Bridgewater comes up short against North Central

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North Central (Ill.) controlled the glass Tuesday evening and defeated Bridgewater College, 67-52, at the Daytona Beach Shootout. The difference in the game was on the boards where North Central held a 40-25 advantage. Exactly half of the rebounds came on the offensive end, leading to 20 second-chance points. For the second straight day, a…

Bridgewater seniors seek entrepreneurial projects

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Small businesses with big entrepreneurial plans sometimes can’t reach their goals due to limited creative manpower.  That’s where a special service-learning project at Bridgewater College hopes to make a difference. Twenty seniors in an entrepreneurship course want to form working partnerships with five Harrisonburg and Rockingham County small businesses or non-profits for the spring 2012…

FMS PGs hold off game Bridgewater JV squad, 81-62

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The Fishburne Military School postgrad basketball team trailed by as many as 11 points in a ragged first half, but the Caissons took control with a 16-0 second-half run en route to an 81-62 win over the Bridgewater College JV team. “I think our pressure just started wearing them down,” FMS assistant coach Derrick Robinson…

Bridgewater women win ODAC cross-country title

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Bridgewater College won its first-ever ODAC title while Olivia Mills (Fredericksburg, Va./Fredericksburg Christian) and BC coach Brian Flynn took home top honors Saturday at the ODAC Cross Country Championship Meet. Mills ran away with the individual title and was named ODAC Runner of Year after she led the Eagles to a comfortable win in the…

Bridgewater to induct four into Hall of Fame

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Three stellar former Bridgewater College athletes and a former coach have been selected for induction into the college’s Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 14, in the Kline Campus Center, as part of Homecoming activities. The inductees will also be recognized the following day at half-time of the Eagles’ Homecoming football game against the…

Bridgewater professor receives “Top 5 Under 35” award

For her professional achievements and community contributions, Holly C. Ratwani, an associate professor of business administration at Bridgewater College, was awarded a “Top 5 Under 35” recognition from Disclosures, the bi-monthly magazine of the Virginia Society of Certified Professional Accountants (VSCPA). The recognition is annually awarded to five CPAs under the age of 35 who…

Former Congressman Sestak speaks of restoring American dream to Bridgewater grads

As Bridgewater College’s graduating seniors and their families celebrated on the campus Sunday, former Pennsylvania Congressman Joseph A. “Joe” Sestak urged the 326 graduates to resuscitate a faltering American Dream by restoring trust in leaders and institutions, standing on the values of accountability and providing principled leadership. Sestak, a 31-year veteran of the U.S. Navy…

Bridgewater Equestrians tie for fifth place in Nationals

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The Bridgewater College equestrian team, riding at the national show for the first time in program history, tied for fifth place at the IHSA National Show at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Bridgewater started the year competing against more than 376 collegiate teams from across the U.S. and Canada and competed against the…