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NFL Week in Review: Rookie QBs
By Oliver Fox | September 29Let me make one thing clear: Rookie quarterbacks are not treated fairly in the world of sports criticism.
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Men’s soccer draws at Colby, remains unbeaten on season
By Matt Chen | September 28Tufts men’s soccer faced its first double overtime of the season, ending the 110 minutes of play in a 1–1 draw at Colby on Saturday, moving the Jumbos’ record to 5–0–1 on the season. A strong defensive game from both teams, Tufts fought back from a Colby goal late in the first half to tie it with four minutes left in regulation. However, neither team was able to find the back of the net throughout both periods of overtime.
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Women's soccer rolls past NEC and Colby, falls to MIT
By Isaac Karp | September 28After a breakout 2019 season, where Tufts University women’s Soccer danced to the NCAA tournament’s Sweet Sixteen, the Jumbos began their 2021 season with NESCAC title hopes, and their performances so far have rarely disappointed.
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The End Around: Is it the Chargers' time?
By Henry Gorelik | September 28Sports fans, by definition, are hopeless and idealistic reactionaries. We sit glued to our seats, trying to extrapolate the bigger picture of the individual decisions, games and players that we watch.
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Field hockey outscores opponents 18–1 in first 4 games
By Sophia Antezana | September 24Returning to competition for the first time since 2019, Tufts field hockey kicked off its season against conference foe Williams at Ounjian Field on Sept. 11. The Jumbos entered the match ranked fourth in the nation, while the Williams Ephs ranked 10th in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association's preseason poll. Now four games into the 2021 season, the Jumbos boast a perfect record of 4–0, outscoring their opponents with an impressive 18–1.
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Men's soccer keeps rolling, dominates Brandeis and Salem State
By Jack Adgate | September 24This week, the men’s soccer team stayed hot, defeating Brandeis University and Salem State University. Tufts showcased an offensive outburst on Saturday, netting four goals and blanking Brandeis. The Jumbos followed up this performance by putting in five more goals on Tuesday night en route to a 5–1 victory over the Salem State Vikings.
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Tufts cross country teams both finish second at Bates
By Brigitte Wilson | September 22The Tufts men’s and women’s cross country teams looked robust at the Bates Super XC Shootout meet on Saturday, continuing their excellent start to the season. Both finished second overall, with a number of strong individual finishes among the men and women’s teams.
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Tufts tennis teams look to build off promising starts
By Steven Landry | September 22This past weekend, both Jumbo tennis teams left their home courts adjacent to Harleston Hall for competitions that spanned the entire weekend. While Tufts men's tennis trekked to Middlebury to face off against five other teams, Tufts women's tennis commuted to nearby Cambridge for a four team tournament at MIT.
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Volleyball splits first weekend of NESCAC competition
By Keila McCabe | September 22Volleyball split games this weekend, winning 3–0 over Connecticut College on Friday night and losing 3–2 to Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon. The team now stands at 6–1 on the season after facing its first NESCAC competition of the season in the Connecticut College Camels and the Wesleyan Cardinals. Friday night’s match was quickly won in three by the Jumbos (25–16, 25–18, 25–10). Saturday’s match against the Cardinals was long and extremely competitive, with many back-and-forth scores throughout five sets (20–25, 25–11, 21–25, 34–32, 13–15).
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Jumbo Sam Brill gets face to face with Djokovic and Medvedev at US Open
By Ananda Kao | September 20While watching the U.S. Open finals on Sunday, Sept. 12, many Tufts students may have recognized a familiar face on the court. Junior Sam Brill was frequently caught by ESPN's cameras standing directly behind Novak Djokovic or Daniil Medvedev, serving as a ball boy for the historic match at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Brill did not simply stumble upon this gig — working a match on the biggest stage in tennis was over six years in the making for him.
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Tufts football newcomers shine in otherwise grim opening day loss at Trinity
By Ethan Grubelich | September 20Tufts football played its first game in 679 days on Saturday afternoon at Trinity College to begin the 2021 NESCAC football season. The Trinity College Bantams are the NESCAC football record champions, with nine titles, whereas the Jumbos have yet to capture their first. The Bantams had not lost an opening-day game since 1995 until 2019, when the Jumbos stunned the then-reigning NESCAC champions in an epic defensive effort at Ellis Oval. This marked the Tufts football program’s first victory over the Bantams since 2007. On Saturday, however, the Jumbos were not just faced with arguably their greatest test of the season, but also their mission to turn the tides of history.
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Men's soccer moves to 3–0 after wins over Williams, Wesleyan
By Jack Adgate | September 16Tufts men’s soccer was victorious over both Williams on Saturday and Wesleyan on Tuesday of this past week. The wins push the Jumbos' record to 3–0 after an opening-night win over MIT last week.
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Volleyball sweeps Tufts Invitational, continues undefeated start to season
By Matt Chen | September 16Riding on the heels of a season-opening win against Roger Williams, Tufts Volleyball continued its strong start to the season, sweeping the Tufts Invitational over the weekend. The Jumbos won games against the visiting Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks, the Brandeis University Judges and the Wellesley College Blue. Head coach Cora Thompson expressed her excitement to have the team be back with fans in Cousens Gymnasium in an email to the Daily.
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Women’s soccer beats Williams for first time since 2006 in season opener
By Emma Joyce | September 14In their last game of the 2019 season, the Tufts Jumbos were defeated 2–1 by the Williams Ephs in the 2019 NCAA Sweet 16. Now, almost two years later and in their first game back since that playoff loss, the Jumbos got their revenge at home on Bello Field with a 1–0 win over the Ephs on Saturday.
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Cross country teams overcome 'Green Monster' through preparation, team camaraderie
By Arnav Sacheti | September 14In a strong start to the season on Saturday at the Trinity Invitational in Manchester, Conn., the Tufts men’s and women’s cross country teams dominated both of their respective 5K races. A total of seven schools brought their men’s and women’s teams to the meet — the Tufts men finished first and the Tufts women took second place behind Wesleyan.
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Traynor’s golden goal delivers thrilling opening night win for men's soccer
By Ethan Grubelich | September 10The Jumbos’ quest of their third consecutive NCAA Div. III Men’s Soccer title began a year later than expected on Tuesday night with a 1–0 overtime victory over the MIT Engineers. The two sets of bleachers at Bello Field overflowed with Tufts students and other spectators as a beautiful night before the first day of classes proved to be the perfect time to welcome fans back for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and to create an energizing home atmosphere for the players.
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Volleyball wins home opener against Roger Williams
By Keila McCabe | September 10Tufts volleyball swept Roger Williams Wednesday night in its season opener after a 662-day hiatus from competitive play. The Jumbos won 3–0 to the visiting Hawks. A combination of junior and senior leadership with some sophomore additions worked together on the court for a night of dynamic success. Despite several long, competitive points and many rallies with the Hawks, the squad held early leads in each set, securely winning each (25–10, 25–17, 25–14). Fifth-year senior middle hitter and co-captain Jennifer Ryan said being back on the court felt amazing and that she is looking forward to the upcoming season.
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Fall sports prepare to compete after cancelled 2020–21 seasons
By Sophia Antezana | September 8In 2019, Tufts men’s soccer won its third NCAA National Championship in four years, Tufts volleyball finished with a remarkable 28–2 record and many more notable athletic accomplishments marked an amazing fall for Tufts Athletics. However, after an unprecedented spring without athletic competitions and a summer with the COVID-19 pandemic in full force, all competition was cancelled for the fall and winter of 2020–21. Now, almost two years later, Tufts fall athletes are eager to be able to compete again.
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Tufts welcomes two-time Olympian Gaurika Singh into the Class of 2025
By Nicole Setow | September 8Among Tufts University’s talented incoming class, only one first-year has“2x Olympian” in her Instagram bio. That student is Gaurika Singh, an 18-year-old swimmer that proudly represented Nepal in the 2016 Rio Olympics and returned as the nation’s flag bearer this past summer in Tokyo.
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First-year Jumbo 'The True Ninja' competes on ‘American Ninja Warrior’
By Ananda Kao | September 8Standing atop the infamous 30-foot “Spider Trap,” incoming first-year True Becker hit his first-ever buzzer on “American Ninja Warrior” (ANW) Season 13with Jumbo cheering him on from the sidelines. Becker, better known in the ANW community as “The True Ninja,” finished fourth during the second night of the semifinals with a time of 4:44.29. Additionally, he was one of three teenagers that made up the top four spots that night. This is the first season ANW has allowed younger athletes to compete.
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