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…
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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.…
By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer A game that was supposed to be affected heavily by hurricane-like conditions, ended up as a gem for the Pioneers (2-0) as they held off the Virginia Union Panthers in a 14-12 victory to kick off the 2016 campaign on Saturday, Sept. 3, at Hovey…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor After winning a pair of matches by a score of 2-1 to open the season, the Pioneers took the field in Bridgeport, Conn. to play Merrimack College on Thursday, Sept. 8. The No. 8 ranked Pioneers toppled the No. 15 ranked Warriors by a score…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Just like their male coun- terparts, the Pioneers secured back-to-back victories to open up the 2016 campaign. After winning 3-0 against Southern New Hampshire University and 2-1 over American International College, the Pioneers got off to the hot start they hoped for. The team looked…
By Michael Otero and Brian Cano Sports Editor, Contributing Writer In the heat of summer while most students were off campus, the athletics department rolled in a brand new turf field directly next to the Pratt Recreation Center. The field was installed in June and is ready for all fall…
By Maxime Devillaz Editor-in-Chief Former men’s soccer midfielders Matias Ruiz and Per Forgaard have signed contracts with the New York Cosmos B. The professional, Hempstead-based reserve team founded in 2015 went undefeated in its first season and ultimately won the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) that year. Forgaard, a 2016 LIU…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief The men’s lacrosse team opened up the season as the three-time defending East Coast Conference Champions. They didn’t play like it to start though; losing their first two games by a combined eight goals. “We always play a tough schedule and, this year, we started with…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor in Chief It came down to the wire for the no. 8 ranked LIU Post men’s lacrosse team on Saturday, April 23, but they managed to pull out a gritty 10-9 victory over no. 13 Mercy College in an East Coast Conference battle at Bethpage Federal…