B Section Friday, Sept. 17, 2010 CARDINAL POINTS Sports Sprinting out of the gates Card men unbeaten in first 6 By Eric Gissendanner associate sports editor Fresh off a 1-0, double overtime win at home against Castleton, the Platts- burgh State men’s soccer team heads on the road to Skidmore College. Saturday night’s game is PSUC’s sev- enth and last non-league game before heading into eight straight SUNYAC matches. PSUC (5-0-1) Head Coach Chris Waterbury said the team is not yet fully thinking about conference play. He said the team focuses on one game at a time. “You know, I’m really not thinking too much about next week yet,” Waterbury said. “The task at hand is Skidmore (3-2-1) and that’s all we’re concerned about at this time.” Rightly so, as the Thorough- breds are looking to avenge a 3-2 loss at the hands of the Cards in last year’s match. Skidmore jumped out to an early 2-0 lead before PSUC surged back with three un- answered goals to claim the victory. After that game, the Cardinals went on to win six of their next eight games. In order for equal or better success this year, the Cards chief concern is putting goals on the scoreboard. In the first two games of this season, PSUC scored nine goals, but the offense has since slowed down by only burying four shots in the last four games. While victories have been pro- duced, an urgency to tack on multiple goals in a game has risen. The Cards have al- ready played in two double- overtime games. “We can’t be going into overtime games a lot this year,” forward Pat Shaugh- nessy said. “It takes a lot out of us, mentally and physi- cally.” Last season, PSUC averaged SEE MSOC, B3 Lady Cards kick off to 4-1 start By Greg Rollins staff writer Even though the Platts- burgh State women’s soc- cer team made the NCAA tournament last year, they didn’t make the SUNYAC. This season, they look to improve. The Lady Cards finished 10-6-3 overall last year and 3-4-2 in their confer- ence. “It was a bittersweet season,” Head Coach Kar- en Waterbury said. “We couldn’t catch a break and the injuries (hurt).” In most cases, it’s un- heard of for a team to not even make their confer- ence playoffs, but make the NCAA tournament. Since PSUC had such a good out of conference record, it got a bid to play in the NCAA tournament. “What we did was un- heard of,” senior captain Erin Norris said. It’s a new season for the Lady Cards (4-1). This season there are 10 freshmen joining the team. Kayla Rabideau has already made an impact with the team, leading them with three goals in the young season. “Kayla is lighting it up right now,” Waterbury said. Rabideau isn’t the only freshman that has already impressed the PSUC head coach. “Emily LaLone reads the game well and works hard,” Waterbury said. “Lauren Gonyea is playing the same way.” There are other fresh- men who are still making the necessary changes to college soccer. Waterbury said they have to stop playing like freshman, but understands how tough it could be. “They’re thrown into the fire and don’t have the con- fidence,” Waterbury said. “They have to make adjust- ments to the new team, school and environment.” Norris and fellow se- nior Jackie Fanneron add- ed their thoughts on the freshman class of this year. “This is the best fresh- man class since we’ve been here,” Norris said. Norris and Fanneron SEE WSOC, B2 Ben Rowe/Cardinal Points Gurtej Dhillon is one of the returning seniors for PSUC. The Cards also bring in some talented freshmen and transfers as they look to caputre a SUNYAC title a year after losing in the title game to Brockport on home turf. Skidmore 3-2-1 overall When: 7 p.m. Where: Wachenheim Field Non-Conference Saturday’s opponent Castleton 3-1 overall When: 7 p.m. Where: Fieldhouse Soccer Complex Non-Conference Saturday’s opponent Volleyball hosting Cardinal Classic in Memorial Hall By Chris Taylor staff writer To be successful in collegiate ath- letics, teams need more than talent alone. They need to put the right pieces in the right places in order to achieve their goals. The Plattsburgh State volleyball team believes they have those pieces. “Overall we have the talent to win,” head coach Dena O’Connell said. I think now it is a matter of putting everything together.” The Lady Cardinals (1-6) return the majority of their roster this sea- son. “We definitely have a lot of expe- rience, but as far as playing time, a lot of them didn’t get a ton of play- ing time last year.” O’Connell said. “I think this is one of the deepest benches I’ve had, you have to trust if someone needs to come out that the next person going in plays ex- actly the same or even at a higher level.” Combine this with play- ing in the SUNYAC confer- ence, a conference that is regarded as one of the toughest in the northeast, the Lady Cards know that wins won’t come easily to them. O’Connell stressed that you can just simply pick a winner in the talent- ed conference. “The entire SUNYAC is very strong and its wide open for any- body to win. I would say everybody is playing at the same level.” A bright spot so far for the Lady Cards is the play of sophomore set- ter Kayla Nason. In seven matches Nason has racked up 114 assists and was particularly effective in the team’s first win of the season against SUNYIT. As a freshman, Nason started 4 games and amassed 57 assists, two categories she has already improved upon this year. “She’s very athletic,” O’Connell said. “I think it’s just about learning what her strengths are. She has always had it in her and it’s just a matter of it coming out.” One thing that impresses SEE VBALL, B4 Gregg Twergo/Cardinal Points The Lady Cards play Clarkson on Tuesday, Sept. 14. PSUC hosts the Cardinal Classic this weekend. O’Connell Tennis looks to rebound with new, young talent By Matt Hamilton contributing writer The Plattsburgh State women’s tennis team is looking for its young tal- ent to lead to a rebound season after finishing 2009 with a 3-7 record. Rachel Hodnett and Jessica Paquette are poised to lead the Car- dinals, who are return- ing six players from last year’s squad, to the top of the conference with strong doubles play to- gether and singles play individually. Hodnett, who was No. 1 in singles and doubles one year ago, looks to have that spot locked in for the 2010 campaign as well. Her partner for No. 1 dou- bles, Paquette, looks to step up from the No. 5 singles role that she filled last year into the No. 2 singles role for the Cards. “You have to be able to fill your spot,” Head Coach Mark Stata said. “If you are No. 1 on the team, maybe you aren’t even winning 50 percent of your matches, but hope- fully No. 2 is.” Stepping up to win a majority of matches is exactly what Hodnett and Paquette look to do in order to help carry the team. After Hodnett and Pa- quette, the Cards have seven additional play- ers who look to fill vari - ous roles on the team. Kristen Casse, Meghan Ryan, Samantha Fas- ciano, Amy Rich, Tedi Politano, Caitlin Bella- done and Jennifer Paull looks to fill in at No. 3 SEE TENNIS, B4 Jeff Carpenter/Cardinal Points No. 2 singles, Jessica Paquette prepares to return a ball during practice on Sept. 15. Cross country teams resemble 2007 runners By Pat Moore staff writer The Plattsburgh State men’s and women’s cross country teams opened their season on Saturday, Sept. 4 with the 29th annual Car- dinal Classic on Plattsburgh State’s Rugar Woods cross country course. “The Cardinal Classic is always a great way to start off our season,” Plattsburgh State Head Coach Josh Lynch said. “Everyone on the team had the opportunity to race.” The two teams competed against run- ners from Clarkson, Northern Lights TC, and Lion’s Pride. Both squads entered the sea- son nationally ranked, with the men’s team SEE XC, B4
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Friday, Sept. 17, 2010
C A R D I N A L P O I N T SSportsSprinting out of the gates
Card men unbeaten in first 6By Eric Gissendannerassociate sports editor
Fresh off a 1-0, double overtime win at home against Castleton, the Platts-burgh State men’s soccer team heads on the road to Skidmore College. Saturday night’s game is PSUC’s sev-enth and last non-league game before heading into eight straight SUNYAC matches.
PSUC (5-0-1) Head Coach Chris Waterbury said the team is not yet fully thinking about conference play. He
said the team focuses on one game at a time.
“You know, I’m really not thinking too much about next week yet,” Waterbury said. “The task at hand is Skidmore (3-2-1) and that’s all we’re concerned about at this time.”
Rightly so, as the Thorough-breds are looking to avenge a 3-2 loss at the hands of the Cards in last year’s match. Skidmore jumped out to an early 2-0 lead before PSUC surged back with three un-answered goals to claim the victory. After that game, the
Cardinals went on to win six of their next eight games.
In order for equal or better success this year, the Cards chief concern is putting goals on the scoreboard.
In the first two games of this season, PSUC scored nine goals, but the offense
has since slowed down by only burying four shots in the last four games. While victories have been pro-duced, an urgency to tack on multiple goals in a game has risen. The Cards have al-ready played in two double-overtime games.
“We can’t be going into overtime games a lot this year,” forward Pat Shaugh-nessy said. “It takes a lot out of us, mentally and physi-cally.”
Last season, PSUC averaged
SEE MSOC, B3
Lady Cards kick off to 4-1 start
By Greg Rollinsstaff writer
Even though the Platts-burgh State women’s soc-cer team made the NCAA tournament last year, they didn’t make the SUNYAC. This season, they look to improve.
The Lady Cards finished 10-6-3 overall last year and 3-4-2 in their confer-ence.
“It was a bittersweet season,” Head Coach Kar-en Waterbury said. “We couldn’t catch a break and the injuries (hurt).”
In most cases, it’s un-heard of for a team to not even make their confer-ence playoffs, but make the NCAA tournament. Since PSUC had such a good out of conference record, it got a bid to play in the NCAA tournament.
“What we did was un-heard of,” senior captain Erin Norris said.
It’s a new season for the Lady Cards (4-1). This season there are 10 freshmen joining the team. Kayla Rabideau has already made an impact with the team, leading them with three goals in the young season.
“Kayla is lighting it up right now,” Waterbury said.
Rabideau isn’t the only freshman that has already impressed the PSUC head coach.
“Emily LaLone reads the game well and works hard,” Waterbury said. “Lauren Gonyea is playing the same way.”
There are other fresh-men who are still making the necessary changes to college soccer. Waterbury said they have to stop playing like freshman, but understands how tough it could be.
“They’re thrown into the fire and don’t have the con-fidence,” Waterbury said. “They have to make adjust-ments to the new team, school and environment.”
Norris and fellow se-nior Jackie Fanneron add-ed their thoughts on the freshman class of this year.
“This is the best fresh-man class since we’ve been here,” Norris said.
Norris and Fanneron
SEE WSOC, B2
Ben Rowe/Cardinal PointsGurtej Dhillon is one of the returning seniors for PSUC. The Cards also bring in some talented freshmen and transfers as they look to caputre a SUNYAC title a year after losing in the title game to Brockport on home turf.
Skidmore3-2-1 overall
When: 7 p.m.Where: Wachenheim Field
Non-Conference
Saturday’s opponent
Castleton3-1 overall
When: 7 p.m.Where: Fieldhouse Soccer
ComplexNon-Conference
Saturday’s opponent
Volleyball hosting Cardinal Classic in Memorial HallBy Chris Taylor
staff writer
To be successful in collegiate ath-letics, teams need more than talent alone. They need to put the right pieces in the right places in order to achieve their goals. The Plattsburgh State volleyball team believes they have those pieces.
“Overall we have the talent to win,” head coach Dena O’Connell said. I think now it is a matter of putting everything together.”
The Lady Cardinals (1-6) return the majority of their roster this sea-son.
“We definitely have a lot of expe-rience, but as far as playing time, a lot of them didn’t get a ton of play-ing time last year.” O’Connell said.
“I think this is one of the deepest benches I’ve had, you have to trust if someone needs to come out that the next person going in plays ex-actly the same or even at a higher level.”
Combine this with play-ing in the SUNYAC confer-ence, a conference that is regarded as one of the toughest in the northeast, the Lady Cards know that wins won’t come easily to them. O’Connell stressed that you can just simply pick a winner in the talent-ed conference.
“The entire SUNYAC is very strong and its wide open for any-body to win. I would say everybody is playing at the same level.”
A bright spot so far for the Lady Cards is the play of sophomore set-ter Kayla Nason. In seven matches Nason has racked up 114 assists and was particularly effective in
the team’s first win of the season against SUNYIT. As a freshman, Nason started 4 games and amassed 57 assists, two categories she has already improved upon this year.
“She’s very athletic,” O’Connell said. “I think it’s just about learning what her strengths are. She has always had it in her and it’s
just a matter of it coming out.”One thing that impresses
SEE VBALL, B4
Gregg Twergo/Cardinal PointsThe Lady Cards play Clarkson on Tuesday, Sept. 14. PSUC hosts the Cardinal Classic this weekend.
O’Connell
Tennis looks to rebound with new, young talent
By Matt Hamiltoncontributing writer
The Plattsburgh State women’s tennis team is looking for its young tal-ent to lead to a rebound season after finishing 2009 with a 3-7 record.
Rachel Hodnett and Jessica Paquette are poised to lead the Car-dinals, who are return-ing six players from last year’s squad, to the top of the conference with strong doubles play to-gether and singles play individually.
Hodnett, who was
No. 1 in singles and doubles one year ago, looks to have that spot locked in for the 2010 campaign as well. Her partner for No. 1 dou-bles, Paquette, looks to step up from the No. 5 singles role that she filled last year into the No. 2 singles role for the Cards.
“You have to be able to fill your spot,” Head Coach Mark Stata said. “If you are No. 1 on the team, maybe you aren’t even winning 50 percent of your matches, but hope-
fully No. 2 is.”Stepping up to win a
majority of matches is exactly what Hodnett and Paquette look to do in order to help carry the team.
After Hodnett and Pa-quette, the Cards have seven additional play-ers who look to fill vari-ous roles on the team. Kristen Casse, Meghan Ryan, Samantha Fas-ciano, Amy Rich, Tedi Politano, Caitlin Bella-done and Jennifer Paull looks to fill in at No. 3
SEE TENNIS, B4
Jeff Carpenter/Cardinal PointsNo. 2 singles, Jessica Paquette prepares to return a ball during practice on Sept. 15.
Cross country teams resemble 2007 runners
By Pat Moorestaff writer
The Plattsburgh State men’s and women’s cross country teams opened their season on Saturday, Sept. 4 with the 29th annual Car-dinal Classic on Plattsburgh State’s Rugar Woods cross country course.
“The Cardinal Classic is always a great way to start off our season,” Plattsburgh State Head Coach Josh Lynch said. “Everyone on the team had the opportunity to race.”
The two teams competed against run-ners from Clarkson, Northern Lights TC, and Lion’s Pride. Both squads entered the sea-son nationally ranked, with the men’s team
SEE XC, B4
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