BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR It’s about an eight-hour plane ride and almost 4,000 miles to men’s soccer senior Gilian Buijk’s home in Wassenaar, Netherlands. At the age of 4, Buijk figured out that he wanted to play soccer….
BY: ROSS SHINBERG STAFF WRITER Women’s Volleyball During the Mason Invitational, which occurred on Sept. 20 and 21 at the RAC, women’s volleyball hosted and played against Wake Forest, Seton Hall and William & Mary. The Patriots defeated William…
Men’s soccer senior Tunde Akinlosotu shares his source of competitive drive BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Have you ever wondered what it was like being born into a soccer family? One that lived, breathed and bled soccer? This is…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Women’s Volleyball On Sept. 13 and 14, Women’s volleyball participated in the Maryland Tournament at the University of Maryland (UMD). Women’s volleyball first took on the Princeton Tigers, losing in a close first set…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR We are now a few weeks into the fall semester and I have already begun hearing and seeing pleas for the college basketball season to return. The temperatures have not begun to cool down, the…
BY ROSS SHINBERG, STAFF WRITER Men’s Soccer Men’s Soccer lost for the third game in a row, falling to 1-3 on the season. Campbell University shut out Mason, winning by a 3-0 score on Sept. 8 in Buies Creek, North…
Senior Men’s Soccer star discusses his successes and family support BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR Ryan Mingachos has been surrounded by soccer, literally, since the day he was born when his grandfather wrapped him in a scarf of a Portuguese…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR, DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR MEN’S SOCCER Men’s Soccer looks to follow up their unexpected run to the A-10 championship game with another successful campaign. Last season the team gained traction as the season progressed…
Mason Men’s Soccer advances to Atlantic 10 Championship Semifinals BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR “Defense wins championships” may be one of the most cliche phrases in sports, but it’s true for Mason men’s soccer, who recorded their third straight shutout Sunday…
Clark Gronek’s journey to the limelight BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR One of the most universally known rules in soccer is that players are not allowed to touch the ball with their hands. However, for senior goalkeeper Clark Gronek breaking that…