The women’s field hockey team’s season got off to an inauspicious start with losses to Ball State University and No. 12 Louisville this past weekend. A hot start in the first half against Ball State was canceled out by a late overtime goal while the Bears (0-2) were overmatched by Louisville from ...
The men’s soccer team kicked off its campaign Friday night with a dominant 1-0 victory over Bryant at Stevenson-Pincince Field. Though the margin of victory was small, it certainly could have been greater, as the Bears (1-0) were in control of the match from the start of the game. The lone goal, scored ...
The Department of Athletics announced Monday that it has commenced construction of a new facility for the baseball and softball teams. The fields were financed through $5 million in donations and are expected to be completed in time for the teams’ seasons in spring 2017. Mark Attanasio ’79, owner ...
Dylan Molloy ’17 cemented his legacy at Brown as one of its best lacrosse players ever after becoming the school’s first winner of the Tewaaraton Award, given annually to the top player in college lacrosse. After a record-breaking season for Molloy and the team, he received the award at a ceremony ...
A storybook season came to an end for the men’s lacrosse team Saturday in the national semifinal in Philadelphia. No. 5 Bruno fell to top-ranked Maryland, 15-14 in overtime. Despite the loss, the Bears (16-3) showed the rest of the nation — on the biggest stage in college lacrosse — what Brown ...
The bad news broke just hours before Bruno’s national quarterfinal matchup with Navy: Dylan Molloy ’17, the nation’s top scorer and the leader of Brown’s high-powered offense, was ruled out with a broken foot. He suffered the injury the previous week in Bruno’s first-round win over Johns ...
Behind a third-quarter offensive outburst, the fifth-seeded men’s lacrosse team cruised to a 17-8 victory over Johns Hopkins University in the first round of the NCAA tournament Saturday. The Bears (15-2) took a 6-2 lead into halftime but put the contest well out of reach in the third frame, outscoring ...
This story is the third in a three-part series about Brown athletics. For athletes who spend much of their childhood and high school years dedicated to a sport, reaching the Division I level is often the ultimate goal. Each athlete takes a different path to the highest level of collegiate competition, ...
This story is the second in a three-part series about Brown athletics. The ’90s were arguably the most successful era for Brown athletics, as its teams won 47 Ivy League titles in the decade. Since 2010, Brown teams have won five, placing them last in the conference by a large margin. Harvard won ...
This story is the first in a three-part series about Brown athletics. In The Herald’s own “Completely Unofficial Guide to Brown,” first-years are given an A-Z listing of Brown-related terms to know. The only term related to Brown athletics is “stadium,” with the description: “It’s over ...
Coming off a tough loss against Columbia last week, the women’s lacrosse team looked to reverse the script and secure its first Ivy League victory Saturday against Dartmouth. Despite the cloudy sky and cold weather, the victory was sweet. Brown (6-8, 1-5 Ivy) dominated the majority of the game to ...
The softball team has outperformed expectations this season and played better than its record indicates, but it seems the team simply cannot catch a break. After being swept by league-leading Dartmouth last weekend despite putting up a fight, the Bears (16-21, 5-11 Ivy) began their four-game weekend ...
The men’s baseball team traveled north to take on Red Rolfe division foe Harvard in a four-game series Saturday and Sunday. Harvard 2, Brown 1 Starting pitcher Christian Taugner ’17 looked to stay perfect in Ivy play with what would have been his fourth-straight win against the Crimson (15-21, 8-8 ...
The No. 3 men’s lacrosse team has done it again. After dismantling Cornell (6-6, 1-4 Ivy) Saturday, the Bears (12-1, 5-0) clinched a second straight Ivy League title and assured themselves another opportunity to win the conference tournament in front of their fans at home. “It means a lot to win ...
In 2013 and 2014, Will Gural’s ’16 first two seasons at Brown, the men’s lacrosse team had two middle-of-the-pack, 8-6 seasons. Then Gural took over as the team’s face-off man. The difference has not been hard to see. In Gural’s first full year on the job, the Bears went 12-5, with Gural converting ...
Women’s hockey captain Alli Rolandelli ’16 was named the winner of the 2016 Sarah Devens Award last week, an annual award recognizing leadership and commitment both on and off the ice. The award, named after Dartmouth’s Sarah Devens, who died in 1995 during her senior year, is given to one women’s ...
Last month, general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers Sam Hinkie stepped down after three years of basketball misery. Normally, that would be expected, but for Hinkie, the situation is different. Three years ago, the 76ers hired him with the intention of being terrible for three years. They have deliberately ...
The Golden State Warriors have had the most successful regular season in NBA history. They finished 73-9, edging out the 1996 Chicago Bulls for the most wins in a season. The Warriors set a record that will stand for a long, long time. But if they don’t go on to win the NBA title, will this season ...
The baseball team opened Red Rolfe division play at home last weekend, facing Dartmouth (11-20, 5-5) in a four-game series before squaring off against UMass Lowell Tuesday. Brown 4, Dartmouth 2 Bruno (11-19, 5-7 Ivy) opened the series Saturday with ace pitcher Christian Taugner ’17 on the mound. Brown ...
Entering a four-game weekend against Dartmouth at 5-3 in Ivy League play, the Bears had an opportunity to take on Ivy League frontrunner Dartmouth and claim the top spot themselves with a sweep. But it was the Big Green (22-10, 12-0) who swept the Bears (16-16, 5-7 Ivy), maintaining its perfect Ivy ...
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