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By HANNAH BEVIS 

Back in the spring of 2020, Katelyn Pickunka and Dashelle Gleissner had just reached their first Sweet 16 with the Smith College basketball team. The Pioneers were riding high after winning the program’s first NEWMAC title and cruising through the...

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It’s a story Tory Verdi loves to tell. When he first took the head coaching job at UMass back in 2016, people told him he was ‘crazy’ for coming to a program with nothing. It had no history, no culture of winning. Why would he go there? What possessed...

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WILMINGTON, Del. – For 33 minutes, George Mason had the UMass women’s basketball team exactly where it wanted. The Patriots’ physicality, their defensive prowess, their ability to position themselves perfectly in the post to grab rebounds – Mason was...

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Everyone has a role to play on the UMass women’s basketball team.Ber’Nyah Mayo, the cool and calm junior who never loses her head, is the team’s analytical mind. Two-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Sam “Queen” Breen is the soul of the...

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Ask anyone from the Smith College basketball team about this year’s NCAA Division 3 Women’s Basketball Tournament, and they’ll tell you that the Pioneers have some unfinished business.Last year, Smith reached the Sweet 16 before falling to the...

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NORTHAMPTON — When Sunday’s NEWMAC title game was all said and done, Hampshire Regional alum and current Smith College co-captain Katelyn Pickunka went over to her dad to celebrate – and show him the massive bruise that was already blooming on her...

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You know it’s been a good season of basketball when everything comes down to the final game of the regular season. The No. 1 seed at the Atlantic 10 tournament is still up for grabs, something UMass women’s basketball fans should be grateful. The...

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WEST SPRINGFIELD – Olympia Ice Arena is practically a second home to Belchertown goalie Donald Rogers. The now-freshman has been skating at the rink since he first put on a pair of skates – it was the place he learned to skate and play hockey. It made...

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WEST SPRINGFIELD – South Hadley hockey fans were cheering for more than just the Tigers on Tuesday afternoon – they were also supporting the Olympia Ice Center’s Zamboni driver. Fans cheered when the Zamboni came out to clear the ice after both the...

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AMHERST – Fans might have worried that the UMass women’s basketball team would have a celebration hangover after Thursday’s 78-57 blowout victory over Rhode Island. There was nothing to worry about on Sunday afternoon however. The Minutewomen put...

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AMHERST — With just a pair of games left before the NESCAC tournament next weekend, the Amherst College women’s hockey team wanted to start off their series against Williams College with a bang. The Mammoths did just that, outshooting the Ephs 42-27...

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Thursday’s UMass game at Rhode Island was a must-win game, in more ways than one. The Minutewomen were still looking for the No. 1 spot in the Atlantic 10 tournament, and a win against Rhode Island would bring them one stop closer. But more than that,...

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ROXBURY – Anchor runner Jack Kamins hurtled around the final curve in the boys’ 4x800-meter relay and flew toward the finish line, his teammates yelling themselves hoarse along the sideline. As he crossed the finish line in second place, Northampton...

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The Atlantic-10 Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament is still two weeks away, but Thursday night’s game between UMass and Rhode Island at the Thomas M. Ryan Center (6 p.m. ESPN-Plus) in Kingston, R.I. could very well be an A-10 title game...

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The MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships are upon us, and athletes all over Western Mass. are gearing up for one of the most competitive races of the season. Gazette area athletes will span across three divisions this week, with Amherst competing...

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SPRINGFIELD – Entering Sunday’s Central/West Girls Swimming & Diving championships, Belchertown’s Luke Giguere wanted just one thing – well, two things, technically. The junior was the defending champion in both the 100-yard butterfly and the 100...

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A couple days prior to the UMass women’s lacrosse team’s first game of the season, first-year head coach Jana Drummond sat in her office preparing for her team’s first game of the season against UMass Lowell. It was a familiar setting for Drummond,...

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HADLEY – A fierce and ferocious battle between Hampshire South rivals Pioneer and Hopkins on Tuesday night culminated in a 55-53 win for Pioneer. Joshua Wood led the scoring for Pioneer with 15 points while Hopkins’ Teddy Cyr posted 21 points for the...

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AMHERST – With the Mullins Center filled to bursting with screaming schoolchildren on Field Trip Day, the UMass women’s basketball team had a mixed bag of a game against VCU on Thursday afternoon. The basketball itself was good, with the Minutewomen...

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NORTHAMPTON – The weather outside was frightful, but the basketball inside Ainsworth Gymnasium Monday evening was indeed delightful. Smith College extended its winning streak to 11 games thanks to a 70-60 win over Tufts. The Pioneers’ chemistry has...