Men’s Soccer (4-2-2)
Sept. 21st at RPI, W 2-0
SUNY Oneonta senior
Luke Halberg (Norwich/Valley Heights Christian Academy) scored twice to lead the Red Dragons men's soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), last Saturday afternoon in non-league action from Renwyck Field.
Halberg got the Red Dragons on the scoreboard in the 26th minute, when he buried a chance from the left side of goal. Junior
Hans Purtell (Bay Shore/Bay Shore) delivered a ball into the penalty area that was controlled by Halberg, before he placed it neatly past the RPI goalkeeper.
Oneonta took the 1-0 lead to the break, despite an even tally in the shot count (4-4). The Red Dragons did hold a slight 2-1 edge in first half corners.
Rensselaer nearly drew even in the 54th minute when the ball was touched beyond Pellegrino and into the net off a diagonal pass but the play was ruled offside.
Halberg then completed the double in the 67th minute, cutting into the penalty are from the left wing, before curling a shot over the outstretched arms of the Rensselaer goalkeeper and into the right side netting.
Pellegrino earned his first victory of the season, stopping two shots. The Red Dragons finished with an 11-9 edge in shots, including 6-2 on-goal.
Sept. 22nd at Western New England, T 1-1 OT2
Despite holding a decided advantage in shots and scoring opportunities, the SUNY Oneonta men's soccer team left Springfield, MA last Sunday with a 1-1 tie against Western New England. The Red Dragons outshot the Golden Bears 24-7, but couldn't push the game-winner across.
"It's hard to believe we didn't win that game," texted coach
Iain Byrne. "We were a threat throughout and must have hit the post three times."
Oneonta generated 12 of its shots in the first period, but had nothing to show for it, as the two squads went into halftime deadlocked at zero.
In the 63rd minute, the hosts broke the scoreless tie.
Twelve minutes later, Oneonta finally broke through and tied the score at 1-1. Sophomore
Dylan Williams (Monroe/Monroe-Woodbury) scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season. Williams headed a ball sent in by junior
Mitchell Cain (Marcy/Whitesboro) by the WNE keeper.
Oneonta sophomore
Zef Saljanin (Yorktown Heights/Yorktown) almost won the game in the 88th minute when he headed a ball that hit the post.
Junior goalkeeper,
Daniel DeBottis (Cicero/C-NS), wasn't credited with a save for Oneonta, as he moves to 2-1-1 on the season.
"In the end, it was a good performance against a tough opponent that will prepare us for the physicality of our conference schedule," texted Byrne.
Volleyball (8-8)
Sept. 21st at St. John Fisher Quad
at St. John Fisher, L 0-3; vs. Brockport, L 1-3
Sept. 24th vs. Union, L 0-3
The SUNY Oneonta volleyball team gave a valiant effort last Wednesday night, but fell at home to visiting Union College 3-0.
Union jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead in the first set before Oneonta stormed back to tie the score at six apiece. The Red Dragons kept battling and took its only lead of the first set 12-11 before the Dutchwomen ran off six unanswered points to take the lead for good. Oneonta battled late in the set and came as close as 22-23 before dropping the first set 25-22.
In the second set, it was Oneonta that jumped out early to a 6-1 lead. Union charged back and tied the score at seven apiece. Nine ties and four lead changes later, Union took the second set 28-26. The only other point in the match that Union held the lead was at 16-15.
The third set began as the first set with the Dutchwomen jumping out to the early 5-1 lead. Oneonta battled back to knot the score at eight apiece. The set was tied at one other point, 11-11, before Union began to pull away. With the Dutchwomen leading 16-14, they ran off four straight points en route to taking the final set by a score of 25-18.
Leading the Oneonta attack tonight was sophomore
Jill Darpino (Endicott/Union Endicott), who registered nine kills. Junior
Becca Horton (Owego/Owego Free Academy) and sophomore
Karly Greco (East Patchogue/Bellport) fueled the attack with 14 and 13 assists respectively. Senior
Kristina Pelaccio (Verplanck/Hendrick Hudson) led the defensive effort with 21 digs. Over the weekend, Pelaccio went passed 1,000 career digs and, after tonight's match, she has 1,046 digs.
Women’s Tennis (6-2)
Sept. 20th at Oswego, W 9-0
The SUNY Oneonta women's tennis team didn't waste much time in defeating Oswego on the road last Friday 9-0.
In winning the match, Oneonta surrendered only 28 games.
Oneonta began the match with a sweep of the doubles. The duo of
Lauren Skolnick (Sayville/Sayville) and
Brynn Sussman (Highland Mills/Monroe-Woodbury) defeated Haley Miller and Olivia Knierman, 8-0, moving their season record to 5-2.
Emily Maggiore (Binghamton/Binghamton) teamed with
Kelly Gochan (Lake Grove/Sachem North) won 8-1 at second doubles. At third doubles, the team of seniors
Jenna Conklin (Wilton/Saratoga Springs) and
Abigail Smith (Seneca Falls/Mynderse Academy) defeated Becca Zoeller and Hannah Rawlings, 8-2.
Sussman, Maggiore and Gochan came back and won first through third singles, respectively, conceding six games between the three of them.
The most exciting match of the afternoon was at fifth singles, where Oneonta's freshman
Kayla Houle (Apalachin/Owego Free Academy) and Oswego's junior, Lauren Stall, went to a third set tie break to decide the winner. Houle won the first 6-0, but fell in the second set 6-4 before prevailing in the tie break 10-8 for her first victory of Red Dragon tennis career .
Michelle Spencer (Homer/Homer) won at fourth singles, 6-0 and 6-1 while
Christine Santarsiero (Rye Brook/Blind Brook) won at sixth singles by the score 6-1 in both sets.
Sept. 26th at Hartwick, W 9-0
The SUNY Oneonta women's tennis team defeated cross-town rival Hartwick 9-0 last Thursday.
Onenta swept through the doubles portion of the match to jump out to a 3-0 lead. The duo of
Skolnick and
Sussman won at first doubles, 8-2, while seniors
Maggiore and Lankowicz took second doubles by the same score.
Smith paired up with sophomore
Gochan to win at third doubles 8-3.
Sussman, Maggiore and Lankowicz turned around and competed at first through third singles. Sussman and Maggiore forced third set tie breaks after taking the first set and falling in set two. Lankowicz dropped only three games in her two sets.
Spencer won 6-3, 6-1 at fourth singles. Senior
Conklin picked up her first collegiate singles victory at fifth singles with 6-0, 6-3 win and
Riane Reithel (Penfield/Webster Schroeder) won in three sets 6-2, 6-7 and 10-8 at sixth singles.
