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▪ Sports Editor Collin Bolebruch
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SPORTS
Friday, Oct. 13, 2023
VB
Cardinals split home weekend M. SOCCER
BY REBEKAH RILEY
STANDINGS
Staff Writer
TEAM Cortland
SUNYAC OVERALL 5-1-0 11-2-1
Brockport
4-0-2
7-2-4
Oneonta
4-2-0
11-2-0
New Paltz
3-1-2
8-1-3
Plattsburgh
2-1-3
7-1-4
Buffalo St.
3-3-0
8-3-2
Geneseo
2-3-1
6-5-3
Oswego
1-2-3
2-4-6
Fredonia
1-5-1
5-5-4
Potsdam
0-7-0
3-8-1
STATISTICS GOALS John Hayes, M
# 5
Brian Coughlan, F
5
Jack Healy, D
3
ASSISTS Xavier Kamba, F
# 3
Frankie Palumbo, M
2
John Hayes, M POINTS John Hayes, M
2 # 12
Brian Coughlan, F
11
Kamba, J. Healy
7
SHOTS ON GOAL John Hayes, M
# 23
Modou Badjie, W
11
Xavier Kamba, F
9
SAVES Teddy Healy, G
# 35
Marcial Vasquez, G
2
W. SOCCER STANDINGS TEAM SUNYAC OVERALL New Paltz - x 4-0-2 8-3-3 Cortland
3-0-3
7-2-4
Brockport
3-1-2
11-2-2
Oswego
2-1-3
5-2-5
Plattsburgh
2-1-3
4-4-4
Geneseo
1-0-5
5-2-6
Fredonia
2-1-4
5-6-2
Potsdam
1-4-2
3-6-2
Oneonta
1-4-1
4-4-3
Buffalo St.
0-4-2
5-5-3
The Plattsburgh Cardinals volleyball team hosted its first home games in over 30 days, playing the Oswego Lakers Friday, Oct. 6. The Cardinals won in four sets, 3-1 earning its first SUNYAC win. The Cards hosted the Cortland Red Dragons and lost in 3 sets, Saturday, Oct. 7. The Lakers won the first set 25-19 in a tough, back and forth game. The Cardinals brought the score to 1819, but four straight Lakers points secured the win. The Cards won the second set 25-21. Plattsburgh was strong right off the bat with a kill from senior Emma Rivers, setting the tone for a dominant set. The third set, the Cards won again 25-17. The Cards started out with two kills, one from sophomore Jeanette Ashong and another from first-year Darby Collyear. The Lakers had an attack error and the Cards led the set 3-0. However, the Lakers fought back and matched the Cards 3-3. First-year Iris Mulvey had three kills on the way to an 11-10 lead. The Lakers scored two points before the Cards came back with four points, two of them from errors made by the Lakers and the other two points were a kill each from sophomores Maggie
COLLIN BOLEBRUCH/Cardinal Points
The Cardinals reconvene after a won point against the Potsdam Bears at home Oct. 11. The Cards have won 2-3 home conference games this year, an improvement from 0-4 last season. Lyon and Ashong. The Lakers were only able to squeeze in three more points before the Cardinals closed them out. The Cardinals won the fourth set 25-18. The Cards started with three points, two of them were errors made by the Lakers and then the third point was from a kill from firstyear Liya Girma. The Lakers scored once before the Cards one-upped them by scoring five points, with a kill from Collyear and two kills from Lyon, then two aces from Girma. The score was 8-1. From there, the game was tit-for-tat, and the
Cards pulled out another win. The Cardinals’ success was not matched the following day. The Red Dragons won the first set 25-22. The Cards were behind the Red Dragons from the beginning. The Cards fought to stay close, and it did, but it never matched the score the Red Dragons put up. The second set, the Cardinals were thrown off its game when the Red Dragons came out guns blazing, winning the set 25-10. The third set, the Red Dragons put an end to the game, winning 25-12.
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STATISTICS GOALS Nora Fitzgerald, F
# 5
Avery Durgan, F
3
Hatziyianis, Santomassimo
2
ASSISTS Avery Durgan, F
# 4
Nora Fitzgerald, F
3
Five players
1
POINTS Nora Fitzgerald, F
# 13
Avery Durgan, F
10
Hatziyianis, Santomassimo
5
SHOTS ON GOAL Nora Fitzgerald, F
# 18
Ella Santomassimo, F
13
Avery Durgan, F
8
SAVES Lauren Haley, G
# 51
Lily Bailey, G
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VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS TEAM New Paltz
SUNYAC OVERALL 4-0 14-5
Cortland
3-0
14-3
Brockport
3-1
7-9
Geneseo
3-1
7-7
Buffalo St.
2-1
12-8
Plattsburgh
2-3
9-7
Fredonia
1-2
3-13
Oswego
1-2
4-11
Oneonta
0-4
3-13
Potsdam
0-5
4-12
STATISTICS KILLS
#
Liya Girma, OH
157
Darby Collyear, RS
115
Jeannette Ashong. MH ATTACK ERRORS Darby Collyear, RS
107 # 94
Liya Girma, OH
84
Maggie Lyon, OH ASSISTS Emma Rivers, S
43 # 297
Kyleigh Ganz, S
196
Payton Zophy, OH/L SERVICE ACES Emma Rivers, S
45 # 29
Liya Girma, OH
20
Jeannette Ashong, MH DIGS Payton Zophy, OH/L
17 # 338
Liya Girma, OH
184
Emma Rivers, S
106
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Forward Nora Fitzgerald poses with her family. Fitzgerald, once a defender, has nine career goals and 10 assists to her name.
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TEAM SUNYAC OVERALL New Paltz - x 7-0 7-0 6-1
7-3
5-2
7-3
Oneonta - x
4-3
6-5
Oswego
2-5
4-6
Plattsburgh
2-5
8-6
Brockport
1-6
2-8
Fredonia
1-6
1-7
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Forward Tara Bendsak (17) made her second career start against Fredonia.
STATISTICS (FINAL)
WSOC
SINGLES Jacklin Mitchell
# 10-1
Nicole Svantner
7-6
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Ava Carey
7-6
DOUBLES TEAMS Hurwitz & J. Svantner
# 8-3
Carey & Mitchell
6-7
S. & N. Svantner
5-6
DOUBLES Hallie Hurwitz
# 9-5
Jacqueline Svantner
8-5
Carey, Mitchell
6-7
These seniors were the embodiment of effort and hard work and the younger players on the team clearly followed their lead. “Ever since I came here, it’s just been fun all the time. I love playing on the field with all the girls. I’m grateful that I get this opportunity, because everyday we go out
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STANDINGS (FINAL)
Geneseo - x
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Defender Kayla Myers poses with her family. Myers has started 41 of 44 games in her Plattsburgh career since transferring in 2021.
TENNIS
Cortland - x
Playing at home for the first time this conference season, the Cardinals used the crowd to its advantage. “It definitely does help. Knowing we are playing on our own court, because it is a space that we are always in, it’s a place that we’re comfortable. But I still think that we also do a good job playing away games,” Collyear said. The game against Cortland was not only a tough physical game, but also a big mental challenge for the team.
and we work as hard as we can, it’s just fun,” Myers said. Myers began her collegiate career at Nazareth College but played her other three years here and was an excellent addition to the team throughout her career. “These are times I’ll never forget. I’ll treasure these moments. I’ve been playing soccer my whole life, and to make it to this level and this being my ending is a sad moment, but also a joyful time,” Fitzgerald said. Fitzgerald was a standout player during
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her career at Plattsburgh, being named to the All-SUNYAC first team as a defender during her junior year. She contributed both as a scorer and a passer. Senior Day does represent the closing of a door, but it also allows many players to sit back and reflect on their good memories and share those moments with their families, coaches and teammates. Email MIKAI BRUCE cp@cardinalpointsonline.com
