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UMass Newstand for April 2004
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April 30, 2004
UMass NewsStand: Latest Headlines
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Welcome to "UMass NewsStand," a daily listing with links to stories from around the country on the Minutemen and Minutewomen. While we'll try to have most stories to you early each morning, be sure to check back throughout the day as we add links at all hours when we find them.
We hope you enjoy the links below to some of the top feature stories from this month.
Friday, April 30, 2004
SOFTBALL: Minutewomen safe at home
Boston Globe / By Judy Van Handle
AMHERST, Mass. - Exactly four years ago today, the University of Massachusetts softball team lost to Dayton, a seemingly innocuous result whose importance seemed negligible at the time. . .
FOOTBALL: Spring heralds fall talent
Springfield Republican / By Jeff Thomas
AMHERST, Mass. - Some people believe that with the departure of Mark Whipple to the NFL, the University of Massachusetts football team is going to revert to the pre-Whipple offense of run, run and run it again. . .
Monday, April 26, 2004
ROWING: Rowing wins ninth straight conference title
Daily Collegian / By Matt Barstow
It wasn't pretty. It definitely wasn't easy. But the Massachusetts women's crew team managed to capture its ninth consecutive Atlantic 10 title on Saturday. . .
Friday, April 23, 2004
ICE HOCKEY: Cahoon promotes Pond Club
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
Coming off the best hockey season in school history, University of Massachusetts coach Toot Cahoon said if his team hopes to remain among Hockey East's elite, it needs to increase its fund raising. . .
Friday, April 23, 2004
BASEBALL: Hobbled Minutemen face Rams
Daily Collegian / By Bob McGovern
If the rain doesn't get them, the injuries will. It seems that the Massachusetts baseball team can't catch a break recently. After nearly three weeks of postponed games due to inclimate weather, the Minutemen came out firing and swept St. Joseph's on April 17th and 18th. . .
WOMEN'S LACROSSE: Minutewomen look for sucess in Philly
Daily Collegian / By Jeff Howe
This is the absolute most important weekend of the season for the Massachusetts women's lacrosse team (3-9, 1-3 A-10) as it plays two games in Philadelphia against conference rivals St. Joseph's and LaSalle. . .
MEN'S SOCCER: SoccerFest pits UMass against Rutgers
Daily Collegian / By Bob McGovern
It's been more than five months since the Massachusetts men's soccer team ended its fall season. A season that fell short of expectations and left an unsatisfying taste in the mouths of coach Sam Koch and his squad. . .
Thursday, April 22, 2004
UMASS ATHLETICS: UMass pays tribute to 'A good man'
Berkshire Eagle / By Howard Herman
Tom McLaughlin, who played and coached basketball at the University of Massachusetts, summed up Sunday's ceremonies in honor of the late Jack Leaman in two sentences. . .
WOMEN'S LACROSSE: The long road to recovery
Daily Collegian / By Jeff Howe
It has been a very difficult season to this point for the UMass Minutewomen lacrosse team (3-9, 1-3 A-10), but through it all, a star has emerged on the turf at Garber Field. Tracey Drown, a senior tri-captain from Nashua, N.H., has been playing outstanding lacrosse amidst a setback a year ago that has been known to end some athletes' careers. . .
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
SOFTBALL: Minutewomen put win streak on the line against Connecticut
Daily Collegian / By Brendan Hall
Forget about the 15-game win streak for now. When the Massachusetts (22-11) and Connecticut (18-18) softball teams square off today in Storrs, Conn. it'll mean more than just a game. It's a rivalry - it's bragging rights. . .
BASEBALL: Beanpot balk beats UMass
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
BROCKTON, Mass. - Three innings after being ejected for arguing a call, University of Massachusetts coach Mike Stone was still angry at first-base umpire Nick Zibelli as the Minutemen lost 4-3 to Northeastern in the Beanpot semifinals Tuesday at Campanelli Stadium. . .
Friday, April 16, 2004
UMASS ATHLETICS: Leaman service set for Sunday
Springfield Republican
The University of Massachusetts will hold a memorial service for Jack Leaman Sunday at 1 p.m., at the Curry Hicks Cage on campus. . .
FOOTBALL: Minutemen shift gears
Springfield Republican / By Jeff Thomas
The 2004 version of the University of Massachusetts football team is going to have changes from top to bottom, especially on defense. . .
SOFTBALL: KJ Kelly breaks home run record
Daily Collegian / By Todd Foster
On Apr. 13, 2003, Brandi Cross smashed her 10th homerun over the right center fence. The roundtripper gave the senior first baseman the new single season homerun record, finishing the season with 11. As she made her way back to the dugout, she walked by a powerful freshman in the on-deck circle. That freshman was KJ Kelley, who would erase her record one year and two days later. . .
WOMEN'S LACROSSE: Women's lax targets Owls
Daily Collegian / By Jeff Howe
The UMass Minutewomen lacrosse team (3-8, 1-2 A-10) may have their entire season riding on Sunday's Atlantic 10 match-up with the Temple Owls (5-6, 2-1 A-10). This game is a rematch of last season's Atlantic 10 championship game that Temple won 15-9. . .
Thursday, April 15, 2004
BASEBALL: Schools to miss field trip
Boston Globe / By Nick Cafardo
While the Beanpot Baseball Tournament will not be played at Fenway Park this season and instead be moved to Campanelli Stadium in Brockton next Tuesday and Wednesday, Dr. Charles Steinberg, the Red Sox' executive director of public affairs, said there are future plans to host an enhanced Beanpot at Fenway. . .
FOOTBALL: Coach: Running attack essential
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
During University of Massachusetts coach Don Brown's tenure at Northeastern, his teams developed a reputation for having primarily a running offense. With a handful of diverse and talented backs, the Huskies regularly were among the top running offenses in the Atlantic 10. . .
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
SOFTBALL: Kelley chasing record
Daily Collegian / By Todd Foster
In only her second season, sophomore third baseman K.J. Kelley has already etched her name into record books at the University of Massachusetts. . .
UMASS ATHLETICS: A fitting tribute to Leaman
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
During the next basketball season, the University of Massachusetts will honor beloved former hoop coach Jack Leaman, who died of a heart attack in March, by naming the floor at the Mullins Center, Jack Leaman Court. . .
Saturday, April 10, 2004
FOOTBALL: Coach back just in time for practice
Daily Hampshire Gazette / By Matt Vautour
With a familiar title back in front of his name, Coach Don Brown was excited about the start of spring football practice at the University of Massachusetts. . .
Tuesday, April 6, 2004
BASEBALL: Minutemen bring the show home
Daily Collegian / By Bob McGovern
25 members of the Massachusetts baseball team battled gusting winds as they tried to pull an uncooperative tarp off of Earl Lorden Field yesterday, each hoping that they could finally play on the surface that it had been protecting. . .
SOFTBALL: Minutewomen set to face Crimson after weather hampers schedule
Daily Collegian / By Brendan Hall
The weather has not been so kind to the Massachusetts softball team as of late. . .
Friday, April 2, 2004
BASEBALL: Baseball looks for some vengence at Richmond
Daily Collegian / By Bob McGovern
Coach Mike Stone and the Massachusetts baseball team (7-7, 1-2 A-10) have been waiting for this for a long time. . .
ROWING: Crew starts off against NE foes
Daily Collegian / By Dan Duggan
The Massachusetts women's rowing team is set to open its season this weekend with a pair of races and looks to build off the success it had last year. . .
MEN'S LACROSSE: Minutemen face PSU
Daily Collegian / By Andrew Merritt
Call it a clich?, but Massachusetts men's lacrosse coach Greg Cannella likes to think of the final six games of the season as a brand new slate. . .
For links to stories from previous months, please look here:
March 2004
February 2004
January 2004
December 2003
November 2003
October 2003
September 2003
August 2003