Sports

The men’s soccer team wrapped up its season earlier in November, falling to Palm Beach Atlantic in the SSC Championship Quarterfinals. However, reaching that stage required considerable determination and focus, as the team needed a late-season surge just to get there.

On this day in FSC history, the Men's soccer squad defeated Lynn University by a score of 1-0. 

Coaching Division II sports is a tall task for most, but it becomes even tougher when there’s a newborn child involved. That’s the exact task that Head Volleyball Coach Ashlee Crowder has been assigned.

While FSC contains a diverse group of cultures on campus, the men’s tennis team is a true melting pot in every sense of the phrase. Out of the 20 players, 13 hail from foreign countries, which creates a unique experience compared to other sports. 

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. 

Paris Karastury, a 19-year-old sophomore from Northwestern, Pennsylvania who is on Florida Southern’s Equestrian team, traded out her riding helmet and boots for heels, diving  into the world of competitive body building, achieving successes and awards in the process. 

This month, FSC Athletics announced they’d be partnering with AI software company, FanWord, to bring all postgame recaps among other storytelling devices to fans using artificial intelligence.

Expectations have always surrounded senior Donovan Smith, but he’s learned to harness the attention and turn it into success. Over the summer, a documentary directed by Leo Kloos titled "West$ide" was created about Smith’s basketball journey. 

Freshman Christina Nordlander was welcomed with open arms to the Florida Southern women’s golf team, bringing international experience from her hometown of Malmö, Sweden, as well as time in Spain. As a sports marketing and communication major, she is beginning her collegiate career with high hopes both on and off of course.

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.