Matt Gad – Sports Writer Despite only reaching four wins in 2017, the women’s lacrosse team was able to ride out in winning fashion April 29, by defeating Southern New Hampshire, 17-16. “I couldn’t have asked for a better ending to the season – a better ending to the seniors’ careers,” head coach Maureen Spellman said. “This program has only
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Phil Zoppi – Sports Editor The Southern Connecticut State University golf team has already qualified for Nationals and has been ranked as high as number two in the country this season. The golf team is currently number 29 in the country but Chris Kuczo, the president of the golf club, is really proud of the way his team has performed
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Matt Gad – Sports Writer A 6-4 win over the University of New Haven earned Southern a season win. They will visit their rivals once again at their home. But until May 2, the Owls have to keep battling. “We lost a lot of these games last year,” head coach Tim Shea said. “Learning how to win is contagious –
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Matt Gad – Sports Writer The Owls baseball team is sitting at 19-8-1, with a 7-1 NE-10 mark. Last year they finished the season 16-25-1 and missed out on conference and national postseason opportunities. “This was a huge win,” head coach Tim Shea said, of his team’s 5-4 defeat of the Adelphi Panthers. “They’re a divisional opponent who we beat
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Michael Apotria – Special to the Southern News Junior Nicole Healey rewrote the SCSU records books against St. Michael’s on April 8, passing Allison Kownacki for career points in lacrosse. Despite Healey cementing her legacy at SCSU, she said while breaking some of these records is exciting, none of them matter or compare to the teams record in terms of
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Matt Gad – Sports Writer Southern’s men’s rugby club team, which trains and competes in Rugby Northeast during the fall and spring seasons, qualified for May’s Rugby Sevens National Championship. “The spring season has been interesting so far. Our Sevens’ team has just clinched a spot to go to compete for a national championship at the beautiful Infinity Park in
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Matt Gad – Sports Writer For Southern softball head coach Jill Rispoli, this season is one that she just wants to be turned around. Now sitting at 5-18, and a mere 2-9 in the NE10, she said the process of adjustment is still one in continuation. “The wheels just came off the wagon,” she said April 6, reflecting on the
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