With a high-stakes conference game in five days against Yale, the women’s lacrosse team headed into contests against Bryant and Colgate this past week hoping to gain wins that would build momentum and boost confidence. Despite some defensive mishaps, Bruno (4-2, 0-1 Ivy) survived a late-game rally ...
Equestrian The equestrian team tallied 36 points to tie for first place with Johnson and Wales at the University of Rhode Island IHSA Show. The win places the Bears just three points behind first-place URI in the IHSA Zone One Region One standings going into the final weekend of spring regular-season ...
When Digit Murphy, former head coach of the Brown women’s hockey team, coached the Boston Blades to a Canadian Women’s Hockey League championship, some things stood out to her. First, the only professional women’s hockey team in the United States, which included many Olympic-caliber players, ...
For the men’s hockey team, a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to Rensselaer meant an end to everyone’s season. Except for captain Mark Naclerio ’16 and Nick Lappin ’16. The two prolific seniors will be continuing their careers at the professional level. Naclerio has signed a contract with the Providence ...
The No. 5 men’s lacrosse team was back at it Tuesday against Holy Cross, breezing to another victory and extending its season-opening win streak to four games. Following a tight first quarter, the Bears (4-0) sent it into high gear and never looked back as they cruised to a 20-7 finish. Though a victory ...
Guard and women’s basketball captain Jordin Alexander ’16 has been working her way into Bruno’s history books since she put on the uniform three years ago. And against Columbia last Friday, she made her place permanent. With a baseline jumper, she scored her 1,000th point as a Brown Bear and with ...
A little madness has been added to March for Ivy League basketball fans. The League’s Council of Presidents announced Thursday that the men’s and women’s basketball seasons will conclude with a two-day, four-team playoff. The playoffs victors will advance to the NCAA tournament. A long discussion ...
Sporting a 2-0 record going into matchups against Denver Wednesday and No. 16 Penn Saturday — its first Ivy League opponent of the season — the women’s lacrosse team looked to capitalize on its momentum in its first big tests of the year. Unfortunately for Bruno (2-2, 0-1 Ivy), the team was unable ...
The baseball team opened the 2016 season with a 1-2 weekend at the USA Baseball-Irish Classic in Cary, North Carolina behind strong performances from the team’s starting pitchers. Brown 2, Bucknell 0 Bruno opened the weekend Friday against Bucknell (5-5). The game marked the highly anticipated return ...
At the end of the first period, the men’s hockey team was up 3-0 over Rensselaer and had its sights set on its first playoff win in over two years. But the Bears (5-19-7, 3-13-6 ECAC) managed to repeat a meltdown from January, again giving up a three-goal lead to the Engineers (18-13-7, 8-7-7) to ...
The women’s basketball team swept the competition in its final weekend, beating Columbia and Cornell at home by a combined 49 points. A day after defeating Columbia (12-17, 1-13 Ivy) 91-64 on Friday night, the Bears (15-13, 3-11) rode the crowd’s energy on Senior Night to overwhelm Cornell 91-69. ...
Two narrow losses seem a fitting way to end a season full of almosts for the men’s basketball team. Columbia and Cornell each nipped Bruno (8-20, 3-11 Ivy) in the season’s final weekend. A dramatic battle in the Big Apple Friday night finished 66-63 in Columbia’s (21-10, 10-4) favor after a missed ...
The past several years have certainly treated the gymnastics team well. The Bears captured a share of the Ivy Classic title on Feb. 28, marking the third time in four years they have been the victors of the competition. “The past four years have been really exciting because it’s been a huge growing ...
If the No. 7 men’s lacrosse team wanted to prove that it belongs with the best of the best, Saturday’s dominant win over a strong UMass (2-3) side was a great result. The Bears (3-0) came out firing on all cylinders, rolling over the Minutemen from the opening whistle en route to a 15-7 victory. “It’s ...
Entering the weekend already pacing the softball team on offense, co-captain Julia Schoenewald ’17 did not slow down against Rutgers (6-12) — she was 2-3 with an RBI double. The Bears (7-3) also got a multi-hit game from outfielder Ashli Lotz ’19. But it wasn’t enough, as Rutgers broke the game ...
The softball team started the season off with a bang, winning four of five games at the Winthrop Invitational last weekend. The team saved its best performance for last, dominating Rider on the way to a 20-2 victory. At the center of action was outfielder Yeram Park ’18, who batted .545 in the tournament, ...
The eight Ivy League football coaches unanimously voted last week in support of a rule change that would ban tackling in team practices. The vote comes during a time of uncertainty for the sport, as mounting concerns about long-term brain trauma have raised questions about how to make the sport safer. The ...
Three years ago, the men’s hockey team took on Rensselaer in the quarterfinals of the ECAC tournament — the last time the Bears made it past the first round. First-years Mark Naclerio ’16 and Nick Lappin ’16 each scored a goal in a hotly contested three-game series that saw Bruno win a decisive ...
In today’s NBA, general managers, the media and fans are all obsessed with advanced stats such as player efficiency rating and true shooting percentage. While these stats do provide valuable insight into a player’s value to a team, there are some things that just can’t be quantified. Quality of ...
This season, the Celtics have gotten no media attention outside of New England, but they’ve gotten wins. And that’s what matters. These Celtics have far exceeded preseason expectations heading into the home stretch of the season. I’ll be a man. I’ll swallow my words from October, when I wrote ...
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