Cooper Herman is a senior staff writer covering sports and arts & culture. He is a freshman from Alexandria, Virginia studying Economics and International and Public Affairs.
It鈥檚 not unusual for Brown's varsity sports teams to draw attention from the wider student body from time to time. But one of Brown鈥檚 most successful programs is not a varsity team, and it鈥檚 one whose tremendous accomplishments tend to go unsung: club ultimate frisbee.
Brown (2-9, 1-3 Ivy) pulled off an impressive win on Saturday, narrowly defeating No. 13 Princeton (7-4, 2-2 Ivy) 13-12. The Bears opened up Alumni Day with six unanswered goals to fend off the nationally ranked Tigers and secure their first Ivy League victory this season.
After what attacker Greta Criqui 鈥�25 described as 鈥渁 devastating loss to Yale鈥� last weekend, the Bears (9-3, 2-2 Ivy) bounced back with a dominating win against Dartmouth (6-5, 0-4 Ivy) on Saturday at home. Brown was propelled by an uncanny first quarter in which the Bears scored eight unanswered ...
After wins against the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Columbia and Stetson, No. 16 Yale snapped the No. 23 Bears鈥� three-game win streak with a 10-5 loss. Saturday鈥檚 contest in New Haven was the Bears鈥� second game against a nationally-ranked opponent and their third in-conference game. ...
The Brown gymnastics team (13-13, 7-7 GEC) will be under the spotlight one last time this season on Saturday night in New Haven, where Yale will host the GEC Championships in the John J. Lee Amphitheater.
In a brutal season finale that Head Coach Brendan Whittet 鈥�94 labeled a 鈥渟hort-handed鈥� effort, the men鈥檚 hockey team (8-19-3, 6-14-2 ECAC) lost to sixth-seeded Union (16-16-3, 9-10-3 ECAC) by a score of 6-0 in the first round of the ECAC playoffs.
History was made in two ways on Saturday night at the Pizzitola Sports Center, as men鈥檚 basketball (11-17, 7-6 Ivy) hosted Dartmouth (5-21, 1-12 Ivy) for Brown鈥檚 senior night match-up.
In what Head Coach Brendan Whittet 鈥�94 described as a 鈥渄isappointing鈥� performance, the men鈥檚 hockey team (8-17-2, 6-13-1 ECAC) fell to Princeton (10-14-3, 8-10-2 ECAC) by a score of 5-1. Despite a strong start for Bruno, Princeton鈥檚 dominant offense prevailed, scoring five goals and dropping ...
In a weekend defined by second-half efforts, the men鈥檚 basketball team (7-17, 3-6 Ivy) headed south to play Ivy League opponents Princeton (19-3, 7-2 Ivy) and Penn (9-15, 1-8 Ivy) on Friday and Saturday evening.
Since her arrival to College Hill in 2021, Julia Bedell 鈥�25 has redefined greatness for Brown gymnastics. From setting a new school record on floor with a winning score of 9.950 at the GEC Championships 鈥� eclipsing her previous record of 9.925, which she shared with Olympian Alicia Sacramone 鈥� ...
