Women’s Hockey Season Ends in Heartbreak

Women’s ice hockey narrowly lost the NCAA Division III National Championship in the longest game in the tournament’s history. Despite the Mammoths’ resilience, they came up short in a 2-1 loss after an intense game lasting over three hours.

Around the Herd: March 15 to March 21 in Athletics

In this edition of Around the Herd: swim and dive impressed at the NCAA Championships, women’s lacrosse extended their winning streak, and men’s lacrosse won against Bates and York Colleges.

Around the Herd: Feb. 15 to Feb. 21 in Amherst Sports

In this week’s edition of Around the Herd, several sports end their regular seasons, Women's Squash clinches fifth at the Kurtz Cup, and teams from Hockey to Track prepare for upcoming championships.

Alpine Ski Team Reflects on First Full Season in Recent Memory

This year, thanks to prolonged efforts to secure funding, the Amherst Alpine Racing Team was able to have its first full season in recent memory. The team's captains reflect on a successful six weeks — full of early mornings, long bus rides, and high-speed runs.

Around the Herd: Feb. 8 to Feb. 14

In this week’s edition of Around the Herd, catch up on all the Mammoths’ latest results, including two wins by Women's Basketball and an Amherst athlete earning NESCAC Diver of the Year.

Around the Herd: J-Term

In this edition of Around the Herd: exceptional performances by Women's Hockey stars, Trips to California and Puerto Rico, two Mammoths of the Month, a strong start to the Track season, and more you may have missed in Amherst sports this past January!

Back-to-back Wins Keep Women’s Basketball Undefeated

After an away win against New Jersey City University on Sunday, Dec. 4, the Mammoths faced NESCAC rival Wesleyan the next night. They came out on top against the Cardinals, stopping a late rally to stay undefeated as they head into their final game of the semester.

Men’s Basketball Wins One, Loses Two, Falling to 3-5

The men’s basketball team lost an away game against Colby-Sawyer College on Thursday, Dec. 1, and blew a 15-point halftime lead at home against Springfield College on Tuesday, Dec. 8. Now eight games into the season, the Mammoths are 3-5.

Men’s Hockey Wins Both Games, Giving Coach His 500th Win

Amherst men’s hockey earned two wins this weekend, rallying to complete a late comeback to take down Wesleyan 3-2 in overtime, then defeating No. 11 Trinity by the same score. The team’s second win of the weekend was head coach Jack Arena’s ’83 500th career win.

Women’s Hockey Upsets No. 3 Middlebury — Twice

The No. 11-ranked women’s hockey team traveled to Middlebury for their second NESCAC series of the season this past weekend. The Mammoths returned from Vermont with two wins, having handed the No. 3 Panthers their first two losses of the 2022-23 season by identical 4-2 scorelines.

Squash Teams Beat Hamilton, Fall to Trinity

The Amherst squash teams took on NESCAC competition for the first time this past week. Both the men’s and women’s team handily defeated Hamilton on Saturday, Dec. 3, but were beaten by national powerhouse Trinity on Tuesday, Dec. 6.

Swim and Dive Goes 3-0 to Open Season

Both the men’s and women’s swim and dive teams have opened their seasons with three straight wins. The two teams beat Colby, Wesleyan, and Middlebury to open their 2022-23 dual-meet schedule 3-0.

Winter Athletes Embrace Different Thanksgiving Break

While most students return to their hometowns over break, many student-athletes must remain on campus with their teams. Staff writer Maya Reiner ’25 gains insight into this unique experience.

Women’s Hockey 3-1 To Start Season

Coming off a season that ended with a loss in the NESCAC Final, the women’s hockey team has started this year strong, winning three of their first four games.

Men’s Hockey Begins Season Well, Going 2-1-1

The men’s hockey team has started the season well, going 2-1-1 in their first four games. Ben Kuzma ’25 leads the team with seven total points and earned NESCAC Player of the Week for his efforts.

Men’s Squash Wins, Women Lose on Opening Weekend

With their hopes high after strong seasons that saw the men’s team take home a third-place finish at the CSA Summers Cup, and the women place fifth place at the CSA Kurtz Cup, both of Amherst’s squash teams opened their 2022-23 campaigns this past weekend.

Women’s Basketball Undefeated Through First Four Games

The women’s basketball team has opened their 2022-2023 season with four wins and sights set high as this young team goes into the rest of the season.

Men’s Basketball 3-3 at Season’s Quarter Mark

The men’s basketball team has had an up-and-down start to the young season. Now six games into their 24-game season, the team’s record is 3-3.

No. 9 Women’s Basketball Opens Season Strong, Goes 2-0

Coming off a Final Four appearance in the 2021-22 season, the Amherst women’s basketball team opened their season with two wins this past weekend. In their tip-off tournament, the Mammoths put on a clinic, first beating local rival Springfield College 54-50 before besting Rowan College 57-50.

Dani Valdez ’22, 2022 All-American, Looks Back on Career

Dani Valdez ’22 ended her collegiate basketball career with a variety of honors and awards. Staff writer Maya Reiner ’25 sat down with Valdez to talk about her career and reflect on what got her to this point.

A Look Back on Women’s Basketball’s Wonder Season

Despite their season ending against the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Thursday, the Mammoths made the most of their first season back from the Covid hiatus and have much to look forward to in the next few years after their miraculous Final Four run.

Swimmers, Divers Compete, Break Record at NCAAs

Nine different members of the women’s swim and dive team achieved All-American honors at nationals over spring break. The Mammoths brought home 13 All-America accolades, four of which were first-team finishes.

Indoor Track and Field Athletes Compete Well at Nationals

Nine track athletes competed at the Division III National Championships during the first weekend of spring break, representing their school across a diverse set of events.

Women’s Basketball on to NCAA Sweet 16

The women’s basketball team took on SUNY Polytechnic Institute and St. John Fisher College in the Rounds of 64 and 32, winning both games in well-fought matches. The Mammoths are off to the Sweet 16 for the first time since their Covid-shortened 2019-20 season.

Squash Finishes Season With Individuals at Nationals

After their strong finishes in the Summers and Kurtz Cups, Callie DeLalio ’24 and Adam Lichtmacher ’23 represented Amherst in the College Squash Association’s National Individual Tournaments.

Women’s Ice Hockey Loses in NESCAC Finals

Women’s hockey finished their season this past weekend, traveling to Middlebury for the final rounds of the NESCAC Tournament. After taking down Colby in overtime on Saturday, the Mammoths lost a 2-0 heartbreaker to Middlebury in the conference final.

Track and Field Runners, Jumpers Qualify for Nationals

School records came crashing down at the indoor track and field National Qualifying Meet this past weekend. More than eight athletes will fly to North Carolina to compete at Nationals this coming weekend.

Women’s Basketball Win Streak Snapped in NESCAC Finals

After winning 11 straight games and cruising to the finals of the NESCAC championship, Amherst women’s basketball fell short in a low-scoring defensive slugfest against Bates.

Women’s Hockey Qualifies for Conference Semis

Women’s hockey took the ice at Orr Rink for their NESCAC Quarterfinal Matchup on Saturday, overcoming a slow start to roll over Bowdoin by a score of 5-0. With the win, the Mammoths advanced to the conference tournament’s semifinal round, which will be played this coming weekend.

Track and Field Shows Well at DIII Championships

The women’s and men’s track and field teams took third and sixth place, respectively, at the Division III New England Championships this past weekend. 28 athletes claimed all-New England honors.

Women’s Dive Punches Ticket To Nationals

The women’s diving team showed out at the NCAA North/Northeast Regional Championships, taking first and second on the 1-meter board. Two divers will continue on to Nationals.

Women’s Squash Team Finishes Fifth at B-Level Nationals

Following a fourth-place finish at the NESCAC tournament, the women’s squash team finished the year with a strong win over Williams — their first since 1998 — to take fifth place in the 2022 Kurtz Cup.

In NESCAC Quarterfinals, Men’s Hockey Falls to Ephs

In their third meeting with Williams of the season, the men’s hockey team fell to the Ephs in the quarterfinals of the NESCAC tournament, ending their season with a final record of 9-13-2.

Track and Field Nears New England Championships

This past weekend, both the men’s and women’s track and field teams found success at their final meet of the season, the Ruddy Invitational. The New England Championships await for 53 athletes this weekend.

Women’s Basketball Win Streak at 10, Into Semis

Amherst women's basketball took down Colby in their first game of the NESCAC tournament, their 10th straight win. The win sets up a semifinal berth and a matchup with Tufts next weekend.

Women’s Hockey Bags Top-10 Win, Quarterfinal Home Ice

The Mammoths closed out a strong final stretch of the season, winning one and drawing one of a pair of matchups with Colby, enough to earn themselves home-field advantage in the first round of the NESCAC playoffs.

Missed Opportunities Abound in Men’s Hockey Losses to Midd, Williams

Amherst men’s hockey suffered a pair of close defeats this past weekend, falling to Middlebury in overtime before a tough loss to Williams.

Ephs Best Mammoths in Tight NESCAC Quarterfinal

Men’s basketball came heartbreakingly close to victory in their first game of the NESCAC playoffs against Williams. They fought back from a number of steep deficits, but ultimately fell just short in the final few minutes.

Men’s Squash Finishes Third at CSA Nationals

After a fifth-place finish at the NESCAC tournament, the men’s squash team finished the year off strong, taking third place at the 2022 Summers Cup.

Men Swim for Records, Third at NESCACs

Men’s swim and dive took third place overall at the NESCAC Championships. Five swimmers took home All-NESCAC honors.

Women’s Basketball Seeded Third, NESCACs Next

Amherst women’s basketball defeated conference No. 1 Trinity and New Jersey City University, extending their win streak to nine games, and placing them at No. 3 in the NESCAC rankings. They enter the NESCAC tournament ranked 11th nationally.

Men’s Hockey Splits Pair of Crucial NESCAC Contests

Amherst men’s hockey took a two-game road trip this weekend, traveling first to New London, Conn., to take on the Camels and then to Medford, Mass., to face the Jumbos. The Mammoths returned to Amherst with one win and one loss.

Scoring Runs Define Men’s Basketball’s Two Close Losses

The men’s basketball team returned to action this past weekend, closing NESCAC regular-season play with a tough weekend in which they lost close games to Trinity and Connecticut College.

Women’s Swim Finds Individual, Team Success at NESCACs

Amherst collected their top-three NESCAC spot for the third consecutive year, bringing home ten All-NESCAC awards among seven athletes. The team also returned with two new school records in the 1650-yard freestyle and the 200-yard butterfly.

Women's Hockey Finds Late-Season Momentum

Women’s ice hockey split a two-game series with the Trinity Bantams before blowing out the University of New England Nor’easters. Just two regular season games remain.

Amherst Track and Field Shines Despite Myriad of Injuries

Track and field found success in their second-to-last meet of the season at Middlebury. The men placed second; the women placed third. A slew of athletes qualified for New Englands.

Women's Squash Finishes Fourth at NESCACs

Amherst women’s squash fought hard at the NESCAC championships this past weekend, eventually falling in the semifinals to the Trinity. They finished fourth overall.

Win Streaks Define Women's Hockey's Interterm

Women’s hockey excelled in conference play over the last six weeks, positioning themselves for a playoff run at the end of the month.

Ranked Number 11, Women's Basketball Keeps Rolling

The Mammoths have rolled through January, boasting a 16-2 record and No. 11 national ranking.

Squash's J-Term Highlighted by Chang's Perfect Game

Both the men’s and women’s squash teams started January strong before stumbling against tougher competition to end the regular season, finishing 10-8, and 9-4, respectively.

Swim and Dive Teams Off to Strong Start

Despite the cancellation of their annual training trip to Puerto Rico, the women’s and men’s swim and dive team has been hard at work over interterm, facing off against Union College, Williams, Connecticut College, and Springfield College.

Track and Field Finds Success Early in Season

Amherst track and field won the Middlebury Winterfell, qualified athletes for the New England Championships, and watched school records fall in their first three meets of the indoor season.

Men's Basketball Seeks Improvement From Winter

Men’s basketball saw a string of up and down results in January, but pulled off big-time wins against conference rivals Williams and Wesleyan.

Men's Hockey Struggles to Find Mid-Season Rhythm

Men’s hockey posted uneven results through January, but has done enough to keep postseason hope alive.

Athletic Teams Gear Up for Winter Break and J-term

Amherst’s winter athletes will be hard at work over J-term both preparing for games and representing the college in competition across the country, and in some cases, around the world. We recap what the Mammoths will be up to during this holiday season.

Women’s Basketball Stays Unbeaten With Two Wins

In a pair of road victories last week, over Emmanuel College and conference rivals Wesleyan University, the women's basketball stretched their unbeaten streak to seven games to begin the season, Violet Glickman '25 writes.

Women’s Hockey Has Inconsistent Winter

The defending-conference-champion Mammoths narrowly lost to the number-one ranked Middlebury Panthers on Friday, Dec. 3 and Saturday, Dec. 4. They lost by a one-goal deficit in both games.

Men’s Basketball Enters Finals Week Undefeated After Eight Games

Amherst men’s basketball stayed perfect this past week, making it eight straight to begin the season. The Mammoths beat Saint Elizabeth’s University and Springfield College on the back of strong defense.

Swimming and Diving Team Makes a Splash in First Competitions

Over the November break, both the women’s and men’s swim and dive teams blew Colby out of the water in their season opener. Then successfully defended their Little Three supremacy against Wesleyan just two days later.

Men's Hockey Falls to 1-3 After Opening-Week Play

While most Amherst students were celebrating Thanksgiving — and time off from classes — men’s hockey made its return to competition for the first time in almost two years. Although there were successes, Amherst stumbled to a 1-3 record in the four-game stretch.

Women’s Basketball Starts 2021 Season with Three Big Wins

The 16th-ranked Amherst women’s basketball team returned to the court for the first time in two years this past week, going 3-0 in three opening weekend contests against Oglethorpe University, The United States Coast Guard Academy, and Rhode Island College.

Men's Basketball Opens Season With Dominant Win

The men’s basketball team dominated in the season-opener, defeating Rosemont College by a score of 92-56 on their own court, as Head Coach Marlon Spears made his first appearance as the leader of the Mammoths.

Women’s Ice Hockey Builds on Successful 18/19 Season

On Friday, the women’s hockey team will return to home ice for the first time since a heartbreaking loss in the NESCAC Semifinal against Williams last March. In what will be a long and grueling season, the Mammoths will build on a fantastic 2018 campaign, one in which they went 8-6 in conference and 13-11 overall. Requisite to their success this season is the return of a central core and the emergence of young talent. Eliza Laycock ’20 and Anne Malloy ’20 will lead the team as captains in atta