Lady Barons
Lady Barons’ volleyball shows potential but loses 3-0 to Wooster
HANNAH DOYLE STAFF WRITER The Wooster Scots proved to be difficult opponents for the Lady Barons’ volleyball team on Tuesday, Sept. 4, and the Lady Barons fell to the Scots 3-0 in the first home game of the season. Throughout the match, the Barons struggled to pick up the Scots’ spikes and smartly played tips. […]
Lady Barons kick off soccer season with an epic shutout against Thiel
VERONICA ECKART STAFF WRITER Franciscan University of Steubenville’s women’s soccer team set the tone for an exciting season with a 7-0 shutout against Thiel College this past Saturday at home. Conquering the oppressive heat and humidity, the Lady Barons fought to set the records straight after their previous season’s close loss to Thiel. The game […]
Lady Barons softball sweeps D’Youville Spartans
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR Under sunny Steubenville skies, the women’s softball team swept conference opponent D’Youville College on Saturday, leveling their season record at 8-8 and moving a step closer to a potential postseason tournament run. A competition originally scheduled to take place in Buffalo, New York, was instead played on campus at Franciscan University; […]
Softball wins first game of Hilbert doubleheader 10-6
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER First base Ashley Kondracki slugged two home runs to back the pitching efforts of Amanda Pulice and Andi Queen, as the Franciscan University softball team beat the Hilbert Hawks 10-6 Saturday. Kondracki opened the scoring in the first inning, when she was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, […]
Women’s lacrosse team ready to take on 2018 season
ALLEGRA THATCHER ASSISTANT EDITOR In an age which seeks to empower women, Franciscan University’s women’s lacrosse team has accepted the challenge of forming its women in an atmosphere where “confidence can grow,” according to Head Coach Maura Conant. Lacrosse,“the fastest-growing sport in the United States,” is originally a Native American sport, said Conant. This spring […]
Lady Barons lacrosse team victorious in first AMCC game
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Lady Barons lacrosse team registered a 14-9 win over Hilbert College on March 23. The Lady Barons maintained the lead for the entirety of the game, scoring two goals in the first five minutes. Franciscan kept the lead into the end of the first period by a score of 6-3. At […]
Lady Barons conclude season with 62-28 loss to Medaille College
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR The Franciscan University women’s basketball team finished its season on Saturday, with a 62-28 loss to conference opponent Medaille College. Early turnovers kept the Lady Barons off the scoreboard in the game’s opening minutes, despite solid defensive stops on their own end of the floor. At the 7:34 mark of the […]
Athlete Spotlight: Freshman focuses team on success
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR All she needed was the confidence. “I made my first shot,” said Rebekah Nevarez, a guard for the Franciscan University women’s basketball team. The long-time athlete would add 25 more points for a career high of 27, including six of seven threes from beyond the arc. “Confidence was big that game,” […]
Barons and Lady Barons’ track teams run competitive times, leave with new personal bests
LIAM GALLIGAN SPORTS WRITER On Feb. 9, the Barons and Lady Barons track teams made the trip up to Delaware, Ohio, to compete in the 2018 Ohio Wesleyan University Open. Though the meet didn’t have the best competition to challenge the Barons, Head Coach Vincent Oliver said the team was looking to this meet as […]
Women’s track and field opens season well against stiff competition
LIAM GALLIGAN SPORTS WRITER The Lady Barons track team opened its season at the Mid-Major Invitational at Youngstown State University this past weekend and reached new heights of expertise. Competing against fields of Division I and Division II schools, the Lady Barons didn’t shy away from the competition, and came away with new personal bests […]