We all know what happened on Saturday – now it’s time to play spoiler.
This weekend, the Minutemen will face UNH and have the chance to put a serious damper on the Wildcats’ playoff hopes. UNH is coming off a loss to Villanova, and need one more win to reach the eight victories needed to qualify for the FCS playoffs.
These will be desperate Minutemen. Their playoff hopes are fading and their only chance to revive them will be a win over UNH.
UMass has losses to Texas Tech, James Madison and Richmond to go with the loss to Maine and will try to get back into the playoff discussion against the Wildcats.
The Minutemen defense had improved in recent weeks, but Maine rolled up 296 yards rushing on them, For its part, the Maine defense held Massachusetts to 311 yards of total offense. Not only that, but the Black Bears intercepted four Liam Coen passes in the game.
If nothing else, I hope UMass plays for pride this weekend and takes down their CAA rivals. The loss to Maine stings a little, but a win over UNH always takes the bite out of a tough loss.
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Hidden somewhere between the pages of UMass athletics – the men’s soccer team won the A-10 regular season title.
Granted, this is a far-off cry from last year’s Final Four run, but it’s still very impressive for the boys to win the conference after a slow start to the season.
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The UMass women’s basketball team pounded Bishop’s University in its exhibition game.
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A little late on this: Gary Forbes was drafted No. 4 overall by the Sioux City Skyforce of the NBA’s Development League.
This is the second time in two years we’ve had a played in the D-League – Stephane Lasme played there last year.
