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The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Sports

Softball heads south with youthful roster

April 16, 2015

Emerson’s softball team is preparing for its annual spring break trip—this year to Clermont, Florida—with a team compiled mostly of young...

Softball’s sole senior captains with confidence and passion

Softball’s sole senior captains with confidence and passion

April 16, 2015

Annie Jenkins, a captain and outfielder on the softball team, is in the unusual position of being the only senior on the roster. She wasn’t the only...

Softball, baseball still feeling snow's impact

Softball, baseball still feeling snow’s impact

April 16, 2015

As record-breaking winter weather continues to linger in Boston, the baseball and softball teams are coping with the numerous cancellations of their practices...

Baseball searching for the perfect pitch in Florida

Baseball searching for the perfect pitch in Florida

April 16, 2015

From 2009 to 2012, the men’s baseball team had double digit wins in every season, finishing with 15 victories in 2010—its highest number as...

NEWMAC notes

April 16, 2015

Starting in 2017, the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference will adopt football into its repertoire of sports, according to a Wednesday...

Kanaris keeps it lights out for Lions lax

Kanaris keeps it lights out for Lions lax

April 14, 2015

Victoria Kanaris, a junior captain and goalie on the women’s lacrosse team, holds a unique honor at Emerson: She’s the only player on any team...

Undermanned Lions volley for best season yet

Undermanned Lions volley for best season yet

April 14, 2015

For any other team at Emerson, a season-opening loss to Massachusetts Institute of Technology would be a tough start to the conference season. But for...

Wiley's ways: junior hitter kills the competition

Wiley’s ways: junior hitter kills the competition

April 14, 2015

Junior Jackson Wiley’s dominant offensive performance leads not only the Emerson men’s volleyball team this year, but also his conference,...

Back on the court with a different sport

Back on the court with a different sport

April 14, 2015

The undermanned volleyball roster stood at just eight players—compared to conference foe Wentworth’s 17—until the addition of two unlikely...

Men’s volleyball pondering postseason position

April 14, 2015

With three games left in the men’s volleyball season and a 2 1/2 game lead over Albertus Magnus College for the sixth and final playoff spot, the...

Three schools, 14 varsity sports, one team

Three schools, 14 varsity sports, one team

March 25, 2015

They wear the same purple and gold uniforms, tap their IDs in the lobby of Piano Row, and may even know more about the Lions than the average student,...

Men’s and women’s ball both ousted in first round

Men’s and women’s ball both ousted in first round

March 5, 2015

Men's basketball Different year, same result for the men’s basketball team, which lost to Massachusetts Institute of Technology 74-65, on Feb. 25....

Fans flock to quarterfinals

March 5, 2015

Emerson students showed their Lion pride at the men’s basketball team’s quarterfinal loss to conference rival Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Lions reflect on fruitful season

February 26, 2015

With the regular season coming to a close, members of Emerson’s women’s basketball team said they are proud of what they've accomplished so...

Michael Brown, professor and champion for athletics

Michael Brown, professor and champion for athletics

February 26, 2015

Professor Michael Brown has been at Emerson College “forever,” he said. He has seen the campus change locations, watched as new dorms were...

Men’s basketball close to playoff berth

Men’s basketball close to playoff berth

February 26, 2015

Headed into what could be the last few days of its season, Emerson’s men’s basketball team, currently 4-9 in conference play, needs to win...

New option for sports minor brings optimism

February 19, 2015

The recently introduced Individually Designed Major program, designed in part for undergraduates to create a sports communication minor, is drawing optimism...

Lady Lions looking for a proper sendoff

Lady Lions looking for a proper sendoff

February 19, 2015

When it comes to discussing the annals of women’s basketball at Emerson, head coach Bill Gould, now in his eighth year, said he would rather let...

Delzo daunts and dazzles on defense

Delzo daunts and dazzles on defense

February 12, 2015

Junior Janissa Delzo has played in every game since her freshman year, and since her sophomore year, she’s started every game but one. This year,...

Coach Scarpaci leaves lasting legacy

February 12, 2015

When Jared Scarpaci arrived at Emerson as the men’s soccer coach in 2003, he had a roster of 19 enthusiastic, if inexperienced players. One of them,...