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Softball Splits Doubleheader

Samantha McGarry On Saturday, April 14th, the LIU Post Women’s Softball Team played against Dowling College. The team came through with a win of 5-2 in the first game of the doubleheader and lost the final 6-4. The team improved its record to 31-15 overall and 19-3 in East Coast…

Yankees Update

Taylor Hole The New York Yankees cruised past the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday, April 15th,  with the help of game-changers Derek Jeter and Raul Ibanez. The 11-5 win was extra special due to the fact that the game celebrated the 65th anniversary of the breaking of baseball’s color barrier. …

Men’s Lax Snaps Four Game Skid

Christian Arnold The LIU Post Pioneers Men’s Lacrosse Team snapped its four-game losing streak by beating Mercy College 8-6. It was the Pioneers’ first win since March 10th, when they beat Bentley University. Senior midfielder Keith Rodriguez scored a career-high five goals in the win for the Pioneers. Junior attacker…

Women’s Lacrosse Dominates Field

Heather Norris The LIU Post Women’s Lacrosse Team showed why it deserves its national ranking on Saturday, April 14th, after defeating the Molloy College Lions 20-3. The win improved the fifth-ranked Pioneers to 10-1 overall and 5-0 in East Coast Conference play. Senior Ashley Olen ignited the scoring for Post,…

Olen Scores Nine, In Big Win Over Merrimack College

Heather Norris Junior attacker Ashley Olen scored a career-high nine goals on Saturday, April 7th, to lead the fifth-ranked LIU Post Women’s Lacrosse Team to a 20-10 victory over No. 11 Merrimack College. The win boosted the Pioneers’ overall record to 8-1 and dropped the Warriors to 4-5. Less than…

Up And Down Week for Softball

Joseph La Rosa Within the past week, the LIU Post Women’s Softball Team has won four games and lost two, sweeping New York Institute of Technology two days in a row and losing two games to the University of New Haven earlier in the week. LIU Post defeated NYIT by…

Senior Spotlight: Kim Kessel

By: Taylor Hole In the past four years, senior Kim Kessel has played in 33 games for the Pioneers. In the 2011 season, Kessel batted .500 with four hits, two RBIs and a run scored. In 2010, her sophomore year, Kessel made appearances in 19 games, recording three hits, two…

Men’s Lax Drops Fourth in Row

Christian Arnold The LIU Post Pioneers Men’s Lacrosse Team dropped its fourth consecutive game on Saturday, falling to Lake Erie College 8-7. The Pioneers saw a second half 7-5 lead disappear in the fourth quarter as Lake Erie scored three unanswered goals to win the game. Senior attacker Doug Hoch…

Baseball Beats Molloy, Swept by STAC

David Otero LIU Post’s Baseball Team currently has a record of 15-13 after defeating Molloy College 9-1 on Wednesday, April 4th, and getting swept in a doubleheader against Saint Thomas Aquinas College on Saturday, April 7th. In the home contest against the Molloy Lions (12-18), the Pioneers jumped out to…

Baseball Wins Sixth Straight

David Otero The LIU Post baseball team has won six consecutive games to catapult it above the .500 mark with a record of 13-10. The Pioneers swept a double-header against Queens College on March 24th, and the following day, the Pioneers beat Queens again by a score of 2-1. Later…