By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Freshman midfielder Ryan McKinney had a break-out game as she scored three goals to propel the fifth ranked women’s lacrosse team (3-1) to a 7-5 win over fourth ranked University of New Haven (2-1), on Saturday, March 12, at Panther Stadium in New Haven,…
Posts published in March 2016
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief The fourth-seeded men’s basketball team came out on top on Wednesday, March 2, against fifth-seeded University of Bridgeport in the first round of the East Coast Conference Championship (ECC) at the Pratt Recreation Center in Brookville, N.Y. The 73-68 overtime victory sent the Pioneers to the…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief On Monday, March 7, the baseball team opened a series of five games in the Sunshine State against Nyack College. Powered by a pair of juniors, the Pioneers won their opening game by a score of 3-1. Starting pitcher, junior Jake DeCarli went the distance allowing…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Paige Swantek, senior speech-language pathology major from Smithtown, N.Y., is the captain of the softball team and is a very versatile player. Swantek plays multiple positions for the Pioneers including, catcher, first basemen and designated player. Entering her fourth year with the Pioneers, Swantek…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief On Thursday, March 10, the softball team wrapped up their regional play at the PFX Spring Games in sunny Clermont, FL. In game one against American International College, the Pioneers pounded the opposing pitchers for 15 hits and 12 runs in a 12-5 victory. Junior pitcher…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor On Saturday, March 12, the 10th-ranked men’s lacrosse team (3-2) secured its third-straight victory, defeating 13th-ranked Molloy College (5- 1), 9-7, in an East Coast Conference tilt at John A. Darcy Field in Rockville Centre, N.Y. The Pioneers got off to a hot start;…
By Mirna Youssef Features Editor Lead LIU, a leadership certificate program which was started during the spring 2014 semester by the office of Campus Life and LIU Promise, is “Post’s first leadership certificate program,” said Ryan Day, a success coach and one of the program coordinators. “By attending a given…
By Caroline Ryan Assistant News Editor On Wednesday, April 13 at 6 p.m., the women of the sorority Delta Zeta will be hosting Hoops for Hearing, a five-on-five charity basketball tournament, at the Pratt Recreation Center. There will be both a men’s and women’s bracket; with teams of five players…
By Joseph Iemma Assistant Features Editor Hillwood Commons is undoubtedly the primary rendezvous location for Post students. Starbucks, Subway, the ‘fishbowl’ and other meeting areas make Hillwood Commons a mainstay. Yet, space in Hillwood Commons is limited. The Student Government Association is pushing for a renovation of the second floor…
By Caroline Ryan Assistant News Editor The office of Campus Life will host LIU Post’s Take Back the Night event on March 31 in the Hillwood Commons Lecture Hall at 7 p.m. “Take Back the Night is an event that brings awareness to the campus community regarding sexual assault and…