The men’s baseball team is currently winding down their season. The Seawolves have come off a 16-5 win against University of Maryland: Baltimore County and look to continue their success for the remainder of the season.
With a number of balls being thrown at one’s face, dodgeball is a recreational sport that would even make the gayest person become nervous. Made popular by the 2004 film, Dodgeball A True Underdog Story, there have been thousands of leagues and organizations dedicated to hoisting balls and hurling them at the bodies of their opponents
It seems the Bowl games vs Playoff system debate in NCAA men’s Division One Football will continue on with no change in sight. On Wednesday, April 30, the Bowl Championship Series, the organization that controls college football’s national champion selection process, rejected a proposal by Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive to implement a four-team playoff starting in 2010.
One of 14 children and a member of the Angolan National Team in the 2006 FIBA World Basketball Championships, former Stony Brook Seawolves center Emanuel Neto has made quite the impact on and off the court at Stony Brook University.
When one thinks of a college football or basketball game, the commonly generated are packed stadiums, tail-gating parties, and enthusiasm sparked by the student population. This common perception of college athletics is absent here at Stony Brook University where fan attendance, school spirit is extremely low.
Dressed in traditional all black jerseys, the Stony Brook Women’s Rugby team trampled over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, shutting them out 15-0 to win the Big Apple Classic on Saturday, April 26. The tournament win closes off a successful spring season for the Black Widows of Stony Brook who managed to find their way competing in numerous semi-final matches throughout the season.
The Stony Brook Women’s Softball team home-ran their way to a 4-2 victory over Albany, also winning the series 2-1 on Sunday, April 27. What appeared a stalemate for the first four innings of the game soon turned to batting practice for juniors Kelsi Fanelli (Audubon, NJ) and Molly Kestranek
Following the women’s victory cued by the vocals of Frank Sinatra’s New York New York, the men’s team warmed up for their game against Hofstra. With over 5,000 in attendance, the final home game of the season for Stony Brook turned out to be an eventful one.