During the last home game of the season, every team always honors its seniors for putting in the years of commitment and dedication. This year's senior night, however, was a little different for the women's lacrosse team. The Red Foxes honored their lone senior, Joanna Maehr, by trouncing Canisius 15-8 on Saturday night at Dietz Stadium in Kingston.
The last time that the Marist women's tennis team lost a conference match, the majority of the student body was still in high school. The Red Foxes topped Niagara University on Sunday by a score of 5-2, which was their 22nd consecutive Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) win and allowed them to finish the season at a perfect 7-0 in MAAC play for the third consecutive season.
It was a week of ups and downs for the Marist Red Fox men's tennis team. Coach Tim Smith's squad posted the school's first ever win over a Hudson Valley rival, dropped a critical Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) contest to Manhattan, and then traveled to Buffalo only to be felled 4-3 by the Bulls.
The Marist men's lacrosse team had its four-game win streak snapped by Holy Cross as the Crusaders defeated Marist 10-6 on Saturday in Worchester, MA. With the loss, Marist fell to 4-6 overall, but since this was a non-conference opponent, its 3-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) record remained the same.
The Marist baseball team lost both ends of a doubleheader to Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference [MAAC] rival Manhattan on Saturday. The Red Foxes were shut down by Jasper pitcher Jesse Darcy in game one of the doubleheader. Darcy hurled a complete game, allowing just one run on six hits as Manhattan cruised past Marist 6-1.
The Marist water polo team enjoyed another four-win weekend a few days ago. The women defeated Iona and Wagner on Saturday, then topped Siena and Villanova on Sunday. The Red Foxes are now a perfect 6-0 in conference play and lead the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) standings.
Loic Sessagesimi Tennis, Freshman Sessagesimi was able to get the win in second singles on Sunday, winning in three sets, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 7-5. He also nabbed MAAC player of the week honors the previous week when he won his only match 6-0, 6-3 in second singles at Fairfield.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - This year's campus dodgeball tournament will be held Sunday, Apr. 22, 2007 at the McCann Center's Grey Gym. The event, hosted as a part of Dr. Keith Strudler's sports public relations class, is sponsored by Dough Boy's Pizza Wings & Ale House and is scheduled to begin at 5 p.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Five members of Dr. Keith Strudler's sports public relations class will be holding a Nintendo Wii sports tournament on Monday, Apr. 23, 2007 in the Cabaret, located on the second floor of the Student Center. Participants will have the opportunity to compete in sports video games including bowling, boxing and tennis.