Runners impress yet again at second meet
The Brandeis men’s and women’s cross country teams dominated this past weekend at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Invitational.
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The Brandeis men’s and women’s cross country teams dominated this past weekend at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Invitational.
The Brandeis women’s volleyball team continued its dominant season as it was able to come back from a loss at the start of the week.
As the 2017 Major League Baseball season winds down, the Cleveland Indians have emerged as the story of the season. In this month alone, Cleveland, last year’s American League champions, ran off a mind-bending three-week stretch, winning a modern day record 22 consecutive games before a loss to the Kansas City Royals on Sept. 15. With only weeks remaining in the season, the timing of this streak may matter just as much as the record itself. In the wake of this stunning run, a critical question emerges: Have the Cleveland Indians peaked too soon?
The men’s soccer team’s sole action of the week came Saturday in a cross-town rivalry showdown with Babson College. As usual, the rivalry match did not disappoint, as the Judges and Beavers went back and forth in what proved to be Brandeis’ most significant win of the young 2017 season. After dropping their season opener, the Judges seem to have regained their footing and are living up to their No. 4 ranking.
The women’s soccer team has made stellar improvements right from the start as it came away with two wins this past week.
Both Brandeis cross country teams took the top spots in the season-opening Wellesley College Invitational on Friday Sept. 1.
The women’s volleyball team went 2-1 over the weekend at the New England Invitational, sweeping the Rochester Institute of Technology and Anna Maria College.
The National Football League began Thursday night with the defending champion New England Patriots falling to the Kansas City Chiefs. In a well-played game between two strong teams, the Chiefs were able to prevail thanks mostly to an excellent debut from rookie running back Kareem Hunt. Hunt ran wild against the New England defense, accumulating more than 250 total yards from scrimmage. The first year player out of Kent State University showed no fear as he promptly embarrassed what is believed to be the best team in football.
The Brandeis women’s soccer team began the season with two games this past week. They lost the first match to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers, but won the second against the Lasell College Lasers. After a disappointing Final Four loss at the end of last season, the squad is looking to set themselves up for success this fall. However, with the first two games in the books, the Judges are beginning to get a sense of the work they must put in to meet such a goal.
After a thrilling 2016 season that culminated in the squad’s first Final Four appearance in 32 years, the new-look Brandeis men’s soccer team hit the turf on Saturday to begin their journey back to the postseason. In their opening week of play, the club's first match under new head coach Gabe Margolis did not go as planned, as the preseason No. 4 came up short in their comeback bid against the State University of New York Cortland Red Dragons. The Judges, however, were able to bounce back on Sunday, as rising phenom midfielder Joshua Handler ’19 led the squad to what would prove to be Margolis’ first victory as a head coach for the team.
The Los Angeles Clippers are the best team in the National Basketball Association. Okay, okay. Fine. You’ve convinced me, they’re not. But for a moment, one special moment on May 10, 2015, they were. After dominating the Houston Rockets to the tune of a 3-1 series lead in the 2015 conference semi-finals, the Clippers were statistically favored to win the NBA championship by ESPN’s Basketball Power Index metric. Yes, really. And then they did just that. The end.
The women’s volleyball team began the season strong, coming out victorious on two out of its three games, giving it a starting overall record of 2-1 for the season.
The Cavaliers’ chokehold on the Eastern conference title is slowly slipping out of their grasp. With the drama surrounding point guard Kyrie Irving’s alleged trade request, Cavs general manager Koby Altman quickly dished the player in a blockbuster trade. The Cavs relinquished their leash on one of the best point guards in the league for Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas, forward Jae Crowder, center Ante Zizic and two draft picks. In a season with tectonic changes in the National Basketball Association, this deal may go down as the most seismic of all.
The Judges had a very tough run this past week at the New England Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championship meet hosted by Williams College. The men were able to muster six points to place 25th overall against some of the region’s top competition. The women’s team fell behind by a few points, scoring two total points to land themselves in 36th place.
The Brandeis softball team ended their season with a tough loss at home against Worcester State University on May 2.
Stationed in the nation’s capital and playing its beloved pastime, the Washington Nationals have certainly shown off their patriotism in dominating fashion this season.
As of Monday, May 15, the underdog Boston Celtics pushed their way to a stunning victory over the Washington Wizards in Game 7 of the series. Although the game was close with a score of 115-105, the Celtics made some very precise plays that gave them a seat in the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2012.
The Milwaukee Brewers request your attention. Very quietly, they’ve emerged this season as a team on the precipice of playoff contention. As of May 16 they have amassed a 21-18 record, good for second place in the National League Central division and only a game and a half behind the St. Louis Cardinals. It’s been a rough few years for the Brewers. And by years, I mean decades. Overall the team has had only two seasons with more than 90 wins in the last 25 years.
The softball team had a successful showing on the road this weekend, coming out on top in both double-header games at Colby College. The wins mark an upswing for the squad, which dropped four games against Washington University in St. Louis the week before.
Over the past week, the Brandeis baseball team started out strong with a win away against Western New England University. Then, playing on the road against Trinity College and Rhode Island College this past weekend, they failed to come out on top, losing both games.