Posts Tagged ‘women’s basketball’

Nelson perseveres for stellar senior season

Many changes happened with the Belmont women’s basketball team during the first two years of head coach Brittany Ezell’s tenure. Despite these changes though, one 6-foot, 2-inch constant has remained. During her four years with the program, senior post Haley Nelson has gathered more individual...

March 14th, 2012 | Featured Sports, Sports | Read More

Sharp shot Ernst shows potential on, off court

Molly Ernst may be just a sophomore for the Belmont women’s basketball team, but there’s no doubt she already plays a relevant role for the Bruins. Vocal and athletic, the 6-foot guard has started nearly every game this season for the Bruins, earning respect from her teammates since she came to the...

February 21st, 2012 | Sports | Read More

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

Women hold off Dolphins in pink-out

Led by a double-double from senior Haley Nelson and an early second half surge, the Belmont women’s basketball team held on to defeat the Jacksonville Dolphins 68-62 Saturday evening at the Curb Event Center. The Bruins’ second-half lead, as large as 11 with less than twenty-nine seconds...

January 28th, 2012 | Sports | Read More

Women hand Hatters first conference loss

With one minute to go in the game the Belmont Bruins women’s basketball team led the Stetson Hatters by six points. It wasn’t the first time the Bruins had been in a close game with these Hatters before. Last year, Stetson eliminated Belmont from the Atlantic Sun conference tournament with...

January 14th, 2012 | Featured Sports, Sports | Read More

Bruins lose 64-61 nailbiter to Bears

For the second time in three days, the Belmont women’s basketball team had their game came down to their last possession. After a Thursday night win though, the Bruins did not come through Saturday afternoon and lost to conference foe Mercer Bears 64-61 after a last-second Molly Ernst three-pointer...

December 3rd, 2011 | Featured Sports, Sports | Read More

Brooks’ jumper wins last-minute thriller over KSU

Tied at 55 with less than a minute to go in the game, the Belmont Bruins women’s basketball team had little time to work. Redshirt junior Katie Brooks only needed one possession for the Bruins, hitting a jump shot with twenty seconds remaining. The shot made all the difference for the Bruins in...

December 1st, 2011 | Featured Sports, Sports | Read More

Basketball preview: OVC champ first on women’s schedule

After a year at the helm of the women’s basketball team, head coach Brittney Ezell says she’s finally comfortable in her position. That comfort will be a relative term this year as the Bruins open their schedule on the road against Tennessee-Martin, last season’s Ohio Valley Conference champion,...

October 26th, 2011 | Sports | Read More

Coming home Coaching, family bring Ezell back

Belmont women’s basketball head coach Brittney Ezell grew up in Franklin, Tenn. and went to Belmont basketball camps as a kid. Now, she’s in her first year at the helm of the program. Coach Ezell sat down with Vision staff writer Katie Greene to talk about her coaching background, high expectations,...

February 23rd, 2011 | Sports | Read More

Lady Bruins begin A-Sun action

It was a story of turnovers as the Belmont women’s basketball team had its first Atlantic Sun loss with a 56-69 final score against Mercer, of whom first year coach Brittney Ezell simply said, “You have to give them a lot of credit.” Cacy Burtnett scored her first 8 of 21 points overall for Belmont...

December 1st, 2010 | Sports | Read More

2010-11 season: Ezell era begins

Belmont’s first-year head coach Brittney Ezell doesn’t seem to have frowning in her repertoire of facial expressions. She beams with a mixture of pride and excitement when discussing the upcoming Belmont women’s basketball season. Her assessment after the first five days of practice: “The intensity...

October 28th, 2010 | Sports | Read More

New season, new players: Ernst, Brooks step in to boost women’s team

Lady Bruins Head Coach Brittney Ezell has only two new incoming players in her first year. While she has two starters returning, Ezell expects both of the newest Bruins to contribute as well. This year, Molly Ernst is the lone freshman entering Belmont’s squad. A six-foot guard from Louisville, Ky,...

October 27th, 2010 | Sports | Read More

Cross resigns after 26 years

On March 16, Belmont women’s basketball head coach Tony Cross announced his resignation after more than 26 years at the helm of Lady Bruins basketball. Cross, who played basketball at Belmont from 1970-1974, finished his coaching career with a record of 544-255. Those wins rank him in the Top 20 of...

March 24th, 2010 | Sports | Read More

Cross resigns after 26 years with women’s basketball

Belmont women’s basketball head coach Tony Cross has resigned after 26 seasons of leading the Lady Bruins. This year Belmont was 15-15. Cross, a 1974 graduate of Belmont, returned to his alma mater to coach in 1985 after serving as a graduate assistant for Pat Summit at the University of Tennessee. ...

March 16th, 2010 | Sports | Read More

Lady Bruins eliminated in A-Sun semifinals, 77-63

Despite a solid showing in the first half against ETSU, the Lady Bruins failed to carry momentum into the second half and fell to the Lady Bucs, 77-63. It looked like ETSU, the No. 1 seed in the tournament, would run away with it early in the game as the Lady Bucs jumped out to a quick 11-0 lead. But...

March 5th, 2010 | Sports | Read More

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