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Lillie Burke
Feb 2, 20111 min read
Belmont hires former ETSU coach to lead women’s soccer
Belmont announced the hiring of former East Tennessee State head soccer coach Heather Henson on Wednesday. Henson is replacing former BU...
Lillie Burke
Jan 30, 20112 min read
Byrd notches 600th career win
The Belmont men’s basketball team defeated Stetson 82-64 on Jan. 30, giving head coach Rick Byrd his 600th career win. In typical Byrd...
Lillie Burke
Jan 26, 20112 min read
Rose Park set to open Feb. 12
On Jan. 26, 2006, Belmont University announced a plan to renovate and use nearby E.S. Rose Park as the home for all outdoor Bruins teams....
Lillie Burke
Jan 25, 20112 min read
Bisons get territorial, hand Bruins first A-Sun loss
Revenge was sweet for the Lipscomb Bisons Tuesday night, as they avenged their earlier blowout loss to the Belmont Bruins with a 73-64...
Lillie Burke
Jan 17, 20112 min read
Bruins earn first ever Top 25 vote in national poll
Belmont received its first national Top 25 poll vote in men’s basketball history when the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll was released on...
Lillie Burke
Jan 13, 20111 min read
Beatdown on the Boulevard: Bruins roll 88-52
After just six minutes into Nashville’s biggest college basketball rivalry, Belmont was beating Lipscomb 20-3. And the foot remained on...
Lillie Burke
Jan 13, 20112 min read
Lady Bruins hold off Lipscomb, 56-52
In a game of streaks and runs, the Lady Bruins staved off Lipscomb, 56-52, behind 18 points from junior forward Haley Nelson in Belmont’s...
Lillie Burke
Jan 12, 20115 min read
Confident Bruins ready for Lipscomb
In the last few minutes of Belmont’s blowout win over Jacksonville, sophomore point guard Kerron Johnson bobbed his head, clapped his...
Lillie Burke
Dec 13, 20102 min read
Proposal could halt Rose Park renovation
A proposed Metro Council ordinance could halt or delay renovation of Rose Park, intended to be the future home for six Belmont sports...
Lillie Burke
Dec 2, 20102 min read
Bruins blast Bears in conference opener
A battle of Bruins and Bears ended with a 89-67 Belmont blowout Thursday night at the Curb Event Center. The Bruins (5-1, 1-0) kept the...
Lillie Burke
Dec 1, 20102 min read
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...
Lillie Burke
Dec 1, 20102 min read
Bruins led at half, but fall to Vanderbilt 85-76
Almost, again. Belmont (5-2) played well against Vanderbilt (7-1), but couldn’t put together a complete game as they fell to the...
Lillie Burke
Dec 1, 20102 min read
Rally to restore reasonable fans
Fandom and reason are two parallel roads. They never cross, and usually move in opposite directions. On Nov. 16, as I sat courtside on...
Lillie Burke
Dec 1, 20101 min read
Belmont hoops back in action
Belmont men’s basketball team opened the season with an 85-76 loss to the University of Tennessee as part of the NIT Season Tip-Off....
Lillie Burke
Nov 17, 20101 min read
Bruins dominate Arkansas State for first win
If there was any question over whether Belmont would be ready to play the day after a last minute loss to Tennessee, sophomore guard Ian...
Lillie Burke
Nov 17, 20102 min read
Ezell Era at Curb starts with a loss
In Belmont head coach Brittney Ezell’s first game in front of a home crowd, the Lady Bruins lost 73-52 to the UT-Martin Lady Skyhawks....
Lillie Burke
Nov 16, 20102 min read
Bruins rally, but fall at Tennessee, 85-76
In December 2008, Belmont guard Alex Renfroe missed three free throws in the final 28 seconds as Tennessee beat the Bruins 79-77. During...
Lillie Burke
Nov 14, 20102 min read
Bruins prepare for NIT Season Tip-Off
When Belmont head men’s basketball coach Rick Byrd was a young boy, he used to take out orange markers and decorate plain T-shirts with...
Lillie Burke
Nov 9, 20102 min read
Belmont Wins Don Meyer Classic, 79-64
The atmosphere was nothing like a meaningless exhibition game. ESPNU was in the house and the fans came in droves. Former legendary...
Lillie Burke
Oct 27, 20101 min read
New season, new players: Freshmen Jenkins, Mann will vie for playing time
As the men’s basketball team tips off the 2010-2011 season, two freshmen will be called upon to step up and be contributors. Their names?...
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