Varsity Athletics

Title ambitions end in Elite Eight for Men’s Soccer

After defeating Amherst College in the Sweet 16, UR Men’s Soccer fell 2–0 to Messiah College in the Elite Eight on Sunday, ending the team’s postseason run. Rochester faced Messiah on its home turf in Grantham, Pennsylvania. The first scoring opportunity for the Yellowjackets came in the 18th minute when sophomore midfielder Josh Cooley worked […]

Women’s Basketball stifles opponent in fourth quarter comeback

UR Women’s Basketball opened its season with a home win at the Chuck Resler Invitational this past weekend, coming back from a 14-point deficit to defeat fifth-ranked Thomas More College. Read More

Bargabos gains mental and physical strength from cross country

Junior Rachel Bargabos of UR Women’s Cross Country competed at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships this past Saturday. Read More

Field Hockey ousted in Elite Eight, ending historic season

UR Field Hockey’s journey toward a national championship was cut short on Sunday after a 5–0 loss to Middlebury College. For only the third time in school history, the Yellowjackets advanced to the Elite Eight in the Division III National Championships. Throughout the quarter-final match, UR struggled to connect offensively, with shots by sophomore midfielder […]

Men’s Soccer advances with playoff heroics

By the time the Yellowjackets left, they had made a fantastic comeback, stunned the highly-ranked host, and made it to the Sweet 16. Read More

Wyant the only woman to lead men’s soccer team in NCAA

The first Men’s NCAA Division I Soccer National Championship took place in 1959, while the first women’s tournament was not held until 1982. That year, Kim Wyant, current head coach of the NYU Men’s Soccer team, was a freshman goalkeeper at the University of Central Florida. Her team made it all the way to the […]

Field Hockey makes history with conference title win

For the first time in program history, UR Field Hockey has won the Liberty League title. Read More

Bansbach’s goals lift team to first conference title

Junior attacker Nancy Bansbach helped UR Field Hockey earn its first Liberty League title this Saturday after scoring two goals against Skidmore College in the conference final. Read More

Streak ends for Men’s Soccer, but title hopes still alive

UR Men’s Soccer had a pair of key UAA matchups on the road over the weekend amid a tight conference race. Read More

Cooley accepts failure on the road to success

In two of UR Men’s Soccer’s last three UAA games this season, sophomore midfielder Josh Cooley had an assist against Case Western Reserve and a goal against Carnegie Mellon on the road this weekend. Read More