ONEONTA, N.Y. -- Along with the cold weather comes basketball season as the men's and women's team get started with their seasons this week. Men's Soccer earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament that will start on Saturday. Swimming and Diving is set to host a meet this week at home in the Chase PE pool. Volleyball finished up the season as the SUNYAC East Division Champions and earned a double-bye into the semi-finals, while the men's and women's cross-country teams are heading to NCAA Regionals on Saturday.
Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving
This week's action will kick off when the SUNY Oneonta men's and women's swimming and diving team hosts SUNY Delhi and Herkimer College for a tri-meet on Tuesday, November 10 at 4:00 pm. The men's team carries a 2-3 record, while the women are coming into the meet 1-3. This marks SUNY Delhi's first meet of the season and the second appearance for Herkimer.
Women's Basketball
The SUNY Oneonta women's basketball team well travel to Hartwick College to start their 2026-27 campaign against the Hawks. The series is currently at 22-26 in favor of Hartwick. Game time is set for 5:30 pm.
Over the weekend, the team will compete in the Emmanuel Tip-Off in Boston, MA. The Red Dragons' first game is set for 1:00 pm on Saturday, November 14 versus Bowdoin College. This will be the first meeting between the two teams. Oneonta will then compete in either the championship game or the consolation game on Sunday between Emmanuel College or Vermont State University Lyndon.Â
Men's Basketball
The SUNY Oneonta men's basketball team will also travel to Hartwick on Tuesday, November 10 to compete against the Hawks. Game time for the men is set at 7:30 pm. The series between the teams is tied at 20 apiece.
On Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, the Red Dragons will host the Michael A Freilich Classic in memory of former assistant coach Mike Freilich. The men will be hosting St. John Fisher, John Jay and St. Joseph's of Long Island at the tournament with their first game scheduled for Saturday at 7:00 pm vs. St. Joseph's. Game times on Sunday are 1:00 and 3:00 pm.
Men's Soccer
The SUNY Oneonta men's soccer team secured an at-large bid into the NCAA Division III Tournament. They will travel to Tufts University to face Babson College in the first round on Saturday, November 14, at 1:30 pm. The first round contest will be a rematch from last season's first round in the NCAA tournament, where Babson came away with a 1-0 decision. Oneonta holds a 2-1 record over Babson. The winner of the first round match will face the winner of Tufts and Penn. State Abington on Sunday, November 15, at 1:00 pm.
Volleyball
The SUNY Oneonta women's volleyball team earned the SUNYAC East Division Champion title with an 8-1 SUNYAC record. After earning a double-round bye, they will play the winner of Cortland and Oswego or Fredonia on Saturday, November 14 at 2:30 pm at Buffalo State. Oswego and Fredonia play on Tuesday, November 10, to determine who will play Cortland on Thursday, November 12. Oneotna finished with an overall record of 12-11.
Cross Country
The men's and women's cross-country teams will head to SUNY Fredonia on Saturday to compete in the NCAA Niagara Regional Championship. The women are set to start at 11:00 am with the men following at noon.