A late-game corner kick sealed the deal for Tufts as the womens soccer team walked away with a 2-0 win over Connecticut College on Saturday. Junior Carla Kruyff netted both goals for Tufts in a game that brought the team back to a winning record in the conference.
The No. 5 nationally ranked field hockey team continued to roll last week. The Jumbos added a pair of victories, one NESCAC and one non-conference win, along with a win yesterday over No. 14 Wellesley College, to improve to 10-1 on the season. On Thursday, head coach Tina McDavitts squad ousted the University of New England NorEasters 7-1 before besting Connecticut College 4-2 on Saturday.In the process, senior co-captain Chelsea Yogerst set a program record. Against the University of New England, Yogerst tapped in five goals to become Tufts all-time leader in single-game scoring.It was extremely exciting and humbling to break a school record, Yogerst said. I am so thankful to have such amazing teammates because their hard work put me in the position to score in both games, and I am really proud of the effort we put in this weekend, especially offensively. We had a number of different players score goals and provide assists which was really great.On Saturday, sophomore midfielder Dakota Sikes-Keilp led the Jumbos with a two-goal effort that lifted them over the Camels. Connecticut College struck first, when senior forward Laura Sanderson collected her own rebound and fired a shot past Tufts junior keeper Bri Keenan to gain an early Camels advantage.Nearly 20 minutes later, Tufts finally broke through with an equalizer. The Jumbos earned a penalty corner, and Sikes-Keilp received the ball at the top of the circle, hammering a shot past Camels junior netminder Becca Napolitano to lock the game at 1-1.I feel that we have enough trust in each other to know that we can come back from being behind in any game situation, Yogerst said. Although Conn. scored first, we realized that we had plenty of time to fight back but we were immediately reminded that we needed to increase our intensity.With less than a minute left in the first period, Tufts pulled ahead when senior co-captain midfielder Stephanie Wan drove a shot that Yogerst tipped past Napolitano.Tufts headed into the second half with a slim, one-goal advantage. The Jumbos were able to expand their lead in the 44th minute, when sophomore midfielder Rachel Terveer collected a rebound off of a shot by Yogerst, and fired the ball into the upper left corner of the cage to push the Jumbos lead to 3-1.Two minutes later, Tufts found the boards again. Sikes-Keilp capitalized on another penalty corner, notching her second goal of the day to extend the lead to 4-1.The Camels managed to piece together one final goal-scoring possession. In the 55th minute, Sanderson finished her second goal of the day, launching a shot above Keenans head. Tufts defense held strong for the final 15 minutes, however, preserving the two-goal margin.We built on Thursdays game with our passing, senior All-American midfielder Emily Cannon said. We just fought. It was a really tough game because Conn. is really good this year, but we had some great touches and finishes on a goalie that held us to one goal on 40 shots last year.Two days prior, it was Yogersts exceptional effort that lifted the Jumbos above the NorEasters. The first half was all Tufts, with a 15-1 advantage in shots and six penalty corners to the University of New Englands two.Despite a five-save effort from first-year keeper Holly Smith, Yogerst found the back of the net four times in the opening 35 minutes. In the ninth minute of play, Terveer assisted Yogerst with her first goal of the evening, putting Tufts on the board early.A minute later, freshman forward Annie Artz got involved, connecting with Yogerst for Tufts second goal of the day. The Jumbos continued to pressure as the half wore on and with 10 minutes left, Cannon dished another assist to Yogerst to put Tufts up 3-0.Our passing throughout the entire field was really clicking which allowed us to create space in behind their defense, Yogerst said. We played a really offensive game which included our defense stepping up for interceptions and our offense cutting back to receive passes. Most of my goals were off of great feeds into the circle that I one-timed.Yogerst added to the growing margin when she scored off a pass from sophomore forward Allison Rolfe in the 27th minute to give Tufts a massive 4-0 advantage heading into the intermission.We focused not on who we were playing but on elevating our own game, Cannon said. We focused on keeping up the pressure and putting the ball into the circle, where Chelsea was able to do a phenomenal job of finishing those looks.The visitors drew first blood in the second stanza. Two minutes in, junior forward Erin Bibber put a ball from senior co-captain forward Hayley LaPointe past Keenan to put the NorEasters on the board for the first time.12
The No. 5 nationally ranked field hockey team continued to roll last week. The Jumbos added a pair of victories, one NESCAC and one non-conference win, along with a win yesterday over No. 14 Wellesley College, to improve to 10-1 on the season. On Thursday, head coach Tina McDavitt's squad ousted the University of New England Nor'Easters 7-1 before besting Connecticut College 4-2 on Saturday.In the process, senior co-captain Chelsea Yogerst set a program record. Against the University of New England, Yogerst tapped in five goals to become Tufts' all-time leader in single-game scoring."It was extremely exciting and humbling to break a school record," Yogerst said. "I am so thankful to have such amazing teammates because their hard work put me in the position to score in both games, and I am really proud of the effort we put in this weekend, especially offensively. We had a number of different players score goals and provide assists which was really great."On Saturday, sophomore midfielder Dakota Sikes-Keilp led the Jumbos with a two-goal effort that lifted them over the Camels. Connecticut College struck first, when senior forward Laura Sanderson collected her own rebound and fired a shot past Tufts junior keeper Bri Keenan to gain an early Camels advantage.Nearly 20 minutes later, Tufts finally broke through with an equalizer. The Jumbos earned a penalty corner, and Sikes-Keilp received the ball at the top of the circle, hammering a shot past Camels junior netminder Becca Napolitano to lock the game at 1-1."I feel that we have enough trust in each other to know that we can come back from being behind in any game situation," Yogerst said. "Although Conn. scored first, we realized that we had plenty of time to fight back but we were immediately reminded that we needed to increase our intensity."With less than a minute left in the first period, Tufts pulled ahead when senior co-captain midfielder Stephanie Wan drove a shot that Yogerst tipped past Napolitano.Tufts headed into the second half with a slim, one-goal advantage. The Jumbos were able to expand their lead in the 44th minute, when sophomore midfielder Rachel Terveer collected a rebound off of a shot by Yogerst, and fired the ball into the upper left corner of the cage to push the Jumbos' lead to 3-1.Two minutes later, Tufts found the boards again. Sikes-Keilp capitalized on another penalty corner, notching her second goal of the day to extend the lead to 4-1.The Camels managed to piece together one final goal-scoring possession. In the 55th minute, Sanderson finished her second goal of the day, launching a shot above Keenan's head. Tufts' defense held strong for the final 15 minutes, however, preserving the two-goal margin."We built on Thursday's game with our passing," senior All-American midfielder Emily Cannon said. "We just fought. It was a really tough game because Conn. is really good this year, but we had some great touches and finishes on a goalie that held us to one goal on 40 shots last year."Two days prior, it was Yogerst's exceptional effort that lifted the Jumbos above the Nor'Easters. The first half was all Tufts, with a 15-1 advantage in shots and six penalty corners to the University of New England's two.Despite a five-save effort from first-year keeper Holly Smith, Yogerst found the back of the net four times in the opening 35 minutes. In the ninth minute of play, Terveer assisted Yogerst with her first goal of the evening, putting Tufts on the board early.A minute later, freshman forward Annie Artz got involved, connecting with Yogerst for Tufts' second goal of the day. The Jumbos continued to pressure as the half wore on and with 10 minutes left, Cannon dished another assist to Yogerst to put Tufts up 3-0."Our passing throughout the entire field was really clicking which allowed us to create space in behind their defense," Yogerst said. "We played a really offensive game which included our defense stepping up for interceptions and our offense cutting back to receive passes. Most of my goals were off of great feeds into the circle that I one-timed."Yogerst added to the growing margin when she scored off a pass from sophomore forward Allison Rolfe in the 27th minute to give Tufts a massive 4-0 advantage heading into the intermission."We focused not on who we were playing but on elevating our own game," Cannon said. "We focused on keeping up the pressure and putting the ball into the circle, where Chelsea was able to do a phenomenal job of finishing those looks."The visitors drew first blood in the second stanza. Two minutes in, junior forward Erin Bibber put a ball from senior co-captain forward Hayley LaPointe past Keenan to put the Nor'Easters on the board for the first time.12
Coming off a disappointing weekend in which it lost consecutive games for the first time all season and fell out of first place, Tufts volleyball took on two more NESCAC teams, Bates and Bowdoin, on a road trip to Maine in which they went 1-1.
Coming off a disappointing weekend in which it lost consecutive games for the first time all season and fell out of first place, Tufts volleyball took on two more NESCAC teams, Bates and Bowdoin, on a road trip to Maine in which they went 1-1.
Despite playing in front of a raucous homecoming crowd this past Saturday, the men's soccer team was unable to channel the energetic atmosphere into a win against Connecticut College, falling 2-1 in double overtime.
Despite playing in front of a raucous homecoming crowd this past Saturday, the mens soccer team was unable to channel the energetic atmosphere into a win against Connecticut College, falling 2-1 in double overtime.
The men's cross country team traveled a short distance to Boston's historic Franklin Park this weekend for the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) Championships to take on the region's best cross country teams from all divisions.
The mens cross country team traveled a short distance to Bostons historic Franklin Park this weekend for the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) Championships to take on the regions best cross country teams from all divisions.
The Jumbos have held a lead in all four of their games. They have scored first three times. They are 0-4.
While there has been much said about Tufts 26-game losing streak, the facts are simple: Despite 10 losses of eight points or fewer, including a 13-10 defeat last Saturday against Bowdoin, Tufts has not won a game since opening day of the 2010 season.
While there has been much said about Tufts' 26-game losing streak, the facts are simple: Despite 10 losses of eight points or fewer, including a 13-10 defeat last Saturday against Bowdoin, Tufts has not won a game since opening day of the 2010 season.
Coming off consecutive losses to NESCAC opponents at home, the womens soccer team traveled to Endicott and defeated the Gulls 3-0 in one of its most complete performances of the year.
Freshman Conner Calabro captured the Tufts womens tennis teams only victory against MIT this Tuesday, with the Jumbos falling 8-1 to the Engineers. It was the teams first loss of the season, as the only other event of the season that was scored in team format was Tufts 7-2 win over Babson on Sept. 18. The Jumbos were beaten out in every matchup except the No. 3 singles, in which Calabro easily defeated Krystal Lai of MIT 6-1, 6-1.
Coming off consecutive losses to NESCAC opponents at home, the women's soccer team traveled to Endicott and defeated the Gulls 3-0 in one of its most complete performances of the year.
The crew team kicked off its fall season at the Textile River Regatta, hosted by UMass Lowell, on Sunday. There were two boats crewed by Tufts at the race, one in the Open Four division and the other in the mens Club Eight division.
The crew team kicked off its fall season at the Textile River Regatta, hosted by UMass Lowell, on Sunday. There were two boats crewed by Tufts at the race, one in the Open Four division and the other in the men's Club Eight division.
In its penultimate tournament of the fall season, the men's golf team finished fourth out of eight teams at the Rhode Island College Fall Invitational on Friday. Led by junior Alex Zorniger, who shot a 77, Tufts finished with a team score of 330 in the one-day tournament, tied with Suffolk University, and 29 strokes behind tournament winner, Johnson and Wales University.
In its penultimate tournament of the fall season, the mens golf team finished fourth out of eight teams at the Rhode Island College Fall Invitational on Friday. Led by junior Alex Zorniger, who shot a 77, Tufts finished with a team score of 330 in the one-day tournament, tied with Suffolk University, and 29 strokes behind tournament winner, Johnson and Wales University.
Journalist Melissa Ludtke has been the subject of an ESPN documentary and has covered professional sports for more than 20 years. But her biggest accomplishment is something that continues to be a struggle for many: being a woman in a field traditionally dominated by men.
