By Michael Otero Sports Editor The Pioneers (4-1) took on Southern New Hampshire on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in Manchester N.H., and survived a late revival of life from the Penmen. A very defensive and physical first half limited Pioneer scoring chances, but they got a golden opportunity when they got…
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By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief After a tight 6-5 win in the season opener at Princeton University on Saturday, Sept. 20, the LIU Post ice hockey team started their 25-game seasonal route in the right direction. Now, the co-educational club is striving to raise awareness and participation from fellow students in…
By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer With only four minutes remaining in regulation, the Pioneers (1-2) held a 17-13 lead over the Warriors of Merrimack College (2-1), but were unable to hold off the hosts who rallied past LIU for the 19-17 victory on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Martone-Mejail Field in…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor The Pioneers (2-2) got some good news last week, as senior forward Eivind Austboe was named East Coast Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week. Austboe scored four goals and added an assist to his stat line in LIU’s dominating 5-0 victory over Adelphi University. With their…
By Julian Wilson Assistant Opinions Editor On Fri. Sept. 12, the LIU Post women’s volleyball team emerged victorious, as they fought hard on day one of the Wheeling Jesuit Invitational, in Wheeling, West Virginia. At the end of the day, the Pioneers managed to win both matches, in four sets…
By Alex Billington Assistant Sports Editor In the LIU Post women’s field hockey team season opener, on the back of a 6-0 thrashing of local rivals, Dowling College, the team dished up another huge defeat; this time to the Penmen of Southern New Hampshire. The contest in Manchester, N.H., on…
By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief After the cancelled contest at Holy Trinity Univeristy in Penn., due to inclement weather on Thursday, Sept. 11, the women’s soccer team was eager to secure a win when they visited Nyack over the weekend. Since the Philadelphia route was not scheduled as a conference game,…
By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer The Pioneers found themselves trailing the New Haven Chargers 33-31 with only 1:46 remaining in the game. The fans were on the edge of their seats, as the Green and Gold were moving the ball down the field at a quick pace. After getting the…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor The LIU Post men’s soccer team was selected as the preseason favorite to win a third-straight East Coast Conference crown in 2014 in a coaches’ poll. The Pioneers were the unanimous favorite to land the top spot based on their track record in the last…
By Christian Arnold Staff Writer The Pioneers baseball team defeated the Dowling Golden Lions 3-2 in the second game of a double header on Saturday, April 19. The win snapped a two game losing streak that saw the Pioneers drop the first game to Dowling 9-1 and an 11-2 loss…