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Men’s Lacrosse Loses Opener

By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief On Saturday, Feb. 20, the no. 3 ranked men’s lacrosse team got their season underway against no. 4 ranked Merrimack College in a non-conference game in Massachusetts. It didn’t start off well for the Pioneers, as Merrimack came out of the gate strong with two goals…

Women’s Lax Packs a Punch

By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief The women’s lacrosse team is coming off an extremely successful 2015 campaign, where it went 15-4 and an impressive 8-0 in conference play. The woman who is leading the Pioneers is Meghan McNamara. In her almost 10 years at Post as head coach of women’s lacrosse,…

Athlete of the Week: Honey Roche

By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Honey Roche, a senior business administration major, is a midfielder/defender for the women’s lacrosse team. Roche was a member of the 2013 National Championship team and made the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 2014. Last season as a junior, Roche scored 28 goals and notched…

Losing Week for Women’s Basketball

By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief Despite putting up 87 points and nearly erasing a double-digit deficit with under a minute left in the fourth quarter, the Pioneers fell to Molloy College by a score of 95-87 on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at the Pratt Recreation Center. With time running out, the Pioneers…

Men’s Basketball Splits a Pair

By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Despite a 20-point effort from Molloy guard Curtis Jenkins, the Pioneers (14-10) survived a last-second scare as they held on to beat Molloy College (6-16) on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 60-57, in an East Coast Conference battle at the Pratt Recreation Center in Brookville, N.Y.…

Baseball Botches Opening Weekend

By Michael Otero Editor-in-Chief The baseball team got its season underway on Saturday, Feb. 13, in Gaffney, S.C. as it played a set of games against Limestone College. The Pioneers dropped both of those games by scores of 4-1 and 5-2. In game one, the Pioneers plated their first and…

High Hopes for Men’s Lacrosse

By Michael Otero Editor-in-Chief The men’s lacrosse team is coming off a very successful 2015 campaign where it finished the season 14-3. The Pioneers season culminated with a painful loss to Le Moyne College in the NCAA Division II National Quarter finals. John Jez will be the man trying to…

Women’s Rugby Coming to Post

By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief Add women’s rugby to the long list of sports at Post. The announcement was made on Feb. 1 at the Pratt Recreation Center. Rick Hamilton, senior associate director of recreational sports, had a part in the introduction of the program to Post, and said, “As an…

Two Wins for Women’s Basketball

By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief On Wednesday, Feb. 3, the women’s basketball team took care of business against Mercy College in an East Coast Conference matchup, winning by a score of 67-32. The Pioneers were again led by senior guard Jalyn Brown who scored 15 points en route to the Pioneers…

Dry Spell Continues for Men’s Basketball

By Thomas Scavetta Sports Editor With just under ten seconds remaining, the men’s basketball team (13-9) gave up a coast-to-coast lay-up as time expired to drop their fourth consecutive game, 67-65, against Mercy College (8-9) on Wednesday, Feb. 3 in an East Coast Conference matchup in White Plains, N.Y. After…