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

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

The Berkeley Beacon

Sports

Hit with adversity, Lions look to break serve

December 31, 2012

This is the home of Emerson women's tennis. The squad is the last of the holdouts, the only Emerson athletic team still playing home games at the small college in Chestnut Hill.,Pine Manor College's tennis...

Soccer season ends in bloody mess

December 31, 2012

Junior Greg Epstein was surprised to find himself running onto Norwich University's soccer field Sunday afternoon. Without warming him up, coach Jared Scarpaci called the forward's name, catapulting him...

Win, lose and draw; Lions happily mediocre

December 31, 2012

This year, the squad has started on a better note, earning a 1-1-1 record over the first three games.,Coming off a season plagued by inconsistent performance, player injuries and an early knockout from...

Leopards lick Lions

December 31, 2012

The first game in the history of Emerson's new gym was about to begin.,Emerson College President Jackie Liebergott was smiling ear to ear. She had just been presented with a ball signed by the entire...

Fresh kicks

December 31, 2012

The team was prepared to open its season at Clark University Sept. 3 but was forced to wait until Sept. 6 to begin play."[The first game] will most likely not be made up.,While wet weather cancelled its...

Down to the wire

December 31, 2012

The dog days of summer are over and the regular season is coming to an end. The season could not have ended soon enough for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs, who are dusting...

BEACON PICK OF THE PRIDE

December 31, 2012

As the coaches shout instructions and the players feverishly rotate and switch sides, senior co-captain Kelly Gloor is parked right in front of the net-home sweet home for a setter.,In the depths of Piano...

Lions are losers no more

December 31, 2012

Luckily for its players, it didn't take long for the team to get back on the right track.The Lions went on the road and made a statement that they are far from the team that won only three games last season,...

Athlete of the week

December 31, 2012

On the court, Dawkins is a fierce competitor who will do anything to win.,Will Dawkins is having a standout sophomore season on the men's basketball team, averaging 18.4 points and 4.7 assists per game....

Buy your tickets to the gunshow in the gym

December 31, 2012

While this typical image is often associated with the gym, the weight room is really not that frightening.,When thinking about weightlifting, sweat-drenched macho men may pop into mind. One can almost...

With soccer season done, a time for healing

December 31, 2012

The team wrapped up the season with the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship Tournament on Oct.,Although numerous players spent time sidelined with injuries, the Emerson women's soccer...

Winning streaks snapped

December 31, 2012

In a double-header match-up between the top predators of the GNAC, the first game found the Lions being hunted.,Both the Emerson and Western New England College (WNEC) softball squads saw their winning...

Common running in Boston

December 31, 2012

Granted, downtown Boston is not the most natural setting with the freshest air supply, but exercising outside can provide an interesting alternative to the gym.,Now that spring is in the air, why not get...

Baseball has 99 problems but a pitch ain#039;t one

December 31, 2012

Junior baseball co-captain Lucas Einstein and his teammates could have given up after a forgettable year as a 1-28 squad. It lost varsity status and has been a club level sport for two years until recently...

Injury bug attacks Lax

December 31, 2012

The Duke University men's lacrosse scandal took another turn earlier this week when two players were indicted on charges they sexually assaulted an exotic dancer at a team party. On the home front, the...

The high price of being great

December 31, 2012

Boston is a sports town and the Red Sox are the number one team, but a couple of things kept going through my head.,I was listening to WEEI sports talk radio after Boston's 3-0 loss to the Seattle Mariners...

Sox to beat teams this year

December 31, 2012

These are the words of character Tyler Durden in the book and movie Fight Club. In that story, there exists an underground venue for men who want to fight.,"The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not...

Lions purr-fect in conference

December 31, 2012

In the process, the team outscored its GNAC counterparts 66-9 over the four games.,Last week, the Lions' softball team dismantled Southern Vermont College and Johnson and Wales University to jump out to...

Lions conquer Mountaineers

December 31, 2012

Unforgiving temperatures, a 15-mile-per-hour wind and fans bundled in winter garb are hardly reminiscent of spring softball, yet the Lions were subject to these elements in their Great Northeast Athletic...