NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz women’s swimming and diving team edged SUNYAC rival Cortland, 112.5-92.5, in a thrilling dual meet on Saturday afternoon at the Elting Natatorium. New Paltz, which finished with a school-record 10-1 mark in dual meets this season, lost only to regional swimming power…
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Men Edged By Cortland In Swimming
NEW PALTZ — Visiting Cortland won four of the final five events to hold off New Paltz, 113-92, in men’s swimming on Saturday afternoon at the Elting Natatorium. Sophomore Mark Otto won both the 1000 Freestyle and 200 Butterfly to help New Paltz keep the meet close. Jeff Galaise…
Read moreMen’s Volleyball Team Drops Opener
NEW PALTZ — Eighteen service errors translated into a tough opening night for the SUNY New Paltz men’s volleyball team, which lost 15-11, 15-7, 15-12 to Division II Concordia on Thursday night at Elting Gymnasium. The (0-1) Hawks, ranked 10th in the first weekly AVCA Men’s Volleyball Top 15…
Read moreMen’s Basketball Edged By Ranked Vassar
NEW PALTZ — New Paltz started off hot, shooting 48 percent over the first 20 minutes, and led by nine (32-23) at the half, but converted on just 7-of-24 shots the rest of the way and were edged by regionally-ranked Vassar College, 58-52, on Wednesday night at Elting Gymansium….
Read moreHawks To Host Cancer Fund-Raiser
NEW PALTZ — The men’s basketball contest between SUNY New Paltz and Vassar College at 7 p.m. next Tuesday at Elting Gymnasium will have more at stake than simply a win or loss. 100 percent of the gate and raffle proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society as part of…
Read moreWomen’s Basketball Team Loses Another
NEW PALTZ — Three players scored in double figures, but New Paltz shot just 30 percent as a team, as Potsdam beat the Hawks 68-57 on Saturday afternoon at Elting Gymnasium. It was Potsdam’s first victory since February 6, 1998, and snapped a 36-game losing streak. Robin Shields…
Read moreMen’s Basketball Team Falls To Potsdam
NEW PALTZ — New Paltz shot 56 percent from the field in the second half, but only 22 percent in the first half to dig a 38-24 halftime deficit, en route to a 79-68 loss to Potsdam on Saturday afternoon at Elting Gymnasium. Hawk guard Mac Cavanaugh led all…
Read moreMen’s Basketball Team Falls To Plattsburgh
NEW PALTZ — The hot perimeter shooting of Josh Barcomb (34 points, including seven three-pointers) and his Plattsburgh teammates was too much for New Paltz to handle, as the Hawks dropped their first game of the second-semester, 76-64, on Friday night at Elting Gymnasium. The (1-7 overall, 1-5 SUNYAC)…
Read moreWomen’s Basketball Team Remains Winless
NEW PALTZ — Meredith Kurisko and Robin Shields did their best to keep New Paltz in the game, but the Hawks shot only 33 percent from the field as a team in losing to Plattsburgh, 77-50, on Friday night at Elting Gymnasium. Shields had 18 points and eight rebounds,…
Read moreMen’s Basketball Edged In Opener
GREENVILLE, PA. — The SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball team opened its 1999-2000 season with a one-point loss, 75-74, to host Thiel College at the Greenville Tip-Off Classic. New Paltz (0-1) had four players score in double figures, but shot just 38 percent as a team, while Thiel converted…
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