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Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
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![Ethan Feldman, senior in CAS, scored a team-high 16 points in the Championship Game of the Hampton Inn Jim Beaudry Classic. (Via NYU Athletics)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image_handler-900x495.jpg)
Men’s and Women’s Basketball Undefeated Over Thanksgiving Break
Men’s basketball won their only game this week, while the women won both of theirs. Many other sports will return to action this coming weekend.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• December 2, 2019
![Dillan Spector, CAS junior, is one of the three runners from NYU. They competed at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 23. (Via NYU Atheletics)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/image_handler-1-900x495.jpg)
Three Cross Country Runners Compete in NCAA Division III Championships
Men’s and women’s swimming and diving split their meets, women’s basketball dropped its first game of the year, men’s basketball won both of its games and wrestling competed in the NYS Championships.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• November 25, 2019
![The women's basketball team during a practice in Feb. 2018. (Photo by Sam Klein)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Analytics_SamKlein-1-900x601.jpg)
Women’s Basketball Continues to Dominate
The men’s basketball team picked up their first win, three cross country runners advanced to nationals, fencing and soccer fell, women’s volleyball advanced to the ECAC finals and wrestling took home fourth in their tournament.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• November 18, 2019
![The women’s softball team and the men’s soccer team will be advancing to the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Championship Tournament. (Staff Photos by Sam Klein and Marva Shi)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/soccer_volleyball_illustration-900x506.jpg)
Women’s Volleyball, Men’s Soccer Make Postseason
The women’s volleyball team and men’s soccer teams have been selected to compete in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Championship Tournament, extending their seasons.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• November 15, 2019
![Stern Senior Honore Collins swims for NYU Women's Swimming & Diving team. (via NYU Athletics)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/012118_weekly_gonyuathletics-900x495.jpg)
Swimming and Diving Teams Win NYU Fall Open
Men’s fencing and both basketball teams opened their seasons. Women’s volleyball and both soccer teams finished their seasons. Wrestling and men’s cross country competed in meets this weekend.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• November 10, 2019
![Stern freshman Haley Holz spikes the ball over the net during a match against SUNY Cortland. (Via NYU Athletics)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/image_handler-1.aspx_-900x495.jpeg)
Women’s Volleyball Wins Four Straight on the Way to UAA Tournament
Wrestling and fencing opened their seasons, while the soccer teams saw mixed results and the cross country teams competed at the UAA Championships.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• November 4, 2019
![Dillan Spector is a CAS junior on NYU's cross country team. (Via Twitter)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dillanspector-900x600.jpg)
Cross Country Junior Overcomes Injury and Family Illness
Dillan Spector’s running career has been characterized by his work ethic, which has driven his success through many challenges.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• November 4, 2019
![Christopher Sandoli will be joining NYU’s Track and Field team as an assistant coach for the team’s pole vaulters. (Via NYU Athletics)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/image_handler-1.aspx_-900x495.jpeg)
Track and Field Hires Decorated New Assistant Coach
Christopher Sandoli will coach the men’s and women’s pole vaulters.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• October 28, 2019
![Sophomore Tiffany Luong competes at the NCAA Fencing Championships. (Via NYU Athletics)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/image_handler-2.aspx_-900x495.jpeg)
Men’s Fencer Competes in Tokyo 2020 Qualifier
Men’s and women’s swimming & diving opened their seasons with wins against Rowan University, and men’s and women’s soccer shut out their opponents this weekend.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• October 28, 2019
![Three NYU women's tennis team members played in the Oracle ITA Cup in Rome on Thursday. Left to right: Anna Maria Buraya, Karina Jensurd and Anastasiia Balyk. (Via NYU Athletics)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/womentennis_online-900x495.jpg)
Women’s Tennis Competes in the Oracle ITA Cup
Both cross country teams finished fifth, women’s volleyball went 2-1 on the week and men’s soccer split their games while women’s soccer dropped both.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• October 21, 2019
![Joseph Burlison (second from left) broke one of three records today for NYU. (via NYU Athletics)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/image_handler-1.jpg)
Men’s Golf Puts up Back-to-Back First-Place Finishes, Historic Performance on Sunday
Women’s golf finished their season on a high note, women’s soccer split their matches, men’s soccer and women’s volleyball continued to win and men’s cross country ran in the Metropolitan Championships.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• October 15, 2019
![The NYU Men’s soccer team warming up at a practice on Randall’s Island. (Staff Photo by Marva Shi)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/menssoccer-marvashi-3-900x611.jpg)
Men’s Soccer Wins Fourth Straight, Moves Back to .500
Men’s golf tied for second on day one of their tournament this weekend. Women’s volleyball went 2-1. Both cross country teams ran in the Paul Short Invitational, and both soccer teams beat Case Western Reserve.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• October 7, 2019
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Staff Rants and Raves: Sports
See what our staff has to say about one of NYU’s least favorite things.
Abby Hofstetter, Bela Kirpalani and Benjamin Michael Davis
• October 2, 2019
![CAS junior Coco Kulle returns a shot at a Sept. 22 tournament. (via NYU Athletics)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/weekly-900x495.jpg)
Three Women’s Tennis Players Advance to Nationals
Women’s tennis and men’s and women’s soccer were very successful this week, while men’s and women’s golf, men’s tennis, men’s cross country and women’s volleyball had average performances.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• September 30, 2019
![NYU Men's Varsity Soccer competes at an NYU-NJCU match. (via NYU Athletics)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/092816_soccer_gonyuathletics-900x495.jpg)
Men’s Soccer on a Winning Streak After Slow Start
This past weekend, the men's soccer team snapped its five game winless streak and women's volleyball recorded its first UAA win of the season. See how the rest of the Violets did in our weekly sports update.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• September 23, 2019
![Sophomore Oliver Kleban takes a shot in a September 2018 game against John Jay. (Photo by Sam Klein)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180912_Mens_Soccer_DSC_3958-900x601.jpg)
Women’s Soccer Takes Home Opener by a Wide Margin
This weekend, the women’s volleyball and soccer teams picked up big wins, while the golf and tennis teams did well in multi-day tournaments, and men’s soccer ended its losing streak.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• September 16, 2019
![Nazzarine Waldon of NYU Women’s Volleyball spikes the ball against Hunter College. (Staff Photo by Sam Klein)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/womensvolleyball_sportsweekly-1-900x601.jpg)
Women’s Volleyball Picks up Three Wins, Now 6-1 on the Season
Over the weekend, women's volleyball and women's soccer pulled out wins to continue their impressive starts to the season. Meanwhile, the men's soccer team has yet to win a game this season.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• September 9, 2019
![First-year Siena Moran has been the top NYU finisher at all three meets this fall, leading the Violets to a ninth-place regional ranking. (Staff Photo by Sam Klein)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/weeklyupdate_sam-klien-900x601.jpg)
Women’s Cross Country Team Has Five Top 10 Finishers
A recap of everything NYU athletics from August 30 to September 2.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• September 3, 2019
![Graham Chatoor, swimmer for the NYU men’s team, competed at the 2019 Pan American Games. (via NYU Athletics)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/graham-chatoor-rookie-of-the-year-900x495.jpg)
NYU Swimmer Breaks Trinidad and Tobago Record at 2019 Pan American Games
CAS sophomore Graham Chatoor broke a national record while representing Trinidad and Tobago in two races.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• August 24, 2019
![New sports facilities are included in the layout plan for the in-progress NYU building on Mercer St. (Graphic via NYU)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sports-mercer-900x507.jpg)
New 181 Mercer Facility to House Basketball and Wrestling Teams
The new building will serve as home to many varsity teams, including wrestling, basketball and fencing.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor
• August 24, 2019
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NYU Fights for Cyber Security
Benjamin Michael Davis, Contributing Writer
• October 22, 2018
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Carmo Moniz, Editor-at-Large • September 6, 2024
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Karina Rower, Under The Arch Editor • September 6, 2024
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Hope Pisoni, Investigative Reporter • September 5, 2024