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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

Women#039;s tennis drops tough match to Suffolk

December 31, 2012

a fight.A winning volley here, followedup by a strong ace there, made for competitive matches all night. And even when the Emerson women's tennis team ran into a tough pairing against the strong Suffolk...

Women#039;s team wins award for GNAC dominance

December 31, 2012

Last spring, the women's softball team secured the top spot in the Great Northeast Atlantic Conference tournament, besting St. Joseph's College by just one run in the title game. The women's lacrosse team...

Lions successful in Emerson-Wentworth tourney

December 31, 2012

Instead, at the weekend's end, the Lions found themselves poised for a great season, in possession of a perfect 4-0 record.,After a week of rough two-a-day practices, if the Emerson women's volleyball...

Volleyball team hopes to surmount JWC, Rivier

December 31, 2012

In their two most recent seasons, those matchups came in the semi-final round, and in 2008 it even came down to one final set - which the Lions dropped, falling 3-2 to JWU.,Since 2004, the Emerson women's...

Lions volleyball on precipice of GNAC greatness

December 31, 2012

volleyball team will be. The Lions started the year looking unstoppable, sprinting to a 7-0, record before it lost three straight games to Babson College, powerhouse Amherst College, and the currently...

Women#039;s basketball wins Turkey Day tournament

December 31, 2012

The Emerson women's basketball team celebrated their Thanksgiving weekend in championship form, winning the Gallaudet Holiday Tournament in Washington D.C., cruising past host Gallaudet University in the...

Lax star Maeghan Ross continues to elevate game

December 31, 2012

On the women's lacrosse team's spring break trip to Florida, sophomore co-captain Maeghan Ross had an issue with her heart and gave her teammates a scare."When we played Vassar in Florida, I got a stick...

Lions down Saints in nailbiter, gain steam for playoffs

December 31, 2012

de!" The Lions come out of their timeout-with only 53.6 seconds left in the game-clinging to a dangerously slim one-point lead, 67 to Emmanuel's 66. Senior guard Maude Okrah drives the ball up the court,...

Women#039;s lax trumps rival Norwich in comeback

December 31, 2012

Both Emerson College and Norwich University went into their game on Saturday, April 18 undefeated in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference, with the winner set to receive the number one seed and home-field...

Lions look to playoffs after tough loss to Mariners

December 31, 2012

The last time the Lions trailed at halftime, they mounted a huge comeback in the second half, only narrowly falling short in the final minutes. Unfortunately, the opposite happened when the Lions found...

Emerson Softball secures GNAC title, NCAA bid

December 31, 2012

On April 26, the Emerson women's softball team found themselves embroiled in a bitter pitcher's duel for the GNAC title with the St. Joseph's College Monks.The Lions' ace pitcher Kelsey Tuthill gave up...

Softball swings into GNAC tournament high-seed

December 31, 2012

Two seasons ago, the Emerson women's softball team defeated its conference competition to win the GNAC tournament and secure an automatic bid into the NCAA Division III tournament. Last season, they failed...

Injured men#039;s tennis team wrecks Norwich Cadets

December 31, 2012

It was spirited and convivial. The players were fast, loud, and physically falling apart, battling injuries created prior to the day's game.On April 11, members of Emerson's tennis team and those of their...

Rookie pitcher Tuthill dominant on the mound

December 31, 2012

It isn't often that a young pitcher arrives at the next level and completely dominates the competition. An acclimation period of some time is usually required, some amount of adjustment before a player...

Lions#039; softball drops one to Simmons, rebounds

December 31, 2012

Saturday morning dawned gloomily for the Emerson softball team, the same grim weather that had washed their game out the previous day in Vermont had again greeted the team when they awoke for their doubleheader...

Suffolk baseball rams Lions in tough sixth inning

December 31, 2012

For the second time in two games, one big inning decided the Lions' fate. Against Suffolk, however, it was the Lions who were on the receiving end of a crooked number that decided the outcome in just one...

Senior Pete Hall#039;s bat an asset to baseball team

December 31, 2012

With men on first and second and the Lions trailing Gordon College 6-4 on March 24, Head Coach David Hanley made a call to the bench-a call that proved to be a game changer."Coach occasionally makes changes...

Injured Lions team suffers second consecutive loss

December 31, 2012

Handicapped by a shorthanded squad, the Lions men's lacrosse team suffered their second consecutive loss to open the season, falling to the Castleton State College Spartans, 14-6 in a game that became...

First-year Men#039;s volleyball team#039;s season a success

December 31, 2012

After dropping a hard-fought game to second-ranked GNAC opponent Emmanuel College during their March 24 match, the Emerson men's volleyball team was upset. They had battled to within two points of the...

Emerson baseball pitch perfect in Norwich sweep

December 31, 2012

The Lions routed the Norwich University Cadets in a 12-6 victory on March 28, blowing open in the late innings what was a tight pitcher's match early on. Emerson beat down the Cadets again in the nightcap...