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Women’s soccer team’s historic run put to an end in overtime

Sophomore midfielder Simone Barragan-Shaw scored six goals and notched three assists in the 2022 season.
November 12, 2022

The women’s soccer team’s path to the NCAA Division III Tournament has been with last-minute thrillers and historic victories, but on Saturday, their magic ran thin, losing to Westfield State in overtime. Traveling...

Basketball doubleheader yields wins for men’s and women’s squads

First-year PG Jacob Armant drives through the Fighting Scots defense.
November 10, 2022

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...

Senior spotlights: Women’s volleyball seniors elevated the program and built a positive culture

Senior spotlights: Women’s volleyball seniors elevated the program and built a positive culture
November 9, 2022

At the end of every women’s volleyball season, the dismantling of the net in the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym marks the end of Emerson’s seniors’ careers. After a five-set NEWMAC playoffs...

Bruins on Boylston: Bruins must sever ties with new signing

The Bruins drew criticism from their recent signing of Mitchell Miller (via CreativeCommons)
November 6, 2022

20 year--old Mitchell Miller inked his NHL entry-level contract on Friday, becoming a Boston Bruin for the next three years.  For most young players, this would be a joyous and prideful moment, the...

Men’s soccer historic run ends in NEWMAC finals loss to Babson

The mens soccer team made history playing in the first NEWMAC final in program history.
November 6, 2022

With the sun beaming down at Hartwell-Rogers Field, the calming breeze became chilling, only audible in the silence surrounding the Emerson men’s soccer team bench following the loss to Babson in the...

Emerson’s women’s soccer clinches NEWMAC championship with 1-0 win over Clark

Head Coach David Suvak lifting the NEWMAC trophy
November 6, 2022

As the scoreboard counted down at Rotch Field Saturday afternoon, senior midfielder Cali Bruce—along with her teammates—was focused on making sure the Emerson Lions’ one-goal lead would not be erased....

The women’s soccer team claims first championship berth in program history

The Lions advance to their first NEWMAC Championship in program history.
November 4, 2022

The Emerson women’s soccer team made history on Thursday night, beating Babson in the NEWMAC semifinals to propel the Lions to its first conference championship match. Riding on the team bus to No....

Men’s soccer makes history in wild NEWMAC semifinal win over MIT

The mens soccer team embracing after a hard-fought penalty shootout win against MIT in the NEWMAC semifinals.
November 4, 2022

As the crossbar vibrated and the ball landed just in front of the goalline, the missed penalty signified a historic men’s soccer win against MIT, sending them to their first NEWMAC Championship since...

Bruins on Boylston: It’s early, but the Bruins have all the pieces of a championship contender

TD Garden.
November 3, 2022

The last time the Boston Bruins lifted the Stanley Cup was 2011. It’s been just over a decade—not long compared to franchises that have been in limbo for half a century—but in the City of Champions,...

Lions salvage two goals in dying minutes to survive NEWMAC quarterfinals

Emerson womens soccer team celebrating following a late goal in the NEWMAC quarterfinals.
November 3, 2022

With less than a minute left in the second half of overtime, the women’s soccer team stared down a one-goal deficit and the end of the 2022 season. Still, after a lucky deflection and a perfectly played...

Women’s volleyball season ends in five-set heartbreaker

Senior middle blocker Jillian Kay scoring a kill against Smith College in the NEWMAC quaterfinals
November 3, 2022

A final ball whistled past diving Emerson defenders, silencing a roaring crowd at the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym on Tuesday night, ending a tight 3-2 match against Smith College in the NEWMAC quarterfinals.   After...

Go out with dignity, Brady

Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB and former Patriot Tom Brady (via Creative Commons)
November 1, 2022

He has served his time, done his duty, and lived out every young football player's dream. Now, it’s time for Tom Brady to retire.  Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. has been playing in the NFL for...

Women’s volleyball wins annual “You Can Play” game

The Emerson Womens Volleyball Team (courtesy: Ben Read)
October 26, 2022

The women’s volleyball team dispatched the Endicott College Gulls in three sets on Thursday, earning a sixth consecutive home-court win in the annual “You Can Play” game. The You Can Play Project,...

Returning men’s basketball seniors reflect on time at Emerson

Graduate guard Nate Martin will be rejoining the Lions along with fellow grad and center Jarred Houston (Beacon Archives)
October 26, 2022

Graduates Jarred Houston and Nate Martin will return for their fifth years at Emerson, hoping to continue momentum from their appearance in the NCAA DIII playoffs last season. Standing at 6-foot-10,...

Women’s basketball looking to bounce back

The 2022-23 Emerson Womens Basketball Team (Courtesy: Bill Gould)
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 XC snags 10th, 15th at Suffolk Invitational

From left to right: Tierney McKeown, Olivia Kardos. Samantha Zannotti, head coach Brandon Fox, Samuel Cahill, Oliver Glass, Paige Thimmesch, and Emily Hammond. (Courtesy: Kayla Buck)
October 26, 2022

Step by step, the Emerson men’s and women’s cross country teams strode to new heights amid a large crowd of runners in the Suffolk Invitational at Franklin Park on Oct.15.  The men’s runners...

Women’s soccer team celebrated locally, nationally

The Lions advance to their first NEWMAC Championship in program history.
October 26, 2022

Emerson women's soccer team earned lots of praise this week from both the NEWMAC and NCAA Division III.  The Lions ranked 24th in Division III by the United Soccer Coaches’ latest poll released on...

I’m not a Boston sports fan, but Bailey Zappe caught my eye

Bailey Zappe has big shoes to fill in the wake of Tom Brady. (Courtesy: Creative Commons)
October 20, 2022

As a Philadelphia sports fan, I’m used to an underdog situation — note Super Bowl LII — but was not expecting the same ‘underdog feeling’ in a city that has won 10 Super Bowls in 22 years until...

Bruins on Boylston: New system yields rewards and creates problems

Patrice Bergeron (via Beacon Archives)
October 20, 2022

Former Bruins Head Coach Bruce Cassidy was not who fans would’ve expected to be fired last summer. If anyone, it would’ve been General Manager Don Sweeney, whose questionable drafting and trade deadline...

Women’s volleyball secures 13th win of the season, defeating Salve Regina

The win bumped the womens volleyball teams record to 14-3.
October 19, 2022

As the fans poured into the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym, the women’s volleyball team took on the Salve Regina Seahawks during Family Weekend, delivering a crowd-pleasing home sweep.   Heading...