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Tuesday, March 16 Softball vs. Simmons College 4 p.m., Briggs Field Men’s Lacrosse vs. Husson University 4 p.m., Jack Barry Field Wednesday, March 17 Baseball vs. Wentworth College 3:30 p.m., Briggs Field Thursday, March 18 Men’s Volleyball vs. Johnson and Wales 7 p.m., Rockwell Cage
Swimming and diving teams wrap up season, prepare for Nationals
As the swimmers sped into their last turn, the crowd roared. MIT parents and fans shot to their feet, screaming and cheering, as Lucas R. Cummings ’10 pulled ahead of Coast Guard’s Brian McGuiness and outtouched him by 0.25 seconds. The Engineers’ victory in the final 400-meter freestyle relay capped an amazing season for the MIT Varsity Swimming and Diving Teams.
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Men’s Lacrosse Wednesday, 3/10 at Curry CollegeW 10-6 Men’s Volleyball Wednesday, 3/10 at Endicott College W 3-0
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Saturday, March 13 Sailing — MIT Team Race 10 a.m., Charles River Men’s Lacrosse vs. Salve Regina University 1 p.m., Jack Barry Field
Sports Shorts
A pair of MIT track and field student-athletes, along with two Tech coaches, were honored on Tuesday as the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced its regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year. The MIT men’s team, which recently captured its 11th New England Division III Indoor Championship, received individual accolades for senior Stephen A. Morton ’10, head coach Halston Taylor and assistant coach Katherine Bright. Portia M. Jones ’12 was named the New England Women’s Track Athlete of the Year as well
Moneyball and Mark Cuban
I somehow managed to wake myself up Saturday morning to attend MIT Sloan’s Sports Analytics Conference at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. I ventured into the main conference room and plopped down in one of the back rows, opening my laptop to take notes on a panel discussion on the future of sports ownership.
Engineers upset in NCAA tournament
In the Engineers’ second trip to the Division III NCAA Tournament, they were upset by DeSales University 72-64 Saturday at William Paterson University. The loss is the Cardinal and Grey’s second straight, after a defeat to Clarke University last Saturday in Rockwell Cage in the the NEWMAC tournament.
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Men’s Basketball Friday, 3/5 vs. DeSales UniversityL 72-64 Women’s Lacrosse Saturday, 3/6 vs. Manhattanville CollegeW 15-9 Women’s Tennis Saturday, 3/6 vs. New York UniversityL 8-1 Men’s Track & Field Saturday, 3/6 ECAC Championship17th of 49 Women’s Track & Field Saturday, 3/6 ECAC Championship11th of 43 Men’s Volleyball Saturday, 3/5 vs. Bard CollegeW 3-0 vs. Milwaukee School of EngineeringL 3-1 Sunday, 3/6 vs. College of Mount St. VincentW 3-0 vs. Carthage CollegeW 3-1
Who cares about men’s basketball?
The MIT men’s basketball team, even after its loss in the NEWMAC tournament this past weekend, are having their most successful year in the program’s 50-plus-year history — did you know?
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Men’s Swimming and Diving Friday-Sunday, 2/26-28 NEWMAC Championship1st of 7 Men’s Volleyball Tuesday, 3/2 vs. Newbury College W 3-2
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Saturday, March 6 Women’s Tennis vs. New York University 10 a.m., duPont Courts Women’s Lacrosse vs.. Manhattanville College 1 p.m., Jack Barry Field Men’s Volleyball vs. Bard College 4:30 p.m., Rockwell Cage Men’s Volleyball vs. Milwaukee School of Eng. 7 p.m., Rockwell Cage Sunday, March 7 Men’s Volleyball vs. College of Mt. St. Vincent 10:30 a.m., Rockwell Cage Men’s Volleyball vs. Carthage College 1 p.m., Rockwell Cage
Men’s swimming wins fifth NEWMAC title
The MIT men’s swimming and diving team won 15 of 20 events to defend its NEWMAC Championship. The Engineers, whose five league titles are one shy of the Coast Guard’s NEWMAC record, finished with 1,027 points. Coast Guard came in second with 947.5 points, while Springfield College was third with a score of 673.5.
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Men’s Basketball Saturday, 2/27 vs. Clark UniversityL 71-59 Men’s Tennis Saturday, 2/27 at Bates CollegeW 3-2 Men’s Track & Field Saturday, 2/27 NEICAAA Championship21st of 34 Women’s Track & Field Saturday, 2/27 NEICAAA Championship7th of 34 Men’s Volleyball Saturday, 2/27 vs. Elms CollegeW 3-0 vs. Emmanuel CollegeW 3-2
An Olympics to remember
For the past two weeks, the world’s best athletes gathered in Vancouver, Canada to compete in the XXI Winter Olympics (and, apparently, to distract me from my psets). After seventeen days of procrastinating in front of the TV (and enduring countless bad Geico commercials), there’s my list of the ten most memorable things from north of the border.
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Tuesday, March 2 Men’s Volleyball vs. Newbury College 7 p.m., Rockwell Cage
Men’s basketball upset by Clark in NEWMAC opener
MIT fell to Clark, 71-59 in the NEWMAC semifinal on Saturday.
MIT hosts NEWMAC playoffs this weekend
The bar has been raised, a new precedent has been set, a new sheriff is in town. Whatever cliché you choose to use, there is one undeniable fact: the men’s basketball is for real.
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Men’s Fencing Wednesday 2/17 Bean Pot Tournament Men’s Fencing Wednesday 2/17 Bean Pot Tournament Men’s Volleyball Wednesday, 2/24 vs. Emerson College Thursday, 2/25 vs. Colby-Sawyer College Men’s Volleyball Tuesday, 2/23 vs. Southern Vermont College W 3-0
Women’s swim & dive take 2nd at NEWMAC
Last weekend, the MIT women’s swimming and diving team traveled to Wellesley College for the NEWMAC Women’s Swimming Championship. After three days of intense competition, the Pride of Springfield College (839 points) emerged in first place, capturing their tenth consecutive title, while the Engineers (694) were runners-up for the eleventh straight year. Wheaton (566), Coast Guard (449) and Clark (382) rounded out the top five teams.
Upcoming Home Events
Men’s Basketball: NEWMAC Tournament Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 27–28 at MIT Men’s Swimming: NEWMAC Championship Friday-Sunday, Feb. 26–28 at Wheaton Men’s and Women’s Track and Field: NEICAAA Championship Friday-Saturday, Feb. 26–27 at B.U.