By Michael Otero Sports Editor For the second-straight season, the men’s soccer team won the 2015 NCAA Division II Championship East Region title after knocking off the no. 3 ranked Penmen from Southern New Hampshire University, 5-4, in penalty kicks on Thursday, Nov. 19. Both sides played a very physical…
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By Michael Otero Sports Editor On Tuesday, Nov. 24, the women’s basketball team was searching for its first victory of the season against Bloomfield College. The game, which came down to the last shot, didn’t bounce in LIU’s favor and the team fell by a score of 54-52. The Pioneers…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Seeking revenge after suffering a 30-28 loss one week ago to the same Bentley team, the Pioneers got the last laugh as they upended their opponent 34-20 in Bentley’s backyard on Saturday, Nov. 14. Two touchdowns by red-shirt junior wide out Shane Hubbard in the final…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor After a slow start to their season opener, the Pioneers suffered a loss to Pace University by a score of 71-56. In their Saturday, Nov. 14 matchup, the team got out of the gate sluggish and found itself in a double-digit hole in the first 10 minutes.…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Looking to end their season on a high note in front of their fans at the Pratt Recreation Center, the Pioneers did so with three straight wins. They clinched an ECC Tournament spot on Thursday, Nov. 12, when they dismantled Mercy College 3-0. In that…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor On Saturday, Nov. 14, the men’s basketball team (2-0) tipped off the 2015-16 campaign with a 71-55 triumph over the University of the Sciences in the Delaware Express Tip-off Tournament at the Jones College Center in Wilmington, De. Junior forward Greg Dotson led the team…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor The 12th ranked and second-seeded men’s soccer team defeated Wilmington University, who was ranked no. 6, by a score of 6-0 to advance to the third round of the NCAA Division II Championship. The Pioneers were led by a goal midway through the first half…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Trailing to fourth seeded Roberts Wesleyan College with less than 10 minutes left in the contest, senior forward Susanne Vistnes connected with freshman forward Andrea Huntzinger and Huntzinger tied the game in the 84th minute, saving the Pioneers season for the moment. With the score…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor With just four seconds remaining in regulation, a 31-yard field goal by Bentley University (5-5) handed the football team (6-4) a 30-28 defeat on Saturday, Nov. 7, in a Northeast-10 Conference showdown at Bentley University Field in Waltham, Mass. Trailing 28-27 with just 30…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Powered by a four-goal first half, the top-seeded Pioneers routed fourth-seeded University of Bridgeport 6-2 in the East Coast Conference Semifinal on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Less than a minute into the game, the Pioneers began their assault when freshman forward Charlie Ledula notched a goal.…