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Women’s Soccer Scores Second Seed

October 27, 2011 Cat Tacopina 0

The Hawks are flying forward. After a comeback tie against SUNY Buffalo State on Oct. 22, the women’s soccer team clinched the No. 2 seed of the SUNYAC Tournament which starts on Saturday, Oct. 29. The team won their match against SUNY Fredonia on Oct. 21 by a score of 2-0, enabling them to possibly clinch the No. 1 seed in the tournament and hosting the championship game at home. Saturday’s game saw the Hawks down 2-0 against Buffalo State at the half. Women’s Head Coach Colleen Bruley said the team needed to start “playing to their ability.” “I wouldn’t be upset with them if I didn’t think that they could do it, but I knew that they […]

1000 Kills Strong for DiGiovanna

October 13, 2011 Cat Tacopina 0

What Melinda DiGiovanna started at the age of 10 would become what set her apart from most other athletes who have and will pass through the Women’s Volleyball Program. DiGiovanna, a fourth-year outside hitter and one of the team’s three captains, marked her 1,000 kill Sept. 23, during a set of matches against SUNY Cortland and SUNY Plattsburgh, while at a tournament hosted by SUNY Oneonta that weekend. DiGiovanna, a 2010 First-Team All-SUNYAC East Division member and SUNYAC All-Tournament Team player, is only the seventh player in program history to reach this milestone. Women’s Volleyball Head Coach Matt Giufre scouted DiGiovanna while she was a senior at West Hempstead High School, but only realized after her first year on the team that she had the potential to make a name for herself in the […]