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Men’s soccer falls to Providence College

By Ryan Handel | September 24

The men’s soccer team went toe-to-toe with Providence College (5-1-1, No. 24 in NCAA rankings) at Stevenson-Pincince Field Wednesday night, keeping the Friars off the board in a defensive first half. But after allowing the Friars to knock in a set piece goal in the 51st minute, it was all Providence, ...

Women’s soccer wins 3-1 against Northeastern

By Peter Swope | September 19

The women’s soccer team (5-3) cruised to a 3-1 victory over the Northeastern University Huskies (3-4-1) Sunday afternoon at Stevenson-Pincince Field. After two tough road losses to the University of Notre Dame and Providence College, both of which finished 2-1, this weekend’s win was much-needed ...

Women’s soccer takes 2-1 victory over Oklahoma State

By Peter Swope | September 7

The women’s soccer team (3-1) defeated the Oklahoma State University Cowgirls (3-2) in a highly-contested match at Stevenson-Pincince Field Sunday morning. The victory over a Cowgirls team that advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament last year was a coup for the Bears, who have now won their ...

Brown students create Trainsolo app for customized soccer drills

By Jack Walker | May 20

When the COVID-19 pandemic first struck Brown’s campus in March 2020, Abby Carchio ’20 and Alex Cooper-Hohn ’23.5 found themselves isolated on campus without access to the coaching and soccer practices essential to their careers as student athletes. Together, they trained with improvised routines ...

Brownsword ’18: University community must not take Kia McNeill for granted

By Matthew Brownsword | November 5

For those remaining Brown University sports fans — and I know how few of us there have been over the years — please don’t take women’s head soccer coach Kia McNeill for granted. After former women’s head soccer coach Phil Pincince, an Ivy League legend, announced his retirement ahead of the ...

Simshauser '20: On Italy’s football pitches, racism finds a refuge

By Derek Simshauser | September 19

The season had hardly begun when Italian football’s most vile tradition reared its head. On Sept. 1 — just the second matchday of Serie A (Italy’s top league) — Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku readied himself for a penalty against rival club Cagliari. As the Belgian striker stepped up to take ...

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Men’s soccer stunned by Hartford Hawks on late goal

By Ryan Handel | September 8

After Michael Chung ’23 fired a shot past the opposing goalkeeper in the first half of the men’s soccer team’s opener against Hartford University this Friday, it looked like the Bears were on their way to a winning start for the year. But the Hawks roared back during the second half to defeat ...

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University to build new soccer, lacrosse complex

By Ryan Handel | April 12

The University announced plans to build an expansive new soccer and lacrosse complex around Stevenson-Pincince Field, which is scheduled to open spring 2020 and will be completed by the 2020-21 school year. Architectural Resources Cambridge will design the complex, which is expected to be three stories ...

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Men’s soccer draws in defensive battle against Hofstra

By Ryan Handel | October 24

Coming off a heartbreaking loss Saturday to the Cornell Big Red, the men’s soccer team hoped to rebound against a tough Hofstra University squad Tuesday night at Stevenson-Pincince field. Though a spirited defensive performance led by five saves from goalkeeper Max Gross ’21 helped the Bears keep ...

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Women’s soccer edged by Columbia 2-1

By Tyler Jacobson | October 1

Following a 2-0 loss to Dartmouth last weekend, the women’s soccer team looked to capture its first Ivy League victory of the season in the conference home opener against Columbia Saturday. Despite Rebecca Rosen’s ’22 game-tying goal late in the second half, the Lions responded with a goal of ...

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Schapiro '19: We should all be soccer fans

By James Schapiro | September 6

I have one friend who is an enormous soccer fan, and for the longest time I didn’t understand what his passion was all about. I am a baseball fan above all else, partly because it is the greatest game in the world, but also because I am an American. Moreover, soccer doesn’t have as much of a presence ...

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Women's soccer extend winning streak to three with 2-1 victory over CCSU

By Alexandra Russell | September 17

Following a pair of victories over Lafayette and Massachusetts last week, the women’s soccer team extended its winning streak to three with a 2-1 win over Central Connecticut State (3-5-0) at Stevenson-Pincince Field Sunday. Goals from Celia Story ’19 and Star White ’21 powered Bruno (6-2-0) to ...

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Bruno falls to Providence 3-1

By Tess Demeyer | September 7

Following an overtime loss to Vermont Saturday, the women’s soccer team returned home to Stevenson-Pincince Field to play its crosstown foe Providence College. While Brown (3-2) leads the overall series 20-9-0, PC (2-4) has dominated as of late. In their 29th matchup, PC emerged victorious for the ...

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AOTW: Chow ’19 lifts Bears over Rhode Island in overtime

By Nicholas Wey | September 30

Sitting at .500 with its first Ivy League matchup just seven days away, the men’s soccer team hoped to take the win over local rival University of Rhode Island Saturday to build momentum heading into a very important week. Bruno (5-3) did just that, edging URI (3-6-1) 2-1. The victory was powered ...