Men lose to Case, but beat Carnegie.
Topic: Sports: Basketball
Late Dominican free throw sinks Men’s basketball season opener
Chicago lost its first game of the season to Dominican after the Stars hit a free throw with seven seconds left to break a tie.
Women’s basketball eliminated in tough NCAA first round
Women’s basketball falls to Simpson University in opening round of NCAA tournament. Sees off 5 graduating seniors.
Men’s basketball buzzes K-zoo 68–62
With sixth win of the season, resurgent Maroons equal total from 2008–2009 campaign
With win over Carleton, Chicago reaches 4–0
After undefeated homestand, men’s basketball travels to play at Wheaton tomorrow.
Can’t-miss Carthage upsets Maroons, delivers first loss of season
Women’s basketball makes second-half run, but can’t overcome early deficit.
Men’s basketball sweeps Midway Classic
The Maroons topped Earlham 84-71 in their first game, then put down Rose-Hulman 79-60 to win the tournament.
Women’s basketball takes dominant Midway Classic win
Chicago beat St. Mary’s 76-34 on Saturday, and 64-57 in the title game.
Seasoned women’s basketball boasts wealth of playmakers
Chicago opens home schedule tomorrow against St. Mary’s.
Experienced guards to pace men’s basketball
Fourth-years Pancratz and Kinsella in the backcourt will balance out young post players.
Judging by early results, NBA success isn’t for sale
NBA’s elite pay top dollar for top talents,
but league’s parity is still evident in conference standings.
Women’s basketball tops Olivet 66–50
Despite win, Roussell hopes to see more from Maroons in Midway Classic.
Q&A: Shaking a tail feather with the Phoenix mascot
Third-year Stephen Bonnett, the man behind the Phoenix, talks about his big break, his artistic vision, going pro, and the guilt that can rack a mascot’s soul.
After years at Carnegie, Sain traded tartan for maroon
Assistant women’s basketball coach Carissa Sain has adjusted to a new role at an old UAA rival.
Field Notes: Celebrating In Quotes’ Sweet 16
In Quotes turns 16 this month, so Jordan goes back through the archives to pick his favorites.
Maroon City: Where’s the Love?
A brand new podcast, SportsTubes, an athlete interview, and the only UAA men’s tennis championship preview endorsed by Roger Federer
High-octane Wash U offense outclasses Chicago in season finale
A quick and athletic Wash U squad jumped out to a big lead early, overwhelming men’s basketball in the final game of the season.
Bears block Maroons’ quest for NCAA bid
With the Maroons’ postseason hopes hanging in the balance, women’s basketball succumbed to UAA Champion Wash U 70–55 Saturday.
Resurgent Maroons head to second-ranked Wash U for season finale
Men’s basketball’s last meeting with Wash U didn’t go Chicago’s way, but the renewed Maroons are heading into St. Louis tomorrow with more motivation than ever.
One for the road
The postseason might be out of Chicago basketball’s reach, but tomorrow’s games are about more than a ticket to the NCAAs.
To preserve shot at NCAA, Chicago must win on the road at Wash U
The Chicago–Wash U rivalry resumes Saturday, as the women’s basketball team heads to St. Louis for what could be the team’s season finale.
Pancratz buries Jackets, but Carnegie’s Einwag too much
Men’s basketball was able to handle the conference’s best scorer Friday night, but poor shooting and defensive lapses sent the Maroons back down below .500 with one game left.
Following Kinsella’s lead, Maroons finally getting on track
It’s a little late, but men’s basketball is hitting its stride under the command of third-year John Kinsella, who leads Chicago into action against Carnegie and Rochester this weekend.
Following home loss, Maroons respond with pair of road wins
With their playoff hopes hanging in the balance, women’s basketball dominated Case before edging out Emory over the weekend.
Pancratz sinks last-second three pointer to lift Chicago past Emory
Third-year guard Jake Pancratz was tired of his team catching bad breaks, so he tripled at the buzzer to steal a win, capping a 1–1 weekend.
Judges, Violets get worst of weekend three-party
Men’s basketball slammed Brandeis with a conference-record 17 threes Friday night, and the offensive outpouring carried through to another win over NYU Sunday.
Maroons repay Brandeis, but NYU still too strong
The women’s basketball team’s stifling defense brought Chicago redemption in a rematch from last Sunday, but a subsequent loss to NYU has Chicago on the outside of the conference title picture looking in.
After being shut out on the road, women want redemption in rematches
Women’s basketball knows they can’t dwell on last weekend’s struggles on the road, and with the UAA schedule rolling into its second half, they can’t afford to.
Homestand offers chance to reprise win at NYU
With the UAA schedule rolling over into its second half this weekend, the Maroons have a shot to repeat last Friday’s win over NYU and redeem themselves after last Sunday’s blowout loss to Brandeis.
Corning sparks victory at NYU, but Maroons’ troubles resume against Brandeis
A late run against NYU helped Chicago secure their second win this season, but the team’s fortunes changed on Sunday, when Brandeis thumped the Maroons to give them their sixteenth loss.
In critical UAA weekend, lethargic Chicago no match for Judges, Violets
With much of their team under the weather, the Maroons couldn’t build upon their win at Rochester, and they dropped two key games against ranked opponents.
With range of problems, consistency needed for climb out of UAA cellar
Men’s basketball looks to finally put it all together at NYU and Brandeis this weekend.
Weekend road trip to NYU, Brandeis could be critical in race for conference title
Win over the nation’s best team? Check. Win their first two road games? Check. It’s all fallen into place so far for women’s basketball, but with the midway point to the conference schedule approaching, clashes with 10th-ranked NYU and 19th-ranked Brandeis could make this the most important weekend thus far.
Streaky shooting, shaky defense plague South Siders in two more losses
The struggles continued for men’s basketball over the weekend, as inconsistency cost the Maroons in losses to Carnegie and Rochester.
Rocked-chester: Top-ranked Yellowjackets swarmed by Maroons’ high-flying offense
Women’s basketball ignored the odds going into Sunday’s matchup with the nation’s best team, dominating Rochester en route to a 71–51 road win.
Narrow win over Eagles ends Chicago’s season-long skid
The losing streak is over, but the Maroons have work to do on the road to get back into the UAA mix.
After besting Emory and Case, Maroons head to top-ranked Rochester
The Maroons went 2–1 at home to start the UAA season, but they’ll face a tall task Sunday against the nation’s best team.
Chicago gets two chances at first win
The winless men’s basketball team has two prime opportunities to pick up win number one this weekend as Emory and Case come to town.
Home games against Emory, Case are must-wins after Wash U loss
Women’s basketball returns to action this weekend hoping to erase last weekend’s poor rebounding and missed opportunities.
Bears take early lead in race for UAA title
Rebounding and scoring struggles proved costly for women’s basketball in Saturday’s 54–50 loss to Wash U.
Second-half shooting slump spoils conference opener against rival Wash U
Men’s basketball ran its losing streak to 12, as the still-winless Maroons couldn’t capitalize on a strong first half Saturday against Wash U.
Wash U comes to town for conference opener
Women’s basketball looks to start strong in a wide-open race for the UAA championship.
Long season allows time to erase what-ifs
We all knew this was going to be a long men’s basketball season. If the team continues as it has for the first five games, it’s going to get a lot longer. Fortunately, I can forgive and forget.
Double-OT loss sends men’s hoops to worst start since 1950s
Men’s basketball dropped another close contest Saturday as Loras needed two overtimes to top the Maroons 64–62.
Women’s basketball back to winning ways
The Maroons bounced back from last week’s loss to Carroll with a pair of wins at the St. Mary’s Thanksgiving Classic over the weekend.
Unranked Carroll upsets women’s hoops
Carroll shocked the 11th-ranked Maroons Saturday, capturing a 72–66 upset win.
Men’s hoops drops heartbreaker to #2 Augustana
The Maroons found the energy that they lacked in the Midway Classic, but Augustana snuck out of Chicago with a 58–57 win after a jumper with 2.5 seconds left.
After landmark year, women’s hoops strong as ever
The women’s basketball team returns to action this weekend hoping to build on last season’s conference title and trip to the Sweet 16.
Big recruiting class joins core of veterans on men’s hoops’ quest for repeat title
Featuring seven first-years and a transfer to join three returning starters, men’s basketball looks for a third straight UAA title this season.
Three-sport Mojidi fueled women’s hoops’ rise to top of UAA
When Nofi Mojidi arrived on campus as a first-year in September 2004, the women’s basketball team was coming off a 10–15 season, during which it finished next to last in the UAA. That was the third losing season in a…
