MATT VOLZ
Staff Writer
MEN’S BASKETBALL STILL SEARCHING FOR FIRST WIN
The Blue Devils’ men’s basketball team fell to 0-9 on the season with two losses this past weekend.
On Friday, Dec. 2, the Blue Devils kept it close with SUNY Cortland but ultimately fell by a final score of 70-64. Junior guard AJ Knight led the team with 20 points, while senior forward Jacob Hougan brought down a team-high six rebounds and blocked two shots.
Then on Saturday, Dec. 3, Fredonia State traveled to Geneseo and suffered a 77-68 loss despite a 48-point second half. Sophomore guard Aaron Collins led the team with 19 points, while AJ Knight recorded six steals and junior forward Alon Kremerman pulled down a team-leading eight rebounds.
Next up for the Blue Devils is a Tuesday evening tilt with SUNY Brockport which tips off at 7:30 p.m. in the Dods Hall Gymnasium. This game will begin a four-game homestand that also includes a Wednesday night matchup against Penn State Behrend (7 p.m. tip-off), a Friday night contest against SUNY New Paltz (7:30 p.m. tip-off) and a Saturday matinee against SUNY Oneonta (4 p.m. tip-off). All games will take place in the Dods Hall Gym.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL DROPS TWO WEEKEND TILTS
Fredonia State’s women’s basketball team lost two weekend contests bringing their overall season record to 3-5.
On Friday, SUNY Cortland came to town and took home a 102-45 win. For the Blue Devils, freshman guard Kyla Smith scored a team-high eight points while sophomore forward Alena Wright pulled down four rebounds.
On Saturday, the Blue Devils traveled to Geneseo and fell by a final score of 63-56. Freshman forward Laurell Brown and junior guard Renee Park were the team leaders in scoring with 11 points each, while Brown recorded three steals and junior Caitlin Snyder led the team in rebounds with nine.
Next up on the Blue Devils’ schedule is a Tuesday night home matchup with SUNY Brockport beginning at 5:30 p.m. This will begin a three-game homestand that also includes a Friday night contest against SUNY New Paltz (5:30 p.m. tip-off) and a Saturday afternoon showdown against SUNY Oneonta (2 p.m. tip-off). All games will take place in the Dods Hall Gym.
WOMEN’S SWIM AND DIVE HAS STRONG SHOWING IN CORTLAND
The women’s swimming and diving team participated in a two-day invitational at SUNY Cortland this past Friday and Saturday. Out of seven competing teams, Fredonia State finished in fourth place with a team score of 447.5 through 40 events.
The Blue Devils A relay took home first place in the 200-yard medley relay and the 200-yard freestyle relay, while senior Rachael Mayou finished second in the 500-yard freestyle, the 200-yard freestyle and the 1650-yard freestyle. Junior Kayla Hagen also made a name for herself finishing first in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle, while also finishing second in the 100-yard backstroke.
Fredonia State will be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. when they travel to Brockport to take on SUNY Brockport and Alfred State. The next home meet will take place on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. when the Blue Devils host SUNY Cortland.
MEN’S SWIM AND DIVE TAKES FOURTH IN CORTLAND
Also traveling to Cortland for the Cortland Snowflake Invitational, Fredonia State’s men’s swimming and diving team claimed fourth out of seven teams with a team score of 310.
Sophomore Patrick McCrone took home first place in both the 100-yard backstroke and the 200-yard backstroke. Sophomore Noah Wisniewski claimed fifth in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:31.45, while sophomore Tyler Conti claimed fifth in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:11.05 and freshman Aaron Burkett finished third in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 20:30.33.
The Blue Devils will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. against SUNY Brockport and Alfred State in Brockport. The next home meet will take place on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. against SUNY Cortland.
HOCKEY SPLITS WEEKEND CONTESTS
On Friday night, the Blue Devils hockey team claimed a 1-0 win over conference rival SUNY Brockport in Steele Hall Arena.
Sophomore forward and Alaska native Ryan Bailey scored the game’s only goal with just under nine minutes to play in regulation, while junior goaltender Logan Dyck stopped all 39 opposing shots for his first shutout of the 2022-23 season.
However, the Blue Devils were not as fortunate on Saturday, falling 4-0 to conference rival SUNY Geneseo in a road contest. Dyck made 46 saves on 50 shots, but it wasn’t enough as Knights goaltender Matt Petizian stopped all 27 of Fredonia State’s shots. The weekend split brought the Blue Devils’ season record to 2-7 and their conference record to 2-4.
The Blue Devils will see two home games this weekend before heading on mid-semester break, with those games being a Friday night tilt with SUNY Cortland (7 p.m. puck drop) and a Saturday night showdown with the Lakers of SUNY Oswego (7 p.m. puck drop). Both games will take place at Steele Hall Arena.