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Alumni Give Bears Strength

Rosalia Murphy romurphy@rursinus.edu Picture this: it is the day of the conference championship game, and your team is one of the final two in the conference battling for the title. You have put in countless hours training and preparing for this day. All of the morning workouts before the sun...

Field Hockey extends win streak to five games

Ro Murphy romurphy@ursinus.edu The Ursinus women’s field hockey team is now ranked in the top 10 in the nation. They haven’t let up against any conference teams thus far, and are riding a five-game winning streak. With the ball in their court, they are looking to continue to dominate the...

Volleyball looks to get back on track

Jake Supran jasupran@ursinus.edu The Ursinus College volleyball team is searching for its first conference win of the season. After losing five of their last six, the players are determined to bear down and get back in the win column. They have a promising match-up vs. Albright College this Thursday in...

Stout defense stands tall for Women’s Soccer

Jake Supran jasupran@ursinus.edu For the first time in program history, the Ursinus College Women’s soccer team started its season with four consecutive shutouts. This impressive feat was led by junior goalkeeper Sabrina Doherty, and the team has maintained a solid defensive strategy. When there is a shortage of offense, Doherty...

Men’s Soccer off to a promising start

Gabby Howell gahowell@ursinus.edu The Ursinus College Men’s Soccer team has started the season off strong with a record of 3-2, capturing their first three wins versus Albright, Gwynedd Mercy, and Neumann. Senior defender and three-year captain Colin Klingman was a huge contributor to two of these wins, scoring two penalty...

Football Shoots Past Gettysburg

Gabriela Howell gahowell@ursinus.edu The Ursinus College football team has started its season off with a bang. With a strong defensive performance, the Bears won their home opener versus Bethany College (W.V.) with a final score of 22-10, and then their first conference game against Gettysburg, 48-10. The Bears tallied nine...

Thirteen in the Nation, One in Our Hearts

The Ursinus Field Hockey team has begun its season with a 2-1 record in three non-conference games after two straight seasons of conference games with 8-2 records. The team was predicted to come in third place in their conference preseason poll. Over the summer, the Ursinus team was officially ranked...

Men’s golf competes at Spartan Invitational

Rosalia Murphy romurphy@ursinus.edu The Ursinus College Golf team had a very interesting and enthusiastic tournament at the Spartan Invitational. Despite not having the best first day, they were able to significantly pick up where they fell behind on the second and third day to finish 13th in the overall team...

A promising start for Ursinus Men’s Soccer

Lauren Viola laviola@ursinus.edu Despite coming off a season in which they went 0-9 in their conference, Ursinus’ men’s soccer team began this season hot on Saturday, August 31st with a 5-0 win against the Lions of Albright College. Although it was a non-conference game, this big win suggests that the...