Sacred Heart – Lacrosse Bucket

After Two Consecutive One-Win Seasons, Can Sacred Heart Get Back on Track?

Published on 7 Oct 20215 Oct 2021 by Tanner Demling1 Comment

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Jon Basti arrived at Sacred Heart ahead of the 2014 season and in just four years on the job had the Pioneers playing their best lacrosse as a DI program (2000-present). With program greats Max Tuttle and Joe Saggese leading the way, Sacred Heart made three consecutive NEC Tournament appearances from 2017-2019 and, recorded 24 wins over those three seasons, which is a program-record three-season win total at the DI level. It’s also the only time the Pioneers have made the postseason three consecutive seasons as a DI.

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Breakout Players From 2021: Defense

Published on 10 Jun 20219 Jun 2021 by Tanner DemlingLeave a comment

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The 2021 season is in the books by nearly two weeks. And while this past season was like any other, we still witnessed players across the landscape put together breakout seasons. Over the next week, Lacrosse Bucket will be highlighting some of the players who broke out at each position during the 2021 season.

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2021 Schedule Preview: Sacred Heart Pioneers

Published on 6 Feb 2021 by Tanner DemlingLeave a comment

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While it has taken a bit longer for teams and conference to get their schedules together for the 2021 season due to the Coronavirus outbreak and various restrictions surrounding the virus, Schedule release schedule has finally begun!

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Led by Offensive Firepower, How Much Can Sacred Heart Rebound in 2021?

Published on 30 Oct 202028 Oct 2020 by Tanner Demling1 Comment

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In 2016, which was the freshman year of Max Tuttle and Joe Saggese, Sacred Heart went 2-14. With Tuttle and Saggese helping to lead the way, the Pioneers were able to rise up out of that pitfall and in 2019 put together one of their best seasons in program history. During that historic season, Sacred Heart went 9-6 overall, 5-3 in the NEC, and reached the NEC semifinals.

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