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This week in athletics:<\/p>\n
Student-Workers Needed:<\/strong> Interested in getting paid to work Vikings home games? Visit the athletics department today for an application! Stop by McDonough 219.<\/p>\n Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Cross Country<\/strong>: The men’s and women’s cross country programs began its 2023 season at the SUNY Poly Short Course meet, hosted by SUNY Poly in Utica on Sept. 2.<\/p>\n The men’s program placed third out of nine participating programs and was led by Samuel Van Auken, who placed 10th overall with a time of 21:12. Cross country returners, Adam Blough and Garrick Smith-Growick, placed 28th and 30th, respectively. Blough finished with an official time of 22:58 and Smith-Growick posted a time of 23:06.<\/p>\n The women’s program also placed third overall out of nine programs at the SUNY Poly Short Course meet. The women’s team was led by Laurel Ticer, who placed 34th\u00a0overall with a time of 22:26. Rebecca Martin placed 40th\u00a0overall with an official time of 23:15 and Sydney Swedish was not too far behind in 42nd\u00a0place overall with a time of 23:45.<\/p>\n Football<\/strong>: The football program improved to 2-0 over the weekend after they narrowly edged Thaddeus Stevens, 30-29, in Lancaster, PA.<\/p>\n The Vikings jumped out to a big lead as the offensive and defensive units were dialed in and getting positive results, but Thaddeus Stevens fought its way back, scoring a late game touchdown to tie the game. However, the Bulldogs decided to go for the win with a two-point attempt, but came up short as the Hudson Valley defense kept them out of the end zone and secured the win.<\/p>\n Leading the way for the Vikings was running back\u00a0Bo Catherwood, who had a monstrous day, tallying 218 total yards. Catherwood was a menace in the screen-pass game as the quick hitters caught the defense off guard and he went on to score an 84-yard score and a 75-yard score, both resulting from the screen pass.<\/p>\n Up next for the Vikings will be one of the biggest games of the season as they welcome nationally-ranked Nassau to the Outdoor Athletic Complex for a 1 p.m. kickoff on Saturday, Sept. 16, for the NJCAA ESPN+ Game of the Week, as announced by the NJCAA on Aug. 28.<\/p>\n Men\u2019s Soccer<\/strong>: \u00a0The men’s soccer team earned a hard-fought match, 4-2, over Finger Lakes on Sept. 2 at the Outdoor Athletic Complex at HVCC. Goals: Jadon Scott, Faisal Rahmani, Brennan Halbohm and Christopher Hertle. The men\u2019s soccer team is home on Wednesday to take on Jefferson at 5:15 p.m.<\/p>\n Women\u2019s Soccer:<\/strong> The women’s soccer team had an impressive start to its 2023 season with a dominant 9-0 victory over Finger Lakes on Sept 2 at home.<\/p>\n Abigayle Yetto\u00a0was the standout performer of the match, scoring an incredible four goals.\u00a0Lauren Foglia\u00a0also had a fantastic game, contributing two goals to the team’s impressive tally.\u00a0Kyleigh Pearson\u00a0also made a significant impact on the offensive end, adding two goals of her own.<\/p>\n Women\u2019s Volleyball<\/strong>: The women\u2019s volleyball team had a successful day at the Finger Lakes pod tournament as they kicked off the Region 3 schedule, finishing with a 1-1 record, in Canandaigua. They return to action on Saturday, Sept. 9 when they travel to participate in the Niagara CC pod with games against Niagara and Erie.<\/p>\n Home Games This Week:
\n<\/strong>Wednesday (9\/6):<\/strong> Women\u2019s Soccer vs Jefferson (3 PM); Men\u2019s Soccer vs Jefferson (5:15 PM)
\nSaturday (9\/9):<\/strong> Women\u2019s Soccer vs Genesee (1 PM); Men\u2019s Soccer vs Genesee (3:15 PM)
\nSunday (9\/10)<\/strong>: Women\u2019s Soccer vs Southern Maine CC (12 PM)<\/p>\n