The football team’s defense has developed a reputation for toughness in recent years, and the stats back it up. The unit allowed the second-fewest yards per game of any Ivy team in 2014 and the fewest in 2013. A core of returning starters has the Bruno defense primed for another year among the league’s ...
Returning six key starters to an offense that ranked fifth in the Ivy League by both points and yards per game, the football team seems primed to take a leap after a season in which all 11 starters were new. Perhaps the most important of those returnees is the signal caller. Quarterback and co-captain ...
After the women’s field hockey team went 2-1 in three previous one-goal games, a midweek trip to Providence College yielded an entirely different result — an extensive 6-1 defeat at the hands of Bruno’s crosstown rival was the worst loss of the season so far for the Bears. “We were probably ...
The men’s and women’s cross-country teams started their 2015 campaigns on the right note this weekend, with runners placing on the five-kilometer courses at the Nassaney Invitational at Bryant University and the Fordham Fiasco in New York. Two top-five finishes and five runners in the top 22 helped ...
The rugby team opened its season in resounding fashion Saturday, rampaging over Navy, 36-5. The Bears (1-0) scored the game’s first 36 points before finally conceding a try to their opponents late in the game. “It was a pretty good, solid start to the season,” said co-captain Tiara Mack ’16. Bruno’s ...
After a brief stint back in the Ocean State, the volleyball team hit the road again this weekend to attend the NMSU-UTEP Borderland Classic in El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, N.M. where Bruno (3-5) fell to three of its opponents but managed to bounce back in the second day of tournament play to claim ...
Two distinct performances provided split results for the women’s field hockey team over the weekend, as a dominant yet inconsistent effort yielded a 2-1 overtime victory over Bryant while a physical, even matchup against UMass-Lowell became Brown’s (2-2) second loss of the year. The Bears’ matchup ...
The men’s soccer team came away with two victories in a hard-fought pair of games this weekend. They kicked off the weekend Friday night with a nail-biting 2-1 overtime win over No. 18 Providence College (3-1-1), handing the Friars their first loss of the season. Then the team concluded the weekend ...
The women’s soccer team played a flawless 135 minutes of soccer in its two games this weekend, but a sloppy first half against Providence College kept the Bears from sweeping the homestand. Playing and competing for the entire game “was a big key for us,” said Head Coach Phil Pincince. “We played ...
Last season, the women’s rugby team burst onto the scene in its first varsity campaign, tearing through the Ivy League with an undefeated record en route to an appearance in the national championship tournament. With another year of varsity practice and experience under their belts, the Bears hope ...
Despite losing five key starters to graduation, the women’s soccer team is confident it can rebound from 2014’s last-place conference record of 1-4-2. The team (1-1) will fill the holes in its roster with a talented first-year class and revitalized team chemistry. And when a coach like Phil Pincince ...
On the eve the first meets of the season for the men’s and women’s cross country teams, both squads will ask senior leaders to carry young rosters. They will send runners to New York meets and the Bryant Nassaney Invitational over the weekend in hopes of unlocking their rosters’ potential. The ...
While many students made their return trips to College Hill, the volleyball team was en route to Fairfield, Connecticut to participate in the Sacred Heart University Hampton Inn Invitational. With the return of many of the squad’s key players and the addition of five impressive first-years, the Bears ...
Last season did not go exactly as planned for the Brown men’s soccer team. After suffering a loss in the final game of the season, Bruno was left in a tie for fifth place in the Ivy League and a losing record, 5-6-6, for the first time since 2002. But with the return to health of some key players ...
After a disappointing, season-opening 4-1 loss to American, the women’s field hockey team bounced back with a thrilling 2-1 win over Appalachian State for the first victory of what looks to be a promising season. Even in the loss, Head Coach Jill Reeve saw a lot of promise in what took place during ...
Several softball players have left the team over the last three seasons after allegedly being bullied by Head Coach Katie Flynn, according to interviews with five former players and emails reviewed by The Herald. The coach made disparaging remarks about players’ body weights and created a hostile ...
The women’s lacrosse team’s 6-10 loss to a very physical Dartmouth squad Saturday dashed any hopes of qualifying for the Ivy League Tournament. Though the Bears (7-7, 1-5 Ivy) have proven that they can play on par with the best teams — most notably in their two-goal loss to a competitive No. 11 ...
Going head-to-head in a four-game stretch with Red Rolfe Division leader Dartmouth was sure to be a tough matchup for the baseball team. Though Brown (8-26, 4-12 Ivy) showed the Big Green (16-19, 12-4) a valiant effort, the Bears fell in four consecutive games by a total margin of six runs. The first ...
With the battle for the Ivy League title heating up, the No. 13 men’s lacrosse team put on its best showing of the year in a convincing 15-6 win over No. 10 Cornell Saturday. The Bears (10-3, 3-2 Ivy) now control their own destiny and can clinch a spot in the league’s four-team tournament with a ...
While many Brown students made their way to the Main Green for the Spring Weekend concerts, the softball team hit the road for one of its toughest tests of the season. Bruno (11-19, 5-1 Ivy) salvaged a single win in a four-game set at conference-leading Dartmouth. While a 1-3 weekend is not typically ...
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