Baseball Team Splits Road Doubleheader
The baseball team competed in a double-header at Georgia Gwinnett College on Saturday. The men fell 4-3 in the early game but bounced back with a 4-1 victory in the late game, earning a split with the Grizzlies. In the early game, the Eagles fell behind 2-0 after two innings until junior Daniel Iturrey made a two-RBI double to even the score in the fourth. In the sixth inning, things were looking up and the Eagles were ahead. Junior Jared Kahn led the charge when he scored the go-ahead run on a second error. Emory was at a 3-2 advantage….
Tennis Squad Sweeps SU In Straight Sets
The No.3-ranked Emory men’s tennis team defeated Sewanee College (Tenn.) by a score of 9-0 on Tuesday. The Eagles won in a clean sweep, winning every singles and doubles match. The match was held in Sewanee, Tenn. At first singles, sophomore Ian Wagner beat his opponent 1-6, 6-2, 10-7. In the second doubles match, sophomore Alex Ruderman had a swift victory with a final verdict of 6-4, 6-4. Freshman Rafe Mosetick won by a score of 6-3, 6-2 in his third doubles match. Mosewick said he viewed the match as “another step in the right direction towards getting ready for…
Women’s Tennis Wins Two In Northeast Trip
The No.3-ranked Emory women’s tennis team took off on a three-match, northeast road trip this weekend, winning two of three matches. The Eagles defeated No.9-ranked Middlebury College (Vt.) on Friday and No.9-ranked Bowdoin College (Mass.) on Saturday. On Sunday, Emory fell to No.5-ranked Williams College (Mass.). On Friday, the women defeated Middlebury 7-2 on Middlebury’s home courts. In a sweep across all three doubles matches, Emory solidified an early lead in the match. The Eagles’ team of junior Gabrielle Clark and freshman Annette Sullivan came together at first doubles, defeating their opponents 8-5. At second doubles, senior Jordan Wylie and…
Women Take First at ‘Emory Classic’
The men’s and women’s track and field teams hosted the Emory Classic this weekend. The men’s squad finished in fifth place, and the women’s squad finished first. The men’s team came out of the meet with three first-place finishes and 20 scoring performances and scored 91 total points. University of Alabama in Huntsville finished in first place with a score of 125.5, followed by Buffalo State College (N.Y.) with 103, Taylor College (Fla.) in third (96.5), and Cumberlands College (Ky.) who placed fourth (92). The men earned University Athletic Association (UAA)-best marks in four different events coming into the weekend,…
Offense Helps Top-Ranked Eagles Softball Extend Win Streak to 16
Friday marked the 15th straight victory for the No. 2-ranked softball team as the women beat Covenant College (Ga.) twice in a double-header. The Eagles walked away with a six-inning 9-0 decision in the opener followed by an 11-0 shutout in five innings. Both games were played at Emory’s Cooper Field. “I think we started off slow but really picked it up as the first game went on and into the second game,” freshman pitcher Sydney Carpenter said. In the first game, sophomore catcher Micah Scharff started Emory’s offensive attack with an impressive five RBIs and three extra-base hits. “We have…
Clark Leads Eagles to Hawaii, UAA Success
The fourth-ranked Emory women’s tennis team spent its spring break in Hawaii and then came back to Emory to host University Athletic Association (UAA) for Tufts University (Mass.). The Eagles swept their set of games in Hawaii, recording a 9-0 victory over the University of Hawaii on Thursday, March 14 and a 4-3 win over Hawaii Pacific University on the following Friday. The second match was stopped due to rain. The Eagles then returned home to sweep Tufts, 9-0 on Tuesday. “I think that our unity and team bond is really going to make the difference out there,” freshman Stephanie…
Jackson, Eagles Soar to Sweet 16 Berth
The No. 14-ranked Emory women’s basketball team advanced to the third round of the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Tournament with two home victories. The Eagles defeated Whitworth University (Wash.) on Friday in the first round of the tournament and Huntingdon College (Ala.) on Saturday. Both games were played at the Woodruff PE Center (WoodPEC). On Friday, the final score of 72-65 closed out the Whitworth Pirates’ campaign with a record of 21-7. The Eagles continued to triumph through the tournament on Saturday when they finished with a victory of 88-62 against the Huntingdon College Hawks, allowing the women to…
Women Look to Bring the Heat on Offense and Defense
The Emory women’s basketball team is heading into the NCAA Tournament on fire and beyond well-prepared this weekend. The other three teams participating in the tournament will be the Ferrum College (Va.) Panthers (24-4), the Huntingdon College (Ala.) Hawks (18-9) and the Whitworth University (Wash.) Pirates (21-6). The past season has been an incredible one for the girls, evident through their 22-3 record. The Eagles’ success rate illustrates their consistently strong defensive and offensive play as well as their persistently tenacious teamwork. From the very beginning of the season, the freshmen came in and impressed all of the upperclassmen, while…
Women Stay in Title Hunt
The Emory women’s basketball team lit up the courts over the weekend with a 62-61 win over Case Western Reserve University in overtime on Friday and a 76-55 triumph over Carnegie Mellon University on Sunday. Sunday’s victory presented the women with a chance to earn the outright University Athletic Association (UAA) title as well as an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament. On Friday, junior point-guard Savannah Morgan led the Eagles’ scoring effort with a total of 16 points and six steals. Senior center Danielle Landry contributed to the double-figure scoring with a total of 13 points. She…
Women Fall Bears, Beat Maroons
After a seven-game winning streak, the 15th-ranked Emory women’s basketball team walked away with a loss to 12th-ranked Washington University in St. Louis by a score of 65-54. At the end of the night, Emory, Washington University, and the University of Rochester were all tied up for the top spot in the University Athletic Association (UAA). The Washington University Bears played a strong game shooting 46.2 percent from beyond the three-point line and enjoying a 42-35 edge in rebounding. Emory’s 38.6 field goal effort was just slightly short of Wash. U’s 40.4 percent. In the first half, Emory’s solid defensive…
