By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief After su ering their fourth straight loss one week ago to the University of the District of Columbia in our nation’s capital, the women’s basketball team found itself 14 games under .500 and sitting at 2-14 on the season. In that matchup against UDC, the Pioneers…
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By Michael Otero Sports Editor And the bragging rights go to the New York Jets, at least for four years. The New York Jets defeated the New York Giants in overtime on Sunday by a score of 23-20. Going into the game, there was a lot of hoopla surrounding a…
By Joseph Iemma Staff Writer Woeful, pitiful, inept, and disgraceful are a just a few words used to describe the Los Angeles Lakers since the death of Franchise Owner, Dr. Jerry Buss, back in the spring of 2013. Formerly known as the ‘Showtime Lakers’, the Lakers as of 2013 wouldn’t…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor On Thursday, Dec. 3, the fifth-seeded Pioneers got an incredible performance from sophomore outside-hitter Danielle Valenza, who totaled a match-high 19 kills, but it wasn’t enough to get passed fourth-seeded NYIT in the NCAA Division II Championship East Region quarterfinal. NYIT ultimately won the hard…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Akosa Maduegbunam, a senior broadcasting major form Hyde Park, Mass., is a shooting guard for the men’s basketball team. Maduegbunam is in his third year for the Pioneers and is averaging 7 points and 4 rebounds through the first six games of the season.…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor After falling behind by 17 points in the first half, men’s basketball (5-2) battled back to secure a 71-63 victory over the Mercy College Mavericks (1-3) in their East Coast Conference debut, Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Pratt Recreation Center in Brookville, N.Y. The…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Although their season came to an end last week, the men’s soccer team had five members earn All-East Region Honors by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Three members were named to the first-team, including senior midfielder Per Forgaard, junior forward Jason Lampkin, and…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Competing in the Dragon Open in Minnesota, the wrestling team had 11 top-5 finishes, led by sophomore Joe Calderone and junior Vinny Turano. Both gentlemen had respective second-place turnouts at 133 and 141 lbs.Calderon advanced to the final in his weight class after pinning his…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor The Pioneers stepped on their home court for the first time this season on Wednesday, Dec. 2, when they welcomed Mercy College to the Pratt Recreation Center. The Green and Gold came out strong and shot at a 50 percent clip for the first half,…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor After splitting their first two home games of the season, the men’s basketball team’s offense erupted as they took care of business in a 95-81 victory against Bloomfield College last Tuesday, Nov. 24, in Bloomfield, N.J. The Pioneers (4-1) turned on the jets from…