ANTHONY GETTINO
Sports Editor
This past week saw five of our fall sports teams in action, with both soccer teams, both cross country teams and the volleyball team competing.
The women’s soccer team split their two SUNYAC road matches over the weekend.
The first was a 0-4 loss to Cortland. The team had some opportunities to score on the night with 10 shots, but were unable to get any into the net. This was the Blue Devils first loss in conference this season.
In the second game of the weekend road trip, Fredonia took the 1-0 victory over Oswego off Bri Grazens early goal.
This week will see two more conference matchups against Potsdam on Friday afternoon and Plattsburgh Saturday afternoon, with both games set to be played at home.
The men’s soccer team lost both of their games over the weekend to SUNYAC competitors Cortland and Oswego.
In their first match the Blue Devils lost to nationally-ranked Cortland 0-3.
The second game of the weekend was a tough one to lose for the squad, as the team lost 1-2 after 2OT. Scoring for Fredonia was Kevin Loftus on a header.
The Blue Devils will look to secure their first win in conference play this weekend when they go on the road to face Potsdam Friday and Plattsburgh Saturday.
Women’s volleyball had a great weekend on the road, coming away with two conference victories.
The first was a sweep of sets against Plattsburgh Friday night with Emily Jones leading the team in kills with 13.
The second game of the road trip was a 3-1 victory over Potsdam Saturday. The Blue Devils took the first two sets of the match before dropping an extended third set. The team then took care of business and closed out the match in set four with a score of 25-17. Emily Jones led the team in kills once again, tallying 17 in the match.
The team will be at home this weekend hosting SUNYAC competitors Oneonta and New Paltz on Friday and Saturday.
The mens and women’s cross country teams traveled to Geneseo to compete in the Mike Woods Invitational.
The men’s team placed 22nd out of the 33 teams, with Kyle Campbell and Josh Walters leading the way for the Blue Devils in times of 26:53 and 26:54 in the 8,000 meter run. Anthony Gettino, Ethan Pocock and Vincent Mendez were the other three scorers for the team.
The women’s team finished 26th of 29 teams to run, with Ally Battaglia crossing the line as the first Blue Devil runner in a time of 25:19 in the 6,000 meter run. Vanessa Ryhal, Morgan Russell, Kristin Kelemen and Colleen Tytler were the other scoring runners for the team.
Both the men and women’s squads have this weekend off before travelling to Oberlin College to run the Inter-Regional Rumble.