By Michael Otero Staff Writer On Thursday, Feb. 6, the Women’s Basketball team (15-5) squared off against the District of Columbia Firebirds (14-4) in a battle of the East Coast Conference’s top two teams. The Pioneers came out on top with a 74-72 win from Pratt Recreation Center in Brookville,…
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By Eirik Bjorno Sports Editor Thursday, Feb. 6, the men’s basketball team took on the Firebirds of the University of District of Columbia for an ECC match up. The Pioneers dominated the game right from the get-go, and won comfortably 91-52. Coming from an astonishing 84-49 win last week against…
By Maxime Devillaz Assistant Sports Editor After having spent a week away on the Bahamas for preseason, the LIU Post swim team was back to keep up their great record in the regular season. The team kicked off their final stretch with Senior Day, a special occasion in many ways.…
By Michael Otero Staff Writer Coming off of an impressive 29 point victory against Daemen College, the Lady Pioneers (14-5) looked to continue their solid play against the Redhawks of Roberts Wesleyan in their Sun. matinee on Feb. 2. Early on in the first half, the game was there for…
By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer As a senior on the women’s lacrosse team, Melissa Rohr is looking forward to the upcoming season. Rohr’s ultimate goal is to repeat a national championship. She mentioned that the team needs to take it day by day and progress throughout the season in order…
By Alex Billington Assistant Sports Editor Super Bowl XLVIII set the Denver Broncos against the Seattle Seahawks. Tickets for this year’s Super Bowl were like gold dust. Finding the tickets in order to purchase them was one thing, but who ever dreamed of getting them for free? To win Super…
By Michael Otero Staff Writer On Saturday, Jan. 25, the women’s basketball team (12-4) squared off against the Queens College Knights (11-5), and the Pioneers came out victorious 74-64. The first half featured a plethora of ties and lead changes as the scoring was practically evenly distributed between the two…
By Julie Baumgarten Staff Writer It was expected to be a close match, but it wasn’t. The top-seeded Pioneers blew out the Dowling College Golden Lions at home in the second round of the NCAA playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 16. This crucial win advances the Pioneers to the third round, the…
By Michael Otero Staff Writer On Saturday, Nov. 16, the LIU Post football team (5-6) rounded out its 2013 season with a 62-28 victory over the Pace University Setters (0-11) in the Northeast-10 Championship Weekend of games. The Pioneers kickstarted the scoring with a touchdown on their first possession. Red-shirt freshman…
By Julie Baumgarten Staff Writer The Pioneers defeated the Mercy College Mavericks in the semi-finals, and the Dowling College Golden Lions in the finals to become the East Coast Conference Champions for the second year in a row. LIU Post hosted Mercy College on Wednesday, Nov. 6 in the ECC…