As the spring semester commenced, the Stevens men’s and women’s fencing teams continued their hard work to prepare for their upcoming matches.
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This past weekend on Saturday, February 1, the Stevens men’s basketball team trekked all the way down to Doylestown, Pennsylvania, to face off against the Delaware Valley University Aggies.
While most of Stevens was enjoying their well-deserved time off this winter break, the men’s volleyball team was out in force, setting up a great start to the new season.
During the winter break, the Stevens men’s wrestling team struggled against nationally-ranked teams. However, Stevens proved they are a strong team as they knocked off every team in their conference and took home the Mid-Atlantic Conference (MAC) title.
On January 22, the Stevens women’s basketball team hosted the DeSales Bulldogs at Canavan Arena. After back-to-back losses in conference play, Stevens looked to bounce back against another conference opponent.
Senior Thomas Poklikuha earned his 100th career victory as he led Stevens wrestling, which is ranked No. 8, to a pair of victories Saturday at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).
Away from home, junior Alec DiPietrantonio posted his second double-double of the season with 11 points and a season-high 15 rebounds to lead the Stevens men’s basketball team over Rutgers-Newark 62-58 Sunday.
On Tuesday night, both Stevens men’s and women’s basketball teams pulled off a win.
The women’s basketball team opened the 2019-20 campaign with a 60-49 victory over Western Connecticut State University inside Canavan Arena.
For women’s volleyball, this is the second time in the last three years that they have captured the conference title.
In the MAC Freedom championship against Eastern (25-21, 25-20, 19-25, 25-18), senior Shelby Stewart was named the Championship Most Valuable Player after registering 12 kills, 8 total blocks, and 7 service aces — a nice game from Stewart as her fantastic season continues.
The Stevens men’s fencing team opened the 2019-20 season Sunday in the Temple Open.
After two separate pool-play competitions, the fencers were then seeded individually for bracket play based on their performance in the pool play.