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Men’s Basketball Steal on Senior Night

By Seren Jones Staff Writer  On Wednesday Feb. 26, the LIU Post men’s basketball team took the time to recognize their lone senior, Vaughn Allen, as the Pioneers hosted the Molloy Lions at the Pratt Recreation Center. Senior night proved successful for the men, as they defeated the opposition with…

Lady Pioneers Make it Five in a Row

By Michael Otero Staff Writer The Lady Pioneers (17-5) started their three game road trip on Wed. Feb. 12 when they traveled to Connecticut to take on the University of Bridgeport Purple Knights (6-17). The Pioneers shined and made it four straight victories for them, winning at a clip of 83-72.…

Men’s Basketball Commence Three-game Road Trip

By Seren Jones Staff Writer The LIU Post men’s Basketball team endured a busy week as they travelled to the University of Bridgeport and Dowling College. The Pioneers commenced a three-game road trip with an 83-68 loss to East Coast Conference rival, Bridgeport Knights, at the Harvey Hubbell Gymnasium in…

Women’s Basketball Outlasts UDC in Thriller

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,…

Men’s Basketball Breezed Past UDC

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…

Women’s Basketball Runs Circles Around Roberts

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…

Post’s Women’s Basketball Victorious against Queens College Knights

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…

Bentley Ends Post’s Season in NCAA Tourney

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…

Pioneers Get Bounced in First Round

David Otero Sports Editor   The season for men’s basketball has come to a close after Dowling College defeated the Pioneers at the Pratt Center on Tuesday, March 5 in the first round of the East Coast Conference Tournament. The sixth-seeded Golden Lions edged out the third-ranked Pioneers by a…