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A Moccasin midseason check-in with Karl van Gelder

RV Florida Southern men’s basketball has 15 wins before the end of January for the third year in a row, but this team isn’t like any other. If you’ve followed men’s basketball at all this year you know of their unorthodox playing style, lack of size and carousel of characters, both on the court and on the bench. However, what makes this team truly special is the lack of a box to put them in for better or worse.

Game of the year: Mocs defeat Lions in double overtime thriller

Asher GibbonsSports Editor The history books have some rewriting to be done. Women’s lacrosse brought down program and career records on March 25 in the...

Boom or Bust? Breaking down the NCAA transfer portal in numbers

The NCAA transfer portal promised opportunity—but the numbers tell a different story. While thousands of Division II athletes enter each year chasing better offers, more than half never find a new home. So is the portal really a pathway to success… or a gamble that leaves athletes behind? Inside the data, the truth about college sports’ biggest shakeup may surprise you.

Rewriting records and exceeding high expectations

Good things come in three’s and women’s basketball is tripling down on their identity of tough, quick and team-oriented basketball. 

Season preview: New faces, new schemes, same results?

Florida Southern Men’s Basketball, like most of the NCAA, has shifted its approach to recruiting, roster construction and overall play. In the 11th season of head coach Mike Donnelly’s tenure at Florida Southern the portal has become the ultimate tool for a Florida Southern program that has continued to laugh in the face of a rebuild.

New head coach, same high expectations for swim

FSC men’s and women’s swim teams are under new leadership for the first time in over seven years. Head coach Steven Bostick became the sixth head coach of both teams in program history this June, filling the role Andy Robbins left in the wake of his retirement. 

Women’s soccer striking down preseason expectations

Women’s soccer is entering their matchup versus Saint Leo as the best women’s soccer team since the seniors on the team entered kindergarten.

Preseason polling projects FSC Cross Country to three-peat

The 2025 SSC Preseason Coaches Poll was recently released, listing FSC as the team to beat. After back-to-back years at the top, coaches around the conference believe they have what it takes to repeat again. FSC received 81 points in the voting, along with nine first-place votes.  Having high expectations is great, but the team isn’t putting much stock in these polls.

Men and women’s track on fire at SSC Championships

FSC’s track and field team is running full speed into one of its strongest seasons in years. With new school records, a positive team culture, and rising freshman talent, the team is determined to stand out. 

Men’s basketball’s historic season ends with playoff loss

The No. 18 men’s basketball team’s season came to a close in the South Regional Semifinal against No. 3 University of Alabama Huntsville in a 97-86 loss.

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