By Taylor Viles – 1851 Staff
Junior Wyatt Sihvonen taking swings in the batting cage at the athletic center to prepare for this upcoming season. Photo by Taylor Viles
Wyatt Sihvonen walked onto the baseball team as a first-year. The talented infielder looked at Division I programs before opting to go to a school that hadn’t scouted him and wasn’t known for its baseball program.
By Meghan Carroll & Adam Hallenbeck – 1851 Staff & Sports Editor
First-year Andrew Froio takes second place in the shot put event at the Greater North- eastern Athletic Conference indoor track championships on Feb. 16. Photo Courtesy of Andrew Froio.
Lasell men’s track and field has been having a spectacular season, filled with outstand- ing performances, specifically the breaking of three school records at Greater Boston Invitational at Harvard University on Jan. 19.
By Adam Hallenbeck, Claire Crittendon & Taylor Viles – Sports Editor, Features Editor and 1851 Staff
The Athletic Center remains hollow at the beginning of the first home game back in front of a populated Lasell campus for the men’s volleyball team. Photo Courtesy of Adam Hallenbeck.
Students sit and watch from the bleachers within the Legion of Blue, Lasell’s traditional fan section within the gymnasium. Photo Courtesy of Adam Hallenbeck.
For prospective students, a strong athletic department can be the reason for choosing a particular school. Lasell’s Athletic website reflects this idea, saying “Athletics are considered an integral part of sound educational experience with the goal to have each student-athlete strive to reach his or her potential, on and off the field.”
Kaie Quigley – 1851 Staff
A familiar face has filled the vacant role of head coaching the men’s volleyball program
this year, as Lasell alumni Jeff Vautrin (‘17) is stepping into his first head coaching role for the upcoming 2020 season.
Adam Hallenbeck – Sports Editor
After a disappointing loss in the quarterfinals of the Great Northeast Athletic
Conference (GNAC) championship tournament last year, the 2019-2020 men’s
basketball team is looking to bounce into a strong new year with a team mixed with
experiences and backgrounds.
Taylor Viles – 1851 Staff
The women’s basketball team hasn’t finished above sixth place since they joined the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) in 2007. In fact, these Lasers haven’t enjoyed a winning season during those 12 years, but something about this current team is different.
By Sean Chase – 1851 Staff
After four long years, the Lasers are once again a playoff team, making the quarterfinals of the Greater Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tournament.
On the field of Grellier Field, Lasell University takes the win against Simmons University scoring 2-0 in field hockey. For the ending of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Lasell’s women’s field hockey team wears pink within their last game to honor those who are impacted by breast cancer.
Photos by: Michael Maruk
