Ashley Purdy

Sports Editor

Senior

apurdy3@binghamton.edu

178 Articles


Basketball

Women's basketball falls behind Niagara early, can't catch up

There has been a theme for the women’s basketball team this season: suffer through a slow start, sink into a hole, pick up in the second, but not enough to secure a ...


Track and Field

Quiller's return to BU a surreal experience

Five years after capturing the NCAA indoor pole vault title, Rory Quiller returned to Binghamton University for his induction into the Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the 2013 class. ...


Basketball

Bucknell deals women's basketball worst loss in program's D-I history

The women’s team couldn’t surmount its deficit and fell to Bucknell, 89-48, Thursday night at Sojka Pavilion. ...


Wrestling

Wrestling places three at Kaloust Open

Opening its second year under head coach Matt Dernlan, the Binghamton wrestling team placed three wrestlers in the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open, which was held at the Events Center on Sunday. Junior ...


Basketball: America East

Nwakamma looks to lead key returners over hump

Losing just one starter — or half a starter, as graduate John Peterson more or less split the job with junior forward Nate Sikma — Hartford should skip the adjustment period of ...


Basketball: America East

Shedding interim tag, Aki Thomas ready to build off impressive 2012-13 season

When former UMBC head coach Randy Monroe resigned just one month before last season, Aki Thomas had to fill the vacancy with an interim label. But Thomas impressed Charles Brown so much ...


Basketball

Mansell returns from knee injury, set to lead BU

Mansell suffered tears of the ACL, MCL and meniscus in his left knee, forcing him to miss all of 2012-13. He hadn’t returned to the court until Saturday, when he posted a ...


Wrestling

Wrestling carries high expectations into 2013-14 season

After gaining acceptance to the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association — the oldest, and one of the most prestigious, wrestling conferences in the country — in April, high expectations for the Binghamton wrestling ...


Basketball: America East

New Hamsphire looks to Konan, Pelcher for leadership

Herrion’s options aren’t shoddy — he’ll return seniors Patrick Konan and Chris Pelcher, upon whom he’ll depend for much-needed leadership. ...


Soccer

Men's soccer clinches No. 6 seed in AE tourney despite loss to Albany

The Bearcats fell to the Great Danes (5-10-4, 3-3-1 America East), 2-1, leaving their postseason fate in the hands of nationally ranked UMBC. The Retrievers delivered with a 1-0 win over Stony ...