Staten Island, NY - Here is a look at the Wagner Athletics events for this week.
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Field Hockey
- The Seahawks will look to secure their first ever Northeast Conference (NEC) regular season crown as they face-off against the Rider Broncs on Friday, November 1. Opening pass-back is set to begin at 7:00 pm in Lawrenceville, NJ.
- Wagner defeated Merrimack, 3-0, to move to 6-1 in conference play before dropping a tough non-conference contest in double overtime against No. 20 ranked Drexel, 2-1.Â
- In most recent weekly awards, sophomore Charlotte Müller earned her first NEC Offensive Player of the Week nod after a two goal performance against Saint Francis U.
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Football
- The Seahawks will travel to Central Connecticut for a pivotal NEC clash on Saturday at noon.
- Wagner is 2-1 in league action, which is currently good for third in the conference.
- Senior Rickey Spruill eclipsed 2,000 career rushing yards against UMass.
- Check out wagnerathletics.com later this week for more information.
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Men's Cross CountryÂ
- The men's cross country team will compete at the NEC Championships this Friday in New Britain, CT.
- At last season's NEC Championships meet the Seahawks finished fourth. Ahead of the season, the Green & White were picked to finish second in the annual preseason poll.
- Check out wagnerathletics.com later this week for more information.
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Men's FencingÂ
- The Wagner College men's fencing team will be heading to Madison, NJ for the Drew Invitational set for Sunday, November 3.Â
- Flavio Vinci had the best finish for the Seahawks at the Nikki Franke Classic, earning third place in the opening season meet.
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Men's GolfÂ
- On Monday and Tuesday, the men's golf team will travel to Montclair Golf Club to participate in the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Tournament for its final event of the fall season.
- Last time out, the Seahawks defeated the Peacocks of Saint Peter's in a matchplay event by a final score of 5-2. Sophomore Chris Solari won his match by six holes.
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Men's Swimming & Diving
- The men's swimming and diving team will be traveling to New Haven, CT to face off against Southern Connecticut State on Friday, November 1.Â
- Last time out, the Seahawks fell to Iona by a score of 98.00 to 136.00 last weekend.
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Men's Water Polo
- The Wagner men's water polo team will return to MAWPC action this weekend with three contests against Johns Hopkins and George Washington on Saturday and Navy on Sunday.
- The Seahawks defeated Johns Hopkins 16-8 and Navy 15-10 and fell to George Washington 12-13 earlier this season.Â
- This game will take place in Baltimore, MD, Washington D.C. and Annapolis, MD.
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Women's Cross Country
- The Women's cross country team will compete at the NEC Championships this Friday in New Britain, CT.
- At last season's NEC Championships the women placed fifth with junior Laura Trenado and senior Gia Comerford leading the way and earning All-NEC honors.
- The Seahawks were picked to finish third in this year's preseason poll.
- Check out wagnerathletics.com later this week for more information.
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Women's FencingÂ
- The Wagner College women's fencing team will be heading to Madison, NJ for the Drew Invitational set for Sunday, November 3.Â
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Women's SoccerÂ
- The Wagner women's soccer team will head cross town to LIU Soccer Park in Brookville, NY for their final regular season matchup of the year against NEC opponent Long Island University (LIU).Â
- With one game remaining in the regular season, the Seahawks sit at third in the conference and have clinched a playoff spot last week after a 1-0 victory over Le Moyne last Thursday.
- Howard, Stonehill and FDU will join the Green & White in the tournament this season with the tournament host still undecided in the final week.
- Senior Sam Hughes and freshman Deirdre Meberg were named NEC Prime Performers.
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Women's Swimming & DivingÂ
-Â The Wagner College women's swimming and diving team will be heading to New Haven, CT to secure their 3rd win of the season against Southern Connecticut State.Â
- The Seahawks began their season with wins over Iona (128.00-99.00) and Sacred Heart (129.00-110.00) last weekend.
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