In a thrilling victory on Monday, the men’s basketball team (9-7, 1-2 Ivy) defeated Cornell (10-6, 2-1 Ivy) 83-82, bouncing back from a tough loss to Harvard on Saturday. Forward Aaron Cooley ’25 buoyed the Bears with an incredible performance, scoring a career-high 28 points.
Last weekend, the Brown women’s ice hockey team (11-9-1, 6-7-1 ECAC) returned to the win column in nail-biting fashion.
Capping off an undefeated 2024 season, the men’s club rugby team defeated Queens University of Charlotte to win the D1 national title.
As another year of championship celebrations, historic achievements and clutch performances comes to a close, The Herald looks back on 10 of Brown Athletics’ most memorable moments from 2024.
After a four-game win streak propelled the women’s volleyball team (11-14, 8-6 Ivy) to the Ivy League Tournament, the Bears challenged the Princeton Tigers (15-11, 12-2) in the semifinals on Nov. 22. But after losing three straight sets, the Bears’ season ended early.
This weekend, women’s hockey played their post-Thanksgiving match-ups, feasting on two victories over Providence College and Holy Cross. The two wins break a six-game winless streak that saw the Bears lose four games and tie twice.
In 59 minutes of men’s ice hockey on Friday, nothing could separate Bruno (2-3-1, 2-3-1 ECAC) from nationally-ranked Clarkson (9-4-1, 3-1-0). But with only seven seconds remaining, Bruno won an offensive zone faceoff, securing a 1-0 victory for its first win in regulation this season.
Clouds speckled the sky and rain fell in buckets as the football team (3-7, 2-5 Ivy League) took on Dartmouth (8-2, 5-2 Ivy) in their final matchup of the year. Mirroring the dismal weather, the Bears’ 56-28 loss marked a gloomy end to the season.
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams swept last weekend’s Bruno Invitational meet with successes seen across the board for both teams.
This past weekend, women’s hockey (6-5-1, 4-5-1 ECAC) took on ranked opponents No. 6 Clarkson (12-3-1, 5-1-0 ECAC) and No. 9 St. Lawrence (9-5-4, 3-1-2 ECAC). Though the Bears have slowed down since their strong start to the season, the team managed to gain some points in the ECAC standings at home, ...
Brown’s coed sailing team coasted across the finish line of the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association Match Race National Championship on Sunday, closing the book on a phenomenal fall season.
With a win on Saturday night against Columbia, the Bears clinched a spot in the Ivy Tournament for the third consecutive season.
Men’s soccer suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 overtime loss to No. 12 Penn in the Ivy League semifinals in Philadelphia on Friday. The defeat ended the Bears’ 2024 season and sent Penn to a championship matchup against Princeton.
In a bid to defend its 7s title from last spring, the women’s rugby team squared off against the top-seeded Dartmouth Big Green in the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association semifinals this Saturday. Despite playing a great game in Hanover, the Bears were unable to punch their tickets to the upcoming ...
24 seniors and seven fifth-years finished their last game at Brown Stadium with a 21-12 loss against Columbia.
This past weekend, the women’s volleyball team (9-13, 6-6 Ivy) added a pair of pivotals wins in Providence over Harvard (10-11, 5-7 Ivy) and Dartmouth (10-12, 3-9 Ivy) to their recent surge.
Men’s ice hockey opened its season with a road trip to upstate New York this weekend, losing to Colgate 5-3 on Friday and 3-1 to No. 6 Cornell on Saturday, who had already played several games on their own season.
Last Friday, the field hockey team (9-8, 4-3 Ivy) played their first and last game of the Ivy League tournament, falling to the Harvard Crimson (15-3, 6-1 Ivy). After a fight that extended into overtime, the Bears walked off of Bedford Field with a 1-0 loss to conclude their best Ivy season since 2005. ...
On Saturday afternoon, the Brown football team (3–5, 2–3 Ivy) challenged Yale (5–3, 2–3 Ivy) on the road in New Haven, Connecticut. Capitalizing on the Bears’ four total turnovers, the Bulldogs posted over 500 yards of offense and clinched a demonstrative 56–34 win.
Despite putting up hard fights, No. 14 women’s hockey (6-2-0, 4-2-0 ECAC) came up short in tough back-to-back battles with No. 5 Colgate (11-3, 4-0 ECAC) and No. 12 Cornell (4-3-1, 3-1-0 ECAC) this weekend.
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