FNU Athletics
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2016-17 Basketball Season Preview
Head Coach: James “JJ” Thatcher Sport: Men’s Basketball Last Season record: 19-11 Key Returning Players: Alvaro Simoza_6’7 (P) Senior Jamaal Walker6’1 (G) Senior Dustin Cusin 6’0 (G/RS) Senior Josh Brown 6’11 (C) Sophomore New Players: William Bunton, NC, Junior, _6’2 (G), Florida State University NCAA D1 Dylan Mulder, FL, Freshman, 6’3 (G/F) Zion Lutheran Academy…
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2016-17 Women’s Volleyball Preview
2016-17 Season preview Head Coach: 2nd Year Carlos Huaroto-Luque Sport: Women’s Volleyball Last Season record: 5-27 Key Returning Players: Brianne Ballow Cinergi Rosas New Players: Adara Anselmo Silvia Galeano Thalia Torres Melissa Helphrey Bianca Baez Coach’s Expectations for the year: We are really excited about this upcoming season! Our expectations are high and we…
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2016-17 Soccer Preview
2016-17 Season preview Head Coach: Joao Garcia 2nd Year Sport: Men’s Soccer Last Season record: 8-7-5 Key Returning Players: Diogo Nanni Leo Rodrigues Aday Gonzalez Onezimo Fransisco Marcus Stein Gabriel Miranda New Players: Matheus Eccard Vinicius Costa Arthur Mesquita Marco Sordi Joao Caselatto Coach’s Expectations for the year: With a strong core of guys coming…
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Conquistadors Conquer the Suns on Senior Day
In a final emotional game of the season, the Conquistadors won their final regular season game by defeating the Johnson University Suns 96-77. During halftime, the Conquistadors recognized their seniors. Regan O’ Rourke, Terric Harris and Yves Goedschalk were all acknowledged for their hard work and dedication to the University. Their athletic accomplishments were just…
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Conquistadors Defeat Florida Memorial in Close Battle
In an earlier game this season against Florida Memorial the Conquistadors rallied to take down the Lions 73-72. In this game, it was the Lions who rallied from 14 points down to take 3 point lead 64-61 with 11:48 seconds left to play. The Lions shot 14-37 from the three point line. Andre Braziel hit…
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Lady Conquistadors Add Local Talent
Florida National University volleyball coach Carlos Huaroto-Luque has announced the latest addition of his 2016 recruiting class in Melissa Helphrey. Melissa comes to the Lady Conquistadors from Coral Shores High School in Tavernier, FL and also played for Miami Elite and MVA volleyball club. During her time at Coral Shores, she led the county in…
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Conquistadors Stay Hot with Rout of Warriors
The Conquistador Men’s Basketball team won their 4th game in a row, thrashing Webber 82-63. After pulling out a close game against Florida Memorial 73-72 and blowing past Dickinson State 105-72, the Conquistadors have found their rhythm. In the game against Webber the Conquistadors were without their starting point guard Quantavis Hall and Senior shooting…
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FNU Volleyball Signs Latest Lady Conquistador
On Monday, November 9, 2015, the Florida National University (FNU) Conquistadors Women’s Volleyball Head Coach Carlos Huaroto-Luque signed Raquel Murillo. She will be playing in the 2016 Season. She is from Miami, FL/Mexico. Raquel played for St. Brendan High School and is currently attending Miami Dade College. In high school, she averaged 5 blocks per…
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Conquistadors Open with Dominate Road Performance
Winning on the road is always a tough task, yet last night the Conquistadors made it look easy by dominating Webber, 102-68. The game was never in doubt as the Conquistadors put up 60 first half points to take a 20 point halftime lead, 60-40. Junior point guard Quantavis Hall set the tone scoring 15…
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Conquistadors kick off exhibition season with impressive win over Broward
Exhibition season got underway last evening as the Florida National Men’s Basketball team traveled to Broward to face the Seahawks in its exhibition opener. The teams played 2- 20 minute sessions and a 10 minute session, as both coaches are still trying to put their rosters and game plans together for the regular season. In…
