Being No. 1 means having a lot to defend every game, and men’s lacrosse pulled through with one of their closest wins yet. Tufts beat No. 7 Wesleyan 20–19 in a road win in overtime.
No. 1 Tufts men’s lacrosse remains undefeated, but not without real challenges from No. 3 Christopher Newport University and No. 12 Stevens on Thursday and Saturday, respectively. In their Thursday game against CNU, Tufts’ winning streak appeared to be in jeopardy. The game started off slow for Tufts, with CNU scoring six goals in the first period without Tufts getting a goal in. As the Jumbos searched for a momentum shift in the first period, senior midfielder Charlie Tagliaferri and junior attacker Beau Keough each scored. The Jumbos still had a lot of work to do to catch up through the second, third and fourth periods. But, by the end of the second, the Jumbos were back in the game, with a score of 11–7 in favor of the Captains going into the third quarter.
Overtime playoff hockey is about as exciting as sports can get, and No. 5 seeded Tufts continued to prove that with their 2–1 win over No. 4 seeded Bowdoin in the quarterfinals of the NESCAC tournament on Saturday.
For Tufts men's ice hockey, last weekend was make-or-break in terms of their playoff positioning. In a conference position, where one or two wins could make or break playoff chances and positions, the Jumbos had to put up a fight to keep the best NESCAC seed they could. With two home games to finish out their season, Tufts was able to finish their season strong.
In an exciting weekend of NESCAC play, Tufts men’s ice hockey had two games that were both decided by a solitary goal. Their 3–2 win against Middlebury on Friday and 3–2 overtime loss to Williams on Saturday made for a stressful weekend for those watching.
Last weekend, Tufts men’s ice hockey played two drastically different home games against Hamilton on Friday night and Amherst on Saturday. Tufts lost 6–1 against Hamilton, but returned to Malden Valley Forum on Saturday with a new energy to beat Amherst 5–2.
After two weeks featuring many challenging NESCAC matchups, Tufts ice hockey went on the road to play the North Country Tournament in Canton, N.Y. Tufts won the tournament, winning both games by a solid margin.
The Tufts ice hockey team started their season with split results, showcasing both their strengths, especially their returning offense, and some of the areas for improvement that the team is hoping to clean up this season.
In the quarterfinals of the NESCAC tournament on Saturday, men’s soccer lost to Bowdoin College on penalty kicks after fighting to come back from a Bowdoin goal in the first half. Regulation and overtime finished in a 1–1 tie, with Bowdoin advancing 4–3 on penalty kicks.
With 37 teams to compete against, women’s cross-country had stiff competition at the Connecticut College Invitational this Saturday. Still, the Jumbos held their own, placing seventh out of 37 teams in the Blue race, where the teams’ top runners participated. This was an incredibly successful race for the Jumbos, and many of the teams’ top seven runners finished with new personal best times. The Jumbos finished sixth out of 37 teams in the White race. MIT won the Blue race, and Williams won the White race. Tufts scored 217 points in the Blue race and 124 points in the White race.
