Bowling Coach Steps Down
Meghan Leavitt Mount St. Mary’s bowling coach has officially stepped down to pursue a different career in athletic administration....
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Steven Morano
May 22 min read
Lind Named as New Head Coach of Men's Basketball
Steven Morano On April 19, the Athletic Department of Mount St. Mary’s University announced Danny Lind as the 23rd head coach of the...
Steven Morano
May 22 min read
Veteran Echo Sports Guru Moves Onto the Next Chapter
Steven Morano Through my three and a half years writing and editing for The Mountain Echo, I have witnessed the transition from an online...
Kelly Blanco
May 22 min read
Photographic Memories
Kelly Blanco Looking back to my sophomore year, I started to get more involved on campus as some aspects of college life were returning...
Steven Morano
May 22 min read
Baseball Demolishes Iona on the Road in Sweep
Steven Morano This past weekend in New Rochelle, New York, the Mount St. Mary’s baseball team swept Iona in a three-game series to move...
Matthew Schwanke
Apr 112 min read
In Defense of the Athletes: NARP Response
Matthew Schwanke After reading the article on Mount athletes and their superiority complexes I felt that I was uniquely qualified to...
Xavier Suggs
Apr 113 min read
Softball Sweeps UMass Lowell in Dramatic Fashion
Xavier Suggs The Mountaineers swept UMass Lowell at home on March 16 and 17. With both teams entering the series with three wins, the...
Steven Morano
Apr 113 min read
Athletics to Leave Oakland for Sacramento
Steven Morano The Oakland Athletics have been a staple of Major League Baseball for more than 50 years. Kelly Green jerseys, generational...
Matthew Schwanke
Apr 112 min read
Women's Water Polo Live for Postseason
Matthew Schwanke After a critical win over La Salle University on April 6, Mount St. Mary’s Women's Water Polo team qualified for a spot...
Matthew Schwanke
Mar 143 min read
From Undrafted to Sought After Signing
Matthew Schwanke Former Mount St. Mary’s Pitcher Cooper Adams has made his dream of pro-baseball a reality after signing a minor league...
Hanna Aggen
Mar 143 min read
Mount Swimmers Step Up at MAAC
Hanna Aggen On Feb. 14 the Mount’s swim and dive team started off their MAAC conference championship meet with a bang. The 200 Medley...
Alexis Mobley
Mar 142 min read
Concourse Renovations Coming Soon to ARRC
Alexis Mobley The Athletics Department at Mount St. Mary’s University revealed the project to remodel the concourse at the ARCC. The...
Steve Morano
Mar 132 min read
Basketball to Create a Run in Atlantic City
Steve Morano After another grueling season of basketball in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, both the men’s and the women’s...
Steve Morano
Feb 152 min read
Mount Upsets Quinnipiac
Steve Morano After the women’s victory against Canisius on Saturday, Feb. 10, the Mount St. Mary’s men’s basketball team faced No. 1 in...
Matthew Schwanke
Feb 153 min read
Water Polo Coach Ready for the Challenges
Matthew Schwanke In October of 2023, Mount St. Mary’s hired Sara Marin as a new assistant coach to join the water polo team and staff of...
Steve Morano
Feb 152 min read
Women’s Basketball Thrashes on Canisius
Steve Morano The Mount St. Mary’s women’s basketball team opened a home doubleheader for the entire basketball program on Saturday, Feb....
Patrick Rankin
Dec 6, 20232 min read
Army Moves on from Independent Status
Patrick Rankin On Oct. 25th, The United States Military Academy at West Point announced that their football program will be in the...
Steven Morano
Dec 6, 20232 min read
Basketball Dominates Siena at Home
Steven Morano The Mount’s men’s basketball team were the victims of an unlucky run of games. With a record of 1-5, the Mount fell in...
Matthew Schwanke
Dec 6, 20232 min read
Carey Earns Bronze at 2023 Santiago Games
Matthew Schwanke Annie Carey won three bronze medals for Team USA at the 2023 Parapan American Games in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter...
Bryant Martinez
Dec 6, 20233 min read
The Mount Celebrates 30 Years of Hosting Maryland Special Olympics
Bryant Martinez Several hundred Mount students came together to volunteer at the Maryland Special Olympics Fall Sports Fest, which was...
Matthew Schwanke
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Women' Basketball Undertakes New Season
Matthew Schwanke Mount St. Mary’s women’s basketball team looks to improve in their second season in the MAAC after going 8-12 in...
Bryant Martinez
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Women's Soccer's Grand Season
Bryant Martinez The Mount St. Mary's women's soccer team upset Rider 1-0 in an exciting match on a cold Wednesday evening to earn a...
Patrick Rankin
Nov 15, 20233 min read
Rivals Join The MAAC
Patrick Rankin The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced on Oct. 23 that Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University will join...
Matthew Schwanke
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Men's Basketball Looks to Shock the Polls
Matthew Schwanke After finishing 8-12 in their first year in the MAAC last season, the Mount looks to continue to build this year. The...
Matthew Schwanke
Oct 23, 20232 min read
Michael Chipi: Cross-Country Runner Has Become One of MAAC’s Best
Matthew Schwanke Michael Chipi was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference’s cross-country runner of the week on Sept. 13, after...
Bryant Martinez
Oct 23, 20232 min read
Exciting Season of Strokes and Splash
Bryant Marinez The swimming and diving team was gearing up to make a splash in the inaugural American University Relays on Sept. 22. The...
Bryant Martinez
Oct 23, 20232 min read
Men's Golf Shows Potential at Bucknell
Bryant Martinez In Lewisburg, Pa., from Oct. 8 to Oct. 10, the Mount St. Mary’s men’s golf team competed at the Bucknell Invitational to...
Matthew Schwanke
Oct 23, 20232 min read
Mid-Season Overview of Women's Rugby Team
Matthew Schwanke The Mount St. Mary’s women’s rugby team has set out in their annual rugby 15s campaign for 2023. Through four games this...
Matthew Schwanke
Sep 20, 20232 min read
Fundraising Top Priority of New Athletic Director
Matthew Schwanke The new Athletic Director of Mount Saint Mary’s University, Brad Davis, has brought with him new ideas for improvement....
Bryant Martinez
Sep 20, 20232 min read
Men's Soccer Gears Up for 2023 Season
Bryant Martinez The men’s soccer team at the Mount is getting ready for an exciting 2023 season in the Metro Atlantic Athletic...
Bryant Martinez
Sep 20, 20232 min read
Women Also Prepare for MAAC Grind
Bryant Martinez Mount St. Mary’s women’s soccer team is getting ready for this year’s Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference season. The...
Steve Morano
Sep 19, 20232 min read
Annual Wrap for Mount ESPN Program
Steven Morano With the move to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in 2022, Mount Saint Mary’s University signed a deal with ESPN to...
Matthew Schwanke
May 12, 20232 min read
Women’s Water Polo Season Comes to an End
Matthew Schwanke After an up-and-down year, the MSMU’s women’s water polo team was able to make a final push for the postseason. They...
Steven Morano
May 12, 20232 min read
Baseball Sweeps Saint Peters of NJ
Steve Morano On the weekend of Apr. 14th to 16th, the Mount took on Saint Peter’s University in Emmitsburg to excessive effect. The...
Steven Morano
May 12, 20232 min read
Ohtani: More Than a Man
Steve Morano On Apr. 1, 2023, an April Fools joke circulated around social media regarding the Los Angeles Angels star player, Shohei...
Patrick Rankin
May 12, 20233 min read
Lynn Robinson Retires from Mount
Patrick Rankin Lynn Robinson announced on Mar. 6 that she will retire after the Mount`s Debut Season in the MAAC. When asked about her...
Matthew Schwanke
Mar 4, 20233 min read
Inaugural Men's MAAC Schedule
After being one game away from the chance to qualify for the “Big Dance,” Mount St. Mary’s men’s basketball team aimed to get back to...
Dominic Wilkinson
Mar 4, 20232 min read
Serena Williams Retirement Amid Her Successful Career
In September last year, the great Serena Williams announced not her retirement, but her, “evolution” away from tennis per "Vogue." After...
Matthew Schwanke
Mar 3, 20232 min read
Fall Proved to be Strong Start for Men's Water Polo Season
In their third season, the Mount St. Mary’s Men’s Water Polo team came out to its hottest last fall semester. The team started the season...
Matthew Schwanke
Mar 3, 20232 min read
First Women's Basketball Schedule in MAAC
This year is the first year for Mount St. Mary’s sports in the Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), and that includes the women’s...
Steven Morano
May 2, 20222 min read
Olivia Murphy Named NEC Rookie of the Week
On Apr. 19, first-year student Olivia Murphy was named NEC Softball Rookie of the Week. Murphy earned this accolade for her performance...
Steven Morano
Apr 20, 20222 min read
Pryor Becomes Second Named NEC Pitcher of the Week
Mount St. Mary’s Men’s Baseball played against the Wagner College Seahawks in a three game home series, in which the Mountaineers won the...
Steven Morano
Apr 20, 20222 min read
Perry's Stellar Performance Against Wagner
On March 26 and 27, the Mount Women’s Softball Team played a three-game series against Wagner University at Our Lady of the Meadows...
Antonio Chaurand
Apr 20, 20222 min read
Hurlburt Collects NEC Awards Adding to Career Season
The Mount St. Mary’s Women’s Lacrosse Team has had a very successful campaign up to this point in the season. In their last seven games,...
Joanna Kreke
Mar 30, 20222 min read
Bowling Makes Nationals as Seniors Prepare for Graduation
On the desk of President Timothy Trainor, proudly sits a bowling ball given to him by the highest nationally ranked team at Mount St....
Steven Morano
Mar 30, 20222 min read
Adams Wins NEC Pitcher of the Week
On March 20, Mount St. Mary’s faced off against Georgetown University in the last game of a three game out of conference series. Mount...
Steven Morano
Mar 16, 20223 min read
Mount Battles Bryant for Championship
On March 13, the Mount Saint Mary’s Women’s Basketball team took on the Bryant University Bulldogs in a chance to retain their Northeast...
Steven Morano
Mar 16, 20223 min read
Mount Advances to NEC Championship
On March 10, the Mount Saint Mary’s Women’s Basketball team took on the Wagner Seahawks in the Northeast Conference Playoff Semi-final at...
Steven Morano
Feb 23, 20222 min read
Gilchrist Receives Accolades in Track and Field
On Feb. 8, Richard Gilchrist (C’23) was named the Northeastern Conference’s co-track athlete of the week. Along with this, at the NEC...
Antonio Chaurand
Feb 23, 20223 min read
Griffin McGinley: The Sophomore Sensation
Not many young collegiate players are used to a plethora of success with only a handful of collegiate starts under their belt, but...
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