Cross Country Trio Win Skyline Player/Rookie of the Week Awards
Skyline Conference Fall Sports Report - Sep. 9, 2013
Men's
Soccer Report
Women's
Soccer Report
Women's
Volleyball Report
Women's
Tennis Report
Cross
Country Report
Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week
Brian Wersan – St. Joseph's-L.I.
Senior, Holbrook, NY/Sachem North HS
Wersan placed 11th overall at the St. John's/Hofstra Invitational
on Sept. 7 with a time of 15:56…marked the fastest 5,000m
time in program annals…was the first Division III runner to
cross the finish line…earns his second consecutive Skyline
Runner of the Week citation.
Men's Cross Country Rookie of the Week
Nick Diaz – St. Joseph's-L.I.
Freshman, Hauppauge, NY/Hauppauge HS
Competing at the St. John's/Hofstra Invitational on Sep. 7, Diaz
posted a time of 17:01 on the 5,000m course…placed third
among SJC runners…garners his second straight Skyline Rookie
of the Week honor.
Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
Brittany Guttieri – St. Joseph's-L.I.
Sophomore, Oakdale, NY/Connetquot HS
Guttieri placed 13th at the St. John's/Hofstra Invitational on
Sept. 7 with a time of 16:04 on the 4,000 course…earns her
second consecutive Skyline Runner of the Week honor…the
Golden Eagles placed seventh out of 12 teams in a field consisting
of several Division I and II programs.
Women's Cross Country Rookie of the Week
Brigitte Leyva – Mount Saint Mary
Freshman, Hyde Park, NY/Franklin D. Roosevelt HS
Competing at the Purchase Invitational on Sept. 7, Leyva placed
third overall with a time of 21:53.08 on the 5,000m
course…field consisted of 68 runners…MSMC finished
first in the seven-team competition.
Women's Tennis Player of the Week
Kirsten Ackerman – The Sage Colleges
Junior Renssalear, NY/Guilderland HS
Ackerman won a pair of matches at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles
as Sage downed Bay Path (6-3) and fell to Hartwick
(7-2)…notched a 6-1, 6-0 victory on Sept. 3 against
Hartwick…earned a 6-0, 6-0 result versus Bay Path on Aug.
31…improved to 15-0 for her career at Sage in dual match
singles play.
Women's Tennis Rookie of the Week
Priscilla Signore – Farmingdale State
Freshman, Staten Island, NY/St. Joseph by the Sea HS
Signore registered a 6-1, 6-1 win at the No. 2 singles flight in
her collegiate debut on Sept. 4 as Farmingdale State earned a 9-0
victory over John Jay…also teamed up for an 8-0 win at No. 1
doubles.
Women's Soccer Player of the Week
Jorrie Trenkamp - Maritime
Senior, Midfielder, Tabernacle, NJ/Seneca HS
Trenkamp tallied a pair of game-winning goals and amassed nine
points on 17 shots as Maritime earned victories over Lehman (3-0)
and John Jay (3-1)…notched a hat trick on Sept. 7 versus
John Jay…had a goal and an assist against Lehman on Sept.
4…has scored six goals on the season.
Women's Soccer Rookie of the Week
Marisa Athan - Maritime
Freshman, Mineola, NY/Mineola HS
Athan registered five points on two goals and an assist with nine
shots as Maritime notched victories over Lehman (3-0) and John Jay
(3-1)…scored twice on Sept. 4 versus Lehman…assisted
on the game-winning goal on Sept. 7 against John Jay.
Men's Soccer Player of the Week
Matt Garcia - Mount Saint Mary
Junior, Forward, Wappingers Falls, NY/Roy C. Ketcham HS
Garcia recorded a pair of goals – including the game-winner
– on Sept. 7 as Mount Saint Mary earned a 3-0 victory over
Buffalo State at the Fredonia State Clarion Inn
Classic…amassed 11 shots over two matches for the
week…has tallied five goals on the year.
Men's Soccer Rookie of the Week
Kieran Donnelly - Maritime
Freshman, Forward, Mahopac, NY/Mahopac HS
Donnelly tallied a goal and an assist on Sept. 7 as Maritime
posted a 4-2 win over CCNY…also found the back of the net on
Sept. 3 as the Privateers were edged by Berkeley (NY),
3-2…compiled four shots over three matches for the
week.
Women's Volleyball Player of the Week
Alex Lally - Purchase
Freshman, Middle Blocker, Sunnyvale, TX/Sunnyvale HS
Lally registered 11 kills, 11 digs and four service aces as
Purchase earned a 3-0 win (25-20, 25-17, 25-5) over the College of
Staten Island on Sept. 4 in its lone contest of the week…had
a .350 attacking percentage.
Women's Volleyball Rookie of the Week
Kristen Maddock - Mount Saint Mary
Freshman, Setter, Medford, NY/Patchogue-Medford HS
Maddock averaged 7.38 assists and 2.75 digs over eight sets on the
week…amassed 17 assists, three service aces and three digs
on Sept. 7 as the Knights posted a 3-0 win (25-13, 25-14, 25-21)
over York (NY).