The University of Bridgeport’s Department of Athletics has announced the appointment of Anthony Pl as baseball’s junior varsity head coach. Coach Pl has been an assistant coach under John Anquillare for the past two seasons. He coached defense and hitting techniques as well as base running. He also established the […]
Other News
Knox Named as Head Gymnastics Coach
Byron Knox has been named as the head gymnastics’ coach at University of Bridgeport today, announced Jay Moran, director of athletics. “We are very excited that coach Knox will be joining our staff,” said Moran. “We feel that his past experiences have prepared him to be successful here at UB.” […]
Valthorsdottir Lifts Women’s Soccer Past East Stroudsburg, 1-0
Bridgeport, Conn. – UB forward Lilja Valthorsdottir (Gardabaer, Iceland) scored in the 88th minute to give the University of Bridgeport a thrilling, 1-0 win over East Stroudsburg in Northeast region women’s soccer action at Seaside Park on Tuesday afternoon.The two teams played nearly a full match of scoreless soccer before […]
Women’s Soccer
The UB women’s soccer team rebounded from a tough loss to No. 16-ranked Slippery Rock by coming away with a convincing 3-0 win over Edinboro on Sunday afternoon. Scoring for UB was Rut Bjarnadottir, Annika Robertsson and Marie Widerman. The Purple Knights are back in action next on Wednesday when […]
Seven UB Gymnasts Earn Academic All-American Honors
University of Bridgeport 2003-04 Gymnastics TeamThe University of Bridgeport gymnastics team had seven athletes named to the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches (NACGC) Academic All-American team for the 2003-04 academic year. Overall, the team posted a 3.53 grade point average, ranking the Purple Knights fifth in the country among […]
Mike DeRasmo
Where did you grow up? Mahopac, NYWhat sports team do you follow?Sports Teams I follow – NY Yankees, NY Rangers, NY Jets and Dallas Cowboys What are some things you would like to see in the Scribe? Positive articles regarding Students, Faculty and Staff. Also, maybe an article on an […]
Men’s Soccer Opens up at Southern Connecticut Autumn Classic
The UB men’s soccer team opened up with a pair of games against nationally-ranked opponents over the weekend. On Friday evening, the Purple Knights dropped a 2-1 decision to #19 Franklin Pierce, falling on a late goal with just over one minute remaining. Randy Jean-Baptiste scored the goal for UB. […]
University of Bridgeport tabs Moran as director of athletics
The University of Bridgeport has named Jay Moran as the University’s director of athletics, effective July 1, 2004. Moran comes to UB from Albertus Magnus College, where he served in the AD for two years. Moran succeeds Joe DiPuma, who stepped down as UB’s director of athletics on June 1, […]
UB Athlete receives NYCAC Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year
University of Bridgeport junior Sana Sarr (Bajul, Gambia) was named as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC) Men’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year, announced the NYCAC. The award was voted on by the 13 faculty athletic representatives from the NYCAC member schools.In April, Sarr was honored as the NYCAC Men’s […]
Women’s Volleyball
UB saved the best for last as the Purple Knights rolled past Teikyo Post by a convincing 3-0 margin to claim the 2004 Purple Knight Invitational Championship. Leading the team was Jessica Herrman (Salina, KS) with 16 kills and 13 digs. Setter Sinead Quirk (Wheaton, IL) had 37 assists and […]