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UR rowing has strong performance at the Head of the Schuykill
This past Saturday, the women’s varsity and men’s club rowing teams headed to Philadelphia, PA to compete in the 44th-annual Head of the Schuykill. The ‘Jackets left Rochester at 2 p.m. Friday afternoon and came home tired Saturday night after competing against many major rival Division III teams, along with a number of Division I […]
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Thayer and Moczulski honored by Liberty League
The University of Rochester men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams kicked off their seasons this past weekend in the annual UR Invitational, welcoming Division I Canisius College along with UAA rivals Brandeis University and New York University to compete on Friday and Saturday. Over the course of the two days, both the men’s and […]
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Men’s soccer program records 600th win
The University of Rochester men’s soccer team picked up its fifth win of the season this past week against Moravian College. The 3-0 victory marked the 600th win for the men’s soccer program over its 82 years of existence. The ‘Jackets got off to a hot start against Moravian; senior Andrew Greenway scored his fourth […]
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Flip Saunders: in memoriam
Flip Saunders, the legendary NBA head coach and executive, died this past Sunday from complications relating to his chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He had been in a coma for nearly six weeks. Saunders grew up in Cleveland, the son of a marine and hairdresser. Though undersized, Saunders was an all-state basketball player in high […]
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Kathryn Montgomery – Field Hockey
Kathryn Montgomery, a senior, is a defender on the field hockey team. On Tuesday, she scored her first career goal to contribute to the team’s 8-0 win against Elmira College. In 2014, Montgomery was awarded to the NFHCA Academic Honor Roll. During her sophomore year, she had the second-most defensive saves in the Liberty League […]
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Freshmen lead women’s soccer to biggest win differential since 2014
With just three games in conference-play left in the regular season, the University of Rochester women’s soccer team shut out Case Western Reserve University 4-0 on Sunday to improve its record to 6-5-1. Of the four goals scored against the Case Western Spartans, three were netted by rookie athletes—freshmen Kerri Eden, Christina Feller and Shayna […]
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Lawsuit could follow police altercation with NBA forward
On Oct. 9, Atlanta Hawks swingman Thabo Sefalosha was found not guilty on three misdemeanor charges with regards to an altercation with a member of the New York Police Department in April. Sefalosha’s camp contended that officers were unduly aggressive and confrontational during his arrest, resulting in Sefalosha’s broken leg and missed playing time. Prosecutors […]
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XC impresses at Rowan
This past weekend, the University of Rochester men’s and women’s cross country teams were back in action as they raced at the Rowan University Border Battle in Glassboro, New Jersey. Both teams sent full squads to New Jersey for what is the last meet of the season that does not require that athletes have a […]
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Despite offseason predictions, Warriors have golden future
Every year, the NBA sends out a survey to the general managers (GMs) of all 30 franchises to hear their expectations for the upcoming season, their predictions of the best players and more. These predictions are by no means guarantees of what we will see one week from now, when the shoes are laced up […]
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Jennie Ford – Volleyball
Ford, a senior on women’s volleyball, is leading the team in kills this season. This is her second consecutive year as the leader in kills, and last year, she also had the most kills per set, total attempts and service aces. 1. What led you to start playing volleyball, and how long have you been […]