The Texas Longhorns, featuring former Northfield Mount Hermon School standout Cole Bott, were narrowly defeated 79-77 by the Purdue Boilermakers in the NCAA Tournament game on Thursday, March 26.
Tipoff was at 7:10 p.m. at the SAP Center.
The University of Massachusetts track and field teams placed 33 student-athletes on this year’s Academic All-MAC Teams. This honor recognizes athletes for maintaining strong grades while competing in at least half their events.
UMass Varsity 8 earned Mid-American Conference Boat of the Week honors after a strong showing at the Knecht Cup. The crew finished second overall and beat several conference rivals.
The University of Massachusetts softball team edged out Brown University 2-1 at Sortino Field behind strong pitching from Kelsey Blanchette and timely hitting from Katharine Heslin. The Minutewomen will next play Akron in an upcoming home series.
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