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Senior guard Natalie Clydesdale recorded four steals and dished out seven assists on Saturday

Lions end regular season with senior day win

By Alberto Gilman / February 23, 2020

The women's basketball team defeated Dean College by a score of 91–42 on its senior day to end the regular season with a 15–10 record. The Lions...

Senior setter Lucas Raagas picking up one of his 19 assists on Friday night against St. Josephs. Photo credit: Montse Landeros

Lions snap losing streak in straight sets

By Megan MacLaren / February 22, 2020

The men’s volleyball team swept the St Joseph’s Brooklyn Bears in three sets, breaking its two-game losing streak. While the Bears are not in the...

The Lions are now 0-2 in conference after Thursday's loss.

Lions swept in conference home opener

By Caitlin Mitchell / February 21, 2020

The men’s volleyball team lost its first home conference game of the season in straight sets to the Wentworth Institute of Technology on Thursday. The...

Junior guard Rachel Davey scored 18 points in the win over WPI.

Road win puts women’s basketball in playoffs

By Ethan McDowell / February 20, 2020

The women’s basketball team overcame a fourth quarter deficit against Worcester Polytechnic Institute to clinch a spot in the conference playoffs on...

Coach Bill Curley (left) poses with Jack O'Connor (No. 4), Ben Holding (No. 32), and their family members during the pregame ceremony. Photo credit: Rachel Culver

Lions defeated by Beavers on senior night

By Kayla Buck / February 20, 2020

The men's basketball team lost to Babson College on Wednesday by a score of 92-77 on its senior night. The Brown and Plofker Gym roared before the game...

The Lions hold the highest GPA of any Division III women's basketball team.

Emerson athletes crowd Dean’s List

By Emily Cardona / February 19, 2020

Emerson student athletes earned 72 spots on the fall 2019 Dean’s List with women’s soccer and volleyball teams fielding the highest number of honorees. Nine...

Senior midfielder Camille Mumford received a spot on the NEWMAC All-Conference Team in 2019

Lions motivated by preseason poll

By Megan MacLaren, Staff Writer / February 19, 2020

The women's lacrosse team is ranked tenth out of 10 teams in the conference preseason coaches poll going into the 2020 season, and the team is using it...

Sophomore attacker Hunter Gervais scored 15 goals and recorded 10 assists in 2019 Photo credit: Courtesy of Kate Foultz

Men’s lacrosse pursuing first postseason appearance

By Alberto Gilman / February 19, 2020

As the men's lacrosse season begins, coaches and players are ready to pursue the goal of making the first conference playoff in program history."I'm really...

Celtics: Tatum emerging as superstar

By Maxwell Paradis / February 17, 2020

Jayson Tatum is blossoming into a superstar before our eyes. He's averaging over 25 points per game over his last 12 games, a stretch which includes his...

Red Sox: Dealing with an offseason of turmoil

By Kayla Buck / February 17, 2020

It has been a brutal past ten weeks for Red Sox fans.Dave Dombrowski, former president of baseball operations, parted ways with the Red Sox after losing...

Freshman middle blocker Parker Gray recorded 21 kills over two matches on Saturday.

Men’s volleyball splits double header, enters conference play 4-4

By Alberto Gilman / February 16, 2020

The men’s volleyball team entered a double header on Saturday with a 3-3 record, looking to break above .500 for the first time this season. In the...

The men's basketball team shot a season high 64.9 percent from the field. Photo credit: Rachel Culver

Lions tie season high in scoring against Clark

By Megan Maclaren / February 13, 2020

The men's basketball team secured a top four seed in the conference playoffs after defeating Clark University by a score of 103-70, tying their highest...

Senior guard Natalie Clydesdale grabbed six rebounds and recorded three steals in the loss to MIT Photo credit: Rachel Culver

MIT defeats Lions in hunt for playoffs

By Kayla Buck / February 13, 2020

The women's basketball team shot 34 percent against conference opponent Massachusetts Institute of Technology while suffering a 31 point conference loss...

Simone Les '15 (center) will run in her third career marathon this April. Photo credit: Courtesy of Simone Les

Emerson alumna runs Boston Marathon for charity

By Victoria Rein / February 12, 2020

Simone Les ‘15 heard the explosions from the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings while eating lunch on Newbury Street. "I was still fairly close and could...

Celtics: The All-Star conundrum

By Maxwell Paradis / February 9, 2020

The 2019–20 NBA season has set a new bar for midseason award angst.dew3Jaxson Hayes of the New Orleans Pelicans posted a profanity-laced video after...

Graduate student and guard Jarred Houston goes up for a lay-up.

Houston matures as centerpiece of the Lions

By Pedro Figueiredo / February 5, 2020

Jarred Houston’s high school coaches almost cut him during his freshman season. He now leads the conference in multiple categories as a 6’10” center...

The cheerleading squad received over $10,000 from SGA in 2019

Lack of storage space leaves cheerleading appeal in limbo

By Emily Cardona / February 5, 2020

The cheerleading team received an appeal of more than $10,000 in fall 2019, but are unable to purchase supplies due to a lack of storage space. The...

Matt Connolly (center) totaled seven kills against Lesley on Tuesday Photo credit: Montse Landeros

Men’s volleyball trounces Lesley for second win

By Kayla Buck / February 4, 2020

The men’s volleyball team won its second match of the season, defeating Lesley University in straight sets on Tuesday. The Lions began the first...

The Lions picked up their fifth NEWMAC win of the season on Saturday.

Balanced scoring leads Lions to win over MIT

By Ethan McDowell / February 1, 2020

Five Lions scored double–digit points in the men’s basketball team’s victory over the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, on Saturday,...

Senior guard Quinn Madden scored eight points and totaled four assists in the loss to Springfield Photo credit: Rachel Culver

Women’s basketball loses third-straight matchup

By Brendan Walker / February 1, 2020

The women’s basketball team lost to the Springfield College Pride by 40 points on Saturday, its third straight loss in conference play.Springfield...