Pioneer Weekly Update: October 28th Edition
| Day | Date | Event | Time | Live |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Oct. 29 | Men's Soccer @ D'Youville | 5 p.m. | Stats Video |
| Tuesday | Oct. 29 | Women's Soccer @ D'Youville | 7:15 p.m. | Stats Video |
| Wednesday | Oct. 30 | Volleyball vs. Penn State Behrend | 7 p.m. | Video |
| Friday | Nov. 1 | Volleyball vs. Houghton | 6 p.m. | Stats & Video |
| Friday | Nov. 1 | Women's Basketball @ Alfred U (scrimmage) | 7 p.m. | |
| Saturday | Nov. 2 | Western Equestrian @ Alfred U | 8 a.m./Noon | |
| Saturday | Nov. 2 | Wrestling @ Brockport Open | 10 a.m. | Stats |
| Saturday | Nov. 2 | Cross Country @ AMCC Championships (Behrend) | 11 a.m. | Results |
| Saturday | Nov. 2 | Football @ Dean | Noon | Stats Video |
| Saturday | Nov. 2 | Swimming & Diving @ Buffalo State w/Fredonia | 1 p.m. | |
| Saturday | Nov. 2 | Volleyball vs. Wells @ Keystone | 1 p.m. | |
| Saturday | Nov. 2 | Volleyball @ Wells | 3 p.m. | |
| Sunday | Nov. 3 | Men's Basketball vs. AU (scrimmage) | 5 p.m. |
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Cross Country:
The Pioneers head to Erie, PA (Penn State Behrend) this weekend to compete in the AMCC Championships.
Football: 3-5, 1-2 ECFC
The football team used a big 2nd half as they defeated Castleton 21-15 on Saturday afternoon.
Castleton kicked a pair of field goals in the 1st half and led 6-0 after 30 minutes. The Pioneer offense got going in the 2nd half as they put together a 99-yard drive in their opening possession. Dashown Wilson (Brooklyn/DeWitt Clinton) connected with Darius Nichols (Brooklyn/South Shore) on a 19-yard diving catch to give Alfred State their first lead. The Spartans answered right back but after a 68-yard kickoff return by Derek Ecklund (Panama) the Pioneers scored two plays later on a one-yard run by Jake Palmer (Voorheesville) to make it 13-12. Castleton kicked their 3rd field goal of the game to make it 15-13 in the 4th quarter but the Pioneers rallied right back and took the lead for good when Wilson connected with Shy'rel Broadwater (Syracuse/Cicero North Syracuse) on a 32-yard touchdown pass play. The two-point conversion between the same two made it 21-15 with 5:09 remaining.
The Pioneer defense did the rest as they stopped the Spartans on a pair of possessions in the final 5:09 to seal the victory. On the final meaningful play of the game, Brockton Weist (Harpursville) and Robert Augustin (Brooklyn/Midwood) combined on a sack on a 4th and 4 at the Castleton 47.
Wilson finished the day 11 for 21 for 172 yards and two scores. Broadwater recorded his second straight 100-yard receiving game finishing with seven grabs for 125 yards and a score. The young Pioneer defensive backfield was big in the game. Julian Marun (Baldwin) and Rylie Van Fleet (Maine Endwell) both finished with a team high eight tackles. Van Fleet was credited with five pass break-ups while Marun had three. Weist finished with seven tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble while Paul Portorreal (Buffalo/Cheektowaga) had seven tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble.
Men's Soccer: 1-14, 1-8 AMCC
The men's soccer team fell 3-1 to Penn State Behrend and 3-0 at Mt. Aloysius this week.
Ade Adesanya (Brooklyn/Progress) scored in the contest vs. Behrend, the #20 ranked team in NCAA DIII, while Nico Coria (Honeoye Falls Lima) made six saves in net.
Coria made five more saves in the contest at Mt. Aloysius.
Women's Soccer: 2-11-1, 2-7 AMCC
The Pioneers played a pair of AMCC contests this week. They fell 11-0 to Penn State Behrend and 9-1 at Mt. Aloysius.
Morgan Plymel (Jamestown/Maple Grove) scored the Pioneers goal this week. Mac Congdon (Hornell) forced into goal due to injuries made 10 saves this week.
Swimming & Diving:
The swimming & diving team are back in action this weekend when they travel to Buffalo State to take on the Bengals and SUNY Fredonia.
Volleyball: 9-11, 3-6 AMCC
The Pioneers split a pair of AMCC matches this week as they defeated D'Youville 3-0 but fell 3-1 to Penn State Altoona.
Versus D'Youville, Alyssa Fox (Letchworth) had a monster game as she led the team with 15 kills and a .462 hitting percentage (15 kills, three errors, 26 attempts). She also had seven digs and two service aces. Kiara Perkins (Coudersport, PA) finished with seven kills, 13 digs, and four aces while Jordan McCooey (Horseheads) passed out 30 assists and had nine digs.
The Pioneers won the opening set vs. Altoona but the Lions rallied to take the next three. Fox recorded a double-double as she led the team with 10 kills and 11 digs. McCooey finished with 27 assists, Perkins recorded seven kills and 11 digs, and Jordan Stauffeneker (Lansing) chipped in 10 digs.
Wrestling:
The wrestling team starts the 2019-20 season this weekend when they travel to the Brockport Open.