With the regular season winding down, both the Geneseo men's and women's soccer teams are looking to improve their place in the conference standings before playoffs begin. The women's team did just that, coming out victorious against two conference opponents.
No matter how much admiration and praise we shower them with and no matter how perfect we believe them to be, professional athletes are still in fact human beings. That being said, they are human beings who can play a sport on a higher plane than most - and for that reason they carry the hearts and desires of entire cities on their backs.
SUNY Binghamton's athletic department has been embroiled in a scandal involving the men's basketball team for the past month. On Sept. 23, star guard Emanuel Mayben was arrested in Troy, N.Y. on charges of cocaine distribution and possession. According to the police report, Mayben had 3.
The Geneseo women's tennis team continued their domination of the SUNYAC conference from Oct. 9-11 as they won the conference championship for the second year in a row, tallying 46 points over the weekend to break last year's record of 42. Geneseo won all three doubles matches with sophomores Julia Passik and Monica Vieth winning first doubles, sophomores Lauren Johnson and Melissa Baker taking second and sophomore Katie Gayvert and freshman Sarah Shields securing third.
The women's field hockey team broke Geneseo's record for the most victories in a single season with a 2-1 victory over SUNY Brockport on Saturday, their 10th of the season. Coming off of a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory at Nazareth College, the Knights were faced with three tough games in a week.
Entering into any season there are always high expectations. With the 2009-10 Geneseo Ice Knights hockey team, however, there seems to be only one expectation that really matters: winning. "Our expectation this year is to win a SUNYAC championship, and we feel like we have the team to do that," said senior Phil Rose, forward and assistant team captain.
