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Sports

A Spring Lacrosse Recap

With spring sports ending within the past week and with finals finally over, this semester comes to a close.  Both the Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse teams had some big games this past season. Both teams played their hardest this season…

Athlete to Watch: Kennedy Harper

Kennedy Harper’ 27, a goalie at Goucher from Cheverly, Maryland, has starred in the past 12 games so far this season. On March 28, Kennedy Harper recorded 100 career saves in a conference game against Drew University.  Harper started out…

Behind the Bench: More Than Just a Manager

When attending sporting events, we often only focus on the final product; the game itself. We see how the players execute plays, demonstrate strength and conditioning and how the coaches coach, but we really never notice the smaller details. We…

A Gopher Field Hockey Recap

On Wednesday, October 8th, the field hockey team beat conference opponent Catholic University in a 2-0 game, the team’s first major win in 30 years against Catholic. “We felt amazing,” Camden West ‘27 recalled how Catholic entered Goucher’s home field…

Playing the Mysterious Loins Disc Golf Course with the Maxes

Goucher is one of the only colleges on the East Coast to have a disc golf course. Despite this, few at Goucher have played, or even know the course exists. It was designed to have 9 main holes and a…

Athlete To Watch: Meona Boykin

Meona Boykin ‘28, a Loch Raven High School graduate and starting freshman at Goucher, has been breaking Landmark Conference records during her first season with the Goucher Women’s Basketball Team. On November 18th, 2024, Boykin was named the Landmark Conference…

A Player’s Reflection on The Volleyball Season 

After a tough season, the team’s victory over Trinity Washington on October 29, especially in three sets, marked a high point for the Women’s Volleyball Team.  Unfortunately this was the last  home game for  senior Vivian Huddleston ‘24.  The surprise…

Exploring Athletes’ Motivations: Why Goucher Athletes  Choose to Play at the Division Three Level 

Written By: Imani Ward  *This article is a student submission from COM 142 News and Reporting with Dr. David Zurawik* National Division III Week kicked off on Monday, April 1, marking a time for all individuals  associated with Division III…

Black Gophers: What is it and Why Do We Care? 

By: Ambrea Gaither 26′ (Treasurer of Black Gophers)  Photos by: Jaylin Briston 27′ (Member of Black Gophers)  *This article is a student submission from COM 142 News and Reporting with Dr. David Zurawik* Being a student athlete comes with its…

Athletes Break Record At Championship Meet

With the winter sports teams wrapping up at the end of February with all their championship meets and the spring sports season just starting up, there were a lot of record-breaker athletes, especially from the swim team and track team….