OUTDOOR TRACK: Judges weather tough conditions
The weather at the George Davis Invitational at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell last Saturday threw the outdoor track team off-balance.
Melissa Siegel
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Frisbee Fever
Early in a match against Northeastern University's B team, Elliot Shriner-Cahn '10, a member of the B-team of Tron, the Brandeis men's Ultimate Frisbee club, threw a pass toward Josh Mandell '11 that hung in the air due to the strong wind.
SOFTBALL: Judges rally to tie Wellesley
After committing a combined three errors in a 4-2 loss during the first game of a doubleheader at Wellesley College last Thursday, shortstop Chelsea Korp '10 and third baseman Danielle Lavallee '11 wanted to make up for their mistakes in the second game."Personally I don't think I played greatly in the first game, so I just did my best on the opposite side of the field to try and help produce runs . and try not to get any more errors than I already had," Korp said.The two put that contest behind them, driving in all three runs in a fifth-inning rally that saved the Judges from being swept in the doubleheader.
SOFTBALL: Walk-off homers fuel team
With a runner on second base and a tied score in the seventh inning of the softball team's game against University Athletic Association champion Washington University in St.
Bittersweet ending
UNION, N.J.-Years ago in Old Bridge, N.J., captain and forward Jaime Capra '08 learned how to play basketball with her father and brother in their front yard.
INDOOR TRACK: Bianco wins high jump, but both teams struggle at UAAs
After leaping 5 feet 3 1/4 inches in the women's high jump competition at the University Athletic Association Championships at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, Bessie Bianco '08 tried to clear 5 feet 5 inches , which would have been a school record.
INDOOR TRACK: Four of six runners post personal-best times
With the University Athletic Association championships on the horizon, the men's and women's track teams entered just six runners for last Saturday's Open New England Championships at Boston University, opting to rest some injured players to get them completely ready for next weekend.The runners that did compete, however, had their moments, as four of them posted season-best times in their respective events.
INDOOR TRACK: Sax's injury puts a damper on strong runs
The indoor track teams' performance at last Saturday's Valentine Invitational featured several season-best individual performances, but a dark cloud has been cast on the team, as star jumper Ali Sax's '09 winter season may be in jeopardy after she was hit by a car on campus last Thursday morning.
INDOOR TRACK: Sax rebounds, but men's team falters
Despite having another strong season, Ali Sax '09 was not happy with her performance at the Terrier Classic Jan.
INDOOR TRACK: Casey, others set season highs at Terrier invite
After falling short of qualifying for the outdoor NCAA Championships at the Last Chance Meet last May, Meaghan Casey '09 admitted she was rusty because she spent last semester studying abroad in Spain."This was my very first meet for this year," Casey said.
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