#ESRosePark

Mar 30, 2022
3 min

Belmont softball breezes by TSU for program record

Riding a nine-game winning streak into the beginning of the week, the Belmont softball team took to the diamond Tuesday afternoon for a doubleheader against Ohio Valley Conference rival Tennessee State University at E.S. Rose Park. Winning their first contest after five innings with a 10-2 score, the Bruins became the fourth team in program history to win 10 games in a row — the longest streak since 1995. The Bruins continued their red-hot momentum into game two, shutting out

Baseball begins conference play with series win against Austin Peay

Belmont Vision

Mar 28, 2022
5 min

Baseball begins conference play with series win against Austin Peay

The Belmont University baseball team kicked off its final Ohio Valley Conference schedule in a three-game home series against Austin Peay State University over the weekend. Winning their first game Friday at E.S. Rose Park, the Bruins fell short in a close matchup Saturday but quickly rebounded in Sunday’s contest to secure the at-home stretch. Hitting the ball effectively, the Bruins recorded a home run in all three games, each from a different player. Designated hitter Tomm

Belmont softball sweeps three-game series in homefield Bruin Classic

Belmont Vision

Mar 14, 2022
3 min

Belmont softball sweeps three-game series in homefield Bruin Classic

The Bruins are back swinging at the home diamond, taking down their opponents in all three games at E.S. Rose Park this weekend. Wearing green ribbons in their hair, the softball team wanted to raise awareness for mental health struggles following the suicide of Stanford student-athlete Katie Meyer on March 1. Belmont invited the University of North Alabama, the University of Akron and Bradley University for the Bruin Classic tournament. Before Friday’s snow hit, the sun was

Coach Dave Jarvis records 1,000th career win as Belmont baseball dominates MTSU

AJ Wuest

Feb 24, 2022
4 min

Coach Dave Jarvis records 1,000th career win as Belmont baseball dominates MTSU

Belmont baseball cruised to a crushing 11-1 victory over Middle Tennessee State University Wednesday night at E.S. Rose Park as head coach Dave Jarvis recorded his 1,000th career win. Prior to his 25 years coaching at Belmont, Jarvis won 324 games over eight years at Three Rivers Community College. Wednesday’s win was his 676th with the Bruins. In April 2021, after his 664th Belmont win, Jarvis surpassed renowned head coach Dave Whitten to become the winningest coach in progr

Belmont baseball blasts past Toledo for three wins in opening series

AJ Wuest

Feb 21, 2022
7 min

Belmont baseball blasts past Toledo for three wins in opening series

Welcoming the University of Toledo over the weekend, the Belmont University baseball team opened its season with a four-game series on home turf. After falling short 3-2 Friday night, the Bruins rebounded with three commanding victories in a row to close out their run at E.S. Rose Park on a high note. In Saturday’s seven-inning doubleheader, Belmont won its first contest 7-2 before silencing the Rocket dugout in game two with a 5-0 shutout. The Bruins continued their momentum

SEASON PREVIEW: Meet the 2022 softball Bruins up to bat at Friday’s spring opener

AJ Wuest

Feb 17, 2022
4 min

SEASON PREVIEW: Meet the 2022 softball Bruins up to bat at Friday’s spring opener

With nine fresh faces on its roster, the Belmont University softball team is all set to open its season at the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational. The Bruins will be batting at two back-to-back doubleheaders, playing Friday against the University of Memphis and FGCU and Saturday against Boston College and FGCU. The team will finish off the weekend’s contests early Sunday morning with a final bout against Boston College, opening spring play with an intense few days on the diamond

Regular season report: Men’s soccer cruises on historic winning streak, competitive SoCon tour

David Pang

Nov 1, 2021
3 min

Regular season report: Men’s soccer cruises on historic winning streak, competitive SoCon tour

Belmont’s men’s soccer program capped off its best conference season to date after the Southern Conference wrapped up regular season play Saturday. Going into the postseason, the Bruins rank third in SoCon with an 11-4-2 record that includes a victory over tournament favorite — University of North Carolina Greensboro. “The biggest highlight that represents all the work that we’ve done was the win against UNCG,” said senior forward Niccolo Dagnoni. “Being able to win and show

Celebrations and consolations for women’s soccer after a loss on senior night

Camden Morris

Oct 25, 2021
2 min

Celebrations and consolations for women’s soccer after a loss on senior night

Wrapping up regular season play with senior night, Belmont women’s soccer faced a tough 3-0 defeat against Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Sunday. Despite the shutout game — the final regular-season OVC game for seven senior Bruins on the squad — Belmont head coach Heather Henson expressed positive thoughts afterward. “Today was the day of opportunities for us. Another day to battle, another day to compete, another day to support their family,” she said. A sunny

Women’s soccer rebounds from loss, beats Morehead State 2-0 at home

AJ Wuest

Oct 15, 2021
2 min

Women’s soccer rebounds from loss, beats Morehead State 2-0 at home

Belmont women’s soccer redeemed itself with a 2-0 win and its fifth clean sheet of the season against Morehead State University at E.S. Rose Park on Thursday. Junior Loren House netted a brace, scoring both goals in the first half to stack up her third and fourth points of the season. “Since we lost our first conference game on Tuesday, I think we were all ready to kind of get back and redeem ourselves,” said House. “We’ve been working really hard on restarts.” The first goal

Record-breaking winning streak continues for men’s soccer with Saturday sweep against Wofford

Jessica Mattsson

Oct 10, 2021
3 min

Record-breaking winning streak continues for men’s soccer with Saturday sweep against Wofford

Belmont men’s soccer outperformed its opponent on home turf once again Saturday with a 1-0 sunset victory over the Wofford College Terriers. Going 8-1-1 over the past ten games, the triumph marks the Bruins’ seventh shutout of the season and breaks the school record for longest winning streak at home. “Tonight’s game was huge for us. It gives us another opportunity to control our own destinies when we move forward in the conference standings and that’s exactly what we want,”

Bruins baseball, softball, golf move into a new home base at the old home field

AJ Wuest

Oct 9, 2021
2 min

Bruins baseball, softball, golf move into a new home base at the old home field

Belmont student-athletes on the baseball, softball and men’s and women’s golf teams now have their own indoor practice space at E.S. Rose Park. Standing two stories tall with coaching offices, locker rooms and meeting rooms on the top floor and batting tunnels, a bullpen and golf bays on the bottom, the much-needed space will give four of Belmont’s teams a new home base. “This will be the first time in 25 years that I’ve been at Belmont and we had our own locker room facility

Second-half headway secures home-field soccer win against Bellarmine

Camden Morris

Sep 30, 2021
2 min

Second-half headway secures home-field soccer win against Bellarmine

With a slow start to the first half, men’s soccer persevered to defeat Bellarmine University 1-0 after a dramatic end to Wednesday night’s game at E.S. Rose Park. Belmont forward Esteban Leiva scored his first goal of the season to secure the win, assisted by senior Jack Shaw with only 18 minutes left in the game. The Bruins have been undefeated in five straight home games, creating what Belmont head coach David Costa called a “winning habit” which will be tested on the road

Mid-season report: Women’s soccer kicks off OVC play with 1-0 win against SEMO

Jessica Mattsson

Sep 27, 2021
3 min

Mid-season report: Women’s soccer kicks off OVC play with 1-0 win against SEMO

After eight regular-season games over the past month, Belmont women’s soccer took a needed halftime break before starting up Ohio Valley Conference play, facing Southeast Missouri State University on Sunday. “This has been a good week to recharge and so coming in, I think SEMO is one of those teams that it’s gonna be fast, it’s gonna be a hard-fought battle,” head coach Heather Henson said. And Henson was right — the Bruins’ E.S. Rose Park game against the SEMO Redhawks came

Men’s soccer starts conference play on a winning streak with alumni night victory

Finn Birnie

Sep 20, 2021
3 min

Men’s soccer starts conference play on a winning streak with alumni night victory

The men’s soccer team made program history with four consecutive home victories, banking a 1-0 home-field win against East Tennessee University in the Bruins’ first Southern Conference game Saturday. Coming out undefeated in its last five fixtures, most notably a 1-1 draw against No. 22 ranked rivals Lipscomb University, the Bruins are showing confidence and consistency in their season so far. “We talk all the time about creating good habits and eliminating bad ones and the r

Overtime O’Brien sinks two to secure winning streak for the Bruins

Jessica Mattsson

Sep 11, 2021
3 min

Overtime O’Brien sinks two to secure winning streak for the Bruins

After wearing down Georgia State University in double overtime, Belmont men’s soccer brought home a 2-1 golden-goal victory at E.S. Rose Park Friday. “It’s our first overtime game this year. It was a good test against a good team,” said forward Liam O’Brien. “Two wins in a row and then we get another one, so it is nice to get the momentum going.” Coming out undefeated over their last three match-ups, most recently with a Labor Day one-to-nil win against Southern Illinois Univ

Women’s soccer narrowly edged out by Western Kentucky

David Pang

Sep 10, 2021
3 min

Women’s soccer narrowly edged out by Western Kentucky

The Bruins’ dramatic two-match winning streak at home came to an end Thursday night after a defense-heavy contest against Western Kentucky University. In a tight back-and-forth game on the home pitch at E.S. Rose Park, WKU ultimately defeated Belmont by one goal to nil. All the same, the Bruins impressed their coach with their ability to persevere and continue playing while down a goal through the final quarter. “We’re going to battle to the end,” said women’s head coach Heat

Women’s soccer clinches late win in home opener

Jessica Mattsson

Aug 29, 2021
3 min

Women’s soccer clinches late win in home opener

Kick-starting their home gameplay with a double overtime showing, Belmont women’s soccer outperformed University of Chattanooga 2-1 on Friday. With 12 seconds left in the second overtime, sophomore forward Maci Pekmezian scored the decisive goal of the game to secure a much-needed win for the Bruins at E.S. Rose Park. “I’m really happy. That’s like my first college goal, so it was crazy,” Pekmezian said. “We’ve been battling the past few games and it just hasn’t gone our way,