Field hockey, volleyball prevail
Dani DeGregory ’16 scored her third hat trick in as many games, leading field hockey to a 5-0 win against SUNY Geneseo. Jenn Hanks ’16 gave the team the only lead it would need, blasting a shot from the top of the circle two minutes into the contest from a perfectly worked penalty corner. Sam Skott ’15 rounded out the scoring for the sixth-ranked Thoroughbreds (3-0) and Amy Beck ’15 recorded her second shutout of the season in goal. The team hosts New Paltz at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 before facing Babson College at 1 p.m. Sunday Sept. 14.
Volleyball battled to a dramatic 3-2 (22-25, 22-25, 25-19, 25-23, 16-14) over SUNY Oswego in the final match of the University of Rochester Invitational Tournament after dropping its first two matches against Elmira College and Penn St.-Behrend. The Thoroughbreds (2-4) dropped the first two sets to Oswego but they would not quit, fighting back to take the next three sets and the 3-2 win. Brittany Osborn ’17 led the offense with 18 kills, a .459 hitting percentage and six aces and Aria Goodman ’15 rang up her third double-double of the tournament with 14 kills and 16 digs to go along with five aces. Kalle Fox ’18 continued her strong play, contributing 49 assists and 10 digs, while Marcela Familiar-Bolanos ’17 steadied the defense with 33 digs. The team competes at the Union Invitational Sept. 12-13.
Men’s soccer cruised to a 4-1 win against Potsdam before dropping a hard-fought 1-0 contest against SUNY Canton. Adam Beek ’15 tallied twice and added two assists against the Bears, tying the game with a penalty kick and setting up the game-winning goal with a perfectly placed cross to Brock Bakewell ’15. Augustine Okoye ’18 netted his third goal of the season in the win. Danny Ebenstein ’16 turned away eight shots in goal for the Thoroughbreds (2-2) in his first start of the season in Saturday’s 1-0 defeat. The team takes on the Sage Colleges at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, before facing Nazareth College in its home opener at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13.
Women’s soccer suffered a 1-0 setback against Farmingdale State in its home opener. With the team trailing 1-0 midway through the first half, Thoroughbreds (0-3) goalkeeper Madison Plummer ’17 came up big, denying a Rams forward on a breakaway. Lauren Alexander ’15 had the team’s best chance of the game, but her headed attempt a goal was thwarted by a quick reaction from the Farmingdale State goalkeeper. The team goes on the road to face Oneonta St. at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13.~By Dan St.-Jacques
