Request an interview from Eric Weikert and the Georgia native will oblige in a manner befitting a true Southern gentleman. However, he will politely insist on a small caveat.
This past weekend, Tufts got the opportunity it was looking for: a head?to?head battle against Amherst, the nation's third?ranked team and Tufts' perennial NESCAC rival. But ultimately, the Lord Jeffs proved too much to handle, and the Jumbos fell short in the finals of the Nor'Easter Bowl at Wellesley to close out an otherwise successful weekend.
On Sunday, with the world's most prestigious green jacket on the line, two of the greatest shots ever hit at Augusta National told the story of the 2012 Masters Tournament. There was no Tiger Woods or Rory McIlroy among the leaders, and after four holes on Sunday even Phil Mickelson was on the outside looking in. But on a weekend that was supposed to feature the aforementioned players, the day belonged to Louis Oosthuizen, a smiley, 29?year?old, gap?toothed South African, and Bubba Watson, a General Lee driving, boy?band singing lefty who uses a pink driver. And boy, did they produce the spectacular.
The late Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi famously said that winning is a habit. Good teams don't just beat their opponents but also go into every game expecting to do so. In essence, they forget how to lose.
Senior Lindsay Griffith has always had two things in her blood: the NESCAC and coaching. Her parents were both dual-sport athletes at Bates. Her father, William, played soccer and skied, while her mother, Tracey, played field hockey and ran track. William - or Will Da Beast, as he is lovingly called - would go on to coach a young Lindsay in soccer, while Tracey would coach her two former sports on the middle- and high-school levels for 10 years.
The No. 12 men's lacrosse team nearly let one slip away at Middlebury yesterday. The Jumbos, who led by five goals in the third quarter, allowed the host Panthers to claw back in the third and fourth quarters and close to within one goal in the waning minutes of regulation.
The No. 12 women's lacrosse team just needed a win. After suffering defeats in their last three games, all to conference opponents, the Jumbos were hovering close to the .500 mark, a line that the team is desperate not to cross. But against Endicott on Wednesday, Tufts managed to right the ship, building an 8-1 halftime lead before taking the game 14-7.
The late Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi famously said that winning is a habit. Good teams don't just beat their opponents but also go into every game expecting to do so. In essence, they forget how to lose.
The No. 12 men's lacrosse team nearly let one slip away at Middlebury yesterday. The Jumbos, who led by five goals in the third quarter, allowed the host Panthers to claw back in the third and fourth quarters and close to within one goal in the waning minutes of regulation.
