By Neil Feminella The baseball team has been around since 1958, when they had three wins and ten losses in their inaugural season under manager Jim Davey, according to the athletic department website. For some time, LIU Post has not been seen as the top team in the region or even the conference for that matter. Yet, in…
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By Shelby Townsend Sports Editor The men’s and women’s lacrosse teams won their final regular season home games against Roberts Wesleyan College and New York Institute of technology, respectively, on Saturday, April 29 at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium in Brookville. The women played first, defeating the NYIT Bears in…
By Ashley Bowden Assistant Copyeditor The golf team ended its season on Saturday, April 22, in a two-round tournament at the Williams Spring Invitational. The team earned sixth place with a total score of 706, just three points behind Hamilton College. Hannah Pohalski, team member and senior health sciences major,…
By David Capobianco Staff Writer The baseball team shutout East Coast Conference rival Queens College by a score of 3-0 on Thursday, April 13 at the LIU Post Baseball Field. It was the two teams’ second meeting of the season. All of the Pioneers’ offense came in the first two…
By Thomas Asbaty Staff Writer On April 11, the softball team split a double header with the No.25 ranked Caldwell University in a non-conference matchup at the LIU Post softball complex. The 15-15 Pioneers suffered a 7-1 loss in the first game, before coming back and taking a win 7-4…
By Thomas Gillen co-Editor-in-Chief Returning to Brookville after a six game road trip, the women’s lacrosse team honored former players Trish Moran and Jackie Sileo during Sunday’s 17-3 win against the Roberts Wesleyan College Redhawks by retiring their number 11 jersey during the halftime ceremony. Head coach Meghan McNamara said that…
By Shelby Townsend Sports Editor After an impressive showing at the Roadrunner Invitational, freshman distance runner Jeffrey Reyes was named East Coast Conference’s Men’s Track Athlete of the Week April 4. Reyes, a pre-med major, won the 800 and 1,500-meter run, crossing the finish line at 1:59.72 and 4:07.58, respectively,…
By David Capobianco Staff Writer The baseball team welcomed East Coast Conference rival University of Bridgeport for a twin bill on Saturday, March 8 at the LIU Post Baseball Field. The Pioneers fell 12-3 in the first game, but bounced back in the second game with a 2-1 victory to…
By Shelby Townsend Sports Editor Baseball returned to campus for the first time since March 10 in an East Coast Conference match-up against Mercy College. Due to inclement weather and its effects on the LIU Post Baseball Field, the Pioneers have had to compete at Baseball Heaven in Yaphank, NY…
By Shelby Townsend Sports Editor The softball team won both games in an East Coast Conference doubleheader against Queens College April 2 on their home field. The Pioneers started off the first game down by one in the second inning, but a four run third inning brought them in the…