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SPS sophomore Cassidy Fontana scored six points for the women’s basketball team in a match against SUNY Oneonta on Nov. 26.

Weekly Sports Update: Nov. 19 to Nov. 25

Tyler Crews, Deputy Sports Editor November 27, 2017
A recap of all things this week in NYU Athletics.
NYU men’s wrestling team beat 11 team to win the Ned McGinley Invitational on Nov. 4 at King’s College.

Weekly Sports Update: Oct. 30 to Nov. 5

Tyler Crews, Deputy Sports Editor November 6, 2017
A recap of all the NYU sports competitions between Nov. 6 and Nov. 11.
The NYU women’s volleyball team played in a round robin tournament at the University of Chicago.

Weekly Sports Update: Oct. 9 to Oct. 14

Tyler Crews, Deputy Sports Editor October 16, 2017
A weekly roundup of all the sports action from this week.
Tori Bianco scored the game winning goal for the women’s soccer team against Case Western. This week’s recap also covers men’s and women's cross country, men's soccer, men’s golf, and women's volleyball.

Weekly Sports Update: Sept. 29 to Oct. 7

Tyler Crews, Contributing Writer October 10, 2017
Competition results from this week in NYU Athletics.
This week’s recap includes Men and Women’s Cross Country, Soccer, and Volleyball and their upcoming games in October.

Weekly Sports Update: Sept. 23 to Sept. 30

Tyler Crews, Contributing Writer October 2, 2017
Tyler Crews gives this week's results in NYU Athletics.
A total of 49 NYU athletes received the UAA All-Academic team honor this year, including women's volleyball player Rayne Ellis, pictured above (left).

49 Athletes Earn UAA All-Academic Honors

Maddie Howard, Staff Writer December 6, 2016
NYU athletes must maneuver a tricky line in balancing their academic and athletic endeavors.
Elise Gibbs helped maintain the NYU women’s swimming team’s undefeated status on Sunday.

Women’s Swimming and Diving Crushes

Rachel Ruecker, Sports Editor November 21, 2016
Violet sports action this weekend included continuations to the wrestling and swimming and diving seasons, while the cross country team complete theirs.
Junior captain of NYU’s wrestling team, Raymond Jazikoff, won all four of his bouts in the first dual matches of 2016-2017.

Weekend: Fall Sports Wrap Up

Michael Thompson, Staff Writer November 14, 2016
The week(end) in NYU sports, featuring the NCAA cross country regional championships, volleyball playoffs and more early season wrestling action.

Senior Nia Sorgente finished in second place in both her women’s diving events on Saturday.

NYU Stands out in Weekend Athletics

Michael Thompson, Staff Writer November 7, 2016
A recap of Violet weekend sports action, including wrestling, cross country, swimming and diving, and volleyball's finale.
Starting the fencing season strong, sophomore Jacqueline Tubbs placed seventh out of 75 fencers at the Temple Collegiate Open.

Weekend: Volleyball Sputters to End

Michael Thompson, Staff Writer October 31, 2016
A handful of NYU teams started their seasons, including the grapplers and the DI fencing team, as well as continued efforts from cross country and volleyball.
With 56 people competing, junior Alyssa Poentis led all golfers at the NYU Invitational with a score of 77.

Weekend Recap: Swimming Sets Record

Michael Thompson, Staff Writer October 17, 2016
NYU's fall sports teams enjoyed continued success midway through the semester. Highlights include dominance in swimming and a top-five finish in cross country.
The eight lane, deep water swimming pool at Palladium’s Athletic Facility is open for free swim during select hours throughout the week.

Swimming Convincing, Golf Caps Season in Second Place

Michael Thompson, Staff Writer October 11, 2016
A roundup of NYU sports action, including volleyball, golf, cross country and the swim team's season debut.