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
ATHLETES’ CORNER
The nationally-ranked No. 6 men’s volleyball team swept Wentworth Institute of Technology, 30-20, 30-25, 30-20, on Saturday. The Engineers, who will be making their sixth consecutive trip to the NECVA Championship Tournament, improved to 29-7 overall and 14-2 in league action. MIT finished the regular season winning 15 of their final 16 matches, and their 29 wins sets the program record for wins in a season.
Scoreboard
BaseballBaseball Friday, April 2 vs. Brandeis UniversityW 6-5 Saturday, April 3 vs. Babson CollegeL 3-2 vs. Babson CollegeL 4-0 Monday, April 5 vs. Suffolk UniversityW 5-4 Men’s LacrosseMen’s Lacrosse Saturday, April 3 at Wheaton CollegeL 12-9 Women’s LacrosseWomen’s Lacrosse Saturday, April 3 vs. New England CollegeW 13-9 Monday, April 5 vs. Bridgewater State UniversityL 15-13 SoftballSoftball Saturday, April 3 at Springfield CollegeL 8-0 at Springfield CollegeL 8-0 Men’s TennisMen’s Tennis Saturday, April 3 vs. Springfield CollegeW 8-1 Men’s Track and FieldMen’s Track and Field Saturday, April 3 Engineers’ Cup1st of 3 Women’s Track and FieldWomen’s Track and Field Saturday, April 3 Engineers’ Cup1st of 3 Men’s VolleyballMen’s Volleyball Saturday, April 3 vs. Wentworth Inst. of Tech.W 3-0
Scoreboard
Baseball Tuesday, March 30 vs. Brandeis UniversityPostponed Thursday, April 1 vs. Worcester Polytechnic InstituteL 10-3 Men’s Lacrosse Wednesday, March 31 at UMass DartmouthL 10-4 Men’s Tennis Tuesday, March 30 vs. Salem State CollegeW 9-0 Men’s Volleyball Wednesday, March 31 at Regis CollegeW 3-0
March Madness: editors’ bracket busted!
So…I was wrong. As you can see on page 15 in issue 13, my bracket was garbage, and I am here to admit it. Yes, sports fans, garbage.
Wrestling wins first national title in MIT history
Ten months after the varsity program was cut, the wrestling team won the 2010 National Collegiate Wrestling Association Division II National Championship on Saturday, March 13th in Hampton, VA. The Engineers scored 64.5 points as a team for a 7th overall finish with only five point-scoring wrestlers out of a possible eleven. Four MIT wrestlers earned All-American honors: co-captain Grant M. Kadokura ’11 became MIT’s first national champion at 125 lbs, while co-captain Joseph B. Silverman ’10 took second place at 197 lbs, Ryan J. Madson ‘13 placed fourth at 165 lbs, and Lucas C. Schiefelbein ‘13 placed seventh at 174 lbs. Graduate student Elena L. Glassman G represented MIT in the women’s division and took second place at 130 lbs.
ATHLETES’ CORNER Track athletes win, set records at Washington and Lee Spring Carnival Women’s lightweight four beats Princeton by seven seconds Men’s heavy eight races past Boston College in first scrimmage of 2010
The men’s and women’s Track teams traveled down to Virginia to compete in the Washington and Lee Spring Carnival. Carnival turned out to be an aptly chosen word, as the atmosphere was rounded out with nonstop jams featuring The Great Miley Cyrus, among other legends.
Upcoming Home Events
Friday, April 2 Baseball vs. Brandeis University 3 p.m., Briggs Field Softball vs. Wellesley College 3 p.m., Briggs Field Softball vs. Wellesley College 5 p.m., Briggs Field Saturday, April 3 Men’s lightweight crew vs. Penn & Dartmouth 9 a.m., Charles River Baseball vs. Babson College 12 p.m., Briggs Field Baseball vs. Babson College 2:30 p.m., Briggs Field Men’s tennis vs. Springfield College 1 p.m., duPont Courts Men’s volleyball vs. Wentworth 1 p.m., Rockwell Cage Women’s lacrosse vs. New England College 1 p.m., Jack Barry Field Monday, April 4 Baseball vs. Suffolk University 3:30 p.m., Briggs Field
Upcoming Home Events
Tuesday, March 16 Baseball vs. Brandeis University 3:30 p.m., Briggs Field Men’s tennis vs. Salem State College 4 p.m., duPont Courts