“We can feel this is a watershed moment.” Rugby changed
@KirsheBar
’s life. Now with a historic bronze medal, she’s hoping to be the role model for young women that she didn’t have via
@MetroWestSports
I've put this off for too long, but Saturday was my last day at the Gazette. It's been an unforgettable almost eight years. Western Mass and that paper made me the writer and the person I am. Thank you everyone for letting some guy from Colorado be apart of your sports scene
Bobby Trivigno last off the ice. Everyone hugs him. Greg carvel hugs him the longest and last. His UMass career is over but it’s one for every record book and hall of fame they can offer
People in New England love to ask “where are you from?” They mean where do you live rather than where did you grow up because it’s usually the same. WMass accepted some guy from Colorado and made him one of its own. I’ll be grateful forever
I’d been saying to everyone who will listen for 6 months that this UMass team was going to be different. Even in the spring there was too much talent married with good coaching. Happy to see it come together as a (reasonably) neutral observer
TW sexual assault:
UMass is playing Liberty in football this week, but to me it's impossible to do anything with Liberty and not mention the
@propublica
report about the way the school failed survivors at every level
UMass beating Colorado is massive. That’s how Frank Martin wants them to play and you got so many contributions all over the lineup. This is a launching pad
.
@dyondree
Dominguez got swole this year, but his real growth has come off the court for the Minutemen. He overcame a lot to even get to UMass and plans to pay that forward once he's done with basketball via
@DailyHampGaz
"I’d be remise if I didn’t say thank you for Ryan Bamford and the folks at umass to give me an opportunity when I was down in the dirt. I’m having the time of my life coaching these kids." Frank Martin after the game
#UmassTwitter
did a beautiful thing: came together as a community and sent some college kids to the Frozen Four + UMass fandom as a family you're born into and the family you choose
"I don't know if I'll ever play with my best friends again." - Bobby Trivigno, crystalizing what being a part of UMass hockey has meant the past few years
Walt Bell told me the UMass football program (players, coaches, staff) is 88 percent fully vaccinated right now and will be at 100 percent before the season opener based on guys being in 2 week window/waiting for 2nd shot
“It's always there, but it just doesn't really bother me.” Taylor Makar knows everyone compares him to his brother,
@Cmakar8
, but he's focused on his own
@UMassHockey
career and making an impact with the Minutemen via
@DailyHampGaz
Every time
@UMassHockey
has taken the ice this season,
@BobbyTrivigno
was the last one off it. Before he left it for the last time,
@CoachCarvelUM
wrapped him in a hug that said everything they don’t need words for anymore
Dr. Pierre Rouzier , UMass' team physician, gets one of the biggest cheers of the night when he's recognized. Has two separate groups of fans here for him
"Hopefully next week we'll have a student tailgate. To me, today was an unbelievable opportunity for our institution and our team. I understand, I'm not a public health official, but I can't wait to get our students out there and build some energy around this program" - Walt Bell
It sucks coming in here (the Mullins Center) and not seeing people in here to watch them. I just think that’s cool and how they carry themselves around the building and al that off the court. I just respect it. - Noah Fernandes on supporting the UMass women's basketball team
Just got an email tangentially comparing UMass students rushing the field after the football win to the capitol insurrection because both were “orchestrated, choreographed and planned in advance.” So happy Monday everyone 🤦♂️
Frank Martin as upset as I've ever heard a coach after a win. Clearly expected more from the Minutemen
"We looked like a bunch of 2nd graders out there. We quit defending, quit rebounding. Our attention to detail and personnel was really bad. We’re lucky we got a win here today."
"I've come to terms that we'll always be the second game. UMass has a huge following and i'm not going to complain about the fact that we have to play the second game because I'll take the support." - Greg Carvel on the Minutemen's penchant for having the late game
At orchards golf club in south hadley for the us open qualifier where, among others with pioneer valley connections,
@UMassHockey
forward Tyson Dyck is vying to advance. He’s got teammate taylor makar on the bag
Any first professional goal is special. Matthew Kessel's won Game 1 of the Calder Cup Finals for
@ThunderbirdsAHL
. The
@UMassHockey
product scored in overtime after a two-goal third period comeback via
@DailyHampGaz
A lot of players in
@sean_oleary42
’s positions leave for prep school seeking greener pastures. He stayed at
@FHSSports
. Now the Panthers are one of the best teams in the state aiming for a title via
@MetroWestSports
The Mullins Center is not the place to start your weak ass white supremacist chants. Get that out of here and good on the UMass student section for immediately drowning it out
.
@hrhs_sports
presenting mitch Ouimette’s jersey to his family before the game vs
@SportsEHS
. Ouimette struggled with an opioid addiction that took his life
Noah Fernandes after the game “(my leg) hurts pretty bad. I probably shouldn’t have played. It was a big game. I didn’t want to feel like I let the team down”
George Johnson III was a high school quarterback. Then a defensive back at Michigan. The
@UMassFootball
receiver's odyssey ended in Amherst, where he's hoping the Minutemen can make history via
@DailyHampGaz
Hockey runs in cal kiefiuk’s family. His grandmother played and was a fixture at Red Wings games in the 50s. This weekend’s
@UMassHockey
series at Michigan is her first opportunity see him play live since he was 16 via
@DailyHampGaz
"That’s one of the top wins I’ve had since I’ve been at UMass. Very proud our group,"
@CoachCarvelUM
. Which is saying something given the titles, beating No. 1 teams on the road, etc
“What an incredible game for the state of Massachusetts. It’s a great basketball state and when you play games like today, sold out arena, two really good teams going at it, incredible game, that’s what it’s all about.” -
@coachFMartin
I love that
@CoachCarvelUM
didn't know it was his 100th win at
@UMassHockey
until Bobby Trivigno told him after the game. "I hope to win a couple hundred more at UMass," Carvel said. via
@DailyHampGaz
This one is for the long shots.
On Destiney Philoxy, the point guard
@UMassWBB
needed, the coach
@CoachVerdiUMass
that believed in her more than she did and this beautiful thing they've built in Amherst via
@DailyHampGaz
Greg Carvel says Scott Morrow won't be back (world juniors) but everyone else that was injured (Josh Lopina, Garrett Wait, etc) are healthy and ready to roll
Just hit me that this was it for the spring sports season and HS sports this school year. Thank you for being along for this wild ride. We all did our best and made it happen
Parents don't get to heckle kids. kids can heckle all they want as long as it's not racist, sexist, etc. But if you're a grown adult what are you getting out of heckling a teenager?
Frank Marin told us that Tafara Gapare’s visa has been approved and he should be with the team when they take the court. And TaQuan Woodley isn’t practicing but he’s part of the team and university
Tomorrow is the biggest
@FootballAmherst
/
@NHSbluedevils
football game in more than a decade. We asked the
@AmherstCanes
and Blue Devils players a key question in the matchup: is it Hamp or Noho?
Breaking: UMass fired head football coach Walt bell and defensive coordinator Tommy restivo. O-line coach Alex Miller will serve as interim head coach via
@DailyHampGaz
Can confirm: UMass hockey will host Merrimack on Monday in a nonconference game. Gives the Minutemen a chance to tune up before facing Michigan in Ann Arbor next weekend
.
@Ronnie_DeGray23
: "We definitely have a chip on our shoulder. We just want to gain our respect. Its day in and day out. Not a lot of people like UMass. But we’re trying to make ourselves relevant again, and it’s each and every day."
This quote from Greg Carvel after his extension was announced last year is always something I point to when people suggest him as an option for other jobs
I’m fifty years old. Have never lived in the same place for more than seven years since the day I left my parents home at the age of seventeen. I think it is safe for me to start using the word “home” again.
George Johnson III after catching a touchdown in an individual drill and throwing it back to the coaches: “I still got it.” The former HS quarterback showing off the arm