Minutemen have Colgate in sights
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The Division 1-AA New England college football slate is chock-full this weekend. Key matchups include: Colgate at the University of Massachusetts in a rematch of their 2003 first-round playoff game; Northeastern at Navy; Maine hosting Northern Colorado; and New Hampshire at Rutgers.
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After last night's 2-2 tie against New Hampshire at Conte Forum, Boston College coach Jerry York held a magazine-sized ice pack to the back of his head. But his headache wasn't because of UNH's tying goal in the third period, or the swarming attack the Wildcats employed late in the game, or the fact that BC's nine-game winning streak was ...
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On one bench, that of Boston College, there was a high-scoring offense, plenty of experience, and one of the top power plays in the nation. On the other, that of UMass-Lowell, was a roster filled with youth and inexperience but teeming with determination.
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AMHERST -- Carrying out a longstanding tradition of doing a push-up for every point scored by the UMass football team, the Minutemen cheerleaders got quite the workout yesterday afternoon.
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WORCESTER -- When Holy Cross coach Tom Gilmore looked up at the clock late in the fourth quarter of yesterday's game against Northeastern, he had to wonder where the second half had gone.
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DOVER, Del. -- University of Massachusetts coach Don Brown watched the Minutemen's season opener against Delaware State yesterday from the visiting stands, as he served the first game of a three-game suspension. But the charismatic first-year mentor could have stayed home in South Hadley, Mass., and listened to the game on the radio, and the outcome likely would have been ...
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AMHERST -- On a post-card-perfect New England day -- sun sparkling, foliage nearing its peak -- the University of Massachusetts football team delivered a fall classic. Dominating all aspects of the game, the Minutemen rolled to a 48-7 victory over William &amp; Mary yesterday .
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In many ways, the University of Massachusetts seemed to be in over its head in the semifinals of the NCAA men's soccer tournament Friday night in Cary, N.C. But the Minutemen remained composed while being badly outplayed by Ohio State, then rallied to produce some threatening sequences in the second half of a 1-0 loss.
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After Boston College's 6-3 win over Boston University at Conte Forum last night, Eagles coach Jerry York and forwards Patrick Eaves and Ryan Shannon came to a consensus: It was a weird game.
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The University of Massachusetts men's soccer team took its game to another level in the NCAA Tournament. But the Minutemen could not find another gear in the semifinals, falling, 1-0, to Ohio State last night.
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This so-called rivalry might be worth saving after all. UMass finally got one Thursday night. And the Minutemen did it in exciting fashion, one that totally disgusted Jim Calhoun.
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Any time two Hockey East teams face off, the game will yield a fair amount of drama. When it's the iron of the conference, as it was last night between Boston College and New Hampshire, there is the potential for many subplots.
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FOXBOROUGH -- Eight faux Minutemen, complete with tricornered hats, stand sentry by the field at Gillette Stadium, ready to fire their muskets after each Revolution goal. They served as an appropriate backdrop, last night, for the Revolution's three-goal assault in the first half.
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Massachusetts, which beat Division 1-AA runner-up Colgate earlier this year, gets a shot at the 2003 champion today when Delaware comes to McGuirk Stadium for an Atlantic 10 matchup of nationally ranked teams.
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The New England Patriots watched the Boston Red Sox show off their championship trophy, then played as if they&#39;re headed for another one of their own.
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HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Opposing running backs are beginning to enjoy playing against the University of Massachusetts.
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Fans and coaches might have wanted to brush up on the overtime rules before the Cape Ann League's finest met to break their tie atop the standings last night. As the clock ticked down, Wilmington and Masconomet remained deadlocked as each bid to oust the other from the ranks of the unbeaten.