SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2008
Women's E.C.A.C. Upstate New York Championship
New York University 3, SUNY Potsdam 0
Women's E.C.A.C. Upstate New York Semifinal
SUNY Potsdam 3, St. John Fisher 1

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2008
Liberty League Championships
Skidmore College 3, St. Lawrence University 1
Union College 3, St. Lawrence University 0
Clarkson University 3, Vassar College 1
Skidmore College 3, Clarkson University 0

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008
Liberty League Tournament
St. Lawrence University 3, Clarkson University 2
St. Lawrence University 3, Vassar College 0
Union College 3, Clarkson University 2

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2008
SUNYAC Tournament - Quarterfinals
SUNY Brockport 3, SUNY Potsdam 0

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2008
Clarkson University 3, SUNY Potsdam 2
St. Lawrence University 3, SUNYIT 0

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2008
SUNY Potsdam 3, St. Lawrence University 1
Clarkson University 3, SUNYIT 0

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2008
SUNY Potsdam 3, SUNY Geneseo 1
Bates College 3, SUNY Plattsburgh 1
Colby Sawyer College 3, SUNY Plattsburgh 0
Skidmore Classic - Second Day
Clarkson University 3, Union College 0
Skidmore College 3, Clarkson Univ. 0 (Clarkson finishes 1-3)
St. Lawrence University 3, Ramapo College 1
SUNY Cortland 3, St. Lawrence Univ. 0 (S.L.U. finishes 2-2)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2008
Skidmore Classic - Opening Day
St. Lawrence University 3, Union College 1
Skidmore College 3, St. Lawrence University 0
SUNY New Paltz 3, Clarkson University 2
Ramapo College 3, Clarkson University 2

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2008
St. Lawrence University 3, Paul Smiths College 0

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2008
SUNYAC East Pool Play Finals
SUNY Cortland 3, SUNY Potsdam 0
SUNY Potsdam 3, SUNY Plattsburgh 0
SUNY Oneonta 3, SUNY Plattsburgh 1
Hartwick Invitational - Day 2
St. Lawrence University 3, Hartwick College 2
St. Lawrence University 3, Lycoming College 0 (SLU wins trnt)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008
SUNYAC East Pool Play Finals
SUNY Potsdam 3, SUNY Oneonta 0
SUNY New Paltz 3, SUNY Potsdam 2
SUNY New Paltz 3, SUNY Plattsburgh 0
SUNY Cortland 3, SUNY Plattsburgh 0
Hartwick Invitational - Day 1
St. Lawrence University 3, Utica College 0
St. Lawrence University 3, Lycoming College 1
  

Clarkson’s Sara Artus (5) of St. Regis Falls, NY leaps and gets the block at the net on an attempted spike.  The Golden Knihts swept SUNY Potsdam 3-0, and won all four matches at the Victory Promotions Invitational Tournament at SUNY Potsdam.  Junior MacKenzie Cook (Syracuse, NY) earned Most Valuable Player honors.  (Eric Foote photo)  Match Gallery

Clarkson’s Megan Mahon (18) hammers the ball while Potsdam’s Sarah Carney (10) goes up for the block.

November 8: With seven kills in the final match of her career, senior Hilary Lockwood (Victor, NY) became just the fifth player ever at Clarkson to reach 1,000 kills in a career as the Clarkson University Volleyball team closed out the season with a three-set loss to Skidmore College, 25-11, 25-19, 25-16, at the Liberty League Championships. The Golden Knights finished the season one match over .500 with a record of 21-20, their second consecutive 20-win season. Lockwood completed her collegiate career with 1,002 kills, joining Heather Sill (1409), Stephanie Thornton (1276), Laura Mandell (1129), and former teammate Claire Horvath (1091). The week has been an impressive one for Lockwood, as she was selected as an ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American on Wednesday. Freshman Sara Artus (St. Regis Falls, NY) tied Lockwood with a team-high seven kills in the match. Junior Jenna Stock (Johnstown, NY) contributed 13 assists and sophomore Amanda Rankin (Horseheads, NY) added in 10 assists. Sophomore Alison Schroeder (Webster, NY) tossed in 10 digs and freshman Rachel Simons (Webster, NY) added in six blocks. Moreover, the Golden Knights conclused another memorable season with numerous highlights. Freshman Megan Mahon (Irvine, CA) set a school mark for kills in a season with 444, Alison Schroeder moved into second place all-time in digs with 1,536, Jenna Stock surpassed the 2,000-assist mark and finished the year 2,427. Both Schroeder and Stock are well within reach of the all-time marks in each category. Also, MacKenzie Cook (Syracuse, NY) posted 91 blocks, the highest figure by a Clarkson player since the 2004 season, and Stock produced back-to-back seasons with at least 50 aces. Finally, Megan Mahon was named Liberty League Rookie of the Year for the season (the first Clarkson player given the award since Stephanie Thornton won in 2002) and also a Liberty League First-Team All-Star. Jenna Stock was chosen as a Liberty League Second-Team All-Star. Mahon was also chosen to the Liberty League All-Tournament team for weekend.

November 7: Coming out fast in the first two sets, the Clarkson University Volleyball team looked poised to dominate Liberty League rival St. Lawrence, but the Golden Knights couldn't keep up the pace and fell in five sets to their rival, 15-25, 9-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-11 in the opening round of the Liberty League Championships at Union College. After dropping a five-set heartbreaker to St. Lawrence in the tournament's opening match, the Clarkson University Volleyball team was asked to come right back against the top seed in the tournament. Unfortunately, the results were the same as Clarkson suffered a five-set loss to Union, 25-15, 20-25, 25-21, 23-25, 15-13 in the Liberty League Championships.  Freshman Megan Mahon (Irvine, CA) produced her third consecutive double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs, while senior Hilary Lockwood (Victor, NY) scored seven kills. Sophomore Alison Schroeder (Webster, NY) recorded a game-high 28 digs and Davanna Chetney (Fulton, NY) chipped in 13 digs. Junior setter Jenna Stock (Johnstown, NY) joined Mahon with a double-double, adding 18 assists and 13 digs. Once again, freshman Megan Mahon (Irvine, CA) posted a double-double with a team-high 15 kills to go along with 11 digs, while junior Jessica Brody (Phoenix, AZ) contributed six kills and five blocks. Junior setter Jenna Stock (Johnstown, NY) had another solid all-around match with 18 assists, 11 digs and 4 aces. Sophomore Alison Schroeder (Webster, NY) continued a strong defensive effort with 27 digs, and freshman Rachel Simons (Webster, NY) had a team-high six blocks. Senior Hilary Lockwood (Victor, NY) had five kills, continuing to inch closer to 1,000 career kills with 989.

Clarkson University's Mackensie Cooke (11) and Jessica Agnew leap to block the shot at the net against SUNY Oswego in the opening round of the Victory Promotions Invitational at SUNY Potsdam on Friday.  Clarkson swept the match 3-0 and went on the beat Regis College 3-0 in the nightcap.
(Bob LaRue photo)  Match Gallery

Clarkson's Hilary Lockwood (9) and Rachel Simons (14) try to block a spike, but the ball slips between Simons' hands.
 

SUNY Potsdam’s Courtney Falconer (5) just tips the ball over the net while Clarkson’s MacKenzie Cook looks to set it up.

Potsdam’s Lisa Weninger (11) gets the kill as she
spiked the ball past Clarkson’s Mackenzie Cook.

November 15: The third seeded Bears volleyball team upset second seeded St. John Fisher College to advance to the championship match of the 2008 ECAC Tournament and take on top seeded NYU. Potsdam won 25-16, 18-25, 25-19, 25-19. Sammie Pickering (Tupper Lake/Tupper Lake) led Potsdam with 25 kills and nine digs. Sarah Carney (Victor/Victor) and Allison Pepe (Amsterdam/Amsterdam) both had nine kills. Courtney Falconer (Bay Shore/Bay Shore) recorded 44 assists and 10 digs while Kim Plummer (Horseheads/Horseheads) added 22 digs. In the championship match, the Bears were denied by the Violets by the scores of 18-25, 18-25, 13-25. Pickering had 11 kills, Falconer had 25 assists, and Plummer had 12 digs. It was the first time Potsdam had played in an ECAC championship game. The Lady Bears finish the season with a final record of 21-16.

November 6: The women’s volleyball team was denied victory at the SUNYAC Tournament as they fell to SUNY Brockport 23-25, 12-25, 23-25. This is the second straight year that the Lady Bears have advanced to SUNYAC Tournament action. Leaders for Potsdam included Sammie Pickering (Tupper Lake/Tupper Lake) with 7 kills, Kim Plummer (Horseheads) with 13 digs, and Courtney Falconer (Bay Shore/Bay Shore) with 18 assists. Earlier in the day, the SUNYAC named its All-Conference Team. Falconer won Rookie of The Year while Pickering was named to the First Team. The Bears finish the regular season with a 20-15 record and a 5-4 record in the SUNYAC.
 

St. Lawrence University’s Natalie Kurtz (8) gets the kill on her spike over Buffalo State’s Tanya Brady (3) and Katelyn Grew (11).  The Saints volleyball team swept a pair of wins in the Victory Promotions Tournament at SUNY Potsdam on Saturday, capturing the Silver Division title, winning three of four matches for the weekend.  (Eric Foote photo)  Match Gallery

St. Lawrence University’s Jessica Lucky tips the ball up and over Buffalo State’s Katelyn Grew (11) and Natalie Gregory (9)

November 8: St. Lawrence University’s volleyball team lost to Skidmore 3-1 and Union 3-0 on Saturday finishing third in the 2008 Liberty League Championship Tournament. The Saints, seeded third heading into tourney play, held their seed with Friday wins over Clarkson and Vassar and are now 28-12 on the year. Sophomore Abby Rose and junior Jessica Lucky were named first team All Liberty League while first year Nyasha Miller was named to the second team all star squad. Lucky also received all tournament honors. The Saints lost to Skidmore 3-1, winning game one 25-23 before Skidmore came back with 25-16, 25-14 and 25-15 wins. Lucky had 12 kills and 16 digs, Rose 41 assists and 12 digs and Miller had five kills, 14 digs and four blocks in the Skidmore match. Champion Union turned back the Saints 25-20, 25-21 and 25-17 as Rose had 19 assists and seven digs, Lucky had eight kills and nine digs and Miller six kills and 10 digs.

November 7: St. Lawrence won a thriller against Clarkson with a huge comeback and then turned back Vassar in three straight games as the third-seeded Saints went 2-0 on day one of the Liberty League tournament at Union on Friday. The Saints fell behind Clarkson two games to none in their first game of the Liberty League tournament, but rallied to win the next two games and then took the tiebreaker 15-11. Clarkson won game one 25-15 and took game two 25-9, but the Saints came back with a 25-22 win in game three and won game four 25-23 before taking the match in the deciding fifth game. Nyasha Miller had 13 kills and 13 digs, Meg McNiven had 28 digs and Jessica Lucky had 11 kill and 13 digs for the Saints in the Clarkson match. Miller had seven kills and eight digs, McNiven 24 digs and Abby Rose 27 assists and 14 digs against Vassar as the Saints won 25-15, 25-13, 29-27 to improve to 28-10 on the year.
 

SUNY Plattsburgh's Danielle Dupell (6) with the turning spike.  Plattsburgh bowed to St. Lawrence 3-2.  (NCSN File photo)

October 24: SUNY Plattsburgh State concluded the 2008 volleyball season on Saturday at Colby-Sawyer College, where the Cardinals lost to Bates 25-19, 25-22, 25-27, 25-13 and the host Chargers 25-12, 25-19, 25-18. The Cardinals end up with a 7-28 record. Keiko Watanabe led Plattsburgh with eight kills and five blocks against Bates. Kaitlyn Bakker added seven kills, and setter Susan Bodkin had two kills, 18 assists, nine digs and four blocks. In addition, Sara Koller posted 17 digs and Andrea Kalter had 11. Bakker notched six kills versus Colby-Sawyer, and Chelsea Varin had 10 digs.

October 22: Visiting Clarkson University handed a 26-24, 25-14, 25-16 loss to SUNY Plattsburgh in non-conference volleyball action on Wednesday evening, spoiling Senior Night for the Cardinals' Dana Bertrand and Keiko Watanabe. Plattsburgh falls to 7-26 overall after playing its last home match of the season, which wraps up this weekend at Colby-Sawyer College. In their final home appearance, Watanabe led the Cardinals with nine kills and Bertrand posted five digs. Setter Susan Bodkin had an all-around match for Plattsburgh with six kills, 16 assists and 11 digs. Sara Koller paced the Cardinals defensively with 16 digs.
  

SUNY Canton’s Brittany Hains (9) battles at the net with
St. Lawrence Univ.’s Lauren Drozynski (13).  (File photo)