One year later: UMass athletes, coaches reflect on pandemic’s onset
Carl Pierre and the UMass men s basketball team warmed up on the Barclays Center floor last March before the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the rest of the 2020 Atlantic 10 Championships. CHRIS TUCCI/UMASS ATHLETICS
Hampshire Regional grad Katelyn Pickunka returned to the basketball floor for Smith College last week for a one on one workout, the first team activity since last season’s NCAA Tournament was canceled. The Pioneers did not play this season. CIARA LAWRENCE/SMITH ATHLETICS
Hampshire Regional grad Katelyn Pickunka returned to the basketball floor for Smith College last week for a one on one workout, the first team activity since last season’s NCAA Tournament was canceled. The Pioneers did not play this season. CIARA LAWRENCE/SMITH ATHLETICS
Amherst native John Leonard scored the first goal of his NHL career Monday with an assist from a familiar source.The San Jose Sharks rookie found the net with 10 minutes, 17 seconds remaining in the first period on the power play, ripping a shot.
Amherst native John Leonard scored the first goal of his NHL career Monday with an assist from a familiar source.The San Jose Sharks rookie found the net with 10 minutes, 17 seconds remaining in the first period on the power play, ripping a shot.
Amherst native John Leonard scored the first goal of his NHL career Monday – with an assist from a familiar source.The San Jose Sharks rookie found the net with 10 minutes, 17 seconds remaining in the first period on the power play, ripping a shot.
UMass pauses all athletics activites amid “high risk” campus designation Matt Vautour
Published: 2/7/2021 12:03:06 PM
All UMass athletics activities, both games and practices, were paused Sunday after the university altered its operational posture to “high risk.”
High risk means the number of cases are growing and there are prevalent signs of campus and community spread of COVID-19. It includes maximized public health measures to avoid all non-mandatory contact. The university recommends avoiding all nonessential travel outside residences. UMass recently allowed its freshman class back on campus for the spring semester.
The school increased its posture to “elevated” Friday.
The campus community showed a surging level of COVID-19 cases revealed at the school’s testing sites. The designation took effect at 2 p.m. Sunday and will be in effect for a minimum of 14 days. Only public health conditions improving “substantially” will change the designation.