Minutemen beaten at home by Cornell Nov 19, 2009
AMHERST - Last night s home opener was a celebration of individual achievement for the University of Massachusetts. At halftime, the school honored its all-time leading scorer, Jim McCoy, who tallied 2,374 points from 1988-92. (Boston Globe)
Atlantic 10 Announces Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams Nov 18, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Men's Soccer - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. - The Atlantic 10 announced the 2009 men's soccer all-conference team on Tuesday, with three Minutemen receiving accolades. (Umassathletics.com)
Elis Host UMass Thursday, Head to Brown Saturday Nov 18, 2009
It was Jan. 14, 1997, in Amherst when the Minutemen erased 1-0 and 3-1 Bulldog leads to hand Yale a 7-4 defeat. UMass scored six of the last seven goals while Francois Magnant, Sani Silvennoinen, Matt Cumming and Josh Rabjohns tallied for Yale. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
A-10 Announces Men's Soccer All-Conference Nov 18, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Men's Soccer - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Atlantic 10 Announces Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams Arikian named to First-Team, Henshaw to Second-Team, and Amick to All-Academic Team. (Umassathletics.com)
UMass Opens Home Slate Vs. Cornell In Legends Nov 18, 2009
Legends Classic Amherst Regional UMASS vs. CORNELL Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 7:30 P.M. Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Mass ... Cornell comes to Amherst after a 71-67 win at Alabama last Saturday ... In addition to home games in Amherst at the Mullins Center, UMass will play "home" games in Springfield (at the MassMutual Center) on Jan. 10 against La Salle; Boston *at the TD Garden) against Memphis on Dec. 19. (Umassathletics.com)
Johnson, Zan Named Academic All-Conference Nov 18, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Women's Cross Country - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Johnson, Zan Named To XC A-10 Academic All-Conference Team Kevin Johnson and Zan are named to the team for the second and third consecutive years respectively. (Umassathletics.com)
Boehm Named Hockey East Rookie Of The Week Nov 18, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Ice Hockey - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. - After scoring the overtime game-winning goal against New Hampshire last Friday, was named the Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week. (Umassathletics.com)
Athletic Forward Maxie Esho Signs NLI With UMass Nov 18, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Men's Basketball - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Esho was named to numerous All-Tournament Teams during his AAU career as well as being named to MVP of the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions at Chapel Hill, N.C., in 2008. (Umassathletics.com)
Awdycki Enters Cape Cod League Hall Of Fame Nov 18, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Baseball - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. John Awdycki stretches to make a catch at first. (Umassathletics.com)
Building Permits Nov 17, 2009
Darlene Hepola, 3250 Amherst Ave., roof house and garage, 2,300. Mark Baszler Jr., 2008 Aberdeen St., roof house, 2,300. (Montana Standard, MT)
Ken Ober; host of MTV's 'Remote Control' game show; Graduated Hall High Nov 17, 2009
Born July 3, 1957, in Boston, Ober studied communications and education at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He worked as a substitute teacher in Boston before performing in comedy clubs in New York. (FOX61, CT)
JMU Downs Football, 17-14 At Rainy McGuirk Nov 17, 2009
It was James Madison's first win in Amherst since 1987, UMass was unbeaten in the last six (5-0-1). Both teams are 5-5 overall and 3-4 in the CAA.. (Umassathletics.com)
Holmes Named UMass Athlete Of The Week Nov 17, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Football - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Tyler Holmes led the team with 14 tackles against JMU.. (Umassathletics.com)
McCoy To Be Honored At Legends Classic Nov 17, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Men's Basketball - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Jim McCoy is the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,374 points. (Umassathletics.com)
Tyler Holmes Nov 17, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Football - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. - Football linebacker was named UMass Athlete of the Week on Monday November 16. (Umassathletics.com)
McCoy To Be Honored As UMass Legend Nov 17, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Men's Basketball - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. McCoy To Be Honored At Legends Classic, Wednesday Minutemen's all-time leading scorer is being saluted as UMass' Legend. (Umassathletics.com)
Colleges make sustainability a way of life Nov 17, 2009
Second-place George Mason University had 1,930 participants, while University of Massachusetts Amherst came in third with 1,018 participants. "We wanted to foster pride that our university is a green campus," Calabrese said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Minutewomen Down BU, 79-73, In OT Thriller Nov 16, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Women's Basketball - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Sophomore Nicole Jones had a career high 13 points and nine rebounds against BU.. (Umassathletics.com)
Talen Watson Signs With Women's Basketball Nov 16, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Women's Basketball - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Talen Watson has signed with UMass women's basketball. (Umassathletics.com)
In battle to save hemlocks, hope rests on a beetle Nov 16, 2009
Mausel, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, calls it finding a beetle in a haystack. But on a recent visit to a site in Wendell State Forest in Western Massachusetts, he thwacked a hemlock branch and saw a beetle fall onto the canvas sheet held underneath: the first, preliminary positive evidence the beetles are beginning to make a home in the forest. (Boston Globe)
UMass Tops BU In OT, 79-73, In Season Opener Nov 16, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Women's Basketball - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Minutewomen Down BU, 79-73, In OT Thriller Four UMass players score in double figures, led 21 points from Danella. (Umassathletics.com)
UNH Knocks Off Hockey, 4-2 Saturday Nov 16, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Ice Hockey - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. UNH Salvages Split With 4-2 Win Over Mass Attack Will Ortiz and Martin Nolet scored for UMass, while Paul Dainton made 14 saves in goal. (Umassathletics.com)
Ex-radical absent from UMass, but cops protest his allies at forum on landmark 1989 trial Nov 16, 2009
Sarah Lamonaco, center, daughter of slain New Jersey state trooper Philip Lamonaco, protests along with law enforcement personnel on the campus of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass ... AMHERST, Mass (AP) Convicted domestic terrorist Ray Luc Levasseur was prohibited from attending a University of Massachusetts forum on his 1989 sedition trial, but police officers and supporters picketed anyway to protest his ex-wife's appearance. (FOX61, CT)
Boehm's Overtime Goal Lifts No. 14/10 Mass Attack To 4-3 Win Over New Hampshire Nov 15, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Ice Hockey - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Casey Wellman is now tied for the team lead in goals with five. (Umassathletics.com)
Senate race slow to grab small town's attention Nov 15, 2009
Tucked into the hills just east of Amherst, with rambling brooks and root beer-colored barns, Shutesbury is not a typical Massachusetts town ... The fact that Coakley didn t come out to Amherst for the forum there speaks volumes, said Michael DeChiara, the School Committee chairman, who is supporting Capuano. (Boston Globe)
UNH Salvages Split With 4-2 Win Over Mass Attack Nov 15, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Ice Hockey - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Martin Nolet notched his third goal of the season on Saturday. (Umassathletics.com)
Cal Set to Play No.1-Seed Florida State in Second Round of NCAA Tournament Nov 15, 2009
Cal NCAA Tournament Results (13-16-1 overall) Year FinalResult Round Site Opponent Result 1983 5th place (tie) First Berkeley Cincinnati W, 5-0 Quarterfinal Chapel Hill, NC North Carolina L, 5-2 1984 4th place First Berkeley UC Santa Barbara W, 2-0 Quarterfinal Berkeley Colorado College W, 1-0 (OT) Semifinal Chapel Hill, NC North Carolina L, 2-1 (OT) Consolation Chapel Hill, NC Massachusetts L,4-1 1986 5th place (tie) First Berkeley Cal State Hayward W, 2-0 Quarterfinal Colorado Springs, CO... (Pac-10.org)
#14/10 Hockey Downs UNH In OT, 4-3 Nov 15, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Ice Hockey - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Boehm's Overtime Goal Lifts No. 14/10 Mass Attack To 4-3 Win Over New Hampshire Casey Wellman netted the tying goal with 11 seconds left in regulation, while Paul Dainton made a career high 42 saves. (Umassathletics.com)
South Shore Country Club director drives turnaround Nov 14, 2009
McGrail graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 2001 with a plant and soil sciences degree, which segued naturally into a job with a golf course construction company. He helped build courses on Nantucket and Cape Cod. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Four Deaths In Weather-Related Crashes In Virginia Nov 14, 2009
The driver of the Ford Ranger, Alger H. Fleming, 66, of Amherst, Va. died at the scene. (W-USA News, DC)
UMass Tips Off 09-10 At UCF, Friday Night Nov 14, 2009
"Massachusetts coach made a name for himself as a recruiter under John Calipari at Memphis, and he proved that he could do it on his own at his alma mater in Amherst. He scored a key early pledge from , and in the late signing period nabbed a big-time combo forward in . Aside from those two, Kellogg got pledges from a pair of small forwards in and , as well as a super athletic power forward ." ... In addition to home games in Amherst at the Mullins Center, UMass will play "home" games in... (Umassathletics.com)
Minutewomen Tip Off 2009-10 Against BU Nov 14, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Women's Basketball - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Sophomore Kristina Danella is UMass' top returning scorer. (Umassathletics.com)
Check out Govey on NESN Saturday for Amherst-Williams game Nov 14, 2009
Former Oliver Ames' standout Chris Govey will be leading the Amherst College into Saturday's noon game at Williams College ... Govey is a captain and a starting safety for Amherst ... Former Oliver Ames standout Chris Govey will be leading the 7-0 Amherst College football team into Saturday's game at 6-1 Williams College in the 124th meeting between the rivals. (Easton Journal, MA)
Special Ticket Promo Nov 13, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Ice Hockey - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Freshman defenseman Mike Donnellan. (Umassathletics.com)
Minus key speaker, forum held at UMass Nov 13, 2009
AMHERST - After several weeks of on-again, off-again anticipation, a controversial forum at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst was held last night focusing on sedition and a related trial in the 1980s, but without its key speaker, who had sparked controversy from the halls of the State House to a family in New Jersey. With a line of several hundred police officers outside and a crowd of several hundred students inside, the panel discussion featured a former member of the United Freedom... (Boston Globe)
Special Ticket Promo For Sat's Hockey Game Nov 13, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Ice Hockey - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Special Ticket Promotion For Saturday's Hockey Game Be sure to check out your nationally ranked Minutemen this weekend against New Hampshire. (Umassathletics.com)
NCAA Regional Qualifier On Horizon For WXC Nov 13, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Women's Cross Country - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Sophomore Karen Roa placed in the top five finishers for UMass at last year's NCAA Regional Qualifier. (Umassathletics.com)
Cops protest as UMass holds forum with ex-radicals Nov 13, 2009
AMHERST, Mass -- Convicted domestic terrorist Ray Luc Levasseur was prohibited from attending a University of Massachusetts forum on his 1989 sedition trial, but police officers and supporters picketed anyway to protest his ex-wife's appearance ... AP Photo - Sarah Lamonaco, center, daughter of slain New Jersey state trooper Philip Lamonaco, protests along with law enforcement personnel on the campus of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass ... AP Photo - Pat Lavasseur, left, speaks... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Parole rules halt terrorist’s talk Nov 12, 2009
In another twist to a free-speech controversy that has roiled the governor and people across the state, Ray Luc Levasseur said he will not speak at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst today, obeying parole orders to stay in his home state of Maine ... We are pleased with this outcome, UMass-Amherst s chancellor, Robert C. Holub, said in a statement. (Boston Globe)
Burned body discovered in Tenn. confirmed as Cambridge native Nov 12, 2009
In order to say it s a suicide you have to argue away all the other possibilities, said Sam Brown, who was good friends with Justin Wong when they both attended college at Umass Amherst. We don t know Justin s friends [in Tennessee. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Dietz Elected To Nat'l Rowing Hall Of Fame Nov 12, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Women's Rowing - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Dietz To Be Inducted Into National Rowing Hall Of Fame Dietz has coached at UMass for 17 years, guiding the Minutewomen to 13 Atlantic 10 Championships. (Umassathletics.com)
#14/10 Hockey Hosts UNH This Weekend Nov 12, 2009
UMass Earns Sweep with Niagara In a home-and-home series with Niagara last weekend, the Minutemen picked up two wins with a 4-1 win Friday in Amherst before a 4-2 victory at Dwyer Arena on Sunday ... and each volunteer with the Amherst Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program. (Umassathletics.com)
Lyons Earns National Academic Momentum Award Nov 12, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Women's Lacrosse - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Jaclyn Lyons is one of 22 student-athletes nationally to earn an Academic Momentum award. (Umassathletics.com)
UMass’s Harris is asked for a raise Nov 12, 2009
AMHERST - Derek Kellogg wasn t asking for much. If the University of Massachusetts men s basketball team was intent on improving upon last year s dismal 12-18 record, then the second-year coach was going to make one demand of his leading scorer, Ricky Harris. (Boston Globe)
Terror Bomber U. Nov 11, 2009
The University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries canceled the event last week after strong reaction from Gov. Deval Patrick to the scheduled speech, but Levasseur s appearance was rescheduled for Thursday because of the school s anti-censorship rules ... "Although the university administration questions the wisdom and common sense of this judgment, the institution must respect academic freedom. As repugnant as we find this invitation, the administration s commitment to academic freedom must be... (Fox News)
UMass Runs Over Northeastern, 37-7 Nov 11, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Football - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Jeromy Miles and UMass' defense held Northeastern to less than 150 yards of offense. (Umassathletics.com)
Marcou: HCA Nat'l Player Of Month Runner Up Nov 11, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Ice Hockey - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Marcou Named HCA National Player Of The Month Runner-Up Marcou and the Minutemen will host New Hampshire twice this weekend at the Mullins Center. (Umassathletics.com)
UMAA Fundraising Nov 11, 2009
UMass Athletic Development Office 308 Mullins Center 200 Commonwealth Avenue Amherst, MA 01003-9254 (413) 545-4290. Contact your Athletic Development Office staff at 413-545-4290. (Umassathletics.com)
Patrick criticizes faculty decision on UMass speaker Nov 11, 2009
Opponents of an invitation for convicted terrorist Ray Luc Levasseur to speak at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst this week breathed a collective sigh of relief last Thursday, when organizers of a forum canceled his visit amid an uproar from state and university leaders ... Lamonaco, who said she pushed the university to cancel the event last week, has organized two busloads of protesters to drive from New Jersey to Amherst tomorrow. (Boston Globe)
Marcou Named HCA National Player Of The Month Runner-Up Nov 11, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Ice Hockey - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Marcou has totaled 13 points through seven games this season. (Umassathletics.com)
Hoops Radio Show Wed., At Arizona Pizza Co. Nov 11, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Men's Swimming - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Swimming g Teams Dominate Binghamton In Sweep Both UMass teams go to 3-1 in dual meets with 182-117 victory for women and 171-107 win for men. (Umassathletics.com)
Kevin Morris' Weekly Teleconference Nov 10, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Football - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Kevin Morris' CAA Weekly Teleconference Coach Morris talks about the win over Northeastern, the JMU game coming up, his seniors, and more. (Umassathletics.com)
WEDDINGS: Holliston engagement announcement Nov 10, 2009
The future bride is also daughter of the late Nina M. Rosen, is a 2002 graduate of Holliston High School and a 2006 graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst ... The future groom is a 1999 graduate of Millbury High School and a 2006 graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst ... The couple met at UMass-Amherst and have been dating for five years. (Holliston Tab, MA)
Alice Rossi, 87, noted sociologist, leading feminist Nov 10, 2009
Alice Rossi taught at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for 17 years ... She joined the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1974 with her husband, Peter, a sociologist who also received a faculty appointment there. (Boston Globe)
Armando Cuko Nov 10, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Football - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Cuko Named UMass Athlete Of The Week The football team's senior kicker made three field goals vs. Northeastern. (Umassathletics.com)
Cuko Named UMass Athlete Of The Week Nov 10, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Football - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. - Senior kicker of the football team was named UMass Athlete of the Week on Monday for his exploits in UMass' 37-7 victory over Northeastern on Saturday at McGuirk Stadium. (Umassathletics.com)
UMass-led research team tracks malaria’s deadly leap from chimps to humans Nov 9, 2009
AMHERST - The terrible transfer took only an instant ... Thus did malaria leap across the species divide between chimpanzees and humans, according to new research led by a University of Massachusetts at Amherst scientist. (Boston Globe)
Stoll Named To W. Soccer A-10 All-Tournament Team Nov 9, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Women's Soccer - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site. Stoll Named To Women's Soccer A-10 All-Tournament Team The redshirt junior is the 16th Minutewoman in program history to garner the honor. (Umassathletics.com)
Coakley’s rivals push her for more televised debates Nov 9, 2009
Coakley, who is trying to become the first female US senator from Massachusetts, last night was the only candidate not to appear at a campaign forum in Amherst sponsored by the League of Women Voters, citing what her spokeswoman described as a longtime personal commitment that she could not break. Coakley is planning to participate Thursday on a WTKK-FM radio debate and to attend two upcoming forums, her spokeswoman said. (Boston Globe)
Senate candidates discuss stimulus, Afghanistan Nov 9, 2009
AMHERST - Two Republicans and three Democrats vying to replace the late Senator Edward Kennedy exchanged barbs over the federal stimulus, Afghanistan, and universal health care at a candidate forum last night. State Attorney General Martha Coakley, a Democratic candidate, did not attend, telling organizers she had a longstanding prior commitment. (Boston Globe)
UMass stifles Northeastern Nov 8, 2009
AMHERST - When the University of Massachusetts football team takes the field, the home fans always go home happy ... UMass was undefeated that year, winning its only contest, a home tilt against Amherst College by the intriguing score of 4-0. (Boston Globe)
Building Permits Nov 8, 2009
Darlene Hepola, 3250 Amherst Ave., roof house and garage, 2,300. Mark Baszler Jr., 2008 Aberdeen St., roof house, 2,300. (Montana Standard, MT)
Community colleges are a good deal in hard economic times Nov 8, 2009
University of Massachusetts at Amherst Annual tuition, fees, room, and board: $20,008. Boston College Annual tuition, room, and board: $50,370 Sarah Lawrence College (highest in national survey) Annual tuition, room, and board: $54,410 Institutions offer financial aid, which can significantly reduce actual costs to students. (Boston Globe)
When a critical link is lost Nov 8, 2009
Anna Nagurney Amherst The writer is professor of operations management at the Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and co-author of Fragile Networks. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Rowing Novices Set For Dartmouth Head Saturday Nov 8, 2009
UMASS ATHLETICS Women's Rowing - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site (Umassathletics.com)
