By Karis Fuller Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor It’s not hard to spot the athletes on the LIU Post campus. Either they’re carrying their lacrosse sticks, have hair tied up in a wet messy bun or are dressed head to toe in Adidas, with the Pioneers logo imprinted on their…
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By Ida Ynner Lagerqvist Staff Writer Sophomore, criminal justice major Alyssa Mallery led the way for the Pioneers women’s lacrosse team when they beat University of New Haven 16-15 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on March 13. The 20-year-old mid fielder from Wantagh, NY had a career…
By Myles Goldman Sports Editor With the women’s equestrians regular season coming to an end, 12 of their 28 riders have successfully qualified for the zone championships at the Bergen County Equestrian Center in Leonia, N.J. on April 8. The team finished its regular season on March 18 in Selden, N.Y. at…
By Myles Goldman Sports Editor Katie Humhej, a sophomore health science major from Surrey, British Columbia, pitched in her first home game of her sophomore year on Saturday, March 17 when she pitched all five innings against American International College. She had four strikeouts and only allowed one run. In her…
By Myles Goldman Sports Editor With the baseball season in full swing, the Pioneers came back to Brookville to play their first home game on Saturday, March 17 after opening the season with 14 games away. The first 14 games of the season were monumental for some players. Junior pitcher…
By Ashley Bowden Arts & Entertainment Editor The point guard position is one of the most crucial roles on any basketball team, and sophomore criminal justice major, Jared Rivers, performed it outstandingly during this past season. Rivers scored 30 points against Roberts Wesleyan college on Feb. 25. “I was locked…
By Michael Domagala Assistant Sports Editor The number one seed women’s basketball team was defeated the number four seed New York Institute of Technology in the final seconds of the ECC Semi finals on March 3. NYIT’s, Maia Hood, grabbed an offensive rebound and scored the game-winning layup with 0.7…
By Myles Goldman Sports Editor The men’s basketball season ended on Feb. 28 with a 71-66 loss to Molloy College in the first round of the East Coast Conference Championship. With less than 10 minutes into the game, before a large crowd at the Pratt Recreation Center, the Pioneers had…
By Myles Goldman Sports Editor Coming off a victory against Southern New Hampshire University on Feb. 24 in their home opener, the women’s lacrosse team planned to keep that momentum going into the matchup against Bentley University on Feb. 28. The home matchup against Bentley’s Falcons started off quickly with…
By Myles Goldman Sports Editor Aary Bibens, senior business administration major, played his last two games as a Pioneer last weekend for the men’s basketball team. Bibens played a total of 101 games for the Pioneers. When asked how he felt about his one hundredth game, he said, “I felt…