By Thomas Gillen co-Editor-in-Chief Halfway through its 2016-17 season, the women’s basketball team stands at 6-7 with seven games remaining at home. Despite the record, the Pioneers are 3-1 in the conference. Head coach Deirdre Moore is not deterred, stating that the team is “a joy to coach. Every player…
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By Michael Otero Staff Writer With the score deadlocked at 51 with under eight minutes in the fourth quarter, the Pioneers went on a 13-0 run and closed the door on a Daemen College comeback attempt, winning 69- 59 on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at the Pratt Recreation Center. The Pioneers…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor The 2016-17 season will be the ninth season with Deirdre Moore at the helm. Since her hire as head coach in 2008-09, Moore has a record of 136-97. Moore and the women’s basketball team will look to grind out more wins this year and improve…
By Thomas Scavetta Sports Editor Jalyn Brown, a senior physical education major from Riverhead, N.Y., is the starting point guard for the women’s basketball team. In her senior season, Brown served as a vocal leader both on and off the court and played some key, significant minutes in last year’s…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief On Saturday, Feb. 27, the women’s basketball team hosted the University of the District of Columbia and lost a close battle. The 57-53 loss concluded the Pioneers season and left them with a 5-23 mark, with all of their wins coming in conference play. The match…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief Coming o a tough loss to NYIT, the women’s basketball team looked to rebound against Daemen College on Friday, Feb. 19, in Amherst, N.Y. The tightly contested game came down to the final minute of play, and Daemen scratched out a 57-53 win over the Pioneers.…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief Despite putting up 87 points and nearly erasing a double-digit deficit with under a minute left in the fourth quarter, the Pioneers fell to Molloy College by a score of 95-87 on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at the Pratt Recreation Center. With time running out, the Pioneers…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief On Wednesday, Feb. 3, the women’s basketball team took care of business against Mercy College in an East Coast Conference matchup, winning by a score of 67-32. The Pioneers were again led by senior guard Jalyn Brown who scored 15 points en route to the Pioneers…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief The Pioneers traveled up to Connecticut to do battle with Bridgeport University on Wednesday, Jan. 27, and suffered an 82-77 overtime loss to drop to 2-17 on the season. The Pioneers got off to a strong start and kept their foot on the gas through the…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief After su ering their fourth straight loss one week ago to the University of the District of Columbia in our nation’s capital, the women’s basketball team found itself 14 games under .500 and sitting at 2-14 on the season. In that matchup against UDC, the Pioneers…