Posts Tagged ‘Belmont Bruins’

Miller speeds to success after transfer

The Belmont track and field and cross country teams received a pleasant surprise when former recruit Matt Miller arrived on campus in the fall of 2010. Miller, now a junior from LaPorte, Ind., was recruited by Belmont in high school, but turned down the Bruins to compete for the South Alabama Jaguars....
April 20th, 2012 | Sports | Read More

Bruins rally, fall to Thundering Herd

After overcoming a six-run deficit, the Belmont softball team fell to the late-scoring Marshall Thundering Herd 11-7 at Rose Park Tuesday afternoon. Four final-inning runs sealed the Marshall win after the Bruins scored six runs in two innings to tie the game at one point. Marshall was on the board...
March 20th, 2012 | Sports | Read More

STORIFY: Hoyas handle Bruins in NCAA’s

After a 27-7 regular season and an Atlantic Sun championship, the No. 14 seeded Belmont Bruins went to Nationwide Arena looking to defeat a Georgetown Hoyas team that defeated them in the NCAA Round of 64 in 2007. Share Belmont and Georgetown warming up. Looks a lot like SD State and NC State,...
March 16th, 2012 | Sports | Read More

Bruins draw Hoyas in NCAA’s

Bruins draw Hoyas in NCAA’s
Waiting has seemingly become common for the Belmont Bruins during the last few days. Eight days after clinching a bid the NCAA tournament, the Bruins were nearly the last team announced to play in the NCAA tournament Sunday evening. “We were wondering if they forgot about us for a second, but...
March 11th, 2012 | Featured Sports, Sports | Read More

Bruins outlast Vanderbilt in rematch

Bruins outlast Vanderbilt in rematch
When Belmont and Vanderbilt played twice during the NCAA regionals last May, the College World Series-bound Commodores made quick work of the Bruins. At the teams’ rematch at Rose Park Tuesday, however, it was a different story. In the Bruin’s 60th game against the Commodores, it took a grand...
March 6th, 2012 | Featured Sports, Sports | Read More

Time to dance: Bruins earn second straight A-Sun title

Time to dance: Bruins earn second straight A-Sun title
For the second year in a row, the Belmont Bruins won the Atlantic Sun Conference championship and earned an NCAA tournament bid. Unlike last year, however, the Bruins had to rally to get their chance to go to the Big Dance. One year after winning the conference title game by 41 points, the Bruins had...
March 3rd, 2012 | Featured Sports, Sports | Read More

STORIFY: Bruins dance again

Editor’s Note: The following is a compilation of photos and tweets about the Belmont Bruins’ win in the Atlantic Sun championship Saturday night. Coming into the tournament as the No. 1 seed, Belmont played past an physical ETSU team to head into the championship game. Share Great...
March 3rd, 2012 | Sports | Read More

Bruins clinch conference on senior night

Bruins clinch conference on senior night
The Belmont Bruins edged past the USC Upstate Spartans on senior night with an 88-79 win at the Curb Event Center Monday night. Combined with a Mercer loss, the Bruins clinched a share of the Atlantic Sun regular season championship, their third in a row and fifth in the last seven years. Junior Kerron...
February 20th, 2012 | Featured Sports, Sports | Read More

Bruins beat Billikens 5-4

The Belmont Baseball team overcame both the elements and an early deficit en route to a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Billikens on a cold, wet Sunday afternoon at Rose Park. Sophomore infielder Greg Brody started the scoring for the Bruins with an RBI single in the first inning to give Belmont an early...
February 20th, 2012 | Sports | Read More

Men beat Bucs in homecoming win

In front of a rowdy Curb Event Center crowd of nearly 3,500, the Belmont Bruins defeated the ETSU Buccaneers 80-58 Saturday night for its eighth straight victory. Junior Ian Clark led the Bruins in scoring with 18 points. Four other Bruins also scored in double figures, including Blake Jenkins, who recorded...
February 19th, 2012 | Sports | Read More

Bruins’ late rally beats Lady Bucs

Bruins’ late rally beats Lady Bucs
Driven by the emotion behind senior night and key plays by freshman players, the Belmont Bruins rallied from behind to defeat the East Tennessee State Lady Buccaneers 49-44 Saturday night at the Curb Event Center. Senior Haley Nelson led Belmont in scoring with 15 points and 16 rebounds. While it was...
February 19th, 2012 | Featured Sports, Sports | Read More

Bruins win in opening day shutout

Bruins win in opening day shutout
In their first Bruins baseball season opener at E.S. Rose Park, Belmont defeated the Purple Aces of Evansville 2-0 in what many would call a classic pitcher’s duel. Belmont pitchers Chase Brookshire and Scott Moses set the tone for the Friday night game, allowing only three hits and striking out 13...
February 17th, 2012 | Featured Sports, Sports | Read More

Basketball gets OVC East slot for next season

Basketball gets OVC East slot for next season
The Ohio Valley Conference, which Belmont will join next season, announced its new two-division, six-team setup for basketball only in a statement Tuesday. Belmont will also compete with Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Morehead State, Tennessee State and Tennessee Tech in the OVC’s new East...
February 17th, 2012 | Featured Sports, Sports | Read More

Athletes perform for good cause

Athletes perform for good cause
The inaugural Battle of the Bruins student-athlete talent show brought dancing, singing, and a variety show atmosphere to the Curb Event Center Tuesday night. The event, where every team produced an act for the show, was for a cause. All of the money raised Tuesday night went to Nashville Special Olympics. “The...
February 8th, 2012 | News, Sports | Read More

Bruins plow Peay by 39

Bruins plow Peay by 39
The Belmont men’s basketball team’s 26-point win against Lipscomb Friday apparently wasn’t large enough for them. In the latter end of a home-and-home series, the Bruins defeated the Austin Peay Governors 94-55 at the Curb Event Center Monday night. Scott Saunders led all scorers with...
February 6th, 2012 | Featured Sports, Sports | Read More