SUNY Oneonta Athletics

The SUNY Oneonta women's volleyball team went 3-0 in pool play this weekend and improved to 4-2 in the SUNYAC. The Red Dragons beat Potsdam in a four set match last night, overpowered Geneseo four sets and fought back from a set down to defeat Fredonia in five sets. The highlight for the weekend was senior Jill Darpino (Endicott/Union Endicott) surpassing 1000 career kills.  She led the Red Dragon attack with 42 kills over the three matches. Sophomore Melissa Voyer (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) had 18 blocks on the weekend and senior Karly Greco (East Patchogue/Bellport) contributed to the successful run with 46 assists.

Oneonta vs Potsdam
Oneonta beat host team SUNY Potsdam in four sets on Friday night. The Red Dragons dropped the first set to the Bears, but would bounce back and take the next three sets. Greco had 27 assists in this match and classmate Kristen Polan (Westhampton/Westhampton Beach)d had six blocks for the Red Dragons. Junior Hannah O'Neil (Brookhaven/Bellport) (11) and Darpino (10) combined for 21 of the team's 49 kills.
 
Oneonta vs Geneseo
The Geneseo Knights would win only the second set as the Red Dragons handily beat the Knights 3-1. The Red Dragons were led by Darpino who had a team high of 13 kills in the match. Senior Allyson Coniglione (Glenville/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) had a match high 18 digs and junior Jessica Pelaccio (Verplanck/Hendrick Hudson) added 22 assists.
 
Oneonta vs Fredonia
Oneonta battled with Fredonia through five sets, and went on to win 3-2.  The Red Dragons would out block the Blue Devils 12-2. The leading blocker for the match was Voyer with six blocks. Darpino had a match high of 19 kills for the Red Dragons. The Red Dragons were hitting .201% in the match compared to the Blue Devils .092%. Coniglione had 28 digs of the team's 85 digs; and Pelaccio had collected (20) of the 40 assists for the Red Dragons.
 
The Red Dragons next match is Friday October 16^th when they take on Nazareth College at 7pm in Wellsley, MA.