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Women’s soccer rolls past Yale in Ivy opener

By Gus Bailey | September 23

Goals by Joy Okonye ’27 and Naya Cardoza ’26 fueled an early lead in a 5-2 win for the Bears.

Photo of Brown players celebrating after scoring in their match against UMass Lowell.

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Men’s soccer demolishes UMass Lowell 4-1, beats URI 1-0 to end losing streak

By Abigail Donovan | September 22

The Bears hope to continue the win streak against rival Providence College on Tuesday.

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Football throttles Georgetown 46-0 in season opener

By Lydell Dyer | September 21

The Bears recorded a 40-plus point victory for the first time since 2013.

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Women’s soccer ties Hofstra, rolls past Central Connecticut State

By Miles Monroe | September 16

Women’s soccer tied Hofstra 1-1 prior to sweeping Central Connecticut 4-0 as the team sets its sights on Ivy League play.

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Facing a rocky 0-3 start, women’s rugby hopes to replicate last year’s successes

By Lydell Dyer | September 15

The reigning national 7s champions have lost their first three games of the fall season.

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Women’s soccer trumps Northeastern, ties against Wake Forest

By Miles Monroe | September 9

Women’s soccer continues out-of-conference play with a 1-1 draw against Wake Forest following a 2-0 win against Northeastern

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‘Firing on all cylinders’: Women’s volleyball kicks off season with Ocean State Cup

By Lydell Dyer | September 7

Women’s volleyball (2-1, 0-0 Ivy) set the court ablaze in their first appearance of the 2025 season, sweeping Bryant University (2-4, 0-0 American East) 3-0 to kick off the Ocean State Cup on Friday. Brown followed up their dominant season opener with a split performance on Saturday, losing their ...

A photo of soccer players, some dressed in purple, others dressed in white. In the center, multiple players crash into each other.

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Men’s soccer starts season undefeated following wins against Holy Cross, Fairfield

By Miles Monroe | September 4

The men’s soccer team edged past Fairfield University 1-0 to kick off their 2025 campaign.

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Women’s soccer kicks off season with 3-1 record

By Lydell Dyer | September 3

Four games into the season, Brown (3-1) has already picked up three victories, besting the University of New Haven (0-2), the University of Rhode Island (4-1) and the University of Connecticut (1-2-1).

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‘Something bigger than ourselves’: Softball crowned Ivy Tournament Champions

By Lydell Dyer | May 14

On Saturday, the Brown softball team (33-15, 13-8 Ivy) etched their names in the history books after winning the Ivy League Tournament Championship. Following a dominant 4-1 victory over tournament first-seed Princeton (28-18, 17-4) in the championship finale, the Bears qualified for the NCAA tournament ...

A photo of the Women's Rugby Team celebrating their third national championship. Each member of the team is holding up three fingers.

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‘Destined for greatness’: Women’s rugby wins national title for third consecutive year

By Lydell Dyer | May 1

On Sunday, the Bears defeated Army 19-7 in the CRC 7s Premier Cup final.

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An extra-innings win against Princeton hands Brown second consecutive series win

By Cooper Herman | April 24

After a stellar performance, Brown walked away with a 12-8 victory, claiming their second consecutive series win.

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Rugby dominates in Ivy 7s

By Lydell Dyer | April 23

Ahead of next week’s national championships, the men’s club team took gold while women’s varsity secured bronze.

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Women’s lacrosse qualifies for Ivy Tournament for first time despite losing to No. 5 Princeton

By Gus Bailey | April 23

In Saturday’s game, the Bears showcased their resilience against one of the nation’s best teams.

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Student-led documentary to highlight 50 years of women’s sports

By Lydell Dyer | April 17

Earlier this month, members of ARTS 1013B presented a 35-minute teaser of the documentary.

A picture of Logan Meusy celebrating after hitting the grounder to left field that drove in Christian Butera for the game-winning run. Meusy is wearing a black baseball uniform and a balaclava.

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A Logan Meusy ’26 walk-off double hands Brown series win over Dartmouth

By Cooper Herman | April 16

Meusy’s grounder past third base gave the Bears a 3-2 victory on Saturday.

Avery Doran ’28 runs with a lacrosse stick.

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Women’s lacrosse extends Ivy League win streak with comeback victory against Dartmouth

By Gus Bailey | April 14

On Saturday, the women’s lacrosse team clawed back from a six-point deficit to take down Dartmouth 13-12.

A Brown women's softball player swings at an incoming pitch.

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Softball’s clutch performance leads to 2-1 series win against Cornell

By Miles Monroe | April 8

This weekend, the softball team (17-10, 5-4 Ivy) edged past Cornell (12-11, 4-5) with a 2-1 series win, falling 1-0 in the first game but then rallying to 6-1 and 3-2 consecutive victories to close out the series.

Riley Peterson is running with the ball in her crosse, Columbia defenders are chasing her in the background.

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Women’s lacrosse steamrolls Columbia 19-5 on Senior Day

By Gus Bailey | April 7

The women’s lacrosse team posted a 19-5 Senior Day blowout against Columbia on Saturday.

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Brown finishes in 6th place, Maya Davis ’25 named Specialist of the Year at 2025 GEC Championships

By Cooper Herman | April 6

On March 22, Brown gymnastics competed in the annual Gymnastics East Conference Championships. The Bears scored 192.875 points, landing sixth place in a contest that was decided by immensely narrow margins — fourth through sixth place finishers all scored within one-tenth of a point of each other. ...