David Otero Sports Editor The Battle of the Boulevard went down to the wire on Saturday, February 23 as the Lady Pioneers (18-7) upset the NYIT Lady Bears 71-62 behind the strong effort by sophomore guard Chelsea Williams. She dropped 19 points on an efficient 6-9 shoot- ing display from…
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Peter Collorafi Staff Writer The U.S. and Germany have had a long and complicated history, to say the least. After fighting two world wars against Germany in the 20th century, the U.S. established a large military presence in the country to guard against the Soviet Union, a presence which, nevertheless, continues…
Christian Arnold Assisstant Sports Editor The Pioneers ended the home portion of their regular season with a nail-biting loss on Saturday, February 23 against the NYIT Bears. The loss was only the Pioneers’ third at home this season. A second half come- back and two late-game free throws did the…
Christian Arnold Assistant Sports Editor It was one of the Pioneers most dominating performances of the season. The 102-79 victory over the Mercy Mavericks on Saturday, February 16 was just what the men’s basketball team needed after the tough 83-79 loss they suffered to the UDC Firebirds earlier in the…
David Otero Sports Editor The LIU Post baseball team begins the 2013 season tomorrow against Stonehill College in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Last year, the Pioneers finished with a 27-20 record and went 16-8 within the East Coast Conference. Earlier in the month the Preseason Poll was announced and the Pioneers…
David Otero Sports Editor The women’s basketball team won their second consecutive game after defeating Mercy College on Saturday, February 16 by a final score of 83-56. Senior forward Nicolette Marciniak led the Lady Pioneers (16-7) with 19 points on an 8-11 shooting display from the floor and recorded her…
Eirik Bjorno Staff Writer American college students only seem to care about the four major American sports: Baseball, Football, Basketball and Ice Hockey. If you are a true sports fan, you should read up on what’s going on in the other sports around the world. Let’s start with the English…
Photo by LIU ATHLETICS Christian Arnold Assistant Sports Editor The LIU Post Pioneers men’s basketball team bounced back after a tough loss to Molloy College on Saturday, February 2 with two consecutive victories against Queens College on Wednesday, February 6, and Roberts Wesleyan College on Sunday, February 11. The two…
Photo by DAVID OTERO David Otero Sports Editor The LIU Post women’s basketball team suffered their second consecutive loss on Saturday, February 10 to the Roberts Wesleyan Redhawks (11-10) by a final score of 70-66. With the defeat, the Lady Pioneers (14-7) snapped their home winning streak at the Pratt…
Photo by LIU ATHLETICS David Otero Sports Editor After defeating Dowling College on Post Pride Night, the LIU Post women’s basketball team registered its second consecutive win after grinding out a victory on Saturday, February 2, against the Molloy College Lions. Although the game got off to a slow, and…