By Elise Person Staff Writer The Field Hockey team is putting the last pieces together as they prepare for conference play. The team had mixed performances at the start of their fall 2019 season. With a record of 3-5, The Sharks are anticipating their first conference game on Friday, Oct.…
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By Jada Butler Co-Editor-In-Chief The women’s soccer team fell to the Robert Morris University Colonials on Sunday, Oct. 6 in a 4-2 loss in their Senior Day game. Prior to kick off, seniors Julia Duffy, Gabrielle Clark, Veronica Saager and Shakila Seva-nan were honored on the field surrounded by family…
By Ida Ynner Lagerqvist Sports & Photo Editor Nine of 20 players are new to this year’s Women’s Rugby roster, the team has a new coach and is in a new division. The team has a clear goal for this season: team synergy and constant improvement. “Our goal is to…
By Ida Ynner Lagerqvist Sports & Photo Editor The men’s soccer team played its first North-east Conference game at LIU Soccer Park on Friday Sept. 27 against Saint Francis University. After being down two goals in halftime, the Sharks bounced back, took the game to overtime and won with a…
By Elise Person Staff Writer The women’s tennis team has kicked off their fall season, and with only one returning player from the 2018-2019 roster, members of the team are looking to make a name for themselves in the Northeast Conference. The women’s tennis team did not have any players…
By Elise Person Staff Writer The women’s soccer team lost their first conference game this season against the Fairleigh Dickinson University Knights in a 2-0 defeat on Wednesday, Sept.18 at home. The Sharks had trouble facilitating an effective offense and sending shots into the back of the net, whereas the…
By Andrew Scarpaci Staff Writer The football team hosted the Sacred Heart University Pioneers in their first home opener as a Division I program on Saturday, Sept. 21. With a 38-3 loss behind them against South Dakota State two weeks earlier, the Sharks looked to bounce back and prove they…
By Elise Person Staff Writer Long Island University welcomes a new athletic director, Dr. William Martinov. At the end of July 2019, President Kimberly Cline announced Martinov as the University’s athletic director after the previous Athletic Director Debby DeJong accepted a position at Stony Brook University. Martinov will serve as…
By Jennifer Chavez Staff Writer The women’s soccer team faced New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) at President’s Stadium at NYIT on Friday, Sept. 13. The highly competitive game resulted in a 1-1 tie after double overtime. Freshman forward Tatiana Lizarraga scored an early goal against the Highlanders off a…
By Ida Ynner Lagerqvist Sports & Photo Editor The Portland Trail Blazers, an NBA team, hired alumnus Travis Demers (2003) as their new radio play-by-play broadcaster. He is the fourth ever radio play-by-play broadcaster in the team’s history. “To have the opportunity to do this at the highest level in…