2008 Woodie Awards
Rookie head coaches never have it easy. The players aren't used to their schemes, the spotlight constantly follows them and the responsibility is far greater than ever. Just ask Derek Kellogg or Gene Cross what it's like for a first year coach. Tonight's matchup between the Massachusetts men's basketball team (1-4) and Toledo (1-5) pits two teams with first-year coaches looking to break out of an early season slump.
The Massachusetts men's basketball team must hold onto the ball before they can get a hold of their new offense. While learning a new offense has contributed to the large number of turnovers for UMass (1-4), the turnovers has also hindered the learning process.
After an impressive showing at the Coors Classic last week in which they advanced to the Championship game, the Massachusetts women's basketball team looks to improve its out of conference record when it takes on Providence College tonight at the Mullins Center at 7 p.
At this point of the season the exact state of the Massachusetts hockey team is still not perfectly clear. They continue to out play and defeat high-ranked opponents like then No. 4 Boston College, then No. 1 Boston University and then No. 4 North Dakota, yet somehow manage to lose to far inferior foes like UMass-Lowell, Merrimack and, most recently, St.
Say goodbye to traditional basketball in the Atlantic 10 Conference as you know it. No longer do teams abide by the 1-5 position system, instead, matchups are created based on a particular team's best players that fit its style of play. The Massachusetts women's basketball team uses this lineup strategy as well.