2008 Woodie Awards
Less than 24 hours after men's basketball coach Travis Ford announced that he no longer wanted to be considered for the head coaching position at Louisiana State University, Ford interviewed for the Providence job Wednesday afternoon. Multiple media sources reported yesterday that Ford was a candidate for the job.
Weeks of speculation involving where Massachusetts men's basketball coach Travis Ford will coach next season are over. He isn't going anywhere. UMass athletic director John McCutcheon made the announcement Thursday night at 7 p.m., saying that Ford will be back in Amherst next season as coach.
A wrap-up of UMass Men's Basketball's trip through the NIT Tournament and the discussion of rumors of Coach Travis Ford's possible move to LSU. Click Here to download the podcast
Sophomore shortstop Whitney Williams opened up the game by singing the national anthem and then led off for the Massachusetts softball team with a homerun in the bottom of the first inning. UMass crushed Boston College, 8-0 in five innings. Williams went 2-for-3 including a bunt single to continue a seven-run rally in the bottom of the third inning.
Amidst all the fans, the senior day celebrations and the fact that it was their last home tennis match for the year, the Massachusetts tennis team shut out the Quinnipiac Bobcats, 7-0. Captain Masha Pozar played in the match of the day winning the super tiebreaker 10-5.
At the end of yesterday's No. 1 singles match there was a moment when you knew that one of the match's participants loved the game. Masha Pozar squeezed her parents tight against her while tears ran down her face. She had just won the match of the day that sported not only a tiebreaker, but also a super tiebreak - yes there is such a thing.
The Massachusetts baseball team will play at Fenway Park for the 13th straight season in the annual Beanpot Tournament on April 16. For the first time in seven years it will be taking part in the championship game, rather than the consolation. UMass defeated Harvard, 3-0, last night in the first round of the Beanpot in Lynn behind stellar pitching from junior Mike Dicato to advance to the championship where it will face Boston College.
Temple improved its standing in the Atlantic 10 this week with a pair of key wins over conference rivals La Salle and Massachusetts, scoring a total of 30 goals over the two games. The Owls exploded for 18 goals in an 18-12 win over the Explorers and followed that up with a 12-9 victory over the Minutewomen.