Matt Skillings is a journalist for The Massachusetts Daily Collegian, focusing on local sports coverage in the Amherst area. With a passion for hockey and soccer, Matt provides in-depth analysis and game recaps for UMass athletics, highlighting the performances of both established players and newcomers.
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Matt Skillings' coverage is heavily focused on local sports events, particularly those related to UMass and Massachusetts. If you have insights into the performance or prospects of these local teams, offering analysis or commentary on their games would likely be well-received by Matt. Additionally, if you have information about upcoming matches, significant player changes, or team strategies for UMass-related sports events, it could pique his interest.
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By: Matt Skillings
“The No. 15 Massachusetts hockey team has gotten off to a 3-2 start to the season, but this weekend’s home-and-home series with the UConn Huskies brings UMass (3-2) into its first test against a Hockey East rival.” Matt Skillings writes.
Catamounts pick up extra Hockey East point with shootout win
The Massachusetts women’s soccer team’s run as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference came to an end on Sunday, Nov. 10, when they were defeated in the conference championship by a powerhouse program, the St. Louis Billikens. As head coach Jason Dowiak, his staff and his players look towards next season, they will be faced with an entirely new slate of opponents in the Mid-American Conference.
Top six forwards combine for 10 points in win over Providence
A four-goal explosion in the third period from the No. 20 Massachusetts hockey team led it to a 5-3 victory over Harvard Friday night at the Mullins Center. A four point night from junior Cole O’Hara lifted the Minutemen (6-5-2, 1-3-2 Hockey East) in the third period when they needed his offensive support the most.
Hrabal pitches first shutout of the season with a 32-save effort
The Massachusetts hockey team is set to kick off 2025 with a trip out west to Tempe, Arizona to participate in the Desert Hockey Classic. In their second in-season tournament of 2024-25, the Minutemen (8-7-2, 2-5-2 Hockey East) will take on No. 16 Cornell on Friday, Jan. 3 and will play against either No. 19...
BOSTON — If you were at Friday night’s 5-0 win for the Massachusetts hockey team over Northeastern (6-10-3, 1-7-3 Hockey East) and you have keen hearing, you probably heard one voice louder than all of the others during TV timeouts: that voice being Lucas Mercuri’s, shouting “This is UMass hockey!” to his teammates.
The Massachusetts hockey team is slated for its second home-and-home Hockey East series of the calendar year this weekend, a showdown with the Merrimack Warriors. After a slow start to the season, Merrimack (8-11-1, 4-6-1 HEA) has regained traction in the last month, winning four of its last five contests, including a 5-2 victory over...
NORTH ANDOVER – The Massachusetts hockey team was once again unable to escape its inconsistency problems on Friday night, falling 3-2 to Merrimack at Lawler Arena. The Warriors (9-11-1, 5-6-1 Hockey East) gave UMass (10-10-2, 3-7-2 HEA) all kinds of problems in the offensive zone, making it difficult for the Minutemen to sustain pressure all night.
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