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30 under 30: Full-time athletes take time off for future

30 under 30: Full-time athletes take time off for future
October 19, 2016

Balancing academics and athletics can prove difficult as college becomes increasingly more hectic, but athletes Elizabeth Reid and Michael Sheng face the challenge head on. They are two of the 100 Emerson...

Colombini on the crusade to improve men’s lacrosse

Colombini on the crusade to improve men’s lacrosse
October 12, 2016

New men’s lacrosse coach Matt Colombini has one goal: build a competitive, winning team at Emerson. The school’s athletics department named Colombini, 26, head coach on Aug. 2. Colombini competed...

Goalie Melanie Escobar earns conference award

October 12, 2016

Another accolade has come for senior women’s soccer goalkeeper Melanie Escobar, who has won the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference player of the week for the second time...

Freshman Bernardi scoring hat tricks in first campaign

Freshman Bernardi scoring hat tricks in first campaign
October 12, 2016

Emerson’s women’s soccer team is not lacking in young talent. Their newest addition, Chiara Bernardi, is perhaps the greatest testament to that. The Lions are already loaded with offensive...

Women’s XC eying NEWMAC competition

Women’s XC eying NEWMAC competition
October 12, 2016

It’s a brisk Thursday afternoon on Boston Common, and Emerson cross country associate head coach Matt Sell is keeping his eye on runners’ backpacks and personal items on the baseball field...

Bochiccio leads team in goals and passion

Bochiccio leads team in goals and passion
October 5, 2016

Duncan Bochicchio has been playing competitive soccer since he was 11. In his final season as an Emerson Lion, Bochicchio is tied for fifth in goals in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic...

Meet Jack, a Leader of the Pack at Fenway

Meet Jack, a Leader of the Pack at Fenway
October 5, 2016

It is simply the best pre-game tradition at Fenway Park. Amid a series of quick-hitting public address announcements longer than Santa’s naughty or nice list, the speakers on Yawkey Way suddenly...

Emerson men’s XC: going the extra mile

Emerson men’s XC: going the extra mile
October 5, 2016

The Emerson College men’s cross country team is looking to quickly develop their young squad, push them to succeed in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference, and eventually...

Freshman leading in kills and kinetic energy

Freshman leading in kills and kinetic energy
September 28, 2016

It is game night for Emerson women’s volleyball. The crowd looks on as the ball goes back and forth between both teams, until one player spikes the ball and raises her fist into the air, igniting...

Soccer: NEWMAC battle begins after 2-3 start

Soccer: NEWMAC battle begins after 2-3 start
September 28, 2016

The Emerson women’s soccer team is ready for a fight. Or, at least one within their conference. The Lions (3-4, 0-1) began the season with five non-conference games, resulting in a record of 2-3. However,...

Lions believe healthy squad can end NEWMAC winless streak

Lions believe healthy squad can end NEWMAC winless streak
September 21, 2016

A sense of urgency set in for the seniors of Emerson’s men’s soccer team as their campaign for a conference win continues with the opening of the 2016 season. “We literally couldn’t...

Department displays new style to fans with website

Department displays new style to fans with website
September 21, 2016

The Emerson College athletic department is going deep into its rebranding efforts. Its newest addition — an online store where Lions supporters can purchase gear ranging from customizable sweatshirts...

New year, new style: Swoosh comes to sports

September 21, 2016

If you happen to attend a volleyball match or cross-country meet this semester, it would be in your best interest to show up in your most stylish outfit. After all, you’ll be contending with the...

V-BALL: Women hope for NCAA tourney berth

V-BALL: Women hope for NCAA tourney berth
September 21, 2016

A year after coming within two points of beating eventual conference champion Babson College in the regular season, yet dropping eight of their ten conference games, Emerson’s women’s volleyball...

Fall Preview: Women’s Clubs set up for contending seasons

Fall Preview: Women’s Clubs set up for contending seasons
September 14, 2016

Are you ready for some football? At press time, Emerson can’t help you there (although some sources claim the college’s pigskin program is undefeated since 1880). But as September brings a...

CASE in point: A message on cheating

September 8, 2016

In the last year, we have seen some major cheating scandals in the world of sports. Obviously, the first one that comes to mind is Deflategate, which came to an end in July, after over a year and a half....

Year in review: Mixed results for Lions

Year in review: Mixed results for Lions
April 27, 2016

As Emerson finishes up its third year in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference, some programs are starting to break ground, while others are still looking for their first conference win....

Pom-poms prove powerless

April 20, 2016

From November to March, men’s and women’s basketball games fill the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym in Piano Row’s basement. In addition to layups, 3-pointers, and the occasional...

Men’s tennis starts strong, falters early in NEWMAC

April 20, 2016

Though Emerson’s men’s tennis team has dropped four consecutive matches, it’s already exceeded expectations after starting the season 5-0, according to first-year head coach Daniel Munsey. The...

Corey in command for Lions’ rotation

Corey in command for Lions rotation
April 20, 2016

In the midst of her senior year on the diamond, Emerson softball pitcher Samantha Corey proves why the name on the front of your jersey means a whole lot more that the one on the back.  Corey has...

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