The Brown and White

11/23/2025

The Lehigh football team clinched an outright Patriot League Championship and FCS Playoffs berth after defeating Lafayette College 42-32 on Saturday afternoon.

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11/22/2025

EASTON — Lehigh football (12-0, 7-0 Patriot League) made the 14-mile trip down Route 22 this afternoon, as the team defeated Lafayette College (8-4, 6-1 Patriot League) 42-32 in front of a sold-out crowd of 13,367.

The Mountain Hawks’ victory at Fisher Stadium secured them the Patriot League Championship, an undefeated regular season and a bid to the FCS playoffs.

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11/21/2025

In 2022, the Lehigh football team took the field to face Lafayette College in the most-played rivalry game since 1884.

On the sidelines sat a first-year linebacker whose only worry was staying warm in the sharp Pennsylvania fall breeze.

Three years later, the same linebacker who remained on the sidelines as a first-year player is now preparing for his final career matchup as a defensive leader and NFL prospect.

Brycen Edwards, a senior from Fredericksburg, Virginia, is heading into the last regular season game leading the Mountain Hawk’s defense with 80 tackles. The team is looking to extend its 11-0 record winning streak with one more game against Lafayette this Saturday.

Despite additional pressure from scouts and potential playoff games looming, Edwards emphasized the importance of being focused on the present and earning more wins together with his teammates.

He said the team does so by adopting a mindset referred to as “OMD,” or “one more day.”

“We implemented something called ‘OMD,’” Edwards said. “One more day with the seniors, one more day with the team.”

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Brycen Edwards, a senior from Fredericksburg, Virginia, is heading into the last regular season game leading the Mountain Hawk’s defense with 80 tackles.

11/21/2025

Of all the games Deron Braswell, ’98, played during his football career, his first taste of the Lehigh-Lafayette Rivalry was the most memorable.

On Nov. 18, 1995, the 7-3 Lehigh Engineers trekked into Goodman Stadium standing one win away from the Patriot League Championship in the team’s second season under Coach Kevin Higgins.

Lehigh defended the nest, clinching a 37-30 double-overtime victory and a title.

“That was the first memory of how big (Le-Laf) was,” Braswell said. “You realize that you’re playing for more than just yourself and your team. You almost feel like you’re playing for generations of Lehigh football players.”
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The Mountain Hawks are the fourth 11-0 team in program history. With a win against Lafayette, they'd be the first team to have a 12-0 regular season.

11/21/2025

Late Thursday evening on Goodman Campus following the Lehigh football team's final practice of the regular season, a circle of seniors surround an old cleat about to catch fire.

This team tradition that started when coach Kevin Cahill was appointed in 2023 is known as the "burning of the cleat.”

On Saturday, the 161st Rivalry game will take place between the Mountain Hawks and the Lafayette College Leopards. But before the chaos and electricity of the weekend, the team hits a pause for this tradition.

Junior offensive lineman Austin Huff said this moment is nostalgic for the seniors — a time to reflect on their past four years at Lehigh.

“It's kind of just a good refresher for us to live in the moment,” Huff said. “Just be where our feet are, understand how big the moment is, but understand what the seniors are also fighting for.”

In addition to the burning of the cleat, Cahill said the team holds a formal luncheon on Friday with alumni in attendance, serving as the team’s senior day.

Huff said from the moment younger players step foot on Lehigh's campus, the weight and importance of The Rivalry is instilled in them.

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Before the chaos and electricity of 161st rivalry Lehigh Lafayette football game, the team hits a pause for this tradition.

11/20/2025

Thirty-two teams of students and faculty wearing themed costumes rolled beds down Packer Avenue on Wednesday night, upholding the annual Bed Races - a Rivalry week tradition that’s been around since the 1970s.

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11/20/2025

Every year, Lehigh alumni return to campus for the annual Lehigh-Lafayette game. What they all share is a love for the people, the school and the tradition.

Pete Antico, ‘87, has built a tailgate that’s become a trademark — one students and alumni from varying class years stop by.

The tailgate began in the early 2000s with his wife and kids. As a member of Theta Xi, a formerly recognized Fraternity that’s no longer active, Antico reconnected with older brothers, and they started gathering annually.

“I started putting our flag up for my fraternity,” Antico said. “It was up about 20 feet, and I would just tell people, if they want to come, look for the flag.”

Now, 100 to 150 people attend his tailgate, many of them being from recent graduating classes.

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Alumni, students and families return for the Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry, filling tailgates and celebrating one of Lehigh's oldest traditions.

11/20/2025

Amid the advancement of artificial intelligence, Arianna Huffington believes while AI can help people build better habits, it shouldn’t replace personal judgement or human experience. Finding the balance between AI being a tool — not a replacement — was the core idea in her conversation with President Joseph Helble Tuesday evening in Baker Hall.

Huffington was invited as part of the Compelling Perspectives Speaker Series, which brings guests to Lehigh to discuss issues of societal importance through respectful dialogue.

As the founder of The Huffington Post and the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, Huffington spoke about AI’s intersection with humanity in accordance with this year’s Compelling Perspectives theme, “AI: Innovation, Responsibility and the Future We Shape.” Helble said one of the reasons this theme was chosen was because it’s one of the most pressing topics alumni ask him about when he engages with the community.

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Arianna Huffington, the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, discussed AI's intersection with humanity as part of Lehigh's Compelling Perspectives series.

11/20/2025

When Joel Ritter and Mary Reshetar met, Ritter had the wine and Reshetar had the art. It was the perfect marriage.

As fiancés, the two share more than creativity. Together, they blended their passions into Unwine Vineyards Bar & Art Emporium, a cozy spot at 309 E Third St. where customers can enjoy art, sip wine and explore crafted herbal goods.

As Ritter and Reshetar launched their venture, they found their work to be less like labor and more like leisure — a realization that inspired the name “Unwine.”

“Every time we went up to work, it seemed it was a chance to chill and just relax, so we came up with unwind,” Ritter said. “As we were looking at the grapes one day it was kind of unwinding.”

But their partnership started long before they blended wine and art into their shop. They met in a classroom after bumping into each other while working at the same school.

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When Joel Ritter and Mary Reshetar met, Ritter had the wine and Reshetar had the art. It was the perfect marriage. As fiancés, the two share more than creativity. Together, they blended their passions into Unwine Vineyards Bar & Art Emporium, a cozy spot at 309 E Third St. where customers can enjoy...

11/19/2025

For senior Julian Wilson, football isn’t about being seen. It’s about being useful.

Before practice begins, he’s already in motion – moving across units to fill different roles on the team.

During his four years as a Mountain Hawk, Wilson has played three different positions. He began as a linebacker and then became a key contributor on special teams. Most recently, he’s shifted to offense as a tight end.

As a finance major from Oakland, California, Wilson said the moment he stepped onto campus felt like an opportunity he didn’t want to waste.

Coach Kevin Cahill said as a first-year, Wilson stood out not because of his voice, but because of his consistency. He worked, showed up and volunteered.

But Wilson said his versatility didn’t come out of nowhere. He played both sides of the ball in high school and stayed on the field for the majority of games.

“When you’re out there with guys you really care about, it makes you want to do whatever you can for them,” Wilson said. “If switching positions helps someone next to me, then that’s what I’m doing.”

Wilson said his willingness to move, learn and adjust has shaped his identity as a player.

With 11 players on the field, the team’s mantra “do your 1/11” reminds the Mountain Hawks to focus on individual responsibility and ex*****on, trusting that if everyone does their part the group will succeed.

Wilson said he follows that mindset — prioritizing daily improvement and effort over the scoreboard.

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During his four years as a Mountain Hawk, Julian Wilson has played three different positions. He began as a linebacker and then became a key contributor on special teams, and most recently, a tight end.

11/18/2025

In seventh grade, my mom bought me a pair of lacrosse socks that reached halfway up my shins. Embroidered on the front of them was a brown mountain hawk, wings spread wide. I never thought twice about them.

When I started high school, I would watch over my mom’s shoulder as she flipped through her college yearbooks from the ‘90s, giving me an abridged story of her experience at a school built into a mountain.

Lehigh would always be embedded in my mom’s history, but it wasn’t part of the future I imagined for myself.

Yet about 30 years after my mom walked across the stage at her graduation, I found myself stepping onto the Bethlehem soil, move-in bags in hand, unsure if this was truly the place for me.

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11/18/2025

When senior Ben Kisker and sophomore Tristan Ronayne stepped onto the blocks before their swim meet against Rider University on Oct. 18, there wasn’t much separating them in time or talent.

Kisker secured first place in the 100-yard backstroke, while Ronayne secured the win in the 200-yard. They finished first and second in each event, touching the block within two hundredths of a second of each other.

For Kisker, who’s been one of the team’s most consistent backstrokers throughout his Lehigh career, that close finish is nothing new. But the meaning behind it — competing with his close friend and training partner Ronayne — is.

Because of their friendship, he said it's a race he will never forget.

“It’s great to have a training partner that doesn’t really care about beating your teammates,” Kisker said. “We care about winning the event and helping the team win at the end of the day.”

Kisker, who's from Buffalo, New York, said his swim career took off once he arrived at Lehigh. Over the past four years, he’s broken the 200-yard backstroke school record and anchored key relay teams.

When Ronayne arrived as a first-year in 2024, he brought something new to the pool deck, including competition and a young training partner for Kisker.

Kisker said while two people training in the same events can create high tensions, it’s not like that for him and Ronayne. Instead, they like to work hard and help each other compete the best they can.

The two both said their partnership has evolved into a friendship that extends outside of the pool.

Kisker said he considers Ronayne one of his closest friends and someone he trusts to always bring his best to competition.

While Kisker serves as a leader and upperclassmen on the men’s team, he said he doesn’t see himself as above the younger members, but rather just another backstroke swimmer.

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