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Mike Leflar Named the Next UMass Women’s Basketball Coach

UMass named Mike Leflar as the 12th head coach of the Women’s Basketball program on Monday afternoon. Leflar was chosen to replace Tory Verdi after he was hired at the University of Pittsburgh. Verdi departs the Minutewomen after seven seasons as the head coach. Before UMass, Leflar worked at the University of Pennsylvania, Boston University, …

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Minutewomen fall short against Harvard in Second Round of WNIT

The Massachusetts Minutewomen (27-7, 14-2 A-10) had the season come to a close last night against the Harvard Crimson (19-11, 9-5 Ivy League) with the final score being 89-87. UMass finishes the historic season in front of a very supportive home crowd. Monday night’s game also marked the final game for Sam Breen and Destiney …

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Minutewomen Post Program Record in Wins and Advances to Second Round of WNIT

On Friday, the UMass Minutewomen (27-6, 14-2 A-10) defeated the UAlbany Great Danes (22-12, 14-2 America East) 73-48. UMass gets their first win in the WNIT this season, advances to the round of 32, and faces Harvard on Monday, March 20th at 7pm in the Mullins Center. Angelique Ngalakulondi dominated the boards both offensively and …

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UMass Headlines as Automatic Qualifier into the WNIT and Four Other A10 Teams Join Them

After UMass’s tough loss to Saint Louis in the Atlantic 10 championships, the regular season co-champions secured themselves a spot in the Women’s NIT (or WNIT). UMass played several powerhouse teams this season including 3 power 6 schools. UMass went 1-3 against teams that made it into the NCAA tournament. The Minutewomen defeated Drake but …

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UMass Holds Onto Lead to Give Saint Joseph’s First Conference Loss

UMass Minutewomen (13-4, 3-1 A-10) defeated the Saint Joseph’s Hawks (14-3, 4-1 A-10) 58 to 56 on Saturday afternoon. The Minutewomen snap the Hawks four-game winning streak while extending their own winning streak to two games. UMass extends the win streak to four in the all-time series, with Saint Joe’s leading 51-16. UMass started off …

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Sam Breen Earns First Career Triple-Double in Win over Saint Bonaventure

UMass Minutewomen (11-3, 1-0 A10) defeated the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies (3-13, 0-1 A10) 74-51 to start conference play off. The Minutewomen extend the winning streak to three, while the Bonnies losing streak is now at five games. The Bonnies now have the longest losing streak on the season which was initially four games which they …

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