A Push For The Post Season
Joseph Cogdell, Impact Staff
February 19, 2014
Filed under Sports
After ending the month of January with a 69-66 victory over conference rival District of Columbia, the Mavericks attempted to carry that winning momentum into the month of February. With just 7 conference games left on the schedule, and in the season, if the Mavericks wanted to make a push for the...
Player Spotlight- Maggie Salomane and Tanayzha Augustine
Michael Nash, Sports Editor
February 12, 2014
Filed under Sports
While the Mercy Mavericks women's basketball team has had a tough season in terms of pulling out wins, two players on the team have really put together strong seasons for themselves. These two players have had arguably some of the best seasons in all of the conference in which the Mavericks play in,...
Play 4 Kay
Michael Nash, Sports Editor
February 12, 2014
Filed under Sports
Kay Yow was the head coach of the North Carolina State Women's basketball team from 1975-2009. In her career as the coach, Yow was able to accomplish things that many coaches can only dream of achieving. For one, Yow was able to eclipse the 700 win mark. In 1988, Yow was named the coach of the U.S...
Mercy Mavericks Mens Basketball Diary
Joseph Cogdell, Impact Staff
February 10, 2014
Filed under Sports
While ending the month of December on a high note with a 85-84 home win against conference rivals Bridgeport, the Mavericks faced a brutal schedule in January, playing 9 conference games, with nearly half of those games being played on the road. Racking up wins within the conference would giv...
Mercy Mavericks Lady Basketball Notebook
Michael Nash, Sports Editor
January 26, 2014
Filed under Sports
The Mercy Mavericks basketball team has run into some trouble the last few weeks. The team has gone up against some tough competition, which has resulted in some losses for the Mavericks. While times are tough for the team, not all is bad for the Mavericks. On January 6th against rival Daemen, the Mavericks...
Mens Basketball Notebook
Joseph Cogdell, impact staff
December 20, 2013
Filed under Sports
The month of December has not been to kind to the Mavericks men’s basketball team. They started the month off with a home game against Nyack. Despite the heroic effort of senior Chaz Morrish who scored 16 points and dished out 6 assists the Mavericks fell short and lost the game 76-64. Sophomore...
Mercy Mavericks Women’s basketball Notebook
Michael Nash, Sports Editor
December 12, 2013
Filed under Sports
The Mercy Mavericks Women's basketball team has had a very hectic start to their 2013 season. The Mavericks have been in just about every game up until the final buzzer, and this past week the Mavericks were once again competitive all game long. unfortunately, the team fell defeat to Wilmington, and...
New York Jets vs Oakland Raiders Game Recap
Michael Nash, Sports Editor
December 11, 2013
Filed under Metlife Reaction, Sports
Week in and week out, you never know what to expect from the New York Jets. One week they look like a serious playoff caliber team, but then other weeks look like arguably one of the worst teams in the entire NFL. The roller coaster type season has been a tough one for the fans to handle, since the...
Basketball Notebook: Mercy Women’s Mavericks
Michael Nash, Sports Editor
December 9, 2013
Filed under Sports
It is finally that time of the year. It is basketball season, and for the Mercy Mavericks Women's basketball team, the season has gotten off to a fairly strong and promising start. The team has played three games up to this point. They started off the season on Saturday the 16th against Georgian Court,...
Mercy Mavericks Women’s basketball Notebook
Michael Nash, Sports Editor
December 4, 2013
Filed under Sports
The Mercy Mavericks women's basketball team have made very game they played this year incredibly interesting to say the very least. The team started off with two losses by a deficit of six total points. It is quite obvious that Mercy has the skill and stamina to hang in very every single game until the...
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Prof. Michael Perrota began teaching at Mercy College in 2005. Previously, he was a full-time reporter for North Jersey Media Group in the sports and news sections. After he began teaching, he worked in...