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‘Girls know that they can dream bigger’: How Olivia Pichardo ’26 became first woman to make Division I baseball team

By Linus Lawrence | November 27

On Oct. 4, Olivia Pichardo ’26 walked into the Paul K. Sloan ’97 Football Team Room in the Berylson Family Football Complex for what she thought was a standard hitters and pitchers meeting. Instead, she was informed that she had made the Brown baseball team after trying out as a walk-on, becoming ...

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Men’s basketball defeats University of Maine 70-63

By Abe Wyett | November 27

The Brown Bears (2-4) won at home against the Maine Black Bears (4-2) Sunday afternoon, spearheaded by a standout performance from Kino Lilly Jr. ’25, who scored a career-high 32 points. After beginning the season 0-3, Bruno has won two of their last three games to improve their record to 2-4, ...

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Dartmouth shuts down Bears in final football game of season

By Linus Lawrence | November 21

The Brown football team (3-7, 1-6 Ivy League) concluded its season with a 30-7 loss against two-time defending champion Dartmouth (3-7, 2-5 Ivy League) on Saturday afternoon. Brown’s offense was quiet all game, scoring just one touchdown with less than two minutes left to play in the fourth quarter. ...

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Volleyball falls to Yale in Ivy Tournament championship after taking down Princeton

By Adiza Alasa | November 21

The volleyball team (15-10, 10-4 Ivy League) earned its first victory over Princeton (21-4, 13-1) of the season in a 3-0 sweep Friday during the semi-final round of the Ivy League Tournament after losing twice to the Tigers during the regular season. But the Bears fell 3-1 to the first seed and tournament ...

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Olivia Pichardo ’26 makes history as first woman named to Division I varsity baseball roster

By Linus Lawrence | November 21

Olivia Pichardo ’26 has become the first ever woman named to an NCAA Division I varsity baseball roster after walking onto the University’s team, the University announced Monday.

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Women’s soccer eliminated from NCAA tournament

By Peter Swope | November 20

The women’s soccer team (13-2-3, 5-0-1 Ivy League) fell in penalty kicks to the University of California, Irvine (11-6-7, 3-2-5 Big West) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Friday. The Bears and the Anteaters battled to a 1-1 tie in regulation and overtime, but UC Irvine outscored Brown ...

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Men’s basketball falls to Loyola University Maryland 75-70

By Abe Wyett | November 14

The men’s basketball team (0-3) lost away from home to Loyola University Maryland (1-2) in the first-ever matchup between the teams Sunday evening. Both squads were in search of their first victory of the season after starting the year with two losses. Despite strong shooting from the Bears, ...

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Men’s soccer blows lead vs. Yale in last game of season

By Nicholas Miller | November 14

When forward Kojo Dadzie ’24 slotted home a penalty kick in the 63rd minute of Saturday’s game between the men’s soccer team (8-6-3, 0-4-3 Ivy League) and Yale (7-4-5, 2-3-2), it looked as if the Bears might conclude their season with their first win against Ivy League competition. ...

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Football loses in overtime to Columbia on Senior Day

By Linus Lawrence | November 13

The football team (3-6, 1-5 Ivy League) lost to Columbia (5-4, 2-4) 31-24 in its final home game of the season Saturday afternoon at Brown Stadium after fighting back from a 21-point deficit to send the game to overtime.

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Women’s soccer beats Rutgers 1-0 to advance in NCAA Tournament

By Peter Swope | November 13

The women’s soccer team (13-2-2, 5-0-1 Ivy League) beat No. 24 Rutgers University (13-5-2, 5-3-2 Big Ten) 1-0 Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Piscataway, N.J. A late goal from a header by forward Ava Seelenfreund ’23.5 broke a 0-0 tie in the 81st minute, allowing ...

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Women’s soccer to visit Rutgers Saturday in first round of NCAA tournament

By Nicholas Miller | November 7

The women’s soccer team (12-2-2, 5-0-1 Ivy League) will visit Rutgers University (13-4-2, 5-3-2 Big Ten) Saturday for their first game of the NCAA tournament. The Bears earned their spot after going undefeated in Ivy League play for the third straight season. Despite being ranked 28th in ...

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Volleyball defeats Penn to clinch spot in Ivy League Tournament

By Adiza Alasa | November 7

The volleyball team (12-9, 8-4 Ivy League) beat Penn (2-20, 1-11) Saturday night in Philadelphia after a five-set battle to clinch Bruno’s spot in the Ivy League Tournament. The win came after a five-set loss to Princeton (19-3, 11-1) the night before on the road.

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‘They’re one-in-a-million’: Women’s soccer wins third consecutive Ivy League title

By Nicholas Miller | November 6

For the third time in a row, the Brown women’s soccer team is once again the Ivy League champion. On the back of the most stringent defense in the conference and an aggressive attack led by forwards Brittany Raphino ’23 and Ava Seelenfreund ’23, the Bears finished undefeated in conference ...

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Football concedes most points in program history in loss to Yale

By Linus Lawrence | November 6

Coming off of their biggest win of the year against Penn last weekend, the football team (3-5, 1-4 Ivy League) was unable to keep their momentum rolling, losing to Yale (6-2, 4-1) in a 69-17 blowout Saturday. Yale’s 69 points marks the most Brown has allowed in a game in program history ...

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‘A terrific day for Brown football’: Bears stun Penn in dramatic home upset

By Linus Lawrence | October 30

On Saturday afternoon at Brown Stadium, the football team (3-4, 1-4 Ivy League) did something no other squad had this season: beat the Penn Quakers (6-1, 3-1).

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Volleyball bounces back with weekend victories against Columbia, Cornell

By Adiza Alasa | October 30

The volleyball team (11-8, 7-3 Ivy League) secured two wins at home over the weekend against Columbia (4-15, 1-9) and Cornell (4-15, 2-8).

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Field hockey loses 5th straight game in Wake Forest matchup

By Linus Lawrence | October 24

The field hockey team (8-7, 1-4 Ivy League) fell 4-0 to No. 13 Wake Forest University (13-4, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) in a home game Sunday.

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Volleyball bested by Ivy frontrunner Yale during second matchup

By Adiza Alasa | October 24

The volleyball team (9-8, 5-3 Ivy League) lost in four sets to Yale (16-1, 8-0) Friday night in New Haven, Brown’s second loss to the Bulldogs this season after losing in five sets in September to open Ivy League play. Despite Beau Vanderlaan ’25 hitting .524 with 11 kills and Sophia Miller ...

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Women’s soccer waltzes past Cornell 2-0

By Nicholas Miller | October 23

Women’s soccer (10-2-2, 4-0-1 Ivy League) retained first place in the Ivy League after defeating Cornell (2-7-5, 0-3-2) 2-0 at Stevenson-Pincince Field Saturday, restoring the Bears’ two-point advantage over rival Harvard in the conference with two more games to play.

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Football falls 35-19 on road against Princeton

By Linus Lawrence | October 17

The football team (2-3, 0-2 Ivy League) fell to Princeton (5-0, 2-0) 35-19 Friday night at Powers Field in New Jersey. The matchup, which was broadcast nationally on ESPNU, marked the Bears’ second loss in two games of Ivy play and their first conference game since a Sept. 24 loss to Harvard. ...