The Bishop Shanahan High School girls’ lacrosse team rallied from a 7-4 deficit at the end of three quarters to defeated top seed Upper Moreland, 8-7, in this PIAA District 1 2A semifinal Thursday. Shanahan trailed 7-6 when Gillian Greco’s goal tied the contest, and Elise Pezone tallied the game-winning goal. Greco finished with two […]
ALBANY, N.Y. Russell Sage College recently announced its Athletics Hall of Fame will increase by five members this June when Kirsten Ackerman (women’s tennis), Nicole Corbett–Forth (women’s volleyball), Hillary Faas-Li (softball), Robert Villanueva (men’s basketball) and TJ Zehner (men’s soccer) are inducted. This year’s ceremony will happen on Saturday, June 1 at 11 a.m. […]
SYLLA FINISHES A FINALIST FOR MAC HERMANN TROPHY LOUIS Clemson midfielder Ousmane Sylla finished the 2023 season as a finalist for the 2023 MAC Hermann Trophy, awarded to the best men’s soccer player of the season. The award was given to . Sylla is the first Tiger to be a finalist for the award since Oskar Ågren in 2021. A native of Dakar, Senegal, Sylla led the Tigers in goals, assists and points on the season. He was also named the MVP for both the ACC Tournament and the College Cup, as well as first team All-ACC, first team All-Atlantic Region and first team All-America. Sylla finished the year ranked 14th nationally in total goals (13), eighth in total assists (10), and fifth in total points (36). He also finished 10th nationally in game-winning goals (5). He led the Tigers to their second NCAA Championship in three seasons, scoring a goal on Monday night against Notre Dame to put the Tigers up 2-0 at the time. The two other finalists for the award were Ch