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By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Heartbreak struck the UMass men’s basketball team for the second time in three games on Tuesday night at the Mullins Center.Clinging to a one-point lead with 12.5 seconds left after Rahsool Diggins’ acrobatic layup put the Minutemen ahead,...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — UMass freshman guard Jayden Ndjigue stripped George Washington’s Zamoku Weluche-Ume, Jaylen Curry picked up the loose ball, and sprinted the other direction – leading a four-on-two fastbreak.Instead of taking it himself, which he certainly...

By GARRETT COTE

Josh Cohen stepped to the line with his UMass men’s basketball team tied against Loyola Chicago on Wednesday night. The Minutemen were trying to avoid consecutive losses for the first time this season, and despite free throws being the weakest link in...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

WILMINGTON, Del. – Trailing by three points with five seconds left on the clock, the UMass women’s basketball team needed a miracle. Luckily for them, the Minutewomen have been making the impossible look easy for a few seasons now.Point guard Destiney...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

WILMINGTON, Del. – For 33 minutes, George Mason had the UMass women’s basketball team exactly where it wanted. The Patriots’ physicality, their defensive prowess, their ability to position themselves perfectly in the post to grab rebounds – Mason was...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

Everyone has a role to play on the UMass women’s basketball team.Ber’Nyah Mayo, the cool and calm junior who never loses her head, is the team’s analytical mind. Two-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Sam “Queen” Breen is the soul of the...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

AMHERST – You really couldn’t have scripted it any better. The UMass women’s basketball team had control of its own destiny – a win would secure a (shared) regular season title and the No. 1 spot in the upcoming Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament. The...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

AMHERST – Fans might have worried that the UMass women’s basketball team would have a celebration hangover after Thursday’s 78-57 blowout victory over Rhode Island. There was nothing to worry about on Sunday afternoon however. The Minutewomen put...

By HANNAH BEVIS

KINGSTON, R.I. – The last time the Rhode Island and UMass women’s basketball teams faced off, the Rams outplayed the Minutewomen in just about every facet en route to a 75-68 win at the Mullins Center. It was just UMass’ second game in Atlantic-10...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

The Atlantic-10 Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament is still two weeks away, but Thursday night’s game between UMass and Rhode Island at the Thomas M. Ryan Center (6 p.m. ESPN-Plus) in Kingston, R.I. could very well be an A-10 title game...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

After a disappointing loss to Rhode Island on Wednesday evening, the UMass women’ basketball team needed a rebound in a major way. It wasn’t the cleanest game against Loyola Chicago, but UMass (12-4) was able to find a win in a 76-59 victory on...