By Taylor Laskoski| gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Karen Hudgins
Flagler College volleyball Coach Taylor Mott said that even though Saturday’s conference win against Montevallo put the team’s destiny in their own hands, being able to help a local St. Augustine cancer patient Ashley Daniel meant more than anything.
“It is such an amazing feeling to be able to help someone, especially someone as near and dear to us as Ashley is,” Mott said.
By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu
After winning their last two matches, the Flagler women’s volleyball team is ranked No. 2 according to the most resent NCAA Division II Southeast Region poll.
Leading the Peach Belt Conference with an 8-1 record, the Saints have been going strong and have won nine-out-of-their-last-11 matches.
By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu
John Pietkiewicz had never been out of the country until last summer, when he went overseas to play basketball and spread his faith.
Pietkiewicz was a part of a program called News Release Basketball whose purpose is to spread the word of God in European countries through the sport of basketball. According to the program’s website, it was formed in 1972 by a group of young men who wanted to share their faith with people in Europe.
By Nick Cardoso | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Freshman forward and midfielder Taylor Adkins learned that going to college and joining a team 700 miles away from home can be a daunting task.
The Flagler College women’s soccer team has 27 players on its roster but only five are out-of-state recruits.
By Taylor Laskoski | gargoyle@flagler.edu
In regards to the upcoming Pepsi Bash at the Beach Tournament, Flagler College junior Jillian Unitas said whether the volleyball team wins or loses, they just want to have a fun weekend.
By Keith Hayes II | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Head coach John Lynch of the Flagler men’s soccer team said he likes being ranked in the top-25 of Division-II programs, but it’s the ranking at the end of the season that matters most.
“It is nice getting recognized. Being ranked puts a target on your back,” Lynch said. “I think it brings confidence. We need to learn to cope. What is important is the final rankings. If I wanted to be ranked, I want it to be the final one.”
Men’s soccer wins first in conference game
Women’s soccer loses at home
Men’s cross counrty runs alone in meet
By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Now in their senior year, Flagler College volleyball players Meg Weathersby and Rebecca Royal have been together since the beginning.
Weathersby and Royal, who have formed a close bond, said they have been the only two in their class on the volleyball team since they were freshmen.
By Mari Pothier | mpothier@flagler.edu
Photo by Philip C. Sunkel IV
While most students were away from Flagler, Conor Killeen and Adam Jackson spent their summer painting the campus buildings.
Killeen from Dublin, Ireland and Jackson from Nottingham, England, both play for Flagler College men’s soccer team.
Ron Dacko, the painting supervisor to Flagler College, and a few of the men’s soccer players from foreign countries, tackle the job each summer. Dacko said he was getting too old to handle the job all on his own.
By Mari Pothier | mpothier@flagler.edu
Photos By Phillip C. Sunkel IV
Flagler Volleyball is off to a great start again as it comes back from a historic season that included a run to the Final Four.
The Saints are currently ranked 22.
Taylor Mott, head coach for Flagler College Saints’ volleyball team, was happy with the team’s results in their first four games.
“I think we did some amazing things in spurts,” Mott said. “We played scared at times, but I think some of the positives that I saw were just incredible.”