The Brown Men’s Volleyball program took on Johnson and Wales NCAA squat 3-1 last night at JWU. The team improved its’ pre-season record to 9-3 overall. The men will again be in action on December 5-6 when they travel to Boston University for their annual tournament.
The Brown University Sailing team managed a 7th place finish at the Atlantic Coast Women’s Championship and a 2nd place finish at the Atlantic Coast Championship despite harsh weather condtions. This was the last weekend of the Fall season and Brown Sailing will return to action again this spring and both teams are expected to be among the nation’s elite.
Atlantic Coast Women’s Championship
Atlantic Coast Women’s Championships
Brown/Edgewood YC
November 14-15, 2009
FINAL RESULTS
A B TOT
1 Boston College Eagles 74 33 107
2 Charleston Cougars 60 49 109
3 Yale Bulldogs 51 68 119
4 Eckerd Tritons 41 83 124
5 Georgetown Hoyas 41 86 127
6 Old Dominion Monarchs 57 71 128
7 Brown Bears 70 62 132
8 Hobart & William Sm Statesmen 83 50 133
9 Tufts Jumbos 72 66 138
10 South Florida Bulls 68 77 145
11 St. Mary’s Seahawks 89 64 153
12 Rhode Island Rams 59 95 154
13 Dartmouth Big Green 107 56 163
14 Harvard Crimson 83 93 176
15 Navy Midshipmen 87 93 180
16 Connecticut College Camels 100 88 188
17 Pennsylvania Quakers 92 108 200
18 Fordham Fordham 134 130 264
Atlantic Coast Championship
Atlantic Coast Championships
Harvard
November 14-15, 2009
FINAL RESULTS
A B TOT
1 Boston College Eagles 38 61 99
2 Brown Bears 83 38 121
3 St. Mary’s Seahawks 50 81 131
4 Yale Bulldogs 74 58 132
5 Georgetown Hoyas 57 80 137
6 Charleston Cougars 82 66 148
7 Vermont Catamounts 64 95 159
8 Harvard Crimson 71 97 168
9 Roger Williams Hawks 103 73 176
10 Tufts Jumbos 88 109 197
11 U. Miami Hurricanes 116 95 211
12 Navy Midshipmen 114 97 211
13 Hobart & William Sm Statesmen 135 112 247
14 Washington College Shoremen 114 134 248
15 South Florida Bulls 128 120 248
16 Old Dominion Monarchs 138 116 254
17 Kings Point Mariners 129 131 260
18 NY Maritime Privateers 127 147 274
Despite poor weather conditions, the Brown University Ultimate team was able to capture the Huck-A Hunk O Burnin’ Pumpkin tournament this weekend at home. Brown won all three matches they played defeating Wesleyan 15-5, UMass 15-7, and Harvard 15-12.
For more Brown Ultimate action please check out the men’s and women’s program at the following links:
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Army 36 Brown 10
The West Point women are the Northeast’s top team, defeating Brown 36-10 in the DI College Championship. Army will be seeded fourth overall at the national Sweet 16s next spring, while Brown takes the overall sixth seed.
The pitches hadn’t recovered from yesterday’s downpour, so another forwards battle ensued as both teams tried to keep the ball in hand.
“Brown has a size advantage on us in the forwards,” Army coach Will Riddle explained, “and their game is in tight. During the past few weeks, we really worked on our technique in the tackle and around the breakdown.”
Led by eightman Kayla Orvik, who was runner-up for MVP of the championship, and flankers Alex Bradshaw, Ashley Sorensen and Melissa Niehus, Army was able to shut down Brown’s forward attack with aggressive fringe defense.
“They just got it into their heads that they weren’t going to be beat,” Riddle said of the forwards. “The entire pack put in a huge effort today. It was the best we’ve played all season.”
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Although Corpus Christi did not quite live up to the reputation that gives it the distinction of being the windiest coastal city in North America, it did provide great racing for the ICSA / LaserPerformance Men’s and Women’s Singlehanded National Championships. Juan Maegli, a sophomore from College of Charleston, bested the fleet of 18 qualifiers with 10 top-three finishes and no finishes worse than 9th in the 18 races sailed in the Olympic class Laser winning the men’s championship. Second place finisher was Fred Strammer, Brown University, and third place was won by Thomas Barrows of Yale.
In the women’s Laser Radial fleet Anne Hager, a sophomore from Boston College, won her second straight ICSA / LaserPerformance Women’s Singlehanded National Championship with 10 top-three finishes in the 18 races. Hager edged out a Claire Dennis, Yale, by 6 points, while Allie Blecher, College of Charleston finished third. The event was generously hosted by Corpus Christi Yacht Club, sponsored by LaserPerformance, with supporting sponsorship form Marlow Ropes, GTS Photos, and US Sailing.
In the Sloop Championship Saturday morning brought light rain with southerly winds ranging from 10-14 knots. Four races were sailed in the morning using course W6 and W5. After a brief lunch break competitors went back out to winds 15-18 for the eight race. The last two races the wind decreased to under 10 knots.
The Championship came down to the last race between St. Mary’s and Boston College. BC got behind on the first beat while St. Mary’s had the points needed to win but Skipper Taylor Canfield fought hard enough to pass one boat on the final run to finish tied with St. Mary’s and won the tie breaker on virtue of their three 1st place finishes. Brown ended up with a strong 4th place finish.
Video coverage and photos can be found at: http://www.sailgroove.org/videos/coverage/view/235795-icsalaserperformance-singlehanded-nationals
Brown 34 – UCONN 11
Brown hosted the University of Connecticut in a first-round Northeast Rugby Union playoff match Saturday and moves on to the semi-finals after a strong team victory. The forwards and backs were well-connected from the opening kick. Brown went up 7-0 in the 7th minute after the Brown scrum won a UCONN put-in. Captain Alicia Hartley ’10 touched it down and wing Katie Glerum ’10 converted. Brown kept the pressure on in the rucks, forcing repeated off-sides by the Huskies. Alex Hartley ’10 took a quick tap and put Brown up 12-0 in the 14th minute. Ten minutes later the scrum again took the ball against the head and Alicia Hartley scored near the posts. Katie Glerum’s conversion put Bruno up 19-0. UCONN scored the first of two penalty kicks from 45 meters out to get on the board at 19-3. Brown came back quickly, gaining 60m of territory of a perfectly executed lineout play. After a series of forward punches, prop Mai Nguyen ’12 ran with power and put Brown up 24-6 at the half. Brown came out strong in the second half with fresh legs and new alignments and winger Blaine Martin scored wide, taking the ball of a long run by Mai Nguyen to put Brown up 29-6 early in the half. A breakout run by UCONN’s powerful 8 minutes later brought the score to 29-11. For the rest of the game, the defense clamped down and Brown got the better of the kicking game with strong kicks and runs by Emily Hsieh, Chelsea Garber and Katie East. Israelle McKinnon ’11 put the exclamation point on her outstanding tackling game with a strong run and try to bring the final score to 34-11.
The team looks to forward next weekend at UMass Amherst and the NRU semi-finals on Saturday and the chance to return to the NRU finals on Sunday.
NRU Quarterfinal Results
Women’s Division 1 (Top 3 advance to USA Championships)
(1) Army Women over (8) Hamilton College Women 68-0
(2) Brown University over (7) UConn Women 34-11
(3) UMass Women over (6) Cornell University Women 29-12
(4) Syracuse University Women over (5) Dartmouth College Women 17-12
The Brown University Women’s Rugby team opens up the Northeast Women’s College Playoffs this weekend against UConn. Brown, coming off their first loss this season to now #1 ranked Army, defeated UConn earlier this season 22-0. The top 3 teams in the playoffs will advance to the USA Championships this Spring.
Women’s Division 1 (Top 3 advance to USA Championships)
(1) Army (NERFU #1) vs. (8) Hamilton College (NYS #3)
(2) Brown University (NERFU #2) vs. (7) University of Connecticut (NERFU #5)
(3) UMass - Amherst (NERFU #3) vs. (6) Cornell University (NYS #2)
(4) Syracuse University (NYS #1) vs. (5) Dartmouth College (NERFU #4)
Brown Qualifies for Atlantic Coast Championships, Finishes fourth at ICSA Sloop Nationals
The #6 nationally ranked coed team qualified for the Coed Atlantic Coast Championship with a sixth place finish at the Erwin Schell Trophy at MIT over the weekend of October 31-November 1. Led by William Brown ‘10, Theresa O’Neil ‘10, and Tim Eisen’s ‘11 second place finish in B-division, the Bears were in a tight battle for fourth place throughout the 20-team event. The top seven New England schools qualified for the ACC’s at Harvard on November 14-15. Brown finished second at the New England Freshmen Championship for the Nickerson Trophy at Boston University, just being edged out by Boston College.
The Sloop team of Fred Strammer, Mark Towill, Niki Osvalds ‘11, and Tommy Fink ‘13 finished fourth at the ICSA Sloop National Championship at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on October 23-25. The coed team finished fourth at the Sherman Hoyt Trophy on October 24-25 at Brown.
The #4 ranked women’s team finished fifth at the Victorian Coffee Urn Women’s Intersectional, October 31-November 1. The top eight New England teams qualified for the Women’s Atlantic Coast Championship to be held November 14-15 at Brown.
Elizabeth Barry ‘11 and Fred Strammer ‘11 are headed to the ICSA Women’s and Men’s Single-handed National Championship, to be sailed November 6-8 in Corpus Christi, TX. Brown will also be competing at the Hap Moore Team Race Intersectional at Boston College, the Freshmen Intersectional at Boston University, and the Rhode Island State Champs at Salve Regina during the weekend of November 7-8.
The Brown University Men’s Volleyball team competed this past weekend at the 1st Annual Friar Friendship Classic. The tournament featured local programs including Providence College, WPI, Bryant, URI, and Roger Williams. The team was able to come away with a 2nd place showing. The team’s next match is a scrimmage against Johnson and Wales’s varsity men’s squad on November 18th.
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By Jackie Finlan
The huge crowd at Army’s Anderson Rugby Complex got the nail-biting match it was anticipating as the home team defeated Brown women 17-12 in Saturday’s clash of the top-ranked women’s college teams in the nation.
“Both teams were in it,” said Brown coach Kerri Heffernan. “Neither wanted to budge an inch.” But Brown budged just a bit more. In addition to losing a key lock (broken collarbone) off the bat, the visitors also lost their flyhalf (jaw, not season-ending).
“We had to completely rework the backline,” Heffernan said. Additionally, there were scrumhalf issues, and Brown’s inside center slid over to the halfback position. “We just didn’t adjust well, especially with the backs’ outside defense.”