Men’s basketball loses season finale in overtime
Sanjay Annigeri, Staff Reporter
March 1, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports, Top Stories, Winter Sports
The Case Western Reserve University men’s basketball team ended their season with another close loss, 97-91, to University Athletic Association (UAA) rival Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) on Saturday, Feb. 23 at home. The team battled hard throughout the game, forcing overtime on a buzzer-beating...
Two players hit career scoring highs, men’s basketball continues skid
Sanjay Annigeri, Staff Reporter
February 22, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports, Top Stories, Winter Sports
The Case Western Reserve University men’s basketball team continued its rough patch in their University Athletic Association (UAA) schedule, losing 83-71 to Emory University on Friday, Feb. 15 and 68-62 to No. 22 University of Rochester on Sunday, Feb. 17. Both games were played at home in the Hors...
Men’s basketball loses heartbreaker at Brandeis
Sanjay Annigeri, Staff Reporter
February 15, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports, Top Stories, Winter Sports
The Case Western Reserve University men’s basketball team played back-to-back road games last weekend, losing to New York University (NYU) 81-71 on Friday, Feb. 8, and losing a nail biter against Brandeis University in overtime 71-66 on Sunday, Feb. 10. Second-year guard Ignas Masiulionis and firs...
Second-year basketball player aims to follow in parents’ footsteps
Nicholas Kamlet, Staff Reporter
February 8, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Spartan Spotlight, Sports, Top Stories, Winter Sports
Michael Volkening is second-year student and guard on the Case Western Reserve University’s men’s basketball team. He has seen the court in 19 games this year, averaging 7.3 points and 2.1 assists per game. Outside basketball, Volkening has a strong passion for entrepreneurship; thus, he is curr...
Getting ready for March Madness
Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
February 8, 2019
Filed under Cleveland & National Sports, Men's Basketball, Sports
The NFL season has officially wrapped up, which means it is time to look forward to the next great sporting event of the year: March Madness. If you have been focused on football or the NBA, you may not know much about the top college teams in the country. With a little more than a month until th...
Men’s basketball loses twice on Throwback Weekend
Sanjay Annigeri, Staff Reporter
February 8, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Winter Sports
The Case Western Reserve University men’s basketball team played in the historic Adelbert Gymnasium this past weekend, facing two University Athletic Association (UAA) rivals that they had just competed against the previous week. The results were different this time, with CWRU dropping both games. ...
Men’s basketball wins first road game at University of Chicago in decade
Sanjay Annigeri, Staff Reporter
February 1, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports, Top Stories, Winter Sports
The Case Western Reserve University men’s basketball team continued its University Athletic Association (UAA) schedule last week, facing two tough opponents on the road, the University of Chicago and Washington University in St. Louis (WashU). The team defeated then-UAA leader Chicago, 85-80, on Frida...
Men’s basketball suffers setback against UAA opponents
Sanjay Annigeri, Staff Reporter
January 25, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports, Top Stories, Winter Sports
The Case Western Reserve University men’s basketball team suffered two tough defeats on the road against University Athletic Association (UAA) opponents, losing to Emory University, 91-74, on Friday, Jan. 18 and to No. 22 University of Rochester, 81-68, on Monday, Jan. 21. CWRU played a close f...
Midseason NBA catch-up
Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
January 25, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Cleveland & National Sports, Men's Basketball, Sports
LeBron left Cleveland, but Cavaliers tickets are now affordable The story of last summer was the departure of LeBron James to the Los Angeles Lakers. After four straight trips to the NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers currently hold the worst record in the league. Granted, star forward Kevin Love has m...
Men’s basketball wins nailbiter, loses heartbreaker
Sanjay Annigeri, Staff Reporter
January 18, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports
The Case Western Reserve University men’s basketball team started the calendar year looking to take on the challenge of playing a tough University Athletic Association (UAA) schedule. So far, the team has played well at home, winning a game 57-55 against New York University (NYU) on Friday, Jan. 11 and lo...
