SUNY Oneonta Athletics

Women’s Soccer (17-4-2)

Nov. 12th vs. Roger Williams, W 3-0 (NCAA 1st Round)
The SUNY Oneonta women’s soccer team scored two early goals and then cruised the rest of the way en route to a 3-0 win against Roger Williams in the first round of the NCAA Div. III tournament. With the victory, Oneonta advances into the second round for a third straight year.

“Things are coming together at the right time of year,” said Oneonta coach Liz McGrail. “We’ve fought through injuries to key players throughout the year, which allowed different players to step up and show what they can offer.”

Oneonta wasted no time in putting the Hawks behind the eight ball with a goal in the fourth minute of play. Senior Nha Wright collected a loose ball that was failed to be cleared out of the box on a throw-in. Wright controlled the loose ball and was able to turn and get a shot off along the ground that found its way to the back of the goal just inside the right post.

“Our team has grown so much this season,” said Wright. “We are peaking at the right time. We have a lot of talent and we’ve got great chemistry.”

Oneonta’s second goal came less than six minutes later off a rebound. Freshman Melissa Guglielmo took a shot from outside the box that was blocked by a Roger Williams defender. Sophomore Kayla Brantmeyer was there to collect the loose ball and get a shot off before the defense could recover. Brantmeyer’s shot went inside the left post to give the Red Dragons a two goal advantage.

Oneonta dominated in shots, holding a 17-7 advantage. Brantmeyer had six alone including three that were on goal.

Oneonta’s final goal came in the 67th minute when junior Dana DeSimone was able to dribble from about 35 yards and get herself into the box where she got a shot off that sailed over the goalkeepers head.

Oneonta is making its 12th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance and 13th overall. This is the also the third time in the last four years that the Red Dragons have advanced into the second round of the tournament..

“Back in August we set our team goals and one of them was to get past the second round of the NCAA tournament,” said McGrail. “We are looking forward to making it a reality.”

Nov. 13th vs. University of Rochester, W 2-0 (NCAA 2nd Round)
The SUNY Oneonta women’s soccer team scored two second half goals en route to ousting Rochester from the 2010 NCAA tournament this afternoon at Red Dragon Soccer Field. The win for Oneonta moved them into the sectional round of the tournament for the first time since 2005.

Last Saturday’s match went end-to-end with both teams coming away with many scoring chances. In the end though, Oneonta was able to sneak two by the Rochester keeper to send the Red Dragons into the next round.

“Today was a great team effort,” said Oneonta coach Liz McGrail. “Getting past the second round is a first for every player on this team. This team has worked extremely hard to get to this point.”

The first dangerous opportunity for either team came in the fifth minute of the match. Rochester crossed a ball from the left flank that looked harmless, but ended up going through Oneonta keeper, Amy Lusby’s hands. Fortunately for Oneonta, there was no one from the Yellowjackets on the receiving end to collect the loose ball.

Three minutes later Oneonta got its first real scoring chance when junior DeSimone broke through the Rochester defense and got a low shot off that was deflected aside with a diving, right-handed save by the goalkeeper.

A couple minutes later sophomore Brantmeyer got a shot off from about 10 yards out that soared over the net.

Nothing doing for either team until the 19th minute when a foul was called just outside the box that gave Rochester a direct kick opportunity. The shot was put on goal and hit the cross bar. On the ensuing action, Rochester’s leading scorer headed a ball that went over the goal.

In the 22nd minute, Rochester appeared to score the game’s first goal, but it was waived off due to a handball called against them.

Both teams continued to get its share of chances, but the two goalies kept the game scoreless. Despite out shooting Rochester in the opening half 11-4, the game remained deadlocked at zeros at the break.

The first 10-15 minutes of the second half seemed to be played mostly in Oneonta’s end of the field as the Yellowjackets put on some pressure of its own. They worked to earn a couple of corners and managed to get two shots off that were handled by Lusby. Lusby finished the match with four saves.

In the 60th minute, Rochester was awarded a corner kick that almost turned into a lead for the Yellowjackets. Rochester put a perfect ball into the box that found a Yellowjacket in the midst of all the players in the box. The player sent a sharp header to the right post that was by Lusby. Fortunately, DeSimone was on the post and sent it right back out.

The momentum from that point seemed to shift to Oneonta as they began to pepper the opposition’s end of the field. During the next five minutes, Oneonta got off four shots and generated a corner kick. The most dangerous scoring chance in that spurt came in the 70th minute off a direct kick. A loose ball inside the goal area had freshman Kori Hamm getting a direct shot that was stopped and pushed aside by the keeper.

The Red Dragons finally broke through on an outstanding individual effort by Brantmeyer in the 78th minute. Off a defended corner kick, she took a loose ball inside her own box and raced the length of the field, beating four defenders along the way, to put Oneonta up 1-0.

“We had some exceptional efforts from many players today,” said McGrail. Kayla’s run and Dana’s goal after saving a goal earlier in the game was tremendous. Nha repeatedly got around the defense to create dangerous opportunities.”

The knockout punch for the Red Dragons came in the 84th minute off a corner kick. Wright sent a ball into the box that found its way to an unmarked DeSimone, who volleyed it to the back of the goal.

Rochester tried to mount an attack in the waning minutes, but it was too little, too late.

“Oneonta did a great job of attacking the ball and sending it forward,” said Gurnett. “I am honored to go out versus such a worthy team.”

Field Hockey (12-8/2-4 SUNYAC)

Nov. 13th vs. Catholic, L 0-1 (ECAC Semi-finals)
The SUNY Oneonta field hockey team finished their season with a 12-8 record after being defeated at Catholic University in the semifinals of the ECAC Tournament 1-0.

The Cardinals scored in the 5th minute of play and from that moment on the play went back and forth.

The Red Dragons had a couple of opportunities to tie the game up, but the shots were brushed aside by the Catholic goalkeeper. Senior Ainsley Stoll was able to get three shots on the net, but was unable to find the back of the goal.

Senior goalkeeper Leslie Dauphinais made four saves on the evening as Oneonta was outshot 9-7, with eight of those shots coming in the first half.

Women’s Cross Country

Nov. 13th at NCAA Atlantic Regional Meet, 11th with 341 points
The stage was set for a great race and the competitors did not disappoint at this year’s 2010 NCAA Atlantic Region Championships at Fortin Park hosted by SUNY Oneonta last Saturday. Wendy Pavlus crossed the line in 21.11 for the 6k race to be hailed the NCAA Atlantic Region Champion for the second straight year beating the field by over 30 seconds.

Host SUNY Oneonta made their presence felt at the meet by finishing as a team in 11th place with 341 points. Junior Lauren Brunetto was the top runner for the Red Dragons finishing in 34th with a time of 23:23. Right behind her was senior Celia Alterio who came across the line in 39th with a time of 23:33 as the second Red Dragon to finish. Rounding out the seven Oneonta runners was Danielle Kennedy (62), Pam Ernst (106), Molly Hassett (110), Lindsay Romaine (138), and Allison Ryley (144).

Men’s Cross Country

Nov. 13th at NCAA Atlantic Regional Meet, 16th with 448 points
With the weather cooperating the men quickly made their way through the course at this year’s 2010 NCAA Atlantic Region Championships at Fortin Park hosted by SUNY Oneonta last Saturday. Lee Berube from Geneseo, Mike Heymann from Plattsburgh, and Peter Kosgei challenged each other battling for first but it was Berube who crossed the line in 24:27 for the 8k race to be hailed the NCAA Atlantic Region Champion.

Host SUNY Oneonta made their presence felt at the meet by finishing as a team in 16th place with 448 points. Oneonta native and sophomore Nick Madison was the top runner for the Red Dragons finishing in 42nd with a time of 26:08. Right behind was another Oneonta native Tim Greenberg who came across the line in 73rd with a time of 26:43 as the second Red Dragon to finish. Rounding out the seven Oneonta runners was John Longo (78), Chris Harvey (111), David Goodge (144), Mitchell Todorov (147), and Matt Laroe (150).

Women’s Swimming & Diving (1-2/1-1)

Nov. 13th vs. Hartwick, L 76-165
Host SUNY Oneonta was swept in swimming & diving action last Saturday by city rivals Hartwick College. The men fell 162-72 while the women were beaten 165-76. The loss for both teams drops their records to 1-2 overall in dual meets.

On the women’s side, Oneonta sophomoreKristen Magliola set a pool record in winning the 200 IM event with a time of 2:15.31. She also placed second in the 200 breaststroke.

Senior diver Jamie Milchanowski took both rounds of 1-meter diving for Oneonta. She scored 191.55 points in the first round and then scored 135.75 points to take the second round.

Men’s Swimming & Diving (1-2/1-1)

Nov. 13th vs. Hartwick, L 72-162
Host SUNY Oneonta was swept in swimming & diving action last Saturday by city rivals Hartwick College. The men fell 162-72 while the women were beaten 165-76. The loss for both teams drops their records to 1-2 overall in dual meets.

Sophomore and Oneonta native, Alex Miller, led the Red Dragons with a pair of wins. Miller won both the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard backstroke events.

Freshman Ryan Walsh won the 100-yard butterfly and was second in the 200-yard freestyle for Oneonta.

Senior Mitchell Wohl won the first round of diving on the men’s side with a score of 221.75.

Wrestling (3-2)

Nov. 13th at John Reese Duals
The SUNY Oneonta wrestling team competed at the John Reese Duals today hosted by Wilkes University and came away with a split of four matches, going 2-2 overall.

Senior Michael Gregg led the Red Dragons recording four wins on the day in four different ways. He won by decision in his first match of the day and then followed that up with a tech fall, pin and major decision.

Oneonta defeated King’s College, 33-13 and Hunter College, 27-17.

Junior Jimmy Neal went 3-1 on the day with his only loss coming in the first match of the day.

Freshman classmates Dan Graff and Derek Wignall each ended their days with a record of 2-1. Graff picked up a win at 149 lbs. and 157 lbs while Wignall earned his wins at 197 lbs.