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Pirates grab another frontcourt player

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:24:38 -0400

By: Zack Cziryak

Englishman Geramipoor joins Willard's first recruiting class

The Seton Hall men’s basketball team added another piece to the puzzle last week with the signing of 6-foot-11-inch Englishman Aaron Geramipoor of the Canarias Basketball Academy to a national letter of intent for the 2010-11 season. The 225 poun...

JUCO joins women's team for upcoming year

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 12:45:09 -0400

By: Gabrielle Kiger

Donovan: Ashmeade will "thrive" at Seton Hall

The Seton Hall women’s basketball team recently acquired transfer Tarjay Ashmeade, a 6-foot-3-inch junior center, for the upcoming season. The roster update was announced by new head coach Anne Donovon Friday. “Her size will help us greatly o...

Willard inks two more recruits

Sun, 4 Jul 2010 12:06:22 -0400

By: Stephen Valenti

Pirates boost roster with transfer Polynice, Cosby

The Pirates got their first 2010 commitment from Aaron Cosby, a 6-foot-2-inch combo guard from Northfield Mount Hermon in Massachusetts, according to Zagsblog.com. Choosing Seton Hall over Boston College, Indiana, Providence, Northwestern, Marshall, We...

Mitchell confessed to armed robbery

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:57:00 -0400

By: Tim LeCras

Reports: Former Pirate implicates Whitney, himself

Former Seton Hall forward Robert Mitchell, who was indicted for an armed robbery that occured in March, has confessed to the crimes and implicated fellow former Pirate Kelly Whitney, according to The Star-Ledger who cited one of the criminal com...

Big East slate set for men's basketball

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:01:01 -0400

By: Gabrielle Kiger

RU, 'Cuse and Marquette are home-and-home series for Pirates

The Big East Conference released the 2010-11 men’s basketball opponents matrix on Thursday which revealed that the Pirates will be facing Rutgers, Syracuse and Marquette both at home and on the road. The upcoming season marks the fourth straight th...

Reports: Pope resting at home

Tue, 8 Jun 2010 07:54:22 -0400

By: Nicholas Parco

UPDATE: Since his release from St. Barnabas Medical Center, Pope has been seen on the Seton Hall campus several times by editors of The Setonian. Each time, Pope was dressed in Pirates athletic gear. Men’s basketball player Herb Pope is no longer ...

Willard's first class takes shape

Wed, 26 May 2010 18:27:02 -0400

By: Gabrielle Kiger

New men's basketball coach announces two signings for the fall

Only one day before the spring signing period ended, Seton Hall continued making off-season strides by signing Patrik Auda and Anali Okoloji, head coach Kevin Willard announced this past Friday. Auda, a 6-foot-9 native of Brno, Czech Republic, spent the ...

Auda agrees to play for Hall

Wed, 19 May 2010 15:45:17 -0400

By: Nicholas Parco

Kevin Willard has made his first big signing as head coach of the Seton Hall Pirates. 6-foot 9-inch power forward Patrik Auda, hailing from the Czech Republic, has signed a letter of intent to play under Willard according to multiple reports at Zagsblog....

Extra inning affair ends in favor of ‘Nova

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:53:48 -0400

By: Matthew Bryant

After 12 innings, and three hours, Seton Hall softball fell to Villanova on Wednesday night, 4-3. The Wildcats’ Jess O’Boyle sent a solo home run over the left field wall in the top of the 12th, securing the victory for Villanova. “We ...

Lack of pitching key in loss

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:45:08 -0400

By: Joshua Jongsma

Wagner outlasts the Hall, as Mangione struggles in his third start

The Pirates’ rally fell short when they left the tying run on third base with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning in a 7-6 loss to Wagner on Wednesday at Owen T. Carroll Field. Seton Hall (13-17) trailed 7-4 going into the inning before seni...

Pirates look to put end to struggles against LIU

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:35:56 -0400

By: Colin Rajala

The Seton Hall softball team looks to build on a split doubleheader versus Villanova as they hit the road ito play the Long Island University Blackbirds at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday in Brooklyn, New York. The Pirates are 4-10 on the road this season, wh...

Baseball ready for cellar dwellers

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:48:33 -0400

By: Gabrielle Kiger

Following a failed attempt at a ninth inning comeback against Wagner College, the Seton Hall baseball team will look at Notre Dame this weekend as a chance to move forward. “We’ve been battling hard,” head coach Rob Sheppard said....

Recruits and schedules set for soccer

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:17:46 -0400

By: David Rind

As of April 9. the Seton Hall men’s and women’s soccer teams have gained depth as the Athletic Department announced that the men’s program signed two recruits while the women’s squad inked five players to National Letters of ...

Tennis gets first in-conference win, prepare for WVU

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:54:31 -0400

By: Stephen Valenti

The women’s tennis team picked up their first Big East win of the spring season with a 4-3 victory on the road against the Villanova Wildcats. With the win the Pirates are now 1-6 in the Big East and 7-10 overall in the spring season. “We ha...

Former coach Bobby Gonzalez suing Seton Hall

Fri, 9 Apr 2010 16:31:06 -0400

By: Nicholas Parco

According to multiple reports, recently fired men’s basketball head coach Bobby Gonzalez has sued his former employer in regards to his termination. The lawsuit was filed on Friday in federal court located in Newark. Gonzalez was let go on March 1...

Weak play leads to yet another conference loss for tennis team

Thu, 8 Apr 2010 02:11:20 -0400

By: Krissy Wrobel

The women’s tennis team remains winless in the Big East after they were defeated by in-state rival Rutgers 6-1 on Tuesday. The Red Knights (11-5) overpowered the Pirates by getting off to a quick start and winning all three doubles matches. Senior...

Carolina teams outshoot golf on road, spoil Castanet’s spring debut

Thu, 8 Apr 2010 02:09:03 -0400

By: Colin Rajala

The men’s golf team placed 10 out of 13 teams last weekend at the River Landing Intercollegiate, co-hosted by Eastern Carolina University and the University of North Carolina Wilmington, at the River Landing Golf Club in Wallace, North Carolina. Th...

Hall looks to erase last Cincy loss

Thu, 8 Apr 2010 02:06:49 -0400

By: Matthew Bryant

It was the 10th inning in the final game of the season last year when Cincinnati Bearcat junior Lance Durham broke a 5-5 tie with a single through the right side of the infield. The Pirates’ season ended on this walk-off loss in Ohio. Seton Hall w...

Softball swept by Hawks, face Peahens Thursday

Wed, 7 Apr 2010 23:17:52 -0400

By: Zachary Cziryak

The Seton Hall softball team was swept in a doubleheader by in-state opponent Monmouth, 4-0 in game one and 11-1 in game two, on Wednesday at Ivy Hill Park.

The Pirates managed just four hits in each of the two games, w...

Late comeback leads to victory

Wed, 7 Apr 2010 23:15:43 -0400

By: Stephen Valenti

Pirates struggle early but seniors lead four run inning against Knights

With four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Pirates (11-14, 1-5) came from behind to beat the Fairleigh Dickerson Knights 6-5 on Wednesday. Senior Chris Spagnuolo brought in the winning run with a hit up the middle that scored redshirt senior C...