By: Samantha McGarry A transfer from Iona College, Matthew Simone played his first season with the Pioneers baseball team in 2011. Last season, he played in 43 games, scored 27 runs, and maintained a .961 fielding percentage. While at Iona, Simone batted .256 in 39 games played. So far, in…
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By: Taylor Hole In her four years at LIU Post, Krysta Palazzo, also known as Kiki, has appeared in 129 games for the Pioneers, totaling 45 runs. In the 2011 season, Palazzo was tied for the team lead with three triples. Overall, she has successfully stolen five bases out of…
Christian Arnold The LIU Post Lady Pioneers basketball team’s season came to end with a 57-56 loss to the Southern Connecticut Owls in the first round of the NCAA Division II Championship Tournament. This is the second year in a row that Pioneers fell in the first round of the…
Heather Norris In 2011, the LIU Post softball team fought its way to 9th in the nation, making it all the way to the NCAA Division II World Series at Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Virginia. In 2012, the team is looking to continue its drive. “Our biggest goal is…
By: Taylor Hole During her four years at LIU Post, senior Lauren Spagnoletta has appeared in 55 games for the Pioneer women’s lacrosse team. In her sophomore year, Spagnoletta earned IWLCA All-North Region Second Team and ECC Second Team honors and was ranked third on the team with 48 goals for…
Heather Norris “Success,” LIU Post Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach Meghan McNamara said when asked to describe the team’s biggest goal for the 2012 season. The team finished its 2011 campaign with a 13-4 record, which proved not enough to earn the team a playoff berth. This was the first time…
Christian Arnold The LIU Post women’s basketball team ended the 2011-12 regular season with a 78-60 victory over the University of the District of Columbia Firebirds Saturday afternoon. Junior forward Nicolette Marciniak led the Pioneers in scoring with 24 points and added nine rebounds and two blocks. Sophomore guard Alexis…
David Otero LIU Post’s baseball team has won their three of four games to begin the 2012 season. To open the new campaign, the Pioneers traveled down to Myrtle Beach, S.C., and swept a doubleheader on Friday, February 24th, against the West Virginia Wesleyan College Bobcats. In the first game,…
Heather Norris The LIU Post women’s swim team, which was just awarded the Team Scholar All American Award for having the highest GPA among all divisions on February 23rd, has continued its roll of success into the postseason. First, the team headed to Rutgers in New Jersey to take second…
By: Samantha McGarry In the past three seasons at LIU Post, softball player Kendall Bright has played in 147 games with 122 starts. Bright was awarded Daktronics, Inc. Third Team All-America, NFCA First Team All-Region and ECC First Team in 2011, while batting .354 with 62 hits for the season.…