Men’s Basketball defeats Clark, 63-60
No. 5 MIT withstood a late rally by Clark University to win, 63-60, in overtime in the NEWMACs conference game. With the win, the Engineers improve to 10-1 in the conference and secure their second NEWMAC regular season title in three years. MIT’s 22nd victory in 23 games this season ensures that it will host the conference semifinals and championship in two weeks.
Squash victorious
The MIT squash team welcomed Boston University and Boston College to the Z-Center Squash courts on Saturday and the Engineers were able to come away with a pair of victories, defeating BU, 8-1, and BC, 5-4, to improve to 7-10 on the season. Four different Tech players picked up wins in both matches led by freshman Sung Won “Steve” Cho ’15, who improved to 8-9 on the season.
Basketball defeats Babson
On Wednesday, MIT’s men’s basketball team faced a challenge from Babson College in its last home game of the season.
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Editor’s Note: Due to editorial deadlines for this issue, score records here may not be the most current.
MIT falls to Harvard, 3-1
The MIT Men’s Volleyball team, ranked sixth nationally, fell to Harvard last week in a close game, 3-1.
MIT prepares for NEWMACs
The top-10 battle between No. 6 MIT and No. 7 Amherst lived up to its billing on Jan. 28 at the Z-Center on the MIT campus. With a dramatic victory in the final event, the 400 free relay, MIT came out on top by a score of 153-144. With the victory, MIT improved its dual meet record to 8-0 this season.
Men’s basketball beats Wheaton, Springfield
Last week was quite successful for MIT men’s basketball. Individually, the team’s leading scorers, Noel Hollingsworth ’12 and James D. Karraker ’12, both reached the 1,000-point career milestone. As a team, the Engineers pulled away with an easy victory against Wheaton on Wednesday and a tough victory against Springfield on Saturday to reach 20 victories total for the season. The team was also featured in Sports Illustrated, along with No. 1 Middlebury, in an article focusing on the success of the two teams athletically and academically.
New York hopes for repeat
The Super Bowl is once again upon us, when the collective attention of the nation will be directed towards their TV screens watching the Packers and the Steelers take one another on in Dallas. Who will win? The Tech’s Sports staff weigh in, with bragging rights on the line …
Basketball defeats Clark, Coast Guard
Last week, MIT rebounded from its first loss against WPI with two wins against Clark and Coast Guard.
SPORTS SHORT
After a nearly two-month break from competitions, the MIT Varsity Rifle team competed on Friday and Saturday in its annual Beanpot match. Though visiting team Penn State bested the Engineers by 41 points to win the Beanpot, MIT won the collegiate sectional competition. Jennifer C. de Bruijn ’12 shot a personal high score of 569 in the air rifle portion, taking home a silver medal for her performance. Nigel C. Kojimoto ’12, Elizabeth A. Phillips ’13, and Michael A. Batista ’12 followed closely behind for a team score of 2224, to beat Penn State ROTC, Coast Guard Academy, and Wentworth Institute of Technology. In the smallbore competition, Elizabeth A. Phillips ’13 led the team with a 549, third overall in the competition. Nigel C. Kojimoto ’12, Jennifer C. de Bruijn ’12, and Timothy R. Jenks ’13 also contributing towards the Engineer’s sectional win.
Volleyball starts season strong
The No. 9 ranked MIT Men’s Volleyball team has started the season with a bang, beating the reigning national champions and currently ranked No. 1 Nazareth College Golden Flyers on their own court.
Women’s swimming and diving defeat Tufts
In a matchup of Top-20 teams it was the No. 6 MIT women’s swimming and diving squad that came out on top as it defeated No. 18 Tufts by a final margin of 217.5 - 158.5. Three Engineers won three events each to lead MIT to the win as it improved to 7-0 in dual meets this season.
Sports Shorts
The MIT Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams competed at the Springfield Invitational on Saturday.
Men’s Basketball falls to WPI, 80-68
Last Saturday, the MIT men’s basketball team (16-1;4-1) tarnished its record with its first loss of the season to WPI.
MIT beats Babson, Coast Guard Men’s basketball maintains their undefeated record
Last week, MIT picked up two more wins against Babson and Coast Guard to increase its record to 16-0 (4-0 in conference). In the national rankings, MIT moved up to the third spot, as Augustana College fell from third to sixth; the Engineers also remain as only one of six teams in the top 25 with a perfect record.