Despite bringing in five freshmen and having a rebuilding year, the Massachusetts men’s basketball team won its first Atlantic 10 tournament game since 2002 behind Ricky Harris. The senior has led the Minutemen all season and continues to perform well in the playoffs, not wanting to play his last game in a UMass uniform.

The Massachusetts hockey team gets a chance at redemption when it faces Boston College at Conte Forum for a best-of-three series in the opening round of the Hockey East tournament. The Eagles defeated the Minutemen in all three of their regular season meetings, with UMass failing to score more than a single goal in each contest.

The Massachusetts men’s basketball team will play third-seeded Richmond in Atlantic City after upsetting sixth-seeded Charlotte on Tuesday night. The Minutemen will attempt to upset another team in the Spiders who already appear to have a spot in the upcoming NCAA tournament.

During spring break week, the Massachusetts men’s lacrosse team will host Harvard and Providence as it looks to improve its 3-1 season record. The Minutemen will rely on their offense which ranks second in the nation in scoring with 15.67 goals per game, while the Friars have scored 10 total goals in their first two games.

After breaking its three-game losing streak in its four-game homestand, the Massachusetts women’s lacrosse team will face its first long road trip of the season. The Minutewomen will face Stony Brook this Saturday before remaining in New York to take on Albany the following weekend.

Heading on the road to face Stony Brook, the Massachusetts women’s lacrosse team will be familiar with the setting. Several players on the UMass roster, including junior Jackie Lyons, are from the state of New York which makes the contest against the Seawolves a homecoming of sorts.

The Massachusetts baseball team had its best season in six years while rumors swirled about the program getting cut. With that threat no longer in existence, the Minutemen hope to build on their success into 2010.

After losing Mitchell Clegg and Adam Tempesta to graduation, the Massachusetts baseball team is looking for younger players to fill the shoes of the graduated seniors.

Behind a four goal effort from sophomore Jesse O’Donnell, UMass defeated Yale Wednesday to snap their-three game losing streak, moving them closer to a .500 record.

UMass possessed the ball in its attacking zone, while playing a less aggressive style in order to get its first victory in three games against the Bulldogs Wednesday.