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Esports debut week sees 1-1 record in League of Legends play

HIALEAH, Fla. ( Oct. 14, 2023) – Florida National University’s inaugural eSports season was a booming success as the Conquistadors trounced the Shawnee State University Bears 2-0 on Oct. 10 and put up a good fight in a 2-0 loss to Manchester University’s junior varsity team Oct. 13. Round one of the Conquistadors’ battle against…

FNU gets late-season revenge over Lions at Bucky Dent Park

(Box Score)  HIALEAH, Fla. ( Oct. 13, 2023) – Florida National University’s Women’s volleyball team (6-10) capped off a tough week of competition with a 3-0 sweep of the Florida Memorial University Lions (3-7). The Lions put up a good fight through three sets, including 21 points in the third, before ultimately falling on the…

FNU ends CAC battle in a stalemate

(Box Score)  LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. ( Oct. 13, 2023) – Florida National University’s men’s soccer team (8-1-4) exits the Continental Athletic Conference’s (CAC) Classic hosted by Georgia Gwinnett College (5-4-4) with two draws. No. 12 FNU fell short of a victory Friday after giving up a late goal to No. 24 Georgia Gwinnett for the 1-1…

Shotless Shock escaped with scoreless draw against No. 12 FNU

(Box Score)  LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. ( Oct. 12, 2023) – Florida National University’s men’s soccer team (8-1-3) settled for a scoreless draw versus the Washington Adventist University Shock (8-4-2) to open its time at the CAC Classic in Lawrenceville, Ga. WAU came into this match confident in its team’s ability to execute an upset after handing…

Volleyball splits afternoon in West Palm Beach

(Box Score) (Box Score 2) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. ( Oct. 11, 2023) – Despite a disappointing 3-2 loss to the University of Main at Fort Kent Bengals, Florida National University’s women’s volleyball team put up a solid performance in two matches at Keiser University. FNU defeated the Bengals 3-0 in game one but fell…

Men’s soccer stands tall at No. 12 in NAIA’s latest poll

HIALEAH, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2023) – Florida National University men’s soccer team used a 4-0 rout of conference rival Florida College to move to No. 13 in the NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. FNU (8-1-2) defeated the Continental Athletic Conference (CAC) Falcons (3-6-1) at Milander Park for its first CAC win of the…

FNU drops hard-fought match to Fort Kent Bengals

(Box Score)  HIALEAH, Fla. ( Oct. 10, 2023) – Florida National University’s women’s volleyball team (4-8) fell short of the mark in a 3-2 loss to the University of Maine at Fort Kent (13-0). The Bengals were a tough opponent for FNU, racking up 12 dominant wins coming into the 7 p.m. contest at Bucky…

Volleyball garners two CAC weekly honors

HIALEAH, Fla. (Oct. 9, 2023) – Florida National University’s volleyball team swept two out of the three Continental Athletic Conference’s (CAC) weekly awards. Junior Layla Cortez and sophomore Ivette Sandoval were named attacker and defender of the week, respectively, following FNU’s 3-2 stay at the CAC Classic hosted by Fisher College.  Cortez was electric for…

FNU stumbles on the final day of the CAC Classic

(Box Score) (Box Score 2) (Box Score 3) BROOKLINE, Mass. ( Oct. 7, 2023) – Florida National University’s women’s volleyball team faced unexpected turbulence during its three-match outing in Brookline, Mass. The Conquistadors (4-8) dropped the first two games of the day, falling 3-2 to Crowley’s Ridge College and 3-1 to Haskell Indian Nations University…

Conquistadors have a solid showing at Sun Conference Preview

(Results) AVE MARIA, Fla. ( Oct. 7, 2023) – Florida National University’s cross country team competed at The Sun Conference Preview hosted by Ave Maria University. The field included top South Florida schools, including Webber International University, St. Thomas University and Nova Southeastern University in the women’s 6K and the men’s 8K. FNU’s men’s and…

FNU conquers two matches at CAC Classic

(Box Score) (Box Score 2) BROOKLINE, Mass. ( Oct. 6, 2023) – Florida National University’s women’s volleyball team picked up two crucial wins at the Continental Athletic Conference’s (CAC) Classic hosted by Fisher College. The Conquistadors executed a 3-1 win over the Crowley’s Ridge College Pioneers and ended the evening with a 3-0 win against…

No. 13 Conquistadors put up four goals in a win over the Falcons

(Box Score)  HIALEAH, Fla. ( Oct. 5, 2023) – Florida National University’s men’s soccer team cruised to a 4-0 win over the Florida College Falcons (3-5-0) Thursday. The Conquistadors (8-1-2) earned their first win of Continental Athletic Conference (CAC) play this season on the heels of earning their highest NAIA ranking in program history, coming…

Men’s soccer soars to No. 13 in the NAIA’s week five ratings

HIALEAH, Fla. (Oct. 4, 2023) – Florida National University’s men’s soccer team used a brilliant two-game outing to jump to No. 13 in the NAIA’s Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top-25 Rankings. The Conquistadors (7-1-2) were previously sitting at No. 14 and have moved up at least one spot for five straight weeks.  This is the highest…

Barry cruises to 4-0 win over Conquistadors

(Box Score)  MIAMI SHORES, Fla. (Oct. 2, 2023) – Florida National University’s women’s soccer team settled for a less-than-ideal result in its lone exhibition match of the 2023 season. The Barry University Buccaneers (3-2-2) handed FNU (0-4-2) a 4-0 loss at Buccaneer Soccer Field on Oct. 2. Barry managed to shut down the Conquistador offense,…

Andersson earns her first CAC weekly honor

HIALEAH, Fla. (Oct. 2, 2023) – Florida National University’s women’s soccer standout, Johanna Andersson, grabs her first Continental Athletic Conference (CAC) Offensive Player of the Week award thanks to three goals over FNU’s last two matches.  Andersson’s goal versus the Edward Waters University Tigers helped the Conquistadors execute a 2-2 draw over the NCAA DII…