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Lacrosse nets milestone win over William Smith
This past weekend was filled with intense competition, as the UR Lacrosse team beat William Smith College and lost to Union College. Against Union, senior Lauren Basil netted two goals and had one assist. Sophomore Jamie Wallisch, freshman Maddy Levy and junior Elisabeth Watson each scored one. Wallisch also had one assist. While the 15-5 […]
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Brian Munoz – Baseball
1. How did you first get into baseball? My mom told me that one time, when I was two or three, she put a ball on top of one of those vacuum cleaner hose extensions and gave me a toy bat, and I ran up and hit the ball off of the extension. I think […]
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The 2015 MLB Prediction Extravaganza
Even though it’s still snowing in Rochester, it’s green pastures and bright futures for 30 teams across the country this week as the 2015 MLB season kicks off. After one of the wilder postseasons in recent memory, the league feels a little more wide-open than it’s been in a long time. The Royals look to […]
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Men’s Golf competes at Hershey Cup
This Sunday’s, the UR Golf team’s performance at the Hershey Cup was led by sophomore Garrett Sweeney, who shot an opening round 76 (+5) to tie for eighth overall, followed closely by Jona Scott at 79 (+8) for 22nd. After day one, all that separated players third through ninth was a tight nine shots. With […]
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Softball faces tough loss to SUNY Cortland
After the cancellation of last week’s doubleheader, UR Softball was ready to finally get out on the field on April 7 for only the second time since spring break. Unfortunately for the ‘Jackets, their return to the diamond was a rough one as SUNY Cortland swept a doubleheader in a pair of blowouts. In the […]
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Final Four emerge from Madness
Four schools and four spectacular coaches have made their way to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four this weekend in Indianapolis. All in all, upset-wise, this has been a pretty mild tournament, and there are three one-seeds in the Final Four. However, the sheer amount of talent on the floor this weekend is more than […]
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Club lacrosse grows potential
This past weekend, the University of Rochester’s men’s club lacrosse team fell to St. Bonaventure 9-3. With an early season win and a few hard-fought losses, this makes the team’s season record 1-3. Although the past few games have not gone Rochester’s way, as a team they have great potential and has come a long […]
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Baseball shows commanding force in homestand
After an unsteady start at the University Athletic Association (UAA) tournament in Sanford, FL, the UR baseball team had a good comeback this weekend against Bard College. After winning three of their four games in doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday, the team gained their fourth win on Wednesday against Keuka College. During the tournament, the […]
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NBA playoff push: the surge for the final spots
As we wind down a very exciting NBA season, I cannot remember a time where the potential first-round matchups were so volatile. Despite March being well known for college basketball, it is not the only madness occurring in the sports world. It is notorious that the East is lacking talent, but for five teams to […]
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ROTC student-athletes balance strenuous workload
Before the sun rises, sophomore Katelyn Murphy is already awake and active—lifting kettlebells and ammo cans, running sprints and doing push-ups. Some days, wake-up is even earlier: by 3:15 a.m. she’ll have her backpack ready to hike in the dark. After returning to campus and attending a packed day of classes, Murphy will change back […]