Angela McMahon has been named the new head coach for the Minutewomen following Alexis Venechanos' departure. After four years at Massachusetts, Venechanos will move on to head coach the Ohio State women's lacrosse team.

The Massachusetts tennis team welcomes three new recruits, all of whom are expected to make immediate impacts on the program. Yuliana Motyl and Clara Matias are both international recruits from Barcelona, Spain, and Toronto, Canada, respectively. Jessica Podlofsky comes from Port Washington, N.Y. where she was a top-10 player in the state.

Seniors Brian Miller and Lisa Wilson will represent the Massachusetts track and field team at the NCAA East Regionals. Both have led their respective teams by breaking multiple school records.

The Massachusetts rowing team ended its year with positive results in the USRowing Collegiate Championships. The Minutewomen took first place in the Lightweight 8 race with a time of 7:33.426.

The seniors helped the Massachusetts baseball team win 15-8 over La Salle in its final game of the season, but still fell short of making the Atlantic 10 tournament. The Minutemen won six conference series in 2010.

The Massachusetts softball team lost two games in the Amherst Regional to Boston University and Long Island. After the game, UMass coach Elaine Sortino said sophomore pitcher Sara Plourde played most of the postseason with an injured hip, which affected her delivery.

After struggling during the middle part of the season, senior Sarah Reeves is now becoming a major offensive force for the Massachusetts softball team in the postseason.

UMass pitcher Sara Plourde has dominated just about everyone she's faced. Collegian columnist Adam Miller believes this weekend will be a good barometer in seeing how good she really is.

During last year's Amherst Regional, the Massachusetts softball team lost a 15-inning affair to Washington, the eventual national champions. UMass coach Elaine Sortino believes her team learned a lot since that night.

After getting swept last weekend by Xavier, the Massachusetts baseball team plays in a must-win series this weekend against La Salle at home. This is the last series on the UMass regular season schedule and it will need to win at last two games to give itself a chance at clinching a spot in the postseason.