By Michael Otero Sports Editor Thanks to a relentless ground game and an effective performance from the defensive unit, the Pioneers won a fifth straight game and toppled no. 15-ranked Assumption College on Saturday, Oct. 1, in an NE-10 tilt from Worcester, Mass. The Pioneers struck first when last week’s…
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By Michael Otero Sports Editor The dictionary definition of “undefeated” is ‘to overcome in a contest, election, battle, etc.; prevail over; vanquish. Three Pioneer fall sports teams share this quality, and to their credit own clean loss columns more than a month into the season. The football team, led by…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Forty-five seconds was all it took for the no. 8-ranked men’s soccer team to show its superiority against Wilmington University on Saturday, Oct. 1, when senior midfielder Alex Hailes connected with sophomore midfielder Charlie Ledula for one of the fastest goals in Pioneer history. The…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Down by two goals, the women’s soccer team dug deep and pulled out a dramatic 3-2 overtime victory over Wilmington University on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the Pioneer Soccer Park. The Pioneers were dealt two blows in the first half and needed to re-group; halftime came…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Capped off with a 34-yard field goal as time expired by sophomore kicker Joey Tolgyesi, the Pioneers bested the Falcons from Bentley University, 27-24, on Saturday, Sept. 24, in front of the Pioneer faithful in Brookville, N.Y. The game-winning kick by Tolgyesi came two minutes…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor The wins keep piling up for the newly no. 2-ranked Pioneers. The women’s field hockey team topped NE-10 rival Assumption College, 3-1, on Wednesday, Sept. 21, thanks to smothering defense and timely goals from freshman midfielder Arantxa Rosainz Caloca, senior midfielder Steph Mocerino and senior…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor The eighth-ranked men’s soccer team, backed by three goals, topped the Knights from Bridgeport on Saturday, Sept. 24, to remain perfect on the season. The team (8-0) also improved its conference record to 2-0. On the field, the Pioneers set the tone early and were rewarded…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor “New year, new team.” That’s what Head Coach Raenee Savin had to say about her team’s 3-0 start to the season with two of the three wins coming against top three ranked teams in Division II. Before the start of the season, the Pioneers were slotted…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor For 60 years, the staff of The Pioneer has worked hard to keep the C.W. Post, now LIU Post, community informed. Athletics and sports have been a big part of the history of our campus and The Pioneer has covered them since its first issue…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor In opening up East Coast Conference play, the Pioneers dropped a 2-0 decision to the University of Bridgeport in Brookville, N.Y. on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The loss drops the Pioneers to 2-2-1 on the season while the Purple Knights prevailed and now sit at 3-1.…