Athletics

CLINTON, NY — Rebecca Demeri (Wantagh, NY) ran the fastest 5k time in the history of the program Saturday at the Hamilton Invitational Saturday. Demeri came in with a time of 19:41 and finished 28th overall. Janet Walsh (Baldwinsville, NY) also ran a strong race as she recorded the…

NEW PALTZ – — The SUNY New Paltz field hockey team dropped to 3-9 on the year following a 3-0 loss to William Paterson this morning at Dietz Stadim. The Pioneers took a 1-0 lead at 26:47 when sophomore midfielder Cheryl Naurath (Clementon, NJ) fired one past Hawks freshman…

NEW PALTZ – — Senior forward Mandy DaRin (Liverpool, NY) scored a goal and assisted on another to lead Cortland to a 2-0 conference win over SUNY New Paltz this afternoon. With the game being played in a steady rainfall, Cortland took a 1-0 lead in the 26th minute…

NEW PALTZ – — The SUNY New Paltz women’s soccer team dropped a 3-1 decision to conference rival Oswego this afternoon in a steady rainfall at New Paltz. Weather conditions played a hand in most of the game’s scoring. Oswego got on the board first when freshman forward Maureen…

PURCHASE, NY – — The SUNY New Paltz women’s volleyball team defeated Manhattanville 3-1 this evening. The Hawks won for the fifth time in their last six matches to raise record to 7-20 on the year. SUNY New Paltz won the first two games (30-14, 30-23) before dropping the…

NEW PALTZ – — Freshman forward Morgan Cadwell (Madison, CT) scored a pair of goals to lead the Skidmore women’s soccer team to a 2-0 win over SUNY New Paltz this afternoon. Cadwell, who now has 26 points on the year and leads the Thoroughbreds in scoring, put her…

NEW PALTZ – — The SUNY New Paltz women’s tennis team will carry a 13-3 record into the 2002 SUNYAC Championship this weekend (Oct.11-13) at the Eastside Racquet Club in Manlius, NY. Under the direction of fifth-year head coach Rob Bruley, the Hawks established a single-season record for wins…

NEW PALTZ – — SUNY New Paltz women’s volleyball setter Jennifer Hollis (Livingston, NJ – Livingston HS) was named to the all-tournament team at the Dominican College Invitational on Oct. 5. Hollis, a junior, had a .750 hitting percentage and averaged 6.1 assists and 2.1 digs per game for…

ELMIRA, NY — The SUNY New Paltz field hockey team put up a valiant fight against the Soaring Eagles of Elmira put eventually fell 3- 2 in overtime. After falling behind 1-0, Shannon Stokes (Accord, NY) tied the game for the Hawks with 15:58 remaining in the first half….

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The SUNY New Paltz women’s tennis team dropped a 6-3 decision to Montclair State this afternoon. The Hawks, who established a single-season record for wins yesterday with their 13th victory of the year, are now 13-3. Becky Sparacin (Goshen, NY), Jennifer Neumann (Port Jervis, NY)…

NEW PALTZ – — Senior midfielder Maria Puccio (Malverne, NY) scored her second goal of the season in the 67th minute to give the SUNY New Paltz women’s soccer team a 1-0 conference win over Fredonia this afternoon. Puccio’s shot from 15-yards out found the top right corner of…

FREDONIA – — Fredonia celebrated its homecoming day by scoring three first half goals and never looking back in a 9-1 win over the Hawks this afternoon. The Blue Devils got two goals a piece from Kyle Marvin, Nate Zinteck and Tim Wyand to improve to 7-3 overall and…

HOBOKEN, NJ- — The SUNY New Paltz women’s tennis team established a single-season record for wins with a 7-2 triumph over Stevens Institute of Technology this afternoon. The win improved the Hawks record in dual matches to 13-2 this fall. The previous mark for wins in a single-season was…

ORANGEBURG, NY — The SUNY New Paltz women’s volleyball team competed in a tournament hosted by Dominican College today. The Hawks went 2-1 to improve their record to 6-20 on the year. Junior setter Jennifer Hollis (Livingston, NJ) was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 6.4 assists per game….

KEENE, NH — The New Paltz men and women’s cross country teams took part in the Keene State Invitational in Keene, NH Saturday. The men finished 6th in the eight-team field and the women were 5th out of six teams. Keene State finished first for the men with 35 points…

BUFFALO – — Buffalo State scored three second half goals to defeat SUNY New Paltz 3-1 this afternoon. Despite outshooting the Bengals 10-4 in the first half, the Hawks (2-8-1, 0-4-1)finally took a 1-0 lead in the 49th minute when Tim Van Wyen scored on a penalty kick….

NEW PALTZ — Freshman midfielder Matty Schwartz (Weston, CT) had a goal and an assist to help lead the SUNY New Paltz women’s soccer team to a 3-1 conference win over Buffalo State this afternoon. Schwartz gave the Hawks (5-8, 2-3) a late 1-0 first half lead when her…

AURORA, NY — Freshman attacker Musu Jackson-Buckner (Buffalo, NY) scored with 6:47 remaining in the second half to lift SUNY New Paltz to a 2-1 road win over Wells College this afternoon. Jackson-Buckner, who accounted for both of the Hawks’ goals, knocked home a pass from freshman midfielder Lisa…

NEW PALTZ – — Men’s soccer forward Mario Lavacca (Port Washington, NY – P.D. Schreiber HS) and women’s volleyball right side hitter Jackie Goldstein (Port Jervis, NY – Minisink Valley HS) have been named the SUNY New Paltz Male and Female Athletes of the Week by the Student Athletic Advisory…

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz field hockey team slipped to 2-7 on the year with a 6-2 loss to Utica College Wednesday night at Dietz Stadium in Kingston. Karyn Connors scored two goals assisted by Julie Zingerline and Alyssa Hohman and Nicole Bouschor tallied one goal apiece…

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz women’s tennis win streak ended today at 12 with a 9-0 loss to Vassar. The loss drops the Hawks’ record to 12-2 on the season. Vassar moves to 4-1. In addition to ending New Paltz’s win streak, the Brewers also handed four…

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz women’s tennis team tied last season’s school record for wins (12) today with a 7-2 victory over Mount St. Mary. The Hawks are now 12-1 and have won 12 straight dual matches. The team will look to set a single-season record for wins…

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz men’s soccer team battled Geneseo for 110 minutes with the game resulting in a 2-2 tie this afternoon. New Paltz sophomore Michael Dodge (Holbrook, NY) scored off a corner kick by sophomore Chris Daly (Washingtonville, NY) in the 80th minute to pull…

CORTLAND, NY — Defending Division III national champion Cortland roughed up the New Paltz field hockey team Saturday 15-1, breaking school records for goal scoring and scoring margin. Senior Julie Gentner (Williamsville, NY) recorded three goals and an assist and senior Stacey Russell (Rome, NY) added three goals to…

GENESEO — New Paltz women’s soccer was shutout for the second time this weekend in a 4-0 loss to Geneseo. The loss drops the Hawks’ record to 4-8 overall and 1-3 in the SUNYAC. The Knights struck twice in the opening fifteen minutes on goals from Jackie Fertitta and…

LEHIGH, PA — The SUNY New Paltz men and women’s cross country teams competed at the Lehigh University Paul Short Run. The race was comprised of Division I, II, and III athletes. The men’s team finished 25th in the five-mile course. Phil Goodwin (Rochester, NY) was the top finisher…

NEW PALTZ — Sal Santoro scored on a breakaway at 67:06 of the second half to break a 2-2 tie and Mark Maleski added an insurance goal eleven minutes later as the visiting Golden Eagles of Brockport downed the New Paltz Hawks 4-2. The victory keeps Brockport unbeaten in the…

BROCKPORT — Freshman forward Anne Renkas (West Seneca, NY) scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Golden Eagles of Brockport to a 3-0 blanking of New Paltz in a rain-soaked game Friday afternoon in Brockport. The Golden Eagles improve to 7-2, 3-0 in the conference, while…

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz women’s tennis team raised its winning streak to 11 with an 8-1 victory over Ramapo this afternoon at New Paltz. The Hawks are now one win away from tying the program’s record for victories in a single-season (12) set a year ago. The…

UTICA, NY — The SUNY New Paltz women’s volleyball team went 2-3 in SUNYAC Pool Play this weekend at SUNYIT. Their record now stands at 4-19 overall. On Thursday, the Hawks went 0-2 falling to Plattsburgh 3-1 (20-30, 30-18, 27-30, 24-30) and Cortland 3-1 (20-30, 20-30, 30-26, 25-30)….

NEW PALTZ — The Vassar women’s soccer team improved its record to 3-3 with a 3-1 victory over SUNY New Paltz this afternoon. The Brewers used a strong second half to climb to the .500 mark. Sophomore forward Sarah Combs (Anchorage, AK) helped lead the attack assisting on the…

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz women’s tennis team raised its record to 10-1 with a 9-0 sweep of Bard this afternoon at New Paltz. The Hawks have now won ten consecutive dual matches. Singles #1 Kerry Farrell (NP) defeated Chiara Issa (B) 10-1 #2 Jen Neumann (NP)…

NEW PALTZ — The New Paltz women’s volleyball team fell to the visiting Vassar Brewers Wednesday night in three straight games 30-27, 30-15, 30-24. The win for the Brewers gives them a season record of 9-1 while the Hawks slip to 2-16. McKenzie Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) had 14 kills…

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz field hockey team failed to bring home its second consecutive victory Tuesday night losing to Oneonta 1-0. The Red Dragons are now 3-3 on the season while the Hawks slip to 2-5. Both teams are 1-1 in conference play. Oneonta controlled much…

BUFFALO, NY — The New Paltz women’s tennis team defeated SUNYAC rival Buffalo State 8-1 this afternoon. The Hawks improved their record to 9-1 overall and 6-1 against SUNYAC opponents. The Hawks, who dropped their dual match opener to Oneonta on Sept. 5, have now won nine straight matches….

NEW PALTZ — The visiting Cardinals of Plattsburgh used two second-half goals from senior Craig Hettinger (Wappingers Falls, NY) to come away with a 2-0 win Saturday. The victory keeps the Cards perfect at 7-0. New Paltz slips to 2-6. After a scoreless first half, the Cards wasted little…

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz field hockey team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-0 win over conference rival Brockport this afternoon at Dietz Stadium. The Hawks scored two first-half goals to claim just their second conference victory in the three-year history of the program….

PLATTSBURGH — Lisa Prian scored two second-half goals for Plattsburgh State to thwart a New Paltz comeback and lead the Cardinals to a 4-2 win. The Cards led 2-0 at halftime on goals from Allison Nelson and Gena Rosenbaum. Winnie Lento pulled New Paltz to within one two minutes…

FREDONIA, NY — The SUNY New Paltz women’s tennis team continued to roll defeating conference rival Fredonia 9-0 this afternoon. The Hawks improved to 8-1 overall and 5-1 against SUNYAC opponents. New Paltz posted straight set wins in all six singles matches. Singles #1 Kerry Farrell (NP) defeated…

BRONX, NY — The SUNY New Paltz men and women’s croos country teams opened up their 2002 season at the NYU Invitational this morning at Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, NY. The men’s squad finished eighth among 26 scoring teams with 231 points. Shippenburg won the meet with 63…

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz women’s volleyball team got their second victory of the season Saturday against Farmingdale 3-1 (30-24, 26-30, 30-19, 30-22) but fell in their second match of the afternoon to Mount St. Mary 3-1 (21-30, 30-19, 27-30, 23-30). In their first match, the Hawks…

NEW PALTZ — The Potsdam men’s soccer team scored three second-half goals to remain undefeated in a 4-3 win over New Paltz in the conference opener for both teams this afternoon. The Bears chipped away at a 3-1 deficit to improve their overall record to 5-0. Trailing by two…

POTSDAM — The SUNY New Paltz women’s soccer team won the opening game of the SUNYAC season with a 1-0 win over Potsdam Friday. The Hawks controlled play for much of the game outshooting the Bears 12-4 but were unable to find the net. Matty Schwartz (Weston, CT) finally…

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — Vassar scored five second-half goals Wednesday en route to a 6-1 victory over New Paltz. Emily Learner (Hollis, NH) got the Hawks on the board at 6:51 of the first half before Musu Jackson-Buckner (Buffalo, NY) tied the score at the 29:14 mark. In the…

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz women’s tennis team improved its record to 7-1 with a 9-0 victory over Hunter College this afternoon at New Paltz. The Hawks, who ran their winning streak to seven in a row, were led by straight set singles victories by Becky Sparacin (Goshen,…

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz sophomore goalie Maggie Fenton (East Meadow, NY – East Meadow HS) was named the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Player of the Week on Monday (Sept.16). Fenton helped lead the Hawks to three shutout wins last week. She played the…

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz women’s volleyball team dropped a hard-fought four-game decision to Union College this evening at Elting Gymnasium. Union improved its record to 3-2 on the year while the Hawks dropped to 1-14. Julie Moran (Nisswa, MN) recorded 15 kills and 12 digs, and…

TROY, NY — The SUNY New Paltz women’s tennis team defeated the RPI Engineers 7-2 Monday at Sharp Courts in Troy, NY. The Hawks won five of six singles matches and two of three doubles matches in the victory. Singles #1 Sophie Giret (NP) defeated Dorte Knudsen (R)…

NEW YORK, NY — The SUNY New Paltz women’s volleyball team dropped five matches in two days at the New York University Invitational. On Friday, New Paltz lost to host NYU 3-0 (16-30, 17-30, 19-30) and Gwynedd Mercy 3-1 (22-30, 27-30, 30-24, 26-30). Saturday saw the Hawks fall…

BROCKPORT, NY — The SUNY New Paltz women’s tennis team defeated the Brockport Golden Eagles 8-1 Saturday to improve to 5-1 on the year. The Hawks swept all six singles matches and won two of three doubles matches in the victory. Singles #1 Kerry Farrell (NP) defeated Julie…

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — The New Paltz Hawks lost their second consecutive game in overtime Saturday to Skidmore 2-1. Jeff Mitchell scored from Matt Naventi eight minutes into the extra session to give the Thoroughbreds their first victory of the year. Charlie Smith put Skidmore up 1-0 when he…

DALLAS, PA — Misericordia improved to 5-0 with a 5-0 over the SUNY New Paltz field hockey team this afternoon. The Cougars scored three times in the first 16 minutes to remain undefeated. Kim Daniel and Jacky Finelli each had a goal and an assist for Misericordia who handed…

PATCHOGUE, NY — Lauren Martone scored in the 60th minute to give the SUNY New Paltz women’s soccer team a 1-0 win over St. Joseph’s College this afternoon. Lauren Pastore set up Martone for the game-winner to give the Hawks their third consecutive win. The Hawks also recorded their…

GENESEO, NY — SUNY New Paltz took five of six singles matches and swept in doubles to defeat Geneseo 8-1 for their fourth straight win. The Hawks are now 4-1 while the Knights slip to 1-3. Singles #1 Kerry Farrell (NP) defeated Katie Goldacker (G) 6-3, 6-1 #2 Becky…

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz women’s soccer team recorded their second shutout in four days defeating visiting Russell Sage 2-0 this afternoon. The Hawks scored a pair of first-half goals to raise their record to 2-4 this fall. Sophomore Lauren Pastore (Levittown, NY) put SUNY New Paltz…

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz women’s volleyball team got their first victory of the season Thursday night defeating visiting Ramapo 3-0. It was also the first career victory for first-year head coach Matt Giufre. The Hawks swept all three games from the Roadrunners 30-18, 30-17, 30-22. Jackie…

NEW PALTZ — Senior forward John Epley (Franklinville, NJ) scored in the 97th minutes to lift visiting Richard Stockton to a 2-1 overtime win over SUNY New Paltz. The loss dropped the Hawks to 2-3 on the season but SUNY New Paltz head men’s soccer coach Stuart Robinson was…

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz women’s soccer team got its first victory of the season Tuesday with a 9-0 thrashing of Farmingdale. The Hawks dominated play in the opening half but were unable to take the lead until the 32:51 mark on a goal by Lauren Pastore…

POTSDAM, NY — The SUNY New Paltz women’s tennis team won its third straight match defeating SUNYAC rival Potsdam 8-1 this morning. The Hawks completed a four-day, four-match road trip with a 3-1 mark. After dropping the opener to Oneonta on Thursday, SUNY New Paltz collected wins over Hartwick…

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — Senior captain Tim Van Wyen (Sayville, NY) scored on a penalty kick and junior forward Mario Lavacca (Port Washington, NY) scored two minutes later in the second half to lead SUNY New Paltz to a 4-2 victory over King’s College in the second round of the Mid-Hudson…

NEW PALTZ — Melissa Hawkins scored an unassisted goal at 25:40 of the first half to lift Manhattanville to a 1-0 win over SUNY New Paltz this afternoon in day-two of the Mid-Hudson Classic at SUNY New Paltz. Hawkins’ goal helped the Valiants improve their record to 1-2. SUNY…

ITHACA, NY — The SUNY New Paltz women’s volleyball team is still in search of their first win of the 2002 campaign following four matches in two days at the Bomber invitational Tournament hosted by Ithaca College. On Friday night, the Hawks dropped a 3-0 decision to RIT (17-30,…

PLATTSBURGH, NY — The SUNY New Paltz women’s tennis team raised its record to 2-1 on the year with a 7-2 win over SUNYAC rival Plattsburgh this morning. The Hawks owned a 2-1 lead following the doubles competition and then claimed five of the six singles contests to win…

NEW PALTZ — Forward Matt Daum (New Paltz, NY) scored two goals, including the game-winner with 1:36 remaining, to lift New Paltz to a 3-2 win over Rhode Island College in the opening round of the Mid-Hudson Classic. Daum beat Rhode Island goalkeeper Jason Nelson on a shot from…

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — Freshman midfielder Holly Latour (Plattsburgh, NY) and freshman forward Jennifer Tuttle (Rome, NY) each tallied a goal to lead Elmira to a 2-0 win over the Hawks. New Paltz applied pressure early but Latour struck midway through the first-half on a looping shot under the crossbar…

ONEONTA, NY — New Paltz got its first victory of the year Friday beating Hartwick 8-1. The Hawks took all six singles matches and won two of three doubles matches in the win. Singles #1 Kerry Farrell (NP) defeated Lauren Kroncke (H) 6-0, 6-1 #2 Becky Sparacin (NP) defeated…

ONEONTA, NY — The Oneonta State women’s tennis team remained perfect through the first three matches of the 2002 season with a close 5-4 win over New Paltz. Oneonta had a 2-1 lead after doubles play and got a 3-3 split in singles play to claim the victory….

NEW PALTZ — After dropping a close first game 30-27, the Montclair State Red Hawks took three straight games (30-25, 30-19, 30-14) for their first win of the season. SUNY New Paltz slips to 0-4. Montclair’s Tiffany Aciz (Secaucus, NJ) recorded 14 kills, 12 digs, and five service aces…

TROY, NY — Rensselaer handed the visiting Hawks a 5-2 loss Wednesday to improve their record to 2-0 for the year. New Paltz jumped ahead in the first half when Lauren Martone (Hastings, NY) kicked a line drive over the head of RPI keeper Andrea Hamill (Mahopac, NY) for…

UNION, NJ — Kean University outscored SUNY New Paltz 3-2 on the second set of penalty strokes to lift the Cougars to a 2-1 win. Kean improves to 1-0 while New Paltz falls to 1-2. Kean controlled play in the first half outshooting the Hawks 9-2 in the first…

TROY, NY — The SUNY New Paltz women’s tennis team captured the Rensselaer Invitational last weekend (Aug. 31 – Sept. 1) at Prospect Park in Troy, NY. The Hawks, who finished third at the 2001 event, won the first and fifth singles on day-one of the tournament and then claimed…

NEW PALTZ – — SUNY New Paltz senior hitter Jackie Goldstein (Port Jervis, NY – Minisink Valley HS) was named to the all-tournament team at the Skidmore Early Bird Volleyball Invitational on Aug. 31. In 10 games, Goldstein averaged 2.2 kills per game and had a .286 hitting percentage….

NEW PALTZ – — Two SUNY New Paltz athletes were named to all-tournament teams on Sept. 1. Junior defender Kelly Anderson (Kingston, NY – Kingston HS) earned all-tournament team honors at the Manhattanville Valiant Field Hockey Classic. Anderson helped lead a defensive unit that registered a 1-0 win over…

PURCHASE, NY — After dropping a 10-0 game to Manhattanville on Saturday, the SUNY New Paltz field hockey team rebounded Sunday to win its first game of the season over Wheelock 1-0 and claim third place in Manhattanville’s Valiant Classic. Patricia Erikson (Massapequa Park, NY) scored the game’s only…

MADISON, NJ — In the second round of the Drew Fall Festival, New Paltz fell to 0-2 with a 4-1 loss to Drew University. The hosts claim the tournament title going 2-0 on the weekend. The Rangers got on the board first on a goal from junior Justin Davis…

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — The SUNY New Paltz women’s volleyball team went 0-3 this weekend at the Skidmore College Early Bird Volleyball Tournament. The Hawks opened the tournament by falling to eventual tournament winner Skidmore 3-0 (17-30, 14-30, 27-30). New Paltz then lost 3-1 to RIT (29-31, 25-30, 30-28,…

MADISON, NJ — The New Paltz Hawks relinquished a 2-0 lead in the final 20 minutes as The College of New Jersey scored three second-half goals, including two in the final three minutes of action to win 3-2. After two first half goals from New Paltz forwards Mario Lavacca…

NEW PALTZ — Junior defender Bari Schwartz (Staten Island, NY) scored the first of three-second half NYU goals to lead the Violets to a 3-0 win over SUNY New Paltz this afternoon in the season opener for both teams. Schwartz’s goal was unassisted at the 58-minute mark and helped…

NEW PALTZ — Junior defender Bari Schwartz (Staten Island, NY) scored the first of three second-half NYU goals to lead the Violets to a 3-0 win over SUNY New Paltz this afternoon in the season opener for both teams. Schwartz’s goal was unassisted at the 58-minute mark and helped…

NEW PALTZ – — First-year SUNY New Paltz head women’s volleyball coach Matt Giufre believes his team can contend for a conference tournament appearance in 2002. Giufre, who spent four years as an assistant coach at SUNYAC rival and perennial national championship contender Cortland, hopes to have the Hawks in…

NEW PALTZ — The 2002 SUNY New Paltz women’s tennis team will have a mix of experience and youth as they aim for a SUNYAC championship this year. Seniors Megan Crevoiserat (Levittown, NY), and Lauren Marz (Kingston, NY), junior Rebecca Sparacin (Goshen, NY), and sophomores Amie Larson (Port Jervis, NY),…

NEW PALTZ — At first glance, the 2002 SUNY New Paltz women’s soccer team looks like it’s rebuilding. This year’s roster features just five juniors and seniors and over fifteen underclassmen. But despite their youth, Head Coach Colleen Bruley is excited about her team’s chances this year. “We had a…

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz men’s soccer team has never shied away from playing the top teams in the country and this year is no exception. The Hawks take on arguably their toughest schedule in recent memory facing five teams that competed in the 2001 NCAA Division III…

NEW PALTZ – — With the start of the school year approaching, the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Department has hired several assistant coaches for 2002-03. Julie Clark has been named the assistant field hockey and assistant lacrosse coach. Clark was the assistant field hockey coach at Providence College a…

NEW PALTZ – — The SUNY New Paltz men’s soccer team will prepare for the 2002 season with an 11-day trip to Holland, Belgium, and Germany beginning August 11. The trip will include training sessions with a member of Dutch National Coaching Federation, competition against club teams, a “behind…

NEW PALTZ – — Former Providence College head field hockey coach William Davidson has been named the new field hockey coach at SUNY New Paltz. In four seasons as the Friars head coach, Davidson guided the program to the Big East Tournament semifinals in 1998 and the Big East…

NEW PALTZ – — The department of athletics at SUNY New Paltz has hired Brad Duckworth as its new head women’s basketball coach. Duckworth spent the last two years as the head women’s basketball coach at Western Wisconsin Technical College in La Crosse, Wisconsin. During that time he guided…

NEW PALTZ – — SUNY New Paltz Director of Athletics Stuart Robinson has announced the hiring of Matthew Giufre as the school’s new head women’s volleyball coach. Giufre spent the last four years as the assistant women’s volleyball coach under Joan Sitterly at perennial national championship contender SUNY Cortland….

SPRINGFIELD, MA — Representatives from the New Paltz track and field teams competed in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships in Springfield, Massachusetts Thursday and Friday at Springfield College. Stephanie Ramsey (Shelton, CT) placed the highest for the Hawks at the meet finishing 9th in the…

NEW PALTZ — The Department of Athletics at the State University of New York at New Paltz hosted the 2002 Annual Athletic Banquet on May 9. Stuart Robinson, Master of Ceremonies and Director of Athletics opened the evening with jokes and a reminder to everyone why we [Athletic Department Staff…

ALBANY — New Paltz sophomore Natasha Dudar (New Paltz, NY) highlighted the day for the Hawks Friday at the Albany University Spring Classic. Dudar set a personal record in the women’s long jump with a jump of 5.09 meters. Dudar took 1st in the event while teammate Stephanie Ramsey (Shelton,…

NEW PALTZ — The Department of Athletics at the State University of New York at New Paltz hosted the spring 2002 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, May 4th, in Elting Gymnasium. Eight new members joined the ranks of 42 New Paltz Alumni, Staff and Faculty, who have been…

NEW PALTZ — The Outdoor Track Team at the State University of New York at New Paltz have qualified seven student-athletes to represent the University at the ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference) Championships starting on Wednesday, May 15th at Springfield College. Meeting the qualifying standards to compete: WOMEN…

NEW PALTZ — Douglas Pasquerella (Cortland, NY), former Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach for SUNY Cortland, moves on to take the Head Men’s Basketball Coaching position at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Coach Pasquerella’s seven years of experience within the State University of New York Athletic Conference…

NEW PALTZ — Mike Salerno (New London, CT), former SID (Sports Information Director) for Connecticut College, moves to the State University of New York at New Paltz. Salerno will direct the Sports Information Department at the University. Serving as the SID at Connecticut College for the last five years,…

NEW PALTZ — Three players from the men’s baseball team at the State University of New York at New Paltz earned post-season All- Conference accolades. Senior first baseman, Vinny Perry (Kingston, NY), made All-SUNYAC (State University of New York Athletics Conference) first team while Junior, shortstop Randy Walters (Collierville, TN)…

TROY — New Paltz men’s baseball ended their year Saturday with a 13-4 loss to RPI. The Hawks close out their season 14-24-1. The Hawks got on the board in the top of the 2nd inning. After John Buonamano (Royersford, PA) walked and Jeff Lackaye (Woodstock, NY) doubled to…

MAHWAH, NJ/HOBOKEN, NJ — The New Paltz men’s tennis team capped their season this weekend with wins over Ramapo and Steven’s Tech. In the process, the Hawks set a new college record for wins in a season with 11. On Friday against Ramapo, New Paltz lost just two matches…

KING’S POINT — Stephanie Ramsey (Shelton, CT) and Justin Lee (East Fishkill, NY) highlighted the day for the Hawks Saturday at the United States Merchant Marine Invitational as they qualified for the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships in their respected events. Ramsey qualified in the women’s long jump placing…

NEW PALTZ — Seniors Ed Paulinski (Floral Park, NY) and David Bridglall (Bronx, NY) picked up wins in their final home matches in a 7-2 victory over Hartwick Thursday in men’s tennis. Paulinski was victorious in both his singles and doubles match. In singles he rolled past Dino Ragona…