The Tufts sailing team participated in seven regattas over the weekend of Sept. 22, its third week of the 2018–19 season, with several impressive results.The women's team took part in the Mrs. Hurst Bowl, hosted by Dartmouth, while co-ed boats took part in various regattas throughout New ...
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Disclaimer: Madeleine Oliver is a staff photographer for the Daily. She was not involved in the writing of this article.The Jumbos competed in the Purple Valley Classic on Saturday in Williamstown, Mass., where they built upon last week's first-place finish with more success, as they came ...
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Tufts visited conference rival Williams over the weekend to compete in its final competition before the NESCAC Qualifier. The Williams Fall Invite was held at the Taconic Golf Club in Williamstown, Mass., where the Jumbos finished in a tie for eighth place out of 20 teams, shooting 622 overall. ...
In its second meet of the season, Tufts took on 15 other teams at last Saturday's Purple Valley Classic hosted by Williams at Mt. Greylock High School in Williamstown, Mass. and finished a respectable seventh. Tufts totaled a score of 235, which trumped WPI's 247 points, but came just 10 points ...
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No. 3 Tufts picked up right where it left off last week to continue a promising 2018 campaign with a pair of 1–0 wins against MIT (6–3) and Kean University (4–6). While the box scores reveal tight games for the Jumbos, a stout defensive effort prevented either of their opponents from issuing much ...
In just the second night game in Ellis Oval’s existence, Tufts came out on top, 16–13, in a defensive battle with Wesleyan (1–1). The Jumbos’ victory in their 2018 home opener gives them a 2–0 record, as they join just three other NESCAC teams with an undefeated record.Tufts only put ...
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Both the co-ed and women's sailing teams went out for a packed weekend schedule. The co-ed team raced in the Hatch Brown Trophy, the Nicholas Barnett Trophy and the Donaghy Bowl, while the women’s side sailed in the Regis Trophy. Meanwhile, both teams sent sailors to the two-day New England ...
The Jumbos will return to Ellis Oval on Saturday for their first home game of the 2018 season against the Wesleyan Cardinals.With kickoff set for 6 p.m., it will be the second-ever home night game in program history — the team played its first against Wesleyan in the 2016 season opener.The two teams ...
Tufts opened its season at home this past weekend, slicing its way right into the thick of local competition against Wesleyan, Amherst and MIT in the Tufts Invitational.Coming into this fall, Tufts embraced the challenge of rebuilding its team, having to fill several open spots. “I’m really excited ...
On Saturday the Jumbos completed and won an 8,000-meter race at the Pineland Super XC Shootout to launch their 2018 campaign. The Jumbos registered a score of 124, edging the host Bates Bobcats, who totaled 128 points. Southern Maine finished third.“It was a sunny morning and … one of our teammates ...
Tufts traveled to Middlebury's Ralph Myhre Golf Course over the weekend to compete in the Duke Nelson Invitational in its second tournament of the fall season.The Jumbos tied with the Springfield College Pride for tenth place in a field of 22 teams over the tournament's two rounds. The Duke ...
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The Jumbos competed in its season opener at the Pineland Super XC Shootout in Gloucester, Maine on Saturday. While it was a straight shootout between two teams, Tufts beat out Bates to start its season on a victorious note.The 5,000-meter run was the only event of the competition. Tufts senior co-captain ...
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At a perfect 5–0 in the season after only two weeks, the Jumbos moved to No. 3 in the nation and are one of only two NESCAC teams in the Top 25, the other being the Conn. College Camels, who sit at No. 21. While the Jumbos conceded their first goal of the season in a non-conference matchup against the Wheaton Lyons on Sunday, they were able to go 2–0 in the NESCAC after beating the Bates Bobcats 1–0 at home in overtime the day before. Earlier in the week on Tuesday, Tufts eased to a 3–0 win over visiting Keene State.
"We were going back and forth the whole tiebreak," Grant said. "We both had lot of match points when we got to 12–12, 13–13, 14–14. It was basically who was lucky enough to get the ball in. I got more lucky than him, and I won. [Middlebury] was getting into it, we were getting into it. It was fun."
