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Basketball Brings the Heat

December 8, 2011 Kaycia Sailsman 0

SUNY New Paltz’s Men’s Basketball team has started their season with mixed results. The Hawks won their 2011-12 season home opener with a score of 83-70 against cross-river rival Vassar College in a non-conference game. They are currently 3-4 on the season, with a 2-1 home record and 1-1 SUNYAC record. Third-year forward Matt Devine netted a career-high for points during a single game against Mount Saint Mary College with 31. For his contributions during the game, Devine was selected to the Scoutware/D3hoops.com Team of the Week for the week ending Nov. 27. Devine credited his teammates for his accolades and said they were responsible for, “getting me open and drawing their defenders away.” Even with individual players seeing success, Head Coach Mike Rejniak said his team can do a “better job defensively” and he hopes his “players “become more comfortable to make mistakes as a part of the learning process.” Rejniak said he is proud of the way fourth-year guard/forward Harris Wichard, third-year guard Nick Taldi and Devine have “stepped up” scoring-wise […]

Men’s Soccer Shuffles Deck

December 8, 2011 Melissa Fleckenstein 0

The New Paltz Men’s Soccer team will be going through some major changes next season. There are 13 graduating seniors this year, some of which […]

Women’s Soccer Ends Storybook Season

December 1, 2011 Cat Tacopina 0

The book has closed on the SUNY New Paltz Women’s Soccer Team’s fall 2011 season. The Lady Hawks completed their run in the NCAA Div. III Tournament after a 1-0 loss to No. 1 Messiah College. A week before the loss to the No. 1 seed, the Hawks defeated No. 11 Lynchburg college after tying 0-0 in regulation and advancing on penalty kicks. The team then went on to beat Rowan University with a 2-1 overtime victory. “It was amazing,” Head Coach Colleen Bruley said. “I think after the Fredonia game the confidence kept building and building and every […]