Barons
Men’s soccer triumphs against Bethany College
CINDY WOLFE STAFF WRITER The Franciscan University Barons men’s soccer team won their third home game Saturday after-noon against the Bethany College Bison by a final score of 3-0. For the first 25 minutes of the contest, both teams battled for possession of the ball. Though Bethany had several opportunities to score, each time the […]
Lady Barons basketball upsets no. 1 La Roche in 76-69 victory
ERIN MADDEN SPORTS EDITOR Franciscan University women’s basketball team held off a fourth quarter surge by La Roche College, the no. 1 team in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, upsetting the Redhawks with a final score of 76-69 on Monday. The seven-point win also marks the first time in program history that the Lady Barons […]
Lady Baron basketball grabs first conference win
ERIN MADDEN SPORTS EDITOR Franciscan University women’s basketball grabbed its first conference win of the season, 75-65 over the University of Pitt.-Greensburg. “It was a quality effort tonight from our entire team,” Head Coach Suzy Delaney said. “We have a long way to go becoming a complete team, but I’m seeing some good things coming […]
Franciscan falls to Robert Morris in conference championship, coach remains hopeful for team’s future
RYAN HELD STAFF WRITER Franciscan University’s rugby team put up a fight in the Three Rivers Rugby Conference championship in Moon, Pennsylvania, but it could not overcome the experience of the Robert Morris University Colonials, who beat the Barons, 41-22. The Barons suffered a clear mismatch in experience and Robert Morris exploited that weakness early […]
Mobile app Go Barons Front Row brings Barons sports action to fans’ phones
BY RYAN HELD STAFF WRITER Franciscan University’s athletic department released a new mobile app so that Barons fans can receive all the action of every game straight from their phones. “With Go Barons Front Row, fans can follow the action on all Franciscan teams as if they were in the front row for every game,” […]
Doubles pair finishes undefeated in NCAA men’s tennis loss
ERIN MADDEN SPORTS EDITOR Freshmen John Gallagher and Jarek Sulak finished the season undefeated at no. 2 doubles by winning the only point for Franciscan men’s tennis in their 5-1 loss to John Carroll in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Kenyon College on May 8. The freshmen duo finished a perfect 13-0 […]
Franciscan men’s tennis wins conference title in AMCC finals
ERIN MADDEN SPORTS EDITOR After losing its first individual conference match of the season and being down in singles on four of the six courts, Franciscan University men’s tennis team won its third consecutive conference title 5-1 over Penn St.-Altoona in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference finals. “It’s what I wanted,” Head Coach Jeremy Ellis […]