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Men’s Lacrosse Starts New Season Strong

By Jada Butler, Michael Domagala, Anthony Cavarretta, Griffin Ward News Editor, Assistant Sports Editor & Contributing Writers In its home opener on Saturday, Feb. 24, the men’s lacrosse team defeated Adelphi University, 9-8. The victory was a historic one as the Pioneers came out on top against the Panthers for…

Men’s Basketball Secures No. 4 ECC Seed

Myles Goldman & Jada Butler Sports Editor & News Editor The men’s basketball team landed a slim victory against the Roberts Wesleyan Redhawks in the East Coast Championship (ECC) final tournament game on Sunday, Feb. 25, securing the number four seed. The home game was a close call, with the…

Women’s Lacrosse Wins Season Opener

Jada Butler, Michael Domagala, Griffin Ward News Editor, Assistant Sports Editor & Contributing Writer The women’s lacrosse team had a successful start to the spring season after defeating Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), 16- 7, at their home game on Saturday, Feb. 24. Sophomore mid fielders, Paige Sherlock and Brianna Feldman…

New Metropolitan Division II Champs

By Myles Goldman Sports Editor On Friday, Feb. 16, the women’s swim team traveled to Piscataway, N.J. for the Metropolitan Collegiate Championships, a three-day event held at Rutgers University, N.J. where the best division I, II and II swim teams compete for the conference title. The Pioneers have had a…

Athlete of the Week: Sasha Patterson

By Karis Fuller Staff Writer After a storming performance with 19 points against Queens College on Feb. 10, Women’s Basketball Captain Sasha Patterson, a senior political science major, is the athlete of the week.  Patterson knew she had a responsibility to perform for the team in the game against Queens…

Bowling Finishes Fourth at Metro Classic

By Michael Domagala Assistant Sports Editor The women’s bowling team came in fourth place out of six teams at the Metro Classic at Babylon’s AMF Lanes on Saturday, Feb. 17. Junior biology major, Sarah Busse, led the Pioneers with a 182.8 average game, including a team-high 203 score. Freshman nursing…

Student Athlete Advisory Committee Plans for Spring Semester

By Karis Fuller Staff Writer The spring sports training season is in full swing and so is the wider athletic community. On Feb. 5, the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) had its first meeting of the semester. What is SAAC and what do they do? It is a campus committee…