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.
The No. 10 women's basketball team traveled to Bridgewater St. on Saturday for a matchup that had all of the makings of a trap game. Tufts was playing its fourth game in eight days - three of which were on the road - and its final game before winter break. The Bears also offered the Jumbos their toughest competition to date, entering the game with a 6?1 record and three victories over NESCAC opponents, including one over formerly ranked Williams.
As an avid college football fan, this is both my favorite and least favorite season of the year.
After starting out the season strong, the men's hockey team has sputtered amid numerous injuries and this weekend the Jumbos dropped their second straight pair of NESCAC games, falling to a strong No. 8 Bowdoin squad on Friday evening before losing to Colby on Saturday.
When the Washington Redskins traded three future first?round picks and one future second?round pick to the St. Louis Rams in order to select quarterback Robert Griffin III in this year's draft, many experts chastised the decision, calling it another dumb transaction made by an organization known for mishandling the draft.
It's the most wonderful time of the year. NFL teams are in the middle of playoff hunts, college football bowl games are about to begin, the NBA is in full swing and college basketball is already in its own world of chaos.
For coach Bob Sheldon, recruiting players who can make an immediate impact is becoming a habit. Last year, it was C.J. Moss and Ben Ferris. This year, it's Steve Haladyna and Tom Palleschi.
