Articles in Sports
By Matthew Pagels | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Pink is here to stay! Flagler College women’s basketball gives a helping hand in raising breast cancer awareness by hosting the Think Pink Event.
The Think Pink Event was created to raise awareness for breast cancer and to receive donations for those who are diagnosed with the disease. This year, all the money raised will be given to Unity Outreach Inc., a local organization in St. Augustine, Fla., that helps families through the process of a breast cancer diagnosis.
By Teaira Marque | gargoyle@flagler.edu
When playing soccer, heading was just another technique to Marisa Strawn. She had never considered that there could be consequences until she suffered her first real concussion during a game her sophomore year.
By Cristina Coca | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Dyann Busse
This past weekend the volleyball team entered the Peach Belt Conference Tournament as the Number two seed due to their second place finish in conference play. They finished the regular season with a 20-9 record.
The Saints took on Lander University in the semifinal match and won three sets to zero.
Then on Sunday for the finals, the Saints were matched up against long-time rival Armstrong Atlantic State University who won the regular season Conference title this year. The Saints started out strong taking the first set, but then Armstrong Atlantic answered back by winning the next two sets. Flagler was determined to send the finals into the fifth match and was successful by winning the fourth.
By Matthew Pagels | gargoyle@flagler.edu
With a one-time professional stint playing basketball, Sharnesha Smith has now turned her career into something much more at a young age.
By Latesha Johnson | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Flagler Men’s Basketball team won its fourth consecutive season opener on November 14 against Trinity College with an easy 87-41 non-conference victory in the Flagler Gymnasium.
Flagler shot 48.5% (16-33) from behind the 3-point line, with Matt Clark hitting five and Matt Conway sinking four 3-pointers. Clark went 8-11 from the field, accounting for a team-high 21 points. Jordan Warner included a double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds, while Richard Brown handed out a game-high seven assists. Freshman center, Quayshad Williams, had a nine point, 10 rebound showing for the Saints in his first collegiate appearance.
By Mariana Rodas | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Coach Walter Shinn and Assistant Coach Rachel Gould organized a “kids day” on Nov. 18, a community outreach to get the tennis team involved with the community.
The kids were able to learn and play tennis with the Flagler men and women’s tennis teams. Approximately 20-25 kids age 10 and under participated. It was a free event at it was hosted in the Flagler Tennis complex.
By Matthew Pagels | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Matthew Pagels
Each semester the Flagler College Surf Team competes once a month for four months, adding up to a total of eight preliminary contests per year. For every victory or placement, the team earns points. These points are gained to qualify for the East Coast Championship, which takes place early in April.
The club’s goal is to achieve third place or better, which advances them to the NSSA (National Scholastic Surfing Association) college title. Once completed, the surf team takes a trip out west to California in the summer for a week to compete for the national title.
Behind strong play from Dianna Craine, Flagler College women’s volleyball swept Lander University 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-12) in a Peach Belt Conference Tournament semifinal match Nov. 17 at Flagler Gymnasium.
Flagler College men’s soccer was upset by Wingate University 2-1 in a NCAA Division II National Championships Third Round Match on Nov. 15 at Saints Field.
By Marisa Strawn | gargoyle@flagler.edu
If having the pressure on your shoulders to host the NCAA Division II Championship soccer games at home field is not enough, adding pressure of going into penalty kicks with one of the top teams in that conference can be overwhelming. This is exactly what happened to the Flagler College men’s soccer team.
Due to their winning record within the Peach Belt Conference, the men found themselves hosting the championship tournament at home, with each game being an elimination round. This is extremely stressful for a team, knowing that the game they are currently playing, could be their seniors last game as collegiate athletes.
By Christina Coca | gargoyle@flagler.edu
With the season rapidly approaching, women’s basketball head coach Erika Lang Montgomery has her team in high gear.
By Jaycob Ammerman | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Last season, Flagler College Saints Men’s basketball player Matt Clark expected that he wouldn’t get much playing time since he was a freshman.
“I initially felt that I was going to be the 6th or 7th man and come off the bench and be a three point threat,” Clark said.
By Eric Albury | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Eric Albury
After a scoreless regulation and overtime, the second-seeded Flagler College men’s soccer team outscored sixth-seeded UNC Pembroke 4-2 in a shootout in a second-round match of the NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Championship on Saturday night.
Ryan Hanson, goalkeeper for the Braves, could not follow up on his perfect record during regulation and overtime of 12 saves, allowing all four of the Saints’ shots during the shootout to go past him.
By Marisa Strawn gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Flagler women’s soccer team celebrated the athletic careers of six seniors recently.
Loren Cate, Amanda Slevin, Cristina Coca, Lindsay Zullo and Marisa Strawn were honored for the four years they spent on the team.
By Cristina Coca | gargoyle@flagler.edu
With the season rapidly approaching, head coach Erika Lang Montgomery has her team in high gear. The Women’s basketball team has been preparing for the last few months for a season that could very well be one of their best in the Peach Belt Conference.
Coach Lang Montgomery feels that this could be the year the team makes a strong argument in conference play and makes it to the post season Conference tournament. The team has a very strong core group of girls with eight returners and five newcomers including three seniors Jen Knurek, Arianna Roper, and Rachel Brown. The team has not had a winning season as a member of the Peach Belt since they joined four years ago from the NAIA Florida Sun Conference. But that isn’t stopping the team this year, they are using that as motivation.
