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The team won three MAAC titles between 2018 and 2021.

Golf finishes 4th at MAAC Championships

Lachlan Wellington, Sports Editor May 4, 2023

The Iona Golf team finished fourth at the 2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championships hosted in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on April 21-23.     The Gaels led after the first day of play...

Kate Mager recently won Iona moment of the year for the athletics department after her three-point contest win.

Basketball Roundup

Lachlan Wellington, Sports Editor May 4, 2023

Iona Athletics named and introduced Angelika Szumilo as the new head coach of the women’s basketball program on Monday April 17.     The appointment means that Szumilo will once again join Tobin...

The women’s team also named eight athletes to the All-Academic team.

Women’s water polo concludes season in MAAC semi-finals

Kaylin Flukey, Managing Editor May 4, 2023

The Iona women’s water polo team concluded the 2023 season at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York on April 29.  The Gaels entered the tournament...

Track and field prepare for MAAC outdoor championships

Robert Hughes, Assistant Sports Editor May 4, 2023

ona men’s and women’s track and field teams are heading into the upcoming Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference outdoor championships following the conclusion of their regular season.   The Gaels...

Iona rowing takes home three wins at spring Metropolitan championships

Robert Hughes, Assistant Sports Editor May 4, 2023

The Iona men’s and women’s rowing programs competed in the Spring Metropolitan Championships at Glen Island Park on April 22. At the 57th running of the Spring Metropolitan Championships, 268 participants...

Jake Field scored his 100th RBI in the Gaels loss to Siena College.

Baseball and Softball Roundup

Lachlan Wellington, Sports Editor May 4, 2023

The Iona softball team is well-placed to qualify for the MAAC tournament as they currently sit in fifth place in the MAAC regular season standings.     The team was one game away from the MAAC...

 The team last won the MAAC title back in 2013.

Women’s water polo qualifies for the MAAC tournament

Lachlan Wellington, Sports Editor April 20, 2023

The Iona women’s water polo team qualified for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championships after a pair of wins at the Hynes Athletic Center on April 15.   The Gaels beat Siena College...

Iona have won the overall cup in 2010-11 and have four mens titles but the women have never won it.

Iona leads MAAC Commissioner’s standings

Lachlan Wellington, Sports Editor April 20, 2023

Iona University currently leads the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Commissioner’s Cup overall standings after the conclusion of the fall and winter sports.     Iona leads overall with 107.25...

 Iona set a program record for wins with nine last season.

Iona lacrosse with two regular season games to go

Jordan Score, Staff Writer April 20, 2023

Iona women’s lacrosse team secured their eighth victory of the season as they took down rivals Manhattan College 12-11  in their last home game of the regular season on Mazzella Field on April 12.     The...

Osbourne Shema is currently the only player from Rick Pitino’s 2022-2023 roster who has not transferred or is not in the transfer portal. 

Basketball off-season news

Lachlan Wellington, Sports Editor April 20, 2023

Kate Mager, of the Iona women’s basketball team, won the college three-point championship at the NCAA Final Four in Houston, Texas.    Mager won both the Celsius Women’s 3-Point Championship...

 Jake Field currently leads the team in terms of batting with a .370 average, 18 runs, 37 hits and 25 runs batted in.

Baseball continues season

Kaylin Flukey, Managing Editor April 20, 2023

The Iona University baseball team is past the halfway point of the season and currently holds an overall record of 7-25 and an in-conference record of 3-6.    The Gaels struggled in the 2022 season...

Kate Mager is set to participate in the 2023 State Farm College Slam Dunk and 3-point championships.  

Women’s basketball win second ever MAAC title

Lachlan Wellington, Sports Editor March 31, 2023

The Iona women’s basketball team won their second ever Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title after beating Manhattan College 73-60 in Atlantic City, New Jersey at Boardwalk Hall on March 11.     The...

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