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Tuesday May 7th

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By late in the afternoon on April 3, there had been more than 201 aftershocks, many of them over magnitude 5 (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons / Executive Yuan. April 4, 2024). 

TCNJ student studying in Taiwan speaks about the country’s recent earthquake

Taiwan experienced its strongest earthquake in 25 years on April 3, registering 7.4 on the Richter scale. The quake killed nine people and injured 1,038 others, with its epicenter close to the densely populated county of Hualien, according to Reuters. Maya McKelvey, a sophomore communications major at the College, is currently studying abroad in Tamkang University in Tamsui District, New Taipei. She provided a perspective on the local response to the earthquake in an interview. 

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Senior attacker Morgan Vaccaro in the loss (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Gladstone / Multimedia Coordinator).

TCNJ women’s lacrosse comeback falls short against top national team

The College’s women's lacrosse team had their biggest game of the year playing against the No. 1 team in the nation, Middlebury College. The Lions came into the game losing their last three games against the Black Panthers and were looking to break the losing streak. Middlebury is coming off a National Championship, along with an unbeaten streak of 33 games, and has become a true powerhouse in Division III women's lacrosse. 

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The Lions put together an impressive championship performance (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Gladstone / Multimedia Coordinator).

Sacco’s championship leads TCNJ wrestling in NCAA Championships

Junior Nick Sacco took home the Division III NCAA national championship for 165-pounds on March 16, highlighting an impressive weekend for the Lions. Fifth-year Peter Wersinger and junior Mike Conklin also earned All-American titles during the NCAA Championships in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The Lions finished ninth in the competition, with 37.0 points.

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The College looks to build off of their NJAC title from last season (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Gladstone / Multimedia Coordinator).

Lions baseball gears up for their season

The College’s baseball team is trying to build on a successful season last year. They made a magical postseason run, winning the New Jersey Athletic Conference, despite finishing the regular season at exactly .500, going 24-24 and 9-9 in conference play. The Lions were perfectly average, but they put together a Cinderella run to defeat Kean in the championship game when it mattered most. 

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Junior guard Nina Branchizio with the ball (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Gladstone / Multimedia Coordinator).

TCNJ women’s basketball falls in NJAC Championship

The College’s women’s basketball team had their tremendous season come to an end on Friday night in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championship against New Jersey City University. NJCU was victorious in the championship for the third time in four years, defeating the Lions 65-52. 

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Senior captain Izzy Leazier with the ball (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Gladstone / Multimedia Coordinator).

TCNJ women’s basketball wins in NJAC semifinals

The College’s women's basketball team improved to 18-8 after their win in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals and will be playing for the conference title on Feb. 23 against New Jersey City University. They were able to win comfortably against Ramapo College at Packer Hall this past Tuesday night, 70-50. 

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