Sports

Senior guard Carly Thibault’s life revolves around basketball. At 5’5” she may not be the big­gest player on the court, but she has the biggest passion and has emerged as a leader of the wom­en’s basketball team.

The women’s basketball team is riding a four-game winning streak as their record improved to 12-12, 9-4 in the Northeast Conference (NEC). They won both their games this weekend, and are currently third in the NEC with five games to play.

The men’s basketball team split their games this weekend, losing to Long Island University Brook­lyn (LIU) and beating St. Fran­cis Brooklyn. The Hawks (10-17, 5-9) are a game and a half behind Central Connecticut for the eigth and final Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament spot.

The University has accepted an invitation to become an associate member of the Big South Confer­ence for football beginning in the 2014 season.

Coming off yet another suc­cessful game this past Sunday, senior basketball player Jesse Steele is continuing to stand-out on the court. Hitting two ca­reer highs within the past three games, Steele shows that all of his hard work is truly paying off.

The women’s basketball team played just one game this past weekend after Winter Storm Nemo hit the northeast.

The men’s basketball team lost to Quinnipiac on Thursday, defeated Farleigh Dickinson on Sunday, and are now 9-16 overall and 4-8 in the Northeast Confer­ence (NEC).

The track and field team contin­ued their ongoing success as they competed in the Boston Universi­ty Terrier Classic, Yale’s Giegen­gack Invitational, and the NEC Championships this most recent weekend in Landover, Maryland.

The women’s basketball team announced the signing of three players for the 2013-2014 season. Mia Hopkins, Jenny Horvatinovic and Christina Mitchell have signed National Letters of Intent to play at MU for the next four seasons.