East Brunswick Bears Weekly Sports Recap

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The East Brunswick Bears had a busy start to the fall season, with action across tennis, football, field hockey, volleyball, and soccer. From tight overtime finishes to dominant shutouts, each team showed grit and early-season potential. Highlights included girls tennis staying unbeaten, girls soccer pulling out a late winner, and boys soccer celebrating an overtime victory against Old Bridge. While some teams came up just short, it’s clear the Bears are competing hard across the board. This roundup covers all the results from late August through the first week of September.

East Brunswick Bears Game Recaps

Girls Tennis vs Holmdel • Thu, Aug 28, 2025

East Brunswick 3, Holmdel 2
Bears move to 2–0 after a tight win. Singles were the difference with Arya Joshi and Kaitlin Wang cruising in straight sets and Stacy Arkhipova battling at first singles. Second doubles went to EB in a super tiebreak. Record: EB 2–0 overall, 2–0 GMC Red.

  • 1st Singles: Holmdel def. Arkhipova 6–3, 6–4

  • 2nd Singles: Joshi def. Piscatelli 6–2, 6–1

  • 3rd Singles: Wang def. Dekhtyarev 6–0, 6–2

  • 1st Doubles: Holmdel def. Mossi/Patel 6–4, 2–6, 10–7

  • 2nd Doubles: K. Mossi/Zhao def. Gork/Shekoff 6–4, 4–6, 10–8

Football vs South Plainfield • Thu, Aug 28, 2025

South Plainfield 9, East Brunswick 7
A fourth-quarter TD run by QB Sean Christie pulled EB within two, but a first-half safety and a 76-yard punt return stood up for SP. Christie led EB with 142 passing yards and 78 rushing yards. Record: EB 0–1.

  • Passing leader: Sean Christie 10–25, 142 yards

  • Rushing leader: Sean Christie 13–78, 1 TD

  • Receiving leader: Noah DeJesus 4–76

Field Hockey at Monroe • Tue, Sept 2, 2025

East Brunswick 8, Monroe 0
Statement win on the road. Rachel Gerould netted a hat trick. Molly Blatties scored twice. Anuoluwa Oladeji added two. Alexa DeRado dished three assists. Record: EB 1–1 overall, 1–1 GMC Red.

  • Shots on goal: EB 23, Monroe 2

  • Goalies: Ella Balsamo and Reagan Umbach combined for the shutout

Girls Volleyball vs Colonia • Tue, Sept 2, 2025

Colonia 2, East Brunswick 1
EB took the first set 25–18 before Colonia rallied. Smitha Srinivasan paced the Bears with 9 kills and 3 aces. Zoe Holeman had 12 assists. Record: EB 0–3, 0–3 GMC Red.

  • Set scores: 25–18, 18–25, 23–25

Boys Soccer vs Toms River East • Tue, Sept 2, 2025

Toms River East 4, East Brunswick 3 (OT)
A back-and-forth match decided in extra time. EB goals from Ben Lyons, Sean Li, and Panav Patel. Keeper Aiden Hanas made 6 saves. Record: EB 1–2.

Field Hockey vs Old Bridge • Thu, Sept 4, 2025

Old Bridge 2, East Brunswick 1 (OT)
Rachel Gerould put EB ahead late in the second quarter off an Oladeji assist. Old Bridge equalized in the third and won it in overtime. Ella Balsamo made 4 saves. Record: EB 1–2 overall, 1–1 GMC Red.

Girls Tennis vs J.P. Stevens • Thu, Sept 4, 2025

East Brunswick 4, J.P. Stevens 1
Bears sweep all three singles in straight sets and take first doubles. JPS claimed second doubles in a tiebreak set. Record: EB 3–0, 3–0 GMC Red.

  • 1st Singles: Arkhipova def. Chandra 6–3, 6–4

  • 2nd Singles: Joshi def. Sule 6–0, 6–0

  • 3rd Singles: K. Mossi def. Chitnis 6–0, 6–0

  • 1st Doubles: Wang/Patel def. Pemmaraju/Rajaraman 6–3, 6–1

  • 2nd Doubles: JPS def. K. Mossi/Zhao 7–6, 7–6

Girls Volleyball at Old Bridge • Thu, Sept 4, 2025

Old Bridge 2, East Brunswick 0
Old Bridge controlled both sets. EB battled on defense but could not find a late run. Record: EB 0–4, 0–4 GMC Red.

  • Set scores: 18–25, 11–25

Boys Soccer vs Old Bridge • Thu, Sept 4, 2025

East Brunswick 2, Old Bridge 1 (OT)
Ben Lyons delivered the golden goal in overtime. Giovanny Sousa scored in regulation. Justin Morrissey made 5 saves for OB, while EB closed it out in extra time. Record: EB 2–2.

Girls Soccer vs Sayreville • Sat, Sept 6, 2025

East Brunswick 2, Sayreville 1
Jacqueline Goldovsky was clutch with both goals, including the winner in the 78th minute. Samantha Baker assisted on both. Keeper Caylin Docherty made 4 saves. Record: EB 1–1, 1–1 GMC Red.

Boys Soccer at North Brunswick • Sat, Sept 6, 2025

North Brunswick 2, East Brunswick 0
A scoreless first half gave way to two Raiders goals after the break. EB could not find the equalizer. Record: EB 2–3.

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