By MATT VAUTOUR
UMass got a potential starting guard, and Jaylen Brantley got a homecoming.Brantley, a graduate transfer from Maryland, told both ESPN and CBS that he plans to complete his career at UMass.The 5-foot-11 point guard from Springfield will have his...
UMass women’s lacrosse clinches Atlantic 10 regular season title with comeback
By MATT VAUTOUR
AMHERST — In the 52 previous victories in UMass’ record conference winning streak, there haven’t been many where the Minutewomen fell as far behind as they did Sunday against George Mason.But, in what could be a preview of the Atlantic 10 championship...
UMass basketball coach Matt McCall not worried by transfers
By MATT VAUTOUR
New UMass coach Matt McCall said he knew when he was hired that there was a good possibility players would transfer, so he said he wasn’t fazed by the five players who have already departed.“Anytime there’s change and there’s turnover. 99.9 percent of...
Wednesday’s colleges: UMass beats Northeastern at Fenway Park
Staff reports
The UMass baseball team scored six runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to beat Northeastern, 6-5, in the Beanpot consolation game, Wednesday at Fenway Park in Boston.Mike Geannelis had two hits and three RBIs.Jon Avallone added two hits.Casey...
Former UMass coach Derek Kellogg excited about new start at LIU
By MATT VAUTOUR
After a day of meeting with media, administrators, his players and fans, new Long Island coach Derek Kellogg and his wife Nicole were about to get on the subway to go to a celebratory dinner.The transportation was a reminder of how different their...
Fairfield transfer Curtis Cobb chooses UMass
By MATT VAUTOUR
Curtis Cobb wanted a chance to play at a higher level and wanted to use his year sitting out as a transfer to get better. The former Fairfield guard liked the combination new UMass coach Matt McCall offered.“The coach talked a lot about helping me...
UMass receivers Sadiq Palmer, Brennon Dingle confident with spring performances
By MATT VAUTOUR
AMHERST — UMass wide receiver Sadiq Palmer didn’t have a lot of chances to flash his potential in the fall.The freshman was behind older players on the depth chart and battled injuries. But his leaping touchdown catch at the sideline late to keep...
New UMass coach Matt McCall has hit the ground running
By MATT VAUTOUR
Matt McCall is calm. Or at least he sounds calm sitting in his Champions Center office late into Monday evening.He knows the scope of what he’s taken on. The new UMass men’s basketball coach’s family is still in Tennessee as he’s living out of a...
Weekend colleges: UMass women’s lacrosse holds off Richmond for 49th straight Atlantic 10 victory
Staff reports
The UMass women’s lacrosse team answered every Richmond run as it won its 49th straight Atlantic 10 game, 19-13, Sunday at Garber Field.Richmond (8-4, 3-1) led 2-0 and 3-2, but UMass (9-3, 4-0) scored five straight for a 7-3 edge.The Spiders closed...
UMass forward Seth Berger transferring to Oregon State
By MATT VAUTOUR
As was expected, Seth Berger is following his fellow juniors out of UMass.The Seattle native is transferring to Oregon State for his final season. Berger will have his degree at the end of the semester, allowing him to take advantage of the NCAA’s...
Friday’s colleges: UMass beats Davidson for 48th straight A-10 women’s lacrosse victory
Staff reports
The UMass women’s lacrosse team won its seventh straight game Friday, 16-6 over Davidson in North Carolina.It was the 48th straight Atlantic 10 win for UMass (8-3, 3-0).Hannah Murphy scored four goals for the Minutewomen. Ashley Faulhaber and Kiley...
UMass RB Marquis Young has high expectations for himself as he becomes an upperclassman
By MATT VAUTOUR
AMHERST — As he prepares for year No. 3, UMass running back Marquis Young said the first two years have been valuable for him in different ways.His true freshman season in 2015 gathered momentum as the year went on, capped by 240 yards and three...
Guard Donte Clark to test NBA waters, preserve eligibility with plans to stay at UMass or transfer
By MATT VAUTOUR
UMass junior guard Donte Clark said he has declared for the NBA Draft. He will not sign with an agent preserving his fifth year of eligibility. He said he has not ruled out returning to UMass for his senior year.Clark said Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports...
PODCAST: One last look back at Matt McCall’s introduction
With a couple days to reflect, Kyle Grabowski and I look back one more time on UMass’ hiring Matt McCall.We talk about the press conference and what lies ahead for the Minuteman program.
UMass football assistant Dave Wissman savors Western Mass homecoming
By JEFF LAJOIE
It’s 39 minutes, door to door, from Dave Wissman’s home in Guilford, Vermont, to McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Amherst. Since taking a coaching job with the UMass football team earlier this month however, Wissman could just as easily float back and forth...