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Women’s basketball: Newfound depth, new heights?

Women’s basketball: Newfound depth, new heights?
November 24, 2016

Still jubilant from an upset win over WPI in its regular season finale last year, Emerson’s women’s basketball team is hoping that its performance against the eventual NEWMAC champions will...

Augustine breaks school record

November 17, 2016

There is a spot in the top left corner of the volleyball court that women’s volleyball senior captain Jules Augustine said she loves to hit. She has hit it for four years now, to the tune of 1,025...

Volleyball dominates in ECAC first round

Volleyball dominates in ECAC first round
November 17, 2016

In its first postseason action since 2013, Emerson women’s volleyball left no doubt who the better team on the court was, defeating Morrisville State College in straight sets Wednesday. The win...

Players protest election in pre-match demonstration

Players protest election in pre-match demonstration
November 17, 2016

Yesterday wasn’t just any other day in America, and this wasn’t just any other Emerson women’s volleyball game. Upset by the election of Donald Trump as the 45th president, multiple...

Lions looking for positives in minor record improvement

November 17, 2016

In September 2015, the Emerson men’s soccer team lost by five goals to Massachusetts Institute of Technology when they were shut out by their fellow New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic...

Jackie MacMullan speaks at Emerson in Jaffe’s series

Jackie MacMullan speaks at Emerson in Jaffes series
November 17, 2016

When legendary NBA writer Jackie MacMullan walked into the Semel Theater on Nov. 3, she gave a knowing wave to one of the fifty-some students gathered—her nephew, Lions pitcher Tim Mainella. Mainella,...

On strength of PK, Pride drop Lions in NEWMAC QF

On strength of PK, Pride drop Lions in NEWMAC QF
November 10, 2016

A penalty kick in the opening minutes made the difference as host no. 4 Springfield defeated no. 5 Emerson 1-0 in NEWMAC women’s soccer quarterfinal action Tuesday, Nov. 1. Three minutes and 10...

Men’s basketball: Lions looking to star in Hollywood

November 10, 2016

The Emerson men’s basketball team is trying to raise $25,000 for a trip to Los Angeles over winter break to give players’ families a chance to watch them play in person. The Lions want to...

Poli-Com Athletes At Work As Final Buzzer Nears

Poli-Com Athletes At Work As Final Buzzer Nears
November 10, 2016

It’s a common mantra among perturbed internet commenters and Twitter users: stick to sports. When sports journalists or professional athletes share their social views, they’re typically met...

Teams prepare for 2017 fall ball season

November 10, 2016

It’s seven in the morning at the dining hall, and the baseball team eats between yawns and remarks on the World Series. They just came from their 6 a.m. weight training session, which takes place...

VBALL’s Hope for NCAA Tourney Bid Quickly Fading

November 10, 2016

This article originally appeared in the October 6, 2016 issue of The Berkeley Beacon. Next to the Super Bowl, it’s debatably the most exciting Sunday in sports. The NCAA basketball Division I conference...

Jackie MacMullan speaks at Emerson in Jaffe’s series

Jackie MacMullan spoke to Al Jaffe, Emerson alumnus, at the second installment of his speaker series.
MATT COUTURE / BEACON STAFF
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Jackie MacMullan speaks at Emerson in Jaffes series
by Matt Couture / Beacon Staff • November 9, 2016
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November 9, 2016

When legendary NBA writer Jackie MacMullan walked into the Semel Theater on Nov. 3, she gave a knowing wave to one of the fifty-some students gathered—her nephew, Lions pitcher Tim Mainella. Mainella,...

Overtime wins have Lions poised for playoff berth

October 26, 2016

Emerson’s Women’s soccer team was on a streak of four consecutive shutouts, and had reached the upper tier of the conference standings before their 3-1 loss to Babson College on Oct. 18. After...

New app provides fans ‘front row’ seat to Emerson athletics

New app provides fans ‘front row’ seat to Emerson athletics
October 26, 2016

Emerson Athletics is always trying to compete with other collegiate athletic programs, and now it has an app for just that. The college released an app called “Emerson Lions Front Row” at...

Behind Mooney, women’s team wins St. Joe’s meet

October 26, 2016

Head coach John Furey said he wasn’t shocked when Emerson’s women’s cross-country team finished first in the Runnin’ Monks Invitational on Oct. 8. Of the 43 runners in the meet...

Men’s soccer wins first ever NEWMAC game

October 26, 2016

The last time the Emerson men’s soccer team won a conference game, President Obama and Mitt Romney were preparing for their final presidential debate. The losing streak finally ended when they beat...

Newton goes national in Australian rules football tourney

Newton goes national in Australian rules football tourney
October 26, 2016

Walk down Boylston Street with John Newton and you’ll quickly realize his name is synonymous with Australian rules football on campus these days. Returning from class on Tuesday night, he failed...

Reece Ragusa running for reels

Reece Ragusa running for reels
October 19, 2016

Many wish they could do their day job as well as Reece Ragusa does his side job. Ragusa, who said he’s primarily attending Emerson to study film, finds himself as Emerson cross-country’s leading...

Couture’s call: Umps integral part of game too

October 19, 2016

On my way down to the Beacon offices last Monday, I stopped mid-stride to examine the contents of a newly posted Close Call Sports article on my mobile device. It featured the umpiring assignments for...

Harton dives to thousand-dig mark

Harton dives to thousand-dig mark
October 19, 2016

Women’s volleyball libero Sam Harton is only halfway through her junior year, but she has reached a significant career milestone: Harton recorded her 1,000th dig for the Lions against Springfield...

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