This week in athletics

 

Cross Country was off this past weekend and will be back in action on Saturday, Sept. 23 when the team travels to Bard College for the Bard Invitational.

Football (1-2) won its first game of the 2017 season on Sunday, Sept. 17, defeating Ithaca JV, 10-7, on the road. Nathan Fankhanel kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired to secure the team’s first win. Linnea D’Achille converted the extra-point and in the process became the first female student-athlete to play a snap for the Hudson Valley football program. Football is back on the road Sunday, Sept. 24 when the team travels to face the New Jersey Warriors.

Men’s Soccer (4-1) has now won four straight games, including two last week to improve to 4-1. Garrett Axtmann scored three goals in Wednesday’s 5-0 win over Adirondack and added another goal in Saturday’s 4-0 win over Corning. The men’s soccer team has not given up a goal in over 360 minutes of play and are outscoring their opponents 13-1 this year.

Men’s soccer has three road games this week:

  • Wednesday, Sept. 20 at Mohawk Valley
  • Saturday, Sept. 23 at Erie
  • Sunday, Sept. 24 at Genesee

Women’s Soccer (2-2) went 1-1 for the week, defeating Adirondack, 7-0, on Wednesday, Sept. 16 and dropping a tough 2-0 match on Saturday, Sept. 16 to Corning. Susannah Frisch led the Vikings with two goals this week.

Women’s soccer has three road games this week:

  • Wednesday, Sept. 20 at Mohawk Valley
  • Saturday, Sept. 23 at Erie
  • Sunday, Sept. 24 at Genesee

Women’s Tennis (0-4) last three matches were at Delhi and two home matches against Onondaga and Broome. No.2 Madeline Gibbons and No.3 Sarah Sampson finished the week 2-1 in individual singles play for the Vikings. Tennis is home again Saturday, Sept. 23 to face Herkimer at 1 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball (3-6) finished the week with a 3-2 record. The Vikings earned their first win on Wednesday, Sept. 13 with a 3-1 win at home over Mohawk Valley and then defeated North Country on Friday, Sept. 15 in straight sets 3-0. Hudson Valley hosted its annual pod tournament on Saturday, Sept. 16 and volleyball finished the pod with a 1-2 record. They were defeated by Jamestown, 3-0, and Erie, 3-1, before winning in straight sets over Niagara, 3-0, to end the week on a high note.

 

Published: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:00:52 +0000 by a.sopris