Baseball (17-19/9-9)
Apr. 27th at Brockport, L 1-2
The Oneonta State baseball team had as many hits as host Brockport, but came up short 2-1 in the three-game series opener last Friday.
Senior
Chris Tyson (Niskayuna/Niskayuna) pitched eight strong innings for Oneonta allowing six hits and a pair of earned runs. He faced 29 batters and struck out five of them as he fell to 3-3 on the season while lowering his team-leading ERA to 2.39.
Junior designated hitter,
Chris Massaroni (Voorheesville/Voorheesville), led Oneonta with three hits while senior
Kevin Knack (Ghent/Ichabod Crane) collected a pair of hits.
Brockport scored first in the bottom of the first. With one out, they recorded back-to-back singles to put runners at the corners. The runner came in from third on a ground out to third base.
Oneonta manufactured a run to tie the score in the top of the sixth inning. Senior
Tory Bouyea (Plattsburgh/Plattsburgh) led off the inning with a single up the middle and was followed with another single by Massaroni. The two were sacrificed into scoring position by
Matt Salvatore (Staten Island/Staten Island). Bouyea scored when senior
Cody Hitt (Boonville/Adirondack) hit a sacrifice fly to right field.
Apr. 28th at Brockport, W 7-5 (8); W 9-2
A come-from-behind win in game 1 and a strong pitching performance in game 2 gave Oneonta State a sweep of Brockport last Saturday.
In the day's opening game, the Red Dragons trailed 5-1 entering the fifth inning before they began its rally. Oneonta scored a single run in the fifth on an RBI ground out by first baseman Salvatore.
In the sixth, Brockport pitchers walked the bases loaded with one out. The first run of the inning came in on a wild pitch. Senior
Eric Wells (Athens, PA/Athens) drove in the second run when he grounded out to second base. The final run came in when senior Bouyea hit a double to right field.
The two teams went to the eighth inning tied 5-5 before Oneonta scored a pair to take a 7-5 lead. The big hit came off the bat of Wells, who hit a one-out single to left center field that drove in
Knack and
Ivan Plata (Schenectady/Guilderland).
Junior
Jim Hegmann (Middletown/Pine Bush) pitched two scoreless innings in relief to pick up his third win of the season. He faced one batter over the minimum allowing only one hit while recording one strikeout.
Wells and Bouyea both had two hits in the game for Oneonta.
In the second game, freshman
Alex Mastrianni (Valatie/Ichabod Crane) held the Golden Eagles scoreless for six innings before being relieved in the eighth with a 3-2 lead. In his stint he allowed four hits and two earned runs while recording two strikeouts.
Freshman
Kyle Jordan (Levittown/Division) and Hegmann pitched the final two innings and kept Brockport off the scoreboard.
The big inning for Oneonta came in the top of the ninth when they exploded for six runs to blow open the game. The Red Dragons made the Golden Eagles pay for four errors in the inning en route to scoring the six runs.
Massaroni, who had a pair of hits in the game, drove in a pair of runs in the inning.
Sophomore
Zachary Levanduski (Elmira Heights/Thomas Edison) led Oneonta's offense with a 4-for-4 performance and a run batted in.
May 2nd vs. Union, W 8-5
The Oneonta State baseball team entertained Union College last Wednesday in its final regular season game of the 2012 season. The Red Dragons collected 12 hits en route to an 8-5 win in its final game prior to beginning play in the SUNYAC tournament this weekend at SUNY Cortland.
After 3-1/2 scoreless innings, Oneonta broke the game open with five runs in the home half of the fourth inning. A pair of walks to
Wells and
Bouyea the inning for the Red Dragons. Catcher
Massaroni who executed a sacrifice bunt perfectly moved both players into scoring position.
After Union recorded the second out, senior Hitt hit a ball deep into the hole, which he beat out for a single, which scored Wells. Another walk loaded the bases for senior
Plata, who singled down the left field line to drive in Bouyea and Hitt. Freshman
MacDowell then hit a double to deep left field that drove in
Rob Peluso (Rensselaer/Columbia) and Plata.
Oneonta added a single run in the fifth inning before scoring a pair of runs in the sixth inning to take an 8-1 lead.
Union rallied in the ninth inning before junior
Hegmann recorded the final out of the game with runners at first and second.
Oneonta used six pitchers in the game with the win going to freshman
Jarred Bronley (Katonah/Somers), who pitched a scoreless third and fourth inning while striking out one batter.
Softball (12-24/5-13)
Apr. 28th vs. Cortland, L 1-4; L 1-12 (5)
The SUNY Oneonta Softball team fell to 11-23 and 4-12 in the SUNYAC after a pair of losses to visiting Cortland last Saturday at Oneonta's Red Dragons Softball Field.
Cortland is currently ranked #11 in the national polls and proved why they deserve that ranking in the games today. In the first game, they defeated Oneonta 4-1. Cortland got started in the top of the second inning.
Oneonta answered back in their bottom half to tie the game at 1's.
Katie O'Flynn (Pearl River/Pearl River) got on board thanks to a fielding error by Cortland's shortstop. Sophomore
Laura Loudis (Loundonville/Colonie Central) singled down the left field line, advancing O'Flynn to second.
Shannon McQueeney (Dix Hills/Commack) hit into a fielders choice, moving O'Flynn to third and Loudis was put out at second base.
Chandler Campbell (Port Jervis/Port Jervis) then stepped up and singled in the team's only run of the game.
The rival Red Dragons responded with a single run in the fifth and two more in the sixth to secure the victory.
In the second game of the day, Cortland scored early and often, plating two, six then four in the second through fourth innings respectively and defeating Oneonta 12-1 in five innings.
Oneonta's single run came in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Nicole Marzillo (Bay Shore/Bay Shore) singled to center field.
Samantha Rios (Bronx/School of the Future) came into pinch run for Marzillo and was moved to second on a Loudis single down the left field line. The two base runners advanced on a passed ball and Briana Rivera drove Rios in with single back up the middle.
Apr. 29th vs. Oswego, L 3-4; W 9-0 (5)
The Oneonta State softball team ended its season on a winning note last Sunday as they won the second game of its home doubleheader versus Oswego 9-0 in five innings. Oneonta the day's first game 4-3.
Oswego entered the twin bill needing just one win to secure the sixth and final spot in the upcoming SUNYAC tournament. The Lakers are qualifying for the conference tournament for the first time.
In the second game, Oneonta took advantage of four Oswego errors, including two in a four-run fourth inning that pushed the Red Dragons lead to 9-0.
The freshman duo of
Marzillo and
Brianna Rivera (Pomona/North Rockland) each drove in a pair of runs in the fourth inning. Marzillo and Rivera each collected two hits in the game. Rivera finished the game with four runs batted in.
Freshman pitcher Rachel hit struck out four batters and allowed only three hits to record her fifth win of the season.
Oneonta jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first aided by a pair of errors by the Lakers. Rivera had the big hit with a two-out single to left field that drove senior
Kalyn Deso (Schenectady/South Colonie) and sophomore
Campbell.
After adding another run in the second, the Red Dragons scored another pair in the third to go ahead 5-0. The big blow was Deso's fourth home run of the season over the center field fence that scored her and Campbell.
In the opener, Oneonta scored single runs in each of the first three innings and held a 3-1 lead entering the fourth. Freshman
Gemma Mahoney (Pearl River/Pearl River) scored in the first inning on a passed ball. Oneonta scored its second inning run without getting a hit. Marzillo hit a two-out single in the third to drive in
Campbell.
The Lakers scored a pair of runs in the fourth inning to tie the game at 3-3.
Men’s Lacrosse (5-10/3-3)
Apr. 28th vs. Brockport, W 16-12
Junior
Jimmy van de Veerdonk (Putnam Valley/Putnam Valley) scored registered a career high in goals and points in leading the Oneonta State men's lacrosse team into the SUNYAC tournament last Saturday. van de Veerdonk scored six times and added two assists as Oneonta defeated visiting Brockport 16-12. The victory for the Red Dragons secured the fourth and final conference tournament berth.
van de Veerdonk single-handedly carried Oneonta in the first period with all four of the Red Dragons goals as they led 4-3 after one period. Two of the goals were assisted by sophomore
Daniel Stern (Shoreham/Shoreham-Wading River).
Both teams opened it up in the second period as both squads combined for 10 goals. Oneonta maintained its lead as they took a 10-7 advantage into halftime.
In the second period, junior
John DeOrdio (Chenango Forks/Chenango Forks) and senior
Blair Hanson (Fayetteville/Fayetteville Manlius) each scored two goals to lead the Red Dragons. Hanson and DeOrdio finished the game with four goals apiece. DeOrdio added a pair of assists for six points on the day.
Oneonta maintained its three-goal lead entering the fourth period as they carried a 12-9 advantage into the final quarter. Hanson and van de Veerdonk scored back-to-back goals to open the third period before Brockport scored two late goals to get back to within three goals.
Two goals brought Brockport to within one at 12-11 early in the fourth period. Three unanswered goals by Oneonta put the game out of reach for the Golden Eagles.
“This was an important win for us," said head coach
Dan Mahar. "Though there are several things we could have done better, the effort today was great which has been an issue in some of our losses. Our attack unit had a great day both in terms of points but more importantly with their tenacious riding and groundballs. Our goal from the start this year has been to win the SUNYAC's and this win puts us in position to accomplish that goal. We feel confident heading into Wednesday versus Cortland.”
May 2nd at Cortland, L 3-20 (SUNYAC Tournament Semifinals)
The Oneonta State men’s lacrosse team closed out the 2012 season with a loss to Cortland in the SUNYAC Semifinals last Wednesday, 20-3. The Red Dragons end their season with an overall record of 5-10 and finished evenly split in the SUNYAC at 3-3.
Cortland jumped on Oneonta early and often as they built a 18-0 lead before the Red Dragons first goal.
Oneonta got on the board with 4:29 left in the third period when van de Veerdonk scored unassisted. Sophomore Joey Finnegan (West Islip/West Islip) scored the other two goals for Oneonta. DeOrdio had the teams only assist in the game.
van de Veerdonk led the team in goals and points with 36 and 46, respectively. Stern led the team in assists with 16.
Women’s Lacrosse (12-4/4-4)
Apr. 28th vs. Brockport, L 14-15
Senior
Rebecca Monteith (West Islip/West Islip) scored seven times and added three assists, but Oneonta State lost a heartbreaker last Saturday to Brockport in a battle for one of the final SUNYAC playoff spots. The 15-14 loss to the Golden Eagles eliminated the Red Dragons from the playoff race while Brockport claims the fourth and final spot for the upcoming conference tournament that begins next Friday at Cortland.
Oneonta scored two goals in the span of 1:01 including the game-tying goal with 13 seconds remaining, but Brockport scored with two seconds to steal the victory.
Oneonta trailed 14-12 with less than two minutes remaining in the game when Monteith scored a goal to get the Red Dragons to 14-13 with 1:14 left. Monteith then assisted on the game-tying goal as she threaded a pass to freshman
Kiera McNally (East Northport/Northport) in front of the goal. McNally incredibly got a shot off as she was falling down and put the ball behind the Brockport goalie.
The game-tying play was set up when
Cynthia Prag (Smithtown/Smithtown West) intercepted a pass from Brockport as they were attempting to clear the ball, which would have run the clock out. Prag then got the ball to Monteith, who found McNally.
The hero for Brockport ended up being Kaila Maguire, who took the ensuing draw control to goal where she beat Oneonta goalie
Annelise Muscietta (Lindenhurst/Walter O'Connell Copiague) with the game-winning goal.
Oneonta never was ahead in the game and actually trailed by as many as five goals early in the second half. The Red Dragons just kept battling and an unassisted goal by McNally 11:28 into the second half brought Oneonta to within a pair of goals at 12-10.
A goal pushed Brockport's lead back to three goals before freshman Nicole Fioretti (Yorktown Heights/Yorktown) scored with an assist from Monteith to make the score 13-11 with under 12 minutes to go in the game.
Monteith notched another goal with just under four minutes to go on a free position shot to bring Oneonta one goal closer before Maguire scored what looked like an insurance goal with 1:57 remaining.
Monteith's output of seven goals and three assists was the second time in the last three games that she recorded 10 points. She now has 71 goals and 27 assists for 98 points, which shatters the 25-year old single season record of 90 points. Her 71 goals breaks the single season record which Monteith set as a freshman with 70 goals.
Senior
Heidi Kissinger (East Islip/East Islip), who is having a monster season on the draw, recorded 11 of the 21 draw controls for Oneonta. She also added two goals and two assists.
May 1st at Hartwick, W 22-6
The Oneonta State women's lacrosse team didn't have to go far to win its 12th game of the season last Tuesday night as they closed 2012 with a 22-6 rout of Hartwick College. The 12 wins set a single season record for the women's lacrosse program as they finished 12-4 this spring.
As she has all season, senior
Monteith led the offense with four goals and one assist. For the season, she finished with 103 points and 75 goals, which are both single season records.
After Hartwick jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 21 seconds into the contest, Oneonta ripped off three straight over the next three minutes to take the lead for good. Junior
Caroline Tulley (Malverne/Sacred Heart Academy) tied the score and then put Oneonta ahead 2-1 with back-to-back scores.
Freshman
McNally scored three of her four goals during the first half as the Red Dragons built a 12-4 lead going into halftime.
Oneonta registered 19 draw controls in the game including 10 by senior
Kissinger, who finished the season with 139. Kissinger has been ranked in the top-3 nationally all season long in draw controls.
Senior goalie
Muscietta made six saves and allowed only four goals in her final collegiate game. Muscietta finishes her career with 36 wins for the Red Dragons including three seasons of double-digit wins.
Men’s Track & Field
Apr. 29th at Big Red Invitational
The Oneonta State men’s track & field team competed this past Sunday at the Big Red Outdoor Invitational hosted by Cornell. The meet served as a last chance qualifier and tune up prior to the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships this week on campus.
Senior
Jesse Dobson (Farmingville/Sachem East), sophomore
Matt Calado (Saint James/Smithtown East) and freshmen
J.D. Roth (Pearl River/Nanuet) and
Sean Mullen (East Nassau/Averill Park) turned in top performances.
Calado ran a personal best time of 10:31.09 in finishing 12th in the 3000-meter steeplechase.
Dobson was the seventh collegiate finisher in the 200 with a personal best time of 22.71.
Roth moved into 2nd on the all-time shot put list with a heave of 13.85m (45'-5.25”). His distance was good enough for seventh place.
Mullen had a season best leap of 13.19m (43'-3.25”) in the triple jump to qualify for the SUNYAC championships.
Women’s Track & Field
Apr. 29th at Big Red Invitational
The Oneonta State women’s track & field team competed this past Sunday at the Big Red Outdoor Invitational hosted by Cornell. The meet served as a last chance qualifier and tune up prior to the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships this week on campus.
At Cornell, top performers for the women included freshman
Kenya Outram (Brooklyn/Victory Collegiate), sophomores
Brittany Cocchieri (Airmont/Suffern) and
Kaitlyn Brandt (West Islip/West Islip) and juniors
Allie DiMura (Albany/Guilderland) and
Shannon Hopkins (Fort Salonga/Kings Park).
Besides placing 14th in the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 15.48, she was 12th in the long jump with an ECAC qualifying mark of 5.23m (17'-2”). Her distance also moved her into the second spot all-time on the school record list for the women's program.
Brandt and Cocchieri both ran personal best times in the 200-meter dash. Brandt finished 18th in a time of 26.51 while Cocchieri was 22nd with a time of 26.96.
DiMura and Hopkins ran personal best and SUNYAC qualifying times in the 400-meter hurdles. DiMura was ninth with a time of 1:08.94 and Hopkins was right behind her in 10th with a time of 1:09.23.
Men’s Tennis (13-5)
Apr. 29th vs. Wheaton College, W 7-2
The Oneonta State men's tennis team cruised past visiting Wheaton College 7-2 last Sunday. The two teams battled through gusty winds and brisk temperatures to complete the match in just over three hours.
Oneonta took two of the three doubles points to begin the match. The Red Dragons then won five of the six singles matches for the final margin of victory.
Oneonta's doubles wins came at the second and third spots in the lineup. Seniors
Joshua Slifkin (Flushing/Nordhoff (CA)) and
Adam Shapiro (East Rockaway/Lynbrook) won 8-6 at second doubles while classmates
Joey Milstein (Slingerlands/Guilderland) and
Adam Slifkin (Flushing/Nordhoff (CA)) won 8-0 at third doubles.
Neall Oliver and Ned Terrace defeated freshmen
David Goldberg (Scarsdale/Scarsdale) and
Mackenzie Park (Elmira/Elmira Free Academy) 8-3 to claim the Lyons double point. Oliver was the lone winner for Wheaton at first singles in straight sets against Goldberg, 6-4, 6-1.
Park,
J. Slifkin and
A. Slifkin recorded straight set wins at third, fifth and six singles respectively. Shapiro and Milstein recorded wins in third set, super tiebreaks at second and fourth singles respectively.
