Sights and Sounds: Lacrosse in the snow
By Ethan Magoc, Multimedia Editor on Mar 09, 2010 07:03:44The Merciad's new multimedia series, Sights and Sounds of the Hurst, begins with an audio slideshow account of a men's lacrosse practice in the middle of February.
Listen as coach Chris Ryan guides his players through a rigorous practice, which included many conditioning drills, as temperatures hover in the mid-30's.
In response to 'Baranowski getting headaches from concussion talk'
By Nick Glasier, Sports editor on Mar 09, 2010 10:24:58In the words of the famous German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “He who moves not forward, goes backward.”
Maybe columnist John Baranowski should read some more Goethe before he wrote how he was “sick and tired of all the concern about hits to the head in sports.”
There were two major points in this column that I could gather. The first is that professional athletes make millions of dollars because their sport is dangerous.
Mercyhurst's golden girl
By Nick Glasier, Sports editor on Mar 09, 2010 10:22:00
Mercyhurst senior Meghan Agosta puts a shot on goal on a intra-squad scrimmage.: Mercyhurst Sports Information photoMercyhurst College senior Meghan Agosta has become Mercyhurst’s golden girl yet again. For the second time Agosta won gold in the Winter Olympics representing her country, Canada.
This time, Agosta cemented herself as one of the top women’s hockey players in the world.
Agosta was named the tournament’s most valuable player as she led all scorers with nine goals and six assists.
On top of her exploits on the ice, Agosta also gained a great number of rabid fans at the Olympic games.
There were a few news reports of men holding up signs proposing to her, and Agosta now boasts three fan pages on Facebook. She was also met by a number of her supporters at the airport when she returned home after winning the gold medal.
Agosta was the talk of women’s hockey as her meteoric rise caught some off guard and put her into the spotlight as she helped carry Canada’s hope of a gold sweep in hockey on home turf.
Mercyhurst Coach Michael Sisti was not in the least bit surprised about Meghan’s performance in the tournament.
Baranowski getting a headache from concussion talk
By John Baranowski, Columnist on Mar 10, 2010 08:01:02I am sick and tired of all the concern about hits to the head in sports. Athletes are equipped with helmets, and some basic rules provide for the avoidance of injury. But in football and hockey, and I’m sure in other sports, there has been a slew of hits to the head with which everybody is overly concerned.
Concussions are the new big problem. If players have the slightest headache, they aren’t allowed back on the field. Retired players often make comments that amount to something like, “When we played, it was called a headache, not concussion symptoms.”
Thoughts on the Winter Olympics
By Devon Swanson, Columnist on Mar 10, 2010 08:01:02We’ve experienced all the Winter Olympics had to offer. Well, at least I did, with 14 hours of curling and hockey each day. If all you saw was the USA-Canada Men’s Gold Medal Game, let me get you caught up with what happened elsewhere.
Spring fever for lacrosse
By Katie Dinunzio, Contributing writer on Mar 10, 2010 08:01:02It’s almost spring and you know what that means; lacrosse season is under way.
Mercyhurst College can be very proud of its men's and women’s lacrosse teams.
Each is highly ranked in its conferences and each is off to an incredible start.
Both teams stand undefeated with a record of 3-0. The success of the Mercyhurst lacrosse teams has come with a lot of hard work from a lot of hard-working players.
Although the women’s team graduated a lot of players last year, many girls have stepped up to fill these spots, boosting the team's confidence and play.
Game of the Week: Women's basketball falls to Clarion
By Ethan Magoc, Multimedia Editor on Feb 17, 2010 10:50:12Clarion handed the women's basketball team a 66-59 loss on Wednesday night. Watch above for a short recap and game highlights.
The Game of the Week series will return after students' Spring Break, just in time for Laker playoff hockey.
Game of the Week: Men's tennis loses to CMU
By Ethan Magoc, Multimedia Editor on Feb 14, 2010 11:30:48The Lakers received no love from Carnegie Mellon University on Valentine's Day at Westwood Racquet Club. CMU's men's team won seven of the day's nine matches to send Mercyhurst into its Hilton Head spring trip with a loss.
Watch above as Laker coach Ray Yost recaps the match.
Women's hockey regains focus and No. 1 ranking
By Courtney Clair, Contributing writer on Feb 10, 2010 08:01:01The Mercyhurst College women’s hockey team has returned from a brief hiatus to the top of the USCHO.com Women’s Division I poll.
The Mercyhurst women’s hockey team bounced back from a slow weekend to beat the Robert Morris University Colonials three games in a row, and everyone on the team pitched in for the victories.
The Mercyhurst women are now 10-1-1 in College Hockey America (CHA) play and 23-2-3 for the season as a whole.
Focus and execution were key for the Lakers as they regained control of both No. 1 rankings in the national polls.
Agosta going for gold
By Nick Glasier, Sports editor on Feb 10, 2010 08:01:01
Senior Meghan Agosta is playing for Canada in the Winter Olympics Games in Vancouver and will be returning to Mercyhurst next year for her senior season.: IIHF/HHOF photo
Mercyhurst College senior women’s hockey player Meghan Agosta is going to her second Winter Olympic Games and this time she is looking to have an even bigger impact.
Agosta participated in the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy, and contributed to Canada’s gold medal performance with a hat trick on her 19th birthday against Russia. She was Canada’s youngest player on that team.
