By Michael Otero Pitching was dominant for the baseball team on Thursday, March 17, with seven strong innings from junior Dan Jagiello. In addition to the length Jagiello provided, he also allowed just one run on five hits and punched out nine members of Bloomfield College. The offense took care…
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By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Freshman midfielder Ryan McKinney had a break-out game as she scored three goals to propel the fifth ranked women’s lacrosse team (3-1) to a 7-5 win over fourth ranked University of New Haven (2-1), on Saturday, March 12, at Panther Stadium in New Haven,…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief The fourth-seeded men’s basketball team came out on top on Wednesday, March 2, against fifth-seeded University of Bridgeport in the first round of the East Coast Conference Championship (ECC) at the Pratt Recreation Center in Brookville, N.Y. The 73-68 overtime victory sent the Pioneers to the…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief On Monday, March 7, the baseball team opened a series of five games in the Sunshine State against Nyack College. Powered by a pair of juniors, the Pioneers won their opening game by a score of 3-1. Starting pitcher, junior Jake DeCarli went the distance allowing…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Paige Swantek, senior speech-language pathology major from Smithtown, N.Y., is the captain of the softball team and is a very versatile player. Swantek plays multiple positions for the Pioneers including, catcher, first basemen and designated player. Entering her fourth year with the Pioneers, Swantek…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief On Thursday, March 10, the softball team wrapped up their regional play at the PFX Spring Games in sunny Clermont, FL. In game one against American International College, the Pioneers pounded the opposing pitchers for 15 hits and 12 runs in a 12-5 victory. Junior pitcher…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor On Saturday, March 12, the 10th-ranked men’s lacrosse team (3-2) secured its third-straight victory, defeating 13th-ranked Molloy College (5- 1), 9-7, in an East Coast Conference tilt at John A. Darcy Field in Rockville Centre, N.Y. The Pioneers got off to a hot start;…
By Thomas Scavetta Sports Editor Jalyn Brown, a senior physical education major from Riverhead, N.Y., is the starting point guard for the women’s basketball team. In her senior season, Brown served as a vocal leader both on and off the court and played some key, significant minutes in last year’s…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief The softball team is looking to build on a successful 2015 campaign, during which they were 32-17-1. The Pioneers had a very strong showing in conference as well, going 22-6. Just two years ago, the Pioneers were NCAA East Region Champions; the fourth time the Pioneers…
By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief The equestrian team placed first after earning overall high point at the Lloyd Town Harbor Horse Show, hosted by New York University, on Sunday, Feb. 28. The Pioneers are now third in the region. The open flat riders, Alexis Rand and Jessica Sulkers, both notched first…