Brandeis Athletics Top Stories
May 22, 2013
Genovese featured in North Haven Courier
After her historic All-America campaign, sophomore Amanda Genovese was featured in the North Haven Courier by Chris Piccirillo.
May 17, 2013
Genovese named NFCA first-team All-American
After leading all of NCAA softball in stolen bases, sophomore CF Amanda Genovese was an at-large selection to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America first team.
May 17, 2013
Ocel '13 to walk in commencement, return for fall campaign
Because of an injury during his sophomore season, Sam Ocel will be back for a second senior season.
May 9, 2013
Broderick and Cooke headed to NCAA Championships
After earning All-UAA honors, senior Faith Broderick and sophomore Carley Cooke will be headed to the NCAA Division III Doubles championships. They are the second Brandeis duo ever selected to the tournament and first since 2005.
April 29, 2013
Announcing the 2013 Brandeis Athletics Department Award Winners
Ten accomplished student-athletes were honored at the department's annual banquet. Learn more here!
May 10, 2013
O'Connor named UAA Co-Rookie of the Year; Brenner named All-Association
Centerfielder Liam O'Connor is the Judges' fifth baseball Rookie of the Year, while sophomore Kyle Brenner joined him as a second-team All-UAA member.
May 8, 2013
Softball falls short in ECAC quarters against Worcester State, 6-4, in eight innings
The Judges had the Lancers down to their last strike, but seventh-seeded WSU picked up some clutch hits to knock of the second-seeded hosts. Amanda Genovese finished 2-3 with a triple and her 57th stolen base of the season.
May 6, 2013
UPDATE! Softball returns to ECAC tournament as second seed, will start at 3 p.m.
The Judges will host Worcester State on Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m. If they advance, they will host the championship rounds of the tournament.
May 2, 2013
Softball falls to Babson in regular season finale, 3-0
Despite a great effort effort by Casey Ducinski in relief, Brandeis’ bats could not wake up against the Beavers.
May 2, 2013
Brandeis doubles teams earn All-UAA honors
No. 1 duo of Carley Cooke and Faith Broderick and the No. 3 tandem of Allyson Bernstein and Marissa Lazar were both honored as second-team All-UAA members by the conference coaches.
May 1, 2013
Brandeis softball swept by MIT, 2-1 & 10-2 (5 innings)
Sophomore center fielder Amanda Genovese swiped five more bases to move into fourth all time in Division III for stolen bases in a season with 56 but the Judges fell to the Engineers on the road
May 1, 2013
Brenner claims back-to-back UAA Pitcher of the Week honors
Sophomore Kyle Brenner won four straight decisions to earn UAA Pitcher of the Week honors on April 22 and 29. He also was named to the April 30 D3baseball.com Team of the Week.
April 30, 2013
Baseball walks off with 3-2 win over MIT
Liam O'Connor singled home Chris Ferro, who had a one-out double, and Mike Swerdloff was fantastic with his fourth-straight complete game.
April 30, 2013
Genovese leads trio on All-UAA softball team
Sophomore CF Amanda Genovese was a first-team All-UAA selection, while senior Casey Ducinski and rookie Danielle Novotny were named to the second team.
April 28, 2013
Genovese sets career steals record as Brandeis softball splits with ECSU
sophomore center fielder Amanda Genovese racked up three stolen bases to break Melissa Cagar's '11 career steals record as the Judges fell in the opener 3-0 and won the nightcap 7-3
May 1, 2013
UMass Dartmouth spoils senior day triple play, 7-5
The Judges turned a triple play in the fourth inning and took the lead in the bottom of the frame, but the visitors used two big innings. The loss snapped Brandeis's five-game winning streak in the final game of their seven seniors.
April 28, 2013
Strong pitching from Brenner, Machado leads Brandeis past Trinity
Kyle Brenner and James Machado pitched a combined 11 innings of three-hit ball, leading the Judges past the Bantams in an afternoon doubleheader
April 28, 2013
Kramer wins 1,500m claim second UAA title of 2013
Alex Kramer captured his second UAA crown, while Vincent Asante in the 100 and the men's 4x800 meter relay were runners-up. Amelia Lundkvist was second for the Judges in the women's 1,500.
April 27, 2013
Led by Cooke, Brandeis women's tennis finishes 5th at UAAs
The Judges defeated Rochester, 8-1, and Case, 5-4, to win the consolation bracket at the UAA tournament in Florida. Sophomore All-American Carley Cooke went 6-0 to lead the Judges to a fifth-place finish for the second year in a row.
May 15, 2013
Genovese named First-Team All-New England
Sophomore center fielder, who leads all of NCAA softball with 57 stolen bases, was named first-team All-New England selection and will now be eligible for All-America status.
April 28, 2013
Men's tennis finishes seventh at UAAs
After falling to WashU, 9-0, and NYU, 6-3, the men's tennis team finished the season on a positive note with a 6-3 win over Rochester to place seventh in the UAA.
April 27, 2013
Senior Casey Ducinski leads Brandeis softball to split with Bowdoin on Senior Day
On Senior Day, senior Casey Ducinski pitched the Judges to a 5-2 win in the second game of their double-header against Bowdoin as Brandeis split with the Polar Bears
April 26, 2013
Swerdloff dominates Salve Regina as baseball picks up 2-1 win
Behind a five-hit, 6-K performance from senior Mike Swerdloff and two RBI from Kyle Brenner, the Judges snapped SRU's 10-game winning streak.
April 25, 2013
Strong bullpen work helps Brandeis to 5-2 victory over Gordon College
The Judges did not allow a run after the first inning, battling back to defeat the Fighting Scots on Stein Diamond.
April 25, 2013
Softball splits 2-1 decisions with Worcester State
The Judges didn't allow an earned run in splitting a pair of pitchers' duels. Melissa Nolan improved to 9-3 with the win in the opener.
April 25, 2013
#24 women's tennis comes up just short against #10 WashU, 5-4, in UAA quarters
The Judges' top two players, sophomore Carley Cooke and senior Faith Broderick did their part, contributing three of the squad's four wins, but the Bears proved too deep at the bottom of the lineup.
April 24, 2013
Brandeis Baseball Falls at Bowdoin, 8-7
Four errors proved costly for the Judges as they lost in a non-conference matchup on the road.
April 24, 2013
Nikki Cote '15 featured in Brandeis Magazine
At an early age, Nikki Cote was told she wouldn't read beyond a fourth-grade level. Now a Brandeis sophomore, Cote has helped the softball team to an eighth-straight 20-win season. David Nathan reports.
April 24, 2013
Softball drops 6-2 decision to Babson in showdown of regionally-ranked squads
The Judges got the second career home run from Madison Sullivan to open the scoring, but the Beavers answered with a two-run blast in the next half inning to take the lead for good.
April 23, 2013
Men's tennis falls in regular-season finale, 8-1, at #20 MIT
Rookie Mitch Krems had the only point for the Judges against MIT in their final match before the UAA tournament in Florida.
April 22, 2013
Seniors star as men's tennis wraps home slate with 7-2 win over Clark
Steven Milo, David Yovanoff, Josh Jordan and Jon Ostrowsky all contributed points as the Judges defeated the Cougars in their next-to-last match before UAAs.
April 21, 2013
Women's tennis splits against Bowdoin, Holy Cross, on senior weekend for Broderick
On the final weekend of the regular season, the Brandeis women's tennis team dropped an 8-1 decision at Bowdoin, but bounced back in senior Faith Broderick's final home match to defeat DI Holy Cross by the same score.
April 20, 2013
Brandeis Baseball Splits with Springfield
Junior 1B Dan Gad and sophomore starter Kyle Brenner led the Judges to a 4-3 win in game one before Brandeis fell 3-0 in the nightcap.
April 20, 2013
Men's tennis loses at No. 6 Bowdoin, 8-1
The Judges won at No. 1 doubles, where seniors Steven Milo and David Yovanoff were 8-6 winners. Milo dropped a third-set super tiebreaker at No. 1 singles.
April 20, 2013
Men's Track and Field Compete at the Fitchburg State and Larry Ellis Invitationals
Rookie Adam Berger delivered the top scoring performance for the Judges in the field while junior Ed Colvin and sophomore Michael Rosenbach contributed on the track
April 20, 2013
Women's Track and Field Compete at the Fitchburg State and Larry Ellis Invitationals
Senior Casey McGown led the way for the Judges, producing the top scoring performance at Fitchburg State
April 19, 2013
UPDATE, 4/20: Brandeis Athletics Spring 2013 Schedule Changes
Today, April 20, Baseball and Softball will be played as scheduled, with the minor change of game times which have been pushed back an hour to 1 p.m. to allow the grounds crew time to prepare the fields.
April 18, 2013
UPDATE, 4/18: Women's Rugby's Moore named to USA Rugby Junior All-America team
Despite playing her sport for less than two years, Brandeis junior LauraBen Moore was one of 38 players - out of nearly 160 who tried out - named to USA Rugby's Under-20 team.
April 18, 2013
Unearned runs cost Judges in 8-1 loss at Roger Williams
Dylan Britton allowed just three hits in seven innings of work, but two costly errors allowed the host Hawks to score three runs in the seventh, and another in the eighth opened the floodgates. Pat Seaward had a couple of hits for the Judges.
