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UMass women’s basketball bounces back with 82-61 win over Davidson UMass sophomore guard Sydney Taylor (1) puts up a floater in the lane Friday as the Minutewomen take on Davidson at the Mullins Center. CHRIS TUCCI/UMASS ATHLETICS UMass senior forward Sam Breen shoots over a Davidson defender Friday at the Mullins Center. CHRIS TUCCI/UMASS ATHLETICS Modified: 1/8/2021 8:04:18 PM Following Tuesday’s loss against Rhode Island, UMass women’s basketball coach Tory Verdi was eager to see how h...

UMass women’s basketball bounces back with 82-61 win over Davidson UMass sophomore guard Sydney Taylor (1) puts up a floater in the lane Friday as the Minutewomen take on Davidson at the Mullins Center. CHRIS TUCCI/UMASS ATHLETICS UMass senior forward Sam Breen shoots over a Davidson defender Friday at the Mullins Center. CHRIS TUCCI/UMASS ATHLETICS Modified: 1/8/2021 8:04:51 PM Following Tuesday’s loss against Rhode Island, UMass women’s basketball coach Tory Verdi was eager to see how h...

Following Tuesday’s loss against Rhode Island, UMass women’s basketball coach Tory Verdi was eager to see how his team would respond and bounce back following its worst performance of the season. His squad answered the call Friday against...

Seeing Maroon: On the road to vic-Tory Tory Verdi has built the UMass women’s basketball team into a winning program in his fifth season in Amherst. STAFF FILE PHOTO/DAN LITTLE Published: 12/21/2020 6:37:03 PM Modified: 12/21/2020 6:36:58 PM If you had told me four years ago that the Massachusetts women’s basketball team would be in the position it’s in now, I don’t think I would have believed you. I covered the women’s team during the 2016-17 season, which happened to be head coach...

Seeing Maroon: On the road to vic-Tory Tory Verdi has built the UMass women’s basketball team into a winning program in his fifth season in Amherst. STAFF FILE PHOTO/DAN LITTLE Published: 12/21/2020 6:36:24 PM If you had told me four years ago that the Massachusetts women’s basketball team would be in the position it’s in now, I don’t think I would have believed you. I covered the women’s team during the 2016-17 season, which happened to be head coach Tory Verdi’s first year with ...

Keeping Score: Duende or not Published: 12/18/2020 5:55:38 PM Modified: 12/18/2020 5:55:24 PM Good morning! Back in the day when kids stood on street corners hawking newspapers, Boston sports fans regularly turned to an erudite columnist named George Frazier. Educated at Boston Latin and Harvard, Frazier wrote for the Herald Traveler and the Boston Globe, and later for Esquire and Life magazine. In Boston he coined the term “duende” for a level of class attained by few people or places. Te...

Danielle Sanderlin now eligible for UMass following NCAA’s blanket waiver UMass junior Danielle Sanderlin drives to the basket during practice. Sanderlin was sitting the year out after transferring from Canisius, however, the NCAA’s Division I Council granted blanket to waivers to transfers on Wednesday, making Sanderlin eligible to play immediately. CHRIS TUCCI/UMASS ATHLETICS Modified: 12/18/2020 5:56:53 PM Christmas came early for Tory Verdi and the UMass women’s basketball team. The M...

Danielle Sanderlin now eligible for UMass following NCAA’s blanket waiver UMass junior Danielle Sanderlin drives to the basket during practice. Sanderlin was sitting the year out after transferring from Canisius, however, the NCAA’s Division I Council granted blanket waivers to transfers on Wednesday, making Sanderlin eligible to play immediately. CHRIS TUCCI/UMASS ATHLETICS Christmas came early for Tory Verdi and the UMass women’s basketball team. The Minutewomen added a versatile wing w...

Keeping Score: Duende or not Published: 12/18/2020 5:55:28 PM Modified: 12/18/2020 5:55:15 PM Good morning! Back in the day when kids stood on street corners hawking newspapers, Boston sports fans regularly turned to an erudite columnist named George Frazier. Educated at Boston Latin and Harvard, Frazier wrote for the Herald Traveler and the Boston Globe, and later for Esquire and Life magazine. In Boston he coined the term “duende” for a level of class attained by few people or places. Te...

Danielle Sanderlin now eligible for UMass following NCAA’s blanket waiver UMass junior Danielle Sanderlin drives to the basket during practice. Sanderlin was sitting the year out after transferring from Canisius, however, the NCAA’s Division I Council granted blanket to waivers to transfers on Wednesday, making Sanderlin eligible to play immediately. CHRIS TUCCI/UMASS ATHLETICS Modified: 12/18/2020 5:56:47 PM Christmas came early for Tory Verdi and the UMass women’s basketball team. The M...