An Olympic gold medalist, two former professional athletes, an NCAA basketball coach and a renowned amateur golfer all came together for a panel discussion at the Nelson Fitness Center Friday. Brown honored the five panelists, as well as 23 other Rhode Island sports legends, at halftime of the Brown-University ...
Saskia “Kiki” Morgan ’16, who plays as a wing for the Brown Women’s Rugby Football Club, was nominated Sept. 24 for the Women’s Collegiate All-American first team for 2012-13. “I’m just so incredibly proud of her,” said team captain Lucy Fernandez ’14. “I’ve seen her grow so much ...
“I love the Governor’s Cup. I love having it,” were the first words out of Head Coach Phil Estes’ mouth following Saturday’s 31-14 win over the University of Rhode Island. The Bears put a disappointing loss to Harvard in the rearview mirror by overpowering their in-state rival in a convincing ...
Over four days of play, the field hockey team saw extreme lows and highs. After suffering a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Providence College (5-5) last Wednesday, the Bears (4-5, Ivy 1-2) were triumphant against Harvard (2-5, 1-2), winning 2-1 in overtime. The victory was Brown’s first conference win ...
The men’s soccer team earned a double-overtime 2-2 draw to begin its Ivy League campaign at Columbia Saturday. Bruno (3-4-2, 0-0-1 Ivy) notched two early goals, but the Lions (5-2-1, 0-0-1) responded quickly to level the score in regulation. The tie extends Bruno’s unbeaten streak to three games ...
Led by two Emory Polley ’14 interceptions and a pair of John Spooney ’14 touchdown runs, the football team defeated the University of Rhode Island 31-14 under the lights Saturday. In doing so, Bruno ensured that the Governor’s Cup will stay on College Hill for the third year in a row. While Polley ...
The women’s soccer team pushed further into its season last week with a win over Bryant Wednesday and an overtime draw with Columbia Saturday evening. Brown 1, Bryant 0 For the second straight game, forward Kiersten Berg ’14 scored the lone goal in a Bears (6-2-1, 1-0-1 Ivy) victory, sparking ...
After going 1-5-1 in Ivy League play last fall, the women’s soccer team looked to make big improvements this year, and Sunday’s Ivy opener against Dartmouth presented an opportunity for the team to begin its redemption. Despite the Big Green’s 6-1 Ivy record from last year, the women managed to ...
The men’s soccer team topped Boston University 3-1 on the Terriers’ home turf Tuesday night. Three different players scored in the first half of the contest to propel the Bears to an early lead that the Terriers could not keep up with. “Tuesday night the guys played with excellent intensity and ...
Women’s golf finished last among 15 teams in the Windy City Collegiate Championship, coming up short on a field that featured seven nationally ranked teams. Bruno shot a composite 985 over three rounds, putting her 103 strokes above par and 52 strokes behind the 14th-place team, University of North ...
As a kid growing up outside of Boston, I developed a love for the Red Sox equaled in intensity perhaps only by my hatred for the New York Yankees. Geography demanded that I dislike the Yankees from birth, but I got my first real taste of the rivalry when Aaron Boone hit a cruel walk-off home run versus ...
Brown Stadium will witness a clash of the two most storied programs in Rhode Island football history Saturday night when Bruno battles the University of Rhode Island for the 98th annual Governor’s Cup. Brown (1-1, Ivy 0-1) enters the state rivalry on the heels of a disappointing 41-23 loss to Ivy ...
The No. 17 men’s water polo team finished weekend play with an even record after winning its first match against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers and losing its second contest against the Harvard Crimson. The Bears (9-6, CWPA 4-2) competed in two CWPA Northern Division games over ...
The men’s tennis team made an impressive showing last weekend at the Penn Invitational, with records of 12-5 in singles and 7-2 in doubles and two players going undefeated. Brown played a doubleheader Friday against Lehigh University and the University at Buffalo before facing host Penn Saturday. ...
The men’s soccer team charged past Marist College 5-0 Friday night at Stevenson Field. Scoring four goals in the first half, Bruno shut down the Red Foxes early in the game. A final goal late in the second half sealed the Bears’ shutout and marked the first time since 2009 that Bruno posted five ...
The women’s soccer team (5-2-0, Ivy 1-0) began Ivy League play Sunday afternoon, defeating Dartmouth 1-0. The goal was scored by Kiersten Berg ’14 in the second half. Dartmouth (3-4-1, 0-1), which finished second in the conference last season, entered Sunday’s game on the heels of three shutouts, ...
At practice during preparation for the Harvard matchup, Head Coach Phil Estes stressed that the key to victory would be executing Bruno’s game plan. In a 41-23 defeat marked by turnovers, missed tackles and missed opportunities, execution was the one thing Brown did not do. Even this early in the ...
The women’s volleyball team fell to the Yale Bulldogs in three decisive sets Saturday. The Bears were outmatched by a strong and successful Bulldog offense. Statistically, Yale’s solid .239 kill percentage outnumbered Bruno’s .027. The Bulldogs also led in blocks, digs and aces, making ...
A protracted struggle against Dartmouth (2-4, 1-1 Ivy) ended unfavorably for the field hockey team Saturday, as the Big Green rallied in the second half to win 4-3. Riding high after last Sunday’s victory over Colgate University, Brown (3-4, 0-2) entered the game looking to notch its first conference ...
Despite owning the first quarter of its Ivy League opener — played at Harvard Stadium — the football team was on the wrong end of a 28-0 second quarter, which vaulted Harvard to a lead it would not relinquish in the 41-23 decision. “For a quarter, we were a pretty good football team,” said ...
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