For Norwich’s swim team captain, Peter Bue, swimming isn’t an individual sport – there is nothing better than stepping up on a block for a relay with three of your teammates backing you up. “I’ve been swimming most of my life,” said Bue, 20, a junior studies in war and […]
Sports
Basketball moves into post-season play
The Norwich University men’s basketball team hosted a “white out” event on Feb. 9. The crowd was flooded with fans dressed in white as they cheered on the Cadets to victory. The men’s basketball team played the Suffolk University Rams. After a closely contested first half, Norwich began the second […]
Women’s lacrosse is ready
Tyler Renaud began the Norwich University women’s lacrosse team in the spring of 2007 and resigned after last season, according to norwichathletics.com. Stepping in to fill Renaud’s shoes is Head Coach Beth Van Parys, along with Assistant Coach Ashley Hughes. After a successful start to the program, the Norwich women’s […]
Cadets hope for boost in final weeks
With only a few games left in the season, the members of the Norwich men’s basketball team have high hopes for playoffs this year. “The season so far has been pretty good, a big improvement from last year,” said Leland Brunswick, 19, a sophomore communications major, from San Francisco, Calif. […]
Swim teams train for fast times
The Norwich University Division III swim and dive teams are preparing to participate in the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association championships (NEISDA) scheduled Feb. 13-21, according to www.norwichathletics.com. On the men’s side, the Cadets are 5-7, and the women are 1-9 in their participating meets for the 2009-10 […]
Men’s lacrosse looks for fresh start with roster of freshmen
The Norwich men’s lacrosse team hopes to achieve big things in the 2009-10 season. The club is coming off a disappointing finish from last season, as the Cadets lost all seven of their conference games and had an overall record of four wins, nine losses. “We are looking to be […]
Men win Hockenbury Trophy
Men’s basketball starts its season 5-1 for the first time in recent history. The team brought home the first win of the season in its 76-64 non-conference opening game against University of Massachusetts-Boston at Clark Athletic Center on Tuesday, Nov. 11. According to Jaren Jeffcoat, 22, a junior communications major […]
Women’s hockey hopes to repeat
For the first time in its short three-year history, the women’s hockey team of Norwich University is undefeated. Going into Thanksgiving break with a record of 7-0, the Cadets faced two challenging tasks. During the weekend of the 100 Years of Hockey celebration, which began on Dec. 4, the team […]
Women’s basketball starts strong
The Norwich University women’s basketball team has jumped out to an early start with an 5-2 record. The lady Cadets have beaten Plattsburgh State, Bay Path, Middlebury, Lyndon State and Maine Machias. The lady Cadets only loss was to non-conference foes Trinity College and Bates College. The Cadets, who participate […]
Volleyball loses in quarterfinal match
The Norwich Cadets women’s volleyball team’s season ended after a tough loss to Johnson and Wales in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tournament last week. The Cadets finished their season with a 17-12 overall record and a 6-6 record in their conference. “We played really hard this year and […]