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LIU Post Basketball Seasons Alive over the Holidays

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…

LIU Post Athletics Ranked Second Best Division II School in Nation

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…

Field Hockey Wins Thriller, Falls Short in NCAA Final

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…

Two Memorable Seasons Come to an End

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…

Bailey’s Buzzer Beater Drives Women’s Basketball Past Merrimack

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…

Football Bumped Off By Virginia State in NCAA First Round

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…

Football Crushes AIC in NE-10 Championship Game

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…

From Player to Coach: Bryan Collins

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…

Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tipoff Season

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…

Women’s Soccer Reaches Season Goal

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…