Dragon Tales, Volume 2, #3

Dragon Tales Official Newsletter of Oneonta State Athletics Volume 2, No. 3

Spring/Summer, 2001

SOFTBALL WINS SUNYAC TITLE Red Dragons Advance to Regional Final Game The 2001 softball team used a strong offensive attack and young arms to complete a 38-10 record while advancing to the Northeast Regional final of the NCAA Div. III tournament. Along the way they set new records for consecutive wins and most wins in the history of the softball program. For the senior class it was truly the best way to end their careers as they set the bar extremely high for future teams to try and reach.

The season began in Fort Myers, Fla. for 10 games in which the squad finished 5-5 and had many questions regarding the direction that the season would take. They came out of the gate with three straight wins, but faltered losing five of the last seven games including the last three. It was evident that the team had senior leadership and it was also evident that the squad had some solid pitching in the form of two freshmen, Liz Scimeca (Sayville, N.Y.) and Cara Limongelli (Westbury, N.Y.) to go with sophomore Sandy Moxley (Oneonta, N.Y.).

When the Red Dragons returned north they found snow covered fields and were forced to go back indoors for nearly two weeks before they could get back into action. Their first action was on the road to open their SUNYAC schedule against Geneseo and Brockport.

They managed to split both doubleheaders and returned home with a 7-7 record overall and 2-2 in conference play. They dropped their opener to Geneseo 8-1 and then came from behind to win 6-5 in the second game. The next day they lost 2-1 in the first game to Brockport and then won the second game 7-2.

From that point the Red Dragons ran off a school-record 21 straight victories that included doubleheader sweeps of Cortland, Buffalo State and Fredonia on the road. They put themselves in first place in the conference with an opportunity to host the conference tournament the first weekend in May. During the run, the trio of arms for Oneonta each won seven straight decisions. Offensively, seniors Liz Alayna Isby McGrail (Stamford, N.Y.) and Samantha Fancher (Binghamton, N.Y.) were swinging hot bats as both players raised their averages to well over .400 with slugging percentages better than .500.

The Red Dragons went 5-1 to end the regular season and entered the SUNYAC tournament as the top seed and host as the top six teams began the battle for the NCAA berth. Oneonta opened with a fiveinning, 8-0 win over Plattsburgh in the opening game of the tournament. The next day they held off a late charge by Geneseo to win 6-5 and then followed with a 4-2 win over Cortland to put themselves in the title game on the final day. Trailing 6-1 2001 SUNYAC Champions after five innings to Cortland, Oneonta In this issue... rallied in the last two innings to win 8-7 to clinch the SUNYAC championship.

--Softball Recap, pg. 1+2 Oneonta was seeded first in the five-team Northeast Regional tournament hosted by --Don Flewelling Retires from Oneonta State, pg. 2 Ithaca College during the second weekend of May. Their opening game was against Kings College --Men’s Lacrosse Recap, pg. 3 of Pennsylvania and they won 5-1 to move into the winners bracket of the double elimination --Men’s Tennis Recap, pg. 4 tournament. The next day rain delayed the start of their game with Ithaca and, when they finally --Baseball Recap, pg. 5 got a chance to play, the hosts rallied to win 9-4. The next day Oneonta defeated St. John Fisher 2--Women’s Lacrosse Recap, pg. 6 --Three Sport Standout Liz McGrail, pg. 7 1 and then beat Ithaca 3-2 to force a deciding game which was postponed until Monday at --Soccer Duo Bring Home Gold Medal, pg. 7 noontime. The Red Dragons were eliminated behind a tremendous pitching performance by the --Weaver and Rummery Attend Leadership Bombers 5-0.

Conference, pg. 8 Alayna Isby (Nassau, N.Y.), Andrea Bradford (Middletown, N.Y.), Melissa LaBarre --Spring Athletes of the Week, pg. 8 (Conklin, N.Y.), McGrail and Limongelli were all selected to the All-Tournament Team for their --Chi Alpha Sigma Induction, pg. 8 performances over the five games.

--Athletic Awards 2000-01, pg. 9 --Spring Honor Roll, pg. 9 --Scott Meyer Signs With The Reds, pg. 10 Batting Leaders: --Paula Polce Attends Professional Average: .................................... Liz McGrail, .444 Tryout Camp, pg. 10 ......................................... Samantha Fancher, .424 --Verizon Academic Honors, pg. 11 OB%: ............................................... Fancher, .477 --SUNYAC Spring Commissioner’s List, pg. 11 ........................................................ McGrail, .476 --Paula Polce Selected as New York Scholar Athlete, pg. 11 SB: ...................................................... Fancher, 20 --CHAMPS Review 2000-01, pg. 12 ........................ McGrail and Beth Oppenheimer, 7 --Spring Scoreboard, pg. 13 Runs: ................................................... Fancher, 51 --Fall Schedules, pg. 14 --Join the Red Dragon Club, pg. 15 --Alumni Feature of Jamey Sunshine, pg. 16 Melissa --New Outdoor Athletic Fields Under Construction, pg. 16 LaBarre

........................................................... McGrail, 37 2B: ..................................................... McGrail, 15 ...................................................... Tara Hinkle, 10 3B: ........................................................ Fancher, 5 ................................... McGrail and Hilary Jake, 2 HR’s: ............................................. Kelli Winnie, 5 ................................... McGrail and Alayna Isby, 3 RBI’s: ........................................................ Isby, 38 ........................................................... McGrail, 30 TB: ..................................................... McGrail, 88 ............................................................ Fancher, 72 Slugging: ........................................ McGrail, .652 ............................................................... Isby, .531 Pitching Leaders: Wins: ...................................... Cara Limongelli, 16 ..................................................... Liz Scimeca, 12 Winning%: ............................... Moxley, .818 (9-2) ............................................. Scimeca, .800 (12-3) IP: ................................................ LiMongelli, 137 ........................................................ Scimeca, 88.2 ERA: ................................................. Moxley, 1.39 .................................................... Limongelli, 1.74 SO: ................................................. LiMongelli, 79 ........................................................... Scimeca, 42 Saves: ............................................... Limongelli, 3

Beth Oppenheimer

Andrea Bradford

Flew completes flight with O-State Don Flewelling is gettin’ while the gettin’s good.

After leading the Oneonta State softball team to within a game of an NCAA Division III World Series berth this spring, longtime teacher and coach Don Flewelling has retired.

Flewelling leaves behind a legacy in two sports that may or may not be seen anytime soon, but leaves as a Red Dragon through and through.

Flewelling came to Oneonta State in 1967 and never looked back. He built a men’s basketball program into a regional and national contender including playing for the NCAA Div. III title in 1977. He is the winningest basketball and softball coach in the college’s history and, during his 11 years as the softball coach, Flewelling never had a losing season and led the program to two SUNYAC titles and two NCAA berths - the only such heights in the history of the softball program.

Flewelling officially retired after the first semester of the 2000-2001 college year, but agreed to coach his 11th season of softball on a part-time basis.

“This transition is not a happy one because we lose Don Flewelling,” Athletic Director Steve Garner said. “He deserves the next part of his life, but we’re sad for Oneonta because we’re really losing a warrior.”

“Don is a throwback,” Garner continues. “In the old days, people could coach anything. You could give him anything to do and he could do a good job.”

The Red Dragons finished with a school-best record of 38-10 this spring after losing in the Northeast Region championship to Ithaca College on May 14. Besides his conference honor, Flewelling was selected as the NYSWCAA State Coach of the Year and earned Regional honors by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Flewelling, who was also the SUNYAC Coach of the Year in 1999, compiled an overall record of 269-106.

“I think any time you’ve done something for 40 years, I mean, I was always a coach, “Flewelling said. “It’ll be something I’ll miss for sure. This is a great way to finish.”

Flewelling, a native of Glens Falls, is a 1964 graduate of Cortland State and a 1965 graduate of Ball State University. Prior to his coming to Oneonta, he had successful coaching stints in basketball and baseball at Ball State, Cortland and Mynderse Academy.

Flewelling retired from coaching men’s basketball after the 1989-90 season because of health reasons, said Garner who took over the program in 1990.

“No one wanted to see him step down then either,” said Garner, who has been at Oneonta State for 22 years and has served as the school’s athletic director for the last seven years.

“His real love is coaching,” said Al Sosa, who has known Flewelling since their college days at Cortland. “Some of us enjoy the teaching, but all along, his real love and ambition was pretty much basketball.

“He’s the kind of guy that was on the road all the time, he’d sleep in his office,” Sosa said. “He got out of basketball and we needed to reassign him. ... I reassigned him to softball.”

Garner said Flewelling’s impact on the softball program was immediate.

“He turned to a very poor softball program that I had,” Garner said. “In his very first year, (the program) went from six or seven victories to 25 or whatever we did.

“He learned and he adjusted and became a very good coach for the softball program,” Garner said. “He’s a chameleon. He took the program from dust.”

(Original story written by Dean Russin, Sports Editor of the Oneonta Daily Star.

Oneonta SID Geoff Hassard edited the story while adding more recent information that was available after print.)

Dragon Tales 2

Men’s Lacrosse Completes Fifth Straight Winning Season Despite graduating its greatest senior class, the 2001 edition of the men’s lacrosse team had a solid year and finished 9-5 overall and 5-1 in the SUNYAC. Their only conference loss came to Cortland on the road which was for the automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.

The spring season opened at Virginia Wesleyan on Mar. 3 with a 13-8 win. Junior Steve Kramer (Ossining, N.Y.) led the way with three goals and one assist while classmate Matt Puerta (Hicksville, N.Y.) and sophomore Dan Bakke (Floral Park, N.Y.) each registered two goals and two assists. The Red Dragons made it two-in-a-row to open the season with a come-from-behind 11-10 win over Lycoming. Junior Anthony Pisciotto (Port Jefferson, N.Y.) scored the tying and gamewinning goals for Oneonta, the second of which came with only 1:32 left in the game.

Oneonta dropped the next two games including a tough 10-9 overtime loss to city rival Hartwick. The Red Dragons then ran off seven straight victories to raise their record to 9-2 overall entering the final three games of the season. During the win streak many of the scores were onesided which allowed many players to play in each game. The team did register 20 goals in two Matt Puerta games during the streak as they defeated Brockport 20-3 and Potsdam 20-9. Leading the way for the Red Dragons were Puerta on offense and freshman goalie Mike Louer (Islip, N.Y.).

The final three games of the year would determine whether the Red Dragons would receive a postseason berth as they faced two nationally ranked teams in Ithaca and Cortland while facing a solid RIT squad in the season finale. The first test was at Ithaca and Oneonta was hanging tough at 6-6 before the hosts put together a 5-1 third quarter to pull away for good en route to the 14-9 win.

Oneonta then went to Cortland for what was the SUNYAC championship game as both teams were undefeated in conference play. The contest was played tight throughout the entire four quarters. In the end, the rival Red Dragons held on to win 12-9 to secure the conference title for a second straight year.

In the final game of the season Oneonta was defeated at home 17-14 by RIT which would eliminate the Red Dragons from any postseason. Oneonta did place seven players on the All-SUNYAC Team including three on the First Team while Jim Nagle was selected as Coach of the Year.

Statistics Leaders: Scoring

Travis Warholic Mike Massari

Matt Puerta .............. 38 G/28 A/66 PTS Anthony Pisciotto .... 30 G/11 A/41 PTS Mike Massari ........... 16 G/24 A/40 PTS Steve Kramer ............. 25 G/3 A/28 PTS Brian Balash .............. 13 G/6 A/19 PTS Goalkeeping Mike Louer ............... 779 MP/185 SVS/ ............... .603 SV%/122 GA/9.40 GAA

Mike Louer

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Youngsters Lead Men’s Tennis The men’s tennis team reinvented itself this year and came away with a 12-2 dual-match record. Coach Jim Baker didn’t know what to expect with the influx of new players to reshape his lineup, but the results speak for themselves. The nucleus of the program is all underclassmen which bodes well for the next couple of years.

The abbreviated fall schedule saw the squad participate in two invitationals, two dual matches and the ITA/Rolex Regional qualifier. The Red Dragons were second in the season opening Rensselaer Invitational by a point as freshman Patrick O’Toole (Liverpool, N.Y.) and sophomore Mike Ruger (Corning, N.Y.) won individual titles. A 5-2 win over Rensselaer was next for Oneonta followed by a fourth place finish at the Flower City Tournament in Rochester. The fall season ended with a 7-0 win over LeMoyne and a trip to Vassar College to compete in the Regional qualifier.

The spring season began as it always does with a trip to Hilton Head for a slate of matches. The Red Dragons returned from the journey with a well deserved 3-2 record. The trip opened with a 7-0 loss to West Virginia Wesleyan and was followed with three straight 4-3 wins over Albright College, Macalester College and Connecticut College before ending the trip with a 6-1 loss to Carthage Patrick O’Toole College. O’Toole led the way on the trip with a 4-1 singles record while Ruger and Dredge each went 3-2.

Oneonta swept through the northern part of their schedule with a 7-0 record. Their closest match was a 4-3 win over Ithaca on the road.

Mike Ruger

Individual records: Singles Scott Dredge ...................... 12-7 Greg Dehaas ...................... 8-12 Patrick O’Toole.................. 17-6 Mike Ruger ........................ 18-5 Brad Lieberman ................... 4-6 Justin Weisenthal ................. 9-7 B.J. VanderWoude ............... 3-1 Rudy Bembry ....................... 5-4

Greg Dehaas

Doubles Dredge/O’Toole ................... 4-2 Ruger/Lieberman ............... 10-5 Dredge/Dehaas .................... 9-3 O’Toole/VanerWoude .......... 7-5

Justin Weisenthal

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Baseball Team Hampered by Weather and Pitching Depth The baseball team was relatively young this spring with only two seniors while welcoming seven freshmen to the squad. The weather play havoc with the schedule and forced many back-to-back doubleheaders which affected the pitching staff effectiveness over the long season. The team did finish strong, winning eight of their last 10 to complete an 18-20-1 season.

The spring opened with an 11-game slate down south in Florida in which the team went 4-6-1. The Red Dragons registered wins over Gettysburg, Ursinus, Richard Stockton and Alvernia the last of which ended their trip. Leading the way was senior ace Scott Meyer (Clifton Park, N.Y.) who went 1-1 on the trip with back-to-back nine strikeout performances while allowing no earned runs.

When the Red Dragons returned home they found six inches of snow on the ground which kept them indoors for three weeks. They finally were able to find a place to play in Newburgh, N.Y. where they played two SUNYAC doubleheaders against Utica-Rome and Oswego. They came through the weekend with a 1-3 record with their win being 16-0 over Utica-Rome in the opening game on the first day. In the game, Meyer went the distance striking out 15 batters to raise his record to 2-1. Leading the offense were senior Brendan Heslin (Binghamton, N.Y.) and sophomores Geoff Loiacono (Herkimer, N.Y.) and Jason Corbin (Miller Place, N.Y.). Heslin had four hits, an RBI and scored three runs. Loiacono had three hits and two RBIs while Brendan Heslin Corbin had three hits and four RBIs. The next highlight of the season was a 5-0 win over Brockport in which Meyer set a school record with 19 strikeouts in registering the complete game, nine-inning win. Meyer became only the 10th player in Div. III to record 19 strikeouts in a nine inning game.

The Red Dragons officially opened their home season with a doubleheader sweep of Cazenovia. Oneonta came from behind to win the opener 10-9 and then got a solid pitching effort from sophomore Mike Braunstein (Hollis Hills, N.Y.) to win the night cap 7-1.

During the final stretch of the season when the team went 8-2 they outscored their opponents 88-45. During those 10 games they also swept two single games from Hartwick by the scores of 9-2 and 6-1. Their final win of the season was a 15-9 win over Clarkson who was seeded second in the ECAC Div. III Upstate New York Tournament.

Batting Leaders: Average: ...................... Brendan Heslin, .393 ........................................ Jason Corbin, .355 OB%: ......................................... Heslin, .471 .................................................... Kelly, .465 SB: ................................................ Heslin, 23 ..................................................... Corbin, 12 Runs: ............................................. Heslin, 35 ..................... Corbin and Ryan Bierwiler, 26 2B: ........................................... Bierwiler, 13 ....................................................... Corbin, 9 3B: ........................... Heslin and Loiacono, 6 HR’s: ............................................... Heslin, 5 .................................... Joe Argen, Loiacono, ........................................... and Bob Kelly, 3 RBI’s: ............................................ Heslin, 31 ................................................. Loiacono, 27 TB: ................................................ Heslin, 86 ................................................. Loiacono, 66 Slugging: ................................... Heslin, .637 .................................... Geoff Loiacono, .512 Pitching Leaders: Wins: ............ Scott Meyer, Mike Braunstein, ............................ John Schofield, Bob Kelly ....................................... and Rob Fredette, 3 IP: ................. Braunstein, 53.2; Meyer, 49.1 ERA: .............. Schofield, 2.25; Meyer, 2.74 SO: ...................... Meyer, 77; Braunstein, 57 Saves: ......... Dave Garcia and Rick Vesely, 1

Andy Slezak

Brendan Heslin

Geoff Loiacono Dragon Tales 5

Women’s Lacrosse Team Has Growing Pains The 2001 women’s lacrosse team went through growing pains this spring as the roster included 15 players who were sophomores or freshmen. The squad finished with a record of 5-10 overall while missing the SUNYAC tournament with a 3-5 record in conference play. Coach Dombrowski completed her third, and final, season as head coach as she will now concentrate her full efforts toward the field hockey program while the college searches for a full time lacrosse coach this summer.

The season was supposed to begin on March 9 at Hartwick, but the game was postponed due to bad weather conditions. Instead the spring opened down south in Florida with a game against Rensselaer in which the Red Dragons were defeated 15-5. In their final game of their mini twogame journey, the women bounced back with a 15-12 victory over Salve Regina University of Sarah Andrews Rhode Island. Leading the way for the Red Dragons was freshman Melissa DiRaddo (DeWitt, N.Y.) who had five goals and one assist.

Oneonta returned up north and dropped their first two games before winning two straight to even their record at 33 through the first six games. In their 14-9 win over Elmira, Nicole McCullagh (Camden, N.Y.) and Sarah Andrews (Tompkins Cove, N.Y.) each scored four goals to lead the way for the Red Dragons. In their 16-7 victory over Potsdam, Pam Intorcia (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) led the attack with four goals and one assist.

Oneonta would register only two more wins over the final nine games to finish 5-10. Andrews, Intorcia and Jill Scala (Floral Park, N.Y.) all would earn All-SUNYAC Honorable Mention for their seasons. Andrews was also honored by the NYSWCAA for her season by being selected to the All-New York State Third Team.

Pam Intorcia

Statistics Leaders: Scoring Sarah Andrews ........................ 32 G/10 A/42 pts.

Pam Intorcia .......................... 32 G/2 A/34 pts.

Marina Angelides .......................... 21 G/6 A/27 pts.

Nicole McCullagh .......................... 17 G/8 A/25 pts.

Melissa DiRaddo .......................... 16 G/3 A/19 pts.

Nicole McCullagh

Jill Scala

Goalkeeping Jessica Clarke ....................... 900 MP/203 SVS/ .. .508 SV%/197 GA/13.13 GAA

Athletic Web www.oneonta.edu/ academics/athletics Dragon Tales 5

Senior achieves a unique athletic feat, NCAA tournament appearances in three sports

ONEONTA STATE SOCCER PLAYERS BRING HOME GOLD Liz McGrail and Liz Grosser Lead United States to a Gold Medal in Australia

JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) _ Ask Liz McGrail what her greatest athletic achievement has been during her senior year at Oneonta State College and she stares into space with a puzzled look.

Maybe it was the soccer game last fall against Ithaca College, when she scored twice including the game- winner in overtime and had an assist.

Or the game-saving, diving catch she made last week behind shortstop against Geneseo in the State University of New York Athletic Conference softball tournament.

Or the conference basketball championship game against Cortland which Oneonta State also won when she guarded 6-foot-5 Kate Smith.

“You couldn’t ask for a better senior year, I guess,’’ said McGrail, 23, an elementary education major who aspires to be a college coach some day.

That’s putting it mildly. On Monday, McGrail finished competing in her third NCAA Division III tournament this year. The NCAA has no records on file of an athlete who qualified for postseason tournament play in three team sports in one school year, but Oneonta State already is calling it a record.

“Certainly, there are no official records on that, but it’s definitely a rare occurrence,’’ NCAA Director of Statistics Jim Wright said.

As rare as this athlete, who has excelled despite tearing up both knees the first injury coming just 10 minutes into her first college game at Division I Campbell University in North Carolina.

In her four years at Oneonta, McGrail has been at the heart of seven NCAA Division III tournament appearances by the Red Dragons. Before she transferred from Campbell after one semester there, the lone Oneonta team to make an NCAA tournament was the 1976 men’s basketball team.

“She’s unbelievable! I’ve never seen anybody that can go from one sport to the next and make a contribution,’’ said softball coach Don Flewelling, who’s been coaching at Oneonta since 1966. ``You get some kids that can play one sport and is a good player in another sport, but this is a tremendous player in three different sports. She exudes a quiet confidence and has a tremendous resolve to be successful in anything she does. She’s something special.’’

McGrail honed her skills while growing up in tiny Stamford, about 20 miles east of Oneonta at the northwest edge of the Catskill Mountains. And she had to be aggressive she’s No. 9 of Catherine and James McGrail’s 12 children.

“Neither of my parents pushed me into sports, but when I was 5, two of my older brothers used to have me shag their baseballs for hours and hours,’’ said McGrail, who played Little League with the guys and one year of American Legion baseball. ``We used to play soccer, too, and we could have a little game of our own. I was told to stand by the goal, and if the ball came by to kick it in.’’

Lesson well-learned. McGrail was a first-team Division III All-American forward in soccer last fall, a first for Oneonta State, and became the first SUNYAC player to earn conference MVP honors three consecutive seasons. The Red Dragons won the conference title and reached the NCAA tournament each of those seasons and went 65-15-8 overall in her four years. She leaves as the school’s all-time leading scorer in soccer for men and women with 59 goals, 19 assists and 24 game-winning goals.

As a guard-forward on the basketball team, McGrail was the first player off the bench this season as the Red Dragons went 26-2, the best record ever for an Oneonta women’s team. She averaged 6.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.3 assists per game to help her team back to the postseason.

And as the star centerfielder on the softball team, McGrail batted .462 and had a .701 slugging percentage to lead the Red Dragons to their best season in school history (38-10).

“To be a triathlete is amazing enough by itself,’’ said teammate Carrie Andino, of Plattsburgh, N.Y., who plays third base. “Not only is she good in three sports, but she’s really humble about her accomplishments.

To be an amazing player and an amazing person, too, is really respectable.’’

McGrail hoped to end her college career on a winning note, but it didn’t happen. Oneonta was beaten 5-0 by Ithaca on Monday in the championship game of the Northeast Region, missing a chance for a berth in the Division III World Series.

“When I look back, winning the three conference championships this year was awesome,’’ she said. “I’ve been to the national tournament in each sport prior to this year. This time, I would have loved to win one. This was my last chance.’’

McGrail leaves behind an array of relieved opponents.

“They usually say they’re not going to be sad to see me go,’’ she said with a smile. “They enjoy playing against me and watching me play, but they’ll be glad when I’m not there. This is not something I strived for. But I’m sure this is something that will mean a lot to me when I look back.’’ (reprinted with permission of the Associated Press)

Dragon Tales 7

Liz McGrail and Liz Grosser had a strong week of competition at the sixth Arafura Games in Darwin, Australia from May 19-26 and helped a team of college players from across the U.S. earn a gold medal. For McGrail it is one more honor for the much decorated three-sport athlete that finished this past spring in the NCAA softball tournament while Grosser has a great lead-in to her final season which will begin on Sept. 1 in Rochester, N.Y. The U.S. team went undefeated in the competition with a 5-0 record including their 6-0 win over the host country, Alice Springs, in the gold medal game. Both McGrail and Grosser figured into the scoring for the U.S. with McGrail ending the Games as the top scorer in the women’s bracket. McGrail scored eight goals in the four games that they played - one game was won by forfeit - including two three-goal games one of which came in the final. Grosser finished with two goals and also was the player who marked the oppositions best player. The United States collected six total medals at the Games, three of which were gold including the medal earned by the women’s soccer team.

From small beginnings ten years ago, the Arafura Games is now a leading international sporting competition for the developing athletes of the Asia-Pacific region. Held every two years in Darwin, the capital of Australia’s Northern Territory, the Arafura Games is billed as a meeting of ‘Sporting Neighbours’ and attracts competitors from all parts of Australia, nations throughout the AsiaPacific and beyond.

The Arafura Games began in 1991 as the Arafura Sports Festival, with 1500 participants from seven countries competing in 13 sports. By the time the fifth Games were held in 1999, participation had soared to more than 3100 athletes representing 20 nations, with competition in 26 sports.

The Arafura Games offer a unique opportunity for athletes to gain exposure to international competition. Many Arafura Games athletes use the Games as a stepping stone to other regional events such as the South East Asian Games, the East Asian Games and the South Pacific Games.

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RUMMERY AND WEAVER SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Spring Athletes of the Week, 2000-01

Sophomores Will Travel to Disney World for NCAA Sponsored Event

March 12 Anthony Pisciotto, Lacrosse Rick Vesely, Baseball

Oneonta State sophomores Ryan Rummery of Biggin Hill, England and Tristen Weaver of Ithaca, N.Y. have been selected to participate in the fifth annual NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference. The conference will be held May 28 through June 1 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

The mission of the NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference is to provide a diverse group of the nation’s top studentathletes an opportunity to actively participate in challenging and thought-provoking activities that will enable them to become better leaders on their campuses and in their communities. As a result of participation, the student-athletes will enhance their communication skills, decision-making and problem-solving skills, critical-thinking skills and collaborative skills. The conference also promotes better communication among student-athletes, coaches, administrators, faculty and communities.

Weaver is a member of the swimming & diving team at Oneonta. She owns three individual school records in the 400-yard individual medley and the 1,000 and 1,650-yard freestyle. She is also part of the 200, 400 and 800-yard freestyle relay foursomes that have school records as well. This past winter she qualified in six individual events for the SUNYAC championships. Weaver was also honored for her academic achievements this winter when she was selected to the Verizon Academic Fall/Winter At-Large Second Team for District 1.

Rummery is a member of the College’s Div. I men’s soccer team which has posted back-to-back winning seasons. Rummery has been a two-year starter and the team’s leading scorer during that time while being an All-Region selection as a rookie in 1999.

The 2000 NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference will focus on topics identified during the nomination process as well as topics recommended by members of the Divisions I, II, and III NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committees who serve as an Association-wide voice for student-athlete issues. Topics for past conferences have included developing leadership skills, changing perception, developing political skills and utilizing the student-athlete committee.

A total of 300 student-athletes have been invited to attend the 2001 NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference from a total of 1,084 nominations. Student-athletes were nominated from NCAA member institutions that participate in the CHAMPS/ Life Skills program. Participating student-athletes will represent all NCAA divisions, 22 different sports and more than 20 countries.

March 19 Scott Meyer, Baseball Melissa DiRaddo, Lacrosse March 26 Alayna Isby, Softball Andrea Bradford, Softball April 2 Matt Puerta, Lacrosse Jessica Clarke, Lacrosse April 9 Mike Ruger, Tennis Cara LiMongelli, Softball April 16 Brendan Heslin, Baseball Liz McGrail, Softball April 23 Mike Louer, Lacrosse Liz Scimeca, Softball April 30 Melissa LaBarre, Softball John Schofield, Baseball May 7 Softball Team Athletes of the Year Liz McGrail, Soccer/Basketball/Softball Rubin Prophete, Wrestling

2001 Chi Alpha Sigma Inductees (National Student Honor Society) Name

Sport

Major

Kelly Keyes

Field Hockey

Melinda Kilmer

Volleyball

Nicole McCullagh

Field Hockey/Lacrosse

Elementary Education Dietetics Elementary Education

Ryan Rummery

Tristen Weaver

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Lizbeth Oppenheimer

Softball

Angela Reina

Basketball

Elementary Education

Biology

Joseph Santo

Basketball

Business

Team MVP’s

2000-2001 Athletic Awards .............................................................................................. MALE/FEMALE Rookie of the Year: ..................................................... Patrick O’Toole (tennis) .................................................................................. Lacey Musso (volleyball) Valor Award: ............................................................... Matt Brown (basketball) ........................................................................... Veronica Hawley (swimming) Steve Blackmon Award: ........................................ Rubin Prophete (wrestling) G. Hal Chase Award: ...................................................... Mitch Waters (soccer) ...................................................... Nicole McCullagh (field hockey/Lacrosse) ................................................................................. Melissa LaBarre (softball) Most Outstanding Single Performance: ....................... Scott Meyer (baseball) ................................................................................. Kristen Henniger (soccer) Scholar Athlete Award: ................................................... Mitch Waters (soccer) Lee Abbot Scholar Athlete Award: ............................. Paula Polce (basketball) Athlete of the Year: ................................................ Rubin Prophete (wrestling) ........................................................... Liz McGrail (soccer/basketball/softball) Ross Cordell Award: ............................................................... Dr. James Elting

Men’s Soccer: .................................................................................... James Riley Women’s Soccer: .............................................................................. Liz McGrail Field Hockey: .......................................................................... Nicole McCullagh Volleyball: ........................................................................................ Lacey Musso Women’s Swimming & Diving: ................................................... Tristen Weaver Men’s Swimming & Diving: ........................................................ Rudy Mercado Men’s Basketball: .......................................................................... Craig Dawson .......................................................................................................... John Horton Women’s Basketball: ..................................................................... Kristin Lemon Wrestling: .................................................................................... Rubin Prophete Women’s Lacrosse: ....................................................................... Sarah Andrews Baseball: ...................................................................................... Brendan Heslin Softball: ............................................................................................ Liz McGrail Women’s Tennis: ............................................................................... Beth Muller Men’s Tennis: .................................................................................. Greg Dehaas Men’s Cross Country: ............................................................... Sean McCormick Women’s Cross Country: ............................................................ Dawn Koopman Men’s Lacrosse: ................................................................................... none given

2001 SPRING HONOR ROLL Men’s Lacrosse Mike Louer ’04 ......................... ECAC Goaltender of the Week, 4/24 ................................................... SUNYAC All-Conference, 1st Team ..................... ECAC Upstate New York All Star, Honorable Mention Matt Puerta ’02 .......................... SUNYAC All-Conference, 1st Team ...................................... ECAC Upstate New York All Star, 1st Team Dave Kilcourse ’02 .................... SUNYAC All-Conference, 1st Team

Alayna Isby ’01 ............................ ECAC Upstate New York Hitter of the Week, 3/26 ................................................... SUNYAC All-Conference, 1st Team .............................................. NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team ........................................... NFCA All-Northeast, 2nd Team At-Large ..................................... ECAC Upstate New York All Star, 2nd Team Andrea Bradford ’01 .................. SUNYAC All-Conference, 1st Team .............................................. NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team ........................................................... NFCA All-Northeast, 3rd Team ..................... ECAC Upstate New York All Star, Honorable Mention

Mike Massari ’02 ...................... SUNYAC All-Conference, 2nd Team Tara Hinkle ’03 .......................... SUNYAC All-Conference, 1st Team Steve Kramer ’02 ...................... SUNYAC All-Conference, 2nd Team Tracis Warholic ’03 .................. SUNYAC All-Conference, 2nd Team

Cara Limongelli ’04 .................. SUNYAC All-Conference, 1st Team ....................................................... SUNYAC First Player of the Year .............................................. NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team

Seth Baker ’03 .......................... SUNYAC All-Conference, 2nd Team Jim Nagle ............................................... SUNYAC Coach of the Year Baseball

Beth Oppenheimer ’03 ..................... NFCA All-Northeast, 2nd Team ......................................... Verizon Academic All District 1, 1st Team Sandra Moxley ’03 .......................... ECAC Upstate New York Pitcher of the Week, 4/24

Brendan Heslin ’01 .................... SUNYAC All-Conference, 1st Team ......................................................... All-New York Region, 1st Team ...................................... ECAC Upstate New York All Star, 1st Team

Don Flewelling ...................................... SUNYAC Coach of the Year ........................................................... NYSWCAA Coach of the Year

Scott Meyer ’01 ......................... SUNYAC All-Conference, 1st Team ..................................... ECAC Upstate New York All Star, 2nd Team

Flewelling, John Speranzi and Jesse Coughlin .......................... NFCA Northeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year

John Schofield ’04 ........................... ECAC Pitcher of the Week, 4/30

Women’s Lacrosse

Softball

Sarah Andrews ’03 ... SUNYAC All-Conference, Honorable Mention ........................................ NYSWCAA All-New York State, 3rd Team

Team ................................................................. SUNYAC Champions ........................................... NCAA Div. III Northeast Region Finalist

Pam Intorcia ’02 ....... SUNYAC All-Conference, Honorable Mention

Individual

Jill Scala ’02 ............. SUNYAC All-Conference, Honorable Mention

Liz McGrail ’01 ......................... SUNYAC All-Conference, 1st Team .............................................. NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team ........................................................... NFCA All-Northeast, 1st Team ...................................... ECAC Upstate New York All Star, 1st Team

Miscellaneous: Mitch Waters ’01 ..... Verizon Fall/Winter At-Large Academic All-District 1, 2nd Team

Melissa LaBarre ’01 .................. SUNYAC All-Conference, 1st Team .............................................. NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team ........................................................... NFCA All-Northeast, 3rd Team

Tristen Weaver ’03 ..... Verizon Fall/Winter At-Large Academic All-District 1, 2nd Team Paula Polce ’01 ........................... NYSWCAA Scholar Athlete Award ...................... Verizon Basketball Academic All-District 1, 2nd Team

Dragon Tales 9

Scott Meyer Signs with the Cincinnati Reds Graduated Red Dragon pitcher Scott Meyer of Clifton Park, N.Y. became the first baseball player in nearly twenty years to join a professional sports team when he signed a contract with the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball.

He wasn’t drafted on Tuesday or Wednesday June 5 and 6 when Major League Baseball holds its amateur draft, but was signed the day after by John Brickley of the Reds to join other free agents and draftees in Florida for evaluation and assignment.

“About 10 minutes after the draft ended, Mr. Brickley called me from Boston,” said Meyer, a left-handed pitcher. “He said he wanted to drive out here Thursday and sign me. I said, “I’m ready to go.”

The Reds signed Meyer to a free-agent contract, which was finalized Thursday at Meyer’s home.

Meyer, who went 20-6 with a 2.93 ERA in four seasons at O-State, reported to the Reds week-long mini-camp in Sarasota, Fla., on Monday June 11. From there, he will either stay in Florida to play in the Gulf Coast League or go to Billings, Mont., to play for the Reds’ Pioneer League affiliate.

Meyer, who had been told by Brickley and fellow Reds scout Joe Kissner that he’d probably be chosen in the later rounds, said the two-day wait before hooking up with a team was difficult.

“It was the longest two days,” he said. “Every time the

phone rang, I was thinking it was a team. But it was just my friends calling me. Pretty soon, I was yelling at them to stop calling me.”

Though he’d rather have been drafted, Meyer said he was pleased with the end result.

“Being drafted is nice,” he said. “But I’m in the same boat now as the other guys. I’m just living my dream, playing pro ball.”

Meyer, who also drew interest from the Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltimore Orioles, said his biggest on-field improvement came after he realized he wouldn’t succeed on his 80-mph fastball alone.

As a result, he expanded his repertoire to include a curve ball and a change-up while the velocity on his fastball improved to 88 mph, he said.

“I just became more of a pitcher,” he said. “I know what to throw in certain situations.”

A sure sign of Meyer’s improvement and potential came on April 12 in a game against Brockport in which he struck out 19, becoming just the 10th pitcher in Division III history to strike out that many in a nine-inning game.

“I was in the bullpen warming up before the game and when I was coming into the dugout, I told the catcher, “I don’t think I have much today,’” Meyer recalled. “But I got out there and I had command and control.”

In 2001, Meyer went 3-2 with a 2.74 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 49 1/3 innings. He was a first-team All-SUNYAC and was a second-team ECAC all-star.

Collegiately, Meyer struck out 242 in 199 2/3 innings.

He completed 19 of his 30 starts, had five shutouts and batters hit .211 against him.

Polce Gets Invited to Pro Basketball

would be awesome to get a job like that.”

It’s an opportunity that Polce took seriously as she

Tryout Camp

worked out two to three times a day prior to leaving. She expected that the competition would be top notch and

After becoming the first women’s basketball player in school history

Polce said she’d need to play within herself. “That’s probably my biggest problem, I get so nervous,” she said.

to earn All-America honors, First Team All-American Paula Polce got

“I just have to have a good time and play basketball. If anything comes out of it, it will be an added bonus.”

a taste of the big time when she was invited to the Women’s Pro Basketball Showcase held at

Head women’s coach Dan McGraw reported that Paula thought she played well during the tryouts, but that

Life University in Atlanta, Ga. Back in June. Representatives from the WNBA and European professional leagues

she wasn’t approached by anyone to offer her an opportunity to play professionally.

were in attendance to evaluate and see if there were any players that might had been missed or overlooked in their

At this time Polce will play in the Empire State Games on the Central New York squad and will finish her

scouting process.

“I’m sure I’ll see the best of the best,” said Polce

studies next year while working as a graduate assistant coach with the women’s team at Oneonta.

prior to attending the camp. “I’m going to see the elite down there. It’ll be interesting to see where I fit in. There are a lot of opportunities overseas for women to play. It would be pretty tough for me to turn down an offer. It Dragon Tales 10

SUNYAC RELEASES SPRING COMMISIONER’S LIST AND ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM 28 Oneonta State Student-Athletes Make The Grade State University of New York Athletic Conference Commissioner (SUNYAC), Patrick R. Damore, announced the Commissioner’s List and All-Academic Team for the spring season. To qualify for the honor, a student-athlete must be a varsity athlete, have competed for the entire spring season and have maintained a 3.3 grade point average for three semesters to be selected to the Commissioner’s List or have a 3.3 grade point average for the spring semester to be selected to the All-Academic Team.

Oneonta State had 28 individuals earn the honor, 10 of which were on the Commissioner’s List. The following is a listing of those student-athletes who were selected from Oneonta.

COMMISSIONER’S LIST / ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM SPRING 2001 CL . AA ...... Name ................................ Yr ..................... Sport ....... X ........ Sarah Andrews .................. So ................. Lacrosse X .... X ........ Rhudolph Bembry .............. Sr ..................... Tennis ....... X ........ Robert Bianco .................... Fr ................. Lacrosse ....... X ........ Jacqueline Borsare ............. Sr .............. Swimming ....... X ........ Andrea Bradford ................ Sr ................... Softball ....... X ........ Justin Chandler .................. Fr ................ Wrestling ....... X ........ Adam Chard ....................... Fr ............... Basketball X ................. Jessica Clarke .................... So ................. Lacrosse ....... X ........ Kristen Hall ........................ Sr ............... Basketball X .... X ........ Megan Halling .................. So .............. Swimming ....... X ........ Ryan Harrington ................. Fr .............. Swimming X .... X ........ Veronica Hawley ................ Sr .............. Swimming ....... X ........ Brendan Heslin .................. Sr .................. Baseball ....... X ........ Lorraine Kelly .................... Fr ............... Basketball ....... X ........ Robert Kelly ....................... Jr .................. Baseball ....... X ........ Nicoll LeGare ..................... Jr ................... Softball X .... X ........ Nicole McCullagh .............. Jr ................. Lacrosse ....... X ........ Patrick O’Toole .................. Fr ..................... Tennis X .... X ........ Lizbeth Oppenheimer ......... Jr ................... Softball ....... X ........ Marisha Pawlik ................. So .............. Swimming X .... X ........ Paula Polce ......................... Sr ............... Basketball ....... X ........ Kyle Roney ........................ Fr ................ Wrestling X ................. Michael Ruger ................... So ..................... Tennis ....... X ........ Jessica Russell .................... Fr ................. Lacrosse ....... X ........ Joseph Santo ...................... Jr ............... Basketball ....... X ........ Elizabeth Scimeca .............. Fr ................... Softball X .... X ........ Tristen Weaver .................. So .............. Swimming X ................. Gregory Winn .................... So ................ Wrestling

POLCE CHOSEN AS A TOP SCHOLAR-ATHLETE Senior Honored by New York State Senior basketball forward Paula Polce of Trumansburg, N.Y. was one of eight women to be selected as a top scholarathlete by the New York State Women’s Collegiate Athletic Association (NYSWCAA). The honor for Polce is one of many that she has received for being an outstanding studentathlete.

Polce’s list of honors from this year include: First Team All-America from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, selection as the New York State Player of the Year, the Eastern College Athletic Conference Player of the Year, and the SUNYAC Player of the Year. She also earned All-Academic honors from the SUNYAC and was a Verizon Second Team Academic All-District 1 honoree for her achievements in the classroom.

Polce was the leading scorer for Oneonta State during the past two seasons in which the team compiled a 42-18 record including a school-best 26-2 record this winter. She led the SUNYAC in scoring and led the Red Dragons to a conference title and an NCAA berth. At one point during their run, Oneonta won 24 straight games which was the longest such streak this year in Div. III women’s basketball. Polce finished the season averaging 19.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, two steals and two assists while shooting 53 percent from the floor and 77 percent from the free throw line.

Polce is the only woman in school history to surpass 1,000 points and 600 rebounds for her career. She finished her four years with 1,278 points, 642 rebounds, 152 assists and 168 steals and shot 48.9 percent from the field and 73.8 percent from the charity stripe.

FOUR ONEONTA STATE ATHLETES RECEIVE VERIZON ACADEMIC HONORS Tristen Weaver, Mitch Waters, Paula Polce and Beth Oppenheimer All Earn Academic All-District 1 Honors Seniors Mitch Waters (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Polce along with sophomores Tristen Weaver (Ithaca, N.Y.) and Beth Oppenheimer (Webster, N.Y.) all earned academic honors this year as part of the Verizon Academic AllAmerica program. The teams are voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America and, to be eligible, the student-athlete must have at least a 3.2 GPA and be a starter or significant contributor to their team.

Waters, who is majoring in economics, was captain of the soccer team for two years and helped lead the Red Dragons to back-to-back winning seasons including an 11-6-1 last fall. He has excelled in the classroom during his four years at Oneonta and has received numerous academic honors from the college.

Last year he was the first athlete in school history to be selected as a national Academic All-American when he was selected to the GTE Fall/Winter At-Large Second Team.

Weaver is a biology major at Oneonta and was selected in her first year that she is eligible for the program. During her first two years with the swim program she has set three individual school records and is a member of three quartets that have school relay records. Weaver owns her school records in the 400-yard individual medley and the 1,000- and 1,650-yard freestyle events.

She is part of the 200-, 400- and 800-yard freestyle relay squads that hold the records in those events. This past winter she qualified for six individual events for the SUNYAC championship and was a medalist in the 400-yard medley relay event.

Polce was selected to the Verizon Women’s Basketball Second Team while Oppenheimer was a First Team softball selection and appeared on the national ballot. Oppenheimer is majoring in biology and was the starting second baseman for the SUNYAC champion softball team that finished 38-10. She hit .331 and scored 35 runs while driving in 17 runs.

CL = Commissioner’s List; AA = All-Academic Team Dragon Tales 11

Chi Alpha Sigma Class of 2001

Incoming SAAC President, Nicole McCullagh

Outgoing SAAC President, Mitch Waters

Meet the Athletes Day

Into the Streets

Jane Edwards, Guest Speaker

Meet the Athletes Day

Real Life 101

Girl Scout Day

Dragon Tales 12

2001 SPRING SCOREBOARD 2001 Softball Results Head Coach: Don Flewelling Date Opponent(s) 3/20 vs Roger Williams$ vs Bethel$ 3/21 vs Keene State$ vs North Central$ vs Calvin$ 3/23 vs Wesleyan$ vs St. Ambrose$ 3/24 vs Wisconsin-Stevens Pt.$ vs. University of Chicago$ vs Southern Maine$ 4/7 at Geneseo (DH)*

W/L Score W 8-1 W 16-6 W 10-0 L 0-9 W 9-1 L 1-7 W 8-0 L 3-6 L 1-3 L 4-6 L 1-8 W 6-5 4/8 at Brockport (DH)* L 1-2 W 7-2 4/9 at Rensselaer (DH) W 4-1 W 4-1 4/11 RUSSELL SAGE (DH) W 8-7(8) W 9-1(5) 4/12 at Cortland (DH)* W 1-0 W 3-2 4/13 at Buffalo State (DH)* W 8-0(5) W 6-4 4/14 at Fredonia (DH)* W 2-1 W 4-3 4/17 OSWEGO (DH)* W 4-1 W 14-1(6) 4/19 NEW PALTZ (DH)* W 9-0(5) W 19-8(5) 4/20 UTICA (DH) W 9-1(6) W 9-1(5) 4/21 POTSDAM (DH)* W 10-2(5) W 14-0(5) 4/23 vs Hartwick at Oneonta State W 19-0(5) 4/24 at Union (DH) W 2-0 L 2-3 4/26 at Plattsburgh (DH)* W 7-4 W 4-1 4/27 UTICA-ROME (DH)* W 14-2(5) W 25-1(5) 5/3 PLATTSBURGH# W 8-0(5) 5/4 GENESEO# W 6-5 CORTLAND# W 4-2 5/5 CORTLAND# W 8-7 5/11 vs Kings College% W 5-1 5/12 at Ithaca College% L 4-9 5/13 vs St. John Fisher% W 2-1 at Ithaca College% W 3-2 5/14 at Ithaca College% L 0-5 Final Record: 38-10/18-2 SUNYAC *SUNYAC Game $Spring Trip to Ft. Myers, Fla. #SUNYAC Tournament at Oneonta State (double elimination) - CHAMPIONS %NCAA Regional Tournament at Ithaca College (double elimination) - Runner up

2001 Baseball Results Head Coach: Rick Ferchen Date Opponent(s) 3/10 vs Catholic University$ 3/11 vs Gettysburg$ vs Alvernia$ 3/12 vs Richard Stockton$ vs Washington College$ 3/13 vs Ohio Valley College$ 3/14 vs Ursinus$ 3/15 vs Mount St. Mary$ vs Richard Stockton$ 3/16 vs Simpson College$ vs Alvernia$ 4/7 vs UTICA-ROME (DH)*#

W/L Score L 3-4 W 7-5 T 6-6 L 6-10 L 3-9 L 1-4 W 3-1 L 3-4 W 3-1 L 1-14 W 7-6 W 16-0 L 7-12 4/8 vs OSWEGO (DH)*# L 1-16 L 1-5 4/11 vs UNION (DH)## L 0-4 W 2-1 4/12 at Brockport (DH)* W 5-0 L 2-7 4/13 at Fredonia (DH)* W 13-7 L 5-6 4/17 at Ithaca L 6-10 4/18 CAZENOVIA (DH) W 10-9(8) W 7-1 4/21 at New Paltz (DH)* L 3-5 L 1-3 4/22 CORTLAND (DH)* L 1-17 L 1-17 4/24 RENSSELAER L 3-15 4/25 at Hartwick W 9-2 4/26 at Utica L 5-8 4/28 KEUKA (DH) W 12-5 W 7-1 4/29 ST. JOSEPH (DH) W 16-3 W 4-1 5/1 HARTWICK W 6-1 5/5 ST. JOHN FISHER (DH) L 4-7 W 10-8 5/9 CLARKSON W 15-9 Final Record: 18-20-1/3-9 SUNYAC *SUNYAC Game $games played in Florida on spring trip #games played at Delani-Hitch Stadium— Newburgh, NY ##games played at Siena College

L W W W L W W W W W W W

0-7 4-3 4-3 4-3 1-6 6-1 4-3 6-1 5-2 6-1 7-0 7-0

2001 Men’s Lacrosse Results Head Coach: Jim Nagle Date Opponent W/L Score 3/3 at Virginia Wesleyan W 13-8 3/11 vs Lycoming$ W 11-10 3/17 vs RPI (at Freeport, NY High) L 8-18 3/25 at Hartwick L 9-10(OT) 4/1 vs Plattsburgh* (at Hartwick) W 11-7 4/4 vs Oswego* (at Liverpool HS) W 14-7 4/8 GENESEO* (at Hartwick) W 15-6 4/11 UTICA-ROME* W 13-5 4/14 BROCKPORT W 20-3 4/17 ELMIRA W 16-8 4/21 POTSDAM* W 20-9 4/25 at Ithaca L 9-14 5/2 at Cortland* L 9-12 5/5 RIT L 14-17 Final Record: 9-5/5-1 SUNYAC *SUNYAC game $game played at U of Scranton

Dave Kilcourse

2001 Women’s Lacrosse Results Head Coach: Michele Dombrowski

Bob Kelly

2000-01 Men’s Tennis Results Head Coach: Jim Baker

Tara Hinkle

3/18 vs West Virginia Wesleyan$ 3/19 vs Albright College$ 3/20 vs Macalester College$ 3/21 vs Connecticut College$ 322 vs Carthage College$ 3/30 vs Nazareth (Liverpool, NY) 4/5 at Ithaca 4/6 at New Paltz 4/17 UNION 4/21 OSWEGO 4/25 at Utica 4/26 HARTWICK Final Dual record: 12-2 $matches played in Hilton Head, S.C.

Date 9/9-10 9/13 9/16-17 9/20 9/29-30

Opponent(s) at Rensselaer Invitational at Rensselaer Flower City Tournament at LeMoyne ITA/Rolex at Vassar Dragon Tales 13

W/L Score W 5-2 4th 32 pts W 7-0

Date Opponent W/L Score 3/13 vs Rensselaer$ L 5-15 3/16 vs Salve Regina$ W 15-12 3/18 at Hartwick L 7-13 3/24 SKIDMORE (at Hartwick) L 3-15 3/29 at Elmira W 14-9 3/31 vs Potsdam* (at Hamilton) W 16-7 4/3 at Nazareth L 5-15 4/8 BROCKPORT* (at Hartwick) L 5-13 4/10 at Union L 6-17 4/13 at New Paltz* W 15-8 4/16 GENESEO* L 8-11 4/17 CORTLAND* L 1-24 4/20 at Fredonia* L 13-16 4/21 at Buffalo State* W 11-7 4/24 OSWEGO* L 7-16 Final Record: 5-10/3-5 SUNYAC *SUNYAC game $games played in Panama City Beach, Fla.

2001 Fall Schedules Men’s Soccer Schedule Head Coach: Ian McIntyre

Field Hockey Schedule Head Coach: Michele Dombrowski

Volleyball Schedule Head Coach: Colleen Cashman

Date .... Opponent ....................................... Time 8/24 ..... at Syracuse(scrimmage) .............. 6:00 pm 9/2 ....... at UNH$ ...................................... 3:00 pm 9/3 ....... vs Vermont$ .............................. 12:30 pm 9/8 ....... WEST VIRGINIA# ..................... 1:00 pm 9/9 ....... MERCER# .................................. 1:00 pm 9/14 ..... at Philadelphia Univ.* ................. 4:00 pm 9/16 ..... at Howard* .................................. 1:00 pm 9/19 ..... SIENA ......................................... 4:00 pm 9/22 ..... at Marist ...................................... 1:00 pm 9/28 ..... ADELPHI* ................................. 4:00 pm 10/2 ..... at Niagara .................................... 3:00 pm 10/5 ..... FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL* 4:00 pm 10/9 ..... LAFAYETTE .............................. 4:00 pm 10/13 ... IONA .......................................... 2:00 pm 10/16 ... at Cornell ..................................... 7:00 pm 10/20 ... at Binghamton* ........................... 1:00 pm 10/24 ... at Colgate .................................... 7:30 pm 10/30 ... at Canisius ................................... 4:00 pm 11/3 ..... HARTWICK* ............................. 1:00 pm *Atlantic Soccer Conference Game $at UNH Tournament #Mayor’s Cup Tournament

Date .... Opponent ....................................... Time 8/25 ..... at Hartwick playday (scrimmages) .. TBA 8/31 ..... at Rensselaer ............................... 3:00 pm 9/1-2 .... at Stowe Tournament (scrimmages) . TBA 9/5 ....... at Utica ........................................ 6:30 pm 9/8 ....... CORTLAND* ............................. 1:00 pm 9/15 ..... at Nazareth .................................. 2:00 pm 9/18 ..... NEW PALTZ* ............................. 4:00 pm 9/20 ..... at Elmira ...................................... 4:00 pm 9/22 ..... HARTWICK ............................... 1:00 pm 9/25 ..... at Skidmore ................................. 4:00 pm 9/28 ..... BROCKPORT* ........................... 4:00 pm 9/29 ..... ROCHESTER ............................. 1:00 pm 10/2 ..... at Union ....................................... 4:00 pm 10/4 ..... at Geneseo* ................................. 4:00 pm 10/10 ... ITHACA ..................................... 4:00 pm 10/14 ... ST. LAWRENCE ........................ 1:00 pm 10/16 ... HAMILTON ................................ 4:00 pm 10/18 ... MANHATTANVILLE ................ 7:00 pm 10/20 ... at Oswego* ................................. 2:00 pm 10/2428 ........ NYSWCAA Tournament ................. TBA *SUNYAC game

Date ....... Opponent .................................... Time 8/31 ........ ONEONTA HOLIDAY INN RED ............... DRAGON INVITATIONAL ... 4:00 pm 9/1 .......... ONEONTA HOLIDAY INN RED ............... DRAGON INVITATIONAL ... 9:00 am 9/7-8 ....... at Brockport Invitational ............... TBA 9/12 ........ UTICA ..................................... 7:00 pm 9/14-15 ... at RIT Invitational ........................ TBA 9/19 ..........

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at Union ............................................ 7:00 pm SUNYAC’s at Cortland .............. 5 pm/10 am at Hartwick ....................................... 7:00 pm at Bates Invitational ............................... TBA ONEONTA STATE INVITATIONAL .......................... 2 pm/9 am at Oswego Invitational ................. 4 pm/9 am SUNYAC’S AT ONEONTA ...... 4 pm/10 am HAMILTON ..................................... 7:00 pm NYSWCAA CHAMPIONSHIP .... 9 am/9 am SUNYAC Championship ....................... TBA NCAA or ECAC ..................................... TBA

Men’s Cross Country Schedule Head Coach: Matt LoPiccolo

Women’s Soccer Schedule Coaches: Tracey & David Ranieri Date .... Opponent(s) ................................... Time 9/1 ....... vs Eastern Connecticut# .................. Noon 9/2 ....... at Rochester# ............................... 3:30 pm 9/7 ....... vs Western New England$ .......... 6:00 pm 9/8 ....... vs College of New Jersey$ .......... 6:00 pm 9/14 ..... PLATTSBURGH* ...................... 4:00 pm 9/15 ..... POTSDAM* ............................... 1:00 pm 9/18 ..... at Utica-Rome* ........................... 4:00 pm 9/21 ..... GENESEO* ................................ 4:00 pm 9/22 ..... BROCKPORT* ........................... 1:00 pm 9/26 ..... at Hartwick .................................. 7:00 pm 9/28 ..... at Fredonia* ................................ 4:00 pm 9/29 ..... at Buffalo State* ......................... 1:00 pm 10/3 ..... HAMILTON ................................ 4:00 pm 10/5 ..... at Cortland* ................................. 4:00 pm 10/6 ..... at Oswego* ................................. 1:00 pm 10/10 ... SCRANTON ............................... 4:00 pm 10/13 ... ITHACA ......................................... Noon 10/17 ... at New Paltz* .............................. 3:00 pm 10/20 ... NYACK ....................................... 1:00 pm 10/2627 ........ SUNYAC Tournament at NSHOF ... TBA 10/31 ... NCAA First Round .......................... TBA *SUNYAC Game #University of Rochester Tournament $Mayor’s Cup at Hartwick

Date .... Opponent ....................................... Time 9/1 ....... Cardinal Classic at Plattsburgh . 11:00 am 9/8 ....... Pat Peterson Invitational ............ at Oswego ................................. 11:00 am 9/15 ..... at Hartwick Invitational ............ 11:00 am 9/22 ..... NYU Invitational at Van Cortlandt Park ................................................................ 11:00 am 9/29 ..... ONEONTA INVITATIONAL ... 11:00 am 10/6 ..... at Hamilton Invitational ............ 11:00 am 10/20 ... SUNYAC Championship ............ at New Paltz .................................... Noon 10/27 ... at Saratoga State Park ................. 1:00 pm 11/3 ..... ECAC Championships ............ At Tufts (MA) University ............... Noon 11/10 ... NCAA Regionals atVan Cortlandt Park ............ (New York City) .............................. Noon

Women’s Tennis Schedule Head Coach: Ed O’Malley Date .... Opponent(s) ................................... Time 9/1 ....... at Plattsburgh ................................... TBA ............ vs Green Mountain ........................... TBA 9/2 ....... vs Potsdam# .............................. 10:00 am 9/4 ....... RUSSELL SAGE ........................ 4:00 pm 9/5 ....... at Rensselaer ............................... 4:00 pm 9/8 ....... vs Geneseo/Brockport ............ at New Paltz ........................... Noon/5 pm 9/11 ..... CORTLAND ............................... 4:00 pm 9/13 ..... at New Paltz ................................ 4:00 pm 9/15 ..... WILLIAM SMITH .......................... TBA 9/16 ..... BUFFALO STATE .................... 10:00 am 9/19 ..... at Union ....................................... 3:00 pm 9/21- .... Rolex Regional Tourn 23 ........ at William Smith .............................. TBA 9/24 ..... HARTWICK ............................... 3:30 pm 9/27 ..... at Oswego ................................... 3:30 pm 9/30 ..... at Ithaca ....................................... 2:00 pm 10/3 ..... GENESEO .................................. 4:00 pm 10/5-7 .. SUNYAC Championship ............ at Limestone (Syracuse, NY) ........... TBA 10/12- .. NYSWCAA Championships 14 ........ at The Reis TC (Ithaca, NY) ............ TBA Dragon Tales 14

Women’s Cross Country Schedule Head Coach: Matt LoPiccolo Date .... Opponent ....................................... Time 9/1 ....... Cardinal Classic at Plattsburgh . 11:00 am 9/8 ....... Pat Peterson Invitational ............ at Oswego ................................. 11:00 am 9/15 ..... at Hartwick Invitational ............ 11:00 am 9/22 ..... NYU Invitational at Van Cortlandt Park ................................................................ 11:00 am 9/29 ..... ONEONTA INVITATIONAL ... 11:00 am 10/6 ..... at Hamilton Invitational ............ 11:00 am 10/20 ... SUNYAC Championship ............ at New Paltz .............................. 11:00 am 10/27 ... at Saratoga State Park ................. 1:00 pm 11/3 ..... ECAC Championships ............ at Tufts (MA) University .......... 11:00 am 11/10 ... NCAA Regionals at Van Cortlandt Park ............ (New York City) ........................ 11:00 am

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You can also fill out the form online and print it out and send it back with your payment at www.oneonta.edu/academics/athletics/rdclub/index.html.

We are planning an atheltic alumni event for Saturday, October 13 at 4:00 p.m. on the patio of our new soccer facility.

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Alumni Profile - Jamey Sunshine ‘00 In the short time that Jamey Sunshine has been away from Oneonta, he has already positioned himself for a successful career with the sport of tennis. As a four-year member of the men’s team at Oneonta he was a leader on and off the court and established himself as a person who has the tools to succeed in whatever path he was going to choose.

Right after graduation, Sunshine found himself in the Washington, D.C. area working as a Tournament Associate for SFX Sports Group. SFX is the largest promoter of live Jamey Sunshine entertainment worldwide, and the sports group is one of the largest sports marketing and management agencies in the world. SFX represents such athletes as Michael Jordan and Andre Agassi while specializing in events, talent representation, naming rights and consulting. Sunshine was there for five months and during that time he was primarily responsible for helping to organize and manage the Legg Mason Wild Card Challenge. He was involved in the marketing, promotion, and ticket sales for that event and was involved in the dayto-day management during the event. That experience and hands-on learning brought him to his current position as Rankings Coordinator/ Editor for atptennis.com with the ATP, the governing body for the men’s professional tennis circuit.

Sunshine received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics while minoring in Sports Management and Business Communications. During his four years he received many honors and awards for his play on the tennis court as well as his accomplishments off the court. He was co-captain and MVP of the men’s tennis team as a senior along with being co-recipient of the Male Scholar-Athlete Award at the athletic banquet. He served as Vice President of the Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) and was a student body representative to the Intercollegiate Athletic Board (IAB). He feels that his involvement in many campus activities and clubs helped prepare him for what he’s doing now.

“Being involved in various activities and clubs, such as the IAB and the SAAC, gave me experience that turned out to be invaluable in my profession,” said Sunshine. “It taught me how to interact with people and gave me the opportunity to work on my public speaking skills.”

Sunshine began volunteering for professional tennis tournaments in 1998. It was then that he was able to learn about the industry and meet many key people who helped organize the events. He experienced first hand the long hours that are put in to carry out the organization of events as large as tennis tournaments.

“The sports industry requires long hours,” said Sunshine.

“During my undergraduate years I got used to juggling many activities and managing my time. I prefer to be busy and during my four years at Oneonta I was able to learn about time management and about commitment to what you’re involved in.”

Currently Sunshine maintains and produces the world wide rankings for the ATP while serving as the Editor for atptennis.com, the No. 1 tennis website in the world. He is based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. which is the home base of the ATP and has been able to travel nationwide and internationally. He is primarily responsible for calculating and maintaining the ATP Circuit worldwide rankings and handles all ranking related questions with Federations, players, coaches and agents.

In additon, Sunshine has become the Web Site Administrator of the new internal website of the ATP. He provides editorial content which includes writing match reports, tournament reviews, posting stories and updating results. He also maintains records of tournament statistics and examines tournament draws from non-ATP events to find any players who have illegally participated.

Sunshine is making a name for himself in a sport that he loves. He says that his experiences and his coaches and professors have given him opportunities that he can use in the future. “I just know that Oneonta put me in a position to succeed professionally and I want to say thanks to all of my friends, coaches and professors who allowed me to be involved in all the activities while a student.”

NEW FIELDS CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

A bird’s eye view from our new softball field overlooking the dirt that will soon be a turf field and track surface.

A look down the straight away from the starting area for the 100-meter dash.

The two new outdoor venues at Oneonta are coming along nicely. Both facilities will be state of the art in surface with ammenities to be added in future stages.

The two photos to the left show the current condition of the area where the AstroTurf field and Track facility are going. In the coming months this facility will begin to show signs of completion with the hopes of being ready for the field hockey season.

The photos to the right show the current progress of the soccer stadium. As you can see the sod has already been put down and the patio/grandstand area is in the final stages of completion. The projection is to be hosting the men’s Mayor’s Cup Tournament during the weekend of September 8 and 9.

Updated construction photos can be found our our web site.

The green, green grass of home for the men’s and women’s soccer teams.

The patio and grandstand area are taking shape.

The “Great Retaining Wall of Oneonta” as viewed from Ravine Parkway.

Dragon Tales is published three times yearly by the Sports Information Department at Oneonta State. It is printed with funds from the membership in the Red Dragon Club. This issue was written and edited by Sports Information Director Geoff Hassard. The photos for this issue were taken by Geoff Hassard and Gerry Raymonda of Raymonda Studios in Oneonta, N.Y. If you would like more information about the Red Dragon Club, please call 607-436-3594 or check out the Red Dragon Club page on our web site at www.oneonta.edu/academics/athletics/rdclub/index.html.

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