Four years ago the New York Giants knocked off the unbeatable — or so it seemed — New England Patriots in a culmination of a season that began with fans and media wondering if head coach Tom Coughlin and quarterback Eli Manning might be on their last legs as members of Big Blue.

Senior Kelsey Kutch realized she had scored a ton of points since recording her first basket as a Lion on November 16, 2007 against Kings College, but she didn’t quite know exactly how many until a teammate pointed it out to her last Thursday.

Just a few days after their comeback effort against Kean University fell short, the women’s basketball team was able to secure head coach Dawn Henderson’s 400th career victory.

They’ve seen the trophies, they’ve heard the stories, and they’ve prepared themselves for this moment all season, but no one was quite sure how to react when the final seconds ran off the clock against Middlebury College and the ultimate dream — a National Championship — became a reality.

The College’s field hockey team reflected on a hard-fought lesson that opportunity makes the winner, but a winner must capitalize on opportunity.

After sending in the ball on a penalty corner, junior defender Camille Passucci barely had enough time to take a step forward before freshman midfielder Erin Waller directed her shot into the back of the cage.

About a month ago, head coach Sharon Pfluger declared that her team needed to regain their discipline after losing 3-0 to No. 1-ranked Salisbury University on Nov. 9.

Six years ago, Greg Grant started up the 94 ft., Inc. Academic Basketball Academy with the desire to give students the necessary tutoring to excel in the classroom.

Field hockey head coach Sharon Pfluger consistently faces a schedule filled with top-level competition, and this year has been no different.

The No. 5-ranked Lions have played several big-time games this season, including a loss to No.1-ranked Salisbury University, but their biggest matchup to this point came on Saturday, Nov. 15, against Montclair State University.

The College’s Hall of Fame ceremony was headlined by former basketball star Greg Grant, but the induction list did not stop there.

When alumna look at current field hockey teams at the College, they judge their ability and prominence by thinking back to the 1990 team that made a magical run to a National Championship.

There was nothing head coach Sharon Pfluger could do but stand there and watch as the final seconds ticked off the clock in a 3-0 home loss to No. 1-ranked Salisbury University on Sunday.

There isn’t too much a team can do to transcend defeating the No. 7-ranked team in the country, but the College’s field hockey team found a way as they upset No. 5-ranked Messiah College on Oct. 1.

Flashes of last season popped into the mind of senior goalkeeper Shannon Syciarz when senior midfielder/forward Leigh Mitchell and junior midfielder/forward Kathleen Notos took the field together for the first time this season toward the end of the College’s 2-1 victory over No. 5-ranked Messiah College.