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Athlete of the Week
Athlete of the week: Ellen Coleman
The women’s soccer team traveled to SUNY Fredonia this past Friday to compete in the four-team Clarion Hotel Soccer Classic. The team won their opening game in a convincing fashion by beating Penn State Behrend, 5-1. In the championship game on Saturday, the Yellowjackets took down Baldwin-Wallace College, 6-3, pushing their overall season record to […]
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Age balance keeps tennis teams steady
One of the longest running debates in any and every facet of college athletics centers on the youth-versus-experience dilemma. A coach’s preference could be for a largely underclassman squad — that is, a guaranteed high percentage of returning athletes in future seasons. But they would also want a team that in the present lacks the […]
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Teams take first in tourneys
Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams started off their seasons Saturday with a bang. They both dominated the competition at the SUNY Brockport Cross Country Invitational — the men’s team placed four runners in the top five while the women placed three in the top ten. The men were led to their victory […]
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Volleyball takes second place as host
The River Campus played host to an electrifying volleyball tournament this weekend, as Roberts Wesleyan College, Medaille College, and SUNY Brockport joined the Yellowjackets in the UR Invitational. Friday night, UR lost 0-3 to Roberts Wesleyan, in a match where mistakes hindered the Yellowjackets from reaching the high-quality play of which they’re capable. “We clearly […]
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Gurnett leaves legacy
The women’s soccer team is kicking off their season on the heels of an unexpected announcement. Coach Terry Gurnett — the only coach the team has ever had — is stepping down at the end of the season, after a legendary record of 410 wins in 33 years. He told his team after an early […]
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Women finish 500 in first tournament
While the rest of the UR community celebrated Yellowjacket Weekend, the women’s volleyball team was blocking, killing and digging their way through the Red Dragon Invitational hosted by SUNY Cortland. On Friday, UR met up against rivals from Vassar College and SUNY Potsdam. In both matches, after losing the first set, the team took control […]
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Men treat fans to memorable tourney
The men’s soccer team started off the season 3-0 for the second straight year as they took first in the Flower City Classic this past weekend that they host. The fans poured in for the yearly Fill Fauver event during Saturday’s game against Adrian College. The fans excitement created an atmosphere that could not be […]
Athlete of the Week
David Wien
This past Sunday, the golf team experienced a lot of firsts. The team closed out their first match of the 2010-11 campaign with a first place finish at the Hamilton Invitational. Junior co-captain David Wien lead the way for UR as he shot a 72 on Saturday and a 77 on Sunday to end with […]
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The start of a young sports interviewer
It was my first day on the job. The door was locked so I had to buzz in. I just barely pressed the button my hand was shaking. 'Hello?" a voice on the other side of the door said.'Hi, my name is David Weissman, and I am here for the interview."No, I was not going […]
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Women?s lacrosse learns from tough season
After eight out of 11 starters graduated in 2009, the women's lacrosse team knew that this year was going to be a time of rebuilding.This past week brought the challenge of opponents like Union and Skidmore Colleges, but the Yellowjackets were able to look beyond the scoreboard. Instead, they focused on the opportunity that the […]