MATT VOLZ
Special to The Leader
RUNNIN’ WITH THE DEVILS
Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams were in action this past Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Rochester Yellowjacket XC Invitational, hosted by the University of Rochester at Genesee Valley Park.
The men’s team finished 12th out of 25 total teams, while the women’s team did not score as a complete team.
The Blue Devils’ top finisher for the men’s 8K race was junior Sembel Koshi, finishing in 40th place out of 292, and turning in a time of 27:04.
Fredonia State’s top women’s finisher was sophomore Elizabeth Gloss, finishing 158th out of 262, with a time of 26:43 for a 6K race.
Both teams will travel back to Rochester this upcoming weekend for a meet hosted by Roberts Wesleyan College.
VOLLEYBALL TRAVELS DOWN TO MEADVILLE
Fredonia State’s women’s volleyball team was in Meadville, Pa. this past weekend for the Allegheny Gator Classic, hosted by Allegheny College.
The Blue Devils lost two of three matches over the weekend, falling to Hiram in three sets and falling to Allegheny in four sets.
However, the team picked up its first win of the year on Friday afternoon, beating Mount Aloysius in four sets.
The Blue Devils stand at 1–9 on the season as they prepare to face their first SUNYAC opponent of the season, Buffalo State, in the Dods Hall Gymnasium on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m.
SUNYAC SOCCER IS BACK
For both men’s and women’s soccer, SUNYAC conference play begins this week.
The men’s team enters conference play with an overall record of 1–3–2, with their most recent match being a 1–1 tie in Oswego Saturday afternoon. Their first conference match will see them host Buffalo State at University Stadium on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m.
This will be the first of three consecutive home games for the Blue Devils, as they host New Paltz next Saturday afternoon and Geneseo on Wednesday, Sept. 28.
As for the women’s soccer team, they will enter SUNYAC play with an overall record of 2–2–2. Their most recent match saw them tie the St. John Fisher Cardinals up north in Pittsford on Saturday, Sept. 17.
The Blue Devils, like their men’s team counterparts, will open conference play against the Buffalo State Bengals on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m., but the women’s match will take place at Buffalo State.
Their next home match is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1, when they take on Cortland at 1 p.m.
WOMENS TENNIS LOOKING TO BOUNCE BACK
The women’s tennis team hosted SUNY Geneseo, Grove City College and SUNY Brockport this past week dropping all three of the matches.
Leading the team this week were seniors Caitlin Snyder and Bella Surma combining for 20 game wins this week in total between the two.
The team falls to an overall record of 0–5 on the season. They are looking to get back into the win column this week as they take on Penn State Behrend at Fredonia on Friday, Sept. 23 at 5 p.m.