ANTHONY GETTINO
Staff Writer
This past weekend brought the end to many of Fredonia’s winter sports seasons.
The first of these was women’s basketball. The Blue Devils faced off against Buffalo State in their season finale in Dods Gym Saturday afternoon. They finished off in a 96-56 defeat, with Katie Pitcher leading the team in scoring with 13 points, followed by Lauren Mickley with 12 points. The team was eliminated from the SUNYAC playoffs last weekend.
The men’s basketball team played in the Battle by the Lake against Buffalo State following the women’s game on Saturday afternoon in Dods, finishing off their season in a loss with a score of 92-87. Leading the way for the Blue Devils was Dydy Bryan with 29 points, followed by De’Quan Smith with 17 and Tyler Roberts with 16.
The men’s ice hockey team played two games this past weekend, needing to win them both to qualify for the SUNYAC playoffs. The team got the job done Friday night against Cortland on the road, winning in a 3-2 effort with goals by Chandler Judd, Ethan Kirbis and Victor Tracy. The Blue Devils fell short in the season finale against Oswego State in a win or go home game for both teams. The lone goal in the 4–1 loss for the Blue Devils was scored by Chandler Judd.
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The men’s and women’s track and field teams competed Friday night at the Nazareth College Conference Tune-Up Meet.
On the men’s side, William Guagliardo had a great day, finishing second in the 400-meter dash in an All Atlantic Regional Track and Field Championship qualifying time of 51.03. He also had a ninth-place finish in the 200-meter dash in 23.26 seconds. Other scoring performances include Toby Onuoha in the 400-meter dash and the triple jump, Dan Sudyn in the triple jump, Jonah McGrath in the triple jump, Aidan Pollard and Noah Watkins in the 3000-meter run and Ivan Torres and Alec Wright in the 400-meter dash.
As for the women’s team, Cassandra Serrafin placed third in the triple jump with a season-best 10.91-meter jump. Other scorers for the team include Emily Fish in the 800-meter run and Sarah Buckley in the 400-meter dash.
Both teams will compete this weekend in the SUNYAC Championships at Brockport.
Both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams competed in their SUNYAC Championships this past week, ranging between Wednesday and Saturday. Both teams placed seventh.
Scoring performances for the women include Alyson Baumann in the 50-yard freestyle for 12th place, Hailey Rossi in the 100-yard freestyle for 11th, Mckayla Polowy in the 200-yard freestyle for seventh, the 500-yard freestyle in fourth and third in the 1650 yard freestyle. Rachel Mayou in 12th place in the 500-yard freestyle and fifth in the 1650-yard freestyle. Erin Kalsman placed 11th in the 400-yard Individual Medley, Jessica Schimek placed seventh and Tess Smith placed 12th in the 1-meter dive. The team also placed seventh in the 200-yard, 400-yard, and 800-yard freestyle relays and eighth in the 200-yard and 400-yard medley relays.
Scoring for the men’s team was Cameron Criss in seventh in the 50-yard freestyle and 11th in the 100-yard freestyle. Zach Dean in 14th in the 200-yard freestyle, seventh in the 500-yard freestyle and eighth in the 1650-yard freestyle, along with Kaden Cole in 16th in the 500 freestyle and 13th in the 1650 yard freestyle. Charles May placed fourth in the 100-yard backstroke and 5th in the 200-yard backstroke with Drew Page in 9th as well. Kyle Copper in eighth in the 100-yard butterfly and second in the 200-yard butterfly, Drew Page in eighth in the 200-yard Individual Medley and 5th in the 400-yard Individual Medley with Brad Zifra placing 14th in the 200-yard Individual Medley. The team placed third in the 200-yard freestyle, fourth in the 400-yard freestyle, fifth in the 200 yard medley and sixth in the 800-yard freestyle and 400-yard medley.
One team starting its season this week instead of ending is the women’s lacrosse team. They will face the University of Mount Union on Saturday.
For all final scores, stats, team schedules and information visit https://fredoniabluedevils.com.