Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
The women’s soccer team lost last week in a close double-overtime match to UMass Boston. The Beacons’ first goal came off of the foot of Sam Cristoforo via an Amanda Pugliese corner kick 33 minutes into the game. This was Cristoforo’s first goal of the season. Brandeis went into the second half scoreless but were […]
After going 0-3 at the Hall of Fame Invitational, the Brandeis women’s volleyball team broke an eight-game losing streak against Lasell College. The Judges fell to Tufts, Trinity and the host Smith at the invitational. On Tuesday, the Judges managed to defeat Lasell in a closely contested 3-1 match to improve their overall record to […]
The women’s soccer team had a tough stretch on the road against conference opponents Emory University on Sunday and Carnegie Mellon University on Friday. Brandeis lost their second UAA match over the weekend against Emory. The Judges knew that it was going to be a tough game heading into Atlanta as the Eagles were ranked […]
The men and women’s cross country teams finished 10th and third respectively at the Connecticut College Invitational last weekend. Each was ranked out of 21 total teams. The women were led by Amelia Lundkvist ’14, who finished second out of 257 total runners on the six-kilometer course with a time of 21:34. This was her […]
On the road last weekend, the 12th-ranked Brandeis men’s soccer team suffered two United Athletic Association losses against Carnegie Mellon and Emory. In Friday’s game against the 23rd-ranked CMU team, the Judges fell 2-1 against the Tartans in overtime. Against the Emory Eagles on Sunday, the Judges lost 3-1. The results from both games bring […]
Coming off a sour loss against Rochester on Homecoming Day, the Brandeis men’s soccer team swept Mass. Maritime Academy 6-3 on Tuesday. The Judges, ranked 12th in the nation by the NSCAA and 13th by D3Soccer.com, now carry an overall record of 11-2, while the Buccaneers stand behind with 5-5-2. Forward Tyler Savonen ’15 had […]
Last week, Brandeis womens volleyball participated in the Mid-Coast Classic against Colby-Sawyer, Bowdoin and Bates. Although the Judges ended up going 1-2 during the three-game stretch, the team managed to end on a high note by eking out a 3-2 win over Bates. With position changes all over the court, the weekend turned out to […]
The Major League Baseball Playoffs have finally begun, albeit in a different manner than we would usually expect. Instead of the system that has been used since 1995, where four teams from each league earn a spot in the postseason, five teams from each league will now get a chance. One-game wild card matchups took […]
After suffering a 4-0 loss during the weekend against Bowdoin, the Brandeis women’s soccer team bounced back on Tuesday with a 1-0 win against Smith College. The showdown on Gordon Field against the Pioneers proved to be a tight match, but the Judges managed to sneak in a goal with forward Dara Spital ’15 leading […]
Few athletes in recent memory have been as universally praised and level headed throughout their career as New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. The soon to be 44-year-old has played 19 seasons in the Bronx and is retiring at the end of the season. He is the all-time saves leader and is commonly thought of […]
