The inaugural Oneonta Holiday Inn/ Red Dragon Invitational took place last weekend with nine teams competing in pool play match-ups. This invitational started the season for many of the competing teams and allowed some of the regular season opponents to get their first real look at each other. The teams that got through Friday evening undefeated were Ithaca College, New York University, and Daemen College. 
        Some standout players in the Oneonta State squads' 3-1 (9-15, 15-8, 15-6, 15-9) win against Oswego State were: Julie Winnick (Galway, N.Y.) with 10 kills, Jackie Leahy (Mahopac, N.Y.) with 5 kills, Alison Cross (Hubbardsville, N.Y.) with 15 digs, and Cristin Leoutsakos (Astoria, N.Y.) with 11 assists.  In their 3-1 loss to Ithaca College, Leoutsakos had 9 assists, Lacey Musso (Wading River, N.Y.) had 6 assists, and Jayme Stewart (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) had 7 kills.
        The invitational concluded Saturday afternoon with three division champions being named. The Ithaca Bombers clinched the gold medal division with a win over the New York University Violets. In the silver division the Hunter Hawks edged the Oneonta State Red Dragons in a five set match to claim the championship. In the bronze division the Potsdam Bears beat the Oswego State Lakers to take home the championship. All three of the tournament champions went a perfect 2-0 on Saturday afternoon to claim their respected divisions. 
        The lone all-tournament selection from Oneonta State was Julie Winnick, who contributed 28 kills and 29 digs throughout the course of the tournament.  

Men's Soccer (2-0)

       The men's soccer team defeated Lafayette this past Saturday 1-0 in overtime.  In Saturday's win over the Leopards, the Red Dragons matched Lafayette shot-for-shot and save-for-save through regulation time until a cornerkick 3:10 into the first overtime period led to the only goal of the game.  Freshmen James Crofts (Godstone, England) was trailing Zbigniew Rogalski (Brooklyn, N.Y.) on the kick in by Allister Wiltshire (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and got his head on the ball and put it by the keeper on the near post.  Oneonta goalkeeper James Riley (Port Jefferson, N.Y.) registered seven saves to pick up the win and the shutout.
        On Tuesday morning the men's team was eager to hear that they were ranked 24th in the nation in the NSCAA poll and ranked 2nd in the Division I New York region. Tuesday afternoon the Red Dragons had their home opener against the Marist Red Foxes and shut them out with a 1-0 victory. The first half ended in a scoreless tie with both teams having sufficient opportunities to score. In the second half play was much the same as in the first half until senior Orlando Wynter (Jamaica, NY) made a brilliant pass to senior Ryan Rummery (Biggin Hill, England) who finished off the play with his first goal of the 2000 season. Riley played a great game in goal and was tested a couple times in the second half, but continued to shut the Red Foxes out and lead the Red Dragons to victory.
 
Women's Soccer (2-0)

        The women's soccer team ran away with the first official Women's Mayors Cup tournament this past weekend by defeating Delaware Valley 6-0 on Saturday and beating Clark University of Massachusetts 3-1 Sunday in the championship game. In the convincing 6-0 win over Delaware Valley, junior Deanna Binns (Camillus, NY) led the way with a pair of goals. Freshman Sonada Mujanovic (Centereach, NY) didn't take long to make her name known by starting the scoring frenzy with a goal that was followed by goals by senior Liz McGrail (Stamford, NY) and junior Kristen Henninger (Lake Grove, NY). In the second half freshman Amanda LaPolla (New Hartford, NY) capped the scoring with a goal that was assisted by McGrail. 
       Junior Liz Grosser (Levittown, NY) was selected as the Most Outstanding Defensive Player after standing out on defense over the two-day tournament. Junior Stephanie Poppiti (Seaford, NY) was selected as the Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the tournament. Poppiti scored two goals including the game winner in the victory over Clark.

Women's Tennis (4-1)

        The women's tennis team traveled to the St. Lawrence tournament this past weekend and sailed through undefeated. Junior Beth Muller (Fredonia, NY) was awarded as the Red Dragon Athlete of the Week for her outstanding performance at the tournament. Muller, who is the team captain and two-time SUNYAC champ, went undefeated in singles and doubles play in the Red Dragons wins. Her third set win in the Plattsburgh match was the deciding point in their 5-4 win over the Cardinals. At the tourney Oneonta also defeated St. Lawrence 8-1 and Geneseo 6-3.
        On Tuesday afternoon the Red Dragons traveled to Russell Sage and left there with a 7-2 win. Senior Rachel Martin (Pound Ridge, NY) won her match in straight sets 6-0 and 6-0, sophomore Becky Lane (Binghamton, NY) took her opponent out 6-0 and 6-0, freshman Sarah Strauss (Plainview, NY) blanked her match 6-0 and 6-0, and freshman Trudy Hudson (Hagaman, NY) also won in straight sets 6-0 and 6-0. 
        On Wednesday afternoon the Red Dragon women had their home opener against Rensselaer at the Red Dragon Tennis Courts. Although winning two of three doubles matches the women lost a tough one RPI 6-3. Some highlights of the match were the number three doubles team of Becky Lane (Binghamton, NY) and freshman Sarah Strauss (Plainview, NY) defeated Andrea Paquette and Thais Triehy 8-5. In number one doubles action the team of senior Rachel Martin (Pound Rock, NY) and junior Beth Muller (Fredonia, NY) took the seventh point of the match to eleven deuces before breaking serve and finally winning the match 8-6.
        The lone singles winner for Oneonta State in singles play was freshman Trudy Hudson (Hagaman, NY) who won her number six match 6-1 and 6-4.  

Field Hockey (0-1)

        Last Sunday the field hockey team took a road trip to Stowe, VT to take on Rensselaer. Oneonta State lost the game 3-1 although they outshot RPI 31-28. Senior forward Jen McLenaghan (Windsor, NY) scored the Red Dragons' only goal with an assist from freshman midfielder Amy Sprague (Hoosick Falls, NY).