By Mike Voltaggio, Staff Writer The LIU women’s hockey team has gotten their 2024-25 season off to a hot start with a 2-1-1 record in NEWHA conference play, as they look to replicate the success they had in 2023-24. Last season, they compiled a conference record of 26-2 with a…
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By Mike Voltaggio, STAFF WRITER The fall season is in full swing and so is the 2024 campaign for the LIU Sharks football team. As the leaves fall and welcome a new season with a change of scenery outside, the Sharks have had some changes of their own heading into…
By Alexander Mousa, Editor-in-Chief From a college student at her first rugby meeting to a head coach at a Division 1 university, Women’s Rugby Head Coach Dee Nash shows us all how hard work pays off. Speaking with The Tide from her office in the back of the Pratt Recreation…
by Brendan Kaufman, staff writer A member of the athletics department since December 2021, Ryan Kelly was promoted to Director of Athletics this past August. Kelly began his work in college sports as an assistant coach for Coastal Carolina before working his way into recruitment. He then served as assistant…
By Joseph Frescott, Sports Editor Following the most successful season in the program’s Division I history, the LIU Sharks football team is coming into this season with high expectations. The 2022 season was a tale of two halves. Led by first-year Head Coach Ron Cooper, the Sharks struggled early on,…
By Brady Campbell, Staff Writer Men’s lacrosse finished 7-8 in the 2022 season before falling to Saint Joseph’s, who went undefeated in conference play, in heartbreaking fashion, 11-10 in the semifinals of the NEC tournament. During the offseason, the NEC decided to disband men’s lacrosse in the conference for the…
By Aliya Couillard, staff writer The LIU women’s lacrosse team is just starting to get a foot into their Northeast Conference (NEC) games. They currently hold a record of 5-7 overall but are 3-1 in the NEC. On Saturday, March 18, the Sharks won their first conference game. They blew…
By Andrew Scarpaci, Sports Editor On Saturday, March 4, Women’s Hockey won the New England Women’s Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) for the third time in their program’s four-year history, defeating St.Anselm 2-0. Sarah Rourke and Carrigan Umperville both had goals for the Sharks in the victory, and Goalie Tindra Holm made…
By Amisha Temal, Staff Writer On Jan. 28, 2023, Meghan McNamara was inducted into the Long Island Metropolitan Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place at the Long Island Marriott Hotel in Uniondale. It was the Foundation’s 37th annual Hall of Fame ceremony. The Long Island Metropolitan Lacrosse Foundation (LIMLF)…
By Andrew Scarpaci, Sports Editor The LIU Men’s Hockey team is wrapping up their 3rd season in program history. Currently, they have a record of 13-20-1, but their record does not tell the whole story. With many games against some of the nation’s best, the team held its own and…