By Michael Otero Sports Editor Three sets were all the Pioneers needed to defeat Mercy College on Thursday, Oct. 15. The green machine opened up the match with a commanding and convincing first set victory by a clip of 25-11. It seemed as though the Pioneers would roll over Mercy,…
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By Michael Otero Sports Editor The Pioneers served up a weekend set of games starting on Saturday, Oct. 10, against Daemen College from the Pratt Recreation Center. The Pioneers came in with a four game winning streak, but that streak was snapped when Daemen outlasted the Pioneers in five sets.…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor The Pioneers played perhaps their best two matches of the season on Saturday, Oct. 3, when they won both in straight sets against Le Moyne College and Pace University. In their first match against Le Moyne, the first set was tightly contested until five straight points…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor The Pioneers served up a weekend set of games on Thursday, Sept. 24, against Molloy College and managed to upend their opponents 3-1. After trailing early in the first set, the Pioneers ended up taking that set 25-21 and didn’t look back. In their 3-1…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Coming off a weekend where they went .500, the women’s volleyball team wanted to add numbers to the left side of the ledger as they welcomed teams to the Pratt Recreation Center. The Pioneers did exactly that, winning their pair of games easily, only dropping…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor The Pioneers served up their weekend quartet of games on Friday, Sept. 11, against Salem International College and Shepherd University. The Green Machine cruised to victories in both matches as they won 3-0 and 3-1 respectively. Sophomore outside-hitter Danielle Valenza recorded six kills and seven…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Coming off their loss against Dowling College on Tuesday, Oct. 21, the women’s volleyball team (15-11) looked to bounce back against the Lions from Molloy College (10-13) on Thursday, Oct. 23, from Quealy Gymnasium in Rockville Centre, N.Y. The Pioneers outlasted the Lions in five…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor The LIU Post women’s volleyball squad (13-8) returned to action on Thursday, Oct. 16 when they played East Coast Conference rival Mercy College (4-17). The Pioneers made quick work of the Mavericks, defeating them in three sets at the Pratt Recreation Center in Brookville, N.Y.…
By Julian Wilson Assistant Opinions Editor On Thursday, Sept. 25, the women’s volleyball team earned their third consecutive win, defeating fellow East Coast Conference opponent Molloy College, at the Pratt Recreation Center. The Pioneers fought hard to win their first set, but brought the fire in the end, beating their…
By Julian Wilson Assistant Opinions Editor On Fri. Sept. 12, the LIU Post women’s volleyball team emerged victorious, as they fought hard on day one of the Wheeling Jesuit Invitational, in Wheeling, West Virginia. At the end of the day, the Pioneers managed to win both matches, in four sets…