Gus Larson, a former standout at Northfield Mount Hermon School and now a member of the Queens Royals basketball team, is set to play in the NCAA Tournament.
The Royals will open the tournament as the No. 15 seed, facing the second-seeded Purdue Boilermakers.
The matchup is scheduled for Friday, March 20, at 7:35 p.m. at Enterprise Center.
The UMass women’s lacrosse team claimed a decisive victory over Detroit Mercy with a final score of 22-3 on April 18. Dylan Lyons and Katie Peterson led an early offensive surge as head coach Jana Drummond praised her team’s execution. The Minutewomen extended their winning streak to nine games.
UMass softball split its doubleheader against Akron as Brooke Musch hit her first career home run—a walkoff grand slam—to clinch game one. Odyssey Torres reached her milestone hundredth collegiate hit during the series finale.
The Massachusetts rowing team earned victories in both the Varsity 8 and Second Varsity 4 races at Lake Quinsigamond on April 18. Other crews also delivered strong finishes ahead of their next competition at Eastern Sprints.
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