Women’s Soccer (7-3-1/3-1-1 SUNYAC)
Oct. 1st vs. Geneseo, W 3-0
SUNY Oneonta not only battled the Blue Knights of Geneseo but also the cold and windy conditions on the Wright National Soccer Fields in last Friday’s game. The Red Dragons were able to defeat Geneseo 3-0 in competitive conference action.
Geneseo won the coin toss taking the wind in the first half thinking it would be an advantage.
Karly DeSimone proved that not to be true, scoring in the 12th minute against the wind after the ball hit the post and bounced in to put the Red Dragons up 1-0.
With the wind to their benefit in the second half, Oneonta kept the tempo scoring in the 54th minute of play.
Dana DeSimone shot the ball from 25 yards out and into the back right corner of the net for the Red Dragons.
Sophomore
Kayla Brantmeyer put it out of reach for Geneseo when in the 72nd minute of play she shot the ball from the left wing putting the Red Dragons up 3-0.
Sensing time ticking down Geneseo played with intensity and urgency, two Blue Knight players had opportunities but keeper
Amy Lusby was there to make both saves.
Officially, Oneonta remains undefeated when playing on the Wright National Soccer Field with an all-time record of 37-0-2.
Oct. 2nd vs Brockport, L 0-1
SUNY Oneonta dominated the first half of play out shooting Brockport 10-1. The second half was much of the same outshooting the Golden Eagles 9-4, but Brockport only needed one opportunity to put the ball in the back of the neck defeating the Red Dragons 1-0 in conference action last Saturday.
In the 60th minute of play Brockport was awarded a corner kick and were able to out number Oneonta in the box. In the 61st minute of play, the Eagles scored off the corner kick, which would be enough for the win.
Teammates
Nha Wright and Brantmeyer kept the red dragons in the game each scoring at least five shots in the game and keeper Lusby had two saves in the game.
Men’s Soccer (7-2-2/4-1 SUNYAC)
Oct. 1st at Geneseo, W 1-0
SUNY Oneonta senior
Michael Diefenbacher scored in the eighth minute today and the defense made it stand in a 1-0 road win at Geneseo last Friday afternoon in SUNYAC men’s soccer action. The win for the Red Dragons raised its overall record to 6-2-1 and 3-1 in conference play.
Diefenbacher’s goal was set up on a crossing pass from junior
Matthew Brown which found its way to the foot of Diefenbacher in close to the goal.
Sophomore
Maxwell Siegelman made three saves to record the shutout.
Oct. 2nd at Brockport, W 2-0
The SUNY Oneonta men’s soccer team asserted itself last Saturday in the SUNYAC and in the East region as it knocked off # 20 Brockport 2-0 on the road. Oneonta won its fourth straight contest while handing the Golden Eagles its first loss of the season. The Red Dragons also snapped Brockport’s scoreless streak at 796 minutes while moving into first place in the conference standings.
Oneonta got a goal in the first half from junior
Jonathan Kowalski in the 27th minute to take a 1-0 lead. Kowalski was able to head a ball sent in by sophomore
Dan Josepher off a corner kick.
Oneonta’s second goal came in the 81st minute by senior
Gary Laronde, unassisted.
Brockport finished the game with a 19-14 advantage in shots. Oneonta goalkeeper, Siegelman, made six saves for Oneonta in recording his second straight shutout.
Field Hockey (7-4/1-2 SUNYAC)
Oct. 2nd vs. New Paltz, W 1-0 (OT)
The golden touch of senior
Ainsley Stoll came to the rescue again today for the SUNY Oneonta field hockey team as the senior scored the game-winner in the 84th minute to lift the Red Dragons to a 1-0 win against visiting New Paltz last Saturday afternoon. The win for Oneonta was its third straight and its first conference win of the season. Stoll’s game-winner was her sixth of the season and her team-leading 14th goal overall.
Stoll’s game-winning goal was set up when classmate
Rachel Taylor, who had just entered the game. Taylor made a rush down the left side of the field and got herself into the circle where she was able to make a reverse stick cross that went by the front of the goalie to where Stoll was able to redirect the ball into the cage. The goal came with just 1:58 remaining in the first sudden victory overtime period.
Just prior to the goal by Stoll, New Paltz had a corner that generated a shot that went just wide left. The Hawks also had a shot from close in the second minute of the overtime, but was stopped by Oneonta goalie,
Leslie Dauphinais.
Dauphinais made three stops today to record her third shutout of the season.
Oneonta held a 17-10 advantage in shots including a 5-2 edge in the overtime. The Red Dragons also finished with a 12-10 advantage in penalty corners including a 7-1 advantage in the second half.
Volleyball (9-13/2-2 SUNYAC)
Oct. 1st in Oneonta Invitational
The SUNY Oneonta women’s volleyball team finally got to play at home last Friday and they came away with a pair of wins on the opening day of the 41st annual Oneonta Invitational. The Red Dragons swept SUNYIT in three sets and then outlasted RIT in five sets.
Oneonta will conclude pool play tomorrow with two more matches against Keene State and Hartwick with the hopes of getting to the championship match scheduled for 5:00 p.m.
In the win against SUNYIT, Oneonta got 10 kills from sophomore
Kacy Boburka while senior
Megan Boeltz added eight kills and three blocks.
Senior
Jessica Zerega led the defensive effort with 18 digs.
In the five-set win against RIT, the Red Dragons had a 2-1 lead before the Tigers forced a fifth set, which Oneonta won 15-7. Boburka and Boeltz each had 13 kills in the match. Sophomore
Brittany Calvello had a team high 14 kills and six blocks to go with 24 assists and 12 digs. Senior
Kelsey Klopfer added a team high 27 assists while adding nine digs.
Oct. 2nd in Oneonta Invitational
The SUNY Oneonta volleyball team came up one win short last Saturday of winning the 41st annual Oneonta Invitational as it fell to Elmira in the championship match, 3-1. The Red Dragons completed pool play 4-0 after defeating both Keene State and Hartwick earlier in the day. The four sets in the championship match were decided by a combined 12 points.
In the win against Keene State to begin the day, three players registered double digits in kills led by the sophomore tandem of Boburka and Calvello, who each had 15 kills. Junior
Christina Fabiochi 13 kills and a team high 21 digs. Calvello had 27 assists to lead the Red Dragons while also adding four blocks. Boburka and senior Boeltz tied for the team high in blocks with five.
Against Hartwick, the Red Dragons won three straight sets after dropping the first set 20-25. Junior
Stephanie Holt led the attack with nine kills. Freshman
Katie Sheehan led the defensive effort with 10 digs.
In the championship match, Boburka led Oneonta with 12 kills. Calvello had 22 assists, seven kills and two blocks. Senior Zerega had 14 digs to lead the defense.
Both Boburka and Fabiochi were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Men’s Cross Country
Oct. 1st at Paul Short Invitational
The SUNY Oneonta men’s cross country headed to the 2010 Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh College. The team placed 35th overall with 774 points running in the brown race of the collegiate portion of the meet. The Paul Short Invitational is one of the largest cross country meets in the country with well over 5,000 competitors in open collegiate and high school races.
The Red Dragons were led last Friday by Oneonta native
Nick Madison, who finished 44th overall. Madison has been the Red Dragons top runner this year after placing 112th at this meet last fall.
Right behind Madison were two sophomores,
John Longo and
Chris Harvey who finished 182nd and 189th respectively.
Other notable finishers in the brown race from the Atlantic Region: Ithaca(4th), The College of New Jersey(12th), SUNY Cortland(23rd), and SUNY New Paltz(38th)
Women’s Cross Country
Oct. 1st at Paul Short Invitational
The SUNY Oneonta women’s cross country headed to the 2010 Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh College. The team places 32nd overall with 831 points running in the brown race of the collegiate portion of the meet. The Paul Short Invitational is one of the largest cross country meets in the country with well over 5,000 competitors in open, collegiate, and high school races.
Junior
Lauren Brunetto once again led the Red Dragons in the meet crossing the line with a time of 23:26 in 74th place out of 387 competitors in the race. Last fall Brunetto places 96th with a time of 23:31.
Next to cross the line for the Red Dragons was sophomore
Lindsay Romaine in 23:49 minutes to place 126th and freshman
Allison Ryley proved she wanted to be in the top five for the Red Dragons placing 203rd with a time of 24:35.
Other notable finishers in the brown race from the Atlantic Region: SUNY Cortland(5th), SUNY Plattsburgh(11th), Ithaca(14th), Rowan(T-19th)
Men’s Tennis
Oct. 2nd & 3rd at USTA/ITA Regional Championships
The men’s tennis team wrapped up it’s fall season at the USTA/ITA Regional Championships hosted by Skidmore College.
The Red Dragons had four players compete in singles competition as well as two teams in the doubles portion of the tournament.
In singles action were
Michael Kennelly,
Adam Shapiro,
William Sacco and
John Taft. The men only had one win in a game, with Sacco at 6-4, but he lost the match to his opponent from Hobart College.
In doubles action, both teams, consisting of Sacco &
Jonathan Dorin and Kennelly & Taft, were defeated by the same score of 8-5.
