By Thomas Scavetta An eruption of 11 unanswered goals in the opening stanza proved to be the deciding factor for the fourth-ranked women’s lacrosse team (5-1) on Wednesday, March 16. The team took care of business in a 17-5 blowout win against Philadelphia University (1-2) in a non-conference showdown at…
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By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Freshman midfielder Ryan McKinney had a break-out game as she scored three goals to propel the fifth ranked women’s lacrosse team (3-1) to a 7-5 win over fourth ranked University of New Haven (2-1), on Saturday, March 12, at Panther Stadium in New Haven,…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief The women’s lacrosse team is coming off an extremely successful 2015 campaign, where it went 15-4 and an impressive 8-0 in conference play. The woman who is leading the Pioneers is Meghan McNamara. In her almost 10 years at Post as head coach of women’s lacrosse,…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Honey Roche, a senior business administration major, is a midfielder/defender for the women’s lacrosse team. Roche was a member of the 2013 National Championship team and made the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 2014. Last season as a junior, Roche scored 28 goals and notched…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor On Wednesday, Apr. 22, the women’s lacrosse team suffered their first loss in over a month to the no. 15 ranked Golden Rams from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Their 11-10 loss ended a nine game winning streak for the Pioneers. The Pioneers found themselves…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor On Saturday, April 18, the women’s lacrosse team (12-2) clinched a playoff berth with a 13-5 victory over St. Thomas Aquinas College on Senior Day at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium in Brookville, N.Y. The hosts locked up the No. one seed in the…
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 Sport Editor On Wednesday, March 25, the No. 10 ranked women’s lacrosse team won its third straight game, knocking off Saint Anselm on 12 by a score of 11-3 in a non-conference battle at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium in Brookville, N.Y. Leading 9-3 at the…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor On Thursday, March 19, the eighth-ranked Pioneers commenced a three-game home stand as they beat up on Philadelphia University 20- 11, in non-conference action at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium in Brookville, N.Y. Sophomore midfielder Connor Bird had a field day as she scored…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Coming off National Championships in 2012 and 2013 and reaching the National semifinals last year, the women’s lacrosse team enter the 2015 campaign ranked fourth nationally in the IWILCA Division II Preseason Top-20 Poll. With the departure of several seniors, the Pioneers are now…