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Basketball

Tufts falls to Amherst in NESCAC quarterfinals

The men’s basketball team entered Saturday’s NESCAC quarterfinal meeting against Amherst as the No. 4 seed and with a 27-point road win in an earlier matchup under its belt. This game would not go as swimmingly for the Jumbos, as the Lord Jeffs shot 56.4 percent from the field in a 92-66 victory ...


The Setonian
Columns

Fantasy baseball catchers

The 2015 catcher situation is quite similar to the situation from years past. There are about 10 solid number-one catchers, followed by 15 almost interchangeable players. Then there are some unusable starters and minor league prospects rounding out the bottom of the list.Buster Posey and Jonathan Lucroy ...



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Sports

Tufts clinches playoff berth with win over Colby

Tufts (8-14-2 overall, 5-11-2 in conference) defeated Colby (5-16-3, 2-13-3) on Friday at Alfond Arena 4-1 to clinch a playoff berth as the eighth seed before falling to Bowdoin (14-7-3, 8-7-3) 4-0 on Saturday. The Jumbos have not made the NESCAC playoffs since their '11-'12 season, when they ...






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Basketball

Wawer finds passion, future in coaching

Entering college, most students hope to find their future calling in the classroom. John Wawer, however, found his on the hardwood.Wawer, a senior majoring in international relations, is currently in the middle of his second season as Director of Basketball Operations for the men's basketball team. Wawer, ...


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Basketball

Jumbos, Lord Jeffs prepare for NESCAC matchup

The stage is set for the men’s basketball NESCAC quarterfinals match-up at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21 between the Jumbos and the Amherst Lord Jeffs. Although Amherst finished 18-6 compared to Tufts’ record of 13-11, both teams ended 6-4 in the conference and Tufts beat Amherst handedly back ...


The Setonian
Columns

College basketball!

The 64th NBA All-Star game took place on Sunday night in New York City, and the Western All-Stars defeated the Eastern All-Stars in a high-scoring affair, 163-158. Since the NBA has taken a break and some players have returned to their collegiate stomping grounds, I too will take a peek into the college ...




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Track And Field

Black blazes BU on Valentine

At Boston University’s David Hemery Invitational this past Saturday, junior Mitch Black reset the Tufts 800-meter record with an impressive time of 1:49.16.It replaced the standing school record (1:51.14) set by Black last season.“It wasn’t something I was looking to break," Black said, "I ...


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Basketball

Electrifying start to second half earns Jumbos top seed in NESCAC for third consecutive year

With the right to host a NESCAC quarterfinal matchup and an undefeated home record on the line, the No. 4 women’s basketball team was in a must-win situation against No. 18 Bowdoin -- the only other unbeaten team in the conference -- on Saturday. An electrifying start to the second half, in which the Jumbos turned a 10-point halftime lead into a 21-point game within four minutes, sealed the runaway 66-55 victory.


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Basketball

Tufts clinches No. 4 seed in NESCAC tournament

Sitting at 5-3 in the NESCAC with two conference games to play, the men’s basketball team went north to Maine over the long weekend to conclude its regular season. On Friday, Tufts beat Colby 72-64 before dropping a nail-biter at Bowdoin on Saturday, 57-5. The Jumbos finished their season at 13-11 ...


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Sports

Tufts finishes seventh in NESCACs

For the second year in a row, the women's swimming and diving team finished seventh out of the conference's 11 teams at the NESCAC Championships. The Jumbos compiled 795 team points at the three-day event, which was held at Wesleyan University from Feb. 13-15. Williams College won the competition ...



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Jumbos conclude home season on a high note despite loss

Despite allowing Hamilton (8-8-6) to force a 3-3 tie on Military Appreciation Night and then losing 3-1 to No. 10 Amherst (16-4-2) on Senior Night, Tufts (7-13-2) played stretches of its best hockey this weekend.The Jumbos were up a goal on the Continentals and had led all game before junior defenseman ...


The Setonian
Columns

The consequences of groupthink

In the New York Times last week, writer Jon Ronson chronicled the swift demise of a woman named Justine Sacco at the hands of a ruthless Twitter mob. With each successive tableau, Sacco makes her way gradually from antagonist to victim, her situation reaching a nadir, perhaps, when she is disowned ...