By Michael Otero Sports Editor Without senior signal caller, Jeff Kidd, to lead the offense against American International College on Saturday, Oct. 22, the football team turned to fellow senior Matt Brennan. After one half of a play, Brennan suffered a knee injury, which forced the team to turn to…
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By Michael Otero Sports Editor Seeking its seventh victory to open the season, the no. 14-ranked football team turned the ball over a season-high six times, but still managed to pull out the 30-23 win against Southern Connecticut State University from New Haven, Conn., on Saturday, Oct. 15. The game-changing…
By Katherine Tavarez Staff Writer Shane Hubbard had big aspirations after graduating from John Adams High School, located in Queens, N.Y., in 2011. During his time at John Adams, he played basketball and ran track. After being asked by his coach Joe Emma to try out for the football team his junior…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Thanks to a relentless ground game and an effective performance from the defensive unit, the Pioneers won a fifth straight game and toppled no. 15-ranked Assumption College on Saturday, Oct. 1, in an NE-10 tilt from Worcester, Mass. The Pioneers struck first when last week’s…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Capped off with a 34-yard field goal as time expired by sophomore kicker Joey Tolgyesi, the Pioneers bested the Falcons from Bentley University, 27-24, on Saturday, Sept. 24, in front of the Pioneer faithful in Brookville, N.Y. The game-winning kick by Tolgyesi came two minutes…
By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer A game that was supposed to be affected heavily by hurricane-like conditions, ended up as a gem for the Pioneers (2-0) as they held off the Virginia Union Panthers in a 14-12 victory to kick off the 2016 campaign on Saturday, Sept. 3, at Hovey…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor And the bragging rights go to the New York Jets, at least for four years. The New York Jets defeated the New York Giants in overtime on Sunday by a score of 23-20. Going into the game, there was a lot of hoopla surrounding a…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Seeking revenge after suffering a 30-28 loss one week ago to the same Bentley team, the Pioneers got the last laugh as they upended their opponent 34-20 in Bentley’s backyard on Saturday, Nov. 14. Two touchdowns by red-shirt junior wide out Shane Hubbard in the final…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor With just four seconds remaining in regulation, a 31-yard field goal by Bentley University (5-5) handed the football team (6-4) a 30-28 defeat on Saturday, Nov. 7, in a Northeast-10 Conference showdown at Bentley University Field in Waltham, Mass. Trailing 28-27 with just 30…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor After giving up 22 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, the football team (6-3) held on and defeated Northeast-10 opponent, Southern Connecticut State University (3-6), 49-46 on Senior Day at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium. With just 16 seconds remaining in the contest, junior…