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The Judges’ men’s basketball team took two out of three games last week, winning a pair of close games at home on either side of a blowout loss at Suffolk University. The Judges are now 3–2 on the season and have exciting prospects going forward with impressive depth on their bench.
The Judges split their most recent games, defeating the Roger Williams University Hawks and losing to the Tufts University Jumbos. The Judges are currently at a record of 3–1 for the season and have yet to play any University Athletic Association Conference games. So far, the team is off to a decent start, and even their loss to the Jumbos was a very close contest.
Timothy (Tim) Frank Morehouse ’00 is a Brandeis alum and the Olympic athlete to graduate from Brandeis University. Morehouse was a silver medalist on the United States fencing team, competing in the men’s sabre division at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and also a member of the 2004 and 2012 Olympic teams. In addition, he was a two-time individual United States National Champion in 2010 and 2011. A native of the Bronx in New York City, Morehouse decided to take up the sport of fencing in order to get excused from gym class at Riverdale High School. In addition to being captain of the fencing team, he was a four-year member of the Riverdale Country School’s baseball team and a one-year member of the cross-country team.
Earlier this month, news broke that the Houston Astros reportedly stole signs during their 2017 championship season. The news broke after a conflict-filled end of the season for the team, during which they lost the World Series to the Washington Nationals amidst a conflict involving former Assistant General Manager Brandon Taubman. Taubman was fired in October after directing comments towards female reporters in the clubhouse regarding pitcher Roberto Osuna, who was previously embroiled in a domestic violence case. Major League Baseball is currently investigating the Astros for this incident. Now that the 2019 season has come to a close, the Astros are involved in conflict again. This time, however, the team is accused of stealing signs from the opposing teams, a severe accusation that will be followed by another MLB investigation.
After a summer of trading, resigning and unfortunate injuries, no one had a clear idea what the NBA league would look like during this upcoming season. Would last season’s playoff teams offer another year of competitive performances, and would young players would be ready to lift their team to a new level? Did the Phoenix Suns finally collect enough pieces to move up on the standing? It’s been a few years since the league has been this unpredictable and exciting to watch. A month into the regular season, some teams are doing surprisingly well, and some are disappointing in the same manner. Here’s one team in each conference that you might want to put your bets on.
The Brandeis Rowing Team was established in 1986 and is based out of Stoller Boathouse in Newton, MA. The team shares the boathouse with Lasell College and Community Rowing Inc. This year’s captains are Viking Mayor ’20 and Ethan Miller ’22, and the coaches are team member Alex Gavriel and former Justice Editor in Chief Abby Patkin ’18. The team is committed to upholding the academic integrity of Brandeis while striving to achieve success in the competitive world of collegiate rowing. The Brandeis team competes as a co-ed organization in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Club Sports.
The Brandeis Krav Maga Club is a student-run club that teaches self-defense using realistic training and real-world scenarios in order to make students accustomed to the stresses of situations where self-defense is necessary. Krav Maga is a military self-defense and fighting system developed for the Israel Defense Forces and Israeli security forces. Students are taught verbal and physical methods to avoid potential threats, in addition to defensive and offensive maneuvers in cases when avoidance fails. It is a combination of boxing, wrestling, aikido, judo and karate along with realistic fight training. According to the Krav Maga Boston Club ,“The principles of Krav Maga are simple: 1) Address an immediate danger, 2) Attack simultaneously, 3) Eliminate the threat, 4) Disengage.”
The Brandeis Women’s Rugby Team is a student-run club where the team trains college rugby players, many of whom graduate and move on to continue their rugby careers at the senior level. There is no experience required or expected to join rugby, and in fact, most new members of the team have never played or seen a rugby game. This year’s captains are Diana Epstein ’22 and Sarah Pechet ’21.
Spicy P is his name, and getting buckets is his game! Pascal Siakam has taken over where Kawhi Leonardi left off and is absolutely dominating for the Toronto Raptors, ultimately making a more legitimate MVP case than his aforementioned ex-teammate had. As of Nov. 15, Pascal Siakam is fifth on NBA.com’s MVP ladder, higher than Leonardi had been at any point last year. Over 11 games, Cameroon’s finest averages 27.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocks a game on 49.1/37.3/84.2 shooting splits. Though the stats are impressive, the most shocking thing about Siakam is his growth; just two years ago he averaged seven points, five rebounds and two assists, and only eight years ago he was not even playing basketball. Siakam had wanted to be a priest before attending a Basketball Without Borders camp hosted by the legendary African prince and NBA player Luc Richard Mbah a Moute.
With the conclusion of the women’s soccer season comes the end the team’s seven seniors’ collegiate careers: Sierra Dana, Katie Hayes, Amanda Fernbach, Kerin Miller, Victoria Richardson, Emma Specter and Zoe Ballas. The Judges ended with a season overall record of 11–7 and 2–5 in the University Athletic Association.
The women’s basketball team defeated Nichols College and Framingham State University to win their season-opening tip-off tournament. Brandeis also hosted Eastern Nazarene College at the Red Auerbach Arena over the two day tournament, which featured giveaways and promotions for students in attendance at Friday evening’s season opener.
In last week’s issue, I reviewed two of the top professional sports rivalries, as judged by thetoptens.com, consisting of the great New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox baseball rivalry and the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics basketball rivalry were. This week, the volatile Chicago Bears-Green Bay Packers football rivalry and the Montreal Canadiens-Toronto Maple Leafs hockey rivalry will be explored.
The Brandeis volleyball team concluded its season last week, finishing with a 4–23 overall record and a 1–6 record in University Athletic Association play. Finishing with a meager .148 winning percentage, perhaps the highlight of the Judges’ season was gaining recognition on ESPN SportsCenter Top 10. Ultimately, the Judges’ season featured season-defining injuries and several long losing streaks, concluding with the departure of team leader Emma Bartlett ’20 and three Judges being awarded UAA honors.
It’s been a little over a week since the Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros in the World Series, and we have all moved on. I’m going to call that the first thing I want to talk about in this column. This column is going to really just be me being me, talking about stuff that I see in pro sports right now.
This Saturday, the Brandeis Judges womens soccer team closed out the regular season at home, taking on the New York University Violets. Saturday was also Senior Day for the Judges, as the team honored its seven seniors. Winning 1–0, the team finished the regular season strong, advancing their record to 11–7 overall and 2–5 in the University Athletic Association.
On Saturday, the Judges finished their regular season with a 2-0 win against the New York University Violets.
By the time this article comes out in the Justice, the New York Jets and New York Giants will have played their football game for “bragging rights” in the New York area. Despite both of their dismal records, this is a meaningful rivalry for devoted fans of each team. For sports fans, it is fun to ponder what are the greatest rivalries in professional sports. According to thetoptens.com, the top four rivalries comprise Yankees-Red Sox, Celtics-Lakers, Bears-Packers and Canadiens-Maple Leafs.
The Judges closed out their regular season with three matches in the University Athletic Association Championships. Two matches took place on Friday against the Emory University Eagles and the Case Western Reserve University Spartans, and the third match took place on Saturday against the University of Rochester Yellowjackets. The Judges finished the regular season with a 13-game losing streak. The women’s final overall record was 4–23 and 1–6 in the UAA. The winning percent for the Judges this season was a fairly low .148.
An adage in sports, attributed to legendary basketball coach, Adolph Rupp of the University of Kentucky says, “That’s why we play the game: to see who’ll win,” according to an article from grammarphobia.com reminds us that in sports, we should not be surprised by results contrary to our expectations. With that in mind, at the midpoint of the 2019 National Football League season, I present the teams that have surprised us, based on the pre-season predictions by John Breech, according to a September 2019 article by CBS Sports.
This week, the Brandeis Judges’ volleyball team suffered two match losses. Their opponent on Oct. 31 was the Wellesley College Blue, and they handed the Judges three set losses in a row with scores of 11–25, 16–25 and 19–25. However, on Nov. 2, the Judges put up a great fight against the University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons before losing in the fifth and deciding match. Existing Judges injuries to several players on the team left the Judges with little depth, and the team began to tire in the last two sets. The Beacons won with set scores of 25–20, 18–25, 21–25, 25–15 and 15–8.