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…

Over a hundred Conquistadors highlight 2023-24 CAC Academic All-Conference team

HIALEAH, Fla. (July 22, 2024) – Florida National University boasted 118 student-athletes on the 2023-24 Continental Athletic Conference (CAC) Academic All-Conference team. The CAC honored a total of 684 student-athletes across 20 member schools. “The CAC honors student-athletes each school year for achieving a 3.2 or higher cumulative grade point averages after completing two consecutive…

Fourth-quarter blunders drop FNU to 4-11

(Box Score) HIALEAH, Fla. (Jan. 16, 2024) – Florida National University’s men’s basketball team fell short of the mark against a resilient New College of Florida team on the road. The Conquistadors (4-11) had a five-point lead with six minutes left in the fourth quarter, quickly erased by a tenacious Banyan (4-11) squad eager for…

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…

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…

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.…