Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
The Eckerd Department of Athletics officially launched its new website, EckerdTritons.com on Wednesday, as announced on July 15. The site, designed by Internet Consulting Services (ICS) and powered by ICS’ signature content management system, SIDEARM, is scheduled to launch Wednesday and may take anywhere from four to 48 hours to propagate itself around the world-wide web.
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Harrison’s promotion comes roughly one year after joining the Tritons. Currently, he oversees all communication and recordkeeping efforts for the college's 11 varsity sports. In addition, Harrison manages Eckerd's athletics website, webcasting program, produces the Athletics Banquet slideshows, and is the public address voice for all of Tritons' home athletic events.
Monday, August 3rd, 2009
Eckerd volleyball head coach Courtney Draper has announced that her squad will run two refresher clinics for all eighth to 12th-graders in August.
Thursday, July 30th, 2009
The Eckerd Department of Athletics is mourning the passing of sophomore men’s tennis player and Triton Award winner William Holt Weeks. Weeks, 21, and his brother, Stone Taylor Weeks, 24, were pronounced dead after a fiery accident involving four tractor-trailers on a Virginia highway.
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
The Eckerd Department of Athletics has announced that it has agreed to a partnership with ICS (Internet Consulting Services) to build a new athletics website scheduled to launch later this summer.
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
The Eckerd Men’s Soccer team will open its 2009 regular season on Friday, August 28 against Florida Memorial at 5pm at Eckerd’s Turley Athletic Complex as announced by Tritons’ fourth-year head men’s soccer coach Jeremy Wisdo.
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
58 Eckerd student-athletes have been selected to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll as announced by SSC Interim Commissioner Lois Webb. Women’s Tennis’ Stephanie Jenks finished the Spring term with a 4.0 grade point average.
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
In what must be one of the toughest schedules in NCAA Division II women’s volleyball, the Eckerd Tritons, who will be in pursuit of a fourth-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, will encounter the last five national champions (one of them having done it twice consecutively) during the 2009 schedule as announced by Eckerd’s sixth-year head coach Courtney Draper.
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Eckerd women’s basketball star Olivia Nagle has earned the 2009 Sunshine State Conference Sportsmanship Award as announced by SSC Commissioner Michael J. Marcil.
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
The Eckerd volleyball program will welcome six new student-athletes, all true freshmen, in 2009 as the program’s most recent recruiting class has been finalized an announced by head coach Courtney Draper.
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Highlighting the evening were the announcements of baseball’s Dan Branca and women’s basketball’s Olivia Nagle as James Harley Award winners. In addition, former Eckerd baseball player and Boston Red Sox draftee Bill Norris and former Eckerd administrator Richard Hallin were inducted into the Eckerd Athletics Hall of Fame. Also, baseball’s Jarrett Mackin and women’s soccer’s Sarah Bird were selected as this year’s Scholar-Athletes.
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Eckerd senior third baseman Mike Sinicola has been selected to the All-Sunshine State Conference Second Team as announced by SSC Commissioner Michael J. Marcil.
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (22-31, 5-19 SSC) finished the 2009 season with an SSC doubleheader split against the Lynn Fighting Knights (38-16, 14-10 SSC) on Saturday afternoon at Lynn’s McCusker Complex. The Tritons fell in game one, 3-2, before prevailing in game two, 6-2.
Friday, May 1st, 2009
Lynn pitcher Dan Wright stole the show to the tune of a complete game, five-hit shutout as his Knights (37-15, 13-9 SSC) defeated the Eckerd Tritons (22-30, 4-18 SSC) by a score of 5-0 on Friday afternoon at Lynn’s McCusker Sports Complex. Wright would go on to strikeout seven Tritons while walking two.
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Eckerd men’s tennis player Hisa Sato has earned All-SSC Honorable Mention as announced by Sunshine State Conference Commissioner Michael J. Marcil.
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
After trailing 4-1 going into the third inning, the Eckerd Tritons (22-29) scored eight unanswered runs to overtake the Southeastern Fire (35-18) by a score of 9-4 on Tuesday evening at the Turley Athletic Complex.
Saturday, April 25th, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (21-29, 4-17 SSC) were swept by the Rollins Tars (25-22, 8-13 SSC) in SSC doubleheader action on Saturday afternoon at Alfond Stadium. Eckerd fell in game one 18-4 before losing tight one in game two, 5-4.
Saturday, April 25th, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (21-38, 4-20 SSC) concluded the 2009 season with a pair of 2-0 losses at the hands of the Lynn Fighting Knights (19-29, 5-17 SSC) on Saturday at the Turley Athletic Complex.
Friday, April 24th, 2009
The Rollins Tars (23-22, 6-13 SSC) played long ball and took advantage of an Eckerd defense that committed five errors to defeat the Tritons (21-27, 4-15 SSC) by a score of 6-2 on Friday evening at Alfond Stadium in a game that took a blistering one hour and 52 minutes to complete.
Friday, April 24th, 2009
Lynn pitcher Amber Havnar threw a complete game, one-hit shutout as the Fighting Knights (17-29, 3-17 SSC) defeated the Eckerd Tritons (21-36, 4-8 SSC) by a score of 3-0 on Friday evening at the Turley Athletic Complex.
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (21-35, 4-17 SSC) snapped a seven-game losing skid, using an offensive explosion to defeat the Saint Leo Lions (29-23, 8-13 SSC) in game two of an SSC doubleheader at SLU’s University Field. The Tritons defeated the Lions 7-6 in game two after falling, 12-0 in five innings, in game one.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
After trailing 7-1 in the third inning, the Eckerd Tritons (21-26) rallied to make it a 7-5 score but would eventually fall to the Saint Leo Lions (18-30) by that score on Tuesday evening in non-conference action at SLU’s Southard Stadium.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
The Eckerd Men’s and Women’s golf teams wrapped up the 2008-09 season, finishing tied for sixth and seventh, respectively, at the Sunshine State Conference Championships held at Lake Region Yacht and Country Club on Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (20-34, 3-16 SSC) fell to the Saint Leo Lions (27-22, 6-12 SSC) by a score of 4-0 to open an SSC series on Tuesday evening at University Field.
Saturday, April 18th, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (20-33, 3-15 SSC) lost both games of an SSC doubleheader to the Rollins Tars (40-9, 11-5 SSC) by scores of 10-0 in five innings and 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at the Turley Athletic Complex. In game one, Rollins’ starter Rachael Foster threw a five-inning perfect game to pace the Tars.
Saturday, April 18th, 2009
After falling 4-3 in 12 innings the night before, the Eckerd Tritons (21-24, 4-14 SSC) found themselves in a pair of barnburners on Saturday, winning game one of an SSC doubleheader, 6-5, on a walk-off single by Matt Heller before falling in game two, 1-0, against the Florida Tech Panthers (28-18, 9-9 SSC).
Friday, April 17th, 2009
Florida Tech's Tony Moos hit a solo homerun to leadoff the top of
the 12th inning to push the Panthers (27-17, 8-8 SSC) past the Eckerd Tritons (20-24,3-13 SSC) on Friday night at the Turley Athletic Complex.
Friday, April 17th, 2009
Rollins pitcher Nicole Anderson single-handedly shutdown the offense of the Eckerd Tritons (20-31, 3-13 SSC), throwing seven complete innings while scattering four hits and striking out 16 batters as the Rollins Tars (38-8, 10-6 SSC) defeated the Tritons by a score of 3-0 on Friday evening at the Turley Athletic Complex.
Monday, April 13th, 2009
The Eckerd College Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is mourning the loss of Donna Louise Sitton, “Team Mom” of the Eckerd Men’s Basketball team. Sitton was the widow of Eugene Sitton, by whom the Harley-Sitton Scholarship was established. She is survived by her son Owen Eugene of Houston, Texas, her nephew, Adam Sniff of Columbus, Ohio, and her niece, Sheryl Elkins of Columbus, Ohio.
Friday, April 10th, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (20-30, 3-12 SSC) were shutout in an SSC doubleheader on Friday, falling to the Florida Tech Panthers (16-18, 4-8 SSC) by scores of 3-0 and 4-0 at Tech’s Nancy Bottge Field.
Friday, April 10th, 2009
After being out-slugged in game one 21-6, the Eckerd Tritons (20-22, 3-12 SSC) scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh of game two, including a two-out walk-off three-run homerun by Minervino Labrador, to win game two 8-5 and salvage a doubleheader split against the Nova Southeastern Sharks (30-11, 6-9 SSC) on Friday afternoon at the Turley Athletic Complex.
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (19-21, 2-11 SSC) scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth but it was not enough to overcome the Nova Southeastern Sharks (29-10, 5-8 SSC), falling by a score of 12-9 on Thursday evening at the Turley Athletic Complex.
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
It took 12 innings but the Eckerd Tritons (20-28, 3-10 SSC) made history on Thursday afternoon as they defeated the Florida Tech Panthers (14-18, 2-8 SSC) by a score of 1-0 at Tech’s Nancy Bottge Field. With the victory, the Tritons have set a new program mark for wins in a single season.
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (19-20) used a hit-and-run in the bottom of the seventh to force home the go-ahead run en route to an 11-6 victory on Wednesday night over the Webber International Warriors (18-25) at the Turley Athletic Complex.
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (19-28) split a non-conference doubleheader with the Flagler Saints (14-27) on Tuesday afternoon, winning game one by a score of 3-2 before falling in game two, 2-1. In winning game one, the Tritons have tied a program record for wins in a single season.
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
Strong pitching and timely hitting led the Eckerd Tritons (18-20) past the Clearwater Christian Cougars (8-24) by a score of 8-2 on Tuesday night at the Turley Athletic Complex.
Monday, April 6th, 2009
Nicole Lasasso finished second, just three strokes behind Florida Tech’s Daniella Iacobelli, a former NCAA Division II National Medalist, to pace the Eckerd Women’s Golf squad to a fifth-place finish, out of 14 teams, at the Bash at the Beach, hosted by Embry-Riddle University.
Saturday, April 4th, 2009
Eckerd Tritons (17-20, 2-10 SSC) fell twice to the Florida Southern Moccasins (31-5, 11-1 SSC) on Saturday afternoon at Henley Field. In game one, the Mocs prevailed 12-1 before winning a nailbiter, 6-5, in game two.
Saturday, April 4th, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (18-27, 2-10 SSC) split an SSC doubleheader with the 23rd-ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks (49-11, 12-6 SSC), falling in game one, 8-0, in five innings before winning game two, 2-0, on Saturday afternoon at NSU’s AD Griffin Sports Complex.
Friday, April 3rd, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (17-26, 1-9 SSC) fell to the Nova Southeastern Sharks (38-10, 11-5 SSC) by a score of 6-0 on Friday evening at the AD Griffin Sports Complex. In the loss, NSU’s Lexi Sarradet held the Tritons to just three hits and two walks in an eight-strikeout complete game shutout.
Friday, April 3rd, 2009
Florida Southern starter Max Russell turned in a dominating performance, throwing a four-hit complete game shutout as the Moccasins (29-5, 9-1 SSC) defeated the Eckerd Tritons (17-18, 2-8 SSC) by a score of 7-0 on Friday evening at Henley Field. Russell struck out 14 Tritons and walked one in the victory.
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (17-25) won both games of a doubleheader against the Webber International Warriors (21-11) on Wednesday afternoon at the Turley Athletic Complex. In game one, the Tritons won 3-2 before beating the Warriors 2-1 in the nightcap.
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (17-17) defeated the Webber International Warriors (16-24) by a score of 12-5 on Wednesday evening at the Turley Athletic Complex.
Monday, March 30th, 2009
The Eckerd College Women’s Golf squad competed at the University of Cincinnati’s Spring Invitational, held at Plantation Inn Golf Club, over the weekend and finished ahead of Division I Dartmouth.
Saturday, March 28th, 2009
With the help of a relentless westerly breeze, the eighth-ranked Barry Buccaneers (27-3, 8-1 SSC) launched a total of 11 homeruns over the course of two games to sweep an SSC doubleheader against the Eckerd Tritons (16-17, 2-7 SSC) on Saturday afternoon at the Turley Athletic Complex. The Bucs defeated Eckerd 13-9 in 11 innings in game one before beating Eckerd 13-0 in game two.
Saturday, March 28th, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (15-25, 1-8 SSC) snapped a 22-game losing streak in games against the Florida Southern Moccasins as they split a Sunshine State Conference doubleheader with the Mocs on Saturday afternoon at the Turley Athletic Complex. In game one, the Tritons defeated Southern 6-4 before falling in six innings, 10-2. With a ferocious breeze going out to left field, the Complex was a veritable launching pad as both teams combined to hit five homers on the day.
Friday, March 27th, 2009
The eighth-ranked Barry Buccaneers (25-3, 6-1 SSC) defeated the Eckerd Tritons (16-15, 2-5 SSC) by a score of 10-2 on Friday evening at the Turley Athletic Complex.
Friday, March 27th, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (14-24, 0-7 SSC) lost to the Florida Southern Moccasins (27-9, 5-2 SSC), 9-1 in six innings, on Friday night at the Turley Athletic Complex. The loss opens a three-game set between the two squads.
Thursday, March 26th, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (14-23) split a pair of games against the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish (24-14) on Thursday afternoon at the Turley Athletic Complex. Ironically, in both contests, a Tritons’ pitcher has had both a great outing in the circle and a good game at the plate. In game one, the Tritons defeated PBA 2-1 before falling in game two, 7-3.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (16-14) scored 27 runs over the course of two games to sweep a doubleheader over the Clearwater Christian Cougars (6-20) on Tuesday evening at the Turley Athletic Complex. In game one, the Tritons twice rallied to win 13-12 while making things much easier on themselves in game two, defeating the Cougars 14-1. With the game one victory, Eckerd head coach Bill Mathews collected his 400th career win.
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
After falling 2-0 in game one, the Eckerd Tritons (13-22) rallied in game two to defeat the Webber International Warriors (18-8) on Monday afternoon at Webber’s Nancy Nichols Field.
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
One game after allowing 18 runs, the Eckerd Tritons (14-14) got a strong pitching performance from freshman hurler Jay Moroff en route to a 3-1 victory on Sunday afternoon at Flagler Field. Moroff threw six innings while allowing six hits and one run.
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
After rain washed away an SSC doubleheader on Saturday, the Eckerd Tritons (12-21, 0-6 SSC) and the Barry Buccaneers (18-9, 5-1 SSC) resumed play on Sunday afternoon at Buccaneer Field. One game after Barry’s Amber Jack threw a perfect game against the Tritons, the Bucs’ Brianna Smith and Jack combined for a second consecutive no-hitter in a 1-0 game one victory on Saturday. In game two, the Tritons managed three hits but still fell 1-0.
Saturday, March 21st, 2009
The Flagler Saints (11-18) relied on pitching in the first game of a doubleheader against the Eckerd Tritons (13-14), then out-slugged the Tritons in game two to sweep the Navy and Teal in regional action on Saturday afternoon at Flagler Stadium. The Saints won game one 5-1 before felling the Tritons 18-15 in game two.
Saturday, March 21st, 2009
Saturday's SSC doubleheader between the Eckerd Tritons and Barry Buccaneers has been postponed due to rain. Play will resume on Sunday at a time to be determined.
Friday, March 20th, 2009
Barry senior pitcher Amber Jack threw a perfect game to lead the Barry Buccaneers (16-9, 4-1 SSC) over the Eckerd Tritons (10-19, 0-4 SSC) by a score of 3-0. For the game, Jack struck out 11 Tritons over seven complete innings.
Friday, March 20th, 2009
The Eckerd Baseball team left a lasting impression on 14 underprivileged Latin American youths on Thursday. A group of baseball and softball players, age 13-16, from Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico joined the Tritons for practice at the Turley Athletic Complex.
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (12-18) rallied in the seventh inning to erase a 2-0 deficit, scoring three runs in the inning to overtake the Flagler Saints (12-21) in game one of a doubleheader before invoking the mercy rule with a 9-1 victory in the nightcap on Wednesday at Flagler Field.
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Luca Bell carded a first round 70, good for two under par, to pace the Eckerd Triton men’s golf squad as they participated in Valdosta State’s First Federal Southeastern Collegiate at the 7,127-yard Kinderlou Forest Golf Club.
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Freshman outfielder Alex Sasso went 4-for-7 over the course of two games but it was not enough for Sasso and the Eckerd Tritons (10-18) lost both games of a doubleheader with the Warner Royals (13-3) by scores of 3-1 and 6-1 on Tuesday afternoon at Daly Field.
Monday, March 16th, 2009
Eckerd senior utility player Danielle Sedoris hit a walk-off single to win the first game of a doubleheader with the Carson-Newman Eagles (15-7), 3-2, on Monday afternoon at the Turley Athletic Complex. The Eckerd Tritons (10-16) fell in game two, 6-3.
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
After a Cinderella-like season in which the Eckerd Tritons women’s basketball program reached new heights, the squad has another feather to place in its cap as senior center Olivia Nagle has been selected to the Daktronics All-South Region First Team.
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
DH Joe Dabah went 4-for-5 while Dan Branca drove in three runs and hit a two-run homer to lead the Eckerd Tritons (13-9) past the Purdue-North Central Panthers (5-9), 10-3, on Wednesday night at the Turley Athletic Complex.
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
After falling in a 1-0 pitchers’ duel, the Eckerd Tritons (9-11) recovered to defeat the Albany State Rams (9-12) by a score of 9-1, in six innings, in doubleheader action on Tuesday evening at Lake Island Park.
Monday, March 9th, 2009
Freshman outfielder Alex Sasso went 4-for-7 with two homeruns, one of which was a grand slam, six RBI and four runs scored to lead the Eckerd Tritons (8-10) to a doubleheader sweep over the Kentucky State Thorobrettes (0-7) on Monday night at Rollins College’s Lake Island Park. In game one, the Tritons defeated KSU 9-1 in five innings before winning game two 20-2 in five. With the victory, Eckerd matches its win total for 2008.
Saturday, March 7th, 2009
As well as things went for the Eckerd Tritons (17-12) in the first half, the Tampa Spartans (24-5) were equally impressive in the second half of the two team’s BlueCross and BlueShield of Florida SSC semifinal matchup on Saturday afternoon at Nova Southeastern University’s Don Taft Arena at the University Center as the Spartans rallied to defeat Eckerd 57-53.
Friday, March 6th, 2009
After losing a 3-0 lead, the Eckerd Tritons (11-7, 1-0 SSC) prevailed in a bullpen battle with the Saint Leo Lions (6-14, 1-3 SSC), winning by a score of 7-5 in the Tritons’ SSC opener on Friday evening at the Turley Athletic Complex.
Thursday, March 5th, 2009
These days, it’s good to be a Triton, especially if you are fan of the Eckerd Women’s Basketball team. A day after the Tritons’ thrilling 63-60 SSC quarterfinal victory over the Florida Tech Panthers, Eckerd head women’s basketball coach Paul Honsinger has been tabbed as the Sunshine State Conference’s Coach of the Year as announced by SSC Commissioner Michael J. Marcil. In addition, senior center Olivia Nagle and sophomore guard Ashley Lutz were selected to the All-SSC First and Second Teams, respectively.
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Sophomore guard Ashley Lutz connected on the go-ahead bucket with 53 seconds to go while Olivia Nagle led all scorers with 20 points and 11 rebounds and five assists as the third-seeded Eckerd Tritons (17-11) defeated the #6 Florida Tech Panthers (18-10) by a score of 63-60 in quarterfinal action of the BlueCross and BlueShield of Florida Sunshine State Conference Championships on Wednesday evening at Eckerd’s McArthur Center.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (9-7) defeated the Saint Anselm Hawks (2-4) by the score of 11-1 on Tuesday evening at the Turley Athletic Complex. The Tritons were bolstered by the pitching of Bobby Gibbons and Anthony Katchuk, who combined to allow just one run on four hits.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Ryan Cuitino led five Eckerd men’s golfers to a seventh place finish out of nine teams after three rounds of the Florida Tech Panther Invitational at Majors Country Club.
Sunday, March 1st, 2009
The regular season has ended, the results are in, and the teams have been placed into brackets. By virtue of numerous results and favorable tiebreakers, the Eckerd Tritons (16-11, 9-7 SSC) have earned a three seed and will host the sixth-seeded Florida Tech Panthers (18-9, 7-9 SSC) in first round action of the 2009 BlueCross and BlueShield of Florida Sunshine State Conference Championships on Wednesday, March 4 at 7pm at the McArthur Center. This marks the first home postseason game in Eckerd women’s basketball program history.
Sunday, March 1st, 2009
After strong starting pitching and defense led the Eckerd Tritons (8-7) to a 4-3 victory over the Merrimack Warriors (2-2), the visitors turned the tables on the Tritons, slugging their way to a 9-1 victory in game two of a doubleheader at Eckerd’s Turley Athletic Complex on Sunday afternoon.
Saturday, February 28th, 2009
After struggling for most of the season while battling injuries, the Eckerd Tritons (13-14, 5-11 SSC) have much to look forward to in 2009-10 as they fittingly said farewell to three graduating seniors with a rousing 81-74 upset victory over the Rollins Tars (18-9, 10-6 SSC) in front of 974 screaming fans on Saturday afternoon at the McArthur Center. The win follows a gutsy come-from-behind overtime victory at Saint Leo on Wednesday.
Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Senior guard Javiera Novion scored a game-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting but the Rollins Tars (23-4, 12-4 SSC), who locked up an SSC Regular Season title, won the day, defeating the Eckerd Tritons (16-11, 9-7 SSC) by a score of 71-62 on Saturday afternoon at the McArthur Center.
Friday, February 27th, 2009
Eckerd freshman catcher Oliver Killoren picked a perfect time to hit his first collegiate homerun, smacking a solo walk-off homer to cap a wild night on which the Eckerd Tritons (6-5) held off the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish (2-13-1), despite allowing 11 unanswered runs, winning 13-12 in 10 innings on Friday night at the Turley Athletic Complex.
Friday, February 27th, 2009
After rallying to tie the game in the bottom of the sixth, the Eckerd Tritons (6-8, 0-1 SSC) could not overcome the Tampa Spartans (4-2, 1-0 SSC), falling by a score of 3-1 on Friday night at the Turley Athletic Complex to open both teams’ SSC schedules.
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Former Eckerd volleyball standout and current Triton assistant volleyball coach Kelly Morrisroe has been given the distinction of being one of the top 30 coaches under the age of 30 by the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association (AVCA).
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Jockeying for positioning for the upcoming BlueCross and BlueShield of Florida Sunshine State Conference Basketball Championships, the Eckerd Tritons (16-10, 9-6 SSC) got a brief scare from the Saint Leo Lions (10-16, 2-14 SSC) but would eventually prevail as four Tritons scored in double figures, en route to a 75-58 win on Wednesday evening at Saint Leo’s Bowman Activities Center.
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Needing to run the table just to keep its postseason hopes alive, the Eckerd Tritons (12-14, 4-11 SSC) received a clutch three by freshman swingman Kornilous Donnell with 10 seconds left to force an extra session en route to a come-from-behind 84-77 overtime victory over the Saint Leo Lions (14-15, 7-9 SSC) on Wednesday night at the Marion Bowman Activities Center.
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
27 Eckerd student-athletes have been selected to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll. Three student-athletes, Women’s Soccer’s Sarah Bird and Megan Gunzelman and Men’s Soccer’s Joe Copland finished the fall with a 4.00 grade point average.
Friday, February 20th, 2009
The 17th-ranked Tampa Spartans (7-3) scored two runs in the game’s final two innings to overcome a strong start by Eckerd freshman hurler Joey Cuda and defeat the Tritons (4-5) by a score of 3-2 on a cool, blustery Friday evening at the Turley Athletic Complex.
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Despite being clear underdogs, the Eckerd Tritons (11-14, 3-11 SSC) held a lead with as late as 10:52 to go against the 17th-ranked Florida Southern Moccasins (22-5, 11-2 SSC) but could not prevail as the Mocs defeated the Tritons by a score of 87-79 on Wednesday night at the McArthur Center.
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
After a two-game slide that saw the Eckerd Tritons (15-10, 8-6 SSC) fall from second place in the SSC to fourth, the Tritons got back on solid ground on Wednesday night as they were able to hold off the Florida Southern Moccasins (17-7, 7-6 SSC) by a score of 79-70 at the McArthur Center.
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (4-4) took advantage of eight errors by the Clearwater Christian Cougars (2-3) to carry themselves to a 9-5 victory on Tuesday night at Jack Russell Stadium.
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
Eckerd Baseball Head Coach Bill Mathews has announced that the Tritons will face Team Netherlands in a Pre-World Baseball Classic exhibition on Saturday, February 21 at 7pm at Eckerd’s Turley Athletic Complex.
Monday, February 16th, 2009
After spotting the Florida Southern Moccasins (7-3) a three-run lead in the first inning, the Eckerd Tritons (3-4) made a game of it, nearly erasing a 5-0 deficit by scoring at least one run from the from the fifth through eighth innings. The Moccasins, however, never relinquish their lead, relying on their bats for an 8-6 victory on Monday night at the Turley Athletic Complex.
Saturday, February 14th, 2009
After almost rallying for a third-straight nail-biting victory, the Eckerd Tritons (2-2) succumbed to a doubleheader sweep at the hands of the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish (10-3) on Saturday afternoon at Howard Park. In game one, the Sailfish defeated the Tritons 5-4 before beating Eckerd 11-0 in five innings in game two.
Saturday, February 14th, 2009
The postseason hopes for the Eckerd Tritons (11-13, 3-10 SSC) took a serious blow on Saturday as they were convincingly defeated by the Florida Tech Panthers (12-12, 4-9 SSC) by a score of 83-69 at Florida Tech’s Clemente Center. The loss proved to be payback for a 94-64 drubbing dealt by the Tritons to the Panthers at home on January 16th.
Saturday, February 14th, 2009
For the second time in as many games, the Eckerd Tritons (14-10, 7-6 SSC) held a lead within the final minute of regulation, only to see victory slip from their grasps as the Florida Tech Panthers (17-7, 6-7 SSC) defeated the Tritons by a score of 64-62 on Saturday afternoon at Florida Tech’s Clemente Center.
Saturday, February 14th, 2009
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Friday, February 13th, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (2-0) grit their collective teeth to win two nailbiters at the Turley Athletic Complex on Friday evening, defeating the Northwood Seahawks (0-8) by a scores of 6-5 in eight innings
Thursday, February 12th, 2009
Timely hitting and effective pitching were the name of the game for the Eckerd Tritons (3-3) on Thursday evening as they defeated the Saint Leo Lions (0-5) by a score of 5-2 at Southard Stadium in non-conference action.
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
In a game that was decided by just two points, the Eckerd Tritons (11-12, 3-9 SSC) can look no further than its free throw shooting to find answers for a 77-75 overtime defeat at the hands of the Tampa Spartans (13-7, 7-4 SSC) on Wednesday night at Tampa’s Bob Martinez Center. The Tritons shot 16-for-30 from the charity stripe.
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
Despite being limited to only seven available players, the Eckerd Tritons (14-9, 7-5 SSC) nearly overcame a 17-point second half deficit as they were defeated by the Tampa Spartans (17-5, 7-4 SSC) by a score of 64-59 on Wednesday evening at Tampa’s Bob Martinez Center.
Saturday, February 7th, 2009
After falling behind 3-1 after two and a half innings of play, the Eckerd Tritons (2-3) rallied behind a pair of RBI doubles in the bottom of the third to overtake the Warner Southern Royals (2-2) by a score of 7-3 before falling to the Royals by the same score in game two of a doubleheader played at the Turley Athletic Complex.
Saturday, February 7th, 2009
Freshman guard Wayne Sears scored a career-high 16 points on 6-for-8 shooting from the field to help lead the Eckerd Tritons (11-11, 3-8) past the Lynn Fighting Knights (14-7, 5-5 SSC) by a score of 74-69 in a heart-pounding affair at the McArthur Center on Sunday evening.
Saturday, February 7th, 2009
Defense was the name of the game for the Eckerd Tritons (14-8, 7-4 SSC) as they held the Lynn Fighting Knights (14-7, 5-5 SSC) to 28 percent shooting from the field en route to a 66-49 win on Saturday afternoon at the McArthur Center. The win gives Eckerd eight wins in its last nine contests.
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
Eckerd 1B Dan Branca went 2-for-5 with a grand slam and five RBI to lead the Eckerd Tritons (1-2) past the Webber International Warriors (1-4), 11-8, on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
Eckerd junior forward Zaronn Cann led the Tritons with 19 points and seven boards but it was not enough as the Barry Buccaneers (8-12, 3-7 SSC) defeated the Eckerd Tritons (10-11, 2-8 SSC) by a score of 63-51 on Wednesday night at the Health and Sports Center.
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
In a game where the Eckerd Tritons (13-8, 6-4 SSC) never seemed to do anything wrong, freshman guard Kati Rausberg led the Tritons with 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting and 5-for-8 from beyond the arc as Eckerd routed the Barry Buccaneers (14-7, 5-5 SSC) by a score of 84-47 on Wednesday evening at Barry’s Health and Sports Center.
The win gives the Tritons six victories in their last seven contests and moves them into second place in the log-jammed Sunshine State Conference.
Sunday, February 1st, 2009
The Eckerd Baseball team struggled with the bats as the Florida Tech Panthers (2-0) swept a doubleheader from the Eckerd Tritons (0-2) by scores of 2-1 in 14 innings, and 7-0 on Sunday afternoon at Florida Tech’s Seminick-Hall Field.
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
In a game in which the Eckerd Tritons (10-10, 2-7 SSC) led the Nova Southeastern Sharks (10-7, 5-4 SSC), 54-31 with 10:37 left to go in regulation, the end result was shocking not because of the team that won but because of the final score. Eckerd defeated NSU 75-68 after the Sharks would hit an eye-popping 28-of-36 free throws in the second half alone.
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
After a rocky start, the Eckerd Tritons (12-8, 5-4 SSC) recovered and controlled most of the second half en route to a 59-50 victory over the defending SSC Champion Nova Southeastern Sharks (8-11, 4-5 SSC) on Saturday afternoon at the McArthur Center.
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
After a rocky start, the Eckerd Tritons (12-8, 5-4 SSC) recovered and controlled most of the second half en route to a 59-50 victory over the defending SSC Champion Nova Southeastern Sharks (8-11, 4-5 SSC) on Saturday afternoon at the McArthur Center.
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
Freshman swingman Kornilous Donnell scored 17 points to lead the Eckerd Tritons (9-10, 1-7 SSC) but a second half surge by the Rollins Tars (15-4, 7-1 SSC) led to the Tritons’ demise as they fell to the Tars by a score of 77-61 on Wednesday night at Warden Arena.
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
In a game that featured three ties and 10 lead changes, the Eckerd Tritons (11-8, 4-4 SSC) used an 8-0 run to take a 41-37 lead with 12:13 remaining in the game but the defense of 11th-ranked Rollins (17-1, 7-1 SSC) stiffened up and allowed just eight Eckerd points down the stretch as the Tars defeated the Tritons 60-53 on Wednesday evening at Warden Arena.
Monday, January 26th, 2009
Eckerd senior center Olivia Nagle has been named Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week as announced by SSC Commissioner Michael J. Marcil. The announcement comes after the Acton, Mass. product led the Tritons to a 2-0 weekly record and helped extend the team’s winning streak to a season-high four games.
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Zaronn Cann scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Eckerd Tritons (9-9) past the Flagler Saints (9-11) to the tune of an 88-80 victory on Saturday at Flagler Gym.
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Olivia Nagle scored 21 points to lead the Eckerd Tritons (11-7) past the Flagler Saints (2-17) by a score of 69-61 on Saturday evening at Flagler Gymnasium. The Tritons used a 19-2 run at the end of the first half to carry themselves to a 35-17 halftime lead.
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
The Eckerd College chapter of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) was well-represented at a Sunshine State Conference-wide volunteer event held recently. With student-athletes from four out of nine member institutions sacrificing a Sunday, eight Eckerd student-athletes volunteered to work at the Give Kids the World Village. Student-athletes collectively cleaned trailers and move medical equipment, among other duties.
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
For the fifth time this season, the Eckerd Tritons (8-9, 1-6 SSC) found themselves on the losing end of a barnburner as they lost to the Saint Leo Lions (9-10, 3-4 SSC) by a score of 77-72 on Wednesday evening at the McArthur Center. A boisterous crowd received its money’s worth as the game feature six ties and 12 lead changes.
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Eckerd senior center Olivia Nagle filled up the scoresheet on Wednesday evening as she scored 26 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, and tossed five assists to lead the Eckerd Tritons (10-7, 4-3 SSC) to a 79-63 SSC victory over the Saint Leo Lions (7-9, 0-7 SSC) at the McArthur Center.
Monday, January 19th, 2009
Eckerd senior point guard Javiera Novion scored 17 points while grabbing nine rebounds and tallying four assists to lead the Tritons (9-7) over the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish (6-13) by a score of 63-46 in non-conference action on Monday evening at the McArthur Center.
Saturday, January 17th, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (8-8, 1-5 SSC) snapped a four-game losing skid by dismantling the Florida Tech Panthers (9-7, 1-4 SSC) by a score of 94-64 on Saturday evening at the McArthur Center. The Tritons set the tone from the beginning, jumping out to a 23-7 lead within the game’s first 10 minutes.
Saturday, January 17th, 2009
The Eckerd Tritons (8-7, 3-3 SSC) rode an explosive second-half offense, one that shot a blistering 58.1 percent in the second frame, to a convincing win over the Florida Tech Panthers (13-4, 2-3 SSC) by a score of 82-62 on Saturday evening at the McArthur Center.
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Zaronn Cann and Lewis Lampley led the Eckerd Tritons (7-8, 0-5 SSC) with 17 and 14 points, respectively, but it was John Thompson who stole the show, scoring 24 points on 10-of-12 shooting while leading Florida Southern (14-4, 4-1 SSC) to an 86-78 victory over the Tritons on Wednesday night at Jenkins Field House.
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Down by a point with just over a minute to go, the Eckerd Tritons (7-7, 2-3 SSC) could not overcome a composed last-minute effort by the Florida Southern Moccasins (11-3, 3-2 SSC), falling by a score of 75-68 on Wednesday evening at FSC’s Jenkins Field House.
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Wednesday night's men's basketball game at Florida Southern College will be broadcast live by Sportsline Radio Network (SLRN), beginning at approximately 7:30pm. Fans will be able to follow all the action live at http://fscmocs.athleticsite.com/page.asp?articleID=315.
Monday, January 12th, 2009
Eckerd Men’s Soccer defender Joe Copland has earned an Academic All-South Region Honorable Mention as announced by the National Soccer Coaches of America Association (NSCAA).
Saturday, January 10th, 2009
For the second time in as many games this week, the Eckerd Tritons (7-7, 0-4 SSC) erased a double-digit deficit and battled to the very end, only to fall in the final minute of the game as they lost to the Lynn Fighting Knights (11-3, 2-1 SSC) by a score of 69-63 on Saturday night at the deHornle Center.
Saturday, January 10th, 2009
The first 5:43 of the game foreshadowed the rest of the evening to come for the Eckerd Tritons (7-6, 2-2 SSC) who fell to the Lynn Fighting Knights (11-3, 2-1 SSC) by a score of 56-35 on Saturday at Lynn’s deHornle Center.
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
For the second consecutive game, the Eckerd Tritons (7-6, 0-3) took a shot for a win in the waning moments but came up short as they fell to the Tampa Spartans (7-4, 1-1 SSC) by a score of 62-61 on Wednesday night at the McArthur Center.
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
For the first time in their last seven tries and the first time in nearly four years, the Eckerd Tritons (7-5, 2-1 SSC) defeated their 19th-ranked, cross-bay rivals, the Tampa Spartans (10-2, 1-1 SSC) by a score of 73-67 on Wednesday evening at the McArthur Center.
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
For the first time in their last seven tries and the first time in nearly four years, the Eckerd Tritons (7-5, 2-1 SSC) defeated their 19th-ranked, cross-bay rivals, the Tampa Spartans (10-2, 1-1 SSC) by a score of 73-67 on Wednesday evening at the McArthur Center.
Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
Barry’s Karega Tucker scored 18 points, including the game-winning bucket with 6.5 seconds remaining, as the Buccaneers (6-6, 1-1 SSC) stole a victory from the Eckerd Tritons (7-5, 0-2 SSC) by the score of 59-57 on Saturday evening at the McArthur Center.
Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
After the Eckerd Tritons (6-5, 1-1 SSC) reached its largest lead of the afternoon (16-8) with 12:36 to go in the first half, the 16th-ranked Barry Buccaneers (11-2, 2-0 SSC) closed the half on a 27-13 run, en route to a 65-52 victory over the Tritons on Saturday afternoon in SSC action at the McArthur Center.
Monday, December 29th, 2008
Zaronn Cann led the Eckerd Tritons (7-4) with 18 points to go along with five rebounds while Adio Mutima notched career-highs with 14 points and nine boards as the Tritons defeated the Tuskegee Golden Tigers (0-5) by a score of 88-77 on Monday evening at the McArthur Center.
Friday, December 19th, 2008
Palm Beach Atlantic guard David Powell scored 30 points on 7-of-16 shooting and 11-of-11 free throw attempts to lead the Sailfish (7-6) past the Eckerd Tritons (6-4), 74-59, on Friday night at PBA’s Rubin Arena. Zaronn Cann led the Tritons with 17 points and five boards.
Friday, December 19th, 2008
Reigning Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week Olivia Nagle lived up to her billing, scoring 26 points, including 18 in the second half, while registering 14 boards, but it was not enough as the Eckerd Tritons’ (6-4) attempt to erase a 21-point deficit against the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish (3-11) fell short on Friday evening at Rubin Arena.
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
Freshman forward Cierra Harris recorded her first career double-double, notching career-highs with 18 points and 14 boards, leading the Eckerd Tritons (6-3) past the Flagler Saints (2-9) by a score of 72-43 on Wednesday evening at the McArthur Center.
Monday, December 15th, 2008
Zaronn Cann, Kornilous Donnell, and Chris Gray each scored 14 points to lead the Eckerd Tritons (6-3) past the Emmanuel Lions (9-4) by the score of 84-70 on Monday evening at the McArthur Center.
Saturday, December 13th, 2008
Eckerd senior center Olivia Nagle led all scorers with 25 points, including the final six points of the game and 18 in the second half, to lead the Tritons (5-3, 1-0 SSC) past the Nova Southeastern Sharks (0-6, 0-1 SSC), defending SSC Champions, by the score of 65-62 on Saturday evening at NSU’s University Center Arena.
Friday, December 12th, 2008
Eckerd freshman swingman Kornilous Donnell came off to bench to score a career and game-high 13 points while Zaronn Cann registered his first double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds, to lead the Eckerd Tritons (5-3) past the Florida College Falcons (5-6) by the score of 88-52 on Friday evening at the McArthur Center.
Friday, December 12th, 2008
Eckerd men’s soccer junior forward Luke Sheekey and senior central defender John Fletcher have both been selected to the National Soccer Coaches’ Association of America’s All-South Region Second Team. The duo becomes the first two players to earn NSCAA All-South Region honors with Head Coach Jeremy Wisdo at the helm of the program.
Saturday, December 6th, 2008
Sophomore guard John Harper led all scorers with 15 points but the Eckerd Tritons (4-3, 0-1 SSC) could not overcome poor first half shooting and a 42-27 rebounding deficit, falling to the Nova Southeastern Sharks (3-3, 1-0 SSC) by a score of 69-58 on Saturday afternoon at NSU’s University Center.
Saturday, December 6th, 2008
Despite holding a 35-29 halftime lead, the Eckerd Tritons (4-3) could not hang on to defeat the West Alabama Lions (2-5), falling by the slimmest of margins, 59-58, on Saturday afternoon at the UWF Fieldhouse on Day Two of the West Florida Classic.
Friday, December 5th, 2008
After falling behind 62-52 with 7:36 to go, the West Florida Argonauts (3-6) utilized a 14-4 run to tie the game in the game’s final minute. Thanks to Jennifer Kinney, and a tireless effort in overtime, however, the Eckerd Tritons (4-2) pulled off a key regional victory by defeating the host Argos by a score of 83-80 on Day One of the West Florida Classic at UWF Fieldhouse.
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Ashley Lutz scored 24 points while Cierra Harris added a career-high 12 points off the bench but it was not enough as the St. Thomas Bobcats (4-2) defeated the Eckerd Tritons (3-2) by the score of 79-70 on Tuesday evening at the Miami Lakes Tech Educational Center.
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Eckerd junior outside hitter Lydee Benoit earned an All-South Region Honorable Mention as awarded by the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association (AVCA).
Friday, November 28th, 2008
One game after giving up a game-winning jumpshot with 0.4 seconds remaining and missing a buzzer beater, the Eckerd Tritons (4-1) found themselves in the opposite role, watching the UPR-Bayamon Vaqueros (1-3) miss a buzzer beat to hold on for a 62-59 victory on Friday night at the McArthur Center.
Friday, November 28th, 2008
Despite holding a 35-33 halftime lead and holding the opposition to a pedestrian 35.8 shooting percentage from the field, the Eckerd Tritons (3-1) could not hold off the Georgia Southwestern Hurricanes (3-1), falling by a score of 75-74 on Friday afternoon at the McArthur Center.
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Coming into Tuesday’s action, the Eckerd Tritons (2-0) were 0-6 all-time against the Valdosta State Lady Blazers (4-0), perennial NCAA South Region Tournament Participants. Led by a stifling defense and outstanding effort on the glass, the Tritons captured its first-ever victory over VSU on Tuesday, routing the Lady Blazers to the tune of a 63-44 score.
Monday, November 24th, 2008
Palm Beach Atlantic junior guard Jonathan Lawrence amassed a game-high 22 points, including the game-winning jumper, a 20-footer, with 0.4 seconds remaining to lead the Sailfish (2-3) to a stunning victory over the Eckerd Tritons (3-1) by the slimmest of margins, 73-72, on Monday evening at the McArthur Center.
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
Eckerd senior center Olivia Nagle barely missed a double-double, scoring 21 points while grabbing nine boards as the Tritons (2-0) defeated the Puerto Rico-Bayamon Vaqueras by a score of 80-60 on Saturday evening at the McArthur Center. Ashley Lutz also poured in 19 points, on 7-of-10 shooting, for the Tritons.
Friday, November 21st, 2008
Eckerd sophomore center Dale Carn led all scorers with 21 points while grabbing seven rebounds as the Tritons (3-0) defeated the Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Gallitos (0-3) by the score of 88-57 on Friday evening at the McArthur Center.
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
On a day in which a #6 seed beat a #3 seed and a #7 seed beat a #2 seed, the fifth-seeded Eckerd Tritons (20-14) were looking to continue the trend of the day but fourth-seeded West Florida (30-7) had other ideas as the Argonauts defeated the Tritons in straight sets (25-18, 25-20, 25-19) in NCAA South Regional Quarterfinal Action on Thursday evening.
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Eckerd junior outside hitter Lydee Benoit has been named to the All-Sunshine State Conference Second Team while right side hitter Ariana Chinn has been tabbed to the SSC All-Freshman Team as announced by SSC Commissioner Michael J. Marcil.
Monday, November 17th, 2008
Four players, including two off the bench, amassed double figure point totals while four others had at least seven points as the Eckerd Tritons (2-0) defeated the Florida Memorial Lions (0-1) by a score of 87-71 on Monday evening at the McArthur Center.
Monday, November 17th, 2008
The Eckerd College women’s volleyball team (20-13) has earned its third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid as the fifth seed in the upcoming NCAA Division II South Region Tournament. The Tritons will battle the West Florida Argonauts, the fourth seed and first-time winners of the Gulf South Conference title, at 5pm on Thursday, November 20 at the Bob Martinez Center on the campus of the University of Tampa.
Saturday, November 15th, 2008
After three tie scores and eight lead changes to begin the second half, resulting, in a 49-49 score, the Eckerd Tritons (1-0) would go on a 27-14 run to build a 76-63 lead with 1:28 left to play en route to defeating the Flagler Saints (0-1) by the score of 82-67 on Saturday night at the McArthur Center.
Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Freshman guard Jordan Stacey had a stellar collegiate debut, coming off the bench to register a double-double with a game-high 23 points and 10 rebounds, while adding five assists as the Eckerd Tritons (1-0) opened the 2008-09 campaign with a victory over the Webber International Warriors (1-1) by the score of 88-52 on Saturday night at the McArthur Center. Stacey joined five Tritons who accumulated double digit point totals.
Friday, November 14th, 2008
Lynn outside hitter Camila Lins racked up a whopping 18 kills and hit .552 to lead the Lynn Fighting Knights (24-12, 9-6 SSC) past the Eckerd Tritons (20-13, 8-8 SSC) in straight sets on Friday evening at Lynn’s deHornle Center (25-23, 27-25, 25-19).
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Tampa sophomore outside hitter Melissa Vanderhall registered a match-high 13 kills and seven total blocks, single-handedly leading the Spartans (25-4, 12-3 SSC) to a straight sets victory over the Eckerd Tritons (20-12, 8-7 SSC) (25-18, 25-18, 25-18) on Wednesday evening at Tampa’s Bob Martinez Center.
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Eckerd junior forward Luke Sheekey has been named to the Daktronics All-South Region Second Team as announced Tuesday by Gulf South Conference Assistant Sports Information Director Michael Banks.
Monday, November 10th, 2008
For the second time in the 2008 campaign, Eckerd junior outside hitter Regi Silva has been named Sunshine State Conference Offensive Player of the Week as announced by SSC Commissioner Michael J. Marcil.
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
After two sets, the Rollins Tars (17-18, 2-12 SSC) seemed to be in control, ahead two sets to none and leaving Eckerd searching for answers. It appeared as though the Tars would spoil Eckerd’s senior night. While the Tars were on their way to a straight-sets victory over the Tritons, a funny thing happened, however: that third set victory never happened.
Friday, November 7th, 2008
Lydee Benoit registered 14 kills and Megan Golovkin tallied a whopping 37 set assists as the Eckerd Tritons (19-11, 7-6 SSC) defeated the Florida Tech Panthers in straight sets (26-24, 25-12, 25-20) on Friday evening at the McArthur Center.
Friday, November 7th, 2008
After taking its only loss of the regular season against the Eckerd Tritons on October 18, Lynn (15-1) was looking for vengeance and got it on Friday afternoon, defeating the Tritons (11-8) by a score of 4-1 in SSC Championship Semifinal action at Lynn’s McCusker Sports Complex.
Friday, November 7th, 2008
Eckerd Volleyball Head Coach Courtney Draper has announced that the Tritons will host a refresher clinic for all 8th-12th grade volleyball players on Sunday, November 16th from 12pm to 3pm. Cost of the clinic is $30 per participant. For questions, please contact assistant coach Kelly Morrisroe at 727-864-8554. For entry please print and fill out the attached application
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Junior forward Luke Sheekey has been selected to the All-Sunshine State Conference First Team as announced by SSC Commissioner Michael J. Marcil. Senior midfielder Joe Ilett and senior defender John Fletcher were named to the All-SSC Second Team.
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Lynn University, host for the semifinal and final rounds of the 2008 Sunshine State Conference Men’s Soccer Championship, has announced that all three games of the final two rounds, including Eckerd’s match with the top-seeded Knights, will be broadcast live via Stretch Internet video on Friday, November 7. Fans can view the games at http://secure.stretchinternet.com/demo/games.php?user=lynn&o=cal_stamp.
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Midfielders Joe Ilett and Anthony Arico scored second half goals as the Eckerd Tritons (11-7) defeated the Barry Buccaneers (11-6-1) by the score of 2-0 in SSC Championship Quarterfinal action on Tuesday evening at North Soccer Field. The win catapults the Tritons into the SSC Championship Semifinal round where they will meet top-seeded Lynn on Friday.
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Junior setter Megan Golovkin has been named Sunshine State Conference Offensive Player of the Week as announced by SSC Commissioner Michael J. Marcil.
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
By virtue of its fourth-place finish in the Sunshine State Conference standings, the Eckerd Men’s Soccer team (10-7, 4-4 SSC) will host the Barry Buccaneers (11-5-1, 3-4-1 SSC) on Tuesday, November 4 at 7pm in quarterfinal action of the 2008 SSC Men’s Soccer Championship as announced by SSC Commissioner Michael J. Marcil. Eckerd enters the championship as the fourth seed while Barry enters as the fifth seed.
Saturday, November 1st, 2008
Keisha Carter and Lydee Benoit each had 11 kills and Ariana Chinn added 10 of her own as the Eckerd Tritons (18-11, 6-6 SSC) defeated the Barry Buccaneers (12-10, 4-9 SSC) in straight sets (25-16, 25-23, 27-25) on Saturday afternoon at the Health and Sports Center.
Friday, October 31st, 2008
After struggling to find an offensive rhythm for four sets, the Eckerd Tritons (17-11, 5-6 SSC) found their stride in the fifth set, hitting over .300 as a team to push past the Nova Southeastern Sharks (19-7, 7-3 SSC) on Friday evening at the University Center. Eckerd won in five sets by scores of 15-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-23, and 16-14.
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Palm Beach Atlantic forward Brandi Bianco scored in the 33rd minute, accounting for the only goal of the night as the PBA Sailfish (4-13-2) just crept past the Eckerd Tritons (4-13) by a score of 1-0 on Friday evening at North Soccer Field.
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Morgan Deutsch shot a two-round 155 to finish tied for 14th out of 90 golfers to lead the Eckerd women’s golf team at the Flagler Fall Slam at the World Golf Village.
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Luca Bell recovered from a first round 78 to fire off a pair of 73s in the final two rounds of the Rollins College Invitational at Forest Lake Golf Course on Tuesday, leading all Tritons men’s golfers with a three-round 224.
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
When Flagler forward Danny Burke scored in the first minute, he proved to foreshadow the rest of the game to come as the Flagler Saints (9-5-2) would go on to defeat the homestanding Eckerd Tritons (10-7) by the score of 5-1 on Tuesday evening at North Soccer Field.
Monday, October 27th, 2008
Four different scorers appeared on the final scoresheet for the Tampa Spartans (11-5-1, 5-1-1 SSC) as they defeated the Eckerd Tritons (4-12, 0-8 SSC) by a final tally of 6-0 on Monday evening at Tampa’s Pepin Stadium.
Saturday, October 25th, 2008
Luke Sheekey and Thomas Serta each score twice, leading the Eckerd Tritons (10-6) past the Johnson & Wales (Fla.) Wildcats (1-10-1) by a score of 6-1 on Saturday evening at North Soccer Field.
Saturday, October 25th, 2008
Needing two victories to reach 100 career victories, Eckerd Head Coach Courtney Draper earned those on the same day as the Tritons (16-11) defeated Illinois Tech and St. Francis by identical scores of 3-1 on day two of the Lewis University Invitational on Saturday.
Friday, October 24th, 2008
The Eckerd Tritons volleyball squad took a break from its Sunshine State Conference schedule to take a trip to the Chicago area this weekend to participate in the Lewis University Invitational.
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
The Eckerd women’s basketball team, coming off one of its best seasons in recent history, has been selected seventh in the Sunshine State Conference preseason poll as announced by SSC Commissioner Michael J. Marcil.
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
The Eckerd Men’s Basketball team, led by 13-year head coach Tom Ryan, was selected third in the season’s Sunshine State Conference preseason poll as announced by SSC Commissioner Michael J. Marcil.
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Despite holding a 20-15 advantage in shots, the Eckerd Tritons (9-6, 4-4 SSC) could not find the back of the net against the Nova Southeastern Sharks (10-5-1, 3-2 SSC) on Wednesday night at the NSU Soccer Complex as the Sharks would go on to win 2-0.
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Julia Borecka led all players with 13 kills to power the eighth-ranked Florida Southern Moccasins (21-4, 8-1 SSC) past the Eckerd Tritons (14-10, 4-6 SSC) by a final tally of 3-0 (25-23, 28-26, 25-19) on Wednesday evening at Jenkins Fieldhouse.
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
Morgan Deutsch shot a two-round 12 over par to lead the Eckerd Tritons’ women’s golf squad as it participated in the Saint Leo Invitational at Lake Jovita Country Club. Deutsch finished tied for 11th out of 60 golfers.
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
With her team down 2-0 in the 60th minute, senior defender Bonnie Wessler scored her third goal of the season, a header directly off a corner kick by Nicole Bonnani, to trim the difference to 2-1. The Eckerd Tritons (4-11, 0-7 SSC), however, could not convert a number of golden opportunities to tie the game before the Nova Southeastern Sharks (7-4-3, 1-4-2 SSC) would go on to defeat the Tritons by a 3-1 score on Tuesday evening at the NSU Soccer Complex.
Saturday, October 18th, 2008
In a game that featured the two top strikers in the Sunshine State Conference, Luke Sheekey and Jean Alexandre, it was Alexandre that struck first but Sheekey who had the last laugh as the Eckerd Tritons (9-5, 4-3 SSC) did what 12 other teams before them could not do, defeating the top-ranked Lynn Fighting Knights (12-1, 4-1 SSC) by a count of 2-1 in overtime on Saturday evening at North Soccer Field.
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
With the next home match more than three weeks away, junior outside hitter Lydee Benoit needed a whopping 22 kills to break the Eckerd Volleyball all-time kills record in front of her home crowd. On Wednesday night at the McArthur Center, Benoit got that and then some, striking for 24 kills to lead the Eckerd Tritons (14-9) over the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish (8-12), 3-0 (25-13, 25-23, 25-22).
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
Anthony Arico scored his fourth goal of the season for the Eckerd Tritons (8-5, 3-3 SSC) but it was not enough as the Tampa Spartans (10-2-1, 4-2 SSC) defeated the Tritons by the score of 3-1 on Tuesday evening at Tampa’s Pepin Stadium.
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
Despite one of its best efforts during the 2008 campaign, the Eckerd Tritons (4-10, 0-6 SSC) fell victim to the Lynn Fighting Knights (10-2-2, 3-1-1 SSC) by the score of 2-0 on Tuesday evening at North Soccer Field.
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
In a match that was closer than the final tally would indicate, the Lydee Benoit and Keisha Carter registered 15 and 14 kills, respectively, as the Eckerd Tritons (13-9, 4-5 SSC) fell to the Saint Leo Lions (22-7, 3-5 SSC) by a score of 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-23) on Tuesday night at Saint Leo’s Bowman Activities Center.
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
Binnari Kim and Morgan Deutsch seven and four over par, respectively, to led the Eckerd Tritons men’s and women’s golf teams during competition at the rained-shortened Nova Southeastern Shark Invitational at PGA National Resort and Spa.
Monday, October 13th, 2008
Luke Sheekey has been named Sunshine State Conference Offensive Player of the Week as announced by SSC Commissioner Michael J. Marcil. Sheekey earns the honor for the third time in the 2008 campaign after recording his third hat trick of the season.
Sunday, October 12th, 2008
Luke Sheekey continued his magical season on Saturday night, registering his third hat trick of the season, giving him a total of 13 goals on the year, to lead the Eckerd Tritons (8-4, 3-2 SSC) past the Florida Southern Moccasins (3-8, 2-3 SSC) at FSC’s Barnett Field.
Sunday, October 12th, 2008
Flagler College’s Paige Rovillo scored in the 35th minute to lead the Flagler Saints (5-8) over the Eckerd Tritons (4-9) by the score of 1-0 on Saturday evening at Saints Field.
Saturday, October 11th, 2008
The Eckerd Tritons volleyball squad (13-8, 4-4 SSC) broke even in the SSC standings, stifling the Lynn Fighting Knights’ offense (12-9, 3-3 SSC) to the tune of a .151 attack percentage as the Tritons swept the Knights on Saturday afternoon at the McArthur Center by scores of (25-19, 25-20, 25-22).
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Ashley Spencer scored twice and assisted on a goal to lead the Eckerd Tritons (4-8) past the Clearwater Christian Cougars (2-11-1) by a score of 4-0 on Thursday evening at North Soccer Field.
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Lydee Benoit registered 17 kills and Regi Silva notched a double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs but as the Eckerd Tritons (12-8, 3-4 SSC) fought the good fight, the fourth-ranked Tampa Spartans (15-1, 6-1 SSC) ended the match as the victors as they defeated the Tritons by a final count of 3-1 (25-17, 21-25, 25-21, 25-19) on Thursday evening at the McArthur Center.
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Ryan Cuitino, Matt Baker, and Luca Bell all carded a 223 by the end of three full rounds to help the Eckerd men’s golf team to a seventh place finish at the Spartan Invitational at Rogers Park.
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Ryan Cuitino and Matt Baker both carded a first round 73, two over par, to lead the Tritons to sixth place on the team leaderboard on Day One of the Spartan Invitational on Monday at Rogers Park. Round Two was to also be played on Monday but was postponed until Tuesday due to rain.
Monday, October 6th, 2008
Six different names appeared in the goal scorer’s column for Florida Southern (9-3, 3-0 SSC) as the Moccasins defeated the Eckerd Tritons (3-8, 0-5 SSC) by a score of 6-0 on Monday evening at Barnett Field.
Sunday, October 5th, 2008
Senior libero Kristy Busse registered 14 digs, breaking the Eckerd Volleyball all-time career digs record, as the Tritons (12-7, 3-3 SSC) defeated the Rollins Tars (14-8, 1-5 SSC), 3-0 (27-25, 25-15, 25-11) on Saturday evening at Warden Arena.
Sunday, October 5th, 2008
After Anthony Arico scored an equalizing goal for the Eckerd Tritons in the 30th minute, it seemed that all went awry for the Tritons (7-4, 2-2 SSC) as the 24th-ranked Barry Buccaneers (9-1, 3-1 SSC) would go on to score four unanswered goals, en route to a 5-2 victory on Saturday evening at North Soccer Field.
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
Keisha Carter registered 13 kills on just 23 attempts but it was not enough as the Florida Tech Panthers (17-4, 2-3 SSC) defeated the Eckerd Tritons (11-7, 2-3 SSC), 3-1 (19-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-21) on Friday evening at the Clemente Center.
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
Francesca Williams scored in the ninth minute, heading in a corner kick from Courtney Kassab officially scoring the game-winning goal for the Saint Leo Lions (9-2, 2-1 SSC) as they would go on to defeat the Eckerd Tritons (3-7, 0-4 SSC) on Thursday night at University Field.
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
After a 1-1 tie at halftime, the Saint Leo Lions (5-3-1, 2-1 SSC) exploded for three goals to defeat the Eckerd Tritons (7-3, 2-1 SSC) by a score of 4-1 on Wednesday night at University Field.
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
The win is the first for the Tritons over the Mocs with Head Coach Courtney Draper at the helm. Eckerd is now 1-9 against Florid Southern during the Draper era.
Saturday, September 27th, 2008
Reigning SSC Player of the Year Lindsay Giblin scored the first goal of the match and assisted on another to help lead the tenth-ranked Rollins Tars (8-0-1, 1-0 SSC) past the Eckerd Tritons (3-6, 0-3 SSC).
Saturday, September 27th, 2008
In a match full of errors and missed opportunities, the Nova Southeastern Sharks (11-4, 1-1) made fewer mistakes in a 3-0 win over the Eckerd Tritons (10-6, 1-2) (25-19, 25-23, 25-21).
Saturday, September 27th, 2008
Eckerd senior midfielder Joe Ilett scored twice and assisted on a later goal, pushing the Tritons (7-2, 2-0 SSC) past the Rollins Tars (4-5, 1-1 SSC) by a score of 4-0 on Saturday evening at North Soccer Field.
Friday, September 26th, 2008
After winning set one fairly decisively, the Eckerd Tritons (10-5, 1-1 SSC) got a run for their money from the Barry Buccaneers (4-3, 1-2 SSC) as the Bucs came back to win three of the next four sets to defeat the Tritons (18-25, 25-8, 25-23, 23-25, 15-11). The loss was the third of the season in as many tries for Eckerd in matches that have gone five sets.
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
George Marchant scored in the 47th minute to lead the Eckerd Tritons (6-2) past the Clearwater Christian Cougars (5-2-2) on Wednesday evening at North Soccer Field.
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Eckerd Head Women’s Basketball Coach Paul Honsinger has released his squad’s 2008-09 schedule. The Tritons open the season at home on Wednesday, November 15 against Webber International at 5:30pm.
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Division I Stetson University was declared the winner of the Queens University of Charlotte Invitational at TPC Sawgrass on Monday as rain completely wiped out the second round. Results from the first round were used to determine the winner.
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Reigning SSC Player of the Week Lydee Benoit lived up to her billing on Monday evening, striking for 11 kills on just 21 attempts while pulling up 19 digs to lead the Eckerd Tritons (10-4) past the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish (4-7) at PBA’s Rubin Arena, 25-18, 25-15, 25-20.
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
For the second time in three weeks, Eckerd junior forward Luke Sheekey has been named Sunshine State Conference Offensive Player of the Week as announced by SSC Commissioner Michael J. Marcil.
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
One week after fellow outside hitter Regi Silva was named Sunshine State Conference Offensive Player of the Week, teammate Lydee Benoit has followed suit, earning the distinction after a stellar week in which the Tritons posted a conference upset victory over No. 22 Saint Leo and took No. 5 West Texas A&M to the brink before falling in a five-set thriller.
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Nicole Lassaso shot a first round 79, including a 38 on the back nine to lead the Eckerd Tritons women’s golf squad to a 15th place standing after day one of the Queens University (N.C.) Invitational at TPC Sawgrass on Sunday.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008
What started out as an average collegiate volleyball match on a Saturday night ended as the rarest of sporting events. The Eckerd Tritons (9-4) fell to the fifth-ranked West Texas A&M Buffs (13-2) on Saturday, three sets to two (25-27, 19-25, 23-25, 25-7, 23-21) in a match that had a thrilling fifth set which featured 16 ties and five lead changes.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008
Therese Svensson broke a scoreless tie in the 48th minute, giving the Florida Tech Panthers (8-1, 1-0 SSC) all the cushion they needed as the Panthers defeated the Eckerd Tritons (3-5, 0-2 SSC) by a score of 3-0 on Saturday night at North Soccer Field.
Friday, September 19th, 2008
Junior forward Luke Sheekey scored his second hat trick of the season and assisted on another goal to lead the Eckerd Tritons (5-2, 1-0 SSC) past the Florida Tech Panthers (3-4, 0-1 SSC) by a score of 4-1 on Friday evening at North Soccer Field.
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Senior outside hitter Lydee Benoit put down 15 kills and freshman right side hitter Ariana Chinn added a career-high 10 kills as the Eckerd Tritons (9-3, 1-0 SSC) upset the 22nd-ranked Saint Leo Lions (12-1, 0-1 SSC), 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-23) on Wednesday night at the McArthur Center.
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
The Eckerd Tritons Volleyball team (8-3) looks to extend its winning streak to six games as it opens its Sunshine State Conference schedule against 22nd-ranked Saint Leo (12-0) on Wednesday night at the McArthur Center.
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Eckerd College Head Volleyball Coach Courtney Draper has announced that on Saturday, September 20, during the Tritons' match against fifth-ranked West Texas A&M at 7pm, the team will hold Camper Night. In addition, the squad will hold free clinics for all middle school-aged volleyball players following Eckerd's September 27 and October 11 matches.
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Sarah Bird tallied two goals and an assist, Samantha Nichols scored twice and Bonnie Wessler and Briana Mayhew both added one goal and one assist as the Eckerd Tritons (3-4) got back into the win column with an 8-0 victory over the Ave Maria Gyrenes (0-3) on Tuesday evening at North Soccer Field.
Monday, September 15th, 2008
Junior outside hitter Regi Silva has been named Sunshine State Conference Offensive Player of the Week as announced by SSC Commissioner Michael J. Marcil.
Sunday, September 14th, 2008
Jimmy Lawler scored in the 98th minute to push the Eckerd Tritons (4-2) past the Christian Brothers Buccaneers by a score of 2-1 in overtime on Sunday afternoon.
Sunday, September 14th, 2008
In a match in one set saw a 19-19 tie and two sets saw 20-20 ties, the Eckerd Tritons proved to be the stronger team as the Tritons (8-3) won their fifth consecutive match heading into Wednesday’s SSC opener against Saint Leo, defeating the North Alabama Lions (5-5) in a three-set sweep (25-22, 25-21, 25-23) on Saturday afternoon at Florida Southern’s Jenkins Fieldhouse.
Saturday, September 13th, 2008
After a scoreless, uneventful first half, the second half saw far more action than the Eckerd Tritons (2-4, 1-0 SSC) would like as the Barry Buccaneers (5-1, 1-0 SSC) defeated the home team by a score of 3-0 on Saturday evening at North Soccer field.
Friday, September 12th, 2008
After scoring 12 goals in two games and set NCAA records last week, the Eckerd Tritons (3-2) ran into a team that could finally keep them off the scoreboard as the Montevallo Falcons (2-3) defeated the Tritons by a score of 3-0 on Friday night at Varsity Field.
Friday, September 12th, 2008
The Tritons (7-3) defeated the Clarion Golden Eagles (9-2), 3-1 (25-12, 24-26, 25-17, 25-23) before beating the West Georgia Wolves (5-3), three sets to one (25-18, 22-25, 25-14, 25-19) on Friday at Florida Southern College’s Jenkins Fieldhouse.
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Lydee Benoit collected a match-high 13 kills while Kristy Busse made 10 digs to go along with four service aces as the Eckerd Tritons (5-3) defeated the Valdosta State Lady Blazers (5-5), 3-1 (25-16, 22-25, 25-20, 25-22) on Wednesday night on the campus of VSU.
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Cory Hawkins made 13 saves but Alexis Hernandez and Heather Swift were able to solve the sophomore goalkeeper as the Nova Southeastern Sharks (2-1) defeated the Eckerd Tritons (2-3) by a score of 2-0 in non-conference action on Wednesday night at North Soccer Field.
Monday, September 8th, 2008
For his role in the Tritons’ two victories last week, Sheekey has been named Sunshine State Conference Offensive Player of the Week as announced by SSC Commissioner Michael J. Marcil.
Sunday, September 7th, 2008
Eckerd goalkeeper Cory Hawkins made seven saves but it was all for naught as they Tritons (2-2) fell to the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers (2-1) by a score of 2-0 on Sunday morning at the McCusker Sports Complex on the campus of Lynn University.
Sunday, September 7th, 2008
George Marchant, Luke Sheekey, and Derek Hall scored three goals in a span of one minute and eight seconds, setting an NCAA Division II record for the fastest three consecutive goals scored by the same team as the Tritons defeated Florida College, 8-0.
Saturday, September 6th, 2008
Eckerd senior midfielder Sarah Bird scored her third goal in two games and recorded at least a point for the third consecutive game as the Eckerd Tritons (2-1) fell to the North Alabama Lions (2-2) by a score of 3-1 on Saturday afternoon at the McCusker Sports Complex on the campus of Lynn University.
Friday, September 5th, 2008
Following a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to Ferris State (4-1), a match in which Eckerd led 2-1, the Tritons’ (4-3) offense broke out in a big way, hitting for a .323 attack percentage in a three-game sweep over the Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks (2-3) on Friday afternoon at the University of Tampa’s Bob Martinez Center.
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Eckerd College junior outside hitter Regi Silva scored a “three-of-a-kind” on Thursday night, going for seven kills, seven digs, and a whopping seven service aces as the Tritons (3-2) defeated the CSU-Pueblo Thunderwolves by a score of 3-0 (25-13, 28-26, 25-19) at the McArthur Center in the team’s home-opener.
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Eckerd junior forward Luke Sheekey scored three goals and assisted on a late Dan Parker goal to lead the Tritons (2-1) over the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish (2-1) on Wednesday night at Magic Jack Field.
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Eckerd College Sports Information Director Guy Harrison has announced the schedule for the Fall season on the Tritons Radio Network in conjunction with Stretch Internet. The schedule begins on Thursday, September 4 with women’s volleyball’s home opener at 7pm against Colorado State-Pueblo.
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
Less than 24 hours after beating USC-Aiken, Eckerd (1-1) lost in convincing fashion to the Lander Bobcats (1-0). The Bobcats were ranked 18th in the NSCAA preseason poll and, on Sunday afternoon, played as advertised, beating the Tritons by a score of 5-0 at the Lander Soccer Field.
Saturday, August 30th, 2008
The Eckerd Men’s Soccer team (1-0) rallied from a 1-0 deficit and held on to beat the South Carolina-Aiken Pacers (0-2) by a score of 4-3 on Saturday night at the Pacer Pit. Four different goal scorers contributed to the victory for the Tritons.
Saturday, August 30th, 2008
Sarah Bird, who assisted on Friday night’s game-winning overtime goal, scored twice and assisted on another goal as the Eckerd Tritons (2-0) won its second game in as many days, defeating the Converse College Valkyries by a score of 3-0 on Saturday night on the campus of Georgia Southwestern.
Saturday, August 30th, 2008
The Eckerd Women’s Volleyball team (2-2) fell to the 16th-ranked Indianapolis Greyhounds (3-0) in a three-game sweep before besting the Flagler Saints (1-3), 3-1, on the second and final day of the UWF Comfort Inn-Vitational at the West Florida Fieldhouse.
Friday, August 29th, 2008
Megan Gunzelman (Jr., Bowie, Md.) scored two goals, including the game-winner in the 96th minute, as the Eckerd Tritons (1-0) defeated the Georgia Southwestern Hurricanes (0-1) by a score of 2-1 in extra time on Friday evening at Georgia Southwestern Field.
Thursday, August 28th, 2008
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The Eckerd Women’s Volleyball team went par for the course on day one of the UWF Comfort Inn-Vitational, rallying to beat Henderson State, 3-1 before falling to the 23rd-ranked West Florida Argonauts, hosts of the tournament, 3-0.
Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Eckerd College Director of Athletics Dr. Bob Fortosis has announced the hiring of Guy Harrison to the position of Sports Information Director. Harrison will immediately assume media relations responsibilities for all of Eckerd's 11 varsity sports.
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
If you have been trying to find a moment with Eckerd College’s Director of Athletics, you may have to take a number.
Dr. Bob Fortosis, who assumed the reigns as the college’s second full-time AD in the Fall of 2003 has seen his list of responsibilities grow and expand tremendously since first coming to St. Petersburg almost five years ago. Those responsibilities are not only limited to Eckerd College but have recently expanded into the national realm with the NCAA as Fortosis earned a coveted spot on the Division II Management Council.
Monday, July 7th, 2008
Eckerd College placed 59 student-athletes on the Spring 2008 Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll released on Monday afternoon. Out of the 59 Tritons that qualified, three posted perfect 4.0 grade point average.
Monday, June 16th, 2008
Eckerd College Director of Athletics Dr. Bob Fortosis accepts the Hall of Fame Award from Sunshine State Conference Commissioner Mike Marcil on behalf of former baseball standout Jim Mecir.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Former Eckerd College baseball player
Jim Mecir was inducted into the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2008 on Saturday night at the Walt Disney World Hilton in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Monday, June 16th, 2008
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Eckerd College finished in 188th-place in the final 2007-08 U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup standings, released earlier this week in Dallas, Texas. Eckerd had a total of 50 points to finish tied with eight other NCAA Division II institutions.
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
The Eckerd College volleyball team announced the addition of eight new players to the 2008 squad on Monday. This is the largest recruiting class to date for Head Coach Courtney Draper, who is entering her fifth season at the helm of the Tritons. After advancing to the NCAA Tournament for two consecutive seasons, where the Tritons won over 20 games each year, Draper will look to veteran leadership and a solid recruiting class to enter deeper into the tournament this fall.
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
The Eckerd College Department of Athletics, led by Director Dr. Bob Fortosis, gathered all of the Eckerd College Student-Athletes for one final time in the 2007-08 school year to honor and thank them for a great year of competition.
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team ended their season in style as they split a doubleheader with visiting Rollins College. Combine the split with last night's victory and Eckerd claims the final Sunshine State Conference series of the 2008 season. The Tritons dropped the opener 21-0 but rebounded behind some fine pitching to claim the finale 7-3.
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Throw the record out the door when it comes to the final series of the year. The Eckerd College baseball team did just that on Friday night as they defeated Rollins College 9-7 in the opening game of the final Sunshine State Conference series of the year.
Sunday, April 27th, 2008
The 15th-ranked Rollins College Tars were able to defeat the Eckerd College Tritons in SSC doubleheader action as Rollins took game one 8-0 (6 innings) and 8-0 (5 innings) on Saturday afternoon at Lake Island Park. The Tars improve to 36-14, 12-8 and the Tritons conclude their season 8-47, 2-19 in conference.
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
Rollins College pitcher Nicole Anderson struck out 15 and allowed just one hit as Rollins downed Eckerd 4-0 in a Sunshine State Conference match-up Friday. Sherri Rabenold led the 15th ranked Tars bats, going 3-4 with a run scored and RBI. Monica Meadows hit 2-3 with two runs batted in.
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team got back on the winning track after they downed Warner Southern College 11-9 in non-conference action on Wednesday evening. With the win, the Tritons improve to 14-33 overall while the Royals fall to 30-21.
Monday, April 21st, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team fought hard as they traveled down to South Florida but the Tritons were ultimately swept by host Nova Southeastern, losing game one 10-9 in ten innings and game two 14-9. The two wins brings NSU to 27-17 on the season, including 11-5 in Sunshine State Conference play. Eckerd falls to 13-33 overall and 2-19 in SSC play.
Monday, April 21st, 2008
The Nova Southeastern Baseball team (25-17, 9-5 SSC) defeated the Eckerd College Tritons (13-31, 2-17 SSC) by a 7-3 final on Saturday evening, in a Sunshine State Conference series-opener at the NSU Baseball Complex in South Florida.
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
The fifth-ranked University of Tampa baseball team posted an 11-2 victory over Eckerd College to sweep the four-game season series with the Tritons.
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's and women's golf teams finished seventh and eighth respectively in the 2008 Sunshine State Conference Golf Championships hosted by Florida Tech and played at the Duran Golf Club.
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
After being outscored 53-6 in three games over the weekend, Eckerd scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning to stun Florida Southern 11-9 in a non-conference game Monday night at Henley Field. The loss snapped FSC's eight-game winning streak.
Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Both the Eckerd College baseball and softball teams were defeated in their respective Sunshine State Conference contests as the visiting teams completed series sweeps against the Tritons. The baseball team finished up their series against Florida Southern with a 15-2 setback to the Mocs. Softball continued their series against Nova Southeastern as they were swept by the Sharks 4-2 and 10-0 in five innings.
Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Both the Eckerd College softball and baseball teams had rough goings on Friday night as both suffered losses to visiting Sunshine State Conference teams. Softball saw Nova Southeastern come in and hand the Tritons a 10-0 defeat in five innings, and the baseball team ran into Florida Southern, who dropped 27 runs on the Tritons in the opener, defeating the Teal and Navy 27-3 and then 11-1 in the late-nightcap.
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
To avoid a potential weather-related delay, the Sunshine State Conference series featuring the Tritons and visiting Florida Southern College will be shuffled around.
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
Mitch Rodriguez singled in Evan Ashley with the game-winning run in the 10th inning of game one and the Barry Buccaneers went on to sweep the Eckerd College Tritons in a Sunshine State Conference baseball doubleheader 13-12 and 11-3 on Saturday at Feinbloom Field.
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team had a hard time scoring against Florida Southern on Saturday as they were shutout in doubleheader action 8-0 in both contests in Sunshine State Conference play.
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
It was a rough outing for the Triton's baseball team on Friday night as they fell to Barry University 18-2 at Barry’s Feinbloom Field to open the Sunshine State Conference baseball series.
Friday, April 4th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team could not overcome some powerful pitching as they were held to two hits in the opening game of a Sunshine State Conference series against Florida Southern College on Friday evening. The Tritons were on the losing end of a 5-0 final score.
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team rallied from four runs down to pull out a 7-6 nail-biter over visiting Webber International University at a rainy Turley Field on Wednesday night. The Tritons improve to 12-23 overall while Webber travels back to Babson Park now 21-17 overall.
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
The Eckerd College men's tennis team notched their first win in the Sunshine State Conference as they defeated visiting Saint Leo University 5-4 in action at the Bullard Courts on Tuesday evening. The Eckerd women could not continue the success as they fell 8-1 to the Lions.
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team was not able to pull off the Sunshine State Conference upset as they fell to the nation's fourth-ranked team as the Barry University Buccaneers handed the Tritons a 6-1 defeat in the day's opener and a 15-0, five inning loss in the Sunday afternoon final game at Turley Field.
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team dropped a non-conference doubleheader to visiting Palm Beach Atlantic University as they fell in the opener 8-7 and then dropped the series' rubber game, 9-4.
Saturday, March 29th, 2008
The fourth-ranked Barry University softball team (29-2, 7-0 SSC) opened up a series with a 9-0 win over the Tritons (8-36, 2-8 SSC) in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday night at Turley Field.
Friday, March 28th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team snapped their six game losing streak as they rallied to beat visiting Palm Beach Atlantic 6-4 on Friday night at Turley Field. The Tritons, shutout in the first five innings, exploded for all six runs in the final three frames as they improved to 11-21 overall.
Thursday, March 27th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team found offensive production tough as they could only garner two hits in a Sunshine State Conference doubleheader sweep to visiting Saint Leo University at Turley Field on Wednesday evening. SLU came out on top of both games, winning 11-0 and 13-0, both in five innings.
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team opened up their Sunshine State Conference series on a sour note as they fell 13-0 to Saint Leo University in five innings at Turley Field on Tuesday evening.
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Head Coach Erin Koenig's first-ever win as the leader of the Eckerd College men's tennis team came in the most thrilling of fashion as the Tritons used a 12-10 tiebreaker win at No. 6 singles as the sun was setting on the West Coast of Florida to upend the visiting University of West Alabama 5-4.
Monday, March 24th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team was shutout by visiting Lincoln Memorial University 7-0 as the Tritons fell to 10-20 overall while the Railsplitters improve to 20-14-1.
Monday, March 24th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team came within three innings of posting a sweep over visiting Southern New Hampshire University, but the Penmen rallied in the top of the fifth inning of the second game to pull ahead and steal a game from the Tritons. EC would win the first game 5-4 but Southern New Hampshire would post a 4-3 come-from-behind win in the nightcap.
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
The weather system that both teams were trying to avoid all week caught the fans and players in the top of the eighth inning as the rain became too hard and began to saturate Turley Field in the final game between the Eckerd College Tritons and the visiting No. 6 University of Tampa Spartans.
Friday, March 21st, 2008
Freshman Josh Bowman, pitching for the sixth-ranked University of Tampa Spartans, came back to his hometown and tossed a complete game no-hitter 7-0 win against Eckerd College in Sunshine State Conference doubleheader action on Friday afternoon from Turley Field.
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Erin Lambros struck out six in the opener and had a 4-for-4 day at the plate in the second game as host Northwood University swept Eckerd College 3-2 and 8-2 on Thursday afternoon.
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
The rough beginning of the Eckerd College softball team's Spring Break marathon of games that saw them fall to West Georgia and Palm Beach Atlantic was offset on Wednesday afternoon as they rallied to sweep visiting Hillsdale College (MI) 3-2 and 2-1 at a windy Turley Field.
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team continued their Spring Break week of doubleheaders as they traveled to Southeast Florida and faced Palm Beach Atlantic in a Tuesday afternoon doubleheader. Unfortunately, the Tritons fell to 5-29 overall as they were swept by the Sailfish 5-0 and 3-1.
Monday, March 17th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team began their Spring Break marathon of eight games in four days as they fell to visiting West Georgia 3-0 and 5-3 on Monday afternoon from a windy Turley Field.
Sunday, March 16th, 2008
The No. 29 Saint Leo University baseball team defeated Eckerd College by a score of 26-12 on Sunday afternoon as the Tritons dropped two out of three in the Sunshine State Conference series.
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team (10-16, 2-6 SSC) split a Sunshine State Conference doubleheader with host Saint Leo University (20-8, 3-2 SSC) on Saturday afternoon. The Tritons won 9-5 in game one before dropping a 6-4 decision in the seven-inning second contest.
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
With its leading scorer held in check all afternoon, Eckerd was unable to find production elsewhere during a 70-49 loss to Benedict (S.C.) in the opening round of the Division II NCAA Tournament.
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball and men's tennis teams were on the losing ends of scores on Saturday as softball traveled to Kissimmee, Florida and took on two opponents in the Rebel Games and men's tennis fell to visiting Palm Beach Atlantic at home.
Friday, March 14th, 2008
Eckerd College men's basketball senior guard Damone Morris was named to the Daktronics Second Team All-South Region on Thursday. This marks his second postseason honor of the 2007-08 season, his final one after an outstanding four-year career as a Triton. Earlier in March he was an All-Sunshine State Conference First Team honoree.
Friday, March 14th, 2008
Eckerd College women's basketball junior center Olivia Nagle was named to the Daktronics Second Team All-South Region on Thursday. This marks her second postseason honor of the 2007-08 season, her first as a Triton. Earlier in March she was an All-Sunshine State Conference First Team honoree.
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team got back on track in a big way as they handed visiting Rhode Island College an 11-3 defeat at Turley Field on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team had a tough outing when they were swept in doubleheader action by visiting Valdosta State University as they fell 10-0 in five innings in the first game and 11-2 in six innings in the nightcap.
Monday, March 10th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team seems to have trouble in one inning in every game that negatively affects the outcome for EC and today's game against Purdue University - North Central was no exception.
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Despite what happened at the McArthur Center last Tuesday, the Eckerd College men's basketball team has been awarded a ticket to the Division II's version of March Madness it was announced by the NCAA on Sunday night.
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
After winning five consecutive games the Eckerd College baseball team has dropped their last two contests as they fell to visiting Lynn University 13-2 in Sunshine State Conference action at a frigid Turley Field on Saturday night.
Saturday, March 8th, 2008
After falling in the opener last night, things didn't get much better for the Eckerd College baseball team on Sunday as they were swept by Lynn University 8-1 and 14-2 in doubleheader Sunshine State Conference action from Turley Field.
Friday, March 7th, 2008
Eckerd College senior Damone Morris and junior Olivia Nagle earned First Team nods for the All-Sunshine State Conference Men's and Women's Basketball teams respectively. Freshman Ashley Lutz also managed to earn a spot on the conference's All-Freshman Team.
Friday, March 7th, 2008
The 20th ranked University of Tampa softball team swept the visiting Eckerd College Tritons in Sunshine State Conference softball action on Thursday night.
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team was rewarded for their Sunshine State Conference series win over Lynn University as the conference awarded sophomore Aleena Oimoen, the player responsible for the two wins, with the Player of the Week award for her tremendous performance in the three game series last week.
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
A sluggish start out of the gate cost the Eckerd College baseball team as they surrendered seven runs in the first inning as they fell 10-9 to visiting Saint Anselm College on Wednesday afternoon from Turley Field.
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
The visiting No. 7 Saint Leo University men's basketball team upset the No. 2 Tritons on Tuesday night in their third meeting of the season from the McArthur Center in the quarterfinal round of the 2008 Wendy's Sunshine State Conference Basketball Championships.
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team fell 8-0 to the 20th-ranked University of Tampa in five innings on Wednesday evening. The Spartans improve to 16-5 on the season, 3-1 in the Sunshine State Conference action while the Tritons fall to 5-19, 2-2 in conference action.
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
The 28th-ranked University of Tampa tennis team handed Eckerd College a 7-2 loss in women's tennis action on Wednesday afternoon. Tampa is now 5-9 for the season. The Tritons fall to 0-6 on the year.
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
The Nova Southeastern University women's basketball team held on against a tough Eckerd College team to win 63-61 in the opening round of the Sunshine State Conference Tournament in action on Tuesday evening inside the University Center Arena.
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
Both the Eckerd College men's and women's basketball teams found out their seedings for the 2008 Wendy's Sunshine State Conference Basketball Championships on Sunday morning. The men, behind a last second victory in their final regular season game, finished second in the conference and earned a No. 2 seed in the tournament where they will host the No. 7 seed Saint Leo University at 7:00 pm on Tuesday night at the McArthur Center. The EC women claimed the No. 8 seed and will travel down to Ft. Lauderdale on Tuesday where they will face No. 1 seed Nova Southeastern at 7:00 pm.
Monday, March 3rd, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team only committed two defensive miscues in 14 innings, but they proved to be costly as the Tritons fell to visiting St. Cloud State University 3-1 and 4-3 in action at Turley Field on Monday night.
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team benefited from six defensive miscues as they defeated visiting Saint Anselm College 13-9 in action at Turley Field on Sunday afternoon.
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
Eckerd College senior Damone Morris, playing in his final regular season game for the Tritons, nailed a halfcourt shot as time expired to send his Tritons to an unbelievable 66-64 win over Rollins College on Saturday night in Sunshine State Conference action from a jubilant McArthur Center.
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
Behind Jessica Pressley's 23 points, the visiting Rollins College Tars defeated the Eckerd College women's basketball team 67-60 on Saturday afternoon at the McArthur Center. Rollins improves to 18-9 overall and 8-8 in conference play. The Tritons fall to 15-12 and 5-11 in the SSC.
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team closed out a busy and very successful day in Triton Athletics as they swept visiting Merrimack College by identical 5-4 scores on Saturday evening from Turley Field.
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team split a doubleheader with host Lynn University falling 3-0 in the opener and winning 4-3 in the nightcap. Combining today's win with yesterday's triumph, the Tritons can lay claim to this year's SSC series with Lynn.
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
The Eckerd College men's and women's teams were defeated on the road by Lynn University as the men fell 7-2 and the women were shutout at 9-0.
Friday, February 29th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team can brag that they are undefeated in conference play as they watched their catcher, sophomore Aleena Oimoen, launch two round-trippers as the Tritons traveled to South Florida and defeated Lynn University 3-2 in the first Sunshine State Conference contests for the Tritons in 2008.
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
The Eckerd College men’s basketball team dominated from the opening tip of the game as they defeated Saint Leo University handing the Lions an 82-60 setback on Wednesday night from SLU’s Bowman Center in Sunshine State Conference action.
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team surrendered seven runs in the final two innings but managed to hold on to a slim lead to earn a 9-8 victory over Goshen College at Turley Field on Wednesday night.
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Melissa Guerero scored a career-high 25 points
and grabbed 12 rebounds for a double-double to lead the
Saint Leo University women’s basketball team (13-13, 6-9
SSC) to an 80-73 overtime win over Eckerd College (15-11,
5-10 SSC) on Wednesday night at the Bowman Center.
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's and women's tennis both fell to 0-3 overall and 0-2 in the Sunshine State Conference as they were shut out 9-0 to Florida Southern College in conference tennis action on Wednesday afternoon.
Monday, February 25th, 2008
Wins proved hard to come by for the Eckerd College softball and men's and women's tennis teams on Sunday as they all lost their contests at home.
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
After dropping their last four Sunshine State Conference games, the Eckerd College women's basketball team got back on the winning track as they defeated visiting Florida Tech 75-67 at the McArthur Center on Saturday night.
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team used a little help from Mother Nature to post their first win in the tournament bearing their name as they defeated Midwestern State (Tex.) 3-0 in a rain-shortened first game of the second day of the 2008 Eckerd College Spring Invitational.
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
A fourth-inning grand slam put the host Florida Tech Panthers in command of game one Saturday afternoon. Florida Tech went on to win the first contest 19-7, while Eckerd, behind some homers of their own, took game two by a score of 6-3.
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team sent fans out of the McArthur Center disappointed for only the second time this season as they fell 87-71 to visiting Florida Tech in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
It was a hit fest Friday afternoon at Lee Hall/Andy Seminick Field as the Florida Tech baseball team came from behind to score seven runs in the eighth inning, outlasting Eckerd 12-7.
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team found that the tournament bearing their name was not kind to them in the first day of action as they lost back-to-back games in the Eckerd College Spring Invitational falling 6-0 to Florida Tech in the tournament opener and dropping an 11-0 decision to Tarleton State in the day's final contest.
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
The Club V will host the inaugural Sunshine State Conference Beach Volleyball Tournament, to be held on Saturday, March 29 in Tampa, Fla. This event will be the first-ever beach volleyball tournament held by a NCAA Division II conference.
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team got a single free throw from freshman Chris Gray with two seconds left as the Tritons defeated the SSC's top-ranked University of Tampa 87-86 in Sunshine State Conference action from UT's Martinez Center on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
The Eckerd College women's basketball team rallied from 11 points down with just over three minutes in their Sunshine State Conference game against the University of Tampa but their attempt to tie the score fell short as time ran out. The Tritons fell to the host Spartans 66-64 at the Martinez Center on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
It took over two weeks and 13 games but the Eckerd College softball team gave their new head coach his first two wins in thrilling fashion as the Tritons swept visiting Salem International University by 2-1 and 1-0 final scores at Turley Field on Wednesday evening.
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team could not overcome a six-run fifth inning as they fell to visiting Saint Leo University in non-conference action on Tuesday night at Turley Field.
Monday, February 18th, 2008
It was a rough Sunday for the Eckerd College teams in action as all four events that featured Triton teams had the final scores fall in favor of the opponents.
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team posted a season sweep over Palm Beach Atlantic as the Tritons posted a 93-76 win over the Sailfish in non-conference action at the McArthur Center on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Down 3-2 heading into the final inning of the opening game against Southeastern University, the Tritons (3-7) put on their rally caps and pounded out three hits, capatalized on two defensive errors to plate two runs and pull out a thrilling 4-3 victory at Turley Field on Saturday afternoon. The Tritons couldn't get the same result in the second game as Southeastern overcame EC 12-8.
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team is still searching for their first win on 2008 as they fell twice in the first day of the VSU/Chick-Fil-A Classic hosted by Valdosta State University on Saturday. The Tritons opened the tournament losing to Valdosta State 7-0 and then fell 8-3 to the University of West Florida in the afternoon.
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team looks to be on a hot streak at the right time of the season as they upended the Sunshine State Conference's top-ranked team dominating Florida Southern 74-60 in conference action from a rowdy McArthur Center on Wednesday night.
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
The early rain may have dampened things around the Eckerd campus, but Triton spirits were high at Turley Field as the Eckerd College baseball team broke their five-game slump defeating visiting Webber International University 10-7 on Wednesday evening.
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Down by three points with less than 30 seconds left, the Eckerd College women's basketball team missed four free throw opportunities in the closing seconds to fall to visiting Florida Southern 87-83 at the McArthur Center on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's golf team opened their 2008 spring campaign posting an eighth place finish in the Matlock Collegiate Classic played at the Lone Palm Golf Club and hosted by Florida Southern College.
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team fought both the weather and the host Florida College Falcons on Tuesday afternoon. Unfortunately for Triton fans, both Mother Nature and the Falcons got the upper hand as FC handed Eckerd a 2-0 loss in just five and one-half innings of play.
Monday, February 11th, 2008
Eckerd College senior guard Damone Morris has been selected as the Sunshine State Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the period ending February 10. Morris led the Tritons to a pair of conference wins, averaging over 20 points and six rebounds per contest.
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
The struggles continued for the Eckerd College baseball team on Saturday afternoon, as the Tritons were swept in an away doubleheader at Webber International University.
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team dominated visiting Nova Southeastern University 81-63 to extend their current win streak to three games as they are now 14-7 overall and 7-4 in the Sunshine State Conference.
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
The Eckerd College women's basketball team could not find the answer against visiting Nova Southeastern University as they fell to the Sharks 70-56 in Sunshine State Conference women's basketball action on Saturday afternoon from the McArthur Center.
Saturday, February 9th, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team was hoping opening their home schedule would help them notch their first win of 2008, but that was not the case as visiting Palm Beach Atlantic swept the Tritons 3-1 and 7-2 to drop EC to 0-7.
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team has achieved something that even the 27-win team from last season could not do, sweep Sunshine State Conference rival Barry University as the Tritons traveled to South Florida and handed the Buccaneers a 62-47 defeat.
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
The Eckerd College women's basketball team had their five-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday evening as they traveled to Barry University and fell 48-45 in Sunshine State Conference action from Barry's Health & Sports Center.
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team overcame an early eight-run deficit to tie the game, but surrendered four runs in the first extra frame to fall by a 12-8 final to visiting Saint Leo University at Turley Field on Wednesday night.
Monday, February 4th, 2008
For the second week in a row Eckerd College junior Olivia Nagle sits atop the Sunshine State Conference as its Women's Basketball Player of the Week. Nagle helped the Tritons extend their win streak to five games, averaging 14.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 0.5 steals in a pair of victories.
Monday, February 4th, 2008
22 Eckerd College student-athletes were named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for the Fall 2007 semester, announced Thursday by Commissioner Michael J. Marcil. A total of 351 student-athletes from SSC institutions were named in total.
Monday, February 4th, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team fell victim to one of baseball's oldest truths, 'walks will always come back to haunt you', as the Tritons pitching staff surrendered seven free passes en route to a stunning 8-4 loss at the hands of Florida College at Turley Field on Monday evening.
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
The Eckerd College women's basketball team showed that they are a serious contender this season as they overcame a three-point deficit with 37 seconds left to stun visiting Lynn University 64-63 in Sunshine State Conference action from the McArthur Center on Saturday afternoon.
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team managed to get back on the winning track as they dominated visiting Lynn University on their way to an 83-72 victory over the Fighting Knights in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday afternoon from the McArthur Center.
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
The Eckerd College baseball team opened their 2008 campaign by splitting a doubleheader with visiting Warner Southern College on Saturday afternoon. The Tritons dropped the opener 7-2 behind poor pitching, but came back to win the nightcap 10-4 as EC rattled off 14 hits en route to the victory.
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
The Eckerd College softball team had a poor start to the 2008 season as they dropped all three of their opening day contests in the NSU/Barry University Invitational in South Florida.
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
The Eckerd College women's basketball team posted their third-straight conference win and fourth overall as they upset Rollins College on the road, posting a 21-point win over the two-time defending Sunshine State Conference with a 69-48 final score.
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team dropped their second consecutive Sunshine State Conference road contest as they fell 83-75 to host Rollins College on Wednesday night.
Monday, January 28th, 2008
Eckerd College women's basketball player Olivia Nagle has laid claim to the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week award for the week ending January 28th.
Saturday, January 26th, 2008
After dropping their first five Sunshine State Conference contests, the Eckerd College women's basketball team posted their second consecutive victory in SSC action, defeating Florida Tech on the road 57-46.
Saturday, January 26th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team found themselves on the wrong end of a 91-88 final score as they fell to Florida Tech on the road in overtime in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday evening at Florida Tech's Clemente Center.
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team opened their game against Saint Leo University with a 30-7 run en route to a 98-53 final in Sunshine State Conference action on Wednesday night at the McArthur Center.
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
The Eckerd College women's basketball team used a 57-point second half to post a 98-72 victory over visiting Saint Leo University in Sunshine State Conference action from the McArthur Center on Wednesday night.
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
The Eckerd College volleyball program and head coach Courtney Draper announced another signing during the 2008 spring season. Joining the Tritons' roster is sophomore middle-hitter Allegra Shaw, a transfer from Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas.
Saturday, January 19th, 2008
The Eckerd College women's basketball team managed to get back on the winning track as they defeated host Flagler College 61-49 in St. Augustine on Saturday afternoon. Eckerd snaps a four-game losing streak and raises its record to 10-6.
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Behind 27 points from senior Damone Morris the Eckerd College men's basketball team overpowered visiting University of Tampa 80-72 in Sunshine State Conference action at a rowdy McArthur Center on Wednesday evening.
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
The Eckerd College women’s basketball team left the McArthur Center on Wednesday night still in search of their first conference win as they came up short against the University of Tampa by a 68-54 final score in Sunshine State Conference action.
Sunday, January 13th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team rebounded nicely on Saturday night as they traveled to South Florida and defeated Nova Southeastern University 65-59 in Sunshine State Conference basketball action at the University Center on the NSU Campus.
Sunday, January 13th, 2008
The Eckerd College women's basketball team fought hard for their first conference win but, unfortunately, the Nova Southeastern University Sharks managed two runs that combined to outscore the Tritons 52-23 on their way to a 86-74 final in Sunshine State Conference women's basketball action from South Florida on Saturday afternoon.
Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Wednesday night's game between Florida Southern and Eckerd was a tale of two halves. With Rob Eldridge scoring 18 of his 20 points in the second half and the Mocs shooting 58 percent, Florida Southern upended Eckerd 86-69 in Sunshine State Conference action from the Jenkins Field House.
Thursday, January 10th, 2008
An 11-0 scoring drought in the second half pushed host Florida Southern to an 86-76 Sunshine State Conference win over the Tritons at Jenkins Field House on Wednesday night.
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
The Eckerd College men's basketball team stepped up their level of play as they defeated last year's conference champions triumphing 68-56 over visiting Barry University in Sunshine State Conference action at the McArthur Center on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
The Eckerd College women's basketball team showed the rust that had accumulated since their last game over 17 days ago as they fell to Barry University 48-44 in a Sunshine State Conference contest from the McArthur Center on Saturday afternoon.
Sunday, December 30th, 2007
Visiting St. Thomas Aquinas (NY), behind by as much as 15 points, watched as guard Chris Williams drained a jumper in the paint with seven seconds remaining to cap a miracle 14-point comeback and give the visitors an 82-81 victory over the Tritons on Sunday afternoon from the McArthur Center.
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team gave Triton fans an early Christmas present as they traveled to south Florida and soundly defeated host Palm Beach Atlantic 91-68 on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
After dropping two games in a row, the Eckerd College women's basketball team managed to get back on the winning track with a 80-56 victory over Palm Beach Atlantic in south Florida on Wednesday night.
Sunday, December 16th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team survived a battle of endurance as they defeated Tuskegee University 79-75 on Saturday evening at the McArthur Center.
Sunday, December 16th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's basketball team had plenty of chances to overtake visiting Indianapolis but could not capitalize as they fell 69-67 to the Greyhounds on Saturday afternoon at the McArthur Center.
Sunday, December 9th, 2007
Both the Eckerd College basketball teams fell in their initial Sunshine State Conference contests of the 2007 season as they traveled to South Florida and took on rival Lynn University.
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
Eckerd's Javiera Novion scored a game high 19 points to lead Eckerd College to a 79-54 victory over Northwood on Tuesday evening. The win continued the undefeated season for the EC women as they are now 8-0 and off to their best start in program history.
Saturday, December 1st, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team used a 27-4 run to open the second half to grab control of the game as the Tritons defeated host Valdosta State 71-56 in the second day of play at the Flagler Construction Equipment Classic Saturday evening.
Saturday, December 1st, 2007
The Eckerd College women's basketball team improved to an unblemished 7-0 for the season with a 82-41 blowout win over visiting Johnson & Wales on Saturday afternoon at the McArthur Center.
Friday, November 30th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team pushed their winning streak to four-straight games as they posted a 28-point victory over West Alabama in the opening game of the 2007 Flagler Construction Equipment Classic hosted by Valdosta State University on Friday afternoon. The 79-51 victory improves the Tritons to 4-2 overall while West Alabama falls to 1-5.
Friday, November 30th, 2007
One final honor was awarded to the 2007 Eckerd College volleyball team as sophomore outside hitter Lydee Benoit was named to the 2007 AVCA All-South Region Team as an Honorable Mention selection it was announced by the American Volleyball Coaches Association at the end of November.
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's basketball team turned on the offense on Wednesday afternoon as they soundly defeated visiting St. Thomas University 77-55 to improve to a perfect 6-0 for 2007.
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's basketball team pushed their perfect record to 5-0 as they defeated the visiting University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 81-68 on Tuesday night at the McArthur Center.
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
It was another great day to be a Triton on Saturday as both basketball teams posted wins in the final day of the 2007 Eckerd College Thanksgiving Classic.
Saturday, November 24th, 2007
Both Eckerd College basketball teams posted double-digit victories in the opening day of the Eckerd College Thanksgiving Classic at the McArthur Center on Friday.
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
Chalk up the first win of the 2007-08 season to the Eckerd College men’s basketball team as they put away a pesky Franklin College 71-66 in their first game back home after their season-opening trip to Colorado.
Sunday, November 18th, 2007
The Eckerd College women’s basketball team opened up their 2007-08 home schedule with a dominating victory over Flagler College on Sunday afternoon.
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team fell to the host Colorado Schools of Mines 74-73 in overtime to start the 2007 season 0-2 at the Mines Tipoff Classic on Saturday night.
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team had an ominous start to the 2007 season as they fell to Mesa State in the Colorado School of Mines Tournament held in Golden, Colorado and hosted by the Colorado School of Mines.
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
It is the same story as last year for the Eckerd College women's volleyball team after the first round of the 2007 NCAA South Region Championships. The Tritons fell to Lynn University 3-1 (30-24, 30-23, 28-30, 30-27) to make another early round exit from the playoffs.
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team added some more accolades to its 2007 season as sophomore outside hitter Lydee Benoit was honored with a First Team All-Sunshine State Conference selection is was announced Thursday by Commissioner Michael J. Marcil. Benoit was the only Triton on the First Team, but junior middle-blocker Keisha Carter joined her on the overall list as she earned All-Conference Honorable Mention.
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's basketball team opened their 2007-08 season with a dominating 79-54 win over the host Webber International University Warriors.
Monday, November 12th, 2007
For the second time in as many years, the Eckerd College women’s volleyball team will be headed to the NCAA Postseason Tournament, once again as the No. 4 seed in the South Region Championships, hosted by the University of Tampa on November 15th - 17th.
Saturday, November 10th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team wrapped up regular season play with a dominating 3-0 (30-20, 30-23, and 30-27) victory over Nova Southeastern in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, November 10th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team was stunned on Friday night as they traveled to Lynn University and were handed a crushing 3-0 (30-24, 30-25, 3-25) defeat in Sunshine State Conference action.
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
Eckerd College men's soccer juniors Joe Illet and Luke Sheekey finished up the 2007 Tritons Soccer season with one more award as they were named to the Sunshine State Conference All-Tournament Team it was announced by Commissioner Michael J. Marcil at the conclusion of the final round on Sunday.
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
The top-ranked University of Tampa volleyball team posted a 3-0 (30-19, 30-24, 30-20) victory in the second meeting of the season with the visiting Tritons. The Spartans improve to 25-2 on the year and 12-1 in Sunshine State Conference play while the Tritons drop to 21-9 and 7-6 in league action.
Friday, November 2nd, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team's season came to an end on Friday afternoon as they fell to No. 2 seed University of Tampa by a 3-1 final at Lynn University. The Tritons end their 2007 season 12-8 overall as semifinalists in the Sunshine State Conference Championships.
Friday, November 2nd, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team picked up a crucial Sunshine State Conference and NCAA South Region decision on Thursday night as they defeated visiting Saint Leo University 3-2 (27-30, 30-28, 30-25, 19-30, 15-8) in the final home game of 2007 for the Tritons.
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team continued to see success in 2007 as the Tritons found two of their starters earning All-Conference nods. Junior John Fletcher was named to the First Team while his teammate, senior Jim Lebonitte earned a second team nod as a goalkeeper.
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
You never know what can happen when you play in the postseason and the Eckerd College men's soccer team proved that on Tuesday night as they upset No. 3 seed Rollins College 2-1 in the quarterfinal round of the Sunshine State Conference Soccer Championships.
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team made more history this year by sweeping Barry University for the first time ever in a season. The Tritons won on the road 3-1 (24-30, 30-22, 30-27, 30-27) at the Health and Science Center in South Florida on Tuesday evening in Sunshine State Conference action.
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team garnered three first-place votes but it was not enough to put them atop the preseason Sunshine State Conference basketball polls released on Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
The Eckerd College women's basketball team knows they are going to be fighting an uphill battle during the 2007-08 season and the Sunshine State Conference preseason voting made it official as the Lady Tritons fould themselves in ninth place.
Sunday, October 28th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team found out on Sunday morning that their 11-7 overall record and 3-5 conference record was good enough to qualify them for the Sunshine State Conference Soccer Championships as the No. 6 seed. The Tritons will face off against Rollins College on Tuesday night in Winter Park. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 pm.
Sunday, October 28th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team wrapped up their 2007 season with a scoreless tie against visiting Flagler College on Saturday afternoon at North Field.
Sunday, October 28th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team rebounded in less that 24 hours to defeat visiting Florida Tech 3-1 (30-28, 35-37, 30-20, 30-28) in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday afternoon from the McArthur Center.
Saturday, October 27th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team fell to visiting Tampa on Friday night in Sunshine State Conference action from North Field on what was the final regular season game of the season for both teams.
Saturday, October 27th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team came up short in their rematch bid to upset the 11th-ranked Florida Southern Mocs as they fell 3-1 (30-26, 23-30, 30-17, 30-24) in Sunshine State Conference action from the McArthur Center on Friday night.
Thursday, October 25th, 2007
The Eckerd College women’s soccer team fought for the entire 90 minutes, but ultimately the 22nd-ranked University of Tampa Spartans were too much for the Tritons as they fell 2-0 in Sunshine State Conference action on Wednesday evening from North Field.
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
Despite playing the final 52 minutes of the contest a man down, the Eckerd College men’s soccer team defeated visiting Palm Beach Atlantic University 2-1 on Monday night at North Field.
Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Eckerd College women's soccer freshman Cory Hawkins has proven this week that an excellent individual effort can sometimes overshadow a poor team showing as she was named Defensive Player of the Week in the Sunshine State Conference for the week of October 15-21, it was announced by Conference Commissioner Michael J Marcil on Monday afternoon.
Monday, October 22nd, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team proved their worth on Sunday afternoon as they traveled to hostile territory and defeated #24 West Florida in a thrilling five-game contest 3-2 (30-21, 22-30, 30-23, 21-30, 17-15). This crucial late-season win puts the Tritons at 19-7 overall while UWF is now 25-4.
Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Lynn University’s Molly Anderson scored two goals and added an assist while the Fighting Knights defense held the Tritons without a shot as Eckerd fell 4-0 the the Fighting Knights on Sunday afternoon in Sunshine State Conference women's soccer action.
Saturday, October 20th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team had to battle both the 11th ranked Lynn University men's soccer team and the elements, but unfortunately the Fighting Knights got the best of the Tritons beating EC 3-0 in a rain and lightning filled contest in South Florida in conference action on Saturday evening.
Saturday, October 20th, 2007
In a nice rebound game, the Eckerd College volleyball team defeated foe Henderson State University 3-1 (30-21, 30-28, 26-30, 30-25) in a Friday evening contest at the McArthur Center.
Saturday, October 20th, 2007
The Eckerd College women’s soccer team came up short in a rare offensive game against visiting St. Thomas University as the Bobcats scored late in the contest to win 3-2.
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team was stunned on Wednesday evening as they were swept by visiting Rollins College 0-3 (30-18, 30-27, 30-28) in Sunshine State Conference action.
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team posted a tremendous result against visiting #10 ranked Nova Southeatern University as they earned a 1-1 draw with the Sharks in Sunshine State Conference action on Tuesday night.
Sunday, October 14th, 2007
The Eckerd College men’s soccer team picked up another much-needed conference win, this time it was in hostile territory as the Tritons defeated host Florida Tech 3-1 in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday afternoon.
Sunday, October 14th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer held the visiting Northwood University Seahawks scoreless for 84 minutes, but the final six minutes saw the visitors from West Palm Beach find the net twice to pull out 2-0 the victory.
Saturday, October 13th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team played a lot of volleyball on Friday as they strayed from the normal conference action to split a doubleheader in the Florida-Georgia Challenge.
Friday, October 12th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team managed to push the contest against Embry-Riddle into overtime, but ultimately surrendered the only goal of the match to the Eagles in the extra frame.
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
The Eckerd college men’s soccer team got a much-needed Sunshine State Conference win on Wednesday night as they defeated visiting Nova Southeastern University 3-2.
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
If you have been following Eckerd College Volleyball’s trek through the 2007 season, to sum up the Tritons’ game against visiting Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, take an exact copy of the game a few weeks ago against Tampa, but this time put the visiting team in the underdog, upset-minded role.
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
The good news was coming in nonstop for the Eckerd College volleyball team on Wednesday. Not only did they defeat the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras in thrilling comeback fashion, but junior middle blocker Keisha Carter was named Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the second straight time and the Tritons found out they are third in the initial NCAA South Region rankings released earlier today.
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
The Eckerd College women’s soccer team remained winless as they were handed a 4-1 setback at the hands of host Florida Tech in Sunshine State Conference action on Tuesday evening.
Sunday, October 7th, 2007
The Eckerd College women’s volleyball team showed everyone on Sunday afternoon that this year’s success was not a fluke as they defeated the visiting Nova Southeastern University Sharks in three-straight 30-24, 30-21 and 30-27.
Saturday, October 6th, 2007
In one of the most anticipated matches of the regular season the Eckerd College volleyball team defeated visiting Barry University 3-0 (31-29, 30-26, 30-25) in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday afternoon from the McArthur Center.
Saturday, October 6th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team fell to host Palm Beach Atlantic University by a 2-0 final score on Saturday evening.
Friday, October 5th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team had to battle the elements and host Rollins College, but the Tars would best the Tritons 3-1 in a Sunshine State Conference contest on a dreary and rainy Friday night.
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team fell on the road 3-0 to the host Rollins College Tars on Thursday night.
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team posted a season sweep over Palm Beach Atlantic as the Tritons traveled to South Florida and defeated the Sailfish 3-0 (30-20, 30-21, 34-32) on Wednesday afternoon.
Monday, October 1st, 2007
For the first time this year the Eckerd College volleyball team has one of their own atop the Sunshine State Conference this week as junior middle blocker Keisha Carter was rewarded for her outstanding performances by being named Co-Defensive Player of the Week.
Monday, October 1st, 2007
Defense is the word of the week at Eckerd as Triton athletes earned their second conference honor, this time the recipient is junior men's soccer player Jim Lebonitte whose two-game performance was deserving of the Sunshine State Conference's Co-Defensive Player of the Week.
Sunday, September 30th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team managed to pick up a much-needed conference road win as the Tritons traveled to Saint Leo and handed the host Lions a 3-2 defeat on Sunday afternoon.
Sunday, September 30th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team picked up their first conference win of 2007 with a 1-0 decision against Barry University on the road on Saturday afternoon.
Sunday, September 30th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team fell to Barry University 1-0 in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, September 29th, 2007
The Eckerd College Volleyball team had the nation's top-ranked team on the ropes in front of a rowdy home crowd, but could not close out the win, instead surrendering the match to Tampa in five.
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
It took 107 minutes of play but the visiting Saint Leo University Lions managed to score the only goal of the game to defeat the Eckerd College men's soccer team 1-0 in double overtime on Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team returned home for the first time in over three weeks, but they looked like a well-oiled machine in defeated the visiting Lynn University Fighting Knights 3-0 (32-30, 30-27, 30-21) in Sunshine State Conference action on Tuesday night.
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team found the going rough again on Tuesday evening as they lost to visiting Saint Leo University 4-0 in Sunshine State Conference action.
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
Both the Eckerd College men's and women's soccer teams found themselves on the wrong ends of Sunshine State Conference decisions to visiting Florida Southern College on Saturday as the women lost to the Mocs 5-0 and the men fell in the nightcap 1-0.
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team picked up their first Sunshine State Conference victory on Friday night as they defeated host Florida Tech 3-1 (30-24, 27-30, 30-27, 30-22).
Thursday, September 20th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team was on the wrong end of a 3-0 score as they fell to host Florida Southern College 30-21, 30-23, 32-30 on Wednesday night in Sunshine State Conference action.
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
The women's soccer game scheduled for tonight against Embry-Riddle in Daytona Beach has been postponed due to weather related issues.
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team had one more tuneup before beginning conference play as they defeated Clearwater Christian College 2-0 on Tuesday night
Sunday, September 16th, 2007
In their first five game match of the season, the Tritons fell to host Rollins College, 3-2 (30-27, 27-30, 31-29, 29-31, 15-9) on Sunday afternoon in the initial Sunshine State Conference match of the season for both teams.
Sunday, September 16th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team defeated Georgia Southwestern State University 2-0 on Sunday afternoon as they traveled to Georgia to take on the Hurricanes.
Sunday, September 16th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team found themselves on the wrong end of a 4-0 decision in the 2007 CSU Showcase finale as the Tritons traveled to Columbus, Georgia on Sunday.
Friday, September 14th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team overcame a two-goal deficit in the second half to send the game into extra time but West Georgia only needed two minutes of overtime to defeat the Tritons 3-2 on Friday afternoon.
Friday, September 14th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team was shutout for the second time this year as they dropped a 4-0 decision to host West Florida on Friday night
Sunday, September 9th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's and women's soccer teams both found themselves on the wrong end of decisions against the visiting University of Montevallo as the men's team dropped a 1-0 decision on a goal with 6:08 remaining in the game and the EC women allowed two second half goals to fall to the Falcons 3-1.
Saturday, September 8th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team pushed their unbeaten streak to five games as they defeated visiting CW Post 4-1 on Friday afternoon.
Saturday, September 8th, 2007
Playing in front of the home crowd for the first time in 2007, the Eckerd College women's soccer team could not use the atmosphere of the friendly confines to overcome a pesky Palm Beach Atlantic team as the Sailfish defeated the Lady Tritons 2-1.
Saturday, September 8th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team continued to dominate the competition as they defeated both Fort Valley State and Valdosta State by identical 3-0 scores, sweeping the first day of the West Georgia Classic hosted by the University of West Georgia.
Monday, September 3rd, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team saw their record improve to 4-0 for the year as they dealt Bentley College a 2-1 decision on Sunday afternoon. The Tritons were wrapping up their tournament play in the NSU Invitational in Ft. Lauderdale.
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team found the going tough in the opening weekend of their 2007 season as they dropped decisions to the University of North Alabama and Christian Brothers University by 5-0 and 4-1 respectively.
Saturday, September 1st, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team came from behind in the third game to claim a thrilling 34-32 victory over the visiting Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish giving the Tritons the match win at 3-0.
Friday, August 31st, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team dominated the visiting University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon 3-0 (30-16, 30-19, 30-12) in the first day of the 2007 Eckerd College Invitational. With the win Eckerd goes to 4-1 overall.
Thursday, August 30th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team was able to remain undefeated on Friday night as they traveled to South Florida and downed NAIA opponent St. Thomas University 2-1.
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer game took a backseat to Mother Nature on Tuesday night. A line of strong thunderstorms swept through the area during the halftime intermission that sent spectators for cover and provided for a tremendous lightshow as fans waited under shelter for word on whether the game was going to be restarted.
Monday, August 27th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team rebounded nicely from their Saturday night loss by handily defeating the visiting University of Colorado at Colorado Springs on Monday afternoon 3-0 (30-16, 30-26, 30-21).
Sunday, August 26th, 2007
For the second year in a row, Eckerd has defeated Flagler College in men's soccer. Last season the Tritons need overtime for a 2-1 win, but this year there was no need for an extra session as Eckerd won 3-0 Saturday night in the light rain on the road.
Sunday, August 26th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team split the second day of the 2007 Eckerd College Classic as they beat Francis Marion 3-0 (30-28, 30-14, 30-23) in the first game, but lost the final game of the tournament to Lewis University 3-0 (30-27, 30-27, 30-26). The Tritons are now 2-1 on the season and face the visiting University of Colorado at Colorado Springs on Monday afternoon.
Saturday, August 25th, 2007
The Eckerd College volleyball team opened their 2007 season with an impressive 3-0 victory over visiting Davis & Elkins College in the last game on the first day of the 2007 Eckerd College Classic.
Friday, August 24th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team got their 2007 season jump started as they dominated visiting Florida College 7-0 on goals scored by seven different Tritons on the way to posting their first victory of the season.
Monday, August 20th, 2007
The Eckerd College Department of Athletics announced on Monday that is has partnered with Stretch Internet for the 2007-08 academic year, bringing all Tritons' fans coverage of EC sports via streaming audio on the Internet. The Eckerd College Sports Information Office will facilitate the broadcasts, which will be free to all listeners.
Friday, August 17th, 2007
Former Eckerd College softball player and 2007 graduate Mettina Maggiore has been named head coach of the Nature Coast Technical High School softball team it was announced on Thursday, August 17th.
Friday, August 17th, 2007
Former Eckerd College basketball player Brett Reed has been named head coach of the Lehigh University men's basketball program it was announced earlier this week by the Lehigh Media Relations Office.
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
Former Triton baseball standout and softball assistant coach Josh Beauregard will join the head coaching ranks this year as he has been tabbed the new head coach of the Eckerd College softball team it was announced Tuesday, August 14th by Eckerd College Director of Athletics Dr. Bob Fortosis.
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
Coming off the program's first-ever NCAA postseason appearance, the Eckerd College volleyball team has been tabbed fourth in preseason conference voting which was announced by the Sunshine State Conference earlier today.
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's soccer team has been picked to finish in ninth place in the Sunshine State Conference when the preseason polls were released by the conference office earlier today. This preseason vote puts the Tritons two spots lower than the seventh place finish of 2006, all this while only losing two starters to graduation.
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's soccer team is putting themselves in a position to show everyone in the Sunshine State Conference that the preseason polls were wrong. The first polls of the 2007 season showed that the Tritons are expected to finish in ninth place in the conference this year, a repeat of where they finished 2006.
Friday, August 3rd, 2007
Kristie Delk has resigned her position as head women's softball coach at Eckerd College it was announced on Friday, August 3rd.
Friday, July 20th, 2007
On the volleyball side we see Head Coach Courtney Draper’s team looking to return to their dominating form of 2006 where they went 21-14 which included competition in the very tough Sunshine State Conference, and where they also made the first-ever trip to the NCAA Postseason Tournament.
Friday, July 20th, 2007
Head Coach Jeremy Wisdo's squad looks to the new season with a more balanced schedule filled with more opponents than in 2006.
Friday, July 20th, 2007
The Eckerd College women’s soccer team gets their 2007 schedule underway at home as they face Webber International in a Wednesday evening game on August 22nd.
Monday, May 21st, 2007
Eckerd College senior outfielder Grant Massie capped off his collegiate career this past weekend as he was named to the 2007 NCAA Rawlings “Gold Glove” All-South Region Team.
Sunday, May 13th, 2007
The Eckerd College Department of Athletics, led by Director Dr. Bob Fortosis, gathered all of the Eckerd College Student-Athletes for one final time in the 2006-07 school year to honor and thank them for a great year of competition.
Thursday, May 10th, 2007
Shaking off early nerves Eckerd College men’s golfer C.J. Denmark managed a respectable 21st place finish in the NCAA South Region Tournament hosted by the University of North Alabama at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Muscle Shoals, Alabama the weekend of May 7-9.
Monday, May 7th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team, behind the arm of senior Joe Sinicola, shut down the visiting Florida Tech Panthers en route to a dominating 5-1 win on Monday evening at Turley Field. The win in EC's final game of the season improves the Tritons to 19-28 overall and gives them a final Sunshine State Conference record of 5-19. The Panthers fall to 30-21 overall and 12-12 in conference play.
Sunday, May 6th, 2007
On a day when Head Coach Bill Mathews honored his nine departing seniors, playing in their final series in a Tritons uniform, the Eckerd College baseball team came out and split with visiting Sunshine State Conference opponent Florida Tech, winning the opener 7-4 but falling in the nightcap 6-1 in an unusual Sunday afternoon double-dip at Turley Field.
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
The Eckerd College men's golf team found out on Friday evening that their 2007 season was not entirely complete as freshman C.J. Denmark earned a berth as an individual competitor in the NCAA South/South Central Super Regional hosted by the University of North Alabama at the Robert Trent Jones Trail at the Shoals Golf Course in Florence, Alabama.
Saturday, April 28th, 2007
The second day of the Sunshine State Conference baseball series between the visiting Nova Southeastern University Sharks and the Eckerd College Tritons left Tritons fans with the same sad feeling after they left Turley Field last night. EC was swept by the visitors, losing the opener 15-2 and the nightcap 9-5 to fall to 17-27 overall and 3-18 in the SSC.
Saturday, April 28th, 2007
The visiting Nova Southeastern Sharks scored six unanswered runs in the final three innings on Friday night as they defeated the Eckerd College Tritons 9-6 in Sunshine State Conference action at Turley Field.
Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
A two-on, two-out single up the middle from the bat of Eckerd College junior Jeff Bromley in the top of the ninth inning gave the Tritons the lead, and Joe Sinicola, the Tritons regular starter, came in for a rare relief appearance and shut down Warner Southern in the bottom half of the last inning to give the visitors a come-from-behind 5-3 victory on Tuesday afternoon on the road.
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
Nova Southeastern University pitcher Adrian Tuttle threw a complete game one-hitter and allowed one unearned run while striking out five as the Sharks (30-28, 9-12) defeated the Tritons (17-35, 3-21) in EC's final game of 2007 by a score of 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at NSU's AD Griffin Sports Complex.
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team dropped both ends of a Sunshine State Conference doubleheader to host #16 Florida Southern College. They fell in the first game 5-3 and then were sent back to St. Petersburg with an 11-0 shutout loss in the nightcap.
Saturday, April 21st, 2007
In a game that saw the two teams combine for 25 runs, 32 hits, seven errors and 25 stranded baserunners, the 16th-ranked Moccasins prevailed over the Eckerd College baseball team 13-12 in the opening game of their three-game Sunshine State Conference series at Henley Field Friday night.
Saturday, April 21st, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team (17-34, 3-20) split an SSC doubleheader with Nova Southeastern (29-28, 8-12) with 2-7, 7-1 final scores on Saturday afternoon at Nova's AD Griffin Sports Complex.
Friday, April 20th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's and women's tennis teams were both shutout again on Friday as they played in the backdraw of the 2007 Sunshine State Conference Tennis Championships hosted by the University of Tampa and played at the City of Tampa Tennis Complex at Hillsborough Community College.
Friday, April 20th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's and women's teams had a lot of things go exactly the same for them on Thursday as they both played in the quarterfinal rounds of the Sunshine State Conference Tennis Championships hosted by the University of Tampa and played at the City of Tampa Tennis Complex at Hillsborough Community College.
Thursday, April 19th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team rallied to beat visiting Southeastern University 10-9 in 10 innings on a rainy Wednesday night at Turley Field.
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team split their last doubleheader of the season Wednesday night at Turley Field. Webber International snatched game one 7-2, while the Tritons held on for the 5-4 second game victory.
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
At first it appeared that the Eckerd College women's tennis season was lost, but a scant five minutes after their heartwrenching 5-4 loss to Saint Leo to close out their regular season, Head Coach Erin Koenig received a call from Sunshine State Conference Assistant Commissioner Gregg Kaye informing her that, thanks to a lucky flip of the coin, the Tritons were invited to the SSC Tennis Championships to be played later this week in Tampa.
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's and women's golf teams finished their 2006-07 season at the Sunshine State Conference Golf Championships hosted by Florida Tech at the Duran Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon. The men finished in ninth place and the women were forced to withdraw as a team because they only had three competitors on the final day.
Saturday, April 14th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team dropped both ends of a Sunshine State Conference doubleheader to Barry University as they fell to the Bucs 13-2 in the opener and 5-3 in the seven inning finale.
Saturday, April 14th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team only managed to score one run in 14 innings of play as they were defeated 8-1 and 6-0 by visiting Florida Southern College in Sunshine State Conference action at Turley Field on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, April 14th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team committed six errors as they were defeated 12-6 by the visiting Barry University Buccaneers in Sunshine State Conference action at Turley Field on Friday night.
Saturday, April 14th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team ran into the buzzsaw that is the 14th ranked Florida Southern Moccasins as they defeated the Tritons 10-0 in five innings on Friday night in the opening game of the weekend Sunshine State Conference series at Turley Field.
Thursday, April 12th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's tennis team fell to 0-7 overall and 0-5 in the Sunshine State Conference as they fell to host Saint Leo University (5-13, 2-4) by a 7-2 final score.
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
The baseball and softball games scheduled for Tuesday night have been postponed because of the wet weather that has moved over the Tampa Bay region.
Saturday, April 7th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team rebounded from last night's disappointing loss to non-conference foe Palm Beach Atlantic by sweeping the Sailfish in a Saturday doubleheader 12-11 in 10 innings and 13-0 in the nightcap.
Saturday, April 7th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team (16-30, 2-16 SSC) split a doubleheader with the Barry University Buccaneers on Saturday afternoon at Buccaneer Field. The Tritons won 3-2 in the first game but went cold in the second, falling 10-0 to the Bucs in five innings to end the Sunshine State Conference series.
Saturday, April 7th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team could not protect a 6-2 lead, ultimately falling 9-8 to the visiting Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish on a chilly, windy Friday night game at Turley Field.
Saturday, April 7th, 2007
The Barry University softball team (33-10, 7-3 SSC) picked up their seventh straight Sunshine State Conference (SSC) victory after defeating the Eckerd Tritons 12-5 on Friday night at Buccaneer Field.
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team put together an impressive Tuesday night of action as they swept visiting Taylor University winning the first game 5-3 and claiming the nightcap 5-1.
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team found themselves on the wrong end of a surprising 15-4 defeat by the host Southeastern University Fire.
Sunday, April 1st, 2007
The #3 University of Tampa (29-6, 7-2) baseball team was held hitless by the Tritons for half of game one but came back to defeat Eckerd (13-16, 3-9) 13-9 then shutout EC 5-0 in game two.
Saturday, March 31st, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team almost pulled off an upset of the defending national champion Tampa Spartans but the host would ultimately come from behind to hand the Tritons an 11-7 defeat on Friday night.
Thursday, March 29th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team returned to .500 with a dominating 10-5 win over visiting Webber International University on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team did not have any better luck on the second day of their Sunshine State Conference series with Florida Tech as they were swept by the Panthers, 6-3 in the first game and 8-0 in a five inning final game.
Monday, March 26th, 2007
Everyone in the stands on Saturday afternoon could tell who the best pitcher in the Sunshine State Conference was that day, and on Monday, the conference made it official. After his tremendous performance in the rubber game against Saint Leo, Triton's senior right-hander Joe Sinicola was named the SSC Pitcher of the Week.
Monday, March 26th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team fell to Sunshine State Conference foe Florida Tech 5-0 as the Tritons traveled to Melbourne on Monday afternoon for the opening game of the three-game series.
Monday, March 26th, 2007
In an unusual sight, usually something reserved for little leaguers, Turley Field was abuzz early Monday morning as visiting Harvard University came to the Eckerd Campus to take on the Eckerd College baseball team with a 10:00 am first pitch. When the last pitch crossed the plate in the ninth inning, just after noon, the Crimson had defeated the Tritons 5-1.
Saturday, March 24th, 2007
Eckerd College senior Joe Sinicola tossed a near-perfect game as he completely shut down visiting Saint Leo University en route to a dominating 14-0 second game victory on Saturday afternoon. That win, coupled with Eckerd's 9-2 victory earlier in the day, gave the Tritons the series win over Saint Leo and improves the Teal and Navy to a .500 record at 12-12 overall.
Saturday, March 24th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team fell twice on Saturday as they traveled to Saint Leo and fell in consecutive games. The Tritons lost game one 6-3 before a 9-1 five-inning loss in game two.
Saturday, March 24th, 2007
The visiting Saint Leo University baseball team came to South St. Petersburg and stopped the Tritons' three game win streak as they handed EC a 5-3 defeat in Sunshine State Conference action on Friday night.
Saturday, March 24th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team was shutout on Friday evening as they traveled to Saint Leo University and were handed a 4-0 defeat by the Lions in Sunshine State Conference action.
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
Just like last night, the long ball proved to be the difference-maker in both games as the visiting University of Tampa Spartans defeated Eckerd College with identical 8-2 final scores.
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team used 22 players total in posting an 12-4 victory over visiting Clearwater Christian College on Tuesday night.
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team dropped the opening game of a three-game home conference series to the visiting University of Tampa Spartans by a 3-2 final score.
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team notched two wins on Monday as they played in a unique day-night doubleheader. They won the noon game against Bowdoin College (ME) 4-1 and the evening game against Elms College (MA) 7-4.
Saturday, March 17th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team went 0-2 at the Rebel Games on St. Patrick’s Day at the Osceola Sports Complex.
Saturday, March 17th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team did not return to St. Petersburg in good spirits after falling twice to host Lynn University in the second day of a weekend Sunshine State Conference series.
Friday, March 16th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team dropped the opening game of the three-game series to host Lynn University by an 11-4 final score.
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
A near half court shot by the University of Montevallo's Marcus Kennedy went through the net at the buzzer to break the Tritons' hearts 64-61 in the championship game of the 2007 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball South Regional on Tuesday night.
Monday, March 12th, 2007
Sophomore first baseman Mike Sinicola had three of his team's 17 hits and scored three times as Eckerd College rolled to a 12-3 win over Bentley in non-conference college baseball at Turley Field on Monday evening.
Sunday, March 11th, 2007
In what felt like an episode of Deja Vu, the Eckerd College men's basketball team defeated Sunshine State Conference rival Rollins College 85-76 on Sunday night in the NCAA South Region Semifinals hosted by the University of Montevallo.
Saturday, March 10th, 2007
The No. 6 seed Eckerd College men's basketball team managed to outduel No. 3 seed Benedict College 66-56 in the opening round of the 2007 NCAA South Region Tournament on Saturday afternoon at the University of Montevallo's McChesney Student Activity Center.
Saturday, March 10th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team split a doubleheader against Sunshine State Conference opponent Rollins College on Saturday at Rollins' Alfond Stadium, dropping game one 8-3 and winning game two 9-5.
Saturday, March 10th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team went 0-3 this weekend in SSC action versus Lynn University at Turley Field. The Tritons fall to 8-16 on the season as the Fighting Knights improve to 8-14.
Friday, March 9th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team found the first game of their 2007 Sunshine State Conference schedule to be rough going as the Tritons fell 11-1 to the host Tars on Friday evening.
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007
For just the third time in SSC men's basketball history, the conference tournament trophy resides in St. Petersburg
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team scored six runs in the final three innings against visiting Shippensburg University (Pa.) for a 9-6 win. The victory, the Tritons fourth in a row, gives EC Baseball a 5-6 record overall.
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's golf team looks as if they have regained form as they posted an impressive fourth place finish at the 2007 Panther Invitational played at the Duran Golf Club and hosted by Florida Tech.
Monday, March 5th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team introduced visiting Ohio Valley University to the 2007 season and the State of Florida in dominating fashion as they handed the Fighting Scots two five inning defeats, winning the first game 11-0 and the nightcap 10-2.
Sunday, March 4th, 2007
This past weekend the Eckerd College baseball team (4-6) swept a three-game series from visiting Flagler College, winning 5-1 and 5-4 in doubleheader action on the first day and 8-6 in the series’ final contest.
Sunday, March 4th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team is in the Sunshine State Conference Tournament championship game for the third time in four years after a 63-59 victory over Barry University on Saturday night. After losing both their regular season games to the second-seeded Buccaneers, the third-seed Tritons outlasted their opponent down the stretch to advance to the finals.
Saturday, March 3rd, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team showed everyone that they are steadily improving and are not far from some of the Sunshine State Conference's regulars, including Rollins College, who the Tritons split with on Saturday afternoon. EC won the opening game 3-2 but dropped the nightcap 10-0.
Friday, March 2nd, 2007
Eckerd College went on a 12-2 run during the initial three minutes and five seconds of the second half Friday night to blow open a tight game and went on to hand Saint Leo University a 76-45 setback in a men's division quarterfinal basketball game of the Sunshine State Conference post-season tournament.
Friday, March 2nd, 2007
The Eckerd College women's tennis team was on the wrong end of a 9-0 score as the visiting Florida Southern College Moccasins came to St. Peterburg and handed the Lady Tritons their fourth loss of the season and their first in conference. Eckerd is now 1-4 overall and 0-1 in Sunshine State Conference play.
Friday, March 2nd, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team only managed to muster one hit on the evening as they were shut out 7-0 by visiting Rollins College Tars in opening Sunshine State Conference action at Turley Field on Friday night.
Thursday, March 1st, 2007
Rollins College,seeded No. 1 on the women's side of the Sunshine State Conference basketball tournament, turned back pesky ninth-seeded Eckerd College Thursday evening 60-47 in a quarterfinal game.
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Ninth-seeded Eckerd College scored the initial six points of the game and never looked back in recording a 52-44 victory over eighth-seeded Wednesday night in the opening round of the women’s division of the Sunshine State Conference basketball tournament.
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's tennis team fell 8-1 to the host University of Tampa in non-conference action on Wednesday afternoon.
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
The Sunshine State Conference announced their All-Conference men's and women's basketball selections on Tuesday afternoon and, as was the case last year, Eckerd College has two men and two women earning an All-SSC nod.
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team felt like they let one slip through their fingers on Wednesday night as visiting Florida Southern College overcame a four-run deficit to hand the Tritons a 9-5 defeat in non-conference action at Turley Field.
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Exactly one year ago this week, Bethel College earned a two-game sweep over the Tritons. This year, Eckerd took revenge with two one-run wins over the visiting Pilots Tuesday night at Turley Field.
Monday, February 26th, 2007
The Sunshine State Conference announced Monday that, due to last weeks outstanding performances, Eckerd College had garnered not one, but two SSC Player of the Week Awards with senior Matt Cenatus claiming the men's honor and sophomore Gabby Gattuso earning the women's nod.
Monday, February 26th, 2007
The Sunshine State Conference office announced the seedings for this weeks Conference Championships and they find the Eckerd College men's basketball team, carrying their 22-5 record into Boca Raton as the third seed. The women, who finished the regular season 6-21, are seeded ninth.
Saturday, February 24th, 2007
The Eckerd College women’s basketball team (6-21, 1-15 SSC) dropped their final regular season game of the year as Florida Southern (11-16, 6-10 SSC) took the 67-57 victory Saturday at the McArthur Center.
Saturday, February 24th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team put the wraps on the 2006-07 regular season in record fashion as they defeated the visiting Florida Southern Moccasins 85-72 in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday evening in front of a packed McArthur Center crowd watching four Tritons take the home court one final time.
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team improved their record to 21-5 with an impressive 96-54 Sunshine State Conference road victory at the University of Tampa on Wednesday night.
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
The Eckerd College women's basketball team fought hard throughout the entire game, but ultimately the host University of Tampa managed to gain the upper hand dealing the Lady Tritons a 74-64 defeat in Sunshine State Conference action at Tampa's Bob Martinez Center on Wednesday night.
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
The Saint Leo University baseball team (6-3) posted an 11- 1 victory over visiting Eckerd College (1-5) in a non-conference game on Tuesday night.
Monday, February 19th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's tennis team, projected by many to finish 2007 winless as they after going through a turbulent offseason, surprised many people on Monday afternoon as they managed to defeat Florida Tech 5-4 in Sunshine State Conference tennis action.
Monday, February 19th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's tennis team posted victories in #1 and #3 singles, but could not manage to pick up points in any other games as they were defeated 7-2 by the visiting Florida Tech Panthers in Sunshine State Conference tennis action on Monday afternoon.
Sunday, February 18th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's tennis team found the going rough on Sunday as they faced national powerhouse in second-ranked Lynn University in a Sunshine State Conference match. The Fighting Knights soundly defeated Eckerd 9-0 and dropped the Tritons to 0-2 overall and handed them their first SSC loss.
Sunday, February 18th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's tennis team found the going rough on Sunday as they faced national powerhouse in fourth-ranked Lynn University in a Sunshine State Conference match. The Fighting Knights soundly defeated Eckerd 9-0 and dropped the Tritons to 0-2 overall and handed them their first SSC loss.
Saturday, February 17th, 2007
Matt Cenatus only connected on 2-of-10 3-point chances for the entire night, but the second one was his biggest of the entire season as he drained a trey from the far corner of the McArthur Center court with 17 seconds left to propel the host Eckerd College Tritons over the 21st ranked Rollins College Tars in a wild Sunshine State Conference men's basketball game in front of a packed house on Saturday evening.
Saturday, February 17th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's basketball team (6-19, 1-13 SSC) fell 71-56 Saturday afternoon to Rollins College (20-5, 11-3 SSC) at the McArthur Center. The loss marks their fifth consecutive in Sunshine State Conference action.
Friday, February 16th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team split a Friday doubleheader with host Palm Beach Atlantic dropping the opening game 8-3 but winning the nightcap over the Sailfish with a 4-3 final score.
Thursday, February 15th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's golf team opened up their 2007 season by posting an eighth place finish at the 2007 Matlock Golf Classic as they begin the defense of last year's South Region Championship appearance.
Thursday, February 15th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's golf team opened up their 2007 season by posting an eighth place finish at the 2007 Matlock Golf Classic as they begin the defense of last year's South Region Championship appearance.
Monday, February 12th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team, playing in their first home doubleheader of 2007, saw their second victory get snatched away in the final inning of the first game against Warner Southern as the Royals' Amber Hardin blasted a two-run pinch-hit home run in the top of the seventh inning to give the visitors a 3-2 victory.
Monday, February 12th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team has improved their record to 19-5 overall and 9-4 in the Sunshine State Conference with a dominating 81-57 victory over host Nova Southeastern on Saturday night at Nova's University Center.
Monday, February 12th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's basketball team found themselves fighting from behind early, a large initial deficit which they could not overcome in losing to host Nova Southeastern 70-49 in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday evening from Nova's University Center.
Sunday, February 11th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team was held scoreless in two games as they traveled to Webber International University and were handed consecutive 2-0 defeats to the Warriors on Saturday afternoon.
Sunday, February 11th, 2007
The Eckerd College softball team split on opening day as they traveled to Webber International University and took the opening game from the Lady Warriors for their first victory of the season. The Tritons came up short in the second game of their doubleheader, falling to Webber 3-1.
Sunday, February 11th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's tennis team was not able to give new head coach a win in her first match at the helm as the Tritons fell 8-1 to host Flagler College on Saturday afternoon at the Flagler Tennis Center.
Sunday, February 11th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's tennis team found the going rough in their first match of the 2007 season as they were defeated by Flagler College 7-2 Saturday afternoon at the Flagler Tennis Center in St. Augustine.
Friday, February 9th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team earned their initial victory of 2007 in dominating fashion as they beat visiting Warner Southern College 5-1 in action at Turley Field on a brisk Thursday night. The Tritons are now 1-2 overall and the visiting Royals fall to 2-4.
Thursday, February 8th, 2007
Another win and another four Tritons in double figures as Eckerd College posted a dominating 73-61 Sunshine State Conference victory over visiting Florida Tech on Wednesday night in action at Eckerd's McArthur Center.
Thursday, February 8th, 2007
In an overtime battle with eight ties and 10 lead changes, the Florida Tech women's basketball team defeated Eckerd 64-58 at the McArthur Center in Sunshine State Conference action on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, February 7th, 2007
The Eckerd College baseball team allowed just one run in eight innings, but the seven runs that the host Saint Leo Lions put up in the second frame proved to be the difference-maker as the Lions defeated EC 8-3 in non-conference baseball action Tuesday evening.
Sunday, February 4th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team picked up a much-needed Sunshine State Conference win on the road as they traveled to Boca Raton and handed Lynn University a 70-62 defeated on Saturday night.
Sunday, February 4th, 2007
The Fighting Knights managed to hit four of five free-throws over the final 20 seconds to help the Lynn University women's basketball team hand a 61-59 defeat to Eckerd College.
Friday, February 2nd, 2007
Saturday's baseball doubleheader between Eckerd College and Webber International University has been postponed due to the continued rainy weather and poor field conditions at Turley Field.
Friday, February 2nd, 2007
Due to the wet conditions at Turley Field and the weather forecast which shows more rain Friday afternoon, the softball game between Barry University and Eckerd College scheduled for 6:00pm tonight has been canceled.
Thursday, February 1st, 2007
The defending national champion University of Tampa Spartans ruined opening day for Eckerd College as they posted a 10-3 victory over the Tritons in non-conference baseball action at a packed Turley Field on Thursday evening.
Thursday, February 1st, 2007
The Barry University Buccaneers brought the Lady Tritons back down to Earth on Wednesday afternoon as they handed EC a 54-40 Sunshine State Conference loss.
Thursday, February 1st, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team went cold in the second half and let the Barry University Buccaneers come back to snatch a victory as they defeated the Tritons 62-47 on Wednesday night at Barry's Health and Sports Center in South Florida. With the loss Eckerd falls to 16-5 overall and 6-4 in the Sunshine State Conference.
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team posted their third straight Sunshine State Conference victory with a 66-52 triumph over visiting Saint Leo University in a rare Monday night contest at the McArthur Center. The Tritons now stand 16-4 overall and improve to 6-3 in the SSC.
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
The EC women's basketball team (6-14, 1-8 SSC) earned their first conference victory of the season in an overtime win against Saint Leo (5-14, 3-6 SSC) Monday night at the McArthur Center. Eckerd was poised under pressure as they edged the Lions 62-58.
Sunday, January 28th, 2007
The host Florida Southern Moccasins held Eckerd to 12 points in the second half as the Lady Tritons fell by a 58-45 final score in a Sunshine State Conference game at FSC's Jenkins Field House on Saturday night.
Sunday, January 28th, 2007
Polk County native Damone Morris scored 16 points, and Matt Cenatus added 12 points and 11 rebounds to help Eckerd College hold off Florida Southern, 73-65, at Jenkins Field House Saturday night.
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team improved to 14-4 overall and 4-3 in the Sunshine State Conference on Wednesday evening with a resounding 74-53 triumph over cross-town rival Tampa at the McArthur Center on the Eckerd campus.
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's basketball team fell to cross-town rival University of Tampa (12-6, 4-3 SSC) 59-44 in conference action at the McArthur Center Wednesday night. Poor second half shooting would be the deciding factor as Eckerd dropped to 5-13 on the season and 0-7 in SSC play.
Monday, January 22nd, 2007
The Eckerd College Department of Athletics and Director of Athletics Dr. Bob Fortosis were proud to announce that 20 Tritons had been named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for the Fall 2006 semester.
Monday, January 22nd, 2007
It can only go up from here for both the Eckerd College baseball and softball teams as they were picked to finish at the bottom of the Sunshine State Conference in preseason voting conducted amongst the nine SSC institutions earlier this month.
Sunday, January 21st, 2007
Former Oklahoma State tennis player Erin Koenig has been tabbed as the new head coach of the Eckerd College men's and women's tennis teams it was announced by EC Director of Athletics Dr. Bob Fortosis on Friday.
Saturday, January 20th, 2007
The Eckerd College men’s basketball team could not overcome a poor first half as their second period rally came up just short in a 73-66 defeat to the Rollins College Tars in the Tritons’ first-ever nationally televised game which was featured on CSTV.
Saturday, January 20th, 2007
The Eckerd College women’s basketball team battled for 40 minutes but could not overcome the attack of the host Rollins College Tars as they defeated the Tritons 75-61 in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday afternoon.
Thursday, January 18th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team (13-3) earned a dominating 88-60 win over Palm Beach Atlantic (2-18) at the McArthur Center Wednesday night. With the win, the Tritons improve to 3-0 all-time against Palm Beach Atlantic.
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007
The Eckerd women's basketball team (5-11) earns their first victory of the New Year with a convincing 71-40 decision over Palm Beach Atlantic (4-14) at the McArthur Center.
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
Eckerd College men's basketball player Damone Morris was honored by the Sunshine State Conference as the Player of the Week for the week of January 8th, 2006.
Sunday, January 14th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team played strong for an entire 40 minutes as they defeated visiting Nova Southeastern University 76-61 in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday afternoon at the McArthur Center on the Eckerd College campus.
Saturday, January 13th, 2007
The Eckerd College women's basketball team (4-11, 0-5 SSC) fell to Nova Southeastern (4-11, 3-2 SSC) in conference action Saturday afternoon at the McArthur Center.
Thursday, January 11th, 2007
After almost 20 years of coaching on the south side of St. Petersburg, long-time Eckerd College head tennis coach Scott Dei announced that he would be retiring effective January 1, 2007.
Thursday, January 11th, 2007
The Eckerd College men's basketball team jumped back onto the winning track on Wednesday evening with an 80-75 victory over host Saint Leo University in Sunshine State Conference basketball action from Saint Leo. The win puts the Tritons at 11-3 overall and 2-2 in the SSC.
Thursday, January 11th, 2007
The Saint Leo University women’s basketball team (3-10, 1-2 SSC) overcame the visiting Eckerd College Tritons (4-10, 0-4 SSC) 58-53 on Wednesday night in a Sunshine State Conference game at Saint Leo's Marion Bowman Center.
Saturday, January 6th, 2007
The #16 Eckerd men's basketball team (10-3, 1-2 SSC) suffered another blow with a loss against the visiting Lynn University (10-3, 3-0 SSC).
Saturday, January 6th, 2007
Lynn University (10-2, 2-1 SSC) dropped the Eckerd women's basketball team 68-58 in conference action Saturday afternoon.
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007
Five 3-pointers from Barry University senior forward Felipe Barrios helped to erase a 13-point Triton lead and eventually led to the Bucs 55-52 upset over the 16th ranked Tritons in Sunshine State Conference men's basketball action on Wednesday evening from the McArthur Center at Eckerd College.
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007
The Eckerd College women's basketball team dropped to 4-8 overall and 0-2 in Sunshine State Conference play after they were defeated 66-49 by the visiting Barry University Buccaneers in conference action on Wednesday afternoon.
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007
NCAA Division II and CSTV: College Sports Television announced Tuesday that the Eckerd men's basketball game at Rollins College in Winter Park on Saturday, January 20, 2007 will be part of their 2006-07 national television schedule. The game will be moved from its original 4:00 p.m. start time to noon to accommodate television.
Sunday, December 31st, 2006
The Eckerd College women's basketball team closed out 2006 on a sour note as they dropped a 66-49 decision to the visiting University of Montevallo (Ala.) on New Year's Eve in non-conference action at Eckerd's McArthur Center.
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
Poor shooting in the second half doomed the Eckerd College women's basketball team Tuesday afternoon as they fell to visiting Quincy University (Ill.) 65-46.
Monday, December 18th, 2006
The No. 25 Eckerd College men's basketball team shot a blistering 60 percent from the floor in the second half to outlast visiting Fayetteville State University 75-63 on Monday evening in the final game for the Tritons before an extended holiday break.
Saturday, December 16th, 2006
Andre King-Holland scores 15 points as the No. 25 Tritons (9-1) bounce back with a win
Saturday, December 16th, 2006
Gabby Gattuso scores 19 points but the Tritons drop to 4-5 for the season
Saturday, December 16th, 2006
Tory Harris hit the game-winning shot with 10 seconds remaining to give the Armstrong Atlantic men’s basketball team a 60-59 victory over No. 25 Eckerd College on Saturday evening on the road.
Saturday, December 16th, 2006
A 12-0 run in overtime propelled Flagler College (4-6) to a 68-59 overtime win over Eckerd College (4-4) in the opening round of the Flagler Saints Classic.
Wednesday, December 13th, 2006
The Eckerd College men's basketball team, off to an 8-0 start this season, jumped into the Top-25 in Division II as they sit 25th overall in the NABC Division II poll released on Tuesday.
Saturday, December 9th, 2006
Four Tritons were in double-figures as the Tritons improved to 8-0 as they dominated Florida Christian on Saturday afternoon. They defeated the Suns 101-59 in a contest that was played in the Amway Arena, the home venue for the NBA's Orlando Magic.
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006
The Eckerd College men's basketball team managed to remain undefeated Wednesday evening, but once again the Tritons pulled out a close one, defeating Palm Beach Atlantic University 62-59. The Tritons are now 7-0 on the season.
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006
A disappointing performance from the Eckerd College women's basketball team on Wednesday evening left them with an unfavorable final result as they fell to Palm Beach Atlantic University 64-60. The Tritons are 4-3 on the year and have dropped the last two contests.
Saturday, December 2nd, 2006
The Eckerd College men's basketball team managed to stay undefeated on Saturday afternoon, but they did so by the slimmest of margins, defeating host Florida Tech 58-56 in the first Sunshine State Conference action of the season. The Tritons are now 6-0 overall and 1-0 in the SSC.
Saturday, December 2nd, 2006
Freshman forward Lindsay Greene came off the bench to score 10 points shooting flawlessly from the field (4-for-4) to help propel the host Florida Tech Panthers to their first Sunshine State Conference win 62-53 over Eckerd. They outshot the Tritons 45.3 percent to 33.3 percent from the field today in the conference season opener for both teams.
Thursday, November 30th, 2006
The Eckerd College men's basketball team improved their record to 5-0 as they turned away the University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon 75-67 on Wednesday night at the McArthur Center on the Eckerd College campus.
Sunday, November 26th, 2006
Behind four Tritons in double figures the Eckerd College men's basketball team trounced the University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon 83-60 in the final game of the 2006 Eckerd College Thanksgiving Classic.
Sunday, November 26th, 2006
The Eckerd College women's basketball team earned their fourth win of the season in a nail-biting 56-53 win over visiting Puerto-Rico Bayamon. Their 4-1 record marks the program's best start since the 2002 season when the Tritons stayed unbeaten throughout their first five games.
Saturday, November 25th, 2006
The Eckerd College men's and women's basketball teams won each of their respective games on the first day of the 2006 Eckerd College Thanksgiving Classic on Friday. The women, who played first, defeated Flagler College 65-53 and the men, who took the court in the day's final game, defeated Florida Memorial University in what was largely a defensive battle, 62-56.
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
Behind a double-double from sophomore Gabby Gattuso the Eckerd College women's basketball team won their home opening game 87-46 over visiting University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. The win takes the Tritons to 2-1 on the year and Mayaguez falls to 0-5.
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) released the Top
All-Academic Softball teams based on cumulative grade point averages submitted for the 2005-2006 school year and Eckerd College was honored to have been included on the list with their 3.18 team GPA.
Saturday, November 18th, 2006
The Eckerd College men's basketball team improved their record to 2-0 as they defeated Goldey Beacom College 76-64 in the University of Tampa Classic on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, November 18th, 2006
Juniors Kaneetha Gordon and Tana Griffiths each poured in 19 points to lead Armstrong Atlantic to a season-opening 64-59 victory over the visiting Tritons on Saturday afternoon as Eckerd traveled to Georgia to face the Lady Pirates.
Friday, November 17th, 2006
The Eckerd College men's basketball team survived a furious second half rally and a near disastrous final second of regulation to win their season opening game in overtime 90-87 over the University of West Georgia in the University of Tampa Classic on Friday evening.
Wednesday, November 15th, 2006
The Eckerd College women's basketball team started 2006-07 on the right track as they defeated Warner Southern College 50-41 on Wednesday evening. The Tritons were led by sophomore Gabby Gattuso with 12 points and five rebounds. Junior Tameron Armbrister also had a nice night with eight points and seven rebounds.
Monday, November 13th, 2006
After wrapping up a fantastic freshman year in the 2006 South Region tournament, the first time Eckerd College Volleyball has advanced into the NCAA Postseason, outside hitter Lydee Benoit found out that she had been named the 2006 Sunshine State Conference Freshman of the Year
Monday, November 13th, 2006
Eckerd College sophomore rightside hitter Angela White took home another honor for the Triton's Volleyball squad as she was named to the 2006 Daktronics All-South Region second team.
Friday, November 10th, 2006
The dream year that was the 2006 Eckerd College volleyball season had its final moments on Thursday evening as the Barry University Buccaneers defeated the Tritons 3-2 (30-24, 27-30, 26-30, 30-20, 19-17) in what will be one of the best volleyball games of this NCAA Postseason.
Sunday, November 5th, 2006
The Eckerd College volleyball team makes history as they qualify for the NCAA postseason tournament for the first time ever.
Saturday, November 4th, 2006
Eckerd College put the wraps on an excellent regular volleyball season with a 3-0 sweep of the host Florida Tech Panthers as they won 30-22, 30-20, 30-17 in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday evening. With the win, Eckerd bumps their record to 21-13, 8-8 in the SSC.
Friday, November 3rd, 2006
The Eckerd College volleyball team's comeback bid fell just short as they lost to the host Rollins College Tars 3-2 (30-21, 30-20, 30-32, 30-28, 15-13). With the loss Eckerd drops to 20-13, 7-8 in SSC play with one more conference game remaining.
Thursday, November 2nd, 2006
The Tritons, in the final week of a great regular season, were ranked fourth in the latest NCAA Division II South Region poll which was released late Wednesday night.
Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
Eckerd College men's soccer player John Fletcher was honored by the Sunshine State Conference as he was named Honorable Mention on the 2006 All-SSC Men's Soccer team. He was the only Triton to earn an All-Conference nod this year.
Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
The 2006-07 Men's and Women's Sunshine State Conference Preseason Basketball Polls were released and they both look eerily familiar at the top, with Rollins College picked to win the titles in both sports. Eckerd finds itself third on the men's side and ninth in the women's bracket.
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
This wasn't quite the finish that head coach Bill Buttner was looking for as his five men's golfers wrapped up their fall non-championship season. The Tritons, coming off the program's biggest win two weeks ago in South Florida, hit a disappointing three-round 915 to find themselves 11th out of 12 teams in the Rollins College Invitational held at Lake Forest Golf Club.
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
The eighth-ranked Florida Southern Moccasins remained unbeaten in the Sunshine State Conference with a 30-19, 30-26, 30-10 victory over the visiting Tritons on Tuesday night at Jenkins Field House.
Monday, October 30th, 2006
For her outstanding performance in last week's trio of games, Eckerd College sophomore rightside-hitter Angela White was honored by the Sunshine State Conference as the Offensive Player of the Week for the week of October 23rd - 29th.
Saturday, October 28th, 2006
The Eckerd College volleyball team, playing in the McArthur Center for the last time in 2006, surpassed the magical 20-win mark with a 3-0 (30-24, 30-25, 30-22) victory over visiting Sunshine State Conference opponent Lynn University on Saturday afternoon.
Friday, October 27th, 2006
The visiting Florida Gulf Coast Eagles came into St. Petersburg on Friday evening and handed the host Tritons a sound 3-0 (30-23, 30-14, 30-15) defeat. The Eagles, ranked 10th in the most recent AVCA poll, win their 25th straight game to improve to 26-2 while the Tritons, who took a brief respite from SSC action, fall to 19-11.
Wednesday, October 25th, 2006
The Eckerd volleyball team came out and dominated on the floor of the McArthur Center as they shut down the visiting Saint Leo Lions 3-0 (30-24, 30-27, 30-23) to improve their record to 19-10 and even up their record in Sunshine State Conference play at 6-6.
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
The Eckerd College men's soccer team turned in a disappointing final performance of the 2006 season as the Tritons dropped a Sunshine State Conference match to visiting Florida Tech, 2-1 on a day when Eckerd honored four seniors playing in their final game in a EC uniform.
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
The Eckerd College women's soccer team, who placed three seniors into their growing population of Triton alumni, went out on a high note as they handed a dominating 5-1 defeat to visiting Palm Beach Atlantic.
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
The Eckerd College volleyball team defeated Nova Southeastern University 3-1 (24-30, 30-19, 30-12, 30-27) in Sunshine State Conference volleyball action on Saturday afternoon. With the win Eckerd goes to 18-10, 5-6 in the conference.
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
The University of Tampa men’s soccer team defeated Eckerd College by a score of 4-2 in Sunshine State Conference action on Friday evening. Eckerd falls to 5-7-1 overall and 2-5 in conference.
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
The eighth-ranked University of Tampa women’s soccer team scored a school record seven first-half goals on it way to an offensive laden victory over Eckerd in a Sunshine State Conference matchup on Friday night.
Friday, October 20th, 2006
It took 19 seasons and 37 matches but the Eckerd College volleyball team notched its first-ever victory over the Barry University Buccaneers with a 3-1 (25-20, 30-26, 30-20, 30-28) triumph in Sunshine State Conference action on Friday night.
Thursday, October 19th, 2006
The No. 2 ranked University of Tampa Spartans defeated the Eckerd College volleyball team 3-1 on Wednesday night, but what people saw was an Eckerd College team who refused to be intimidated by rankings and records and held their own in three of the four games played
Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
The Eckerd College men's golf team defeated Florida Gulf Coast in a one hole playoff after both teams remained tied after 54 holes in men's play in the 2006 NSU Fall Invitational.
Monday, October 16th, 2006
The Eckerd College women's soccer team found the going rough as they were soundly defeated by visiting Barry University 3-0 in a Sunday afternoon Sunshine State Conference match at North Field.
Sunday, October 15th, 2006
The Eckerd College volleyball team outlasted and overpowered the visiting University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras (12-5) in a five-game thriller 3-2 (22-30, 30-27, 25-30, 30-16, 15-9).
Friday, October 13th, 2006
Asmir Pervan scored the only goal of the game in the 55th minute to give the Saint Leo University men’s soccer team (10-4-1, 4-1-1 SSC) a 1-0 win over EC (5-6-1, 2-4) on Friday night in a Sunshine State Conference match played at University Field on Saint Leo's campus.
Thursday, October 12th, 2006
The Eckerd College women's soccer team, playing one player down for the final 17 minutes after a Triton was issued a red card for rough play, gritted out a tough 1-0 victory over visiting Lynn University in Sunshine State Conference soccer action on Thursday evening.
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
The Eckerd College men's soccer team returned to earth on Tuesday evening as the Barry University Buccaneers came to North Field and upset the #24 team in the nation, 3-2 in overtime.
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
The Eckerd College men's golf team, playing in their second invitational of the 2006 fall season, finished in 9th place in the University of Tampa Spartan Invitational played at Rogers Park Golf Course.
Monday, October 9th, 2006
As one final reward for their outstanding performance in last week's victories over #1 Lynn and #18 Rollins, the Eckerd College men's soccer program was honored by the Sunshine State Conference with both the Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week awards.
Sunday, October 8th, 2006
Behind goals from senior Amy Lambert and sophomore Briana Mayhew the Eckerd College women's soccer team defeated St. Thomas University 2-1.
Sunday, October 8th, 2006
The Eckerd College volleyball team will return to Florida Sunday night in high spirits as they traveled to South Carolina and handed three seperate teams solid defeats over the weekend. EC only surrendered one game to an opponent in three matches and everyone on the Tritons' roster played a role in the positive outcomes. With the three victories Eckerd now improves their season record to 15-9 overall.
Saturday, October 7th, 2006
It may feel like Deja Vu to Triton fans but the Eckerd College men's soccer team knocked off another Top-25 team Saturday evening as they defeated visiting SSC foe Rollins College, the No. 18 team in the nation, 3-2 in double overtime.
Friday, October 6th, 2006
The No. 24 ranking held by the Rollins College women's soccer team will stand for at least one more day as they came into St. Petersburg and handed the host Tritons a resounding 4-0 defeat in Sunshine State Conference action on a beautiful Friday evening on the Eckerd campus.
Thursday, October 5th, 2006
Valdosta State University will head back to Georgia on a high note tonight after coming into the McArthur Center and handing the host Tritons a 3-1 (30-27, 31-29, 20-30, 30-23) defeat on Thursday evening.
Wednesday, October 4th, 2006
The Eckerd College men's soccer team shook up the national polls on Wednesday evening as they defeated #1 Lynn University 2-1 in a Sunshine State Conference soccer match behind a raucous, rowdy, standing room only crowd at Eckerd.
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006
The Eckerd College volleyball team dropped a Sunshine State Conference decision to visiting Florida Southern College 3-0 (30-20, 30-25, 30-27).
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006
Behind a tremendous offensive explosion the Eckerd College women's soccer team defeated Palm Beach Atlantic University 3-1 on Tuesday evening. With the win EC goes to 2-8-1 on the season, Palm Beach Atlantic falls to 7-6.
Monday, October 2nd, 2006
The Sunshine State Conference men's soccer match between Florida Tech and the Tritons originally scheduled for September 19th has been rescheduled for October 22nd at 6:00 p.m. The match will be played at North Soccer Field on the Eckerd College campus.
Sunday, October 1st, 2006
The Eckerd College volleyball team fought their way to a 3-1 (25-30, 30-16, 30-25, 30-28) victory in a Sunshine State Conference match over visiting Rollins College behind a rowdy McArthur Center crowd on Sunday afternoon. The win takes the Tritons to 12-7, 2-4 in the SSC. The Tars fall to 11-5, 3-2 SSC.
Saturday, September 30th, 2006
Florida Southern's Garrett Gaa’s blast from outside the box with 6:55 remaining snapped a tie game and gave the Mocs a 2-1 win over Eckerd at Barnett Field Saturday night.
Saturday, September 30th, 2006
Both the Eckerd College men's and women's tennis teams took representatives to the 2006 Southeast Region tournament hosted by Florida Southern College and both team posted impressive wins during the tournament.
Saturday, September 30th, 2006
The Eckerd College volleyball team dominated from start to finish as they upended the visiting Florida Tech Panther 3-0 (30-11, 30-14, 30-14) on Saturday afternoon in Sunshine State Conference match. With the win EC goes to 11-7 and 2-4 in conference, Florida Tech drops to 2-16 and 0-6 in SSC play.
Thursday, September 28th, 2006
The Saint Leo University volleyball team (12-4, 3-2 SSC) defeated Eckerd College (10-7, 1-4 SSC) in four games in a Sunshine State Conference match Wednesday night. Saint Leo won the match by the scores of 27-30, 30-26, 30-21 and 30-22.
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006
Sarah Groom tapped in the game-winning goal two minutes into overtime and Brittany Bates picked up two more assists to lead Florida Southern to a controversial 3-2 win over Eckerd at Barnett Field Tuesday night.
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006
The Eckerd College men's golf team made their 2006 fall debut the weekend of September 25th - 26th as they placed 12th in the Coker College Invitational played at the Orange County National Golf Course in Orlando, Florida.
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006
Joe Ilett and Luke Sheekey each scored a goal to give the Eckerd College men's soccer team a hard fought 2-0 victory over host Palm Beach Atlantic in South Florida on Monday evening. The victory is well deserved for the Tritons as they mark thier first positive result in the month of September and it is their first time in competition on the pitch in 10 days. EC now stands at 3-3-1 where PBA drops to 4-7-1.
Monday, September 25th, 2006
The Eckerd College volleyball team got back on the winning track in a big way Sunday afternoon as they fought back from a 2-1 deficit and defeated Nova Southeastern University in five games 3-2 (30-24, 21-30, 29-31, 30-22, 15-13) in Sunshine State Conference action. The win gives head coach Courtney Draper her first SSC triumph of the year and take the Tritons to 10-6 overall and 1-3 in conference play. Nova Southeastern drops to 6-11 for the year and are 0-6 in the SSC.
Monday, September 25th, 2006
The Eckerd College men's golf team opened up their fall non-championship season on Monday in 14th place in the Coker College Invitational hosted at the Orange County National in Orlando, Florida.
Sunday, September 24th, 2006
In response to the technical problems with the Tritons' home court, head volleyball coach Courtney Draper has made some adjustments to Eckerd's upcoming schedule.
Saturday, September 23rd, 2006
Visiting Eckerd College had no answer to the offensive threat of the Lynn University volleyball team's senior outside hitters, falling in straight games to the Fighting Knights in Sunshine State Conference action. Seniors Melissa Roberts and Larissa Witherspoon, along with junior Irmina Zamara, compiled over 10 kills each en route to handing the Tritons a 33-31, 30-22, 30-25 defeat.
Saturday, September 23rd, 2006
The Eckerd College women's soccer team found themselves on the wrong end of a 5-1 final score as they were dispatched by NAIA host Northwood University (Fla.) on Saturday afternoon as the Tritons traveled to South Florida. With the victory the Seahawks (5-0) remain undefeated for 2006 but the Tritons gain another blemish to fall to 1-7-1 on the year.
Friday, September 22nd, 2006
Lorine Durski collected a career-high 27 kills to lead the Barry University volleyball team (7-4, 2-2 SSC) to a 3-1 Sunshine State Conference win over the Eckerd College Tritons (9-5, 0-2 SSC) on Friday night at Barry's Health & Sports Center.
Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
Nova Southeastern (7-0-0, 1-0-0) defeated Eckerd College (1-6-2, 0-2-1) by a score of 6-0 on Wednesday night.
Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
Tuesday's volleyball match between the Tritons and Saint Leo University scheduled to be played at the McArthur Center has been postponed with a makeup date of September 27, 2006.
The men's soccer match featuring the Tritons and visiting Sunshine State Conference for Florida Tech was postponed as well due to lightning. No makeup date has been announced.
Monday, September 18th, 2006
Eckerd College junior goalkeeper Jim Lebonitte can claim another conference honor as he was named Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the second time during the 2006 season.
Sunday, September 17th, 2006
In a rare Sunday morning game the University of Montevallo came into North Field and handed the host Tritons a 2-0 defeat on Eckerd's home turf. Montevallo improves their record to 2-4 and Eckerd drops to 1-5-1 for 2006.
Saturday, September 16th, 2006
The #1 ranking that the University of Tampa (14-0, 2-0 SSC) holds in Division II Volleyball held true Saturday night as they overpowered host Eckerd College 3-0 (30-26, 30-19, 30-19) to stay undefeated and hand the Tritons (9-4, 0-1 SSC) their first SSC loss in EC's initial conference match of the 2006 season.
Friday, September 15th, 2006
The men's soccer squad that head coach Jeremy Wisdo put on the field tonight may have been hurting due to injuries but the Tritons played a strong and impressive 110 minutes to tie the #12 University of West Florida 1-1 on Friday evening at North Field. Eckerd's tough performance stops a three game skid and puts them at 2-3-1 while West Florida goes to 5-1-1.
Thursday, September 14th, 2006
The Eckerd College volleyball team showed that they were not looking ahead to their Saturday showdown with the #1 University of Tampa as they soundly defeated visiting Palm Beach Atlantic 3-0 (30-24, 30-28, 30-20) in non-conference action Thursday evening.
Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
The Eckerd College women's soccer team (1-4-1, 0-1-1 SSC) was shut out by host Saint Leo (6-0-1, 2-0 SSC) Wednesday by a score of 5-0 in a Sunshine State Conference match at Saint Leo's University Field.
Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
Nova Southeastern University's Lorcan Cronin scored both goals as the Sharks men's soccer team (3-1, 1-0 SSC) downed the Tritons (2-3, 0-1 SSC) by a 2-1 final in double-overtime on the road Wednesday night.
Monday, September 11th, 2006
As a reward for her outstanding performance this past weekend, senior women's soccer forward Amy Lambert was honored as the Sunshine State Conference Offensive Player of the Week for September 4th - 10th.
Sunday, September 10th, 2006
After suffering their first loss on Friday to Montevallo this was not the response head coach Jeremy Wisdo had hoped for from his men's soccer squad Sunday as they were shutout again and handed a 2-0 defeat by host Clayton State.
Sunday, September 10th, 2006
The Tritons shocked women's soccer powerhouse Christian Brothers University on Sunday afternoon to win their first match of the season 2-1 in overtime over the Bucs in Carrollton, Georgia
Saturday, September 9th, 2006
Eckerd defeats Francis Marion 3-1 and Presbyterian 3-0 to go 3-1 for the weekend and 8-3 overall.
Friday, September 8th, 2006
The Eckerd College volleyball team battled to a hard fought split in the opening day of the 2006 Chatham Orthopedic/Armstrong Atlantic Classic hosted by Armstrong Atlantic State University on Friday.
Thursday, September 7th, 2006
The Eckerd College men's soccer team gave up goals in the 83rd, 84th, and 86th minutes to lose a hard fought match to the University of Montevallo 3-0. This marks the first blemish of the Tritons' 2006 season (2-1).
Thursday, September 7th, 2006
The Eckerd College women's soccer team lost to the University of West Georgia 2-0 on Friday night. The loss takes the winless Tritons to 0-3-1 on the season.
Monday, September 4th, 2006
The Eckerd College women's soccer team suffered a heartbreaking loss in the waning moments of the second and final overtime as they were defeated by visiting Embry Riddle University 1-0 on Sunday evening. The loss puts the Tritons at 0-2-1 on the season and keeps Embry Riddle undefeated at 4-0.
Sunday, September 3rd, 2006
The Eckerd College volleyball team went an impressive 3-0 this weekend as they were awarded the championship in the 2006 Eckerd College Classic.
Saturday, September 2nd, 2006
The Eckerd College volleyball team dominated every aspect of the game as they soundly defeated Florida Memorial University in three straight games, 30-15, 30-10, 30-7 as they opened their home season Friday night.
Friday, September 1st, 2006
The Eckerd College women's soccer team played to a hard fought 1-1 draw with the visiting Florida Tech Panthers at North Field on Friday night.
Monday, August 28th, 2006
The Eckerd College men's soccer team flexed their muscles as they defeated visiting Clearwater Christian College 4-0 on Thursday evening.
Monday, August 28th, 2006
For his outstanding performance in his first career collegiate start, Tritons junior goalkeeper Jim Lebonitte was rewarded Monday afternoon as he was named Sunshine State Conference defensive player of the week. This is Lebonitte's first conference honor and adds to the impressive first week of play for the 2006 Eckerd College men's soccer team.
Sunday, August 27th, 2006
Head coach Jeremy Wisdo will never forget the first win of his collegiate coaching career. His Tritons managed to pull out a nail biting 2-1 double overtime victory over visiting Flagler College in season opening action on Saturday night to give their head coach his first victory and notch win number one for the Tritons in the 2006 season.
Saturday, August 26th, 2006
The Eckerd College women's volleyball team managed a hard fought split on Friday as they opened their season playing in the tough UWF Comfort Inn-vitational hosted by the University of West Florida. The Tritons dropped the opening match 3-0 (30-27, 30-25, 30-27) to Lewis University and an angry Eckerd team came out and dominated in the nightcap winning 3-1 (30-18, 23-30, 30-22, 30-15) over Northwood.
Saturday, August 26th, 2006
The Eckerd College volleyball team will travel back to St. Petersburg on Sunday after splitting the second day of matches in the University of West Florida Comfort Inn-vitational.
Thursday, August 24th, 2006
Utilizing a relentless offense and a stifling defense the Saint Leo University women's soccer team handed Eckerd College a 2-0 defeat in non-conference action on what was both teams' opening night of competition.
Wednesday, August 9th, 2006
Head Coach Joe McCauley's women's soccer team can only go up from here as they were picked to finish eighth out of nine member schools in the preseason polls released by the Sunshine State Conference on Tuesday afternoon.
Wednesday, August 9th, 2006
The Eckerd College women's volleyball team has been picked sixth out of nine teams in preseason voting amongst Sunshine State Conference member institutions. This is an improvement over the eighth place finish the Tritons posted in 2005, but not quite where head coach Courtney Draper ranks her own team at this early point of the season.
Wednesday, August 9th, 2006
First year head coach Jeremy Wisdo's team has a lot to prove in 2006 as they find themselves in seventh place in the preseason voting of the nine Sunshine State Conference Schools.
Friday, July 21st, 2006
As the final exclamation point on what was a tremendous 2006 season, head coach Scott Dei can claim three ITA All-Americans from his squad. Seniors Sebastian Niedermayer ,Javier Romero-Barrios and sophomore Elmar Koenig were recognized earlier this month for their tremendous performances throughout the year as well as for the team's outstanding achievements.
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006
Eckerd College baseball alum and 2006 graduate Patrick Feehan is now officially a member of the 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox as he was drafted in the supplemental rounds of the Major League Baseball draft held last month.
Thursday, June 15th, 2006
Eckerd College tennis player Sebastian Niedermayer has been named the 2005-06 Sunshine State Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He graduated from Eckerd in May with a 3.8 GPA, majoring in Economics with double minors in Finance and Spanish.
Wednesday, June 14th, 2006
The Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame grew by nine members as seven former student-athletes and two former coaches were inducted as members of the Class of 2005-2006 on Saturday evening, June 10, 2006 at the Hilton Hotel in the Walt Disney World Resort. The 2005-2006 Hall of Fame Class included Eckerd College men's basketball standout Kerwin Thompson who played for the Tritons from 1992-96.
Tuesday, June 13th, 2006
A total of 84 student-athletes representing all nine member institutions in seven different sports were named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioners List of Outstanding Achievement for the months of May and June, it was announced by SSC Commissioner Michael J. Marcil. This month's list included two nominees from Eckerd, both tennis players as SSC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Sebastian Niedermayer and his doubles partner Nikola Vujovic finalized their 2005-06 season and their tennis career by earning this final award.
Tuesday, June 13th, 2006
Eckerd College head softball coach Kristie Delk looks to strengthen her Triton's pitching staff in the upcoming season with the addition transfer Melissa Flint and freshmen Rhiannon Bogaert, Natalie Kowalczyk, and Ashley Palmer, Eckerd Softball looks to be building a promising recruiting class leading into next year.
