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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…

Swim Team Overwhelm Opponents in Conference Championship

By Maxime Devillaz Assistant Sports Editor  After a comfortable lead from first splash during the three-day- long event, the Pioneer swim team stood for an impressive victory in the Metropolitian Conference Championships in Pistachaway, N.J. on Feb. 14-16. On Friday, Feb. 14, senior Captain Malin Hedberg took the lone Pioneer…

Women’s Lacrosse Tops the ECC Preseason Rankings

By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer Coming off a remarkable season where they captured their fourth National championship, LIU Post women’s Lacrosse looks to get back to work as the two-time defending NCAA Division II National champions, behind the lights of senior attacker, Jackie Sileo. Sileo has been honored as Pre-season…

The Pioneers Name Coaches for New Sports

By Eirik Bjorno Sports Editor Long Island University has decided to expand the athletic program at LIU Post. Several new sports will be added to the athletic department, including: women’s fencing, women’s golf, and men’s wrestling. Joe Patrovich is appointed head coach for men’s wrestling, Tom Kane will be 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…

Swim Team Delivers on Senior Day

By Maxime Devillaz Assistant Sports Editor After having spent a week away on the Bahamas for preseason, the LIU Post swim team was back to keep up their great record in the regular season. The team kicked off their final stretch with Senior Day, a special occasion in many ways.…

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…

Personal Profile: Melissa Rohr

By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer As a senior on the women’s lacrosse team, Melissa Rohr is looking forward to the upcoming season. Rohr’s ultimate goal is to repeat a national championship. She mentioned that the team needs to take it day by day and progress throughout the season in order…

Lucky Student Wins Coveted Super Bowl Tickets

By Alex Billington Assistant Sports Editor Super Bowl XLVIII set the Denver Broncos against the Seattle Seahawks. Tickets for this year’s Super Bowl were like gold dust. Finding the tickets in order to purchase them was one thing, but who ever dreamed of getting them for free? To win Super…