By Don Stewart | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Flagler College men’s cross country team finished sixth of nine teams in last Saturday’s Peach Belt Conference Men’s Cross Country Championships, held at Pacer Path on the campus of USC Aiken.
By Jaycob Ammerman | gargoyle@flagler.eduSibling Flagler College men and women’s soccer players Cameron and Brittany Will’s life has always revolved around soccer.
Cameron and Brittany began playing soccer at the age of five, using their older sister and father who played soccer as an inspiration.
By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Back in St. Augustine back after playing professional basketball in Ireland, Ben De La Cruz is the new Flagler College men’s basketball assistant coach.
De La Cruz recently took on the part time position after the last assistant coach, Rob Reyes, got offered a job to play professional basketball in the Philippines.
De La Cruz, though, is not new to Flagler. He was a four year player and graduated in 2009.
By Lauren Ely | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Flagler College women’s soccer team concluded its regular season with a win on senior night against conference opponent Georgia College last Saturday.
“The win Saturday was the best feeling all season,” Rebekah Stockowski, senior captain, said. “I have been the only person who has been on the team for four years, and we have never won a senior night since I have been here. Winning on mine was an awesome feeling.”
By Jeffrey Howard | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Dyann Busse
The Flagler College women’s volleyball team immediately fell behind in its match against Florida Southern College on Sunday losing its first two sets. The Saints then rallied to win the next three sets, winning the match 3-2. (17-25, 22-25, 25-20, 28-26, 15-10)
“We did not play our best game in those first two sets,” Olivia Snipes, senior setter, said. “In the first set, I don’t know if it was nerves or excitement but we were making careless errors that ultimately caused us the first loss. In the second set, we let Florida Southern go on too many big point runs. We actually started the second game ahead by 5 or 6 points and allowed them to slowly crawl back into the game.”
By Jeremy Petty | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Flagler College men’s soccer team will look to continue their excellent season on Tuesday, Nov. 1st as they begin the Peachbelt Conference Tournament. As of last week, Flagler only knew that the challenger would be the team in the eighth playoff position. But after Saturday’s matches, the regular season concluded and USC Aiken emerged as Flagler’s opponent.
By Kara Duffy | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Traumatic brain injury, also know as the silent epidemic, is on the rise for children and student athletes, according to a study from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The number of student athletes diagnosed and treated for concussions have risen 60 percent between 2001 and 2009, the study said. The study was based off data from 66 hospitals that documented the amount of emergency room visits. It found that the rise in visits for a traumatic brain injury rose from 153,375 in 2001 to 248,418 in 2009.
By Lauren Ely | gargoyle@flagler.edu
With a casual attitude and a smile on her face, Lindsay Zullo doesn’t look like the competitive, stand out athlete she has been for the Flagler College women’s soccer team.
Zullo, a junior from Hudson, Fla., began playing soccer at the age of four.
“It [soccer] was my favorite when I was a kid,” Zullo said. “I played basketball for a while, but I was kind of too short. I didn’t really make it.”
By Jeffrey Howard | gargoyle@flagler.edu
In a Peach Belt Conference match Saturday afternoon the Flagler College Women’s volleyball team came away with a close 3-2 win against University of North Carolina Pembroke.
The Flagler College Saints won the 1st and 3rd sets and finished off the match with a 5th set victory.
By Jamie Greco | gargoyle@flagler.edu
After making a statement comparing Adolf Hilter and President Barack Obama on Fox News on Oct. 3, Hank Williams Jr. and his song, “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight,” were cut from the Monday Night Football introduction.