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Knights set for NCAA Tourney

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The Gannon University women’s soccer team hosted East Stroudsburg University on Thursday for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference quarterfinals, attempting to reach the conference final four for the first time in Knights’ history. While the Knights weren’t able to reach the next round, they achieved the next best thing come Monday when the NCAA awarded [...]

Knights kickoff PSAC Tourney

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Gannon University’s men’s soccer team is getting ready to host its first game in the play-offs against Slippery Rock University at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. The team, which fell out of the national rankings Tuesday and is third in the Pensylvania State Athletic Conference with a 6-3 record, lost to Mercyhurst University 4-2 Saturday. The Knights [...]

Knights collect pair of wins

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The Gannon University women’s soccer team battled it out with Shippensburg University Saturday. “We definitely came out hard to play,” senior Maggie Brinkman said. Gannon quickly earned its only two goals of the game within the first five minutes of game play. Earning her 12th Gannon assist of the season, freshman Mani Bruekner shot a [...]

Knights offense powers past Cal

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The Gannon University women’s soccer team had won just one of its last four games, failing to score more than once in any of them. California University of Pennsylvania hadn’t lost in nearly a month or even allowed a goal for two weeks. But when the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-leading Vulcans came to play the [...]

Young talent brings success to team

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Running toward the goal during Gannon University’s 4-0 win over Edinboro University, Mani Brueckner felt a gust envelope her from behind. On the other side entered Sammy Valloud streaking down the field. Having competed against Valloud’s McDowell team while at Mars High School, Brueckner realized the irony. “When she flew past the defenders, I just [...]

Knights lose first game of season

The Gannon University women’s soccer team has given up their first goals of season, and suffered its first loss as a result. After 459 minutes and 31 seconds without giving up a goal, Gannon’s vaunte defense finally showed it wasn’t perfect.  East Stroudsburg University scored three goals en route to a 3-2 win against the [...]

Knights, Nagindas take third at Corbett Invite

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Having competed in several USGA qualifying events over the summer, Bhanisha Nagindas was able to witness firsthand some of the best amateur golfers from around the world while playing at the most demanding courses. So when the Gannon University junior began play in what would result in a third-place finish at Gannon’s Michael Corbett Invitational [...]

Knights’ shutout streak reaches four games

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With its 6-0 win over Shepherd Saturday, the Gannon University women’s soccer team moved to 4-0 on the season, and is quickly impressing the voters of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Continental Tire NCAA Division II Atlantic Region. This is the first time that the team has ever started off at 4-0, and [...]

Knights yet to concede goal in 2-0 start

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After starting the season with a 2-0 record, the Gannon University women’s soccer team aims to make a return trip to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament with a heap of young players now at the helm. Surprisingly, scoring hasn’t been a problem in the post-Amanda Sharbaugh era, as the Knights first rocked Lake Erie [...]

Seniors make mark on program

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The Gannon University women’s soccer team’s loss to  Kutztown in the PSAC quarterfinals last week not only ended the Knights postseason run. The loss also ended the Knights’ hopes of making their second-ever appearance in the NCAA tournament field, which they failed to make as the committee chose the field Monday. The Knights finished with [...]

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