SPORTS

Sean McGinley (semcginley@ursinus.edu) This spring will see the return of another Ursinus club sport, Men’s Rugby. The revival is a product of heavy interest amongst students along with the addition of a student coach, according to junior Matt Parias. Practices for rugby are occurring weekly with the goal of a...

Kathy Logan (kalogan@ursinus.edu) The fall semester is nearing its end as students will soon be diving head first into a much needed Thanksgiving break. The end of the sports season doesn’t hit anyone harder than a senior athlete. Although some senior fall athletes receive an opportunity to play time in...

Ava Compagnoni (avcompagnoni@ursinus.edu) Thanksgiving is around the corner, and Ursinus’ Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) has encouraged student-athletes to get in the giving spirit. The Executive Board of SAAC has organized and is currently promoting a social media spirit week leading up to their annual Thanksgiving food drive.  For those...

The fall athletic season on campus features football, soccer, field hockey, volleyball, golf, and more. Every day these teams use the gym to stretch, catch a quick team lift, the sports medicine clinic for tape, pre-practice stretching, and of course, the fields to drill over and over again. This in...

Madison Handwerger (mahandwerger@ursinus.edu) As we are nearing the end of the fall season, all eyes are turning towards winter sports. Anticipation and excitement is rising as it has been years too long since our winter athletes have participated in normal athletic competition. Student-athletes are itching to begin games and/or matches...

Katie Cressman (kacressman@ursinus.edu) It’s no secret that the number 14 ranked Ursinus College Field Hockey team is wiping the floor with their opponents this year and currently sitting with a comfortable 11-4 record, but what is it exactly that’s at work behind the scenes to enable their success on the...

Julia Paiano (jupaiano@ursinus.edu) After a majority of their leaders graduated in 2020, the Women's Rugby team has been focused on gathering enough players to compete this season. Unfortunately, they did not reach their goal of 15 players to play in a 15 v. 15 league, however they now have a...

Ben Goetz (begoetz@ursinus.edu) On Wednesday, September 29th, the Bears headed over to Messiah College to take on the #5 ranked team in the nation. This was no unusual challenge for our Bears after they racked up two incredibly hard-fought wins the past two games against top-10 ranked opponents. The Bears...

Claire Hynes (clhynes@ursinus.edu) Feeling unable to get a handle on your stress recently? Find yourself struggling with a “normal” workload that now seems too much? You are not alone. For the past 18 months, we have been thrust into a state of stress that no one was initially prepared for...