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Soccer wins twice to enter Sweet 16
Continuing their stellar season this past weekend, men’s soccer competed in the opening rounds of the NCAA tournament. The YellowJackets’ regular season record of 13-2-2 gave them the privilege to host a four-team regional to open the postseason. In the first round, UR faced off against the […]
Athlete of the Week
Max Fan – Men’s Soccer
The YellowJackets’ domination of this weekend’s NCAA Tournament was largely due to the play of senior midfielder Max Fan, who scored the team’s first goal against SUNY Institute of Technology and Oberlin College. The Connecticut native hopes to end his time at UR in the best way […]
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Volleyball closes season with win, finishes seventh at UAA Finals
Women’s volleyball ended it’s season at the UAA Finals in Waltham, Mass. this past weekend, competing in a trio of matches on Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9. The ‘Jackets came into the event with an 8-25 record on the season, including […]
Athlete of the Week
Lauren Bailey – Women’s Swimming
Junior Lauren Bailey has had a strong presence on the UR women’s swimming and diving team since her debut two years ago. As a freshman, Bailey broke the school record in the 100 butterfly and was a four-event champion is the Liberty League Championships. In her sophomore year, […]
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Brian Barker – Men’s Cross Country
Senior Brian Barker has steadily improved as a runner during his time on the UR cross country team. This past weekend, he had one of his best career results, finishing 39th at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships. His time in the 8-kilometer run was 28:01.3, good enough to place first among ‘Jackets […]
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’Jackets’ lose chance at Liberty League top seed
Ranked 14th in the nation, UR’s field hockey team came into their weekend road trip with a great deal of confidence. At 13-2 on the season, the ‘Jackets have been cruising through their schedule and appeared to be in great shape for at least a share […]
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‘Jackets drop two on Midwest trip
Women’s soccer embarked on their first major road trip of the season last weekend, travelling to the Midwest to take on a pair of University Athletic Association rivals. On Friday, Oct. 18, the ‘Jackets visited the University of Chicago before travelling south to […]
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Men and Women finish in top ten at Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble
The men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Oberlin College in Ohio this weekend to compete in the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble Meet on Saturday, Oct. 19. There were four races contested at the meet, with a 6km women’s event, 8km men’s event, […]
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Nick Palladino – Men’s Golf
Why did you come to UR? I chose UR because of the team and my coach. The team is like a family here, and I knew that if I attended UR, my teammates would become my best friends, which they are. My coach is another huge reason […]
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Freshman squash players impress in Philadelphia
Men’s squash opened its season at the U.S. Squash Intercollegiate Doubles Championship last weekend in Philadelphia. Several ‘Jackets made strong collegiate debuts at the tournament, filling the void left by the four seniors who graduated last season. Expectations were relatively low based on the team’s inexperience, but the younger ‘Jackets proved more than capable of […]
