Volleyball freshmen prepare to take on upcoming season
By Jenna Powell | Oct. 1, 2020The Big East announced last week that the suspended championships for the fall season have been tentatively rescheduled to take place next spring.
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Top Mental Game strengthens mental preparedness of Seton Hall athletes
By Justin Sousa | Sep. 30, 2020The mental side of sports has always been a subject of debate in terms of its value and legitimacy. Some shrug it off as a poor excuse for bad performances or lack of talent while others claim it to potentially be the most important aspect of modern sports.
Brian Custer: the man behind the streak
By Brendan Balsamo | Sep. 28, 2020Villanova coach Jay Wright told him to stay out of the arena when the Wildcats face Seton Hall. Providence coach Ed Cooley just has to see him to know that the Friars have no chance against the Pirates.
Player storylines to follow for women’s basketball team this season
By Justin Sousa | Sep. 25, 2020Senior send-off
How Desiree Elmore is ringing in her senior year of Seton Hall basketball
By Jenna Powell | Sep. 25, 2020The Big East announced that women’s basketball will be played in a tournament-style start in 2021 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Tennis finds bright spots in empty fall season
By Brendan Balsamo | Sep. 23, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every walk of life in 2020. It has been more than six months since sports shut down in the United States, and college sports are still feeling the impact.
Player storylines to follow for men’s basketball team this season
By Justin Sousa | Sep. 23, 2020The Last Dance
Seton Hall basketball players discuss current racial climate on NAACP panel
By Matthew Collins | Sep. 23, 2020This year has been marked by uproar and protests after the killing of numerous unarmed Black Americans, including Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. The debate over what must be done to combat injustice and racism has raged across all segments of society—including sports.
Volleyball deals with emotional challenges of COVID-19 training
By Jenna Powell | Sep. 18, 2020As fall sports in the Big East remain postponed, women’s volleyball head coach Allison Yaeger and senior middle blocker Amanda Rachwal broke down how the team has been training and getting ready to play a spring season under the COVID-19 guidelines.
Seton Hall golf teams adapt to new normal
By Matthew Collins | Sep. 17, 2020Seton Hall student-athletes received crushing news in mid-August when the Big East announced the cancellation of all fall sports due to COVID-19. Despite the lack of sports, almost all Pirates sports teams have continued training — albeit in a bizarre new normal. The women’s and men’s golf teams have done so in different ways.
COVID-19 pandemic poses new challenges for soccer’s return to training
By Justin Sousa | Sep. 16, 2020The sports world changed drastically after the initial spread of COVID-19 in March. Since then, professional sports leagues have shifted to playing in empty stadiums and college athletics programs have postponed all fall sports—including the Big East.
New SAAC e-board looks forward to successful, albeit strange, year
By Laura Maltez-Barahona | Sep. 14, 2020By Matt Collins
Adjusted regiments and new faces adapt to new swimming and diving atmosphere
By Robert Fallo | Sep. 11, 2020“There is, logistically, a lot of changes.”
Women’s soccer adds Alex Mendolia as new assistant coach amid pandemic
By Jenna Powell | Sep. 10, 2020In addition to Seton Hall recruiting eight new members to the women’s soccer team this year, Alex Mendolia will join the Pirates staff as the new assistant coach alongside head coach Ciara Crinion. Mendolia is an experienced and seasoned asset to the team who has knowledge as a player and coach, recently spending 2019 as the top assistant for Sky Blue FC of the National Women’s Soccer League.
Seton Hall basketball programs help continue conversation around racial justice in athletics
By Justin Sousa | Sep. 9, 2020On May 25, the murder of George Floyd sparked hundreds of Black Lives Matter protests across the United States and around the world, spanning six continents. Floyd’s death at the hands of police officer Derek Chauvin forced a global conversation on the issues of social injustice and systemic racism that continue to plague society. As protests continued in major cities like Portland, Chicago and Louisville, the conversations stretched beyond the world of politics and daily life and into the realm of sports.
Brandon Weston commits to Seton Hall
By Justin Sousa | Aug. 31, 2020Brandon Weston, the No. 60 overall prospect in the class of 2021 according to Top247, committed to Seton Hall University Sunday afternoon.
Pirate baseball great Cerone inducted to Hall of Fame
By Robert Fallo | Aug. 29, 2020Rick Cerone, former Seton Hall catcher and the 1975 seventh overall pick in the Major League Baseball Draft, was virtually inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame Thursday night.
Athletics unveils new social injustice and civic engagement program
By Justin Sousa | Aug. 20, 2020Seton Hall University Athletics announced the installment of its new “HALLin This TOGETHER” program via Twitter on Aug. 17 to help foster and continue dialogue about the ongoing social injustices across the United States.
BIG EAST postpones all Fall 2020 sports contests
By Justin Sousa | Aug. 12, 2020Per Big East Conference press release, the conference has decided to postpone all sports contests for the upcoming Fall 2020 season. The decision to postpone the remaining in-conference games was made by the BIG EAST COVID-19 Task Force on Wednesday, August 12.
Tyler Powell commits to Seton Hall
By Justin Sousa | Aug. 9, 20202021 Ribet Academy wing Tyler Powell announced his commitment to play college basketball at Seton Hall University via Instagram Live on Saturday, Aug. 8. Powell is the second 2021 commit for Seton Hall, joining Ryan Conway who announced his commitment earlier this year.
