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SPS senior Malcolm Montilus runs a 4x400-meter relay in January. Montilus qualified for NCAA Division III nationals. (Photo by Sam Klein)

Sports Weekly Update: Baseball Opens Its Season With a Dominant Performance

Here's your sports weekly update for Feb. 26 to March 4.
Zach Han, Sports Editor March 4, 2019

Men’s Track and Field The men’s track and field team concluded its indoor season this past weekend. It began the week competing at the UAA Indoor Championships and finished...

Two wrestlers qualified for Nationals.

Sports Weekly Update: A Pair of NYU Grapplers Qualify for Nationals

Here’s your sports weekly update for Feb. 18 to Feb. 25.
Zach Han, Sports Editor February 25, 2019

Tennis Men’s and women’s tennis opened up their seasons this past week on high notes, each prevailing in the their first two games of the season. The men opened their...

NYU Swimmers during a meet on Oct. 6. First-year swimmer Graham Chatoor set conference and NYU records to earn national berths in the 1650-yard and 500-yard freestyle. (Photo by Sam Klein)

Swimming and Diving Make Waves at UAA Championships

Here's your sports weekly update for Feb. 10 to 17.
Zach Han, Sports Editor February 19, 2019

Men’s Basketball The men’s basketball team fell to UAA rival Carnegie Mellon on Feb. 10 after relinquishing a 10-point lead in the first half and failing to fight back, losing...

CAS first-year Alex Casieri sets up for a 3-pointer during a game in December. (Photo by Sam Klein)

Men’s Basketball Comes From Behind Against Case

Catch up on what happened this week in NYU Athletics.
Zach Han, Sports Editor February 11, 2019

Men’s Volleyball The men’s volleyball team showed out this past week, playing and winning all three games to bump their winning streak up to four. The team started the streak...

Lauren Hall-Gregory, the women’s basketball team’s head coach, during a practice on Feb. 1. She recently earned her 100th win, while the team finished runner-up in the ECAC tournament.

NYU Men’s and Women’s Basketball Capture Wins

A recap of NYU athletics action from the past week.
Brendan Duggan, Sports Editor November 19, 2018
A recap of NYU athletics action from the past week.
Nazzarine Waldon spikes the ball in a home win over Hunter College on the team’s Senior Day. (Photo by Sam Klein)

Women’s Volleyball Team Wins Championship

After besting the odds and overcoming every obstacle thrown its way, the women's volleyball team triumphed over the rest to win the 2018 ECAC Championship.
Zach Han, Sports Editor November 19, 2018

The whistle blew when the ball fell between McDaniel College defenders in the third set of the ECAC Championship, signaling that NYU had taken the final set and match of the tournament....

Senior Maddie Peña fights for a header in a win over Brandeis University on Nov. 3. (Photo by Sam Klein)

Women’s Volleyball Advance to the ECAC Semifinals Behind Strong Play

A recap of NYU sports over the week of Nov. 5th.
Zach Han, Sports Editor November 12, 2018

Men’s Soccer Men’s soccer was rewarded with an NCAA Tournament bid after finishing 12-4-1 over the regular season. The underdog Violets held their own against the Centennial...

CAS sophomore Oliver Jacob was NYU's top finisher at the Metropolitan Championships on Oct. 12 at Van Cortlandt Park. (Photo by Sam Klein)

Men’s and Women’s Soccer Cap Strong Homestands

A recap of the NYU sports during the week of Oct 7.
Brendan Duggan, Sports Editor October 15, 2018

Men’s Soccer Following a 3-0 shutout win over Case Western Reserve University, the men’s soccer team looked to start another win streak, hosting three straight games at Gaelic...

First-year Cole Vertin dives in a win against West Chester University of Pennsylvania on Oct. 6. (Photo by Sam Klein)

Women’s Golf Now Ranks Fourth in the U.S.

A recap of all NYU sports results between Sept. 30 - Oct. 7.
October 9, 2018

Women’s Golf After taking first place at the Williams College Fall Invitational on Sept. 29-30, the NYU women’s golf team looked to add another first-place finish to its name...

Sophomore Oliver Kleban takes a shot in a September 2018 game against John Jay. (Photo by Sam Klein)

Weekly Sports Update: Women’s Soccer Team Breaks Goal Record

Bela Kirpalani and Bela Kirpalani September 17, 2018
The Sept. 10 to Sept. 16 Weekly Sports Update.
First-year Valentina House competes in the Vassar Ron Stonitsch Invitational, where she placed 3rd overall.

Weekly Sports Update: Sept. 2 to Sept. 8

Bela Kirpalani, Editor at Large September 10, 2018
A recap of the past week for the Violets.
CAS junior Vivian Lee (right) has been the team manager of the men’s volleyball team for the past three seasons.

The Understated Importance of Team Managers

Bela Kirpalani, Deputy Sports Editor April 30, 2018
Vivian Lee talks about her experiences as team manager of the men's volleyball team.