Nov 24, 2009

Tuesday's Contest Summary

Men's Basketball Drops Home Opener

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team hosted the Hobart Statesmen tonight and dropped a tough 70-54 decision. Hobart used an 8-0 spurt in the first half to take a 31-19 lead on the way to a 35-22 halftime advantage. The Statesmen led by as many as 26 in the second half as they cruised to the win. Senior Kyle Stevens posted a double-double for Geneseo with 11 points and 11 rebounds, senior Brandon Simpson added 11 points and seven boards and junior John Scott finished with 10. The Knights fall to 0-2 on the season and travel to Cortland on Friday, December 4.

Nov 24, 2009

Weekly Honors and Rankings

SUNYAC Fall Scholars Announced
Rubeniuk Tabbed by SUNYAC

Weekly Honors and Rankings
The State University of New York Athletic Conference announced the winners of the SUNYAC Scholar-Athlete awards for the fall season and Geneseo claimed two of the eight awards, given to the member of the All-SUNYAC first or second team with the highest grade point average.

Graduate student Liz Montgomery claimed the award for women's cross country and senior Joey Mort garnered the award for men's soccer. This is the third SUNYAC Scholar-Athlete award for Montgomery and first for Mort.

Geneseo has won 45 of the 142 awards (31.7%) conferred since inception in 2003-04.

In other SUNYAC news, first year Adrian Rubeniuk earned SUNYAC Ice Hockey Goalie of the Week recognition after making 29 saves in Geneseo's 2-1 win over Brockport on Friday.

Nov 22, 2009

Sunday's Contest Summary

Women's Basketball Wins Championship
Campbell Named MVP at Mt. Aloysius

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team took on Penn State-Beaver this afternoon in the championship game of the Mt. Aloysius tournament and won a 78-53 victory as junior Khadija Campbell was named Most Valuable Player after scoring 17 points on 7-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line with 10 rebounds in the title tilt. Sophomore Bri Dunton earned All-Tournament Team recognition by scoring 10 points with six rebounds in the championship game after hitting for 20 points in the first round. Junior forwards Alyssa Polosky and Melissa Loughlin netted 12 points each, with Polosky grabbing seven rebounds and Loughlin hitting five of nine shots. The Knights are 2-0 and travel to RIT on Monday, November 30.

Nov 21, 2009

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Women's Basketball Opens With Win
Men's Swimming Sweeps at Hamilton
Women's Swimming Goes 2-1

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team opened their season with a 76-47 win over Lynchburgh (VA) College in the first round of the Mt. Aloysius tournament. Sophomore Bri Dunton scored 16 of her game-high 20 points in the first half as the Knights raced out to a 34-20 lead at intermission. Dunton finished 7-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 4-4 from the line with four rebounds and three assists. First year Melissa Graham added 11 points and three assists on 5-7 shooting and sophomore Katelyn Charbonneau totaled nine points on 4-12 from the field. Junior Khadija Campbell finished with eight points and sophomore Stephanie Ruback led the team with eight rebounds. Geneseo takes on Penn State-Beaver in the championship game on Sunday at 3 p.m.

Men's Swimming & Diving
The men's swimming and diving team traveled to Clinton, New York for the Hamilton College Quad and defeated the host Continentals, 133-71.5, Ithaca, 134-103 and Hartwick, 137-94. Sophomore Nate Foley won the 1000-yard freestyle in 10:04.49 and the 500 free in 4:52.92 to lead Geneseo. The Blue Wave went 1-2 in the 200 fly and 200 back as senior Sean Kennedy and Jamie Mathews posted times of 2:00.63 and 2:02.75, respectively, in the fly and Josh Kaplan and Austin Brennan swam 1:57.89 and 2:01.89 in the back. Sophomore Andrew Kuter swam a second place time of 22.25 in the 50 free, sophomore Ken Pink finished second in the 200 breast in 2:14.61 and the 400 medley relay team of Kaplan, Pink, Kennedy and Kuter won in a time of 3:38.91. The Blue Wave is 6-0 and defends their 2008 ECAC Division III championship on December 5-7 in East Meadow.

Women's Swimming & Diving
The women's swimming and diving team defeated host Hamilton, 172-64, and Hartwick, 173-68, but lost to Ithaca, 128-115 at the Hamilton College Quad meet this afternoon. First year Meghan Green paced the Blue Wave effort by winning the 1000-yard free (10:41.84) and 500 free (5:18.98) and finishing second in the 200 free (2:01.62). Junior Michelle Rodriguez won the 200 free in 1:58.05, placed second in the 100 free in 52.63 and anchored the 400 free relay team with Jennifer Anthone, Katie Linehan and Elyssa Max to a first place time of 3:40.68. Junior Kelly Young won three-meter diving with a score of 234.65 and senior Sierra Achin placed second in the 200 breast in 2:27.90. Geneseo moves to 5-1 on the campaign and defends their 2008 ECAC Division III championship on December 5-7 in East Meadow.

Nov 21, 2009

NCAA Division III Cross Country

Geneseo Men Finish Sixth
Women Place Ninth

Men's Cross Country
The men's cross country team traveled to Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio this afternoon and placed a program-best sixth place in the NCAA Division III championship with 271 points. Senior Bobby Henchen, who finished 39th in 26:13 and junior Ryan O'Connor, who was 40th in 26:16, led the Knights, ranked third nationally. Sophomore Nick Pardee finished 83rd in 26:37 and classmate Chris Mateer was 95th in 26:42. Sophomore Lee Berube, the SUNYAC individual champion, placed 106th in 26:47, senior Tim Chichester was 123rd in 26:52 and senior Jesse Berube was 126th in 26:53.

Men's Team Results

Men's Individual Results

Women's Cross Country
The women's cross country team traveled to Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio for the NCAA Division III Cross Country championships and lived up to their #9 national rank by finishing in ninth place in team scoring with 320 points. Senior Sandra Goettelman earned All-American honors with an 18th place finish in a time of 22:33. First year Marissa Liberati placed 84th in 23:28, with graduate students Liz Montgomery and Maggie Morris placing 108th and 123rd in 23:41 and 23:47, respectively. First year Brigid Heenan placed 143rd in 23:57 to complete the scoring five, sophomore Alyssa Smith ran 144th in 23:58 and first year Emily Sullivan ran 229th in 25:01.

Women's Team Results

Women's Individual Results

Nov 20, 2009

Friday's Contest Summary

Ice Knights Down Brockport

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team hosted SUNYAC foe Brockport tonight and skated to a 2-1 victory as first year goaltender Adrian Rubeniuk turned aside 29 shots. Geneseo sophomore David Arduin opened the scoring at 15:08 of the first period on the power play with Phil Rose and Jake Yard picking up the assists. The Ice Knights made it 2-0 at 7:41 of the second when sophomore Stefan Decosse scored his second goal of the season from Sebastian Panetta and Nick Ryan. The Golden Eagles scored their lone goal with the goalie pulled on a power play at 18:21 of the third period. The Ice Knights move to 4-5-0 overall and 3-3-0 in SUNYAC and travel to Cortland on Friday, December 4.

Nov 17, 2009

Tuesday's Contest Summary

Men's Cagers Drop Opener

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team traveled to Medaille College tonight and dropped the season opener, 83-77. In the first half, Medaille led by as many as 14 points at 26-12 as the Mavericks hit 14 of 24 from the floor and 13 of 13 from the line. Geneseo closed within two points at 34-32 on a jumper by senior Jordan Blair, but Medaille finished the half on a 10-3 run. In the second stanza, Medaille scored the first five points of the half and never looked back. Senior Brandon Simpson scored 14 of his game-high 20 points in the second half to pace the Knights. Senior Jason Segarra hit four of six from the arc for a career-best 12 points, while sophomore Mike Hoy and senior Kyle Stevens hit for 12 points. The Mavericks made 22-27 from the line and controlled the glass, 31-26, while Geneseo shot just six of 10 from the charity stripe. The Knights host Hobart College in the home opener on Tuesday, November 24 at 7 p.m.

Nov 17, 2009

Weekly Honors and Rankings

Young Named RACA AOW
Four Knights Claim SUNYAC Honors
Milkovich Garners NFHCA All-Region

Weekly Honors and Rankings
Junior diver Kelly Young was named the Rochester Area College Athletics Female Athlete of the Week and the SUNYAC Women's Diver of the Week after setting a school record and NCAA qualifying mark of 267.60 on the one-meter board in the win over Cortland on Saturday.

Senior Sandra Goettelman, sophomore Lee Berube and sophomore Ken Pink claimed SUNYAC Player of the Week honors. Goettleman and Berube earned SUNYAC Cross Country Runner of the Week after each finished fourth individually in leading Geneseo to second place team finishes at the NCAA Atlantic Region Cross Country championships on Saturday at Letchworth State Park. Pink won three events in the win over Cortland to earn SUNYAC Men's Swimmer of the Week recognition.

Junior Michelle Milkovich was tabbed as a second team All-North Atlantic Region player by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA). Milkovich, who scored four goals and a school-record 11 assists for 19 points, earned first team honors the last two seasons and was ranked seventh nationally in assists per game in 2009.

Nov 16, 2009

Equestrian Competes at Lehman

Knights Finish Fifth on Saturday
Geneseo Takes Sixth on Sunday

Women's Equestrian
The women's equestrian team participated in a pair of shows over the weekend at Lehman Farms in Pittsford, New York. On Saturday, Geneseo finished in fifth place in the 13-team scoring in the show hosted by Nazareth College. Sophomore Julianne Pangal earned High Point Rider honors after winning a first place ribbon over fences in the Intermediate class and a first place ribbon on the flat in the Open class. Geneseo posted two other first place performances in Amyrose Lomele over fences in the Novice class and Caroline Patton in Walk/Trot. In addition, first year Kristin Rabb captured a second place ribbon in Advanced Walk/Trot/Canter.

On Sunday, Geneseo finished sixth of 13 participating teams. Sophomores Katie Roberts, Casey Williamson and Patton each garnered a first place award with Roberts coming on the flat in the Open class, Williamson in Advanced Walk/Trot/Canter and Patton in Walk/Trot. First year Julie Philipson took a second place honor on the flat in the Novice class and sophomore Karina Stamatis placed second over fences in the Novice class. Geneseo travels to St. Lawrence on Saturday and Cazenovia on Sunday.

Nov 14, 2009

NCAA Division III Women's Soccer

Blue Knights Fall in Penalty Kicks

NCAA Division III Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team traveled to Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania for the first round of the NCAA Division III tournament and fell 6-5 in penalty kicks to Endicott (MA) College after playing to a 1-1 draw. After a scoreless first half, Geneseo took a 1-0 lead with 10:07 left in the contest as senior Eileen Coyle scored her 13th goal of the season on an assist from senior Stephanie Bergin, but Endicott tied the score only 58 seconds later. After regulation and the two overtime periods could not decide a winner, the penalty kick session lasted eight shooters for each team. Geneseo had 24 shots to nine for Endicott. Junior Katie Clerkin made four saves in nets for Geneseo as they finish the season with a record of 14-4-3.

Nov 14, 2009

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Ice Knights Cage Bengals
Swimming and Diving Sweeps Cortland

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team hosted the Buffalo State Bengals and skated to a 3-2 win when first year Ryan Bulach scored his first collegiate goal with 4:21 remaining in the third period. After a scoreless first period, Geneseo took a 1-0 lead when senior Dan Brown collected a deflected puck and scored his fifth goal of the season with Michael Forgione picking up the assist at 5:25. Buffalo State answered at 6:35, but the Ice Knights reclaimed the lead on Kaz Iwamoto's third tally of the year at 11:59 as Brown and Jake Yard assisted. The Bengals tied the game at two at the 13:51 mark of the third, but Bulach slid the puck under the Buffalo State goalie to give the Ice Knights the win. Senior Phil Rose and sophomore David Arduin claimed helpers on the game winner. First year Adrian Rubeniuk made 38 saves to post the win in nets as Geneseo moves to 3-5-0 overall and 2-3-0 in SUNYAC. The Ice Knights host the Brockport Golden Eagles on Friday at 7 p.m.

Men's Swimming & Diving
The men's swimming and diving team traveled to Cortland this afternoon and slayed the Red Dragons by a score of 168-128. Sophomore Ken Pink won three events to lead the Blue Wave as he captured the 100 breast (1:03.38), 200 breast (2:17.89) and the 200 IM (2:05.70). Sophomore Nate Foley and Austin Brennan won two events each as Foley touched first in the 1,000 free (10:04.89) and the 500 free (4:57.05) and Brennan won the 100 back (56.54) and the 100 fly (55.77). Senior Sean Kennedy won the 200 fly in 2:02.51, junior Russell Sullivan took the 200 back in 2:02.79 and the 200 medley relay team of Brennan, Pink, Kennedy and Andrew Kuter won in 1:40.82. Geneseo is 3-0 on the season and travels to Hamilton for a quad meet with the host Continentals, Hartwick and Ithaca on Saturday.

Women's Swimming & Diving
The women's swimming and diving team traveled to Cortland and raced to a 165-129 victory. First year Meghan Green, junior Michelle Rodriguez and junior Kelly Young each won two events for the Blue Wave. Green won the 1000 free in 10:48.28 and the 500 free in 5:22.46, Rodriguez captured the 100 and 200 freestyles in 53.91 and 1:58.35, respectively, and Young won the one-meter diving with a school record and NCAA qualifying mark of 267.60 and the three-meter diving with a score of 218.25. Senior Sierra Achin won the 200 breast in 2:30.93, senior Natalie Thorpe won the 200 IM in 2:17.68 and the 400 free relay of Kaitlin Wilcoxen, Katie Linehan, Elyssa Max and Rodriguez won with a time of 3:44.27. Geneseo moves to 3-0 on the season and travels to Hamilton on Saturday for a quad meet with Hartwick and Ithaca.

Nov 14, 2009

2009 NCAA Atlantic Regional

Pavlus, St. Lawrence Win Women's Titles
Hamilton's Kosgei, Cortland Capture Men's Crowns

2009 NCAA Atlantic Regional

SUNY Geneseo hosted the 2009 NCAA Division III Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships this morning at Letchworth State Park in Mt. Morris, New York. The top two teams from each of the women's and men's races earn automatic bids to the NCAA Division III championships hosted by Baldwin Wallace on Saturday, November 21.

In the women's race, junior Wendy Pavlus won the individual title in a time of 21:22 over the six kilometers to lead the St. Lawrence Saints, ranked sixth nationally, to the team championship with 43 points, snapping Geneseo's five-year hold on the region team title. Senior Johannah Ludington finished third for the Saints with a time of 21:47, sophomore Jenna Hulton was fifth in 21:58, sophomore Megan Derby was ninth in 22:18 and senior Hilary St. John placed 25th in 23:03.

Geneseo, ranked ninth nationally, earned the second automatic bid to the nationals by placing second in team scoring with 74 points. Senior Sandra Goettelman paced the Blue Knights by finishing fourth in a time of 21:56. First years Marissa Liberati and Brigid Heenan were 13th and 16th in 22:43 and 22:47, respectively, for the Knights. Graduate students Maggie Morris, who was 17th in 22:48 and Liz Montgomery, who was 24th in 22:57, completed the scoring five for Geneseo.

Sophomore Jena Peacock of Rowan was second in 21:38, freshman Jennifer Randall of Ithaca placed sixth in 22:13, Plattsburgh senior Jenny Schaffhouser was seventh in 22:15, senior Michelle Wallace of TCNJ finished eighth in 22:15 and sophomore Joan Kanarkiewicz of NYU completed the top ten with a time of 22:30.

In the men's race, senior Peter Kosgei of Hamilton dominated the competition to win the individual title in a course-record time of 24:40, but nationally fourth-ranked Cortland raced to the team title with 49 points as the Red Dragons placed their five scoring runners in the top 17. Seniors Eric Stermer, Kyle O'Brien and Justin Wager ran in a pack and finished sixth (25:24), seventh (25:24) and eighth (25:25) to pace Cortland. Senior Jerry Greenlawn was 11th in 25:32 and freshman Sean Curry placed 17th in 25:40 to complete the scoring runners.

SUNY Geneseo, ranked third nationally, notched the second automatic berth by scoring 64 points as sophomore Lee Berube led the way with a fourth place time of 25:02. Junior Ryan O'Connor was 10th in 25:31, senior Tim Chichester ran 13th in 25:34, senior Jesse Berube placed 14th in 25:34 and sophomore Nick Pardee completed the scoring five in 23rd (25:48).

Junior Mike Heymann of Plattsburgh finished second to Kosgei in a time of 24:53, senior Zach Maher of NYU was third in 24:56, junior Dan Ramsey of St. Lawrence was fifth in 25:20 and NYU senior Calvin Lee completed the top ten with a ninth place time of 25:29.

The remaining at-large team and individual selections will be made on Sunday, November 15 and posted at ncaasports.com and the Baldwin Wallace Division III championship web site.

Nov 13, 2009

Friday's Contest Summary

Ice Knights Blanked by Blue Devils

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team hosted Fredonia tonight and were blanked by the Blue Devils by a score of 5-0. After an evenly played first period, Fredonia scored a power play goal with only 13 seconds left to gain momentum. The Blue Devils dominated the second period with three scores and tacked on another power play goal in the third. Sophomore Cory Gershon made 22 saves and allowed four goals in two periods, while junior Michael Battaglia stopped six shots and allowed one goal in the third period in his collegiate debut. The Ice Knights fall to 2-5-0 overall and 1-3-0 in SUNYAC. Geneseo hosts Buffalo State on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Nov 10, 2009

Weekly Honors and Rankings

Feuz Named SUNYAC Player of the Year!
Beale Tabbed by RACA
Brennan Earns SUNYAC Award

Weekly Honors and Rankings
Senior defender Lindsey Feuz was named the SUNYAC Women's Soccer Player of the Year on Tuesday as announced by the State University of New York Athletic Conference.
Feuz anchored a Geneseo defense that allowed 14 goals in 20 games and posted 10 shutouts on their way to the SUNYAC championship. Feuz is a three-time All-SUNYAC defender, including the last two seasons on the first team and was an NSCAA Second team All-Northeast Region selection in 2008.

Senior Melissa Beale was named the Rochester Area College Athletics Female Athlete of the Week after being named Most Valuable Player of the SUNYAC Tournament as she led the Blue Knights to the SUNYAC Women's Soccer team championship with two goals and one assist in three games.

First year Austin Brennan was named SUNYAC Men's Swimmer of the Week after capturing three events in the 164-127 victory at Fredonia on Saturday. Brennan won the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:49.99), the 200 back (2:02.56) and the 200 IM (2:07.81).

Nov 09, 2009

NCAA Women's Soccer Information

Knights Headed to Messiah, Pa.
Face Endicott, Mass. in First Round

NCAA Division III Women's Soccer
The Geneseo Blue Knights (14-4-2) earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer tournament with their 2-1 win over SUNY Cortland on Saturday. Geneseo will face Endicott (MA) College on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania in the first meeting between the schools. The host Falcons (19-0-1) entertain Farmingdale St. (15-4-3) on Saturday at 5 p.m., with the winners meeting in the second round on Sunday at 6 p.m.

Senior Eileen Coyle leads the Knights in scoring with 12 goals and one assist for 25 points, senior Melissa Beale has six goals and two assists for 14 points and first year Kelly Bergin adds 12 points on five goals and two helpers. Senior defender Lindsey Feuz is a three-time All-SUNYAC and two-time NSCAA All-Northeast Region selection and junior goalkeeper Katie Clerkin boasts six shutouts.

Geneseo makes their fourth appearance in the NCAA Division III championships and first since reaching the national semifinals in 1994. Geneseo fell to Rochester in the first round in 1992 and, after a first round bye, lost in overtime to Ithaca in the second round in 1993.

In 1994, the Blue Knights advanced by defeating Skidmore, 4-3 in penalty kicks, after a 2-2 tie in the first round, topping Ithaca by a score of 1-0 in overtime in the second round and slipping past William Smith in penalty kicks, 9-8, after a 1-1 tie in the regionals. Trenton (NJ) defeated Geneseo by a score of 6-0 in the national semifinal.

Nov 07, 2009

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Swimming and Diving Sweeps Fredonia
Ice Knights Fall in Overtime to Mustangs

Women's Swimming & Diving
The women's swimming and diving team traveled to Fredonia this afternoon and defeated the Blue Devils by a score of 161-137. Junior Michelle Rodriguez won three events and snapped two pool records in the win. Rodriguez won the 100-yard backstroke in a pool record of 1:02.17, the 50 free in a pool record 24.92 and the 200 back in 2:15.38. Geneseo had five other winners this afternoon as Meghan Green captured the 200 free in 2:01.82, Abby Erickson won the 200 fly in 2:19.58, Kaitlin Wilcoxen won the 200 breast in 2:34.63, Elyssa Max touched first in the 500 free in 5:27.06 and Jennifer Anthone won the 200 IM in 2:19.90. Geneseo moves to 2-0 on the season and travel to Cortland on Saturday.

Men's Swimming & Diving
The men's swimming and diving team handily defeated the host Fredonia Blue Devils this afternoon by a score of 164-127. First year Austin Brennan won three events by taking the 1000-yard free in 10:49.99, the 200 back in 2:02.56 and the 200 IM in 2:07.81. Sophomore Josh Kaplan was a double winner in the 100 back (56.24) and the 500 freestyle (5:04.59). The Blue Wave posted five other individual winners as first year Greg Marks won the 100 breast in 1:06.09, Andrew Gorcica claimed the 200 free in 2:07.36, Frank Schiappa won the 50 free in 23.27, Aaron Wagner took the 100 free in 50.48 and Ken Pink placed first in the 200 breast in 2:17.02. Geneseo is 2-0 on the season and travels to Cortland on Saturday.

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team hosted the Morrisville Mustangs tonight and dropped a tough 4-3 decision in overtime. Geneseo struck first at 3:08 of the opening period when first year Kaz Iwamoto scored from Michael Forgione. The Mustangs erupted for three goals in the second period to take a 3-1 lead after two. Geneseo came out flying in the third and cut the lead when Jake Yard fed Dan Brown for his fourth goal of the season at 5:46. The Ice Knights tied the game at the 12:35 mark when sophomore Stefan Decosse sent classmate David Arduin for a breakaway goal. The Mustangs netted the game-winner with 1:49 left in the overtime. Sophomore Cory Gershon made 13 saves and allowed three goals in 34:48 in nets and first year Adrian Rubeniuk made seven saves and allowed one goal in 28:23. Geneseo falls to 2-4-0 overall and 1-2-0 in SUNYAC.

Nov 07, 2009

SUNYAC Women's Soccer Championship

Geneseo Wins SUNYAC Title!

Women's Soccer
The fifth seeded Geneseo Blue Knights defeated #6 Cortland by a score of 2-1 in the championship game of the SUNYAC tournament at Oneonta this afternoon to claim their fourth overall title and first since 1994. In the first half, first year Kelly Bergin scored with a shot inside the right post after a pass from senior Eileen Coyle for the lone goal of the half at 33:41. The Knights took a 2-0 lead at 50:15 of the second half when Bergin fed Coyle, who scored inside the left post from 18 yards out. The Red Dragons cut the deficit to one at 74:23 on a rebound goal, but the Knights defense made the lead stand. Senior Melissa Beale, who netted the lone goal in the semifinal upset of #1 Oneonta, was selected as the Most Valuable Player, while Coyle, Bergin and senior defender Lindsey Feuz garnered All-Tournament team recognition. Junior Katie Clerkin recorded four saves to post the victory as Geneseo gains the automatic bid to the NCAA Division III national championship tournament.

Nov 06, 2009

Friday's Contest Summary

Ice Knights Sink Statesmen

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team hosted #5 Hobart tonight and sank the Statesmen by a score of 4-3. The Ice Knights scored twice in the opening minutes of the first period as Michael Forgione scored his first of the year on a shorthanded goal from Phil Rose and Jeff MacPhee at 2:38 and sophomore Stefan Decosse notched his first of the season from classmate David Arduin at 3:42. Hobart's Matthew Wallace netted the first of his three goals on the night at 5:30 to cut the lead to 2-1 after one period. Geneseo senior Dan Brown struck twice in the second period, the first coming at 1:30 from first year Kaz Iwamoto and the second tally following at 6:35 from Forgione and Iwamoto. Wallace struck again at 14:35 of the second for a 4-2 Geneseo advantage after two periods and cut the deficit to one goal at 6:35 of the third as both goals came with the man advantage. Sophomore Cory Gershon got the win in goal by making 39 saves as Geneseo moves to 2-3-0 on the campaign.

Nov 06, 2009

SUNYAC Soccer Tournament

Women's Team Upsets #1 Oneonta!
Men Fall to #2 Brockport

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team, seeded fifth in the SUNYAC tournament, traveled to top-seeded Oneonta this morning for a semifinal game and upset the host Red Dragons, 1-0, when senior Melissa Beale scored into the top left corner from 20 yards out with 10:20 remaining in the contest. Oneonta posted 11 shots to seven for Geneseo and had six corner kicks to zero for the Knights, but junior Katie Clerkin, who made four saves, and the Geneseo defense held the nine-time conference champions. The Knights advance to 13-4-2 on the season and face the winner of #6 Cortland and #2 Fredonia in the championship game on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Oneonta.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team, seeded third in the SUNYAC tournament, traveled to Plattsburgh this afternoon to take on #2 Brockport and fell to the Golden Eagles by a score of 1-0. Brockport scored in the first half at 33:15 and made the lone goal stand as the Golden Eagles outshot the Knights by a 10-8 count. Senior Kurt Jameson and junior Yuta Shimizu were named to the All-Tournament team. Geneseo ends their season with a record of 9-7-2.

Nov 05, 2009

SUNYAC Volleyball Tournament

Knights Fall in Three

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team traveled to New Paltz for the first round of the SUNYAC tournament tonight as the #3 seed in the West Division to take on East #2 Cortland and dropped a 25-19,, 25-20, 25-19 decision to end their season with a record of 20-17. First year Laura Galvin had 12 assists and four kills, while juniors Joanne Smith and Jackie Inserillo added six kills each.

Nov 05, 2009

SUNYAC Announces Soccer All-Stars

Geneseo Women Place Six
Men Claim Four Spots

All-SUNYAC Soccer
The State University of New York Athletic Conference announced the members of the 2009 All-SUNYAC Women's and Men's Soccer teams today.

On the women's side, Geneseo (12-4-2) placed six players, one on the first team, four on the second team and one on the third team after finishing in fifth place in the SUNYAC with a 4-3-2 record.

Senior defender Lindsey Feuz earned her third overall All-SUNYAC certificate and second consecutive first team award. On the second team, senior midfielder Stephanie Bergin claimed her fourth All-Conference honor adding to her second team awards in 2006 and 2008 and her third team honor in 2007, senior forward Eileen Coyle notched her second award to go along with a third team in 2007, while senior midfielder Katie Price and junior goalkeeper Katie Clerkin each earned their second award by moving up from third team in 2008. Sophomore midfielder Bre Glynn garnered her first All-SUNYAC award with third team recognition.

On the men's side, Geneseo (9-6-2) placed one player on first team, two on second team and one on third team after finishing in third place in the SUNYAC with a 5-3-1 mark.

Senior defender Joe Mort earned his second straight first team honor and senior Jason Tartick claimed his second consecutive second team award, while sophomore midfielder Colin Begy and senior midfielder Kurt Jameson were recognized for the first time with second team and third team, respectively.

Nov 04, 2009

SUNYAC Announces Volleyball All-Stars

Two Knights Honored on West Team
Galvin Claims Rookie of the Year

All-SUNYAC Volleyball
The State University of New York Athletic Conference announced the members of the 2009 All-SUNYAC Volleyball team today. The Knights, who finished in third place in the SUNYAC West division with a 5-3 record, placed one player on each of the first team and second teams.

Junior right side hitter Krista Frieling earned first team recognition, her second All-SUNYAC award after appearing on the second team in 2008.

First year setter Laura Galvin claimed second team honors and was selected by the conference coaches as the SUNYAC West Rookie of the Year. Galvin was the lone first year player recognized on the West division listings.

Nov 03, 2009

Mort Earns Academic Award

Men's Soccer Defender Tabbed by CoSIDA

CoSIDA All-Academic Team
Senior defender Joe Mort (Rochester/McQuaid) was named to the College Division ESPN the Magazine Men's Soccer District I All-Academic Second team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Members of the first team from each district are put forward to the national ballot for CoSIDA Academic All-American consideration.

Off the playing field, Mort holds a 3.81 grade point average in biology, is a two-time member of the SUNYAC All-Academic team and two-time member of the SUNYAC Commissioner's List.

On the field, he was a 2008 first team All-SUNYAC selection, leading the Knights in scoring with eight goals and 16 points. This season, Mort totaled two goals and three assists in 11 games before his season was cut short by an injury.

Nov 03, 2009

Weekly Honors and Rankings

Berube, Goettelman Earn RACA Honors
Knights Claim Five of Nine SUNYAC Player of the Week Awards
Men Advance in Cross Country National Rankings

Weekly Honors and Rankings
Sophomore Lee Berube and senior Sandra Goettelman earned Rochester Area College Athletics Male and Female Athlete of the Week, respectively, after each captured the individual title at the SUNYAC Cross Country championships on Saturday. In addition, Berube and Goettelman were two of five Geneseo student-athletes to claim SUNYAC Player of the Week honors for their respective sports this week.

Sophomore Ian Mort garnered SUNYAC Men's Soccer Player of the Week after scoring two goals, including the overtime game-winner in the 3-2 SUNYAC tournament win over Oswego, senior Melissa Beale was named SUNYAC Women's Soccer Player of the Week after scoring a goal and an assist in the 2-0 SUNYAC tournament win at Buffalo State and first year Adrian Rubeniuk was tabbed as the SUNYAC Ice Hockey Rookie of the Week after posting 30 saves in claiming his first collegiate win, 3-2, at Potsdam.

The men's cross country team advanced one spot to #3 in the latest USTFCCCA Division III Coaches Poll after defeating then #2-ranked Cortland in the SUNYAC championships. The Red Dragons fell to #4 in this week's poll. The women's team remained at #9 after capturing their 10th straight SUNYAC title.

Oct 31, 2009

SUNYAC Cross Country Championships

Geneseo Sweeps Championships!
Fourth-Ranked Men Defeat #2 Cortland
#9 Women Dominate

Men's Cross Country
The men's cross country team, ranked fourth in the latest USTFCCCA Coaches poll, defeated second-ranked and host Cortland this afternoon at the SUNYAC Championships by scoring 29 points to 44 for the Red Dragons. The Blue Knights win their ninth overall SUNYAC title, but first since 2005. Sophomore Lee Berube won the individual title, the fifth time for a Geneseo harrier, with a time of 25:12 over eight kilometers. Senior Tim Chichester ran third in 25:30 and senior Bobby Henchen placed fifth in 25:50. The trio earned first team All-SUNYAC and became new entrants into the SUNYAC Cross Country Hall of Fame. The Blue Knights claimed three spots on the All-SUNYAC second team as senior Jesse Berube was ninth in 26:08, junior Ryan O'Connor was 11th in 26:13 and Nick Pardee placed 14th in 26:22. Head coach Mike Woods earned his seventh SUNYAC Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year honor.

Women's Cross Country
The women's cross country team, ranked ninth in the latest USTFCCCA Coaches poll, dominated the competition at the SUNYAC Championships at Cortland this afternoon by placing eight runners in the top 13 and scoring 34 points to second place Cortland's 66 to win their 10th straight SUNYAC title. Senior Sandra Goettelman won the individual title, the ninth time in SUNYAC history for a Geneseo runner, with a time of 22:55 over the six kilometers. First year Brigid Heenan joined Goettelman on the All-SUNYAC first team with a sixth place time of 23:40. Geneseo posted six runners on the All-SUNYAC second team as Liz Montgomery was eighth (24:00), Emily Sullivan finished ninth (24:11), sophomore Alyssa Smith was 10th (24:17), Maggie Morris crossed 11th (24:18), first year Marissa Liberati was 12th (24:18) and senior Erin Marks finished 13th in 24:20. Goettelman earned entrance into the SUNYAC Cross Country Hall of Fame and head coach Mike Woods collected his eighth consecutive and ninth overall SUNYAC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year award.

Oct 31, 2009

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Ice Knights Defeat Potsdam
Swim Sweeps Geneseo Invite
Men's, Women's Soccer Win SUNYAC Games

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team traveled to Potsdam and won their first game of the season tonight with a 3-2 victory. Senior Dan Brown opened the scoring from Michael Forgione and Clint Olson on the power play at 5:31 of the opening period. The Bears evened the game at 16:57 of the first, but sophomore defenseman Jake Yard netted his second of the season at 16:39 of the second on the power play from David Arduin and Stefan Decosse for a 2-1 lead. The contest remained 2-1 until 1:05 left when first year Kaz Iwamoto scored into an empty net for a 3-1 advantage. The Bears scored 15 seconds later to cut the lead to 3-2, but Geneseo held on over the final 50 seconds for the win. First year Adrian Rubeniuk made 30 saves to earn his first collegiate win. Geneseo is 1-3-0 overall and 1-1-0 in SUNYAC. The Ice Knights play their home opener on Friday versus Hobart at 7 p.m.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team, seeded third, hosted sixth-seeded Oswego this afternoon in the first round of the SUNYAC tournament and advanced to Friday's semifinal with a dramatic 3-2 win in overtime. Sophomore Ian Mort scored his second goal of the game just 52 seconds into the extra frame from six yards out on the right side of the net after senior Jason Tartick touched the ball from the left side past Oswego goalkeeper Matt Wopperer. Senior Kurt Jameson opened the scoring at 22:40 as he one-timed junior Yuta Shimizu's corner kick inside the left post from 12 yards out on the right side. The Lakers tied the score at 34:36 as Felipe Cavalvanti scored from close range, but Mort scored to give Geneseo a 2-1 lead at intermission with a breakaway shot inside the right post after senior Jeff Rahmlow assisted by sending a through ball from just inside midfield. The Lakers tied the game at two at 76:55 when Max Guliani headed a shot off the right post and the rebound came right back to him and he finished from three yards out. Junior Mike Madarasz made one save to post the win in goal and Wopperer stopped four shots for the Lakers. Geneseo moves to 9-6-2 and will face second seed SUNY Brockport in the semifinals on Friday at Plattsburgh.

Women's Swimming and Diving
The women's swimming and diving team hosted the Geneseo Invitational this afternoon and won the competition with 602 points. Alfred University posted 336 points and Brockport had 333. Junior Kelly Young won both diving events with a school record 253.80 points on the one-meter and 254.75 on the three-meter. Sophomore Alex Dockstader and first year Meghan Green were double winners as Dockstader won the 200-yard IM in 2:17.26 and the 100 back in 1:04.45 and Green won the 200 free in 2:00.06 and the 500 free in 5:14.89. The Blue Wave had five other winners with Abby Erickson taking the 1000 free in 11:18.46, junior Michelle Rodriguez won the 50 free in 24.93, Jade Plaschka won the 100 fly in 1:03.78, Jennifer Anthone touched first in the 100 free in 55.84 and Kaitlin Wilcoxen took the 100 breast in 1:10.84. The Blue Wave travels to Fredonia on Saturday.

Men's Swimming and Diving
The men's swimming and diving team captured the team title at the Geneseo Invitational by scoring 526 points. Alfred totaled 475 and Brockport had 369. The Blue Wave had five sophomore winners this afternoon as Ken Pink won the 100-yard breast in 1:01.89, Nate Foley took the 1000 free in 10:13.58, Dan Strothenke captured the 50 free in 22.48, Aaron Wagner finished first in the 200 IM in 2:04.78 and Josh Kaplan touched first in the 100 back in 54.17. The Blue Wave travels to Fredonia on Saturday.

Women's Soccer
The fifth-seeded Geneseo women's soccer team netted a pair of goals early in the second half to prevail 2-0 over the fourth-seeded host Buffalo State Bengals in a SUNYAC first round game today. After a scoreless first half, senior Melissa Beale got the Knights on the board by redirecting a corner kick from sophomore Bre Glynn for the game’s opening goal at 50:48.  Sophomore Rian Jock scored for the Blue Knights at 57:13 with an assist from Beale to give Geneseo the insurance goal. The Knights held a 9-8 edge in total shots and limited the Bengals to just one shot on goal. Junior Katie Clerkin needed to make just the one save for the shutout. Geneseo advances to next Friday’s semifinal at top-seeded Oneonta.

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team traveled to William Smith this afternoon and dropped a 3-1 decision. The Herons led 1-0 at halftime on a goal at 13:50 and scored twice in the initial five minutes of the second half over a span of 2:07 to take command of the contest. First year Chellie Johnson scored for Geneseo at 64:42 on a rebound goal. William Smith controlled the shots, 14-8, and the penalty corners, 13-9. First year Nicole Zito made four saves for the Knights, who fall to 11-5 on the season. Geneseo will await a possible bid to the ECAC Division III Mid-Atlantic tournament.

Oct 30, 2009

Friday's Contest Summary

Ice Knights Fall, 4-2

Men's Ice Hockey
After opening the season with a pair of close losses at #2 Neumann last weekend, the men's ice hockey team traveled to Plattsburgh, ranked first in the latest USCHO.com Division III Coaches Poll, and fell to the Cardinals by a score of 4-2. Geneseo opened the scoring when senior Phil Rose netted his first of the year from first year Ryan Bulach at the 2:48 mark of the first period. Plattsburgh scored two goals in a 45 second span to take a 2-1 lead, the first coming with only 12 seconds remaining in the opening period and the second coming just 33 ticks into the second frame. The Ice Knights evened the game at two at the 6:36 mark of the second period when sophomore Danny Scagnelli scored from classmate David Arduin. The contest remained 2-2 until 2:59 left when Plattsburgh got a power play goal to take the lead. The Cardinals scored again off the face-off only 16 seconds later to claim the insurance goal. Sophomore Cory Gershon made 28 saves in taking the loss as the Knights fall to 0-3-0 overall and 0-1-0 in SUNYAC.

Oct 28, 2009

Wednesday's Contest Summary

Men's Soccer Falls in Overtime

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team hosted the St. John Fisher Cardinals and lost a 2-1 decision in overtime. The Cardinals scored the game winner on a penalty kick just 12 seconds into the overtime session after playing the kickoff forward and having a player taken down in the penalty area. Geneseo opened the scoring at 17:49 of the first half when senior Kurt Jameson collected a deflected ball in front and scored from six yards out. The Cardinals countered at 51:52 of the second half, scoring on a header after a direct kick service. Sophomore Sam Murphy made six saves in goal for the Knights, who controlled the shot count, 17-12. Geneseo falls to 8-6-2 on the season and hosts Oswego in the first round of the SUNYAC tournament on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Oct 27, 2009

Tuesday's Contest Summary

Women's Soccer Wins in OT

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team traveled to Nazareth College this afternoon and won a 2-1 decision in overtime. After a scoreless first half, Nazareth opened the scoring at 50:58. The Knights evened the game at 79:23 when first year Kelly Bergin netted her third goal of the season. In the overtime, Bergin pressured the Nazareth goalie and deflected a ball back into the net for her second goal of the game, which just crossed the line as the Flyer goalkeeper tried to make a desperation save only 59 seconds into the extra frame. Junior Katie Clerkin made four saves to post the win as the Knights move to 11-4-2 on the season. Fifth-seeded Geneseo travels to #4 Buffalo State on Saturday at 3:15 p.m. for the first round of the SUNYAC tournament.

Oct 27, 2009

SUNYAC Announces Field Hockey All-Stars

Knights Place Six
Seren Named Coach of the Year

All-SUNYAC Field Hockey
The State University of New York Athletic Conference announced the members of the 2009 All-SUNYAC Field Hockey team today. The Knights, who finished in second place with a 5-1 SUNYAC record, placed four players on the first team and two players on the second team.

Junior forwards Stephanie Maisonet and Michelle Milkovich, senior midfielder Libby LeRoy and junior defender Rianna Travers earned first team recognition. Milkovich earns first team for the third consecutive year, Maisonet and Travers garner their second straight first team honor and LeRoy claims All-SUNYAC for the third time overall and second time on the first team.

Junior midfielder Erin Zalewski and first year defender Katie Gallo were selected to the second team, the first All-Conference honor for both.

Second year head coach Jessica Seren was chosen by her peers as the SUNYAC Coach of the Year. Seren has a 20-12 mark in two seasons after taking over a program which finished 6-10 in 2007.

Oct 27, 2009

Weekly Honors and Rankings

Milkovich Tabbed by RACA

Weekly Honors and Rankings
Junior field hockey forward Michelle Milkovich was named Rochester Area Colleges Female Athlete of the Week after leading Geneseo to a 6-1 win over Elmira with a goal and two assists. Her two helpers gave her 11 on the season, a new school record.

Oct 26, 2009

Equestrian Team Opens Season

Team Finishes Third on Saturday and Sunday

Women's Equestrian
The women's equestrian team participated in a pair of shows to open their season this weekend. On Saturday, Geneseo finished third of 14 schools as five riders won first place ribbons and the Knights claimed two second place awards. Sophomore Katie Roberts earned a first place on the flat in the Open class and a second place over fences in Intermediate. Junior Ashley Kresge won a first place on the flat in Novice, while Casey Williamson, April Krenzer and Carla Stephan each won a first in various Walk, Trot, Canter divisions. Senior Amyrose Lomele received a second place award on the flat in the Intermediate class.

On Sunday, the Knights finished third of 15 teams, missing out on second place by one point. Kresge won a first place ribbon on the flat and over fences in the Intermediate class and qualified for the ride off. Roberts won a first over fences in the Intermediate class, while Erin Moran and Williamson claimed first place awards in Walk, Trot, Canter and Caroline Patton won a first in Walk, Trot. Geneseo's Holly Schimpf was first on the flat in Novice and Lomele took a second over fences in the Intermediate class. Geneseo's next shows are on Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15 at Lehman Farms.

Oct 24, 2009

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Men's Soccer Posts Victory
Swim Teams Sweep Bengals in Opener
Volleyball Splits at Pool Play

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team hosted the Fredonia Blue Devils this afternoon and posted a 1-0 win when sophomore Colin Begy converted a crossing pass from the right baseline by senior Kurt Jameson at 51:35 of the second half for his third goal of the year. Junior Mike Madarasz made three saves to earn his fifth shutout of the season. Geneseo controlled the shots, 16-7. The Knights move to 8-5-2 overall and they clinch a spot in the SUNYAC playoffs with a record of 5-3-1. Geneseo hosts St. John Fisher on Wednesday at 3 p.m.

Women's Swimming & Diving
The women's swimming and diving team hosted Buffalo State in the season opener for both teams and swam to a 137-83 victory. Junior Michelle Rodriguez, senior Natalie Thorpe and junior Kelly Young each won two events for Geneseo. Rodriguez captured the 1000-yard freestyle in 11:00.56 and the 100 free in 55.19, Thorpe won the 200 free in 2:02.74 and the 100 fly in 1:03.89 and Young won one-meter diving with a score of 213.45 and three-meter diving with a score of 180.25. Geneseo had two other winners and three exhibition winners in sophomore Alex Dockstader, who took the 50 free in 25.69, Meghan Green, who touched first in the 200 IM in 2:20.41, Ali Dietz in the 100 back (1:04.56), Becca Maisonet in the 500 free (5:41.56) and Sierra Achin in the 100 breast (1:10.90). Geneseo hosts the Blue Wave Invitational on Saturday, October 31 at 12 p.m.

Men's Swimming & Diving
The men's swimming and diving team hosted the Buffalo State Bengals this afternoon and captured a 140-86 decision in the season opener for both teams. Sophomore Andrew Kuter was a double winner in taking the 50-yard freestyle (22.06) and the 100 free (49.65). Sophomore Colin Heinemann won the 1000 free in 10:44.48 and captured an exhibition win in the 500 free in 5:11.79, while CJ Schaub won the 200 free (1:50.76) and claimed an exhibition win in the 100 breast (1:01.74). The Blue Wave had three other winners and two exhibition wins. Sophomore Ken Pink won the 200 IM in 2:03.81, Kyle Crompton won the 100 fly in 55.22 and Josh Kaplan took the 100 back in 56.06, while Ben Conti in one-meter diving (208.45) and Paul Kaleka in three-meter diving (207.60) turned in exhibition wins. Geneseo hosts the Blue Wave Invitational on Saturday, October 31 at 12 p.m.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team continued with the SUNYAC West Pool Play this morning at Fredonia and fell to the hosts, 25-14, 25-13, 25-18. First year Laura Galvin handed out 13 assists and senior Jess McKenna contributed 12 digs. Junior Krista Frieling and senior Jessie Stephenson totaled five kills each. In the second match, Geneseo defeated Brockport in a close five-set match, 15-25, 25-18, 17-25, 25-20, 15-9. Frieling had 11 kills, Galvin dished 21 assists and sophomore Kat Strickland added seven blocks to pace Geneseo. The Knights are 20-16 overall and 5-3 in SUNYAC, qualifying them for the conference tournament on November 5-7 at the East Division highest seed.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team traveled to Fredonia tonight and played to a 0-0 draw. Fredonia had 16 shots to 11 for Geneseo. Junior Katie Clerkin made seven saves to earn the shutout. The Knights are 10-4-2 overall and 4-3-2 in SUNYAC. Geneseo finishes fifth in the SUNYAC regular season standings to qualify for the conference tournament. The Knights travel to Nazareth on Tuesday for the regular season finale.

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team took on the defending NCAA Division III champion Neumann Knights this afternoon for the second straight game and fell by a score of 2-0. The game was scoreless through two periods until Neumann got on the board with a power play goal at 6:19 of the third. The Knights added an empty-netter with 1:23 left in the contest. First year Adrian Rubeniuk made 29 saves in taking the loss in his collegiate debut in nets. Geneseo falls to 0-2-0 on the season and travels to Plattsburgh for their SUNYAC opener on Friday.

Oct 23, 2009

Friday's Contest Summaries

Women's Soccer Cages Bengals
Volleyball Wins Pool Play Pair
Ice Knights Drop Opener

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team traveled to Buffalo State this afternoon and won a 2-1 victory when senior Eileen Coyle scored the game-winner off a pass from Stephanie Bergin with 1:45 remaining in the contest. Geneseo led 1-0 on junior Jane Matejcik's goal at 25:56 of the first half, but the Bengals scored the equalizer at 84:23 of the second on a free kick from 45 yards out. Junior Katie Clerkin made five saves to post the win in nets for the Knights as they move to 10-4-1 overall and 4-3-1 in SUNYAC. Geneseo travels to Fredonia on Saturday.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team traveled to Fredonia this afternoon for the second round of SUNYAC West Pool Play and defeated the Buffalo State Bengals, 25-18, 25-19, 25-11. Sophomore Kat Strickland led the attack with eight kills and two blocks and first year Laura Galvin dished out 18 assists. Senior Jess McKenna contributed nine digs and senior Maddy Maler totaled 11 assists. In the second match, the Knights won a 25-15, 25-16, 25-22 decision over Oswego. Junior Krista Frieling led the way with 12 kills, Galvin handed out 18 assists and McKenna contributed six digs. Geneseo is 19-15 overall and 4-2 in SUNYAC. The Knights continue with the pool play on Saturday with matches versus Fredonia at 10 a.m. and Brockport at 12 p.m.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team hosted Buffalo State this afternoon and lost a wild, offensive contest by a score of 3-2. The Bengals took a 1-0 lead to the intermission after Tony Schiappa collected a loose ball at the top of the 18-yard box and hit a low shot to the left post. In the second half, junior Ben Ariola converted a low shot from eight yards out on a cross from sophomore Colin Begy to tie the game at one at 52:39. The Bengals reclaimed the lead at 74:25 when Schiappa collected a loose ball on a corner kick and scored from six yards out on a scramble in front of the goal. Geneseo evened the game again at 78:20 when first year Alex Stephan sent a through ball to junior Ryan Stansfield, who touched it past Buffalo State goalkeeper Brian Dudek. The Bengals had a chance to take a one-goal lead at 79:22, but Geneseo goalkeeper Mike Madarasz stopped Schiappa on a penalty kick. However, Buffalo State's Brandon Loncar found himself open from 25 yards out at 82:58 and blasted a shot into the upper right corner for the game winner. Geneseo had 26 shots to nine for the Bengals and the Knights controlled the corner kick count, 11-6. Geneseo falls to 7-5-2 overall and 4-3-1 in SUNYAC and hosts Fredonia on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team traveled to Neumann College tonight for the season opener and dropped a 6-2 game to the defending NCAA Division III champions. Neumann opened the scoring five seconds into their first power play at 2:16 of the opening period. In the second stanza, Geneseo tied the game on the power play when sophomore Jonathan Redlick tipped in a point shot by Jake Yard at 9:18. Neumann reclaimed the lead at 13:39, but Yard scored with the extra man at 14:57 with sophomores Stefan Decosse and Danny Scagnelli getting helpers. Neumann erupted for four goals in the third period, the first coming 44 seconds into the frame and the last coming with 14 seconds left in the game on the power play. Sophomore Cory Gershon made 32 saves in net for Geneseo. The Ice Knights take on Neumann on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Oct 23, 2009

Ice Knights Opener Online

WGSU radio provides audiocast
Neumann College video stream and live stats

Men's Ice Hockey
The Geneseo Ice Knights opener versus the Neumann College Knights will be available online in a variety of formats tonight with face-off scheduled for 7 p.m.

For the audio cast, tune to 89.3 WGSU as former Geneseo Ice Knight players Kelly Stokley and Brandon French call the action.

Neumann College provides a video stream and live stats available at the links below:

Video Stream

Live Stats

Oct 21, 2009

Weekly Honors and Rankings

Goettelman Earns SUNYAC Honor
Chichester Tabbed by RACA
Cross Country Rankings

Weekly Honors and Rankings
Senior Sandra Goettelman earned SUNYAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week after finishing second and pacing the Knights to the team title at the Rochester Invitational.

Senior cross country runner Tim Chichester collected honorable mention Rochester Area Colleges Male Athlete of the Week recognition after setting a new course record at the Rochester Invitational in leading Geneseo to the team championship.

The men's cross country team remained fourth in the latest USTFCCCA Division III Coaches poll, while the women's team fell one spot to #9.

Oct 21, 2009

Wednesday's Contest Summary

Field Hockey Downs Soaring Eagles

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team hosted the Elmira Soaring Eagles this afternoon and raced to a 6-1 victory. Geneseo junior Michelle Milkovich scored a goal and two assists and classmate Stephanie Maisonet netted two scores to lead the Knights. With the two goals, Maisonet eclipses her own school record with 31 points on the season and ties her school record of 13 goals, while Milkovich breaks her own single season mark with 11 assists for the year. Seniors Jean Nolan and Jean Danaher and junior Erin Zalewski netted single goals for the Knights. First year Nicole Zito made three saves and allowed no goals in the first half to post the win in nets and classmate Caitlyn Dowell stopped three shots and allowed one goal in the second half. Geneseo moves to 11-4 on the season and travels to William Smith for the regular season finale on Saturday, October 31.

Oct 20, 2009

Tuesday's Contest Summary

Volleyball Falls to St. John Fisher

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team hosted St. John Fisher tonight and dropped a 25-22, 22-25, 25-20, 25-18 decision to the Cardinals. Junior Krista Frieling led the Knights with 13 kills and senior Jessie Stephenson totaled nine kills. First year Laura Galvin dished out 19 assists, senior Maddy Maler handed out 16 assists and senior Jess McKenna combined five service aces and 11 digs. The Knights fall to 17-15 on the season and travel to Fredonia on Friday for the second round of SUNYAC West pool play.

Oct 17, 2009

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Field Hockey Sets School Record!
Women's Soccer Sinks Lakers
Cross Country Sweeps at Rochester

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team set a school record this afternoon with their 10th win of the season as they slipped past the Brockport Golden Eagles by a score of 2-1. Geneseo's previous best was nine wins in 2006 and equalled in 2008. The Golden Eagles looked to avenge last Saturday's 7-0 blanking at Geneseo by scoring the opening goal at 17:13 on their lone shot of the game. The Knights, who attempted 25 shots, tied the game on Michelle Milkovich's third of the season at 20:06 on a penalty corner assist by Stephanie Maisonet. In the second half, Milkovich set up Maisonet at the 61:56 mark for her team-high 11th goal of the year from five yards out. Geneseo attempted 22 penalty corners to two for the Eagles. The Knights move to 10-4 overall and 5-1 in SUNYAC and host Elmira on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team hosted the Oswego Lakers today and won a 2-1 decision as all three goals came in the first half of play. Oswego got on the board at 10:50 when Shelly Bateman hit a shot from the top right of the 18-yard box into the lower left corner of the goal. Geneseo bounced back to tie the game at 16:55 when senior Eileen Coyle collected an errant clear and scored from 16 yards out for her team-best tenth goal of the season. The Knights kept the pressure on in the first half and junior Jane Matejcik's corner kick was one-timed by senior Melissa Beale for the 2-1 lead at 21:26. Beale's fourth goal of the season turned out to be the game-winner as the defenses took over in the second half. Junior Katie Clerkin made one save to post the win in goal. Geneseo moves to 9-4-1 overall and 3-3-1 in SUNYAC. The Knights travel to Buffalo State on Friday.

Men's Cross Country
The men's cross country team traveled to the Rochester Invitational this afternoon and came in first place with 39 points with the hosts placing second with 56. Senior Tim Chichester won the individual title with a time of 24:56 over the eight kilometers. Senior Jesse Berube placed seventh in 25:19, senior Bobby Henchen was eighth in 25:21, sophomore Chris Mateer crossed 11th in 25:31 and senior Pat Malone completed the scoring five in 12th place with a time of 25:32. The Knights, ranked fourth in the latest USTFCCCA Division III Coaches Poll, participate at the SUNYAC championships on Saturday, October 31.

Woen's Cross Country
The women's cross country team traveled to the Rochester Invitational this afternoon and came in first place with 39 points with Western Ontario placing second with 51. Senior Sandra Goettelman finished second to pace Geneseo in a time of 18:16 over five kilometers. First year Marissa Liberati was fourth in 18:32, sophomore Alyssa Smith ran eighth in 18:45, graduate student Liz Montgomery crossed 12th in 18:57 and senior Erin Marks finished 13th in 19:05. The Knights, ranked eighth in the latest USTFCCCA Division III Coaches Poll, participate at the SUNYAC championships on Saturday, October 31.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team traveled to Oswego this afternoon and played to a 0-0 draw. Geneseo controlled the shots, 17-6, and corner kicks, 11-2, but could not gain the victory. Each team played with 10 players for a portion of the contest as Geneseo received a red card in the 52nd minute and Oswego had a red card in the 81st minute. Junior Mike Madarasz made three saves to post the shutout in goal as Geneseo moves to 7-4-2 overall and 4-2-1 in SUNYAC. The Knights host Buffalo State on Friday at 3 p.m.

Oct 16, 2009

Friday's Contest Summaries

Women's Soccer Slays Dragons
Men's Soccer Falls at Cortland

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team hosted Cortland this afternoon and won a 1-0 decision on Molly Bralower's goal at 52:04 of the second half. After a scoreless first half, Bralower scored the lone goal of the game from six yards out on a deflection after a scramble in front. Geneseo collected 13 shots, including two shots that hit the post, to seven for Cortland, including two shot wide on mini-breakaways. Junior Katie Clerkin made one save to post the shutout for the Knights. Geneseo moves to 8-4-1 overall and 2-3-1 in SUNYAC and hosts Oswego on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team traveled to Cortland tonight to take on the Red Dragons under the lights and fell by a score of 2-0. Cortland scored a pair of goals in the second half to claim the win as junior Mike Madarasz made two saves in taking the loss. Geneseo won the shot battle by a 16-10 count but could not break through for a score. The Knights fall to 7-4-1 overall and 4-2-0 in SUNYAC and travel to Oswego on Saturday.

Oct 13, 2009

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Volleyball Grounds Soaring Eagles
Field Hockey Falls to Saints

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team hosted the Elmira Soaring Eagles and won a tough five-set match, 25-16, 27-25, 19-25, 15-25, 15-6. Junior Krista Frieling led a balanced attack for the Knights with 15 kills, senior Jessie Stephenson added 13 kills and four service aces and sophomore Kat Strickland contributed 11 kills. First year Laura Galvin dished out 36 assists, senior Jess McKenna totaled 18 digs and senior Maddy Maler combined 13 assists, three aces and three kills. First year Sasha Zavadska led Elmira with 19 kills, 21 digs and five blocks, Tesia Kaczynski handed out 52 assists and Katie Leo contributed 24 digs. Geneseo moves to 17-14 on the season and hosts St. John Fisher on Tuesday, October 20 at 7 p.m.

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team traveled to St. Lawrence tonight and were shutout by the Saints by a score of 4-0. St. Lawrence scored two goals in each half as they totaled 25 shots to Geneseo's five for the game. First year Nicole Zito made six saves in taking the loss in goal as the Knights fall to 9-4 on the season. Geneseo travels to Brockport on Saturday.

Oct 13, 2009

SUNYAC Announces Tennis All-Stars

All Seven Knights Earn Honors
Chen Named Coach of the Year

All-SUNYAC Women's Tennis
All seven Geneseo participants at the 2009 SUNYAC Women's Tennis championships earned a place on the All-SUNYAC team, announced today by the State University of New York Athletic Conference.

Sophomores Monica Vieth, Julia Passik, Katie Gayvert, Melissa Baker and Lauren Johnson, along with first year Sarah Shields were named to the first team, while senior Anna Lehet garnered second team recognition.

Head coach Jim Chen was named the SUNYAC Coach of the Year for the first time in his eight seasons after the Knights won their second consecutive and fourth overall SUNYAC title. Geneseo received the automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis championships scheduled to begin on Friday, May 14.

Oct 13, 2009

Weekly Honors and Rankings

Shields Earns RACA Honor
Maisonet Garners SUNYAC Award
Men's Soccer Rises in Region

Weekly Honors and Rankings
First year Sarah Shields was named the Rochester Area College Athletics Female Athlete of the Week after aiding the Knights to their second straight and fourth overall SUNYAC Women's Tennis championship. Shields won the sixth singles title and teamed with sophomore Katie Gayvert to take the third doubles crown. The Knights finished the fall portion of their season with a 10-0 dual match mark and Shields finished a perfect 26-0 in singles and doubles matches.

Junior Stephanie Maisonet was selected as the SUNYAC Field Hockey Player of the Week for the second time this season after scoring the tying goal and assisting on the winning score in the 2-1 overtime victory at Nazareth on Wednesday and adding two scores in the 7-0 drubbing of Brockport on Saturday. She leads the Knights with 24 points on 10 goals and four assists.

The men's soccer team rose two spots to #7 in this week's NSCAA Division III East Region Coaches poll. Geneseo travels to Cortland on Friday and Oswego on Saturday.

Oct 11, 2009

SUNYAC Tennis Championships

GENESEO DEFENDS SUNYAC TITLE!

SUNYAC Women's Tennis Championships
The women's tennis team traveled to the Eastside Racquet Club in Manlius, New York and won their second consecutive and fourth overall SUNYAC Tennis team title. Geneseo posted 46 points to dominate New Paltz's 24 and Oneonta's 20 as four singles players and all three doubles teams were crowned champions. The Knights claim the automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis championships.

In doubles action, sophomores Monica Vieth and Julia Passik won the first doubles title by defeating Rachel Hodnett and Katelyn Rogers of Plattsburgh, 6-2, 6-2, Katylin Broderick and Carolyn McMememan of Brockport, 6-2, 6-1 and Emily Shannon and Katie Wlodarczyk of Oneonta in the final, 6-3, 6-4.

At second doubles, sophomores Melissa Baker and Lauren Johnson defeated Calee Prindle and Megan Zarzycki of Fredonia, 6-1, 6-0, Loraine Jelnek and Gabby Medina of Cortland, 6-2, 6-1 and Kayla DiPaulo and Montana Wilson of New Paltz, 6-3, 6-4.

In third doubles, sophomore Katie Gayvert and first year Sarah Shields defeated Oswego's Katie Holliday and Jenna Wehn, 6-0, 6-2, Brockport's Katie Keller and Erin McLaughlin, 6-3, 6-0 and Oneonta's Liz Flamman and Jennifer Kraham, 6-4, 6-3.

In singles action, Geneseo's Vieth won the first singles title after defeating Oneonta's Kraham, 6-0, 6-4, Plattsburgh's Hodnett, 6-1, 6-1 and Oswego's Tiarra Garrow, 6-2, 6-3.

Passik won at third singles with wins over Prindle, 6-0, 6-1, Plattsburgh's Victoria Germano, 6-0, 6-2 and Lindsey Garyn of New Paltz, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0.

Gayvert captured fifth singles with victories over Oswego's Michele Hierholzer, 6-1, 6-2, Plattsburgh's Jessica Paquette, 6-2, 6-3 and Danielle Browarski of Oneonta, 6-4, 6-4.

Shields defeated Brie Ernst of Plattsburgh, 6-0, 6-2, Chelsea Mang of Fredonia, 6-0, 6-0 and Alli Esposito of New Paltz, 6-1, 6-0 to win sixth singles and finish a perfect 26-0 in singles and doubles action this season.

Senior Anna Lehet reached the fourth singles finals with wins over Flamman of Oneonta, 6-2, 6-0 and DiPaulo of New Paltz, 7-5, 6-4, but was defeated by Alyssa Tretter of Cortland, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.

Sophomore Melissa Baker dropped a tough 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 decision to Wilson of New Paltz in the second singles quarterfinals.

Oct 10, 2009

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Men's Soccer Defeats Golden Eagles
Field Hockey Blanks Brockport
Volleyball Loses Pair

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team hosted Brockport today and won a 1-0 decision when senior Jason Tartick scored from six yards out on the right side on a breakaway with 11:40 remaining in the game. Geneseo posted 20 shots to Brockport's eight. Junior Mike Madarasz made two saves to post the shutout in nets for Geneseo. The Knights move to 7-3-1 overall and 4-1-0 in SUNYAC and travel to Cortland on Friday.

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team hosted Brockport in a non-conference contest this afternoon and blanked the Golden Eagles by a score of 7-0. Geneseo, who tied a school record with their ninth win of the season, netted all of their goals in the first half as senior Jean Nolan had a goal and two assists and junior Stephanie Maisonet scored a pair of goals to lead the attack. Senior Libby LeRoy scored a goal and an assist and single tallies were netted by Michelle Milkovich, Annie O'Neill and Rachel Atkins. First year Nicole Zito was untested in the first half and first year Caitlyn Dowell made four stops in the second half to combine on the shutout in goal. Geneseo moves to 9-3 on the season and travels to St. Lawrence on Tuesday.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team continued with the Cortland tournament today and lost a pair of matches. Geneseo dropped the opener to the hosts, 27-29, 25-16, 25-17, 25-20. Junior Krista Frieling led the attack with 14 kills and sophomore Kat Strickland totaled 10 kills. First year Laura Galvin posted 22 assists, while senior Maddy Maler handed out 13 assists. In the second match, the Knights lost a tough five-set battle with CCNY, 26-24, 13-25, 26-28, 25-14, 15-10. Frieling had 10 kills, junior Joanne Smith added nine kills, senior Jess McKenna contributed 18 digs and Galvin totaled 24 assists. The Knights fall to 16-14 on the season and host Elmira on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Oct 09, 2009

Friday's Contest Summary

Volleyball Falls to Penn State Behrend

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team traveled to Cortland today and took on Penn State Behrend in the first game of the tournament, dropping a 25-15, 25-17, 23-25, 26-24 decision. Junior Joanne Smith led the way with 10 kills, first year Laura Galvin combined 17 assists with three service aces and senior Jess McKenna contributed 12 digs. The Knights fall to 16-12 on the season and continue with Cortland tournament on Saturday.

Oct 07, 2009

Weekly Honors and Rankings

Berube Earns RACA Award
Cross Country National Poll
Soccer Regional Poll

Weekly Honors and Rankings
Sophomore Lee Berube was named Honorable Mention Rochester Area Colleges Male Athlete of the Week after cruising to the individual title at the 29th Annual Geneseo Cross Country Invitational.

The men's cross country team moved up one spot to #5 in this week's USTFCCCA Division III Coaches Poll, while the women garnered a tie for seventh in this week's rankings. The team is off until participating in the Rochester Invitational on Saturday, October 17.

The men's soccer team (6-3-1) was ranked ninth this week in the NSCAA Division III East Region poll. The Knights host SUNY Brockport on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Oct 07, 2009

Wednesday's Contest Summaries

Field Hockey Slips Past Nazareth in OT
Women's Soccer Cages Cats

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team traveled to Nazareth College tonight and slipped past the Golden Flyers by a score of 2-1 in overtime. Sophomore Abby Sayler scored her fifth goal of the season on an assist from junior Stephanie Maisonet at 81:18 to give the Knights the win. Despite controlling the game with a 18-9 shot advantage and an 18-6 penalty corner lead, Geneseo trailed 1-0 as the Flyers scored 4:30 into the game. Maisonet, who leads the team with 20 points, scored her eighth goal of the season off an assist from Michelle Milkovich at 45:06 in the second half to tie the score. First year Nicole Zito made five saves in posting the win as Geneseo advances to 8-3 on the season. The Knights host SUNY Brockport on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team hosted the Cazenovia Wildcats this afternoon posted a 2-0 victory. Senior Eileen Coyle collected a loose ball and fired a shot from six yards out just 2:13 into the match to give the Knights the lead. Senior defender Lindsey Feuz scored her first career goal on a header at 21:53 with junior defender Ashley Keogh picking up the assist on a direct kick service from 25 yards out. Junior Katie Clerkin was untested in the first half in nets, while first year Saoirse Andrews stopped two shots in the second half as Geneseo blasted 51 shots to two for Cazenovia. Junior Brittany Westcott made 27 saves for the Wildcats. Geneseo moves to 7-4-1 on the season and next hosts Cortland on Friday, October 16.

Oct 06, 2009

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Tennis Trips Rochester
Volleyball Clawed by Tigers

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team traveled to Rochester this afternoon and completed the fall dual match season with an undefeated record of 10-0 after downing the Yellowjackets by a score of 5-4. First year Sarah Shields, who is 20-0 in singles and doubles matches this fall, teamed with sophomore Katie Gayvert to win third doubles, 8-3 and won at sixth singles, 6-0, 6-0 to lead Geneseo. Sophomores Melissa Baker and Lauren Johnson won 8-3 at second doubles as the Knights jumped out to a 2-1 lead after the doubles matches. Senior Anna Lehet won the fourth singles, 6-4, 6-4 and the deciding match was won by Geneseo sophomore Julia Passik, who won the first set, 6-4, lost the second, 3-6 and clinched the win with a 6-0 blanking in the third and deciding set. The defending SUNYAC champion, Geneseo travels to the Eastside Racquet Club in Manlius on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the 2009 SUNYAC tournament with an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III championships at stake.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team traveled to RIT tonight and dropped a tough 25-23, 25-15, 21-25, 25-27, 15-13 five-set thriller to the Tigers. Junior Krista Frieling and senior Jesse Stephenson led the way offensively for the Knights with 11 kills apiece. First year Laura Galvin dished out 25 assists, while senior Jess McKenna led the way defensively with 22 digs. Geneseo falls to 16-11 on the season and travels to the Cortland tournament on Friday and Saturday.

Oct 03, 2009

29th Annual Geneseo XC Invitational

Geneseo Women Win Fifth Straight
Men Win in Convincing Fashion

Women's Cross Country
The women's cross country team won their fifth consecutive title at the 29th Annual Geneseo Invitational this morning by scoring 41 points to Brockport's 92. First year Marissa Liberati paced the Knights with a third place finish in 22:39 over the six kilometers at Letchworth State Park in Mt. Morris. Senior Sandra Goettelman ran fifth in 22:48 for Geneseo, first year Brigid Heenan was eighth in 23:03, sophomore Alyssa Smith was 12th in 23:14 and graduate student Maggie Morris completed the scoring five in 23:15. Brockport's Brittany Streeter led the second place team with a ninth place finish in 23:03. Geneseo alum Danielle Hunt was the individual winner in 22:29.0 and Houghton's Kaitlin Fadden placed second in 22:29.5. The Knights are off until traveling to the Rochester Invitational on Saturday, October 17.

Men's Cross Country
The men's cross country team dominated the competition at Letchworth State Park this morning as the Knights placed six runners in the top nine finishers to score 23 points to runnerup RIT's 65. Sophomore Lee Berube won the individual title for Geneseo by covering the eight kilometers in a time of 25:11. Senior Tim Chichester was second in 25:23, senior Jesse Berube placed fifth in 25:39, junior Ryan O'Connor was seventh in 25:50, senior Will Haskell crossed eighth in 25:54 and sophomore Chris Mateer placed ninth in 25:59. RIT's Jared Burdick led the Tigers by finishing sixth in 25:49, while Fredonia's Eddie Novara was third in 25:33 and Rochester's Eddie Lang placed fourth in 25:34. The Knights are off until traveling to the Rochester Invitational on Saturday, October 17.

Full results will be available at Leone Timing.

Oct 03, 2009

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Men's Soccer Downs New Paltz
Field Hockey Blanks Oswego
Women's Soccer Cages Hawks

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team traveled to New Paltz this afternoon and captured a 2-1 victory when sophomore Colin Begy headed a cross from senior Jason Tartick at 79:00 for his second goal of the season. Geneseo took a 1-0 lead in the first half when senior Joe Mort sent a direct kick into the box and junior Andy Marzo headed the shot into the net for his first goal of the season. New Paltz evened the game just after halftime on a rebound goal off a free kick. Junior Mike Madarasz made three saves to gain the win as Geneseo showed a 20-9 advantage in shots and a 9-0 count in corner kicks. The Knights move to 6-3-1 overall and 3-1-0 in SUNYAC and travel to Cortland on Friday.

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team hosted the Oswego Lakers and won a convincing 4-0 victory. Junior Stephanie Maisonet scored two goals and an assist and sophomore Abby Sayler netted two goals to pace Geneseo as the Knights cruised to the win after leading 3-0 at intermission. Junior Michelle Milkovich assisted on Maisonet's final tally, while first year Nicole Zito made two saves in 53:03 and classmate Caitlyn Dowell was untested in 16:57 in nets. The Knights move to 7-3 overall and 4-1 in SUNYAC and travel to Nazareth on Wednesday.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team hosted New Paltz this afternoon and caged the Hawks by a score of 2-1. After a scoreless first half, New Paltz gained a one-goal lead with a breakaway goal at 65:49. Geneseo sophomore Bella Masotti evened the contest at 71:09 with a low shot into the corner from six yards out. Senior Katie Price netted the game-winner on a penalty kick at 81:26 to give the Knights the come-from-behind victory. Geneseo posted 32 shots and five corners to New Paltz's five shots and three corners. Junior Katie Clerkin made one save to gain the win in nets as the Knights advance to 6-4-1 overall and 1-3-1 in SUNYAC. Geneseo hosts Cazenovia on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team continued with the Nazareth College Invitational today and split a pair of matches to finish 3-1 on the weekend. In the opener, Geneseo dropped a three-set match to the hosts, 25-20, 25-17, 25-19. Junior Joanne Smith totaled 10 kills, senior Maddy Maler added 13 assists and senior Jess McKenna posted nine digs. The Knights won a 21-25, 25-13, 25-18, 25-22 victory over Keuka College in the final match of the tournament. First year Laura Galvin combined 20 assists with eight kills, junior Krista Frieling contributed nine kills and Maler handed out 17 assists for Geneseo. The Knights move to 16-10 on the season and travel to RIT on Tuesday.

Oct 02, 2009

Friday's Contest Summaries

Men's Soccer Downs Oneonta
Volleyball Wins Pair at Nazareth
Field Hockey Falls to Cortland

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team traveled to Oneonta this afternoon and scored three goals in the final 25 minutes to gain a 3-1 victory. After a scoreless first half, the Red Dragons opened the scoring at 61:37. Geneseo tied the game at one when senior Joe Mort fed a long pass to sophomore John Piaggone, who scored on a low shot. First year defender Robert Loccisano got the game-winner at 79:38 on a header off a Mort direct kick and junior Ben Ariola scored the insurance tally after picking up a loose ball in the box at 86:04. Junior Mike Madarasz made four saves to post the win as Geneseo moves to 5-3-1 overall and 2-1-0 in SUNYAC. The Knights travel to New Paltz on Saturday.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team traveled to Nazareth College tonight and swept a pair of matches. In the opener, Geneseo downed SUNYAC West foe, Brockport, by scores of 25-19, 13-25, 20-25, 25-14, 15-12. Junior Krista Frieling led the attack with 10 kills and first year Laura Galvin dished out 20 assists. Senior Jessie Stephenson added six kills and classmate Jess McKenna contributed 18 digs. In the second match, the Knights defeated Cobleskill, 25-10, 25-22, 25-10. Stephenson led the way with nine kills, junior Joanne Smith had seven kills, sophomore Alex Hughes totaled seven digs and Galvin set 18 assists. Geneseo is 15-9 on the season and continues with the tournament on Saturday.

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team hosted the nationally fifth-ranked Cortland Red Dragons (10-0, 3-0 SUNYAC) this afternoon and dropped a tough 2-1 decision. After a scoreless first half, Cortland got on the board at 41:09 when Brenda Semit scored from in the crease on a give-and-go with Christine McCabe after a penalty corner. The Knights evened the game at 44:45 when junior Erin Zalewski pounded in a rebound of Libby LeRoy's six-yard shot from the right side. Cortland's game-winner came with 15:18 left in the contest as they ran the same give-and-go off a penalty corner, but after Semit deked a Geneseo defender, she passed to first year Sara Woodward, who knocked in the goal from the left post. Junior Ashley Hughes made four saves to gain the win for Cortland, while first year Nicole Zito stopped nine shots for the Blue Knights. Geneseo drops to 6-3 overall and 3-1 in SUNYAC and hosts Oswego on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team hosted Oneonta today and dropped a 3-1 game. Oneonta led 1-0 at intermission on a goal by Erin Boyle at 13:43. Boyle made it 2-0 at 57:44 and the Red Dragons extended the lead to 3-0 at 75:22 on a goal by Dana DeSimone. Geneseo scored their lone goal at 77:04 when sophomore Bre Glynn converted a penalty kick. Junior Katie Clerkin took the loss after making two saves as the Knights fall to 5-4-1 overall and 0-3-1 in SUNYAC. Geneseo hosts New Paltz on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Oct 01, 2009

Weekly Honors and Rankings

Galvin Tabbed by RACA
Cross Country Poll Released

Weekly Honors and Rankings
First year setter Laura Galvin was selected as the Rochester Area College Athletics Female Athlete of the Week after leading the Knights volleyball team to a 3-2 record last week, including posting a triple-double in the win over Ithaca.

The men's and women's national cross country poll was released by the USTFCCCA, with the Geneseo men holding at #6 in the Division III rankings and the Geneseo women moving up two spots into a tie at #6. The Knights host 25 institutions for the 29th Annual Geneseo Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Letchworth State Park at 11 a.m.

Oct 01, 2009

Wednesday's Contest Summary

Tennis Team Remains Unbeaten

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team remained unbeaten on the season at 9-0 with a 7-2 victory over the RIT Tigers at the Mendon Tennis Center on Wednesday night. Geneseo posted two wins in the doubles action as Melissa Baker and Lauren Johnson took an 8-2 win at second doubles and Katie Gayvert and Sarah Shields matched the 8-2 victory at third doubles. In singles play, Geneseo eeked out a pair of third set tiebreakers as Baker won at second singles, 1-6, 6-2 (10-4) and senior Anna Lehet captured fourth singles, 1-6, 6-4 (10-3). Sophomore Julia Passik won third singles, 6-0, 6-2, Gayvert took fifth singles, 6-3, 6-1 and Shields stayed unbeaten as an individual on the season with a 6-0, 6-0 blanking at sixth singles. The Knights complete the fall dual match season at Rochester on Tuesday.

Sep 30, 2009

Tennis Match Moved Indoors

Time change for RIT match

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis match scheduled for today at Geneseo versus the RIT Tigers at 3:30 p.m. has been moved to the Mendon Tennis Center at 8 p.m. tonight.

The teams agreed to move the match indoors due to the inclement weather.

Sep 29, 2009

Tuesday's Contest Summary

Volleyball Falls to Roberts

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team hosted the Roberts Wesleyan Raiders tonight dropped a tough five set match, 25-18, 22-25, 25-20, 23-25, 8-15. In game one, Geneseo used a five-point bulge to take a 6-3 lead early in the set and used a four-point spurt to take command at 19-11. In the second game, Roberts Wesleyan broke open a tight contest by scoring three straight points to lead 24-21. In set three, Geneseo used an early four-point barrage to lead 9-3 and then scored five straight for a 23-17 advantage late in the game. In the fourth set, Roberts controlled play for most of the game and hung on for the win after Geneseo scored six of seven points to tie the game at 23. In the fifth and deciding set, Roberts scored three consecutive points to lead 9-5 and take control of the game. Junior Krista Frieling led the Knights with 16 kills and first year Laura Galvin handed out 25 assists. Seniors Jess McKenna and Laura Lobaugh contributed 14 digs apiece. The Knights fall to 13-9 on the season and travel to the Nazareth tournament on Friday and Saturday.

Sep 28, 2009

Geneseo Inducts Four into Hall of Fame

Hatton Becomes Legend
Tennis Teams Honored

2009 SUNY Geneseo Sports Hall of Fame Inductions

Geneseo, N.Y.-The SUNY Geneseo department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation inducted four new members into its Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, September 26, 2009 in the MacVittie College Union Ballroom as part of the college's Homecoming festivities.

The 2009 class included women’s tennis player Gena Tallarini Batchelder ’02, men’s soccer standout George O’Brien ‘87, women’s softball star Jill Almansberger Edwards ‘02 and women’s lacrosse midfielder, Jennifer Turkovich Lorenz ‘01.

Batchelder becomes the first women’s tennis player to grace the SUNY Geneseo Sports Hall of Fame. The two-time SUNYAC singles champion and 1998 SUNYAC second doubles champion led Geneseo to a record of 34-14 and two SUNYAC team titles during her four seasons. After winning the SUNYAC fourth singles title in 1998, the Rye, New York product played first singles for three seasons, culminating her career as the SUNYAC first singles champion in 2001. She posted a four-year record of 89-30, including a 48-10 singles mark and a 41-20 doubles record. She received her master’s degree in education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and appreciates the many opportunities she has had to live, teach and travel all over the country with her husband, Mike, an active duty member of the United States Coast Guard. Now living in Staten Island, the former learning specialist is now a stay-at-home parent with her six-month old son, Mikey.

O’Brien is a two-time All-SUNYAC performer as a striker in men’s soccer. His 36 career goals remain third all-time at Geneseo behind only Hall of Famer Rick Butterworth, who had 44, and Hall of Famer Ed Usinger’s 39. His 83 points is fourth all-time at Geneseo behind only Butterworth’s 114, Hall of Famer Jim Clar’s 91 and Usinger’s 86. Statistically, he is in very select company on the Geneseo charts. His game high of four goals came in 1984 against St. John Fisher and twice in his career he scored a goal in four consecutive games, only one off the school record. A 1987 graduate with a degree in economics, he lives in New York with his family.

Edwards helped Geneseo to a record of 124-45 in her four seasons as an outfielder for the women’s softball team. She was a two-time All-Northeast Region selection and two-time first team All-SUNYAC choice. She graduated with three school records; for games played with 168, at-bats with 513 and runs scored with 137. Her 180 hits stands second all-time to Hall of Famer Hilary Gangemi’s 211. She aided the Knights to the ECAC Northeast Division III championship in 2000 and the SUNYAC championship and NCAA Division III tournament in 2002. Following an unbelievable sophomore season in which she led the Knights with a .406 average, 56 hits, 44 runs and a .558 slugging percentage and added 10 doubles, three homers and 21 RBI with just two errors in 47 chances in the outfield, the Fairport native became Geneseo’s first ever softball All-American when she was named to the second team by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. In 2002, she earned the Myrtle Merritt Scholar-Athlete award for the combination of athletics and academics at Geneseo. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biology and earned a doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Buffalo in 2006. She currently resides in Webster with her husband, Brendan, and is the supervising pharmacist at the Pittsford Wegmans.

Lorenz was a four-year midfielder for the women’s lacrosse team and similar to Batchelder, becomes the first player to represent her sport in the Geneseo Sports Hall of Fame. Regarded as Geneseo’s first women’s lacrosse star, she was a two-time All-New York State selection and a three-time first team All-SUNYAC choice. Her first year at Geneseo in 1998 was just the third season of existence for the women’s lacrosse program and the team posted a dismal 4-7 record. However, with her leadership and scoring abilities, the Knights posted a 28-16 mark over her final three years, including reaching the SUNYAC championship game in 1999 and the ECAC Atlantic Region tournament in 2000. At the time of her graduation, she was the all-time leader in goals with 110 and points with 138. Despite Geneseo’s stellar record of 68-26 over the last six years under coach Carly Ritchlin, her 110 goals still stands fifth all-time at the college and the 138 points is sixth. In 2001, she earned the Myrtle Merritt Scholar-Athlete Award for the combination of athletics and academics and garnered SUNY’s most distinguished student honor, the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. The 2001 graduate earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration and her Juris Doctor from the University of Buffalo in 2005 and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2006. She currently resides in Lancaster with her husband Bryan, and works as an Appellate Court Attorney for the NYS Supreme Court Appellate Division, Fourth Department in Rochester.

In addition to the Hall of Fame inductions, Geneseo recognized Art Hatton, former Vice President of College Advancement and President of the Geneseo Foundation, in the "Legends of the Blue Knights" category. Hatton had a profound impact on the Geneseo athletics program with the creation of the Blue Knights Roundtable Booster club in 1978, since renamed the Roundtable Athletic Association. An avid squash player, Hatton remains an advocate, fan and supporter of the Geneseo athletic program.

The ceremony also included recognition of the 1998 and 2001 SUNYAC champion women’s tennis teams.

Sep 26, 2009

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Men's Cross Country Wins Western International
Field Hockey Saddles Mustangs
Men's, Women's Soccer Tripped by Plattsburgh

Men's Cross Country
The men's cross country team, ranked sixth in the latest USTFCCCA Division III Coaches Poll, traveled to London, Ontario, Canada for the 35th Annual Western International Invitational and won the team title with 44 points over Guelph (Ont.) University's 66 points. Senior Tim Chichester placed third to lead the Knights in a time of 32:16 over the 10-kilometer course. Senior Jesse Berube was sixth in 32:25, Chris Mateer placed 10th in 32:43, Lee Gabler crossed 11th in 32:48 and senior Will Haskell completed the scoring runners with a 14th place finish in 32:53.

The men's cross country "B" team participated in the Roberts Wesleyan Invitational and placed second with 37 points to Rochester's 20. Geneseo's Nick Pardee placed third in 26:08 over the eight kilometers to lead the Knights. Sophomore Chris Moore was sixth in 26:32, Ben Peterson placed seventh in 26:38, Tim Kramer was ninth in 26:51 and David Szymkowiak finished 12th in 27:08 to complete the scoring runners.

Geneseo hosts 27 participating institutions for the 29th Annual Geneseo Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, October 3 at 11 a.m. at Letchworth State Park in Mt. Morris.

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team hosted the Morrisville Mustangs this afternoon and won a 4-0 decision. First year Chellie Johnson gave Geneseo a 1-0 lead at 18:19 off an assist by Libby LeRoy when her shot deflected off a defender's stick and over the head of the Mustang goalie into the back of the net. In the second half, Geneseo broke the game open as senior Jean Nolan blasted a shot from the top of the arc directly off a penalty corner stop with Michelle Milkovich picking up the helper at 38:43. Junior Erin Zalewski sent a pass through the middle at 62:43 that was tipped past the goalie by junior Stephanie Maisonet for a 3-0 lead and senior Jean Danaher converted a penalty stroke at 66:21 to complete the scoring. First year Nicole Zito made one save in 66:21 and classmate Caitlyn Dowell was untested in 3:39. The Knights move to 6-2 overall and 3-0 in SUNYAC and host Cortland on Friday at 4 p.m.

Women's Cross Country
The women's cross country team, currently ranked eighth in the USTFCCCA Division III Coaches Poll, traveled to the Western International Invitational in London, Ontario, Canada and finished fifth of 16 teams with 135 points. First year Marissa Liberati placed 17th in a time of 18:48 over five kilometers to lead Geneseo. Classmate Brigid Heenan was 25th in 19:05, grad student Maggie Morris was 28th in 19:11, senior Erin Marks crossed 33rd in 19:16 and grad student Liz Montgomery was 35th in 19:18 to complete the scoring runners.

The Geneseo "B" team traveled to Roberts Wesleyan and placed third of 10 teams with 79 points to Rochester's 22 and Roberts Wesleyan's 61. Junior Megan Steenburgh paced the Knights in 11th place in 19:58, first year Kathryn Martel was 14th in 20:10, and Megan Reynolds, Sarah Kosloski and Amy Williams finished 18th in 20:33, 19th in 20:36 and 20th in 20:37, respectively.

Geneseo hosts 27 participating institutions for the 29th Annual Geneseo Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, October 3 at 11 a.m. at Letchworth State Park in Mt. Morris.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team continued with SUNYAC West Pool play at Brockport today and split a pair of matches. In the opener, Geneseo lost a tough five-set match to Fredonia, 25-14, 25-18, 22-25, 22-25, 16-14. Junior Krista Frieling posted 20 kills, sophomore Kat Strickland added eight kills and senior Maddy Maler dished out 27 assists to lead the Knights. First year Laura Galvin handed out 20 assists and senior Jess McKenna contributed 13 digs. In the second match, Geneseo handily defeated Oswego, 25-16, 25-4, 25-22. Frieling had six kills, Joanne Smith totaled four kills and Galvin contributed 14 assists. The Knights move to 13-8 overall and 2-2 in SUNYAC West and host Roberts Wesleyan on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team hosted Plattsburgh this afternoon and lost a heart-breaking 1-0 game as the Cardinals scored on a 35-yard direct kick through traffic with 6:33 remaining in the second overtime. Junior Mike Madarasz made two saves in taking the loss as Geneseo posted 12 shots to Plattsburgh's six. The Knights fall to 4-3-1 overall and 1-1-0 in SUNYAC and travel to Oneonta on Friday.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team traveled to Plattsburgh this afternoon and lost a tough 1-0 game as the Cardinals scored with 12 seconds remaining in the first overtime. Junior Katie Clerkin made two saves in taking the loss as Geneseo won the shot battle, 11-5 and the corner kick count, 8-1. The Knights fall to 5-3-1 overall and 0-2-1 in SUNYAC and host Oneonta on Friday at 4 p.m.

Sep 25, 2009

Friday's Contest Summaries

Men's Soccer Cages Bears
Women's Soccer Ties Potsdam
Volleyball Splits at SUNYAC West Pool

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team hosted the Potsdam Bears this afternoon and ran to a 4-0 win. The Knights scored twice in each half to begin the SUNYAC portion of the schedule with a victory. Sophomore Will Slevin opened the scoring at 31:46 by finishing junior Ben Ariola's cross to the back post. Senior Joe Mort converted a Yuta Shimizu cross from three yards out to make it 2-0 at 42:39. In the second stanza, Geneseo's Ian Mort played a through ball to senior Jason Tartick, who touched the ball past the keeper from 16 yards out for a 3-0 lead at 75:36 and sophomore John Piaggone completed the scoring on a breakaway at 78:55 on a long pass from sophomore Colin Begy. Sophomore Sam Murphy made three saves to earn the shutout in nets as the Knights posted a 23-8 advantage in shots. The Knights move to 4-2-1 overall and 1-0-0 in SUNYAC and host Plattsburgh on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team traveled to Potsdam this afternoon and, despite holding a 16-2 advantage in shots and a 16-1 advantage in corner kicks, settled for a 0-0 tie. Junior Katie Clerkin made two saves to post the shutout in goal as Geneseo moves to 5-2-1 overall and 0-1-1 in SUNYAC. The Knights travel to Plattsburgh on Saturday.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team traveled to Brockport for the first round of SUNYAC Pool Play and split a pair of matches. In the opener, Geneseo held on for a 26-24, 20-25, 25-18, 24-26, 15-8 victory over the Buffalo State Bengals. Junior Joanne Smith led the attack with 12 kills and junior Krista Frieling totaled 11 kills. Senior Maddy Maler handed out 25 assists, first year Laura Galvin contributed 22 assists and senior Jess McKenna had 20 digs. In the second match, Geneseo lost in four sets to the host Golden Eagles, 25-21, 23-25, 25-19, 25-19. Sophomore Kat Strickland had eight kills to lead the offense, Frieling added seven kills and McKenna totaled 19 digs. The Knights equal their win total from 2008 at 12-7 overall and are 1-1 in SUNYAC as they complete SUNYAC West play versus Oswego and Fredonia on Saturday.

Sep 23, 2009

Wednesday's Contest Summaries

Tennis Blanks Brockport
Field Hockey Falls to Pioneers

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team blanked the visiting Brockport Golden Eagles by a 9-0 decision this afternoon to remain unbeaten at 8-0 on the season. Sophomore Monica Vieth teamed with classmate Julia Passik win at first doubles (8-2) and went on to capture first singles, 6-1, 6-0. Sophomores Melissa Baker and Lauren Johnson won an 8-0 decision at second doubles, while sophomore Katie Gayvert and first year Sarah Shields captured third doubles, 8-3. In other singles action, Baker won 6-2, 6-2 at second, Passik won 6-0, 6-0 at #3, senior Anna Lehet took a 6-3, 6-0 match at fourth singles, Gayvert won 6-1, 6-1 at fifth singles and Shields crafted a 6-0, 6-3 win at sixth singles. Geneseo hosts RIT on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team had their four-game win streak snapped today, with a 2-0 loss at the hands of the visiting Utica Pioneers. Utica extended to seven their unbeaten streak in the all-time series with Geneseo. The Pioneers scored a goal in each half as Mallory Mariano's cross was deflected in by Allee Straub at 32:44 of the first half and Erin Murphy deked one defender and blasted a shot off a second defender's stick and into the goal at 56:51 of the second half. Utica's Monica Storm made three saves in posting the shutout, while Geneseo's Nicole Zito stopped three shots in the loss. The Knights fall to 5-2 on the season and host Morrisville on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Sep 22, 2009

Tuesday's Contest Summary

Volleyball Grounds Bombers

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team traveled to Ithaca tonight and stormed back from two sets down to defeat the Bombers, 18-25, 25-27, 25-21, 25-22, 15-13. First year setter Laura Galvin handed out 31 assists to go with her 11 kills, 17 digs and four blocks to lead the Knights. Junior Krista Frieling had 15 kills, junior Joanne Smith totaled 10 kills and senior Jessie Stephenson contributed seven kills and 28 digs for Geneseo. The Knights move to 11-6 on the season and travel to Brockport on Friday and Saturday for the first round of SUNYAC pool play.

Sep 22, 2009

Weekly Honors and Rankings

Maisonet Garners SUNYAC Honor
Cross Country/Soccer Teams Ranked

Weekly Honors and Rankings
Junior Stephanie Maisonet was named SUNYAC Field Hockey Player of the Week after scoring two goals and two assists in a 3-0 week for the Knights. Maisonet leads Geneseo in goals (4) and points (10).

USTFCCCA Coaches Poll
The women's cross country team rose to #8 in the latest USTFCCCA Division III Coaches Poll, while the men's team fell one spot to #6 in this week's rankings. Geneseo travels to Western Ontario to participate in the Ontario championships.

In the NSCAA Men's Soccer East Region poll, Geneseo appeared for the first time this season at #9.

Sep 19, 2009

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Field Hockey Cripples Hawks
Volleyball Places Fourth at RIT
Women's Soccer Downed by Eagles

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team traveled to New Paltz this afternoon and won a 2-0 decision over the Hawks. Junior Stephanie Maisonet got Geneseo on the board with her fourth goal of the season only 2:03 into the contest with classmate Michelle Milkovich picking up her fifth helper of the year. Senior Jean Nolan netted the insurance tally at 47:29 and first year Nicole Zito posted her second shutout of the campaign. Geneseo moves to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in SUNYAC and hosts Utica College on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team took on Nazareth College in the semifinals of the RIT tournament and fell by scores of 25-19, 25-19, 25-22. Senior Jessie Stephenson had eight kills, Maddy Maler dished 18 assists and senior Jess McKenna contributed 26 digs. Geneseo fell to Rochester in the third place game, 25-18, 25-18, 24-26, 25-16. Junior Krista Frieling led the attack with 13 kills and junior Joanne Smith added seven kills. First year Laura Galvin dished out 18 assists and senior Laura Lobaugh contributed 18 digs. Maler was named to the All-Tournament team. The Knights fall to 10-6 on the season and travel to Ithaca on Tuesday.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team traveled to Brockport this afternoon and dropped a 3-1 decision in their SUNYAC opener. The Knights trailed 2-0 at the half as the Golden Eagles scored off a corner kick at 14:50 and added a second goal at 40:58. After Brockport scored a third time at 49:35, Geneseo got their lone goal of the game on a penalty kick by Eileen Coyle at 66:56. Junior Katie Clerkin made three saves in taking the loss as the Knights won the shot battle, 18-11. Geneseo falls to 5-2-0 on the season and 0-1-0 in SUNYAC. The Knights travel to Potsdam on Friday.

Sep 18, 2009

Friday's Contest Summaries

Field Hockey Wins SUNYAC Opener
Volleyball Wins Pair at RIT

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team traveled to Oneonta and defeated the Red Dragons in the SUNYAC opener by a score of 2-1. The Red Dragons opened the scoring at 3:48 of the first half, but Geneseo evened the game at the intermission when sophomore Abby Sayler scored from in front on an assist from Stephanie Maisonet at 26:43. Junior Erin Zalewski netted the unassisted game-winner at 59:34 on a six-yard shot. First year Nicole Zito made four saves in posting the win as Geneseo moves to 4-1 overall and 1-0 in SUNYAC. The Knights continue the road trip on Saturday at New Paltz.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team traveled to the RIT tournament tonight and won a pair of matches, 25-22, 25-22, 22-25, 25-18 over SUNY Potsdam and 25-17, 25-21, 25-18 over the host RIT Tigers. In the win over Potsdam, junior Joanne Smith paced the Knights with 11 kills and sophomore Kat Strickland totaled five kills. Senior Maddy Maler handed out 25 assists and senior Laura Lobaugh contributed 24 digs. The Knights are 10-4 on the season and continue with the tournament on Saturday.

Sep 16, 2009

Wednesday's Contest Summaries

Women's Soccer Corrals Mavericks
Men's Soccer Defeats Dutchmen

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team hosted the Medaille Mavericks this afternoon and won by a score of 3-0. Senior Eileen Coyle ripped a shot from 20 yards out just under the crossbar for the lone goal of the first half at 6:39, her team-high seventh of the season. In the second stanza, Geneseo scored a pair of goals just 41 seconds apart to break the game open. Senior Stephanie Bergin slotted the first goal at 55:20 and classmate Melissa Beale converted a cross from sophomore Bre Glynn at 56:01. First year Saoirse Andrews picked up her second shutout as Geneseo won the shot battle by a count of 32-0. Geneseo advances to 5-1-0 on the season and opens the SUNYAC season on Saturday at Brockport.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team traveled to Union College tonight and defeated the Dutchmen by a score of 1-0. Sophomore Colin Begy hit a shot off an assist by junior Yuta Shimizu at the 11:20 mark of the first half for the lone goal of the game. Sophomore Sam Murphy made one save in posting the win, his first start of the season. The Knights move to 3-2-1 on the season and are off until hosting the Potsdam Bears in the SUNYAC opener on Friday, September 25 at 4 p.m.

Sep 15, 2009

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Field Hockey Blanks Houghton
Volleyball Falls to Rochester

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team hosted Houghton this afternoon and blanked the Highlanders by a score of 3-0. After a scoreless first half, Geneseo erupted for three goals in the final 14 minutes of the contest. Senior Jean Nolan ripped a shot from the top of the scoring area during a penalty corner off a touch pass from junior Michelle Milkovich for a 1-0 lead at 56:23. At 63:31, junior Stephanie Maisonet knocked in her own rebound for a two-goal advantage and first year Chellie Johnson completed the scoring by netting her first collegiate goal with 1:06 remaining after a cross by Maisonet. First year Nicole Zito stopped four shots to post the win in goal as the Knights move to 3-1 on the season. Geneseo travels to Oneonta on Friday at 4 p.m.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team hosted the Rochester Yellowjackets (6-3) tonight and dropped a four-set match, 25-20, 16-25, 25-21, 25-15. In the first set, Rochester trailed 15-14, but scored five points in a row to take control on the way to the 25-20 win. Geneseo squared the match in set two by scoring six unanswered points to take a 24-15 lead on the way to the 25-16 win. In the third set, Rochester scored nine of 10 points for a 16-8 lead, but Geneseo answered with seven of eight to cut the deficit to 17-15. The Yellowjackets remained in control, settling for a 25-21 win. In the final set, Rochester used a five-point bulge for a 13-7 lead and a four-point string for a 19-11 advantage on the way to the clinching win. First year Alma Guevara led the Yellowjackets with 10 kills and four service aces, while junior setter Rachel Bender dished out 36 assists with nine digs. First year Kelly Mulrey added 10 kills for Rochester. Junior Krista Frieling led the Knights with 11 kills, first year Laura Galvin handed out 18 assists and senior Jess McKenna contributed 25 digs. Geneseo falls to 8-4 on the season and travels to the RIT tournament on Friday and Saturday.

Sep 15, 2009

Weekly Honors and Rankings

Berube Earns RACA Award
Cross Country Remains Top Ten in National Poll

Weekly Honors and Rankings
Sophomore Lee Berube earned Rochester Area College Athletics Male Athlete of the Week after his first place performance at the Harry Groves Invitational at Penn State on Friday night.

The men's and women's cross country teams remained in the top ten of the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) poll. The men's team remained at #5 after the Daniel Walker Invitational at Buffalo State, while the women moved up two spots to #8 in the latest poll.

Sep 13, 2009

Sunday's Contest Summary

Tennis Remains Unbeaten

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team completed the SUNYAC quadrangle weekend with a 9-0 win over Oneonta at the Binghamton Tennis Center this afternoon. Sophomores Monica Vieth and Julia Passik won 9-8 (8-6) at first doubles, sophomores Melissa Baker and Lauren Johnson won 8-2 at second doubles and sophomore Katie Gayvert and first year Sarah Shields won 8-0 at third doubles. In singles action, Vieth won at #1, 6-4, 6-0, Baker took second singles, 6-2, 6-1, Passik won at third, 6-1, 7-5, senior Anna Lehet won at fourth singles, 6-2, 6-2, Gayvert captured fifth singles, 7-6 (10-8), 6-4 and Shields won at #6, 6-4, 6-2. Geneseo remains unbeaten on the season at 7-0 overall and 6-0 in SUNYAC. Geneseo hosts Brockport on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

Sep 12, 2009

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Women's Soccer Throttles Panthers
Volleyball Takes Third at Ithaca
Cross Country "B" team at Brockport

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team hosted Pitt-Bradford this afternoon and defeated the Panthers by a score of 7-0. Senior Eileen Coyle scored 43 seconds into the game and added a second goal at 11:28 as Geneseo raced to a 6-0 lead at halftime. Junior Jane Matejcik hit a corner kick to sophomore Molly Bralower, who converted for a 3-0 lead at 21:25 and sophomore Kelly Bergin netted an unassisted goal at 32:43 and then fed sophomore Rian Jock at 39:02 for a 5-0 lead. The Knights benefitted from an own goal at 41:59 and first year Emily Novak completed the scoring in the second half at 68:53. First year Saoirse Andrews made one save to post the shutout as Geneseo advances to 4-1-0 on the season. The Knights host the Medaille Mavericks on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team continued with the Ithaca tournament this morning and dropped a 25-23, 23-25, 22-25, 19-25 decision to the hosts. Junior Krista Frieling posted 15 kills and senior Jess McKenna collected 24 digs to lead Geneseo. Senior Maddy Maler dished 27 assists and first year Laura Galvin handed out 14 helpers. In the second match of the day, Geneseo defeated Union College, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21, 25-11. Frieling contributed 13 kills to lead the attack, Maler handed out 30 assists and McKenna totaled 35 digs. In the final match of the tournament, Geneseo clinched third place with a 25-17, 14-25, 25-21, 25-22 win over the RIT Tigers. Check back later for statistical highlights of the third place match. The Knights move to 8-3 on the season and host Rochester on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Men's Cross Country
The men's cross country "B" team traveled to the Brockport Invitational this morning and took first place with 23 points over Brockport's 54. Senior Will Haskell won the individual title with a time of 15:46 over the five-kilometer course. Geneseo had the 4th-7th places with senior Pat Malone running a 16:05, sophomore Eric Moore crossing in 16:13, sophomore Tony Kaminska running a 16:14 and first year Tim Chambers pacing a time of 16:16. The "B" team participates at Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday, September 26.

Women's Cross Country
The women's cross country team participated at the Brockport Invitational and finished second with 44 points to the hosts 28 points. Senior Liz Montgomery paced Geneseo with a fourth place finish in 19:19. Senior Erin Marks finished seventh in 19:40, senior Megan Steenburgh placed ninth in 20:06, first year Priya Patel was 11th in 20:26 and Sarah Kosloski was 13th in 20:33. The "B" team participates at Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday, September 26.

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team traveled to Syracuse this afternoon to take on New Paltz and defeated the Hawks by a score of 6-3. Geneseo jumped out to a 2-1 lead after the doubles as sophomores Melissa Baker and Lauren Johnson won 8-4 at second doubles and sophomore Katie Gayvert and first year Sarah Shields captured #3 doubles, 8-5. In singles action, sophomore Monica Vieth won 6-4, 6-2 at first singles, sophomore Julia Passik won 6-0, 6-2 at third singles, senior Anna Lehet won 6-2, 6-1 at fourth singles and Shields won 6-1, 6-1 at sixth singles. Geneseo trailed south to Binghamton tonight to take on Cortland at the Binghamton Tennis Center and won by a score of 8-1. Vieth and Passik won at first doubles, 8-5, Baker and Johnson captured second doubles, 8-4, while Gayvert and Shields took third doubles, 8-4. In singles action, Vieth won at #1, 6-1, 6-1, Passik won at third singles, 6-3, 6-1, Lehet took fourth singles, 6-4, 6-0, Gayvert won fifth singles, 6-2, 6-1 and Shields smashed a shutout, 6-0, 6-0 at #6 singles. Geneseo is 6-0 on the season and takes on Oneonta in Binghamton on Sunday.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team traveled to St. Lawrence this afternoon and lost a tough 3-2 decision to the Saints. Geneseo jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half as senior Joey Mort scored off a corner kick by Colin Begy in the 22nd minute and senior Jason Tartick added an unassisted goal at 25:07. St. Lawrence scored on a free kick in the first half and added a pair of goals in the second, the game winner coming with 2:50 remaining. Junior Mike Madarasz made seven saves in taking the loss as the Knights fall to 2-2-1 on the season. Geneseo travels to Union on Wednesday.

Sep 11, 2009

Friday's Contest Summaries

Men's Cross Country Second at Penn State
Field Hockey Swarms Yellowjackets
Men's Soccer Claims OT Victory

Men's Cross Country
The men's cross country team traveled to the Penn State Invitational tonight and finished second with 40 points to Michigan's 25 points, while the hosts were third with 81 points. Sophomore Lee Berube won the individual title over a host of Division I competition by covering the course in 26:22. Senior Tim Chichester placed seventh in 26:39, Chris Mateer was ninth in 26:42, senior Jesse Berube was 10th in 26:42 and Lee Gabler placed 13th in 26:53 to complete the scoring five. The top seven for the Knights included Ryan O'Connor, who was 14th in 26:54 and Andrew Corcoran, who was 16th in 27:05. The Knights are ranked #5 in the USTFCCCA Division III poll and travel to Western Ontario on September 26.

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team traveled to Rochester this afternoon and defeated the Yellowjackets by a score of 2-1 when sophomore Abby Sayler converted a scramble in front on an assist from junior Erin Zalewski with only 1:48 remaining in regulation time. The contest was 1-1 at the intermission as junior Stephanie Maisonet converted a long pass from Zalewski at 11:39, before Rochester scored at the 14:41 mark. First year Nicole Zito posted four saves to earn the win as the Knights move to 2-1 on the season. Geneseo plays the home opener on Tuesday versus Houghton at 4 p.m.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team traveled to Clarkson this afternoon and slipped past the Golden Knights in overtime when senior Jason Tartick scored his second goal of the season 2:58 into the first overtime for a 1-0 final. Geneseo won the shot battle, 16-11, and the corner kick count, 10-0. Junior Mike Madarasz made three saves to post his second shutout of the season. The Knights move to 2-1-1 and travel to St. Lawrence on Saturday.

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team traveled to the Drumlins in Syracuse to take on Plattsburgh and won a 9-0 decision. Sophomores Monica Vieth and Julia Passik combined for an 8-1 win at first doubles, sophomores Melissa Baker and Lauren Johnson won 8-3 at second doubles and sophomore Katie Gayvert and first year Sarah Shields won 8-1 at third doubles. Vieth won first singles, 6-1, 6-0, Baker captured second singles, 6-1, 6-1, Passik won third singles, 6-1, 6-0, senior Anna Lehet took fourth singles, 6-0, 6-0, while Shields won at fifth singles and Gayvert won at #6 by identical, 6-1, 6-0 scores. The Knights are 4-0 on the season and have won 30 consecutive fall season dual matches. Geneseo takes on New Paltz on Saturday at the Drumlins at 12 p.m. and Cortland at 6 p.m. at the Binghamton Tennis Club.

Women's Cross Country
The women's cross country team traveled to Penn State tonight and placed fourth with 117 points behind winner Penn State (33), Ohio State (47) and Illinois (54). Sophomore Alyssa Smith was 15th in 22:37 to lead the way and first year Marissa Liberati placed 19th in 22:45. Senior Maggie Morris was 21st in 22:50, first year Brigid Heenan was 27th in 23:03 and Danae Polsin crossed 35th in 23:44 to complete the scoring five. Senior Becky Huben was 36th in 23:48 and first year Emily Sullivan was 37th in 23:50. Geneseo is ranked 10th in Division III by the USTFCCCA and travels to Western Ontario on September 26.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team opened the Ithaca tournament with a three-game win over Baptist Bible, 25-22, 25-15, 25-10. Senior Jess McKenna collected 20 digs and six service aces and junior Krista Frieling added 10 kills to pace Geneseo. Junior Joanne Smith posted nine kills and senior Maddy Maler handed out 20 assists. In the second match of the night, Geneseo defeated Rutgers-Newark, 25-8, 25-11, 25-22. Sophomore Kat Strickland totaled six kills, junior Janelle Heinig added five kills and first year Laura Galvin dished out 18 assists with eight digs. Geneseo is 6-2 on the season and completes the Ithaca tournament on Saturday.

Sep 09, 2009

Wednesday's Contest Summary

Women's Soccer Grounds Eagles

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team traveled to Elmira this afternoon and defeated the Soaring Eagles by a score of 3-1. After a scoreless first half, Geneseo erupted for three scores in the second stanza as senior Eileen Coyle scored her team-high fourth of the season, while senior Stephanie Bergin and junior Jane Matejcik collected their first tallies of the year. Bergin opened the scoring at 48:51 and Coyle gave the Knights at 2-0 lead less than two minutes later at 50:24. After the Soaring Eagles cut the deficit at 54:36, Matejcik got the insurance goal at 81:50. Junior Katie Clerkin posted the win by making four saves. Geneseo moves to 3-1-0 on the season and hosts Pitt-Bradford on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Sep 06, 2009

Sunday's Contest Summaries

Women's Soccer Wins Consolation
Volleyball Finishes Second at NYU
Men's Soccer Falls in Championship

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team defeated Juniata by a score of 4-0 this morning in the consolation game of the Penn State Behrend tournament. Senior Eileen Coyle scored a goal in each half, the latter coming off an assist by Ashley Keogh. Senior Melissa Beale gave the Knights a 3-0 lead from Jane Matejcik and first year Kelly Bergin completed the scoring from Bre Glynn. Junior Katie Clerkin made one save in 72:49 and first year Saoirse Andrews was untested in 17:11. Geneseo is 2-1 on the season and travels to Elmira on Wednesday.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team continued with the NYU tournament today and finished in second place with a 4-1 record after a pair of wins today. In the first match, Geneseo defeated Polytechnic, 21-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-18, 16-14. The Knights completed the tournament with a 25-10, 25-15, 25-5 win over Rutgers-Newark. Junior Krista Frieling led the way with 11 kills and sophomore Kat Strickland added nine kills and four blocks in the win over Polytechnic. First year Laura Galvin handed out 23 assists and senior Jessie Stephenson contributed seven kills and 25 digs. In the victory over Rutgers-Newark, Frieling totaled nine kills and Stephenson had six kills. Frieling earned All-Tournament honors. Geneseo travels to the Ithaca tournament on Friday.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team took on host Penn State Behrend in the tournament championship game this afternoon and dropped a 2-1 decision. Geneseo allowed two goals in the first half before junior Ryan Stansfield scored with 5:16 remaining to cut the deficit. Junior Mike Madarasz made two saves in taking the loss as Geneseo falls to 1-1-1 on the season. The Knights travel to Clarkson on Friday.

Sep 05, 2009

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Men's Soccer Wins in Overtime
Women's Cross Country Tops at Buffalo State
Tennis Remains Unbeaten

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team traveled to the Penn State Behrend tournament today and defeated Baldwin Wallace by a score of 2-1 in overtime on junior Ben Ariola's goal with just 1:37 left in the first overtime period. After a scoreless first half, senior Jason Tartick scored off a corner kick by Colin Begy at 49:17 to give Geneseo a 1-0 lead. Baldwin Wallace evened the game at 62:05 on a penalty kick. Junior Mike Madarasz made three saves to earn the win as the Knights move to 1-0-1 on the season. Geneseo plays in the championship game at 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Women's Cross Country
The women's cross country team opened their season with a victory at the Buffalo State Invitational by scoring 27 points. First year Marissa Liberati paced the team with a second place finish in a time of 19:05. Grad student Maggie Morris finished fourth in 19:17 in her first competition since coming over from a successful women's lacrosse career at Geneseo. First year Brigid Heenan placed sixth in 19:35, Emily Sullivan was seventh in 19:44 and Danae Polsin crossed eighth in 19:51. Geneseo will split the squad next week at Penn State on Friday and Brockport on Saturday.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team traveled to the NYU tournament today and opened with a win over Hunter College, 25-19, 26-24, 25-16. Junior Krista Frieling led the attack with 11 kills and Jessie Stephenson added 10 kills. Senior Maddy Maler dished 35 assists and Jess McKenna totaled 34 digs. The Knights won their second match of the day with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-20 win over Sage Colleges. Frieling collected 16 kills and Jo Smith added 10 kills. Sophomore Kat Strickland contributed seven kills, Maler dished 28 assists and McKenna netted 42 digs. In the final match, Geneseo lost a three-game set to New York University, 25-14, 25-21, 26-24. Frieling had eight kills and McKenna added 14 digs. Geneseo is 2-2 on the season and continues at the tournament with a pair of matches on Sunday.

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team blanked the Fredonia Blue Devils by 9-0 decision at Fredonia this afternoon. Sophomore Monica Vieth teamed with classmate Lauren Johnson to win at first doubles (8-4) and went on to capture first singles, 6-0, 6-2. Johnson went on to win 6-1, 6-0 at sixth singles. Sophomore Katie Gayvert teamed with first year Sarah Shields to win 8-3 at second doubles. Gayvert won fourth singles, 6-0, 6-3 and Shields captured fifth singles, 6-1, 6-1. Senior Anna Lehet teamed with sophomore Melissa Baker to win 8-0 at third doubles and defeated her third singles opponent, 6-4, 6-2, while Baker grabbed a 6-1, 6-1 win at second singles. The Knights move to 3-0 on the season and will take on Plattsburgh in Syracuse on Friday.

Men's Cross Country
The men's cross country team traveled to Buffalo State this afternoon and placed third with 67 points. First year Andrew Corcoran ran second in 26:32 to lead the Knights. Geneseo's Tim Kramer was 13th in 27:17, Tyler Schwab was 15th in 27:20, Russ Larson crossed 18th in 27:25 and Chris Moore ran 19th in 27:25 as the top runners for Geneseo did not participate in the opening meet. The Knights will split the squad next week at Penn State on Friday and Brockport on Saturday.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team took on Baldwin Wallace this morning at the Penn State Behrend tournament and lost a tough 1-0 decision on a corner kick at 49:43. The Knights controlled the shot battle, 11-4, but could not convert. Junior Katie Clerkin took the loss in nets as Geneseo falls to 1-1-0 on the year. The Knights play in the consolation game on Sunday versus Juniata.

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team traveled to Hamilton today and dropped a 5-1 decision to the Continentals. The Knights trailed 3-0 when senior Libby LeRoy scored from Michelle Milkovich with 18:55 remaining in the contest. First year Nicole Zito made seven saves in taking the loss as they fall to 1-1 on the season. Geneseo travels to Rochester on Friday.

Sep 04, 2009

Friday's Contest Summary

Tennis Blanks Oswego

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team blanked the Oswego Lakers by 9-0 decision this afternoon on the Letchworth Tennis Courts. Sophomore Monica Vieth teamed with classmate Lauren Johnson to win at first doubles (8-2) and went on to capture first singles, 6-2, 6-3. Johnson went on to win 6-2, 6-1 at sixth singles. Senior Anna Lehet teamed with sophomore Melissa Baker to win 8-2 at third doubles and blanked her third singles opponent, 6-0, 6-0, while Baker grabbed a 6-2, 6-0 win at second singles. Sophomore Katie Gayvert teamed with first year Sarah Shields to win 8-3 at second doubles. Gayvert won fourth singles, 6-1, 6-2 and Shields captured fifth singles, 6-0, 6-1. The Knights move to 2-0 on the season and will travel to Fredonia on Saturday.

Sep 02, 2009

Wednesday's Contest Summary

Field Hockey Defeats Ithaca in OT

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team traveled to Ithaca College for the season opener and defeated the Bombers in overtime for the second straight season, 4-3. Geneseo trumped Ithaca by a 6-5 decision in OT last season and duplicated the overtime win when junior Michelle Milkovich netted her first goal of the season at the 6:29 mark of the overtime session. The Knights led 3-1 at the intermission as senior Libby LeRoy scored at 7:36 for a 1-0 lead, senior Jean Nolan scored from Milkovich at 22:10 for a 2-1 lead and junior Stephanie Maisonet scored from Milkovich at 29:02 to give Geneseo the two-goal margin. The Bombers answered in the second half with goals at 44:50 and 49:15 setting up Milkovich's heroics. First year Nicole Zito made four saves in posting her first collegiate win. The Knights travel to Hamilton on Saturday.

Sep 01, 2009

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Women's Tennis Defeats Nazareth
Women's Soccer Quells Storm
Men's Soccer Draws in Opener

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team won their 27th straight fall season dual match this afternoon as they defeated visiting Nazareth College by a score of 8-1. Sophomore Division II transfer Monica Vieth paced the win by teaming with classmate Lauren Johnson to win 8-5 at first doubles and moving on to blank her opponent, 6-0, 6-0 in first singles. Johnson, who won 4-6, 6-4, 10-2 (tiebreaker) at sixth singles, sophomore Katie Gayvert and first year Sarah Shields each won a pair of matches. Gayvert and Shields teamed to win 8-0 at second doubles with the former winning 6-1, 6-2 at fourth singles and the latter taking fifth singles, 6-0, 6-0. Sophomore Melissa Baker won a 6-3, 6-2 decision at second singles, while senior Anna Lehet captured a 6-3, 6-2 win at third singles. The Knights are 1-0 on the campaign and host Oswego on Friday at 3:30 p.m.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team traveled to Keuka College tonight and won a 2-0 decision over the Storm. After a scoreless first half, senior Melissa Beale got Geneseo on the board just 36 seconds into the second stanza with classmate Stephanie Bergin picking up the assist. Senior Eileen Coyle netted the unassisted insurance goal at the 66:43 mark to give the Knights the two-goal cushion. Junior Katie Clerkin was untested in posting the shutout as the Knights won the shot battle, 32-3. Geneseo is 1-0 on the season and takes on Baldwin Wallace at the Penn State Behrend tournament on Saturday.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team hosted Ithaca this afternoon in the season opener and played to a 0-0 draw with the Bombers. Geneseo had three quality scoring opportunities in the opening 16 minutes as Ithaca's Justin Parlapiano made saves on a six-yard shot by senior Jeff Rahmlow off a corner kick and a header by junior Ben Ariola, while sophomore Colin Begy fired a 15 yard shot just wide left. The Knights had 15 shots for the game to nine for the Bombers, but Ithaca had two quality chances in the second overtime session. Geneseo's Mike Madarasz held the Bombers at bay, finishing with four saves to post the shutout. Geneseo is 0-0-1 on the season and participates in the Penn St. Behrend tournament on Saturday and Sunday.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team traveled to Nazareth College for the season opener tonight and dropped a tough five-game match, 25-22, 12-25, 25-13, 16-25, 8-15. Junior Krista Frieling led the attack with 12 kills and sophomore Kat Strickland totaled seven kills and four blocks. Senior Maddy Maler dished out 22 assists and three service aces and classmate Jess McKenna contributed a team-high 12 digs. The Knights are 0-1 and travel to the NYU tournament on Saturday and Sunday. Box Score

Aug 26, 2009

USTFCCCA Announces National/Regional Rankings

Men Ranked #5 in Nation
Women Posted Tenth Nationally
Knights Claim Second in Region

USTFCCCA Regional Rankings
The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced the preseason Atlantic Regional rankings on Tuesday and the preseason national rankings on Wednesday for men's and women's cross country.

The Geneseo men's team garnered the #5 spot in the national poll and claimed #2 in the Atlantic regional rankings after capturing second in the SUNYAC to eventual national champion Cortland, third in the region and eighth at the NCAA meet in 2008.

The women's team earned the 10th spot in the national poll and the #2 spot in the regional ranking. The Geneseo women are coming off their ninth straight SUNYAC title, the Atlantic Region championship and an 11th place finish at the NCAA Division III championship in 2008.

SUNY Cortland claimed the top spot in both preseason regional polls.

Aug 19, 2009

PRESEASON BEGINS!

Four squads open today.

Preseason Practice
The fall sports season has begun at SUNY Geneseo with the men's and women's soccer, volleyball and tennis teams beginning preseason practice this morning.

The field hockey team begins practice on Thursday, while the men's and women's cross country teams begin training on Monday.

The Blue Knights open the regular season on Tuesday, September 1 as the tennis team hosts Nazareth at 3:30 p.m. and the men's soccer team entertains Ithaca at 4 p.m. on the Saratoga Field, while the women's soccer team travels to Keuka and the volleyball team goes to Nazareth.

The field hockey team begins play at Ithaca on Wednesday, September 2, while the cross country teams open at the Daniel Walker Invitational hosted by Buffalo State on Saturday, September 5.

Aug 18, 2009

2009 Sports Hall of Fame Class Announced

2009 SUNY Geneseo Sports Hall of Fame Induction

Marilyn Moore, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation and George Gagnier, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information and Chair of the Sports Hall of Fame Committee, announced the 2009 SUNY Geneseo Sports Hall of Fame class.

The four inductees include tennis star Gena Tallarini Batchelder '02, men's soccer player George O'Brien '87, women's softball All-American Jill Almansberger Edwards '02 and women's lacrosse standout Jennifer Turkovich Lorenz '01.

The ceremony, which is open to the public, will be conducted in the Robert MacVittie College Union Ballroom on the campus of SUNY Geneseo on Saturday, September 26 at 6:00 p.m. The ceremony includes recognition of the 1998 and 2001 SUNYAC women's tennis champion teams and Legend of the Blue Knights category representative, Art Hatton, former Vice President for College Advancement, who championed the establishment of the Blue Knights Roundtable Booster Club .

Tickets to the event are $20 and can be reserved by calling the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation at 585-245-5344.

Jul 16, 2009

2009-10 Schedules Posted

Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball Initiate Season on Sept. 1

2009-10 Schedules
The 2009-10 Geneseo Blue Knight schedules are now posted at knights.geneseo.edu. The schedules, especially for spring sports, are tentative and subject to change.

The 2009-10 season starts on Tuesday, September 1, when the men's soccer team hosts Ithaca at 4 p.m., the women's tennis team hosts Nazareth at 3:30 p.m., the women's soccer team travels to Keuka College at 7 p.m. and the women's volleyball team travels to Nazareth at 7 p.m.

The women's field hockey team embarks on Wednesday, September 2 by traveling to Ithaca at 4 p.m., while the women's and men's cross country teams travel to Buffalo State on Saturday, September 5 for the Daniel Walker Invitational.