Athletics

NEW PALTZ — Three players in double figures was not enough for SUNY New Paltz to overcome a poor shooting night and a 14-point halftime deficit on Friday against Potsdam at Elting Gymnasium. The Bears defeated New Paltz, 87-57, to move into sole possession of fifth place in the…

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball standout Robert Jones has just two games remaining in his stellar four-year Hawk career. Jones, a Jamaica, NY native, became the 12th men’s player in school history to score 1,000 career points in the Hawks’ final game last season at Plattsburgh….

EAST STROUDSBURG, PA. — Beau Warren had a quadruple-double and teammate Robert Manosca recorded his second straight triple-double, to power SUNY New Paltz past Division II East Stroudsburg, 30-26, 36-38, 30-26, 34-32, in men’s volleyball on Thursday night. Warren (25 assists, 18 kills, 15 blocks and 10 digs) is…

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz won for the 10th time in its last 11 men’s volleyball matches, 31-29, 26-30, 30-27, 30-26 over Stevens Tech on Wednesday night at Elting Gymnasium. New Paltz (10-3), which continues to be ranked eighth in Division III, got strong play from senior setter…

NEW PALTZ — Convicted drug dealers Rich McLain and Marc Washington will speak to a group of student-athletes at SUNY New Paltz from 1 to 3 p.m. on Friday. Prior to their release from Rikers Island, McLain and Washington got involved with the non-profit organization, Friends of Island Academy,…

NEW PALTZ — J.J. Jumper, the official mascot of NCAA Basketball, is coming to SUNY New Paltz’s Elting Gymnasium this Friday night. Jumper will perform during the Hawks’ basketball games that night against Potsdam. The women’s game starts at 6 p.m. and the men’s contest will follow at 8…

CORTLAND — Zebi Williams had a game-high 13 rebounds, but little else went right for SUNY New Paltz, which lost 73-32 to nationally ranked Cortland on Tuesday night at Corey Gymnasium. The (10-12 overall, 7-11 SUNYAC) Hawks did have a 14-3 run to open the second half, but still…

CORTLAND — Three players scored in double figures, but a 12-point halftime deficit proved too much to overcome for SUNY New Paltz in Tuesday’s 77-56 men’s basketball elimination loss at SUNYAC leader Cortland. New Paltz (6-16 overall, 5-13 SUNYAC) could not stop last year’s SUNYAC Player of the Year,…

BRISTOL, R.I. — SUNY New Paltz went 4-0 to win the Roger Williams Men’s Volleyball Invitational on Saturday at the Thomas J. Paolino Recreation Center. New Paltz (9-3) beat host Roger Williams in the championship match, 30-26, 30-28, 26-30, 30-28, to avenge yesterday’s three-set loss to the Hawks, which…

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz led by as many as seven points in the second half, but could not hold off a late Brockport rally, en route to a 56-53 SUNYAC women’s basketball loss on Saturday afternoon at Elting Gymnasium. New Paltz (10-11 overall, 7-10 SUNYAC) fell victim…

NEW PALTZ — Britni Bishop and Zebi Williams combined for 38 points, but SUNY New Paltz shot less than 36 percent as a team, in a close 70-62 loss to Geneseo on Friday night at Elting Gymnasium. Williams also had 13 rebounds, to notch her seventh double-double of the…

NEW PALTZ — Men’s soccer standout Stephen Ferrara and women’s cross-country runner Dawson Gerhardt both earned perfect 4.0 grade-point averages to headline a strong fall 2000 semester academically for SUNY New Paltz student-athletes. As a result, the duo are also the recipients of the prestigious Dr. Donald Bishko Memorial…

FAIRFIELD, CONN. — SUNY New Paltz won its fifth straight men’s volleyball match, 28-30, 30-18, 26-30, 32-30, 15-13, over Sacred Heart on Thursday night at the William H. Pitt Center. New Paltz (5-2 overall, 2-0 EIVA Odeneal), which is ranked eighth in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association Men’s…

BUFFALO — Mark Otto finished second in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:49.71) while Christine Foster took second in the 200-yard Individual Medley (2:17.53) to help New Paltz rank fourth on both the men’s and women’s sides after the first day of the three-day SUNYAC Swimming and Diving Championships on Thursday at…

NEW PALTZ — Britni Bishop had 14 of her game-high 16 points in the second half, as SUNY New Paltz expanded a three-point halftime advantage to a 59-50 final margin over Russell Sage on Wednesday night at Elting Gymnasium. New Paltz improved to 10-9, with its second straight victory,…

NEW PALTZ — Today’s NCAA Men’s and Women’s Soccer Rules Committee Annual Meeting in Key Largo, Fla. begins a busy five day-stretch for SUNY New Paltz Interim Athletic Director and Men’s Soccer Coach Stuart Robinson. Robinson is one of only nine people nationally, and one of two individuals in…

FREDONIA — SUNY New Paltz rebounded from yesterday’s disappointing loss at Buffalo State to defeat Fredonia for the second time this season, 54-46, on Saturday afternoon at Steele Hall. Three Hawk players – Britni Bishop (game-high 17 points), Silver Williams (12), and Zebi Williams (11) – scored in double…

FREDONIA — A solid second half couldn’t overcome a 17-point halftime deficit, as SUNY New Paltz lost at Fredonia, 71-60, on Saturday afternoon in a SUNYAC men’s basketball matinee. Robert Jones (19 rebounds, 13 points) was nearly unstoppable, and Dave Ott (16 points) and Sean Welsh (11 points) combined…

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz dropped one set en route to its fourth straight men’s volleyball victory, 30-25, 26-30, 30-20, 30-18 over Eastern Mennonite, on Friday night at Elting Gymnasium. Eastern Mennonite (0-3 overall, 0-2 EIVA Odeneal Conference) had no answer for the potent New Paltz trio of…

BUFFALO — SUNY New Paltz outshot the fourth-place Bengals by 12 percent in the second half, but couldn’t erase an early six-point deficit, en route to a 52-43 SUNYAC women’s basketball loss on Friday evening at the Buffalo State Sports Arena. Zebi Williams had 14 points and Sonya Mkoloma…

BUFFALO — SUNY New Paltz was outscored by just three points in the second half, but couldn’t overcome a 13-point halftime deficit, as it dropped its fourth straight men’s basketball game, 58-42, to Buffalo State at the Sports Arena. Mac Cavanaugh (13 points, three three-pointers) and Pat Stirk (12…

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz had little difficulty in dispatching Division II New Haven, 30-19, 30-21, 30-22, in a men’s volleyball match on Wednesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Sean Riley led a balanced effort for New Paltz (3-2), the eighth-ranked team in this week’s American Volleyball Coaches Association…

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz cut a five-point halftime deficit to three, but could not get any closer, as it lost its second game to Utica/Rome this season, 71-55, on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. The (5-12 overall, 4-9 SUNYAC) Hawks never led in the contest, with Robert…

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz shot nearly 54 percent in the second half to outdistance Utica/Rome for the second time this season, 63-48, and snap a two-game losing skid on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Britni Bishop scored a game-high 20 points and Sonya Mkoloma added 12 points,…

ONEONTA — SUNY New Paltz led by five points at the half, but allowed 52 Red Dragon points over the game’s final 20 minutes, to drop a SUNYAC men’s basketball matchup, 76-67, to Oneonta on Saturday afternoon at Dewar Arena. Robert Jones (19 points, seven rebounds, three blocks) and…

ONEONTA — A 21-point first half deficit was too much for SUNY New Paltz to overcome in Saturday’s 79-51 SUNYAC women’s basketball loss to Oneonta at Dewar Arena. Sonya Mkoloma scored 12 of her team-high 16 points in the second half, and added a game-high 12 rebounds to help…

CORTLAND — Mark Otto won three individual events and Jeff Galaise won two, as SUNY New Paltz held off SUNYAC rival Cortland, 124-110, in a men’s swimming and diving dual meet at Cortland’s Holsten Pool on Saturday afternoon. In the women’s meet, meanwhile, little went right, as New Paltz…

NEW PALTZ — Katie Dwyer’s strong performance for the SUNY New Paltz Track and Field team last week has earned her the distinction of Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Field Athlete of the Week. Dwyer, a freshman, finished first (5’1″) in one of her specialties, the high jump, this…

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz men’s volleyball standout Christopher Wright, an at-large member of the NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), has just been appointed to two SAAC subcommittees. Wright, a Queens, NY native, has been selected to serve on both the Legislation and The NCAA News Project Teams. The…

NEW PALTZ — Jeff Galaise won two individual events on the men’s side, and Jennifer Gregory nearly qualified for the SUNYAC Championships while winning the women’s 100-yard Breaststroke, to lead SUNY New Paltz past Mount St. Mary in a swimming dual meet on Wednesday night at Elting Natatorium. New…

BUFFALO — The SUNY New Paltz men’s volleyball team split its two matches on the final day of the D’Youville College Invitational on Sunday in Buffalo. The (1-2) Hawks lost to the University of Findlay in four games (30-27, 30-18, 26-30, 30-28) before rebounding to defeat Johnson and Wales…

OSWEGO — Three players in double figures wasn’t enough to overcome a rough shooting night, as SUNY New Paltz lost to Oswego, 60-48, in women’s basketball on Saturday night at Laker Hall. Silver Williams (13 points, eight rebounds), Maura McShane (11 points, five steals) and Zebi Williams (10 points,…

BUFFALO — SUNY New Paltz opened its men’s volleyball season with a four-game loss to Tri-State University on Saturday at the D’Youville College Invitational. The (2-1) Thunder, a NAIA II school from Indiana, defeated New Paltz, 30-20, 26-30, 30-21, 37-35, for its second straight victory of the young season….

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz freshman guard Britni Bishop’s continued strong play has earned her two awards this week. First, Bishop was selected as the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Then she was honored again, with her selection as…

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz outscored Farmingdale 51-23 in the second half to extend a 10-point halftime advantage to a 38-point final margin, for a 82-44 non-conference women’s basketball win on Wednesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Silver Williams scored a game-high 21 points and had 17 rebounds to…

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz exhibitioned the last six events on both the women’s and men’s sides, as they cruised past Manhattanville, 76-45 and 73-41, respectively, in a swimming dual meet on Tuesday night at Elting Natatorium. Erin Thorsen, Molly Soule, Erin Lalor and Christine Foster picked up…

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz led undefeated SUNYAC leader Cortland, ranked ninth in Division III, for virtually all of the first nine minutes before the Red Dragons went on 23-13 run to close the first half. After halftime, New Paltz didn’t get closer than 10 points, as Cortland…

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz won for the first time since Dec. 9, and snapped nationally ranked Cortland’s nine-game win streak, with a 62-60 come-from-behind victory on Saturday night at Elting Gymnasium. It was just the second loss of the season for the (10-2 overall, 7-2 SUNYAC) Red…

TROY — The SUNY New Paltz Men’s Swimming and Diving team finished fourth, ahead of SUNYAC rival Cortland, in Saturday’s Rensselaer Kumpf Invitational at Robison Pool. Jeff Galaise (200-yard Individual Medley) and Mark Otto (1000-yard Freestyle) both had second-place finishes, while Jon Amoia finished fourth in the 200-yard Breaststroke,…

UTICA — They’re not related, but the Hawks’ two players with the same last name had identical point totals to help SUNY New Paltz cruise past Utica/Rome, 65-49, on Friday night at the Campus Center Gymnasium. Zebi Williams (14 rebounds, three assists, two blocks) and Silver Williams (seven rebounds,…

UTICA — A 21-point difference from the foul line was the story, as SUNY New Paltz lost its fourth straight men’s basketball contest, 80-73, at Utica/Rome on Friday night. Even four players in double figures, and a 15-for-31 (48.4 percent) effort from the field in the second half, couldn’t…

PLATTSBURGH — The SUNY New Paltz Swimming and Diving teams opened the second semester on a good note, with a dual meet sweep of SUNYAC rival Plattsburgh on Wednesday afternoon at Memorial Hall. The Hawks got three individual wins (200-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Butterfly and 500-yard Freestyle) from Mark Otto…

NEW PALTZ — Freshman point guard Britni Bishop had a game-high 23 points to help lead SUNY New Paltz past Oswego, 65-55, in SUNYAC women’s basketball action on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Bishop, who is nationally ranked in three-point percentage (12th) and assists (18th), added four rebounds, three…

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz shot just under 36 percent for the game, including only 32 percent (10-for-31) in the second half, en route to a 70-52 SUNYAC men’s basketball loss on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Robert Jones (16 points, 16 rebounds) and Ben Davey (10 points)…

NEW PALTZ — Longtime SUNY New Paltz athletic department fixture Joe Donovan passed away Sunday night at his home after a short illness. He was 78. Donovan, who retired from New Paltz in 1996 after 26 years of service, held a wide variety of positions during his tenure. From…

POTSDAM — Britni Bishop had a game-high 20 points to lead New Paltz past Potsdam, 57-44, in a SUNYAC women’s basketball matinee on Saturday at Maxcy Hall. Katie Monahan supplied eight points, four assists and three rebounds for New Paltz, which improved to 4-5 overall and 3-4 in SUNYAC…

PLATTSBURGH — Lisa Burriss had 11 points and nine rebounds, and Maura McShane and Silver Williams added 10 points apiece, but SUNY New Paltz lost anyway to Plattsburgh, 84-58, on Friday night at Memorial Hall. Other contributors for New Paltz (3-5 overall, 2-4 SUNYAC) included Katie Monahan (eight points,…

NEW PALTZ — The final piece of the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Department transitional puzzle was put in place with the elevation of Aquatics Director Brian Williams to Interim Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance. Williams, a 1993 SUNY Cortland graduate, is in his seventh year as the Men’s and…

NEW PALTZ — Men’s volleyball standout Christopher Wright will represent not only SUNY New Paltz, but all Division III athletes, when he attends the NCAA’s 95th Annual Convention January 4-11 at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Wright, a recent at-large selection to the 24-member NCAA Division III Student-Athlete…

NEW PALTZ — Despite 16 rebounds, eight points, five blocks and four steals from sophomore center Zebi Williams, New Paltz still fell to Buffalo State, 64-51, to close the first semester on Saturday afternoon at Elting Gymnasium. New Paltz (3-4 overall, 2-3 SUNYAC) was outscored 33-24 in the second…

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz held off a late charge to defeat Buffalo State, 69-67, to close the first semester on Saturday afternoon at Elting Gymnasium. Both Mario Christian (12 rebounds) and Mac Cavanaugh (three assists) had 16 points to help New Paltz secure the win. Robert Jones…

NEW PALTZ — Despite outshooting Fredonia by nearly three full percentage points, New Paltz still fell, 70-57, in its SUNYAC men’s basketball game on Friday night at Elting Gymnasium. Blue Devil forward Robb Fitchlee (seven rebounds, three assists, two blocks, two steals) exploded for 27 points, including 17 in…

NEW PALTZ — New Paltz got back to .500 with an 80-72 win over conference rival Fredonia on Friday night at Elting Gymnasium. Freshman point guard Britni Bishop (five assists) scored a game-high 21 points, including 14 points in the second half to help pace the (3-3 overall, 2-2…

NEW PALTZ — Dave Ott’s free throw with 2/10ths of a second left in regulation lifted New Paltz to an exciting 59-58 win over Oneonta in its home opener on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Ott made the front end of two-shot foul, and then intentionally bounced the second…

NEW PALTZ — New Paltz shot just 36 percent in the second half to balloon a seven-point halftime deficit to a 17-point (70-53) loss to Oneonta on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Zebi Williams (11 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks) had her fourth double-double in five contests for New…

GENESEO — Unbeaten Geneseo increased a 15-point halftime advantage to pull away for an 83-63 win over New Paltz in SUNYAC men’s basketball action on Saturday afternoon. Senior forward Robert Jones had 15 points for New Paltz (1-4 overall, 0-2 SUNYAC), which shot just 40 percent for the game….

WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. — SUNY New Paltz opened its 2000-01 track season with fourth place team finishes on both the men’s and women’s sides at the Williams College Indoor Meet on Saturday afternoon. Newcomer Tasha Budar (15’4 ¼”) set a school record and qualified for the SUNYAC Championships with a…

GENESEO — New Paltz rebounded from a poor shooting night Friday to upset perennial SUNYAC contender Geneseo, 75-70, on Saturday afternoon at the Knights’ Kuhl Gymnasium. The (2-2 overall, 1-1 SUNYAC) Hawks shot a stellar 49 percent, while limiting the Knights to less than 30 percent accuracy from the…

BROCKPORT — Four Brockport players reached double figures, as the Golden Eagles dealt SUNY New Paltz its worst loss of the young season, 103-78, on Friday night at Tuttle North Gymnasium in Brockport. In a game that featured a combined 55 fouls, unbeaten Brockport (2-0 overall, 2-0 SUNYAC) outscored…

BROCKPORT — For the first time this season, New Paltz harbored shooting woes, connecting on just 38 percent of its attempts, en route to a 78-67 road loss to Brockport on Friday night The (1-2 overall, 0-1 SUNYAC) Hawks though still managed to get three players – Zebi Williams,…

NEW PALTZ — New Paltz shot nearly 59 percent in the second half to expand a two-point halftime advantage to a more comfortable 70-56 final margin over local rival Mount St. Mary on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Freshman Maura McShane scored a game-high 22 points, and added seven…

JAMAICA — SUNY New Paltz led by eight points at the half, but was unable to hold off a late York College charge, en route to a disappointing 58-55 men’s basketball loss on Tuesday night in Queens. Senior forward Robert Jones (five rebounds) was the lone Hawk player to…

NEW PALTZ — Trailing by 21 points at the half, the SUNY New Paltz Women’s Basketball team could easily have given in to a blistering-hot Norwich shooting attack on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. But the (0-1) Hawks shook off their early shooting woes, and made great use of…

MAHWAH, NJ — New Paltz rebounded from Saturday’s season-opening loss to blitz Pratt, 124-46, in the consolation game of the Ramapo College Roadrunner Tip-Off Tournament on Sunday afternoon in Mahwah. It marked the most points scored and most three-pointers (21) converted in a game by New Paltz in school…

MAHWAH, NJ — Yeshiva shot a remarkable 58 percent en route to a 90-74 men’s basketball win over New Paltz in the semifinals of the Ramapo College Roadrunner Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday night in Mahwah. Conversely, the (0-1) Hawks connected on a very respectable 46 percent from the field,…

NEW PALTZ — Brian Bivona and Jeff Galaise each won two individual events and teamed with Matt Jankowski and Jon Amoia to win the 200-yard Medley Relay, while Kathryn MacCrate swept the diving competition, as SUNY New Paltz defeated local rival Vassar in a swimming and diving dual meet completed…

NEW PALTZ — Recent SUNY New Paltz graduate Jessica Nadolny has been selected as the 2000-01 recipient of the State University of New York Athletic Conference’s prestigious Dr. Dolores Bogard Award, it was announced Thursday evening. The award and its male counterpart, the Dr. Sam Molnar Award, are presented…

NEW PALTZ — Meghan O’Brien broke a nine-year-old school record in the 200-yard Butterfly, but the SUNY New Paltz Women’s Swimming and Diving team won just one event – the 200-yard Breaststroke – en route to a 117-88 loss to Division II East Stroudsburg on Wednesday night at Elting Natatorium….

BRIGHTON — Phil Goodwin placed 32nd to lead SUNY New Paltz to a seventh-place men’s team finish at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Region Meet hosted by the University of Rochester at Genesee Valley Park Golf Course on Saturday. Goodwin completed the 8,000-meter course in 26:20, while teammate Matt…

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz freshman forward Michele Branca and senior defender Lindsey Reis were selected to the All-SUNYAC team in women’s soccer recently. Branca, a Holbrook, NY native and a 2000 graduate of Sachem High, was the Hawks’ leading scorer this season. Her eight goals were the…

NEW PALTZ — For the second straight year, SUNY New Paltz has had three players selected for the All-SUNYAC team in men’s soccer. Sophomore Tim Van Wyen was named to the Second Team, while freshmen John D’Eredita and Mario Lavacca were both Honorable Mention selections. Lavacca was the…

SCHENECTADY — The SUNY New Paltz Swimming and Diving teams placed fourth and sixth in the women’s and men’s meets, respectively, at the Union College Relays on Saturday. Among numerous second- and third-place finishes, New Paltz’s lone win came in the men’s 300-yard Breaststroke. Jon Amoia, Brian Bivona and…

NORTH GRAFTON, MASS. — The SUNY New Paltz Cross-Country teams both finished in the top 20 at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Championships hosted by Tufts University on Saturday at the well-known “Farm Course” in central Massachusetts. The Hawk women were 17th among 35 teams, while the…

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz Swimming and Diving teams swept their first home dual meet of the season against conference rival Oneonta on Friday night at Elting Natatorium. The Hawk women won 117-79, while the men cruised to a 94-81 victory to even their respective dual meet…

ONEONTA — Despite many close races, the SUNY New Paltz Swimming and Diving teams lost both the men’s and women’s meets, 158-69 and 135-104, respectively, at perennial swim power Hartwick College on Saturday afternoon. Lauren Grzetic won both diving events, and Erin Lalor won the 50 Freestyle and 200…

NEW PALTZ — Freshman Mario Lavacca had his team-leading ninth goal, as SUNY New Paltz closed its season with a 2-1 victory over Keuka College on Saturday afternoon. The (6-13) Hawks’ two seniors, Stephen Ferrara and John Baker figured largely in the outcome in their final collegiate contest….

NEW PALTZ — The second annual Midnight Madness basketball event will occur Thursday night at SUNY New Paltz’s Elting Gymnasium. A longtime college basketball practice-opening event in Division I, it was first held at Division III New Paltz last fall. This year’s edition, which begins at 11:15 p.m.,…

NEW PALTZ — Kathryn Bart’s blast past Mount St. Mary goalkeeper Jillian DiIenno with 7:26 remaining broke a 1-1 tie and gave SUNY New Paltz a 2-1 women’s soccer win on Monday afternoon. Michele Branca also scored for New Paltz (4-13), which has won three of its last four…

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams both placed second in the final team standings at the season-opening 14th annual Long and Short Relays at Elting Natatorium. The Hawk women (47 points) broke their own five-year-old meet record in the 4 x…

OSWEGO — Sophomore Phil Goodwin picked up two individual places from last year’s meet, and the New Paltz men moved up four places in the team standings at the 2000 SUNYAC Cross-Country Championships on Saturday at SUNY Oswego. The New Paltz men placed a school-best second, behind Goodwin’s (27:16)…

NEW PALTZ — Freshman Mario Lavacca followed Wednesday’s three-goal performance with just one goal on Saturday for SUNY New Paltz, but it was the only goal that mattered in a 1-0 win over local rival Mount St. Mary. It was Lavacca’s fifth goal in his last seven games for…

KINGSTON — SUNY New Paltz closed its inaugural field hockey season with a 4-0 loss to nationally ranked William Paterson on Saturday at Kingston’s Dietz Stadium. The (12-3) Pioneers, ranked 19th in the latest STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III poll, scored twice each in the first and…

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz Women’s and Men’s Swimming and Diving teams are first and second, respectively, after day one of the 14th annual Long and Short Relays on Friday at Elting Natatorium. The six-team invitational annually opens the Hawk season. The Hawk women won two…

DALLAS, PA. — Meredith Herfel staked SUNY New Paltz to an early lead, but Misericordia scored three unanswered goals in the second half, en route to a 3-1 come-from-behind field hockey victory on Thursday afternoon. The game, originally scheduled for yesterday, was postponed a day due to soggy weather….

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz closed its women’s volleyball season with a victory over Bard College, 15-6, 15-6, 15-8, on Thursday night at Elting Gymnasium. Ann Marie Carbone had nine kills, four service aces and three blocks to lead the (4-26) Hawks. Teammate Crystal Smith added 14 digs…

NEW PALTZ — Mario Lavacca scored three goals, including two in the first half, to help pace New Paltz past Utica/Rome, 4-0, in SUNYAC men’s soccer on a soggy Wednesday afternoon. Olu Osinowo tallied the (4-12 overall, 4-5 SUNYAC) Hawks’ other goal in the contest, which was dominated by…

ONEONTA — Defending SUNYAC champion Oneonta got all the offense it would need early in the first half, en route to a 5-0 women’s soccer win over New Paltz on Wednesday at the Wright National Soccer Campus. Sonada Mujanovic’s goal 8:28 into the match held up as the game…

NEW PALTZ — Freshman Keegan Peck had two goals and an assist in the first half, as SUNY New Paltz cruised past Stevens Institute of Technology, 6-1, in Saturday’s Homecoming Weekend match. Kathryn Bart, Michele Branca, Therese Nordlund and Lindsey Reis also scored for New Paltz (3-12), which has…

NEW PALTZ — Two first half goals stood up as Elmira defeated SUNY New Paltz in men’s soccer, 2-0, on Saturday afternoon. Bob Roach tallied the game winner for the (7-4) Soaring Eagles 24:01 into the contest, and teammate Mike Petzing added Elmira’s other goal just 52 seconds later….

ELMIRA — Carey Stelmack put New Paltz ahead with 9:12 remaining in the first half, but Elmira then scored two unanswered goals, en route to a 2-1 win in field hockey on Saturday afternoon. All the scoring occurred in the first half. Jamie Ring tied the score with 8:10…

NEW PALTZ — New Paltz sandwiched a win between two losses on the second day of the SUNYAC Eastern Division Pool Play at Elting Gymnasium on Saturday. The (3-26 overall, 2-8 SUNYAC East) Hawks lost to Potsdam (7-15, 11-15, 15-13, 15-7, 16-14) after winning the first two games and…

CANTON — Phil Goodwin ran the fastest men’s time in the SUNYAC this year, to lead SUNY New Paltz to a third place cross-country finish behind the host Saints and St. Thomas (Minn.) – both ranked in the top 15 nationally – on Saturday at St. Lawrence University. Rebecca…

UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ — Two doubles wins were all that SUNY New Paltz was able to muster in a 7-2 loss to regional women’s tennis power Montclair State on Friday afternoon. The tandem of Megan Crevioserat and Jennifer Lipp beat the (6-2) Red Hawks’ Kirsten Mattesky and Margaret O’Shea,…

NEW PALTZ — New Paltz lost two matches on Friday night in the SUNYAC Eastern Division Pool Play at Elting Gymnasium to officially fail to qualify for the SUNYAC Tournament for the first time in seven years. The (2-24) Hawks, lost to current Eastern Division leader Cortland, 15-4, 15-8,…

PURCHASE — Despite 23 digs and seven kills by Crystal Smith, SUNY New Paltz lost to Manhattanville College, 15-9, 15-11, 13-15, 15-9, in women’s volleyball on Thursday night. Teammate Ann Marie Carbone added 11 kills, three blocks and two service aces for the (2-22) Hawks, which host the second…

UTICA — Therese Nordlund and Kathryn Bart assisted on each other’s goal as SUNY New Paltz defeated SUNY Utica/Rome, 4-0, in women’s soccer on Wednesday afternoon. Joella Knapp and Michele Branca supplied the (2-12 overall, 1-8 SUNYAC) Hawks’ other two goals, as New Paltz completed its conference schedule….

SCHENECTADY — Two goals by Red Hook High graduate Yvonne Turchetti helped pace Union College past SUNY New Paltz, 4-0, in field hockey on Tuesday afternoon. Turchetti, a junior defender, scored both (5-6) Dutchwomen goals in the second half, including the first on a penalty stroke. She also had…

NEW YORK — SUNY New Paltz lost in four games, 15-7, 15-8, 12-15, 15-1, to Hunter College in women’s volleyball action on Tuesday night in midtown Manhattan. The (2-21) Hawks received strong play from Crystal Smith (eight kills, 22 digs), Ann Marie Carbone (six blocks, three service aces) and…

NEW PALTZ — Despite playing without its starting goalkeeper, the SUNY New Paltz women’s soccer team trailed just 1-0 for much of the first half, and would have made it to halftime behind only 2-0, had it not been for Laura Barber’s goal with six seconds remaining. In the…

ORANGEBURG — SUNY New Paltz lost to the United States Merchant Marine Academy, 15-10, 15-4, 15-10, in the semifinals of the Dominican College Women’s Volleyball Invitational on Saturday. The (2-20) Hawks defeated New Jersey City University, 15-7, 15-2, 15-6, and lost to the host Chargers, 15-9, 15-13, 15-10, earlier…