By Michael Otero Sports Editor Coming off a win against Bridgeport on Friday, April 17, led by sophomore pitcher Jake DeCarli, who tossed seven innings of shutout ball, the Pioneers looked to make it five straight wins and two in a row against the Purple Knights. In game one of…
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By Michael Otero Sports Editor Men’s Lacrosse The men’s lacrosse team improved to 11-2 on the season after a thrilling 15-7 victory over Dowling College on Sunday, April 19. The victory assured the Pioneers of a first-round home semi-final contest because of their terrific conference record, which currently stands at 7-1.…
By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief The men’s lacrosse team stole the triumph in a close 12-10 showing as they hosted neighboring rivals New York Institute of Technology on Saturday, April 11. With both teams filling up the tank from the start, the hosts fell short on fuel at the end of…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor On Wednesday, April 8, the women’s lacrosse team knocked off Dowling College in an 11-4 triumph at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium in Brookville, N.Y. This East Coast Conference showdown was choppy throughout all sixty minutes. Dowling piled up the fouls early on with…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Aly Dzierzynski, a senior Health Science major from Deer Park, handles the catching duties for the LIU Post softball team. Dzierzynski has emerged as a leader for the Pioneers and has been strong with her bat, posting a .291 batting average, in addition to…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Coming off a sweep of Molloy College, which pushed their winning streak to 12 games, the softball team returned to action on Saturday, April 11, when they faced off against the Mavericks from Mercy College. The Mavericks took game one off two by a score of…
By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief On Saturday, April 11, the women’s golf team visited Kutztown University to play its third spring invitational. One of the five members, Shelby Townsend, enjoyed seeing that the sun actually decided to show up for the first time, but said that the wind was unpredictably tricky,…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor After a scheduling change, the baseball team returned to the diamond on Saturday, April 11, against the Golden Lions from Dowling College. They took the first of a trio of games over the weekend by a score of 7-2 from Brookhaven, N.Y. The Golden Lions…
By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief Coming off five straight victories, the seventh-ranked men’s lacrosse team marched towards another win on Saturday, Apr. 4. But leading by six with 20 minutes to go, the Warriors from Merrimack sharpened their blades and the homeside couldn’t hold off sporadic, of- fensive attacks. The Bethpage…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor After serving as an assistant coach last year, Mike Gaffney has taken over the head coaching duties for the LIU Post baseball team. In his first year at the helm, Gaffney is looking to continue the winning tradition and put his squad on the…