Men’s Soccer (4-3-1/1-1 SUNYAC)
Sept 21st vs. Oswego, W 2-1
Defending SUNYAC champions, SUNY Oneonta, opened its 2012 men's soccer conference schedule at home last Friday with a 2-1 victory against visiting Oswego. Junior
Luke Halberg (Norwich/Valley Heights Christian Academy) tallied both goals for the Red Dragons as they won their fourth straight game.
Oneonta held a decided advantage in shots 18-8 including 11 in the second half. The Red Dragons also finished the game with a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks.
Oneonta's goals in the match came six minutes apart. They were scored in the final two minutes of the first half and the first four minutes of the second half. Halberg's first goal came when freshman
Brian Bartichek (Massapequa Park/Massapequa) sent a through ball into the middle of the box, which Halberg converted. The second goal came on a cross into the box from senior
Dan Scott (Hyde Park/FD Roosevelt).
Oswego's lone goal came in the 67th minute on a direct kick just outside the box after a foul.
Freshman goalkeeper
Colan Balkwell (Schaghticoke/Hoosic Valley) made four saves for Oneonta in picking up his third win of the season.
Sept. 22nd vs. Cortland, L 1-2 (OT)
SUNY Cortland ended the game in the 96th minute of play last Saturday as the rival Red Dragons left town with a 2-1 victory over SUNY Oneonta in SUNYAC men's soccer action.
Cortland’s shot came from about 25 yards out and landed in the upper right hand corner of the goal over the head of an outstretch
Daniel DeBottis (Cicero/Cicero-North Syracuse).
Cortland’s goal came just minutes after Oneonta nearly ended the game on a great crossing pass into the box by sophomore
Justin Rivera (Bay Shore/Bay Shore) that senior
Eric Fortier (Pleasant Valley/Arlington) got his chest on right in front of the goal. Unfortunately, the redirect landed in the body of Cortland’s keeper.
Fortier scored his third goal of the season in the 32nd minute to tie the game at one goal apiece. Fortier's goal came on a direct kick after a foul was called on Cortland outside the box.
Cortland took a 1-0 lead in the 29th minute of the game.
The final shots were 10 for each side and the final tally for corner kicks were eight for Oneonta and four for Cortland. Both goalkeepers made three saves in the game.
Women’s Soccer (4-3-1/1-1 SUNYAC)
Sept. 21st at Oswego, W 1-0
The women's soccer team went on the road to open the SUNYAC season with a victory over Oswego 1-0 last Friday. The goal was scored in the 86th minute of the game and the Red Dragons were able to withstand one last Laker attack to secure the victory.
Junior
Melissa Guglielmo (Somers/Somers) scored her first of the season off a flank service by senior
Kayla Brantmeyer (Center Moriches/Center Moriches). Brantmeyer broke down the right flank with a nifty touch by the defender and passed the ball to Guglielmo, who took one touch on the six yard box before firing home the game-winning goal to the back post.
Oneonta and Oswego were tied at the half as both teams played stingy defense and didn't allow many opportunities for score. The game was delayed for forty-five minutes before the second half started due to inclement weather.
When the game resumed, the rain began and the game started to open up for both teams as both teams had good chances to take the lead. The Laker's best opportunity came with 13 minutes left in the game. A Laker corner kick was pushed aside by Red Dragon keeper
Kelley Murphy (Albany/Colonie Central) and fumbled at the right side of the goal. The ball was later controlled by a Laker player who was able to fire a shot, but Murphy was up for the challenge, making the key save.
The Red Dragons countered with an attack of their own. Junior
Alaina Greco (Ballston Spa/Ballston Spa) was able to control a ball after a deflection fell to her feet about 45 yards out and take on the defense before having it touched aside by a defender. Classmate
Karly DeSimone (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa) picked the up the loose ball and fired a left footed shot from 30 yards that was turned aside by Laker keeper.
The game-winning goal was scored less than four minutes later.
Murphy made three saves on the game to pick up her second consecutive shutout.
Oneonta led in shots and corners with 8-4 and 4-2, respectively.
Sept. 22nd at Cortland, L 1-2 (2OT)
After 106 minutes of action, the SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons fell on the road to Cortland 2-1 in double overtime.
Cortland struck early as they scored just 53 seconds into play off a restart from twenty-five yards out. A Cortland player got onto the end of the free kick and flicked the header over the outstretched hands of Red Dragons goalkeeper Murphy. The rest of the half saw neither team with scoring opportunities as much of the play was in the middle of the field.
In the second half,
Sarah Glowa (Burnt Hills/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) scored the game-tying goal in the 51st minute. After settling the ball 40 yards out from the Cortland goal, she struck an uncontested shot that riccocheted off the underside of the crossbar and over the goal line. The best chance for either team to earn the win in regulation came in the 75th minute, but Murphy made an outstanding diving save at the right post on a shot that was bending from 25-yards out.
Neither team generated a scoring opportunity in the first overtime session, but Cortland got the winner in the 107th minute. Cortland served a corner kick through the box to the far post where a player blasted a shot that deflected off an Oneonta defender and into the goal.
Murphy made four saves in the game .
Oneonta was outshot and out cornered in the contest 16-13 and 6-4, respectively.
Field Hockey (7-2/3-0 SUNYAC)
Sept. 21st vs. Cortland, W 1-0
The SUNY Oneonta field hockey team kept the fans in the stands until the end last Friday as senior
Suzanne Wright (Hudson/Germantown Central) knocked home a rebound with 31 seconds remaining in regulation to lift Oneonta to a 1-0 win against SUNY Cortland. The win for the host was its first against its rival since October 1992 a string of 22 straight games without a victory.
“I can't even describe my emotions,” said head coach
Kelly Kingsbury after the game. “I am so proud of this team. They wanted this game so bad and they worked hard to earn this win.”
Last season the two teams battled each other twice, with both games going into overtime including one that went to strokes before a winner was decided. The second meeting last year was in the SUNYAC championship game. The two teams may meet again in November with another NCAA bid on the line.
The final shots for the game were nine for Oneonta and seven for Cortland. The game was played evenly throughout as both teams moved the ball up-and-down the field. The defenses and goalies were up to the task.
Tess Tracy (Liverpool/Liverpool) finished the game with four saves.
The game-winner for Oneonta came on a play started by sophomore
Chelsea Remling (Mahopac/Lakeland), who was able to dribble into the circle before getting off a shot that was saved by Cortland’s goalkeeper. On the rebound, Wright was able to get a shot off as the keeper was trying to clear to the side, but the ball went straight to the back of the goal.
Cortland had one final attack, which produced a shot, but Tracy kicked it out and the clock ran out on a free hit by Oneonta.
“Today was a total team effort,” said senior captain
Ashley Johnson (Saratoga Springs/Saratoga Springs). “We wanted this game so bad and we finally put it together. We have been so close the past few years and it feels great my senior year to finally do it.”
Sept. 22nd vs. Oswego, W 6-1
The SUNY Oneonta field hockey team won it's third straight game last Saturday as they rolled past visiting Oswego 6-1 in a SUNYAC contest on All College Field. Junior
Ashley Morgan (Putnam Valley/Putnam Valley) and freshman
Sara Rattigan (Stormville/Carmel) each scored a pair of goals to lead the attack as Oneonta moved to 6-2 overall and 3-0 in the SUNYAC.
The Red Dragons took control from the opening whistle, but were unable to put one to the back of the goal as Oswego held off the attacking front line of Oneonta. Seven of Oneonta's 13 first half shots came in the opening 15 minutes, but the game remained scoreless.
The first goal of the game came in the 21st minute by Oswego.
Finding themselves behind with 12 minutes to go in the first half, Oneonta continued its surge and finally broke through in the 23rd minute when sophomore
Andrea Day (Greene/Greene) got her own rebound of a shot and lifted a ball across the crease, which senior Johnson redirected to the back of the goal to tie the game.
Four minutes later it was Morgan scoring her first of the afternoon with an assist from senior
Wright. By the time the horn sounded for halftime, Oneonta added two more goals, both of which came from Rattigan. Rattigan's first collegiate goal came on a breakaway where she finished off the play with a reverse stick shot that found its way into the right corner of the goal. Her second goal came when she got a piece of a shot that came from Johnson.
Morgan capped the scoring for Oneonta in the 59th minute after sophomore
Sierra Earle (Baldwinsville/Baldwinsville) scored her first collegiate goal two minutes earlier.
Sept. 25th at Hamilton, W 6-2
The SUNY Oneonta field hockey team remained hot with its 6-2 win at Hamilton last Tuesday night. The Red Dragons dominated the Continentals en route to its fourth straight victory. Oneonta jumped out to an early lead and never looked back.
Oneonta didn't waste any time in in scoring the game's first goal as senior Johnson scored an unassisted goal in the second minute. Johnson would finish the game with two goals and an assist to lead the Red Dragons.
Sophomore
Remling and senior
Wright would score less than three minutes apart midway through the first half to give Oneonta a 3-0 lead. Remling's goal came on one of Oneonta's 11 penalty corners that they earned for the game.
Sophomore
Day, Johnson and sophomore
Kelcy Forbragd (Camden/Camden) added goals in the second half for the final tally of 6-2.
Sophomore
Tracy, who was the SUNYAC Player of the Week, played the first half and made four saves for Oneonta.
Emma Wasserman (High Falls/Rondout Valley) and
Krista Servedio (Shrub Oak/Lakeland) each played during the second half and allowed one goal each.
Volleyball (12-5/1-3 SUNYAC)
Sept. 21st and 22nd at SUNYAC East Pool Play at Cortland
vs. Potsdam, L 0-3; vs. Cortland, L 1-3
vs. Plattsburgh, W 3-1; vs. New Paltz, L 0-3
The SUNY Oneonta volleyball team entered this past weekend's SUNYAC East pool play at SUNY Cortland riding an eight match winning streak and returned home 1-3 for its efforts during the two-day event.
Oneonta opened its weekend last Friday with a pair of losses to SUNY Potsdam and the host Red Dragons. Oneonta was swept in three versus Potsdam while falling to Cortland in four sets.
The lone highlight in the Potsdam match was 18 digs by junior
Kristina Pelaccio (Verplanck/Hendrick Hudson).
Against Cortland, senior
Brittany Calvello (Gloversville/Broadalbin-Perth) recorded her third triple double of the year with 11 kills, 15 assists and 19 digs. Classmate
Kacy Boburka (Binghamton/Chenango Valley) added 10 kills and 13 digs while Pelaccio had 15 digs.
Juniors
Erica Darpino (Endicott/Union-Endicott) and
Bridget McHugh (New Hyde Park/Herricks) were strong at the net with six and five blocks respectively.
On Saturday, Oneonta split its two matches. The Red Dragons defeated Plattsburgh in four sets, but fell to New Paltz in three sets.
Versus Plattsburgh, Boburka led three players in double digits for kills with 15. Calvello had her fourth triple double of the season with 10 kills, 21 assists and 10 digs. Pelaccio had a career high 28 digs to lead the defense.
Men’s Cross Country
Sept. 22nd at Purple Valley Invitational at Williams College, 9th with 276 points
The SUNY Oneonta men’s ross-country team competed last Saturday at the Purple Valley Invitational hosted by Williams College. The men came away with a ninth place finish.
Leading the Oneonta men was senior
John Longo (Endwell/Maine-Endwell), who was the 20th finisher in the 8K race. He covered the course in a time of 27:01.
The next runner to cross for the men was freshman
Jim Bernstein (Grahamsville/Tri-Valley), who scored 50th overall in a time of 27:57. Oneonta's next five runners scored in the top 75 and included a freshman, two sophomores, a junior and a senior.
Oneonta's third scorer was sophomore
Andrew Bohunicky (Johnson City/Maine-Endwell), who scored 62nd overall in a time of 28:10. Next was junior Mitch Todorov, who scored 66th with a time of 28:13. The fifth runner for the men today was freshman
Michael Delligatti (Fresh Meadows/Francis Lewis), who scored 70th with a time 28:16.
Women’s Cross Country
Sept. 22nd at Purple Valley Invitational at Williams College, 12th with 371 points
The SUNY Oneonta women’s cross-country team competed last Saturday at the Purple Valley Invitational hosted by Williams College. The women finished 12
th.
Sophomore
Brianna McLoughlin (Yonkers/School of the Holy Child) who led Oneonta for a third straight week. McLoughlin covered the 6K distance in a time of 23:37 to score 39th overall in the meet.
Scoring in 47th place was junior
Danielle Kennedy (Stony Point/Albertus Magnus) in a time of 23:53. Rounding out the top five scorers for Oneonta was freshman
Ceili McMorrow (Pearl River/Pearl River) and sophomores
Jaclyn Masucci (Staten Island/St. Joseph by the Sea) and Cady Kuzmich. McMorrow scored 72nd in a time of 24:43. Masucci scored 89th in a time of 25:12 while Kuzmich scored in 93rd place with a time of 25:29.
Women’s Tennis (5-3/1-2 SUNYAC)
Sept. 21st vs. Oswego, W 9-0
The SUNY Oneonta women's tennis didn't waste much time in disposing of visiting Oswego last Friday at home. The Red Dragons defeated the Lakers 9-0 to win its second straight match.
Oneonta surrendered only four points in sweeping doubles to start the match. Senior
Danielle Browarski (Colonie/Colonie) and her partner, junior
Lauren Skolnick (Sayville/Sayville), defeated Nicole Leader and Paige Edgar 8-1 at first doubles. Browarski and Skolnick came back in singles and won in straight sets at first and third singles respectively.
Sophomore
Brynn Sussman (Highland Mills/Monroe-Woodbury) and junior
Abigail Smith (Seneca Falls/Mynderse Academy) won 8-1 at second doubles against Hannah Rawlings and Lauren Stall. Sussman was a straight set winner at second singles while Smith won in straight sets at sixth singles.
At third doubles, it was the junior duo of
Emily Maggiore (Binghamton/Binghamton) and
Colette Lankowicz (Sayville/Sayville) defeating Kelly Corwin and Olivia Knierman 8-2. Maggiore was also a winner at fourth singles in straight sets while Lankowicz won in straight sets at fifth singles.
Sept. 22nd at Farmingdale, W 7-2
The SUNY Oneonta women's tennis team completed its week on last Saturday with a 7-2 win at Farmingdale. The win, capped a 3-0 week for the Red Dragons and raised its dual-match record to 5-3.
Oneonta swept through the doubles portion of the match to jump out to a 3-0 lead. The junior duo of
Lankowicz and
Maggiore didn't surrender a point en route to an 8-0 win at third doubles.
Senior
Browarski and junior
Skolnick picked up an 8-5 win at first doubles while sophomore
Sussman and junior
Smith won at second doubles, 8-1.
In singles play, it was Skolnick, Maggiore, Lankowicz and Smith that captured wins at third through sixth singles. All wins came in straight sets including Lankowicz not surrendering a point at fifth singles.
