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Amherst Men's Hockey Secures NESCAC Playoff Berth with Dominant Win
The Mammoths clinch a playoff spot with a decisive victory over Williams, while basketball and squash teams conclude their seasons.
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#14 Mammoths Fall in Hoehn Cup Semifinals
PHILADELPHIA, PA— The #14 Amherst College men's squash team dropped a hard-fought 6–3 decision to #15 Colby in the Hoehn Cup semifinals on Saturday, moving to 12–7 on the season while competing in the 2nd division of the CSA men's national team tournament for teams ranked 13–20. The matchup marked the third meeting between the Mammoths and Mules this year, with Colby taking all three contests despite another resilient effort from Amherst across the ladder. In a close semifinal, five of the nine matches went to five games, but Amherst managed to convert only one of thoseto their advantage. Colby's ability to pull out tight finishes in the top and middle of the order proved decisive, even as the Mammoths swept positions 7–9.
Mammoths’ Season Ends in 80–68 NESCAC Semifinal Loss to Bates
BRUNSWICK, ME —
Mammoths Fall to Bowdoin in NESCAC Quarterfinal, 3-1
BRUNSWICK, ME –After playing their way to a NESCAC postseason spot, the seventh seeded Amherst men's ice hockey team took to the ice on Saturday, Feb. 28 fighting for their season to continue. Coming off the back of two straight wins against Middlebury and Williams last weekend, the Mammoths took the trip to Maine to face No. 2 seed Bowdoin. Though they pulled within one at the end of the second frame, Amherst could not complete the comeback, falling 3-1.
Mammoths open Hoehn Cup play with 6-3 win over Franklin & Marshall
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The #14 Amherst College men's squash team opened its 2026 CSA Divisional Team Championships campaign with a 6–3 victory over #19 Franklin & Marshall on Friday, repeating the same scoreline from the teams' January 11 regular-season meeting. Amherst's depth proved decisive again, with the Mammoths taking all the matches on courts 5–9 after dropping matches on the top two courts. Competing as the second seed in the Hoehn Cup, the Mammoths improved to 12–6 and advanced to the semifinals of the men's Hoehn Cup bracket, which features teams ranked 13–20 nationally.
Owen Vale NESCAC Men's Swim & Dive Rookie of the Year
AMHERST, Mass. - Amherst College first-year Owen Vale (Avon, Conn.) has been selected as the New England Smal College Athletic Conference Men's Swim & Dive Rookie of the Year, it was announced recetnly.
Palena Earns NESCAC Player of the Week Nod
HADLEY, MA – Junior goaltender Andrew Palena (Trinity, Fla.) was named this week's NESCAC Player of the for men's ice hockey, the conference announced earlier today.