The UMass women’s basketball team scored another recruit – this time using ice cream cake!
Yes, it’s true. The Minutewomen courted Tennessee High senior Danielle Montgomery using ice cream cake that said: “We hope you choose us. Welcome to UMass,” in the icing according to TriCities.com.
Obviously Marnie Dacko used more than frozen deliciousness to convince Montgomery, but I think that part of the story is pretty funny.
Montgomery, the Herald Courier’s Northeast Tennessee player of the year last season, said she considered several other Division I schools, including Virginia Tech and Memphis.
She said she settled on UMass because the school offers a top sports management program and has a strong basketball tradition and because she believes the women’s basketball program has a bright future under coach Marnie Dacko.
Beating out Memphis and an ACC team bodes well for Dacko’s recruiting tactics. Hopefully Montgomery can help turn the Maroon and White around.
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The UMass field hockey team is ranked in the Top 20 for the first time since 2000.
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The Blue Hens won’t be at full strength when they visit Amherst this weekend. Delaware lost Kervin Michaud, its captain and power back, for the season with a broken collarbone.
“Not only he is an outstanding player who played two positions for us, he’s also team captain and he’s a warrior,” Keeler said. “He makes everyone better when he’s out there. That’s a huge loss for us.”
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Newsday had an article about Thomas Pock, the newest member of the New York Islanders.
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