Michael Riccio – Sports Editor A year after making the NCAA Tournament, the women’s basketball team has won five games in a row to start the season. The 5-0 start is the Owls best start since the 2006-2007 season, the last year they won the NCAA Tournament and started the year 20-0. The Owls lost four of their starters from
Read moreHunter Lyle – Sports Writer One of the most important factors in any efficient and effective basketball system are the glue guys and role players. These typically unsung heroes help carry the load during dry spells, rough patches and spans of team injuries. The men’s basketball team is no foreigner to the world of sports crisis. Currently, one of the
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Hunter Lyle – Sports Writer As she dives into her third season swimming at Southern, junior and psychology major Avery Fornaciari looks to lead her team and fulfill her duties as team captain. Teammate and athletic training major Meaghan Spagnolo said part of the reason Fornaciari was made captain was due to her work ethic and motivation. “She definitely brings motivation
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Michael Riccio – Sports Editor Women’s basketball head coach Kate Lynch said she thinks every time Amanda Pfohl shoots the ball, it is going to go in. “I think Amanda has the opportunity to break some records when it comes to three-point shooting and we’ve always kind of said that to her,” Lynch said. “We said ‘this is the year that
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Matt Gad – Contributor The Owls, winners of 21 overall, were unable to continue their season Nov. 15 when they lost to Adelphi 3-0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Despite a closely contested opening set that saw the Panthers winning, 26-24, the game ended up being one of missed opportunities for the Northeast-10 champions, who would have played
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Hunter Lyle – Sports Writer In a game that came down the final fleeting seconds, the women’s basketball team was able to defeat Le Moyne 65-63. The Owls improved to 4-0 and 2-0 in the NE10 Conference – after the win. Le Monye fell to 1-1 before. Head coach and Southern alumna Kate Lynch said she was happy with the overall
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Hunter Lyle – Sports Writer In their second appearance in Moore Field House this season, the men’s basketball team was able to topple Caldwell University 81-69. After a tough 67-62 loss to the University of the Sciences last Sunday, freshman guard Michael Mozzicato said the whole team knew they needed a win. “Just knowing that we were 1-4, we knew we had
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