Men’s soccer adds three midfield transfers
By Kevin Kopf | February 6To kick off 2019, the men’s soccer program is beginning to bolster its roster for the upcoming season.
SPORTS
Family vibe unites softball team ahead of challenging new season
By Staff Writer | February 6An air of excitement resonates throughout head coach Paige Smith’s office as the upcoming softball season approaches. Everyone in her office is working just as hard in the build up to the first game as the players and coaches are on the field. Even at 11:30 a.m. on a Friday, players were hard at work in the batting cages below Smith’s office with a trip to Las Vegas for the 2019 Marucci Desert Classic looming.
Healy ready to take first steps into coaching career
By Nicholas Santoriello | February 6Seton Hall senior guard Kaity Healy was recently selected to the “So You Want To Be A Coach” program.
Kevin Willard’s schedule gripes are warranted
By Tyler Calvaruso | February 6Kevin Willard has never been a fan of the way the Big East puts together its conference schedule.
WWE hitting the sports landscape like no other
By Robert Fallo | February 6In the world of sports entertainment, nothing can hype itself up more than World Wrestling Entertainment.
For true fans of the game, Super Bowl LIII was far from boring
By Tyler Calvaruso | February 6For the majority of those who tuned in, Super Bowl LIII could be summed up in one word: boring.
Women’s tennis outmatched in lost to FIU
By Staff Writer | February 6The Seton Hall women’s tennis team was able to stay close in doubles, but ultimately got swept, 4-0, by FIU on Sunday afternoon. It is the first loss for the Pirates in the spring season after starting 2-0.
Record-setting Butina helps power Pirates to upset romp
By Staff Writer | February 3The Seton Hall Pirates women’s basketball team rebounded from Friday’s loss to Xavier, winning in convincing fashion, 83-62, over Butler on Sunday afternoon in Walsh Gymnasium.
Ferocious Pirates comeback fizzles out
By Staff Writer | February 2The Seton Hall women’s basketball team hosted rival Xavier and lost by a score of 80-76, after trailing 63-46 midway through the third quarter. The loss drops the Pirates to 13-8, 5-5 in conference play.
Now apart, Philoxy sisters still believe in future together on the court
By James Justice | January 31The tension is so thick on the dark bus ride from Hinkle Fieldhouse to the J.W. Marriott in Indianapolis on Jan. 4, it could be cut with a knife.
Experienced tennis prepared for spring challenges
By Staff Writer | January 31It is almost February, which means spring sports are back in session for Seton Hall, and the women’s tennis team was the first back in action.
‘Plan B’ has turned out well for player-turned-coach Flagg
By Robert Fallo | January 31Marissa Flagg never thought she would stop shooting a basketball, nor did she think that she would one day be on a coaching staff for a Division I basketball team.
Samuels leading the way for surprise Pirates
By Staff Writer | January 31Underdogs are often built upon the collective overachievement of their players, but in certain cases, an individual player making the jump to the next level is all it takes to defy a team’s expectations. For Shadeen Samuels, her Big East averages of 20.7 points and 9.9 rebounds per game go a long way in putting her in that selective group of individuals.
Andrew Stein pegged as head of Seton Hall Sports Properties
By Tyler Calvaruso | January 30With an eye on bringing in a veteran of the field, Andrew Stein was recently named general manager of Seton Hall Sports Properties, the locally based Learfield IMG College team that manages the Pirates’ multimedia rights and sponsorships.
Turnovers have been common theme during recent losing streak
By Tyler Calvaruso | January 30Plenty of problems have plagued Seton Hall in its recent four-game losing streak, but none of those problems are more concerning than the Pirates’ alarming turnover rate over the past two weeks.
All-Star games are useless and should be voided
By Kevin Kopf | January 30As the end of January approaches each year, most major leagues sports leagues find themselves in a bind. Baseball is in its slow period before pitchers and catchers report, the NHL is in the brunt of its schedule before the trade deadline, the NBA’s Christmas Day hype has long gone , and the NFL is simply gearing up for the Super Bowl.
Upcoming games vital for Seton Hall’s tournament hopes
By Keith Egan | January 30A January slump has many Pirate fans worried about the fate of this season. But only halfway through Big East play, the most important games are yet to come for the Hall.
Pirates snap losing streak with gutsy win over Providence
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Pirates’ dominant homecourt performance secures bounce-back win
By Evando Thompson | January 27The Seton Hall women’s basketball team defeated Georgetown, 76-63, on Sunday afternoon with the aid of another 20-point performance from the team’s leading scorer Shadeen Samuels.
Sloppy play gets the best of Seton Hall in loss to No. 18 Villanova
By Tyler Calvaruso | January 27Seton Hall had a week off to recharge, get healthy and work out the kinks that had plagued the Pirates throughout their recent losing streak. The expectation was that they would come out energized and hungry to end their three-game skid. Instead, Seton Hall couldn’t get out of its own way and turned in arguably its worst showing of the season in an 80-52 loss to No. 18 Villanova on Sunday.
