Athletics

Zachary Potter, a 2008 graduate, has signed with the Namur Angles for the upcoming 2009 Belgium League season….

The SUNY New Paltz men’s volleyball team hosted Bard College Wednesday night and soared past the Raptors in three sets, 30-15, 30-25, 30-28. The Hawks were led by first year middle hitter Kevin Stross and senior middle hitter Jake Moore…

NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball team hosted Cortland Tuesday night in the…

The SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball team hosted Cortland Tuesday night and were slayed by the Red Dragons in a 73-44 decision. Junior Connor Cornine posted a double-double to lead the Hawks…

The men’s and women’s swim teams hosted SUNYAC rival Cortland Saturday afternoon and split with the Red Dragons. The New Paltz women posted a 120.5-84.5 victory while the men dropped a 116-89 decision to the Red Dragons….

The women’s basketball team dropped their second conference game of the season with a 67-61 loss to Brockport on Saturday afternoon….

The men’s basketball team traveled to Brockport Saturday afternoon and dropped a 103-70 decision….

The men’s volleyball team hosted Polytechnic Friday night and swept the Fighting Blue Jays 3-0 (30-19, 30-12, 30-16)….

The women’s basketball team traveled to Geneseo Friday night and defeated the Knights 61-47. The Hawks improve to 11-4 on the season and 7-1 in conference play…

The men’s basketball team traveled to Geneseo Friday night and fell to the Knights 70-60….

The men’s soccer team has released their 2008 highlight video. To view, click here….

The women’s basketball game scheduled against the College of Staten Island for Wednesday January 28^th at 6pm has been canceled due to inclement weather…..

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), in conjunction with the American Cancer Society, is hosting the 2009 Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend January 30-February 1, 2009….

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY- The SUNY New Paltz men’s volleyball team traveled to cross town rival Vassar College ranked fifth in the nation according to the Athletic Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and fell to the Brewers in four sets, 30-18, 29-31, 30-24 and 38-36. In the first set, the teams battled to…

Head Coach Eric Watson was recently featured in the Times Herald Record…

The men’s and women’s swim team will be hosting their final home meet on Saturday January 31st against Cortland at 1pm. Before the meet begins, the department of athletics and the swim program will be honoring nine seniors…

Sophomore Christine Rieth (Penfield/Webster Schroeder) has been named the SUNYAC women’s swimmer of the week for the period ending January 25, 2009…..

The SUNY New Paltz women’s swim team finished second out of six teams at the RPI Invitational on Saturday with 488 points, to finished behind first place Cortland (563 points). Sophomore Christine Rieth was the only competitor to win two individual events on the day. She captured the 200 free in a…

The SUNY New Paltz men’s volleyball team hosted Hunter College Thursday night and lost a tough 3-2 battle. New Paltz claimed set one 30-26 and set three 30-27, while dropping set two (30-25), four (30-26) and set five (18-16)….

NEW PALTZ, NY- The women’s basketball team is 6-1 in the SUNYAC Conference this season and…

NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball team is ranked in defensive and offensive…

For the second year in a row, SUNY New Paltz men’s soccer coach, Eric Watson, was selected as the goalkeeper coach for the 2009 U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team. Watson returns to the team after last years Nordic Cup…

Jacob Moore was named the to the SUNY New Paltz Hawks Invitational All-Tournament team and Alex Jackson earned honorable mention…

NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball team is receiving national recognition based on…

Junior Maggie Farrell was named the SUNYAC women’s basketball player for the week. She averaged 18 points and six rebounds….

NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball team fell to visiting Brooklyn College

The men’s and women’s swim teams traveled to Stevens Institute of Technology Monday afternoon and fell to the Ducks. The women lost 118-87, while the men lost 124-82. The men notched two first place finishes and took second eight times. Junior Stephen Cozzolongo finished first in the 100 fly (53.87) and…

The SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball team will host Brooklyn College at 2pm on Monday January 19th and live stats will be available. The Hawks enter the game with a 7-8 record overall, after falling to Potsdam and Plattsburgh over the weekend. Brooklyn stands at 12-3 on the season and…

PLATTSBURGH, NY- The SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball team fell to host Plattsburgh 76-62, Saturday evening at Memorial Hall on the campus of SUNY Plattsburgh. The first half the teams battle back and forth with the Hawks holding a one point advantage, 11-10, the Cardinals went on a 11-2 run…

The SUNY New Paltz men’s swim team competed at the Kumpf Invite held at RPI on Saturday afternoon. The Hawks totaled 333 points to finish fourth out of seven teams. The 200 medley relay of Stephen Cozzolongo, Rob Webb, Dave Gardner and Pat Rathbun combined for a second place finish in 3:43.91….

Junior Daniel Liberto totaled five kills, three digs and a solo block in the fifth and deciding game to give New Paltz the 3-2 (27-30, 30-12, 23-30, 30-26, 15-8) win over Emmanuel in the third place match of the Hawks Invitational….

PLATTSBURGH, NY- The SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball team fell to host Plattsburgh 72-65, Saturday afternoon in Memorial Hall on the campus of SUNY Plattsburgh. The Cardinals started the game on a 7-2 run in the first two minutes and added a 9-1 run from 12:40 to 10:26 remaining…

SUNY New Paltz Director of Athletics, Stuart Robinson, has announced the hiring of Shanna Vitale as the new women’s field hockey coach….

The men’s volleyball team began their 2009 season Friday night as they hosted day one of the Hawks Invitational. New Paltz fell to Sacred Heart in their first match 3-1 (30-22, 35-33, 18-30, 30-24) before capturing their second match in a dramatic 3-2 fashion (30-27, 30-27, 27-30, 28-30, 15-12)….

The SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball team traveled to Potsdam Friday night and claimed a 65-59 victory over the Bears to remain undefeated in conference play…..

Potsdam’s Damon Brown hit a three pointer with three seconds left on the clock to give the Bears the 61-58 victory over the visiting New Paltz Hawks on Friday night….

The men’s and women’s swim teams hosted the Geneseo Thursday afternoon and were swept by the Blue Wave. The women lost 143-117 while the men fell 131.5-116.5….

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America named junior Jennifer Moretti of the women’s soccer team as an Honorable Mention College Division Scholar All-East….

The New Paltz women’s swim team hosted NYU Monday afternoon and fell to the Violets 100-95, dropping their first dual meet of the season….

NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball team defeated conference opponent Geneseo, 76-48, Saturday…

The SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball team hosted Geneseo Saturday night and handed the Knights their third loss of the season with a 92-65 decision. The Hawks improve to 7-6 on the season and 4-1 in conference play…

NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball team cruised to the easy win over…

Shalik Jenkins (Brooklyn/Boys and Girls) hit a three pointer at the buzzer to finalize the 100-53 victory over visiting Morrisville State on Friday night. The Hawks improve to 6-6 on the season and 3-1 in the SUNYAC…

The SUNY New Paltz Hawks will be hosting its annual NCAA Basketball Take A Kid to the Game day on Saturday, January 10th where they will host the Geneseo Knights at 6:00 and 8:00 pm in the Hawk Center. Area youth are invited to attend this special event for FREE!…

HOBOKEN, NJ- The SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball team fell to host Stevens Wednesday night, 90-75, in Walker Gymnasium. In the first half, the Hawks and Ducks battled back and forth to a 16-16 tie.  With 9:39 remaining in the half the Ducks went on a 13-0 run in three…

NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball team held off Norwich, 57-52, Tuesday night in the Hawk Center on the campus of SUNY New Paltz. In the first half, the Cadets jumped out to a 9-3 lead, but the Hawks responded with seven straight points in 35…

The SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball team hit seven of eight free throws in the final minute of the game to clinch a 73-70 victory over Keene State on Tuesday night. The Hawks advance to 5-6 on the season, handing Keene State (6-5) their third consecutive loss….

The women’s basketball game v Norwich at 5pm and the men’s game v Keene State at 7pm on Tuesday January 6th will have live stats available….

New York University hit four free throws in the final 1:12 as part of a game-ending 6-0 run as SUNY New Paltz fell 73-68 to the Violets, in the championship game of the NYU Holiday Tournament on Tuesday night. First year Harris Wichard led four players in double digits for the…

Harris Wichard scored a team-high 15 points, leading a balanced effort as the SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball team netted 59.3 percent (35-for-59) of its shots in a 88-76 victory over Wheaton College (MA) in the first round of the New York University Holiday Tournament on Monday night. Wichard went 7-for-9…

Juniors Sean Reminick and Anton Shipman earned 2008 NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-East Region honorable mention honors….

The men’s basketball team will be participating in the NYU Holiday Tournament over the winter break.…

The SUNY New Paltz student-athletes, coaches and staff have teamed up and joined forces with Adopt-A-Family, a holiday outreach program that provides a happy holiday to low income families….

The Athletic and Wellness Center will be closed starting Friday, December 19.  All Group Fitness classes end on Thursday, December 18 as well. The AWC will re-open on January 2. Intercession hours are: January 2-January 16 Monday- Friday: 11:00am-2:00pm & 5:00pm-8:00pm Regular semester hours begin Monday, January 18. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!…

The following is a piece on the SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball team that as featured in the Ulster Country Press on December 10th, written by Ted Remsnyder. In sports it takes a lot to change a losing culture. A swift acquisition of talent is obviously the fastest way to…

NEW PALTZ, NY-  The men’s soccer All-Region Teams was released Thursday December 11. James Altadonna (Massapequa Park, NY/Massapequa) has been named to the Northeast All-Region Third-Team. Altadonna is one of 12 players in the SUNYAC to be named to the All-Region Team and one of three freshman honored. Altadonna played in…

NEW PALTZ, NY- The men’s soccer team held their annual awards banquet Thursday December 11 and handed out season awards.

Please mark your calendars for Saturday, January 24^th, 2009 at 11:00 AM. We hope to see many former Hawks back on the court.  If interested please contact the Men’s Volleyball Office at (845) 257-3916 or email Coach Radu Petrus at petrusr@newpaltz.edu or Coach Phil Pendleton at pcpendleton@gmail.com.  Until then,…

NEW PALTZ, NY- New Paltz men’s soccer coach Eric Watson has been named goalkeeper coach for the U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team in 2009 for the second straight year. In Watson’s first year as goalkeeper coach, the United States won the Nordic Cup and did not allow any goals in four…

The men’s basketball team traveled to Williams College on Tuesday night and fell to the Ephs 92-55. First year Shereef Taylor finished with 18 points on 9-13 from the field to lead the Hawks. Junior Lee Bertram and senior Matt Hauser each added 10 points with Bertram grabbing a team high nine…

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA-  The SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball team will be travling to Williams College, Tuesday December 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Chandler Gymnasium. The Hawks are coming off a win against Buffalo State, 85-78, Saturday evening.  The Hawks stand at 3-4 overall and 2-1 in SUNYAC competition. Williams College…

The men’s volleyball team went 7-3 in pool play to win the 2008 Friendship Tournament held on Sunday December 7th….

First year head coach Scott Whitbeck was named the Women’s Swimming Coach of the Meet at the Division III ECAC Championships held at the Nassau County Aquatics Center in East Meadow, N.Y….

The men’s and women’s swimming and diving team completed competition at the ECAC Winter Championships on Long Island and both teams finished in fourth place. The women totaled 557 points and the men totaled 423.50 points….

NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball hosted the Bengals from Buffalo State and defeated Bengals 56-39, Saturday afternoon in the Hawk Center. In the first half, Caitlin Irwin (Brooklyn, NY/Bishop Kearney) scored the first nine points for the Hawks on 3-of-3 from behind the arc and finished…

NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball team hosted Buffalo State Saturday evening and defeated the Bengals, 85-78, in the Hawk Center. In the first half, the Hawks held a five point advantage at the half, 36-31, with a 10-4 run to close out the half. The Hawks…

The men’s and women’s swim teams continued competition at the ECAC Championship meet on Saturday. After the morning session, both the men and the women stood in fourth place….

NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball team hosted Fredonia State Friday night and fell to the Blue Devils, 68-63. The Hawks and Blue Devils battled back and forth for the first twelve and half minutes to a 20-18 advantage for the Blue Devils. Fredonia then went on a…

The SUNY New Paltz swimming teams began competition at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship on Friday. After the first day the women stood in fourth place with 75 points and men were in fifth place with 58 points….

NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball team defeated Fredonia, 86-64, Friday night in the Hawk Center. In the first half, trailing 9-7, Artie Williams (Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy) hit a three-pointer to give the Hawks the one point lead, which in turn ignited the Hawks on a 13-0…

The men’s and women’s basketball teams will be hosting Fredonia and Buffalo State this weekend. Live Stats will be available for all games….

The men’s and women’s basketball teams will be hosting Fredonia and Buffalo State this weekend. Live Stats will be available for all games….

The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) announced the winners of the SUNYAC Scholar-Athlete Awards for the fall 2008 season. Junior Kerri Serkes (Massapequa) garnered the award for women’s tennis for the second time.

The State University of New York Athletic Conference released the Fall standings of the Commissioner’s Cup and New Paltz stands in sixth place with 39 points and an average of 5.57 points per sport….

NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz men’s soccer team finished the season with a 7-8-4 overall record and 3-6-1 in conference play. The Hawks finished with a 3-1-2 record over the last six games and look to carry over the success to the 2009 season. The Hawks opened the season…

MORRISVILLE, NY- The SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball team cruised over Morrisville State College, 83-53, Tuesday night at the John B. Stuart Activities Center. The Hawks started the contest on a 12-0 run and pushed the led to as much as 17. The Hawks finished the half on 12-4 run to…

MORRISVILLE, NY- The SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball team cruised to the conference win over Morrisville State College, 82-29, at the John B. Student Activities Center Tuesday night. In the first the Hawks took the early advantage forcing 24 turnovers leading to take a 42-8 half-time lead. The Hawks held Morrisville…

The women’s basketball team hosted #22-ranked NYU Monday night and fell to the Violets 97-89. The game was tied at 12-12 before NYU went on a 17-0 run over a 5:11 minute span for a 29-12 lead at 11:10. New Paltz cut the lead to 11 at 7:11 but could not…

The SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball team hosts #22-ranked NYU on Monday December 1 at 7 p.m. in the Hawk Center. New Paltz is 3-1 on the season with their most recent win over SUNY IT coming last Tuesday night. NYU is 5-0 on the season and are out scoring their…

The women’s volleyball team highlighted the 2008 season with their first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament and a trip to the Elite Eight. New Paltz fell to La Verne in the round of eight and ended their season with a 32-10 record, the highest win total in the history…

In 2008, the teams ended their season at the NCAA Cross Country Regional held at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY.  The women’s team established their best finish at the Williams College Purple Valley Classic coming in third place.  Lisa Cassaro had a tremendous year for the Hawks.  Cassaro…

Junior middle hitter Brittany Coyle was named NCAA Division III All-New York Region Team honorable mention…

SUNY Purchase won the first annual SUNY New Paltz tip-off tournament with a convincing 81-68 decision over Hartwick. Purchase advanced to the championship game with a 81-78 win over New Paltz on Friday. Marvin Billups of Purchase was named the tournament MVP. Teammate Jerell Lewis joined Billups on the all-tournament team….

The Athletic & Wellness Center will have reduced hours this week, due to the holiday. Tuesday, November 25: 7:00am-8:00pm Wednesday, November 26-Saturday, November 29: Closed Sunday, November 30: 4:00pm-11:00pm HAPPY THANKSGIVING!…

NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball team hosted SUNY IT Tuesday night at the Hawk Center and cruised to a victory, 73-60. The Hawks jumped out to a 14-4 lead in the first five minutes of the game, but the Wildcats responded with a 10-3 run of their…

The men’s basketball team hosted SUNY IT Tuesday evening and fell to the Wildcats 97-85. SUNY IT shot an impressive 56.3% from the floor and had four players in score in double digits. New Paltz shot 44.9% from the floor and also had four players in double digits…

NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball team will host SUNY IT in a non-conference game Tuesday November 25 at 8 p.m. in the Hawk Center. New Paltz is 1-2 on the season and coming off a double overtime loss to York College Saturday and looking to rebound.  SUNY…

NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball team hosts SUNY IT Tuesday November 25 at 6 p.m. in the Hawk Center. New Paltz is coming off back-to-back wins this past weekend against Wheaton College and William Smith in the SUNY New Paltz Tip-Off Classic.    The women were crowned champions…

Sophomore Artie Williams and junior Stephen Cozzolongo have been named SUNYAC Athletes of the week for women’s basketball and men’s swimming, respectively, for the week ending November 23rd. Williams scored a career high 36 points versus William Smith in the championship game of the SUNY New Paltz tip-off tournament. Williams’ was…

Sophomore Artie Williams and junior Stephen Cozzolongo have been named SUNYAC Athletes of the week for women’s basketball and men’s swimming, respectively, for the week ending November 23rd. Williams scored a career high 36 points versus William Smith in the championship game of the SUNY New Paltz tip-off tournament. Williams’ was…

The men’s and women’s swimming teams hosted Vassar Saturday afternoon and swept the Brewers. The women’s team won 111-88, while the men won 130-71. The women remain undefeated in dual meet competition, improving their record to 5-0, while the men advance to 2-3….

NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball fell 62-61 2OT to York College in the consolation game of the SUNY New Paltz Tip-Off Classic. In the first half, the Hawks fell behind 12-0 in the first eight minutes of the game and the Cardinals stretched their to 18-5 at…

The SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball team won the First Annual SUNY New Paltz tip off tournament 95-91 in the third overtime against William Smith. Sophomore Artie Williams was named the tournament’s most outstanding player…

NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball team picked up their first win of the season, 69-62, Friday night against Wheaton College in the New Paltz Tip-Off Classic. The Hawks used a 15-4 second half run to take a ten point lead and never looked back, sparked by Maggie…

NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball team fell to visiting SUNY Purchase in the opening round of the New Paltz Tip-Off Classic Friday night, 81-78. Purchase opened the game on a 19-8 run in the first 7:45 to take the early lead, but the Hawks were able to…

Junior Stephen Cozzolongo was named the SUNYAC swimmer of the week for the week ending November 16th. Cozzolongo won the 100 backstroke (55.17) and the 200 backstroke (2:02.02), while finished second in the 200 IM (2:05.35) against Rowan….

The women’s volleyball teams first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament came to and end Thursday afternoon when they faced La Verne (26-2) in the Elite Eight and were eliminated by the Leopards 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-16). The Hawks end their season with a 32-10 record…

UNION, NJ- Kean University, ranked third in the nation, rolled past SUNY New Paltz in women’s basketball Wednesday night, 78-55 in Union, New Jersey at the Harwood Arena. The Cougars used two separate runs to roll by the visiting Hawks. For the first 14 minutes of the first half the Hawks…

The Elite Eight volleyball match between SUNY New Paltz (32-9) and La Verne (25-2) will take place on Thursday Nov. 20th at 3:30 central time (4:30 Eastern) at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Ill. Live Stats and web streaming will be provided for the match by the NCAA. To view…

The SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball team opens the season at #3 nationally ranked Kean Wednesday night in Union, New Jersey. Live stats will be available during the game, click here….