By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief On Saturday, Dec. 20, the LIU Post men’s basketball team traveled to Manchester, N.H., for an East Coast Conference tilt at Southern New Hampshire. After being under for the most part of the afternoon, the Pioneers sharpened their shots in the latter stanza to find the…
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By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief On Thursday, Dec. 11, LIU Post was tabbed second in the first NACDA Division II Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings of 2014-15. After ending one of its most significant fall seasons in school history, LIU Post advanced four spots from last year. This year’s second place…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor On Thursday December 4, the field hockey team took on the Skyhawks from Stonehill College in the NCAA Division II semi-finals in Louisville, Kentucky. The Pioneers gutted out a 3-2 win, and advanced to the NCAA Division II finals, for the second time in as many…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor On Saturday, Nov. 22, two overwhelming seasons came to an end for LIU Post. The football team, who had their best season in over a decade, advanced to the Division II Championship, and suffered a loss at the hands of Virginia State. The men’s soccer…
By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer Trailing by a point with just seconds remain- ing, freshman forward Jasmine Bailey beat the buzzer with a layup that gave the women’s basketball team a 66-65 win over Merrimack on Saturday, Nov. 29, in North Andover, Mass. The Pioneers (3-1) are now on a…
By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer Making their first NCAA appearance in nearly 10 years, the No. 6 seed LIU Post fell at the hands of third-seeded Virginia State Trojans, 28-17, in a first-round battle on Saturday, Nov. 22 at Rogers Stadium in Petersburg, VA. After falling behind 7-0 midway through…
By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer In pursuit of their first title since 2006, the football team (8-3) captured the Northeast-10 Conference Championship on Saturday, Nov. 15, with a 58-25 rout of American International (8-3) at Ronald J. Abdow Field in Springfield, Massachusetts. After a scoreless opening quarter, the Pioneers capitalized…
By Brian Riley Staff Writer The football team concluded what has been an incredible season; filled with comebacks, heartbreaks, and exceeded expectations. After two consecutive losing seasons, the Pioneers have turned it around this season, and much of the credit is due to their head coach, Bryan Collins. Before the…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor On Saturday, Nov. 15, the men’s basketball team (0-2) opened up their 2014-15 campaign with a 62-71 loss against Franklin Pierce (1-1) on day one of the LIU Post Tip-Off Tournament at Pratt Recreation Center in Brookville, N.Y. Up 11-9 just over four minutes into…
By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief On Friday, Nov. 14, the women’s soccer team overwhelmed Assumption College in the first round of the NCAA Division II Championships in Albany, N.Y. Two days later though, they did not have the margins on their side, as they suffered a loss to first-seeded Saint Rose…