Natalie Espinal is a freshman international student from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. She has a career-best ITF rating of 532 and Universal Tennis Ranking of 10.56. Over the summer, Espinal played in the Fed Cup for Honduras alongside her NSU teammate sophomore Daniela Obando. How did you start playing tennis? “Well my uncle taught me how to […]
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Water Your Thoughts: Study Hall for Athletes
Upon walking into the academic resources room, my teammate and I had bought our dinner from the UC to-go. Once we got in, we were curtly told that no food was allowed and we had to eat it on the floor in the outside hallway. We had come to make a dent in our mandatory […]
Sport Shorts, Oct. 2, 2018
Men’s Soccer The Sharks played a record-breaking game against the FIT Panthers this past Wednesday. It was the first time in nine years that the Sharks defeated FIT and the first time in 11 years that the team has won seven consecutive matches. The first shot of the night was from the Panthers in the […]
On Deck, April 24, 2018
Men’s Baseball @No. 1 Florida Southern April 27 | 6 p.m. Lakeland, Fla. @No. 1 Florida Southern April 28 | 3 p.m. Lakeland, Fla. @No. 1 Florida Southern April 29 | 1 p.m. Lakeland, Fla. No. 5 North Greenville May 4 | 6 p.m. NSU Baseball Complex No. 5 North Greenville […]
Sports Shorts, Oct. 17, 2017
Men’s golf The Sharks went to the Golfrank Invitational on Oct. 9 where the men’s golf team finished fifth overall in the tournament. Freshman Toma Millet tied for seventh in his second career tournament. Women’s golf The women’s golf team also traveled to the Golfrank Invitational on Oct. 9 where they finished in the top […]
On Deck, Oct. 17, 2017
Men’s Cross Country @ Sunshine State Conference Championship Oct. 17 I 8 a.m. Boca Raton, Fla. Men’s Soccer @ Tampa Oct. 17 I 6 p.m. Tampa, Fla. Ave Maria Oct. 19 I 6 p.m. NSU Soccer Complex Eckerd Oct. 21 I 7 p.m. NSU Soccer Complex Men’s Swimming @ D2 Showcase […]
Athlete of the Week: Bestun Mohammed
Bestun Mohammed is a graduate student pursuing his MBA in finance and a men’s soccer team member. In 2016, Mohammed led the team in goals. On Oct. 4, Mohammed scored the game-winning goal in the 84th minute of the game against Barry, securing a 1-0 win over Barry University. Where are you from and what […]
On the Scene: What do you think would make more people attend NSU athletic events?
During Homecoming 2010, the Division of Student Affairs awarded a scholarship for free books to a undergraduate student as a means of attracting a large number of students to the Homecoming basketball game. What do you think would make more people attend NSU athletic events?