Monday, March 29, 2010

SUNYAC Athletes of the Week

The College at Brockport had seven athletes recognized as SUNYAC Players of the week for their outstanding performances for the week of March 22-28.

Tom McCormick - Baseball Player, Junior, Shortstop
McCormick led Brockport to a 3-1 week including a sweep of Oneonta for the first time since 2000. He finished with a .467 batting average, a .533 slugging average and a .444 on-base percentage.

Adam Drypolcher - Men's Lacrosse Player, Senior, Attack
Drypolcher led Brockport to a pair of non-conference wins as Brockport is off to a 5-1 start. He scored at least three goals in each game and also handed out five assists.

Kyle Crosley - Men' Lacrosse Goalie, Junior
Crosley was 2-0 in the goal for Brockport. He made 21 saves in the win over Elmira and six saves in a win over Medaille. The win ties him for the school record for most wins in a season by a goalie.

Jamie Kaminsky - Women's Lacrosse Goalie, Junior
Kaminsky recorded a pair of victories, with 16 saves and a .571 save percentage, as Brockport won for the fourth straight game.

Pete Manktelow - Men's Track Athlete, Senior
Manktelow won the 5000-meter run in dominating fashion winning by more than a minute ahead of the field. His time of 15:01.79 was an ECAC Championship qualifying time.

Ray Lund - Men's Field Athlete, Junior
Lund qualified for the ECAC Championships in three different events in the season-opening event at the Ithaca Invitational. He qualified in the hammer, shot and discus and posted first place finishes in the shot and discus events.

Stephanie Powell - Women's Field Athlete, Senior
Powell won the hammer throw at the Ithaca Invitational with a throw of 47.24 meters which earned her a provisional spot for the NCAA Championships.

Go Golden Eagles!

Athletes of the Week

Congratulations to Tom McCormick and Lauren Gildemeyer on being named the Brockport Elite Eagles of the Week for the week of March 22-28.

Junior Tom McCormick is the male athlete of the week after leading the Brockport Baseball team to a 3-1 week including a sweep of SUNY Oneonta for the first time since 2000.
McCormick finished with a .467 batting average, a .533 slugging average and a .444 on-base percentage. He was 7-of-15 at the plate with one double, five runs scored and three RBI.
The Golden Eagles held on for a 7-6 win over St. John Fisher to start the week, followed by a tough 3-2 loss to New Paltz and ended with two wins over Oneonta. The first was a come from behind 9-8 victory and the second was a dominate 14-7 win.
McCormick had at least one hit in each game and currently leads the team with 22 hits on the season.

Senior Lauren Gildemeyer is the female athlete of the week after winning three All-America honors and leading The College at Brockport Gymnastics team to a second place finish in the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) National Championship.
Brockport scored a team total of 186.200 and finished just over a half point behind the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. In the All-Around competition, Gildemeyer took fifth place overall with a final score of 37.625 and qualified to compete individually in both the vault and floor.
Gildemeyer followed up her All-America performance in the All-Around with All-America honors on both the Vault and the Floor Exercise. She finished second place in the floor exercise competition with a 9.700 and finished tied for 10th place in the vault with a 9.050.

She finishes her career at Brockport with nine All-America honors.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Upcoming Athletic Events

Hello Golden Eagle Fans!

Are you ready for some spring sport action? I am very excited as we have a busy weekend ahead of us. I hope to see you all at the game showing your Brockport pride.

Saturday:
Baseball v SUNY New Paltz 12pm (doubleheader)
Softball v Rochester 1pm (doubleheader)
Men's Lacrosse v Elmira 1pm

Sunday:
Baseball v SUNY Oneonta 12pm (doublheader)

Go Brockport!

~Ellz

Monday, March 22, 2010

Athletes of the Week

Junior Maria Quagliana is this week’s female athlete of the week after earning All-American honors in diving.
Quagliana finished ninth with a score of 400.35 in the one-meter diving event at the NCAA Division III National Championship meet held at the University Aquatic Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
With the ninth place finish, Quagliana earns honorable mention All-American status. It is the first All-American honor for a female in the history of the Brockport Swimming and Diving program.
She also competed in the three-meter diving event and finished in 18th place with a score of 379.75, three points out of All-American contention.

Junior Andy Hilton is this week’s male athlete of the week after scoring four goals to lead the men’s lacrosse team to a 1-1 week.
Hilton scored once in the 11-5 loss to St. John Fisher College and tallied three goals, including the game-winner with less than seven minutes to play in the 7-6 victory over Kean University.
He has six goals and two assists on the season.

Spring Break Highlights

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful spring break. I was able to get away for a little while to head south and watch some of our teams compete. Here are a few highlights to catch everyone up to date.

* Maria Quagliana became the first female for Brockport swimming and diving to earn All-American honors with a 9th place finish on the one-meter board.
* Gymnastics won its third consecutive ECAC Championship and Lauren Gildemeyer was named ECAC gymnast of the Year.
* Women's Lacrosse set a new school record for most goals in a game with a 24-0 win over Medaille.
* Softball went 11-1 on its spring break trip to Florida.
* Baseball went 4-4 in Arizona and stands at 5-6 overall on the season.
* Men's Lacrosse is 3-1 on the season, including a 7-6 win over Kean University.
* Wrestler Tyler Marlow was named the ECWC Rookie of the Year.
* Women's Lacrosse Head Coach Linda Michele earned her first win at Brockport with a 17-7 win over Ithaca.
* Men's Lacrosse player Adam Drypolcher scored his 100th career point for the Golden Eagles in the loss to St. John Fisher.

The first home game of the spring season is set for Tuesday March 23rd with women's lacrosse hosting U of R at 4pm. Baseball, Softball and Men's Lacrosse will all be home on Saturday March 27th.

Go Golden Eagles.

~Ellsworth

Monday, March 15, 2010

Congrats Stephanie Geer

Junior Stephanie Geer was named the SUNYAC softball pitcher of the week for the week ending March 14.
Geer led the Golden Eagles winning her first two starts in Florida with two complete-games and a combined 16 strikeouts. She allowed just one run in the two combined games and two walks for a 0.64 ERA. Brockport defeated St. Joseph's College at Maine 3-1 and shutout Worcester State 2-0.

Athletes of the Week

Female Athlete of the Week
Senior Lauren Gildemeyer (Baldwinsville, NY/CW Baker) is this week’s female athlete of the week after leading The College at Brockport Gymnastics team to its third straight ECAC Championship.

Gildemeyer won the all-around with a 37.8 scored and captured the floor exercise title tying her career high with a 9.9 for the second consecutive week.

She also finished second on the balance beam, fifth on the vault and sixth on the uneven bars for the Golden Eagles. Additionally, she was voted the ECAC Gymnast of the Year by the head coaches of the member schools.


Male Athlete of the Week
Senior Adam Drypolcher (Manlius, NY/Fayetteville-Manlius) is this week’s male athlete of the week after leading The College at Brockport Men’s Lacrosse team to another victory and a 2-0 record to start the 2010 season.

Drypolcher scored four goals in the season opening victory over Alfred University more than a week ago and last week led the Golden Eagles with three goals and an assists in the 9-7 victory over Clarkson University.

Drypolcher leads the team with eight points on seven goals and one assist and has moved into first place on the school’s all-time career scoring list. Already the school’s all-time career goal scorer, he moved into first place on the all-time career points list with his first three points of the season passing Anthony Ventresca. Drypolcher is one point shy of the 100-point milestone for his career with 78 goals and 21 assists.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Athletes of the Week

Male Athlete of the Week
Senior Brandon Williams (Rochester, NY/Wilson) is this week’s male athlete of the week after leading the Golden Eagle’s to the ECAC Championship game.
Brockport lost to Ithaca in the Championship, 78-71, after defeating Hobart 86-59 in the semifinals. It was the eighth appearance in the ECAC tournament for the Golden Eagles, compiling a record of 9-6.
In the two games, Williams finished with 21 points, five rebounds, seven steals and nine assists. He had a career high six assists against Ithaca. He shot 50% from the floor, 67% from the arc and 71% from the line.
Brockport has participated in the ECAC’s or NCAA post-season tournament 14 of the last 15 years, including the last 11 consecutive.
The Golden Eagles finished the 2009-10 season with an overall record of 17-12.

Female Athlete of the Week
Junior Melissa Scorse (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford-Mendon) is this week’s female athlete of the week after qualifying for the NCAA’s in the 55-meter dash.
Scorse finished fourth in the finals at the ECAC’s with a time of 7.29, but her 7.22 finish in the preliminaries improved her NCAA provisional qualifying time from earlier this year.
Scorse will be the lone representative for Brockport at the national meet. She qualified for the same event last year and finished 11th in 7.29.



Other Noteworthy Performances:
Lauren Gildemeyer won the All-Around competition with a career high score of 38.600, which is the second-best score in school history and the highest score in a regular-season meet. She also won the floor exercise as she tied her career-high with a 9.9. Gildemeyer finished with a 9.6 on vault, 9.550 on the uneven bars and a 9.55 on the balance beam.

Adam Drypolcher scored four goals, including the game-winner at the 2:17 mark of overtime, to lead The College at Brockport Men’s Lacrosse team to an 11-10 victory over Alfred University in the season-opening game for the Golden Eagles in Alfred.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Golden Eagles Earn All-Conference

The State University of New York Athletic Conference has honored ten Golden Eagles as All-Conference selections for there performances throughout the winter season.

Ice Hockey
Senior goaltender Todd Sheridan was named All-SUNYAC First Team. Sheridan finished with a 6-8-1 and a 3.50 goals against average in conference play. He led the SUNYAC with 496 saves in net against conference foes for a .903 save percentage.


Men's Basketball

Senior Jermaine Johnson was selected as a member of the All-SUNYAC First-Team. It is the 17th straight season that a Golden Eagle player has been honored as a first-team selection.

Women's Basketball
Senior Whitney Smith was selected as a member of the All-SUNYAC Second-Team. Smith led the Golden Eagles in scoring with 16.9 points per game and was the team’s leading scorer in 21 of the 25 games this season.


Indoor Track and Field
Senior Stephanie Powell and junior Ray Lund each were named First Team All-Conference selections. Seniors Cevon Carver, Nick Mieney, Zach Williamson and freshman Nicole Jones were also recognized by the SUNYAC as Second Team All-Conference selections.

Powell finished first in the weight throw with a career best toss of 14.93 meters and Lund took first place in the men’s weight throw with an NCAA provisional toss of 17.28 meters. It is the third indoor track All-Conference honor for Lund who earned first team in 2009 and second team in 2008.
Carver placed second in the 55 meter hurdles in 7.89 earning his second All-Conference award for indoor track after being named to the first team in 2009. Williamson finished second behind Lund in the weight throw with a distance of 15.76 meters and Mieney took second in the pole vault clearing an NCAA provisional height of 4.65 meters.
Jones placed second in the shot put with a toss of 11.28 meters.


Swimming and Diving
Senior Maria Quagliana earned second team honors. Quagliana took second place in the 3-meter diving and third in the one-meter at the conference championships. The diver scored a 416.45 in the 3-meter competition and then she broke her own school record in the one-meter diving competition, with a score of 426.05.


Congratulations Golden Eagles!


Men’s Basketball to Host ECAC Championship

The College at Brockport Men’s basketball team has been selected to host the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Upstate New York Basketball Tournament Saturday and Sunday March 6-7 at the Tuttle North Gymnasium in Brockport.

Brockport (16-11) is the No. 2 seed in the tournament and will face No. 3 Hobart College (17-10) at 4 pm Saturday. Ithaca College is the top seed and will face No. 4 seeded Rensselaer at 7 pm Saturday. The semifinal game winners will meet at 2 pm Sunday for the ECAC Championship.

Tickets are $4 for Adults and $2 for Students.

Full release from the Brockport Athletic Department.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Athletes of the Week

Sophomore James Cody (Schwenksville, PA) is this week’s male athlete of the week after scoring three goals in the SUNYAC Ice Hockey Tournament.
Cody scored twice in the 3-0 victory over SUNY Potsdam in the first round of the tournament. He gave Brockport a 2-0 lead with 9:58 to play in the second period and late in the third period Cody stole the puck near the blue line and raced the length of the ice and tapped in an empty-net goal for the final margin.
In the semifinal game against nationally ranked #4 Plattsburgh, Cody scored midway through the third period for his 14th goal of the season.
Cody finished the season with a team high 28 points on 14 goals and 14 assists. In the past two years, Cody has led Brockport to back-to-back 14 win seasons. It's the most wins in a two year span since becoming a varsity program in 1973-74.

Senior Stephanie Powell (Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls) is this week’s female athlete of the week after leading the women’s indoor track and field team to a fifth place finish at the SUNYAC Championships.
Powell won her first individual SUNYAC title as she finished first in the weight throw with a career best toss of 14.93 meters. Her previous best mark was 14.63 set at St. Lawrence earlier this season.