Ursinus Baseball is ready for the new season
Ellie LaFountain ellafountain@ursinus.edu The Ursinus College Baseball team is gearing up for their season. The Bears are ranked 7th in the Centennial Conference preseason poll and will look to improve on their 2019 (18-18) season with eight returning starters, a strong group of pitchers and leadership from their impressive senior...
Men’s Lax can count on Bobby McClure scoring goals
Jake Supran jasupran@ursinus.edu When you hear somebody being called a “GOAT,” you usually think of Lebron James or Tom Brady. How about Bobby McClure? McClure may have become the best scorer Ursinus College lacrosse has ever seen after the Bears 15-10 win over Mary Washington. This past Saturday, the #12...
Men’s Hoops on the brink of clinching CC playoff berth
Ro Murphy romurphy@ursinus.edu The Ursinus College Men’s Basketball Team has made their presence felt in the Centennial Conference, and they do not plan on taking their foot off the gas. With the end of their season approaching, the Bears have their eyes set on the playoffs and have put themselves...
Gymnastics aims for first nationals appearance since 2017
Ellie LaFountain Ellafountain@ursinus.edu With five official meets down and five more regular season meets to go, the Ursinus College Gymnastics team is off to an exciting start to their season, and improved much from where they were last year. The Bears have seen an increase in their total score at...
Konstanzer cements name in history
Jake Supran jasupran@ursinus.edu On Saturday, February 1st, Lydia Konstanzer broke yet another Ursinus College women’s basketball record. Her 16-point game against Bryn Mawr secured her spot as the number two all-time leading scorer in the team’s history, passing Ursinus College Athletics Hall of Famer Mary Kate Daley. She also became...
A critical clinch for Ursinus Men’s Basketball
Ava Compagnoni avcompagnoni@ursinus.edu Ursinus men’s basketball went into its game against Gettysburg on Thursday, February 6th, with a playoff mentality. After losing to Gettysburg in early January, the Bears were ready to take down the Bullets. This was an essential conference game for the Bears because it would move the...
Women’s Basketball edged out by Haverford
Ian Abrahams iaabrahams@ursinus.edu The night of January 29th brought the Women’s Basketball team a hard-fought defeat against Haverford. With a final score of 59-64, Ursinus was in it until the end. Seventy-eight people attended the game, and they enjoyed a ride. Ursinus started the game with a quick, hopeful lead...
The Mercadante Method
Carli Heimann caheimann@ursinus.edu Gary Mercadante, Head Coach of the Ursinus Men’s Lacrosse team, entered the program last year with only one goal in mind; to change the culture of the team. He knew that the team had the strength, skill, and game IQ they needed for success, but something needed...
Q&A with senior linebacker Jake McCain
Thomas Garlick thgarlick@ursinus.edu Jake McCain, a senior linebacker out of Penn Charter High School, has now closed the book on a memorable career as an Ursinus Bear. He jumped out to a hot start and was in command of the defense as the middle linebacker. But in the seventh game...