Men’s basketball looks to emphasize experience on court
November 18, 2015
With 10 seniors on the roster, Emerson’s men’s basketball team plans to use their familiarity and experience on the court to their advantage this season. The Lions finished last season 11-14 overall and 5-9 in conference play, which was good enough to get them into the New England W...
Cross country rushing to the finish line in last race
November 11, 2015
As the cold sets in and the fall athletic season comes to a close, cross country is sprinting towards the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship, the last meet of their season. Women’s team captain Savannah Hubbard, a junior visual and media arts major, said that she is hoping ...
Women’s basketball sees strength in small size
November 11, 2015
Despite a tournament berth last season, the Emerson women’s basketball team will have a completely new offense once they hit the court and begin the year. After losing five of their last six conference tilts to end last year, the team was able to squeeze their way into the playoff tourn...
Men’s soccer spent season adjusting to adversity
November 11, 2015
In the conference room at Rotch Playground and Field, photos of departing seniors from Emerson’s men’s soccer team were laid out, awaiting signatures of teammates. As the club completed a second consecutive winless season in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference pl...
Women’s soccer pushes towards promising future
November 11, 2015
For the third consecutive year since its conference move, the women’s soccer team has missed the cut. With an 11-6-1 overall record, Emerson earned three wins in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference, lost six, and tied another, finishing ninth in the standings, and thr...
Sheppard sets his sights on snowboarding squad
November 4, 2015
As the threat of snow and icy cold looms over the heads of most students, a group of Emerson snowboarders is not only looking forward to hitting the slopes, but also gearing up for the potential of becoming a recognized club program. Headed by sophomore visual and media arts major Alex Sheppard, the t...
Freshmen look to transition to collegiate court
November 4, 2015
Emerson’s men’s basketball has a packed team as four new recruits join 10 seniors and five others for the 2015-16 season. Head coach Bill Curley said these rookies can learn much from the Lions’ seniors in practice but will also be able to play with the veterans in games. &nb...
Athletic department transforms fans into followers
November 4, 2015
The Emerson College athletic department has been ramping up its online activity this year to engage with its fans. Matt Ulrich, athletics’ director of media relations and game operations, said he knows the importance of the department having a big presence on the Web. “We have to align o...
Guerra adds points and personality in first season
November 4, 2015
At 6-foot-1, Kelley Guerra rises above much of her competition on the court. In her first season on Emerson’s women’s volleyball team, she’s also risen high up the team’s statistical leaderboard. The freshman political communication major is already playing well on the volleyball ...
Giannone giving her all in her last games
November 3, 2015
Alyssa Giannone has played soccer since age five, and as her final season comes to a close, a second place ranking for assists in New England Men’s and Women’s Athletic Conference comes with it. “When I was younger, I was always a level above everybody, so I was like ‘I can real...
Serving support, volleyball fundraises for Dig Pink
October 28, 2015
The women’s volleyball team will be holding their fourth annual “Dig Pink” match Thursday against Lasell College in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The women will be sporting both pink warmup t-shirts and socks for the event. “Dig Pink” is put on every yea...
Cross country teammates run Tufts 10K
October 28, 2015
Savannah Hubbard and Stacey Kelleher run 5K races for the women’s cross country team throughout the fall, and both decided to double that distance halfway through their season. The teammates ran in the 39th annual Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women on Oct. 12, a 6.2 mile race that starts on Beacon...
