After 16 years as a collegiate assistant coach, Jenny Palmateer has become the University’s seventh head coach for the women’s basketball team. With the teams recent eight game winning streak, Palmateer seems to have stepped in to her new coaching position very successfully.
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The Gun Show || A Look at Super Bowl XLVI and its Campus Buzz
Can you name one sports moment that is quite vivid in your memory and you know you’ll hold onto? How about the David Tyree catch against Rodney Harrison in Super Bowl XLII. If that clip still runs goose bumps down your spine, then you might be in luck. You may have the chance to relive that experience…
Women’s Basketball Team Picking Up Steam
Hawks Have Won Their Last Seven Games After Starting 3-8
The saying “there’s no place like home” could not have been truer for the Lady Hawks basketball team this break. While most of the students of the University were rewarded with a winter break, the same could not be said about their team. From December 21 to January 16, the women competed in six games. Heading into the month-long break, the women held a losing record of 3-8. By January 15, the Hawks managed to improve their record to an even 8-8 by winning five consecutive games.
Indoor Track and Field Sprints Ahead of Competition
The indoor track and field team has posted some very strong finishes so far, this year.
Ryan Clark Continues to Receive Awards and Recognition
Shore Conference Player of the Year, First Team All-American two years in a row, and NSCAA/Adidas North Atlantic Region First Team Honors are only a few of the titles that can be added to soccer star, Ryan Clarks’, list of achievements. Being named player of the year by bigapplesoccer.com is just one more major accomplishment this junior can add to the list.
RJ Allen Selected Fifth Overall in MLS Supplemental Draft
RJ Allen became the third Hawk to be selected in the MLS Supplemental Draft in the past two years. He joins the likes of Bryan Meredith (selected by Seattle) and Ryan Kinne (selected by New England). Allen was chosen fifth overall by Chivas USA last Tuesday afternoon. Allen’s Hawk career came to a close with […]
Men’s Basketball Team Struggles Continued Over Winter Break
The men’s basketball team fell to 4-17 Saturday night after falling to Robert Morris University (RMU) 81-73 in overtime. Junior guard Velton Jones carried the Colonials to their 15th win of the season.
The Gun Show || Monmouth University: Where Leaders Look Forward…To The Pros
Monmouth University; the small private college planted in the heart of the Jersey Shore, surely cannot produce professional quality athletes, correct? There is much doubt that a school of such size and caliber will ever contribute to the ranks of the NFL, NBA, MLB and various other professional outlets…Boy could that assumption be farther from right! Monmouth University, since its inception, has seen its share of draft picks and names heard once or twice on nationally broadcast television.
Football Team Improves to 5-0 on the Road
The Hawks stayed perfect on the road (50) this season, defeating Saint Francis 4845. This win improves their record to 54, 42 in the Northeast Conference (NEC).
The Gun Show || Should College Athletes be Paid?
As we close in on Thanksgiving and closer to the end in the NCAA football season, one issue has seemed to become prominent. This issue is responded to left and right in the online blogs and even major media outlets. It has brought legal analysts, head coaches, agents, players and fans into questioning and siding on the issue and has a substantial two-sided approach now.