By Michael Otero Staff Writer On Saturday, Jan. 25, the women’s basketball team (12-4) squared off against the Queens College Knights (11-5), and the Pioneers came out victorious 74-64. The first half featured a plethora of ties and lead changes as the scoring was practically evenly distributed between the two…
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By Julie Baumgarten Staff Writer It was expected to be a close match, but it wasn’t. The top-seeded Pioneers blew out the Dowling College Golden Lions at home in the second round of the NCAA playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 16. This crucial win advances the Pioneers to the third round, the…
By Michael Otero Staff Writer On Saturday, Nov. 16, the LIU Post football team (5-6) rounded out its 2013 season with a 62-28 victory over the Pace University Setters (0-11) in the Northeast-10 Championship Weekend of games. The Pioneers kickstarted the scoring with a touchdown on their first possession. Red-shirt freshman…
By Julie Baumgarten Staff Writer The Pioneers defeated the Mercy College Mavericks in the semi-finals, and the Dowling College Golden Lions in the finals to become the East Coast Conference Champions for the second year in a row. LIU Post hosted Mercy College on Wednesday, Nov. 6 in the ECC…
By Maxime Devillaz Staff Writer After a perfect season, with an 18-0 record, the LIU Post field hockey team hosted the Northeast-10 Conference Championship last weekend. On Friday, Nov. 8, the Pioneers overwhelmed fourth-seeded Adelphi University in the semi-finals. Sophomore Keliann Margiotta led the way for the Pioneers, by recording…
By Julie Baumgarten Staff Writer Hoping to close the regular season with a pair of wins, the men’s soccer team hit the road for Washington, D.C. and Queens, N.Y. last week. The Pioneers took on the University of the District of Columbia Firebirds on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Just 13 minutes in,…
By Leron Haywood Staff Writer This past Saturday, the LIU Post women’s soccer team took on Queens College in a decisive ECC matchup. It was a tight battle throughout the entire game. The first half of action saw the two teams split only nine shots, with Queens having a 6-3…
By Maxime Devillaz Staff Writer The annual East Coast Conference Championships, held on the LIU Post campus on Sunday, Oct. 27, ended in success for the hosting Pioneers, as both the women and the men secured the East Coast Conference title. Before the Championships started, senior Matt O’Keefe explained this year’s…
By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer As the head coach of LIU Post’s women’s lacrosse team, Meghan McNamara has many goals for the upcoming season. She wants her players to focus on the little things and developing good fundamentals. Also, McNamara wants her players to develop strong bonds with one another…
By Julie Baumgarten Staff Writer This past week, the men’s soccer team experienced its first winless week so far this season. Though still number one in the East Coast Conference, the Pioneers fell to the Post University Eagles and tied the Mercy College Mavericks last week. The Pioneers traveled to…