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September 6, 2020 // By Corey Annan

Montclair State Fall Sports Teams Remain Optimistic Despite Postponement Of Their Season

The pressure was mounting for the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) to decide on whether to hold a fall sports season this year. Throughout the month of July, many conferences around the region had decided to postpone or cancel their fall season, and it was looking more and more likely that the NJAC would suffer the same fate. Rumors began to spread toward the end of the month that the NJAC had cancelled their season, and the official announcement came on July 28. The NJAC Presidents Council...
August 27, 2020 // By Corey Annan

Denial of Montclair State Professor’s Tenure Points to Problem in the Tenure System

Despite glowing reviews from his peers in the mathematical sciences department and strong support from his students, Dr. Amir Golnabi was denied tenure at Montclair State University after Provost Willard Gingerich decided that the professor’s research did not adequately meet the university’s standards. The denial of Golnabi’s tenure was met with outrage from the mathematical sciences community at the university from students to professors. It seemed to them as if their support ...
July 23, 2020 // By Corey Annan

The Future of Montclair State’s Fall Sports

The coronavirus pandemic ended the seasons for hundreds of Montclair State University spring sports athletes in March. Now, fall sports athletes are praying they do not suffer the same fate. With health officials believing that the pandemic could reach a “second wave,” this could discourage many universities from letting their fall sports athletes compete in the upcoming season. This has caused anxiety and fear across collegiate sports concerned that their seasons could either be cancele...
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A Redemption Story Yet To Be Finished: Rhiannon Brown

Montclair State University women’s lacrosse attack Rhiannon Brown, one of the teams’ best-conditioned players, could not understand why preparing for 2019 was such a struggle. Brown was often out of breath during practices, even after completing a drill or two. Walking from one dorm building to another became difficult. “It felt as if my lungs were collapsing,” Brown said. Even so, Brown was convinced these symptoms were just the normal wear and tear of an athlete getting back into s...
March 30, 2020 // By Corey Annan

Women’s Basketball Is Back to Championship Contention

After a disappointing 2018-2019 season, the Montclair State University women’s basketball team was back in a familiar position. After finishing with the second-best record in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), the Red Hawks would secure a spot in the conference title game with a semifinal victory over New Jersey City University on Feb. 25. This run was shocking to many, as the Red Hawks started off the season at just 5-4 and looked like they were not meeting the high expectations that ...
March 21, 2020 // By Corey Annan

How COVID-19 Is Affecting All Sports at Montclair State

Updates as of March 18: The Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) announced that their fate would be the same as the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC); all seasons suspended indefinitely due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), a respiratory illness. This means the Montclair State University men’s lacrosse team’s hopes of playing their 2020 season has come to an end.   Ryan McCoy, a junior defender for the lacrosse team, shared his thoughts on the cancelation of t...
March 6, 2020 // By Corey Annan

Women’s Basketball Season Comes to a Close in the NCAA First Round

The Red Hawks came into today’s game with arguably nothing to lose. The team had just suffered a heartbreaking loss to Rowan University in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship game, and was looking at a tough first-round matchup in the NCAA Division III Tournament against the George Fox Bruins. Unfortunately, the offense woes of the Rowan game carried over into the NCAA Tournament, allowing the Bruins to take an early lead in which the Red Hawks could not recover. The Bru...
February 26, 2020 // By Corey Annan

Women’s Basketball Soars To NJAC Championship

With just two minutes left in the game, Red Hawks senior forward Alex McKinnon sank a free throw that etched her name into Montclair State University women’s basketball history. The basket made her the 21st player in the school’s history to notch 1,000 points in a career. McKinnon spoke about how much that moment meant to her. “It was super awesome for me, with the crowd and my teammates making it even more special for me,” McKinnon said. “It was never something that I was super fo...
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Women’s Lacrosse Overwhelmingly Defeats Farmingdale State

The Montclair State University women’s lacrosse team kicked off their 30th season with a home win against Farmingdale State College, 16-4. The Red Hawks got off to a 10-0 start in the first half and never looked back, as they dominated on both sides of the field throughout the game. Junior attack Rhiannon Brown led the way with three goals and four assists, and senior attack Kyle Graver was the leading goal scorer with four goals. The Red Hawks will be on the road for their next three game...

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