David Otero Sports Editor The softball team just finished a five-day road trip that concluded on Saturday, March 30. The Pioneers (15-6) ended their stay away from home on a successful note, as they played four double-headers and won six of their eight games. The Pioneers swept South- ern Connecticut State…
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Eirik Bjørnø Staff Writer Does March Madness bore you? Do you snore through NHL games? For a competition that will really knock you off your feet, take a trip back in time with a cherished British sport that’s been going strong for 400 years: shin-kicking. The sport is just as…
Christian Arnold Assistant Sports Editor A fourth quarter offensive explosion helped push the men’s lacrosse team to a 14-6 victory over the Mercy College Mavericks on Saturday, March 30. Freshmen attackers Matty Beccaris and Ryan Slane scored four goals for the Pioneers. Senior midfielder Chris Ruhlig netted a hat trick in…
Christian Arnold Assistant Sports Editor The women’s lacrosse team maintained its perfect record this week, defeat- ing the Dowling Golden Lions 1613 on Wednesday, March 20, and the Bloomsburg Huskies 97 on Sunday, March 24. The two victories move the Pioneers’ record to 70 on the season and 10 in…
Eirik Bjørnø Staff Writer A classic competition in bars all over the world is armwrestling. Enormous amounts of beer is lost, or won, every Saturday over this form of competition. If you are not an anabolicgymrat, you probably have lost more than you won over the years. Well, here is…
Christian Arnold Assistant Sports Editor LIU Post offers a wide variety of classes to its students. Now, the martial arts styling of aikido is one of them. The class has been in the works for a while, but only recently has gained momentum. The last time the class was offered…
David Otero Sports Editor The Pioneers dominated Mercy College on Saturday, March 23 in both games of a double-header, defeating the Mavericks 12-4 and 7-2. The matchups against Mercy (7-10) marked the first two East Coast Conference games for the Pioneers this season, as well as the first home games…
Christian Arnold Assistant Sports Editor Junior attacker Jackie Sileo tied an NCAA Division II Career assists record on Saturday, March 16, tallying her 204th assist as the Pioneers women’s lacrosse team crushed Holy Family University 22-6. Sileo finished the game with 12 points (4 goals, 8 assists). Senior attacker/midfielder Ashley…
David Otero Sports Editor The women’s basketball team played its final game of the season as it lost 68-57 to Bentley University in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 15. Falcons’ forward Lauren Battista created matchup problems all night long for the Lady Pioneers as she…