The NESCAC Golf Championships may take place in late April, but before a team can even think of bringing home a conference championship, they must qualify in September. Over the weekend, the Jumbos unsuccessfully attempted to do just that by placing sixth in the competition at Bowdoin, two spots out of qualification.
Tufts lost at Bates on Saturday. The streak extended to 25 games. A loss is a loss.
Since 1998, no team has repeated as Stanley Cup Champion. So much depends on a hot hand in goal or a surging offense that the regular season winds up as a prelude to the long stretch that is the Stanley Cup Playoffs. But with the pucks set to drop on Tuesday evening, the Daily is here to break down the storylines heading into the season and take a look at which squads will play a part in determining the 2014 champ.
Tufts volleyball won both of its games this weekend, improving its record to 11-4 overall and moving into a tie for first place in the NESCAC with Williams College.
Any smart football coach will tell you that games are won and lost on the practice field. Most, though, will not mention a necessary prerequisite to practice: coloring.
At the end of the season, a football team is judged on wins and losses and usually nothing more. In that sense, Tufts 52-9 loss to Wesleyan last weekend will count just the same as a one-point loss. For the Jumbos, though, it was the manner in which they lost that is so frustrating.
Any smart football coach will tell you that games are won and lost on the practice field. Most, though, will not mention a necessary prerequisite to practice: coloring.
With 45 seconds left in the second overtime, it looked like the women's soccer team was going to leave Wesleyan with a 0-0 tie. But in the waning seconds of the game, the Jumbos were able to take the ball from one end of the field to the other, and freshman midfielder Robin Estus sunk a goal with just under half a minute to go.
The Jumbos continued to roll on Tuesday evening, defeating visiting UMass Dartmouth 5-1 for their second non-conference victory and fifth victory overall. The win marked another dominant performance for the Jumbos, who have controlled possession and pace of play in every game this season.
For the past three years, a staple of the Tufts men's soccer team has been its strong recruiting classes, which have made an immediate impact on the pitch. Two years ago, it was the dynamic duo of now-junior forwards Maxime Hoppenot and Gus Santos, who combined to score 13 goals their rookie seasons to go along with Santos' NESCAC Rookie of the Year award.
Once again, the Tufts sailing team was all over the New England coast as they competed in nine regattas this weekend. The co-ed and women's teams competed in two main regattas, the Hatch Brown Trophy hosted by MIT and the Mrs. Hurst Bowl hosted by Dartmouth, respectively, as they looked to see where they measured up against some of the top teams in the country.
Once again, the Tufts sailing team was all over the New England coast as they competed in nine regattas this weekend. The co-ed and womens teams competed in two main regattas, the Hatch Brown Trophy hosted by MIT and the Mrs. Hurst Bowl hosted by Dartmouth, respectively, as they looked to see where they measured up against some of the top teams in the country.
The nationally ranked womens and mens cross country teams finished second and fourth, respectively, in highly competitive fields at the University of Southern Maine Invitational in Gorham, Maine, on Saturday.
The nationally ranked women's and men's cross country teams finished second and fourth, respectively, in highly competitive fields at the University of Southern Maine Invitational in Gorham, Maine, on Saturday.
The men's soccer team defeated Brandeis 2-0 Saturday at Kraft Field, improving to 4-1 for the year while handing the 12th-ranked team in the nation their first loss.
It's often said that there are two sides to every story. Last Wednesday in my fellow columnist Aaron Leibowitz's 'The Fan,' he presented a strong case in favor of paying college athletes. After reading it, I rethought why I felt the way I did and wanted to put that into writing to present my side to the story.
Tufts volleyball improved its record to 9-4 by winning two out of three games this weekend. The Jumbos started their NESCAC campaign at Cousens Gymnasium with wins against Trinity on Friday night and Wesleyan on Saturday. They fell to visiting Roger Williams in the final game of the weekend, taking New England's top-ranked team to five sets.
There were two clear takeaways from the NESCAC's first-ever night game at Wesleyan on Saturday. One: The Cardinals' offense is deadly. Two: Tufts has a long way to go.
The women's soccer team pulled off its second win of the season and its first non-conference win against Wheaton on Wednesday afternoon. The Jumbos dominated the first half with two goals and 13 shots and did not back down in the second half, even after a goal by Wheaton in the 66th minute.
The No. 2 field hockey team, which received five first-place votes in this week's NFHCA poll, continued its smooth start with a conference win on the road this past Tuesday. Tufts took down Wesleyan, 3-0, outshooting the Cardinals 19-6 and finishing the day with 12 penalty corner opportunities.
