Archive: March 2012

Video: February 2012 plays of the month

The sports information staff breaks down the top Lions athletics plays from last month.

Photo gallery: Alumni gathering at Mountain Lakes

Photos from a recent alumni get together in Mountain Lakes, NJ.

Field hockey wins national championship

All season long, the field hockey team meticulously practiced penalty corners. That effort paid off in the ultimate prize when the Lions scored a pair of goals off penalty corners en route to a 3–1 win in the NCAA Division III championship game.

Reunion 2012

Find out what’s in store for Reunion 2012, which will take place on campus April 27 through April 29.

Then and now: Lions’ sports streaks

From a 43-game losing streak to a 29-year winning streak, we look at the highs and lows of Lions sports teams and players throughout the years.

Two coaches notch 400th career victory

Joe Russo MEd ’82, head women’s soccer coach, and Dawn Henderson, head women’s basketball coach, both collected their 400th wins recently.

TCNJ students valiantly fight off zombie apocalypse

Thanks to sophomore Matt Tipaldo, the living triumphed over the undead during the Manhunt Club’s weeklong “Humans versus Zombie” wars. “TCNJ Magazine” sat down with him to get his thoughts on fighting zombies.

TCNJ’s Tuskegee connection

As a commissioned Naval officer in the 1960s, Raymond Taylor MEd ’77 had the opportunity to interview several Tuskegee Airmen, including TCNJ’s own Capt. Elwood T. Driver ’42. Those interviews were the basis for two fictionalized accounts Taylor wrote about the Airmen’s experiences in WWII, which he was kind enough to share with “TCNJ Magazine.”

Remembering a magical season

This spring marks the 25th anniversary of one of the most successful seasons in Lions athletics history.