Men’s Soccer (3-2-1)
Sept. 14 vs. Vassar, T 1-1 OT2
The SUNY Oneonta men's soccer team battled visiting Vassar College last Saturday to a 1-1 draw at home. The Red Dragons gave up a late goal in the second half and then couldn't knock one home.
Oneonta controlled play for most of the first half, as they carried the play in the Vassar end of the field. The Red Dragons finally broke through in the 31st minute when sophomore
Dylan Williams (Monroe/Monroe-Woodbury) collected a chip pass from senior
Jason Ruivo (Sleepy Hollow/Sleepy Hollow) just inside the box. Williams turned and put a shot along the ground that snuck by the outstretched keeper into the back of the goal.
Oneonta held a 7-2 advantage in shots and a 5-1 advantage in corners in the opening half of play.
The momentum shifted somewhat in the second half, as the Brewers generated some pressure of its own. What looked like a harmless ball over the top of the Oneonta defense landed on senior Rob Manukyan's foot inside the box. Manukyan then dribbled a few steps and flicked a shot by
Vincent Pellegrino (Baldwin/Baldwin) to tie the game in the 87th minute.
Neither team generated a real threat in the two overtime periods and the game ended in a draw.
Sep. 17 vs. Cazenovia, W 10-0
The SUNY Oneonta men's soccer team put 10 goals on the scoreboard last Tuesday in a lopsided victory against visiting Cazenovia. The Red Dragons had seven different players score including four that registered their first collegiate goals.
The high man for the game was sophomore
Zef Saljanin (Yorktown Heights/Yorktown), who registered a collegiate career high three goals in the game. He finished the contest with seven points, as he added an assist on Oneonta's ninth goal.
Classmate
Alex Winiarski (Great Neck/St. Anthony's) added one goal and three assists for Oneonta. Winiarski assisted on the opening three goals in the first half, as Oneonta jumped out to a 4-0 lead at the break.
Collecting their first collegiate goals in the contest were freshmen
Anthony Passiatore (South Setauket/Ward Melville), who scored twice, and
Tyler Kirschner (Dix Hills/Half Hollow Hills East),
Hans Purtell (Johnson City/Johnson City) and
Jared Dalleo (Marlboro/Our Lady of Lourdes). Dalleo also had a pair of assists while Kirschner had one assist.
Picking up his first win in an Oneonta uniform in goal was junior
Brian Wagstaff (Apalachin/Chenango Valley), who registered three saves in the match.
The 10 goals in the match for Oneonta was the first time since 2009 that they collected that many in one game. The three assists for Winiarski was the first time since 2006 that an individual had that many assists in one game.
Women’s Soccer (3-3)
Sept. 14th at Skidmore, L 0-2
Sept. 15th at Williams, L 0-2
The SUNY Oneonta women's soccer team fell on the road last Sunday to Williams 2-0.
The Ephs got off to a strong start. An Eph weaved through several defenders in the box and faked out goalkeeper
Rori Stark (Brewster/Brewster) for an open look at the net but an Oneonta defender cleared the ball, though, to keep the game scoreless.
Less than four minutes later, an Eph gathered the ball at the top of the box and made a move around a defender before sailing the ball over the keeper's head into the middle of the net.
Just eight minutes later, the Ephs were awarded a corner kick and the ball was misplayed by an Oneonta defender in the box and took a bounce in the middle. A Williams player controlled the ball off the bounce and skipped it into the net.
Oneonta tried to get back in the game with a free kick from the right corner.
Liz Lasota (Cutchogue/Mattituck) rocketed the ball perfectly over the crowd to the far crossbar, but Eph keeper calmly collected it to keep the Ephs up 2-0.
The score held for the rest of the half despite the Ephs' continued pressure - they outshot the Red Dragons 10-2 in the opening frame.
In the second half, the Ephs continued to push. Fifteen minutes in a free kick was sent in from the right side of the box that was headed to another player who fired at the net. Stark, however, made a great save on her knees to keep her team in the game.
The Red Dragons looked to gain some momentum as
Kayla Ceschini (Miller Place/Miller Place) carried the ball up the right sideline ahead of her teammates just over two minutes later. She rocketed the ball at the net, but the keeper came off her line to make the save.
Oneonta continued to push.
Avery Serfis (West Hurley/Onteora) fired the ball on net from the middle of the box. It looked as if the ball would curve over Van Wetter's head into the net, but at the last second she made the beautiful one-handed save to send the ball over the cross bar instead.
The rest of the half passed without either team able to finish as the keepers played more aggressively to keep the ball out of the net.
Field Hockey (5-2)
Sept. 14th vs. William Smith (#10), L 2-3
The SUNY Oneonta Field Hockey team took on their third ranked opponent in consecutive games, falling at home to #10 William Smith 3-2.
The game started with William Smith opening the scoring at the 12:37 mark as a Heron picked up a lose ball in the circle after a scramble to put it past Oneonta goalkeeper,
TTess Tracy (Liverpool/Liverpool). A second goal less than seven minutes later put William Smith up 2-0.
Oneonta would pull one back before the halftime break when
Kelcy Forbragd (Camden/Camden) tucked home a shot that hit the post and deflected to her. Forbragd currently leads the team in goals seven.
The Herons would add an insurance goal in the 48th minute.
The Red Dragons picked up the pressure as junior
Sierra Earle (Baldwinsville/Baldwinsville) scored her second goal of the season. Senior
Ashley Morgan (Putnam Valley/Putnam Valley) took the penalty corner pass from
Andrea Day (Greene/Greene) and touched it to her right to Earle. Earle ripped the shot past the Heron's goalie to pull Oneonta to within one but time ran out before Oneonta could counter again.
Tracy made ten saves in the game, many of the outstanding variety.
Sept. 18th vs. Ithaca, W 3-2
The SUNY Oneonta field hockey team scored two second half goals to rally from a one goal deficit to defeat the Ithaca College Bombers last Wednesday at home.
Ithaca got on the scoreboard early off a penalty corner in the fourth minute when a shot from outside the circle deflected off goalie
Tracy into the goal, which is scored as an own goal.
The Red Dragons tied the score in the 23rd minute on a rebound goal from freshman
Erin Butler (Walton/Walton). Butler was in the right spot to collect the rebound off a shot by senior
Morgan off a penalty corner.
The Bombers went ahead in the 27th minute. A Bomber directed a crossing pass that deflected off Oneonta defender Earle and into the goal.
Oneonta held a 12-6 advantage in shots in the opening half while the Bombers held a slight edge in penalty corners 8-5.
The second half was all Oneonta, as they controlled the play from the beginning. Two goals in the first 12 minutes gave the Red Dragons its margin of victory. Junior
Forbragd evened the score in the 42nd minute. It was Forbragd's team-leading eighth goal of the season. Forbragd has scored in all but one game this fall.
The game-winner for Oneonta came exactly five minutes later when junior Day dribbled into the circle and got a shot off that found the back of the goal.
Sophomore
Krista Servedio (Shrub Oak/Lakeland) picked up the win today in relief of starter Tracy. Servedio recorded five saves in playing the second half.
Volleyball (8-5)
Sept. 13th & 14th at Union College Invitational
vs. Williams, L 0-3; vs. Nazareth, L 1-3; vs. Hartwick, W 3-0; vs. Skidmore, W 3-1
The SUNY Oneonta volleyball team competed at the Union College Invitational this past weekend and came away with a 2-2 record. Oneonta dropped its first two matches of the tournament on Friday before bouncing back last Saturday with a pair of victories.
In its opening match on Friday, the Red Dragons were swept by Williams College (22-25, 12-25, 17-25). Sophomore
Jill Darpino (Endicott/Union Endicott) led Oneonta with six kills. Junior
Becca Horton (Owego/Owego Free Academy) had 10 assists and senior
Kristina Pelaccio (Verplanck/Hendrick Hudson) recorded 13 digs.
Oneonta fell in four sets to Nazareth in its final match on Friday (19-25, 18-25, 25-20, 18-25). Sophomore
Hannah O'Neil (Brookhaven/Bellport) and senior
Erica Darpino (Endicott/Union-Endicott) each collected seven kills to lead Oneonta. Horton led the Red Dragons with 14 assists while Pelaccio had 18 digs.
E. Darpino had 12 kills in Oneonta's three-set sweep of Hartwick to begin Saturday (25-16, 25-21, 25-19). Freshman
Jessica Pelaccio (Verplanck/Hendrick Hudson) fueled the attack with 18 assists while her sister Kristina had 18 digs.
In the final match of the tournament, Oneonta defeated Skidmore in four sets (25-11, 23-25, 25-19, 25-17).
E. Darpino had 10 kills and seven blocks while classmate
Bridget McHugh (New Hyde Park/Herricks) collected nine kills and five blocks. Horton had 22 assists and four service aces.
K. Pelaccio had 15 kills and three aces.
Sep.t 17th vs. Scranton, W, 3-1
After dropping the first set, 25-11, the SUNY Oneonta volleyball team rallied to win the next three sets to defeat Scranton University last Tuesday at home, 3-1 (11-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-23).
In the second set, the two squads battled tightly with neither team holding more than a two-point lead at any point in the set. With the score tied at 20 apiece, Oneonta scored the final five points to take the second set.
The Red Dragons were in control throughout the third set en route to the 10-point win.
In the fourth set, Oneonta jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead before the Royals battled back to tie the score at nine apiece. Scranton held a 15-11 lead before Oneonta ran off five unanswered points to go ahead 16-15. Six ties and five lead changes later, Oneonta prevailed 25-23 to take the match.
Senior
E. Darpino paced the attack with seven kills and four blocks. Junior
Horton fueled the offense with 14 assists. Freshman
J. Pelaccio had a team high three service aces while her sister Kristina led the defensive effort with 15 digs.
Women’s Tennis (4-2/2-1 SUNYAC)
Sept. 13th at Brockport, W 6-3
Sept. 14th at Geneseo, L 0-9
The SUNY Oneonta women's tennis team traveled to the Rochester area this past weekend and came away with a split against Brockport and SUNY Geneseo. On Friday afternoon, the Red Dragons took care of Brockport, 6-3, before fall to SUNY Geneseo, 9-0.
Against Brockport, Oneonta came through the doubles matches with a 2-1 lead thanks to victories at first and second doubles by the pairings of junior
Brynn Sussman (Highland Mills/Monroe-Woodbury) and senior
Lauren Skolnick (Sayville/Sayville) and seniors
Emily Maggiore (Binghamton/Binghamton) and
Colette Lankowicz (Sayville/Sayville) respectively.
In singles, Sussman, Maggiore, Skolnick and Lankowicz were all winners at first through fourth singles respectively. All victories came in straight sets.
Sept. 17th vs. Cortland, W 8-1
The SUNY Oneonta women's tennis team swept all six singles spots today en route to a lopsided 8-1 victory against rival SUNY Cortland. The win for Oneonta secured the No. 2 seed in the division for the conference tournament in October.
Oneonta opened the match by winning two of the three doubles matches to take a 2-1 lead into singles play. Senior
Skolnick and junior
Sussman defeated the sophomore duo of Shannon Grodotzke and Dilara Kumbul 8-4 at first doubles.
The senior tandem of Maggiore and
Lankowicz defeated junior Mary Claire Kopcienski and her partner, freshman Natalie Groves 8-6 at second doubles.
Sussman, Maggiore, Skolnick, Lankowicz, sophomores
Michelle Spencer (Homer/Homer) and
Riane Reithel (Penfield/Webster Schroeder) were the winners at first through sixth singles respectively. Sussman, Maggiore, Spencer and Reithel all won in straight sets. Skolnick and Lankowicz needed a third set, super tiebreak to decide their matches.
Men’s Cross Country
Sept. 14th in Oneonta Early Bird Invitational, 1st place/24 pts.
The SUNY Oneonta men's cross country team made it 2-for-2 last Saturday by winning its second straight invitational in as many outings. In the triumph at the Oneonta Early Bird Invitational at Fortin Park, the Red Dragons had all seven of its scoring runners in the top 11 including the overall winner, junior
Andrew Bohunicky (Johnson City/Maine-Endwell). Bohunicky covered the 6K course in a time 19:15, which was an Oneonta men's record for the distance. Bohunicky just edged out sophomore Jesse Coull of Union College, who crossed in 19:15.30.
The Red Dragons ended up with a team score of 24, which was well ahead of second place SUNY New Paltz, who scored 71 points. Union finished third with 92 points followed by Hartwick with 110 points.
Sophomore
Jim Bernstein (Grahamsville/Tri-Valley), junior
Mike Didas (Endwell/Maine-Endwell) and freshman
David Busby (New Paltz/New Paltz) finished fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. Senior
Tom Haskins (Tully/Tully) rounded out the top five finishers for Oneonta in eighth place. Senior Mitch Todorov and junior
Jay Berube (Putnam Station/Ticonderoga) completed the top seven for the Red Dragons in ninth and eleventh places respectively. All seven completed the race in less than 20 minutes.
Women’s Cross Country
Sept. 14th in Oneonta Early Bird Invitational, 1st place/23 pts.
The SUNY Oneonta women's cross country team made it 2-for-2 last Saturday by winning its second straight invitational in as many outings. In the triumph at the Oneonta Early Bird Invitational at Fortin Park, the Red Dragons had all seven of its scoring runners in the top 11 including four freshmen and the overall winner, senior
Danielle Kennedy (Stony Point/Albertus Magnus). Kennedy covered the 4.5K course in a time 16:50, which was an Oneonta women's record for the distance. Kennedy was six seconds ahead of runner-up, freshman Victoria Hathaway of Hartwick College, who crossed in 16:56.
The Red Dragons ended up with a team score of 23, which was 35 points ahead of second place Brockport, who scored 58 points. SUNY New Paltz finished third with 100 points followed by Union College with 112 points.
Junior
Marielle Genovesi (Glen Head/North Shore), freshman
Mary Kate Bida (Millbrook/Millbrook), junior
Brianna McLoughlin (Yonkers/School of the Holy Child) and freshman
Alyssa Drapeau (Glenville/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) finished fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh respectively. Freshmen
Elizabeth Jewiss (Marathon/Marathon) and
Samantha Wilks completed the top seven runners for Oneonta in tenth and eleventh places respectively. All seven completed the race in less than 18 minutes.
