A new season begins
By Draven Dabrowski Sports Columnist School is back in session, and with it comes the return of fall sports. As students are settling back into classes, athletes at the university are back
New leadership takes the soccer field
By Noah Nunez General Reporter After serving as assistant coach for the men’s soccer team for three years, Reuben Ayarna has taken over for Kevin Anderson and has kicked off his new
Owls focus on improvement as new season starts
By Lily Rand Photo Editor The men’s soccer team opened its season with a 3-1 loss to New York based Monroe University on Aug. 27 at Jess Dow Field, despite creating several
Loop-hole lets older athletes compete
Matt Gad—Sports Writer International student-athletes are coming to the United States to compete in NCAA Division II athletics and are being granted full four-year eligibility. These are top-notch amateur athletes who spend
Life after lacrosse: Cozzolino stays involved
Matt Gad—Sports Writer In her fourth and final season with the Owls, senior attacker Samantha Cozzolino is balancing team success and progressing towards life after lacrosse. While the team is off to
LaPorte claims fifth at Nationals
Matt Gad—Sports Writer Junior Leo LaPorte, competing in Division II nationals for the second year in a row, finished fifth in the championship heat of the 200-meter butterfly with a personal- best
Playoff run halted in semifinals
Hunter O. Lyle—Sports Editor In a heated match-up with longtime local rival University of New Haven, with the Owls just one win away from their first conference finals appearance in four years,
Men’s rugby approach the ‘seven seasons’
Matt Gad—Sports Writer The SCSU club rugby team, known on campus at the Black Attack, is getting ready for its spring session of rugby, also known as the “sevens season.” Instead of
Lacrosse suffers early in season
Matt Gad—Sports Writer After going into halftime down 12-2, the Owls stormed back in the second half and outscored the New York Institute of Technology, 6-5, despite a deflating loss. “We went
NE10 needs to change tournament scheduling
Matt Gad—Sports Writer Friday night the NE10 Tournament opened for basketball, but there was one problem: the Owls had one team playing at home and one team on the road out of
Bring back wrestling as conduit for aggression
Hunter O. Lyle—Sports Editor There seems to be a campaign going on around the country to make every aspect of life less combative and physical. From video games to school yard scuffles,
Fresh faces for softball
Matt Gad—Sports Writer The softball teams holds high expectations for this season, as this year’s squad features 10 underclassmen and what the team is calling a very deep lineup, one through nine.
First round victory
Hunter O. Lyle—Sports Editor In their second consecutive year hosting the first round of the NE10 playoffs, Southern snuck past Stonehill College with a big effort from senior guard Kealen Ives. Coming