In years past the Stony Brook women’s club soccer team lacked leadership both on the field and from the sidelines. The recent hiring of new head coach Frank Crocombe has these girls feeling newly motivated to play the game they love, but they are not the only ones who are happy with the change.

Title IX is a law that creates an equal opportunity for men and women to play the same sports against their respective sexes, but the members on the Stony Brook club tennis team do not always play against the same gender. The team is co-ed, with seven men and eight women on the same team competing together.

Rugby is a sport not native to the United States, let alone the Stony Brook campus, but this year both clubs on campus have found their recipe for success and are making a name for themselves.