By Michael Otero Sports Editor Led by a second half charge that included a 13-point scoring advantage, the Pioneers forced overtime on Wednesday, Nov. 30, against the Wildcats from Daemen College, and sealed the deal in the extra session, winning 73-70 from the Pratt Recreation Center in Brookville, N.Y Behind…
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By Michael Otero Sports Editor The men’s basketball team is coming off an 18-12 season and Head Coach Erik Smiles is looking to keep the trend going of an uptick in wins per season. Smiles, now in his third year at the helm, has compiled a 52-37 record and has…
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 With time winding down in double-overtime and the men’s basketball team leading by one, the University of the District of Columbia escaped the Pratt Recreation Center with a victory when junior guard Virgil Fleming nailed a three pointer as time expired. The 86-84 defeat on Saturday,…
By Thomas Scavetta Sports Editor In what was nearly a comeback for the ages, the men’s basketball team (16-10) survived for an 80-73 victory against East Coast Conference arch-nemesis, New York Institute of Technology (3-21), on Thursday, Feb. 16, in the Battle of the Boulevard at the Pratt Recreation Center.…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Despite a 20-point effort from Molloy guard Curtis Jenkins, the Pioneers (14-10) survived a last-second scare as they held on to beat Molloy College (6-16) on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 60-57, in an East Coast Conference battle at the Pratt Recreation Center in Brookville, N.Y.…
By Thomas Scavetta Sports Editor With just under ten seconds remaining, the men’s basketball team (13-9) gave up a coast-to-coast lay-up as time expired to drop their fourth consecutive game, 67-65, against Mercy College (8-9) on Wednesday, Feb. 3 in an East Coast Conference matchup in White Plains, N.Y. After…
By Thomas Scavetta Sports Editor Despite four Pioneers scoring in double gures, the men’s basketball team came up short against arch-rival, University of Bridgeport, 100-91, on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at Hubbell Gymnasium in Bridgeport, Conn. The East Coast Conference duel commenced with the Pioneers (13-7) jumping out of the gate…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor In his third year as the Head Coach of the men’s basketball team, Erik Smiles has led his team to a 13-5 record. The Pioneers currently sit tied atop the East Coast Conference with St. Thomas Aquinas College. Smiles is very familiar with the…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Junior guard Jared Hall may have had a career-night scoring 27 points, but it wasn’t enough as the LIU Post Men’s Basketball team (13-5) fell short last Wednesday against the University of the District of Colombia (8-9), 84-73, at the UDC Sports Complex in Washington,…