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UMass Athletics Articles - January 2004
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Feb. 1, 2004
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Friday, January 30, 2004
ICE HOCKEY: Mauldin sparks UMass
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST, Mass. - Greg Mauldin returned to the University of Massachusetts hockey lineup Thursday with a clean bill of health, a new haircut and all of the offensive skills that made the team miss him for most of this month. He figured in both of the Minutemen's first two goals and led UMass to a 4-2 victory over Northeastern at the Mullins Center. . .
UMASS ATHLETICS: UMass delays football hiring
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST, Mass. - In a change in plans, the University of Massachusetts will now likely wait until an athletic director has been chosen to hire a football coach. . .
ICE HOCKEY: Mauldin, UMass stop Northeastern
Boston Herald / By John Connolly
AMHERST, Mass. - Northeastern coach Bruce Crowder was taciturn last night as he walked into the postgame press conference at the Mullins Center. ``I asked my assistant (Jamie Rice) what I should say and he said, `Roses are red. Violets are blue. They got four. We got two.'. . .
ICE HOCKEY: Mauldin lifts UMass
Springfield Republican / By Dick Baker
AMHERST, Mass. - Toot Cahoon sent out for the hair clippers and made his players get haircuts for the second semester, but it wasn't the clean-shaven look that led to more scoring last night, it was the return of Greg Mauldin. . .
ICE HOCKEY: UMass topples Huskies
Daily Collegian / By Andrew Merritt
AMHERST, Mass. - So much for rust. After nearly two weeks off, and 25 days since its last home game, the Massachusetts hockey team entered a dangerous game last night, against a conference foe that has improved on its early-season struggles. . .
SWIMMING: Swimming team rolls
Daily Collegian / By Matt Barstow
AMHERST, Mass. - The Massachusetts swimming and diving teams expect a positive turnout for Saturday's "Senior Day" meet versus Fordham, set for 1 p.m. in Boyden Gymnasium. The meet will act as a farewell to four Minutemen seniors who will compete in their last regular season meet before defending the Atlantic 10 title they have held for the past three years. . .
FOOTBALL: UMass eyes BC game
Springfield Republican
AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts is close to solidifying its football schedule for 2004, including a potential game with Boston College. . .
Thursday, January 29, 2004
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Freeman consistent bright spot
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
I'm trying to picture the 2005-06 version of Rashaun Freeman and I can't. It's been so long since the University of Massachusetts has had a player this good this young that it's truly hard to imagine how much better he could some day be. . .
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Bowers still hero
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
The blown lead was smaller and the final margin of victory was more comfortable this time. Artie Bowers was still a hero, but not quite as dramatically as the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team's 76-60 win over Fordham Thursday followed a script similar to the last game. . .
ICE HOCKEY: UMass hockey team has goals still in sight
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
January has been an odd month for the University of Massachusetts hockey team, as the Minutemen have dealt with a quirky schedule and missing players. . .
ICE HOCKEY: Huskies have plenty of bite
Springfield Republican / By Dick Baker
A quick glance at the Hockey East standings, and one would surmise that tonight's game against the Northeastern Huskies (Mulllins Center, 7) is one that the University of Massachusetts ought to win. UMass (11-7-5) is in fourth place in league play at 7-5-2 for 16 points while Northeastern (7-11-4) is ninth and last at 2-9-3 for seven points. . .
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Bowers finds his comfort level
Daily Collegian / By Becky Horowitz
Freshman guard Art Bowers has stepped up in all aspects of the game for the Massachusetts men's basketball team since returning from an ankle injury in late December. He came back slowly, but in the past four games he has provided clutch shots and strong stat lines for the Minutemen. . .
UMASS ATHLETICS: Jobs gain plenty of interest
Springfield Republican / By Jeff Thomas
AMHERST, Mass. - So many job seekers are on the University of Massachusetts campus, it's a wonder they're not bumping into each other. Applicants for the vacant athletic director and head football coach positions have been interviewing on campus this week. . .
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
MEN'S TRACK: Men's indoor set for return
Daily Collegian / By Brendan Hall
AMHERST, Mass. - Coming off his best fall season as a coach, Massachusetts indoor track coach Ken O'Brien hopes his men will carry that momentum into their first indoor season since the program was cut in 2002. "We're suffering a few losses from last year," O'Brien said. "The returners looked good in the fall season. I just hope everybody has taken care of themselves over the four-week break.". . .
MEN'S BASKETBALL: UMass seeks new streak against Fordham
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST, Mass. - After spending most of January trying to end one streak, the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team will try to continue a new one at 7 tonight at the Mullins Center when it hosts Fordham. . .
MEN'S BASKETBALL: More power to Viggiano
Springfield Republican / By Ron Chimelis
AMHERST, Mass. - It's not an ideal situation, but Jeff Viggiano is too busy to worry about that. "There's nothing we can do about it now," said Viggiano, a sophomore who finds himself thrust into the power forward's role for the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team. "We just have to come together and win.". . .
Tuesday, January 27, 2004
UMASS ATHLETICS: First athletic director candidate visits
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST, Mass. - Western Carolina Athletic Director Jeff Compher was the first candidate to interview for the University of Massachusetts' athletic director vacancy Monday. More candidates are expected throughout the week. . .
Monday, January 26, 2004
UMASS ATHLETICS: UMass AD visits planned
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST, Mass. - Interviews with candidates for the vacant University of Massachusetts athletic director position are scheduled to begin on campus today and the six semifinalists are all expected to visit the school within the next two weeks. . .
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Minutemen outlast Owls
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts senior point guard Anthony Anderson was a spectator at the school's women's basketball game on Friday night. He watched as the Minutewomen blew a 14-point lead and lost to Xavier. . .
MEN'S BASKETBALL: New hero emerges in old rivalry
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST, Mass. - Because Saturday's game didn't have the same ramifications that the matchups between the University of Massachusetts and Temple did in the early- and mid-1990s Artie Bowers won't be remembered the same way Michael Williams and Tony Barbee are. But like those two Minuteman standouts, Bowers did earn himself as spot in the rivalry's history Saturday. . .
Sunday, January 25, 2004
FOOTBALL: Whipple was a class act at UMass
Berkshire Eagle / By Howard Herman
AMHERST, Mass. - Mark Whipple isn't going to change his mind, but that doesn't mean it's been easy for the now former University of Massachusetts head football coach to cut his ties to Western Massachusetts. . .
MEN'S BASKETBALL: UMass denies Chaney
Boston Globe / By Chris Forsberg
AMHERST, Mass. - Thirteen minutes into yesterday's Atlantic 10 matchup against Temple, University of Massachusetts cheerleaders began handing out placards adorned with gigantic '3's. The gesture was a bit belated given UMass had already connected on 6 of 7 first-half 3-pointers, which staked the Minutemen to a 17-point halftime advantage. . .
BASEBALL: Winter ball boosts Clark
Springfield Republican / By Gary Brown
Always looking for an opportunity to hone his baseball skills, Springfield's Doug Clark gladly accepted an invitation to play this winter for the Navojoa Mayos of the Mexican Pacific League. . .
MEN'S BASKETBALL: UMass turns back history
Springfield Republican / By Ron Chimelis
AMHERST, Mass. - The rivalry may be without some of its past luster, mostly because the teams are now fighting to turn losing seasons around, not claim Top 25 recognition. But in the history of the Massachusetts-Temple men's basketball series, never had there been a game like yesterday's. . .
Saturday, January 24, 2004
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Chaney seeks landmark win
Springfield Republican / By Ron Chimelis
AMHERST, Mass. - As if its situation wasn't daunting enough, the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team must now compete against history. In today's 2 p.m. game against Temple, UMass looks to deny Owls' coach John Chaney his 700th career victory. . .
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Injured Lee out for season
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST, Mass. - Coming off a miserable road trip in the midst of the program's worst losing streak in the past 20 years, the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team got more bad news on the eve of its game against Temple at the Mullins Center. Junior Gabe Lee will miss the rest of the season because his ankle injury did not respond to treatment. . .
FOOTBALL: Gorham seeks UMass job
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts football coaching vacancy has attracted considerable attention since Mark Whipple left Thursday to take a position on the Pittsburgh Steelers' staff. Interim athletic director Thorr Bjorn, who is leading the search for Whipple's replacement, said about 20 candidates, including two currently on the UMass staff, have expressed interest. . .
Friday, January 23, 2004
FOOTBALL: UMass begins the post-Whipple era, Legend defines his legacy
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST, Mass. - The more years that separate the present from the University of Massachusetts' 1998 Division I-AA national championship, the more mythical that season will seem. Similarly, the memory of the coaching job done by Mark Whipple and his staff will take on a legendary status, especially now that Whipple is gone. . .
FOOTBALL: Masella, Brown could get job
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST, Mass. - Moments after University of Massachusetts football coach Mark Whipple accepted the Pittsburgh Steelers offer to become their quarterback coach, people were already looking forward to who would succeed him in Amherst. The two most obvious choices are current defensive coordinator Tom Masella and former UMass defensive coordinator Don Brown. . .
FOOTBALL: Players favor in-house promotion
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST, Mass. - Few University of Massachusetts football players were in Amherst this week to learn that coach Mark Whipple has joined the staff of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Students don't return until next week to resume classes for the spring semester, so most of the players are scattered. . .
FOOTBALL: So long, coach Whip
Springfield Republican / By Jeff Thomas
The Mark Whipple era has come to a close at the University of Massachusetts. The second winningest coach in school history has joined Bill Cowher's staff as the quarterback coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and UMass is moving quickly to maintain the program's continuity with less than two weeks before national signing day for recruits.''. . .
ICE HOCKEY: UMass ranked 12th by formula
Springfield Republican / By Dick Baker
While the weekly national Top 15 polls are interesting to follow, it's the PairWise Rankings that have the most meaning late in the season. The PairWise Rankings is a widely followed statistical tool designed to approximate the process by which the NCAA Selection committee decides which teams to invite to the Division I championship tournament. . .
UMass Athletics: UMass AD search narrowed to 6
Springfield Republican / By Jeff Thomas
Most of the whittling is done. Now the search committee charged with finding a new athletic director for the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts has to interview the remaining candidates. . .
UMass Athletics: It's quite a mess at UMass
Springfield Republican / By Ron Chimelis
At the University of Massachusetts, chaos reigns. The sky has fallen. You-know-where has frozen over. Football coach Mark Whipple, who gave UMass six good years, is gone to the NFL. . .
Thursday, January 22, 2004
FOOTBALL: New turf for UMass coach
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
Mark Whipple, the coach who brought the University of Massachusetts football program to new heights, will now try his hand at the NFL. Whipple agreed Wednesday to become the quarterbacks coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. I'm excited, Whipple said. ''The Steelers have tremendous history. This is the best league in the world. This is a chance for me to develop and learn the pro game. I'm focused on being the best quarterback coach that I can. I think the timing is right.''. . .
FOOTBALL: Whipple will accept job with Steelers
Boston Globe / By Mark Blaudschun
University of Massachusetts football coach Mark Whipple is expected to be hired as quarterbacks coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers this morning. "It's a great opportunity and I'm looking forward to it," said Whipple when reached by phone yesterday. "The toughest part will be saying goodbye to the players. But this was something I felt I just couldn't pass up.". . .
ICE HOCKEY: Finnish winger, two goalies stand out at World Juniors
USA TODAY / By Kyle Woodlief
Red Line is going to let a little secret out of the bag. There's a pretty fair prospect playing at UMass-Amherst that not many in the NHL scouting community are taking note of, simply because he's an undrafted senior. . .
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Struggling Minutemen at No. 3 Saint Joseph's
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
More misery appears to be on the horizon for the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team as the struggling Minutemen will try to end their six-game losing streak against a team on a 15-game winning streak. The national buzz around Saint Joseph's has been whether the Hawks can go undefeated. . .
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Minutemen can't rest for even a second tonight
Boston Globe / By Marvin Pave
If the University of Massachusetts ends its six-game losing streak tonight in Philadelphia, it may well be the team's biggest regular-season Atlantic 10 win since Steve Lappas, now in his third season, took over as head coach. That's because the opponent is undefeated and third-ranked Saint Joseph's (15-0), which is 5-0 in the conference. . .
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Powerhouse awaits UMass
Springfield Republican / By Ron Chimelis
It's hard to say what's more illogical, the thought of a University of Massachusetts men's basketball victory at Saint Joseph's tonight, or the idea the Minutemen are actually excited about the challenge. UMass coach Steve Lappas, however, said his beleaguered team is ready to try. . .
UMass Athletics: UMass narrows athletic director search
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
The search committee to recommend the next University of Massachusetts athletic director has tentatively narrowed its list of candidates, according to John Dubach, the co-chair and special assistant to the chancellor. It's approximately six. At this point we haven't determined whether these people still want to be included and there is late-arriving stuff that we've promised to consider, Dubach said Tuesday. ''It will keep being reviewed as it comes in.''. . .
FOOTBALL: Steelers interview Whipple
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
The University of Massachusetts may have to search for a football coach on top of its search for an athletic director. UMass football coach Mark Whipple interviewed last weekend to become the quarterback coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. ''It was a good trip. That's a good organization. Bill Cowher is a great coach,'' Whipple said Tuesday. "I'm in a win-win situation. We have a great program.". . .
FOOTBALL: Steelers eye Whipple
Springfield Republican / By Jeff Thomas
Before the week is out, the University of Massachusetts may have to put together another search committee - for a head football coach. Mark Whipple has interviewed with the Pittsburgh Steelers for their vacant quarterback's coach position. A decision is expected this week. . .
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
FOOTBALL: UMass coach Whipple gets Steeler feeler
Boston Globe / By Mark Blaudschun
The University of Massachusetts football program, which has grappled with the concept of moving from Division 1-AA to Division 1-A for several months, might have to deal with a more immediate shakeup. According to sources at UMass, football coach Mark Whipple has emerged as a prime candidate to join coach Bill Cowher's staff as the Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterbacks coach. . .
Sunday, January 18, 2004
ICE HOCKEY: Massachusetts stuns Maine
Springfield Republican / By Dick Baker
Gabe Winer made 22 saves as the University of Massachusetts posted the first shutout suffered by Maine at Alfond Arena since the 1999-2000 season with a 1-0 victory last night at Orono. With the win, the Minutemen avenged Friday's 3-0 loss to the Black Bears. . .
MEN'S BASKETBALL: UMass' injuries mount
Springfield Republican / By Ron Chimelis
The supposedly easier Atlantic 10 Conference games haven't turned out to be so easy, after all. But the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team, which faces Duquesne today in Pittsburgh, knows all too well that nothing comes easily. . .
Saturday, January 17, 2004
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Lee out for UMass game at Duquesne
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
Pittsburgh, Pa. - The news keeps getting worse for the struggling University of Massachusetts men's basketball team, as junior big man Gabe Lee will not play in Sunday's game at Duquesne and may be out longer. . .
Friday, January 16, 2004
ICE HOCKEY: Minutemen seek more success on Maine ice
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
Most people's stories about their trips to Orono, Maine, are some combination of the long ride, cold weather, and nothing-to-do tales. For the University of Massachusetts hockey program, the northern New England town is the site of its finest hour. Last March, the Minutemen stunned the Maine Black Bears, winning two games in Orono to sweep their Hockey East Quarterfinal series that earned UMass the school's first-ever trip to the conference semifinals. . .
ICE HOCKEY: Rivalry about to heat up
Springfield Republican / By Dick Baker
If it's like this here, how cold is it in Orono, Maine? So cold that the University of Maine athletic department is providing a free shuttle service, making continuous loops from the campus steam plant parking to pick up fans and drop them off at the Alfond Arena door for this weekend's twomes against Massachusetts. . .
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Trip usually goes bonnily
Springfield Republican / By Ron Chimelis
To Steve Lappas, it's no mystery why the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team has played well at St. Bonaventure in his two years as coach of the Minutemen. "We've done well up there because we've played offense well," Lappas said as UMass (5-8, 0-2 Atlantic 10) approached tonight's game against the Bonnies at the Reilly Center. "We've shot the ball well. . .
MEN'S BASKETBALL: One losing streak will end in Olean
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
OLEAN, N.Y. - The game will be played. The last time the University of Massachusetts and St. Bonaventure were on each others' schedule, that turned out not to be the case. They didn't play March 5 last year when St. Bonaventure forfeited its final two games. . .
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
UMASS ATHLETICS: Review begins of AD candidates
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
The search to fill the University of Massachusetts' athletic director position will pick up this week. According to John Dubach, the special assistant to the chancellor, the 21-member search committee was scheduled to meet today to begin reviewing the applications of people interested in the position. Dubach said the committee, which he is co-chairing with Associate Provost Susan Pearson, has received approximately 30 applications. . .
Monday, January 12, 2004
Men's Basketball: Minutemen's season slipping away
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST, Mass. - At the beginning of last week, the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team had an opportunity. Coming off a disappointing nonconference season where the Minutemen were surprisingly under .500 at 5-6, UMass was set to open conference play with four games that were all winnable. A good run in those games might have been the spark the Minutemen needed to bring things together. A National Invitation Tournament berth still seemed like a potentially attainable goal. . .
Saturday, January 10, 2004
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Colonials' style 'fast and then faster'
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST, Mass. - After his team narrowly held off George Washington Jan. 10, Saint Joseph's coach Phil Martelli's description of the Colonials' style of play was direct. They play fast and then faster, Martelli said. The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team will try to slow GW while jump-starting its own season at 2 p.m. Saturday when it hosts the Colonials at the Mullins Center. . .
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Colonials to test Minutemen resolve
Springfield Republican / By Ron Chimelis
AMHERST, Mass. - It's only the second game of the conference season, a bit early to be talking about make-or-break scenarios. To the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team, though, there's a sense of urgency attached to today's game against George Washington - or should be. . .
Friday, January 9, 2004
ICE HOCKEY: Anderson's absence felt
Springfield Republican / By Dick Baker
Stephen Werner is back, and Greg Mauldin will soon return, but the University of Massachusetts hockey team hasn't found a way to make up for the loss of Matt Anderson, the other member of last year's top line. As a freshman last season, Anderson, a play-making center with great vision in finding the open man, had a great deal to do with the success of Mauldin and Werner as this year's statistics demonstrate. . .
Thursday, January 8, 2004
ICE HOCKEY: UMass halts Hub hex vs. BU: Finally top rival on road
Boston Herald / By John Connolly
BOSTON, Mass. - History. What history? That was the way UMass-Amherst coach Don ``Toot'' Cahoon chose to downplay the significance of the 2-1 victory by his club last night which enabled the Minutemen to record their first-ever win over Boston University in Boston. . .
ICE HOCKEY: UMass breaks through
Springfield Republican / By Dick Baker
BOSTON, Mass. - Never say never. The University of Massachusetts, bolstered by the return of Stephen Werner, won its first game at Walter Brown Arena with a 2-1 victory over Boston University. The Minutemen were 0-18 since their first game here Jan. 30, 1973. . .
ICE HOCKEY: Minutemen break through at BU
Boston Globe / By Ron Indrisano
BOSTON, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts held on to prevail over Boston University, 2-1, in a tight-checking game last night, marking the first time the Minutemen had ever won at Walter Brown Arena. UMass had been 0-18 at Walter Brown, 0-17 since joining Hockey East in 1994, and overall is now 4-33 against the Terriers. . .
ICE HOCKEY: Finally, a win on ice at BU
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Mike Moran
BOSTON, Mass. - It was bound to happen sometime and University of Massachusetts hockey coach Toot Cahoon couldn't have been more elated after Wednesday's game. For the first time ever - a common phrase used with the UMass hockey team over the last two years - the Minutemen defeated Boston University on the road. Their 2-1 victory Wednesday night at Walter Brown Arena ended an 0-18 streak dating back to 1923. It also ended an 0-17 streak against the Terriers in Hockey East. . .
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Prep players reunite
Springfield Republican / By Ron Chimelis
AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts men's basketball fans may not know much about Lawrence Carrier, but La Salle freshman point guard Sean Neal of Springfield does. Carrier is in his first year at UMass, but is sitting out this season for academic reasons. Before injuries set him back, the 6-foot-8 forward was a prized high school recruit, but UMass coach Steve Lappas has high hopes for Carrier, who becomes eligible next season. . .
Wednesday, January 7, 2004
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Young teams to meet at Mullins
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST, Mass. - Their comments are so similar they could have come out of the same support group for ''Coaches with Young Teams.'' La Salle coach Billy Hahn and University of Massachusetts coach Steve Lappas have dealt with similar issues in their third seasons with those schools as both men try to turn to corner and make their programs successful. . .
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Explorers take similar path
Springfield Republican / By Ron Chimelis
AMHERST, Mass. - Is there room in the Atlantic 10 Conference for two or more men's basketball teams to rebuild at once? Generally speaking, yes. But tonight at the Mullins Center, the University of Massachusetts and La Salle will each try to step over the other in an effort to move forward. . .
ICE HOCKEY: Capraro takes steps to resume play
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST, Mass. - Sophomore forward Chris Capraro has taken the necessary first steps toward rejoining the University of Massachusetts hockey team. Capraro, who was on a leave of absence from the Minutemen, didn't practice Tuesday and won't play in tonight's game at 7 at Boston University, but UMass coach Toot Cahoon said progress has been made. . .
Tuesday, January 6, 2004
ICE HOCKEY: UMass hockey busting out of the closet
Berkshire Eagle / By Howard Herman
AMHERST, Mass. - There is a nationally-ranked team on the University of Massachusetts campus, it isn't the one you're used to seeing ranked, and it's one that's kind of flown under the local sports radar screen. "The school needs a team that wins and right now, we are giving them that," said Thomas Pock, a standout defenseman on the University of Massachusetts hockey team. . .
ICE HOCKEY: Pride for Cahoon
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST, Mass. - As the final seconds ticked off the clock of Team USA's come-from-behind 4-3 win Monday over Canada in the World Junior Championships in Helsinki, Finland, the television cameras showed Stephen Werner throw his arms in the air in a pile of celebrating Americans. Thousands of miles away University of Massachusetts coach Toot Cahoon watched proudly in his office as his player accepted the gold medal. . .
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Transition tough for freshman
Springfield Republican / By Ron Chimelis
AMHERST, Mass. - Artie Bowers knew the transition from high school to college basketball would be difficult, and he was right. "I knew it would be a long process," said Bowers, the University of Massachusetts guard whose freshman season has been challenging not only because of the normal first-year adjustments, but also because of an ankle injury that's still healing. . .
Monday, January 5, 2004
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Consistency eludes Minuteman hoops
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
AMHERST, Mass. - Effective self-analysis wasn't easy to come by for the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team after Saturday's loss to Tennessee. At different points in the season's first 11 games, the Minutemen have shown proficiency scoring, rebounding, defending and ball handling, but they've haven't done any of those regularly enough to develop any consistency. . .
ICE HOCKEY: Minuteman's back on feet
Springfield Republican / By Dick Baker
AMHERST, Mass. - The good news for the University of Massachusetts hockey team is that Greg Mauldin is going to be OK. Mauldin, who led the team in scoring the past two seasons and was tied for second this year, was taken off the ice on a stretcher after being hit from behind by UMass-Lowell's Jerramie Domish with 9:59 left in the third period Saturday afternoon at Lowell. . .
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Minutemen set sights on A-10
Springfield Republican / By Ron Chimelis
AMHERST, Mass. - He knows the fans have been waiting for longer than he's been here, and that the patience of those still loyal is being put to the test. Steve Lappas still tells University of Massachusetts men's basketball fans not to give up hope. . .
Saturday, January 3, 2004
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Vols to test UMass
Springfield Republican / By Ron Chimelis
AMHERST, Mass. - Tonight's game against Tennessee should provide a better measure of where the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team stands. The Volunteers are 7-1, but they are certainly not the equal of Connecticut, the nation's No. 1-ranked team which trounced UMass 91-67 Tuesday. And while Tennessee is one of the better teams the Minutemen will face, they certainly didn't volunteer for a tough non-conference schedule, which makes tonight's 5:30 game at the Mullins Center an interesting test for both teams. . .
Friday, January 2, 2004
ICE HOCKEY: UMass lands a goalie
Springfield Republican / By Dick Baker
The University of Massachusetts hockey team has landed a highly touted recruit from a junior program with a tradition of outstanding goaltending. Jamie Gilbert, a 6-foot-3 netminder for the Cornwall Colts of the Central Junior "A" Hockey League, has made a verbal commitment to join the Minutemen next year. . .
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