Athletes of the Week

As promised from last night's post, here are this week's Elite Eagles!!

For the Men:

Cevon Carver

Senior Cevon Carver (Bronx, NY/Dewitt Clinton) returned a pair of kickoffs for touchdowns for The College at Brockport Football team to earn the male athlete of the week.

Brockport trailed Western Connecticut State 3-0 before Carver returned the ensuing kickoff 80 yards for his first touchdown. Carver struck against with just under 10 minutes remaining in the first half, returning the kickoff 90 yards for his second score of the day giving Brockport a 20-17 lead.

He finished the contest with 170 total return yards on only two attempts. Carver currently leads the NJAC in kick return average (30.4).

To the Women:

Jess Bush

Junior Jess Bush (Dryden, NY/Dryden) is this week’s female athlete of the week as The College of Brockport women’s soccer team went 1-1.

Bush had a goal and an assist in the 3-0 win over SUNY Fredonia Friday night. She netted her goal 2:50 into the contest, which proved to be the game-winner. Her assist came later in the first half on a goal by junior Abby Smith in the 25th minute.

Bush stands second on the team with 16 points on five goals and six assists this season.

Brockport (9-3-3 overall, 5-2-2 SUNYAC) earns its 13th consecutive trip to the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) tournament. The Golden Eagles are the No. 3 seed and will face No. 6 Cortland in the quarterfinals.

I'll keep you updated throughout the week, as its crunch time for our fall teams!

-Ellsworth

Men's Soccer Finishes SUNYAC play strong

Howdy sports fans,

As we countdown the days of October we also count down the days of the fall season for Golden Eagle athletics.

The highlight of the weekend was our men's soccer team securing the #2 seed in the SUNYAC for the regular season....Great job guys! They swept action on the weekend with a 1-0 win over Fredonia on Friday and a 2-1 victory over the Bengals of Buffalo State on Saturday. Brockport finishes the regular season against Ithaca on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles earn a bye and kick off the SUNYAC tournament in the semifinals on November 6th in Plattsburgh against the winner of the #3 Geneseo/#6 Oswego game!

The Women's soccer team finished in the #3 spot in the SUNYAC. They split their weekend with a 3-0 win over Fredonia and a 2-0 loss to Buffalo State. Brockport will complete the regular season Tuesday against SUNY Cobleskill before hosting #6 Cortland at 1pm in the SUNYAC Quarterfinals.

The Volleyball team secured the No. 2 seed in the West Division after going 2-2 in the second pool play. They will face the third seed from the East Division, Oneonta, on Nov. 5th in New Paltz. But first they will compete in the NY Regional Challenge held in Ithaca this weekend.

For Football, they lost another battle with a 45-44 loss to Western Connecticut State on Saturday. The Colonials got their first win on the season as Brockport now falls to 2-5 overall and 1-5 in the NJAC. A highlight on the game was senior return man Cevon Carver returned two kick-offs of 80 and 90 yards for the Golden Eagles.

***Decision time tomorrow for your Brockport Golden Eagles Athletes of the Week....and you bet I'll write about it as soon as it happens.

GOOOOOO Golden Eagles!

-Ellsworth

Important Upcoming Week

Hey Golden Eagles fanatics,

This week is one of those do or die weeks when it comes a couple of Brockport teams. For women's soccer, they are looking to capture a SUNYAC regular season title. The women are coming off a weekend where they failed to gain ground on the conference leaders. They tied Oswego on Friday and then lost to Cortland on Saturday 1-0 in the rain and mud at Brockport.

Men's soccer needs not only a good outcome this week, but a little luck as well. The last time Brockport won the SUNYAC in the regular season was 2002. To have the same outcome in 2009, Brockport would have to win both friday's and saturday's game and have Plattsburgh lose or tie on Saturday to gain the crown. You can check out the men's team in action as both games are home this week and it all starts with a 3pm start vs Fredonia on Friday!!

On to the Athletes of the week:

First for the Men:

Mike Breman

Junior Mike Bremen (Merrick, NY/Bellmore-JFK) is this week’s male athlete of the week as the men’s soccer team posted two wins over Oswego and Cortland.

Breman moved up from his defensive position to score his first career goal, which proved to be the game-winner, in the 2-1 victory over SUNY Cortland.

Brockport improves to 7-4-2 overall and 5-2 in SUNYAC play, where they currently stand second in the conference standings.



For the Women:

Amanda Yachetta

Senior Amanda Yachetta (Falconer, NY/Falconer) led the women’s volleyball team to a 3-0 week, with wins over RIT, Skidmore and Ramapo to earn female athlete of the week honors.

The setter totaled 120 assists on the week as the Golden Eagles defeated all three teams in four sets, 3-1. She averaged 10 assists per game as Brockport has won five consecutive matches and nine of the last eleven to improve to 15-12 on the season.



**Also, congrats to head baseball coach Justin Beach for taking down Asst. Athletic Director Mark Rowland, Sports Information Director Kelly Virgin, Asst. SID Janelle Feuz, and Asst. Hockey Coach Mark Digby in Bowling Saturday night.

From what I heard at the nest, the scores were not so hot (less than 150).....just wait till the play against me!!!

I will blog more later with updates and the latest news on Brockport Athletics. Stay tuned!!!!

-Ellsworth

It's more than just the Golden Eagles

Hey,

Of course, there are a lot of teams in action this weekend in Brockport sports, but today and tomorrow The College at Brockport are holding something special on campus. We are holding the Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged today and Saturday.

Athletes ages range from 5-21 years old. There are tons of divisions so it gives all athletes a chance to have a weekend of fun with friendly competition. I hope you come out and check out the games and support all this weekends athletes. Below is a picture from this morning Opening Ceremonies!!

As for your Golden Eagles, our football team has a big test this weekend as they take on the NJAC's top team in Kean University. Brockport has lost three in a row and are looking to the fans on tomorrow to get a upset W. Kick off set for 1:00 out at the stadium so make sure you get your spray paint on and get ready to cheer on your Golden Eagles.

A pair of senior day celebrations you should check out Saturday afternoon as well. Field hockey takes on Geneseo at 12, and women's soccer hits the field against Cortland at 1.

My suggestion? Hop back and forth from all three games going on (since they are all next to each other!)

That's all for now, hopefully I see you all out at not only Brockport's games, but the Empire State Games too!!!!!

-Ellsworth

The week that was.....

Hey fans,

I have returned from my computer-less, but paradise vacation on Eagle Island (check previous blogs for pictures!) only to come back to Brockport to see a frost this morning......what's up with that????

Anyways, another weekend has come and went for Golden Eagle sports. During the week there was only one game as our field hockey team lost to Utica 4-1. Taryn Rossi scored the only goal for Brockport.

Even though Brockport wasn't the site of the games on Saturday, the Golden Eagles were extremely busy.

Our women's soccer team kept it rolling with a 5-0 win over Cazenoiva College. We are second in the SUNYAC and the only team without a loss in the conference.

For football, Brockport fell to The College of New Jersey 48-34. A bright spot though was Aaron Zurn had three rushing TD's and a career high 145 yards for the Golden Eagles. Felipe Diaz tied a school record for 12 receptions. With the loss our record falls to 2-3 overall, 1-3 in the NJAC.

Now to the athletes of the week:

Matt Avery

Matt Avery (Rochester, NY/Gates-Chili) of men’s cross country team is this week’s male athlete of the week.

The junior took fifth place out of 164 runners at the Hamilton College Invitational on Saturday. Avery finished the sloppy 8K course with a time of 27:01.8. He was the first Brockport runner to cross the finish line and he led the Brockport team to a fourth place finish.

Katie Keller

Senior Katie Keller (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) is this week’s female athlete of the week after leading The College at Brockport tennis team in its final regular season match and the SUNYAC Tournament.

Keller finished the season with a pair of victories in the regular-season finale against Roberts Wesleyan winning her singles match 6-3, 6-3 and teaming with fellow senior Erin McLaughlin for an 8-1 win in doubles.

Keller and McLaughlin also advanced to the semifinals of the SUNYAC Tournament held over the weekend in Syracuse. The tandem defeated the SUNY Plattsburgh doubles team by a score of 6-4, 7-5.

For the season, Keller had the most wins in singles play and recorded an 8-3 mark in doubles competition.

*******Special Notes*******


I am taking part in "Walk a Mile in her shoes" event on Wednesday at the Seymour College Union from 12-4. I will be wearing high heels along with several men on campus to raise awareness to stop violence against women. Come support the cause and stop by and say HI!!!

All week, the SAAC (Student Athletes Advisory Comittee) are collecting winter coats in our annual coat drive. We will be collecting coats at all the home contests this week and the athletic offices in Tuttle. They will be donated to the Brockport area clothing center.

-Ellsworth

Athletes of the Week

Here are your Golden Eagle Athletes of the Week. Congrats Joe and Kasey!

Joe Marino

Junior goalie Joe Marino (Rochester, NY/McQuaid) led the men’s soccer team to a 2-0-0 week and has been named the male athlete of the week.

Marino tied his season-high of nine saves against New Paltz and eight saves against Oneonta to notch his third and fourth shutout of the season. Brockport extended its shutout streak to three games and has not allowed a goal in 280 minutes of action.

The win over Oneonta was the first for the Golden Eagles since 1983, snapping a 26-year streak.

Brockport is tied for first in the conference standings with a record of 3-1-0.

Kasey Schreiner

Freshman Kasey Schreiner (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) has been named the female athlete of the week.

Schreiner recorded 22 saves and surrendered just one goal as the field hockey team dropped a close 1-0 decision to undefeated and #5 nationally ranked SUNY Cortland. Cortland scored 18 minutes into the contest on one of their 15 shot attempts and was held scoreless on any attempts in the second half.

Schreiner posted a .871 save percentage and allowed 3.24 goals against average on the week in 111:15 minutes of play.

*** No home games on the schedule this week which means off on vacation. The big question is where? My paradise is located on Eagle Island (on Lake Ontario).....Here is a picture!!!

See you next week and keep that Brockport spirit going!


-Ellsworth

Women's Soccer #1 in SUNYAC

Hey all,

Another busy weekend for the Golden Eagles with the spotlight, our women's soccer team sweeping the weekend with New Paltz and Oneonta.

On Friday, goals by Natalie Gregorski and Jess Bush gave Brockport the 2-0 win over the Hawks. On Saturday the Golden Eagles handed Oneonta their first SUNYAC loss with a 2-0 victory again. Michelle Gibaud and Jess VanAllen with Brockport's goals. By beating the Red Dragons, Brockport sits alone in FIRST PLACE in the conference!

Men's soccer got a sweep too over the weekend. Steve Abgarian netted two goals on the weekend and an assist.

Rough weekend for our football team. Brockport was trying to rebound from a loss to Montclair State last week, but no such luck. They lost on Saturday to Rowan 56-20.

Check the blog early tomorrow morning. I'll give you the first look at our athletes of the week. It's going to be a tough decision! See you in the morning.

-Ellsworth