Seton Hall inches closer to NCAA Tournament with win over Villanova
By Tyler Calvaruso | March 9Goodbye bubble, hello NCAA Tournament.
SPORTS
Barracato using prior season’s lessons as building block for success
By Staff Writer | March 6Softball is back in full swing for the 2019 season and Seton Hall currently holds a winning record after challenging openers against the likes of Lehigh and Saint Peter’s.
Seton Hall Softball starts a spreadsheet revolution
By Nicholas Santoriello | March 6A simple Tweet. Two Retweets, 34 likes. A video of Payton Beaver, a Seton Hall sophomore softball player, hitting a ball from a pitching machine. Eight seconds long, 1,597 views.
Lindberg opens up about globetrotting
By James Justice | March 6SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Andreas Lindberg has a spring in his step as he walks through the wing of coaches’ offices in the heart of Richie Regan Recreation and Athletic Center. He makes the turn and moves toward his own work space, an area he has spent so little time in since the bitter end to his first season as Seton Hall men’s soccer head coach.
Pirates on the bubble as NCAA Tournament looms
By Staff Writer | March 6There are three certainties about the month of March, and the first two involve the color green – the return of verdant leaves as spring begins and the proliferation of green-clad revelers celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. The third certainty is the madness caused by the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Currently, Seton Hall fans are in a frenzy over whether the Pirates will be invited to the “Big Dance” or on the outside looking in. In a month of certainties, Seton Hall’s tournament status is anything but that.
Combine performances are overvalued in evaluations
By Robert Fallo | March 6The NFL combine is the most overrated, nitpicked and overemphasized event in all of sports. The idea of scouting a player’s skill set heavily dependent on 40-yard-dashes and shuttle runs is bewildering. Game film speaks for itself on how a player performs, not how many inches their vertical jump is.
Players should not be expected to take hometown discounts
By Kevin Kopf | March 6In today’s sports universe, there should be no such thing as a “hometown discount.”
Powell leads Pirates over Marquette, Howard in dramatic victory
By Kevin Kopf | March 6In the battle of the Big East superstars, Myles Powell came out with the upper hand in more ways than one. He finished with 34 points as compared to Markus Howard’s six points, but the biggest number on the scoreboard was the final score, not the individual statistics, as Seton Hall came away with a 74-63 victory over No. 16 Marquette.
Pirates split weekend double-header with Virginia
By Staff Writer | March 3The Seton Hall Pirates baseball team split its doubleheader with Virginia over the weekend, winning the first game by a final of 3-0 and losing the second, 4-0. The series’ third game, set for Sunday morning, was cancelled due to rain.
Georgetown earn hard-fought victory over Seton Hall
By Staff Writer | March 2On a slew of turnovers and miscues over the waning moments of the game, the Seton Hall men’s basketball team essentially saw its tournament hopes slip away in a 77-71 double-overtime loss to Georgetown on Saturday evening.
Freshmen making an instant impact on the diamond
By Tyler Calvaruso | February 28Making the jump from high school to college baseball is no easy task. With a grueling practice and workout schedule, the always tricky balance between academics and athletics, and travel that no youth level experience can emulate, many freshmen struggle right off the bat.
With crucial weekend approaching, it’s now or never for Seton Hall
By Tyler Calvaruso | February 28Seton Hall has three games left on its regular season schedule, but the final two will not mean much should the Pirates falter on the road against Georgetown this weekend.
Seton Hall finishes in sixth place at Loyola Intercollegiate
By Staff Writer | February 28Seton Hall had plenty to deal with weather-wise last week, as imminent snowfall, heavy wind and sleet hit the South Orange area. The men’s golf team did not see one inch, however, as it was able to avoid the slew of inclement weather this past weekend when competing in the Loyola Invitational in Goodyear, Ariz. last weekend.
Arteaga driving softball’s offense with simplicity
By Kevin Kopf | February 28Through 13 games to start the softball season, a large part of the team’s offense is running through Hailey Arteaga.
Men’s Soccer adds new assistant coach
By Tyler Calvaruso | February 28After only one season at the helm of the Seton Hall men’s soccer program, coach Andreas Lindberg has decided to shake up his original coaching staff.
Noah Thompson taking starting role in stride
By Robert Fallo | February 27Under coach Rob Sheppard, the Seton Hall baseball program has always held a pivotal principle to its players – earn your role. As a Pirate, opportunities have to be seized. When the chance is there, whoever wants it the most will end up with it.
Seton Hall’s tournament chances directly affect potential enrollment
By Andrea Keppler | February 27After Seton Hall’s 78-70 loss to St. John’s on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, the Pirates’ chances of securing an NCAA Tournament berth for the fourth consecutive season are looking slim.
Adams showing MLS development in the Bundesliga
By Staff Writer | February 27Former New York Red Bulls midfielder Tyler Adams joined RB Leipzig in January to further his career against some of the best soccer clubs in Europe. Young Americans do not have the best track record when it comes to moving from Major League Soccer to a European league, but the Wappinger Falls, N.Y., native is on course to help redirect that trend upwards.
Backlash toward CTE inspired law is abhorrent
By James Justice | February 27Earlier this week Massachusetts lawmakers announced that they were considering a bill to prevent children from playing tackle football before seventh grade. The reaction online was disorienting and alarming.
Too little, too late as Pirates’ comeback attempt falls short
By Evando Thompson | February 26The Seton Hall’s women’s basketball team reduced a 21-point deficit to five on Sunday against Villanova but ultimately could not complete the comeback, losing 73-68.
