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Aman '20: The University should hold coaches accountable

By Rebecca Aman | March 12

On Feb. 24, The Herald reported that seven former players on the women’s basketball team alleged that their coach Sarah Behn “repeatedly made remarks about players’ weights, used language that they described as vulgar and singled out players for criticism.” The article also detailed the ways ...

Bears beat Cornell, fall to Columbia

By Riley Pestorius | March 2

The women’s basketball team held their final home stand of the season this weekend. The Bears (15-10, 3-9 Ivy) fell to Columbia Saturday but notched a big win over Cornell the following day. In the first matchup, the Lions (8-19, 2-10) jumped out to an early lead and held onto it throughout the game, ...

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Steeves ’19 registers back-to-back double-doubles

By Mari Herrema | November 29

The women’s basketball team (4-1, 0-0 Ivy) traveled to California to win the Pacific’s Turkey Tip-Off Tournament over the weekend. After taking down Hampton University 73-66, Brown advanced to the finals to beat the hosting University of California at Berkeley 74-57. Co-captain forward Erika Steeves ...

Women's basketball defeats Central Connecticut, falls to Cal

By Riley Pestorius | November 19

The women’s basketball team was back in action this week, starting off with a commanding 78-55 victory at Central Connecticut State University Thursday but following with a 89-79 loss to No. 20 University of California at Berkeley Sunday. Playing against the Blue Devils (0-3), the Bears (2-1) controlled ...

Comeback knocks Bears out of WBI, ends season

By Cal Barash-David | March 19

The quarterfinals of the Women’s Basketball Invitational sent Bruno down south to face The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Sunday. After an impressive 14-point comeback by the Spartans (19-14, 7-7 Southern Conference), the Bears (17-13, 7-7 Ivy) fell 87-84, ending their 2017 season. Shayna ...

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Mehta ’19 powers Bears to win in WBI opener

By Cal Barash-David | March 16

Last Monday, just two days after the women’s basketball team thought its season was ended by Penn in the Ivy League Tournament, the Bears (17-12, 7-7 Ivy) were selected to take part in the annual Women’s Basketball Invitational. The 16-team tournament marks Brown’s second appearance in a national ...

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Penn bests women's basketball in Ivy League tournament opener

By Cal Barash-David | March 12

In a culmination of the Bears’ season long efforts, Brown (16-12, 7-7 Ivy) squared off against Penn in the inaugural Ivy League Tournament at the Palestra Saturday. Despite a comeback bid by Bruno, the top-seeded Quakers (21-7, 13-1) won 71-60 and moved on to the conference’s inaugural championship. The ...

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Mehta ’19 powers Bears to postseason Ivy League Tournament berth

By Cal Barash-David | March 10

With the season on the line, the women’s basketball team entered the final week of Ivy League play knowing it had to win both of its remaining contests to keep its postseason hopes alive. The Bears responded to the challenge and beat both Columbia and Cornell by double digits. Bruno was powered by ...

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Women's Basketball wins twice, earns postseason berth

By Cal Barash-David | March 6

After four straight losses, the women’s basketball team found itself needing to sweep the weekend slate in order to qualify for the inaugural Ivy League Tournament at the Palestra. Two wins later, the Bears are moving on the postseason. In the preseason media poll, Bruno (16-11, 7-7 Ivy) was projected ...

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Bears fall twice to visitors, sit just outside fourth place

By Cal Barash-David | February 26

The women’s basketball team was back in action this weekend for its final home double-header of the regular season. Bruno (14-11, 5-7 Ivy) faced off against Dartmouth and Harvard — foes it had faced just two weeks earlier in consecutive away games. Both games came down to the wire. Friday’s game ...

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Bruno falls twice to top-ranked conference foes

By Cal Barash-David | February 21

The women’s basketball team faced its toughest two-game home slate of the season with a double-header against Penn and Princeton this weekend. The Quakers (15-7, 8-1 Ivy) were undefeated in conference play and held the number one spot in the Ivy League going into Friday’s game. The test was no easier ...

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Women's basketball split weekend road slate, drop to fourth in league

By Cal Barash-David | February 13

The women’s basketball team went on the road this weekend to take on Harvard and Dartmouth. Bruno (14-7, 4-4 Ivy) fell to Harvard (18-3, 6-2) in Cambridge 69-59 and bested Dartmouth (6-15, 1-7) in Hanover 65-62. With a snow storm shutting down much of the Northeast, the games were pushed back to Saturday ...

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Women’s basketball notches wins behind backcourt trio

By Cal Barash-David | February 5

The women’s basketball team notched two conference wins Friday and Saturday against visiting Cornell and Columbia. Bruno (13-6, 4-2 Ivy) moved into a tie for second place in the Ivy League following the two victories. The Bears kicked off the weekend’s action with a 72-67 win against Cornell (12-7, ...

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Offense flops, women's basketball bested in trip to New Haven

By Cal Barash-David | January 29

Just one week after besting Yale in a hotly contested 76-73 victory, the women’s basketball team traveled to New Haven for a rematch against the Bulldogs (10-7, 1-3 Ivy). Yale tallied the same amount of points as they did a week earlier at the Pizzitola Center. But Bruno (11-6, 2-2) did not, as it ...

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Women's basketball find winter break success

By Cal Barash-David | January 26

While most members of the student body were scattered around the world for winter break, the women’s basketball team (11-5, 2-1 Ivy) remained hard at work, resulting in some important wins. Without the distraction of classes and often training two to three times per day, the team posted a 5-2 record ...

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Women's basketball bests URI, PC for tournament title

By Cal Barash-David | December 4

All week, Head Coach Sarah Behn had been telling her team that she wanted the cup. Saturday, the women’s basketball team set out to get it. The team did not have to look far in order to find an in-state rival this weekend. Brown hosted the inaugural Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament at the Pizzatola ...

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Mehta ’19 powers women's basketball over Binghamton with career performance

By Nicholas Wey | December 2

Heading into its weekend competition against Binghamton Sunday, the women’s basketball team was looking to end a three-game losing streak with a victory over the Bearcats (1-5). But as the halftime buzzer sounded, Brown (3-3) faced a four-point deficit, down 37-33. Then point guard Shayna Mehta ’19 ...

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Bruno ends three-game losing streak with win over Binghamton

By Nicholas Wey | November 29

The women’s basketball team faced Binghamton Sunday looking for a victory to get its season back on track. After a three-game losing streak to multiple non-conference opponents — including in-state rivals Bryant — the Bears (3-3, 0-0 Ivy) went into the weekend with a clear sense of urgency. Their ...

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Women's basketball dominates Pioneers, drops pair against Bryant, Colgate

By Emile Bautista | November 21

The women’s basketball team started off its week with a commanding win over Sacred Heart before stalling and dropping consecutive contests against Bryant and Colgate. In their first road contest of the season, the Bears (2-2) handily defeated Sacred Heart 80-66, largely due to the team’s excellent ...

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Women's basketball victorious in season opener

By Nicholas Wey | November 14

After months of finely tuned preseason training, the women’s basketball team took to the hard court in uniform in its season opener against Howard Friday. The Bears (1-0, 0-0 Ivy) looked to secure a pivotal first win in order to build momentum for the season. And Bruno did just that with a tight 83-78 ...