Photo courtesy of UDM SPORTS INFO   BY ANTHONY OCCHIUTO /  VN STAFF WRITER With some key members returning to the fencing team, the Titans hope they can do something special this year.  Todd Dressell is entering his 21st season as coach of the Detroit Mercy fencing team.   When he joined this team as […]

BY VIRIDIANA CAMACHO VN STAFF WRITER When sophomore golfer Anthony Occhiuto set a school record in September, “it was awesome,” he said. Occhiuto, who is majoring in communication studies, reached Titan immortality by carding a 204 over 54 holes, edging Kyler Murphy’s 2005 mark by one shot. Occhiuto said he […]

BY JORGE REYNA VN SPORTS EDITOR With their basketball season opening this week, the Titan women have been working nonstop. The team was projected in pre-season voting to finish ninth place in the Horizon League but head coach Bernard Scott says he definitely does not see that being the case. […]

ldquo;We won one. We finally won one,” Anibal Sanchez told his longtime teammate and friend Max Scherzer when the Washington Nationals won the 2019 World Series. The series went all seven games and the emotional moment between the two trended on all platforms of social media. Scherzer was originally scheduled […]

BY JORGE REYNA VN SPORTS EDITOR Since 2015, the Jerry West Award has recognized the purest shooting guards in NCAA Division 1. Players like D’Angelo Russell, Buddy Hield, Carson Edwards and Malik Monk have been recognized. It’s rare to find players who are as unique and pure as the late […]

BY HANNAH ALEXIS VN STAFF WRITER With 15 Division 1 sports teams, Detroit Mercy University is home to hundreds of student-athletes. Yet how many people know what it means to live like one? The Varsity News asked three student-athletes about their day-to-day lives.   Isabella Kashalk Isabella Kaschalk is a […]

BY JORGE REYNA VN SPORTS EDITOR After making the English national lacrosse team, Detroit Mercy sophomore Emily Beazley will be flying to the United Kingdom every other month to train for international competition. “It seems unreal, especially when people come up to me and say, ‘Oh my gosh, you’re on […]

BY KARA WOLFBAUER VN SPECIAL WRITER As their first game in November draws nearer, members of the Titan men’s basketball team are searching for the chemistry to lead them toward a successful season. It’s no secret that the Titans are coming off a tough season after finishing 11-20 this past […]

BY JORGE REYNA VN SPORTS EDITOR With basketball season approaching, the Titans hosted their annual Hoop Night in the D event at Calihan Hall. The event featured a $10,000 shot contest, drill competitions and game scrimmages that featured the men’s and women’s basketball teams. Robert Vowels, athletic director, was excited […]