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....
By Leo Kagan, Assistant Sports Editor April 12, 2023
Collegiate athletics are an exclusive club—in every NCAA-recognized sport, only a fraction of those thousands of high school athletes across the country continue their sports into college.
Even...
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...
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 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...
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 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...
By Jason Tulchin, Assistant Sports Editor February 3, 2022
The Emerson women’s basketball team fell short to Babson College in a hard-fought four quarters that ultimately ended 69-32 at home this Wednesday.
The Lions, now 7-11—and 3-2 in conference play—had...
By Jason Tulchin, Assistant Sports Editor January 19, 2022
Emerson’s women’s basketball team handily won their first New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference game of the season, rounding out a 69-44 win over Mount Holyoke College at home this...
The 2021-22 season for the Emerson Lions’ winter sports teams started off bright with electrifying performances in front of the home crowd at the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym, but now face a similar...
The fourth time proved not to be the charm for the women’s basketball team on Tuesday, as they fell to Brandeis University in a defeat full of sloppy defense, turnovers, and missed opportunities.
The...
Emerson’s decision in July to cancel fall athletic competition created a void for student athletes and coaches alike that will be filled by two five-week-long practice periods.
Athletic Director...
After Quinn O’Connor virtually graduates from Moravian Academy in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, she will join the women’s basketball team as a first generation college student.
“She’s going to...
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