Players and fans celebrated with hugs and high-fives in the Brown and Plofker Gym Tuesday, Dec. 5, as Emerson women’s basketball team got to .500 with a win over Lesley University. The final score was...
The Emerson women’s basketball team got off to a solid start in non-conference play. Their early highlights included a home-opening victory and history on the road—scoring a program record 103 points...
Days following their season-opening loss to Suffolk, the Emerson women’s basketball team was ready to bounce back in their home opener against the Colby-Sawyer Chargers.
The Lions struggled to score...
While it is becoming more common for Division 1 athletes to transfer between universities, it is unusual for a D1 athlete to transfer to a D3 school like Emerson. However, sophomore point guard Bri Frongillo...
By Leo Kagan, Assistant Sports Editor October 26, 2023
The Emerson women’s basketball team thought they were ready to take a leap forward in 2022-23.
After a difficult 2021-22 season, in which the squad dressed eight college basketball rookies every...
For decades, Div. III sports have been limited in the number of regulated official practices—but as of Nov. 16, 2022, the NCAA has made a change to some of these rules, with the exception of football....
The 2022-23 Emerson Lions have a lot to be proud of: across all 14 athletic programs, the Lions captured a bevy of accolades, including five major individual conference awards, nine First Team All-Conference...
By Leo Kagan, Assistant Sports Editor March 8, 2023
Chelsea Gibbons and Carla Pelino joined the Emerson women’s basketball team as two of the three first years on the 2019–20 roster.
They integrated into a Lions squad that roared its way to a 15-11...
Would you spend an extra year in a college classroom for the chance to play one more year of collegiate sports? This year, some Emerson students said yes to this opportunity and are making a significant...
In the middle of Emerson’s busy basketball season, Ava Salti, junior guard of women’s basketball, decided that both the men’s and women’s team needed a meaningful event off the court to bring them...
By Leo Kagan, Assistant Sports Editor January 30, 2023
While the majority of Emerson’s student body wasn’t strolling on campus for the entirety of the winter holiday break, a few athletes stayed behind, continuing their seasons even in the absence of their...
The Emerson women’s basketball team lost to the Wheaton Lyons on Jan. 18, ending their three game win streak. It marked their first defeat against a NEWMAC opponent in two conference match-ups.
Junior...
Junior guard Charlotte Levison transferred to Emerson from the University of Denver—an NCAA Division 1 program—this year, joining two first-year players as the newest Lions on the women’s basketball...
The Emerson men’s and women’s basketball teams each secured season-opening victories Tuesday night—the men steamrolled Gordon College 95-51 and the women defeated Wentworth 71-64.
Playing back-to-back...
By Leo Kagan, Assistant Sports Editor October 26, 2022
Despite battling through a tough 2021-22 campaign, Emerson’s women’s basketball team remains hopeful for a better season this year, prepped with a wealth of experience to take to the court.
COVID-19...
By Leo Kagan, Assistant Sports Editor October 5, 2022
For Ava Salti, sports are everything—more obsession than pastime.
With a quick glance into her dorm room, you’d notice a New York Islanders and Golden State Warriors jersey hanging on...
Emerson’s women’s basketball lost 73-49 against second-seed Babson College in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference quarterfinals, ending the Lions’ season 8-16.
The Lions...
By Jason Tulchin, Assistant Sports Editor February 17, 2022
Emerson women’s basketball lost to Smith College in a landslide 45-point deficit on Wednesday, the biggest scoring gap experienced by the Lions team this season.
The women’s basketball team was...
By Jason Tulchin, Assistant Sports Editor February 16, 2022
The Emerson women’s basketball team fell to Springfield College 76-45 in a heartbreaking defeat on Senior Day.
The team honored the two players who won’t return next season, senior forward Katie...
The women’s basketball team lost a competitive game 69-59 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Saturday— the Lions’ third straight loss.
Emerson started play in the New England...
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