Women’s basketball eyeing first PBC playoff berth
By Matt Pagels | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Flagler women’s basketball is a win away from securing their first ever Peach Belt Conference playoff berth.
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Flagler Lacrosse team’s first win in the books
By Matthew Pagels | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Flagler College lacrosse team won its first game Saturday after beating Stetson University 10-6.
This marks its first win ever since joining as an official club in March of 2012.
Lacrosse breaking ground and creating new traditions at Flagler
By Joseph Toby | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Landon Clair
As the spring semester swings into gear, so does the formation of the lacrosse team for Flagler. Adviser and coach for the team, Wayne Riggs — a history professor here at Flagler — has many hopes for the getting the team to be more recognizable in the near future.
Men’s basketball tops 2012 win total with win over UNC Pembroke
By Jaycob Ammerman| gargoyle@flagler.edu
Matt Clark scored 15 points in Flagler College’s 83-75 win against the University of North Carolina at Pembroke Braves in a Peach Belt Conference men’s basketball game Saturday afternoon at the Flagler Gymnasium.
The Flagler College Men’s basketball team only won a total of nine games last season.
Freshman golfer overcomes adversity to win first tournament
By Jaycob Ammerman | gargoyle@flagler.edu
In the fall of 2007, freshman Flagler College men’s golf player Spencer Schindler’s mother severely injured her leg while working on a fairway mower at a golf course in Savannah, Ga.
Thinking pink: Women’s basketball helps raise breast cancer awareness
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.
New studies give heads up to female soccer players
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.
Flagler falls to Armstrong in women’s volleyball conference championship
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.
Former Stetson basketball star on new track with coaching at Flagler
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.
Sportsmanship award to former Flagler baseball player
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.