http://www.brownbears.com en-us en-us http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110503130wrn Providence, RI- The Brown University women’s basketball team celebrated their 2010-11 season with a banquet in which the student-athletes, coaches and special guests honored the team’s hard work and season accomplishments with the presentation of varsity letters and team wards at Ardeo restaurant in downtown Providence. Tue, 03 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110503130wrn 2011-05-03T04:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110406jss3ry Providence, RI- The Ivy League released its winter list of Academic All-Ivy honorees, with 10 Brown student-athletes being recognized. The five males and five females were starters or key reserves on their respective varsity teams and carry a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average. Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110406jss3ry 2011-04-06T04:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110310cs7gzj Providence, RI- Head women’s basketball coach Jean Marie Burr recently sat down with Brown Radio Network’s play-by-play commentator Mike Rubin to talk about the 2010-11 season. The Bears finished the season 10-18 overall with a 6-8 mark in Ivy League play to finish fourth in the league standings. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110310cs7gzj 2011-03-10T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110310dfq94h Providence, RI- Brown University sophomore guard Sheila Dixon was recently honored as a Second Team All-Ivy selection and freshman Lauren Clarke earned a spot on the league All-Rookie team after a vote by the Ivy League’s women’s basketball coaches. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110310dfq94h 2011-03-10T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110305dfnyto Providence, RI- Freshman Lauren Clarke and junior captain Aileen Daniels netted 15 points apiece to help lead the Brown University women’s basketball team to a 65-55 victory over Columbia on Saturday night at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The Bears finished the 2010-11 season with a weekend sweep, and ended 10-18 overall with a 6-8 record in the Ivy League. The Bears snapped Columbia’s seven-game winning streak in the series, as the Lions dropped to 7-21 overall and 6-8 in the league. Sat, 05 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110305dfnyto 2011-03-05T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/201103042rd6wg Providence, RI- The Brown women’s basketball team finishes up its 2010-11 schedule this weekend as it faces off against Cornell on Friday, March 4, and Columbia on Saturday, March 4. Live stats will be provided for both games and Dan Rubin will be calling the action for Brown Internet Radio. Video will also be available, for a fee, and you can receive updates on the Brown Athletics Twitter Page! Fans, don’t miss Head Coach Jean Marie Burr’s three-part video interview located on brownbears.com! Fri, 04 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/201103042rd6wg 2011-03-04T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110304b77xtq Providence, R.I. – Sophomore guard Sheila Dixon netted 17 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Brown women’s basketball team to a 60-55 victory over Cornell on Friday night at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The win improved Brown to 9-18 overall and 5-8 in the Ivy League, while Cornell dropped to 6-21 with a 3-10 mark in the league. Fri, 04 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110304b77xtq 2011-03-04T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110228w6sy1c Providence, RI- Sophomore guard Sheila Dixon (Schenectady, NY) earned her first career Ivy League Player of the Week honor after leading the Brown women’s basketball team to a thrilling 56-55 win over Dartmouth on Saturday night at Leede Arena. The win gave the Bears their first series sweep over the Big Green since the 1993-94 season. Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110228w6sy1c 2011-02-28T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110226ntiszk Hanover, NH- Sophomore guard Sheila Dixon posted a career-high 22 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds to lead the Brown University women’s basketball team to a thrilling 56-55 victory over Dartmouth College on Saturday evening at Leede Arena. Brown improved its record to 8-18 and 4-8 in the Ivy League, while Dartmouth dropped to 7-18 and 3-8 in the league. Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110226ntiszk 2011-02-26T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110225s0h1h2 Cambridge, MA- The Brown women's basketball team came up short tonight, falling to Harvard University 72-59 at Lavietes Pavilion. Sophomore guard Victoria Lippert lit up for 20 points to improve the Crimson to 16-8 overall and 8-2 in the Ivy League. Sophomore guard Lindsay Nickel knocked in 15 points to lead the Bears offense, as Brown dropped to 7-16 overall and 3-8 in league play. Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110225s0h1h2 2011-02-25T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110219p2ow8r Princeton, NJ- Princeton’s Lauren Edwards netted 20 points to lead the Tigers to a 75-38 victory over Brown on Saturday evening at Jadwin Gym. The Bears were led by junior captain Hannah Passafuime’s nine points, while Brown dropped to 7-17 overall and 3-7 in the Ivy League. With the win, the first-place Tigers improved to 18-4 and 7-1 in the league. Sat, 19 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110219p2ow8r 2011-02-19T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110218syyb3p Philadelphia, PA- Alyssa Baron’s 24 points and six rebounds led the University of Pennsylvania Quakers to a 55-43 victory over the visiting Brown women’s basketball team on Friday night at The Palestra. The Quakers improved to 10-12 overall and evened their Ivy record to 4-4, while the Bears dropped to 7-16 overall and 3-6 in the league. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110218syyb3p 2011-02-18T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110212n7jbdx Providence, RI- Sophomore guard Sheila Dixon netted 12 points and pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds to help lead the Brown women's basketball team to its third straight victory with a 57-56 win over first-place Harvard this evening at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The win over Harvard was Brown's first since its Ivy Championship season in 2005-06, and its first weekend sweep since that season as well. The Bears improved to 7-15 overall and are 3-5 in the Ivy League, while Harvard dropped to 13-8 overall and 5-2 in the league. Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110212n7jbdx 2011-02-12T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/201102114h74gi Providence, RI- Brown women’s basketball coach Jean Marie Burr recently sat down with Mike Rubin from brownbears.com radio to talk about the Bears’ season, their first Ivy League win, and its upcoming WBCA Pink-Zone weekend! Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/201102114h74gi 2011-02-11T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110211cv7iik Providence, RI- The Brown women’s basketball team (5-15, 1-5 Ivy) returns home to close out the first round of Ivy League play when it hosts Dartmouth and Harvard this weekend for its annual WBCA Pink-Zone weekend. Tonight, the Bears take on Dartmouth (5-14, 1-4) at 7 p.m., and all fans who wear PINK will get into the game FREE. The first 400 fans through the door will receive a megaphone and everyone will receive a breast cancer ribbon. The Bears then challenge Harvard (13-6, 5-0) at 7 p.m. tomorrow. Fans who wear pink will be eligible to win a prize pack from a Brown Athletics sponsor and the first 300 fans will receive a breast cancer awareness button. Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110211cv7iik 2011-02-11T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110211p6d5vt Providence, RI- Freshman Lauren Clarke scored a team-high 12 points and handed out a career-high six assists to help the Brown women’s basketball team to a 56-48 victory over the visiting Dartmouth Big Green tonight at the Pizzitola Sports Center. Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110211p6d5vt 2011-02-11T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/201102054h4yf5 Ithaca, NY- Led by sophomore Hannah Passafuime's 15 points and eight rebounds, Brown earned its first Ivy League victory with a 66-53 win over Cornell University on Saturday night at Newman Arena. The Bears improve to 5-15 overall with a 1-5 mark in the Ivy League, as Cornell drops to 5-15 and 2-4. Sat, 05 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/201102054h4yf5 2011-02-05T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/201102044nwm7f New York, NY – Led by Melissa Shafer's 17 points, the Columbia University women's basketball team (4-15, 3-2 Ivy) rolled to a 72-49 victory over the visiting Brown University Bears on Friday night at Levien Gymnasium. Junior co-captain Aileen Daniels led the Bears in scoring tonight with 12 points and five rebounds, as Brown drops to 4-15 overall and fall to 0-5 in the Ivy League. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/201102044nwm7f 2011-02-04T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/2011012950wsro Providence, RI- The Brown University women’s basketball team fell to the University of Pennsylvania, 52-32, this evening at the Pizzitola Sports Center. Penn’s Alyssa Baron put up 13 points while Brianna Bradford netted 12 to lead the Quakers to its first Ivy League win improving to 7-10 overall with a 1-2 mark in the Ivy League. Brown sophomore guard Sheila Dixon led the Bears offense with 13 points and five rebounds as the Bears dropped to 4-14 and 0-4 in the league. Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/2011012950wsro 2011-01-29T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110128qbx483 Providence, RI- The Brown University women’s basketball team (4-12, 0-2) enters its first full weekend of the Ivy League season and hosts Princeton University at 7 p.m. tonight followed by a 7 p.m. game against the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday. Come support the Bears tonight and help “Blitz the Pitz” and make Williams Court the toughest place to play in the Ivy League. There will be free admission to children under 12 and the first 500 fans will receive a free Brown athletics t-shirt! Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110128qbx483 2011-01-28T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110128xqt9g9 Providence, RI- Led by Addie Micir’s 18 points, the Princeton University Tigers rolled to a 70-48 victory over the Brown women’s basketball team to extend its Ivy League win streak to 21 while improving its record to 13-3 overall and move to 2-0 in the league. Sophomore guard Lindsay Nickel led Brown’s offense with 11 points, while the team dropped to 4-13 overall and are now 0-3 in league play. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110128xqt9g9 2011-01-28T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/201101217dx7yl The Brown men’s and women’s basketball teams and coaching staffs hosted a clinic for Rhode Island Special Olympics on Wednesday, January 19th, at the Olney Margolies Athletic Center. Over 150 special Olympians and an additional 50 guests took participated in the clinic. Brown players demonstrated the fundamentals of basketball, participated in drills with the Special Olympians that culminated in a dunk contest and scrimmages. After the event, the participants and student-athletes shared pizza and soft drinks, courtesy of Dominos Pizza. Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/201101217dx7yl 2011-01-21T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110121zemsrs Providence, RI- Yale sophomore Megan Vasquez netted a game-high 18 points and senior forward Mady Gobrecht earned a double-double with 16 points and 10 boards to lead the Bulldogs to a 71-59 victory over the Bears tonight at the Pizzitola Sports Center. Yale improved to 6-10 overall with a 2-0 mark in the Ivy League, while the Bears dropped to 4-12 and 0-2 in the league. Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110121zemsrs 2011-01-21T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/201101147go8lo New Haven, CT- Yale’s Jana Graf scored 26 points, including six three pointers to lead the Bulldogs to a 66-54 victory over the visiting Brown University women’s basketball team tonight in the Ivy League opener. Sophomore guard Sheila Dixon led Brown with 21 points and four rebounds, as the Bears fall to 4-11 overall and now have a 0-1 mark in Ivy play. Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/201101147go8lo 2011-01-14T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110114sh5uld Providence, RI- The Brown University women’s basketball team (4-10) will start its quest for an Ivy League championship at 7 p.m. on Friday night when it challenges the Yale University Bulldogs (4-10) in New Haven. The game will be televised on the YES Network, and live video and live stats will also be provided on Yalebulldogs.com. Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110114sh5uld 2011-01-14T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110106x61nbw Providence, RI- Junior co-captain Aileen Daniels scored a career-high 20 points and pulled down a career-high eight rebounds for the Bears tonight, but it wasn’t enough to overcome NJIT’s second half scoring outburst as the squad fell 63-61 at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The Highlanders improved to 3-9 on the year while the Bears dropped to 4-10. Thu, 06 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110106x61nbw 2011-01-06T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110102e2rtiq Providence, RI- Junior captain Hannah Passafuime (Soquel, CA) posted her first career double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds this afternoon at the Pizzitola Sports Center, but it wasn’t enough to defeat the University at Buffalo as the Bears fell 58-53 in their first game of 2011. Buffalo improved to 7-6 on the year while the Bears dropped to 4-9. Sun, 02 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110102e2rtiq 2011-01-02T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20101231mkrglm West Long Branch, NJ- Sophomore Sheila Dixon netted 15 points to lead the Brown University women’s basketball team in scoring today, but it wasn’t enough to claim the Hawk Holiday Classic Championship at Monmouth this afternoon as they were defeated by American, 56-47. The loss dropped Brown to 4-8 overall, while American improved to 9-4. Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20101231mkrglm 2010-12-31T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20101230iv8f33 West Long Branch, NJ- Junior forward Aileen Daniels (Waldwick, NJ) led the Bears with 15 points while four others scored in double figures to earn Brown a 75-71 victory over host Monmouth on Thursday afternoon. The win improves Brown to 4-7 on the year, while the Hawks drop to 8-3. Brown will now play the winner of the 4 p.m. game featuring American or Binghamton in the championship game at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20101230iv8f33 2010-12-30T05:00:00Z http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20101229gh9dgr West Long Branch, NJ- The first day, Wednesday, December 29, of the Second Annual Hawk Holiday Classic presented by Staybridge Suites of Eatontown has been cancelled due to road closures around Monmouth University. Instead, Brown will challenge Monmouth tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20101229gh9dgr 2010-12-29T05:00:00Z