Athletes share how they curate pregame playlists
As any college student knows, the pregame playlist is the key to the main event. It creates the hype, gets the energy flowing and is decisive in determining whether the…
Jackie Molloy
Normalcy was lacrosse: reflections on a pandemic-perturbed season
As I finished my last official fall training on Friday, I let out a deep breath. After a long seven weeks with 29 practices (13 more than Women’s Lacrosse is…
Women’s cross country notches first NCAA qualifier
At first, women’s cross country coach James McCowan wasn’t sure if the team’s fifth-place finish at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals was going to be enough: “I had some trepidation seeing…
Things go swimmingly for Vassar’s sports power couple
Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe. Danica Patrick and Aaron Rodgers. Zach and Julie Ertz. For many, power couples in sports inherently carry a certain badge of coolness. Besides their athletic…
Brewers become Jedi
When the average layman first hears about the sport of fencing, I would bet that most would conjure up their favorite scene from Star Wars. They’d daydream in streaks of…
NCAA honors Vassar grad Monica Feeley
Three-time All-Liberty League. 2018 All-Region. LL Defensive Player of the Year. Vassar field hockey’s first ever All-American. During her Vassar career, former field hockey player Monica Feeley ’19 established an…
Young volleyball team lacks players, not heart
Bump! Set! Spike! Except this spike was blocked awry—ricocheting off a Vassar palm and heading rapidly towards the spectator stands. Sophomore Jamie Kesten quickly changed direction and sprinted for the…
Baseball scrimmages for pediatric hearts
Baseball in October means many things to many people. Playoffs. Championships. Legacies. But for a young heroic boy named Jack, it meant a chance to pitch for one of his…