Women
This past Saturday at Middlebury, the Amherst women’s cross country team took third place at the 2014 NESCAC Championships. The team averaged a 6K finishing time of 23:27.8, just behind Middlebury’s winning 22:46.4 and Williams’ second place (22:54.3). The Jeffs have finished in the top three at 11 of the past 12 NESCAC Championships.
Women
This past Saturday at Middlebury, the Amherst women’s cross country team took third place at the 2014 NESCAC Championships. The team averaged a 6K finishing time of 23:27.8, just behind Middlebury’s winning 22:46.4 and Williams’ second place (22:54.3). The Jeffs have finished in the top three at 11 of the past 12 NESCAC Championships.
In September, Chris Tamasi ’15 was nominated for the 2014 Allstate American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team for his outstanding community service. But the accolades didn’t stop there. Last Monday, during his weekly visit to the Amherst Survival Center, Tamasi was surprised by his parents, friends, coaches and Amherst College representatives with a trophy reception ceremony.
“I was ambushed with emotion — dealing with the surprise, trying to make sense of what was going on and gathering my emotions so I could thank everyone,” Tamasi said.
The Amherst College volleyball team finished regular season action this week with victories against NESCAC foes Bowdoin and Colby. Amherst improved to 20-6 overall and 7-2 in conference play, securing the third seed in this weekend’s NESCAC postseason tournament.
In a game that saw Amherst (11-5-0) outshoot Middlebury (10-6-0) 16-5, the Jeffs found themselves unable to capitalize, falling 1-0 in a heartbreaking loss in the NESCAC Quarterfinals. The fifth-seeded Panthers found the back of the net in the first half on a Katherine Hobbs goal that would be just enough to lift them over the fourth seeded Jeffs.
Amherst now awaits news of a possible NCAA at-large bid in hopes of having a chance to pursue the national title. With the win, Middlebury advances to the semifinals where they will face off against top-ranked Williams.
In a battle of the fourth and fifth-ranked teams in the nation, the Amherst field hockey team fell by a 1-0 score to lower seeded Tufts.
The battle proved to be mainly defensive, with the first shot not coming until late in the 10th minute of play.
Mary Margaret Stoll ’17 had a strong chance for the Jeffs in the 25th minute, coralling the rebound and putting the ball back on goal. However, the Tufts’ keeper was there to make the stop and keep Amherst off the board.
After a disappointing stretch for the men’s soccer team, the Jeffs responded in convincing fashion by closing out the regular season with a victory and by advancing to the NESCAC Semifinals for the fifth straight season. The Jeffs now stand at 12-1-3 overall and 7-1-2 in the NESCAC.
In their victory over Trinity, the Jeffs received a variety of scoring contributions from different members of the squad. In the process, the Jeffs also matched their season best of four goals in a game.
