It would have been easy for the women's soccer team to overlook yesterday's non-conference midweek game against Brandeis.
It looks a lot like 2005 in the world of Tufts women's soccer.
On Saturday, the Jumbos will meet Bates once again for their fourth NESCAC game of the season. Joining the two teams on the field will be the ghosts of two NESCAC Tournament games and an NCAA Regionals game all decided by a single goal.
After three consecutive victories, the women's soccer team came through again yesterday afternoon, this time in grand fashion against non-conference foe Babson.
The men's soccer team will have to wait at least one more game for its first win.
The story is starting to get repetitive for the women's soccer team - but in a good way.
After sweeping a weekend series against Middlebury and Carthage last weekend, the women's soccer team earned a place in the NSCAA national rankings for the first time this season, drawing the No. 19 spot in the poll released Tuesday.
The men's soccer team is in need of a win to turn the tide on a disappointing start to 2007. And if the Jumbos want to put a notch in the wins column this weekend, they'll have to do it against a formidable NESCAC opponent.
The men's soccer team endured a disappointing weekend, dropping its Saturday match 1-0 to NESCAC rival Middlebury and then losing 2-1 to Carthage College on Sunday.
Coach Martha Whiting refused to let her team ease into its 2007 schedule.
The men's soccer team lost its home opener 2-1 to MIT Tuesday night, blowing a second-half lead for the second straight game to fall to 0-1-1 on the season.
The Wheaton Lyons beat the Jumbos at their own game yesterday.
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Last fall, the season came to an early end for the men's soccer team.
Fingers crossed, the women's soccer team awaited news of an at-large bid from the selection committee on Sunday night. The scene was similar to one that played out a year ago, as the Jumbos, recently upset in the NESCAC title game, counted on season-long regional dominance to carry them to the NCAA tournament.
It was a season of extremes for the men's soccer team.
While the women's soccer team fell victim to a No. 7-No. 2 upset in Medford, the Tufts men's bid for the same came up short a few towns over.
The women's soccer team was handed two days of less than ideal weather conditions this weekend, but the Jumbos did what they could.
