By Brian Vigna | bvigna@flagler.edu
NBA basketball is looming – in just a few short weeks the NBA season will begin. In an offseason that pleased Boston fans and brought Blazers fans nothing but worries, excitement was not hard to find.
By Staff | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Tickets for the Nov. 1 game between the University of Florida and Flagler go on sale Wednesday Oct. 17 at 7 a.m. in the student center. Only 200 tickets are available.
Tickets are $15 by cash or check only and transportation will not be provided. Flagler ID is required for purchase and there is a limit of four tickets per person.
Saints Club boosters also have tickets on sale to faculty, staff, boosters and members of the community for $30 each, which includes a tailgate party. Call 819-6252 for more.
By Devon Jeffreys | djeffreys@flagler.edu
When their bus pulls into Gainesville on Oct. 31, the Flagler Saints men’s basketball team will be in for a treat.
The Saints will get their shot at the two-time defending national champion Florida Gators at the O’Connell Center in Gainesville on Nov. 1.
Although the game is a big deal for the school and the program, it is an exhibition game and Saints head coach Bo Clark is not interested in who wins or loses.
By Eric D. Hopkins | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The first series of the 2008 playoffs didn’t turn out the way some Flagler College students were hoping for their hometown teams.
Although the Yankees were the wild card team, New Yorker Sean Hogan, senior, still felt his Bombers were going to be the team to beat. “I feel like this is our year, again, A-Rod has had the best season of his career and you best believe he’ll carry that into the playoffs this year.”
A-Rod didn’t carry his MVP like season into the playoffs with only 1 RBI in his 15 at-bats.
By Bethany Coates
The Flagler women’s soccer team proved to be victorious with a 3-1 defeat over Thomas University on October 6 at the Saints field.
This non-conference game assisted Flagler to break its two-match losing streak and up its record to 6-5-0. Thomas loses its third game in a row and drops to 3-7-1.
By Devon Jeffreys | djeffreys@flagler.edu
Midway through what may be their toughest season yet, the Flagler women’s volleyball team has identified their weakness. What they do to rise above it will go a long way toward deciding the outcome of their season.
“It seems like our passing is determining how well we play or not,” head Coach Taylor Mott said. “When we pass well, we seem to be winning. When we’re not passing well, we seem to be losing. We’ve really tried to focus on passing in practice.”
By Brian Vigna | bvigna@flagler.edu
The Flagler women’s soccer team is coming off a 3-13-1 season, which some would like to forget.
Head coach Teddy Meyer has an older and more experienced roster this season providing a more well-rounded team.
With only 15 goals scored last season by the Saints the key to success this year is offensive output.
By Brian Vigna | bvigna@flagler.edu
The Flagler women’s soccer team has shown great improvement this year and hopes to finish the season with a winning record.
Another equally important goal of the team is to raise awareness of a disease that affects everyone here at Flagler and around the world, breast cancer.
By Eric D. Hopkins | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Intramural Softball is the first intramural sport of the 2008 school year and is one of the more popular sports here at Flagler College.
“The first game of the season really shows who has been practicing during the off season and sets the bar high for who are the teams to beat,” said senior Doug Gillikin warming up on opening night.
By Brian Vigna | bvigna@flagler.edu
Flagler’s men’s soccer program is at a crossroads with a five-game losing streak and half of the season left.
The team began the season hoping to build on the late season success from last year, but suffered a 0-3 loss on opening night to Eckerd College.
Flagler fell to No. 20 (NAIA) Savannah College of Art and Design 4-0 on Sept. 29 in a non-conference home game. SCAD outshot Flagler 20-6 and held a 6-3 edge in corner kicks as they dropped the men to 0-8-1.
