The Wheaton women’s basketball team hung tough early against nationally-ranked Brandeis before falling to the unbeaten Judges, 69-54 in non-conference action Thursday night in Emerson Gymnasium.

The Wheaton men’s basketball team used a key 13-2 second-half run to build upon a five-point lead en route to a 75-55 victory against Roger Williams on Thursday evening in Emerson Gymnasium.

On a night when the Wheaton men’s basketball team scored just 53 points, the Lyons held homestanding Connecticut College to a mere 46 during Tuesday’s defensive struggle in Luce Fieldhouse.

Junior Jenny Champney matched her career high with 22 points as one of four players in double digits, propelling the Wheaton women’s basketball team past Roger Williams, 75-66 in non-conference action on Tuesday in the RWU Recreation Center.

Wheaton Associate Director of Athletics John Sutyak ‘00 has announced the hiring of Emily Kiablick as head women’s lacrosse coach, effective January 5.

The Wheaton men’s basketball team downed non-conference foe Salem State, 89-73 on Tuesday in Emerson Gymnasium, besting a team that went to the past two NCAA Tournaments.

The Wheaton women’s basketball team suffered just its fourth home loss in its last 32 games on Tuesday night, as the Lyons dropped a 77-58 non-conference decision to RPI during the teams’ first meeting in Emerson Gymnasium.

The Wheaton women’s soccer program earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the eighth consecutive season as one of 260 women’s squads from all levels of the NCAA, NAIA and junior college ranks to draw the honor for the 2007-08 academic year.

The Wheaton men’s basketball team went 1-1 last week, notching an 83-75 victory at Salve Regina on Tuesday before dropping its home opener, 100-97 in double overtime on Thursday against Emerson.

The Wheaton women’s basketball team split a pair of games at the SUNY New Paltz Tip-Off Tournament over the weekend, falling to the hosts, 69-62 on Friday before winning the consolation contest, 66-53 against New York-based Farmingdale State.