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Turnovers, Inexperience, Put Pioneers in Do-or-Die Finale

February 25, 2021

In game one of its season-ending series against Fairleigh Dickinson, Sacred Heart’s sloppy play and youth showed in an 82-69 loss to the Knights,…

Women’s Soccer Begins Season With High Expectations

February 24, 2021

On Feb. 10, the Northeast Conference (NEC) Coaches’ Preseason Poll projected Sacred Heart University women’s soccer to finish third overall in the division behind…

Lance Tan Selected to International Olympic Committee Program

February 24, 2021

On Feb. 1, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) selected sophomore fencer Lance Tan to their Youth Leadership Program. A pre-med student, Tan and 24…

Sacred Heart Football Kicks Off Spring Season

February 17, 2021

On Feb. 1, Sacred Heart Athletics announced that the Northeast Conference (NEC) released a fall-to-spring schedule that would entail a four-game season for the…

SHU Sports Back in Full Swing

February 17, 2021

After months of no athletic competitions, Sacred Heart University Athletics are in full swing as the spring semester unfolds. Athletics were halted last March…

COVID-19 Troubles: Sacred Heart Paused for Third Time

February 4, 2021

After a month and a half without any COVID-19 related pauses, Sacred Heart men’s basketball will enter a 10 day pause of all basketball…

Quarantine Queen: Hagood Continues to Find Her Footing in Win Over Central Connecticut

January 28, 2021

One of the biggest reasons Jessica Mannetti believed her team was struggling offensively was the shooting woes of her guards. Sacred Heart’s usual go-to…

Column: One Year Ago, Sacred Heart Hockey Moved the Needle in its Program’s History

January 26, 2021

I remember when I first got word of the Connecticut Ice Festival becoming a reality in the fall of 2019. My initial thought was…

Emptying The Notebook: Sacred Heart’s Mid-Season Report

January 25, 2021

Sacred Heart concluded the first half of their Northeast Conference (NEC) schedule last Friday. After an 82-70 win over St. Francis, the Pioneers sit…

Led by Clarke, Sacred Heart Speeds up the Tempo in Bounce Back Win

January 22, 2021

In their 18-point loss to St. Francis on Thursday night, Sacred Heart got clamped by the Red Flash on the defensive end. The Pioneers…