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Football Posts Second Straight Victory at LIU

Football Posts Second Straight Victory at LIU

Alex Crocco, Sports Editor November 22, 2024

The football team defeated LIU, 34-27, last Saturday to stack up back-to-back wins for the first time this season. After LIU produced the only score of the first quarter on a Luca Stanzani 1-yard touchdown...

Men's Basketball Team Off and Running

Men’s Basketball Team Off and Running

Alex Crocco, Sports Editor November 15, 2024

The men's basketball team is back in action and here’s what to know after the first four games of the new season. To say that SFU had a challenging start to its season is an understatement. Saint...

De Castro Enjoys Standout Sophomore Season

De Castro Enjoys Standout Sophomore Season

Giuseppe Pennolino, Staff Writer November 8, 2024

Consu de Castro and the Red Flash field hockey team wrapped up the 2024 season last week. SFU finished the season with a 10-8 final record and a 5-3 mark in the NEC, just missing a spot in the conference’s...

Swim Team Welcomes Back Alumni, Falls to Niagara

Swim Team Welcomes Back Alumni, Falls to Niagara

Oksana Horova, Staff Writer November 8, 2024

The swim team hosted its final home meet of the season on Nov. 2, taking on Niagara at the Stokes Natatorium. Saint Francis fell to Niagara, 161-82, but the team showed resilience against a strong Purple...

Women’s Volleyball Clinches Spot in NEC Tournament

Women’s Volleyball Clinches Spot in NEC Tournament

Jackson Decker, Staff Writer November 8, 2024

The women’s volleyball team has won three straight matches and eight of its last nine to clinch a spot in the Northeast Conference Tournament with four regular-season matches remaining. Following...

Football Dumps Stonehill in Homecoming Game

Football Dumps Stonehill in Homecoming Game

Alex Crocco, Sports Editor November 8, 2024

The Saint Francis football team's back was against the wall this past Homecoming Weekend… and it responded resoundingly. After back-to-back shutout losses at Wagner and Robert Morris, Saint Francis...

Field Hockey Drops Pair of NEC Decisions on the Road

Field Hockey Drops Pair of NEC Decisions on the Road

Giuseppe Pennolino, Staff Writer October 24, 2024

The field hockey team had a rough trip to New York City last weekend, dropping two hard-fought NEC matches at LIU (2-0) and Wagner (5-4 in OT). “We played well together, but unfortunately didn’t...

Schelb Delivering on Soccer Pitch

Schelb Delivering on Soccer Pitch

Campbell Melzer, Staff Writer October 24, 2024

Through 12 games this season, sophomore men’s soccer player Joschi Schelb ranks among the NEC’s leaders in multiple categories. Schelb has scored 19 points, tallying seven goals and five assists,...

Swim Team Posts Home Win, Honors Seniors

Swim Team Posts Home Win, Honors Seniors

Oksana Horova, Staff Writer October 24, 2024

The swim team dominated Millersville in a 182-80 victory on Senior Day on Oct. 19 at the Stokes Natatorium, securing first or second-place finishes in every event. Seniors Anna Bernasconi, Sara Blanco,...

Former Standout Player Returns To Men’s Basketball Program as Assistant Coach

Former Standout Player Returns To Men’s Basketball Program as Assistant Coach

Kam Dorsey, Staff Writer October 24, 2024

Former SFU men’s basketball star Devin Sweetney has returned to his alma mater to join the program as an assistant coach. “I have always been connected to SFU, even after I left,” said Sweetney,...

NEC Evolving in Volatile Environment

NEC Evolving in Volatile Environment

Alex Crocco, Sports Editor October 24, 2024

Over the past five years, the college sports landscape has changed at a hyper-accelerated pace. From COVID challenges to the evolution of Name-Image-Likeness opportunities, the NCAA is almost unrecognizable...

Basketball Teams Look to Improve in 2024-25

Basketball Teams Look to Improve in 2024-25

Alex Crocco, Sports Editor October 24, 2024

With hoops season just around the corner, the men’s and women’s basketball programs are looking to build on the foundations they began establishing last season. The women’s team struggled in the...

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