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by Brian Garland Sports Editor Fresh off a MASCAC Championships win on Feb. 15, the Bears prepare for the NCAA Division III Championships starting Feb. 29 in Springfield. The track & field team’s captain is senior Olivier Ndikumana (Amherst, MA), a 6-2, 190-pound sprinter and jumper who picked up the sport in his freshman […]
Tom Brady posted a blank silhouette picture of himself stepping out of the gates at Gillette Stadium the day before Super Bowl 54, a preview for his promotional ad with Hulu that ended with, “I’m not going anywhere”. At the conclusion of the Super Bowl, New England has one month to negotiate with Tom Brady […]
Brendan Coughlin Sports Editor It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. Bridgewater State University’s (BSU) women’s volleyball team had a clean sweep of four games last week, extending their current win streak to five. Bridgewater competed in both the Springfield College Invitational and the Wildcat Invitational hosted by Johnson & Wales University (R.I.) […]
Andrew Higginbottom Staff Writer The Bridgewater State men’s soccer team had a record of 10-9-1 in the 2014 season, and this season they are off to an even better start. They are in the midst of a dominating season with seven straight wins, and a record of 7-1. In their first game, they suffered a […]
Joshua Dyer Comment Staff The Bridgewater State football team had a deflating loss at Elliot Field against Fitchburg State this past Saturday, losing to fellow MASCAC team 35-3. The Bear’s offense had trouble getting things going, gaining only a total of 273 yards between their passing and rushing game. Sophomore quarterback Alex McLaughlin had a […]
Men’s – Filipe Gomes, Freshman – Soccer The freshman has now been named the MASCAC Rookie of the Week twice in a row. Gaining more attention for his play, Gomes was selected as the ECAC DIII New England Rookie of the Week after his hat trick was all the difference in the world in BSU’s […]
Brendan Coughlin Sports Editor The Bridgewater State University Bears have shown their potential early and often in the first two games of the season. After trampling through Curry College at home under the Swenson Field lights 42-21, the Bears fell to a Division III powerhouse, Kean University (Union, NJ) on Saturday. “It helps you learn […]
Brendan Coughlin Sports Editor It was sophomore forward Courtney Pepin that gave the Bridgewater State University women’s soccer team reason to celebrate on its home Swenson Field this past Saturday with the sole score on the afternoon. It was their first victory in four non-conference tries to begin their 2015 campaign. The 1-0 victory over […]
Marty Voorhis- Senior, Defensive End, Varsity Football Voorhis has been doing an excellent job both on the field and in the classroom all season long, and all his hard work is beginning to pay off. He has been selected to participate on the 2014 Capital One Division III Football Academic All-District One Team by […]
Matt Green Junior, Football Green broke school-records with his performance Friday night against Worcester State with six receptions for 202 yards and five touchdowns. For his efforts, Green was named MASCAC Football Offensive Player of the Week. Erica Jonasson Junior, Soccer Jonasson led the Lady Bears to a 1-0-1 record over the […]
