The 18th-ranked Amherst women’s soccer team kicked off to a strong start capturing a victory in their season opener in an away matchup against Mount Holyoke College and then returning to home action to defeat NESCAC opponent Bowdoin and Springfield College.
At Mount Holyoke, Amherst dominated play, controlling possession of the ball and tempo of play. Mount Holyoke, however, was the first to slot the ball between the posts when Ashleigh Hartsock connected on an assist from Sara Sanau Ruiz in the 17th minute of action.
Q: Was football always your passion?
A: Football has been a passion of mine since I was child. I grew up in a very athletic family and sports were always a big part of our lives. I played football, hockey and baseball throughout high school but football was always my number one.
Q: How did you end up at Tufts?
A: I actually went to Colgate for two years before transferring to Tufts. I looked at a lot of NESCAC schools before choosing Colgate, so I was very familiar with the league.
The Amherst men’s golf team opened its 2015 season with a 10th-place finish at the annual Williams Fall Invitational, a tournament hosted at the par-71 Taconic Golf Club in Williamstown.
NESCAC competitor Trinity won the tournament with a team score of 601. Williams, the host team, finished in second place with a 605 combined score. They were followed by Western New England, who posted a 612 team score.
Amherst posted a 309 score on day one and a 316 on day two to finish with a team total of 625.
The men’s cross country team got off to a strong start at the UMass Invitational last weekend. Facing a six-team field from Division I, the team amassed 59 points and finished second overall behind the University of Connecticut.
The Amherst College women’s volleyball team (4-0) started the season in dominant fashion, defeating four non-conference opponents in the Wildcat Invitational hosted by Johnson & Wales University on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11 and 12.
Entering the season ranked 13th in the nation, the Amherst College field hockey team handily defeated Five College opponent Mount Holyoke before falling to third-ranked Bowdoin this past Saturday.
The game against Mount Holyoke marked the team’s season opener, and the offense came out strong. Four different Amherst players contributed goals, and the Jeffs took the game by a decisive 5-0 score.
Katie Paolano ’16 quickly put Amherst on the board, collecting her own rebound and finding the back of the net just two minutes into play.
Men
This year, the Amherst men’s golf team looks to improve upon their results from their 2014-2015 season. Their fall season last year was highlighted by a 13th-place finish out of a field of 22 at the 2014 ECAC Division III New England Championships. This tournament was their last of the fall, and they didn’t resume action until the spring. In April they earned fifth place out of a 17-team field at the Hampton Inn Collegiate Invitational, showing great improvement over their fall results.
