ONEONTA, N.Y. -- The ides of October are upon us, and the fall sports are in full swing as swimming and diving entered the mix this past weekend. Women's tennis is wrapping up its fall season this week, competing in the SUNYAC tournament as the two seed, while others are headed into the meat of their conference schedule. There is a lot of excitement to be had up on the hill!

Women's Soccer
The SUNY Oneonta Women's Soccer team is on a six-game unbeaten streak. They are sitting at 5-3-3 on the season and will be facing SUNY Cobleskill and Buffalo State this week. SUNY Cobleskill is 3-7 so far this season. This is their first year in the SUNYAC and this will be the first meeting between the two teams. The Red Dragons will be traveling to play at Cobleskill at 4:00pm on Wednesday, Oct 14.

Buffalo State has a record of 4-8-1 this season. Oneonta owns the series between the teams 21-7-3. The Red Dragons will host the Bengals on Saturday, October 17, at 1:00 pm on Red Dragon Field.

Players to Watch –
The Red Dragons had a balanced attack with five separate goal scorers last week – Senior Brenna Mast (Croghan, NY/Beaver River), sophomore Violet Mattoni (Valhalla, NY/Valhalla), senior Gianna Hanner (Ridge, NY/Longwood), senior Caroline Schimitsch (Little Neck, NY/The Mary Louis Academy), junior Sara Kealey (Seaford, NY/General Douglas MacArthur).

Men's Soccer
The Red Dragon Men's Soccer team sits at 9-0-2 on the season coming off of two SUNYAC wins last week. Oneonta will host the Fighting Tigers on Wednesday, October 14, at 4:00 pm on Red Dragon Field. Cobleskill has a record of 1-7-3. The pair have met twice before with Oneonta coming out on top both times.

On Saturday, the Red Dragons will travel to Buffalo State for a 1:00pm match against the Bengals. Buffalo State is 7-3-2 this season. Oneonta owns the series between the two teams at 22-5-4 with the Red Dragons taking the last match 2-1.

Players to Watch –
The Red Dragons had a balanced offense last week with six different goal scorers. Graduate student Iyare Harris (Kingston, NY/Kingston) led the way scoring two goals with an assist while graduate student Milton Mancias Magana (Mamaroneck, NY/Mamaroneck), fresahman Yacouba Bamba (Harlem, NY/Success Academy High School of Liberal Arts), senior Brian Escobar (Bellport, NY/Bellport), graduate student Zach Rabadi (Hopewell Junction, NY/John Jay), and senior Imari Harris (Kingston, NY/Kingston) all added one goal apiece.

Volleyball
The SUNY Oneonta Women's Volleyball team returns to action with two SUNYAC matches this week after starting off conference play with a win over Potsdam. The Red Dragons will head to SUNY Delhi to take on the Broncos on Wednesday, Oct 14 at 6:00pm. Oneonta has a 5-10 record, while Delhi sits at 1-17. The Red Dragons own the series at 4-0.

Oneonta will be back on the bus traveling to Plattsburgh for a 1:00pm match against the Cardinals on Saturday, October 17. Plattsburgh is 11-9 on the season coming off two consecutive SUNYAC wins. Oneonta owns the series at 52-8.

Players to Watch –
Sophomore Lily Pugliese (Hopewell Junction, NY/John Jay) led the team in kills (15) and aces (2) in the team's win over Potsdam. Senior Lillian Slattery (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) led the way with 18 digs, while junior Abigail Harper (Burnt Hills, NY/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) was close on her heels with 17 digs. Sophomore Layla Pertchik (Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs) led the team with 40 assists.

Women's Tennis
The SUNY Oneonta Women's Tennis team will be heading to the SUNYAC Tournament on Friday, October 16. The Red Dragons are coming off their first loss of the season versus SUNY Oswego. They secured the two seed and are set to face three-seeded SUNY Cortland on Friday at 4:00 pm at the Binghamton Tennis Center. Oneonta beat Cortland earlier this season 4-3. The winner will play the winner of top seeded Oswego and fourth-seeded Plattsburgh on Saturday, October 17, at 1 pm. Oneonta is competing for their second title in program history. The Red Dragons first championship was won in the spring of the 2021-22 season. 

Players to Watch –
Junior Taylor Plue (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs) and sophomore Kiersten Rufrano (Oneonta, NY/Oneonta) have won their last three doubles matches as a duo, and have posted a 7-1 record this season. Senior Haley Peck (West Point, N.Y./James I. O'Neil) is 7-2 this season on the No. 1 singles court, while junior Annika Cripe (Islip, N.Y./Islip)

Men's and Women's Cross Country
The SUNY Oneonta Women's Cross Country team finished first at the Fredonia State Kara Hall Memorial Invitational. Junior Natalia Sweat (Newburgh, NY/Newburgh) finished third overall and senior Anya Sloth (Oneonta, NY/Oneonta Senior) finished seventh. 

The SUNY Oneonta Men's Cross Country team finish fourth at the same Blue Devil Invitational. Oneonta's top finisher was sophomore Xander Kunz (Elbridge, NY/Jordan-Elbridge) at 14th.

Both teams are set to compete at the Mike Woods Invitational hosted by SUNY Geneseo at Letchworth State Park on Friday, October 16, at 10:00 am.

Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving
The Red Dragon Swimming and Diving team will head to Oswego, NY to compete in a head-to-head competition with SUNY Oswego on Saturday, October 17, at 1:00 pm. The men's team took first place at the Hartwick Invitational last weekend, while the women's team finished third. Both teams are looking for redemption after being defeated by Oswego last season.

Field Hockey
The SUNY Oneonta Field Hockey team has their Battle of the Red Dragons this week when they host No.13 nationally ranked SUNY Cortland on All College Field Saturday, October 17, at 11:00 am. Oneonta enters the match 5-6 overall and 1-1 in the SUNYAC, while the No. 13 SUNY Cortland has a record of 9-1 this season and 1-0 in conference play.

The Red Dragons are coming off a tough week with losses to No. 6 ranked Salisbury and Skidmore. Freshman goalie, Eva Klessel (Bronxville, NY/Bronxville) totaled 25 saves last week.