Hunter O. Lyle—Sports Editor Out-manned and outgunned, the women’s lacrosse team dropped a tightly-fought, back and-forth game against the Penmen of Southern New Hampshire University, losing 20-13. Before this NE10 battle began, in the third-to-last game of the season and with the team coming off a tough loss to the ranked top team in both Division II as well as
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Matt Gad—Sports Writer Freshman Karlie Rowe and senior co-captain Samantha Cozzolino showcased a dazzling offensive display Saturday as they combined for 13 of the Owls’ 16 goals in a back-and-forth triple-over-time loss to Franklin Pierce. “[Karlie] stepped up big today,” Cozzolino said. “It was just a good day. She got the shots on net and they went in — she’s
Read moreMatt 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 a somewhat shaky start, dropping seven games in row, Cozzolino says the team’s chemistry and optimism helps to power through the early struggles. “Honestly, we’re just all really,
Read moreMatt 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 into this game thinking we could win. We thought we really matched up pretty well,” he said. “They just came out on fire.” Senior midfielder Brooke Basso got
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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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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 The annual Women and Girls In Sport Day was held at Southern Saturday, Jan. 30 at Moore Field House. The event is a long running tradition, according to assistant athletic director Michael Kobylanski, for Southern’s female athletes to inspire the younger generation. “We have been doing this event for almost 20 years now,” Kobylanski said.
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