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Pinckney academically ineligible to play

January 23, 2014

On Dec. 7, in the final Emerson home sporting event before winter break, the men’s basketball team defeated reigning Division 3 national champion Amherst College in a 90-79 victory before a packed...

Emerson Sports Roundup: Jan. 16-22

January 23, 2014

MEN’S BASKETBALL  Record: 10-6, 3-2 NEWMAC   Jan. 18: WPI 64, Emerson 50 Player of the Game: Tyson Hallowell   Sophomore Tyson Hallowell made six of 10 shots from the field and...

Emerson sports roundup: Jan. 4-15

January 16, 2014

MEN’S BASKETBALL Record: 9-5, 2-1 NEWMAC   Jan. 4: Suffolk 85, Emerson 80 Player of the Game: Brian Hurley Sophomore Brian Hurley set a career high with 28 points as the Lions fell in a...

Men’s basketball players have big impact on Little Brothers

Mens basketball players have big impact on Little Brothers
January 16, 2014

The Josiah Quincy School in Chinatown, decorated with full-sized murals and art celebrating Asian culture, houses a student body of 816 students. For five of those students, lunch and recess are brightened...

Men’s basketball upsets reigning national champion Amherst

Mens basketball upsets reigning national champion Amherst
December 9, 2013

Jim O'Brien's tenure at Emerson College has come with its ups and downs. The former Division 1 head coach has been at the helm of the Lions men's basketball team for two-plus seasons, with plenty of highs...

Emerson Sports Roundup: Nov. 21 – Dec. 4

Emerson Sports Roundup: Nov. 21 - Dec. 4
December 5, 2013

MEN’S BASKETBALL Record: 5-3, 0-0 NEWMAC   Nov. 22: Emerson 78, Tufts 71 Player of the Game: Austin Pinckney Junior transfer Austin Pinckney had his best game of the season, leading the...

Men’s basketball players are Big Brothers off the court

Men’s basketball players are Big Brothers off the court
December 5, 2013

The life of a student-athlete can be exceedingly busy — especially for an in-season basketball player with practices or games nearly every day of the week.  But five members of...

Lady Lions stay undefeated, take victory in NEWMAC opener

Lady Lions stay undefeated, take victory in NEWMAC opener
November 21, 2013

Four other Emerson sports teams had tried and came up on the short end in their first New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference games, but the women’s basketball team penned a...

Men’s basketball bounces back after opening loss

Men’s basketball bounces back after opening loss
November 21, 2013

After a disappointing loss in its season opener on Nov. 15, the Emerson men’s basketball team overcame a double-digit deficit — led by senior captain Jon Goldberg — to...

Emerson sports roundup: Nov. 14-20

November 21, 2013

MEN’S BASKETBALL Record: 2-1, 0-0 NEWMAC Nov. 20: Emerson 82, Mt. Ida 56  Player of the Game: Mike Carbone  Sophomore guard Mike Carbone tied for a team-high 13 points off the bench...

Bringing concussions to light

Bringing concussions to light
November 14, 2013

In sports, there are euphemisms for suffering a concussion that used to make it more palatable to play through — let’s be straightforward — a traumatic brain...

Men’s basketball out to prove itself in NEWMAC

Mens basketball out to prove itself in NEWMAC
November 14, 2013

Despite landing in last place in a New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference preseason coaches’ poll, the Emerson men’s basketball team is preparing for a statement season...

Women’s basketball ready to run

Womens basketball ready to run
November 14, 2013

Look for the Emerson women’s basketball team buck convention during its first season in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference, as head coach Bill Gould has decided to...

Men’s basketball stung by voluntary exodus

Mens basketball stung by voluntary exodus
November 7, 2013

Junior two-sport athlete Patrick Lowndes has been one of Emerson’s most noticeable players the past few years as a top contributor to two of the school’s highest-profile teams — the...

Emerson sports roundup: Oct. 30-Nov.6

November 7, 2013

MEN’S SOCCER Record: 7-10, 0-7 NEWMAC Nov. 2: Babson 6, Emerson 0 Player of the Match: Adam Halliday In the team’s last match of the season, sophomore forward Adam Halliday earned three...

Looking back at the fall sports season

Looking back at the fall sports season
November 7, 2013

Women's Volleyball Player of the Year: Alyssa Thorne, senior, outside hitter Season in review: Thorne led Emerson in kills with 258 over the course of the 2013 season, reaching double digits 14 times,...

Emerson sports roundup: Oct. 24-30

October 31, 2013

MEN’S SOCCER Record: 7-9, 0-6 NEWMAC Oct 26: Clark 4, Emerson 0 Player of the Match: Patrick Kudej  Freshman midfielder Patrick Kudej led the Lions with three shots in their road loss to...

Cross-country: NEWMAC Championship meet preview

Cross-country: NEWMAC Championship meet preview
October 31, 2013

The Emerson men’s and women’s cross-country teams will face their toughest competition of the year on Sunday, Nov. 3 as the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference Championships...

DeStefano joins athletic department staff

October 31, 2013

The Emerson athletic department announced the addition of former two-sport star Lindsay DeStefano on Oct. 15 to its staff. The college’s newest athletic administrator will perform a jack-of-all-trades...

Righini ends winless stretch for women’s soccer

Righini ends winless stretch for womens soccer
October 31, 2013

Sophomore midfielder Tayllar Righini leads the Emerson women’s soccer team in goals this season, and no goal was more important than her most recent one. Emerson had gone winless in six matches...

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