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By John DeFreitas | Published November 18, 2023 By all accounts, eSports is a blossoming program at Kean University and has thrived from its inception, but as the original executive board members graduate this fall, change is likely to happen as it so often is in collegiate sports. Amy Yang, who graduates in December, is the final remaining member of the original […]
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By Matthew Sierra | Published November 8, 2023 As of Oct. 2nd, Sarah Lawshe is the new women’s lacrosse coach for Kean University. After a difficult 2023 season, Coach Sarah Lawshe will look to turn the team around for the 2024 season. “It’s a great honor to be named the next head women’s lacrosse coach at Kean,” Lawshe said. Lawshe will […]
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By John DeFreitas | Published November 8, 2023 Kean University is home to beautiful stadiums and arenas like Alumni Stadium, Jim Hynes Stadium, and Harwood Arena. Now, about three miles away starting in the fall of 2024, incoming golfers will call Galloping Hill Golf Course home. Kean President Lamont Repollet gave his opening day address before the fall semester and spoke of the […]
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By Kervin Coleman | Published November 8, 2028 The Kean Men’s basketball team has a redemption arc. Last season ended controversially for the Cougars, with an ill-fated jump shot by former small forward Letrell West as he simultaneously stepped out of bounds in the opening round of the NJAC Tournament. “We don’t want to go out like that this year and are using […]
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By John DeFreitas | Published October 17, 2023 The Kean Cougars Women’s Volleyball team (now 12-6, 4-0 in conference) showed up and showed out against the William Paterson Pioneers (13-4, 1-2 in conference) at home in Harwood Arena. It started with an extra point in the first set that pole-vaulted the Cougars to their 5th sweep of the season on […]
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By John DeFreitas | Published October 16, 2023 It only took 121 seconds for Anabel Makutonin to make her presence known with a goal, slotted in the bottom right corner of the net, during the Kean Cougars’ home opener from Alumni Stadium. It was Makutonin’s brace (two goals in one game) that led her to earn the early season award for […]
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By Kervin Coleman | Published October 16, 2023 Every university uses homecoming as a way to bring its population together. Students, professors, directors, and alumni come together for the tradition of homecoming to spread the campus’s culture and a chance for people to connect in ways they may not have previously. Homecoming exhibits and enhances school spirit for a week with plenty of […]
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By Dorian Alerte | Published September 28, 2023 Panzer Athletic Center was filled to the brim with students and family to watch the Kean Cougars take on the Montclair State University RedHawks in the women’s volleyball NJAC opener. The Cougars (5-6) silenced the crowd quickly as they secured the road sweep over the RedHawks (8-5) 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-17) on […]
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By Kervin Coleman | Published May 3, 2023 Two Kean all-star football players were among five select athletes who performed at the first NJAC exclusive Pro Day where college athletes showcase their talent before NFL scouts in the hopes of getting called for the draft. During the event, held April 4 inside the Rec Center at William Paterson University, the […]
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By Dorian Alerte | May 3, 2023 On the field, they’re competitors. Off the field, they’re sisters. As Karly and Anna Messina got set for what would be their third interconference meeting with each other, they could not help but feel excited. On Apr. 11, the two sisters faced off against one another for the third time in three seasons. […]
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