UMass football: Minutemen impressive early against SEC power Georgia, ultimately falling 59-21

By GARRETT COTE

ATHENS, Ga. — Nobody would have blamed the UMass football team if it rolled into Sanford Stadium and played an uninspired brand of football against No. 8 Georgia given its tumultuous week – headlined by the firing of head coach Don Brown.But the...

UMass hockey: Cole O’Hara continues hot stretch with 4-point night in Minutemen’s 5-3 win over Harvard

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST – Cole O'Hara's four points powered the No. 20 UMass hockey team to a 5-3 win over Harvard on Friday night at the Mullins Center.O'Hara had two goals and two assists – the junior forward's first career four-point night – in the Minutemen's...

UMass field hockey: Late goal halts Minutewomen in 1-0 Final Four loss to Northwestern

By RYAN AMES

The UMass field hockey team’s magical postseason run came to an end on Friday.The Minutewomen suffered a 1-0 loss to No. 2 Northwestern in the national semifinal of the 2024 NCAA Final Four in Ann Arbor, Michigan.The Wildcats punched in the game’s...

UMass football: Off the field questions dominating conversation as Minutemen head to No. 8 Georgia

By JEFF LAJOIE

It’s certainly been one of the more chaotic weeks in UMass football history.Less than a week removed from the firing of former head coach Don Brown, the Minutemen will somehow try and turn the page to play against one of the top programs in the...

UMass field hockey: Can Minutewomen continue ‘revenge tour’ against No. 2 Northwestern in Final Four?

By RYAN AMES

The redemption arc rolls on for the UMass field hockey team as the Minutewomen advanced to the NCAA Division I Final Four after beating UConn and Harvard during regional play last weekend – two teams they lost to during the regular season. Now, UMass...

UMass soccer: Minutemen take down Evansville for first NCAA tourney win since 2007

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST – The UMass men’s soccer team took care of business during its NCAA tournament first-round game against Evansville on Thursday.The Minutemen notched a 2-1 victory on a rain-soaked Rudd Field.Alec Hughes and Andrew Ortiz netted goals for UMass...

UMass hockey: Harvard, Vermont come to Mullins Center for weekend games with the Minutemen

By RYAN AMES

The No. 20 UMass hockey team will look to build upon its definitive win against Providence last weekend when it hosts Harvard and Vermont this Friday and Sunday at the Mullins Center.The Minutemen downed the 10th-ranked Friars, 5-1, after failing to...

Smith College volleyball sweeps Endicott, advances in NCAA Division 3 tournament

It was a dominant start to the NCAA Division 3 Tournament for the Smith College volleyball team.The Pioneers scored a convincing 25-18, 25-17, 25-21 sweep of Endicott College in the opening round of the tournament in a match played at Goldfarb...

UMass hockey: Cole O’Hara coming into his own as offensive force, leader for Minutemen

By Ryan Ames

Cole O’Hara is on pace for a career year with the UMass hockey team.The junior forward is first on the Minutemen in points (16 in 12 games played), which is already two points away from his career-best of 18 last season. The 6-foot, 183-pounder has...

UMass basketball: Holy Cross halts Minutewomen's two-game winning streak with 75-70 win

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST – The UMass women's basketball team's two-game winning streak was snapped after a 75-70 loss to Holy Cross on Wednesday night at the Mullins Center.The Minutewomen led 52-46 after three quarters of play, but the Crusaders' ability to sink...

Meet the Daily Hampshire Gazette's newest sports reporter, Ryan Ames

Hey UMass hockey fans, remember me?I'm back in the Pioneer Valley, this time as the Daily Hampshire Gazette's newest sports reporter.For those of you who don't know who I am, my name is Ryan Ames and nearly six years ago, I graduated from UMass.I...

Colleges: Amherst men and women sweep basketball doubleheader

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — All five of the Amherst College women’s basketball team’s starters scored in double figures, led by Laura Mendell’s game-high 18 points, and the Mammoths limited Albertus Magnus to just one field goal in the fourth quarter to pull away with...

Boys soccer: Lynnfield tallies in the second half to knock off Frontier, 1-0, in MIAA Div. 4 semifinals

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

AYER — Throughout its MIAA Division 4 postseason run, the Frontier boys soccer team has found moments of brilliance to keep its season alive. That moment never quite materialized on Tuesday in its semifinal contest against second-seeded Lynnfield. The...

UMass football: Interim coach Shane Montgomery admits Don Brown’s firing leaves Minutemen, staff with “uncertainty”

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — In the wake of UMass Director of Athletics Ryan Bamford’s firing of former head football coach Don Brown on Monday, interim head coach Shane Montgomery gave the Minutemen players the day off from practice to give them time to digest the...

Boys soccer: Frontier takes on second-seeded Lynnfield in Div. 4 semifinals

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Sometimes a deep state tournament run produces a special, magical moment along the way.Those memorable moments seem to happen every time the Frontier boys soccer team has been on the field throughout the MIAA Division 4 state tournament. From a Will...

UMass football: Minutemen players react to Don Brown’s firing; plus potential replacements

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — In Monday’s press release issued by UMass athletics regarding the firing of Minutemen head football coach Don Brown, Director of Athletics Ryan Bamford offered some praise for the program’s now former head coach.“Upon [Brown’s] return in...

Amherst College soccer teams both advance to Sweet 16

By RYAN AMES

The Amherst College men’s and women’s soccer teams advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III tournament this past weekend, each claiming dramatic wins in the Round of 32.The men’s team edged the Stevens Institute of Technology in penalty...

Colleges: UMass men’s soccer, Smith College volleyball earn NCAA tourney bids

For the sixth time in program history — and the first time since 2020 — the UMass men’s soccer team is heading to the NCAA Tournament. Following a 10-3-5 season that saw the Minutemen reach the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals, UMass received an at-large bid...

UMass fires head football coach Don Brown after nearly 3 seasons

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — UMass Director of Athletics Ryan Bamford announced on Monday morning that Minutemen football head coach Don Brown has been released of his duties with two games remaining in his third season leading the program.The 69-year-old Brown finishes...

Colleges: UMass field hockey beats Harvard, advances to first NCAA Final Four since 1992

For the first time in 32 years, the Minutewomen are Final Four-bound.UMass claimed a historic 1-0 shutout victory over No. 10 Harvard in the NCAA Elite Eight on Sunday at Nancy Stevens Field in Storrs, Conn. With the win, the Minutewomen advanced to...