In a scrappy, physical affair which both teams were lucky to get out of without serious injury, Tufts women's basketball avenged a blowout loss to Rhode Island College this past season with a 52?35 win on Tuesday night.
After capturing two individual victories against Wheaton College Saturday afternoon, junior Johann Schmidt expanded the portfolio of his already illustrious athletics career when he was awarded with yet another NESCAC award for swimming and diving performer of the week for the Jumbos - his first of the season.
Both the men's and women's track and field teams trekked up to Maine Saturday for the Bowdoin Invitational. The meet was promising for both teams' late season prospects, as the men excelled in distance events and the women took home six individual victories.
After starting its NESCAC campaign with back?to?back losses, the men's basketball team dropped to the bottom of the conference standings. Fast?forward two weeks, and the team has reeled off four straight wins including its two victories on the weekend, a 77?75nailbiter over Wesleyan and a 73?56 battering of Conn. College.
Despite leading or being tied after two periods in each of its games this weekend, the men's hockey team exited yet another NESCAC doubleheader without a victory. Overall, the Jumbos remain with just a single in?conference win this season.
Freshman Michael Winget made a splash for the Jumbos this weekend, cruising to three individual men's swimming victories and successfully securing his first career NESCAC Performer of the Week honor.
For weeks now, the No. 4 Jumbos have been struggling to balance their offensive and defensive performances, often prioritizing one while sacrificing the other.
In its first scored meet of the season, the women's track and field team fell just three points short of winning the Tufts Invitational on Jan. 12, falling to UMass Lowell in the first of their four home meets of the season. Although they came up short in the team competition, the Jumbos were able to secure five event victories on the day.
Following a 2?2 performance over winter break, the men's basketball team will look to improve on its overall 8?7 record in games against NESCACbottom?dwellers Wesleyan and Conn. College. The Cardinals and Camels will come to Cousens Gymnasium this weekend, both riding multiple?game losing streaks.
This weekend, the women's basketball team will look to remain undefeated in a pair of games against NESCAC opposition at Cousens Gymnasium. Tufts, ranked sixth in the nation by d3hoops.com and fourth by the NCAA coaches, will face 8?6 Wesleyan for the first time this season on Friday before a rematch of a December contest on Saturday afternoon against 6?9 Conn. College.
The men's basketball team took out its frustration on two underperforming Lesley University and Suffolk University teams this weekend, and now sits above .500 at 6?5 heading into winter break.
