Tagged - Varsity Sports
Basketball
Women’s basketball bested 95-53 by #1 NYU amid historic run
Despite a valiant effort, UR’s women’s basketball team failed to contain a surging NYU squad last Friday in the Palestra.
Basketball
Heartbreaking thriller: Men’s basketball falls 81-76 to #10 NYU
Friday night’s men's basketball game proved some students bleed blue and yellow as it was a back-and-forth battle decided in the last seconds.
Football
UR Football’s Daniel Papantonis on goals after a record-breaking run
In the team’s season opener on Sept. 3 against Utica, he set the school record for individual rushing yards in a game with 309, adding four touchdowns along the way.
Rowing
UR rowing competes at New York State championships
The Rochester men's and women's rowing teams competed in a variety of disciplines at the New York State Collegiate Rowing Championships, held on Saturday, April 23 in Saratoga, New York
sports
Men’s tennis begins promising season with 7-2 loss against Vassar College
The UR men’s tennis team tipped off their season with a difficult 7-2 against Vassar College (N.Y.) on Feb. 13. The Yellowjackets dropped all three doubles matchups along with four of six singles matches.
Head Coach
UR welcomes alum and Rochester native Ashley Van Vechten as new women’s head soccer coach
The Rochester Yellowjacket athletic community is reunited with one of its most decorated and celebrated members as Ashley Van Vechten ’08 is appointed new women’s head soccer coach.
Softball
Softball sticks together through cancelled season
“As an upcoming senior I know I will appreciate every single game, practice, and lift so much more knowing it could be taken away any second,”
Squash
Squash takes victory in first home match
Varsity squash snapped a three match losing streak with a 7-2 win over the University of Western Ontario.
School spirit
Changing the sports culture on campus
Maybe it is the school, maybe it’s the people, but it’s fair to say that UR is rather lacking in school spirit when it comes to sports.
Offseason
What do sports teams do in the offseason?
Most sports are seasonal and are only played for part of the academic year. The season ended in the fall for several teams, including volleyball, field hockey, and soccer. So what do those teams do during the spring semester, when there are not any games?
