The field hockey team had a weekend for the books on So Sweet A Cat Field. The Hawks faced two conference contenders, Siena College and Bryant University, both crucial games needed to solidify first place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). On Friday, the Hawks defeated the Siena Saints 9-1 and on Sunday, they topped the Bryant Bulldogs 4-0 to celebrate ‘senior day.’ The victories put them at a new MAAC record of 4-1, making them the 2014 regular season MAAC champions.
The Hawk’s football team was shutout by the Charleston Southern Buccaneers, 27-0, on Saturday at a rain soaked Kessler Field. With the loss, MU drops to 5-3 (0-2 in the Big South) while Charleston Southern improves to 6-3 (1-2 in the Big South).
Surfers are a spontaneous breed. The thrill of travel and the excitement of a new surf break spark anxious joy in surfers wherever they are. Two weekends ago, my friends and I succumbed to the lure of wanderlust.
The men’s soccer team currently finds themselves in the midst of an extremely close race to qualify for this year’s MAAC Championships. After earning one win and one tie this past week, the Hawks currently hold a 7-3-6 overall record, and 3-1-5 record in conference.
In their second year as members of the conference, the University’s cross country team was host to the MAAC Championships on Friday Oct.31. Fortunately for the Hawks, they faced no hefty travelling as the race was held at their home course in Holmdel, NJ.
The University bowling team began their 2014 season this past weekend at the FDU Jamboree in North Brunswick, NJ. The Hawks finished 17 out of 26 teams with seven wins and seven loses on the tournament.
The Hawks’ football team, going through somewhat of a re-creation as they enter a new conference, is clicking on all cylinders. Up to this point, the Hawks are 5-2, the first time they have been this successful since 2006 when they were members, and champions, of their recently departed Northeast Conference (NEC).
The women’s soccer team clinched the regular season MAAC title this past week after improving to 8-1 in conference play with two victories.
It came and it went. All it took was one play to make an early statement in the Hawks’ Big South opener, but lightning never strikes twice. MU’s football team (5-2, 0-1) dropped its Big South opener at Bailey Stadium in heartbreaking fashion to the Blue Hose of Presbyterian College (5-3, 2-1). The final score read 18-12.
In a comeback overtime victory, MU’s field hockey team defeated MAAC rivals, the Quinnipiac Bobcats, in a final score of 4-3. Senior Amanda Schoenfeld scored two goals and had two assists on the night while graduate student Trish O’Dwyer also had two goals including the game winner. The Hawks post a 9-7 record, 2-1 in the MAAC, and the Bobcats fall to 6-10 overall, 2-2 in the MAAC.