Women's Basketball
With five NESCAC wins under its belt, the women's basketball team hopes to continue its winning ways this weekend against Middlebury on Friday evening and Williams on Saturday afternoon.
Coach Carla Berube's squad has had nearly a week to refuel from Saturday's dramatic two-point victory over Wesleyan and will have to be on top of its game against the 2-3 Panthers and the 4-1 Ephs. The Jumbos need two wins this weekend if they want to keep pace with the league's other undefeated team, the No. 2 Bowdoin Polar Bears.
Hockey
The hockey team has one more NESCAC weekend to straighten out its season. With road games against Wesleyan on Friday and Trinity on Saturday, the squad has a final chance to improve upon its conference-worst 2-11 record. Mathematically eliminated from earning a spot in the NESCAC Tournament, the Jumbos could play a spoiler role this weekend. A win over the Cardinals, currently second in the conference, would drop Wesleyan into a log jam of four and five-loss teams and complicate seeding for the tournament.
Men's Track and Field
After splitting up last weekend to compete in both the Bowdoin Invitational and the Terrier Classic, the Jumbos are back together this weekend, hosting the Jumbo Stampede at the Gantcher Center on Saturday morning. With only two weeks before New England Div. III Championships, Tufts will need this weekend and the next to gear up for the most important time of the season.
Women's Track and Field
This Saturday will mark the season's third Tufts Invitational for the women's track and field team. The Jumbo squad hopes to build on last weekend's success, highlighted by record-breaking performances from junior Catherine Beck. Though they may not necessarily be looking to take first place, the team will utilize the opportunity to race against top NESCAC competitors.
"I don't know if we'll put everyone in and strategize to win," coach Kristen Morwick said. "But we do want to put people in competitive situations so they can get good qualifying marks. Finishing well in the meet is sort of an afterthought - it's not really that crucial to our success later in the season. What's important is that we'll have some really good competition on a flat track."
Men's Swimming and Diving
Coming off a successful weekend in which it manhandled both Bates and Wheaton, the men's swimming and diving team looks to continue its winning ways this weekend at the MIT Invitational. As it is the last meet of the regular season, Saturday will also be the last chance for the swimmers to grab a spot on the NESCAC team. The Jumbos have been on a roll since Jan.14, but will surely face a tough task as they will face-off against a number of opponents, including Middlebury and Williams, along with MIT.
Women's Swimming AND Diving
Despite a rocky start to the 2007 campaign, the women's swimming and diving team turned things around over the weekend against Bates and Wheaton at Hamilton Pool. On Saturday the Jumbos will head to MIT for their last meet before the NESCAC Championships at Williams on Feb. 16-18. Senior tri-captains Chloe Young-Hyman and Jess Bollinger will anchor a squad that has posted a 7-3 record on the season.
Women's Squash
It's do-or-die for the women's squash team this weekend as it travels to Trinity for the NESCAC Championships. The tournament kicks off on Friday and will be a competitive one for Tufts. With squash powerhouses Bowdoin, Williams, and Trinity all vying for a NESCAC Championship, the Jumbos have their work cut out for them. Senior co-captains Liz Thys and Julia Avrutin will lead a crew that is coming off a successful conclusion to its weekend tournament.
