By Michael Otero Sports Editor Coming off its thrilling 48-41 victory against Winston-Salem State University in the first round of the NCAA Division II Tournament, football faced its toughest test to date and suffered a 40-21 loss at the hands of Shepherd University on Saturday, Nov. 26, at Bethpage Federal…
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Michael Otero Sports Editor Led by red-shirt sophomore running back Malik Pierre, who ran for 115 yards and three touchdowns, the No. 10 ranked and second-seeded Pioneers took care of business against seventh-seeded Winston-Salem State University, 48-41, in the first round of the NCAA Division II tournament on Saturday, Nov.…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor One point separated the Pioneers and the Greyhounds from Assumption College in their October matchup. The Pioneers were determined this time around to assure there would be no necessary fourth quarter heroics. Indeed, they defeated the Greyhounds 43-23 in the NE-10 Conference Championship on Saturday,…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor After dominating Pace University in its regular-season home finale and climbing to its highest national ranking in program history, the no. 10-ranked football team solidified its place as one of the best teams in Division II with a 64-7 throttling of Merrimack College on Saturday,…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Without senior signal caller, Jeff Kidd, to lead the offense against American International College on Saturday, Oct. 22, the football team turned to fellow senior Matt Brennan. After one half of a play, Brennan suffered a knee injury, which forced the team to turn to…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Seeking its seventh victory to open the season, the no. 14-ranked football team turned the ball over a season-high six times, but still managed to pull out the 30-23 win against Southern Connecticut State University from New Haven, Conn., on Saturday, Oct. 15. The game-changing…
By Katherine Tavarez Staff Writer Shane Hubbard had big aspirations after graduating from John Adams High School, located in Queens, N.Y., in 2011. During his time at John Adams, he played basketball and ran track. After being asked by his coach Joe Emma to try out for the football team his junior…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Thanks to a relentless ground game and an effective performance from the defensive unit, the Pioneers won a fifth straight game and toppled no. 15-ranked Assumption College on Saturday, Oct. 1, in an NE-10 tilt from Worcester, Mass. The Pioneers struck first when last week’s…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Capped off with a 34-yard field goal as time expired by sophomore kicker Joey Tolgyesi, the Pioneers bested the Falcons from Bentley University, 27-24, on Saturday, Sept. 24, in front of the Pioneer faithful in Brookville, N.Y. The game-winning kick by Tolgyesi came two minutes…
By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer A game that was supposed to be affected heavily by hurricane-like conditions, ended up as a gem for the Pioneers (2-0) as they held off the Virginia Union Panthers in a 14-12 victory to kick off the 2016 campaign on Saturday, Sept. 3, at Hovey…