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Women's Cross Country Steve Jaynes - Sports Information Director

This Week in RIT Athletics - Nov. 8, 2016

ROCHESTER, NY -- It was another busy week in RIT Athletics with plenty of highlights. Here is a brief look back and a look ahead at upcoming events for the week of Nov. 8, 2016.

Women's Cross Country:
Last Week: Did not compete

This Week: RIT competes at the NCAA Division III Regional Championship hosted by Rowan University on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 11 a.m. in Sewell, New Jersey.
 
Men's Cross Country:
Last Week: Did not compete
 
This Week: RIT competes at the NCAA Division III Regional Championship hosted by Rowan University on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 12 p.m. in Sewell, New Jersey.

Women's Volleyball: (21-18) – season complete
Last Week: RIT, the fourth seed, lost to No. 1 seed and host Vassar College in five sets at the Liberty League Tournament on Friday. The Tigers lost the first and third sets, but won the second and fourth sets to send the match to a fifth-and-deciding set. In the fifth set, Vassar built a lead and never looked back.
 
Sarah Szybist (Colorado Springs, CO/Ramstein) once again led all players in the match with 25 kills, to go along with 13 digs. Sara Taylor (Tonawanda, NY/Kenmore East) added 11 kills, while Anna Valentine (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford Mendon) had 12 digs and eight kills. Sophomore Erin Parkinson (Carrollton, TX/W.T. White) notched a double-double with a team-high 40 assists and 12 digs, while Rebecca Bennett (Springfield, PA/Springfield) had a team-best 14 digs.

Honors and Recognition:
Sarah Szybist (Colorado Springs, CO/Ramstein) – Liberty League All-Tournament Team
 
Last Week's Results:
11/4   Vassar 3, RIT 2 (Liberty League Semifinals)
 
Women's Hockey: (1-11-0, 0-2-0 CHA)

Last Week: RIT went 0-2-0. Friday, the Tigers lost to national-ranked Colgate 6-2. Reagn Rust and Kendall Cornine each scored for the Tigers. Terra Lanteigne made 21 saves in net for the Tigers. Saturday, the Tigers lost 4-1 at Colgate. Kathryn Kennedy tallied the Tigers lone goal, while Jenna de Jonge made 38 saves in net.
 
Last Week's Results:
11/4     Colgate 6, RIT 2
11/5     Colgate 4, RIT 1

This Week's Schedule:
11/11   vs. Robert Morris – 6:05 p.m.
11/12   vs. Robert Morris – 2:05 p.m.

Men's Hockey: (3-5-1, 3-3-0 Atlantic Hockey Conference)
Last Week: RIT went 0-2-0, losing a pair of AHC contests to Canisius. Friday, despite firing 41 shots, the Tigers were defeated 1-0 at HARBORCENTER in Buffalo, N.Y. Mike Rotolo made 21 saves in net. Caleb Cameron scored RIT's goal on Saturday in a 2-1 loss to the Griffins at Gene Polisseni Center. Rotolo made 18 saves in net on Saturday.

Last Week's Results:
11/4     Canisius 1, RIT 0
11/5     Canisius 2, RIT 1

This Week's Schedule:
11/11   at Air Force – 9:35 p.m. EST
11/12   at Air Force – 5:05 p.m. EST

Women's Swimming and Diving (3-1):
Last Week:
On Saturday, RIT rolled to a resounding 180-109 win over St. Lawrence University. Brenna Woodling (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) and Sedera Zbranak (Austin, TX/Lake Travis) each won two individual events.

Last Week's Results:
11/05   RIT 180, St. Lawrence 109  

Honors and Recognition:
Brenna Woodling (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) – Liberty League Honor Roll
Brenna Woodling (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) – RIT Female Athlete of the Week

This Week: RIT swims at LeMoyne on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 1 p.m.

This Week's Schedule:
11/12   at LeMoyne – 1 p.m.

Men's Swimming and Diving (3-1):
Last Week:
On Saturday, the Tigers defeated St. Lawrence 182-103. Steven Paine (York, PA/Dallastown Area), Spencer Hall (Plattsburgh, NY/Plattsburgh) and John O'Gorman (Yarmouth, ME/Yarmouth) each won two individual events to help pace the Tigers. Ben Hamilton (Addison, NY/Addison) was second in the 3-meter dive with a score of 217.80, while Alex Dieroff (Syracuse, NY/Jamesville-Dewitt) was third in the 1-meter, with a tally of 217.05 points.

Honors and Recognition:
Steven Paine (York, PA/Dallastown Area) – RIT Male Athlete of the Week
Steven Paine (York, PA/Dallastown Area) – Liberty League Honor Roll

Last Week's Results:
11/5     RIT 182, St. Lawrence 103  

This Week: RIT swims at LeMoyne on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 1 p.m.

This Week's Schedule:
11/12   at LeMoyne – 1 p.m.

Wrestling:
Last Week: Tuesday, the Tigers defeated Niagara County Community College 23-15 in its season-opener, and placed eight out of 11 teams at the Ithaca Invitational over the weekend. On Tuesday, Jake Sepor (Stafford, NY/Pavilion), Colby Hall (Deposit, NY/Deposit), Dempsey King (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford), Nicholas Greenquist (Spring Lake, NJ/St. Rose), Joe Messare (Ballston Lake, NY/Burnt Hills) and Sam Weinger (Blooming Grove, NY/Washingtonville) all won. Sepor placed third at 141 lbs. at the Ithaca Invitational.

This Week: RIT wrestles at SUNY Oswego on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. 

Last Week's Results:
11/1     RIT 23, Niagara C.C.C. 15
11/4-5  RIT placed eighth out of 11 teams at Ithaca Invitational

Honors and Recognition:
Jake Sepor (Stafford, NY/Pavilion) – RIT Male Athlete of the Week

This Week's Schedule:
11/12   at SUNY Oswego - 1 p.m.
 

Players Mentioned

Rebecca Bennett

#22 Rebecca Bennett

L
5' 8"
Junior
Erin Parkinson

#18 Erin Parkinson

S
5' 9"
Sophomore
Sarah  Szybist

#12 Sarah Szybist

OH
6' 1"
Senior
Sara Taylor

#1 Sara Taylor

OH
5' 10"
Sophomore
Anna Valentine

#6 Anna Valentine

OH
5' 10"
Junior
Alex Dieroff

Alex Dieroff

Diving
5' 10"
Sophomore
Spencer Hall

Spencer Hall

Freestyle/IM
5' 10"
Junior
Ben Hamilton

Ben Hamilton

Diving
5' 7"
Junior
John O

John O'Gorman

Freestyle/Backstroke
6' 4"
Senior
Steven  Paine

Steven Paine

Freestyle
6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Rebecca Bennett

#22 Rebecca Bennett

5' 8"
Junior
L
Erin Parkinson

#18 Erin Parkinson

5' 9"
Sophomore
S
Sarah  Szybist

#12 Sarah Szybist

6' 1"
Senior
OH
Sara Taylor

#1 Sara Taylor

5' 10"
Sophomore
OH
Anna Valentine

#6 Anna Valentine

5' 10"
Junior
OH
Alex Dieroff

Alex Dieroff

5' 10"
Sophomore
Diving
Spencer Hall

Spencer Hall

5' 10"
Junior
Freestyle/IM
Ben Hamilton

Ben Hamilton

5' 7"
Junior
Diving
John O

John O'Gorman

6' 4"
Senior
Freestyle/Backstroke
Steven  Paine

Steven Paine

6' 0"
Senior
Freestyle