ANTHONY GETTINO
Staff Writer
This weekend was action-packed for Fredonia athletics, featuring many crucial games toward our Blue Devils making the SUNYAC playoffs in their respective sports.
The men’s ice hockey team is one of the teams fighting for that spot in the playoffs. This past weekend the men played two games, the first was Friday night against Brockport. With two goals from Jacob Haynes, and a goal each from Bryce Witman, Ethan Kirbis and Antonio Demacopoulos, the Blue Devils were able to leave Brockport with a 5-2 victory. This win gives the team a much more manageable path toward the playoff. Saturday night was their senior night, and they tilted off against nationally-ranked Geneseo. This game resulted in a 2-4 loss.
The team has two regular-season games remaining, both of them on the road. The first game will be against Oswego on Friday night, the second against Cortland on Saturday night.
The women’s basketball team wasn’t able to keep their postseason hopes alive this weekend. With both games at home, the Blue Devils first faced off against New Paltz on Friday night with a final score of 63-78. The leading scorers for the team were Rae White with 21 and Katie Pitcher with 12.
Saturday afternoon brought Oneonta to the court, where the Blue Devils lost 53-61 and were officially eliminated from the SUNYAC playoffs. Leading the team in scoring were Rae White with 12 and Anna Chiacchia with 11.
The last game for the women’s basketball team this season is the Battle by the Lake against Buffalo State in Dods gym Saturday.
The men’s basketball team split this weekend’s contests, with a win Friday night against New Paltz in a score of 97-80. Moussa Samassa led the team in scoring with 21, followed by Dydy Bryan with 19, De’Quan Smith with 18 and Tyler Roberts with 14. Saturday did not turn in the same results against Oneonta. The team fell in a score of 75-90, with the leading scorers for the Blue Devils being Dydy Bryan with 22 and Tyler Roberts with 20.
All that’s left for the men’s basketball team this season is the Battle by the Lake at home this Saturday at 5 p.m.
The men’s track and field team sent one 4×400 meter relay team to the 202 Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational. This was one of the best meets in the country this past weekend, and the Blue Devils showed up. The relay consisted of Ivan Torres, Toby Onuoha, Will Guagliardo and Griffin Dombroske and ran a time of 3:22.12. This qualified the team for the Regional meet and placed them as the fourth fastest relay in Fredonia States history.
Both the men’s and women’s track and field teams compete this Friday at the Nazareth Conference Tune-Up Meet.
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams did not compete this past weekend, as they have their SUNYAC Championships starting today and going all the way through Saturday.