FNU exits Gyrene Christmas Classic with 78-60 loss to SMWC

(Box Score) HIALEAH, Fla. (Dec. 29, 2023) – Florida National University’s women’s basketball team dropped its fourth straight game after a loss to the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Pomeroys on Dec. 29. The Conquistadors finished their time at the Gyrene Christmas Class in Ave Maria, Fla., with a tough 78-60 setback versus a fundamentally sound SMWC squad.…

Conquistadors put away Bobcats for first CAC win

(Box Score) HIALEAH, Fla. (Jan. 10, 2024) – Florida National University’s men’s basketball team welcomed its first win under interim head coach Daniel Pressman with a stellar 96-68 trouncing of the College of the Ozark Bobcats. FNU (4-11) was feeling it from the floor, posting a 53.7% shooting performance from the field. The Bobcats (7-8)…

FNU completes Fortnite Builds Open Qualifier 2

HIALEAH, Fla. (Feb. 19, 2024) – Florida National University’s eSports program finished a very competitive Fortnite Builds Open Qualifier. This is the second qualifier FNU, competed in, as the Conquistadors posted a 23rd-place finish out of 63 teams the previous week. Overall, FNU landed 61st out of 124 schools thanks to brilliant performances from Jorge…

Florida National trounces Morris in Sumter, SC

(Box Score) HIALEAH, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2024) – Florida National University’s women’s basketball team (11-10) continues to stay red-hot, posting an 85-53 win over Morris College on the road. FNU had previously defeated Morris this season at home on  Jan. 22, 93-42. This win improves FNU’s record in the Continental Athletic Conference (CAC) to 6-1.…

Softball defeats No. 22 Fire in split afternoon

(Box Score) (Box Score 2) LAKELAND, Fla. (Feb. 16, 2024) – Florida National University’s softball team (5-4) pulled off a massive 4-2 win over the NAIA’s No.22-ranked Southeastern University Fire (6-2). The victory eclipsed a close 7-5 loss to the New College of Florida Banyans (2-13) earlier in FNU’s afternoon in Lakeland, Fla. This is…

Fiorenza and Acosta take home The Sun Conference Player of the Week Awards

HIALEAH, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2024) – Florida National University’s Ignacio Acosta and Chiara Fiorenza take home the school’s first-ever Men’s and Women’s Tennis Player of the Week from The Sun Conference (TSC) after masterful performances against top NCAA schools. FNU’s men’s and women’s tennis teams joined The Sun Conference in the summer of 2023.  Acosta,…

Ruiz Paneto earns second CAC Player of the Week award

HIALEAH, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2024) – Florida National University’s star guard Jullie Ruiz Paneto earned her second Continental Athletic Conference (CAC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week award after the Conquistadors picked up two conference wins over the Morris College Hornets and the Voorhees University Tigers. The first time Jullie Ruiz Paneto was awarded a…

Florida National holds on for an eighth straight win

(Box Score) HIALEAH, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2024) – Florida National University’s final Continental Athletic Conference (CAC) regular season match ended with its eighth victory in its last nine games. The Conquistadors (12-10) fought off an impressive Voorhees University (5-15) squad that kept things competitive up until the final minutes of the fourth quarter. Despite being…

FNU splits doubleheader versus Lions

(Box Score) (Box Score 2) CAROL CITY, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2024) – Florida National University’s softball team (3-2) splits a doubleheader to the previously undefeated Florida Memorial University Lions (5-1) in Carol City, Fla. The Conquistadors lost game one 2-1 but bounced back in game two 3-2. This is the first time FMU has conquered…

Conquistadors outlast Morris 83-73

(Box Score) HIALEAH, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2024) – Florida National University’s men’s basketball team (8-12) added another much-needed Continental Athletic Conference (CAC) win over the Morris College Hornets on Feb. 7. The Conquistadors’ 83-73 victory marks the second time this season FNU has bested the hornets, as the Conquistadors claimed an 87-78 win at Bucky…

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