Sports Shorts
The men’s and women’s track and field teams both defended their NEWMAC Championship titles last weekend at Springfield College. The men won their tenth straight title, and eleventh in twelve years, and the women won for the third time in the last four years.
Triathlon races in Texas
The MIT Triathlon Team, composed of full time MIT students, competed in the Northeast Collegiate Triathlon Conference in Lubbock, Texas this past weekend. Other teams involved in the race included those from Columbia University, Yale University, and Boston University. Nine of the athletes, including four undergraduate students, competed in the event. Both the men’s and women’s teams raced well, despite harsh weather conditions that forced the officials to shorten the swimming portion from 1500 meters to 500 meters. Although their season occurs during the end of the summer through the fall, they had even less time than usual to train this year because of bad weather. The team had less time in the spring to train and had limited access to open water for swimming practice, putting them at a disadvantage against other teams who had the opportunity to train year-around.
Upcoming Home Events
Saturday, April 24 Sailing vs. Northeastern University 10:30 a.m., Charles River Sunday, April 25 Men’s heavyweight crew vs. Holy Cross & Oregon State 9:15 a.m., Charles River Sailing vs. Northeastern University 10:30 a.m., Charles River
ATHLETES’ CORNER
Last weekend, the MIT women’s rugby team traveled to Portsmouth, RI to compete in Beast of the East, the largest collegiate rugby tournament in the nation. On Saturday, MIT won both seeding matches against Keene State and Mt. Holyoke. On Sunday, MIT moved up the bracket, winning the quarter-, semi-, and final matches against George Washington University, Southern Connecticut, and Holy Cross, respectively. The team showed much heart and perseverance playing through five matches with a very small roster and outscored their opponents by a total of 150-5. At the end of the weekend, MIT brought home a shiny, hard-earned first-place trophy.
Tennis 0-3 over weekend
The MIT women’s tennis team had a packed weekend with three matches. The first match was at Skidmore on Saturday. First doubles consisted of Anastasia Vishnevetsky ’12 and Leslie A. Hansen ’10; they played a tight match but lost 8-4. Playing second was Melissa A. Diskin ’11 and Bianca M. Dumitrascu ’13. They had a interesting strategy of calling up four times in a row. The first three they would hit a lob, and the last one they would hit straight at the opponent. In the end, they lost 8-5. Third doubles was Jenny C. Dohlman ’11 and Hillary E. Jenny ’12. They also played a tough match but lost 8-4. In number four doubles, were Jennifer A. Rees ’11 and Anisa K. McCree ’10, who made her debut after coming back from a knee injury. They both played aggressively at the net, and it paid off in the end with a win of 8-3. Over all MIT was behind 3-0 going into the singles matches.
Scoreboard
Baseball Sunday, April 18 at Clark UniversityL 3-1 at Clark UniversityW 11-5 Wednesday, April 21 at Wheaton CollegeL 5-2 Men’s Heavyweight Crew Saturday, April 17 vs. Harvard & Princeton2nd of 3 Men’s Lightweight Crew Saturday, April 17 vs. Harvard & Dartmouth3rd of 3 Women’s Lightweight Crew Saturday, April 17 vs. Buffalo & Simmons1st of 3 Women’s Heavyweight Crew Saturday, April 17 at Bucknell University2nd of 2 Men’s Lacrosse Saturday, April 17 at Lasell CollegeW 5-1 Wednesday, April 21 at Mass. Maritime AcademyW 12-3 Women’s Lacrosse Saturday, April 17 vs. Mt. Holyoke CollegeW 13-11 Thursday, April 15 vs. Williams CollegeL 12-5 Tuesday, April 20 at Babson CollegeL 18-5 Sailing Sunday, April 18 N.E. Dinghy Championship11th of 18 Oberg Trophy8th of 16 Wick/Shrew15th of 16 Softball Friday, April 16 at U.S. Coast Guard AcademyL 8-0 at U.S. Coast Guard AcademyL 13-5 Men’s Tennis Tuesday, April 20 at Brandeis UniversityW 5-4 Wednesday, April 21 at Clark UniversityW 9-0 Women’s Tennis Saturday, April 17 at Skidmore CollegeL 7-2 Sunday, April 18 at Vassar CollegeL 9-0 Tuesday, April 20 vs. Trinity CollegeL 6-3
Scoreboard
Baseball Tuesday, April 13 at Springfield CollegeW 11-5 Wednesday, April 14 vs. Salem State CollegeW 7-5 Men’s Lacrosse Tuesday, April 13 vs. Salem State CollegeW 14-3 Women’s Lacrosse Tuesday, April 13 at Wheaton CollegeW 10-3 Thursday, April 15 vs. Williams CollegeL 12-5 Men’s Tennis Thursday, April 15 vs. Babson CollegeW 8-1
Upcoming Home Events
Saturday, April 17 Men’s heavyweight crew: Joy Cup 8 a.m., Charles River Sailing: Oberg Trophy 10:30 a.m., Charles River Track and field: Spring Invitational 12 p.m., Steinbrenner Stadium Baseball vs. Clark 12 p.m., Briggs Field Baseball vs. Clark 2 p.m., Briggs Field Women’s lacrosse vs. Mt. Holyoke 1 p.m., Jack Barry Field Sunday, April 18 Baseball vs. Wesleyan 12 p.m., Briggs Field Baseball vs. Wesleyan 2:30 p.m., Briggs Field
Sports Shorts
The nationally-ranked No. 7 MIT Men’s Volleyball team reached several milestones during the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) Championship Tournament held this weekend in Hyannis, MA. The Engineers swept Newbury College (30-23, 30-15, 30-22) in the opening round on Friday and D’Youville College (30-18, 30-26, 30-20) in the quarterfinals on Saturday. That afternoon, however, the Cardinal and Gray fell to eventual champion, Nazareth College, 30-28, 30-27, 31-29. MIT’s first victory over D’Youville in eight meetings put it in the semifinals for the second time in program history (the last trip occurring in 2006). The Cardinal and Gray also recorded its first-ever 30-win season as it finished with an overall ledger of 31-8.
ATHLETES’ CORNER
The women’s openweight crew team traveled to Washington D.C. to compete in its second regatta of the season, the George Washington Invitational. The varsity and junior varsity eights competed in dual races with Georgetown University, George Washington University and University of Dayton in three races extending over two days.
Scoreboard
Baseball Saturday, April 10 at U.S. Coast Guard AcademyW 5-1 at U.S. Coast Guard AcademyL 5-4 Men’s Lacrosse Saturday, April 10 vs. Springfield CollegeL 16-4 Women’s Lacrosse Saturday, April 10 vs. Smith CollegeW 20-4 Softball Saturday, April 10 vs. Worcester Polytechnic InstituteW 1-0 vs. Worcester Polytechnic InstituteL 16-0 Sunday, April 11 vs. Wheaton CollegeL 15-1 vs. Wheaton CollegeL 15-2 Men’s Tennis Saturday, April 10 at U.S. Coast Guard AcademyW 7-2 Men’s Track and Field Saturday, April 10 vs. Bates & Colby1st of 3 Women’s Track and Field Saturday, April 10 vs. Bates & Colby1st of 3 Men’s Volleyball Saturday, April 10 vs. Nazarene CollegeL 3-0 vs. D’Youville CollegeW 3-0
Sports Shorts
The MIT women’s lacrosse team defeated Smith College 20-4 on Saturday, led by Casey M. Flynn ’10. She scored three goals to become the leading scorer in program history and had seven assists, setting an MIT single-game record. Both records were previously held by Deanna M. Lentz ’06.
Upcoming Home Events
Tuesday, April 13 Men’s Lacrosse vs. Salem State College 4 p.m., Steinbrenner Stadium Wednesday, April 14 Baseball vs. Salem Stste Colege 3:30 p.m., Briggs Field Thursday, April 8 Men’s Tennis vs. Babson College 4 p. m., duPont Courts Women’s Lacrosse vs. Williams College 7 p.m., Steinbrenner Stadium
Softball falls 15-1, 15-2 in sweep by Wheaton
Wheaton College jumped out to a pair of early leads during a doubleheader sweep of MIT softball on Sunday afternoon. The Lyons outscored the Engineers 30-3 in the two games, which were the final home contests of the 2010 campaign for the Engineers, who fell to 7-17 (3-11 NEWMAC).
Maybe the Red Sox will win the wild card? As much as we may despise them, Yankees are still the team to beat in the A.L. East
Baseball season is here again, the time of year when my productivity drops significantly and my most visited page in Firefox is my fantasy league’s page. (A coincidence?) Here are my picks for the MLB teams that will make it to the postseason…
Upcoming Home Events
Friday, April 2 Softball vs. Wheaton College 3 p.m., Briggs Field Softball vs. Wheaton College 5 p.m., Briggs Field Saturday, April 3 Men’s lightweight crew: Joy Cup 8 a.m., Charles River Men’s lacrosse vs. Springfield College 11 a.m., Steinbrenner Stadium Track and field vs. Bates, Colby, & South Maine 12 p.m., Steinbrenner Stadium Softball vs. WPI 12 p.m., Briggs Field Softball vs. WPI 2 p.m., Briggs Field Women’s Lacrosse vs. Smith College 2 p.m., Steinbrenner Stadium
Scoreboard
Baseball Tuesday, April 6 vs. Springfield CollegeW 5-4 Thursday, April 8 vs. Worcester Polytechnic InstituteL 15-2 Men’s Lacrosse Tuesday, April 6 at UMass-BostonW 9-6 Women’s Lacrosse Tuesday, April 6 vs. Emerson CollegeW 11-9 Softball Tuesday, April 6 at Smith CollegeW 8-5 at Smith CollegeW 7-0 Wednesday, April 7 at Babson CollegeL 9-1 at Babson CollegeL 14-1 Women’s Tennis Tuesday, April 6 vs. Brandeis UniversityL 5-4 Men’s Tennis Wednesday, April 7 vs. Wheaton CollegeW 9-0
COLUMN Two winners in March Madness
This March has seen one of the most exciting NCAA tournaments in recent history, and the championship game was no exception — it was a true nail-biter, keeping fans and spectators on the edge of their seats. In the end, however, midnight struck for the Cinderella Butler Bulldogs, as they were edged by Duke 61-59 Monday evening. The victory gives Duke its fourth national championship, all four of which have come under coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Pistol takes silver in 2 events at NRA Pistol Championship
The MIT pistol team, stripped of its varsity status in last year’s sports cuts, performed well at the 30th annual NRA Intercollegiate Pistol Championships at Fort Benning, Georgia, held March 16–20, in its first year as a club team. Several individuals won honors, and both the women’s team and the open team came in fourth place in their team aggregates. The open team took silver in the free pistol event and the women’s team took silver in the women’s air pistol event.
Upcoming Home Events
Tuesday, April 6 Baseball vs. Springfield College 3:30 p.m., Briggs Field Women’s tennis vs. Brandeis University 4 p.m., duPont Courts Women’s lacrosse vs. Emerson College 4:30 p.m., Steinbrenner Stadium Wednesday, April 7 Men’s tennis vs. Wheaton College 4 p.m., duPont Courts Thursday, April 8 Baseball vs. WPI 3:30 p.m., Briggs Field