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Gang Green Trumps Big Blue

By Michael Otero Sports Editor And the bragging rights go to the New York Jets, at least for four years. The New York Jets defeated the New York Giants in overtime on Sunday by a score of 23-20. Going into the game, there was a lot of hoopla surrounding a…

Football Finishes with a Fury

By Michael Otero Sports Editor Seeking revenge after suffering a 30-28 loss one week ago to the same Bentley team, the Pioneers got the last laugh as they upended their opponent 34-20 in Bentley’s backyard on Saturday, Nov. 14. Two touchdowns by red-shirt junior wide out Shane Hubbard in the final…

Football Loses Heartbreaker to Bentley

By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor With just four seconds remaining in regulation, a 31-yard field goal by Bentley University (5-5) handed the football team (6-4) a 30-28 defeat on Saturday, Nov. 7, in a Northeast-10 Conference showdown at Bentley University Field in Waltham, Mass. Trailing 28-27 with just 30…

Football Survives On Senior Day

By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor After giving up 22 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, the football team (6-3) held on and defeated Northeast-10 opponent, Southern Connecticut State University (3-6), 49-46 on Senior Day at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium. With just 16 seconds remaining in the contest, junior…

Football Cruises By Pace, 30-7

By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor On Saturday, Oct. 17, the football team (5-2) rushed for 261 yards as they beat Pace University (1-6) 30-7, in a Northeast-10 tilt at Pace Stadium in Pleasantville, N.Y. Junior running back David White and red-shirt freshman running back Malik Pierre both had field…

Football Falls to American International

By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Coming off a heart-breaking defeat last week, the football team’s struggles continued as they lost to Northeast-10 Conference arch-rival American International College, 44-17, in a rematch of last year’s conference championship game, Saturday, Oct. 3, at Abdow Field in Springfield, M.A. In the early…

Athlete of the Week: Brandon Cheney

By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Brandon Cheney, a senior Public Relations major from Hewlett, N.Y., is a starting linebacker for the football team. Cheney is one of the team captains and leads the squad with 33 tackles through the first four games of the 2015 campaign. As one of…

Football Stunned by Stonehill, Loses 40-37

By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor After leading comfortably 37-20, with less than three minutes remaining, the LIU Post football team suffered its first loss of the season in dramatic fashion to NE-10 rival, Stonehill College, 40-37, on Saturday, Sept. 26, in Brookville, N.Y. The Pioneers (3-1) dominated throughout the…